Re: need 1.5V button cells? Nice hack :)

On 23/08/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.wisebread.com/the-40-hidden-inside-a-12v-battery > > That one is funny.. even usefull for some, maybe ;) LOL, not quite groundbreaking. I was doing this to power my little projects in my early teens, when the alkaline 9v cells become

Re: Some quick monitor info

On 23/08/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The more and more I think about it, the more it becomes apparent that > regardless of how things look on my monitor I can be almost guaranteed it > won't look the same on someone else's, regardless of calibration, etc. > > If contrast is adjustable, d

Re: Dream Cruise Photo Contest

On 23/08/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm one of ten winners in the Detroit News Dream Cruise Photo Contest. My > winning entry is a pic of my own '55 Chevy in front of a diner on Woodward. > It's been seen here before. I shot it several years ago with the 6x7 and > Pentax

Re: OT: Content Aware Image Resizing

On 22/08/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those who frequent DPReview: > > > > I thought it was pretty neat. Mmm, I don't know if I like that, much like some systems I had to deal with in broadcast that made

Re: OT - Fiberoptics, anyone?

On 22/08/07, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a question for the technically curious. > > Do you think it will be worthwhile to use fibre optics to lead light > from an ordinary flash (eg. Pentax 540 FGZ) into various > configurations for macro flash purposes? > > I can't get the idea o

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 22/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You've got to get an after market screen shade. Of course they don't > seem to exist for the K10d yet... Yes, but I didn't seem to need one to set the drive mode or bracketing options on my *ist D. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +6

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 22/08/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A lot of the new point 'n shoot digitals don't even have a viewfinder > anymore. The only way you can compose the image is to look at the little > TV screen on the back. Yes, they're just great with daylight coming from behind you, much the s

Re: Bigma 50-500 vs 100-300 + 1.4x TC

On 22/08/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, it translates the focal length of the lens mount on it by 1.7x > and transmits that to the body. At least that's what my friend tells > me it does... I don't have one myself. Not quite correct, I just checked the EXIF in a pair of imag

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 22/08/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've heard that said before, but what kind of tolerances are we talking > about? I would think that's it's not as expensive as it may seem, but is > used as a value-added feature to raise the price on the high-end bodies. > > Not arguing with you, bu

Re: Online theft

On 21/08/07, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Once, I was online and went to right-click a picture to save it to my > computer (don't worry it was only clipart), and a little message > popped up stating that right-clicking was not allowed on that site. > Are there any online photo albums that p

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 22/08/07, Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must be missing something. What is the point of Live View with a > DSLR? It could be handy if it includes a histogram and responds to exposure controls. :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [

Re: No lifepixel conversion for us

On 20/08/07, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pentax Benelux isn't allowed to modify the camera. I'm also out of options. > The website with instructions for modding a Ds lacks the last part. > The removed filter is damaged after removal. Why is that, it appears to be supported over the CCD in a

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 20/08/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting to me is the fact that it is a CMOS and not a CCD anymore. > Seems everybody shitfs (or tries to) to CMOS. It's a lot more flexible in implementation, on chip NR, pixel binning, on chip logic and ADC and it's much easier to produce u

Re: New 12MP APS-C CMOS sensor from Sony

On 20/08/07, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems that we already know what will Sony use in their upcoming > mid-end Alpha which shoould appear at the begining of september. It > incorporates some very interesting noise cancelling technologies. All > is here: > http://www.sony.

Re: No lifepixel conversion for us

On 20/08/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Emailed lifepixel to see if they will be adding any Pentax Dslr IR > conversions to their list. > > Reply today says no, they are not very popular, so its not worth their while. > > I was hoping to convert the istD and not have to use the R72

Re: PESO: Day's End

On 18/08/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The shot hasn't been de-fished. The distortion (or is it perspective ? > :-) was so minimal I didn't even bother. The only corrections made > were to crop it to "level" the horizon and some adjustments to bring > out the detail in the foregrou

Re: PESO: Day's End

On 18/08/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day All, > > Took this one last night after work. I quite like it so I'm making it > a PESO (obviously, ~ 124kb) : > > > > As alyways, any & all comments much appreceated. Hi Dave, Great c

Re: K10D AS system [OT] water restrictions

On 17/08/07, Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's see... > > 1.You can water all you want if you have a well. > 2.You are not allowed to dig a well. > > I guess this is the Aussie version of "Catch 22". > > Don't you folks have rights to your own property? Do you actually elect th

Re: K10D AS system

On 16/08/07, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone got any suggestions on what to cover the digital pin with? I'm > thinking insulating tape, but worried about it stressing the lens mount! > Don't want to bin the K10D. Funny, I tried this earlier today, before reading this part of

Re: Question about battery capacity.

On 15/08/07, syb vis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And when these 1600mAh are finished, can I still count on the two 2500 > mAh batterys to have spare energy? Or are they all finished? All finished and in fact if the appliance continues to draw power though the exhausted batteries they could end up

Re: K10D AS system

On 15/08/07, syb vis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has K10d a SR option where one can choose for "auto" SR? My version > requires that the user gives in what kind of lens is mounted. > (50-100-135-200-300-400-500-600). However, I do not have those new > lenses with built-in- > tell-the-camera-what-l

Re: K10D AS system

On 15/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I can believe the propa err documentation, it should compensate based > on the current zoom setting. I don't have a K10 or K100 as yet so I > can't actually test that theory. But the question is; does the current zoom setting in this case m

Re: OT - a little late on the bicycle thing...

On 15/08/07, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I believe you, William, but...for what? > > I found the ingredients on Jig-A-Loo's site, and don't see anything in it's > constituent parts that would act as a protectant. > Their Material Safety Data Sheet does call it a lubricant, but how the

Re: K10D AS system

On 15/08/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So the question is, when using an FA/DA zoom - with AS on, what if I > zoom all the way in, focus lock/AS stabilize and then zoom out a ways > before taking the picture - does the AS continue to compensate based > on the original focal length

Re: OT - a little late on the bicycle thing...

On 14/08/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.wd40.com.au/WD-40.html > Same stuff they sell as WD-40 here in the states. Hmm, Oz consumer laws are quite strict and well policed so I would be very very surprised if they had managed to advertise protective properties for many

Re: FID (Film is Dead)

On 15/08/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quite a few studio pros shoot large format digital. You can get a 4x5 back > fitted with multiple sensors. A computer assembles the the tiled images. I've not heard of those but I understand that scanning backs are quite popular and not

Re: Question about battery capacity.

On 15/08/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone on another forum was discussing the pros & cons of AA NiCads & > proprietary lithium batteries in camera gear, and the boneheaded > camera store clerk who was telling them that proprietary lithium > batteries are better than AA's. They

Re: Dark side macro question

On 14/08/07, Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > I have a friend who has a Canon 300D and I would like to try to help him > improve his macro photos of really small objects - down to approximately > 3mm in length. > > He currently has a Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro and a Canon ring flash

Re: OT - a little late on the bicycle thing...

On 14/08/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 13, 2007, at 2:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > > Around here, spraying WD 40, or some thinnish oil that "creeps" works. > > Spray down the seat tube, take off the headset and spray both the top > > and down tubes, and to be safe,

Re: 300mm 2.8 AF: Sigma vs Pentax

On 13/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seeing as the film gates in 35mm slrs can have a bit of variation I > don't think a higher level of accuracy is necessary... Film gates are not the issue, where crop factor is of some consequence is in panorama production. The pano package ben

Re: FA-SMCP 600/4 IF

On 13/08/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arent all SLR lenses hand still hand assembled? They do not seem to be > the > type of thing where it would or could be cost effective to > automate the entire lens assembly based on the low production numbers > and incredible difficulty to

Re: FA-SMCP 600/4 IF

On 13/08/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe, I seem to remember (may be wrong of course) that FA* where hand > assembled. > If I'm right, it might explain why Pentax won't assemble them all just > for the fun of it. They must have one guy sitting in a back room waiting for individual

Re: 300mm 2.8 AF: Sigma vs Pentax

On 13/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's not what Robb is screaming, about and Pentax's crop factor is > more like 1.55, and Canon's small sensor is closer to 1.64, though it > varies from camera model to camera model. The Pentax is CF 1.53 if you want to get pedantic ;-) --

Re: FA-SMCP 600/4 IF

On 13/08/07, Paul Ewins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The kangaroos have moved to the suburbs, where the tourists won't annoy > them... Not quite, I think the suburbs have moved to where the Roos are, annoying them ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [E

Re: OT Lost 5 gig somewere

On 13/08/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Every so often the hard disk fairies come and take a few gigabytes to > feed to their young. iFairies? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO h

PESO It's a mouse, it's a peg no it's a...

...plane: http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/Thomas/photo?authkey=pzmnlsD2ZJI#5097217036762596226 I'm photographically challenged at the moment. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO htt

Re: FA-SMCP 600/4 IF

On 13/08/07, syb vis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know, this is the Netherlands. We cannot look far enough to > motivate the purchase of a 600mm lens. A 300mm, on the other hand...? Climb up a windmill ;-) And no there aren't kangaroos hopping though the main streets of Sydney ;-0 -- Rob S

Re: Reuters gets that sinking feeling

On 11/08/07, Feroze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://crossthebreeze.com/2006/08/07/not-enough-drama/ LOL, that's such a crap edit, they should fire the guy ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PE

Re: PESO: YACCP...

On 10/08/07, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay so I got a cancelled meeting @ work and allowed 15 minutes for a search. > > The very first mention of "PESO" in the archives is from 12. May 2004, > and refers to a reply by Frank to a PESO posted by David Nelson. The > original post by David

Re: PESO - Accidental

On 10/08/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found this guy in my backyard > > http://tinyurl.com/36h4fp > > Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) native to Australia, photographed > in Germantown, Maryland, USA He looked really tired! Cool, I had a Budgie like that when I was a ki

Re: New additions to my freeware page

On 10/08/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've added a couple of interesting new items to my free software page. > Check 'em out and see if they might be of use to you... > > Under Miscellaneous > Freeware application to create colour ICC profiles for scanners: > http://www.robertstech

Re: Recently Enabled

On 09/08/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. The FA* 200/2.8 is the sharpest lens I've ever owned, and the > F* 300/4.5 doesn't suffer too badly in comparison to it, either. I love my FA*200/2.8 and I suspect David loved my lens too, thankfully now he has his very own ;-) If

Re: A* 85/1.4, A* 135/1.8

On 08/08/07, Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shame on you, long-standing PDML members... :) I'm amazed no one pointed > out Fred's 85MM lens shoot-out: > > > > Didn't he do one with 135s too? Couldn't find it referenced anywhere though.

Re: A* 85/1.4, A* 135/1.8

On 08/08/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had both the 85/1.4 and the 135/1.8 and they are both excellent > lenses. The 135 would be superb on a digital camera with the 'crop > factor', and even at it's normal high price represents good value for > money when you consider what the Carl Zeis

Re: A* 85/1.4, A* 135/1.8

On 07/08/07, Kamiel Wanrooij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only thing is their price. The 85/1.4 goes for around $1000, the 135/1.8 > for $2000. Apart from their specs, rarity, and the fact that they are > somewhat a collector's item, are they worth anywhere near these prices? And > is their 's

Re: DA* 50-135 compared to 77 Ltd and FA 24-90

On 07/08/07, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems to be excellent performer, in picture center almost as good > as FA 77 at the same aperture!!! > http://forum.digitalfotonetz.com/viewtopic.php?t=38914 There is a sample pic on the Pentax Japan site of a motocross rider shot wit

Re: Question: How much noise does a 645 camera make

On 07/08/07, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Noisy, but mirror is as well damped as in ordinary 35 mm SLR... > nce :-) The mirror action is probably better than most 35mm SLRs really as it has a variable rate, very low mirror slap when used hand held. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVI

Re: K10D SR and action photography

On 07/08/07, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, irritates the life out of me. Could easily be fixed with a firmware > update allowing manual override. Absolutely, along with enabling the thumb wheel as a selector to save having to jab repeatedly at the hideous little joystick. --

Re: DA* 16-50 flare wide open (was Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA* 28-70)

On 07/08/07, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was a little surprised to see the same thing you did. It looks like > "veiling glare" to me. I associate it with older single-coated lenses. We > all know that Pentax has wonderful lens coating technology; maybe there is > some internal

Re: DA*16-50 pics

On 06/08/07, Rod Connan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still read the Dpreview forum but god it gets hard at times to not start a > fight. > > BTW - I have one on order and have no intention of cancelling this order - I > am really looking forward to getting this lens. I'm most perplexed at how g

Re: Busted!

On 06/08/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is why I don't often photograph people. I often get the feeling here that when pointing a camera at people in public unless you are obviously a tourist or some pretty young thing you are instantly deemed some kind of pervert. Of cour

Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA* 28-70

On 06/08/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apertures used notwithstanding, to my eye the 16~50 image is somewhat > sharper than either the 16~45 or 28~70 and virtually equal to the 31. > I know, an absolutely meaningless observation. They appear to be pretty close at f4, the lack of CA i

Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA* 28-70

In case anyone is interested there is a set of sample images and discussions on DPR http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=24258250 -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http:

Re: Bow down before me, peasants!

On 03/08/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use Gmail as an pop server, which is nice. I don't see the ads, and get > the full benefit of their very good filtering system. I have my gmail account set up to pop via my email client too but I tend to use the web interface as it's so muc

Re: DA 60-250 SDM Price

On 03/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it were no longer possible they'd take down the web page. You don't > update what you don't have to. I don't agree, companies should not change press releases, it's simply an historical document. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Bow down before me, peasants!

On 03/08/07, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This thread has caused my Gmail to suggest the following sponsored links: I must admit I had forgotten that we Gmail users were being force fed ads until you brought it up, I must have programmed myself to completely ignore that part of the page ;-)

Re: DA 60-250 SDM Price

On 02/08/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Following the links. It seems the discussion of the death of the 645D > was premature... > > http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2007/200708.html Assuming that you're existing in a time warp. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-

Re: Bow down before me, peasants!

On 01/08/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6923705.stm > ;-) "personal brand management" I believe it's called ;-) http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol35/vol35n29/articles/Halavais.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +6

Re: Isopropanol on f-screen

On 29/07/07, Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isopropanol had killed a focusing screen of my *istDL. While it doesnt > affect the image camera makes I regret I applied Isopropanol, or > Kinetronics PCS liquid on focusing screen. They had warning against > using it with contact lenses. I should ha

Re: Sensor Dust Loupes

On 28/07/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the phrase is "there's a sucker born every minute". > Most of them are using DSLR cameras. Indeed. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PE

Re: Start marinading your hat Cotty

On 27/07/07, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > f**king typical - I just bought one :) At least warn the rest of us that you are about to buy next time, we'll know to hold off ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb

Re: Start marinading your hat Cotty

On 27/07/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/7/07, Peter Fairweather, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >The K10D body has dropped from £550 a month ago to under £400 in the > >UK. Sounds like a major new camera release is about to happen. > > So along comes the K20D. No biggy. Super ;-) -

Re: Welcome to Carl Zeiss Camera and Cine Lenses

On 27/07/07, Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.zeiss.com/photo > This page with online shopping links. Note that all lenses available for > K mounts (ZK - abbrev). Roman if there is one thing you are it's consistent, thanks for the "news" ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: PESO Not a K10D macro

On 27/07/07, Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've always wondered about doing something like this. Could we see the > two original shots for comparison? Sure, RAW files imported as 16 bit/cc ProPhoto RGB then converted to 8 bit/cc sRGB (perceptual intent) and saved for web at Q45:

Re: PESO Not a K10D macro

On 26/07/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a lot of work for a picture of a flower... ;) The child does sleep you know Norm ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.s

Re: PESO Not a K10D macro

On 25/07/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob, I don't doubt that this final rendering is a substantial > improvement over the original choices. Even though considerable PS > ability was applied, it's too bad all peddles aren't in sharp focus. > Also, believe I'd clone out or at least di

PESO Not a K10D macro

I have plenty of time so I might as well preface the pic with a story: I was mucking about in the back-yard today shooting my little captive model and I noticed an interesting little flower in the lawn (yes it's a flower shot so stop reading now if you suffer from anthophobia ;-). So I thought, I

Re: PESO When all goes quiet..

