Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field
Hi Zos - Thanks for looking and commenting. I'm just working as fast as possible. My experience with frozen bugs is that they lack the pertness of live subjects - wings are not in the best positions, heads are down, etc. The biggest problem I've been facing with these stacked shots is the wind. This past weekend it was very hard to get even single exposures, and the possibility of stacking was out of the question. The shots in this post were taken on a somewhat breezy day - waiting for a still day... The flash is just set to fill - usually -2 on the flash unit itself and -1 to -2 on the camera body. Still can't get it cycle fast enough to do a 10 image burst. Maybe I should spring for high end batteries and stop using these Camelions I get at the thrift store! Mark On 7/10/2013 6:11 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: These are really, really good. Are you freezing the insects or just trying to work as fast as humanly possible? You know you can freeze them temporarily right? My metz 54 flash when it was in working order would throw out enough light for macro like this and recycle instantly. Its not a ring light though, and that's probably what you want. Honestly, if I was getting shutter speeds like that with 800, I would just keep working with the natural light. These look amazing. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:09 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Simply terrific first attempts Mark! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it yesterday with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go through. But here are the first: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field All taken with Pentax K-5 and A*200 f4. No flash since I needed to grab a fast bunch of images to stack, and no way could the flash keep up. All of these photos got flaws but maybe on a less windy day this will work out. CC appreciated. 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.
Re: PESO - Avenue des Gobelins
Nice feel to this one - like the mix of natural and artificial light. Where are the Goblins? :-) Mark On 7/14/2013 11:47 AM, Rick Womer wrote: A bit off the beaten path in Paris. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17461347size=lg Or, for a stark presentation but ad-free: http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17461347-lg.jpg Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bathurst Station
If any image expresses life in these times, that's it Mark On 7/12/2013 11:38 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Haven't done much street photography lately: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/07/bathurst-station.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- 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.
Re: Peso - companion piece for Frank's Tossed :-)
Passion discarded... Nice found shot. On 7/14/2013 5:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Can't believe I actually found it. Sorry it isn't Pentax... I shot it the first day I bought my little PS Canon and I was testing it out. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_ZTHNRm/1/1264106228_67RVp6q/Medium 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.
Re: PESO - Mist
Nice moody shot and great grain... You didn't go back to your LX for this, did you? On 7/10/2013 8:39 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Haven't had much sun lately so ya gotta go with what ya get: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/07/mist.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- 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.
Re: PESO: 'Seney Sunrise'
That is a striking photo, Ken. Color and light is just gorgeous. Mark On 7/11/2013 3:53 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Taken in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan several summers ago. Your thoughts appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17459149 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.
Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)
On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Let's make sure we're testing the same thing. What percent of frame should the person's head be? Any other requirements? Person? If you really want a challenge go for a gnat's eyebrows - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/calarti/2013/IMGP0279_v2_L.jpg (Tripod *was* used...) 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: Tim Parkin weighs in on digital vs film (game is not over YET)
I am an avid film user and especially a fan of MF but I have to say that something is just plain wrong with this test. Maybe the Zeiss 25mm lens is not so good on the digital body? I don't know but the degree of aliasing and color noise is just far beyond what one sees normally with a decent digital SLR. If I took that shot with my K5 and saw that much noise and aliasing, I wouldn't be thinking of going back to film, I'd be thinking of camera repair options. I still think MF film beats digital (at least my K5) in a few specialized situations were there is a ton of detail - like scenes dominated by lots of trees or brush or foliage. Dense young woods, scrubby brushy wastes, tall grass fields, etc. The film can better resolve the detail and the high degree of visual content hides the film's inherently greater amount of noise (grain). But that is a specialized situation - in most situaitons, there just isn't that much detail and the digital sensor can handle it just fine and the benefits of lower noise make the digital image more pleasing. The majority of human environments have very little fine detail in them and digital is as good or better than film, IMO. Mark On 7/16/2013 12:50 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I believe that Tim Parkin is a PDML subscriber, so maybe he can illuminate this a bit more, but on Twitter yesterday he pointed to some extreme crop comparisons between: Nikon D800E with a Zeiss 25mm lens and a Mamiya 7 (6x7) with a 50mm lens with Velvia 50 and Adox CMS 20. The results might surprise you. Here is the whole scene: http://static.timparkin.co.uk/static/tmp/fullframe.jpg Here is the D800E (top) and the Velvia (bottom) http://static.timparkin.co.uk/static/tmp/compared-with-clean-velvia.jpg And here is the D800E (top) and the Adox CMS 20 (bottom) http://static.timparkin.co.uk/static/tmp/compared-with-clean-cms20.jpg I suppose that there could be some debate on the differences in the lenses and I'm not sure if the film was scanned (or with what). But I find it interesting that film can still exceed digital at exteme crops/very large printing sizes and only by going to a 6x7 size over what is considered the state of the art full frame sensor camera available today. I think the film wins by a substantial margin. (Keeping in mind that this is just not *any* film). For most of us, this is academic, since we rarely need such extreme crops or print at such sizes, but I find it interesting nonetheless. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?
From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Notice the trend of so many to say what they have is 'good enough'? Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to wait a year or more until there's massive price cuts on the newest model Pentax camera? Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to purchase used gear as opposed to new? Pentax loses. Then there's those that put there money elsewhere because they're not getting what they want from Pentax. Pentax loses. There's nothing wrong with any of those actions and all are justifiable. Still - Pentax loses. IMO - every other camera manufacturer has to deal with those exact same issues, and to be honest I don't think that they are limiting factors. I just checked on ebay - there are over twice as many used Nikon and Canon lenses there then Pentax. I didn't check bodies but I assume there are a lot more used DSLR's of those brands simply because there has been a more active upgrade path. The more people upgrade the more used bodies there are for the bargain hunters. And Pentax (sadly) does not have to deal with the problem of Sigma, Tamron, and TOkina making lenses that compete with them - though I wish Sigma would kick out a few of their macro lenses in the K Mount. A robust used market is the sign of a healthy brand, IMO. But a brand that tries to live off its used market is in trouble. Back in the 90's the buzzword with Pentax was that there was this huge vast reserve of used lenses and since there was great backwards compatibility with Pentax you could tap into those old lenses. It was a bargain hunter's brand. It was a great argument at the time given that Canon and Nikon had respectively scrapped or significantly modified their lens mount a few years earlier. And even though I supect that at this very moment some dim-witted blogger cum photo gear reviewer is repeating that line about Pentax, Pentax's legacy glass advantage has largely faded. Canon and Nikon have a couple decades of used gear compatible with their systems now, and their used market is better than Pentax's, and if you are a bargain hunter you would be better off trolling in their waters and not Pentax's. I don't know how the Pentax brand will be resurrected but I keep hoping that Ricoh has a plan... 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: GESO - 3 with the K-5
Looks liek the K-5 is suiting you fine! Nice shots all around. Mark On 7/15/2013 11:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: all from my roof Pushing the ISO envelope K-5 with the 18-55 kit lens. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s 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.
Re: GESO: Loons, eagle, and other critters
Nice collection of images! The loons and other waterfowl are great, but I really like the three damselflies hanging like thin blue flags on green reeds. Great! Mark On 7/16/2013 10:51 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Just added a couple more portraits to my gallery of shots from my ongoing vacation - had both a bald eagle and a loon come by for a sitting along with the usual families of ducks passing through. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p769975649 stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K500/4.5
On 7/17/2013 8:43 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: ohjust looked at the sample pictures.maybe he has a dog or can't focus. that doesn't look too hot. :/ On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-equipment-sale/231660-sale-super-multi-coated-pentax-500mm-f-4-5-k-mount.html $750. Includes the original box even! If I had some cash laying around this would be mine! I used to have a screw mount 500 f4.5 SMC Takumar that a previous owner had modified by gluing a K-mount. It was great and inexpensive tool - the lens made colors pop so much that you could see the difference just looking through the finder. The lens had incredible resolution but bad chromatic aberration. I always wondered what it would be like on a DSLR. Just for laughs - here are a few shots I took with that lens and my trusty Pz-1p - all on film, of course: http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b35.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b36.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b45.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b50.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b52.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b11.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b01.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/lighthouses/pages/0204l35.htm It was a nice lens - the manual aperture and stop down metering presented some challenges and, as I said, I assume CA would be a major problem on a dslr. It was quite respectable on film, though. 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: PESO - 'Sharp-shinned Hawek
Cool! Nice shot of the raptor. Mark On 7/17/2013 4:14 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Caught this guy on my deck looking for lunch http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17465095 K20D 300mm FA 800 ISO 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.
Re: peso Lorneville church
Nice use of the IR effect but I especially like how you hid the church behind the trees - creates a mysterious feel. Mark On 7/15/2013 11:36 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9291433381/ IR version, part of my 4 seasons flolder 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.
Re: K500/4.5
One of the nicest things about the 500 f4.5 was that it had a notch and peg style sight on it which made it very easy to frame up subjects. On 7/17/2013 11:55 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Oh those are quite lovely. I find that CA can be pretty fixable. At least purple fringing. Bad cyan fringing is hard to deal with though. I thought it was a given that pretty much any old long telephoto is going to exhibit fringing and that stopping down generally helps. Good to know about the A400 5.6. I may have heard that already somewhere... On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice pics. But I think your concerns about CA on digital are valid. The A 400/5.6 has problems. Paul via phone On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 7/17/2013 8:43 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: ohjust looked at the sample pictures.maybe he has a dog or can't focus. that doesn't look too hot. :/ On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-equipment-sale/231660-sale-super-multi-coated-pentax-500mm-f-4-5-k-mount.html $750. Includes the original box even! If I had some cash laying around this would be mine! I used to have a screw mount 500 f4.5 SMC Takumar that a previous owner had modified by gluing a K-mount. It was great and inexpensive tool - the lens made colors pop so much that you could see the difference just looking through the finder. The lens had incredible resolution but bad chromatic aberration. I always wondered what it would be like on a DSLR. Just for laughs - here are a few shots I took with that lens and my trusty Pz-1p - all on film, of course: http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b35.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b36.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b45.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b50.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b52.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b11.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/birds/pages/0204b01.htm http://www.markcassino.com/newsite/portfolios/lighthouses/pages/0204l35.htm It was a nice lens - the manual aperture and stop down metering presented some challenges and, as I said, I assume CA would be a major problem on a dslr. It was quite respectable on film, though. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K500/4.5
On 7/18/2013 8:13 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Like a gun? Exactly! On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: One of the nicest things about the 500 f4.5 was that it had a notch and peg style sight on it which made it very easy to frame up subjects. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K500/4.5
Thanks, Bob. I should try to get over to the beach more often and do some lighthouse sunsets. I used to go with a friend who liked to shoot 20 -30 minute exposures on Velvia in the twilight, in part to get the weird effects from reciprocity failure... Something that can't be done on digital (AFAIK). Mark On 7/18/2013 11:08 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, Those are very nice. I could get lost going thru the lighthouses. Fantastic collection. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #32 - Communications
Interesting - stimulates the imagination! Mark On 7/18/2013 12:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Managed to capture this little funny scene... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/07/2013-32-communications.html The lens is my currently favorite Voigtlander Nokton 40/1.4. BH comments as usually are the ones I am after. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO ISO 10,000 bird
Striking bird in an excellent pose, nicely captured. Great high ISO performance there. Mark On 7/18/2013 3:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I was killing time waiting for my sister's plane to arrive, by taking photos of planes landing at San Jose airport. It was a bit after sunset and I was walking along the fence and I saw this little guy sitting on the fence. The photos are a bit rough, but for hand held, after sunset, at 500mm and at ISO 10,000 they aren't too bad. This is probably the clearest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9310682903/in/set-72157634684347823 If anyone wants to ID it for me, here's the whole set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634684347823/ My first thought was that it was some sort of owl, but maybe a little falcon? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Bulk Film Loading
I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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: Bulk Film Loading
Well, if you are interested in Tri-X try Arista Premium 400 from Freestyle Photographic. It is rumored to be rebadged Tri-X. I Picked up several rolls and have been experimenting - shooting a roll of Tri-X and the Arista Premium and developing one of each in the same tank. SO far, the results have been great - I see no difference at all between the two films. At $2.89 per 36 exposure roll it beats bulk Tri_X for price. I love Tri-X but these days I'm really loving Kentmere and it seems to be quite a bit less expensive in bulk. Depends on how many exposures come out of a 100' roll though. Mark On 7/19/2013 8:04 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: 18-19 rolls according to one comment. Tri-X is $70 for 100ft in bulk. You can buy 36 exposure rolls of Tri-X for $6. So, total savings is somewhere around $40 over factory issued rolls. Interesting. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 7:46 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: As long as you keep the bulk roll balance in a cool place, no problems. If in the fridge, don't forget to let it warm up and lose any condensation before transferring to the canister. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2013 9:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Bulk Film Loading I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
Thanks - I will probably put it in a ziplock bag and leave it in my relatively cool basement. Maybe dole out 5 rolls at a time or something like that. On 7/19/2013 7:46 PM, John Coyle wrote: As long as you keep the bulk roll balance in a cool place, no problems. If in the fridge, don't forget to let it warm up and lose any condensation before transferring to the canister. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2013 9:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Bulk Film Loading I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
Thanks, George - that is what I was hoping I could do. Mark On 7/19/2013 7:36 PM, George Sinos wrote: Just load them as you need them. It'll be fine. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
Thanks for that advice - I was starting to get tempted to see if I could load up a canister with more than 36 exposures. But then - who needs to take more than 36 shots at any one time? :-) Mark On 7/19/2013 7:45 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: Resist any temptation to load more than 36 exposures. It will scratch the film unless you are using an ultra thin film such as HW Control Pan film. I had better luck with metal canisters with a snap on end than the plastic canisters with a screw on end. Jeffery On Jul 19, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
