Re: PESO 2017 - 047, 048, 049 - GDG

[John Sessoms]

On 4/26/2017 11:22, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

On Apr 25, 2017, at 12:14 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:

On 4/24/2017 20:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:



On Apr 24, 2017, at 9:33 AM, John  wrote:
...
I don't see a Polaroid camera anywhere in this one though:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/34198316965/


The I-1 in its case, right next to the helmet.


I thought that was a Leica.


I don't know what might have given you that impression, John. Its
full name is "The Impossible Project I-1 Analog Instant Camera". It's
made by The Impossible Project and compatible with Polaroid type 600
films made by Polaroid (now discontinued) and The Impossible Project.
Most instant film folks just refer to it as either "the I-1" or "a
Polaroid camera" since Polaroid is a generic for instant film.



I didn't see the camera in the photo, just the case, and I thought it
looked like the case for a range-finder camera.

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Re: August Solar Eclipse

[John Sessoms]

On 4/25/2017 21:43, Mark Roberts wrote:

John Sessoms wrote:


The lens is a Sigma AF 300mm f/2.8. I have a matching Sigma 1.4x
tele-converter for it.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-300mm-f2-8-apo-ex-dg.html

The Astrozap filters come in various diameters. They're actually for
small telescopes.


Do they make them in small sizes for big telephotos that take drop-in
filters?




I didn't find one. My 300mm f/2.8 takes a 46mm filter. The smallest I
found was 58mm.

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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Alan C]

Very smart, Ken. Quite well camouflaged. Nice to have them in your garden.

Alan C

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Subject: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.

K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA

Comments ?

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379919/-a-real-turkey-

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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Stanley Halpin]

Thanks again Mark. I checked a few of these options, none seems to be working. 
I’ll just wait a few days, just in case another offer shows in my inbox…


> On Apr 26, 2017, at 10:09 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
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> Stanley Halpin wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Mark! The fine print:  
>> 
>>> Offer valid through April 27, 2017 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid only for 
>>> magazines and trade books uploaded to and purchased through your own 
>>> account. 
>> 
>> I will wait and see if there is a more general May 1st offer, I think I can 
>> restrain myself that long.
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Re: 'A Wild Turkey'

[Ken Waller]

For me they're in the same class as Sandhill Cranes - sort of prehistoric.

Thank you Morris, Dan, Paul ,Jack, Richard and Mark C. for looking and 
commenting.


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- Original Message - 
From: "Morris Galloway" 

Subject: Re: 'A Wild Turkey'


Wonderful shot of a dignified dinosaur that hung around just to show us 
what winged dignity lookes like. Thanks for sharing.



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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Richard Klein]

Mine wasn't a great picture, but a lucky capture. Remember to look up!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI1PNX8jsQV/


On Apr 26, 2017 10:59 PM, "Mark C"  wrote:

> Well captured, Ken. Turkeys seem to casually hang out everywhere but the
> moment you take a hard look at them their either take off or fade into the
> background.
>
> On 4/26/2017 5:13 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
>
>> Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.
>>
>> K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA
>>
>> Comments ?
>>
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379919/-a-real-turkey-
>>
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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Re: Traveller, if you come to Ashford, Kent...

[P. J. Alling]

I always carry a small roll of transparent tape, for just such 
occasions.  Not that I remember ever using it.



On 4/25/2017 2:55 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:

Am 25.04.17 um 20:03 schrieb Gonz:

The meters here print out a ticket that you can put on your dash,
inside, so not subject to the wind/rain/theft/etc.  Must the ticket be
put on the window there?


The ticket has to be displayed inside on the dashboard. But it is so 
light and flimsy that it will be flipped over be the little draft 
created by closing the door. It's meant to.


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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Mark C]

Well captured, Ken. Turkeys seem to casually hang out everywhere but the 
moment you take a hard look at them their either take off or fade into 
the background.


On 4/26/2017 5:13 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.

K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA

Comments ?

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379919/-a-real-turkey-

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller




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PESO -- Little Blue Heron III

[P. J. Alling]

I've been looking through my files for a good example or even a bad 
example of leading lines, still haven't found one, it's been pretty much 
lousy weather for photography when I've had the time, and beautiful when 
I haven't.  Still haven't found one.  However while looking I did find 
this shot of the lost Little Blue Heron from last year.


https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20littleblue3.html

Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/Kalimar MC 500mm Mirror f8.0

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.

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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Theodore Beilby]

Wow Mark, I am really impressed with the way the preview on Blurb looks even at 
reduced resolution, I really enjoy the pairings that you did,. I am honored to 
share pages with Christine and Larry. I really like the gallery like feel of 
the layout. Every page turn I felt like I was reuniting with old friends. Can't 
wait to see it in my hands. 
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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Mark Roberts]

Stanley Halpin wrote:

>Thanks Mark! The fine print:  
>
>> Offer valid through April 27, 2017 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid only for 
>> magazines and trade books uploaded to and purchased through your own 
>> account. 
>
>I will wait and see if there is a more general May 1st offer, I think I can 
>restrain myself that long.

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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Mark C]

Thanks, Gonz. I share your disdain for Silkypix - the user interface is 
weak and it lacks a lot of functionality found in Adobe Camera Raw.


I don't use lightroom - locked in with Photoshop CS6 for the time being. 
Adobe stopped updating ACR for CS6 with the K3II as the last Pentax 
supported camera. I'm not sure what that means - ACR still opens K1 DNG 
files, but does not seem to process the pixelshift images as well as 
Silkypix or in camera JPG's. But the version of ACR I have was updated 
to support pixel shift mode. I don't know if that means it supports only 
K3II pixel shift mode or if it also supports K1 pixel shift mode. Last I 
looked (4 to 6 weeks ago) ACR did not support motion corrected pixel 
shift mode.


I did some testing with to tools I have SIlkpix, in camera JPG's, the 
outdaed version of ACR. My workflow is to shoot in motion corrected 
pixelshift mode and use Zerene stacker combine TIFFs . (Zerene stacker 
does not work with raw file, afaik). I see more difference in focus 
stacked / pixel shift images than in single pixel shift images. In my 
tests, the hierarchy is:


1.
DNG's converted in Silkypix - the amount of detail in stacked images is 
really impressive.

2.
In camera JPG's converted to TIFF's via ACR - almost as good as DNG's in 
Silkypix but some artifacts appear in the stacked images - maybe JPG 
artifacts amplified by stacking?

3.
DNG's converted in ACR - notably less detail than the above two options, 
but...

4.
Non pixel shift images converted in ACR - less detail than the above, 
including pixel shift DNG's converted with ACR.


So - it seems that even the outdated version of ACR I have shows some 
improvement with pixel shift mode, but not on par with SIlkypix or in 
camea JPG's. FWIW, I use pixel shift in motion corrected mode because at 
high magnification I see vibrations in images every now and then. A 
garbage truck hitting a pothole half a block away can create visible 
motion in the subject even at just 1:1.


That's where I am at with testing Pixel shift images. I doubt that I 
will ever move to Lightroom since blending of layers is an integral 
aspect of how I post process and LIghtroom does not support layers.  
Aside from the updated ACR I have not seen any update in Photoshop CC 
that is very compelling.


Mark



On 4/26/2017 12:01 PM, Gonz wrote:

Excellent series Mark.  I don't like Silkypix user interface, it is
very confusing and I find it difficult to find the files, etc.  I
bring them into Lightroom instead.  Have you seen any difference
between the images processed by Lightroom vs Silkypix?




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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Mark Roberts]

For anyone coming to Grandfather Mountain this year – I could get
together a bulk purchase if there's a demand. Discuss.
 
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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Just placed my order!

Out of curiosity, how many contributors and how many total images.

We all greatly appreciate your hard work on the annual, Mark!


Dan Matyola
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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Wow, it really looks great!

Even looking at the small images in the book at the website, I am blown
away by how many striking image are in there.  I can't wait to get my hands
on my copy.


Dan Matyola
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> April (which is why I put in some overtime to get the books online
> today).
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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Stanley Halpin]

Thanks Mark! The fine print:  

> Offer valid through April 27, 2017 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid only for 
> magazines and trade books uploaded to and purchased through your own account. 

I will wait and see if there is a more general May 1st offer, I think I can 
restrain myself that long.

stan

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> April (which is why I put in some overtime to get the books online
> today).
> 
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Re: 'A Wild Turkey'

[Morris Galloway]

Wonderful shot of a dignified dinosaur that hung around just to show us 
what winged dignity lookes like. Thanks for sharing.


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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

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Thank you for all of your hard work. From the sample it does look great 
and will spread the word.


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On 4/26/2017 5:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Paperback:
http://www.blurb.com/b/7900764-pdml-photo-annual-2017-paperback

Hardcover, both dust jacket and imagewrap versions:
http://www.blurb.com/b/7900822-pdml-photo-annual-2017-hardcover

As always be sure to check at
https://www.retailmenot.com/view/blurb.com for discount codes. I had
success with CHEERSUSA for a 35% discount, but that may only be for
your own books. Even if it works it's only good through Thursday, 27
April (which is why I put in some overtime to get the books online
today).

The e-book versions, PDF and EPUB, should be available tomorrow.
  


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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Rob Studdert]

These ladies are all very sweet actually, not a tart amongst them
though it's a trifle touch and go occasionally.



On 27 April 2017 at 08:42, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>>
>>> On 26 Apr 2017, at 23:14, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg
>
> Put me on a table with them any day of the week.

 Steady, boy. Those girls are not to be trifled with.
>>>
>>> I'll go out of my way for a decent tart.
>>
>> I'm dis-custard with you!
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Re: 2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

[Bruce Walker]

On its way!

