Re: Advice on Selection of Macro Lens
Depending on the type of work you want to do, I 'd go with either a 100mm or 50mm f2.8 macro. Personally I use a D-FA 100 f2.8 and find the results to be excellent. I have a Sigman 50mm f 2.8 that is also excellent. I also use an M 50 f4 macro from time to time. Type of work you want to do... For bugs longer focal length, fast manual focus and / or auto focus. I usually want close 1:1 to 1:2 magnification and to isolate the subject against the background. For flowers I usually shoot at a lower magnification and want a little more background in the shot, so a shorter focal length works out well. Some manual focus macro lenses trade off precision in focusing for focusing speed. I have a older Kiron 105mm f 2.8 (I believe the same lens as the Vivitar Series 1 f 2.5 (Kiron was the OEM for Vivitar)). I just checked it - the lens barrel rotates just under 2 complete rotations to go from infinity to 1:1. By contrast the D-FA requires just under one full rotation of the focusing collar to cover the same focusing range. One facilitates precision, the other speed. Lastly, I would not give the Kiron an unqualified recommendation. It works great with film and I've had good results with digital, but I've had some shots on DSLR's that have suffered from chromatic aberrations, fringing, whatever. If needed a 100mm macro, I would not get the Kiron for a DSLR. Mark On 12/1/2012 9:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I want a versatile macro lens for my K-r, that would be suitable when eventually I upgrade to a K-5 series or whatever comes along. Without getting too exotic or pricey, I would like fairly wide max aperture and good bokeh. I would use it mostly to shoot flowers, butterflies and the like. If it could take decent images outside the macro range as well, that would be a plus. What are others using? What moderately price lens would you recommend TIA, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions for the Cognes-Q-enti
Congrats on getting the Q - it is a ton of fun and kicks out pretty decent images as well. I bought a used Q Kit that had the standard prime, standard zoom, fisheye and toy telephoto. I added a K to Q converter right off the bat. The 5-15mm zoom has been my most used lens with the standard prime close behind. Both of those lenses just feel great and perform very well. For the type of shooting that I use the Q for the standard zoom is perfect. I was captivated by the fisheye but had iffy results manually focusing with it. When focused propertly (and I kept my fingers out of the field of view) it was great. I installed the new firmware a few weeks ago and focus peaking is a huge boon to me wrt to using this lens. I expect I'll use it a lot in the future and my problems focusing it will be greatly diminished. The lens that has seen virtually no use is the toy telephoto. I've tried it a few times and it works well. IMO it really should not be called a toy lens as that invokes lomography / holga etc (at least to me) and it is a straightforward good performing lens. It just lacks aperture control and autofocus and is not as nicely constructed as the standard lenses. The K to Q adapter is an excellent tool. I've been playing around with an M 50 f1.7 as my working telephoto, and with the updated firmware and image stabilization and focus peaking it works fine. The M 50 / adapter / Q is not at all awkward to me. I did several test shots with the Q and A* 200 f4 macro, D-FA 100mm and other K mount lenses. It worked well and is not terribly difficult to use. For macro the Q's DOF is great. My tests are here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/testing-the-pentax-q-and-k-mount-lenses I am eagerly awaiting using K mount macro prime with focus peaking - just haven't gotten out to do any work with it. I'll be adding the telephoto zoom to my kit soon as well, since with the normal zoom it would be a great travel kit. I will also probably opt for the Pentax K to Q adapter with built in leaf shutter to be able to better use flash. Have fun! Mark On 11/21/2012 3:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Well the Q arrived in the post today - looks like it should be a lot of fun. Anyway - it came with the standard prime and I'm really going to need other lenses. On the wide end, there doesn't seem to be any alternative to the standard 5-15 mm zoom but for telephoto I'm torn between the upcoming long zoom and using K mount lenses via a Q to K adapter. The lack of autofocus with the latter option is a concern, my eyesight not being what it was. I'm certainly interested to any experiences that Q owners might care to share. As an aside, at it's current price point it seems to be selling like hot cakes - at least in Japan: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94TvMGX7sRE/UKdGixfs8uI/AY8/66wdWCyU2bM/s1600/BCNQ1113.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions for the Cognes-Q-enti
PS: Forgot to add - get a couple spare batteries, as the Q chews through them pretty quickly. On 11/21/2012 3:18 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Well the Q arrived in the post today - looks like it should be a lot of fun. Anyway - it came with the standard prime and I'm really going to need other lenses. On the wide end, there doesn't seem to be any alternative to the standard 5-15 mm zoom but for telephoto I'm torn between the upcoming long zoom and using K mount lenses via a Q to K adapter. The lack of autofocus with the latter option is a concern, my eyesight not being what it was. I'm certainly interested to any experiences that Q owners might care to share. As an aside, at it's current price point it seems to be selling like hot cakes - at least in Japan: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94TvMGX7sRE/UKdGixfs8uI/AY8/66wdWCyU2bM/s1600/BCNQ1113.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Old Crow and Pepsi
Nice shot of the bird - crows are hard to get. On 11/14/2012 3:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Hey Walt, Any of your customers ever ask for an Old Crow with Pepsi? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8186126036/in/set-72157632010905830 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Airshow
All of those look great to me - excellent work! Mark On 10/18/2012 5:30 PM, SV Hovland wrote: Taken at Sola airport this summer at its 75 year anniversary. It was the second airport in Europe with concrete runway. The first one is the picture I like most. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75497authkey=!ALgT7ZH7mJ2tWXM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75498authkey=!ABgLyRlXfLkBLlM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75499authkey=!ALhBymtZXdw6yqM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75500authkey=!AIoiLSitvETPE_Q Stig Vidar Hovland -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Noise purple-fringing can be the least of your problems...
That is a lovely photo, Darren. I'm so sorry to learn of your loss - my deepest condolences to you and your family. Mark On 10/10/2012 6:12 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I hope you'll indulge me sharing with you a very pedestrian image. I tripped across it today, while moving some files between computers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8075200561/in/photostream/ The young lady on the left is my daughter, Raven, and her husband, to the right, is now a widower and single parent of their child who will be 2-years-old in May. She was killed in a car accident this past June, and finding this particular image today hit me pretty hard. The accident happened just a month short of their 5-year anniversary. I guess it is a reminder of how even the most technically flawed of images can still be priceless, and it is also a reminder to keep all things in a proper perspective. Those of you that are parents, give your kids a big hug a kiss the next time you see them (and every time after that). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (autumn colors) and update
Thanks Bob, and to everyone else who took a look and commented. We had a wonderful fall this year, though short lived. The were downright glowing luminous for a week or so! Mark On 11/3/2012 11:36 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, Congrats on the book award! The autumn color photos are wonderful. I don't know how you keep doing it - fantastic, muted colors. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Mark Cassino pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: HI Everyone - Been off list for a while. Just over a month ago we started a major remodeling project and my wife and I moved out of our house and into her late-mother's condo. I had expected to be in the house regularly to use my desktop and access photos, but with contractors taking several rooms down to the studs and re- wiring most of the old knob and tube, I haven't been able to do anything in the house at all. It's a mess. So... I'm working off a nice enough Toshiba laptop (5 year old Core 2 Duo) that can more or less chug its way through processing with Photoshop CS5.1. Here are a few autumn color snaps from October. Despite the drought, we had a lovely fall in Michigan: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/a-little-fall-color The biggest problem with this laptop is that a slight shift in the angle of view changes the apparent brightness and gamma of the image, so I never feel confident that the image is properly adjusted I also got a little good news about my book, The Story of Snow. The American Meteorological Society has awarded it their 2013 Louis J Battan award as an outstanding book in the atmospheric sciences. More here: http://www.storyofsnow.com And I also learned that the book is being translated into Chinese. Not sure when the release date will be - this is in addition to the Japanese and Korean editions. I hope everyone is doing well, especially folks on the east coast. I finally put Thunderbird on this laptop and gave up on trying to read the list via Charter's webmail, so might be able to keep up with the list a little better. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO (autumn colors) and update
HI Everyone - Been off list for a while. Just over a month ago we started a major remodeling project and my wife and I moved out of our house and into her late-mother's condo. I had expected to be in the house regularly to use my desktop and access photos, but with contractors taking several rooms down to the studs and re- wiring most of the old knob and tube, I haven't been able to do anything in the house at all. It's a mess. So... I'm working off a nice enough Toshiba laptop (5 year old Core 2 Duo) that can more or less chug its way through processing with Photoshop CS5.1. Here are a few autumn color snaps from October. Despite the drought, we had a lovely fall in Michigan: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/a-little-fall-color The biggest problem with this laptop is that a slight shift in the angle of view changes the apparent brightness and gamma of the image, so I never feel confident that the image is properly adjusted I also got a little good news about my book, The Story of Snow. The American Meteorological Society has awarded it their 2013 Louis J Battan award as an outstanding book in the atmospheric sciences. More here: http://www.storyofsnow.com And I also learned that the book is being translated into Chinese. Not sure when the release date will be - this is in addition to the Japanese and Korean editions. I hope everyone is doing well, especially folks on the east coast. I finally put Thunderbird on this laptop and gave up on trying to read the list via Charter's webmail, so might be able to keep up with the list a little better. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..
