RE: GESO: Photos from Vacation
I especially like the monochrome storm clouds and sun rays... nice. Now I need a martini... Tom C. From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Photos from Vacation Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:01:40 -0700 I got back from vacation over a month ago but I've just now gotten around to picking through my photos and finding ones I like enough to share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvb356/sets/1228630/ Comments appreciated, David
Re: Underwater cameras
snip There is a budget in place, she needs bang for the buck, not bucks for the bang. Guess this won't help her, then, but it might interest others: http://www.uk-germany.de/english/uwg_pentax_istDs.html. I think I've seen official Pentax ones for some for Optio's as well... Hope this helps, Regards, Lucas
Re: Advice on travel to East Africa
Thanks Fred, I'm pretty much all kitted out now, I resisted the temptation to buy a Sigma 200/2.8 or the DA16-45. istDS, DA18-55, Tamron 70-300, A50/1.4 (just picked this one up for 130$cdn) 2 1G SD cards, and a 30G iPod video. 3 sets of rechargable AAs, plus a backup set of the CRV3s dual-voltage AA charger with a car adapter. dual-voltage ipod charger with a car adaper. a bean-bag pod, a mini-tripod ( should I bring the full-size? buy a monopod? I checked out the ergo-pod thing that someone pointed out, looks cool, well built, but 100$? still can't decide on that.) .. I don't actually have a proper bag for all this - the camera and lenses fit in my tamrac velocity 6 bag, which is really just a body+zoom bag. Thanks to everyone for all the good advice. I'll see if I can't take a couple pictures worth sharing with you. jp Fred Widall wrote: I did a two week tour of Egypt back in July. I took my *istDS, DA18-55mm, F70-210mm, and an M50mm F1.7. I had a 1Gb SD card in the camera and took along my PD7X (40Gb) portable drive, and three spare sets of rechargeable NIMH batteries. This all fitted inside a Lowepro Omni Traveler bag and weighed in at just under 10lbs. I'd download images twice a day to the PD7X, and recharge a set of batteries every night. The PD7X is dual voltage so it worked fine with Egypt's 220 volt system (even on the Nile cruiseship). I came home with 15Gbs of images, and a few bits of the Egyptian desert on my sensor :) I registered all the equipment with Canadian Customs before leaving, and had no hassles at all. This setup worked fine for me. Hope this helps. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
PESO
Hi all, From my mum's garden. Camera shop scanned negative for me, and the resultant jpeg left a bit to be desired. I quite like the end result, though. Gave me a good introduction to Power Shop Pro... All comments most welcome: I've only just started improving images electronically, so I'll take all the help I can get! :-) http://www.pbase.com/petergly/image/50865686 Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PDML Map
Juan Buhler wrote: Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the world. It is organized in groups, so people from various internet communities can map where they are. I started a PDML map there. What a wonderful concept! I'm in... Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PDML Map
I gave it a shout but nothing shows up. Should I try it again or is it in a que? Mark Stringer - Original Message - From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:18 PM Subject: Re: PDML Map Seems like it can only be deleted by the administrator. I can delete yours if you want. I could also make the admin password public here, but that might open it up for people vandalizing the pins or even someone kidnapping the admin account... Let's do this: If you want the admin password, send me email. If you are a regular in the list, I'll give it to you. j On 10/27/05, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I screwed up my shoutout; can it be edited? -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: PESO - Michael's Spoon
Hmmm - something about it looks a little staged. Whats with the balloon syringe/beaker? And what was the blade behind the spoon used for? Not the heroin - maybe just a prop? Sorry Shel - great shot - but I've shot heroin before (once actually) and I just don't buy it. -Ray On 10/27/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spent a day with a few people who were shooting heroin - got a few rolls out of it and every now and then put one up here. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Interesting. Technically perfect. Was this done as part of a project or series? On Oct 27, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/mikesspoon.html Spotmatic, ST 50/1.4, Tri-x in Acufine, EI 1200
Re: Peso - Another CA picture
I must have missed the butterfly. I think the dahlias are pretty, but I usually don't notice whether something is oversharpened so I can't help you with that. Everything seems plenty sharp and spikey though. The fence in the corner is a little bit distracting to me, but I don't suppose you could have helped that. Oddly, I'm fine with the plant stakes. On 10/27/05, John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted another Dalia picture (Dalias 2) on: http://www.photo.net/photos/JohnGraves I treated slightly differently than the butterfly, which some people commented as being over sharpened. Comments please. John Graves
Re: Cleaning Sensors
Shel, There are already lots of replies, but I'll add mine without looking at them so I'm not influenced - Sensor cleaning is an emotive issue. I change lenses too often in places I shouldn't. The cover over the sensor is a filter. Most digitals have them though I think the Kodak 14 megapixels don't. The worst my sensor has ever been was caused by a blower brush. It was brand new and full of dust. Blowers pull in the air where you are, if there is dust in it it will be propelled towards your sensor at high speed. I don't use them. The local Pentax importers use dry nitrogen to clean the sensors. This is I think 99.9% pure nitrogen so when it comes out under pressure there is no water vapour to freeze and damage the filter over the sensor. A dry nitrogen setup will cost you about AU$200 plus gas. I've considered it but haven't gotten around to it. Canned air is commonly used but you must be very careful not to hold the can so that the propellant escapes as this is hard to clean off and will take a lot of effort and if it gets under the filter you are in trouble. This goes for dust as well. It is possible to spray around enough air to get the dust lodged between the filter and the sensor. I've never seen it but I'm told it's possible. I use compressed CO2 which does not have a propellant but can cause water vapour to form if you are not careful - I haven't had it freeze yet. Sensor swabs seem like a good idea but they supposedly have one small point of contact and can miss the dust you want to get rid of completely. I have a sensor swipe (see http://www.pbase.com/image/15473243 ) It does a good job if you can get the Pec Pad wrapped around it correctly. I now use this for the stubborn dust only. It has only failed on one spec of dust on my second istD body. It's off to C R Kennedy soon for a professional job. It has gotten rid of all sorts of crud that has gotten on to my sensor. For light, non-adhesive dust I have a visible dust sensor brush from http://www.visibledust.com Both the full size and light brushes do a wonderful job. For a regular clean of light dust they are great. there are a few other options available now - including one from Copper Hill who provide the sensor swipe. That's about it for my experience (and Journey) in cleaning sensors. Hope it is of some use to you. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Shel Belinkoff wrote: Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection, and, therefore, of a durable nature? I was thinking of using a blower brush with the brush bristles removed. Is that OK? Any other suggestions? Shel
Re: PDML Map
Hi, What a hoot. I can't get the images to load at home so I've been playing with it at work. Steve Jolly seems to have cornered the market on London locations - he has up to three going there at the same time. Plus one in Finland. Best is when you press the centralise button on the locator thingy. I expected it to centralise on the country I was looking at but it took me to Wichita. Must have missed that left turn in Albuquerque. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Re: PDML Map
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 07:39:31 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PDML Map Hi, What a hoot. I can't get the images to load at home so I've been playing with it at work. Steve Jolly seems to have cornered the market on London locations - he has up to three going there at the same time. Plus one in Finland. And another in Norwich. And one in Eastern Australia. Aren't beta versions fun? Unless Steve knows something.. Best is when you press the centralise button on the locator thingy. I expected it to centralise on the country I was looking at but it took me to Wichita. Must have missed that left turn in Albuquerque. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: GESO: Photos from Vacation
On Oct 28, 2005, at 1:01 PM, David wrote: I got back from vacation over a month ago but I've just now gotten around to picking through my photos and finding ones I like enough to share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvb356/sets/1228630/ Comments appreciated, I like them, especially the first and last ones. That storm pic would look great on the wall. - Dave
Re: Sent the Dark Side to My Brother
On Oct 28, 2005, at 6:48 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I have the crosshair focusing screen for my MX... I have the grid screen for my nuclear 6x7. That has 35 crosshairs... there won't be much left when I let that baby off. - Dave
Re: Cleaning Sensors
On Oct 28, 2005, at 10:23 AM, William Robb wrote: I don't think the sensor is particularly delicate, use the same caustion you would use when cleaning a good lens. I thought SMC lenses (you did say good, right?) didn't require any caution. - Dave
Re: My first Cover Photo
On Oct 28, 2005, at 2:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No scan to show Sir. Shot with a very out dated, obsolete Nikon D1.:-)what you see is what they printed. I think he meant a scan of the actual cover with all of the text, etc. Actually I'd be keen to see it as well. I do like the photo... it looks like he's doing doughnuts, Old West style :) - Dave
What's wrong with this picture?
Does anyone have any idea about what went wrong here: http://www.procaptura.com/~toralf/bilde.php?navn=error ? I mean, where did the horizontal red band come from? This is a scan from film, and the band is clearly visible on the negative as well (as green rather than red, obviously.) So what may be causing this? Is it stray light? Shutter problem? Something wrong with the film or development? (Oh no, I'm feeding the digital buffs...) The same effect is visible on one more frame on the film. Another is almost completely covered in red, to put it that way, but that might be caused by something else entirely (filter?). The rest look just fine. Notice that the band is *vertical* on the film. No, I don't think Super Goof was flying by when I took this picture... - Toralf
Re: PESO - Michael's Spoon
Not at all staged - just happened to work out the way it did. I do not - and never have - staged any of my photos. I'm surprised you don't know what the razor blade was for. And to question the balloon/syringe (what beaker?) - ROTFLMAO Perhaps you need to shoot more smack to understand what's happening here - Shel [Original Message] From: Raymond Brewster Hmmm - something about it looks a little staged. Whats with the balloon syringe/beaker? And what was the blade behind the spoon used for? Not the heroin - maybe just a prop? Sorry Shel - great shot - but I've shot heroin before (once actually) and I just don't buy it. -Ray On 10/27/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spent a day with a few people who were shooting heroin - got a few rolls out of it and every now and then put one up here. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Interesting. Technically perfect. Was this done as part of a project or series? On Oct 27, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/mikesspoon.html Spotmatic, ST 50/1.4, Tri-x in Acufine, EI 1200
Re: Oxford Recovers After Wilma
On 27/10/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice story, forwarded to the treasury dept so maybe I could be another pdml'er to visit Oxford. Gotta save up for GFM first tho. Me too! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Paw: My first Cover Photo
On 27/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Its not the cover of the Rolling Stone, yet, but this shot made the the cover of: Local paper called Farm and Rural Life. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/ ?action=viewcurrent=KVA_PRS_8389.jpg Way to go Brooksy. Nice one mate. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Looks like there may have been a light leak that fogged the film to me. But I really don't know. Dave On 10/28/05, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any idea about what went wrong here: http://www.procaptura.com/~toralf/bilde.php?navn=error ? I mean, where did the horizontal red band come from? This is a scan from film, and the band is clearly visible on the negative as well (as green rather than red, obviously.) So what may be causing this? Is it stray light? Shutter problem? Something wrong with the film or development? (Oh no, I'm feeding the digital buffs...) The same effect is visible on one more frame on the film. Another is almost completely covered in red, to put it that way, but that might be caused by something else entirely (filter?). The rest look just fine. Notice that the band is *vertical* on the film. No, I don't think Super Goof was flying by when I took this picture... - Toralf
Re: PESO PAW - New in Town
On 27/10/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: That's good, Shel. The pictures speaks well. But I want to react to what the picture tells me, and I could not have access to all that information. I did not connect the mattress with the sitter. I assumed it was street clutter. If he had been clutching it or sitting on it, then I would have connected it with the sitter. When I film an interview, if I frame it so there's an oil refinery behind a man in overalls, then it's natural to assume the man works at the refinery. Just because I happen to know he works at the gas station just visible in the frame at far right or left means nothing. The viewer will rightly assume he works at the refinery. Until he opens his mouth and starts talking about fixing cars... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Snake in Oxford
On 27/10/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, you're ready for Texas, guv. It's on the list - my wife wants to go - supposed to have a good music scene in Austin. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO PAW - New in Town
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:31:18 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 27/10/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: That's good, Shel. The pictures speaks well. But I want to react to what the picture tells me, and I could not have access to all that information. I did not connect the mattress with the sitter. I assumed it was street clutter. If he had been clutching it or sitting on it, then I would have connected it with the sitter. When I film an interview, if I frame it so there's an oil refinery behind a man in overalls, then it's natural to assume the man works at the refinery. Just because I happen to know he works at the gas station just visible in the frame at far right or left means nothing. The viewer will rightly assume he works at the refinery. Until he opens his mouth and starts talking about fixing cars... I'd assume he works at the refinery, but his heart's not in it. :-) John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO PAW - New in Town
Cotty wrote: On 27/10/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: That's good, Shel. The pictures speaks well. But I want to react to what the picture tells me, and I could not have access to all that information. I did not connect the mattress with the sitter. I assumed it was street clutter. If he had been clutching it or sitting on it, then I would have connected it with the sitter. When I film an interview, if I frame it so there's an oil refinery behind a man in overalls, then it's natural to assume the man works at the refinery. Just because I happen to know he works at the gas station just visible in the frame at far right or left means nothing. The viewer will rightly assume he works at the refinery. Until he opens his mouth and starts talking about fixing cars... Cheers, Cotty Communication 201? you're entirely right. There are so MANY things we just assume, and without someone to help color our so-called knowledge, we remain as ignorant as before. Communication of the truth is a never-ending job, and should never be taken lightly. IMMHO... keith
Re: PESO
Peter McIntosh wrote: Hi all, From my mum's garden. Camera shop scanned negative for me, and the resultant jpeg left a bit to be desired. I quite like the end result, though. Gave me a good introduction to Power Shop Pro... All comments most welcome: I've only just started improving images electronically, so I'll take all the help I can get! :-) http://www.pbase.com/petergly/image/50865686 Ciao, Peter in Sydney I like it! I think the framing selection was well done. Just enough extra room for the tip of the lower leaf, the other 3 sides contain just enough extra room to be comfortable with the subject being complete as shown. In other words, everything is there. There's enough shadow detail, yet the whites are not blown out... Yup! Good shot! Good processing... keith whaley in Los Angeles de California
Sharpening
Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel
Re: Re: PDML Map
me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place where the map should be... it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their code... lol I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? ciao, Danilo.
Re: Cleaning Sensors
Nothing is worse than having to clean film. My sensor gets nowhere near as dirty as do those negatives in the lab. I used to figure at least thirty minutes cleaning every scan. UGH. Paul On Oct 27, 2005, at 11:39 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors Hi William and Shel Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than other brands? For me as a film user, that cleaning sensor thing seems to be necessary quite often, Shel's camera is nearly new. I seldom clean my film bodies, I just have a look at the film pressure plate when I change film if it is clean. Film is nice, the dust has a moving target.. William Robb
Re: PESO
keith_w wrote: I like it! I think the framing selection was well done. Just enough extra room for the tip of the lower leaf, the other 3 sides contain just enough extra room to be comfortable with the subject being complete as shown. In other words, everything is there. There's enough shadow detail, yet the whites are not blown out... Yup! Good shot! Good processing... keith whaley in Los Angeles de California Thanks, Keith! Ciao, Peter
RE: Cleaning Sensors
BluTack sounds like the handiest thing since Sliced Bread and Duct Tape! ;-) http://www.glubie.com/01_Pages/Blu-Tack.htm Don -Original Message- From: Don Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:13 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Although the *ist D is the first 'undedicated' digital camera I have it is not the first digital device with CCD sensors, or the first fussy optical device I've needed to clean. The work I do is fussy and dust blobs not only mess up the interpretation of photomicrographs they are terribly annoying as well. I've tried all kind of cleaning methods. Methanol on Ross tissue. Brushes cleaned and prepared in different ways. Now I use 'Blue Tack'. Not only on sensors, but on microscope objectives, camera lenses, eyepieces and other optical components. Although Blue Tack *must* leave something behind after it is peeled off, this trace amount of plasticizer, or solvent, or whatever, is invisible, undetectable and does not effect the optical properties in any way. In my laboratory, in days of yore, we used collodion. A solution (in chloroform) was poured over the surface of the (very expensive) lens or flat and when it had dried was peeled off leaving a pristine surface. There are very expensive lens cleaning solutions available now that are used the same way. However, I clean microscope objectives that cost thousands of dollars with blue tack without the slightest qualm. Cut a piece a little larger than the sensor, press it firmly to the surface making sure it makes contact everywhere. Then get hold of one end (I use forceps) and peel it off. The surface of the window will be as clean as you'll ever get it considering where it is inside the camera. I use the stuff over and over again keeping it in a dust free flat screw top container. I cleaned a lens five inches in diameter the other day. For economical reasons did it in sections. I used a piece of blue tack about an inch square and moved it about. To clean a very tiny lens -- 2mm or less in diameter (the end of a microscope objective) I make a sharp point and press in firmly again the mount including the metal. If this worries you, or if the 'blue tack' you have is suspect, get hold of a dusty lens that doesn't matter too much and try it. Do it a dozen times with the same piece of 'tack' and you'll see how effective this method can be. You can find Blue Tack at Glubie Glue in Indiana -- I think. Don P. J. Alling wrote: As long as you don't have any particularly recalcitrant dust it should be sufficient. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection, and, therefore, of a durable nature? I was thinking of using a blower brush with the brush bristles removed. Is that OK? Any other suggestions? Shel -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005
Re: PESO - The Magic Ball
Just saw this one now. Nice choice of abstraction technique here. It works well. Paul On Oct 28, 2005, at 1:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Almost anything would have made it more than it was ... Thanks for the atta-boy ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Yes, different. Abstracted past a photograph into a painterly rendering. You've taken a pretty simple photograph and made it more than it was. :-) Godfrey On Oct 27, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Something different - from the streets and side alleys of Kensington, California http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/magicball.html Tech details: ME-Super, a cheap color neg film, and poor exposure Shel
Re: Sharpening
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? keith
Mark Cassino's Gallery Shows
From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: October 27, 2005 7:58:31 PM EDT To: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kenneth Waller' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MiPUG in Kalamazoo? Hey Guys - I've not been active on the list, but I hope all is going well for you all. If you'd be interested in a trip out to Kalamazoo, I have two one person shows up from now till the end of the year. One is a 47 piece exhibit of snow crystals at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. It's been very well attended (I even managed to get a few minutes on the local news to talk about it). The other is a 29 piece show - mostly BW landscapes - in a small gallery / frame shop in Richland, MI (just 10 mile NE of Kalamazoo). The opening was last Saturday and it went great - I splurged and had several shots from the 6x7 blown up to 24x30, and the folks at the frame shop went all out with the framing. For most of these shots it was the first time ever that they were exhibited, so I've been happy with the turnout so far. We're about at peak for color here - if you wanted to come out, blitz the shows and do some shooting, that would be great. Let me know if you are available - given our past scheduling it will probably be December before we find a clear date! Later - MCC
Re: PDML Map
Apparently there are others who screwed theirs up. I don't know how you're going to handle all of them. G You can e-mail me the password and I'll fix it. Seems like it can only be deleted by the administrator. I can delete yours if you want. I could also make the admin password public here, but that might open it up for people vandalizing the pins or even someone kidnapping the admin account... Let's do this: If you want the admin password, send me email. If you are a regular in the list, I'll give it to you. j On 10/27/05, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I screwed up my shoutout; can it be edited? -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: Sharpening
the picture isn't high enough resolution for me to see, but the text says that there is noise in the sky that he isn't happy with and doesn't want to make too noticeable. Herb... - Original Message - From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 7:00 AM Subject: Re: Sharpening Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing?
Re: Re: PDML Map
Firefox (1.0.7), tried with Explorer (6.0...) and also worked, although slower. Maybe a plug-in issue? --- danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place where the map should be... it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their code... lol I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? ciao, Danilo. __ Renovamos el Correo Yahoo! Nuevos servicios, más seguridad http://correo.yahoo.es
Re: Sharpening
keith_w wrote: Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? I thought that many of the example photos were too heavily jpegged for me to be able to see what he was talking about, sadly. That was one of them. S
Re: More Mac and iPhoto questions
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If she saves the scans as jpegs to a folder on her hard drive, she can use the import command in iPhoto to load them. That way she'll have original scans in a separate folder. Way too complex for this particular user. She really needs a single application in which she can do the scanning, minor image corrections (like most mainstream camera users, she wants to be able to edit out red-eye), printing and archiving (including CD-ROM). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Re: PDML Map
I didn't see the map until I temporarily allowed Google to use Javascript. Tom Reese Firefox (1.0.7), tried with Explorer (6.0...) and also worked, although slower. Maybe a plug-in issue? --- danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place where the map should be... it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their code... lol I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? ciao, Danilo. __ Renovamos el Correo Yahoo! Nuevos servicios, más seguridad http://correo.yahoo.es
Re: PESO: Abandoned Mill
Dave Kennedy wrote: A collegue and I planned a photo outing this past saturday morning, hoping to get some sunrise shots. Turned out cold, overcast and foggy. Ended up at this mill in Balaclava, about an hour from home. This is one of those places I'd love to get into, but there are no tresspassing signs all over :-( http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/image/51247594/original Comments welcome. Simply stunning. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PDML Map
danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place where the map should be... That's what I got in Firefox. I didn't even try Internet Explorer because I'm sure my security settings are too tight for it to have any chance of displaying anything. it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their code... lol I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? I ended up using Mozilla. It messes up the frameset for some reason (the member list is largely hidden *under* the map image!), but it's usable for the most part. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Re: PDML Map
From: danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 10:44:42 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: PDML Map me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place where the map should be... it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their code... lol I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... I just gave up very soon... Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? Strangely, NS7.x in both cases. W2k here, ME at home. Coffeescript on in both cases, although I did delete the script cache file at home some time ago as it was harbouring a trojan. I assumed it would recreate it but maybe not... m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Paw: My first Cover Photo
Way to go Dave! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Paw: My first Cover Photo Hi Gang. Its not the cover of the Rolling Stone, yet, but this shot made the the cover of: Local paper called Farm and Rural Life. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=view¤t=KVA_PRS_8389.jpg Hey, its a start.LOL Now i have to start shooting cows sheep, as well as horses. LOL Comments welcome. Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Sent the Dark Side to My Brother
David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 28, 2005, at 6:48 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I have the crosshair focusing screen for my MX... I have the grid screen for my nuclear 6x7. That has 35 crosshairs... there won't be much left when I let that baby off. I bought the MX screen on an eBay auction that described it as a crosshatch screen. I was hoping it would be the grid screen but ended up with an interesting collector's item instead :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Paw: My first Cover Photo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its not the cover of the Rolling Stone, yet, but this shot made the the cover of: Local paper called Farm and Rural Life. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=viewcurrent=KVA_PRS_8389.jpg Congratulations Dave! Do you know how they're going to set up the cover to use this shot? I mean, you have a horizontally-framed photo and most magazines are taller than they are wide. Good work! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: My first Cover Photo
Oh. I re read the post and i think your correct Dave. I'll set the scanner up and see what i can do. Dave On Oct 28, 2005, at 2:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No scan to show Sir. Shot with a very out dated, obsolete Nikon D1.:-)what you see is what they printed. I think he meant a scan of the actual cover with all of the text, etc. Actually I'd be keen to see it as well. I do like the photo... it looks like he's doing doughnuts, Old West style :) - Dave
Re: Re: Sharpening
From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:00:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sharpening Shel Belinkoff wrote: Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? He is so immersed in the digital world, he doesn't realise that the digital images he has used to illustrate the article are at least an order of magnitude too small to be of any use. His next article will be on resizing. A case of complete and utter digimania, I'm afraid. So sad. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Paw: My first Cover Photo
Congratulations Dave! Do you know how they're going to set up the cover to use this shot? I mean, you have a horizontally-framed photo and most magazines are taller than they are wide. Good work! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com Hi Mark and thanks. They have published the paper. I received a copy last night. I had no idea they were going to use it. It fits pretty much across the whole top half of the paper. Tim asked to see a scan of the page(sorry i mis understood your request Tim) so i can show you. I'll try and do that tonight. Dave
Re: Skills - was Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to come down on the side of overall improved quality. Magazine editors who don't pay a lot and are used to uneven contributions tell me that the work is noticeably better than it was five years ago. I see it in the web galleries as well. Learning a process like photography involves a cycle: Shoot the picture, turn it into something viewable (print or image on a monitor), evaluate what you've done and how you might improve it and then repeat the whole thing. Digital has shortened the entire cycle and speeded it up, allowing anyone who wants to learn to fit more cycles into any given time period. There's no guarantee that any given person *will* take advantage of this shorter cycle, but those who have a desire to learn and improve, and I dare say that includes most people on this list, are just the type who will do so. I think it's showing in the images we're seeing. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO PAW - New in Town
On 28/10/05, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: There are so MANY things we just assume, and without someone to help color our so-called knowledge, we remain as ignorant as before. Sure, but a still photograph should present us with a situation that we can interpret. Not for the viewer to know any facts at all about how the picture was shot. It's up to us to assume what we will. And what if the assumption is wrong? We can still enjoy the pic ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Re: Sharpening
Fair go guy's. It's an excerpt from a book. I imagine if you had the hardcopy in front of you the pictures wouldn't be as hard to see. Dave On 10/28/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrom: JVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHA Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:00:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sharpening Shel Belinkoff wrote: Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? He is so immersed in the digital world, he doesn't realise that the digital images he has used to illustrate the article are at least an order of magnitude too small to be of any use. His next article will be on resizing. A case of complete and utter digimania, I'm afraid. So sad. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Re: PDML Map
On 10/28/05, danilo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? Firefox 1.0.7 with Javascript enabled. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: Re: Sharpening
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:56:00 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Sharpening Fair go guy's. It's an excerpt from a book. I imagine if you had the hardcopy in front of you the pictures wouldn't be as hard to see. Dave Direction failure on my sense of humour again. If I was being serious, I would have targeted the twerp who prepared it for Web. m On 10/28/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrom: JVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHA Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:00:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sharpening Shel Belinkoff wrote: Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? He is so immersed in the digital world, he doesn't realise that the digital images he has used to illustrate the article are at least an order of magnitude too small to be of any use. His next article will be on resizing. A case of complete and utter digimania, I'm afraid. So sad. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Re: Sharpening
Whoops. I forgot to add the smiley at the end of my last message. I'm so tired right now I can't think straight. 'night all. Dave On 10/28/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrom: HSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFX Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:56:00 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Sharpening Fair go guy's. It's an excerpt from a book. I imagine if you had the hardcopy in front of you the pictures wouldn't be as hard to see. Dave Direction failure on my sense of humour again. If I was being serious, I would have targeted the twerp who prepared it for Web. m On 10/28/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrom: JVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHA Date: 2005/10/28 Fri AM 11:00:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sharpening Shel Belinkoff wrote: Interesting and worthwhile article about sharpening digital and scanned images: http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23471.html?cprose=daily Shel Good article, but I seem to be missing something... In Figure 8 the author says the tree branches are too sharp. What the heck does *that* mean? He proceeds to show a 1.5X insert, to illustrate what he means, and so far as I'm concerned, it has brought out the detail of the ends of the branches, against the sky. So why is that a bad thing? He is so immersed in the digital world, he doesn't realise that the digital images he has used to illustrate the article are at least an order of magnitude too small to be of any use. His next article will be on resizing. A case of complete and utter digimania, I'm afraid. So sad. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
FS Friday
Hi Gang! The 77mm Limited is sold! I still have for sale the following. On Sunday it will be at Ebay. 1) Tokina AT-X Pro 80-200mm f2.8, Metal hood, excellent condition. Reason, I have enabled myself with a Pentax lens, so I am in no need to have 2 lenses in this Range. I paid $400 dollars for this in excellent condition. Make a good offer. Shipping to be paid by buyer, we can discuss the way for sending the payment, and the shipping carrier. Regards to All Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Re: Re: PDML Map
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:44:42 +0200, danilo wrote: Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? Showed up fine in Opera 8.5. Didn't work in Firefox 1.0.7. Didn't work in Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 All on Windows XP SP2 will all current patches applied. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Fwd: Re: Re: PDML Map
==BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE== On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:44:42 +0200, danilo wrote: Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? Showed up fine in Opera 8.5. Didn't work in Firefox 1.0.7. Didn't work in Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 All on Windows XP SP2 will all current patches applied. ===END FORWARDED MESSAGE=== Firefox 1.0.7 started working when I changed the javascript setting that allows/prevents javascript code changing graphics on the page. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Re: PDML Map
Worked fine with my IE 6.0, Win XP, SP1 Shel [Original Message] From: Doug Franklin Didn't work in Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 All on Windows XP SP2 will all current patches applied.
Re: Re: PDML Map
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:53:48 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Worked fine with my IE 6.0, Win XP, SP1 Shel From: Doug Franklin Didn't work in Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 Probably due to a difference in our security settings or zones or something. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: PESO - The Magic Ball
You're too kind ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Just saw this one now. Nice choice of abstraction technique here. It works well. http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/magicball.html
Re: PESO
Peter, Very nice full blossom! Absolutely obvious why you chose it to capture. Only one minor pedal flaw which could be easily fixed. The crop you chose is understandable, but I don't think the lower leaf is worth the imbalance necessary to include it. The areas of glare and/or bakah at the top are very distracting. IMO if you can PS them away in some way, it would be a definite improvement. If you have an option to re-shoot it, a slight angle change would be worth trying. Jack --- Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, From my mum's garden. Camera shop scanned negative for me, and the resultant jpeg left a bit to be desired. I quite like the end result, though. Gave me a good introduction to Power Shop Pro... All comments most welcome: I've only just started improving images electronically, so I'll take all the help I can get! :-) http://www.pbase.com/petergly/image/50865686 Ciao, Peter in Sydney __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
Re: PESO: Boston Harbor
Thanks so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it. I am looking forward to such comments to help me improve as I go along. Regards, Gaurav On 10/27/05, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gaurav, My slightly-belated welcome! I like your pix. I think the harbor pic could do with some cropping--it seems bottom-heavy and left-heavy to me. I would crop about 1/4 of the way in from the right, and just above the top of the sailboat's mast. Similarly, I would crop the park pic down through the tree trunk (which would eliminate that body emerging on the right), and just below that horizontal branch. Looks as though you have some camera motion blur on this one, too. Keep them coming! Rick --- Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! I feel so much more comfortable. So many people remember my post from months ago. I am amazed. Thanks for your welcome. I really appreciate it. I was intending to post another shot until next week but here are two shots I took in Boston: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098407/harbor.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098407/bostoncommons.jpg Gaurav
PESO: Ripples old, foliage new.
Southwest Virginia appalachia at sunset. Took a quick flight in my plane this week at sunset to try to capture some color. Haven't had time to try to get any better adjustments out of it, but figured I'd share anyway. http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mythtv/PESO/ -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *
Re: PDML Map
Mr. P. Bear, eh? I'm afraid that P means Polar. Not yet penguins in the very South? Dario - Original Message - From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:47 PM Subject: PDML Map Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the world. It is organized in groups, so people from various internet communities can map where they are. I started a PDML map there. Go to http://www.frappr.com/pdml And map yourself, if you care to do so. No need (or possibility) to add an exact address, so privacy should not be a problem. Let's see where we all are! j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: PDML Map
On 28/10/05, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: Mr. P. Bear, eh? I'm afraid that P means Polar. Might be Prussian Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Underwater cameras
These were shot at the GBR with my old optio 330 and the matching Pentax housing OW-P1 or something (good for 130ft - recreational limits) http://photography.skofteland.net/thumbnails.php?album=6 The housing cost about $200 3 years ago a little less than the camera. Canon make a housing for just about every digi PS they have. Pentax has a few as well and some of the Optios even have a UW mode (adds red, removes blue). I know olympus makes housings for many of their cameras. Ikelite is a great source www.ikelite.com as well for housing and strobes. Everything from digi PS to multiple strobe TTL SLR housings. The other choice if she has a digi PS already and there is not a housing for it is the zip-lock bags from http://www.ewa-marine.de/english/index.htm BH have most of the Canon, Pentax and Oly housings as well as the ikelite and EWA stuff. HTH Christian - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: OT: Underwater cameras A friend of mine is on the lookout for a digital underwater camera for scuba diving. The equipment should meet IPX8 (40 meters depth) standards. Any ideas on whats out there that's decent? Thanks William Robb
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
On Oct 28, 2005, at 4:26, David Savage wrote: Looks like there may have been a light leak that fogged the film to me. But I really don't know. Dave On 10/28/05, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any idea about what went wrong here: http://www.procaptura.com/~toralf/bilde.php?navn=error My first impression, as well, is that the film was somehow exposed to light - perhaps at some point in the development stage. If you look at the negative strip, does the green band cross over the frame boundaries - or is it restricted to this one frame? If it's restricted to the frame, then something happened to the camera that allowed the light to get in through the lens in a weird way. If there is a stripe going across frame boundaries, then the film was fogged at some point when it was NOT in the camera. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
- Original Message - From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:06 AM Subject: What's wrong with this picture? Does anyone have any idea about what went wrong here: http://www.procaptura.com/~toralf/bilde.php?navn=error If it's film, I'd say a light leak. Christian
Re: More Mac and iPhoto questions
On Oct 28, 2005, at 4:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: If she saves the scans as jpegs to a folder on her hard drive, she can use the import command in iPhoto to load them. That way she'll have original scans in a separate folder. Way too complex for this particular user. She really needs a single application in which she can do the scanning, minor image corrections (like most mainstream camera users, she wants to be able to edit out red-eye), printing and archiving (including CD-ROM). iPhoto does not have an Import command that I'm aware. In the latest iPhoto (v5.0.4), there is the menu command File-Add to Library... which replaces the more standard File-Open... command. Even easier is: 1) create a folder 2) scan the images, save the scans to that folder 3) start iPhoto 4) drag the folder onto iPhoto That doesn't seem all that complicated. If a user doesn't understand how to create a folder, save files into it, then drag and drop the folder to a window, they probably don't know how to use the computer: these are very basic skills. I don't know of any software that makes this less difficult. Perhaps the HP software itself will do all this in one application? I don't know since I don't use an HP scanner and have no access to their delivered software. Godfrey
Re: Cleaning Sensors
If you think about it, the only way you could have an air tight SLR is if the lens had no moving parts, or it was vacuum sealed. Unfortunately the lenses do have moving parts and therefore they act like a bellows sucking air and out of the mirror chamber. So any DSLR camera that is used much is going to need to have dust cleaned off the sensor now and then. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Markus Maurer wrote: Hi William and Shel Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than other brands? For me as a film user, that cleaning sensor thing seems to be necessary quite often, Shel's camera is nearly new. I seldom clean my film bodies, I just have a look at the film pressure plate when I change film if it is clean. greetings Markus Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
Re: PDML Map
http://www.frappr.com/pdml Seems to work in Safari v2.0.1 on Mac OS X v10.4.2. G
Re: Cleaning Sensors
- Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors I don't think the sensor is particularly delicate, use the same caution you would use when cleaning a good lens. I thought SMC lenses (you did say good, right?) didn't require any caution. They can be damaged by cleaning if you work at it. William Robb
Re: Cleaning Sensors
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and scratches on negatives? I have only had much of a problem when I did something stupid, which was often enough but aviodable with a little effort on my part. Wear those disposable white cotton gloves, blow off the negative before putting it in the enlarger and after removing it, then put it back into the negative sleeve, and never never leave an unprotected negative laying around (this was always my biggest problem). If I had to guess, it would be that people skip that step of blowing off the negative before putting it back into the sleeve thereby insuring that dust gets into the sleeve, and everytime the negative is inserted or removed it get more scratched. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bruce Dayton wrote: Of course, film has a huge problem with dust after the negative has been developed. Then every time you do something with it, you get lots of dust and scratches. I have spent significantly less time dealing with dust with digital than I did with film.
Re: PDML Map
This is great! Thank you for the initiative. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:47 AM Subject: PDML Map Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the world. It is organized in groups, so people from various internet communities can map where they are. I started a PDML map there. Go to http://www.frappr.com/pdml And map yourself, if you care to do so. No need (or possibility) to add an exact address, so privacy should not be a problem. Let's see where we all are! j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: A photo posted for comment
Barry Rice wrote: Hey Folks, Since it is common for folks to post photos, I've put one of my own new images up. This came off my first roll with my new *istDS (ok, I'm still not used to thinking digitally). I'm writing a book on carnivorous plants and wanted some photos of seeds of a Federally Endangered pitcher plant. Instead of the usual diagnostic photo of seeds on a bit of paper, I wanted to show the seeds still in the dehiscing fruit, and also convey the fact the plants make seeds in the fall. http://www.sarracenia.com/temp/oreophila.jpg *istDS, Tamron 90mm macro, flash. So there you go! B Barry A. Rice, Ph.D. Invasive Species Specialist Global Invasive Species Initiative The Nature Conservancy V: 530-754-8891 http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu Barry, I think for scientific publication, you will want more depth of field, if you can achieve it --( usually the problem I have with digital is that you can't reduce the DOF so easily :) )The composition is lovely and the detail in the foreground works. annsan (Nature Conservancy member, btw:) )
OT: Opinions of KENTMERE fiber based paper wanted
Anyone use this stuff? I have a friend who asked me to ask. He is going to be taking an advanced printing independent study class. I never heard of this paper myself T I A annsan
Re: PESO
Very nice. I like the placement of the flower and the many layers of petals. The more you work with images the quicker and better you'll get a manipulating them to your desired result. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 28, 2005, 12:25:04 AM, you wrote: PM Hi all, PM From my mum's garden. Camera shop scanned negative for me, and the PM resultant jpeg left a bit to be desired. I quite like the end result, PM though. Gave me a good introduction to Power Shop Pro... PM All comments most welcome: I've only just started improving images PM electronically, so I'll take all the help I can get! :-) PM http://www.pbase.com/petergly/image/50865686 PM Ciao, PM Peter in Sydney
Re: PDML Map
How come no one lives in the phantom world shown on the map? GRIN! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Juan Buhler wrote: Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the world. It is organized in groups, so people from various internet communities can map where they are. I started a PDML map there. Go to http://www.frappr.com/pdml And map yourself, if you care to do so. No need (or possibility) to add an exact address, so privacy should not be a problem. Let's see where we all are! j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: PDML Map
The text that shows up in the balloon when someone clicks on your name. Basically, a Hello. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Andre Langevin wrote: What is the shoutout I am asked to enter? Andre
Re: Cleaning Sensors
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and scratches on negatives? I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that were invisible with diffusion printing. A lot of my negs from one lab were pretty much unusable as scanned negs, but just fine if enlarged in a darkroom. William Robb
Re: Cleaning Sensors
Could also be the use of minilabs operated by untrained or uncaring personnel in a rush to get the stuff out the door. Hadn't thought about the point source thing. WR surprises me sometimes. :) Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:07:34 -0600 - Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and scratches on negatives? I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that were invisible with diffusion printing. A lot of my negs from one lab were pretty much unusable as scanned negs, but just fine if enlarged in a darkroom. William Robb
Re: PDML Map
When I tried to add myself via Firefox browser, it did not work. I went back with IE and was able to add myself just fine. I also noticed some behavior differences with Firefox vs. IE. The site does seem to have some problems with other browsers. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 28, 2005, 3:44:42 AM, you wrote: d me too, cannot see any map, even if something is shown in the place d where the map should be... d it seems some browser related problem, I've tried to look at the d source page, but google is not very keen to let you understand their d code... lol d I mean I've no time to understand all that pseudo obfuscated stuff... d I just gave up very soon... d Those of you that can manage to see it, which browser are you using?? d ciao, d Danilo.
Re: Safe voltages for the *stDS flash hotshoe?
Um...? If the trigger voltage was much too high, and the camera did not have overvoltage protection of some sort, your problem would not have been flakey flash operation, but rather burned out shutter electronics. I suspect it was a polarity problem. Some of the voltage isolation electronics are polarity sensitive, older mechanical sync were not. You most likely could have fixed the problem by switching the sync leads in the hotfoot of the flash. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: My ZX-M behaved very strangely with a cheap Vivitar 2000 flash mounted. I'm sure the trigger voltage was much too high for it. Since then I've been careful not to mount high voltage flashes on newer camera bodies, (I've since sold the ZX-M). I haven't used the Vivitar on anything other than older mechanical bodys since. Glen wrote: At 08:19 AM 10/27/2005, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Glen So, I still don't know the true voltage and current specs for the hotshoe, but at least I know it works with my old higher-voltage Sunpak flash. I'm both surprised and delighted. The entire flash voltage issue is an invented one. Possibly invented by lawyers with liability concerns. No, I think there were some cameras made with limited hotshoe ratings. Perhaps those were Canon or some other brand? Apparently, many people assumed that all the new cameras had this limitation. It's also a good way for camera store sales people to sell you completely new flash equipment, when you might not really need it. I suspect that some shops intentionally don't want to know which cameras are safe with higher voltages, because they want to sell more of their new lower-trigger-voltage flash units. I know that my local Pentax dealer claimed the *istDS needed a low trigger voltage. In fact, the first person I reached at Pentax didn't know the answer, but even he seemed to think that perhaps the *istDS might need a low trigger voltage. It was only when he transferred me to Mark (a higher level of support), that I got an accurate description of the truth. take care, Glen
Re: Safe voltages for the *stDS flash hotshoe?
Trigger voltage on my old Vivitar 283 is 400 volts. Almost mind boggling. My ancient Norman 200B 200 watt-second strobes are only 200 volts. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Raimo K wrote: No, it is not. There are older flashes with really high trigger voltages, like the Made in Japan version of Vivitar 283 - voltage is almost the same: 275 V. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net; pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Safe voltages for the *stDS flash hotshoe? snip The entire flash voltage issue is an invented one. snip
Re: PESO PAW - New in Town
Cotty wrote: On 28/10/05, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: There are so MANY things we just assume, and without someone to help color our so-called knowledge, we remain as ignorant as before. Sure, but a still photograph should present us with a situation that we can interpret. Not for the viewer to know any facts at all about how the picture was shot. It's up to us to assume what we will. And what if the assumption is wrong? We can still enjoy the pic ;-) Oh, you're right! It's when we get done enjoying it, and try to explain *why* we enjoy it that we get into hot water with all those who also enjoyed it! We're enjoying it for all the wrong reasons, it seems! sighhh. keith Cheers, Cotty
Re: A* 200 f2.8 ED versus A* 300 f4
I also carry a 1.4 xs extender 100% of the time but only use it sparingly. For local wildlife, I'll take the 600 maybe 1 in 4 times and only bother to set up about a quarter of the time I take it (locally - out of the car). When I've got the 600 in the field I also have a 1.4 xl 2.0 xl extender but very seldom use the 2.0. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A* 200 f2.8 ED versus A* 300 f4 when i think i am going to be shooting mostly wildlife, i have the 300/4.5 and the 400/5.6 with me. if i know i am going to be shooting wildlife, and i can get it there, i will have the 400/2.8 with me as well. in either case, i will have at least the 1.7X AF extender. Herb... - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:49 AM Subject: Re: A* 200 f2.8 ED versus A* 300 f4 I always carry a 200mm a 300mm. The 300mm gets used a lot more than the 200mm (maybe 9 times out of 10 I choose the 300 over the 200). The 300 f4.5 is the FA the 200 is the f4.0 macro A. PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
I remember back a long time ago when there were these magazine articles saying that computer memory was fast approaching theoretical limits and soon could get no larger. They were wrong on two counts. 1. They obviously did not understand the theory because memory now is several times as dense as they said was possible. 2. Chips got larger. Just so you understand, they were saying that when memory chips were about 64 kilobits each GRIN!. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Paul Stenquist wrote: I can see the difference in my *ist D prints from the FA 35/2 vs. the DA16-45/4. The latter show excellent resolution in 12 x 18 size, the former are superb. Wearing my most powerful reading glasses and examining the prints at a distance that is far closer than that from which they would normally be displayed, the difference is discernible. Based on this very unscientific experiment, I would have to say that the D can take advantage of better lenses. I'm sure you can come up with some mathematics that belies that, but the physical evidence says otherwise. Paul On Oct 27, 2005, at 1:19 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 26 Oct 2005 at 22:03, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side I love the look of my Pentax lenses too, but short of doing some Canon lens mount butchery they really aren't being taken full advantage of due to Pentax's poor offerings. Here we disagree. The istD is hardly a poor offering imaging wise. Yep I agree it's fine if you only use a slow consumer zoom lens. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Epson Stylus R1800 Ink Jet printer?
I'd appreciate any opinions +/- about the Epson R1800. Whatever your experience or have heard about it. Have a tired Epson 820, the product of which has been sort of a acceptable 'proof', but now feel it's time to get more serious about a home produced final print. If you'd care to taut your own preference, please do so. Thanks, Jack __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
Re: Snake in Oxford
Cotty wrote: On 27/10/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, you're ready for Texas, guv. It's on the list - my wife wants to go - supposed to have a good music scene in Austin. Absolutely. Called The Live Music Capital of the World. You and the missus will have boot scootin good time. Stay at our place! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Cleaning Sensors
That is very true. Many of my negs show very fine scratches that look to be caused by the film processor. They don't show up on the prints done at the lab. When I scan them with my Minolta Scan Dual II I can see them. If I scan them on the Epson 2450 - very diffused light, they don't show up. Prior to scanning my film, I was not as cognizant of the dust and scratches. If I wanted a reprint or enlargement, I just took the negative to the lab. But scanning at home has opened my eyes. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 28, 2005, 9:07:34 AM, you wrote: WR - Original Message - WR From: graywolf WR Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and scratches on negatives? WR I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that WR were invisible with diffusion printing. WR A lot of my negs from one lab were pretty much unusable as scanned negs, but WR just fine if enlarged in a darkroom. WR William Robb
Re: Cleaning Sensors
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors Hadn't thought about the point source thing. WR surprises me sometimes. :) Sometimes I amaze myself, too.
Re: Snake in Oxford
On 28/10/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: Absolutely. Called The Live Music Capital of the World. You and the missus will have boot scootin good time. Stay at our place! If I tell her that, she will jump through the ceiling. That's a very kind offer - going to be a few years away I fear - just about to enter a vast financial chasm known as 'buying a house' !! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Which actually seems to be the problem. The istD successor was supposed to hit the shelves last spring. I personally think it was unavailability of the sensors in production quantities that held that up. It is probably behind the Samsung partnership thing too. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side I guess my question is how the heck do other manufacturers manage to sell one camera that's higher spec'd than a *ist D if that's all anyone actually needs? I don't think anyone would argue with you on that one Rob. I guess my question is who is making APS-C or larger sensors in the 10-12 mp range that Pentax can buy from? William Robb
Re: Snake in Oxford
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Snake in Oxford That's a very kind offer - going to be a few years away I fear - just about to enter a vast financial chasm known as 'buying a house' !! You'll be sorry. WW
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side Which actually seems to be the problem. The istD successor was supposed to hit the shelves last spring. I personally think it was unavailability of the sensors in production quantities that held that up. It is probably behind the Samsung partnership thing too. Didn't Nikon have to start making their own sensors to get what they wanted? William Robb
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Not really, first the current camera is hardly functionally obsolete. Second I doubt anyone is going to be able to tell the difference between a 6mp and an 8mp image. Linear magnification is the important spec and that has to double to be a really meaningful improvement (that is 4x megapixels, for the math impaired). I find it interesting how many people make a decision based upon features they never have used, and probably would not use if they had them. But they look sooo good on that spec sheet. Me, I don't care how much sizzle that ad has, I want the steak to taste good; but others seem to like the taste of paper. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Tom C wrote: There seems to be an ongoing defense of Pentax in regards to them being a smaller firm, not being able to get the sensors, etc. Well when comparing camera brands, models available, and deciding on purchases, isn't this a relevant factor? Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:28:40 -0600 - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side I guess my question is how the heck do other manufacturers manage to sell one camera that's higher spec'd than a *ist D if that's all anyone actually needs? I don't think anyone would argue with you on that one Rob. I guess my question is who is making APS-C or larger sensors in the 10-12 mp range that Pentax can buy from? William Robb
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Apparently you are not aware of how numerical contolled machine tools work. It is a matter of loading the correct program, chucking the correct piece of metal, and hitting the on button. Once you have the program, it takes only ten minutes or so to set up to produce a particular part. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Tom Reese wrote: I still don't know about this. In my mind, these lenses have too many custom parts for them to bother making a single lens. The lens barrels, the focusing helixes, the diaphragm mechanisms etc have to be different. I can't see Pentax going to their supplier and ordering one of each to build a single A 15mm lens. I can see them producing a batch of fifty or so but I don't think they'd bother for an older model that has been replaced in the lineup. Like I said, it's an interesting idea. The ain't shutting down no line to make your A15, Tom. They put them together in a little job shop in the basement grin. In fact I would not be suprised to find out that they grind the lens elements on a numerically contolled grinder and polish them by hand. They probably haven't made enough 15mm's since 1975 to keep a serious production line busy for one day.
Re: Snake in Oxford
On 28/10/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: You'll be sorry. Worse: it needs work before we can move in!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
I never said the *ist D was functionally obsolete. I wasn't making a case for comparing images generated from 6mp vs 8mp sensors. Actually I was going down another line of thinking. I was saying that many seem to express the attitude of Oh well, this is what we have come to expect from Pentax. They are a smaller company. They don't make their own sensors. This makes them dependent on other suppliers. Therefore they are slow to release new products. Therefore they are behind the curve.. My question was, in view of the above, Is that not a factor to consider when making a purchasing decision?. I think the answer to that can be nothing but 'Yes'. It won't be the only factor to consider and it will be more heavily weighted by some than by others. Tom C. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:48:09 -0400 Not really, first the current camera is hardly functionally obsolete. Second I doubt anyone is going to be able to tell the difference between a 6mp and an 8mp image. Linear magnification is the important spec and that has to double to be a really meaningful improvement (that is 4x megapixels, for the math impaired). I find it interesting how many people make a decision based upon features they never have used, and probably would not use if they had them. But they look sooo good on that spec sheet. Me, I don't care how much sizzle that ad has, I want the steak to taste good; but others seem to like the taste of paper. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Tom C wrote: There seems to be an ongoing defense of Pentax in regards to them being a smaller firm, not being able to get the sensors, etc. Well when comparing camera brands, models available, and deciding on purchases, isn't this a relevant factor? Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:28:40 -0600 - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side I guess my question is how the heck do other manufacturers manage to sell one camera that's higher spec'd than a *ist D if that's all anyone actually needs? I don't think anyone would argue with you on that one Rob. I guess my question is who is making APS-C or larger sensors in the 10-12 mp range that Pentax can buy from? William Robb
Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
Ahh... Power shortage then... Tom C. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:06:55 -0400 Apparently you are not aware of how numerical contolled machine tools work. It is a matter of loading the correct program, chucking the correct piece of metal, and hitting the on button. Once you have the program, it takes only ten minutes or so to set up to produce a particular part. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Tom Reese wrote: I still don't know about this. In my mind, these lenses have too many custom parts for them to bother making a single lens. The lens barrels, the focusing helixes, the diaphragm mechanisms etc have to be different. I can't see Pentax going to their supplier and ordering one of each to build a single A 15mm lens. I can see them producing a batch of fifty or so but I don't think they'd bother for an older model that has been replaced in the lineup. Like I said, it's an interesting idea. The ain't shutting down no line to make your A15, Tom. They put them together in a little job shop in the basement grin. In fact I would not be suprised to find out that they grind the lens elements on a numerically contolled grinder and polish them by hand. They probably haven't made enough 15mm's since 1975 to keep a serious production line busy for one day.
