Re: OT - Air Sea Rescue Video
Great stuff, Cotty. Could Horatio N have imagined something like that? Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:21 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Air Sea Rescue Video Hi Troops Not had any time for stills photography recently, am desperate to do some! Meanwhile, latest video is up - a 'high line' transfer exercise by UK Coastguard with sailing yacht Hummingbird. Gives sailors a look at what to expect if they ever have to have an air/sea rescue encounter. https://vimeo.com/user2607591/review/87354036/687b2ddd06 or http://tinyurl.com/hilinetransfer Hope you're all being good ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: Fuji X-T1
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: The official release date is tomorrow. I guess I just have to wait until then. Would be VERY interested in your observations, initial or otherwise. I will most likely having one in January. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Save me from my desire...
On 6/3/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: I am really interested in hearing everyone's thoughts about the MM as I haven't made up my mind yet. I might still spend it on a trip, and take pictures with the kit I already have. If I was into Leica, which I'm not, I would have one in a flash. If Fuji made a similar X100S, I'd definitely have that. Love the idea of using a camera that restricts the photographer to thinking only in terms of black and white. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Save me from my desire...
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: You've noticed I'm not a better photographer for it too? Why didn't you say something? I tried to but the senior moments kept messing me up. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Save me from my desire...
On 6/3/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Leica R lenses on the Sony A7 is a better fit for my predilections. I've seen your predilections. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Fuji X-T1
On 07/03/2014 5:21 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: The official release date is tomorrow. I guess I just have to wait until then. Would be VERY interested in your observations, initial or otherwise. I will most likely having one in January. Well, at least I can talk about it now. My pusher got a couple of them in on Wednesday and immediately called me to tell me the news, and of course, I wend down and picked the thing up. Unfortunately, they jumped the gun, and weren't supposed to release them until today. I got a call from them that afternoon asking me to keep quiet about it because my camera was not officially released yet. Such is life. Anyway, the thing is really small. It is slightly taller than an MX, about the same width and significantly less thick. The build is solid, but not to the point of making the camera overly heavy. Robust is the best word I can come up with right now. The menus are typical Fuji, no surprises there, and coming from Pentax, very easy to understand. The camera is very customizable, including six (yes, you read that right) buttons that are customizable for function. All four buttons on the four way controller can be customized, as well as the Fn button (it defaults to WiFi, and is marked as such) and a button on the front, eerily placed like as if it is a depth of field button (and that is what I use it for). There is an instant movie button just to the right of the shutter, which I would prefer to be customizable as well since I don't use the video function often. Perhaps I'll start shooting internet porn and get more use from it, but that isn't likely. Fuji has dome a great job of placing the major functions onto buttons, so dumpster diving into the menus doesn't seem like something that will be all that necessary. There are a number of custom functions, so the camera can be set up to cover a variety of specialized scenarios, which the user can get to very quickly. On the subject of WiFi, the Fuji seems to be happier about it than the Pentax emulation. It is easier to get a connection, though with both systems, it seems very easy to drop the connection as well. The Fuji WiFi is definitely faster, and I prefer the interface with the Fuji. It's not that the Pentax is bad, but the Fuji definitely has an edge. I suspect they are close enough that someone else might very well prefer the Pentax version. The rear tilting screen is wonderful. It's something I have missed from the couple of PS digitals I have owned. In some ways I would still prefer a full articulating screen, but this, combined with the ability to use my smart phone as an external viewfinder will work well. The EVF is a very nice EVF. I like the size of it (it is quite lovely that way), and the image is very clean and bright. I don't think a person will have problems with viewfinder lag in general shooting situations, though if you are into motorsports or BIF images, it might be an issue. I have a K3 for those times, so it isn't a big deal. What is a big deal is the viewfinder. I am pretty much an EVF convert. I can still see where they can improve, but in this camera, it is definitely good enough. It is really nice to not be looking through an amputated viewfinder again. Regarding manual focus (this camera is definitely meant to be used as a full manual camera), the use has the choice of a plain screen with no focusing aids, a decent focus peaking in a variety of designer colours (the focus peaking on the Olympus OM-D is better), a digital split image, or an extreme magnification, looking at just the area the focus point is looking at. The focus point can be moved pretty much anywhere on the screen, though not right to the edges. The focus choice area is much larger than on the K3. The AF does seem to hunt a bit, but it is very quick. I am still figuring out what a few of the buttons are for. At some point I will need to read the owners manual. There are a couple of things in the menus that are more than a little inscrutable. So far, the only way to do a RAW conversion seems to be with the built in software. Adobe hasn't released an update for the camera yet. I suspect I will have to update Lightroom from version 4. Hopefully they will catch camera raw up soon. I miss Pentax's native DNG. Moving from camera to camera with Pentax has been very painless for the past few years because of their use of the DNG format. It's really a pity that more manufacturers don't get on board. The Fuji lenses are charming. They are very nicely built, and very, very good quality. Their lens coating isn't quite up to Pentax standards, but the glass is really sharp, and they have lots of aperture leaves. These lenses appear to be designed for bokeh. They have a lot of the three dimensionality that the older Pentax Limited lenses have (the 77mm comes to mind), but I do think they are slightly sharper, especially wide
