Re: PESO: two more
I really like this one too. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 Love it. Print it big and put it on the wall. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - American Fence
Good God man, how did you last that long. vbg Dave On 1/22/07, SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry for replying late to this, i have been travelling and staying away from the Net for the last ten days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: somebody else's gallery
LOL. Those are great. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot. http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/debbie -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - American Fence
On 1/22/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good God man, how did you last that long. vbg On 1/22/07, SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry for replying late to this, i have been travelling and staying away from the Net for the last ten days. dave, :) it's my once-a-year test of will power so that i can remain blissfully addicted the rest of the year. for desperate situations i did have gprs but am glad to say never felt the need to to use it. in other words i passed my annual test. :) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Anyone heard from our friends in the Northern Europe?
ROTFL What's the white stuff? Dust? :-) Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean like standing under the snow machine at a ski resort and talking about the blizzard that is hitting the area? Let's see, I think I still have my photo of the aftermath somewhere Yes, here it is: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Misc/Blizzard-of-05.jpg David Savage wrote: The media here was talking up how powerful devastating it was. It's not like the media to overstate something is it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another PESO from Florida
I notice the file is tagged for ProPhotoRGB colour space. It looks much better viewed in PS IMO. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 21, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I've tried color and b/w versions of this one. Not completely happy with either yet... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/oldtree.jpg K10D, 77 Ltd, ISO 400 I like it, but it's a little dark overall. Also, a high frequency image like that needs SIZE to work well ... it is too small in this web-size rendering. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Help! R2400 printing problem persists
Hi Paul, Check your printer driver. If you're on Windows, it might be that you're using some Windows auto-installed driver for your printer which does not work (in this case you are likely to have several drivers installed for the printer). Choose the correct Epson driver or re-install it. I have seen this happen on a couple of computers. Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy RD Turku Fiskarsinkatu 7 D FIN-20750 Turku Finland Puh. +358 20 7908 300 GSM +358 500 789 753 Telefax +358 20 7908 319 Y-tunnus 1974184-5 Kotipaikka Helsinki www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Help! R2400 printing problem persists I've checked all the variables numerous times, and to the best of my knowledge, they're correct. The color space of both the file and the working space is correct. I reinstalled the Epson print drivers. Still no luck. Here are my settings (PhotoShop CS): Settings: U.S. Prepress Defaults RGB Working Space: Adobe RGB (1998) Gray: Dot Gain 20% Spot: Dog Gain 20% Color Management Policies RGB Preserve Embedded Profiles Use black point compensation is checked Use Dither (8-bit per channel images) is checked Image Colorspace: Adobe RGB (1998) Print with Preview: Source Space: Document is checked, and ithe indication is Document: Adobe RGB (1998 Pring Space: Profile: Same as source In the print Box The preset is Premium Lustre. If I look under print settings, I see Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster (that's the paper I'm using). The mode is advanced. The print quality is Photo RPM and Finest Detail is checked. Scrolling to Color Management, I see it's set to off. I'm going to try again, changing Print Space in the Print with Preview box to Adobe 98 rather than same as source. I'll set intent to relative colorimetric. But I'd appreciate any feedback on the above settings. If I can't get anywhere, I'm going to change all the ink cartridges. Thanks for any help. Paul -- 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: A little *ist D statistics
I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD price. The D was the primary infection resulting in my LBA :) Toine On 1/21/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which will partly replace my *ist D, I guess a little statistics is in it's place. I had it for 29 months. I did 45000 shots I paid app.. 1180 USD incl. CF-cards, for it. That's the total cost - just about. That's in average 52 shots every day. Each shot cost me 0,4 USD or 4.4 cents That's 2.3 USD every day. Something like 5 cigarettes every day (Danish price level). I don't smoke BTW. If I had used film and my MZ-S this figuring would have been very different: I would have taken only 33 % of the number of shots = 15.000 shots I would have been able to use the camera for 29 more months before it got obsolete, reducing the cost of the camera to 50%. I would have used 417 films at a total cost of app. 6000 USD Each shot would have cost me app. 0.5 USD, which is about 10 times the cost of a digital shot ! In total I would have spent app. 7000 USD. About selling photographs: I believe the *ist D did pay for itself - a couple of times actually, during it's 29 months of hard labour. If I had used film I would have lost money - I guess I would have spent perhaps 3000-4000 USD, that no one but me, would have had to pay. No wonder digtal cameras are so popular. Soon I will (almost) retire the *ist D. It will serve as a back-up body - or my wide angle body, when ever I use two bodies simultaneously - one wide angle lens and one tele lens. The final economics of the K10D will no doubt be even better than described above, since the camera is less expensive and more ressourcefull (67% more pixels in each shot and Shake Reduction will probably mean, that I will sell more photographs). The only REAL BIG DOWNSIDE: I will certainly miss TTL-flash!!! Regards Jens -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.1/640 - Release Date: 01/19/2007 16:46 -- 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: Re: Hello! (introduction)
Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 04:28:35 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. - 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: Hello! (introduction)
From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. - 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: A little *ist D statistics
I have no idea how I can check the exact amount of shutter actuation which occured from my D. Is there an EXIF tag somewhere ? 2007/1/22, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD price. The D was the primary infection resulting in my LBA :) Toine On 1/21/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which will partly replace my *ist D, I guess a little statistics is in it's place. I had it for 29 months. I did 45000 shots I paid app.. 1180 USD incl. CF-cards, for it. That's the total cost - just about. That's in average 52 shots every day. Each shot cost me 0,4 USD or 4.4 cents That's 2.3 USD every day. Something like 5 cigarettes every day (Danish price level). I don't smoke BTW. If I had used film and my MZ-S this figuring would have been very different: I would have taken only 33 % of the number of shots = 15.000 shots I would have been able to use the camera for 29 more months before it got obsolete, reducing the cost of the camera to 50%. I would have used 417 films at a total cost of app. 6000 USD Each shot would have cost me app. 0.5 USD, which is about 10 times the cost of a digital shot ! In total I would have spent app. 7000 USD. About selling photographs: I believe the *ist D did pay for itself - a couple of times actually, during it's 29 months of hard labour. If I had used film I would have lost money - I guess I would have spent perhaps 3000-4000 USD, that no one but me, would have had to pay. No wonder digtal cameras are so popular. Soon I will (almost) retire the *ist D. It will serve as a back-up body - or my wide angle body, when ever I use two bodies simultaneously - one wide angle lens and one tele lens. The final economics of the K10D will no doubt be even better than described above, since the camera is less expensive and more ressourcefull (67% more pixels in each shot and Shake Reduction will probably mean, that I will sell more photographs). The only REAL BIG DOWNSIDE: I will certainly miss TTL-flash!!! Regards Jens -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.1/640 - Release Date: 01/19/2007 16:46 -- 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 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO - Repose
Thank you James. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J and K Messervy Sent: 21. januar 2007 20:40 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Repose I've got no problem with that mate. James - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:37 AM Subject: RE: PESO - Repose Don't get any ideas, but this is art. Do you mind if I steal it for my computer desktop? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J and K Messervy Sent: 21. januar 2007 04:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Repose Since upgrading my K10D's firmware with the unofficial version on Friday evening, I've been experimenting with wireless flash. This shot had the AF540 on a high shelf above and to the right of shot, firing into the cornice for bounce. I used the built in flash for very subtle fill. Converted to BW in PS CS2 using the LAB lightness channel and softened in Photoshop also. Comment and critique would be appreciated. http://tinyurl.com/2k6wjy Cheers James M -- 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: Help! R2400 printing problem persists
