Re: Brecon Beacons
Thanks. Converting the bike is probably easily done - the key thing is to have strong wheels and enough clearance. I can fit 35c tyres on my Roberts Audax bike if I take off the mudguards. The wheels on both bikes are hand-made by Harry Rowland and so strong that when I crashed into a car (driver's fault) at 20mph last year, the wheel hardly buckled, but the forks and frame were damaged. Compare it to this racing wheel: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cExWSKF3yZs You probably have very close-fitting caliper brakes on the road bike so you might need to replace those with something that has more clearance. Not sure that I ever will, but I'd like to cycle across Africa. B On 1 Sep 2014, at 05:29, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Great stuff, Bob. I really enjoyed scrolling through that lot. Sounds like part of the Epic cycle tour. The countryside is superb the canal still in excellent condition. The fence was probably pushed over by a dragon on a jaunt! I'll have to consider converting my road bike into a hybrid (just wheels tyres, basically) so I can do a bit of off-road. The local MB club is now quite big road bikes have all but disappeared because dangerous traffic conditions. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 10:19 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Brecon Beacons Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back 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. --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
Thanks. Call me a masochist, but I quite like the climbs. The trouble with the climbs over here is that they are short and sharp, but so are the downhills, so it's over in seconds. In France some of the long descents lasted hours - they were magnificent. B On 31 Aug 2014, at 21:47, Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com wrote: great shots Bob - did a similar cycling trip more than 20 years ago with a friend. We cheated though as there were four of us - two on bicycles and two in a car with the luggage. The motorists had a lovely time and saw a lot of shops and galleries and teashops and the cyclists had an equally lovely time but I remember cursing the road- builders for not knowing that a road doesn't have to be built going straight up the hills and wishing that my 10-speed was a 21-speed and wondering whether it was possible to break pedals if you stand up on hard enough while climbing 30 degree gradients. This is my favourite and matches my memory of the ride the best http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/content/DSCF1669_large.html Alastair Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
Don’t find it in the menu. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info, or you can upload a sample here: http://www.camerashuttercount.com/ On 1 September 2014 14:30, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Don’t find it in the menu. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
i dont have my istD anymore but i used this; http://www.pentaxforums.com/pages/check-shutter-count-exif.html Dave On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Don’t find it in the menu. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info, or you can upload a sample here: http://www.camerashuttercount.com/ Thanks, Eric -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
take the PF one with a grain of salt, it came up with a shutter count of 5764 on my last photo which is frame 5867 Dave On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info, or you can upload a sample here: http://www.camerashuttercount.com/ Thanks, Eric -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On 1 September 2014 15:43, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? No, definitely not. The 8199 is just the file-number, a number which can be reset through the camera's menu [1] I wasn't sure about Lightroom's ability to display shutter count, but a little googling suggests not. e.g. item 2) here http://photographylife.com/how-to-find-total-shutter-actuations-on-nikon-and-canon-dslrs So I'd go with either of the two previous links as the easiest approach. [1] Page 301 Selecting the File Number Setting http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k-5.pdf -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
LR does not display all of the EXIF data. Shutter actuations are not always part of the EXIF and are coded quite differently from camera to camera... Not all cameras embed it in the image files either. The image numbering has more to do with the camera settings for file naming. To see all the EXIF info, you need an app like EXIFtool. To evaluate shutter actuations with a Pentax DSLR, you need an app that can derive them from the EXIF properly. Godfrey On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:43 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be 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.
