On Dec 14, 2012, at 09:23 , William Robb wrote:
Pentax set themselves up to fail in this regard some 25 years ago when they
decided to become the budget brand. They set themselves up as a brand that no
one would spend real money on.
It's probably got a lot to do with why you bought into
Came across this, looks like a good job. Some might find useful...
http://www.rucpac.com
'Movie' link explains and watchable.
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Bit disappointed with that one, Frank. I was expecting this gentleman:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wyngarde_as_Jason_King.JPG
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Good idea but I bet it would kill your back in short order.
On 15 December 2012 20:27, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
Came across this, looks like a good job. Some might find useful...
http://www.rucpac.com
'Movie' link explains and watchable.
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I found the effects of the biopsy (severe infection, shakes and 104 fever)
much worse than the 4 hour surgery. The infection was scary, 911 call 2
nights in a row. Very little pain from the surgery. 33 days of radiation
were done 4 months later. Very tiring, due in part to changing schedule
every
I posted some pics of this Imperial Speedster a while back but removed them
due to problems with the car owner violating an agreement with the magazine for
which I had shot them. That's settled now. I'll repost one or two when I get a
chance.
Paul
On Dec 15, 2012, at 1:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola
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Good idea but I bet it would kill your back in short order.
My thoughts exactly. Still, I might want one for a canoe trip, for example.
:-)
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That's beautiful.
Cheers,
frank
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On 15/12/12, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
Good idea but I bet it would kill your back in short order.
Well you say that but I've been carrying a 24 lb camera and 18 lb tripod
several times a day for the last 23 years and aside from some remedial
work at a chiropractor 5 years ago
Thanks, Christine.
Marnie
In a message dated 12/14/2012 7:32:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
christ...@caguila.com writes:
That's nice, Marnie. Very rich color. Cheers, Christine
On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:51 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Thanks Ken and Jack.
And, :-P, Peter.
That's nice -- his forward against the car forward.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 12/14/2012 7:44:29 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
knarftheria...@gmail.com writes:
A grab of Jason as he heads west along King St. East:
http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2012/12/jason-king-east.html
I
From: John Coyle
On keyboards lacking a Windows key, Ctrl+Esc can be used instead.
Ok, in that case the Windoze key wouldn't help. I've tried Ctrl+Esc,
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Break ... all to no effect.
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Nicely laid out and good colours
Dave
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Taken at San Francisco's Farmer's Market (on the pier), in 2011.
http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/peterpiper.html
Comments welcome.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
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Nice lighting
Dave
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:33 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Taken at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, this
past year.
http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redsculpt.html
Comments welcome.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
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Marnie,
Good photo.
Nice looking peppers,
Well exposed w/o blown highlights,
Sharp detail throughout.
(My attempts have usually failed on 1 to 3 of the above.)
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:15 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Taken at San Francisco's Farmer's Market (on the pier),
From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
DxOMark gives sensor in the D800E with an overall rating of 96 for
quality, and the Pentax 645D an 82. The Nikon has an effective EV range
of over 14 stops the Pentax about 12. The Nikon has a 36.3mp sensor
with linear values of 7360x4912, which
Long time no see!
Well, I've completed my MA work and am looking toward a Spring graduation.
Finally. Only been 6 years.
You get down to Columbus much these days?
Anyway, I'm interested in one of these. Can you send me a sample image
from each?
The version II has always gotten good respect.
Paul,
I noticed after I emailed that they were from a few months ago. I'm a bit
behind on my PDML reading!
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net
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Sent: Saturday, December
Photographers that want to shoot MFD are going to use MFD, not FF
35mm. It doesn't matter that the D800 has a similar number of pixels.
The DoF is different, handling is different, sensor performance is different.
Having held and looked through a D700 (close enough to a D800) and a
645D, they
On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:25 AM, David Parsons wrote:
Photographers that want to shoot MFD are going to use MFD, not FF
35mm. It doesn't matter that the D800 has a similar number of pixels.
The DoF is different, handling is different, sensor performance is different.
Having held and looked
Looks like a well done way to carry equipment thru airports and into the
field for short jaunts but I don't see a waist belt - from my backpacking
days a padded belt was required to make sure the weight was carried on the
hips with the shoulder straps mainly stabilizing the weight.
Kenneth
Brian Walters wrote:
That's pretty much how I feel about the K-01.
The looks don't particularly bother me - in fact, it looks better in
real life that in photos - and if it had come with a viewfinder, I
probably would have owned one by now.
Same here. I was almost tempted to buy one with
David Parsons wrote:
Photographers that want to shoot MFD are going to use MFD, not FF
35mm.
I agree with that.
It doesn't matter that the D800 has a similar number of pixels.
It might. By far and away the biggest reason for shooting MF film was
the increase in resolution and the ability to
John Coyle wrote:
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Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even know
if that is possible
but it sounds reasonable, I think.
On 15 December 2012 13:30, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Drat.
IBM 101-key click keyboard - no
No we're not a bunch of old fogies, holding a camera out at arms leingth
to focus and shoot with anything longer than a short telephoto is just
bad, in fact horribly bad, ergonomics. Placing a minicam, (now calling
it that makes me an old fogie), a tripod while staring at it's back
panel as
http://snapsort.com/compare/Pentax-K-5-II-vs-Pentax_K-5
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P. J. Alling wrote about idiots...
http://snapsort.com/compare/Pentax-K-5-II-vs-Pentax_K-5
I agree PJ. I saw it a couple of days ago. Tells very little and with
no testing to back up the statements...
Seems like it's largely auto-generated with comments scraped, as
opposed to much thought
On Dec 15, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:25 AM, David Parsons wrote:
... Deciding only based on specs is foolhardy.
Buying a camera based only on specifications is like marrying someone based
only on their height, weight and hair color. Sometimes the
On 12/15/2012 4:34 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
On Dec 15, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:25 AM, David Parsons wrote:
... Deciding only based on specs is foolhardy.
Buying a camera based only on specifications is like marrying someone based
only on their height,
On Dec 15, 2012, at 4:39 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
On 12/15/2012 4:34 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
On Dec 15, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Dec 15, 2012, at 11:25 AM, David Parsons wrote:
... Deciding only based on specs is foolhardy.
Buying a camera based only on specifications is
Joe, that exposure correction matches my findings on one sample Sigma
AF 24mm 2.8, with MZ5, PZ70, PZ1p, Mx and Lx (both Mx and Lx needed no
correction at all). Wrong maximum aperture reported to the camera was
tought to be the problem back then.
Cheers,
lf
Joe's words:
The AF lens seems to
What I find a bit baffling is why it is taking so long for Pentax to
produce another mirrorless APS-C camera.
They've obviously got the 'guts' of a good camera in the K-01. Would
it be that difficult to produce a new version with a viewfinder (with
or preferably without Newson)?
Maybe
Thanks Dave.
Marnie :-)
In a message dated 12/15/2012 9:05:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pentko...@gmail.com writes:
Nicely laid out and good colours
Dave
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
Taken at San Francisco's Farmer's Market (on the pier), in 2011.
Thanks Bob (and Dave).
Bob, I was helped by the fact that is was an unusually colorful selection
of peppers. And the fact that the day was overcast with no strong
highlights (but that is actually the norm in San Francisco. Heh.)
Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 12/15/2012 9:20:34
Thanks, Dave. I liked it. Subtle.
Marnie aka Doe ;-) Meant to reply to this one, did the pepper one by
mistook.
In a message dated 12/15/2012 9:07:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pentko...@gmail.com writes:
Nice lighting
Dave
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:33 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
I was going to suggest that, but felt it might be too obvious.
In my new laptop, occasionally it essentially locks the control key as
down, so I can't type in emails. I've googled and googled to find out what the
problem is and evidentially, according to lots of posts in various
discussion
From: Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote:
That's pretty much how I feel about the K-01.
The looks don't particularly bother me - in fact, it looks better in
real life that in photos - and if it had come with a viewfinder, I
probably would have owned one by now.
Same here. I was almost tempted
On 16 December 2012 10:49, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
What I find a bit baffling is why it is taking so long for Pentax to produce
another mirrorless APS-C camera.