Re: March PUG -'Transport' is now up
Some nice shots this month. Seems i'm back to slow loading again Dave On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Some new names (to me, anyway) this month, which is great, and good to see Marnie putting the X-5 to work. Also a few photos taken on film, including a couple of Spotmatics. My personal favourites: * David Howard's 'CN Steam Power' * Dario's 'Vintage train conductor' * Bruce's 'Trailer' - fun shot! As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Next up for April is 'Still Life'. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO 2014 - 057 - GDG
Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/ Enjoy! Thanks for looking. BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system. Be sure to include system specifics … what OS, what browser, etc. Thanks! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Fuji X-T1
Bill - thanks so much for those words. I'd much rather read what you have to say than a Fuji fanboy, so cheers for that. The line about manual use interests me greatly. I'm using the A*85/1.4 and Voigtlander 15/4.5 on the X-E1 and manual focus is absolutely fine with that, especially with the 85mm. The form factor of the X-E1 and 2 don't ideally lend themselves to heavy glass on the front but I suspect the X-T1 with a battery grip will. I intend to lose the X-E1 in due course, pick up an X-T1 and an X100s and then start looking at the Fuji glassware. Haven't been this excited about gear since I got my first Pentax LX. That was a revelation, and a fond memory. Appetite duly whetted, thanks again. Cotty On 7/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, at least I can talk about it now. My pusher got a couple of them in on Wednesday and immediately called me to tell me the news, and of course, I wend down and picked the thing up. Unfortunately, they jumped the gun, and weren't supposed to release them until today. I got a call from them that afternoon asking me to keep quiet about it because my camera was not officially released yet. Such is life. Anyway, the thing is really small. It is slightly taller than an MX, about the same width and significantly less thick. The build is solid, but not to the point of making the camera overly heavy. Robust is the best word I can come up with right now. The menus are typical Fuji, no surprises there, and coming from Pentax, very easy to understand. The camera is very customizable, including six (yes, you read that right) buttons that are customizable for function. All four buttons on the four way controller can be customized, as well as the Fn button (it defaults to WiFi, and is marked as such) and a button on the front, eerily placed like as if it is a depth of field button (and that is what I use it for). There is an instant movie button just to the right of the shutter, which I would prefer to be customizable as well since I don't use the video function often. Perhaps I'll start shooting internet porn and get more use from it, but that isn't likely. Fuji has dome a great job of placing the major functions onto buttons, so dumpster diving into the menus doesn't seem like something that will be all that necessary. There are a number of custom functions, so the camera can be set up to cover a variety of specialized scenarios, which the user can get to very quickly. On the subject of WiFi, the Fuji seems to be happier about it than the Pentax emulation. It is easier to get a connection, though with both systems, it seems very easy to drop the connection as well. The Fuji WiFi is definitely faster, and I prefer the interface with the Fuji. It's not that the Pentax is bad, but the Fuji definitely has an edge. I suspect they are close enough that someone else might very well prefer the Pentax version. The rear tilting screen is wonderful. It's something I have missed from the couple of PS digitals I have owned. In some ways I would still prefer a full articulating screen, but this, combined with the ability to use my smart phone as an external viewfinder will work well. The EVF is a very nice EVF. I like the size of it (it is quite lovely that way), and the image is very clean and bright. I don't think a person will have problems with viewfinder lag in general shooting situations, though if you are into motorsports or BIF images, it might be an issue. I have a K3 for those times, so it isn't a big deal. What is a big deal is the viewfinder. I am pretty much an EVF convert. I can still see where they can improve, but in this camera, it is definitely good enough. It is really nice to not be looking through an amputated viewfinder again. Regarding manual focus (this camera is definitely meant to be used as a full manual camera), the use has the choice of a plain screen with no focusing aids, a decent focus peaking in a variety of designer colours (the focus peaking on the Olympus OM-D is better), a digital split image, or an extreme magnification, looking at just the area the focus point is looking at. The focus point can be moved pretty much anywhere on the screen, though not right to the edges. The focus choice area is much larger than on the K3. The AF does seem to hunt a bit, but it is very quick. I am still figuring out what a few of the buttons are for. At some point I will need to read the owners manual. There are a couple of things in the menus that are more than a little inscrutable. So far, the only way to do a RAW conversion seems to be with the built in software. Adobe hasn't released an update for the camera yet. I suspect I will have to update Lightroom from version 4. Hopefully they will catch camera raw up soon. I miss Pentax's native DNG. Moving from camera to camera with Pentax has been very painless for the past few years because of their use of the DNG format. It's really a pity that
Re: Save me from my desire...
On 3/7/2014 6:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: You've noticed I'm not a better photographer for it too? Why didn't you say something? I tried to but the senior moments kept messing me up. Damn, I just thought you were British and just being polite, then I remembered, Soccer. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K3 card failure
So I'm trying this again from gmail, hopefully it will be in Plain text mode. I experienced some unexpected card slot behavior in San Diego. I filled the 1st card and automatically moved to #2. Then I took #1 card out and downloaded it to the laptop. Card #2 took over, but when I replaced card #1, it stayed on #2. I had to fiddle with the menu settings to get it back to #1. I suspect the software transitions from #1 to #2, but has trouble going back to #1 automagically. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 11:38 PM, Mail Delivery Subsystem mailer-dae...@googlemail.com wrote: Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: d...@alphoto.com Technical details of permanent failure: DNS Error: DNS server returned general failure - Original message - DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=q/AgnNKmws2Br6/QwRsfS/riJ2mAnHQnSHKHDvEEFmM=; b=fefHW79nm4we0okRCZzwi6fz0D0TfozQ9dOhIygvpKxDviZsYsczk0y719AXHrS+rW APGjy37qzlWRq4d7ra//P9g/1E7NtBUo3NcwX/bd2CcCmPkiZkGz+kpcTpMg1pHgJ0fg VDZi4/VgaMIq7bMuN/FrPzb1u7Nl60CtbxzNyPxiVxfOdIh5FWMfSIJtadQsWr78mIvt 0mkakk5/h2vZ/Lr1V7DZxKXpdYQTf8yVfOEPCsbOuCDk2bC8sQXYQekZGZCHW40k/GAw LepvhFnzwkk2LJWfvTRxjWjkLL5HKolX1QAhwmpuSpWoBv5dGkCnC2gbHk9ucmT2Xzut Mkpw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.189.68 with SMTP id gg4mr23739965lbc.18.1393903550556; Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:25:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.47.136 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:25:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: caodncb1wgpt19saxy6j5j8rpksqyf4nj0zmswk7mqengsyk...@mail.gmail.com References: cad8aed4rushwnsxtb-n_7ecsx+z9rouncqfcrresuguwjd0...@mail.gmail.com cajuu0cchmq8i-3m74uebsq0epzpjhtfvsnsej6-lyx4j_ea...@mail.gmail.com CAEQABGTFG-kn8HrNGgxr3B==sf_6WnX=2ojd4uhotb1wc+2...@mail.gmail.com cad8aed7dq+lyhfic5vmcosfvnw4o3kwdrqxheqrjcu82qtx...@mail.gmail.com 1443d09e-59ee-43ce-94a3-62c853fc5...@stans-photography.info CAD8AEd5H4+wO8BVH19_UcynqtdLjD7RvxkzEY1MJn=4rqmx...@mail.gmail.com caodncb1wgpt19saxy6j5j8rpksqyf4nj0zmswk7mqengsyk...@mail.gmail.com Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 21:25:50 -0600 Message-ID: CAOdNCb0rT1pemBkunkr_n=ma9zymio_c73n_jckfaueu0dl...@mail.gmail.com Subject: Fwd: K3 card failure From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c36858fb6fe304f3bf7513 Doug, see the PS at the end. Nothing I do is getting thru. I used to get an acknowledgement from the list, but that seemed to stop a few days ago. Without the acknowledgement post, I couldn't get the pdml to work before. Any suggestions? I get the same response subscribing at my old rfsi...@aol.com list. Bob -- Forwarded message -- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 9:20 PM Subject: Re: K3 card failure To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Rob, You sure the K-3 isn't going Card1 - Card2 with no rollover back to Card1??? I filled Card1 in San Diego, rolled to Card2 then replaced it with a new one. I experienced some difficulties getting it to go back and use Card1... as if it sensed Card1 slot was emply and it needed slot2. But when I refilled slot1, I had to go back to the menu to get it to put photos there. Regards, Bob S. PS and I'm having a terrible time ending to the list. Everything that Google Chrome gets back from the pdml emails has a fancy format attachment at the end. When I delete all that, I still can't get thru. Frustrating! D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2014 - 057 - GDG
Very nice! On 8 March 2014 02:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/ Enjoy! Thanks for looking. BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system. Be sure to include system specifics ... what OS, what browser, etc. Thanks! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
Thanks Stan, This is from the old AOL account. Working to get gmail back up again. Bob -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 11:56 pm Subject: Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3) You are back.On Mar 7, 2014, at 12:34 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: So now I'm testing my email. I've been blocked for some time. Regards, Bob S. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 8:05 am Subject: Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3) I received your message. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@ymail.com wrote: I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.-- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail ListPDML@pdml.nethttp://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.netto 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: Fuchsia
Very nice colors and DOF. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Another unusual hibiscus. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg Comments are appreciated. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Midwest Winter
I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: If you have not seen enuf snow try this gallery. Mostly Pentax with one or two mongrels. CC always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157641820178595/ http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Iowa-in-the-Winter/i-5C2q54M# The 1st 15 on SmugMug , the rest are from last year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2014 - 057 - GDG
Display just fine on my IPad Air. Wonderful shot! It has shut an inviting appeal. I just want to go sit on that bench and become part of the picture. Love it! -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Mar 7, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/ Enjoy! Thanks for looking. BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system. Be sure to include system specifics … what OS, what browser, etc. Thanks! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fuchsia
Very well done, Dan! I wish it were mine. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Another unusual hibiscus. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg Comments are appreciated. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: receiver value
Went shopping over lunch, as always. Picked up an electronic gem today. But I can't find anything online regarding its value. Anyone know the value of a 70's vintage Harman-Kardon 300b stereo receiver? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Midwest Winter
Don, Very nice collection of images...even if we're tired of snow. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: If you have not seen enuf snow try this gallery. Mostly Pentax with one or two mongrels. CC always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157641820178595/ http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Iowa-in-the-Winter/i-5C2q54M# The 1st 15 on SmugMug , the rest are from last year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Fuchsia
Dan, I think my original reply is in the bit bucket somewhere. I like the extra detail in this one a lot. What is that little brush like thing coming out of the top? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice colors and DOF. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Another unusual hibiscus. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg Comments are appreciated. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
Bong, now that your e-mail is tamed, I think it is a very good opportunity to domesticate it :-). Boris On 3/3/2014 12:55 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - Photos I've taken while accompanying Stan and Meg
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-). Have a look (34 photographs): https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729 All but the ones in Caesaria (the last ones chronologically) are shot with Ricoh GXR and just two lenses - Nokton 40/1.4 and Super Wide Heliar 15/4.5. Consider it a spoiler should you too decide to come for a visit :-). Have a great weekend! 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.
The Next Revolution?
In the past 35 years we got auto-focus sophisticated metering (that even compensates for snow), as well as digital. DSLRs and the mirrorless format seem firmly entrenched. I'm wondering ... what will be the next major innovation in photography? Or are we at a stand-still like the computer industry? Besides that, here's a jig I'd like to see: You know those rigs that move a DSLR to different angles to make multi-gigapixel landscapes? How about one for the back of an 8x10 or 11x14 camera that leaves the camera sitting still, focuses with the lens, then a motor moves the camera around the plane of focus? I'm mostly thinking about the improvement in rendering that comes from plasmats and copy lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pushmi-Pullyu
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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.
PESO: Base Isolation
Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only employed in one building in the whole city before the earthquakes. So I'm pleased to see it being fitted to this new building under construction. Personally I think it should be mandatory. Not a particularly interesting photo, except maybe to engineering nerds :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/782/#peso 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.
PESO: Danger Mouse
Saw this during a walk around town :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/783/#peso 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: Pushmi-Pullyu
I'm a little surprised it's licensed for the street - could cause alot of confusion as to is it coming or going? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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: PESO 2014 - 057 - GDG
Looks very nice. I like the way it goes out of focus - is that natural or did you help it alng? It reminds me of the way Victorian large plate photos go. Think Camille Silvy, for example. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01671/cam-6_1671341i.jpg B On 7 Mar 2014, at 15:26, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/ Enjoy! Thanks for looking. BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system. Be sure to include system specifics … what OS, what browser, etc. Thanks! Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Photos I've taken while accompanying Stan and Meg
That's a really nice set, Boris. B On 7 Mar 2014, at 18:45, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: You would hardly see them on the photos though :-). Have a look (34 photographs): https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729 All but the ones in Caesaria (the last ones chronologically) are shot with Ricoh GXR and just two lenses - Nokton 40/1.4 and Super Wide Heliar 15/4.5. Consider it a spoiler should you too decide to come for a visit :-). Have a great weekend! 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.
Potential Enablement
I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly calculate income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement (most state federal government pensions are exempt from NC Income Tax where the taxpayer had a minimum of 5 years vested before August 1989). Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving for a Full Frame DSLR, so I'm thinking about maybe breaking down and getting the K3 even though it isn't full frame. I'll still have the money saved if Pentax ever does come out with a Full Frame DSLR. Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I'm kind of leaning that way. I don't need anyone to talk me into it or talk me out 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: March PUG -'Transport' is now up
On 3/6/2014 11:46 PM, David Mann wrote: On Mar 7, 2014, at 8:40 am, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Loved all the pics but Anne's 'The Ferry To Argentia' does something special for me. Thanks. That is a very nice photo. I also really like Ted's Fifi. There's something about old planes. Must have sounded nice coming overhead that low. Cheers, Dave They call it round engine music. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Pushmi-Pullyu
Definitely good for a laugh! On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:53 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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. -- -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: Potential Enablement
You should get a Leica MM! B On 7 Mar 2014, at 20:41, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly calculate income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement (most state federal government pensions are exempt from NC Income Tax where the taxpayer had a minimum of 5 years vested before August 1989). Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving for a Full Frame DSLR, so I'm thinking about maybe breaking down and getting the K3 even though it isn't full frame. I'll still have the money saved if Pentax ever does come out with a Full Frame DSLR. Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I'm kind of leaning that way. I don't need anyone to talk me into it or talk me out 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: GESO - Photos I've taken while accompanying Stan and Meg
Very nice Boris! So, next time I will leave the camera home and let you do the photography for us. Stan On Mar 7, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: You would hardly see them on the photos though :-). Have a look (34 photographs): https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729 All but the ones in Caesaria (the last ones chronologically) are shot with Ricoh GXR and just two lenses - Nokton 40/1.4 and Super Wide Heliar 15/4.5. Consider it a spoiler should you too decide to come for a visit :-). Have a great weekend! 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: Potential Enablement
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:35 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving for a Full Frame DSLR I hope you've invested that in something with a very distant maturity date; long term bonds, perhaps? Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I'm kind of leaning that way. I don't need anyone to talk me into it or talk me out of it. Don't forget to update the firmware. -- -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: Pushmi-Pullyu
This is from Carelman's Catalogue of Impossible Objects: http://www.web-options.com/Tandem_for_unhappy_couples.pdf His caption reads 'specially built for going in both directions at the same time'. He also has one for engaged couples, which you can see here: http://antoinecoquard.unblog.fr/files/2011/04/carelman.pdf B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 07 March 2014 18:54 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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: Geso Midwest Winter
Thanks Attila, I do seem a bit obsessed with lined up trees. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 19:09:19 +0200 From: Attila Borosattila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso Midwest Winter Message-ID: caftzmhlbdoa0pgtyhwah5gsvf5yolfcttg2qprfrjxm+m+8...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrieshark50...@gmail.com wrote: If you have not seen enuf snow try this gallery. Mostly Pentax with one or two mongrels. CC always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157641820178595/ http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Iowa-in-the-Winter/i-5C2q54M# The 1st 15 on SmugMug , the rest are from last year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Midwest Winter
Thanks Bob, in my area we have great extremes of weather and by July we will be pinning for cool Fall breezes and crisp snowy mornings. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:49:54 -0600 From: Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso Midwest Winter Message-ID: caodncb3f3tmnwpzoiukv7k2rrmgbhqrbh2xtcyofytxxgui...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Don, Very nice collection of images...even if we're tired of snow. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Attila Borosattila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrieshark50...@gmail.com wrote: If you have not seen enuf snow try this gallery. Mostly Pentax with one or two mongrels. CC always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157641820178595/ http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Iowa-in-the-Winter/i-5C2q54M# -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Save me from my desire...
Thanks. I think the M3 is possibly the perfect minimalist camera, and Leica have been trying to go to the dogs ever since, without ever quite getting there. What I would really, really like in a digital Leica is something with the exact dimensions of the M3 - the digital Ms are too fat - and weatherproofing, to protect the electronics. It should also be black and not have a red dot or any branding on the front, just a discreet engraving on the top plate. Apart from the 24x36 sensor, the M9 is too like the M8 for me. I want a 24x36 sensor, but if I buy another M it has to have at least 2 major points of difference (of the type I want) from the M8, so it would be the MM or the typ 240. I like the idea of the typ 240 because it is 24x36, weatherproofed, and for the video. I'd quite like to make a court metrage - a short movie - to help me in analysing films, but I'm not sure that that is something I would use a lot. I'm not expecting to discover that I've been a J-L Godard manqué after all these years - on verra. But I don't like the thumbrest or the wheel thing on the back - they spoil the aesthetics for me. I don't understand why Leica just don't do what I want. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 07 March 2014 04:25 To: PDML List Subject: Re: Save me from my desire... On Mar 6, 2014, at 3:37 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I am really interested in hearing everyone's thoughts about the MM as I haven't made up my mind yet. I might still spend it on a trip, and take pictures with the kit I already have. Hey Bob, I have the M9, as you're well aware. The MM is virtually the same, other than the specialized sensor. Several of my local friends from the Leica community have MMs, so I've had the opportunity to shoot with one a little bit and see their photos. Between the M9 and your M8, differences in use are trivial other than the larger format and some nuances of the controls and menus, you'll find it nearly the same experience. The MM's starkness is part of its endearing quality to me. There's little to distinguish it as a super special, fancy camera at all it's all just plain black, just functional bits, and nothing else. It's the antithesis of camera bling. Most people just glancing at it will see a camera that could be a forty year old lump. Of course, the specialized sensor is really the whole deal with the MM. From what I've seen based on their photos, there really is a substantive improvement in what you can get out of it at the limits for BW work compared to the M9 (or even M Type 240). Better tonal gradation, separation, acutance, etc. Certainly higher sensitivity, ameliorated somewhat by the need to use BW filters to push your tones around with different colors. Optimal exposure and processing the raw files takes slightly different techniques compared to the M9. Oh yes: one thing I've noticed is that the MM is an ideal body to work with all those lovely *older* RF lenses from the '30s, '40s, and '50s you know, all the ones that do weird things like color shifting and such with the M9. Some of those lenses were designed *long* before color film was popular and are best optimized for monochromethey sing on the MM. If you love shooting BW work and are willing to dedicate the money to a specialized body for that purpose, I think you would love it. Its use is very much that of shooting black and white film with a digital camera intentionally limited, constrained by a monochromatic capture. That's part of its genius: constraints breed creativity. I'd considered trading my M9 and some money for an M Monochrom myself, I'd dig it a lot, but I decided to go a different way entirely - Leica R lenses on the Sony A7 is a better fit for my predilections. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Sometimes Time doesn't fly
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a soft lens case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I used it the images were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and discovered that the focus field was no longer flat. Evidently, the elements had been knocked out of alignment. Sent it to CRIS. They told me it would have to go to Japan since they didn’t have the right tools to work on that lens. They said it would take about eight weeks. I told them that worked for me since I could get by without it until the auto show in January, at which point I would like to have it. It came back to me in December. I repeated the brick wall test, and while it was better, it was still a bit soft on the left side of the frame. Sent my test pics to CRIS. They said sent the lens back to us. I did; they tested as well and agreed with my finding. They then contacted Japan. Japan said it was within spec. I disagreed vehemently. With some help from Ricoh marketing, and pushing from CRIS, Japan agreed to replace the lens. And Ricoh marketing loaned by a 17-70 and 16-45 to tide me over. It took another eight weeks for Pentax to send the replacement. Today, it faintly arrived, almost exactly six months from the day I first sent the old lens in for repair. But I’m very appreciative of the help from Ricoh and CRIS, and I can’t really fault Pentax. They replaced a lens that had been damaged with a new one. Although I would think they should have been able to repair the old one satisfactorily. Seems the 16-50 is not only hard to assemble at the factory, it’s tough to repair as well. Tested the new one and set the fine focus adjustment. I'm now good to go. So I shot a clock. Like many other clocks it’s inscribed “Tempus Fugit.” Fugettaboutit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17702140size=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.
RE: Sometimes Time doesn't fly
Well, at least you got a result, even if it took a long time. That's something these days. B -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 07 March 2014 21:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Sometimes Time doesn't fly I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a soft lens case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I used it the images were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and discovered that the focus field was no longer flat. Evidently, the elements had been knocked out of alignment. Sent it to CRIS. They told me it would have to go to Japan since they didn't have the right tools to work on that lens. They said it would take about eight weeks. I told them that worked for me since I could get by without it until the auto show in January, at which point I would like to have it. It came back to me in December. I repeated the brick wall test, and while it was better, it was still a bit soft on the left side of the frame. Sent my test pics to CRIS. They said sent the lens back to us. I did; they tested as well and agreed with my finding. They then contacted Japan. Japan said it was within spec. I disagreed vehemently. With some help from Ricoh marketing, and pushing from CRIS, Japan agreed to replace the lens. And Ricoh marketing loaned by a 17-70 and 16-45 to tide me over. It took another eight weeks for Pentax to send the replacement. Today, it faintly arrived, almost exactly six months from the day I first sent the old lens in for repair. But I'm very appreciative of the help from Ricoh and CRIS, and I can't really fault Pentax. They replaced a lens that had been damaged with a new one. Although I would think they should have been able to repair the old one satisfactorily. Seems the 16-50 is not only hard to assemble at the factory, it's tough to repair as well. Tested the new one and set the fine focus adjustment. I'm now good to go. So I shot a clock. Like many other clocks it's inscribed Tempus Fugit. Fugettaboutit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17702140size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 2014 - 057 - GDG
Thank to all who commented. Bob, The only edits I made to this photo were to the color map, a light vignette added, the border, and the sizing. The defocus rendering is exactly what the Summicron-R 90mm produces. It is a Walter Mandler design, I believe; a superb rendering lens. G On Mar 7, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Looks very nice. I like the way it goes out of focus - is that natural or did you help it alng? It reminds me of the way Victorian large plate photos go. Think Camille Silvy, for example. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01671/cam-6_1671341i.jpg B On 7 Mar 2014, at 15:26, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - stickies
Another shot from 2012. This one's from a creative editorial shoot I collaborated on with a Toronto commercial fashion photographer. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/78878462127 K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 34mm, f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100 Elinchrom strobe, 24x24 softbox, left; two bare AF540FGZ's L R, gelled. Lr + Ps Model: Karina Kat Makeup: Chantelle Krupka Hair: Kait Slattery Styling: Neeto Da Silva Bruce Walker -- -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: Pushmi-Pullyu
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 07:53:41AM +1300, David Mann wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso I saw something based on a Mini some 40+ years ago. A Google image search doesn't find that one, but it does find a different Mini (complete with trailer), two other VW-based variants, and a few other oddities. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sometimes Time doesn't fly
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014, Paul Stenquist wrote: I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. [...] [...] Seems the 16-50 is not only hard to assemble at the factory, it's tough to repair as well. Which is it? ;-) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Potential Enablement
How about if I sell you a very nice, slightly used K-5 instead. You'll save $$$ and then I can get a K-3... : } -p On 3/7/2014 2:35 PM, John wrote: I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly calculate income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement (most state federal government pensions are exempt from NC Income Tax where the taxpayer had a minimum of 5 years vested before August 1989). Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving for a Full Frame DSLR, so I'm thinking about maybe breaking down and getting the K3 even though it isn't full frame. I'll still have the money saved if Pentax ever does come out with a Full Frame DSLR. Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I'm kind of leaning that way. I don't need anyone to talk me into it or talk me out of it. -- 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.
Enablement: K-01 (more of a camera than even I thought)
If you are paying attention (there WILL be a written test) you may know that I bought my wife a K-01 some time ago. My plan was to borrow it occasionally for astrophotography. She was mostly intimidated by it and seems to greatly prefer her iPhone. She sort of threw me for a loop when she asked if I would mind if we re-gifted it to her best friend who had been pining for one. Sure, hon! Bummer. So I have been desiring Focus Peaking ability and the K-01 was still my LOWEST cost way of getting that feature. So I found a body kit on Pentax Forums Marketplace with 1400 shutter count and it arrived today. It is a beaut. What I did NOT realize is that the K-01 (along with the K-30, apparently) has a very WEAK AA filter. K-01 has only 1 LPF (Low Pass Filter). Usually LPF consist of 3 layers (2 LPFs and 1 Wave Plate) but they omitted 1 LPF and Wave plate as a result it equips only 1 layer of LPF. Source: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/138-pentax-k-01/181891-k-01-has-only-1-lpf.html See also: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/138-pentax-k-01/205516-k01-have-similar-color-pattern-moire-k5-iis.html and http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51305860 That is a bonus that I wasn't anticipating and should be a real plus for astrophotography. More to come! -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pushmi-Pullyu
I've seen him driving it and it does make you look twice. Cheers, Dave On Mar 8, 2014, at 8:47 am, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I'm a little surprised it's licensed for the street - could cause alot of confusion as to is it coming or going? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sometimes Time doesn't fly
Have to proofread my missives. How does finally become faintly? Arrrgh. (My spellchecker tried to change that last word to are egg.) Paul via phone On Mar 7, 2014, at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a soft lens case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I used it the images were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and discovered that the focus field was no longer flat. Evidently, the elements had been knocked out of alignment. Sent it to CRIS. They told me it would have to go to Japan since they didn’t have the right tools to work on that lens. They said it would take about eight weeks. I told them that worked for me since I could get by without it until the auto show in January, at which point I would like to have it. It came back to me in December. I repeated the brick wall test, and while it was better, it was still a bit soft on the left side of the frame. Sent my test pics to CRIS. They said sent the lens back to us. I did; they tested as well and agreed with my finding. They then contacted Japan. Japan said it was within spec. I disagreed vehemently. With some help from Ricoh marketing, and pushing from CRIS, Japan agreed to replace the lens. And Ricoh marketing loaned by a 17-70 and 16-45 to tide me over. It took another eight weeks for Pentax to send the replacement. Today, it faintly arrived, almost exactly six months from the day I first sent the old lens in for repair. But I’m very appreciative of the help from Ricoh and CRIS, and I can’t really fault Pentax. They replaced a lens that had been damaged with a new one. Although I would think they should have been able to repair the old one satisfactorily. Seems the 16-50 is not only hard to assemble at the factory, it’s tough to repair as well. Tested the new one and set the fine focus adjustment. I'm now good to go. So I shot a clock. Like many other clocks it’s inscribed “Tempus Fugit.” Fugettaboutit. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17702140size=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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Pushmi-Pullyu
On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:14 am, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: He also has one for engaged couples, which you can see here: http://antoinecoquard.unblog.fr/files/2011/04/carelman.pdf I love the sac-à-chat on the second page... 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: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu
Paul via phone On Mar 7, 2014, at 5:46 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 07:53:41AM +1300, David Mann wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso I saw something based on a Mini some 40+ years ago. A Google image search doesn't find that one, but it does find a different Mini (complete with trailer), two other VW-based variants, and a few other oddities. A similar mess, built from a pair of 1950 Dodges or Plymouths was parked outside Svoboda's tavern in Dyer, Indiana in the mid 1960s. Just satin'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K3 card failure
I wouldn't expect it to switch back immediately when card #1 was replaced, but if you replace #1 with an empty card, will it switch back to card #1 when card #2 gets full? On 3/7/2014 11:23 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: So I'm trying this again from gmail, hopefully it will be in Plain text mode. I experienced some unexpected card slot behavior in San Diego. I filled the 1st card and automatically moved to #2. Then I took #1 card out and downloaded it to the laptop. Card #2 took over, but when I replaced card #1, it stayed on #2. I had to fiddle with the menu settings to get it back to #1. I suspect the software transitions from #1 to #2, but has trouble going back to #1 automagically. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
Boris, I simply caged it (into yahoo...) :) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 8, 2014 2:39 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Bong, now that your e-mail is tamed, I think it is a very good opportunity to domesticate it :-). Boris On 3/3/2014 12:55 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: receiver value
On 3/7/2014 12:43 PM, CollinB wrote: Went shopping over lunch, as always. Picked up an electronic gem today. But I can't find anything online regarding its value. Anyone know the value of a 70's vintage Harman-Kardon 300b stereo receiver? It's worth however much you were willing to pay for 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: PESO: Base Isolation
On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, David Mann wrote: Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only employed in one building in the whole city before the earthquakes. So I'm pleased to see it being fitted to this new building under construction. Personally I think it should be mandatory. Not a particularly interesting photo, except maybe to engineering nerds :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/782/#peso Cheers, Dave It that the little blue things in between the concrete pillar and the steel 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: Pushmi-Pullyu
On 3/7/2014 1:53 PM, David Mann wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso Cheers, Dave Are both ends actually steerable? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: receiver value
On eBay one was offered at $94 + 15 shipping (or best offer) and the best offer was taken. I'm guessing you might get $75 from a local buyer on Craigslist. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:10 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/7/2014 12:43 PM, CollinB wrote: Went shopping over lunch, as always. Picked up an electronic gem today. But I can't find anything online regarding its value. Anyone know the value of a 70's vintage Harman-Kardon 300b stereo receiver? It's worth however much you were willing to pay for 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Potential Enablement
Don't want a Leica MM. I hate MMs. On 3/7/2014 4:01 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: You should get a Leica MM! B On 7 Mar 2014, at 20:41, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly calculate income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement (most state federal government pensions are exempt from NC Income Tax where the taxpayer had a minimum of 5 years vested before August 1989). Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving for a Full Frame DSLR, so I'm thinking about maybe breaking down and getting the K3 even though it isn't full frame. I'll still have the money saved if Pentax ever does come out with a Full Frame DSLR. Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I'm kind of leaning that way. I don't need anyone to talk me into it or talk me out 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: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu
I've heard of people who never knew if they were comin' or goin' but this is the first time I've seen it in VW form. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:53 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The Next Revolution?
Isn't that similar to both the technology used in the Russian Horizont, and to those old-fashioned group photo cameras, where if you were quick you could be in the photo at both ends of it? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of CollinB Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2014 4:49 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: The Next Revolution? In the past 35 years we got auto-focus sophisticated metering (that even compensates for snow), as well as digital. DSLRs and the mirrorless format seem firmly entrenched. I'm wondering ... what will be the next major innovation in photography? Or are we at a stand-still like the computer industry? Besides that, here's a jig I'd like to see: You know those rigs that move a DSLR to different angles to make multi-gigapixel landscapes? How about one for the back of an 8x10 or 11x14 camera that leaves the camera sitting still, focuses with the lens, then a motor moves the camera around the plane of focus? I'm mostly thinking about the improvement in rendering that comes from plasmats and copy lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Save me from my desire...
They don't do what I want either. I want them to take a Sony A7 sensor and viewfinder, put a better, smoother, quieter shutter in it, and set it up with the Leica R lens mount. Do they listen? NO! (Actually, the Sony is more flexible because I can fit M-mount, Nikon F, Leica R, and just about any other decent lens mount to it with an appropriate adapter. I just wish it was made and finished with the build quality of the Leicaflex SL.. It's a darn good digital version of that camera anyway. :-) I'd love a digital M as trim as my M4-2 as well, but it cannot happen, at least not with today's technology. Look at the Sony A7 and the sensor plane registration mark. That shows that with today's technology, you need about 12mm from the sensor plane to the back of the body to fit the sensor assembly and electronics that drive it. For film, you need about 3mm. So there's a 9-10mm minimum thickness gain for a Leica M since the lens mount has to go in front of the sensor plane with a 28mm registration. And if you measure it, that's about the difference in thickness between an M4-2 or M3 and an M8-M9-M(240). The M9 and MM are delightfully spartan with simple menus and simple controls. The MM has no red dot, no script on top, nothing. Its just there. Weatherproofing would be nice. The shutter and IO speed of the M(240) would be nice. If you want to do video, get an Olympus E-M1 … the five-axis IBIS is very useful for doing hand-held movie work. (It's too bad they didn't put in a 24fps capture speed, though; you have to transcode it after capture.) So many nice cameras out there these days. Sony, Pentax, Leica, Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic … Oh yeah, those Nikon and Canon things too. G On Mar 7, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Thanks. I think the M3 is possibly the perfect minimalist camera, and Leica have been trying to go to the dogs ever since, without ever quite getting there. What I would really, really like in a digital Leica is something with the exact dimensions of the M3 - the digital Ms are too fat - and weatherproofing, to protect the electronics. It should also be black and not have a red dot or any branding on the front, just a discreet engraving on the top plate. Apart from the 24x36 sensor, the M9 is too like the M8 for me. I want a 24x36 sensor, but if I buy another M it has to have at least 2 major points of difference (of the type I want) from the M8, so it would be the MM or the typ 240. I like the idea of the typ 240 because it is 24x36, weatherproofed, and for the video. I'd quite like to make a court metrage - a short movie - to help me in analysing films, but I'm not sure that that is something I would use a lot. I'm not expecting to discover that I've been a J-L Godard manqué after all these years - on verra. But I don't like the thumbrest or the wheel thing on the back - they spoil the aesthetics for me. I don't understand why Leica just don't do what I want. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
Also known as candles http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/ Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for me--maybe not for others. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
continuous lighting
Costco (in my area) is selling these for $17 each: http://www.amazon.com/Luminus-Led-Retrofit-Receesed-Light/dp/B00AWU0HM4 I was trying one out and put it in a clamp light, it seems to make a damn nice continuous light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Pushmi-Pullyu
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:16 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/7/2014 1:53 PM, David Mann wrote: I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent photo of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso Cheers, Dave Are both ends actually steerable? No, it's set up to go only in one direction. The seats face the front and the headlights at the back have red lamps in them. 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: PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
Wants me to sign in -which I won't do. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bong Manayon Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2014 12:45 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link) Also known as candles http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/ Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for me--maybe not for others. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Base Isolation
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:14 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, David Mann wrote: Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only employed in one building in the whole city before the earthquakes. So I'm pleased to see it being fitted to this new building under construction. Personally I think it should be mandatory. Not a particularly interesting photo, except maybe to engineering nerds :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/782/#peso Cheers, Dave It that the little blue things in between the concrete pillar and the steel frame? Yeah it's that whole assembly between the concrete and steel. If I remember correctly they consist of a rubber bearing with a core of lead. I was wishing I hadn't left the dslr behind. I might have to go into town at some stage as I just remembered another shot that I'd really like to get, so maybe I could reshoot this one. 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: Potential Enablement
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:32 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Don't want a Leica MM. I hate MMs. I love MMs. And 33s, WWs and EEs. 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: Save me from my desire...
On Mar 7, 2014, at 5:25 pm, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Oh yes: one thing I've noticed is that the MM is an ideal body to work with all those lovely *older* RF lenses from the '30s, '40s, and '50s … you know, all the ones that do weird things like color shifting and such with the M9. Some of those lenses were designed *long* before color film was popular and are best optimized for monochrome—they sing on the MM. As it happens, this morning I finally got around to reading the pdf manual for this old Dufaycolor film. It includes a couple of pages of advice about lighting, makeup and lenses which struck me as strange at first, until I realised it was written in 1938 when colour film was something new. I'm now curious to find a colour photo of panchromatic makeup to find out what colour(s) it really was. It's amazing how this film resembles a Bayer-pattern under the microscope; we seem to have come full circle :) Drifting off-topic, I wonder if anyone's tried CMY on both sensors and LCDs to increase the sensitivity/brightness. 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.
OT: Satellite photo of sediments after flooding
We had a one-in-a-hundred-year storm last week which caused a fair bit of flooding. It was exacerbated by changes in land and riverbed levels as a result of the earthquakes and I won't get started on the mess that's created with building, rebuilding and insurance in terms of flood risk. Instead, here's a pretty photo of the sediments being washed out to sea. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83299 My side of town had patches of surface flooding and the river at the back of our property was getting fairly close to our back doorstep. Highest I've seen it since we moved here 9 years ago. The street out front also flooded because the river was so high there was nowhere for the water to drain. 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: PESO: Fuchsia
Thanks, Atilla, Bob and Bruce! Bob, the little thing coming out of the top is the stamem: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/25524299 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice colors and DOF. On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Another unusual hibiscus. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg Comments are appreciated. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: Wants me to sign in -which I won't do. Odd. I had no problems viewing it and I don't have a Flickr account. Very colourful, Bong - and nicely abstract. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bong Manayon Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2014 12:45 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link) Also known as candles http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/ Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for me--maybe not for others. Bong -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