I had not thought about it but being able to customize the number of frames per roll would be nice to do - thanks for the advice about how to store the loaded loader as well. On 7/19/2013 7:40 PM, Darren Addy wrote: It has been a long time since I have done bulk loading. Bulk loaders are so cheap right now, that one could have several with a different kind of film in each (assuming one shoots more than one kind of film). No need to bulk load the entire roll in one session. To do that you would need a pretty big supply of reloadable canisters. Obviously, the more exposures you put in one canister the fewer you need (and the fewer frames lost to waste), but one of the advantages of bulk loading is that you can make 12 exposure rolls (if you like). Less time with film waiting in the camera for exposures to finish a roll (as often happens with longer rolls). Dust is your enemy. I'd suggest keeping the bulk loader in a gallon zip-lock baggie with a packet of silica gel. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - 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.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
There are still 1 hour places prevalent here and one lab that does 120 C41 and E6, but only once a week. The other lab that did it in house abruptly stopped when their machine broke and could not be repaired, and I expect that might be ultimate end of local 120 developing at this lab as well. Fortunately for the owner he has diversified into a field that should be immune to changing technologies - he's running a couple of successful pubs in addition to the film lab. I do all the BW myself, usually in Rodinal or HC100. I still have 3+ liters of Agfa Rodinal to work through! Mark On 7/20/2013 1:18 AM, Alan C wrote: I'm amazed to hear that so many are still shooting a lot of film. There are so few photo-labs left in SA now, in fact only in the big cities nothing in the platteland. If I shoot a film, I have to use the postal service now - no more 1 hour service. I thought about developing my own negs again but the idea passed after a couple of beers. Yonks ago I used to buy long strips of 35mm BW film from a reporter friend of mine and manually load them into re-cycled cannisters in his darkroom. I wound it in to the limit - usually about 50 exp. I thought the scratched negs were due to bad handling! Alan 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.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
On 7/19/2013 11:37 PM, John wrote: Half my refrigerator is taken up right now with bulk loaded cartridges, a bulk loader bulk rolls of film. And I didn't pay a penny for any of it. Someone who made the decision to go completely digital never shoot film again gave it to me. HOw do you label the bulk loaded cartridges? I was thinking of just writing the film type and speed on the leader with a sharpie. 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: Bulk Film Loading
Thanks, Ken - I was wondering if the reusable canister would get too messed up from adhesive residue, if tape or labels were used, but apparently not. Mark On 7/20/2013 2:14 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: HOw do you label the bulk loaded cartridges? In film days I use to mark the ISO number of exposures on a piece of masking tape a put it on the cassette. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: Re: Bulk Film Loading On 7/19/2013 11:37 PM, John wrote: Half my refrigerator is taken up right now with bulk loaded cartridges, a bulk loader bulk rolls of film. And I didn't pay a penny for any of it. Someone who made the decision to go completely digital never shoot film again gave it to me. HOw do you label the bulk loaded cartridges? I was thinking of just writing the film type and speed on the leader with a sharpie. 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: Bulk Film Loading
On 7/20/2013 5:25 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: Porters Camera or Freestyle used to sell permanent little adhesive labels for 35mm cassettes. I never needed them since I only loaded one type of BW film (Plus X). Jeffery I wish Plus-X was still around 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: Bulk Film Loading
On 7/20/2013 11:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I seem to have inherited the pack-rat gene as a dominant from both parents ... Then you are probably the right person to ask this question - can you re-use commercial film canisters? I am somewhat embarrassed to admit this in a public forum but I just developed 2 rolls of Pro-Max 100. Just for the fun of it I tried popping the end of each canister off with just my fingers, no can opener. They came off easily and after the film was spooled I put the canister, center spool and ends back together. Both of them look perfectly serviceable. Did you ever try re-using the actual canister? I don't think this would work with Kodak or Fuji canisters - the end caps on those seem to be held on tight and a can opener is needed to get them off - but who knows about other brands, like UltraFine and Adox etc... If I can reuse the canisters, which normally sell for about $1 each, then the $1.75 per roll I paid for the Pro Max was not a terribly bad deal. 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: PESO - Michigan Green
NIce shots, Paul - nice house too. I like the first one best. Is there a little HDR toning in these? Mark On 7/20/2013 10:37 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: May sell my house next sprint, so I wanted to get a xouple pixs wirh the lilies in bloom. Since it faces north, ball down magic hour is the only option. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468706size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468710size=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.
Re: ELLIE PANO
Wow - fantastic. You really have the wildlife there! Mark On 7/21/2013 8:55 AM, Alan C wrote: A herd heading back into the bush after drinking at the Letaba River. I counted 51 but at least 10 had already climbed the bank on the left so this is quite a big herd. There is a 2m croc on the bank at the lower left. I took the 3 shots in this pano about an hour before the zebras. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9335126988/lightbox/ K110D FA 100-300 @ 113mm f5.6 1/3200sec ISO 400 Alan 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.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
Lots of great photos there - you rally captured the event! Mark On 7/21/2013 10:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. 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.
Re: 16-45 corner softness...(was re: 16-50 f2.8)
On 7/25/2013 7:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: More to the point, light fall-off in the corners (not vignetting, which is darkening caused by an obstruction) is rarely a problem. In Lightroom I *add* this effect frequently and only *very* rarely feel the need to correct for it. I once read a darkroom book where ther author said that it is the rare photo that does not benefit from having the corners burned in a bit. Sorta the same idea... 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: Another shot from Italy. Mountains this time
Great lighting and the composition is classic. Most excellent! On 7/24/2013 2:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Out of the city and into the mountains. No tricky HDR or stitched pano stuff this time. Just a simple snapshot. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite1.jpg K-5 and DA*16-50/2.8 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8
On 7/22/2013 5:12 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: If you have to ask you can't afford it. On the other hand you might want to ask Mark Cassio, (I hope I got your name right Mark). He had parts custom made to repair his A*200 4.0 IIRC. Close - Cassino, not Cassio... But what's one letter? Yep - Eric determined that my A* 200 f4 was just plain worn out and we worked out a deal where he had the needed parts fabricated and successfully repaired the lens. Unfortunatley, the repair only lasted one season and a year later it was not stopping down correctly. I probably should have sent it to Eric to see if just needed adjustment, but a mint copy of the lens came up for sale so I shelled out a lot more to get a replacement A* 200. I probably broke the used market for that lens since everyone who wants to sell one these days is listing it at the overly inflated price that I paid. But for me, for a mint, never used A*200 it was an acceptable deal. I paid less than what a Nikon D7000, 200mm micro nikkor, flash and cables would have cost. I still have my old A* 200 macro - it seems to work fine manually stopped down and some day I hope to use it with the Q. 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: Semi-OT: silent lens upgrades
My guess is that among camera bodies the Pentax LX would probably be a contender for King of Silent Upgrades. On 7/25/2013 10:45 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com talks about silent lens upgrades and makes a few snarky comments about the blogosphere along the way: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/07/silent-changes (Figured this was only semi-OT given the recent discussion about lens differences.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
Thanks for posting that. Personally, I agree with many of his points and appreciate him sharing his evolution into the analog world. Personally. I like film because I like the process and results. I like digital for the same reasons. And hand shadows And most anything esle that I've decided to do more than once. Mark On 7/26/2013 12:43 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Nobody is posting this morning and so I'm bored to tears. (Actually, I am never bored. I find boredom to be the sign of a mind lacking brain cells.) So here is a well thought-out blog post that anyone who enjoys STREET PHOTOGRAPHY will get a kick out of. And if you want to read some arguments for why Film is Not Yet Dead (it just smells funny), you'll also find 'em here. Enjoy! http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/22/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - Plus -X Film Available
A little while ago the topic of Plus-X film came up. I just stumbled into this: http://www.ultrafineonline.com/kopl125bwfi3.html At $6.98 per roll it is a bit too pricey for me (I have a dozen roll in the freezer already) but if anyone wants to get some it seems like they have it. This place also sells a house film called Ultrafine Xtreme which is rumored to be re-branded Kentmere. I don't know if that is true or not but the films look exactly the same and my preliminary tests (I've only tried 2 rolls and only in Rodinal) have yeilded very consistent results between the two. The published times for the films are significantly different - but, for Rodinal 1:50 at least, the published time for the Ultrafine seems significantly too short. 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.
Bulk Film Loading - Success!
Thanks for everyone who offered input on bulk film loading. My loader, 25 empty cannisters and a roll of Kentmere 400 arrived last week. I was out of town for work Sun - Thursday but tried my hand at loading yesterday. The only mistake I made is that I did not clean the felt light trap on the LLoyds loader before putting the roll in. I never even thought of it, as it was brand new and out of sealed plastic bag and box - but there was bit of grit on the felt and the first foot or two of film were scratched quite a bit, after that it seemed to work itself out. Otherwise, not problems and I loaded up 4 rolls and shot out one just to test. My scanning computer is in for repairs so I set up a temporary system with a laptop and Canonscan FS 4000 - running blazingly fast through it's USB 1.1 interface (no SCSI port on the laptop.) It is slow but functional and the first scans are looking good. Now to start loading up the freezer with 100' bulk rolls... 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: Another shot from Italy: Wildflowers
Another excellent shot - makes me feel like I am standing there with the sun in my eyes, and loving it, On 7/26/2013 6:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The wildflowers were amazing throughout the mountains during our trip. This scene inspired me to say I'm gonna break all the rules and shoot *into* the sun. (I'm such a rebel...) There was one little flare spot that was easily touched up in Lightroom (except for the stitched pano, all the shots I've shown from Italy have been Lightroom-processed-only - no Photoshop necessary) http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dolomite3.jpg The Pentax DA 12-24 again. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)
Interesting site - for those of us who get into the occasional DIY project this could be a useful resources for the bits and bobs not easily (or cheaply) obtained elsewhere. The cheap IR remotes and spirit levels alone make it worth bookmarking. They appear to have the exact same LED ring light I bought a few months ago for $79 for about 1/3rd less as well... Mark On 7/27/2013 2:18 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, I suspect some people might know this source, but some - might not. So, I hope it might be useful for somebody. http://dx.com - sells a bunch of camera accessories, including extension tubes and reverse lense mount adaptors. They are not the best quality, but very affordable. (Just in case: I remember seeing that some reviewers say that thread on some of those was tight, but usable.) They also have various lens caps and hoods, color balance caps/cards, etc. http://dx.com/c/cameras-photo-video-1599/lenses-accessories-1523?pageSize=200page=1 Couple of funny cameras: 1. 5MP camera for IR! - for only $23.50: http://dx.com/p/cm-8-cmos-5-0mp-high-definition-ir-night-vision-aluminum-alloy-casing-mini-digital-camera-black-224243 (It has an optical viewfinder, and now screen! - for the purists! :-) ) and 2. $24 micro-sized camera: http://dx.com/p/hd-720p-12mp-mini-camera-photograph-video-voice-record-motion-detection-webcam-131040 Disclaimer: you may waste lots of time browsing through this store... :-) HTH, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Plus -X Film Available
I think it is a matter a personal preference. At one time in the past I bought a couple of pro-packs of FP4 and worked my way through them, probably using D76 or and Rodinal, but I did not take a shine to it and went back to Plus-X. I found the FP4 to have less grain than Plus-X, but more than the T Grain films, and if grain concerned me I would use TMax or Delta 100. If I wanted the organic results of old style film, I preferred Plus-X or, in the right developer, Neopan SS. I bought another brick of FP4 earlier this year as I have been casting about for a good ISO-100 film, now that my stock of Neopan SS is used up. Again - I found the FP4 to be OK but just lacking the snap that I am looking for. I recognize those are subjective terms, but my decision is purely subject. I still have not found a currently available 35mm ISO 100 film that I really love. I am going to give the Kentmere 100 a try. Arista EDU seems to be good and may be what I settle on. In 120 format I still have substantial stocks of APX-100 and Plus-X. Mark On 7/27/2013 7:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I know there is some disagreement about this, but in my experience Ilford FP-4 Plus is comparable to Kodak Plus X with a couple of exceptions. The important one being that FP-4 seems to look sharper, oh yes, and it's also still manufactured. I used to buy FP-4 because it was less expensive. They're both old fashioned, well more or less, traditional films. On 7/27/2013 12:39 PM, Mark C wrote: A little while ago the topic of Plus-X film came up. I just stumbled into this: http://www.ultrafineonline.com/kopl125bwfi3.html At $6.98 per roll it is a bit too pricey for me (I have a dozen roll in the freezer already) but if anyone wants to get some it seems like they have it. This place also sells a house film called Ultrafine Xtreme which is rumored to be re-branded Kentmere. I don't know if that is true or not but the films look exactly the same and my preliminary tests (I've only tried 2 rolls and only in Rodinal) have yeilded very consistent results between the two. The published times for the films are significantly different - but, for Rodinal 1:50 at least, the published time for the Ultrafine seems significantly too short. 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: PESO: PYJAMA PAIR
Nice pair - excellent lighting and composition. On 7/20/2013 8:44 AM, Alan C wrote: Came across this handsome pair patiently waiting to cross the road near the Phalaborwa gate late on Sunday afternoon. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9327888794/ Alan 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.
Re: PESO - Ceramic Pot on a Wall
Very nice - a real wall hanger. Mark On 7/19/2013 8:35 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Apologies for the naff title - couldn't think of anything catchy. This is from our USA trip - taken in Santa Fe, which has to be one of the most photogenic cities I've ever been in. I really like the way many homes have decorations on their external walls. This faded ceramic pot caught my eye: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2142-K5-1-peso.html I also played around with it using Nik Silver Efex http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2142-K5-1bw--peso.html Comments/suggestions welcome, especially whether the colour or monochrome version is preferable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I've been watching for one of these for a while on eBay and picked up this one for just over $40. It came with a bunch of photographic odds and ends of which there are about a dozen decent quality filters (Red, Yellow, CPL, ND4, etc etc) so I feel like I got a pretty good deal. This is a T-Mount lens and came with a Canon mount. I ordered a T2 to K mount adapter which arrived today but does not fit the lens. As I fiddled with it I dimly recalled having some sort of T mount adapter on hand, and remarkably found it. It fits but the mounting screws for it are missing. I have it taped to the lens. The T Mount that works is simply marked Adapter for K/M. Any idea what the proper designation of this kind of T Mount would be? I looked on BH and eBay, but only see the T-2 mounts. The black electrical tape I used works pretty well, but I'd like to get a properly mounted adapter. 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: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... 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: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
One of the things about the Sima is that it does not seem to have a sweet spot that retains sharpness. But it still is an interesting lens and one that I expect to have some fun with.To my eye, some of the shots remind me of images I would see in the late 60's early 70's. There is something organic about distortions that arise in the optics vs those added digitally later and they have a different feel to them. Mark On 8/3/2013 9:42 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Seriously, as most of you probably already know, soft focus does have its place. The brides would love a series that I would do (back in my wedding photography days) that was close-ups of the BG looking into each other's eyes (shot by doorway or window light with no flash, and from the perspective of over the shoulder of one and then the other). Back then we would use a UV filter that had clear nail polish dabbed around the outside, leaving the very center portion clear. The effect could vary depending upon the aperture and how much light you had spilling on the front of the filter. Soft focus is also good for vain older women's portraiture. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... 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.
Re: OT -- DiMage Scanner with Windows XP
Its been a while but I used a Canon Canonscan FS4000 on an XP box running through a SCSI port. The Adaptec AHA940AU card in the XP machine displays a dialog box when the machine boots - before XP loads. You see the BIOS and then Adaptec message (with the right key strokes you can go in and configure it) and then XP loads. You probably checked this already but if the SCSI card shows up as functioning properly in device manager then I would expect the scanner to work. I still have the SCSI card in my XP box and see that start up message every time I boot up. The power supply on my XP box blew a while back, and while it was out of commission I ran the Canoscan via its USB 1.1 interface off my laptop, running 32 bit vista. It was slow but the output was fine. However, it would not work with Vuescan or the Canon software until I installed the device drivers. I initially tried running the scanner, via the USB 1.1 interface, on a 64 bit WIndows 7 machine, but could not get it to work. I used a Minolta Diamage scanner as one of my first dedicated film scanners and loved it Don't remember the exact model number. . The DMAX for slides was not so hot and it had problems with shadows on slide film, but it nailed the color balance of slide and C-41 film better than any other scanner I have ever used, and I've used a lot of them. Mark On 8/11/2013 5:26 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well it's kind of OT but not really. A friend of mine is trying to get his DiMage (I believe it's a Scan Multi), working with WinXP. It was last used with a Windows 98 box, and has been in storage for the last few years. I tried to diagnose his problems on the phone, but that didn't work out as well as I would have liked. He's using an Adaptec SCSI card that according to the manufacture's site has native XP Drivers embedded in the OS. However the Minolta supplied software didn't recognize the scanner and neither did the OS. I suggested that he download Hamrick VueScan, which caused a bluescreen when first started, and after rebooting it didn't see the scanner either. I'm kind of at a loss, has anyone else here used an older SCSI scanner with XP successfully? If so what steps did you take? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)
Nice shots - the blueberries look great and I love the dragonfly on the coneflower. Interesting use of stack focus for the truck cab, landscapes and beach scenes. I had not thought of using it for landscapes but that would be interesting - no more stopping down for DOF, no more diffraction compromised images! Come fall, I may actually use up all that Porta 160 120 film I have in the freezer... I was at the other end of the great lakes last week - spent a few days in Chicago, one just hanging around the lakefront. Not the same as those nice empty Lake Superior beaches. Shot 14 rolls of Tri-X, just starting to look at the results now, a week later. Mark On 8/12/2013 10:34 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Last month Mark C. shared his first experiments with focus stacking, using dragonflies as his subjects: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field So I was in a photo workshop this last week, the instructor kept encouraging us to try focus stacking. I tend to be skeptical of manipulation techniques (e.g., HDR) but given Mark's results, I did shoot several series of images with focus stacking in mind. On arriving back home I purchased/downloaded Helicon Focus to process the images and see what I had captured. When I get time I will work on my other insect shots and re-do these two - at first glance they seem to have potential. Below is a link to the first quick attempts. Being a contrarian, I did not restrict myself to macros of insects for the experiments, and I think that the truck cab interior is the best of the bunch. With the beach shots, the variation in wave pattern from shot to shot caused some funny looking patterns when the images were merged, so I did not use all of the images I had in those series. Note that the original RAW images were dumped into Helicon as they came out of the camera - no color balancing, sharpening, etc. (There is a Lightroom plug-in that makes this process quite simple.) The images shown here are as they emerged from Helicon - I have not yet done any additional work on color-balance, etc. with the merged images. All of these shot on a tripod, all with natural light. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p684646393 Comments welcome. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My paean to the Dream Cruise
Great article, Paul - awesome photos and video as well! Great job! Mark On 8/15/2013 5:02 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Been working on this story off and on all summer. It's now live on the Times website and will run in Sunday's paper: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/automobiles/on-woodward-forever-young.html Did three different photo shoots for this one and multiple interviews. I even tried to shoot a video with my K-5, the DA 12-24, an LED lamp and a shotgun microphone. There's a link to it in graph three of the article. 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.
Re: 2 PANOS
Quite stunning - remarkable wildlife you have there. Mark On 8/12/2013 11:01 AM, Alan C wrote: A couple of Panos from last weekend in Kruger. Right click to chose a larger size then pan L R. Olifants Camp is situated high on a ridge on the E bank of the Olifants river. From here you can see for miles. There used to be a pay telescope at the point from which I took these 5 stitched photos but it was vandalised removed. This is a favourite spot for tourists, especially those sporting big white lenses. My humble K110D was the rose among the thorns. The Pano is roughly 180deg, looking W. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9490052257/lightbox/ Buffaloes live in matriarchal herds comprising several hundred individuals. The mature bulls graze alone or in small groups to build up strength for periodical sex orgies. This herd of about 300 was basking in the mid-day sun south of Satara camp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9492846800/lightbox/ Alan 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.
