i didn't say it was effective.
went looking for red leaves today. all the good ones were on private
property, so i never got any.
Herb
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From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: The
the only times i have seen this on my *istD, the camera has run low on
batteries during the save operation.
Herb
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From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: *ist-DS saving zero-byte
nothing happened yet that they are willing to report. quarterly earnings
reports are backward looking mostly.
Herb...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: The sky is...
In a message dated
in what way? we were there at the same time. both pictures were taken about
15 seconds apart.
Herb
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From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
Talk about
that may be, but they were taken at nearly the same time. Mat and i have
been talking about some of his issues with his scanner and how that is
affecting the quality of his images.
Herb...
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From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent:
what do to when you are stuck inside on a beautiful day?
http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/WebGallery/
Herb
oops, wrong URL. meant this one http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Seasonal/.
the other one is under development.
Herb
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From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 6:20 PM
Subject: GESO: Red and Brown
what do
the yen is falling against the dollar and the euro while Pentax assumed the
opposite. without changing a thing, Pentax is going to make more money
because the price in dollars and euros isn't changing. many Japanese
companies with most of their sales outside the domestic market, like Pentax,
my prints have some details visible in most of the dark areas. i see only
one small completely dark area in each image. it was intentional as i like
the black as an area of contrast. i still have the pile of leaves and can go
look for some more tomorrow.
Herb...
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Pentax made its 2005 annual forecast based on 110 yen/dollar. that is
turning out to be too pessimistic.
Herb
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From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: The sky is...
Pentax may make
i felt Sony has been this way since around the time they invented the CD,
and maybe a bit before. they seem to spend their time inventing new
standards that no-one else wants and then making lots of them.
Herb
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From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
a couple of notes on those two articles. apparently in the Pentax press
release announcing earnings, they said something to the effect of senior
management will stop designing its cameras. also, they have decided to
target designs to specific markets, such as the US and Europe, instead of
i thought about it but there is no way to put it in my office or anywhere
near. i think the 2400 is on my list to replace my aging 1280.
Herb
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From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:16 AM
Subject: RE:
a camera and a hiking backpack. we went about 5 miles, including some steep
stuff and at least one place where rock climbing experience was useful, and
there was both snow and a lot of wet trail from the rains. all of the
waterfalls were running much higher than normal for this time of year.
my version of Saturday's and Sunday's Mini PDML.
http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Temp/ check out number 4 where my friend
Loren is standing on the same ledge. we know it is well over 100ft straight
down before landing on something solid. that place is Newman's Ledge and has
been frequented by
i've not done any formal testing but whatever i have shot with it has always
been very sharp. it is significantly lighter in build and weight than the FA
100/2.8 macro.
Herb...
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From: Jorn Ostergaard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday,
thanks. i forgot to mention that the last three are from Sunday with Nate
and Amita.
Herb
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From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
Some nice shots there Herb.
mostly, they don't. they run up and down the sidelines with a 300/2.8 or a
400/2.8 on a monopod and another body with a 70-200/2.8 since they are a
better focal length for typical news coverage of American football. there
have been a couple of articles in Pop Photo and Shutterbug recently on
that's list price. Nikon already has given permission to sell at $1699 and
that is what Adorama is advertising it at, as are other places like Ritz
Camera.
Herb
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From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 02,
the sports people tend to for the 300/2.8 and 400/2.8 lenses. what Joe
really wants is a Manfrotto 3232 swivel head for monopods and a clamp to
match the Wimberley. i would never use a Wimberley on a monopod. the whole
thing will just fall over unless locked, in which case, it's an extra pound
it's true. Kodak and Fuji are circling like vultures around Agfa's former
customers. it will cause both to gain market share and for their absolute
numbers to go up for a couple of months.
Herb...
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From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
you must have the quick release to adjust the balance point as you add and
subtract equipment such as flash, flash concentrator, and tele-extender.
yes, 600mm isn't adequate for a lot more than you think. if you are going
after small birds, you really want a 1.4X extender on it a lot of the
i have a Wimberley head and a Wimberley Sidekick. the side mount on the
Sidekick is a definite disadvantage in a most important way. when you have
everything put together and make a change in the field, loosening the clamp
to rebalance leaves the system with all its weight sitting on one clamp
it's silly, but not as bad as it would be on a smaller format body that is
less square in capture area.
