Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-13 Thread David Mann
On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cool! Orange tabby females are very uncommon. Male calicos are even rarer. How about fluorescent cats? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14882008 Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 9/13/2011 12:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You might consider taking that approach when you disagree with my histrionics in the future. BTW, I've never read Walt Gilbert's comments in the past, he's not participated in any useful way in this discussion between me and Anthony Farr, so he

When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount and are the single most important feature in choosing a SLR these days. Here are some typical pictures I had to take two days ago: ISO 12,800, FA 24-90mm @ 35mm f/4, 1/13s: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23830x.jpg As you can see, above

RE: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Anyone know of a lighter weight, modern materials version of the old US Army A.L.I.C.E. load bearing harness that was made out of twenty-million denier cotton (circa the Stone Age thru the 1970s)? Either

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On 9/13/2011 12:21 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount and are the single most important feature in choosing a SLR these days. Here are some typical pictures I had to take two days ago: ISO 12,800, FA 24-90mm @ 35mm f/4, 1/13s:

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Thanks for the insight. I went back to the old laptop to see the pug. That machine got it fine. I don't understand the problem with the new laptop. Nice gallery. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 5:11 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:24:27AM +1000,

Re: K-x videos

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Saw steam driven farm tractors made in Racine Wisconsin in local 4th of July parades there. They looked a lot like the video. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:31 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 11/09/2011 21:19, Larry Colen wrote: Very cool.  I've never seen a

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Doug, I think your best bet, and cheapest by far, is an army surplus store. Go and buy some auto seatbelt webbing. Anybody with a sewing machine can turn it into the rig you want. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-09-13 7:33, Bob Sullivan wrote: I think your best bet, and cheapest by far, is an army surplus store. Go and buy some auto seatbelt webbing. Anybody with a sewing machine can turn it into the rig you want. BobS, thanks! That's something that hadn't occurred to me! I'll poke around

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/9/11, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/IMG_0780.jpg My that's a big lens you have there sir. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO -- Bored

2011-09-13 Thread Jack Davis
Nice Peter. Good title. ;)    Jack     From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 8:54 PM Subject: PESO -- Bored Not that urgent, but this didn't seem to get to the list.  If it does I apologize for the double post.

Re: PAW--Week 36--Young Buck

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
thank me too - very nice - of course, in this crowd, I didn't expecte the literal caption ;-) ann On 9/12/2011 22:12, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Bob S., Dave, and Dan! Cheers, Christine On Sep 12, 2011, at 10:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great image. I think it works well in

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:28, Cotty wrote: On 12/9/11, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/IMG_0780.jpg My that's a big lens you have there sir. (ahem) Why, thank you! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins Amusement aside, I actually meant it. I can't imagine anything that heavy on my belt. Not being well endowed in the hip department, I'd be hiking up the pants all day I wonder if they make a suspender version? American suspenders or English suspenders? -- PDML

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Eactivist
Okay, I'll bite. How are they different? Marnie the soon-to-be akaless In a message dated 9/13/2011 6:53:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: From: Steven Desjardins Amusement aside, I actually meant it. I can't imagine anything that heavy on my belt. Not being

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin On 2011-09-12 21:54, David Parsons wrote: You can clip it onto something else. Some people clip onto the shoulder strap of their camera bag. On 9/12/2011 4:48 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Just what I need, another thing trying to pull down my pants. Anyone know of a

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
This suddenly turned in a Monty Python routine. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 9:53 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins Amusement aside, I actually meant it.  I can't imagine anything that heavy on my belt.  Not being well endowed in the hip department, I'd be

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
T answer your question Marnie, what the Brits call suspenders Americans would call garter belts. Although that might work pretty well with a clip. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: This suddenly turned in a Monty Python routine. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011

Re: PESO: Indignity

2011-09-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
He has a great deal of dignity; that accounts for the pained expression on his face. He just does anything my wife tells him to do, as she has control of the dinner bowl. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 7:26 PM, P. J. Alling

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
This is a big problem facing manufacturers. Some folks never shoot at those isos and don't want to pay, either in money or size/weight, to have that capacity. OTOH, it makes sense for many enthusiasts to have a DSLR and a MSC for the appropriate occasions. What is miss most when using my mu43

RE: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Anyone know of a lighter weight, modern materials version of the old US Army A.L.I.C.E. load bearing harness that was made out of twenty-million denier cotton (circa the Stone Age thru the 1970s)?

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Fernando
Dario, I'm not participating of the high ISO discussion, but those first two shots are awesome. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount and are the single most important feature in choosing a SLR

Re: PESO: Rancher's Respite (or I'll Be in My Office)

2011-09-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great catch and well executed! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/6140581211/in/photostream/lightbox/ Comments and evicerations welcome. Darren

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/9/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: T answer your question Marnie, what the Brits call suspenders Americans would call garter belts. Although that might work pretty well with a clip. You can shove it in your fanny pack. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The fact that some people desperately need/want higher sensitivity cameras to achieve the photographs they want to make is not in question. The statement I made is that the *obsession* with ultra-high sensitivity as single point of focus for whether a camera is good or bad is ridiculous. I stand

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Ditto and ditto! On 11-09-13 10:29 AM, Fernando wrote: Dario, I'm not participating of the high ISO discussion, but those first two shots are awesome. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
The English seem to be into this Island of Dr. Moreau stuff. Quite a lot actually. Someone should inform them that Wells wrote a cautionary tale, not a handbook. On 9/13/2011 2:04 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cool! Orange tabby females are very

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Larry Colen wrote: I photograph a lot of dancers in low light, fortunately they seem to move slower than the ones that you photograph. I usually shoot performers, rather than dancers. In this case, she was doing a roll. And often you are allowed to use flash, it seems. ISO 10,000, DA*

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Steven Desjardins wrote: This is a big problem facing manufacturers. Some folks never shoot at those isos and don't want to pay, either in money or size/weight, to have that capacity. There are plenty of cameras where pixel count prevail against dynamic range and high-ISO performance. 99%

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Fernando wrote: Dario, I'm not participating of the high ISO discussion, but those first two shots are awesome. ISO 12,800, FA 24-90mm @ 35mm f/4, 1/13s: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23830x.jpg As you can see, above shooting data were not enough for freezing action and getting the subject

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
I'm unsure who this 'you' in your message is. Perhaps everybody commenting on your posts? However, I'm going to post my opinion on this topic, since I didn't that before. As I wrote before, I consider the high-ISO performance the single most important factor/field of improvements for my

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Tritto! Dario - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:20 PM Subject: Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch) Ditto and ditto! On 11-09-13 10:29

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
You'd think the different camera approach would work, but companies are afraid of creating a camera that sacrifices high iso performance for some other feature and then have the reviews clobber them for not having high iso performance. I would really like high iso performance because sometimes I

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
America has cyborg kittens that shoot lasers from their cute little third eyes. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:33 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The English seem to be into this Island of Dr. Moreau stuff.  Quite a lot actually.   Someone should inform them that Wells wrote a

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
Okay, I'll bite. How are they different? Marnie the soon-to-be akaless In a message dated 9/13/2011 6:53:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: From: Steven Desjardins Amusement aside, I actually meant it. I can't imagine anything that heavy on my belt. Not being

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm sorry, Steven, but I can't find a reference to what MSC stands for. Can you elucidate? Thanks! On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: You'd think the different camera approach would work, but companies are afraid of creating a camera that sacrifices

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mirrorless Still Camera, or something alike? Whatever it means, Steven meant that. Dario - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:08 PM Subject: Re: When high ISO performance matters

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling The English seem to be into this Island of Dr. Moreau stuff. Quite a lot actually. Someone should inform them that Wells wrote a cautionary tale, not a handbook. On 9/13/2011 2:04 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Cool! Orange tabby

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread steve harley
On 2011-09-13 01:21 , Dario Bonazza wrote: To me, high-ISO performance and dynamic range are paramount and are the single most important feature in choosing a SLR these days. Here are some typical pictures I had to take two days ago: cool examples; i am still in the old world equipment-wise,

Re: OT: Warning for the UK and Europe- touring band headed your way

2011-09-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Except for London, I think they are all small venues. On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:34 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 11/09/2011 19:42, Stan Halpin wrote: Meg's nephew Dave Harding and his Alt Country rock band (Richmond Fontaine) will be back in the UK Sept 15-27, then across the channel for another

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good, I thought that was the case. Hadn't heard that particular acronym before. (MILC, EVIL, LIVE, etc are the commonly used current acronyms for this type of camera. I tend to use LIVE :: Lens Interchangeable, Viewfinder Electronic. I feel it a clean and descriptive reference, related the

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/13/2011 2:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Okay, I'll bite. How are they different? Marnie the soon-to-be akaless In a message dated 9/13/2011 6:53:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: From: Steven Desjardins Amusement aside, I actually meant it. I can't imagine

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Eactivist
I have no idea who she was. Nevermind. Marnie In a message dated 9/13/2011 11:04:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: Okay, I'll bite. How are they different? Marnie the soon-to-be akaless In a message dated 9/13/2011 6:53:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I photograph a lot of dancers in low light, fortunately they seem to move slower than the ones that you photograph. I usually shoot performers, rather than dancers. In this case, she was doing a roll. And often you

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
Mirrorless System Camera. Sorry, I thought I had written it out at some point but I didn't. It's the acronym that BH has settled on for mu43, Nex, etc. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, Steven, but I can't find a reference to what MSC

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 8:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The fact that some people desperately need/want higher sensitivity cameras to achieve the photographs they want to make is not in question. The statement I made is that the *obsession* with ultra-high sensitivity as single point of

PESO -- Bored

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Just another pet picture. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20bored.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-13 2:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: for some reason in low light even my K-5 has a really tough time focusing the Sigma 20/1.8. Which is annoying because I got it because I needed a fast/wide lens for low light. I believe this is a generic focusing issue, ie not limited to Pentax.

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bettie_Page On 9/13/2011 2:45 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I have no idea who she was. Nevermind. Marnie In a message dated 9/13/2011 11:04:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: Okay, I'll bite. How are they

IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Gonz
Anyone here ever converted a Pentax DSLR into a straight BW, i.e. remove the tricolor filter? I was thinking of trying this with an old Pentax DSLR if it was possible. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread David Parsons
I don't think that it would make the camera BW. The circuitry in the camera/raw processor interpolates the luminance data into colors and assigns a color based on the strength of the light. The color filters simply filter light. I'd be interested to see what the results would be if you can get

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Gonz rgonzoma...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone here ever converted a Pentax DSLR into a straight BW, i.e. remove the tricolor filter? I was thinking of trying this with an old Pentax DSLR if it was possible. My understanding is that the Bayer color filter array is

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Marnie, Bettie Page was probably the most famous 1950's pinup model. Her iconic shots in Playboy were taken by Bunny Yeager, herself a former model. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Yeager The Bettie Page story is rather charmingly told in the film The Notorious Bettie Page which I can

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
The Bayer filter is under the micro lenses. I don't think that what you want to do is possible. On 9/13/2011 3:22 PM, Gonz wrote: Anyone here ever converted a Pentax DSLR into a straight BW, i.e. remove the tricolor filter? I was thinking of trying this with an old Pentax DSLR if it was

PESO: La Passeggiata

2011-09-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=133 Comments are appreciated. 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,

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
steve harley wrote: as an example of this going the other way i note your later message that focus is your next most important factor after ISO/d-range, but you don't elaborate ... in my case i have almost abandoned autofocus -- not just macro work but most of my shooting now relies on manual

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter and such)

2011-09-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great work, Dario! HIgh ISO performance and low noise are important to me as well. What's more, the low noise levels of the K5 also yields a better image at ISOs as low as 400. As I'm sure you know, excellent noise control isn't all about low light shooting. Paul On Sep 13, 2011, at 3:21 AM,

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: steve harley wrote: as an example of this going the other way i note your later message that focus is your next most important factor after ISO/d-range, but you don't elaborate ... in my case i have almost

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapter andsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Here are some 'old' new pics in the same series: 1/13s is not enough for freezing action during a roll: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23830x.jpg (ISO 12,800, FA 24-90mm @ 35mm f/4, 1/13s) Then I tried a slightly higher speed, thanks to higher ISO: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_23835x.jpg

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's very interesting to hear others' take on this. I have found over and over again that when I disable AF my photos are far more consistently in-focus, regardless of camera and regardless of how low the light I'm working in might be or whether the subjects are moving or

local finds, but not mine

2011-09-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Ok, I didn't buy this. But a shop here just got in a nice Super Takumar 85/1.9. The only imperfection that I can see is black-out over Takumar and that tells me that it probably came from 'Nam or some other import venue. Anyway, $350 gets it shipped. Also, a clean PZ1p, with cheapie 28-80 for

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-13 Thread Joseph McAllister
Has anyone yet set their computer to Speak Aussie? That might be the problem. On Sep 13, 2011, at 04:08 , Bob Sullivan wrote: John, Thanks for the insight. I went back to the old laptop to see the pug. That machine got it fine. I don't understand the problem with the new laptop. Nice

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's very interesting to hear others' take on this. I have found over and over again that when I disable AF my photos are far more consistently in-focus, regardless of camera and regardless of how low the light I'm

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Gonz
Well, you still have to convert it to BW from the raw data. The difference is that you take the values as they are, and per pixel, no array computation. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think that it would make the camera BW.  The circuitry

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Fernando
This is the only place I remembered mentioning something like this. I don't think they do pentaxes though: http://www.maxmax.com/bw_conversion.htm On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Gonz rgonzoma...@gmail.com wrote: Well, you still have to convert it to BW from the raw data.  The difference is

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Gonz
Yeah, maybe not for Pentax. Someone has done it for Canon T series and is selling them. Very cool, but not willing to pay $2000 for it. It sounds like yanking out the filter and microlenses would destroy the CCD. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Gonz
Yup, I think thats the place that does the Canons. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: This is the only place I remembered mentioning something like this. I don't think they do pentaxes though: http://www.maxmax.com/bw_conversion.htm On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at

Re: IstD BW modification

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:22 PM, Gonz wrote: Anyone here ever converted a Pentax DSLR into a straight BW, i.e. remove the tricolor filter? I was thinking of trying this with an old Pentax DSLR if it was possible. For low light photography, I'd love to have a K-5 with that conversion. --

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's very interesting to hear others' take on this. I have found over and over again that when I disable AF my photos are far more consistently in-focus, regardless of camera and regardless

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's very interesting to hear others' take on this. I have found over and over again that when I disable AF my photos are far more consistently in-focus, regardless of camera and regardless of how low the light I'm

Re: PESO: La Passeggiata

2011-09-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I love the contrast between the girl in high heels and the guy in jeans and sneakers. Maybe not the date that either was hoping for. Is that your puppy sitting there? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: When high ISO performance matters (was: Pentax K-Q adapterandsuch)

2011-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm pretty good at manual focus, but there are times when I can't see well enough to focus, even with a katzeye, and the autofocus will work.  I've seen reports, which I believe, that autofocus consistently outperforms

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/13/2011 14:45, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I have no idea who she was. Nevermind. Marnie hehe - google is our friend... actually there was a wonderful cable movie made about her... kind of fascinating ann In a message dated 9/13/2011 11:04:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit bluesman: It's a large image. Click to make smaller. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14205591size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A great portrait of a very interesting subject. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit bluesman: It's a large

GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks to Don and Christine for your comments on my Harvest Moon PESO, as well as to the others who had previously looked and commented. I went back out to the same location last night. The conditions were about the same, though I swear that the corn must have grown another 12 inches. This time

Re: GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
I really like the first moon shot. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks to Don and Christine for your comments on my Harvest Moon PESO, as well as to the others who had previously looked and commented. I went back out to the same location last

Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Mark Roberts
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Dammit you're too good! they are WONDERFUL and a lovey shot it is... it will be shared :-) ann On 9/13/2011 22:39, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
You got them to pose! And a nice composition. Well done. Paul On Sep 13, 2011, at 10:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By the way: The FA*28-70/2.8 absolutely rocks for pet photos. 70mm lets you get close without getting close enough to spook the cats and the image quality of this lens is outstanding. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/13/2011 21:55, Steven Desjardins wrote: I really like the first moon shot. So did everyone.. oh - you meant. stan _ I like the vertical one even though the moon is so far to the right. ann On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Jack Davis
Unusually posed. Creative patience. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:59 PM Subject: Re: Dammit! Another cat photo! Mark Roberts wrote:

Re: Capture Camera Clip in use - LOVE IT!

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/13/2011 16:15, Bruce Walker wrote: Marnie, Bettie Page was probably the most famous 1950's pinup model. Her iconic shots in Playboy were taken by Bunny Yeager, herself a former model. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Yeager The Bettie Page story is rather charmingly told in the film

Re: PESO: La Passeggiata

2011-09-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
fraid I find this one a bit busy nothing stands out .. a bit too much going on on the same focal plane. ann On 9/13/2011 16:48, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=133 Comments are appreciated. Dan Matyola

Re: GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-13 Thread Jack Davis
Stan, I prefer the composition of the third image. It does have a lighter sky and, therefore, a somewhat reduced contrast, but that may be fun to work with. Jack  - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent:

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Hey, be sure to forward these to Mike Johnston. On 9/13/2011 10:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Back to the moon

2011-09-13 Thread Fernando
I still prefer the original one you posted before (PESO: Harvest Moon) I remember it showed nicer colours. From these new ones, probably the first, but I'm not convinced about the location of the moon. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Thanks to Don

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-13 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice capture. Crisp colorful. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Healing Vibrations I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-13 Thread Fernando
Very nice album cover, well balanced, he must be happy. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit bluesman: It's a large image. Click to make smaller.

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Ken Waller
Like I said - cute, cute, cute ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Dammit! Another cat photo! http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

PESO -- Troika.

2011-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20troika.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread David Savage
There is more than enough pussy on the net with you having to add to it. :-P On 14/09/2011, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Healing Vibrations

2011-09-13 Thread Joseph McAllister
Good shot of Paul, Paul. He's been on my friend list for years now. Follow him on his journey's around the country. On Sep 13, 2011, at 17:12 , Paul Stenquist wrote: I shot an album cover for my friend, Paul Miles, a well-regarded Detroit bluesman: It's a large image. Click to make smaller.

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg You can even make pictures of cats look good. I hate you. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Dammit! Another cat photo!

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties2.jpg By the way: The FA*28-70/2.8 absolutely rocks for pet photos. 70mm lets you get close without getting close enough to spook the cats and the image quality of this lens is

PESO - Stef

2011-09-13 Thread Sasha Sobol
Comments are very welcome. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dM57FDPp4MiAe1OmIOcyEFqTO0pzBLUsAIQ-VSzvgHs?feat=directlink --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss 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: PESO - Stef

2011-09-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 13, 2011, at 10:50 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: Comments are very welcome. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dM57FDPp4MiAe1OmIOcyEFqTO0pzBLUsAIQ-VSzvgHs?feat=directlink Very nice! And the photo's good too. --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net