Re: Leica M but which one?
Thank you all for your thoughts. Will look at the links provided and certainly use other informations you gave. Hope I can manage to get this project real. As for film is dead as Godfrey says, I think not. But darkroom though might soon be indeed (what a pity). APX100 @ 2.5€ per film (36 shots) is nowhere near too expensive IMO. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- -- 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.
Leica M but which one?
I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? Buying new is out of the question, and, let's say a lens might get useful as well ;) An M4 seems affordable but no meter. M6 is pricey at about 1000 euros. Mmm are brick and mortar dealer a more serious source for that kind of cameras or Ebay is as good (scared of scams). Thank you. PS: Film rulez :) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Digital I can't do without, but silver really is way more fun. -- 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: Leica M but which one?
Thank you. I was suspecting such an answer, and I admit I'm very happy with it :) Less money, and I'll be forced to train my meter so to say. May Kodak live long enough for my Tri-X needs. 2012/2/23 p. j. alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: If you're using film, forget about a meter with a Leica and learn the characteristics of Tri-X, Most of my shooting with the Spotmatic II and Tri-X was well beyond the metering capability of the camera. In fact the first time I had a camera who's meter was even close to as good as a trained eye was my LX. Heck man you're using film. By the way, since the resale value of used Leicas is pretty close to the purchase price, any good condition specimen that you buy is a bargain. You can probably sell it for nearly as much as you paid for it. Maybe more than you paid for it if you're lucky. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? Buying new is out of the question, and, let's say a lens might get useful as well ;) An M4 seems affordable but no meter. M6 is pricey at about 1000 euros. Mmm are brick and mortar dealer a more serious source for that kind of cameras or Ebay is as good (scared of scams). Thank you. PS: Film rulez :) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Digital I can't do without, but silver really is way more fun. -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: [All countries ] Street shooting and Image use (legal/rights) influence
Thanks to all who responded so far. Seems the idea was good. I totally agree with Godfrey on the subject. Of course legal details are country (or region in federal countries) specific but interesting nonetheless. It seems in Québec, street shooting is more or less dead unless you ask the subject *before* you take the picture. Which completely annihilates the purpose of the photograph in the first place. Hell... Any other countries? Thanks :) 2011/11/30 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: As an addendum to Philip's reply, this Information Sheet - Street Photographer's Rights - might be useful. It was compiled by the Arts Law Centre of Australia: http://www.artslaw.com.au/info-sheets/info-sheet/street-photographers-rights/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:00 AM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: One of the problems in Australia, and other countries with a Federal system of government, is the conflict between state and national(Commonwealth) laws. So this applies particularly to Tasmania, an Australian state. Privacy laws apply to information, so medical records and other personal details are protected by Federal privacy legislation, there is no right to privacy regarding images in the Privacy act. For street shooters this means that if you can see it you can photograph it if it is in plain public view - if there is no expectation of privacy by a person. This caveat allows for laws to prohibit photographing in public toilets (it is a public place by there is some expectation of privacy). Other practices such as using mirrors for upskirt photography come under this caveat. Even if the subject is on private property, but still in plain view then there is no definite prohibition on photography. Australia does not have a specific right to freedom of expression in the federal constitution but because the constitution specifies a democratic government it implies there must be free discussion to achieve this - freedom of expression. Protections against photography and its use. = To protect people there are federal defamation laws that could apply if publishing the photograph damages a persons reputation. There is also the concept of Nuisance - persistent photography that harasses the subject could get the photographer into trouble. Section 13 of the Tasmania Police Offences act deals specifically with restrictions on photographing and publishing. POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 13B 13B. Publishing or distributing prohibited visual recording (1) A person who publishes or distributes a prohibited visual recording of another person having reason to believe it to be a prohibited visual recording, without lawful and reasonable excuse (proof of which lies on the first-mentioned person), is guilty of an offence. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both. (2) In this section – distribute includes – (a) communicate, exhibit, send, supply or transmit to someone, whether to a particular person or not; and (b) make available for access by someone, whether by a particular person or not; and (c) enter into an agreement or arrangement to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); and (d) attempt to distribute; prohibited visual recording of another person means – (a) a visual recording of the person in a private place or engaging in a private act made in circumstances where a reasonable adult would expect to be afforded privacy; or (b) a visual recording of the person's genital or anal region, when it is covered only by underwear or bare, made in circumstances where a reasonable adult would expect to be afforded privacy in relation to that region. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 30/11/11 5:06 AM, Thibouille wrote: The teacher asked to do some work about a legal issue concerning legal rights of photographs use. As he showed us a couple short movies on the topic and because I believe that street shooting is indeed a fundamental of photography, I'd like to know: * the status of street shooting in your country, both on a legal and a practical point of view (I know that often things are permitted but some zealot thinks you shouldn't be allowed to no matter what the law is) ? * did the status of street shooting in your country change in recent years (I'd say recent being last 15 years till today) ? * would you say there's a tendency to restrict photographer's rights in your country and why/how ? This doesn't need to be huge answers, really. But if you have any legal reference in your mind, please do so :) I just can't check legal status in 30 different countries myself, but I'm very interested
[All countries ] Street shooting and Image use (legal/rights) influence
The teacher asked to do some work about a legal issue concerning legal rights of photographs use. As he showed us a couple short movies on the topic and because I believe that street shooting is indeed a fundamental of photography, I'd like to know: * the status of street shooting in your country, both on a legal and a practical point of view (I know that often things are permitted but some zealot thinks you shouldn't be allowed to no matter what the law is) ? * did the status of street shooting in your country change in recent years (I'd say recent being last 15 years till today) ? * would you say there's a tendency to restrict photographer's rights in your country and why/how ? This doesn't need to be huge answers, really. But if you have any legal reference in your mind, please do so :) I just can't check legal status in 30 different countries myself, but I'm very interested (and somewhat concerned) about this. Thank you for your cooperation :) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
OT Polaroid and Impossible Projects Films
Myself wanna have some fun and my wife just WANTS a Pola for years so, I may cease to object and buy her one. The only thing is, are Impossible films any good? Some love'em, some hate'em. Maybe old Pola (even though use dates are way behind) stock is still better? Of course, I'll get a collapsible SX70 rather than a plastic box :) BTW, if someone knows where to get 4x5 backs and Fuji Instant films cheap as possible for my Cambo, I'd be even happier. Best Regards, PS: very scarcely on the list due to absence of time to read it. I promise I'll read your answers though. Thanks ! -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: FS Friday late: Anyone wanna buy an Epson 2200 printer?
What does that kind of offer never happens near my area? Happy new home to your 2200 :) 2011/9/24 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: One of my clients just paid me (in advance!) for a big photo/web project and I'm thinking of upgrading to the latest Epson R3000 printer. That would leave me with my 9-year-old Epson 2200 to sell. The problem is... it's a rather large printer. So even at a low price (I'm thinking $150.00) it probably will need to go to someone local. (I have the original box and all packing, but I expect shipping won't be cheap. So I'm asking The List if anyone's interested. It was refurbished by Epson last year (Epson's biggest service shop is near Boston so I didn't have to ship it anywhere - one reason I'm sticking with Epson printers) It got a new motherboard, print heads, etc.. So anyway... Epson 2200 with two new ink cartridges (black and cyan) for $150.00 plus shipping if you're too far away to come and pick it up. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: First Android App: Film Developing Timer
That is a nice addition Colin. Thank you. I usually use Massive Dev Charts but a free option is always good to have. If that helps you, I may try it on unusual Android screens, just for testing (X10 mini pro and Galaxy Tab7) ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?
MZ5n also has DoF preview btw. MZ3 has 1/4000 shutter and 1/125 sync. Otherwise, it is the same camera AFAIK. Small details about AF etc. can be found on B. Dimitrov website: (search for MZ-3) http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/AF/index.html 2011/9/16 luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. Since the intended use for that camera is not high quality but risky situations, AND the current camera is an EOS 500n, probably there will be one more pentax around here. We'll see... Thanks! -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
Finally, almost useable DNG codec from Adobe
Just noticed it, maybe I just missed it before. http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/DNG_Codec Almost useable because metadata isn't supported (bummer!), because it won't work with Vista. It'll work with Win7 including 64bit version, though. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Finally, almost useable DNG codec from Adobe
You're welcome ;) Still, 3 years (or about) that DNG's there and Adobe still can't make a complete codec but third parties can (and not for free of course)... sometimes Adobe really are a bunch of morons :( 2011/8/19 Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu: Finally! It works, I am happy! Thanks for posting. Jos On 19-8-2011 14:02, Thibouille wrote: Just noticed it, maybe I just missed it before. http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/DNG_Codec Almost useable because metadata isn't supported (bummer!), because it won't work with Vista. It'll work with Win7 including 64bit version, though. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Finally, almost useable DNG codec from Adobe
I agree Darren, it's just that it is IMO unacceptable that Adobe does not provide this for free. Just because they want M$ to support it is no justification and their stupid game is pissing me off. 2011/8/19 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: Looks like the current version has been there since May 3rd of this year. Still, with the metadata issue, the performance issue, and the additional functionality, I'm not sure why THIS wouldn't be worth the $15 measly bucks: http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/ -D -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: welcome the pentax q
Mmm this is clearly not a camera for most (if not all) of us. This is for a different market (imo; Japan). An APS-C mirrorless by Pentax is coming soon. Wait for around september. This will be something for us. 2011/6/23 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 6/23/2011 14:05, Ecke PDML wrote: call me silly but I think it will be interesting to many Ecke, you're silly... Here. You have it. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Firmware 1.10 for K-r and K-5
As some AF or flash PTTL metering tweaks ? 2011/6/22 Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com: On 22 June 2011 21:06, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I always upgrade the firmware. I figure there are probably a few tweaks in there that aren't mentioned in the description. It's never caused a problem, but I do wait a couple of weeks after announcement to make sure there's no complaint from the early adapters. I'm the same. I never believe release notes; there'll always be something more that was snuck in but not documented.. Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Firmware 1.10 for K-r and K-5
No, but I know this is exactly the kind of things Pentax did in the recent past. So I wouldn't be surprised. I have no other info (yet?) though. 2011/6/22 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Do you know something that we don't, Thibs??? On 6/22/2011 15:50, Thibouille wrote: As some AF or flash PTTL metering tweaks ? 2011/6/22 Peter McIntoshpeter...@gmail.com: On 22 June 2011 21:06, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I always upgrade the firmware. I figure there are probably a few tweaks in there that aren't mentioned in the description. It's never caused a problem, but I do wait a couple of weeks after announcement to make sure there's no complaint from the early adapters. I'm the same. I never believe release notes; there'll always be something more that was snuck in but not documented.. Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Firmware 1.10 for K-r and K-5
LOL I just meant I'd report if I'd learn something. But even Pentaxforums, NOBODY tried it. Funny ;) Too busy with mirrorless Pentax being announced tomorrow ? 2011/6/22 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: You're hereby caught by the word yet, sir. Boris On 6/22/2011 15:58, Thibouille wrote: No, but I know this is exactly the kind of things Pentax did in the recent past. So I wouldn't be surprised. I have no other info (yet?) though. 2011/6/22 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Do you know something that we don't, Thibs??? On 6/22/2011 15:50, Thibouille wrote: As some AF or flash PTTL metering tweaks ? 2011/6/22 Peter McIntoshpeter...@gmail.com: On 22 June 2011 21:06, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I always upgrade the firmware. I figure there are probably a few tweaks in there that aren't mentioned in the description. It's never caused a problem, but I do wait a couple of weeks after announcement to make sure there's no complaint from the early adapters. I'm the same. I never believe release notes; there'll always be something more that was snuck in but not documented.. Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: PDML members: What is your SHARPEST lens?
