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There is a difference between wanting a new camera and needing one. If I bought a new camera only when I needed one, I'd probably still be shooting with the K10D. If we all did that, Pentax - and most every other manufacturer other than Canon & Nikon - would be out of business by now. On

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On 2/24/2017 2:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I find it's a Really Bad Idea to keep these vintage computing anecdotes in mind, though. All that does is hamper you when you are deciding how to accomplish many computing tasks. If you keep on thinking that 400 megabytes is enormous, you will miss

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On 2/24/2017 1:56 PM, Gonz wrote: In the 80's, a company I worked for had the big room with raised floors for all the computing equipment. One day, after we had been chronically short on disk space, a huge box came in. It was a washing machine sized disk drive from Fujitsu, that came with the

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And you could have sold it to one of the many folks keeping old PDP-11's alive these days. They really were art. They were hand-stitched and really cool looking objects. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Gonz wrote: > Haha, when they dismantled a PDP-11 with 8K core at

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Haha, when they dismantled a PDP-11 with 8K core at school, I was thinking: hmm I should take this core memory and keep it as a memento, but alas, I did not. Now I wish I had. It was art. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > I find it's a Really Bad

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I find it's a Really Bad Idea to keep these vintage computing anecdotes in mind, though. All that does is hamper you when you are deciding how to accomplish many computing tasks. If you keep on thinking that 400 megabytes is enormous, you will miss opportunities like stacking multiple images. I

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In the 80's, a company I worked for had the big room with raised floors for all the computing equipment. One day, after we had been chronically short on disk space, a huge box came in. It was a washing machine sized disk drive from Fujitsu, that came with the whopping capacity of 400Mbytes. We

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On 2/24/2017 8:36 AM, Mark C wrote: I did the upgrade to 32 gb / 8 cores / SSD last year, so I should be prepared. I use Zerene Stacker for larger stacks and it is more efficient with memory than is PS, though I usually combine multiple ZS stacks in PS. I'm sure things will feel a bit more

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On 2/23/2017 6:33 PM, Bill wrote: I've been doing a lot of focus stacked macros with pixel shift. The level of detail goes up quite a bit, and blown out reds seem to be a thing of the past as well. The only downside is that a couple of dozen K1 pixel shift files stacked up in Photoshop take

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Glad to hear about the weight - it was one concern that I had, seems like a lot to lug around while traveling etc. For a general purpose zoom in situations where I don't want to carry a second lens I prefer the extra reach that the 28-105 gives. Mark On 2/23/2017 5:48 PM, Henk Terhell wrote:

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On 2/22/2017 11:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Congratulations. The K-1 is a nice piece of kit, and I look forward to seeing what it can do in your hands. Although, I can't help but wonder if you'd be able to do more with your macros using the new K-p, the sample photos I saw showed it giving

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That should read Series 1 90/2.5 macro Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 8:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I really liked my Vivitar Series 2 90/2.5 macro. It was a heavy metal lens, > the first version of this iconic lens. Wonderful bokeh and very sharp. Still >

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I really liked my Vivitar Series 2 90/2.5 macro. It was a heavy metal lens, the first version of this iconic lens. Wonderful bokeh and very sharp. Still bummed that it's gone. Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 8:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Yep. I bought one at B

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Yep. I bought one at B Found a slightly used one on eBay for $420, but decided it wasn't worth the risk, and opted to pay $539 at B No shipping, no sales tax collected. Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 7:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I

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Paul Stenquist wrote: I think I want the 100/2.8 as well. Good reviews. The tamron 90/2.8 is a very nice lens, but I wanted WR because I do a lot of my macro work outside, and it is often a bit damp outside. The Pentax 100 does seem to be just a dab more fairy dust than the Tamron 90, and

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I think I want the 100/2.8 as well. Good reviews. Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 7:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Bill, what macro lens do you use? I was happy with my 90/2.5 Vivitar for >> many years, but I think it was stolen by a

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Paul Stenquist wrote: Bill, what macro lens do you use? I was happy with my 90/2.5 Vivitar for many years, but I think it was stolen by a painter who worked here last year. I need a new macro. I've got a Tamron 90/2.8 272E that I need to put up for sale. I found a too good to resist offer

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Bill, what macro lens do you use? I was happy with my 90/2.5 Vivitar for many years, but I think it was stolen by a painter who worked here last year. I need a new macro. Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 6:33 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 2/23/2017 12:48 PM, Mark C

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On 2/23/2017 12:48 PM, Mark C wrote: I've been doing some macros lately using continuous lighting and am hoping that doing them in Pixel Shift mode would make a difference, though the level of detail is already pretty good. I have to say that for macros some of the benefits of a full frame

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Mark, good choice. I got mine with the 28-105 a week ago and am still very much in the learning curve. I was a bit worried about the size and weight of the K-1 when walking around, but so far this is acceptable. Now I'm trying my old prime lenses, but the 28-205 is also fine. Henk Op

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Awesome Mark. I only beat you by a few days. I love it so far. The flexibility and configurability is overwhelming. I've never had aperture-bracketing before (unless I never read my previous manuals thoroughly!), which sounds interesting. The AF and image quality so far exceeds my

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Looking forward to getting my hands on it tomorrow. I also want to test the Tokina ATX 400 f5.6. Its proven to be a good performer on APS-C bodies, we'll see WRT full frame. On 2/22/2017 4:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Congratulations. I love that camera. I think Len has been using his with

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Thanks Mark. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" <pdml-m...@charter.net> Subject: Re: K-1 Enablement I've been doing some macros lately using continuous lighting and am hoping that doing them in Pixel

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I've been doing some macros lately using continuous lighting and am hoping that doing them in Pixel Shift mode would make a difference, though the level of detail is already pretty good. I have to say that for macros some of the benefits of a full frame sensor are offset by the need to achieve

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I find that in comparison to the K-3, which is an excellent camera, the K-1 has better high ISO performance, better autofocus, particularly in low light, and all those extra pixels to play with when I want to crop a horizontal as a vertical. My only complaint is in regard to the overly tight

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Mark C wrote: I finally bit the bullet and put in an order for a K-1 today. I went with the 28-105 lens since the 24-70 overlaps so much with the Tamron 28-75 that I already have. I'm looking forward to seeing how the K-1 performs with some old film era lenses - the FA 50 f1.7, F28 f2.8, A*

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Hey, cool it man. I haven't progressed to the K5 yet, let alone a K3 or a K1. Mark's old K7 is still doing OK. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-1 Enablement Sounds good Mark, but I

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t; Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: K-1 Enablement > > >> I meant to say, I think Ken has been using his with the A* 200 macro. >> >> Paul via ph

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I meant to say, I think Ken has been using his with the A* 200 macro I use my A*200 on a K-3, I don't have a K-1. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com> Subject: Re: K-1 Enabl

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Sounds good Mark, but I wonder what advantages do you expect of the K-1 over the K-3? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: K-1 Enablement I finally bit the bullet and put in an order for

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The only issue I have with my Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art lens is the K1 automatically sets the field of view to crop mode. I just leave the camera on the full frame setting. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 23/2/17 7:59 am, Mark C wrote: I finally bit the bullet and put in an

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I meant to say, I think Ken has been using his with the A* 200 macro. Paul via phone > On Feb 22, 2017, at 4:51 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Congratulations. I love that camera. I think Len has been using his with the > A* 200 macro. I use the K 85/1'8 now and then and

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Congratulations. I love that camera. I think Len has been using his with the A* 200 macro. I use the K 85/1'8 now and then and the A 50/1.2. It's quite easy to focus manually, with the in-foxes light being quite accurate. I use the D FA lenses for the most part: the 24-70/2.8, the 15-30/2.8 and

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Mark C wrote: >I finally bit the bullet and put in an order for a K-1 today. I went >with the 28-105 lens since the 24-70 overlaps so much with the Tamron >28-75 that I already have. I'm looking forward to seeing how the K-1 >performs with some old film era lenses - the FA 50 f1.7, F28 f2.8,