What happened to I-IV?
On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Walt wrote:
Here's a shot I took a few nights ago of another one of our resident
characters at the club where I work. This guy is one of the more cantankerous
drunks we have, but once you get a handle on how to deal with him, he's a
On 2/13/2013 2:16 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
What happened to I-IV?
No one knows. Jerry V will only say they were the weak ones.
That's a very nice shot. Some of the highlights might be a bit blown.
Thanks, Larry. They seem a bit blown to me, too. I had the metering set
to center-weighted
On 13 February 2013 18:42, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
On 12/2/13, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed:
That would be the A*85 f/1.4. The worn exterior reminds me that it was
my favorite lens for almost 15 years, and the glass is still nice
because of the UV filter I used and changes
On 13/2/13, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
I calibrated my new pano rig to use it on the other night :)
Interesting - details?
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On 2/13/2013 2:18 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote:
Upgrades to optics I do use are different, of course. Like when I sold
the FA*600/4 to buy a Sigma 500/4.5. There was a wait involved; a gap
between sale and purchase when I seriously wondered whether I did the
right thing.
Out of curiosity - in
Anyone have an Epson P50?
Views?
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That hair makes him look a little like a Buick hood ornament. rim shot
Sounds like a familiar denizen from my pool hall history.
Jack
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Subject: PESO: Jerry V.
Here's a shot I
That's very good, Walt. I like the unusual framing.
Did you happen to get one with more ball motion in it? That could make
for a really cool shot. You'd have to drop your shutter speed down a
lot.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a shot I took a few
Wed Feb 13 08:14:23 EST 2013
Steve Cottrell wrote:
Anyone have an Epson P50?
Views?
I don't have that printer, but I have a good garden view from my office
window. I recommend that.
Hope that helps,
;-)
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On 13/2/13, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:
I don't have that printer, but I have a good garden view from my office
window. I recommend that.
Hope that helps,
;-)
Igor, always full of good advice ;-)
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Another photo posted.
Taken a few weeks ago, I'm slowly working through the set...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8469273097/lightbox
thanks for looking, comments always appreciated.
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I do a lot of buying/selling and try to end up improving my overall
team by doing so. But the one lens I regretted selling in that effort
was the original Vivitar Series 1 Bokina (90mm f2.5 with 1:1 matched
multiplier). Fortunately, I recently found the Bokina II, the improved
Tokina AT-X 90mm
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Out of curiosity - in your opinion how do these two lenses compare
regarding image quality?
The 600 has very good contrast, and that's about the only feature where it
scores higher than the Sigma, in my experience. AF is fast
On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:06 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Another photo posted.
Taken a few weeks ago, I'm slowly working through the set...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8469273097/lightbox
Love it! Dead simple and calming.
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Unfortunately not. the Professional range seems to have been Dr0pped
entirely. The stuff I have is product number IGSGPG7US Ilford has
IGSGPG9 listed as a discontinued product. Now the US tacked on the end
of the product number probably just means that the packaging was meant
for export to the
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8469273097/lightbox
Nice! If it were me, I probably would have opened up one more stop for
a bit more background blur (to emphasize the fog).
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Ditto what Charles said.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:06 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Another photo posted.
Taken a few weeks ago, I'm slowly working through the set...
Godfrey,
As I opened the link, my first few-second impression was: great!
That was because of the combination (juxtaposition) of the crisp
Foreground and foggy background.
At the same time, my thought was: this photo is so not-Godfrey.
Analyzing what made me thinking this way, I think it is
How about this...find the existing product that most closely matches the
surface of the paper you have and run some test prints with your paper
using that icm profile. I actually get better prints using the R1800
profiles with my R800 printer. Maybe something similar will work for
different
Charles,
That's a nice photo.
I seldom happen to be in Austin on a week day, but I will consider
stopping by The Lucky Lounge should I be there Thursday night (and have
time).
Thanks for sharing!
Igor
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote:
The wife and I took in a free show on
...and free shipping. http://www.adorama.com/IPXK5.html
That's $10 less than Beach Camera is offering them through Amazon.
Adorama also has a used one for $649.
The K-5 is such a great camera... if you've been on the fence, this is
the same body that was a grand not that long ago and there still
Frank, I am still amazed that getting around on bikes in that weather
would be practical, snowmobiles yes but 2 wheelers wow. Oh picture
looked fine to my eyes.
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:16:57 + (UTC)
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I don't suppose that there are any PDMLers in the Cleveland area that
would be willing to ship something that is being sold for local pickup
only? They are in a Cleveland suburb.
If you *might* drop me a line, please.
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Looks like an actor from the tv series Sopranos. I like the photo and
its composition. You may a genre niche all to yourself here.
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Seconded.
I paid the same amount Adorama is asking for their used body (and just
passed the 10,000-actuation mark on the shutter over the weekend), and
I'm well-nigh ecstatic.
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On 2/13/2013 11:06 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
...and free shipping. http://www.adorama.com/IPXK5.html
That's
Yeah, some of the guys give him hell about his hair from time to time.
At which point he says, Hey! Don't start no shit, now!
-- Walt
On 2/13/2013 7:21 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
That hair makes him look a little like a Buick hood ornament. rim shot
Sounds like a familiar denizen from my pool
Thanks, Bruce.
I only got a couple of shots and the other was framed completely
differently -- he was at the near-end of the table, obscuring most of it.
I'm going to try getting the hang of getting more ball motion. That
occurred to me while I was editing this photo in post. I wonder how
Thanks, Don.
I need to come up with a good name for the genre. /Trou dans le mur/,
maybe?
After all, the place where I work could be fairly described as such, and
that shot (as well as the first LeeAnn shot I took) were literally taken
through a hole in the wall between the bar and the pool
Walt,
You've got a K-5!
You can stretch the iso to 3200 or 6400 and get good shots in the dark.
And that shutter speed with shake reduction can go to 1/20th or 1/10th.
That should get you ball and cue motion but shaarp people.
Do some testing. You CAN push the limits with the K-5!
(Nice image of
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013, Darren Addy wrote:
The K-5 is such a great camera... if you've been on the fence, this is
the same body that was a grand not that long ago and there still isn't
an APS-C camera that can surpass it.
Not even the K-5 IIs?
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Thank you, Bob!
I really do need to get used to using the K-5. I've only put a little
over 100 shots on it since I got it. Mostly, I've been taking it to work
with me and taking candids and casual portraits when the opportunity
presents itself.
When the skies clear up and we get some decent
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013, Darren Addy wrote:
The K-5 is such a great camera... if you've been on the fence, this is
the same body that was a grand not that long ago and there still isn't
an APS-C camera that can surpass it.
Not even the K-5 IIs?
That depends. The IIs seems to outperform the
Thanks for all the comments and compliments!
No problem 'dissecting' photos like this, Igor. As long as you're
talking to the photo, your impressions, etc: that's what I'm looking
to hear.
The works you pointed to are a bit more impressionistic-romantic,
pictorialist for lack of a better
on 2013-02-13 10:06 Darren Addy wrote
...and free shipping. http://www.adorama.com/IPXK5.html
That's $10 less than Beach Camera is offering them through Amazon.
bizarre price fluctuations at this stage in product cycle; i bought mine in
December for $660 shipped from BuyDig (which is said to
on 2013-02-10 21:09 Christine Nielsen wrote
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157632736739251/with/8464137448/
nice little photo essay
I learned long ago that it's a good idea, after being out in the cold
with your camera, to bag it up in a ziploc then let it come to room
Nice shot Walt. You can get good ball motion at 1/30th in most cases. This pic
was shot at 1/30th, f3.2, ISO 6400 with the K-5 and DA* 16-50 at 24mm:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16915275size=lg
On Feb 13, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Bruce.
I only
Thanks, Paul.
You certainly got great motion in that shot!
I suspect with the new, darker paint in the pool room, shooting in
aperture priority with the same settings (ISO 1600, f/2.8) I'd get
pretty close to a 1/30 shutter speed.
Or, I could just shoot in TAv -- something I never did much
Only a small rant, but...
Well I've been an HP guy as far as printers are concerned for a long
time. It used to be that HP's customer service was exemplary, and their
products were very good. In fact in spite of it's dying faster than any
other HP printer I've ever owned the output from the
That is what I'm going to try, but it's feaking annoying, especially as
I've just finished watching a Ilford puff piece I found while searching
for information on my paper, on how they keep their old products
supported for new printers...
On 2/13/2013 11:59 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
How about
On 2013-02-12 15:57, DagT wrote:
That would be the A*85 f/1.4. The worn exterior reminds me that it was my
favorite lens for almost 15 years, and the glass is still nice because of the
UV filter I used and changes when it was to full of dirt and scratches.
For me it would be the FA* 200/2.8
The price has been drifting lower since last July. I've seen it hitting
$699. various places since December, (wish I'd caught that $660 price
since it's below my current buy threshold, Oh well).
On 2/13/2013 1:09 PM, steve harley wrote:
on 2013-02-13 10:06 Darren Addy wrote
...and free
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013, Larry Colen wrote:
I don't know what it would cost to rent a K30 for your trip, but there are
a lot of good arguments that buying a K-5 at this price would be a better
deal. A good chunk of the price would be covered by not having to rent a
K30, and the UI will be
It is amusing to think back on how long I thought I'd use my K-x before
I'd finally have to upgrade. I mean, I was actually worried about the
shutter life at one point!