They've obviously got the 'guts' of a good camera in the K-01. Would it be
that difficult to produce a new
On 12/15/2012 7:37 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote:
That's pretty much how I feel about the K-01.
The looks don't particularly bother me - in fact, it looks better in
real life that in photos - and if it had come with a viewfinder, I
probably would have owned
On 16 December 2012 11:37, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Would it be possible for Ricoh-Pentax to offer an auxiliary electronic
viewfinder that would mount on the hotshoe?
I'm sure they could, but it would cannibalise sales from Ricoh's GXR.
They need to integrate these similar
From: Mark Roberts
John Coyle wrote:
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Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even know
if that is possible
but it sounds reasonable, I think.
On 15 December 2012 13:30, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Drat.
IBM 101-key
I was in a park in Nevada (Valley of Fire), the sun was setting, it was getting
difficult to see… I took some photos which came out OK - and due to the ability
to tweak white balance, exposure, etc, it looks like the photos were taken at a
regular time of day.
But I was there, and I KNOW it
Somebody over on the Pentax Google community asked for comments on this lens.
I like how it handles and focuses quickly. Here are some samples from
yesterday and earlier.
The light was very low in the restaurant.
https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/December152012#
Regards, Bob
Charles,
I don't know, but wonderful colors for the dark.
The picture I just posted with the 55mm was lit by 1 candlepower.
It shows ISO 3200 @ f2.0 and 1/15 sec in lightroom.
I suppose you could translate...
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_value#EV_as_a_measure_of_luminance_and_illuminance
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
I was in a park in Nevada (Valley of Fire), the sun was setting, it was
getting difficult to see… I took some photos which came
Are all your fans working, and nothing is overheating?
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 7:50 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Coyle wrote:
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Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even
know if that is
Very nice, Bob. pretty candlelight portraits.
Paul
On Dec 15, 2012, at 10:27 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob Sullivan Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:39:49 -0800 wrote:
Somebody over on the Pentax Google community asked for comments on this lens.
I like how it handles and focuses quickly. Here
John, Gerrit, Anthony - I am very sorry to hear about your troubles...
Here hoping that all of them are behind you and your recovery is fast
and complete!
On 12/14/2012 7:49 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
Two years since my surgery; year and a half since radiation.
Got a follow-up appointment with
Tom,
I don't know how google works for you.
For me, there is a (link upper right) to a photo details page.
In summary, there are 2 candlelight portraits at ISO3200 F2.0 1/15th
or 1/13th.
There's a flash shot (looking down) ISO400 F3.5 1/100th.
The flags and Univ of Chicago banner is ISO400 f2.0
Thanks Paul,
We were celebrating her graduation from Univ. of Chicago with an MBA.
Lots of hard work, especially holding a full time job.
We're proud,
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Very nice, Bob. pretty candlelight portraits.
Hi!
#54 -
http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/11/peso-2012-54-flow-of-light.html
Tech stuff: Ricoh GXR, 50mm module
#57 - http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-57-night.html
Text stuff: K-5, DA* 16-50/2.8
Please be brutal and honest.
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I used one of them and was going to pay for another but in the end I did
not - only because most basic functionality of LR did what I was after.
I can totally recommend his work - it appears to be done really well.
On 12/14/2012 6:02 AM, Gerrit Visser wrote:
Specifically folder-status and
I do like the 2nd, Light.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi!
#54 -
http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/11/peso-2012-54-flow-of-light.html
Tech stuff: Ricoh GXR, 50mm module
#57 -
On 16 December 2012 02:03, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
Well you say that but I've been carrying a 24 lb camera and 18 lb tripod
several times a day for the last 23 years and aside from some remedial
work at a chiropractor 5 years ago and now a visit every couple of
months, I'm
I owned the manual focus version of this lens for quite some time and
liked it for its good IQ and small size. I also enjoyed its close-up
capabilities; not a macro, but it focused closer than just about any
other 24mm (or 28mm) I've come across. When I look back at my photos
with it, most of them
A 55 has the same FOV as an 83mm on film. Very close to the 85 mm standard for
portrait lenses.
Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob Sullivan Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:39:49 -0800 wrote:
Somebody over on the Pentax Google community asked for comments on this
lens.
I like how it handles and focuses
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