Re: Advances in DSLR development (AI)

2021-03-15 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm going to be flip here, If I wanted my camera to think for me I'd get a Sony. That's not to say that Pentax auto focus is not among the least sophisticated, of all the manufactures, but, really part of the joy of photography is learning your equipment and subject to the point that you get

Advances in DSLR development (AI)

2021-03-15 Thread Darren Addy
I have owned Pentax DSLRs since 2008 (K200D) and I know that many here have been invested in digital Pentax even longer. The main appeal to me, at the time, was: * Extensive Weather/Dust Sealing * Used standard AA rechargeable batteries * Pentax did not change the flange to focal plane distance or

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to hear. I haven’t really been paying much attention. I’m not in a camera buying position. My next will probably be a K-1 iii. Paul > On Nov 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Nov 14, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> For birding it will need a viewfind

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Bill
On Sat., Nov. 14, 2020, 1:34 p.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > > > > On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > > > For those interested: > > > > > https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ &

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > For birding it will need a viewfinder as bright as that of the K-1. Isn’t that pretty much the big feature of it? They put all that time, money and effort into a big bright new viewfinder, which is why it doesn’t have room for gps.

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
For birding it will need a viewfinder as bright as that of the K-1. Paul > On Nov 14, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >> >> On the K-5 the review button is on the left which always confuses me >> switching with the K-1. >> >

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > On the K-5 the review button is on the left which always confuses me > switching with the K-1. > > Anyway, no GPS is visible so no astrotracer for you, Larry. As long as I have astrotracer in the K-1, I don’t *need* it in any other bod

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Those idiots swapped the location of the green button and the review button between the K-3-3 and the K1 It looks like they have a focus position joy-clit which bodes well for number of focus points Henk

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > For those interested: > > https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Those idiots swapped the location of the green button and the review button between the K

New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
For those interested: https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Henk -- 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

Re: Will Canon & Nikon leaving the DSLR market boost Pentax?

2020-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
The question I have is will Nikon survive attempting to change from DSLRs to Mirrorless.  Canon probably will. On 9/27/2020 2:45 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Being discussed on a Canon forum: https://www.eoshd.com/news/will-canon-nikon-leaving-the-dslr-market-boost-pentax/ Darren Addy Kearney, NE

Will Canon & Nikon leaving the DSLR market boost Pentax?

2020-09-27 Thread Darren Addy
Being discussed on a Canon forum: https://www.eoshd.com/news/will-canon-nikon-leaving-the-dslr-market-boost-pentax/ Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-26 Thread Toine
der. > It is similar to cell-phones that turn off the screen when you bring it to > your ear. > > Igor > > > Toine Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:04:48 -0700 wrote: > > The sensor below the eyepiece: Maybe an EVF but why a pentaprism on > the body. Maybe both DSLR and EVF. I hav

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-24 Thread Igor PDML-StR
rote: The sensor below the eyepiece: Maybe an EVF but why a pentaprism on the body. Maybe both DSLR and EVF. I have wet myself :) -- 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 f

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
> It's been a very long time since I used a Pentax (or even Ricoh) camera now. > The 2003 vintage Olympus E-1 that has been my favorite DSLR (along with my > three favorite E-System lenses) is still on the shelf, works fine, etc, but I > rarely use DSLRs anymore. My last, and prob

New concept APSC DSLR, on tour

2019-09-23 Thread Jan van Wijk
Seems like I am going to see the concept camera on the 28th of September, on the Pentax-100-year even in the Netherlands ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com Flickr : jvw_pentax -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-23 Thread John
I wonder if that's a real thing or just some kind of sarcastic comment by ADMIN? On 9/21/2019 15:38:53, P. J. Alling wrote: So the Pentax 100 years meeting is/was to be held today, or yesterday based on your understanding of the international date line. The New Flagship DSLR was/is

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's been a very long time since I used a Pentax (or even Ricoh) camera now. The 2003 vintage Olympus E-1 that has been my favorite DSLR (along with my three favorite E-System lenses) is still on the shelf, works fine, etc, but I rarely use DSLRs anymore. My last, and probably final, P

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-21 Thread Steve Sharpe
Good grief. At 3:38 PM -0400 9/21/19, P. J. Alling wrote: So the Pentax 100 years meeting is/was to be held today, or yesterday based on your understanding of the international date line. The New Flagship DSLR was/is to be exhibited there so I figured I would do a search to see if there was

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-21 Thread P. J. Alling
So the Pentax 100 years meeting is/was to be held today, or yesterday based on your understanding of the international date line. The New Flagship DSLR was/is to be exhibited there so I figured I would do a search to see if there was more information on the new camera. Instead I found this

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-21 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:08:13 + (UTC) Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > >I received this today from Pentaxforums and also from the Spanish Pentax/Ricoh >importer. > >Read more at: >https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/new-pentax-dslr-prototype-to-be-exhibited.html#ixzz603

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
/20/2019 2:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 20, 2019, at 9:28 AM, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 08:08:13AM +, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: I received this today from Pentaxforums and also from the Spanish Pentax/Ricoh importer. Read more at: https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pen

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread Toine
The sensor below the eyepiece: Maybe an EVF but why a pentaprism on the body. Maybe both DSLR and EVF. I have wet myself :) On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 at 17:35, Ken Waller wrote: > > So the sky isn’t falling. > > > -Original Message- > >From: Jaume Lahuerta > >Subjec

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread Larry Colen
ntaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/new-pentax-dslr-prototype-to-be-exhibited.html#ixzz603AzzCzi > > Hmm. It looks as though I'll probably be buying a camera next year … > It will be very interesting to see how it performs. There seems to be about a 2-3 year gap in APS vs FF sensor p

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 08:08:13AM +, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > I received this today from Pentaxforums and also from the Spanish > Pentax/Ricoh importer. > > Read more at: > https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/new-pentax-dslr-prototype-to-be-exhibited.html#ixz

Re: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread Ken Waller
So the sky isn’t falling. -Original Message- >From: Jaume Lahuerta >Subject: New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited > >I received this today from Pentaxforums and also from the Spanish Pentax/Ricoh >importer. > >Read more at: >https://www.pentaxfo

New Pentax Flagship DSLR Prototype to be Exhibited

2019-09-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I received this today from Pentaxforums and also from the Spanish Pentax/Ricoh importer. Read more at: https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/new-pentax-dslr-prototype-to-be-exhibited.html#ixzz603AzzCzi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-04 Thread Rick Womer
5 years and 21,000. Love it. Rick On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 18:49 Brian Walters wrote: > Maybe I got a good one as well - never any problems with it. Admittedly > it's > only had fairly light use (shutter count less than 1 in 6 years). > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread Brian Walters
Maybe I got a good one as well - never any problems with it. Admittedly it's only had fairly light use (shutter count less than 1 in 6 years). Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > On 03 June 2018 at

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread Jack Davis
I'm still carrying my K5 after has been since I bought it when it first came out. Wish I had a memory again...(?) Only difference is it's a back up in case?? Have used it a few times in both single frame and burst mode. Image quality still surprises me. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2018, at

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread jtainter
Bill wrote: "I'm not sure if they got everything fixed on the K5 during it's run, but in addition to the AF issues, they had problems with spots of cement on the sensor on early ones and buttons falling off. Apparently if you got a good one, they were very good indeed. I wasn't so lucky." I gu

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Congratulations to Grace! We all watched her grow up, and loved every image of it! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have a good K5. Excellent high ISO. Autofocus was as good as my K7. > Grace uses the K7 now

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, and I didn't realize how contentedly. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 9:48 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. >> Thanks, Bill! > > I was shooting a lot of studio at the time, so the K7 was very good for m

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a good K5. Excellent high ISO. Autofocus was as good as my K7. Grace uses the K7 now. (She graduated from 8th grade today!) Paul > On Jun 1, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 11:46 AM, Alan C wrote: >> I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 11:46 AM, Alan C wrote: I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to ISO 400, tolerable at 800, hopeless beyond. (About the same as my K110D!) Now I have a K5 which is OK even at 3200. Everything else seems much the same as the K7. No electronic problems.

