Re: WTF?
I am glad I tend to use lenses wide open and near that :-) Could it be that the meter does not get enough light for an accurate measurement when stopped down? Regards, Lucas On 4/4/09, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: I found the same thing ... The green button metering is accurate wide open and near that, but accuracy becomes increasingly off as the lens stops down. Several possible causes come to mind, but the unfortunate truth is that I never found a way to solve it that didn't have less desireable side effects. Godfrey On Apr 4, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill and Godfrey, I've found that I don't really understand the 'green button' mechanism. I can operate the green button fix just fine, but exposures are a bit of a mystery. See here, where I used an old M35 f2.0 lens on manual. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/K352ApertureTestOnK20d# Exposure seems to go off as you get to smaller f stops. Now if the green button causes it to stop down and meter, how can it be off? You just metered the shot at f12.8, or whatever. The mechanism for this error is a mystery to me. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: anybody know about the Sigma 24mm f/2.8 1:4 Wide Angle Macro Lens
Hi Larry, I've got one. Loved it on film, still like it a lot on a K10. I generally prefer to use Pentax lenses, but I make an exception for this one. It's major drawback is that it's prione to flare. I got it in 2004 for €70,- in well-used condition. Focussing feel is peculiar: very loose, and gritty. It feels like it can get stuck any minute, but it hasn't for the last five years, so I'm not complaining. Hope this helps, Regards, Lucas On 2/15/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: There's one on ebay for a BiN of $126. It looks intriguing, and I don't have any primes wider than 31. -- It's not the steps in the dance, it's the dance in the steps. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Next Pentax DSLR?
My MZ-50 recently died after 150 rolls. Unless someone knows how to cure it's urge to wind a frame wheneven I do something with any button... I'll miss it: it's a nice camera, and it was a present... Regards, Lucas On 2/15/09, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 4:54 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/14 Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: DSLR actually stands for Damn Sh**ty Lousy Reliability, regardless of who the manufacturer is. (That said... (knock on wood)... I have had no failures in 15K exposures on my istD and K10D). Me too. I do recall people bitching about LX reliability, though. Not just sticky mirror issues... Makes me wonder if reliability has truly worsened, or if it's just more visible because of the online forums. Jostein Reliability has gotten better, not worse. But expected reliability without regular service has increased faster. Consumer DSLR's are expected to have a shutter life of 50,000 or more shots. Nobody expected a MZ-50 to last 1300+ rolls without service (50k shots is 1388 36ex rolls). -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My next DSLR wishlist
On 2/14/09, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: happens, and Auto-Unique prevents me from creating any boring duplications of existing images. There is a muck larger market for the opposite: a camera that downloads a _good_ image of whatever it's pointed at, instead of taking a poor one. It'll need wifi, GPS and a way to blend in the people in the foreground. Technologically, we're 90% there. -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mostly tilt and somewhat shift
Op Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:19:01 +0200 schreef Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The idea of controlling DOF with the lens tilt starts to tickle my fancy... It turns out that Pentax only has shift lens (28/3.5 in K mount) and there are some 3rd party lenses. Any thoughts, ideas, etc on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Currently I am thinking in more theoretical terms, however it could become quite practical. The K lens is quite rare, read expensive, and the 3rd party variants are long, if I remember correctly. Great for tabletop/macro, but less so for architecture... There are Medium format-to-K T/S converters (some German manufacturer?), but they are expensive (200,-) and have the same focal length limitation. 18mm Medium format lenses are rare... A P645-PK T/S adapter does not seem to exist. Something Pentax overlooked? Hasselblad has a nice solution too, but a bit steep as well :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Computer advice wanted.
Op Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:20:11 +0200 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm Seconded. Easily worth several times the amount they charge for it. Regards, Lucas From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/20 Sun PM 06:07:28 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT - Computer advice wanted. My hard drive has the death clicks. Previously I had a couple of noisy (clattery) startups but it has run quietly so I've just left it on full time. Today the clicking has become almost constant. What do I need to do or get (apart from a replacement HD) to clone or ghost the OS and software over to another drive? I want to avoid a clean install because of the enormous number of updates between the build version of XP that I have on my backup discs, and SP3. I also want to avoid having to reinstall and configure my other software. Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Well, that's ONE way to get a FF Pentax setup
Op Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:03:28 +0200 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Adam Maas wrote: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/667236 Looks like Cotty's got a Taiwanese imitator. Is anyone else starting to wonder why Pentax isn't making Ltd lenses in other mounts? Tokina suspiciously has a 35/2.8 macro, all of a sudden... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Well, that's ONE way to get a FF Pentax setup
Op Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:20:12 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:03:28 +0200 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Adam Maas wrote: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/667236 Looks like Cotty's got a Taiwanese imitator. Is anyone else starting to wonder why Pentax isn't making Ltd lenses in other mounts? Tokina suspiciously has a 35/2.8 macro, all of a sudden... That's the only one of the Limited lenses which has shown up in other forms. And the Tokina versions of various Pentax lenses are generally Yes. And it most probably misses part of what makes a lens limited: built quality. Or is the Tokina lens body as good as the Pentax? considered to be inferior to the Pentax (the 16-50 in particular, the Tokina has a serious flare issue that isn't duplicated on the Pentax). Interesting. Especially in the beginning of the Tokina-Pentax coöperation, there was a lot of speculation (often stated as fact) that the Tokina's would have SMC. Apparently not (?). -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fifty Frustration
Op Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:26:10 +0200 schreef John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Need to vent a little, to people who might know what I'm talking about. I'm not really expecting any responses, though. Ha! snip hope that the DA* 55 1.4 (listed on the latest lens roadmap) comes out at an affordable price. Affordable is an opinion, of course, but I wouldn't count on a low price. How much was/is the FA* 85/1,4? I feel like I'm missing a hand without my 50. Sell the A50/1.2 and get a get a good FA50/1.4 in return? -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hilarious Photoshop hijinks from those nutty Revolutionary Guards
Op Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:03:41 +0200 schreef Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED]: opinion and getting wider consensus. That's a strong trend to totalitarism under a thin democratic mask, and I hate it. That's happening here in Italy, unsure if this applies elsewhere too. I would say the governements of severalother European countries are taking lessons from Italy in this respect. I share your hatred of it. What really annoys me is that 95% of the populations does not seem to care at all. Everyone is so very certain that totalitarianism is not going to happen here. History will teach us nothing, as Sting sung. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: July PUG is up
Op Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:17:15 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Scott Loveless wrote: It's been a whirlwind the last couple weeks, but the PUG is finally on line. http://pug.komkon.org/ What a joke! Everyone knows you can't shoot sports action with Pentax! The autofocus isn't good enough! The frame rate is too slow! Best shot of the PUG? IMHO, it's Jos van der Hijden's Voetballer Niels. Agreed. Come to think of it, that's one of the best sports shots I've seen ever. And it was taken with an MX. A pro camera. In it's day, it's AF could match the best :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FS: Willing to donate some stuff, some others I wanna get out cheaply etc.
Op Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:17:07 +0200 schreef David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/7/8 Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gez and I attempted to have full concentration NOT to make this very mistake =D Don't sweat it. I'm pretty sure that most here can't write Belgian, anywhere near as good as you can English. I'm quite confident noone can write Belgian :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FS: Willing to donate some stuff, some others I wanna get out cheaply etc.
