Re: k-5 autofocus vs. Canon 5000 Mark II
On 11/6/2010 4:32 PM, Thibouille wrote: As for Mpix, I'm sorry but this is laughable seeing the little difference. Or why would Nikon guys pay for D700/D3s 'crappy' little 12Mpix sensor. As for DR, the 7D is bye bye. Oh, D700 is also. Damn. And that 60D is... well almost a toy. K5 sealing is better, fps is almost tie (7fps vs 8 fps), High ISOs are better on K5. Thibs, you cannot mount Nikon lens on Canon body. You cannot mount a Pentax lens on Nikon body, etc. So, if one is shooting Nikon system, the wonders of K-5 are irrelevant. If one is having lots of K-mount lenses, the 7D's video advantages are irrelevant... And so on. Seems you have forgotten few smilies here too. 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: Goin' to Beilbyville
Walter, please pass Ted my warmest regards. I remember the similar situation when I was about to travel to Norway in 2004. I brought with me heavy and big bag full of all kinds of gear. At the end, the advise I received prior to that was the most sound one - just let go and have fun with your camera, don't sweat about lenses, etc. HTH. Boris On 11/7/2010 5:26 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that I'll be leaving tomorrow to go on a week-long excursion to Arkansas, whereupon I shall engage the tutelage of one Ted Beilby. Unfortunately, my finances will be severely limited, forcing me to subsist on hard tack and salt pork. Otherwise, I'd buy everyone shot glasses from the gift shop. Any advice on preparation before I head out the door? I have an extremely crappy inherited tripod (Velbon Victory 451) which I'm tempted to take, but don't know if it'll be worth the baggage factor. I've used it on approximately, three shots since I got my K-x, but have never really found it useful for the types of photography I've done. Will it be worth my while to take it along on hikes given its relative shoddiness, or would I be just as well off shooting handheld with shake reduction? I'll be packing my whopping total of four lenses, though I suspect I'll only get much use out of two of them -- 18-55 and 50-200 DA L kit lenses. The other two are my 70-300 Promaster 4/5.6 and Takumar 135 2.5. I don't know how useful either of them would be, but I'll have them just in case. Any suggestions in addition to the guiding hand of Mr. Beilby will be much appreciated. I'll be heading out at 8:00 AM central time and don't know how much access to the list I'll have once I get there. Thanks in advance for any quick tips you can offer before I leave! -- Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ http://polipix.posterous.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: K-5 'miracle'
Funny you should post this report, Jaume. Few days ago I had very similar experience with my K-7 - misconfigured the flash and it did not fire in rather dimly lit room. I had to apply a bit of Topaz Denoise (but again, I fancy it now, 'cause it is my most recent 'toy') and the picture was totally salvageable. The opposite however is much more interesting. Off top of my head, K10D has about 1 Ev (may be a bit more) of RAW headroom in bright areas. K-7 in turn has hardly 0.5 Ev. In fact, K-7 really sucks when it comes to dealing with bright light - minimal exposure error - total loss. I will be much more interested to know how K-5 fares in that department. I sincerely hope it does better than both K10D and K-7. Oh yes, I just said that out loud - K-7 sensor really sucks. Boris On 11/6/2010 10:47 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: This fortunate Spanish K-5 owner tried to recover a picture where the flash didn't fire when it was supposed to do (it wasn't charged). They challenged the camera for fun and were surprised by the results: http://www.pentaxeros.com/forum/index.php?topic=37916.0 -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
Fascinating, Paul. Except just one lens, the seller of which forewarned me of necessity to align focus, all my lenses and cameras are spot on in AF department. I did not perform any calibration or scientific (semi-scientific, quarter-scientific?!) tests, but judging from rather accurate (in case of K-7 even properly shimmed and calibrated by testing) Katz Eye screen, my gear doesn't have any front/back focus problems whatsoever. Curious, really. Clarification: I am talking about center AF point. Boris On 11/7/2010 3:42 AM, paul stenquist wrote: I adjusted the camera for all six of my autofocus lenses this morning. i did it with the target I've used before. The moire method sounded even more difficult and time consuming. In any case, five of the six came in at 2 or 3 clicks in one direction or the other. None were dead on at zero. That's less deviation than I saw with most of my other Pentax DSLRs. Similar to what I saw with the K-7. One lense, the FA 35/2 required a + 10 adjustment. I believe the K-7 number for that lens was way up there as bell. I'll have to have a look. I double and triple checked most of them. Checked zooms at full zoom and half way. If there was a discrepancy, I leaned toward getting it right at the longer focal length, since DOF is reduced. I'm now happily dialed in. Paul -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
On 11/7/2010 4:32 AM, Miserere wrote: I'm sure your camera will be fine, but I was curious nontheless. I'm sure Boris will chime in with his tale of woe getting correct manual focus on his K-7. Boris chiming is. Based on my experience with K-7, Pentax Israel and Rachael Katz herself, I will be very surprised if K-5's screen was properly and accurately aligned for precision manual focusing. One of the things that really irks me is that even if I were to buy a new camera (K-5? K-3?) say in summer 2011, I'd have to go through that bothersome saga one more time. Fine mechanical tuning and precision are things of the past, it seems. Boris chiming out. -- 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: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?
I have a vague Chicagoan recollection of taking a shot of you, sir, in the similar position with different prosthetics (or are they bio-plug-in/out's? *grin*). I might dig it out just for the heck of it... Boris On 11/7/2010 4:39 AM, Miserere wrote: On 6 November 2010 15:21, Christine Nielsench...@inielsen.net wrote: That was fun! The 645D is indeed awesome... but I came home really wanting a k-5. :) And a 55 /1.4. Getting to see - and touch -- all that Pentax gear in one place is such a rarity! We were very busy testing everything, and conducting side-by-side comparisons of all available models: http://inielsen.com/bloggerpics/miserere.jpg :) -c My true calling in life was to be a binoculars tester. Or a cyborg. --M. New motto: Two cameras better than one. -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
Paul, do you have any photos where Grace is sliding down the hmmm, I don't know how this thing is called - when you climb up and then slide down to the ground? I'd like to see that K-5 manages to AFC (new English word?!) mid-motion? Boris On 11/7/2010 12:51 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: The sun warmed things up a bit this afternoon so Grace and I went to the park. I shot a number of action pics. The K-5 seemed to be able to lock in good focus on 7 to 8 tries out of 10. That's considerably better than the K-7, which was somewhat better than the K20D. It didn't nail every shot perfectly -- some included pretty violent motion right at the camera -- but it never left me in the lurch. It always locked in. Results for spot and continuous were similar. Perhaps a slightly higher percentage of misses with continuous. But operator error comes into play here as well, and the sample is still relatively small. But I'm pleased. The first eight pics in this folder are from today. All are action, except the one of Grace sitting on the rail. A noteworthy achievement: she tried to sled down the astroturf hill standing up. First time. Almost made it. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=643396 -- 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: Talking to Ned Bunnell at the PhotoPlus Expo
I am more than partially and less than defective :-). Boris On 11/7/2010 3:37 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 11/2/2010 2:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 2, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Miserere wrote: On 2 November 2010 02:37, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: Since you like me are wordy, my just as wordy reply interspersed :-). So you're planning on partially defecting, Boris? Are you suggesting that Boris is partially defective? He'd have to be at least partially defective, he's here isn't he? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Talking to Ned Bunnell at the PhotoPlus Expo
On 11/7/2010 3:39 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: or it could be his canny way of forcing Pentax to announce that mythical 23x36mm sensor camera. 23x36 is pretty mythical. But 22x38 is more mythical, methinks... 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: Talking to Ned Bunnell at the PhotoPlus Expo
On 11/7/2010 3:46 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: The aperture lever isn't the mythical aperture simulator, every K mount lens, (except mirror telephotos), has an aperture lever to this very day. Don't split levers, Peter. Proper mount has two mechanical couplings - one to engage the aperture during the shot and one to hmmm well, engage it but for different purpose - for measuring. Pentax has invented the infamous green button thinking that looking at green color will pacify our nerves. Boy, was Pentax mistaken. 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: K10D-K-5 size
I thought so too, Cotty... On 11/7/2010 1:04 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/11/10, P N Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: It would be too small for me without the grip, but with the trip it's excellent. Paul I thought you were laying off the pills for a while. -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
Is Colm Meanie Scottish? Drat, he's also Irish. It seems Irishmen have invaded Star Trek universe... Boris On 11/6/2010 5:44 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Jeffery Smith My only points of reference are Sean Connery and the Fat Bastard. Jeffery On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Scottish, no matter how much the Scots deny it, is an English dialect. Sting certianly didn't grow up speaking Gaelic. Don't forget Mister Beam me up Scotty Scott. -- 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: K5 birthday at ISO 1600
Happy birthday, Rachel S :-). Boris On 11/6/2010 9:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here are some shots from last night's celebration. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/K5Samples#5536503030601713330 ISO 1600 31mm f2.5 @ 1/50 to 1/100th with minor tweaks in LR3.2 Regards, Bob S. -- 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: DxO results for K-5
On 11/6/2010 3:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: So how much are image stabilized f/1.4 Nikon lenses going for these days? There is only one such lens in currently produced Pentax line up, Larry - the DA 55/1.4. Not much if you ask me. And everyone who's shooting with FA 50/1.4 or A 50/1.2 are hmmm well, old ..rts... Boris-the-old-..rt -- 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: My Photo courses till now..