Thanks Antti-Pekka, I'm on a Mac and have reinstalled the latest driver. I'm beginning to think it's a printer problem. It's only a few weeks old, perhaps the store will exchange it. Paul On Jan 22, 2007, at 3:50 AM, Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: Hi Paul, Check your printer driver. If you're on Windows, it might be that you're using some Windows auto-installed driver for your printer which does not work (in this case you are likely to have several drivers installed for the printer). Choose the correct Epson driver or re-install it. I have seen this happen on a couple of computers. Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy RD Turku Fiskarsinkatu 7 D FIN-20750 Turku Finland Puh. +358 20 7908 300 GSM +358 500 789 753 Telefax +358 20 7908 319 Y-tunnus 1974184-5 Kotipaikka Helsinki www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Help! R2400 printing problem persists I've checked all the variables numerous times, and to the best of my knowledge, they're correct. The color space of both the file and the working space is correct. I reinstalled the Epson print drivers. Still no luck. Here are my settings (PhotoShop CS): Settings: U.S. Prepress Defaults RGB Working Space: Adobe RGB (1998) Gray: Dot Gain 20% Spot: Dog Gain 20% Color Management Policies RGB Preserve Embedded Profiles Use black point compensation is checked Use Dither (8-bit per channel images) is checked Image Colorspace: Adobe RGB (1998) Print with Preview: Source Space: Document is checked, and ithe indication is Document: Adobe RGB (1998 Pring Space: Profile: Same as source In the print Box The preset is Premium Lustre. If I look under print settings, I see Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster (that's the paper I'm using). The mode is advanced. The print quality is Photo RPM and Finest Detail is checked. Scrolling to Color Management, I see it's set to off. I'm going to try again, changing Print Space in the Print with Preview box to Adobe 98 rather than same as source. I'll set intent to relative colorimetric. But I'd appreciate any feedback on the above settings. If I can't get anywhere, I'm going to change all the ink cartridges. Thanks for any help. Paul -- 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 - American Fence
On Jan 22, 2007, at 2:38 AM, SJ wrote: the US isn't perceived as being very different Utter nonsense. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Peso - My own HDR
Why close a school because of two inches? To make sure the kids don't have fun in the schoolyard? I have good news today. Now we have about four inches here, and it is still snowing. It feels good, mainly because it makes me relax a bit about the world climate (don't get me wrong I'm still worried). But also because the reflections from the snow gives more light. We will not see the sun here until the 12th of February. With no snow, it becomes very dark at this time of year. About a third of the population suffers from light depressions because of this. Lack of daylight affects the chemistry of the brain, the experts tell us. Don't know if it's true, but it sure feels true to me. But, right now, that does not matter. Now it is snowing :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beaker Sent: 22. januar 2007 04:48 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso - My own HDR Tim- You should come to Washington DC for a snow. Flurries make people nervous. An inch will cause a run on toilet paper and milk. 2 inches make officials talk about closing school. 6 inches will close the city... Well, that may be a little exaggerated, but it can get pretty comical. And they have gotten better about snow removal in recent years. Cheers Beaker On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm sorry to say, that's not snow. That's just a handful of ice crystals ;-) Seriously. We don't call snow unless it is an inch of the stuff, or at least the ground is cowered in white. This said. I can imagine you being excited by the sight :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonz Sent: 17. januar 2007 04:30 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Peso - My own HDR Had a nice and rare subject: snow in Texas (not north). Thought I would take advantage of that to give HDR a try: http://www.g0nz.com/picgallery/displayimage.php?album=4pos=0 If you click on the thumbnail version you get the bigger version. For those on slower connections, the big version is about 600K bytes unfortunately, I forgot to lower the quality during the JPG conversion. Thanks for looking, 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Help! R2400 printing problem persists
I'd try the printer on a different machine to see if it's a printer problem. But you may as well take it back, the store propably has easier access to a computer they can use to test it :-). I seem to remember there have been similar problems with the Epson printers in the past and the service had to change the print head(s). Hopefully you'll get it back running soon. Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy RD Turku Fiskarsinkatu 7 D FIN-20750 Turku Finland Puh. +358 20 7908 300 GSM +358 500 789 753 Telefax +358 20 7908 319 Y-tunnus 1974184-5 Kotipaikka Helsinki www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Help! R2400 printing problem persists Thanks Antti-Pekka, I'm on a Mac and have reinstalled the latest driver. I'm beginning to think it's a printer problem. It's only a few weeks old, perhaps the store will exchange it. Paul On Jan 22, 2007, at 3:50 AM, Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: Hi Paul, Check your printer driver. If you're on Windows, it might be that you're using some Windows auto-installed driver for your printer which does not work (in this case you are likely to have several drivers installed for the printer). Choose the correct Epson driver or re-install it. I have seen this happen on a couple of computers. Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy RD Turku Fiskarsinkatu 7 D FIN-20750 Turku Finland Puh. +358 20 7908 300 GSM +358 500 789 753 Telefax +358 20 7908 319 Y-tunnus 1974184-5 Kotipaikka Helsinki www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Help! R2400 printing problem persists I've checked all the variables numerous times, and to the best of my knowledge, they're correct. The color space of both the file and the working space is correct. I reinstalled the Epson print drivers. Still no luck. Here are my settings (PhotoShop CS): Settings: U.S. Prepress Defaults RGB Working Space: Adobe RGB (1998) Gray: Dot Gain 20% Spot: Dog Gain 20% Color Management Policies RGB Preserve Embedded Profiles Use black point compensation is checked Use Dither (8-bit per channel images) is checked Image Colorspace: Adobe RGB (1998) Print with Preview: Source Space: Document is checked, and ithe indication is Document: Adobe RGB (1998 Pring Space: Profile: Same as source In the print Box The preset is Premium Lustre. If I look under print settings, I see Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster (that's the paper I'm using). The mode is advanced. The print quality is Photo RPM and Finest Detail is checked. Scrolling to Color Management, I see it's set to off. I'm going to try again, changing Print Space in the Print with Preview box to Adobe 98 rather than same as source. I'll set intent to relative colorimetric. But I'd appreciate any feedback on the above settings. If I can't get anywhere, I'm going to change all the ink cartridges. Thanks for any help. Paul -- 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: somebody else's gallery
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:57 AM Subject: somebody else's gallery I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot. http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/debbie -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 1/20/2007 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO: McNaught at the beach
Thanks Tom. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice job David. I especially like the 1st and last in column 1. Tom C. From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/index.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash
For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: More McNaught from the 'burbs
Thank you Ann. It was a new experience form me (photographically speaking). Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice going, Dave - and how great to be able to see the thing , let alone document it so well. Celestial stuff doesn't usually appeal to me (except auroras) but these are lovely. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Found a new model over Christmas
Don't you know digital is the way of the future? Time to trade up Mike: http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=915 Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OOPS- try http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation image to a third generation image. The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can from film, you need to print it optically. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from 35mm negatives shot on superia reala 100. I knew the negatives were good because I had previously scanned them and was happy with the results. One of them had bagged me a number of acceptances and hon mentions in a few competitions. Well to cut a long story short I took these negs to the last remaining lab who still does colour printing the traditional way using a colour enlarger, obviously this is low volume work and it is'nt cheap but the resulting prints were just amazing. The detail and tonal quality of the print were so much better than the scanned version. There was detail in the print that I had never seen before. It is as shame that such skills are being lost.. This guy does hand printing more as a passion for the art because commercially it is not viable any more. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: A couple of woo-hoos
Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A couple of woo-hoos Congratulaitions, Mark. You're snow flake shots are certainly worthy of wider exposure. The Krappy Kamera contest is an even bigger win. I've seen that show. It's excellent Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash
I can't answer your question Patrick as I haven't installed it, but speaking of banding. Is it possible that banding could be an issue when the battery is nearly depleted? I've only had one series of shots that displayed banding and none since then. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A couple of woo-hoos
Don't know about Krappy, but I have a wide selection of really crap photos. Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A couple of woo-hoos Congratulaitions, Mark. You're snow flake shots are certainly worthy of wider exposure. The Krappy Kamera contest is an even bigger win. I've seen that show. It's excellent Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - American Fence
As real scientists MIT should be ashamed. SJ wrote: On 1/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: then why did you bother? Because I'm tired of the crap. you take the words out of my keyboard I did a bit of real research, Human Rights Watch for the estimate of the Kurdish death toll. www.GlobalSecurity.org has a nice set of numbers for the Iran Iraq war estimates, they agree in general with several other sources. www.kuwait-embassy.or.jp for the Kuwait numbers. There were a number of places that had minimum and maximum numbers for total dead from the Ba'athist regimes over 30 years, I took two that were neither the highest nor lowest figures. nobody's defending saddam. it's just that in a lot of places the US isn't perceived as being very different. statistics like the one provided by JHU often support that perception. It's very difficult to find data on genocidal regimes such as the Ba'ath party under Saddam, they tend to not file reports with the UN about their illegitimate activities. By the way, anyone who's done any Social Science, (and I use the word science very loosely in this context), research will tell you that survey data is not to be trusted, especially if there are actual bodies that can be counted. It seems that the JHU never heard that, at least based on the article as I read it. you can always ask them (and MIT which supported the study) to shut up and go home regards, subash SJ wrote: i got my figures of casualties in iraq after the US invasion (6,50,000 total, 3000 american) from a peer-reviewed findings of the the School of Public Health of the Johns Hopkins University. see here: http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2006/16oct06/16iraq.html -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A couple of woo-hoos
Mark. You're snow flake I didn't see this before, I didn't know Paul thought Mark was snow flake... I would think them 's fightin' words. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Paul an Mark do they have a website? I would like to see some Krappy photos :-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A couple of woo-hoos Congratulaitions, Mark. You're snow flake shots are certainly worthy of wider exposure. The Krappy Kamera contest is an even bigger win. I've seen that show. It's excellent Paul -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A little *ist D statistics
From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 10:47:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: A little *ist D statistics I have no idea how I can check the exact amount of shutter actuation which occured from my D. Is there an EXIF tag somewhere ? Unlike everything else, the number you are looking for is 41. 2007/1/22, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD price. The D was the primary infection resulting in my LBA :) Toine On 1/21/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which will partly replace my *ist D, I guess a little statistics is in it's place. I had it for 29 months. I did 45000 shots I paid app.. 1180 USD incl. CF-cards, for it. That's the total cost - just about. That's in average 52 shots every day. Each shot cost me 0,4 USD or 4.4 cents That's 2.3 USD every day. Something like 5 cigarettes every day (Danish price level). I don't smoke BTW. If I had used film and my MZ-S this figuring would have been very different: I would have taken only 33 % of the number of shots = 15.000 shots I would have been able to use the camera for 29 more months before it got obsolete, reducing the cost of the camera to 50%. I would have used 417 films at a total cost of app. 6000 USD Each shot would have cost me app. 0.5 USD, which is about 10 times the cost of a digital shot ! In total I would have spent app. 7000 USD. About selling photographs: I believe the *ist D did pay for itself - a couple of times actually, during it's 29 months of hard labour. If I had used film I would have lost money - I guess I would have spent perhaps 3000-4000 USD, that no one but me, would have had to pay. No wonder digtal cameras are so popular. Soon I will (almost) retire the *ist D. It will serve as a back-up body - or my wide angle body, when ever I use two bodies simultaneously - one wide angle lens and one tele lens. The final economics of the K10D will no doubt be even better than described above, since the camera is less expensive and more ressourcefull (67% more pixels in each shot and Shake Reduction will probably mean, that I will sell more photographs). The only REAL BIG DOWNSIDE: I will certainly miss TTL-flash!!! Regards Jens -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.1/640 - Release Date: 01/19/2007 16:46 -- 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 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- 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: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash
David, that's valid assumption methinks. You see, when my *istD feels the batter is getting depleted, the noise levels (notably blue channel noise levels) go visibly up. On 1/22/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't answer your question Patrick as I haven't installed it, but speaking of banding. Is it possible that banding could be an issue when the battery is nearly depleted? I've only had one series of shots that displayed banding and none since then. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: somebody else's gallery
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: somebody else's gallery I was looking for stuff on the 77mm limited when I came across this gallery, it's a hoot. http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/debbie From the same guy http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/image/71302882 He has some good work posted. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Found a new model over Christmas
And here I thought you were talking about the film camera. Besides, that is the cats camera. I'll post his next roll. Cheers Beaker On Jan 22, 2007, at 7:31 AM, David Savage wrote: Don't you know digital is the way of the future? Time to trade up Mike: http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=915 Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OOPS- try http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ Cheers Mike -- 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: Hello! (introduction)
Christian wrote: mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up I stopped trying to cogitate it at the last iteration. -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)
DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up So it should be divided... Well I've never been an exponent of that sort of behavior... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)
Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:29:09 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up So it should be divided... DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Found a new model over Christmas
Quote The first paragraph of the article. We used the plush cat and a robotic cat and found that a robotic cat was more self-engaging and triggered positive emotions and interest more than the plush cat, If a poor imitation is better than a worse imitation just think how beneficial the real thing would be. David Savage wrote: Don't you know digital is the way of the future? Time to trade up Mike: http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=915 Cheers, Dave ;-) On 1/22/07, Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OOPS- try http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ Cheers Mike -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:29:09 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up Stop being negative. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 01:29:09 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 09:55:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: Hello! (introduction) I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up Skofteland's last Theorem. - 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: somebody else's gallery
On 23/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/image/71302882 He has some good work posted. I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?language=english -- 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: Another PESO from Florida
David Savage wrote: I notice the file is tagged for ProPhotoRGB colour space. It looks much better viewed in PS IMO. Aaaargh! No wonder people aren't seeing what I'm seeing! Thanks for tipping me off, Dave. One of the revisions I've been doing to my web site is making sure all the images in the various galleries are in sRGB color space (and embedding profiles, just to be safe), but I forgot to do so for this quick-and-dirty PESO shot. I'll fix it and re-upload it later today. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/oldtree.jpg I've also been working with the image to try to get it *just* the way I want it. It's really coming along nicely. Next, I'll see about getting a decent greyscale print from my Epson 2200... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another PESO from Florida
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: Another PESO from Florida http://www.robertstech.com/temp/oldtree.jpg Try: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/oldtree.jpg It's still a sucky picture. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
This seems to be more of a scanner test.(?) My experience has been the complete opposite. Obviously, personal impressions, also, play a roll. Jack --- Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation image to a third generation image. The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can from film, you need to print it optically. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from 35mm negatives shot on superia reala 100. I knew the negatives were good because I had previously scanned them and was happy with the results. One of them had bagged me a number of acceptances and hon mentions in a few competitions. Well to cut a long story short I took these negs to the last remaining lab who still does colour printing the traditional way using a colour enlarger, obviously this is low volume work and it is'nt cheap but the resulting prints were just amazing. The detail and tonal quality of the print were so much better than the scanned version. There was detail in the print that I had never seen before. It is as shame that such skills are being lost.. This guy does hand printing more as a passion for the art because commercially it is not viable any more. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)
Fra: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dato: 2007/01/22 Mon PM 02:57:46 CET Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: Re: Hello! (introduction) DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up So it should be divided... Well I've never been an exponent of that sort of behavior... Then you'll end up as a convolution. DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
43mm LTD
Hi, guys (and gals)! We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. Who's using one? What do you think of this lens compared to to other 'normal' lenses from Pentax? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
It is true, all labs now print on some Noritsu machine. And they do 3072x2048 scanning during process. This weekend i sent 6x4.5 scanned Provia 100F to lab, and resized it to that size to get A4 (20x30cm) image. Print was good, much better than most of other pics, and i managed to get 1st place in competition :) But i know, that it was not good enough. Even if you want to print some hi-detail picture in small size, it is not so easy to do it... Gasha Patrick Genovese wrote: I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation image to a third generation image. The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can from film, you need to print it optically. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from 35mm negatives shot on superia reala 100. I knew the negatives were good because I had previously scanned them and was happy with the results. One of them had bagged me a number of acceptances and hon mentions in a few competitions. Well to cut a long story short I took these negs to the last remaining lab who still does colour printing the traditional way using a colour enlarger, obviously this is low volume work and it is'nt cheap but the resulting prints were just amazing. The detail and tonal quality of the print were so much better than the scanned version. There was detail in the print that I had never seen before. It is as shame that such skills are being lost.. This guy does hand printing more as a passion for the art because commercially it is not viable any more. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Christian wrote: I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up It's combinatoric, not additive. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 43mm LTD
With the rebate program going on, I became very interested in the 43mm since the price would be in a reasonable range for a Limited. In the end, I opted for the FA28/2.8 AL instead ... 40-43mm is just a little too long for a normal, and a little too short for a portrait tele. The 28mm fit my eye and desires better; I already have the 35/2 and 50/1.4, wanted something just a hair wider. If I had a 35mm film SLR, the 43 Limited would be the first lens I bought. On 35mm film, 40-45mm was always my favorite focal length. :-) Godfrey On Jan 22, 2007, at 6:19 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. Who's using one? What do you think of this lens compared to to other 'normal' lenses from Pentax? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: two more
On Jan 22, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 Very nice, Ralf! I like the open sparseness in this composition. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 43mm LTD
I am, I like it. Then again I always liked longish normal lenses and the 43ltd on the APS-C format is a bit longer than a 58mm on 35mm format. When I shot a lot more film I used a 55mm f1.8 quite a bit on my MX and LX bodies, and wished it were a tad longer. Scott Loveless wrote: Hi, guys (and gals)! We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. Who's using one? What do you think of this lens compared to to other 'normal' lenses from Pentax? -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
Ah yes, the semi-legendary Fekkinar 85/1.4 ... Cotty wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/mods/a85ineos.html It has been assimilated and yearns not for the life it had before. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 43mm LTD
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Scott Loveless wrote: We hear a lot about 31mm and 77mm LTD lenses. It's been a while since anyone has mentioned much about the 43. My recollection of comments I have read here is that it is a very good lens, just not on par with the other two. Not on price either, I don't think. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: somebody else's gallery
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Digital Image Studio wrote: I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?language=english Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference photo: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm 100% view of a single person: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009a.htm -- Bruce == Nice shot Bruce. Really nice. I've been wondering if I would see a resolution improvement from 6mp to 10mp. Yup, I do. I don't care about the film/digital debate (since I won't be doing film again) , but I do care about that. Informative. Thanks for sharing. Still a tad too busy to make PESO comments yet. Got back on list about four days ago and, boy, mailbox is getting filled already. Had forgotten how, when going strong, hard it is to keep up with the list. Later, Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hello! (introduction)
-- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 22, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Christian wrote: I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up It's combinatoric, not additive. It might become divisive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A couple of woo-hoos
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:10:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Congratulations, Mark! That's great. I had good news yesterday too ... I had work hanging at the Pacific Art League's Portfolio Show in December which I picked up just before New Years, thinking that nothing had sold. Lo and behold, I received a check yesterday for one of the photos from my Traveler in London exhibit: I'd mis-counted when I inventoried the stuff coming home and missed that it was missing. Made my day! :-) G == Cool, Godfrey. Marnie aka Doe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
Hi Bruce the resolution of the single person looks good enough for me. It seems that perfect exposure and lightning is an important factor. What I would like to know: While the skin tone on the single shot looks natural for me, the skin of the men are quite brown/reddish. Would you say that your photo just reflects reality or is there some partly color cast despite studio lightning? In some ouf my photos with flash people faces often look a bit too reddish for me, that's why I ask. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:33 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. Reference photo: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm 100% view of a single person: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009a.htm -- Bruce == Nice shot Bruce. Really nice. I've been wondering if I would see a resolution improvement from 6mp to 10mp. Yup, I do. I don't care about the film/digital debate (since I won't be doing film again) , but I do care about that. Informative. Thanks for sharing. Still a tad too busy to make PESO comments yet. Got back on list about four days ago and, boy, mailbox is getting filled already. Had forgotten how, when going strong, hard it is to keep up with the list. Later, Marnie aka Doe :-) -- 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: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
Hi Gasha didn't they crop parts of your photos, the A4 prints described as 20x30 are more like 20x27cm here? Or can you choose if you want the photos scaled down with a border? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gasha Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion It is true, all labs now print on some Noritsu machine. And they do 3072x2048 scanning during process. This weekend i sent 6x4.5 scanned Provia 100F to lab, and resized it to that size to get A4 (20x30cm) image. Print was good, much better than most of other pics, and i managed to get 1st place in competition :) But i know, that it was not good enough. Even if you want to print some hi-detail picture in small size, it is not so easy to do it... Gasha Patrick Genovese wrote: I don't care what sort of scanner it is, you are now making a comparison of a first generation image to a third generation image. The sad fact of life is that if you want to pull the best you can from film, you need to print it optically. That is so true. I recently had some prints done from 35mm negatives shot on superia reala 100. I knew the negatives were good because I had previously scanned them and was happy with the results. One of them had bagged me a number of acceptances and hon mentions in a few competitions. Well to cut a long story short I took these negs to the last remaining lab who still does colour printing the traditional way using a colour enlarger, obviously this is low volume work and it is'nt cheap but the resulting prints were just amazing. The detail and tonal quality of the print were so much better than the scanned version. There was detail in the print that I had never seen before. It is as shame that such skills are being lost.. This guy does hand printing more as a passion for the art because commercially it is not viable any more. Regards Patrick -- 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
PESO - Flower Faery
Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
This makes no sense at all, digital capture has exposure latitude just like film does which means BOTH overexposure or underexposure will noticably degrade the image at some point with most subjects and the widest exposure latitude digital is still not as wide as the widest exposure latitude films at this point. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:06 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion No, not really. That's a digital myth. Underexposure is the enemy of good digital photography On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:51 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: No, not really. Digital images of this sort must be underexposed, in order to avoid burned out highlights, to which thery are more prone than film images. regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Paul Stenquist Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm guessing those are the digital samples. That makes the comparison irrelevant, because underexposure causes image degradation. Paul On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of choosing the right gear for the job. Well, I know Luminous Landscape says a Canon 1Ds does better than a scan from a Pentax 6x7. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml But paper is patient. So are HTML-files. But what can we do, really? Have any of you guys done group-portraits with a digital camera - APS or Full Frame? If you have such group portraits, showing 20-30 people, I'd love to see one face croped out of it. A crop showing 5-10% of the total frame area. Just to see if you can do this better than me. So, for staters I made a small comparison here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594491741789/ Comments are most welcome Regards Jens Bladt -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- 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 - Flower Faery
On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/ photo#5022892507949108034 Nothing to gripe about in that shot! I'd try a more square cropping, but otherwise the photo is lovely. A reflection on the subject of course. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO - Flower Faery
No technical gripe. But, IMHO it would look better in portrait orientation. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Flower Faery Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- 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 - Flower Faery
Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 Good light, bad composition. Too bullseye. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
Very cute girl, beautiful lighting, nicely defocused background. I like it! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is really best to expose for the highlights without blowing them out and then darken later, if necessary. -- Bruce Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:56:41 AM, you wrote: JCOC This makes no sense at all, digital capture has exposure latitude JCOC just like film does which means BOTH overexposure JCOC or underexposure will noticably degrade the image at some JCOC point with most subjects and the widest exposure latitude digital JCOC is still not as wide as the widest exposure latitude JCOC films at this point. JCOC jco JCOC -Original Message- JCOC From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JCOC Paul Stenquist JCOC Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:06 PM JCOC To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JCOC No, not really. That's a digital myth. Underexposure is the enemy of JCOC good digital photography JCOC On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:51 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: No, not really. Digital images of this sort must be underexposed, in order to avoid burned out highlights, to which thery are more prone than film images. regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Paul Stenquist Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm guessing those are the digital samples. That makes the comparison irrelevant, because underexposure causes image degradation. Paul On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of choosing the right gear for the job. Well, I know Luminous Landscape says a Canon 1Ds does better than a scan from a Pentax 6x7. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml But paper is patient. So are HTML-files. But what can we do, really? Have any of you guys done group-portraits with a digital camera - APS or Full Frame? If you have such group portraits, showing 20-30 people, I'd love to see one face croped out of it. A crop showing 5-10% of the total frame area. Just to see if you can do this better than me. So, for staters I made a small comparison here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594491741789/ Comments are most welcome Regards Jens Bladt -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: 01/20/2007 22:31 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JCOC -- JCOC PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC PDML@pdml.net JCOC 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 - Flower Faery
Hi Scott a lovely photo so far. I would try bluring the background a bit, brighten t(he white of ) the eyes and take a bit of the blue out of the dress. Maybe I would have liked it even more from a slightly greater distance. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Flower Faery Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- 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: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
Hmmm...as to color cast, in this shot, the men are somewhat that way already. I do notice that color correcting for flash shots can be somewhat like you say. When they are wearing Black and white clothing like in this shot, you can reasonably correct any color cast. The other thing that I have found to improve the look sometimes is to knock the saturation down a bit. It is almost like the extra light punches the colors up too much. You might try that sequence. First correct for white balance. Once you have that, then try dropping saturation until the skin tones look more natural. As always, a properly calibrated monitor makes a lot of difference too. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:36:20 AM, you wrote: MM Hi Bruce MM the resolution of the single person looks good enough for me. It seems that MM perfect exposure and lightning is an important factor. MM What I would like to know: While the skin tone on the single shot looks MM natural for me, the skin of the men MM are quite brown/reddish. Would you say that your photo just reflects reality MM or is there some partly color cast despite studio lightning? MM In some ouf my photos with flash people faces often look a bit too reddish MM for me, that's why I ask. MM greetings MM Markus MM -Original Message- MM From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MM [EMAIL PROTECTED] MM Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:33 PM MM To: pdml@pdml.net MM Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion MM In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:56:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, MM [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: MM Ok, here is a K10D shot of a group of 12. K10D, DA 16-45/4, ISO 200, MM 1/125 sec @ f/13, studio strobes. MM Reference photo: MM http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009.htm MM 100% view of a single person: MM http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/shaeffer_009a.htm MM -- MM Bruce MM == MM Nice shot Bruce. Really nice. I've been wondering if I would see a MM resolution improvement from 6mp to 10mp. Yup, I do. I don't care about the MM film/digital debate (since I won't be doing film again) , but I do care MM about that. MM Informative. MM Thanks for sharing. MM Still a tad too busy to make PESO comments yet. Got back on list about four MM days ago and, boy, mailbox is getting filled already. Had forgotten how, MM when MM going strong, hard it is to keep up with the list. MM Later, Marnie aka Doe :-) MM -- MM PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List MM PDML@pdml.net MM 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 - Flower Faery
Hello Scott, No real complaints about the processing. She is a cute girl - makes for a good subject. Small improvements could possibly be made. For the shot as presented, I agree with Godfrey that square may be better. For a future shot, perhaps vertical orientation and just a touch of fill flash to lighten the dark side a bit. This is not much flash I'm talking about, that is the real trick - probably 2-3 stops under compensation on the flash would be about right. Anyway, thanks for sharing. -- Bruce Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:33:14 AM, you wrote: SL Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto SL contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save SL for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. SL http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 SL -- SL Scott Loveless SL http://www.twosixteen.com SL Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: A little *ist D statistics - regarding Value for money
I actually look at my value from the *istD in another way: One of the first dozen shots I took with my *istD (all just test shots of my kids, then 3yrs and 1yr old) was worth the price of the camera alone - even if I had dropped it in the sea the next day and lost all of my money. I was trying out ISO 1600/3200 and the shot I got would not have happenned with film, not to mention that I wouldn't have been shooting the kids at that time had I not bought the D and wanted to test it out. Every day's use since then has been a bonus. Like the £1000 camcorder I bought 4 yrs ago, and have only shot 10 hours of video with. I am currently editing these and putting them on DVD. I have just replaced the camcorder with a 3ccd version from Panasonic, so that works out £100 per hour of video over the last 4 years. Expensive, but when these are the best memories of your childrens early lives it is worth every penny. In 20 years time if I didn't have this video I would gladly pay 10 times that for the opportunity to go back and film it! Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jens Bladt Sent: 21 January 2007 08:26 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: A little *ist D statistics Hello All Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which will partly replace my *ist D, I guess a little statistics is in it's place. I had it for 29 months. I did 45000 shots I paid app.. 1180 USD incl. CF-cards, for it. That's the total cost - just about. That's in average 52 shots every day. Each shot cost me 0,4 USD or 4.4 cents That's 2.3 USD every day. Something like 5 cigarettes every day (Danish price level). I don't smoke BTW. If I had used film and my MZ-S this figuring would have been very different: I would have taken only 33 % of the number of shots = 15.000 shots I would have been able to use the camera for 29 more months before it got obsolete, reducing the cost of the camera to 50%. I would have used 417 films at a total cost of app. 6000 USD Each shot would have cost me app. 0.5 USD, which is about 10 times the cost of a digital shot ! In total I would have spent app. 7000 USD. About selling photographs: I believe the *ist D did pay for itself - a couple of times actually, during it's 29 months of hard labour. If I had used film I would have lost money - I guess I would have spent perhaps 3000-4000 USD, that no one but me, would have had to pay. No wonder digtal cameras are so popular. Soon I will (almost) retire the *ist D. It will serve as a back-up body - or my wide angle body, when ever I use two bodies simultaneously - one wide angle lens and one tele lens. The final economics of the K10D will no doubt be even better than described above, since the camera is less expensive and more ressourcefull (67% more pixels in each shot and Shake Reduction will probably mean, that I will sell more photographs). The only REAL BIG DOWNSIDE: I will certainly miss TTL-flash!!! Regards Jens -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.1/640 - Release Date: 01/19/2007 16:46 -- 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 - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 Very nice, Scott! :) -- -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: RAW processing for K10D
Thanks to those that replied. Hopefully the camera will arrive soon, and I will be able to try it out! Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: 19 January 2007 17:57 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: RAW processing for K10D I have Adobe CS2 and use Adobe Camera Raw for all my RAW processing from the istD. I seem to recall seeing mention that this doesn't support the PEF files from the K10D though - is that right? - Rob: Correct. But presumably this will come in the next release. - If so then presumably the obvious answer is to use DNG (think I have seen lots of people doing that) and pass this through Camera RAW - I really don't want to learn another tool in the first instance having got used to this one. If doing this, do I need to do anything special to calibrate Adobe RAW for the DNG files from the K10D? - DNG files from the K10D seem to come up in ACR just fine. The Auto settings work as they did before, or you can set manually. 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: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash
I don't think that's the case since I can create banding whenever I want it. Long exposures even at moderate ISO are quite prone to it... Admittedly it is easy to hide by pulling down the shadows a little bit. But it can sometimes limit you wrt the sort of manipulation you can perform on an image. It is especially visible when the scene being photographed is naturally weak in the blue channel such as tungsten or street lighting. If you try to adjust the w/b to get realistic colours the banding will show up. This sort of scenario is pretty extreme so in practice it is not a severe limitation but imho it should be fixed. Regards Patrick On 1/22/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't answer your question Patrick as I haven't installed it, but speaking of banding. Is it possible that banding could be an issue when the battery is nearly depleted? I've only had one series of shots that displayed banding and none since then. Cheers, Dave On 1/22/07, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- 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: PESO - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/ photo#5022892507949108034 Nothing to gripe about in that shot! I'd try a more square cropping, but otherwise the photo is lovely. A reflection on the subject of course. :-) Thanks, Godfrey, and everyone else who commented. Square and portrait orientations here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916074434661202 http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916078729628514 Both of these are just crops of the image I already posted. Any further feedback would be great. I'll go back to the original and play around with it once we get the crop figured out. Thanks again. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Scott, No real complaints about the processing. She is a cute girl - makes for a good subject. Small improvements could possibly be made. For the shot as presented, I agree with Godfrey that square may be better. For a future shot, perhaps vertical orientation and just a touch of fill flash to lighten the dark side a bit. This is not much flash I'm talking about, that is the real trick - probably 2-3 stops under compensation on the flash would be about right. Thanks, Bruce. I actually prefer a little more contrast than most folks. And I rarely shoot with a flash on the fly. But I'll try it again sometime with similar light and bounce in a little extra light. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Thank you! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No technical gripe. But, IMHO it would look better in portrait orientation. Done! Thanks, Bill. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very cute girl, beautiful lighting, nicely defocused background. I like it! Thanks, Rick! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: Water intakes
I took this picture yesterday, with my *ds. I went to take pictures of Eagles but they must not have wanted their pictures taken. This is something I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs I have been laid off in Jan. So I figured why not. Well I guess I will have to try again next week. This is one of the pictures I took. I would appreciate any comments. Thank you sandy. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/7764310 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
On 1/22/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 Good light, bad composition. Too bullseye. I agree. I really liked the light on this. The room has east and west facing windows. This was taken mid-afternoon. I don't think simply moving her off center would help. There's not much of a background to deal with. I've posted a couple different crops that I hope will help a bit. Thanks, Doug. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 43mm LTD
Scott, I am surprised you are not getting more comments on its optical quality. Firstly, I don't have it. By reputation, it is weak wide open, but lovely stopped down. People who have it started writing about the three-dimensional effect it gives images. This started the whole discussion about three-dimensionality in the FA limiteds. I don't have it mainly because I use primes in low light and need them to be good wide open. It's the only limited I don't have. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is really best to expose for the highlights without blowing them out and then darken later, if necessary. Proper digital exposure should be biased to come as close to saturation as possible due to the nature of the sensors' linear capture and the mathematics associated. Bruce Fraser illustrates this well in Real World Camera Raw with Photoshop CS2, pages 6-8. So the best methodology is to set exposure for a scene's Zone IX highlights to capture the highest valued detail that you want to retain in the final image. That brings in the greatest amount of data and exploits the sensor's analog dynamic range to maximum, minimizes noise at the blackpoint threshold after gamma encoding and bayer demosaicing. Of course, proper RAW conversion for such an exposure may not be at a RAW converter's default settings ... it often takes customization of the gamma encoding curves to express all the tonal values that were captured in RGB channel space. Current digital sensor maximum dynamic range, after gamma encoding and demosaicing, is right around 10 stops with the K10D, which surpasses most film emulsions handily. Measurements I made with my *ist DS body showed that it could manage 7-9 stops (RAW format capture, dependent upon ISO setting). Some (a very few) BW emulsions can manage between 11-13 stops of DR at the limit. No color emulsions that I know of can handle more than 8-9 stops, transparency emulsions in particular are hard pressed to handle 5-6. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
Nice pic. I prefer the portrait crop, but it feels a bit too tight. I'd like to see it close to a 4:3 frame. Paul -- Original message -- From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/ photo#5022892507949108034 Nothing to gripe about in that shot! I'd try a more square cropping, but otherwise the photo is lovely. A reflection on the subject of course. :-) Thanks, Godfrey, and everyone else who commented. Square and portrait orientations here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916074434661202 http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916078729628514 Both of these are just crops of the image I already posted. Any further feedback would be great. I'll go back to the original and play around with it once we get the crop figured out. Thanks again. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- 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: two more
On Jan 21, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: and another one from Liège: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/7752110 Just saw this one ... Unfortunately, the motion blur of the canal boat proves too distracting for my taste in this case. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hybrid RAW processing
Thanks for the feedback, folks. I kinda thought it was probably a bit more work than necessary, but figured a handful of you would be able to offer a reasonable second opinion. Boy, was I wrong! (Kidding. Don't kick me.) I wasn't super impressed with the final rendering offered in the tutorial, but thought that it might make for an interesting portrait technique. I'll give it a go soon. Speaking of linear RAW conversions, who's using what? Or rather, what's available? I currently have access to the software that came with the K100D and CS2. On 1/19/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more, and then I'll give it a rest for the rest of the day. Are any of you doing anything like this: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hybrid-conversion.shtml Is it worth the effort? And what's your opinion of the finished product? (There's an example photo in the tutorial.) -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso - My own HDR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see what you're saying. Gonz wrote: Thanks for looking Boris. Yes, it seems many, if not all, HDR shots have this glow around areas of high contrast. It must be related to the merge somehow. Yes, it is kind of weird, but it can have some interesting applications if applied judiciously. In this case, I was going for more weird than normal. There is of course a reason or sense (struggling with words here) in adding this additional glow to the picture like this. I admit I spent just a moment deciding is this just a glow or is this a snow on top of these roofs... So, you may have hit the target with me. Having said that, I also must point out that I've seen very few HDR images that I liked. Could be I am somewhat prejudicial towards HDR. Some more extreme examples are here, and you can see the glow in many of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kros/sets/72057594073655609/ This one has alot of glow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kros/112534470/in/set-72057594073655609/ I like some, hate some, and am indifferent to many. It opens up some interesting possibilities. Boris -- Someone handed me a picture and said, This is a picture of me when I was younger. Every picture of you is when you were younger. ...Here's a picture of me when I'm older. Where'd you get that camera man? - Mitch Hedberg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Water intakes
Sandra - I love this picture - the buildings look like little castles, and the composition is also great. I hope the eagles comply with your wish to photograph them next time you try to do so. rg2 - Original Message - From: Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:24 PM Subject: PESO: Water intakes I took this picture yesterday, with my *ds. I went to take pictures of Eagles but they must not have wanted their pictures taken. This is something I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs I have been laid off in Jan. So I figured why not. Well I guess I will have to try again next week. This is one of the pictures I took. I would appreciate any comments. Thank you sandy. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/7764310 http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/698154 -- 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
PESO: Wonder
This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 comments welcome rg2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Film vs. Digital - not a religion
I think you are mistaken about the K10D or any digital camera for that matter being able to match or surpass the dynamic range of all color films. Most of them are rated in the linear range but the color neg films do have a useful knee that still captures highlights without blowing them out and this can be post processed (expanded) to give more useful dynamic range than any digital capture currently available. There are also low contrast films especially designed for widest possible dynamic range for use with extremely contrasty scenes or situations. Lastly, with film you dont get the noise (you get grain instead) on the shadow end you do with digital but if you go to larger film formats, this grain becomes invisible which further increase the useful dynamic range of film vs digital. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is really best to expose for the highlights without blowing them out and then darken later, if necessary. Proper digital exposure should be biased to come as close to saturation as possible due to the nature of the sensors' linear capture and the mathematics associated. Bruce Fraser illustrates this well in Real World Camera Raw with Photoshop CS2, pages 6-8. So the best methodology is to set exposure for a scene's Zone IX highlights to capture the highest valued detail that you want to retain in the final image. That brings in the greatest amount of data and exploits the sensor's analog dynamic range to maximum, minimizes noise at the blackpoint threshold after gamma encoding and bayer demosaicing. Of course, proper RAW conversion for such an exposure may not be at a RAW converter's default settings ... it often takes customization of the gamma encoding curves to express all the tonal values that were captured in RGB channel space. Current digital sensor maximum dynamic range, after gamma encoding and demosaicing, is right around 10 stops with the K10D, which surpasses most film emulsions handily. Measurements I made with my *ist DS body showed that it could manage 7-9 stops (RAW format capture, dependent upon ISO setting). Some (a very few) BW emulsions can manage between 11-13 stops of DR at the limit. No color emulsions that I know of can handle more than 8-9 stops, transparency emulsions in particular are hard pressed to handle 5-6. Godfrey -- 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 - Flower Faery
Thanks, Paul. I loosened it up a bit and gave it the 4:3 treatment you suggested. Godfrey suggested I also loosen up my square crop. So I did that, too. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022929835509877618 http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022929839804844930 Thanks again for all the feedback. I think these two are definitely the best of the five. I'm personally leaning a bit toward the square format. On 1/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice pic. I prefer the portrait crop, but it feels a bit too tight. I'd like to see it close to a 4:3 frame. Paul -- Original message -- From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/ photo#5022892507949108034 Nothing to gripe about in that shot! I'd try a more square cropping, but otherwise the photo is lovely. A reflection on the subject of course. :-) Thanks, Godfrey, and everyone else who commented. Square and portrait orientations here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916074434661202 http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916078729628514 Both of these are just crops of the image I already posted. Any further feedback would be great. I'll go back to the original and play around with it once we get the crop figured out. Thanks again. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- 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 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Re: Hello! (introduction)
Mark Roberts wrote DagT wrote: Fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] mike wilson wrote: From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/21/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz I don't differentiate. Do you integrate? I assimilate. You, too? I thought it was just Cotty. I thought he permutated. No, he is a derivative Just as long as he is not multiplying. This thread does not add up So it should be divided... Well I've never been an exponent of that sort of behavior... Yeah, sometimes its hard to differentiate. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: two more
Once again, Ralf, these are stunning. Especially the first one. Would you mind giving us a brief explanation as to how you calculate exposure? On 1/21/07, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One from Boulogne: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7757564 and another one from Liège: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/7752110 Enjoy. Comments and suggestions as always most welcome. 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 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO:in anticipation of snow
Hi Pentaxians still 12 hours to go for the very first snow this year in Zurich and large parts of Switzerland. In joyful anticipation of snow :-) I prepared myself with some close-ups of frozen plants last week. I really look forward to take some panoramic shots of Zurich with snow in the next days. Please enjoy http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5490412size=lg. Pentax SFXn with Tamron 90mm macro and Sigma close-up lens, Pentax AF280T on a flash grip from left, Konika Centuria ISO 100 film, Minolta Dual Scan II greetings Markus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Hybrid RAW processing
On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Speaking of linear RAW conversions, who's using what? Or rather, what's available? I currently have access to the software that came with the K100D and CS2. My production system is Photoshop CS2 + Bridge + Camera Raw (current version of CR is 3.6). Lately I'm using Lightroom v4.1beta more and more of the time: it has some RAW control capabilities that are easier to use and I like the organizational features, they're nicely arranged for efficient selection, grouping and rating. Both allow setting a linear gamma encoding option in their tonal adjustment tools. I rarely use it as the rest of the adjustment options allow satisfactory flexibility to express the tonal values I want, particularly with Lightroom. Other RAW converter options compatible with the K100D that I've used are RAW Developer, Silkypix, Bibble, dcraw, Aperture, Vuescan, and LightZone. In my testing, I found the supplied Pentax Photo Browser/ Lab v3.1 to be the worst choice. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Water intakes
On 1/22/07, Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took this picture yesterday, with my *ds. I went to take pictures of Eagles but they must not have wanted their pictures taken. This is something I have always wanted to do. This is also the first time in 11 yrs I have been laid off in Jan. So I figured why not. Well I guess I will have to try again next week. This is one of the pictures I took. I would appreciate any comments. Thank you sandy. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/7764310 I've always wondered what those were. There are similar structures in the Mississipi just north of St. Louis that are visible from the I-270 bridge. Is that where you took these? After living there for about 7 years you'd think I would know. :) Nice pic, BTW. I like the muted tones. Sorry to hear about the layoff. It does seem like an odd time to retool. (You work for Chrysler, right?) Or are they just shutting down for a little while until demand catches up with production? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Flower Faery
Lovely subject! I agree that it's slightly dark. Nice lighting for a 24 year old on a date, but such beautiful clear skin and features deserve a bit more light. IMHO Be sure and file this one in a safe place. =) Jack --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/ photo#5022892507949108034 Nothing to gripe about in that shot! I'd try a more square cropping, but otherwise the photo is lovely. A reflection on the subject of course. :-) Thanks, Godfrey, and everyone else who commented. Square and portrait orientations here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916074434661202 http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022916078729628514 Both of these are just crops of the image I already posted. Any further feedback would be great. I'll go back to the original and play around with it once we get the crop figured out. Thanks again. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Wonder
On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:54 AM, rg2 wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 Any technical comments are completely overwhelmed by the wonderful expression you captured. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Wonder
Wonder-ful. Soft pensive catch. I gather the vertical background edges are a part of the window frame, but in any case, I might try softening them some. Thanks for the look. Jack --- rg2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 comments welcome rg2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
FW: PESO - Flower Faery
maybe twice but some of my messages seem to disappear ... Markus -Original Message- From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 6:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: PESO - Flower Faery Hi Scott a lovely photo so far. I would try bluring the background a bit, brighten t(he white of ) the eyes and take a bit of the blue out of the dress. Maybe I would have liked it even more from a slightly greater distance. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Flower Faery Taken over the weekend. K100D, 18-55 at 43mm, ISO800, f4.5. Auto contrast, levels, color correction, a little unsharp mask, and save for web. Any feedback is appreciated, especially technical gripes. http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/PDMLPESO/photo#5022892507949108034 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- 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
GESO: Northern Exposures
One of my goals for 2007 is to have some of my photos exhibited at a local coffee shop. I'm choosing images that reflect my life for the past 2 years, living as a teacher in northern Alberta. This gallery is not final - you will notice that I have a duplicate (actually a PESO that I posted not too long ago). I'd like your opinions on my choices, the gallery as a whole, and the images individually. I greatly appreciate this! Thank you. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/northernexposures -- -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash
As far as I can tell, yes. - Original Message - From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:20 PM Subject: Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash For those who have installed the latest K10D firmware...?? has there been any improvement on the banding issues ? Regards Patrick -- 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: Wonder
On 1/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:54 AM, rg2 wrote: This is my son Peter, on his first airplane trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo#5022929159140389634 Any technical comments are completely overwhelmed by the wonderful expression you captured. :-) Agreed. The look of nervous excitement is portrayed wonderfully. Good job. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
