Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone rig

Re: For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
Just open the link in a private/incognito browser window. An interesting article. Eric. On 18 October 2015 at 20:30, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Trouble here Mark. Bob S. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Mark C
Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. On 10/16/2015 12:58 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Two things (hopefully provoking thought and/or discussion): #1

Re: OT Peso's colour near Gilmour

2015-10-19 Thread Mark C
Males me want to look for some fall color - nicely done! On 10/17/2015 9:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22232909602/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22058842989/ Some colour in the swamps. Taken during our Thanksgiving ATV weekend, near Bancroft Onta

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark C wrote: >Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average >layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it >manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the b

what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread David J Brooks
I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-19 Thread ann sanfedele
That doesn't work here.. Isaw the film three times.. I'm pretty sure this woman was interviewed in it, but Imay notbe remembering ann On 10/19/2015 5:33 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: Just open the link in a private/incognito browser window. An interesting article. Eric. On 18 October 2015

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Someone somewhere will want them - just list them on ebay or craigs list one way perhaps is to mention them as props for vids or movies taking place back in the day where photographers are in the cast ann On 10/19/2015 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Alan C
Try these: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2014/05/29/10-incredible-ways-upcycle-vintage-camera/ I have made two reading lamps using tripods + cameras as the stands. Alan C -Original Message- From: David J Brooks Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:57 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: what

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Darren Addy
Some of the same ideas here, as in Alan's link: http://content.photojojo.com/inspiration/photo-projects/upcycle-vintage-gear/ You can also search Etsy to find clever things done with SLR bodies, like making USB charging stations out of them, etc. If you look around you may find schools that are g

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Collin B
I donate things to Salvation Army, etc. Somebody will want them. -- 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: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
I feel your pain. My *ist-D has a few issues, so it would sell for maybe $25 if I could find someone who wanted it. It's like the Pentax H3, I bought one a few years ago to get the lens, (a SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5), it was like getting a bargain on the lens because no one wanted the camera shap

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
But his cameras aren't really vintage, he's talking about maybe 5 to 7 year old Nikons. They look like modern Nikons. On 10/19/2015 11:36 AM, Alan C wrote: Try these: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2014/05/29/10-incredible-ways-upcycle-vintage-camera/ I have made two reading lamps using

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-19 Thread Donald Guthrie
Ken, I like the subject. I see this was in the spring, I wonder if I saw these in my area & passed them by. Love the greens but then I wondered how it would be in B&W. Then I thought about a tighter crop. Oh well only good photos arouse this sort of speculation. So nice work. On 10/16/15 3:13

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Alan C
You should be a politician! Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 6:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell I feel your pain. My *ist-D has a few issues, so it would sell for maybe $25 if I could

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Igor PDML-StR
One night, when it's dark and cold, they leave and go to the place where old cameras go. They get together and tell stories about ol' good days, when they were young and full of film. Once in a while, one of them blinks its aperture and they get excited and start all flipping their mirrors. .

PESO - Rule #1

2015-10-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by Judi Willrich. 645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2.8 Macro SDM, f:4.0, 1/125th sec, 800 ISO. Window light, left; white foamcore sheet, rig

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 19/10/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in >>the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> >>?? > > I have in the past donated older le

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/10/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in >the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> >?? I have in the past donated older lenses to photography departments in grade schools. They were very

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Once I stop using them, they sit in the closet until the closet is too full. Then I give them to others that might enjoy them, or sell them to those that want them. If they stop working it's a boon: I can put them in the dumpster without feeling like I'm throwing something valuable out. Godfre

Re: PESO - Rule #1

2015-10-19 Thread knarf
I love it! Another example of a nude that IMHO is not exploitative, demeaning, objectifying or offensive. Quite the contrary. She's having fun. Cheers, frank On October 19, 2015 1:53:00 PM EDT, Bruce Walker wrote: >Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > >http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/1314

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-19 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Dan, I appreciate your comments. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Interesting plant, and a pleasing and effective composition. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogal

Re: PESO - Rule #1

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's a kick, Bruce! Godfrey > On Oct 19, 2015, at 10:53 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by > Judi Willrich. -- PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread Ken Waller
Try this usage Dave. An old film body camera (Nikon) being put to good use ! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17963887 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot se

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus > seemed almost more geometrical then optical: > > http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all > http:

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus seemed almost more geometrical then optical: http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&st

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Mark C
Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process outlined in the video. Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last spring and learned that the only way to average

Re: PESO - Rule #1

2015-10-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image, stunning model. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credi

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

2015-10-19 Thread David J Brooks
HAR. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Try this usage Dave. > > An old film body camera (Nikon) being put to good use ! > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17963887 > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - F

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Darren Addy
If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. A very informative thread on this subject can be found (for those of you for whom it is not against your religion to visit pentaxforums) at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/fo

Re: PESO - Rule #1

2015-10-19 Thread David J Brooks
very well done DAVE On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by > Judi Willrich. > > 645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take communion with them. On 10/19/2015 6:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. A very informative thread on t

This kind of stuff always seemed to belong to an earlier era.

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Disguised cameras, that is. New video servailance cameras are so small you can hide them anywhere, but B&H is trying to sell me these. <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/items/ci/28862/N/3733586781?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_source=WeeklySpecials%20151019&

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > ... >> Seems to me you should pick up a Speed Graphic 4x5 and explore a new realm >> of photography. :-) > > I can't even afford to spend what I already do on gear, I don't need avenues > to spend money, or for that matter time, on. If I did

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-19 Thread John
A lot of us only bought the odd numbered updates. I only bought CS6 Extended because they announced it would be the last stand-alone version. I won't change over to the subscription based versions until I'm satisfied I won't end up getting locked out of my software because of some screw-up on Ado

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Jack Davis
You drink alone then? ;0) J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2015, at 3:29 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take > communion with them. > >> On 10/19/2015 6:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
I always have my good friend Jack. On 10/19/2015 6:52 PM, Jack Davis wrote: You drink alone then? ;0) J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2015, at 3:29 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take communion with them. On 10/19/2015 6:07 P

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-19 Thread John
With the stand-alone versions, you were allowed to install it on as many computers as you wanted, but you could only have it "active" on two computers and you could only be using one copy at a time. If you wanted it active on a third computer, you had to DE-activate it on one of the existing comp

Re: For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-19 Thread John
Yep. "The full text of this diary is only available to subscribers ..." On 10/18/2015 3:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Trouble here Mark. Bob S. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her as a nanny for three years i

replacement lens hood for 16-50

2015-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
Has anyone tried one of these on their 16-50? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/754687-REG/Vello_LHS_77II_77mm_Snap_on_Tulip_Lens.html Not only is it significantly less expensive than the OEM one, it looks like it might be easier to use. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4es

Re: This kind of stuff always seemed to belong to an earlier era.

2015-10-19 Thread Darren Addy
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/items/ci/28862/N/3733586781?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_source=WeeklySpecials%20151019&utm_content=Retail&utm_term=Water-Resistant-Watch-Camera> > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work;

Re: replacement lens hood for 16-50

2015-10-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Not that one in particular on that lens, but I'm using a similar design on my A 24mm f2.8. It works, but it's much easier to pop off accidentally than either a bayonet or screw in hood. The same is true for older clip on OPM Pentax hoods. On 10/19/2015 7:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Has anyon

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread John
In the first one, it looks like the Graphic camera might have a teeny-tiny bit of tilt with the bottom of the front standard pushed out. But it also looks like he's actually taking the photo with a DSLR he's got perched on top of the Graphic, and that DSLR has a Lensbaby mounted. On 10/19/2015 4

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-19 Thread steve harley
On 2015-10-19 16:48 , John wrote: I won't change over to the subscription based versions until I'm satisfied I won't end up getting locked out of my software because of some screw-up on Adobe's part. it would have to be a pretty long screw-up; if you have an annual membership, you can go as lo

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark C wrote: >Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process >outlined in the video. > >Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are >only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into >that last spring and learned that the

PESO - Blaze of Glory

2015-10-19 Thread frank theriault
It very cool, windy and autumnal yesterday. But that didn't stop this little fellow from hanging on for one more weekend: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/blaze-of-glory.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresso

Re: Picked up a second-hand Pentax

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Pentax K-01 I bought "as new" from a gent in Japan has arrived. It is truly "as new", in the box, looks perfect. Quite a beautiful, meaty little block, actually; Marc Newsom did a great job on the styling and controls. The two Limited lenses I am buying for it should be here in a week or so

Re: Picked up a second-hand Pentax

2015-10-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >The Pentax K-01 I bought "as new" from a gent in Japan has arrived. It is >truly "as new", in the box, looks perfect. Quite a beautiful, meaty little >block, actually; Marc Newsom did a great job on the styling and controls. > >The two Limited lenses I am buying for it

PESO - Hamilton Walk

2015-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 Ltd.) Lots of work, not much photography lately. Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis

Re: PESO - Absorbed (reprise)

2015-10-19 Thread knarf
Thanks, Jack. Glad you enjoyed them. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2015 9:00:14 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: >Love both, Frank! > >J > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:51 PM, knarf wrote: >> >> Here's a couple of old ones, so someone of you may have this vague >feeling of deja vu:

Re: PESO - Hamilton Walk

2015-10-19 Thread Jack Davis
Like it Rick! Nice mood, fall color and composition. J - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01:28 PM Subject: PESO - Hamilton Walk On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: http://photo.net/phot

Re: PESO - Blaze of Glory

2015-10-19 Thread Jack Davis
Structure and composition are outstanding. Well done, Frank! J - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 5:59:17 PM Subject: PESO - Blaze of Glory It very cool, windy and autumnal yesterday. But that didn't stop this litt

Re: PESO - Hamilton Walk

2015-10-19 Thread knarf
Agree with Jack. I like the shade going into the light, too. Tough exposure situation handled very well. Cheers, frank On October 19, 2015 11:09:23 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: >Like it Rick! Nice mood, fall color and composition. > >J > >- Original Message - >From: "Rick Womer" >To: "P

Re: PESO - Hamilton Walk

2015-10-19 Thread Ken Waller
Nice crisp image! -Original Message- >From: Rick Womer >Sent: Oct 19, 2015 10:01 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: PESO - Hamilton Walk > >On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg > >(K-5, DA

OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

2015-10-19 Thread knarf
Okay, now that I got your attention, it's really a post about elections. We in the Great White North just had one. It was the longest election campaign in our country's history: three months. The news guys declared the winner about 6 minutes after the polls closed, and declared a majority gove

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

2015-10-19 Thread Bill
On 10/19/2015 9:31 PM, knarf wrote: Okay, now that I got your attention, it's really a post about elections. We in the Great White North just had one. It was the longest election campaign in our country's history: three months. The news guys declared the winner about 6 minutes after the polls

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-19 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for commenting knarF, I appreciate it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "knarf" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Beautiful texture, exposure and composition. Love it! Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 1:46:47 PM ED

replacement lens hood for 16-50

2015-10-19 Thread Bipin Gupta
Larry, I bought one of the 67mm Snap On Lens Hoods for my Pentax A 35-105 f3.5 zoom - not supplied by the evil bay seller. 70% functional as I think it does not protect the lens from extraneous light coming from the sides May be good for wider lenses say 10-20 mm. I miss the CPL Filter slot and th