On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 11:43:55PM -0600, steve harley wrote: my first programming was on a calculator with 100 steps and a 10-digit numeric display, but then i was fortunate to have fairly advanced equipment when i got to college (dozens of VT-100 terminals on a DEC-20 and a PDP-11/45) . . . Hmm. My first programming was on a Stantec Zebra (2K words of drum memory). At college I had access to an extremely advanced computer - an Atlas - and a PDP-7 (and, in assorted other departments, a PDP-8 and IBM 1130) (And, a bit later on, I got hands-on access to play with an IBM 360/45). My first programming for pay was on a DECSystem-10 at UMIST, with Adage ARDS-1 storage tube displays (later joined by Tektronix 4010s). By the time the DECSystem-20 (and, for that matter, the VT-100) came along I was working for DEC. -- 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 scale
Christine, the color shot is more alive and/or interesting probably also because the door on the right is not as much in the shadow as it is in b/w image. Perhaps you can play with tonalities and curves a bit and open up the shadows on the b/w image. This would make the b/w a stronger competitor to its color sibling. I tend to like the b/w but I'd like to see more opened shadows too. Boris On 11/6/2010 6:44 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I really don't do much still life and forgot I even took this until I stumbled upon it in Lightroom tonight. I think I prefer the color. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/scale/index.html Comments welcome, Cheers, Christine from Chicago -- 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:28 -0400, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 6 November 2010 22:44, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: From a list of 30 things the author would like see brought back. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/25-things-that-need-to-st_b_779005.html#s176231 -Brendan I'd bring back using the right photograph to illustrate an article. Yes, although that Yashica (possibly a GSN) was a fine piece of equipment. Still is if you can find a working one. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- 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.
GESO - Norway 2008
Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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: DxO results for K-5
On Nov 6, 2010, at 11:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/6/2010 3:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: So how much are image stabilized f/1.4 Nikon lenses going for these days? There is only one such lens in currently produced Pentax line up, Larry - the DA 55/1.4. Not much if you ask me. And everyone who's shooting with FA 50/1.4 or A 50/1.2 are hmmm well, old ..rts... I didn't say *new* image stabilized Nikon lenses. My point being that there are probably a lot of cases where a K-5 with an adapter and the 50/1.4 supertak you picked up with the $10 spotmatic at the garage sale last year will outperform a D700 with an image stabilized f/2.8, or an unstabilized f/1.4. Although I may have totally missed the memo about Nikon making image stabilized lenses faster than f/2.8. Granted, if you've got a good tripod and the night skies of the aussie outback to photograph, I expect the D700 will still outperform a K-5. I am rather curious to see what Nikon comes up with to replace the D700. Maybe they'll upgrade it with the sensor from their current top of the line. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid very nice. They certainly breed some healthy-looking ladies in Fractalland. 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
From a list of 30 things the author would like see brought back. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/25-things-that-need- to-st_b_779005.html#s176231 she should come to Yurp - we still have most of those things. 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: Minor question of Englsih
The Scottish are all Irish really. Is Colm Meanie Scottish? Drat, he's also Irish. It seems Irishmen have invaded Star Trek universe... Boris On 11/6/2010 5:44 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Jeffery Smith My only points of reference are Sean Connery and the Fat Bastard. Jeffery On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Scottish, no matter how much the Scots deny it, is an English dialect. Sting certianly didn't grow up speaking Gaelic. Don't forget Mister Beam me up Scotty Scott. -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
All I can say is that the DFA 50 that I am looking to sell focuses like a charm after I took it to Pentax for microfocus adjustment - they have a machine for that here in ze mosserlant. Ecke 2010/11/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 11/7/2010 4:32 AM, Miserere wrote: I'm sure your camera will be fine, but I was curious nontheless. I'm sure Boris will chime in with his tale of woe getting correct manual focus on his K-7. Boris chiming is. Based on my experience with K-7, Pentax Israel and Rachael Katz herself, I will be very surprised if K-5's screen was properly and accurately aligned for precision manual focusing. One of the things that really irks me is that even if I were to buy a new camera (K-5? K-3?) say in summer 2011, I'd have to go through that bothersome saga one more time. Fine mechanical tuning and precision are things of the past, it seems. Boris chiming out. -- 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: DxO results for K-5
Hi! On 11/7/2010 10:42 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 6, 2010, at 11:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/6/2010 3:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: So how much are image stabilized f/1.4 Nikon lenses going for these days? There is only one such lens in currently produced Pentax line up, Larry - the DA 55/1.4. Not much if you ask me. And everyone who's shooting with FA 50/1.4 or A 50/1.2 are hmmm well, old ..rts... I didn't say *new* image stabilized Nikon lenses. Well, Larry, by asking a question (quoted above) re the prices of such lenses, you made an opening whereupon you could be understood as asking about the new such lenses that are offered for sale nowadays... My point being that there are probably a lot of cases where a K-5 with an adapter and the 50/1.4 supertak you picked up with the $10 spotmatic at the garage sale last year will outperform a D700 with an image stabilized f/2.8, or an unstabilized f/1.4. Outperform in which department? I am asking merely to be sure you and I are talking about the same aspect. Although I may have totally missed the memo about Nikon making image stabilized lenses faster than f/2.8. Granted, if you've got a good tripod and the night skies of the aussie outback to photograph, I expect the D700 will still outperform a K-5. I am rather curious to see what Nikon comes up with to replace the D700. Maybe they'll upgrade it with the sensor from their current top of the line. I am shooting now both with MZ-6 and MX and I will see how many shots of mine are going to suffer from camera shake... I still maintain that for most part the importance of shake reduction, although non-zero is still way over appreciated. 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: Minor question of Englsih
All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. Boris On 11/7/2010 10:58 AM, Bob W wrote: The Scottish are all Irish really. Is Colm Meanie Scottish? Drat, he's also Irish. It seems Irishmen have invaded Star Trek universe... Boris On 11/6/2010 5:44 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Jeffery Smith My only points of reference are Sean Connery and the Fat Bastard. Jeffery On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Scottish, no matter how much the Scots deny it, is an English dialect. Sting certianly didn't grow up speaking Gaelic. Don't forget Mister Beam me up Scotty Scott. -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
2010/11/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. I am NOT your sister!!! Get that outta yer rotten mind!!! -- 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: Goin' to Beilbyville
On 6/11/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: Any suggestions in addition to the guiding hand of Mr. Beilby will be much appreciated. Ted is a real gentleman and one of the warmest people I have ever met. I envy you. -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
On 7/11/10, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Paul, do you have any photos where Grace is sliding down the hmmm, I don't know how this thing is called - when you climb up and then slide down to the ground? One of these? http://blog.rac.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/grated_slide_for_kids.jpg -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Great gallery, Cotty. Not without reason, some of the motifs can be found in my photos too... *wink wink* Boris On 11/7/2010 10:04 AM, Cotty wrote: Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
On 7/11/10, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Is Colm Meanie Scottish? Drat, he's also Irish. It seems Irishmen have invaded Star Trek universe... James Doohan who played Scotty was Canadian ;-) -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
On 7/11/10, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Is Colm Meanie Scottish? Drat, he's also Irish. It seems Irishmen have invaded Star Trek universe... James Doohan who played Scotty was Canadian ;-) Canadians and New Zealanders are all Scottish. Apart from the Albanian ones. 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: Minor question of Englsih
2010/11/7 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Canadians and New Zealanders are all Scottish. Apart from the Albanian ones. anyone have the lyrics of Spitting Image's Albanian anthem by any chance? It went something like Albania / much less repressive than Romania / much easier to spell than Bophuthatsvania / ... Thanks Ecke -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
found part of it from a source that attributes it to a 1982 Alexei Sayle single: Albania! Albania! Not nearly as repressive as Roumania Easier to spell than Boueftsgwachgznia And if we don't win any games The secret police will confiscate our dentures The secret police will take away our extra meat ration The secret police will shout at our slippers... ring a bell anyone? 2010/11/7 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/11/7 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Canadians and New Zealanders are all Scottish. Apart from the Albanian ones. anyone have the lyrics of Spitting Image's Albanian anthem by any chance? It went something like Albania / much less repressive than Romania / much easier to spell than Bophuthatsvania / ... Thanks Ecke -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
Cotty, the key of the sliding device is infinite repeatability of sliding experience. What you're offering is fundamentally different. Boris P.S. It also explains why your son is doing whatever he is doing with that viking helmet... On 11/7/2010 11:48 AM, Cotty wrote: On 7/11/10, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Paul, do you have any photos where Grace is sliding down the hmmm, I don't know how this thing is called - when you climb up and then slide down to the ground? One of these? http://blog.rac.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/grated_slide_for_kids.jpg -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
On 11/7/2010 11:32 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/7 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. I am NOT your sister!!! Get that outta yer rotten mind!!! ROTFLMAO. -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
Albania or Elbonia? Boris On 11/7/2010 12:39 PM, eckinator wrote: found part of it from a source that attributes it to a 1982 Alexei Sayle single: Albania! Albania! Not nearly as repressive as Roumania Easier to spell than Boueftsgwachgznia And if we don't win any games The secret police will confiscate our dentures The secret police will take away our extra meat ration The secret police will shout at our slippers... ring a bell anyone? 2010/11/7 eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com: 2010/11/7 Bob Wp...@web-options.com: Canadians and New Zealanders are all Scottish. Apart from the Albanian ones. anyone have the lyrics of Spitting Image's Albanian anthem by any chance? It went something like Albania / much less repressive than Romania / much easier to spell than Bophuthatsvania / ... Thanks Ecke -- 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: Geso My wedding album
Most enjoyable gallery, Dave. I can almost fill the chilly weather and the warmth of the party. I am looking forward to your competition with Mister Granpa Stenquist... Boris On 11/6/2010 7:01 PM, David J Brooks wrote: My PJ type shots from Erin and James' wedding last weekend. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2010-erinandjames/album/index.html WARNING; GRATUITOUS NUDITY ON PAGE FIVE, REGIMENTAL SCOTSMAN. YOU ARE FOR WARNED. 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: K-5 autofocus observations
On Nov 7, 2010, at 3:22 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Cotty, the key of the sliding device is infinite repeatability of sliding experience. What you're offering is fundamentally different. Boris P.S. It also explains why your son is doing whatever he is doing with that viking helmet... It also explains why Cotty is always getting a little behind in his work. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
My autofocus wouldn't seem to have any front/rear autofocus problems either. Those plus or minus two or three click adjustments are extremely small changes and aren't apparent in the focusing screen. But fine adjustment is worth the effort. I don't think any autofocus system is spot on with all lenses from the factory. The variation is generally in the lens construction, and I suspect that lenses change a bit over time with wear and settling of parts. I wouldn't use a new camera for serious business without first calibrating the autofocus. Paul On Nov 7, 2010, at 1:29 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Fascinating, Paul. Except just one lens, the seller of which forewarned me of necessity to align focus, all my lenses and cameras are spot on in AF department. I did not perform any calibration or scientific (semi-scientific, quarter-scientific?!) tests, but judging from rather accurate (in case of K-7 even properly shimmed and calibrated by testing) Katz Eye screen, my gear doesn't have any front/back focus problems whatsoever. Curious, really. Clarification: I am talking about center AF point. Boris On 11/7/2010 3:42 AM, paul stenquist wrote: I adjusted the camera for all six of my autofocus lenses this morning. i did it with the target I've used before. The moire method sounded even more difficult and time consuming. In any case, five of the six came in at 2 or 3 clicks in one direction or the other. None were dead on at zero. That's less deviation than I saw with most of my other Pentax DSLRs. Similar to what I saw with the K-7. One lense, the FA 35/2 required a + 10 adjustment. I believe the K-7 number for that lens was way up there as bell. I'll have to have a look. I double and triple checked most of them. Checked zooms at full zoom and half way. If there was a discrepancy, I leaned toward getting it right at the longer focal length, since DOF is reduced. I'm now happily dialed in. Paul -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
On Nov 7, 2010, at 1:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/7/2010 4:32 AM, Miserere wrote: I'm sure your camera will be fine, but I was curious nontheless. I'm sure Boris will chime in with his tale of woe getting correct manual focus on his K-7. Boris chiming is. Based on my experience with K-7, Pentax Israel and Rachael Katz herself, I will be very surprised if K-5's screen was properly and accurately aligned for precision manual focusing. One of the things that really irks me is that even if I were to buy a new camera (K-5? K-3?) say in summer 2011, I'd have to go through that bothersome saga one more time. Fine mechanical tuning and precision are things of the past, it seems. Boris chiming out. I'm going to check the screen for manual focus. I'll let you know. Paul -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
On Nov 7, 2010, at 1:39 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Paul, do you have any photos where Grace is sliding down the hmmm, I don't know how this thing is called - when you climb up and then slide down to the ground? I'd like to see that K-5 manages to AFC (new English word?!) mid-motion? All of the pics on the hill are mid motion, as are those on the swing and tire. Those on the hill are very rapid motion, right toward camera. The K-5 was able to lock focus accurately most of the time in both C and S modes. Paul Boris On 11/7/2010 12:51 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: The sun warmed things up a bit this afternoon so Grace and I went to the park. I shot a number of action pics. The K-5 seemed to be able to lock in good focus on 7 to 8 tries out of 10. That's considerably better than the K-7, which was somewhat better than the K20D. It didn't nail every shot perfectly -- some included pretty violent motion right at the camera -- but it never left me in the lurch. It always locked in. Results for spot and continuous were similar. Perhaps a slightly higher percentage of misses with continuous. But operator error comes into play here as well, and the sample is still relatively small. But I'm pleased. The first eight pics in this folder are from today. All are action, except the one of Grace sitting on the rail. A noteworthy achievement: she tried to sled down the astroturf hill standing up. First time. Almost made it. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=643396 -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
I've shot those type of slices successfully with the K7 a number of times. Didn't try it yesterday. But the artificial grass sliding hill that I did soot it faster. Paul On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:48 AM, Cotty wrote: On 7/11/10, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Paul, do you have any photos where Grace is sliding down the hmmm, I don't know how this thing is called - when you climb up and then slide down to the ground? One of these? http://blog.rac.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/grated_slide_for_kids.jpg -- 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. -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