Note that the discount is only for book creators, and only USA.

Be sure and order the book through your local or closest Blurb office
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Re: Peso-Poppy and Sun

[Jack Davis]

HA! Thanks, Richard, appreciated!

J
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Richard Klein  wrote:
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> That looks very nice! I like shots that require getting down and dirty,
> too. :-)
> 
>> On Apr 26, 2017 11:16 AM, "Jack Davis"  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Belly on the ground in a neighborhood park.
>> 
>> K3/DA16~45
>> 
>> C?
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Re: Peso-Poppy and Sun

[Richard Klein]

That looks very nice! I like shots that require getting down and dirty,
too. :-)

On Apr 26, 2017 11:16 AM, "Jack Davis"  wrote:

>
>
>
> Belly on the ground in a neighborhood park.
>
> K3/DA16~45
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Mark C]

The extension cord circuits were scary, but when I researched things on 
the internet I found that its actually a very common occurrence. I have 
no idea what people were thinking when they did that.


The second most scary thing was a suspended ceiling that was added to 
the basement in the 1960's. The lights ran off newer but ungrounded 
lighting. One of the ceiling lights was shorted to the metal grid that 
holds the ceiling tiles in place. The whole grid was hot - 115 volts. I 
can't count how many times I've fiddled with that ceiling and had my 
hands on the grid it over the years. Apparently if I had been standing 
on a wet floor and touched the grid, or grabbed the grid while holding 
onto  a metal pipe, that could have been it. That freaked me out but the 
electricians were pretty nonchalant about it, saying that it is actually 
not that easy to get grounded well enough to be electrocuted, though on 
them got a pretty good poke when he discovered the problem.


I'm glad to have all that behind me. Insurance companies are starting to 
decline to cover houses with K so when we the time comes to sell there 
will be one less hassle.


On 4/26/2017 11:44 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:

In pittsburgh right now! Yeah knob and tube wiring is very common here
still. It is mostly safe as long as rodents stay away from it. Blown
insulation is bad because if the wire overheats the heat has nowhere
to go. And those wires were designed to cool by the surrounding air.
So yeah, that's a fire hazard. Other than that they aren't nearly as
bad as people make them out to be. Now the story about the extension
cords used as patches. THAT'S SCARY! Like holy crap man!




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2017 PDML PHOTO ANNUAL NOW AVAILABLE

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Paperback:
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Hardcover, both dust jacket and imagewrap versions:
http://www.blurb.com/b/7900822-pdml-photo-annual-2017-hardcover

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your own books. Even if it works it's only good through Thursday, 27
April (which is why I put in some overtime to get the books online
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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Bruce Walker]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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>> On 26 Apr 2017, at 23:14, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
>>
>>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg

 Put me on a table with them any day of the week.
>>>
>>> Steady, boy. Those girls are not to be trifled with.
>>
>> I'll go out of my way for a decent tart.
>
> I'm dis-custard with you!

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Re: OT - Universal battery chargers

[Anthony Farr]

Brian, I have the exact universal charger you linked to, and I find it a
decent unit although setting up the contact pins to meet the battery's
terminals can be fiddly and the grip of the connection can be a bit
tenuous. The Inca charger has just two pins, +ve and -ve, while the OEM
units may or may not (brand dependent) use the extra pins to read out the
condition of the battery. Polarity doesn't matter so you can connect the
battery whichever way way fits best, but you need to be able to identify
which of the (usually) four terminals are the battery poles. The charger
has a car adapter that seems handy, but I suspect that its tenuous grip on
the battery could cause the battery to disconnect with the bumps and
jostles of driving. Although it can charge all your camera batteries it can
only handle one at a time, so you may find yourself with a queue if it's
your one and only charger.
On the plus side, you get to see the approximate charge level, in 25%
increments, unlike the OEM chargers that just tell you a battery is
charging or is full. And it can also charge two AA or AAA cells, although
not at the same time as a camera battery, and it has a 0.5A USB outlet.
So... some pros and some cons.

regards, Anthony

On 26 April 2017 at 16:14, Brian Walters  wrote:

> G'day all
>
> Does anyone have any experience with universal battery chargers such as
> this:
>
> https://www.jbhifi.com.au/cameras/camera-accessories/
> inca/inca-universal-charger/601162/
>
> Somehow I've managed to accumulate 4 cameras all of which use different
> batteries. While I don't travel with all of them, I would always have
> two (and occasionally three) on some trips and it would make life easier
> if I didn't have to cart around separate chargers.
>
> Any experiences to report?
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
> ++
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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

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> On 26 Apr 2017, at 23:14, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
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> 
 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg
>>> 
>>> Put me on a table with them any day of the week.
>> 
>> Steady, boy. Those girls are not to be trifled with.
> 
> I'll go out of my way for a decent tart.

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Re: Peso-Poppy and Sun

[Jack Davis]

Woops! That should have been to
Dan.
J
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 2:55 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Ken and I appreciate your allowing my "clever" Sun spelling.
> Shame on me!
> 
> J
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 26, 2017, at 1:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
>> 
>> I really like it, Jack.  The second stem adds a lot to the composition, to
>> my eye.
>> 
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>> 
>>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Belly on the ground in a neighborhood park.
>>> 
>>> K3/DA16~45
>>> 
>>> C?
>>> 
>>> J
>>> 
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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

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>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg
>> 
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>
>Steady, boy. Those girls are not to be trifled with.

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Re: Peso-Poppy and Sun

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Thanks, Ken and I appreciate your allowing my "clever" Sun spelling.
Shame on me!

J

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> On Apr 26, 2017, at 1:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> I really like it, Jack.  The second stem adds a lot to the composition, to
> my eye.
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>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Belly on the ground in a neighborhood park.
>> 
>> K3/DA16~45
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>> C?
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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

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Nice shot, Ken!

J

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> Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.
> 
> K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA
> 
> Comments ?
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379919/-a-real-turkey-
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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

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> On 26 Apr 2017, at 15:46, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
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> On 27/4/17, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> Not all my studio work is table top
>> 
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg
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> Put me on a table with them any day of the week.

Steady, boy. Those girls are not to be trifled with.
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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Paul Stenquist]

Nice one!

Paul via phone

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 5:13 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.
> 
> K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA
> 
> Comments ?
> 
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Re: PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nice catch.  You caught it in its environment, and while it was really
"stepping out."

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On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

> Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.
>
> K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA
>
> Comments ?
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Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I think it is a Jubjub fird.

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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time
> for migration and we’re just off the fly route for birds that crossed the
> lower great lakes. In any case, this appears to e another Thrush, but a
> different species from yesterday’s. Maybe a Song Thrush or a Mistle Thrush?
> T he buff stripe over the eye suggests it’s a Redwing Thrush, but there’s
> not a hint of red to be seen.  Some sparrows have similar markings but not
> that long a beak as far as I know. Many of you know more than I, so let fly.
>
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PESO - 'A Wild Turkey'

[Ken Waller]

Caught this lone female wild turkey wandering thru my yard.

K-3, 300mm f4.5 FA

Comments ?

https://www.photo.net/photo/18379919/-a-real-turkey-

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Re: PDML Photo Annual: Almost there!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Great news!
I am looking forward to seeing the magnum opus.  

Once again, thanks for all the time and talent you put into the annual on
our behalf.

Dan

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On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Mark Roberts 
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> Just finishing up the last bits of this year's book. I think it should
> be uploaded and available tomorrow (Thursday, 27 April).
>
> This will be too late for me to order any copies to bring to the UK
> (I'll be there May 6-13) but I could get some to bring to the
> Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend (June 2-4) and of
> course for anyone in/near/visiting the Boston area any time. Buying
> two or books at once saves tremendously on shipping, so keep that in
> mind if you can team up with anyone.
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Re: Peso-Poppy and Sun

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I really like it, Jack.  The second stem adds a lot to the composition, to
my eye.

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On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Jack Davis  wrote:

>
>
>
> Belly on the ground in a neighborhood park.
>
> K3/DA16~45
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> C?
>
> J
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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very well rendered, with great detail and a pleasing composition.

Dan

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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Mark C  wrote:

> Another studio botanical -
>
> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom
>
> or on flickr -
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dat
> eposted-public/
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the
> K1 in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them in
> Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance (about
> all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene stacker. Open
> the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs run through
> Adobe Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, shadows, highlights,
> saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that Silkypix can only do
> crudely or not at all. And then on to post processing as usual.
>
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Re: Up Close and Personal

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Excellent detail indeed.


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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> I was sitting on my backyard bench yesterday shooting some handhelds with
> the K-1 and 150-450 when a chickadee landed on a branch about 6 feet away.
> He was so close I had to lean back a bit to get in focus range, and I only
> got one shot in before he realized he had perched next to a monster of some
> sort. But a full frame pic of an itty bitty bird yields some nice detail.
>
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18379086/chikadee
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Alan C]

When I was a teenager I used to help my electrician Dad to moonlight, wiring 
houses over weekends, using knob (we called them cleats) & rubber/fabric 
insulated wiring. Later, it changed to steel conduit with the same wiring & 
later still, plastic conduit with PVC insulated wiring. Today, much of it is 
Surfex wiring without conduit at all. (Surfex is 3/4 core PVC insulated 
wiring in a strong Al sheath with another plastic outer covering). Simple, 
safe & easy to use. There must be thousands of houses in SA still wired the 
old way.


Alan C

-Original Message- 
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Subject: Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had
about half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter.
The main runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but
the runs in the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes
them more of a fire hazard.

The really scary stuff were the outlets and fixtures added in the 40's
and 50's. We found several where someone just spliced household grade
extension cord wiring to the Knob and Tube and ran it through the walls
without using conduit. The plastic insulation on the extension cord wire
was all but gone in a few cases - and literally there were just two
semi-bare wires behind a wooden baseboard or wooden lathe in the wall.
Fire waiting to happen. Apparently using extension cord wiring like this
was a common practice back in the day.  I'm glad to see all the old
stuff gone or disconnected.

Mark



On 4/24/2017 4:23 PM, Gonz wrote:

Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!


On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:

Hi Rick -

Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that 
it

is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like 
in
your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again, 
for

a while.)

Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
disruption.

Mark


On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
has inhibited my photo posting.

So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:

My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
it working again for a frame or three.

Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?

Cheers,

Rick

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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Gonz]

Excellent series Mark.  I don't like Silkypix user interface, it is
very confusing and I find it difficult to find the files, etc.  I
bring them into Lightroom instead.  Have you seen any difference
between the images processed by Lightroom vs Silkypix?

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Mark C  wrote:
> Another studio botanical -
>
> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom
>
> or on flickr -
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the K1
> in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them in
> Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance (about
> all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene stacker. Open
> the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs run through Adobe
> Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, shadows, highlights,
> saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that Silkypix can only do crudely
> or not at all. And then on to post processing as usual.
>
> Mark
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Stanley Halpin]

Two-three years ago we bought the next-door small house as a rental property 
(and to have a bit of control over who our neighbors would be.) The son-in-law 
of the previous owner had “upgraded” many of the older two-prong electrical 
outlets with modern three-prong “grounded" outlets. Unfortunately, the wiring 
in the walls was all 2-conductor, no ground. That became an element in our 
price negotiation strategy! After the purchase we had the entire house rewired 
to modern standards. Relatively easy to do with a one-level house and access 
from an attic above and an unfinished basement below. 

Our house in Kansas City was two adjacent log cabins built in 1837-38, 
remodeled in the 1880s, again in the early 1930s, again in the late 1970s not 
too long before we bought it. Every time someone upgraded the electrical wiring 
they left behind dangling bits of the predecessor wiring. We eventually did 
some re-wiring in parts of that house to provide grounded circuits to the areas 
where stereo and computer gear might be used. The ungrounded two-wire feeds 
were mostly 1930s with braided cloth “insulation”. Scary stuff.

stan

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 10:33 AM, Gonz  wrote:
> 
> We had that type of wiring all over a house we lived in in Pittsburgh.
> It was built in the mid 1800's and a lot of things were added after
> the fact, like the wiring, plumbing, heating, etc.
> 
> But the worst story was of a house with more "modern" wiring.  My
> dad's house was built in the 50's and recently he turned on the
> microwave and it started to blink and finally shut down.  He went to
> go reset the breakers and there was smoke all over the adjacent room.
> None of the breakers were tripped, but the light in the living room
> would take forever to turn on.  When we came to visit, I figured I
> would just go replace all the breakers with new ones, but behold, it
> was a Federal Pacific Electric panel and everyone on the web said "run
> away|".  They went broke due to faulty breakers that would stick "on"
> and cause fires.  We bought a new Square D panel and replaced
> everything.  Then we discovered that one of the wires in the attic
> from the stuck breaker had basically melted down and caused a tiny
> fire which was the cause of the smoke.  My Dad escaped a bullet.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Mark C  wrote:
>> It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had about
>> half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. The main
>> runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but the runs in
>> the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes them more of a
>> fire hazard.
>> 
>> The really scary stuff were the outlets and fixtures added in the 40's and
>> 50's. We found several where someone just spliced household grade extension
>> cord wiring to the Knob and Tube and ran it through the walls without using
>> conduit. The plastic insulation on the extension cord wire was all but gone
>> in a few cases - and literally there were just two semi-bare wires behind a
>> wooden baseboard or wooden lathe in the wall. Fire waiting to happen.
>> Apparently using extension cord wiring like this was a common practice back
>> in the day.  I'm glad to see all the old stuff gone or disconnected.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/24/2017 4:23 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>> 
>>> Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:
 
 Hi Rick -
 
 Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that
 it
 is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
 problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
 linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
 well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like
 in
 your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again,
 for
 a while.)
 
 Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
 plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
 disruption.
 
 Mark
 
 
 On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
> 
> Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
> the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
> has inhibited my photo posting.
> 
> So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:
> 
> My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
> click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
> it working again for a frame or three.
> 
> Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rick
> 
> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Zos Xavius]

In pittsburgh right now! Yeah knob and tube wiring is very common here
still. It is mostly safe as long as rodents stay away from it. Blown
insulation is bad because if the wire overheats the heat has nowhere
to go. And those wires were designed to cool by the surrounding air.
So yeah, that's a fire hazard. Other than that they aren't nearly as
bad as people make them out to be. Now the story about the extension
cords used as patches. THAT'S SCARY! Like holy crap man!

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Gonz  wrote:
> We had that type of wiring all over a house we lived in in Pittsburgh.
> It was built in the mid 1800's and a lot of things were added after
> the fact, like the wiring, plumbing, heating, etc.
>
> But the worst story was of a house with more "modern" wiring.  My
> dad's house was built in the 50's and recently he turned on the
> microwave and it started to blink and finally shut down.  He went to
> go reset the breakers and there was smoke all over the adjacent room.
> None of the breakers were tripped, but the light in the living room
> would take forever to turn on.  When we came to visit, I figured I
> would just go replace all the breakers with new ones, but behold, it
> was a Federal Pacific Electric panel and everyone on the web said "run
> away|".  They went broke due to faulty breakers that would stick "on"
> and cause fires.  We bought a new Square D panel and replaced
> everything.  Then we discovered that one of the wires in the attic
> from the stuck breaker had basically melted down and caused a tiny
> fire which was the cause of the smoke.  My Dad escaped a bullet.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Mark C  wrote:
>> It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had about
>> half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. The main
>> runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but the runs in
>> the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes them more of a
>> fire hazard.
>>
>> The really scary stuff were the outlets and fixtures added in the 40's and
>> 50's. We found several where someone just spliced household grade extension
>> cord wiring to the Knob and Tube and ran it through the walls without using
>> conduit. The plastic insulation on the extension cord wire was all but gone
>> in a few cases - and literally there were just two semi-bare wires behind a
>> wooden baseboard or wooden lathe in the wall. Fire waiting to happen.
>> Apparently using extension cord wiring like this was a common practice back
>> in the day.  I'm glad to see all the old stuff gone or disconnected.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/24/2017 4:23 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:

 Hi Rick -

 Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that
 it
 is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
 problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
 linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
 well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like
 in
 your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again,
 for
 a while.)

 Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
 plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
 disruption.

 Mark


 On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
>
> Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
> the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
> has inhibited my photo posting.
>
> So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:
>
> My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
> click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
> it working again for a frame or three.
>
> Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>
> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
>

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Re: PESO 2017 - 047, 048, 049 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

> On Apr 25, 2017, at 12:14 PM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> On 4/24/2017 20:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>> 
>>> On Apr 24, 2017, at 9:33 AM, John  wrote:
>>> ...
>>> I don't see a Polaroid camera anywhere in this one though:
>>> 
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/34198316965/
>> 
>> The I-1 in its case, right next to the helmet.
> 
> I thought that was a Leica.

I don't know what might have given you that impression, John. Its full name is 
"The Impossible Project I-1 Analog Instant Camera". It's made by The Impossible 
Project and compatible with Polaroid type 600 films made by Polaroid (now 
discontinued) and The Impossible Project. Most instant film folks just refer to 
it as either "the I-1" or "a Polaroid camera" since Polaroid is a generic for 
instant film. 

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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Bruce Walker]

On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 7:21 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi
 wrote:
>> On Apr 14, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
>>
>> I must say that I couldn't image shooting an EVF in studio, …
>
> Why do you say that? I'm curious.
>
> What I most like about EVF cameras is that you can see precisely, live, what 
> your exposure is going to be AND the Depth of Field at taking aperture. They 
> work great for table top and setups. And you have incredibly precise framing 
> and focusing capabilities. And you can use a large format tablet or tethered 
> operation with a laptop to remotely control the camera and see framing and 
> focusing on a large scale display as well with most EVF cameras.
>
> What would make these qualities poor for studio work?

Those qualities are irrelevant for the majority of my studio work. I
shoot handheld, constantly on the move (on the floor; up a ladder;
shooting from beside or behind my subjects), and with strobes there is
no way in hell that you can see what your exposure is going to be, EVF
or not.

How does an EVF improve on the focusing and framing of the 645's 100%
OVF?  I have never been able to manually focus better than since I
started using the Z. Even through a soft focus filter like I did last
weekend.

I'm with Rob re EVF and studio.

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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Steve Cottrell]

On 27/4/17, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Not all my studio work is table top
>
>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg

Put me on a table with them any day of the week.

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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Bruce Walker]

Ha! I love this. Definitely not tabletop.

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
> Not all my studio work is table top
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/001_IMGL66501.jpg
>
>
>
> On 16 April 2017 at 09:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
>>> On Apr 14, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
>>>
>>> I must say that I couldn't image shooting an EVF in studio, …
>>
>> Why do you say that? I'm curious.
>>
>> What I most like about EVF cameras is that you can see precisely, live, what 
>> your exposure is going to be AND the Depth of Field at taking aperture. They 
>> work great for table top and setups. And you have incredibly precise framing 
>> and focusing capabilities. And you can use a large format tablet or tethered 
>> operation with a laptop to remotely control the camera and see framing and 
>> focusing on a large scale display as well with most EVF cameras.
>>
>> What would make these qualities poor for studio work?
>>
>> G
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Gonz]

We had that type of wiring all over a house we lived in in Pittsburgh.
It was built in the mid 1800's and a lot of things were added after
the fact, like the wiring, plumbing, heating, etc.

But the worst story was of a house with more "modern" wiring.  My
dad's house was built in the 50's and recently he turned on the
microwave and it started to blink and finally shut down.  He went to
go reset the breakers and there was smoke all over the adjacent room.
None of the breakers were tripped, but the light in the living room
would take forever to turn on.  When we came to visit, I figured I
would just go replace all the breakers with new ones, but behold, it
was a Federal Pacific Electric panel and everyone on the web said "run
away|".  They went broke due to faulty breakers that would stick "on"
and cause fires.  We bought a new Square D panel and replaced
everything.  Then we discovered that one of the wires in the attic
from the stuck breaker had basically melted down and caused a tiny
fire which was the cause of the smoke.  My Dad escaped a bullet.


On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Mark C  wrote:
> It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had about
> half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. The main
> runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but the runs in
> the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes them more of a
> fire hazard.
>
> The really scary stuff were the outlets and fixtures added in the 40's and
> 50's. We found several where someone just spliced household grade extension
> cord wiring to the Knob and Tube and ran it through the walls without using
> conduit. The plastic insulation on the extension cord wire was all but gone
> in a few cases - and literally there were just two semi-bare wires behind a
> wooden baseboard or wooden lathe in the wall. Fire waiting to happen.
> Apparently using extension cord wiring like this was a common practice back
> in the day.  I'm glad to see all the old stuff gone or disconnected.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> On 4/24/2017 4:23 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>
>> Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Rick -
>>>
>>> Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that
>>> it
>>> is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
>>> problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
>>> linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
>>> well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like
>>> in
>>> your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again,
>>> for
>>> a while.)
>>>
>>> Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
>>> plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
>>> disruption.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

 Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
 the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
 has inhibited my photo posting.

 So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:

 My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
 click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
 it working again for a frame or three.

 Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?

 Cheers,

 Rick

 http://photo.net/photos/RickW

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Re: Pentax 645Z V Fuji V Hassy

[Rob Studdert]

Not all my studio work is table top

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On 16 April 2017 at 09:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
>> On Apr 14, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Rob Studdert  wrote:
>>
>> I must say that I couldn't image shooting an EVF in studio, …
>
> Why do you say that? I'm curious.
>
> What I most like about EVF cameras is that you can see precisely, live, what 
> your exposure is going to be AND the Depth of Field at taking aperture. They 
> work great for table top and setups. And you have incredibly precise framing 
> and focusing capabilities. And you can use a large format tablet or tethered 
> operation with a laptop to remotely control the camera and see framing and 
> focusing on a large scale display as well with most EVF cameras.
>
> What would make these qualities poor for studio work?
>
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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Mark C]

It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had 
about half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. 
The main runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but 
the runs in the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes 
them more of a fire hazard.


The really scary stuff were the outlets and fixtures added in the 40's 
and 50's. We found several where someone just spliced household grade 
extension cord wiring to the Knob and Tube and ran it through the walls 
without using conduit. The plastic insulation on the extension cord wire 
was all but gone in a few cases - and literally there were just two 
semi-bare wires behind a wooden baseboard or wooden lathe in the wall. 
Fire waiting to happen. Apparently using extension cord wiring like this 
was a common practice back in the day.  I'm glad to see all the old 
stuff gone or disconnected.


Mark



On 4/24/2017 4:23 PM, Gonz wrote:

Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!


On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:

Hi Rick -

Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that it
is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like in
your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again, for
a while.)

Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
disruption.

Mark


On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
has inhibited my photo posting.

So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:

My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
it working again for a frame or three.

Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?

Cheers,

Rick

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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Mark C]

Bummer. The 16-45 is a nice lens.


On 4/25/2017 1:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Mark,

The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner
barrel. Eric of pentaxs.com says it cannot be repaired economically.
Sigh.

Considering my alternatives...

Gonz,

Still coming across knob-and-tube wiring in our 1876 house from time
to time, including during our recent renovations. Also came across the
gas line that used to feed the ceiling lights on the first (ground)
floor.

Rick

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On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Gonz  wrote:

Wow, knob and tube wiring!  Yikes, seriously old stuff!


On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C  wrote:

Hi Rick -

Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that it
is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same
problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not
linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and they work
well on other bodies, but consistently falter on the Pz-1p (though like in
your case, re-mounting the lens or shaking it gets things working again, for
a while.)

Good luck with the home renovations - we replaced all of our galvanized
plumbing and Knob and tube wiring last year.  Lots of dust, noise and
disruption.

Mark


On 4/22/2017 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for
the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net
has inhibited my photo posting.

So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience:

My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just goes
click-click-click and doesn't focus. Sometimes a bit of shaking gets
it working again for a frame or three.

Where should I send it for repair? Precision? KEH? Somewhere else?

Cheers,

Rick

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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Mark C]

Thanks, Ken. I actually snipped the flower and a few inches of branch 
from the tree and brought them inside to shoot under lights. It still is 
a time consuming process.


Mark


On 4/25/2017 11:17 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

Great capture Mark.

How long did it take to make the images to make up this image - apparently it 
was very still out there

-Original Message-

From: Mark C 
Subject: PESO - Dogwood Flower

Another studio botanical -

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom

or on flickr -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/

Comments appreciated.

I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the
K1 in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them
in Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance
(about all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene
stacker. Open the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs
run through Adobe Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure,
shadows, highlights, saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that
Silkypix can only do crudely or not at all. And then on to post
processing as usual.

Mark.




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PDML Photo Annual: Almost there!

[Mark Roberts]

Just finishing up the last bits of this year's book. I think it should
be uploaded and available tomorrow (Thursday, 27 April).

This will be too late for me to order any copies to bring to the UK
(I'll be there May 6-13) but I could get some to bring to the
Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend (June 2-4) and of
course for anyone in/near/visiting the Boston area any time. Buying
two or books at once saves tremendously on shipping, so keep that in
mind if you can team up with anyone.
 
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Re: OT - Universal battery chargers

[Stanley Halpin]

I will be interested to hear what you find out!

For me, one of the biggest hassles with multiple chargers comes from the power 
cords. Long ago I bought a Pearstone 3rd party charger for my Pentax-compatible 
DLi-90 batteries, this has the advantage of a fold-out plug rather than a power 
cord. It also may have an advantage for you in that the a removable “sled” 
which holds the battery can be replaced by another such sled with proper 
contacts for a different battery. E.g., here is a random charger plate that 
would allow me to easily repurpose the charger for a different battery… 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709305-REG/Pearstone_PL_SYDBL20_Charger_Plate_for_Pearstone.html

My alternative solution for getting rid of the power cords is something like 
the following which replaces the cord with a simple right angle wall plug:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-2-Prong-Right-Angle-AC-power-Plug-Adapter-IEC-C7-receptacle-to-NEMA-1-15P-/272471340610?hash=item3f708eb642:g:3Q4AAOSwnHZYQRXc

Neither of these solutions rids you of the chargers, but would reduce the 
packaging cubage…

stan

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 2:14 AM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> 
> G'day all
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with universal battery chargers such as
> this:
> 
> https://www.jbhifi.com.au/cameras/camera-accessories/inca/inca-universal-charger/601162/
> 
> Somehow I've managed to accumulate 4 cameras all of which use different
> batteries. While I don't travel with all of them, I would always have
> two (and occasionally three) on some trips and it would make life easier
> if I didn't have to cart around separate chargers.
> 
> Any experiences to report?
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Brian
> 


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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Mark C]

Thanks, Bruce! That's the look I was going for.

On 4/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

Oh, nice! Great tones. Looks very much like a vintage botanical study.
Definitely wall hanging potential.


On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Mark C  wrote:

Another studio botanical -

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dogwood-blossom

or on flickr -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/33462209803/in/dateposted-public/

Comments appreciated.

I'm finally getting a workflow together for making focus stacks with the K1
in pixel shift mode:  Make the exposures as raw files, process them in
Silkypix with only basic adjustments to exposure and white balance (about
all that you can do in Silkypix), stack the images in Zerene stacker. Open
the output TIFF's in Photoshop CS6 configured so the tiffs run through Adobe
Camera Raw. ACR allows for fine tuning exposure, shadows, highlights,
saturation, vibrance, and clarity - things that Silkypix can only do crudely
or not at all. And then on to post processing as usual.

Mark


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Re: Up periscope! (for a question)

[Chris Mitchell]

> Still coming across knob-and-tube wiring in our 1876 house from time
> to time, including during our recent renovations. Also came across the
> gas line that used to feed the ceiling lights on the first (ground)
> floor.
>
I couldn't resist looking up knob-and-tube wiring. Is it still in use
or has it just been left in place and superseded?

Chris

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Re: PESO - Dogwood Flower

[Chris Mitchell]

On 26 April 2017 at 01:46, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Oh, nice! Great tones. Looks very much like a vintage botanical study.
> Definitely wall hanging potential.
>
Just as Bruce says. I was immediately put in mind of the drawings done
by the Victorian collectors. Super job.

Chris

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OT - Universal battery chargers

[Brian Walters]

G'day all

Does anyone have any experience with universal battery chargers such as
this:

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/cameras/camera-accessories/inca/inca-universal-charger/601162/

Somehow I've managed to accumulate 4 cameras all of which use different
batteries. While I don't travel with all of them, I would always have
two (and occasionally three) on some trips and it would make life easier
if I didn't have to cart around separate chargers.

Any experiences to report?


Cheers

Brian

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Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/


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