Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 08:42:44AM +0100, Dario Bonazza wrote: Uh, strange solution indeed: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0911/09111001ricohgxr.asp I'm not sure I'm thrilled with it. Funny, I was thinking that this was exactly where things were going if you want to optimize

RE: KR on Color Management

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
KR has quite a good sense of humour and he's right about quite few things although he doesn't always write well enough for his message to be clear. If you interpret his article as saying you don't need to know about colour management, I think he's basically correct. From camera to computer to

RE: geso my new camera

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
[...] Once I got it onto my iMac I processed it a bit more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4091536378/in/set-721576 22647635111/ [...] Web research on Salvation Mountain in Niland CA would probably tell a lot more of the story. But it is a very impressive accomplishment for

RE: geso my new camera

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622647373103/ I wasn't looking to buy a camera, but my waranty replacement treo died last week and the camera in the new droid is about an order of magnitude more usable than I expected. I need to figure out how to get the full

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
Very good -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: 10 November 2009 07:24 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home,

RE: PESO - Chilly Day at the Moonbeam Cafe

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
My feelings about this one have been vacillating: Sometimes I like, sometimes not so much. I usually (I think) prefer simpler compositions, but this one is anything but. Since I'm in a I think I like it now place, I'll post and see what others think:

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
Larry these are great - make me wonder how stupid I am to sleep at night... Cheers Ecke 2009/11/10 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull over for a nap. After my nap,

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
I like the idea - it costs more but also eliminates dust issues altogether plus sensor and lens are always a perfect match - assuming ricoh do their homework on each unit that is... great for people who want one camera, interchangeable lenses AND a no-brainer - now can I have a viewfinder please?

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Derby Chang
Larry Colen wrote: I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull over for a nap. After my nap, while I was adding nitrates to the soil, I noticed how cool Orion looked juxtaposed with a telephone pole.

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
I love the fact that when I'm out taking night shots I generally don't have to be concerned about what others think, as there is no one with cooee to observe what I'm doing. Remote outback ftw!! Nice shots Larry. You need a D700 :-) DS 2009/11/10 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Larry Colen

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Boris Liberman
I am thinking that this is so much not mainstream, that it may as well produce a necessary quake effect and lead to more choices, better technology, more enjoyable picture taking and in general development of the industry, craft and art. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Dario Bonazza

Re: KR on Color Management

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
Hahahahaa this is so right, too! I wonder though what Leicaman does to get his gear... Cheers Ecke 2009/11/10 Bob W p...@web-options.com: KR has quite a good sense of humour and he's right about quite few things although he doesn't always write well enough for his message to be clear. If you

PESO - Stares

2009-11-10 Thread Derby Chang
I don't mind being stared at when I have a pretty lens http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_11/09_11_stares/01.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi folks, Usually, I don't have many problems in deciding which pictures I like better, but selecting say 3 pictures out of these 70-80 (already a selection among 500 or so) is rather difficult to me. Would anybody help me there? Please name your 3 favorites. Dario Here are multiple

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 08:06:43PM +1100, Derby Chang wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Would you like to see them? OK. We got to my camera just as the bracketed set was finishing up, and I put one of the shots on the display. Cool! I've narrowed the myriad of bracketed shots from that

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Stan. Very nice Dario. I particularly like the rabbit shot: http://www.dariobonazza.com/ammut09/12/inter0901e.htm Somewhat surreal without being too too weird... Stan On Nov 3, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Here are multiple galleries of pictures taken on occasion of the

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Frank! Here are multiple galleries of pictures taken on occasion of the Ammutinamenti contemporary arts and performance festival taking place over here once a year. You've been already flooded with such kind of stuff in the past, and there's truly a lot of stuff to see. Enjoy it, if you

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Derby, The movement is there, hence I have little choice other then trying to depict it as I can. Sure I don't like freezing everything. Dario - Original Message - From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, November 05,

Re: geso my new camera

2009-11-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 07:59:44PM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote: I like this the best of the three.. but i do want the barn /shed roof to stand out more. With the K20: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4092502586/in/set-72157622649877861/

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Bob, Sometimes dancers are performing for the public, other times they are showing their new works to a jury, hoping to win some prize and a better possibility to go ahead with the project. In the latter case, there is a big problem of shutter/mirror noise during the performances. The

NiZn AA batteries

2009-11-10 Thread Thibouille
Just found this on DPR forum. Dunno how effective it is but at least engadget seems to like it much. Those are 1.6V batteries. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out

Re: NiZn AA batteries

2009-11-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I read somewhere that these have the same problem that the 'old' NiMHs, this is, the loose their charge in few days/weeks of no use. This may not be a problem for planned shotting situations (trips, assignments,...), but I much prefer the Eneloop type behaviour, when you can just take the

OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Rob Studdert
http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

OT PESO - Gaze

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
G'day Folks, For your consideration: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4089613578/ Direct link (~kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/4089613578_6a575bea29_o.jpg D700, 14-24mm f2.8 @ 23mm, f4.8 @ 1/350, ISO 400. rendered in LR. Enjoy. ..or not. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

OT - Very Cool Pano

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
Check out the awesomeness: http://home.arcor.de/axel.mellinger/ I think he's reached his bandwidth limit as the link to the zoomable version hangs. Kinda puts my humble effort to shame: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3654473550 :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Stares

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
Hehehe... 2009/11/10 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: I don't mind being stared at when I have a pretty lens http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_11/09_11_stares/01.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
Nope. Just a pretty girl. DS 2009/11/10 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
Scott Loveless wrote: Sorry for the delay. http://pug.komkon.org/ Another great gallery. My favourite equal three were Chief Captain by Eckehard Wegner; My First Pose by David Brooks and Showing Off by Christine Aquila. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: KR on Color Management

2009-11-10 Thread paul stenquist
On Nov 10, 2009, at 4:58 AM, eckinator wrote: Hahahahaa this is so right, too! I wonder though what Leicaman does to get his gear... Cheers Ecke In spite of his lack of proficiency behind both lens and keyboard, he apparently has a huge audience. That's how he gets his gear. Paul

Re: OT - Very Cool Pano

2009-11-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:45 +0800, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Check out the awesomeness: http://home.arcor.de/axel.mellinger/ Now that is something special! I think a better adjective is needed - 'awesome' just doesn't cut it. I think he's reached his bandwidth limit as the

Re: OT - Very Cool Pano

2009-11-10 Thread David Savage
2009/11/10 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:45 +0800, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Check out the awesomeness: http://home.arcor.de/axel.mellinger/ Now that is something special!  I think a better adjective is needed - 'awesome' just doesn't cut it.

PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I'm in two minds about this. I like the way the frame is divided diagonally and the looped chain. But I'm just not sure overall http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/179330/Cheynes_IV.html Comments appreciated. Cheers Brian PS: 'Cheynes IV' is the name of the ship - you can

Re: Uncurling roll paper prints

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley On 2009-10-17 19:40 , Bruce Walker wrote: Has anyone got advice on uncurling prints done onto roll-paper through a wide-format printer? it raises all sorts of concerns, i know, but i know someone who has used a dry mount press to uncurl a lot of vintage darkroom prints

Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite

2009-11-10 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks very much for the generous comments to both posts, Brian. Jack --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: PESO: Tahoe Granite To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 9, 2009,

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
Jaume Lahuerta - Mensaje original De: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com I was not impressed with the Eneloops. Other than not having to pre-charge them - a one time bonus, they didn't offer any additional practical performance advantage over the Duracell or Energizer rechargeables

Re: PESO - Stares

2009-11-10 Thread Jack Davis
Found it giving me a big grin. Good catch! Jack --- On Tue, 11/10/09, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au Subject: PESO - Stares To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:09 AM I don't mind being stared at when

RE: Pentax Europe establishes its own online store

2009-11-10 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I understand where you're coming from, but I buy all of my stuff from BH so I'm used to this way of doing business. It just comes with the territory in rural America. We're just glad for the internet. ;-) -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]

RE: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Chris Mitchell
Looks like she was using an ME Super to photograph the Eiffel Tower... Chris -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rob Studdert Sent: 10 November 2009 11:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT Anyone see the irony in this

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Chris Mitchell wrote: Looks like she was using an ME Super to photograph the Eiffel Tower... And when she was standing in front of the Moulin Rouge the sign above rotated to show the letters LBA. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread Jack Davis
I, also, like the form of the diagonal dividing line, but the numbers tend to pull me back to reality. Leaves me a bit uncertain as well. Jack --- On Tue, 11/10/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO - Cheynes IV To:

Re: NiZn AA batteries

2009-11-10 Thread Thibouille
Yep if so, :( I suppose we'll need more reports with time... At least they work better with devices needing 1.5 compared to the 1.2V NiMH. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I read somewhere that these have the same problem that the 'old' NiMHs, this is,

Re: OT PESO - Gaze

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Unusual, powerful, inspiring! I like it very much. Dario - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:41 PM Subject: OT PESO - Gaze G'day Folks, For your consideration:

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Francis On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 03:20:03PM -0500, John Sessoms wrote: I was not impressed with the Eneloops. Other than not having to pre-charge them - a one time bonus, they didn't offer any additional practical performance advantage over the Duracell or Energizer

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
The Me Super, the flare off the building and, most of all, the LBA sign! Dario - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:38 PM Subject: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

Re: PESO - Stares

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:09 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mind being stared at when I have a pretty lens http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_11/09_11_stares/01.htm Wonderful photo!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson --

RE: KR on Color Management

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/color-management/is-for-wimps.htm Now he claims to have invented the world's first dedicated digital color-space conversion chip back in 1990. He further claims that the vast majority of the time You don't need [color profiles and color

PESO - Spadina and Dundas

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
Why I like rangefinders: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/spadina-and-dundas.html I just wish that guy wasn't sticking out of her back, but other than that it's pretty much what I'd hoped for. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: KR on Color Management

2009-11-10 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: you interpret his article as saying you don't need to know about colour management, I think he's basically correct. From camera to computer to printer / screen you don't need to do any manual colour management if everything uses profiles. You don't even need to calibrate your

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: snip I really liked Ann's Court Street Station, Frank's Excess, the confusion of Thrainn's Traffic Signs, Ira's White Sands Expression, Dave's My First Pose and I got a laugh out of Ken's Back Seat Driver (well

OT- Future National Geographic Photographers conical the Great War in Color.

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Not a lot of Color Photography of WWII let alone WWI http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-37025.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

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip The phrase But what are you taking pictures *for*? kept coming up. snip Maybe he just wanted to make sure you're not a terrorist? (tongue only slightly in cheek). ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip I've narrowed the myriad of bracketed shots from that session down to 14, I still have some work to do: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649186149/ snip Very cool shots!! cheers, frank --

Re: OT PESO - Gaze

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Unusual, powerful, inspiring! I like it very much. Dario Those words pretty much sum it up. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Doug Franklin
Boris Liberman wrote: I reckon the answer to your question is hidden in the Orion's belt... ;-)... Where /is/ that blasted cat!? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com I don't need them to hold a charge while they sit for months. I needed something to power the camera that would give me a reasonable number of shots before having to be replaced. None of the NiMh batteries would do

Re: MGESO - Such a lot of stuff! (performance pics)

2009-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi folks, Usually, I don't have many problems in deciding which pictures I like better, but selecting say 3 pictures out of these 70-80 (already a selection among 500 or so) is rather difficult to me. Would anybody help me there? Please name your 3 favorites. Dario

Re: OT- Future National Geographic Photographers conical the Great War in Color.

2009-11-10 Thread Bong Manayon
Interesting! Thanks for sharing! Bong On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:38 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Not a lot of Color Photography of WWII let alone WWI http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-37025.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
Thought I'd open this in a fresh thread specifically about batteries for earlier Pentax DSLRs. I got an idea from the discussion of NiMH and Lithium AA batteries in the other thread, and wanted to follow up on it. There are no Lithium Ion AA batteries, but the *ist-D can also use CR-V3

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-10 Thread Rick Womer
It stays magenta; just a slightly different shade; and the WB in the rest of the frame goes all wonky. http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: what happens when you use the dropper to set the white point on the grey wall?

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I was having so much fun taking pictures on my drive home, that by 1:30 or so I was still fifty miles south of Los Bano and had to pull over for a nap. After my nap, while I was adding nitrates to the soil, I noticed how cool Orion looked juxtaposed with a telephone pole. After

Re: Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3

2009-11-10 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
My friend uses CR-V3 rechargeables in his *ist-DL and is very happy with them. They last a lot and it seems that they do not loose their charge. Unfortunately, I think that Pentax has physically prevented the K-x from using them (maybe because there were reports about some of them that had a

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage Nope. Just a pretty girl. DS 2009/11/10 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 She's shooting film at the beginning of the clip. I think it might even be a K1000. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
USB 2.0 is 40x faster than USB 1.1. Trying to use a USB 1.1 connection to your storage drive for the amount of data transfer required to do any real photography is hopeless. Update that system with faster IO interfaces and faster drives, or get a newer system. -- Godfrey

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes: Dag, don't open this in front of your kids

2009-11-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 3:35 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Uhm, what are the units on your flaming asshole scale? Scoville? I vote for Scoville Units and the Bristol Stool Scale, added in quadrature. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Desjardins, Steve
This makes more sense as sensor technology approaches the good enough limit for entire groups of customers. I wonder how upgradable the lens/sensor unit is? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Tuesday,

Re: OT Old computers and Raw files

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
You might look into a USB 2.0 complant expansion card, (and the proper drivers), that should speed up your processing. On second thought not just compliant, I have an HP printer with built in card slots that's 2.0 compliant, but transfers data at 1.1 speeds. You need one that's actually

Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 10, 2009, at 7:18, John Sessoms wrote: And I'm not saying otherwise. Sanyo does. http://www.eneloop.info/fileadmin/EDITORS/ENELOOP/MANUALS/enebook_e20090227.pdf Page 16: Is it Possible to Charge eneloop with Other Manufacturers’ Chargers? No, we do not recommend it. Neither the

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: But what are you taking pictures for? I asked him if he ever took pictures just because they were pretty? Nope. Do you paint? Nope. Make music? Nope. Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow end of the gene

Re: PESO - Spadina and Dundas

2009-11-10 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: Why I like rangefinders: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/spadina-and-dundas.html I just wish that guy wasn't sticking out of her back, What? you are dissing your own blur? I think the pattern for sharp, blur, blur works fine .. and the blurry person

Re: Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3

2009-11-10 Thread Thibouille
Yes some are 3.3v. Some others just3v. Some took the 3.3v on purpose too boost af but the risk to brick the cam is real. On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: My friend uses CR-V3 rechargeables in his *ist-DL and is very happy with them. They last a lot and it

Re: PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread Tom Cakalic
It strikes me as a very well composed image and I appreciate it for that and all the reasons mentioned. It's the image, as a whole, that doesn't inspire or move me, possibly the subject matter and all the grays/blacks leave me feeling empty. Not a criticism, just my observations. If I imagine

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: snip The phrase But what are you taking pictures *for*? kept coming up. snip http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622649186149/ Maybe he just wanted to make sure you're not

Re: PESO - Spadina and Dundas

2009-11-10 Thread gldnbearz
East coast or west, our Chinatowns share some similarities. =) I like it. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:30 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Why I like rangefinders: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/spadina-and-dundas.html I just wish that guy wasn't sticking out of

Re: Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3

2009-11-10 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: There are no Lithium Ion AA batteries, but the *ist-D can also use CR-V3 batteries and those ARE available as Litium Ion rechargeables. Plus, they're 3V(+) rather than the 2.5V(-) you get with a pair of NiMH AAs. Has anyone used these? The only drawback I foresee is there

Re: FA100/2.8 Vs DFA100/2.8

2009-11-10 Thread Tom Cakalic
With the FA/100 can't remember using the limiter, always focusing manually when shooting closeups and as a telephoto I havene't experienced any flare issues as the front element is so deeply recessed in the body of the lens. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 3:09 AM, David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote:

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
What do you want to bet that it's actually underpowered for it's concept. Looks like an opportunity to sell lots of expensive accessories though... Desjardins, Steve wrote: This makes more sense as sensor technology approaches the good enough limit for entire groups of customers. I wonder

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Tom Cakalic
I'd guess the irony is that she was using a manual film camera in the video, while the video itself, nicely done, was only possible with modern technology and likely a Canon DSLR. Tom On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 --

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread aggrivated
Just because I forgot to mention it, look at the large light gathering sensor! 1:1.7! Wow! P. J. Alling wrote: What do you want to bet that it's actually underpowered for it's concept. Looks like an opportunity to sell lots of expensive accessories though... Desjardins, Steve wrote: This

Re: October PUG and 2010 themes

2009-11-10 Thread ann sanfedele
I love it when that happens! I have to tell you, if I didn't earlier , That I recognized that shot as being yours from the thumbnails in the index... after seeing I was correct , I played that game a bit - got some right some wrong... I havent' settled in to look at them all carefully - on

Re: PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:35:21PM +1100, Brian Walters wrote: PPS. Why does Pentax Photo Browser identify this Sigma 18-125 mm lens as an F 28-80 mm f3.5-4.4 ? Because Sigma are too cheap to actually *license* the LensID capability from Pentax, so they instead copy an ID value from an

Re: Her moment

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
John Sessoms wrote: From: Sandra Hermann Yeah well you know I could be jelous, she bought her first n just to have a better camera than I had. I taught her how to use it, now she takes pictures and make money with the stupid thing. She has even shot at the white house. Blah big sisters

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
While the notion of a unit interchangeable camera like the GXR is interesting, technically, I'm not at all interested in it. I can only imagine the price of premium lens-sensor units, the difficulties in calibration across different lenses, etc. And, of course, there will be no ability to use

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
I'd like to apologize for that, I never intended to post to the list from this address... aggrivated wrote: Just because I forgot to mention it, look at the large light gathering sensor! 1:1.7! Wow! P. J. Alling wrote: What do you want to bet that it's actually underpowered for it's

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: While the notion of a unit interchangeable camera like the GXR is interesting, technically, I'm not at all interested in it. I can only imagine the price of premium lens-sensor units, the difficulties in calibration across different lenses, etc. And, of course, there will

RE: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread Sandra Hermann
WOW!  Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Tue, 11/10/09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: But what

RE: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Desjardins, Steve
In theory I guess you could also make an interchangeable sensor with a lens mount on it. Or someone else could. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: geso my new camera

2009-11-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 9, 2009, at 23:19, Larry Colen wrote: I sus;ec that there may be some subtle tone mapping going on, the sky in these shots is just too well exposed in comparison with the rest of the frame. In the full-sized images, I could also see a bit of a grid pattern on a couple of the images

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Desjardins, Steve wrote: In theory I guess you could also make an interchangeable sensor with a lens mount on it. Or someone else could. Two words: Cotty Hacksaw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

RE: PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
G'day all I'm in two minds about this. I like the way the frame is divided diagonally and the looped chain. But I'm just not sure overall http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/179330/Cheynes_IV.html I like it. I think it would be even better if the line of the hull continued to the

RE: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) It's Ken Rockwell in drag. And he's using a Pentax. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Ricoh GXR interchanges electronics together with lenses!

2009-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Mark Roberts wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: In theory I guess you could also make an interchangeable sensor with a lens mount on it. Or someone else could. Two words: Cotty Hacksaw You meant three words, you forgot Oxyacetylene Torch... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: October PUG and 2010 themes: Dag, don't open this in front of your kids

2009-11-10 Thread Bob W
Uhm, what are the units on your flaming asshole scale? Scoville? I vote for Scoville Units and the Bristol Stool Scale, added in quadrature. I wish I hadn't looked at that on Wikipedia. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Cheynes IV

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all I'm in two minds about this.  I like the way the frame is divided diagonally and the looped chain.  But I'm just not sure overall http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/179330/Cheynes_IV.html I think it's

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11/11/2009, Tom Cakalic caka...@gmail.com wrote: I'd guess the irony is that she was using a manual film camera in the video, while the video itself, nicely done, was only possible with modern technology and likely a Canon DSLR. Yep, she's shooting classic Pentax whilst the movie is being

Re: But what are you taking pictures for?

2009-11-10 Thread eckinator
2009/11/10 William Robb war...@gmail.com: Nice to see they are still choosing police from the shallow end of the gene pool Guess it still needs a dash of chlorine... ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT- Future National Geographic Photographers conical the Great War in Color.

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:38 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Not a lot of Color Photography of WWII let alone WWI http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-37025.html Either the Germans were very good housekeepers or we're not seeing ~all~ of the German trenches. BW

Re: K10D in low light and magenta concrete

2009-11-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11/11/2009, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: It stays magenta; just a slightly different shade; and the WB in the rest of the frame goes all wonky. I think it's mostly to do with ambient artificial light, I've done plenty of exposures under moonlight on the sunny setting which had

Re: OT Anyone see the irony in this clip? ;-)

2009-11-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Bob W wrote: http://www.vimeo.com/7484260 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) It's Ken Rockwell in drag. And he's using a Pentax. Bob Whoa! If Canon can do that to Kenny, I'm switching systems! -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Very Cool Pano

2009-11-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:45 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Check out the awesomeness: http://home.arcor.de/axel.mellinger/ I think he's reached his bandwidth limit as the link to the zoomable version hangs. Kinda puts my humble effort to shame:

Re: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?

2009-11-10 Thread Dragan Grašič
Is anyone in this group actually using the K-x? Okay, there seems to be a battery issue with the K-x, but for me it hasn't been the limiting factor to dig deeper into the camera. After I turned off the Distortion correction Lateral chromatic aberration correction the camera is just as snappy

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