New Camera

2006-12-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Hope you enjoy the camera! I was interested in the shots from the perspective that I lived in DC from 77 to 90, and the National Cathedral was being finished when we moved there. I see it is still being finished! :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Dave's new bike (was: The momentous day is here)

2006-12-11 Thread Bob W
You can use gearbox bikes on gnarly terrain; they just need to be built for it :) http://www.laharbikes.com/ If you'll excuse the shockingly bad website, that's a full carbon- fibre downhill racing bike with a 14-speed planetary-geared hub mounted in the frame. Don't think it's

Re: A Tilt- Shift Adapter?

2006-12-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/12/06, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone think a tilt-shift adapter that fit between a SLR and 645 lens would be practical? (Wide lenses and leaning spires got me thinking about it.) The MF lens circle would lend a fair amount of movement. According to a lens registration chart I

link collection for Panorama photos

2006-12-11 Thread Markus Maurer
In search for some information for my coming calendar with panorama shots I fonud the following link collection, some of the links contain english translations. Thanks alot to the original poster Kai on http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/viewtopic.php?t=23257 Markus Hier eine kleine Übersicht:

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread David Savage
On 12/11/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 10, 2006, at 11:36 PM, David Savage wrote: FF: Full Frame? um. no. Oh!? I wonder what he meant then. Dave ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Dave's new bike

2006-12-11 Thread David Mann
On Dec 11, 2006, at 4:17 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I don't know what David's bike cost. A bit more than yours did, but still a lot less than the '07 Epic Marathon I've been drooling over. Maybe it's a good thing that events conspired against me getting to test-ride that. - Dave --

Re: K10D user menu, no program-line

2006-12-11 Thread David Savage
I'm not sure I follow what your problem is. True, program line setting is not located in the User menu, but in the Custom menu. Whatever you set it to, the camera remembers your selection. What makes it more desirable to have it located in the User menu? Dave On 12/11/06, Jan van Wijk [EMAIL

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread John Forbes
MJ quotes Canon claiming that in-body SR is no good for long lenses, because it would require the sensor to move by 1/4 of an inch. They are talking of course about full frame 35mm. The required movement would presumably be rather less on an APS-C sensor. John On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:04:31

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
Flying Fauferf of courfe. Joftein FF: Full Frame? um. no. Oh!? I wonder what he meant then. Dave ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: A Tilt- Shift Adapter?

2006-12-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
Zörk makes such adapters. There are also the Hartblei lenses. Buy one in a 645 mount and use a 645-K adapter, and you're there. :-) Jostein On 12/11/06, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone think a tilt-shift adapter that fit between a SLR and 645 lens would be practical? (Wide lenses and

Re: K10D user menu, no program-line

2006-12-11 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi David, On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:12:15 +0900, David Savage wrote: I'm not sure I follow what your problem is. True, program line setting is not located in the User menu, but in the Custom menu. Whatever you set it to, the camera remembers your selection. What makes it more desirable to have it

RE: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread Rod Connan
John, The movement required would be the same for say a 500mm lens independent of sensor size - a point in the middle of the sensor would still move the same distance with the same angular displacement of the camera/lens combination. Still I am impressed with getting a fair proportion of my

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/12/06, Rod Connan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The large movement available in the K10D sensor support plate is evidenced by the clearly heard thunk when you tip the camera from side to side (when the camera is off) Scaling and measuring images of the SR mechanism I estimate the clearance

Re: K10D user menu, no program-line

2006-12-11 Thread David Savage
Ahhh right. I'm with you now. :-) Dave On 12/11/06, Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David, On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:12:15 +0900, David Savage wrote: I'm not sure I follow what your problem is. True, program line setting is not located in the User menu, but in the Custom menu.

Re: A Tilt- Shift Adapter?