Sounds like quite a haul for $40! - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:06 PM Subject: Today's score of things Pentax and questions.. Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my ebay sales... This is what I got, for a total of $40. A Tenba Camera bag ... (The Camera bag is the TENBA expresspak 104. The receipt is from 1995 for the bag - which is in minty condition - and owner paid $32 for it then (which was a discount, it seems) ) Inside of which were the following items 2 K-1000 bodies. (1) The Asahi from years ago.. it weighs a few ounces more than the assembled in China' ones... the shutter button is frozen in the down position (if you have any idea about how I could extricate it let me know) and it needs a good cla I'd say... but it is the golden oldie. I could send it to Eric (who Ive heard such good things about) to get it fixed. (2) the second K-1000 works and the clicks all sound right, but there is something weird with the viewfinder... two black lines on each side that are mottled. the other one has two black lines too.. are these guidlines for framing? The othe K-1000 I have doest ahve this.. is this staining from the black foam? 3 Lenses: (In apparently fine shape and I tried it on my ist d ) SMC PENTAX FA 28-105 zoom f4-5.6. Auto focus works on my ist-d. BLACK NExt ... 50mm prime SMC Pentax FA 1.4 BLACK - this works on manual on the istD and kinda worked on auto focus but not properly ... apparently it works on later issues -- or some (a brief check on ebay) With operating manual from 1991. finally ... SMC Pentax 30mm 1:2.8 The serial number is also on the front of the lens along with Asahi Opt. Co. Japan. The number is 5377550. It doesn't say M but otherwise the writing is jsut like my dear old 28mm M that I got in the mid to late 70's. Also: a Sekonic Flashmate L-308BII LIght meter with manual (of this I know from nothing :-) ) And a couple of little things I'm uncertain of .. plus a PZ-10 manual - ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kiss/truck
Cool shot, and some truck. Absent manipulation it must have about 2 feet of ground clearance and tires 3 feet in diameter. But is the actual effect HDR or microcontrast? I've been playing around with 'HDR' software and find that you can get interesting effects from jsut one exposure - no HDR there, but there is micro contrast. Sorta like the high-pass filter in photoshop made useable... - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 AM Subject: Kiss/truck I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Reparo! A* 200mm Macro is Back!
I was on the road this week and when I got back found a slip from the post office saying a package was waiting. Yippie - the A* 200mm macro lens is back! I sent it to Eric who told me it was essentially worn out. Parts were not available for the repair. After some conversation he found someone who could fabricate the part that needed replacing. It wasn't cheap but for a little less than half the price of the Sigma 150mm macro (whenever they are availabel) I have a good-as-new A* 200 lens. I ran it through its paces today - one out take: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP4143.jpg Glad to have it back! MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?
Hi Christine - Just a comment - at the maximum X-Synch speed and slower, changing the shutter speed only affects the ambient lighting. It has no affect on the flash - only aperture affects flash. I think there is some affect with high speed synch. MCC - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:52 AM Subject: Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl? Hi Dario, Thanks for your many replies! :) I think you were on track in your first reply -- it was still very bright out, and the camera, set to AV, wanted a fast shutter speed (1/500 +), even at ISO 200. After my first shot, I smacked my forehead and realized high speed synch would be the way to go...but then I still had problems... I suppose I could have stopped down some more, but I was afraid of loosing a nicely-blurred background... Looks like I'm going back to school on pttl flash this summer. I really appreciate yours everyone else's thoughts on the subject! :) -c On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Christine, In case of low-light shooting, I find the best way for using flash is to set the camera in M mode for exposing the environment and then add some flash for the main subject in the foreground. Also try spot metering, especially in case of a small subject against a wide underexposed background. Cheers, Dario I mean in this case the flash operation can be set to P-TTL. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?
Just my own testing - but the two controls seem to be cumulative. At -2 on the body and -3 on the unit, flash is less powerful than -3 on the unit alone. I usually set the unit to -2 or -3 and fine tune with body compensation - which can also mean dialing in +1 on the body. Here are two macro shots that show the impact of the fill flash - http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP4143.jpg http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP4145.jpg The first one had flash with -3 on the unit and (I think) -1 on the body. I had a diffuser on the flash but was using a bracket that put the flash unit pretty close to the subject. The second one had no flash - the batteries were cycling. I processed the raw files identically except that for the second shot I pushed the 'fill light' setting in Adobe Camera Raw as far as I could before the shadows got noisy. But, as you can see, the flash makes a big difference - I think the first shot is actually a little over flashed and I should have pushed in a little more negative compensation or set the flash zoom level to wide angle... - MCC - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl? Mark, thank you very much for your thoughts. It's encouraging to know that you are able to make pttl work for you, even at close range... Your comment: On overcast cloudy days I may set the flash compensation to -3 and the compensation on the camera body to -2. Raises another question for me, though... How do the flash compensation controls on the the flash and camera work together? Or separately, for that matter? When applying compensation in both places, it sounds from your description that they have a cumulative effect (-5 EV?)... As opposed to one set of controls taking precedence over the other... Is this correct? If using just the compensation controls in one place or the other, is either more effective? Thanks again, -c On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Hi Christine - I use fill PTTL fill flash in my macro shots all the time - virtually every shot that I work with is shot with flash. No problems once you know how to adjust the flash etc. I shoot manually with the exposure usually set to the ambient meter reading or to -1/2 stop. The amount of fill needed is relative to the primarily light source. In direct full brutal sun I shoot with no exposure compensation on the flash. On overcast cloudy days I may set the flash compensation to -3 and the compensation on the camera body to -2. In some situations I have to resort to lowering the power on the flash by dropping the wide angle diffuser or putting a diffuser on it. But those cases are very low light situations where the subject is very close. After doing this for a while I now just know where to set things - just experiment a bit. Digital makes the technical end of photography so easy I use the same basic technique for macros, birds, and even outdoor portraits. For wildlife it is split second decision making and having the flash compensation in the body is a great asset. If you put the flash on a bracket or use a diffuser etc it just equates to a certain number of stops of compensation, so you just consider that in your mental calculations... Like In this soft light I'd like to have -4 stops of compensation but that diffuser is equivalent to -2 so I'll just dial in -2. I'm working with the flash generally much closer than the minimum working distance - like the subject is 12 to 24 inches away - so overexposure is always a problem. I've used the same basic setup with the Pz-1p (usually with slide film), *ist-D, K-10D, and now K7. Each camera had it's own quirks and I had to adjust the exposure compensation for each. I find that I dial in much more negative compensation with the K7 than I did with any of the other cameras. Good luck! MCC - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: Can we talk about fill flash pttl? Last night, I attended a portrait workshop. We were shooting at the beach, at the end of the day. It was still very bright, and in the shade of a lighthouse, some fill was required on our models' faces. No problem. I had the AF540 on my k-7...using aperture priority mode, and -1.5 Flash EV, I took some shots. Gah. Way overexposed. I fiddled, set the flash to high-speed sync, and tried again. Still hot. I proceeded to try several other manipulations... none really working, until I settled on a fully manual operation for exposure, and flash (1/16). It shouldn't have to be this way, though, right? I should be able to use pttl to provide (more or less) the right amount of fill, yes? I'm even pretty sure I've
Re: Can we talk about fill flash pttl?
Hi Christine - I use fill PTTL fill flash in my macro shots all the time - virtually every shot that I work with is shot with flash. No problems once you know how to adjust the flash etc. I shoot manually with the exposure usually set to the ambient meter reading or to -1/2 stop. The amount of fill needed is relative to the primarily light source. In direct full brutal sun I shoot with no exposure compensation on the flash. On overcast cloudy days I may set the flash compensation to -3 and the compensation on the camera body to -2. In some situations I have to resort to lowering the power on the flash by dropping the wide angle diffuser or putting a diffuser on it. But those cases are very low light situations where the subject is very close. After doing this for a while I now just know where to set things - just experiment a bit. Digital makes the technical end of photography so easy I use the same basic technique for macros, birds, and even outdoor portraits. For wildlife it is split second decision making and having the flash compensation in the body is a great asset. If you put the flash on a bracket or use a diffuser etc it just equates to a certain number of stops of compensation, so you just consider that in your mental calculations... Like In this soft light I'd like to have -4 stops of compensation but that diffuser is equivalent to -2 so I'll just dial in -2. I'm working with the flash generally much closer than the minimum working distance - like the subject is 12 to 24 inches away - so overexposure is always a problem. I've used the same basic setup with the Pz-1p (usually with slide film), *ist-D, K-10D, and now K7. Each camera had it's own quirks and I had to adjust the exposure compensation for each. I find that I dial in much more negative compensation with the K7 than I did with any of the other cameras. Good luck! MCC - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: Can we talk about fill flash pttl? Last night, I attended a portrait workshop. We were shooting at the beach, at the end of the day. It was still very bright, and in the shade of a lighthouse, some fill was required on our models' faces. No problem. I had the AF540 on my k-7...using aperture priority mode, and -1.5 Flash EV, I took some shots. Gah. Way overexposed. I fiddled, set the flash to high-speed sync, and tried again. Still hot. I proceeded to try several other manipulations... none really working, until I settled on a fully manual operation for exposure, and flash (1/16). It shouldn't have to be this way, though, right? I should be able to use pttl to provide (more or less) the right amount of fill, yes? I'm even pretty sure I've done it successfully in the past, though it would have been with the AF360. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes
Yeah - but I do miss a 300mm macro (at least in my dreams...) Thanks for looking, Ken. - Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes DUH ! meant the 200 macro. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes Great captures as usual Mark. Doesn't look like you're missing the 300 macro ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com Subject: GESO - Green Frog and Odes A few photos from the field - I rather like the green frog who was most accomodating and let me get down in the mud with him. Or her. Whatever. All taken with the D-FA 100 macro and AF 1.7x converter, and my 200mm macro is still undergoing repairs. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/green-frog - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - Green Frog and Odes
Thanks, Frank - good luck with the dragonflies! - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: A few photos from the field - I rather like the green frog who was most accomodating and let me get down in the mud with him. Or her. Whatever. All taken with the D-FA 100 macro and AF 1.7x converter, and my 200mm macro is still undergoing repairs. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/green-frog As a newbie to nature photography, I feel humbled to see stuff like this from a real pro. Hopefully I can learn a thing or two. ;-) Terrific stuff, Mark! I noticed that there are lots of large dragonflies flitting about town just now, so hopefully this weekend there'll be lots down by the lake. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: peso downtown romp
I like it - great concept behind the shot. - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 1:47 AM Subject: peso downtown romp Darrel I romped around downtown on Tuesday to celebrate our 20th. This might not be to your taste, but Darrel I like it--Darrel especially, so we're using it as our 20th anniversary portrait ;-). Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/caguila/c%26d20/content/IMGP5511_large.html comments welcome, and if you don't like it, feel free to say so. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Favorite
