Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2024-05-17 Thread Bob W PDML
Pentax seem to be running a teaser campaign for the new film camera. Turn the sound on to hear them plugging the manual film winding experience. To me it sounds like a wheel/dial rather than a crank for winding on. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7EgkWlI22f/?igsh=dnk2aXV3Ym9tMmJn > On 16 May

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-27 Thread Stan Halpin
John, in Lightroom Classic, select, e.g., all your Iraq time zoned images. Under Metadata menu, choose Edit Capture Time. The sub menu offers the option to do a time zone adjustment. There is a warning that you cannot UnDo any change. That is only somewhat true. You won’t have an UnDo option

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-27 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 26 Jan 2024, at 20:00, John Sessoms wrote: > > I have a hard time even remembering to "Spring Forward/Fall Back" ... the > "fall back" part isn't that big of a problem, but the week after "spring > forward" I'd be late for my own hanging. It seems to me that that would be a good thing…

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: >What I've got is I got the *ist-D early in 2004 and set the time to "New >York" (aka Eastern US time zone) and shipped out to Iraq a couple of >weeks later. > >I didn't notice the time zone setting until I'd been in country for >several months. And after I did notice, I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-26 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/23/2024 8:42 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 23 Jan 2024, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote:  […] I'll have to think about changing over to UTC. At least then ALL of the times will be "WRONG", rather than just blocks of them. It doesn’t have to be UTC of course - it could be any time you

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Just found a K-3ii with fewer than 3500 shutter actuations on eBay. I should have it some time next week. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Bob W PDML
 > On 23 Jan 2024, at 01:54, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >  > Hmm. I like to keep the camera's date setting current, but rarely ever look > at the time my cameras are set to. > I order things in LR by frame number, not by time, and only very very > occasionally use more than one camera at a

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 23 Jan 2024, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: > >  > > […] > I'll have to think about changing over to UTC. > > At least then ALL of the times will be "WRONG", rather than just blocks of > them. > It doesn’t have to be UTC of course - it could be any time you choose as the reference

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 5:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote:  Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, i.e. I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>  >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Stanley Halpin wrote: >Long ago and far away (specifically, Northern Italy, 2007) I took a drive from >our B lodging around Lago Garda, a beautiful region favored as a vacation >spot since the Middle Ages if not earlier. Several small fishing villages >around the lake. I of course stopped at

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 4:36 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to >>> fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. >>> >>>

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: > >  > > Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? > > That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different > time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, > i.e. I have the camera set to "New

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Steve Cottrell
Mark! Oh damn. As you were. Cot > On 20 Jan 2024, at 16:32, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I tend to agree with Paul on this -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

re: the GPS question (was: Re: Pentax APS-C cameras)

2024-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A number of interesting answers to the "why GPS" question, thank you. From the answers, I think my long-held workflow practices from non-GPS equipped cameras manage to do the same job … when traveling, I keep a journal and update it daily with the names and places of everywhere I've visited,

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Stanley Halpin
Long ago and far away (specifically, Northern Italy, 2007) I took a drive from our B lodging around Lago Garda, a beautiful region favored as a vacation spot since the Middle Ages if not earlier. Several small fishing villages around the lake. I of course stopped at every village and took shots

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Henk Terhell
I keep the GPS of my K-1 always on so I don't forget to switch it on. How much faster this drains my battery, I have no idea. After a day trip I take the SD card out and also recharge the battery. Almost never need a spare battery. Henk Op 2024-01-22 om 12:04 schreef Bob W PDML: I can see the

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Bob W PDML
I can see the value of it even if it’s something that I don’t have much need for personally. To me it would be quite useful sometimes for a camera to connect automatically (ie without all the ridiculous faff of camera WiFi connections) using Bluetooth or Ant+ or something similar to external

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 22.01.24 um 00:08 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Now, that's an easy one... Whenever I'm looking for a photo of a particular place or subject to accompany one of my

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Henk Terhell
Van: Godfrey DiGiorgi Verzonden: maandag 22 januari 2024 00:08 Aan: PDML Onderwerp: Re: Pentax APS-C cameras S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Oh, I can see some uses for it, for specific purposes

