On Dec 22, 2006, at 1:12 AM, Cotty wrote:
I don't care one wit who owns or merges with Pentax as long as the
cameras they make continue to make pictures with the quality that I
am satisfied with, and work the way I like. If they stop doing that,
I'll buy some other camera which does. It's
I don't buy Samsung brand equipment because as far as I can determine
their customer service in the US is virtually non-existent with
respect to the photographic market. in that regard, Nikon/Canon/Leica/
Pentax/Olympus/Hasselblad are the strongest brands I've worked with.
Godfrey
On Dec
On Dec 22, 2006, at 7:01 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Perhaps. But to me the photographs have always been more important
than the tools that make them. In the end, what people respond to are
the prints and web images, no one really cares what camera they came
out of other than an equipment buff.
On Dec 22, 2006, at 9:59 AM, Cotty wrote:
The way I see it, it's an organic merger of the two things -
wanting to
do nothing but take good pictures, and wanting to do nothing but play
with cameras. I have no regrets saying that I'm just as happy fondling
the kit as I am out making pics. I
Frank going digital is almost as revolutionary as me returning to
film, but more likely to happen. ;-)
Messy Christmas!
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I'm pretty sure that you would be able to get about the repair price
for that body on the used market. Whether it's worth your time to do
so is up to you.
Godfrey
On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Looks like it will be around $250 to fix the FA 70-200, so i
won't do
On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Cotty wrote:
See, you are human after all ;-)))
Or I put up a good simulation. ;-)
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Pretty darn cool. I love old family photos ... they present
fascinating mystery. :-)
Godfrey
On Dec 23, 2006, at 5:16 AM, cbwaters wrote:
You may recall a couple months ago I was asking about recovering
images from
a roll of 620 film left exposed in my grandfather's Kodak TLR
camera
On Dec 23, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Bob Shell wrote:
I expect that un-profitable or merely less than nominally profitable
products to be discontinued. That means that the medium format lines
will disappear quickly.
I thought they had already announced that they were phasing out the
medium format
I don't know what they're worth, but in truth I have all the lenses I
need anyway. I intend to be using them for some time to come.
Was out taking pictures with the K10D and the DA14/FA35 this morning.
Just looked at the RAW captures. Stunning! This is a great camera,
these are excellent
Crossing New Mexico from Roswell to I-25 North, you pass through some
mighty entertaining lands ...
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/43.htm
Somehow, the juxtaposition of these two signs just tweaked my
thoughts. :-)
Comments, critique, flames always appreciated.
best,
Godfrey
The first flash is the pre-flash used in P-TTL for integrated flash/
ambient TTL metering purposes before the mirror swings up.
The second flash is actual flash made for the exposure, approx 1/250
second before the second curtain begins to close.
Godfrey
On Dec 24, 2006, at 8:39 AM, Walter
A classic sunset scene in Green River, Wyoming ...
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/44.htm
Comments, critique appreciated; flames would have been nice as it was
about 26 F degrees when I took this one!
enjoy
Godfrey
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Good job! I got mine finished just last night too.
G
On Dec 24, 2006, at 9:58 AM, David Savage wrote:
Well it's 3am X-mas morning and I've just finished printing my cards
(I'm a world class procrastinator :-).
I thought I'd take this opportunity before I turn in, to wish everyone
on the
On Dec 24, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Gonz wrote:
I would imagine that since the flash is very fast, probably faster
than
1/1 of a sec, that you could wait right up until the second
curtain
started to close. So if you did this, it would be closer to
1/500th of
a sec before the second
... production lines for holiday break.
Messy Kristmas!
Godfrey
On Dec 24, 2006, at 3:38 PM, Cotty wrote:
Coming up to midnight here in the UK.
Just a Christmas message from me wishing you all a safe and peaceful
festive season and new year. What a great e-family you are. Best to
all.
About twenty odd folks of the free ranging circle (photography,
motorcycles, gay running/walking club, etc) gathered at our apartment
yesterday afternoon and into the evening. It was a fine event with
much conversation and laughter, amazing food brought by the visitors,
good wines.
On Dec 25, 2006, at 5:05 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote:
Has anyone used the LightZone raw converter?
http://www.lightcrafts.com/products/lightzone/
After a couple of weeks experimenting with *istD and DNG raw files I
begin to like this software, but I'd like to hear other people's
opinion before
On Dec 25, 2006, at 9:40 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
The one thing I've found my Pentax doesn't work well for is sports
action. The continuous auto-focus mode just doesn't work fast
enough to
keep up with baseball, football (American style) or football (what the
rest of the world knows as
My photo gift this year was having one of my photographer friends
stop by last evening for the party. He brought some prints ... we
looked at them, he looked at mine, we had a while to discuss the work.
That was a superb gift. I wasn't expecting he could visit.
(I showed him the Pentax 645
On Dec 25, 2006, at 10:54 AM, William Robb wrote:
One DA 21/3.2 AL Limited. The system works! Send a notice to Santa
(who lives in the basement at BH), he emails the appropriate
person,
the transaction is transacted, the lens is shipped, and Stan is
happily
playing with a new toy.
On Dec 25, 2006, at 2:22 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
I currently have the *ist-D and a PZ-1P. Neither has proved really
satisfactory for sports photography in continuous auto-focus, although
the PZ-1P holds a slight edge.
The *ist D was a bit too slow overall to satisfy my desires, and I
It's a curious shot, Boris. Everything is so static I almost feel
they are not real.
G
On Dec 24, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=15992
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On Dec 20, 2006, at 7:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5358414
Super! This is a wonderful photograph: Intensely, darkly mysterious
and yet full of light and power. I missed it until just now and I'm
glad I didn't miss it completely. Wonderful work.
short video
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v121/JSimpson/?
action=viewcurrent=Gov_t_Employees.flv
or
http://tinyurl.com/y2bdre
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On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:40 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
I almost missed this post of yours :) Glad I saw it.
I've missed a few of your traveling across country things I think --
do you have them gathered some where in a GESO ?
So far I've posted five photos from the road trip to my PAW 2006
On Dec 26, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Gonz wrote:
That would mean that if you did this, then if the flash sync speed was
1/250th, and you set the flash to second curtain sync, and you had
your
shutter set to 1/250th, then it would not work, because 1/250th before
the *second* curtain *release* was
What lenses do you find yourself using most often? Why?
Long time experience with 35mm film cameras whittled my kit down to a
20mm, a 35-40mm, a 50mm and a 75-90mm lens, with a reserve of a 200mm
for those occasional long shots.
Nowadays, with 16x24 format, the 14, 21, 35, 50 and 77
The D/DS/DL generation all have variants of the same AF system, with
minor differences in speed between them. The K100/K10 generation have
a newer version of the AF system which is substantially faster in
operation.
G
On Dec 26, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Russell Kerstetter wrote:
I have a DL,
I tried one of those lenses and didn't like it much, possibly the
slow AF performance on the *ist DS contributed to my dislike for it
but mostly I just found the lens wasn't fast enough and it was bulky
as all heck for my uses.
G
On Dec 26, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Tom C wrote:
On heavier
You can most easily get them as spare parts from Epson directly:
Phone Number: (562)276-7202
Hours: Mon.- Fri.6AM-6PM (PT)
Godfrey
On Dec 26, 2006, at 1:10 PM, John Celio wrote:
I really, really need the roll paper holders for the Epson Stylus
Photo
2200. If you have the auto cutter,
On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:56 AM, John Celio wrote:
Does anyone have a good source for Epson roll papers that are the
proper
size for a 2200?
I usually order from BH, but if you specifically want papers you can
go to the Epson website.
Also, anyone know the max length one can print on the
I'm enjoying learning it still. The Zonemapper and Tonemapper tools
are subtle but fun.
Something I've noticed today on a couple of K10D images is that the
channels are slightly out of registration ... as if the lens had a
lot of chromatic aberration (but I know it doesn't). Not all images,
On Dec 26, 2006, at 5:40 PM, keith_w wrote:
graywolf wrote:
I usually shoot at 7 or 21 millimeters, and only use the intermediate
focal lengths if I can not get farther away, or closer, as the
case may be.
You mean, with a digital camera?
Other than that, a 7mm will make everything look
it shouldn't do that. Something has gone intermittent ... Send it in
for warranty repair.
G
On Dec 27, 2006, at 7:01 AM, David Weiss wrote:
..Okay, so what happened? Any electrical engineers out there who
can help
me sort things out? Anyone else have this happen? This is
actually
On Dec 27, 2006, at 1:00 AM, John Francis wrote:
The problem comes with the Antarctic ice sheets (and, to a small
extent,
glaciers and snow/ice cover in other parts of the world). The average
thickness of the Antarctic ice is well over a mile. Even the smaller
West Antarctic ice sheet
I'm very happy with it. It's an excellent lens.
I do wonder whether I'd like the DA70 more, however ... that
Quickshift mount is very very handy to me, and I have no need of 35mm
coverage or use with legacy bodies. I have considered selling the 77
to pay for the DA70, but can't seem to make
It's certainly worth a call to Epson to find out what it would cost
first.
If you are going to buy a new printer and you don't use roll paper,
you might look at the R3800 instead. The larger ink tanks will save a
lot on printing costs over time.
Godfrey
On Dec 27, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Paul
Quite a few K10Ds are experiencing flash failures after just a few
uses.
Usually just the flash goes, but this sounds like flash plus
something else.
I've seen two or three mentioned on DPReview. Where does that become
quite a few?
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I'm sure you'll enjoy the heck out of it.
Godfrey
On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
This evening I received a phone call from the shop where I placed my
request for you know what. So now I have brother's SD card on loan and
tomorrow I shall be picking up the camera.
Wish
On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:01 AM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Actually, to be a real nit-picker, I don't care for the fit of the
cap.
The 21mm DA Ltd I just got has a similar slip-on cap with a much much
tighter fit.
I don't use either lens cap. A cheap, generic clip-on plastic cap
from the local
On Dec 27, 2006, at 9:27 AM, graywolf wrote:
Some of the ice seems to be melting, some of it seems to be getting
thicker. I have found nothing to confirm that the ice cap averages
over
a mile. I do know that it is over a mile think in some places, but
that
is hardly an average. Any
On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote:
A bit long in the tooth on digital, isn't it?
I'd love to have one but I received a 70mm from HK today so I guess
that will have to do for now ;-)
The FA77 is probably the best of the three FA series Limiteds on
digital, and a superb
This is why the QuickShift focusing mount is so helpful. Its Canon
workalike ... full time manual focus ... is one of the details that I
miss most moving to the Pentax system. With both of them, you let the
camera focus as well as it can, then just tweak the focus that little
increment to
A little off topic, but I just spent three and a half hours taking
every f**king drawer and bag apart in my apartment.
I wanted to do a simple thing this morning: photograph our little
Xmas tree and card decoration with the Pentax K10D, Sony R1 and KM
A2, to see the differences and I need
On Dec 27, 2006, at 12:44 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Tom C Subject: Re: *istD AF
I was never happy with the camera-selected AF point. How can it
possibly
know my composition? I'm the 'pre-focus using center point then
compose
type'.
I'd have to go
I already read that you solved your immediate problem. If you're
printing from Photoshop, you should adopt a fully color-manage print
workflow using Photoshop as the color controller. As posted in some
prior message:
0
- calibrate screen
- Photoshop color settings to North America
On Dec 28, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Gonz wrote:
Some of the most pompous, dumbest, and most ill informed people I know
have a college education, some of them with advanced degrees. On the
flip side, some of the warmest, smartest people I know do not.
So go buy a camera or lens designed by your
I just completed a round the USA trip in the Toyota Prius.
Actual fuel consumption averaged over the trip: 44.5 MPG (US Gallons
of course).
Total miles: 7,300
Average speeds: 70-85 mph on the highways, normal 20-40 mph in city
traffic.
That is better than double the average fuel economy of
I just returned home from another day's visit to SF carrying the K10D
fitted with FA20-35. Yes, it's larger than the *ist DS and a bit
heavier, but now that my hands have gotten used to it I find it an
absolute pleasure to use.
I made about forty-fifty exposures today, all in RAW/DNG
Yes, it is, but with 1/10 the toxic emissions output and double the
performance.
Yes, that's progress.
G
On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:22 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Gee, the average mileage is almost as good as I was getting with my
purely gasoline powered Toyota Starlet in mixed driving over the year
On Dec 28, 2006, at 6:44 PM, David Savage wrote:
A...
Intellectual superiority.
Gotta love it.
Damn straight. There's nothing sexier than a smart, well-educated
person.
G
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On Dec 28, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Only difference over a regular car would be some electronics, electric
motor, and batteries.
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Yes, it does use a four cylinder
internal combustion engine and a differential, suspension and brakes.
As a
On Dec 28, 2006, at 9:45 PM, David Savage wrote:
That wholly depends on the person. A university degree won't make
you sexy.
Of course. What do you think, educated people are stupid? Only
stupid, uneducated people think that having a piece of paper
automatically makes you think you're
I'm not entirely sure why this is of such interest.
The only thing that is important if you're not using a Pentax lens is
that the camera understands what the focal length and aperture
information of the lens in use is. Only Pentax lenses have the
additional MTF data in the chip that is
On Dec 28, 2006, at 10:06 PM, David Savage wrote:
That wholly depends on the person. A university degree won't make
you sexy.
Of course. What do you think, educated people are stupid?
Some are. Education intelligence don't always go hand in hand.
By continuing this line of stupidity,
A friend just returned from the holidays with his folks and he
carried back a small armload of Leica M gear that he's going to sell
for his father. This is what he's got:
The older (estimate shutterbug fair) gear is:
M3 body
50mm f/2 lens (Summicron 1:2/50 Leitz Wetzlar - Chrome)
135mm
On Dec 28, 2006, at 11:12 PM, David Savage wrote:
Touchy, touchy. I wasn't attacking your intelligence. Simply saying
that an education doesn't make you a smart person.
I never said that it did. Being educated has nothing to do with being
smart. It has everything to do with being trained in
On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:35 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I've met your car in person and think it is pretty neat.
The only think that I can imagine is exotic about it is the batteries.
I was just inquiring if you knew how exotic or not they were.
The battery pack is essentially an assembly of
On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Gonz wrote:
Some of the most pompous, dumbest, and most ill informed people I
know
have a college education, some of them with advanced degrees. On
the
flip side, some of the warmest, smartest people I know do not.
So go buy a camera or lens designed by
On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Christian wrote:
My 2000 Civic EX gets an average of 35 MPG mixed driving (see
gridlocked
Washington, DC traffic, punctuated with brief bursts of 80mph). Pure
highway at an average of 70mph will see 40 MPG without an issue.
Certainly, Christian. That is not
On Dec 29, 2006, at 9:14 AM, Tom C wrote:
Well sure that is progress, but it's done somewhat at the expense
of comfort
and performance. While there's nothing wrong with either of those
To my senses, the Prius comfort (measured in ride quality, interior
noise, and support by the seat as it
On Dec 29, 2006, at 9:34 AM, Gonz wrote:
Your logic is flawed. Being able to dream up interesting things is
one thing. Being able to engineer and manufacture them is quite
another.
No, thats exactly what I meant. You don't need an engineering
degree to
engineer or design stuff. I
No, this is a common misconception. I knew nothing about it when I
first started looking into the Prius, but I've since found several
articles on how it works.
The Hybrid Synergy Drive system has a planetary gearbox coupling the
ICE and two electric drive motor/generators. There is no
On Dec 29, 2006, at 9:53 AM, Tom C wrote:
The sky is falling most definitely. My particular beliefs lead me
to believe 1) that we should individually be environmentally
responsible and 2) that the real solution in the bigger picture is
out of our hands.
My gosh, more agreement! On two
On Dec 29, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Tom C wrote:
I don't see how what I was willing to accept/afford for the 1981
Toyota Tercel has any bearing on an objective ranking in these
matters. Compared to that car, the Prius is a far more comfortable,
quieter, roomier car with much more performance.
On
On Dec 29, 2006, at 11:55 AM, John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 12:49:23PM -0500, Christian wrote:
rg2 wrote:
Hey, did you guys hear about the car a guy made with laptop
batteries?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/tesla.html
Hear about it? I've seen it - the design
On Dec 29, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Gonz wrote:
Damn straight. There's nothing sexier than a smart, well-educated
person.
Godfrey
Of course. What do you think, educated people are stupid? Only
stupid, uneducated people think that having a piece of paper
automatically makes you think you're
Yes, update your system setup to Camera Raw v3.6. Although the
numbers are mostly irrelevant, it seems to put the adjustments into a
better range for adjustability purposes.
I also run the RAW/DNG files from the K10D through DNG Converter
v3.6, to save space on disk, and do my conversions
That's it, Tom. I do not care that you're filtering me, or about your
opinion of me. Continue with the insults: you do it poorly but at
least you are able to perform some function as a list clown that way.
Your opinions on environmental science are without merit or
credibility, and you
The pix look good, Boris, and it sounds like you're enjoying the camera.
Your daughter has a wonderful smile too!
Godfrey
On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Hello there.
I am going to publish my impressions from K10D in my photo blog. So
here
is the first post:
I haven't stressed the K10D on night shots as yet, but I have did
some photos at ISO 800 and ISO 1600 of Christmas In The Park, an
annual San Jose festival with lots of glarey holiday ornaments and
such. If I crank down on the images with Levels adjustment to the
tune of about 3 stops
Hi Markus,
I agree, some of these older members are being ridiculous.
More photography and less vapid philosophy/baseless opinion is
probably good therapy. I'll start by posting a few photos from
yesterday's outing to San Francisco with the K10D.
best,
Godfrey
On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:30 PM,
On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:27 PM, graywolf wrote:
F__k you, a__hole! ...
Taking lessons from JCO now, are you? You forgot the capitalization,
better study up. Will you now repeat it a thousand times? I'll filter
you directly to the trash, just like I do him: that's annoying. Makes
no
I was up in San Francisco yesterday with the new Pentax K10D body and
20-35mm lens. My friend Phoebe met up with me, we wandered several
galleries and stores in the Union Square area. I made about 75
exposures. Took a few out of that set that I thought were kind of fun
studies ...
On Dec 29, 2006, at 3:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029message=21437336
I just can't say enough about this thread.
oh my
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On Dec 29, 2006, at 3:37 PM, Cotty wrote:
Tell your friend Marc that he's a wuss - all that fancy camera support
for a piddly Mamiya. ;-)
I just weighed my DVCam. 26lbs :-(
My shoulder is sore just thinking about it.
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On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc
shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding
portfolios.
His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon
Mark II
DS and 5D, a Hassy with
favorite too.
Cheers,
Eric.
On 30/12/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not fussy on the shoes, but i like the angles you used for the pipes.
I'm finding the K10n likes a +0.3 or so.
Dave
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I was up in San Francisco yesterday
On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:
I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't
recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be
impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying
the red dot as opposed to the Panasonic. It's
On Dec 29, 2006, at 5:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I can't imagine why the 645D wouldn't surface. It's in the pipeline,
and a lot of well-connected people consider it a foregone conclusion.
Pentax now has more resources than they ever did. This camera will
make a statement. I know from your
I agree, I like it as is, but I think it would be even better with a
slight dodge/burn around the leaf to bring it up.
G
On Dec 29, 2006, at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
An interesting composition. I might like to see it a bit brighter
with a bit more contrast. But I'm not sure and like
On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Only problem is the L1 locks up when flushing the buffer, unless
they've
fixed that in a firmware update.
Not sure what you mean there. The one I snapped with at the store
seems to do buffered writes, and be fairly quick about it too. Didn't
Thanks Paul for that fillet of your thoughts. ]'-)
Do you mean
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/47b.htm
or
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/47c.htm ?
Godfrey
On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:09 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
The second one tugs at my very sole. No wait, it was
On Dec 29, 2006, at 6:56 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I wouldn't reply to this normally, since I'm living in a God-Free
zone, ...
It's tough to be God-Free ... or not, depending upon your
predilections and beliefs.
I've been God-Free all my life and enjoy it.
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A few photos taken outdoors at night, hand-held, during Christmas in
the Park, an annual holiday festival in San Jose, CA.
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/48.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/48a.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/48b.htm
A
Thanks Paul.
I should have also noted that NO noise reduction was used in the
rendering of these photos.
Godfrey
On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Nice. I'd score that as minimal noise at 1600. At least as noise free
as *ist Dx cameras could deliver.
Nice to see some photos... strange to see snow in Corrales! I know it
does, I've just never been there while there was any snow.
Godfrey
On Dec 29, 2006, at 8:10 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Good thing the K10D is sealed. Comments welcome:
On Dec 28, 2006, at 11:39 PM, Thibouille wrote:
Well I can be useful.
I do not take much photographs (mostly time constraints) and I do not
always (specially months later) remember which lens I used. I'd be
happy to know for sure. Of course, it 's not a big issue, but still
helps me to
Thanks Adam, I wasn't aware of that. I haven't used the Macro on the
K10D yet. :-)
G
On Dec 30, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
Your A50 should set FL info on the K10D if you've configured SR and
are
running the latest firmware (I know this was added to the K100D,
confused me for a
I agree: I like the rendering at ISO 1600 and 800, while the DS body
is just a hair smoother the K10D gives a nicer texturing. But I tend
to push the values down a bit more for a deeper look.
The K10D is taking over as my standard camera now, I'm thrilled with
it. I think all the others
I like the light, but the composition/subject matter isn't doing much
for me.
Godfrey
On Dec 30, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16034
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I haven't had any problems working with K10D RAW/DNG files in Lightroom.
Camera Raw profiles are not compatible to the best of my knowledge.
G
On Dec 30, 2006, at 9:41 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote:
Anyone know if these profiles work with Lightroom, and if they do
where they would go in a
On Dec 31, 2006, at 4:31 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
... see no reason whatsoever ...
Well, I disagree with that. But by all means, the FA Limited lenses
are excellent performers. Take pictures and enjoy them if you're
happy with them.
Personally, though, nice though the optics of the FA31
I want to take this moment to say best wishes, good health and good
fortunes for all in the year to come.
I hope you have all had a fine holiday season this year, and look
forward to our continued conversation and discussion in the year to
come.
best,
Godfrey
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On Dec 31, 2006, at 8:52 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Now, I can argue that you already admitted you prefer 77 and 43 to 70
and 40 respectively, but that would be plain silly.
And it's not much of an argument, Boris. :-)
- I have not purchased a 43 Limited. I sold the FA31 Limited because
I
On Dec 31, 2006, at 9:12 AM, William Robb wrote:
Has anyne else noticed that the DA lens mount still has a slot for the
aperture simulator lever?
That just says to me that either they have an umpteen bazillion of
these lens mount components pre-machined in stock (they don't need to
be any
The curious thing is that, by the rules of relativity, time machines
can exist but you can only travel forwards in time, backwards is not
possible.
G
On Dec 31, 2006, at 11:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I think that the universe abhors time machines, whenever one is
invented, the indenter
I think Boris was asking about the lack of the lens makernote data in
the K10D RAW/DNG files.
Well, I have confirmed that DS files, both PEF and DNG created by DNG
Converter, include this information and that Adobe Photoshop/Bridge/
Camera Raw and Lightroom interpret it correctly. The K10D
On Dec 31, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Bob W wrote:
Has anyne else noticed that the DA lens mount still has a
slot for the
aperture simulator lever?
That just says to me that either they have an umpteen bazillion of
these lens mount components pre-machined in stock (they don't
need to
be any
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