Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
On Apr 3, 2011, at 14:52 , Ken Waller wrote: Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I have the Tamron 300 ƒ2.8 in AF form, and it is needing a tripod with a sandbag hanging, and a 5 x 7 bag full of lead shot draped over the top of the camera to guarantee sharpness, especially if you've got a 1.4x or 2.0 x tele-converter hung. Nonetheless, I have shot with it handheld on many occasions with from very fine to lousy imaging. Wide open is gives you a lot of CA. ƒ4.5 ~ 8.0 it is at it's best. If you are young and strong and steady, you'll get many more keepers than I can come up with. If you could look through my finder when I'm trying to shoot a static object handheld. Even the anti-shake can't overcome the movements that happen no matter how hard I relax and breath out half way before tripping the shutter. My 2 cents. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: whose day starts first? last?
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:52 +1000, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 April 2011 12:58, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think that Bong is the furthest east of anyone on the other side of the International date line. Who is the furthest West, do we have anyone in Samoa? I suspect our NZ list representatives are first to see the new day, and soon after those of us on the east coast of Oz, Bong sees light about 2.5 hours after me. Here's a screen grab from Crave World Clock showing the dateline. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/world%20map.JPG I think Dave Mann in Christchurch would be the furthest east. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: They call me Scavenger Hunt
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:02 -0400, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: OK, here are my submissions for Larry's scavenger hunt. They're also from my back catalog. http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/sets/72157626423384212/ The photograph of our dock in fog always reminded me of Christine's 2009 PDML Annual photograph of Chicago Fog. Yes - really like Dock in winter fog and the 'local' subnmission looks delicious! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Larry's scavenger hunt
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:42 -0500, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Scrounged the archives... http://www.studio1941.com/scavenger/index.html -p Are you sure 'Emulate' wasn't taken by Dave? Also nice to see the Antipodean connection in 'Cliché'. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Semi-OT: Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:24 -0500, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/3/2011 5:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm pretty sure that Bibble has a demo version. Give that a try. Less expensive than lightroom, and they have a few features I miss in lightroom, like being able to sort by things like ISO. I'll definitely look into Bibble. I have The GIMP and have been tooling around with it. But, so far, it's completely alien to me, and has a fairly steep learning curve. Thanks for the info. Another possibility you might consider is an image cataloguing program linked to a photo editor. This is probably less efficient than Lightroom, Bibble etc where both features are included in the one program, but it is far less expensive. I use a cataloguing program called Studioline Photo Classic (there is a freeware version called Studioline Photo Basic). It reads PEF and DNG, includes a good range of photo editing tools and has rudimentary RAW conversion, but it also allows the user to link to an external Photo Editor/RAW converter. When I want to work on a DNG file, I just open it in ACR/Photoshop directly from Studioline - but you could equally use any other raw converter such as the Pentax Digital Camera Utility, Raw Therapee (freeware) or GIMP with the UFRaw plug-in. http://www.studioline.biz/EN/ Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: whose day starts first? last?
On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Here's a screen grab from Crave World Clock showing the dateline. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/world%20map.JPG I think Dave Mann in Christchurch would be the furthest east. Yes I probably am. That would look good on my resume. Come to think of it, am I the furthest south as well? 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: whose day starts first? last?
On Apr 4, 2011, at 00:26 , David Mann wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Here's a screen grab from Crave World Clock showing the dateline. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/world%20map.JPG I think Dave Mann in Christchurch would be the furthest east. Yes I probably am. That would look good on my resume. Come to think of it, am I the furthest south as well? Unless one of our gang is hanging out with the penguins in Antarctica as is sometimes the case, yes. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Extreme Instability
Can't add anything to what the title says: http://www.extremeinstability.com/imagesbyyear.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: No Umbrella, No Galoshes
Potential cliche hazard ahead! (Yet another damn bird photo.) I just thought it was amusing and hope someone else will, too. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5587610276/ Comments and suggestions welcome. I wear your scorn like silken robes. -- Walt Nice one, cute and fluffy. There's almost too little space around the little feathered bugger to be comfortable. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: whose day starts first? last?
It's meee! Palmerston North is further east than Christchurch and sunrise here was 14 minutes earlier todayhere than it was in Christchurch! In summer, it probably reverses as the days become longer the further south you go Alastair On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 00:26 , David Mann wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Here's a screen grab from Crave World Clock showing the dateline. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/world%20map.JPG I think Dave Mann in Christchurch would be the furthest east. Yes I probably am. That would look good on my resume. Come to think of it, am I the furthest south as well? Unless one of our gang is hanging out with the penguins in Antarctica as is sometimes the case, yes. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Extreme Instability
On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Can't add anything to what the title says: http://www.extremeinstability.com/imagesbyyear.htm I am going to waste a lot of time on that site in the next few days. Thanks for sharing it! 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: whose day starts first? last?
On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Alastair Robertson wrote: It's meee! Palmerston North is further east than Christchurch and sunrise here was 14 minutes earlier todayhere than it was in Christchurch! In summer, it probably reverses as the days become longer the further south you go I was wondering exactly where you were... now that I look at a map, it looks like nearly all of the North Island is east of Christchurch. I should have known that. I'll hold onto southernmost until someone from southern Chile or Argentina jumps in... Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: whose day starts first? last?
As far as I'm concerned, the rest of you don't exist until I open Gmail. ;-) On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Alastair Robertson wrote: It's meee! Palmerston North is further east than Christchurch and sunrise here was 14 minutes earlier todayhere than it was in Christchurch! In summer, it probably reverses as the days become longer the further south you go I was wondering exactly where you were... now that I look at a map, it looks like nearly all of the North Island is east of Christchurch. I should have known that. I'll hold onto southernmost until someone from southern Chile or Argentina jumps in... Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Extreme Instability
Mike Hollingshead is a fellow Nebraska stormchaser. (Like Ansel Adams is a fellow photographer). He's probably one of the photographers with the most stolen and mislabelled images in the world. You've probably seen his stuff mislabeled Hurrican Katrina coming on shore (when it was really a Kansas supercell.) He's an interesting guy, but kind of a loner. Pretty much making his living full time as a photographer now. My son-in-law helped popularize him by linking to his incredible images on Fark for many years. Wild weather just seems to FIND him. Like this example... he was just driving through the SD Badlands (not a bad setting in any event) when this fog storm approached. Incredible: http://www.extremeinstability.com/08-6-18fogstorm.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW65 - Photographer
On 4/4/11, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO200 Very nice :) -- 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: Extreme Instability
Didn't open and check them all, but I'm impressed with your courage and gallery! Jack --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com Subject: Extreme Instability To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 12:41 AM Can't add anything to what the title says: http://www.extremeinstability.com/imagesbyyear.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: whose day starts first? last?
2011/4/4 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: As far as I'm concerned, the rest of you don't exist until I open Gmail. ;-) I don't think Google serve peanutbutter-jelly sandwiches to nutty Norwegians. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: whose day starts first? last?
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 April 2011 12:58, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think that Bong is the furthest east of anyone on the other side of the International date line. Who is the furthest West, do we have anyone in Samoa? I suspect our NZ list representatives are first to see the new day, and soon after those of us on the east coast of Oz, Bong sees light about 2.5 hours after me. Yeah. These days I celebrate New Year with the NZ folks so I can sleep early... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: More films going the way of the dodo ?
Colin, I could get a couple APX100. You'd be interested if I can get some more? Out of date of course but not by much. 2011/4/1 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: At 08:06 PM 3/31/2011, you wrote: Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:23:32 -0400 From: John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: More films going the way of the dodo ? Message-ID: 4d950cf4.6060...@verizon.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed BUT: I have rediscovered film and much to my surprise, I can get what appears to be a close clone of Plus-X and Tri-x at a better price. H. I think I have to dig out my older pentaxes and give this a try. Yes, by all means. Also Kentmere has a bargain ASA 100 400 film that is getting some good reviews. I miss APX films, esp. APX100. As I get older this urge to return gets stronger. Some days I also feel like a tortoise. John Graves WA1JG jh.gra...@verizon.net KC8TKA Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: More films going the way of the dodo ?
A pity :( I'm sorry I got at least partialy good informations. 2011/3/17 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: On 16/03/2011 8:32 AM, Thibouille wrote: Maybe someone could check if he has insider informations ? My reseller told me that although not official yet, Fuji is stopping Neopan 400/1600 (100 still around for now). Fuji APS-C (ouch, I meant APS) film is dead. Kodak still left with APS but at about 10 euros per film (!!) (or was that the opposite?). Almost all slides film is going dodo as well. If anyone needs such film, it may be a good idea to grab a bunch of'em. Only 120 and the shorter 135 rolls for now. http://www.japanexposures.com/2010/02/26/fujifilm-to-reorganize-film-lineup/ But you are right. Grab 'em and shoot 'em http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/11/11_03/11_03_neopan/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Blue Boy
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are in Bemidji, MN: http://www.visitbemidji.com/bemidji/paulbabe.html O didn't make that connection at the time, since it reminded me of a local computer store that put a large gorilla on the sidewalk outside of its store to attract attention. In any event, I had to get close to include the bathing suit, which was not visible from the highway. Dan On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Actually, Dan -- I didnt' say anything about the blue gorilla don't know who wanted the frontal shot... But it reminded me of Paul Bunyon and the Blue ox that is around somewhere... equally hideous and tacky :-) I think that the Gorilla might be a send up of the Blue ox of Bunyons... but maybe not. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. No, I couldn't get a full frontal shot. It faces the Pi'ilani Highway (Route 31) one of the busiest roads on Maui. There is no place to stop on the highway with a clear shot of the gorilla. In order to get this shot, I had to go to the shopping plaza next door and climb up on the back stairs. It's not easy hunting the fabled blue gorilla. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW--Week 13-Skateboarding on the Picasso
Good stuff. 1 and 4 are great Dave On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: These kids were cute. http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ 4 shot gallery--check out #2 http://www.caguila.com/caguila/k5testskateboard/ Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 - Kick Start
Great detail. Dave On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12900617size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW65 - Photographer
Beautiful Dave On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:20 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA15mm, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO200 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Larry's scavenger hunt
Interspersed... On 4/4/2011 1:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:42 -0500, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Scrounged the archives... http://www.studio1941.com/scavenger/index.html -p Are you sure 'Emulate' wasn't taken by Dave? Glad to see the emulation wasn't just my imagination...Located in south central Wisconsin, the mill at one time furnished rye flour to some of the finest restaurants in the US. It's not been in operation for decades, but as late as the early 1970s was still operable. Also nice to see the Antipodean connection in 'Cliché'. Done unwittingly, but I'm glad you liked it. Found in the horticultural conservatory in Milwaukee's Mitchell Park. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Park_Horticultural_Conservatory -p Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Extreme Instability
Those are powerful images. Dan On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Can't add anything to what the title says: http://www.extremeinstability.com/imagesbyyear.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Ashausen Railway Station
The fence was one reason I chose this picture. But the bridge doesn't exist anymore. It was replace by a tunnel. I hope I can go back and take some photos once the new station is finished. Thomas 2011/4/4 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: I would like this better without the fence. Can you get close enough to shoot thru the holes in the fence? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com wrote: The railway station of the German village of Ashausen in Lower Saxony on the railway route from Hamburg to Hanover. http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6618006 The Ashausen railway station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/ee9t Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
My scavenger hunt photos.
Had to draw from the bank. Eye http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10737293 Creamy goodness https://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/CaladenCadoraJune92007#5075553992214315698 Local http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11278333 Cliche http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5794871 Emulation(Paul) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11656002 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.
Quite an LX kit...
Now that the auction is over, I thought I would post this for those that didn't see it: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-LX-SLR-Film-Camera-Collection-/230601513108?pt=Film_Camerashash=item35b0ebd894#ht_4096wt_1039 or http://bit.ly/hrMVqV Yowza. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/3/2011 19:37, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Just glad you are back and ok, Boris when out pointed out galia is shooting with her left eye, I realised I had no idea which eye I shoot with - had to pick up my camera and look. LEft handed but apparently right eyed. .. Is she right handed or left handed? ann She's right handed. That's the most curious thing - right handed but shooting with the left eye... 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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/3/2011 21:22, Christine Aguila wrote: Doesn't everybody?! :-) Seriously, I shoot with my left eye too--and I'm right handed. Sweet shot of a sweet gal! Cheers, Christine Thanks! Though I don't remember which eye you were using a year ago when I could have actually seen you shoot... Hmmm... 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: PESO: No Umbrella, No Galoshes
On 4/3/2011 10:26 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Oh it's sweet, Walt I Also like your EYE and the Godders take off particularly in the scavenger hunt, if I didn't say so before ann Thanks, Ann! That faux-Godders shot was one I took while I was out shooting with Ted Beilby in NW Arkansas this past fall. I had a great time shooting with him as well. Pentaxians are just good folk. -- Walt Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, Potential cliche hazard ahead! (Yet another damn bird photo.) I just thought it was amusing and hope someone else will, too. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5587610276/ Comments and suggestions welcome. I wear your scorn like silken robes. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/3/2011 22:41, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, Such a big camera for such a little girl! Of course, Gallia is the subject here and I'd like to see more of her. (She's gonna be mighty good by the time she's a teenager, and she won't really know why. Everything will come naturally.) Regards, Bob S. That's an interesting idea (re come naturally)... It is just fun to take pictures of her shooting... 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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/3/2011 22:46, Bulent Celasun wrote: She sure takes shooting seriously; I can't think of a better sign for a blooming photographer. Bulent Thanks, Bulent. Galia's a rather serious child, 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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/4/2011 00:42, Brian Walters wrote: A really nice shot, Boris. She's handing that camera like the fine photographer she's rapidly becoming. Don't quite know how she manages the left eye thing - but whatever comes naturally! Thanks, Brian. That's exactly the thing that I don't understand either. But then again I am a glasses wearer, so that I don't think it would be mechanically easy to shoot with the left eye... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/3/2011 23:21, Steven Desjardins wrote: She has good form. Thanks! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: No Umbrella, No Galoshes
On 4/4/2011 3:05 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Potential cliche hazard ahead! (Yet another damn bird photo.) I just thought it was amusing and hope someone else will, too. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5587610276/ Comments and suggestions welcome. I wear your scorn like silken robes. -- Walt Nice one, cute and fluffy. There's almost too little space around the little feathered bugger to be comfortable. kris Thanks, Kris! I see what you mean about the lack of space. I was probably a little zealous with the crop, having taken another look at it. I think it could at least use a little extra space on the left-hand side. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 4/4/2011 01:24, Larry Colen wrote: Pretty photo, prettier kid, either her mother is gorgeous, good looks skip a generation in the Liberman line, or both. (you wanted brutal) Buy her a monopod with a ball head, it's easier to carry than a tripod and will really help stabilize the camera for a lot of those macro shots. Thanks. I did not want brutality of this level, though. I have a monopod, but I think we can do without one for quite some time. There is a new macro lens coming her way, by the way. 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: whose day starts first? last?
On 4/4/2011 05:58, Larry Colen wrote: I think that Bong is the furthest east of anyone on the other side of the International date line. Who is the furthest West, do we have anyone in Samoa? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est I beg to differ. The notion is pretty flexible. For that matter I wake up at 5:50 am every day, which does not make east-most list member, yet I may be east-er than quite a number of them... 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: Why do you shoot?
On 3/31/2011 19:39, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: So the challenge is this: Make a picture say something. Make it say one word That is, other than Ah or Ooo. A real word. High. Long. Fast. Friend. Love. Charity. Cold. Hot. Soft. Hard. Tomorrow. Yesterday. Win. Lose. Amateur. Professional. Try. Succeed. Fail. Return. Leave. Strong. Weak. Majesty. Humility. Service. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs -- they all work. I will sure try. That's going to be most interesting thing to try to achieve. As for your original question, Collin. Here is my answer. One sentence: I shoot, 'cause I like shooting. More than one sentence: I find photography to be excellent outlet or a leverage to my otherwise very routine and well-defined living. Especially so my profession which is programming. So I don't try to adhere to mantras or rules or what not. I just shoot what I see and find worth taking pictures of and I do so for fun. With time I realized that I don't like to compete (official competitions or otherwise). I just have fun during the process and while watching the results. Also I do so together with my elder daughter Galia which is immense fun as it is. 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.
25% discount for Blurb
Until April 13th, you can get a 25% discount by entering code GMA on checkout. Wish this had been in effect when I bought my last book. Mark, when is the annual going to be ready for purchase? Any one want a copy of my airshow book? Oh well, can't hurt to ask. Just 60 days to GFM. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Walkabout test
On 4/3/2011 21:47, Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! What fun I had. I sure hope this K-5 works out :-) Next weekend I'm shooting an outdoor event, so I'll try the zooms, and I'll be carrying my recently purchased Domke F2! I think I just might have the camera-bag-frustration-thing eliminated! Woo! Hoo! Comments welcome, Cheers, Christine Some excellent photographs in either set, Christine. Isn't K-5 a great camera? I noticed as of recently that with K-5 the following interesting LR trick works. * By default in development module the exposure is set to 0 and brightness to 50. * I now as a matter of course dial brightness down to 15 or even less (still positive though). Then I dial exposure to compensate. Somehow the result looks just a bright but this way it is better - more pleasing to my eyes. I cannot really explain it, but it works for me. In fact, tonal range of K-5 is such that great many ways of playing with the image tonality become possible. 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: GESO - Larry's scavenger hunt
Those are terrific - spot on for the challenge. The boy could be either Eyes or Cliche (as in an pic of a cute little kid fits the subject) Interesting how many of us took a flower closeup for a cliche. I could have so easily done a cute kitty or postcard type shot... I think that is because of Collins original post about Tim's pics . Also observing that so far Brian and I were the only ones who emulated without specifying who it was we chose. But I'm just checking in here and haven't read subsequent posts yet. ann Paul Sorenson wrote: Scrounged the archives... http://www.studio1941.com/scavenger/index.html -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Damned customs - F 85 Soft
On 4/1/2011 21:49, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: One of my new acquisitions - the F 85 soft - is held hostage in customs now. Damn those heartless bastards. I know it's their job but still.. will end up costing me way more than I ever wanted to pay for it. Any comments on it while I wait with my wallet open? kris Kris, I had this lens and sold it back to its original owner as per their request and my willingness to part with it. I had to do so mostly because I got scared of the rumors that FA 31 Ltd were gonna get discontinued. I was wrong on both counts as F85 soft is one of the few lenses that I sold and that I regret doing so. 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: Why do you shoot?
I'm sure you realize it, but I have to say, you're sincerely lucky for such a beautiful relationship with Galia! Jack --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Why do you shoot? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 8:37 AM On 3/31/2011 19:39, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: So the challenge is this: Make a picture say something. Make it say one word That is, other than Ah or Ooo. A real word. High. Long. Fast. Friend. Love. Charity. Cold. Hot. Soft. Hard. Tomorrow. Yesterday. Win. Lose. Amateur. Professional. Try. Succeed. Fail. Return. Leave. Strong. Weak. Majesty. Humility. Service. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs -- they all work. I will sure try. That's going to be most interesting thing to try to achieve. As for your original question, Collin. Here is my answer. One sentence: I shoot, 'cause I like shooting. More than one sentence: I find photography to be excellent outlet or a leverage to my otherwise very routine and well-defined living. Especially so my profession which is programming. So I don't try to adhere to mantras or rules or what not. I just shoot what I see and find worth taking pictures of and I do so for fun. With time I realized that I don't like to compete (official competitions or otherwise). I just have fun during the process and while watching the results. Also I do so together with my elder daughter Galia which is immense fun as it is. 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: Being back
On 3/30/2011 16:28, frank theriault wrote: Well, welcome back, Boris. Glad to hear that all of you are safe. I must admit, I've not been on-list much over the last week, and I didn't see your initial post WRT the conflict and how it affected your family - for that reason I'm not sending my best wishes until now. I bet Galia's JAlbum will be stunning - her work is very strong for a photographer of any age. Thank you for your kind words, Frank. 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: Blue Boy
drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I think it was Christine. Ann would be too polite to ask. um... ann -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:30:13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Blue Boy Actually, Dan -- I didnt' say anything about the blue gorilla don't know who wanted the frontal shot... But it reminded me of Paul Bunyon and the Blue ox that is around somewhere... equally hideous and tacky :-) I think that the Gorilla might be a send up of the Blue ox of Bunyons... but maybe not. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. No, I couldn't get a full frontal shot. It faces the Pi'ilani Highway (Route 31) one of the busiest roads on Maui. There is no place to stop on the highway with a clear shot of the gorilla. In order to get this shot, I had to go to the shopping plaza next door and climb up on the back stairs. It's not easy hunting the fabled blue gorilla. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Being back
On 3/30/2011 17:48, Steven Desjardins wrote: Some day I can say, I knew of Galia Liberman when she was little and hadn't yet won the Pulitzer . . . (Welcome back, BTW) That's one serious compliment. Thanks, Steve! 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: Being back
On 4/1/2011 03:15, Christine Aguila wrote: Welcome back, Boris! Glad all is well. Cheers, Christine So far so good... No promises though. 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: Hasselblad lenses on Pentax DSLRs
On 4/1/2011 11:51, Bulent Celasun wrote: As a chronic, incurable impulse-buyer, I bought a used Hasselblad to K-mount adapter without thinking much about its use. Now it is about to arrive and I find it difficult to find a good project where I can use the adapter for something I cannot possibly achieve with my Pentax stuff. Please don't tell me that I am on the wrong list ;) Bulent I think it is called enablement... But do you have those 'Blad lenses, Bulent? 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: Boris PESO #7 - My baby pentaxian
On 2011-04-04 11:18, Boris Liberman wrote: On 4/4/2011 00:42, Brian Walters wrote: A really nice shot, Boris. She's handing that camera like the fine photographer she's rapidly becoming. Don't quite know how she manages the left eye thing - but whatever comes naturally! Thanks, Brian. That's exactly the thing that I don't understand either. But then again I am a glasses wearer, so that I don't think it would be mechanically easy to shoot with the left eye... I'm strongly right handed in almost everything except shooting guns (ambi there), but I'm left eyed in at least half of the activities in which I regularly participate. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Extreme Instability
thanks for the link, Darren - love big weather! ann Darren Addy wrote: Mike Hollingshead is a fellow Nebraska stormchaser. (Like Ansel Adams is a fellow photographer). He's probably one of the photographers with the most stolen and mislabelled images in the world. You've probably seen his stuff mislabeled Hurrican Katrina coming on shore (when it was really a Kansas supercell.) He's an interesting guy, but kind of a loner. Pretty much making his living full time as a photographer now. My son-in-law helped popularize him by linking to his incredible images on Fark for many years. Wild weather just seems to FIND him. Like this example... he was just driving through the SD Badlands (not a bad setting in any event) when this fog storm approached. Incredible: http://www.extremeinstability.com/08-6-18fogstorm.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Quite an LX kit...
OMG. Did any of us buy it? On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Now that the auction is over, I thought I would post this for those that didn't see it: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-LX-SLR-Film-Camera-Collection-/230601513108?pt=Film_Camerashash=item35b0ebd894#ht_4096wt_1039 or http://bit.ly/hrMVqV Yowza. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Larry's scavenger hunt
Thanks, Ann. I think the choice of flowers for cliche was a subconscious (or maybe conscious) reaction to the recent cliche thread. -p On 4/4/2011 10:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Those are terrific - spot on for the challenge. The boy could be either Eyes or Cliche (as in an pic of a cute little kid fits the subject) Interesting how many of us took a flower closeup for a cliche. I could have so easily done a cute kitty or postcard type shot... I think that is because of Collins original post about Tim's pics . Also observing that so far Brian and I were the only ones who emulated without specifying who it was we chose. But I'm just checking in here and haven't read subsequent posts yet. ann Paul Sorenson wrote: Scrounged the archives... http://www.studio1941.com/scavenger/index.html -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
I had the M 300 4.0, i.e., no tripod mount on the lens. I just couldn't get much use out of it and sold it. At minimum, you would need to buy some kind of cradle to use a tripod for best results. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:05 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Apr 3, 2011, at 14:52 , Ken Waller wrote: Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I have the Tamron 300 ƒ2.8 in AF form, and it is needing a tripod with a sandbag hanging, and a 5 x 7 bag full of lead shot draped over the top of the camera to guarantee sharpness, especially if you've got a 1.4x or 2.0 x tele-converter hung. Nonetheless, I have shot with it handheld on many occasions with from very fine to lousy imaging. Wide open is gives you a lot of CA. ƒ4.5 ~ 8.0 it is at it's best. If you are young and strong and steady, you'll get many more keepers than I can come up with. If you could look through my finder when I'm trying to shoot a static object handheld. Even the anti-shake can't overcome the movements that happen no matter how hard I relax and breath out half way before tripping the shutter. My 2 cents. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Blue Boy
Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. Have seen gorillas elswhere , and a lot more tasteless beasts and statuary - there is someone's photo book about roadside attractions (of the sort that makes them all oxymorons) ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are in Bemidji, MN: http://www.visitbemidji.com/bemidji/paulbabe.html O didn't make that connection at the time, since it reminded me of a local computer store that put a large gorilla on the sidewalk outside of its store to attract attention. In any event, I had to get close to include the bathing suit, which was not visible from the highway. Dan On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Actually, Dan -- I didnt' say anything about the blue gorilla don't know who wanted the frontal shot... But it reminded me of Paul Bunyon and the Blue ox that is around somewhere... equally hideous and tacky :-) I think that the Gorilla might be a send up of the Blue ox of Bunyons... but maybe not. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. No, I couldn't get a full frontal shot. It faces the Pi'ilani Highway (Route 31) one of the busiest roads on Maui. There is no place to stop on the highway with a clear shot of the gorilla. In order to get this shot, I had to go to the shopping plaza next door and climb up on the back stairs. It's not easy hunting the fabled blue gorilla. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My scavenger hunt photos.
like the first and last best... ann David J Brooks wrote: Had to draw from the bank. Eye http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10737293 Creamy goodness https://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/CaladenCadoraJune92007#5075553992214315698 Local http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11278333 Cliche http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5794871 Emulation(Paul) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11656002 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: Choosing long telephoto lens
On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Looking at ebay I can chose from two excellent lenses: Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 ( perhaps 600-800 Euros)- not DG but for full frame (still got many film SLR's). Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only (APS-C). I am leaning towards the Sigma lens because of the zoom, I guess I'll use this one more often. Is the Pentax DA lens so much better, that I should forget about the zooming options? Actually there's a FA 300mm F4.5 too - but I dont know anything about this lens. Does anyone know anything about the FA? I guess the price will be almost the same - apr. 1000 USD. And there's (always) the SMC F 300mm F4 too - but currently one is for sale (BIN) for 1200 Euros (close to 1800 USD, which is too steep for me). Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Odd Postings
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Not sure what's happening here but in the last hour or two I've started receiving PDML posts dating back to 15-18 February - more than 30 so far. Anyone else seeing this behaviour? Not seeing it in the digests. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
It all depends on what you consider decent. M*300 f4.0 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20gowithit.html A*300 f4.0 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20jamesmadison.html Actually I cheated on the A*300 shot I used a shoulder stock with a pistol grip. Sure they're not the best examples but I think they're acceptable. The statue by the way was a test of the newly repaired lens. On 4/4/2011 11:11 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Looking at ebay I can chose from two excellent lenses: Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 ( perhaps 600-800 Euros)- not DG but for full frame (still got many film SLR's). Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only (APS-C). I am leaning towards the Sigma lens because of the zoom, I guess I'll use this one more often. Is the Pentax DA lens so much better, that I should forget about the zooming options? Actually there's a FA 300mm F4.5 too - but I dont know anything about this lens. Does anyone know anything about the FA? I guess the price will be almost the same - apr. 1000 USD. And there's (always) the SMC F 300mm F4 too - but currently one is for sale (BIN) for 1200 Euros (close to 1800 USD, which is too steep for me). Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Quite an LX kit...
I probably should have linked to the full description, like this: http://bit.ly/f2bMxr I think the seller really got pretty good money for his auction. Not like the buyer stole it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Blue Boy
On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:00, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. There is another Paul Bunyan in Akeley, MN - his hand is down low so you can sit in it and have your photo taken: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/TRAM/pages/page_21.html No Babe the Blue Ox at this location, though. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Quite an LX kit...
On 4/4/11, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: Now that the auction is over, I thought I would post this for those that didn't see it: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-LX-SLR-Film-Camera-Collection-/230601513108? pt=Film_Camerashash=item35b0ebd894#ht_4096wt_1039 or http://bit.ly/hrMVqV That's a shit collection - no A*135/1.8 -- 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: Quite an LX kit...
On 04/04/2011 10:23 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I probably should have linked to the full description, like this: http://bit.ly/f2bMxr I think the seller really got pretty good money for his auction. Not like the buyer stole it. He got most of it for free. That auction has some of the best glass Pentax has ever made. The first 3 items on the list probably total up to US$5K -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: RE-35 flexisensor
From: Bruce Walker On 11-04-03 7:09 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: This is very intriguing http://re35.net/ Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est This idea has been around for many years now (more than 5), seeing as no information is available (at all) and the contact page says will be available later this year without even mentioning what year they are referring to... I wouldn't hold my breath for this one. kris ZDNet says prank: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/top-5-april-fools-day-photo-pranks/4885 This German design firm went to a hell of a lot of trouble ... http://www.roggeundpott.de/projekte_de/alle-projekte_de/re-35/ I wonder how many good ideas started out as April Fools pranks, but someone else got inspired and said, You know that might work. ... and made a fortune off of it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: They call me Scavenger Hunt
Would you prefer Snipe instead? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: They call me Scavenger Hunt
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:37 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Would you prefer Snipe instead? Anything but Mike. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Blue Boy
Also see http://www.wlra.us/hb/hbpaulbunyan4.htm Which is one I remember seeing for sure... ann Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:00, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. There is another Paul Bunyan in Akeley, MN - his hand is down low so you can sit in it and have your photo taken: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/TRAM/pages/page_21.html No Babe the Blue Ox at this location, though. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) ann I agree. Handholding a 300mm is entirely possible, given enough shutter speed and a steady hand. I took these handheld with the A400/5.6, a lens I regularly use handheld: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12808354size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12166314size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10944323 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:11 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. These are all DA*300/4 hand-held. And I would consider myself handicapped a bit by shooting a K10D, which I like to keep at quite low ISO settings. 2 more stops would be a nice improvement in DOF and/or motion blur. http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2917327644/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2923337146/ (with Tamron 1.4x TC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2923372150/ (with Tamron 1.4x TC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2883706548/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/3707902187/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/3705394337/ (By incandescent bathroom lighting) Tamron 70-300 at 300mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2525886350/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Blue Boy
It seems there is no shortage of Bunyanesque figures. Some emulating his lumber related folk tales, complete with Babe, his blue ox; others are faux Bunyans advertising everything from food to auto repairs and looking very little like the *real* Paul Bunyan. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/bunylist.html -p On 4/4/2011 11:26 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:00, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. There is another Paul Bunyan in Akeley, MN - his hand is down low so you can sit in it and have your photo taken: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/TRAM/pages/page_21.html No Babe the Blue Ox at this location, though. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) ann I agree. Handholding a 300mm is entirely possible, given enough shutter speed and a steady hand. I took these handheld with the A400/5.6, a lens I regularly use handheld: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12808354size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12166314size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10944323 Of course you have a steady hand Paul... so that's cheating :-) I hoped to be reassuring cause I could do it and I DONT have a steady hand ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 25% discount for Blurb
Theodore Beilby wrote: Until April 13th, you can get a 25% discount by entering code GMA on checkout. Wish this had been in effect when I bought my last book. Mark, when is the annual going to be ready for purchase? There's a chance it could be April 11 or 12. Keep yer fingers crossed... Is that special offer good *until* April 13 or *through* April 13? Makes a difference. (BTW: I couldn't find an announcement of that special offer anywhere on the Blurb site. They probably keep it low profile.) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
On 04/04/2011 18:57, Ann Sanfedele wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) The exception (with others) that prove my rule. 8-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 25% discount for Blurb
Do coupons affect how much 'profit' the book pays out, or is that shouldered by Blurb? On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Theodore Beilby wrote: Until April 13th, you can get a 25% discount by entering code GMA on checkout. Wish this had been in effect when I bought my last book. Mark, when is the annual going to be ready for purchase? There's a chance it could be April 11 or 12. Keep yer fingers crossed... Is that special offer good *until* April 13 or *through* April 13? Makes a difference. (BTW: I couldn't find an announcement of that special offer anywhere on the Blurb site. They probably keep it low profile.) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
On 2011-04-04 12:25, mike wilson wrote: On 04/04/2011 18:57, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) The exception (with others) that prove my rule. 8-) 300mm is eminently hand-holdable, as long as your shutter speed is high enough. Shooting at 1/1000th it's easy-peasy, even on APS-C. Shooting at 1/250th on an APS-C sensor takes a little practice. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE-35 flexisensor
Google siliconfilm. It was a real idea around 2001. If I'm not in error also an actual 1.2 Mp product http://www.dpreview.com/news/9909/99090501siliconfilm.asp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: whose day starts first? last?
I think it's interesting that you guys equate the day starting with the rise of the sun. I'm usually at work well before that. Cory often at work well after sundown too. On 4/3/2011 10:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I think that Bong is the furthest east of anyone on the other side of the International date line. Who is the furthest West, do we have anyone in Samoa? -- 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: Choosing long telephoto lens
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:11 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I hand hold my Sigma 300 F4, and you have seen my pictures.:-) 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: RE-35 flexisensor
One of the classic items that defines vaporware. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Google siliconfilm. It was a real idea around 2001. If I'm not in error also an actual 1.2 Mp product http://www.dpreview.com/news/9909/99090501siliconfilm.asp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
An important fact also is where you anticipate using it. Shooting from a parked car/nearby or in a sports arena is where the bulk/weight isn't as much an issue as using it in the bush where you might be hauling it around to follow the wildlife - like I did on numerous occasions with my 600mm kit in Denali. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On Apr 3, 2011, at 14:52 , Ken Waller wrote: Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I have the Tamron 300 ƒ2.8 in AF form, and it is needing a tripod with a sandbag hanging, and a 5 x 7 bag full of lead shot draped over the top of the camera to guarantee sharpness, especially if you've got a 1.4x or 2.0 x tele-converter hung. Nonetheless, I have shot with it handheld on many occasions with from very fine to lousy imaging. Wide open is gives you a lot of CA. ƒ4.5 ~ 8.0 it is at it's best. If you are young and strong and steady, you'll get many more keepers than I can come up with. If you could look through my finder when I'm trying to shoot a static object handheld. Even the anti-shake can't overcome the movements that happen no matter how hard I relax and breath out half way before tripping the shutter. My 2 cents. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: whose day starts first? last?
As far as I'm concerned, the rest of you don't exist until I open Gmail. ;-) Oh MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: whose day starts first? last? As far as I'm concerned, the rest of you don't exist until I open Gmail. ;-) On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Alastair Robertson wrote: It's meee! Palmerston North is further east than Christchurch and sunrise here was 14 minutes earlier todayhere than it was in Christchurch! In summer, it probably reverses as the days become longer the further south you go I was wondering exactly where you were... now that I look at a map, it looks like nearly all of the North Island is east of Christchurch. I should have known that. I'll hold onto southernmost until someone from southern Chile or Argentina jumps in... Cheers, Dave -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Blue Boy
Giant muffler salesmen! http://www.roadsideamerica.com/muffler/ From: Ann Sanfedele Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. Have seen gorillas elswhere , and a lot more tasteless beasts and statuary - there is someone's photo book about roadside attractions (of the sort that makes them all oxymorons) ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are in Bemidji, MN: http://www.visitbemidji.com/bemidji/paulbabe.html O didn't make that connection at the time, since it reminded me of a local computer store that put a large gorilla on the sidewalk outside of its store to attract attention. In any event, I had to get close to include the bathing suit, which was not visible from the highway. Dan On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Actually, Dan -- I didnt' say anything about the blue gorilla don't know who wanted the frontal shot... But it reminded me of Paul Bunyon and the Blue ox that is around somewhere... equally hideous and tacky :-) I think that the Gorilla might be a send up of the Blue ox of Bunyons... but maybe not. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. No, I couldn't get a full frontal shot. It faces the Pi'ilani Highway (Route 31) one of the busiest roads on Maui. There is no place to stop on the highway with a clear shot of the gorilla. In order to get this shot, I had to go to the shopping plaza next door and climb up on the back stairs. It's not easy hunting the fabled blue gorilla. Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Blue Boy
On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:06, Paul Sorenson wrote: It seems there is no shortage of Bunyanesque figures. Some emulating his lumber related folk tales, complete with Babe, his blue ox; others are faux Bunyans advertising everything from food to auto repairs and looking very little like the *real* Paul Bunyan. I like the idea of someone commenting that these don't look like the real Paul Bunyan. Real? http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/bunylist.html Great website, though - they brought me to many entertaining things in Houston: Beer Can House, the Saxaphone made entirely out of VW Beetles... and the Waterwall! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 2011-04-04 12:25, mike wilson wrote: On 04/04/2011 18:57, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) The exception (with others) that prove my rule. 8-) 300mm is eminently hand-holdable, as long as your shutter speed is high enough. Shooting at 1/1000th it's easy-peasy, even on APS-C. Shooting at 1/250th on an APS-C sensor takes a little practice. There's a fairly big difference in bulk weight between a 300 f2.8 a 300 f4.5. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE-35 flexisensor
From: Toine Google siliconfilm. It was a real idea around 2001. If I'm not in error also an actual 1.2 Mp product http://www.dpreview.com/news/9909/99090501siliconfilm.asp Never got beyond the prototype ... and I don't think it was even a *working* prototype. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Looking at ebay I can chose from two excellent lenses: Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 ( perhaps 600-800 Euros)- not DG but for full frame (still got many film SLR's). Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only (APS-C). I am leaning towards the Sigma lens because of the zoom, I guess I'll use this one more often. Is the Pentax DA lens so much better, that I should forget about the zooming options? Actually there's a FA 300mm F4.5 too - but I dont know anything about this lens. Does anyone know anything about the FA? I guess the price will be almost the same - apr. 1000 USD. And there's (always) the SMC F 300mm F4 too - but currently one is for sale (BIN) for 1200 Euros (close to 1800 USD, which is too steep for me). Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I think you'd loose that argument. While I agree mouinting a 300 f4.5 to a tripod is preferred, hand holding the same lens can give perfectly satisfactory results - check out the 300mm f4.5 FA section of the PPG sometime. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hasselblad lenses on Pentax DSLRs
Thank you Boris :) Enablement? I need some to time to get used to the PDML jargon! I have two lenses (and a 500 C/M): 80mm and 150mm. They have not seen much use, however! Bulent - http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/4/4 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 4/1/2011 11:51, Bulent Celasun wrote: As a chronic, incurable impulse-buyer, I bought a used Hasselblad to K-mount adapter without thinking much about its use. Now it is about to arrive and I find it difficult to find a good project where I can use the adapter for something I cannot possibly achieve with my Pentax stuff. Please don't tell me that I am on the wrong list ;) Bulent I think it is called enablement... But do you have those 'Blad lenses, Bulent? 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: Hasselblad lenses on Pentax DSLRs
Steven, ... Down that road lies bankruptcy. Well, I guess bankruptcy can only ensue if when the dear wife notices -by accident- the prices of those thingies. Bulent - http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hasselblad lenses on Pentax DSLRs
Thanks Collin, That is the first one I will be trying :) Bulent - http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/4/1 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: I suspect you'll like the results from the Zeiss 80mm. Would be a perfect portrait lens. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 25% discount for Blurb
I got this from watching Good Morning America. I don't know if it is through the 13th, they showed Until April 13. It is supposed to be for viewers of GMA but there is no way to check that, right? I really hope that it is Blurb, not the authors of the books that are taking the hit. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
Mike and Kenneth I did check out the FA 4.5 300mm at PentaxForums. And @ Photozone reveiw (IIRC). This lens is not realy a competition to niether the DA or the F vessions of a 300mm F4 or 4.5, which are better choises, I believe. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 4, 2011 20:21 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Looking at ebay I can chose from two excellent lenses: Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 ( perhaps 600-800 Euros)- not DG but for full frame (still got many film SLR's). Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only (APS-C). I am leaning towards the Sigma lens because of the zoom, I guess I'll use this one more often. Is the Pentax DA lens so much better, that I should forget about the zooming options? Actually there's a FA 300mm F4.5 too - but I dont know anything about this lens. Does anyone know anything about the FA? I guess the price will be almost the same - apr. 1000 USD. And there's (always) the SMC F 300mm F4 too - but currently one is for sale (BIN) for 1200 Euros (close to 1800 USD, which is too steep for me). Tamron 300/2.8s are going for less than those prices these days. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I think you'd loose that argument. While I agree mouinting a 300 f4.5 to a tripod is preferred, hand holding the same lens can give perfectly satisfactory results - check out the 300mm f4.5 FA section of the PPG sometime. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
Thanks for sharing these photographs... Regareds jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 4, 2011 19:06 Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:11 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. These are all DA*300/4 hand-held. And I would consider myself handicapped a bit by shooting a K10D, which I like to keep at quite low ISO settings. 2 more stops would be a nice improvement in DOF and/or motion blur. http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2917327644/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2923337146/ (with Tamron 1.4x TC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2923372150/ (with Tamron 1.4x TC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2883706548/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/3707902187/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/3705394337/ (By incandescent bathroom lighting) Tamron 70-300 at 300mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2525886350/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Damned customs - F 85 Soft
Any comments on it while I wait with my wallet open? Kris, I had this lens and sold it back to its original owner as per their request and my willingness to part with it. I had to do so mostly because I got scared of the rumors that FA 31 Ltd were gonna get discontinued. I was wrong on both counts as F85 soft is one of the few lenses that I sold and that I regret doing so. Boris It is damn near impossible to find anyone who actually shoots with it, posts pictures on the web and admits it. The lens should be in my hands tomorrow morning, I will just have to see first-hand. kris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing, Ann. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 4, 2011 18:57 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 03/04/2011 23:52, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens On 03/04/2011 11:32, Jens wrote: Hi list Opinions wanted. I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. Thats good news but you should be prepared for the extra bulk and weight of it over say a 300 f4.5FA. I haven't shot with the Tamron but it is defimitely not as hand-holdable as the 4.5. I would argue that there isn't a 300mm made that is hand holdable, if you want to take decent pictures. I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critte rs/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
Most of my aircraft in flight shots were taken with my F 100 - 300 hand held. Those of you who know me know that I have very shaky hands. Sometimes, I hang my monopod under the camera. I do this with the head locks loose so the monopod is free to swing if I want to go to portrait orientation. I do not extend the leg, it is just there for mass to overcome the tendency for the camera to be moved. It seems to help me be more steady but does get some strange looks from other photographers. I don't know if anyone has ever used this technique before but I have used it this way many times. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
Oddly, I could use my old 100-300 hand held. I was just never pleased with the results of the 300 f4. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Theodore Beilby tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Most of my aircraft in flight shots were taken with my F 100 - 300 hand held. Those of you who know me know that I have very shaky hands. Sometimes, I hang my monopod under the camera. I do this with the head locks loose so the monopod is free to swing if I want to go to portrait orientation. I do not extend the leg, it is just there for mass to overcome the tendency for the camera to be moved. It seems to help me be more steady but does get some strange looks from other photographers. I don't know if anyone has ever used this technique before but I have used it this way many times. Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Choosing long telephoto lens
[...] I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is very light weight ... http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More- Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) ann I love stuff like that. One of my friends, right up until he was about 45 and I corrected him, thought it was a doggy-dog world. 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: Blue Boy
Well I have driven through there .. as I crossed the big muddy on route 2 back in ... um... 1993? I think... but I think there is another location as well as that particular rendering of the Paul a blue doesn't look familiar. Have seen gorillas elswhere , and a lot more tasteless beasts and statuary - there is someone's photo book about roadside attractions (of the sort that makes them all oxymorons) ann You're looking at them from the wrong perspective, ann. If they were in India or Africa or some such place you'd probably be thrilled to bits with them. They are tribal culture. It just happens to be one of your own tribes. Look at the magnificent new totem we've just acquired http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12950708 then read what the critics have to say about it, and its patron. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12957319 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.