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more than a general way) when I took a photo. On 1/21/2024 6:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: S

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the APS-C cameras have built in GPS. According to Ricoh, the K-3/K-3 Mark III, K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs can take the O-GPS1 module - discontinued according to Ricoh, but if you don't already have it you can probably find one NOS

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Oh, I can see some uses for it, for specific purposes, but in general … I don't know why I'd want it. I figure when I want GPS location info, I just snap a photo with

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Bill
On 1/21/2024 4:33 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Correction: the 55-300 PLM can be used on the K-3II with updated firmware. Henk Op 2024-01-21 om 11:33 schreef Henk Terhell: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Alan C
I have a clip-on O-GPS1 which can I use on my trusty K5. Very small & easy to use for GPS. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 10:41 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides.  It does a nice job of logging my rides and

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of species in the field. There is a phone app for

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: >> I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) >> along to record my itinerary. > > There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and >

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to record my itinerary. There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and light-weight devices the size of a mini mouse, logging your itinerary for later

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Alan C wrote: >It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. All right, so the K-3ii it is, then. A quick look around the web shows they seem to be holding their value pretty well, which is a good sign. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Henk: smartphones are centered on communications technology, where cameras generally are not. Thus the difference … a difference in engineering/design focus. I tend to agree with Paul on this, however: My favorite cycling camera is my now-ancient Light L16. It's like carrying a large cell

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Comcast
For a bicycle trip all one really needs is a top of the line phone. In good light and with the lens clean (very important with a phone) my iphone 12 pro mac is nearly as good as my Pentax K3, and an iphone 15 pro max is several generations better. And of course it privides GPS and great mapping

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 10:37 schrieb Henk Terhell: For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. Might have something to do with battery life, but I'm just guessing. I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Henk Terhell
For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. For landscape and nature pictures it is so useful to have it on my K-1. If GPS seems to easily fit in a flat phone, why not in an APSC-C? For me this is another step forward to kill real cameras

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
It seems that the only ones with internal GPS are the K-1, and the K-3II There might be some mode where you can use the gps off the phone through the app on the K-3 III. Or that might be something that I saw my u4/3 can theoretically do. What I have been doing on the K-3 III is just taking

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Alan C
Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & K3iii, K5 series & a few others. It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote:

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-19 Thread Alan C
https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70=pentax_kf=pentax_kp=pentax_ks2 Alan C On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd

Re: Pentax sighting

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks for the link Paul. That was a good read. I did try to click through his 17 images, after first 4-5 the next click caused a system restart on my Mac. But I saw enough to appreciate his work. Stan > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Why photographer Mike De Sisti

Re: Pentax K3 III Monochrome Review

2023-12-20 Thread Henk Terhell
Their conclusion is that K-1, having a similar cost price as the K-3 III monochrome,  provides the same quality in monochrome mode. It would have been better to have a monochrome version of the K-1. Otherwise there are no important negative comments, except of course the absence of a flippy

Re: Pentax K3 III Monochrome Review

2023-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
He generally does fair reviews, but I can't take the time at work to watch it, though I can get away with occasionally checking email. Can you summarize? I'll guess: If you can afford $2200 for a body that you only use for monochrome, you get a stop better performance and better effective

Re: Pentax MX Film Advance Lever

2023-07-03 Thread Steve Cottrell
Hi Colin - thanks for the offer but I beg to differ. The MX is unique. The dust cap has two small holes for a removal tool (narrow circlip pliers will do) and unscrews off the lever to reveal the screw beneath. And it is reverse-threaded (don’t ask me how I know ;-) Third photo down on this

Re: Pentax MX Film Advance Lever

2023-06-28 Thread collinb
Apparently the M series was consistent. https://www.ecrater.com/p/42329296/pentax-m-series-original-film-advance?gps=1 I have one from a trashed ME Super if you’re interested. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-17 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 12:47:12PM +0200, Toine wrote: > even more surprising news: dpreview is still alive! That's good news! I had spotted that the archive wasn't going to disappear, but I wasn't expecting to see any further news items. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-17 Thread Toine
even more surprising news: dpreview is still alive! On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 12:37, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Another link: > > > https://www.dpreview.com/news/2093227531/pentax-s-first-film-camera-will-be-a-compact-with-a-fixed-lens-but-hints-a-film-slr-may-be-next > -- > %(real_name)s

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-17 Thread Steve Cottrell
Another link: https://www.dpreview.com/news/2093227531/pentax-s-first-film-camera-will-be-a-compact-with-a-fixed-lens-but-hints-a-film-slr-may-be-next -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
Useless for you is not the same as useless. Just sayin. More clarity from you when you put your thoughts to words goes a long way to avoiding misunderstanding. As for the Corvette, they are all useless, depending on one's POV. As an aside, on the 2022 Vette, it's 11 hours of book time to change

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Mark Roberts
I think a new, fixed-lens film camera is the sort of thing a lot of my students would go for. They'd never dream of entering the murky world of second-hand, 30-year-old film cameras. (Nor should they be.) -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thisis all a bit silly. I commented that the camera is useless. That was my comment, and it applies to me alone. The Corvette metaphor was over the top. Enough of this. > On May 16, 2023, at 1:20 PM, Bill wrote: > > Paul you lose any credibility you might have had when you resort to ad >

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 16, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > …. > I have noticed that when there is something that doesn’t appeal to a > particular person, they tend to pronounce that it is useless, without > considering that it could be a perfect fit for someone else. > > I think that it is kind

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bob W PDML
 > On 16 May 2023, at 18:34, Larry Colen wrote: > > […] > > I think that it is kind of silly for someone to buy a brand new film camera > when perfectly servicable ones are practically being given away. I > personally bought several when I got back into photography because I wanted > the

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Larry Colen
I think that the serape of snark is large enough to cover more than one person in this discussion. I have noticed that when there is something that doesn’t appeal to a particular person, they tend to pronounce that it is useless, without considering that it could be a perfect fit for someone

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
Paul you lose any credibility you might have had when you resort to ad hominem attacks. bill On Tue., May 16, 2023, 10:33 a.m. Paul Stenquist, wrote: > > > > On May 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Bill wrote: > > > > One could say the same thing about someone's split window Corvette that > > spends

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
> On May 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Bill wrote: > > One could say the same thing about someone's split window Corvette that > spends it's life locked in a trailer, only to be seen at car shows.. Perhaps, if one were given to exaggeration and fuzzy thinking. Yes, the camera has some value, but I

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
One could say the same thing about someone's split window Corvette that spends it's life locked in a trailer, only to be seen at car shows.. If there is full follow through on this, they will be releasing four film cameras to go after a resurgent market that is being underserved. Pentax has also

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
It’s useless to those who, like me, still own plenary of film cameras. I guess there will be some market for it. but perhaps not enough to make it profitable for Ricoh. > On May 16, 2023, at 11:10 AM, l...@red4est.com wrote: > > If simply having fun is useless. > You could say the same about

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread lrc
If simply having fun is useless. You could say the same about my argue c3, but I got some of my best photos with it when I took it to burning man years ago On May 16, 2023 3:18:43 AM PDT, Paul Stenquist wrote: >A useless toy. > >Paul > >> On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 16.05.23 um 16:54 schrieb Steve Cottrell: It’s interesting to note that a lot of young people into photography are curious about film and want to explore possibilities. My own son has acquired a film SLR, and also took an old Olympus XA-2 I gave him on holiday loaded with Fujifilm. It

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
I think the point of it, according to what I read, is that the useless toy is a test-bed on which Ricoh will develop a film SLR. It’s interesting to note that a lot of young people into photography are curious about film and want to explore possibilities. My own son has acquired a film SLR,

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 16.05.23 um 12:18 schrieb Paul Stenquist: A useless toy. Very much so. Then again, as long as it brings money into Pentax' coffers it's just as fine with me as pink, neon-yellow or textmarker-green DSLRs. No-one forces us to buy them. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
A useless toy. Paul > On May 16, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > >  > https://petapixel.com/2023/05/15/pentaxs-new-film-camera-will-have-a-fixed-non-interchangeable-lens/ > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
If I had the buying power, I would definitely have one! Cotty On 22 Apr 2023, at 01:37, Bill wrote: The Matte Black Edition is the same camera as the K3III monochrome with a cosmetic change. The regular K3III mono will apparently go on sale very soon, but it seems a lot of people want to

