That's better. You've also got the subject off-centre in that one.
Miles better. Really nice actually.
Chris
On 15 September 2013 23:00, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hmmm...
I see what you mean about the bench, Chris. I've tried various crops on this
pic, and they lose the
Yes, very masterful. There's an intriguing colour splash to the right
- I'd have liked to see more of that and maybe the whole of the
lettering from the shop window; but you'll tell us that there was an
ugly car parked there or something...
Chris
On 16 September 2013 03:01, Daniel J. Matyola
IIRC, and sometimes I do, if you hit the OK button then an arrow button, you
are in focus point mode (if the focus point lights up red).
I had it figured out last week, but…
On Sep 13, 2013, at 10:49 , Bruce Walker wrote:
Me too. It's modal; you can't tell which mode it's in without
Eric has done CLA's for me on everything film, from K's, Spotmatics,
KX's, MX's and screwmount, K-mount, and KA lenses.
Results were excellent and dependable plus fairly priced.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Kevin Thornsberry
kevin_thornsbe...@compuserve.com wrote:
Another
On 16/9/13, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hello Steve, you are in luck. No need for shock or horror at not
finding optical or digital viewfinders on todays mirror less or PS
cameras.
And there is no need to for an expensive LEITZ accessory Viewfinder.
Exactly the same viewfinder - note
On 15/9/13, Steven Sharpe, discombobulated, unleashed:
So I blew a piece of my savings and bought a nice new computer: an iMac
3.2gz/8gb/1tb/27. It arrived on Thursday, and I spent much of that day
and Friday setting up and configuring. By Friday night I had it pretty
much the way I wanted it, so
Last night, I experimented with my IR K-5 in video mode. I hung
my array of IREDs off the bottom for illumination, and shot some
folks blues dancing, in a very dimly lit room. I apologize for
it being posted on facebook, but google was being a bitch about
my posting to my old youtube account,
Nice. They don't look too blue to me. You made me feel young again!
Alan
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From: Larry Colen
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 9:37 AM
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Subject: IR video
Last night, I experimented with my IR K-5 in video mode. I hung
my array of IREDs
Dave,
See version 2 here:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17528412size=lg
or
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17528412-lg.jpg
(Different shot, same shoot)
Rick
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Sorry, Ann. Possibly a credit card backed guarantee?
Jack
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Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: OT: speaking of computer tales of woe...
In this case being thick
Yes, I think it well might be stronger cropped in the shape of a
panoramic image.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 1:13 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
Thanks, Chris!
The color splash to the right is a group of dresses hanging in a store
window. Actually, I could easily have gotten more of the window, the
lettering and the dresses in the image by aiming just a bit to my
right. I wanted, however, to include the snoozing gentleman to the
left,
On 9/15/2013 19:09, Bob W wrote:
On 15 Sep 2013, at 21:08, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
On 9/15/2013 14:32, Alan C wrote:
Another great GESO. I almost feel as if I am there but you didn't attach
the smell frequencies. The free range pigs are interesting, they don't
do that out
Jack - it was Steven's tragedy not mine - scroll don
ann
On 9/16/2013 08:04, Jack Davis wrote:
Sorry, Ann. Possibly a credit card backed guarantee?
Jack
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Sent: Sunday,
Well caught interaction, Paul. Perhaps interlude is a better word. :-)
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I hope it's neither the card nor the camera, and just a one time glitch,
but if you want DNG, why not set the the K20D to shoot DNG?
On 9/15/2013 11:58 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
So I just transferred a card's worth of photos from this afternoon's
shooting, and converted the K20D pefs to DNG
On 9/16/2013 12:33 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-equipment-sale/237124-sale-pentax-fa-250-600-5-6-a.html
If I had the money I'd be interested in the Sigma 500/4.5 he's also
selling. I took a look at some of the other ads and lo behold, there's
another
On Sun, Sep 15, 2013, Steven Sharpe wrote:
So I blew a piece of my savings and bought a nice new computer: an
iMac 3.2gz/8gb/1tb/27. It arrived on Thursday, and I spent much of
that day and Friday setting up and configuring. By Friday night I had
it pretty much the way I wanted it, so I shut
On 2013-09-15, at 11:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
Ouch.
Oh well, it could have been worse...
True. It could have fallen on my…never mind.
G
On Sep 15, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Steven Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote:
So I blew a piece of my savings and bought a nice new
On 2013-09-16, at 12:31 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
In this case being thick headed probably not as bad as being THIN headed -
condolences! I'd have been in tears -
I almost was. But after it booted up I wanted to laugh at the stupidity of it
all.
ann
On 9/15/2013
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
I'm taking it to an independent.
Whenever I go into an Apple Store I am completely ignored. I guess as a
middle-aged, 57 year old
On 9/16/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Last night, I experimented with my IR K-5 in video mode. I hung
my array of IREDs off the bottom for illumination, and shot some
folks blues dancing, in a very dimly lit room. I apologize for
it being posted on facebook, but google was being a bitch
I like the first one better. Ain't nothing wrong with that bench on the
right.
On 9/15/2013 6:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Hmmm...
I see what you mean about the bench, Chris. I've tried various crops on this
pic, and they lose the feeling of solitude I was trying to convey.
So, here is a
On 9/16/2013 10:24, Steven Sharpe wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
I'm taking it to an independent.
Whenever I go into an Apple Store I am completely ignored. I
K20D's don't compress their DNG's, so setting it to save PEF and then
converting to (compressed) DNG on import is the preferred route,
assuming you want to maximize card space.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:55 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
I hope it's neither the card nor the camera, and
On 2013-09-16, at 11:42 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
On Sep 16, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Steven Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
When I was shooting with the K10D, I found the occasional PEF or DNG from the
camera that would not read properly with LR or DNG Converter. The solution was
to use the clumsy Pentax software to export it to DNG. It happened rarely,
regardless of what storage card was being used. Seemed obvious
On Sep 16, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Steven Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
I'm taking it to an independent.
Whenever I go into an Apple
Meh. Flash writes fail every once in a blue moon. Sometimes its just a
bad connection to the card and a reseat is all they need. There's a
reason all these new cameras have dual slots because everyone has had
a card fail at least once or twice on them eventually.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:53 AM,
That's pretty much why I'm doing it.
Just as small aside, I hadn't cleared the card yet so it was no special
trick to get another copy to try to convert. It was exactly the same
with the new copy. I tried firing up Pentax Camera Utility 4 and
attempted to convert it to a 16bit tiff as well
ah! i'll give that a try . . .
thanks, Joseph.
On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote:
IIRC, and sometimes I do, if you hit the OK button then an arrow button, you
are in focus point mode (if the focus point lights up red).
I had it figured out last
On Sep 14, 2013, at 19:53 , Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 8:47 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
..and that compatibility appears to be enabling the camera-based
focus-assist light when using the new flashes - because those flashes won't
have
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013, Steven Sharpe wrote:
Whenever I go into an Apple Store I am completely ignored. I guess as
a middle-aged, 57 year old white male I am totally invisible to the
young, cool, trendy types who inhabit such places.
Get an appointment ahead of time (they have a web page for
Yea, I tried that already and it didn't help.
On 9/16/2013 10:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
When I was shooting with the K10D, I found the occasional PEF or DNG from the
camera that would not read properly with LR or DNG Converter. The solution was
to use the clumsy Pentax software to export
With the Q7, it seems like you would need a good 42mm viewfinder with
the prime. I don't know if they make them with 42mm framelines.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
On 16/9/13, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hello Steve, you are in luck. No
Here's an interesting blog entry from Melissa.
http://www.melissasouthern.com/melissasblog/2013/9-16-2013.html
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They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it
was long gone.
EVF issue ?
Probably a slow autofocus lock issue.
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They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long
gone.
EVF issue ?
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I had the pleasant surprise of having the
On 16/09/2013, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
On 15 Sep 2013, at 21:08, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
On 9/15/2013 14:32, Alan C wrote:
Another great GESO. I almost feel as if I am there but you didn't attach
the smell frequencies. The free range pigs are interesting, they don't
Bob, would you pass on Eric's contact info - I have a 70-210 F that needs
his attention.
Thanks !
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From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Need Repair Advice for my F 100/2.8 Macro
On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Steven Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
I'm taking it to an independent.
Whenever I go into an
Ken,
Contact him via email here...
http://pentaxs.com/
He's in Sharps Chapel, TN, kind of on the way to GFM.
