Re: My backyard is humbling me
On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:57 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-20 23:21 Larry Colen wrote As you might guess, when I was taking a break this afternoon, I noticed how the angle of the light brought out the texture of the bark on one of the trees, inspiring me to grab the camera, and give another try. I think that this shot does a fair job of showing the texture of the bark, even if it fails to give any idea of scale: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168039027/in/set-72157627594004271/lightbox/ This shot, which has trees in both the foreground and the background, might be starting to give some idea of scale: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168577810/lightbox/ Does anyone have suggestions for what I might do? these images are interesting, but it's your words that add the context and start to convey the scale; both shots are fairly abstract if i don't imagine the context having seen your other work, i can't help imagining photos of dancers among the trees -- could you capture people leaping into the air in a way that shows how puny is their striving below these trees? Interesting concept. I have photographed people in my redwood grove, but never in an attempt to give scale to the trees. I'll have to think of some photos with the trees as subjects and people as props, rather than the other way around. i also wonder if you've seen James Balog's work depicting big trees by assembling multiple images taken while ascending, or otherwise; i met him when he'd just come out with _Survivors_, his series of animals on white backgrounds (we used several of his photos in a magazine i produced), and i have since been intrigued by each of what i think of as his experiments in context (though, as experiments, they often are better at breaking ground than at being aesthetic masterpieces) just a taste here, but interesting text: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200511/trees.asp No, I haven't seen his work. Thanks for the link. I'm afraid that his technique is probably a bit beyond my meagre abilities, at least when it comes to climbing trees, not to mention stitching photos. But, if there were a way to photograph down, rather than up, that could do wonders for placing them in scale. I wonder if I could photograph them from the roof of the neighbor's house? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
PESO 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
New A12 Camera Mount for the Ricoh GXR arrived and, of course, I'm busy as all heck right now. I had some time, just a little, to play with it this evening. I did a 40 second HD video with the Nokton 40 ... results are superb. And I made a self-portrait: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/110920-0012753.jpg Ricoh GXR+A12 Camera Mount+Nokton 40mm f/1.4 ISO 2500 @ f/2 @ 1/40 second This lens has lovely character in its rendering. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Scanning again!
On Sep 21, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Well, today my new ExpressCard IEEE1394 card arrived and, much to my surprise, it all works: The computer works with the card; the card works with theIEEE1394-SCSI adapter; the adapter recognizes the scanner; the OS accepts the whole lot! Congratulations. I'm planning to hook up my Minolta Multi Pro again at some stage. Lucky for me it's Firewire. I'd expect to be SOL for drivers but I should be all good with Vuescan. That's the theory anyway. I should get my old printer up and running again as well. I think even my spare cartridges are past their expiry date. 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.
PESO: Hula hoops and shoelaces
She did it for hours: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/21/-big/RUNE2917.jpg.html Hope she made some sales. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
That's a nice picture; the textures are exquisite. -T On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: New A12 Camera Mount for the Ricoh GXR arrived and, of course, I'm busy as all heck right now. I had some time, just a little, to play with it this evening. I did a 40 second HD video with the Nokton 40 ... results are superb. And I made a self-portrait: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/110920-0012753.jpg Ricoh GXR+A12 Camera Mount+Nokton 40mm f/1.4 ISO 2500 @ f/2 @ 1/40 second This lens has lovely character in its rendering. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 backyard is humbling me
On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:57 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-20 23:21 Larry Colen wrote i also wonder if you've seen James Balog's work depicting big trees by assembling multiple images taken while ascending, or otherwise; i met him when he'd just come out with _Survivors_, his series of animals on white backgrounds (we used several of his photos in a magazine i produced), and i have since been intrigued by each of what i think of as his experiments in context (though, as experiments, they often are better at breaking ground than at being aesthetic masterpieces) just a taste here, but interesting text: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200511/trees.asp I decided to try another tack, and tried shooting them at night using my studio strobe. Here are a couple of different treatments: showing the canopy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096452/ just disappearing into the darkness: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168563119/ The whole experiment is here: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627594004271/ I think that the answer really will involve shooting them from an entirely different angle, though I might be able to do something incorporating people. If I had some gymnastically inclined folks, I could incorporate the tree into some sort of human totem pole -- 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: Scanning again!
David Mann wrote: On Sep 21, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Well, today my new ExpressCard IEEE1394 card arrived and, much to my surprise, it all works: The computer works with the card; the card works with theIEEE1394-SCSI adapter; the adapter recognizes the scanner; the OS accepts the whole lot! Congratulations. I'm planning to hook up my Minolta Multi Pro again at some stage. Lucky for me it's Firewire. I'd expect to be SOL for drivers but I should be all good with Vuescan. That's the theory anyway. Vuescan is what I'm using. Didn't even try the last Konica-Minolta driver I had. -- 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: My backyard is humbling me
The magnitude of scale is almost impossible to communicate in a picture. I imagine an upward-pointing fisheye sitting at the base of the tree and gathering all the trees around it. Another idea that comes to mind is similar to the first. But first some background thoughts: The bark closeup says something about information available, and for us software developers, information is everything. Sometimes (often) we get out Visio and do that broad layout before designing the components. Why? Because it all needs a framework. Now back to the first pic: Some sort of panorama might be good, with the detail in the foreground and a lot of related information (more trees) to the side. Again, an ultrawide or fisheye would be necessary. Maybe just 18mm might be enough from the DSLR kit lens? Magnitude is humbling. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl 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.
Re: My backyard is humbling me
It's a beautiful place to have in your backyard. A grove of trees can be a sacred space. An aside about spirituality: There is a theory that as humans evolved and became more intelligent, we faced increasing anxiety over the prospect of death. Changes slowly occurred in the brain by natural selection that allowed for religious/spiritual experiences whose biological purpose was to help us live with the prospect of death. Of course, I've deliberately phrased this in purely evolutionary terms; a religious person could simply say that God made up with the ability to apprehend his presence. Whatever your beliefs, spaces live Larry's grove still elicit great feelings of both elation and tranquility. These feelings are also difficult to catch with only a camera do the narrative becomes so important. As for me, there is a wild bamboo grove that somehow started growing off the running/walking trail I use here in Rockbridge County. It's a favorite place of mine but I have never been able to capture its presence adequately in pictures. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:40 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:57 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-20 23:21 Larry Colen wrote i also wonder if you've seen James Balog's work depicting big trees by assembling multiple images taken while ascending, or otherwise; i met him when he'd just come out with _Survivors_, his series of animals on white backgrounds (we used several of his photos in a magazine i produced), and i have since been intrigued by each of what i think of as his experiments in context (though, as experiments, they often are better at breaking ground than at being aesthetic masterpieces) just a taste here, but interesting text: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200511/trees.asp I decided to try another tack, and tried shooting them at night using my studio strobe. Here are a couple of different treatments: showing the canopy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096452/ just disappearing into the darkness: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168563119/ The whole experiment is here: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627594004271/ I think that the answer really will involve shooting them from an entirely different angle, though I might be able to do something incorporating people. If I had some gymnastically inclined folks, I could incorporate the tree into some sort of human totem pole -- 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. -- 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.
First Android App: Film Developing Timer
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.proj.mdtfeature=search_result It has 1 timer bug that has shown up, but I'm working on that right now. For those doing sheet film development, it supports tray developing with a blackout mode. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl 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.
Re: OT But is it art?
Indeed. Many biologist believe that human women have permanently engorged breasts to simulate the cleavage of the buttocks when we began to walk upright. I believe this happened initially with Homo Erectus. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:09:47PM +0100, Bob W wrote: while we're on the subject of critics and assholes, you might enjoy the following from critic and art-lover Kenneth Tynan: The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art. Much the same could be said of boobies ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO - King
Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hula hoops and shoelaces
On 11-09-21 3:53 AM, Tim Bray wrote: She did it for hours: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/21/-big/RUNE2917.jpg.html Hope she made some sales. -T You caught a great expression. Too bad she kinda looks like she's just standing there. Would have been good to catch her with more of an S-curve in her posture. On a purely catty note, I would have expected hours of hula-hooping to have reduced her waistline more. ;-) -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - King
On 11-09-21 8:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Fur what it's worth, I enjoyed it greatly. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My backyard is humbling me
I've experienced the feeling you describe each time I drive through the California redwoods. I've never even approached conveying their scale, I think mostly due to my avoiding including something of familiar scale in the frame. It's difficult to find the space isolate what might be a choice tree or small group, plus the lighting is always problematic. I envy your proximity to their peaceful therapy. Jack - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: My backyard is humbling me A few of you have been to my house, and have seen my redwood grove. Even though they are young and small for redwoods, at about 100' tall and 4' in diameter, they're still pretty big by human standards. I recently picked up a work from home programming contract, and when I need to clear my mind, I tend to walk out into the back yard. It's interesting how such a simple change in pace can give me a newfound appreciation of the trees. Even at my most jaded, simply wandering out into the redwood grove, and looking up, has always been a good reminder of my place in the universe. For many years, I've occasionally tried to take pictures of the redwood grove and always completely fail to convey the emotional impact. If my camera is aimed anything close to horizontal, all you see is a bunch of tree trunks, with no context of how little of tree that you are seeing. Aim the camera up, and/or try to photograph from a distance, detail is lost and everything seems to blend together. In addition to that, there is also the challenge of shooting something in fairly deep shade against patchy views of bright sky. Have any of you succeeded in showing the scale of something this size? either a tree, or even a building. Is it even possible on the scale of a computer monitor, or even a print that is less than three feet on it's longest edge? As you might guess, when I was taking a break this afternoon, I noticed how the angle of the light brought out the texture of the bark on one of the trees, inspiring me to grab the camera, and give another try. I think that this shot does a fair job of showing the texture of the bark, even if it fails to give any idea of scale: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168039027/in/set-72157627594004271/lightbox/ This shot, which has trees in both the foreground and the background, might be starting to give some idea of scale: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168577810/lightbox/ Does anyone have suggestions for what I might do? -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - King
Always look forward to your posts, Frank. This is an example of why. Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:17 AM Subject: PESO - King Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
By now everyone knows about Nikon's mirrorless camera entry, the Nikon 1. Mike Johnston's take: http://goo.gl/uTSZe But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. If nothing else, this will help keep companies making mount adapters busy for years to come. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Steampunk nirvana
Babbage goes binary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15001514 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: OT But is it art?
