Re: rumors of a new FA77

2021-02-22 Thread Bill
It's looking like they are doing the same thing to the Limited lenses as what they did to the FA 35/2. New coatings and a bit of lipstick. Not that this is a bad thing. It does show that Ricoh is dedicated to the brand. It is looking like the K3-3 is delayed by covid for an indeterminate amount if

rumors of a new FA77

2021-02-21 Thread Larry Colen
https://pentaxrumors.com/2021/02/21/new-hd-pentax-fa-77mm-f-1-8-limited-lens-to-be-announced-next/ Ricoh is rumored to announce a new HD PENTAX-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited lens that will be priced at $799 (the current smc version is priced at $897) – this information was leaked on a US website that rec

Fwd: Apple Campus 2 Drone Video Shows Work on Massive Curved Windows, Solar Panels - Mac Rumors

2016-03-04 Thread Jack Davis
ork on Massive Curved Windows, Solar Panels - Mac Rumors Begin forwarded message: > From: "Robert > Date: March 3, 2016 1:59:04 PM PST > > Subject: Fwd: Apple Campus 2 Drone Video Shows Work on Massive Curved > Windows, Solar Panels - Mac Rumors > > > > Begin

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-20 Thread P.J. Alling
Now that would have exceedingly narrow DOF. On 10/20/2015 9:00 AM, Collin B wrote: That monster lens in the second image doesn't appear to be this model, but it's close. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Schneider-Xenotar-Technika-150mm-4x5-Linhof-Select-L ate-Prod-Lens-NEAR-MINT-/272017615983?hash=item3f

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-20 Thread Collin B
That monster lens in the second image doesn't appear to be this model, but it's close. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Schneider-Xenotar-Technika-150mm-4x5-Linhof-Select-L ate-Prod-Lens-NEAR-MINT-/272017615983?hash=item3f55836c6f:g:grcAAOSw14xWIBjn Just imagine the shallow DOF! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread John
In the first one, it looks like the Graphic camera might have a teeny-tiny bit of tilt with the bottom of the front standard pushed out. But it also looks like he's actually taking the photo with a DSLR he's got perched on top of the Graphic, and that DSLR has a Lensbaby mounted. On 10/19/2015 4

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > ... >> Seems to me you should pick up a Speed Graphic 4x5 and explore a new realm >> of photography. :-) > > I can't even afford to spend what I already do on gear, I don't need avenues > to spend money, or for that matter time, on. If I did

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus seemed almost more geometrical then optical: http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&st

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus > seemed almost more geometrical then optical: > > http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all > http:

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone rig

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone right because you had so litt

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread P.J. Alling
Depends on the focal length of the lens and aperture and film format. But yes even with relatively slow lenses you can have very shallow DOF even on large format. A not uncommon lens for portraits with medium format would be something like 210mm with a maximum aperture of f6.7. At a distance

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Does the speed graphic really have that shallow of a depth of field wide

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Higher resolution can bring other things than just more pixels. A lot of c

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
wrote: Disappointed that the FF is a 36MP sensor (if true). That puts Pentax back to the D800/D800E introduction (which was QUITE a while ago). I'll be sort of happy if it turns out to be a troll. I'd really like to have that 42Mp sensor from the previous rumors. Maybe we'l

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
That "3 layers composition" thing bothered me too. The image is too small to read the fine print. I recognized the image was a Foveon. Wondered if it was saying the "super resolution created by SR" created a virtual Foveon sensor? Guess not. On 10/17/2015 7:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Darre

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Godfrey > On Oct 18, 2015, at 5:18 AM, Collin Brendemuehl > wrote: > > There's a reason 645, 6x6/7

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>Hmmm? Well, i wonder why y'all might need more than 36 megglepixies. I don't really find myself needing 24... > >Godfrey There's a reason 645, 6x6/7/9/17, 4x5, 8x10 existed. We always want more-better. I wonder how long until the digital banquet camera comes into being ... -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Marco Alpert
All things being equal, I’d *prefer* 36 over 42. I’d actually prefer 24 over either (on the assumption that that would provide better low light performance). Not likely, though. - Marco On Oct 17, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Hmmm? Well, i wonder why y'all might need more than

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmmm? Well, i wonder why y'all might need more than 36 megglepixies. I don't really find myself needing 24... Godfrey > On Oct 17, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > Disappointed that the FF is a 36MP sensor (if true). That puts Pentax > back to the D800/D800E introduction (which was QU

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Friends don't let friends consume New Belgium Trippels Yes they do. > and post to PDML. Eh, I assume at least half the posts here are under the influence. Cheers! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Darren Addy
Yes, I've been reading the thread at dpreview and now regret posting it to this list. Friends don't let friends consume New Belgium Trippels and post to PDML. :\ On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 6:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Darren Addy wrote: > >>Well, I'm sure you have seen this FF rumor (purported p

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > "Diffraction Correction" is interesting. Anyone have any ideas on that one? The K-3 has had it since firmware 1.10. Some sort of in-camera sharpening that takes advantage of knowledge of the lens and aperture. Not sure if it affects raw or ju

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Darren Addy wrote: >Well, I'm sure you have seen this FF rumor (purported presentation slide): >http://photorumors.com/2015/10/15/new-slide-leaked-with-pentax-full-frame-dslr-camera-details/ It's a total fake and a badly done one at that. The graphic for the "3 layers composition" is stolen dire

New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-17 Thread Darren Addy
Well, I'm sure you have seen this FF rumor (purported presentation slide): http://photorumors.com/2015/10/15/new-slide-leaked-with-pentax-full-frame-dslr-camera-details/ If true... a couple of comments: At first I really wondered about the "645 lens adapter". Then I realized that all of the used

Re: Speaking of Pentax rumors...

2015-07-01 Thread John
ke an official announcement by August 1st. The way I interpret the rumors against what Ricoh has already said, I'm expecting an actual announcement sometime between Sept 20 & October 01, with it being in stores (at least in the big mail order houses) sometime between the 1st & 15th

Speaking of Pentax rumors...

2015-07-01 Thread Darren Addy
Asahi Man on dpreview said (in a thread discussing how the price was rising on the A* 200mm macro) said the following: "90% next year we will get Minimum 5 primes..." I believe he is saying "90% chance". I'm assuming that these would be FF compatible lenses. That he reports this in a thread ab

Re: Now let's start K1 rumors

2013-10-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
You mean an image by Raid5 without any lens attached? ;-) Cheers, Igor Mon Oct 7 11:14:47 EDT 2013 CollinB wrote: > I want 3 SD cards with Raid5 storage. > If one card goes bad just swap it and let it rebuild the image on its own. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Now let's start K1 rumors

2013-10-07 Thread CollinB
I want 3 SD cards with Raid5 storage. If one card goes bad just swap it and let it rebuild the image on its own. -- 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 direct

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: > > I thought that you made your point with the last post, but when I > click on the new links I get a "Forbidden" error page, not even the > 403 error number... Sorry about that, fixed now. I thought I made my point, too, but Bruce didn't, so I figured I

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread P.J. Alling
I thought that you made your point with the last post, but when I click on the new links I get a "Forbidden" error page, not even the 403 error number... On 7/21/2013 4:18 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: O

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for syst

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of som

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit >>> headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly >>> see

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-21 Thread Tom C
> From: Bill > > On 19/07/2013 2:01 PM, Tom C wrote: >> I also agree that the legacy lens advantage is pretty much non-existent. > > It's interesting that you should say that, and kind of ironic in a way. > The reason why legacy lenses are not an advantage is because they are > less convenient to

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-20 Thread Zos Xavius
I agree. I think an uncrippled mount would be the best thing in the world for a full frame camera. Its the only thing I asked for really. Even nikon supports at least AI lenses and you can convert everything previous to AI. I realize that only their pro oriented cameras are uncrippled, but still th

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-20 Thread P.J. Alling
Which is the argument for the "thing that shall not be mentioned." It would make using K and M glass about as easy to use as A glass is now. Which is to say, no more difficult that it was to use when those lenses were first manufactured. I remember when I bought my MX, my second or third acc

