Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
I'll second the leaf shutter. When I was shooting the 67, I started with a 165/2.8 for shooting portraits. I eventually bought the 165/4 leaf shutter as I found that to be more useful. Fill flash can make a very major difference in outdoor work. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 11, 200

Re: PESO: looking back...

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Bong Manayon wrote: > Took this for my son's school which had an educational field trip to a > historical site, so appropriately titled "Looking Back" (the kids are > sitting in a horse drawn carriage). Am torn between keeping the > original color or converting to B&W. Except for applying a yello

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Bob. The whole building has a curve to it. I'm actually starting to like it. PA requires anyone under 12 to wear a helmet and I really don't remember ever letting her ride without one, but apparently I did. Were it not for you mentioning it I never would have noticed. Bob Sullivan w

Re: PESO: looking back...

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bong, I like the color version better, but I usually do. The picture becomes too simple without it. Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 10:47 PM, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Took this for my son's school which had an educational field trip to a > historical site, so appropriately titled

PESO: looking back...

2008-01-11 Thread Bong Manayon
Took this for my son's school which had an educational field trip to a historical site, so appropriately titled "Looking Back" (the kids are sitting in a horse drawn carriage). Am torn between keeping the original color or converting to B&W. Except for applying a yellow filter nothing else has be

Re: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
A magnificent shot ! One of the most moving times I've experienced in my life was visiting/viewing the wall several years ago. I recommend it to all Americans. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Walter Hamler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: Pat

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, Cute photo, utterly transparent as to what it is - your daughter at her school's play ground. It's a great slice of life. School on the right is a bit fuzzy and leaning. Have her put the helmet on. Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 7:27 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This i

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
Has a totally unreal look to it. Not sure if that's good or bad. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . . > or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majes

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: 135LS or 150 for 645 >> > Thanks, Paul. It's still a consideration, but I really don't use flash > that often (though I probably should). I think if I ever set up a > studio I may start out with hot lights anyway. I shot a b

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Yeah, I can see it, but it doesn't bother me. It is the sort of distortion that could quickly and easily be corrected in PS. :-) Walt On 1/11/08, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Walt. Much appreciated. If you look at the roof of the > building in the background, it's got a

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Hmmm. A leaf shutter is great on a portrait lens because you can use > fill flash on outdoor portraits. The 165 leaf shutter lens was my > portrait lens of choice on the 6x7. > Paul > > A 6x7, 165/4 leaf-shutter lens outdoor portrait with flash and > reflector providi

PESO - waters and brooks

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Looks like I'm on a roll tonight. Sorry folks. Found a long lost roll from GFM 2006. Aptly named Waters and Brooks. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/GrandfatherMountainNPW2006/photo#5154415050187761858 Please direct criticism at the subjects. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.co

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Polyhead
god how i hate children. Well the shot evokes a reaction... makes me want to stomp that crotch dropling till its eyes shoot out. > This is an early (for me) shot with the 35mm lens on the 645. It's > apparent that this lens likes to be level, which it wasn't in this > photograph. Anyway, P64

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks, Walt. Much appreciated. If you look at the roof of the building in the background, it's got a curve to it. Walter Hamler wrote: > Gee Scott, looks pretty good to me as far as composition. I don't see > any distortions that jump out at me making the lens choice obvious. > I had a 35mm fo

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hmmm. A leaf shutter is great on a portrait lens because you can use fill flash on outdoor portraits. The 165 leaf shutter lens was my portrait lens of choice on the 6x7. Paul A 6x7, 165/4 leaf-shutter lens outdoor portrait with flash and reflector providing fill: http://photo.net/photodb/ph

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Walter Hamler wrote: > Ran across this the other day. > > I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy > Gunners Mate who was killed in action in Vietnam. His heroic actions > won him the Navy Cross. > > In the early 80's the Navy was building FFG's, a fast destroyer type >

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Walter Hamler wrote: > Scott, I used a 645 outfit back when I was actively doing portraits > and weddings. > Because of the size constraints of my studio, I chose the 120 macro as > my portrait lens. It would allow full lengths at the max distance > available to me and yet still work for head shots

Re: PESO-Sports photo

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Yes, you are obviously in your element when shooting sports! I like the last one, "last hope last strike" the best, but I am a baseball fan. Walt On 1/11/08, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe, > > I've always enjoyed your sports shots. They seem to almost tell a > story of the situa

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Rick Denney" Subject: Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy > I agree, and for a couple of reasons. One is that workaday commercial > photographers often have a bunch of 645 stuff still in the cupboard. > Another is that the same number of pixels in a 36x48 se

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy > John, > There is a new Calumet Photo opening near me. > They sent a catalogue before Xmas. > They advertised 2 used Hasselblad digitals ($21K each). > Buy them now at discount as the new rental mode

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Gee Scott, looks pretty good to me as far as composition. I don't see any distortions that jump out at me making the lens choice obvious. I had a 35mm for mine as well and it was my favorite lens for other than weddings/portraits. It really is a great lens for wide coverage when you need it, and a

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . . > or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- > (you'll have to supply your own bird) > > small > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826229 > > la

Re: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Doug, it is two shots, a double exposure actually. The first exposure was of the western wall of the memorial, I believe, with the Washington Monument in the background. The lens was a 35mm. I remember the exposure being something like 50 sec on a tripod, probably at f/11 or so with iso 100 color n

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy > That is the Big Black Camera syndrome. I have mentioned it > here on several occasions, but you seem to be the first who > agreed with me on that. HAR!!! On Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:23 PM, I w

PESO - one of my first with the 35

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
This is an early (for me) shot with the 35mm lens on the 645. It's apparent that this lens likes to be level, which it wasn't in this photograph. Anyway, P645, 35/3.5, E400X. I don't have a clue what the exposure was. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/MeganSNewBike/photo#515439419812153

Re: PESO -- Marvins's Christmas

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Just in case anyone who just had to see this had a problem opening the page, (I used an apostrophe in the file name and my e-mail client screwed up the link so maybe other people's did as well), I created a tinyurl link. Here it is. http://tinyurl.com/ysrs4b P. J. Alling wrote: > Not much mor

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug Franklin wrote: >Christine Aguila wrote: > > >>or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- >>(you'll have to supply your own bird) >> >>small >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826229 >> >>large >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6827702 >>

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Doug Franklin
Walter Hamler wrote: > For the commissioning ceremony the ship needed a pic of the Vietnam > Memorial. The criteria was a single pic that depicted the memorial, > Washington DC, and his name. > I scanned the neg and made a print. It actually looks better than the > origonal "C" prints I made back

Re: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Doug Franklin
Walter Hamler wrote: > Also, the lighting on the Washington Monument was usually turned off > at 2:00 AM. After I had the shots I left before 2:00 AM, so I don't > know if the lights actually were turned off or not. :-) So is that one shot with reflections, or three shots composited together? --

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Doug Franklin
Christine Aguila wrote: > or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- > (you'll have to supply your own bird) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826229 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6827702 It looks like a photo of a model ma

Re: PESO -- Marvins's Christmas

2008-01-11 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: > Not much more than just a snapshot. But what the heck. > > Marvin got a new blanky, he's not sure he approves. > http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20marvin'schristmas.html Happy kitty! :-) I tried getting the cat his own blanky, but it didn't keep hi

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Doug Franklin
Patrick Genovese wrote: > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00NyWZ&photo_id=6827086&photo_sel_index=0 Nice execution of a classic shot, Patrick. And an excellent BW conversion, too. -- Thank

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
You'd be surprised who knows about Speed Graphics, I know at least two regular users under 30. They're something of a cult camera these days, the higher-brow version of the Diana. -Adam On 1/11/08, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is the Big Black Camera syndrome. I have mentioned it >

Re: PESO -- Marvins's Christmas

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Great shot! He exudes the typical "aloofness" of a truly spoilled cat! Good job! (with the shot and the cat!) Walt On 1/11/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not much more than just a snapshot. But what the heck. > > Marvin got a new blanky, he's not sure he approves. > > http://www.m

PESO -- Marvins's Christmas

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Not much more than just a snapshot. But what the heck. Marvin got a new blanky, he's not sure he approves. http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20marvin'schristmas.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax M 85mm f2.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignore

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Add a Lumiquest light box for a bit more size... Bruce Dayton wrote: > I use to shoot Pentax 67ii's at weddings. They are quite big and > black and very noticed. I agree with what you are saying. > > One interesting thing to note, though, is now I am shooting with a > K10D at the weddings, but I

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Alastair Robertson
very nice! Is there any frame at the bottom that you cropped out or is this the edge of the frame? I'm not sure that including a little more at the bottom would have been an improvement but if there was more there it would nice to see whether it is. Anyway I do like it is as it is. Was this a r

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Rick Denney
Scott Loveless writes... > Hey, gang. I'm contemplating a "portrait" lens for the 645. If you don't mind being silly, there is a non-Pentax option that is interesting and inexpensive. For many years, Carl Zeiss Jena built a variation of the famed Olympia Sonnar for the Pentacon Six mount. It is

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Yep! My 645 on a stroboframe bracket with Sunpak 120J flash readily identified me a "the wedding photographer", not the father of the bride as I sometimes was accused of being if I didn't have my camera in tow! ;-) Walt On 1/11/08, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is the Big Black Camer

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
I use to shoot Pentax 67ii's at weddings. They are quite big and black and very noticed. I agree with what you are saying. One interesting thing to note, though, is now I am shooting with a K10D at the weddings, but I continue to use a Stoboframe Pro RL bracket with flash and Lumiquest big bounc

Re: 135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Scott, I used a 645 outfit back when I was actively doing portraits and weddings. Because of the size constraints of my studio, I chose the 120 macro as my portrait lens. It would allow full lengths at the max distance available to me and yet still work for head shots. Occasionally I would use the

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very well done - I like how you composed it. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 11, 2008, 1:12:13 PM, you wrote: CA> or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- CA> (you'll have to supply your own bird) CA> small CA> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=68

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Graywolf, I suppose I never gave you an Amen! on the Big Black Camera, but AMEN! If it's big enough, it must be professional! Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 5:01 PM, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is the Big Black Camera syndrome. I have mentioned it > here on several occasions, but

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
Excellent work. You managed to convey exactly whey they were looking for. I like it. -- Bruce Friday, January 11, 2008, 1:02:58 PM, you wrote: WH> Ran across this the other day. WH> I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy WH> Gunners Mate who was killed in action

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread ann sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Nice shot of my hometown. Excellent composition. I was going to say the crane >in the foreground is a bit unfortunate, but that's Chicago, isn't it? Good one. >Paul > Christine, that's not only my home town, but as a child before and partly during WW2 I lived at what

135LS or 150 for 645

2008-01-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Hey, gang. I'm contemplating a "portrait" lens for the 645. I have no foreseeable need for the leaf shutter on the 135, and both focal lengths are acceptable. Plus, the 150 is a bit faster, so I'm leaning towards that one. Anybody have any insight to share about the quality of these lenses

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread graywolf
Don't take this too negatively, but it looks like something out of Sim City. Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog:http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ --- Christine Aguila wrote: > or a Sout

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread graywolf
Since I almost always use the shortest or longesst focal length on my P&S, it does not seem imprecise, but it does seem slow. However most point and shooters I know are using their celphone can could not care less about a "real" camera. Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfpho

Re: Portfolio on website, or Photo dot net

2008-01-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Personally, I dislike the look of Photo.net's portfolio display and navigation. I would not choose to use that to show my work. It's so easy to use Lightroom or Photoshop and come up with a better set of display pages, never mind hand-coding ... that is what I do. I'm in the middle of a majo

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread graywolf
That is the Big Black Camera syndrome. I have mentioned it here on several occasions, but you seem to be the first who agreed with me on that. I used to use a Mamiya Universal Press. It was "BIG". It was "BLACK". And it did not look anything like Uncle Harry's camera. People would actually sto

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi Walter, Beautiful shot... Just beautiful. Regards Patrick On Jan 11, 2008 10:02 PM, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ran across this the other day. > > I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy > Gunners Mate who was killed in action in Vietnam. His heroic

Re: Iceplant (or pigface to the aussies!)

