Re: 6x7 Shutter Button
Film equipment is so inexpensive these days, even rather rare stuff that you might be better off buying a new body and keeping the one with the broken shutter button for parts. On 7/5/2014 4:52 PM, Mark C wrote: Well, it still has value to me... though investing in repairs or a replacement wasn't on my shopping list. (But I'll for sure get it fixed or replace it.) Mark On 7/5/2014 4:14 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I sold all my 67 gear immediately after getting my first dslr, it was so revolutionary. that was about 8 years ago when the stuff still had some value. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Journey to the centre of the universe
Arrived home safely yesterday, back to work today. I finished the trip a few days ahead of schedule and spent them lazily in Perpignan and Collioure. No bike problems until yesterday when, about 200 yards from home, the rear derailleur cable snapped. More reports later in the week, with pics, but don't expect much - it was a cycling trip, not a photo one. B On 11 Jun 2014, at 16:38, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bob W., Go safe, and no broken bones please! Bring back pictures of the Frenchies. Have a couple of extra fries for me. Marvelous idea. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:34 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 11/6/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm planning to cycle to the centre of the universe then get the train back. Here is my intended route, for those who are interested in such things: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/la-meridienne-1 Nice one Bob. Good luck! Your route gives you the added advantage that gravity will do most of the work ;-) -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-r gets hot
It was likely that the camera was locked up in some non-standard mode where motors were powered inappropriately. For instance if the SR circuit was malfunctioning the current drawn would likely be within the spec of the battery but the SR system may not be able to adequately dissipate the heat developed due to the fault. On 7 July 2014 11:16, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/6/2014 12:44 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 06.07.14 18:35, schrieb Zos Xavius: But yeah, damage to batteries tends to sometimes make them catch on fire. The camera was hot, not the battery. Ralf If the battery inside the camera was discharging at an excessive rate, would that cause the camera to overheat? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Eighth Street Flyer
Great action shots. Amazing what these guys can do without breaking their necks. Alan C -Original Message- From: knarf Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Eighth Street Flyer A couple of shots of Mike at the skate park near my place. All these kids are good but Mike gets the most altitude (which gives him the most time to do stuff): http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/07/eighth-street-flyer.html?m=1 It's loads of fun watching him. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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: PESO 2014 - 155 - GDG
You're good at this. If you look at it from a couple of metres away, the detail becomes more obvious. Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 2:17 AM To: PAW Picture-A-Week project ; PDML List ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA Subject: PESO 2014 - 155 - GDG I took another walk in the Park yesterday ... https://flic.kr/p/oefLtm Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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: PESO Let's Do the Twist
I like the inquisitive expression. The other one too. You're giving me inspiration. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 5:54 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO Let's Do the Twist Thanks Ann. It’s a goldfinch. Hard to tell from that angle. Here’s another frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17806764size=lg On Jul 5, 2014, at 11:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I like it too -- yellow warbler?? ann On 7/5/2014 22:42, knarf wrote: Love that light! Wonderful birdie pic. Cheers, frank On 5 July, 2014 7:13:12 PM EDT, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Another pic from yesterday afternoon with the DA* 60-250 and 1.4X converter on the K-3: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17806765 “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. --- 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: PESO: Fire Rock
Beer for hot shots? Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Fire Rock http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17807535 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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: PESO 2014 - 155 - GDG
Remind me… Pinhole body cap on a digital camera? http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Thanks! Believe it or not, 1/250 second.. ! Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: This has an appealing simplicity, Godfrey. How long an exposure was it? Rick On Jul 6, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I took another walk in the Park yesterday ... https://flic.kr/p/oefLtm Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Streetscape
My photo walk Saturday was in southeastern Center City, in a warren of narrow streets lined with row houses built in the late 1700s. For example, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808392 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-r gets hot
The camera was hot, not the battery. This is a rather curious reply. What source, other than the battery, is going to make the camera hot? If you are saying that the battery was not hot when you took it out, but the camera was, then I can only postulate that (since you said the camera was discharged) that your timing was such that the battery itself (the source of the heat) was no longer outputting heat but that the camera was still storing/dissipating the heat that had come from the battery. Irregardless of that battery appearing to recharge again, I would toss it in the trash. It is clearly failing. Even if the battery was the not the source of the heat ( I would wager it WAS) lithium ion batteries hate heat and is it effectively toast. The overheating problem of lithium ion batteries is a known problem, but relatively rare (hence few others with your experience). Why lithium batteries keep catching fire http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-19 How Lithium-ion Batteries Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/lithium-ion-battery2.htm On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:49 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: It was likely that the camera was locked up in some non-standard mode where motors were powered inappropriately. For instance if the SR circuit was malfunctioning the current drawn would likely be within the spec of the battery but the SR system may not be able to adequately dissipate the heat developed due to the fault. On 7 July 2014 11:16, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/6/2014 12:44 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 06.07.14 18:35, schrieb Zos Xavius: But yeah, damage to batteries tends to sometimes make them catch on fire. The camera was hot, not the battery. Ralf If the battery inside the camera was discharging at an excessive rate, would that cause the camera to overheat? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-r gets hot
Am 07.07.14 13:51, schrieb Darren Addy: This is a rather curious reply. What source, other than the battery, is going to make the camera hot? A battery can supply the energy (current) to heat up a variety of objects and circuits without getting hot itself as long as the battery's output current stays within its specification. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Streetscape
OOH - what a nice place to walk. Nice travel shot ann On 7/7/2014 07:44, Richard Womer wrote: My photo walk Saturday was in southeastern Center City, in a warren of narrow streets lined with row houses built in the late 1700s. For example, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808392 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 155 - GDG
Thank you all for the comments! On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:33 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Remind me… Pinhole body cap on a digital camera? You can implement pinhole lenses using a body cap, but I'm using the Skink Retro Pro M at present. This is a lot more flexible, with interchangeable pinhole/zone plate disks, and the disks available are more sophisticated. Info here: http://skinkpinhole.com/wp/webshop/shop/fur-sucherkameras-for-rangefinders/fur-leica/ Skink makes a variety of kits for a lot of different lens mounts. I bought this one originally for the Ricoh GXR-M, used it a little with the M9. Now I'm fitting it to the Sony A7 using a Novoflex NEX/LEM adapter. These photos were made with the f/71 Zone Sieve disk: combined with the A7's FF format and the ability to work at ISO 12800 and higher, an f/71 Zone Sieve allows very easy hand-held use. It has an effective focal length of 24mm. I'm also working with longer focal length pinholes on Micro-FourThirds format. Finding just the right balance of focal length and blur nets some very expressive capabilities. Godfrey On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Thanks! Believe it or not, 1/250 second.. ! On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: This has an appealing simplicity, Godfrey. How long an exposure was it? On Jul 6, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I took another walk in the Park yesterday ... https://flic.kr/p/oefLtm Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Journey to the centre of the universe
Looking forward to your report. I had a mild curiosity when you first described your trip, wondering if you might cross paths with Le Tour while in France. Come to find out that Le Tour came to you! I’ll look for you in the crowds at the finish of today’s TDF Stage 3. stan On Jul 7, 2014, at 2:55 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Arrived home safely yesterday, back to work today. I finished the trip a few days ahead of schedule and spent them lazily in Perpignan and Collioure. No bike problems until yesterday when, about 200 yards from home, the rear derailleur cable snapped. More reports later in the week, with pics, but don't expect much - it was a cycling trip, not a photo one. B On 11 Jun 2014, at 16:38, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bob W., Go safe, and no broken bones please! Bring back pictures of the Frenchies. Have a couple of extra fries for me. Marvelous idea. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:34 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 11/6/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm planning to cycle to the centre of the universe then get the train back. Here is my intended route, for those who are interested in such things: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/la-meridienne-1 Nice one Bob. Good luck! Your route gives you the added advantage that gravity will do most of the work ;-) -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESO - Streetscape
Thanks, Ann. I only had to travel 3 miles! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: OOH - what a nice place to walk. Nice travel shot ann On 7/7/2014 07:44, Richard Womer wrote: My photo walk Saturday was in southeastern Center City, in a warren of narrow streets lined with row houses built in the late 1700s. For example, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808392 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
LL clearly didn't want to give this camera a favorable review and yet kind of had to because there is so little to fault about the camera. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:25 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Veiled
My first thought when the photo popped up was Rick has posted a very disoriented abstract. So interesting view requiring some study. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:51:33 -0400 From: Rick Womerrickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Veiled Message-ID:1d45649c-8f9b-46e2-93a2-7e9281b0e...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From a photo-stroll yesterday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808388size=lg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Streetscape
Very inviting view. Human need a little more light to be discovered sooner. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 07:44:23 -0400 From: Richard Womerrickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Streetscape Message-ID: CAP0zZ0n=77gQH4COpxu3mwYGNST=6gzcxi0wd3t0zjemexj...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 My photo walk Saturday was in southeastern Center City, in a warren of narrow streets lined with row houses built in the late 1700s. For example, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808392 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Streetscape
Good idea, Don. Thanks! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Very inviting view. Human need a little more light to be discovered sooner. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 07:44:23 -0400 From: Richard Womerrickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Streetscape Message-ID: CAP0zZ0n=77gQH4COpxu3mwYGNST=6gzcxi0wd3t0zjemexj...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 My photo walk Saturday was in southeastern Center City, in a warren of narrow streets lined with row houses built in the late 1700s. For example, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808392 (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Veiled
Thanks, Don. I could have titled it Backlit Gingkos Against a Brownstone Facade, but that would have taken all the sport out of it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: My first thought when the photo popped up was Rick has posted a very disoriented abstract. So interesting view requiring some study. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 13 Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:51:33 -0400 From: Rick Womerrickpic...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Veiled Message-ID:1d45649c-8f9b-46e2-93a2-7e9281b0e...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From a photo-stroll yesterday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808388size=lg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
To suggest that nobody really needs it would be like telling wedding (film) photographers that their blads were unnecessary, that 135 was enough. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fire Rock
Good one, Alan! It's actually more like a beer for surfer dudes. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Beer for hot shots? Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Fire Rock http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17807535 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
This is not inconsistent with my general impression of LL; I'm not sure it's any worse than it ever was. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:25 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
An aggravated, uninspired reluctant literal utterance that simply reflects his frustration at failing to produce a negative review. J - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 8:25:05 AM Subject: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Bitching about the green button and auto iso? Really? Seems like they had to find things to nitpick. You can set the green button to toggle auto iso, but I guess they didn't realize that. The interface is pretty damned customizable. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: An aggravated, uninspired reluctant literal utterance that simply reflects his frustration at failing to produce a negative review. J - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 8:25:05 AM Subject: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO - Strekkode
Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
Like the idea. Effective as is, but when those cranes are out of there, it may work even better. J - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:44:26 AM Subject: PESO - Strekkode Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
For Ann-deer in color
Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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.
Re: PESO 2014 - 155 - GDG
I want one! On 7 Jul 2014, at 14:47, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Thank you all for the comments! On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:33 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Remind me… Pinhole body cap on a digital camera? You can implement pinhole lenses using a body cap, but I'm using the Skink Retro Pro M at present. This is a lot more flexible, with interchangeable pinhole/zone plate disks, and the disks available are more sophisticated. Info here: http://skinkpinhole.com/wp/webshop/shop/fur-sucherkameras-for-rangefinders/fur-leica/ Skink makes a variety of kits for a lot of different lens mounts. I bought this one originally for the Ricoh GXR-M, used it a little with the M9. Now I'm fitting it to the Sony A7 using a Novoflex NEX/LEM adapter. These photos were made with the f/71 Zone Sieve disk: combined with the A7's FF format and the ability to work at ISO 12800 and higher, an f/71 Zone Sieve allows very easy hand-held use. It has an effective focal length of 24mm. I'm also working with longer focal length pinholes on Micro-FourThirds format. Finding just the right balance of focal length and blur nets some very expressive capabilities. Godfrey On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Thanks! Believe it or not, 1/250 second.. ! On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: This has an appealing simplicity, Godfrey. How long an exposure was it? On Jul 6, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I took another walk in the Park yesterday ... https://flic.kr/p/oefLtm Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
Well, FWIW, I like the cranes in there. They contribute to what I feel as the mood of the piece. I really like the shot as a whole. - Marco On Jul 7, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Like the idea. Effective as is, but when those cranes are out of there, it may work even better. J - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:44:26 AM Subject: PESO - Strekkode Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
That's really nice. I saw a lot of wildlife, not all of it roadkill, on my ride through France, including a couple of occasions when I was exploring little lanes and spooked the deer. Lovely to watch them bounding off down the lane. I expect they jumped in front of someone's car shortly afterwards. B On 7 Jul 2014, at 19:46, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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.
Re: PESO - Strekkode
Superb! On 7 Jul 2014, at 18:45, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Eighth Street Flyer
like the framing in #2 On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of shots of Mike at the skate park near my place. All these kids are good but Mike gets the most altitude (which gives him the most time to do stuff): http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/07/eighth-street-flyer.html?m=1 It's loads of fun watching him. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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:PESO: Cactus Flower
Quite lovely, Dan. I am jealous because mine have not bloomed yet. Maybe too much rain too little sun. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:59:56 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Cactus Flower Message-ID: CAOmwt1w3f-93JLDj_kJ6==n60t_0gV5W+mk=PsPAjU=nhvo...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
Very sterile city view. You have my vote to post more often. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:44:26 +0200 From: Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Strekkode Message-ID:53badc7a.6030...@toralf.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one:http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it:-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
Thanks, Chris I like your monochromatic rendering as art but love the color as a portrait of a handsome buck - think it would be even stronger with a tight crop... (i could make you crazy with this!lol ann On 7/7/2014 14:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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.
Re: PESO: Cactus Flower
Nice portrait ann On 7/7/2014 12:59, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Aw, c'mon guys, lighten up! The reviewers criticize the green button and the video, and wonder about the trade-offs of size, price, and performance compared to smaller cameras (esp. 24x36). They also say (just going quickly through the review): But we have to put these relatively minor critiques in context: the 645Z is light-years ahead of any other MF-class camera, and frankly better than just about all of the FF 35mm machines in user interface. It's almost like an actual photographer was involved in the design. Revolutionary. The files off the Z are superb. Here's the kicker..the 21MP, 'lowest' quality jpegs were, on-screen, just amazing. Converted to BW, and tweaked quite a bit in LR, they are gorgeous. All of this comes in the context of a camera with amazing high ISO capabilities. CCDs simply cannot compete on that front at all. Bottom line is superb IQ. The Z is a real working pro's field camera in every sense. It's a camera that's almost never annoying to use, and will no doubt be a trusty companion for years of use. I suspect the people who buy them will grow to love them. The Pentax 645D may well have the best high ISO performance of any camera to date (including the Sony A7s), and with little doubt has the lowest noise high ISO performance of any medium format camera, including as best we can tell that of the Phase One and Hasselblads that use the same sensor. It's a world-class image-maker in every regard, and the fullest realization of the dream of a 35mm quality MF camera. We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Bitching about the green button and auto iso? Really? Seems like they had to find things to nitpick. You can set the green button to toggle auto iso, but I guess they didn't realize that. The interface is pretty damned customizable. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: An aggravated, uninspired reluctant literal utterance that simply reflects his frustration at failing to produce a negative review. J - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 8:25:05 AM Subject: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z In which after deciding it's pretty good, the author says since I don't really need it, probably no one else does... Is it me or is every photography news blog becoming Kennyboy's? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
MUCH better in color! I wouldn't crop it, either--I like the context. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Chris I like your monochromatic rendering as art but love the color as a portrait of a handsome buck - think it would be even stronger with a tight crop... (i could make you crazy with this!lol ann On 7/7/2014 14:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 20:47, Marco Alpert wrote: Well, FWIW, I like the cranes in there. They contribute to what I feel as the mood of the piece. He, he. Opinions are as usual on this list i.e. divided. But that's the way we like it ;-) I suspect I'll go back there some time, so eventually, there may well be a similar shot without the cranes anyhow, so we'll see how that works... Thanks to both of you. - Toralf I really like the shot as a whole. - Marco On Jul 7, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Like the idea. Effective as is, but when those cranes are out of there, it may work even better. J - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:44:26 AM Subject: PESO - Strekkode Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
Striking drabness - I like it, but my nit is that I think it would be a tad stronger with a bit sliced from the bottom... there is more going on from the middle up. ann On 7/7/2014 13:44, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 20:50, Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb! Thanks! - Toralf On 7 Jul 2014, at 18:45, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: VESO 2014 - Fourth of July Fireworks! - GDG
As do I, Rob! and they would be _even fonder if you ever posted some of the shots _you_ took! ;-) ann On 7/6/2014 01:58, Rob Studdert wrote: I've fond memories of watching the 4th July fireworks off your rooftop Ann :) On 6 July 2014 01:20, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Those need to come with a sound warning! :-) I watched part of Macy's on the TV with the sound off... didn't even go up on the roof this year. glad you had fun ann On 7/5/2014 09:52, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Of course I went to a party yesterday. Of course there was amazing food. Of course there were amazing people. Of course there were … https://flic.kr/p/od9L2N Fireworks! Thanks Anne Jim, it was great to see you! :-) Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Birds at Feeder
That waxbill works for me - what a pretty fellow! looks like a finch family guy love those colors. ann On 7/6/2014 21:29, Bob Sullivan wrote: Alan, That's a good start! Have you tried sitting still for a half hour while they get used to you? Set-up on a tripod with a long cable release and pre-focus. Easier now as you don't waste film. Also, small mammals might be eating your seeds as well. Squirrels and racoons here. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: A couple of weeks ago I put up a bird feeder. It took the birds several days to find it but now we have a daily bun fight. We must be feeding birds from far wide because they are consuming about 1kg of seed a day! 6 species so far. The photography is quite difficult because the birds are very skittish one needs to get with 5m. Then the question of exposure. A high ISO is necessary to get a high enough shutter speed for hand-held work unfortunately the K7 sensor is a bit noisy. Noise reduction smoothes the detail too much. I am on a learning curve here so any helpful comments are gratefully encouraged. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157645127985880/ Alan C --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax 645Z quick look
http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
Dan, Nice work. I'm sending a copy to my wife! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
What Rick said. - Marco On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Richard Womer wrote: MUCH better in color! I wouldn't crop it, either--I like the context. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Chris I like your monochromatic rendering as art but love the color as a portrait of a handsome buck - think it would be even stronger with a tight crop... (i could make you crazy with this!lol ann On 7/7/2014 14:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
