On Wed, 12 May 2004, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
> on 5/12/04 5:26 PM, alex wetmore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Someone still needs to make a 40-160/4 lens to pair up with the
> > 16-45/4 so that only 2 lenses can be carried to cover a wide range of
> > useful focal lengt
a better alternative,
and I can go back and reprocess those images which require
reprocessing.
I'm much happier shooting without worrying about getting the color
balance correct.
Being able to tweak the exposure has been very helpful in a few cases
too.
alex
s with it online.
So I searched the D100 forums on dpreview since I knew that it used
the same CCD. I found plenty of reports of stuck and hot pixels on
the D100.
I don't think that the *ist D has any more or fewer problems than
anything else from the quick browsing that I've done.
alex
5/4 and either the 35/2 or
50/1.4 with me.
Do you need to have a rigid defination of what goes into each bag, or
can you just select the lenses depending on what you expect to be
shooting?
alex
dvertised focal length is the true focal length of the lens,
ie 16-45.
When you put this lens onto the *ist D you get the same field of view
as a 24-67.5mm lens on a 35mm camera.
alex
stom function settings.
I think that the *ist D raises the ISO until the camera can be used
handheld when you have it in the auto-adjust ISO mode.
alex
used Pentax glass and is
a pretty short bus ride away (about 20 minutes).
alex
oesn't run Windows, OS/X, or Linux to my knowledge.
alex
On Mon, 17 May 2004, Cotty wrote:
> So anyway, looks like the MZ-S will be the last ever Pentax film SLR.
* ist (not the *ist D) came out after the MZ-S by a couple of years,
didn't it?
alex
etter quality body.
Batteries for the *ist D are much cheaper too.
alex
OT better a LOT faster. If a few years, our *ist-D's will look like silly
> toys.
There will be better D-SLRs in 5 years, but the *ist D will still be
capable of making great 8x10 and 13x19 prints.
It'll be great when these things are $200 on eBay.
alex
re/landscape photography, but I don't make huge prints.
6mp is more than enough resolution. I probably wouldn't carry MF or
LF stuff with me anyway because that is more equipment to carry while
backpacking.
alex
Okay, so you all want fridge pictures. For some reason I actually
have an assortment of these:
This is my beer fridge from right after I added two taps to it:
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/beer/reduced/fridge-closed.jpg
It now has two more and a drip tray.
This is what it looks like when
ood size for carrying
around in a daypack or a bicycle handlebar or saddle bag to provide
extra camera protection.
My Off Trail is almost 10 years old and holding up very well.
alex
l work better or worse with
> different email agent software.
one approach which always works is to use tinyurl.
http://www.tinyurl.com
It will take any long URL and make another URL for it that is about
15 characters long. It is trivial to use and works great.
alex
oo much
what I carry. The people who get hurt the most are those who liked
to carry two lenses, 28-70 and 70-200. With the *ist D you get 16-45
but nothing to fill in the long end. Hopefully a DA 40-160 or 35-135
or something like that is coming.
alex
it has borderline
done that hear (no detail in the boat deck).
alex
because I had an extended warranty and my DSC-F707
was one of the early models with flash issues.
alex
After the conversation on the DSC-F717 I thought I would do a PAW
with a few of my favorite photographs from that camera:
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/nz02/christchurch/botanical-gardens/reduced-800/butterfly-in-field.JPG
or http://tinyurl.com/3d6zr
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/nz02
on the *ist D. That shot was
made at ISO 100 on the F717 and there is still a lot of noise.
alex
some of the flames erupting from it.
Is that accurate?
It is a very impressive shot.
alex
On Wed, 26 May 2004, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
> Alex, you are wrng as Dpreview is. *istD has buffer for 6 frames no matter
> if RAW or JPEG. One thing is nowhere mentioned - you have to turn noise
> reduction off, as it apparently reserves some buffer space for image
> processing. A
The uncommon one is small and round.
alex
ould need to be rev'd pretty
quickly since it isn't that much more expensive (25%) and on paper
will probably have many of the same features.
