Re: KP Update

On Tue, Feb 28, 2017, at 09:28 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Mark C wrote: > > I like a larger camera but a small camera and grip can wind up being a > very > comfortable size. I really like the Mz-S plus grip and like the film *ist > (even smaller than the Mz-S) and grip. It might be worth a try. >

Re: OT: beautiful photos.

I really liked this one: http://odlp-staging1.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/e8f5f1f6ee9c76c0c4c030ed6de52b56.jpg On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 5:12 PM, John Coyle wrote: > Not Pentax - don't even know the camera used, but just plain great photography > . > >

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

On 2/27/2017 11:48 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: My God, the thing is hge!! Must be a Trump lens. Will it make America GREAT again? I think they are working on making Vietnam great again. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

OT: beautiful photos.

Not Pentax - don't even know the camera used, but just plain great photography . http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/02/27/article/159939913/nicolas-dhervillers-detachment/ John in Brisbane -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: KP Update

Mark C wrote: I like a larger camera but a small camera and grip can wind up being a very comfortable size. I really like the Mz-S plus grip and like the film *ist (even smaller than the Mz-S) and grip. It might be worth a try. +++ Noted. The only grip I'm familiar with

Re: How big a warehouse does Pentax have?

Undoubtly they kept these with FF in mind. Both lenses are very useful on the K-1. Henk Op 2017-02-27 om 16:21 schreef Collin Brendemuehl: It's been how many years and they're still displaying the FA50/1.4 & FA35/2AL? Old tech. Good tech, but old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

Whether you need to worry about CRI or not depends on how fussy you are. If you are shooting products (including fashion) for a living you would (or should, anyway) be fussy and CRI is critical. Also if you shoot people and like your skin tones to be well rendered, or natural. So if you find that

Re: KP Update

I like a larger camera but a small camera and grip can wind up being a very comfortable size. I really like the Mz-S plus grip and like the film *ist (even smaller than the Mz-S) and grip. It might be worth a try. On 2/27/2017 11:35 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I thought you might be amused to

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I'm pretty sure it's the bus speed of the camera. Everything I've read about it implies that the K-1 can only take advantage of a middling fast card. I think the best high speed Pentax is the K-3 or K-3II maybe the KP will clear it's buffer faster, or equal the K-3 with better autofocus, but

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

APS-C mode is lower resolution and the buffer doesn't fill rapidly. I don't machine gun critters but I frequently shoot more than a dozen shots in rapid succession. But even in full frame mode I can shoot at a pretty good pace. I use two 95 mb/s sandisk extreme pro 64 gb cards with the camera

OT: LED Lights for Studio Work

Does anyone here have advice about selecting LED lights for studio work? I've tried several consumer bands with mixed results. I understand that the color rendering index (CRI) rating is supposed indicate how well the bulb displays colors, but my experience so far has not shows any strong

The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I'd be happy if they would just do some sort of binning where they added/averaged two or four pixels together, and gave me a lower resolution mode that could keep up with the action. There may be photographers that can photograph a swing jam where people are dancing and showing off to 200 BPM

Re: PESO: Curvaceous

Very nice. Ginger and Hawaii are a classic pairing. I like th shape. > On Feb 27, 2017, at 2:34 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Thanks, Malcolm and Alan. > > Yes, most red ginger grow straight as an arrow (or an arrow head.). Most > grow in the sun. This plant was in a

Re: PESO: Curvaceous

Thanks, Malcolm and Alan. Yes, most red ginger grow straight as an arrow (or an arrow head.). Most grow in the sun. This plant was in a shaded area between a condo building and a covered walkway. Still, most of the ones growing in that location were still quite straight. This was an

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

> On Feb 25, 2017, at 11:00 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 2/24/2017 7:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Bill wrote: >>> It looks like Ricoh is serious. Now they are planning a D FA★ 85mm F1.4. >>> Fun times. >>> >>>

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

My God, the thing is hge!! Must be a Trump lens. Will it make America GREAT again? On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 10:02 PM, Bill wrote: > On 2/25/2017 10:00 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 2/24/2017 7:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Bill wrote: >>> It looks

Re: PESO: Curvaceous

Interesting, Dan. Something must have interfered with the development of that raceme. All the ones I have seen are straight. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 5:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Curvaceous Alpinia

KP Update

I thought you might be amused to hear I got an e-mail telling me that a grip for said camera will shortly be available at £259. A practical item, but rather makes the small camera sales pitch redundant, and yet another camera specific part. Only the large grip works for me. Despite comments,

RE: PESO: Curvaceous

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Alpinia purpurata specimen on the grounds of the Kamaole Sands Resort on Maui. There were many red ginger blooms, but the graceful curves on this one caught my eye. https://www.photo.net/photo/18355680/Ginger K-5 IIs, smc FA 100mm Macro F2.8 Comments are invited and

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

Well they all have internal focusing motors and probably internal aperture motors. Those will take up a certian amount of room. Then there's the extra lens elements to correct for sharpness robbing aberrations. So be careful what you ask for I guess. Face it lenses will be bigger. Sure it

PESO: Curvaceous

Alpinia purpurata specimen on the grounds of the Kamaole Sands Resort on Maui. There were many red ginger blooms, but the graceful curves on this one caught my eye. https://www.photo.net/photo/18355680/Ginger K-5 IIs, smc FA 100mm Macro F2.8 Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola

Re: I wish that internet software developers would stop "improving" my experience.

As a developer I understand this. However there is a certain amount of leeway allowed. On 2/27/2017 10:30 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Tell it to Marketing. Developers only do what they're told. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

Wow, what the hell happened? I think I'll stick with the smaller lenses, even if manual. On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 10:02 PM, Bill wrote: > On 2/25/2017 10:00 PM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 2/24/2017 7:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Bill wrote: It looks

Re: How big a warehouse does Pentax have?

I think they've been assembling it from the parts bins. Much as they were building a lot of FA F and A lenses in the past. On 2/27/2017 10:21 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: It's been how many years and they're still displaying the FA50/1.4 & FA35/2AL? Old tech. Good tech, but old. --

Re: A question of size

Well the current metaphor in lenses is you must aim for ultimate sharpness. If you look at all the new normal lenses from Sony, Canon, Nikon, Zeiss, Sigma, even Samyang. Their new fast 50mm f1.4 lenses are much larger than older designs. Because it takes a lot more correction to make them

Re: PESO: Showy Orchid

Thanks, Malcolm. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Another Flower from the Orchid Wall at the Kamaole Sands resort, Kihei, > Maui: > >

Re: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

The new D FA lenses are large. The 24-70, 15-30 and 150-450 are all bigger than what we’ve come to expect from Pentax. But they’re also superb performers. That is much more important to me than size. My K-1 is big anyway, with a battery pack and a quick release plate always attached. A large

Re: I wish that internet software developers would stop "improving" my experience.

Tell it to Marketing. Developers only do what they're told. :-) -- 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 directions.

A meme

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The words ...

When I see the phrase "Large Aperture Wide-Angle Single Focus Lens" on their chart I think they're ignoring Sigma. If such an offering would maintain the apparent (yes, assumed) quality characteristics of the DFA*1.4/50 then they won't need Sigma. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

How big a warehouse does Pentax have?

It's been how many years and they're still displaying the FA50/1.4 & FA35/2AL? Old tech. Good tech, but old. -- 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

A question of size

That DFA* 1.4/50 is obscenely large. Of course that's just a mockup they showed as the distance window is plugged. Still, makes me wonder if Pentax is going to pull a Sony and go for the prosumer market & less targeting the enthusiast. I say that b/c the form factor / styling is reminiscent of the

Nice sentences

"soon both the KP and K-1 will have access to sensor-shift stabilization in video via a firmware update." "At the show, Pentax released a new full-frame roadmap and announced plans to soon launch premium D FA★ 50mm F1.4 and D FA★ 85mm F1.4 lenses. In addition, a telephoto zoom (70-300mm or

RE: PESO: Showy Orchid

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Another Flower from the Orchid Wall at the Kamaole Sands resort, Kihei, Maui: https://www.photo.net/photo/18357502/showy-orchid K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm MACRO F2.8 Comments are invited Fabulous Dan. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Johnson Publishing Co.

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