OT - MLC vs SLC SD cards
I just dicovered that some of the faster SD cards, e.g. Ultimate from Transcend are MLC (Multi-level cell) as opposed to SLC (single level cell). http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71ooxNtTTTL._SL1500_.jpg Panasonic also explicitly mentions SLC vs MLC in their lineup: http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/industrial_sd/lineup.html So, I wonder if all fastest cards in the lineup for other manifacturers are also MLC (e.g. SanDisk Extreme or Extreme Pro?). I was unable to find that information about SanDisk lineup. Does anybody here know that? From what I know, MLC are cheaper and can be faster than SLC, but have short[er] life-cycle (number of rewritings). see e.g. here: http://www.oempcworld.com/support/SLC_vs_MLC.htm On another hand, I am not sure if that matters. I am thinking, how many time each of my cards gets completely written-over. I guess, roughly about once a month (at most). So, even with the endurance of 10k cycles, it should be sufficient for about 5-7 (or even 10) years that I expect to used the card. Any thoughts on MLC vs SLC in SD cards? In the past months I had two cases of a glitch on two different cards (one - SanDisk, the other one - HP), so, I am a bit hesitant to rely on those. Hence, I am considering buying a couple of new cards. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: LR does not display all of the EXIF data. Shutter actuations are not always part of the EXIF and are coded quite differently from camera to camera... Not all cameras embed it in the image files either. The image numbering has more to do with the camera settings for file naming. To see all the EXIF info, you need an app like EXIFtool. To evaluate shutter actuations with a Pentax DSLR, you need an app that can derive them from the EXIF properly. Thanks, Godfrey. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? No, definitely not. The 8199 is just the file-number, a number which can be reset through the camera's menu [1] I wasn't sure about Lightroom's ability to display shutter count, but a little googling suggests not. e.g. item 2) here http://photographylife.com/how-to-find-total-shutter-actuations-on-nikon-and-canon-dslrs So I'd go with either of the two previous links as the easiest approach. Thanks again, Eric. I used the link David provided and got just under 12,000 actuations. I’m getting read to list the camera on Craig’s List. Am I correct in assuming this is a relatively low count? (IIRC, the camera had only 1,000 actuations when I brought it for $175. Not discounting my rankest of the rank amateurs here, I learned a lot with it. My digital K1000. I’m almost as reluctant to get rid of it as I was to (eventually) get rid of my K1000.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - UHS-capable for SDHC/SDXC cards USB 3.0 card readers -- help needed
Does anybody know if all USB 3.0 SD-card readers are capable of UHS(-1/-3)? I would assume that it would be very logical, but I do not see that mentioned explicitly in the specs. Any thoughts on this? Also, - any recommendations for fast and inexpensive USB 3.0 SD card readers? Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:20 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: take the PF one with a grain of salt, it came up with a shutter count of 5764 on my last photo which is frame 5867 Curious—how did you get the frame count” reading? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Eastern Great Egret
On Aug 31, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg Very nice, Paul. I’m envious. When I first got into photography, I thought there would be a lot of wildlife photography. There has been hardly any. Seems I will need to make a special effort. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness... - David Whyte -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 children of the corn
On Aug 31, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848905size=lg So we remember, many things we take for granted as adults—eating corn on the cob—have to be learned. I see tender care, perhaps love, in this photo. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:20 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: take the PF one with a grain of salt, it came up with a shutter count of 5764 on my last photo which is frame 5867 Curious—how did you get the frame count” reading? My K-5 has never been in for rehab so it started out at 0 pictures, now i have 5867 pictures Dave -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:21 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Curious—how did you get the frame count” reading? My K-5 has never been in for rehab so it started out at 0 pictures, now i have 5867 pictures Ah! OK. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
-Original Message- From: Bob W Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 10:19 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Brecon Beacons Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ Lovely set, Bob. Makes me want to start walking again. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:21 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Curious—how did you get the frame count” reading? My K-5 has never been in for rehab so it started out at 0 pictures, now i have 5867 pictures Ah! OK. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) Wow, you really do abuse cameras. (Alternatively, as I think I’ve admitted here before, I don’t abused mine anywhere near enough.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
I need to quit dropping them. g On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) Wow, you really do abuse cameras. (Alternatively, as I think I’ve admitted here before, I don’t abused mine anywhere near enough.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
I should dig out an old back up disk and try an old D1 file. I bought it used with unknown but assuming a lot of actuation's and i put on a ton myslef. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) Wow, you really do abuse cameras. (Alternatively, as I think I’ve admitted here before, I don’t abused mine anywhere near enough.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: n Smartphone Photography Hacks
On 8/31/2014 2:28 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:20 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps because, there are video cameras built into everything, and they no longer teach writing in school. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Seconded! Plus, there is a paradigm shift in the new generation, they don't like to read. I was asked some very technical questions lately, and offered to lend some of my books. To my surprise, my offer was turned down, in favor of some video tutorials. To me, watching someone typing and executing commands in bash is painful. It's not just the new generation. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs : Biking with Bob