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
The Matte Black Edition is the same camera as the K3III monochrome with a cosmetic change. The regular K3III mono will apparently go on sale very soon, but it seems a lot of people want to spring for the blacked out camera. bill On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 9:23 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > From my

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
From my days as a components engineer at an electronics firm, I would be very surprised if the minimum order for a specialized item like this sensor wasn't at least 1000 units. Apr 21, 2023 10:35:47 AM Ralf R Radermacher : > Am 21.04.23 um 15:28 schrieb mike wilson: >> I wonder how big a "run"

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.04.23 um 15:28 schrieb mike wilson: I wonder how big a "run" is. Not into triple figures, I would guess. Could this be the ‘workshop-like’ approach to production that they announced in January of last year? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread mike wilson
I wonder how big a "run" is. Not into triple figures, I would guess. > On 21/04/2023 14:16 Bill wrote: > > > Apparently they started taking pre orders for the second run of the new > Monochrome camera earlier today for deliveries in late May. > It sold out in a couple of hours, so if you

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-19 Thread Bill
They have presold the first production run and are taking orders. As always, Ricehigh has warped tge facts to his narrative. bill On Fri., Apr. 14, 2023, 12:00 p.m. John Francis, wrote: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 10:14:36AM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > >

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hi Mark, In response to your thoughts, here are the results of using the Leica M10 Monochrom to image an Xrite ColorChecker. Leica M10 Monochrom - ColorChecker to Grayscale :: https://flic.kr/p/2oudh5u Leica M10 Monochrom - Swatch Comparison :: https://flic.kr/p/2oufwVz As with using B film,

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hi Mark, In response to your thoughts, here are the results of using the Leica M10 Monochrom to image an Xrite ColorChecker. Leica M10 Monochrom - ColorChecker to Grayscale :: https://flic.kr/p/2oudh5u Leica M10 Monochrom - Swatch Comparison :: https://flic.kr/p/2oufwVz As with using B film,

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-15 Thread John Sessoms
One of the parks I used to frequent trying to photograph birds had a children's playground I had to walk past on my way down to the lakes. If I tried to photograph anything along the path I'd sometimes get "concerned parents" wanting to know what I was up to and was I photographing their

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-15 Thread Henk Terhell
Under Dutch/EU privacy legislation the approval of parents is required before taking pictures of kids at school (or elsewhere). Op za 15 apr 2023 om 02:46 schreef : > > In another thread, people on the small island where I lived are now saying > that news outlets cannot publish photos taken at

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-15 Thread Eric Weir
> On Apr 14, 2023, at 5:57 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > I guess we’re more fortunate in the UK. My whole ethos is about communicating > with people and making them feel at ease. Not always convenient of course but > without it people do feel threatened. Difficult with cityscape photography I

RE: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread jcoyle
at school events, because the kids are identifiable. Has this madness gone too far? John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2023 7:58 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome Wow! I guess we’re more fortunate in the UK. My

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
Wow! I guess we’re more fortunate in the UK. My whole ethos is about communicating with people and making them feel at ease. Not always convenient of course but without it people do feel threatened. Difficult with cityscape photography I grant you. Sheesh! Cotty On 14 Apr 2023, at 10:38,

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 10:14:36AM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr According to a post from ricehigh (there's a name I haven't seen in years) Pentax are no longer accepting new orders for this, so presumably

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread Mark Roberts
I just read through the comments section on DPreview. Reminded me of why I haven't looked at DPreview for years. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 14.04.23 um 10:33 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Interesting. I guess it’s an aspect of different cultures’ perceptions. Different cultures and, most of all, different times. There was a time when a photographer was the friendly guy with a camera who took nice pictures and people were glad when