I like it. You have competing diagonals - the lines made by the bottom of the dust cloud (going from upper left to lower right) and the edge of the track (lower left to upper right) witht he car sitting just above the intersection. I'd crop a bit off the bottom and the left and put a little more space in front of and above the car to imply more movement... Overall, I like the graphic elements and the soft lighting. - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:20 PM Subject: Favorite I've shot a lot of frames of automobiles racing over the last few years. I don't know if I've shown this one to the group or not, but it's one of my favorites. Taken at Road Atlanta's Turn 10 during the 2007 Petit le Mans sportscar race, just before the sun went below the hills. http://NutDriver.org/2007-PlM-Esperante.jpg One of the Panoz Esperante cars had spun out into a gravel trap off to the right of the shot a few feet. After coming almost to a stop in the gravel, he pulled it together and surfed over to the pavement, creating a huge dust cloud. In the photo, he's just regained the pavement and started accelerating through the dust cloud to continue the race. Unfortunately, the wind was fairly still, and it took a couple of minutes before you could see into, much less through, the dust cloud. Several drivers had some exciting moments going through that cloud. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes
Thanks to everyone who looked - lots of fiddling with the flash compensation in these shots, but it pays off! - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 8:32 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Green Frog and Odes On 11-07-11 7:51 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: A few photos from the field - I rather like the green frog who was most accomodating and let me get down in the mud with him. Or her. Whatever. All taken with the D-FA 100 macro and AF 1.7x converter, and my 200mm macro is still undergoing repairs. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/green-frog - MCC Excellent frog, Mark, and very fine odanates too. The lighting is perfect in all the shots. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Green Frog and Odes
A few photos from the field - I rather like the green frog who was most accomodating and let me get down in the mud with him. Or her. Whatever. All taken with the D-FA 100 macro and AF 1.7x converter, and my 200mm macro is still undergoing repairs. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/green-frog - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW--Week 27--Musician
Just-a pickin' and a grinnin' - or not... Great shot! --- On Sun, 7/10/11, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: PAW--Week 27--Musician To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 7:09 PM Made it past the half way mark! 25 more weeks to go. Amazing. Cheers, Christine http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fw: GESO - Green Frog and Odes
A few photos from the field - I rather like the green frog who was most accomodating and let me get down in the mud with him. Or her. Whatever. All taken with the D-FA 100 macro and AF 1.7x converter, and my 200mm macro is still undergoing repairs. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/green-frog - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival
Looks like a really interesting and fun event - great shots in both galleries as well! - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, July 8, 2011 1:25 PM Subject: Boris and Galia GESO - Live Statues Festival Hi! This week we had an international festival of Live Statues in our town. In fact, it was the second such festival, the first one having taken place last year. Galia and I went there also to take some pictures. So here is a little gallery: (8 pics by Galia and 10 by me) http://liberman-family.com/boris/pics/Israel/Live%20Statues%202011/index.html Have your brutal and honest say. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The go-kart article
Congrats Paul - both the article and the photos are excellent! MCC - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2011 8:50 PM Subject: The go-kart article The go-kart article went live today. Unfortunately, they used only two pics. I had hoped the Times editors would give it a slide show, which they sometimes do with web articles. But today is Thursday, and the auto section for the Sunday paper deadlines tonight, so there was no time. It's here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/for-michigans-karting-kushners-track-time-is-family-time/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity
I had 5 of these 500 gb My Books drives and they generally worked well. One drive failed and took it to a local shop and they pulled the drive and put it in a generic enclosure - worked fine with no problems. The generic enclosure didn't cost more than $25 IIRC. So - you might want to just back up the flaky drive and have it put in a new enclosure. If it still has problems then the drive itself is flaky and you may as well just get rid of it or relegate it to just data transfers or something. Otherwise, like mine, it may work fine. I have since upgraded to a couple of 3TB drives and 2 of the 500 GB drives to have two copies of everything - and I drop off one set of thethe drives at a local computer shop that has their own data center every few months to archive everything remotely. The remaining My Books are not getting much use - they join the 200 gb drives etc that are big enough to be useful to too small to be valuable... Good luck- -- MCC - Original Message From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, July 5, 2011 8:56:56 PM Subject: RE: OT - Hard Disk Oddity From: Brian Walters G'day all For several months one of my external hard drives has been acting a bit 'flaky'. The drive is permanently attached to the PC but when the computer boots there is no sign of the drive in Windows Explorer. However, after about 10-15 minutes, the autoplay window magically appears and the operating system reads the drive, which then becomes available. The drive continues to work properly thereafter - until the next boot when the process starts over again. My question is whether the hard disk itself is on the way to hard disk hell or whether the drive controller is likely to be the culprit. Or could it be a faulty USB cable? Would it be worth extracting the drive from its case and try installing it in a new case? The drive is about three and a half years old. Note that I'm not relying on this drive as a primary back up any more, but it is convenient if it keeps working. And I'm just curious as to why the drive would be behaving like this. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: google + and photography
It ain't so bad - I'm surprised there isn't an indemnification clause that makes the photographer liable to reimburse google for any expenses or liabilities associated with using the photographer's photos. MCC - Original Message From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 3:23:17 PM Subject: google + and photography http://photofocus.com/2011/07/06/google-plus-read-the-fine-print-before-you-sign-up/ Makes the good point about read the fine print before you sign up, or post anything. The short form is that if you post something to google+, they get to do what they want with it, without paying you. I haven't looked into the google+ photo sharing at any depth yet. I've got an account and have poked around a bit. The biggest advantages seem to be the user interface for sorting friends into groups (or circles) so that you can select who to share with, and that it isn't facebook. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: old lenses feel
I agree - but autofocus needs loose mechanism to move the lens elements quickly. I love my MF lens but as I teeter into my dotage and my eyes go milky, I'm learning to appreciate AF as well. - MCC - Original Message From: J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 12:52:11 PM Subject: old lenses feel I have yet to handle an autofocus lens that has the precision manual focus feel of the S-M-C taks. That's just one of the things lost with autofocus technology. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.)
Thanks, Steve. - Original Message From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, July 3, 2011 5:53:27 PM Subject: Re: PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.) That's a striking photo. On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: My mother's health took a drastically bad turn last weekend, and I spent the last week in Iowa helping out. When I left on Friday (another relative is there now) I took my mother's cat with me. The 9 1/2 hour trip back from Iowa was fun - holiday weekend traffic, road construction, accidents, apocalyptic thunderstorm, and more road construction resulted in the trip being about 3 hours longer than it should have been. At any rate, he has settled in remarkably well and is actually hanging out with the other two cats with minimal hissing and growling. Here's a photo I took of him in the spring of 2010, with a K7 and FA 80-320 zoom. I never regret using that lens, though I don't pack it often. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cat-portrait - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.)
THanks, Ann - he's pretty photogenic and so far the truce between him and girls is holding up... - Original Message From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, July 3, 2011 7:13:11 PM Subject: Re: PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.) Beautiful portrait! BUt sorry to hear that you had to separate the cat from your Mom in her decline. Very sad for them both - and for you. ann On 7/3/2011 17:22, Mark Cassino wrote: My mother's health took a drastically bad turn last weekend, and I spent the last week in Iowa helping out. When I left on Friday (another relative is there now) I took my mother's cat with me. The 9 1/2 hour trip back from Iowa was fun - holiday weekend traffic, road construction, accidents, apocalyptic thunderstorm, and more road construction resulted in the trip being about 3 hours longer than it should have been. At any rate, he has settled in remarkably well and is actually hanging out with the other two cats with minimal hissing and growling. Here's a photo I took of him in the spring of 2010, with a K7 and FA 80-320 zoom. I never regret using that lens, though I don't pack it often. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cat-portrait - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.)
Thanks, Freank! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cat-portrait Sorry to hear of your mother's health and of your horrific drive back. Couldn't have been much fun. However, what a treat to have that beauty in your house. Lovely portrait of a stunning cat!! My thoughts are with your mom, hoping her situation improves soon. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - At the Beach
Another great capture, Paul. Definately has the spontaneous feel to it! - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, July 2, 2011 10:08:22 PM Subject: PESO - At the Beach A couple of pics from the beach -- this afternoon at Stony Creek Metropark in Shelby Township, Michigan. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13620073 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13620075 Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Procrastinator's PESO: Violin
I really like the tonality in this shot. I'd be interested to see it once you touch up the scratch. Too bad there is not a digital ICE attachment for enlargers! - Original Message From: Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net To: pdml pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, July 3, 2011 7:54:21 PM Subject: Procrastinator's PESO: Violin Shot this a few years ago. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5898734647/in/photostream/lightbox/ Since cleaning up the darkroom over the last few weeks the place is now a pleasure to work in. Printed on Ilford grade 2 fiber paper today. The neg has that unsightly scratch (fortunately on the base), but I'm going to pick up some Edwal this week to fix it. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Nuthatch
Nice - I like how the bird is framed. - Original Message From: Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, July 4, 2011 12:09:08 PM Subject: PESO - Nuthatch http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuthatch-spettmeis.html Comments appreciated. Probably last bird photo for a while. I've got a couple of large music events coming up. Really looking forward to it. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO-Macro... at PN :(
beautiful! well done! - Original Message From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, July 2, 2011 5:32:28 PM Subject: PESO-Macro... at PN :( Just don't ask me its name! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13617952size=lg Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - TIger in the House (Warning: cat photo.)
My mother's health took a drastically bad turn last weekend, and I spent the last week in Iowa helping out. When I left on Friday (another relative is there now) I took my mother's cat with me. The 9 1/2 hour trip back from Iowa was fun - holiday weekend traffic, road construction, accidents, apocalyptic thunderstorm, and more road construction resulted in the trip being about 3 hours longer than it should have been. At any rate, he has settled in remarkably well and is actually hanging out with the other two cats with minimal hissing and growling. Here's a photo I took of him in the spring of 2010, with a K7 and FA 80-320 zoom. I never regret using that lens, though I don't pack it often. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cat-portrait - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Cedar Waxwings?