Let me say it again, I love your earlier BW conversion. Striking! J - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 11:45:45 AM Subject: For Ann-deer in color Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
On 07/07/14 21:43, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Striking drabness - I like it, Thanks. but my nit is that I think it would be a tad stronger with a bit sliced from the bottom... there is more going on from the middle up. Yeah, maybe. Here is a moderate crop: http://se.toralf.net/post/91074068478/strekkode2 Perhaps I should remove more. Or less. I can spend *hours* trying to decide just that, once I start cropping, so I'm thinking it may be a better idea to avoid it altogether ;-) In this case I ended up removing the empty bits at the left and right, and letting the aspect ratio (which I kept) decide how much I could get rid of at the bottom. If you know what I mean... - Toralf ann On 7/7/2014 13:44, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: For Ann-deer in color
On 07/07/14 21:51, Marco Alpert wrote: What Rick said. - Marco I rather like this in colour, too. I won't say it's better than the bw version, as I never noticed that and can't seem to find it now... But I like the colour :-) - T On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Richard Womer wrote: MUCH better in color! I wouldn't crop it, either--I like the context. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Chris I like your monochromatic rendering as art but love the color as a portrait of a handsome buck - think it would be even stronger with a tight crop... (i could make you crazy with this!lol ann On 7/7/2014 14:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Here’s that deer shot in color. It’s clearly easier to spot the deer in color. I was just having a little bw rendering fun in the previous post. http://www.caguila.com/deercolor/index.html 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Richard Womer wrote: Aw, c'mon guys, lighten up! The reviewers criticize the green button and the video, and wonder about the trade-offs of size, price, and performance compared to smaller cameras (esp. 24x36). They also say (just going quickly through the review): But we have to put these relatively minor critiques in context: the 645Z is light-years ahead of any other MF-class camera, and frankly better than just about all of the FF 35mm machines in user interface. It's almost like an actual photographer was involved in the design. Revolutionary. The files off the Z are superb. Here's the kicker..the 21MP, 'lowest' quality jpegs were, on-screen, just amazing. Converted to BW, and tweaked quite a bit in LR, they are gorgeous. All of this comes in the context of a camera with amazing high ISO capabilities. CCDs simply cannot compete on that front at all. Bottom line is superb IQ. The Z is a real working pro's field camera in every sense. It's a camera that's almost never annoying to use, and will no doubt be a trusty companion for years of use. I suspect the people who buy them will grow to love them. The Pentax 645D may well have the best high ISO performance of any camera to date (including the Sony A7s), and with little doubt has the lowest noise high ISO performance of any medium format camera, including as best we can tell that of the Phase One and Hasselblads that use the same sensor. It's a world-class image-maker in every regard, and the fullest realization of the dream of a 35mm quality MF camera. We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. We can dream! -- -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: Pentax 645Z quick look
I opened that account way back when for the 645D, Don. I might get more serious about topping it up for the 645Z though. Well look a that: it easily passes my eyelash test. :-) On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
i also find that they rarely praise a piece of gear that much. all of the criticisms also completely stand, afaic On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. We can dream! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
If I felt a strong need for a large sensor camera I’d go for the 8.5K 645Z over a Nikon D3x, which is 7K. And it’s only $500 more than a Leica monochrome. Not a bad price for a medium format DSLR. A slam dunk vs. the above. Paul On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: Aw, c'mon guys, lighten up! The reviewers criticize the green button and the video, and wonder about the trade-offs of size, price, and performance compared to smaller cameras (esp. 24x36). They also say (just going quickly through the review): But we have to put these relatively minor critiques in context: the 645Z is light-years ahead of any other MF-class camera, and frankly better than just about all of the FF 35mm machines in user interface. It's almost like an actual photographer was involved in the design. Revolutionary. The files off the Z are superb. Here's the kicker..the 21MP, 'lowest' quality jpegs were, on-screen, just amazing. Converted to BW, and tweaked quite a bit in LR, they are gorgeous. All of this comes in the context of a camera with amazing high ISO capabilities. CCDs simply cannot compete on that front at all. Bottom line is superb IQ. The Z is a real working pro's field camera in every sense. It's a camera that's almost never annoying to use, and will no doubt be a trusty companion for years of use. I suspect the people who buy them will grow to love them. The Pentax 645D may well have the best high ISO performance of any camera to date (including the Sony A7s), and with little doubt has the lowest noise high ISO performance of any medium format camera, including as best we can tell that of the Phase One and Hasselblads that use the same sensor. It's a world-class image-maker in every regard, and the fullest realization of the dream of a 35mm quality MF camera. We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 645Z quick look
On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I opened that account way back when for the 645D, Don. I might get more serious about topping it up for the 645Z though. Well look a that: it easily passes my eyelash test. :-) Not to mention the stray hair test. There appears to be a whisker in the middle other right cheek and a lot of peach fuzz at the bottom of the cheek. And check out those nose hairs. Where’s my cloning tool? Paul On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
nikon d800 is much cheaper, why exclude it? D3x has advantages mostly in very specific realms of high-end sports photography, which definitely isn't a medium format's forte anyway. Only the size and price realy compare, but if you really want something big, well, just buy a mamiya rb67 and save a ton. Leica monochrome is just an expensive and very specialty item. Don't see why compare. All that aside, the z is definitely super cheap compared to even the past generation of mf solutions, but why not compare it to the d800, which is almost as good at everything it does, at a third of the price. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: If I felt a strong need for a large sensor camera I'd go for the 8.5K 645Z over a Nikon D3x, which is 7K. And it's only $500 more than a Leica monochrome. Not a bad price for a medium format DSLR. A slam dunk vs. the above. Paul On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: Aw, c'mon guys, lighten up! The reviewers criticize the green button and the video, and wonder about the trade-offs of size, price, and performance compared to smaller cameras (esp. 24x36). They also say (just going quickly through the review): But we have to put these relatively minor critiques in context: the 645Z is light-years ahead of any other MF-class camera, and frankly better than just about all of the FF 35mm machines in user interface. It's almost like an actual photographer was involved in the design. Revolutionary. The files off the Z are superb. Here's the kicker..the 21MP, 'lowest' quality jpegs were, on-screen, just amazing. Converted to BW, and tweaked quite a bit in LR, they are gorgeous. All of this comes in the context of a camera with amazing high ISO capabilities. CCDs simply cannot compete on that front at all. Bottom line is superb IQ. The Z is a real working pro's field camera in every sense. It's a camera that's almost never annoying to use, and will no doubt be a trusty companion for years of use. I suspect the people who buy them will grow to love them. The Pentax 645D may well have the best high ISO performance of any camera to date (including the Sony A7s), and with little doubt has the lowest noise high ISO performance of any medium format camera, including as best we can tell that of the Phase One and Hasselblads that use the same sensor. It's a world-class image-maker in every regard, and the fullest realization of the dream of a 35mm quality MF camera. We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Paul Stenquist wrote: If I felt a strong need for a large sensor camera Id go for the 8.5K 645Z over a Nikon D3x, which is 7K. And its only $500 more than a Leica monochrome. Not a bad price for a medium format DSLR. A slam dunk vs. the above. Oh yes. Amazing price for a med format DSLR. And astonishing value. It's a slam dunk if you want an MF DSLR and have that much money. It's just that most of us don't meet either qualification! Of course, it's not just the camera you have to buy but lenses as well and all the MF lenses are well expensive. The reason someone might get, say, a D810 would be if they needed specialized wide angle or super-telephoto glass (or tilt-shift) and also so they could also use its lenses on their APS-C camera. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
well, you can also use the mf lenses on almost anything :D On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: If I felt a strong need for a large sensor camera I'd go for the 8.5K 645Z over a Nikon D3x, which is 7K. And it's only $500 more than a Leica monochrome. Not a bad price for a medium format DSLR. A slam dunk vs. the above. Oh yes. Amazing price for a med format DSLR. And astonishing value. It's a slam dunk if you want an MF DSLR and have that much money. It's just that most of us don't meet either qualification! Of course, it's not just the camera you have to buy but lenses as well and all the MF lenses are well expensive. The reason someone might get, say, a D810 would be if they needed specialized wide angle or super-telephoto glass (or tilt-shift) and also so they could also use its lenses on their APS-C camera. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: well, you can also use the mf lenses on almost anything :D Sadly, I think the 645-to-k-mount adapter is out of production. And it didn't support autofocus. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
true, well nothing than. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: well, you can also use the mf lenses on almost anything :D Sadly, I think the 645-to-k-mount adapter is out of production. And it didn't support autofocus. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Anyone have a good/cheap way to test Polaroid sx70 cameras?
Seems like Godfrey or someone posted on this before, but I can't find it by searching. Does anyone have a tip for testing the functionality of a Polaroid sx70 camera, in the most frugal way possible? Mucho Nachos in advance. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Anyone have a good/cheap way to test Polaroid sx70 cameras?
On 7/7/2014 5:15 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Seems like Godfrey or someone posted on this before, but I can't find it by searching. Does anyone have a tip for testing the functionality of a Polaroid sx70 camera, in the most frugal way possible? Mucho Nachos in advance. shoot one pack of film then sell the results as unique art prints for a profit if the camera worked. -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
From what I've heard the 6x7 lenses were superb and supposedly better than the zeiss lenses hassy used on the V series and also better than the 645 lenses. I don't know how true that exactly is, but I've heard it repeated from various people that shot MF with pentax bodies. If you factor 3-4 really good primes to match the D800, I'm guessing that the price point doesn't look all that different, though I must say the new 645 lenses are definitely not cheap by any means. You could build a film era kit for what, somewhere between $1-2000? Some of those lenses won't match the Z's sensor, but I imagine would at least keep you in D800 territory. If you ask me, the D800 pushes glass hard and that makes getting the best results out of it an expensive proposition anyways. It takes fairly good lenses to match even a 24mp sensor, so unless you just want at best 20-24mp images using 2nd rate glass. If that's the case, you're still getting nowhere near the 645Z in terms of resolving power. The pixel pitch and smaller format means diffraction is going to cut in faster as well, negating the benefit of lacking an AA filter. The D800 is diffraction limited at f5.6. The 645Z looks like its at f8 or so if this calculator I'm using is correct. Probably a stop ahead. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: well, you can also use the mf lenses on almost anything :D Sadly, I think the 645-to-k-mount adapter is out of production. And it didn't support autofocus. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 645Z quick look
Sharpness is incredible, but I think the model image is a bit over-exposed. Don't care for blown-out pixels in skin tone areas. I have to believe the camera's sensor has more than enough dynamic range for the studio scene (in all but the spectral highlights). On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I opened that account way back when for the 645D, Don. I might get more serious about topping it up for the 645Z though. Well look a that: it easily passes my eyelash test. :-) Not to mention the stray hair test. There appears to be a whisker in the middle other right cheek and a lot of peach fuzz at the bottom of the cheek. And check out those nose hairs. Where’s my cloning tool? Paul On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Zos Xavius wrote: From what I've heard the 6x7 lenses were superb and supposedly better than the zeiss lenses hassy used on the V series and also better than the 645 lenses. Most medium format lenses are much lower in absolute resolution than 35mm lenses. They don't need to be as good because they cover a much larger film (or sensor) area and thus yield equal size prints with much lower magnification and thus obtain very high print resolution without the need for the MTF numbers required of 35mm lenses. Interestingly, one of the exceptions to this is the Pentax 645 35mm/3.5 lens: It's reportedly superb even by 35mm standards and in the early days of full-frame digital there was a small business in Nikon-to-P645 and Canon-to-P645 adapters for people who wanted to use this lens (I think Zorki or someone also made a shift or tilt/shift adapter to take advantage of the medium format lens' large image circle). -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6x7 Shutter Button
I may well wind up doing that, or just use a pen or small screw driver to press the shutter mechanism inside the 6x7 body. The guy at the local repair shop was not sanguine about finding the part he would need to fix the shutter button but was going to look for it. If he can find it, the repair would be simple and inexpensive. Mark On 7/7/2014 1:59 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Film equipment is so inexpensive these days, even rather rare stuff that you might be better off buying a new body and keeping the one with the broken shutter button for parts. On 7/5/2014 4:52 PM, Mark C wrote: Well, it still has value to me... though investing in repairs or a replacement wasn't on my shopping list. (But I'll for sure get it fixed or replace it.) Mark On 7/5/2014 4:14 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I sold all my 67 gear immediately after getting my first dslr, it was so revolutionary. that was about 8 years ago when the stuff still had some value. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
