Re:PESO - Theater of Shades
Boris, I like the image. The fact that no part of it is in focus is intriging. But for some reason I keep wanting to see it in a portrait orientation with the dark gradation of the wall at the bottom of the frame. Would be interesting to see how the Limited would render it. Jay
Re:PAW - Sunset at Point Elizabeth
David, Wow, very nice! I like the colors and subtle tones all across the image and the fact that a lot of detail still shows in the shadows. JayT
Heron In The Field
Not sure what this one was searching for in the middle of a grass field; a rodent maybe? I always thought they did most of their hunting around the shorlines. This one was a good half mile away from the water. Taken with the newly acquired Tokina AT-X 400 f5.6 . I think I'm going to have to try stopping this lens down a bit more. I'm also curious how it will work with the F1.7X adapter before I splurge on a new Tamron or Sigma APO 1.4X. I think I am getting bit by the telephoto LBA bug. *istDL 1/1000s @ f/6.7 iso200 / Handheld, processed w/BibbleLite Comments critique always helpful. Thanks for looking. http://i.pbase.com/g3/87/63987/2/56113299.GBHinField.jpg JayT
Re: Pentax Pre PMA announcment.
Ok, I'll put my newbie DSLR two cents in on this one. I could care less about a new body announcement at PMA. Actually, I hope there isn't one because number 1)I don't have the funds to get one right now, 2) I'm still trying to figure out how to fully utilize the DS and DL bodies capabilities that I already own, 3) no new body means I can look for another lens or two. I guess one of the main reasons I bought the DS as my first DSLR in the first place was because of its small size, ability to use a wide variety of lenses and the quality of construction as wells as image quality using higher ISO speeds. All that is still working for me right now. But I can see where other more experienced and specialized shooters might be discouraged with the speed of development/production with Pentax. Wildlife photography for instance. The gear available right now for say shooting birds in flight or other similar subjects is somewhat limited. Oh well, I don't see myself jumping platforms anytime soon, I have way too much yet to learn. Overall I am quite happy with the current equipment, but I just wish the good Pentax glass was not so difficult to find. Jay
Re: PESO - Catchin' the Light
Bruce, I'm just now seeing this fantastic image. Great sense of depth and nice bokeh. A very nice composition. I just became an owner of this same lens so it is especially exciting to see such great results. Now I just have to spend more time here on the PDML learning from people like you. Keep up the great work. JayT
FS Friday: DA 18-55mm Kit Lens - EX+++
I have an extra DA 18-55mm kit lens for sale since I bought a DL with less than 50 shots on it when I sent my DS in for repair. As new condition with all packaging paperwork. Asking $75 plus shipping and PayPal . Overseas would be a little extra. JayT
Re: Intro to Wildlife Shooting-Revised Image
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I knew if I posted here I would get some CC. Tried a couple other forums and received virtually none. Anyway, with this particular bird my angle was severely limited to one spot on a pier at a Marina on the Seattle waterfront and could only get this rear viewpoint. Hence the distracting background. This shot shows more of the Heron, but not sure if the exposure is better. Maybe too much Highlight Recovery in the Bibble Lite conversion. I hear what you guys are saying about the legs though, it makes quite a difference. I have some other shots that turned out quite nice of Kingfisher, Goldeneye and Mergansers. I have yet to try the lens out with the F1.7x adapter, but I hear that a 1.4x will give better results. JayT http://i.pbase.com/g3/87/63987/2/56081002.ElliotGBH2.jpg
Intro to Wildlife Shooting
Having a recent interest in wildlife subjects, I decided to pick up a telephoto lens for my DSLR. I found a pretty nice copy of the discontinued Tokina AT-X 400mm F5.6 on eBay. The lens is surprisingly lightweight and is pretty easily handheld for the most part. This image is one of the first ones taken with it and is my first shot of the Great Blue Heron. Feedback appreciated. Thanks for looking. JayT http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/55968855.ElliotGBH.jpg 1/2000s f/6.7 at 400.0mm iso200
Re: OT: Prayer for my Daughter
PDML'ers, Our family received a wonderful blessing today as our daughter Nicole was released from the hospital with a positive medical prognosis. They ran almost all the tests they could with the exception of a spinal tap to rule out meningitis of which they were doubtful of anyway. All of the test results turned out to be normal. By last night Nicole was starting to feel better again. We had been concerned earlier in the day because when my wife had her get up and walk around the hospital Nicole was still feeling some pressure in her chest. My wife spent the night at the hospital last night so she could be there when the doctor came this morning. He said that he had conferred with 20 of his colleagues coming to the conclusion that what Nicole had was some type of viral infection that affected her whole body. Nicole seems to be almost back to 100%. She was at our house most of the afternoon and evening with my grandson Darius watching our Seattle Seahawks beat themselves in SuperBowl XL. Not much disappointment for us though; thank God Nicole is healthy! http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/55757032.NicoleRecovered.jpg Again, thank all of you so much for your prayers and support and may God continue to bless you and your loved ones. Jay
Re: OT: Prayer for my Daughter
Lasse, Godfrey, Boris, Bob, Paul, Carlos, E.R.N., Perry Derby, Frank, Gonz, Jack, Tim, Gautam, Kenneth, Mishka, Shel, Joseph, Bob Shell, Cesar, Feroze and Bob W: First of all I want to truly thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words of support and encouragement and most of all your prayers for Nicole. It really means a lot to know that people really care and are willing to intercede for her healing. She remains in the hospital this evening. They have run the gamut of tests since yesterday. EKG, blood work, spleen, thyroid, chest x-ray and CAT scan this afternoon all showing nothing abnormal. They still do not know what is wrong with her though. The infectious disease specialist was the last doctor today to examine her and his only take on it is that perhaps is some sort of viral infection. He said that he has seen a few patients recently with similar symptoms. Nicole looked better today, but was still suffering the headaches and her blood pressure still would drop pretty far when she stands up. They are going to keep her another night at least maybe have some sort of prognosis tomorrow. Now that they were able to rule several things out they were able to give her some pain medication so she was able to get some good rest tonight. We continue to remain faithful that her health will be fully restored. Though I don't actually had the pleasure of meeting any of you folks, I consider you all to be friends. Again, thank you for your prayers and encouragement. And may God bless you and your families. Sincerely, Jay Taylor http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/48675784.IMGP1136copy.jpg
OT: Prayer for my Daughter
PDML'ers, Please say a prayer for my daughter Nicole. Some of you may remember the photos I usually post of my grandson; she is his Mom. She was admitted to the hospital this evening. We do not know what is wrong with her. She's been experiencing headache, chest pain and elevated heart rate. She went to the emergency room yesterday where they ran some tests including EKG which showed no abnormality. After a nights rest she still was feeling bad this morning so she went to see her doctor. Their office could not determine what is going on with her and recommended that she be hospitalized for observation and further tests. The medical team there discussed further tests including her spleen and a CAT scan as well. Thank you, JayT
FA: Sigma 2 Macro Zoom Lens Kit
PDML'ers, A shameless plug for for my eBay auction. A fairly good deal for entry level lens set. Just clearing out stuff I don't use. Just bought these in March and they really are not bad for the money. I've only shot twenty to to thirty images on each (if that much). I'm just getting spoiled on Pentax FA quality. Thanks for looking. Jay T http://cgi.ebay.com/Sigma-2-Macro-Lens-Set-28-80mm-f3-5-5-6-70 -300mm_W0QQitemZ7574282484QQcategoryZ48558QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
PEOW - UW Women's Volleyball NCAA Champions
Congratulations to the University of Washington women's volleyball team in capturing the Division 1 national championship today. They remained unbeaten throughout the entire tournament and swept the No. 1 ranked Nerbraska Cornhuskers in three straight games today. Managed to snap a few photos of the team earlier in the season with my then new FA 80-200 F/2.8 and the *istDS. Comments and critique welcome as usual. Thanks for looking. JayT http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/53671110.UW.jpg Handheld 1/750s f/4.0 at 170.0mm iso1600
Anyone tried different focus screen on digital?
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone out there in PDML land. I am wondering if anyone has successfully had a different type focusing screen installed to replace the stock one on any of the digital cameras *istD, DS, DL or DS2? I am assuming this would be something that an authorized Pentax service center would need to for someone if they wanted it or would it be a fairly easy DIY install? Not that there is much lacking in the stock focus screen/viewfinder, but I was just looking thru my old Minolta X700 with the horizontal matte field with central split image focusing aid that perked my curiosity. I've seen a few posts on focus screens, but no real testimony of these being modified on the digitals. Thanks, Jay T
Re:PESO Experimental Pano
Rob, Verrry Nice! For fun try holding down the mouse and panning through the QTVR at ever increasing speeds. Did you have to use a specialized tripod head to make this image? Again a fantastic job Rob. Jay On Nov 24, 2005, at 8:00 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: Enough talk, time for another Pano PESO, this one is a bit of an experiment however. I hope I don't offend too many people but it's in Apple QTVR format (MOV) so if you can't view these standalone or in an enabled Browser then you might have to pass. Also it also contains a Google Earth link which shows exactly from where the shot was made. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/pano084.mov (~880kB) Tech: *ist D, ISO200, 1/800s A16/2.8 @ f8 (8 landscape shots) Thumbnail images stitched using Hugin/Enblend and converted to QTVR using Pano2QTVR. Feedback would be appreciated. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #2768
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:28:16 +0200 From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Sigma AF 24 -70 3.5 - 5.6 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone on the list have this lens? I've been looking for a test on the web but can't find one. Don W -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005 Don, I have this lens and it is for sale. It is not bad for a starter lens. Can't really comment on how it performs at wide open, etc. since I haven't used it much. It does have macro focusing and seemed to produce pretty good images from my *istDS. I haven't been using it since I've become an FA snob. I bought it new in a kit with the 70-300 Super Macro II. I see them on eBay all the time on Buy It Now, but most of the time for too much money. One nice thing about (or not so nice depending on how you look at it) is its lightweight. Here are a couple shots taken with it: http://i.pbase.com/u26/sirfishalot/upload/43271566.VioletSig80.jpg http://i.pbase.com/u26/sirfishalot/upload/43271583.MHullBldgSig80.jpg http://k41.pbase.com/u26/sirfishalot/upload/43342636.IMGP0156copy.jpg Hope that helps, Jay T
BW Conversion - Grandson with Auntie
I have been pretty quiet posting here but usually am reading some of the posts. Not a whole lot of time to enjoy photography these days. This is another *istDS shot of my grandson with my younger daughter. Converted in CS using dual HSB adjustment layers. Comments critique welcome as always. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/51134191.DanielleDJ.jpg Pentax SMC DA 18-55 (kit lens) 1/60s f/5.6 at 55.0mm iso400 Thanks for looking, Jay T
SMC Fall Colors
Haven't had much time lately for photo processing or shooting for that matter since I am busy studying for my Architects Registration Examination. But here is one I snapped last weekend on the *istDS with the SMC FA 28-70 F4 and my newly aquired F1.7x Adapter. Trying to figure out if this thing is a teleconverter or a magnified extension tube? Seems like it allows a much greater close focusing range. Can't wait to try it out with the FA 80-200. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/51005028.FallsArrival.jpg Comments welcome as always. Thanks for looking. Jay T
WTB-Pentax F 1.7x Converter
If anyone in the PDML has an extra F 1.7x Converter or one (or know of a source) not being used I would like to buy it from you. Thanks, JayT
Black White Conversion w/FA 24 f2.0
After admiring the awesome photoblog of Juan (Water Molotov) and great images from Godfrey, I have been wanting to explore different BW conversion processes in Photoshop CS. This one involves dual Hue/Saturation adjustment layers. Not even close to dynamic range shown in Juan's work, but here is an example: http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49629765.DuwamishBW.jpg I'm really begining to appreciate the optical quality of the higher end Pentax glass. And yeah, LBA is starting to come into full effect. Comments and suggestions welcome, Jay
Re: Problem (?) with FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6
On second observation, I don't think there is anything wrong with my copy of this lens. Had another look at the images today on my laptop using BibbleLite instead of Photoshop CS and they appear fine for the most part. I think I was making a presumption based on viewing previews of the RAW images in the CS Browser. When viewing these on the LCD laptop with Bibble they appear very sharp and crisp. Very surprising for a $45 lens, but then again it is a Pentax FA. Here is a sample: http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49589818.IMGP1218_1.jpg Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:24:23 -0700 From: Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Problem (?) with FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed I have one of the newer (silver) FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 zoom lenses. I just noticed over the weekend that the majority of pictures taken with this lens that the RAW images seem to have a sort of a haze or cloudy look to them. Can't figure out what may cause this nor have not seen it in any other lenses I have. The images can be corrected in ACR by adjusting the shadow slider. I bought this lens on eBay for $45 so maybe it is defective. Anyone else experience anything like this? Thanks, JayT
Problem (?) with FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6
I have one of the newer (silver) FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 zoom lenses. I just noticed over the weekend that the majority of pictures taken with this lens that the RAW images seem to have a sort of a haze or cloudy look to them. Can't figure out what may cause this nor have not seen it in any other lenses I have. The images can be corrected in ACR by adjusting the shadow slider. I bought this lens on eBay for $45 so maybe it is defective. Anyone else experience anything like this? Thanks, JayT
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #2245
I checked visually and it didn't appear to be separation. Its strange because a couple of the images shot appear very normal. I going to have a tech take a look and ask the eBay seller about his return policy, although it has been about three weeks since I bought the lens. Jay On Sep 20, 2005, at 9:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Problem (?) with FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hmm. Could be element separation inside the lens. Have you looked through it to see if there's any evidence of that? Godfrey
Major Enablement
Well, At least in my mind it is. I couldn't resist (this time) the opportunity to purchase an almost new FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom for my *istDS. I'm eagerly awaiting delivery in the next several days. It wasn't really in my plan, I'd been eyeing the shorter 28-70 f2.8 but figured that one might be a little easier to find later. So my newly acquired placeholder FA 80-200 f4.7-5.6 will be up for sale soon perhaps. Here is one of the few pics taken so far with that lens, which is really not too bad: http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49033925.Sachi.jpg I'll be screwed when the 12-24 comes out in terms of funding. Hopefully that new higher MP body won't be introduced too soon. If anyone has a lead on a Pentax AF 1.7x teleconverter I would appreciate it. Thanks, JayT
Opinions on FA 80-200 f2.8 Price
Ok, Can anyone tell me if $1580 US is too much to pay for an excellent + FA 80-200 f2.8 zoom lens. I know these are getting to be somewhat rare, but I see that online retailers who were selling them seemed to have them priced about $1350 to $1450. The one I am looking at is supposedly in as new condition. What do others think one of these babies would be worth. Thanks, JayT
Fwd: PEOW: Grandmother's Love
Begin forwarded message: From: Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: August 30, 2005 11:08:14 PM PDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PEOW: Grandmother's Love Here is another recent shot of my grandson Darius with my wife Sharon captured with the DS using a newly aquired FA 28-70 F4. Comments suggestions always helpful. Thanks. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/48490999.SharonDarius.jpg Jay T
PEOW - Pacific NW Saltwater Flyfishing
Here is a shot I took at Brown's Point near Tacoma Washington (USA) after a morning flyfishing excursion. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/48035114.JonatBrownsPoint.jpg Pink (humpy) Salmon are running pretty good in Puget Sound right now. I had the pleasure of fishing along side this fine young man most of the morning. He was so busy earlier taking pictures of other people catching fish that he didn't get to enjoy a whole lot of action for himself. Fishing was a blast, fast and furious with common triple and quad hookups on at the same time. Man life is good! This shot was taken with my new FA 24/f2.0 IL (thanks to Chad). Comments welcome as always, Jay T (aka Sirfishalot)
Childs Intuition
Here is a recent shot of my grandson Darius with my cousin Jim Davidson from Minnesota. Darius seemed to immediately have a bond with Jim (who is just a great person) shortly after meeting him for the first time. It's funny how young children really have a strong sense of who good people are. Taken with the *istDS and the FA 24/F2.0 IL. Comments welcome as always. Jay T http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/47696778.DariusJim.jpg
Correction -Childs Intuition