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
Very well done. A minor nit is the distracting background in the URH corner. Gaussian blur in CS2? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Alastair Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: Iceplant (or pigface to the aussies!) > http://www.pbase.c

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread pnstenquist
What Cotty said. Great work. Congratulations! Paul -- Original message -- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 11/01/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >For the commissioning ceremony the ship needed a pic of the Vietnam > >Memorial. The criteria wa

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks Cotty! It is a shot I am proud of, but mostly because of what it really represents! I get choked up when I think about all the very close friends I lost over there. Although I never spent any time in country, I have a lot of time aboard ships and squadrons deployed over there and heavily inv

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Polyhead
Heh, wow, it makes me feel ill, I LOVE IT! > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00NyWZ&photo_id=6827086&photo_sel_index=0 > > Your comments/ciritique are welcome! > > Regards > > Patrick G

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/01/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: >For the commissioning ceremony the ship needed a pic of the Vietnam >Memorial. The criteria was a single pic that depicted the memorial, >Washington DC, and his name. >I scanned the neg and made a print. It actually looks better than the >or

Per Carolyn

2008-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
I asked Carolyn about the "how/where" use of the screensaver and received the following today: "Hi, Jack, We hope to have the screensaver available for downloading in 2 weeks. I will keep you posted". "Thanks, Carolyn Pitcavage" I thought I recalled a comment in their blurb about the whole worl

Re: Portfolio on website, or Photo dot net

2008-01-11 Thread pnstenquist
My "Photos" landing page, the page you land on from www.pnstenquist.com, has only a small banner ad at the bottom. I had to look to see if there was anything there. I couldn't recall. I pay the $25/year dues. That may make a difference in regard to how much advertising one gets. I think a singl

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread pnstenquist
Nice shot of my hometown. Excellent composition. I was going to say the crane in the foreground is a bit unfortunate, but that's Chicago, isn't it? Good one. Paul -- Original message -- From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > or a South Pacific sunset, and

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful! Jack --- Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ran across this the other day. > > I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy > Gunners Mate who was killed in action in Vietnam. His heroic actions > won him the Navy Cross. > > In the early 80's the Navy w

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks Bob and P.J. I too remembered the emotions when I came across the folder with the negs and prints. I don't remember why I had it seperated from all my other pics from that era. Had almost forgotten about the shoot and everything that led up to it and following. I actually met the family a fe

Re: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks Christine. The shot was taken around 1:45 in the AM. I could not believe how many people were down on the mall that evening. The problem I was running up against was finding a period when there were no people in the shot. Also, the lighting on the Washington Monument was usually turned off a

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, That's a wonderful photo. I'm sure anybody who suffered a loss in Vietman would be proud to have such a photo. The Wall at night with the Washington Monument in back establishes the place for us who have been there. The second exposure of the names seals the deal. Wow! Powerful emotions swi

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Nice picture of one of my favorite places (especially the condo building with the curved walls). Nice job of holding the verticals on the buildings... Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 3:12 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not ma

Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
You seem to have nailed all of the requirements. Walter Hamler wrote: > Ran across this the other day. > > I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy > Gunners Mate who was killed in action in Vietnam. His heroic actions > won him the Navy Cross. > > In the early 80's the

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread John Francis
Power Zoom is quite useful on big, heavy lenses such as the FA* 80-200 (and even more so on the 250-600); you can zoom over the full zoom range with only a very small hand movement. It's certainly not an essential feature, but it does have some uses. On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 03:48:53PM -0500, A

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
It would make a nice magazine cover. Good negative space. Christine Aguila wrote: > or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- > (you'll have to supply your own bird) > > small > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826229 > > large > > http://photo.net/photo

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
Not to mention it adds significant mechanical and electronic complexity with little benefit. -Adam On 1/11/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The computing power for Power Zoom to work as promised with any > reliability, wasn't available in the size package Pentax tried to put it > in

