Re: OT: Shelfie for Cyclists

2014-03-19 Thread David Mann
On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:28 am, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thought our PDML cyclists might enjoy a gander at this solution for storing your bikes. Kind of cool. Cheers, Christine http://www.gizmag.com/shelfie-store-bike-seat-weight/31217/pictures#1 That's quite

Re: Not so interesting post at Luminous Landscape on why the Photo industry is in the dumper.

2014-03-19 Thread David Mann
On Mar 16, 2014, at 1:38 pm, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Oz rode it out pretty well, but then we have some of the worlds the most strictly imposed government banking fiduciary rules and regulations too. Our banks are doing well but that's because the vast majority of them (by

OT: Challenge Wanaka on UK Channel 4

2014-03-19 Thread David Mann
This is the race I did in January (I did the easy half-distance option). If you don't care for the sport, watch for the scenery :) 07:30 on Sunday 23rd March. Looks like you're getting a bit short-changed though as it's only half an hour. I just remembered I still have more photos to go

Re: Lucky you if you rented expensive gear from Calumet yesterday...

2014-03-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ditto Ken's info on Atlex. Joseph On Mar 13, 2014, at 13:26 , Ken Waller wrote: Christine FWIW - Atlex http://www.atlex.com/ is a good source for inks papers. I've been using them for years and find not only do they have the products but their prices beat every local source. Kenneth

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Rick Womer
Is she carrying something in her right hand? Or is that background clutter? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:06 PM Subject: PESO: High

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Looks like a folding fan to me. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Is she carrying something in her right hand? Or is that background clutter? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW From: Daniel J. Matyola

Re: OT: Shelfie for Cyclists

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Might not be suitable for these seats ... http://artctrldel.com/component/easyblog/entry/bike-seat-sculptures-by-clem-chen?Itemid=117 On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thought our PDML cyclists might enjoy a gander at this solution for storing

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking, Rick and Bruce. Yes, she is holding a folding white fan, that she flourishes as she extends her arms for balance. The fan posed a problem for me, as it was difficult getting an image where her posture and facial expression were interesting and appropriate and the fan was not

Re: Ecstacy

2014-03-19 Thread Alan C
They say Kruger has an overpopulation of Ellies so all you have to do is find a sponsor start negotiating. BTW, glad to hear you have moved back home. Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:25 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO:

Re: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Alan C
Dan, it looks like she is fitted with a mike too? Great shot. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: High Wire Walker Thanks for looking, Rick and Bruce. Yes, she is holding a folding

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Grrit. I had better luck this year, using the smc DA 50mm F1.8 than I had last year with a zoom lens. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Gerrit Visser gerrit...@psgv.ca wrote: Well done. My recent efforts at the Sasasota

Re: OT: Shelfie for Cyclists

2014-03-19 Thread steve harley
on 2014-03-19 24:05 David Mann wrote http://www.gizmag.com/shelfie-store-bike-seat-weight/31217/pictures#1 That's quite interesting. Triathletes often hook their bikes onto the racks using the seat in that way. The Marin bike in the second pic is very interesting to me. I've never seen

Re: metz question

2014-03-19 Thread John
On 3/18/2014 10:39 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: The new Vivitar Corporation sells brandy new 285HV flash units so they have new parts as well. Sadly the wiring is probably as cheep as possible, but then again I expect the same is true of the TT560 as both units are made in China, land of the Cut

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread John
FWIW, I don't think it's a distraction in that shot. On 3/19/2014 9:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks for looking, Rick and Bruce. Yes, she is holding a folding white fan, that she flourishes as she extends her arms for balance. The fan posed a problem for me, as it was difficult getting

Re: GESO [Facebook] Steam on Queen

2014-03-19 Thread Attila Boros
Looks like great fun, and you've got some nice goggles! I like the portrait of this guy https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152330824459948set=a.10152330823584948.1073741832.555699947type=3l=86043c78e6theater Trench coat never gets old:) And also this one:

Re: Opinions

2014-03-19 Thread Attila Boros
First thing I see is the woman with her head cropped and skin tones too bright. Then I observe the reflection and I was expecting to see her face, but there's a man's head instead. This is surprising and confusing but in a good way, it grabs my interest, I'm trying to figure out what the heck is

Re: OT: Shelfie for Cyclists

2014-03-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 19 Mar 2014, at 17:43, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2014-03-19 24:05 David Mann wrote http://www.gizmag.com/shelfie-store-bike-seat-weight/31217/pictures#1 That's quite interesting. Triathletes often hook their bikes onto the racks using the seat in that way. The Marin

Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
The converter arrived today. It’s gray and wet outside and not a bird to be heard, but I shot a few pics to see how well it resolves. All shot wide open with the DA* 60-250/4 at 250mm and converter attached. Here’s an ISO 12,800 indoor pic of Grace, who was home sick and hasn’t washed her

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well, I sure screwed that up! Here’s the tight crop of Grace: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17712606size=lg And here’s the silly sign: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17712603size=lg On Mar 19, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The converter

Re: PESO: A nice surprise

2014-03-19 Thread Attila Boros
Very nice warm colors, wouldn't guess it's a cemetery. Weather is fluctuating here, but warming up on average. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:01 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: We had a pleasant surprise while back visiting Mount Olivet Cemetery here in Nashville TN. It was

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Well, I sure screwed that up! Here’s the tight crop of Grace: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17712606size=lg Dayum! I’d say that is reasonably sharp. And here’s the silly sign:

High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000

2014-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Talking of High-ISO shooting, here yoy can find a few shots I'm quite happy with: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5S32947.jpg (ISO 10,000) www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5S32910.jpg (ISO 16,000) That's why I don't feel the urge to go K-3. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000

2014-03-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 19, 2014, at 16:23 , Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Talking of High-ISO shooting, here yoy can find a few shots I'm quite happy with: www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5S32947.jpg (ISO 10,000) www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5S32910.jpg (ISO 16,000) Any noise reduction

Re: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000

2014-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Some noise reduction applied in Photoshop CS6, while converting RAW into JPEG. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Charles Robinson Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000 On Mar 19, 2014, at 16:23 , Dario Bonazza

Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
Hi all I went to pick up above mentioned lens this afternoon. loks and feel nice on the K-5, however me thinks there is a problem. I know the AF of Canon and Nikon are quite fast leaving us Pentaxians hunting and pecking our way through landscapes and soccer photos, BUT, 2-3 seconds to lock on

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Well, the DA* 50-135mm SDM is probably the slowest AF lens on Earth, gaining it the nickname of the sloth. Generally speaking, SDM lenses are slower than both screw-driven ad DC Pentax AF lenses, so the DA 17-70mm is a good candidate for being another slow-AF lens. However, I own it and I don't

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
Could be, i mostly tried it at 650-70 length. It was and i', m not exagerating at least 2-3 if not more seconds to focus. You could see it in th efinder getting closer and closer and hey there ist in focus. Not sure i want something i need to just hold and hope. Dave On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:31

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
What kind of light was illuminating your subject? How contrasty was it? Try AF outdoors. When working correctly on the K20D, SDM can focus in something like 0.2 seconds. But in reduced light you can count on many seconds -- while the smile fades from your portrait subject ... This all improves

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
Paul, The sign could be impressive, but I haven't any settings, size or distance info. Would be interested in an f/8ish, solidly rested shot of something fairly intricate, such as the sign. Does the sign shot qualify? Thanks, Jack From: Paul Stenquist

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Well, I put that 1.4x on my list of highly desirable future buys. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Well, I sure screwed that up! Here’s the tight crop of Grace: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17712606size=lg And here’s the silly sign:

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
Inside and outside. Inside 2 may be 3 seconds to get in focus. out side 1-2 seconds Another is on order for Sat if its still the same i'll get them to order me the Sigma 17-70 2.8-4 the PF review is good Even sales man said its to slow Dave On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: GESO [Facebook] Steam on Queen

