Re: PESO - Sea and Sky

2010-09-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
I'm inclined to agree with Paul, here. There's something almost tactile about the reflection and the surface of the water. I certainly wouldn't over-tweak it. I think it has plenty to recommend it, as-is. -- Walt On 9/16/2010 5:54 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:35

50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread Thibouille
Interesting I guess. http://k-rumors.com/new-schneider-kreuznach-tilt-shift-lenses-with-k-mount/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
About time I guess. Still, nothing beats Canon's new T/S lens offerings =( Cheers Ecke 2010/9/17 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Interesting I guess. http://k-rumors.com/new-schneider-kreuznach-tilt-shift-lenses-with-k-mount/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs --

photokina

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
Missed the other thread - I have a coupon here, multiple use also possible, for a free German language DVD containing photography workshops featuring a bunch of star pros. Anyone going there and wants it, let me know. It is yours in exchange for postage for a second DVD sent to me. Or for free if

Re: photokina

2010-09-17 Thread Thibouille
It'd be English I'd be interested but german, really is not for me ;) btw, reading your post I first read 'porn stars' instead of star pros', I guess I should sleep a bit more :D Probably the habit of seeing such words on my kids' PC screens (in classroom). -- Thibault Massart aka

Re: photokina

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
2010/9/17 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: It'd be English I'd be interested but german, really is not for me ;) btw, reading your post I first read 'porn stars' instead of star pros', I guess I should sleep a bit more :D Probably the habit of seeing such words on my kids' PC screens (in

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
Lots of pro forma approvals, I guess. Lots of euros as well. On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:00 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: About time I guess. Still, nothing beats Canon's new T/S lens offerings =( Cheers Ecke 2010/9/17 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Interesting I guess.

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
2,800 and 2.700 euros and both on the long end! (There's a reason why the original Pentax was a 28mm.) I could buy a dedicated computer for perspective corrections. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:58 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting I guess.

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator 2010/9/15 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: I agree. ?I don't understand why the newspaper insisted on investigating and reporting on this either. ?He was a good photographer, and took some great images of the civil rights movement. ?I am confident nothing he told the

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
Totally useless, given the DOF achievable in APS-C format and PhotoShop perspective controls. Paul On Sep 17, 2010, at 3:58 AM, Thibouille wrote: Interesting I guess. http://k-rumors.com/new-schneider-kreuznach-tilt-shift-lenses-with-k-mount/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Daniel J. Matyola Burning human rights and civil liberties on the altar of national security is certainly not what the founding fathers had in mind. That is hardly an accurate description of what happened in this case. I think Theoharis is comparing what's happening today to Hoover's

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread Adam Maas
The 90's actually quite useful as it's a Macro, DoF control is still an issue for those uses. Note Schneider already makes a 28 T/S in K mount. -Adam On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Totally useless, given the DOF achievable in APS-C format and

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi The selected images now are all those images which have not been included in a collection. You can mark them all with a custom label ... Not-In-Collection or something like that But in doing that, don't they then become a collection of sorts? Philosophically speaking

Re: Peso's Jays

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks Thanks for the comments everyone. Just curious, do any of you find the slow sync type shots effective at all.? Occasionally. -- 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

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins Let me clarify. I'm not as upset with Withers as I am with Hoover. I'm an American citizen and taxpayer and they still have a large building in DC named after that @#...@#. As long as he is honored in that fashion he's fair game. Not that I feel strongly about this .

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator About time I guess. Still, nothing beats Canon's new T/S lens offerings =( Cheers Ecke 2010/9/17 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Interesting I guess. http://k-rumors.com/new-schneider-kreuznach-tilt-shift-lenses-with-k-mount/ I'd settle for the Hartblei Super-Rotator.

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins Let me clarify. I'm not as upset with Withers as I am with Hoover. I'm an American citizen and taxpayer and they still have a large building in DC named after that @#...@#. As long as he is honored in that fashion

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 6:06 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi The selected images now are all those images which have not been included in a collection. You can mark them all with a custom label ... Not-In-Collection or something like that But in doing

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for Kmount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Yeah, PS can fix perspective without a shifting lens. But there is no way to later emulate lens tilt which selectively alters the plane of focus with PS. That has to be done with the lens tilt in camera. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions :

OT: Painting in Water

2010-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/09/painting_in_water.html Dan -- 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: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for Kmount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
When you have the DOF of APS-C you don't usually need to emulate tilt, since focus is broad. But as Adam pointed out, the 90mm is a macro, so tilt is advantageous for that application. Paul On Sep 17, 2010, at 10:00 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Yeah, PS can fix perspective without a shifting

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
2010/9/17 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: [...] So far no one has impinged on my freedom to live the way I choose, so I'm content. Yes and no. Do you know how much they know about you? Do you know if your political views are on record anywhere? It does make a difference and if you work

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
On Sep 17, 2010, at 12:24 PM, eckinator wrote: 2010/9/17 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: [...] So far no one has impinged on my freedom to live the way I choose, so I'm content. Yes and no. Do you know how much they know about you? Do you know if your political views are on record

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
2010/9/17 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I have thought about it. I've also thought about the need for national security. I'm content with the compromises that have to be made to secure the latter. *Advocatus diaboli mode on* please define national security - where do you draw the

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for K mount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/17/2010 3:58 AM, Thibouille wrote: Interesting I guess. http://k-rumors.com/new-schneider-kreuznach-tilt-shift-lenses-with-k-mount/ These would be a boon to architectural photographers, except that even on 35mm film the focal length's are a bit long to be really useful. On APS-C sized

WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Nick Wright
I'm looking for a very small camera bag. Older the better as long as it's still usable. Looking for something to fit my Pentax Program Plus with 50mm attached, a couple rolls of film, a filter or two and maybe (but not necessarily) a second small lens. I don't want velcro, I do want some padding

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: P N Stenquist On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins Let me clarify. I'm not as upset with Withers as I am with Hoover. I'm an American citizen and taxpayer and they still have a large building in DC named after that @#...@#. As long as he is

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Boris Liberman
On 9/16/2010 9:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get a Canon Canonet QL17 for $50-125. Or a Minolta HiMatic 7. Or any one of a number of other fixed lens rangefinder cameras in this price bracket from Olympus, Konica, Ricoh, Petri, Yashica etc. The key is to be sure that you get one which

Re: Peso's Jays

2010-09-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:27 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks for the comments everyone. Just curious, do any of you find the slow sync type shots effective at all.? I like them, but better framing would make them

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach ...

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell Yeah, PS can fix perspective without a shifting lens. But there is no way to later emulate lens tilt which selectively alters the plane of focus with PS. That has to be done with the lens tilt in camera. Actually you can do that in Photoshop too. Google photoshop lensbaby

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Bill Owens
My constant compainion back in the mid 1960's was a Yashica Lynx 14 with a 1.4 lens. Great little rangefinder Bill On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/16/2010 9:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get a Canon Canonet QL17 for $50-125. Or a Minolta

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach ...

2010-09-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
impossible. you cant change image DOF after the fact. you may be able to do some minor fiddling but if the fstop was near wide open and not tilted to match a tilted subject, there is no way to get the suject totally in focus without a tilt used at time of exposure. -- J.C. O'Connell

RE: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
The selected images now are all those images which have not been included in a collection. You can mark them all with a custom label ... Not-In-Collection or something like that But in doing that, don't they then become a collection of sorts? Philosophically speaking ...    ;-D

OT: Those wacky Canucks

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
they've done it again - the Church of Situp Cycling: http://flavors.me/situpvancouver -- 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: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Russell's Lightroom paradox: is the collection of all collections, a collection? Can I make Lightroom show the set of all collections that do not contain themselves? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Let me look through what I have. I am looking to sell or dispose of a mound of camera bags stacked about three feet high and five feet long. Give me rough dimensions of what you're looking for in inches ... On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote: I'm

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach ...

2010-09-17 Thread Adam Maas
You can fake less DoF but not more. The popular 'miniature effect' is what John was referring to, not the more constructive use of the Scheimpflug effect to increase DoF. -Adam On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:44 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: impossible. you cant change image DOF after

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bob W wrote: Russell's Lightroom paradox: is the collection of all collections, a collection? No, it is a Collection Set. Can I make Lightroom show the set of all collections that do not contain themselves? It is

Re: Anyone want a gem SP500?

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/ebay/sp500a.jpg http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/ebay/sp500b.jpg http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/ebay/sp500c.jpg

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
The problem is there is no popular outlet for newly discovered history that is not also a news outlet. On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:55 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins Let me clarify.  I'm not as upset

RE: WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
Give me rough dimensions of what you're looking for in inches ... you stole my pickup line! -- 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: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread paul stenquist
On Sep 17, 2010, at 12:36 PM, eckinator wrote: 2010/9/17 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I have thought about it. I've also thought about the need for national security. I'm content with the compromises that have to be made to secure the latter. *Advocatus diaboli mode on* please

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
Boris Liberman wrote: On 9/16/2010 9:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get a Canon Canonet QL17 for $50-125. Or a Minolta HiMatic 7. Or any one of a number of other fixed lens rangefinder cameras in this price bracket from Olympus, Konica, Ricoh, Petri, Yashica etc. The key is to be sure

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: The selected images now are all those images which have not been included in a collection. You can mark them all with a custom label ... Not-In-Collection or something like that But in doing that, don't they then become a collection of sorts? Philosophically speaking ...;-D

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins Let me clarify. I'm not as upset with Withers as I am with Hoover. I'm an American citizen and taxpayer and they still have a large building in DC named after that @#...@#. As long as he is honored in that fashion he's fair game. Not that I feel

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Can I make Lightroom show the set of all collections that do not contain themselves? It is mathematically impossible. Breaks the assumption of identity in the definition of a set. See Set Theory

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Indeed, Canonet looks pretty attractive and eekbay is full of them. I really enjoyed mine. Nice lens and a fun shooter. I used it extensively on my honeymoon in Paris: http://www.coneslayer.org/gal/honeymoon/ The BW

Re: Anyone want a gem SP500?

2010-09-17 Thread CheekyGeek
We've already got one, you see. http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2740605_f520.jpg (They say they've already GOT one!) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach for Kmount (and other mounts)

2010-09-17 Thread Ken Waller
I'll bet even this would be a lot less expensive if you can find one... Why would you want one ? its not a tilt/shift. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: 50 and 90mm

RE: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and inevitably come to reflect the interest of the public -- even if there are temporary diversions from a logical course. Of course there are the paranoid few at both fringes who

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread paul stenquist
On Sep 17, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Bob W wrote: When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and inevitably come to reflect the interest of the public -- even if there are temporary diversions from a logical course. Of course

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Adam Maas You can fake less DoF but not more. The popular 'miniature effect' is what John was referring to, not the more constructive use of the Scheimpflug effect to increase DoF. -Adam The other scheimpflug EMULATION - Helicon Focus - uses multiple exposures with the plane of sharp

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell impossible. you cant change image DOF after the fact. you may be able to do some minor fiddling but if the fstop was near wide open and not tilted to match a tilted subject, there is no way to get the suject totally in focus without a tilt used at time of exposure. Sure

RE: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and inevitably come to reflect the interest of the public -- even if there are temporary diversions from a logical course. Of course there are the paranoid few at both

RE: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
I really enjoyed mine. Nice lens and a fun shooter. I used it extensively on my honeymoon in Paris: http://www.coneslayer.org/gal/honeymoon/ The BW shots are from the Canonet and the color shots are from my Canon A-1, except in Reims (Champagne cellars) where the roles are reversed.

Re: WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 17, 2010, at 13:10, Bob W wrote: Give me rough dimensions of what you're looking for in inches ... you stole my pickup line! You stole my joke! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org

RE: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W Not naive, realistic. If the leadership doesn't get results, it doesn't survive long term. So far it's worked, both here and in your country. Paul the naivety is in the use of terms like 'eventually' and 'long term'. The result of the manipulation that goes on can be seen in

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: you stayed at the Hotel Daguerre! How was it? Yes, I've stayed there on all 3 of my visits to Paris. The first time was on the recommendation of a colleague, for an astronomy conference at l'Observatoire de Paris, which is

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
2010/9/17 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: The problem is there is no popular outlet for newly discovered history that is not also a news outlet. That is not a problem but a goodness looking at how many people follow some kind of news to some extent as opposed to how many people take an

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:43 -0400, Bill Owens wmbow...@gmail.com wrote: My constant compainion back in the mid 1960's was a Yashica Lynx 14 with a 1.4 lens. Great little rangefinder I have one of those, but I'm not sure that 'little' is the correct adjective. :-) Cheers Brian

Re: PESO - Sea and Sky

2010-09-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:02 -0500, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I'm inclined to agree with Paul, here. There's something almost tactile about the reflection and the surface of the water. I certainly wouldn't over-tweak it. I think it has plenty to recommend it, as-is.

Highway robbery

2010-09-17 Thread John Celio
I just got the estimate from C.R.I.S. to repair my DA* 16-50's SDM motor: $229! :O That's about a third of what I paid for the damn thing, and it was in for SDM repair just last winter! This is utter bullshit. I used the lens exactly twice between getting it fixed and discovering the AF wasn't

PESOs: Key West at Sunset

2010-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Some time ago, I was in Key West, enjoying a drink and watching sunset fall over the harbor. I tried to capture the feel of the scene, but I had difficulty with the lighting, object in the foreground and the effects of alcohol. These are the two best of the images I saved. I am trying to decide

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
2010/9/17 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and  inevitably come to reflect the interest of the public -- even if there are temporary diversions from a logical course. Of

Re: Highway robbery

2010-09-17 Thread eckinator
You should pass this on to Ned Bunnell. 2010/9/17 John Celio n...@neovenator.com: I just got the estimate from C.R.I.S. to repair my DA* 16-50's SDM motor: $229! :O That's about a third of what I paid for the damn thing, and it was in for SDM repair just last winter! This is utter

Re: PESOs: Key West at Sunset

2010-09-17 Thread Jack Davis
#394 is my first choice. Would actually choose #393 if not for the foreground. Love the lighting. Jack --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESOs: Key West at Sunset To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Bob W
you stayed at the Hotel Daguerre! How was it? Yes, I've stayed there on all 3 of my visits to Paris. The first time was on the recommendation of a colleague, for an astronomy conference at l'Observatoire de Paris, which is within walking distance. I've liked the hotel just fine, and

Re: Highway robbery

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
John Celio wrote: I just got the estimate from C.R.I.S. to repair my DA* 16-50's SDM motor: $229! :O That's about a third of what I paid for the damn thing, and it was in for SDM repair just last winter! This is utter bullshit. I used the lens exactly twice between getting it fixed and

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread mike wilson
Matthew Hunt wrote: I've liked the hotel just fine, and haven't had a reason to look elsewhere. The rates have always been reasonable. Breakfast is often included in your rate (croissants, yogurt, fruit, etc.). The rooms are small, but clean, and have private, modern bathrooms. The staff

50mm comparisons

2010-09-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Ok, they've been worn out for longer than some here have been alive. But I decided to put the FA50/1.4 on a tripod and shoot it against Will post links later. Have class tonight. 1. Super Tak 55/1.8 2. Praktika Pentacon 50/1.8 Results: 1. Nothing compares to the FA. It is far and away so

Re: 50mm comparisons

2010-09-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Almost forgot: The Pentacon does tend to underexpose a half stop. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Anyone want a gem SP500?

2010-09-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
it's on da bay. My price was too high. :-( And really, guys, those jokes are pretty lame. (na na na!) Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I second the Canon GIII QL17. But I think with some careful shopping you can find a good one for $25 to $40. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Nick Wright
It's kinda hard guessing at numbers. But playing around with a tape measure I'm thinking something around 8x4x4. Give or take some. I'm very interested to see what you've got! ~nick On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Let me look through what I have. I

Peso: Sunflower with M200

2010-09-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=sun200.jpg K7, m200, f8, 1/500 iso 400 on a monopod. I'm pleased with the result for $79. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Peso: Sunflower with M200

2010-09-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
Forgot to mention, this is a full pixel crop with NO PS manipulation. On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=sun200.jpg K7, m200, f8, 1/500 iso 400 on a monopod.  I'm pleased with the

Re: WTB: Camera bag

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Give me rough dimensions of what you're looking for in inches ... you stole my pickup line! You stole my joke! Neither of you are getting my boyfriend. ]'-) -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML

Re: Lightroom filtering/sorting question - is this possible?

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Can I make Lightroom show the set of all collections that do not contain themselves? It is mathematically impossible.

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Miserere
Funny you should bring this up, Boris, as for the past 4-6 weeks I've been thinking of buying a Bessa R3A + Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4. I'm not crazy about film, but I'm wanting to shoot something simple for street stuff. The above combo can be purchased for under $1k new in the US, although I'd buy

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
that's not minor fiddling, that's major fiddling -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

RE: 50mm comparisons No K M A?

2010-09-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
good information, thanks. It would be nice to test/compare the other three 50mm's K/M/A F/1.4 too. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 September 2010 09:42, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: that's not minor fiddling, that's major fiddling Not these days John, I focus bracket, HDR bracket and shoot panos as a matter of course. It's a case of making the best of the available options. -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image

RE: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I don’t need no stinkin' focus bracketing, I still manual focus nearly perfectly. Do you focus bracket because the camera's AF just isnt good enough to rely on? If you want to combine a bunch of images together, that’s your perogitive, but its not the same as getting what you need with a single

Re: 50 and 90mm Tilt-shift lenses from Schneider Kreuznach, ...

2010-09-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 18 September 2010 10:22, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I don’t need no stinkin' focus bracketing, I still manual focus nearly perfectly. Do you focus bracket because the camera's AF just isnt good enough to rely on? Good for you John, obviously my response regarding focus

PESO - Pick a Door

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
Where's Monty Hall when you need him. Come to think of it, where's Carol Merryl (sp?)? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/pick-door.html Falls into the I don't know why it's funny, but it is category - at least for me it does. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank --

PESO: CO145

2010-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
Messing with Photoshop again. Found a tutorial on luminosity masking adjustment layers and thought I'd play around with it to see if I can do anything with it. First effort is a photo I took along side the highway just south of Telluride, CO back in 2007.

Re: OT: Those wacky Canucks

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: they've done it again - the Church of Situp Cycling: http://flavors.me/situpvancouver Well, we've got to do ~something~ during those long, cold, dark winters... ;-) Mind you, Vancouver has mild, wet winters (so what better

Re: 300 x 2 x 1.5

2010-09-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 4, 2010, at 17:24, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Nothing really spectacular. Just a scene from the harbour in Antwerp, Belgium: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/21951847 All I get is: Hier wurde ein Foto gelöscht -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

Re: Starting in Range Finder world, advise sought

2010-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Funny you should bring this up, Boris, as for the past 4-6 weeks I've been thinking of buying a Bessa R3A + Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4. I'm not crazy about film, but I'm wanting to shoot something simple for street stuff. The

Re: PESOs: Key West at Sunset

2010-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. Yes, the foreground is the big problem with the cruise ship image. It is a very ugly dock. It each image, my subject was the sun, and the ships are really there to give the sun something to reflect on, so to speak. Dan On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Jack Davis

Re: PESOs: Key West at Sunset

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: #394 is my first choice. Would actually choose #393 if not for the   foreground. Love the lighting. Yeah, too bad about that ugly wharf or whatever it is at the bottom of 393; other than that it would be a spectacular photo.

Re: 300 x 2 x 1.5

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Aug 4, 2010, at 17:24, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Nothing really spectacular. Just a scene from the harbour in Antwerp, Belgium: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/21951847 All I get is:

Re: Animaux Sauvages! Photos from the Canadian Rockies!

2010-09-17 Thread William Robb
-- From: Mark Roberts Subject: Animaux Sauvages! Photos from the Canadian Rockies! A gallery of snaps from last weeks trip to Canada: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/banff2010/index.html Had I but known. I just got back from a trip to

Re: 50mm comparisons No K M A?

2010-09-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
JCO, Sorry. I just compared what I had on hand. I would be nice to do a full scope. In the end I was really surprised, and pleased, to see this quality out of a DDR lens. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott

Re: PESO - Pick a Door

2010-09-17 Thread Jack Davis
Strange..very strange! There must, also, be a PM pot.(?) Jack --- On Fri, 9/17/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Pick a Door To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Friday, September 17, 2010, 5:50 PM

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:13 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and  inevitably come to reflect the interest of the publicsnip You're living in a fantasy world, Paul.

Re: Peso: Sunflower with M200

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
Pleased you should be. An excellent photo. And I've always liked that lens. It's a keeper. Paul On Sep 17, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=sun200.jpg K7, m200, f8, 1/500 iso 400 on a monopod. I'm pleased

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread P N Stenquist
On Sep 17, 2010, at 11:25 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:13 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: When leadership is ultimately determined at the ballot box, the interests of the ruling party will eventually and inevitably come to reflect the interest

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:25 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: You're living in a fantasy world, Paul.  The interests of the ruling party have come to reflect the interests of the corporations who pay billions in campaign contributions and for lobbyists in Washington and

Re: OT: Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer

2010-09-17 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:33 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's fringe paranoia. No one is compelled to vote based on cpr[prate campaign contributions or the opinions of lobbyists. And they don't. If they had, McCain would have won here. That's not fringe paranoia,

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