Re: PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Is that close to the old Meggs Field that "hizzhonor the Lord Mayor" had destroyed for a rose garden for his wife? ;-) Nice shot! Skyscrapers are great subjects, especially when you can gain a decent location for pics! Walt On 1/11/08, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or a South Pac

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Rick Denney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes... > I think there's a market for the Pentax 645D. If it's anywhere close > to the Canon full frame in price, it will be very successful. It has > to have better noise characteristics, given the relative pixel > density. I agree, and for a couple of reasons. One is that w

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Christian
Patrick Genovese wrote: > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00NyWZ&photo_id=6827086&photo_sel_index=0 > > Your comments/ciritique are welcome! > > Regards > > Patrick Genovese > Nice shot

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
The computing power for Power Zoom to work as promised with any reliability, wasn't available in the size package Pentax tried to put it in for any reasonable price at the time. I'm not sure it's available now at a reasonable price. Adam Maas wrote: > And smoking the same crack. Neither were e

Re: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Walt: My husband lost his younger brother in Vietnam, so we've been to the wall, and your photo brings stately and dignified tribute to Patrick O. Ford, the Memorial itself, and all the other men. Lovely, lovely work. Christine - Original Message - From: "Walter Hamler" <[EMAIL PROT

PESO Well, they ain't the Canadian Rookies . . .

2008-01-11 Thread Christine Aguila
or a South Pacific sunset, and certainly not majestic lighthouses, but-- (you'll have to supply your own bird) small http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826229 large http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6827702 Comments/Critique welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread wendy beard
Hey - I just saw that one when I was voting in the pentax gallery! I gave it a thumbs up :-) Wendy On Jan 11, 2008 10:27 AM, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
If most P&S users love power zoom then why is Manual Zoom a selling feature of higher-end P&S's. Most P&S shooters I know actively hate Power Zoom and it's imprecise control. -Adam On 1/11/08, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know some people who like it and btw P&S users love it !! > >

Re: Portfolio on website, or Photo dot net

2008-01-11 Thread wendy beard
You could install gallery then you could add photos whenever you wanted http://gallery.menalto.com/ I don't like the look of photo.net I can never work out how to navigate through photos in folders without using the 'back" button and all the photo.net sites have banner ads on. Can you get rid of t

PESO: Patrick O. Ford

2008-01-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Ran across this the other day. I shot it back in the early to mid 80's. Patrick O. Ford was a Navy Gunners Mate who was killed in action in Vietnam. His heroic actions won him the Navy Cross. In the early 80's the Navy was building FFG's, a fast destroyer type with a bunch of weapon capabilities.

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Thibouille
I know some people who like it and btw P&S users love it !! On Jan 11, 2008 9:48 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And smoking the same crack. Neither were exactly good ideas, and power > zoom was actively bad. > > -Adam > > > On 1/11/08, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pentax a

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
And smoking the same crack. Neither were exactly good ideas, and power zoom was actively bad. -Adam On 1/11/08, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pentax and Minolta shared a few other ideas, such as > power zoom lenses and pop-up flashes. Their engineers > must have been very friendly... >

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, There is a new Calumet Photo opening near me. They sent a catalogue before Xmas. They advertised 2 used Hasselblad digitals ($21K each). Buy them now at discount as the new rental models were arriving. Somebody is buying them... Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 2:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread ntax
> This comparison has come up before. Rarely do I hear anyone compare the > potential market viability of the 645D to whatever Hassy is selling. > Does anyone actually buy those damn things? A friend of mine religiously watches America's Next Top Model, and says that nearly every time they hav

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread pnstenquist
I don't poke around a lot of studios these days, but a couple of the local pros I know shoot with the Hassy digital, and they own their cameras. These guys aren't megabuck car shooters, just upper quadrant commercial photographers, probably grossing around 100K a year. I think there's a market f

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Together... Ken Waller wrote: >> Their engineers must have been very friendly... >> > > No. They just slept @ a Holiday Inn Express! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > - Original Message - > From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: K10D flash question