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Indeed. Many biologist believe that human women have permanently engorged breasts to simulate the cleavage of the buttocks when we began to walk upright. I believe this happened initially with Homo Erectus. FINALLY we have an explanation for the source of the expression I don't know if you are coming or going. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - King
Well seen! Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT But is it art?
On 21/09/2011 5:31 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Indeed. Many biologist believe that human women have permanently engorged breasts to simulate the cleavage of the buttocks when we began to walk upright. I believe this happened initially with Homo I always thought it was to do with being able to keep their balance. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hula hoops and shoelaces
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: She did it for hours: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/21/-big/RUNE2917.jpg.html Hope she made some sales. -T Very cool! Love the repeating signs behind her, her expression, her body language and those hoops. Terrific shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: New A12 Camera Mount for the Ricoh GXR arrived and, of course, I'm busy as all heck right now. I had some time, just a little, to play with it this evening. I did a 40 second HD video with the Nokton 40 ... results are superb. And I made a self-portrait: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/110920-0012753.jpg Ricoh GXR+A12 Camera Mount+Nokton 40mm f/1.4 ISO 2500 @ f/2 @ 1/40 second This lens has lovely character in its rendering. Excellent: perfect dof, wonderful comp, terrific rendering, nice little cam. What's not to like? ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Indignity
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=132 Comments are always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Ha! Great expression, well caught. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Band on the Run
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=539118 By you know who. Do you think he dyes his hair? ;-) Funny, I remember back in '63 or '64, an interviewer asking the Beatles what they'd do when they grow up. John (IIRC) was quite indignant. Who could have guessed that almost 50 years later (at least one of them) would still be packing arenas? Terrific gallery, Tom. cheers, frank, growing old gracefully, with lots of grey hair -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hula hoops and shoelaces
That is an appealing an effective image, particularly in the way you caught her in a pose similar to that in the posters, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: She did it for hours: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/21/-big/RUNE2917.jpg.html Hope she made some sales. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDMLers... talk me in off the ledge, pls!
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: So... I've been thinking more more about stepping up to the k-5 recently. In the interests of research, I wandered over to Pentax Forums, just to see if there was any buzz, any good gossip, that might influence my decision, or at least, timing. Well, I think that was a mistake. Down the rabbit-hole I went, for more precious weekend hours than I care to admit. I got totally sucked in to the hand-wringing rumor-mongering back and forthing over k-5 issues. And what about the the k-5 vs d7000 vs d700? Will there ever be a ff pentax offering? Will it be mirrorless? What will ricoh do? Is there a roadmap? New products this fall? Maybe in Feb, then? How about fall 2012? Should we wait? Should we buy? Should we sell it all move to nikon? Can I get Hello Kitty on my next camera I know this is nothing new, but it's really the first time I ever waded in this far. I think I may have PFOD'd. And now, I can't get rid of the anxiety. Tell me it's gonna be ok... :) -c (Thanks for listening.) Buy one. You'll feel better. You know you want to. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Yellow Guy
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A female American Goldfinch. Thanks, Ken, and thanks to all the other responders. Now I know! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - King
I love it, Frank. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bach in the Park
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for submitting this, Frank. You know what they say: There's always room for cello! Thanks, Darren, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Hearing Bach's Cello Suites in the park on the weekend was such a treat! I'm specifically ~not~ responding to Bob W, as he's simply too sharp for me and I'm feeling a bit flat this morning anyway... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Swirl
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Leaping effortlessly through time and space, this is from our trip to Toronto in May: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149418size=lg It is a view up the center of this staircase at the Art Gallery of Ontario: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149414 The new AGO interior by Frank Gehry is some of the best architecture I've seen. Both terrific shots, Rick. I have to agree with you WRT the architecture of the AGO. It's one of the better new pieces we've seen in town over the past few decades. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The End
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14219874 Still processing Paul McCartney concert photos from last summer. The song being sung is The End from Abbey Road. This shot is literally THE END of the concert, the last note played and last word sung, which was Yeah having been preceeded by many other 'yeahs'. The preceding line being: And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make. A truism in my book. The iconic rock shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW89 - Old tree
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 5:47 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA21mm, 1/60s, f/11, ISO100. GREAT shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Buck Stops Here
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=136 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Pot of Gold?
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Love it! cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Did It! K-5 On The Way
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Paul's comments on the non-incremental improvement of the K-5 over the K-7 gave me the impetus to finally commit, and I just placed my order for a K-5 and a couple of 8 gig cards with BH. I hope it doesn't rain this weekend... Congrats! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/110920-0012753.jpg Frank, Tim: Thanks for looking! and commenting! -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Speculation: One benefit of the Ricoh purchase for future Pentax DSLRs?
I'm intrigued by the Ricoh GR Digital IV, a camera that really has no direct competition. Preview here: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/ricohgrdiv/ It appears to be a nearly ideal camera for street photography (something I don't really do yet, but I digress...) What struck me is the way the IV adds (Ricoh's) 'Hybrid AF' system with which they claim a 2x improvement in AF speed over the GRD III. This hybrid system uses the conventional (sensor) contrast AF, and an external AF sensor. According to one poster on dpreview, Ricoh had this feature years ago on their GRD2 and GX200 and there were curses when they later removed it. It makes me wonder if this might be one way of addressing what has always been seen as a Pentax weakness (AF speed/accuracy). Another difference noted on the IV is with regard to the LCD screen. Ricoh has apparently found a way to boost the brightness so it is more visible in daylight. Perhaps some of the lessons that Ricoh has learned will find their way into future Pentax models? Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Did It! K-5 On The Way
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:23 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Paul's comments on the non-incremental improvement of the K-5 over the K-7 gave me the impetus to finally commit, and I just placed my order for a K-5 and a couple of 8 gig cards with BH. I hope it doesn't rain this weekend... Congrats! cheers, frank Congrats Mark. My K-5 fund went into the shed, so its back to square 1 agin. Dave -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cab for Hire
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Very noir ! I like it. Thanks, Godfrey, and a late thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Glad you enjoyed. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Bach in the Park
Thanks for submitting this, Frank. You know what they say: There's always room for cello! Thanks, Darren, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Hearing Bach's Cello Suites in the park on the weekend was such a treat! I'm specifically ~not~ responding to Bob W, as he's simply too sharp for me and I'm feeling a bit flat this morning anyway... ;-) cheers, frank no need to be crotchety about it. We expect a minim-um of good conduct to stave off this type of discord B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
Very nice stern expression behind that little camera. Dave On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: New A12 Camera Mount for the Ricoh GXR arrived and, of course, I'm busy as all heck right now. I had some time, just a little, to play with it this evening. I did a 40 second HD video with the Nokton 40 ... results are superb. And I made a self-portrait: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/110920-0012753.jpg Ricoh GXR+A12 Camera Mount+Nokton 40mm f/1.4 ISO 2500 @ f/2 @ 1/40 second This lens has lovely character in its rendering. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Buck Stops Here
Superb Dave On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=136 Comments are invited. 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. -- 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 - Swirl
Well done. Dave On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Leaping effortlessly through time and space, this is from our trip to Toronto in May: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149418size=lg It is a view up the center of this staircase at the Art Gallery of Ontario: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149414 The new AGO interior by Frank Gehry is some of the best architecture I've seen. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - King
Thats very nice., Dave On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Hula hoops and shoelaces
Great shot, but a tad of motion blur would have been nice, but .:-) Dave On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: She did it for hours: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/21/-big/RUNE2917.jpg.html Hope she made some sales. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: My backyard is humbling me
Wow, lots of typos: 1. God made us, 2. spaces like Larry's grove, 3.so the narrative becomes. Clearly not a lot of natural selection for the spelling center of the brain. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It's a beautiful place to have in your backyard. A grove of trees can be a sacred space. An aside about spirituality: There is a theory that as humans evolved and became more intelligent, we faced increasing anxiety over the prospect of death. Changes slowly occurred in the brain by natural selection that allowed for religious/spiritual experiences whose biological purpose was to help us live with the prospect of death. Of course, I've deliberately phrased this in purely evolutionary terms; a religious person could simply say that God made up with the ability to apprehend his presence. Whatever your beliefs, spaces live Larry's grove still elicit great feelings of both elation and tranquility. These feelings are also difficult to catch with only a camera do the narrative becomes so important. As for me, there is a wild bamboo grove that somehow started growing off the running/walking trail I use here in Rockbridge County. It's a favorite place of mine but I have never been able to capture its presence adequately in pictures. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:40 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:57 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-20 23:21 Larry Colen wrote i also wonder if you've seen James Balog's work depicting big trees by assembling multiple images taken while ascending, or otherwise; i met him when he'd just come out with _Survivors_, his series of animals on white backgrounds (we used several of his photos in a magazine i produced), and i have since been intrigued by each of what i think of as his experiments in context (though, as experiments, they often are better at breaking ground than at being aesthetic masterpieces) just a taste here, but interesting text: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200511/trees.asp I decided to try another tack, and tried shooting them at night using my studio strobe. Here are a couple of different treatments: showing the canopy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096452/ just disappearing into the darkness: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168563119/ The whole experiment is here: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157627594004271/ I think that the answer really will involve shooting them from an entirely different angle, though I might be able to do something incorporating people. If I had some gymnastically inclined folks, I could incorporate the tree into some sort of human totem pole -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
N's sensor is larger, of course. Seems to be the same price range as the Q. Pentax really needs to lower the price of the Q. I still maintain that at $400 it's worth consideration. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: By now everyone knows about Nikon's mirrorless camera entry, the Nikon 1. Mike Johnston's take: http://goo.gl/uTSZe But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. If nothing else, this will help keep companies making mount adapters busy for years to come. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
Price check: K-5 $1099 @ Henry's
Any Canucks looking to score a K-5 can do so for $1099.99 presently at Henry's ... http://www.henrys.com/62187-PENTAX-K-5-DIGITAL-SLR-BODY.aspx You're welcome. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
On 21/09/2011 8:34 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: N's sensor is larger, of course. Seems to be the same price range as the Q. Pentax really needs to lower the price of the Q. I still maintain that at $400 it's worth consideration. I played with a Q for a while yesterday. It's really little, but it didn't draw me in the way I hoped it would. I think because it's too small, and the lens is too big. I like viewfinders, and I'd like the Q a lot more if it had one. I'd even settle for an EVF, as much as I loath them. Other than that, it seems like a nice little camera. -- 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: First Android App: Film Developing Timer
That is a nice addition Colin. Thank you. I usually use Massive Dev Charts but a free option is always good to have. If that helps you, I may try it on unusual Android screens, just for testing (X10 mini pro and Galaxy Tab7) ? -- 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: Price check: K-5 $1099 @ Henry's
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Any Canucks looking to score a K-5 can do so for $1099.99 presently at Henry's ... http://www.henrys.com/62187-PENTAX-K-5-DIGITAL-SLR-BODY.aspx You're welcome. -bmw I'll wait until the K-2.8 comes out and snag a K-5 then.:-) 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: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
By now everyone knows about Nikon's mirrorless camera entry, the Nikon 1. Mike Johnston's take: http://goo.gl/uTSZe But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. If nothing else, this will help keep companies making mount adapters busy for years to come. -bmw It doesn't validate it to me. I'm not sure what camera companies are thinking, but it seems to be along the lines of 'hey, there's some sucker out there that will buy anything if we make it and market it right'. It's almost like they're deliberately attempting to insult the consumers intelligence. Maybe image quality (IQ) = intelligence quotient (IQ). :-) This zdnet article (link below) pretty much sums up my thoughts on the Q, and I have to say that if image quality is ANY consideration, I'd sooner carry a NEX or a 4/3 body over a tiny sensor sensor camera that is pretty much a PS with interchangeable lenses. An inevitable comparison must be drawn to the Pentax Auto 110. It, the Q, and now the 1, are all cute little cameras that would likely only appeal to someone whos primary concern is obviously not image quality. The size difference between any of the mirrorless systems is not so great that one could argue that an even smaller, thinner, lighter body is a compelling factor for giving up massive amounts of sensor real estate. The sensor-size comparison link in the article helps it sink in. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/pentax-q-smallest-compact-interchangeable-lens-camera-sports-biggest-price-tag/5084?tag=mantle_skin;content Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Band on the Run
Well done. God, he's old! Paul On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Tom C wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=539118 By you know who. Tom C. Thanks Paul, Bob, John, Frank, et al. Amazingly in concert you get the feeling he's still in his 30's. No doubt all the movement, as well as memories overlapping on to vision. Most of his shows are non-stop 2 1/2 - 3 hour gigs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First Android App: Film Developing Timer
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:03:54 +0200 From: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: First Android App: Film Developing Timer Message-ID: CAN=QRGuweR9+eW+KnSBHd2qm_w-FGbkZi_yqz+Q=4rrwcom...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 That is a nice addition Colin. Thank you. I usually use Massive Dev Charts but a free option is always good to have. If that helps you, I may try it on unusual Android screens, just for testing (X10 mini pro and Galaxy Tab7) ? -- 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 Sounds good. Thanks. I'm working on fixing one timer bug in it for v1.1. Hopefully that will be ready available tomorrow. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl 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.
Some Guy Named Tom
Not sure why I'm posting this, it's nothing special really except this guy is named Tom, he shot with a Pentax 35mm camera and in BW. Post 9/11 in NYC, and didn't develop the film for 10 years, ruining most of the roll. http://ireport.cnn.com/blogs/ireport-blog/2011/09/21/10-year-old-film-gives-glimpse-into-the-week-after-911?hpt=hp_bn2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Did It! K-5 On The Way
You're really a My cup is really, totally empty kind of guy, aren't you. Not even My cup is only half full. ;} -p On 9/20/2011 12:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Right. Your new camera is weather sealed, so it doesn't matter if *YOU* get soaked and catch your death from cold. I hope it doesn't rain either Mark. From: Jack Davis Just read this and am likely not the first one to comment about this, but them K5 is grommeted and sealed against moisture and dust. So, you needn't worry about the rain. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 5:38 PM Subject: Did It! K-5 On The Way Paul's comments on the non-incremental improvement of the K-5 over the K-7 gave me the impetus to finally commit, and I just placed my order for a K-5 and a couple of 8 gig cards with BH. I hope it doesn't rain this weekend... MCC -- 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: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
On 11-09-21 12:06 PM, Tom C wrote: By now everyone knows about Nikon's mirrorless camera entry, the Nikon 1. Mike Johnston's take: http://goo.gl/uTSZe But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. If nothing else, this will help keep companies making mount adapters busy for years to come. -bmw It doesn't validate it to me. I'm not sure what camera companies are thinking, but it seems to be along the lines of 'hey, there's some sucker out there that will buy anything if we make it and market it right'. It's almost like they're deliberately attempting to insult the consumers intelligence. Maybe image quality (IQ) = intelligence quotient (IQ). :-) This zdnet article (link below) pretty much sums up my thoughts on the Q, and I have to say that if image quality is ANY consideration, I'd sooner carry a NEX or a 4/3 body over a tiny sensor sensor camera that is pretty much a PS with interchangeable lenses. An inevitable comparison must be drawn to the Pentax Auto 110. It, the Q, and now the 1, are all cute little cameras that would likely only appeal to someone whos primary concern is obviously not image quality. The size difference between any of the mirrorless systems is not so great that one could argue that an even smaller, thinner, lighter body is a compelling factor for giving up massive amounts of sensor real estate. The sensor-size comparison link in the article helps it sink in. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/pentax-q-smallest-compact-interchangeable-lens-camera-sports-biggest-price-tag/5084?tag=mantle_skin;content Tom C. Note that I said N's entry validated _a_ market, but I didn't say it was a market of which I was a part. I suspect the validated market may be largely made up of young Japanese women. Pentax recently tested those waters with the candy coloured, Hello Kittied K-r/K-x's. Market researchers must have given a big thumbs up. I too am not going to be buying a Q or a V1. I'd be more likely to buy a 645D. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
William Robb wrote: I played with a Q for a while yesterday. It's really little, but it didn't draw me in the way I hoped it would. I think because it's too small, and the lens is too big. I like viewfinders, and I'd like the Q a lot more if it had one. I'd even settle for an EVF, as much as I loath them. Other than that, it seems like a nice little camera. I played with a V1 and a J1 today, at the Nikon 1 premiere in Italy. Nice camera, not so smooth to mount and unmount the lens (yes, it features the usual Nikon anti-everybody rotation), sign of not so refined machining (body and lens made in China). Proper size, in my opinion, not so different from my GF1. Nice to have the viewfinder, AF is quick and all the announced bells whistles are there. Not that I am so interested in them. Small sensor? Yes, but 2.7x (Nikon 1) is not 5.5x (Pentax Q). IQ? Don't know. Odd I had no SD card with me. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The End
From: Charles Robinson On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:50, Tom C wrote: That's a nice shot, Tom. Judging by the angles, it doesn't even appear to be that extreme of a telephoto shot, either. One shudders to consider the cost of those tickets. Somewhat stratospheric, wasn't it? -Charles Thanks. You're correct, third row center. Almost exactly the same as the current price of a K-5. Was it worth it? I still think so. Do I wish I had a K-5, yes. I think I paid $7 for 2nd-row center for the Queen concert I saw in 1980. Five dollars each for the Rolling Stones in 1965, but I had to settle for the fifth row. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT But is it art?
From: Bob W I think you've misunderstood the function of critics. Are you suggesting that noone should criticise something unless they have personally done better? That would be absurd. Is it informed criticism or uninformed criticism? I understand and appreciate the value of the former. But, there is by far too damn much of the latter. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT But is it art?
From: Larry Colen On 9/20/2011 11:52 AM, William Robb wrote: On 20/09/2011 12:35 PM, Bob W wrote: that's probably the most arrogant thing I've ever read on the PDML. Dammit Bob, does this mean I have to revert back to being the list dickweed? You're the list dickweed? I thought I was the list dickweed and you were the list asshole. Now I'm confused. Only now? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 2011 - self-portrait - GDG
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice stern expression behind that little camera. :-) It's hard to keep from frowning when your face is all scrunched up looking through a viewfinder ... ! Thanks for commenting! -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:48 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: By now everyone knows about Nikon's mirrorless camera entry, the Nikon 1. Mike Johnston's take: http://goo.gl/uTSZe But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. If nothing else, this will help keep companies making mount adapters busy for years to come. It's very interesting to me that Pentax and now Nikon have chosen to go with small-sensor LIVE camera systems like this. It might be where the major sales can be obtained, but it limits further the ability to control focus zone unless extremely fast lenses are used, and they're not offering extremely fast lenses far as I can see. My interests are for larger sensor cameras, FourThirds format and up, and shared use of high-quality, manually operated lenses, so neither the Pentax Q or Nikon 1 systems are all that appealing to me. For me, at present, Ricoh's GXR and A12 Camera Mount is right on target. The Sony NEX 7 might be a contender too, but I am so enthused about what I'm seeing with the GXR and this camera unit I'll likely hang out with it at least until Leica's LIVE offering surfaces in Fall 2012. The cobwebs on my SLR kit are growing thick. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My backyard is humbling me
From: Collin Brendemuehl The magnitude of scale is almost impossible to communicate in a picture. Unless you cut it down and have a team of lumberjacks standing on the stump. http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/images/xsmall/2597_lumberjacks_on_a_stump.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - King
Nice shot and excellent choice of framing. On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: My backyard is humbling me
On 9/21/11 2:40 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Collin Brendemuehl The magnitude of scale is almost impossible to communicate in a picture. Unless you cut it down and have a team of lumberjacks standing on the stump. http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/images/xsmall/2597_lumberjacks_on_a_stump.jpg or park your car among them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 backyard is humbling me
On Sep 21, 2011, at 11:40 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Collin Brendemuehl The magnitude of scale is almost impossible to communicate in a picture. Unless you cut it down and have a team of lumberjacks standing on the stump. http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/images/xsmall/2597_lumberjacks_on_a_stump.jpg I don't have any lumberjacks handy, would a pretty girl work? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3583577933/in/set-72157618992758855 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: My backyard is humbling me
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 05:27:29AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: I've experienced the feeling you describe each time I drive through the California redwoods. I've never even approached conveying their scale, I think mostly due to my avoiding including something of familiar scale in the frame. I tried that here: http://www.jfwaf.com/MINI/MINI.php?name=MINI004 by including a familiar object, but in such a way that it isn't the first thing you look at in the frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Buck Stops Here
Thanks, Frank and Davie. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Superb Dave On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=136 Comments are invited. 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
Note that I said N's entry validated _a_ market, but I didn't say it was a market of which I was a part. I suspect the validated market may be largely made up of young Japanese women. Pentax recently tested those waters with the candy coloured, Hello Kittied K-r/K-x's. Market researchers must have given a big thumbs up. I too am not going to be buying a Q or a V1. I'd be more likely to buy a 645D. -bmw OK, I understand. :-) What I don't understand is the apparent assumption that a person in the market for this type of diminutive sensor size camera (implies image quality is not at the top of their priority list) would actually care that it has interchangeable lenses (implies image quality IS a high priority). Could it be this is a way of attracting current PS owners to upgrade into the more lucrative mirrorless and DSLR markets, by offering a move up that is close in size to a PS (at least with a standard wide-angle lens)? Tom -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 backyard is humbling me
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/images/xsmall/2597_lumberjacks_on_ a_stump.jpg I don't have any lumberjacks handy, would a pretty girl work? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3583577933/in/set- 72157618992758855 If I don't do it, somebody else will: I cut down trees. I wear high heels, Suspendies, and a bra. I wish I'd been a girlie, Just like my dear Papa. 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: First Android App: Film Developing Timer
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.proj.mdtfeature=search_result Just out of curiosity, what's it do that requires 2.2 or better? -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\,_ (*)/ (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Bad opinion generator
“The Japanese don’t make anything the people in the U.S. would want.” -- John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State, 1954 “So unbelievably horrible, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art, that they qualify as crowned heads of anti-music.” -- National Review founder William F. Buckley, on The Beatles, 1964 “The only thing different is the hair, as far as I can see. I give them a year.” -- Musical director of The Ed Sullivan Show, predicting the death of The Beatles, 1964 I predict that no-one here will click Hit Me Again more than once or twice ... http://theweek.com/article/index/218150/bad-opinion-generator -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My backyard is humbling me
on 2011-09-21 04:40 Larry Colen wrote I decided to try another tack, and tried shooting them at night using my studio strobe. Here are a couple of different treatments: showing the canopy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096452/ that one's interesting, and it does begin to convey the scale, as does this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096678/in/photostream/ i wonder how it would look at twilight (with the sky darker than the foliage, but not completely black) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 backyard is humbling me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6168577810/in/photostream/ This one is the closest. I think this cries out for a little pano stitching in the vertical. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 backyard is humbling me
On Sep 21, 2011, at 12:58 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2011-09-21 04:40 Larry Colen wrote I decided to try another tack, and tried shooting them at night using my studio strobe. Here are a couple of different treatments: showing the canopy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096452/ that one's interesting, and it does begin to convey the scale, as does this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6169096678/in/photostream/ i wonder how it would look at twilight (with the sky darker than the foliage, but not completely black) The naturally lit foliage will never be lighter than the sky, at least from below. I have thought of using the strobes during daylight. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: My backyard is humbling me
on 2011-09-21 14:48 Larry Colen wrote I have thought of using the strobes during daylight. yeah, that's what i meant, strobes at twilight -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
On Sep 21, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Tom C wrote: Note that I said N's entry validated _a_ market, but I didn't say it was a market of which I was a part. I suspect the validated market may be largely made up of young Japanese women. Pentax recently tested those waters with the candy coloured, Hello Kittied K-r/K-x's. Market researchers must have given a big thumbs up. I too am not going to be buying a Q or a V1. I'd be more likely to buy a 645D. Let me see what happens with 645D (or 645DmkII) prices and performance in 3-5 years time. Or, for that matter, my income. -bmw OK, I understand. :-) What I don't understand is the apparent assumption that a person in the market for this type of diminutive sensor size camera (implies image quality is not at the top of their priority list) would actually care that it has interchangeable lenses (implies image quality IS a high priority). I'd be interested in seeing side by side photos, in various conditions between the Q, the V1, and $1,000 SLRs circa 2005. I remember, sometime around 2006, poking around on the Canon website and thinking that their current full frame DSLRs looked like they had about the level of performance that I wanted and needed, and wondered when I'd be able to afford that level of performance. The K-5 answered that question. If these companies wait until sensor performance justifies interchangeable lenses at that sensor (and by extension camera body) size, then the market will already be staked out by early arrivals. Could it be this is a way of attracting current PS owners to upgrade into the more lucrative mirrorless and DSLR markets, by offering a move up that is close in size to a PS (at least with a standard wide-angle lens)? Interchangeable lenses are fun, sensor improve. Will these cameras provide better performance than point and shoots? I'm sure they will, especially with good prime lenses rather than super zooms. Will people be able to keep those lenses and upgrade to a body with twice the performance in a couple of years? I'm sure of that. I wouldn't, however, bet Cotty's hat against an APS EVIL in the next year or two. -- 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.
OT: Sony NEX-7 First Impressions on Luminous Landscape
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_nex_7_first_impressions.shtml Among other things (pre-production model): ... I can say that in photographic terms this camera certainly gives the impression of a compact fighting machine that sacrifices little for its diminutive size. ... it challenges virtually every other small camera on the market when it comes to the ability for the photographer to get the camera operating in a smooth and intuitive manner. From an operational perspective what immediately brings a grin to an experienced photographer's face is how comfortably the camera falls to hand. It's one of those designs that makes few demands for accommodation on the part of the photographer. ... if ones expectations are realistic this new 24MP sensor really satisfies. At ISO 100 to 400 its noise characteristics are excellent. At 800 it is still very good, and little to no additional luminance noise reduction is needed. At 1600 some luminance noise is visible at pixel peeping on-screen sizes, but hardly at all on even very large prints. At ISO 3200 and beyond noise become increasingly a factor, and how much of an issue it may be for an individual photographers needs will have to be determined. ... there was something about the NEX-7 that made it very appealing as a thing unto itself, not just as a device for taking photographs. This is somewhat hard to describe, but is attributable to a combination of the camera's fit, finish and design aesthetic. One really has to ask – what's not to like? At under US $1,200 for a 24MP camera, even the price is attractive... and is going to really put other camera maker's feet to the fire when it comes to offering an attractive mix of image quality, features, size, build quality and price. Sony clearly made a decision to make the NEX-7 as full featured as possible, not holding back any of their available features or technology. With many camera makers creating market segmentation by artificially restricting features to certain price points, Sony is to be commended for pulling out all the stops for the NEX-7 and keeping the price as reasonable as it did given the camera's wide ranging features and capabilities. Sorry Bill, I know this kind of thing really peeves you. :-) I have one on pre-order since last week. I just wonder how far down the list I am. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sony NEX-7 First Impressions on Luminous Landscape
if ones expectations are realistic this new 24MP sensor really satisfies. Very similar to what I told my wife before we married (32 yrs ago). : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sony NEX-7 First Impressions on Luminous Landscape
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_nex_7_first_impressions.shtml Among other things (pre-production model): ... ... if ones expectations are realistic this new 24MP sensor really satisfies. At ISO 100 to 400 its noise characteristics are excellent. At 800 it is still very good, and little to no additional luminance noise reduction is needed. At 1600 some luminance noise is visible at pixel peeping on-screen sizes, but hardly at all on even very large prints. At ISO 3200 and beyond noise become increasingly a factor, and how much of an issue it may be for an individual photographers needs will have to be determined. ... It sounds like Sony sacrificed some of the stratospheric ISO capabilities for a higher resolution sensor. Not an unheard of trade-off, but some will take exception to it, I'm sure. Otherwise, it looks like a very nice camera. Time will tell ... I look forward to hearing what you say about it once you get to work with it. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Sony NEX-7 First Impressions on Luminous Landscape
On 9/21/2011 4:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Tom Ccaka...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_nex_7_first_impressions.shtml Among other things (pre-production model): ... ... if ones expectations are realistic this new 24MP sensor really satisfies. At ISO 100 to 400 its noise characteristics are excellent. At 800 it is still very good, and little to no additional luminance noise reduction is needed. At 1600 some luminance noise is visible at pixel peeping on-screen sizes, but hardly at all on even very large prints. At ISO 3200 and beyond noise become increasingly a factor, and how much of an issue it may be for an individual photographers needs will have to be determined. ... It sounds like Sony sacrificed some of the stratospheric ISO capabilities for a higher resolution sensor. Not an unheard of trade-off, but some will take exception to it, I'm sure. Interesting, since diffraction limiting seems to be purely based on sensor resolution and f/stop, rather than the actual physical size of the aperture, using the calculator at: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm it would seem that it is diffraction limited somewhere between 5.6 and 8. I also suspect that with some clever math, a lot of the noise and diffraction issues could be greatly alleviated by downrezzing to something like 12 MP. Otherwise, it looks like a very nice camera. Time will tell ... I look forward to hearing what you say about it once you get to work with it. I'm rather curious myself. I suppose they could always make a version with the K-5 sensor for people who are more likely to photograph indoors without a flash than they are to print significantly larger than 13x20.5 (24MP at 300dpi) though I suspect you could go quite a bit larger if you wanted. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Q design validated by Nikon's entry?
On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:48:46 -0400 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: But I'm thinking that the general design (ignoring some specifics) echos the Pentax Q system and could be seen as a market validation for the notion of a very compact system with a small sensor. something interesting i came across while browsing another 'other' forum... http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007message=39409774 if nothing else, it's at least another opinion... :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - King
Excellent On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/09/king.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enablement
I belong to the K-5 club now! (thanks to someone buying my K10D and Henry's dropping the price to $1,100). Coming from the K20D I'm still getting used to the interface changes. The thing I like the most: quiet shutter. I was surprised with the lack of an SR switch, but I gained a Live View button -and the live view implementation is a quantum leap from the one in the K20D. I'll be out there taking some photos (and maybe a movie now...) -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Free Lunch
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=139 Comments and criticisms are requested. 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.
1st lens tumble other what not
My FA 50mm f 1.4 took a very bad tumble today. It fell from about waist high to a hard floor. I tried it out and it seems to be working. I don't hear any crunching noises, and it focuses in both daylight and low light. I don't even see any scratches anywhere. This is the first time I've dropped a lens--totally freaked me out, but I'm thinking I'll be ok. I'm so behind on PDML and will try to catch up over the weekend. Cheers, Christine/Chicago -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