Nice guy who I met years ago here in suburban Chicago before he
retired to warmer climes.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:10 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Bob, would you
I'm doing my best to get to the 77 year old part, but it's going to
take me a while.
On 9/16/2013 11:07 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
On 9/16/2013 10:24, Steven Sharpe wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or
Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there
I agree with Chris on the quality mood of the shot. Was the one with
the umbrellas and the lady sitting by herself yours? It looks like a
theme here. I do not mind the lower corner but if you cropped out the
building from the top it would add much to the isolation feeling IMHO.
Hey thanks Chris, I play around with BW on lots of shots but some work
some don't. Glad you agree with these.
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:55:59 +0100
From: Chris Mitchellchris.mitch...@which.net
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: The
Ok. My one experiment in maximizing card space didn't work out so good
in the long run, so I'd rather just carry spare cards.
On 9/16/2013 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
K20D's don't compress their DNG's, so setting it to save PEF and then
converting to (compressed) DNG on import is the
On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Steven Sharpe wrote:
I am taking it in to the local Apple service dealer on Monday or Tuesday
for repairs.
I think you should go in there and ask the genius about your head.
I'm taking it to an independent.
Whenever I go into an Apple Store I am
I kid you not!
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/09/15/useful-photography-tip-68-using-a-manual-focus-lens-for-street-photography/
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Thanks, Don. Yes, the one with the lady and umbrellas was mine, too. I
carried my camera that day with my ongoing On My Way to Work project in mind,
and caught the guy in the morning and the woman in the evening. I took Which
Way? and Jump! the same day, too.
Sometimes I take my camera
Good photo good title. Good on ya
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:29:59 -0400
From: Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net
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Subject: PESO Hero Worship
Message-ID:d4fec290-ee5c-4cf7-95ba-7a15ba094...@comcast.net
Voigtländer makes a 40mm FoV optical finder.
Godfrey
On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
With the Q7, it seems like you would need a good 42mm viewfinder with
the prime. I don't know if they make them with 42mm framelines.
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When my 2009 iMac 24 required service twice in a row early in 2011, my local
genius-bar guy gave me a new iMac 27. I'm a genius-bar fan.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Steven Sharpe wrote:
I am taking it
A man comfortable in his own skin. As the farmers say around here, If
you have good equipment you keep a roof over it.
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:01:13 -0400
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Like it as well, seems slightly different mood here. Good stuff.
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:00:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com
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Subject: Re: PESO - Morning Study
Message-ID:
Very good to know. 42 is my favorite focal length.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
Voigtländer makes a 40mm FoV optical finder.
Godfrey
On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
With the Q7, it seems like you would need a
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 03:38:35PM -0400, John wrote:
I kid you not!
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/09/15/useful-photography-tip-68-using-a-manual-focus-lens-for-street-photography/
Heh!
From my experience with Chris, that reads exactly like something he'd write.
Right down to
on 2013-09-16 12:39 Stan Halpin wrote
I always had super support at the Apple Store in Kansas City. [...]
In your case, I would expect that they would
a. Give you a new computer. [etc.]
and the advantage over using an independent is that there is no question about
the continuation of
well I misunderstood that as well (check archives) just thought it was a
matter of semantics...
and frankly, whatever you call it, I certainly favor checking settings
and making them all manual for shooting from the hip, or out a window
of a moving train or bus.
I'll skip the walk toward ...
On 16/09/2013 10:40 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was
long gone.
EVF issue ?
Older PS cameras have really bad AF speed.
bill
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On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 06:10:43PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
well I misunderstood that as well (check archives) just thought it
was a matter of semantics...
The hyperfocal distance for a particular focal length and f-stop is the
distance to set the focus such that depth of field will allow
You could always look for the Pentax 43mm Limited in Leica mount and use
the viewfinder for that. It should be close enough...
On 9/16/2013 12:24 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
With the Q7, it seems like you would need a good 42mm viewfinder with
the prime. I don't know if they make them with 42mm
On 9/16/2013 18:27, Larry Colen wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 06:10:43PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
well I misunderstood that as well (check archives) just thought it
was a matter of semantics...
