eckinator wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with this lens?
Will I kick myself for years if I don't go even deeper into debt for it?
Sheesh, like I could to begin with...
It is in the bay if anyone wants it...
There, I said it... RGH!!!
=(
Ecke
I have one that I bought new from
within his area of expertise.
Hope this helps,
Mark Erickson
Ken wrote:
Any list members in the U S/Canada that have had positive
experiences with, or know of a repair facility that can repair
cloth bellows (as in new bellows) please let me know of their
contact info. I have a Pentax bellows unit I
P. J. Alling wrote:
The end user is the final QC. That's true of every manufacture these
days. Read the Canon and Nikon Fora if you think their QC is any better.
What struck me was that all three samples tested by DPReview had problems.
Also, Andy Westlake, the DPReviewer, stated that
P. J. Alling wrote:
All manufactures send review copies of their equipment to large outlets
such as DPReview. I would not be at all surprised if Nikon and Canon
did extra special QC on the lenses they send out and Pentax just grabbed
them of the line. That would jibe with the whole marketing
I have a couple of Rollei TLRs I'm thinking about selling. I went to the
usual spots to get competitive pricing (www.kohscameras.com, www.keh.com,
www.ebay.com, etc.).
Looks like the supply has really dried up! I'm seeing just a small fraction
of what was out there for sale 2 or 3 years ago.
I saw the A70-210/4 vs DA* 60-250 thread
I have an A70-210/4 that I bought off of eBay a couple of years ago for
around $120. It's in practically new condition, came with the original
Pentax hard case, etc.
Physical Characteristics: It has a full metal body with a built-in
slide-out hood. It
JC OConnell wrote:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=20382864
Maybe thats a better lens for possibly the same or less money? I dont
know but it would be worth investigating, no?
I had one--bought it from a member of this list (or its predecessor) for
~$1100 around
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/052-batteries.jpg
Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro
ISO 800 @ f/3.5 @ 1/60 sec
That's a good one---right up my alley in style and feel. For
pictures like
this, I've found that the way the camera produces grain-like noise
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/052-batteries.jpg
Cable Car Batteries - San Francisco 2009
Panasonic G1 + Olympus ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro
ISO 800 @ f/3.5 @ 1/60 sec
Another from the San Francisco Cable Car Museum ...
Love the shapes, detailing and grimy feel of these
Bruce Dayton wrote:
I ran across this exchange recently and it caused me to do
some thinking:
http://photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/00SlvT
I have many of the same feelings as this guy presented. When I look
at much of the current work being shown, especially on photo.net
galleries,
Rick Womer wrote:
These are very nice. Could you tell us more about the digital lith
workflow?
Rick
And give up my secrets? ;-)
There are a lot of digital lith workflows out there of varying complexity.
The workflow I use is derived from one written up a few years ago on the web
by
Brian Walters wrote:
After looking at Mark's photos, I went searching on line for a digital
lith workflow and came across several references to Marco Pauck's
method. As Mark said, the original page with details of the method is
gone but I found this site with a downloadable Photoshop 7 action
No nipple shots or gear goonery here
Just some detail shots from the little rail yard in old Sacramento. I'm
attracted to heavy, grimy weathered cast iron and steel as subjects. Train
tracks and rail car undercarriages have a lot of it to offer.
I took these with my K10D and SMC-A 100mm
Cotty wrote:
Can we have some names please? I recognise Godders and ZZ Francis but
more please :-)
How about this pic?
http://www.westerickson.net/misc/NorCalPDMLSacto-3.jpg
I am sooo bad with names, but here goes, from left to right:
Godfrey,
Patsey (in the Cal hat)
Patsey's husband
gldnbearz wrote:
Make that Patsy William. I think you forgot David (he was with Candace).
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Mark Erickson mark at westerickson.net
wrote:
Cotty wrote:
Can we have some names please? I recognise Godders and ZZ Francis but
more please :-)
How about this pic?
http
gldnbearz wrote:
Hi, Marnie. Hope you feel better soon. We got to the train museum
too close to closing time. Didn't have a chance to go in, but it is
definitely on our to-see list now.
I was on older daughter duty today, and guess where we ended up going
I left my camera behind and spent
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little delayed in responding to you, since I'm going to be bachelor dad to
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See you there!
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anyone else coveting the new DA 15?
Pricey, but really nice Adorama has it listed for $579, but I can't
imagine that it's in stock yet.
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S... everyone now associates Sacramento with Root Canals. Great
Let me tell you about having all four wisdom teeth taken out two years
ago
I can state unequivocally that the NorCal PDML gathering in Sacramento will
be more fun than a Root Canal.
Regarding parking (also more
classics (Contax IIa, Leica IIf, Rolleiflex 2.8C) I can
bring if anyone is interested.
Email me if you think you might come and I'll put you on my little
distribution list
Mark Erickson
p.s., here's the original announcement email:
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From: Mark Erickson [mailto:m
I think many of you have seen this before, but here's a nifty quote from
Nikon's Robert Cristina, their Manager of professional products, Europe
(speaking about their new cheap 35mm prime):
The main target is D40/D60/D90 owners. They make up 80% of our DSLR sales
[...](1)
Add the D300 to
So the DxO Labs people are stirring up all kinds of trouble with their
DxOMark camera sensor metrics.
Here's an interesting chart that can be used to plot sensor quality vs
price:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/DxOMark-Sensor
If you click on the ($) symbol on the far right of the
errr, I mean the other right--left--er, you know...
Mark Erickson wrote:
So the DxO Labs people are stirring up all kinds of trouble with their
DxOMark camera sensor metrics.
Here's an interesting chart that can be used to plot sensor quality vs
price:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php
Why all this obsession with taking pictures? I thought this list was
supposed to be for endless kibitzing about equipment?
Anyway, I think the normal internet protocol is to passionately pump the
validity of such tests if they support the poster's opinion and to
mercilessly criticize them as
Ken,
Thanks for the info. I'm using CS2 and see the same dialog box. I guess my
questions essentially boil down to the understanding the best settings to
use in the CS2 dialog box. Obviously, 2048x3072 is the best resolution,
since it's the highest. But what about 8 vs 16 bits/channel?
All,
I retrieved some old Kodak PhotoCDs with scans that I'd like to add to my
Adobe Lightroom database. Turns out Lightroom doesn't recognize .pcd files.
Also, PhotoCD seems like it's a dead format. S I need to convert
them to a non-dead format.
I was able to get my copy of Photoshop
Godfrey, Ken,
Thanks for the tips. PhotoCD is one of those formats that was meant to be
standard, but not really open. I think that Kodak charged pretty hefty
licensing fees to hardware and software makers to use it.
Funny thing is, I have no real idea whether the original data is 8 bit or
I have an MZ-S that I haven't used much since I went digital. I picked it
up the other day. Man, what a nice, nice camera. I really wish that Pentax
would release a DSLR based on that body.
Maybe the time for the MZ-D has come? Full frame chips are plentiful (at
least compared to 2002)
Congrats! I'll have to get down there when the exhibit's on. Original
Adams' prints are always worth seeing in person, and it will be a treat to
see your images in the same show.
--Mark
Jack Davis wrote:
Not long ago I bragged that I had some work chosen as semi finalists for an
upcoming
All,
I've been corresponding with Bruce Dayton about getting a NorCal PDML
gathering together in Sacramento, CA. Sacramento has a pretty good
selection of photogenic locations in the downtown area, and, it turns out,
quite a vibrant arts scene. The Second Saturday of every month most of the
PDMLers: Stay tuned
--Mark
Bruce Dayton wrote:
I'm game. Based on my schedule, it will probably have to be on a
Saturday. It would be fun. We could even invite the Bay Area crowd
if they want to come. I have been to the Bay Area ones many times,
so some might want to make the trek.
--
John,
The last thing you want to do is to fiddle around with any lens changes. If
you're going to rent a DA* 16-50, I highly recommend renting a DA* 50-135
and a second body if you can. Put one lens on each camera and have them
both handy. You can swap out one of the lenses for your fast 50 at
Mmmm, you've got me thinking about picking up a copy.
You and Bruce wanna do a Sacramento Valley PDML get-together
sometime?
--Mark
Jack Davis wrote:
Thanks, Bruce.
We (wife and I) just got home from lunch at the lake
(went In-n-Out on the way). I took several shots at some
flying and/or
This may be the 2nd post to the January 2009 archives.
Here's hoping to a better new year (photographically and especially
otherwise).
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Here's a question for you
With CS2/Bridge, my image input workflow went like this:
1) Take images using ACR raw format.
2) Point Bridge at my SD card
3) Open all images using ACR (3.7, I think)
4) Save all as DNG to an incoming folder
ACR did a nice job of compressing the DNGs when it
Thanks, Godfrey. You've confirmed what I thought Lightroom was
doing--I just wanted to be sure that I wasn't missing anything.
I do have the compression preference set, and was a little surprised
that the imported files weren't compressed.
I guess I'll go back to .pef's.
--Mark
Godfrey
Got a copy of Adobe Lightroom 2. Awesome program--I think I'll like it much
better than Bridge/CS2 for ingesting/organizing my photos. Now I have to
try to take some good ones
I have some $$$ earmarked for the 15mm Ltd if/when it comes out. Any notion
of an ETA?
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The PDML Annual (via Blurb) thread earlier reminded me of a question I have.
What is the state of the art in small-run upload-it-yourself publishing? I
know of a few vendors (Lulu, Blurb, Fastback). Best quality? Best value?
Opinions, anyone?
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Adam Maas wrote
One of the local stores has one and is looking to get rid of it.
Anyone interested or should said store post it on fleabay?
I'm interested. How much?
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I want! Is it gone yet? If not, let me know. If it is, please put me on
your waiting list in case the sale falls through
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Ok, that was *supposed* to be off-list.
How do these computer-thingies work again?
zzz... you may return to your normally scheduled programming
FS: PK-A 100/2.8 Macro
Stan,
I want! Is it gone yet? If not, let me know. If it is, please put me on
your waiting list in case the sale
Derby Chang wrote:
Boring featureless skies. Expanses of dull grey foreground. Lens flare.
Ignoring rule of thirds. Plenty of inadvertent shutter releases. But
darn I love this stuff. Click on Full Hasselblad Magazines
http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
The full magazines are
Joseph McAllister pentaxian at mac.com wrote
On Aug 4, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Charles Robinson charlesr at visi.com wrote:
I've wondered if this is normal or if I'm just pixel-peeping too
much.
Web-sized it's almost noticable...
Back in June, I reported the following:
I sent my DA* 16-50 back this spring due to uneven
sharpness across the frame. It came back worse than
when I sent it. So it's back in Colorado again.
I'm hoping it comes back in better condition.
Maybe I'm a second time's the charm guy
Here's
Thanks!!
--Mark
Godfrey DiGiorgi godders at mac.com
Sent you one. I have a couple of invites left.
Godfrey
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I'd like to give Adobe Lightroom 2.0 a go. I'd buy a copy, but 2.0 is still
in beta. Would any Lightroom users out there mind forwarding an invite to
me so that I'm not stuck with the 30 day limit?
Thanks,
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I hate to be a buzzkill, but
I sent an FA* 300mm F4.5 lens back to Colorado for repair a few years ago.
It came back to me horrible mis-calibrated (blurry at all apertures), so I
sent it back. The second time I got it back it was dialed in and very
sharp.
I sent my DA* 16-50 back this
Paul,
Thanks for the ideas. I shot at F/8 using single point autofocus to confirm
focus at the center of the image. According to the depth of field
calculator over at http://www.dofmaster.com, a circle of confusion of 0.007
mm (around the pixel pitch for the K10D, the total depth of field is
Paul,
I tested the lens using my K10D on a tripod. Test shots were done at F/8.
During both sessions (before I sent it back and after), I did a comparison
test with a prime lens. The first time, it was my FA 50 F/1.7. The second
time it was my FA 43 F1.9 ltd. In both cases, the prime
I recently received my DA* 16-50 F2.8 back from Pentax USA (via California
Precision Service). It had a clear centering defect that yielded softness
on the right side of the image.
First thing I did when I got it back was to onto my lens test range (a
tripod and a couple of test patterns taped
I have examples of my DA* lens giving me sub-par real-world results.
Here's the real world image:
http://www.westerickson.net/misc/ValleyOak.jpg
Here are 100% crops of the left, center, and right portions of the image.
Note that some of the grassland on the both the left and right sides is
pnstenquist wrote:
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godders at mac.com
o CF cards.
Ah, another I hate war to wage.
Such nonsense.
No war, just a somewhat facetious response to the fanbois post.
I intended my fanbois post to be facetious to begin with. Obviously, not
all
I'm not sure how California Precision does dust control. I have had them
repair several lenses, including an A*20mm F4 macro and a DA 21 Ltd. In all
cases, the lenses came back clean inside and out.
Is there something special about the DA* 16-50 that would require, say, a
class 100 clean
We're all Pentax Fanboi's (aren't we?). Here's an interesting article that
explains the fanboi phenomenon from the Apple perspective:
http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.ht
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Thought folks on the list might want to know: I talked to a service rep at
California Precision Service (Sacramento-based Pentax authorized service
center) about my DA* lens that I gave them for warranty work. The tech
checked out the lens with their test equipment and verified the existence of
Steve Desjardins wrote:
Religious topics always garner the most interest. g
Besides, for those of us still in the dark ages with a K10D, the K20D
improvments are just too painful to hear about. vbg
There's always guns
We used to spend a lot of bytes speculating on the imminent demise of
I saw Michael Reichmann's rebuttal to a Ken Rockwell essay and skimmed it.
I guess I'm wondering why Michael even bothered? Rockwell's approach seems
to be to mix a liberal dose of trolling material in with some reasonable
stuff. Whether he does it on purpose or not, I guess it works to drive
When I was looking at some landscape pics that I shot with my new DA* 16-50,
I noticed that the right side of the images seemed less crisp than the left.
So I did the lens test chart thing with the following results:
http://www.westerickson.net/misc/ProblemDAStar1650.jpg
These are scans of 4x6
William Robb wrote:
I saw Michael Reichmann's rebuttal to a Ken Rockwell essay and skimmed it.
I guess I'm wondering why Michael even bothered? Rockwell's approach
seems
to be to mix a liberal dose of trolling material in with some
reasonable
stuff. Whether he does it on purpose or not, I
This one is going to California Precision Service (local Pentax warranty
repair station here in Sacramento). I'll keep you posted on the
outcome
I just got back from the shop. The intake tech saw the problem right away
and they took the lens in, no problem. I'm really hoping that, rather
Joe,
I get the exact same behavior with my DA* 16-50 on my new K10D when the lens
is set at 16mm. At longer focal lengths, the lens focuses just fine out to
infinity.
Interestingly enough, 2+ meters is the hyperfocal distance for a 16mm lens
set at F5.6 and a circle of confusion of 0.02mm
My assessment of the Pentax Photo Gallery is that it encourages
brain-damaged snap judgements. It provides 5 thumbnails at a time, and
viewers must vote on all images before getting to the next set. There's no
way to skip voting on any images, and there's no neutral vote. Viewers
don't have to
I finally got a couple of hours to take my new K10D and DA* 16-50 out into
the field. I took some shots of Oak trees on the eastern edge of the
Sacramento valley (along Ione Road south of Hwy 16). Here's a sample:
http://www.westerickson.net/misc/ValleyOak.jpg
This started out as a DNG raw. I
Bruce,
This larger trend is also reflected in the U.S. wine industry. The Robert
Parker scale is really to blame. Parker tastes zillions of wines each
year, so each wine has just a few seconds to make an impression. If it is
subtle rather than big, and not hot (high in alcohol), it doesn't get
Cotty wrote:
On 24/02/08, Steve Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife.
Mark.
What?
Oh, yeah. ZX-5, LX, MZ-S, *ist-Ds, K10D. Yep, I have an understanding
wife, too
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John,
Interestingly enough, the problem is repeatable. Every time I try to use
ACR 3.7 to convert the PEF, I get the same funky artifact. So it's
something about the file and ACR 3.7.
Can anyone else out there try converting the PEF with ACR 3.7 and see if
they get the same artifact?
H,
So William Robb opened the PEF with ACR 4.3.1 with no problems. Did you try
to convert it to DNG then open the DNG?
Godfrey opened the PEF with ACR 3.7, then saved it as a DNG with no
problems. That's what didn't work right on my computer. Seems to indicate
that I have a problem
. :-)
Godfrey
On Feb 18, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Mark Erickson wrote:
H,
So William Robb opened the PEF with ACR 4.3.1 with no problems.
Did you try
to convert it to DNG then open the DNG?
Godfrey opened the PEF with ACR 3.7, then saved it as a DNG with no
problems. That's what didn't work
Photoshop geeks,
I've been using Adobe Camera Raw to convert my *istDs PEFs into DNGs for
archival purposes. If you care to do the download, take a look at the PEF
and DNG at the links below.
http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/_IGP0036.PEF
http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/_IGP0036.dng
All,
So I decided to purchase an end of life K10D before they're all gone. It
arrived, and it has Firmware Version 1.00 on it! Looks like I got a
beginning of life item. I suppose I could just flash V1.3 from the Pentax
website, but what about hardware manufacturing defects corrected as Pentax
Thanks guys. I put 1.3 on the camera, did some basic brick wall tests, and
everything looks fine.
--Mark
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All,
For what it's worth, it looks to me like the problem is more than just one
Norwegian user and a bunch of me too's. For example, here's a thread over
at pentaxforums.com that highlights some of the issues.
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/18168-pentax-1
All,
So it's been widely reported that there have been some quality issues with
DA* 16-50 F2.8 lenses. Can anyone on the list report how well (or not)
Pentax USA has been dealing with the issue? If you get a bum copy, does
Pentax USA fix it under warranty? Or is buying one a roll of the dice?
I think it's a Halo Effect thing. Specifically, if Pentax is viewed as a
viable Professional Solution, the nimrods* of the world won't turn up
their noses and sniff that Pentax is not a Real Camera like a Nikon or
Canon. A few of them with more $$$ than sense will buy Pentax cameras.
Pentax
So the K20D is on its way, and, just as was predicted, the price is
significantly higher than for the K10D. Anyone thinking about grabbing a
K10D before they go away?
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Looks like they formally introduced the rumored pro program.
http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=10510455
I would guess that they plan to release high-end equipment to back it up
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Attention Pentax Engineers: If you're reading this, you should be ASHAMED
for letting a product with this failure mode go out the door. ASHAMED.
Designing any kind of locking mechanism that can break in a locked
position is just plain bad engineering.
--Mark
Paul Stenquist pnstenquist at
, it was designed
to hold viewfinders back in 1921). Minolta got this right with the
7000i and has been pilloried for it ever since, but their shoe is far
more reliable and mechanically superiori to the ISO shoe.
-Adam
On 1/27/08, Mark Erickson mark at westerickson.net wrote:
Attention Pentax
All,
The Panasonic L10 review posted at dpreview.com this week has a really
interesting page that compares the K10D to the L10, the Olympus E-510, and
the Canon 400D. Check it out:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcl10/page20.asp
The K10D comes out really well
--Mark
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Their work is done, they've had their night of glory, and they're waiting
for their final journey
http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/waitingforpickup.jpg
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All,
This may have already been discussed, but I think it's pretty significant.
Ned Bunnell, an occasional poster to the Pentax forum over at DPReview, was
recently promoted to President of Pentax Imaging in the USA. There's a nice
congratulations thread over at DPReview.
In a response in
I hate to break it to you, but in the USA, Pentax *is* a 2nd tier camera
company. The company hasn't released a truly professional system camera
here (or anywhere, actually) since the LX. The current high-end Pentax lens
selection is miniscule compared to Canon and Nikon. Pentax does not
of the town
--Mark
Jack Davis wrote:
Nice collection beautifully rendered. Made me shiver. ;)
Jack
--- Mark Erickson mark at westerickson.net wrote:
I shot at the same location almost exactly one year ago. I think the
church
is hard to shoot because of the way it sits with the other
buildings
I shot at the same location almost exactly one year ago. I think the church
is hard to shoot because of the way it sits with the other buildings--I
found it hard to get a clean composition.
I had very different weather than Jack did, too. Here's the gallery I
posted last year:
David Bliss wrote:
So I'm growing increasingly frustrated with 35mm and APS-C digital.
Solutoin: medium format. But what?
Different MF cameras are best for different applications. You can really
help the various camera/photo experts around here if you provide more
information. For
Digital Image Studio wrote:
On 06/08/07, Jack Davis jdavisf8 at yahoo.com wrote:
Apertures used notwithstanding, to my eye the 16~50 image is somewhat
sharper than either the 16~45 or 28~70 and virtually equal to the 31.
I know, an absolutely meaningless observation.
They appear to be
Rob wrote:
On 07/08/07, Mark Erickson mark at westerickson.net wrote:
I was a little surprised to see the same thing you did. It looks like
veiling glare to me. I associate it with older single-coated lenses.
We all know that Pentax has wonderful lens coating technology;
maybe
If the offending content is on a website, one avenue you can pursue is to
send a DMCA Takedown notice to the company that hosts the website. The
hosting company is required by law to remove the offending material when
they receive a takedown notice. To get the website back up, the website
Scott:
There are certain provisions of the DMCA with which I strongly disagree.
The takedown provision is certainly open to abuse, but it does get the job
done quite fast and can be invoked by the little guy, not just big
corporations. So in this case maybe it's not so bad.
Tom:
You've gotten
G,
The L1 is the body that I wish Pentax made (with an APS-C sensor and K
mount, of course). I really like the old-school rectangular metal body.
Imagine if Pentax did it with an LX-style prism.
On a related note, you realize that you can use Pentax glass with your L1,
right? Here's
I'll see your Spanish power station and raise you two California stations:
http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/CA9679/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_One
In particular, the spanish station is based on technologies developed for
Solar One and Solar Two.
These stations remind me of home. I grew
Dario,
I looked at your review data and the pictures. To me, almost all of the
pictures were well crafted. Just for fun, I added a column with the
variance VAR(). Some of the pictures that I liked the best had high
variances.
In thinking about how I judge pictures, I think I put them in three
I really like it. It's one of the best self-portraits that I've seen in a
while.
--Mark
Doug Brewer wrote:
I've been in the office all afternoon doing some editing and more
textures photos, and got to fooling around, coming up with this:
http://www.alphoto.com/images/selfport.jpg
Got a little time to play today, so I went down to Sacred Heart Church in
East Sacramento. The church is a really nice example of local brick
architecture from early in the last century:
http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/SacredHeart01bwmed.jpg
Taken with my *ist-Ds and 21 Ltd lens. I did a
Look for it in about 12 hours
Boris Liberman wrote:
Mark, could you please show the color version too???
Thanks.
Boris
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Paul,
Actually, I took it from the scenic viewpoint between the Mammoth main lodge
and Devil's Postpile. It was an opportunistic shot--I was vacationing with
family. I've ridden the gondola to the top of Mammoth Mountain so many
times that I didn't bother to pay the $$$ to ride it again
As requested:
http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/MinaretsRitterBannerMediumColor.jpg
--Mark
Boris Liberman wrote:
Mark, could you please show the color version too???
Thanks.
Boris
Mark Erickson wrote:
Paul's Minarets picture inspired me to dig into my archives and do some
work
Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm working on a solution that will allow me
to scan 127 film on my Epson 4870. When I do, I expect to produce better
results than the attached images. I was actually quite surprised at how
good these images are--the Vest Pocket Model B lens is a single element
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