On 16/07/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hopefully, MANY, many more ... although right now, you've still got the > "terrible twos" to look forward to. Thanks for reminding me ;-) And thanks to everyone who added a comment. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110

Re: A Snowflake Book (At Last)...

On 22/07/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a partial preview of the book on the site. Unfortunately, Lulu > degrades image quality in the previews. I'm not sure if that is a > by-product of their production process or if they do it to prevent > content theft. The previews of th

Re: Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses Now Available for K Bayonet

On 20/07/07, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looks like those ZK lenses have focus issues ;-) Yes like the professionally produced K10D sample images had blowout issues and poor exposures ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses Now Available for K Bayonet

Brilliant. http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/E7B1B466C265E877C125731D0039CE39?OpenDocument -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publica

Re: Camera Armor coming soon for K10D

On 20/07/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You guys know my wife? :-) LOL, glad you brought it up. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/

Re: OT - Ducati Cards anyone? ;-)

On 20/07/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The simple fact is that SD cards have a more reliable interface than CF > cards. I prefer CF cards as well, but I've never seen a busted SD reader, > and have seen well over a couple of dozen busted CF readers/camera slots. Forcing SD cards o

Re: OT - Ducati Cards anyone? ;-)

On 20/07/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting. I wonder why the CF cards are more than twice as fast as the SD > card. It's much easier to design a fast CF card, different interface electronics, more direct electrical connection more physical space for memory chips so th

Re: PESO - Photoshop fun - Actual Pentax content!

On 19/07/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last night I was reading Scot Kelby's book and decided to combine a > decent goose image with a better background. I used the extract filter > to get the geese out of the first shot and added them to the sunset shot > with a new layer. After tha

Re: OT: Color Management & Windows Vista

On 16/07/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In researching this I found – > > 1. Lots of folks seem to have this or a similar problem. > 2. Vista has a whole new color management system than XP. > 3. The 'fix' is to just set the monitor profile to the latest version of >

Re: The Morning Fix

On 15/07/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is all well and good if you are a hobbyist or an artist. But if you are > trying to make a living off your photography it is counter productive. > > A case in point are the photos in my "For Sale" post (ebay ads). I shot the > ME Super with

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

On 14/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ARRGG! We know what he means. Um, yeah, we all did from the very first utterance , even those who objected to the terminology, hence the .. ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL P

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

On 14/07/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which doesn't change the fact that Photoshop's Lens Correction filter > can't handle fisheye distortion. Oops again Dave, you should have said: Which doesn't change the fact that Photoshop's Lens Correction filter can't handle fisheye projec

Re: The Morning Fix

On 14/07/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing I have discovered though, is that while one can fix a bunch of > stuff in post processing, it is still best to get it right in camera, and > not waste your life fiddling with a substandard image later. Right in camera or not I find

Re: Peso Valyntine Church

On 14/07/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jack. > > Isn't there a way in PS to straighten out the bit of cure a WA lens > gives to certain partsa of a photo. Thats what i was getting at if > that helps. > > Anyway, i tried today, after driver training but the clouds have come

Re: Turning fisheye pictures into rectilinear

On 12/07/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Panorama stitching programs have the ability to correct lens > distortions. I use PTGui (not free), but Hugin is free, and from what > I've seen does a good job. > > You set control points to map the verticals & horizontals that should > be str

PESO When all goes quiet..