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
Having to send this again as the previous attempt went over the 10Kb limit for size. 10Kb?!?? Interesting. I guess it’s an aspect of different cultures’ perceptions. Generally speaking I have no problems photographing in public. Mind you, I have been doing it with big video cameras for over

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 13, 2023, at 2:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > ... > Basically, the technical arguments would be “are the tradeoffs worth it?”. > You are losing all of your color channel information in exchange for a little > bit better performance in other areas. I suspect that the improved >

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr Looks interesting. I'll show it to my Digital Photography I class tomorrow (coincidentally, "Black & White" was the assignment for this week). It'll be interesting to see what they make

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Henk Terhell
This video puts the finger on the weak spot in that for street photography a bulky DSLR nowadays upsets a lot of people. I do recognize however the beauty of B/W for such type of photography. Speaking to a street photographer the other day he told me that he mostly shoot from the hip with a

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
Interesting what he says about optical viewfinders and monochrome cameras - exactly what I felt. Actually very interested in this camera after seeing that video. Paired up with the A*85/1.4 that would be a killer concert camera for shooting at music gigs etc. On 13 Apr 2023, at 21:50,

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5LtayQrpo This guy is very watchable, good video. Speaks from the heart. Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Bob W PDML
X100 > On 13 Apr 2023, at 21:08, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Is it an X100, X100S, X100T, X100F or the unobtainable X100V :-) > > > > On 13 Apr 2023, at 21:04, Bob W PDML wrote: > > I have an original X100 which I never use, hardly used at all really, if > you’re interested when the dust

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
Is it an X100, X100S, X100T, X100F or the unobtainable X100V :-) On 13 Apr 2023, at 21:04, Bob W PDML wrote: I have an original X100 which I never use, hardly used at all really, if you’re interested when the dust settles I’m sure we can figure something out. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Bob W PDML
I have an original X100 which I never use, hardly used at all really, if you’re interested when the dust settles I’m sure we can figure something out. > I really like an optical viewfinder for mono, so in theory the Pentax wins on > that score. The Fuji X20 has an optical viewfinder. I suppose

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Larry Colen
> On Apr 13, 2023, at 10:29 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I've been working with the Leica M10 Monochrom for about a year now. > > Larry has it correct ... Think of a monochrome camera's output as a simple > recording based on the sensor's spectral sensitivity curve, just as you do >

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
I’m in the process of selling my Olympus Pen F - I haven’t used it hardly at all in quite a while, but that’s down to being busy in other areas like music, boat-building, oh yeah and work! I still have my trusty little Fuji X20 which incidentally I am going to build a custom power supply for as

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've been working with the Leica M10 Monochrom for about a year now. Larry has it correct ... Think of a monochrome camera's output as a simple recording based on the sensor's spectral sensitivity curve, just as you do with B film, and use B color filters to modify the translation of color

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 13 Apr 2023, at 17:12, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 13.04.23 um 17:11 schrieb Bob W PDML: >> That would be only 1,220. > > Is anyone seriously expecting more than that? > > Ralf Their finance director? > > -- > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 13.04.23 um 17:11 schrieb Bob W PDML: That would be only 1,220. Is anyone seriously expecting more than that? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos :

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Bob W PDML
That would be only 1,220. > On 13 Apr 2023, at 16:05, John Sessoms wrote: > > I hope they sell a ton of them. > >> On 4/13/2023 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr >> Cotty >> -- >> %( -- %(real_name)s

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread John Sessoms
I hope they sell a ton of them. On 4/13/2023 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread lrc
I don't think it is firmware on this one, I think it comes down to the response of the silicon since it doesn't have a Bayer filter. You would have to choose a color filter when shooting, just as with black and white film. I could make all sorts of technical arguments against it, but it's

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
PhotoShop is my monochrome kit. I’d rather control how the various tones are rendered in grayscale rather than living it up to the camera and the techs who deisgned the firmware. > On Apr 13, 2023, at 9:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Nice! If they've done a good job of it, this is a much

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice! If they've done a good job of it, this is a much less costly entry point into a dedicated monochrome kit. It's entertaining that its announcement happened within a day of Leica's M11 Monochrom announcement, too. G > On Apr 13, 2023, at 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >  >

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