On 8/31/2014 3:48 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: Bob W and I went for a trek on Saturday. 54 miles from Luton, Bedfordshire to the heart of London, mostly on quiet tracks and canal tow paths. Bob showed off his Concorde cyclo cross build - and he's done a fantastic job. Here's the Concorde with its proud owner: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gph7rzykwlf04di/DSCF7975.jpg?dl=0 And here's the two of us looking proud at the finish at Limehouse Basin: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6cfq0wfgf6cu2u/DSCF7998.jpg?dl=0 Chris A couple of good looking bicycles. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
No need to ever drop a camera. Rapid Black Magic is a simple solution. Paul via phone On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I need to quit dropping them. g On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) Wow, you really do abuse cameras. (Alternatively, as I think I’ve admitted here before, I don’t abused mine anywhere near enough.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
Black Magic doesn't keep you from tripping and falling. :) The worst was when my K-5 with 12-24 fell off a tripod onto the concrete. Putting a single button quick release centimeters away from the ball release is quite possibly the worst tripod head design ever. Camera's never been right since despite a trip to CRIS. I fixed it with a IIs, which was the best thing I could have done anyways. The much improved AF is hard not to notice. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: No need to ever drop a camera. Rapid Black Magic is a simple solution. Paul via phone On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I need to quit dropping them. g On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure my OG K-7 is well past 50,000 now and my K-5 wasn't very far from that number. I haven't looked at my IIs since I've gotten it, but in the past 5 months it has probably exceeded 20,000. Looking forward to a K-3 to abuse :) Wow, you really do abuse cameras. (Alternatively, as I think I’ve admitted here before, I don’t abused mine anywhere near enough.) -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 List PDML@pdml.net 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 Eastern Great Egret
Very good Paul. Spot on sharpness and well composed with the balancing leaves on the right. Chris On 31 August 2014 18:10, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=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: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
On 9/1/2014 10:43 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? It might be close, unless you've taken more than images with the camera. There are a number of reasons why a sequential image number might be different from shutter activations. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
If you've never reset the counter that should be close but it's not guaranteed. I know of at least two methods to make that different, one approved one not. On 9/1/2014 10:43 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML micro meet, tha knows
On 8/31/14 4:59 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: A shame that I wasn't able to venture north for this. Good to hear that Mark! and Lisa are on good form and that you kept Hebden Bridge funky. Lisa is really disappointed that you couldn't meet us anywhere (not me, though... sniff... really... doesn't bother me at all... sob). Anyway, even though we thought of this walk as a one-off, we're not thinking that we want to do the whole Pennine Way - probably in one-week stages - because it's just too beautiful. Lovely towns, scenery and people. Even though I have to translate for Lisa a lot of thew time (really). Having a mum who grew up in Yorkshire is finally paying off. So, we'll be back. Today was a relatively short (13 miles) from Ponden to West Marton. Hilly but not brutally so. We're staying in a wonderful little BB where a chicken just walked down (not across) the road in front of our window. This qualifies as a Genuine Yorkshire Experience in my book. It's been difficult to get good photographs, with the weather and lighting proving uncooperative, but I think I might have a few keepers. Haven't even browsed them yet, though. We're averaging 15 miles a day, which is pretty damned good over this terrain, but it doesn't leave much time for anything else: Wake up, have breakfast, walk until 5:00 or so, check in, clean up, pop down the pub for food and a couple of pints and then in bed by about 9:00. It's tiring but splendid. Photos will come eventually. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML micro meet, tha knows
On 9/1/14 4:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Anyway, even though we thought of this walk as a one-off, we're not thinking that we want to do the whole Pennine Way That should read we're NOW thinking that we want to do the whole Pennine Way. I don't know if that was an auto-correct glitch or a fatigue-induced error. Going to bed 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: GESO: Lens-swapping
Nice shots, though I hope the arrow missed the bird's nest The portrait of Glen is excellent. So - the old school split screen focus assist is a split screen simulation in the EVF? That's cool... Mark On 8/31/2014 6:43 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Oh, the manual-focus aids on the X-T1 are pure voodoo magic. You can have the basic does-it-look-sharp, or you can have focus-peaking sparklies, or you can have split-screen like Dad’s rangefinder. Or you can have dual mode, with a large-ish version of the image using focus-peaking with a little miniature split-screen image off to the side, an enlargement of the focus point. I normally use the sparklies, because they give you DoF too. Here’s how great it is: When I’m sitting at my cabin looking out over the ocean with the Tokina 400mm strapped on, as I turn the focus ring I can see the in-focus sparkly region sweep in or out across the wave-tops. Of course this only works because of the huge brilliant EVF. Which, by the way, flips the whole UI sideways when you go into portrait mode. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Cool stuff, Tim. When you say manual focus assist what are you referring to? Something beyond the AF blink/beep we have on the Pentax DSLRs? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. --- 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.
PESO - Cosmos
Not Carl Sagan stuff, just the garden flower: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/cosmos IR Converted K10D with Tamron 90mm f2.8 on an overcast day. That's more or less straight from the camera with just minor tonal tweaks. Mark --- 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.
PESO - August Oaks
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/august-oaks IR converted K10D and DA 17-70 lens. Mark --- 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.
The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do I find the number of shutter actuations on my 1st* DS?
