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On February 6, 2014 8:04:16 AM EST, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com 
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Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Submitted for your amusement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/12338389215/

It's a bit derivative...

But they could both be integrated into a balanced diet. 

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Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 6, 2014 10:12:15 AM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
On Feb 6, 2014, at 12:04 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 
 It isn't many yet, and you can't really see the sharpness on a web
 image, but here are the K3 photos I have posted to my blog so far:
 
 http://www.jbuhler.com/?s=k3
 
 Dude!  You're in the Bay Area.  We should have a PDML gathering.

Indeed! When and where's the party?

G


And furthermore, who's paying for my plane ticket out there??? 

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New Pentax 70-200mm lens upcoming


Do Ricoh care about Pentax? I think they do! 

http://photorumors.com/2014/02/06/new-2014-pentax-k-mount-lens-roadmap-published-with-a-new-70-200mm-lens/

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Re: PESO The Great Debate

On February 6, 2014 12:09:19 PM EST, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
My debate would be between Fig Newmans and dark chocolate McVittie's.

Rick

On Feb 6, 2014, at 02:50 , Larry Colen wrote:

 Submitted for your amusement:
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For those that are missing the subtext and geek humour in Larry's photo: 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz%E2%80%93Newton_calculus_controversy

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Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 6, 2014 12:12:53 AM EST, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote:
Several weeks ago I asked here about whether I should get a K3 or move
to full frame with a Canon.

I stayed with Pentax, and got the K3. I installed a KatzEye screen in
mine, because I wanted to use some manual lenses, like the K25/3.5 and
K30/2.8

I love this camera! I am amazed at the quality of these files. The
autofocus is finally fast enough for me--I didn't think the old screw
AF technology would ever be any good, but this actually works well.
The whole camera seems quite a bit faster than the K5. And frankly,
after seeing the quality I'm getting, I don't think I'll be using the
K5 or the K-01 much anymore.

It isn't many yet, and you can't really see the sharpness on a web
image, but here are the K3 photos I have posted to my blog so far:

http://www.jbuhler.com/?s=k3

Can't wait to see where Ricoh takes Pentax DSLRs in the future. This
first effort is brilliant.

j


This one is tremendous, Juan: 

http://www.jbuhler.com/san-francisco-2014-2/

(Hope it linked correctly) 

But excellent work all around. 

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Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 6, 2014 8:22:26 PM EST, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks guys!

Cotty--yes, I might have gone too far with the darkness. I was
shooting in the sun, with very harsh light, and I thought maybe that
look would work. Some times I need to revisit work and re render it a
few months after the fact. It seems like this is going to be one of
those times :)

j

On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 On February 6, 2014 12:12:53 AM EST, Juan Buhler
juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote:
Several weeks ago I asked here about whether I should get a K3 or
move
to full frame with a Canon.

I stayed with Pentax, and got the K3. I installed a KatzEye screen in
mine, because I wanted to use some manual lenses, like the K25/3.5
and
K30/2.8

I love this camera! I am amazed at the quality of these files. The
autofocus is finally fast enough for me--I didn't think the old screw
AF technology would ever be any good, but this actually works well.
The whole camera seems quite a bit faster than the K5. And frankly,
after seeing the quality I'm getting, I don't think I'll be using the
K5 or the K-01 much anymore.

It isn't many yet, and you can't really see the sharpness on a web
image, but here are the K3 photos I have posted to my blog so far:

http://www.jbuhler.com/?s=k3

Can't wait to see where Ricoh takes Pentax DSLRs in the future. This
first effort is brilliant.

j


 This one is tremendous, Juan:

 http://www.jbuhler.com/san-francisco-2014-2/

 (Hope it linked correctly)

 But excellent work all around.

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Juan, 

Don't listen to Cotty, he only understands photographing in drab grey light 
from overcast British skies ;-) You've made the high contrast work wonderfully. 
Keep at it! 

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Re: Pentax camera caught by Lake Tahoe fisherman

2014-02-05 Thread Miserere

On February 5, 2014 9:39:15 AM EST, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net 
wrote:

On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com
wrote:

 Paul Stenquist wrote:
 
 I think some of Vivian Meyers images are nice, but many are very
ordinary. 
 I think she got a lot of attention in part because it was a “garage
find.” 
 A trove of unknown work from a mysterious source.
 
 Even assuming your statement is true, that would be precisely the
 point: That even ordinary images can be of great interest or
 historical importance (or even simple popularity -  there's nothing
 wrong with that) long after the fact. We can't judge now what future
 generations will deem significant.
 
 No one could have guessed at the time it was taken that that snapshot
 of Anne Frank (which is even more banal than anything Vivian Meyers
 took) would have become one of the icons of the 20th century.
 Countless other examples exist of photographs turning up of important
 people taken before they became famous, from Abraham Lincoln to John
 Lennon. Things, places or events that became significant after they
 were captured in banal snapshots (the Titanic). Even critical
evidence
 about important events has turned up retrospectively in what were
 thought to be throwaway images. Someone may yet discover an old
 shoebox of photos with one that shows the second gunman on the Grassy
 Knoll (or a photo of JFK's assassination that clearly shows there
 *wasn't* anyone on the Grassy Knoll).
 
 I don't see anyone or anything being harmed by people archiving their
 mediocre images. One of them may contain the 3rd grade portrait of
the
 guy who discovered the cure for Aids in the year 2050. And if it
 doesn't? No skin off my nose.
 
 —
I agree. Much of photography is of interest because it provides a
historical record. A very small amount of that is artful. Both types
are of value and worthy of preservation. My hope is that Grace will
someday be a woman of accomplishment and that long after I’m gone,
someone will be pleased that I recorded her childhood. Even if it’s
only her children.

My point about the Meyers work, which someone held up as an example of
art rescued,  is merely that there was heightened interest due to the
way it was discovered and the personal history of the person who took
the photos. Nothing wrong with that, and I enjoyed perusing galleries
of her photos, but I doubt that future generations will judge the
overall body of her work as artful. Then again, I could be wrong. It
wouldn’t be the first time. But only time will tell.

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Any chance we can spell Vivian's surname correctly? For posterity's sake, I 
suppose. It's Maier. 

I've been waiting for 1/2 hour in a snowy parking lot for the supermarket to 
open, after driving through today's storm, so forgive me for being grumpy. 

Returning to the original topic, it took me months (years?) to get my mum to 
download photos from her card to the computer--the process seemed too 
complicated to her. Still today I sometimes get calls because her pictures 
disappeared while she was trying to download them and I must fix the issue 
for her, which isn't easy seeing as she's on the other side of the Atlantic 
from me. 

Kudos goes to Sandisk more than Pentax in this story, by the way. 

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Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-02-05 Thread Miserere

Really Mark? You expected it to be more expensive still? Jeez, I
thought $600 for a 1.4x TC was eye gouging enough already.

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On 5 February 2014 18:32, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 Bruce Walker wrote:

So now we know: $599.95

PR from Ricoh quoted by dpreview contradicts some of asahi man's info.
Won't work with cameras older than K-7. Cameras will need firmware
update.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/02/05/ricoh-announces-hd-pentax-da-af-1-4x-aw-rear-converter

 That explains the firmware update that just came out, doesn't it?

 Price is around what I expected. perhaps even a little lower than I
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Re: New 645D to be announced

2014-02-05 Thread Miserere

Some photos of the new 645D here:

http://photorumors.com/2014/02/05/new-pentax-645d-medium-format-camera-pictures-and-some-rumors/

And also of Pentax's film duplicator, which seems like a bizarre
product to release in the year 2014.

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On 5 February 2014 18:39, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 Uses a CMOS sensor is all they're saying. Almost certainly one of the
 new Sony ones.

 http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/02/05/ricoh-promises-reference-products-including-cmos-645d-at-cp?utm_campaign=internal-linkutm_source=news-listutm_medium=textref=title_0_3


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Re: PESO: Maui Sunset

On February 1, 2014 10:38:06 PM EST, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com 
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Thanks, Paul.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Paul Stenquist
pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
 A rich scene, nicely composed.

 Paul via phone

 On Feb 1, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks, Bob and Bruce.

 Dan
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 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


 On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Bob Sullivan
rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Dan,
 That's marvelous!  Wonderfully colored and artistic.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
 The end of another perfect day in paradise:
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17667257

 Comments are invited.

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Sunsets got me into photography, Dan, and I'm a sucker for purples in the mix. 
Here you just turned the beautiful up to 11 and made me feel terrible in grey 
New England, so it must be a nice photo. 

I don't agree that it's too punchy; at least on my phone it just looks 
wonderful. 
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Re: OT Outstanding wildlife/nature photography

On January 30, 2014 7:53:40 PM EST, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
This Finnish photographer's stuff is really remarkable ...

http://www.kafa.fi/pages/gallery1.php
http://www.kafa.fi/pages/the-house-in-the-woods.php


Highly subdued images, pretty much the opposite of most wildlife photography. I 
love it. 
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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

On January 31, 2014 7:45:17 PM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com 
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On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 .. I am still sort of the opinion that *my* perfect camera hasn't 
been made yet. ..

It's probably a fact that no camera can ever truly be perfect. 
I've come across a few that were quite nice, however.

G


I've thought about that for the last 5 years or so. Shame there are no custom 
camera builders, like there are tailors, architects or carpinters; at this 
point I get so worked up by imperfect cameras that I'd be willing to pay a 
decent chunk of money for one, even if it's APS-C. 

If camera makers opened up their firmware, then I'd probably be able to end up 
with a 98% perfect camera for no extra money, but nobody listens to Thom Hogan, 
let alone to me :-/
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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

On February 1, 2014 9:37:58 PM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com 
wrote:
On Feb 1, 2014, at 4:39 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:

 On 1/2/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 If there's one beef I have with all the Fuji cameras of recent years
 (aside from the weird processing required for the X sensors), and
with
 the Sony A7, it's the placement of the EV Compensation dial. The
right-
 rear corner is just wrong--I have to move my whole right hand to
adjust
 EV compensation, and that's something I do all the time since I use
 aperture priority AE most of the time. The Sony allows me to re-map
this
 control to the front dial, making it fall to hand easily like it is
on
 the Olympus E-M1 and other cameras I own. I don't know whether that
 solution is possible on the Fuji. 
 
 Interesting!
 
 I find moving the EV dial very easy with just my right thumb, without
 moving my right hand at all.
 
 Cat  skin ;-)

Different size/shape hands, we probably hold the camera somewhat
differently too. I can't seem to bend my thumb and move it precisely on
a wheel in that location. I always end up taking the camera from my eye
and looking at the dial to see what I'm doing, which gets in the way of
my shooting workflow. 

Don't leave that cat skin laying about. I hear it broils up nicely and
goes well with hat. ];-)

(Ann will shoot me next time I see her… )

G


I don't have an issue with the placement of the EV Comp dial, but I do have an 
issue with how tight it is on the new X cameras; I can barely move it with my 
thumb while holding the camera steady to my eye, and when I do, I'm never sure 
how much I moved it because I generally overshoot. And no, Godfrey, you can't 
reassign this to another dial. 

Related to this issue is the shutter speed dial, which is even tighter, making 
it impossible for me to shoot in Tv mode (unless I'm happy picking a single 
speed and not changing it dynamically in real time as I shoot). 
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Re: OT - World's best father

On February 2, 2014 5:07:53 PM EST, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:


Interesting set of photos:
http://chicquero.com/2012/09/24/worlds-best-father/

I like the creativity and the sense of humor...

I think at least somebody else here on the list will appreciate this
set. :-)

Igor


Igor, 

I saw these some time ago and sent the link to all my photographer/dad friends. 
I wonder if I can pull some of these off myself? Probably not cos I don't have 
that type of PS skills, or a CC subscription. Or imagination. 
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Re: layoffs

I hope you're spared, Larry. They did say they're firing around the
world, so hopefully they'll try to keep Americans employed.

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On 29 January 2014 13:50, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
 Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

 Sorry for hijacking your good news thread Darren.

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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Marine,

I should add, in case it's important to you, that the X-E2 has an
onboard flash while the X-T1 doesn't.

If I come across as a Fuji salesperson, I'm not. I'll happily let you
know all the things that annoy the hell out of me on the X-E2 :-)

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On 29 January 2014 15:52, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Marnie,

 You mean the X-E2? There is an X-M1 (not X-M2) but it doesn't have a 
 viewfinder.

 The guts of the X-E2 and X-T1 are very similar: Same sensor and image
 processing engine, and probably same AF algorithms (at least once they
 release new firmware for the X-E2). The EVF on the X-T1 is larger and
 has a faster refresh rate than that of the X-E2, but I own the X-E2
 and think it has a very nice EVF, so it's not like you'd be slumming.

 As far as external controls go, the X-E2 lacks an ISO wheel, and Drive
 and Meter Mode levers. It also has fewer customisable buttons, but
 that could change with a firmware upgrade, which Fuji seem fond of.

 Lastly, the X-E2 is $300 cheaper than the X-T1.

 I'm interested in the X-T1 because it's going to handle larger lenses
 better and, most importantly, because it has a flip-screen, which the
 X-E2 doesn't. A slightly larger EVF will be a nice bonus, but is not a
 deciding factor for me.

 Are you interested in a gently used X-E2? ;-)

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 On 29 January 2014 13:04,  eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 I am interested in the X-M2, not sure of the  differences between it and
 this one. (It has a viewfinder also, saw it at  CES).

 Marnie

 In a message dated 1/28/2014 3:40:28 P.M. Pacific  Standard Time,
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 On 28/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated,  unleashed:

And I'm really not interested in an EVF, however hard they  push it.

 I am, slowly being won around. This one is OLED and supposedly  one-tenth
 of the lag rate of previous incarnations...

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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Marnie,

You mean the X-E2? There is an X-M1 (not X-M2) but it doesn't have a viewfinder.

The guts of the X-E2 and X-T1 are very similar: Same sensor and image
processing engine, and probably same AF algorithms (at least once they
release new firmware for the X-E2). The EVF on the X-T1 is larger and
has a faster refresh rate than that of the X-E2, but I own the X-E2
and think it has a very nice EVF, so it's not like you'd be slumming.

As far as external controls go, the X-E2 lacks an ISO wheel, and Drive
and Meter Mode levers. It also has fewer customisable buttons, but
that could change with a firmware upgrade, which Fuji seem fond of.

Lastly, the X-E2 is $300 cheaper than the X-T1.

I'm interested in the X-T1 because it's going to handle larger lenses
better and, most importantly, because it has a flip-screen, which the
X-E2 doesn't. A slightly larger EVF will be a nice bonus, but is not a
deciding factor for me.

Are you interested in a gently used X-E2? ;-)

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On 29 January 2014 13:04,  eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 I am interested in the X-M2, not sure of the  differences between it and
 this one. (It has a viewfinder also, saw it at  CES).

 Marnie

 In a message dated 1/28/2014 3:40:28 P.M. Pacific  Standard Time,
 co...@seeingeye.tv writes:
 On 28/1/14, Bob W, discombobulated,  unleashed:

And I'm really not interested in an EVF, however hard they  push it.

 I am, slowly being won around. This one is OLED and supposedly  one-tenth
 of the lag rate of previous incarnations...

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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Good point, Bob! Though 80 cormorants would make for a spikey camera...

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On 29 January 2014 17:26, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
 -Original Message-
 From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell
 [...]

 X-T1 and X100s black.

 The 56/1.2 looks pretty cool:

 http://cdn0.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/cameras/Fujifilm
 /Fuji%20X-
 T1/Product%20Shots/Fuji_X-T1_34-580-90.jpg

 or

 http://tinyurl.com/givesmehorn


 Cameraporn!!!

 Don't get too carried away, mate. According to this article in Reader's
 Wives
 http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/photo-news/540368/fuji-unveils-x-t1-sy
 stem-camera
 it makes use of around 80 seals to help protect against dust and moisture

 That's a helluva lot of seals to carry around. They're greasy little
 fuckers, their flippers get everywhere, and you can never get the smell out.
 Give me a bag of cormorants any day.

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Re: PESO: Only In Vegas II

Marnie,

I've been to a few Denny's in the Midwest...but you are quite right
that none of them had a full bar (or even a partial bar!), and neither
did they look like a strip club :-)

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On 28 January 2014 11:27,  eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 Okay, ann will come along and tell me they have  Denny's like this on the
 East Coast, heh, BUT...
 this is the only Denny's  I've ever seen with a bar. And a FULL bar,
 nonetheless. ;-)

 It is  normally a very prosaic restaurant, and serves breakfast all day. So
 I guess at  this place you can get a Tequila Sunrise with your bacon and
 eggs...

 It  was in a sort of strip mall.

 http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/onlyvegas2.html

 Comments  welcome.

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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

For those that are wondering, a size comparison with the K-3:

http://j.mp/1f8Xz5k

Pretty similar from the front, but take a look from the top; big
difference there.

And Cotty, I assume you saw the EVF size comparison on the DPR preview:

http://4.static.img-dpreview.com/previews/fujifilm-x-t1/images/vf-sizes.jpg?v=2721

Fuji is trying really hard to make me part with my hard-earned money...

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On 28 January 2014 03:56, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
 On 28/1/14, Miserere, discombobulated, unleashed:


Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-)

http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x-t1-announced-live-blogging-
press-realease-pre-orders-and-more/

A digital LX? (Yeah, I know it's only APS-C, but this is a legitimate
question.)

 Yes it looks really interesting. I would be very interested to see the
 EVF for real. ...'even larger than the Canon 1 DX...'

 and weathersealed. For a grand (GBP) ? That price will come down a bit
 by the time I could have one, so yes, very interested.

 DPR:

 http://tinyurl.com/p34x4jl

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 http://tinyurl.com/phtktos

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Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 28/01/2014 6:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
 Bob W wrote:

 And I'm really not interested in an EVF, however hard they push it.

 Same for me. For now.

 But I expect EVF's will eventually get as good as optical viewfinders
 and will replace them – the elimination of the moving mirror, prism,
 etc. will make the cost reduction irresistible (though I'm skeptical
 of their effect on battery life).

Yes kids, we have a winner.

Using my X-Pro1 with the viewfinder lit up has incredibly short battery

life. The X-T1 will have an accessory battery grip, which adds to the 
size and weight, and probably still won't take it up to a K5IIs for 
number of pictures.
They are listing the battery life at 350 for the X-T1. I bet the
reality 
is a lot less.

 Now that I think about it I realize I got it backwards: EVF's will
 replace optical viewfinders and *then* they'll (eventually) get as
 good as optical viewfinders. I hope they'll get good enough before
 then. This new Fuji could be the tipping point.


From what I've heard, mirrorless sales numbers aren't all there. While 
they have a small but vocal fan(boy) base, they aren't really being 
embraced by the public.

bill


Bill, 

I take so few shots that I've never run the X-E2 dry in less than a few days, 
but I can see how others might have issues with short battery life. The X-T1, 
if I read correctly, offers a common sense EVF mode whereby it only turns on 
when you put your eye to it (and the rear LCD is off all the time). Why it's 
taken them 4 or so years to implement this instead of the EVF on all the time 
mode they had is beyond me. When I'm street shooting I actually carry the 
camera turned off in my hand, then turn it on when I see a shot worth taking. 

As far as mirrorless sales go, from memory I will quote that in Asia and Europe 
DSLRs represent about 1/3 of camera sales,  and mirrorless another 1/3. In the 
US, however, DSLRs are around 40% and mirrorless 15% (I'm on my phone and can't 
check actual values, so I might be off with the numbers, but the trend should 
be correct). 

The US is a huge market, but let's remember these camera makes are Asian, and 
if it sells there, they will keep making it. 

I was anti EVF until I spent a month shooting with the Panny G3 for a review. 
Then I went back to the K10D and wondered where the histogram and all the other 
info in the OVF had gone to. And why was it all off a sudden so hard to 
manually focus in low light??? Why was the OVF so dark??? Haven't looked back 
since. 

That's not to say I don't get the romanticism and directness of the OVF (I do 
love looking through my LX's viewfinder), it's just that a *good* EVF offers me 
more benefits. Ideally we'd have DSLR OVFs with lots of projected info, just 
like the Fuji X-Pro 1, but nobody seems to be in a hurry to develop that. 
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Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice, but I won't buy one until they come out with a Full Frame model.
Wah, wah, wah!

;-)

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:42 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:

Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-)

http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x-t1-announced-live-blogging-press-realease-pre-orders-and-more/

A digital LX? (Yeah, I know it's only APS-C, but this is a
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Yeah, yeah, yeah :-P

It won't surprise you, Bruce, that there are plenty of FF demanders amongst the
Fuji crowd, which seems a bit silly given how much dedication they've shown the
APS-C format since day 1.
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Re: Another shot from London - Curious Incident

2014-01-27 Thread Miserere

I have not, so I don't :-(

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On 27 January 2014 12:26, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/london1/7de01340.html

 If you've followed the news from London in the past couple of months
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2014-01-27 Thread Miserere


Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-) 

http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x-t1-announced-live-blogging-press-realease-pre-orders-and-more/

A digital LX? (Yeah, I know it's only APS-C, but this is a legitimate 
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Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Miserere

That didn't take them long, did it? How long have people been
*pleading* for one of these? 5 years? 7 years?

I found my Tamron 1.4x TC worked just fine.

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On 25 January 2014 16:16, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
 Is that your dream?
 http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/249449-image-hd-pentax-1-4x-teleconverter.html
 Are you sure?

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Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

2014-01-25 Thread Miserere

I first heard of you, Mark, through your page on these lenses, where
you listed the ins and outs of all the different versions. Does this
page still exist?

Nostalgia indeed, Larry.

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On 24 January 2014 17:10, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 Clearing out space and putting away pennies for future purchases. This
 is the third and best version of the 70-210 Vivitar Series 1. It's in
 Pentax KA mount, so no Green Button metering necessary. Gets up to
 1:2.5 magnification in macro mode and is very sharp. Includes original
 Vivitar front lens cap and cheap Pentax rear lens cap.

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A Camera for Jim King

I have a camera for Jim King. Behold the King Jim camera!:

http://akihabaranews.com/2014/01/15/article-en/king-jim-camera-equipped-mouse-1534514126

It even comes with an accessory mouse, ahem.

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Re: OT - Saw an Olympus OM-D in the Wild Today

 rant There is no such thing as *the* OM-D; there is the OM-D E-M5,
OM-D E-M1, and soon OM-D E-M10, but no the OM-D, the same way there
is no the Ford car or the Airbus aeroplane or the Pentax forum.
 /rant 

So which one was it, Cotty? E-M5 or E-M1? Nifty machines, huh?

And yes, I've been salivating at that upcoming Fuji X-T1 too. It looks
just like the LXD I hoped Pentax would release someday... Sigh...


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On 23 January 2014 17:01, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
 Was at a press event at a hospital today and noticed one of the snappers
 who normally wields huge bags of Canon gear had a smallish black camera
 around his neck. At a distance I could have sworn it was a film camera -
 in fact I thought for a second it was an MX! Had some sort of pancake on
 the front and he was getting some wide angle type shots judging from his
 positioning.

 It was the Oly OM-D and my heart skipped a beat. WOW what a looker. Yes
 yes I know they are only tools Godders but gimme a break eh! That was
 camera porn alright. I was mightily impressed. Was curious to see what
 the EVF was like, didn't have time to stop and chat. The actual *size*
 of it was compelling. No huge DSLR chunkiness.

 There's a retro Fuji offering released in 5 days.

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Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

I hope this keeps happening until everyone figures out that there is
an art to journalistic photography, and sometimes you need to edit out
shit that distracts from the message.

Do news editors not edit the text in written pieces to make the story
tighter, more compelling, more gripping, more concise, etc? So
why are image journalists held to a different, more restrictive
standard?

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On 23 January 2014 15:08, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:

I am not seeing what was the problem in what he did.
The modification he did did not change the purpose of the photo or
whatever the photo presents.

It brings back the question of what is and what is not manipulation of
the photo. As burning and dodging is also image manipulation and
modification.
While I understand that one can defined the modification of an image
when the actual pixels are replaced/moved.
But what if he just darkened some portion of the photo with an object in
it so that the object is deep in a shadow, and hence cannot be seen on the
photo? That's not moving of the pixels, but just changing the levels
on a part of the photograph.

I understand the problem when a person is removed from a group photo,
but that's totally different.
I think in this particular case, they are making a mountain out of a
molehill.

Igor

Thu Jan 23 13:11:02 EST 2014
Mark Roberts wrote:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-23/pulitzer-photographer-narciso-conteras-fired-syria-ap/5215200

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Re: Back in the U S of A

On 20 January 2014 20:24, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:

 Hi, boys and girls! We're back form old blighty after a splendid week
 in London with brief excursions to Milton Keynes and Oxford.

 We toured Blechley Park with Bob W and Chris Mitchell and his wife and
 had a fascinating look at the code breakers' headquarters and then a
 nice bit of dinner  wine in Milton Keynes. We chatted a lot about the
 rest of you on the PDML and laughed at several of you behind your
 backs. Jolly good fun!

 Wednesday was the trip to Oxford and a meet-up with Cotty and wife.
 Japanese food for lunch and a brief tour of the 800 Years of Medical
 History at Oxford exhibit. Dr. Lisa was impressed.

 Other relevant and irrelevant items of interest: The Wildlife
 Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Natural History Museum. We've
 seen it in many previous years but this one was the bet yet. Truly
 outstanding stuff. And the kid's division(s) looked more like the
 photos really had been taken by the ages indicated (rather than daddy
 setting up the camera/lens/tripod and junior pressing the shutter
 button when instructed). The Astronomy Photographer of the year
 exhibit at the observatory in Greenwich was fairly small but
 absolutely breathtaking. The effort and preparation that these amateur
 astrophotographers put in is humbling. Brilliant stuff all astronomers
 should see (you getting this, Miserere?)


Got it! I'll go right ahead and book a plane ticket to go see it! :-p

Funny thing is, everybody always assumes I do astrophotography. I have
to explain to them that I have a car, a mortgage, a wife, and now a
kid, so no, I don't do astrophotography :-D Our own Darren Addy has
started down the slippery slope of astrophotography and I hope he's
able to stop before it's too late.


 Turner exhibit in Greenwich was superb. He's one of my favorite
 artists and this didn't disappoint. We also saw the Spencer exhibit at
 Somerset House and enjoyed that a lot.

 The Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons was a high point
 for Dr. Lisa. It held my attention for half an hour or so but she was
 enthralled and could have spent a day there. She's just been reading a
 superb book about Hunter
 (http://www.amazon.com/The-Knife-Man-Snatching-Surgery/dp/0767916530)
 and has been astonished by the work he did in the 18th century –
 brilliant man. We'll be back to this one on future visits.

 If you visit London and like books you absolutely must visit Daunt
 Books on Marylebone High Street. Fabulous book shop. Impressive
 building. Nice people.

 Photographically I ran the gamut from HCB-style street shooting to
 overprocessed HDR photography and everything in between. London and
 Oxford are both fabulous places for photography and, for my purposes,
 particularly at night. I'm doing more and more experimentation with
 the third dimension of photography, time, using long exposures and/or
 multiple exposures. I was traveling without a tripod and I really
 enjoy the challenge of finding a spot to rest or brace the camera and
 then work out the composition by trial and error. I had a blast and
 got some pretty good stuff, I think/hope.

 I did almost all my shooting with the DA 12-24 (which saw the most
 use) and the DA-L 55-300, the latter purchased specifically for this
 trip. It's supposed to be sold only with a camera body as part of a
 kit but some dealers break up the kits and sell body and lens
 separately. The lens was $179 new, including shipping. It lacks the
 quick-shift focus of the DA version and has a plastic lens mount but
 it's the same optically, which is to say, superb. An amazing lens and
 highly recommended. The 21mm Ltd also saw a little use.

 Now I'm getting ready for the start of school on Wednesday and since
 I'm teaching Digital Design again, a course I haven't taught in a few
 semesters, I'll be fairly busy, so it'll be a while before I get a UK
 photo gallery up (I also have the PDML Photo Annual to contend with).
 Hang on, because I think it'll be worth the wait.


I'll be right here, sitting down, waiting to see your photos of my
hometown. You better do the city justice!

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Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

2014-01-08 Thread Miserere

Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Correct. But I have seen it at least once offered for sale without the
camera.

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On January 8, 2014 7:37:38 AM Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
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 Boris,
 I believe the A50/1.2 in silver that you showed was part of a special
 LX2000(??) kit.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com
wrote:
  On 1/7/2014 7:41 AM, Miserere wrote:
 
  Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
 
  X100S being released in black!!!
 
  Come to papa.
 
 
 
  By the way, if the X100s is going to you, then the 56mm f/1.2 is
  coming to me. Always wanted Pentax to release a Ltd version of the
  SMC-A 50mm f/1.2, but as with all my lens requests, they
stubbornly
  refused.
 
  Come to Daddy,  56mm f/1.2, come to Daddy...
 
 
  Well, actually it appears that Pentax listened to you, Mis:
 
  http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/normal/A50f1.2-Special.jpg
 
  Looks Specially Limited just for you. But in sooth, sir, you would
have to
  work out to get one of these...
 
  I'm perfectly fine with rather simpletonic :-) regular version of
that lens
  that I have.
 
  Boris
 
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Boris, 

I am aware of this little beauty, but it isn't AF, which was a small 
requirement of mine. 

I hope the Fuji rep let's you fondle some of his cameras :-) Please report back 
here when you have. 

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Re: OT - PESO - A Canadian Selfie

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not much for selfies but hey, all the kids are doing it nowadays:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/a-canadian-selfie.html?m=1

Taken, processed and posted by phone. We're having a snow event
tonight. 

;-)

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

Cheers,
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If Apple marketed iPhones to the Eskimos... 

Good stuff, Knarf! 

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Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
X100S being released in black!!!

Come to papa.


It does look so very nice in all black, doesn't it? 

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Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
on 2014-01-06 14:17 Bruce Walker wrote
 Your spam predates my net access too. I was on email (UNIX v6 PWB) in
 '79, then my company (AES Data) got limited net access in 1982 or so,
 via UUCP. For some years I was aesat!bmw (anyone else here remember
 bang-paths?).

i do, but i can't recall my address; i was on email  USENET (over
UUCP) 79-82 
(only grad students got direct ARPAnet permission), then Internet from
87 on

Thank you guys for making me feel so young. 

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Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
X100S being released in black!!!

Come to papa.


By the way, if the X100s is going to you, then the 56mm f/1.2 is coming to me. 
Always wanted Pentax to release a Ltd version of the SMC-A 50mm f/1.2, but as 
with all my lens requests, they stubbornly refused. 

Come to Daddy,  56mm f/1.2, come to Daddy... 

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Re: New toy, graduated filter

2014-01-05 Thread Miserere

Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I really need to spend some time and actually learn how to use
lightroom.

I had not been entirely pleased with this photo, though it did hint at 
what I was trying to achieve:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/11769829993/in/set-72157639424720424

It turns out that the graduated filter does a lot of what I want.  Here

is the photo after ausing it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/11783610884/in/set-72157639424720424

Comments, pointers etc. appreciated.


Oh yes, the graduated filter in ACR. I never leave home without it. 

2nd version is very nice though on my phone it looks like I would've left the 
foreground a little darker. Personal taste and all that. 

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Re: Updike

2014-01-05 Thread Miserere

Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Here's a picture of a rabbit I took a couple of years ago:

http://www.web-options.com/Rabbit.jpg

I quite like it for some reason. I've flipped the picture horizontally.

B


It's not a cat, so that gave you a B right there. I happen to like rabbits and 
the dynamism of this particular photo, so you get an A- from me. 

In related matters, this photo looks like if Knarf did wildlife ;-) 



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Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml

Interesting read.

Thanks Cotty. 

Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same point for 
years (though some of you guys continue to yearn for a FF Pentax). 

As for the comment on 16MP sensors and 16x20 prints, I've made some lovely 
prints of that size from K10D files, and as Paul Stenquist reminded us this 
week, you can print enormous, camera show worthy photographs from a 6MP file. 

Reichmann's article is old news -- a lot of the photography world figured all 
this out 6 years ago or more. Welcome to the past, Michael! 

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Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:

Sorry, I didn't see this question until now. I hope it is not too late.

While I like Venetian and went there many times, I didn't find it 
that interesting to photograph.

Here is what I'd recommend:
1. Within Vegas, I would recommend going to the Secret Garden 
Dolphin
Habitat in Mirage.
2. Street views of and from Belagio - in the evening when the musical
fountain in front of it is playing. (Every hour? or half-an-hour? check
the hotel's website for the schedule/)
3. Also, inside Belagio, there is a nice area that is called
Conservatory and Botanical Gardens:
http://www.bellagio.com/attractions/botanical-garden.aspx
Their holiday display there is only until January 5, but even beyond
that, you might catch some nice photos.


4. I second Ken's suggestion for Red Rock Park.
I don't have my photos posted, but my wife has a bunch from almost
exactly a year ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/sets/72157632470167704/

Cheers,

Igor



- Original Message - 
From: Eactivist at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:09 PM
Subject: Las Vegas Photo Spots?


 Anyone been to Las Vegas in recent memory? Know  any good photo
spots,
 in town, or out?

 Going with a friend in about a  week (big electronic show), and
 haven't
 been there since I was about 15. I am  not a gambler. I will visit
the 
 show for
 a while, but it's not really my  thing.

 Googling I have found:  Valley of Fire (red rock formations,  1 hour
 north), Goodsprings (ghost town, 30 minutes south), and in Las Vegas 
 itself:  a
 mock Venetian street with water and gondolas, a mock Eiffel  tower, a
 mock
 Sphinx, and a neon sign boneyard (junk yard of old Las Vegas  signs).

 Sometimes people on this list know where to shoot. Anything I've
 missed?
 Or shouldn't miss?

 Thanks in advance, Marnie aka Doe  :-)   Probably no one on this list
 has
 been there at all recently.


I think by now it's clear you should go to Red Rock Park. Whether you walk it 
or drive it, it's very nice and accessible. 

Another place I'd encourage you to visit, though not for photography, is the 
National Atomic Testing Museum, also a few minutes drive from the Strip. They 
have a huge exhibit chronicling the history of that endearing desire humans 
have to blow shit up with atomic bombs. Lots of stuff on display, much of which 
you can touch, and excellent photographs and audio- visual displays. Don't miss 
the simulated bomb test from a recreated bunker; it made me shudder. 

The museum is a Smithsonian affiliate, and even though I work for the SI, I 
don't get a commission if you visit it :-) 

Lastly, make sure to grab a burger and fries at one of the many In n' Out 
joints in the area. Take a detour if need be. Seriously. 

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Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 1/4/2014 3:02 AM, Miserere wrote:
 Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml

 Interesting read.

 Thanks Cotty.

 Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same
 point for years (though some of you guys continue to yearn for a FF
 Pentax).

 As for the comment on 16MP sensors and 16x20 prints, I've made some
 lovely prints of that size from K10D files, and as Paul Stenquist
 reminded us this week, you can print enormous, camera show worthy
 photographs from a 6MP file.

 Reichmann's article is old news -- a lot of the photography world
 figured all this out 6 years ago or more. Welcome to the past,
 Michael!

 Cheers,


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I think some are still under the mistaken impression that what you
NEED permits you to tell me what I'm allowed to *want*.


But John, that's what the Internet is for! 

Bad boy for wanting FF, bad boy. 

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Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 1/4/2014 3:02 AM, Miserere wrote:
 Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml

 Interesting read.

 Thanks Cotty.

 Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same
 point for years (though some of you guys continue to yearn for a FF
 Pentax).

 As for the comment on 16MP sensors and 16x20 prints, I've made some
 lovely prints of that size from K10D files, and as Paul Stenquist
 reminded us this week, you can print enormous, camera show worthy
 photographs from a 6MP file.

 Reichmann's article is old news -- a lot of the photography world
 figured all this out 6 years ago or more. Welcome to the past,
 Michael!

 Cheers,


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I think some are still under the mistaken impression that what you
NEED permits you to tell me what I'm allowed to *want*.


On a more serious note, the issue I've come across most is photographers 
claiming they couldn't do the photography they wanted without FF, when they 
damn well could, just fine, with APS-C, but a few outspoken folks had convinced 
them otherwise. I don't think we have any of those on this list, but they are 
abundant on that other forum. 

I've had non-photographers ask me about what DSLR they should buy to take 
better photos of their kids, who felt bad they were slumming by buying an APS-C 
camera because they'd read on the Internet that FF was a requisite for taking 
good photos. THAT is what annoys the hell out of me, John, not you *wanting* a 
FF. 

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Re: The Pentax CES Display...

2014-01-03 Thread Miserere

eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
As Paul found out, by an odd coincidence I am  going, and will try to
get a 
shot. It is a great photo.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

In a message dated 1/2/2014 12:36:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes:
...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham  Gentleman.” The Ricoh 
marketing people chose it after perusing the Pentax  Gallery, and I
provided a 50 
meg. tiff file. I believe they made a rather large  print of it. Most
of you 
probably recall the pic. It was on the landing page of  the Pentax
Gallery 
for quite a few years, and it’s been seen here before. It’s  on
photo.net 
as well:  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662size=lg

If anyone  plans on attending the CES, I’d love to see a photo of the 
booth.  

Best,
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Re: PESO - Fatherhood

2014-01-03 Thread Miserere

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kissing a baby) 
(mine, not a random one) and get the same uninterested/annoyed look also :-D 

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Re: DPReview readers love the K-3

2014-01-02 Thread Miserere

Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Also the lens of the year is sigma 18-35/1.8...

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On January 3, 2014 4:55:31 AM Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:


http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/01/02/best-gear-of-2013-the-results-are-in/11

 The Pentax K-3 was an early front-runner in this poll, and blazed
 through to a convincing victory, garnering an impressive 31.4% of
 the total vote. Strangely, stablemates the K-50 and K-500 got
almost
 no love, but the capable, innovative K-3 was your pick for best
 DSLR/SLT of 2013 by a landslide. Which probably means we should
get
 going with our full review, right? We'll get right on it.
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Both are signs of the impending apocalypse, no doubt. 
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Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 submission form is live now

2014-01-02 Thread Miserere

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
On 2/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:

Gotta use a Pentax camera body or lens.

Dare I attach the venerable A*85/1.4 to the Fuji X-E1 (gasp!!!) and let
loose the bokeh??


Like the Kraken, once loose, it cannot be returned, so be careful. 
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Re: questions about the 20-40

2013-12-27 Thread Miserere

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Bill wrote:

On 26/12/2013 8:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
 Nothing has ever failed on my 16-50. I've been using it as a
workhorse
 since August 2008. It's shot 10648 frames, first on a K100D, then
 K20D, and now K-3.

My understanding is that SDM lenses that are used as daily drivers 
rarely, if ever, have problems with the SDM. It's those of us who
don't 
use them often that have problems.

I don't believe this is true. My 16-50 has sat on the shelf unused for
6 months at a stretch and never had an issue. 
 


And this is why I've always considered your 18-50mm to be imbued with magical 
properties, Mark. 
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Re: questions about the 20-40

2013-12-27 Thread Miserere

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Miserere wrote:

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Bill wrote:

On 26/12/2013 8:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
 Nothing has ever failed on my 16-50. I've been using it as a
workhorse
 since August 2008. It's shot 10648 frames, first on a K100D, then
 K20D, and now K-3.

My understanding is that SDM lenses that are used as daily drivers 
rarely, if ever, have problems with the SDM. It's those of us who
don't 
use them often that have problems.

I don't believe this is true. My 16-50 has sat on the shelf unused
for
6 months at a stretch and never had an issue. 

And this is why I've always considered your 18-50mm to be imbued with
magical properties, Mark. 

Other PDML members like Bruce Walker and Paul Stenquist must have
lenses with the same magical properties!
 

I'm glad to hear that! In the early days of the 16-50mm there were so many 
complaints of failed SDM motors on Pentax Forms and DPR that I gave up on that 
lens and bought a Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 instead. 

On a related note, I did not appreciate Pentax's reluctance to admit the 
problem, which did little to improve my image of them. But that's an ailment 
that afflicts all Japanese camera companies and should be the subject of a 
different thread. 

May the magic stay with you and your SDM lenses, Mark! ;-) 

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Re: questions about the 20-40

2013-12-27 Thread Miserere

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Miserere wrote:

I did not appreciate Pentax's reluctance to admit the problem, which
did little to 
improve my image of them. But that's an ailment that afflicts all
Japanese camera companies

I think you could remove Japanese and camera from that sentence
without reducing its accuracy much...
 

I didn't want to get too off topic :-) 


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Re: questions about the 20-40

2013-12-26 Thread Miserere

Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I'm curious, what is the appeal of the 20-40?  Other than size, what
are the advantages of it over the 16-50?  If the advantage is size, 
how much smaller than the 16-50 is it?


How much smaller than the 18-50mm is the 31 Ltd? So it's about that difference. 
 Plus, the SDM will never fail on you cos it's a DC AF motor. This was the main 
issue that kept me from buying the 18-50mm back in the day (Mark is the only 
person I know who's never had an issue with that lens and its SDM). 

Oh, and let's not forget the fondle factor of the 20-40mm :-) 

Those are my thoughts, which are mostly useless given I'll never buy either. 
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Re: Completely Tasteless Pron

2013-12-25 Thread Miserere

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A Pentax twenty to forty

http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/pronz1.html

Technical crap:

Fuji X-Pro1 mounted to a Pentax bellows, 100mm bellows lens at f/4.
Twenty five frame stack

Happy Christmas

bill


It's a purty lens, except for the zoom ring. Whose idea was that? 

I bet the IQ is excellent, and I hope you'll be taking pics *with* the lens, 
not just of it :-) 

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Re: Current K-3 deal at BH

2013-12-25 Thread Miserere

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote:
I don’t know if this has been on for a while, but I’m finally planning
to move up from my nearly prehistoric *ist Ds to a K-3 and see that BH
is now offering the K-3 with the battery grip, the DA 50mm f/1.8, a
32GB card and a 4% “reward” for $1296.95. If I wanted the grip (which I
don’t) and needed a 50mm lens (I already have the FA 50 f/1.4), it
would be the best deal I’ve seen yet. 

Now if they’d only lower the price instead of bundling it with stuff I
don’t want…

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I wouldn't upgrade, I don't think you'll notice a difference. 

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Re: by passing the K-3 for this.....

2013-12-22 Thread Miserere

David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.acgears.com/photography/digital-cameras/bonzart-ampel-twin-lens-camera

Dave


The Bonzart Ampel is truly an exceptional camera packed with features that 
will work well for any budding photographer as well as a third backup cam for 
die-hard professionals

Wow, 3rd backup cam? They're aiming high! :-D 

Neat toy that I could see myself buying if I had $200 burning in my pocket. 
Which of course I don't. 

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Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-21 Thread Miserere

Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote:
On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:49:44 +0200 Attila Boros wrote:

 After doing that I spent another two hours tuning in the
focus-adjust for my most used
 autofocus lenses, about a dozen of them :)

You loose the calibration after updating the firmware?

No, at least I hope not :)

I had not done that yet, except for the 18-135mm 

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Re: PESO - Reflections

2013-12-21 Thread Miserere

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso24.html

Comments, as always, welcomed.

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Love it! Excellent stuff. And my compliments to the focusing mechanism, be it 
automatic or of the human variety. 
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Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-16 Thread Miserere

CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
When a medium belongs exclusively to the artists then it remains an art
form.
But popularity, it seems, destroys art.  (eg, the mobile went from an
art
form to a baby crib toy)
Kodak is to blame for the change in photography and that was about a
century
ago.

There is a remnant of photographic art.  Some here do it quite well. 
Others
of us just try hard.

Art is more than the individualism of the eye of the beholder.
Such pomo definitions destroy all meaning.
Art is a rigorous creation, an image which speaks clearly.


Well you woke up bored,  didn't you, Collin? :-D 

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Re: PESO - Snow Day

2013-12-16 Thread Miserere

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
It takes more than a few flakes of snow to stop Toronto's bike
messengers:

http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/12/snow-day.html?m=1

Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

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What a brave soul! And wearing headphones too... I walked to work today and 
nearly bit it several times, I just cannot imagine biking. 

If gruesome was your objective, you succeeded, Frank. 

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Re: The Death of Photography (again)

2013-12-14 Thread Miserere

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/13/death-of-photography-camera-phones?CMP=fb_gu

 


I agree it's dead. After all, why would you take a photograph if you can just 
spend 200 hours making it on an iPad? 

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Re: PESO - Last Stop Lodi

2013-12-14 Thread Miserere

Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:
All wonderful!  cheers, Christine


On Dec 9, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no
wrote:

 Lodi was the last stop I made on this trip, so this is the last
travelogue blog post.
 
 http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/12/last-stop-lodi.html
 
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Ugh! Finally! I couldn't take one more excellent photo from the West Coast 
while I'm trapped at home with a baby on the East Coast, and right now waiting 
for a snow storm. 

Good riddance to you and your fine photography, Mr Stein! 

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Re: The Death of Photography (again)

2013-12-14 Thread Miserere

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 14/12/2013 11:13 AM, Walt wrote:
 The arts in general are due for a reckoning of some sort. People can
 only stand so much auto-tune in their music, and so many Instagram
 filters in their images, so many cinematic reboots of 20-year-old
 movies before they start longing for something more.

 I sure hope so, at least.


What happens if it really has all been done before?

bill


I think everything HAS been done before! My father was a Latin and Ancient 
Greek teacher who has a degree in Philosophy; he's always said he couldn't 
stand watching movies because they were all just retellings of stories the 
Classics had already told, and much better,  2-3 millenia ago. 

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Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

2013-12-06 Thread Miserere

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 06/12/2013 11:37 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
 All their lenses are A mount IIRC. I wouldn't worry too much.

It's being listed as a KaF. The mount shown in the picture is a Nikon 
mount, which doesn't have an A setting.

bill


All their Pentax lenses have been KA mount. Contacts and A setting for metering 
and auto aperture stopdown, but no AF (alas). 

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Re: GESO - Lighthouse Wave Splashes

2013-12-05 Thread Miserere

Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
Been more or less off list due to work for the last few weeks, but I 
took today off and finally got to use the K-3 again! Some waves on Lake

Michigan:

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/wave-splashes-at-south-haven

The Ricoh K-3 continues to rock!

MCC


What can I say,  Mark...? I like the old shot best :-) 

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Re: GESO - Lighthouse Wave Splashes

2013-12-05 Thread Miserere

Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:

n 12/5/2013 9:04 PM, Miserere wrote:
 What can I say, Mark...? I like the old shot best :-) Cheers, —M. 
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So do I - a lot of that is the light and weather at the time I took the

old shot, and if I had a K-3 10 years ago that image would have been 
better. But so much of what makes a decent image is stuff other than
the 
camera and lens!

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Fer realz! 

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Re: Maybe they're running

2013-12-04 Thread Miserere

Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

On Dec 4, 2013, at 9:25 AM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:

 It wasn't that long ago that Pentax was listing the FA35/2 listed on
their
 site.
 Maybe it's been longer than I imagine.  Anyway, that one is gone now.
 
 They're down to 4 of the old film lenses.  The 3 classic LTDs and
FA50/1.4.

They're getting rid of  full-frame lenses i preparation for the
forthcoming certain release of the full-frame camera.

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I agree! There's just no other explanation possible! 

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Re: AAARRRGGG!

2013-12-04 Thread Miserere

P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
BH had the K-5II on closeout, (they now list it as discontinued, which

is weird though the same thing that they did with the K-5), for $599, 
last Friday.  I didn't see the e-mail announcing the bargain until 
yesterday, because I was being bombarded by their emails advertising 
every other imaginable deal on things I have no particular wish to buy.
 
Result I missed the sale and won't buy anything...

I wonder if they care.


We care. There, there,  P. J., there, there. 

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Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

2013-12-03 Thread Miserere

Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere.

I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one 
appears to be interested...

What is wrong?

Boris


Maybe we didn't use enough deodorant...? :-D 

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Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

2013-12-03 Thread Miserere

Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere.

I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one
appears to be interested...

What is wrong?

Boris


 Maybe we didn't use enough deodorant...? :-D

There's no spare cash around because everyone is saving up for the
full frame Pentax that is absolutely, positively guaranteed, and a
dead certainty to be rumoured to come out in 2014.


That's precisely why I'm selling only FF glass,  so people can use it on that 
FF this Christmas (2014 is such a false rumour). 

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Re: PESO - Auntie Em!

2013-12-03 Thread Miserere

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Former bike messenger Emily, proving that funky fashion and bike riding
are not incompatible:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/12/auntie-em.html?m=1

Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome.

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She's biking in wellies??? 

Great genuine smile; seems like a nice person :-) 

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Re: New tilt-shift 24mm for Pentax

Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:

I just came across a new lens for Pentax:
Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Lens for Pentax
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1012957-REG/rokinon_tsl24m_p_tilt_shift_24mm_f_3_5_ed.html

I've never used any tilt/shift lenses, but I remember people mentioning
them on PDML (and read some discussions elsewhere) which made me
interested in them.

Well, I cannot justify the price ($999) for just playing with it, as
I am not really sure I would benefit from it (for what I am using
my camera).

It is interesting, that Amazon (and the questionable-reputation 6ave)
already have them (albeit at @1300):
http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-TSL24M-P-Shift-Pentax-Cameras/dp/B00EFS0ZMQ/
but BH still offers only preorder.
Actually, Adorama also has it in stock at $999:
http://www.adorama.com/RK24TSPX.html

Also, rather interesting is the phrase in the description on Adorama's
website:
This lens is suitable primarily for full-frame cameras but will work
just as well with an APS-C crop sensor.
I wonder what it is based on...
(And that phrase can fuel the theories about the FF cameras. ;-) )

Cheers,

Igor

Igor,

I think that phrase is based on the lens being available in Canikony mount;
nothing to do with Pentax and their upcoming FF camera in early 2014.

(See what I did there?) ;-)
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Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

Wow, no bites at all? Now y'all are going to force me to go sell my
wares at Pentax Forums  :-\

By the way, anyone interested in a black 31 Ltd?

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On 29 November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring
 Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are
 difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home.
 Scores are out of 10.

 Auto Focus:

  - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps.

  - FA 20mm f/2.8 - $625
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps.

  - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - $340
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps, hood. Hoya filter.

  - Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 - $250
 External: 9.7
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps (generic back), hood. Filter.

  - Pentax-F 1.7x AF Fairydust Adapter - $400
 External: 9.8
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps. SB80-80 pouch.

  - Sigma DG 70-300mm f/4-5.6 - $100
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps. Tiffen filter.

  - Tokina AT-X 400mm f/5.6 - $500
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back), tripod collar. Slide-out hood


 Manual Focus:

  - Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 - $160
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original caps.

  - Vivitar PKA 24mm f/2 (made by Komine) - $200
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Caps.

  - Tokina PKA 28-70mm f/2.8-4.3 - $60
 External: 9.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photo: bit.ly/18cmL5y

  - Vivitar 135mm f/2.5 M42 (manufactured by Tokina) - $110
 External: 8.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photos:
  * http://bit.ly/1ccMLSS
  * http://bit.ly/1ccMMGx

  - Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched TC - $10
 No idea what to do with this, but if someone else does... It appears
 to be new or almost.

  - Star-D PKA 28mm f/2.8 (focuses to 1:4) - $50
 It's in very good overall shape.


 Other Stuff:

  - Pentax D-BG2 Grip (for K10D and K20D) - $60
 Condition: 9.5
 Includes: Original box, plastic pin cap.

 Shipping:

 In the US I'll use USPS Priority mail with tracking. If you buy more
 than one lens then shipping per lens will be cheaper.
 For outside the US I'll ship standard USPS. If you want something more
 expensive, we can work it out if you're willing to pay for it.

 If anyone wants to make reasonable offers on these items cos they
 don't think the prices are reasonable, go ahead.

 Cheers,


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Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

You are a wise woman with exquisite taste, Christine :-)

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On 2 December 2013 17:38, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Ooo... Me! Possibly... Will send you a message off list.

 :)

 -c


 On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:

 Wow, no bites at all? Now y'all are going to force me to go sell my
 wares at Pentax Forums  :-\

 By the way, anyone interested in a black 31 Ltd?

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 On 29 November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring
 Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are
 difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home.
 Scores are out of 10.

 Auto Focus:

 - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps.

 - FA 20mm f/2.8 - $625
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps.

 - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - $340
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps, hood. Hoya filter.

 - Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 - $250
 External: 9.7
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps (generic back), hood. Filter.

 - Pentax-F 1.7x AF Fairydust Adapter - $400
 External: 9.8
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps. SB80-80 pouch.

 - Sigma DG 70-300mm f/4-5.6 - $100
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps. Tiffen filter.

 - Tokina AT-X 400mm f/5.6 - $500
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back), tripod collar. Slide-out hood


 Manual Focus:

 - Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 - $160
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original caps.

 - Vivitar PKA 24mm f/2 (made by Komine) - $200
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Caps.

 - Tokina PKA 28-70mm f/2.8-4.3 - $60
 External: 9.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photo: bit.ly/18cmL5y

 - Vivitar 135mm f/2.5 M42 (manufactured by Tokina) - $110
 External: 8.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photos:
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMLSS
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMMGx

 - Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched TC - $10
 No idea what to do with this, but if someone else does... It appears
 to be new or almost.

 - Star-D PKA 28mm f/2.8 (focuses to 1:4) - $50
 It's in very good overall shape.


 Other Stuff:

 - Pentax D-BG2 Grip (for K10D and K20D) - $60
 Condition: 9.5
 Includes: Original box, plastic pin cap.

 Shipping:

 In the US I'll use USPS Priority mail with tracking. If you buy more
 than one lens then shipping per lens will be cheaper.
 For outside the US I'll ship standard USPS. If you want something more
 expensive, we can work it out if you're willing to pay for it.

 If anyone wants to make reasonable offers on these items cos they
 don't think the prices are reasonable, go ahead.

 Cheers,


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Re: PESO - Near the Train Station

Gianni Galassi would be proud of you, Rick!

http://www.blurb.com/b/496590-square-the-exhibition-catalogue

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On 2 December 2013 18:56, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
 in San Diego:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616306size=lg

 (K-5, DA 50-200)

 The antithesis of the chaos PUG theme.  I'm craving order these days.

 Comments?

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Re: PESO - Near the Train Station

Or here for an overload of square:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giannigalassi?view=sq


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On 2 December 2013 19:12, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Gianni Galassi would be proud of you, Rick!

 http://www.blurb.com/b/496590-square-the-exhibition-catalogue

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 On 2 December 2013 18:56, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
 in San Diego:

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616306size=lg

 (K-5, DA 50-200)

 The antithesis of the chaos PUG theme.  I'm craving order these days.

 Comments?

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Re: Vivitar 1.4x Auto Focus Tele Converter for Pentax

2013-12-01 Thread Miserere

P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Pentax as much as says that the 1.7x auto focus adapter shouldn't be 
used with any lens slower than f2.8.  But I had good luck with it using

the A*300 f4.0 on even such enchant film bodies as the ZX-5n.  I expect

it depends more on the low light capabilities of the camera itself.  
However that teleconverter seems to have electrical problems that make 
it more problematic.

On 12/1/2013 3:45 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
 Max aperture 4.5 or faster would be a no go for me.


 -Original Message-
 From: Alan C c...@lantic.net
 Subject: Vivitar 1.4x Auto Focus Tele Converter for Pentax

 Has anyone tried this tele converter?


http://www.adorama.com/VV14XP.html?utm_term=Otherutm_medium=Affiliateutm_campaign=Otherutm_source=rflaid65093

 Alan



I've use the Pentax 1.7x TC with a 400mm f/5.6 and, in good light, it worked 
fine. And on a K10D no less! 

I also own the Tamron 1.4x TC and it works great with screwdrive AF lenses. 
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Re: PESO: Mountain ice

2013-12-01 Thread Miserere

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
A shot from our Friday-after-Thanksgiving hike in the White Mountains.
Kinda abstract but I like it.
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ice.jpg


Nice. Probably makes a beautiful print, huh? 

I have a thing for abstract ice pics, though. 
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Re: What if Pentax made a monochrome K-3?

Some questions for you:

 * Assuming you gain sensitivity by using a monochrome sensor, then
you would lose it by placing a coloured filter in front of it.
 * So what have you gained in the end? The K-3 already seems to have
plenty of resolution; what will you do with all the extra rez?
 * What lenses are these that work well for BW but not colour? If a
lens shows chromatic aberrations, these are going to be present on a
monochrome sensor too, except they'll show up as on your images as
broad grey edges on dark-to-bright transition areas instead of as
coloured edges. I shoot BW (converting from RGB) and have to deal
with CAs just like everyone else.

You might enjoy reading this article comparing monochrome to RGB
sensor (on a medium format, but still useful):

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/REVIEWS/cameras/achromatic.shtml

Also, depending on who's selling you the monochrome sensor, you might
actually *lose* IQ at higher ISOs:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/leica_m9_monochrom.shtml

I found the differences between RGB and monochrome sensors to be there
for the nitpickers, but I've never been convinced these improvements
outweigh the benefits of an RGB sensor for BW work. My $0.02, etc.

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On 29 November 2013 12:01, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
 Would you buy it? There would be a lot to gain in resolution and
 sensitivity by eliminating the color filter. Big bonuses if you tend
 to shoot in black and white a great deal anyways. I realize the
 downsides of having to use filters just like the old days, but really
 I'm ok with that personally. Plus think of all the great lenses that
 are not all that suitable for color, but work amazingly well in black
 and white. Just some wishful thinking. Even a B/W K-5 II would be
 pretty cool.

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Re: Note to self: SDM doesn't work at -9°F

What temp range is the lens spec'd for?

Try the Sahara next to find an upper limit :-)

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On 29 November 2013 19:43, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
 Up in the White mountains of New Hampshire doing a bit of hiking. Way
 up on the mountain today it was sunny but windy and *very* cold. I
 thought the SDM on my ancient and much abused 16-50/2.8 had given out
 and went through the day on manual focus. At the end of the day (upon
 return to reasonable temps) all was well again.

 Photos to follow soon.

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FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring
Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are
difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home.
Scores are out of 10.

Auto Focus:

 - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225
External: 9
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original box, caps.

 - FA 20mm f/2.8 - $625
External: 9
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Caps.

 - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - $340
External: 9
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original box, caps, hood. Hoya filter.

 - Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 - $250
External: 9.7
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original box, caps (generic back), hood. Filter.

 - Pentax-F 1.7x AF Fairydust Adapter - $400
External: 9.8
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Caps. SB80-80 pouch.

 - Sigma DG 70-300mm f/4-5.6 - $100
External: 8.5
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original box, caps. Tiffen filter.

 - Tokina AT-X 400mm f/5.6 - $500
External: 8.5
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original front cap (generic back), tripod collar. Slide-out hood


Manual Focus:

 - Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 - $160
External: 9.5
Optics: 9.9
Includes: Original caps.

 - Vivitar PKA 24mm f/2 (made by Komine) - $200
External: 9.5
Optics: 9.5
Includes: Caps.

 - Tokina PKA 28-70mm f/2.8-4.3 - $60
External: 9.0
Optics: 9.5
Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
Photo: bit.ly/18cmL5y

 - Vivitar 135mm f/2.5 M42 (manufactured by Tokina) - $110
External: 8.0
Optics: 9.5
Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
Photos:
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMLSS
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMMGx

 - Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched TC - $10
No idea what to do with this, but if someone else does... It appears
to be new or almost.

 - Star-D PKA 28mm f/2.8 (focuses to 1:4) - $50
It's in very good overall shape.


Other Stuff:

 - Pentax D-BG2 Grip (for K10D and K20D) - $60
Condition: 9.5
Includes: Original box, plastic pin cap.

Shipping:

In the US I'll use USPS Priority mail with tracking. If you buy more
than one lens then shipping per lens will be cheaper.
For outside the US I'll ship standard USPS. If you want something more
expensive, we can work it out if you're willing to pay for it.

If anyone wants to make reasonable offers on these items cos they
don't think the prices are reasonable, go ahead.

Cheers,


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Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

Embarrassingly, I briefly lost my FA 20mm f/2.8 this afternoon. Now
that I've found it again, I'm downgrading its external condition to an
8 due to some scuffs on the barrel; nothing that affects its physical
integrity. Front cap is original Pentax, rear cap generic. I also have
(and always have had) a 67mm filter on it.

Needless to say, all lenses are free of fungus and have oil-free
snappy blades. If you're not happy with your purchase, you have 10
days to return it to me for a refund (minus shipping costs).

Cheers,


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On 29 November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring
 Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are
 difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home.
 Scores are out of 10.

 Auto Focus:

  - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps.

  - FA 20mm f/2.8 - $625
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps.

  - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - $340
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps, hood. Hoya filter.

  - Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 - $250
 External: 9.7
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps (generic back), hood. Filter.

  - Pentax-F 1.7x AF Fairydust Adapter - $400
 External: 9.8
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps. SB80-80 pouch.

  - Sigma DG 70-300mm f/4-5.6 - $100
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps. Tiffen filter.

  - Tokina AT-X 400mm f/5.6 - $500
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back), tripod collar. Slide-out hood


 Manual Focus:

  - Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 - $160
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original caps.

  - Vivitar PKA 24mm f/2 (made by Komine) - $200
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Caps.

  - Tokina PKA 28-70mm f/2.8-4.3 - $60
 External: 9.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photo: bit.ly/18cmL5y

  - Vivitar 135mm f/2.5 M42 (manufactured by Tokina) - $110
 External: 8.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photos:
  * http://bit.ly/1ccMLSS
  * http://bit.ly/1ccMMGx

  - Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched TC - $10
 No idea what to do with this, but if someone else does... It appears
 to be new or almost.

  - Star-D PKA 28mm f/2.8 (focuses to 1:4) - $50
 It's in very good overall shape.


 Other Stuff:

  - Pentax D-BG2 Grip (for K10D and K20D) - $60
 Condition: 9.5
 Includes: Original box, plastic pin cap.

 Shipping:

 In the US I'll use USPS Priority mail with tracking. If you buy more
 than one lens then shipping per lens will be cheaper.
 For outside the US I'll ship standard USPS. If you want something more
 expensive, we can work it out if you're willing to pay for it.

 If anyone wants to make reasonable offers on these items cos they
 don't think the prices are reasonable, go ahead.

 Cheers,


—M.

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Re: Selfie on the mountain