Herb
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From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha
It
they haven't been producing anything for several months as they have not had
any money since about June to pay anyone's salaries.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: New
i have tried several brands. the one with the C-30 clamp is the old style
with screw knob tightening. the new version relocates the pan base lock and
reduces the weight by about a pound from over 4lb to over 3 lb. check out
www.tripodhead.com. you must buy a plate to attach to the bottom of the
the RRS lever clamp that fits has no channels. the ones with channels don't
fit. i tried. without the channels, it wasn't worth putting my clamp onto
the head. if Joe has access to a machine shop, it would be trivial to mill
the channels, especially if he uses the C-30 as a model. i ended up
it couldn't have been a RRS one. i tried them all. one of the Kirk ones
might fit. i have to check them out again now that they have their own line
of lever clamps.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, November
i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in
February is still available so long after that.
Herb
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From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: BH
like i said earlier, for a company that has about 3% market share trying to
get to 10% market share by the end of 2007, as the President of Pentax has
stated in interviews, it's a very strange way to do it.
Herb...
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From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
my understanding is that movie film sales volumes are mostly driven by the
distribution side, i.e. the prints that are sent to theaters. Kodak
themselves estimate that by 2007, total movie film sales will start a
permanent decline as digital distribution and projection start to take over.
i know that. nonetheless, Kodak is forecasting a large drop in revenue from
movie film sales, and most of the money is in the prints.
Herb
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From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:21 PM
Subject: Re:
it all depends on how much it cost to develop this new emulsion. movie film
is the last holdout of any consequence, and worldwide regular film sales are
declining faster than Kodak forecasts, so anything to hold that off a little
longer is worth trying. Fuji is close to being in the same
same monitor as Rob running at 2048x1536.
Herb...
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From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:47 AM
Subject: OT Survey - Computer Desk-top Size
I'm running a colour calibrated screen that has a 20 diagonal
a guy on the Minolta mailing list uses Scotch Magic Transparent Tape. no
thanks.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I agree. Never stick *anything*
the 20D 5fps for 5 frames in RAW vs 5fps for 18 frames RAW. RAW performance
is much more important than the high JPEG throughput, as far as i am
concerned. as for AF, we'll see. the Canon is good, but it is older.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Rob frequently uses better lenses. i think that the 31 Limited is one of the
ones that is easily capable of more. the macros are too.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: Re:
the picture isn't high enough resolution for me to see, but the text says
that there is noise in the sky that he isn't happy with and doesn't want to
make too noticeable.
Herb...
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From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, October
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051028/NEWS02/510280384/1017
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
well, i only have one AF extender. i don't use my 1.4X-L or 2X-L extenders
except on the A* 400/2.8, and even then very seldom. the 1.7X is AF and that
is the main reason. i decided that i just didn't like the Sigma AF ones i
had and got rid of them.
Herb...
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Nikon designed them. Sony made at least one of them.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Didn't Nikon have to start making their own
i posted earlier but maybe it didn't get through to everyone - $1699USD list
price. by being first at that price/spec point, it is setting the benchmark
by which all successors are judged. the AF and FPS capabilities are much
higher than other cameras at this price point have been in the past.
i like the LowePro Rover series. an Orion AW would also work.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: Bag enablement (correction)
While on this topic, I'm also in the
according to some reports i have read, Nikon seems to have sold about 60K
D2X's since it started shipping in Feb 2005. this, coincidentally, is the
same number of DSLRs of all models that Pentax sold in its last fiscal year.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL
that may be the case, but nonetheless, there are more really good images out
there now than there ever were before, if only because the total is so much
higher.
Herb
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26,
i don't have the Sigma. Doug has it. i have the Pentax FA* 400/5.6.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Bag enablement (correction)
Hi Herb,
How do you like the Sigma
i was shooting slides almost exclusively when i when i got my first
autofocus body, roughly 80% Provia 100F, 10% Velvia, and print film the
remaining 10%. it stayed in AE and AF modes most of the time except when
doing macros. i figure i have thrown away perhaps 20 frames because they
were
not enough blurry ones?
Herb...
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
On 10/27/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Clerk: Out of
when i think i am going to be shooting mostly wildlife, i have the 300/4.5
and the 400/5.6 with me. if i know i am going to be shooting wildlife, and i
can get it there, i will have the 400/2.8 with me as well. in either case, i
will have at least the 1.7X AF extender.
Herb...
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my friend who ended up buying a Canon thought it was the most important
factor. whatever he needed, whenever he needed it, Canon or Nikon would have
it readily available. his needs were not all that high, but only those two
companies were possible choices for him.
Herb
- Original
the Schwarzenegger movie True Lies had the special forces team sneak one of
their people into a hostage situation as a cameraman. they frisked him, but
he had his gun inside the camera.
Herb...
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From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
you mean besides an underwater housing? most recent Sony and Olympus, some
Nikon, and a smattering of other brand digital PS cameras have available
housings. most of the Nikon and Canon DSLRs do too. be prepared for major
sticker shock. the housings can be easily the same price as the DSLR and
the Samsung/Pentax press releases say that next fall, we will have an
announcement of a roughly $2K body. if the Nikon D200 comes in at about $2K
instead of $2.5K, its capabilities are going to be the benchmark of
comparison. i figure that Pentax can match the 10 megapixels because Samsung
has
100 exposures with the lens cap on will guaranteed be consistent.
Herb...
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From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Is consistent exposure the
this one was accidental. it was a long exposure because the 6 stop ND filter
was stuck and i couldn't get it off until later in the day. it's not the
first such image i have done. haven't had as much opportunity for blurred
field pictures this year because i spent the spring flowering season
i think life is going to be very interesting suddenly. i think the official
list price of the D200 is $1699 US.
Herb
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From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark
well, that is what i was thinking for digital PS. BH has a lot of these
listed. every one of these is camera-specific for the depth rating that she
is looking for and there isn't much competition. if her camera is not
supported by an existing housing, she has to get a new camera that has an
he must have inspired the book on how to identify roadkill.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
I don't know but I can
if past is any guide, next fall is the earliest.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:02 AM
Subject: [OT] Nikon's D200 is coming...
Some nice Nikon stuff news just before its official
i just did an inventory, as i hadn't been counting. since buying the *istD,
i have bought the following Pentax equipment to be part of or supplement the
use of my *istD.
new - 2 Limiteds, 1 FA*, 1 D-FA, 3 DA, 2 FA, and a Pentax spotting scope
with the Pentax K adapter, a pair of Pentax's best
it's just a firmware update. we can back you out to Cotty V1.0 if we have
to.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
I've booked my
my friend who asked me about Nikon and Canon DSLRs doesn't care what is in
the viewfinder so long as he can locate the subject. the camera is supposed
to do everything else, and that is the way he wants it. the reason for going
to a DSLR is solely to reduce shutter lag.
Herb
-
the assumption among many professional photographers is that you have the
skill or you wouldn't be there. what you list says that in areas where
manual focus skill or potential for lens flare is most important, Pentax has
an edge. otherwise, any other area, Pentax is at best even when the
once you have captured a burst, the *istD takes a long time to write to the
card, especially in RAW mode. until it clears a frame's worth, you can't
take another picture. #2 here was taken in windy conditions with patchy sun
and mostly clouds. the sun lit up the entire field of blueberry bushes
highest quality large JPEG.
Herb...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: *ist D without a card
Shel queried:
What is ***L?
I was wondering that myself. My best guess is that it's hell for
not saying anything is tantamount to saying there isn't anything to improve.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
A lot of people feel
i think most will be like my friend who wants one with a kit lens or two and
that is it. price is super important, and brand name next. they are
dissatisfied with the shutter lag of a PS, and EVFs are horrible. using the
LCD is worse. prices are now low enough to go the next level of
i have been told that the Limiteds and such like the A15 are hand assembled
on a bench. don't know the truth, but it makes sense to me.
Herb
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From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: Re:
quality will be there but i think the 200 will be short for many kinds of
wildlife photography. depending on the sport, it may be too short for that
too.
Herb...
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From: Patrick Schork [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
yes, and that a huge portion of the prospective entry level DSLR owners
everyone is trying to sell to.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Herb Chong pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother
#2 refers to here http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Temp/.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
once you have captured
he knew that he was supposed to stay away from strangers, so he did. yes,
he was old enough to have known better. they had an interview with the
father where he basically said, that's my boy, dumb as %^.
Herb...
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From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
at a dinner party a few months back, a friend asked me what DSLR he should
get to replace his dead digital PS. he's not an avid photographer, just a
recorder of family events. he has been tired of the slow response of PS
cameras while they focus and do other things.
being an engineer, he
if Pentax thinks competition is tough now, wait until Sony and Panasonic
enter the market next year. for a little while anyway, those companies can
afford to lose more money gaining market share than Pentax is worth. DSLR
prices will plummet, which is good for consumers overall, but bad for
who spends the most money, on an individual by individual basis, on Pentax
camera equipment? the people like on this mailing list. we buy a lot of
lenses and accessories.
Herb
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From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday,
that a reflection of tiny production capacity. for a company that is trying
to increase their DSLR market share to 10%, they are going about it in a
very strange way.
Herb
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From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 25,
these were taken in the Catskills or the Gunks over the last two weekends.
this past weekend is reported to be peak in the Catskills by the state's
tourism commission. i think that all of the leaves have changed, anyway.
Herb
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From: Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
it was raining heavily most of the morning. just as i stepped outside, it
was a steady drizzle as i took that particular one. also, i wasn't paying
attention and had left my camera set to ISO 400 for that shot. luckily, for
that subject, it didn't matter enough to notice.
i was in the
you usually do the noise reduction just after conversion. converting to
8-bit and then back isn't worth it.
Herb
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: Noise reduction software
at $5K USD, i am sure you will. what about $10K USD? if the *istD came in at
$3.5K USD (and spec'd like its competition at that price), would you have
bought?
Herb
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005
why can't your client arrange with the church to have you in there on an
off time when you can use a tripod?
Herb
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From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:26 AM
Subject: RE: How to photograph the
i don't think it is the camera. my *istD likes Sandisk Extreme III cards and
comes up very quick.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain
Just a caution: I
pay more money, higher chances of better results, right?
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: How to photograph the Chagall windows?
Hi Herb
I think they want to sell their
1G, 2G, and 4G.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain
What sized cards Herb?
Regards,
Ryan
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From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED
the Fall Colors in the Northeastern US is a lot later than usual and not as
bright. we got lots of rain recently too. bright colors right now seem to be
concentrated still and not widespread, even in areas that are near peak
color.
http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Seasonal/
Herb
, and I think 3 is marred
for me because of the slight fuzziness on the left.
On 10/23/05, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the Fall Colors in the Northeastern US is a lot later than usual and not
as
bright. we got lots of rain recently too. bright colors right now seem to
be
concentrated
i find PTAssembler wildly unpredictable about things that are supposed to be
straight, like horizons, and terrible at blending. i can always find the
blend line between each frame. PhotoVista is the best of what i have tried,
and i have tried at least a dozen, commercial or otherwise. Panorama
Pål has said that the target market is mainly well-heeled amateurs in Japan.
if you believe that, what happens in the US and Europe isn't all that
important. it all boils down to how much Pentax has to pay for the sensor.
the price leader for large sensors these days is the Canon 5D. it costs
the nodal point adapter would not have made a difference. Stitcher Express
would have done it flawlessly. whenever i have buildings and straight lines,
that is what i use. i just tried the new Panorama Factory 4.0 and bought it.
it supports 16-bit TIFF files as input and does a good job of
i'll go back and remake a couple of tricky ones to see how well it handles
architectural panoramas.
Herb
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From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: PhotoVista 3.5 vs. PTAssembler
i ought to point out that Panorama Factory is very slow. of all the programs
i have used, only Stitcher Express is slower.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: PhotoVista 3.5
a friend of mine, a long time ago, did, as a high school project a survey of
how to get drivers licenses in each of the 50 states, so he wrote away to
each state's equivalent of the Motor Vehicles department to find out how to
get one. he got 48 nice replies with the driver's manuals and 2 nice
how much do you want to pay? Neat Image is pretty much the best there is,
according to
http://www.michaelalmond.com/Articles/noise.htm
Noise Ninja is better some of the time, but not all. as far as i am
concerned, regular use of ISO 1600 and 3200 means using the noise as part of
the image,
i always use plugins. then i can automate them. also, if a plugin won't
support 16-bit images, then they have to be really, really good, and nearly
unique, before i consider them. shooting RAW is wasted if you have to work
in 8-bit mode. you might as well shoot JPEGs then.
Herb
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what Rob and i are looking for is a 5D spec body. i don't mind APS-C at all
and would prefer 12MP in APS-C. Rob wants full frame. i decided not to wait.
when the high end Pentax body comes out, unless it is a dog, i am going to
get it and sell the *istD.
Herb
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the first trick is that Pentax is a small company and can't easily work on
both at the same time. the second trick is that the 645D is going to cost a
lot of money and if people are going to have to spend as much or more as a
Canon 1DsMk2, who is going to buy it?
Herb
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there are only a few Canon EF-S lenses, a macro and three wide zooms. if you
believe that full frame is where real DSLRs ought to be, then there is only
need for some wider lenses to keep the APS-C users happy. the rest are going
to continue to be full frame at the conventional focal lengths of
i'm sorry to hear that Amita.
my plans for going this afternoon are now down the tubes, but my plans for
tomorrow have been rained out, so i think i will be going. i think Butch
said he was going.
Herb...
I can't go now, unfortunately. There was a death in Nate's family and
we have to head to
i said more resolution with a lens that was just adequate at 6MP will not
buy you anything. who has tested a DA lens with a higher resolution sensor?
it is exactly the same as using a higher resolution film on a film body. if
it weren't true, then using super resolution film would make a lousy
a 645D for $5K street is a wild fantasy. i still think $10K is about right.
Herb...
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From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR future
I beleive that any camera which contains a
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