Dear Aaron
I recently bought a pristine 67II a 105mm, 40mm and 165mm on Ebay for
£1500. The real value is in the fantastic photos it takes.
In the UK you can insure it new for old so if anything happens to
it, you'll make some dealer very happy who still has stock.
A second hand 800mm lens
Nice capture Jack.
I really just
stopped to check out what was going on with the sunlight.
Always felt guilty for having such luck.
I don't think its luck, its more like awareness. You're aware of the quality
light the effect it can have on an image. It took me a long time to get
that
Scott, it leaves me asking is that all?
I'm expecting more but its not there.
Needs a red canoe or such.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO - Susquehenna
http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/July2006/photo#4953492787365543954
On 7/19/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This shot just brings to mind a voodoo doll just made and ready to be
used. The other strange thought that came to me was Marvin the
Martian.
Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6, Handheld
ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/5.6
What Bruce said.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PESO: Early Aberdeen
This one I have mixed feelings about. It almost feels like there are
two subjects vying for my attention. The foreground logs and the
waterfront buildings.
After a decade, I'm pretty speedy for film loading.
All of my 67 gear was purchased new and is insured for new replacement -- I'm
just curious if the market for it has crashed enough for me to lower my
coverage on the kit.
Peter, I highly recommend the 75mm f2.8 AL -- easily the best lens I've
Just what the subject says. For anyone interested look under Pentax
Digital Finder accessories.
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Ah, yes, the ubiquitous friends of Frank...
Bruce Dayton wrote:
I know, I said last birds for awhile...if we could define awhile as a
very short period of time, I complied grin. It's just that these
two were hanging around during my morning walk this morning.
Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD
Wed Jul 19 15:02:18 EST 2006
P. J. Alling wrote:
Just what the subject says. For anyone interested look under Pentax
Digital Finder accessories.
FYI: BH and several other places have this item in stock at
the same ($280) or slightly different price.
E.g. BH:
On Jul 19, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I'm sorry, but I just can't believe that you cannot see how a shot is
framed with an f/2.8 maximum aperture vs an f/2 or f/1.8, Mark.
Well it's true. What else can I say?
What lens faster than the 20/2.8 have you
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Nice capture Jack.
I agree. Excellent light, excellent colours. But I am slightly
uncomfortable with the horizon. OTOH the trees are straight.
Help!
Kostas :-)
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From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO:
On Jul 19, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/440312-REG/
Zigview_SCV100R_Zigview_R_Digital_Angle_Finder.html
http://tinyurl.com/egcyq
It seems to be an interesting gadget, though rather expensive for what
it does. It might be useful for some
Thanks for kind comments and lightening the 'guilt' load.:)
Jack
--- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice capture Jack.
I really just
stopped to check out what was going on with the sunlight.
Always felt guilty for having such luck.
I don't think its luck, its more like
On Jul 19, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
My testing of the Sigma 20/1.8 showed it to have poorer wide-open
resolution and contrast than the Canon EF20/2.8.
In addition to your point re contrast, we discussed T-stops the other
day too. I would be very interested to see the
On Jul 18, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1544630
Excellent! IR photographs can seem so gimmicky, but this one works
very well.
I would suggest working the tonal ranges on the structures in the
distance. They seem a little flat
;-))
Thanks.
Jack
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Nice capture Jack.
I agree. Excellent light, excellent colours. But I am slightly
uncomfortable with the horizon. OTOH the trees are straight.
Help!
Kostas :-)
So is anyone experimenting with it yet?
I'd be interested to hear your comments.
I have experimented on and off with Lightroom beta 1 and 2 on Mac OS
X for several months. I'm not wholly convinced one way or the other
yet. It's such a different way of working from my Bridge-Camera Raw-
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So is anyone experimenting with it yet?
I've been using the Mac version practically from day one. Meanwhile, my
library has grown to slightly over 10,000 RAW-files (.pef) and some
10,000 scanned pictures (.tif).
The speed is OK on my 2 x 1.8 GHz G5.
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
So is anyone experimenting with it yet?
I'd be interested to hear your comments.
I have experimented on and off with Lightroom beta 1 and 2 on Mac OS
X for several months. I'm not wholly convinced one way or the other
yet. It's such a different way of working
Best be prepared for some kind of 'Elements' type of thing - or just a
high price. Adobe has Photoshop and Elements and then they have the
video editor Premier and you guessed it - Premier Elements. They
seem to like the high priced pro product and the stripped down, low
cost amateur product
That's an interesting comment. What specifically is different about
the workflows?
