Re: B&H Gives K-7 a nice little review. (Delurking.)

Mark! 2009/8/5 Desjardins, Steve : > We who about to post salute you. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 abo

Re: Well, hello

Hei Stig Vidar, I was member of Sandnes Fotoklubb from 1996 to 1998. Great bunch of guys, and even a few gals. Lot of fun. The PDML has become one of the more remote corners of Pentax cyberspace. Glad you found your way here. Jostein 2009/8/6 SV Hovland : > Thanks all. > > No, I think Mr. Clark

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009/8/6 Christine Aguila : > > From: "AlunFoto" > >> I don't need any central-nervous toxin > > ah, I long for the days when booze was called booze  :-) Well my coffee _is_ quite strong, I suppose... :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://a

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009/8/5 Joseph McAllister : > Perhaps it would help if all PDMLers were just a mite tipsy when we view > each other's imagery. Might also help us skip the words, as well.  Who wants > to read a drunk's prose? I don't need any central-nervous toxin to come across as plain silly. Apologies, Joe...

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009/8/5 David Mann : > > Just rotate your lens in its mount by a degree or two. I've found that the more input of spirits, the less level things become. I've no need for a drunk camera. Jostein :-) -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: The difference in Post Processing

Larry, I dunno... It's a photo that's pretty open to PP'ing. My immediate reaction to your version is that it looks a bit too dull. However I'm not sure if your friend's rendering is what I would have preferred from the same starting point. For one, I think the lightning looks far too yellow in he

Re: Ping

2009/8/3 Joseph McAllister : > Does MS Expression Media Run on a Mac? Alledgedly. Download page at microsoft here, to those who want to find out: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E531E1F5-5042-4CBE-AFD8-FFF625E9110F&displaylang=en Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galler

Re: Pentax & CRIS Partner Up

So Pentax USA has outsourced its service too, then. They did the same in Europe, to a sorry effect so far. Jostein 2009/8/3 Christine Aguila : > FYI: > >> From Earth Times: > > > "GOLDEN, Colo. - (Business Wire) PENTAX Imaging Company, an innovator in the > production of digital SLR and compact

Re: Ping

2009/8/3 Joseph McAllister : > Microsoft is currently selling 1 software program for the Macintosh, > >        • Microsoft Office (1998-2008) (with some breaks in computability) That is not correct. Microsoft bought iView in 2006, which is now reincarnated as Microsoft Expression Media. Some rese

Re: Ping

I'm lucky too. I don't have to run Apple software for anything. Jostein 2009/8/2 paul stenquist : > I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything. So I > just run OSX on my two Macs. > Paul > On Aug 2, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Thibouille wrote: > >> Two comments Bob: >> >> First on

Re: Ping

Dellicious Gates. A true bastard. Jostein 2009/8/2 Bob W : > That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various > settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that > bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard. > > > -- > PDML

Re: my pocket dslr

We're invited to a wedding next week-end. The K-7 and the FA 43 ltd. is packed. I'll report back if I get around to play with it. :-) Jostein 2009/8/2 Larry Colen : > I went to an "all years" reunion for my high school at the local state > park today. I put the 18-250 on the K20 and the DA40 on t

Re: Sudden travel and possibility to meet

2009/8/1 Bob W : > > :o)   <--<<< Hey Bob, Remember that not everyone is as cute as you. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Sigma flash woes

Thibs, The results were indeed the same with K-7. I didn't check if the Sigma firmware was upgradeable, but what you say about the USB for the Metz makes it look all the more worth the extra money spent. Thanks, Jostein 2009/8/1 Thibouille : > Jostein, I'm not surprised at all. > I dunno if your

Sigma flash woes

Since my Pentax AF 540-FGZ flash began acting up a couple of weeks ago, I've been considering other flashes to replace it. Both Sigma and Metz have alternatives sporting the same functionality and output power. Today I gave in to the shopping lust and grabbed a Sigma EF-530 DG Super, which was a go