2006-12-11 Thread Beaker
I have seen the Zork site before, couldn't find the link. It is what I had in mind. But then, it was more of a day dream, than a product search. The Zork products look like they would be incredibly fussy to use. Effective, but fussy. Thanks for reminding me of the url- it's a nice place to

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
Rod, I think I'd have to disagree with this. For sure if you comapre like focal lengths what you say is true, but it is surely better to comapre like FOV, in which case the K10D has a 1.5x advantage over a full frame moving sensor system. Eric. On 11/12/06, Rod Connan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread DagT
No, the amount of movement is the same for the same lens, but the smaller sensor has more room to move before it gets outside the image circle. DagT Fra: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] MJ quotes Canon claiming that in-body SR is no good for long lenses, because it would require the

OT Another sad Photographers rights story

2006-12-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20895457-5006784,00.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread MikeM
I am planning to get a K10D but don't want the Sigma kit lens. I have some film Pentax lenses but on a digital camera they wouldn't be as wide as I would like. I would like to get a lens for travel as close as possible to the 18-200 Tamron, but with less distortion than I have read that lens

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread John Forbes
The sensor will move through the same angle for any given lens, but as the APS-C sensor is smaller than a 35mm sensor, the distance travelled by the edge that is furthest from the fulcrum will be shorter. John On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:00:23 -, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/12/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The sensor will move through the same angle for any given lens, but as the APS-C sensor is smaller than a 35mm sensor, the distance travelled by the edge that is furthest from the fulcrum will be shorter. Obviously the compensatory sensor

Re: Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
Mike, I don't think there is a wideangle-to-tele zoom in the current lens lineup. I'd recommend a two lenses combination, such as DA16-45/4 and DA50-200/4-5.6. There are also the FAJ counterparts for a cheaper option. Jostein On 12/11/06, MikeM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am planning to get a

Re: PAW 2006 - 38 - GDG

2006-12-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/38.htm Very very nice Godders. Stark but interesting. Detail in the horizon makes it for me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: Mea Culpa (was Re: Theater Photography)

2006-12-11 Thread Y. Rowe
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I really have to use sarcasm /sarcasm tags for this? Mr. Alling, I apologize for offending you. I realize that you were being sarcastic. We apparently share the same view of people who acquire tools and pronounce themselves experts without benefit

Re: A Tilt- Shift Adapter?

2006-12-11 Thread Bob Shell
Already exists. I have one that allows me to use my Pentacon 6 or Mamiya 645 lenses on my Canon EOS. It's made in Munich, Germany, by Zörkendörfer. You can see all of their products at: http://www.zoerk.com Good stuff. Beautifully made. Bob On Dec 10, 2006, at 10:45 PM, Beaker wrote:

Re: PESO: First K10D night shots

2006-12-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/12/06, Ralf R. Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7414242 Comments and suggestions are as always most welcome. And I worry about the shit my Land Rover pumps out... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/12/06, Digital Image Studio, discombobulated, unleashed: I couldn't give a FF Full Frame ? ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread Cotty
D'oh! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: I Sold one!

2006-12-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I must admit it is a heady feeling selling one. Yes, my first sale ever of photography. Congrats Marnie. Well done chuck. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
For once discombobulated himself, Cotty exclaimed: D'oh! :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: MikeM Subject: Lens for K10D I am planning to get a K10D but don't want the Sigma kit lens. I have some film Pentax lenses but on a digital camera they wouldn't be as wide as I would like. I would like to get a lens for travel as close as possible to the

Re: New Camera

2006-12-11 Thread Beaker
Maybe it's like New York, never really finished, Cheers mike On Dec 10, 2006, at 9:16 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: Hope you enjoy the camera! I was interested in the shots from the perspective that I lived in DC from 77 to 90, and the National Cathedral was being finished when we moved

Re: OT: I Sold one!

2006-12-11 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/10/2006 9:37:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Harrumph!!! Now I suppose you expect to be congratulated and made much of... Well, then, CONGRATULATIONS, Marnie! Good for you! === Hehehehe. No, I think I was mainly expressing amazement.

RE: OT: I Sold one!

2006-12-11 Thread Markus Maurer
Congratulation as well Marnie. Will you show us your artsy modification? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cotty Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 1:46 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT: I Sold one! On 10/12/06, [EMAIL

Re: Image Size Choices

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Levy
The 6 meg size will be equivalent to the no. of pixels captured by your istD.. I always shoot at whatever the full sensor allows -- I have 4 digital cameras now, 2, 4 5 and now 10 MP -- since I use photoshop (or i-Photo) I'll do any resizing there, anyway. I don't screw around in camera.

Re: Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Levy
IM0 those all-purpose lenses are not nearly as good as the less extreme zooms, and they are not as good as prime lenses. My wife wanted something fairly wide on her new K10 so we got the pentax 16-45-- like a 24-60 mm on a 35 mm camera Our next purchase sill be a telephoto-- probably;y

Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices?

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I didn't see this before, don't know how I missed it. Good luck Tom. Markus Maurer wrote: I hope everything goes well Graywolf. greetings Markus By the way, if anybody is interested, I am going down to Duke Tuesday to see a specialist as the doctors here in Boone, and previously in

Re: Peso Prying eyes

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
That's just sick... (But funny). David Mann wrote: On Dec 11, 2006, at 12:59 PM, cbwaters wrote: I have set you up the Tree Kitty. All your presents are belong to us, make your list, check it twice HAHAHAAAHAHAHAH. http://www.ceilingcat.com/ - Dave --

Re: OT: I Sold one!

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Congrats, when you've sold 3 it'll be old hat. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still don't have new computer totally up yet, so still not really reading and writing to list yet. But gotta share this. The show was a mixed bag of: pottery, jewelry, stained glass, watercolor, oil, and photography.

Re: OT Another sad Photographers rights story

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't they know real perverts use digital. Digital Image Studio wrote: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20895457-5006784,00.html -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
It is common knowledge that the K10D does not have the capability to do TTL flash metering. While there are options to buy dedicated PTTL strobes for mounting on the hotshoe, there are no options currently for a PTTL ring flash. I do not use flash very much and for general work my Sunpak 383 in

Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
I would like to get a Pentax lens, but because of the cost I will probably have to settle for something like the Tamron lenses I have for my *Ist. - Mike, if money is an issue, buy a less expensive camera (like the K100D) but a good lens. DSLRs go out of date quickly, like computers. So

Re: Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax doesn't have an 18-200 equivalent available for the APS sensor yet anyway. I think that you'll find that most super zoom lenses will have a fair amount of distortion no matter who makes them. It's just the nature of the beast. You should really take a look at the Tamron before you

Re: PESO: First K10D night shots

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Your Land Rover may be the cleanest device you own... Cotty wrote: On 11/12/06, Ralf R. Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7414242 Comments and suggestions are as always most welcome. And I worry about the shit my Land

Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices?

2006-12-11 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices? I actually prefer the way the istD handles and feels in my hands. I can hold the *ist D comfortably in one hand at rest for a couple of hours,

Re: Mea Culpa (was Re: Theater Photography)

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm not offended, but some people seem to misunderstand my sense of humor and irony, occasionally... Y. Rowe wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I really have to use sarcasm /sarcasm tags for this? Mr. Alling, I apologize for offending you. I realize that you were

Re: Small Peso etc favour regqarding spider shots

2006-12-11 Thread ann sanfedele
I had friends who had a couple of tarantulas years ago that I was permitted to pet. at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum , a docent was showing us one or two and Richard (my SO who passed away in 1993) claimed he had handled them before so he was allowed to hold one in his hands - the shot

Re: PESO: First K10D night shots

2006-12-11 Thread Gonz
Cough Cough ... nice pic, nice Cough lighting Cough Cough. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's getting cold at last, over here. A mere three degrees above freezing, biting cold, gusty wind, but what a wonderful December sky, about 20 minutes after sunset. Distance between the foreground and the

Re: Lens for K10D

2006-12-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Gentlemen, please notice that Tamron announced 18-250 zoom lens. Eventually, and I guess rather soon, it will hit the shelves. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Camera

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
No Cathedral is ever finished, they just stop working on them from time to time... Beaker wrote: Maybe it's like New York, never really finished, Cheers mike On Dec 10, 2006, at 9:16 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: Hope you enjoy the camera! I was interested in the shots from the

Re: SR effectiveness at 1:1 macro?

2006-12-11 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 10/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I experimented with this quite a bit with my previous cameras that had built in IS. Image stabilization is only of limited use at macro magnifications, virtually useless at 1:1. Use a sturdy support (copystand

Re: BH's weird ordering blackouts

2006-12-11 Thread gfen
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Tom Lesser wrote: I don't know the specific rationale, but it's related to their orthodoxy in some manner. If you order from them frequently, you should get on their e-mailing list I think they're very good about sending out notices when they'll be down in

Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices?

2006-12-11 Thread pnstenquist
I find the K10 nicer to handle than the D. It has a much deeper handgrip, so it feel right in my grasp. I also like the feel of the vertical grip. I don't know exactly why, but I find the vertical taking position more natural for me than that of the D with grip. After about 1000 frames, it's

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm not a heavy flash user ... With a film camera, having TTL flash metering was useful, without it one tends to waste a lot of film. With a digital camera, a fully manual flash seems perfectly fine: I shoot a couple of test frames, check them with the histogram, and just leave those

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread John Francis
The SR is (mostly) done by a translation, not a rotation; that has the same amount of travel for all the parts of the sensor (and does not depend on sensor size). There is no fulcrum. On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 11:54:28AM -, John Forbes wrote: The sensor will move through the same angle for

K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
Perry - Promaster lists one on their web site that they claim, with their Pentax module, will work with the Pentax DSLRs, including the K10. Light output is GN 35 at ISO 100. -P - I forgot about this one. But I suspect that it has the same problem as a flash from Sigma. You need to

K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
Sigma's ringflash is supposed to be forthcoming in P-TTL form. Now that Sigma has a copy of the K10D, it may appear soon. I hesitate to buy one, though. Every time you buy a new body, you have to send the flash back to Sigma for a new chip. I, too, wish Pentax would bring one out. After all,

handling and grip

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Coming from that other thread ... I can hold the *ist D comfortably in one hand at rest for a couple of hours, with the K10D using the same lens I have no chance. My hand feels strained to get a good grip and the camera feels quite heavy. I know that the actual weight is not that much

Re: BH's weird ordering blackouts

2006-12-11 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 11:24:02AM -0500, gfen wrote: Same thing. Shomer Shabbas means they don't use computers. I guess its easier to shut the system down than to worry about it and possibly violate their rules, than to leave it running. Not to mention, if its doing work in the

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
My wife is an avid shell collector and I often photograph what she finds for record keeping and to help her identify the species. The size varies a lot, so the camera to object distance changes often during a shoot. Every time there is a change in position, the exposure has to be re-determined

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I tend to shoot that stuff with a tabletop setup, not a ringflash. I bought one of the Lightcubes ... makes it a breeze. Set the flash up with a cable so it's a fixed distance from the outside of the cube, put a stage in the cube for the object, and use a zoom (the F35-70 Macro does a

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
Thanks Paul for the suggestion. They do say that is works with the K10D with the correct module. The output should be fine for what I need. I will have to check out a source and price. On 12/11/06, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perry - Promaster lists one on their web site that

Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices?

2006-12-11 Thread graywolf
Thanks, all of you who have wished me luck, here or silently. I appreciate the kind thoughts. P. J. Alling wrote: I didn't see this before, don't know how I missed it. Good luck Tom. Markus Maurer wrote: I hope everything goes well Graywolf. greetings Markus By the way, if

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Perry - Promaster lists one on their web site that they claim, with their Pentax module, will work with the Pentax DSLRs, including the K10. Light output is GN 35 at ISO 100. -P Perry Pellechia wrote: It is common knowledge that the K10D does not have the capability to do TTL flash

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/11/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perry - Promaster lists one on their web site that they claim, with their Pentax module, will work with the Pentax DSLRs, including the K10. Light output is GN 35 at ISO 100. -P - I forgot about this one. But I suspect that it

K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
P.S. There is a company that puts out an LCD ringlight. Since it goes on and off like a flashlight, you don't need to worry about P-TTL. Just turn it on and your meter does the work. Bh may list it. Or do a Google search. The limitation is that the light is pretty weak, so you really need to

Re: BH's weird ordering blackouts

2006-12-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I think you're allowed to spell God, since it's a title not a name... gfen wrote: On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Tom Lesser wrote: I don't know the specific rationale, but it's related to their orthodoxy in some manner. If you order from them frequently, you should get on their e-mailing list

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
Some the shells I have had to shoot are less than 3mm and require bellows, reversed lens or both.These situations make it very difficult to illuminate the subject without shadow problems. The ring light is the only thing I have tried that really works for all situations. On 12/11/06, Godfrey

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
Thanks Joe, This is an excellent suggestion. I have seen these before but I totally forgot about them. However, the nice one at BH runs $250. The cheapo Phoenix is less. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=detailsQ=is=REGO=productlistsku=365518

K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks Joe, This is an excellent suggestion. I have seen these before but I totally forgot about them. However, the nice one at BH runs $250. The cheapo Phoenix is less. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=detailsQ=is=REGO=productlistsku=365518

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very interesting subject matter! I'd like to see some pictures. Godfrey On Dec 11, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Perry Pellechia wrote: Some the shells I have had to shoot are less than 3mm and require bellows, reversed lens or both.These situations make it very difficult to illuminate the subject

Re: OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
Joe, Go to Newegg.com and checkout their user reviews of various LCDs. There are a lot of gamers who buy and review LCDs from them and I think you will find their comments useful. On 12/11/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, 19 lcd monitor. It is not for

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Interesting devices ... I think I'd like them better than a flash as you can see the modeling and highlights more easily. Godfrey On Dec 11, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Perry Pellechia wrote: Thanks Joe, This is an excellent suggestion. I have seen these before but I totally forgot about them.

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Doug Brewer
When I was at EKU, I used a copystand/pin register set-up and frequently lit very small artifacts with a fiber optic tube. It took longish shutter speeds, but it was a great way to light stuff. Plus, it was a hell of a lot of fun. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
Can anyone recommend a good, 19 lcd monitor. It is not for photography, but for my son, who is a gamer. I'm not having much luck getting good online reviews. Within reason I'll buy something high quality. Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/11/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Joe, This is an excellent suggestion. I have seen these before but I totally forgot about them. However, the nice one at BH runs $250. The cheapo Phoenix is less.

Re: OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My partner bought a Samsung 205bw 20 cinema display format LCD monitor. Cost was under $300, it has both DVI and VGA inputs. With proper calibration, I found it suitable as a good quality photographic monitor while my ACD 23 was down with a bad power supply. Should certainly be good enough

Re: OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Christian
Joseph Tainter wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, 19 lcd monitor. It is not for photography, but for my son, who is a gamer. I'm not having much luck getting good online reviews. Within reason I'll buy something high quality. Thanks, Joe Dude, get a Dell. The Dell Ultrasharp series

Re: OT Another sad Photographers rights story

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 11, 2006, at 3:20 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/ 0,20867,20895457-5006784,00.html The world has become more stupid. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Jack Davis
I'm not into it, (surprise!) but don't serious gamers 'require' a short delay time of, possibly, under 5 ms.(?) Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My partner bought a Samsung 205bw 20 cinema display format LCD monitor. Cost was under $300, it has both DVI and VGA inputs. With

Re: A Tilt- Shift Adapter?

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 11, 2006, at 1:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: There are also the Hartblei lenses. Buy one in a 645 mount and use a 645-K adapter, and you're there. :-) Second time I've heard reference to the Hartblei lens for the Pentax 645 ... someone else told me that the 45mm f/3.5 SuperRotator was

re: PAW 2006 - 38 - GDG

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for all the comments. I figured out the roll paper business with the R2400 last night. After a couple of mis-starts, I got it right and proceeded to make several prints. Only had 8.3 wide paper on hand ... thought I had purchased 13 but oh well. (I bought it as a test several months

RE: I Sold one!

2006-12-11 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm happy for you. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11. desember 2006 02:32 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: I Sold one! Still don't have new computer totally up yet, so

OT Another sad Photographers rights story

2006-12-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20895457-5006784,00.html - As I've said many times, if you give unintelligent, minimally educated people the opportunity to exercise petty authority, guess what? They do. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: BH's weird ordering blackouts

2006-12-11 Thread gfen
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: I think you're allowed to spell God, since it's a title not a name... Dunno, ever practicing Jew I've known on the Internet has gone with G-d. I jsut repeat what they say. -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye.

Re: Pentax 645D Sensor size(?)