I've used PS on and off for years (since v3), but never really
invested a lot of time in learning it - it has always seemed to me
like a hydra multiplied by an octopus times several squids crossed
with a
I colleaque of mine lives very near the sea (most Danes do ;-).
When I visited him earlier this evening, I did this sunset image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/193652447/
Regards
Jens
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On 7/19/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was just now sitting in my office, and I hear something tapping on the
window. I gently open the louvered shades and this is what I see. A
turkey hen with two chicks, maybe even the same one I was so frustrated
trying to get a good shot of
On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 01:46:13PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
So is anyone experimenting with it yet?
I'd be interested to hear your comments.
I have experimented on and off with Lightroom beta 1 and 2 on Mac OS
X for several months. I'm not wholly convinced one way or the other
Interesting...It is a sunset, but has a coolness to it, like it is
rather cold outside. That aspect interests me. I looked at several
sizes of this as they were available. The small one looked pretty
nice as a pano, but as I increased in size to the largest, I didn't
find that there was
On 19/7/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:
You've been shooting digital too long, that's a window screen...
I knew someone would bite and it was a fifty/fifty chance it would be
you Peter ;-)
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Ah I was about to ask what they were. So I assume they are
Canadian Geese?
Really nice looking couple - and well captured in context.
Cheers
Brian
Brian Walters
Western Sydney, Australia
Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Ah, yes, the
Yes, we are always trying to send them back to Frank, but he doesn't
want them. I don't think anyone in Canada really wants to claim them,
but then they do have Canada in their name, so...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 3:26:05 PM, you wrote:
BW Ah I was about to ask what they were.
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've just started experimenting with it.
Try the colour - b/w conversion. It will knock your socks off.
Ralf
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oops - I meant the left half of the image...brain fart - sorry.
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Best regards,
Bruce
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 3:09:49 PM, you wrote:
BD Interesting...It is a sunset, but has a coolness to it, like it is
BD rather cold outside. That aspect interests me. I looked at several
BD sizes of
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Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:46 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Adobe Lightroom for Windows (almost) available now
So is anyone experimenting with it yet?
I'd be
Funny, you can't seem to be able to order that from the ACME catalog.
http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html
frank theriault wrote:
On 7/19/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was just now sitting in my office, and I hear something tapping on the
window. I gently open
That's the surprise.
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Cheers,
Bob
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of P. J. Alling
Sent: 19 July 2006 23:46
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO -- Turkey Surprise!
Funny, you can't seem to be able to order that from
I've got a couple of those Acme Explode On Contact Trick Balls.
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Cheers,
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of P. J. Alling
Sent: 19 July 2006 23:46
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO -- Turkey Surprise!
Funny, you
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 2:33:04 PM, Bob W. wrote:
BW I've used PS on and off for years (since v3), but never really
BW invested a lot of time in learning it - it has always seemed to me
BW like a hydra multiplied by an octopus times several squids crossed
BW with a multi-limbed dinosaur.
Every year, a group of us meet where we used to camp with our old Boy
Scout troop. It's a pleasant field in North Wales, with plenty of
firewood and a nice stream at the bottom of the hill. There's a spring
in the next field.
We have a project (this year it was making a spud gun) and we make
Bob W wrote:
I've got a couple of those Acme Explode On Contact Trick Balls.
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Rather rough on the significant other...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of P. J. Alling
Sent: 19 July 2006 23:46
To: Pentax-Discuss
A final offering for today.
It was getting late and I had just given up trying to make something
out of another scene in the area. I returned to my car, laid the camera
in the floor and as I started to hook up my seat belt, looked up and
saw this bovine silhouette.
Instantly loved the stance,
I know, I know. Do it my self.
Dave
I tend to shoot, so far, my IR shots with the R72 fillter, at somewere around
F 4 and shutter of 1/30 or 1/20.
This gives me a histo with mostly midrange pixels, say from 50/60 to 180 plus
or
I wonder if one could focus manually with the screen? If not, I
certainly wouldn't be interested. If so, I might want one.
Paul
On Jul 19, 2006, at 8:48 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
I had a Nikon 5700 that had an articulated LCD screen on the back.
It was
extremely useful for shoving into
I had a Nikon 5700 that had an articulated LCD screen on the back. It was
extremely useful for shoving into areas that you couldn't stick your head
into, but I certainly wouldn't pay $260 extra for it.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Jul 19, 2006, at 4:46 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Instantly loved the stance, grabbed up the camera (LX w/A 70~210 f/4)
and got this shot before it moved.
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=143
I like the concept, but would do a bit of work on the rendering. The
foreground is
Nice capture Jack.
I can see many variations here. The fence itself is worthy of a study in
itself.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO: Lonely Bull(?)
A final offering for today.
It was getting late and I had just given up trying to
I suspect you'd need a magnifier and even then it would leave some to
be desired. You'd have to use AF for anything but a longish lens.
The way I work with the Sony is that I use its flex-spot focusing
feature with manual focus and instant AF: center the spot on
precisely what I want it to
Godfrey,
In the past I've messed with enhancement and it's sub menus and have,
always, come back to this rendering.
Oddly, perhaps, I don't want to make out color tones or see MORE detail
in the fence or meadow grasses.
When I reached a point where I could comfortably feel the weight of the
fence
Ken, Thanks!
I have to say, modestly, I've never seen a better fence line.
Lucky me.
Jack
--- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice capture Jack.
I can see many variations here. The fence itself is worthy of a study
in
itself.
Kenneth Waller
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It arrived today! The screen is even better than I'd hoped. I need to
sit down with the manual, but so far I've played with it a little and
I really like what I see. It's a little big, but that screen is really
worth it.
I'd be happy to answer any questions about the device as I learn more about
Jack,
I have no idea what you're referring to with the mention of
'enhancement and it's sub menus'. And, of course, it's your
photograph: as long as it pleases you, that's enough.
However, you asked for comments and critique. To my eye, on my
monitor, the line of the fence on the grasses
Some of you know that both my 90 year old mother and my almost two year
old granddaughter, Grace, live with me. Tonight, my granddaughter
climbed up on my mother's lap and started reading a book to her. My
mother has a severe osteoporosis and can't hold her head up, but she
listened to every
I wonder if one could focus manually with the screen? If not, I
certainly wouldn't be interested. If so, I might want one.
Paul
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My wife's Optio S4 has a manual focus option. Using the lcd screen, the
option is pretty useless for anything other than distant landscapes.
Joe
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Godfrey,
They are, of course, Photoshop tool references.
I tried to respect your ideas and give validity while explaining why I
rendered it as I did.
You sound a bit indignant and your tone demeaning.
Surprises me.
Jack
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jack,
I have no idea what
What a treasure. Bless your mother. She's obviously produced a rare
family.
Jack
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some of you know that both my 90 year old mother and my almost two
year
old granddaughter, Grace, live with me. Tonight, my granddaughter
climbed up on my mother's
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/440312-REG/
Zigview_SCV100R_Zigview_R_Digital_Angle_Finder.html
http://tinyurl.com/egcyq
Hmm, one other downside (for me anyway) is the need to carry yet another AC
adaptor/charger when travelling, and remember to keep yet another device's
battery
No apology needed - a precious memory has been captured beautifully!
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 7:37:54 PM, you wrote:
PS Some of you know that both my 90 year old mother and my almost two year
PS old granddaughter, Grace, live with me. Tonight, my granddaughter
PS climbed up on my
DagT wrote:
In my view this is just an innocent child and if someone manages to
thinks anything perverted in relation to it the problem is in their
minds.
The trouble is that the laws in some places are such that you
could get charged with an offense just for looking at such a
photo,
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From: Keith McGuinness
Subject: Re: PESO - Jump
I am NOT saying that what you did is in anyway wrong but you've
got to remember that the LAWS in other countries might be
different, not only the customs.
Canadian law makes it a crime to have anything that
A sweet moment, well captured.
Nice one Paul
Dave
At 10:37 AM 20/07/2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Some of you know that both my 90 year old mother and my almost two year
old granddaughter, Grace, live with me. Tonight, my granddaughter
climbed up on my mother's lap and started reading a book to
Hi all
I quite liked this photo of afternoon light on the sandstone walls of
an old church in western Sydney. Unfortunately it suffered from
converging verticals so I had a go at correcting the perspective.
It looks OK but perhaps it could have been done better.
The adjusted image is at the
It looks as though you've squashed it a little vertically
in the process of correcting the perspective.
On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 12:38:11AM -0500, Brian Walters wrote:
Hi all
I quite liked this photo of afternoon light on the sandstone walls of
an old church in western Sydney. Unfortunately
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