Re: On the ground
Ouch - good save of your gear, though! Funny how reflexes can be re-routed form saving yourself to saving a camera. I hope you are healed up soon. Mark On 8/17/2013 9:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Stepped in a hole and lost my footing while shooting the dream cruise for the Times. Skinned knee and elbow along with a sprained wrist. But held my camera aloft. Slight damage to the hood of my 60-250/4, but that's it. Finished the shoot. Plenty of good pics and one newsworthy one. I'm happy but sore. Paul via phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Latin Scholar Needed
Those symbols stand for the signs of the Zodiac in astrology - no idea what the sign means. Nice capture. Mark On 8/18/2013 8:58 AM, Rick Womer wrote: ...and maybe a Greek scholar too, if that's the alphabet below the Latin. The micro-PDML group came upon this in Greenwich last month. It was embedded in a wall, about 8 feet up. It looks vaguely like a sundial, but the street is narrow enough that I doubt the sun shines there. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500455 Translations and explanations appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Storm over the Great Sand Dunes
Amazing light, especially in the first one. Mark On 8/17/2013 8:51 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Back in May we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. Not long after we left, a storm arrived from the south which we were able to observe from a lookout a few miles from the Park. The light on the dunes was stunning as the sun illuminated them below the storm clouds. Between the three of us (my two sons and me) we must have taken well over 100 shots but I don't think any of us captured the scene as we remembered it. These are the two best that I came up with: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2410-K5-1-peso.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2576-K5-1peso.html Comments appreciated, especially as to which is preferred (if any). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Chicago Scenes
My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom model) and FA 80-320. The small bag still had zoom for the Q and 4 of it's lenses as well! Though they were little used. Film exposed at box speed (400) or pushed 2 stops to 1600. Comments welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 skin in IR, rope in UV
Interesting study. Have you tried swapping the red and blue channels? Skins tones would be more natural but maybe not the effect you want. Mark On 8/11/2013 6:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9489462930/ I was hoping that nylon rope and webbing would not reflect IR, and would just appear black, so that fluorescent rope in IR and black light would only show the fluorescent colors, rather than the colors mixed with the IR baseline. That didnt' quite work, but the technique does show a bit of promise: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9489462930/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Chicago Scenes
Thanks, Paul! Chicago is fertile ground for photography. Mark On 8/19/2013 8:16 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Love these great pics of my hometown. Paul via phone On Aug 19, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom model) and FA 80-320. The small bag still had zoom for the Q and 4 of it's lenses as well! Though they were little used. Film exposed at box speed (400) or pushed 2 stops to 1600. Comments welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Chicago Scenes
Thanks, Godfrey! I appreciate that coming from another frequent analog photographer. Mark On 8/19/2013 8:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Lots of good photos, Mark! Godfrey On Aug 19, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom model) and FA 80-320. The small bag still had zoom for the Q and 4 of it's lenses as well! Though they were little used. Film exposed at box speed (400) or pushed 2 stops to 1600. Comments welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Chicago Scenes
Thanks, Bruce. Dreamland has me stumped - based on the surrounding photos I pretty much know exactly where and when I took that image, but have no recollection of it at all. Mark On 8/19/2013 9:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: A terrific gallery, Mark. All winners, but I especially enjoyed the night shots, and of those extra love for Spirits Three and Dreamland. They all have a very retro flavour. On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom model) and FA 80-320. The small bag still had zoom for the Q and 4 of it's lenses as well! Though they were little used. Film exposed at box speed (400) or pushed 2 stops to 1600. Comments welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 skin in IR, rope in UV
Don't know for Lightroom... In PS you go to Image - Adjustments - Channel Mixer and set the Red channel to 100% blue and the blue channel to 100% red. Mark On 8/19/2013 9:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 08:23:42PM -0400, Mark C wrote: Interesting study. Have you tried swapping the red and blue channels? Skins tones would be more natural but maybe not the effect you want. No I haven't. How would I do that in Lightroom? Unfortunately, they have us back to working 7 days a week until the project ships, and this has a seriously adverse effect on the time I have to experiment with my cameras. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Dream Cruise Pics
Great article and great photos, Paul. The lead photo is awesome! Mark on 8/20/2013 10:10 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: No shot of my skinned knee, bloody elbow and broken lens hood: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/the-2013-woodward-dream-cruise-a-perfect-day-for-cruising/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Waterfall, Jonathan Run
Worth the effort - fabulous shot! Mark On 8/18/2013 11:50 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: Went for a hike with my wife in Ohiopyle State Park yesterday and photographed this waterfall: http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/356 It was a bit tricky to get down to the waterfall from the trail, and back up, and I'm feeling the effort today. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Chicago Scenes
Thanks, Frank! And thanks to everyone else who took a look. Mark On 8/20/2013 11:07 PM, knarf wrote: A stunning gallery, Mark! Not much else to say. Just beautiful. Cheers, frank Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks, Paul! Chicago is fertile ground for photography. Mark On 8/19/2013 8:16 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Love these great pics of my hometown. Paul via phone On Aug 19, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My wife and I spent a few days in Chicago earlier this month. I've been in a film mood this summer and stuck to Tri-X and Arista Primium 400 (similar to Tri-X). Best snaps of the trip - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/chicago-scenes Mz-S, FA 20-35, FA 28-105 (power zoom model) and FA 80-320. The small bag still had zoom for the Q and 4 of it's lenses as well! Though they were little used. Film exposed at box speed (400) or pushed 2 stops to 1600. Comments welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: BW Film Development app
The massive developer chart is available as an app for iphone android and nokia. I just write down the info I need. On a sticky note - that's higher tech than plain paper... Idea for a really cool film development app - enter the film brand and speed; developer type, concentration and temp; desired contrast level and then tape the phone to the tank and hit the start button. The phone would sense your agitation technique and sound a beep when the film is done Might take a lot of testing to accomplish. Mark On 8/21/2013 8:34 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Mark C's recent Chicago gallery, mostly produced with Tri-X, and his discussions about the brew he used to develop said film, reminded me of a comment I have been meaning to make. For the iOS, and possibly other mobile OS systems? there is an app called Massive Dev Chart Timer. It looks like a compilation of many sources of recommendations for what brew to use for how long with what agitation for whatever type of film. And IIRC a built in timer to time the agitations and total time. And IIRC a way to change entries to your own preferred way of doing things. And a way to make notes on e.g. your experience using HC-110 with Tri-X. If nothing else, it seems like a good start point for someone just coming to film development or who has been away for so long that they don't recall the parameters of a given film/brew combination. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO 2013 #36 - Anat
Lovely, Boris - simply lovely. On 8/23/2013 2:23 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Full frame or not, but SMCP A 50/1.2 is mighty fine lens... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/2013-36-anat.html Thanks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another Blurb book...
Congrats on complying the project! So - is this a book that would benefit someone not in your class? Mark On 8/24/2013 3:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I've finished my Photoshop course textbook. Just in the nick of time, really. Uploaded last night. Did my copyright registration this morning. Made the book available for purchase this afternoon. (Oh yeah, took a year and a half to write it...) http://www.blurb.com/b/4545115-a-semester-of-photoshop -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Dark Morph Swallowtail
Nice set of photos and great work on the identifications! You are lucky to be getting such beautiful subjects! Mark On 8/23/2013 12:24 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I continue chasing butterflies. First I posted a PESO of a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17493755 I then did a PESO showing the yellow morph female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17504449 The principal difference is the band of bright blue spots at the base of the female's wings. There is another variety of Papilio glaucus, however; the dark morph of the female, which is almost completely black, but still has the band of blue dots. Here is one from my butterfly bush: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17493747size=md Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Subtlety
That is just stunning, Doug. Beautiful. Mark On 8/22/2013 2:24 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: https://plus.google.com/115347824062413314605/posts/3SvUDez6XNA Another photo of Anna. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Red Dragons 2013 - A couple more stack focused shots
A few snaps of red dragonflies for this summer - they seem to be scarce this year: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/red-dragons-2013 The first two shots are stack focused. The next two are just single exposures. CC always appreciated - leaving Monday morning for a work related tip and will be off line for a few days 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: Red Dragons 2013 - A couple more stack focused shots
On 8/25/2013 10:30 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: great shots, whats the technical info? i.e. lens, camera, fstop, ISO, shutterspeed, etc Thanks - taken with a K-5, A* 200 macro, ISO 400 - 800 f 8-11 1/250 - 1/500th, depending on the specific series. The file names give an idea of the amount of stacking - 7 images for one and 16 for the other. Of course, two are straight shots. 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: PESO 2013 - 087 - GDG
Ah... simplicity... That's a great shot - wonderful lines, design and tonality, and it just feels really comfortable. Happy birthday! Mark On 8/26/2013 3:27 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Espresso on my birthday morning. Ah, nice! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9602594016/lightbox Thanks for looking! G -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.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: New weatherproof flash units HD Limited lenses
On 8/27/2013 6:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: The LED add-on to the flash is a brilliant move, and way more useful than the WR waterproofing. I understand the motivation to cement WR as a brand-wide thing, but it's unlikely to be of very much practical use to anyone. Brightly lit raindrops or snowflakes anyone? Sounds good to me! :-) 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: PESO - Damselfly
NIce shot, Frank. I like how the damsel is illuminated - looks luminous. I've always been a fan of the 18-55's close focusing ability. Mark On 8/28/2013 10:08 PM, knarf wrote: This is so damned frustrating. Down by the Lake a couple of weeks ago. Light perfect. Damselfly on a big backlit dewey leaf. No macro on me. He sat still for about a minute. I got several shots with the 18-55 kit zoom. This was the best of them: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/damsel-fly.html?m=1 But I would have liked it much sharper. If only... Anyway, hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - 12 hours
Nice collection, Derby. My favorites are #5 (oddly enough) and #18 - great lighting in that one. Mark On 8/25/2013 8:22 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Had some time to take the OM-D for a good workout. Normally I wouldn't go for a full 12 hours, but the city had a bunch of things happening over the day. Definitely my next piece of photo gear - better walking shoes http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/08/12hrs/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Deep... Dark...
