Re: practical implication of flat fields -- Help needed.
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: practical implication of flat fields -- Help needed. Hello everybody! I think I understand what flat field lens means. (e.g. per http://www.wisner.com/myth.htm ) My question: what is the _practical_ implication of the lens with a very flat field? More specifically, - if I were to use the D-FA 100/2.8 Macro as a portrait lens - what would be the drawbacks/side-effects/...? Both the theoretical description/explanation and personal experience with this lens in this particular regard are appreciated. Ron's description is pretty accurate. I'm sure he would be glad to know that... Anyway, in practical terms, it should make quite a good, though perhaps sharper than is desirable, portrait lens on film, and the same on DSLR, except that it might be a bit longer than you want. This was shot with the A100/2.8 lens on film many, many years ago: http://pug.komkon.org/02jun/virginia.html. The web image is nice, the 8x10s were to die for. I realize that this isn't the same lens as you were asking after, but I expect they aren't too far from each other in rendering abilities. This was shot with the FA200/4. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/dogportraits/lhchih01.jpg As you can see, it does quite well as a portrait lens, given the right subject. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures! Soft! I would have to have been in a coma AND had one foot over the threshold of deaths door to keep me from playing with my K10D. :-) For me, new gear is better than antibiotics chicken soup. Man, you are going to think you've died and gone to heaven at GFM. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Listen
In a message dated 5/3/2007 1:41:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually, I don't know if she was listening or waiting for a reply to something pithy, but her expression is rather intense. Shot with the K10, and A85mm f/1.4 http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/listen.html Enjoy William Robb === That's a very nice shot. I like her hand. But it does appear to be excessively grainy. OTOH, I like it quite a bit. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Th'ol Catfish Hole
In a message dated 5/3/2007 11:23:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A summer afternoon spent on that point across the creek with a bamboo pole, a jug cork bobber and a #2 tomato can of worms fresh from the garden, is a day that doesn't count against your life. Jack (in a maudlin mood) http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=223 I think this looks peaceful, but I'd probably like it better cropped a bit. I am very puzzled, however. That green shadow/reflection in the water (in about the middle) doesn't seem to correspond to what is on the bank above it. It almost seems to be reflecting a person or a tree, but I see no person or tree. Or maybe it is the fish that got away. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Listen
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Listen http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/listen.html === That's a very nice shot. I like her hand. But it does appear to be excessively grainy. OTOH, I like it quite a bit. Thanks Marnie. You must be using an LCD. On my CRT, it looks fine (thats what I use for editing), but you are right, when I move it to my LCD, it does look quite noisy. I'll try processing the file again tomorrow. I expect I applied too much sharpening. Thanks for looking, and for the constructive comments bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Need a good monitor! (see post end for cliffnotes)
In a message dated 5/3/2007 8:11:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I currently have a Nec Multisync FE950 CRT based around the old Diamondtron NF series of tube. It's a great monitor. Sharp as a tack with beautiful color rendition, still as bright and sharp as the day I got it 8 years ago. Realistic maximum res it can handle is 1360x1024 @ 85hz. 1600x1200 is sharp enough but at 75Hz it starts to hurt after a whole. snip There HAS to be a decent LCD display out there for not too much money. Or a good CRT still in production. What has the list used and what should be avoided? === I once had a Nec Multisync monitor that seemed to last forever. So when I finally broke down and got a LCD for my desktop (and I also got a new desktop) I got a Nec LCD. I like it a lot. But it wasn't cheap, it was in the $350-450 range. I can't recall really. Maybe a tad more. However, I was just ready to spend at that point. I think it has very faithful color rendition. Marnie aka Doe - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
In a message dated 5/3/2007 8:18:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. Dave = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Hot Rods in the sun
In a message dated 4/29/2007 9:33:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.primelensphoto.com/car%20show/index.html -Brendan == Bit late, but better... well, whatever. :-) Some very nice shots! Crisp and colofrul. I especially like the steering wheel make me think of old car ads. Marnie aka Doe Hmmm, dating myself again. - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: OT - more bike stuff
But I learned a few things. I have no momentum. As soon as the grade changes to up, I'm back in low gear. Cadence and spinning are the key things here. You need to learn to spin at about 85-90 rpm and change gear in time to maintain that cadence. It makes cycling much easier. You shouldn't ever feel as though you're really pushing the pedals unless you're going up a long steep hill and you're already in bottom gear. If you have derailleur gears front and back there is a lot of overlap on them, so it helps to learn how and when to double-shift so that you maintain similar spacing through the range and don't have sudden jumps that leave you spinning too fast or pushing too hard after a gear change. -- Bob Yeah, it inspired me to go out and buy a trailer for the kids. Went to the local bike shop and looked at something called a d'Lite. After adding a stroller conversion kit and a rain screen the total came to well over $500. Schlepped my fat ass back to the SUV and drove to Target. Bought a Schwinn trailer, stroller conversion and rain screen included, for less than a third the price of the d'Lite. Put it together as soon as we got home, all the while Megan, our 4 year old, is dancing around me asking Is it done yet? You're taking too long. Can you fasten my helmet? Granted, it's not as nice as the bike shop trailer, but the squeals of joy and constant laughter coming from behind me as we took it for a ride reassured me that it didn't matter how much I paid for it. We did a nice, easy pace for about a mile or so. Every time we passed someone out for a walk she started yelling I'm riding in a trailer! I'm riding in a TRAILERR! Fun times. I had trouble convincing her that it was bed time and she needed to get out. After the bed time routine was completed I went out for another ride. Did about 5.2 miles according to google maps. About 1 straight mile was a gradual descent. Man that was fun! I even kept up with traffic. Coming back was a bitch. I'm spent. But I learned a few things. I have no momentum. As soon as the grade changes to up, I'm back in low gear. I'm too fat and don't have the horsepower, but I guess this is a good way to remedy that. I also need to move the saddle back an inch or two, but it's all the way back as it is. Plus, as much padding as I have, there is apparently none under my sit bones. Looks like a new seat is in order. Sorry for the novel. Time to start a freakin' blog, I suppose. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Card Reader for Linux
Hi all Anyone out there using a multi-card reader under Linux? I've got a multi boot system (Windows XP/Ubuntu 6.1) and while I've got most peripherals working with Ubuntu, my el-cheapo, no-name card reader isn't recognised. I'm prepared to go out and buy a new one but I want to be sure it will be recognised in Linux. I need a reader that handles at least SD, CF and XD cards. Any suggestions? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. http://www.bluebottle.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 04/05/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You shouldn't ever feel as though you're really pushing the pedals unless you're going up a long steep hill and you're already in bottom gear. LOL, just ask Frank ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO 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: The Future of Pentax -- Great news!
On May 4, 2007, at 9:22 AM, Cotty wrote: On 3/5/07, AlexG, discombobulated, unleashed: There will be two (2) you heard it, at least two new DSLR's coming out in the Fall, that will not conflict with the K100 or the K10D! For goodness sake. Meet the K1000D and the K1D. Or the K1D and K0.1D. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On May 4, 2007, at 5:29 AM, graywolf wrote: For only a few hundred bucks you can save almost an ounce on your ride. I read in a book that if you're trying to reduce weight, a good laxative will save you several thousand dollars in bike-part upgrades. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On May 4, 2007, at 3:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://gmapuploader.com/iframe.php?mapId=PXPVwvf04K Now ~that's~ a freaking bike... Excuse me, I need to change my trousers. That bike is pornography. What ratio are you running on it? Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Card Reader for Linux
hi brian, i am on slackware 11 (with the latest stable kernel) and using a multicard reader is no big deal really. you need to make an entry in /etc/fstab and then mount it like you would any other media (hard drives, cdrom etc.). i'd have thought that something like ubuntu would do it automagically. :) am at work now but can send you the details later in the day. if you are in a hurry, google should do the rescue act :) regards, subash On 5/4/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Anyone out there using a multi-card reader under Linux? I've got a multi boot system (Windows XP/Ubuntu 6.1) and while I've got most peripherals working with Ubuntu, my el-cheapo, no-name card reader isn't recognised. I'm prepared to go out and buy a new one but I want to be sure it will be recognised in Linux. I need a reader that handles at least SD, CF and XD cards. Any suggestions? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Future of Pentax -- Great news!
What about the *D or theKIst?? Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Card Reader for Linux
Hi Subash Thanks for that - I'm not in a hurry so I'd appreciate any futher details when you have the time. Ubuntu picked up most of my peripherals automatically but not the reader. I thought about editing fstab but I'm a bit unsure of the correct syntax for the reader. I have done a bit of Googling but there seems to be conflicting (and sometimes incomprehensible) advice. Some readers get recognised on boot up but some don't. I'm not adverse to the command line or editing config files but I think some of the advice is written in Klingon Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting S J [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi brian, i am on slackware 11 (with the latest stable kernel) and using a multicard reader is no big deal really. you need to make an entry in /etc/fstab and then mount it like you would any other media (hard drives, cdrom etc.). i'd have thought that something like ubuntu would do it automagically. :) am at work now but can send you the details later in the day. if you are in a hurry, google should do the rescue act :) regards, subash On 5/4/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Anyone out there using a multi-card reader under Linux? I've got a multi boot system (Windows XP/Ubuntu 6.1) and while I've got most peripherals working with Ubuntu, my el-cheapo, no-name card reader isn't recognised. I'm prepared to go out and buy a new one but I want to be sure it will be recognised in Linux. I need a reader that handles at least SD, CF and XD cards. Any suggestions? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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PESO - Wet Lands #2
Sorry, I was going to hold off on more PESOs until next week. Because I've felt that taken up a lot of bandwidth this week. But... The teacher liked most of my shots. Except he felt some had flat light and should be reshot. I am not so thrilled about that, as I don't like to slow down and revisit when I am on a roll. However, one I might. The wetlands one he wanted more wetlands, although liking the composition. Bruce wanted more mothballed fleet. This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
SD Cards Shintaro brand
Picked up A shintaro brand SD card 2GB Extreme speed for $55 AU . Had 150X on the packet. Anybody heard or used one of these? I have tried continous shooting on my K10D saveing RAW PEF. fired off about 10 shots before slowing down. is this consistant with extreme III cards from sandisk? james -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
I like this. Nice composition, interesting subject. Paul On May 4, 2007, at 5:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I was going to hold off on more PESOs until next week. Because I've felt that taken up a lot of bandwidth this week. But... The teacher liked most of my shots. Except he felt some had flat light and should be reshot. I am not so thrilled about that, as I don't like to slow down and revisit when I am on a roll. However, one I might. The wetlands one he wanted more wetlands, although liking the composition. Bruce wanted more mothballed fleet. This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http:// www.aol.com. -- 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: OT - more bike stuff
On 4/5/07, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg Nice. I nearly got discs. Do they get mudded up / need more servicing? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The Future of Pentax -- Great news!
On 4/5/07, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Or the K1D and K0.1D. Dinner plate + hat = waiting :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Your favorite Slide show/DVD/video/swiffer etc.with music/audio creater?
I have been using Wondershare Slide Show Builder. It's not very good. A am currently trying Pro Show Stadndard and ProShow Gold, which seem a lot better. It's easy to syncronize the show with the audio files - and the MPEG movies ca be played in Pover Point 2000. Which do you guys use/prefere/recommend, please? regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: 05/03/2007 14:11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Antique car show in town, this year something different
I found somew info on the web, and its Sept 15th. No show that weekend Whoo Hoo. I have 3, 2gig cards currently Dave On 5/3/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: They have been allowed by town council to stage a mock battle. Man i hope they have it on an off weekend again. This will really test the K10D SR mode.:-) Seriously cool. Take plenty of SD cards. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 5/4/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 4, 2007, at 3:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://gmapuploader.com/iframe.php?mapId=PXPVwvf04K Now ~that's~ a freaking bike... Excuse me, I need to change my trousers. That bike is pornography. What ratio are you running on it? 49 tooth chainring, 17 tooth cog. That puts it in the mid-70's gear-inches, which is a medium gear for a road bike. If you get a nice spin going, you can cruise at about 40km/h, if you go nuts you can do 50 km/h (my few tries at a 200 metre flying sprint I was in the high 13's, which worked out to about 50 km/h), yet it's a small enough gear to climb pretty much hill that downtown Toronto can throw at me. Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg Peh! Gears. Brakes. Knobbie tires... I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). Well, I've never done any off-roading. When I see a bike like that, I tell myself that I really should give it a try sometime. Looks like fun!! Seriously, lovely (if industrial looking) bike! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Your favorite Slide show/DVD/video/swiffer etc.with music/audio
Jens Bladt wrote: I have been using Wondershare Slide Show Builder. It's not very good. A am currently trying Pro Show Stadndard and ProShow Gold, which seem a lot better. It's easy to syncronize the show with the audio files - and the MPEG movies ca be played in Pover Point 2000. Which do you guys use/prefere/recommend, please? Photo to Movie: http://www.lqgraphics.com/phototomovie.php -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 5/4/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/5/07, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg Nice. I nearly got discs. Do they get mudded up / need more servicing? I think one of the advantages of discs is that they stay much cleaner and mud-free than rim-brakes. That would be because of their location, some 14 inches from the ground. As far as maintenance, rather than cables, they're hydraulic, so one must be careful of leaks. I don't know that they're more maintenance, but I'd guess they're different mainenance. They are extremely powerful. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
On 5/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipAnd a nice change from bikes.snip Say what? :-0 cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Your favorite Slide show/DVD/video/swiffer etc.with music/audio creater?
I play the music with Windows Media Player and manually click through the images using XP's Picture Fax Viewer. I never had slide shows when I shot film, and I don't do them now. Cheers, Dave On 5/4/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been using Wondershare Slide Show Builder. It's not very good. A am currently trying Pro Show Stadndard and ProShow Gold, which seem a lot better. It's easy to syncronize the show with the audio files - and the MPEG movies ca be played in Pover Point 2000. Which do you guys use/prefere/recommend, please? regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 5/3/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect it depends on where you are. Greenwich here is a little bit of a cycling hub and I see all sorts of nice stuff locked and left unattended. I'm not too worried about leaving mine unattended - I have a secure lock and insurance. The bike's replacement cost would be over US$1,000 at current rates here. One guy who works in one of the local shops leaves a lovely custom-built Roberts Audax tethered up outdoors all day every day while he's at work. http://www.robertscycles.com/largeviews/audax1.html That's at least US$3,000 worth of bike at current exchange rates, but it doesn't look like it unless you know a little bit about these things. Over here bike thieves know their market - which is mainly mountain bikes. It does depend where you are. The coffee shop that I often hang out at, the Jet Fuel, is a roadie hangout. $6000 Cervelos, Colnagos, Merlins and Lightspeeds are regularly locked up outside. Most guys have a tiny little Kryptonite (only about 3 inches wide) to lock a wheel to the frame (one can only freelock with them, but still, it's a deterrance). They're small enough to easily fit into a jersey pocket. Some couriers here in Toronto ride pretty nice bikes. Most that do use New York style locks, made of large hardened-steel links locked with the above-mentioned small Kryptonite. Porno Stevie, centre, has his around his waist: http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RgEjLRTLY4I/AIs/yfHjvjBdlL4/s1600-h/freeland.jpg They're a bit heavy, but it feels so good when you take it off! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Card Reader for Linux
On Fri, 4 May 2007, Brian Walters wrote: Hi Subash Thanks for that - I'm not in a hurry so I'd appreciate any futher details when you have the time. Ubuntu picked up most of my peripherals automatically but not the reader. I thought about editing fstab but I'm a bit unsure of the correct syntax for the reader. I have done a bit of Googling but there seems to be conflicting (and sometimes incomprehensible) advice. Some readers get recognised on boot up but some don't. I'm not adverse to the command line or editing config files but I think some of the advice is written in Klingon I've got a multi-card reader (Using Centos-4, a clone of Redhat Enterprise 4). It wouldn't see anything other than the CF slot until I added the following lines to /etc/modprobe.conf: options scsi_mod max_luns=8 Apparently, the multi-card readers look like multiple SCSI LUNs... but not many other SCSI things do... thus the default to only scan one LUN. Some parsing of 'dmesg' or /var/log/messages might be in order to fully figure it out. -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering* * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Th'ol Catfish Hole
That shadow is one of a line of large trees, most of which are set a little further back. I remember thinking that I would have opened the scene slightly had the lens allow it. I indicated the lens was a 16~45, but just after uploading, remembered I'd changed to a A70~210 f/4. This is really a quick grab and I have no plans for it beyond this posting. Still, I'm interested in how you would crop it. Thanks for comments, Marnie. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/3/2007 11:23:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A summer afternoon spent on that point across the creek with a bamboo pole, a jug cork bobber and a #2 tomato can of worms fresh from the garden, is a day that doesn't count against your life. Jack (in a maudlin mood) http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=223 I think this looks peaceful, but I'd probably like it better cropped a bit. I am very puzzled, however. That green shadow/reflection in the water (in about the middle) doesn't seem to correspond to what is on the bank above it. It almost seems to be reflecting a person or a tree, but I see no person or tree. Or maybe it is the fish that got away. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
I think I like this somewhat better. The additional mothball fleet is well placed. While not major elements, the two Killdeer or Sandpipers, or (?) in the foreground are nice elements and the scene certainly looks wetter. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I was going to hold off on more PESOs until next week. Because I've felt that taken up a lot of bandwidth this week. But... The teacher liked most of my shots. Except he felt some had flat light and should be reshot. I am not so thrilled about that, as I don't like to slow down and revisit when I am on a roll. However, one I might. The wetlands one he wanted more wetlands, although liking the composition. Bruce wanted more mothballed fleet. This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!
On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Man, you are going to think you've died and gone to heaven at GFM. Not long to go now. Although after my recent trip I'm not looking forward to the 17 hour flight from Singapore to Vancouver. But a good dose of camera therapy will perk me back up :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Custom WB for istD etc question
On 30/04/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, thats what i am doing,with the image editor, but, i was just curious why after the repair, and redoing the custom WB I'm not getting the same results. Dave, I have no answers to your questions however I did stumble across a page that I though may be of interest to you and anyone else looking at IR shooting using Pentax DSLRs: http://www.xdeltax.com/tutirdsvsk10d/index.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO 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: PESO: Another dog picture
He's getting big fast. Weren't Jester Bella of a similar size not so long ago? Nice shot's of a couple of good looking animals. Cheers, Dave On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 4/5/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I think one of the advantages of discs is that they stay much cleaner and mud-free than rim-brakes. That would be because of their location, some 14 inches from the ground. That's true but I discs can get scored if you get grit between the disc and the pads. I wondered if this could be a big problem or none at all... They are extremely powerful. Power. Tools. Toys. :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
FS: 24-50 35-105 zooms, Super A P5 bodies
A few items for sale. Photos available on request. * Pentax Super A body. EXC+ condition. This camera feels and operates like new. It's technically the exact same camera as the Super Program, but it somehow feels like a Super Program Limited in all black. I can include a standard Pentax strap, along with the deluxe European Camera of the Year 1983 strap that was available. Front finger grip, body cap, original Pentax case and instruction manual included. Price: $150 including shipping/insurance in the continental U.S. * Pentax P5/P50 body, EX condition, fully functional, includes front grip: $60 including shipping/insurance in the continental U.S. I also have the very small SMC-A 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 push/pull zoom lens to go with this camera if desired for an additional $40. * Pentax SMC-F 24-50mm f/4 lens. EX condition. Pentax front and rear caps included. Price: $125 includes shipping/insurance in the continental U.S. * Pentax SMC-A 35-105mm f/3.5, KEH EX+ condition. Pentax front and rear caps included. Price: $125 includes shipping/insurance in the continental U.S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there
On 5/3/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/3/07, Fernando Terrazzino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=482278166size=o I like it! Love the repeating pattern of the two pairs of conversationalists. Ditto. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Temptation...
On 5/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I know it's a fine, unique lens, I wouldn't spend the money on something like that. I'd use it for a week and then forget I owned it. I do own it and in general I agree. But I find myself on occasion in very tight spots where the AOV comes in really handy, and the distortion isn't a problem. And if you shoot panoramas (like I do) you can do 360 degrees in as little as 3 shots. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
-- Original message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some couriers here in Toronto ride pretty nice bikes. Most that do use New York style locks, made of large hardened-steel links locked with the above-mentioned small Kryptonite. Porno Stevie, centre, has his around his waist: http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RgEjLRTLY4I/AIs/yfHjvjBdlL4/s1600-h/ freeland.jpg They're a bit heavy, but it feels so good when you take it off! I've seen it before, but I can't recall if I commented on it. That's an amazingly good photograph, Frank. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com/ 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg
- Original Message - From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg http://roman.blakout.net/r-rated/800x533-_IGP7214.jpg After a long winter, green looks so refreshing. That is refreshing. Very calm and pastoral. I think you have applied the sharpening a bit heavily, you might want to tone it down a bit. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Judging Photos True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Another dog picture
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: PESO: Another dog picture He's getting big fast. Weren't Jester Bella of a similar size not so long ago? Yup http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/page1/page1.html Nice shot's of a couple of good looking animals. Thanks Dave. He's pretty much everything I've wanted in a dog. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
On 5/2/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 (my good site) K10D K-500/4,5 @ Manfrotto gimbal mount. Aperture not recorded, but I guess about f:8, 1/250s, 800 ISO. I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact of the heavy weather. I think it's great. The bird really looks miserable, trudging along the beach. Collar up, wings in its pocket :-) Wendy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Another dog picture
On 5/3/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those of you who are not on my Jester spam list. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html My, he's a good looking boy. Nice and trim too. Bella's a lot cuter though :-) Wendy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Custom WB for istD etc question
- Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: Custom WB for istD etc question Dave, I have no answers to your questions however I did stumble across a page that I though may be of interest to you and anyone else looking at IR shooting using Pentax DSLRs: http://www.xdeltax.com/tutirdsvsk10d/index.html That is so totally cool. I know I have an IR cut filter in my 4x5 kit. I think this is going to be a year of experimentation. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
On 5/2/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 (my good site) K10D K-500/4,5 @ Manfrotto gimbal mount. Aperture not recorded, but I guess about f:8, 1/250s, 800 ISO. I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact of the heavy weather. I think it's great. The bird really looks miserable, trudging along the beach. Collar up, wings in its pocket :-) Yes, indeed. There is something very expressive about its posture. Might be a little more effective if the color were desaturated a touch or rendered to monochrome, but I like it as is too. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
Thanks, Paul. Marnie aka Doe :-) === I like this. Nice composition, interesting subject. Paul On May 4, 2007, at 5:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: SD Cards Shintaro brand
- Original Message - From: jim Subject: SD Cards Shintaro brand Picked up A shintaro brand SD card 2GB Extreme speed for $55 AU . Had 150X on the packet. Anybody heard or used one of these? I have tried continous shooting on my K10D saveing RAW PEF. fired off about 10 shots before slowing down. is this consistant with extreme III cards from sandisk? That's pretty close to any card put into the K10. What tells the tale is how fast the camera can fire after the buffer fills. With an ExtremeIII card, you can shoot continulous jpegs until the card is full, or 10 RAW until the buffer fills, and then about 3 frames every couple of seconds after that. It shoots a couple of frames, then pauses for a moment, then repeats. The performance with an UltraII card is only slightly poorer. You can still shoot full res jpegs continuously until the card fills, or 9 RAW until the buffer fills, and then 1fps after that. Using a blue Sandisk card, I can shoot 9 RAW in a row, and then one shot every ~2 seconds. Shooting jpeg, it's 26 shots, then a 2 second wait, then a couple of shots, 2 second wait, etc. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
Thanks, Jack. I think I am stupidly bothered by the bush on the left detracting from all the horizontal lines. But I have decided it is way too much trouble to remove. Only so much creative gardening I can do. It probably is better than the first shot I showed. It is considerably wetter, anyway. ;-)( http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands1.htm). Are they sandpipers? I was wondering. Marnie aka Doe :-) === I think I like this somewhat better. The additional mothball fleet is well placed. While not major elements, the two Killdeer or Sandpipers, or (?) in the foreground are nice elements and the scene certainly looks wetter. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I was going to hold off on more PESOs until next week. Because I've felt that taken up a lot of bandwidth this week. But... The teacher liked most of my shots. Except he felt some had flat light and should be reshot. I am not so thrilled about that, as I don't like to slow down and revisit when I am on a roll. However, one I might. The wetlands one he wanted more wetlands, although liking the composition. Bruce wanted more mothballed fleet. This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Another dog picture Now OT.
- Original Message - From: wendy beard Subject: Re: PESO: Another dog picture http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html My, he's a good looking boy. Nice and trim too. He doesn't get to go to the drive through very often. It helps with the youthful figure. Bella's a lot cuter though :-) Do you really think so? I'm thinking there might be a little bias going on here. g Seriously, she is a lovely little dog. She's a bit narrow across the chest, we are hoping she will be a late bloomer and get a little more breadth, but at 15 months now, I'm not sure how much more drop we are going to see. Right now she is just a bit over 40 pounds at 22 inches, and is at her perfect weight. We aren't worried about her structure, she may not be a show stopper, but she LOVES agility. Charmi is having a blast with her. Jester does have a great structure, his front feet are still quite turned out, though he can now hold them straight if he wants to. Rotties don't fill out until they are 18 months or more. He is 25-26 inches now, and in the 95 pound range. He still has a small amount of growth spur on his front legs, he might hit 27 inches before he is done. The males from his lines are all very big boys, muscular and brawney and in the 120 to 130 pound range. I have a feeling he will be a show stopper, he turned a lot of heads last month at Battleford. The Band City show is coming up on the Victoria Day weekend, and will be his last show as a puppy. The weekend after GFM is our show, but he will just have turned a year a few days prior, so will be entered in the 12-18 month class. He'll be at a disadvantage because he will most likely be coming up against some dogs closer to maturity. So it goes. The Yorkton show in late August has a Rottie specialty, and we are putting him into that one as well. After that, I have no plans to show him again until 08, though we will be in the Penticton area in September when they run their show, and I am toying with the idea of entering him one day just for larfs. The biggest issue I am having with him now is getting him to not jump on every other dog that he comes into view of. I have a bad feeling that I may never be able to trial him past his PCD because of his tendency to leave the ring to bounce on some poor little poodle. Bella is downright dog aggressive, and cuts no animal any slack. They get close enough, and she nails them. Jester is merely play dominant, but the result is similar. To bring this back on topic, do you own a bicycle? Have fun bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: SD Cards Shintaro brand
You get nine raw regardless according to the specifications for the camera. I'd hope that the K10d would do better with a high speed card. But then I don't have one yet. jim wrote: Picked up A shintaro brand SD card 2GB Extreme speed for $55 AU . Had 150X on the packet. Anybody heard or used one of these? I have tried continous shooting on my K10D saveing RAW PEF. fired off about 10 shots before slowing down. is this consistant with extreme III cards from sandisk? james -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
David Mann wrote: (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). Mark! Where's the fun in that? David Mann wrote: I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend Mark! David Mann wrote: On May 4, 2007, at 3:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://gmapuploader.com/iframe.php?mapId=PXPVwvf04K Now ~that's~ a freaking bike... Excuse me, I need to change my trousers. That bike is pornography. What ratio are you running on it? Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). - Dave -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On May 4, 2007, at 1:34 AM, David Mann wrote: Excuse me, I need to change my trousers. That bike is pornography. Just an excitable boy... Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg Kind of the military humvee of bicycles ... a clean, mechanical beauty to it. Very nice. I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). LOL G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
In a message dated 5/4/2007 7:33:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 5/2/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 (my good site) K10D K-500/4,5 @ Manfrotto gimbal mount. Aperture not recorded, but I guess about f:8, 1/250s, 800 ISO. I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact of the heavy weather. I think it's great. The bird really looks miserable, trudging along the beach. Collar up, wings in its pocket :-) Wendy = Such a great description, I took a second look. You know you're right, he does look exactly like that. Okay, Tim, I like #1 better. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
In a message dated 5/4/2007 7:56:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW == And the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Judging Photos True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW == And the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well. California has much to answer for. Yes indeed. OTOH, we are responsible for April Wine, Anne Murray and Celine Dion. The world is an imperfect place. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
FS Friday: Pentax and Vivitar zooms
I have realized that I once again have too many lenses. Not too many for photographic purposes or too many from a philosophical point of view; I'm just talking about shelf space and domestic tranquility. So I'm offering up two very interesting items: A Vivitar 70-210 Series one - the second version, made by Tokina. Constant f/3.5 aperture, 1:4 macro, 62mm filter thread. It's a great lens, well deserving of the reputation for Vivitar's Series 1 line. (I have a copy of version 3 and I've decided I don't need to get into collecting these things.) Note that this lens has no A setting, so DSLR users will be operating in Green Button land. Go for it if you're man enough ;-) Some paint wear on the body, glass is perfect. $50.00 + paltry shipping costs. The next item is one I bought last year just out of curiosity without knowing what it was. It's a CPC Phase 2 70-200 f/4.0 zoom. When I got it I couldn't believe that it wasn't a Pentax lens. It's a dead ringer for the A 70-210/4.0 in appearance and overall construction, which is to say superb. If it went to 210mm instead of 200 I would have suspected that it was the same lens under a different brand. And I just found out it *is* a Pentax lens. It's one of the non-SMC lenses (though it clearly has coating/multicoating of *some* kind) Pentax marketed in the 80s. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/non-SMC.html Like the A 70-210/4 it goes to 1:4 magnification. It's built like a tank and in damned-near-perfect condition. Even the old JCII sticker is nearly immaculate. Yours for the more-than-reasonable price of $60.00 + whatever the humble servants of the US Postal Service deem necessary to transport it to your current location. More information on the lens: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/_non-SMC/index.html http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/_non-SMC/cpc_70-200f4.html For those interested in seeing some test shots from these lenses, have a look here: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm There are about 1.5 megabytes of images on this page. All test shots handheld at 1/1600 sec, f/8, ISO 400. Converted at identical white balance settings, with some minor levels adjustment afterwards. No sharpening at all applied. My take is that the two lenses are very close in the center at 70mm, but the Vivitar has better resolution in the corners. At 200mm the Pentax is the clear winner, center and corner. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
Cotty wrote: On 4/5/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I think one of the advantages of discs is that they stay much cleaner and mud-free than rim-brakes. That would be because of their location, some 14 inches from the ground. That's true but I discs can get scored if you get grit between the disc and the pads. I wondered if this could be a big problem or none at all... Same problem as getting grit stuck in your brake pads, except you only need a new rotor rather than a new wheel They are extremely powerful. Power. Tools. Toys. :-) -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: A real tragedy
I heard about this yesterday, I'm still a bit in shock: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm Norm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact of the heavy weather. I think it's great. The bird really looks miserable, trudging along the beach. Collar up, wings in its pocket :-) Yes, indeed. There is something very expressive about its posture. Might be a little more effective if the color were desaturated a touch or rendered to monochrome, but I like it as is too. He looks like he is trudging home through a blizzard after a long day at the factory, knowing that there is just a bowl of cold thin gruel awaiting when he gets there because the heat got cut off because they had to choose between heat and medicine to save the life of baby Bird. A very sad life for Mr. Bird. No happiness. No songs. I think Tim has made some very good choices here regarding the level of saturation, I think a little less saturation in the seaweed or whatever it is in the foreground would improve the picture by making it even more depressing. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Another dog picture Now OT.
William Robb wrote: To bring this back on topic, do you own a bicycle? Have fun bill Welcome to the Peloton Discuss Mail List. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? I am totally clueless on this one. TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 5/3/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I hope we can all sign on for this, (set goal, set plan, and stick to it by reporting progress). Who's in? I started on a plan in February, trying to get back into shape. Canada turned me into a lard-arse. Used to bike every day, then moved here and hardly bike at all. Dropped 10 lbs so far but still need to shift another 20 at least. Got myself a personal trainer 'cos I'm lazy. I'll go to the gym but only do stuff I like doing. Trainer pushes me harder and makes me run. I hate running. I have about 6 more sessions booked. Trainer's a footballer (not real football, that pretend one where there's just a lot of shoving and commercial breaks). Used to play for the Renegades, now exiled to Saskatchewan. that's as far as my interest in CFL goes :-) Old pic of one of my bikes (custom tourer) http://www.beard-redfern.com/bikerdog/pages/111-1161_IMG.html and the other (hybrid) http://www.beard-redfern.com/bikerdog/pages/111-1165_IMG.html and the dog of course :-) Wendy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: A Friday night in Sclessin
In a message dated 4/30/2007 12:59:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very, very nice. Are those people really not bothered by being near the smokestacks? The locals know that once the smokestacks will be gone, another great number of jobs will be gone as well. Besides, they're high enough to be of no concern to the immediate vicinity. The stadium and the people living nearby have their daily dose of poison delivered directly from the plant at the foot the smokestacks: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/6506220 Ralf === Egad! Hey, that's a great shot too. I like it better than the stadium one. Maybe you've shown it before, but I don't remember it. Nice seeing the houses through the cra... smoke billowing out. Really makes the shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: A real tragedy
On 5/4/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I heard about this yesterday, I'm still a bit in shock: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm I'll raise a glass in Rose's memory... thanks, Norm, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
Tripod highly, highly recommended, though you can do without. A beanbag on a rock, fence-post or car door can suffice. A level is recommended - but you can pick up a small one at your local hardware store at $5.00 I'm sure. Number of pictures depends on your lens, of course, Overlap 1/5-1/4 of the image. Most important - find your exposure settings, then set them MANUALLY - as you pan, auto-exposure may vary and you don't want that. You want identical exposure frame-to-frame. Hustle if the light is quickly changing (say dawn or dusk). Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? I am totally clueless on this one. TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there
Thanks Dave On 5/4/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/3/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/3/07, Fernando Terrazzino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=482278166size=o I like it! Love the repeating pattern of the two pairs of conversationalists. Ditto. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How do you guys do panoramas anyway? In an ideal world, the camera will be on a perfectly leveled tripod, with the rotation point exactly under the rear nodal point of the lens. If your panoramic involves objects near to the camera, then you need to try to be fairly close to the ideal world situation. As Rob proved the other day, it is possible to shoot very nice panoramics hand held, while holding an active baby. I put a 2 exposure stitched image up the other day which was shot hand held with a 400mm lens, and it was fine also. With the examples you posted, I expect that careful hand holding will work. You want lots of overlap, between 1/4 and 1/3 of the exposures should be redundant, IIRC. The biggie is to shoot manual exposure and don't make any exposure adjust ents after the initial exposure. Density matching will be a bear if the exposures vary from frame to frame. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
frank theriault wrote: On 5/4/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 4, 2007, at 3:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://gmapuploader.com/iframe.php?mapId=PXPVwvf04K Now ~that's~ a freaking bike... Excuse me, I need to change my trousers. That bike is pornography. What ratio are you running on it? 49 tooth chainring, 17 tooth cog. That puts it in the mid-70's gear-inches, which is a medium gear for a road bike. If you get a nice spin going, you can cruise at about 40km/h, if you go nuts you can do 50 km/h (my few tries at a 200 metre flying sprint I was in the high 13's, which worked out to about 50 km/h), yet it's a small enough gear to climb pretty much hill that downtown Toronto can throw at me. You're obviously in better shape than I, I'm running 44x16 right now, but I also have delusions of one day climbing the Bathurst St hill at Davenport on the way home. Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg Peh! Gears. Brakes. Knobbie tires... I just got her back from a servicing and I plan to ride her extensively during the weekend (no Mark!ing this sentence out of context!). Well, I've never done any off-roading. When I see a bike like that, I tell myself that I really should give it a try sometime. Looks like fun!! Seriously, lovely (if industrial looking) bike! cheers, frank Offroading can be a lot of fun, although I suspect cross might be more your style than a freeride bike like that (designed more for the North Shore in BC than what we get here in TO) -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Well http://www.robertstech.com/panorama.htm Short version: With dedicated stitching software, even inexpensive stuff, you can often do good panoramas from handheld shots. If you're shooting JPEGs, manual white balance and manual exposure are critical. (For Raw shooters, white balance isn't important but manual exposure is still a good idea though not essential) A tripod is a very good idea if at all possible. Dedicated pano heads are valuable, especially if you have prominent foreground subjects. The subject you showed is actually a very good candidate for a handheld pano. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
That bush doesn't bother me at all. One reason may be it's left side balance against the Convoy of mothball ships. The background hills however, do that very well on their own. Sandpipers was just one of my guesses. Sorry, I don't know. Their shape doesn't look unlike them..at least in this tiny form. Shore Birds(generically speaking) ;) Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Jack. I think I am stupidly bothered by the bush on the left detracting from all the horizontal lines. But I have decided it is way too much trouble to remove. Only so much creative gardening I can do. It probably is better than the first shot I showed. It is considerably wetter, anyway. ;-)( http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands1.htm). Are they sandpipers? I was wondering. Marnie aka Doe :-) === I think I like this somewhat better. The additional mothball fleet is well placed. While not major elements, the two Killdeer or Sandpipers, or (?) in the foreground are nice elements and the scene certainly looks wetter. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I was going to hold off on more PESOs until next week. Because I've felt that taken up a lot of bandwidth this week. But... The teacher liked most of my shots. Except he felt some had flat light and should be reshot. I am not so thrilled about that, as I don't like to slow down and revisit when I am on a roll. However, one I might. The wetlands one he wanted more wetlands, although liking the composition. Bruce wanted more mothballed fleet. This was shot the same time as the other one. It may actually be better than Wet Lands #1, although I liked #1's simplicity. Note that you can see the same ducks on an island in the middle. So I am now curious, Bruce, do you like this one better? http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/wetlands2.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
On 5/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? I am totally clueless on this one. You should have been at GFM last year to hear Mark's lecture on the subject. I was pretty much nodding off during most of it, as personally I have no interest in panos, but I recall him saying that the less work you make the programme do, the better results you're likely to get, and faster, too. I do recall him saying something about the nodal point of lenses (must like Bill said). One can get special panning heads for that purpose, IIRC. I forget (or rather, never heard) the rest of what Mark said, but he showed lots of pretty pictures... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
Marnie, I simply shoot with about 50% overlap from pic to pic. I have never used a tripod. I find it best to use a normal angle FL, ie, not an extreme WA as the distortion in the corners can lead to problems. If you do us a real wide lens just use more overlap. Another trick I learned is to shoot verticals and then when stitched to get the pano with a little more vertical coverage if you need it. Also, shoot in manual exposure. Take a shot to get the correct setting for the center of the field, then use the same exposure from first to last. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Custom WB for istD etc question
Interesting. I found this on a goggle search Randall Cipriano 05-02-2007, 08:10 AM Thanks Nestor. I always shoot RAW but I still set the custom WB. Except for the last image (I forgot to switch to RAW) which is a straight off the camera Jpeg (minus the bit of flaring I removed). I used a shifted tungsten WB (+2 Green +2 blue) on the AWM photos. For the Sagada IRs, I used the custom spot WB on something sunlit green technique. On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: Custom WB for istD etc question Dave, I have no answers to your questions however I did stumble across a page that I though may be of interest to you and anyone else looking at IR shooting using Pentax DSLRs: http://www.xdeltax.com/tutirdsvsk10d/index.html That is so totally cool. I know I have an IR cut filter in my 4x5 kit. I think this is going to be a year of experimentation. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather
Thank you all. This has been an interesting read. The picture has turned the tough guy, Mr. Robb into a poet. That speaks for itself ;-) I'm blushing :-) Anyway, you seem to have nailed what I was communicating. Now I'm going into the sunset looking for a place to set up my tipi for a night or two. Hopefully it will result in more pictures. Tim Typo Mostly Harmless - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:09 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: PESO - Bird in heavy weather http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=307594 I was light on the contrast here. The idea was to keep the impact of the heavy weather. I think it's great. The bird really looks miserable, trudging along the beach. Collar up, wings in its pocket :-) Yes, indeed. There is something very expressive about its posture. Might be a little more effective if the color were desaturated a touch or rendered to monochrome, but I like it as is too. He looks like he is trudging home through a blizzard after a long day at the factory, knowing that there is just a bowl of cold thin gruel awaiting when he gets there because the heat got cut off because they had to choose between heat and medicine to save the life of baby Bird. A very sad life for Mr. Bird. No happiness. No songs. I think Tim has made some very good choices here regarding the level of saturation, I think a little less saturation in the seaweed or whatever it is in the foreground would improve the picture by making it even more depressing. William Robb -- 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: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: 03.05.2007 14:11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
On 5/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? Not always. If I'm out with my tripod, I'll have my pano head hot shoe spirit level with me I'll use it: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/LBracket/Misc_009_1.htm This shot was made using the above setup: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_025.htm But if I'm just out and about and I think the scene deserves the pano treatment, I can get away with hand held. This is one of my most recent (4 shots hand held): http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/HillarysBH_002.jpg and here is an older 6 shot hand held: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/TSM_004_2.jpg I had to spend quite some time cloning in sky for this one. This is what the original stitched image looked like: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/TSM_002.jpg Where the tripod/pano head comes into it's own is when your shooting with close in foreground objects. Parallax error then becomes a real pain, and while you can stitch the shots together, it takes a lot of time warping, stretching cloning to correct for the shift in perspective between frames. You may save time at the shooting stage, but it'll cost even more time in front of the computer later. How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? Landmarks in the scene the markings in the viewfinder if I'm working hand held. If I'm using the pano rig, I level the tripod with a bulls eye level, and then I level the camera tripod head with a 2 axis hot shoe mounted spirit level If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? Depends on the focal length how many frames are needed to cover the scene. How much do you try to overlap? Generally I aim for at least 25%, but I've got away with less. I am totally clueless on this one. TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. Just give it a go. Even just using a tripod and rotating the camera will work as long as there aren't too many close in objects. That's how I did this 360 degree sequence: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_014.htm And if shooting hand held try and rotate the camera around the front element of the lens, not around the centreline of your body. Also, try this program: http://www.photo-freeware.net/autostitch.php It's free and much quicker easier to use than Photoshop. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
Check out Mark Roberts site. He has a tutorial, and it was part of his presentation at last years GFM Dave On 5/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? I am totally clueless on this one. TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
In a message dated 5/4/2007 9:13:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I forget (or rather, never heard) the rest of what Mark said, but he showed lots of pretty pictures... cheers, frank = Like, you're real helpful, man. Marnie aka Doe (Carefully reading all other posts). ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Judging Photos True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW Oi! Dire Straits ain't an Aussie group. You can blame the Poms for that one. Men at Work...well...fair enough (but I still like Land Down Under) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
On 5/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/4/2007 7:56:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW == And the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well. Sorry, RHCP is good music. :-) Dave (At the moment listening to Stadium Arcadium) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Judging Photos
David Savage wrote: On 5/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/4/2007 7:56:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True, but then the 80's came along and wrecked everything, music wise. = Sad, but true. MTV has a lot to answer for. Blame the Aussies, they are the ones who foisted Men at Work and Dire Straits on the world.. WW == And the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well. Sorry, RHCP is good music. :-) Dave (At the moment listening to Stadium Arcadium) And they're also from LA, not Down Under. -Adam Who digs RHCP on occasion, and is a huge Dire Straits fan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
In a message dated 5/4/2007 9:38:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Check out Mark Roberts site. He has a tutorial, and it was part of his presentation at last years GFM Dave == Will do. And thanks, William, Maris, and Mark. The scenes I showed, there was more, obviously. It would probably make a good 90 degree pano, and maybe I could have done that one handheld. However, Scott Valley, where my Dad grew up and where I visited last October, would make a great pano. And I could almost do a 360 degree one there, at least a 180 degree. It's a very simple scene, cattle ranches and alpha fields with a few scattered barns, but it is all flat and completely surrounded by mountains. So it is much more impressive than a single shot can show and it would be ideal for a pano. I tried last year (handheld), but didn't know what I was doing and there no way it can be stitched together. I didn't do the manual exposure thing, and now that you have all mentioned it, it makes perfect sense. One slight shift in color/exposure and the whole thing is shot. I also didn't overlap enough. But I am planning to visit again next August/Sept and would like to try to get it. Will visit Mark's site and print out your posts. Thanks, Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
Everyone, is pretty much talking about stiching images, but how about when your subject needs to be capture in an instant and you don't have a choice to shoot more that one photo (I'm think strong waves hitting a shoreline or animals/people moving). If you upsize a K10D file to double and crop panorama you should be able to print a nice 10x24 or so, never didn't but should work. I was just reading this guy's blog today (http://pentaxk10dblog.blogspot.com) and he is talking about the Katz Eye focusing screen with panorama lines (too expensive for me, but I guess someone that likes this technique might justify the price). Anyway, just another approach. On 5/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean the stitching together part; I have PS books that tell me how to do that. And I am good enough with PS (Elements anyway) that I figure that part would not be a major problem. So how do you guys do panoramas anyway? Up until now I have not been tempted, but the other day I came across a scene that would have worked well. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field2.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/field1.htm Tripod always, right? Is a level needed? How do you make sure that you remain on the same plane (get the horizon on the same plane)? If you were going to shoot a 180 degree shot, how many pictures do you think it would take? How much do you try to overlap? I am totally clueless on this one. TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-) If I don't have to invest in a lot of additional equipment, maybe I will try one someday. - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
On 5/4/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're obviously in better shape than I, I'm running 44x16 right now, but I also have delusions of one day climbing the Bathurst St hill at Davenport on the way home. snip Me? Better shape than you? Was there ever any doubt? ;-) Seriously, I just checked, and my 49x17 translates to 77.82 gear inches, while your 44x16 is 74.25. I know the hill to which you refer, and it is a bit of a pig: steep, but thankfully short. Ya just gotta get up a head of steam! ;-) I guess due to my days as a courier, I still have remnants of semi-decent cardiovascular fitness... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg
Is that or where Roman lives, trees have an awful amout of halos ;-) On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg http://roman.blakout.net/r-rated/800x533-_IGP7214.jpg After a long winter, green looks so refreshing. That is refreshing. Very calm and pastoral. I think you have applied the sharpening a bit heavily, you might want to tone it down a bit. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Wet Lands #2
In a message dated 5/4/2007 9:23:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] oo.com writes: That bush doesn't bother me at all. One reason may be it's left side balance against the Convoy of mothball ships. The background hills however, do that very well on their own. Sandpipers was just one of my guesses. Sorry, I don't know. Their shape doesn't look unlike them..at least in this tiny form. Shore Birds(generically speaking) ;) Jack = Yeah, that bush is balanced out by the mountain and the ships. So it isn't too bad and probably looks fine. But the big ugly bush, different variety, in sort of the same place, in front of the railroad track, but right smack dab in the middle wasn't fine. Ergo, that was why I didn't show this photo first (cloning takes time). Hehehehe. Sometimes nature just doesn't cooperate. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
I've seen it before, but I can't recall if I commented on it. That's an amazingly good photograph, Frank. blush Thanks! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Another dog picture Now OT.
On 5/4/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Robb wrote: To bring this back on topic, do you own a bicycle? Have fun bill Welcome to the Peloton Discuss Mail List. I did have one for 2 weeks until it met a white van http://www.beard-redfern.com/photos/peloton.jpg Wendy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Red on Red
I've felt I've responded to you enough before. I will only do it one more time. I am NOT trying to evoke emotions in all the photos. Some I want to be just documentation. I will intersperse some editorial shots between those that are documentation. Shooting just a good documentary shot isn't necessarily easy, BTW. snip Do I have to have one theme? As a dyslexia, nope, I usually don't have one theme or one point. I usually have more than one. But you invited a rant, so you'll get one. rant on snip I hope to show even more open space stuff as I go along. So part of my theme I guess could simply be, stop and smell the flowers. Too many think nature is out there instead of right here. In this area, at least, not everything is paved over. We don't have to make special trips to Yosemite to see nature, we can see it right by the freeway. We can see mustard and poppies right by the freeway. Let's appreciate what is here. Why do we have to feel that nature is always over there? Yes, some people I think see it that way, that nature is not here, it is over there. So I am showing it is right here. And I may call my series Here and Here (rather than Here and There). Because I feel it captures it as well as anything. snip So Here and Here sums that up. And by showing nature in context, right next to man-made stuff, I am showing it is HERE, not THERE. The other aspect is, well, I do get darn tired that a landscape shot must have all evidence of man erased. Clone out that telephone pole, move the camera over two inches to not show the house right next to the undeveloped hill with the lovely Oak. Is this reality? Nope. We've all talked before about how photography lies. Well, sometimes landscape and nature photography really, really lies. Sure, I like pretty nature/landscape photography as well as the next person, and I have tried to produce some good stuff that way myself. But WHY must all evidence of man be erased? WHY do we always have to lie about it? Some of the best nature/landscape shots in this area are right next to something man-made. If I JUST show the nature stuff I am implying that it is existing out there all by itself in some fairly pristine state. That it is out there somewhere, but not HERE. Well, practically nothing is in a pristine state anymore. And I get to feeling more and more that landscape/nature shots are promoting a belief system that there is a lot of pristine nature left out there when there isn't. If we value what we have right here, if we value some stuff that IS disappearing, then we work harder at preserving and having more to shoot and enjoy. It helps no one to pretend there is lots and lots of pristine nature in the US. There is a great deal yes, but it also does disappear. And why not value what is here and now? What isn't in some great park, but right next door? Right by the freeway? Right by a development? All the birds that visit the century Oak off my patio? A century Oak that was not uprooted when this senior community of 7,000, one of the largest and best in the US, was built? The birds come and go, a fantastic variety. They are yuppie suburban birds now. :-) I would say, in conclusion, Tom, you ARE having an emotional reaction to my shots. It seems you want me to shoot my nature pristine. I would question why? Do you think we HAVE to be ashamed of ourselves? That if we show nature next to man it always means something bad about man? That somehow we are separate and apart from nature? Are all man's works totally ugly compared to nature? snip rant off snip However, I feel I am becoming a better photographer though the process of focusing on a theme (no matter how unclear it may be to anyone else :-)) and also in working harder at it, so that is good. Like it or not, this is what I am doing right now, anyway. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. Marnie, Well! You've felt you've responded to me enough before??? OK, I realize this was my LAST chance. :-) Truthfully it was not my intent to irritate you, just give you feedback on the photos. So part of my theme I guess could simply be, stop and smell the flowers. Too many think nature is out there instead of right here. In this area, at least, not everything is paved over. We don't have to make special trips to Yosemite to see nature, we can see it right by the freeway. We can see mustard and poppies right by the freeway. Let's appreciate what is here. Why do we have to feel that nature is always over there? Yes, some people I think see it that way, that nature is not here, it is over there. You're free to choose whatever theme you like. I agree with the sentiment of 'stop and smell the flowers', where ever they are. National Parks, etc., limit our impact on the landscape to some degree, and while not being pristine, there
Re: Light Tent / Box
Yes, Bill's right about that. One thing you can do is spray an little in a plastic lid, like from a small can of coffee, and then lightly apply just to the problem area with a Q-Tip or something. So it does not just go everywhere. Do check with the client before spraying willy-nilly. The light tent keeps outside reflections (photographer, camera, ceiling lights, etc.) off the jewelry it does nothing for taming spectral reflections. That is what the dulling spray is for. Then if you are really good you go and add just the reflections you want to bring out the shape of the object, but that takes specialized lighting that would be too much of a hassle doing it on site. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box Can't miss what you never knew existed. Unfortunately there is some problem shipping aerosol cans, ground delivery only...will have to find dulling spray locally somehow. Whatever you get, test it on something cheap first. I've had bad experiences with things that are supposed to wipe right off... Jewelry can be a pain to photograph, even more of a pain to clean if spray on gunk gets into little creviced and whatnot. Some jewelers don't like to clean their product with ultrasound dips. The tent looks like a good product, I think you should have no problems with reflections if you use it. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: How do you guys do panoramas anyway?
On 4/5/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: You should have been at GFM last year to hear Mark's lecture on the subject. I was pretty much nodding off during most of it, Mark! (Not for the quotes file, just ratting on Frank). -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - more bike stuff
Well, that's not necessarily true. Somewhere on this intarweb I found a PDF copy of the Navy SEAL physical fitness manual and they say that you can lose a significant 'amount' (?) of cardio fitness within the span of two weeks if you don't train. Stop training for a month and you are right back to square 1. Kind of depressing when you think about it On 5/4/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/4/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're obviously in better shape than I, I'm running 44x16 right now, but I also have delusions of one day climbing the Bathurst St hill at Davenport on the way home. snip Me? Better shape than you? Was there ever any doubt? ;-) Seriously, I just checked, and my 49x17 translates to 77.82 gear inches, while your 44x16 is 74.25. I know the hill to which you refer, and it is a bit of a pig: steep, but thankfully short. Ya just gotta get up a head of steam! ;-) I guess due to my days as a courier, I still have remnants of semi-decent cardiovascular fitness... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg
- Original Message - From: Fernando Terrazzino Subject: Re: 800x533-_IGP7214.jpg Is that or where Roman lives, trees have an awful amout of halos ;-) Trees are just angels at rest. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: A real tragedy
On 4/5/07, Norm Baugher, discombobulated, unleashed: I heard about this yesterday, I'm still a bit in shock: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm Ewe pervert. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Light Tent / Box
Yeah, but once it is set up it is just a one click affair. BTW, windows/actions and automate/batch are two different things, but work together to process a whole bunch of files automatically. Setting up is as simple as opening the actions window, clicking on record, then doing the thing manually, clicking on stop when you are done, then saving the action. Next time you want to use that action you just click run and it does all those steps automatically. Then you set up an batch to run that action on a whole folder of files. To convert a folder full of, say, images you want to convert to jpegs and put on a CD to give a client, it is then as simple as selecting the folder and the batch process. The real problem with Photoshop is that it does so damn many things it is hard to know all of them. Once you know about them they are usually fairly easy to use. Don Sanderson wrote: Script isn't really the right term for it. In Elements 4 it's FileProcess Multiple files. In CS They're called 'actions' which I find powerful but rather complicated. Actions can be called via FileAutomateBatch. If you have CS2 you have everything in Elements 4 plus a million other things, it's a bit much for me to do a batch of eekBay pics in. Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Feroze Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 6:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box Nope don't have that, only CorelDraw, Illustrator Photoshop CS2. Have to bribe the girlfriend now, she's really good with this ASP and dotnet stuff, she'll probally figure it out. But she's been eyeing some of the jewellery I've been shooting so this might bad time to ask. I'm going to have try both methods out, will probally only know what really works after its printed. Thanks Feroze PS are these scripts that you using portable between the various photo editing softwares. Don Sanderson wrote: For my eekBay stuff I use Elements 4, the script was easier to write and it runs a lot faster than CS on my old 'puter. Let me know if the manual WB thing works out for you. Don -- 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: Another dog picture
On 4/5/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks Dave. He's pretty much everything I've wanted in a dog. You said the same thing about my cat. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: A real tragedy
On 5/4/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ewe pervert. Don't get his goat; he's feeling sheepish enough already. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
