Test post to list - ping!!
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Re: Pentax DSLR - some questions before I decide
You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) If you mean the 43/1.9, it's currently US$370 after rebate at BH online, while the FA 35/2 is US$300 (but out of stock). Does your Canadian store have a website? I'd like to take a look. Sigma 20/1.8. Massive, soft wide open, and expensive. OK I stand corrected. This IS a fast ultrawide lens. However, size and price rule it out for me. Yes, Auto flash works just fine, however the Pentax module is for TTL use (Your Canon doesn't do TTL at all, just Auto Aperture flash). The flash would need to have an Auto Thyristor mode with a non-dedicated shoe. It also needs to be low voltage trigger (sub-12v). -Adam So I can just buy a standard (non-dedicated) module for the flash to use it with a K100D? I believe the flash has a thyristor, as it recharges more quickly when manually set to fire at less than full power. Voltage-wise, Kevin Bjorke's strobe voltage page indicates the Sunpak 30DX puts out 4.6-10.4V, so no problem. Thanks for the comprehensive replies, by the way. Much appreciated! Benjamin __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
AF500FTZ flash
Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? AFAIK the 500FTZ does not have a photocell so it can't function in auto mode :-( The only other option is manual which is quite a pain to use coz when the 500ftz goes into standby it resets to default settings upon re awakening. Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/10/09 Mon PM 10:25:25 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions I had the other machine 6 years and never had to reinstall it. I ignore the updates I'm using the new machine to do email now through mail2web and my old address but I'd rather be able to set up my old netscape 4.6 when I get the new connection. Now that you have the better machine and connection, you might bebetter off installing 7.2, which is the last of the proper Netscapes. Fully compliant and has extras like popup blockers and tabbed pages, which I am sure you will love. A few clicks to make it look like 4.6 8-))) I feel like I'm walking in mud though, even with the speedy connect. so much about this platform I jsut don't get ann Original Message: - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:57:12 -0400 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions Fun huh? One of the problems with customizing your settings its that every time you have to reinstall the OS, it takes two weeks to get everything back the way you like it. Luckily XP does not seem to have to be reinstalled every couple of months. However watch out for those automatic updates they tend to change the look and feel every now and then with no obvious way of getting things back to the way you want them. Maybe there is something to be said for running everything in its default state, if I had to maintain a company full of PC's I would insist upon it. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: did a bad thing -- I calibrated my monitor using the custom settings and saved it as Adobe 1998 :( Now I'm getting confused -- For the stock stuff and stuff I want to print, I want the 1998 RGB adobe settings which I have in my camera. Im comfused about what is regulating the screen as opposed to what is regulating what i get when I print. I stumbled around getting the screen to look right to me, comparing it to the screen on my old computer that is sitting next to this one. another thing - if anyone is using the Microsoft Works word processor (it came installed and Word would have cost me) I can't find where to set the default font and size, nor can I get the stuff I'm typing to fill up the entire screen, as in WORD. also, if anyone has a corner of a server I could use to store the images I put up on ebay - at elast for a while - I'd appreciate it. Using the ebay picture thing the pics are much smaller than mine but I'd like not to have to use rcn anymore for that stuff. right now I'm hooked up on earthlink just as a connector - will be on RR on Friday. I do like the speed of the cable connection and it was certainly 10 times as fast getting stuff on ebay. I've hardly read anything on this list or my other ones during this time of turmoil but I havent' unsubbed - I'll be back eventually :) ann mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
I had a feeling that that would be the case and yet the brochure shows a 500ftz connected to the K10D via a remote cord. OTOH the manual says nothing about TTL. :-( On 10/10/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The JCO survey
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want to go to digital then you're going to have to make a compromise at some stage. Mark! (There's nothing like out-of-context to make a point) 8- - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/10/10 Tue AM 03:26:36 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions I have a 3 month free pc'illin no bugs so far I'll go to avast, I think, as some here have recommended. I really find it annoying that one has to do it at all. I'm trying to balance stuff I gotta do in real life with getting this thing up to speed. stressful Once you have a computer, that _is_ real life. Ask the digitisti. 8-) - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/10/10 Tue AM 05:36:17 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: The JCO survey In a message dated 10/9/2006 8:07:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Digital has nothing to do with this issue. There is no reason why thay cant make and sell A digital SLR that supports the lenses in question. Compromise is NOT necessary to go digital, that's The whole point of my argument. I want BOTH. jco === If wishes were horses... What you want and what Pentax will do are not necessarily the same thing. wish = dead horse = beat Not strictly true. The green button cludge was not even a glimmer in a designer's eye when the D was being released. New lenses or SOOL. But the voice of the mighty consumer in the sky was raised and Lo! and Behold! - your old lenses can now work on your new camera. After a fashion. The horse is far from dead. It is merely resting. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D- anybody bought one?
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: The K10D offers a larger buffer (9 shots instead of 3), weather sealing, improved AF, dual control wheels (Making work with A and later lenses less hassle), HyperProgram, more effective SR and a battery grip over the K100D. MSRP is $899 for the body, street should be in the ballpark. And a pentaprism viewfinder! I know people like the K100D VF, but surely... Also, support for the forthcoming SSM lenses. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Cory Papenfuss wrote: To me it seems like the benefit of new lensed (through quality, weight reduction, autofocus, focal length, etc) should stand for themselves. I thought that the benefits of a new product over an old were supposed to do that... not be artificially depricated and lose functionality. You hit it on the head, Cory, as far as I am concerned. However, why not do both? They can, you know. They have. We should all move on. I am with Christian on this, the simulator is gone. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax DSLR - some questions before I decide
You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) The Sigma's not worth the money. The Tamron is, but the SMC-DA 16-45 f4 goes for similar (or less) cost and is a better option IMHO. The 18-55 is actually decent (unlike the mediocre kit lenses from Canon and Nikon). -Adam Sorry, I just realized you meant the 40/2.8 Limited. It's tiny and not very expensive, but if I got it I'd probably still want something faster for night use. So I might as well omit it and save the money. Thanks for pointing out the 16-45/4. I'd wrongly assumed that it would be very expensive, yet it's priced like the Tamron 17-35/2.8-4. It looks like the cheap route would be the kit lens and a used manual focus 28/2 or 35/2, and the more expensive route would be the 16-45/4 with the FA 35/2. I'm aware of the Vivitar/Kiron 28/2 lenses. In fact my 28/2 in FD mount is a Kiron, and I like it very much. But Kirons in Pentax KA mount aren't cheap or common either... Benjamin __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7
Better bets for wide 6x7 lenses are the 55/4 and the 45/4. Look for the latest version of the 55/4 if you go that way. It has the typography on the tapered end of the focusing ring. These lenses offer a field of view similar to a 28 and 23 respectively. Excellent glass. The 75/4.5 is not highly regarded. There is a newer 75/2.8 that is superb, but it's still pricey and hard to find used. Paul On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:25 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Conversion factor for 6x7 lenses to 35mm is 1/2X. That is the 165mm 6x7 lens looks like a 82.5mm lens in 35mm. I like the 165/2.8 but it is really a short telephoto. Try the 75/4.5 lens for a 37.5mm equivalent wide in 35mm. It's not too expensive. Regards, Bob S. On 10/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I may be on the verge of purchasing a 6x7 body and I'm wondering what the conversion is for focal lengths since I'm used to thinking in 35mm focal lengths. I won't really have much of a budget for lenses, etc so I'll have to start with only one. Considering what I plan to mostly use the body for, I want a wide angle. Can someone please suggest a good wide angle for the 6x7 for landscapes? Preferably one that's fairly readily available used and not too expensive. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Test post to list - ping!!
forehand's it back down the line On 10/10/06, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
On 10/10/06, Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the offhand chance that Pentax peeks at this list, I propose the following question: How many people here would consider an aperature simulator permitting (for K,M, and all other lenses with aperature rings) CW metering, open aperature metering in manual and AV modes a _highly_ desirable feature on the K1D? Put my name as the first on the list. Sure, I'd pay a few more bucks for the facility :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7
Thanks for all the replies. I'll try to start of with a 45 or 55 mm. - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:05 PM Subject: Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7 Better bets for wide 6x7 lenses are the 55/4 and the 45/4. Look for the latest version of the 55/4 if you go that way. It has the typography on the tapered end of the focusing ring. These lenses offer a field of view similar to a 28 and 23 respectively. Excellent glass. The 75/4.5 is not highly regarded. There is a newer 75/2.8 that is superb, but it's still pricey and hard to find used. Paul On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:25 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Conversion factor for 6x7 lenses to 35mm is 1/2X. That is the 165mm 6x7 lens looks like a 82.5mm lens in 35mm. I like the 165/2.8 but it is really a short telephoto. Try the 75/4.5 lens for a 37.5mm equivalent wide in 35mm. It's not too expensive. Regards, Bob S. On 10/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I may be on the verge of purchasing a 6x7 body and I'm wondering what the conversion is for focal lengths since I'm used to thinking in 35mm focal lengths. I won't really have much of a budget for lenses, etc so I'll have to start with only one. Considering what I plan to mostly use the body for, I want a wide angle. Can someone please suggest a good wide angle for the 6x7 for landscapes? Preferably one that's fairly readily available used and not too expensive. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax DSLR - some questions before I decide
Inet Shopper wrote: You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) If you mean the 43/1.9, it's currently US$370 after rebate at BH online, while the FA 35/2 is US$300 (but out of stock). Does your Canadian store have a website? I'd like to take a look. No, the 40/2.8 Limited Pancake. It's $299CDN at cameracanada.com, the FA 35 is a little over $400CDN. Sigma 20/1.8. Massive, soft wide open, and expensive. OK I stand corrected. This IS a fast ultrawide lens. However, size and price rule it out for me. Yes, Auto flash works just fine, however the Pentax module is for TTL use (Your Canon doesn't do TTL at all, just Auto Aperture flash). The flash would need to have an Auto Thyristor mode with a non-dedicated shoe. It also needs to be low voltage trigger (sub-12v). -Adam So I can just buy a standard (non-dedicated) module for the flash to use it with a K100D? I believe the flash has a thyristor, as it recharges more quickly when manually set to fire at less than full power. Voltage-wise, Kevin Bjorke's strobe voltage page indicates the Sunpak 30DX puts out 4.6-10.4V, so no problem. Yes. Thanks for the comprehensive replies, by the way. Much appreciated! Benjamin Glad to help. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. -Adam Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax DSLR - some questions before I decide
Inet Shopper wrote: You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) The Sigma's not worth the money. The Tamron is, but the SMC-DA 16-45 f4 goes for similar (or less) cost and is a better option IMHO. The 18-55 is actually decent (unlike the mediocre kit lenses from Canon and Nikon). -Adam Sorry, I just realized you meant the 40/2.8 Limited. It's tiny and not very expensive, but if I got it I'd probably still want something faster for night use. So I might as well omit it and save the money. Thanks for pointing out the 16-45/4. I'd wrongly assumed that it would be very expensive, yet it's priced like the Tamron 17-35/2.8-4. It looks like the cheap route would be the kit lens and a used manual focus 28/2 or 35/2, and the more expensive route would be the 16-45/4 with the FA 35/2. I'm aware of the Vivitar/Kiron 28/2 lenses. In fact my 28/2 in FD mount is a Kiron, and I like it very much. But Kirons in Pentax KA mount aren't cheap or common either... Benjamin The 16-45 was rather expensive for quite a while, it was reduced in price significantly early this summer. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Will both also work on the *istD? At any ISO setting? Are there 3rd party flashes that will work in P-TTL on D and K10D? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
K10D - RAW - JPEG in Camera
A friend who has ordered a K10D asked me what benefit there is to converting a RAW file to a JPEG file in camera. I offered a few ideas, but I sometimes tend to miss the obvious or some subtleties. So, can anyone offer up some benefits to this feature. Personally, I think it can be quite useful in some situations, such as when travelling and you want to make some prints locally but don't have your computer with you. You can make a custom JPEG and print it at a kiosk or instant print place quickly and easily. Or you can make a custom JPEG, instead of relying on the camera default, to send via email or burn on to a CD and send to friends/family, also with no need for computer and image processing software. What else? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Tom Lesser wrote: Will both also work on the *istD? At any ISO setting? Are there 3rd party flashes that will work in P-TTL on D and K10D? I've been using the Sigma EF-500 DG Super and have been pleased with it. But I'm no flashmeister. I'm trying to get better, but I don't do that much flash photography and never have. So I've used it on the camera and on a bracket on the camera, but I haven't done any of the fancy contrast-control stuff or off-camera flash. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Good weekend for Dave. Bad weekend for Pentax
Hi gang. I'm back from one of the best weekends i'v had in a long time, for relaxation, not for photogaraphy wise. Clear blue skies, AM temps -2 or 3 and day time +18-20 or there abouts. Missed out on the better fall colours by about a week. They peaked last weekend, but a big rain/wind storm in the middle of the week blew most of them off. Still managed to get some more isoloated areas, so i;m happy. Shot 3 rolls of BW, one from the 6x7. I tend to shoot more BW in the fall and winter. It was one of those, have a walk, sit and soak in the sun, have dinner weekends.:-) Now, the bad part. While sitting with two others on a floating dock, shooting pictures of my buddies chocolate lab playing in the water, the balance shifted on the dock and i went for a tumble. Leg of the chair broke off and instinct made my arm go out for support. Only problem was in my hand was my istD and my daughters FA 70-200. The lens took the direct hit on the gangplank and bent the zoom barrel, but not the outer barrel, the inner one. Glass looks ok, but i'm no expert so not sure of the damage extent. I know it will not foucus and zoom is very stiff. Question. Is it worth sending for repair or just look for another on eek bay etc. I know they do not go for great sums of $$ anymore. Also had the DA 16-45 fall out of my hand while putting it on my istD for supper shots. It didi not fall to far, onto some styrofoam boards(about 2')but it seems ok. Thats the second time for both the 16-45 and camera to have a fall. Just wondering if i should have the camera and 16-45 inspected, or not. Anyway, lots of pictures to sort through tonight. Dave David J Brooks Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region www.caughtinmotion.com Pentax istD, PZ-1, 6x7. Nikon D1 D1H D2H D200 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
The Sigma EF500 DG Super works well on my D, Whichever the PTTL flash you'll use, keep all contacts perfectly clean, including those on the camera flange and lens mount. Over the years, I've been fooled a couple times by unreliable info exchange between camera and lens, leading to full power flash firing. Dario - Original Message - From: Tom Lesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: Re: AF500FTZ flash Will both also work on the *istD? At any ISO setting? Are there 3rd party flashes that will work in P-TTL on D and K10D? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT - Go Tigers!
I don't start paying attention to baseball usually unitl the playoffs are over (I'm not a huge sports type...), but I love it when the underdogs come out on top. So congrats to all you Motor-city types! Russell -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D- anybody bought one?
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Anybody bought the K100D and how do you Like it so far? Is the anti-shake working As well as touted? What are the pros/cons If any (other than K/M lens issues)??? I did, it came in Friday morning. I haven't had much of a chance to use it, yet, but I've learned: #1 Lesson: Not caring about film cost kicks ass! I need to read the manual. Antishake is pretty clever. I'm hand holding below my old cutoff, 1/45. That it looks like using K/M lenses isn't so bad with the AE button. My old flash, an AF280T, no longer works with this body. The wireless remote doesn't let you utilize the autowinder, or whatever we'd call it. Multiple shot feature. Eh. Whatever. I need to read the manual. The digital preview version of DoF is actually pretty useful. That having a 50/1.4 turn into a 75/1.4 isn't desirable. That I wish they made and I owned a 35/1.4. I'll settle for teh 35/2.0. The lack of short focal length lenses bites. I've re-learned how nice Pentax lenses are. I wish I had camera movements. :) There's too many damned buttons. I need to read the manual. Wait, I have to set ISO? It does for me? Huh? What? Eh? Multiple AF points seems to be useless. Evidently, raw images from the camera don't go into Photoshop? I wish I knew what I was doing. I need to read the manual. I need to learn that I have a preview screen right on teh camera, and I don't need to go home, download the photos into the PC and then see what I got. I haven't really tried full manual mode, so I haven't had to get used to using wheels and buttons in combinations, although I rarely used anything but Av mode, anyways. Its a brave new world. I'm not sure I'm ready for it. I realized that after I came home and decided to look at the images, only to realize I oculd've proofed in the field and corrected for shoddy composition. Then, to muddle my way around a bit, and try to figure out how to get things into various programs left me befuddled. I really did forget that I can look at the preview screen in the field, and I truly regret the lack of camera movements.. You don't know how often you use them or how useful they are until they're gone. I know your beef is with the use of pre-A lenses. I haven't given it much work, but when I read from someone how to use the AE lock button to stop down, meter, and then display it in the view finder I became much more placated by it. Its still probably not idea for people who need to quickly function with their pre-A lenses, but for me, it works just fine. I'm somewhat confused, though, in reading that the newest lens lines forthcoming I'm going to lose the ability to autofocus, though. While I probably won't be able to afford anything with an asterik in its name, it bothers me none the less. I'd also like to see Pentax release a line of value priced, fast prime lenses for these things. If they're going to make 'em for a little CCD and omit the aperature ring, I'd hope they were within the price range of a non-pro. Alas, the days of the prime lens are probably as over as the days of film flagship bodies. Oh, and the last thing I learned from buying a K100D: I need to read the manual. -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. I've used one with my D. I just sent it in to have it upgraded for use with teh K10D. it was returned in just over a week. Great service. Units bought new will now give P-TTL with all the Pentax digital SLRs. They also are capable of trailing curtain shutter, wireless and high-speed synch. I regularly use one for shooting birds at 1/1000th shutter speed. Paul -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. -Adam Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Well, that's it, I cracked.
On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: DA Limiteds are already here. 21 f3.2 Pancake, 40 f2.8 Pancake and the 70 f2.4 Pancake due any moment. The 40 is quite cheap ($300CDN), the other two are more money, but still a lot cheaper than FA limiteds. The downside is I don't want pancake lenses, I want larger units with some holding space on 'em. And I want that 21mm faster than 3.2. I'd trade off the pancake ability for another 1.5 or 2 stops of speed at the same price point, but what do I know? I mostly make this up as I go along... As for a 70/2.4? Eh, whatever. An FA50/1.4 will probably be under cost and 1.33 stops faster. Again, maybe the little pancake thing appeals to someone, somewhere, but it ain't me. Its the right direction, but not what I'm looking for exactly (then again, what I'm mostly looking for is something to complain about). -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - RAW - JPEG in Camera
Thats pretty much the way i use them Shel. To add to the list, i might use the in camera jpeg to make a quick web page for viewing. These in camera jpeg/raws do come in handy once in a while.:-) Dave Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A friend who has ordered a K10D asked me what benefit there is to converting a RAW file to a JPEG file in camera. I offered a few ideas, but I sometimes tend to miss the obvious or some subtleties. So, can anyone offer up some benefits to this feature. Personally, I think it can be quite useful in some situations, such as when travelling and you want to make some prints locally but don't have your computer with you. You can make a custom JPEG and print it at a kiosk or instant print place quickly and easily. Or you can make a custom JPEG, instead of relying on the camera default, to send via email or burn on to a CD and send to friends/family, also with no need for computer and image processing software. What else? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: The JCO survey Digital has nothing to do with this issue. There is no reason why thay cant make and sell A digital SLR that supports the lenses in question. Compromise is NOT necessary to go digital, that's The whole point of my argument. I want BOTH. You can't have both, you won't get both, and no matter how much you whine, that isn't going to change. Grow up. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Harvest Moon
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: PESO: Harvest Moon You're not the only one, Bill! Speaking of poo, you critiqued the background of one of my shot as crap and you'll be thrilled to learn that, while I didn't say do at the time, you were right. You'll probably never be considerate enough to post a shot that will allow me to retaliate. =) I posted an entire gallery a couple of weeks ago. Go fishing William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Need help with Titanium Toast
Sorry for being WAY OT, but I'm having a problem with Titanium Toast 6 that has me befuddled and frustrated. I transfer my digital video tapes to DVD using Toast. I shoot the video in 16 x 9 format, load it into Toast, which then converts it to NTSC and writes it to the DVD. It's always come out looking exactly like the original in 16 x 9 format. Until now. The last two times I've transfered video, Toast has stretched it to something like 2.25:1. I think it's happening either when it writes it to disc or when it converts to NTSC. I don't remember changing any settings, but I might have done so inadvertently. However, I've searched every menu and preference on Toast and can't find anything that relates to screen formating. Does anyone here know enough about Toast to help? Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: The JCO survey Read what the heck I wrote (Hint, you just agreed with it). Hell, if he did that, he wouldn't have anything to argue about. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
K100D Anti-shake
Someone commented the Anti shake in the K100d works Better with A than with KM lenses. W H Y ? I do not understand how that could be true as the Camera shouldn't be handling them differently. Curious. JCO -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7
Bob Sullivan wrote: I like the 165/2.8 but it is really a short telephoto. Try the 75/4.5 lens for a 37.5mm equivalent wide in 35mm. If I can ever find a 67-645 adapter the 165/2.8 is one of the lenses I'd like to try out on my 645. I think it would be a nice portrait length. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: RE: The JCO survey
mike wilson wrote: From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want to go to digital then you're going to have to make a compromise at some stage. Mark! (There's nothing like out-of-context to make a point) 8- Heck, you could replace the words go digital with almost anything ralated to photography! Want to go from 35mm to 645? You're going to have to compromise on depth of field. Want to go to 67? Compromise a little more. Want a faster lens? You're going to have to compromise on small size (and low price). Etc. Etc. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses?
I think we know what you want John. I'm sorry to tell you that you are not going to get it, short of a miracle. Pentax has made a decision, we may not agree with it, but at least some of us can live with it. You need to either stick with film, or pick some other system, but your beloved K/M lenses are going to have to use the green button on Pentax cameras. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dead to you maybe.. I havent given up on the matter (yet) .. Full frame too! jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 5:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? The stop down metering is the culprit of falling out Of the metering range too easy, especially at small f-stop Settings. This is one of the key reasons OPEN aperture Metering was developed about 35 YEARS ago. You aren't saying anything new. This is pretty much a dead topic. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Well, that's it, I cracked.
On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: Some c'mon Pentax, where are the DA* or DA-Limited lenses? ;) And, since you're omitting aperature rings, make 'em cheap for us thrifty types, I can't afford the 31 Limited. On the other hand, there's a Sigma 30/1.4! Now, that's what I'm talking about.. I gotta go find me some review of this guy.. Anyone here with first hand experience? I'd hate to give up Pentax SMC, but you can't win 'em all... -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: The JCO survey They don't know how many more sales they'll get with an aperture simulator included, part of the reason they're getting these pre-orders it the touted backward compatibility. If were better wouldn't it be logical to expect better sales to old farts like us? I'm certain that they'd have one more if it had one. In fact I think there'd be a lot more. There may even be pre-orders by old users who don't know the limitations caused by lack of an aperture simulator, it's so seldom mentioned in the reviews. Those people will be disappointed and won't help create positive buzz about the next camera release. We get a number of questions on this list about that regularly. How many of them decided to stay with Pentax or move on. We don't know, and neither does Pentax. The success of these, and earlier Pentax DSLR's, indicates that the lack of the aperture simulator isn't costing them sufficient sales to be concerned about. Which may not last. They still need all the sales they can get, and every useful feature helps. They need every sale thay can get, and the market is very price sensitive. Add a couple of hundred dollars to the price of a camera, and someone else will come along and scoop that camera's potential customers with a lower priced unit, and the product becomes a money loser. Or, they have to sell the unit at a price which does not allow them sufficient profit to make up for the extra feature (in this case, an aperture simulator), and the product becomes a money loser. It's purely a money thing. I'm surprised you don't understand that. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Good weekend for Dave. Bad weekend for Pentax
You can probably find a used FA 70-200 for less than the cost to repair the old one, though you'll know nothing of it's history. As for having the other 16-45 and the camera checked out, I don't know. If they work and there doesn't seem to be any degradation in performance I'd just keep using them. Dave Brooks wrote: Hi gang. I'm back from one of the best weekends i'v had in a long time, for relaxation, not for photogaraphy wise. Clear blue skies, AM temps -2 or 3 and day time +18-20 or there abouts. Missed out on the better fall colours by about a week. They peaked last weekend, but a big rain/wind storm in the middle of the week blew most of them off. Still managed to get some more isoloated areas, so i;m happy. Shot 3 rolls of BW, one from the 6x7. I tend to shoot more BW in the fall and winter. It was one of those, have a walk, sit and soak in the sun, have dinner weekends.:-) Now, the bad part. While sitting with two others on a floating dock, shooting pictures of my buddies chocolate lab playing in the water, the balance shifted on the dock and i went for a tumble. Leg of the chair broke off and instinct made my arm go out for support. Only problem was in my hand was my istD and my daughters FA 70-200. The lens took the direct hit on the gangplank and bent the zoom barrel, but not the outer barrel, the inner one. Glass looks ok, but i'm no expert so not sure of the damage extent. I know it will not foucus and zoom is very stiff. Question. Is it worth sending for repair or just look for another on eek bay etc. I know they do not go for great sums of $$ anymore. Also had the DA 16-45 fall out of my hand while putting it on my istD for supper shots. It didi not fall to far, onto some styrofoam boards(about 2')but it seems ok. Thats the second time for both the 16-45 and camera to have a fall. Just wondering if i should have the camera and 16-45 inspected, or not. Anyway, lots of pictures to sort through tonight. Dave David J Brooks Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region www.caughtinmotion.com Pentax istD, PZ-1, 6x7. Nikon D1 D1H D2H D200 -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - RAW - JPEG in Camera
Shel, the only other thing I can think of is to send timely PJ or other type stuff out very soon after you shoot, not necessarily to family/friends. Shel Belinkoff wrote: A friend who has ordered a K10D asked me what benefit there is to converting a RAW file to a JPEG file in camera. I offered a few ideas, but I sometimes tend to miss the obvious or some subtleties. So, can anyone offer up some benefits to this feature. Personally, I think it can be quite useful in some situations, such as when travelling and you want to make some prints locally but don't have your computer with you. You can make a custom JPEG and print it at a kiosk or instant print place quickly and easily. Or you can make a custom JPEG, instead of relying on the camera default, to send via email or burn on to a CD and send to friends/family, also with no need for computer and image processing software. What else? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Paul, The fact it needed to be upgraded to work with a new camera using the exact same protocol says all it needs to about the Sigma. It's not in spec for P-TTL (If it was, you wouldn't need to get it upgraded). -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. I've used one with my D. I just sent it in to have it upgraded for use with teh K10D. it was returned in just over a week. Great service. Units bought new will now give P-TTL with all the Pentax digital SLRs. They also are capable of trailing curtain shutter, wireless and high-speed synch. I regularly use one for shooting birds at 1/1000th shutter speed. Paul -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. -Adam Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7 Hi all I may be on the verge of purchasing a 6x7 body and I'm wondering what the conversion is for focal lengths since I'm used to thinking in 35mm focal lengths. I won't really have much of a budget for lenses, etc so I'll have to start with only one. Considering what I plan to mostly use the body for, I want a wide angle. Can someone please suggest a good wide angle for the 6x7 for landscapes? Preferably one that's fairly readily available used and not too expensive. :) The 75/4.5 is sharp, but a bit flarey, the 45/4 is excellent, and any of the 55s are good, expect the older ones to show some flare. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - RAW - JPEG in Camera
Thanks Lon - you kicked my brain into gear ;-)) It just crossed my mind that by shooting RAW and converting to JPEG later, you may be able to shoot faster as the camera isn't processing a RAW and a JPEG file at the same time. Is that a reasonable assumption? Shel [Original Message] From: Lon Williamson Shel, the only other thing I can think of is to send timely PJ or other type stuff out very soon after you shoot, not necessarily to family/friends. Shel Belinkoff wrote: A friend who has ordered a K10D asked me what benefit there is to converting a RAW file to a JPEG file in camera. I offered a few ideas, but I sometimes tend to miss the obvious or some subtleties. So, can anyoneoffer up some benefits to this feature. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? I'm using the Sigma EF 500 DG Super. I'm *very* pleased with it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lon Williamson wrote: The only aperture stimulation at Pentax is via their endoscopes. Mark!! rg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Well, that's it, I cracked.
The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV. These lenses should be fully supported as you cant Even buy a new one like it if you wanted to. joc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gfen Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Well, that's it, I cracked. On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: DA Limiteds are already here. 21 f3.2 Pancake, 40 f2.8 Pancake and the 70 f2.4 Pancake due any moment. The 40 is quite cheap ($300CDN), the other two are more money, but still a lot cheaper than FA limiteds. The downside is I don't want pancake lenses, I want larger units with some holding space on 'em. And I want that 21mm faster than 3.2. I'd trade off the pancake ability for another 1.5 or 2 stops of speed at the same price point, but what do I know? I mostly make this up as I go along... As for a 70/2.4? Eh, whatever. An FA50/1.4 will probably be under cost and 1.33 stops faster. Again, maybe the little pancake thing appeals to someone, somewhere, but it ain't me. Its the right direction, but not what I'm looking for exactly (then again, what I'm mostly looking for is something to complain about). -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D Anti-shake
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Someone commented the Anti shake in the K100d works Better with A than with KM lenses. W H Y ? I do not understand how that could be true as the Camera shouldn't be handling them differently. Curious. JCO I'm baffled as well, unless it takes absolute aperture into account somehow. But I'm getting 1.5-2 stops from K/M glass and 2-3 stops from A and F glass on my K100D. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax DSLR - some questions before I decide
No actually there is a 40mm f2.8 Ltd., designed specifically for the APS format digital cameras. It's mostly an update of the old 40mm pancake lens, looks to be the same optical formula with new coatings and a lens barrel with no aperture ring. Inet Shopper wrote: You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) If you mean the 43/1.9, it's currently US$370 after rebate at BH online, while the FA 35/2 is US$300 (but out of stock). Does your Canadian store have a website? I'd like to take a look. Sigma 20/1.8. Massive, soft wide open, and expensive. OK I stand corrected. This IS a fast ultrawide lens. However, size and price rule it out for me. Yes, Auto flash works just fine, however the Pentax module is for TTL use (Your Canon doesn't do TTL at all, just Auto Aperture flash). The flash would need to have an Auto Thyristor mode with a non-dedicated shoe. It also needs to be low voltage trigger (sub-12v). -Adam So I can just buy a standard (non-dedicated) module for the flash to use it with a K100D? I believe the flash has a thyristor, as it recharges more quickly when manually set to fire at less than full power. Voltage-wise, Kevin Bjorke's strobe voltage page indicates the Sunpak 30DX puts out 4.6-10.4V, so no problem. Thanks for the comprehensive replies, by the way. Much appreciated! Benjamin __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses?
I don't understand why you all assume its not going To happen. That is an unknown and if enough users Give Pentax feedback they might actually make products With features we really want and are willing to pay for. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonz Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? I think we know what you want John. I'm sorry to tell you that you are not going to get it, short of a miracle. Pentax has made a decision, we may not agree with it, but at least some of us can live with it. You need to either stick with film, or pick some other system, but your beloved K/M lenses are going to have to use the green button on Pentax cameras. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dead to you maybe.. I havent given up on the matter (yet) .. Full frame too! jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 5:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? The stop down metering is the culprit of falling out Of the metering range too easy, especially at small f-stop Settings. This is one of the key reasons OPEN aperture Metering was developed about 35 YEARS ago. You aren't saying anything new. This is pretty much a dead topic. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D- anybody bought one?
Have fun, I don't know what you consider affordable but he new DA limiteds seem to more than a few dollars less expensive than the old Limiteds, with the same quality build, though a bit slower, and no aperture ring. gfen wrote: On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Anybody bought the K100D and how do you Like it so far? Is the anti-shake working As well as touted? What are the pros/cons If any (other than K/M lens issues)??? I did, it came in Friday morning. I haven't had much of a chance to use it, yet, but I've learned: #1 Lesson: Not caring about film cost kicks ass! I need to read the manual. Antishake is pretty clever. I'm hand holding below my old cutoff, 1/45. That it looks like using K/M lenses isn't so bad with the AE button. My old flash, an AF280T, no longer works with this body. The wireless remote doesn't let you utilize the autowinder, or whatever we'd call it. Multiple shot feature. Eh. Whatever. I need to read the manual. The digital preview version of DoF is actually pretty useful. That having a 50/1.4 turn into a 75/1.4 isn't desirable. That I wish they made and I owned a 35/1.4. I'll settle for teh 35/2.0. The lack of short focal length lenses bites. I've re-learned how nice Pentax lenses are. I wish I had camera movements. :) There's too many damned buttons. I need to read the manual. Wait, I have to set ISO? It does for me? Huh? What? Eh? Multiple AF points seems to be useless. Evidently, raw images from the camera don't go into Photoshop? I wish I knew what I was doing. I need to read the manual. I need to learn that I have a preview screen right on teh camera, and I don't need to go home, download the photos into the PC and then see what I got. I haven't really tried full manual mode, so I haven't had to get used to using wheels and buttons in combinations, although I rarely used anything but Av mode, anyways. Its a brave new world. I'm not sure I'm ready for it. I realized that after I came home and decided to look at the images, only to realize I oculd've proofed in the field and corrected for shoddy composition. Then, to muddle my way around a bit, and try to figure out how to get things into various programs left me befuddled. I really did forget that I can look at the preview screen in the field, and I truly regret the lack of camera movements.. You don't know how often you use them or how useful they are until they're gone. I know your beef is with the use of pre-A lenses. I haven't given it much work, but when I read from someone how to use the AE lock button to stop down, meter, and then display it in the view finder I became much more placated by it. Its still probably not idea for people who need to quickly function with their pre-A lenses, but for me, it works just fine. I'm somewhat confused, though, in reading that the newest lens lines forthcoming I'm going to lose the ability to autofocus, though. While I probably won't be able to afford anything with an asterik in its name, it bothers me none the less. I'd also like to see Pentax release a line of value priced, fast prime lenses for these things. If they're going to make 'em for a little CCD and omit the aperature ring, I'd hope they were within the price range of a non-pro. Alas, the days of the prime lens are probably as over as the days of film flagship bodies. Oh, and the last thing I learned from buying a K100D: I need to read the manual. -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
They'll even work on the LX. Full backwards compatibility. Sigma sells a flash that claims to do P-TTL, but I wouldn't touch a Sigma flash with a 10' pole. Crap electronics, and not likely to work with the next set of bodies. -Adam Tom Lesser wrote: Will both also work on the *istD? At any ISO setting? Are there 3rd party flashes that will work in P-TTL on D and K10D? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: K100D Anti-shake
Testing error? Seem anti shake should be based On camera movement, not aperure. F stop has nothing To do with image stabilization corrections, if it Does in the camera that would be a mistake. Sure your Not just trying to knock the K/M for no reason. It also seems like something not easy to test scientifically Because you would need repeatable shake and same Focal lengths and optical qualities of the lenses to Be sure. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K100D Anti-shake J. C. O'Connell wrote: Someone commented the Anti shake in the K100d works Better with A than with KM lenses. W H Y ? I do not understand how that could be true as the Camera shouldn't be handling them differently. Curious. JCO I'm baffled as well, unless it takes absolute aperture into account somehow. But I'm getting 1.5-2 stops from K/M glass and 2-3 stops from A and F glass on my K100D. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D Anti-shake
Adam Maas wrote: I'm baffled as well, unless it takes absolute aperture into account somehow. But I'm getting 1.5-2 stops from K/M glass and 2-3 stops from A and F glass on my K100D. -Adam Silly question, but can you give us a breakdown of lenses tested (focal length and series) as well as shooting aperture and shutter speed? -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
I'm not sure that protecting new lens sales by prohibiting open aperature metering for K and P lenses makes sense. Most people I know with AF cameras WANT AF lenses, and some, like my ex wife, can no longer reliably perform manual focus (eye problems). But IF the K1D is produced and IF it is a flagship, my suspicion is that Pentax will sell more bodies with true K/M lens compatibility without impacting modern AF lens sales. If anything, I suspect they'll sell more modern lenses, especially super wide angle.. BTW, I'm collecting names of all who have responded to the survey, whether Aye, Don't Give A Fig, or Nay. I'm hoping to email and snail mail Pentax USA and Pentax Japan results. Be prepared for a Survey Part Deaux Love you bunch of K-mount fools. -Lon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D Anti-shake
Christian wrote: Adam Maas wrote: I'm baffled as well, unless it takes absolute aperture into account somehow. But I'm getting 1.5-2 stops from K/M glass and 2-3 stops from A and F glass on my K100D. -Adam Silly question, but can you give us a breakdown of lenses tested (focal length and series) as well as shooting aperture and shutter speed? Focal lengths tested were: 28mm (k), 50mm (M, M42), 35-80mm (F) and 70-210(A), which is essentially my full kit (Barring a few lenses I rarely use). With the 28 and 50's, SR on, the bottom for reliable shooting seems to be 1/15 wide open (f2 for the K mount lenses, f1.4 for the M42) although I can sometimes get as low as 1/8. I could reliably get the 35-80 down to 1/10-1/8 wide open, but never lower. The 70-210 is around 1/15 at the short end and 1/25 at the long end for minimum shutter, although I'm getting better results at 1/50 at 210mm (which is still pretty damned good). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
P. J. Alling wrote: If were better wouldn't it be logical to expect better sales to old farts like us? But Pentax have concluded there wouldn't be *enough*. If adding the aperture simulator costs $5.00 per camera (much lower than what I've heard from people at Pentax but it'll do for demonstration purposes) a production run of 10,000 cameras will have an additional manufacturing cost of $50,000.00. If it results in sales of 1000 cameras to *people who wouldn't have bought the camera otherwise*, that's not even going to come close to recouping its cost. Of course we can argue the numbers, like the actual per-camera cost and the number of people to whom this feature is a deal-breaker (I'd guess far less than 1000, you'd certainly predict more), but the bottom line is that Pentax has already made these calculations to their satisfaction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
William Robb wrote: Add a couple of hundred dollars to the price of a camera, and someone else will come along and scoop that camera's potential customers with a lower priced unit, A couple of hundred dollars? Try five dollars. Plenty of people make multi-hundred dollar decisions bases on cost differences like this. I find it baffling but that's how a lot of people think. (I'm *really* glad I don't work retail any more...) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
ebay woes
Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay history and has purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the past. He sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a backup to the upcoming K10D. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. What do you guys think? Thanks, rg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: The JCO survey
Couple hundred dollars for cam sensor? that's absurd if anti shake is only $100 retail. $25.00-35.00 retail is probably a more accurate figure. Cheap! That is one of the reasons I am so pissed off about it, a key feature is missing for virtually NO savings in the final cost of the body. That's dumb. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:08 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: The JCO survey They don't know how many more sales they'll get with an aperture simulator included, part of the reason they're getting these pre-orders it the touted backward compatibility. If were better wouldn't it be logical to expect better sales to old farts like us? I'm certain that they'd have one more if it had one. In fact I think there'd be a lot more. There may even be pre-orders by old users who don't know the limitations caused by lack of an aperture simulator, it's so seldom mentioned in the reviews. Those people will be disappointed and won't help create positive buzz about the next camera release. We get a number of questions on this list about that regularly. How many of them decided to stay with Pentax or move on. We don't know, and neither does Pentax. The success of these, and earlier Pentax DSLR's, indicates that the lack of the aperture simulator isn't costing them sufficient sales to be concerned about. Which may not last. They still need all the sales they can get, and every useful feature helps. They need every sale thay can get, and the market is very price sensitive. Add a couple of hundred dollars to the price of a camera, and someone else will come along and scoop that camera's potential customers with a lower priced unit, and the product becomes a money loser. Or, they have to sell the unit at a price which does not allow them sufficient profit to make up for the extra feature (in this case, an aperture simulator), and the product becomes a money loser. It's purely a money thing. I'm surprised you don't understand that. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Truth
On 10/9/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Truth is always the first victim of war. For Anna Politkovskaja: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/6884088 http://www.rsf.org I agree with everyone else. Extremely powerful image! Are those the gates to a concentration camp? A wartime cemetary? An old battlefield? I'm just wondering about your reference to war. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
The Sigma EF 500 DG Super is an excellent flash - I have one that works well with the DS and DS2. However, the earlier units won't work with the K100D (don't know about the K10D). Sigma has a recall on them for a free upgrade. Just send the flash to them, they'll install the upgrade and return it to you. -P Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? I'm using the Sigma EF 500 DG Super. I'm *very* pleased with it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ebay woes
$500 if you can collect it from the insurance people. Good luck. -- Original message -- From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay history and has purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the past. He sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a backup to the upcoming K10D. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. What do you guys think? Thanks, rg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Well, it works. That's all that matters to me. The 550 Pentax wasn't available when I bought it. The other Pentax flash is much less powerful than the Sigma 500. -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, The fact it needed to be upgraded to work with a new camera using the exact same protocol says all it needs to about the Sigma. It's not in spec for P-TTL (If it was, you wouldn't need to get it upgraded). -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. I've used one with my D. I just sent it in to have it upgraded for use with teh K10D. it was returned in just over a week. Great service. Units bought new will now give P-TTL with all the Pentax digital SLRs. They also are capable of trailing curtain shutter, wireless and high-speed synch. I regularly use one for shooting birds at 1/1000th shutter speed. Paul -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentax. AF360FTZ or 540FTZ. -Adam Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? Thanks Tom Lesser On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 10.10.2006, at 09:20 , Patrick Genovese wrote: Any ideas on how an AF500FTZ is expected to work with the K10D ? Only in manual mode as K10D doesn't support plain TTL. It's time to upgrade flash to P-TTL capable one... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Well, that's it, I cracked.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV. These lenses should be fully supported as you cant Even buy a new one like it if you wanted to. What do you mean, he just told you what they are, see below: On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: DA Limiteds are already here. 21 f3.2 Pancake, 40 f2.8 Pancake and the 70 f2.4 Pancake due any moment. The 40 is quite cheap ($300CDN), the other two are more money, but still a lot cheaper than FA limiteds. Sounds like there's a new equivlent and furthermore, an expansion of the pancake line... -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
Without the aperture simulator, they might lose half a dozen body sales. With it, they might lose thousands of lens sales. It's a no brainer, except, it seems, for the truly brainless. John On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:14:00 +0100, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couple hundred dollars for cam sensor? that's absurd if anti shake is only $100 retail. $25.00-35.00 retail is probably a more accurate figure. Cheap! That is one of the reasons I am so pissed off about it, a key feature is missing for virtually NO savings in the final cost of the body. That's dumb. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:08 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: The JCO survey They don't know how many more sales they'll get with an aperture simulator included, part of the reason they're getting these pre-orders it the touted backward compatibility. If were better wouldn't it be logical to expect better sales to old farts like us? I'm certain that they'd have one more if it had one. In fact I think there'd be a lot more. There may even be pre-orders by old users who don't know the limitations caused by lack of an aperture simulator, it's so seldom mentioned in the reviews. Those people will be disappointed and won't help create positive buzz about the next camera release. We get a number of questions on this list about that regularly. How many of them decided to stay with Pentax or move on. We don't know, and neither does Pentax. The success of these, and earlier Pentax DSLR's, indicates that the lack of the aperture simulator isn't costing them sufficient sales to be concerned about. Which may not last. They still need all the sales they can get, and every useful feature helps. They need every sale thay can get, and the market is very price sensitive. Add a couple of hundred dollars to the price of a camera, and someone else will come along and scoop that camera's potential customers with a lower priced unit, and the product becomes a money loser. Or, they have to sell the unit at a price which does not allow them sufficient profit to make up for the extra feature (in this case, an aperture simulator), and the product becomes a money loser. It's purely a money thing. I'm surprised you don't understand that. William Robb -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Mini PDML LONDON
Looks like I may be able to join you guys - not been to Camden for a looong time either. Are these details still valid? Cheers Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 03 October 2006 23:30 To: pentax list Subject: Re: Mini PDML LONDON Just a heads up - Mini PDML get together in London (UK) on Sunday October 15th. Time: 2 - 2.15pm Location: Outside Camden Town Tube Station Beacon: Cotty - 6'5 with blue cap on Occasion: Godfrey's UK Tour Highlights: Camden Market, locks and canal, hustle and bustle Names here please 1. Godders 2. Cotty + 1 3. Bob W 4. Skye + 1 5. Richard (Godders' Pentaxian friend) 6. Mystery Pentax UK rep with goodies! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Well, that's it, I cracked.
Well, except for the 40mm f2.8 DA Limited Pancake, you know? Essentially the exact same lens in AF form? -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV. These lenses should be fully supported as you cant Even buy a new one like it if you wanted to. joc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gfen Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Well, that's it, I cracked. On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: DA Limiteds are already here. 21 f3.2 Pancake, 40 f2.8 Pancake and the 70 f2.4 Pancake due any moment. The 40 is quite cheap ($300CDN), the other two are more money, but still a lot cheaper than FA limiteds. The downside is I don't want pancake lenses, I want larger units with some holding space on 'em. And I want that 21mm faster than 3.2. I'd trade off the pancake ability for another 1.5 or 2 stops of speed at the same price point, but what do I know? I mostly make this up as I go along... As for a 70/2.4? Eh, whatever. An FA50/1.4 will probably be under cost and 1.33 stops faster. Again, maybe the little pancake thing appeals to someone, somewhere, but it ain't me. Its the right direction, but not what I'm looking for exactly (then again, what I'm mostly looking for is something to complain about). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses?
Who is we? If you're talking about the members of this list you are surely wrong. There are what, about 20-30 regular posters here on the list? If even half of them were to agree with you, Pentax would not even remotely consider what you're whining about. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:16 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? I don't understand why you all assume its not going To happen. That is an unknown and if enough users Give Pentax feedback they might actually make products With features we really want and are willing to pay for. jco = -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Ebay frustration
Yes, see my other post. Ebay woes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there something about the postal system in the US that makes it particularly difficult to post things overseas? I ask because I am searching for Pentax medium format systems and most of the ones I find listed on Ebay in the US will only ship to the US. It is extremely frustrating. Is it laziness on the part of the lister? Does the rest of the world not exist? Is there some kind of difficulty involved? James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ebay woes
Gonz, I've no practical experience, but would give it a few more weeks, maybe a month. I've had a $25 photo item from Germany hit US customs. That alone was good for another 2 weeks before they asked me for duties and I explained why it was duty free. I can't imagine a package insured for $500 just passing thru customs un-taxed. As to $500 or $650, I'm probably in the minority but think the seller is responsible for providing insurance in the full amount. I've only lost 1 UK ebay transaction so far. I sent $8 by mail and never got the products back here (USA). I don't know if the US cash never made it thru the mail or the busy seller simply lost track of the auction. He was insulted when I asked several months later if he was re-selling the same items in a current ebay listing. It was only $8... Regards, Bob S. On 10/10/06, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay history and has purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the past. He sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a backup to the upcoming K10D. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. What do you guys think? Thanks, rg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: ebay woes
I'd suggest that you tell him you'll reimburse him the $500.00 once you've collected it from the USPS. If the USPS says that they delivered the parcel to the UK - and there seems to be proof of that - and that it's out of their hands, then it would seem that it's out of your hands as well, and that they buyer is SOL. This is one of the problems that people face when shipping internationally. Where does your responsibility end, where does the responsibility of the USPS end? I've shipped a number of items to Israel, and often packages have been held up in customs for quite a while for one reason or another. Has your buyer initiated any search or claim on his/her end? That would certainly seem reasonable. With all this terrorist business it's quote possible the package is stuck in customs. BTW, what exactly does the insurance you bought cover? Damage/breakage? Loss in transit? Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Another Cormorant
On 10/5/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that is the kind of things my lawyers have said. Translation: only rich people can get good legal aid. In Ontario (Canada), it's the middle class that is denied legal services. The rich can afford to pay themselves, the poor (who meet the means test - which really should be called a lack of means test shouldn't it?) are covered by legal aid, while the middle class can't afford a lawyer and the state won't pay for one for them. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K100D Anti-shake
I'm talking actual experience, not testing. Conditions in the field determine practical use, not repeatable testing (which I could care less about). And I mostly shoot with K/M or earlier glass, so I have no reason to knock it. Works great on the K100D other than the admittedly odd results with SR. The one newer lens that sees regular use is my 70-210 SMC-A. -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: Testing error? Seem anti shake should be based On camera movement, not aperure. F stop has nothing To do with image stabilization corrections, if it Does in the camera that would be a mistake. Sure your Not just trying to knock the K/M for no reason. It also seems like something not easy to test scientifically Because you would need repeatable shake and same Focal lengths and optical qualities of the lenses to Be sure. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K100D Anti-shake J. C. O'Connell wrote: Someone commented the Anti shake in the K100d works Better with A than with KM lenses. W H Y ? I do not understand how that could be true as the Camera shouldn't be handling them differently. Curious. JCO I'm baffled as well, unless it takes absolute aperture into account somehow. But I'm getting 1.5-2 stops from K/M glass and 2-3 stops from A and F glass on my K100D. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: AF500FTZ flash
Paul, I have the cheaper version that I bought about 6 months ago, just before the K100 came out. Any idea if it would need mods as well, as I have a K10D on order? Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Go Tigers!
On 10/10/06, Russell Kerstetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't start paying attention to baseball usually unitl the playoffs are over (I'm not a huge sports type...), but I love it when the underdogs come out on top. So congrats to all you Motor-city types! It's been a long time coming, eh? I guess I'll be pulling for the Tigers from here on in. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 35mm equivalent focal length on P6x7
It is a nice portrait length on the 67... Bob S. On 10/10/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: I like the 165/2.8 but it is really a short telephoto. Try the 75/4.5 lens for a 37.5mm equivalent wide in 35mm. If I can ever find a 67-645 adapter the 165/2.8 is one of the lenses I'd like to try out on my 645. I think it would be a nice portrait length. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The JCO survey
Honestly, I don't think I'd consider a K1D without an aperture simulator. I'm not paying $2000CDN+ (I expect a K1D will come in somewhere between the Nikon D200 and D2X in price) for a body that lacks full compatibility with K mount glass (same reason I would never have bought a Nikon D100 at its launch cost, and would never have bought the *istD at its original cost). A sub-$1000 body is a different matter, at least with DSLR's. Corners will get cut and the green button button hack is an acceptable corner to cut for me, even though I use K/M glass heavily. -Adam Lon Williamson wrote: I'm not sure that protecting new lens sales by prohibiting open aperature metering for K and P lenses makes sense. Most people I know with AF cameras WANT AF lenses, and some, like my ex wife, can no longer reliably perform manual focus (eye problems). But IF the K1D is produced and IF it is a flagship, my suspicion is that Pentax will sell more bodies with true K/M lens compatibility without impacting modern AF lens sales. If anything, I suspect they'll sell more modern lenses, especially super wide angle.. BTW, I'm collecting names of all who have responded to the survey, whether Aye, Don't Give A Fig, or Nay. I'm hoping to email and snail mail Pentax USA and Pentax Japan results. Be prepared for a Survey Part Deaux Love you bunch of K-mount fools. -Lon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: Serious things
http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/PESO/2006-06-18+Seillons+-+34-web.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/pdbb3 The book's title would translate to something like Funnytronic discoveries book. Best Regards Patrice -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape)
Politically correct, me? You must be kidding ;-) As I've said. Language fails me in this issue. I'm not able to express what I really mean. I'm able to express what I don't mean, that's something ;-) Could be a cultural thing, I dunno. At least my beloved understands me :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: 10. oktober 2006 02:02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape) Tim, the title is Gang Rape. Rape is the act of forced sex on a victim. The only way to describe what male mallards do to females during breeding season is gang rape. Trust me, I've watched it over and over again, the females are not a willing participant. When a group of young males goes after a female the females try very, very hard to get away. What else would you call it? Biologists call it rape. Really, Jens was not trying to glorify rape in any way. He gave the picture a fitting, descriptive title. You need to let go of your political correctness :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net Tim Øsleby wrote: It is obvious that I'm not able to communicate my point in English. I hereby rest my case :-( Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 10. oktober 2006 01:12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape) Tim, Because the title is the only way to accurately describe the situation. Natural selection is often rather nasty (If you think this is bad, go read about Orca breeding patterns. They're nasty, and with beings far closer to sentience than a Mallard). -Adam Tim Øsleby wrote: I have no problem with the pictures or the photographed phenomena itself. It's simply nature, nothing wrong about nature. It's the title I have trouble with. Nature is ugly, yes. But it's not filthy. The title turns the natural selection into something filthy IMO. From a feministic point of view this submission normalises gang rape. I don't think that's Jens intention. I'd better stop now. This makes me look like a softie ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ebay woes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd suggest that you tell him you'll reimburse him the $500.00 once you've collected it from the USPS. If the USPS says that they delivered the parcel to the UK - and there seems to be proof of that - and that it's out of their hands, then it would seem that it's out of your hands as well, and that they buyer is SOL. Thats my thinking as well. Its probably going to buy me a negative on ebay. This is one of the problems that people face when shipping internationally. Where does your responsibility end, where does the responsibility of the USPS end? I hope the USPS doesnt give me the runaround saying that they fulfilled their duty and I cannot claim insurance. I've shipped a number of items to Israel, and often packages have been held up in customs for quite a while for one reason or another. Has your buyer initiated any search or claim on his/her end? That would certainly seem reasonable. With all this terrorist business it's quote possible the package is stuck in customs. He has been asking ParcelForce/Royal Mail constantly what is going on and they keep pointing fingers at each other. BTW, what exactly does the insurance you bought cover? Damage/breakage? Loss in transit? Supposedly all of the above. Shel [Original Message] From: Gonz Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Harvest Moon
I'll force myself to critique it if you'll provide the URL. I stiff drink might, also, help. ;-))) Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: PESO: Harvest Moon You're not the only one, Bill! Speaking of poo, you critiqued the background of one of my shot as crap and you'll be thrilled to learn that, while I didn't say do at the time, you were right. You'll probably never be considerate enough to post a shot that will allow me to retaliate. =) I posted an entire gallery a couple of weeks ago. Go fishing William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Well, that's it, I cracked.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV. JC, what are you on about? You are losing even the slightest bit of credibility and leverage with uninformed statements like that. If you are genuinely interested, brush up. While doing that, (I will pass on the opportunity to rhyme) don't write nonsense like the above. Please. Pentax has openly admitted that lenses has been their weakness and they are working on it. I don't like the pancakes, but that's my problem. Look up the options. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ebay woes
I bought Wendy's *ist DS for my wife. It took a full 25 days to reach me. This was using CandaPost expedited mail (whatever that means)... and we are on the same continent. We both thought it was lost or stolen and Wendy sent me a refund check which arrived several days after the camera did, and which I subsequently tore to smithereens. I've also had equipment shipped from a private seller in New York take two weeks to reach me when it was guaranteed for 3 days. I agree $500. That was the amount he wished to insure it for. Tom C. Original Message Follows From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: ebay woes Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:50:17 + $500 if you can collect it from the insurance people. Good luck. -- Original message -- From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay history and has purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the past. He sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a backup to the upcoming K10D. Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he is asking for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance he wanted to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was being used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover the $650 he paid for it including the grip. I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt even know that the package exists. Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance he wanted on it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the insurance and send it to him. He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of time before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering whether the UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. What do you guys think? Thanks, rg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Truth
A very striking image, well put in perspective by the title... Patrice 2006/10/10, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Truth is always the first victim of war. For Anna Politkovskaja: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/6884088 http://www.rsf.org -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape)
On 10/9/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The pictures are ok. But Jens, I dislike the title. Is it a joke? I can assure you, there is nothing funny about a gang rape. If it isn't a joke. Why turn natural selection into something ugly? I agree, Tim. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Good weekend for Dave. Bad weekend for Pentax