The hyperfocal distance for a particular focal length and f-stop is the
distance to set the
In fairness to them, there are always new folks coming up the ladder
who haven't heard about what we may consider old hat.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:38 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
I kid you not!
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 06:53:53PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
In fairness to them, there are always new folks coming up the ladder
who haven't heard about what we may consider old hat.
But it lends a certain air of humor when they are editors and correct
authors who use the terms correctly.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 16/09/2013 10:40 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long
gone.
EVF issue ?
Older PS cameras have really bad AF speed.
Newer PS's have really bad
I never heard of zone focusing as a term until you guys started bandying
it about..
I used to read photo mags a lot in the 70's and 80's but I never
actually took any courses whatsoever in photography or printing or
what not.. Never even read the Ansel bible... so how exactly does
zone
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 07:22:53PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I never heard of zone focusing as a term until you guys started
bandying it about..
I don't think I made the term up. I'm pretty sure that I've heard
it before.
But I needed something to describe pre-focusing on a range of
On Sep 16, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 07:22:53PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I never heard of zone focusing as a term until you guys started
bandying it about..
I don't think I made the term up. I'm pretty sure that I've heard
it before.
On 9/16/2013 19:36, Larry Colen wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 07:22:53PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I never heard of zone focusing as a term until you guys started
bandying it about..
I don't think I made the term up. I'm pretty sure that I've heard
it before.
I didn't think you had -
Catch me if you can...
actually I wont be 77 until December _ i'm practicing
ann
On 9/16/2013 14:56, John wrote:
I'm doing my best to get to the 77 year old part, but it's going to
take me a while.
On 9/16/2013 11:07 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
On 9/16/2013 10:24, Steven Sharpe wrote:
I
At 3:39 PM -0400 9/16/13, Paul Stenquist wrote:
When my 2009 iMac 24 required service twice in a row early in 2011,
my local genius-bar guy gave me a new iMac 27. I'm a genius-bar fan.
Well, I want to retract my negative comments of earlier today about
the Apple Store. I try to support
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 09:47:51PM -0300, Steve Sharpe wrote:
At 3:39 PM -0400 9/16/13, Paul Stenquist wrote:
When my 2009 iMac 24 required service twice in a row early in
2011, my local genius-bar guy gave me a new iMac 27. I'm a
genius-bar fan.
Well, I want to retract my negative
A fascinating hour-long 2012 BBC doc on William Klein, his 1950's New
York photojournalism, avant garde take on fashion shooting and his
ventures into film. Into his eighties and still happily shooting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnN9LMvjM7Y
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The term zone focusing dates to the early 1920s to 1930s when miniature
format cameras (6x6, 35mm, etc ...) could be efficiently focused by using the
depth of field rather than by scale and measurement, or by evaluating sharpness
on a ground glass, due to their great depth of field compared to
I'm glad to hear a happy ending to the story, both for you and about the Apple
Retail Store service. Those folks are human, they're not always perfect, but
they do try very hard to make sure customers have a good experience and have
their needs met properly.
G
On Sep 16, 2013, at 5:47 PM,
I've published a Blurb book based on the workshop I participated in early last
month. Mostly photos I took during (and before and after) the workshop, but
also text giving a day-by-day précis on what we did, what the learning
objectives were, etc. Not a full-blown detailed outline, but what I
It's fine if you feel acceptable focus is sufficient.
Jack
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Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 12:38 PM
Subject: OT: Useful Photography Tip #68
I kid you not!
I took a look. Very nice. There are some very lovely pictures there indeed.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin
s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I've published a Blurb book based on the workshop I participated in early
last month. Mostly photos I took during (and before and after)
Very nice Stan. Excellent individual images and
an impressive collected work of art.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Stan Halpin
s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I've published a Blurb book based on the workshop I participated in early
last month. Mostly photos I took
nice gallery stan, what lens do you use for macro?
I took a look. Very nice. There are some very lovely pictures there indeed.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin
s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
I've published a Blurb book based on the workshop I participated in early last
Thanks Zos, Bob J.C.
The last page or so of the book has a list by page of the lens id and exposure
details for each shot. Most of the macros were with the FA*200/4.0 Macro There
are a few with the DA35/2.8 Macro. I had an A-50/2.8 Macro and a 100/2.8 as
well but never pulled them out of the
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