replacement lens hood for 16-50
Larry, I bought one of the 67mm Snap On Lens Hoods for my Pentax A 35-105 f3.5 zoom - not supplied by the evil bay seller. 70% functional as I think it does not protect the lens from extraneous light coming from the sides May be good for wider lenses say 10-20 mm. I miss the CPL Filter slot and the fact I cannot reverse mount the lens hood on the lens. So I made my own lens hood from shoe insole lining foam. Can be reverse mounted as it is a simple friction fit. Here in Bangalore these insoles cost some 20 cents a pair. But I have seen the same sheets in Michael's in San Mateo. Use the online template to print out the 16-50 lens hood. Regards. Bipin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - 'Bunchberry'
Thanks for commenting knarF, I appreciate it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "knarf" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Beautiful texture, exposure and composition. Love it! Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 1:46:47 PM EDT, Ken Waller wrote: Taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, early summer. K3, 200mm f4.0 Ed Macro, 1/640, f11, 800 ISO Comments/critiques appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18109936 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion
On 10/19/2015 9:31 PM, knarf wrote: Okay, now that I got your attention, it's really a post about elections. We in the Great White North just had one. It was the longest election campaign in our country's history: three months. The news guys declared the winner about 6 minutes after the polls closed, and declared a majority government an hour after polls closed. Living in Canada has its advantages. Cheers, frank The NDP guy and the Conservative guy in my riding are having quite the little horse race. It's still too close to call with 144 of 174 polls reporting. The Liberal in my riding is, in my shockingly blunt opinion, a nasty little prick of a man. A wet turd would win against him. Bad choice on the part of the Liberals. OTOH, Goodale is in again, for something like the eighth time in a row. He served in Pierre Trudeau's 1974 government. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion
Okay, now that I got your attention, it's really a post about elections. We in the Great White North just had one. It was the longest election campaign in our country's history: three months. The news guys declared the winner about 6 minutes after the polls closed, and declared a majority government an hour after polls closed. Living in Canada has its advantages. Cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Hamilton Walk
Nice crisp image! -Original Message- >From: Rick Womer >Sent: Oct 19, 2015 10:01 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: PESO - Hamilton Walk > >On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg > >(K-5, DA 40/2.8 Ltd.) > >Lots of work, not much photography lately. > >Comments appreciated. > >Rick > > > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Hamilton Walk
Agree with Jack. I like the shade going into the light, too. Tough exposure situation handled very well. Cheers, frank On October 19, 2015 11:09:23 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: >Like it Rick! Nice mood, fall color and composition. > >J > >- Original Message - >From: "Rick Womer" >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01:28 PM >Subject: PESO - Hamilton Walk > >On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg > >(K-5, DA 40/2.8 Ltd.) > >Lots of work, not much photography lately. > >Comments appreciated. > >Rick -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Blaze of Glory
Structure and composition are outstanding. Well done, Frank! J - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 5:59:17 PM Subject: PESO - Blaze of Glory It very cool, windy and autumnal yesterday. But that didn't stop this little fellow from hanging on for one more weekend: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/blaze-of-glory.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Hamilton Walk
Like it Rick! Nice mood, fall color and composition. J - Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01:28 PM Subject: PESO - Hamilton Walk On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 Ltd.) Lots of work, not much photography lately. Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Absorbed (reprise)
Thanks, Jack. Glad you enjoyed them. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2015 9:00:14 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: >Love both, Frank! > >J > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:51 PM, knarf wrote: >> >> Here's a couple of old ones, so someone of you may have this vague >feeling of deja vu: >> >> Absorbed http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2015/10/absorbed.html >> >> The young lady on the steps was taken with the *is D and kit 18-55. >The boy and dad with the late, lamented Leica CL with Summicron C f2.0 >40mm. I miss that camera... >> >> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> -- >> >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Hamilton Walk
On my way to work last week, through the Penn Vet School campus: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18111837&size=lg (K-5, DA 40/2.8 Ltd.) Lots of work, not much photography lately. Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Picked up a second-hand Pentax
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >The Pentax K-01 I bought "as new" from a gent in Japan has arrived. It is >truly "as new", in the box, looks perfect. Quite a beautiful, meaty little >block, actually; Marc Newsom did a great job on the styling and controls. > >The two Limited lenses I am buying for it should be here in a week or so. I >look forward to making some photos with the little bumblebee. :-) I think you'll really enjoy it with those lenses. Great fun to use. Like you, I also made sure to get one in near-mint condition with the original box and other materials. I think it'll be an item worth having in a few years. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Picked up a second-hand Pentax
The Pentax K-01 I bought "as new" from a gent in Japan has arrived. It is truly "as new", in the box, looks perfect. Quite a beautiful, meaty little block, actually; Marc Newsom did a great job on the styling and controls. The two Limited lenses I am buying for it should be here in a week or so. I look forward to making some photos with the little bumblebee. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Blaze of Glory
It very cool, windy and autumnal yesterday. But that didn't stop this little fellow from hanging on for one more weekend: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/blaze-of-glory.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Slowing down & being creative
Mark C wrote: >Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process >outlined in the video. > >Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are >only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into >that last spring and learned that the only way to average with standard >CS6 is to manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! Bummer. I have CS6 Extended. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins
On 2015-10-19 16:48 , John wrote: I won't change over to the subscription based versions until I'm satisfied I won't end up getting locked out of my software because of some screw-up on Adobe's part. it would have to be a pretty long screw-up; if you have an annual membership, you can go as long as 4 months without an internet connection -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)
In the first one, it looks like the Graphic camera might have a teeny-tiny bit of tilt with the bottom of the front standard pushed out. But it also looks like he's actually taking the photo with a DSLR he's got perched on top of the Graphic, and that DSLR has a Lensbaby mounted. On 10/19/2015 4:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone right because you had so little DoF to work with. With the lens wide open (to get enough shutter speed for basketball) and the focus set to 15' (a typical basketball shot distance at the basket), you had about three and a half feet of DoF total. In 35mm with the Nikon F, that would take a 35mm f/1 lens, wide open, at the same focus distance. I certainly didn't have any 35mm f/1 lenses in my bag in 1971… :-) Interesting. Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus seemed almost more geometrical then optical: http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200-mike-and-david.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/15 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/1 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/14 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/11 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/12 So you can see the dynamics of format influence are very profound. Just sticking a lot of megapixels onto a tiny chip wafer does not net a large format camera view of the world. For my needs with a 35mm FF format camera, 24 MPixels are enough … More is occasionally nice, but mostly unnecessary. And no 35mm FF format camera supplants the Hasselblad 500 or SWC in terms of overall image dynamics … they're just too different. In theory, with something like the Lytro you could recreate a lot of the feel in post processing. -- 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: replacement lens hood for 16-50
Not that one in particular on that lens, but I'm using a similar design on my A 24mm f2.8. It works, but it's much easier to pop off accidentally than either a bayonet or screw in hood. The same is true for older clip on OPM Pentax hoods. On 10/19/2015 7:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Has anyone tried one of these on their 16-50? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/754687-REG/Vello_LHS_77II_77mm_Snap_on_Tulip_Lens.html Not only is it significantly less expensive than the OEM one, it looks like it might be easier to use. -- 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: This kind of stuff always seemed to belong to an earlier era.
They've clearly got your number: "The name is Bond P.J. Bond." On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 5:38 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Disguised cameras, that is. New video servailance cameras are so small you > can hide them anywhere, but B&H is trying to sell me these. > > <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/items/ci/28862/N/3733586781?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_source=WeeklySpecials%20151019&utm_content=Retail&utm_term=Water-Resistant-Watch-Camera> > > -- > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
replacement lens hood for 16-50
Has anyone tried one of these on their 16-50? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/754687-REG/Vello_LHS_77II_77mm_Snap_on_Tulip_Lens.html Not only is it significantly less expensive than the OEM one, it looks like it might be easier to use. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Vivian Maier fans
Yep. "The full text of this diary is only available to subscribers ..." On 10/18/2015 3:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Trouble here Mark. Bob S. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her as a nanny for three years in the early 80's. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/linda-matthews/diary It's behind a paywall but I believe you can get free access for a limited number of articles. If anyone has trouble please let me know. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins
With the stand-alone versions, you were allowed to install it on as many computers as you wanted, but you could only have it "active" on two computers and you could only be using one copy at a time. If you wanted it active on a third computer, you had to DE-activate it on one of the existing computers. I had CS5 on both my "desktop" & a laptop. I used it on the laptop when I needed it while traveling and used the desktop version at home. I installed the upgrade to CS6 extended on my "desktop" (the computer I built as a dedicated Photoshop machine), but not on my laptop. I don't think the laptop will run it well enough. I'll have to get a newer, more powerful laptop; one that will allow more than a maximum of 4GB RAM before it will run CS6. On 10/18/2015 4:25 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Thanks for the input, everyone. John S. said: "If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them." So how many computers can I install a single license on? Would it be possible to have it on my work computer (currently running CS5) AND my home computer? I need to get a power supply for my home computer. It's been so long since I've used it that I don't recall what versions I have on there. I believe I have Lightroom 3 installed on it but have yet to actually use Lightroom. Pretty sure I have Photoshop on there also and think it may be the same licence/copy that I am using at work. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Larry Colen wrote: John Sessoms wrote: Your existing Photoshop plug-ins should work with the PhotoshopCC component. If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them. I don't remember having to reinstall them going from 32bit PhotoshopCS5 to 64bit PhotoshopCS6 Extended. You'll need Lightroom plug-ins for Lightroom. AFAIK, the Creative Cloud software is resident on your computer just like the older versions were. The only difference is they check in with Adobe periodically to see if you've paid the rent on time and they might not ask your permission before installing upgrades. As long as you pay the rent, they should continue to work, last week's Lightroom upgrade debacle notwithstanding. The funny thing is, that if they changed the terms of cc just a little bit, I'd happily jump on board. I'm already paying nearly that much in yearly updates by buying a new version once a year. Rather than $10 a month for everything, I'd be happy to buy stuff outright, and pay $5 a month for ongoing upgrades to lightroom. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Slowing down & being creative
I always have my good friend Jack. On 10/19/2015 6:52 PM, Jack Davis wrote: You drink alone then? ;0) J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2015, at 3:29 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take communion with them. On 10/19/2015 6:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. A very informative thread on this subject can be found (for those of you for whom it is not against your religion to visit pentaxforums) at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/274453-tutorial-k-3-multi-exposure-modes-additive-average-bright.html On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Mark C wrote: Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process outlined in the video. Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last spring and learned that the only way to average with standard CS6 is to manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! Nice shots from Devon - averaging give the water a smooth but not silky texture. I once read an article by George Lepp (IIRC) who suggested putting a camera on a tripod and taking multiple exposures to soften moving water without creating the "silky water" effect. That was back in film days and multiple exposures was a simple way to combine multiple images... On 10/19/2015 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to combine them — "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past summer: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: Slowing down & being creative
You drink alone then? ;0) J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2015, at 3:29 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take > communion with them. > >> On 10/19/2015 6:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using >> multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. >> A very informative thread on this subject can be found (for those of >> you for whom it is not against your religion to visit pentaxforums) >> at: >> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/274453-tutorial-k-3-multi-exposure-modes-additive-average-bright.html >> >> >>> On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Mark C wrote: >>> Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process >>> outlined in the video. >>> >>> Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only >>> enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last >>> spring and learned that the only way to average with standard CS6 is to >>> manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! >>> >>> Nice shots from Devon - averaging give the water a smooth but not silky >>> texture. I once read an article by George Lepp (IIRC) who suggested putting >>> a camera on a tripod and taking multiple exposures to soften moving water >>> without creating the "silky water" effect. That was back in film days and >>> multiple exposures was a simple way to combine multiple images... >>> On 10/19/2015 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: > Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average > layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it > manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to combine them — "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past summer: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > 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: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins
A lot of us only bought the odd numbered updates. I only bought CS6 Extended because they announced it would be the last stand-alone version. I won't change over to the subscription based versions until I'm satisfied I won't end up getting locked out of my software because of some screw-up on Adobe's part. On 10/18/2015 12:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote: John Sessoms wrote: Your existing Photoshop plug-ins should work with the PhotoshopCC component. If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them. I don't remember having to reinstall them going from 32bit PhotoshopCS5 to 64bit PhotoshopCS6 Extended. You'll need Lightroom plug-ins for Lightroom. AFAIK, the Creative Cloud software is resident on your computer just like the older versions were. The only difference is they check in with Adobe periodically to see if you've paid the rent on time and they might not ask your permission before installing upgrades. As long as you pay the rent, they should continue to work, last week's Lightroom upgrade debacle notwithstanding. The funny thing is, that if they changed the terms of cc just a little bit, I'd happily jump on board. I'm already paying nearly that much in yearly updates by buying a new version once a year. Rather than $10 a month for everything, I'd be happy to buy stuff outright, and pay $5 a month for ongoing upgrades to lightroom. -- 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: New FF rumors (with commentary)
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > ... >> Seems to me you should pick up a Speed Graphic 4x5 and explore a new realm >> of photography. :-) > > I can't even afford to spend what I already do on gear, I don't need avenues > to spend money, or for that matter time, on. If I did have that money, there > are a lot of other things I need first. > ... What, you think you're special or something? ;-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
This kind of stuff always seemed to belong to an earlier era.
Disguised cameras, that is. New video servailance cameras are so small you can hide them anywhere, but B&H is trying to sell me these. <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/items/ci/28862/N/3733586781?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Promotion&utm_source=WeeklySpecials%20151019&utm_content=Retail&utm_term=Water-Resistant-Watch-Camera> -- 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: Slowing down & being creative
It's not against my religion to visit Pentax Forums, but I refuse to take communion with them. On 10/19/2015 6:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. A very informative thread on this subject can be found (for those of you for whom it is not against your religion to visit pentaxforums) at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/274453-tutorial-k-3-multi-exposure-modes-additive-average-bright.html On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Mark C wrote: Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process outlined in the video. Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last spring and learned that the only way to average with standard CS6 is to manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! Nice shots from Devon - averaging give the water a smooth but not silky texture. I once read an article by George Lepp (IIRC) who suggested putting a camera on a tripod and taking multiple exposures to soften moving water without creating the "silky water" effect. That was back in film days and multiple exposures was a simple way to combine multiple images... On 10/19/2015 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to combine them — "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past summer: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 - Rule #1
very well done DAVE On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by > Judi Willrich. > > 645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2.8 Macro SDM, f:4.0, 1/125th sec, 800 ISO. > > Window light, left; white foamcore sheet, right. > > Comments welcome! > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- 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: Slowing down & being creative
If I'm not mistaken, the same effect can be achieved in-camera using multiple exposure and chossing the appropriate blend mode. A very informative thread on this subject can be found (for those of you for whom it is not against your religion to visit pentaxforums) at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/274453-tutorial-k-3-multi-exposure-modes-additive-average-bright.html On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Mark C wrote: > Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process > outlined in the video. > > Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only > enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last > spring and learned that the only way to average with standard CS6 is to > manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! > > Nice shots from Devon - averaging give the water a smooth but not silky > texture. I once read an article by George Lepp (IIRC) who suggested putting > a camera on a tripod and taking multiple exposures to soften moving water > without creating the "silky water" effect. That was back in film days and > multiple exposures was a simple way to combine multiple images... > > On 10/19/2015 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Mark C wrote: >> >>> Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average >>> layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it >>> manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. >> >> That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in >> Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and >> from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which >> you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, >> targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use >> the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to >> combine them — "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. >> >> Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. >> >> I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past >> summer: >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg >> > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
HAR. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Try this usage Dave. > > An old film body camera (Nikon) being put to good use ! > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17963887 > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" > Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell > > > >> I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in >> the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> >> ?? >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Rule #1
Excellent image, stunning model. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by > Judi Willrich. > > 645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2.8 Macro SDM, f:4.0, 1/125th sec, 800 ISO. > > Window light, left; white foamcore sheet, right. > > Comments welcome! > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Slowing down & being creative
Actually that does work on my CS6 standard edition, nor does the process outlined in the video. Both the method you outline below and also the method in the video are only enabled in Photoshop CC and CS Extended. I actually delved into that last spring and learned that the only way to average with standard CS6 is to manually adjust the layer opacity - I forgot my own research! Nice shots from Devon - averaging give the water a smooth but not silky texture. I once read an article by George Lepp (IIRC) who suggested putting a camera on a tripod and taking multiple exposures to soften moving water without creating the "silky water" effect. That was back in film days and multiple exposures was a simple way to combine multiple images... On 10/19/2015 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to combine them — "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past summer: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus seemed almost more geometrical then optical: http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200-mike-and-david.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/15 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/1 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/14 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/11 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/12 Not that I understand what "more geometrical than optical" mean… They seem about right given the long and fast lens he's shown using in the first two. It seems that the plane of focus isn't perpendicular with axis of the view. In other words that not everything in focus is the same distance from the camera. That could be a trick of perspective. Seems to me you should pick up a Speed Graphic 4x5 and explore a new realm of photography. :-) I can't even afford to spend what I already do on gear, I don't need avenues to spend money, or for that matter time, on. If I did have that money, there are a lot of other things I need first. So you can see the dynamics of format influence are very profound. Just sticking a lot of megapixels onto a tiny chip wafer does not net a large format camera view of the world. For my needs with a 35mm FF format camera, 24 MPixels are enough … More is occasionally nice, but mostly unnecessary. And no 35mm FF format camera supplants the Hasselblad 500 or SWC in terms of overall image dynamics … they're just too different. In theory, with something like the Lytro you could recreate a lot of the feel in post processing. I've used two Lytros … the original and an Ilium. I couldn't get anything that looks remotely like a Hasselblad image out of them. Here are three SWC images: https://flic.kr/p/hGKSHA https://flic.kr/p/f8GKsf https://flic.kr/p/eUTMeB Note that I said "in theory", not "in practice". There are a lot of really cool things that could be done with something like the lytro, not the least of which is modifying the performance characteristics of the lens. If they can change the field of focus, they could also do focus stacking, or for that matter bokeh stacking digitally and either increase or decrease the depth of field. Similarly, having the depth information in the file, they could also use the file to create three dimensional maps, at least of what is visible to the camera. Combine that with a google street view car and you'd get good, accurate 3-d models of the areas surrounding city streets. The Lytro concept is interesting but doesn't interest me much—it seemed much more useful for moving images and images to be displayed electronically than for anything I do, which is print. That's why I didn't buy one. Light field photography is intriguing, but what Lytro does with it isn't very interesting. The Light L16 looks a lot more interesting for what I want … A relatively small camera that can make excellent prints in the simplest way possible, more like a Polaroid SX-70 than anything else. It will be interesting to see just how excellent the prints it can make are. The ergonomics look abysmal as well. But, time will tell. G -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)
> On Oct 19, 2015, at 1:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus > seemed almost more geometrical then optical: > > http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all > http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200-mike-and-david.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all > http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/15 > http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/1 > http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/14 > http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/11 > http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/12 Not that I understand what "more geometrical than optical" mean… They seem about right given the long and fast lens he's shown using in the first two. Seems to me you should pick up a Speed Graphic 4x5 and explore a new realm of photography. :-) >> So you can see the dynamics of format influence are very profound. Just >> sticking a lot of megapixels onto a tiny chip wafer does not net a large >> format camera view of the world. For my needs with a 35mm FF format camera, >> 24 MPixels are enough … More is occasionally nice, but mostly unnecessary. >> And no 35mm FF format camera supplants the Hasselblad 500 or SWC in terms of >> overall image dynamics … they're just too different. >> > In theory, with something like the Lytro you could recreate a lot of the feel > in post processing. I've used two Lytros … the original and an Ilium. I couldn't get anything that looks remotely like a Hasselblad image out of them. Here are three SWC images: https://flic.kr/p/hGKSHA https://flic.kr/p/f8GKsf https://flic.kr/p/eUTMeB The Lytro concept is interesting but doesn't interest me much—it seemed much more useful for moving images and images to be displayed electronically than for anything I do, which is print. That's why I didn't buy one. The Light L16 looks a lot more interesting for what I want … A relatively small camera that can make excellent prints in the simplest way possible, more like a Polaroid SX-70 than anything else. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
Try this usage Dave. An old film body camera (Nikon) being put to good use ! http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17963887 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Rule #1
That's a kick, Bruce! Godfrey > On Oct 19, 2015, at 10:53 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > > With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by > Judi Willrich. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - 'Bunchberry'
Thanks Dan, I appreciate your comments. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Interesting plant, and a pleasing and effective composition. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, early summer. K3, 200mm f4.0 Ed Macro, 1/640, f11, 800 ISO Comments/critiques appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18109936 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Rule #1
I love it! Another example of a nude that IMHO is not exploitative, demeaning, objectifying or offensive. Quite the contrary. She's having fun. Cheers, frank On October 19, 2015 1:53:00 PM EDT, Bruce Walker wrote: >Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! > >http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) > >With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by >Judi Willrich. > >645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2.8 Macro SDM, f:4.0, 1/125th sec, 800 >ISO. > >Window light, left; white foamcore sheet, right. > >Comments welcome! -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
