Re: PESO: two more

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
I really like this one too. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 Love it. Print it big and put it on the wall. - Dave

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
Good God man, how did you last that long. vbg Dave On 1/22/07, SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry for replying late to this, i have been travelling and staying away from the Net for the last ten days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
LOL. Those are great. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot. http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/debbie -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-22 Thread SJ
On 1/22/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good God man, how did you last that long. vbg On 1/22/07, SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry for replying late to this, i have been travelling and staying away from the Net for the last ten days. dave, :) it's my once-a-year test of will

Re: OT: Anyone heard from our friends in the Northern Europe?

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
ROTFL What's the white stuff? Dust? :-) Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean like standing under the snow machine at a ski resort and talking about the blizzard that is hitting the area? Let's see, I think I still have my photo of the aftermath somewhere

Re: Another PESO from Florida

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
I notice the file is tagged for ProPhotoRGB colour space. It looks much better viewed in PS IMO. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 21, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I've tried color and b/w versions of this one. Not completely happy with

RE: Help! R2400 printing problem persists

2007-01-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Hi Paul, Check your printer driver. If you're on Windows, it might be that you're using some Windows auto-installed driver for your printer which does not work (in this case you are likely to have several drivers installed for the printer). Choose the correct Epson driver or re-install it. I

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-22 Thread Toine
I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD price. The D was the primary infection resulting in my LBA :) Toine On 1/21/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which

Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread DagT
Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 04:28:35 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction)

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread mike wilson
From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-22 Thread Thibouille
I have no idea how I can check the exact amount of shutter actuation which occured from my D. Is there an EXIF tag somewhere ? 2007/1/22, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD

RE: PESO - Repose

2007-01-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you James. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J and K Messervy Sent: 21. januar 2007 20:40 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Repose I've got no problem with that mate. James

Re: Help! R2400 printing problem persists

2007-01-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Antti-Pekka, I'm on a Mac and have reinstalled the latest driver. I'm beginning to think it's a printer problem. It's only a few weeks old, perhaps the store will exchange it. Paul On Jan 22, 2007, at 3:50 AM, Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: Hi Paul, Check your printer driver. If you're

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 22, 2007, at 2:38 AM, SJ wrote: the US isn't perceived as being very different Utter nonsense. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Why close a school because of two inches? To make sure the kids don't have fun in the schoolyard? I have good news today. Now we have about four inches here, and it is still snowing. It feels good, mainly because it makes me relax a bit about the world climate (don't get me wrong I'm still

RE: Help! R2400 printing problem persists

2007-01-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
I'd try the printer on a different machine to see if it's a printer problem. But you may as well take it back, the store propably has easier access to a computer they can use to test it :-). I seem to remember there have been similar problems with the Epson printers in the past and the service

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread Allen Glenn
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:57 AM Subject: somebody else's gallery I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot.

Re: GESO: McNaught at the beach

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
Thanks Tom. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice job David. I especially like the 1st and last in column 1. Tom C. From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/index.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: More McNaught from the 'burbs

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
Thank you Ann. It was a new experience form me (photographically speaking). Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice going, Dave - and how great to be able to see the thing , let alone document it so well. Celestial stuff doesn't usually appeal to me (except

Re: Found a new model over Christmas

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
Don't you know digital is the way of the future? Time to trade up Mike: http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=915 Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OOPS- try http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ Cheers Mike -- PDML

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation image to a third generation image. The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can from film, you need to print it optically. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from

RE: A couple of woo-hoos

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A couple of woo-hoos

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
I can't answer your question Patrick as I haven't installed it, but speaking of banding. Is it possible that banding could be an issue when the battery is nearly depleted? I've only had one series of shots that displayed banding and none since then. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Patrick Genovese

Re: A couple of woo-hoos

2007-01-22 Thread David Savage
Don't know about Krappy, but I have a wide selection of really crap photos. Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Christian
mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-22 Thread P. J. Alling
As real scientists MIT should be ashamed. SJ wrote: On 1/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: then why did you bother? Because I'm tired of the crap. you take the words out of my keyboard I did a bit of real research, Human Rights Watch for the estimate

Re: A couple of woo-hoos

2007-01-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark. You're snow flake I didn't see this before, I didn't know Paul thought Mark was snow flake... I would think them 's fightin' words. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From:

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 10:47:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: A little *ist D statistics I have no idea how I can check the exact amount of shutter actuation which occured from my D. Is there an EXIF tag somewhere ?

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-22 Thread Boris Liberman
David, that's valid assumption methinks. You see, when my *istD feels the batter is getting depleted, the noise levels (notably blue channel noise levels) go visibly up. On 1/22/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't answer your question Patrick as I haven't installed it, but

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: somebody else's gallery I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot. http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/debbie From the same guy http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/image/71302882 He has

Re: Found a new model over Christmas

2007-01-22 Thread Beaker
And here I thought you were talking about the film camera. Besides, that is the cats camera. I'll post his next roll. Cheers Beaker On Jan 22, 2007, at 7:31 AM, David Savage wrote: Don't you know digital is the way of the future? Time to trade up Mike:

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Christian wrote: mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz I don't differentiate. Do you integrate?

Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread DagT
Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:29:09 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: Found a new model over Christmas

2007-01-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Quote The first paragraph of the article. We used the plush cat and a robotic cat and found that a robotic cat was more self-engaging and triggered positive emotions and interest more than the plush cat, If a poor imitation is better than a worse imitation just think how beneficial the real

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Tim Øsleby
Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:29:09 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 01:29:09 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/image/71302882 He has some good work posted. I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?language=english -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Another PESO from Florida

2007-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: I notice the file is tagged for ProPhotoRGB colour space. It looks much better viewed in PS IMO. Aaaargh! No wonder people aren't seeing what I'm seeing! Thanks for tipping me off, Dave. One of the revisions I've been doing to my web site is making sure all the images in the

Re: Another PESO from Florida

2007-01-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: Another PESO from Florida http://www.robertstech.com/temp/oldtree.jpg Try: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oldtree.jpg It's still a sucky picture. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Jack Davis
This seems to be more of a scanner test.(?) My experience has been the complete opposite. Obviously, personal impressions, also, play a roll. Jack --- Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation

Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread DagT
Fra: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:57:46 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL

43mm LTD

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
Hi, guys (and gals)! We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. Who's using one? What do you think of this lens compared to to other 'normal' lenses from Pentax? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film!

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Gasha
It is true, all labs now print on some Noritsu machine. And they do 3072x2048 scanning during process. This weekend i sent 6x4.5 scanned Provia 100F to lab, and resized it to that size to get A4 (20x30cm) image. Print was good, much better than most of other pics, and i managed to get 1st

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Christian wrote: I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up It's combinatoric,

Re: 43mm LTD

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
With the rebate program going on, I became very interested in the 43mm since the price would be in a reasonable range for a Limited. In the end, I opted for the FA28/2.8 AL instead ... 40-43mm is just a little too long for a normal, and a little too short for a portrait tele. The 28mm fit

Re: PESO: two more

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 Very nice, Ralf! I like the open sparseness in this composition. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 43mm LTD

2007-01-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I am, I like it. Then again I always liked longish normal lenses and the 43ltd on the APS-C format is a bit longer than a 58mm on 35mm format. When I shot a lot more film I used a 55mm f1.8 quite a bit on my MX and LX bodies, and wished it were a tad longer. Scott Loveless wrote: Hi, guys

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Stephen Moore
Ah yes, the semi-legendary Fekkinar 85/1.4 ... Cotty wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/mods/a85ineos.html It has been assimilated and yearns not for the life it had before. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 43mm LTD

2007-01-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Scott Loveless wrote: We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. My recollection of comments I have read here is that it is a very good lens, just not on par with the other two. Not on price either, I

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?language=english Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference photo: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm 100% view of a single person:

Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread pnstenquist
-- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Christian wrote: I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a

Re: A couple of woo-hoos

2007-01-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:10:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Congratulations, Mark! That's great. I had good news yesterday too ... I had work hanging at the Pacific Art League's Portfolio Show in December which I picked up just before New Years, thinking

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Bruce the resolution of the single person looks good enough for me. It seems that perfect exposure and lightning is an important factor. What I would like to know: While the skin tone on the single shot looks natural for me, the skin of the men are quite brown/reddish. Would you say that your

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Gasha didn't they crop parts of your photos, the A4 prints described as 20x30 are more like 20x27cm here? Or can you choose if you want the photos scaled down with a border? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gasha Sent:

PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
This makes no sense at all, digital capture has exposure latitude just like film does which means BOTH overexposure or underexposure will noticably degrade the image at some point with most subjects and the widest exposure latitude digital is still not as wide as the widest exposure latitude films

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes.

RE: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
No technical gripe. But, IMHO it would look better in portrait orientation. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Flower Faery Taken over

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes.

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Rick Womer
Very cute girl, beautiful lighting, nicely defocused background. I like it! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is really best to expose for the highlights without

RE: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Scott a lovely photo so far. I would try bluring the background a bit, brighten t(he white of ) the eyes and take a bit of the blue out of the dress. Maybe I would have liked it even more from a slightly greater distance. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hmmm...as to color cast, in this shot, the men are somewhat that way already. I do notice that color correcting for flash shots can be somewhat like you say. When they are wearing Black and white clothing like in this shot, you can reasonably correct any color cast. The other thing that I have

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Scott, No real complaints about the processing. She is a cute girl - makes for a good subject. Small improvements could possibly be made. For the shot as presented, I agree with Godfrey that square may be better. For a future shot, perhaps vertical orientation and just a touch of fill

RE: A little *ist D statistics - regarding Value for money

2007-01-22 Thread Rob Brigham
I actually look at my value from the *istD in another way: One of the first dozen shots I took with my *istD (all just test shots of my kids, then 3yrs and 1yr old) was worth the price of the camera alone - even if I had dropped it in the sea the next day and lost all of my money. I was

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/22/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes.

RE: RAW processing for K10D

2007-01-22 Thread Rob Brigham
Thanks to those that replied. Hopefully the camera will arrive soon, and I will be able to try it out! Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: 19 January 2007 17:57 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: RAW processing for K10D

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-22 Thread Patrick Genovese
I don't think that's the case since I can create banding whenever I want it. Long exposures even at moderate ISO are quite prone to it... Admittedly it is easy to hide by pulling down the shadows a little bit. But it can sometimes limit you wrt the sort of manipulation you can perform on an

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Scott, No real complaints about the processing. She is a cute girl - makes for a good subject. Small improvements could possibly be made. For the shot as presented, I agree with Godfrey that square may be better. For a future shot,

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No technical gripe. But, IMHO it would look better in portrait orientation. Done! Thanks, Bill. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very cute girl, beautiful lighting, nicely defocused background. I like it! Thanks, Rick! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Water intakes

2007-01-22 Thread Sandra Hermann
I took this picture yesterday, with my *ds. I went to take pictures of Eagles but they must not have wanted their pictures taken. This is something I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs I have been laid off in Jan. So I figured why not. Well I guess I will

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes.

Re: 43mm LTD

2007-01-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
Scott, I am surprised you are not getting more comments on its optical quality. Firstly, I don't have it. By reputation, it is weak wide open, but lovely stopped down. People who have it started writing about the three-dimensional effect it gives images. This started the whole discussion

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread pnstenquist
Nice pic. I prefer the portrait crop, but it feels a bit too tight. I'd like to see it close to a 4:3 frame. Paul -- Original message -- From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM,

Re: PESO: two more

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 21, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: and another one from Liège: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/7752110 Just saw this one ... Unfortunately, the motion blur of the canal boat proves too distracting for my taste in this case. G -- PDML

Re: Hybrid RAW processing

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks for the feedback, folks. I kinda thought it was probably a bit more work than necessary, but figured a handful of you would be able to offer a reasonable second opinion. Boy, was I wrong! (Kidding. Don't kick me.) I wasn't super impressed with the final rendering offered in the

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-22 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see what you're saying. Gonz wrote: Thanks for looking Boris. Yes, it seems many, if not all, HDR shots have this glow around areas of high contrast. It must be related to the merge somehow. Yes, it is kind of weird, but it can have some interesting

Re: Water intakes

2007-01-22 Thread rg2
Sandra - I love this picture - the buildings look like little castles, and the composition is also great. I hope the eagles comply with your wish to photograph them next time you try to do so. rg2 - Original Message - From: Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent:

PESO: Wonder

2007-01-22 Thread rg2
This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 comments welcome rg2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I think you are mistaken about the K10D or any digital camera for that matter being able to match or surpass the dynamic range of all color films. Most of them are rated in the linear range but the color neg films do have a useful knee that still captures highlights without blowing them out and

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Paul. I loosened it up a bit and gave it the 4:3 treatment you suggested. Godfrey suggested I also loosen up my square crop. So I did that, too. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022929835509877618

Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)

2007-01-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Mark Roberts wrote DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz I don't differentiate.

Re: PESO: two more

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
Once again, Ralf, these are stunning. Especially the first one. Would you mind giving us a brief explanation as to how you calculate exposure? On 1/21/07, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 and

PESO:in anticipation of snow

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Pentaxians still 12 hours to go for the very first snow this year in Zurich and large parts of Switzerland. In joyful anticipation of snow :-) I prepared myself with some close-ups of frozen plants last week. I really look forward to take some panoramic shots of Zurich with snow in the next

Re: Hybrid RAW processing

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Speaking of linear RAW conversions, who's using what? Or rather, what's available? I currently have access to the software that came with the K100D and CS2. My production system is Photoshop CS2 + Bridge + Camera Raw (current version of

Re: PESO: Water intakes

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took this picture yesterday, with my *ds. I went to take pictures of Eagles but they must not have wanted their pictures taken. This is something I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs I have been laid off

Re: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Jack Davis
Lovely subject! I agree that it's slightly dark. Nice lighting for a 24 year old on a date, but such beautiful clear skin and features deserve a bit more light. IMHO Be sure and file this one in a safe place. =) Jack --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: PESO: Wonder

2007-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:54 AM, rg2 wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 Any technical comments are completely overwhelmed by the wonderful expression you captured. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Wonder

2007-01-22 Thread Jack Davis
Wonder-ful. Soft pensive catch. I gather the vertical background edges are a part of the window frame, but in any case, I might try softening them some. Thanks for the look. Jack --- rg2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip.

FW: PESO - Flower Faery

2007-01-22 Thread Markus Maurer
maybe twice but some of my messages seem to disappear ... Markus -Original Message- From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 6:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: PESO - Flower Faery Hi Scott a lovely photo so far. I would try

GESO: Northern Exposures

2007-01-22 Thread Mike Hamilton
One of my goals for 2007 is to have some of my photos exhibited at a local coffee shop. I'm choosing images that reflect my life for the past 2 years, living as a teacher in northern Alberta. This gallery is not final - you will notice that I have a duplicate (actually a PESO that I posted not

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-22 Thread J and K Messervy
As far as I can tell, yes. - Original Message - From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:20 PM Subject: Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash For those who have installed the latest K10D

Re: PESO: Wonder

2007-01-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:54 AM, rg2 wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 Any technical comments are completely overwhelmed by the wonderful

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