The filenames are only 4 digits. If you exceed the counter is reset. Also if you create new jpegs from raw it will create files with new numbers, so it really isn't relevant to much. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 3:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: If you've never reset the counter that should be close but it's not guaranteed. I know of at least two methods to make that different, one approved one not. On 9/1/2014 10:43 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: The shutter count is contained in the EXIF data contained in a photo straight from the camera (some editing apps might remove data like this.) Some editing apps (Lightroom? Photoshop?) can display this kind of info Looking at EXIF data of an image in LR 5, I don’t find shutter actuations displayed. I’m wondering if this is incorporated into the file name format I’m using, e.g., 20131012-IMGP8199. Could that 8199” be it? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
The shade wb setting is for deep, gloomy shade with a lot of blue sky fill. I use AWB for almost every situation, then set final color by eye or with the ARC eye dropper. But AWB is usually the best bet for coming close. Paul via phone On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
A nice set. Ottawa Canyon is my favorite. Paul via phone On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Lens-swapping
Pentax could learn a whole lot from Fuji about how to implement an EVF. What they have done is pretty compelling. I would really like to see Pentax work on a quality mirrorless system if this is the kind of cool stuff we can look forward too. If I had a lot of cash I would be kind of interested in the XT-1 and A7. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Nice shots, though I hope the arrow missed the bird's nest The portrait of Glen is excellent. So - the old school split screen focus assist is a split screen simulation in the EVF? That's cool... Mark On 8/31/2014 6:43 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Oh, the manual-focus aids on the X-T1 are pure voodoo magic. You can have the basic does-it-look-sharp, or you can have focus-peaking sparklies, or you can have split-screen like Dad’s rangefinder. Or you can have dual mode, with a large-ish version of the image using focus-peaking with a little miniature split-screen image off to the side, an enlargement of the focus point. I normally use the sparklies, because they give you DoF too. Here’s how great it is: When I’m sitting at my cabin looking out over the ocean with the Tokina 400mm strapped on, as I turn the focus ring I can see the in-focus sparkly region sweep in or out across the wave-tops. Of course this only works because of the huge brilliant EVF. Which, by the way, flips the whole UI sideways when you go into portrait mode. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Cool stuff, Tim. When you say manual focus assist what are you referring to? Something beyond the AF blink/beep we have on the Pentax DSLRs? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Great gallery, Christine! I especially like the daddy longlegs (#4) and the mossy rock face (#5). I see what you mean about a yellow cast. Are you shooting RAW? It actually makes WB correction simple. When the light is weird I take a snap of a small grey card I keep in my camera bag, or the 18% Grey cap I often wear (bought at the George Eastman House). In Lightroom, I use the eyedropper WB tool on the card or cap shot, and use the resulting settings for the series. Cheers, Rick On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Like Paul said, nice set with Ottawa Canyon as a favorite. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A nice set. Ottawa Canyon is my favorite. Paul via phone On Sep 1, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
If you shoot raw the white balance doesn't matter at shooting time. You shouldn't have to dial individual colours up or down, just change the wb setting in LR. As for the bag question, I've used various set-ups, none of them perfect. A LowePro SF Rover Light http://www.nicklathamphotography.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MG_8854_w1.jpg) works quite well though, and meets all your criteria. I tend to keep the camera out of the bag, over my shoulder. Compass, magnifier, whistle, light meter around my neck, map in one hand, water/thermos in a side pouch of the bag or in the top compartment with lunch and non-photo items such as foul-weather gear, camera stuff in the bottom of the bag; tripod, if used, is vertical on the back of the bag. When I need something from the bag I put it down. B On 1 Sep 2014, at 21:45, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Lens-swapping
The mirrorless Sony/Fujifilm choice right at the moment is pretty clear: Fuji is ahead on ergonomics and lenses; Sony on sensor size. So if you want to print really big, you probably need the Sony. Also, they’ll eventually catch up on the lenses. But maybe that’s not such a big thing, since anyone reading this is gonna be slapping on old Pentax glass, which I assume works as brilliantly on the Sony as it does on the Fuji. I find the 16M Fuji files slow already on Lightroom and have no interest in more bits, but I’m hooked on the Fuji ergonomics - see https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2013/10/18/Fufifilm-X-E1 - and on that wonderful EVF. SLRs are dead to me; just too big and heavy. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Pentax could learn a whole lot from Fuji about how to implement an EVF. What they have done is pretty compelling. I would really like to see Pentax work on a quality mirrorless system if this is the kind of cool stuff we can look forward too. If I had a lot of cash I would be kind of interested in the XT-1 and A7. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Nice shots, though I hope the arrow missed the bird's nest The portrait of Glen is excellent. So - the old school split screen focus assist is a split screen simulation in the EVF? That's cool... Mark On 8/31/2014 6:43 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Oh, the manual-focus aids on the X-T1 are pure voodoo magic. You can have the basic does-it-look-sharp, or you can have focus-peaking sparklies, or you can have split-screen like Dad’s rangefinder. Or you can have dual mode, with a large-ish version of the image using focus-peaking with a little miniature split-screen image off to the side, an enlargement of the focus point. I normally use the sparklies, because they give you DoF too. Here’s how great it is: When I’m sitting at my cabin looking out over the ocean with the Tokina 400mm strapped on, as I turn the focus ring I can see the in-focus sparkly region sweep in or out across the wave-tops. Of course this only works because of the huge brilliant EVF. Which, by the way, flips the whole UI sideways when you go into portrait mode. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Cool stuff, Tim. When you say manual focus assist what are you referring to? Something beyond the AF blink/beep we have on the Pentax DSLRs? On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: In which I screw three different lenses, 2 from Pentax (the focal-length difference between the 2 is 350mm), onto the Fujifilm X-T1: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/08/03/Lensing -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brecon Beacons
On 31/8/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back Wow - spectacliar countryside. Big hills and big skies. Quaint towns. Super pics. -- 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: PESO - August Oaks
Very ethereal, looks like a perfect subject for IR. On 9/1/2014 4:40 PM, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/august-oaks IR converted K10D and DA 17-70 lens. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Eastern Great Egret
Excellent capture, Paul - tack sharp and perfect exposure. Mark On 8/31/2014 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg --- 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: PESO children of the corn
Nice slice of Americana and also of family life. From the title I was expecting something more ominous! Mark On 8/31/2014 7:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848905size=lg --- 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: PESO - Nap Time
So very, very true. - Marco On Aug 28, 2014, at 9:12 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It's all fun and games, til someone ends up in a cone. On 8/28/2014 11:34 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo14/peso26.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESOs from lake Baikal
Stunning scenery, particularly in the first frame. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2014 3:16 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESOs from lake Baikal Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. (WWF: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/lake_baikal/ ) Here is the First Crop (c): http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20553.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20662.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Baikal/_IR20585.jpg All comments are welcome! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Pentax K-3 and K-5 RAW files — or more correctly the tonality of the image that appear when those files are first opened — are affected by the WB setting. Getting it close when shooting seems to be an advantage in terms of dialing in the final white balance, although it might be purely psychological. AWB gets them darn close. The final tweak is then quite easy — even if you skip the grey card preshoot or can’t find a neutral object in the image. On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: If you shoot raw the white balance doesn't matter at shooting time. You shouldn't have to dial individual colours up or down, just change the wb setting in LR. As for the bag question, I've used various set-ups, none of them perfect. A LowePro SF Rover Light http://www.nicklathamphotography.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MG_8854_w1.jpg) works quite well though, and meets all your criteria. I tend to keep the camera out of the bag, over my shoulder. Compass, magnifier, whistle, light meter around my neck, map in one hand, water/thermos in a side pouch of the bag or in the top compartment with lunch and non-photo items such as foul-weather gear, camera stuff in the bottom of the bag; tripod, if used, is vertical on the back of the bag. When I need something from the bag I put it down. B On 1 Sep 2014, at 21:45, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO: gorge in flood
The First Basin in Launceston's Cataract Gorge in full flow after heavy rain https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/15027461245/ K10D -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: oldest bridge
Wow, Philip! Gorgeous sky, subject, lighting, color use of reflections--great photo! Rick On Aug 27, 2014, at 11:17 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: This is the oldest bridge in Australia, at Richmond Tasmania, built in 1823 https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/14828250687/ -- Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Traveling light - or not
Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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: Traveling light - or not
I haven’t taken a vacation in more than 15 years, but if I did I think I’d probably want to minimize the equipment and the photography. I would take the K-3, the AF 560 flash, the DA* 16-50 and the DA* 60-250. I might also take the DA 12-24. If the camera broke, I’d make do with my iPhone. If I were to drive to the destination, I might take a bit more gear. Paul On Sep 1, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Eastern Great Egret
Thanks Mark. I’m quite pleased with the performance of the DA 1.4 X converter. An expensive piece but apparently worth the money. On Sep 1, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Excellent capture, Paul - tack sharp and perfect exposure. Mark On 8/31/2014 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=lg --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Traveling light - or not
No backup car!?! Man, you are living on the edge! But given that you are driving, I would take everything you have mentioned, maybe another favorite lens or two. With a couple of significant provisos: A. Double check your insurance policy. B. Leave behind a good inventory and list of serial numbers. C. Keep your gear sorted/packed in distinct modules. Fun vs. serious, film vs digital, natural light vs IR, et. When you leave the car for serious bird shooting, leave everything else behind. When you wander the shore, carry the Q and/or IR and leave the rest in the car. You WILL miss some opportunities but you are supposedly on vacation. Relax and take what comes along. stan Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I haven’t taken a vacation in more than 15 years, but if I did I think I’d probably want to minimize the equipment and the photography. I would take the K-3, the AF 560 flash, the DA* 16-50 and the DA* 60-250. I might also take the DA 12-24. If the camera broke, I’d make do with my iPhone. If I were to drive to the destination, I might take a bit more gear. Paul On Sep 1, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Traveling light - or not
Hi Mark: We did a 2,265 mile road trip this summer. I did take a back-up body (K5) just in case the K-3 malfunctioned. As to lenses I had the two pancakes 21 40 DA 50-135mm, a flash. Of course, I had a remote, extra batteries and chargers, memory cards, though I had two 32 gig cards in the K3, so I didn't need too many extra 8 gig cards. Because we had the car, I had two camera bags: one for the field and a tech bag. I used the original classic Domke bag as my tech bag, which was filled with the stuff I didn't need in the field bag on any given day. I usually had the pancakes on the camera and in the field bag since we did a lot of urban stuff, but the DA* 50-135 was used for more landscapeish destinations. But I left it in the tech bag if I didn't need it. I also left the K5 in the tech bag. I brought my travel tripod, but didn't use it that much-- mostly just shots of Darrel and me, though it remained in the car most of the time. I did take my little Optio WG just in case we splashed around in water, but that didn't happen either. The Optio could have served as a back up, but the high ISO quality isn't very good, which doesn't surprise me since it's really an outdoor adventure camera. I did think about bringing my MX to shoot some film, but decided against it. These days packing a lot of gear is not very appealing. So, that's what I do/did when traveling. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Traveling light - or not
Better be careful… it was the prospect in 2013 of a biz trip to Tokyo and a vacation to a distant island, in the same month, that drove me into the arms of Fujifilm - the camera, the 35mm F1.4, and the 15-55 “kit” are deliciously small and light. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Mark: We did a 2,265 mile road trip this summer. I did take a back-up body (K5) just in case the K-3 malfunctioned. As to lenses I had the two pancakes 21 40 DA 50-135mm, a flash. Of course, I had a remote, extra batteries and chargers, memory cards, though I had two 32 gig cards in the K3, so I didn't need too many extra 8 gig cards. Because we had the car, I had two camera bags: one for the field and a tech bag. I used the original classic Domke bag as my tech bag, which was filled with the stuff I didn't need in the field bag on any given day. I usually had the pancakes on the camera and in the field bag since we did a lot of urban stuff, but the DA* 50-135 was used for more landscapeish destinations. But I left it in the tech bag if I didn't need it. I also left the K5 in the tech bag. I brought my travel tripod, but didn't use it that much-- mostly just shots of Darrel and me, though it remained in the car most of the time. I did take my little Optio WG just in case we splashed around in water, but that didn't happen either. The Optio could have served as a back up, but the high ISO quality isn't very good, which doesn't surprise me since it's really an outdoor adventure camera. I did think about bringing my MX to shoot some film, but decided against it. These days packing a lot of gear is not very appealing. So, that's what I do/did when traveling. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the
Re: PESOs : Biking with Bob
Congrats on completing your bike trip. Sounds like fun. You guys look great! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2014, at 2:48 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Bob W and I went for a trek on Saturday. 54 miles from Luton, Bedfordshire to the heart of London, mostly on quiet tracks and canal tow paths. Bob showed off his Concorde cyclo cross build - and he's done a fantastic job. Here's the Concorde with its proud owner: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gph7rzykwlf04di/DSCF7975.jpg?dl=0 And here's the two of us looking proud at the finish at Limehouse Basin: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6cfq0wfgf6cu2u/DSCF7998.jpg?dl=0 Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Brecon Beacons
Very pretty set, Bob. Lovely country side and fun details from town. Bike trip sounds great too! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Last weekend I went to a family wedding that took place near Brecon, in Wales. It's in a national park and I'd never been there before so I took advantage of the situation and stayed for 5 nights, cycling round the beautiful local countryside. I intend to go back as soon as I can on a walking trip. It's magnificent country, and the tops of the Beacons are spectacular, but dangerous (it's where they run the selection tests for the SAS), so you need to be well equipped to go up there - lycra and poncy little cycling shoes won't cut it. Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling shoes: http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/ This is the route of the main ride I did over the top of one of the smaller hills: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/brecon-to-ystradfellte-and-back B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - August Oaks
Very nice, Mark. Really pretty. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/august-oaks IR converted K10D and DA 17-70 lens. Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 children of the corn
Fun! Dekalb, Illinois had its corn festival this past weekend. I didn't go, but I have a friend who lives out there and attends every year. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:19 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848905size=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 Eastern Great Egret
Very pretty, Paul! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Shot in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan wetland that’s part of the Rouge River system. K-3 with DA*60-250 and DA 1.4X converter, f6.3, 1/1000th, ISO 1000, 350mm. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17848736size=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: Traveling light - or not
Yes, I know what your mean. That Fuji is very tempting. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Better be careful… it was the prospect in 2013 of a biz trip to Tokyo and a vacation to a distant island, in the same month, that drove me into the arms of Fujifilm - the camera, the 35mm F1.4, and the 15-55 “kit” are deliciously small and light. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Mark: We did a 2,265 mile road trip this summer. I did take a back-up body (K5) just in case the K-3 malfunctioned. As to lenses I had the two pancakes 21 40 DA 50-135mm, a flash. Of course, I had a remote, extra batteries and chargers, memory cards, though I had two 32 gig cards in the K3, so I didn't need too many extra 8 gig cards. Because we had the car, I had two camera bags: one for the field and a tech bag. I used the original classic Domke bag as my tech bag, which was filled with the stuff I didn't need in the field bag on any given day. I usually had the pancakes on the camera and in the field bag since we did a lot of urban stuff, but the DA* 50-135 was used for more landscapeish destinations. But I left it in the tech bag if I didn't need it. I also left the K5 in the tech bag. I brought my travel tripod, but didn't use it that much-- mostly just shots of Darrel and me, though it remained in the car most of the time. I did take my little Optio WG just in case we splashed around in water, but that didn't happen either. The Optio could have served as a back up, but the high ISO quality isn't very good, which doesn't surprise me since it's really an outdoor adventure camera. I did think about bringing my MX to shoot some film, but decided against it. These days packing a lot of gear is not very appealing. So, that's what I do/did when traveling. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Thanks everyone for the advice. Vey much appreciated. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Pentax K-3 and K-5 RAW files — or more correctly the tonality of the image that appear when those files are first opened — are affected by the WB setting. Getting it close when shooting seems to be an advantage in terms of dialing in the final white balance, although it might be purely psychological. AWB gets them darn close. The final tweak is then quite easy — even if you skip the grey card preshoot or can’t find a neutral object in the image. On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: If you shoot raw the white balance doesn't matter at shooting time. You shouldn't have to dial individual colours up or down, just change the wb setting in LR. As for the bag question, I've used various set-ups, none of them perfect. A LowePro SF Rover Light http://www.nicklathamphotography.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MG_8854_w1.jpg) works quite well though, and meets all your criteria. I tend to keep the camera out of the bag, over my shoulder. Compass, magnifier, whistle, light meter around my neck, map in one hand, water/thermos in a side pouch of the bag or in the top compartment with lunch and non-photo items such as foul-weather gear, camera stuff in the bottom of the bag; tripod, if used, is vertical on the back of the bag. When I need something from the bag I put it down. B On 1 Sep 2014, at 21:45, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Traveling light - or not
One more thing: if I had been traveling alone, my shooting would probably be different, more leisurely, probably more tripod usage. But I was with my husband and as patient as he can be with me taking pictures, I try to be quick and efficient, so he's not spending a lot of time waiting for me. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Traveling light - or not
To more directly address your question - I tend to agree with Christine and Paul. Take a minimal travel kit. K-3 + 12-24 [alt = 15 + 21] + 16-50 [alt = 35 macro] + 50-135 + 1.4x extender for bird shots. Period. No backup body, no other lenses, no other camera systems. I remember getting by for weeks on a vacation in England with only an ME-Super and a 50/1.4 lens. I get enamored with the range of possibilities inherent with the range of lenses etc, but I think I see better when I limit my choices and spend more time looking. stan On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: No backup car!?! Man, you are living on the edge! But given that you are driving, I would take everything you have mentioned, maybe another favorite lens or two. With a couple of significant provisos: A. Double check your insurance policy. B. Leave behind a good inventory and list of serial numbers. C. Keep your gear sorted/packed in distinct modules. Fun vs. serious, film vs digital, natural light vs IR, et. When you leave the car for serious bird shooting, leave everything else behind. When you wander the shore, carry the Q and/or IR and leave the rest in the car. You WILL miss some opportunities but you are supposedly on vacation. Relax and take what comes along. stan Sent from my iPad On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I haven’t taken a vacation in more than 15 years, but if I did I think I’d probably want to minimize the equipment and the photography. I would take the K-3, the AF 560 flash, the DA* 16-50 and the DA* 60-250. I might also take the DA 12-24. If the camera broke, I’d make do with my iPhone. If I were to drive to the destination, I might take a bit more gear. Paul On Sep 1, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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
Re: Traveling light - or not
