Your image, Larry, comes through STABLE and clear!
Thanks to your body and built-in stabilization!
;-)
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote:
It would, however, be very tough to give up my in-body image stabilization.
Mark!
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On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Larry Colen
Zos, you must have either two bad samples or very high standards! The 16-45 I
got from another
PDML-er (in, I think, 2007) was well used but still gives great images. I
used it extensively on a
number of overseas trips, and most of the images I got from it were sharp
corner to corner: those
I still regret I dropped that lens and could not find a replacement at a
reasonable price. It was
superb optically, and built like a tank.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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At 10:21 PM -0400 7/24/13, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
You are coming through to this list.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I just got a undelivered message that my upstream mail
host has been
Thanks for your kind comments, Ann.
You are right; It is NOT a corn flower. Another senior moment, or
brain fart as I like to call them,
The common name for Echinacea is CONE flower, not corn flower. That
is what I meant to type. (Why don't you see what I meant, rather than
what I actually
I'll take an f8 shot today and upload crops of the upper corners. You
tell me. My copy looks no better or worse than photozone's test
samples BTW. Their samples are quite soft in portrait. So is
dpreviews. My barrel probably has a 1/8-1/4 of wobble to the left and
right. vertically it feels
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17474021
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1/4 of wobble? You must have the special LensBaby co-design version.
Treasure it. :-)
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll take an f8 shot today and upload crops of the upper corners. You
tell me. My copy looks no better or worse than photozone's test
I really like this take on these flowers, Paul. A pleasing
composition, and your title was unexpected but fitting.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
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That looks like the same crap we were getting when TWC RoadRunner was
blacklisted.
On 7/25/2013 1:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 08:20:46AM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote:
Possible, but the unlikelyhood is
certainly positive...
That reply has reach a unique level of
That's very interesting, Doug. Much more so than I expected, actually.
I generally have no interest in wet photography, but the resemblance
to 1800's images is remarkable and kind of poignant.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote:
A soldier in Afghanistan has
Yeah, the look when they've spotted a squirrel or another dog but
can't get out. Love it!
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:48 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Warning serious dog expression. I haven't got a lot of recent stuff, been
another photographic dry spell. So I went back and
LOL! It might not be that much, but it is noticable...
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
1/4 of wobble? You must have the special LensBaby co-design version.
Treasure it. :-)
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
Just a simple snapshot. Pffft. This is to a simple snapshot what
Citizen Kane is to America's Funniest Home Videos.
Anyway, not too shabby, Mark.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Out of the city and into the mountains. No tricky HDR or stitched
Along similar lines, this photographer has made use of recyling metal
film cartridges for his tin types:
http://www.davidemittadams.com/portfolio/36-exposures/
He also likes to reuse old cans:
http://www.davidemittadams.com/portfolio/traces/
There is a modern tintype process that is more suited
A lovely scene.
Gerrit
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Lovely image.
Dan Matyola
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Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com talks about silent lens upgrades and
makes a few snarky comments about the blogosphere along the way:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/07/silent-changes
(Figured this was only semi-OT given the recent discussion about lens
differences.)
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Heck, at least it's not a home Daguerreotype kit.
On 7/25/2013 10:26 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Along similar lines, this photographer has made use of recyling metal
film cartridges for his tin types:
http://www.davidemittadams.com/portfolio/36-exposures/
He also likes to reuse old cans:
Very nice array, Paul. Certainly well composed.
Jack
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:45 AM
Subject: PESO - Ballerinas
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17474021
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On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com
Interesting article, thanks for the link.
It would seem that the optical change in the Super-Multi-Coated 135mm
f2.5 from version 1 (5 elements in 4 groups) to version 2 (6 elements
in 6 groups), the same optical design that was carried over to the
first SMC K version) was an example of a silent
Thanks for the pointer, Aahz.
If I read net comments much I really fear for humanity's future. Read
them too much and I start to root for humanity's demise.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com talks about silent lens upgrades and
Yes, but /we/ know.
On 7/25/2013 11:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Interesting article, thanks for the link.
It would seem that the optical change in the Super-Multi-Coated 135mm
f2.5 from version 1 (5 elements in 4 groups) to version 2 (6 elements
in 6 groups), the same optical design that was
On Jul 25, 2013, at 10:16 , Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the pointer, Aahz.
If I read net comments much I really fear for humanity's future. Read
them too much and I start to root for humanity's demise.
Mark! Oh, Mark!
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Beg to differ.
I frequently use a selected AF point with my DSLRs,
but hardly ever use manual focus. Even when I'm using
an old A-series lens I rely on the camera AF system
to give me focus confirmation - it's just more accurate
than my eyesight.
I consider AF point selection much as I do the
I loved this part:
Responses claimed with absolute certainty there were laws that
prevented any changes once a lens was released unless they were
announced . . .
Reminds me of the kid in sixth grade who settled every argument with,
you can't do that, it's state law!
-- Walt
On 7/25/2013
While attending College in Rhode Island, I used to approach people who
were wearing a t-shirt with an out of state attraction, and say matter
of factly You do know that under General Law paragraph X, wearing
apparel that advertised an out of state attraction, or scenic wonder,
was
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 04:15:23PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote:
Let me rephrase: does anyone actually use manually-selected AF points for
handheld shooting?
Yep. Close to 100% of my motorsports shots (probably the topic
for which most of the PDML folks know me) are shot with a single
AF point
I agree on the quality. It's not that light a lens, though.
And many folks believe that the third iteration of the 28-105
(the one with the f/3.2 max aperture, IIRC) is slightly better.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:00:24AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:
The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom
Walt wrote:
I loved this part:
Responses claimed with absolute certainty there were laws that
prevented any changes once a lens was released unless they were
announced . . .
Reminds me of the kid in sixth grade who settled every argument with,
you can't do that, it's state law!
Might be the
This one is a 360° panoramic made from 8 shots using the DA 12-24 at
12mm. It was tricky to pull off because of all the people in it. I had
to wait until everyone was positioned 'just so' and then bang out the
exposures fairly quickly while making sure that I got plenty of
overlap but didn't get
great shot, especially for a 360 degree panorama.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
This one is a 360° panoramic made from 8 shots using the DA 12-24 at
12mm. It was tricky to pull off
You probably could have gotten 100% compliance had you been carrying a
clipboard.
-- Walt
On 7/25/2013 11:51 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
While attending College in Rhode Island, I used to approach people who
were wearing a t-shirt with an out of state attraction, and say matter
of factly You do
On 7/25/2013 12:00 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Walt wrote:
I loved this part:
Responses claimed with absolute certainty there were laws that
prevented any changes once a lens was released unless they were
announced . . .
Reminds me of the kid in sixth grade who settled every argument with,
you
Walt wrote:
On 7/25/2013 11:51 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
While attending College in Rhode Island, I used to approach people who
were wearing a t-shirt with an out of state attraction, and say matter
of factly You do know that under General Law paragraph X,
wearing apparel that advertised
Excellent. A powerful composition and, once again, beautifully rendered.
Paul
On Jul 25, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
This one is a 360° panoramic made from 8 shots using the DA 12-24 at
12mm. It was tricky to pull off because of all the people in it. I
...until they've been out a week or three or five:
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/fujifilm-x-pro1-firmware.html
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I don't like country music, but I don't mean to
Certainly a great, colorful, summertime rendition.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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Subject: PESO - Ballerinas
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How creative original!
Kenneth Waller
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Subject: Re: Modern Tin Types
Along similar lines, this photographer has made use of recyling metal
film cartridges for his tin types:
on 2013-07-24 23:37 Larry Colen wrote
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On 25 Jul 2013, at 18:34, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
You probably could have gotten 100% compliance had you been carrying a
clipboard.
More likely 0% compliance. In my experience nothing clears a street
faster than someone with a clipboard taking a survey. I'll walk
Bob W wrote:
On 25 Jul 2013, at 18:34, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
You probably could have gotten 100% compliance had you been carrying a
clipboard.
More likely 0% compliance. In my experience nothing clears a street
faster than someone with a clipboard taking a survey.
Mark, you just gotta stop taking these snapshots - you're killing me!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
Subject: Third shot from Italy (will they never end?)
This one is a 360°
Nothing new with silent upgrades.
They've been happening for years in the auto industry.
Many reasons - cost reductions, product improvements, vendor changes,
warranty reductions, process improvements, product competition
Nothing to see here, move on
Kenneth Waller
Video game consoles...hell anything electronic has revisions over
production runs.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 3:15 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Nothing new with silent upgrades.
They've been happening for years in the auto industry.
Many reasons - cost reductions, product improvements, vendor
Was even able to match up the circle ends. Good looking 360 pano.
Jack
From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:07 AM
Subject: Third shot from Italy (will they never end?)
This
Amazing. One can see part of the previous shot in the distance, centre left.
Alan C
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 7:07 PM
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Subject: Third shot from Italy (will they never end?)
This one is a 360° panoramic made from 8
Interrupted this guy during his lunch the other day. Looking close you can
see the remains of an ant he's knoshing on.
K20D 200mm f4.0 ED A* 400 ISO
Your comments appreciated.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17474202
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
On 7/25/2013 3:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Bob W wrote:
On 25 Jul 2013, at 18:34, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
You probably could have gotten 100% compliance had you been carrying a
clipboard.
More likely 0% compliance. In my experience nothing clears a street
faster than
That's probably a she.
On 7/25/2013 3:35 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Interrupted this guy during his lunch the other day. Looking close you
can see the remains of an ant he's knoshing on.
K20D 200mm f4.0 ED A* 400 ISO
Your comments appreciated.
Alan C wrote:
Amazing. One can see part of the previous shot in the distance, centre left.
Hey, I hadn't even noticed that! Good catch.
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite360.jpg
Previous shot:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite1.jpg
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Yes, Indeed! Nicely done.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 3:35 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Interrupted this guy during his lunch the other day. Looking close you can
see the remains of an ant he's knoshing on.
K20D 200mm f4.0 ED A*
I remember that several people on the list have been considering
the new type, Eneloop XX precharged batteries that are higher
capacity/low discharge.
At the moment, the 8-pack is $30, which as far as I undertand is a
good deal.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008LTJJJA
I bought a
No use in even posting samples. I think my good copy is now bad. When
I push the barrel up the upper half gets sharp again, so clearly the
wobble is hurting sharpness. I think the build quality on this lens
simply awful. I've tried very hard to baby this lens, but it should be
able to withstand a
Here is an ingenious Kickstarter that has already raised 3x the number
of $$$ they had as their goal and there is still most of the month
left.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-petzval-portrait-lens
Delivery of the first lenses is supposed to be Feb. 2014
It is by an
Agreed. My philosophy has been to let others be the beta testers.
They call it bleeding edge for a reason, and I'd prefer to keep my
blood loss to a minimum.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
...until they've been out a week or three or five:
The only Pentax 135mm that is better than the K135/2.5 is the A135/1.8.
(Screwmount, original K mount, newer K, M, A, F or FA)
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting article, thanks for the link.
It would seem that the optical
Quoting Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com:
...until they've been out a week or three or five:
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/fujifilm-x-pro1-firmware.html
A similar thing happened with the Pentax Q 1.11 firmware update
although, in that case, the subsequent 1.12 update fixed the problem
I have an interesting situation that I just bumped across. I've found
a long out-of-print title (published in 1980) by a now deceased author
(died 2009) who, in a 1997 USENET post, gave permission to reproduce
(photo/ copy) his book if anyone found a copy. He also stated that
he owned the
Making the generous assumption that I =have= a best side...
It was great to get together with Bob and Chris. Back in Philly after just
short of 48 hours over there. Tired.
Images will come, but it may take a while...
Rick
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From: P.J. Alling
But the Version 2 of the last Takumar would have been its equal.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
The only Pentax 135mm that is better than the K135/2.5 is the A135/1.8.
(Screwmount, original K mount, newer K, M, A, F or FA)
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu,
walked along a street yesterday where there are a lot of wholesale
flower and plant places - including those made of fabric and plastic.
http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2657159736_4qbGp8v/Large
Camera PENTAX K-5
Exposure Time 0.004s
I don't know about that.
The last version of the Takumar Screwmounts were carried on in the 1st
versions of the K Mounts.
The first K135/3.5 (52mm filter) is different from the later K135/2.5
(58mm filter).
I've never seen a screwmount 135/2.5 Takumar design.
There are some sad 135/2.8 bayonet
Just a short follow-up. It appears that what I am asking about is
called orphan works and UK law recently changed regarding them:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/05/orphan-works
We are 33 years out from the original publishing date (no other
editions were printed and it was never even
On 7/25/2013 1:18 PM, Walt wrote:
On 7/25/2013 12:00 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Walt wrote:
I loved this part:
Responses claimed with absolute certainty there were laws that
prevented any changes once a lens was released unless they were
announced . . .
Reminds me of the kid in sixth grade who
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 05:06:25PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote:
I remember that several people on the list have been considering
the new type, Eneloop XX precharged batteries that are higher
capacity/low discharge.
At the moment, the 8-pack is $30, which as far as I undertand is a
good
FYI, given your requirement for good wide performance, don't pine too
badly for the 16-50, I noticed a fair amount of vignetting at 16/2.8
Honestly, given how much you care about the difference between 16 and 17,
I think you might prefer something like the Tamron 10-24 or one of the
Sigma 10-20.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote:
Here is an ingenious Kickstarter that has already raised 3x the number
of $$$ they had as their goal and there is still most of the month
left.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-petzval-portrait-lens
Delivery of the first
I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money
to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is an ingenious Kickstarter that has already raised 3x the number
of $$$ they had as
On Jul 24, 2013, at 4:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
Out of the city and into the mountains. No tricky HDR or stitched pano
stuff this time. Just a simple snapshot.
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite1.jpg
K-5
Thu Jul 25 19:03:18 EDT 2013
Larry Colen wrote:
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 05:06:25PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote:
I remember that several people on the list have been considering
the new type, Eneloop XX precharged batteries that are higher
capacity/low discharge.
At the moment, the
It fit in facebook... :-)
I like your straight shot of this area better because were I there I
couldn't see 360 without turning... just don't enjoy 360's or fish-eye
shots.
BUT it is interesting(or not) that I wouldn't have thought it was 360 if
you hadn't told us - just a pano shot...
Given the state of lens-correction data these days (eg ACR, Lightroom)
that small amount of vignetting (couple of tenths of a stop?) is a
complete non-issue. Even minor barrel distortion isn't worth worrying
about, but especially vignetting.
Unless you just want something to whinge about. In
Very nicely composed shot, Ann.
The K-5 lends itself to scenes revealing a lot of detail.
Jack
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:26 PM
Subject: PESO - faux flowers
walked along a
Havne't done any post-processing yet to get a closer look, but the
16-50's 16/2.8 vignetting was clearly visible on casual inspection (i.e.
I wasn't looking for it and was mildly surprised to see it) on a photo
with lots of sky, so I'd guess it closer to 0.5-1 EV. That seems large
enough for
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013, David Parsons wrote:
I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money
to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product.
Might work if they're on the fence about a new lens they're already
thinking of and need to ensure that they have a
Bruce Walker wrote:
Given the state of lens-correction data these days (eg ACR, Lightroom)
that small amount of vignetting (couple of tenths of a stop?) is a
complete non-issue. Even minor barrel distortion isn't worth worrying
about, but especially vignetting.
Unless you just want something to
All zoom lenses are a compromise between quality and convenience. When
you use them at the extremities- widest angle and largest aperture
lenses such as the 16-50 are not at their best.
I recently bought a second hand DA 14mm f2.8 prime to complement my DA
21mm Limited prime to cover these
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 07:21:46PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Thu Jul 25 19:03:18 EDT 2013
Larry Colen wrote:
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 05:06:25PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote:
I remember that several people on the list have been considering
the new type, Eneloop XX precharged
I'm fussy, but I haven't noticed any vignetting at 16. If it's there, it's
minimal.
Paul via phone
On Jul 25, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
Havne't done any post-processing yet to get a closer look, but the
16-50's 16/2.8 vignetting was clearly visible on casual
on 2013-07-25 17:48 Larry Colen wrote
I suspect that Amazon dynamically adjusts its prices.
they monitor the PDML
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That's why I was suggesting that if 16 is important to Zos (which it
seems to be if he's picky over 16 vs 17 -- the 1mm makes a big
difference), he might prefer looking for something where that's the
middle of the range. Or yeah, go for prime!
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Philip Northeast wrote:
All
Thanks JAck, I'm having fun discovering its capabilities
ann
On 7/25/2013 19:30, Jack Davis wrote:
Very nicely composed shot, Ann.
The K-5 lends itself to scenes revealing a lot of detail.
Jack
From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
I'll have a look when it's available, Zos. My sample has negligible movement
in the zoom ring, just
a slight feel of the gears being engaged as you move from one direction to the
other. There is no
play in the focus ring, and none vertically either. I've had the lens for
several years, as I
Thanks Ken. And thanks to all who commented or had a look.
Paul via phone
On Jul 25, 2013, at 2:37 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Certainly a great, colorful, summertime rendition.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: Paul
50 or 70 years after death is the present extent of copyright AFAIK,
depending on where the book was originally published. Everytime the
copyright on Mickey Mouse is about to expire, the term gets increased.
gerrit
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Thanks for the reply, but I believe that is in the U.S. (isn't it)?
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com wrote:
50 or 70 years after death is the present extent of copyright AFAIK,
depending on where the book was originally published. Everytime the
copyright on
On 7/25/2013 7:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
More to the point, light fall-off in the corners (not vignetting,
which is darkening caused by an obstruction) is rarely a problem. In
Lightroom I *add* this effect frequently and only *very* rarely feel
the need to correct for it.
I once read a
Great lighting and the composition is classic. Most excellent!
On 7/24/2013 2:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Out of the city and into the mountains. No tricky HDR or stitched pano
stuff this time. Just a simple snapshot.
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite1.jpg
K-5 and DA*16-50/2.8
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On 7/22/2013 5:12 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
If you have to ask you can't afford it.
On the other hand you might want to ask Mark Cassio, (I hope I got
your name right Mark). He had parts custom made to repair his A*200
4.0 IIRC.
Close - Cassino, not Cassio... But what's one letter?
Yep -
Learning to refine my Google Fu. It appears that copyright extends 70
years after the author's death in the UK and that copyright is like
property (assignable to heirs, can be bought/sold, etc).
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-ownership/c-creator.htm
There is also a difference between the
The SMCP 135mm f 2.5 and SMCP 135mm f3.5 were both part of the lens line
at the same time. A high/low option. One had the choice of the fast
expensive lens of the slower bargain lens, I have examples of both, and
both are excellent performers, with the build quality you'd expect from
the
On 7/25/2013 6:14 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
I have an interesting situation that I just bumped across. I've found
a long out-of-print title (published in 1980) by a now deceased author
(died 2009) who, in a 1997 USENET post, gave permission to reproduce
(photo/ copy) his book if anyone found a
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
I've never seen a screwmount 135/2.5 Takumar design.
Well I'll have to take pictures then.
: )
I've got two copies of the Super Takumar and one copy of the Version 2
Super-Multi-Coated Takumar (all 135mm f2.5).
And I've
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