Re: PAW 2007 - 42 - GDG

http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/42.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. Although I can see why other people wouldn't dig it, I like this image. The child's gesture is cute and endearing, and I love the colors and stark contrast between top and bottom. I just

Re: Af360 worth it?

I used the 360 to shoot at my middle brother's wedding (I was able to borrow my Pentax rep's 360 for the weekend, as I couldn't afford my own). It was a superb performer, and not underpowered at all for what I was doing. Many people have pointed out that it doesn't have a swivel head, but

Re: Wal-Mart and film processing (Long winded)

I am sorely tempted to respond to this thread (the religious half of it, anyway, as I left the Religion of Film last summer after being molested by too many lab techs), but as an atheist, I doubt my arguments will be met with open minds by those involved in the discussion. I instead request

PESO: Mr. Owl's Leftovers

http://www.neovenator.com/2007/10/mr_11.html Completely natural shot (lighting and everything) that I nearly stepped on while hiking through a small redwood forest in Santa Cruz, CA. It's sufficiently creepy to be the October image for my 2008 calendar. :) John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: PESO 2007 - 42e - GDG

Ok, a last photo for the week ... another from this morning's walk in San Jose: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/42e.htm That's fuckin' awesome. If only I could get shots that nice of the egret that lives my local creek! I especially love that the water is so clear, and that

GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

f4.5 at approx 1/2000, f8, ISO 400. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: PESO - Time Wind

http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/timewind.htm I really like it except for the top left corner. I think in this situation, it would have been better to have everything on one plane. Having been to Pebble Beach myself, I can sure understand what you mean when you say there's too

Re: PESO - Time Wind II

Another one from Pebble Beach in Half Moon Bay. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/timewind2.htm This one's definitely better than the first, in my opinion. A little bit dark, but otherwise I love the texture and composition. John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

that de-blurring software on it yet. It took me long enough to get through all 321 (!) shots I took at the show! All photos were taken with the K500mm f4.5 at approx 1/2000, f8, ISO 400. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax

Re: GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

Didn't have time to look (or do much else) over the weekend. Good composition and presentation. if you are photographing prop driven planes and helis, you need to use a slower shutter speed to stop them looking like scale models held in the air by an invisible string. About 1/125th for

Re: GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

FWIW - I started to look @ them last night just decided there were too many - I'm on dial up. A few of your best would have gotten me to look @ them. There were an awful lot for dialup, sorry about that. I've been on broadband for a decade now, and keep forgetting there are still plenty

Re: GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

That's a lot of photos to look at and comment on, john. I just ran it as a slideshow ... many good photos in there. Thanks! Edit, edit, edit! Show *only* the best! No more than eight at a time if you want comments is my experience. I have such a hard time deciding which photos to cut and

Re: GESO: SF Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels More)

John, there's lots of my posts that get no responses. Your gallery was very nice. I didn't comment since I didn't see anything that I could offer a constructive criticism about, exposure seemed to be good, most were sharp and good looking, and considering the limitations of your equipment you

Cut or Keep? A Question About Editing

How do you decide what to cut and what to keep when you've shot more than one good photo of a subject? Assuming you feel like all or most of the photos of said subject are good, how do you distance yourself from your personal attachment to your work or subject, in order to objectively edit it

Re: OT: Next move from Olympus ...

Didn't you read the Pentax thread? In January all will be revealed. (The specifications on the E-3 don't look a lot higher than the specifications on the K10D, except for the frame rate anyway). About the frame rate, from DP Review's spec sheet: Continuous • 5.0 fps • RAW: 1 frames maximum •

PESO: Danglin' Bee

http://www.neovenator.com/2007/10/am-now-officially-29.html I've been getting some good buzz on this one, so I thought it might bee okay to post here. Specs: *istD, ISO 400, D-FA 100 Macro, f2.8, 1/200 Thanks, John (for anyone who might have reason to contact me offlist, please note the new

Re: PESO: Danglin' Bee

http://www.neovenator.com/2007/10/am-now-officially-29.html lovely shot and happy birthday! I take it buzz' was an intentional pun? Thanks and thanks! :D Yes, as was bee. I'm in a very punny mood tonight, and if you look at the latest post on my blog, you'll see some real painful ones. ;)

Re: PESO: Danglin' Bee

John, I don't think I mentioned this before but there is a slight problem with your page -- the blue lettering (sort of electric blue) is so dark as to be almost invisible against the black background... of course, your young eyes may have no trouble with it, but you could lighten it a

Re: PESO: Danglin' Bee

However, it doesn't really matter about the difference, and it's not Ann's eyes that are at fault. The important thing is that you're using one of the combinations that every design guide recommends against because of its inherent illegibility. In general it's a better idea to have dark text

Theme PESO: Your Creepiest Photo

anything to do with Halloween, just the general idea of creepy. http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/creepy Have fun! John Celio P.S.: to start things off, here's my PESO from a couple weeks ago, Mr. Owl's Leftovers: http://www.neovenator.com/2007/10/mr_11.html Comments not necessary, as it's

Re: PESO: Danglin' Bee

No comment on background colours, just the photo, love it.:-) Thanks! And thanks to everyone else who commented! I'd reply to all the posts, but I've company at my house this week, and thus not a lot of computer time. :( Thanks again, John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: PESO 2007 - 45c - GDG

Not all views from the island of Alcatraz are bleak. Awesome. 45d, too. I take it you weren't with a tour group when you shot these. It's been well over a decade since I've been on Alcatraz, and I'd completely forgotten the view from there. John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: PESO - And We Have a Winner! - and a dilemma

http://tinyurl.com/2nvdh3 Nice snap, but the Cinnabon does two things: makes it look like an ad for Cinnabon, and makes me REALLY hungry. Regarding the lost original: as others have said, use a file-recovery software on your card unless you've taken more photos on it since you downloaded

Re: PESO 2007 - 46c - GDG

Landscape composition is everything. Weight and balance through a mixture of size and tone are employed to please the eye. All elements and their relationship to the others is critical. It is an intricate assemblage that touches a sweet chord and imparts instant harmony. So you're saying

That old K10D focus problem

firmware, so the old self-fix option from the original firmware is not available, I'm assuming. Are there other options, or am I stuck having to send my camera in for adjustment? John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: RBAR Pano

Small (1852x350 pixels, ~115kb) http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/RBAR_002_sml.jpg Medium (3175x600 pixels, ~310kb) http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/RBAR_002_med.jpg Large (4234x800 pixels, ~630kb)

Re: Stofen for Pentax

Does anyone know which Stofen diffuser fits the AF540FGZ flash? If you mean the Sto-Fen Omni Bounce, which I own, this page... http://www.stofen.com/Products/Index.html#Pentax ...says you need the OM-MZ40. I bought mine from BH earlier this year and love it. I can't stand shooting with

Re: sample photos DA18-250

Someone on DPReview posted samples: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp? forum=1036message=25571657 Not my type of lens, but someone might be interested. Looks quite impressive, especially for a super-zoom. I'm honestly not surprised, though, having seen what Pentax has done with

For Sale Soon: Almost Everything

I am in very lousy financial straits at the moment, so I've decided to give up a big chunk of my Pentax fandom and sell all camera equipment that I don't need. This means film is going bye-bye, since I can't afford processing. Included will be my 6x7 outfit, various 35mm bodies, grips,

For Sale: almost all of my gear, collectables, and more.

of beer. Items that have been sold will be marked thusly in their descriptions. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Stereo Pentax

I don't make up the news I just report it, (sometimes decades late...) http://www.phsne.org/stereocameras/35mm-rollfilm/stereo%20diary%20camera%2011%20500%207p.jpg I've never seen one before and I thought I'd share. I almost immediately thought Photoshop'd!, but on closer inspection, if it

For Sale: Lots of Stuff

Just a reminder that I've still got lots of stuff available for sale. Here is all the info: http://picasaweb.google.com/neopifex/PentaxForSale Note that many items now have SALE PENDING and SOLD in their descriptions, so just watch for those before making an offer, please. Many thanks to

Re: Two questions

How is the DA 100 macro? Do you think the rebates will really end at the end of July? I love my D-FA 100 macro, though I don't get to use it very often these days. Based on Pentax's past performance, I'd bet they'll just reissue the rebate when the current one expires. You may be taking a

For Sale: Lots of Stuff (last chance!) (updated)

Photos and descriptions of everything I am selling are all viewable at the link below. Note that both the MX Winder and the MX body w/ 40mm pancake lens are for sale again. http://picasaweb.google.com/neopifex/PentaxForSale Item categories include: - Cameras for three different film formats -

SDM Lenses Shipping (and a rant, bonus!)

Good news from Ned Bunnel's blog: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/07/sdm-lenses-shipping.html The photo makes me so mad. Not because of anything Pentax has done (I want them so bad, but it's not like I can afford anything right now, regardless of the delay of their release), but because of

FS: One day left on my eBay auctions

For anyone who might be remotely interesed, I've got four eBay auctions that will be closing very soon. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZneovenator 1. 6x7 outfit with lots of free film 2. MX, 40mm pancake, winder with lots of free film 3. Auto110 body 4. ZX-5n parts/repair body If anything

Re: JMDC Sticker

In my view, they should have just attached the sticker to the customer's receipt or to something else. I think they should have just tattooed the product model and serial number on the back of the buyer's neck. What, the rest of you guys don't have Pentaxian tattooed across your foreheads?

Re: Film slrs

What was the last great 35mm slr that Pentax made? The *ist, or the MZ-S? The Spotmatic. The 67 ;-) (Someone had to say it...) The Auto110 (If you're going that way, I'll take the other road) John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Small SDHC Reader?

Can anyone recommend a small, fast SDHC card reader? My ex-gf got me a 4gb SDHC and naturally it won't work with my older readers. What I'd like is something very small that I can carry around in my camera bag. I've already got a multi-card reader for other formats I might encounter, so this

Re: Small SDHC Reader?

Can anyone recommend a small, fast SDHC card reader? My ex-gf got me a 4gb SDHC and naturally it won't work with my older readers. What I'd like is something very small that I can carry around in my camera bag. I've already got a multi-card reader for other formats I might encounter, so

Pentaxian.com Contest

Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found Boris and a few others). I saw one box in northern Africa, but instead of a normal image and quote, it said I

Re: PESO 2007 - 38b, 38c - GDG

Another from Sunday evening in San Francisco: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/38b.htm And then Monday morning, in the soft overcast light: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/38c.htm Wow, I'm really digging the San Francisco one. I finally remembered to watch the

Peso: Hummingbird trapped

http://www.neovenator.com/special/hummingbird.jpg A few weeks back, this hummingbird got it's dumb self stuck flying around the skylight at work, unable to figure out that if it only went *down*, it could fly out the giant shop door. In other news, now that I've got my computer running

Camera silencer?

Back when I was working at Reed's, I remember talking with a bag company rep about their more specialized products. One thing they produced was a camera silencer: it was like a rain cover, only very thick so it muffled the clicking and whiing sounds of SLR cameras. I could have sworn it

Re: Peso: Hummingbird trapped

P.S.: has anyone seen any of those I am a Pentaxian t-shirts for sale or auction? They were bought out by Hoya ;-) I actually found a dude selling them on ebay shortly after posting the question (as usual, I should have looked before I asked). Bought one and just got my UPS shipping

Re: King Albert II on the dark side

On the ocassion of the annual King's Day, Canon and Nikon Belgium have both been appointed as official suppliers to the Belgian royal court. To quote the great Zaphod Beeblebrox: Oh Belgium, man, Belgium! John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Re: Pentax K10D sequence capture speed test

RAW Only - PEF - 9 frames to buffer full - 59 captures total - flush 9 sec RAW Only - DNG - 11 frames to buffer full - 52 captures total - flush 13 sec Interesting! So it captures a couple more DNGs in a burst, but then the DNG processing slows it down more than PEF processing, resulting

Re: PESO 2007 - 47g - GDG

Another Autumn photo ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/47g.htm Lovely. Reminds me of the neighborhood where I grew up. I can almost smell the smoke as my dad lights up some logs in the fireplace. Normally fall leaves don't do much for me, but combined with the grey street

Re: One in a million

Nothing to do with Pentax, but a surprising insight into camera marketing. I dropped into the dealer where I buy Olympus equipment yesterday and asked when they would have an E-3 for me to look at and hold. They said they were only getting one, and it's already sold. Apparently Olympus are

Re: And you though eBay was bad...

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,22782110-5014115,00.html We had a Leica like that, though a bit younger, in the Leica display case at the camera shop I worked at. There was a ton of Leica collectible crap in there, and a dozen or so old, but working, cameras. I was always

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that included? Also, do they have size requirements (pixels, not megabytes)? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Re: DIGITAL SURVEY

1/ How many DSLRs do you currently own? One. If I could afford two, I would have another K10D because I hate switching lenses but love my primes. 2/ How many have you owned in the past? Last winter I owned the *istD and K10D at the same time for a short while, but sold the *istD to help

Re: Kenko out with an K mount camera (cheap OEM but still)

http://www.kenko-tokina.co.jp/camera/430965.html Seems Nikon and Contax/Yashica version available too ... Hey look! It has a 24x36 senso... oh wait. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Ghost Trout

http://www.neovenator.com/2007/11/you-have-good-thanksgiving-i-sure-did.html I'm having a hard time describing why I love this photo. My description on the blog post doesn't quite do it. Your feelings about the photo would be appreciated. John P.S.: The photo's Picasa page, if you want the

OT: Subminiature Watch Cameras

http://tinyurl.com/2q89x7 I would absolutely love to shoot with any of these cameras, but I'd especially love to shoot with the ring camera. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Ghost Trout

John, I find something about the form and attitude of the trout pleasing. I get the feeling, however, that you may agree it's not a completely successful image. Perhaps it is missing something, or is insufficient in some way. I don't know what it is, but you're right. Still, I am drawn to

Temporary (yet complete) disablement

wonder how I'm going to last a month without a camera. On the upside, even though I sold all my 35mm and MF cameras this past summer, I still have my Auto110. Now to find film... John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Temporary (yet complete) disablement

As I mentioned in a previous post, I first noticed the problem when I got the DA21 Limited a couple months ago. If I tried to take a close-up of something with that lens, focus was almost always off. Then I was shooting my work's holiday card photo last week (with the FA50 1.4), and, well, I

Re: PAW 2007 - 51 - GDG

Another from the New York trip: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/51.htm Nice slice-of-life photo. Did you compose that through the viewfinder, or point your camera in their general direction so they wouldn't notice? John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: Portland Fountains

I also refuse to use jpeg, png or nothing. Wow. That's bizarre. Hardly, jpeg is lossy compression. It grabs a square of pixels and averages them, you lose both dynamic range and resolution with jpeg. PNG is lossless and opensource. The other problem with jpeg is that because of the way

Holy crap, Pentax repair is fast

My K10D arrived yesterday, fresh from its fine-tuning at Pentax's repair house in Colorado. It was a pleasant surprise, and rather amusing that their packaging was much smaller than what I used to send the camera (I tend to over-pack things like crazy). Thankfully, they fixed the problems

Re: Holy crap, Pentax repair is fast

Don't give up hope, but don't hold your breath either. :( y'see, now you've made me sad. :-( Er, um... Just think how happy you'll be when it shows up earlier than expected! John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Portland Fountains

Are you familiar with the term invincible ignorance? That is how you are coming across here. If that is not how you want to come across, maybe you should think about it a bit. Its more that I just don't give a shit. Really, who am I trying to impress? I don't care, I've got better

Re: PESO 2007 - 52d - GDG

http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/52d.htm Comments and critique always appreciated. Held my interest and my curiosity, but not sure about the framing. I do like it though. Agreed. As cliche as it may be, I think I'd like it more with the black line centered. John --

Re: PESO 2007 - 52c - GDG

http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/52c.htm Awesome. I'll bet it would look great printed BIG and hung on a wall in a room with smooth concrete flooring. I'm talking HUGE. No frame, either. Just mount it on gatorfoam and stick it to the wall with a very thin adhesive. That's

Re: PESO 2007 - 53a - GDG

http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/53a.htm That one's a definite winter winner. Wow. The blue is just stunning next to that one leaf and all the black leafmarks. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Today my old friend passed away

We have been together for long years and visited many countries and towns. You helped me to write tens of columns and reviews for different magazines. But today your sensor failed fatally... I wish you many nice shots, wherever your electronical soul is travelling! Rest in peace, my old

Re: 1st Sunset of '08

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2154585858_b26ccb8aed_o.jpg This is really how it looked there was no tampering with the saturation to give it more pop. Beautiful! But, don't forget to change your copyright year. ;) John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: 2007 Quotations List On Line

http://www.robertstech.com/quot2007.htm Thanks for putting that together. Some really funny ones in there, and some wise ones too. http://www.robertstech.com/poll.htm As for the voting, the first one made me laugh, so it got my vote. If it wins, I'll buy it in an instant! John --

Re: 2007 Quotations List On Line

I am better then you in being not good enough Mark! John (that's my first Mark!, I think. Maybe someday I'll make the list, too) -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 2007 Quotations List On Line

After compiling this year's list I went through previous lists and started picking all-time favorites. And then I thought... While we're waiting for Mike Wilson's PDML Quote Book, why not pick a single one out to go on t-shirts, mugs, etc. through Cafe Press? I'll handle the logistics and

Re: K10D focusing quirk

that it is completely worth the wait and possible cost. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

First Pentax Gallery accepted photo

. I'm also a little surprised they picked the image they did. Any thoughts on it? Thanks, John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Cotty's Specification (E-1)

of our shocked expressions. The E-1 was built like a friggin' tank, people. I don't know about other brands (their tech reps never tried similar demonstrations), but I had full confidence in the E-1's ability to survive just about anything. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http

Re: Some things never change

The oldies and the silverbacks among us will be pleased to hear that the K1000 is still in use as a student camera. On my way to work I walk past a college. Normally it's surrounded by students engaged in extra-curricular chemistry, but for a change yesterday they all seemed to be wandering

Re: First Pentax Gallery accepted photo

http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/johncelio I should note, for those who aren't very familliar with the gallery, click on the thumbnail ABOVE my artist photo (me holding a camera) to see the pic that was accepted. I don't think it's possible for me to link directly to the photo itself.

Re: New Pentas lens road map: Can you say 15mm Limited? :)

http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf Oh sweet! 15mm is a bit wide for me, but I'd like to see how it does compared to the older 14mm. Personally, I still want the 10-17 Fisheye for my ultra-wide needs. I hope that new DA*30mm is a 1.4, it would be a great slightly-wide normal

Re: New Pentas lens road map: Can you say 15mm Limited? :)

P.J. wrote: In line with the small size of the limited lenses I expect it to be an f3.2 pancake. stan wrote: The 35/2.8 Ltd (macro) is still there on the list. The 30mm will be more compact, I would guess also a 2.8. Keep in mind, guys, the 30 is a DA*, not a Limited, and thus does not

Re: New Pentas lens road map: Can you say 15mm Limited? :)

A new rear converter as well. DA*60-250 in now scheduled for summer. And an SDM 55/1.4. Sounds good. Paul = Boy, I feel dumb tonight. What's a rear convertor? A teleconverter? Or something else? Padded undies. ;) John (your first guess was right) --

Cheapass Image Stabilizer

For those without it, or those who want to supplement their SR: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1041948/1_image_stabilizer_for_any_camera_lose_the_tripod/ I'm going to have to try this one out sometime. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Re: PESO Milestone

http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/1132347245 Hey, nice shot. Well composed (I think you've got just the right amount of the taps in there), and I like that there's so little color outside of the tube and toothbrush. The photo tells a story; including more of the taps might

Re: PESO: Missed the Train

http://www.neovenator.com/2008/02/train.html Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco Really hot girl with an ugly bag Creepy guy with camera LOL ! I like it. :-) Thanks Godfrey. :D And thanks Frank, David and Ken, too. John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: Missed the Train

http://www.neovenator.com/2008/02/train.html John: I like this shot a lot. Great composition, wonderful highlights, terrific motion capture. Well done you. Cheers, Christine Thanks very much! :D I only wish I'd shot it at a lower ISO. It's so noisy (it was underexposed) that I

OT - Need new webhost

After ten years using ezpublishing.com to host my website, and after five months of horrible service and thousands upon tens of thousands of unfiltered spam emails, I've decided it is time to move on. I've given these guys more than their fair share of chances, and they refuse to pick up the

Re: Pentax USA and the DA* 16-50 F2.8

So it's been widely reported that there have been some quality issues with DA* 16-50 F2.8 lenses. Can anyone on the list report how well (or not) Pentax USA has been dealing with the issue? If you get a bum copy, does Pentax USA fix it under warranty? Or is buying one a roll of the dice?

Re: PESO 2008 - 13 - GDG

http://homepage.mac.com/godders/13-tensions.jpg Tensions - Ground Signs 2008 Olympus E-1 + ZD 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 ISO 400 @ f/7.1 @ 1/60 sec, fl=19mm Wow, that's beautiful. John (amazingly has some access to his neovenator.com mail today) -- http://www.neovenator.com

Finally back (webhost chronicles)

I recently finished posting on my blog, that were inspired by PDMLers. I'm gonna post those as GESOs soon. That's it from me, for the moment. Sorry if I bored anyone with my little update. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax

Two Inspired GESOs

Here are those two sets I mentioned a week ago, the ones inspired by PDML shooters. I'm posting these as more of a Thank you, PDML, than as actual GESOs seeking comments. The first is from my recent forays into street-style photography, as inspired by the street photographers here (Juan,

Re: Two Inspired GESOs

In the first set, I like 2, 4, and 6. I don't generally care for mixed monochrome and color. I'm ambivalent about the anti-consumerism shot; the guy is just standing there with his cellphone, with nothing strikingly consumerist around him. If the subject demonstrated more crass consumerism,

Re: photoshopdisasters

Made me laugh out loud, seriously http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ Wow, Derby, you just made my day. I've been down with the flu since Wednesday, and the boredom has been getting to me. That site was seriously funny! Thanks for the pick-me-up. This one's my favorite:

RE: Noise reduction

I was not having a great amount of success using ACR noise reduction, so i downloaded the neatimage demo version yesterday. Could you post a sample image processed with each program? I've only ever used ACR's built-in feature and am interested to see how neatimage does. John Celio -- PDML

Re: Noise reduction

Hrm, very interesting results. Thanks very much for taking the time to put that together! I've got an older version of Noise Ninja around here somewhere; I think I'll give it a shot with some of my noisier images and see what I get. Thanks, John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: PESO 2008 - 45 - GDG

On my walk this morning ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/45-comets.jpg Comets - Ground Signs 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro ISO 100 @ f/3.5 @ 1/160 sec I'm really digging this one. Nice catch. John (is amazed at how frustrating a simple mp3 player can be to set up

Re: PESO 2008 - 55 - GDG

feels cramped to me. The foreground in the full frame version makes the image balance quite nicely for me. I don't know your feelings on this sort of thing, but if that was my photo, I'd edit out that little person on the right side. John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com http

We can rebuild it. We have the technology.

. This is one of the shots I really like: http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=90 I think it's from 2003. That's an ex-girlfriend of mine, Tristanne. It's probably my favorite non-posed portrait photo. Shoot, would write more, but gotta get back to work. John Celio (hates short lunch

OT: The Dirty Tricks of Food Photographers

Interesting article on how some photographers shoot food: http://www.photocritic.org/2008/food-photo-tricks Some of it I knew, but most of it was new to me. Makes me want to go buy some meat and shoe polish just to see how I'd do. John -- http://www.neovenator.com

Re: No Content yet again.

Slow list, I got worried. Unless you're testing your list reception, I don't understand why you keep doing this. It's just slow. If you don't believe it, go check the archive instead of emailing everyone. Thanks. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto

Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff

http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about

Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff

http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about

Re: Now You Tree It, Now You Don't

Thumbs Up with Tree: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7152707size=lg After chopping down the tree: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7153445size=lg Bill is right, of course. It's a better shot without the tree. But it cost me an arm and a leg to have it chopped down:-). Paul

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