On 07/07/2014 2:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. I'm deciding if I should fire sale my 6x7 gear for some stupidly ridiculous price (I'm thinking the body, 8 lenses, bellows and accessories for somewhere around 500 dollars), or keep the stuff, and buy a 645 with an adapter to use the 6x7 lenses. My wife can only kill me once. 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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
On 07/07/2014 2:50 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: nikon d800 is much cheaper, why exclude it? D3x has advantages mostly in very specific realms of high-end sports photography, which definitely isn't a medium format's forte anyway. Only the size and price realy compare, but if you really want something big, well, just buy a mamiya rb67 and save a ton. Leica monochrome is just an expensive and very specialty item. Don't see why compare. All that aside, the z is definitely super cheap compared to even the past generation of mf solutions, but why not compare it to the d800, which is almost as good at everything it does, at a third of the price. The Nikon doesn't take Pentax lenses. If you have used both, you won't need an explanation. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Journey to the centre of the universe
On 7 Jul 2014, at 15:00, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Looking forward to your report. I had a mild curiosity when you first described your trip, wondering if you might cross paths with Le Tour while in France. Come to find out that Le Tour came to you! I’ll look for you in the crowds at the finish of today’s TDF Stage 3. I've been back at work today and didn't see anything of the Tour. Doesn't bother me - I'm not especially interested in cycle racing, and have inadvertently seen the tour go past several times when in France, as well as watching the Grand Depart when it was in Greenwich a few years ago. B stan On Jul 7, 2014, at 2:55 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Arrived home safely yesterday, back to work today. I finished the trip a few days ahead of schedule and spent them lazily in Perpignan and Collioure. No bike problems until yesterday when, about 200 yards from home, the rear derailleur cable snapped. More reports later in the week, with pics, but don't expect much - it was a cycling trip, not a photo one. B On 11 Jun 2014, at 16:38, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bob W., Go safe, and no broken bones please! Bring back pictures of the Frenchies. Have a couple of extra fries for me. Marvelous idea. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:34 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 11/6/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm planning to cycle to the centre of the universe then get the train back. Here is my intended route, for those who are interested in such things: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/la-meridienne-1 Nice one Bob. Good luck! Your route gives you the added advantage that gravity will do most of the work ;-) -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: Journey to the centre of the universe
Here's a couple of previews for you: http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan-1.jpg And: http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan-2.jpg For the benefit of anyone who doesn't know French, 'émeute-toi' means something like 'riot yourself' and 'aime-toi' is 'love yourself'. They are pronounced very similarly. B On 12 Jun 2014, at 04:51, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: but more importantly - have fun! ann On 6/11/2014 17:02, Bob W-PDML wrote: If I want to get myself bien homologué then I have to write a compte rendu for l'union des randonneurs Picards, so naturally I will post it online. B On 11 Jun 2014, at 20:24, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Go well. We expect a comprehensive travelogue from you. Chris On 11 June 2014 01:25, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I am going on holiday for 3 weeks on Friday, so if I can remember how to do it I will unsubscribe shortly. I'm planning to cycle to the centre of the universe then get the train back. Here is my intended route, for those who are interested in such things: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/la-meridienne-1 It follows more or less the Paris meridian, which was plotted from Dunkerque to Barcelona in order to establish the length of the metre. Not being all that confident of being able to achieve this I have planned some escape routes, but if you don't hear from me after about 4 weeks, send out a search party, and bring beer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gare_de_Perpignan If I can overcome my cosmogonic ecstacy for long enough I'll try and take some pictures while I'm there. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
Bill wrote: My wife can only kill me once. Is it too early for a Quote of the Year award? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Journey to the centre of the universe
about time! I _love_the first one... The second one - like the , like the elements, but would like you to fix the perspective, straighten up those verticals - if they were wildly off it could work - I know - it's only a preview and you didn't have your real camera with you :-) hungry for more ann On 7/7/2014 18:32, Bob W-PDML wrote: Here's a couple of previews for you: http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan-1.jpg And: http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan-2.jpg For the benefit of anyone who doesn't know French, 'émeute-toi' means something like 'riot yourself' and 'aime-toi' is 'love yourself'. They are pronounced very similarly. B On 12 Jun 2014, at 04:51, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: but more importantly - have fun! ann On 6/11/2014 17:02, Bob W-PDML wrote: If I want to get myself bien homologué then I have to write a compte rendu for l'union des randonneurs Picards, so naturally I will post it online. B On 11 Jun 2014, at 20:24, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Go well. We expect a comprehensive travelogue from you. Chris On 11 June 2014 01:25, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I am going on holiday for 3 weeks on Friday, so if I can remember how to do it I will unsubscribe shortly. I'm planning to cycle to the centre of the universe then get the train back. Here is my intended route, for those who are interested in such things: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/la-meridienne-1 It follows more or less the Paris meridian, which was plotted from Dunkerque to Barcelona in order to establish the length of the metre. Not being all that confident of being able to achieve this I have planned some escape routes, but if you don't hear from me after about 4 weeks, send out a search party, and bring beer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gare_de_Perpignan If I can overcome my cosmogonic ecstacy for long enough I'll try and take some pictures while I'm there. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Journey to the centre of the universe
Bob W-PDML wrote: Here's a couple of previews for you: http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan-1.jpg Love it. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. We can dream! -- -bmw Dream, dream, dream, dream Dream, dream, dream, dream When I want you in my hands When I want you and all your lens Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream, dream, dream, dream When I feel blue in the night And I need you to auto-set the white balance just right Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream I can make you mine, stop down to f/9, Anytime night or day Only trouble is, gee whiz Im dreamin my life away I need you so that I could die I love you so and that is why Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream [With apologies to the Everly Brothers] 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.
Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
The Nikon doesn't take Pentax lenses. If you have used both, you won't need an explanation. shouldn't it be possible to adapt 6x7 lenses to anything 35mm and smaller? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
Nice grab Dan. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Cactus Flower http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 645Z quick look
I agree, Darren; more than a bit overexposed. Everything, including hair and irises seems too hot. This may have been shot by a chimper without a meter. :-) I'd also suggest that her makeup was not the best choice for use with a beauty dish. Needed more powder -- there's too much glare and highlights. What does DxOMark say about the DR of the 645Z sensor? Unless it's a big step backward from the 654D it'll _easily_ cover the whole of that scene. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Sharpness is incredible, but I think the model image is a bit over-exposed. Don't care for blown-out pixels in skin tone areas. I have to believe the camera's sensor has more than enough dynamic range for the studio scene (in all but the spectral highlights). On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I opened that account way back when for the 645D, Don. I might get more serious about topping it up for the 645Z though. Well look a that: it easily passes my eyelash test. :-) Not to mention the stray hair test. There appears to be a whisker in the middle other right cheek and a lot of peach fuzz at the bottom of the cheek. And check out those nose hairs. Where’s my cloning tool? Paul On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z
I can make you mine, stop down to f/9 Mark! And strong competition to Bill's for quote of the year. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Richard Womer wrote: We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under the title Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape. Seriously. The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. We can dream! -- -bmw Dream, dream, dream, dream Dream, dream, dream, dream When I want you in my hands When I want you and all your lens Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream, dream, dream, dream When I feel blue in the night And I need you to auto-set the white balance just right Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream I can make you mine, stop down to f/9, Anytime night or day Only trouble is, gee whiz Im dreamin my life away I need you so that I could die I love you so and that is why Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream [With apologies to the Everly Brothers] 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. -- -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: OT: Anyone have a good/cheap way to test Polaroid sx70 cameras?
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:26 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: On 7/7/2014 5:15 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Seems like Godfrey or someone posted on this before, but I can't find it by searching. Does anyone have a tip for testing the functionality of a Polaroid sx70 camera, in the most frugal way possible? Mucho Nachos in advance. shoot one pack of film then sell the results as unique art prints for a profit if the camera worked. And the quotable quotes just keep on coming ... -- -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: OT: Anyone have a good/cheap way to test Polaroid sx70 cameras?
It's a bit difficult to be frugal because ultimately you have to test it with a pack of fresh, known good film. - open by pulling up on the back of the viewfinder. Everything should pop into place reasonably easily. DO NOT PRESS THE SHUTTER RELEASE! - examine the bellows for holes, tears, etc. - check the lens with a flash light to see that there's nothing in it that might cause a problem. - Look through the viewfinder and see if the lens focuses correctly (knob on the right) - Looking into the meter cell on the left with a flash light, turn the light/dark control and see that the metering adjustment filter move smoothly as you work the control through its range. - open the film compartment (button on the RH side). Pull out any film pack that might be in there. - with a flashlight, examine the interior of the film compartment. The large trapezoidal mirror on top should be reasonably clean and in one piece. Look for obvious corrosion on the battery contacts. Check the film transport assembly in the trap door... turn it by the gears on the RH side. It should roll smoothly and easily. The rollers should be clean. Next you need at least one pack of good film and preferably one empty film holder with a known good battery and a couple of junk prints. (I always keep a couple of empty film packs around with known good batteries for testing purposes, along with a cover sheet and five or six junk prints.) - If you have an empty pack with a known good battery, push it in, close the film door. When you close the door, you should hear the mechanism cycle as that is the cover sheet ejection cycle. - Now release the shutter with the empty film pack while looking through the viewfinder. You should see and hear the mirror cycle. Do this a couple of times looking into the lens as well to be certain the shutter cycles. - Presuming the mechanism cycles and seems to work smoothly, if you have a few junk prints and/or a cover sheet, remove the empty film pack and reload the pack with the junk prints and cover sheet. Be sure not to jam them - they have to be flat - and be sure the little folding flap on the back of the cover sheet is removed so it down't jam the picker arm. Once the pack is loaded, replace it into the camera and watch the top print or cover sheet eject. Then cycle the shutter and see that the prints eject smoothly. - If you don't have an empty pack with a good battery handy, you have to do the above three steps with a known good film pack. (The reason you don't press the button and try it without looking first for corrosion or damage is that if there's an old pack in the camera, many of these cameras have been sitting for a very long time and the un-exposed prints have 'leaked' and bonded together. Even if the battery has good charge, they can jam or break the picker mechanism if they are bonded together.) In this case, you simply have to test by fitting a known good pack and seeing if the cover sheet is ejected, and whether the shutter and mirror cycles through taking a photo and ejecting the print properly. So you lose at least one exposure to pure testing. - Okay, One way or another, you've figured out that the camera's reasonably clean and the mechanism works. Consider the first pack of good film a test pack and just shoot through it, exercising the focus and light/dark control. Impossible Project SX-70 BW or Color film packs are all the same price so which you buy to try the camera doesn't matter on that score, but the BW processes in about three-four minutes where the color takes up to 40 minutes. So I tend to use BW to get things rolling first. The Impossible SX-70 films tend to be a little faster than the original Polaroid film, and like any old camera the shutter on many of these is a bit slower than it ought to be now, so set the light/dark control to one or two notches towards the darken side as a starting point. Presuming the camera is healthy and you run a few packs through it, you'll find the exposure will drift a bit through the first few packs until everything moves the way it ought to, and then it becomes pretty consistent. Also, the Impossible films are still a little light sensitive when they're first ejected from the camera. Indoors, you can just cover them with your hand as the prints eject and turn them face side down onto a table while they process. Outdoors, you need to tape a flexible tongue or blind over the outbound slot (I use Artist's Tape and a cover sheet) that protects them from sunlight, then quickly fetch them into a bag or your pocket to process. After a minute or so, the reagent is fully light-proof and they can be handled like SX-70 prints of old while they process, but I just keep them in my pocket until they're finished. Resources: - The Impossible Project (the-impossible-project.com) makes film and sells accessories and other stuff. Good folks, they are trying to do an impossible thing and
PESO - Gotta Keep the Seat Dry
It looked as though it might be almost as old as the 18th century street it was parked on: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=lg or http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=md (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Bob W, want to make an offer? Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Anyone have a good/cheap way to test Polaroid sx70 cameras?
