Re: A request for a photo

Ann, maybe if you pointed us to some of the great pics of him on line that are perfect then we'd know what you're looking for and it would be a lot easier to say wait, I think I got one. Not that I have many motorbike shots, anyway. Just a thought. Marcus -- Am 25.04.2008 um 15:33

Re: smc DA* f2.8/50-135mm Bokeh (PESO/GESO)

Thanks, Bob. I like that picture a lot, too. Marcus -- Am 21.04.2008 um 17:44 schrieb Bob Sullivan: Marcus, I like the yellow flowers best. They show off the selected focus and bokeh. Generally a pleasing set of photos... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Marcus

Re: smc DA* f2.8/50-135mm Bokeh (PESO/GESO)

, and since the CA mainly appears towards the borders of the frame, why wouldn't stopping down the lens have an influence on that? Marcus -- Am 21.04.2008 um 19:09 schrieb J. C. O'Connell: CA usually cant be fixed by stopping down, its most likely some other problem. jco -Original

smc DA* f2.8/50-135mm Bokeh (PESO/GESO)

welcome, as always. Marcus -- 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: K20

I am using a K200D, but as I understand it, the anti shake technology is basically the same as in the K20D. I have managed to get sharp pictures handheld at one second at night. I takes a little practise but it works great. Marcus -- Am 19.04.2008 um 14:33 schrieb Bob Sullivan: Still

Re: K10D is back, again

Just out of curiosity, is there some standard way to test this? I have not seen any focusing issues with my camera and lenses (because so many pictures are out of focus, which is of course user error), but I was wondering if there is a way to find out. Thanks. Marcus -- Am 16.04.2008 um

Re: PESO - Who can identify this?

That's a bomb, isn't it? ;-) Marcus -- Am 16.04.2008 um 09:46 schrieb John Francis: So: who can tell me what this is? http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0816 Most of the time I was shooting RAW with the K10D. But at the end of the day I grabbed a few quick JPEGs with the *ist

Re: SDHC Bargain for UK Pentaxisti

of 20 MB/sec. They also come with a lifetime guarantee, although I have yet so find or hear of someone who actually ever had problems with a Sandisk Extreme III. Panasonic SDHC cards are said to be fast and reliable, too, but they are also a little more expensive. Marcus -- PDML Pentax

Re: SDHC Bargain for UK Pentaxisti

= ~37,5 MB/s (250x) Marcus -- Am 15.04.2008 um 15:58 schrieb Marcus A. Hofmann: That card's listed as a Class 4 device. The SDCard.com web site indicates this means that the manufacturer guarantees at least 4 MB/ sec or higher write speed, which sounds pretty slow. How does that compare

Re: SDHC Bargain for UK Pentaxisti

Am 15.04.2008 um 16:44 schrieb Paul Stenquist: On Apr 15, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: I have yet so find or hear of someone who actually ever had problems with a Sandisk Extreme III. I've had two of Extreme III SD cards fail, although not in the storage media. The lock

Re: SDHC Bargain for UK Pentaxisti

Am 15.04.2008 um 18:32 schrieb John Francis: On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 04:07:38PM +0200, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: A quick google turned up this, which may be interesting for comparison: WLAN 802.11g: 54 Mbit/s = ~3,2 MB/s (21x) WLAN 802.11n: 540 Mbit/s = ~37,5 MB/s (250x) Hmm. 540 = 54 x

Re: Garbage pix K20D review pancake too

I totally second that. That's exactly how I use the 40mm Limited. Marcus -- Am 14.04.2008 um 10:06 schrieb Tim Bray: If you're going to walk around all day with a camera on your wrist you don't want to be changing lenses, and you really don't want to be fiddling with the lens-cap when

Re: PESO: What... why?!

Thanks for looking, everyone. It's appreciated. Marcus -- Am 13.04.2008 um 19:41 schrieb Rick Womer: LOL The US Mail mailbox next to a German address is intriguing, and the flag on the mailbox is (ahem) an added twist. Rick --- Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: Peso: A night in Hoorn

I'll give it another try once I've learned how to use LR/PS a little better. Marcus -- Am 13.04.2008 um 19:30 schrieb Rick Womer: That's amazingly sharp for a 1 sec hand-held exposure! You're giving Steady Stenquist some competition! It is also a really nice photo, though I think

PESO: What... why?!