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
Very well done. Wouldn't change a thing. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Patrick Genovese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > > ht

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
> Together... They went to different schools together. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: K10D flash question > Together... > > Ken Waller wrote: >>> Their engineers must have been very friendly... >>

Re: Peso Game on

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I should think that Canada would have come up with a Snow based version of Basketball by now... David J Brooks wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6826942 > > >From my drive around Jan 2. The local parks BB court > > K10D, AF 100 2.8, CS1 and fotofusion green filter, levels > > Dave

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Waller
>Their engineers must have been very friendly... No. They just slept @ a Holiday Inn Express! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: K10D flash question > Pentax and Minolta shared a few other ideas, such a

Re: PESO: Iceplant (or pigface to the aussies!)

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
That's very nice. Alastair Robertson wrote: > http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/91518150&exif=N > Another shot from the spider beach - this South African plant is one > of the world's great invaders. Does especially well on New Zealand > and Australian beaches where for some reason they ca

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
That's really a classic shot. I can't decided if the spiral resting on the bottom of the frame disturbs me or not. Patrick Genovese wrote: > This is the spiral staircase at the Vatican museums. > > http://tinyurl.com/2moj6q > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00NyWZ&photo_id=

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
It would depend on the cost of rental, and how often you expect to need the capability. But that's an individual choice. I don't trust market research. It's really done two ways. Looking at what's selling and asking questions with surveys. One is unreliable because it can only predict what

Re: PESO! Comments & Critique Welcome

2008-01-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Patrick, I especially like the oval nature of the composition and the way the arms fling outward. I suspect it would be better with less people, but that is problematic, no doubt. B&W works well here. Nice choices and composition. Regards, Bob S. On Jan 11, 2008 9:27 AM, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Adam, Yes, it is possible. However, that doesn't change anything. What does this "2008 Hot One Award" mean? - That the lens is great (who knows what the production lens will be.. Besides, it would be award for the lenses of 2007, not 2008.) - That the lens will be in demand (Are they self-proclai

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
It was originally announced last year and said magazine may have acquired a pre-release copy to test. -Adam On 1/11/08, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It has not been out yet, 2008 just started, but this lens > already has a seal of "Hot one winner 2008" from "Professional > photogr

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread Patrick Genovese
I agree with you there... otoh i;m not too interested in the awards but more in what its real world performance is like. I've been waiting for a good 70-200 f2.8 --- would go for a genuine pentax offering if it was available and was considering the sigma offering but it is soft wide open at the lo

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
It has not been out yet, 2008 just started, but this lens already has a seal of "Hot one winner 2008" from "Professional photographer"... (it tied with smc Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 http://www.ppmag.com/web-exclusives/2008/01/2008-hot-one-award-winners.html ) A combination of these facts devalu

Re: Portfolio on website, or Photo dot net

2008-01-11 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. Yep. There's a "Photos" link for everyone's photo.net site. You'll see it at the top of the page even when viewing a single shot. When you click on the "Photos" link, you get a page that displays at least a portion of each folder. So I set up my domain name to link to my "Photos" di

Re: K10D flash question

2008-01-11 Thread Rick Womer
Pentax and Minolta shared a few other ideas, such as power zoom lenses and pop-up flashes. Their engineers must have been very friendly... Rick --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pentax got the idea from Minolta, who introduced > their wireless flash > system, complete with moronic chann

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread Patrick Genovese
Te 27-75 is also dubbed as macro and its a great lens at amazing value. Rgds Patrick On Jan 11, 2008 7:17 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pentax forums is already whinning about it, as it is macro. > Can't be good if its a macro, they say.:-) > > My Sigma 300 f4 is "macro" i it g

Re: Interesting news from tamron!!

2008-01-11 Thread David J Brooks
Pentax forums is already whinning about it, as it is macro. Can't be good if its a macro, they say.:-) My Sigma 300 f4 is "macro" i it gives me great pictures. I'm sure this one will to. Dave On Jan 11, 2008 12:24 PM, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 70-200 f/2.8 from Tamron see

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