I'll say 50-135. 2011/6/22 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: Assuming we are talking about sharpness at optimum aperture, I would have to say my FA50 1.4, closely followed by the FA100 2.8 macro and the FA135 2.8. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I love Frank's sig: Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson yet there is little that exceeds sharpness as the mark of a great optical design. There have been several lenses that have been claimed to be the sharpest in the Pentax stable, and others beyond Pentax (Zeiss probably most often mentioned). So I thought I would ask PDML members for their opinions on which lens (or lenses) they would rank as the sharpest in their stable: Overall and Wide Open I do not have a GREAT collection of lenses from which to choose, but I would have to say that mine right now, at least the sharpest wide open is the Tele-Takumar 200mm f5.6. In addition to sharpness it has great color and contrast. I love that lens. I have two lenses on the way that might rival it (we'll have to see)... a Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f2.8-3.5 and a screwmount S-M-C Takumar 135mm f2.5 (version 2). The latter is definitely not the sharpest wide open (but acceptably so) but is often mentioned as one of the finest 135mm lenses in the known universe. What say you? Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: WTB (what a shock!) 18-55 DA KAF lens
AFAIK the II has it, but the DA-L has no QS and platic bayonet. 2011/6/21 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: On 21/06/2011 09:37, Ecke PDML wrote: I love this list... 2011/6/21 mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: On 20/06/2011 16:29, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I saw one for $74 on Buy.com but it was apparently bait and switch. I'd like to give my loaner sigma lens back to owner hey that rhymes! my old manual lenses aren't wide enough... cant afford a wide angle prime.. with an 16-55 and my 55-300 I'm good to go without too much weight I actually have a bit of income beyond the ss check now anyone have one or know where I can buy one and stay under $100? I have two. Do you want the MkI (metal bayonet) or the II (allegedly better optics but plastic bayonet) at a cost infinitely less than $100? If it makes you feel any better, you can call it a permanent loan, like folks do to museums. 8-) And you don't get a lenshood. Another difference - the MkI has on the fly manual focus, the Mk II does not. Not really material unless you have the eyes of a Goshawk, of which more anon. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....
I guess another k1000 could give it's body. Le lundi 20 juin 2011, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com a écrit : From: Mark Cassino Thanks, Bill - and thanks to everyone who suggested a repair service. I'll be sending out some emails and hope to bounce the lens out to a repair shop as soon as it comes back from Pentax. I really would like to get this lens fixed. I also have a growing pile of stuff the needs repair - my ME Super went dead with the mirror up a few months ago, the shutter on my PZ-1p is sticking, My TOkina 400 f5.6 is hazed with fungus... The list goes on. I really love that ME Super and the PZ-1p is the only advanced feature SLR that I have that is IR film friendly (the Mz-S apparently is not compatable with IR film - haven't tested that.) I figure I may as well get these film cameras fixed up now and hunker down with them while I shoot out my film supplies... That reminds me ... I need to go get my unrepairable K1000 from the local shop tomorrow morning before I go back to school. I took it in because I was having a problem with the mirror sticking up, but my local repair guy says he can't get the shutter speed regulated. It's a brown leather K1000 SE, and I'd really like to have it working. I wonder if one of the other shops suggested might be able to do what my local guy can't? -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Twitter #apocalypse...
Stan, I think this is exactly Roman's point. This is the ' Twitter ' of post (whatever worldwide nuclear catastrophe you can think of). I do not fancy the picture much but I think the idea is good. Roman, you should push the idea further IMO -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Interesting effect: drastic change of color on photograph
Igor, K7 and K5 screens can be calibrated if I remember well, at least the K5. 2011/6/15 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: PS. Is the back display of the cameras calibrated? And if not, - (how) can one calibrate it? Igor -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Interesting effect: drastic change of color on photograph
Igor, under Lightroom develop module, TSI, tint: adjusting blue and purple made a lot of difference and look more like the colour you linked as reference. I got blue +25 and purple +72. I dunno if this is close enough, but a lot better, at least to me. 2011/6/14 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: Tue Jun 14 11:08:09 EDT 2011 Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 June 2011 01:03, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Hi All! After taking photos at a party, I discovered an interesting effect. It was indoors, with uneven and not very bright light, so, I used a flash bounced from the ceiling, which made the light rather uniform. There were some party items in two colors: green and purple. In all shots, the purple came out as blue. All other colors are close to the original. I tried to play with the color temperature and tint in LR, but I cannot make it without skewing the rest of the colors. http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR31001.jpg I suspect, that this particular color (dye) fluoresces from the flush, or something like that. Hi Igor, It may just be your display system as the items show up as purple on my calibrated screen. Rob, Steven, I am not sure.. Maybe we are talking about different definitions of purple. I am talking about this purple: http://static.heels.com/img/high_heels_blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/purple1.jpg As for the colors on my photo, I see them pretty much the same way on the LCD of my K-7, my CRT (calibrated by not with any sensor), and my laptop. On none of them, the color is purple. In this shot, - the forks are more purple (although not to the true color, as seen by eye): http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR30992.jpg Note, that the plates and the forks were of the same color, as well as the napkins in the back of the table on this shot. Igor -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?
Christine, putting your 17-70 on your istD may be a bad idea if you didn't think about the fact you'll lose the AF. 17-70 is SDM-only and istD can't do SDM, I'm sorry to say. 2011/6/12 Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net: On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Said this before, but in Egypt I took just the 16-45 and 50-200, and didn't have any coverage problems. I wasn't going to be shooting sport so I didn't need something with longer reach, and the short lens was fine for interiors, temples etc. This year we're going to Italy, and I'll take the same kit: only one potential lens change to be considered, it's light, and that's a consideration too since we tend to do a lot of walking when on holiday. I'd recommend you take just the 17-70 and 50-135 plus a flash. The flash is far more useful than a wider aperture lens for holiday photography, in my experience. Yes, I'll definitely throw my flash into the bag as well... And I'll probably put the 17-70 on my old *ist for my son to use, and that way, it'll be there if I really want it... My long-term goal is to nurture photographers in my family, so that there will always be plenty of gear to share...! -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Not sure the 150/2.8 has ever been available for Pentax, not even the recent HSM version (at least according to Sigmaphoto.com) The 180/3.5 was, but of course the 150 is f/2.8 :) Note that the 150/2.8 has been discontinued and replaced by an OS version. It isn't available (yet?) in Pentax mount. 2011/6/10 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: Hi Everyone - It finally happened - my trusty old SMC A* 200mm macro developed a problem this past weekend, and there is clearly an issue in the linkage between the arm that controls the aperture and the aperture mechanism itself. I sent it off to Pentax in hopes that they can get it fixed up, and hopefully they can. But I may as well do some contingency planning as I await to hear form them... The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. Any thoughts about other options? The Sigma 180mm macro is long gone and the A* and FA* 200 macros are impossible to find. I just started playing around with my A* 300 f4 and a Canon 500D multi element close up lens - the first test were surprisingly sharp, but the range you can focus in is very small and the maximum magnification is only about .65 life-size. I plan on trying the D-FA 100 with a teleconverter this weekend, but am not optimistic. Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Thanks - MCC www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Enabled sigma 80-200 2.8 APO DG HSM EX
If I remember correctly as for the Sigma 70-200/2.8, here are the different modern versions: - 70-200/2.8 EX DG - 70-200/2.8 EX DG Macro II (a bit less good than the former) - 70-200/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM (which really wasn't HSM in its Pentax version but often refered as being HSM in shops) - 70-200/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II (indeed HSM in Pentax version this time) - 70-200/2.8 DG Macro HSM OS (why not EX, I dunno but OS means internal stabilization like Canon IS). 2011/6/9 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: Great! short for EXcellent maybe =) 2011/6/9 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: I believe though that there is a pro grade and a consumer grade version but I have no idea which letter soup denotes which... -- If I grok sigma letter soup rightly, EX means pro grade all the way through. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Where are the rumors?
What would be fine for me is as follows: use and improve the Eos RT system which is a fixed translucent mirror like Sony SLT but keeps the optical VF. Add an hybrid VF a la Fuji and you have both EVF and OvF and both Phase detect af and contrast af. That would be awesome IMO. Le jeudi 9 juin 2011, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com a écrit : On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: When I was talking to the rep last month, he mentioned that the K5 would be taking them through to 2012 at least. I wouldn't expect another camera for a year or so. There's a rumour that Sony will be announcing 24 MP APS-C sensor soon enough. There is no knowing if this is correct and if Pentax will get their hands on this sensor and when. I feel like siding with Godfrey here - K-5 is quite fine and although there are things to improve, they're mostly bug fixing. -- Boris -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 announces GPS for K-5, K-r 645D
DUnno if this has been posted yet. In japanese but pictures needs no translation. Most interesting are the 3 links Astrotracer etc near the bottom. http://www.pentax.jp/japan/products/o-gps1/ 2011/6/2 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Well, well. They were clearly reading our little GPS thread ... Mounted on the hot shoe of select PENTAX digital SLR cameras,* the O-GPS1 unit records latitude, longitude, altitude, and universal time coordinated (UTC) of shooting locations with captured images. Image files with this GPS data may be used to track shooting locations and review location data on a personal computing device. http://goo.gl/qH4o6 They must have hacked the hotshoe interface to handle serial I/O from the GPS. I suppose the hotshoe already talks to the flash serially, so they have added the GPS as a serial device distinct from a flash. Clever! I don't recall any of us coming up with that solution. A mere $249 US. -bmw -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 announces GPS for K-5, K-r 645D
Too bad there's no 3G module for getting maps at the same time ;) Well, seriously, the module does astrotracer with SR, simple navigation (without map) and electronic compass. 2011/6/4 David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com: That Astrotracer is useful for the star gazes, but it's of no use if you're doing landscapes. Cool use of the SR tech though. DS On 4 June 2011 14:37, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: DUnno if this has been posted yet. In japanese but pictures needs no translation. Most interesting are the 3 links Astrotracer etc near the bottom. http://www.pentax.jp/japan/products/o-gps1/ 2011/6/2 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Well, well. They were clearly reading our little GPS thread ... Mounted on the hot shoe of select PENTAX digital SLR cameras,* the O-GPS1 unit records latitude, longitude, altitude, and universal time coordinated (UTC) of shooting locations with captured images. Image files with this GPS data may be used to track shooting locations and review location data on a personal computing device. http://goo.gl/qH4o6 They must have hacked the hotshoe interface to handle serial I/O from the GPS. I suppose the hotshoe already talks to the flash serially, so they have added the GPS as a serial device distinct from a flash. Clever! I don't recall any of us coming up with that solution. A mere $249 US. -bmw -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: A really tough jpeg conversion
Mmm not sure it is the graphics card. It is most probably the screen. And no, Mac screens are no better than PC screens :( 2011/6/3 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: Hah, the plot thickens. I can see the banding perfectly clearly on my everyday MacBook Pro. But on our big high-quality NEC monitor, I can't. But even on the big monitor, I can see the bands in that .png file. Interesting because this is the first time there's actually been an observable effect of the fairly limited graphics card in the laptop. Thanks everyone for making me take a second look. -T On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I don't see the banding either. When I've had this kind of problem, the banding was caused by display resolution. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:47, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:11 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Check out http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/01/-big/RUNE0790.jpg.html Look at the green bokeh-fied background and observe the obvious lines that look like elevation lines on a map, let's call them bars, as the green brightness drops off. They ain't there in the .dng, and after the first cut, I specified 100% JPG quality and they're still obvious. It gets weird... I took a screen grab of the Lightroom window, in which none of those bars are visible, and saved to a .png file, using built-in OS X facilities, the PNG created by Preview. Obvious bars! I put it online at http://www.tbray.org/tmp/screen-grab.png - I thought .png was uncompressed! I'm sure that a silky-smooth jpg of this picture could be created. But I don't know how. It's not too bad here. I wonder if you're pulling an Ann and have something set to too few bits. I'm having the same issue - I cannot see the isobars/lines/whatever at all. Silky-smooth on my screen (Chrome browser on a Macbook) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: A really tough jpeg conversion
IPS doesn't mean good. IPS does mean 'not crap'. A tad different IMO. Colour restitution capabilities and uniformity are not there just because those are IPS panels. 2011/6/4 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Some are. The larger iMac screens, eg 24 and up, are IPS displays which don't exhibit the banding. The older iMacs and all the Mac notebooks have TN displays which do show banding. That's why I have a secondary IPS LCD monitor on my iMac that I do all my image editing on. -bmw On 11-06-04 5:17 AM, Thibouille wrote: Mmm not sure it is the graphics card. It is most probably the screen. And no, Mac screens are no better than PC screens :( 2011/6/3 Tim Braytb...@textuality.com: Hah, the plot thickens. I can see the banding perfectly clearly on my everyday MacBook Pro. But on our big high-quality NEC monitor, I can't. But even on the big monitor, I can see the bands in that .png file. Interesting because this is the first time there's actually been an observable effect of the fairly limited graphics card in the laptop. Thanks everyone for making me take a second look. -T On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I don't see the banding either. When I've had this kind of problem, the banding was caused by display resolution. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:47, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:11 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Check out http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/01/-big/RUNE0790.jpg.html Look at the green bokeh-fied background and observe the obvious lines that look like elevation lines on a map, let's call them bars, as the green brightness drops off. They ain't there in the .dng, and after the first cut, I specified 100% JPG quality and they're still obvious. It gets weird... I took a screen grab of the Lightroom window, in which none of those bars are visible, and saved to a .png file, using built-in OS X facilities, the PNG created by Preview. Obvious bars! I put it online at http://www.tbray.org/tmp/screen-grab.png - I thought .png was uncompressed! I'm sure that a silky-smooth jpg of this picture could be created. But I don't know how. It's not too bad here. I wonder if you're pulling an Ann and have something set to too few bits. I'm having the same issue - I cannot see the isobars/lines/whatever at all. Silky-smooth on my screen (Chrome browser on a Macbook) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: A really tough jpeg conversion
Which is good news, undoubtetly. But I'd be surprises if the gamut of mac screens is anything to write about. Note I myself have a mac so this is no Free mac bashing. Le samedi 4 juin 2011, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net a écrit : On Jun 4, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Thibouille wrote: IPS doesn't mean good. IPS does mean 'not crap'. A tad different IMO. Colour restitution capabilities and uniformity are not there just because those are IPS panels. But the new iMac IPS monitors are quite good by all accounts. I've been very satisfied with the performance of the iMac 27 monitor. Paul 2011/6/4 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Some are. The larger iMac screens, eg 24 and up, are IPS displays which don't exhibit the banding. The older iMacs and all the Mac notebooks have TN displays which do show banding. That's why I have a secondary IPS LCD monitor on my iMac that I do all my image editing on. -bmw On 11-06-04 5:17 AM, Thibouille wrote: Mmm not sure it is the graphics card. It is most probably the screen. And no, Mac screens are no better than PC screens :( 2011/6/3 Tim Braytb...@textuality.com: Hah, the plot thickens. I can see the banding perfectly clearly on my everyday MacBook Pro. But on our big high-quality NEC monitor, I can't. But even on the big monitor, I can see the bands in that .png file. Interesting because this is the first time there's actually been an observable effect of the fairly limited graphics card in the laptop. Thanks everyone for making me take a second look. -T On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I don't see the banding either. When I've had this kind of problem, the banding was caused by display resolution. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:47, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:11 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Check out http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/01/-big/RUNE0790.jpg.html Look at the green bokeh-fied background and observe the obvious lines that look like elevation lines on a map, let's call them bars, as the green brightness drops off. They ain't there in the .dng, and after the first cut, I specified 100% JPG quality and they're still obvious. It gets weird... I took a screen grab of the Lightroom window, in which none of those bars are visible, and saved to a .png file, using built-in OS X facilities, the PNG created by Preview. Obvious bars! I put it online at http://www.tbray.org/tmp/screen-grab.png - I thought .png was uncompressed! I'm sure that a silky-smooth jpg of this picture could be created. But I don't know how. It's not too bad here. I wonder if you're pulling an Ann and have something set to too few bits. I'm having the same issue - I cannot see the isobars/lines/whatever at all. Silky-smooth on my screen (Chrome browser on a Macbook) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: More Stupid Ghosting Software Questions
I'd have a preference for Acronis, personnaly. Ghost too much tends to break compatibility now and then and I now Acronis is indeed serious software. 2011/6/4 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: So, my new SSD is here, but not installed. It turns out that the version of Norton Ghost that I have isn't compatible with Windows7, so I am in the market for new software. I am somewhat less than brand agnostic in this regard, and so am looking for other solutions than Norton Anyway... I found a thing called Acronis® True Image which looks like it will do what I want, and even has a free download so I suppose I can see if it will work before I pay for it. Are there any other drive ghosting solutions out there that I should be considering, or does it even matter and I should just buy the cheapest one? Thanks -- William Robb -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: A really tough jpeg conversion
Mmm wouldn't a proper PS conversion to 8bit cure the problem and saving later to 8bit Jpeg rather than 16bit image directly exported to 8bit Jpeg ? 2011/6/2 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On 11-06-02 3:11 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Check out http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/06/01/-big/RUNE0790.jpg.html Look at the green bokeh-fied background and observe the obvious lines that look like elevation lines on a map, let's call them bars, as the green brightness drops off. They ain't there in the .dng, and after the first cut, I specified 100% JPG quality and they're still obvious. It gets weird... I took a screen grab of the Lightroom window, in which none of those bars are visible, and saved to a .png file, using built-in OS X facilities, the PNG created by Preview. Obvious bars! I put it online at http://www.tbray.org/tmp/screen-grab.png - I thought .png was uncompressed! PNG is not lossy like JPEG, but it is compressed. The compression is not as efficient as JPEG because it can't play tricks that lossy conversions can. I'm sure that a silky-smooth jpg of this picture could be created. But I don't know how. -Tim I'm barely seeing your bars; they are not *that* obvious. Assuming your toolchain is 100% 16-bit (or better) end-to-end, then your image is suffering from banding by being dithered down to 8-bits at the output. JPEG is 8-bits RGB, so you are most likely introducing banding right there. Also as for your PNG image, there's 16-bit PNG and 8-bit PNG, and you used 8-bit, which will show clear banding same as the JPEG. screen-grab.png: PNG image, 764 x 727, 8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced Even 16-bit images can suffer from very slight banding in really gradual tonal transitions. The solution to that is to dither the image a bit -- add some intentional noise. You could use a mask in Photoshop to restrict the noise addition to just the darker bokeh areas and avoid mucking-up the bloom. There's a grain feature in LR (bottom of the Develop section) that you could play with to add some noise. And that's a _great_ shot, btw. My only issue with it is I can't see the stem which makes it look a little floating in space, but I guess that's because of the angle of view. You've struck an excellent balance with the DoF / sharp edges / bokeh. -bmw -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 announces GPS for K-5, K-r 645D
Yep, the K5 can be set to disable DFS. 2011/6/2 Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: --- On Thu, 6/2/11, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: The astrotracer function is rather whizzy. The O-GPS1offers the advanced PENTAX original Astrotracer function,* which works with the PENTAX Shake Reduction (SR) system on select cameras for tracking and photographing celestial bodies. The unit calculates the movement of stars, planets, and other bodies using the latitude obtained from GPS data and the camera’s alignment data (horizontal and vertical inclinations and aspect) obtained from its magnetic and acceleration sensors. Then, the unit shifts the camera’s image sensor in synchronization with the movement of the object(s).** As a result, stars and other bodies are captured as solid points rather than blurry streaks, even during extended exposures. The unit also simplifies astrophotography by requiring only a tripod and eliminating the need for additional accessories such as an equatorial telescope. If they allow one to switch off the dark-frame subtraction for long exposures, it might even be practical. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: OT :: some amusing possibilities of the Ricoh GXR system future ...
