Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #'s 44 and 45 - GDG
At 06:23 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote: Whew, feels like forever since I've put a PAW photo up. Figured I'd get these two on the site before I leave for NY tomorrow ... two at once. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/44.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/45.htm Comments, critique, flames all appreciated. I liked the second of the two better. Was that a tattoo or the edge of the person's underwear. It might be interesting to load the image into Photoshop and add color to just that one little section. Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary numbers and those who do not. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/176 - Release Date: 11/20/2005
PAW - Lees Valley
I'm making good progress with my scanning so here's another one from the archives. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=127t=1 - Dave
Re: PAW - Lees Valley
David Mann wrote: I'm making good progress with my scanning so here's another one from the archives. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=127t=1 - Dave Wow. My mind's eye sees Gandalf and Frodo in the distance... :-) Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: 77mm Ltd Black available on special order
Rob Studdert wrote on 21.11.05 4:14: Oh yeah, http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/P3032974m.JPG (~113kB) Rob, I hate you very much :-P Do you have similar photos with black 43 and 31??? Please send me them to me if you want me to have heart attack ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: 77mm Ltd Black available on special order
On 21 Nov 2005 at 10:44, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Rob, I hate you very much :-P Do you have similar photos with black 43 and 31??? Please send me them to me if you want me to have heart attack ;-) LOL http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA152669m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA082548m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/P9302147m.JPG I hope you have a defib nearby :-) 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
Re: 77mm Ltd Black available on special order
Rob Studdert wrote on 21.11.05 11:58: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA152669m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA082548m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/P9302147m.JPG I hope you have a defib nearby :-) Thanks for my heart care - especially that two last links don't work at all ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: 77mm Ltd Black available on special order
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Rob Studdert wrote: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA152669m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/PA082548m.JPG http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/P9302147m.JPG I hope you have a defib nearby :-) Have *you* got one? Someone stole them. Kostas (the links, that is :-)
Re: Peso: Outake
On 20/11/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Meet Roy. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/portraits/b_w9902.html Great portrait Bill. Really nice. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
PESO: Requieme for a building
Hello to all, A week before I noticed that a beautiful and abandoned building I have photographed the last winter was destroyed. I found the negatives and copied them again. I have experimented with iodine bleach on the copies. Here is the result: http://static.flickr.com/27/65462501_e315da7592_o.jpg All comments, advices and critiques are welcome Thanks in advance luben -- Computers are useless. They can only give answers. - Pablo Picasso
Re: Opinions wanted - couple lenses
Thibouille wrote: Have the opportunity to buy these lenses. Primary use will be ist-D but Z1 and others also (see signature). What do you think of these? * Sigma 28-70mm 2.8EX Asph * SMC Pentax-F 28mm 2.8 * SMC Pentax-F 20mm 2.8 How are these doing on the D? I seem to remember that the 20mm wasn't all that... I do not currently own any 2.8 zoom. Of course 28-70mm on a D is not that interesting... 28mm makes a 35mm (more or less) and a 20mm makes a 30mm. My Only AF prime is FA 50mm 1.4. I also have the DA 18-55anf the F 70-210 but a couple primes would be cool ;) -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ... I have the Sigma. Not bad for the price. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/05_10_spring/index.htm D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: PESO - weeds
Jack Davis wrote: I think you got all the scene had to offer. NICE! Jack Thanks, Jack. The thistle is about to go, too. ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PESO - weeds
P. J. Alling wrote: That'a a very nice first effort. I hate you, (Frank make a note.) (Digital) beginner's luck, I'd say... :-) Thanks for your comments. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PESO - weeds
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Nice thistle! Looks like you're doing well with the DL. Enjoy it! I like the DS a lot, it's an amazing performer. The DL is essentially a slightly less expensive version of the same camera, no reason for it not to be excellent. Godfrey Thanks, Godfrey. I like their flowers, but the plant itself is evil - lots of thorns. This one was a right bugger to get rid of - almost 3 feet tall... I wondered when purchasing the DL whether I'd be happy with it, or whether I should try and find a DS out here in OZ. Any DS I found was way over budget, so the DL it was. I'm quite confident now that I've made the right decision. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Paul Stenquist wrote: A couple of snaps I took while watching football this afternoon. They're on the *istD, FA 50/1.4, f2 @ 1/125th, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894122 Wow! She's a stunning little girl, and your shots demonstrate this in abundance. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: OT -- Zeiss Ikon
On Nov 20, 2005, at 9:33 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I was interested in how the camera performed with Leica glass. From what perspective are you interested? The absolute res will only be as good as you'll see out of any of the Pentax DSLRs since it uses the same sensor. There seem to be plenty of reviews on-line, most however appear to concentrate on edge performance and vignetting. In most instances the Leica lenses provide improved results over the Cosina lenses but most WA lenses do seem to vignette a little more than they did when used on film bodies. I saw no real difference in image quality between lenses made by Cosina, Konica and Leica. For that matter, some of my Russian lenses looked as good. With film the limiting factors in resolution are the size of the silver halide crystals and the thickness of the emulsion. With digital it is the size of the individual sensor elements, the smallest of which are far larger than the crystals in any modern film. In digital the appearance of sharpness is created by the firmware/ software used to process the image, not by lens resolution. I think that lens contrast is far more important for digital than raw resolution. Bob
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Thanks Peter. It's great to have someone around the house who is not afraid of my camera :-). Paul On Nov 21, 2005, at 6:41 AM, Peter McIntosh wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: A couple of snaps I took while watching football this afternoon. They're on the *istD, FA 50/1.4, f2 @ 1/125th, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894122 Wow! She's a stunning little girl, and your shots demonstrate this in abundance. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: Re: OT -- Zeiss Ikon
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/11/21 Mon AM 11:47:43 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT -- Zeiss Ikon On Nov 20, 2005, at 9:33 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I was interested in how the camera performed with Leica glass. From what perspective are you interested? The absolute res will only be as good as you'll see out of any of the Pentax DSLRs since it uses the same sensor. There seem to be plenty of reviews on-line, most however appear to concentrate on edge performance and vignetting. In most instances the Leica lenses provide improved results over the Cosina lenses but most WA lenses do seem to vignette a little more than they did when used on film bodies. I saw no real difference in image quality between lenses made by Cosina, Konica and Leica. For that matter, some of my Russian lenses looked as good. With film the limiting factors in resolution are the size of the silver halide crystals and the thickness of the emulsion. With digital it is the size of the individual sensor elements, the smallest of which are far larger than the crystals in any modern film. In digital the appearance of sharpness is created by the firmware/ software used to process the image, not by lens resolution. I think that lens contrast is far more important for digital than raw resolution. The above two paragraphs qualify you for burning at the stake, with a free sachet of barbeque sauce. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: PESO - weeds
- Original Message - From: Peter McIntosh Subject: Re: PESO - weeds Thanks, Godfrey. I like their flowers, but the plant itself is evil - lots of thorns. This one was a right bugger to get rid of - almost 3 feet tall... I believed that is a Scotch thistle. In Canada, they are classed as a noxious weed. I have a few in my back yard I have been trying to eradicate for about 20 years. If you come up with something that works, tell me. The best advice I have gotten so far is multiple doses of very weak Glycosphate (Roundup) over several moths. William Robb
Re: PESO - weeds
- Original Message - From: William Robb Subject: Re: PESO - weeds The best advice I have gotten so far is multiple doses of very weak Glycosphate (Roundup) over several moths. Several months, though if you insist on using moths, I suspect one will be as good as another. William Robb
Re: PESO - weeds
William Robb wrote: I believed that is a Scotch thistle. In Canada, they are classed as a noxious weed. I have a few in my back yard I have been trying to eradicate for about 20 years. If you come up with something that works, tell me. The best advice I have gotten so far is multiple doses of very weak Glycosphate (Roundup) over several moths. William Robb Not sure if they're classified out here, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are. And yup - roundup will kill them, so long as they're small. I tend to go the other way and mix it to double strength - seems to work fairly quickly. I believe that you can over mix this stuff - too strong and it won't work because it's relatively too thick. I let this one grow because I wanted to photograph the flowers - well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :-) . A long-handled shovel removed it with only a few spikes to me in revenge. Ciao, Peter in Sydney
Re: OT -- Zeiss Ikon
On 21 Nov 2005 at 6:47, Bob Shell wrote: I saw no real difference in image quality between lenses made by Cosina, Konica and Leica. For that matter, some of my Russian lenses looked as good. With film the limiting factors in resolution are the size of the silver halide crystals and the thickness of the emulsion. With digital it is the size of the individual sensor elements, the smallest of which are far larger than the crystals in any modern film. In digital the appearance of sharpness is created by the firmware/ software used to process the image, not by lens resolution. I think that lens contrast is far more important for digital than raw resolution. Hence the fact that the reviews I'm aware of don't tend to concentrate on image sharpness but on factors that do vary due to lens design like edge sharpness, CA and vignetting. 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
OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's Actually, it was a pretty good weekend. My middle daughter celebrated her 17th, and she had a good party. Of course, pix taken, in this case with the LX/K1.2 50mm/TriX. The next day, my youngest had to go up the road to Gananoque, about 20 miles from Kingston, to be in the local Santa Claus Parade. Seems the playhouse that put on the play that she was in over the summer had a float in the parade, so she went to help decorate it. She found out that she was then going to be on the float, which thrilled her to no end. She got to put on one of the period costumes from Anne of Green Gables, and sing caroles whilst being pulled through town. So, my ex and I go to see the parade. It was quite wonderful. Being used to big city parades with expensive floats and world-class marching bands, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Quite the contrary! It was wonderful. The streets were packed, and every float was full of local folks, who seemed to know everyone along the parade route. There was an incredible sense of community and joy that seems lost in the huge multi-million dollar parades in big cities that I've seen before. So, I have about 1/2 roll in my LX, with a roll in my pocket. I can see Claire's float coming, and by then I have about 5 shots left, so I quick fire them off, so I can load a fresh roll, so I don't get stuck at the end of a roll whilst shooting her and her float. I put the lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I fire off the first three pre-shots (you can see where I'm going), and suddenly my ex yells, here she is. I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite thrilled to have gotten that many of her. On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Oh well, that's what I get for not paying attention, I guess. Plus, that's what I get for regularly switching between 3 or 4 bodies. I think I got about 1/2 roll of pretty good parade shots, but missed all of them of my daughter. Luckily, someone else got lots of shots which they'll share with me, but it's not the same. :-( Still, a wonderful weekend was had, and most importantly, both my daughters that still live at home had terrific times! -frank, back at work on Monday morning... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - weeds
The best advice I have gotten so far is multiple doses of very weak Glycosphate (Roundup) over several moths. May I suggest you try dosing the weeds! VBG Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - weeds - Original Message - From: Peter McIntosh Subject: Re: PESO - weeds Thanks, Godfrey. I like their flowers, but the plant itself is evil - lots of thorns. This one was a right bugger to get rid of - almost 3 feet tall... I believed that is a Scotch thistle. In Canada, they are classed as a noxious weed. I have a few in my back yard I have been trying to eradicate for about 20 years. If you come up with something that works, tell me. The best advice I have gotten so far is multiple doses of very weak Glycosphate (Roundup) over several moths. William Robb PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
RE: People Portraits 2005 #'s 44 and 45 - GDG
Got to admit, #44 doesn't say much to me. I guess it is a cultural thing, me being a rural Norwegian. The other one suggests an 8, the bow on chair being the upper part, and the hips being the lower part of the figure. Pleasant lines for mens eye, but not a wow for this either. Delicate bw conversion, BTW. Can't help asking myself: Would we men comment on this picture, if it were a mans hairy back? Something tells me that the answer is no. Sorry guys for being such an ass ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21. november 2005 01:23 To: PDML Subject: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #'s 44 and 45 - GDG Whew, feels like forever since I've put a PAW photo up. Figured I'd get these two on the site before I leave for NY tomorrow ... two at once. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/44.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/45.htm Comments, critique, flames all appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey
RE: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Grace is a pearl. No doubt. The reading picture is a winner. She is in her own little world, having a great time. I like how the background kind of picks up the colours of the book. Very nice bokeh. Excellent use of OOF. The other picture is nice to, but it is not of the same standard. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21. november 2005 03:42 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon A couple of snaps I took while watching football this afternoon. They're on the *istD, FA 50/1.4, f2 @ 1/125th, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894122
Re: 77mm Ltd Black available on special order
I agree. The silver versions do look a little odd. But when you look through the viewfinder, later at the final images, the colour of the lens body doesn't matter at all. BTW here are mine: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Friends.htm Dave On 11/21/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! apart from rarity, do the blacks look much better? I have black 43 and silver 77... Silver 77 looks pretty odd on *istD... it looks perfectly in place on (silver) MZ-6. The light comes through the same exact way though... Boris
RE: PESO - Rosella
The flower and the stem do not connect, in my eyes. Can't explain why. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: David Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21. november 2005 07:15 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Rosella In the recent windy period in Sydney, one of my Rosella plants was blown over. I have since righted it and its peculiar response can be seen in the following photo which I took a moment ago. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/rosella.jpg *ist D, FA50 macro @ f/2.8, ISO 400. As usual, I'd appreciate any comments on the photo. In particular I'm keen for suggestions on post-processing if anyone has any. Cheers, David
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 21 Nov 2005 at 8:10, frank theriault wrote: On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Hmm, been there, done that, bummer, it's a hard lesson but one easily remembered :-( Sounds like you had a great weekend otherwise :-) Cheers, 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
Re: www.pentaxslr.com
http://www.pentaximaging.com/index.jsp The new page is to quote from the pentaximaging main page WWW.PENTAXSLR.COM TARGETS SLR USERS - REBATES UNTIL 2006 Not really special news... I would speculate that the most important thing about this is that it offers direct sales. Isn't there speculation of a new product announcement around Jan? -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! This one's a 75mm Xenar. O.M.G. ~ it just occurred to me, I'm just watching it! Maybe I'd better commit! ;-) Okay, I did it... Talk to y'all tomorrow! Keith, for a splittest briefest moment I thought you were going to let me have it... *sigh* Boris I promise, Boris, you can have the NEXT one. I have this one! (See my comments to Godfrey...) keith
RE: PAW - Lees Valley
I like it. I wish it was larger. This kind of photo cries for a larger format. I like the lines. The yellow bush in right makes a pleasant counterpoint. The lens thing (don't know the word in English) is a bit disturbing. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21. november 2005 09:57 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PAW - Lees Valley I'm making good progress with my scanning so here's another one from the archives. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=127t=1 - Dave
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
I promise, Boris, you can have the NEXT one. I have this one! (See my comments to Godfrey...) I doubt it I will be after RolleiFlex... Fuji rangefinders are very attractive proposition. I need to do two things: 1. Get to meet one such camera in person. 2. Somehow get to know how reliable they are... -- Boris
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 11/21/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's Actually, it was a pretty good weekend. My middle daughter celebrated her 17th, and she had a good party. Of course, pix taken, in this case with the LX/K1.2 50mm/TriX. The next day, my youngest had to go up the road to Gananoque, about 20 miles from Kingston, to be in the local Santa Claus Parade. Seems the playhouse that put on the play that she was in over the summer had a float in the parade, so she went to help decorate it. She found out that she was then going to be on the float, which thrilled her to no end. She got to put on one of the period costumes from Anne of Green Gables, and sing caroles whilst being pulled through town. Sounds like a lot of fun. So, my ex and I go to see the parade. It was quite wonderful. Being used to big city parades with expensive floats and world-class marching bands, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Quite the contrary! It was wonderful. The streets were packed, and every float was full of local folks, who seemed to know everyone along the parade route. There was an incredible sense of community and joy that seems lost in the huge multi-million dollar parades in big cities that I've seen before. So, I have about 1/2 roll in my LX, with a roll in my pocket. I can see Claire's float coming, and by then I have about 5 shots left, so I quick fire them off, so I can load a fresh roll, so I don't get stuck at the end of a roll whilst shooting her and her float. I put the lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I fire off the first three pre-shots (you can see where I'm going), and suddenly my ex yells, here she is. Uh oh I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite thrilled to have gotten that many of her. On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Poop?, Poop?! That's a bit mild. When things like that happen to me I tend to use language that would make a sailor blush. vbg Oh well, that's what I get for not paying attention, I guess. Plus, that's what I get for regularly switching between 3 or 4 bodies. I think I got about 1/2 roll of pretty good parade shots, but missed all of them of my daughter. Luckily, someone else got lots of shots which they'll share with me, but it's not the same. :-( Still, a wonderful weekend was had, and most importantly, both my daughters that still live at home had terrific times! That's the main thing. -frank, back at work on Monday morning... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - weeds
- Original Message - From: Peter McIntosh Subject: Re: PESO - weeds I let this one grow because I wanted to photograph the flowers - well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :-) . A long-handled shovel removed it with only a few spikes to me in revenge. It will be back. William Robb
Re: PAW - Lees Valley
On 11/21/05, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm making good progress with my scanning so here's another one from the archives. http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=127t=1 - Dave Cool. I like the colours - light foreground, dark background. Very well composed. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
On 11/20/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A couple of snaps I took while watching football this afternoon. They're on the *istD, FA 50/1.4, f2 @ 1/125th, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894122 Both wonderful shots, Paul! I especially like the second one - her sparkling personality shines through. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - weeds
On 11/20/05, Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, This is one of the first photos taken with my new ist-DL. It's a weed - a thistle. Just love the flowers they produce, though. I like the DL. Easy to handle, and hasn't taken too long to get using with a little confidence. I'm blissfully ignorant of the D and DS, so I can't compare it. It's my first digital SLR, and it has constantly surprised me in the 4 days I've had it. This shot was taken in RAW, converted to highest quality jpeg with Pentax' tool, then processed (minimally) using Picture Window Pro. All comments, critiques most welcome. Oops - the link would help... http://www.pbase.com/image/52485409 Nice one! Like you, even though they're weeds, I've always liked the flower of the thistle. Well captured. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - weeds
On 11/20/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That'a a very nice first effort. I hate you, (Frank make a note.) Check. Peter Mc's on the hate list. Thanks for the heads up, Peter. -frank the list-keeper -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 20, 2005, at 4:35 PM, keith_w wrote: I just located a _superb_ f/3.5 Rollei TLR, a 3.5E, and I hope it's still available the next time I check. I found that the f/2.8s are NOT available for much less than the national debt! I'd have to sell 3 or 4 cameras to get one, and I don't know which ones I'd sell. For 1/2 stop difference, maybe it's not worth it, if the rest of the camera is mint... The 3.5E has either a Schneider Xenitar or a Zeiss Planar lens. These are actually better performers in their f/3.5 incarnation than the f/ 2.8 models, particularly wide open. My best Rolleiflex was a very late F3.5 Whiteface with Zeiss Planar 75mm f/3.5. Superb camera, worth every penny. I read about that in your 1999 post to the Rollei list! Godfrey Turns out I was looking at a Rollei Magic, not a 3.5 E! The E was less money but even so... Sports an f/3.5 75mm S-K Xenar, which is reportedly identical to the Tessar version of the same aperture. Practically new in box, it's near mint. For a 40+ year old camera, nice. To have the box it came in and manual, etc. even better! So now we wait... and that's the hardest part! ;-) keith
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
I put the lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I fire off the first three pre-shots [snipped] On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. Been there, done that... (g) (you can see where I'm going) I knew instantly and exactly just where you were going with that - g. As much as I sometimes get annoyed by forced automation, I do see the advantage to my Super A's, which set the shutter speed automatically at 1/1000 or 1/2000 (I forget which) for the pre-shots, before reverting to whatever settings were in place before changing rolls. Fred
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
I can only agree with Mishka: P645 has very good mirror dampening. I don't have a single unsharp frame so far, because of slow shutter speed. Only because of missed focus or DOF... It holds VERY good. Meter is accurate, so shoot with slides and expect correct exposures. And it is built solid, with good ergonomics. Better get 55mm lens or even 45mm. Wide angle is fantastic with SMC coating and manual focus. Gasha Mishka wrote: Boris, You can hardly go wrong with P645 (although I wouldn't buy a FA75mm -- the manual focus ones are much cheaper). The *big* plus of P645 is that you can easily mount many 3rd party lenses made for pentacon6/kiev mount, inluding some very inexpensive Zeiss gems (and very expensive Zeiss gems from Hasselblad as well) The MLU is not really required with it since it has very good mirror dampening. It's *very* handholdable and the built-in meter helps a lot. If you want a lighter option, go for a clean late model Rolleicord. At f/5.6 on, it easily outresolves 50lpmm on slide film. And it is very light. And inexpensive. I have no experience with 645 fujies, but their 690W is fantastic. But *very* bulky. Best, mishka On 11/18/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I think it would be prudent to open a new thread... What I was thinking of is a camera with standard lens, preferably fixed lens. I have eyed some Fuji models. I want something that is reasonably light, with good quality and reasonable versatility... I think I can live with Pentax 645 and 75/2.8 lens... But I think I'd want a MLU so that I won't have to haul a tripod with me *all the time* if I go shooting MF... Well, in fact, except that wonderful day in Norway, I am completely clueless about MF... I have a friend who is deeply in love with his RolleiFlex, but I may be not good enough with mechanics to try and repeat his path... For now, on KEH, they show Pentax 645 (basic, manual focus) body for order of $300 and FA 75/2.8 lens (supposedly I'd go AF some day) $250 more... There are some RolleiFlexes for similar sum. They also list some Fuji GA645 with 60/4 lens for similar money. As for what Frank suggested... I've seen some shots made with YashicaMat... They did not impress me really. The lens was probably very simple triplet variety. It was sharp but I am not after bleeding sharpness... Well, I am confused all right. Any help in unconfusing this individual will be appreciated. Boris P.S. I lean towards Fuji cameras because I know they'll be much lighter than Pentax. Also, evidently, having fixed lens means it is leaf shutter and so it does not suffer from shake too much...
Re: PESO - Rosella
On 11/21/05, David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the recent windy period in Sydney, one of my Rosella plants was blown over. I have since righted it and its peculiar response can be seen in the following photo which I took a moment ago. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/rosella.jpg *ist D, FA50 macro @ f/2.8, ISO 400. As usual, I'd appreciate any comments on the photo. In particular I'm keen for suggestions on post-processing if anyone has any. maybe just a bit more dof would work better to my eye. The petals seem a bit oof to me. Well composed, however... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Wanted to Buy
Hi Gang. Family were discussing things for Christmas presents over the weekend and i asked my daughter if she was still using/enjoying her istD. Yes was the answer. So, i thought another lens would be inorder for her. She has my old 35-70 FA and i thought i would ask if someone has an F or FA 70-200 or 80-200 AF lens that they are thinking of selling. Thought i would ask here first, and if not i'll explore ebay. I can offer MO or cheque. I still don't trust paypal etc. Dave
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Mr. Brown can moo. Can you? Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg
Re: OT -- Zeiss Ikon
On Nov 21, 2005, at 7:05 AM, mike wilson wrote: With film the limiting factors in resolution are the size of the silver halide crystals and the thickness of the emulsion. With digital it is the size of the individual sensor elements, the smallest of which are far larger than the crystals in any modern film. In digital the appearance of sharpness is created by the firmware/ software used to process the image, not by lens resolution. I think that lens contrast is far more important for digital than raw resolution. The above two paragraphs qualify you for burning at the stake, with a free sachet of barbeque sauce. So long as the sauce is liberally laced with Jack Daniels, bring it on! Bob
Re: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
I've pushed TriX 4 stops. Might be interesting photos. Not what you expected but there is such a thing as serendipity. Mark Stringer - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 7:10 AM Subject: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's Actually, it was a pretty good weekend. My middle daughter celebrated her 17th, and she had a good party. Of course, pix taken, in this case with the LX/K1.2 50mm/TriX. The next day, my youngest had to go up the road to Gananoque, about 20 miles from Kingston, to be in the local Santa Claus Parade. Seems the playhouse that put on the play that she was in over the summer had a float in the parade, so she went to help decorate it. She found out that she was then going to be on the float, which thrilled her to no end. She got to put on one of the period costumes from Anne of Green Gables, and sing caroles whilst being pulled through town. So, my ex and I go to see the parade. It was quite wonderful. Being used to big city parades with expensive floats and world-class marching bands, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Quite the contrary! It was wonderful. The streets were packed, and every float was full of local folks, who seemed to know everyone along the parade route. There was an incredible sense of community and joy that seems lost in the huge multi-million dollar parades in big cities that I've seen before. So, I have about 1/2 roll in my LX, with a roll in my pocket. I can see Claire's float coming, and by then I have about 5 shots left, so I quick fire them off, so I can load a fresh roll, so I don't get stuck at the end of a roll whilst shooting her and her float. I put the lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I fire off the first three pre-shots (you can see where I'm going), and suddenly my ex yells, here she is. I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite thrilled to have gotten that many of her. On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Oh well, that's what I get for not paying attention, I guess. Plus, that's what I get for regularly switching between 3 or 4 bodies. I think I got about 1/2 roll of pretty good parade shots, but missed all of them of my daughter. Luckily, someone else got lots of shots which they'll share with me, but it's not the same. :-( Still, a wonderful weekend was had, and most importantly, both my daughters that still live at home had terrific times! -frank, back at work on Monday morning... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Mr. Brown can go, cocka doodle doo!' There are so many wonderful things that Mr. Brown can do. (Not responsible for the accuracy of the above quote, although I've read the book several dozen times. I'm very good at the cork popping sound, and I deliver a decent moo.) Paul Mr. Brown can moo. Can you? Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg
Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #'s 44 and 45 - GDG
On 11/20/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whew, feels like forever since I've put a PAW photo up. Figured I'd get these two on the site before I leave for NY tomorrow ... two at once. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/44.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/45.htm Comments, critique, flames all appreciated. The first one's rather whimsical, but really doesn't do much for me. The face 1/2 in the shadow bothers me some, and the awning and buildings in the background just don't seem to work with the foreground. There just isn't any integration between foreground and background. The second one, however, is a real winner! Strong composition; it all just comes together and works very well for me. -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Hope you have not tossed the film. You have two choices, since I know you use a custom lab where you have good relations: 1--have them process the film by inspection, 2--have them push the film 3 stops, and pray a bit. Of course the images will not be as good as if shot at the correct exposure, but these are OIALT (once in a life time) shots. You should be able to make OK small prints. Heck you may find out you like the results from the technique. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's Actually, it was a pretty good weekend. My middle daughter celebrated her 17th, and she had a good party. Of course, pix taken, in this case with the LX/K1.2 50mm/TriX. The next day, my youngest had to go up the road to Gananoque, about 20 miles from Kingston, to be in the local Santa Claus Parade. Seems the playhouse that put on the play that she was in over the summer had a float in the parade, so she went to help decorate it. She found out that she was then going to be on the float, which thrilled her to no end. She got to put on one of the period costumes from Anne of Green Gables, and sing caroles whilst being pulled through town. So, my ex and I go to see the parade. It was quite wonderful. Being used to big city parades with expensive floats and world-class marching bands, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Quite the contrary! It was wonderful. The streets were packed, and every float was full of local folks, who seemed to know everyone along the parade route. There was an incredible sense of community and joy that seems lost in the huge multi-million dollar parades in big cities that I've seen before. So, I have about 1/2 roll in my LX, with a roll in my pocket. I can see Claire's float coming, and by then I have about 5 shots left, so I quick fire them off, so I can load a fresh roll, so I don't get stuck at the end of a roll whilst shooting her and her float. I put the lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I fire off the first three pre-shots (you can see where I'm going), and suddenly my ex yells, here she is. I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite thrilled to have gotten that many of her. On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Oh well, that's what I get for not paying attention, I guess. Plus, that's what I get for regularly switching between 3 or 4 bodies. I think I got about 1/2 roll of pretty good parade shots, but missed all of them of my daughter. Luckily, someone else got lots of shots which they'll share with me, but it's not the same. :-( Still, a wonderful weekend was had, and most importantly, both my daughters that still live at home had terrific times! -frank, back at work on Monday morning... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Grace on a Sunday Afternoon
Mr Brown said: Forget that swine flu, It won't make you blue. Its the bug in Mr Chicken,that will give us a lick'n. Nice shot BTW Paul. Dave Mr. Brown can go, cocka doodle doo!' There are so many wonderful things that Mr. Brown can do. (Not responsible for the accuracy of the above quote, although I've read the book several dozen times. I'm very good at the cork popping sound, and I deliver a decent moo.) Paul Mr. Brown can moo. Can you? Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3894117size=lg
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Been there, done that, got the poorly exposed film and self-inflicted bruises on my derriere to prove it. I have done it a few times recently, also. But that probably says more baout me than the camera. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 11/21/05, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you have not tossed the film. You have two choices, since I know you use a custom lab where you have good relations: 1--have them process the film by inspection, 2--have them push the film 3 stops, and pray a bit. Of course the images will not be as good as if shot at the correct exposure, but these are OIALT (once in a life time) shots. You should be able to make OK small prints. Heck you may find out you like the results from the technique. Thanks, Tom (and Mark Stringer as well, who posted to the same effect a few minutes before you). Now that I think of it, I ~may~ have had the shutter at 1/1000th, not 1/2000th. And, if the meter was telling me 1/125th and 1/250th, I may be only off by 2 or 3 stops on some of them. I'll tell him to push two stops and hope for the best. Even those that are off by a stop may be salvageable at the print stage. At least there's a chance that I might get a couple that way. Why didn't I think of that? OTOH, that's why I love this place! g. Thanks, guys! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #'s 44 and 45 - GDG
To add another me too to this one, I love the second shot as well. I'm not sure I'd have the guts to shoot that in a public place, but I am glad you did. Made my morning here, and I'm not even done with my first coffee. -Mat On 11/20/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whew, feels like forever since I've put a PAW photo up. Figured I'd get these two on the site before I leave for NY tomorrow ... two at once. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/44.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/45.htm
Re: According to Herbert Keppler...
I'll buy that for a dollar... (hey, that's what I paid for my Polaroid 545 holder) -Mat On 11/20/05, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am awaiting an affordable full-frame digital back about the size of a Polaroid 545 holder. Full-frame in that sentence means 96mm x 122mm. Affordable means Graywolf has enough money to buy it. Such words sure are vague, aren't they?
Re: Peso: Outake
This looks to me like a portrait that could only be taken of someone that you know well, and have known for a long time. Excellent work. -Mat On 11/20/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did a group picture of a family I have known for about 30 years last night. Roy is one of the people who more or less mentored me into making quality pictures. Meet Roy. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/portraits/b_w9902.html
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Fred wrote: As much as I sometimes get annoyed by forced automation, I do see the advantage to my Super A's, which set the shutter speed automatically at 1/1000 or 1/2000 (I forget which) for the pre-shots, before reverting to whatever settings were in place before changing rolls. 1/1000. Still, I find the loading system of all the AF Pentaxes to be flawless and indispensible. Kostas
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Been there, done that, got the poorly exposed film and self-inflicted bruises on my derriere to prove it. I have done it a few times recently, also. But that probably says more baout me than the camera. No, it's the camera; you should have used an MESuper instead ;-) I actually did almost exactly the same trick yesterday, with my body of said type, only on that the obvious choice for speed is 1/125. Which saved the day, as that turned out to be a quite suitable exposure time for the lighting conditions and the aperture I was using ;-) - T
Re: eBay help
William Robb wrote: Thanks to all for the offer of help. Gonz, I bet you don't know what I want, I'll post the auction results when it's over It'l be something interesting I'm sure. If its pentax 35mm, then I'm guessing its the 50mm 1.2 that someone had, or the reflex zoom. William Robb
Re: Peso: Outake
William Robb wrote: I did a group picture of a family I have known for about 30 years last night. Roy is one of the people who more or less mentored me into making quality pictures. We would go out and shoot the same locations with each other, sometimes shooting every day for weeks on end, then dissapearing into the darkroom for several hours and later meeting for coffee and comparing contact sheets and work prints. He got me involved in bothe medium format and large format cameras, and in fact, my BJ view camera came from him, as did the 4x5 enlarger I had been using up until I shut my darkroom down three years ago. Quickie grayscale conversion then some levels adjusting was done. Meet Roy. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/portraits/b_w9902.html William Robb Do they spill white paint on his beard and make him play Santa at Xmas? nice shot, Bill DId you get that lens or not??? a
PAW: Monument Valley at sunrise
http://www.misenet.sk/USA/MV.html It was pleasant calm dawn and then the Sun began to rise... Bedo. -- PS: I changed PESO to PAW because I have some more slides from my southwest trip scanned and ready to show you. So stay tuned. ;-) Hope you won't be disappointed...
Re: Wanted to Buy
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, i thought another lens would be inorder for her. She has my old 35-70 FA and i thought i would ask if someone has an F or FA 70-200 or 80-200 AF lens that they are thinking of selling. Thought i would ask here first, and if not i'll explore ebay. I can offer MO or cheque. I still don't trust paypal etc. I have a Tokina 80-200 2.8 that is coming up pre xmas. It is in excellent condition and was purchased from another list member. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
RE: Monument Valley at sunrise
Pretty. I like the composition. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Peter Lacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21. november 2005 18:17 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PAW: Monument Valley at sunrise http://www.misenet.sk/USA/MV.html It was pleasant calm dawn and then the Sun began to rise... Bedo. -- PS: I changed PESO to PAW because I have some more slides from my southwest trip scanned and ready to show you. So stay tuned. ;-) Hope you won't be disappointed...
Re: Which RAW converter?
Rob, Thanks, this works perfectly in ACR. No need for Pentax Raw anymore. Jack On 11/20/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20 Nov 2005 at 16:35, Jack Isidore wrote: Rob, I will try this. I should have a kodak grey card somewhere. I guess I have to shoot this greycard under controlled lighting with the different camera white balance settings. Convert it to neutral gray in Adobe RAW and save the profile. Correct me if i'm wrong? Jack, Don't bother with a grey card, it doesn't matter what you shoot, make it 1/2000 with the lens cap on and you'll achieve the same result. All you are trying to do is record the embedded colour temperature information in the file, that is controlled by the WB selection nothing else. You can then use these recordings or the standard in camera colour temp selections to apply in PCR. Cheers, 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
Re: PAW: Monument Valley at sunrise
Beautiful image. You nailed the exposure. Nice work. Paul http://www.misenet.sk/USA/MV.html It was pleasant calm dawn and then the Sun began to rise... Bedo. -- PS: I changed PESO to PAW because I have some more slides from my southwest trip scanned and ready to show you. So stay tuned. ;-) Hope you won't be disappointed...
Re: another harassment by police story
On 11/19/05, Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a federal law which prohibits the photographing of bridges. Yes, it's a stupid law but the police could have arrested the photographers instead of just making them delete the images. I took a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge this summer. Shit, I'm in big trouble now! -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: RAW: DA12-24 image
Interesting. When I downloaded it, it arrived as a 13meg tif which opened in Camera Raw. Looks like a keeper lens. ACR removes colour fringing well. Powell At 09:21 PM 15/11/2005 , you wrote: its about 8Mb, compressed with gzip. Untouched. In the folder http://g0nz.com/raw The file name is da1224.gz enjoy rg
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
frank theriault wrote: Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's snip I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite thrilled to have gotten that many of her. On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! -frank, back at work on Monday morning... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson I can't tell you how many times over the years I did that -- for those of you unfamiliar with the anatomy of an LX (not many here, I trust, tho) that 1/2000 setting is right next to the auto metering button... and you have to take it off auto to load film, of course. Sometimes I caught it in a few frames because I heard the shutter - once or twice I shot a whole roll. Now and then it happened that I was luckily only 1 or 2 stops under. Ugh. Poor you. ann
Re: another harassment by police story
On 11/20/05, Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] They never check my back pack on the subway though. You're a lady. It would be really silly to think you were up to something no good. She may be a woman, but she's no lady g,dr -frank (no gentleman, now that I think about it...) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Monument Valley at sunrise
On 11/21/05, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.misenet.sk/USA/MV.html It was pleasant calm dawn and then the Sun began to rise... Bedo. -- PS: I changed PESO to PAW because I have some more slides from my southwest trip scanned and ready to show you. So stay tuned. ;-) Hope you won't be disappointed... I'm not disappointed. It's beautiful. I believe that Peter Alling and I will have to hate you now (if we didn't already). -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: another harassment by police story
At 12:49 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote: I took a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge this summer. Shit, I'm in big trouble now! Not until you hear the knock at the door. Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary numbers and those who do not. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/176 - Release Date: 11/20/2005
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Forgive me but am I missing something here? When I had the LX, I seem to remember loading it and firing off the first couple of frames on auto. Never seemed a problem. Why switch to a manual speed except of course if the light's bad, well, just open the ap all the way? Genuinely, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - First Roll through the MX - Park Bench
On 11/20/05, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/65160674/ Pentax MX, PanF+ 50 in Rodinal 1:25, 50mm lens (Not sure which one, think it was the SMC-M 50/2) -Adam Right in front of the big church (which one's that? Metropolitan? I know it's not St. James or St. Mike's). Amazing that you found a bench in that location not occupied by the less-fortunate. Anyway, nice, moody shot. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 11/21/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgive me but am I missing something here? When I had the LX, I seem to remember loading it and firing off the first couple of frames on auto. Never seemed a problem. Why switch to a manual speed except of course if the light's bad, well, just open the ap all the way? Genuinely, Dear Mr. Genuinely, Over the years I got into the habit of putting the lenscap on when I changed film, so just in case I drop the camera there's that little extra protection for filter rings and the like. As well, I like to have the cap on, just so I know the real photographs from those of the first couple of wind-ons before 0 LOL. With a mechanical camera it's never been a problem. With the LX, the exposures in the dark of the lenscap are infinite. So, I change the shutter speed. I won't do it that way any more. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Peso: Outake
On 11/20/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did a group picture of a family I have known for about 30 years last night. Roy is one of the people who more or less mentored me into making quality pictures. We would go out and shoot the same locations with each other, sometimes shooting every day for weeks on end, then dissapearing into the darkroom for several hours and later meeting for coffee and comparing contact sheets and work prints. He got me involved in bothe medium format and large format cameras, and in fact, my BJ view camera came from him, as did the 4x5 enlarger I had been using up until I shut my darkroom down three years ago. Quickie grayscale conversion then some levels adjusting was done. Meet Roy. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/portraits/b_w9902.html William Robb Great Shot!! -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 21/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Dear Mr. Genuinely, Over the years I got into the habit of putting the lenscap on when I changed film, so just in case I drop the camera there's that little extra protection for filter rings and the like. As well, I like to have the cap on, just so I know the real photographs from those of the first couple of wind-ons before 0 LOL. With a mechanical camera it's never been a problem. With the LX, the exposures in the dark of the lenscap are infinite. So, I change the shutter speed. I won't do it that way any more. h. I see. Sorry buddy, I missed the bit about the lens cap. Yeah, well, with the famous LX otf metering, I suppose you'd get quite a long exposure with the lens cap on - probably in the order of half an hour or so. But hey, it would be beautifully exposed ;-)LX wank, er i mean wink Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - First Roll through the MX - Park Bench
frank theriault wrote: On 11/20/05, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/65160674/ Pentax MX, PanF+ 50 in Rodinal 1:25, 50mm lens (Not sure which one, think it was the SMC-M 50/2) -Adam Right in front of the big church (which one's that? Metropolitan? I know it's not St. James or St. Mike's). Amazing that you found a bench in that location not occupied by the less-fortunate. Anyway, nice, moody shot. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson That is indeed Metropolitan United Church. And the less fortunate were all clustered around one of the chess tables according to another frame on the roll. Thanks. -Adam
Where to get film developed?
Hi, I have been in the US only a few months. I typically get my film developed/printed at a neighbourhood photo lab that I think is quite expensive at $14 for 36 exposures for one set of 4x6 prints. Slides are developed/mounted for $9 or so. Is that regular? I sent out a slide roll yesterday by mail using the Fuji mailer hoping that there will no loss in the postal system. Question: Are the cheaper film mailers any good? Does anyone of a good lab in the north-eastern Massachusetts area (north of Boston or southern New Hampshire). How much would you expect to pay for a 8x10 or 8x12 print from a negative? And where do you usually buy the mount/frames/matte/border or whatever it is called to put around a print when you want to show it to others. Thanks a lot! Gaurav
Re: Wanted to Buy
Kevin Is this the mf or AF model. F2.8 is to good for a learner. Now maybe for me:-) Dave This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, i thought another lens would be inorder for her. She has my old 35-70 FA and i thought i would ask if someone has an F or FA 70-200 or 80-200 AF lens that they are thinking of selling. Thought i would ask here first, and if not i'll explore ebay. I can offer MO or cheque. I still don't trust paypal etc. I have a Tokina 80-200 2.8 that is coming up pre xmas. It is in excellent condition and was purchased from another list member. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: Which RAW converter?
I've just started playing with RawShooter, (instead of Elements3) for batch work . Too early to draw any conclusions, other than bringing the batch outputs into the PSE3 Organizer is another step in the workflow. (sigh) It keeps growing (by the way, I'm firmly in the Raw camp now). dk On 11/20/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard from a large number of people using PSE3 and 4 along with ACR. They seem to be satisfied with it. Similarly, a lot of folks like RawShooter Essentials. I can't evaluate that one as it does not run on Mac OS X, and I only use Mac OS X. But from comparison tests I've seen, ACR does a better job. Godfrey On Nov 20, 2005, at 6:59 AM, Mark Stringer wrote: Is anyone happy using Adobe Elements 4 and Adobe Raw converter? What about RawShooter?
Re: Wanted to Buy
Sigh... Just after blowing my gear savings on a new flash and portable storage. (my wife keeps saying she will not buy me camera gear for Christmas). dk I have a Tokina 80-200 2.8 that is coming up pre xmas. It is in excellent condition and was purchased from another list member. Kind regards Kevin
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Same lens cap/locked shutter and body cap/locked shutter. Many times I've removed the lens/body cap and held the LX near a light to hasten the release. Many times, when getting organized to take off for a shoot, I'd check the bodies to see which were loaded. Often the LX had no lens attached, only the body cap. I've uttered/mentally yelled rude descriptions of myself as well as when I later forgot to return the mode selector to A.(my default setting). I remember more than once, being miles down the road after leaving a shoot and breaking into a queasy cold sweat realizing there was no recollection of having either re-set the mode or (when I switched film speeds) changed the ISO setting.. They're few greater feelings, however, than pulling over, taking the camera out of the bag and discovering you HAD remembered to make the control changes. VERY RARE! Jack --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/21/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgive me but am I missing something here? When I had the LX, I seem to remember loading it and firing off the first couple of frames on auto. Never seemed a problem. Why switch to a manual speed except of course if the light's bad, well, just open the ap all the way? Genuinely, Dear Mr. Genuinely, Over the years I got into the habit of putting the lenscap on when I changed film, so just in case I drop the camera there's that little extra protection for filter rings and the like. As well, I like to have the cap on, just so I know the real photographs from those of the first couple of wind-ons before 0 LOL. With a mechanical camera it's never been a problem. With the LX, the exposures in the dark of the lenscap are infinite. So, I change the shutter speed. I won't do it that way any more. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
I was going to suggest developing at 2-3 push stops and hope. But i see thats been done.vbg Bummer that had to happen Frank. My film mishaps were more, open up the back of the camera not thinking film was still in there.:-) Now if i shoot a mechanical camera i wind the rewind knob to see if there is tension before opening. In the case of the 6x7, sometimes the locks at the base plate are knocked out a bit by my hand or brush or what have you and the film does not advance properly and when the back is opened thinking i have shot 10 frames there is the paper smiling back at me.:-) Dave On 11/21/05, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you have not tossed the film. You have two choices, since I know you use a custom lab where you have good relations: 1--have them process the film by inspection, 2--have them push the film 3 stops, and pray a bit. Of course the images will not be as good as if shot at the correct exposure, but these are OIALT (once in a life time) shots. You should be able to make OK small prints. Heck you may find out you like the results from the technique.
BURT: Losin' it???
Am I losing it or has Pentax dropped the *istD and DS from its lineup? Seems they only show the DS2 and DL. Could it be that Pentax is about to enter the new era of Pro DSLRs? Will Samsung drag them kicking into the market to compete with the fantastic Nikon D200? Forget about the Canon 5D. Never really liked the feel of any Canon after the AE-1. Maybe I should wait for Easter before I switch and Passover Pentax?
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
That's nonsense. One doesn't have to switch the camera to manual and a high shutter speed when loading film. As we can see by all these stories of screw-ups, it's probably not a well advised idea. If you're shooting on auto, leave the settings exactly where they were when you change film, load film and wind on as normal. If it is of concern that there may be a few exposed frames that could later confuse you or your lab as to what should be printed, then just point the camera down when winding on and expose the street or floor. There will be no mistake as to where the real photos start. Please explain to those who are ignorant of such things why you have to switch from auto to manual. Thanks, Shel (5 LX's, hundreds of rolls of film, never switched when loading) You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele for those of you unfamiliar with the anatomy of an LX (not many here, I trust, tho) that 1/2000 setting is right next to the auto metering button... and you have to take it off auto to load film, of course.
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
How would you use MLU without a tripod? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax Boris wrote: I think I can live with Pentax 645 and 75/2.8 lens... But I think I'd want a MLU so that I won't have to haul a tripod with me *all the time* if I go shooting MF...
