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Thanks, everyone, for a decade of Pentaxian fun. May the PDML continue
for decades to come.
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On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Mark Roberts
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The 2015 edition is now officially live. I won't have ebooks ready for
another day or two, but you can get the print editions now.
Paperback:
http://www.blurb.com/b/6217179-pdml-photo-annual-2015
Fantastic work,
to be a wonderful Andr?
Kert?sz exhibit.
Frank, if you have plans to go to this, I'd love to walk around it
with you if we could arrange that. I was reading the description of it
in my Contact catalog today.
Maybe we could organize something with John Celio? Maybe Dave could be
coaxed out of his garage
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
On 27/4/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
Who says i have a bed.
Dave hangs out more in his garage.
I'm kinda regretting starting this thread...
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Because we have at least one Toronto resident here, I thought I'd ask:
What are some neat things to see or do in Toronto in mid-June?
I'll be there for the first half of the month, first for the big ISMRM
conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and then a week on
my own. I intend to
Last night I decided to have some fun with my Q7 and my macro
extension equipment:
http://imgur.com/a/Vou0k (three images)
I'm pretty sure this experiment went beyond the resolving power of the
lens. I shot at all sorts of apertures and could never get the image
sharper than this.
John
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On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, it is a 6x7 600mm f/4, but with the Q focal length multiplier...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Excellent-PENTAX-TAKUMAR-600mm-F-4-w-Duralumin-Case-Japan-/191513740382
Should be QUITE the birding lens.
I've
Anyone know if there are any pre-2006 PDML archives floating around
out there on the web? I was wondering how long it's been since I first
joined, but the current archives only go back to 2006, and I know I
was a member long before that.
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Anyone know if there are any pre-2006 PDML archives floating around
out there on the web? I was wondering how long it's been since I first
joined, but the current archives only go back to 2006, and I know I
was a member long before
A holiday portrait of our lovely satellite. Happy holidays, one and all!
http://imgur.com/AkxdOMM
(click the image for the full-res version!)
Tech specs: Pentax Q7 and Pentax M* 300mm at f/11, 1/15 sec, ISO 200
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Darren wrote:
I'm not saying that lens will be great on a digital, but I hope you
turned the SR off (that's what asks you for the lens focal length) and
used the long self-timer to allow vibrations to damp down before
firing the shutter.
I was using the timer, which turns off SR
So I put my Q7 on my Pentax K 500mm f4.5 lens:
http://imgur.com/a/3cuA4
The lens is pretty awful on digital (lots of chromatic aberration and
very soft) so I don't have any pics from the Q7 worth sharing. I just
thought it would be funny to see.
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Ricoh is not going to bring back the aperture simulator. Give it up
and stop whining about it already!
Supporting old lenses is not good for business, no matter how many old
farts like JCO try to insist otherwise. Ricoh is in the business of
selling cameras and NEW lenses, and their profits lie
Anyone have any experience ordering items from the Japanese Pentax
webstore? There's no option for an English language version of the
website, but I want to order something they offer there and not on the
US Ricoh webstore. I can't tell if they offer international shipping,
and a lot of important
When buying a camera, it is important to make sure it matches your automobile.
http://i.imgur.com/hJb1j1K.jpg
That's my new Q7 and my 2001 Saturn SC2, which I've had for a little
over a year and a half now.
This little camera is pretty neat! I'm going to spend some time
playing with it this
I live a lot closer to the epicenter than Larry or Godfrey, but it
wasn't really that bad here in Concord. It felt like being in a tall
building during a violent windstorm, even though my place is on the
1st floor. My parents live in Sonoma, which is very close to Napa and
American Canyon. They
While technically still a rumor, the leaked images of a new Q camera
are pretty convincing:
http://www.slashgear.com/pentax-q-s1-mirrorless-camera-surfaces-in-leaks-01339466/
No details are available for the Q-S1's specs, but for now I'm
assuming it'll be better in more ways than just a metal
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
they decided to call this one a Pentax.
I suppose you gotta draw the
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom
What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom
What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have
the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why
they decided to call this one a Pentax.
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Will you be able to make use of your cell phone while over there? If
so, why not try a language translation app. Given the technology
today, one could possibly communicate pretty decently.
Yes, I have T-Mobile and my
On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 4:56 AM, Dario Bonazza
dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
I'm going to ask a few friends in that area and will get back soon with some
advice.
Perhaps we can meet somewhere during your stay in Italy, as I live in
Ravenna, on the Adriatic coast (north of Abruzzo and south
On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 4:56 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
I can't help with your questions because shamefully I've only been to Italy a
couple of times. If I were in Abruzzo I would make an effort to go to
l'Aquila d'Abruzzo.
I'm going to be in Italy next month, and I want to visit the towns my
grandparents came from, which are both in the Abruzzo region: Bugnara
and Giulianova. Hopefully our resident Italian PDMLers can help me
with these questions about the region:
- I'm hoping I can travel around Abruzzo by train
Just to add my 2¢: Windows XP is an incredibly old operating system by
today's standards. Yeah, Vista and Windows 8 were/are pretty awful,
but Windows 7 is great. You really don't need to fear upgrading to 7,
especially since you can install the XP virtual machine and run all
the old software you
With all the talk about the WG line switching from Pentax to Ricoh
branding, you may have missed their announcement of four mounting
options for the WG-4 and older WG models:
Mounts:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/accessoryreviews/ricoh-pentax-wg-camera-mounting-accessories.html
Chest Strap:
My lens is still available. I took a look at KEH.com's listings for
the same lens and I am dropping the price to $60, and FREE Priority
Mail shipping in the US (International will be extra). I think it
qualifies as EX grade. Here are pictures:
I have an original DA 50-200 that needs a new home. It's been all over
the place with me and has minor scuffs on the barrel and hood to show
for it. The glass is clean and everything works, though. I don't have
it with me at the moment, but I can provide photos later this evening.
I just wanted to
Igor wrote:
Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon,
BH, etc. But, after trying 2-3 times to look at this 12deals page,
I was turned away from this website by its rather clunky interface.
Yeah, it's not great, but it works well enough when they're only
selling a few
I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's
mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on
Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have
yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've
bought two so far.
Do any of you know of software for testing memory cards? I'm looking
for something that can really put them through their paces to make
sure they won't fail.
I've got a pile o' SD memory cards going back to when I got the K10D
in 2006. Most are much newer than that, but I want to test them all
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 8:39 PM, John Celio
neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote:
Do any of you know of software for testing memory cards? I'm looking
for something that can really put them through their paces to make
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
All of my SD card readers are USB 2. I'd like to upgrade to a USB 3
SD card reader.
Fry's, oddly enough, only seemed to have USB 2 readers in stock.
Any recommendations for USB 3 readers, that should go a bit faster?
I did
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
It looks like Jostein will be getting to the family estate Wednesday
afternoon,
or maybe evening. Let's pencil in meeting him for dinner Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz area would probably be easier for him, though if there
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this here yet:
http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/
In my opinion, that is a pretty sweet looking camera, especially in
silver. Maybe the rumors of an LX-style Pentax camera aren't too far
off?
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Woot is a 24-hour deal site, so get 'em while they last:
http://www.woot.com/offers/pentax-mx-1-12mp-4x-opt-digital-camera
Kinda wish I could justify buying one...
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On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
Looks legit. Lots of speculation over the bump and larger prism assembly.
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/238387-another-new-image-k-3-a.html
Here's my take on three notable differences between this and
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
This looks like it could be real
http://photorumors.com/2013/09/26/first-picture-of-the-new-pentax-k-3-dslr-camera/
I'm not going to believe anything until I see it from Ricoh. There've
been too many rumors for far too
Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote:
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:46 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Isn't there some big camera show in Germany in October/November?
There's Photokina in September, but it's every other year, and this ain't it.
I just realized I never replied to all the comments on my mantis photo
from last weekend! Very rude of me. :(
Mark C wrote:
Very cool shot!
Dave Brooks wrote:
great shot
Dan Montoya wrote:
Nice capture. You caught a great expression on its face, and it
really pops out of the white
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm embarrassed to say that I have YET to even try out my O-GPS1,
which I purchased mainly for the AstroTracer functionality. Life has
been a little disrupted, but is getting back to nominal (as NASA
likes to say during
http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg
This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think
I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I
thought I'd share.
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On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Dario Bonazza
dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/27/ricoh-introduces-weather-resistant-flash-units?utm_campaign=internal-linkutm_source=news-listutm_medium=textref=title_0_1
http://jacelio.com/special/Auto-110-03.png
John
(I might put the ZX-30 in there someday, between the 6x7 and MX)
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Darren Addy Wrote:
That's very nice work, John. I must have missed the 6x7 illustration.
I'll have to go back and find it.
Thanks Darren. The 6x7 post made it to the web archive and the digest,
but it was around the time someone else mentioned a lot of emails
weren't getting to them, so I think
Similar to the 6x7 illustration I posted last week, here's one of the
MX with the classic 40mm pancake lens on it:
http://www.jacelio.com/special/MX-04-01.jpg
Next one is an Auto 110, followed by my first film camera, the ZX-30.
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Do you have a ZX/MZ-30? I need a good reference photo dead straight-on
for my illustration project. It would be best if you also have the
original kit lens it came with, but a lensless body would be fine,
too. Just don't shoot it with a wide-angle lens. Almost every photo
I've found online has too
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:42 AM, cotty wrote:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb8orv46xvz0cx3/pdml%20logo%20sketch.png
That's very good!
I like it, too. Here's a comparison:
http://www.jacelio.com/special/PDML-icon-idea-04.png
My apologies to Darren for getting his name caught up in the subject
Last night, I was working on a design concept centered on an old
Pentax camera and thought it would be fun to make a PDML logo based on
the old Asahi Optical Co. logo. I came up with three slightly
different versions:
http://www.jacelio.com/special/PDML-icon-idea-02.png
Any thoughts?
Anyway,
Thanks Darren! I've taken your suggestion and added it to the pile,
along with David's and Steve's:
http://www.jacelio.com/special/PDML-icon-idea-03.png
I included a version that took a notch out of the angular P to make it
look less like the original A (A2).
David, the backwards P just ends up
This vector illustration is what I was working on that led to the PDML
logo concept I posted earlier today:
http://jacelio.com/special/6x7-08-01.jpg
I don't have specific plans for this design, but I'd like to put it on
a shirt eventually. Part of the reason I made the PDML logo was
because I
So yesterday I discovered there's a guy who makes a 110-to-micro4/3
lens adapter with a built-in aperture:
http://www.rjcamera.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/productpath=20product_id=50
As you probably know, Auto 110 lenses don't have apertures in them, as
that was part of the camera body.
If you take a look at the four pictures in the following gallery, you
will see two little blobs on the right side that become clearer as the
aperture is stopped down:
http://imgur.com/a/IG40x
(to see an image at full resolution, hover your mouse over the image,
click the gear icon that appears
I own this exact lens, though I'm not fortunate enough to have the
original box. I can tell you it's not very good on digital. CA is
pretty bad, and it doesn't produce anything you'd call sharp results
until f11. These days I only use it for photographing birds, and even
then it's not my first
Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It
bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I
really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the sensor that refuses to
go away is one reason for this), but I'm not going to spend money for
the same resolution.
http://pentaximaging.com/dslr
Also, there's a K-500.
:P
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http://photorumors.com/2013/06/05/pentax-k-50-dslr-camera-leaks-on-retailers-website-in-france/
If this is real, it'd take the place of the K-5/II/IIs pretty well if
(and only if) they release a higher-end body at the same time.
Also (again, if this is real), I'm glad they got rid of the ugly
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote:
I remember a long time ago there was a company called Spiratone that
advertised in the back of photography magazines. They usually had
several pages of adds and had all types of odd stuff for your camera.
I haven't seen
I sometimes shoot video with my K-5, but I never do anything with it
because I don't know a thing about video editing. Is there a program
out there that's good for beginners but allows some growth into
intermediate capabilities when necessary? I don't need anything
professional, I just want to be
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Windows? Highly recommend Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum
That seems to be a pretty popular program. Not only did Matthew Hunt
also mention it here, but people elsewhere that I've asked about this
have mentioned it as
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Jostein wrote:
I am in the process of planning a 3 weeks' roadtrip through Sierra Nevada in
October/November. We are two Norwegian Pentaxians travelling together.
The plans are not very firm yet, but we're coming through San Francisco. We
plan to go via
Hi all,
I was looking at clip-on smartphone lenses earlier and an idea hit me:
Why not use my Auto110 lenses rather than buy these things for my
Nexus 4?
Have any of you tried that? I'm at work right now, otherwise I'd try
it myself. I wonder if it works at all, and if anyone out there has
made a
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:03 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190798956382afsrc=1
Dave
Oh wow...
That seller is in Alameda, not too far from where I live. I wish I'd
somehow known about this before; I'd love to have been able to browse
Wow! That's pretty amazing, Jostein! Makes me wish we got snow or
frost where I live. I have to wait for the flowers to start blooming
if I want to shoot something interesting outdoors.
John
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Jostein ?ksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote:
Larry and John's supermacro
Ack! Sorry about the incorrect link. Here's the penny photo:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uwNAmVlyxQAN1jadgOm1qNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
or: http://goo.gl/2IOiC
I'm sorry my Cosina is not living up to your expectations...but seeing
your rig I'm wondering about how insanely
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 1:57 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
on 2012-12-06 12:52 Miserere wrote
There is (or was) a Vivitar macro 2x TC in both PK and PKA versions.
You attach a 50mm lens and you get a 1:1 100mm macro lens.
and if 2X doesn't float your boat, i understand you can
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
I was in the market for a new laptop, but now it'll likely be a
problem finding what I want with Windows 7. Hence my
thoughts on a Mac.
You haven't even used Windows 8 but you're considering switching to an
entirely different
I just watched this lovely video on insect photography:
http://www.wimp.com/bugphotos/
Now I want to go out and find some bugs to shoot. Good thing I don't
have any plans for the day.
(on-topic because the guy shoots with a Pentax.)
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On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:18 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote:
Endeavour looks like a dignified, well-used M3.
That's a good way of looking at it.
Was it loud?
Not really. The planes were flying pretty slowly, so there wasn't a
lot of engine noise that I noticed. This may be because
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using?
My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing
to boost the shadows to get the dynamic
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt
even say what hd stands for.
The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'.
Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as
Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html
I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection,
poorly-trained staff, etc.
Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops
With all the rumors flying about a full frame Pentax body, I'm kinda
disappointed that the K-5 II and K-5 IIs are the only new K-mount
bodies in this announcement. One thing I'd like to see soon is a
comparison between the two bodies to show exactly what removing the
anti-aliasing filter does to
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
On 7 September 2012 09:59, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
I would have preferred K5 IIa and K5 IIb.
Are you an astronomer, Steven? :-)
I'm curious, John, which three did you keep (and why)?
I kept my M* 300 f4 and K 500 f4.5 because buying modern versions of
either would cost more than I could ever afford. My FA 50 1.4 isn't
really that old, but I kept it because of its low-light capability and
because Pentax hadn't offered
PentaxForums.com posted this interesting comparison of the three
current 50mm Pentax lenses: FA 50 1.4, D-FA 50 2.8 macro and DA 50
1.8.
http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-50mm-fa-da-dfa-lens-comparison/introduction.html
It would have been interesting to see how the DA* 55 1.4 compared
It would have been interesting to see how the DA* 55 1.4 compared with
these guys.
not to mention the A 50/1.7
I think you and JCO missed the point of the word current in my
original post. These are the 50mm lenses that you can buy new from
Pentax right now. I only mentioned the DA* 55
I've spent enough time futzing around with old lenses to know that
modern glass does everything I need and does it faster and a lot more
conveniently. You guys can go on using your vintage equipment, I'm
not telling you to stop, just quit acting like every lens comparison
needs to include stuff
At this price it's what it's worth, but I expect that it also spells the
end of the Q. Sad if the body form factor had stayed the same but it
had a sensor twice as large it would probably be viable as an
alternative to the Nikon 1 series of cameras. Sad, that it was a
novelty. Maybe it
Mark, this is exactly the response I was hoping for. Thank you *very*
much. I never would have thought the lens would be the part causing
the problem, nor that wider angle lenses would produce greater
magnification (though that kinda makes sense now that I think about
it). I will try it with my FA
So I have this setup for shooting seriously close-up macro:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CIUtr5fsiR0rzShfFjE08NMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
That is: Camera / helicoid tube at 49mm / bellows at 137mm (approx)/
12mm tube / 20mm tube / 36mm tube / generic reverse mount ring / D-FA
Looks great! Thanks for all your hard work, Mark.
If anyone here is a Redditor, I added a link to the book that could
use some upvotes:
http://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/vjl5x/a_group_of_pentax_users_makes_this_photo_book/
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A good friend of mine bought me a new coffee mug, and everyone says
it's a very appropriate gift for me:
http://goo.gl/3XtMe
Now, one might think this is a Dark Side mug, but in fact it is not!
Whoever made this mug changed *just enough* to not get sued. The brand
is not Canon, it's HOMADE:
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Jostein wrote:
The front element of the K-500 is pretty big, so buying a filter for
it will be very expensive. IIRC, there's no filter tray on the lens
Yeah, I looked it up on Boz's site and not only are there no front
filter threads (which I knew), but the
I want to try photographing the transit of Venus across the sun on
June 5th, but I've never tried shooting the sun before. Any of you
guys have tips you can share? Is there a special filter I should use,
or would a polarizer or ND filter be sufficient? I'm planning on using
my K 500mm f4.5, so
My friend Alex still has three of his Pentax items for sale: K-7, DA15
Ltd and DA 16-45. He dropped the price a bit on the K-7, too. Please
see his email below if you're interested. I can vouch for his honesty
and the good condition of his items.
John
[begin Alex's email]
I still have the
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:47 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
A good alternative is to use smartphone GPS tracking capabilities to tag
photo later at home.
The downside, of course, is that you have to own a smartphone, which I
do not. This device is an awful lot cheaper and doesn't charge
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
but the second sentence above does not compute unless you were to buy a phone
only to use its GPS to tag photos taken with a Pentax camera; while i've never
paid an overage fee in three years using an iPhone (and i'm on a reduced
I'm thinking about getting Pentax's GPS unit for my upcoming trip, but
I'm wondering how unwieldy it is on the K-5. Specifically, how much
weight it adds and how big it is in relation to the camera itself. I'm
trying to pack light, but it'd sure be nice to not have to keep a
written record of my
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote:
But that said, when I go outside, I nearly always mount the GPS and it does
not bother me at all while hiking.
Awesome! Thanks for your reply, Jan. You may have convinced me to go
ahead and order one.
Do you know if photo sharing sites like
Hi All,
My friend Alex Lee is selling his Pentax gear. Try as I might, I
couldn't convince him not to switch to a Sony NEX camera. I've seen
his gear and can vouch that he keeps it in good shape. I'd buy the DA
15 myself if I didn't have other plans for the money at the moment. :(
Please contact
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Frank wrote:
The standout for me is John Celio's. I've seen stuff like that in aviation or
science books and always thought it was really cool. John, you captured it
perfectly!
Thanks Frank! :D
I was extremely excited when I chimped that image on my K-5's
That sounds super easy! I will give that a shot today. My FA50 1.4 has
always had a horrible back-focus issue on just about all my dSLRs, so
it'll be great to finally have that sorted. Thanks for sharing!
John
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i wouldn't like to be cotty's hat right now. :) cotty, we need photos...
Yes - but what about the date
I love April Fool's Day on the internet.
Next year I hope
Last week I posted about wanting to trade my A 50mm 1.2 for a DA 35
Ltd macro, but there were no takers here on the list. Darren Addy
offered to help me sell the 50 and buy a used 35 Ltd, and we made a
nice little profit on top of it all! The 35 showed up last night, and
although I haven't really
Subject line says it all. Anyone interested?
The 35 macro would be a great lens for my next trip, but I don't have
enough time to eBay the 50 1.2 (which I never use) to be able to
afford the 35.
Thanks,
John
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I'm looking for a good slide scanning service. Recommendations? Meh?
Rotten Tomatos? Condemnations? Condiments?
You mayo may not relish this idea, but I'd suggest giving your local
photo lab a try, if one still exists. I'm sure they could use the
business to ketchup on their dwindling
Yesterday I shipped my DA* 16-50 off to Pentax/CRIS for repair. It
would focus when the focal length was wider than 28mm, but beyond that
it could never get a focus lock. Even high-contrast objects would
befuddle the thing.
Before you suggest it was a camera problem rather than the lens, I
tested
Sorry I haven't have a chance to reply sooner. Thanks to everyone who
has commented so far. Lots of good info; I'm making a list of
everything I might be able to use for preparing and while I'm there.
Brian Walters wrote:
May is a good time to visit Victoria and New South Wales. The weather
is
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