I had a Visor as well, a while before they were bought back by Palm. A very nice little machine and good alternative (and more modular) than Palm machines. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Enablement question
Is that the PowerZoom version or a later one ? 2011/5/30 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: If I did my maths right, then my latest eBay conquer divide (buy, split resell) will get me a free FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF (and perhaps an MZ-6 if all goes well) - does anyone here own that lens and can comment on it? Thanks Ecke -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Enablement question
Looks like a keeper to me. Le lundi 30 mai 2011, Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com a écrit : Lookee here: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/15964-pentax-smcp-fa-28-105mm-f-3-2-4-5-al-if.html 2011/5/30 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Is that the PowerZoom version or a later one ? 2011/5/30 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: If I did my maths right, then my latest eBay conquer divide (buy, split resell) will get me a free FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF (and perhaps an MZ-6 if all goes well) - does anyone here own that lens and can comment on it? Thanks Ecke -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Enablement question
Looks like a keeper to me. Le lundi 30 mai 2011, Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com a écrit : Lookee here: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/15964-pentax-smcp-fa-28-105mm-f-3-2-4-5-al-if.html 2011/5/30 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Is that the PowerZoom version or a later one ? 2011/5/30 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: If I did my maths right, then my latest eBay conquer divide (buy, split resell) will get me a free FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF (and perhaps an MZ-6 if all goes well) - does anyone here own that lens and can comment on it? Thanks Ecke -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Converting an *ist DL to IR
James, if you don't put an IR filter on the lens, sensor will grab both IR and visible wavelength light, won't it? So if you only want IR, you have to put a filter on the lens anyway, or am I mistaken ? 2011/5/25 sky s...@eftel.net.au: A guest at the club had a talk about this very subject so will pass one what i can remember of it. Apperantly, the sensors are very senative to IR but the camera manufractors put an IR cut filter in front of the sensor as part of the sensor assembly. All that is required is to remove that IR cut filter and you have an IR camera. No need to add IR filters to the lens once this is done. Most camera repair places can do this for you. I haven't researched this, only going by what this guy said. He has taken many IR photos with his modded camera. James -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: How to do things like this one ?
Thank Ecke, helps much. I guess the exposure specifics will need to be tried experimentally ;) 2011/5/24 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: looks like a combination of a long exposure and mirrors. if you look at the drawer handles you see that the upper right and lower left ones were exposed longer and also there are movement shades going away from the hand from when the lower right and upper left drawers were pulled open. the image portions showing the person look like they come from mirrors placed in the open drawers looking up at the owner of the hands. Cheers Ecke 2011/5/23 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=416c61696e20466c65697363686572name=4d6972726f72312e706e67 from Alain Fleischer Long shutter speed for sure but is this a single exposure are 2 different exposures ? Anything else special about that kind of image? Thank you -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: How to do things like this one ?
Thank you much John. Your and Ecke's observations will probably save me loads of time. Best regards. 2011/5/24 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Long exposure combined with multiple exposure. Long exposure for the hand pulling the drawer out and a second exposure of the reflection in the mirror placed inside the drawer. Additionally, I think was at least one more image to the right of the two images shown. Photo 1 on the left is the top drawer with a head and shoulders; photo 2 is the second drawer with the upper torso. We can only see the left hand edge of photo 3, but I'm guessing it continues the sequence. From: Ecke looks like a combination of a long exposure and mirrors. if you look at the drawer handles you see that the upper right and lower left ones were exposed longer and also there are movement shades going away from the hand from when the lower right and upper left drawers were pulled open. the image portions showing the person look like they come from mirrors placed in the open drawers looking up at the owner of the hands. Cheers Ecke 2011/5/23 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=416c61696e20466c65697363686572name=4d6972726f72312e706e67 from Alain Fleischer Long shutter speed for sure but is this a single exposure are 2 different exposures ? Anything else special about that kind of image? Thank you - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3656 - Release Date: 05/23/11 -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
How to do things like this one ?
http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=416c61696e20466c65697363686572name=4d6972726f72312e706e67 from Alain Fleischer Long shutter speed for sure but is this a single exposure are 2 different exposures ? Anything else special about that kind of image? Thank you -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: How to do things like this one ? (caution - nudity!)
Ouch yep, sorry. Didn't even think about it, I was in a rush to post bout it. My apologies. 2011/5/23 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: On May 23, 2011, at 15:30, Thibouille wrote: http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=416c61696e20466c65697363686572name=4d6972726f72312e706e67 from Alain Fleischer Long shutter speed for sure but is this a single exposure are 2 different exposures ? Anything else special about that kind of image? I suppose an NSFW warning is appropriate for those who haven't clicked yet and might be in an office somewhere. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
It is stupid and pointless as DPR can get. Plain and simple. Such niche camera should be reviewed with their niche target in mind IMO. As usual, DPR misses the boat entirely in the way they present the thing. 2011/5/17 Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com: They listed No face detection AF system as a Con. nker? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: OT - Panasonic announce LUmix G3
Looks like a nice cam but I wonder, when could you actually put your hand? No hand grip, and on the back right of the cam, lots of buttons. Maybe with thumbs and index à la PS ? 2011/5/14 John Francis jo...@panix.com: There's a new model in PAnasonic's Micro 4/3 lineup: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1105/11051210panasonicdmcg3.asp -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: OT: Awfully Photoshopped Russian Wedding Pictures
ROTFL !! 2011/5/14 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: I'm going through a dry spell regarding my own photography, but a friend sent me this link, so I thought the least I could do was share other people's train wrecks. http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/02/awfully-photoshopped-russian-wedding-pictures/ -- William Robb -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Lost in the wake of Zionism
Very interesting Bob, thank you. I thought they were more Jews left in Morrocco. 2011/5/12 Bob W p...@web-options.com: A good photo essay here: http://www.foto8.com/new/online/photo-stories/1418-islamic-guardians B -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 50-135mm f/2.8 DA* ED IF
17-70 is SDM only (as is the 55/1.4 btw) so no screwdriver option. The problem is, if SDM fails, the body will not allow a fallback to usual screwdrive (and we are angry at PEntax because of that) but a non-SDM body (ist-D serie, K100D) will work with screwdrive just fine. AFAICT the 16-50 had a lot more SDM problems than the 50-135 but this is from memory. As for the lens itself, it isn't very fast to AF but optically this is a pure gem. And yes, not very discrete lens, hood is huge :) I wouldn't sell mine for all the tea in China ;) /blink (yep the tea reference is for Boris) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 50-135mm f/2.8 DA* ED IF
Look at that one: http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=5a696e6e656b652032303130name=32303130303532322d4b37494d383438322e6a7067 The whole serie Zinneke 2010 (didn't sort them yet, so lot of not so good photos) was shot with the DA*50-135. If you still don't want that lens then, you won't want it ever. 2011/5/11 Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com: As for the lens itself, it isn't very fast to AF but optically this is a pure gem. And yes, not very discrete lens, hood is huge :) I wouldn't sell mine for all the tea in China ;) Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs [LBA seeking...] [Match found optically this is a pure gem] [Target acquired 50-135] [Commence operation] [failure!failure!failure! FUD overload, auto-response zooms suck] Now the real question is if this gem really is shinier than the combination of FA43 ltd/FA77 ltd/DFA100/FA135 I already have :) [LBA waiting for input...] kris -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Processing high ISO images in LR3
Luminance and chroma NR of LR3 should render those usable. 2011/5/9 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On 11-05-09 2:46 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Over the weekend I shot several hundred images of an elementary/middle school musical theater rehearsal and performance. Needless to say, the light was not very good, and I shot at the highest ISO my camera [*ist DS] is capable of [3200]. The images are very noisy. There isn't anything of even the slightest artistic merit among them, but I would like to make a few of the better ones composition-wise available to the teachers, the kids, and their families. Anyone have any suggestions for a simple processing step in Lightroom 3 I could apply to the collection that would improve the quality of the images even slightly? Does LR's noise reduction control have much effect on these? -bmw -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Samsung autoleaks 300mm f/2.8 lens
Funny how Samsung keeps coming with lenses when they mostly get sales numbers near nowhere. 2011/5/4 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Miserere wrote: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/samsung-itself-leaks-a-300mm-f2-8-xf-ed-lens-on-youtube/ Fascinating. Of course, it might never see production. I've seen cases in which a manufacturer accidentally showed photos of an exciting product never intended for production. It draws attention and generates buzz. I wonder how much of a market there might be for a 300/2.8 for a mirrorless system. I'd guess not much at the moment (unless it were also compatible with an SLR system) but possibly in the future. Curiouser and curiouser. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
[LR3.4] magenta cast solved ?
Thos experiencing magenta cast with K5 should upgrade to LR3.4 At least in the cas of multi exposure, the problem is claimed to be solved. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=38321602 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: [Slightly different problem] Controlling location to which LR imports (v2)
2011/4/27 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: You can remove a picture from the catalog without deleting it from the disk. Delete the file (in LR), and when the prompt comes up, select Remove. That will remove it from the catalog and keep it on disk. I knew bout that but if you delete it from the second catalog, you'll end with plenty of files not in catalog anymore which is useless IMO. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: [Slightly different problem] Controlling location to which LR imports (v2)
2011/4/27 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: I presently work with 2 catalogs. One for my personal work and one for my photo courses Now, my problem: I realized I imported files from my Courses catalog at the place I store my own files (lets call it Personal catalog). ... I'm not entirely sure I understand. Is this the situation? - You have two catalogs intended for different purposes, Personal and Courses. - You do not want the image files to be included in both catalogs. - When you import with each catalog, you want LR to move your image files into different file system locations to keep them separated. Yes, sir. - When you imported files into your Courses catalog, you inadvertently set LR to place the files in the file system location normally used for your Personal files. It may be. Actually, looking at the rest of your post, I see that is most probably the problem. I, indeed, broke myself the thing. I do not want to mix files, deleting a file when it is also present in the second catalog will create a big mess and since LR can't open both catalog at the same time... can't do another way. Did I messed things up? Or did LR? I'm under the impression that LR keeps the last import settings in memory but do NOT it does so in relation to what catalog is opened. Which means, if I'm no cautious enough, things gets mixed (and messed up). Is it so ? The worst thing that can happen if you delete files from one catalog (and delete or move them around in the file system) is that the same image files also present in the other catalog will come up with question marks saying that Lightroom can't find them. All you have to do is tell the catalog with the question marks to synchronize with the file system and remove missing files. Yep, indeed, that what happended (followed by a loud S**T) ;) But I copied back the files where I intended them to be otherwise it becomes a big mess. Similarly, once you put the files into the right locations for the other catalog, either re-import them or synchronize existing folders into which they've been placed. Will do, thanks. Lightroom remembers import settings on a per catalog basis automatically, but the sensible and safe thing to do if you want LR to move files into separate locations in two different catalogs/import scenarios is to define two import presets, one for each catalog, and remember to choose the correct one when doing your imports. That, I was unsure about. Thank you for pointing it out and more thanks because I never thought about the import presets. To me it was more like doing a couple adjustments/conversions at import time which I didn't want to. I have about four different import scenarios articulating in what destinations in the file system I want imports to place the files, so I have a preset set up for each of them. Will certainly do as well now. Thank you much Godfrey :) Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
LR 3.4 and lenses correction profiles (whole lot more)
Link: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/141875-new-lightroom-update-includes-trillion-pentax-lens-profiles.html smc PENTAX-DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED smc PENTAX-DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED smc PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL smc PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR smc PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL II smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mm F4 AL [IF] SDM smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL [IF] smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses
I second that. I think most if not everybody will. 2011/4/27 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 4/27/2011 05:01, Jeffery Johnson wrote: SMC Pentax f 1:1.4/50 1079293 Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659 Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656 Pentax ME Super (non-working) Congratulations, Jeffery. I am not certain about the Sigma zooms as I have no experience with these whatsoever, but the 50/1.4 lens (which as I understand turned out to be a K version, not F version) is a gem. It is very highly regarded and if successfully you put it to use on your DSLR - you won't be disappointed. Boris -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
[Slightly different problem] Controlling location to which LR imports (v2)
I have a little different problem related to the import place. I may have screwed the whole thing so I'm not sure LR is the culprit. I presently work with 2 catalogs. One for my personal work and one for my photo courses. It is easier (well I thought so at least) and I'm at no risk of displaying personal pictures I do not want to display everywhere. Now, my problem: I realized I imported files from my Courses catalog at the place I store my own files (lets call it Personal catalog). I do not want to mix files, deleting a file when it is also present in the second catalog will create a big mess and since LR can't open both catalog at the same time... can't do another way. Did I messed things up? Or did LR? I'm under the impression that LR keeps the last import settings in memory but do NOT it does so in relation to what catalog is opened. Which means, if I'm no cautious enough, things gets mixed (and messed up). Is it so ? Thank you (and thanks Godfrey because I know you're an LR reference and answer will probably come from you). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Your camera is entirely inadequate
Beh, any view camera with digital back CAN do that ;) Le lundi 25 avril 2011, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com a écrit : Alpa: http://www.alpa.ch/en/ -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints
John, were shadow compensation, lens corrections etc ON ? They significantly slow down the camera. 2011/4/24 John Celio n...@neovenator.com: I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may have ruined some pictures. 1. The shot-to-preview time (how long it takes a photo to appear on the screen after it is taken) is painfully long. Granted, these photos are much larger than what I was used to with my K10D (which was pretty quick with the previews), but I really wish Pentax could find some way to speed things up for us chimpers. It is partly because of this delay that my second complaint came about. 2. When shooting indoors with my 540FGZ attached, I had to keep a very close eye on flash exposure in the preview images and constantly dial back the flash output by at least one stop and up to two stops to prevent massive highlight blowout. This bit me in the ass during the cake cutting because I had to be fast, I had to be in close proximity to the table couple, the flash had somehow reset itself to normal output and I couldn't wait for the camera to show me if I was getting the proper exposure. Now, maybe this can be chalked up to Pentax's flash system being not-that-great, or maybe it's just my relative inexperience and lack of foresight, but I wish I had just bumped the ISO way up and shot without flash. Live and learn, I guess. At least I can say with some certainty that those were the only bad shots I took, and I know the bride groom (who are friends) probably won't care that much. It was the second marriage for both of them and the whole thing was pretty casual. John -- http://www.jacelio.com -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: FA35/2 v DA35/2.4
They are indeed the same lens but front element is somewhat hidden by plastic barrel which makes the DA a f/2.4 lens. Though, I read a couple comments (was it here or on PentaxForums?) that in practice, (comparing directly the two lenses and noting the exposure recommended by the camera) the f/2.4 seems to gather more light than its f/2.4 aperture would suggest. Something like f/2.2. They seem to offer really the same performance. FA is better built. Neither have QS focus. DA has built-in lens correction profiles, though (as every DA lenses) and FA comes with hood (adapted for full frame) but DA has no hood AFAIK. I have neither of those lenses so I can't say more. 2011/4/21 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: Has anyone compared the two? I see the optical formula is the same, but simple computer graphics tell only a small and generally meaningless part of the story. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Tokina AF 35-70mm on K-5
Very simple: Tokina 'hacked' the Pentax 35-70 code and used it. Sigma does/did the same btw, my 28/1.8 being identified as a Pentax 28/2.8 (funny as I shoot @1.8). The lens ID is given by the lens to the body. The K5 will NOT itself apply any lens correction because the K5 can do so only for DA and FA Limited lenses. Lightroom, though may do *IF* it has an associated profile (fot the Pentax 35-70 lens), and this is not present by default. 2011/4/20 Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com: On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote: I got my Tokina 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 today... I'd noticed one thing. K-5 thinks it is PENTAX-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 lens. How are you determining this (i.e. with what software)? I ask because Pentax does not include a textual name for the lens in the EXIF. That is, there's nothing in the EXIF that literally says PENTAX-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5. Instead, there's a numerical code that needs to be compared to a table or catalog that's programmed into the software. This means that there are a few possibilities: 1) The K-5 really is putting the numerical code for the Pentax lens into the EXIF. This seems unlikely to me. 2) The K-5 is putting the Tokina's correct code into the EXIF, but your software has an error in its lookup table, and it displays the PENTAX-F description instead. 3) The K-5 is putting the Tokina's correct code into the EXIF, but your software does not actually use that code, or it's missing the correct entry in its table. So it is making a best guess based on the fact that you're using a Pentax camera, and the focal length and aperture are consistent with the Pentax lens. (I've seen software that works this way, because every camera manufacturer encodes the lens info differently, and they couldn't be bothered to implement Pentax's method.) PhotoME (Windows) does a good job of decoding the EXIF information accurately, in my experience. http://www.photome.de/ -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: OT: Old printer in new computer
There are parallel to USB cables which do work fine AFAICT. 2011/3/30 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471name=USB%20Parallel%20Adapter On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB connection but the printer has still only parallel port. My question: is it possible to connect the printer to the new desktop with only USB ports? It seems that there are drivers for Windows 7 but I am not sure about parallel to USB converters...does this exist and work with not too much hassle? Any experiences? Printers are cheap these days but I hate having to buy new things when the old ones are still capable to do the job... Thanks, 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten
Well Cnon semi pro bodies need Macro mode, Portrait mode etc. Funny there's no cat mode, dog mode (one for small and one for bigger dogs) and why not a Fish in the aquarium mode ? 2011/4/19 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing $1500+ need a green mode? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? And for those people to tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is needed so they can get a passible photograph? Or even know that they need to switch to green mode if they know little enough to set the camera so inappropriately? Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know that the camera should be in green mode. My cameras (and the K5, etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 next in an SLR?
AFAIK the A lenses do PTTL with K7. 2011/4/18 Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com: Hi Tim, I've considered this same thing, though Pentax normally do manage to make a nice improvement between models. Personally I've decided to upgrade every second major upgrade - bought a K10D, skipped the K20D, bought the K7, skipped the K5, buy the K3?. I'll admit I'd like the improved low light capability of the K5 over the K7, but as I'm expecting the K3 (for want of a better model number to apply) to be improved I can wait. For a while. If it's not improved then I will probably go out and buy a K5 simply to keep the control layout on the back the same between the K5 and the K7 (because I do use 2 bodies). I'm hanging out for some rumors of what the next model holds, but there is nothing. And I'm watching other's buying K5's. What should they be working on? I don't know. I would like to see them bring back P-TTL flash working on A lenses like the *istD had. I use that. Leon On 18 April 2011 02:50, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma 30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need, and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so on and so on. I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start. Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on. Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Tilt-shift lenses or adaptors
Thank you Darren and Peter. Very useful, really. In the mean time, I realized it would be somewhat cheaper (with is pros and cons) do go straight for the ideal (to me) concerning T/S, which is View camera. Got one already, need the lens. I already have neg carrier and what I need to develop the negs myself. It should be flexible enough as far as tilt/shift is concerned. 2011/4/13 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: It sort of depends what you are wanting to shoot. Do you need infinity focus? Do you need a wide angle view? It is hard to have it all without buying a tilt-shift lens that was made for your mount. I'm no expert on this, but learned a bit when creating this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/sets/72157606681839809/ The main thing working against me on this was the prism/pentamirror overhang on my K200D. You wouldn't need as big an adapter on the back if you wanted to use my contraption with a film SLR and so might still be able to get infinity focus. But it is still going to be a 90mm focal length lens. My idea was to take the rise and swing built into the old folder and put it to use on a DSLR. The problem is that if your lens is farther away from the film plane (sensor) than designed, you will lose infinity focus. (But it will work for stuff closer). Larger format lenses have larger flange to film distances, so will definitely work better - but the problem is that they will be longer focal length than what you probably wanted. You'll notice that most tilt shift lenses are on wide angle lenses for the format. Here the 1.5x crop factor of APS-C DSLRs is also working against you. So, the best solution would be to have a tilt/shift adapter that worked with your camera and the widest angle 645 lens you can find. For example: the Pentax 645 35mm f/3.5 A SMC K Shift lens (28mm f3.5) recently sold for a bit north of $600 including shipping: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-K-SMC-Shift-28mm-f-3-5-Lens-MINT-/360356155270?pt=Camera_Lenseshash=item53e6e68f86#ht_4668wt_1139 -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: understanding sensitivity, dynamic range, contrast etc.
And if you wanna use Bill's idea and really push it (the idea, not Bill), you'd use a 1° spot meter because, really, our Pentax cameras spot meter isn't that spot. It is around 5° or more AFAIR. If you're really too rich, get a Sekonic L758 which you can profile with your DSLR sensor specs (DR etc.) and that bloody 758 (which embeds a 1° spot meter) will tell you if the scene has too much EV four your sensor to eat. Neat isn't it? Now, who has the money for that, I dunno :) 2011/4/12 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: On 12/04/2011 12:09 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: All this thread subset about bracketing other than exposure is pointless then. Shoot RAW, take good care of exposure (bracket in extreme conditions) and you're done. Measure the brightest part of the scene that you want to keep detail in. Measure the darkest part of the scene that you want to keep detail in. Remember to account for colour failure of the measurement device if applicable. With the K5, is that number less than 14 stops? If yes, take the picture using an exposure that keeps what you want more or less centered in the histogram. Most of the time, this is the way it is, because most of the time, scenes are less than 7 stops. -- William Robb -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: RE-35 flexisensor
David, if I could take digital picture with my MX, KX, SuperA beleive me I would. The thing is, this is the last thing manufacturers want us to get. If something like this hits the street, a lot less people will buy DSLRs. As for sensor performance, just get the next version of this RE35 or whatever name it gets. That way, digital would be enjoyable as possible. To be perfect digital'd use film :p 2011/4/4 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: Have you ever seen a digital back? They are at least an inch thick. It's certainly possible to do, but I can't imagine any way that it would economical. Would you pay a couple thousand dollars to use an old film camera worth $20 (or even $200)? What do you do with cameras that don't have removable backs? How to you bypass the camera winder interlock when it is in a different place on different cameras? On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Hope springs eternal. The technical problems with this must be nuts or someone would have done t by now, Either that or it would cost too much. An old MX with digifilm? My old MZ-S? I wonder what I would have paid to be able to use all those bodies again without film. If phase one can make a digital back for your hasselblad, they can make one for your pentax, and it might only cost half the price. On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This is very intriguing http://re35.net/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: 645D: flash and manual focus lenses
Adam, I think the F lenses do as well. I remember using my SFX with the SMC-F 70-120 and the camera changed its settings (I think it was a program bias of some sort) when zooming the lens. So distance was definitely reported, so was focal length. According to KMP: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/summary/index.html 2011/4/13 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/12/2011 13:49, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Jostein, P-TTL works with my K-5 when using the manual focus A400/5.6. The same was true with my K10, K20, and K-7. However, P-TTL doesn't work with my K lenses. I think autoexposure is the key here. Paul Paul, can it be that with A-lenses P-TTL works in reduced functionality mode? I am asking because it is my understanding that P-TTL uses distance to object (reported by AF lenses) for its processing. Boris P-TTL uses preflash with A and later lenses for TTL calculations. It can use distance reporting on FA and later lenses to improve the calculation for direct flash (not bounce) but that ability is not required and is in fact not supported by all AF lenses, only FA and later. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Tilt-shift lenses or adaptors
But Arsat lenses are available: MC PCS Arsat 45mm / f=3.5 Shift w/ Pentacon Six or Kiev 88 lens mount 295$ Just put a Pentacon to PK adapter and you get a cheap Shift lens. No T/S but better than nothing. 2011/4/13 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: Peter Zalabai Not sure what's cheap for you, but you might want to have a look at the Hartblei and Arsat lenses: http://www.hartblei.com/lenses/general_info.htm In Soviet Russia the lenses tilt you! :) Regards, .timber When you go to the price list you find the following message: Super-Rotator lenses are out of stock ... (please, don't ask about availability - if item is available, it's mentioned in the price list) -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Tilt-shift lenses or adaptors
I didn't think about those. Can they really replace a proper T/S lens ? 2011/4/5 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Lensbabies? 2011/4/5 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: I'm looking into getting a T/S lens. I don't care much if not Pentax or if I need an adaptor. However I care about price. Those things are usually very pricey. I might even accept a Canon lens, if it is what I need to get Tilt/shift. I know Pentax only did a Shift but no tilt. If anybody has an 'affordable' way of doing this, please speak ;) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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 UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Tilt-shift lenses or adaptors
Thank you all. Definitely interesting ideas :) I'd prefer not to use a bellow, for convenience reasons and avoid the freelensing (though it should be fun, I have the Tamron but in 28/2.5 version). I even contemplate the possibility of using other brands cameras just for that purpose. I guess using a vue camera in studio is influencing my wishes for my photography. Canon TSE lenses are insanely priced. Isn't there any other TS lenses for cheap? Too bad... I'd even use a CaNikon if needs to (ouch). 2011/4/12 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: The Zörkendörfer MFS (Multi Focus System) might do the trick for you - it is basically a tilt convertor for enlarger lenses (other lenses can also be adapted but the default is M39 screwmount). They show up on eBay from time to time. Expect to pay 150-250 w/o a lens. Zörk also builds a shift adaptor to go with it. Problem with all aftermarket t/s conversions is that you can't really shoot wide angles. HTH Ecke BTW you can borrow my Novoflex t/s bellows if you can afford to replace/repair it should it come to that. 2011/4/5 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: I'm looking into getting a T/S lens. I don't care much if not Pentax or if I need an adaptor. However I care about price. Those things are usually very pricey. I might even accept a Canon lens, if it is what I need to get Tilt/shift. I know Pentax only did a Shift but no tilt. If anybody has an 'affordable' way of doing this, please speak ;) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: 645D: flash and manual focus lenses
K7 does PTTL with A lenses AFAIK. 2011/4/12 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: If the K-5 has reintroduced support for P-TTL with A-series lenses, that's great news. I know from experience that the K-7 does not give P-TTL with A*200/4 macro. I tried both the AF540FGZ and the AF160FC ring flash. 2011/4/12 SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org: Copied from page 187 in the K-5 manual: http://album.heime.org/album/temporary/pttl.jpg Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 12. april 2011 12:14 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: 645D: flash and manual focus lenses To those interested in technical stuff about 645D, I've looked at how flash metering is implemented in 645D. As most of you probably know, the K-mount cameras no longer support the old-style TTL flashes. The last camera to do so was the *istDS2. Now it's only P-TTL that works. And only with AF lenses. With manual focus lenses you have no TTL flash metering at all. I was worried that this might be the case for 645D too, but fortunately P-TTL works with the 645A-series lenses too. If you can live with inconsistencies in automatic white balance. A minor nit, in my opinion. Full-length meanderings here: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/645d-part-3.html 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 UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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 UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Rome, potential PDML meeting and photo/second hand shops
Oh thank you, Dan ;) 2011/4/7 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: I can't be in Rome this May (we made our second trip there a year ago), but for those of you in the area, I can say that Thibouille is a very interesting companion for a walk around the city. I spent a few hours with him in Brussels back in 2005, and had a very enjoyable time! Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: I'll be in Rome from 2nd to 5th may. However this is a school trip with the kids so I won't have much time. Still, I'll have a couple free hours here and there so if anyone's in Rome at that time, a meeting would be, of course, very nice. Just tell me and we'll try to figure out where and when. Btw, if anybody knows good photographic retailers and second hand camera shops, please tell me. I may need a couple 'amunitions' and why not bring back some stuff home. Best regards :) PS: it seems Rome is quite hot already at that time in the year? What should I expect? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
Rome, potential PDML meeting and photo/second hand shops
I'll be in Rome from 2nd to 5th may. However this is a school trip with the kids so I won't have much time. Still, I'll have a couple free hours here and there so if anyone's in Rome at that time, a meeting would be, of course, very nice. Just tell me and we'll try to figure out where and when. Btw, if anybody knows good photographic retailers and second hand camera shops, please tell me. I may need a couple 'amunitions' and why not bring back some stuff home. Best regards :) PS: it seems Rome is quite hot already at that time in the year? What should I expect? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
Tilt-shift lenses or adaptors
I'm looking into getting a T/S lens. I don't care much if not Pentax or if I need an adaptor. However I care about price. Those things are usually very pricey. I might even accept a Canon lens, if it is what I need to get Tilt/shift. I know Pentax only did a Shift but no tilt. If anybody has an 'affordable' way of doing this, please speak ;) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: More films going the way of the dodo ?
Colin, I could get a couple APX100. You'd be interested if I can get some more? Out of date of course but not by much. 2011/4/1 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: At 08:06 PM 3/31/2011, you wrote: Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:23:32 -0400 From: John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: More films going the way of the dodo ? Message-ID: 4d950cf4.6060...@verizon.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed BUT: I have rediscovered film and much to my surprise, I can get what appears to be a close clone of Plus-X and Tri-x at a better price. H. I think I have to dig out my older pentaxes and give this a try. Yes, by all means. Also Kentmere has a bargain ASA 100 400 film that is getting some good reviews. I miss APX films, esp. APX100. As I get older this urge to return gets stronger. Some days I also feel like a tortoise. John Graves WA1JG jh.gra...@verizon.net KC8TKA Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: More films going the way of the dodo ?
A pity :( I'm sorry I got at least partialy good informations. 2011/3/17 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: On 16/03/2011 8:32 AM, Thibouille wrote: Maybe someone could check if he has insider informations ? My reseller told me that although not official yet, Fuji is stopping Neopan 400/1600 (100 still around for now). Fuji APS-C (ouch, I meant APS) film is dead. Kodak still left with APS but at about 10 euros per film (!!) (or was that the opposite?). Almost all slides film is going dodo as well. If anyone needs such film, it may be a good idea to grab a bunch of'em. Only 120 and the shorter 135 rolls for now. http://www.japanexposures.com/2010/02/26/fujifilm-to-reorganize-film-lineup/ But you are right. Grab 'em and shoot 'em http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/11/11_03/11_03_neopan/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Choosing long telephoto lens
2011/4/3 Jens p...@planfoto.dk: Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only (APS-C). It really is a full frame lens though, without aperture ring it serverly limits its use. Depends the bodies you own.. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: New Pentax System...April fools'?
For the same reason people think m43 is too big (at least in current incarnations). But, as you point it out, it brings problems inherent to sensor size (noise and DOF). It may get a market though. I know I wish my LX3 could change lens. Even with its small sensor (bigger than the 1/2.33 chosen for NC-1 though). As long as Pentax does indeed introduce a second system with APS sensor I don't care much except that this NC-1 is.. UGLY. 'nuff said ;) 2011/3/30 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: I think April fool's, too. That's not an EVIL/MILC but an interchangeable lens PS. Why would anyone in their right mind spend money for a system camera where sensor IQ is the limiting factor? 2011/3/30 Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com: http://k-rumors.com/first-pictures-of-the-pentax-nc-1-system/ -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM PDQ XYZ ETC
About the number 10/ you listed. The reason is simple. AFAIK Sigme does not have any TC with SDM/Powerzoom power contacts. Stupid, heh ? Thanks for the report, Stan. 2011/3/25 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: I was recently asking about this lens. Hearing no major horror stories about this or similar lenses, and having some of my concerns about compatibility put to rest by the Sigma technical folks (kudos to them for a quick, concise, and on-target email response to my query), I bought one from Adorama. The price was a couple hundred dollars higher than I had remembered from a few weeks ago when I started looking. I don't know if that is poor memory or a supply-demand adjustment. First impressions and observations: 1. Not as heavy as I feared. On the other hand, 2. It is clear that plastic is well represented in the overall makeup of the lens. Seems to be good quality plastic, but still. 3. The in-lens AF system operates on HSM which is compatible with my K20 HSM. Knowing nothing about the underlying technology, I consider this to be a minor miracle. Multiple manufacturers are using the same technology in a way that allows them to be cross compatible! Wow! 4. The AF allows manual override if the body's AF is on AF-S. 5. The AF is more of an AF-assisted MF. I.e., you could probably brew an espresso in the time it takes to find focus if you start with the lens on close-up and ask it to focus on something close to infinity. It reminds me of using the Pentax F-1.7x extender with a manual lens, a similar need to pre-focus the lens. 6. However, if you have the lens zone-focused in the general neighborhood of your subject, the AF seems quick and precise with no unseemly dithering. 7. The lens has an Optical Stabilization (OS) system. a. they say you can use the OS, or the camera's SR, but not both at the same time. b. the OS seems to work. I haven't really given it a workout yet. c. it is nice to have an in-lens OS on a long lens; I have trouble hand holding anything longer than a 250 or 300 because I can't get a good sense of focus with the image in the viewfinder moving around so much. 8. The OS has 3 modes: Off (recommended to avoid execess power consumption), 1, and 2. The instructions are not clear on the difference between 1 and 2, but I think 2 is for shooting race cars or speed skaters or other targets moving horizontally while 1 is for general scenes where either nothing is moving (other than the camera in the hands of the unsteady photographer who had too much coffee) or the subject(s) exhibit random unpredictable movement around the scene like in a hockey game or a kids soccer game. 9. The lens is not weather proof. 10. The Sigma web site, the Adorama and BH descriptions of the lens, and the generic instruction sheet that comes with the lens all mention the Sigma 1.4x and 2.0x extenders which will work with this lens (though in manual focus mode only.) However, we are special! Pentax users get an extra footnote: the Pentax-mount Sigma tele-extenders are NOT compatible with this lens. I've seen no explanation on what the incompatibility is. 11. One other thing I almost forgot! The lens comes with a soft case which has a shoulder strap; I have never understood why people would make cases that are only good for storing lenses and don't have provision for carrying them in the case. But Sigma goes a step further: they also have a shoulder strap that attaches directly to the lens (on the tripod mount)! I don't know that I would use it, but thanks Sigma for thinking of this. General comment - the lens is not magical. It does sometimes miss focus. My handheld shots at 500mm show some signs of movement not overcome by the OS. But a few quick shots this afternoon were far better than what I have been able to do with similar subjects in similar lighting. It is a keeper until I can find a Pentax counterpart that performs at least as well. For sample images (all birds) see my two blog posts from today: http://smhalpin.posterous.com stan -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
Yeah, the Académie Française is for that matter, really, a bunch of old rats (and this is mean to real rats). It is true that a language can't accept every word coming from outside (english most of the time) but the way they deal with the issue is laughable to say the least. Hamburger is not supposed to be used in french and its definition is: Bifteck haché et grillé, servi dans un petit pain rond et chaud. Easy to use isn't it? ROTFL -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
Yep, yet again :) Funny. I wouldn't have thought Russian and French were so alike before we met. 2011/3/16 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/16/2011 9:52 AM, Thibouille wrote: Yeah, the Académie Française is for that matter, really, a bunch of old rats (and this is mean to real rats). It is true that a language can't accept every word coming from outside (english most of the time) but the way they deal with the issue is laughable to say the least. Hamburger is not supposed to be used in french and its definition is: Bifteck haché et grillé, servi dans un petit pain rond et chaud. Easy to use isn't it? ROTFL Beefshteks is a Russian word. But then again we met, Thibs, and had our fun comparing French and broken French/Dutch/German/etc (a.k.a. Russian). Boris -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
Bob, the thing is, you have (at least) some logic and common sense and no badly placed pride like 'French is THE most beautiful language and rest is cram so we need to expurge the lenguage from all alien words'. Or something alike... A pity. I like to laugh about all this but in the end, this isn't funny at all. And ridiculous. 2011/3/16 Bob W p...@web-options.com: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman On 3/16/2011 9:52 AM, Thibouille wrote: Yeah, the Académie Française is for that matter, really, a bunch of old rats (and this is mean to real rats). It is true that a language can't accept every word coming from outside (english most of the time) but the way they deal with the issue is laughable to say the least. Hamburger is not supposed to be used in french and its definition is: Bifteck haché et grillé, servi dans un petit pain rond et chaud. Easy to use isn't it? ROTFL Beefshteks is a Russian word. But then again we met, Thibs, and had our fun comparing French and broken French/Dutch/German/etc (a.k.a. Russian). I have a French cookbook by the great Dr. Pomiane which was originally published in 1938. It includes a recipe for bitoks a la russe. Here is my translation of the recipe, from Les Recettes preferees de la mere Denis: Mix 400g of minced beef with 50g of moistened bread crumbs. Add an egg yolk, salt, pepper, aromatics. Knead. Form it into 8 patties and dredge them through flour. Fry them in butter on each side for about 8 minutes in total. So, if that's not a burger I don't know what is. The Academie should read more cookbooks, then they could have used bitok. After all, isn't bifteck derived from beef steak in any case? B -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K-5 and video recording
Movement will never be perfect becuse of sensor limitations (rolling shutter) and 30fps upper limit. 2011/3/16 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: Has anyone tried video recording with the K-5? Are you able to get a smooth video at camera maximum resolution? Which cards do you need to do that? My first attempt with class-10 16GB cards (either Extrememory or Silicon Power) is less than satisfying as movement is not smooth. Audio is rather faint too, but that's another story. Dario -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K-5 and video recording
Not all time IMO. But rolling shutter is easily seen. Not too disturbing (IMO) but easily. 2011/3/16 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: Shouldn't 30fps be good enough for most things excluding fast-moving sports and so on? I'm a vidiot so maybe I have this backward... -T On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Movement will never be perfect becuse of sensor limitations (rolling shutter) and 30fps upper limit. 2011/3/16 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: Has anyone tried video recording with the K-5? Are you able to get a smooth video at camera maximum resolution? Which cards do you need to do that? My first attempt with class-10 16GB cards (either Extrememory or Silicon Power) is less than satisfying as movement is not smooth. Audio is rather faint too, but that's another story. Dario -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K-5 vs D700
It means you manually have to unlock higher than 6400iso. 2011/3/16 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: What does expanded ISO mean in this context; is it Nikonese? -T On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:51 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Tonight a friend and I did a quick, very informal, comparison of D700 vs K-5 high ISO. My first surprise was the the D700 only goes up to 6400 without going to expanded ISO. He had a f/2.8 lens of about the same FoV range as the 16-50 on the K-5, so we used those lenses, at approximately the same Field of View, at the same f/stop, and the same shutter speed. Photographing a pair of sandals in the shoe rack, indoors, the D700, at full crop, ISO 6400, f/2.8, 1/80 had better performance than the K-5. But not as much better as one might expect. We then shot a fence and building across the parking lot, ISO 6400, f/2.8, 1/15, and the gap narrowed considerably, and in color noise, the K-5 may have just slightly edged ahead of the D700. As anyone who has ever been near a D700 used to take a picture would expect, the K-5 was much quieter, maybe 1/4 as loud. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
More films going the way of the dodo ?
Maybe someone could check if he has insider informations ? My reseller told me that although not official yet, Fuji is stopping Neopan 400/1600 (100 still around for now). Fuji APS-C (ouch, I meant APS) film is dead. Kodak still left with APS but at about 10 euros per film (!!) (or was that the opposite?). Almost all slides film is going dodo as well. If anyone needs such film, it may be a good idea to grab a bunch of'em. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K-5 firmware v1.03
Wait a bit... they'll find one :) 2011/3/10 SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org: I see there is almost no complaints now on the pentaxforums and dpreview about K-5. What a strange situation :-) Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Phil Northeast [rnort...@bigpond.net.au] Sendt: 10. mars 2011 06:34 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: K-5 firmware v1.03 this is the latest firmware update for the K-5. according to Pentax it provides: Improved the accuracy of auto focus in low-intensity light condition. http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_s.html Phil -- 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. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Published
Excellent :) Congratulations, Boris ! 2011/3/2 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! The below web site is in Hebrew. But if you turn on the javascript (sorry) and let it go - you'll see my pictures. The little writing beneath says: Photography: Boris Liberman... http://www.gabriel-hadar.co.il/ I am pretty happy. Boris -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 Lens Roadmap?
F/4 as Limited? Aside the Ltd 15/4, I do not see any other Limited f/4. As lenses, 14/2.8, 10-17 Fisheye, 12-24/4. Not wide enough ? Tilst/shift etc has never been a priority for Pentax :( :( 2011/2/25 Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com: LBA hit me and I was sad to see that Pentax don't have any current specialty lenses like tilt/shift, micro, soft... and I have to look at 3rd party lenses even for UWA. The new Limiteds are also weird - f/4? WTF? So yes, I have ordered Sigma 8-16 to feed my LBA :) Pentax, give me something to long for! 645D is just too far out of reach :( kris -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Peter Loveday Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap? On the plus side, the lack of a roadmap gives us the opportunity for even more boundless wild speculation. :) - Peter -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: K5 has arrived here
Congratulations Boris ! Happy to see you indeed managed to get one with a reasonable price. I imagine Galia's smile :D And now you get your K10D back as second camera? 2011/2/25 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did not have to wait for batteries to charge. Set it up - man, they keep adding options. Fired off some shots. Presently I have two major impressions: 1. The shutter action is even softer than that of K7. The stealthiness of K5 is remarkable. 2. The AF under plain 60 Watt lamp is more thoughtful than that of K7. I am not certain as to precision thereof, but it surely takes its time. Noticed also that under LV it magnifies the area where it is focusing. May be I don't need split focusing screen for this camera... Today I am going to dial in my lenses as Paul says and do some shooting with the family. Last but absolutely not least, K7 has officially been passed to Galia. I changed the owner name in the settings and she smiled broadly when I showed her that K7 was now hers. Boris P.S. Pricewise, in shekels I paid for K5 less than I paid for either K10D or K7. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 Lens Roadmap?
No roadmap and I do not expect one. They got burned pretty badly with theirs (60-250 anyone?) and as a small company they probably do not want to shout to everybody their next move. We'll have to to without. 2011/2/24 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: Anyone seen a recent lens roadmap? Awhile back it seems I saw something about a pending DA* 400mm.(?) Thanks! Jack -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: pfa 50/1.4 sharpness
2011/2/14 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: Sun Feb 13 07:44:17 CST 2011 drd1135 at gmail.com wrote: SR can be useful, but only when the subject itself doesn't move. When the subject moves, - you want to have exposure time to freeze the motion, and that's when fast lenses are helpful (or a flash, depending on the circumstances). And that's why Larry is pulling out his 50/1.4. I agree Igor, but combined with the high Isos K5 and such can deliver this is less important than before (I do NOT mean unimportant). The only thing you a fast lens delivers and can't be compensated for correctly is DOF. The rest can be. Is it desirable or not etc. is a different matter. I'm the first o play with my FA50/1.4, Sigma28/1.8 and DA*50-135 etc so I myself use a couple fast lenses. But IMO Pentax decided (and no, I do not agree) that fast lenses were not a priority anymore when you can push Iso so easily. A pity... -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: HAR!!! Banned from PentaxForums
LOL. Yes LOL... it will end up like DPR , IMHO The problem is mostly with incapable admins (and idiots but those are everywhere aren't they ?) it seems to me. 2011/2/12 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: I've been officially banned from PentaxForums. This is a proud day in my life. The place really is run by and for (well, if I say what I think I can be sued). But there are a lot of idiots over there. -- William Robb -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Advice solicitation for analog shooting
Hey that's funny, John. I didn't know KM and K1000 was 'Full frame' metering instead of CWA, as I assumed. Interesting :) Learnt something. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Advice solicitation for analog shooting
Walter, about those metering and mid gray things. A simple but very effective thing our teacher asked us: Take a pic of a white object (like sheets of paper), a gray object and a black object. To stay simple, the three objects will have about the same color (gray of course). This is simple and clearly nails the problem. A built-in meter (and any meter used in reflective metering), even how modern it is, is always influenced by color and reflection power of the metered object. 2011/2/10 Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: Thanks for the explanation, Collin. When Paul said to overexpose, I was actually thinking it sounded counter-intuitive -- that you'd want to under-expose in a snowy situation. But, it makes sense now that you explained that the meter assumes a neutral grey. So, I'm assuming that in extra-low-light situations, I'd want to under-expose by a couple of stops in that case. Glad I found this out before getting too deep into the roll! -- Walt On 2/9/2011 8:40 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: No!!! Always overexpose snow by 2 stops. Why? Because an averaging meter expects a mid-gray tone. The result will be gray snow unless you open it up, either with the shutter, aperture, or both. You can also change to iso32. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 GPS accessory
Ecke, this is exactly why I bought a 'real' gps (a Garmin GPsMap 60cx). It is not that much more expensive and it can be used a gps in car, trekking or cycling. It logs for 18 hours on two AA alkalines. 2011/2/11 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: I just read in a post about system-on-chip based smart phones that gps activation is usually restricted to the higher power levels meaning a lot of other modules are also forcibly enabled and eating battery power. my motorola defy by way of example will not acquire first fix w/o the wwan module enabled, i.e. not in flight mode. strangely, once ff was taken, flight mode will work. or so the forums have it... and they also say standby life with gps is under 8 hours as opposed to just under 10 days w/o gps in lab or 6 days in real life conditions. my old bt gps mouse and (now dead) hp hx4700 did much better logging data in tinystocks navio over the bt link... not good 2011/2/11, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 11 February 2011 11:52, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In that case, it should be fairly straightforward to set up an Android (or iPhone) to record gps data periodically, and go from there. I tried to see if such a program already existed, but most of what I got was about using the internal camera. GPSTracker Lite too -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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. -- Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters
I should receive my 45CL4 any day now. I bought it for my C330 but intend to use it with my K7/SuperA/KX/MX as well since I have it anyway. The question is: would there be a significant difference when using it with SCA adaters between 372 and 3702 adapters? AFAIK current Pentax DSLRs still support the old analog signaling although plain TTL isn't supported anymore. In that case, IMO, 3702 would add exactly nothing. But I'm not sure so... Anyone knows more than I do ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters
Thanks both of you. In theory the SCA372 should bring: * flash recycle LED in viewfinder when supported * Auto-commute to X-sync speed when supported * Plain old TTL (when used with SuperA/Z1) The 374 (the AF one) or 370x modules *may* provide 2nd curtain sync (when supported by camera). I should test my old 240FT and see if the LED lights up in K7 viewfinder and 2nd curtain sync. Anyway, not sure it brings enough to buy the cables and adapters again (I sold mine to Boris months ago with a very nice 40MZ2 ;) X-sync cord will do it IMO :) 2011/2/11 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: No but I'd be interested to find out as I still have a 45CT5 kicking around from my Canon days and it is a mighty fine flash Cheers Ecke 2011/2/11, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: I should receive my 45CL4 any day now. I bought it for my C330 but intend to use it with my K7/SuperA/KX/MX as well since I have it anyway. The question is: would there be a significant difference when using it with SCA adaters between 372 and 3702 adapters? AFAIK current Pentax DSLRs still support the old analog signaling although plain TTL isn't supported anymore. In that case, IMO, 3702 would add exactly nothing. But I'm not sure so... Anyone knows more than I do ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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. -- Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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 GPS accessory
Bad idea IMO, siply because that would eat battery power like crazy, on both the logger and the camera. 2011/2/11 Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com: This seems like it would be a good application for blue tooth technology. That is, if only Pentax cameras were built with blue tooth capability. You would then only have to have the GPS unit near the camera, not connected to it. On 2/10/2011 2:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: eckinator maybe it is just a data logger and only attaches to the hotshoe physically - there are others like it so it could just be redabged OEM who knows; I'll just wait and see =) 2011/2/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Pentax doesn't trigger the hot-shoe at shutter speeds above sync. How does this thing work if it's mounted there? It's got to have some sort of output from the camera to tell it when a photo is taken so it knows when to log the coordinates. I'm curious how it gets that information since the hot-shoe it appears to mount on doesn't trigger all the time. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3433 - Release Date: 02/09/11 -- 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. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