, when I ran across this mailbox. Wyh would one... I mean, what the heck?! http://tinyurl.com/683384 http://www.ntony.net/engine/image/medium/db3b41e11478803e65a653b3e631a94b.jpg Marcus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

, though, and I have only tried two or three times. Marcus -- Am 10.04.2008 um 02:29 schrieb Gaëtan Beauchamp: Hello everyone! It seems that I cannot post an email to the list with 8 links in that message to photos on photo.net. There is something that I just don't understand. By the way, thank

Peso: A night in Hoorn

Cape Hoorn is named after this beautiful little town. Thanks, Marcus -- 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: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

Thanks for the hint. This seems to have been the problem. Marcus -- Am 10.04.2008 um 08:25 schrieb John Francis: At a guess, I'd say that your email program (Apple Mail?) elects to send a message with image links in an encoding that the list management software rejects. It doesn't happen

Re: Peso: A night in Hoorn

Thanks to all who took the time to look and share some thoughts. I still don't know why I like this shot so much, though. But maybe it isn't too important to know why. Marcus -- Am 10.04.2008 um 18:45 schrieb P. J. Alling: I like this shot, what bugs me, (and this isn't a criticism of you

Re: PESOs??

I like the pics. Keep them coming. -- Am 08.04.2008 um 00:39 schrieb Rebekah: It seems that an increasing majority of the emails I receive from the list are PESOs. If I could do so delicately, I'd like to try and suggest that we as a list impose a limit of sorts on ourselves concerning

Re: K200D filenames

to the 21mm Limited, because that package will be awesome to take hiking. I really think that it is quite impossible not to be satisfied with the 40mm. Marcus -- Am 06.04.2008 um 05:17 schrieb Christine Aguila: - Original Message - From: Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got the 18

Re: PESO -- Night Scene

a hard time telling where the particular shot was taken, even though it is a place that I know well during the day. Marcus -- Am 05.04.2008 um 07:46 schrieb P. J. Alling: Bad title but it's late. I was walking across Yale's campus tonight after taking in a concert, when she said I don't

K200D filenames

out that sRGB-files are named IMGP, while AdobeRGB files are named _IGP. Is there a reason for that? Can I turn it off? I think IMGP is quite OK, I don't want files to have a name beginning with an underscore. Marcus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: K200D filenames

... ;-) Thanks. Marcus If you must capture in-camera JPEGs, there's not much you can do about it if you want Adobe RGB colorspace (which I recommend for JPEG capture, btw). Otherwise, use software to transfer the files from card to computer which does a renaming operation for you. I've begun to rename

Re: K200D filenames

* 50-135 with it, and that's really a great setup to get started. I'll get a 21 Limited as soon as I find one, but they seem to be either sold out or overpriced around where I live. Marcus Cheers p Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia

Re: PESO - Whiteout conditions

display, and only then did I realize the picture was actually loaded when I scrolled around to find the two persons in the lower right corner. And I am still not sure what the actual motive is, besides the two persons... mountains? Is it supposed to look like that? Marcus Easter traditions

Re: Chimps

What exactly does chimping mean? I looked it up in several dictionaries, but it was not there. Please explain for a non-native speaker. ;-) Nice shot, btw. Thanks. Marcus -- Am 31.03.2008 um 06:15 schrieb Christine Aguila: Nice one, Paul. You know, people have views about chimping

Re: Chimps

Thanks, William. Marcus -- Am 31.03.2008 um 06:55 schrieb William Robb: - Original Message - From: Marcus A. Hofmann Subject: Re: Chimps What exactly does chimping mean? I looked it up in several dictionaries, but it was not there. Please explain for a non-native speaker

Re: Terms of Service

copyrights is fluent, a part remains that cannot be waived. This is common opinion, although not without controversy. Marcus -- 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

Re: PESO: Synchronize Your Cell Phones

Thanks Paul. I just found out that I qualify for an academic license, which is a lot cheaper than the regular version, and ordered Photoshop. Now all I hope is that I will actually find the time to learn the very basics, at least. Marcus -- Am 25.03.2008 um 18:39 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED

Colors and Spaces and Browsers

the original Jpegs. I have put up an example: http://ntony.codewut.de/temp/test.html If you look at it in Safari and Firefox, you will see what I mean. Maybe someone can explain what is happening there? How do you deal with that? Thanks. -Marcus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Colors and Spaces and Browsers

Andreas, David, thanks for the explanations. I think I get it now. Marcus -- Am 26.03.2008 um 12:30 schrieb David Savage: Unlike Safari, FF isn't yet colour space aware. I posted these some time ago comparing FF2 FF3alpha FF2 (~240kb): http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1123

Peso, Peow, Geso... ?