Look like Cedar Waxwings to me. Nice capture! - Original Message From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sun, July 3, 2011 5:15:25 PM Subject: PESO - Cedar Waxwings? I ~think~ that's what these beautiful birds are - except that I don't see the red wingtips that Cedar Waxwings are supposed to have. Otherwise, they look exactly like photos I've seen of that species: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/cedar-waxwings.html Whatever they are, they're quite beautiful. If you can confirm or tell me what they are I'd be most appreciative. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #24 - Droplets
Hi Boris - Nice work - great use of simplicty of form, color, and repetition! MCC - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, July 2, 2011 12:01:28 PM Subject: Boris PESO #24 - Droplets Hi! Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/07/peso-2011-24-droplets.html And tell me brutally and honestly what do you think? 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cat photo
I'm sorry for your loss, Mark. Your photo of Zypher is great - a fine memorial to an obviously fine cat. MCC - Original Message From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 28, 2011 6:17:36 PM Subject: Cat photo Our little friend Zephyr died Saturday ant age 17+ http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ I've always been more of a dog person myself, but since meeting Lisa and her cats I've come to the conclusion that it's the owner and how they raise the pet that makes the difference. Zephyr was the friendliest, most affectionate cats I've ever known. He used to follow me around like a puppy at times. He'd had chronic pancreatitis for years and then eventually became diabetic, requiring twice-daily insulin injections. He also has asthma, with occasional noisy mid-night coughing attacks. He had a good, long life and was definitely high maintenance but we still miss the little guy. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro
Nice job, Tione! That fly in particular is really great. - Original Message From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 25, 2011 4:46:30 PM Subject: GESO 1.7x F100macro Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the test with good results: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/194 So far I used a raynox 250 on the F100 resulting in a very short working distance. The raynox F100 combo is a little sharper and less bokeh fringing. Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: 'Presque Isle River Kettles'
Nice one, Ken - looks like a beautiful place. MCC - Original Message From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 4:17:13 PM Subject: PESO: 'Presque Isle River Kettles' A favorite spot of mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the Porcupine Wilderness State Park. Image captured late fall. View it here - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13520392 Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose
Thanks, Dave! - Original Message From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 5:33:20 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose Super as always Mark dAVE On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Serpents and dragons from last Sunday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dashing-dragons-happy-hognose All shots taken with the D-FA and AD 1.7x converter... MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose
Yeah - it did a weird goofy look... I think ti was deflating after deciding I wasn't a threat. Thanks for looking - MCC - Original Message From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 2:01:38 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose Lots of fun following you in your trek, Mark. The pictures are amazing, and I agree the snake looks as if he's making a goofy smile. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 9:12 PM Subject: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose Serpents and dragons from last Sunday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dashing-dragons-happy-hognose All shots taken with the D-FA and AD 1.7x converter... MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose
Thanks, Boris - the D-FA 100 and 1.7x converter have turned out to be a great combo. - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 8:43:20 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose On 6/23/2011 05:12, Mark Cassino wrote: Serpents and dragons from last Sunday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dashing-dragons-happy-hognose All shots taken with the D-FA and AD 1.7x converter... MCC Nothing here to even think of remote possibility of putting your gear to fault, Mark. You did brilliantly. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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- pushing the K-5
Great shots - that 'aged photo' filter does a nice job, but the the essential composition and lighting really comes through in the photos. - Original Message From: Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 8:27:51 PM Subject: GESO- pushing the K-5 June 19 was the birthday of the Philippines' national hero, Jose Rizal, and I was there... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157626897139973/ I cornered some of the participants preparing for reenactment scenes and shot impromptu portraits and then shot the night shots in the rain. The K-5, DA 18-55 WR DA 50-200 WR did well; I was sick for the next couple of days... :-| Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Mind your Ps and Qs: the Q is not meant for you
Probably equivalent to ISO 400 APS I have a lot of complaints about the P9000, but the sensor noise is way down the list. The slow lens, slow operations, confounding menus, mutually exclusive options (like not being able to auto-bracket when shooting in raw mode) and useless features (barely functional gps, Ethernet port to nowhere) all bother me more than the small sensor size and attendent noise. It gets very detailed images and the noise has not proven to be a problem. A camera with better features and ergonomics that is even small might be just the thing. Not so sure about the $800 price tag on the Q though... - Original Message From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 2:36:24 AM Subject: Re: Mind your Ps and Qs: the Q is not meant for you On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 07:18:36PM -0700, Mark Cassino wrote: ? The Q looks like a huge step up from the compact camera I'm used to using and not as bulky as the micro 4/3rds, which are not all that small. If the image quality proves to be good, I'll probably go for one. I'm pretty tolerant about what good means - if it is on par with a scan of ISO 400 print film, I can probably make a print from it that does what I want. i ISO 400 print film in a 6x7, or ISO 400 print film in an Auto 110? I think a Micro 4/3 system is as small as I'd want to use seriously. The Q is just too small for mu to hold comfortably. And when an E-PL1 is selling for $400, it's hard to consider $800 for the Q -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Mind your Ps and Qs: the Q is not meant for you
I think this could be a fine camera for me and I'll be watching for more information. I want to have fun with my camera but I also want to take great shots. I carry a Nikon P6000 with me when I travel now, and I've gotten some great shots with it. Yeah, it's a small sensor and noisy and the camera is slow and the lens focuses poorly and everyone dishes on what a piece of crap it is... BFD: it works and once you blow past the limitations, you can do good work with it. I've also gotten some fine shots form my Kodak Retina A which relies on dead reckoning for focus and exposure (unless you pack a separate hand held meter). Again - it works. The Q looks like a huge step up from the compact camera I'm used to using and not as bulky as the micro 4/3rds, which are not all that small. If the image quality proves to be good, I'll probably go for one. I'm pretty tolerant about what good means - if it is on par with a scan of ISO 400 print film, I can probably make a print from it that does what I want. If you can figure out how to make something work when everyone else is focused on why it won't work, you're ahead in the game. I'd love a camera this small and if the image quality is on par with the compact that i use now, the interchangeable lenses and ergonomics would make it a no-brainer to buy, IMO. So - the Q may well be for me... If they made a10mm marco for it, it might even be more for me...:-) MCC - Original Message From: John Celio n...@neovenator.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 5:18:33 PM Subject: Mind your Ps and Qs: the Q is not meant for you I'm amazed by how many people are expressing disappointment in the Q, here and on other forums, as if it's supposed to be some sort of professional camera system. Guys, this is a modern Auto110. It's made for moderately versatile convenience, and it's aimed at people who want to have fun with their cameras. Those of us who lug around our K-whatevers every day are not the intended market! Please, take a chill pill and quit acting like Pentax owes you a better camera. They already make better cameras, and you probably already own one of them. Pentax may very well come out with a larger mirrorless camera this year, but I'd be willing to bet you'll find some reason to bitch about it anyway. John P.S.: For what it's worth, I think the Q is pretty damn intriguing. As an Auto110 fan, I like this addition to Pentax's digital lineup. -- http://www.jacelio.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML members: What is your SHARPEST lens?
Sinc eyou don't ask sharpest *working* lens I'd say the A* 200 f4 macro ED. Other notables that come to mind would be an M 50 f4 macro, both M and FA 50 1.7, and (stopped down) Takumar 105 f2.5 (6x7). The D-FA 100 f2.8 is right up there too. MCC On 2011-06-22 09:25 , Darren Addy wrote: So I thought I would ask PDML members for their opinions on which lens (or lenses) they would rank as the sharpest in their stable: Overall and Wide Open -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Dashing Dragons and a Happy Hognose
Serpents and dragons from last Sunday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dashing-dragons-happy-hognose All shots taken with the D-FA and AD 1.7x converter... MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - On Guard
Very cool - let's hope there's not a pitbull behind the door! MCC - Original Message From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 5:22:50 AM Subject: Re: PESO - On Guard Nicely done. On 6/13/2011 7:30 AM, frank theriault wrote: I've been waiting for this one! Seen this little fellow before, but have been waiting for months for him to be unobstructed and near the sign. The owner says he's not dangerous, but approaching strangers make him bark, even if he's inside the house, so the sign is really there to keep things quiet. I think the sign's hilarious with this little pooch, and the guardian angel statue helps, too: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/06/on-guard.html Hope you enjoy (as much as I do!). ;-) Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso horse show
Lots of great shots there - though I had to google D1H to see what it was... - Original Message From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, June 20, 2011 7:37:38 PM Subject: Geso horse show Just keeping my skills honed, http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2011-PAEC2/album/index.html D1H, 70-200 f2.8 VR dragged into jalbum and uploaded. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Today's crazy idea: RAID
It's only one camera but what about a gigapan system - http://www.gigapansystems.com/ I suppose the time issue woudl be something, but the images I have looked at appear to be pretty detailed... MCC - Original Message From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 6:20:56 PM Subject: Today's crazy idea: RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive DSLRs On my drive home from San Luis Obispo today, I had the crazy idea that for the price of a medium format camera, you could make a bracket that would securely hold four (or more) relatively inexpensive DSLRs, with identical(*) decent lenses, trigger them simultaneously, and use software to combine the images into one extremely high resolution, or high dynamic range, image. This would have the advantage of all of the shots being taken at the same time, and for landscape photos, the parallax difference would likely be negligible. I'm curious of any one knows of any work along these lines... stitching images from multiple cameras, taken at the same time, rather than a single camera taken over a longer span of time. * By identical I mean the same make and model, individual variation is inevitable. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff
Nkice shots, both of them. You really nailed the exposure and focus. - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 1:48:56 PM Subject: Egret, Cleared for Takeoff An egret coming out of the Rouge River wetlands in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this morning. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477272size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13477273size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
Thanks, Boris. The IR effect tends to make things look otherworldly, I suppose because the image is form from light outside the visible spectrum and it is different form what we see but similar enough to create an eerie sensation. Since IR is actually photographing heat and not visible light, I figured it would be ideal for Washington where there is usually more heat than light anyhow... Thanks - MCC - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, June 20, 2011 7:21:37 AM Subject: Re: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC On 6/19/2011 05:01, Mark Cassino wrote: I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a The rest snipped. I've a feeling of spookiness looking at these images, Mark. Don't why, but I felt intimidated. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eye Reflection
Wow - that's remarkable... I might rethink upgrading. MCC - Original Message From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, June 20, 2011 1:23:05 PM Subject: Eye Reflection Hi Everyone: The K-5 is too much fun. I provide 3 photos here to show you how I got to the third photo. Comments are under each photo. Original photo shot at ISO 3200. I love this camera so much, I'm thinking of selling all three previous pentax dslrs to help fund another K-5 for back-up. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/caguila/akiraeye -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
Thanks, Christine! They are actually all IR shots, but in some cases the IR effect was very subdued MCC - Original Message From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 11:46:37 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I like these, Mark! I especially like the IR shots--that eternal vigilance is lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:55 PM Subject: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jpg Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/3-IMGP0886.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
Thanks, Bob. SOme of the images tones in Photomatix can get rather over-the-top if I say so myself. - Original Message From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 1:11:27 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Mark, 'Eternal Vigilance' is the prettyest and my favorite. Lincoln Monument and Capital Steps are still switched, and steps is 2nd favorite. The sky and business of the others tends to put me off. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: I like these, Mark! I especially like the IR shots--that eternal vigilance is lovely. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:55 PM Subject: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jpg Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/3-IMGP0886.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
Thanks, Paul! I do like how the channel swapping in some of the IR shots results in a coral color for the buildings etc. - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 7:39:53 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Excellent pallet choices. I really like these. Paul On Jun 18, 2011, at 10:01 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:55:20 PM Subject: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jpg Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/3-IMGP0886.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....
Thanks, Bill - and thanks to everyone who suggested a repair service. I'll be sending out some emails and hope to bounce the lens out to a repair shop as soon as it comes back from Pentax. I really would like to get this lens fixed. I also have a growing pile of stuff the needs repair - my ME Super went dead with the mirror up a few months ago, the shutter on my PZ-1p is sticking, My TOkina 400 f5.6 is hazed with fungus... The list goes on. I really love that ME Super and the PZ-1p is the only advanced feature SLR that I have that is IR film friendly (the Mz-S apparently is not compatable with IR film - haven't tested that.) I figure I may as well get these film cameras fixed up now and hunker down with them while I shoot out my film supplies... - MCC - Original Message From: Bill Sawyer wsaw...@twmi.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 7:26:39 PM Subject: RE: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200 Oakland Photographic Repair Service 30575 Dequindre Madison Hts, MI 48071 (248) 588-1151 Midwest Camera Repair 318 Oak St. Wyandotte, MI 48192 734.285.7478 No idea what they can do, but it's worth a call. Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Cassino Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 6:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200 Got a call from Pentax repairs today - no can do regarding the A* 200 repair. Parts are not available. What's the emoticon for angst? I'm probably speaking from sheer ignorance here, but it seems like the mechanical stuff inside even the best lens could be fabricated... Anyone know of any camera repair shops that might actually entertain an idea like that? Thanks - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....
HI Boris - That's an interesting suggestion - I'll send off an email and see what they say MCC - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 10:25:56 AM Subject: Re: Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200 Mark, what if you simply turn directly to Pentax Japan? A* 200 is a premium lens and you might be able to get assistance directly from the mother ship, so to say. On 6/18/2011 01:15, Mark Cassino wrote: Got a call from Pentax repairs today - no can do regarding the A* 200 repair. Parts are not available. What's the emoticon for angst? I'm probably speaking from sheer ignorance here, but it seems like the mechanical stuff inside even the best lens could be fabricated... Anyone know of any camera repair shops that might actually entertain an idea like that? Thanks - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PP help
It depends on what you want to do with the image. If you are trying to accurately depict the deer and be objectively truthful in your portrayal leave the tick in. If you are trying to create a purty pitcher for a calendar and are trying to reinforce people's picturesque preconceptions of the lovely natural world, take it out. Another way to put it: If you want to make money off the shot, take the tick out. There is an inverse correlation between truthfulness and monetary potential. People pay for photos that tell them the world is the way they hope it is. They don't pay for photos that tell them what the world is really like, I guess because they can see what the world is really like every day for free. My two cents - MCC - Original Message From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 6:45:29 PM Subject: PP help I am going through the captures I took this morning in between the rain. I do mean in between the rain and I got lucky while out at Radnor Lake and made it to their visitor center before the rain started and I hung out there while it passed. Then as I began to walk around the Lake on my way to where I parked I noticed another batch of dark clouds rolling in and I hurried on to the car. Okay now on to my question. I have been looking through my photos and on one of the fawns I captured today is a tick right between his/her eyes and a few flies. My question is should I leave them or clone them out of the photo. Thanks, Jeffery ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jog Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jpg Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/3-IMGP0886.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC
- Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:55:20 PM Subject: Fw: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC Ugh - let's try that again, since some of the links were broken... - Forwarded Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 9:51:32 PM Subject: GESO - Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC I visited Washington DC last March and took a few snapshots of the various monuments, memorials, and other landmarks. Camera of choice was an IR converted K-10d. The weather did not cooperate much. I had a day to myself while my wife was in a conference, and I used it to walk around the mall. A clear and sunny morning devolved into a cloudy day with cold misty rain. I took some shots of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The final images were so flat I 'hand painted' them in photo shop to give them a little life. Sloppy work on the hand painting if I say so myself. Washington Monument: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/1-IMGP1083_tu1.jpg Lincoln Memorial: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/3-IMGP0886.jpg The US Capitol was way back lit in the early morning when the skies were clear. I took gobs of shots and bracketed like mad, thinking I should find some HDR software and try to do something useful with the images. I would up getting Photomatix and, of course, went for the extreme grunge look on the first try: US Capitol HDR / IR: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/2-IMGP1236_tu1.jpg I paint what I see... OK - a more subtle approach, again HRD / IR and BW - http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/4-IMGP0871.jpg A couple of plain IR shots processed through the Photomatix software with the red / blue channel swap - Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty a.k.a. Man on the Crapper: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/5-IMGP0815_tm.jpg And lastly, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center: http://www.calarti.com/peso/mm/6-IMGP1350_tm2.jpg Thanks for looking - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Film is not dead ...
I paid almost twice that for a refurbished ED 8000 a while back... Damn quirky scanner and software but it really makes the 6x7 exposures sing. I don't shoot as much film as I'd like to, but then, I don't shoot as many pixels as I'd like to either... MCC - Original Message From: Gasha cir...@konts.lv To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 8:22:36 AM Subject: Film is not dead ... Proof of this is recent eBay auction: Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED Film Scanner 8000ED 166220 Item condition: For parts or not working Ended: Jun 16, 201112:57:31 PDT Winning bid: US $1,072.00 [ 28 bids ] Shipping: $49.95 UPS Worldwide Expedited Seller: Member id shutterbladeoutlet I was shocked... Gasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Bad New's From Pentax Re A* 200....
Got a call from Pentax repairs today - no can do regarding the A* 200 repair. Parts are not available. What's the emoticon for angst? I'm probably speaking from sheer ignorance here, but it seems like the mechanical stuff inside even the best lens could be fabricated... Anyone know of any camera repair shops that might actually entertain an idea like that? Thanks - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grab a Drop
You certainly caught a very interesting moment - I've never heard of insects grabbing drops of dew. Your timing was spot on. When I was trying out lens options the other night I spent a lot of time chasing these very small mantid nymphs that were runnign around in the garden. Dozens of exposures and not one clear shot. I know how it feels to dump a memory card only to find NADA... Good luck with the competition! MCC - Original Message From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 10:10:46 PM Subject: Re: Grab a Drop On 06/15/2011 08:46 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: That is a very cool shot - I love how it is snapping up the dew drop. My guess on the ID owuld be either a longhorn grasshopper or katydid, or nymph of one or the other... Sorry about your folks. MCC Thank you, Mark. It's one of my favorite shots I've taken to date. I did some looking around on Google Images to see what I could find yesterday, and I'm inclined to go with your call as the longhorn grasshopper. The katydids I saw didn't quite have antennae that long. It was interesting watching the little guy as I was shooting. When I saw him reach down for the water droplet, I was SURE I missed it, and was really excited when I got in and loaded it onto the computer. I was utterly convinced that I'd somehow blown the shot, and almost dreaded looking. I kept watching him after I hit the shutter, and it was so cool to watch him -- he used the water droplet to rinse off his antennae (or maybe that's a way of hydrating?). Thanks for the kind thoughts on my parents and the input on the photo. I'm anxious to see how it'll be received in the photo competition. -- Walt - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com To:PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:33 AM Subject: PESO: Grab a Drop Hi all, Stepping briefly back out of obscurity to share a photo I took this morning. Sorry I haven't been around to participate. Ever since I got home from my visit to California with Larry and John, my mother's health has taken a turn for the worse. She's currently in hospice care, and it's fallen to me to look after her. She's in fairly grave condition - to the point where she's taking morphine in both pill and liquid form, and I have to stay on top of that. And, as if that weren't enough, my father has suddenly taken ill with heart problems -- both of them spent about ten days in the hospital at the same time recently. So, essentially, my photography is limited to what I can find in my yard. A couple of weeks ago, I order a reversing ring and have been tinkering around with my K 50/1.4. So far, this is the best shot I've managed to get with it. Basically, it's shot with my K-x using the pop-up flash and a Fuji film canister with some wax paper lining the inside as a diffuser, at 400 ISO for 1/180 of second. (It's a grasshopper-like insect, in case anyone is squeamish about those). http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5832616817/ (Lighbox) http://is.gd/Q6u4ys I haven't done a great deal of editing to it -- bumped up the highlights using curves in The GIMP and resized to make a faster upload. I just wanted to show it off because I was really happy with the way it turned out. I wish I could participate in the forum, or even seriously pursue photography at all right now, but it's just tough to get serious with it in my current situation. With any luck, though, hospice will help to get my mother a little more stabilized and I'll be able to get out and trudge around with the camera a bit more. Anyway -- that's the news from Kentucky. I write and take photos when I can, and figured I ought to at least touch base with everyone to let you all know I'm still alive and check in on the list from time to time, whenever the opportunity presents itself. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter
Thanks, Boris! I started out thinking that I had to have that 200mm macro, and was surprized ot see that alternatives have been sitting in the bag all along. It's a good reminder to explore what you can get out of your gear. Though, I am still hoping that Pentax will be able to fix the 200mm. They've had the lens since last Friday, so hopefully news will be coming soon... MCC - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 1:57:34 AM Subject: Re: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter On 6/14/2011 14:52, Mark Cassino wrote: This weekend I tested out the D-FA 100mm macro combined with a Kiron MC-7 2x teleconverter and also combined with a Pentax 1.7x AF adapter as alternatives to a 200mm macro lens. The combo with the Kiron was OK, but not great. However, I was really impressed with the results with the 1.7x converter. You appear to have proven yet again, Mark, that a good photographer can extract the best from their gear, whereas the said gear does not have to be the best of the best of the best. It is always a pleasure to look at your work, no matter which lens or TC you use. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Back in Boston! (Now with photos)
Hi Mark - Fabulous gallery and I enjoyed your write up with the images. A vicarious GFM experience. Clouse above and Below and some of the other shots around it have some really fantastic light on the clouds. The fisheyes are cool too... Great work. MCC - Original Message From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 5:33:13 PM Subject: Re: Back in Boston! (Now with photos) A couple of these have Photoshop tweaks, but most are straight out of Lightroom: http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/gfm2011/ ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Even Spring can be gloomy in Iowa
That's nice - I really like the feel to this image. - Original Message From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 5:21:25 PM Subject: Even Spring can be gloomy in Iowa Anyone who has been to Iowa in Springtime knows it not all sunshine fresh flowers. Even the sunset was colorless this day. I am not fluent in Black White so fire away. ... Don http://donspix.posterous.com/farmyard-in-the-gloom-of-early-spring-photo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Grab a Drop
That is a very cool shot - I love how it is snapping up the dew drop. My guess on the ID owuld be either a longhorn grasshopper or katydid, or nymph of one or the other... Sorry about your folks. MCC - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:33 AM Subject: PESO: Grab a Drop Hi all, Stepping briefly back out of obscurity to share a photo I took this morning. Sorry I haven't been around to participate. Ever since I got home from my visit to California with Larry and John, my mother's health has taken a turn for the worse. She's currently in hospice care, and it's fallen to me to look after her. She's in fairly grave condition - to the point where she's taking morphine in both pill and liquid form, and I have to stay on top of that. And, as if that weren't enough, my father has suddenly taken ill with heart problems -- both of them spent about ten days in the hospital at the same time recently. So, essentially, my photography is limited to what I can find in my yard. A couple of weeks ago, I order a reversing ring and have been tinkering around with my K 50/1.4. So far, this is the best shot I've managed to get with it. Basically, it's shot with my K-x using the pop-up flash and a Fuji film canister with some wax paper lining the inside as a diffuser, at 400 ISO for 1/180 of second. (It's a grasshopper-like insect, in case anyone is squeamish about those). http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5832616817/ (Lighbox) http://is.gd/Q6u4ys I haven't done a great deal of editing to it -- bumped up the highlights using curves in The GIMP and resized to make a faster upload. I just wanted to show it off because I was really happy with the way it turned out. I wish I could participate in the forum, or even seriously pursue photography at all right now, but it's just tough to get serious with it in my current situation. With any luck, though, hospice will help to get my mother a little more stabilized and I'll be able to get out and trudge around with the camera a bit more. Anyway -- that's the news from Kentucky. I write and take photos when I can, and figured I ought to at least touch base with everyone to let you all know I'm still alive and check in on the list from time to time, whenever the opportunity presents itself. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter
This weekend I tested out the D-FA 100mm macro combined with a Kiron MC-7 2x teleconverter and also combined with a Pentax 1.7x AF adapter as alternatives to a 200mm macro lens. The combo with the Kiron was OK, but not great. However, I was really impressed with the results with the 1.7x converter. Here's one test shot of a dragonfly who was pawing around on a sandy hill a pine barrens: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671.jpg Cropped to actual pixels to see the detail in the eyes - and the injury to its right eye: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671_cr.jpg A Bee Hunter: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745.jpg Actual pixel crop of its compound eyes: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745_cr.jpg I used the 1.7x adapter only as a teleconverter, with AF turned off. Having a modest degree of af functionality might be useful also. Shots with the Kiron really lacked in sharp edge definition, though were not as bad as I was expecting. Some samples can be seen in a blog post here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/the-blackthorn-wand I'm pretty satisfied with the 1.7x telelconverter - though I still hope to hear from Pentax that they can fixed the lens! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter
Those first two shots - the backlit hairs - are really cool, Igor. I have not used any stacked DOF software on these shots. The insect shots are hand held with the camera on just a monopod - between my motion and the movement of the bugs, I don't think that I could get enough shots to stack. SOmeone recommended the DOF stacking software for snow flakes last spring, too late to try it, but it's on my project list for next winter... MCC - Original Message From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 11:19:05 AM Subject: Re: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter Very impressive, Mark! I like the DOF. Did you do anything special for it? You didn't do focal-HDR, did you? I tried to play with the same combination of lenses a few times, and my results were acceptable but not as good. My biggest struggle was the DOF, even with the aperture closed down. (I posted those attempts to PDML a while ago: http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/IMGP9527.jpg http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/IMGP9503.jpg ) The DOF became incredibly shallow (and the sharpness went down) when I stacked 2.0x with the 1.7x (and still with the same DFA-100/2.8 macro): http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/ Igor On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Mark Cassino markcassino at ymail.com wrote: This weekend I tested out the D-FA 100mm macro combined with a Kiron MC-7 2x teleconverter and also combined with a Pentax 1.7x AF adapter as alternatives to a 200mm macro lens. The combo with the Kiron was OK, but not great. However, I was really impressed with the results with the 1.7x converter. Here's one test shot of a dragonfly who was pawing around on a sandy hill a pine barrens: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671.jpg Cropped to actual pixels to see the detail in the eyes - and the injury to its right eye: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671_cr.jpg A Bee Hunter: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745.jpg Actual pixel crop of its compound eyes: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745_cr.jpg I used the 1.7x adapter only as a teleconverter, with AF turned off. Having a modest degree of af functionality might be useful also. Shots with the Kiron really lacked in sharp edge definition, though were not as bad as I was expecting. Some samples can be seen in a blog post here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/the-blackthorn-wand I'm pretty satisfied with the 1.7x telelconverter - though I still hope to hear from Pentax that they can fixed the lens! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter
LOL - For my part, I like the expression (if you can call it that) of the bottom fly (in the side shot...) - Original Message From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 10:02:12 AM Subject: Re: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter That side picture of the Syrphid flies is my favorite position, er, shot of the bunch. Your usual high standards, sir. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: This weekend I tested out the D-FA 100mm macro combined with a Kiron MC-7 2x teleconverter and also combined with a Pentax 1.7x AF adapter as alternatives to a 200mm macro lens. The combo with the Kiron was OK, but not great. However, I was really impressed with the results with the 1.7x converter. Here's one test shot of a dragonfly who was pawing around on a sandy hill a pine barrens: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671.jpg Cropped to actual pixels to see the detail in the eyes - and the injury to its right eye: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671_cr.jpg A Bee Hunter: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745.jpg Actual pixel crop of its compound eyes: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745_cr.jpg I used the 1.7x adapter only as a teleconverter, with AF turned off. Having a modest degree of af functionality might be useful also. Shots with the Kiron really lacked in sharp edge definition, though were not as bad as I was expecting. Some samples can be seen in a blog post here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ or here: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/the-blackthorn-wand I'm pretty satisfied with the 1.7x telelconverter - though I still hope to hear from Pentax that they can fixed the lens! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter
Hi Steve - I tried the DFA 100 and the 1.7x converter in the field with no prior tests or measurements, but I just did a crude test. Without the converter on the lens, I set it to 1:1 (minimum focusing distance) and focused on a ruler. I could see 23mm marked on the ruler through the finder. The measured distance from the front of the lens was ~5 inches. I then put on the 1.7x TC and moved the camera around till it was focused on the ruler and again showed 23 mm. Now the working distance was ~8 inches. (In both cases I measured the working distance as from the front of the lens to the subject - no hood.) In theory, the working distance should have been 8.5 inches with the TC on. The converter itself adds about an inch to the length of the lens though, and 1/2 inch is probably within the margin of error for my measurements. So, it looks like the converter is increasing the working distance for by 1.7x, as it should, but is taking back the inch it adds to the length of the lens. As for the focus position of the elements - I had not considered that. I just did a quick test on that too, though. I coaxed the converter to its farthest setting (infinity focus) and then set the lens to 1.5x lifesized and measured the focus distance. I then repeated with the converter at its nearest setting. There seemed to be about 1 inch difference in the focus distance between the two settings. But doing that - I realize that you would really have to control for magnification. My guess is that is all comes out in the wash - with the converter set to its closest focus you can get closer, but get greater magnification. thinking about it - both the converter and the lens add extension to focus closer. Extension added by the converter is added behind the converter. Extension added by the lens is added before the converter. I have a book here that talks about adding tubes in front of or behind a converter and the difference between them. That's the same issue. I'll look that up... but not tonight. - MCC - Original Message From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 9:11:45 PM Subject: Re: D-FA 100mm Macro Plus Teleconverter On 2011-06-14 05:52 , Mark Cassino wrote: I'm pretty satisfied with the 1.7x telelconverter - though I still hope to hear from Pentax that they can fixed the lens! very nice practical experiment; i also have a 1.7x AF TC; i tried it with my Sigma 105mm, and found the quality pretty good, and if i stick to 1:1 it seems to somewhat increase the working distance, but at maximum magnification (nominally 1.7:1) the working distance is back down to the 4 or so of the 105mm alone; did you get better working distance with your test? (wasn't that one of your main concerns?) i also noticed the 1.7x leaves it's optics focused to wherever one left it when AF was turned off; my guess would be that for macro one should prefocus it to it's shortest focus then switch to MF, but i wasn't in a position to test this carefully -- any thoughts? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Action autofocus with the K-5
Great shot, Paul - really nailed the focus and froze the action.Captures the joy of childhood as well. - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, June 12, 2011 8:56:45 PM Subject: Action autofocus with the K-5 I've developed a good feel for getting the K-5 to autofocus on fairly fast moving subjects. I use spot focus and kind of feather the shutter button about halfway down, then pick my spot. I'm pleased with this camera in so many ways. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13402152 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Yeah - I hope the verdict from Pentax is positive. Otherwise, I might hav eto learn how to take another kind of photo. Still waiting to test the D-FA an dTeleconverter. The cold, wet, and cloudy weather is not helping. - Original Message From: Bill Sawyer wsaw...@twmi.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 11, 2011 7:34:15 AM Subject: RE: Sigma 150mm macro lens A shame, Mark, the A 200 was your money lens. I hope they can restore it. I agree with Mark Roberts, the Sigma 180 is a very good lens, sharp and an interesting bokeh. Mine did break after about a year and a half, the aperture quit working. Sigma was able to repair it, and it works fine still. If their 150 is comparable, it would be a worthy replacement. But let's hope you wont need to. Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 8:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens Mark Cassino wrote: Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? If the new Sigma 150 macro is comparable to the old 180 I wouldn't hesitate. I have the Sigma 180/3.5 macro and it's is simply amazing. Probably the second sharpest lens I own (behind the 77 Ltd). You'll probably never see a used example because those who own one are unlikely to sell. Ever. Check the online reviews of the 150. I seem to recall it being very good. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
And maybe the Sigma 180 as well... - Original Message From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 4:14:01 PM Subject: RE: Sigma 150mm macro lens I don't have any suggestions as far as alternatives go, but were I in your situation I think I would contact KEH and have them put the A* FA* 200 macro on a wish list for me, so that if they got one in they'd let me know about it first thing. Might not help, but it couldn't hurt. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Well, I won't hold my breath looking for the 180, but you never know... A while back some guy called my cell phone out of the blue (no idea who he was) - he was looking at my website and was wondering about the very rare FA* 400 f5.6, I never heard back from him, but he thought he saw one for sale in a US Customs auction for only a couple hundred dollars... The guy who called was questioning if the listing was even accurate, since he could not find evidence that this lens ever existed. I pointed him to Bodz's site - don't know if he got the lens or not, but it gives hope! - Original Message From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 8:01:48 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens Mark Cassino wrote: Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? If the new Sigma 150 macro is comparable to the old 180 I wouldn't hesitate. I have the Sigma 180/3.5 macro and it's is simply amazing. Probably the second sharpest lens I own (behind the 77 Ltd). You'll probably never see a used example because those who own one are unlikely to sell. Ever. Check the online reviews of the 150. I seem to recall it being very good. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Plover?
Like Matthew said - Spotted Sandpiper. Nice shot and I like the flowers in the background. I took a few snapshots of these guys last summer up north: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spotted-sandpiper - Original Message From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sat, June 11, 2011 5:46:34 PM Subject: PESO - Plover? I need an ID on this one: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/plover.html Seen walking (then flying) near the shore of Lake Ontario this morning. I'm thinking a plover of some sort? Any help is appreciated. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Thanks - I saw the SIgma lens listed on BH's website, but missed the fine print that it was not available yet... Well, better to see New item - availability unknown than Discontinued item. - Original Message From: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 3:19:13 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens Not sure the 150/2.8 has ever been available for Pentax, not even the recent HSM version (at least according to Sigmaphoto.com) The 180/3.5 was, but of course the 150 is f/2.8 :) Note that the 150/2.8 has been discontinued and replaced by an OS version. It isn't available (yet?) in Pentax mount. 2011/6/10 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: Hi Everyone - It finally happened - my trusty old SMC A* 200mm macro developed a problem this past weekend, and there is clearly an issue in the linkage between the arm that controls the aperture and the aperture mechanism itself. I sent it off to Pentax in hopes that they can get it fixed up, and hopefully they can. But I may as well do some contingency planning as I await to hear form them... The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. Any thoughts about other options? The Sigma 180mm macro is long gone and the A* and FA* 200 macros are impossible to find. I just started playing around with my A* 300 f4 and a Canon 500D multi element close up lens - the first test were surprisingly sharp, but the range you can focus in is very small and the maximum magnification is only about .65 life-size. I plan on trying the D-FA 100 with a teleconverter this weekend, but am not optimistic. Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Thanks - MCC www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
The Sigma 105 sounds on par with the DFA 100 wrt working room. I haven't use the DFA much, it was my backup for the A* 200. Looks like I have the chance to test it some more. - Original Message From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 2:42:59 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens On 2011-06-09 20:28 , Mark Cassino wrote: The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. fwiw, my Sigma EX 105/2.8 macro (pre DG version) has working room of about 4 inches from the lens front (from physical lens front -- the glass is recessed at least an inch); however i often work at less than magnification than 1:1; at 1:2 it's got about 9 inches working room still i like it very much, but i don't have much basis for comparison; it's light enough that i carry it often; my only niggle is that the focus ring turns only about 135 degrees -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
I'm sure 70mm won't work for what I am trying to do... I also have the Krion 100mm macro (same lens as the Vivitar Series 1). It is a sweet lens. I was wrong about the availability of the 150 - it may be coming soon... - Original Message From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 2:37:10 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens I use Sigma's 70mm and I am very happy with it. I also have the Vivitar Series 1 105mm but tend to use Sigma a lot more... Working distance considerations do not usually apply for my type of casual shooting and I believe I will not need a longer macro. You may also consider using software tools for stacking multiple images and a higher resolution camera. These may allow you use any macro lens available (of shorter focal length). Are you sure the promised Sigma 150mm macro is available for Pentax yet? Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/6/10 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: Hi Everyone - It finally happened - my trusty old SMC A* 200mm macro developed a problem this past weekend, and there is clearly an issue in the linkage between the arm that controls the aperture and the aperture mechanism itself. I sent it off to Pentax in hopes that they can get it fixed up, and hopefully they can. But I may as well do some contingency planning as I await to hear form them... The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. Any thoughts about other options? The Sigma 180mm macro is long gone and the A* and FA* 200 macros are impossible to find. I just started playing around with my A* 300 f4 and a Canon 500D multi element close up lens - the first test were surprisingly sharp, but the range you can focus in is very small and the maximum magnification is only about .65 life-size. I plan on trying the D-FA 100 with a teleconverter this weekend, but am not optimistic. Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Thanks - MCC www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Interresting about the color shift. I inevitably tweak the WB when processing raw files, bu thaven't noticed any lenses with consistent color shifts. The only other Sigma glass tha ti use much is the 70-200 f2.8, and I haven't noticed any color shifts with it... - Original Message From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 12:00:20 AM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens On 6/10/2011 05:28, Mark Cassino wrote: Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Mark, if you get to buy a Sigma, I will be most curious to know how you'd compare the color rendering of both lenses. Initially I did not notice it, but Tamron 28-75 and Sigma 24-60 yield different colors - Tamron being the warmer and Sigma being a bit odd for I lack words to describe it in a way that would make sense. The best I can do is say that it seems to eat up a bit of yellow and that general aspect of rendering is a bit lifeless. Not terribly so, but still... May be since introduction of Sigma 24-60 they did improve on their coatings a fair bit, I don't know but I'd certain want to hear your opinion on the matter if and when you get a Sigma. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens
Thanks - I already have the 100. I'll be testing it with a 2x converter (Kiron MC-7) this weekend, but I don't have high hopes for sharpness with the TC. The lens alone is wonderfully sharp. - Original Message From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 10:37:39 PM Subject: Re: Sigma 150mm macro lens Well, I recently got a good deal on a Pentax DFA-100 macro because there's the new WR variant. I bet if you hit a few Pentax dealers there'll be a few more of them out there. Mind you, it sounds like you're looking for more than 100mm. -T On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote: Hi Everyone - It finally happened - my trusty old SMC A* 200mm macro developed a problem this past weekend, and there is clearly an issue in the linkage between the arm that controls the aperture and the aperture mechanism itself. I sent it off to Pentax in hopes that they can get it fixed up, and hopefully they can. But I may as well do some contingency planning as I await to hear form them... The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. Any thoughts about other options? The Sigma 180mm macro is long gone and the A* and FA* 200 macros are impossible to find. I just started playing around with my A* 300 f4 and a Canon 500D multi element close up lens - the first test were surprisingly sharp, but the range you can focus in is very small and the maximum magnification is only about .65 life-size. I plan on trying the D-FA 100 with a teleconverter this weekend, but am not optimistic. Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Thanks - MCC www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Sigma 150mm macro lens
