custom slr m-plate slim
Yesterday, I ordered the custom slr m-plate slim with the hand strap attachment. The USPS was able to get it the 2.9 miles between their shop and my office overnight. It is a very well made piece of kit. That's the good news. There are two pieces of less than wonderful news. First of all, the hand strap attachment interferes with the battery door on the K-5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634799370466/ The second bit of bad news is that while it works with my old manfrotto ballheads, it doesn't work with with my 804RC2 tilt and pan head. Since I have two ball heads that take arca-swiss plates, being able to use it with the tilt-pan head was a far bigger motivation for getting it than convenience if I need to use someone else's tripod, which could well be an RC2 plate. I've talked to them about doing a swap for their m-plate micro, and don't anticipate any problems. I'm just hoping I can drive over to their shop to do so, rather than dealing with mailing it in. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Modern Tin Types
Cool, I got shot on a 10x8 wet plate tintype today, digital will soon be dead :) On 25 July 2013 13:06, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: A soldier in Afghanistan has been experimenting with making tin type prints of his colleagues: http://twentytwowords.com/2013/07/24/soldier-in-afghanistan-photographs-comrades-using-civil-war-era-technique-14-pics/ -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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. -- 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.
Re: custom slr m-plate slim
On 7/26/2013 2:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, I ordered the custom slr m-plate slim with the hand strap attachment. The USPS was able to get it the 2.9 miles between their shop and my office overnight. It is a very well made piece of kit. That's the good news. There are two pieces of less than wonderful news. First of all, the hand strap attachment interferes with the battery door on the K-5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634799370466/ The second bit of bad news is that while it works with my old manfrotto ballheads, it doesn't work with with my 804RC2 tilt and pan head. Since I have two ball heads that take arca-swiss plates, being able to use it with the tilt-pan head was a far bigger motivation for getting it than convenience if I need to use someone else's tripod, which could well be an RC2 plate. I've talked to them about doing a swap for their m-plate micro, and don't anticipate any problems. I'm just hoping I can drive over to their shop to do so, rather than dealing with mailing it in. If that's supposed to be the attachment point for a hand strap, I think you put it on backwards. Have you tried flipping the plate around 180 deg? I bet it would still work not block the battery door. -- 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: Modern Tin Types
I know you are joking, but the introduction of Jill Enfield's new book (Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques) makes the point that when photography was introduced and started to become mainstream, painters throught that their craft was dead. It seems silly to us to think of painters getting rid of their painting gear, canvases, and paints just because they now owned a camera (or their neighbor did)... but that's pretty much what has happened when it comes to film, and especially darkroom equipment. One reason that Alternative Processes appeal to me is that regular film work lasting into the future depends upon manufacturers that continue to produce film and photographic papers (something that is going to end at some point and already has for some beloved films and papers). The only alternative (impractical for most of us) is to have a stockpile of film and paper for our lifetimes. Alternative Processes do not rely on such things. You size your own papers with the light-sensitive combination of chemicals and then they develop in other chemicals (or simply react to UV light). Your negatives can be produced on your inkjet printer (from digital images) or produced analog on paper negatives (possibly adding the fun of building your own large format camera). It's a big world with lots of different techniques to explore and hopefully master. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:29 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Cool, I got shot on a 10x8 wet plate tintype today, digital will soon be dead :) On 25 July 2013 13:06, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: A soldier in Afghanistan has been experimenting with making tin type prints of his colleagues: http://twentytwowords.com/2013/07/24/soldier-in-afghanistan-photographs-comrades-using-civil-war-era-technique-14-pics/ -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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. -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: Semi-OT: silent lens upgrades
Super Takumar doesn't count, but the SMC Takumar screwmount 135/2.5 I've not seen. Send a picture... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I've never seen a screwmount 135/2.5 Takumar design. Well I'll have to take pictures then. : ) I've got two copies of the Super Takumar and one copy of the Version 2 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar (all 135mm f2.5). And I've got a SMCP (K) 135mm f2.5 on the way. I'm either going to sell the K or the Version 2, but not sure yet which. Kinda silly to have both. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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.
Re: custom slr m-plate slim
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 08:20:04AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: On 7/26/2013 2:51 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Yesterday, I ordered the custom slr m-plate slim with the hand strap attachment. The USPS was able to get it the 2.9 miles between their shop and my office overnight. It is a very well made piece of kit. That's the good news. There are two pieces of less than wonderful news. First of all, the hand strap attachment interferes with the battery door on the K-5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634799370466/ The second bit of bad news is that while it works with my old manfrotto ballheads, it doesn't work with with my 804RC2 tilt and pan head. Since I have two ball heads that take arca-swiss plates, being able to use it with the tilt-pan head was a far bigger motivation for getting it than convenience if I need to use someone else's tripod, which could well be an RC2 plate. I've talked to them about doing a swap for their m-plate micro, and don't anticipate any problems. I'm just hoping I can drive over to their shop to do so, rather than dealing with mailing it in. If that's supposed to be the attachment point for a hand strap, I think you put it on backwards. Have you tried flipping the plate around 180 deg? I bet it would still work not block the battery door. That has crossed my mind. They specifically show the strap being in that position, closer to the center. The point is moot however, since the mount that has the hand strap won't work with my remaining manfrotto head. I need to go to the micro plate anyways. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:43:22AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ If hipness could kill, he'd be in the ICU. Seriously though, there is a lot that you can learn from shooting film, though most of it could be applied to shooting with a digital camera. There is nothing preventing you from taking care to set up each photo with digital, and then move on after it has been taken. He talks about the dynamic range of film, and to my surprise Tri-X might exceed the dynamic range of the K-5 at ASA 400 http://www.dantestella.com/technical/dynamic.html ItemNumeric Stops of range in subject Polaroid Sprintscan 120 scanner 3.9dDepends on the film being scanned. Tmax 400 film (0.58 CI) 3.4d19.5 stops Tmax 100 film (0.58 CI) 3.0d17 stops Tri-X 35mm film (0.58 CI) 2.4d13.5 stops Kodak DCS Pro 14n digital 69dB11.5 stops Fuji Finepix S3 digital camera -- 10 stops (estimated) Tri-X 35mm film (0.75 CI) 2.4d10.5 stops Nikon D2x digital camera-- 9.5 stops (measured) Typical LCD display 500:1 9 stops Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 (1.4 gamma) 3.7d8 stops Ektachrome 100 (1.4 gamma) 3.4d7.5 stops Human eye (no iris change) 150:1 7 stops I will say that the kinesthetic experience of using a film camera is different than that of using a digital. In comparison, most digital cameras feel nearly disposable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
since Darren is bored... http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2651371355_ggjhKb2/Medium (just hit next for the BW version of that one .) Building shots... Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera - http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2657159712_P9MWfwc/Medium http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2658349553_p5RjCCV/Medium Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera at different ISO's etc ann -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Film vs Digital (in a nutshell) http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=32912 On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:43:22AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ If hipness could kill, he'd be in the ICU. Seriously though, there is a lot that you can learn from shooting film, though most of it could be applied to shooting with a digital camera. There is nothing preventing you from taking care to set up each photo with digital, and then move on after it has been taken. He talks about the dynamic range of film, and to my surprise Tri-X might exceed the dynamic range of the K-5 at ASA 400 http://www.dantestella.com/technical/dynamic.html ItemNumeric Stops of range in subject Polaroid Sprintscan 120 scanner 3.9dDepends on the film being scanned. Tmax 400 film (0.58 CI) 3.4d19.5 stops Tmax 100 film (0.58 CI) 3.0d17 stops Tri-X 35mm film (0.58 CI) 2.4d13.5 stops Kodak DCS Pro 14n digital 69dB11.5 stops Fuji Finepix S3 digital camera -- 10 stops (estimated) Tri-X 35mm film (0.75 CI) 2.4d10.5 stops Nikon D2x digital camera-- 9.5 stops (measured) Typical LCD display 500:1 9 stops Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 (1.4 gamma) 3.7d8 stops Ektachrome 100 (1.4 gamma) 3.4d7.5 stops Human eye (no iris change) 150:1 7 stops I will say that the kinesthetic experience of using a film camera is different than that of using a digital. In comparison, most digital cameras feel nearly disposable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
These broke my boredom, Ann. Why am I taken with White Room? Perhaps it's the red EXIT and well chosen composition.(?) Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 10:38 AM Subject: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5) since Darren is bored... http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2651371355_ggjhKb2/Medium (just hit next for the BW version of that one .) Building shots... Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera - http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2657159712_P9MWfwc/Medium http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2658349553_p5RjCCV/Medium Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera at different ISO's etc ann -- 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.
Re: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:53:34AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: These broke my boredom, Ann. Why am I taken with White Room? Perhaps it's the red EXIT and well chosen composition.(?) I like white doors much better. That is a photo that at first I'd think might be better in black and white, but it wouldn't. And Ann, welcome to the 21st century, the K-5 is pretty amazing isn't it? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
HA , JAck - actually, I meant not to show white room... you hit next, you sneaky thing. :-) Larry, I like white doors better too. ann On 7/26/2013 14:03, Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:53:34AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: These broke my boredom, Ann. Why am I taken with White Room? Perhaps it's the red EXIT and well chosen composition.(?) I like white doors much better. That is a photo that at first I'd think might be better in black and white, but it wouldn't. And Ann, welcome to the 21st century, the K-5 is pretty amazing isn't 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.
Re: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
answering myself - well, mm, now I'm liking my white room better too - oh dear... But I figured most would go for the bookstore grab. I was taking several shtos there of my friend Merrill for testing purposes and then I saw the sign.. :-) ann On 7/26/2013 14:12, Ann Sanfedele wrote: HA , JAck - actually, I meant not to show white room... you hit next, you sneaky thing. :-) Larry, I like white doors better too. ann On 7/26/2013 14:03, Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:53:34AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: These broke my boredom, Ann. Why am I taken with White Room? Perhaps it's the red EXIT and well chosen composition.(?) I like white doors much better. That is a photo that at first I'd think might be better in black and white, but it wouldn't. And Ann, welcome to the 21st century, the K-5 is pretty amazing isn't 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.
Re: OT: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:50:30PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: Film vs Digital (in a nutshell) http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=32912 I just saw a reference that 10% of all the photographs ever taken, were taken in the past 12 months. http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/07/monarchy-versus-the-panopticon.html#more -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Semi-OT: silent lens upgrades
My guess is that among camera bodies the Pentax LX would probably be a contender for King of Silent Upgrades. On 7/25/2013 10:45 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com talks about silent lens upgrades and makes a few snarky comments about the blogosphere along the way: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/07/silent-changes (Figured this was only semi-OT given the recent discussion about lens differences.) -- 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: Modern Tin Types
Being shot at was always a heady experience when the missed. On 7/26/2013 6:29 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Cool, I got shot on a 10x8 wet plate tintype today, digital will soon be dead :) On 25 July 2013 13:06, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: A soldier in Afghanistan has been experimenting with making tin type prints of his colleagues: http://twentytwowords.com/2013/07/24/soldier-in-afghanistan-photographs-comrades-using-civil-war-era-technique-14-pics/ -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Boredom is just Nature's way of telling you it's a convenient time to take a nap. On 7/26/2013 12:43 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
... a Christmas tree on each end of the roll. On 7/26/2013 1:50 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Film vs Digital (in a nutshell) http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=32912 On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:43:22AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ If hipness could kill, he'd be in the ICU. Seriously though, there is a lot that you can learn from shooting film, though most of it could be applied to shooting with a digital camera. There is nothing preventing you from taking care to set up each photo with digital, and then move on after it has been taken. He talks about the dynamic range of film, and to my surprise Tri-X might exceed the dynamic range of the K-5 at ASA 400 http://www.dantestella.com/technical/dynamic.html ItemNumeric Stops of range in subject Polaroid Sprintscan 120 scanner 3.9dDepends on the film being scanned. Tmax 400 film (0.58 CI) 3.4d19.5 stops Tmax 100 film (0.58 CI) 3.0d17 stops Tri-X 35mm film (0.58 CI) 2.4d13.5 stops Kodak DCS Pro 14n digital 69dB11.5 stops Fuji Finepix S3 digital camera -- 10 stops (estimated) Tri-X 35mm film (0.75 CI) 2.4d10.5 stops Nikon D2x digital camera-- 9.5 stops (measured) Typical LCD display 500:1 9 stops Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 (1.4 gamma) 3.7d8 stops Ektachrome 100 (1.4 gamma) 3.4d7.5 stops Human eye (no iris change) 150:1 7 stops I will say that the kinesthetic experience of using a film camera is different than that of using a digital. In comparison, most digital cameras feel nearly disposable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
PESO Enamel lava
Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- -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.
FSF: Reduced from last Fri.
FSF: Prices adjusted downwards on my M28 f2.8, K35 f2.0 A35-105mm http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/M28KEH.png (My M28 is now $89 and includes a Genuine Pentax UV filter). Also selling either my Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5 (6 element, version 2) or the optically identical SMC K 135mm f2.5 (that will be here Monday). LX body with standard FA-1 finder $189 (firm) All prices plus shipping -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
Lovely, shows the necklace well. (Which I know is the purpose of course :-) The background colours help define her shoulder nicely as well. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 3:15 PM To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List Subject: PESO Enamel lava Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- -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. -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
Another great photo with another lovely model. Please tell me you haven't been wasting that valuable resource on voice-activated light modification. -- Walt On 7/26/2013 2:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
That's our story, and we're sticking to it. :-) Thanks, Gerrit. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely, shows the necklace well. (Which I know is the purpose of course :-) The background colours help define her shoulder nicely as well. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 3:15 PM To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List Subject: PESO Enamel lava Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- -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. -- 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. -- -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.
Re: PESO Enamel lava
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 03:14:43PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp A nice photo of a very lovely young lady. I think it may have been slightly improved if she had turned her face just a bit more towards the light. Looking a little further down the set, I particularly liked the photo of your sister in front of the brick wall. The pattern of light from the flash makes for an excellent background. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? -- -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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
Thank you, Walt. Yup, sorry, I'm afraid I enlisted my niece as the light-slave. Sophie was initially invited on this shoot to be an assistant, but then we changed our plan to include more age diversity and asked her to come made-up. As you can see, she outdid herself. In _this_ shot she's holding the softbox while I shoot her mother, my sis: http://flic.kr/p/fgQKep On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Another great photo with another lovely model. Please tell me you haven't been wasting that valuable resource on voice-activated light modification. -- Walt On 7/26/2013 2:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- 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. -- -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.
Re: PESO Enamel lava
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 03:14:43PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp A nice photo of a very lovely young lady. I think it may have been slightly improved if she had turned her face just a bit more towards the light. I agree. Sadly, I had limited time with her to try variations. Looking a little further down the set, I particularly liked the photo of your sister in front of the brick wall. The pattern of light from the flash makes for an excellent background. Thanks; a spontaneous one. She's a creative, was a child dancer and has never lost the impulse to cut loose. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? Yup, one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-Brolly-Reflector-/300896302632 Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked to was able to hold it up. Thanks, Larry! -- -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.
Re: PESO Enamel lava
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:55:01PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? Yup, one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-Brolly-Reflector-/300896302632 Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked to was able to hold it up. Damn you, I think you just cost me $25 or $50. My softboxes are a pita to set up. The one downside would be adjusting the light inside. They look like they might give a more directional light than a conventional umbrella. I'm afraid that my light modifier addiction makes my lens buying addiction seem tame. Thanks, Larry! -- -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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
Pretty niece, nice light but , wow, your sister - Deborah Kerr ! ann On 7/26/2013 16:42, Bruce Walker wrote: Thank you, Walt. Yup, sorry, I'm afraid I enlisted my niece as the light-slave. Sophie was initially invited on this shoot to be an assistant, but then we changed our plan to include more age diversity and asked her to come made-up. As you can see, she outdid herself. In _this_ shot she's holding the softbox while I shoot her mother, my sis: http://flic.kr/p/fgQKep On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Another great photo with another lovely model. Please tell me you haven't been wasting that valuable resource on voice-activated light modification. -- Walt On 7/26/2013 2:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. -- 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.
RE: PESO Enamel lava
The modifiers are much softer than lenses, you could curl up with them? Get a sandbag though, I don't travel as far as I used to (I am sometimes Bruce direction-taking sandbag) Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 5:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Enamel lava On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:55:01PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? Yup, one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-B rolly-Reflector-/300896302632 Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked to was able to hold it up. Damn you, I think you just cost me $25 or $50. My softboxes are a pita to set up. The one downside would be adjusting the light inside. They look like they might give a more directional light than a conventional umbrella. I'm afraid that my light modifier addiction makes my lens buying addiction seem tame. Thanks, Larry! -- -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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
RE: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5)
I like the White Doors, esp the fact that the RH one can't be opened. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 1:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: little GESO (aka 2 or 3 more Pesos with K-5) since Darren is bored... http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_m csJ8s/1/2651371355_ggjhKb2/Medium (just hit next for the BW version of that one .) Building shots... Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera - http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_m csJ8s/1/2657159712_P9MWfwc/Medium http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_m csJ8s/1/2658349553_p5RjCCV/Medium Nothing here of great interest, just me playing with my new camera at different ISO's etc ann -- 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.
GESO Car parts
I meant to post this all day now must rush. This gallery is for car nuts or just anyone who likes color design. Taken with K 5 70 mm prime for the most part plus a few strays with 35mm. Enjoy or critique or both. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Cars/Auto-Logos/30719412_DMR5PR -- 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: 16-45 corner softness...(was re: 16-50 f2.8)
So sorta I fixed my 16-45. I will send my worst copy off to CRIS and have them tighten and align it since I think it has problems beyond just a wobbly barrel and looks sort of decentered. My fix was simple. Realizing that when the barrel was aligned and not drooping I was getting fairly sharp pictures edge to edge a lightbulb went off. I can just simply add more dimension to the barrel of the lens so it is tighter inside the tube. I started off cutting a piece of inkjet film as a shim. It certainly reduced the wobble. I then cut a piece to the dimensions of the barrel. After noticing an improvement in reducing the amount of wobble when slid in between the outer and inner barrels I added a piece of paper to the mix and found it gave just enough tightness. Zooming is slightly stiffer, but it doesn't seem so tight it will wear out the zoom cams. I now went from nearly 1/4 of wobble to maybe 1mm or so. I'm very sharp till the extreme edges of the frame. And that's at f5. This lens really performs when it is aligned correctly. I'm going to keep using it this way until something breaks or it goes bad and will have a decent copy as a backup hopefully. So if anyone has problems with their 16-45 because the barrel gets loose, my advice is to just simply shim it and save yourself the $200 CRIS will ask for. It feels much more robust now. I don't know why pentax just didn't make the tolerances tighter to begin with. Even with tight gears there still is a lot of clearance between the inner and outer barrels and I firmly believe that is what loosens whatever internally is supposed to be holding it tight. I looked at some pictures of a deconstructed 16-45, and couldn't see any way to tighten them internally short of replacing parts where tolerances had become loose. I think its a horrible design if you ask me. I kind of like the reverse zoom and it seems to work well with the optical formula though. It would be really cool for Pentax to update this lens, and since they discontinued it, I'm hoping some sort of mid-grade replacement is coming. Hopefully with WR. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 7/25/2013 7:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: More to the point, light fall-off in the corners (not vignetting, which is darkening caused by an obstruction) is rarely a problem. In Lightroom I *add* this effect frequently and only *very* rarely feel the need to correct for it. I once read a darkroom book where ther author said that it is the rare photo that does not benefit from having the corners burned in a bit. Sorta the same idea... Mark -- 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.
Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) There was one little flare spot that was easily touched up in Lightroom (except for the stitched pano, all the shots I've shown from Italy have been Lightroom-processed-only - no Photoshop necessary) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg The Pentax DA 12-24 again. -- 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.
Re: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 06:13:32PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) At least you aren't shooting with one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
I think we are going to need to publish *two* PDML Annuals this year. One for Mark's Italy shots and one for the rest of us. Absolutely LOVE it. Keep 'em coming! On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 06:13:32PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) At least you aren't shooting with one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 05:47:13PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: I think we are going to need to publish *two* PDML Annuals this year. One for Mark's Italy shots and one for the rest of us. Either that, or break his leg to keep him from travelling and taking all of these pictures that make the rest of us look bad. Never mind, I guess that didn't work the last time. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: PESO Enamel lava
This whole set is quite nice. I wonder, though, if you could smooth out the smile lines a little on Kim and a skosh on the left side of her neck and under her chin. -p On 7/26/2013 3:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 03:14:43PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Now, not even my own family is safe: a niece models ... http://flic.kr/p/fh1Xqp A nice photo of a very lovely young lady. I think it may have been slightly improved if she had turned her face just a bit more towards the light. I agree. Sadly, I had limited time with her to try variations. Looking a little further down the set, I particularly liked the photo of your sister in front of the brick wall. The pattern of light from the flash makes for an excellent background. Thanks; a spontaneous one. She's a creative, was a child dancer and has never lost the impulse to cut loose. K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, left. umbrella softbox? Yup, one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-Brolly-Reflector-/300896302632 Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked to was able to hold it up. Thanks, Larry! -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I seldom get that luxury. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) There was one little flare spot that was easily touched up in Lightroom (except for the stitched pano, all the shots I've shown from Italy have been Lightroom-processed-only - no Photoshop necessary) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg The Pentax DA 12-24 again. -- 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. -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 07:49:11PM -0400, Gerrit Visser wrote: Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I seldom get that luxury. Hey, some of us don't even get the luxury of travelling. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
Gerrit Visser wrote: Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I wouldn't know! It's mostly see, compose, grab one or two shots and then try to catch up for me. Knowing your gear and having a range of settings ready to use is very helpful. Also, having plenty of ideas in mind, both for photos and for problem-solving strategies, is essential for travel photography. You only get a moment for a shot. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg -- 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.
Re: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 08:03:34PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Gerrit Visser wrote: Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I wouldn't know! It's mostly see, compose, grab one or two shots and then try to catch up for me. Knowing your gear and having a range of settings ready to use is very helpful. Also, having plenty of ideas in mind, both for photos and for problem-solving strategies, is essential for travel photography. You only get a moment for a shot. Braggart. Not only do you go and make us look bad by bringing back these awesome photos, but now you're telling us that you're doing it by just shooting from the hip, and not putting any effort into them. If you didn't do such an amazing job putting together the annual, I'd well and truly hate you. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 08:03:34PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Gerrit Visser wrote: Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I wouldn't know! It's mostly see, compose, grab one or two shots and then try to catch up for me. Knowing your gear and having a range of settings ready to use is very helpful. Also, having plenty of ideas in mind, both for photos and for problem-solving strategies, is essential for travel photography. You only get a moment for a shot. Braggart. Not only do you go and make us look bad by bringing back these awesome photos, but now you're telling us that you're doing it by just shooting from the hip, and not putting any effort into them. Oh, there's a *lot* of effort that goes into them. It's called preparation. :0 -- 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.