..it pays to check why earlier than later: http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/Thomas/photo?authkey=pzmnlsD2ZJI#5086598110863323682 Not a particularly good shot but the light was shocking and I used what gear was on hand at that moment. The little guy was one the other day, so we've both made i

Re: DMCA Takedown (was Stolen Photos)

On 13/07/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not presuming anything. I'm following my employer's policies > regarding reproduction of copyrighted material. If it has anything on it > indicating it's copyrighted, I've no choice in the matter; if common > sense indicates it's subject t

Re: DMCA Takedown (was Stolen Photos)

On 13/07/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the picture looks too good to be an amateur snapshot, then the lab needs > proof of ownership. LOL, there's nothing like a robust definition ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: DMCA Takedown (was Stolen Photos)

On 13/07/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: > graywolf > > Actually, retaining the rights in cases like that is a relic of the > > old days. Used to be that no one had much personal credit. House, car, > > and maybe a 90 day account at the Department store downtown. Newly > > weds

Re: Movement sensors, for the techheds

On 11/07/07, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does that mean that anti-shake will work best if you shoot on resting pulse? > :-) Of course but still I would expect that movements due to pulse would probably be within the systems bandwidth. ;-) Plainly though, high frequency oscillations like

Re: Movement sensors, for the techheds

On 11/07/07, Rod Connan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Rob for the information on the sensors - it is something that was in > the back of my mind to find out. > > For those who, like me, want to know what is in the package I found an > interesting discussion on how they work at, > http://dataw

PEF meta data, read camera build date etc

I was introduced to a new little tool today, it's a small application that reads/edits the metadata in image files and presents everything in an easy to read (for humans) form. Far more information can be read from an image file than just regular exposure/setting data like the temperature of the ca

Movement sensors, for the techheds

The following PDF link contains information on movements sensors which I believe are utilized in the K10D and possibly the K100D, note the frequency response of these devices is limited to 50Hz with a maximum recordable change of angular velocity of +/-300 degree/s: http://www.murata.com/catalog/s

Re: Nikon has one, too

On 09/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can read about it here. > > http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/AFNikkor/F3AFlenses/tc16a/index.htm > > Like most things Nikon, support for it is inconstant, at least according > to the site. Thanks for the

Re: Who's BLOGGING?

On 08/07/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jostein, > I picked up this thread late, but am curious about your comment. Can > you tell me more? > I like readng Mark's and Doug's blogs, but can't remember to visit > them. What are feeds and how do you set them? Form the Firefox web bro

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it cost it's not too bad, but I tend to compare all zooms to > the FA* 80-200, and in that light it's a piece of shit. :-) And even > compared to the FA 28-105 Powerzoom it's not that impressive. I've thought about getting hold of th

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sure is an > ugly unsharp lens at the edge wide open though. It almost looks like the > camera was turned around the optical axis slightly during exposure. Sure is, funny thing is that now there is an absolute barrage of people on dprevi

Re: Who's BLOGGING?

On 07/07/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just setup WordPress on my website. I really don't know why, I surely do > not need another "project". Now I need to go and learn how to use it. > > Anyway, I thought it would be nice to know who on the list has a blog setup, > and where it is.

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I took special note of his highest contrast image, and saw nothing to > justify his conclusion about CA. I've certainly never noticed it my > results.. I do find the barrel distortion to be fairly noticeable at > times, minor though it may be

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look, I take exception to the reviews of lenses that I use regularly. > On the 43mm ltd. he says that "CAs could be a little lower for a > fix-focal" so I downloaded and examined a couple of his sample images > that should easily show CA if the

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that some lenses are more prone to fringing than others. For > example, my A 400/5.6 exhibits fringing quite frequently in high > contrast situations. It's even worse with the A2XS converter mounted > -- not surprisingly. However, I'v

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it hard to take seriously a reviewer who attributes digital bloom > as a lens problem and not a sensor problem, (see his review of the 10-17 > mm fisheye). He seems to find and emphasize the fly in the ointment to > the extent of manufa

Re: Surprising... (Photozone DA50-200 test)

On 08/07/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I've seldom seen a positive review of any Pentax lens from > Photozone, I'm not in the least surprised. There are many positive Pentax reviews there if you have more than a cursory look at the tests. I really like Klaus's Photozone revie

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