2006-12-11 Thread Adam Maas
Don't forget that there is also the Mamiya ZD, which can use all Mamiya 645 glass (although the non-AF lenses are stop-down only). It's a bit pricey at 12 grand or so. Personally, I'd rather a 645DII with a good back, but that's way out of my price range at the moment. -Adam Kevin Waterson

Request for photos

2006-12-11 Thread Tom C
Hi Gang, I'm just curious how you would respond to the following. Any ideas would help me out. Thanks. Tom C. - Dear Mr Thomas Cakalic, My name is Ivana Reic, B. Sc. Design from Croatia. I saw Your photos on photo.net, and choose part of your photo: *Seasons End **

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
Godfrey, I do not have access to my later photos here at work. I have some earlier shots I can show. At the time I was trying to decide the best way of getting these images. This set compares using a reversed Vivitar 28mm lens and a Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro lens and teleconverter. I think

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Perry Pellechia
That does sound like an interesting way to go. One or more LEDs would be an way too. I might experiment with this approach. On 12/11/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I was at EKU, I used a copystand/pin register set-up and frequently lit very small artifacts with a fiber optic

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Neat stuff! These shells are very beautiful. The ringlight gives a somewhat flat, clinical lighting ... more of a scientific recording than capturing their beauty. Probably fine for the purposes you have articulated, but I think you could do better justice to the subject matter,

Re: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: With a film camera, having TTL flash metering was useful, without it one tends to waste a lot of film. With a digital camera, a fully manual flash seems perfectly fine: I shoot a couple of test frames, check them with the histogram, and just leave those settings in

Re: Request for photos

2006-12-11 Thread David J Brooks
I would ask for more than name on photo. Dave Quoting Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Gang, I'm just curious how you would respond to the following. Any ideas would help me out. Thanks. Tom C. - Dear Mr Thomas Cakalic, My name is Ivana Reic, B. Sc. Design from

FS: Pentax KX 35mm SLR body, EXC+

2006-12-11 Thread Colin J
For sale: Pentax KX body. EXC+ cosmetic condition, full working order. Mirror bumper and light seals OK, no leakage, but will need attention before too long. This is a very robust SLR body with the all-important depth of field preview. Offers by private email please before it goes on that

Re: Pentax 645D Sensor size(?)

2006-12-11 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Pentax 645D Sensor size(?) I would make comments like that based on an old folder? Are you kidding me? Of course not. I am talking about modern state of the art 35mm, MF, and LF lenses. The bigger the

Re: Pentax 645D Sensor size(?)

2006-12-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Is the Mamiya ZD still in production? I thought they had closed up shop. G On Dec 11, 2006, at 11:02 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Don't forget that there is also the Mamiya ZD, which can use all Mamiya 645 glass (although the non-AF lenses are stop-down only). It's a bit pricey at 12 grand or

Re: OT: Monitor Advice

2006-12-11 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
I have three Dell Ultrasharps (19) running here: two on this system and one on a nearby backup system. They do what they are supposed to producing crisp readable displays. Have not idea how they stack up with competition, but I am quite satisfied with them. I don't do gaming :-) . I

(Not so) protective camera pouch?

2006-12-11 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Hi list, Today I sent my two favourite zooms, the F70-210 and the FA28-105, to the Dutch Pentax importer for repair. Both had falling damage to the zooming mechanism after a moderate fall (from a table and from my shoulder, to wooden flooring and asphalt respectively). What sort of bugs me

FS: DOI 2X teleconverter for Pentax K mount

2006-12-11 Thread Colin J
For sale: DOI 2X teleconverter for Pentax K mount. Near mint condition, possibly unused. Comes with original front and rear caps and leatherette case. This was an exceptionally good teleconverter, thought by many to be the best that was ever made for Pentax lenses. It received excellent

RE: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Markus Maurer
Me too, I would love to see some photos. Have you also tried to put the shells on a white handkerchief or fabric and then on a glass plate and give some additional lightening from the bottom/back of the glass? I had some nice effects with clay figures with that and 2 additional flashes softened

RE: K10D and Ring flash

2006-12-11 Thread Markus Maurer
I understand how small the shells are but I nevertheless expected the photos to be a lot sharper. I woul as well try with a completely white and a black background instead of the natural gray. I could imagine them to be nice in black and white too. greetings Markus -Original Message-

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