Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

First you need to isolate the fault to either the lens or the camera body. You have other camera bodies so start by determining if the Bigma behaves or misbehaves on those. regards, Anthony On 18 December 2017 at 17:49, Larry Colen wrote: > This afternoon I was photographing a

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

Larry, I'd try cleaning the contacts on the lens. "Spit & Polish". Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: 18 December, 2017 8:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: refusal to even attempt to focus This afternoon I was photographing a heron at the Waldport seawall

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 17, 2017, at 4:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Actually the K-5 isn't that much older. It was introduced in 2010 and > discontinued officially 2013 about a year after the K-5II and K-5IIs were > released. > > There wasn't a lot of "improvement" in APS-C

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 3:16 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: > First you need to isolate the fault to either the lens or the camera > body. You have other camera bodies so start by determining if the > Bigma behaves or misbehaves on those. > regards, Anthony Similar problem this

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 17, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Note that the greater the dynamic range a camera has, the less apparent > contrast there will be in the unedited file. You’re gonna have to explain that, Larry. To my naive, uninformed, ignorant mind it strikes me as

Re: PESO+ squeezerlens experiments

Thank you, Bob. It's fun to use but not that simple to get useable images. A little of the OOF effect goes a long way, and as usual I struggle with subtlety. ;) The model herself loves that shot. One of her friends declared it's now his favourite portrait of her. On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 7:45

Re: PESO+ squeezerlens experiments

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > The first image ("pedestals") just confuses me. The image itself or the caption? > My favorite of the group is "Cautiously Optimistic." Quite pleasing and > effective. Thank you, Dan. > > Dan Matyola >

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Never mind, Dan, I gather it was due to the continuous subject matter of "birds." :-) J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > These shots are for the birds, Jack! > > I like the clarity and detail of the very interesting head

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Jack, he's pulling you leg & means exactly the opposite. Note the exclamation mark. He then compliments your excellent shot. Alan C -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: 19 December, 2017 5:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon Never mind, Dan, I

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Yes, Alan I decided that must be it due ti his positive image comments. All is fine!! J - Original Message - From: "Alan C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 7:49:11 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon Jack, he's pulling

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

The electrical contacts between lenses and bodies are usually kept clean by the mounting and dismounting process. Each time you turn a lens towards the lock position, or away from it, it wipes clean the contacts by a very small amount. So, a seldomly mounted or changed lens only gets cleaned

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

Anthony Farr wrote: First you need to isolate the fault to either the lens or the camera body. You have other camera bodies so start by determining if the Bigma behaves or misbehaves on those. regards, Anthony I've had similar problems with the lens on other bodies. I don't tend to use

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

On 18 December 2017 at 18:49, Eric Weir wrote: > > A few images from the graduation ceremony I spoke about. > > One with Pentax K-5/50-200/4-5.6 that was improved by editing: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/38427160774/in/album-72157661729844657/ > > One that was not:

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

I’m sure you can do a second edit of your RSE file. I don’t use Lightroom; I work solely in photoshop and retain all my RAW files. If I want to start from scratch with a second edit, I just open the Raw in ARC and click on default conversion. That takes me back to step one. I can then do a new

Re: OT: One of the worldâ?Ts great headlines

I'm really suprised more didn't go ape over it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: OT: One of the worldâ?Ts great headlines On 12/16/2017 13:00, l...@red4est.com wrote: On

Re: PESO - Haleakala Observatories, Maui

Might have got the white balance wrong. ;-) Jostein Den 18.12.2017 04:06, skrev Rick Womer: Depends on the ambient light, of course. On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 22:03 Alan C wrote: !!!, but shouldn't it be red? Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: 18

Re: PESO+ squeezerlens experiments

Bingo! :) On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:14 PM, John wrote: > I thought it was pretty obvious > > "no-one asked the woman" ... if she wanted to be put up on a pedestal. > > > On 12/17/2017 20:56, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> The first image ("pedestals") just confuses me. >>

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

Hi Eric, On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:21:15 -0500 Eric Weir wrote: > >A question: Since the RAW file is not changed by edits, is it possible to keep >an edit while doing a second one of the same RAW file? Yes, just create a 'Virtual Copy' of the image (you can make several if you wish) and work on

Re: Floundering about how to provide images for a "client"

> On Dec 13, 2017, at 6:16 PM, John wrote: > > I would also include a text file on the disk with a copyright release > granting them permission to print the images (save them a hassle from any > photolab they might ask to make the prints). Wondering if there’s a

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I’m sure you can do a second edit of your RSE (RAW) file. I’m checking up on virtual copies in Lightroom, which Larry brought to my attention in an earlier post in this thread. I think a virtual copy of an edit

Re: PESO+ squeezerlens experiments

"The image itself or the caption?" Both. I'm just not artistic. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > >

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

On 12/18/2017 01:49, Larry Colen wrote: This afternoon I was photographing a heron at the Waldport seawall with my K-1 and sigma 50-500 during low tide.  It had flown from one spot to another, I was walking back to the new spot, photographing as I went, and at one point the camera went

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

A few images from the graduation ceremony I spoke about. One with Pentax K-5/50-200/4-5.6 that was improved by editing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/38427160774/in/album-72157661729844657/ One that was not: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/38254902955/in/album-72157661729844657/

Re: Floundering about how to provide images for a "client"

On 12/18/2017 12:14, Eric Weir wrote: On Dec 13, 2017, at 6:16 PM, John wrote: I would also include a text file on the disk with a copyright release granting them permission to print the images (save them a hassle from any photolab they might ask to make the

Re: Floundering about how to provide images for a "client"

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 2:08 PM, John wrote: > > On 12/18/2017 12:14, Eric Weir wrote: >>> On Dec 13, 2017, at 6:16 PM, John wrote: >>> >>> I would also include a text file on the disk with a copyright release >>> granting them permission to

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

RAW, not RSE. Typing on a phone doesn’t work well for we fat fingered fellows, Paul > On Dec 18, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I’m sure you can do a second edit of your RSE file. I don’t use Lightroom; I > work solely in photoshop and retain all my RAW

Re: PESO+ squeezerlens experiments

I thought it was pretty obvious "no-one asked the woman" ... if she wanted to be put up on a pedestal. On 12/17/2017 20:56, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The first image ("pedestals") just confuses me. On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 7:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I finally

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Dan, please clarify what you mean by,"for the birds." J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > These shots are for the birds, Jack! > > I like the clarity and detail of the very interesting head of this fowl > critter, and the

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

Eric Weir wrote: On Dec 17, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Note that the greater the dynamic range a camera has, the less apparent contrast there will be in the unedited file. You’re gonna have to explain that, Larry. To my naive, uninformed, ignorant mind it

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 6:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Eric Weir wrote: >>> On Dec 17, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> Note that the greater the dynamic range a camera has, the less apparent >>> contrast there will be in the unedited file. >>

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

On 19 December 2017 at 00:16, Eric Weir wrote: > Pretty good guesses, Eric. They’re instructive. And I agree I’m not being > fair, though I didn’t know that before the earlier comments on this thread. > Just one demurrer: not all the Fuji shots were outdoors in the sun.

OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

Second try - first time hit one of Earthlink's modems that's on the PDML blacklist. I got a call today to tell me I won $2.8 million in the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes (which I haven't even received junk mail from for years & years, much less entered). I only need to pay $950 for

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:51 PM, John wrote: > > UPDATE: These guys got pretty frantic trying to get back in touch with me. I > let them accumulate about a dozen "missed calls" before picking up again. I > told them I was having problems with my cell phone and suggested

Re: PESO - Haleakala Observatories, Maui

Not enough Spice. Or maybe too much. > On 18 December 2017 at 20:12 Jostein wrote: > > > Might have got the white balance wrong. ;-) > Jostein > > Den 18.12.2017 04:06, skrev Rick Womer: > > Depends on the ambient light, of course. > > > > On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 22:03

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 6:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > This PM at Colusa Refuge. > May possibly be a female Wigeon.(?) > > Usual armament. > > C? > Thanks! > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18445092 Nice, Jack. Lotsa nice shots on that page. Looks like you’ve got a great

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Thanks, Eric! Nice of you. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:24 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > >> On Dec 18, 2017, at 6:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> This PM at Colusa Refuge. >> May possibly be a female Wigeon.(?) >> >> Usual armament.

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

These shots are for the birds, Jack! I like the clarity and detail of the very interesting head of this fowl critter, and the action you caught in the wing and splashing water. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:30 PM, Jack Davis

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

Given the latest Federal Budget, the FBI is grateful for your donation. G > On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:51 PM, John wrote: > ... > They even called me back once again to verify they had copied the number for > my land line correctly. Gave them the FBI's number again and made

Peso-Bathing Wigeon

This PM at Colusa Refuge. May possibly be a female Wigeon.(?) Usual armament. C? Thanks! https://www.photo.net/photo/18445092 J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 2:39 PM, Eric Featherstone > wrote: > > I'm not an expert but when I looked at "One that was not" my first > thought was camera shake. I would have thought that a focal length of > 87mm @ 1/125 second would have been ok but it looks shaky to

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:21:15 -0500 Eric Weir wrote: >> >> A question: Since the RAW file is not changed by edits, is it possible to >> keep an edit while doing a second one of the same RAW file? > > Yes, just create a

Re: Peso-Bathing Wigeon

Yes, Jack, "for the birds" was a lame jest. I have enjoyed your "fowl" series of images. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 11:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Yes, Alan I decided that must be it due ti his positive > image

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

> On Dec 14, 2017, at 10:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > You need to do some homework. You can start here: > http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Complete-Beginners-Guide-to-Raw-Files-And-Raw-Pr/ Thanks again, Paul, for this and the other site/page you sent links to. Most