Re: Jane Bown

2014-12-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
I love stories about the way she would turn up for a shoot. Just one camera and one lens, natural light. She'd shoot 12 frames with minimal fuss and go away knowing that she had one great one. Chris On 21 December 2014 at 17:25, Bob W-PDML wrote: > The BBC is reporting that Jane Bown has died. S

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2014-12-21 Thread Rob Studdert
I use a Spyder 4 and have managed very good calibration on my 27" wide gamut monitors, the Spyder software also has an option to refresh the LUT in presetable increments in case the LUT gets overwritten by rogue apps or the OS. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/LUT-refresh.png On

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2014-12-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.12.14 04:19, schrieb Igor PDML-StR: I just wanted to point out that B&H currently has X-Rite ColorMunki Display on sale for $119 with an additional $25 Mail-in rebate, resulting in $94 end price. I've had various incarnations of the Spyder over the years and nothing but trouble with the

Re: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm

2014-12-21 Thread David Mann
That's what I was thinking about the water temp, although I doubt it'd be very comfortable at that time of year. I think Bond would be in a more tropical location. I had a triathlon on Saturday and most of us wore wetsuits even though I'm sure the water was approaching 20C, definitely the warm

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2014-12-21 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Zos, thank you for the pointers to those two packages. I just downloaded argyll, and will take a look at it. The software that comes with ColorMunki Display is indeed very "skinny". I was surprised that it only allows to save a profile, but doesn't allow loading a previously saved profile. While

Re: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm

2014-12-21 Thread Alan C
Obviously the water temp was much higher than the air temp. A bit James Bondish! Alan C -Original Message- From: Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 11:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm Calais, France, this afterno

Re: PESO: NPC (more from the 55-300 m)

2014-12-21 Thread Alan C
I need no further convincing that this lens is a must have. It costs the equiv. of $500 in SA because the Gov't insists on its cut. Now I need to figure out how to convince the higher authority. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:25

Re: Peso 4 seasons,

2014-12-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I agree with Bruce - fun to use the car that way - hope it doesnt' get moved before you finish! ann On 12/21/2014 19:28, Bruce Walker wrote: Excellent, Dave. Looking forward to two more. On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:22 PM, David J Brooks wrote: well only 2 so far but here we go. An old Plymout

Re: Peso 4 seasons,

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent, Dave. Looking forward to two more. On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:22 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > well only 2 so far but here we go. > An old Plymouth at the garage i park my school bus. Sept 21 and Dec 21. 2014 > > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1076490 > > Dave > > -- > Document

Re: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it. You should remain quiet about that fellow's relationship to the ship. It's much more amusing to speculate. :) On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Calais, France, this afternoon. Wind SW 6, temp 7 deg c. Yes, he really came > out of the water and no, he hadn't j

Re: PESO. Droplets.

2014-12-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
that's lovely, Zos - Peso's don't HAVE to be Pentax, and since it is Ricoh almost the same now ann On 12/21/2014 11:28, Bulent Celasun wrote: A monochrome. https://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/droplets/ It is done with a Ricoh. Not mean to be cheating, I just love this camera (GXR with

Re: information needed: shades and loupes for LCD screen use under the sun, K lenses to Q adapters.

2014-12-21 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting luiz felipe : I am thinking about a Pentax Q lately, to get the extra-long lenses that result from the sensor size added to our "ordinary" glass. after some reading, and some looking at pictures taken with the camera, I am stuck at two last details: a shade/ loupe for the LCD, and

Re: PESO. Droplets.

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Very nice! On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > A monochrome. > > https://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/droplets/ > > It is done with a Ricoh. > > Not mean to be cheating, I just love this camera (GXR with 50mm macro module). > > Bulent > >

Re: information needed: shades and loupes for LCD screen use under the sun, K lenses to Q adapters.

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
I really like my Hoodman loupe which I use so I can see the preview LCD screen properly, and without having to put on my reading glasses. It also shades the screen well against sunlight, though I don't generally use it for that. I have the 3" loupe. This one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Bob. I looked at the other shots and nothing is hanging over the edge, so I guess the arranger was not not making a moral statement. This particular framing is in part the result of trying to avoid harsh shadows on the wall behind and in par the result of the relatively narrow angle of

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken - the led spotlights made for an interesting light source, but they worked well in this case. On 12/20/2014 11:32 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Wonderfully colorful image Mark. A great holiday event to attend - we went several years ago and enjoyed it greatly. Kenneth Waller http://www.

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Jack! On 12/20/2014 11:07 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Very nice image, Mark! Jack - Original Message - From: "Mark C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 5:19:40 PM Subject: PESO - Wedding Feast https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/15447602163/ A

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Igor - I think the portrayal is intended to be more documentary than artistic, but they certainly did a nice job of it. The guide said that most of the food was real, though she noted that the cake was not. The door to the room was open and I would guess the temperature was a little bel

information needed: shades and loupes for LCD screen use under the sun, K lenses to Q adapters.

2014-12-21 Thread luiz felipe
I am thinking about a Pentax Q lately, to get the extra-long lenses that result from the sensor size added to our "ordinary" glass. after some reading, and some looking at pictures taken with the camera, I am stuck at two last details: a shade/ loupe for the LCD, and an adapter for the K lenses

Re: PESO: NPC (more from the 55-300 m)

2014-12-21 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 21/12/14, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >First night shots with the K-3 and the 55-300 mm look quite promising. >Here's Channel ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais, tonight in the floating dock at >Dunkirk. > >http://www.fotoralf.be/temp/D-14-02986enf.jpg > >Enjoy. You obviously read

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread Ken Waller
Sell a PESO for 6.5 million ! -Original Message- >From: John >Subject: Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able? > >On 12/20/2014 5:48 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> On 20 Dec 2014, at 21:59, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> >>> Anyone have suggestions as to how we might increase awareness of the >>

Re: PESO: NPC (more from the 55-300 m)

2014-12-21 Thread Ken Waller
A very well done nighttime capture. -Original Message- >From: Ralf R Radermacher Subject: PESO: NPC (more from the 55-300 m) > >First night shots with the K-3 and the 55-300 mm look quite promising. >Here's Channel ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais, tonight in the floating dock at >Dunkirk. > >h

PESO: NPC (more from the 55-300 m)

2014-12-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
First night shots with the K-3 and the 55-300 mm look quite promising. Here's Channel ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais, tonight in the floating dock at Dunkirk. http://www.fotoralf.be/temp/D-14-02986enf.jpg Enjoy. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Dunkerque/Dunkirk, France Blog : http://the-real-foto

Re: PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm

2014-12-21 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 21/12/14, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >First shots with my new 55-300 mm. Nice job but must be time for some night-time industry eh mate ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: Jane Bown

2014-12-21 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 21/12/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >The BBC is reporting that Jane Bown has died. She was a great >photographer, to the extent that in the recent discussions about >photography as 'art', her portrait of Sam Beckett was cited as >incontrovertible evidence in favour. > >http://www.

RE: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread John Coyle
I second that film recommendation - and the music is magnificent too. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W-PDML Sent: Monday, 22 December 2014 4:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Wedding Feast Two real mas

PESO: Always remember to keep your ears warm

2014-12-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Calais, France, this afternoon. Wind SW 6, temp 7 deg c. Yes, he really came out of the water and no, he hadn't jumped off the ferry. http://www.fotoralf.be/temp/D-14-02937.jpg First shots with my new 55-300 mm. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Dunkerque/Dunkirk, France Blog : http://the-real

Re: Notice from Ricoh

2014-12-21 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > A quick google search revealed that it is an expedited shipping > service with perks much like amazon prime. $80 a year seems a bit > steep, but if you order online a lot, the savings in shipping might be > worth it. If you have an American Ex

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2014-12-21 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Bruce, sorry... I sent the message when I noticed that sale. There are two classes of the calibrators: 1) colorimeters and 2) spectrometers. ColorMunki Display, i1 Pro, ... are colorimeters, I vaguely remember seeing that Spyder 4 (Pro?) is also a colorimeter, while Spyder 3 was a spectrometer

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 21 Dec 2014, at 18:17, Bill wrote: > >> On 21/12/2014 12:05 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> Two real masters of still life who are worth getting to know, if you >> don't know them already, are Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and Lubin >> Baugin. >> >> The latter features in a really, really beautiful

Re: Notice from Ricoh

2014-12-21 Thread Zos Xavius
A quick google search revealed that it is an expedited shipping service with perks much like amazon prime. $80 a year seems a bit steep, but if you order online a lot, the savings in shipping might be worth it. On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > well, i like to shop but don'

Re: Notice from Ricoh

2014-12-21 Thread David J Brooks
well, i like to shop but don't like to run, so i'm torn Dave On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > I just received an email from Ricoh with the following Subject line: > >>> Announcing: PentaxWebstore.com is now on ShopRunner > > > I have no idea if this is a good thing or no

Peso 4 seasons,

2014-12-21 Thread David J Brooks
well only 2 so far but here we go. An old Plymouth at the garage i park my school bus. Sept 21 and Dec 21. 2014 http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1076490 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canad

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Bill
On 21/12/2014 12:05 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Two real masters of still life who are worth getting to know, if you don't know them already, are Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and Lubin Baugin. The latter features in a really, really beautiful film called Tous les Matins du monde (All the mornings in

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
Two real masters of still life who are worth getting to know, if you don't know them already, are Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and Lubin Baugin. The latter features in a really, really beautiful film called Tous les Matins du monde (All the mornings in the the world). As if one wasn't enough

Re:Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Don Guthrie
Interesting information, Bill. Thanks On 12/21/14 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:40:44 + From: Bob W-PDML To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Wedding Feast Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" That's interesting

Re: Jane Bown

2014-12-21 Thread Bulent Celasun
I loved her portraits and that Beckett portrait has been on my desktop for over a month now. Sorry to hear her departure. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ htt

Notice from Ricoh

2014-12-21 Thread Stanley Halpin
I just received an email from Ricoh with the following Subject line: >> Announcing: PentaxWebstore.com is now on ShopRunner I have no idea if this is a good thing or not, I have never heard of ShopRunner, but thought I would pass it along FWIW… stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Jane Bown

2014-12-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
The BBC is reporting that Jane Bown has died. She was a great photographer, to the extent that in the recent discussions about photography as 'art', her portrait of Sam Beckett was cited as incontrovertible evidence in favour. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jane-bown B -- PDML Penta

Re: PESO. Droplets.

2014-12-21 Thread Jack Davis
Good stuff, Bulent! Were it mine, however, I'd be admonishing myself for not allowing the needed DOF to reach the upper left center droplets. Jack - Original Message - From: "Bulent Celasun" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 8:28:39 AM Subject: PESO. Drople

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread Alan C
Touchè! Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:06 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able? On 21 Dec 2014, at 11:43, Alan C wrote: [...] In the relatively short time I have been a member there has certain

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2014-12-21 Thread Zos Xavius
The colormunki is good but slow. The included software is not very accurate in profiling though. It just doesn't sample enough and runs very quickly. The i1 has better support with CMS software and seems to have a much more professional profiling software solution. The colormunki can be unlocked wi

PESO. Droplets.

2014-12-21 Thread Bulent Celasun
A monochrome. https://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/droplets/ It is done with a Ricoh. Not mean to be cheating, I just love this camera (GXR with 50mm macro module). Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.

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2014-12-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My "Eye One Display 2", purchased in 2004, is overdue for a replacement. It's been such a good unit that I'll order the unit that's succeeded it, the "i1Display Pro." Godfrey > On Dec 21, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > I've been using the Spyder3 Pro for a few years. I hope it will

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 21 Dec 2014, at 11:43, Alan C wrote: > > [...] > > In the relatively short time I have been a member there has certainly been a > reduction in the number or postings especially the sarcastic & jocular type > some of which are very clever (reMARK!able). Post hoc ergo propter hoc? B > [...

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2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
That promo appears to have ended. I get $144 for that after rebate. The Datacolor Spyder4PRO is $129 and it's a good one too. Special until Dec 23. I've been using the Spyder3 Pro for a few years. I hope it will work with the iMac 5K Retina display or I will be hunting for new calibrator myself s

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Anyone have suggestions as to how we might increase awareness of the > PDML? Some attention could be paid to improving the search engine ranking of the pdml.net page. I'm no expert but I see it lacks any meta tags and there's no text descri

Re: OT: Peso: Drink Coffee.

2014-12-21 Thread Bill
On 21/12/2014 9:28 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Quite a nice portrait, Bill. The colour and light work well and the OOF rendering is delicious. Thanks Bruce, it wasn't intended as a portrait, just a grab shot of Dee being a bit goofy. I like how it turned out though. One of the things that I am a

Re: OT: Peso: Drink Coffee.

2014-12-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Quite a nice portrait, Bill. The colour and light work well and the OOF rendering is delicious. Having a great time with that kit? :) On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Bill wrote: > OT for no Pentax content. > This is the Fuji 56 f/1.2 wide open from about 6 feet. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/w

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread Alan C
Igor there is a lot of truth in what you say. Of course, several others have already had their say too. I found the list by accident! I was nearly hijacked by C*non but found using older Pentax lenses with adaptors was too tedious so I bought a S/H K110D. I can see that many of the "founding me

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's interesting and nicely done. A bit too busy for me, but that's not your fault. It would have been nice if you'd included the edge of the table, showing some of the food and perhaps a knife or something breaking the edge. Still lifes of this purpose were used not only to show off the pat

Re: Was this year on PDML reMark!able?

2014-12-21 Thread John
On 12/20/2014 5:48 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 20 Dec 2014, at 21:59, Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone have suggestions as to how we might increase awareness of the PDML? We could hack Sony, maybe sell some photos for $6 million or so B Publish a book? -- Science - Questions we may never find

Re: PESO - Wedding Feast

2014-12-21 Thread John
On 12/20/2014 8:19 PM, Mark C wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/15447602163/ An 18th century wedding feast - what would have been with an affluent family. Shot at the The Henry Ford's holiday nights thingy last night, where historical holiday scenes are presented. The hard spot li