I was wondering what PESO, PEOW, GESO etc. mean? -Marcus -- 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: PESO: Optio W20 is a true all- weather camera

/261e6b593cff231ce1e4b7ebfafc529a.jpg http://ntony.codewut.de/engine/temp/image/original/fdd3dc638e4fa69c16baadd03c96807e.jpg http://ntony.codewut.de/engine/temp/image/original/045890c7b9ac167bf016f1e5ae15d5a8.jpg Greetings to Holland. Marcus Am 25.03.2008 um 23:25 schrieb Henk Terhell: Jostein, thanks. Indeed we had

Re: Peso, Peow, Geso... ?

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. And thanks to the leg- pullers for the good laugh. :-) -Marcus -- Am 25.03.2008 um 10:52 schrieb Cotty: On 25/3/08, Marcus A. Hofmann, discombobulated, unleashed: I was wondering what PESO, PEOW, GESO etc. mean? Have a look at this page

Re: PESO: Synchronize Your Cell Phones

Paul, I assume you're talking about Adobe Photoshop (which I am hesitating to buy, because I am not sure if I really need such expensive software)? Marcus -- Am 13.03.2008 um 15:59 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks Marcus (and all others who responded). I use the channel mixer for BW

Re: PESO: Synchronize Your Cell Phones

Paul, that's a very nice shot. Reminds me of a new years eve party a while ago, where at 0:00 everyone was busy with their cellphones... Btw, how do you do your b/w conversions? Looks good. Marcus -- Am 13.03.2008 um 11:39 schrieb Paul Stenquist: Is everyone sleeping? I've been overpesoed

Re: PESO - girl on a bike

I like it a lot, for the mood, I believe. -- Am 11.03.2008 um 23:00 schrieb Struan Donald: Hi, I figure the best way to start on this sort of list is with a photo: http://flickr.com/photos/mr_stru/2322023174/sizes/m/ ISO 200, f/10, 1/100 sec K100D, kit lens Rather a grabbed shot so

Re: Seeking lens advice

speed of the DA* 16-50 is worth the extra cash, or if the DA 21 will be all right for me. My guess is that it will. Marcus -- Am 11.03.2008 um 17:17 schrieb Tim Bray: On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:50 AM, Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the bundled 18-55mm/3.5-5.8 lens is kind

Re: Seeking lens advice

Adam, thank's for the explanation. Looks like I missunderstood something there. Obviously, there are a lot of new things to learn after so many years. ;-) Marcus -- Am 11.03.2008 um 18:08 schrieb Adam Maas: No, there's a fair difference between those two lenses. The 28 would perform

Seeking lens advice

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Re: Seeking lens advice

Thanks for the recommendation, Christine. Weight is indeed not an issue. I also found some positive reviews meanwhile, so I think I'll go and pick one up this afternoon. Marcus -- Am 11.03.2008 um 12:42 schrieb Christine Aguila: Marcus: I'm not the best one to talk equipment, but I did

Re: Seeking lens advice

not quite as fast, and it doesn't have the motor-in-lens autofocus. The DA* 50-135 is also considered a fine lens. Your Minolta lenses can't be used on the Pentax. On Mar 11, 2008, at 6:50 AM, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: Hello. I have recently bought a new K200D. I did photograph a lot until

Re: Seeking lens advice

Thanks, Godfrey. I was thinking along the same lines. I am really satisfied with the images the DA 40 produces, and if the DA 21 comes close, I'd rather save the extra cash on the DA* 16-50, since I already have the DA 40. Marcus -- Am 11.03.2008 um 16:14 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: Minolta

Re: Seeking lens advice

with such similar focal lengths. But I can see the idea behind it. It's appreciated. Marcus -- Am 11.03.2008 um 13:35 schrieb J. C. O'Connell: I would get a good 28mm prime. The sma-A F2.8 is nice if you like manual focus, the later F and FA versions would do if you want AF. But in any case a 28mm

Re: PESO -- Opening

I actually like the focus point slightly in the background and a bit off center... Marcus -- Am 09.03.2008 um 20:51 schrieb P. J. Alling: I haven't been particularly inspired lately, but last night I went to an opening. The work was interesting. I took along the *ist-Ds with the 85mm

K200D 1600 ISO shot

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K 50mm f1.4: My first post in 5 years!