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-20 Thread Bill
On 19/07/2013 2:01 PM, Tom C wrote: I also agree that the legacy lens advantage is pretty much non-existent. It's interesting that you should say that, and kind of ironic in a way. The reason why legacy lenses are not an advantage is because they are less convenient to use (manual focus, gree

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
Price is not the deciding factor in my continuing to buy Pentax. It is my history with the brand, my lens cabinet(s), my familiarity (for the most part) with the operation and handling of the various bodies and lenses. If I want (need?) a piece of gear and I can afford it at the time, I get it.

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-19 Thread Tom C
>>> Notice the trend of so many to say what they have is 'good enough'? >>> Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to wait a year or more until >>> there's massive price cuts on the newest model Pentax camera? Pentax >>> loses. Notice the trend of so many to purchase used gear as opposed to >>>

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Indeed. M42 takumars are being bought by the score too. That's been my real problem with k-mount: the lack of affordable used wide angle primes which are indeed in extremely short supply driving prices through the roof. Everyone from nex owners to m4/3 shooters are buying pentax glass because the s

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread P.J. Alling
The lack of used lenses, especially wide angle primes could point to there being a robust market for Pentax DSLRs. There was a time not too long ago, when there were always a number of A and FA 20mm lenses moving through KEH, now not so much. It's hard to find any 24mm and wider A or later l

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Mark C
From: Rick Womer Notice the trend of so many to say what they have is 'good enough'? Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to wait a year or more until there's massive price cuts on the newest model Pentax camera? Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to purchase used gear as opposed t

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread P.J. Alling
On 7/17/2013 12:54 PM, Tom C wrote: From: Larry Colen I don't think the problem is quite as bad you you think. Yes, people who know that Pentax exists, or even still exists, and who pay attention, recognize it as a bargain brand. However, I think that half of the 87 people that even know that

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Walt
On 7/17/2013 11:54 AM, Tom C wrote: From: Larry Colen I don't think the problem is quite as bad you you think. Yes, people who know that Pentax exists, or even still exists, and who pay attention, recognize it as a bargain brand. However, I think that half of the 87 people that even know that

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Tom C
> From: Larry Colen > > I don't think the problem is quite as bad you you think. Yes, people > who know that Pentax exists, or even still exists, and who pay attention, > recognize it as a bargain brand. However, I think that half of the 87 > people that even know that Pentax cameras are still b

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Zos Xavius
her. > > jm > > > -- > From: "John" > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:52 AM > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? > >> Sure there's a perfect camera. It's just no one is manufacturing it

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread John Mullan
The problem is that there is a different perfect camera for every photographer. jm -- From: "John" Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:52 AM To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? Su

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 08:40:26AM -0600, Tom C wrote: > > From: Rick Womer > > Pentax is in an unenviable spot, being widely perceived as a bargain > brand. That's of course good for those that either can't or don't wish > to spend more money. It's not so good for Pentax (Ricoh). When a > brands

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread Tom C
> From: Rick Womer > > Well, no, Tom, the situations aren't at all parallel. ? > > I'm very, very happy to be using MRIs and PET/CTs. ?I'm also very happy to be > using a K-5 instead of an istD or Super Program. > > The technology has its place, though. ?I don't get an MRI on every patient > wit

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread John
* there's going to be a FF Ricoh DSLR. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. On 7/16/2013

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread John
Sure there's a perfect camera. It's just no one is manufacturing it yet. On 7/16/2013 7:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 03:26:57PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: Well, no, Tom, the situations aren't at all parallel. I'm very, very happy to be using MRIs and PET/CTs. I'm also very

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-17 Thread John
Plus, the brick wall feels so good once you stop beating your head against it. On 7/16/2013 5:06 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: I think a brick wall would be a better subject. Objections? The subject shouldn't matter as long as it is sharp. A static object makes for the best test IMO. On Tue, Jul 16, 2

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-17 Thread P.J. Alling
Viewing the full size crop at 72 DPI on my Ancient Hitachi SuperScan Elite 751 is the reason I don't think I need more more megapixels or a bigger sensor at this time, though I do need a good tripod. On 7/16/2013 4:22 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Mark C wrote: > > If you really want a challenge go for a gnat's eyebrows - Mark! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Mark C
On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Let's make sure we're testing the same thing. What percent of frame should the person's head be? Any other requirements? Person? If you really want a challenge go for a gnat's eyebrows - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/calarti/2013/I

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Stan Halpin
es! I prefer to hire native guides to do the tracking for me. stan > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Zos Xavius" > Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? > > >> I don't k

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread kwaller
Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. On 7/16/2013 12:11 PM, John Celio wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I real

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread kwaller
From: "Zos Xavius" Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? I don't know about you, but over 1/200 I can rarely see much difference in hand held vs tripod and I am certainly capable of sharp pictures down to even 1/8s hand held with wide angle lenses. I have a few 1/4s

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread David Parsons
It's so hard that Nikon didn't even bother, they added a second AA filter to counteract the effect. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > How difficult would it be to make a Sensor with removable Anti Aliasing > Filter? > Definitely a preferred choice along with a 24 MP APS-C Sen

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 03:26:57PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: > Well, no, Tom, the situations aren't at all parallel.   > > I'm very, very happy to be using MRIs and PET/CTs.  I'm also very happy to be > using a K-5 instead of an istD or Super Program. > > The technology has its place, though.  I

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Rick Womer
e, just because it's available.  I don't need a 24MP FF camera to do the kind of photography I do. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Tom C To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:23 PM Subject: Re: Any new flagship came

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 03:45:59PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Word is it's also a non-issue up around 24 megapixels. I don't believe > > anyone's seen moire in the Nikon body and they don't offer AA as an > > option. > > I think it is a lo

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
Depends on the person. :P On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:03 PM, John wrote: > On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>> Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit >>> headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows.

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
I think a brick wall would be a better subject. Objections? The subject shouldn't matter as long as it is sharp. A static object makes for the best test IMO. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:03 PM, John wrote: > On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
Also, I believe that a 16mp aps-c sensor extrapolates to a 36mp full frame sensor. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't the d800 and k-5 have similar pixel pitch? Yep. 4.8. So clearly getting to 3.9 (d7100) is much better for moire. That also provides a full frame sensor with over 50mp of resolution

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread John
On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the eyebr

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
>From the pictures I have seen its a non issue on the D7100. I'm sure it can be induced though. It's the nature of the bayer pattern. The Foveon avoids it because there is no interpolation. The Trans-X avoids it because IMHO it is sacrificing fine detail due to the way the sensor is laid out and th

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Word is it's also a non-issue up around 24 megapixels. I don't believe >> anyone's seen moire in the Nikon body and they don't offer AA as an >> option. > > I think it is a lot rarer to r

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Word is it's also a non-issue up around 24 megapixels. I don't believe > anyone's seen moire in the Nikon body and they don't offer AA as an > option. I think it is a lot rarer to run into than people's initial expectations, but it has defini

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Apparently _very_ difficult. The Bayer filter is part of a sensor sandwich. It's not like something that could be flipped down into place. Word is it's also a non-issue up around 24 megapixels. I don't believe anyone's seen moire in the Nikon body and they don't offer AA as an option. On Tue, Jul

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit >> headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly >> see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get

Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Bipin Gupta
How difficult would it be to make a Sensor with removable Anti Aliasing Filter? Definitely a preferred choice along with a 24 MP APS-C Sensor. This would greatly help in photo situations where moire is not a concern, but picture sharpness is important say for macro shots. One could then use some of

Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit > headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly > see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the > eyebrows are invariably a gaussian smea

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
r model) in say 90% of shots in artificial light. >>> For some reason, the K-5IIs seems to manage noise a bit better than the >>> K-5II (and K-5) too. At least, the two K-5IIs bodies I had the chance to try >>> did so. >>> >>> Dario >>> >>> >>> ---

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Bruce Walker
o try >> did so. >> >> Dario >> >> >> -----Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch >> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 7:17 PM >> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? >> >> On Tue, Jul 16

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, John wrote: > > Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. No, no, no, someday there will be a rumor that there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ <*>

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 07:14:26PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 16/7/13, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Pentax FF Announcement 2013 > >Pentax FF Shipping 2013 > >Pentax FF Announcement 2014 > >Pentax FF Shipping 2014 > >Pentax FF Never > >Pentax FF learned firsthand from a trus

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread John
Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. On 7/16/2013 12:11 PM, John Celio wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the s

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Tom C
> From: Rick Womer > > I'm very, very happy with the K-5. > > I don't want more resolution, because I'm getting lovely large prints, and I > don't want to replace my 2 year old computer or wait longer for images to be > processed. > > I don't want "full frame" because I value the compact size an

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/7/13, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pentax FF Announcement 2013 >Pentax FF Shipping 2013 >Pentax FF Announcement 2014 >Pentax FF Shipping 2014 >Pentax FF Never >Pentax FF learned firsthand from a trusted source. >Pentax FF learned secondhand from a trusted source >Pentax FF learn

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Rick Womer
ge - From: John Celio To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:11 PM Subject: Any new flagship camera rumors? Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the bl

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Zos Xavius
PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> >> -Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: >>>> >

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
scuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: -Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second most important reason to upgrade fr

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Jeffery Smith
I probably won't buy another Pentax body (I have the K-7 and H-5) until/unless they come out with a FF body. I have so many lenses that are designed for full frame (31, 43, etc.), I would really like to be able to take full advantage of their capabilities. I use the Pentax primarily for photogra

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: > -Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: >>> >>>Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second >>>most important reason to upgrade from the K-5 (the first one being >>>of course the

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
IIs over the K-5. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the sec

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
riginale- From: Aahz Maruch Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second most important reason to upgrade from the K-5 (t

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Darren Addy
wrote: > ;-) > > -Messaggio originale- From: Bong Manayon > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:18 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? > > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:11 AM, John Celio > wrote: >> >> Anyo

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: > > Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second > most important reason to upgrade from the K-5 (the first one being > of course the huge improvement in AF accuracy in odd light). 16MP is > already more than I need and I'm happy to d

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
;-) -Messaggio originale- From: Bong Manayon Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:11 AM, John Celio wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? Maybe

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
day, July 16, 2013 6:11 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Any new flagship camera rumors? Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the sensor that refuses to go away is

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Bong Manayon
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:11 AM, John Celio wrote: > Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? Maybe. That's all I'm going to say. Bong (from the country where they assemble it...) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread John Celio
Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the sensor that refuses to go away is one reason for this), but I'm not going to spend money for the same resol

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Ok, I'll just come out and say it: I like the customized color options on the Q7; I'd take one with lime green body and sky blue grip. I haven't window shopped for camera gear in quite a while, so I had a quick scroll through the Pentax offerings, and I have to say, the prices have gone up a

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread kwaller
essage - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year.. Larry Colen wrote: I'm not entirely sure what was the point going from the K30 to the K50. Overcoming the fugly design of the K30 was probably the main motivation. --

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Pessimist! They just released > 120 at one shot! -- 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: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread P.J. Alling
It's a bullet point, like "caffeine" free root beer, or ginger ale, both of which have always been caffeine free. It seems that all cameras that can accept Eye-Fi cards have always been Eye-Fi enabled... On 6/13/2013 8:01 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: K50 is +1EV ISO-sensitivity. And it is Eye-Fi ca

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread P.J. Alling
I didn't think it was fugly, but I did think it had been designed by Warner Bro.s for Marvin the Martian... Pentax was just trying to be fashion forward, remember it was released about the same time as the K-01, and the in house guys had something to prove, though I'm not quite sure what that

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Tim Øsleby
K50 is +1EV ISO-sensitivity. And it is Eye-Fi card enabled, whatever that means. I thought Eye-Fi cards could be used in every camera. Been using it in my K-5 for some time now. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -

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