On the other hand Canon still seems to be selling the 10D and has
waited a while to rev it even though the same is true for the 10D and
300D.
I think Pentax is stuck with what Sony or other companies are doing for
APS sized DSLR sensors. I haven't read of anything being available
better than the 6mp sensor being used now.
alex
tub" is the model) and like it a lot, but you do need to take it
off to get to the lenses.
This is the Crumpler model that I was thinking of:
http://www.crumplerusa.com/products/camerabag/the_formal_lounge.html
This is what I have:
http://www.crumplerusa.com/products/camerabag/brians_hot_tub.html
alex
n't really imagine that it
is very good. Comments? From photographyreview.com it sounds like
there is a lot of distortion at the wide end.
alex
s, and liked the 28-70
as a slightly longer lens for events (weddings, etc).
I don't shoot people that often, so the 28-70/4.0 didn't get tons
of use, but it got enough to justify replacing it.
alex
loose.
The DA 16-45/4 has the best manual focus feel of any of my autofocus
lenses, but I've never used an FA* lens.
alex
sg185702.html
is my original message, which explains it all.
alex
pretty good repro steps.
If they fix these problems I'll happily plop down my $99 (expensive,
but cheaper than Photoshop CS and I can keep using my preferred
Picture Window Pro).
alex
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, John Whittingham wrote:
> From: alex wetmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, John Whittingham wrote:
> > > Can someone explain the Giving up on the FA 28-70/4 subject to me, I have
> one
> > > in need of a clean (fungus) wouldn&
s a cheap lens to begin
with there isn't much to complain about when it does go.
alex
s?
You would need a match faster CCD which operated in video mode, and
software which lined everything back up frame by frame.
alex
digitally communicates the current aperture,
focal length, and MTF.
alex
would suggest holding out for the A version over the K version.
Pricing on these can really vary. I bought my sample from KEH 5 years
ago for about $300. In the meantime I've seen them from $100 to $300
with most prices between $200 and $300.
alex
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Jens Bladt wrote:
> I don't know which Pentax bodies, that will not work with K and M lenses,
> Alex???
They will allow "work", but many won't meter properly. Sorry, I don't
know the models of the exact film cameras which this is true for.
Whe
e
followup model is called (5400 maybe?), but I think it has the same
lens.
I haven't found any pocketable digital compacts with a 28mm wide angle
lens since my old (and sadly now dead) Canon Powershot from many years
ago. That was a 1.3mp camera though and very limited compared to
modern models.
alex
slower than pro, smaller
lenses for Pentax. I think that this would fit in well with their
current direction. That probably means that they won't do it.
alex
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Nenad Djurdjevic wrote:
> I wrote:
> > >
> > > How about an f2.8 DA zoom that goes from 45-140? That would be the same
> as
> > > a 35mm 70-210 f2.8. I would buy that!
>
> alex wetmore wrote:
> >
> > Me too. I'd t
umbers might not be so important if that is what you are
looking for.
alex
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Nenad Djurdjevic wrote:
> alex wetmore wrote:
> > I would like to see a 40-140 or so DA telephoto which is smaller than
> > the DA 16-45/4. Something with a 58mm filter size and perhaps the
> > length (but wider) of the M 135/3.5 prime would be ideal
after about
5 years. The contact cement between two elements fails, leaving you
with a low contrast and not very sharp 28-70/4.
alex
seems to be one too,
so I'm not expecting much.
A DA version of this lens could be made smaller, and the build quality
of the DA 16-45 is better than any F lens that I've used and many of
the FA lenses. I like the Quick Focus Clutch mechanism too.
alex
rovide the best flexibility.
I haven't noticed any differences in metering with my DA 16-45/4
compared to any of my other lenses. I haven't done a back to back
comparison though. If I get a chance I'll do this with my FA 35/2
and A 24/2.8 since they are the two other lenses that I own in this
focal length range.
alex
the camera, since the max ISO was 800 and that was very noisy).
I do miss the waist angle finder function of the DSC-F717 though. That
was very handy for many types of shots.
alex
h had the same usability features as the *ist D. I like the AA
batteries, small size and weight, and high quality images. I'd probably
consider switching if the image quality wasn't up to par, but all of the
6mp cameras, including the *ist D, are very good. I see no reason to
pick anything else.
alex
are really the right choice
right now.
On the other hand I'd be waiting forever for Canon or Nikon to make a
body the size of the *ist D which took AA batteries. I've used the
D30, 10D, and 300D and they are all nice cameras, but not for me.
THe 300D is about the same weight, but doesn't have the same build.
alex
Every file format produced by the Pentax *ist D can be rotated losslessly.
Whatever orientation a sensor produces could always be considered a
best guess, and you could re-rotate it as you prefer afterwords.
alex
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Herb Chong wrote:
> what happens when you use the rem
I expect that Pentax mount cameras and lenses would
stop being supported and Nikon would buy them for their facilities and
patents.
alex
ikon licensed AF technology from Pentax.
alex
toration and flew it back. I've got to see this museum.
There is a similar museum in Seattle too, the Boeing museum. It isn't
quite as spectacular sounding, but it does have an SR71 on display.
alex
nt I've got. It could be two three or
> four even lenses that together would cover that range.
4 zooms covering that range in K mount would be about as heavy as the
primes covering that range, if not heavier.
alex
son to carry 35, 40, 50, and 55. 35 and 55 maybe.
Likewise for 24, 28. Or 105, 135.
>From that selection I would probably take:
24, 35, 50, 105, 200, 300
or maybe just:
28, 50, 85, 135, 200
I've done many trips just carrying a 24 and a 50 and that has worked
well for me.
alex
A lenses have a reduced image circle.
The 16-45 appears to be usable from somewhere around 24 to 28mm on
my ZX-5n. I haven't run film through it to see when the vingetting
actually disappears.
alex
the DA 16-45/4 works. You can leave the camera
in auto focus and manual focus at any time.
alex
These are from a hike on Noble Knob near Mt Ranier that I took on
Saturday July 3rd, 2004. Shot with the *ist D and DA 16-45/4
(I also carried my FA 35/2 and M 135/3.5 that day, but never used
those).
I like the texture in this one a lot:
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/hiking/noble-knob/reduced
lad that you enjoyed the photos.
alex
be stopped down enough then you'll get
this over exposure.
alex
oot them with film again. It was great not having to
> change rolls in the dark! I'll post some soon.
I shot some the other day:
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/july4-04/
I'm actually kinda bored shooting fireworks now and don't think that I'll
bother again next year.
This
aminating from each other) I don't think I would buy another one.
If this is a time problem (which I expect that it is) then a new one
isn't going to be less likely to have the problem than a used one.
alex
t of what I wanted from PRO and SE.
The main annoyances:
* can't copy settings from one image to another
* you can't batch up more than 20 images at a time to convert
Both are annoying, but neither feature is worth $150 to me (the cost
to upgrade to SE).
alex
a warning
saying that.
Among a group of friends who often forward things to each other we
just put a small tag "not worksafe" before links which wouldn't be
appropriate to have on your display in most companies.
alex
in the fall. All of these have been
active products recently.
alex
is.
The 35/2 is a pretty obvious normal lens choice for the *ist D (28/2.8
is another, but a stop slower). I'm making the wild guess that most
of the 35/2s which are being sold now, and forcing them into
backordered status, are being used on the *ist D.
alex
on a hike two weeks ago:
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/hiking/noble-knob/reduced/IMGP3507.jpg
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/hiking/noble-knob/reduced/IMGP3701.jpg
Focus is off in the second one. I past the same flower in the hike
twice and was drawn to it both times.
*ist D, f8.0, 1/500", I
a roadmap of what is coming, along
the lines of the one that Olympus released after the E-1 came out.
alex
http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/pentax/reduced/d30-vs-istd.jpg
On the left is a Canon EOS-D30 (with grip) and the 28-135IS lens (not
sure on max apertures). On the right is the *ist D with the 16-45/4
lens (the largest one that I own).
The Canon stuff is probably great, and there is no doubt
the drive (about
270 exposures) on a single set of AA batteries. I am using 2200mah AA
NiMH cells, nothing too fancy.
alex
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> Alex, are you using Auto focus? Flash? I am amazed that you can get so
> much! I assume that if you say 270, then you are shooting RAW? (As I do,
> and I can get 282 exposures) What the heck am I doing wrong?!?!?
I use auto foc
r a massive mess of cables. One less recharger is a big
benefit (and would be even bigger if I switched to a MP3 player that
used AA... I figure I have little choice with the cell phone or
laptop).
alex
hen shooting JPEG is enough for
quite a lot of backpacking or bicycle touring time for me.
The amount of gear that I'm carrying related to photography has
dropped with digital, not increased. On one week bike tours (camping)
I'd always end up carrying my MZ-5n, spare batteries, and about 10
rolls of film. Film gets bulky.
alex
x27;m shooting inside and
won't be using raw. I set it off of a white wall (I don't normally
carry a grey card around).
When I'm using RAW I leave it on auto white balance since this can
easily be changed later.
If you can afford the storage costs RAW is really the way to go.
alex
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
> In his former life as a egzotic dancer alex wetmore wrote on 23.07.04 17:57:
> > If you can afford the storage costs RAW is really the way to go.
>
> That's not only storage costs, but it is also time spent to convert all
>
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Larry Hodgson wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> You wrote:
>
> >I use C1DSLR for my conversions.
>
> >alex
>
> How do like C1DSLR? Have you compared it to the results from Photoshop? Is
> it worth the money? Please give some thoughts on your experience w
ink that it makes a huge difference in battery life on our cameras.
alex
a long
time. There were many reasons for this, but the viewfinder was one
of them.
I still have both, but don't shoot film anymore. However the MX would
be the last of my film cameras to be sold.
alex
b for IR photography.
I will say that I like the design of the Sony cameras with a
thumbwheel, and that includes the V1. I find it very easy to operate
them in manual and semi-manual modes. If you think you'll use those
then I'd give it a second look compared to the S60.
alex
y to alleviate that with the
> firmware fix that gives partial functionality back.
These aren't reduced image circle lenses, so they are also useable on
Pentax film cameras. Since the MZ-S doesn't have body control of
aperture it makes sense to put an aperture ring back onto the lens.
I don't think that this changes any of Pentax's plans though.
alex
also own the Tamron 90/2.5 (MF) and used to use it a lot with
my film cameras, but I hardly use it with the *ist D. It is a heavy
beast though, and the new D-FA lenses look more reasonable.
alex
d has no problem staying in place.
alex
ron 14/2.8 as weighing 661g and being 89mm long and 87mm
in length. The DA 14/2.8 is 420g (about 30% lighter) and only 69mm
long and 83mm in diameter.
On the other hand you can rejoice that a 50/1.4 (which has the angle
of view of a 75/1.4 in 35mm) is so nice and light.
alex
ones and I may check them out myself.
Alex
> On Mar 2, 2015, at 22:02, Brian Walters wrote:
>
> G'day all
>
> Ever since I had that stroke a couple of years ago I'm finding I get
> exhausted a lot quicker than I used to. This is curtailing my bushwalking
&g
Thank you; I might replace the 60-250 with this lens so I'm quite
interested in user feedback.
Most of the sharpness was lost by using ISO3200, but I won't be
nitpicking about some quick, first samples. I'm looking forward to
hear more impressions about this lens.
Alex
On Mon, Dec
RX1R
II's review - but if you go to the Cameras Scores list the 645Z is not
there.
As for the "sports" score, it's really just high ISO.
Alex
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On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 10:57 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> Thanks, Igor!! Happily I haven't made anew years resolution to lose weight
> and then be disappointed with myself
>
> J.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Igor
16MP Sony sensor, much less
noisier than the K-7's Samsung.
Alex
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:59 AM, Doug Brewer wrote:
> Hi, troops. As you can see, my beloved K-7 is about to bit the dust. It's
> become a little reluctant to change shutter speeds, and I'm not sure what
> shut
plane, it doesn't tilt
at all. Yes, I know they wrote that.
The 5 axis refers to the axis of movement/shake the system can
compensate for, not the sensor's movement. So there's no sensor tilt.
Regards,
Alex
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Collin B wrote:
> N speed WiFi.
> -- I w
Is there any (real) advantage of old-style, mechanical cable releases
compared to the electronic ones?
Just curious.
Alex (I have a CS-205 somewhere...)
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Mark C wrote:
> I use various IR remotes for snowflakes and stacked macros and literally
> have taken t
Yep, the Disturbed version is not bad, but IMO it doesn't hold a
candle to the original.
Alex
On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> I prefer the original. Perhaps I find something incongruous about
> shouting the words to "Sounds of Silence."
>
&
Obviously, that it's too expensive to reverse engineer the new
electronic aperture control protocol ;-)
Alex
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
> Just some two months back, 3rd Party Lens Manufacturers were
> complaining that do not do too many Pentax Lenses bec
DM" lenses, all using Tamron's
"ultrasonic"-type motors (in case of the D FA 24-70 and 15-30,
ring-type "ultrasonic" motors).
Alex
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:21 AM, Gonz wrote:
> Hmmm nice deal. Is this lens one of the ones that has the unreliable
> SDM focus
l supports this operation.
Silkypix does, and so does the Pentax DCU.
Of course, for JPEG there's nothing to recover.
Alex
On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 3:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> I'm sorry, I may have slandered the wrong group of idiots, the thread that
> gave me a headache was on dpRe
Congratulations and happy birthday!
Alex
On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 4:06 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> It really is today, Dec 10th - 80 years and feeling fine -
>
> Hoping for twenty more
>
> ann
>
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r core copier business, and
they're reacting to prevent making a loss in FY2019. Ricoh Imaging
isn't doing that bad with the Theta and K-1.
Have fun,
Alex
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
> http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/For-Ricoh-it-s-a-sink-or-swim-
2 backups - main storage, even on a NAS with
redundancy, doesn't count as a backup.
Have fun,
Alex
On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 4:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> I have been using multiple ext hard drives for my back ups mostly
> phots and documents. I'm going to have to purge somethi
arger unsupervised! - nor near flammable materials). I assume
the old batteries had no signs of physical damage/leaks/corrosion.
Alex
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>
>
> I've discovered that NiMH AA batteries that were in the old Pentax DS body
> (remember those?)
Interesting statement; as I'm seeing several times in the interview
that owner feedback is very important to them. But I don't see
anywhere the statement you're talking about.
Alex
On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 9:57 AM, mike wilson wrote:
>> On 06 April 2018 at 21:13 Gonz
.
the K-1 itself was made because we demanded it.
OTOH... people's demands are all over the place, often mutually
exclusive. Listening doesn't mean meeting all our requests.
Alex
On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:35 AM, mike wilson wrote:
> "Feedback, especially from K-1 owners, is mor
ight
to Pentax brand or b. investing money into promoting the brand then
suddenly stop?
Alex
On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 2:58 AM Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>
>
> I suspect some PDMLers may have seen this on DPreview, Pentax Rumors, or
> elsewhere, but I thought some might be curious to hear this.
&g
Algorithm? We used to call that "drought" ;-)
Alex
On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 12:09 PM Steve Cottrell wrote:
>
> On 18/11/19, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >https://digg.com/video/this-researcher-created-an-extraordinary-
> >algorithm-that-remov
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