Op Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:19:28 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:17:07 +0200 schreef David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/7/8 Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gez and I attempted to have full concentration NOT to make this very mistake =D Don't sweat it. I'm pretty sure that most here can't write Belgian, anywhere near as good as you can English. I'm quite confident noone can write Belgian :o) I wouldn't put it past the Australians! ;-) Erm, there's that... I didn't consider the Australians :o) (as an aside, some Australians just invited me to come shooting one day (heck, it's just half the globe away), just because I bought a lens off them. Is that considered normal Austalian behaviour?) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - 600mm collection
Op Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:24:37 +0200 schreef AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've grouped some shots with the FA*600/4 into one gallery. There are 10 images. 3 of them have been posted to the List before. Jostein, That's a pleasure to look at. I'm somewhat relieved. For a moment I thought you had a collection of 600mm lenses... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: When air is an obstacle
Op Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:13:35 +0200 schreef D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Huh. I guess that being able to see the image rippling from the movement of air between me and the subject, that's pretty much a guarantee that I'm not going to be able to get a sharp image at such distances today, right? Not of the subject, anyway. Photography is quite WYSIWYG in that regard... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Nikon D700 hands-on
Op Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:51 +0200 schreef [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't think Sony will ever be more than a tier two player in the photo world. Brand is important in every marketing arena, and they don't have the brand. In truth, Pentax has more brand equity. Samsung, by the way, has none. Brands can be built, that _is_ marketing. Sony is aggresively pursueing the amateur market with well-specced camera's for very attractive prices. As far as I can see they're quite succesfull. I don't see why they couldn't do the same for the pro market. According to a sony executive they started a photography contest (can't remember which) to start building on their image with pro photographers. It'll take them years, but Sony probably knows that better than any of us, and obviously still are willing to go that way. Ciao, Lucas Paul -- Original message -- From: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Op Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:00 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond700/ (I still don't envision a Pentax full-frame before 2010, though I'm sure Samsung's working on the sensor.) Sony openly aims for market leadership. If Samsung want to compete with them, they'll be developing the GX-2D, and we might see a K-2D as spinoff :) Or :(, not sure there... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Nikon D700 hands-on
Op Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:08:03 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Brands can be built, that _is_ marketing. Sony is aggresively pursueing the amateur market with well-specced camera's for very attractive prices. As far as I can see they're quite succesfull. I don't see why they couldn't do the same for the pro market. According to a sony executive they started a photography contest (can't remember which) to start building on their image with pro photographers. It'll take them years, but Sony probably knows that better than any of us, and obviously still are willing to go that way. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sony try to leverage their major presence in pro video into pro still photography. Perhaps offering major media buyers package deals including both types of cameras. If Corpse Bride II is a Sony movie, it'll be shot with an Alpha ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Nikon D700 hands-on
Op Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:00 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond700/ (I still don't envision a Pentax full-frame before 2010, though I'm sure Samsung's working on the sensor.) Sony openly aims for market leadership. If Samsung want to compete with them, they'll be developing the GX-2D, and we might see a K-2D as spinoff :) Or :(, not sure there... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: P-TTL and how-to-disable question
Op Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:30:49 +0200 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just thinking aloud... about how to use my screwy 540 for a while before sending it in for repairs. If I were to somehow cover all of the pins except for the center one and the 1st original I'm a dedicated Pentax flash and this is how I signal to you that I'm charged pin, would the thing default to the A mode when I put it on the K10D? Reading the KMP you'd need the 'mode' pin as well, so you'd just cover the digital (single front) pin. That would get me by for about 85% of what I use a flash for. I know it seems to work that way when I attach it to the ME-Super. I know I'm delaying the inevitable co$t of $ending it in for repair $ but money is tight right now. Thoughts? Ideas? Am I nuts? Insufficient data to decide. Try it out, I'd say... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Motivation
Op Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:24:29 +0200 schreef Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You may find jogging more efficient than cycling. As far as loosing weight you're absolutely right! Do this for several years you might be eligible for a couple of new knees! Yes. Run on unhardened roads, if you must. If you have leg-problems already I wouldn't do it. Swimming, if possible, costs a lot of energy and is easy on our joints. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1
Op Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:50:25 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Heck, if Pentax made a 10MP camera the size of the ist-D or DS I'd be quite interested. Is the K-200D that much larger? -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A question of theory
Op Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:55:22 +0200 schreef AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think with all Pentax AF SLRS, the mirror is semi-translucent, and with a second mirror behind it to divert light to AF sensors located in the mirror house floor. I may have misunderstood this completely, though... :-) No, this is, at least for Pentax, correct. IIRC BOZ has a diagram (in the SAFOX section) that comes from Richard Hüneckes Pentax MZ-3/MZ-5n book. The book is dirt cheep on ebay, if you read german... Ciao, Lucas 2008/6/17 Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi! Is there a good resource where I can read about the way the modern Pentax DSLRs (K10D?!) are constructed? I mean - which sensors are situated where, this kind of stuff??? Notably, the AF sensors - they are placed after the focusing screen or before it. I mean along the light path naturally. Thanks. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1
Op Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:09:11 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The specifications say so. It's larger than the K100D which was larger than the *ist-D, (When I tried one out it was comfortable to hold though). O.k. I *really* liked the small Olympus (E-420?) from the pictures, so I'm with Mark and Feranando. Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:50:25 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Heck, if Pentax made a 10MP camera the size of the ist-D or DS I'd be quite interested. Is the K-200D that much larger? -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PUG reminder
Op Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:12:28 +0200 schreef Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Do you believe everything you read on the internet? ]'-) Certainly. On Jun 18, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Fernando wrote: I read in dpreview that Pentax can't do sports :oP On 6/18/08, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The theme is Sports and Action. So far I have animal photos. Please, PLEASE submit something with people. g Just kidding. Submit what you want. http://www.pdmlpug.org/ -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM
Op Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:07:24 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: O.k., thanks. Interesting to know. Like you said, it is a very nice lens. -- Ciao, Lucas I don't know personally, however the word from people who tried to get these repaired by Pentax was that the aspheric lens had delaminated and couldn't be repaired no parts were available, a cemented group could be repaired, but it might not be economically feasible slight difference. It seems that a while ago more of the aspheric elements were found and the lenses could be repaired, I was able to purchase a re-manufactured copy, for about what the price of repair would have been. Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:52:43 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Interesting, the lens contains not one but two composite, aspherical elements, the composite aspherical element was the achillies heel of the smcp FA 28-70mm f4.0 an otherwise exemplary little lens. Dario Bonazza wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp Are you sure it was the composite AL element that comes loose on some 28-70's? There seem to be two groups of two cemented elements in this lens: http://bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/_optics/28-70f4.gif. It could be one of those... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4AL[IF] SDM
Op Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:52:43 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Interesting, the lens contains not one but two composite, aspherical elements, the composite aspherical element was the achillies heel of the smcp FA 28-70mm f4.0 an otherwise exemplary little lens. Dario Bonazza wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp Are you sure it was the composite AL element that comes loose on some 28-70's? There seem to be two groups of two cemented elements in this lens: http://bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/_optics/28-70f4.gif. It could be one of those... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Don't leave home with out one.
Op Sun, 25 May 2008 18:52:23 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: That's why I have an MZ-S camera strap on my camera: It has pockets, one on each side, to hold spare items. The intended contents are an IR They are great for not loosing your hotshoe cover as well :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 645 web sites
Op Thu, 22 May 2008 21:48:30 +0200 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hey, gang! Does anyone know of a site similar to Bojidar's or Stan's for the 645? I've looked around a bit and am assuming that it doesn't exist. But if you know of one I'd love a link. Thanks! I do have a list of all 645 lenses with some info (mainly dimensions) that might or might not be complete. Can't remember the source. Would that help? -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Thu, 22 May 2008 16:18:01 +0200 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On May 21, 2008, at 15:21, Lucas Rijnders wrote: I was actually doubting between the 12-24 and the 16-14. I really liked the ultra wide 18 to 24mm perspective on film. The 16-45 would give me the angle of view of a 24mm lens and a convenient range. The 12-24 would be wider, but more specialised. Choices choices... In an ideal world, I'd have both! But I finally opted for the 16-50 and it hasn't left the camera much since I got it. My agony is self induced; I'm just not willing to spend that much money on a hobby. There is still time to get the 12-24... it could still happen. :-) Sounds like you're halfway there ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Orange Peel
Op Wed, 21 May 2008 23:35:45 +0200 schreef Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks, I proposed sunset (I'm a sucker for late-afternoon light), but in class early morning light was suggested to her. Could have saved me some sleep as well. I see a re-shoot coming, I'll post results. Thanks for all feedback. Regards, Lucas OK, so she's the art director, which makes a lot of difference - you have to do as she says. But given her target market I still don't think an indoor chair outdoors is really going to appeal very much to them. Anway, I'd say you need more sun, more light and warmth. Most of the pictures feel rather cool to me, even those shot in direct sunlight. I am almost the baby-boomer age, and I have friends relatives in that age group, and I find it hard to imagine these pictures selling anything to them. Picture number 2, for example, has the chair in bright sun, but the building is in shadow and the cool of that predominates. The composition needs to be much tighter, with better use of the building, and to be more effective the whole thing needs to be in the sun, probably the late evening sun with naturally saturated colours. Picture 3 is kind of getting there, but still the cool of the background shadows kills it. Have a look at other publications that are aiming at the same audience and see what techniques they use. In particular it's worth remembering Terence Donovan's (or possibly David Bailey's) well-worn phrase No client ever complained about a picture being too effing warm. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: 21 May 2008 21:43 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: Orange Peel Op Tue, 20 May 2008 23:33:51 +0200 schreef Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: it's difficult to say whether these are successful or not without knowing more about the brief. In most of them the chair seems lost She has to try to sell Artifort to a new audience. She is aiming at second homes abroad of recently retired couples with a lot of money. What we call the baby-boomers, the generation born just after the second world war. Abroad for Dutch couples would be France, the mediterranean of eastern Europe, mainly Hungary. against the background. 4 and 8 are better than the rest, but I don't really see the point of setting the chair in that context. If she's studying interior design why has she put an indoor chair outdoors? Also, the pictures don't show much evidence of having been 'styled'. Typically when I think of a stylist being involved in a shoot she is normally there to make the food or clothes look right within the scene that the art director has directed and the photographer has shot. For interior design I imagine the stylist is making sure that the details of the set are correct - for instance, that the curtains are hanging properly, the chairs are at the correct angle, the mirrors are clean, and so on. However, this is not my world, so maybe I'm completely wrong. I think her role is more what you describe as Art Director. Though it is not my world either. Thankf for commenting, I appreciate it. Regards, Lucas Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: 20 May 2008 21:39 To: PDML Subject: GESO: Orange Peel Hi all, I am currently working on a fun project: a friend of mine is studying for interior designer. Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's (four product shots, two supporting shots) and have them taken by an unpaid photographer. For some reason, 'unpaid photographer' made her think of me. At http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/orange/peel/index.html are our first results. (Six of) These shots should be useable for use in a trade show booth and in magazines. As this is rather new for both of us, all feedback is very welcome. If the weather permits, we will do a second shooting session next week. Oh: technical details: All shots taken with a K10D and an F50/1,7. One of the shots is a HDRI composite, made of three base images. Thanks in advance, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Thu, 22 May 2008 12:15:59 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I know I should get a 645 but in Europe, used prices aren't as nice as in the US :( I'd really like to get hold of one however. I bought mine (with 120 holder lens) in the US through ebay under €200,-. The 150/3,5 and 45/2,8 are affordable as well, even in Europe. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Wed, 21 May 2008 14:42:54 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op Tue, 20 May 2008 22:30:52 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There is no Auto flash on 330/500. Pity, I really like that flash. I'm back to a Metz 40MZ3, which isn;t bas at all, but somehow I preferred the 500. and btw 540/360 can work in analog TTL with SuperA, 645, LX :) :) Aargh! Just what I did not need to know. I would love a good flash useable on a SuperA, 645 and K10... I would love a better wideangle than the FAJ 18-35 as well... FA 20-35 covers the better wide-angle, IIRC Godfrey had a line on a few NOS examples for around $400USD. And both the FGZ flashes do TTL on all TTL-capable Pentax's. I was actually doubting between the 12-24 and the 16-14. I really liked the ultra wide 18 to 24mm perspective on film. The 16-45 would give me the angle of view of a 24mm lens and a convenient range. The 12-24 would be wider, but more specialised. Choices choices... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Wed, 21 May 2008 11:38:02 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Aargh! Just what I did not need to know. I would love a good flash useable on a SuperA, 645 and K10... I would love a better wideangle than the FAJ 18-35 as well... Regards, Lucas Hehe :) I can testify it works nicely with my SuperA. I have no LX or 645 (yet?) unfortunately :( If it works on a SuperA it should work on a 645. Which is a camera you should try for the money, by the way... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Orange Peel
Op Wed, 21 May 2008 01:05:39 +0200 schreef Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Doug Franklin wrote: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's [...] Uh, excuse my ignorance, but I've never seen the word style used as a verb. What does one do when one styles a photo? Well, I misspoke. I've heard of styling other stuff, like hair for instance, but I've never heard of styling a photo, or any other sort of image, for that matter. Or I misspoke. It's called photo styling in the Netherlands, but I am not sure these English words are used that way in actual English... She had a briefing, thought out a way to present that briefing in pictures, sketched those, and then sought a photographer to actually take that picture. She does the conceptual and artistic phase, and finds someone else with knowledge about cameras, lenses, and lighting. Of course, from a certain point on there is intewraction between the photographer and the stylist. You might compare it with the director and the photographer in a movie. Of coure, the above is my ggrasp of the idea. I mioght be wrong; like I said, it's rather new to me... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Orange Peel
Op Tue, 20 May 2008 23:34:19 +0200 schreef frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I am currently working on a fun project: a friend of mine is studying for interior designer. Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's (four product shots, two supporting shots) and have them taken by an unpaid photographer. For some reason, 'unpaid photographer' made her think of me. At http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/orange/peel/index.html are our first results. (Six of) These shots should be useable for use in a trade show booth and in magazines. As this is rather new for both of us, all feedback is very welcome. If the weather permits, we will do a second shooting session next week. Oh: technical details: All shots taken with a K10D and an F50/1,7. One of the shots is a HDRI composite, made of three base images. Thanks in advance, -- Ciao, Lucas Some ~very~ cool shots in there. However, the last few seem to have no chair! ;-) We lost it halfway through :( But really: those are the 'support shots': they are meant to convey atmosphere without actually showing the product. In a magazine, they would/could be added as small inserts in a larger product shot. Thanks for looking, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Orange Peel
Op Tue, 20 May 2008 23:33:51 +0200 schreef Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: it's difficult to say whether these are successful or not without knowing more about the brief. In most of them the chair seems lost She has to try to sell Artifort to a new audience. She is aiming at second homes abroad of recently retired couples with a lot of money. What we call the baby-boomers, the generation born just after the second world war. Abroad for Dutch couples would be France, the mediterranean of eastern Europe, mainly Hungary. against the background. 4 and 8 are better than the rest, but I don't really see the point of setting the chair in that context. If she's studying interior design why has she put an indoor chair outdoors? Also, the pictures don't show much evidence of having been 'styled'. Typically when I think of a stylist being involved in a shoot she is normally there to make the food or clothes look right within the scene that the art director has directed and the photographer has shot. For interior design I imagine the stylist is making sure that the details of the set are correct - for instance, that the curtains are hanging properly, the chairs are at the correct angle, the mirrors are clean, and so on. However, this is not my world, so maybe I'm completely wrong. I think her role is more what you describe as Art Director. Though it is not my world either. Thankf for commenting, I appreciate it. Regards, Lucas Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: 20 May 2008 21:39 To: PDML Subject: GESO: Orange Peel Hi all, I am currently working on a fun project: a friend of mine is studying for interior designer. Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's (four product shots, two supporting shots) and have them taken by an unpaid photographer. For some reason, 'unpaid photographer' made her think of me. At http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/orange/peel/index.html are our first results. (Six of) These shots should be useable for use in a trade show booth and in magazines. As this is rather new for both of us, all feedback is very welcome. If the weather permits, we will do a second shooting session next week. Oh: technical details: All shots taken with a K10D and an F50/1,7. One of the shots is a HDRI composite, made of three base images. Thanks in advance, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Orange Peel
Op Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:29 +0200 schreef Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Since you asked - I did :) Images 1 thru 6 10 contain elements that distract from the chair. Images 7, 8 9 need better lighting need to be taken from a higher height to add more perspective. There is a bit of sidewalk in 7 and 8 between the wall and the grass. A higher point of view would make that show up, and ruin the shot. We could go looking for another wall, though. In 9 I think I would lose the reflection. The location are public gradens of a hotel, there are limits to where I can stand... Images 11,12 13 are the best product shots because of their simplicity although in #12, I'd try to eliminate the edge of the stairs shown in the ULH side. I tried, trust me. The stairs are rather narrow. HTH It does, thank you. Regards, Lucas. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO: Orange Peel Hi all, I am currently working on a fun project: a friend of mine is studying for interior designer. Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's (four product shots, two supporting shots) and have them taken by an unpaid photographer. For some reason, 'unpaid photographer' made her think of me. At http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/orange/peel/index.html are our first results. (Six of) These shots should be useable for use in a trade show booth and in magazines. As this is rather new for both of us, all feedback is very welcome. If the weather permits, we will do a second shooting session next week. Oh: technical details: All shots taken with a K10D and an F50/1,7. One of the shots is a HDRI composite, made of three base images. Thanks in advance, -- Ciao, Lucas -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Tue, 20 May 2008 02:50:58 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note that both the Pentax AF540FGZ and AF360FGZ offer Auto flash as well as P-TTL, digital TTL and analog TTL support. Hey, that's 'new' on the AF-540 over the AF-500? Or did I miss the Auto-flash function on the AF-500? -- Regards, Lucas. On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds neat, very neat. Could sway me towards Metz. I'm very close to buying a flash, after I found an old Hama flash bracket at the bottom of a closset. I have found memories about that piece of equpment. It gave me much better light than on camera flash. And it made me look pro, as I recall :-) Now I've grown grey, and with it I will look just almost as cool as Greywolf with his Speedgraphic PJ setup :-) Speaking of brackets. It has a standard sync connection. What's my best options for triggering the flash if I want to have some kind autofunction? That leaves standard sync out, deosn't it? I'm not very fond of the wireless system, the flash tends to power down on me when I need it. So I beleave the Pentax sync is the only alternative left. Am I right about that? MaritimTim (flash novice) 2008/5/19 Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: a little feature which *might* be usefull to some so I will write about it again: Metz offers (with 58AF1 only, the 48AF1 has no embedded sensor) auto flash. Metz auto flash works automaticaly which means it reads aperture/iso/focal etc settings from the camera. It means you can use auto flash as easily as PTTL but.. without PTTL. Usefull if you don't like PTTL or if you need to cure problems as: * reflections (mirrors etc with which PTTL sucks) * poeple closing their eyes due to the early metering flash from PTTL. This feature will of course work as well with older camera (Z/PZ, MZ, SF, *ist, DSLRs etc.) It also feature HSS, wireless etc... of crouse. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Orange Peel
Hi all, I am currently working on a fun project: a friend of mine is studying for interior designer. Her current assignment is 'Photo styling' where, among other things, she has to style six photo's (four product shots, two supporting shots) and have them taken by an unpaid photographer. For some reason, 'unpaid photographer' made her think of me. At http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/orange/peel/index.html are our first results. (Six of) These shots should be useable for use in a trade show booth and in magazines. As this is rather new for both of us, all feedback is very welcome. If the weather permits, we will do a second shooting session next week. Oh: technical details: All shots taken with a K10D and an F50/1,7. One of the shots is a HDRI composite, made of three base images. Thanks in advance, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Op Tue, 20 May 2008 22:30:52 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There is no Auto flash on 330/500. Pity, I really like that flash. I'm back to a Metz 40MZ3, which isn;t bas at all, but somehow I preferred the 500. and btw 540/360 can work in analog TTL with SuperA, 645, LX :) :) Aargh! Just what I did not need to know. I would love a good flash useable on a SuperA, 645 and K10... I would love a better wideangle than the FAJ 18-35 as well... Regards, Lucas On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op Tue, 20 May 2008 02:50:58 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Note that both the Pentax AF540FGZ and AF360FGZ offer Auto flash as well as P-TTL, digital TTL and analog TTL support. Hey, that's 'new' on the AF-540 over the AF-500? Or did I miss the Auto-flash function on the AF-500? -- Regards, Lucas. On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds neat, very neat. Could sway me towards Metz. I'm very close to buying a flash, after I found an old Hama flash bracket at the bottom of a closset. I have found memories about that piece of equpment. It gave me much better light than on camera flash. And it made me look pro, as I recall :-) Now I've grown grey, and with it I will look just almost as cool as Greywolf with his Speedgraphic PJ setup :-) Speaking of brackets. It has a standard sync connection. What's my best options for triggering the flash if I want to have some kind autofunction? That leaves standard sync out, deosn't it? I'm not very fond of the wireless system, the flash tends to power down on me when I need it. So I beleave the Pentax sync is the only alternative left. Am I right about that? MaritimTim (flash novice) 2008/5/19 Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: a little feature which *might* be usefull to some so I will write about it again: Metz offers (with 58AF1 only, the 48AF1 has no embedded sensor) auto flash. Metz auto flash works automaticaly which means it reads aperture/iso/focal etc settings from the camera. It means you can use auto flash as easily as PTTL but.. without PTTL. Usefull if you don't like PTTL or if you need to cure problems as: * reflections (mirrors etc with which PTTL sucks) * poeple closing their eyes due to the early metering flash from PTTL. This feature will of course work as well with older camera (Z/PZ, MZ, SF, *ist, DSLRs etc.) It also feature HSS, wireless etc... of crouse. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Microsoft and Hoya Pentax join forces.
