RE: K10D (V1.30 firmware) and DA* 16-50/2.8 focus problems

2008-04-23 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
I wrote: Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:42 PM It seems that my K10D does not focus correctly at infinity but instead focuses a lot closer when shooting landscapes for example (front focus?). This seems to happen more at the wide end (16mm) of the lens. Shooting portraits or other

RE: PESO 2008 - 72 - GDG

2008-04-23 Thread Bob W
A perfect example of contrapposto. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 23 April 2008 01:46 To: DUG; PDML List; PAW Picture-A-Week project; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO 2008 - 72 - GDG In San

Re: Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX, Anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread John Whittingham
I got one for my K10D, it was great value for money. I love using it but I'd be interested in seeing what the forthcoming Tamron 10-24 is like. Here's some samples from a trip to Wales last summer: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6372564

Re: For those using Lightroom to do BW ...

2008-04-23 Thread mike wilson
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/22 Tue PM 03:09:08 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: For those using Lightroom to do BW ... Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Cheers, Dave If you thought you had computer problems

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/22 Tue PM 06:47:47 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle My own contribution to this Daffy thread: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d801522.htm (It'th NOT dethpickable!)

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/4/08, Amita Guha, discombobulated, unleashed: I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a designer on some concepts I've had in my head for a while. I'd love to hear any other ideas you guys would like to see implemented

Re: Printing Aerial Photography Shots

2008-04-23 Thread mike wilson
From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now, my question is, could the fact that I was shooting through tinted windows in the plane make a big impact ? It would affect the pictures you took but not make sets printed by different software/hardware combinations look different to each other.

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread mike wilson
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/23 Wed AM 04:14:23 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250 Thanks for sharing this with us, Igor. I am working on developing my own line of camera bags.

Re: PESO The Duckherd

2008-04-23 Thread mike wilson
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/22 Tue PM 12:16:51 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO The Duckherd On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 5:28 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here in northern England, far away from the cosmopolitan south,

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 2:47 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My own contribution to this Daffy thread: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d801522.htm (It'th NOT dethpickable!) And here's mine: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2410370318_c77c64f579_o.jpg Cheers, Dave

Re: Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX, Anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread Beaker
Thanks guys- Looks like I should start some serious day-dreaming about the lens. Now, I'll have to look into the Tamron, too. Cheers Mike On Apr 23, 2008, at 4:09 AM, John Whittingham wrote: I got one for my K10D, it was great value for money. I love using it but I'd be interested in

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Ours seem to come up about a week after ther Detroit area, were Paul is. My garden os full of yellow on yellow daffies, and this is the second year, one yellow/white daffy popped up. Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 22, 2008, at 12:24,

Re: Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX, Anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
I have one in Nikon mount. Seldom used, but it performs very well. Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone used a Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX? Or compared it with a Pentax 12-24 mm? Is it a worthy addition to the camera bag? Cheers Beaker

Re: Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX, Anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
:-) On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had the Sigma on my *istD, and I loved it. Never compared it to the Pentax, but it's the only one of its kind that goes out to 10mm, so I never considered anything else. I liked it so much that it was one of the

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Allison Trueman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like this angle a lot On Apr 22, 2008, at 1:24 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7191842 Ken suggested a different view. Here is one with the K10D and FA 100

KatzEye again...

2008-04-23 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Bob Blakely wrote in October last year: My Katz Eye Split prism screen just arrived. I'll install it in my backup K10D tonight and give you a report after a couple of days of playing with it. and comparing it to the main. Regards, Bob... Bob, did you give us your report yet? I did not

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Thats a good shot. Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My own contribution to this Daffy thread: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d801522.htm (It'th NOT dethpickable!) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
Good plan. I view feeling cheerful like a daily workout. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/22/2008 8:38 PM Well, the sun is out (for the first time

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, about 7-9 pounds of antigrav would do the trick. Much more and the bag gets too big. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 4:59 AM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/23 Wed AM 04:14:23 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Corrugated Cocky

2008-04-23 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'evening all, On the road into Gulargambone there are a series of corrugated iron cockatoos mounted on poles along the roadside. This one was particularly photogenic as the iron had weathered nicely to give a range

DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread Martin Trautmann
Hi all, the 18-55 kit lens might lack some quality compared to other, much more expensive lenses. But AFAIK it does perform surprisingly well for its price or value (about $50 to $100?). How is the difference to its current successor? = 18-55mm = f 1:3.5-1:5.6 - lenses 12 - 11 - groups 9 - 8

Re: Printing Aerial Photography Shots

2008-04-23 Thread Walter Hamler
Bill, these are RA4 prints in both cases. The CVS Pharmacy lab used the Kodak setup but it was a chemical based minilab. The Costco uses Noritsu and Fuji equipment, using the Fuji Super Gloss RA4 paper. I guess, from other comments I have received, the windows in the plane did in fact cut my

PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread frank theriault
There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series. http://tinyurl.com/4mypdf

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread Jack Davis
You forgot the word tacky. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 4/23/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - The Psychic To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 6:15 AM There's something so kitschy and cheesie

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, I think or something covers it. David Savage wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for sharing this with us, Igor. I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series. http://tinyurl.com/4mypdf

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250 When you get your range all sorted you start looking for someone to design your website/e-store consider these guys: www.sputnikagency.com Apparently they are very

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series.

Re: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
There were a couple of reviews, that more or less confirmed that the new II version was a much sharper lens corner to corner as well as in the center. The difference even showed up in the web sized images. Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, the 18-55 kit lens might lack some quality compared

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
The Psychic Friends network went bankrupt and never saw it coming... Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series.

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO - The Psychic Why would a psychic need to have video surveillance? :) You'd think she'd ~know~ when there are prowlers about, eh? Maybe she just knows that there will be prowlers about at some point in the future.

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:12:51 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: They are very polite at least. I took the trouble to tell them their website sucked, and they emailed back telling me they were sorry I felt that way. William Robb Australians are always polite. It's a

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I like my warning sign better http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20friendlyadvice.html frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Bob, Good to see that you haven't lost your grasp on Aussie badinage. BTW there was a minor typo in your message. I'm certain you must have intended, who totally knows all stuff when you wrote, who knows totally stuff all. It's a crime how mail readers make erroneous auto-corrections behind our

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:12:51 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: They are very polite at least. I took the trouble to tell them their website sucked, and they emailed back telling me they were sorry I

Re: PESO - Cheesecake in Colour

2008-04-23 Thread ann sanfedele
Red shirt shot for the PUG :) ann frank theriault wrote: Here's one that I showed last week in BW. I was thinking of using the colour version for May PUG (Red Shirt), but decided to use something - er - more whimsical. Now that I've processed it properly in colour, I rather like it.

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series. http://tinyurl.com/4mypdf

Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
Hi Dave! Love your reply to Amita... :-) You know she's a web designer by profession? :-) Cheers, Jostein 2008/4/23 David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Amita, When you get your range all sorted you start looking for someone to design your website/e-store consider these guys:

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
ok... Wrong address, but the cat's out of the bag. Amita is indeed quite capable of designing her own websites. Good luck on your endeavours, Amita. I just might take you up very seriously on some ideas for photo backpacks. Best, Jostein 2008/4/23 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Dave! Love

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
2008/4/23 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Dave! Love your reply to Amita... :-) You know she's a web designer by profession? :-) Cheers, Jostein 2008/4/23 David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Amita, When you get your range all sorted you start looking for someone to design your

PESO: La lalala la la...

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I'm walking down the street when all of a sudden there is this loud operatic singing filling the street. After a walking a bit further the aspiring tenors were revealed to me (~250kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2435724361_6c50baf9b7_o.jpg K20D, FA 77mm f1.8 Ltd., 1/250 @

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
ROTFL I didn't know, but now that I do it, makes what I said even funnier :-) Cheers, Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:42 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok... Wrong address, but the cat's out of the bag. Amita is indeed quite capable of designing her own websites. Good luck on

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
These are the Dave's i know i know. :-) Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:40 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dave! Love your reply to Amita... :-) You know she's a web designer by profession? :-) Cheers, Jostein 2008/4/23 David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Amita,

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
I thought we were. Oh soirry, you may be right.:-) Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:57 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:12:51 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
She knew you would say that. Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:15 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the signage of many psychics. At least this one seemed to get the spelling right. I think this could be the start of a series.

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
So, hand stands are ok then.?? Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:45 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like my warning sign better http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20friendlyadvice.html frank theriault wrote: There's something so kitschy and cheesie about the

Re: PESO: La lalala la la...

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
I don't know Dave. The line work of the heavy wood looks great. The bed sheet fire escape could go though.:-) Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:50 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I'm walking down the street when all of a sudden there is this loud operatic singing

Re: PESO 2008 - 72 - GDG

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot. Conversion is lovely. I like the big horizontal lines contrasting with the smaller bottles and tile?? floor. Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In San Francisco today, visiting galleries around Union Square ...

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:14 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The fact that this is all off list makes it funnier. I;'m not on the list right now, so its ok then right.?? Dave David J Brooks wrote: These are the Dave's i know i know. :-) Dave On Wed, Apr

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
The fact that this is all off list makes it funnier. David J Brooks wrote: These are the Dave's i know i know. :-) Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:40 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dave! Love your reply to Amita... :-) You know she's a web designer by profession?

Re: K10D (V1.30 firmware) and DA* 16-50/2.8 focus problems

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Good to hear. I'm still seeing problems with my K10D and a few of my DA lenses, but my FA lenses seem ok. I'll be sending the camera and lenses in, to see what needs adjusting. Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Antti-Pekka Virjonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote: Sent: Wednesday,

Re: On-list Off-list etc etc

2008-04-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I might have some ideas for ya regards a bag design, Amita. You can certainly do better than those spuds at sputnikagency regards website design. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO - The Psychic

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I suppose it would make it easier for the dog to eat your face, protecting things you might think are more important... David J Brooks wrote: So, hand stands are ok then.?? Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:45 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like my warning sign better

Re: troubleshooting a damaged memory card

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 19/4/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Alcohol works. I told you so. I'v said it for years. Hic Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread Gonz
Cool blog http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2008-04-22-strobist-blog_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: La lalala la la...

2008-04-23 Thread Michael S. Keller
(Greetings to all. I just found this list.) This takes me back to my first days of 35mm photography, with Tri-X and a Honeywell Pentax H1A my grandfather gave me. Between childhood carelessness and later life events, I no longer have any Pentax film cameras (though had several over the years),

Re: Peso First Daffy, new angle

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
Thats a good on Bob. Dave On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As long as we are comparing daffodils, here is how the Morton Arboretum near me in Chicago looks. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7192203size=lg Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 22,

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks, Jostein! :) Please do email me with any ideas you have. David, thanks for the reference. I wasn't going to say anything. ;) Amita On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:42 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok... Wrong address, but the cat's out of the bag. Amita is indeed quite capable

Re: Off-list (Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250)

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
LOL I still think you should keep them in mind. ;-) Cheers, Dave On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Jostein! :) Please do email me with any ideas you have. David, thanks for the reference. I wasn't going to say anything. ;) Amita On

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
Indeed. But how long do you think he can hold on to his readers? Seems like a big risk to leave a paid job for a hobby project like that... Jostein 2008/4/23 Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Cool blog http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2008-04-22-strobist-blog_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip -- PDML

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread David Savage
If, as the article says, he's making 6 figures from his blog in advertising, that'd be a hell of a lot more than a staff photographers salary. But I agree, maintaining it for the long term will be difficult. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:20 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread Gonz
Its hard to say, its certainly a topic of much interest among advanced amateur photographers. And the advertisers certainly will go where the crowds are. At the level of money he is making, he should be putting a lot of it away for a rainy day. On 4/23/08, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Long macro lens

2008-04-23 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Folks, Thanks for the suggestions. I'm thinking that the Sigma 180mm F/3.5 sounds interesting. It is a bit pricey, but so is gas 1)My current macro of choice is the Tamron 90mm, which is usually the lens that lives on my camera. I'd really be looking for a longer lens than just a 100mm.

lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
Alright, I'm being really indecisive so I'll troll around for advice. I'm debating buying the DA 70 and 21 OR the FA31. I know the former combination would be more useful, especially since I have nothing the 70 mm range. These lenses also allow MF adjustment without switching focusing modes.

PESO 2008 - 73 - GDG

2008-04-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for all the comments on Almost Modeling. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/73-storeroom.jpg Storeroom - Alcatraz 2006 Pentax *ist DS + FA20-35/4 AL ISO 400 @ f/5 @ 1/10 sec, FL=35mm This one is from 2006, out of the set of photos I'm experimenting on with Lightroom 2 Public Beta. I

Re: lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There's no rational way to make this choice. Pick what you think you'll like most. I'd get the DA21 and FA43 ... that's what I have and I love the combination. I also have the DA70 but find I use it much much less than the 21/43 pair. I had the FA31 and was not all that enamored of it. I

Re: lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
You don't say anything about speed, the 31mm is 1 2/3 stops faster than the 21mm, and almost a full stop faster than the 70mm. If debating these lens purchases I'd think you'd surely want to take that into account. Steve Desjardins wrote: Alright, I'm being really indecisive so I'll troll

Re: lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Scott Loveless wrote: Steve Desjardins wrote: Alright, I'm being really indecisive so I'll troll around for advice. I'm debating buying the DA 70 and 21 OR the FA31. I know the former combination would be more useful, especially since I have nothing the 70 mm range. These lenses also

Re: lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread Scott Loveless
Steve Desjardins wrote: Alright, I'm being really indecisive so I'll troll around for advice. I'm debating buying the DA 70 and 21 OR the FA31. I know the former combination would be more useful, especially since I have nothing the 70 mm range. These lenses also allow MF adjustment

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Scott Loveless
Amita Guha wrote: Thanks for sharing this with us, Igor. I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a designer on some concepts I've had in my head for a while. I'd love to hear any other ideas you guys would like to see

Re: PESO: La lalala la la...

2008-04-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 23, 2008, at 7:50 AM, David Savage wrote: I'm walking down the street when all of a sudden there is this loud operatic singing filling the street. After a walking a bit further the aspiring tenors were revealed to me (~250kb)

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Scott Loveless wrote: Amita Guha wrote: Thanks for sharing this with us, Igor. I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a designer on some concepts I've had in my head for a while. I'd love to hear any other ideas you

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
P. J. Alling wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: Amita Guha wrote: Thanks for sharing this with us, Igor. I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a designer on some concepts I've had in my head for a while. I'd

I told him to come over earlier

2008-04-23 Thread David J Brooks
James and my daughter Erin headed out Tuesday for a week in BC. He wanted to borrow a camera, so i lent him the K10D and some lenses. I told him to come over Saturday and i would go over it with him. He waited till late Monday night. Not a lot of time to spend. I have now recieved two help text

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
Note he's also doing some paid work on the side (Teaching lighting seminars), but he's become the defacto guru of lighting. Strobist is to flash work what Thom Hogan is to Nikon or Ken Rockwell is to clueless newbies. And if Rockwell can make a living at it, Hobby should have no problem. Heck,

Re: Long macro lens

2008-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
This is a 2x flat-field converter specifically matched to the Tamron 90mm f2.5 Macro lens. It's not going to bugger anything up, unlike a normal 2x TC. -Adam On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you guys must have never used real macro lenses, not only are

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
OH NO not Ken Rockwell IIEE. Adam Maas wrote: Note he's also doing some paid work on the side (Teaching lighting seminars), but he's become the defacto guru of lighting. Strobist is to flash work what Thom Hogan is to Nikon or Ken Rockwell is to clueless newbies. And if

RE: Long macro lens

2008-04-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
no lens with ANY 2X TC is ever going to approach the performance of ANY Pentax dedicated MACRO Lens, TCs suck, all they do is magnify/project a central portion of the primary lens, even if they were perfect you are not going to get nearly as much contrast nor resolution as a primary MACRO lens of

Re: I told him to come over earlier

2008-04-23 Thread Doug Brewer
did he take his Dave Email Decoder Kit? David J Brooks wrote: James and my daughter Erin headed out Tuesday for a week in BC. He wanted to borrow a camera, so i lent him the K10D and some lenses. I told him to come over Saturday and i would go over it with him. He waited till late Monday

RE: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Bob W
Anthony, I bow to your superior knowledge! I left Melbourne before my first birthday, and haven't returned to Oz (yet). The only thing I know about Melbourne's beaches is that a shark ate one of my Dad's friends. That would never have happened at Bondi, I'm sure! Here's my local beach (the tide

Re: I told him to come over earlier

2008-04-23 Thread Rebekah
dave, can I borrow your camera too? ;) did you give him a manual? rg2 On 4/23/08, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: did he take his Dave Email Decoder Kit? David J Brooks wrote: James and my daughter Erin headed out Tuesday for a week in BC. He wanted to borrow a camera, so i lent

RE: FW: Funny Thing!

2008-04-23 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Thanks, P. J. now I can see. Regards, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de P. J. Alling Enviada: quarta-feira, 23 de Abril de 2008 0:03 Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Assunto: Re: FW: Funny Thing! Nope, can't see it. Manuel Magalhães

Re: PESO: La lalala la la...

2008-04-23 Thread Rebekah
that's hilarious, I love the expressions on their faces :) rg2 On 4/23/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 23, 2008, at 7:50 AM, David Savage wrote: I'm walking down the street when all of a sudden there is this loud operatic singing filling the street. After a walking a

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Mme RD
Bob W a écrit : [snipped: totally biased and 1100% totally and utterly untrue and totally unjust rant against the pearl of Australian cities and its gentle folk obviously by some total drongo who knows totally stuff all and nothing about culchah or totally fine places and people culchah

Re: Sigma AF 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX, Anyone?

2008-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
Love my 10-20. Superb piece of glass, probably my favourite lens at the moment of my Nikon kit. This is one of Sigma's best lenses. It compares well to the Nikon 12-24 AF-S. Thought about waiting for the Tamron 10-24, but since the Nikon version of the 10-20 is HSM, that made the deal over the

RE: Funny Thing!

2008-04-23 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Kind of a cruel thing isn't it? The Others know that, and they do not reply, and you don't see in public what you wrote. ;) Regards, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Bong Manayon Enviada: quarta-feira, 23 de Abril de 2008 1:52 Para:

Re: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread Margus Männik
I could try it in January during Pentax Dubai Desert Adventure. They said, the new version was designed to meet more precise sensors like 10.2 and 14.6MPix ones instead of old 6MPix ones. As you may know, older one is rather feeble with K10D (i.e the lens resolution was lower than sensor

RE: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Bob W
I am working on developing my own line of camera bags. My project is still in its infancy, but I'm working with a designer on some concepts I've had in my head for a while. I'd love to hear any other ideas you guys would like to see implemented in a camera bag. Amita Presumably you think

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread Mme RD
Can't see the sharks :-\ How disappointing ! dom from Paris, France Anthony Farr a écrit : Here's Melbourne's most famous beach: http://tinyurl.com/5dk3x7 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Camera Bag for Travel Kit

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
You're not supposed to... Mme RD wrote: Can't see the sharks :-\ How disappointing ! dom from Paris, France Anthony Farr a écrit : Here's Melbourne's most famous beach: http://tinyurl.com/5dk3x7 -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry

Re: lens decision

2008-04-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins wrote: Alright, I'm being really indecisive so I'll troll around for advice. I'm debating buying the DA 70 and 21 OR the FA31. I know the former combination would be more useful, especially since I have nothing the 70 mm range. These lenses also allow MF adjustment

RE: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread John Celio
There were a couple of reviews, that more or less confirmed that the new II version was a much sharper lens corner to corner as well as in the center. The difference even showed up in the web sized images. Interesting! I was originally thinking that, if I can ever afford to upgrade to the

Re: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
If I could remember that I'd have provided a link. John Celio wrote: There were a couple of reviews, that more or less confirmed that the new II version was a much sharper lens corner to corner as well as in the center. The difference even showed up in the web sized images.

Re: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Scratch my last response. Google is your friend. Sample photos are about half way down the page. http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3374review=pentax+k20 John Celio wrote: There were a couple of reviews, that more or less confirmed that the new II version was a much

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-23 Thread Amita Guha
I don't feel that there are many bags that work well in an urban environment, either functionally or aesthetically. I like Crumpler's shoulder bags for aesthetics, but there's no room in them for extra stuff like my wallet, a book and other things I need on the subway. So many bags I've seen seem

Re: DA 18-55 Version I vs. II

2008-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:32 PM, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting! I was originally thinking that, if I can ever afford to upgrade to the K20D, I'd just get the body only. However, if the 18-55 II is that much better, it might be worth getting the kit and sell my old

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
Peter, I think you should change your sig: Vote for Ken Rockwell. Why settle for a lesser evil... :-) Jostein 2008/4/23 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: OH NO not Ken Rockwell IIEE. Adam Maas wrote: Note he's also doing some paid work on the side (Teaching lighting

Re: PESO: Intelectual Suicide now with link

2008-04-23 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:15:54 -0400 Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The surgeons do write little notes to themselves on your body *pick up milk at store *fill car with gas j/k :-p Bran, funny shot. I like how it's a soft focus, kind of makes the whole thing feel very informal.

Re: OT: Interesting article about flash photog blog

2008-04-23 Thread AlunFoto
Come now, Adam! :-) The poor fellow doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Ken Rockwell! (Who does, btw...) But you do have a very valid point. :-) Jostein 2008/4/23 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note he's also doing some paid work on the side (Teaching lighting seminars), but

Re: PESO 2008 - 72 - GDG

2008-04-23 Thread frank theriault
Perfect composition. Perfect dof. Perfect rendering. Perfect expression on her face. Wonderful photo. cheers, frank On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In San Francisco today, visiting galleries around Union Square ...

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