Re: Peso: Wet Web
In retrospect, I should have removed that stalk across the bottom. Especially since it's my ivy. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is a jewel of an image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A pretty post-Sandy detail, and the Q was handy: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-jrmt2vz/0/XL/wet-web-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: After reading the K5xxx reviews ...
Pentax/Ricoh is probably working on a FF body. They will never be as fast as Nikon or Canon, and Apple/Google would just absorb them. I really think that Ricoh is the best we could have hoped for in that they actually want to make cameras. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu alexandru.sa...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: It's difficult for me to conclude anything except that Pentax just does not have the capacity to produce anything more advanced. All the buyer gets is a few tweaks. Baby steps are not adequate in today's technology world. They needs a new partner -- someone larger than Ricoh -- who is interested in making the company into something great. Perhaps Apple or Google will buy the company and run with it right. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl Such conclusions are premature; the product we saw so far (from October 2011) are Pentax-Hoya projects. There simply wasn't enough time (less than a year, including analyzing the business and formulating a plan) to build a true Pentax Ricoh camera. What they could do was to finish products already in pipeline, including ones frozen by Hoya (the DA 560mm for example). Please be patient, next year we should see more interesting stuff. I also strongly believe that either Apple or Google would kill Pentax; photography and gadgets/web content are too different for it to work. Don't worry, Ricoh will prove to be a good master. -- Best regards, Alex Sarbu -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - 1DmIIn
Nice find. Does Dad share lenses? On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Good for Stef. Is he done with school yet? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Hi team Stef is pretty stoked at the moment - he's just nabbed a mint in box 1D mark II n to replace his original 1D clunker. Boxed, manuals, accessories, amateur use (9600 actuations) all for 495 GBP which was a little more than he wanted to pay but all the sub-400 GBP units out there are beaters more or less. Hope all is well, especially to east-coast USAers. Cheers, Cotty -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: After reading the K5xxx reviews ...
And those core values are? The K5 is an excellent camera for the price. The K30 is probably even better in terms of per dollar. Weather sealed and most of the K5 IQ with better AF. We are the ones thta have changed. We all harken back tot he days when Pentax released a new body every 5 years but now complain about the 2 year old K5. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:36 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts I don't understand the fuss. Even the notoriously lukewarm-about-Pentax DP Review described the K-5 as arguably the best of the APS-C cameras. The new models represent worthwhile improvements over the K-5. True, the upper-level prosumer market (where Pentax top-of-the-line DSLRs have traditionally resided) is moving toward full-frame, but there's no reason to doubt that Pentax will get there. I'm so pleased with the results I get from my K-5 that I have no desire at all to upgrade to either version of the new K-5II. From my perspective, as good as the K-7 K-5 were, they just didn't offer enough improvement over the K10D to justify the expense. I did eventually find a second-hand K20D at a low enough price to justify buying it and relegating my *ist-D to the closet letting the K10D become my backup. At this point, the K-5II just looks like Pentax is running in place. The value:cost ratio still isn't there for me. I originally chose Pentax because of the high ratio of value for the dollar it offered. To me, it appears that value:cost ratio has been eroding ever since the MZ-D. Pentax needs to find their direction and return to the core values that made the brand my choice. And they need to do it damn soon. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Film Humor
Groan. ;-) On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://static.themetapicture.com/media/funny-bar-drinks-clipart.jpg Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Aftermath
Good shot. The hoses make a great foreground. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I love the tangle of hoses and the tree firefighters in three different postures. I note that you managed to include a bicycle, of course. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:21 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: As I mentioned earlier in another thread, Toronto got off easy with Sandy. There was one major fire downtown (don't know if it was storm related) that snarled traffic in the morning. After sitting on a bus for 15 minutes in traffic I got off and walked the last kilometre to the subway. Passed the fire scene and grabbed this one of the clean up: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/aftermath.html?m=0 Looks like they had a tough night. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Fuji X100?
Excellent. I hear it's quirky, but you've been using Pentax so it's just a question of getting use to a different kind of quirky. ;-) On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: In case anyone is keeping score at home, I pulled the trigger on one of these beasties this morning. It should be here by Monday and I'll begin running it through its paces a bit. It'll be my first non-Pentax camera in twenty-some years. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: pentax sighting
Unless I've missed it, I don't think w've gotten that episode yet. I'll take note. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: In the topgear 50 years of bond cars, there isa Moonraker console with two Tak lenses I have the image on facebook Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - can you recommend a good digital rangefinder?
I have both a Q and and E-PM1. No question that the noise is better with the larger sensor, especially at higher iso. OTOH, the Q does remarkably well for a 1/2.3 sensor, and I enjoyed using the Q very much while street shooting in Philly. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Thank you, Steve, Bruce and Darren for the recommendations! I passed these suggestions to my friend. He is thinking now. I suspect that the major advantage of 4/3 system compared to Pentax-Q is a larger variety of lenses available. However, I didn't do a thorough comparison, - so I might be wrong here. Igor Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:55:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Subject: OT - can you recommend a good digital rangefinder? Hi All: A very good friend of mine asked for an [urgent] advice on photo cameras. A portion of that includes a recommendation for non-SLR (aka mirrorless) digital cameras with changeable lenses for an enthusiast at early stages. The camera is to be small (mobile, take-anywhere), easy to use in both automatic and semi-automatic/manual modes, able to handle reasonably low light, and not to have long shutter lag. Most frequent use: shooting while travelling (landscapes, urban views), shooting people/friends non-very-intrusively. It would be a step-up alternative to something like Lumix LX-7 or Samsung ex2f that allows interchangeable lenses (for growing needs). The question is not about fancy Leica cameras or X100, or rather, it is about mid-level cameras (with a budget of within $1K or less for the body and one-two lenses). I haven't been following this segment of the market as closely. I think that some of the Panasonic/Olympus/..? micro-4/3 cameras fall into this category, Nikon 1, etc. I am not sure if K-01 or Q10 would be reasonable here, - they seem to me too much of a specialty, and not as mainstream cameras... I'd appreciate if you can mention a few models that you'd recommend. If you can point out the strong points of the model, - that would also be great. Thank you, Igor -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - can you recommend a good digital rangefinder?
Just to add, a used Q is an even better deal. It's a fun camera and I think Pentax really nailed the ergonomics on this one for such a small body. The biggest problem with it was the initial $800 price tag. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I have both a Q and and E-PM1. No question that the noise is better with the larger sensor, especially at higher iso. OTOH, the Q does remarkably well for a 1/2.3 sensor, and I enjoyed using the Q very much while street shooting in Philly. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Thank you, Steve, Bruce and Darren for the recommendations! I passed these suggestions to my friend. He is thinking now. I suspect that the major advantage of 4/3 system compared to Pentax-Q is a larger variety of lenses available. However, I didn't do a thorough comparison, - so I might be wrong here. Igor Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:55:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Subject: OT - can you recommend a good digital rangefinder? Hi All: A very good friend of mine asked for an [urgent] advice on photo cameras. A portion of that includes a recommendation for non-SLR (aka mirrorless) digital cameras with changeable lenses for an enthusiast at early stages. The camera is to be small (mobile, take-anywhere), easy to use in both automatic and semi-automatic/manual modes, able to handle reasonably low light, and not to have long shutter lag. Most frequent use: shooting while travelling (landscapes, urban views), shooting people/friends non-very-intrusively. It would be a step-up alternative to something like Lumix LX-7 or Samsung ex2f that allows interchangeable lenses (for growing needs). The question is not about fancy Leica cameras or X100, or rather, it is about mid-level cameras (with a budget of within $1K or less for the body and one-two lenses). I haven't been following this segment of the market as closely. I think that some of the Panasonic/Olympus/..? micro-4/3 cameras fall into this category, Nikon 1, etc. I am not sure if K-01 or Q10 would be reasonable here, - they seem to me too much of a specialty, and not as mainstream cameras... I'd appreciate if you can mention a few models that you'd recommend. If you can point out the strong points of the model, - that would also be great. Thank you, Igor -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Nasty Storm East Coast
Thanks, Darren. That's cool map. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if she's out shooting photos. I don't think her street flooded. She should be high and dry. Paul On Oct 30, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just tried to call Ann but no answer. Got voice mail. Cheers, Christine On Oct 30, 2012, at 12:41 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: We got off lightly here. In Jamaica Plain it looks like nothing worse than a big summer thunderstorm has come through. Power's still out in a lot of areas, though. Half the campus, including the buildings where I teach, has no power so classes have been cancelled for a second day. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Golden Fleece
Very nice. I don't mind the bright spot at all. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Kenneth. Unfortunately, my composition options were pretty limited in that every other angle had some kind of distracting structure as a backdrop -- homes, garages, car ports, highway, utility poles, etc. -- Walt On 10/30/2012 3:21 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Walt, a very nice capture seriously lessened by the unfortunate placement of the bright background. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Golden Fleece I don't know what kind of plant it is, but it's across the street in my neighbor's front yard and it was really luminous just before sundown yesterday. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8139189246/ K20D, F 35-135, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 200 Thoughts, comments and suggestions eagerly solicited as always. -- Walt -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Can't remember ...
This isn't funny. Not even a little :-( On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:01 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Can't remember if I've shared this before or not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJUlist=FLs95ZaMyUReHMecAIfNV0mQindex=1feature=plpp_video -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Mechanical anti-aliasing?
Build it Larry, and they will come. Oh, yes!, he ejaculated. A dialogue Mark. On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 28, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Whether the idea works or not, I'd wager it's patentable. Build it Larry, and they will come. All I need is a K5-IIs, the source code to the firmware and a dev box. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Movie recommendation: Side by side
Not tonight, but I have it bookmarked. Thanks for heads-up. On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Quick delurk to recommend a movie that I think most of you would enjoy: Side by side. It's a documentary about a how digital is replacing film in motion pictures with cameras from Red or Arri. Very well balanced -not in favor of one or other, just showing both sides with some directors/cinematographers that are very pasionate about film or digital and some nostalgia in the mix. At the end, this may impact you if you are still shooting film (the movie industry is still the major consumer of film). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014338/ -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Grace's Audience
Great shot. On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:06 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Nice! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: October 28, 2012 10/28/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Grace's Audience Grace was talking to a few of our friends at the farmers market. Shot the audience this time: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16552188size=lg -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Shopper
I wouldn't want to negotiate with her. On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I love the colors and the Greta Garbo pose. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 8:27 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Couldn't pass her up. She had a look. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16552181 -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - can you recommend a good digital rangefinder?
I've had a few of the Olympus PEN series and currently have an E-PM1. The E-PM1 can now be had for under $400 with a lens, cheaper ont he used market It's a pretty good 12 MP sensor good up until 800 normally or 1600 with some heavy (and non-adjustable) NR. This would leave 6-700 for lenses. I'd suggest the Lumix 14 2.5 ($250) and the Olympus 45 1.8 ($400), both of which are sharp and pretty fast. The E-Pl1, an older body with a similar sensor but slower AF, is also out then for $189, body only. IQ is not as good as the Pentax DSLRs, but perfectly fine as long as you're not printing really big (16 x20) prints. On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All: A very good friend of mine asked for an [urgent] advice on photo cameras. A portion of that includes a recommendation for non-SLR (aka mirrorless) digital cameras with changeable lenses for an enthusiast at early stages. The camera is to be small (mobile, take-anywhere), easy to use in both automatic and semi-automatic/manual modes, able to handle reasonably low light, and not to have long shutter lag. Most frequent use: shooting while travelling (landscapes, urban views), shooting people/friends non-very-intrusively. It would be a step-up alternative to something like Lumix LX-7 or Samsung ex2f that allows interchangeable lenses (for growing needs). The question is not about fancy Leica cameras or X100, or rather, it is about mid-level cameras (with a budget of within $1K or less for the body and one-two lenses). I haven't been following this segment of the market as closely. I think that some of the Panasonic/Olympus/..? micro-4/3 cameras fall into this category, Nikon 1, etc. I am not sure if K-01 or Q10 would be reasonable here, - they seem to me too much of a specialty, and not as mainstream cameras... I'd appreciate if you can mention a few models that you'd recommend. If you can point out the strong points of the model, - that would also be great. Thank you, Igor -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Keep us posted
I keep having to remember that, from the Weather Channel POV, Virginia is in the Northeast. On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:01 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Jeffery Johnson For those in the Eastern U.S. do keep us posted as you can on how things are going and what not. Keep safe. Jeffery Already gone from the southeast. The weather report says wrap-around moisture will give us alternating sunshine cloudy/rainy skies the rest of the day, with a high temperature below 50deg F. I hope it's no worse for the rest of you. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5
I guess it depends on how large the affected area is. I read that review and it was hard to say how the whole shot would look. I mean, if the face is sharper but the clothing is not quite right, is that OK? On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: From our friends at Pentax Forums. :-) http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-5-ii-iis/introduction.html Some highlights: AF much better in low light, unimproved in normal light. Resolution jump up from K-5 very noticeable. Noticeable moire on finely patterned fabric, otherwise no worries. Speaking of which: anyone know if some simple (eg Gaussian) blurring in post will give the same effect as the now removed optical sensor filter? That is, if I see moire in my shot, can I do a simple pass over it, or is the image just screwed now? Enjoy. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: The Digital Negative — Book Review
Darren: I think his use is much more common: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative I know when I hear the term, I think RAW files and not the object you described. On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the review. I dislike the use of the term Digital Negative in the sense used for this book title. The term digital negative is used today to refer to the process of using an inkjet printer and transparency material to make a large format negative for contact printing (usually with a historic or alternative process) to create a print in a traditional darkroom (from what was originally a digital image). -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - He's Ready
That's a funny shot. I'd love to know what he's thinking. On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The fellow on the left seems ready for something, but I'm not sure what: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/hes-ready.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: November PUG: Going....going...
Well, I figured this was a good chance to try the newly added focus peaking on the Q with an old MF lens. The K 28 is now a fair telephoto (154 eq.). Also, the old lenses make the Q REALLY front heavy. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Seven submissions so far. Time to take the zoom off the camera, rummage in the lens cabinet and dust of that old 50 1.4 (or whatever...) The details: Theme: Prime Time (non zoom photography). Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 pixels on the longest side. * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - A Ginsu Knife of Hope
That works really well. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:31 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bruce! I titled it from a line in a Kids in the Hall skit in which Don McKellor played a messenger. The narrator described him as (among other things) a ginsu knife of hope. Only after I posted it on Facebook did I find out that it was Kota, a Japanese messenger in town for about six months. He recently bought that orange bike, so the bike didn't help me identify him. He liked the photo and wasn't offended by the silly title; in fact it's now his profile pic on fb. I know I posted it here before but here's that KiH video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orIZohIqJDUfeature=youtube_gdata_player He's delivering ~your~ package MISTER! ;-) Thanks again. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: October 26, 2012 10/26/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - A Ginsu Knife of Hope This is dizzyingly dynamic, Frank. Terrific! On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:22 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The title is from a Kids in the Hall video. I know I've been showing a lot of messenger shots lately, but I like this one. Had to leave it in colour. In fact, used curves quite a bit: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-ginsu-knife-of-hope.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: LA Landing
That's for sharing that. It was really good and the song fit pretty well too. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: That's nice. As a part-time aviation nut, I've looked at a lot of such videos, and this is among the better ones. It helps that it is sped up a few fold, of course. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:12 PM Subject: LA Landing This is actually a video clip (pilot POV of an LAX landing) but I thought it oozed photographer’s values: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=OpA3ORYlgGs#! -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Q 1.10 firmware
The 15-45 2.8 for $300 is REALLY tempting. I'd like to read some reviews first, however. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 8:35 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/27/2012 5:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob Sullivan 645D? And isn't in camera stabilization a Pentax patent? Bob S. I'm pretty sure it's licensed from Sony who acquired the patent when they bought Minolta. Pentax Sony and Olympus all use different enough implementations that don't infringe on any of the others. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO: The Long Green Line
Her posture says urgency. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! Love it! (but not what I expected at all) ;-) That's actually a very good shot. Well composed, nice use of perspective, and you caught that lady (other is a lady, no?) at just the right moment. The way she's grabbing at the door handle it looks like she ~really~ needs to go! Fun, but a really good shot as well. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: October 26, 2012 10/26/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The Long Green Line From the Steeplechase Races last weekend: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16543036 Comments and Criticisms are Appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: NSFA (Not Safe for Ann): The Big Buck
We have a similar program here in Lexington. Professional bow hunters, culling the herd, meat to the local agencies. Of course, last year they got exactly one deer so it's not a rousing success. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Glad to hear about the homeless program donations. that seems wise. ann On 10/26/2012 10:16, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Actually, Ann, at least some of the meat goes to a local homeless program. This is controlled by our township, on township owned land. One reason we bought this house is the knowledge that the land to the west is protected green acres property (and the homes on the other sides of our house are only partially visible from our yard. The deer are a real problem here. They eat all our flowers and shrugs, damage the trees, attack bird feeders, and drive dogs crazy. Once we cam home from a two day trip to find two separate herds on our one acre property. They were hard to count, but we saw more than 30 on that occasion. You didn't miss anything by passing up the images. It was pitch black because of the time of day and the proximity of our house, and I could see nothing through the viewfinder. I had to shine a flashlight on the body to allow my camera to focus, and evenusing a flash, the images are awful. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: well of course if you say not safe for ann I'll at least open the post.. but I do thank you as I don't think I want to look at the photos. I have read that only bow and arrow were permitted recently and while it bothers me on one level to see any critter killed the reality is the deer could at least be used to feed people and they are overpopulated. I'd like a law that says if you are hunting it better be for food - the notion that hunting is sport and people do it for fun and trophys is the aspect that bothers me. I grew up eating venison and pheasant my father brought home from trips to Minnesota - can't bring myself to do it anymore but at heat I work on not being a hypocrite so since I eat beef and chicken as long as the beats arent being tortured before their demise I could hardly object. still, I won't be looking at those photos. ann On 10/26/2012 00:53, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The other evening, my dog went crazy when I let him outside. He ran frantically to the far side of the house, running back and forth, then disappeared around the corner. When I followed, I thought I saw him lying down outside his dog run, in back of the dog house. I called out to him, but received no response. When I approached the object on the ground, I was shocked to find a large buck. He was dead, but I saw no wounds. I grabbed the dog, and took him inside. I called the local police, who came to my yard, examined the buck, and turned it over to reveal a wound about an inch in length. We both concluded it was an arrow wound. The patrolman and I dragged the buck out to the street, since they was no way to keep my dog away from it where it was. I called a hunter friend for advice, but he was of no help. I called the local deer dresser (butcher), and he advised me to eviscerate it as soon as possible. I really wasn't up for that. The policeman left, and I went inside, where my dog was still very restless. About 10 minutes later, two cars a a truck pulled up, including the same cop, the local wildlife management officer and two hunters. One of the hunters had shot the buck with an arrow in the woods next to our house just before sunset. To the west of our property is 24 acres of municipally owned, heavily wooded, green acres land. The Township contracts with a local hunting club to cull the local deer herd, which is quite large and increasing every season. The hunter had to break off his chase of the wounded buck, as he is not permitted to enter private property after dark. It was very dark when we found the buck, and I could focus my camera only by shining a flashlight on the corpse, so the images I took suck, but I think they convey the size of the buck. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1042686 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
FS Friday: K7 and Lenses
K7 with kit zoom (18-55) $350 FA 135 2.8 $350 FA 50 1.4 $225 Everything is in excellent shape. Contact me for details -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: FS Friday: K7 and Lenses
OK. I forgot to put that this price doesn't include shipping, which is probably about $10. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Steve, I'm coveting that 50/1.4 mightily and may be in a position to send you a money order for it if you haven't sold it by Tuesday. -- Walt On 10/26/2012 11:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: K7 with kit zoom (18-55) $350 FA 135 2.8 $350 FA 50 1.4 $225 Everything is in excellent shape. Contact me for details -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Q 1.10 firmware
Wow. That's a great feature. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Wow. I find this surprising, given that they could have made focus peaking only available on the new Q10. This gives me hope that focus peaking may be coming to a firmware upgrade for the K-5 also. Bravo Pentax! -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Q 1.10 firmware
OK, I looked but can't see these features listed under 1.10. Where does it say this? On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Wow. That's a great feature. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Wow. I find this surprising, given that they could have made focus peaking only available on the new Q10. This gives me hope that focus peaking may be coming to a firmware upgrade for the K-5 also. Bravo Pentax! -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Q 1.10 firmware
OK. I just could's see it on the official page listed in the first post and didn't want to go looking. So glad they decided not to just tick off the early adopters. Focus peaking could be a huge feature, especially for macro work. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This guy reports it: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pentax-q/discuss/72157631850533682/ Also discussed here: http://forums.steves-digicams.com/pentax-samsung-dslr-k-mount-mirrorless/202509-q-firmware-update-adds-focus-peaking.html and here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50129501 -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Testing text email send -please ignore-
Boy, one dead deer thread and Ann is getting frisky. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: LOL On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: nope , you're screwed byebye a On 10/26/2012 16:12, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Testing to see whether Plain Text on the iPad can send to PDML. G Godfrey -- 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 the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Can't post to PDML with Nexus 7
Damn those people at Google. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: With the ordinary gmail client called Gmail, that ordinary people who just want to send and receive email use. Maybe it has an ultra-plain-text setting like desktop gmail, but I can’t find it. -T On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Tim Bray wrote: My Nexus 7 tablet gmail app apparently doesn’t have a way to post with sufficiently plain text to be accepted by the PDML back-end. This feels like a problem to me. Has someone figured out how to do this? What email client? I can post from my Toshiba Android tablet using the K9 email client. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT -- RIP
I normally have little emotional anything for corporations, but this makes me a little sad. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:25 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Not my image, but apropos none the less. http://americandigest.org/sidelines/03_Kodak-766x1024.jpg -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Pentax K-30 Get a Nod at Expedition Portal
I've read many good things about the K30. It goes for about $700 at Amazon and the image comparison at DPReview shows it retains the amazing high iso performance of the K5. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Kevin Thornsberry kevin_thornsbe...@compuserve.com wrote: Matthew Scott at Expedition Portal, a forum for those interested in vehicle dependent driving trips across continents or around the world recently posted a brief article about the weather sealed Pentax K-30. I've also noticed he has mentioned the camera in some of his other articles. Thought I would share with the group. http://www.expeditionportal.com/expedition-gear/accessories/1577-stuff-and-things-pentax-k-30-weatherproof-digital-slr.html Kevin -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT -- RIP
It's a collection of kangaroo jokes. The NSA probably has it blocked. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Not my image, but apropos none the less. http://americandigest.org/sidelines/03_Kodak-766x1024.jpg Hmmm. getting a '403 Forbidden on that link. Probably too disturbing for us on the other side of the planet -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: The Last Few Soldiers of Fall
Nice colors. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:22 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It's all about the light, isn't it? I like both of these very much, especially the backlit yellow leaves. Beautiful! --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Sent: October 25, 2012 10/25/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: The Last Few Soldiers of Fall The trees here have shed most of their leaves so I am down to shooting a few stragglers. Here are two entries in the unannounced cliches of fall contest. CC always welcomed. http://donspix.posterous.com/the-the-fallen-leaves-are-the-symbols-of-the -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Totally OT - philosophical question (Was: Structural engineering question)
I'm a chemist; use glue. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: They say that flowers and duct tape fix everything. :-) Tue Oct 23 16:17:13 EDT 2012 Mark Roberts wrote: My solution is always duct tape and safety wire. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Comparing in-body and lens-based image stabilisation
I thought of that, having just recently used the OIS Lumix 45-200 on my IBIS E-PM1. (You can get the E-PM1 body now for under $200) As per urban legend, I turned off the IBIS and left the OIS on. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:48 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, interesting. I wonder if he knows that you can compare the difference between Optical and In camera stabilization by mounting a 4:3 Panasonic stabilized lens, (or m4:3 if you prefer to use them), on an Olympus 4:3 body? Hum, I guess not. I'm always amazed by experts who don't seem to know very much, how did they get to be experts is there a test? He does make pretty charts, maybe that's his area of expertise. This isn't earth shattering, in fact his results mirror the general perceived wisdom. Olympus by the way is supposed to have a much much improved in body stabilization in the OM-D. Maybe someone will test it vs a Panasonic stabilized lens. I expect that the K-3, or whatever the heck it will be called, will have much improved in body stabilization, because they'll have On 10/23/2012 5:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Interesting article that uses a K-5 and a Sigma 50-500 mm HSM lens. The article doesn't say what focal length was used in the tests but presumably it was the long end. http://www.digitalversus.com/digital-camera/image-stabilisers-optical-mechanical-a1608.html -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: 2012 TN State Pow Wow
Great set. Sharp and colorful. I too missed this the first time. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Jeffery, Those are marvelous photos and a great looking event. Where is it help. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: We went Saturday to the TN State Pow Wow and had a nice time watching the dancing, listening to the music, talking with many different folks and even talked to a wolf/Husky mixed dog (though I forgot her name). This will take you to the gallery so if you are not interested in looking through a gallery just ignore. http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p483251840 Later, Jeffery Johnson -- Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: Fall colors on the Buffalo
Those are very nice. I bet it was truly lovely to see it live. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 1:11 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: nice shots, especially liked 9714. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Theodore Beilby Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:51 PM To: pentax Mail List Subject: RE: GESO: Fall colors on the Buffalo Of course, I forgot the URL. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ted_beilby/8119440844/in/set-72157631843888271/ lightbox/ Thanks again Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Apocalyptica I - 2012
You know, Frank, that makes as much sense as anything else I've heard today. Don't forget we have an election coming. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:11 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: After the nuclear holocaust we will all look like that: plaid shorts, blond hair, blue eyes, come-hither look. We will all be the sexual playthings of our world leader, William Shatner. Even as we speak arrangements are being made to have the former Captain Kirk cryogenically preserved so that he will rise like a phoenix from the ashes (except in his case it will be liquid CO2 - whatever). Once the nuclear winter thaws the world will be his... Aren't you glad you asked? ;-) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Sent: October 22, 2012 10/22/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Apocalyptica I - 2012 Roman, I'm completely confused. In what sense are these post-apocalyptic images? I'm genuinely curious. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Nice photos, but I was expecting something very different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:47 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/index.php?/category/40 ^^^ this is one of my attempts to bring post-apocalyptic images. Some of the hippy influences, some remains of modern technology and past fanfares of European culture capital 2011 all into this soup here. I hope it works. And my mood was according to this event. I was discombobulated, struggling with AF motor stuck with my DA 35mm until I discovered that I can barely turn it manually and it appeared that collapsible rubber hood is blocking focus ring (but then it was like the last few shots). -- roman.blakout.net K-5 × DA 16-45 × DA 17-70 × DA* 50-135 × FA 50 × FA 35-70 -- 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 the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Comparing in-body and lens-based image stabilisation
Well, we do have pseudo-quantitative mock three-dimensional colored histograms based on an ill-defined decision making process. ;-) Most of what I've read does indicate that lens-bsed IS has an advantage over body-based IS. However, both do work and IBIS is much more flexible, not to mention the only option with older lenses. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 23, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Interesting article that uses a K-5 and a Sigma 50-500 mm HSM lens. The article doesn't say what focal length was used in the tests but presumably it was the long end. http://www.digitalversus.com/digital-camera/image-stabilisers-optical-mechanical-a1608.html Interesting. I assume that they tried it at 500mm, how about at 50mm? I remember seeing something recently about how there are only about four different basic types of lenses, and that the lens formula that works for zoom lenses is only good to about f/2.8. I suspect that it takes one of those lens formula in order to do optical stabilization. I also remember reading about how having a moving element in the optical path decreases the sharpness of the photo. I note that he doesn't perform MTF calculations on the images, so he's not actually quantifying levels of sharpness with the different methods. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Apocalyptica I - 2012
Roman, I'm completely confused. In what sense are these post-apocalyptic images? I'm genuinely curious. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Nice photos, but I was expecting something very different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:47 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/index.php?/category/40 ^^^ this is one of my attempts to bring post-apocalyptic images. Some of the hippy influences, some remains of modern technology and past fanfares of European culture capital 2011 all into this soup here. I hope it works. And my mood was according to this event. I was discombobulated, struggling with AF motor stuck with my DA 35mm until I discovered that I can barely turn it manually and it appeared that collapsible rubber hood is blocking focus ring (but then it was like the last few shots). -- roman.blakout.net K-5 × DA 16-45 × DA 17-70 × DA* 50-135 × FA 50 × FA 35-70 -- 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 the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Apocalyptica I - 2012
Yeah, rock the cello! On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:17 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Nice photos, but I was expecting something very different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:47 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/index.php?/category/40 ^^^ this is one of my attempts to bring post-apocalyptic images. Some of the hippy influences, some remains of modern technology and past fanfares of European culture capital 2011 all into this soup here. I hope it works. And my mood was according to this event. I was discombobulated, struggling with AF motor stuck with my DA 35mm until I discovered that I can barely turn it manually and it appeared that collapsible rubber hood is blocking focus ring (but then it was like the last few shots). -- roman.blakout.net K-5 × DA 16-45 × DA 17-70 × DA* 50-135 × FA 50 × FA 35-70 -- 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 the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO (4 images) - Boris and Galia - Shenandoah National Park
I live in the Valley. You've commented before, Boris, on the greenness of my images. You should see this place in the spring when the green are bright. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Boris and Galia, Very good. I think your last picture of the Shenandoah Valley with the clouds and God rays is great. I'm glad you got a chance to visit there. It is a very legendary place that you captured well. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! We're slowly moving through the multitudes of the images that we took. The next entry in the travelog is here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/peso-2012-46-shenandoah.html The rest are here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/search/label/USA2012_Travelog Do have your say :-). Boris -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Must be a Messenger
Or a philosopher. After all, no one said I brake, therefore I am. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: What makes this great for me is that it's so unsettling. I look at this and think Oh No! Accident waiting to happen. Part of why cyclists get such a bad rep from drivers. :-( But then I did real stupid stuff on a bike back in the day, so who am I to talk. :-) Anyhoo -- love it, Frank. On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:03 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Down the middle of the street, talking on the radio, no hands, no brakes: must be a messenger! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/must-be-messenger.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - The Good Read
That's a great shot. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't he realize he's a living anachronism? Great portrait of an absorbed reader, Frank. On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:04 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Spotted at the local library. Couldn't resist: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-good-read.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Pictures of computers
Yeah, people think it's all tunics and monocles. On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:32 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Is that duct tape on one of the pipes I see? Really? ;-) Well, seriously, it takes a lot of cool looking hardware to dominate the world, doesn't it? ;-) Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Sent: October 20, 2012 10/20/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Pictures of computers Nope, I’m old-school, still vacuum-tube-driven. -T On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:58 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: That *is* Tim. Dave On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:27 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: That your desktop system, Tim? On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, Tim. Thanks! On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Photo tour of Google data centers; visually dramatic: http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/ -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: lessons learned this weekend
I will add these points to my philosophy of life. Thank you, Larry. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for camera motion blur, which can be compensated for by a fast shutter speed combined with shake reduction, but because the bouncing up and down makes it very challenging to compose a shot. 2) This is exacerbated when the sound of the 18-250 focusing sounds to the horse like the noise that means go faster. 3) Taking photos of a hawk flying overhead from a moving pony cart is nearly impossible. 4) Taking photos of said hawk, when standing on the ground with the 18-250 works a lot better with manual focus and a split prism focusing screen than it does with auto focus. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est How autofocus works with sport, action, wildlife, etc: Oh, you want to take a shot right now, do you? Just give me a second or two while I check my full range of focus, just in case there's a point where things are sharper. Wait, I'll check again, you can never be too sure, can you? There, I bet that shot of empty blue sky is sharper than anything Canon could've made. G! Don't know what focusing method or lens you're using, but with an SDM lens and single-point autofocus, my camera moves right to the spot. Can't remember last time I experienced that kind of autofocus sawing. Paul regards, Anthony -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - 'Hungry Mouths'
It has wonderful composition. I also like the Grover shot. ;-) On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: As Ann says: sculptural. A mind boggling nature setting, Ken. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 1:52 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A group of Humpback whales at the end of the bubble netting process enjoying the fruits of their efforts - herring. K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA - handheld from a ship. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16535575 comments appreciated - thanks in advance Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Appropriated
This could be the beginning of a new style. It's a neat image. more info? On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 2:13 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:15 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Is this the start of Canadians Wearing Mustaches? :-) Movember is just over a week away! Dave -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Sculptor
Very good indeed. A wonderful portrait of a man at work. On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 19/10/12, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: John Allen an automotive sculptor tweaking a 4/10ths clay model of the Lincoln MKZ at the brand's new design center in Dearborn, Michigan. John has been doing it for thirty years. Here he first layer a tape line, then made a knife cut next to the tape before cutting the surface above the line down to the knife cut with the tool shown. Now, he's steady. Must not drink coffee. Shot with the DA* 16-50 at ISO 800. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16529404size=lg That's a lovely study of a man and his work. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
K5 Discontinued at BH
Can't buy one at BH. Sone are still available at Amazon. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: slit camera novel approach
So, Joe, here's something I've wondered about. Did bus passengers get more docile as cell texting emerged? On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com wrote: On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:11:27 +1100 Brian Walters wrote: There's something similar for Android as well: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/photography/slit-camera_cqcjh.html It gets a lot of negative votes on Google Play but might worth playing with. It works (on a Galaxy S3), but it is NOT the same effect as shown on that webpage. The 'slit' exposes a 'normal' image, but time-sliced. (sort of an exaggerated rolling shutter effect) So, contrary to the examples shown, stationary objects (including the background) are NOT smeared over the whole image to form horizontal lines, but show quite normal. Moving objects get stretched, compressed or otherwise distorted depending on the exaction movements and speed. Would be cool if you could have the slit take the exact same subject spot, and write that left-to-right over the whole image area ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - Seems I'm not the only one ;-)
Yeah, we're getting closer but no has yet put it all together in one camera. One thing he didn't address was the sensor size, which is a real problem. A 24-105 zoom would maybe allow a 2/3 to 1 inch sensor in a body of that size. On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9227219592/a-serious-rangefinder- compact-camera Cotty -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT GESO - quickie street
That post speaks volumes, Derby. 1.5 hours would be a good day for me. I like the set, especially the sitting couple. She's giving you a glancing look that is hard to read. On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 6:51 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: For various reasons, I only had an hour and a half for shooting today. It is interesting how much I don't like not having the luxury of getting into the rhythm. Still, the weather was gorgeous, and I felt like shooting with the Fuji X100. I hope I hadn't maligned it too much in recent posts. Lovely camera. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/10/shortstreet/index.html -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Pictures of computers
ROTFL. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:58 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: That *is* Tim. Dave On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:27 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: That your desktop system, Tim? On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, Tim. Thanks! On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Photo tour of Google data centers; visually dramatic: http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/ -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Strike a Pose
Sadly, the same guy that does mine. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Who styled their hair? Nice image, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:36 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I finally found some models I can work with! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/strike-pose.html O, creepy, eh boys and girls? ;-) Found at a used retail display store near my house. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: slit camera novel approach
Those are mesmerizing, especially the dancer and swimmer images. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why they look like they do. This may involve beer. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/10/15/jay_mark_johnson_s_very_unusual_camera_emphasizes_time_over_space.html Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: slit camera novel approach
Good explanation. I missed the idea that the film was moving and not the slit. I'm still having the beer. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 3:50 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: The easiest way to explain it is to describe how the film version works. The camera has a vertical slit the height of the frame. The film moves horizontally past the slit. Anything that is not moving will read as a streak, because from the film's perspective, it's always in the same position as the film moves. Anything that is moving is only recorded as it passes in front of the slit. For racing, it's used to see who passes the finish line first. The first person to cross is clearly shown, and each successive person to cross in front of the slit records farther to the side of the frame. I don't know how the digital version works, maybe a strip sensor that is sampled many times per second and composited in-camera. I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to do something like this for normal cameras and smartphones. It's really quite ingenious, and when you use it as an art tool, you get some striking imagery. The man and horses is my favorite of the set. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Those are mesmerizing, especially the dancer and swimmer images. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why they look like they do. This may involve beer. On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/10/15/jay_mark_johnson_s_very_unusual_camera_emphasizes_time_over_space.html Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Proper rabbit you numpties, innit!
Really, Bob, why you you want to keep count? What a wonderful mish-mash. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 2:34 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:07 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I always think Briticisms sound weird emerging from American mouths, especially 'mate', but they seem to be becoming more common: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19929249 Later, dudes, B I've spent too much time traveling in the UK, my California English is tainted. But I'd never use the word dudes ... just like I'd never use the exclamation Hot! I leave both of those words for Cotty. ];-) Indeed, I've lost count of the number of times I've heard him cry Have a butchers at those hot dudes, mate!. B -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Japanese girls go mobile
Lots of these out there, but I like this one a lot. Nice catch, Igor. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love it! Do they have wi-fi in their subways! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Sent: October 18, 2012 10/18/12 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Japanese girls go mobile A photo taken (with a phone) in Tokyo subway: http://42graphy.org/misc/IMG_20121005_211837_191.jpg Igor -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
Did you get to the Air and Space museum on the Mall? It's also a favorite of mine. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: So, this is what Galia and I missed having found no time to rent a car and take a drive. I suspected that much when I saw just a single photo, but know you confirmed that. Thanks. I'll show these to Galia. On 10/15/2012 5:25 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Strike a Pose
That's a great shot. Kind of sharp, though. Slumming, Frank? On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:36 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I finally found some models I can work with! http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/strike-pose.html O, creepy, eh boys and girls? ;-) Found at a used retail display store near my house. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Airshow
Great set. 3 and 4 are my favs. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Gotta love those Cats. Considering the beating they take when being used as amphibians, it's amazing that so many are still in the air. The other are nice studies of what happens to the air a craft flies through, especially the backlit contrails. On Oct 18, 2012, at 14:30 , SV Hovland wrote: Taken at Sola airport this summer at its 75 year anniversary. It was the second airport in Europe with concrete runway. The first one is the picture I like most. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75497authkey=!ALgT7ZH7mJ2tWXM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75498authkey=!ABgLyRlXfLkBLlM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75499authkey=!ALhBymtZXdw6yqM https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!75500authkey=!AIoiLSitvETPE_Q Stig Vidar Hovland -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Pictures of computers
That your desktop system, Tim? On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff, Tim. Thanks! On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Photo tour of Google data centers; visually dramatic: http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/ -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Proper rabbit you numpties, innit!
That was a good read. I hear and use many of those and never give it a second thought. The transfer owes quite a bit to Monty Python, Harry Potter, and Top Gear. Oddly, the one I never use is mate. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:07 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I always think Briticisms sound weird emerging from American mouths, especially 'mate', but they seem to be becoming more common: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19929249 Later, dudes, B -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT - Up-rise 33
For may, a good bag would improve their photography more than a new camera. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:01 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Don, Sorry for tempting you.. ;-) In any case, - if you haven't seen, the images on this manufacturer's website show more details of the bag in question: http://www.vanguardworld.com/index.php/en/products/photo-video/detail-1-1-4-433.html Igor Fri Oct 12 15:07:19 EDT 2012 Don Guthrie wrote: Thanks Igor.I am always looking for the perfect bag. Of course I already more camera bags than my wife has shoes. pdml-request at pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:46:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchinstr at komkon.org To:PDML at pdml.net Subject: Message-ID:201210120646.q9C6kG6q040752 at trantor.komkon.org I thought I would share this information with PDMLers. While visiting Yodobashi Camera Store in Tokyo, I discovered a photo bag that really liked. With a help of a smart phone I was able to find out that BH carries it for almost the same (actualy very slightly smaller) amount. Vanguard Up-rise 33: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/707160-REG/Vanguard_UP_RISE_33_UP_Rise_33_Messenger_Bag.html It gives an impression of a very thoughtful design behind it. It holds a reasonable amount of photo equipment and fits a small laptop or tablet (up to 12). It has the access to the camera from the top ziper (Rapid Access System). While it is opened, the design decreases chances of other equipment accidentally falling out from the bag. The quality and the feel are also very good. I am seriously considering purchasing it. Igor -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso: Big Fat Pig on a Bad Hair Day
Yeah, but I was trying to hog the attention. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This pic is a boar. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:25 PM Subject: Peso: Big Fat Pig on a Bad Hair Day http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-BrGSJKR/0/XL/warthog-2-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
If memory serves, there were 7 astronauts but only six missions. Deke Slayton has some kind of heart issue and was grounded. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:46 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: They all had seven in the title since there were seven missions. The only one I remember off the top of my head (too lazy to Google it) was John Glenn's Friendship 7. cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Sent: October 16, 2012 10/16/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center Yes, it's a Mercury capsule. I forgot to look at which one it was. Something 7, I think. ;-) On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful gallery, Steve. Is that a Mercury or Gemini capsule next to the Shuttle? I can't tell from that angle. My guess is Mercury. Whichever, it's a real piece of history (then again it looks like most aircraft there are. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: October 15, 2012 10/15/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center A terrific selection, Steve. Much enjoyed it. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
Actually this place is pretty good for backgrounds. It's hard to get only this shots, but if you are good with some hanging biplanes it's a playground for wide angles. It's a really well done museum. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 15 October 2012 16:25, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- Steve Desjardins A very good set of shots of an interesting place Steve. It's not easy to get clean shots in a museum and you've done it well. The blackbird one is outstanding. Chris -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Interesting Portrait Concept
That's really wonderful. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://themetapicture.com/a-picture-worth-a-lifetime/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Equipment; who needs it.
Sorry. How low a price point do you want for the K5? I'm having a similar conflict myself, although I'm debating between the old K5 and newer K30. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:32 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Damn, well that's the way I feel right now anyway. Weekend before last I went to Florida for a wedding, (to be in it, not to photograph it), but I brought along my trusty K20D anyway. Well I tested it out the night before and everything was functioning fine, and the morning of the big event I take the prepared bag out of the air conditioned hotel room and head out into the Florida heat. I get to the wedding and take out the camera to take a few shots. Hum, seems a little blurry and foggy. Ah, the lens is fogged by the humidity. I clear that off. Hum, still a bit blurry, must be some on the viewfinder lens. I remove the Pentax(tm) 1.2x magnifier and discover that the viewfinder lens has cracked! I think it was the change in temperature, I'm pretty sure I didn't bang the camera anywhere and the rear viewfinder was protected by the Magnifying eyecup, (M-OE-53), in the last hell 40 plus years of breaking equipment, I've never seen this happen before. After the last year of three hard drive failures and the probable death of my wide carriage printer it's enough to make me take up painting, even though I'd suck... Now I'm in a quandary, do I send the K20D to Pentax for repair or suffer through until January when I expect the remaining stocks of K-5 cameras to begin to hit my price point? I guess I'll have to get it fixed eventually as I was planning to use it as a backup -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO: Bird Art
It's hard to poo-poo work like that. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: An original work titled Splat. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 8:53 PM Subject: PESO: Bird Art The birds around here are very artistic. One of them drew this masterpiece on the glass of our back door. I actually quite like it, which is a good excuse not to wash the windows. http://www.multi.net.nz/bird-art/ Cheers, Dave -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Equipment; who needs it.
Hey, I always buy the last latest and greatest. Used and refurbished are also welcome alternatives. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: PJ, I wouldn't travel with the magnifier mounted on the K20...too late, I know. Bob S. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:26 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I think that between them my D and DS had over 20 thousand activations by then. Let's see, 2 divided by 36 about two dollars per roll to purchase and two dollars per roll to process carry the two... I think I got my money's worth. On 10/16/2012 2:20 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I scored my istDS brand new in box for $329 right when the K100D came out. Still using it 5.5 years later. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Equipment; who needs it. On 10/16/2012 1:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I figure by the end of December it will be hitting the $600-$700 as dealers begin to dump stocks in anticipation of the official discontinuation notification. Between $600 and $650 is my sweet spot and I won't be able to resist, (plus I managed to pick up both my *ist D and Ds camera bodies in that range and it makes economic sense to me). Forgot to mention I the K20D was acquired from BH in the last days of it's product sales life for 629.00, so call me cheap, I wear it as a badge of honor. On 10/16/2012 1:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Sorry. How low a price point do you want for the K5? I'm having a similar conflict myself, although I'm debating between the old K5 and newer K30. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:32 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Damn, well that's the way I feel right now anyway. Weekend before last I went to Florida for a wedding, (to be in it, not to photograph it), but I brought along my trusty K20D anyway. Well I tested it out the night before and everything was functioning fine, and the morning of the big event I take the prepared bag out of the air conditioned hotel room and head out into the Florida heat. I get to the wedding and take out the camera to take a few shots. Hum, seems a little blurry and foggy. Ah, the lens is fogged by the humidity. I clear that off. Hum, still a bit blurry, must be some on the viewfinder lens. I remove the Pentax(tm) 1.2x magnifier and discover that the viewfinder lens has cracked! I think it was the change in temperature, I'm pretty sure I didn't bang the camera anywhere and the rear viewfinder was protected by the Magnifying eyecup, (M-OE-53), in the last hell 40 plus years of breaking equipment, I've never seen this happen before. After the last year of three hard drive failures and the probable death of my wide carriage printer it's enough to make me take up painting, even though I'd suck... Now I'm in a quandary, do I send the K20D to Pentax for repair or suffer through until January when I expect the remaining stocks of K-5 cameras to begin to hit my price point? I guess I'll have to get it fixed eventually as I was planning to use it as a backup -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO: Fall is coming
I like the lighting a lot. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:14 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Oh, very good; it’s hard to find a really fresh take on that particular very-familiar sight, but you’ve managed it. -T On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:49 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/8081641316/ I went on a walk through a big hiking area trying to get some fall color. There is some turning, but there is still a lot more to go. Maybe 25% has turned. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
Yes, it's a Mercury capsule. I forgot to look at which one it was. Something 7, I think. ;-) On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful gallery, Steve. Is that a Mercury or Gemini capsule next to the Shuttle? I can't tell from that angle. My guess is Mercury. Whichever, it's a real piece of history (then again it looks like most aircraft there are. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: October 15, 2012 10/15/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center A terrific selection, Steve. Much enjoyed it. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- -bmw -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Million Dollar Beeper
How great is that angle? It makes me reconsider why I own a pick up truck. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 6:37 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: A thing of beauty Dave On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Some might recall a shot of a custom 1969 Roadrunner I showed a couple of months ago. The car was built on a million dollar budget and included such niceties as a CNC machined titanium grille, numerous carbon fiber components and much more. Another of my frames from that shot is on the cover of the February Mopar Action. You'll see they retouched the trees out of the horizon line on the side of the car and brightened the front end. The mag is produced by Lopez Publications. They specialize in newsstand mags and have a separate cover art department that does some serious photoshop work on every pic. Unfortunately, my flatbed scan of the cover doesn't do it justice, but you can see that a lot of work was done. They may have even stretched it a bit to make it look wider and lower. Here's my original pic: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16523947 And here's the cover: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16524064 -- 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 the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
Neat. At least the insignia has a 7 in it. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it's a Mercury capsule. I forgot to look at which one it was. Something 7, I think. ;-) Big Joe, an unmanned capsule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe_1 At least that's what it was when I took a picture of it a couple of years ago. But they've changed the shuttle since then, so who knows... :-) -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESOS - New
I very much like Morning Glory and Shadow. It has a nice dramatic feel to it. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 9:56 PM, jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote: I have been off list for a couple weeks..JoeP.S. Both Morning Glory shots are shot high speed sync flash on a ten foot cord. Tree Trunkhttp://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16521477 Morning Glory and Shadow http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16521472 Morning Glory http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16521476 Leaf Pickup Timehttp://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16521492 -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso Bird in wires
Yes, that's it. I couldn't think of what it reminded me, but it's a staff. Obviously a bird of note. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM, p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-10-15 9:27 Steven Desjardins wrote Nice catch. It took me a second to realize what i was looking at. The wires are really straight. yeah, it's a clever shot; brings to mind the musical stave; the garish photo.net arrow buttons actually work with this image -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT Great shot with a sigma lens
That's a good one. The shot, that is. The lens isn't even 2.8. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Knowing Godfrey's love of Sigma, here's a shot that I'm sure he'll love: http://500px.com/photo/3613140 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Peso: Big Fat Pig on a Bad Hair Day
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Re: PESO - Fountains Abbey
It reminds me of my trips to the UK, especially the grey stone and very green lawn. Clearly that rock has a good barrister. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Frank! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 6:35 PM Subject: RE: PESO - Fountains Abbey Beautiful! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Sent: October 15, 2012 10/15/12 To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Fountains Abbey A front view of Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, UK: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16519777size=lg The place is vast, and extremely impressive (that's a family with a stroller in the lower left corner). It was built in 1132-1147, and was a monastery until Henry VIII dissolved them in 1539. Besides the batterings of nature, various owners sold off or used the stone as building material to reduce the place to ruins. (K-5, DA 16-45) A few more views coming! Comments always appreciated. Rick -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: PESO - Fountains Abbey Chancel
Lovely. I wonder what it looked like in it's heyday. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: The view down the nave from (what once was) the chancel: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16519776size=lg Comments always appreciated. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Peso: Blackbird and Friends
A post card image but I still like it. The woman on the left provides a greats sense of scale. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends
Yes, It's the Udvar-Hazy Center. $15 to park the car free after that and an amazing museum. The Blackbird just stuns everyone because it is so much bigger than you think it would be. And, of course, because it was built in the early 60's. From a photography POV, the place just oozes with amazing angles. I was using the Oly with the 14 (28 equivalent) and that is the right lens, unless maybe a 24. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Steve, Wonderful shot. Is that the Air Space Museum Annex out by Dulles Airport? The Blackbird is special, but the Space Shuttle in the background makes the shot. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A post card image but I still like it. The woman on the left provides a greats sense of scale. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso Bird in wires
Nice catch. It took me a second to realize what i was looking at. The wires are really straight. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:46 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16518337 One from Saturday Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends
Make that $15 to park the car and after that it's free and an amazing museum. Now I'm somehow doing cut-and-paste-o's. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, It's the Udvar-Hazy Center. The Blackbird just stuns everyone because it is so much bigger than you think it would be. And, of course, because it was built in the early 60's. From a photography POV, the place just oozes with amazing angles. I was using the Oly with the 14 (28 equivalent) and that is the right lens, unless maybe a 24. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Steve, Wonderful shot. Is that the Air Space Museum Annex out by Dulles Airport? The Blackbird is special, but the Space Shuttle in the background makes the shot. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A post card image but I still like it. The woman on the left provides a greats sense of scale. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Driving to Argentina
I wonder how the vans would sell if VW made a new one? The beauty of the really old ones was that you could fix the engine with a nail file. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:19 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Mind blown. You have been doing this since the middle of this year, and we didn't know? I'm following both every day. On 15/10/2012 2:42 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: Hello PDML! I figured I'd come out of my lurkerdom and post a link. My girlfriend, dog and I are driving from California to Tierra del Fuego with a VW camper van. And two Pentaxes (K5 and WG-1) I'm still posting photos daily to my photoblog, http://photoblog.jbuhler.com . But our trip blog is this: http://www.vanenvan.com Lots of the photos there are taken with my K5 and WG-1 (I alternate with the Leica, and the GF shoots Canon and Panasonic micro 4/3) I thought some of you would be interested in reading. We're a bit over a month into the trip, just north of Puerto Vallarta right now. We'll spend about six months in Mexico, then continue south. The idea is to take at least a year to get to Argentina. j -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO - Announcing two wall calendars for 2013 (Tada!)
OK, Ann, whenever I hit buy it tries to sell me the individual photos. What am I doing wrong? On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks! - you have a copy of that you know - its in my book. I'm so glad to be back on line but now finding the time to read mail is still an issue! ann On 10/10/2012 18:14, Mark Roberts wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Calendars-in-Print/Back-In-the-Day/25268195_rNK9p4 The photo for May (Bright New Beauty) is totally awesome :) -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center
I think it means I know have your fingerprints. Truly, I have no idea. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Nice gallery. I left a thumbs up on two favorites whatever that means. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:25:04 -0400 From: Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: The Udvar-Hazy Center Message-ID: calqig0ghtgfoerdpc7wwtstldo0cnnfvmc3sx0g_2fwhqb1...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Rather than torture you all with multiple attempts at clever titles, here is a small gallery from my trip to the Air and Space Museum Annex near Dulles Airport. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Airplanes/The-Udvar-Hazy-Center/25942058_hRrvZ5 Note there is a shot with my friend posing under the Enola Gay. I pointed out to her that was, historically speaking, a bad place to be. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: new bike
Cardboard bicycle. Larry. Yep, works for me. ;-) On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 15, 2012, at 11:19 AM, mary pitrone wrote: Larry, this is for you http://news.yahoo.com/cardboard-bicycle-change-world-says-israeli-inventor-090732689.html Very cool. I had scene another article on that a while back, though I hadn't yet seen this article. I'm curious, why me? I'm certainly not the biggest spokehead on the list, and it's been embarassingly long since I've even ridden any of my bikes. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends
I never heard that one. KJ is someone I've always respected from history. The UH Center has the other end of his career as well, the P-38. My young friend was intrigued by the two planes, and was truly surprised that the SR-71 is an almost 50 year old design. We had a nice chat about the P-38 and the SR-71 as they are both beautiful designs with some funny similarities. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A post card image but I still like it. The woman on the left provides a greats sense of scale. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg Nice photo of one of my favorite airplanes. One of my favorite quotes is Kelly Johnson recounting how one of his engineers accused him of trying to make a Ford Tri-Motor fly at mach 3. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Fuji X100?
Since Christine asked, here are a few words about the X10. Nicely built with a decent control layout. I would have put some things in different places, but it's easy to get used to it. It's more naturally used as an LCD-VF camera. The optical VF is not great and only gives about 80% coverage, but it's a godsend in the bright daylight conditions when the LCD is hard to use. No information in the OVF; it's a simple (zooming) sighting tool although you can pick up the AF confirm beep easily enough. The lens is beautiful piece of optics: 28-112, f2-2.8 sharp and well designed for a digital sensor. Of course, the smaller 2/3 sensor makes the compact size of such a lens possible. AF is OK but this is not a football camera. The new orb-free sensor is very, very nice, although in all ways inferior to having a top end end APS-C sensor like the K5. This is not a criticism, just some perspective since so many folks on the PDML will have a K5 IQ as a standard. It gives nice detail at 12 MP and can switch to a 6 MP mode that will oversample the pixels to compensate for low light and DR issues. A real question is size. It's small and nice in the hand but at best coat-pockeatble. In that sense, it gets real competition from mu43 cameras like the Olympus E-PM1/2 with a sensor twice as large. (I have an E-PM1 I picked up for $180; I love refurbished stuff.) The newer 16 mp mu43 sensors in the E-PM2 seriously competes with the entry level APS-C DSLRs in terms of IQ. An equivalent zoom would be huge on the Oly, but with the smaller primes it's the same size as the x-10. Of course, there are lots of compacts out there if you want a snap shooter (XZ-1, LX-7) and the RX100 gives great IQ albeit with reportedly stone-age handling. Of course, the Q is out there really cheap right now with that tiny body and sensor. Nice in decent light. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Doug, Everything Bob says about the X100, I'd confirm. It certainly is a quirky machine. I'd also add, if you were buying second hand, make sure it is one of the later versions (serial number starting with 2). I bought one of the early ones. Fine for a few months, then I got the dreaded sticky aperture problem (the leaf shutter not stopping down when shooting lower that full open). Luckily I had my fellow ebayer's purchase receipt, so in it went to Fuji Australia It came back with the lens assembly replaced, but the sensor had gone wonky - every shot had a magenta cast. The RAW files are such that it could be corrected in LR, but life's too short. So back for a second time. It came back with the sensor adjusted, but then the OVF was completely psycho - looked like a Peter Fonda movie. After some calls, they took it back again, and I got a brand new, in the box, unit in return. Been happy ever since. Why perservere? The sensor and lens combination are amazing. So much dynamic range and beautiful high ISO. One of the nice features is the auto-DR. In bright light, it will select a high ISO and deliberately underexpose to keep the highlights. The high ISO brings up the shadows, and to no real detriment to noise. Freaked me out the first time I used it, but the results speak for themselves. Other things I love about it... * Silent * Live histogram, even with the optical viewfinder * Aperture, shutter speed and exposure comp right where they should be. But Bob is right, the dials, especially the exposure comp are a bit easy to nudge accidentally. I have to say, the new X100 has the dial a little tighter. I still check it once in a while. * Fantastic with the wide-angle converter (making it an equivalent 28mm fov). If I had to grab one camera if someone gave me 5 min to pack for a world trip, that's the one I'd take. I'm still intrigued by this camera, because to my eye, it fits well with much of what I do and would make a good walking around camera. Bob W? Cotty? Anyone else? I've read that it's frustrating. Is it more trouble than its worth? Thanks. -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
Re: OT: Fuji X100?
Here's a link to my gallery over on the Serious Compacts forum. http://www.seriouscompacts.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=1094username=drd1135 With one or two exceptions, these are all withe the x10. It gives you and idea what the x10 can do when not int he hands of a master. ;-) On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Since Christine asked, here are a few words about the X10. Nicely built with a decent control layout. I would have put some things in different places, but it's easy to get used to it. It's more naturally used as an LCD-VF camera. The optical VF is not great and only gives about 80% coverage, but it's a godsend in the bright daylight conditions when the LCD is hard to use. No information in the OVF; it's a simple (zooming) sighting tool although you can pick up the AF confirm beep easily enough. The lens is beautiful piece of optics: 28-112, f2-2.8 sharp and well designed for a digital sensor. Of course, the smaller 2/3 sensor makes the compact size of such a lens possible. AF is OK but this is not a football camera. The new orb-free sensor is very, very nice, although in all ways inferior to having a top end end APS-C sensor like the K5. This is not a criticism, just some perspective since so many folks on the PDML will have a K5 IQ as a standard. It gives nice detail at 12 MP and can switch to a 6 MP mode that will oversample the pixels to compensate for low light and DR issues. A real question is size. It's small and nice in the hand but at best coat-pockeatble. In that sense, it gets real competition from mu43 cameras like the Olympus E-PM1/2 with a sensor twice as large. (I have an E-PM1 I picked up for $180; I love refurbished stuff.) The newer 16 mp mu43 sensors in the E-PM2 seriously competes with the entry level APS-C DSLRs in terms of IQ. An equivalent zoom would be huge on the Oly, but with the smaller primes it's the same size as the x-10. Of course, there are lots of compacts out there if you want a snap shooter (XZ-1, LX-7) and the RX100 gives great IQ albeit with reportedly stone-age handling. Of course, the Q is out there really cheap right now with that tiny body and sensor. Nice in decent light. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Doug, Everything Bob says about the X100, I'd confirm. It certainly is a quirky machine. I'd also add, if you were buying second hand, make sure it is one of the later versions (serial number starting with 2). I bought one of the early ones. Fine for a few months, then I got the dreaded sticky aperture problem (the leaf shutter not stopping down when shooting lower that full open). Luckily I had my fellow ebayer's purchase receipt, so in it went to Fuji Australia It came back with the lens assembly replaced, but the sensor had gone wonky - every shot had a magenta cast. The RAW files are such that it could be corrected in LR, but life's too short. So back for a second time. It came back with the sensor adjusted, but then the OVF was completely psycho - looked like a Peter Fonda movie. After some calls, they took it back again, and I got a brand new, in the box, unit in return. Been happy ever since. Why perservere? The sensor and lens combination are amazing. So much dynamic range and beautiful high ISO. One of the nice features is the auto-DR. In bright light, it will select a high ISO and deliberately underexpose to keep the highlights. The high ISO brings up the shadows, and to no real detriment to noise. Freaked me out the first time I used it, but the results speak for themselves. Other things I love about it... * Silent * Live histogram, even with the optical viewfinder * Aperture, shutter speed and exposure comp right where they should be. But Bob is right, the dials, especially the exposure comp are a bit easy to nudge accidentally. I have to say, the new X100 has the dial a little tighter. I still check it once in a while. * Fantastic with the wide-angle converter (making it an equivalent 28mm fov). If I had to grab one camera if someone gave me 5 min to pack for a world trip, that's the one I'd take. I'm still intrigued by this camera, because to my eye, it fits well with much of what I do and would make a good walking around camera. Bob W? Cotty? Anyone else? I've read that it's frustrating. Is it more trouble than its worth? Thanks. -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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 the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 the directions.