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 1:26 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: is the video any good on the K7? Im looking for an inexpensive backup body that has video too and the K7s sure are cheap now. 720P is OK its for web postings. Pentax has always taken it up the bum for having crappy video. It's always been OK for me,

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread J.C. O'Connell
is the video any good on the K7? Im looking for an inexpensive backup body that has video too and the K7s sure are cheap now. 720P is OK its for web postings. jco On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:46:11 -0400, Alan C wrote: I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to IS

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Alan C
I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to ISO 400, tolerable at 800, hopeless beyond. (About the same as my K110D!) Now I have a K5 which is OK even at 3200. Everything else seems much the same as the K7. No electronic problems. Can't imagine why your AF was so ba

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. Thanks, Bill! I was shooting a lot of studio at the time, so the K7 was very good for me. It ended up being a far better camera than the K5 in my hands as I got a Friday afternoon K5 that had pretty much every

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. Thanks, Bill! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 10:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I >> resisted. > > To me, it had the best colour of any

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:23 AM 6/1/2018, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? The K-70 does not - it can use only the Pentax D-LI109 7.4 volt lithium ion battery. I have seen no external supply options for the K-70, and none are shown on the Ricoh site. Do all pen

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 10:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I resisted. To me, it had the best colour of any Pentax DSLR, but it was really only good at base ISO. It used an updated from the K20 Samsung sensor. Great at base ISO, but it went to hell in a hurry as the ISO was

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I resisted. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 8:38 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 9:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >> what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? > > K20D, then the K7, then the

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 9:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? K20D, then the K7, then the K5. Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? Yes, but you have to buy the external battery grip and be prepared for really c

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
K20D ? J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 8:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? > > Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? > > Do all pentax Dslrs have interchangable

Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread J.C. O'Connell
what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? Do all pentax Dslrs have interchangable focus screens? -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - Using Opera&#

Re: Modifiying my old flashgun P36TLS for Pentax DSLR

2017-11-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
the contact, looking from the back of > the camera, that is the nearest at the right side. > I measured another flashgun with "ready" contact: the "ready" voltage > generated by that flash is about 2.7V. > After firing, the voltage drops to zero and comes back when the gun

Modifiying my old flashgun P36TLS for Pentax DSLR

2017-11-15 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
ut 2.7V. After firing, the voltage drops to zero and comes back when the gun is ready for the next flash. The K1 (and probably all DSLR) uses the signal to * to light the flash ready sign in the viewfinder * to limit the shutter-time to the max flash sync time * to add "flash did fire

Re: OT - DSLR cameras for video at a formal event...

2017-01-21 Thread John
A couple of years back the Chicago Tribune fired all their photographers & told their reporters to use their iPhones to get photographs to go along with news articles, so if he was using an actual DSLR, I'm guessing he was NOT the press. On 1/20/2017 9:49 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Yes

Re: OT - DSLR cameras for video at a formal event...

2017-01-20 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Yes, Paul, I had seen those before. A typical setup that I had seen (and it makes sense): a "steady" frame, a mic, and a monitor. In this case, it was just a bare DSLR, no monitors/mics/. Cotty: yep, that makes sense, and that's what I was guessing. But it still looked a

Re: OT - DSLR cameras for video at a formal event...

2017-01-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
guration. >> In front of what I think was the family walking through the halls, there >> was a guy with a hand-held DSLR-shaped camera (without any bracket), who >> was definitely taking a video. >> >> It's interesting what was the point... >>

Re: OT - DSLR cameras for video at a formal event...

2017-01-20 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 20/1/17, Igor PDML-StR, discombobulated, unleashed: > >I just caught a glimpse of the live broadcast of the inauguration. >In front of what I think was the family walking through the halls, there >was a guy with a hand-held DSLR-shaped camera (without any bracket), who >was de

OT - DSLR cameras for video at a formal event...

