Speaking of astro work...

2023-06-25 Thread Larry Colen
Here is my collection of astro photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157627826423347/ You can also search my flickr feed for key words like milky way, astro, comet, meteor etc. A short form of things I’ve learned: Focusing can be a bitch. My best success has been to go

Re: OnT: Grey Matter Exercise

2023-06-25 Thread Alan C
I had a feeling you wold be first! Alan C On 25-Jun-23 08:43 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Cormorant … Sent from my iPad On Jun 25, 2023, at 6:17 PM, Alan C wrote: Crossword clue: Large diving bird from cold, wild moor and tarn. (9). Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

Re: OnT: Grey Matter Exercise

2023-06-25 Thread Bob W PDML
Too easy. I have two favourite cryptic crossword clues, neither is difficult, but I like them. One that my housemaster told me when I was about 12 and he was explaining what cryptic crosswords are: Gegs (9, 4) And another which I saw on a book cover: Two girls, one on each knee (7) > On

Re: OnT: Grey Matter Exercise

2023-06-25 Thread Stan Halpin
Cormorant … Sent from my iPad > On Jun 25, 2023, at 6:17 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Crossword clue: > > Large diving bird from cold, wild moor and tarn. (9). > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 7:38 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Looks like you have it under control.. that's beautiful! ann Thanks Ann. It is pretty, but it's far from the technical perfection I am after.' bill https://flic.kr/p/2oKr3QE enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 5:22 AM, Alan C wrote: Not bad at all, Bill! I've tried a few along the same lines (albeit with only my humble K5 & kit lens) & soon realised that there is a considerable learning curve. I found that the biggest hassle was extraneous light but, with the ongoing load shedding in

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 2:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:27 AM, Bill wrote: Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky photography... This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 Comments and hints about how to do

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread ann sanfedele
Looks like you have it under control.. that's beautiful! ann On 6/25/2023 3:27 AM, Bill wrote: Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky photography... This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 Comments and hints about

Pentax MX Film Advance Lever

2023-06-25 Thread Steve Cottrell
Hello all Quick question - does anyone know FOR SURE if there are any other Pentax cameras that have an identical film advance winding lever to the Pentax MX - including the method of attaching to the mech under the top plate? Thanks in advance. Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Alan C
Not bad at all, Bill! I've tried a few along the same lines (albeit with only my humble K5 & kit lens) & soon realised that there is a considerable learning curve. I found that the biggest hassle was extraneous light but, with the ongoing load shedding in SA, I can easily get around that with

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:27 AM, Bill wrote: > > Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky > photography... > This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. > f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 > > Comments and hints about how to do this stuff are welcome.

The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky photography... This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 Comments and hints about how to do this stuff are welcome. https://flic.kr/p/2oKr3QE enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s