FSF: Pentax LX

Up for sale, my Pentax LX; it's one of the versions with ASA setting up to 3200. It's in very good cosmetic shape, and was given a thorough going-over by Eric Hendrickson maybe 24 months ago. The only problem it has is the shutter release lock doesn't lock, and Eric says he can't fix it (a sign of

Re: FSF: Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2

ttp://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 22 April 2016 at 04:51, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > On 21/4/16, Miserere, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I have a 9.83/10 copy of the lovely Eye of

Re: FSF: Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2

Must be a sad night... :-p —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 21 April 2016 at 21:07, Mark Roberts wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >>I'll take the lens. PayPal?

Re: FSF: Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2

Because I'm offering a free Pentax strap? Sorry, Larry! —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 21 April 2016 at 20:18, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > Miserere wrote:

FSF: Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2

Hi everyone, I have a 9.83/10 copy of the lovely Eye of the Night 50mm f/1.2 in an SMC-A flavour. If you force me to put it on eBay I'll Buy-It-Now for $600. If any of you would want it, $525 shipped (within the US). I also have an original classic Pentax strap, appears never used, that I'll

Re: Full Frame Confused

well with my mother, Miserere. Her guiding philosophy seems to be: Blessed are the pessimistic, for they shall not be disappointed. :) On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 February 2015 at 17:16, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: What in the world

Re: Full Frame Confused

On 13 February 2015 at 17:16, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: What in the world is ugly about it? Everything? Yeah, I think everything. Well, I do like the colour. That prism housing remind me of a Stealth Fighter:

Re: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.

So Darren, should I wait to sell my SMC-A 50mm f/1.2? ;-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 15 February 2015 at 02:16, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Brian

Re: Full Frame Confused

I'm with you, Cotty; I found it fugly as hell. Did they fire the K-3/5/7 designers? Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 12 February 2015 at 10:23, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:

Re: Full-Framer Coming

I came back to the PDML as soon as I heard the news of the upcoming FF Pentax...just to see if Cotty had eaten his hat yet :-D Glad I'm not late to the show! Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment

Re: OT: Anti virus spyware programs

On February 15, 2014 1:33:26 AM EST, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Same happened to Peter Norton, IIRC. I remember when any software with his name on it was a must-have. Cheers, Dave On Feb 15, 2014, at 3:47 am, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I can totally understand the

Stop Presses! Sigma announces lens for Pentax mount

The 30mm f/1. 4: http://photorumors.com/2014/02/10/sigma-announced-30mm-f1-4-dc-hsm-lens-for-pentax-and-sony-cameras/ Is it me our has it been a while since any 3rd party lenses came out in K mount? Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com

Re: When did equipment get so cheap?

On February 11, 2014 7:39:54 PM EST, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: When I bought my istD 10 short years ago, I recall dropping somewhat over $3200.00 for the camera, battery grip, lens and some AA batteries that never worked right. I just checked the price on the FUji X-T1 and some

Re: When did equipment get so cheap?

On February 11, 2014 7:39:54 PM EST, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: When I bought my istD 10 short years ago, I recall dropping somewhat over $3200.00 for the camera, battery grip, lens and some AA batteries that never worked right. I just checked the price on the FUji X-T1 and some

RE: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 7, 2014 1:56:11 PM EST, mail1 ma...@redwoodhorses.com wrote: Juan, sounds like you like the K3, how does the K3 manage aperture control with the K series lenses? How does the camera manage exposure control, are you required to preset with the green button procedure on the early cameras

Re: PESO The Great Debate

On February 6, 2014 8:04:16 AM EST, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Submitted for your amusement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/12338389215/ It's a bit derivative... But they could both be integrated into a balanced diet. Cheers,

Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 6, 2014 10:12:15 AM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: On Feb 6, 2014, at 12:04 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It isn't many yet, and you can't really see the sharpness on a web image, but here are the K3 photos I have posted to my blog so far:

New Pentax 70-200mm lens upcoming

Do Ricoh care about Pentax? I think they do! http://photorumors.com/2014/02/06/new-2014-pentax-k-mount-lens-roadmap-published-with-a-new-70-200mm-lens/ Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment --

Re: PESO The Great Debate

On February 6, 2014 12:09:19 PM EST, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: My debate would be between Fig Newmans and dark chocolate McVittie's. Rick On Feb 6, 2014, at 02:50 , Larry Colen wrote: Submitted for your amusement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/12338389215/ -- Larry

Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

On February 6, 2014 12:12:53 AM EST, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote: Several weeks ago I asked here about whether I should get a K3 or move to full frame with a Canon. I stayed with Pentax, and got the K3. I installed a KatzEye screen in mine, because I wanted to use some manual lenses,

Re: A couple of weeks with the K3

months after the fact. It seems like this is going to be one of those times :) j On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On February 6, 2014 12:12:53 AM EST, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote: Several weeks ago I asked here about whether I should get a K3 or move

Re: Pentax camera caught by Lake Tahoe fisherman

On February 5, 2014 9:39:15 AM EST, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I think some of Vivian Meyers images are nice, but many are very ordinary. I think she got a lot of attention

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

Really Mark? You expected it to be more expensive still? Jeez, I thought $600 for a 1.4x TC was eye gouging enough already. Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 5 February 2014 18:32, Mark

Re: New 645D to be announced

Some photos of the new 645D here: http://photorumors.com/2014/02/05/new-pentax-645d-medium-format-camera-pictures-and-some-rumors/ And also of Pentax's film duplicator, which seems like a bizarre product to release in the year 2014. Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com

Re: PESO: Maui Sunset

On February 1, 2014 10:38:06 PM EST, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Paul. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A rich scene, nicely composed. Paul via phone On Feb

Re: OT Outstanding wildlife/nature photography

On January 30, 2014 7:53:40 PM EST, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: This Finnish photographer's stuff is really remarkable ... http://www.kafa.fi/pages/gallery1.php http://www.kafa.fi/pages/the-house-in-the-woods.php Highly subdued images, pretty much the opposite of most wildlife

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

On January 31, 2014 7:45:17 PM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:31 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: .. I am still sort of the opinion that *my* perfect camera hasn't been made yet. .. It's probably a fact that no camera can ever truly be perfect. I've

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

On February 1, 2014 9:37:58 PM EST, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Feb 1, 2014, at 4:39 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/2/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: If there's one beef I have with all the Fuji cameras of recent years (aside from

Re: OT - World's best father

On February 2, 2014 5:07:53 PM EST, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Interesting set of photos: http://chicquero.com/2012/09/24/worlds-best-father/ I like the creativity and the sense of humor... I think at least somebody else here on the list will appreciate this set. :-) Igor Igor,

Re: layoffs

I hope you're spared, Larry. They did say they're firing around the world, so hopefully they'll try to keep Americans employed. Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 29 January 2014 13:50,

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 29 January 2014 15:52, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Marnie, You mean the X-E2? There is an X-M1 (not X-M2) but it doesn't have a viewfinder. The guts of the X-E2 and X-T1 are very similar

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Marnie, You mean the X-E2? There is an X-M1 (not X-M2) but it doesn't have a viewfinder. The guts of the X-E2 and X-T1 are very similar: Same sensor and image processing engine, and probably same AF algorithms (at least once they release new firmware for the X-E2). The EVF on the X-T1 is larger

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Good point, Bob! Though 80 cormorants would make for a spikey camera... Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 29 January 2014 17:26, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: -Original

Rumour: K60, 135-380mm f/4-5.6 and 18-70mm f/2.8-4.5

From PhotoRumors.com: http://bit.ly/1e8wwcq Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO: Only In Vegas II

Marnie, I've been to a few Denny's in the Midwest...but you are quite right that none of them had a full bar (or even a partial bar!), and neither did they look like a strip club :-) Cheers, --M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 28/1/14, Miserere, discombobulated, unleashed: Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-) http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x-t1-announced-live-blogging- press-realease-pre-orders-and-more/ A digital LX? (Yeah, I know it's only APS-C, but this is a legitimate question

Re: OT - Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 28/01/2014 6:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: And I'm really not interested in an EVF, however hard they push it. Same for me. For now. But I expect EVF's will eventually get as good as optical viewfinders and will replace them – the

Re: Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Nice, but I won't buy one until they come out with a Full Frame model. Wah, wah, wah! ;-) On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:42 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-) http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x

Re: Another shot from London - Curious Incident

I have not, so I don't :-( Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 27 January 2014 12:26, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:

Yo Cotty, check the new Fuji out!

Everyone else is welcome too, of course :-) http://www.fujirumors.com/wake-up-its-real-x-t1-announced-live-blogging-press-realease-pre-orders-and-more/ A digital LX? (Yeah, I know it's only APS-C, but this is a legitimate question.) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

That didn't take them long, did it? How long have people been *pleading* for one of these? 5 years? 7 years? I found my Tamron 1.4x TC worked just fine. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On

Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

I first heard of you, Mark, through your page on these lenses, where you listed the ins and outs of all the different versions. Does this page still exist? Nostalgia indeed, Larry. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for

A Camera for Jim King

I have a camera for Jim King. Behold the King Jim camera!: http://akihabaranews.com/2014/01/15/article-en/king-jim-camera-equipped-mouse-1534514126 It even comes with an accessory mouse, ahem. :-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com

Re: OT - Saw an Olympus OM-D in the Wild Today

rant There is no such thing as *the* OM-D; there is the OM-D E-M5, OM-D E-M1, and soon OM-D E-M10, but no the OM-D, the same way there is no the Ford car or the Airbus aeroplane or the Pentax forum. /rant So which one was it, Cotty? E-M5 or E-M1? Nifty machines, huh? And yes, I've been

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

I hope this keeps happening until everyone figures out that there is an art to journalistic photography, and sometimes you need to edit out shit that distracts from the message. Do news editors not edit the text in written pieces to make the story tighter, more compelling, more gripping, more

Re: Back in the U S of A

at the observatory in Greenwich was fairly small but absolutely breathtaking. The effort and preparation that these amateur astrophotographers put in is humbling. Brilliant stuff all astronomers should see (you getting this, Miserere?) Got it! I'll go right ahead and book a plane ticket to go see it! :-p

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

that you showed was part of a special LX2000(??) kit. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/7/2014 7:41 AM, Miserere wrote: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: X100S being released in black!!! Come to papa. By the way

Re: OT - PESO - A Canadian Selfie

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not much for selfies but hey, all the kids are doing it nowadays: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/a-canadian-selfie.html?m=1 Taken, processed and posted by phone. We're having a snow event tonight. ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: X100S being released in black!!! Come to papa. It does look so very nice in all black, doesn't it? Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2014-01-06 14:17 Bruce Walker wrote Your spam predates my net access too. I was on email (UNIX v6 PWB) in '79, then my company (AES Data) got limited net access in 1982 or so, via UUCP. For some years I was aesat!bmw (anyone else here remember

Re: OT - Delirious With Joy

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: X100S being released in black!!! Come to papa. By the way, if the X100s is going to you, then the 56mm f/1.2 is coming to me. Always wanted Pentax to release a Ltd version of the SMC-A 50mm f/1.2, but as with all my lens requests, they stubbornly

Re: New toy, graduated filter

Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I really need to spend some time and actually learn how to use lightroom. I had not been entirely pleased with this photo, though it did hint at what I was trying to achieve: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/11769829993/in/set-72157639424720424 It turns

Re: Updike

Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Here's a picture of a rabbit I took a couple of years ago: http://www.web-options.com/Rabbit.jpg I quite like it for some reason. I've flipped the picture horizontally. B It's not a cat, so that gave you a B right there. I happen to like rabbits and the

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml Interesting read. Thanks Cotty. Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same point for years (though some of you guys continue to yearn for a FF Pentax). As for

Re: Las Vegas Photo Spots?

Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Sorry, I didn't see this question until now. I hope it is not too late. While I like Venetian and went there many times, I didn't find it that interesting to photograph. Here is what I'd recommend: 1. Within Vegas, I would recommend going to the Secret

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 1/4/2014 3:02 AM, Miserere wrote: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml Interesting read. Thanks Cotty. Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same point

Re: Interesting article on LL 'The Full-Frame Myth'

John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 1/4/2014 3:02 AM, Miserere wrote: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/full_frame_myth.shtml Interesting read. Thanks Cotty. Many of us on this list have been making and blogging this very same point

Re: The Pentax CES Display...

eactiv...@aol.com wrote: As Paul found out, by an odd coincidence I am going, and will try to get a shot. It is a great photo. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/2/2014 12:36:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham

Re: PESO - Fatherhood

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso29.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco Good catch, Marco. I find myself doing a lot of this lately (kissing a baby) (mine, not a random one) and get the same

Re: DPReview readers love the K-3

Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Also the lens of the year is sigma 18-35/1.8... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On January 3, 2014 4:55:31 AM Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/01/02/best-gear-of-2013-the-results-are-in/11

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2014 submission form is live now

Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 2/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Gotta use a Pentax camera body or lens. Dare I attach the venerable A*85/1.4 to the Fuji X-E1 (gasp!!!) and let loose the bokeh?? Like the Kraken, once loose, it cannot be returned, so be careful.

Re: questions about the 20-40

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bill wrote: On 26/12/2013 8:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Nothing has ever failed on my 16-50. I've been using it as a workhorse since August 2008. It's shot 10648 frames, first on a K100D, then K20D, and now K-3. My understanding is that SDM lenses

Re: questions about the 20-40

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere wrote: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bill wrote: On 26/12/2013 8:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Nothing has ever failed on my 16-50. I've been using it as a workhorse since August 2008. It's shot 10648 frames, first

Re: questions about the 20-40

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere wrote: I did not appreciate Pentax's reluctance to admit the problem, which did little to improve my image of them. But that's an ailment that afflicts all Japanese camera companies I think you could remove Japanese and camera from

Re: questions about the 20-40

Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm curious, what is the appeal of the 20-40? Other than size, what are the advantages of it over the 16-50? If the advantage is size, how much smaller than the 16-50 is it? How much smaller than the 18-50mm is the 31 Ltd? So it's about that difference.

Re: Completely Tasteless Pron

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me A Pentax twenty to forty http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/pronz1.html Technical crap: Fuji X-Pro1 mounted to a Pentax bellows, 100mm bellows lens at f/4. Twenty five frame stack Happy

Re: Current K-3 deal at BH

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: I don’t know if this has been on for a while, but I’m finally planning to move up from my nearly prehistoric *ist Ds to a K-3 and see that BH is now offering the K-3 with the battery grip, the DA 50mm f/1.8, a 32GB card and a 4% “reward” for $1296.95. If I

Re: by passing the K-3 for this.....

David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.acgears.com/photography/digital-cameras/bonzart-ampel-twin-lens-camera Dave The Bonzart Ampel is truly an exceptional camera packed with features that will work well for any budding photographer as well as a third backup cam for

Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote: On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:49:44 +0200 Attila Boros wrote: After doing that I spent another two hours tuning in the focus-adjust for my most used autofocus lenses, about a dozen of them :) You loose the calibration after updating the firmware? No, at least I

Re: PESO - Reflections

Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso24.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco Love it! Excellent stuff. And my compliments to the focusing mechanism, be it automatic or of the human variety. Cheers,

Re: What is photographic art?

CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: When a medium belongs exclusively to the artists then it remains an art form. But popularity, it seems, destroys art. (eg, the mobile went from an art form to a baby crib toy) Kodak is to blame for the change in photography and that was about a century ago.

Re: PESO - Snow Day

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It takes more than a few flakes of snow to stop Toronto's bike messengers: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/12/snow-day.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML

Re: The Death of Photography (again)

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/13/death-of-photography-camera-phones?CMP=fb_gu I agree it's dead. After all, why would you take a photograph if you can just spend 200 hours making it on an iPad? Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\

Re: PESO - Last Stop Lodi

Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: All wonderful! cheers, Christine On Dec 9, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Lodi was the last stop I made on this trip, so this is the last travelogue blog post.

Re: The Death of Photography (again)

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 14/12/2013 11:13 AM, Walt wrote: The arts in general are due for a reckoning of some sort. People can only stand so much auto-tune in their music, and so many Instagram filters in their images, so many cinematic reboots of 20-year-old movies before

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/12/2013 11:37 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: All their lenses are A mount IIRC. I wouldn't worry too much. It's being listed as a KaF. The mount shown in the picture is a Nikon mount, which doesn't have an A setting. bill All their Pentax lenses have been

Re: GESO - Lighthouse Wave Splashes

Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Been more or less off list due to work for the last few weeks, but I took today off and finally got to use the K-3 again! Some waves on Lake Michigan: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/wave-splashes-at-south-haven The Ricoh K-3 continues to

Re: GESO - Lighthouse Wave Splashes

Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: n 12/5/2013 9:04 PM, Miserere wrote: What can I say, Mark...? I like the old shot best :-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment So do I - a lot of that is the light

Re: Maybe they're running

Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Dec 4, 2013, at 9:25 AM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: It wasn't that long ago that Pentax was listing the FA35/2 listed on their site. Maybe it's been longer than I imagine. Anyway, that one is gone now. They're down to 4 of the

Re: AAARRRGGG!

P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: BH had the K-5II on closeout, (they now list it as discontinued, which is weird though the same thing that they did with the K-5), for $599, last Friday. I didn't see the e-mail announcing the bargain until yesterday, because I was being bombarded

Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere. I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one appears to be interested... What is wrong? Boris Maybe we didn't use enough deodorant...? :-D Cheers, —M. \/\/o

Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere. I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one appears to be interested

Re: PESO - Auntie Em!

knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Former bike messenger Emily, proving that funky fashion and bike riding are not incompatible: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/12/auntie-em.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic

Re: New tilt-shift 24mm for Pentax

Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I just came across a new lens for Pentax: Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Lens for Pentax http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1012957-REG/rokinon_tsl24m_p_tilt_shift_24mm_f_3_5_ed.html I've never used any tilt/shift lenses, but I remember people

Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home. Scores are out of 10. Auto Focus: - FA 50mm f

Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

... Will send you a message off list. :) -c On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, no bites at all? Now y'all are going to force me to go sell my wares at Pentax Forums :-\ By the way, anyone interested in a black 31 Ltd? Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http

Re: PESO - Near the Train Station

Gianni Galassi would be proud of you, Rick! http://www.blurb.com/b/496590-square-the-exhibition-catalogue Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 2 December 2013 18:56, Rick Womer

Re: PESO - Near the Train Station

Or here for an overload of square: http://www.flickr.com/photos/giannigalassi?view=sq Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 2 December 2013 19:12, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Gianni

Re: Vivitar 1.4x Auto Focus Tele Converter for Pentax

P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Pentax as much as says that the 1.7x auto focus adapter shouldn't be used with any lens slower than f2.8. But I had good luck with it using the A*300 f4.0 on even such enchant film bodies as the ZX-5n. I expect it depends more on the low light

Re: PESO: Mountain ice

Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: A shot from our Friday-after-Thanksgiving hike in the White Mountains. Kinda abstract but I like it. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ice.jpg Nice. Probably makes a beautiful print, huh? I have a thing for abstract ice pics, though. Cheers,

Re: What if Pentax made a monochrome K-3?

Some questions for you: * Assuming you gain sensitivity by using a monochrome sensor, then you would lose it by placing a coloured filter in front of it. * So what have you gained in the end? The K-3 already seems to have plenty of resolution; what will you do with all the extra rez? * What

Re: Note to self: SDM doesn't work at -9°F

What temp range is the lens spec'd for? Try the Sahara next to find an upper limit :-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 29 November 2013 19:43, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com

FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home. Scores are out of 10. Auto Focus: - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225 External: 9 Optics: 9.9 Includes: Original

Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 29 November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll

Re: Selfie on the mountain

Looks like one of those famous ...and this is the last picture of the Massachusetts couple alive before the Tornado-Blizzard-Superstorm hit the White Mountains. They have yet to be found, but the camera was located in neighbouring Vermont and, apart from some scratches, was intact and in full

Re: DXO does the K3....was..Fwd: Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

K3 scores vs The Others: http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pentax-K-3-camera-tested-by-DxOMark.jpg http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pentax-K-3-tested-by-DxOMark.jpg Images ruthlessly pulled from this Photo Rumors post:

Re: Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

… G On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I imagine some of you hate Kai's style of reviewing, but I thoroughly enjoy his irreverence. Anyway, he actually...well...I'll let you watch the review to find out what he thinks of these FF Sonys (or is it Sonies?): http

Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

I imagine some of you hate Kai's style of reviewing, but I thoroughly enjoy his irreverence. Anyway, he actually...well...I'll let you watch the review to find out what he thinks of these FF Sonys (or is it Sonies?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJc83wV6iA If only their lenses weren't so

Re: TA

Larry, This one's for you: http://bit.ly/1fHdw5e Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 26 November 2013 14:02, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:02:48AM -0500,

Re: More K-3 BIF: more noise, but more detail

It's also unlikely that a camera company will release a new level of camera without accompanying lenses, because lenses is where the greater profit lies, not in the camera, especially since I don't think Ricoh can put out a FF at $4,000 and expect anyone to buy it. Cheers, --M. Boris

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