Re: last call for the August PUG

2009/7/31 ann sanfedele : > We ALL hope YOURS gets there Ralf - monarch of night shots ! :-) I hope he makes it too. But I thought he was the Prime minister - not the monarch. Jostein the Zoom apprentice. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: OT: Under a Nuclear Cloud - Reportage by Gettyimages

Thanks for posting, Timber. A sad story indeed. I looked up the name of the place "Semipalatinsk polygon" in Google Earth . The scarring of the landscape is visible even in areas with low-resolution mapping. In particular, I was shocked to find a nearly circular lake, seemingly inside a volcanic cr

Re: K-7 new firmware 1.01

2009/7/30 Thibouille : > It is possible AFAIK but you have to know first how many exposure you > will need which isn't exactly a nice solution. Thibs, I'm quite maths-challenged, but if you know how long you want to keep the shutter open on the "B" setting, even I can work out how many part-exposu

Re: K-7 new firmware 1.01

A thought just crossed my mind... Is it possible to use the multi-exposure to bypass DFS, or does the camera apply DFS between each part-exposure? Jostein 2009/7/30 Ralf R. Radermacher : > Graydon wrote: > >> Is there any reason to think that it is technically possible to fix this >> issue with

Re: Peso - A real snooze

Happened to open this image with the rest of the family around. Univocally approved of. Some even purred. :-) Jostein 2009/7/29 ann sanfedele : > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2526444_XRhmm/1/605204756_NNdqW/Original > > I think the flash fill worked on this... I seldom use flash..  always

Re: CMOS vs. CCD colours?

Ralf, Do you shoot PEF? If you do, maybe it's worth an exposure to test if DNG is any different, just to test if the software has got the file format wrong. Notice also that Pentax has sometimes been criticised for producing a magenta cast in low colour temp settings, and with the K-7 there's a me

Re: I'll be in the UK (probably in early September)

Have meetings in London 10. and 11. September. That's Thursday and Friday, so I'm sure it will be possible to extend the stay to Sunday. Jostein 2009/7/29 John Francis : > > I'm probably going to be in the UK for a couple of weeks at > the beginning of September.  I'll be in the London/Kent area;

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Re: How does software "learn" EXIF lens encoding

2009/7/29 John Francis : > But that's only Adobe.  While I suppose Dave Coffin, say, might be > able to enter into such an agreement with Pentax, it's probably not > going to be worth the trouble - at the very least, it would involve > lawyers, non-disclosure agreements, etc.  And there's no way th

Re: How does software "learn" EXIF lens encoding

2009/7/29 Doug Franklin : > If the third-party vendors don't coordinate > with each other and the primary vendor, you can get multiple lenses with the > same code number. Indeed! Further, they actually have to coordinate with all the camera mfg.'s they provide the lens for. It doesn't have to be t

Re: How does software "learn" EXIF lens encoding

lens IDs. Snowball's chance in hell that would happen. :-( Jostein 2009/7/28 AlunFoto : > My own observation on lack of recognition for the DA 60-250 and > Miserere's comment about ambiguous interpretation of Tokina lenses > made me wonder. I had a quick look around the web, and it

Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem

2009/7/29 mike wilson : >> Oh, and the correct song would be "God shave the Queen", I think. :-) > Now you're being picky.  But I won't get in a strop. Whether you need one depends on what you want to do with the cat. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- P

Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem

2009/7/29 mike wilson : > You are not doing it right.  Face north, drop your trousers and > video yourself singing all verses of the "Star-spangled Banner" > for 20 minutes.  Then, _immediately_ photograph a black cat > in a coal cellar.  Preferably at night. > You will soon see what the problem is

Re: PESO: Almost Married

To hazard a guess, I''d say a bachelorette party brewing. :-) Jostein 2009/7/29 Tim Bray : > A story I'll never know: > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/07/28/Almost-Married > >  -T > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem

2009/7/29 Mark Cassino : > Thanks - that looks exactly what I have going on. > Now I wonder if I should replace the camera - but > not *ALL* K7's have this problem - right? I checked a number of exposures from mine yesterday and found nothing. But then again ambient temperature is most likely a bi

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

2009/7/28 Paul Stenquist : >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8173308.stm > I suspect that this is a case of mistaken identity. I'm certain the lost > couple was Norwegian. Ah. Heading into the domain of traditional Norwegian/Swedish jokes. :-) -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http:/

How does software "learn" EXIF lens encoding

My own observation on lack of recognition for the DA 60-250 and Miserere's comment about ambiguous interpretation of Tokina lenses made me wonder. I had a quick look around the web, and it seems a lot more common than I imagined. So... what does it take to have software recognise a lens? Obviously

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

That's a Steikespade, not a Slikkepott. But whatever tickles your... um... fancy... BTW, I think I have a pic of you engaged in a fencing fight featuring slikkepotter. Jostein 2009/7/28 Cotty : > On 28/7/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >>Nothing like

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

2009/7/28 Bob W : > How did we miss that event, leaving all the glory to plucky little Aland?! > We could have sent a team from GB, one from Australia, another from the > Americas and perhaps, stretching the rules a little, one from Eurasia, > another from Africa below the Suez. And also one from I

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

2009/7/28 Cotty : > I haven't used the word 'spatula' since for years. We have a nice > collection of slikkepotts in our kitchen... Nothing like a slikkepott for a good spanking, eh? :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

2009/7/28 Paul Sorenson : >> Damn Lasse, you're a gluten for punishment. > That oughta take the starch out of his sails... Another thread based on mis-spelt words. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: Summer greetings from Scandinavia!

Hey Lasse! Hope you do us the honour of delurking for a while. Cheers, Jostein 2009/7/28 Lasse Karlsson : > Hi all! > > Just want to say hi to you all. I hope everything is well with everyone. > > I guess most "oldies" remember me and may recall that I'm shooting Canon > nowadays, but I still got

Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem

Mark, IIRC, someone had a blogpost somewhere about K20D having a systemic fault that popped up in the same area for all affected cameras. In case this is another one of those, would you mind describing where the band occur in your images? I'll check mine as soon as I get back from office. Thanks

Re: Vote for the PDML Photo Annual

Done. Cast your votes, guys! Jostein 2009/7/25 Mark Roberts : > As some of you may remember, I entered the PDML Photo Annual in the > "Photography.Book.Now" competition. Then main part of the contest is > judged by a jury but there's also a "People's Choice" award which is > based on voting. You

Re: My current prime lens A-Team

2009/7/26 Rob Studdert : > or ExposurePlot for windows users, http://www.cpr.demon.nl/prog_plotf.html Nice tool. Pity it's only for JPG. :-( Adobe Bridge in CS4 will provide usage statistics directly too, on the "filter" panel. There's a switch on the View meny that lets you see images from subfo

Re: My current prime lens A-Team

2009/7/25 William Robb : > I kinda have 3 "kits" now. Good point. :-) My lens park is not as extensive as Robb's, so I constantly have to make subsets of what I have to suit the occasion. The first lens to be considered is of course the 600. Weighing what it does. However the only prime lenses th

Re: My current prime lens A-Team

Okay I'll bite: DA 14 FA 31 FA 43 FA 77 A* 200 macro DA 300 FA* 600 Jostein 2009/7/24 Miserere : > Thanks for your reply, J.C. I hope you didn't take my comment the > wrong way!  :-) > > Just to prove that I understand your plight (oh do I understand it), > here is my prime kit: > > FA 20mm f/2

Re: Every time you miss a shot ...

2009/7/24 Larry Colen : > I came up with a T-shirt I want. JB and I were talking about lenses > and he accused me of being a lens junkie. I replied: > > Every time you miss a shot because you don't have the right lens, > God kills a kitten. You can thank me that the world is not overrun by felines

Re: K-7 and 77 Ltd

That must be a K-9. Jostein 2009/7/24 wendy beard : > http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/115306358 > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Miserere wrote: >> Maybe it's just me, but how about a photo *OF* the K-7 with the 77 Ltd? >> >> I'm not dogging the doggie pics, I just want some camera/

Re: K20D vs. K7 High ISO Noise Comparisons

2009/7/23 Joseph Tainter : > Pentax claimed that the K7 would have lower noise. This is clearly not so. > The difference is especially apparent at ISO 3200 and 6400 (both of which I > would like to use). When I look at those images, it strikes me that the K20D pics looks slightly underexposed. I d

Re: How to lose a sale

Interesting story. Bet his knowledge about shoes was on par with his knowledge about cameras... Jostein 2009/7/23 Bob W : > I was in a shoe shop today, looking at shoes (surprise, surprise). I had my > M8 hanging from my shoulder. After staring disconsolately at the footwear on > offer I heard s

Re: I'm back :)

2009/7/22 mike wilson : >> >> > Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's >> >> >>> Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. >> >> > You'd better not let me cashew at it. >> >> >>> All these puns.  It's chestnut possible to keep up. >> >> >> Walnut if you take that attitude

Re: Private: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009/7/22 Bob Sullivan : > Jostein, > I just checked on the K20 with the 77 Ltd @ F8. > Results were the same as with the K-7 and 540. > No anomaly when the 540 was zoomed to 48mm. > Regards,  Bob S. Thanks again, Bob. Fingers crossed I get it repaired on the warranty. Jostein -- http://www.alun

Re: Back, with new K7

Hi Jan! Welcome back! Congrats with the K-7. You've been lurking for a couple of weeks. How's the traffic volume since a year ago? :-) Cheers, Jostein 2009/7/21 Jan van Wijk : > Hi all, > > After being unsubscribed for almost a year due to too much traffic, I have > been lurking for the last coup

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

. > Exposure stays the same.  I think you have a flash fault. > Regards,  Bob S. > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:03 AM, AlunFoto wrote: >> Could I bother you guys to take a look at this comparison: >> http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/flashAnomaly/flashtest.html >> >> All

Re: K-7 and 77 Ltd

Rumor had it, for a while, that it was originally named K-9, but renamed after protest from the English speaking distributors. :-) After seeing Wendy's shots I could believe that rumor... Jostein 2009/7/21 Tim Øsleby : > Maybe this is the lucky combination? > > K-7 has 77 segment metering and 77

Re: [OT] Alpaca signs model release?

Bob, By the same logic, I assume that guano comes from guanaco? Jostein 2009/7/21 Bob W : > >> >> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Sandy >> Harris wrote: >> >> > Anyone got alpaca pictures perchance? >> >> Not exactly: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2819471076/ >> > > Here's one o

Re: I'm back :)

2009/7/21 Jack Davis : > > I thought that was, maybe, an embedded message to me.(?) No... Maybe there's something I should have recalled, but sorry... nothing springs to mind there. You know, Cotty and Boris has frequently referred to myself and my family as the "nutty Norwegians", so I felt obli

Re: I'm back :)

2009/7/21 Joseph McAllister : >> Nut I'll >> be posting occasional PESO's > > Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. You'd better not let me cashew at it. >>> >>> All these puns.  It's chestnut possible to keep up. >> >> Yep. Too much hazel. > > Pea. Ginger. Jostein -- http

Re: I'm back :)

Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's >>> >>> Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. >> >> You'd better not let me cashew at it. > > All these puns.  It's chestnut possible to keep up. Yep. Too much hazel. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pen

Re: K-7 impressions...

I've shot 500 exposures on that set of lithiums, and they show no sign of slowing down yet. Good thing to know that the alkaline kind don't cut it, though. Jostein 2009/7/20 William Robb : > > - Original Message - From: "AlunFoto" > Subject: Re: K-7 im

Re: K-7 impressions...

2009/7/20 Thibouille : > More later... (damned battery) Should have bought a set of lithium AAs on my way home when you picked up the camera. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Re: Pentax 67 and AF400T

I couldn't determine the type of flash either, sorry. It happened too quickly. Jostein 2009/7/20 Paul Ewins : > We saw it tonight - definitely a P67 but I couldn't begin to guess whether > it was an AF400T or a Metz 45 (or 60). > > Paul > > On 20/07/2009, at 1:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> What

Re: Minor enablement

Just did a test with the 600 last night, comparing stability of the Wimberley type 1 to RRS 55mm ballhead plus SideKick. To my surprise, the sidekick stopped "ringing" much sooner than did the dedicated head after a gentle tap on the lens. Jostein 2009/7/20 Ken Waller : > I use the Kirk 'King Co

Re: [OT] Alpaca signs model release?

2009/7/20 Bob W : > Alpacas are lovely looking animals. I wouldn't want Mike Wilson ever to get > loose without a lead in a field full of them. Could be fun, except for the alpacas... Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: K-7 and 77ltd

Dave, I think it's 1/1600s, ISO 200... Jostein 2009/7/20 David J Brooks : > I hate to say this, but, I think I hate you.,:-) > > Those are great. The iso 1600 shot looks fantastic. > > Dave, in major ponder mode now, Brooks > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 8:30 AM, wendy beard wrote: >> Posting specia

Re: First picture with E-P1

You've given it an olympic effort, at least! The image looks very good in web resolution. Jostein 2009/7/20 Desjardins, Steve : > That's my problem.  My Olympus-based picture is being blocked. > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf O

Re: First picture with E-P1

2009/7/20 Bob W : > > We're not the general public, we're the PDML. > Speck! Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

Re: Mini soft box

One of my pesos form Runde was obtained using one of those: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/armeria-maritima.html I've tried a smaller box before that hardly made any difference. This one is nice, though. Recommendation from here. Jostein 2009/7/20 David J Brooks : > I've been looking at one

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

2009/7/19 Joseph McAllister : > They are working on a system where the kids notes would not be sucked back > should this ever happen again. And that seems not too hard to do, allowing > user input to be stored separately from the text of the books. It is indeed not hard to do. :-) It's already bui

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

peccable you consider yourself to be. On the other hand, neither the > rightful owner, nor the seller, can enter your property and seize the stolen > goods. > > Bob > >> -Original Message- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On >

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

2009/7/19 Graydon : > The thing to think about is whether or not one wants to do business with > a company like that. Oh, absolutely! :-) That's why I don't have a Kindle. Maybe I'm too cynical, but I tend to think that one gets what one has paid for by buying into Amazon's scheme. Jostein --

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

2009/7/19 Graydon : > No. > > The publisher *changed their mind* about selling an electronic edition > and retroactively deleted the copies that had been sold. > > Think about this in context of news or political writing. I just read the article again. The phrase "changed their mind" does not occu

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009/7/19 John Sessoms : > From: AlunFoto >> >> But then again, I've already been wrong once. > > If it's only been once, you're doing a lot better than I am. LOL. Not my quote, but seems to fit the occasion: "My only fault is that I'm perfect"

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009/7/19 John Sessoms : > I have encountered a situation where I used a computer to delete files from > the memory card and the camera wouldn't read the card after. > > I was able to format the card in camera and continue to use it. I've had some strange situations with faulty readers. Typically

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

hmm... The real reason seems to be what hides in one small paragraph: "Antoine Bruguier, an engineer in Silicon Valley, said he had noticed that his digital copy of “1984” appeared to be a scan of a paper edition of the book." So this particular Amazon contributor had apparently scanned the book

Re: Pentax 67 and AF400T

2009/7/19 John Sessoms : > Killing some time this afternoon, I took in a matinée showing of the new > Harry Potter film. There's a scene of a party where a magic photographer is > wandering around taking photos of the guests. Looked like they used a Pentax > 67 with an AF499T strobe as the prop. W

Re: Way off topic-- index page

2009/7/18 Christine Aguila : >>> [...]  try to specify the table width as pixels instead of percentage >>> in the CSS as eg. "table {width: 800px}". >> >> /Please/ don't do this. > > I promise ;-) :-) There's no rule saying this is bad design per se, whatever Doug feels about it. However, the re

Re: K7 and "other than A"

It does. Just like it was before. It is placed on the "Custom" menu, the last tab. Setting#37: "Using Aperture ring". It has two options, "prohibited" and "permitted". The latter allows "other than A". Jostein 2009/7/18 Jens : > Sorry if I mised post on this. > But does K7 support "other than A"

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009/7/18 AlunFoto : > Hmm... > When you delete files on FAT formatted media, I thought what happened > is that you overwrite the information stored in the FAT about which > disk blocks are in use. Hence if there are no files (and no > directories), no disk blocks are marked as use

Re: More K-7 AF observations

#x27;s nice to >> know that my suspicions aren't just wishful thinking. >> Thanks for >> taking the time to test. >> Paul >> On Jul 18, 2009, at 7:09 AM, AlunFoto wrote: >> >> > Better quantified this time. >> > >> > Yesterday I took s

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009/7/18 Bob W : > I'm not sure what you mean here. Do you mean using the computer to delete > files? If so, why do you think it leaves nothing to fragment? It's not the > files that are fragmented, but the disk blocks. This may be more likely if > you use the computer because it doesn't have a 'd

More K-7 AF observations

Better quantified this time. Yesterday I took stance on a bridge above a highway, and photographed large trucks coming towards me. The speed limit at this place is 100 km/h, and on top of a gentle slope. I shot series of each truck, and have tallied the percentage of out-of-focus shots from each s

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009/7/18 Bob W : > I suspect there are 2 reasons. > > First, to eliminate fragmentation on the disk. This makes sure you can use > as much of the disk's capacity as possible. To some extent, yes. When you delete files in camera. However when uploading to computer and deleting the files from the c

Re: Way off topic-- index page

Christine, The page loads fine in IE 8 too. To stop the text from shifting when resizing the browser window you could try to specify the table width as pixels instead of percentage in the CSS as eg. "table {width: 800px}". However, the table's default position left-aligned, so it doesn't float v

Some observations on AF performance of K-7

On paper the K20D will do about 2.5 frames per second. On paper the K-7 is about twice as fast. Today I played around with both cameras in a park, tracking hooded gulls as they flew past, and snapping away with the DA*300/4 mounted. IOW, BiF. :-) I was stunned by the difference. The K-7 locked foc

Re: K-7 has materialised in Norway

That's kind of you, Steve. Makes it look almost as if I wasn't bragging... :-) OTOH, I suspect I'm one of his best customers... Anyway, I had a round of testing it this morning. Will post in a different thread. Jostein 2009/7/16 Desjardins, Steve : > You know, Jostein, after many years on this

Re: Bag Dilemma - solved

2009/7/15 Brendan MacRae : > And frankly, nothing beats my Pelican 1600 series! I'd pay money to see you load that one full and haul it for a hike. :-) Jostein who wavers beneath his SuperTrekker: http://products.lowepro.com/product/Super-Trekker%20AW%20II,2050.htm -- http://www.alunfoto.no/g

Re: Construction III

r letting me know, Jostein.  Much appreciated. > Cheers, Christine > > > > > - Original Message - From: "AlunFoto" > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: Construction III > > > Alas, still don't

K-7 has materialised in Norway

Just FYI. Btw, my pusher had ordered 40 cameras, and received about 10. Some of which will be circulated among magazines and online forums. He made sure I knew I was the first private person in Norway to receive one. :-) So now I'll have to figure out what to test before putting the K20 up for sale

Re: Construction III

Alas, still don't work here. Apparently the root DNS servers are not updated across the Atlantic yet. Please keep the page out there another couple of days, Christine. :-) Jostein 2009/7/14 Christine Aguila : > Big thanks to William, Graydon, Jack, Brian, Bob W., Cotty, Mike, Steve, and > Dave B.

OT - Tripod question re. Dutch Hill

Guys 'n' gals, I'm researching for an upgrade of my tripod, and have come across a North American mfg that looks very interesting, Dutch Hill. I'd love to hear from anyone who have used any of their tripods with tele- or macro lenses, particularly the model "P900 extended heigth": http://www.dutch

Re: k-7 Owners

Can flurry be verbed? In that case, I think Paul S and William Robb have done their best to flurr the list already. Hope to contribute later. Jostein 2009/7/12 Christine Aguila : > To all PDMLers who now own the new K-7: > > I know it's been a little slow on the list lately, but I wouldn't mind a

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

Well I'm glad that we agree it's not how P-TTL flash is supposed to work. 2009/7/12 Graydon : > Got a spare camera body about? :) Dusted off the old *istD. Same thing. :-( Tested the full aperture range this time, and at flash zoom 48mm, f/22 gives a salvageable exposure of a brick wall at 2 m d

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

Tried it with various FA, DA, DA* and A* lenses. :-( 2009/7/12 Graydon : > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 11:03:38AM +0200, AlunFoto scripsit: >> Could I bother you guys to take a look at this comparison: >> http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/flashAnomaly/flashtest.html >> >> All

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

think this is rationally explainable by other factors than a faulty flash, please let me know. Jostein 2009/7/11 Graydon : > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 10:10:23PM +0200, AlunFoto scripsit: >> You describe how I would expect the flash to function. My observation >> was that at _one_

Re: Published ;-)

2009/7/10 Cotty : > oops try this: > > Yay! Way to go, Stef! Well done. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

Peso - Ninja alert

Here's what I've been up to in my vacation. :-) http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/ninja-alert.html Image is clickable for slightly larger version. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

John, You describe how I would expect the flash to function. My observation was that at _one_ particular zoom setting, 48mm, the output is two stops brighter than any other zoom setting. This also includes 58mm which, as you say, should produce a more concentrated beam. If there was any logic to th

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

=-=- > http://www.EnticingTheLight.com > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > 2009/7/10 AlunFoto : >> Gang, >> >> My AF540-FTZ has a quirk which I wonder if you guys could help me >> consider for warranty claim. I'm pretty sure this can't be right...

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

It sounds about right, Bruce. Look forward to hear your findings. Jostein 2009/7/10 Bruce Dayton : > Ok, I'll try to duplicate your basic test with my flash and DA* 16-50 > and see what I get. > > So if I understand, I should set the camera to manual exposure and > set the flash to manual zoom.  P

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009/7/10 Bruce Dayton : > How did you happen to notice this behavior? Many of the DA lenses will focus closer than the recommended minimum distance for the flash. I was going through how my various lenses performed with the flash at close focus. This experiment turned out quite well, in the sense

Re: I've got a hole in me arsenal

2009/7/10 Graydon : >  Eventual > disassembly in a spirit of trepidation showed that it had been > disassembled, packed solid with peanut butter, and reassembled by one of > the toddlers. LOL! That's what I call testing. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

You had me check again, Jack... :-) The highest zoom setting on the flash reads 58mm. Jostein 2009/7/10 Jack Davis : > > Probably a dyslexic ;) typo, but doesn't the zoom range from 16mm to 85mm? > > Jack > > --- On Fri, 7/10/09, AlunFoto wrote: > >> From: Alun

need help from AF540-FTZ owners

Gang, My AF540-FTZ has a quirk which I wonder if you guys could help me consider for warranty claim. I'm pretty sure this can't be right... The flash has various zoom settings, from 16mm to 58mm. When the flash is zoomed to 48mm it gives 1.5-2 stops more light than at other zoom settings. The TTL

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