Op Fri, 16 May 2008 02:12:42 +0200 schreef William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders Subject: Re: Microsoft and Hoya Pentax join forces. Don't bet on it: There appears to be a bit of a row between Adobe and Microsoft. At work I have a Vista 64 bit workstation, and PDF's don't show as thumbnails and don't show a preview in the explorer... Makes using Vista64 even more of a hassle than it already is... I am so glad I decided not to sidegrade myself to Vista with my new computer. Whether or not The IT department decided I needed 64 bit to access more RAM. I did not argue the point too much. there is a fight going on between Adobe or Microsoft is moot, it is still up to Microsoft to make their OS compatable with industry standard file types. Next thing, they won't be JPEG compliant because they have decided to invent their own version of a compressed image file. I couldn't agree more. Lets face it, if they decide not to be compliant, there will be a whole bunch of people with Macs in their future, which would not make Microsoft or the computer vendors who depend on their operating systems very happy. If I replace my ageing PC, I will be looking hard at a nice portable mac to complement my wife's iMac. I really liked the small 13 ones they had a couple of months ago... The are one or two windows-only (CAD) applications I'd like to run, but dual-boot would be fine for that. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Microsoft and Hoya Pentax join forces.
Op Thu, 15 May 2008 15:14:37 +0200 schreef William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: Re: Microsoft and Hoya Pentax join forces. PEF should be displayed as soon as you install the PEF codec which is linked from Microsoft's own website. As of DNG, MS won't support an Adobe format and Adobe seems they don't wanna support Microsoft (nor their customers in this case). I think all Adobe can do is make the DNG open source so anyone can do what they want with it. They've done their part, it's up to MS to make DNGs usable in their OS. Don't bet on it: There appears to be a bit of a row between Adobe and Microsoft. At work I have a Vista 64 bit workstation, and PDF's don't show as thumbnails and don't show a preview in the explorer... Makes using Vista64 even more of a hassle than it already is... FWIW, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: MZ-D Shock
Op Wed, 14 May 2008 18:20:42 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I do like the transformer camera further down the page, though :o) Well lets see, they stole the picture of another manufactures prototype to represent the new product, and claimed it would be compatible with Leica lenses. Either the translation is completely Fd up or Aigo should be using their press releases to fertilize rice fields. I'm betting on the latter. Patrick Genovese wrote: Given the short register distance of a Leica M mount I simply can't see how a dslr could be possible.. Where would the mirror box fit ? On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:31 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems to be the picture of the Pentax K1, (which may or may not have been a Photoshop alteration of the MZ-D), posted on another Camera speculation site modified still further. I translated the text with google for what it's worth here it is. Map spread on the Internet is the Patriot Aigo first digital single-lens reflex camera DSLR work style plans (obviously non-official, readers have responded to images of), we all know that the Patriot has been creating digital cameras to inexpensive as a criterion, If they successfully launched DSLR, it will become China's first DSLR camera. According to hearsay: The CCD camera will not be lower than the same period of the DSLR, and the fuselage will be used as reasons for the cost of plastic; fuselage interface, known as Patriot will be used jointly developed with Carl Zeiss AG to the I will be compatible with the Leica M-mouth, while Carl Zeiss will also develop a series of new DSLR single-lens reflex camera. Of course now all outstanding conclusion, as the latest news is that the current Patriot insufficient funds, creating single-lens reflex is not a simple matter, we mention it, and so on. The other hand, our friend the other side of the national character can be really strong, regardless of all on the strength of large, network DSLR scored the hills. Will be 10, because the national character of the momentum, China's consumers to buy the DSLR loved it That certainly clarifies things. Cotty wrote: Have a look at the third product down on this Chinese Engadget page and tell me I'm dreaming... http://chinese.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/page/2/ Deja vu or what? for ref: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/prototypes/MZ-D.html -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I care about film?
Op Tue, 06 May 2008 23:07:29 +0200 schreef Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hand-drafting?'. Well, personally I can draft on the computer and use paint programs quite handily, but I enjoy drafting out a plan by hand or spending a few hours painting. And yes, it's nice to load pictures from my camera straight to my computer. So is film dead? Only if you don't want to use it. The look on people's faces when you rewind a SuperProgram alone is worth having one ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I care about film?
Op Tue, 06 May 2008 22:36:19 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 6, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Take a static subject, put your eye to the finder and let it roam around until you're satisfied? I'm not even being flippant: I liked both the OM-1 and the MX. What is the big deal with eye-relief? I want to see the whole frame in a glance, without moving my eye around physically behind the eye piece. What you wrote above is fine for a static subject and plenty of time to look around. A lot of subject matter does not allow such a studied approach to the viewfinder. Ditto, with the added caveat that I find a restricted view of the finder mildly uncomfortable and an active impediment to shooting. If I'm planning to shoot trult static subject matter, I'm not likely to be shooting a compact 35mm SLR but rather my 645 or 4x5, neither of which are lacking in eye relief (Especially not the latter which has effectively unlimited relief). O.k., Thanks for clarifying. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I care about film?
Op Tue, 06 May 2008 07:41:08 +0200 schreef Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On May 5, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Jan Moren wrote: Brings me to a question I've been meaning to ask: what does it entail today to actually use a 645 film camera? I've been on the fence on getting one for a long time now, but I have very little experience of shooting film. It is the slower workflow that appeals to me, as well as the very beautiful look of medium-format images. The Pentax 645 is a auto-exposure, auto winder camera. There is no need for the workflow to be slower than for a similar specified 135 camera. For instance, is film readily available? And can you have it developed I buy it at ebay. More than enough sellers with all kinds of film. or do you have to do it yourself (I'm considering both BW and colour)? I can have it processed by a photo-dealer or, through another, by the Kodak lab. I develop black and white myself. The darkroom for printing keeps rising on the to-do list. We're halfway though the kithchen. As soon as we have a new roof, I can start building it. If I have to do it myself, the idea is probably a bust; I don't have the space to set up anything. I'd appreciate feedback on the workflow in practice for medium format. Developing isn't a problem: you need a light-tight zippered bag with openings for your hands (I'm quite sure the english language has a word for it. Sadly I don't know it ;-), a daylight developing tank (patterson is the brand to have, I think), and chemicals with containers. Spool the film on the reel of the tank in the zippered bag, close it, and the rest can be done in daylight... Hope this helps, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I care about film?
Op Tue, 06 May 2008 16:39:26 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 5, 2008, at 7:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I much prefer the LX viewfinder as well. I hated the F3 viewfinder. It was one of the reasons I switched from my F3 based Nikon system to an LX based Pentax system. The standard F3 finder is IMHO far better than the HP finder and also better than the LX finder. I wear glasses. The F3's hp finder fit my vision needs perfectly and is the best viewfinder I've had on an SLR camera. The standard F3 finder has too much magnification and too little eye relief. Just like the FM, FE, LX, MX, OM-1, OM-2, etc etc. Godfrey Since I'm not a glasses-wearer, the F3's non-HP finder was just about perfect for me. The MX and OM-1/2 had WAY too much magnification and a lack of eye relief and the Minolta's and Leica R's also suffered from a lack of eye relief. I do wonder how anyone can use an MX or OM-1 finder easily. Take a static subject, put your eye to the finder and let it roam around until you're satisfied? I'm not even being flippant: I liked both the OM-1 and the MX. What is the big deal with eye-relief? -- Curious, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Britain gets its priorities right
Op Mon, 05 May 2008 18:31:39 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Oh, dear; I suppose it would be frightfully difficult to maintain civilization, without a proper supply of tea. Histry suggests if you want to build and keep an empire, you need tea. Worked for the british and the chinese, anyhow... Bob W wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7382750.stm 'The threat of a nuclear attack on the UK in the 1950s caused concern over the supply of tea [...] Government officials planning food supplies said the tea situation would be very serious after a nuclear war.' -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: AF-Telezoom for K20D?
Op Tue, 06 May 2008 08:37:52 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There was a test on DPR I will try to find back comparing DA*300, DA55-300 and Tamron 70-300. DA* is superb of course but the 55-300 holds its own pretty well even at 300mm. The Tammy shows sooo much CA it is completely destroyed by the DA55-300. To my surprise the DA55-300 is twice the price of the DA50-200, at lest in the Netherlands. I assumed the 55-300 would be the replacement for the 50-200... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wife's vacillation
No discussions about brands here: my wife adopted a 'rear lens cap' I got though ebay. My only complaint is that she calls _my_ A50/1,4 'her lens'. If I recall correctly the very lens I bought the lot with her camera for! See http:\\www.jenny.dds.nl\lucas\PDML\Jenny-0933.jpg for a snap... -- Ciao, Lucas Op Mon, 05 May 2008 19:42:54 +0200 schreef David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tried that here at my house. Dad shot Pentax, I do, and my daughter did. Now she shoots a Canon PS and the SO runs when ever i hand her a camera.:-) Dave On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife was still vacillating between the Nik*n D40 and the ist D this morning. I convinced her now to get the Pentax :)) I said my daddy shot Pentax, I shoot Pentax, and your daughter shoots Pentax, and so are you I will pick it up today :) Yay!! Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate 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: Should I care about film?
Op Mon, 05 May 2008 22:09:22 +0200 schreef Katrin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Pentax film body recommendations: As said, the MZ-S and LX keep their value: the first is rare, the second a legend. Probably not the best buys. If you like the dual control wheel set-up of the high-end digital cameras get the Z1-p. It is cheap (75,- to 150,-) and very capable. In some area's more than the MZ-S if I'm not mistaken. I prefer the Z1-p over the older Z-1 (without p). If you like the classic style, but want AF get an MZ-5n or MZ-3. Small, light and quite capable. Probably way under 100,- at the moment, though I have not been following prices recently. If you get a MZ-5, make sure it's the -n version. It adds some worthwhile features. If you don't like your camera to focus for you, but like modern exposure modes a super A (or 645 ;-) would be a good choice. It has all the exposure modes (Av, Tv, P, M). Solid build and surprisingly not much bigger than an MX. If you want to do it all yourself get an MX. It's a lovely little camera, with a viewfinder to get lost in. Pop-up flash was introduced with the AF camera's. As far as I know, all AF camera's have them, and there isn't a MF camera with one (not even the MZ-M...). Check the K-mount page (www.bdimitrov.de/kmp) for all the technical details. There are probably more nice models than the ones I just mentioned... Hope this helps, Regards, Lucas Hi... I'm also still shooting film and I also like b/w... and just recently a friend asked me to shoot candid shoots at her wedding reception and she really liked the b/w ones ^_- but I thought about upgrading my film bodies too... because I love my me but sometimes autofocus and build in flash comes handy ... but I've not decided which film body to get because the mz-s is still rather expensive... (at least for me)... ~Katrin Am 5 May 2008 um 14:51 hat Michael S. Keller geschrieben: Can the MZ-S operate with no juice, as my dearly-departed KX and K1000 could? Adam Maas wrote: Overall, even if you want to still shoot film the lack of new film bodies isn't a big issue. There's a superb selection of used film bodies on the market today at far more reasonable prices than the new bodies ever sold for (although the really desirable Pentax bodies are rather overpriced in comparison to anything short of a Leica R or Contax, it pains me that a Nikon F100 can be had for half the cost of an MZ-S). If you're worried about parts, buy a spare or two. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. ** Desert Rose Chris' Katrin's X Japan homepage! Please visit it! http://www.desertrose.de From now on I will try to live for you and for me. I will live with love...with dreams... and forever with tears.. ** -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Idiot's Guide to GFM
Hey Bob, You take three camera's and no lenses? Prime: K 15/3.5 A 15/3.5 A 16/2.8 K 17/4 K 18/3.5 A 20/2.8 FA 20/2.8 K 20/4 M 20/4 FA* 24/2 K 24/2.8 A 24/2.8 K 24/3.5 K 28/2 M 28/2 A 28/2 M 28/2.8 M 28/2.8 A 28/2.8 F 28/2.8 FA 28/2.8 FA 28/2.8 K 28/3.5 K 28/3.5 M 28/3.5 K 30/2.8 FA 31/1.8 K 35/2 M 35/2 A 35/2 FA 35/2 M 35/2.8 A 35/2.8 K 35/3.5 M 40/2.8 FA 43/1.9 K 50/1.2 K 50/1.2 A 50/1.2 A 50/1.2 K 50/1.4 M 50/1.4 A 50/1.4 F 50/1.4 FA 50/1.4 M 50/1.7 A 50/1.7 F 50/1.7 FA 50/1.7 M 50/2 A 50/2 A 50/2.8 F 50/2.8 FA 50/2.8 K 50/4 M 50/4 K 55/1.8 K 55/2 FA 77/1.8 A* 85/1.4 FA* 85/1.4 K 85/1.8 M 85/2 K 85/2.2 F 85/2.8 FA 85/2.8 M 100/2.8 A 100/2.8 F 100/2.8 FA 100/2.8 FA 100/3.5 K 100/4 M 100/4 M 100/4 A 100/4 A 100/4 K 105/2.8 K 120/2.8 M 120/2.8 A* 135/1.8 K 135/2.5 A 135/2.8 F 135/2.8 FA 135/2.8 K 135/3.5 M 135/3.5 M 150/3.5 K 150/4 K 200/2.5 A* 200/2.8 FA* 200/2.8 M42 200/4 K 200/4 M 200/4 A 200/4 A* 200/4 FA* 200/4 A* 300/2.8 FA* 300/2.8 K 300/4 M* 300/4 A* 300/4 F* 300/4.5 FA* 300/4.5 A* 400/2.8 K 400/5.6 M 400/5.6 A 400/5.6 FA* 400/5.6 K 500/4.5 F* 600/4 FA* 600/4 A* 600/5.6 K 1000/8 K 1000/11 A* 1200/8 K 2000/13.5 M 2000/13.5 Zoom: F 17-28/ 3.5-4.5 FAJ 18-35/ 4-5.6 FA 20-35/ 4 M 24-35/ 3.5 M 24-50/ 4 A 24-50/ 4 F 24-50/ 4 FA 24-90/ 3.5-4.5 K 28-50/ 3.5-4.5 M 28-50/ 3.5-4.5 FA* 28-70/ 2.8 FA 28-70/ 4 A 28-80/ 3.5-4.5 F 28-80/ 3.5-4.5 FA 28-80/ 3.5-4.7 FA 28-80/ 3.5-5.6 FA 28-80/ 3.5-5.6 FAJ 28-80/ 3.5-5.6 FA 28-90/ 3.5-5.6 FA 28-105/ 3.2-4.5 FA 28-105/ 4-5.6 FA 28-105/ 4-5.6 A 28-135/ 4 FA 28-200/ 3.8-5.6 AF 35-70/ 2.8 M 35-70/ 2.8-3.5 A 35-70/ 3.5-4.5 F 35-70/ 3.5-4.5 A 35-70/ 4 A 35-80/ 4-5.6 F 35-80/ 4-5.6 FA 35-80/ 4-5.6 A 35-105/ 3.5 F 35-105/ 4-5.6 A 35-135/ 3.5-4.5 F 35-135/ 3.5-4.5 A 35-210/ 3.5-4.5 M 40-80/ 2.8-4 K 45-125/ 4 FA 70-200/ 4-5.6 A 70-210/ 4 F 70-210/ 4-5.6 M 75-150/ 4 FAJ 75-300/ 4.5-5.6 FA* 80-200/ 2.8 K 80-200/ 4.5 M 80-200/ 4.5 M 80-200/ 4.5 A 80-200/ 4.7-5.6 F 80-200/ 4.7-5.6 FA 80-200/ 4.7-5.6 FA 80-320/ 4.5-5.6 K 85-210/ 3.5 K 85-210/ 4.5 F 100-300/ 4.5-5.6 FA 100-300/ 4.5-5.6 FA 100-300/ 4.7-5.8 K 135-600/ 6.7 F* 250-600/ 5.6 FA* 250-600/ 5.6 K 400-600/ 8-12 -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Funny Thing!
Op Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:31:18 +0200 schreef Manuel Magalhães [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A Funny thing is happening to my posts. You can see them but I can't. I only see your replies. I checked my settings and everything appears to be fine. Can someone help me please. Maybe you blacklisted yourself? Do you annoy yourself a lot? ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Funny Thing!
Op Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:41:29 +0200 schreef Manuel Magalhães [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry, Can't really help you with this, apart from general tips: eliminate variables, test on another PC, with another newsreader, with another account, another name, another brand of camera, etc, etc... One thing: Do you get them and can't see any text, or don't you get them at all? Reason I ask is I some times recieve mail from list members without any text. Others do get the text, because I can see it in the replies. This appears to be consistent with Roman Melikhov's posts, and inconstistent with several others... Good luck, Lucas I Would if I only knew how to. ;) But I still don't get my posts guys. Come on! On the other hand this can be a sign... Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Lucas Rijnders Enviada: segunda-feira, 21 de Abril de 2008 19:59 Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Assunto: Re: Funny Thing! Op Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:31:18 +0200 schreef Manuel Magalhães [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A Funny thing is happening to my posts. You can see them but I can't. I only see your replies. I checked my settings and everything appears to be fine. Can someone help me please. Maybe you blacklisted yourself? Do you annoy yourself a lot? ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peculiar idea and/or question
Op Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:18:17 +0200 schreef Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yes, I have an old Exa (downmarket version of the Exacta) with the left handed shutter release. It's not very intuitive if you're used to the right handed release, and I often wondered why Ihagee designed their cameras that way - I doubt that many people used to the right handed release would have bought into the system. I don't think their custumers were used to anything... As far as I know, the Exacta was for SLR's what the Beetle was for cars, at least in Europe. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 18-55, 16-50, and Zenitar views compared
Op Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:35:15 +0200 schreef Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED]: try comparing [EMAIL PROTECTED] and fa 50 1.4 field of view. you'll be surprised Photodo.com has (or used to have) tested focal lengths: Pentax AF 50's were actally 52mm. I would guess the 16-50 would stop a little short of the 50mm mark, as zooms tend be a little 'optimistically' marked. Again, see Photodo.com for examples. If the 16-50 has a narrower fov @50 than the FA, I'll be surprised. Otherwise not... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: full frame rumours and innuendo
You don't believe in the decicive moment, I take it? Regards, Lucas. Op Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:52:14 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ALL LENSES METER ON ALL DSLRS, JUST SHOOT AND ADJUST TILL YOU GET A GOOD HISTO. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo Some Nikon-mount MF lenses meter on the D40/D60, especially the new Voightlander SLII's. -Adam On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:08 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unlikely unless they wish to relearn the joys of hand held light meters. David Savage wrote: But I suspect they're not buying MF lenses. Cheers, Dave On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:51 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rumor has it that a lot of Nikonians buying the D40 an D60 cameras arere-learning the joys of manual focusing, well because they have to. David Savage wrote: People new to the brand aren't interested in manual focus lenses no matter how good they are. Cheers, Dave. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: full frame rumours and innuendo
Op Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:36:14 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: yes I do, but you can to the process below and THEN be ready for the decisive moment. Agreed. I did that on the MX as well. Not that it doesn't meter, but I simply couldn't set it quickly enough :o) IF your light is fluctuationing badly its poor photographic conditions anyway. Hmm, not sure. For instance, I like the light just before or after a rainstorm, especially at dusk. I am quite happy my lenses do meter in those circumstances. Regards, Lucas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:15 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo You don't believe in the decicive moment, I take it? Regards, Lucas. Op Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:52:14 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ALL LENSES METER ON ALL DSLRS, JUST SHOOT AND ADJUST TILL YOU GET A GOOD HISTO. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo Some Nikon-mount MF lenses meter on the D40/D60, especially the new Voightlander SLII's. -Adam On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:08 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unlikely unless they wish to relearn the joys of hand held light meters. David Savage wrote: But I suspect they're not buying MF lenses. Cheers, Dave On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:51 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rumor has it that a lot of Nikonians buying the D40 an D60 cameras arere-learning the joys of manual focusing, well because they have to. David Savage wrote: People new to the brand aren't interested in manual focus lenses no matter how good they are. Cheers, Dave. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: full frame rumours and innuendo
Op Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:25:40 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: thats not (rapid)fluctuating light, thats unusual light. It fluctuates rapidly enough to make trial and error or bracketing practically impossible, I think. And about unusual: that depends on where you live, I guess... Regards, Lucas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo Op Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:36:14 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: yes I do, but you can to the process below and THEN be ready for the decisive moment. Agreed. I did that on the MX as well. Not that it doesn't meter, but I simply couldn't set it quickly enough :o) IF your light is fluctuationing badly its poor photographic conditions anyway. Hmm, not sure. For instance, I like the light just before or after a rainstorm, especially at dusk. I am quite happy my lenses do meter in those circumstances. Regards, Lucas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:15 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo You don't believe in the decicive moment, I take it? Regards, Lucas. Op Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:52:14 +0200 schreef J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ALL LENSES METER ON ALL DSLRS, JUST SHOOT AND ADJUST TILL YOU GET A GOOD HISTO. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo Some Nikon-mount MF lenses meter on the D40/D60, especially the new Voightlander SLII's. -Adam On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:08 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unlikely unless they wish to relearn the joys of hand held light meters. David Savage wrote: But I suspect they're not buying MF lenses. Cheers, Dave On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:51 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rumor has it that a lot of Nikonians buying the D40 an D60 cameras arere-learning the joys of manual focusing, well because they have to. David Savage wrote: People new to the brand aren't interested in manual focus lenses no matter how good they are. Cheers, Dave. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pulitzer
Op Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:43:22 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: record keeping became a general to about 1910 statistics show that young women were very vulnerable to typhus, cholera, child birth, small pox it Young women are still quite vulnerable to child birth ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Great Photographers on the Internet
Op Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:33:53 +0200 schreef Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bingo...or if someone who is allegedly an astute critic has given it a gushing review, a portion of the masses will give it a me too. I have heard art defined as 'what critics call art'. I didn't bother to remember their definition of 'critic'... -- Ciao, Lucas Jack --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 10, 2008, at 8:53, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrerabelo/70458366 That's the one! Thanks for yet another laugh. It brings to mind something which I've noticed before, however... If a photo is by someone who is already a known artist/photographer of some repute, it seems to be judged by different standards than if it was made by one of the unwashed masses. Or am I full of crap? -Charles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: yet another Lightroom question
Op Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:42:57 +0200 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:05, Henk Terhell wrote: I agree that there is tons to learn to use it properly. I've been playing around with it for the past week and I've just barely scratched the surface. There are a number of tutorials out there which are worth watching/reading to get the basics in hand. I'm in the same boat: would you have any links to recommended reading? And, while more or less on the subject, is there a way to edit 'maker notes', especially lens name in the exif? If a shot is by an 'A series lens' with SR set to 50, I know which one it is. I'd like to store that info in the exif... I am starting to really like it. Definately. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: yet another Lightroom question
Op Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:36:27 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, while more or less on the subject, is there a way to edit 'maker notes', especially lens name in the exif? If a shot is by an 'A series lens' with SR set to 50, I know which one it is. I'd like to store that info in the exif... No, but you can add IPTC tags with the info in question. EXIF is for camera-added data, IPTC is for the rest (including copyright all that jazz) Ah, o.k. There appear to be some tools around to edit EXIF, but they didn't work on the 'maker notes'. Thanks for the clarification. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:05:59 +0200 schreef Jos from Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED]: One lens only? I would take the widest I have: the 18-55 kitlens, I can always crop later but never expend! Missing an opportunity is much worse for me than not having the best optical quality Greetz, Jos On the other hand, I continually miss so many opportunities, that I'd like the ones that I do get to be as good as possible... ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: yet another Lightroom question
Op Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:57:57 +0200 schreef Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: it such that Lightroom will recognize it. Lightroom recognizes all Pentax lenses properly now, far as I can tell, given the data that is available. I obviously use another class of lenses than you do: My SMC Pentax-FA 1:4,7-5,6 80-200 reports as SMC Pentax-F 1:4,7-5,6 80-200. I'll try to make adobe aware of this small glitch. Thanks everyone for the usefull information. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: My First Lightroom Rendering with question
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:57:34 +0200 schreef Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Apr 7, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: small http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7143990 larger http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7143990size=lg Very nice. Anyway, here's the question: do you primarily shoot PEFs or DNGs since Lightroom does PEFs? Any preferences or does it even matter. This shot is a DNG. I have the K10D set to capture in PEF format. When I import to Lightroom, I have it convert to DNG on the fly directly from card to computer hard drive, and make a backup copy of the PEFs on a RAW archive drive. (With *ist D and *ist DS files, the DNGs would be about 40% smaller than the native camera PEFs, but on the K10D the PEFs are losslessly compressed so they end up about the same size.) The resulting DNG files process identically to the PEFs. The difference is in how Lightroom stores the editing information when you elect the Metadata-Save to File command or if you have it set to automatically sync the metadata into the files. With PEF files, the metadata is written to a .XMP sidecar file in the same directory as the PEF file. With DNG files the metadata is appended to the .DNG file. This makes the DNG format files a little easier to manage as you cannot accidentally lose your metadata edits. Hi Godfrey, That is clear, but is there any reason why you don't set the K10d to capture in dng format? That'd save the pef-dng conversion step, wouldn't it? -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:57:54 +0200 schreef Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: S... What focal length would you take? And why? My wife puts me on a strict two-lens budget for holidays, so I know your problem. On digital I would doubt endlessly between the K24/2,8 (because it's my widest prime), the A28/2,8 (because it's a nice normal lens), and the A50/1,4 (for low-light and portraiture, and because I like it a lot). In the end I would, probably, take all three :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: My First Lightroom Rendering with question
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:01:58 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I have the K10D set to capture in PEF format. When I import to Lightroom, I have it convert to DNG on the fly directly from card to computer hard drive, and make a backup copy of the PEFs on a RAW archive drive. That is clear, but is there any reason why you don't set the K10d to capture in dng format? That'd save the pef-dng conversion step, wouldn't it? The K10D only saves in *uncompressed* DNG format, so you get fewer shots on a card than if you shoot PEF. A further side effect is that if your preferred archiving format is compressed DNG, then shooting in DNG format doesn't save you a step at all because you still have to use DNG Converter to convert to compressed format. :( Ah, thanks. I noticed the size difference, but didn't know that it could be avoided. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:10:04 +0200 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Apr 8, 2008, at 13:59, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:57:54 +0200 schreef Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: S... What focal length would you take? And why? My wife puts me on a strict two-lens budget for holidays, so I know your problem. Man, if I was required to have only one lens, I'd be hard-pressed to take anything other than a good zoom. On film, I'd take the FA 28-70/4 AL (or the A50/1,4, or both :o). I simply don't have a zoomlens with similar field of view, size and quality for the K10, so that wasn't an option. I _am_ looking longingly at the 16-45/4, though. I think I can live with it's size, espacially given the wider field-of-view... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:25:24 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/4/08, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: My wife puts me on a strict two-lens budget for holidays Mark! Ehm, I would prefer not to have this in the quotes list, if you don't mind... Besides, it's not a bad thing... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:00:13 +0200 schreef Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sometimes, limitations and a lack of equipment choices to distract us begets more creativity and better photographs. I still often carry just one prime lens when I'm out shooting. Agreed. I even find that if I do have lots of equipment with me on a weekend, I stil only use two or three lenses. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One lens only...
Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:00:54 +0200 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:25:24 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/4/08, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: My wife puts me on a strict two-lens budget for holidays Mark! Ehm, I would prefer not to have this in the quotes list, if you don't mind... Besides, it's not a bad thing... Since when does the quotee get to decide these things? g Don't I have copyright? ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm back
Op Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:10:55 +0200 schreef ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: But, hey, I started with a stunning looking teen - makes it easy. Normally I would agree, with this photo I doubt that's all there is to it... -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: April PUG is up
Op Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:51:48 +0200 schreef Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: and I'm still smiling over Oerang Oetang by Jos van der Hijden I can't help wondering what Lars thinks of it ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Computer help
Op Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:26:15 +0200 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not necessarily. I actually don't think there is a way (within XP) to make it _open_ Explorer with the folders pane open. You have to go the If I press the windows button + E on my pc, explorer opens with the folder pane. I don't think I did something special to make it behave that way... If you feel geeky, you can make shortcuts that'll open the explorer with a specified folder opened, and even a specified item pre-selected... See for instance http://xona.com/2004/07/18.html Hope this helps, -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Computer help
Op Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:51:02 +0200 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:26:15 +0200 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not necessarily. I actually don't think there is a way (within XP) to make it _open_ Explorer with the folders pane open. You have to go the If I press the windows button + E on my pc, explorer opens with the folder pane. I don't think I did something special to make it behave that way... Stap me vitals! My sanity owes you more alcohol than your liver can cope with. grin I have a pretty well-trained liver... Now to work out exactly what is happening there and apply it to the my computer shortcut. Many, many thanks. If you feel geeky, you can make shortcuts that'll open the explorer with a specified folder opened, and even a specified item pre-selected... See for instance http://xona.com/2004/07/18.html Hmmm. All I want I to do is _work_ without giving me loads to do or making me feel like a passenger on a cruise liner. The Titanic springs to mind. I actually set some of there up at work, because it greatly speeds things up if you often have to be in a certain folder. At home, I can't be bothered... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Is the K20D Popular?
Op Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:20:13 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'd love to optimize my lens collection, unfortunately it seem to have a life of it's own. grin Paul Stenquist wrote: The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Macro lens conundrum
Op Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:38:36 +0200 schreef William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club yesterday. He showed us 3 Corvettes in his 2 car garage. One was on a lift 4.5 feet off the ground and the second was under it. Lenses are a cheap hobby... The problem seems to lie in the definition of collecting. I'm not quite certain what differentiates the collector who buys nice glass for the pleasure of ownership from the retard who buys nice glass for the pleasure of ownership. Collectors are white pipe-smoking males in their fifties. The rest are retards. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Macro lens conundrum
Op Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:56:33 +0200 schreef William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum Collectors are white pipe-smoking males in their fifties. The rest are retards. Does it matter what they put in their pipes? Certainly, but my english vocabulary lacks a good translations for 'gesausde pijptabak'. -- Sorry, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Optio W20 is a true all- weather camera
Op Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:29:11 +0100 schreef Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I really like the first one: you captured the north of the Netherlands perfectly. -- Regards, Lucas Ah, yes, beautiful. I just came back from a week of sailing on the Ijsselmeer and Waddenzee and I can still smell the crazy weather. I brought the new DA* 50-135mm and took some first pictures with it. All with a K200D. http://ntony.codewut.de/engine/temp/image/original/261e6b593cff231ce1e4b7ebfafc529a.jpg http://ntony.codewut.de/engine/temp/image/original/fdd3dc638e4fa69c16baadd03c96807e.jpg http://ntony.codewut.de/engine/temp/image/original/045890c7b9ac167bf016f1e5ae15d5a8.jpg Greetings to Holland. Marcus Am 25.03.2008 um 23:25 schrieb Henk Terhell: Jostein, thanks. Indeed we had lots of clouds with hail and snow and then suddenly sunshine again. Henk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AlunFoto Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 6:59 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Optio W20 is a true all- weather camera more rain to come is great! Amazing how brooding the sky looks, and with those puddles in the foreground. Almost as if the greenhouses awaits a hailstorm doom. Best, Jostein 2008/3/22, Henk Terhell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As I keep the Optio W20 in the side pocket of my trousers, there are many more chances to record sudden changes in weather which we have in Holland these days. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2349410751/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2349409955/in/photostream/ Any comments of course welcome Henk -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Is an A24-50 worth nabbing for $80?
Op Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:56:39 +0100 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: daughter as a gift, I figure at the very least I could have that be her standard lens since she loves manual focus and pretty much is disdainful of autofocus lenses. But if it's a pile of junk I'll just tell the seller to forget it. Opinions? I like your daughter. Or at least her taste in lenses. Get her an A 50/1,4 and a Super Program. In my experience manual focus is best enjoyed on a camera designed for it. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Is an A24-50 worth nabbing for $80?
Op Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:10:34 +0100 schreef Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mar 17, 2008, at 13:59, Lucas Rijnders wrote: I like your daughter. Or at least her taste in lenses. Get her an A 50/1,4 and a Super Program. In my experience manual focus is best enjoyed on a camera designed for it. I offered her the Super Program (or the ME Super) and she said I'm NOT going to shoot film anymore! so that's that. :-) Tsk. Oh well, I tried ;-) A DS probably isn't bad either... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FS Friday
Hi,
For pictures: http://www.jenny.dds.nl/lucas/FSF/index.html
Thanks, Lucas
Op Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:55:22 +0100 schreef Lucas Rijnders
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi all,
I seem to have accumulated more stuff than I have use for, so I'm
offering the following for sale:
AF500FTZ TTL flash for Pentax AF film camera's, and the *ist-D, -DS and
-DS2. With matching soft case, LN- (as per KEH) condition, €150,-
SMC Pentax 135mm 1:3,5 ('K'-series), with matching hard case, matching
front and rear cap, and plastic solar shade. The shade is marked 'SMC
Pentax 1:2,8 120mm 1:3,5 135mm 1:4 150mm'. Lens, shade and caps look
flawless to me, the case has some discolouration from age: I'd still rate
the set at LN-, unless you happen to be a case collector ;-), €75,-
SMC Pentax-M 50mm 1:1,7 in almost flawless condition. I rate it at LN-,
because I don't have the box and caps. With generic rear and front cap
(or a 49mm UV filter, your call), €60,-
Pentax auto extension set K, with matching case. Both case and tubes are
LN-, €25,-
Winder MX, battery cover needs some tape to stay closed, €20,-
AF200T TTL flash for MF camera's. With matching soft case. EX condition,
€20,-
Pentax Winder ME II, battery cover needs some tape to stay closed, €15,-
All prices asking prices, feel free to make an offer. Shipping not
included. I'll ship worldwide at actual cost. Payment preferrably through
Eurogiro (EU-residents) or Paypal (everyone else).
I am assuming an educated audience, so I kept the descriptions short. If
you need more information about an object, or would like to see some
photo's, feel free to mail me.
If I have no takers here I'll just keep the flashes and put the rest on
ebay next week.
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FS Friday
Hi all,
I seem to have accumulated more stuff than I have use for, so I'm offering the
following for sale:
AF500FTZ TTL flash for Pentax AF film camera's, and the *ist-D, -DS and -DS2.
With matching soft case, LN- (as per KEH) condition, €150,-
SMC Pentax 135mm 1:3,5 ('K'-series), with matching hard case, matching front
and rear cap, and plastic solar shade. The shade is marked 'SMC Pentax 1:2,8
120mm 1:3,5 135mm 1:4 150mm'. Lens, shade and caps look flawless to me, the
case has some discolouration from age: I'd still rate
the set at LN-, unless you happen to be a case collector ;-), €75,-
SMC Pentax-M 50mm 1:1,7 in almost flawless condition. I rate it at LN-, because
I don't have the box and caps. With generic rear and front cap (or a 49mm UV
filter, your call), €60,-
Pentax auto extension set K, with matching case. Both case and tubes are LN-,
€25,-
Winder MX, battery cover needs some tape to stay closed, €20,-
AF200T TTL flash for MF camera's. With matching soft case. EX condition, €20,-
Pentax Winder ME II, battery cover needs some tape to stay closed, €15,-
All prices asking prices, feel free to make an offer. Shipping not included.
I'll ship worldwide at actual cost. Payment preferrably through
Eurogiro (EU-residents) or Paypal (everyone else).
I am assuming an educated audience, so I kept the descriptions short. If you
need more information about an object, or would like to see some photo's, feel
free to mail me.
If I have no takers here I'll just keep the flashes and put the rest on ebay
next week.