My reply interspersed, and then probably some more below... On 9/2/2014 3:56 AM, Mark C wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). What is the purpose of this vacation: taking pictures, sightseeing, dining out, visiting exhibits? I mean, seriously... If you want to wear formal and visit places, then most likely Sigma 135-400 will be totally out of place... If you plan to stay mostly in DC, then I think that DFA 100 macro would find relatively little use. OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I have a totally crazy idea in that regard. You could look up local pro camera services and inquire about one of the following: 1. Can they lend you a Pentax gear (including specifics) in case you need backups? 2. Can you get by Nikon gear (they most probably have it available)? Although I've seen K3 fail on Stan not long ago, I still think that the likelihood of this happening is very small. To have to haul so much more gear just because, seems like too much hassle to me. I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I would probably leave Sigma 135-400 behind... Instead, you could bring Q, K to Q adapter, and get by DFA 100 macro for extreme telephoto... I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. Do you really see yourself shooting film on that trip? And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. I'd probably vote for FA lens only because it is autofocus... And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I'd bring 16-50 instead of 17-70 to begin with. Same goes for Sigma, although, I'd probably leave it behind because of its size and weight. I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... Fast 50 would be helpful if you decide to take a night walk around the Lincoln memorial and take some night photographs... I've done that during one of my trips - highly recommended. Be advised that you cannot use tripod in some of the areas... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) Like I said above, Q plus adapter for telephoto stuff... What do you do when you travel? Let me see. Last time all four of us traveled to Europe the kit was: Anat - W30, Galia - Ricoh GXR + 50 and 28 mm AF modules, me Ricoh GXR + two M-mount modules, one with 40 mm lens, another with 15 mm lens. Result: wonderful 140 pages Blurb album, loads of great memories, no weight-size concerns whatsoever. Two years ago we traveled to USA. Galia took K-5, DA* 16-50, DA 21 and DFA 50/2.8 macro. The big and heavy zoom was least used, though it proved useful when we climbed up the hills of Shenandoah. I traveled with Ricoh GXR and just one module - 50 mm AF. Result: 120 pages of Blurb album :-) and just a tinge of memories of having to climb up and deal with weight of K-5 and DA* 16-50 pulling us down... Granted, I don't tend to take tele photos (my longest lens is FA 77), the idea that: 1. I don't have to worry about which gear to choose each time I leave the place where we stay. 2. I don't have to argue with anyone, including but not limited to guards in all kinds of places, because my gear is very small and light 3. I don't have to worry for safety of whatever I'm leaving behind seems like a great deal maker for me. FWIW I
Re: Traveling light - or not
Pantechnicon springs to mind! Have a good trip, Mark. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 2:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Traveling light - or not Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) which all fits in a tiny little bag. I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of 120 film. And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about the same size. And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe an external flash because it might come in handy... I am thinking of NOT taking the backups and add-ons though I will kick myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) What do you do when you travel? FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) Mark --- 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. --- 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: The Grinch at Starved Rock State Park
Lovely layers and textures Christine. White balance is always going to be something of a compromise, particularly with sunlight and shade so there's usually a bit of tweaking to do. Just a few seconds work which would have taken hours in the darkroom... Chris On 1 September 2014 21:44, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area. I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML micro meet, tha knows
Devastated that I've been a disappointment to Lisa! Any chance of a get-together in London on the 6th? I'm free all day. Or maybe she could hop off the train at MK on the way down from Birmingham? I'm sure that we'd tolerate you joining us if absolutely necessary... Chris On 1 September 2014 21:04, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: On 8/31/14 4:59 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: A shame that I wasn't able to venture north for this. Good to hear that Mark! and Lisa are on good form and that you kept Hebden Bridge funky. Lisa is really disappointed that you couldn't meet us anywhere (not me, though... sniff... really... doesn't bother me at all... sob). Anyway, even though we thought of this walk as a one-off, we're not thinking that we want to do the whole Pennine Way - probably in one-week stages - because it's just too beautiful. Lovely towns, scenery and people. Even though I have to translate for Lisa a lot of thew time (really). Having a mum who grew up in Yorkshire is finally paying off. So, we'll be back. Today was a relatively short (13 miles) from Ponden to West Marton. Hilly but not brutally so. We're staying in a wonderful little BB where a chicken just walked down (not across) the road in front of our window. This qualifies as a Genuine Yorkshire Experience in my book. It's been difficult to get good photographs, with the weather and lighting proving uncooperative, but I think I might have a few keepers. Haven't even browsed them yet, though. We're averaging 15 miles a day, which is pretty damned good over this terrain, but it doesn't leave much time for anything else: Wake up, have breakfast, walk until 5:00 or so, check in, clean up, pop down the pub for food and a couple of pints and then in bed by about 9:00. It's tiring but splendid. Photos will come eventually. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