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Mr. Trench Coat was one of the many attendees who came just to see and be seen. The whole room was a visual feast, with imaginative outfits and wacky gadgets everywhere you looked, so the girl could have had her attention caught by just about anything. Thank you, Attila! On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
One last thought: make sure you clean the mount contacts really thoroughly. And did you try it on another camera body besides your own? On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:58 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Inside and outside. Inside 2 may be 3 seconds to get in focus. out side 1-2

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
As indicated in the original post, they’re all shot wide open at 250mm. With the convert attached to the DA* 60-250/4, wide open is f5.6. All are handheld/ On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:56 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Paul, The sign could be impressive, but I haven't any settings,

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
The 17-70/4 that Pentax loaned me earlier this year was very fast to lock on focus with the K-3. Almost instantaneous in good light and quite fast even in dim light. Paul On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:17 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all I went to pick up above mentioned lens

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I put that 1.4x on my list of highly desirable future buys. I’d settle for a 60-250. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
Not even sure this store stocks Pentax cameras, i'll find out Sat On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: One last thought: make sure you clean the mount contacts really thoroughly. And did you try it on another camera body besides your own? On Wed, Mar

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Paul. I d be happy if it focused as well as my 50-200 which is not like the 70-200 Nikon but its fast enough for me. This copy was so slow it would be useless unless doing still life's. Dave On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The 17-70/4 that

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
It's a Henry's isn't it? My K-3 came from the unfashionable Brampton store where they had one counter-width devoted to Pentax. Quite well represented, I thought. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:39 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Not even sure this store stocks Pentax cameras, i'll find

RE: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000

2014-03-19 Thread Gerrit Visser
Very crispy Love my K5 for high iso Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000 Talking of High-ISO shooting, here yoy can find

Re: High ISO: 10,000 and 16,000

2014-03-19 Thread Rob Studdert
I'm thinking of trying to pick up a K5IIs to replace my K5 as I still prefer the dynamics and noise characteristics of the K5 sensor over the K3. I shot a show Sunday night 1600+ shots using both the K5 and K3 set at ISO6400 in both cases. The K5 shots look best (when I could achieve focus) On

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Kenneth Waller
Paul, any idea what the f stops were for those? -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: Mar 19, 2014 5:06 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter Well, I sure screwed that up! Here’s the tight crop

Re: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Alan. Yes, that is a mike. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Dan, it looks like she is fitted with a mike too? Great shot. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent:

Re: PESO: High Wire Walker

2014-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, John. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:54 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: FWIW, I don't think it's a distraction in that shot. On 3/19/2014 9:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks for looking, Rick and Bruce. Yes, she

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread John Francis
He says they're all shot wide open, which would be f/5.6 (f/4 from the 60-250 at full aperture, 1.4x from the TC) On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 08:42:03PM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: Paul, any idea what the f stops were for those? -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep, they were all shot wide open, which translates to f5.6. On Mar 19, 2014, at 9:45 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: He says they're all shot wide open, which would be f/5.6 (f/4 from the 60-250 at full aperture, 1.4x from the TC) On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 08:42:03PM -0400,

Re: Ecstacy

2014-03-19 Thread David Mann
Might be a bit cold in the winter for them this far south. I'm glad to be home as well, they made a pretty good job of the place but we have some ideas for renovations, starting with the kitchen. A lot of houses are going on the market after being repaired. Makes sense when they've just had

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
Would be really interested to see at which f stop the convertor fails to focus and how quickly it focuses compared to the focus of the lens by itself. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net

Re: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question

2014-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
Without a side by side comparison I wouldn't say my 16-50 mm f2.8 D* is significantly slower than any of my screw drive lenses. Seems noticeably faster - and definitely quieter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza

Re: Fooling around with the 1.4X converter

2014-03-19 Thread Alan C
Obviously very good optics. So is the EXIF corrected to f5.6? I'd like to see a shot with the 60-250 at 250mm which would be 350mm at f5.6. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 4:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Fooling around

Re: Ecstacy

2014-03-19 Thread Alan C
Does it really make sense to sell? Many old toppies here thought of downsizing but found the smaller houses cost nearly as much as their larger ones. Unless they want to up-size or re-locate? Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:32 AM To: