RE: Peso: Warning - cat photo
Good luck with efunderates. No Bob - 12 days to look at it and wonder, 45 seconds to Google it and realize where you got it from! And you're at it again! Now I'll have to Google logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, 5 March 2009 7:23 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Peso: Warning - cat photo Couldn't resist trying to find out whether Bob W. made these words up or not: a Google search revealed the truth! Bob, you have way too much time on your hands! tu quoque! It must have taken me all of 2 minutes to find them. It seems to have taken you 12 days! SNIP The key, you see, is the work 'inkhorn'. Google that and a cornucopeia of logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Peso: Warning - cat photo
John Coyle wrote: No Bob - 12 days to look at it and wonder, 45 seconds to Google it and realize where you got it from! And you're at it again! Now I'll have to Google logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. John in Brisbane How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (you guys write the punch line :-) ann None. We use bayonet mounts. Or None. We don't screw lightbulbs in, we encochleate illuminants. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Laundering a Domke F2
Bob W wrote: I just chuck it in at 40 degrees, without soap. F or C? They're pretty different :-) , and I don't remember if you in the metric world or the imperial world. My washer's Cold simply means whatever temperature comes out of the cold tap. Around here, that's typically in the 50s, Fahrenheit, at this time of year. C -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: ...and so to blog
Samuel Pepys's blog: http://www.pepysdiary.com/ Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: ...and so to blog
old news. Indeed, very old news. Thanks for posting. Interesting even for a non-brit. :-) Jostein 2009/3/6 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Samuel Pepys's blog: http://www.pepysdiary.com/ Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Laundering a Domke F2
I think folks are looking for that rugged, lived-in look. As the bags are canvas, my suggestion would be to tie them to the mast of a tea-clipper for a quick once around the Horn. Should work a treat. Not recommended for Lowepro. John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: Don't you just hose them down and let them stand in the sun. They usually work any rough spots out by scratching on the fence rail.Be careful though, they can and do bite is provoked. John Graves WA1JG Doug Franklin wrote: Bob W wrote: I wash mine from time to time. It makes them look better. Do you do anything special in terms of handling them? My normal laundry is cold water on the gentle cycle in the wash, and the knits/gentle dryer cycle, which I hope would be OK for the heavy cotton canvas of the Domke bag. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Roadmap up
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: New Roadmap up A promise of a promise isn't much to go on, is it? Whene you're desperate it's often enough... You married David? You missed the comma after married, Bill. edit You married, David? /edit Hey, it works on the forum. I wasn't (still am not) sure if you were asking a question or expressing an interest. I know it's been a long, cold winter up there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Shutter cockers
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: if only that were true. It's in Milton Keynes at the moment having the beer cleaned out of the shutter release mechanism. I was going to say that lack of beerproofness ruled it out on my part but then I realised that I drink cider. Could you possibly do a tiny, teeny test for me? Sure, no problem. Book me a remote little house in Brittany for the rest of the year, pay my salary and expenses, and I'll test it with every single brut artisan cider I can find in Brittany, Normandy and Mayenne. Oh, and you'll need to give me a spare M8.2, preferably black, that I can use as a control. You'll be needing an independent observer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: untitled
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a photo that I caught yesterday. Some things made the situation unique. I don't know if this captures it. Tell me what you feel. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8667736size=lg Mildly confused. Although not an unusual situation for me, in this case it is due to me not being able to decide if the hand is picking or placing. That makes this a good confuse. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Unsurprising sadness
frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I popped into the distributor for Pentax today (and incidentally, Sigma, Hassie, iRiver, and a few other brands). I have an MX with a sticky shutter below 1/125s. I know they are justified in making the decision, but still instinctively a bit miffed they wouldn't take it for repair. Amazingly, they said even recent film AF cameras, such as MZ-5 or MZ-6 can't be supported. Alas. I'm surprised. I'd think that older mechanical cameras can (subject to parts availability from cannibalized parts bodies) should be serviceable in perpetuity. I can see why AF cams can't be serviced (everything's electronic and replacement is required rather than adjustment or tuning), but as far as your camera? Not logical. Everything needs only spare parts and skill to be repaired. Older, higher production run models, may have a greater reservoir of new and secondhand spares but they will run out at some time. There are many factors to consider. I suggested over a decade ago that someone, somewhere (and who better than us?) should be collecting new parts to use as patterns for the time when they become unavailable from the manufacturer or other sources. I guess the issue may be that the older service guy (or gal) has retired. There's a repair shop up here that'll do it for ya - but like other options presented in London, shipping cost would be an issue. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Unsurprising sadness
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: As we age and hold on to our security blankets we should not be surprised that we wear holes in them, and that no one considers them worthy of repair. Do I need to say it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: PHOTOS OF PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, CHARLES BRIDGE, ST-NICOLAS CHURCH.
Hello everyone! I didn't post for a long time now, in fact since July 2008. At that time, I previously asked for information about Prague in Czech Republic. Some of you were as kind as to gave me more information, but at the cost of a few photos of the Charles Bridge! So here there are. Some photos are also taken in Brno and some are taken inside St-Nicola's Church. Everything is wonderful in Prague and Brno. It is like a Walt Disney for an old photographers, a constant joy for our eyes. Have a look and join me in this enjoyment. Of course, critiques, comments are welcome as usual. http://photo.net/photod/folder?folder_id=898729 Gaetan B. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: PHOTOS OF PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, CHARLES BRIDGE, ST-NICOLAS CHURCH.
photo.net page not found error On Mar 6, 2009, at 6:03 AM, Gaetan Beauchamp wrote: Hello everyone! I didn't post for a long time now, in fact since July 2008. At that time, I previously asked for information about Prague in Czech Republic. Some of you were as kind as to gave me more information, but at the cost of a few photos of the Charles Bridge! So here there are. Some photos are also taken in Brno and some are taken inside St-Nicola's Church. Everything is wonderful in Prague and Brno. It is like a Walt Disney for an old photographers, a constant joy for our eyes. Have a look and join me in this enjoyment. Of course, critiques, comments are welcome as usual. http://photo.net/photod/folder?folder_id=898729 Gaetan B. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: PHOTOS OF PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, CHARLES BRIDGE, ST-NICOLAS CHURCH.
Hi Gaetan You have an error in the web link. I think it should be: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=898729 An interesting gallery although the crowds of people detract a bit. It must be tourist season! I like the guy in the red jacket, bow tie and monkey What's he selling? And the photos of St Nicola's Church are excellent - very ornate. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:03 -0500, Gaetan Beauchamp li...@gaetanbeauchamp.ca wrote: Hello everyone! I didn't post for a long time now, in fact since July 2008. At that time, I previously asked for information about Prague in Czech Republic. Some of you were as kind as to gave me more information, but at the cost of a few photos of the Charles Bridge! So here there are. Some photos are also taken in Brno and some are taken inside St-Nicola's Church. Everything is wonderful in Prague and Brno. It is like a Walt Disney for an old photographers, a constant joy for our eyes. Have a look and join me in this enjoyment. Of course, critiques, comments are welcome as usual. http://photo.net/photod/folder?folder_id=898729 Gaetan B. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lakeside
Thanks, Jack. Also Bob S, Christine, Frank, John, Joseph, Ken and Marnie. Comments much appreciated. Ken BTW I use my 300 all the time for landscapes. Yes, I have to overcome my tendency to always reach for a wide angle lens for landscapes. John And in the U.S. version of the English language, barbecued snags would be? Very well cooked sausages of fairly ordinary quality and of unknown composition (sometimes ignorance is a blessing) :-) A vertical composition could work if you wanted to emphasize the foreground reflection of the trees. I might try something like that. I looked at several ways to crop the original but no vertical crop seemed to provide the 'balance' to the scene that the horizontal crop achieved. Bob S Nice. Did your original have more water or sky? No sky - just equal amounts of trees and lake and it really didn't work well. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:22 -0800, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Having done your considerable part, obviously, the 80~320 certainly performed well. Crisp image, with heavy crop, shot at 140mm. Like it, Brian! Jack --- On Thu, 3/5/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO - Lakeside To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 2:51 AM G'day all I don't often use a telephoto lens for landscape work but I was attracted by the dark reflection of these trees in the water and, as I was quite a distance away, I had to use the 80-320 zoom. This is a horizontal crop of the original image which I, for reasons only explainable by the several glasses of Hunter River Shiraz consumed previously, photographed in portrait format. The crop is just over half of the original. (As an aside, I resampled the crop back up to 6 MP and I'm happy with the result, but I could have saved myself the trouble if I'd been competent enough to take a few shots in landscape format in the first place). http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/129678/Lakeside.html Comments, of course, are extremely welcome. Cheers Brian -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
WTB: Battery Grip for K10D
Hi! As of recently I've been shooting *a lot* for my daughter's class and for the company where I work. It has finally :-) become obvious to me that with flash attached the best way to shoot in portrait orientation is with the grip attached as well. If anyone has a K10D grip that they are willing to part with, I'd be happy to part with corresponding amount of money. Please contact me off-list. Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
- Original Message - From: Allison Trueman Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? It is just for the effects photos. I have actually met with a few couples before who wondered why I didn't have anything in my portfolio with a fisheye at the back of the church during the ceremony. They do also have the 12-24 or the Sigma 10-20 available, but my friend/2nd shooter has that range covered with her D700. Since the couple has a beautiful location for the ceremony and reception, and because they are an attractive couple, I really want to use this wedding to expand my portfolio. The lensbaby is going along too... You can defish images that you want straight in post processing, so the fisheye isn't as limiting as it is being made out to be. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
On 5/3/09, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Mark. -- 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
annsanfedele wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? All of them, and sometimes they are not enough ;-) Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is what's needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. Paul On Mar 6, 2009, at 7:50 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Allison Trueman Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? It is just for the effects photos. I have actually met with a few couples before who wondered why I didn't have anything in my portfolio with a fisheye at the back of the church during the ceremony. They do also have the 12-24 or the Sigma 10-20 available, but my friend/2nd shooter has that range covered with her D700. Since the couple has a beautiful location for the ceremony and reception, and because they are an attractive couple, I really want to use this wedding to expand my portfolio. The lensbaby is going along too... You can defish images that you want straight in post processing, so the fisheye isn't as limiting as it is being made out to be. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - I'd Smile Too
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is what's needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. On the third hand, her clients want fisheye shots of the church, so a fisheye lens is probably the best choice. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is what's needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. She's already said why she wants the lens. I've done a number of defishes from my 10-17. It leaves a field of view that is fairly close to, but still wider than the 12-24, and I haven't seen enough of a drop in image quality at the pixel level to cause a noticable drop in quality in print. I find it funny that you have such iron clad views regarding photography, and at the same time, very free wheeling views, bordering on a complete inability to give an honest critique regarding picture esthetics. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
- Original Message - From: Matthew Hunt Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is what's needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. On the third hand, her clients want fisheye shots of the church, so a fisheye lens is probably the best choice. I think Paul missed that part. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
Frank, did you put her up to that? ;) A definitive decisive moment. Would like to be able to see a little more in the shadows on his face. Good catch! Jack --- On Fri, 3/6/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - I'd Smile Too To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:32 AM http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lakeside
Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I don't often use a telephoto lens for landscape work but I was attracted by the dark reflection of these trees in the water and, as I was quite a distance away, I had to use the 80-320 zoom. This is a horizontal crop of the original image which I, for reasons only explainable by the several glasses of Hunter River Shiraz consumed previously, photographed in portrait format. The crop is just over half of the original. (As an aside, I resampled the crop back up to 6 MP and I'm happy with the result, but I could have saved myself the trouble if I'd been competent enough to take a few shots in landscape format in the first place). http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/129678/Lakeside.html Nice shot and good edit (making it landscape rather than portrait). Love the light and color. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Late Night Coffee
frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/late-night-coffee.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Modern day Hopper. Very nicely done. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: E: PESO - Lakeside
John Sessoms wrote: And in the U.S. version of the English language, barbecued snags would be? Sausages I think. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None. Ice cream has no bones. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Mar 6, 2009, at 12:52 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: John Coyle wrote: No Bob - 12 days to look at it and wonder, 45 seconds to Google it and realize where you got it from! And you're at it again! Now I'll have to Google logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. John in Brisbane How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (you guys write the punch line :-) ann None. We use bayonet mounts. Or None. We don't screw lightbulbs in, we encochleate illuminants. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LED Lighting...
- Original Message - From: Rebekah rg2p...@gmail.com . Hi Rebekah: How's Germany? Any pics? Hope all is well. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Tonight's the night! Foto Nova 19
Those of you who are local and can make it to Palo Alto for the reception, I look forward to seeing you! Modernbook Gallery 494 University Ave Palo Alto, CA reception: 7-10pm this evening Full info on the show and a preview can be obtained from my website. For those who'd like to see the exhibit but cannot make it this evening, the show will be up until March 29, and the gallery is open every day from 11-7. I will be happy to arrange group events and personal times to be at the gallery with you. :-) Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tonight's the night! Foto Nova 19
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Those of you who are local and can make it to Palo Alto for the reception, I look forward to seeing you! Modernbook Gallery 494 University Ave Palo Alto, CA reception: 7-10pm this evening Full info on the show and a preview can be obtained from my website. For those who'd like to see the exhibit but cannot make it this evening, the show will be up until March 29, and the gallery is open every day from 11-7. I will be happy to arrange group events and personal times to be at the gallery with you. :-) I'll be there in spirit, Godfrey. 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LED Lighting...
h, that look pretty cool. Thanks for posting, Joseph. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 1:01 AM Subject: LED Lighting... Instead of shoeboxes full of gels to get your mood lighting into your photos, or, to set your white balance BEFORE you leave for that theater shoot, here's an item that will make your day (or night). http://www.gizmosforgeeks.com/2009/02/26/multi-color-lightbulb-with-remote/ Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: ...and so to blog
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Samuel Pepys's blog: http://www.pepysdiary.com/ I think someone's pulling your chain here, Bob. They didn't actually have computers back then. 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
When I was shooting film for weddings, I had the fisheye zoom. I found it to be useful for about 2 or 3 shots in the whole wedding. And if I had not shown those images, the client wouldn't have noticed. These days, shooting digital APS-C, the 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 are the perfect pair for focal length and size to do weddings. The old 70-200/2.8's are big and heavy and difficult to hand hold for long periods of time. I rarely have need or desire to go wider than 16mm rectilinear when shooting weddings. I side with Paul that if you don't have the 16-50/2.8, rent it instead of the fisheye. You'll use it about 200:1 compared to the fisheye. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:18:04 AM, you wrote: PS But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is PS what's needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. PS Paul PS On Mar 6, 2009, at 7:50 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Allison Trueman Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? It is just for the effects photos. I have actually met with a few couples before who wondered why I didn't have anything in my portfolio with a fisheye at the back of the church during the ceremony. They do also have the 12-24 or the Sigma 10-20 available, but my friend/2nd shooter has that range covered with her D700. Since the couple has a beautiful location for the ceremony and reception, and because they are an attractive couple, I really want to use this wedding to expand my portfolio. The lensbaby is going along too... You can defish images that you want straight in post processing, so the fisheye isn't as limiting as it is being made out to be. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. PS -- PS PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PS PDML@pdml.net PS http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net PS to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
I like his expression. This is a case where fill flash would have really improved this. The expression is great, but it is quite dark and contrast is high. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:32:21 AM, you wrote: ft http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html ft Comments always welcome. ft cheers, ft frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg :-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: John Coyle wrote: No Bob - 12 days to look at it and wonder, 45 seconds to Google it and realize where you got it from! And you're at it again! Now I'll have to Google logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. John in Brisbane How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (you guys write the punch line :-) One. The fifty eight others photograph everything from the lint in his turnups to the particular stellar configuration in the sky outside. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Late Night Coffee
frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/late-night-coffee.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Modern day Hopper. Very nicely done. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LED Lighting...
Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Rebekah rg2p...@gmail.com . Hi Rebekah: How's Germany? Any pics? Hope all is well. Cheers, Christine She seems to be enjoying herself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:58 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg Great. Now I'll have to gouge my eyes out (again!). 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? When I was shooting film for weddings, I had the fisheye zoom. I found it to be useful for about 2 or 3 shots in the whole wedding. And if I had not shown those images, the client wouldn't have noticed. These days, shooting digital APS-C, the 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 are the perfect pair for focal length and size to do weddings. The old 70-200/2.8's are big and heavy and difficult to hand hold for long periods of time. I rarely have need or desire to go wider than 16mm rectilinear when shooting weddings. I side with Paul that if you don't have the 16-50/2.8, rent it instead of the fisheye. You'll use it about 200:1 compared to the fisheye. For myself, I have yet to use a fisheye at a wedding but The OP says she has a specific use for the thing, what's the problem with respecting that need? For myself, I still shoot primes at weddings, I just can't seem to bring myself to shoot with slow zoom lenses. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
Hi Frank: Another great moment caught. Nice one, though this one I'd like a bit brighter crisper--but that just personal preference--Good shot nonetheless. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:32 AM Subject: PESO - I'd Smile Too http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Late Night Coffee
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/late-night-coffee.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Modern day Hopper. Very nicely done. Thanks, Christian, and thanks to everyone else who commented. To those who found the grain bothersome, first of all, it's not grain, it's noise. Grain is good. Noise can be more problematic to me - rarely as pretty as grain. However, I kind of like the noise in this shot: it seems almost grain-like to me, which is a good thing. I think it adds to the mood in this case. However, to each her or his own, I guess. ;-) thanks again, 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
In Boston
Arrived in Boston yesterday. Busy days ahead but I'll get in a few photos when I can... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/boston1.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ I can't even begin to describe how many things on how many levels are wrong with this. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? About 7: Ann would supervise. Marnie would install the lightbulb; Ahmita (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong), Rebecca, and Christine would act as support: hold the stool, hand Marnie the lightbulb etc. Wendy would handle the dogs meant to keep the grumpy old men at bay; and Allison would photograph the whole event with her newly rented Fish-eye lens. We'd cheerfully chat the whole time and probably have lunch afterward. :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 12:58:40AM +0900, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg One mark of a good photographer is the ability to make a beautiful picture of a less than beautiful subject, a great photographer can make the subject look beautiful too. I'd say you fall just short of greatness. D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg For your sake, I hope your friend falls quite a bit short of greatness. Fun shots, well executed. :-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Every medium suffers from its own particular handicap. Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say. W. Connell 1949 Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
- Original Message - From: Bruce Walker Subject: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l They probably figure that's all they'll be able to fit into the 4/3 format. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Late Night Coffee
Like if, Frank - today, with a clear mind, better than yesterday. LF frank theriault escreveu: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/late-night-coffee.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Scanner question
I'm still looking at scanners. I think I'm going to go with the Epson V300. It's gotten good reviews from just about everywhere that I've looked and it appears to be just what I'm looking for. And the price is right. But I noticed that the Epson package no longer includes Photoshop Elements, so I'm wondering does the Epson software work as a standalone program? Or will I need a separate image editor to access the scanner software? Thanks. -- ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
...amazing... LF David Savage escreveu: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg :-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: In Boston
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Arrived in Boston yesterday. Busy days ahead but I'll get in a few photos when I can... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/boston1.jpg Cool shot, Mark. Look forward to more. Have fun! 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
Good grab... LF frank theriault escreveu: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? About 7: Ann would supervise. Marnie would install the lightbulb; Ahmita (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong), Rebecca, and Christine would act as support: hold the stool, hand Marnie the lightbulb etc. Wendy would handle the dogs meant to keep the grumpy old men at bay; and Allison would photograph the whole event with her newly rented Fish-eye lens. We'd cheerfully chat the whole time and probably have lunch afterward. :-) So what you're saying is that the women would do all the work? I can live with that... ;-) 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
Oh God help us, the women are getting uppity! Regards, Bob S. ;-) On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? About 7: Ann would supervise. Marnie would install the lightbulb; Ahmita (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong), Rebecca, and Christine would act as support: hold the stool, hand Marnie the lightbulb etc. Wendy would handle the dogs meant to keep the grumpy old men at bay; and Allison would photograph the whole event with her newly rented Fish-eye lens. We'd cheerfully chat the whole time and probably have lunch afterward. :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
Place the limit at 14mp (APS sensor) and 22+ (FF sensor) and I quite agree. OTOH, as long as it is possible, let them race to increase color and dynamic range... LF William Robb escreveu: - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker Subject: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l They probably figure that's all they'll be able to fit into the 4/3 format. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?
I didn't see the information that a specific request was made until after my post. So for that, I can see the need. From a practical perspective, I stand by what I said. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 6, 2009, 7:54:31 AM, you wrote: WR - Original Message - WR From: Bruce Dayton WR Subject: Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental? When I was shooting film for weddings, I had the fisheye zoom. I found it to be useful for about 2 or 3 shots in the whole wedding. And if I had not shown those images, the client wouldn't have noticed. These days, shooting digital APS-C, the 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 are the perfect pair for focal length and size to do weddings. The old 70-200/2.8's are big and heavy and difficult to hand hold for long periods of time. I rarely have need or desire to go wider than 16mm rectilinear when shooting weddings. I side with Paul that if you don't have the 16-50/2.8, rent it instead of the fisheye. You'll use it about 200:1 compared to the fisheye. WR For myself, I have yet to use a fisheye at a wedding but WR The OP says she has a specific use for the thing, what's the problem with WR respecting that need? WR For myself, I still shoot primes at weddings, I just can't seem to bring WR myself to shoot with slow zoom lenses. WR William Robb WR -- WR PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List WR PDML@pdml.net WR http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net WR to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
It's here and it's humbling
My PDML annual finally arrived and after giving it a quick lookover, I'm very humbled by having my feeble contrtbution included in this fantastic collection. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA*55 tested
Thibouille wrote: http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1235/cat/45 Seems sharp as could be... I tested this lens (K20D, Z-1p) last weekend - it's even sharper as could be. Damn thing is sharper than DA50 Macro...Right from f/1.4 and all the way down to f/22. Truly amazing. BRM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
2009/3/7 William Robb war...@gmail.com: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ I can't even begin to describe how many things on how many levels are wrong with this. go on. Give it a go. :-) DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
2009/3/7 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:58 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg Great. Now I'll have to gouge my eyes out (again!). Whoops. Sorry. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
2009/3/7 David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com: 2009/3/7 William Robb war...@gmail.com: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ I can't even begin to describe how many things on how many levels are wrong with this. go on. Give it a go. :-) Oh, And this isn't the worst of them. A couple beers later we found a ladies wig. :-D Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
On 3/6/09, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker Subject: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications They probably figure that's all they'll be able to fit into the 4/3 format. That's what I thought, too, though I don't disagree with the 12MP statement. So how do they go about keeping the camera prices artificially high? Until now all the camera makers have droned on about new, higher pixel counts, which the rest will still do. I'm betting that Oly will fill their cameras to the brim with silly gimmicks and newer, shinier modes like shooting-from-an-airplane mode or the ever useful engine-parts mode. As ridiculous as the megapixel race is, Olympus just shot themselves in the foot. The rest of the industry will continue this nonsense for several more years. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:13 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Whoops. Sorry. Actually it's a fun shot. I laughed. I'll leave my eyes intact for now. How many beers did you guys have, anyway? ;-) 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
2009/3/7 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:13 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Whoops. Sorry. Actually it's a fun shot. I laughed. I'll leave my eyes intact for now. :-) How many beers did you guys have, anyway? Not enough to justify this crap :-) But photography is supposed to be fun. So is social drinking. Both combined is bliss. :-) DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanner question
I don't know what software Epson supplies with the V300. I've never used any of the Epson software for either of the V700 or 2450 scanners. However, I strongly recommend VueScan for driving the scanner. It's got amongst the best scanning algorithms I've seen with any software and is updated regularly. The V300 is on the supported scanner list. Image editing is separate from scanning. Use what you like there. While you can do a lot of the basic capture needs in the scanning software, scanning software should be used to capture the data as best possible, not edit or finish render it. Godfrey On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Nick Wright wrote: I'm still looking at scanners. I think I'm going to go with the Epson V300. It's gotten good reviews from just about everywhere that I've looked and it appears to be just what I'm looking for. And the price is right. But I noticed that the Epson package no longer includes Photoshop Elements, so I'm wondering does the Epson software work as a standalone program? Or will I need a separate image editor to access the scanner software? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
I'm sure this is the PDML anymore. I thought I was reading the online version of The Women Of The PDML And The Men They Shake Their Heads At. I mean: where's Cotty in this scenario? He's gotta be in there with an angle grinder at least... ;-) G On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? About 7: Ann would supervise. Marnie would install the lightbulb; Ahmita (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong), Rebecca, and Christine would act as support: hold the stool, hand Marnie the lightbulb etc. Wendy would handle the dogs meant to keep the grumpy old men at bay; and Allison would photograph the whole event with her newly rented Fish-eye lens. We'd cheerfully chat the whole time and probably have lunch afterward. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
2009/3/7 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? About 7: Ann would supervise. Marnie would install the lightbulb; Ahmita (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong), Rebecca, and Christine would act as support: hold the stool, hand Marnie the lightbulb etc. Wendy would handle the dogs meant to keep the grumpy old men at bay; and Allison would photograph the whole event with her newly rented Fish-eye lens. We'd cheerfully chat the whole time and probably have lunch afterward. :-) So what you're saying is that the women would do all the work? I'm guessing this blown light bulb is in the kitchen. VBG Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:42 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] I've thought so too, for a long time. I've seen very little real need for much more than the 6 to 12 Mpixel cameras I have now for when I'm making 13x19 to 20x24 inch exhibition prints, and I have vanishingly small interest in anything larger than that. Some of my best selling photos were made with a 4Mpixel, JPEG only camera. Including the two-page spread photo that published in Red Bulletin last May. It's nice to hear one camera manufacturer at least inject some sense and rationality in the marketing mania. I don't care who won. I care that good camera equipment that does the job I need comes to market. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
Thanks for a good laugh. I needed it, after a very hard week. Carlos David Savage escribió: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg :-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA*55 tested
Margus Männik wrote: Thibouille wrote: http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1235/cat/45 Seems sharp as could be... I tested this lens (K20D, Z-1p) last weekend - it's even sharper as could be. Damn thing is sharper than DA50 Macro...Right from f/1.4 and all the way down to f/22. Truly amazing. BRM I *so* don't need to know this. Now I'm developing a serious twinge in my mouse-clicking finger that's probably early LBA signs. With any luck, it's just RSI. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
nope, I could easily use 24MP on APS with my best lenses and that would translate to roughly 50MP on FF digital. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race Place the limit at 14mp (APS sensor) and 22+ (FF sensor) and I quite agree. OTOH, as long as it is possible, let them race to increase color and dynamic range... LF William Robb escreveu: - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker Subject: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l They probably figure that's all they'll be able to fit into the 4/3 format. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
pun(chlines) - stay tuned keywords - lightbulb, PDML, screw
I'm lovin the punchlines! gathering them into one post... will publish ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
reason is with best lenses, I can clearly see the lens is resolving smoothly but the lack of Mp is causing pixelation at the limits of the lens resolution. It would need four or more times the 6Mp to make them less visible, maybe 60-100Mp on APS would still be visibly better overkill maybe, overkill, maybe not. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of JC OConnell Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 1:13 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race nope, I could easily use 24MP on APS with my best lenses and that would translate to roughly 50MP on FF digital. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race Place the limit at 14mp (APS sensor) and 22+ (FF sensor) and I quite agree. OTOH, as long as it is possible, let them race to increase color and dynamic range... LF William Robb escreveu: - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker Subject: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l They probably figure that's all they'll be able to fit into the 4/3 format. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Laundering a Domke F2
On Mar 6, 2009, at 01:45 , mike wilson wrote: I think folks are looking for that rugged, lived-in look. As the bags are canvas, my suggestion would be to tie them to the mast of a tea-clipper for a quick once around the Horn. Should work a treat. Not recommended for Lowepro. Reminds me of the method we used to clean mops when I was stationed aboard an aircraft carrier in the mid sixties. Tie the mop handle securely to 250 feet of strong line (rope) and toss it over the fantail (stern) while underway. Contrary to logic, it would not be dragged along through the water, but would skip, bounce and twirl, slapping into the sea every few seconds pulling the line super taught for a second before emerging to dance some more. Retrieve after 30 minutes. Just like new! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Beer or coke?
Thanks for all your nice comments. Some wondered where and what this is: It's the official cartographic start of a small river (a stream, creek or brook I don't know the difference) in dutch beek. The whole region is called a beekdal or stream valley. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8ll=51.311757,5.536637spn=0.019931,0.0315z=15 Since this is the netherlands everything is flat and a valley is only a few meters difference. The region isn't even a proper wetland they installed small water gates to keep the water level in the area high enough for a wetland. Most of the dutch nature is mixed with farmland and worse with lots of cattle and pig breeding, The pig population outnumbers the human population. The resulting manure is used to fertilize the land, since the soil is mainly sand the manure seeps through. What you see is the smelly result captured by the water gate. The good news is I like these pictures and the forest and wetland surrounding this smelly water gate is my favorite foraging spot. Toine On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Coke - as in those photos, exactly opposite to my drinking choice. Still about the photos, very interesting indeed. LF Toine escreveu: Beer or Coke? You need a strong stomach for this one: http://www.repiuk.nl/beerorcoke/ K20D DA35 Macro Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
That will be awesome to get better color gamut, and better dynamic range. On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Place the limit at 14mp (APS sensor) and 22+ (FF sensor) and I quite agree. OTOH, as long as it is possible, let them race to increase color and dynamic range... LF -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
After upgrading from K10D to K20D I noticed many of my lenses can't match the sensor resolution. The exception my DA35 Limited. I would prefer more dynamic range. On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-276512.html http://snipurl.com/d951l -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanner question
But is the scanning software a plugin and as such need a program like photoshop to operate? Or will it scan and save to a file on its own? On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: I don't know what software Epson supplies with the V300. I've never used any of the Epson software for either of the V700 or 2450 scanners. However, I strongly recommend VueScan for driving the scanner. It's got amongst the best scanning algorithms I've seen with any software and is updated regularly. The V300 is on the supported scanner list. Image editing is separate from scanning. Use what you like there. While you can do a lot of the basic capture needs in the scanning software, scanning software should be used to capture the data as best possible, not edit or finish render it. Godfrey On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Nick Wright wrote: I'm still looking at scanners. I think I'm going to go with the Epson V300. It's gotten good reviews from just about everywhere that I've looked and it appears to be just what I'm looking for. And the price is right. But I noticed that the Epson package no longer includes Photoshop Elements, so I'm wondering does the Epson software work as a standalone program? Or will I need a separate image editor to access the scanner software? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lakeside
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: PESO - Lakeside Thanks, Jack. Also Bob S, Christine, Frank, John, Joseph, Ken and Marnie. Comments much appreciated. Ken BTW I use my 300 all the time for landscapes. Yes, I have to overcome my tendency to always reach for a wide angle lens for landscapes. Geo Lepp coined the phrase 'optical extraction' for this. John And in the U.S. version of the English language, barbecued snags would be? Very well cooked sausages of fairly ordinary quality and of unknown composition (sometimes ignorance is a blessing) :-) A vertical composition could work if you wanted to emphasize the foreground reflection of the trees. I might try something like that. I looked at several ways to crop the original but no vertical crop seemed to provide the 'balance' to the scene that the horizontal crop achieved. Bob S Nice. Did your original have more water or sky? No sky - just equal amounts of trees and lake and it really didn't work well. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:22 -0800, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Having done your considerable part, obviously, the 80~320 certainly performed well. Crisp image, with heavy crop, shot at 140mm. Like it, Brian! Jack --- On Thu, 3/5/09, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: PESO - Lakeside To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 2:51 AM G'day all I don't often use a telephoto lens for landscape work but I was attracted by the dark reflection of these trees in the water and, as I was quite a distance away, I had to use the 80-320 zoom. This is a horizontal crop of the original image which I, for reasons only explainable by the several glasses of Hunter River Shiraz consumed previously, photographed in portrait format. The crop is just over half of the original. (As an aside, I resampled the crop back up to 6 MP and I'm happy with the result, but I could have saved myself the trouble if I'd been competent enough to take a few shots in landscape format in the first place). http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/129678/Lakeside.html Comments, of course, are extremely welcome. Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanner question
VueScan is a completely standalone application. You can download an evaluation copy from http://www.hamrick.com/ A license key is available for $40 for the standard version, with one year of free updates, or $80 for the pro version with more features and unlimited free updates. I've been using it since Ed Hamrick released it for Mac OS almost 10 years ago, at the time it was $40 with unlimited free updates. Best $40 I have spent on software. It's the only scanning software I've used to drive all the scanners I've owned since I got it (it does a FAR better job than the original software Minolta offered with the Scan Dual II, for instance) and it provides me an alternative RAW conversion processor as well. Very useful. Godfrey On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Nick Wright wrote: But is the scanning software a plugin and as such need a program like photoshop to operate? Or will it scan and save to a file on its own? On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: I don't know what software Epson supplies with the V300. I've never used any of the Epson software for either of the V700 or 2450 scanners. However, I strongly recommend VueScan for driving the scanner. It's got amongst the best scanning algorithms I've seen with any software and is updated regularly. The V300 is on the supported scanner list. Image editing is separate from scanning. Use what you like there. While you can do a lot of the basic capture needs in the scanning software, scanning software should be used to capture the data as best possible, not edit or finish render it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LED Lighting...
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: LED Lighting... Instead of shoeboxes full of gels to get your mood lighting into your photos, or, to set your white balance BEFORE you leave for that theater shoot, here's an item that will make your day (or night). http://www.gizmosforgeeks.com/2009/02/26/multi-color-lightbulb-with-remote/ Slicker than snot on a door knob. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Peso: Warning - cat photo John Coyle wrote: No Bob - 12 days to look at it and wonder, 45 seconds to Google it and realize where you got it from! And you're at it again! Now I'll have to Google logorrhoeal effluvia efunderates. John in Brisbane How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (you guys write the punch line :-) 42 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
Cute capture, just wish his eye area was more visible. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - I'd Smile Too http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
The shadow know. Nicely done but I'd like the full hand to be included over the orange cloth. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Subject: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 12:58:40AM +0900, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg One mark of a good photographer is the ability to make a beautiful picture of a less than beautiful subject, a great photographer can make the subject look beautiful too. I'd say you fall just short of greatness. Yeah, but he cam levitate D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Enjoy. Cheers, Dave P.S.: I showed them both the PDML annual they were both very impressed. One even commented that it's interesting that more time is generally spent really looking at a printed image rather than the cursory viewing web images tend to get. P.P.S. Here's me: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3316596755_8b7f7102e5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3316596519_72c9fe91df.jpg For your sake, I hope your friend falls quite a bit short of greatness. Fun shots, well executed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race
For 'most' photos, I'd have to agree, but I've found the K20D affords me the ability to crop out alot and still get a usable image even with the 600. You might remember an image I posted last summer of the Blue Angels over Traverse City. The image I posted was a severe crop of the original capture, yet the resulting cropped file was big enough to allow me to get a very nice 8X 10 print. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com Subject: Re: Good to know: Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:42 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: But who won? Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need, said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department [interviewed at the PMA] I've thought so too, for a long time. I've seen very little real need for much more than the 6 to 12 Mpixel cameras I have now for when I'm making 13x19 to 20x24 inch exhibition prints, and I have vanishingly small interest in anything larger than that. Some of my best selling photos were made with a 4Mpixel, JPEG only camera. Including the two-page spread photo that published in Red Bulletin last May. It's nice to hear one camera manufacturer at least inject some sense and rationality in the marketing mania. I don't care who won. I care that good camera equipment that does the job I need comes to market. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Beer or coke?
Over here the Environmental Protection Agency would be all over that like flies on crap - be declared a hazardous waste zone ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Toine jack.isid...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Beer or coke? Thanks for all your nice comments. Some wondered where and what this is: It's the official cartographic start of a small river (a stream, creek or brook I don't know the difference) in dutch beek. The whole region is called a beekdal or stream valley. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8ll=51.311757,5.536637spn=0.019931,0.0315z=15 Since this is the netherlands everything is flat and a valley is only a few meters difference. The region isn't even a proper wetland they installed small water gates to keep the water level in the area high enough for a wetland. Most of the dutch nature is mixed with farmland and worse with lots of cattle and pig breeding, The pig population outnumbers the human population. The resulting manure is used to fertilize the land, since the soil is mainly sand the manure seeps through. What you see is the smelly result captured by the water gate. The good news is I like these pictures and the forest and wetland surrounding this smelly water gate is my favorite foraging spot. Toine On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Coke - as in those photos, exactly opposite to my drinking choice. Still about the photos, very interesting indeed. LF Toine escreveu: Beer or Coke? You need a strong stomach for this one: http://www.repiuk.nl/beerorcoke/ K20D DA35 Macro Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Beer or coke?
Ken Waller wrote: Over here the Environmental Protection Agency would be all over that like flies on crap - be declared a hazardous waste zone ! superfund site. And then billions will be poured into it with little or no effect. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: hats
2009/2/28 Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com: hi everyone, i present you with a recent (just before last dawn) photo i seem to like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3316939092/ specifics: k10d, zeiss 35 2.4, iso 400, 1/8 i think (can't remember) hope some of you enjoy it as well :) luka You can leave your hat on :-) Nice Luka -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Where are the Portrait lenses?
Nice piece in DPReview: http://blog.dpreview.com/editorial/2009/03/where-are-the-portrait-lenses.html Comments are interesting too. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:49:20AM -, Bob W wrote: Good luck with efunderates. I'm a bit of a paronmoasiac myself, but your sesquipedalian lexicon leaves me agog. -- eschew obufscation Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
Press 1 for english. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:49:20AM -, Bob W wrote: Good luck with efunderates. I'm a bit of a paronmoasiac myself, but your sesquipedalian lexicon leaves me agog. -- eschew obufscation Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo
On Mar 6, 2009, at 12:10 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:49:20AM -, Bob W wrote: Good luck with efunderates. I'm a bit of a paronmoasiac myself, but your sesquipedalian lexicon leaves me agog. -- eschew obufscation Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc You are disqualified, Larry, for mis-spelling paronomoasiac. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: ...and so to blog
On Mar 6, 2009, at 01:07 , Bob W wrote: Samuel Pepys's blog: http://www.pepysdiary.com/ Interesting excercise in thought, but I find myself out of this blog's demographic. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Unsurprising sadness
On Mar 6, 2009, at 02:44 , mike wilson wrote: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: As we age and hold on to our security blankets we should not be surprised that we wear holes in them, and that no one considers them worthy of repair. Do I need to say it? G'head, big boy, say it! Dare ya! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - I'd Smile Too
On Mar 6, 2009, at 06:32 , frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/03/id-smile-too.html Comments always welcome. The wrinkles at the corners of the eyes say enough that the eyes themselves are secondary. Very nice capture, Frank. I volunteer for the next one... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?
On Mar 6, 2009, at 07:58 , David Savage wrote: G'day All, Okay so it's a stupid title, but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the result it's stuck. Last weekend me 2 friends gathered to help set up the lights in the studio one of our number has gone a 3rd share in. Once the lighting was dialled in, and after a few beers, it was play time with a couple of found props: http://flickr.com/photos/disavage/3315426481/ Direct link (~105kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3315426481_dfc33dd9a9_o.jpg D700, Smegma 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200 yadda yadda yadda Cameras and alcohol don't mix... Truly. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
