Re: Printer Recommendation
On 7/11/13, Bruce, discombobulated, unleashed: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Printer Recommendation
I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: More K-3 exploration
Why not go back to shutter release autofocus? it works for most shooters and helps ensure focus won't change before shutter release. Paul via phone On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Besides the continuous shot sound files I posted earlier, I played around with a few other K-3 features. I did another two ISO series, one with, one without high ISO NR turned on. All full stops from ISO100 to 51200. (K-3 only, no more comparisons to the K-5ii). I'll post those if anyone wants to see the results. In brief, there is noise at higher ISO, in-camera NR may make a difference but post-processing is still needed. But even I can get a decent ISO51200 image with a bit of LR4.2 effort. I tried out the in-camera HDR. Like with the K-5, it offers the option of HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, and HDR3. I am clueless as to what those designations are supposed to mean, and neither manual has any hints. Unlike the K-5, the K-3 in-camera HDR works on RAW files. 1. In-camera HDR takes about 5-7 seconds of data processing time after the three images have been shot. 2. The resulting file is in the 90-95mb size range. I don't now why. That is like they just added the three original files together; where is the processing? 3. A simple 3-shot bracket, exported to Photomatix, can be worked into a good HDR, lots of variation possible, and it takes little time while shooting. 4. The in-camera HDR may be slow and lacking in processing options, but it doesn't require heroic post-processing. One of my experiments was to focus-stack a series of HDR shots of a still-life similar to what I posted yesterday. I am loving the tonality and detail I am getting! This playing-around is not yet producing any images that are likely to pay for the camera. But they are helping me get comfortable with the use of the camera. So far I am quite disappointed by one thing. I had thought that I would stop with one K-3 and keep one of my perfectly good almost new K-5ii's as my second body backup. But a couple of months ago I switched to a back-button focus mode of shooting, have come to quite prefer that approach and am comfortable using it. The K-3 moves the relevant AF button. Moves it to a better place IMHO, but still, it is moved. In its old location is the Green Button. Eventually I will learn to quickly almost-automatically find the new AF button and not have my shooting concentration spoiled by inadvertent pushes of the Green Button and the consequent screwing up of my carefully chosen balance between ISO, Aperture, and Speed. And I can re-program the Green Button to not do anything (which is a bit of a waste). But I seriously doubt that I can quickly switch back and forth between the two bodies. So I need to either give up my two-body style of shooting or I need a second K-3. But I really really need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Thanks, Igor! On 11/7/2013 10:32 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Re:MarkAble! :-) On 11/7/2013 6:40 PM, Mark C wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
No... just your M.O.! On 11/7/2013 10:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: 400 frames in 20 minutes? Are you trying to steal my identity? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Looks like you are setting new standards. Greta images this is only the start. Alan C On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
All hand held, Mark? Looking forward to getting out with my 60-250, although it's tough to get close enough for shots of small birds. Maybe I can find another egret or heron. Would love to have David's FA 400. My A 400/5.6 is okay but I'd like to take advantage of the K-3's autofocus capability. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
I have no luck using flash with birds. Every time the makeup artists gets close they fly away. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:28 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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. -- -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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
finaly real life test. Bird shots look great Dave On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I have no luck using flash with birds. Every time the makeup artists gets close they fly away. I've tried to find makeup artists who could fly, thinking that would make an interesting shot, but thus far they've eluded me. Paul On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:28 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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. -- -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.
FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
Greetings all, I was so pleased with my first attempt to use my O-GPS1 for astrophotography that I have decided to jump in whole hog as we say here in Nebraska. In order to help (very partially) pay for my equatorial system I am selling my O-GPS1. You may recall that it was used to produce the subs for this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/10299785464/ Selling the O-GPS that made the image you see above for $190 plus actual shipping charges (and will be happy to ship worldwide to PDML members). Comet ISON is inbound and set to put on a show, so its a great time to snag this one and see what a cool piece of engineering it really is. - - - In addition, I have: EXC Pentax-A 135mm f2.8 VG Pentax-A 35-105mm f3.5 macro (the legendary stack-o-primes) EXC Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 Pentax MX with M50 f1.7 and Minolta Maxxum (Sony Alpha) AF 24mm f2.8 with original caps and case (EXC) -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
The O-GPS1 sold in 6 minutes. :) On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings all, I was so pleased with my first attempt to use my O-GPS1 for astrophotography that I have decided to jump in whole hog as we say here in Nebraska. In order to help (very partially) pay for my equatorial system I am selling my O-GPS1. You may recall that it was used to produce the subs for this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/10299785464/ Selling the O-GPS that made the image you see above for $190 plus actual shipping charges (and will be happy to ship worldwide to PDML members). Comet ISON is inbound and set to put on a show, so its a great time to snag this one and see what a cool piece of engineering it really is. - - - In addition, I have: EXC Pentax-A 135mm f2.8 VG Pentax-A 35-105mm f3.5 macro (the legendary stack-o-primes) EXC Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 Pentax MX with M50 f1.7 and Minolta Maxxum (Sony Alpha) AF 24mm f2.8 with original caps and case (EXC) -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Big Typhoon in the Philippines, hope Bong is ok!
Some tough weather in the Philippines. Bong, hope you’re safe. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2013 - 130-133 - GDG
The latest details ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743512586/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743430455/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743530754/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743530304/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey — flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Great examples Mark! I feel I'm being drawn closer to purchase. -Original Message- From: Alan C c...@lantic.net Subject: Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!! Looks like you are setting new standards. Greta images this is only the start. Alan C On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 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.
Re: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
The price was right. I would have bought it if I had the cash. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: The O-GPS1 sold in 6 minutes. :) On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings all, I was so pleased with my first attempt to use my O-GPS1 for astrophotography that I have decided to jump in whole hog as we say here in Nebraska. In order to help (very partially) pay for my equatorial system I am selling my O-GPS1. You may recall that it was used to produce the subs for this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/10299785464/ Selling the O-GPS that made the image you see above for $190 plus actual shipping charges (and will be happy to ship worldwide to PDML members). Comet ISON is inbound and set to put on a show, so its a great time to snag this one and see what a cool piece of engineering it really is. - - - In addition, I have: EXC Pentax-A 135mm f2.8 VG Pentax-A 35-105mm f3.5 macro (the legendary stack-o-primes) EXC Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 Pentax MX with M50 f1.7 and Minolta Maxxum (Sony Alpha) AF 24mm f2.8 with original caps and case (EXC) -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Peso - Monument Valley
I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On Nov 2, 2013, at 11:31 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Years ago when I sold cameras, we had a dog and pony show put on by the various reps. This was back in the day when you could smoke in public, and I was, at the time, a smoker. The Pentax guy had a 50mm lens sitting on his desk, and he invited anyone who wanted to to butt their cigarette on the front glass. I think about a dozen of us took him up on the offer over the course of the day. The lens was completely unharmed by this abuse. Wow! No need of an ashtray, but don’t think I’d use any of my lenses that way if I did. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. - Thomas Mann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2013 - 130-133 - GDG
The Tree Hugger is my favorite of the set. Pretty cool to see shots taken with such old equipment. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: The latest details ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743512586/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743430455/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743530754/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10743530304/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey — flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: The price was right. I would have bought it if I had the cash. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: The O-GPS1 sold in 6 minutes. :) On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings all, I was so pleased with my first attempt to use my O-GPS1 for astrophotography that I have decided to jump in whole hog as we say here in Nebraska. In order to help (very partially) pay for my equatorial system I am selling my O-GPS1. You may recall that it was used to produce the subs for this image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/10299785464/ Selling the O-GPS that made the image you see above for $190 plus actual shipping charges (and will be happy to ship worldwide to PDML members). Comet ISON is inbound and set to put on a show, so its a great time to snag this one and see what a cool piece of engineering it really is. - - - In addition, I have: EXC Pentax-A 135mm f2.8 VG Pentax-A 35-105mm f3.5 macro (the legendary stack-o-primes) EXC Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 Pentax MX with M50 f1.7 and Minolta Maxxum (Sony Alpha) AF 24mm f2.8 with original caps and case (EXC) -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, - the video configuration doesn't allow to start it from the particular time, by specifying that in the link). Don't blame me if it doesn't work with your lens. :-) 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.
Re: Filters?
Thanks to all who responded on this thread. Other matters needing my attention—and the sheer number of responses—caused me to leave the discussion alone for a while. But I really do appreciate all the input, the diversity of it included. I consider myself a bit more educated than I was before, which means I have to decide for myself. But now I some idea of the things that need to be taken into consideration. FWIW, I exchanged the 67mm haze filter for two 49mm clear coated filters and will use them with a hood. Perhaps at some point I will experience a problem with flaring, at which point I’ll reconsider. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life. - Wendell Berry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
Ha! On 11/8/2013 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, - the video configuration doesn't allow to start it from the particular time, by specifying that in the link). Don't blame me if it doesn't work with your lens. :-) 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.
Re: Question about finding Missing folder in LR
I know what the volume name is for a drive is. My question was about LR. At least LR 3.4 does not care for the volume name. My hdd had that from the beginning, but LR happily used the drive letter (such as F:, G:) instead, - during the import file procedure, and then those folders were linked to a specific letter. Igor Sat Nov 2 18:48:43 EDT 2013 Paul Sorenson wrote: The volume command (vol [drive:]) will display the volume name. Use the label command to set the volume name. http://tinyurl.com/elaet -p On 11/1/2013 10:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsv/g/volume-label.htm I'm not a Windows user, but that page seems to give the basic info required. A volume label is a higher level file system construct than a drive letter and persists even if the drive letter changes. Once you set volume labels for your system, start LR. It will pick them up and display them in the Folders panel. Once a volume label is in use, LR uses that instead of a drive letter because file system calls to a volume label are translated by the OS to the underlying current hardware letter identifier. Godfrey On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Godfrey, How would I do that on Windows? Once I import the photos from the HDD, LR (at least up to ver. 3.4) sets that the photos are on a particular HDD, with a specific drive letter. I was not able to find how I can disentangle from that. Igor Fri Nov 1 15:44:20 EDT 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you set a drive label (volume name for OS X users, but volume names/labels are only optional on Windows), Lr will use and prefer that, all the confusion of changing drive letters will disappear. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
When using contemporary Pentax lenses, the camera can determine the focal length. You don't have to enter it. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On 8 November 2013 17:17, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? It doesn't ask you to set it because it already knows - it's a lens with all the necessary electrical contacts communication, irrespective of manual or automatic mode. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
The light and the texture detail on the rocks is nice. The car is also nice but I'd rather not have it in a landscape photo, it obstructs that big rock in the foreground which creates a sense of depth. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: When using contemporary Pentax lenses, the camera can determine the focal length. You don't have to enter it. Hmm. On my camera, with the camera is set to manual focus and an a 35-105/3.5 mounted, I’m asked to “input focal length.” -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? When shooting with a manual lens that doesn't communicate its focal length to the body, there is no way to tell the body that it's a zoom lens. The body uses that setting for shake reduction. There wouldn't be much point in telling the body It's a 70-210 zoom, because the body still wouldn't have any way to tell which focal length the lens was set to at the moment of exposure--the lens doesn't communicate that information, which is the whole problem in the first place. So the best you can do is tell it what focal length you'll be shooting the lens at. (Or, pick some reasonably close average value, or disable SR so the setting doesn't really matter.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
The rub comes in using an older zoom - it will ask for a focal length, but you can only enter one for the entire zoom range. This is one of the minor frustrations with using an older lens. For me, I just turn off the shake reduction when using one of my old zooms. Fortunately, I only have one that I use regularly so the issue is not quite so big. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: When using contemporary Pentax lenses, the camera can determine the focal length. You don't have to enter it. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Camera bling
That's bogus. If you really want one, I'll make it for you for only $10K. On 11/7/2013 11:48 PM, Walt wrote: Something along these lines, you mean? http://is.gd/g0Uxkr I sure hope Ricoh doesn't make a K-3 with that paint scheme. I may have to take up grand larceny as a hobby. -- Walt On 11/7/2013 3:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm all for making expensive things look unappealing. ann On 11/7/2013 14:38, CollinB wrote: So far I've only noticed three enhancements to camera appearance. From some manufacturers, chrome shows it off. Like a 500C/M. Gorgeous. Then some add leather. Like gator or snake. We've all, or most of use, have seen the featured LXen. Finally there's the custom colors. Pentax is taking some special orders for color options with some units right now. What sort of bling would you add to a camera? I'm voting for curb feelers? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted whenshooting manual?
Again, it depends on the lens you are using and not from the camera focus setting. A Pentax AF zoom lens will communicate focal length data to the camera. Older (K, M, A lenses) will not do that because they don't have ROM chips to store such info. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Eric Weir Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 6:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: How do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted whenshooting manual? On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: When using contemporary Pentax lenses, the camera can determine the focal length. You don't have to enter it. Hmm. On my camera, with the camera is set to manual focus and an a 35-105/3.5 mounted, I’m asked to “input focal length.” -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. - Samara Alnafdage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6820 - Data di rilascio: 08/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 K-3 exploration
On 11/8/2013 6:12 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: ...But I really really need an updated computer to precess the K-3 files. . . stan It's always something. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On 8 Nov 2013, at 17:33, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: ...and an a 35-105/3.5 mounted, I’m asked to “input focal length.” Oh! An A lens. I misunderstood. I'd enter the middle of the zoom range, or if I thought I'd be using less than the full range I'd put the middle of the range I expected to use. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
Looks right, now -- better than the Canada goose! This looks like it was shot for a commercial for the vehicle in it ann On 11/8/2013 11:54, Bruce wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Clarity magazine free issue
Except that you have to give them an email address, and my experience with that is it means SPAM forever after. On 11/7/2013 1:44 PM, Attila Boros wrote: http://www.photographybb.com/500px/ Just got this in the mail, I think for free it's worth a try. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
Nice tones and colors in this scene! The car does kinda make it look like a marcom shot. Godfrey On Nov 8, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
Nice image, Bruce! Warm light is pleasing. Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 8:31 AM Subject: Peso - Monument Valley I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
I was looking at a Honker shot when I opened your first link. Really deep color tones, Bruce. I'd have to have gotten the top of that right hunk of geology. Bothers me this way. Jack - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 9:29 AM Subject: Re: Peso - Monument Valley The light and the texture detail on the rocks is nice. The car is also nice but I'd rather not have it in a landscape photo, it obstructs that big rock in the foreground which creates a sense of depth. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Printer Recommendation
For me, printing at a lab is far easier and cheaper. We have a cheap HP all-in-one that does text and simple graphics fine. Rick On Nov 8, 2013, at 03:43 , Bob W wrote: I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
That was quick! Now put it back together in a perfectly working condition:) On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! On 11/8/2013 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, - the video configuration doesn't allow to start it from the particular time, by specifying that in the link). Don't blame me if it doesn't work with your lens. :-) 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
On 11/8/2013 13:23, Jack Davis wrote: I was looking at a Honker shot when I opened your first link. Really deep color tones, Bruce. I'd have to have gotten the top of that right hunk of geology. Bothers me this way. Jack Jack, I wonder if Bruce scanned this from a slide in a mount and the tippy top of the outcrop on the right is in his original. Bruce, I'd love to know just where you were - on the loop drive inside the monument? Or outside of it? I'm trying to work out the geology precisely. LOve Monument Valley. Ann - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 9:29 AM Subject: Re: Peso - Monument Valley The light and the texture detail on the rocks is nice. The car is also nice but I'd rather not have it in a landscape photo, it obstructs that big rock in the foreground which creates a sense of depth. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Monument Valley
This was shot digital so no scanning involved. We contracted a guide (the only non-native at the time) who had a 4WD van. He had access to the entire park and could take us anywhere we wanted to go. He took us to many places that are not part of the normal tours. It was a fantastic trip and well worth the money we each paid. This particular shot caught my attention specifically because of the vehicle. I have lots and lots of shots without anything in the way, but the location, lighting and position of this vehicle are what made the image interesting to me. As to specific location, I can't really say - we went all over the place, but I do remember it was a place that other tourists saw so part of the main tour, I would think. The tip of the rock on the right being removed - from memory I believe that the sky was too washed out. I'll have to go back and see if I cropped it that way or shot it that way. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 11/8/2013 13:23, Jack Davis wrote: I was looking at a Honker shot when I opened your first link. Really deep color tones, Bruce. I'd have to have gotten the top of that right hunk of geology. Bothers me this way. Jack Jack, I wonder if Bruce scanned this from a slide in a mount and the tippy top of the outcrop on the right is in his original. Bruce, I'd love to know just where you were - on the loop drive inside the monument? Or outside of it? I'm trying to work out the geology precisely. LOve Monument Valley. Ann - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 9:29 AM Subject: Re: Peso - Monument Valley The light and the texture detail on the rocks is nice. The car is also nice but I'd rather not have it in a landscape photo, it obstructs that big rock in the foreground which creates a sense of depth. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: seems my link was to the whole set rather than the specific picture. Here is the right link, I hope: http://www.flickr.com/photos/101434682@N06/10743653485/ -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I realize this was not shot with the latest and greatest Pentax. In fact, it was shot with the first Pentax DSLR that was available to the masses. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/sets/72157635419000680/ -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, - the video configuration doesn't allow to start it from the particular time, by specifying that in the link). Don't blame me if it doesn't work with your lens. :-) 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. -- 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.
Re: Question about finding Missing folder in LR
I don't know what the issue with your system is, and I'm not a Windows user so I have no way to find out. But LR has been using volume labels in preference to drive letters since v2 at least. So something is screwed up in how your system is configured, or was configured. Godfrey On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I know what the volume name is for a drive is. My question was about LR. At least LR 3.4 does not care for the volume name. My hdd had that from the beginning, but LR happily used the drive letter (such as F:, G:) instead, - during the import file procedure, and then those folders were linked to a specific letter. Igor Sat Nov 2 18:48:43 EDT 2013 Paul Sorenson wrote: The volume command (vol [drive:]) will display the volume name. Use the label command to set the volume name. http://tinyurl.com/elaet -p On 11/1/2013 10:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsv/g/volume-label.htm I'm not a Windows user, but that page seems to give the basic info required. A volume label is a higher level file system construct than a drive letter and persists even if the drive letter changes. Once you set volume labels for your system, start LR. It will pick them up and display them in the Folders panel. Once a volume label is in use, LR uses that instead of a drive letter because file system calls to a volume label are translated by the OS to the underlying current hardware letter identifier. Godfrey On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Godfrey, How would I do that on Windows? Once I import the photos from the HDD, LR (at least up to ver. 3.4) sets that the photos are on a particular HDD, with a specific drive letter. I was not able to find how I can disentangle from that. Igor Fri Nov 1 15:44:20 EDT 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you set a drive label (volume name for OS X users, but volume names/labels are only optional on Windows), Lr will use and prefer that, all the confusion of changing drive letters will disappear. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
If you only have a hammer, every problem is a nail. On 8 Nov 2013, at 20:04, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I know that some PDMLers are very skillful in opening their lenses. In this video: http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Albert-Fert-The-Rugby-Player-Who-Got-the-Nobel-Prize-25570 or directly on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV208Bqax0#t=457 a Nobel Prize winner, opens a hard-drive (go to 7:37, - the video configuration doesn't allow to start it from the particular time, by specifying that in the link). Don't blame me if it doesn't work with your lens. :-) 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.
Re: Clarity magazine free issue
That's why you register sendmespam4e...@gmail.com for and use that email address only for things like this. On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:11 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Except that you have to give them an email address, and my experience with that is it means SPAM forever after. On 11/7/2013 1:44 PM, Attila Boros wrote: http://www.photographybb.com/500px/ Just got this in the mail, I think for free it's worth a try. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Clarity magazine free issue
Quoting John johnsess...@yahoo.com: Except that you have to give them an email address, and my experience with that is it means SPAM forever after. The magazine is published by PhotographyBB - they used to publish the free mag by the same name. 'Clarity' is their bid to try to make some money from their efforts. If you give them your email address, you will get the occasional message but you can always unsubscribe. 'Clarity' looks quite professionally produced but I already have more e-mag subscriptions than I need so I doubt I'll be subscribing. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/7/2013 1:44 PM, Attila Boros wrote: http://www.photographybb.com/500px/ Just got this in the mail, I think for free it's worth a try. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? MARK! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - how a nobel prize winner opens a hard drive
on 2013-11-08 13:04 David Parsons wrote http://youtu.be/jyV208Bqax0?t=7m37s Add =XmYYs to the end of the link and it'll take you right to that time. X is minutes, YY is seconds. Igor's youtube link went straight t0 7:37 for me good interview; amusing to see an old magnetic disk pack mistakenly labeled as optical -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On 08/11/2013 11:11 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks to all who responded on this thread. Other matters needing my attention—and the sheer number of responses—caused me to leave the discussion alone for a while. But I really do appreciate all the input, the diversity of it included. I consider myself a bit more educated than I was before, which means I have to decide for myself. But now I some idea of the things that need to be taken into consideration. FWIW, I exchanged the 67mm haze filter for two 49mm clear coated filters and will use them with a hood. Perhaps at some point I will experience a problem with flaring, at which point I’ll reconsider. Take a picture with the filter in place. Remove the filter and take another picture. If you use a lens hood, it should be mounted for both pictures. Compare the pictures. This is one of those things where pixel level investigation is actually useful. If you see no, or negligible difference, then keep on with the filter. If it is causing image degradation, decide when to use it, or more to the point, when not to use it. 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: Question about finding Missing folder in LR
I didn't mean to insult you, Igor, but the name shown (if there is one) by Windows Explorer is not necessarily a volume name. For example, if I look at Windows Explorer for my main drive it lays Local Disk (C:), which might infer that it's the volume name. However if I run vol C: from the command line it returns Volume in drive C has no label since I have not assigned a label to it. i.e. Drive C: has no volume name. -p On 11/8/2013 11:21 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I know what the volume name is for a drive is. My question was about LR. At least LR 3.4 does not care for the volume name. My hdd had that from the beginning, but LR happily used the drive letter (such as F:, G:) instead, - during the import file procedure, and then those folders were linked to a specific letter. Igor Sat Nov 2 18:48:43 EDT 2013 Paul Sorenson wrote: The volume command (vol [drive:]) will display the volume name. Use the label command to set the volume name. http://tinyurl.com/elaet -p On 11/1/2013 10:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsv/g/volume-label.htm I'm not a Windows user, but that page seems to give the basic info required. A volume label is a higher level file system construct than a drive letter and persists even if the drive letter changes. Once you set volume labels for your system, start LR. It will pick them up and display them in the Folders panel. Once a volume label is in use, LR uses that instead of a drive letter because file system calls to a volume label are translated by the OS to the underlying current hardware letter identifier. Godfrey On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Godfrey, How would I do that on Windows? Once I import the photos from the HDD, LR (at least up to ver. 3.4) sets that the photos are on a particular HDD, with a specific drive letter. I was not able to find how I can disentangle from that. Igor Fri Nov 1 15:44:20 EDT 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you set a drive label (volume name for OS X users, but volume names/labels are only optional on Windows), Lr will use and prefer that, all the confusion of changing drive letters will disappear. Godfrey -- 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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
On 11/8/2013 3:37 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) It fell off a truck. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On 11/8/2013 11:33 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just noticed that with my new 50-200/4-5.6 ed wr lens mounted the k--5 doesn’t ask me to set the focal length of the lens when I start it up. Which reminds me that it does when I’m shooting in manual mode. What do I do in that case when the lens is a zoom lens? When shooting with a manual lens that doesn't communicate its focal length to the body, there is no way to tell the body that it's a zoom lens. The body uses that setting for shake reduction. There wouldn't be much point in telling the body It's a 70-210 zoom, because the body still wouldn't have any way to tell which focal length the lens was set to at the moment of exposure--the lens doesn't communicate that information, which is the whole problem in the first place. So the best you can do is tell it what focal length you'll be shooting the lens at. (Or, pick some reasonably close average value, or disable SR so the setting doesn't really matter.) Well, I'll be damned. I never knew that had anything to do with the SR. I always just entered the near-end of the focal range so I'd have some clue which lens I used if I ever needed to refer to the EXIF later on. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Take a picture with the filter in place. Remove the filter and take another picture. If you use a lens hood, it should be mounted for both pictures. Compare the pictures. This is one of those things where pixel level investigation is actually useful. If you see no, or negligible difference, then keep on with the filter. If it is causing image degradation, decide when to use it, or more to the point, when not to use it. Thanks, Bill. I'll do it. Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) Seriously: watch this for the answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8b02EdZvw I'm starting a new game this month. I bought a set of tires for my work car and got a $60 rebate. Rather than just spend that, I'm going to use it as the start of a new business. I'm going to buy an undervalued item and sell it for a profit. Rinse and repeat. My goal is to snowball that until I can take some of the money out to buy a nice Mak 2 Star General pellet grill/smoker (about $2300). When I do, it will be purchased with free money. But it will have been made the old-fashioned way: I earned it. Sort of. :) That's capitalism in a nutshell. I think I can make that goal by next summer. You can do the same. You just need to identify a small amount of seed money to get you started, and then not rob that business for any other thing until you meet your objective. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius Sent: 08 November 2013 21:37 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) Larceny is your friend. 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.
Re: Filters?
Be sure to shoot something with specular highlights in frame or backlit against a bright sky. That will test for flare. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Take a picture with the filter in place. Remove the filter and take another picture. If you use a lens hood, it should be mounted for both pictures. Compare the pictures. This is one of those things where pixel level investigation is actually useful. If you see no, or negligible difference, then keep on with the filter. If it is causing image degradation, decide when to use it, or more to the point, when not to use it. Thanks, Bill. I'll do it. Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
BOB! On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius Sent: 08 November 2013 21:37 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Since when did having cash have any bearing on buying camera equipment? When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) Larceny is your friend. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Hi Paul - Yep, all handheld. I *was* seated in the passenger side front seat of my car, so I had extra support. I was not able to rest the lens on the car door, given where the birds were, so I was basically just sitting there shooting. An FA 400 f4.6 would be sweet... The Tokina lens seems to hold it's own, especially for a (relatively) inexpensive piece. Mark On 11/8/2013 9:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: All hand held, Mark? Looking forward to getting out with my 60-250, although it's tough to get close enough for shots of small birds. Maybe I can find another egret or heron. Would love to have David's FA 400. My A 400/5.6 is okay but I'd like to take advantage of the K-3's autofocus capability. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Thanks, Dave. I wish I could try some insect shots with the K-3, but last night's snow and freeze has probably done them in for this year. On 11/8/2013 10:02 AM, David J Brooks wrote: finaly real life test. Bird shots look great Dave On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Thanks, Ken. The K-3 is certainly living up to my expectations! On 11/8/2013 11:11 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Great examples Mark! I feel I'm being drawn closer to purchase. -Original Message- From: Alan C c...@lantic.net Subject: Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!! Looks like you are setting new standards. Greta images this is only the start. Alan C On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 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.
Re: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
on 2013-11-08 15:28 Darren Addy wrote My goal is to snowball that until I can take some of the money out to buy a nice Mak 2 Star General pellet grill/smoker (about $2300). When I do, it will be purchased with free money. free money or not, the opportunity cost will make for some extremely expensive meat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
on 2013-11-08 15:34 Bob W wrote Larceny is your friend. more like your frenemy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
on 2013-11-08 15:36 Paul Stenquist wrote Be sure to shoot something with specular highlights in frame or backlit against a bright sky. That will test for flare. i would test in both difficult and easy situations to learn how these make a difference; i will remove a filter in special situations, but i leave it on 99% of the time i like B+W MRC filters because they are really easy to clean, and i do find spatter marks on them sometimes — both urban and natural environments can put tiny droplets into the air; i tried Marumi — good optical coatings for less money — but they are comparatively hard to clean -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Photoshop CS6 Perpetual License Updates Now Available
For those using Photoshop CS6, I received a notification yesterday evening that there's a new update available for you: http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2013/11/photoshop-cs6-13-0-5mac-13-0-1-2win-perpetual-license-updates-now-available.html or http://tinyurl.com/knj3olm enjoy! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: When shooting with a manual lens that doesn't communicate its focal length to the body, there is no way to tell the body that it's a zoom lens. The body uses that setting for shake reduction. There wouldn't be much point in telling the body It's a 70-210 zoom, because the body still wouldn't have any way to tell which focal length the lens was set to at the moment of exposure--the lens doesn't communicate that information, which is the whole problem in the first place. So the best you can do is tell it what focal length you'll be shooting the lens at. (Or, pick some reasonably close average value, or disable SR so the setting doesn't really matter.) Thanks for the explanation, Matthew. When I do what you suggest will the camera be performing shake reduction? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence. - Charles Bukowski -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I just turn off the shake reduction when using one of my old zooms. What is the effect/advantage of doing that? What’s the effect of not doing that? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net There's something wrong if a Weir doesn't have anything to say. - Rob Meekings -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: Oh! An A lens. I misunderstood. I'd enter the middle of the zoom range, or if I thought I'd be using less than the full range I'd put the middle of the range I expected to use. Thanks, Eric. I’ve been doing that, or, as another responded described, setting it at the low end of the zoom’s range. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net We have different explanations. So what? - Brother Shankara -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I just turn off the shake reduction when using one of my old zooms. What is the effect/advantage of doing that? What’s the effect of not doing that? No image stabilization means no inappropriately applied image stabilization. In other words, the IS for a 35mm lens requires different parameters compared to the IS for a 100mm lens, so it's better to have none than to have the wrong parameters set. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Be sure to shoot something with specular highlights in frame or backlit against a bright sky. That will test for flare. Thanks, Paul. I’ll do that, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 6:14 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: i like B+W MRC filters because they are really easy to clean After seeing several references to B+W fllters I decided to check them out. In the process I came across this: Schneider introduces new iPro Lens System for iPhone 5/4S/4 http://www.iprolens.com/index.php -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 06:30:22PM -0500, Eric Weir wrote: On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Be sure to shoot something with specular highlights in frame or backlit against a bright sky. That will test for flare. Thanks, Paul. I’ll do that, too. And post the results of your tests. -- 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: Filters?
On Nov 8, 2013, at 6:41 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: After seeing several references to B+W fllters I decided to check them out. In the process I came across this: Schneider introduces new iPro Lens System for iPhone 5/4S/4 http://www.iprolens.com/index.php I guess this is not news. Apparently it's been around for a while. Latecomer. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
On 8 Nov 2013, at 22:59, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-11-08 15:28 Darren Addy wrote My goal is to snowball that until I can take some of the money out to buy a nice Mak 2 Star General pellet grill/smoker (about $2300). When I do, it will be purchased with free money. free money or not, the opportunity cost will make for some extremely expensive meat I thought it was for grilling and smoking owl pellets, but I didn't want to say anything. 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.
Re: FSF: Pentax O-GPS1 more
Darren, what are the income and sales tax rates in your corner of the world? I loosely followed the strategy you've outlined back in the early days of eBay. In my case I bought and sold lenses and cameras. Any loss I considered as the cost of my having rented the item for whatever period of time, amortized over the number of images I had shot with said equipment. Any profit went toward an equipment upgrade. I seriously considered buying/selling for the income rather than for my own use, but then I would have needed to get a vendor-tax ID from the state, keep proper records for the State and Federal income taxes, etc. More time investment and paperwork than could be justified by the likely income. Good luck with it! stan On Nov 8, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Darren Addy wrote: When using cash is your only option. Unless you know a way to get equipment for free. If so, I'd love to know. :) Seriously: watch this for the answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8b02EdZvw I'm starting a new game this month. I bought a set of tires for my work car and got a $60 rebate. Rather than just spend that, I'm going to use it as the start of a new business. I'm going to buy an undervalued item and sell it for a profit. Rinse and repeat. My goal is to snowball that until I can take some of the money out to buy a nice Mak 2 Star General pellet grill/smoker (about $2300). When I do, it will be purchased with free money. But it will have been made the old-fashioned way: I earned it. Sort of. :) That's capitalism in a nutshell. I think I can make that goal by next summer. You can do the same. You just need to identify a small amount of seed money to get you started, and then not rob that business for any other thing until you meet your objective. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Printer Recommendation
Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?
Without doing extensive testing, I am assuming that if you are using a reasonable zoom range then the SR will over or under compensate when at a different focal length than you input at the beginning. For me, rather than dealing with that problem, which could cause the photo to be less sharp, I just turn SR off. It is one of the things you lose when using older equipment. But those older lenses never had shake reduction before so I don't see it as a big loss. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I just turn off the shake reduction when using one of my old zooms. What is the effect/advantage of doing that? What’s the effect of not doing that? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net There's something wrong if a Weir doesn't have anything to say. - Rob Meekings -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Paul if you'd like to try out my 600, we should plan on a meet up. While not a handhold lens it is quite the glass for close up birding. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!! All hand held, Mark? Looking forward to getting out with my 60-250, although it's tough to get close enough for shots of small birds. Maybe I can find another egret or heron. Would love to have David's FA 400. My A 400/5.6 is okay but I'd like to take advantage of the K-3's autofocus capability. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
That would be special. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:33 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Paul if you'd like to try out my 600, we should plan on a meet up. While not a handhold lens it is quite the glass for close up birding. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!! All hand held, Mark? Looking forward to getting out with my 60-250, although it's tough to get close enough for shots of small birds. Maybe I can find another egret or heron. Would love to have David's FA 400. My A 400/5.6 is okay but I'd like to take advantage of the K-3's autofocus capability. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - 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.
Re: Printer Recommendation
Ditto. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Printer Recommendation
Well, the theory is that a colour-managed workflow on both sides gives you that control. B On 9 Nov 2013, at 00:30, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Printer Recommendation
That's theoretically possible, but very few labs are capable of accurate profile matching. And doing it yourself allows for more fine tuning. Reflective art is never an exact match of an electronic display image. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Well, the theory is that a colour-managed workflow on both sides gives you that control. B On 9 Nov 2013, at 00:30, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Printer Recommendation
That is so, and that is what soft-proofing is for, but it depends on your eye. My eyes are colour-blind, so I do my best not to rely on them. Luckily I live in London, where there are labs who can match profiles accurately (as far as I can tell). B From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist That's theoretically possible, but very few labs are capable of accurate profile matching. And doing it yourself allows for more fine tuning. Reflective art is never an exact match of an electronic display image. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Well, the theory is that a colour-managed workflow on both sides gives you that control. B On 9 Nov 2013, at 00:30, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Printer Recommendation
More important, on a personal level, is printings role as a key part of the process. I've been printing my own work for more than 50 years. I find it very fulfilling: It's the culmination, the conclusion, the final step in creating the image. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 8:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That is so, and that is what soft-proofing is for, but it depends on your eye. My eyes are colour-blind, so I do my best not to rely on them. Luckily I live in London, where there are labs who can match profiles accurately (as far as I can tell). B From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist That's theoretically possible, but very few labs are capable of accurate profile matching. And doing it yourself allows for more fine tuning. Reflective art is never an exact match of an electronic display image. Paul via phone On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Well, the theory is that a colour-managed workflow on both sides gives you that control. B On 9 Nov 2013, at 00:30, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Camera bling
On spec? On 11/8/2013 11:47 AM, John wrote: That's bogus. If you really want one, I'll make it for you for only $10K. On 11/7/2013 11:48 PM, Walt wrote: Something along these lines, you mean? http://is.gd/g0Uxkr I sure hope Ricoh doesn't make a K-3 with that paint scheme. I may have to take up grand larceny as a hobby. -- Walt On 11/7/2013 3:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I'm all for making expensive things look unappealing. ann On 11/7/2013 14:38, CollinB wrote: So far I've only noticed three enhancements to camera appearance. From some manufacturers, chrome shows it off. Like a 500C/M. Gorgeous. Then some add leather. Like gator or snake. We've all, or most of use, have seen the featured LXen. Finally there's the custom colors. Pentax is taking some special orders for color options with some units right now. What sort of bling would you add to a camera? I'm voting for curb feelers? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Be sure to shoot something with specular highlights in frame or backlit against a bright sky. That will test for flare. You also want to shoot something without specular highlights but with a strong light source just out of frame to test for veiling flare. It's less obvious but often more damaging than classic flare. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-01-12.shtml (Another Mike Johnston column from L-L back in the days when it was a regular must-read.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
No Time for K-3
The good news is that my battery grip arrived today, so the K-3 now feels right in my hand. The bad news is that I still haven't had time to shoot. Didn't get out of the office until after sundown. But with fading light I stepped out on the deck and shot some perennial grasses in my garden. Had to crank the ISO up to 1600 to get f 6.3 @ 1/20th with the K-3 and the DA* 50-135 at 70 mm. The light was pretty much gone. But I was very impressed with the detail in the grasses. The feather grass in the foreground, which became the focal point, is finely detailed. And the noise is minimal. Really looking forward to getting out tomorrow and looking for some big birdies or other worthy subjects. Unfortunately, I have to go buy a car first. My lease expires this week, and I can't be without transportation. Busy times. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17590781size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS Friday - Mucho Booty
No, I'm not dumping all my gear to buy a K-3. Couldn't afford one until the price drops below $900, plus the grip. But I do have bills to pay before bad things happen. I was going to use FleaBay, but they burned me on a sale I made a few weeks ago, so I told them Never Again!. I'll stick by that, too. Wanted to use PF, but cannot wrap my brain around writing all the blather that makes a good description for each item. PDML users already know what I'm listing, and what it's worth - well, a little below what it's worth, and way below what I dream getting for them. Here goes… Photos available off list if asked. All prices include shipping in USA. Outside, you pay shipping. K-10 body with DBG-2 grip — entire kit plus 3 extra batteries, charger, CDs, manual, cables, K-20D box. Not used much, replaced it with 2ea K20s before it got old. Shutter at 4,925.$230 K-7 body — most of kit, 1 batt, charger, 1 SD card, shutter at 12,182. Probably original box too! $325 PZ-1p body — bargain cosmetically w/ scratches on top lcd, but works fine. Expired, but still strong. SMC-Pentax F 50mm 1.7 AF, lens clear, diaphragm snappy. Nice lens. $167 SMC-Pentax FA 28-105mm ƒ4~5.6, cosmetically good, switch repaired by Pentax superglued :( $ 95 SMC-Pentax FA 28~70mm ƒ4 AL, cosmetically good, clean, in original box $ 90 SMC-Pentax DA 18~250mm ƒ3.5~6.3 ED AL [AF] good condition, in original box $310 SMC-Pentax DA 16~45mm ƒ4.0 ED AL like new, in original box with all stuff. $275 Sekonic L-358 Light Meter with or without the 5° spot attachment, like new, new used except to check it out. $185 without, $220 with. Original box, I think the wire to the lighting system goes with, if it fits, it will be included. Manual when I find it. More will be available next week My K-5 will stay with me, as it only has a shutter count of 6898 as of a week ago when I photographed a few camera goodies. Been using the 'Q' more on these cloudy days as a just in case camera to have with me at all times. 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: SMC PENTAX f2.8 300mm FOR SALE
He wasn't a banker, was he? :) On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:40 , Alan C wrote: This lens is up for sale in South Africa. Perhaps someone is interested? http://www.junkmail.co.za/leisure/film-cameras/north-west/hartbeespoort/pentax-smc-2-8-300mm-32148205 Alan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RIP Bentley
Here's a shot of the recently-departed Bentley, the Great Pyrenees of a friend of mine. I went back through my collection and found it after I'd heard he'd died and thought my friend might like to have a copy, so I shared it with him on Facebook. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/10752903145/#large K-x, A 50/1.7, f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/125 He was by all accounts a very cool dog. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Moosehead lake - 1968
Before I owned a Pentax - scanned from a cibachrome print of a Kodachrome slide with my then husband's camera. Thought about listing the ciba print on ebay since I was having success with old crappy polaroids - the print is scratched. Not too many ciba's on ebay. Just felt like sharing the view. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Scans-from-Chromes/17511519_5d6nsk/1/2893569168_Hdrbqg6/Large 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: PESO - Moosehead lake - 1968
Quite lovely, Ann! Godfrey - godfreydigio...@me.com On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Just felt like sharing the view. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Scans-from-Chromes/17511519_5d6nsk/1/2893569168_Hdrbqg6/Large -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RIP Bentley
Cool photo, too... he looks very sad in that photo though, as if he had lost a friend as opposed to the other way around. ann On 11/9/2013 00:11, Walt wrote: Here's a shot of the recently-departed Bentley, the Great Pyrenees of a friend of mine. I went back through my collection and found it after I'd heard he'd died and thought my friend might like to have a copy, so I shared it with him on Facebook. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/10752903145/#large K-x, A 50/1.7, f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/125 He was by all accounts a very cool dog. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