Of course, the other cheap way to test an SX-70 is to send it to me and let me test it. If it doesn't pass the initial functional test, you're out the cost of postage. If it passes the first functional tests and you want me to test some film through it, that will cost you the film pack too. Depending on where you are, however, the postage could be more expensive than a second pack of film... ;-) Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com On Jul 7, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Seems like Godfrey or someone posted on this before, but I can't find it by searching. Does anyone have a tip for testing the functionality of a Polaroid sx70 camera, in the most frugal way possible? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 155 - GDG
Do it, BobW! The pro kit is pretty inexpensive for the quality and a lot of fun to work with. Put your tripod to use! :-) Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com On Jul 7, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I want one! On 7 Jul 2014, at 14:47, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Thank you all for the comments! On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:33 AM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Remind me… Pinhole body cap on a digital camera? You can implement pinhole lenses using a body cap, but I'm using the Skink Retro Pro M at present. This is a lot more flexible, with interchangeable pinhole/zone plate disks, and the disks available are more sophisticated. Info here: http://skinkpinhole.com/wp/webshop/shop/fur-sucherkameras-for-rangefinders/fur-leica/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Strekkode
To me, it looks more like one of those architect's idealized drawings than an actual photo--except for the cranes in the background. Those bring it back to reality. Nice. Cheers, Rick On Jul 7, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6x7 Shutter Button
I guess using a cable isn't an option since it screws into the shutter release. Bummer. If it makes you feel any better I now can't seem to find my SD card full of detroit pictures. Tempted to punch some walls, but then I'd just have to fix them later. Meh. On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I may well wind up doing that, or just use a pen or small screw driver to press the shutter mechanism inside the 6x7 body. The guy at the local repair shop was not sanguine about finding the part he would need to fix the shutter button but was going to look for it. If he can find it, the repair would be simple and inexpensive. Mark On 7/7/2014 1:59 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Film equipment is so inexpensive these days, even rather rare stuff that you might be better off buying a new body and keeping the one with the broken shutter button for parts. On 7/5/2014 4:52 PM, Mark C wrote: Well, it still has value to me... though investing in repairs or a replacement wasn't on my shopping list. (But I'll for sure get it fixed or replace it.) Mark On 7/5/2014 4:14 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I sold all my 67 gear immediately after getting my first dslr, it was so revolutionary. that was about 8 years ago when the stuff still had some value. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-r gets hot
The in body focusing motor aught to draw more than enough current to make the camera body hot. On 7/7/2014 7:51 AM, Darren Addy wrote: The camera was hot, not the battery. This is a rather curious reply. What source, other than the battery, is going to make the camera hot? If you are saying that the battery was not hot when you took it out, but the camera was, then I can only postulate that (since you said the camera was discharged) that your timing was such that the battery itself (the source of the heat) was no longer outputting heat but that the camera was still storing/dissipating the heat that had come from the battery. Irregardless of that battery appearing to recharge again, I would toss it in the trash. It is clearly failing. Even if the battery was the not the source of the heat ( I would wager it WAS) lithium ion batteries hate heat and is it effectively toast. The overheating problem of lithium ion batteries is a known problem, but relatively rare (hence few others with your experience). Why lithium batteries keep catching fire http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-19 How Lithium-ion Batteries Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/lithium-ion-battery2.htm On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:49 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: It was likely that the camera was locked up in some non-standard mode where motors were powered inappropriately. For instance if the SR circuit was malfunctioning the current drawn would likely be within the spec of the battery but the SR system may not be able to adequately dissipate the heat developed due to the fault. On 7 July 2014 11:16, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/6/2014 12:44 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 06.07.14 18:35, schrieb Zos Xavius: But yeah, damage to batteries tends to sometimes make them catch on fire. The camera was hot, not the battery. Ralf If the battery inside the camera was discharging at an excessive rate, would that cause the camera to overheat? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 645Z quick look
That is quite a camera. The detail in the sample images is incredible. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Pentax-645Z-Medium-F-11034.shtml This includes some large jpgs. Maybe the model shots will have Bruce opening a new savings account. http://www.pdnonline.com/static/content_images/Pentax_Model_test_1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Gotta Keep the Seat Dry
Nice find, well recorded. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: It looked as though it might be almost as old as the 18th century street it was parked on: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=lg or http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=md (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Bob W, want to make an offer? Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
Thanks, Don, Ann, Bob and Ken. They usually are at their peak on Fathers Day. This year they were just a bit late, and are just about at the end of the flowering season. Soon, I will have to cut them back to prevent them from covering the sidewalk and part of the drive. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Quite lovely, Dan. I am jealous because mine have not bloomed yet. Maybe too much rain too little sun. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:59:56 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Cactus Flower Message-ID: CAOmwt1w3f-93JLDj_kJ6==n60t_0gV5W+mk=PsPAjU=nhvo...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
An attractive bloom, well recorded by you. Haven’t seen this flower here or when I lived in Jersey. Paul On Jul 7, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Don, Ann, Bob and Ken. They usually are at their peak on Fathers Day. This year they were just a bit late, and are just about at the end of the flowering season. Soon, I will have to cut them back to prevent them from covering the sidewalk and part of the drive. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Quite lovely, Dan. I am jealous because mine have not bloomed yet. Maybe too much rain too little sun. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:59:56 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Cactus Flower Message-ID: CAOmwt1w3f-93JLDj_kJ6==n60t_0gV5W+mk=PsPAjU=nhvo...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO - Catching Air
Last couple of Mike at the skate park and I decided on colour this time: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/catching-air.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Catching Air
They are both excellent, Frank, but the second has a dynamic quality that is really special. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:13 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Last couple of Mike at the skate park and I decided on colour this time: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/catching-air.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cactus Flower
Thanks, Paul. They do not grow wild here, but they are becoming more popular in suburban yards as the deer situation gets more severe. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: An attractive bloom, well recorded by you. Haven’t seen this flower here or when I lived in Jersey. Paul On Jul 7, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Don, Ann, Bob and Ken. They usually are at their peak on Fathers Day. This year they were just a bit late, and are just about at the end of the flowering season. Soon, I will have to cut them back to prevent them from covering the sidewalk and part of the drive. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Quite lovely, Dan. I am jealous because mine have not bloomed yet. Maybe too much rain too little sun. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 12:59:56 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Cactus Flower Message-ID: CAOmwt1w3f-93JLDj_kJ6==n60t_0gV5W+mk=PsPAjU=nhvo...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808489 K-5IIs with smc 35mm F2.8 Limited Comments are invited.Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO: Ehttp://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17809374
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17809374 K-5IIs with smc DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Gotta Keep the Seat Dry
Beautiful old cruiser! Nicely captured. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2014 8:29:27 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: It looked as though it might be almost as old as the 18th century street it was parked on: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=lg or http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17808398size=md (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments? Bob W, want to make an offer? Cheers, Rick “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ehttp://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17809374
Gorgeous! Very nice light and colours. Cheers, frank On 7 July, 2014 10:32:31 PM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17809374 K-5IIs with smc DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 155 - GDG
That is special! Cheers, frank On 6 July, 2014 8:17:34 PM EDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I took another walk in the Park yesterday ... https://flic.kr/p/oefLtm Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
