Re: Into the Light (perhaps OT for some, but amusing at least I hope) - GDG

Thanks for sharing this. I have never seen a camera like this. It promises to make almost all (non-dedicated) cameras obsolete. Despite its looks, it does not seem to be an all-in-one gadget which cannot excel in any of its functions. On top of these, its price (< USD 2000, apparently) is within

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

I've never heard of that, and none of the F series lenses I  own, admittedly a relatively small subset works like that. On 12/19/2017 3:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I believe that, on some of the older lenses, like the "F" series, the aperture ring had to be set in the "A" position in

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

In any case, the camera refusing to seek focus is an intermittent occurrence. It might have to do with heavy backlight, or something else. Anthony Farr wrote: The electrical contacts between lenses and bodies are usually kept clean by the mounting and dismounting process. Each time you turn a

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >I believe that, on some of the older lenses, like the "F" series, the >aperture ring had to be set in the "A" position in order for the camera to >be able to autofocus the lens. Nope. F series lenses will autofocus with the aperture ring off the 'A' position. -- Mark

Into the Light (perhaps OT for some, but amusing at least I hope) - GDG

The Light L16 camera (http://light.co) that I ordered in 2015 is finally in production. I received my unit yesterday. I snapped a few exploratory frames playing with the controls. I then set it on a shelf, a 35mm equivalent FoV selected, and let it make a photo of me. I rendered the file with

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

I believe that, on some of the older lenses, like the "F" series, the aperture ring had to be set in the "A" position in order for the camera to be able to autofocus the lens. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:32 PM, mike wilson

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

Why would manual aperture setting affect the ability to autofocus? > On 19 December 2017 at 13:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > You guys are all snarter than me. > > A while back, I had an older lens on my K-5 IIs that refused to focus. I > struggled with it quite a

2 questions: buying SDM contacts and Swapping SDM motor boards?

Hi All, 1. I wonder if anybody has any pointers to the discussions/blogposts/Youtube videos, showing how to swap the SDM motor and its board (PCB). 2. Also, I would like to buy replacement "SDM motor contacts". Those are the two contacts that are shown in this image ("SDM power"):

Re: Every once in a while something that sounds too good to be true...

If you are using windows there is an unofficial driver for Nikon Scan v4 - https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/unoffical-vista-x64-driver-of-ls-8000ed-9000ed-for-nikon-scan-4-03.356066/ I'm running it with my LS8000 on Win10 x64. The Vista driver in that post works fine, but you have to

Hint on reviving old rechargable batteries

I've discovered that NiMH AA batteries that were in the old Pentax DS body (remember those?) were completely dead. I tried to put them in renown La Crosse charger (BC-900), and that refused to charge them. I was able to resuscitate them by putting them into a "fast" Duracell charger, and

Re: How having RAW images on an External Drive can improve LR performance

Igor, Lightroom 6.7 added a preference "Use Smart Previews Instead Of Originals For Image Editing" for, I think, the reason you describe--it can be faster than using the original raw files. https://petapixel.com/2016/09/20/adobe-lightroom-cc-now-smart-previews-faster-performance/ On Tue, Dec

How having RAW images on an External Drive can improve LR performance

Short summary: how having RAW images on an External drive can improve LR performance. Frequently, for working with LR, people recommend storing the RAW photos on the internal drive, which is typically the fastest, especially if it is an SSD. I've read at least one analysis that has shown

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Eric, > you did well on that one. > > This is an old "overpayment" scam. > You may want to read this detailed analysis of it, e.g. here: > https://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/cashier.asp > > And there are variations

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

> On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > This is an old "overpayment" scam. > You may want to read this detailed analysis of it, e.g. here: > https://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/cashier.asp > > And there are variations of it: >

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

Eric, you did well on that one. This is an old "overpayment" scam. You may want to read this detailed analysis of it, e.g. here: https://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/cashier.asp And there are variations of it: http://craigslistscammers1.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Igor Eric Weir Mon, 18 Dec 2017

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

You guys are all snarter than me. A while back, I had an older lens on my K-5 IIs that refused to focus. I struggled with it quite a while before it dawned on me that I had neglected to place the aperture setting on "A" D'uh! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --