Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
> Do you know the definition of "pervert" in North Carolina? > Someone who likes sex more than basketball. Same for Indiana. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SR Weirdness > Cotty wrote:

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-16 Thread P. J. Alling
I take exception to that, communist? Hardly. Cotty wrote: > Holy mackerel that sucker moves about a lot! >>> Which, the camera or the sensor? ]'-) >>> >> And if you were referring to a third alternative, we don't want to >> know... >> > > You're all a bunch of go

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: >>>You're all a bunch of goddam communist preverts! > >On 15/12/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>I am *not* a communist! > >Well, that's two of us for the preverts. Any more? Do you know the definition of "pervert" in North Carolina? Someone who likes sex more than

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-16 Thread Cotty
>>You're all a bunch of goddam communist preverts! On 15/12/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >I am *not* a communist! Well, that's two of us for the preverts. Any more? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Holy mackerel that sucker moves about a lot! Which, the camera or the sensor? ]'-) >>> >>> And if you were referring to a third alternative, we don't want to >>> know... >> >> You're all a bunch of goddam communist preverts! > > I a

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: Holy mackerel that sucker moves about a lot! >>> >>>Which, the camera or the sensor? ]'-) >> >>And if you were referring to a third alternative, we don't want to >>know... > >You're all a bunch of goddam communist preverts! I am *not* a communist! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Cotty
>>> Holy mackerel that sucker moves about a lot! >> >>Which, the camera or the sensor? ]'-) > >And if you were referring to a third alternative, we don't want to >know... You're all a bunch of goddam communist preverts! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >On Dec 15, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Cotty wrote: > >> Holy mackerel that sucker moves about a lot! > >Which, the camera or the sensor? ]'-) And if you were referring to a third alternative, we don't want to know... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 15, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Cotty wrote: >> I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quality) to >> illustrate the >> sensor popping to a corner and locking issue I'm seeing in SR. >> >> http://www.users.on.net/~ploveday/SRTest.mov (its about 5MB) > > Holy mackerel that sucker moves abo

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/12/06, Peter Loveday, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quality) to illustrate the >sensor popping to a corner and locking issue I'm seeing in SR. > >http://www.users.on.net/~ploveday/SRTest.mov (its about 5MB) Holy mackerel that sucker moves abou

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Cory Papenfuss
>> I'm in the camp that buys a camera to take pictures >> with, not calculate theoretics or reverse engineer. > Pffft! Wuss ;-) -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I'm in the camp that buys a camera to take pictures >with, not calculate theoretics or reverse engineer. Heretic! BURN 'IM! ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
LOL I was just testing the image stabilization. Seems to me that I can get a pretty darn sharp picture with the DA21mm lens at about a half second exposure time when it's enabled. I could post a pair of example shots ... but why bother? Since someone will undoubtedly ask to see it, here ya

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Scott Loveless
You must be new here. On 12/15/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tend to agree. I'm in the camp that buys a camera to take pictures > with, not calculate theoretics or reverse engineer. ;-) > > G > > On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:14 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > If it takes good pict

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
SR will do very little to sharpen an 8 second hand-held shot imo. Godfrey On Dec 15, 2006, at 6:21 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Peter, > > What is "normal" about an 8-second handheld > exposure??? > > This sort of thing is what clutters the dpreview > forum! > > Rick > > --- Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PRO

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I tend to agree. I'm in the camp that buys a camera to take pictures with, not calculate theoretics or reverse engineer. ;-) G On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:14 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > If it takes good pictures when you don't bounce it around, it's > probably fine. I think I'll pass on torture test

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Rick Womer
Peter, What is "normal" about an 8-second handheld exposure??? This sort of thing is what clutters the dpreview forum! Rick --- Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm still not sure if I should be > returning it or if this > is 'normal'. > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ___

Re: SR Weirdness (Mine isn't working?)

2006-12-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
SR doesn't work on B setting, because the camera thinks you're smart enough to use a tripod. Paul On Dec 15, 2006, at 12:31 AM, Mike Hamilton wrote: > That's the second video that I've seen of the SR working. The sensor > moves around quite visibly. I just took a look at my own K10D, Bulb > set

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Peter Loveday" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/12/15 Fri AM 04:43:47 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: SR Weirdness > > > Interesting, after the last big movement it just sort of goes I'm over > >

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
If it takes good pictures when you don't bounce it around, it's probably fine. I think I'll pass on torture testing mine. Paul On Dec 14, 2006, at 11:43 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: >> Interesting, after the last big movement it just sort of goes I'm over >> it, I'll just rest here in the corner for

Re: Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread John Whittingham
> Thinking about this more: > SR is probably only good for up to 1.5 seconds or so. After that, > there's little point to the sensor continuing to move around, > attempting to stabilize. The engineers probably just had it lock to > a certain point after that specified time. Will it not re-activ

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread J and K Messervy
Yes, I used manual mode and sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. - Original Message - From: "Lawrence Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:45 PM Subject: Re: SR Weirdness > On Fri, 15 Dec 2006,

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, J and K Messervy wrote: > I just tested my camera and more often than not, the sensor does not move. > This backs up my experience when trying out SR in photos. I got the > impression it wasn't working much of the time. Turns out it isn't. :( Make sure that for the testing,

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Loveday
> I'll have a play with mine later but I'm really not fussed about have > the sensor exposed to the elements if it's not really necessary so > there won't be any videos. Return to the centre makes sense unless > it's done that way in an effort to effectively anchor the sensor in > order to prevent

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Loveday
> Thinking about this more: > SR is probably only good for up to 1.5 seconds or so. After that, > there's little point to the sensor continuing to move around, > attempting to stabilize. The engineers probably just had it lock to a > certain point after that specified time. Nah, its not time bas

Re: Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 12/14/06, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/14/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You'll see the sensor moving quite happily (its kinda cool to watch if > > you've not done so already), then about 2/3rds of the way through the sensor > > pops to the lower corner, th

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread J and K Messervy
as it's my only digital camera. James - Original Message - From: "Peter Loveday" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:12 PM Subject: SR Weirdness > I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quali

Re: Re: SR Weirdness (Mine isn't working?)

2006-12-14 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 12/14/06, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 15/12/06, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's the second video that I've seen of the SR working. The sensor > > moves around quite visibly. I just took a look at my own K10D, Bulb > > setting, no lens mounted, and t

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 12/14/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You'll see the sensor moving quite happily (its kinda cool to watch if > you've not done so already), then about 2/3rds of the way through the sensor > pops to the lower corner, then never moves again... I'd be interested to > know if anyone

Re: SR Weirdness (Mine isn't working?)

2006-12-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 15/12/06, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's the second video that I've seen of the SR working. The sensor > moves around quite visibly. I just took a look at my own K10D, Bulb > setting, no lens mounted, and there is *no* sensor movement at all! I > hear a gentle buzzing, just

Re: SR Weirdness (Mine isn't working?)

2006-12-14 Thread Mike Hamilton
That's the second video that I've seen of the SR working. The sensor moves around quite visibly. I just took a look at my own K10D, Bulb setting, no lens mounted, and there is *no* sensor movement at all! I hear a gentle buzzing, just like Peter, but I can't see sensor movement. http://www.mich

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you're shaking the camera that forcibly when making an exposure, you have more problems than the fact that the SR decides to take a rest. ;-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 15/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, I wonder if that is it... basically decides its too damn bumpy. > Still, I really would expect it to go to the centre, even if it made such an > choice. Or perhaps if it hits the stop, it stays there to protect itself? > I dunno, its o

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Loveday
> Interesting, after the last big movement it just sort of goes I'm over > it, I'll just rest here in the corner for a bit. Yeah, I wonder if that is it... basically decides its too damn bumpy. Still, I really would expect it to go to the centre, even if it made such an choice. Or perhaps if it

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 15/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quality) to illustrate the > sensor popping to a corner and locking issue I'm seeing in SR. > > http://www.users.on.net/~ploveday/SRTest.mov (its about 5MB) > > The movement of the camera looks a

SR Weirdness

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Loveday
I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quality) to illustrate the sensor popping to a corner and locking issue I'm seeing in SR. http://www.users.on.net/~ploveday/SRTest.mov (its about 5MB) The movement of the camera looks a little exagerated in this video.. I'm not actually shaking it