Correction: Shot with the FA 50/F 1.4 Here is a recent shot of my grandson Darius with my cousin Jim Davidson from Minnesota. Darius seemed to immediately have a bond with Jim (who is just a great person) shortly after meeting him for the first time. It's funny how young children really have a strong sense of who good people are. Taken with the *istDS and the FA 50/F1.4 Comments welcome as always. Jay T http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/47696778.DariusJim.jpg
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #1947
On Aug 18, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I hope you don't mind my suggestions and adjustments. I liked the pic enough to want to play with it a bit. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/jt.html Shel, Godfrey and others, Thanks so much for the constructive critique. This particular shot was the only one acceptable of the three I took that day (that is, with both of them looking at the camera). Man, my wife already nags me about taking too much time to compose a shot. The comments are really helpful though. I have a better idea of what to aim for. Jay T
My daughter with FA 24/f2
Here is one of my first captures with my new FA 24 lens on the DS. Cropped and converted to monochrome via the Channel Mixer with a slight tint in CS. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/2/47176457.NicoleBW.jpg I'm still trying to figure out how to best use this lens. Had taken some shots in aperture priority mode last weekend, but quite a few of them were out of focus (using the AF). Most of those shots were taken at f/8. I'm thinking of trying manual focus and Auto mode for more consistent results. Comments appreciated. Jay T
Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC
Frank, definitely the first one for me. No distractions, right on point and the panning works very well with the subject . Just my HO. JayT On 7/6/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3518501size=lg Here's Tofu Leans into the Corner: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3518514size=lg They aren't spectacularly sharp, but I rather like both - don't forget these are scans of 4x6 minilab prints - I think they'll show better when blown up properly. If you have a preference, I'd be interested to hear it. If not, but you still want to comment, I'd like that, too... vbg cheers, frank
Daughter and Grandboy @ Dim Sum
Here is a shot of my daughter with my grandson. Too bad I had too much DOF. When I have time in Photoshop, I'll try to blur the distracting background. Shot with the *istDS and the DA 18-55 kit lens. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/2/45850053.DanielleDariusJune05.jpg JayT
Re:FS: F 17-28 Fisheye Zoom
Bruce, Stop it! You're gonna get me in big (LBA) trouble. First you hit us up with all these great images from your southern Utah trip and then this. But seriously, go ahead and post a couple examples from this lens just to keep us salivating. JayT Bruce Dayton Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:12:30 -0700 Selling my F 17-28/3.5-4.5 Fisheye zoom lens.
M100 Macro Repair Help
OK, I know at least a couple of you out there has had some experience with take apart, reassemble and or repair pentax lenses. I have this M100 macro that has the classic lens separation problem, so I figured what the heck maybe I can fix it. Someone else here on PDML said that the separation can be completed and the optics rejoined with optical cement. So I'm at the point of disassembly where I don't know what to do next to get to the lens elements. Can someone provide a little guidance? This is how far I've gotten: http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/45739931.IMG_0978.JPG Thanks, Jay T
Re:PESO: two images from my project
Boris, I really like the first shot. Although I am a little biased towards building shots since I am an architect. For me what works is not only the point of view, but the contrast between built and the natural. Oh yeah the composition and choice of border works well too. JayT
Grandpa's Lil Wonder
Here is a shot of my grandson, one of which I really like. Captured with the *istDS using the FA 50mm f1.4. Now I'm starting to realize all the hoopla behind this piece of Pentax glass. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/45423940.SeriousD.jpg JayT (aka Sirfishalot)
New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
Greetings fellow Pentaxians, I am a new *istDS user from Seattle, Washington USA. New to Pentax, but have dabbled in photography over the last decade or so. I've really been interested in digital the last few years using mostly Cano,...(do I dare mention on this forum?). The *ist DS is my firs DSLR. I am sure glad I went with the Pentax. Macro subjects have always interested me so I'm looking at purchasing a better lens than my Sigma DL's to shoot stuff like insects, flowers at close range. Also looking at a ring flash unit. My question is regarding the AF080C ring flash. Is a used one in excellent condition worth $150 US? Those of you who have used it are you pleased with it and is it invaluable for macros of flowers and insects? I look forward to contributing what little knowledge I have with the other great people here. Thanks, Jay Taylor *istDS