Taken on a bright summer day... Non-Pentax Content. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/deep-dark-woods Holga, APX 400, Rodinal. CC Welcome. Markl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Herkey Jerkey
I don't usually PESO updates to my Visitations blog, but I really like this abstraction: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/09/02/herkey-jerkey?blog=8 *ist film camera, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Pro Max 100 film, HC110. CC welcome 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: PESO - Gossamer
Nice shot, Frank - well lit with a nice clean background. Mark On 9/2/2013 6:26 PM, knarf wrote: My attempt at doing a Bruce Dayton: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/08/gossamer.html?m=1 Haven't heard from him in years. Anyone in touch? Anyway I don't think I did him justice. Let's call it an homage... Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Herkey Jerkey
Thanks, Marco. Glad you liked the shots! Pro Max is currently being sold by Lauder Photographic on eBay and their own website. It is described as having ... high clarity, wide exposure latitude, and good physical characteristics, can meet various requirements such as high-temperature and high-humidity. It features processed functions of resisting adhesion and scratch, and widely used in portrait, adv, landscape,journey and art photography etc. The use of a new type of silver halide grain emulsion, ensure excellent sharpness and fine grain even at enlargement. If you plug that description into google it will pull up many pages promoting Lucky SHD, so I assume that Pro Max 100 is Lucky SHD 100 (or else that is quite a coincidence.) I bought it simply because it was cheap, but I have since found better sources and could probably come close to matching the price for pre-packaged rolls and many bulk films are cheaper. I was surprised to see that the price of Pro Max has increased in the last few months. This film has a weak anti halation layer which can make it interesting - though it usually is more of a disadvantage than not. Other than that, the quality is generally OK - I've seen no emulsion defects in the ~40 rolls I've shot, the grain structure is good enough to allow for using Rodinal (though I have settled on HC110) and overall results are consistent. Mark On 9/2/2013 7:50 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Both this and Deep... Dark... are quite wonderful. But what is this film you speak of? -Marco On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:15 PM, Mark C wrote: I don't usually PESO updates to my Visitations blog, but I really like this abstraction: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/09/02/herkey-jerkey?blog=8 *ist film camera, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Pro Max 100 film, HC110. CC welcome 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: A couple from the Mass. campout
Beautiful atmosphere (literally and figuratively) and mood here. The signpost in the foreground would be my only nit - a few steps forward or a little cropping and it would be taken care of. Mark On 9/2/2013 7:34 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/9656968429/in/set-7215763534935714 7 More later. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Bardfest
Very nice set - I like the BW rendering. Contrast is crisp and distinctive but also very well balanced. Mark On 9/1/2013 5:21 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Went to Alma's best friend's 60th yesterday, was asked to shoot candids, which I did. Pushed a selection of 36 onto them, thought you might like to see. All shot on the Fuji X10, all shot jpeg in camera, mostly B+W but switched to colour for a few. Rather shoot B+W in camera than dither later. Anywau, easy to skip through on Posthaven, just use your right arrow key. http://cottycam.posthaven.com/lynsis-60th-bardfest Cheers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - OT - Trailer Park Country
You manage to capture some ncredible slices of life - this one is at the the top of the list. Great! Mark On 9/1/2013 8:36 PM, knarf wrote: Taken with my old phone cam at a local fair last month. This was a sister act from nearby Burlington or Oakville (can't remember their name just now). Not only were they terrific but they were self-contained. Pulled up in their little trailer, unrolled a rug, pulled out patio chairs, speakers, amps, a generator, instuments and gave a great concert: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/trailer-park-country_1.html?m=1 Genuinely nice young ladies, too; we had a lovely chat with them after the show. Fifteen minutes to put it all away and they were gone. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Will try to remember their name and report back later. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hood Ornament
Nice shot of an interesting artifact. Mark On 8/30/2013 11:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17508290 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weddings I hate to shoot weddings
I'm a little late coming to this Ann, but I think you have a lot of good photos there. 16,18 and 33 stand out for me. I think you caught a lot of good emotion, despite some of the technical flaws (e.g. the noisy images). I only did 3 weddings nad never did get a good shot of bride and groom doing the hokey pokey or chicken dance... Mark On 8/28/2013 11:28 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Pretty much a disaster - terrible light on the terrace Fortunately there were a lot of people shooting - I'm glad I got my K5 paid for, but I would rather have not done the posed pics - This is a small Geso - I feel ok about most of them - meaning not too embarrassing. I had put 75 up to start and it was just too awful. http://annsan.smugmug.com/Assignments/Paul-and-Linda-Get-Hitched/31453928_TSxSrg#!i=2724712337k=x4jSmRR yes it is password protected - password is avrin not my cup of tea - am I being too negative? 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.
Re: PESO - Herkey Jerkey
Thanks! I'm not 100% sure what it is - I *think* it is the edge of a tupperware type food storage container with the camera obviously in motion. I took several shots in the kitchen one evening and deliberately jerked the camera around to induce motion blur. I keep the *ist loaded and sitting around and snap anything that grabs my eye and wait till to have 4 rolls before developing the film, so it can be a while before I see the results... lots of time I can't figure out what the original subject was. Mark On 9/2/2013 11:50 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, As Ken said, wonderful but what is it. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A wonderful abstraction Mark. So what is it? -Original Message- From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: PESO - Herkey Jerkey I don't usually PESO updates to my Visitations blog, but I really like this abstraction: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/09/02/herkey-jerkey?blog=8 *ist film camera, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Pro Max 100 film, HC110. CC welcome 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.
Re: PESO - Deep... Dark...
Thanks, Frank! On 9/2/2013 11:09 PM, knarf wrote: Wow! Cheers, frank Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Taken on a bright summer day... Non-Pentax Content. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/deep-dark-woods Holga, APX 400, Rodinal. CC Welcome. Markl “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Deep... Dark...
On 9/2/2013 8:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I do like that. Well chosen tint. Thanks! Regarding the tint - whenever I use Nikon Scan it o randomly resets itself to its default settings. About halfway through scanning the rolls I shot that day it flipped back to its default setting of C-41 color film. In this case it worked out well - I usually wind up re-scanning. I switched to Vuescan for 35mm work but haven't figured out if it can auto-detect 6x6 or 6x7 exposures on the LS-8000. Mark On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Taken on a bright summer day... Non-Pentax Content. http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/deep-dark-woods Holga, APX 400, Rodinal. CC Welcome. Markl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Herkey Jerkey
Thanks for looking... as for film well, um, it's kinda hard to describe (but it works!) On 9/3/2013 1:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/9/13, Mark C, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/09/02/herkey- jerkey?blog=8 Oooh! Made me look! *ist film camera, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Pro Max 100 film, HC110. What the hell is film???!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Herkey Jerkey
On 9/3/2013 11:02 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Must make the keywords in Lightroom tough to enter... Whoa - keywords? Like a card catalog system? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Herkey Jerkey
I think it is the edge of a food storage container... probably only about 1 inch of it showing in the frame here. Camera motion applied, of course... Mark On 9/3/2013 9:46 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Ok -what is it??? ann On 9/3/2013 20:38, Mark C wrote: Thanks for looking... as for film well, um, it's kinda hard to describe (but it works!) On 9/3/2013 1:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/9/13, Mark C, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/09/02/herkey- jerkey?blog=8 Oooh! Made me look! *ist film camera, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Pro Max 100 film, HC110. What the hell is film???!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Hideout
Fabulous shot, Walt - that is really stunning! Mark On 9/3/2013 1:09 PM, Walt wrote: Spotted this little guy hanging out in the crook of one of the hummingbird feeder stands a little while ago. At first, I thought it was just a piece of gum someone had stuffed in there, but decided to take a closer look and was delighted to discover that I was wrong. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9663303049/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, ISO 400, 1/800 sec, f/2.8 Comments are, as always, gladly accepted. Thanks! -- 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.
Re: PESO: Mushroom on Wood
Not what I expected - excellent shot. Mark On 9/3/2013 12:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17516903 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO fourth grader
Fine image, Paul - the stuff of memories. And she has fine taste in T-Shirts as well! Mark On 9/4/2013 4:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17518583 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kodak film?
On 9/4/2013 10:56 PM, John wrote: In Kodak's emergence from bankruptcy and the new Kodak Alaris supporting Kodak labs with chemistry paper, what happens to Kodak film? I don't know... If you go to kodak.com and click into the site you will see that two of their three main goals are disrupting product goods packaging and disrupting functional printing WTF? I guess the word disrupting means something different now than it did when I got sent to the principals office for doing it. 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: Just joined the list
Welcome back, Bruce! Mark Cassino On 9/5/2013 5:28 PM, Bruce wrote: Hello, I thought I would introduce myself. Several years ago I was an active member of this list. I have stayed active shooting Pentax while I have been gone. A little nudge from Rick Womer got me thinking about the list again so I decided to join and see what is happening. It will take me a bit to get back up to speed and to see who might still be around from when I was on the list. Thanks for allowing me to come back to the list. -- Bruce Dayton Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - Skunk!!!
A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a very stinky cat charged in. I feel bad for the poor guy - it looks like he took it directly in the right eye, which just now has finally opened up. I rinsed off his eye gave him a shower and three washings with a hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and detergent mixture. He's confined to my office for a while (or the yard) - I can say that the odor removing solution, which seemed to work, has either worn off or new stuff is coming to the surface. Oh yeah - and the front steps (where it all happened) smell great. I had just started developing a roll of film when I smelled the skunk... it was going to be a 45 minute semi-stand process but turned into a 90 minute full stand... The results are not all bad but a bit overcooked. 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: Kodak film?
Thanks for clarifying that, Tom. I think they should have been more to the point and simply declared that it was merely a flesh wound. Maybe a little come back you yellow bastards! I'll bite your legs off! Much more too the point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4 Mark On 9/6/2013 8:57 AM, Tom C wrote: Your point is... ? What's the basic difference in meaning between disrupt, disrupting, and disruptive? They all mean the same thing to me, except for how they fit into a sentence grammatically. They may all mean the same thing to you, but they don't to the rest of the world. B From wikipedia: A disruptive innovation is an innovation that helps create a new market and value network, and eventually goes on to disrupt an existing market and value network (over a few years or decades), displacing an earlier technology. The term is used in business and technology literature to describe innovations that improve a product or service in ways that the market does not expect, typically first by designing for a different set of consumers in a new market and later by lowering prices in the existing market. In contrast to disruptive innovation, a sustaining innovation does not create new markets or value networks but rather only evolves existing ones with better value, allowing the firms within to compete against each other's sustaining improvements. Sustaining innovations may be either discontinuous[1] (i.e. transformational or revolutionary) or continuous (i.e. evolutionary). The term disruptive technology has been widely used as a synonym of disruptive innovation... That's basically what I believed they were conveying, but I'd argue it's not the first thought that comes to mind. I guess since they had a huge chance of disruptive innovation with the advent of digital imaging and blew it, they're going to try again. Tom 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.
Re: OT - Skunk!!!
On 9/7/2013 10:58 AM, Darren Addy wrote: A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). The peroxide / baking soda and Dawn actually wound up working well - by this morning the smell on the cat was gone. There was a lingering odor in the kitchen where he ran in and I rather stupidly applied a mixture of chlorine bleach and vinegar. I did not realize that this was virtually as dangerous as ammonia and bleach! But it cleared up the odor... 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: OT - Skunk!!!
On 9/7/2013 11:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: They're gentile creatures, but you don't really want to threaten them. Hope the poor cat learned not to mess with them. I hope he learned his lesson as well. We'll see - this is sort of a feline IQ test in a way... I usually smell the skunk outside for a few hours at night - it actually is out there right now. Thankfully the cat is inside. 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: OT - Skunk!!!
On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes before rinsing. Bathing a cat has its own challenges, I imagine... good luck if you have to go for round 2 Actually, giving the cat a bath wasn't so bad. I did get a lot of fur on my tongue :-) (Couldn't resist) . When I was a kid, I remember one steamy summer night the dog got out found a skunk. In her alarm at being sprayed, she ran around the house several times, and the odor poured in through all the open windows. There was no escape from the stench! Earlier this summer my sister in law was walking her dog, which startled a skunk. The skunk missed the dog and hit her. She said it took about 5 showers and lots of shampoo to do the job... Mark :) -c On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a very stinky cat charged in. I feel bad for the poor guy - it looks like he took it directly in the right eye, which just now has finally opened up. I rinsed off his eye gave him a shower and three washings with a hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and detergent mixture. He's confined to my office for a while (or the yard) - I can say that the odor removing solution, which seemed to work, has either worn off or new stuff is coming to the surface. Oh yeah - and the front steps (where it all happened) smell great. I had just started developing a roll of film when I smelled the skunk... it was going to be a 45 minute semi-stand process but turned into a 90 minute full stand... The results are not all bad but a bit overcooked. 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.
