Re: Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/23 Thu PM 04:49:11 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom Look into LumiQuest bounce/diffuser accessories for your flash unit. They're head and shoulders above the Stofen diffuser, which is no better than finding a big white pill bottle and cutting it to fit over a flash head. I use the LumiQuest UltraSoft and Mini SoftBox diffusers all the time. The latter costs about 1.5-2.5 stops of light, so you need a reasonably powerful flash unit to get reach. Godfrey Buy some Fuji film, throw the film away. Take the plastic canister and cut the bottom off. Slit one side from top to bottom. You can then usually fit it onto the flash head in the groove for the OEM attachment. Double up if it's not wide enough. A use for film - who would have thought it? m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Samsung announces GX-L1
They still haven't figured out that S means S (pentaprism and 11-segment AF) and L means L (pentamirror and 5-segment AF). GX-1S is the *istDS2 GX-1L is the *istDL2 Dario - Original Message - From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 3:10 AM Subject: Samsung announces GX-L1 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022403samsunggx1l.asp Loos like another rebadged DS2 or DL2. It does say pentaprism, so that would make it a DS2. Although the L in the name is suspicious, and probably the report is mistaken. j -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 11:27:11PM -0500, Mishka wrote: i think they are leveraging that with small limited lenses quite nicely. if there was a choice, usm or small primes, i would pick the second. perhaps that's not what pros need -- than i'm happy pentax is not pro oriented. best, mishka I expect the 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 zooms to be quite good enough for a lot of so-called pro work - after all, the FA* 28-70 80-200 zooms were outstanding performers. It's interesting that the new lenses don't get called DA*; perhaps that's just too confusing with *ist bodies as well.
Re: More pics of the new stuff
There is a narrow/large sensor selector at the right of the eyepiece. 2006/2/24, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200609.html Can anyone find an autofocus sensor selector on the 645D? -- Yes -- Well, good for you, Pål. Do you want to share with the rest of us where it is? Joe -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Another pre-PMA rumour...
No problem, I'll owe you both a beer, then ;) 2006/2/23, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thibouille, I'm afraid you owe Mark, not me, a beer. I've just reported old and recent rumors already heard here. However, I'll be happy to accept your kind offer and raise a glass on his behalf the first time I'll meet you :-) Dario - Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:38 PM Subject: Re: Another pre-PMA rumour... If you're right I owe you a beer, Dario, I promise. If you come to Belgium or we mmet anywhere else... Regards, -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ... -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
RE: Re: Skiing with cameras...
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not really expecting to carry a camera while I whizz down the slopes That will be a quick route to an early arrest. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Lens Road Map revised
LOL I don't think we're too far apart on many things ... Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi How is it that we agree so much on some things, Shel? ;-) Godfrey On Feb 23, 2006, at 8:50 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Some people care about specs, others care about making photographs.
Re: OT: Western Union fraud
From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps: is there any other reliable way to wire money to Central Europe from the US? I've sent money many times to Poland via simple bank transfer, using IBAN and SWIFT numbers. Both times I have used WU (at the request of the recipient) I have had problems with delay and paperwork. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Lens Road Map revised
Why shouldn't the pancakes be considered as pro lenses? I'm wondering is they are aiming at the old rangefinder market. A lot of pros liked Leica M6 because of their compact size and good lenses... DagT fra: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] i think they are leveraging that with small limited lenses quite nicely. if there was a choice, usm or small primes, i would pick the second. perhaps that's not what pros need -- than i'm happy pentax is not pro oriented. best, mishka On 2/23/06, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: missing is USM
Re: More pics of the new stuff
Left side of the top panel. Slide switch marked AF.C AF.S. Dave On 2/24/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200609.html Can anyone find an autofocus sensor selector on the 645D? -- Yes -- Well, good for you, Pål. Do you want to share with the rest of us where it is? Joe
Re: A closer look at the new D2
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4155243size=lg Does nae work :-( Kostas
Re: It's here (was: Another pre-PMA rumour...)
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'd sure be disappointed if it had image stabilization, a feature I'd not want to pay for either with dollars or with weight and complexity. Just like with the D, wait for the cut-down versions. Unlike the D, they may be badged Samsung. Kostas
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, John Francis wrote: There's a DA 50-135/2.8 on the way as well. Looks like 2006 is going to be expensive. Not really, it's a DA. But they plan a DFA55/2.8. I will buy it in a flash. Not. Kostas
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 10:52 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I guess it does. Their conservatism however does little now for the photography that I like to pursue. ... And what kind of photography is that, really? Have you defined it? Yes, but you deleted it: The LX with its superb finders and the old array of high performance fast lenses made a pretty smick kit for low light work. If the new DLSR behaves similarly to the D200 at high ISO I doubt that I'm going to be overly excited, proof is in the pudding of course be it a year ore more away. It's apparent that Pentax are heading in a totally different direction now, they are carving a niche of kit biased towards small rather than fast. I too am changing my tack and will discuss with the powers that be to up my price for an MZ-S. I am also stuck with the F70-210, but hey-ho. Kostas
Re: It's here
On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: There have been cases of strange banding--courduroy noise in D200 images in low light. However, Ken Rockwell loves it and says it isn't a problem. He probably wears a three-piece corduroy suit. Bob
Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled)
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Juan Buhler wrote: A manual focus camera would include some focusing aid that is not common in an AF one, like a split image prism of something like that. Just change it for the MZ-M screen. You will lose accuracy on spot-metering (which I don't think the MZ-M featured, but may be wrong). Kostas
Re: [Bulk]
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, K.Takeshita wrote: I have to apologize that my postings carry this annoying [BULK] prefix. Keep posting Ken :-) Kostas
Re: OT: Western Union fraud
On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:28 PM, Cotty wrote: I have read enough to know that I would rather have bamboo inserted under my fingernails than use WU ! Occasionally someone in east Europe has to send me money. WU is really the only convenient option. I'm located in Virginia, and the abbreviation is VA. Two out of three times the person at the WU office in Europe will write VI. That's the abbreviation for Virgin Islands. When that happens the money takes a nice vacation in the Caribbean for a week or two until the people at WU can re-route it from there to here. So far it has always come through, though. I now tell people who have to use WU about this and ask them to make absolutely sure the person at the WU office uses the correct abbreviation. Other than that I have never had any sort of problem with WU on a fairly large number of transactions. They do seem to give stupidity tests to the people who work for them, though, and only hire those with the lowest scores. Bob
Re: Camera bag
I bought this one 7553927412 -- a Tamrac 5682. I think it will do for me. There are bigger, better and more expensive models but I have a larger bag as well. Don Christian wrote: Don Williams wrote: Does anyone know how good Tamrac bags are? I'dlike to get one to hold the *ist D on my belt. Don I have one like this: http://www.tamrac.com/515.htm Which I used for the *ist D and liked very much. I'm selling it because I don't tend to use small bags anymore. -- Dr E D F Williams __ http://www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/index.htm http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Added Print Gallery - 16 11 2005
Re: A closer look at the new D2
Hi Paul, On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:03:10 -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: The autofocus selector appears to be the same, but the order is reversed. It looks like there's a PC connector on that side with a cover. No, it is the autofocus selector switch, it has changed from a slider switch to a rotating one, see the white dot marking the current setting (pointing to the the AF.S text). I expect the PC-connector, if any, to be nicely hidden under a connector-door, that you can almost see the grip for at the left-back side of the body. (right side in that photograph) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: More pics of the new stuff
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:14:33 -0800, Marco Alpert wrote: Photo of the 21mm and the back of the 645D here: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/200609.html Hmm, I like the new design for the 4-way controller, hope the D replacement has a similar one now :-) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
More new lenes comin this year
Take a look: http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/lens/roadmap.pdf Besides DA21/3.2 Limited, there should also appear D FA 55/2.8, DA70/2.4 Limited, DA 16-50/2.8 and DA 50-135/2.8 this year. BR, Margus
Re: Lens Road Map revised
You can get two of the new Pentax for the price of one 5D. Or you could make a sizable down payment on the 645D, which apparently will be much higher spec than the 5D. On Feb 23, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Tom C wrote: I was comparing it to that, largely because if I was going to make a jump, it wouldn't be a small one. Tom C. From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Lens Road Map revised Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:31:47 -0500 Tom C wrote: I don't see how you can call it under-spec'd compared to Canon (especially without seeing it's specs). You cannot compare it to the 5D. That's a whole other animal. You're right in a sense. Except that's what I was comparing it to. Tom C. You can only compare it to the 5D if it has a full-35mm-sized sensor. It doesn't so the only fair comparison is 20D/30D and D200. That's Pentax's target. Not the full-frame market. Apples-oranges. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net
Re: Seeking advice on photographing cyclists
Tour 2 is an excellent shot. Good work. Paul On Feb 23, 2006, at 11:39 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 4:50 PM, John Francis wrote: Now moved to http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/AmgenTour1.jpg A much better shot, from today's time trials: http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/AmgenTour2.jpg You're becoming quite good at photographing people who are wearing bright green clothing :) - Dave
Re: FA 10-17mm lens
Hi Bill, On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:59:24 -0600, William Robb wrote: I decided I liked the 10-17mm lens enough to take it home. What a coincidence, I just ordered one yesterday :-) (It is out of stock though, have to wait 10 days) I can see myself getting to know some distortion removal software. I like the wideness. So do I, but have the 14mm for that too. I expect the extreme wideness to be useful for many outdoor nature shots, without needing correction. I used to do that with the 17mm f/4 fisheye on film ... Its really nicely built, it feels nicer than the 2 Limiteds that I have. Good to know ... Now wait for the 21mm limited :-) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: It's here
My sentiments exactly. I've just finished selling off the rest of my pre-AF Pentax lenses (keeping only the A50/2.8 Macro) since I've replaced all of them with the newer, better performing current series offerings. Adding cost to the package to support 20+ year old lenses is less desirable to me than making a very fine camera with good ergonomics, responsiveness, etc. It's been well-established (primarily by the short burst from a troll awhile back) that it's a very minimal additional expense. I for one, can't think of any single feature that I would like better than full k-mount support. Without it, I doubt there will be any incentive for me to upgrade. -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *
Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!
Exactly. And straightforward, easy-to-use cameras are capable of anything most photographers might attempt. The lone exception might be top-level sports journalism. But even for motorsports or the occasional sporting event, the new Pentax should prove excellent. Hell, the current D gets the job done. If Jens or anyone else plans on being one of those guys standing behind the end zone (or the goal) with their lookalike Canon outfits, then they should switch. For the rest of us, the new camera will be just fine. I can't believe anyone here was realistically expecting an $8000, 8fps monster camera. If they were, I'd like to have some of what they've been drinking. Paul On Feb 24, 2006, at 12:02 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm pretty much on the same page as Juan. Not everyone needs all the high specs so many on this list so frequently cry out for. I don't want to carry the weight around, I don't want big, honking zoom lenses, I don't want high-speed motor drives ... a nice simple camera that makes good pictures is just perfect. Small lenses with good resolution and a nice fingerprint are more important than slow, zoom lenses that cover 300mm of focal range. Straightforward, easy-to-use cameras are what I like. Shel [Original Message] From: Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/23/2006 7:01:44 PM Subject: Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action! On 2/23/06, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax don't want to be at the stadium. If they did, they'd make a 5-8 FPS body and a lot of 1.4-2.8 (digital) lenses. They obviously don't want to. This is a great thing! There are plenty of options already from Canon and Nikon. People should use one of those if that's what they need. Why would it be a good thing to have yet another brand making cameras like that? I like my small, no frills Pentaxes that stay out of the way while I try to create art with them. [...] Only people who bring a camera while they are really doing OTHER things care about size and weight. Speak for yourself. If you are walking around in a city for six hours in a row shooting people in the street, camera strapped to your wrist, size and weight become a big issue. When I do that I'm not doing anything else, btw. Give me a small istD with an FA35 over a 20S with whatever lens is equivalent anytime. j (who couldn't care less about sports photography) -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Re: Lens Road Map revised
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/24 Fri AM 09:57:53 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Lens Road Map revised On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, John Francis wrote: There's a DA 50-135/2.8 on the way as well. Looks like 2006 is going to be expensive. Not really, it's a DA. But they plan a DFA55/2.8. I will buy it in a flash. Not. Now, now, Kostas. You know that sort of talk is frowned upon. If you can't say anything nice, just hold up your stick with the cut-out smile on it. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Re: It's here
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/24 Fri AM 10:12:24 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: It's here On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: There have been cases of strange banding--courduroy noise in D200 images in low light. However, Ken Rockwell loves it and says it isn't a problem. He probably wears a three-piece corduroy suit. In bed. Oh dear - I think I need to go and wash my mind out. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled)
I'm with Godfrey on that one. I have the scribed H and V grid screen in my LX. It's perfect. I too am annoyed by a split image in the middle of the screen. Paul On Feb 24, 2006, at 2:13 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: A manual focus camera would include some focusing aid that is not common in an AF one, like a split image prism of something like that. Funny, but I've always replaced the standard focusing screens in all my manual focus SLRs with a plain matte fresnel focusing screen (with scribed H and V reference grid). Those darn focusing aids get in the way for me. AF SLR screens are cleaner, in general, and less annoying. ;-) Godfrey
Re: A closer look at the new D2
I deleted it. It was just a blowup of the Steve's pic. The Pentax shot referenced in another thread is much higher resolution. Paul On Feb 24, 2006, at 4:41 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4155243size=lg Does nae work :-( Kostas
Re: PAW - Shy
Frank mentioned that this is in his Public Phone collection. Personally, I think the US FBI should investigate this apparently harmless Canadian. PINKO bunnie ears, an intrest in telecommunications, and a camera. Terrorist tie ins? Excessive use of catsup and/or vinegar on potatoes? Bush would lock him up in a blue second. Not a bad shot, though. I like Frank's style, mostly because his pix, to me at least, seem to indicate he gets fun outta this stuff. That's not all bad, by a long shot. -Lon Bruce Dayton wrote: Mildly amusing. I'm not much of a fan of the hand in the face shot - probably because I have so many of them of my wife.
Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled)
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Just change it for the MZ-M screen. You will lose accuracy on spot-metering (which I don't think the MZ-M featured, but may be wrong). You are not wrong. With the MZ-M you only have multisegment metering (2 or 3 segments only) with A and AF lenses, and only CW with pre-A lenses. Unfortunately, no spot available. Actually, this is one of the weakest points of this camera, which I consider a great learning tool. __ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com
Re: Most compact DSLR
Ya, with a 6,000 pixel sensor. Bob S. On 2/24/06, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like Canon's got us beat again: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/eos1_14l.jpg -Marco
Re: More pics of the new stuff
Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I count definitely three, and possibly five or seven bits of tape. I think this is Juan's camera LOL Must be. Cesar would have used snakeskin! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: FA 10-17mm lens
Quoting Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]: sorry -- i meant full APS frame fisheye, that is, on *istD. That it is. Now I'm stuck using webmail. How Hoovery. William Robb best, mishka On 2/24/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: at 10mm, is it a full-frame fisheye? best, mishka No. I just stuck it onto an LX and put the front against my monitor. It never stops vignetting, though it looks like it is minimal from 14mm to 17mm. Still no email coming in, but the website is refreshing really quickly. William Robb --
Re: Lens Road Map revised
What's wrong with the 55/2.8? It is for the 645D, after all - according to the english version of that roadmap. --- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But they plan a DFA55/2.8. I will buy it in a flash. Not. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: It's here
Over on the Nikon BB, there are about a dozen members with the D200. One has reported banding and Nikon UK is fixing it free. Nikonn is aware of this problem, not like the D2H were they buried their collective heads in the sand about the AE board. As far as KW, how can a guy who shoots basic Jpeg affect my desisions.gBut i must add, he actuall tried this camera. Dave The issue Nikon's been having with the early production D200s isn't the sensor itself. It's in some of the supporting hardware and adjustable/controllable, within limits of course. People who are experiencing a problem are being told to return their cameras for a service to eliminate it. From what I was told by a Nikon tech, it's simply changing some small setting or resistor. I think the choice of sensor is excellent. By the time Pentax goes into production on it, all the kinks with the components should be well known and easy for them to eliminate in the final product. Godfrey Patience is rewarded. On Feb 23, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: There have been cases of strange banding--courduroy noise in D200 images in low light. However, Ken Rockwell loves it and says it isn't a problem.
Re: OT: Western Union fraud
$1,700 is a matter for the police. Report it and take the officers back with her to the Western Union office. It's the clerk on duty at the time she made the deposit. Regards, Bob S. On 2/24/06, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Cotty, Shel, Tom. She is going to use a bank transfer for the bulk of it, but needed to have this money over there within the day, thus the reason she went to Western Union. I saw the fake signature, and boy, it is a bad fake. I recognized it as such without a reference to the real one. I'm sure an expert would prove it is fake without trouble. They have security cameras at the place. Also, the transaction time (they said Rolling Red went back for the money around 6) doesn't make sense. She has witnesses that she was at work at that time. I'm just very angry at all this, and I'm trying to stop myself from going there and talking with them myself. I do hope the people responsible (we have an educated guess as to who exactly that is) end up in jail over this. j -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Jon Myers wrote: What's wrong with the 55/2.8? It is for the 645D, after all - according to the english version of that roadmap. Thanks, I read that later on. What is wrong is that it would benefit from not being on the same roadmap as the K-mount products. Kostas
looking at the 645D
Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 1. Note the side tripod mount for vertical shooting. A very practical feature. Just add your favorite quick-release plate. 2. The large media door could indicate either (a) CF or (b) multiple media (use CF or SD) (c) put in more than one and when #1 is filled, start on #2. (I would hope for (c) but it's probably (a) ) 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. 5. The exposure mode knob looks like they took one off another body and taped over the things which weren't needed. Sloppy tape job for a press release. 6. Did you catch the LCD backlight button to the right of the display? Nice practical. I hope it lives up to the prototype in this press release. Many pros will be very pleased. CRB He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott
Re: Most compact DSLR
On 2/24/06, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like Canon's got us beat again: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/eos1_14l.jpg Yeah, but the ergonomics are an absolute pig. -frank g -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Western Union fraud
On Feb 24, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: $1,700 is a matter for the police. Definitely. That's grand larceny. Bob
Re: Most compact DSLR
On 2/24/06, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like Canon's got us beat again: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/eos1_14l.jpg Anybody here read Japanese? Is that actually a working camera? Bob
Re: looking at the 645D
From: Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? My thoughts, also. This seems like a much more desireable option than the Kmount. I count 8 pieces of tape. What can the two be that are on the bottom edge of the top LCD screen? mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: looking at the 645D
And what about the 1/4000 shutter speed? Dario
Re: Most compact DSLR
On 2/24/06 8:04 AM, Bob Shell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/24/06, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like Canon's got us beat again: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/eos1_14l.jpg Anybody here read Japanese? Is that actually a working camera? No. See below (and perhaps put it through babelfish etc). http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/ It is a miniature model of EF 600mm F4 IS USM EOS-1Ds Mark II, offered as a prize for some sort of questionnaire (or contest). These are made commemorating the 30 millionth EF lens. Body lens are attached by magnet. Hilarious thing about this is the asterisked note in red. This is not a working model. Lens cannot be used as a telescope. No spark or flash effect from the tip of the lens. Ken
Re: looking at the 645D
on 2/24/06 13:57, Collin R Brendemuehl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg Looking at the LCD - 1/4000 s is shown - that would mean new shutter unit, perhaps with faster 1/125 s flash sync and maybe with support for P-TTL and HSS flash - that would be the first in MF ;-) -- Best regards Sylwek
Re: looking at the 645D
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I hope it lives up to the prototype in this press release. Many pros will be very pleased. Very good points snipped. On the one I have left: in the good old days the interface would be enough. With digital the question is the sensor, which is untried, untested and under development. This is the big concern. How I hope it works out (though I am not audience, just fan)! Kostas
Re: looking at the 645D
Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 1. Note the side tripod mount for vertical shooting. A very practical feature. Just add your favorite quick-release plate. Yep 2. The large media door could indicate either (a) CF or (b) multiple media (use CF or SD) (c) put in more than one and when #1 is filled, start on #2. (I would hope for (c) but it's probably (a) ) CF at a minimum, possibly a return of PC Card (Hmm, 60GB cards...) 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? USB, firewire, AC 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. D already has that feature 5. The exposure mode knob looks like they took one off another body and taped over the things which weren't needed. Sloppy tape job for a press release. Probably 6. Did you catch the LCD backlight button to the right of the display? Nice practical. Agreed. I hope it lives up to the prototype in this press release. Many pros will be very pleased. CRB -Adam
Re: Re: looking at the 645D
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/24 Fri PM 01:29:37 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: looking at the 645D on 2/24/06 13:57, Collin R Brendemuehl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg Looking at the LCD - 1/4000 s is shown - that would mean new shutter unit, perhaps with faster 1/125 s flash sync and maybe with support for P-TTL and HSS flash - that would be the first in MF ;-) -- Smaller sensor allows different shutter than the 645. Maybe some leftover Z1-p stuff... But won't the mirror need to be the same size as the 645 or you will get blank parts of the view in the finder? m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: looking at the 645D
On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:29 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Looking at the LCD - 1/4000 s is shown - that would mean new shutter unit, perhaps with faster 1/125 s flash sync and maybe with support for P- TTL and HSS flash - that would be the first in MF ;-) Not necessarily a totally new shutter. The shutter might be limited to 1/60 or so for top speed. Faster speeds would be attained by switching the sensor chip on and off, as is already done in most DSLR cameras. Bob
Re: Most compact DSLR
I tried Babelfish, but it doesn't work well on Japanese. I would love to enter the contest, but it says only people living in Japan can enter. Bob On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:27 AM, K.Takeshita wrote: No. See below (and perhaps put it through babelfish etc). http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/ It is a miniature model of EF 600mm F4 IS USM EOS-1Ds Mark II, offered as a prize for some sort of questionnaire (or contest). These are made commemorating the 30 millionth EF lens. Body lens are attached by magnet. Hilarious thing about this is the asterisked note in red. This is not a working model. Lens cannot be used as a telescope. No spark or flash effect from the tip of the lens.
Re: looking at the 645D
I appreciated most of the button layout too, but I'm a bit concerned about the AE-L button. It looks too exposed for my liking, sitting on the grip between the thumb and the rest of the hand. Jostein Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 1. Note the side tripod mount for vertical shooting. A very practical feature. Just add your favorite quick-release plate. 2. The large media door could indicate either (a) CF or (b) multiple media (use CF or SD) (c) put in more than one and when #1 is filled, start on #2. (I would hope for (c) but it's probably (a) ) 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. 5. The exposure mode knob looks like they took one off another body and taped over the things which weren't needed. Sloppy tape job for a press release. 6. Did you catch the LCD backlight button to the right of the display? Nice practical. I hope it lives up to the prototype in this press release. Many pros will be very pleased. CRB He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: looking at the 645D
on 2/24/06 14:44, Bob Shell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not necessarily a totally new shutter. The shutter might be limited to 1/60 or so for top speed. Faster speeds would be attained by switching the sensor chip on and off, as is already done in most DSLR cameras. Not all, just some - like Nikon D70 or Canon 1D. -- Best regards Sylwek
Re: Re: looking at the 645D
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Smaller sensor allows different shutter than the 645. Maybe some leftover Z1-p stuff... But won't the mirror need to be the same size as the 645 or you will get blank parts of the view in the finder? Unless the CCD is exchangeable, they can scale the whole lightpath to match it. The viewfinder would be masked to match the size of the mirror, I suppose. Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: looking at the 645D
on 2/24/06 14:38, mike wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Smaller sensor allows different shutter than the 645. Maybe some leftover Z1-p stuff... But won't the mirror need to be the same size as the 645 or you will get blank parts of the view in the finder? Mirror should reflect size of sensor if you don't want to have tunnel effect. I doubt if shutter from Z1P could be taken, as Kodak's sensor to be used in 645 is larger than 35 mm film frame. -- Best regards Sylwek
Looking for D Glenn Arthur Jr
Hi! If any of you has valid e-mail or even postal address of the guy, please contact me off-list. Thanks. Boris
Re: [Bulk] Re: Lens Road Map revised
- Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] That make sense. It will be the new standard lens. The D FA label probably (almost certainly) indicate that it will be full frame and that it will fit film 645 as well. That strongly indicate that it have aperture ring (thank God). That's a bit of a stretch. I think the D prefix pretty much says that it is intended for the digital bodies. But D FA designates full frame for K-mount lenses. It would be confusing if they use different nomeclature for 645 lenses. If the 55/2.8 is not full frame I would presume they would have labeled it DA, not D FA. Pål
Re: Re: looking at the 645D
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/02/24 Fri PM 01:53:22 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: looking at the 645D Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Smaller sensor allows different shutter than the 645. Maybe some leftover Z1-p stuff... But won't the mirror need to be the same size as the 645 or you will get blank parts of the view in the finder? Unless the CCD is exchangeable, they can scale the whole lightpath to match it. The viewfinder would be masked to match the size of the mirror, I suppose. My bad wording. I've just ripped a lump out of my thumb and I'm having difficulty concentrating, never mind typing. 8-) I see what you mean but there would still be black areas around the image, unless the optics were arranged to enlarge the viewfinder image to the same size as the 645. You would get the equivalent of tunnel vision. m - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: looking at the 645D
- Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] And what about the 1/4000 shutter speed? That indicate a new shutter...
Re: looking at the 645D
Achieving higher synch speeds can be useful, and a nice feature to boast. And what's a good reason for not doing so? Dario - Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: Re: looking at the 645D on 2/24/06 14:44, Bob Shell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not necessarily a totally new shutter. The shutter might be limited to 1/60 or so for top speed. Faster speeds would be attained by switching the sensor chip on and off, as is already done in most DSLR cameras. Not all, just some - like Nikon D70 or Canon 1D. -- Best regards Sylwek
FS lots
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdpconsult.comQQhtZ-1 Still stuff to get rid of soon. More to come next week. (Any hardware geeks interested in an Intel SBC-85?) Collin He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott
Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled)
Humm.. Just to add to the record, I've ALWAYS felt the split image focusing feature to be extremely precise and a distinct advantage. When I do a MF shot with my AF, I tend feel somewhat insecure. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: A manual focus camera would include some focusing aid that is not common in an AF one, like a split image prism of something like that. Funny, but I've always replaced the standard focusing screens in all my manual focus SLRs with a plain matte fresnel focusing screen (with scribed H and V reference grid). Those darn focusing aids get in the way for me. AF SLR screens are cleaner, in general, and less annoying. ;-) Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
PESO - Sea, Bottle, No Message
Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12120 Went today to the seashore for the first time in 2006... The day is really hot. It is +27 degrees Celsius... Boris
Re: looking at the 645D
On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:47 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Not necessarily a totally new shutter. The shutter might be limited to 1/60 or so for top speed. Faster speeds would be attained by switching the sensor chip on and off, as is already done in most DSLR cameras. Not all, just some - like Nikon D70 or Canon 1D. I did not say all, I said most. I don't know about Pentax, but in Nikon the D100 and D200 do this, and in Canon the 10D, 20D, 5D, and presumably the new 30D. This feature is not always documented in the tech specs, but I have been told by tech experts at Nikon and Canon that this is the case in these cameras. It is the most practical way to achieve high shutter speeds in DSLR cameras. I'd bet that Pentax is getting 1/4000 this way, since the existing 645 shutter is not capable of that and the camera doesn't look large enough to house a metal blade shutter as used by Mamiya and Contax. Bob
Re: looking at the 645D
on 2/24/06 15:30, Bob Shell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did not say all, I said most. I don't know about Pentax, but in Nikon the D100 and D200 do this, and in Canon the 10D, 20D, 5D, and presumably the new 30D. This feature is not always documented in the tech specs, but I have been told by tech experts at Nikon and Canon that this is the case in these cameras. It is the most practical way to achieve high shutter speeds in DSLR cameras. I'd bet that Pentax is getting 1/4000 this way, since the existing 645 shutter is not capable of that and the camera doesn't look large enough to house a metal blade shutter as used by Mamiya and Contax. None of mentioned by you DSLRs has electronic shutter. In case of D200 it is even clearly stated in this review: http://nikonimaging.com/global/technology/scene/12/index.htm -- Best regards Sylwek
Re: looking at the 645D
on 2/24/06 15:20, Dario Bonazza at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Achieving higher synch speeds can be useful, and a nice feature to boast. And what's a good reason for not doing so? There were some issues with image quality at electronic shutter speeds. That's why Nikon has dropped this solution in hi-end cameras (they used it in D1 series where top shutter speed was 1/16000 s) leaving it only for amateur class (D50, D70). Some explanation is in article about D200 development on Nikon home page: http://nikonimaging.com/global/technology/scene/12/index.htm -- Best regards Sylwek
Re: PESO - Sea, Bottle, No Message
Nice one Boris. I like the colour textures. I hope you picked it up and put it in the bin :-) 27 isn't hot...oh...err...um...it's supposed to be winter in your neck of the woods, isn't it?. Then that is hot :-( Dave On 2/24/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12120 Went today to the seashore for the first time in 2006... The day is really hot. It is +27 degrees Celsius... Boris
Re: Most compact DSLR
Bob Shell wrote: On 2/24/06, Marco Alpert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like Canon's got us beat again: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/static/present/eos1_14l.jpg Anybody here read Japanese? Is that actually a working camera? Surely you jest. LOL. Bob
Re: PAW - Shy
Hi! Yet another to add to my public payphone collection. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4112142size=lg Comments are always appreciated. Frank, I am looking at this photo like this: 1. I see a man, shielding his eyes from either or like it's been said here - the sun. Say, he just hides his eyes from me, the viewer. I also see a woman face left to him, that is hidden from me by the wall in such a way that it very much corresponds to the expression of the walking guy. 2. Then I see the pay phone, the big shade, and the LHS of the picture that I cannot relate to what I said in p. 1 above in any way. This whole story just happens to take place near the pay phone which is shaded very unpleasantly by whatever object produces that shade. And then of course, some graffiti on the way to which the pay phone is attached. What I am trying to say is that this time your composition seems to break down in two rather weakly connected parts. Since I find the RHS much more interesting than LHS, I suggest getting rid of LHS. Just my cents worth... Boris
Re: Photographing the Jellies
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, I guess I should have mentioned that I've seen the exhibit several times, so I know about the light. A tripod isn't mandatory, although, for some shots, it could be useful. Blur might be nice, BTW ... Ok, I'll change that to would make a big difference from mandatory. Some displays are brighter than others, still, take a fast lens. Handheld @ f4 might be really pushing it. On a separate note, your Mitch Hedberg sig got me to rent one of his DVD's. Thanks! Really? Whats the name of the DVD? Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz I have, the light is very low, so you have to use high iso or the movement will show up as blur. Of course it goes without saying that a tripod is mandatory. Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm going to try to take some time off and head down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for some R n R. Photographing the jellyfish exhibit has been on my to do list for a while. Has anyone photographed the exhibit - any suggestions? I found these pics, but boy, are they poor quality http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/monterey-aquarium-jellyfish.html
Re: looking at the 645D
Some further comments, interspersed, and some extra points at the end... Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 1. Note the side tripod mount for vertical shooting. A very practical feature. Just add your favorite quick-release plate. Indeed. Also a traditional feature on all the 645 cameras. 2. The large media door could indicate either (a) CF or (b) multiple media (use CF or SD) (c) put in more than one and when #1 is filled, start on #2. (I would hope for (c) but it's probably (a) ) I vote for (b), with the option of saving in different formats simultaneously. 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? They look more plugged up than taped over, imo. A Firewire and/or USB is likely. As is a remote control connection and external powersupply. 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. This is also a continuation of the 645 interface. However, I don't think the button on the right side is actually a point selection. I think it's a choice between large and small metering area for the matrix pattern. Also, I think the metering mode selection ring should have had a small handle to make it more accessible. The way it is now is just like on the *istD, which is very fiddly. 5. The exposure mode knob looks like they took one off another body and taped over the things which weren't needed. Sloppy tape job for a press release. It looks sloppy, I agree. However, there's going to be something there. There is currently no apparent way of setting the ISO. Notice also that there's no number before the word ISO in the LCD display. Looks like the implementation is not decided yet. 6. Did you catch the LCD backlight button to the right of the display? Nice practical. Agreed. An improvement over having it on the DOF preview. 7. Notice the separate button on the left side of the camera for flash compensation. Maybe Pentax has finally implemented some good fill-flash automatics. 8. The white balance selector has also been moved off the exposure mode switch, and now allows fast switching between different balances. 9. I think the scroll wheels are too tiny. Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PESO - Sea, Bottle, No Message
Hi! Nice one Boris. I like the colour textures. I hope you picked it up and put it in the bin :-) 27 isn't hot...oh...err...um...it's supposed to be winter in your neck of the woods, isn't it?. Then that is hot :-( Indeed, Dave, it is hot relative the time of year. Usually it is around +20... It just feels hot. Actually I did not put it in the bin for two reasons: 1. It was really not only just one piece of such litter on the beach. 2. I would have to look really hard for litter bin... Julia chuckles... Boris
Re: PESO - Sea, Bottle, No Message
Very nice, Boris. I think it's the orange of the bottle cap against the sand and the blue sea behind that make the shot so good. Good find. -Mat On 2/24/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12120
Re: looking at the 645D
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Jostein wrote: Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. This is also a continuation of the 645 interface. However, I don't think the button on the right side is actually a point selection. I think it's a choice between large and small metering area for the matrix pattern. Also, I think the metering mode selection ring should have had a small handle to make it more accessible. The way it is now is just like on the *istD, which is very fiddly. I think it is the same as the MZ-5n interface: spot; CW; matrix. Kostas
Re: Photographing the Jellies
Hi, I don't have any F4.0 lenses ;-(( What I meant about the t'pod is that, in a lot of cases, the camera can be put directly against the glass, obviating the need for additional support yet allowing for stability and longer shutter speeds/greater DOF. Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz I guess I should have mentioned that I've seen the exhibit several times, so I know about the light. A tripod isn't mandatory, although, for some shots, it could be useful. Blur might be nice, BTW ... Ok, I'll change that to would make a big difference from mandatory. Some displays are brighter than others, still, take a fast lens. Handheld @ f4 might be really pushing it.
what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
Hi all, what's your guess about the name of the next *istD? The 10 MP camera does not show a name yet. http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-04.jpg http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200609.html Will it be a *ist D2? Since Samsung did GX-1S = *ist DS2 and GX-1L = *ist DL2, they would have to name this as GX-1? How about *ist DA (advanced) or *ist DP (professional)? Or even better *ist D*... - Martin
Re: Freiburg Market
Last June my wife and I spent a couple of days in Freiburg, Germany. What a lovely town! My favorite place is the market square surrounding the cathedral, where there is a very lively market 6 mornings a week. Glad to here that you liked it ;-) Two other enticing features are interesting geometric designs inlaid on the sidewalks, and an incredible number of bicycles. Not to mention the small streams (Bächle) all over the city center - if you were here in winter, you'll have to come back between spring and autumn ;-) And yet another side note: it's one of the warmest cities in Germany. Greetings from Freiburg, Martin
Re: what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
Just a WAG on my part (nor do I give a sh*t), but: Will it be a *ist D2? Doubt it... too easily confused with D[LS]2 of the 6MP generations. Since Samsung did GX-1S = *ist DS2 and GX-1L = *ist DL2, they would have to name this as GX-1? Again, generational confusion. How about *ist DA (advanced) or *ist DP (professional)? Or even better *ist D*... How about just '*'? Seems pretty likely given the names of before. Stupid Pentax. -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *
Re: Lens Road Map revised
I don't see a definition for a kind of photography in that quote, Kostas. I see a statement relating to a kind of equipment. What kind of PHOTOGRAPHS is the equipment intended to make? That's photography. Godfrey On Feb 24, 2006, at 2:09 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: And what kind of photography is that, really? Have you defined it? Yes, but you deleted it: The LX with its superb finders and the old array of high performance fast lenses made a pretty smick kit for low light work. If the new DLSR behaves similarly to the D200 at high ISO I doubt that I'm going to be overly excited, proof is in the pudding of course be it a year ore more away. It's apparent that Pentax are heading in a totally different direction now, they are carving a niche of kit biased towards small rather than fast.
Re: what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
A new name ? No more *ist ? newname D ? ?? Michel
Re: what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
My guess is: *istDx DagT Den 24. feb. 2006 kl. 16.45 skrev Martin Trautmann: Hi all, what's your guess about the name of the next *istD? The 10 MP camera does not show a name yet. http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-04.jpg http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200609.html Will it be a *ist D2? Since Samsung did GX-1S = *ist DS2 and GX-1L = *ist DL2, they would have to name this as GX-1? How about *ist DA (advanced) or *ist DP (professional)? Or even better *ist D*... - Martin
Re: Camera bag
Looks good, I'm sure you'll like it. Godfrey On Feb 24, 2006, at 2:25 AM, Don Williams wrote: I bought this one 7553927412 -- a Tamrac 5682. I think it will do for me. There are bigger, better and more expensive models but I have a larger bag as well.
Re: what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
On 2/24/06 10:55 AM, Cory Papenfuss, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about just '*'? Seems pretty likely given the names of before. I thought I saw somewhere that Pentax no longer use *ist designation for next generations of DSLRs. Crossing fingers ;-). Ken
WTB - Ever Ready Case
Looking for original case for K-body cameras and MX. Cases must be in good condition. Thanks! Please reply off list. Shel
Re: More new lenes comin this year
On Feb 24, 2006, at 3:06 AM, Margus Männik wrote: http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/lens/roadmap.pdf Besides DA21/3.2 Limited, there should also appear D FA 55/2.8, DA70/2.4 Limited, DA 16-50/2.8 and DA 50-135/2.8 this year. The DA50-135/2.8 is what's gotten my interest. That could be very useful. Looks like Photokina time frame on the chart. Godfrey
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 24, 2006, at 2:09 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: And what kind of photography is that, really? Have you defined it? Yes, but you deleted it: The LX with its superb finders and the old array of high performance fast lenses made a pretty smick kit for low light work. If the new DLSR behaves similarly to the D200 at high ISO I doubt that I'm going to be overly excited, proof is in the pudding of course be it a year ore more away. It's apparent that Pentax are heading in a totally different direction now, they are carving a niche of kit biased towards small rather than fast. I don't see a definition for a kind of photography in that quote, Kostas. I see a statement relating to a kind of equipment. What kind of PHOTOGRAPHS is the equipment intended to make? That's photography. It says low light work; that's photography. In it Rob expands that for that type of photographs he needs a combination of low noise in high ISO and bright lenses. He concludes that Pentax is not moving towards this direction. The subject of the thread is Lens Road Map revised. And don't shout, I read even without it. Kostas
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On 2006-02-24 06:08, Paul Stenquist wrote: You can get two of the new Pentax for the price of one 5D. Or you could make a sizable down payment on the 645D, which apparently will be much higher spec than the 5D. So the new roadmap indicates: - 'consumer cameras' use APS sized sensors and DA-lenses with PK mount - 'pro cameras' use a full frame sensor and DFA-lenses with PK mount The professional roadmap is 6x7 cm - 6x4.5 cm - 3.6x2.4? Now the body form factor still looks big, while the lens mount is PK, mixing medium format and 35 mm? ok, I'll take that - at least this will promise some new DFA lenses for my analog bodies ;-) - Martin
Re: Samsung announces GX-L1
So what's with Samsung using Schneider lenses on this Pentax/Samsung combined effort? DG At 06:10 PM 2/23/2006 -0800, you wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022403samsunggx1l.asp Loos like another rebadged DS2 or DL2. It does say pentaprism, so that would make it a DS2. Although the L in the name is suspicious, and probably the report is mistaken. j -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: looking at the 645D
Pål Jensen wrote: - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] And what about the 1/4000 shutter speed? That indicate a new shutter... More likely that it's a mock-up as previously suggested by Rob and just has a bunch of things turned on in the display.
Re: Lens Road Map revised
The lens mount for the new pro camera is not PK, it's the 645 mount. And the sensor isn't 35mm full frame. It's somewhere in between that and 645. The DFA lens on the chart is apparently a 645 mount lens. -- Original message -- From: Martin Trautmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2006-02-24 06:08, Paul Stenquist wrote: You can get two of the new Pentax for the price of one 5D. Or you could make a sizable down payment on the 645D, which apparently will be much higher spec than the 5D. So the new roadmap indicates: - 'consumer cameras' use APS sized sensors and DA-lenses with PK mount - 'pro cameras' use a full frame sensor and DFA-lenses with PK mount The professional roadmap is 6x7 cm - 6x4.5 cm - 3.6x2.4? Now the body form factor still looks big, while the lens mount is PK, mixing medium format and 35 mm? ok, I'll take that - at least this will promise some new DFA lenses for my analog bodies ;-) - Martin
Re: what's the name of the new Pentax 10MP camera?
- Original Message - From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought I saw somewhere that Pentax no longer use *ist designation for next generations of DSLRs. Crossing fingers ;-). It was said that the *ist name was reserved for entry level cameras. So it depends wether this ine is entry level or not... Pål
Re: Lens Road Map revised
On 2006-02-24 16:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The lens mount for the new pro camera is not PK, it's the 645 mount. How do you know? And the sensor isn't 35mm full frame. I suppose that it's not really 35 mm. 36x24 mm - ø 43 mm, 60:45 @ 43 mm - 34.6 x 26.0 mm That's 4 % more area ;-) I missed the smc PENTAX-FA *645* on http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-06.jpg So you're probably right that they'll keep the bigger format. - Martin
Re: looking at the 645D
Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:47 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Not necessarily a totally new shutter. The shutter might be limited to 1/60 or so for top speed. Faster speeds would be attained by switching the sensor chip on and off, as is already done in most DSLR cameras. Not all, just some - like Nikon D70 or Canon 1D. I did not say all, I said most. I don't know about Pentax, but in Nikon the D100 and D200 do this, and in Canon the 10D, 20D, 5D, and presumably the new 30D. This feature is not always documented in the tech specs, but I have been told by tech experts at Nikon and Canon that this is the case in these cameras. It is the most practical way to achieve high shutter speeds in DSLR cameras. I'd bet that Pentax is getting 1/4000 this way, since the existing 645 shutter is not capable of that and the camera doesn't look large enough to house a metal blade shutter as used by Mamiya and Contax. Bob Bob, are you sure about that? I know the Nikon D1's do this, as does the D50 and D70(s). As far as I'm aware the D100, D200 and all the D2's do not. The way to tell is the flash sync (The 1/500 sync cameras use hybrid shutters, 1/250 and below do not, relying on mechanical sync). The current Canon's don't do this, which can be confirmed by simply listening to the shutter. Pentax and KM also do not (The sensor in the Pentax, KM and D100 do not support this, the modified version of this sensor in the D70 and D50 does). But I do agree that the 645D is quite probably using a hybrid shutter. -Adam
Re: looking at the 645D
Should be a big improvement over the D, where you couldn't find the AE-Lock without looking because it was so recessed and awkwardly placed. -Adam Jostein wrote: I appreciated most of the button layout too, but I'm a bit concerned about the AE-L button. It looks too exposed for my liking, sitting on the grip between the thumb and the rest of the hand. Jostein Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Looking at the back-side image: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200609-08.jpg 1. Note the side tripod mount for vertical shooting. A very practical feature. Just add your favorite quick-release plate. 2. The large media door could indicate either (a) CF or (b) multiple media (use CF or SD) (c) put in more than one and when #1 is filled, start on #2. (I would hope for (c) but it's probably (a) ) 3. Regarding the two taped-over covers at the bottom .. USB, Firewire, and perhaps ethernet? How about a wired remote control connection? 4. The separation of metering af point selection (to the left and right of the eyepiece) seems very practical. Far better than going through the menu. This would be nice to have on the 135-format DSLRs. 5. The exposure mode knob looks like they took one off another body and taped over the things which weren't needed. Sloppy tape job for a press release. 6. Did you catch the LCD backlight button to the right of the display? Nice practical. I hope it lives up to the prototype in this press release. Many pros will be very pleased. CRB He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Lens Road Map revised
-- Original message -- From: Martin Trautmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2006-02-24 16:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The lens mount for the new pro camera is not PK, it's the 645 mount. How do you know? Pentax made that clear when they announced this camera some time ago.
Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled)
I'm with Jack on this one. I always have liked split image screens and miss them as most cameras come without them now. There was times I would go get a steak knife and place it in the same plane as my subject, turn it on edge, walk back and focus on it, then remove it from the scene. Seems a little silly now, but focus was pretty accurate. Tom C. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax announcement (rumors fulfilled) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:26:00 -0800 (PST) Humm.. Just to add to the record, I've ALWAYS felt the split image focusing feature to be extremely precise and a distinct advantage. When I do a MF shot with my AF, I tend feel somewhat insecure. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: A manual focus camera would include some focusing aid that is not common in an AF one, like a split image prism of something like that. Funny, but I've always replaced the standard focusing screens in all my manual focus SLRs with a plain matte fresnel focusing screen (with scribed H and V reference grid). Those darn focusing aids get in the way for me. AF SLR screens are cleaner, in general, and less annoying. ;-) Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Samsung announces GX-L1
So far, all the 'Schneider' lenses are actually rebranded SMC-DA 18-55's. -Adam dick graham wrote: So what's with Samsung using Schneider lenses on this Pentax/Samsung combined effort? DG At 06:10 PM 2/23/2006 -0800, you wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022403samsunggx1l.asp Loos like another rebadged DS2 or DL2. It does say pentaprism, so that would make it a DS2. Although the L in the name is suspicious, and probably the report is mistaken. j -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: looking at the 645D
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think it is the same as the MZ-5n interface: spot; CW; matrix. The left side button, yes. The MZ-5 is where it came from in the first place. The whole button layout is a cross-breed of almost every previous Pentax AF camera. Jostein