2017-01-20 Thread Igor PDML-StR
I just caught a glimpse of the live broadcast of the inauguration. In front of what I think was the family walking through the halls, there was a guy with a hand-held DSLR-shaped camera (without any bracket), who was definitely taking a video. It's interesting what was the point... Act

Re: AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-05 Thread Darren Addy
You should also note your aperture when you get that center blue spot. You may find it is not there at other apertures. The problem is usually a FLAT rear lens element (as seen from the sensor side). Using a lens with a non-flat rear element should not exhibit the problem. On Friday, November 4, 2

Re: AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-04 Thread Bill
On 11/3/2016 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Collin B wrote: At work I got the FA50/2.8 macro to have something AF for working in the darker warehouse area. But what I've seen, and it's not just a Pentax situation, when using it with the florescent lights for piece shots I get this blue dot in the

Re: AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Collin B wrote: >At work I got the FA50/2.8 macro to have something AF for working in the >darker warehouse area. >But what I've seen, and it's not just a Pentax situation, when using it with >the florescent lights for piece shots I get this blue dot in the middle of >the image. Have yet to work

Re: AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-03 Thread Zos Xavius
Yeah that's pretty unfortunate but you are definitely seeing sensor reflection. -- 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: AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-03 Thread P.J. Alling
I think that blue dot is the reflection of light off the sensor being reflected back by the rear element of the lens. I don't think any light placement can eliminate it. The sensor surface is a lot shinier than film is. Some great lenses cannot be used because of it. On 11/3/2016 1:59 PM, C

AF film lenses on DSLR

2016-11-03 Thread Collin B
At work I got the FA50/2.8 macro to have something AF for working in the darker warehouse area. But what I've seen, and it's not just a Pentax situation, when using it with the florescent lights for piece shots I get this blue dot in the middle of the image. Have yet to work with light placement t

Re: TIPA Awards - Pentad K-1 "Best Full-Frame DSLR Expert "

2016-04-19 Thread Zos Xavius
Panasonic got no lolly. ;) On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 4:55 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > I'm not sure if this has been posted. > > Anyway... > > http://www.tipa.com/awards-en/pentax-k-1 > > Not bad for a camera that hasn't been released yet. Mind you, everyone > seems to get a lolly with the TIPA awar

TIPA Awards - Pentad K-1 "Best Full-Frame DSLR Expert "

2016-04-19 Thread Brian Walters
I'm not sure if this has been posted. Anyway... http://www.tipa.com/awards-en/pentax-k-1 Not bad for a camera that hasn't been released yet. Mind you, everyone seems to get a lolly with the TIPA awards. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia h

Re: K-1 Review: "unprecedented value for money for a full frame DSLR"

2016-03-21 Thread John
On 3/21/2016 1:22 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Probably nothing you didn't already know about the K-1 here, but nice to read such a glowing review: Read more at http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/reviews/digital-slrs/pentax-k-1-review And another take on Weather Sealing ... http://petapixel.com/2016

K-1 Review: "unprecedented value for money for a full frame DSLR"

2016-03-20 Thread Darren Addy
Probably nothing you didn't already know about the K-1 here, but nice to read such a glowing review: Read more at http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/reviews/digital-slrs/pentax-k-1-review -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML

Re: Interesting article on Pentax road to FF DSLR

2016-02-20 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 19/2/16, Jaume Lahuerta, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.dpreview.com/opinion/4721880615/the-long-difficult-road-to- >pentax-full-frame Interesting headlines from you and I ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Interesting article on Pentax road to FF DSLR

2016-02-19 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
http://www.dpreview.com/opinion/4721880615/the-long-difficult-road-to-pentax-full-frame Regards, Jaume -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: what is the latest street date of the pentax FF DSLR?

2016-01-26 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016, at 09:19 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > april 1? how appropriate... Rumours are an announcement on Feb 18 which probably sees it in the shops mid March - or maybe even April 1. Remembering the April 1 joke about the full frame Pentax a few years ago, if the people at Ricoh hav

what is the latest street date of the pentax FF DSLR?