Re: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
Any moment now I expect Julie Andrews to appear :-) I like the not into-the-sun shots lots better... ann On 7/26/2013 18:13, Mark Roberts wrote: The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) There was one little flare spot that was easily touched up in Lightroom (except for the stitched pano, all the shots I've shown from Italy have been Lightroom-processed-only - no Photoshop necessary) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg The Pentax DA 12-24 again. -- 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
It just seems to be like drinking out of a fire hose when we travel. We get 5-8 hours to 'see' a port or nearby city, usually with minimal ability to plan as guide books do not spend much time on port cities. We now avoid tour buses, taking small private tours, tuktuks, taxis whatever instead which helps a lot. Esp when you can find others who actually want to take photos instead of snaps with photo frames (iPads) through dirty bus windows at 60kmh. I probably do a lot more thinking about my photos as I take them than I realize. Thankfully my wife now has a K100D instead of a PS and she has a great eye for photo ops. I only threw out about 10% of our shots this trip, which still leaves 1 to sort out! gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers Gerrit Visser wrote: Very lovely photo. It must be great having the time to compose, fiddle etc with settings when travelling. I wouldn't know! It's mostly see, compose, grab one or two shots and then try to catch up for me. Knowing your gear and having a range of settings ready to use is very helpful. Also, having plenty of ideas in mind, both for photos and for problem-solving strategies, is essential for travel photography. You only get a moment for a shot. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg -- 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. -- 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.
Wanted to buy
A fellow photographer in Brisbane is asking if anyone has any Pentax 67 or Mamiya RZ67 lenses for sale. If anyone has, I'm happy to put you in touch. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On 27 July 2013 03:10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If hipness could kill, he'd be in the ICU. Seriously though, there is a lot that you can learn from shooting film, though most of it could be applied to shooting with a digital camera. There is nothing preventing you from taking care to set up each photo with digital, and then move on after it has been taken. He talks about the dynamic range of film, and to my surprise Tri-X might exceed the dynamic range of the K-5 at ASA 400 http://www.dantestella.com/technical/dynamic.html ItemNumeric Stops of range in subject Polaroid Sprintscan 120 scanner 3.9dDepends on the film being scanned. Tmax 400 film (0.58 CI) 3.4d19.5 stops Tmax 100 film (0.58 CI) 3.0d17 stops Tri-X 35mm film (0.58 CI) 2.4d13.5 stops Kodak DCS Pro 14n digital 69dB11.5 stops Fuji Finepix S3 digital camera -- 10 stops (estimated) Tri-X 35mm film (0.75 CI) 2.4d10.5 stops Nikon D2x digital camera-- 9.5 stops (measured) Typical LCD display 500:1 9 stops Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 (1.4 gamma) 3.7d8 stops Ektachrome 100 (1.4 gamma) 3.4d7.5 stops Human eye (no iris change) 150:1 7 stops I will say that the kinesthetic experience of using a film camera is different than that of using a digital. In comparison, most digital cameras feel nearly disposable. I nearly had to resort to a barf-bag on reading that article, he sounds like a reformed smoker or a born again... In the case of latitude on film vs digital my theory is that people are far more likely to hold back exposure to prevent burning out highlights in digital media because it's so obvious, especially when working in colour. In the case of BW film you can burn baby burn and even at max density there is still a relatively soft transition into the normally exposed areas and of course there are no giveaway colour shifts. I'm betting that the Leica M-Monochrom would seem a lot more film like. -- 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.
Re: OT: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Rob Studdert wrote: I nearly had to resort to a barf-bag on reading that article, he sounds like a reformed smoker or a born again... I didn't even look at it because I expected as much. I genuinely like a lot of street photography (Juan Buhler and Frank Theriault being amongst my favorite practitioners!) but I've noticed that the people who are good at it tend not to write about it and the people who write about it tend to give my dry heaves. -- 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.
Re: OT: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
I tend to feel the same way about Photoshop gurus. (Not really, just feeling like a smartburro.) On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Rob Studdert wrote: I nearly had to resort to a barf-bag on reading that article, he sounds like a reformed smoker or a born again... I didn't even look at it because I expected as much. I genuinely like a lot of street photography (Juan Buhler and Frank Theriault being amongst my favorite practitioners!) but I've noticed that the people who are good at it tend not to write about it and the people who write about it tend to give my dry heaves. -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: Semi-OT: silent lens upgrades
Doesn't solve that problem. Now they just call you or email you with the same crap! Need your carpets cleaned? I'm thinking of getting another phone line/number that is auto forwarded to the caller ID of any incoming calls. Placing your number on the the Do Not Call list the FCC runs does absolutely no good. If you google one of the numbers that call, you will see websites that listed the number in 2009 as being in violation of the DNC law. On Jul 25, 2013, at 10:34 , Mark Roberts wrote: More likely 0% compliance. In my experience nothing clears a street faster than someone with a clipboard taking a survey. I'll walk blocks out of my way to avoid 'em. -- 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.
K-5 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!
Ok - my blood pressure is rising guys I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... I have no idea what I've done... on the first screen when I press menu the first 4 lines of info is bright white the 'lens Correction is grey. I'm thinking I got in trouble fooling around with that but I cant get there now. anyone? ann -- 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.
PESO: René Magritte, Postmaster General
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Re: OT: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Thanks for posting that. Personally, I agree with many of his points and appreciate him sharing his evolution into the analog world. Personally. I like film because I like the process and results. I like digital for the same reasons. And hand shadows And most anything esle that I've decided to do more than once. Mark On 7/26/2013 12:43 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ -- 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 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... Guessing here so you have a fast response: * Turn camera off, pull battery * Take lens off, put on different lens * Turn camera back on If that works, repeat process to put back first lens. If that fails, you have a lens problem (someone else posted about a failing lens doing that recently). If it works, you either have a glitchy lens or a weak connection due to a slight misalignment of the mount, hopefully it won't recur if you ensure a good lock. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!
If you ask me it sounds like the lens isn't communicating with the body. Did you try cleaning all the contacts? If it has an aperture ring also try rotating off A and back. Since its not reading the lens type and focal length, I'm guessing its just not talking. I don't know if the electronics go bad in them. I've gotten an 18-55 so wet that my camera wouldn't recognize it once and it dried out and was fine eventually. Also try another lens if you haven't already. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ok - my blood pressure is rising guys I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... I have no idea what I've done... on the first screen when I press menu the first 4 lines of info is bright white the 'lens Correction is grey. I'm thinking I got in trouble fooling around with that but I cant get there now. anyone? ann -- 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.
Re: K-5 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!
Ann, Put the original lens you were using on the camera, or put the lens back to the A aperture setting. We don't use the aperture ring on the K-5 unless you've set-up for it. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... Guessing here so you have a fast response: * Turn camera off, pull battery * Take lens off, put on different lens * Turn camera back on If that works, repeat process to put back first lens. If that fails, you have a lens problem (someone else posted about a failing lens doing that recently). If it works, you either have a glitchy lens or a weak connection due to a slight misalignment of the mount, hopefully it won't recur if you ensure a good lock. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
Re: K-5 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP! (got help)
my hero! yup that did it! Posting this publicly - since it worked... just as you said... now I can sleep phew! thanks much ann On 7/26/2013 23:03, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... Guessing here so you have a fast response: * Turn camera off, pull battery * Take lens off, put on different lens * Turn camera back on If that works, repeat process to put back first lens. If that fails, you have a lens problem (someone else posted about a failing lens doing that recently). If it works, you either have a glitchy lens or a weak connection due to a slight misalignment of the mount, hopefully it won't recur if you ensure a good lock. -- 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: Modern Tin Types
On 2013-07-26 14:49, John Sessoms wrote: Being shot at was always a heady experience when the missed. Being Shot At Being Shot -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
on 2013-07-26 10:43 Darren Addy wrote Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) boredom is an essential human state and crucial to spiritual development -- 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 if Pentax did a Kickstarter?
I'd bet that the parts for a lens come from many different sources that specialize in the part they are producing for such a lens, or even a camera body. Ricoh - Pentax may design a lens, but with some in-house exceptions, the parts, barrel, motors, circuit boards, flat cables, switches, and parts that require being machined, all are ordered out-sourced. Look at the Boeing 787, Almost all of it is manufactured around the world (at least it was originally, until they found out how shoddy some of the parts were). But everything comes together here in Everett and their back east (N. Carolina??) factory. Same with the automobile manufacturing process. It was big news when Apple announced they would be making the new Mac Pro in the US. Of course, I think they mean assembling a percentage of it. The same with the glasses you are wearing to read this. Think the frame designers have the machines to make the little tiny screws that hold them together? And you know the optics come from elsewhere, ground from blanks that come from somewhere else. Few companies qualify to be shown on How it's Made without showing you that some part of the product is delivered, except maybe the Swiss Army Knife and the LeatherMan. On Jul 25, 2013, at 16:14 , David Parsons wrote: I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.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.
Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Joseph McAllister wrote: Few companies qualify to be shown on How it's Made without showing you that some part of the product is delivered, except maybe the Swiss Army Knife and the LeatherMan. They mine their own iron ore? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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: PESO: Butterfly Bush
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17461377 Looks like a bee bush to me! More seriously, is that heavily cropped or out-of-focus or what? It seems a bit fuzzier than the pictures you usually post. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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: Firefox - a follow up
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, John wrote: I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I was using. One order of magnitude would be ten times slower. Orders plural means at least two orders of magnitude or more than a hundred times slower. Unless you're being figurative, there's something seriously wrong with your computer that you need to diagnose. (Firefox has been roughly speed-stable for me since 2.0, maybe even a bit faster over time, but it's hard to separate out varying network effects.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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: Just got an Amazon Deal alert!
They frequently are trolling for newbies with their pricing. On Jul 24, 2013, at 11:41 , John wrote: You didn't even mention the Pentax K110D 6.1MP Digital SLR kit for $829.99 or the Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera for $829.99 On 7/24/2013 8:44 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I don't know what's more amazing, that they think that anyone would pay $600. for it or that they still have 5 brand new ones in stock. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028N7442/ref=pe_62860_31277760_email_1p_3_lm -- 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: PESO: René Magritte, Postmaster General
On Jul 27, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/350 :) First thing I thought of with that title was the Paul Simon song. Cheers, Dave -- 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 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!
On 26/07/2013 8:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Ok - my blood pressure is rising guys I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view suddenly says aperture priority automatic exposure shows an image of the green button. The greeen screen flashes F-- doesnt show iso... I have no idea what I've done... Sounds like you've either mounted a non A series lens, or have moved the aperture ring off A on an A series lens. bill -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On 26/07/2013 7:15 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 27 July 2013 03:10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: If hipness could kill, he'd be in the ICU. Seriously though, there is a lot that you can learn from shooting film, though most of it could be applied to shooting with a digital camera. There is nothing preventing you from taking care to set up each photo with digital, and then move on after it has been taken. He talks about the dynamic range of film, and to my surprise Tri-X might exceed the dynamic range of the K-5 at ASA 400 http://www.dantestella.com/technical/dynamic.html ItemNumeric Stops of range in subject Polaroid Sprintscan 120 scanner 3.9dDepends on the film being scanned. Tmax 400 film (0.58 CI) 3.4d19.5 stops Tmax 100 film (0.58 CI) 3.0d17 stops Tri-X 35mm film (0.58 CI) 2.4d13.5 stops Kodak DCS Pro 14n digital 69dB11.5 stops Fuji Finepix S3 digital camera -- 10 stops (estimated) Tri-X 35mm film (0.75 CI) 2.4d10.5 stops Nikon D2x digital camera-- 9.5 stops (measured) Typical LCD display 500:1 9 stops Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 (1.4 gamma) 3.7d8 stops Ektachrome 100 (1.4 gamma) 3.4d7.5 stops Human eye (no iris change) 150:1 7 stops I will say that the kinesthetic experience of using a film camera is different than that of using a digital. In comparison, most digital cameras feel nearly disposable. I nearly had to resort to a barf-bag on reading that article, he sounds like a reformed smoker or a born again... In the case of latitude on film vs digital my theory is that people are far more likely to hold back exposure to prevent burning out highlights in digital media because it's so obvious, especially when working in colour. In the case of BW film you can burn baby burn and even at max density there is still a relatively soft transition into the normally exposed areas and of course there are no giveaway colour shifts. I'm betting that the Leica M-Monochrom would seem a lot more film like. His numbers are whacked out. Tri-X is hard pressed to give more than a 10 stop range, and you had better be prepared to do some really deliberate exposure and development to get it to 10 stops, much less anything greater, and there wasn't a Kodachrome made that would give more than a 6 stop range. The K5, with it's 14 stop range is comfortably better than ANY colour film ever made, and can only be outdone in dynamic range by BW film by extreme over exposure/extreme under development. N-4 or N-5 development will hit close to 14 stops with FP-4 (been there, done that, have the picture to prove it), but you are exposing the film at something like ISO 6 and then giving the film a reach around to get it to cooperate. bill -- 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On 26/07/2013 7:31 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Rob Studdert wrote: ... but I've noticed that the people who are good at it tend not to write about it and the people who write about it tend to give my dry heaves. um. MARK!! bill -- 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.