Hi Everyone - It finally happened - my trusty old SMC A* 200mm macro developed a problem this past weekend, and there is clearly an issue in the linkage between the arm that controls the aperture and the aperture mechanism itself. I sent it off to Pentax in hopes that they can get it fixed up, and hopefully they can. But I may as well do some contingency planning as I await to hear form them... The only viable option I see out there now is the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro. Has anyone tried this lens? They state that it has a minimum focusing distance of 15 inches which is 1:1 magnification. So, minus the length of the lens (5 inches) it looks like there would be about 10 inches of working room. That's not bad - the 200mm macro hit about 12 inches of working room at 1:1. The D-FA 100 only has about 6 inches. Any thoughts about other options? The Sigma 180mm macro is long gone and the A* and FA* 200 macros are impossible to find. I just started playing around with my A* 300 f4 and a Canon 500D multi element close up lens - the first test were surprisingly sharp, but the range you can focus in is very small and the maximum magnification is only about .65 life-size. I plan on trying the D-FA 100 with a teleconverter this weekend, but am not optimistic. Any thoughts on the Sigma 150 or other options that might be out there? Thanks - MCC www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: The Dream Cruise
Rain? I didn't hear how things went, but it was dry over here. I assumed you had good weather as well. Well, maybe next year... - Original Message From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 8:48:29 PM Subject: Re: GESO: The Dream Cruise Thanks Mark. It was a good time, although plenty of rain. You're probably fortunate that you chose to do something else. Next year! Paul On Aug 29, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: Hey Paul - Great set of photos! I *almost* made it to the dream cruise this year - my brother in law called friday night before and said he had a chance to go courtesy of some auto parts company, but I was already committed for Saturday and couldn't get out. Checked in to see what I missed - knew you would post your stuff here - looks like it was lots of fun! - MCC - Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 10:10:06 PM Subject: GESO: The Dream Cruise The first 47 pics are new this year. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960 Paul --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: The Dream Cruise
Hey Paul - Great set of photos! I *almost* made it to the dream cruise this year - my brother in law called friday night before and said he had a chance to go courtesy of some auto parts company, but I was already committed for Saturday and couldn't get out. Checked in to see what I missed - knew you would post your stuff here - looks like it was lots of fun! - MCC - Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 10:10:06 PM Subject: GESO: The Dream Cruise The first 47 pics are new this year. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960 Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: RIP Cattywumpuss
Original Message From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sun, August 15, 2010 11:37:50 AM Subject: OT: RIP Cattywumpuss After a lifelong struggle with a variety of woes that involved multiple medications and a very close ongoing relationship with our vet, our elder Maine Coon cat passed away yesterday. He had endured everything else, but the seizures, apparently from a brain tumor, were just too much. He was an important part of our life for 15 years and he will be missed. stan Sorry to hear it, Stan. They are an important part of life. MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mark Cassino's New Book
Wow! Daniel - pass my tanks on to your wife, I hope she is able to find a vendor for the book. Thanks too to Paul Stenquist for telling me about the discussion of the book here. I started a new day-job 6 months ago and after almost 10 years of freelancing and part-timing I'm still a bit freaked out about getting up and going somewhere every day. Well - 'somewhere' as in not the woods or prairie or savannah... Anyhow, I've not been active on the list for a while... the Story of Snow has been off to a great start - it was a Junoir Library Guild Selctiion a couple of months ago, the New York Public Library included it in their '100 titles for reading and Sharing', the Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books is putting it on the cover of their Decmebr issue and the nation Science Teacher's Association included it in their list of 2010 Outstanding Science Trade Books. Not bad for the first 6 weeks in print! Last night I set up a website / blog for the book which can be cound here - www.storyofsnow.com I pulled in some posts that had been on my perosnal blog and added some new ones. I hope to keep things up to date there! And folks interested in BW urban landscapes might want to check out the link to Gary Ciadella's book there. Later - MCC - Original Message From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 12:43:47 PM Subject: Re: Mark Cassino's New Book My wife put in a purchase order for 30 copies of Mark Cassino's book on The Story of Snow for the elementary school's weather unit. The school district can only purchase from certain vendors approved by the state, but she hopes that one of their book sellers can fill the order. For those who have not seen it, the book is a marvelous combination of photography, art and science, well told in an approachable style. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
- Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net I've examined a number of my exposures and have been unable to find any faults. I've shot several hundred frames at a time, so I probably have generated some heat. Paul - Thanks, Paul. That's what I was wondering about - looks like it is not a fault in all K7's, just some. this one will definitely be going back - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
Thanks, Jack - if it is a known isue at least I won't have to spend as much time convincing Pentax or BH that it is a real issue. I'm seeing it at ISO 200, 400, and 800. (I haven't shot much at higher speeds...) - MCC - Original Message From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Wish I had a some usable info to pass on, but I remember reading about this on dpreview and the fact that it was being experienced only at low ISO settings. It might be in their archives of about a week and a half to two weeks ago. No help, I realize, but the fact that it is a recognized problem may be reassuring.(?) Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
Thanks, Joseph - I didn't think of the pixel mapping thingy. I'll give that a try tonight. - MCC - Original Message From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Did you happen to run the Pixel Mapping procedure? Not that I think in your case that it will repair your problem, but it will try to correct bad pixels. In your case I think it might be a bad connection between the sensor and it's sub-ass'y. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
The bad column of pixels is # 1265, give or take one or two. That' sopening the RAW file at 14.5 megapixels with no up or down sampling... - MCC - Original Message From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:41:37 AM Subject: Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem Mark, IIRC, someone had a blogpost somewhere about K20D having a systemic fault that popped up in the same area for all affected cameras. In case this is another one of those, would you mind describing where the band occur in your images? I'll check mine as soon as I get back from office. Thanks for the heads-up and fingers crossed for a quick solution. It's crap indeed. :-( Jostein 2009/7/28 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: I got a new job and have been on the road traveling for 5 of the last 7 weeks - which has left very little time to give the K7 a real workout. Yesterday I got that chance, and shot about 600 exposures out in the field. As I worked on them I realized there's a light colored band running through every single image I shot yesterday. Looking back over all the images I've shot with my K7, the same problem shows up in every single image. Here's a sample - actual pixels of the very last shot I took yesterday. (Apologies - the shot is not properly focused.) Guide arrows help identify the hot pixel column. http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1267.jpg It's a subtle problem, but a real problem. In hindsight, I noticed it on one of the very first shots I took with the camera, but fooled myself into thinking it was just a bit of spiderweb in the shot. I'll be calling BH in the morning. Did I say CRAP! MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com www.calarti.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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
I'll try to do some research on the update - hadn't heard about it but I've been more or less off-line these last couple of weeks. - MCC - Original Message From: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com Sorry to hear that Mark. The firmware update coming very very soon may help. I hope so. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
Har! - MCC - Original Message From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:35:57 AM Subject: Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem On 27/7/09, Mark Cassino, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a sample - actual pixels of the very last shot I took yesterday. (Apologies - the shot is not properly focused.) Guide arrows help identify the hot pixel column. http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1267.jpg I'm sure I've seen this before where the pictures get slightly scored as they are pulled through from the sensor to the SD card. Make sure no sharp edges where you insert the SD card. Best of luck. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
- Original Message From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Let me preface this by saying that if I had just bought a K-7 and noticed this I'd be disturbed, if not angry. However in a lot of the examples the issue is hard to see even in the enhanced images. Under normal circumstances with a good exposure, not trying every Photoshop trick to wring a bit more shadow detail out of an image, you might never see this. P.J. - It is a fiarly subtle problem, and I do wonder if it would show up in prints. On the other hand - knowing it's there will drive me crazy. Here's a similar crop from the frame before the one I posted yesterday - straight from the raw file with no adjustments. It's still pretty visible, at least on the screen: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1266.jpg - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com www.calarti.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
Er... Actually it's pixel column 2455. - MCC - Original Message From: Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:43:16 AM Subject: Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem The bad column of pixels is # 1265, give or take one or two. That' sopening the RAW file at 14.5 megapixels with no up or down sampling... - MCC - Original Message From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:41:37 AM Subject: Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem Mark, IIRC, someone had a blogpost somewhere about K20D having a systemic fault that popped up in the same area for all affected cameras. In case this is another one of those, would you mind describing where the band occur in your images? I'll check mine as soon as I get back from office. Thanks for the heads-up and fingers crossed for a quick solution. It's crap indeed. :-( Jostein 2009/7/28 Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com: I got a new job and have been on the road traveling for 5 of the last 7 weeks - which has left very little time to give the K7 a real workout. Yesterday I got that chance, and shot about 600 exposures out in the field. As I worked on them I realized there's a light colored band running through every single image I shot yesterday. Looking back over all the images I've shot with my K7, the same problem shows up in every single image. Here's a sample - actual pixels of the very last shot I took yesterday. (Apologies - the shot is not properly focused.) Guide arrows help identify the hot pixel column. http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1267.jpg It's a subtle problem, but a real problem. In hindsight, I noticed it on one of the very first shots I took with the camera, but fooled myself into thinking it was just a bit of spiderweb in the shot. I'll be calling BH in the morning. Did I say CRAP! MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com www.calarti.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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
- Original Message From: Miserere miser...@gmail.com Marc, Not that I want to alarm you, but you are not the only one with this problem. In fact, we might want to call it an epidemic: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/65879-k7-busted-sensor-strikes-production-body.html I'm sure a firmware patch will come soon, but I would feel a lot better if Pentax had bought sensors that didn't overheat as easily. (Anyone at Samsung listening?) I wonder if the weather-sealing prevents the sensor from cooling efficiently... --M. - Thanks - that looks exactly what I have going on. Now I wonder if I should replace the camera - but not *ALL* K7's have this problem - right? - MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
- Original Message From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Crap. After this long, BH might tell you to go to Pentax. I hope not. Good luck with this, and let us know how it turns out. Paul - Paul - BH really came through on this. I called, got an RMA, they will exchange the camera. It took all of 2 minutes on the phone to explain the problem and get things set up. They are a quality outfit. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com www.calarti.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.
Crap! K7 Sensor Problem
I got a new job and have been on the road traveling for 5 of the last 7 weeks - which has left very little time to give the K7 a real workout. Yesterday I got that chance, and shot about 600 exposures out in the field. As I worked on them I realized there's a light colored band running through every single image I shot yesterday. Looking back over all the images I've shot with my K7, the same problem shows up in every single image. Here's a sample - actual pixels of the very last shot I took yesterday. (Apologies - the shot is not properly focused.) Guide arrows help identify the hot pixel column. http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1267.jpg It's a subtle problem, but a real problem. In hindsight, I noticed it on one of the very first shots I took with the camera, but fooled myself into thinking it was just a bit of spiderweb in the shot. I'll be calling BH in the morning. Did I say CRAP! MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com www.calarti.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.
