Re: More on K200/4

My writing style is suffering from something, that's for sure. First off the image quality seems to be pretty nice. Now my comment: All the Pentax manual focus f4.0 200mm lenses are supposed to be very good. Though going against the usual pattern, the M version seems to be sharper with fewer

Re: Circus Pony (Eohippus)

Eohippus itself may actually be a rodent, not an equine at all... On 3/24/2014 12:08 AM, Alan C wrote: Early Darwinists proposed an evolutionary sequence of the horse beginning with a dog sized creature called Eohippus. A series of larger & larger creatures from the fossil record "proved" evolu

Re: Circus Pony (Eohippus)

Early Darwinists proposed an evolutionary sequence of the horse beginning with a dog sized creature called Eohippus. A series of larger & larger creatures from the fossil record "proved" evolution to the modern day Equus. Weren't you taught that at school? However, it was subsequently discovered

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Been there, done that. On Mar 23, 2014, at 10:53 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Cut and paste editing usually benefits from pasting. I cut out a big part, > and tried to rearrange my thoughts, obviously I failed in more ways than one. > > > On 3/23/2014 7:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> On Mar 23,

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Cut and paste editing usually benefits from pasting. I cut out a big part, and tried to rearrange my thoughts, obviously I failed in more ways than one. On 3/23/2014 7:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Mar 23, 2014, at 6:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well, actually it's the EV of the scene you'

RE: PESO - Bales at Dusk

Good tones, did the bales swell after soaking up the torrential rains? There are only some puddles left of the flooding :-) Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 3:16 PM To: pentax list Subject: PESO -

Re: More on K200/4

That is pretty nice. All the Pentax manual focus f4.0 lenses are supposed to be very good. Though going against the usual form while the the M is supposed to be the best optically. I have an M version of the lens and I've never noticed any CA on a digital body even while pixel peeping. I ha

Re: OT PESO: A New Leaf

On 23 Mar 2014, at 23:56, "Bill" wrote: > >> On 23/03/2014 5:52 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> M: creamy bokeh. :-) That should make a heck of a good portrait lens. > > Yeah, I get just about the nicest portrait lens acailable for APS-C and all I > have to shoot is a fucking leaf. At least it

Re: GESO 2014 - 073, 074, 079, 081 - GDG

The shot of the lamps is nice, esp the vivid colour in that monotone background. The paddler too, although that albatross seems a bit out of place. B > On 23 Mar 2014, at 23:28, "Godfrey DiGiorgi" wrote: > > Felipe and I had breakfast in Santa Cruz today. We took a walk on Santa Cruz > Pier a

Re: OT: S & F boys and girls

On 23 Mar 2014, at 22:48, "Bruce Walker" wrote: > > The thing is, Marnie, this is simply collected data, so there's no > "slant" and therefore cannot be sexist. They counted word-frequency > and sorted by the most commonly occurring words found in public media > and also separated them by sex. Ho

Re: Photos of the town that never was

Part of the reason his model photography looks so good is the light. The shadows that he gets from sunlight is much better thaan most model photography. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Bill wrote: > On 23/03/2014 4:25 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: >> >> That is amazing work. >> Photo

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Paul Stenquist blurted: > I may have had a couple of cocktails today, but I have no idea > what you’re trying to say here, and I doubt that total sobriety would help. Mark! On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Mar 23, 2014, at 6:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> Well, act

Re: OT PESO: A New Leaf

On 23/03/2014 5:52 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: M: creamy bokeh. :-) That should make a heck of a good portrait lens. Yeah, I get just about the nicest portrait lens acailable for APS-C and all I have to shoot is a fucking leaf. In a prior life, I must have been a kitten killer. bill

Re: OT PESO: A New Leaf

M: creamy bokeh. :-) That should make a heck of a good portrait lens. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Bill wrote: > Warning, no cats, but also no Pentax content. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/newleaf.html > > Fuji X-T1, 52mm f/1.2 at f/1.2 for 1/250. ISO 200. > > enjoy >

More on K200/4

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/13295996563/ I added a few shots to the set. Had a chance to shoot in bright sunlight today. The lens does exhibit some fringing, but less than many lenses pretty much toward the edge (image imgp7583 center and full image) and not much in the center (im

Re: OT: S & F boys and girls

I wouldn't be so sure, John. I'm sure it's indeed biased, but not necessarily to under-twenties. Facebook and LinkedIn, for instance, is mostly inhabited by much older folks. The teens abandoned it for Tumblr and Instagram eons ago, so now it's mostly their parents and grandparents using it. And Tw

OT PESO: A New Leaf

Warning, no cats, but also no Pentax content. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/newleaf.html Fuji X-T1, 52mm f/1.2 at f/1.2 for 1/250. ISO 200. enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, plea

GESO 2014 - 073, 074, 079, 081 - GDG

Felipe and I had breakfast in Santa Cruz today. We took a walk on Santa Cruz Pier afterwards. Here are some of the photos ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13366552063/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13366546013/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/13366414895/ https://www.f

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

On Mar 23, 2014, at 6:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Well, actually it's the EV of the scene you're trying to focus on a bright > scene even with a slow lens will. I may have had a couple of cocktails today, but I have no idea what you’re trying to say here, and I doubt that total sobriety wou

Re: OT: S & F boys and girls

Since the sample is from "social media" it's heavily biased towards teens, tweens & wannabes. It's not representative of language as it's used in the real world. On 3/23/2014 6:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: The thing is, Marnie, this is simply collected data, so there's no "slant" and therefore ca

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

On 3/23/2014 4:58 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Stenquist : Shot on a lake this afternoon. K-3 DA* 60-250/4 with the 1.4X converter, f5.6, 1/2500, 350mm, ISO 400 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17716268&size=lg Very nice. The diffuse reflection adds a subtle impact. But 'F

Re: Circus Pony

What is the "eohippus theory" and how has it been discredited? On 3/23/2014 12:19 PM, Alan C wrote: The extremes of selective breeding. Incredible how small some strains of horses are today. Almost lends belief to the discredited eohippus theory. Tou picked just the right moment. Alan C -O

Re: PESO - Bales at Dusk

I love the tones and look. But I'm curious if that woman is waiting for the Lego Giant to return for his missing boot. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Not posted anything for a while, so a brisk early evening walk produced > this snap. > >

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

He's probably mute with fury at your pejorative caption. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Shot on a lake this afternoon. K-3 DA* 60-250/4 with the 1.4X converter, > f5.6, 1/2500, 350mm, ISO 400 > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17716268&size=lg > -- > PDML Pent

Re: PESO: Springtime(?) in Michigan

According to astronomers, it's been spring since just before 1:00pm EDT last Thursday. The weather was spring-LIKE for a couple of days, but it's supposed to go back to crappy weather tomorrow & Tuesday (possible sleet, snow or freezing rain). But, spring is definitely on the way. https://en.wik

Re: OT: S & F boys and girls

The thing is, Marnie, this is simply collected data, so there's no "slant" and therefore cannot be sexist. They counted word-frequency and sorted by the most commonly occurring words found in public media and also separated them by sex. How they unambiguously determined the sex of the various sourc

Re: Photos of the town that never was

On 23/03/2014 4:25 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: That is amazing work. Photographing models is challenging by itsef, to go that much further in attention to close up detail in the models is another level. I have enough trouble getting a smooth coat of paint on my models, I can't photo them quite like

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Well, actually it's the EV of the scene you're trying to focus on a bright scene even with a slow lens will. The maximum aperture of the primary lens is only a guideline. On 3/23/2014 5:47 PM, Alastair Robertson wrote: correct me if I am wrong, but it is the maximum aperture of the lens TC th

RE: Photos of the town that never was

That is amazing work. Photographing models is challenging by itsef, to go that much further in attention to close up detail in the models is another level. I have enough trouble getting a smooth coat of paint on my models, I can't photo them quite like he does :-) Gerrit -Original Message---

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

correct me if I am wrong, but it is the maximum aperture of the lens TC that matters on an automatic lens, not what you have stopped it down to, since the AF is done with the lens wide open just before the lens is stopped down and the shutter opens. So a setting of F22 on an F5.6 setup will make n

Re: PESO - Bales at Dusk

That's very nice, in a mad sort of way. B > On 23 Mar 2014, at 19:17, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > > Not posted anything for a while, so a brisk early evening walk produced > this snap. > > > > Hope everyone is well! > > -- > > > Ch

Re: Photos of the town that never was

Quoting Igor Roshchin : I suspect quite a few PDMLers would appreciate this collection: http://themetapicture.com/photographing-a-town-that-never-was/ This echoed in my mind with the photos of the vintage cars I've seen from Paul. Fascinating stuff. He does good work (and everyone needs a

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Quoting Paul Stenquist : Shot on a lake this afternoon. K-3 DA* 60-250/4 with the 1.4X converter, f5.6, 1/2500, 350mm, ISO 400 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17716268&size=lg Very nice. The diffuse reflection adds a subtle impact. But 'Flying Rat'? Seems a little harsh. Are th

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

I’ve tried autofocus at up to f22 with the 1.5X and the DA8 60-250, and it worked fine, although that was with a high contrast scene. On Mar 23, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Alan C wrote: > Very nice. What was the range, Paul? You've inspired me to dig out my old > Vivitar MC 2x teleconverter which I use

Re: PESO - Bales at Dusk

Excellent composition and r A rich scene. Paul via phone > On Mar 23, 2014, at 3:16 PM, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: > > Not posted anything for a while, so a brisk early evening walk produced > this snap. > > > > Hope everyone is well! >

PESO - Bales at Dusk

Not posted anything for a while, so a brisk early evening walk produced this snap. Hope everyone is well! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- ___

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Thanks Alan. Not sure what the range might have been. I would guesstimate it at about 75 feet. On Mar 23, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Alan C wrote: > Very nice. What was the range, Paul? You've inspired me to dig out my old > Vivitar MC 2x teleconverter which I used to use with a Vivitar (A) 75-200 > f

Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Very nice. What was the range, Paul? You've inspired me to dig out my old Vivitar MC 2x teleconverter which I used to use with a Vivitar (A) 75-200 f4.5. I'll try that combination & also with the FA100-300 f4.5-5.6 on a distant subject with the K7 & see what happens. MF, of course. It will be i

PESO Flying Rat, European Version

Shot on a lake this afternoon. K-3 DA* 60-250/4 with the 1.4X converter, f5.6, 1/2500, 350mm, ISO 400 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17716268&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Circus Pony

Thanks, Alan. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Alan C wrote: > The extremes of selective breeding. Incredible how small some strains of > horses are today. Almost lends belief to the discredited eohippus theory. > Tou picked just the

Re: Circus Pony

The extremes of selective breeding. Incredible how small some strains of horses are today. Almost lends belief to the discredited eohippus theory. Tou picked just the right moment. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 3:29 PM To: Pentax-Discu

Re: Photos of the town that never was

He's very good at it (the modelling & the photography). I've seen it done using model trains too. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor Roshchin Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:19 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Photos of the town that never was I suspect quite a few PDMLers would appr

Re: PESO Celebrating Spring

Damn that's very nice. On 3/21/2014 4:56 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This afternoon, with the K-3, DA*60-250/4 and 1.4X converter. F5.6, 1/1000th, ISO 400, 350mm focal length: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17714627&size=lg -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignor

Re: OT: S & F boys and girls

English has one of the largest vocabularies of any language. The old saw of Eskimos having 100 different words for snow, fit's English except we have 100 different words for everything. Yet it seems that these word clouds are depressingly repetitive. On 3/21/2014 7:32 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote

Re: April PUG - it's that time again!!

Yes, Igor. From this group, I anticipated a lot of photos of "moonshine" operators. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 12:26 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > I thought that the topic has a good potential for some puns: > "steal life" > "steel life" > "still live" > and > "distilled life" > (and maybe even "dist

Circus Pony -- WITH link

Pony and horse from Big Apple Circus act Comments are invited http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17709035 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO: Circus Pony

Sorry, us old dudes do that a lot. Here it is: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17709035 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 1:22 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Dan, > > I suspect, in reality, you are just testing our telepathic abilities >

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > I bought the Sigma 17-70 2.8-4 a week ago when my Sigma 17-50/2.8 was > in for repair, I quite like it. It's pretty sharp, if it's not looking > great consider checking that it's actually focused, it may need some > focus adjustment. I saw li

Re: Photos of the town that never was

Amazing! Jack - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:19 PM Subject: Photos of the town that never was I suspect quite a few PDMLers would appreciate this collection: http://themetapicture.com/photographing-a-town-that-never