I have just picked up a nice MX and need to put a 50 on it. My old kit was a Spotmatic and an SMC 50/1.4, now stolen. I use this mostly to supplement my Leica M outfit, filling in the gaps between it's shortcomings, and as a backup. I'm interested in the early K 50/1.4 because it appears to be

Lx metering question.

How well do you like using the LX for manual exposure? I read something about it displaying EV in full stops only, but I don't quite understand without seeing inside the viewfinder. In manual exposure, is it as user friendly as say an MX? Thanks. Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free

MX question

Does the MX self timer pre-fire the mirror before the exposure? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

K SMC 30mm on Ebay

I hope one of you bought that K SMC 30mm that just sold BIN for $133.50 on Ebay after a little over 2 hours. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1334181564 Cool lens. Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com - This message is from the

Re: Poor SMC Pentax 15/3.5 in a (Gasp!) Nikon Mount

That may be the funniest thing I have ever read! Thanks for the good laugh. Marcus ;) On Wednesday 20 February 2002 14:19, Fred wrote: Well, I just let all my lenses know about this poor 15/3.5, so that they know from now on they'll have to all be extra good (defined as sharp

Re: Pentax fast glass?

Hello, Indeed Pentax was multi-coating there lenses very early. That coating is what first attracted me to there lenses. I had an SPF not to long ago. The screw mount SMC 50mm f1.4 that it came with is the finest lens I have ever used. --- Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, wrt

Takumar lenses: Yellow coating or radioactive decay???

Can someone please settle this once and for all? I to have a Super-Takumar that has yellow tinged elements. I have been told by multiple people that this is just the old coating. I have also read several sources on the Internet that state that this is the result of the radioactively doped glass

Re: Pentax fast sharp primes

--- Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've always been happy with the performance of the SMC-A* 200mm f2.8 wide open. In fact, 90% of my shooting with that lens is wide open or at f4. -Aaron Aren't a lot of telephoto lenses optimized for wide open shooting because of the need

Re: Pentax fast glass?

Is is correct that the M 85mm f2 is widely considered a dog? Very soft wide open? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to

Re: Pentax fast glass?

would even consider owning such trash is beyond me. Where have you heard that it's a dog? I was thinking of using mine today, but if it's a bad as you say, I'll just stay home and clean the cat box. Marcus wrote: Is is correct that the M 85mm f2 is widely considered a dog? Very

Re: Pentax fast glass?

I apologize if I offended anyone with my original question. I wrote: Is is correct that the M 85mm f2 is widely considered a dog? Very soft wide open? Shel. Your last reply was what I was looking for in the first place. Thank-you Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games

Re: OM1

use it in manual with a handheld meter . . . stan From: Marcus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 04:07:20 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Pentax fast glass? Warren, I think you may have ruined me for life. I looked

Re: Now this is one fast lens!

On that note. Am I the only one who gets uneasy about buying cameras from people who can't properly use one? --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! It's so fast even the camera couldn't capture it clear. Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com - This

Pentax fast glass?

market, and the prices are not driven up so much by collectors, which I believe is the case with the Pentax lenses. Can anyone comment directly on the comparative performance of these lenses, or offer any advice? Thanks in advance, Marcus Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http

Re: Pentax fast glass?

Firstly, thank-you all very much for the advice and very helpful information you have offered. My _tentative_ choice of 50mm f1.4 A over M is based solely on my interpretation of Mr Yoshihiko statement: Yoshihiko - A is not optically identical to M. The

Re: Pentax 85mm f1.8 spotted...

Wow, that lasted a whole hour and 45 minutes. Reminds me of the Plabel Makina 67 on Ebay Germany last year that went BUY IT NOW for just under $300! --- Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And NOT on eBay...go figure... Speaking of eBay, one just went (almost immediately, not too surprisingly)