2016-01-25 Thread J.C. O'Connell
april 1? how appropriate... -- 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: PENTAX DSLR PRICES IN SA

2015-12-15 Thread John
On 12/15/2015 8:47 AM, Alan C wrote: Look what they're asking for older S/H Pentax DSLR's in SA. There have been a spate of adverts in the last week. I've converted to US$.With std. lens unless otherwise stated. K20D 570; K200D 570; K10D (2 lens) 400; K10D 200; K100D 500 & 280; Kx (2 lens

PENTAX DSLR PRICES IN SA

2015-12-15 Thread Alan C
Look what they're asking for older S/H Pentax DSLR's in SA. There have been a spate of adverts in the last week. I've converted to US$.With std. lens unless otherwise stated. K20D 570; K200D 570; K10D (2 lens) 400; K10D 200; K100D 500 & 280; Kx (2 lens) 320; Kr 600. Mostly more than the

Re: Pentax DSLR memory card bus speed, theory & practice?

2015-10-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
my SanDisk cards only once or twice. Sorry for the lack of solid number, but I HTH, Igor Larry Colen Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:56:29 -0700 wrote: Does anyone have any specifications for the bus speed for the SD cards in our DSLR bodies? Under the rubric of Class 10 cards, different cards are sold w

Pentax DSLR memory card bus speed, theory & practice?

2015-10-15 Thread Larry Colen
Does anyone have any specifications for the bus speed for the SD cards in our DSLR bodies? Under the rubric of Class 10 cards, different cards are sold with different data rates. My recent purchases vary from 40 to 90 MbPS. The last time I bought cards, boosting speed from 40 to 80 or 90 cost

RE: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
Darren Addy wrote: > We have a web project at work that involves digitizing some 35mm > slides. > I have an Epson Perfection V600 Photo which could do the job, but I > decided to snag a Pentax Bellows II and slide attachment off of eBay > and hope to do the job with my K-3. > > By my calculation

RE: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread John Coyle
dust removal as well! HTH John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: Friday, 11 September 2015 08:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment? We have a

Re: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Rick Womer
Depending on what quality you need and how many slides you have, the cheap way I used may work: To make a digital slide show to run at my son's rehearsal dinner, I pulled slides from different times during his childhood, and had his fiancee's mother send me some of hers--maybe 60 or 70 slides i

Re: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I suspect the scanner will do a better job. My Epson 850 makes gorgeous scans from 35 mm transparencies. Just printed a razor sharp and beautifully rendered 18 x12 print from a 30 year old Kodachrome. Paul via phone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 7:33 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I've scanned many

Re: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've scanned many, many slides over the years using all manner of different setups. Each has its pluses and minuses. I worry about using older bellows units with DSLRs because of dust. Bellows are great at capturing dust in their many nooks and crannies. One of the more successful copy setups

Re: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Darren, I never found the right lens combination to use with the bellows to capture the whole slide. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > We have a web project at work that involves digitizing some 35mm slides. > I have an Epson Perfection V600 Photo which could

Re: Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Mark C
I used an old m42 screw mount bellows for several years with my snowflake photos. I was leery about putting the m42 to K adapter onto DSLR / SLR, just because removing the adapter can be fiddly. So I put the adapter on a 12mm extension tube and mounted the bellows on that, then mounted the

Any words of wisdom for slides to DSLR with bellows + slide attachment?

2015-09-10 Thread Darren Addy
We have a web project at work that involves digitizing some 35mm slides. I have an Epson Perfection V600 Photo which could do the job, but I decided to snag a Pentax Bellows II and slide attachment off of eBay and hope to do the job with my K-3. By my calculations, the K-3 should give the equivale

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-11 Thread John
Yeah. I know. Still, I wish they could find or build the machinery needed to manufacture it. I understand it will never happen because there's not enough demand for it that they'd be able to turn a profit. Doesn't change me wanting it. On 2/10/2015 10:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: They don't h

RE: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
Ken Waller wrote: > Until my *ist D, all I ever shot since the mid 60's was slide film - so > you're not alone. > My mode of operation is much the same in digital as it was with film > with the exception that I can zero in on the exact exposure I want, > thanks to the histogram, especially using

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
You can trust someone on this list to tell you about the negatives about any issue. Yo MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR Ken Waller wrote: I wasn

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
They don't have the machinery for type 55 films. The plant they bought from Polaroid was designed to produce the integral film types: SX-70, 600, and Spectra. Pack type films take entirely different machinery to manufacture. G > On Feb 10, 2015, at 7:08 PM, John wrote: > > Sounds like it was

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
Sounds like it was probably Type 55. I wish the Impossible Film Project would bring it back. On 2/10/2015 5:00 PM, Mark C wrote: Several yeas ago - 2002 or 3 as I recall - I took a workshop led by Mark Klett who used Polaroid negatives at that time for some of his landscape work. He gave an in

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Paul
Back in the day, when my studio camera was an RB67 I often used this same film/process for B/W portraits. It had good resolution, great tonal gradation and was virtually grainless. -p On 2/10/2015 4:00 PM, Mark C wrote: Several yeas ago - 2002 or 3 as I recall - I took a workshop led by Mar

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
Ken Waller wrote: I wasn't aware there was a Polaroid film with a negative. I new this list was good for something. You can trust someone on this list to tell you about the negatives about any issue. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
lm. To be honest though, if I were shooting film professionally, particularly landscape or studio, I'd use my DSLR in much the way that people used to use Polaroids to make sure everything was right before taking shots where I wouldn't know if it was right for hours or days. There

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
Mark C wrote: Well... "To hold its own" is an expression that implies demonstrating competence in a difficult situation including situations where the object of the expression is out-matched. It does not imply superiority or even equality but rather simply being competent and competitive. My sp

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Mark C
Several yeas ago - 2002 or 3 as I recall - I took a workshop led by Mark Klett who used Polaroid negatives at that time for some of his landscape work. He gave an in-field demonstration - basically using a view camera with Polaroid back. After he extracted the negative he put it in a rack whic

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
annels. It leaves me more time to spend on compositions and orientations. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: RE: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR Ken Waller wrote: > My real interest is forest and la

RE: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
Ken Waller wrote: > > My real interest is forest and landscape images, and the great > > majority of these are done with ISO as low as it can go, on a tripod. > > In general terms, it's this I miss film for. > > What's to miss - you can still shoot at low ISO ? > Not understanding your comment.

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
I wasn't aware there was a Polaroid film with a negative. I new this list was good for something. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR I extracted the polaro

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Mark C
Well... "To hold its own" is an expression that implies demonstrating competence in a difficult situation including situations where the object of the expression is out-matched. It does not imply superiority or even equality but rather simply being competent and competitive. My specific use in

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
aller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" Subject: RE: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR Larry Colen wrote: But you then go on to look only at resolution. I can pretty much guarantee that any photo that I've taken in the past several yea

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
and catered to many pros who were slide shooters. His work was simply outstanding. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John Coyle" Subject: RE: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR I still like to shoot film, but only B&W, and

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
FWIW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpCOoNh6evE On 2/10/2015 2:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I extracted the polaroid negative (FP-100c film using a Polaroid Land 350 camera), scanned that, and printed it. I think that's 'real' film … :-) I'd been meaning try the process for a while. Basical

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I extracted the polaroid negative (FP-100c film using a Polaroid Land 350 camera), scanned that, and printed it. I think that's 'real' film … :-) I'd been meaning try the process for a while. Basically, you take a photo, wash the backing off the negative with a light chlorine solution, and the

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/2/15, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Whew. Can you tell I'm not working this week? ];-) And sitting it out nicely ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
to do it? You scanned it and printed from the scan - correct ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR Um, yesterday. I printed two of my Polaroid shots to 9x12. G On Feb

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
st time you saw an enlargement from a Polaroid? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR On 2/8/2015 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Which produces better photos and print quality, 35 mm

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