-- Walt
On 2/13/2013 12:59 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
Anyway, my original post was mostly a joke about electronics upgrade
On 2/12/13 1:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML
assembled, the following question:
What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I
have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and
who-knows-what-else might come
On 2/13/2013 1:59 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013, Larry Colen wrote:
I don't know what it would cost to rent a K30 for your trip, but there are
a lot of good arguments that buying a K-5 at this price would be a better
deal. A good chunk of the price would be covered by not having
On 2/13/2013 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Well, if you're going to resist LBA I'm not sure how we're going to do
our job.
I think it's time for an intervention of sorts.
Perhaps an Auditing.
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The K-30 is not really even close to the K-5, specs-wise.
K-5 is 14-bits per pixel
K-30 is 12-bits per pixel
That's not just a number, that translates to a 1.1EV improvement in
dynamic range for the K-5 over the K-30 (which is significant).
K-5's pixel pitch is 4.81
K-30's pixel pitch is 3.18
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
K-5's pixel pitch is 4.81
K-30's pixel pitch is 3.18
That has to mean more noise at equiv. ISOs
That is in error--a DxO brain fart. It's the same megapixels in the
same size sensor, so the pixel pitch is obviously the
+1 for TAv. I use it quite often with my K20D. I shifted the ISO
ceiling up to 3200 as well. With your K-5 you should set the ceiling
way up at 25K or thereabouts I'd think.
I'd try a shutter down around 1/2 sec for really long ball trails --
at least a few attempts anyway. Your timing would have
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
K-5's pixel pitch is 4.81
K-30's pixel pitch is 3.18
That has to mean more noise at equiv. ISOs
That is in error--a DxO brain fart. It's the same
On 13 February 2013 13:14, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
Anyone have an Epson P50?
Views?
I've had one for 3 or 4 years and have found it to be excellent for
both text and good, high quality A4 prints using genuine Epson inks.
Quite economical to run too. Of course, it's rubbish at
Hmm. I may just have to put a zoom on and haul the ol' tripod out with
me to work one night.
I could probably set it up and do the break shots myself using the
timer. The multi-exposure function could yield some interesting results,
too.
H...
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On 2/13/2013 1:52 PM, Bruce Walker
+1 for TAv. I use it quite often with my K20D. I shifted the ISO
ceiling up to 3200 as well. With your K-5 you should set the ceiling
way up at 25K or thereabouts I'd think.
I have come to the conclusion that for most situations TAv is The. Right.
Way. To. Do. Auto. Exposure.
I can see some
Thanks, Bruce.
I hadn't even thought about flash...probably because I've really never
taken it out in the cold, but I will keep that in mind...
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Great gallery, Christine.
Yes, I do the camera warmup thing, mainly by
On 2/13/2013 2:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that for most situations TAv is The. Right.
Way. To. Do. Auto. Exposure.
I would use it more often, but I've just developed the habit of shooting
in Av in the relatively brief time I've been shooting, at the expense of
Thanks, Frank.
That doofus in the shorts (!) is my son. And he would be highly
offended if he knew you called him a jogger. lol.
:)
-c
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Nice shots. Sixteen inches, eh? That's about six more.than us. Nice
Alan,
That's funny... Nick would be pleased to know that his exploits are
entertaining fellow runners in South Africa, is it? It was just a
quick sprint up down the block for the camera -- very chilly, and
very messy, out there.
:)
-c
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Alan Cole
Thanks for looking, Steve thanks for your thoughts.
Thanks, too, for the heads up on the Timbuk2 bag... we have several of
their messengers now I see they have the camera insert available to
purchase separately... Hmmm...
:)
-c
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On 13/2/13, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:
I've had one for 3 or 4 years and have found it to be excellent for
both text and good, high quality A4 prints using genuine Epson inks.
Quite economical to run too. Of course, it's rubbish at BW though...
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HI Christine -
Nice gallery of shots!
WRT winter usage of cameras - I always do the zip lock thing when I
bring my camera in from a day of snow crystal shooting. In that case the
camera has usually been out in the cold for several hours. I do take the
card out before I come in, though. I
on 2013-02-13 11:48 P. J. Alling wrote
The price has been drifting lower since last July. I've seen it hitting $699.
various places since December, (wish I'd caught that $660 price since it's
below my current buy threshold, Oh well).
yes, that was when it hit my threshold; the overall drift
When I had time, but no money, my plan had been to root a nook color for
displaying photos. Out of the box, the UI on the nook sucks soggy lint.
However, in reasonable light the display isn't bad.
Compared to my S3, the display on the nook isn't so great either, just a
bit bigger.
However, now
On Feb 9, 2013, at 11:19 , Mark Roberts wrote:
l...@red4est.com wrote:
You haven't yet gone to metric shitloads?
The conversion factor by the way is 1.6 imperial shitloads to one metric. In
the USA we use SAE shitloads, which are the smallest at 2.2 SAE per
metric shitload.
iPad display is awesome. OS isn't much of a factor for flipping through photos.
That being said my iPhone 5 is light years ahead of my moto droid 2.
Paul via phone
On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:26 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
When I had time, but no money, my plan had been to root a nook
Seems like a decent price considering its rarity! And those Tak autofocus zoom
50/1.4 lenses were said to be quite good . . .
stan
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I'd like an android tablet that is good for displaying photos. Big enough
that photos are reasonably easy to see. I also want to be able to point
to photos in one directory, and be hand the tablet to someone without
having to worry overmuch that they might accidentally see
Stan Halpin wrote on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:08:58 -0800:
Seems like a decent price considering its rarity! And those Tak autofocus
zoom
50/1.4 lenses were said to be quite good . . .
And quite rare, too…
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I've got fairly pedestrian taste in lenses, I guess.
I really like the FA 24-90. I bought it for my PZ-1p years ago, and even
though it's not as wide on the digital bodies it's still a great, light, sharp
walking-around lens.
Second would come the FA 50/1.7; I'm actually using it more with
Quoting Larry Colen l...@red4est.com:
When I had time, but no money, my plan had been to root a nook color for
displaying photos. Out of the box, the UI on the nook sucks soggy lint.
However, in reasonable light the display isn't bad.
Compared to my S3, the display on the nook isn't so great
Some people have too much money.
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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What tablets would fit the bill, and how much do they cost?
While I was in hospital, my family bought me a Samsung Galaxy Note
10.1 (16 GB, WiFi version). I have nothing to compare it with but it
seems fine for displaying photos.
It doesn't have a USB port built in, but you can get a
Great capture subject, just wish the background was less distracting.
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From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com
Subject: PESO: Jerry V.
Here's a shot I took a few nights ago of another one of our resident
characters at the club where I work. This guy is one of the more
On Feb 13, 2013, at 8:29 PM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote:
Man, you guys gotta be nuts to use those thin tyres in such weather...
I'd guess that narrow tyres bite through the snow if it's not too thick.
Mountain bikers are known to use the same principle for mud (eg cyclocross).
Dave
On Feb 14, 2013, at 7:37 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Try to get that information out of Cannon! I've got a pixma iX6520, there's
also an ix6530, 40, 50, 60, 70... They all look the same they all have the
same specifications and seem to use the same drivers, but there
On Feb 13, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Can't remember, and I'm too lazy to go and look at it.
You're not being lazy, you're being efficient by delegating the task of finding
out to whoever wants to know.
:)
Cheers,
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I don't regret having sold any of my lenses, although it did hurt a bit to do
so. But I hadn't been using them since buying the 16-45 zoom and wanted to
raise cash for other endeavours (uh, obsessions maybe).
The one lens I have no intention of parting with is my FA 100mm f/2.8 macro.
Cheers,
Hard to beat the ipad IMO. I have a bunch of images on my wife's first gen
ipad and they look great. Later versions of the ipad have improved screens
but I've yet to see one.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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On 14 February 2013 12:15, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Yep, software issue as far as directory security goes. I use the
QuickPic app and it does what you want.
I use QuickPic on my Android Phone too, I went through a few and it's
probably the most utilitarian and least
I'm very content with my present lens lineup - 28-80mm F, 70-210mm F, 300mm
f4.5 FA,200mm f4.0 A*Macro, 600mmFA and 16-50mm f2.8 DA*.
You'l have to pry the 200mm A* Macro and the 600mm FA from my cold, dead
hands. even though they don't get the work out I'd like to give them. I
can't justify
On 13/02/2013 6:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
When I had time, but no money, my plan had been to root a nook color for
displaying photos. Out of the box, the UI on the nook sucks soggy lint.
However, in reasonable light the display isn't bad.
Compared to my S3, the display on the nook isn't so
on 2013-02-13 17:26 Larry Colen wrote
I'd like an android tablet that is good for displaying photos. Big enough
that photos are reasonably easy to see. I also want to be able to point
to photos in one directory, and be hand the tablet to someone without
having to worry overmuch that they might
Nice color and interesting composition. I like it.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 4:41 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Captured harborside in Petersburg, Alaska, a boat bumper on a commercial
fisher. - K20D, 28-80mm SMC F, 1/2000 @ f8,
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