On 11/7/2010 1:34 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I'm going to check the screen for manual focus. I'll let you know. Paul Thanks, Paul! I think it will prove beneficial for you as well, as even the best electronics may require an occasional human intervention... 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 4:24 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: All I can say is that the DFA 50 that I am looking to sell focuses like a charm after I took it to Pentax for microfocus adjustment - they have a machine for that here in ze mosserlant. Ecke I had Pentax Canada check my K10D with my D FA 50 as well, and they did some sort of adjustment as it is spot on now. They said my camera did not have any BF so i guess it just needed lens adjustments were needed/ Dave 2010/11/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 11/7/2010 4:32 AM, Miserere wrote: I'm sure your camera will be fine, but I was curious nontheless. I'm sure Boris will chime in with his tale of woe getting correct manual focus on his K-7. Boris chiming is. Based on my experience with K-7, Pentax Israel and Rachael Katz herself, I will be very surprised if K-5's screen was properly and accurately aligned for precision manual focusing. One of the things that really irks me is that even if I were to buy a new camera (K-5? K-3?) say in summer 2011, I'd have to go through that bothersome saga one more time. Fine mechanical tuning and precision are things of the past, it seems. Boris chiming out. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:42 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I adjusted the camera for all six of my autofocus lenses this morning. i did it with the target I've used before. Is this available somewhere.?? Dave Paul -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
2010/11/7 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I've shot those type of slices successfully with the K7 a number of times. Does the K-7 also dice or does one need a K-5 for that? -- 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: K-5 autofocus observations
I think i have mentioned before, that i rarely us AF C but stick with AF S and use a machine gun type of action on the shutter release, doing my own af c so to speak. It worked very well during my equine action days, so i stuck with it. Dave On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks Stan. I always preselect the focus point. Top point, with the camera in a vertical position on all of these. Most are in the S mode. A couple were in C mode. Didn't have much trouble locking in in S mode, so I stuck with it for the most part, but wanted to try continuous as well. Of course continuous will allow the shutter to fire even if it's not locked in. (That's the way I have it set in custom functions. Might change that.) Paul On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Nice! What AF setting? Are you pre-selecting the focal point? stan On Nov 6, 2010, at 5:51 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: The sun warmed things up a bit this afternoon so Grace and I went to the park. I shot a number of action pics. The K-5 seemed to be able to lock in good focus on 7 to 8 tries out of 10. That's considerably better than the K-7, which was somewhat better than the K20D. It didn't nail every shot perfectly -- some included pretty violent motion right at the camera -- but it never left me in the lurch. It always locked in. Results for spot and continuous were similar. Perhaps a slightly higher percentage of misses with continuous. But operator error comes into play here as well, and the sample is still relatively small. But I'm pleased. The first eight pics in this folder are from today. All are action, except the one of Grace sitting on the rail. A noteworthy achievement: she tried to sled down the astroturf hill standing up. First time. Almost made it. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=643396 -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - The Lost One
This didn't work in BW - or at least I haven't found the right rendering yet. I ~do~ like this colour version, though. Hope you do, too: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/lost-one.html Comments 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: Geso My wedding album
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:42 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Well done! If the hired-gun photographer blew it completely, they'd still be left with lots of memories. Paul Thanks Paul. I was told to leave my camera at home and enjoy myself, but we all know that would never happen, eh.:-) I tried not to get in their way, just shoot off to the side. I am planning a family calendar from the 3 weddings this year, and wanted some back up shots in case their photographer was tardy in his submissions. Dave On Nov 6, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: My PJ type shots from Erin and James' wedding last weekend. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2010-erinandjames/album/index.html WARNING; GRATUITOUS NUDITY ON PAGE FIVE, REGIMENTAL SCOTSMAN. YOU ARE FOR WARNED. Excellent, Dave. Any party that brings out the fire department has to be a good one! -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Geso My wedding album
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Most enjoyable gallery, Dave. I can almost fill the chilly weather and the warmth of the party. I am looking forward to your competition with Mister Granpa Stenquist... LOL If and when that day comes, i'm sure i'll find time for grand kid shots. Dave Boris On 11/6/2010 7:01 PM, David J Brooks wrote: My PJ type shots from Erin and James' wedding last weekend. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2010-erinandjames/album/index.html WARNING; GRATUITOUS NUDITY ON PAGE FIVE, REGIMENTAL SCOTSMAN. YOU ARE FOR WARNED. 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: K10D-K-5 size
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 6/11/10, P N Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: It would be too small for me without the grip, but with the trip it's excellent. Paul I thought you were laying off the pills for a while. Paul is taking my study at home class. Dave -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
From my limited understanding, the higher dynamic range of the K-5 indicates a lot more headroom. I may be totally wrong about this. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Funny you should post this report, Jaume. Few days ago I had very similar experience with my K-7 - misconfigured the flash and it did not fire in rather dimly lit room. I had to apply a bit of Topaz Denoise (but again, I fancy it now, 'cause it is my most recent 'toy') and the picture was totally salvageable. The opposite however is much more interesting. Off top of my head, K10D has about 1 Ev (may be a bit more) of RAW headroom in bright areas. K-7 in turn has hardly 0.5 Ev. In fact, K-7 really sucks when it comes to dealing with bright light - minimal exposure error - total loss. I will be much more interested to know how K-5 fares in that department. I sincerely hope it does better than both K10D and K-7. Oh yes, I just said that out loud - K-7 sensor really sucks. Boris On 11/6/2010 10:47 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: This fortunate Spanish K-5 owner tried to recover a picture where the flash didn't fire when it was supposed to do (it wasn't charged). They challenged the camera for fun and were surprised by the results: http://www.pentaxeros.com/forum/index.php?topic=37916.0 -- 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: K10D-K-5 size
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:44 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: It's smaller. It would be too small for me without the grip, but with the trip it's excellent. It's shaped better than previous Pentax DSLRs -- more of a built in grip that is properly proportioned. The same as the K-7 if you've tried that. Paul Never tried the K7. As long as its bigger than the istD, which i found to small for my liking. I'm used to the big bulky cameras, like my D series, they seem to fit short stubby hands like mine. Dave On Nov 6, 2010, at 4:28 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Is it bigger, smaller, the same.?? I found the istD to small, but the K10D just right. Go for it guys Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There are always mossbacks, and who says that the K-1000 ever really went away. Exactly. I still have two, and i see them for sale at Henrys still. Not sure if the schools photography classes still use them or they have gone digital Dave On 11/6/2010 9:44 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: From a list of 30 things the author would like see brought back. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/25-things-that-need-to-st_b_779005.html#s176231 -Brendan -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - The Lost One
With out seeing the BW , i;d say the colour works best here. Dave On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:20 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: This didn't work in BW - or at least I haven't found the right rendering yet. I ~do~ like this colour version, though. Hope you do, too: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/lost-one.html Comments 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
Tim, this is my understanding as well. However, I want to know how much of it goes to the dark areas (see the 9.5 EV pull out from /almost/ total blackness example) and how much of it goes to the bright areas (remains to be seen). In particular K-7 seems to have somewhat deeper DR in dark areas wheres in bright areas it simply sucks. Considering the fact that Pentax do not advertise any changes in their PRIME engine, I would hazard a guess that the bias is still similar - most of the DR goes to the dark part of the histogram. Thus is my interest. Boris On 11/7/2010 2:23 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: From my limited understanding, the higher dynamic range of the K-5 indicates a lot more headroom. I may be totally wrong about this. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/7 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Funny you should post this report, Jaume. Few days ago I had very similar experience with my K-7 - misconfigured the flash and it did not fire in rather dimly lit room. I had to apply a bit of Topaz Denoise (but again, I fancy it now, 'cause it is my most recent 'toy') and the picture was totally salvageable. The opposite however is much more interesting. Off top of my head, K10D has about 1 Ev (may be a bit more) of RAW headroom in bright areas. K-7 in turn has hardly 0.5 Ev. In fact, K-7 really sucks when it comes to dealing with bright light - minimal exposure error - total loss. I will be much more interested to know how K-5 fares in that department. I sincerely hope it does better than both K10D and K-7. Oh yes, I just said that out loud - K-7 sensor really sucks. Boris On 11/6/2010 10:47 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: This fortunate Spanish K-5 owner tried to recover a picture where the flash didn't fire when it was supposed to do (it wasn't charged). They challenged the camera for fun and were surprised by the results: http://www.pentaxeros.com/forum/index.php?topic=37916.0 -- 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: Goin' to Beilbyville
Thank you, Boris! I'll be sure to pass along your sentiments and maximize my photographic fun. It'll probably take me a good week to go through the photos when I get back. 'Til then ... -- Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ On 11/7/2010 1:22 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Walter, please pass Ted my warmest regards. I remember the similar situation when I was about to travel to Norway in 2004. I brought with me heavy and big bag full of all kinds of gear. At the end, the advise I received prior to that was the most sound one - just let go and have fun with your camera, don't sweat about lenses, etc. HTH. Boris On 11/7/2010 5:26 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that I'll be leaving tomorrow to go on a week-long excursion to Arkansas, whereupon I shall engage the tutelage of one Ted Beilby. Unfortunately, my finances will be severely limited, forcing me to subsist on hard tack and salt pork. Otherwise, I'd buy everyone shot glasses from the gift shop. Any advice on preparation before I head out the door? I have an extremely crappy inherited tripod (Velbon Victory 451) which I'm tempted to take, but don't know if it'll be worth the baggage factor. I've used it on approximately, three shots since I got my K-x, but have never really found it useful for the types of photography I've done. Will it be worth my while to take it along on hikes given its relative shoddiness, or would I be just as well off shooting handheld with shake reduction? I'll be packing my whopping total of four lenses, though I suspect I'll only get much use out of two of them -- 18-55 and 50-200 DA L kit lenses. The other two are my 70-300 Promaster 4/5.6 and Takumar 135 2.5. I don't know how useful either of them would be, but I'll have them just in case. Any suggestions in addition to the guiding hand of Mr. Beilby will be much appreciated. I'll be heading out at 8:00 AM central time and don't know how much access to the list I'll have once I get there. Thanks in advance for any quick tips you can offer before I leave! -- Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ http://polipix.posterous.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.
On K-5 dynamic range. Somewhat tangential question.
Hi! DXOMark (http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/All-tested-sensors/Pentax/K5) publishes that K-5 has 14.1 EV of dynamic range. My understanding thereof is that its sensor can tell apart 2^14.1 different shades which although close but slightly bigger than 14 bit RAW as per Pentax own specification. I realize that dynamic range is not the same as how many useful bits of data per pixel RAW format contains. However, given that both are scales of powers of two, it would seem to be interesting to consider which part of these 14 bits (or 14 EVs) corresponds linearly to one another. As a side remark I think it is very odd that one is bigger than another. Few examples to point: Phase One P65 Plus - 16 bit RAW, 13 EV of DR Leica M9 - 14 bit RAW, 11.7 EV of DR Nikon D3S - 14 bit RAW, 12 EV of DR What do you think? 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: Goin' to Beilbyville
Hi Cotty, I'm looking forward to meeting Ted. I was hoping to do so over some drag racing this summer, but we never got around to it. But, better in autumn than never. I look forward to reporting in with the details a week (or so) hence. Best, Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ http://polipix.posterous.com/ On 11/7/2010 3:45 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/11/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: Any suggestions in addition to the guiding hand of Mr. Beilby will be much appreciated. Ted is a real gentleman and one of the warmest people I have ever met. I envy you. -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Enjoyed all, Cotty! Jack --- On Sun, 11/7/10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: GESO - Norway 2008 To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 1:04 AM Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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. -- 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 2010 - 193 - GDG
Looking good, Godfrey. And tasteful too, though sweets are out of my favor as of some time by now :-). On 11/7/2010 1:03 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A casual still-life from this morning's walk and breakfast ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/lightbox/ Olympus E-5 + ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro ISO 1600 @ f/5 @ 1/25 second (If you have trouble viewing that in Flickr.com's lightbox mode, here's the link to the regular page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/ ) enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: K-5 'miracle'
I believe that more headroom in the dark areas is in the nature of the sensor wells. When a cup is full, you can't pour more water into it. If you try to, you pours over. I think it is almost as simple as that. In the dark areas, on the other hand, the information will be obscured by noise, but it the information is present. In other words, you can recover more information there. Higher dynamic range gives us opportunity to expose more conservatively without loosing information. I think this is what gives us more headroom in practical use. But as suggested; I'm just a bloke who speculates on this topic. Others may have mush better answers. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Tim, this is my understanding as well. However, I want to know how much of it goes to the dark areas (see the 9.5 EV pull out from /almost/ total blackness example) and how much of it goes to the bright areas (remains to be seen). In particular K-7 seems to have somewhat deeper DR in dark areas wheres in bright areas it simply sucks. Considering the fact that Pentax do not advertise any changes in their PRIME engine, I would hazard a guess that the bias is still similar - most of the DR goes to the dark part of the histogram. Thus is my interest. Boris On 11/7/2010 2:23 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: From my limited understanding, the higher dynamic range of the K-5 indicates a lot more headroom. I may be totally wrong about this. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/7 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Funny you should post this report, Jaume. Few days ago I had very similar experience with my K-7 - misconfigured the flash and it did not fire in rather dimly lit room. I had to apply a bit of Topaz Denoise (but again, I fancy it now, 'cause it is my most recent 'toy') and the picture was totally salvageable. The opposite however is much more interesting. Off top of my head, K10D has about 1 Ev (may be a bit more) of RAW headroom in bright areas. K-7 in turn has hardly 0.5 Ev. In fact, K-7 really sucks when it comes to dealing with bright light - minimal exposure error - total loss. I will be much more interested to know how K-5 fares in that department. I sincerely hope it does better than both K10D and K-7. Oh yes, I just said that out loud - K-7 sensor really sucks. Boris On 11/6/2010 10:47 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: This fortunate Spanish K-5 owner tried to recover a picture where the flash didn't fire when it was supposed to do (it wasn't charged). They challenged the camera for fun and were surprised by the results: http://www.pentaxeros.com/forum/index.php?topic=37916.0 -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Good stuff. Enjoyed Funicular railway Dave On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:04 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: DxO results for K-5
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/6/2010 3:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: So how much are image stabilized f/1.4 Nikon lenses going for these days? There is only one such lens in currently produced Pentax line up, Larry - the DA 55/1.4. Not much if you ask me. And everyone who's shooting with FA 50/1.4 or A 50/1.2 are hmmm well, old ..rts... Boris-the-old-..rt The FA50/1.4 is still in the line as well and of course there is the Zeiss ZK 85/1.4 (while supplies last, it's being discontinued), the Samyang 85/1.4 and the upcoming Samyang 35/1.4 -Adam -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Higher dynamic range gives us opportunity to expose more conservatively without loosing information. I think this is what gives us more headroom in practical use. Exactly. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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: On K-5 dynamic range. Somewhat tangential question.
Dynamic Range in EV has no effect on the amount of shades the K-5 can discern, it is merely defines the maximum and minimum brightness values which supply usable data at the same time. The ability to discern individual shades (or more properly differences between two shades) is solely controlled by how many bits wide the ADC system is. The K-5 can discern 2^14 shades maximum across a 14.1 EV ( a brightness range of 2^14.1) range according to the DxO tests. There is no direct correspondence between the two. -Adam On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! DXOMark (http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/All-tested-sensors/Pentax/K5) publishes that K-5 has 14.1 EV of dynamic range. My understanding thereof is that its sensor can tell apart 2^14.1 different shades which although close but slightly bigger than 14 bit RAW as per Pentax own specification. I realize that dynamic range is not the same as how many useful bits of data per pixel RAW format contains. However, given that both are scales of powers of two, it would seem to be interesting to consider which part of these 14 bits (or 14 EVs) corresponds linearly to one another. As a side remark I think it is very odd that one is bigger than another. Few examples to point: Phase One P65 Plus - 16 bit RAW, 13 EV of DR Leica M9 - 14 bit RAW, 11.7 EV of DR Nikon D3S - 14 bit RAW, 12 EV of DR What do you think? 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
On 7/11/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Enjoyed Funicular railway Watch that spelling boy ;-) -- 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: k-5 autofocus vs. Canon 5000 Mark II
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 1:20 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/6/2010 4:32 PM, Thibouille wrote: As for Mpix, I'm sorry but this is laughable seeing the little difference. Or why would Nikon guys pay for D700/D3s 'crappy' little 12Mpix sensor. As for DR, the 7D is bye bye. Oh, D700 is also. Damn. And that 60D is... well almost a toy. K5 sealing is better, fps is almost tie (7fps vs 8 fps), High ISOs are better on K5. Thibs, you cannot mount Nikon lens on Canon body. You can with a $10 adapter, as long as the lens has an aperture ring. During my brief foray into the land of Canon digital I mostly shot with a Nikkor 20/2.8 on my 10D. In fact adapted lenses on Canon are slightly more functional than pre-A K mount lenses on Pentax (you get Av mode and TTL flash with adapted lenses on Canon). You cannot mount a Pentax lens on Nikon body, etc. So, if one is shooting Nikon system, the wonders of K-5 are irrelevant. If one is having lots of K-mount lenses, the 7D's video advantages are irrelevant... And so on. Seems you have forgotten few smilies here too. Boris The 7D in fact can use K mount lenses without Cottyration of said lenses, any EF-S body can (as long as an aperture ring is present). And adapted lenses are preferred for video due to the inability of the camera to override your aperture selection. I actually know a few people who actively shoot professionally with _only_ adapted or converted lenses on Canon bodies. -Adam -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Nice gallery. I liked the Bronzed Villager with the hint of a black brassiere peeking out. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:04 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
On 7/11/10, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice gallery. I liked the Bronzed Villager with the hint of a black brassiere peeking out. I like hints :) -- 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: k-5 autofocus vs. Canon 5000 Mark II
On 11/7/2010 3:14 PM, Adam Maas wrote: You can with a $10 adapter, as long as the lens has an aperture ring. During my brief foray into the land of Canon digital I mostly shot with a Nikkor 20/2.8 on my 10D. In fact adapted lenses on Canon are slightly more functional than pre-A K mount lenses on Pentax (you get Av mode and TTL flash with adapted lenses on Canon). I stand corrected. The 7D in fact can use K mount lenses without Cottyration of said lenses, any EF-S body can (as long as an aperture ring is present). And adapted lenses are preferred for video due to the inability of the camera to override your aperture selection. I actually know a few people who actively shoot professionally with _only_ adapted or converted lenses on Canon bodies. I know that EF-S body takes most K mount lenses via adapter. Not so are the 24x36 Canon bodies, as my understanding that mirror may hit the aperture actuation lever of the lens... 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: K-5 'miracle'
On 11/7/2010 2:58 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I believe that more headroom in the dark areas is in the nature of the sensor wells. When a cup is full, you can't pour more water into it. If you try to, you pours over. I think it is almost as simple as that. In the dark areas, on the other hand, the information will be obscured by noise, but it the information is present. In other words, you can recover more information there. Higher dynamic range gives us opportunity to expose more conservatively without loosing information. I think this is what gives us more headroom in practical use. But as suggested; I'm just a bloke who speculates on this topic. Others may have mush better answers. What you say, Tim, makes perfect sense. But outside of Pentaxia, there are cameras and sensors that have more headroom in the bright areas. Or at least so it is said. I'd like to see some measurements in that regard, or better yet reports of actual experience when exposure had to be corrected in post so as to recover bright areas... 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
We still use K1000s because most of our students want to take a film photography class. At least those are the ones that fill up first. They also have my old MX and ZX-7 ;-) On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There are always mossbacks, and who says that the K-1000 ever really went away. Exactly. I still have two, and i see them for sale at Henrys still. Not sure if the schools photography classes still use them or they have gone digital Dave On 11/6/2010 9:44 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: From a list of 30 things the author would like see brought back. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/25-things-that-need-to-st_b_779005.html#s176231 -Brendan -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
I'm an American playing an American. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 6:23 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Albania or Elbonia? Boris On 11/7/2010 12:39 PM, eckinator wrote: found part of it from a source that attributes it to a 1982 Alexei Sayle single: Albania! Albania! Not nearly as repressive as Roumania Easier to spell than Boueftsgwachgznia And if we don't win any games The secret police will confiscate our dentures The secret police will take away our extra meat ration The secret police will shout at our slippers... ring a bell anyone? 2010/11/7 eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com: 2010/11/7 Bob Wp...@web-options.com: Canadians and New Zealanders are all Scottish. Apart from the Albanian ones. anyone have the lyrics of Spitting Image's Albanian anthem by any chance? It went something like Albania / much less repressive than Romania / much easier to spell than Bophuthatsvania / ... Thanks Ecke -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: k-5 autofocus vs. Canon 5000 Mark II
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I know that EF-S body takes most K mount lenses via adapter. Not so are the 24x36 Canon bodies, as my understanding that mirror may hit the aperture actuation lever of the lens... Boris The non-EF-S bodies are safe once the lens has been Cottyfied, otherwise the aperture lever hits the mirror (this affects the 1D's as well, not just the 24x36 bodies). -Adam -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
I think Bob W was commenting on one of history's more interesting jokes. At some time not too long after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Scots and the Irish switched places. Scotland is actually named after the Irish, who were known as the Scotti to the Romans. -Adam On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. Boris On 11/7/2010 10:58 AM, Bob W wrote: The Scottish are all Irish really. -- 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There are always mossbacks, and who says that the K-1000 ever really went away. Exactly. I still have two, and i see them for sale at Henrys still. Not sure if the schools photography classes still use them or they have gone digital Dave They still use film at Ryerson, which is why Downtown Camera still has their Student Special film packs (10x24exp Kentmere 400 these days, used to be HP5+ and before that it was APX400) -Adam -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
That I did not know. Thanks. On 11/7/2010 4:09 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I think Bob W was commenting on one of history's more interesting jokes. At some time not too long after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Scots and the Irish switched places. Scotland is actually named after the Irish, who were known as the Scotti to the Romans. -Adam On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. Boris On 11/7/2010 10:58 AM, Bob W wrote: The Scottish are all Irish really. -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/7/2010 2:58 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I believe that more headroom in the dark areas is in the nature of the sensor wells. When a cup is full, you can't pour more water into it. If you try to, you pours over. I think it is almost as simple as that. In the dark areas, on the other hand, the information will be obscured by noise, but it the information is present. In other words, you can recover more information there. Higher dynamic range gives us opportunity to expose more conservatively without loosing information. I think this is what gives us more headroom in practical use. But as suggested; I'm just a bloke who speculates on this topic. Others may have mush better answers. What you say, Tim, makes perfect sense. But outside of Pentaxia, there are cameras and sensors that have more headroom in the bright areas. Or at least so it is said. I'd like to see some measurements in that regard, or better yet reports of actual experience when exposure had to be corrected in post so as to recover bright areas... Boris Practical headroom is determined by dynamic range, but the 'RAW Headroom' that everybody talks about is simply the difference between the maximum value that the default camera conversion curve uses and the actual maximum luminance value in the file. This varies greatly depending on the camera and is inherited from the camera's JPEG rendering engine (as default RAW curves typically try to match the JPEG engine's choices for exposure). -Adam -- 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: k-5 autofocus vs. Canon 5000 Mark II
However, Adam, my original point was that the fact that new camera of one system (K-5) outdoes similar cameras of other systems (7D, D300s, etc) has only limited relevance. More often people don't shoot via adapters and the fact that neighbor's grass has been recolored in greener color is just that - the color of neighbor's grass... Boris On 11/7/2010 4:07 PM, Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: I know that EF-S body takes most K mount lenses via adapter. Not so are the 24x36 Canon bodies, as my understanding that mirror may hit the aperture actuation lever of the lens... Boris The non-EF-S bodies are safe once the lens has been Cottyfied, otherwise the aperture lever hits the mirror (this affects the 1D's as well, not just the 24x36 bodies). -Adam -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
Cotty, That's an enjoyable gallery! Some folks I've met and some I've not met, plus some great landscapes. Thanks for taking us on holiday. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Haven't shown any pics in such a long time, and I stumbled across this galley that I put together a couple of years ago but forgot where it was. Pics made using R-D1 and 1DmII but with a liberal usage of the A*85/1.4 and the K15/3.5 - you'll have to guess which lens. Link takes you to thumbs. The mighty viking Jostein The Bjold features. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019bgcolor=blackview=grid -- 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. -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: What you say, Tim, makes perfect sense. But outside of Pentaxia, there are cameras and sensors that have more headroom in the bright areas. There is no way of extending the range beyond the point where all bits are set to 1. Not with Pentax nor with any other manufacturer. All you can do as a manufacturer is set the camera in a way that it deliberately 'under'exposes a little and hope that the shadows won't be drowned in noise. Now, if other manufacturers could hold back a little more on exposure, this is mainly due to the fact that they haven't been using this rotten Samsung sensor we have been plagued with for two camera generations. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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: GESO - Norway 2008
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 7/11/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Enjoyed Funicular railway Watch that spelling boy ;-) Sunday is cut and paste day. No worries. Dave -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Let's bring back the K-1000
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There are always mossbacks, and who says that the K-1000 ever really went away. Exactly. I still have two, and i see them for sale at Henrys still. Not sure if the schools photography classes still use them or they have gone digital Dave They still use film at Ryerson, which is why Downtown Camera still has their Student Special film packs (10x24exp Kentmere 400 these days, used to be HP5+ and before that it was APX400) I thought so. I really enjoyed doing the dark room class in Richmond Hill, but enrollment dropped out of sight in 2005 so they dropped it. It was easier to sign up every semester and use their equipment, than trying to set up in my bathroom. Dave -Adam -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 2010 - 193 - GDG
Well lit and composed. Dave On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A casual still-life from this morning's walk and breakfast ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/lightbox/ Olympus E-5 + ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro ISO 1600 @ f/5 @ 1/25 second (If you have trouble viewing that in Flickr.com's lightbox mode, here's the link to the regular page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/ ) enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
Adam, Ralf, if I understand you correctly, it means that overexposure blinkies of both my camera(s) and LightRoom actually start blinking not at pixel value of 255 but somewhat prior to that. And then, you and also Adam say that whatever the minus exposure compensation I am dialing in in LightRoom to make those red blinkies disappear has nothing to do with actual sensor dynamic range? Is that so? Boris On 11/7/2010 4:22 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: What you say, Tim, makes perfect sense. But outside of Pentaxia, there are cameras and sensors that have more headroom in the bright areas. There is no way of extending the range beyond the point where all bits are set to 1. Not with Pentax nor with any other manufacturer. All you can do as a manufacturer is set the camera in a way that it deliberately 'under'exposes a little and hope that the shadows won't be drowned in noise. Now, if other manufacturers could hold back a little more on exposure, this is mainly due to the fact that they haven't been using this rotten Samsung sensor we have been plagued with for two camera generations. Ralf -- 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: K-5 'miracle'
Boris, The blinkies in the camera are with respect to the JPEG preview, not the RAW file. They blink at 255 (maximum 8 bit value) but that 255 is mapped to an arbitrary value on the actual scale from 0 to 16383 with 16383 being the actual maximum value. The blinkies in LR are with respect to the result of the rendering settings as applied to the RAW data, not the actual RAW data itself. What you are actually doing in Lightroom when you alter the exposure is shifting the mapping of the JPEG (or display) rendering's 0-255 values to the RAW file's 0 to 16384 range (note that one value on the 0-255 scale will be mapped to multiple adjacent values on the 0-16383 range of the RAW file). When you are adjusting exposure in LR, you are shifting the mapping up and down the RAW file's range (other controls alter the mapping inside that range or alter the 255 or 0 point mapping independently). -Adam On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Adam, Ralf, if I understand you correctly, it means that overexposure blinkies of both my camera(s) and LightRoom actually start blinking not at pixel value of 255 but somewhat prior to that. And then, you and also Adam say that whatever the minus exposure compensation I am dialing in in LightRoom to make those red blinkies disappear has nothing to do with actual sensor dynamic range? Is that so? Boris On 11/7/2010 4:22 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: What you say, Tim, makes perfect sense. But outside of Pentaxia, there are cameras and sensors that have more headroom in the bright areas. There is no way of extending the range beyond the point where all bits are set to 1. Not with Pentax nor with any other manufacturer. All you can do as a manufacturer is set the camera in a way that it deliberately 'under'exposes a little and hope that the shadows won't be drowned in noise. Now, if other manufacturers could hold back a little more on exposure, this is mainly due to the fact that they haven't been using this rotten Samsung sensor we have been plagued with for two camera generations. Ralf -- 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
I checked manual focus with the 85/1.8 wide open. I achieved good focus on a majority of shots at a target. My eyes are a limiting factor here. I'm old:-). But if the screen is off, it would be by a very small amount. Paul On Nov 7, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/7/2010 1:34 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I'm going to check the screen for manual focus. I'll let you know. Paul Thanks, Paul! I think it will prove beneficial for you as well, as even the best electronics may require an occasional human intervention... 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. -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
I see... Well, could be my problem with Katz Eye screen was based on the possibility that their screen is of different thickness than that of Pentax... All in all, it is good that your camera is in proper operational order and as I usually do - I am looking forward to your pictures, Paul. Boris P.S. I am younger than you, but my eyesight is not my forte too. On 11/7/2010 5:17 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: I checked manual focus with the 85/1.8 wide open. I achieved good focus on a majority of shots at a target. My eyes are a limiting factor here. I'm old:-). But if the screen is off, it would be by a very small amount. Paul On Nov 7, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/7/2010 1:34 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I'm going to check the screen for manual focus. I'll let you know. Paul Thanks, Paul! I think it will prove beneficial for you as well, as even the best electronics may require an occasional human intervention... 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. -- 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: k-5 autofocus fine adjustment
Yes. I'll send it to you as a high res jpeg. I made my own. I just shoot it at a 45 degree angle. Target on the floor. Camera on a tripod. There are even better devices available that utilize a scale thats on a 45 degree angle and a vertical target. I might build something like that. But the target on the floor works. Paul On Nov 7, 2010, at 7:03 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:42 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I adjusted the camera for all six of my autofocus lenses this morning. i did it with the target I've used before. Is this available somewhere.?? Dave Paul -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 2010 - 193 - GDG
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A casual still-life from this morning's walk and breakfast ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/lightbox/ Olympus E-5 + ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro ISO 1600 @ f/5 @ 1/25 second (If you have trouble viewing that in Flickr.com's lightbox mode, here's the link to the regular page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5152606794/ ) enjoy! Yum! Great composition, too. 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: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?
On 7 November 2010 01:36, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I have a vague Chicagoan recollection of taking a shot of you, sir, in the similar position with different prosthetics (or are they bio-plug-in/out's? *grin*). I might dig it out just for the heck of it... Boris Cool! Maybe I can start a collection of such shots. In case anyone's interested, I found the K-5 VF to be as large as the K10D's VF, while noting my K10D has a 1.17x multiplier attached. There's another improvement of the K-7 and K-5 that make them even more attractive than they already are. Anybody want a K10D with under 20k shutter actuations??? Grip included :-) --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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: On K-5 dynamic range. Somewhat tangential question.
On 7 November 2010 08:09, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Dynamic Range in EV has no effect on the amount of shades the K-5 can discern, it is merely defines the maximum and minimum brightness values which supply usable data at the same time. The ability to discern individual shades (or more properly differences between two shades) is solely controlled by how many bits wide the ADC system is. The K-5 can discern 2^14 shades maximum across a 14.1 EV ( a brightness range of 2^14.1) range according to the DxO tests. There is no direct correspondence between the two. -Adam What Adam said. --M. PS: Thanks for saving me all that writing :-) -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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: Minor question of Englsih
On 11/7/2010 4:32 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/7 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: All peoples on the Earth are brothers. And sisters. I am NOT your sister!!! Get that outta yer rotten mind!!! Does that you won't be wearing the wimple then? -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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 - The Lost One
I don't think it needs to be BW, I'd be tempted to give it a hand tinted treatment anyway too keep the pink in the glove. On 11/7/2010 7:20 AM, frank theriault wrote: This didn't work in BW - or at least I haven't found the right rendering yet. I ~do~ like this colour version, though. Hope you do, too: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/lost-one.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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: Talking to Ned Bunnell at the PhotoPlus Expo
Damn, I really have got to learn to type... On 11/7/2010 1:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/7/2010 3:39 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: or it could be his canny way of forcing Pentax to announce that mythical 23x36mm sensor camera. 23x36 is pretty mythical. But 22x38 is more mythical, methinks... Boris -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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: Talking to Ned Bunnell at the PhotoPlus Expo
I agree, but they also implemented the Green Button kluge because it was easy and didn't require any hardware changes. On 11/7/2010 1:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/7/2010 3:46 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: The aperture lever isn't the mythical aperture simulator, every K mount lens, (except mirror telephotos), has an aperture lever to this very day. Don't split levers, Peter. Proper mount has two mechanical couplings - one to engage the aperture during the shot and one to hmmm well, engage it but for different purpose - for measuring. Pentax has invented the infamous green button thinking that looking at green color will pacify our nerves. Boy, was Pentax mistaken. Boris -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?
On 11/7/2010 11:12 AM, Miserere wrote: On 7 November 2010 01:36, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: I have a vague Chicagoan recollection of taking a shot of you, sir, in the similar position with different prosthetics (or are they bio-plug-in/out's? *grin*). I might dig it out just for the heck of it... Boris Cool! Maybe I can start a collection of such shots. In case anyone's interested, I found the K-5 VF to be as large as the K10D's VF, while noting my K10D has a 1.17x multiplier attached. There's another improvement of the K-7 and K-5 that make them even more attractive than they already are. Anybody want a K10D with under 20k shutter actuations??? Grip included :-) --M. So how is the K-5 with the 0-ME53 attached. Useable? -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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 - Love is only a four letter word
Lasse's FB link reminded me of this picture, shot on Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne. Pity the writing is not true to Dylan's song, but here we go: http://www.dariobonazza.com/misc/misc28e.htm Any comnments? 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.
OT Firefox Attachment Warnings
This is just downright annoying, anytime I use the word attach attachment or similar the damned program warns me that I haven't attached anything. Is there any way to turn this off? I almost never attach anything and I don't need the warning. I'd much rather be warned that I haven't spelled something properly. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- 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.