--
Ciao, Lucas
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Re: Adaptall lenses
Op Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:36:01 +0100 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: From: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/02/19 Tue PM 07:08:17 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Adaptall lenses Op Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:30:40 +0100 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The adapters. Standard K adapter is fine. The KA adapter has a spotty quality record. One of mine regularly comes undone, despite no apparent fault. Beware of secondhand ones. For what it's worth: my (secondhand) PK/A adapter is fine in this regard. Attaching to and detaching from the lens is very hard. As I only have one adaptall lens, that's hardly a big issue... I have seen mention of others that will not meter properly or that stick on. May be due to wear or abuse, may be a problem with manufacture. Just something to be aware of. I wasn't contradicting you, merely adding more anecdotal evidence... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aperture operation on film bodies
Op Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:38:01 +0100 schreef Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: OK. I am clueless. I put the 18~55 DA lens on the K1000 body thinking it would only work at WO aperture because it has no aperture simulator. However, when I actually looked at a slow shutter speed, it appears to be stopping down to 16 or 22. I tried my other DA lenses and the same thing. Why is my thinking wrong here? Bodies that can't control the aperture simply push the aperture lever on the lens to close down the aperture as far as it will go. An aperture ring on a lens physically stops this action at the selected aperture. Since your lens does not have an aperture ring, the body will completely stop down the lens. The aperture simulator is a mechanical feedback device, not the lever used to stop the lens down. See bdimitrov.de/kmp for all you never wanted to know about all K-mount incarnations. I shot a series of exposures at 21mm setting, and the prints show a definite vignette, but the usable area is much bigger than the digital sensor size. I am going to scan some negs and crop to see how an 8x11 looks. Somebody please tell me how this stuff really works :-) Walt BTW, the Alt-Print Screen does nothing to capture a screen shot. My keyboard says System Required on the Print Screen key. ??? Maybe you don't have a system? :o) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adaptall lenses
Op Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:30:40 +0100 schreef mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The adapters. Standard K adapter is fine. The KA adapter has a spotty quality record. One of mine regularly comes undone, despite no apparent fault. Beware of secondhand ones. For what it's worth: my (secondhand) PK/A adapter is fine in this regard. Attaching to and detaching from the lens is very hard. As I only have one adaptall lens, that's hardly a big issue... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adaptall lenses
Op Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:28:52 +0100 schreef Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi list! I would like to ask about the Tamron Adaptall lenses. If anyone has experience with them I would be interested to hear. Especially which lens to buy :D SP90 2,5 Macro. With the A50/1,4 easily my favourite lens. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wishlist: 4 lenses for your Pentax
Op Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:16:52 +0100 schreef Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED]: DA 21mm/fF3.2AL (what does the AL mean?) Aspherical. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wishlist: 4 lenses for your Pentax
Op Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:54:23 +0100 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Roman Melihhov wrote: If you could have 4 lenses (already in production or under development) for your Pentax DSLR. What it would be? I don't have a DSLR, you insensitive clod. vbg Otherwise, I'd like the three original LTD lenses and an FA*24/2. What Scott said, on both counts... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cotty's Specification
Op Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:40:50 +0100 schreef Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The same shutter was in the PZ-1p, IIRC... The specs do sound familiar :o) -- Ciao, Lucas --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shouldn't be that much pricier, the Nikon F90x had a 4.5fps 1/8000 shutter with 1/250 sync and retailed under $1k up until 2002 or so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are they M or F? WAS: Re: New Body vs. New Lens
Op Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:41:50 +0100 schreef William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: cbwaters Subject: Are they M or F? WAS: Re: New Body vs. New Lens For me this Begs the question: Are cameras male or female? I had a discussion a while back with some audio guys about the gender of amplifiers and didn't get any definitive response. Some guys said X others said Y. So... Cameras...? Female. They get mounted from the front. Thay can't be female: I can look right though them. -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Golden M35/2,8
Hi all, Nice curio: a golden M35/2,8: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=290198190837ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:ITih=019 I assume it did not leave the Pentax factory like this: The KMP does not list it, and the finish is different from the golden K50/1.2. The seller could not tell me... -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Golden M35/2,8
Op Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:03:24 +0100 schreef Cymen Vig [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jan 20, 2008 3:41 PM, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice curio: a golden M35/2,8: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=290198190837ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:ITih=019 I assume it did not leave the Pentax factory like this: The KMP does not list it, and the finish is different from the golden K50/1.2. The seller could not tell me... I would expect a bed of diamonds for the focusing grip! I didn't know about the gold K50. Sorry to have rudely awoken you from blissfull ignorance :o) For some real camp horror: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/Pentax_LX_Gold/index1.htm -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Macro Setup
What Adam said. Does nicely at lerger distances as well. Regards, Lucas Op Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:00:39 +0100 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: And the similar Tamron SP 90/2.5 macro is superb (if you can find a K Adaptall mount), so is their 90/2.8 AF Macro. -Adam On 1/19/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't forget the classic Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5. It's a big heavy metal brute, but it's an amazing performer. It's 1:2 alone or 1:1 with it's optical adapter attached. It was very expensive when first released some thirty or more years ago. These days it can be had for $150 or less on ebay. There are later Vivitar macros that are just okay. Only the first version with the optical adapter for 1:1 is truly outstanding. Paul On Jan 19, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Pentax D FA 100/2.8 Macro or the FA 100/2.8 Macro or the F 100/2.8 Marco or the A100/2.8 Macro are all good lenses and about half the price of the Voigtlander 125 f2.5 APO-Lanthar. For 1 to 1 macro shooting, these are very good and the extra working distance of the 100mm vs the 50mm is a real plus. A cheaper alternative would be the Pentax M 100mm f4 Macro or that Cosina f3.5 macro. I would try the sincle lens macro before going to abellows set-up. Working with the bellows really slows things down... Regards, Bob S. On Jan 19, 2008 8:12 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Voigtlander 125 f2.5 APO-Lanthar. Not the cheapest option, but it's one of the nicest lenses I've ever used. They're no longer in production so get one while you can. Cheers, Dave. On Jan 19, 2008 11:34 AM, jon carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ya'll, Haven't really been active lately but have found this list very helpful in the past. One of the things I absolutely love about my wee point-and-shoot is the macro mode but sometimes I'm without the PnS so I'm looking for suggestions on a macro kit for the DSLR. My current DSLR kit is a K10D, both DA* zooms, DA 70 limited and the DA 40 limited (soon to be replaced with the 21). Anyway, I've been thinking of getting the FA 50/1.4 and a bellows so that I can start taking some macro shots with the big cam. One of the reasons I like this idea is that this kit would be dual purpose. The 50/1.4 seems like it would work well for macro *and* it would be nice to have at least one fast lens in the kit. However, I'd love to hear some other suggestions. I've noticed a 100 f/4 seems to be a popular choice so I'd love to hear opinions on that lens. I'd also like to hear what some have to say about lighting products as well. Basically, I'm about to invest and would like to feel confident that I'm making the right choices. Thanks in advance, -jon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: WTB: Pentax 35mm 1.4x-S and possibly 35mm 2x-S rear converters
Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:18:22 +0100 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Actually my reading is that Boz says he thought it was rumor, but since he actually held a release product box with the dedicated hood, and the hood itself, is pretty sure that +/-5 exist as a released product, but he can't be 100% positive. A bit better than rumor but a bit less than beyond a reasonable doubt. That's what he writes, yes. I was exaggerating a bit, of course. Nevertheless, I can easily imagine that Pentax already purchased a batch of hoods for the lens. If the lens were cancelled at the last moment, they would be sitting somewhere in a warehouse, with one 'getting lost' after a while. Until someone owns up, we'll never know... Ciao, Lucas Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:28:05 +0100 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: That's not what it says... It says the hood exists but the lens is only a rumour. That's pretty close to what I said, isn't it? It would be nice if Pentax would take this up again, and develop a DA 35/1,4 hood. A fast normal hood is missing in the line-up grin Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:36:36 +0100 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/01/08, Cymen Vig, discombobulated, unleashed: Does anyone have a spare 35mm 1.4x-S rear converter? never mind that does anyone have a 35mm f1.4 :-) Leica, Canon, Minolta, Nikon... According to the KMP Pentax just made a hood for one ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WTB: Pentax 35mm 1.4x-S and possibly 35mm 2x-S rear converters
Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:36:36 +0100 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/01/08, Cymen Vig, discombobulated, unleashed: Does anyone have a spare 35mm 1.4x-S rear converter? never mind that does anyone have a 35mm f1.4 :-) Leica, Canon, Minolta, Nikon... According to the KMP Pentax just made a hood for one ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Merc Museum 3
Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:33:45 +0100 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There's a huge Merc dealership at the Brooklands complex just outside London where my son was having a driving lesson one Sunday. I wondered amongst the exhibits inside. This is the back end of a 600 limousine. I like back ends. http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/reportage/images/pic46.html R-D1 + CV 28mm Ultron 1.9 ISO 400 1/190sec @ about 5.6 Power Retouche mono conversion in CS Very cool shot. CAD software can do a trick like this, to check whether all surfaces are nice and smooth. As you can see the rear window is, and the boot isn't. The designer of the 600 did not have CAD, of course ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WTB: Pentax 35mm 1.4x-S and possibly 35mm 2x-S rear converters
Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:28:05 +0100 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: That's not what it says... It says the hood exists but the lens is only a rumour. That's pretty close to what I said, isn't it? It would be nice if Pentax would take this up again, and develop a DA 35/1,4 hood. A fast normal hood is missing in the line-up grin Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:36:36 +0100 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/01/08, Cymen Vig, discombobulated, unleashed: Does anyone have a spare 35mm 1.4x-S rear converter? never mind that does anyone have a 35mm f1.4 :-) Leica, Canon, Minolta, Nikon... According to the KMP Pentax just made a hood for one ;-) -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 135LS or 150 for 645
Op Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:24:08 +0100 schreef Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hey, gang. I'm contemplating a portrait lens for the 645. I have no foreseeable need for the leaf shutter on the 135, and both focal lengths are acceptable. Plus, the 150 is a bit faster, so I'm leaning towards that one. Anybody have any insight to share about the quality of these lenses before I pull the trigger on the 150 - image, build, etc.? Basically, is there a reason to choose the 135 over the 150 (other than the leaf shutter)? Hi Scott, Can't give you any comparisons, as I only have the A 150. I am very happy with it as a portrait lens. Build is excellent, focussing very smooth. I guess that is true for all 645 Pentax lenses... -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