Re: Peso: Outake
Why do you say that? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Mat Maessen This looks to me like a portrait that could only be taken of someone that you know well, and have known for a long time. Excellent work. -Mat On 11/20/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did a group picture of a family I have known for about 30 years last night. Roy is one of the people who more or less mentored me into making quality pictures. Meet Roy. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/portraits/b_w9902.html
Re: another harassment by police story
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/19/05, Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a federal law which prohibits the photographing of bridges. Yes, it's a stupid law but the police could have arrested the photographers instead of just making them delete the images. I took a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge this summer. Shit, I'm in big trouble now! You'll never take me alive copper! I shot this pano this morning: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/bridge.jpg BTW Frank: There was some discussion of this yesterday and it seems the no bridge photography thing is an NYC ordinance, not a federal law. That'll keep me out of jail as my shot's in Pittsburgh, but I'm afraid your Brooklyn Bridge photo doesn't escape so easily... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: another harassment by police story
graywolf wrote: Actually, I was expecting a response about like we got when someone called you Anne. Hum...? Lady Anne? grinning and ducking graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Ann Sanfedele wrote: or, that was no lady that was ann William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Gautam Sarup Subject: RE: another harassment by police story From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] They never check my back pack on the subway though. You're a lady. It would be really silly to think you were up to something no good. Obviously, you've never met Ann. HAR!!! I just can't help myself. WW Damn - got that comment in before I could out myself! :) ann
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Cotty wrote: On 21/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Dear Mr. Genuinely, Over the years I got into the habit of putting the lenscap on when I changed film, so just in case I drop the camera there's that little extra protection for filter rings and the like. As well, I like to have the cap on, just so I know the real photographs from those of the first couple of wind-ons before 0 LOL. With a mechanical camera it's never been a problem. With the LX, the exposures in the dark of the lenscap are infinite. So, I change the shutter speed. I won't do it that way any more. h. I see. Sorry buddy, I missed the bit about the lens cap. Yeah, well, with the famous LX otf metering, I suppose you'd get quite a long exposure with the lens cap on - probably in the order of half an hour or so. But hey, it would be beautifully exposed ;-)LX wank, er i mean wink Cheers, Cotty There were a lot of us who mentioned doing that. I always switched to 1/2000, set aperture at f22 and put the camera face down on a table or on my bag - to minimize light - Lens cap? hmmm, I've heard of them but... ;) ann ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
In really does not make any difference how old or primitive the camera. Any large format photographer who says he has not taken some gorgeous photos of his darkslides is a liar. My most likely mistake with the MXen is to change the lens and not set the f-stop. Somehow I have done several shots with the digital where the flash went off and everything, but there was no image (still trying to figure that one out). Then there is the old shooting in the church trick of turning towards the windows and carefully setting exposure compensation for the back light, then going back to normal shots without turning off the exposure compensation (seems to be my favorite trick with an ME Super). My favorite* one however is the time I asked the camera store guy for some 100 speed slide film, popped it in the camera and shot it in a non-reshootable situation, and only notice when I go to put the second roll in that he had given me 200 speed slide film. So I pay them extra to have them pull it one stop, and they pulled it 2 stops. After that they never sold me any more film, nor did any processing for me. *not the correct word for it graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going to suggest developing at 2-3 push stops and hope. But i see thats been done.vbg Bummer that had to happen Frank. My film mishaps were more, open up the back of the camera not thinking film was still in there.:-) Now if i shoot a mechanical camera i wind the rewind knob to see if there is tension before opening. In the case of the 6x7, sometimes the locks at the base plate are knocked out a bit by my hand or brush or what have you and the film does not advance properly and when the back is opened thinking i have shot 10 frames there is the paper smiling back at me.:-) Dave On 11/21/05, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you have not tossed the film. You have two choices, since I know you use a custom lab where you have good relations: 1--have them process the film by inspection, 2--have them push the film 3 stops, and pray a bit. Of course the images will not be as good as if shot at the correct exposure, but these are OIALT (once in a life time) shots. You should be able to make OK small prints. Heck you may find out you like the results from the technique.
Flash light on-line movie
Does any of you guys still have the link for a flash site, where some guy is demonstrating different flashes (some movie file), screens etc. I remember he said that the larger the light source is, the softer the light. Answers are greatly appreciated. Thanks Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
Why? What difference does it make if the frames are more or less exposed? Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele I always switched to 1/2000, set aperture at f22 and put the camera face down on a table or on my bag - to minimize light -
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 21 Nov 2005 at 13:12, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Please explain to those who are ignorant of such things why you have to switch from auto to manual. Thanks, Of course no one has to it just offers a far more consistent method to load film. In marginal light you can end up waiting a few seconds between film advances that is unless you pop up the camera to find a light source, IOW it's far easier just pre-setting the film speed dial. Been loading film this way for almost 20 years now, I haven't accidentally left the camera on auto for more than a decade now. 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
RE: another harassment by police story
That bridge looks familiar. Am I right in thinking that W E Smith photographed it quite a lot? -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 November 2005 21:28 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: another harassment by police story frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/19/05, Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a federal law which prohibits the photographing of bridges. Yes, it's a stupid law but the police could have arrested the photographers instead of just making them delete the images. I took a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge this summer. Shit, I'm in big trouble now! You'll never take me alive copper! I shot this pano this morning: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/bridge.jpg BTW Frank: There was some discussion of this yesterday and it seems the no bridge photography thing is an NYC ordinance, not a federal law. That'll keep me out of jail as my shot's in Pittsburgh, but I'm afraid your Brooklyn Bridge photo doesn't escape so easily... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Possibility of Medium Format enablement
On 11/21/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How would you use MLU without a tripod? Aaron Reynolds claimed to be able to do it - did it all the time (so he said). But he was the Senior Brother of the Brotherhood... LOL Aaron? Can you respond? g -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Frank, never mind - it could be worse. On my first trip to the US I spent an entire day shooting with no film in the LX. I kept thinking to myself this film's lasting a long time, but was too dumb to check the dial... Bob
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 11/21/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why? What difference does it make if the frames are more or less exposed? I wouldn't want to mix up the real photographs with the accidents. LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: BURT: Losin' it???
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am I losing it or has Pentax dropped the *istD and DS from its lineup? Seems they only show the DS2 and DL. Could it be that Pentax is about to enter the new era of Pro DSLRs? Will Samsung drag them kicking into the market to compete with the fantastic Nikon D200? Forget about the Canon 5D. Never really liked the feel of any Canon after the AE-1. Maybe I should wait for Easter before I switch and Passover Pentax? The D is on life support, Pentax is selling off it's remaining stock but as far as I'm aware they are no longer manufacturing the D. The DS was replaced by the DS2 two months ago and hasn't been commonly available since the end of August. -Adam
Re: OT: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
frank theriault wrote: On 11/21/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why? What difference does it make if the frames are more or less exposed? I wouldn't want to mix up the real photographs with the accidents. LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson I've gotten some very good accidents. So many I now load for the frame before first. -Adam
RE: How my LX Ruined my Weekend
On 21 Nov 2005 at 22:01, Bob W wrote: never mind - it could be worse. On my first trip to the US I spent an entire day shooting with no film in the LX. I kept thinking to myself this film's lasting a long time, but was too dumb to check the dial... Hmm, I shot off the top of the WTC tower with the film mis-loaded in my M6, I only made a few shots but I worked it out after we'd left the building, I always check the rewind crank whilst loading now :-( 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