On 10/10/06, Dave Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang. I'm back from one of the best weekends i'v had in a long time, for relaxation, not for photogaraphy wise. Clear blue skies, AM temps -2 or 3 and day time +18-20 or there abouts. Missed out on the better fall colours by about a week. They peaked last weekend, but a big rain/wind storm in the middle of the week blew most of them off. Still managed to get some more isoloated areas, so i;m happy. Shot 3 rolls of BW, one from the 6x7. I tend to shoot more BW in the fall and winter. It was one of those, have a walk, sit and soak in the sun, have dinner weekends.:-) Now, the bad part. While sitting with two others on a floating dock, shooting pictures of my buddies chocolate lab playing in the water, the balance shifted on the dock and i went for a tumble. Leg of the chair broke off and instinct made my arm go out for support. Only problem was in my hand was my istD and my daughters FA 70-200. The lens took the direct hit on the gangplank and bent the zoom barrel, but not the outer barrel, the inner one. Glass looks ok, but i'm no expert so not sure of the damage extent. I know it will not foucus and zoom is very stiff. Question. Is it worth sending for repair or just look for another on eek bay etc. I know they do not go for great sums of $$ anymore. Also had the DA 16-45 fall out of my hand while putting it on my istD for supper shots. It didi not fall to far, onto some styrofoam boards(about 2')but it seems ok. Thats the second time for both the 16-45 and camera to have a fall. Just wondering if i should have the camera and 16-45 inspected, or not. Anyway, lots of pictures to sort through tonight. Dave The real question is: Was there any beer involved on the dock? LOL Seriously, glad you had a (mostly) good weekend, sorry to hear of your equipment woes. Hopefully your fixes will be minimal and cheap. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
AF500FTZ flash
The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. - A consideration (for me) is that the Sigma flash's angle of view starts at 18 mm. Both of the Pentax flashes will cover 16 mm--as in DA 16-45 or DA 16-50. The rtf on the *ist D also covered 16 mm. The rtf on the K10D will cover only 18 mm. Another gripe. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Way OT
Was it this concert, as reported in The Onion? September 6, 2006 Rolling Stones Kick Off 'Sing Our Songs For Us' Tour Norm - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: Way OT For those of you in the big cities, this is probably a small thing, but Regina managed to persuade the Rolling Stones to play two shows here, one on Friday, the other last night. I went to last nights show. Heck of a good concert. No, I didn't try to smuggle a camera in. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape)
On 10/9/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim, Because the title is the only way to accurately describe the situation. Natural selection is often rather nasty (If you think this is bad, go read about Orca breeding patterns. They're nasty, and with beings far closer to sentience than a Mallard). Adam, With the greatest of respect, I must disagree. Rape is forced sexual intercourse. It implies a non-consentual act. Ducks don't have the capacity to agree or disagree with these things - it's pure animal instinct, not reasoned consent or lack thereof - and I mean that from both the male and female perspective. The male ducks can't be said to understand when a female says no, any more than a female can be said to consent to the sexual act. Whatever is happening among those ducks, brutish and ugly as it might be, to call it rape is to demean the experience of victims of sexual assault everywhere. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Truth
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are those the gates to a concentration camp? A wartime cemetary? An old battlefield? I'm just wondering about your reference to war. No. This is the gate to an ordinary Belgian farm on a foggy winter morning. I just hoped it would be an appropriate image to convey my sadness about the murder of Anna Politovskaja, the woman who stood up against censure and intimidation to report the truth about Boris Yeltsin's terrible war in Chechnia. And while her case has achieved international attention and press coverage, 55 other journalists have been murdered around the world, this year alone and in most cases widely unnoticed. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape)
Jens Bladt wrote: Christian wrote: ... females try very, very hard to get way. Yes, indeed. At one point she tried so hard to get away, that the cars on the road had to stop to avoid running her over. Right after the incident my girl friend, who was there too, said (guessing the thoughts of the mallard): Kill me, please kill me! Nature is not always pretty. The law of the jungle is cruel. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 Just as an fyi - the actual USA street slang for what you describe is gang bang - pretty ugly, and no different in actuality, but it's what the human perps would call what they are doing or did. I'm not sure how long the term has been around but I knew it as a teen in the 1950's ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Truth
On 10/10/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. This is the gate to an ordinary Belgian farm on a foggy winter morning. I just hoped it would be an appropriate image to convey my sadness about the murder of Anna Politovskaja, the woman who stood up against censure and intimidation to report the truth about Boris Yeltsin's terrible war in Chechnia. And while her case has achieved international attention and press coverage, 55 other journalists have been murdered around the world, this year alone and in most cases widely unnoticed. Thanks for your explanation, Ralf. I wasn't aware of the lady to which you refer. Great photo! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO: Speaking of Ducks (Gang Rape)
I avoided the photo for a number of reasons, but reading some of the messages associated with the pics got me curious. I agree that including the phrase gang rape is somewhat ugly. Rape is a form of violence and abuse, and there's nothing funny about it at all. What various animals do in their mating routines - such as in this situation - should probably not be anthropomorphized to reflect human terms and values (I hope this is being stated clearly). What we see in these photos is nothing more than a mating routine that has developed over the centuries because it works for the ducks. It is far from rape as we humans use the term - these creatures just do what comes naturally and was has been bred into them. Maybe Jens has a problem with the English language, maybe he thought the caption was funny, or maybe he's just a jerk ... probably one or both of the first two. Shel [Original Message] From: frank theriault On 10/9/06, Tim Øsleby wrote: The pictures are ok. But Jens, I dislike the title. Is it a joke? I can assure you, there is nothing funny about a gang rape. If it isn't a joke. Why turn natural selection into something ugly? I agree, Tim. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: ebay woes
I hope the USPS doesnt give me the runaround saying that they fulfilled their duty and I cannot claim insurance. - No, you bought the insurance from USPS, and it is their obligation to pay the claim. Then they will work it out with the UK folks. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
Hi Has anyone successfully used an ordinary Auto Flash with the *ist series / k100 bodies ? One thing I really hate about these new fangled flash systems is the preflash... it makes most people blink or move because they think the photo has been taken. Rgds Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
AF500FTZ flash
Paul, The fact it needed to be upgraded to work with a new camera using the exact same protocol says all it needs to about the Sigma. It's not in spec for P-TTL (If it was, you wouldn't need to get it upgraded). -Adam - This I find puzzling. Why does it need to be upgraded? Promaster has an interesting macro flash, with modules for Pentax DSLRs (so it is claimed). But the module for the *ist D is different from the module for the DS and DL. Why? Makes me hesitate to buy one. Will I need yet another module for the K10D? And the camera after that? Joe P.S. Given how the word upgrade is used these days, it should always be in quotation marks. The original meaning has been corrupted. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
I never use the Sigma without a diffuser of some sort, so the wide angle issue isn't an issue for me. Is the angle of view in 35mm terms or APS-C? I'l have to look at the Sigma docs. In truth AOV shouldn't be stated in terms of lens focal length. Paul -- Original message -- From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. - A consideration (for me) is that the Sigma flash's angle of view starts at 18 mm. Both of the Pentax flashes will cover 16 mm--as in DA 16-45 or DA 16-50. The rtf on the *ist D also covered 16 mm. The rtf on the K10D will cover only 18 mm. Another gripe. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Well, that's it, I cracked.
Exactly right; I agree completely on the pancake issue. OTOH, when all the usual lens controls are handled on the body, then I suppose it makes sense to minimize the lens itself. Too bad these things have sacrificed some useful speed in the interests of unnecessary compactness. I am very pleased though with the FA Limiteds... :) Mi Doug On 10/10/06 07:01, gfen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The downside is I don't want pancake lenses, I want larger units with some holding space on 'em. And I want that 21mm faster than 3.2. I'd trade off the pancake ability for another 1.5 or 2 stops of speed at the same price point, but what do I know? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