Once I stop using them, they sit in the closet until the closet is too full. Then I give them to others that might enjoy them, or sell them to those that want them. If they stop working it's a boon: I can put them in the dumpster without feeling like I'm throwing something valuable out. Godfrey > > David J Brooks Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:00:09 -0700 wrote: > > I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in > the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> > ?? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
On 19/10/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in >the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> >?? I have in the past donated older lenses to photography departments in grade schools. They were very receptive and although they might go in a drawer, one day someone will find them and if it ignites even the merest spark of interest and desire to learn more, then my work was done ;-) Even your old 2 MP Nikons will be great learning tools in the right places. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 19/10/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in >>the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> >>?? > > I have in the past donated older lenses to photography departments in > grade schools. They were very receptive and although they might go in a > drawer, one day someone will find them and if it ignites even the merest > spark of interest and desire to learn more, then my work was done ;-) > > Even your old 2 MP Nikons will be great learning tools in the right places. I contacted the photography teacher at the high school. He said he has a ton of older cameras that they cann't get rid of, thanks me but no sale.:-) > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Rule #1
Rule #1 in a shoot: have fun! http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/131486100352 (nsfw) With Araina Nespiak, August 2015, in Port Credit, Canada. Makeup by Judi Willrich. 645Z medium format, DFA645 90mm 2.8 Macro SDM, f:4.0, 1/125th sec, 800 ISO. Window light, left; white foamcore sheet, right. Comments welcome! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
One night, when it's dark and cold, they leave and go to the place where old cameras go. They get together and tell stories about ol' good days, when they were young and full of film. Once in a while, one of them blinks its aperture and they get excited and start all flipping their mirrors. ... And that strange sound can be heard... David J Brooks Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:00:09 -0700 wrote: I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
You should be a politician! Alan C -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 6:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell I feel your pain. My *ist-D has a few issues, so it would sell for maybe $25 if I could find someone who wanted it. It's like the Pentax H3, I bought one a few years ago to get the lens, (a SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5), it was like getting a bargain on the lens because no one wanted the camera shaped lens cap. I would have had to pay considerably more for the lens alone. So I guess my advice is really boils down to very bad advice, put a desirable Nikon lens on it, and expect about half what the lens alone is worth, for the camera and lens. On 10/19/2015 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - 'Bunchberry'
Ken, I like the subject. I see this was in the spring, I wonder if I saw these in my area & passed them by. Love the greens but then I wondered how it would be in B&W. Then I thought about a tighter crop. Oh well only good photos arouse this sort of speculation. So nice work. On 10/16/15 3:13 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:46:47 -0400 From: "Ken Waller" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Message-ID: <78FCCE158CCF4217882D2787FAFF138B@kena60ebc3b689> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, early summer. K3, 200mm f4.0 Ed Macro, 1/640, f11, 800 ISO Comments/critiques appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18109936 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
But his cameras aren't really vintage, he's talking about maybe 5 to 7 year old Nikons. They look like modern Nikons. On 10/19/2015 11:36 AM, Alan C wrote: Try these: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2014/05/29/10-incredible-ways-upcycle-vintage-camera/ I have made two reading lamps using tripods + cameras as the stands. Alan C -Original Message- From: David J Brooks Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:57 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- 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: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
I feel your pain. My *ist-D has a few issues, so it would sell for maybe $25 if I could find someone who wanted it. It's like the Pentax H3, I bought one a few years ago to get the lens, (a SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5), it was like getting a bargain on the lens because no one wanted the camera shaped lens cap. I would have had to pay considerably more for the lens alone. So I guess my advice is really boils down to very bad advice, put a desirable Nikon lens on it, and expect about half what the lens alone is worth, for the camera and lens. On 10/19/2015 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- 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: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
I donate things to Salvation Army, etc. Somebody will want them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
Some of the same ideas here, as in Alan's link: http://content.photojojo.com/inspiration/photo-projects/upcycle-vintage-gear/ You can also search Etsy to find clever things done with SLR bodies, like making USB charging stations out of them, etc. If you look around you may find schools that are getting back into teaching how to shoot/develop film (Yep, things that are "cool" are definitely circular) and may accept donations. Just make sure it isn't some scum who is pretending to take them for that purpose just to get free SLRs and lenses. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Alan C wrote: > Try these: > > http://craftingagreenworld.com/2014/05/29/10-incredible-ways-upcycle-vintage-camera/ > > I have made two reading lamps using tripods + cameras as the stands. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: David J Brooks > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:57 PM > To: Pentax Discuss > Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell > > > I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in > the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> > ?? > > Dave > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
Try these: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2014/05/29/10-incredible-ways-upcycle-vintage-camera/ I have made two reading lamps using tripods + cameras as the stands. Alan C -Original Message- From: David J Brooks Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:57 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
Someone somewhere will want them - just list them on ebay or craigs list one way perhaps is to mention them as props for vids or movies taking place back in the day where photographers are in the cast ann On 10/19/2015 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Vivian Maier fans
That doesn't work here.. Isaw the film three times.. I'm pretty sure this woman was interviewed in it, but Imay notbe remembering ann On 10/19/2015 5:33 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: Just open the link in a private/incognito browser window. An interesting article. Eric. On 18 October 2015 at 20:30, Bob Sullivan wrote: Trouble here Mark. Bob S. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her as a nanny for three years in the early 80's. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/linda-matthews/diary It's behind a paywall but I believe you can get free access for a limited number of articles. If anyone has trouble please let me know. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
what do you do with cameras you cannot sell
I have a bunch of older Nikons that no one seems to want. Any one in the same boat, what do you do with them, kepp them, scrap them>> ?? Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Slowing down & being creative
Mark C wrote: >Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average >layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it >manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. That video doesn't even show the easiest way of averaging Layers in Photoshop. Here's the best way: From the FILE menu choose SCRIPTS and from that sub-menu choose STATISTICS. You'll get a dialog box in which you can choose the files you want (picking them individually, targeting an entire directory or using files you have open); then use the drop-down list in that dialog to choose the way you want to combine them "Mean" and "Median" are usually the best choices. Click OK and Photoshop does the rest. I used this technique for several shots I took in Devon this past summer: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02413-16.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7df02417-23.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Peso's colour near Gilmour
Males me want to look for some fall color - nicely done! On 10/17/2015 9:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22232909602/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22058842989/ Some colour in the swamps. Taken during our Thanksgiving ATV weekend, near Bancroft Ontario X30 using Silky pix to adjust. any one using this program able to tell me how to zoom into a photo. I cannot find any info on how Dave Brooks --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Slowing down & being creative
Thanks for posting that - I did not know how to automatically average layers in Photoshop so that will be very helpful! I've been doing it manually ala the technique they used with Gimp. On 10/16/2015 12:58 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Two things (hopefully provoking thought and/or discussion): #1 David Burnett: The only photojournalist today working with a Speed Graphic http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2013/the-speed-graphic-returns/ http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/0 https://medium.com/vantage/master-photographer-david-burnett-slows-down-with-his-speed-graphic-327ef7591368 #2 Patience and technique (and a cooperative subject): Image produced with a Pentax K200D bests a Nikon D810. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-GbuXU8YMQ DpReview discussion: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56634564 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Vivian Maier fans
Just open the link in a private/incognito browser window. An interesting article. Eric. On 18 October 2015 at 20:30, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Trouble here Mark. Bob S. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her >> as a nanny for three years in the early 80's. >> http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/linda-matthews/diary >> >> It's behind a paywall but I believe you can get free access for a >> limited number of articles. If anyone has trouble please let me know. >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: New FF rumors (with commentary)
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone right because you had so little DoF to work with. With the lens wide open (to get enough shutter speed for basketball) and the focus set to 15' (a typical basketball shot distance at the basket), you had about three and a half feet of DoF total. In 35mm with the Nikon F, that would take a 35mm f/1 lens, wide open, at the same focus distance. I certainly didn't have any 35mm f/1 lenses in my bag in 1971… :-) Interesting. Here are a couple of the shots that gave me pause, where the plane of focus seemed almost more geometrical then optical: http://i2.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200w_hor-talagante.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2013/09/1200-mike-and-david.jpg?w=2048&quality=75&strip=all http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/15 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/1 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/14 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/11 http://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Big%20Camera#/12 So you can see the dynamics of format influence are very profound. Just sticking a lot of megapixels onto a tiny chip wafer does not net a large format camera view of the world. For my needs with a 35mm FF format camera, 24 MPixels are enough … More is occasionally nice, but mostly unnecessary. And no 35mm FF format camera supplants the Hasselblad 500 or SWC in terms of overall image dynamics … they're just too different. In theory, with something like the Lytro you could recreate a lot of the feel in post processing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
