Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Do I sense symptoms of being struck by the pixel level comparison lightning here? It is also known as pixel peeping... Jostein, how often do you /really/ need to produce prints larger than 60x40 cm? How often do you /really/ need to produce prints as large as 60x40 cm? Methinks it is A2,

RE: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-24 Thread Chris Mitchell
AlunFoto wrote: A lovely shot - but then the K5 with one of your limited lenses would surely have done as good a job... So don't let the red mist descend and get too carried away. The pusher's free go is always the one that hooks you! Thanks for the sobering words, Chris.

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-24 Thread AlunFoto
2011/1/24 Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: So if you want to do serious cropping or print a 6ft x 4.5ft print, then the 645 is for you. A bargain :-) Speaking of enlargements, I have a 60x40 cm, on canvas, of the penguin shot hung in Chicago last May. It doesn't go any larger than that

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread David Mann
On Jan 22, 2011, at 11:45 PM, AlunFoto wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html I'm jealous. I think. I'd hate to think of how

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/1/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week You're 99% there :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/1/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: How much is the 645D out your way? In Norway, it equates to the price of a piece of cake ;) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Chris Mitchell
AlunFoto My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html And image only: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/TTqbqalC42I/AxY/zaREfgWRd

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
Buy it Jostein. Some on the PDML needs to do it. It might as well be you. You still got all those lenses, right? On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: AlunFoto My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it.

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread AlunFoto
2011/1/23 Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: A lovely shot - but then the K5 with one of your limited lenses would surely have done as good a job... So don't let the red mist descend and get too carried away. The pusher's free go is always the one that hooks you! Thanks for the

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread AlunFoto
2011/1/23 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: Buy it Jostein.  Some on the PDML needs to do it.  It might as well be you.  You still got all those lenses, right? I still do. All five of'em. You all know I've been lusting for this camera for years, but it's still a hard decision because of the

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:45 +0100, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html And image only:

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
That is rather obvious. OTOH, it is 40 MP vs. 15, A tight center crop is exactly where this difference will show. The 645D shot is nicer, however. How does the 645D at the high end of the iso range? 1600, right? On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/1/23

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 January 2011 08:44, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: No sharpening has been applied. There is a colour difference between the two despite identical WB, so I assume I have to do something about camera calibration in Lightroom (v2.7) to get it sorted. Just haven't figured that one out

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, Thanks for the comparison. I apprecate you trying to make the comparison. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:44 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/1/23 Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: A lovely shot - but then the K5 with one of your limited lenses would

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful. Wonderful light and composition. Paul On Jan 22, 2011, at 5:45 AM, AlunFoto wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html And

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:45 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html And image only:

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
AlunFoto wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/suburbia-winter-night.html And image only:

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Beautiful. Wonderful light and composition. Paul Dito Dave On Jan 22, 2011, at 5:45 AM, AlunFoto wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, that's beautiful. Make sure you do a nice report on your blog about your experiences using the camera. Would love to hear your views, Auto. Lovely, lovely picture! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Jack Davis
No, Ann, I think that's swamp gas. Jack --- On Sat, 1/22/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 6:03 AM AlunFoto wrote: My

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread AlunFoto
2011/1/22 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: No, Ann, I think that's swamp gas. So maybe aliens burn their farts too, then. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's a wonderful image. How much is the 645D out your way? On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:45 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it:

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Tim Bray
It's a lovely image, but the colors look kind of harsh and weird on my screen. Is there a little WB issue in there? - Tim (who does NOT need a 645D. No no no nono) On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: That's a wonderful image.  How much is the 645D out

Re: PESO - Suburbia Winter Night

2011-01-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's a wonderful image. How much is the 645D out your way? On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:45 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: My pusher has let me borrow the 645D for a week, and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's one night shot produced with it: