Comparing the 50s
If anyone is interested, I posted a little comparison of the FA and D FA 50 5/1.4 lenses over on Pentax Forums. Here's the link: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/371903-comparing-fa-50-1-4-d-fa-50-1-4-a.html#post4386628 Enjoy 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.
Re: PESO - Chipping Sparrow
He is a real cute little fellow, Marc, and you have well captured his personality in this pleasing image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 6:25 PM, Mark C wrote: > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 > > For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - > perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. Maybe > it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to distract > me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer shots of an > otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it vanished. > > K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still > required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. > > Comments welcome. > > Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 22:14:57 -0400 Stan Halpin wrote: > The kite is very very Nice! Depth of field, background, focus, > subject...all contributed to make the a great shot. thank you Stan for the nice words > > On Jul 29, 2018, at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan > > wrote: > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > and a black-winged kite again: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
The kite is very very Nice! Depth of field, background, focus, subject...all contributed to make the a great shot. Stan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 29, 2018, at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > two presentable photos from the birding session today: > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > > and a black-winged kite again: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ > > comments appreciated, > > subash > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: 2019 Calendars
Last year Ann introduced me to a company that prints her calendars. I created three of them last year and this year I have created an additional three and updated and revised the older three. I am some what jumping the gun on mentioning the calendars as the three newest haven't been approved for the storefront. You can view the listings for all of them and also view the collections I created to house the images of each different calendars. I set up the collections so if by chance anyone was interested in purchasing a print of one or more images they could easily locate the image(s) of interest. https://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/wall-calendars I have been working on this off and on most of the weekend. I woke up and kept a headache yesterday and it has some what gone away today but now I am having some other issue that is keeping the bathroom busy. Yeah I know probably more information than you needed to know. -- Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals - Events/Festivals - Transportation - Pets - Nature - Scenic - Cityscape. Adorn home, office and business with high-quality canvas wraps, metals, photographic art, and framed/unframed prints. / -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Blood moon in the Netherlands
very nice. my son had great plans to photo the blood moon here, but clouds played spoilsport. subash On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 16:45:58 +0200 Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. > Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. > Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, > much better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much > better in the dark, than the human eye. > K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 > Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further > than 1 sec > Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. > > Greetz, Jos > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcOKUlHr/view?usp=sharing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 07:39:33 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > The black-winged kite shot is super! what a great expression you > caught and the background is perfect. The sparrow nice , but doesn't > have the wow factor > but I like the warm monochrome - guess we know where he likes to hide. thank you Ann. i rather like sparrow shot myself :) > On 7/29/2018 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > two presentable photos from the birding session today: > > > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > and a black-winged kite again: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ > > > > comments appreciated, > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:20:39 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Ken Waller wrote: > Nicely captured. thank you Ken. > -Original Message- > >From: Subash Jeyan > >Subject: PESO (2): sunday birding > >ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > > >https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > >and a black-winged kite again: > > > >https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 07:43:48 -0400 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Two more excellent bird portraits, Subash! thank you Dan > On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan > wrote: > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy- > > crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > and a black-winged kite again: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ > > black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 04:07:48 -0700 Jack Davis wrote: > Both well done, but Black-Winged > Kite is a special catch! thank you Jack. > > Subash Jeyan wrote on 7/29/18 12:00 AM: > >> two presentable photos from the birding session today: > >> ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > >> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > >> and a black-winged kite again: > >> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:51:14 -0400 David J Brooks wrote: > Both well done thank you Dave. appreciate it... > > On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan > > wrote: > > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy- > > > crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > > and a black-winged kite again: > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ > > > black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Chipping Sparrow
And Jack of course! Paul > On Jul 29, 2018, at 6:39 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Field guide perfection! > > Between you, Paul , Subash and Larry maybe "PDML's field guide to birds of > the world" is order. :-) > > ann > >> On 7/29/2018 6:25 PM, Mark C wrote: >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 >> >> For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - >> perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. Maybe >> it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to distract >> me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer shots of an >> otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it vanished. >> >> K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still >> required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Mark >> >> > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 - Chipping Sparrow
Solid catch, Mark! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2018, at 3:25 PM, Mark C wrote: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 > > For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - perching > a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. Maybe it had a > fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to distract me. > Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer shots of an otherwise > small and elusive subject. And after a few days it vanished. > > K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still > required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. > > Comments welcome. > > Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 - Chipping Sparrow
Field guide perfection! Between you, Paul , Subash and Larry maybe "PDML's field guide to birds of the world" is order. :-) ann On 7/29/2018 6:25 PM, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. Maybe it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to distract me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer shots of an otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it vanished. K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. Comments welcome. Mark -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Chipping Sparrow
Excellent shot. Clean background, super sharp. Paul > On Jul 29, 2018, at 6:31 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Great specimen well captured. > > -Original Message- >> From: Mark C >> Subject: PESO - Chipping Sparrow >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 >> >> For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - >> perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. >> Maybe it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to >> distract me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer >> shots of an otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it >> vanished. >> >> K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still >> required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 - Chipping Sparrow
Great specimen well captured. -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: PESO - Chipping Sparrow > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 > >For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - >perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. >Maybe it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to >distract me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer >shots of an otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it >vanished. > >K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still >required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. > >Comments welcome. > >Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Chipping Sparrow
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/PAD/july-29-2018 For a few days last week this guy was all over my little back yard - perching a few feet from where ever I was, chipping most of the time. Maybe it had a fledgling hiding in the brush somewhere and was trying to distract me. Whatever, it made for a nice chance to get some closer shots of an otherwise small and elusive subject. And after a few days it vanished. K1, Tokina ATX SD 400mm f5.6 @ f8. Even at the close distance this still required a severe crop and this is about 1/4th of the full frame. Comments welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Battle Scarred
On 7/23/2018 2:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Attacked by one of his own kind I believe. K-1, DFA 150-450, DA 1.4X converter, f8, 1/640th, ISO 4000, 630 mm https://www.photo.net/photo/18486470/Scars-of-Battle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Blood moon in the Netherlands
Glad you stuck around and got lucky, Jos -- very nice ann On 7/29/2018 11:14 AM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: Thanks Henk, location is "Van Gogh village" Nuenen, half of my family lived there for many centuries On 7/29/2018 5:07 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Great picture and location! Henk Op 2018-07-29 om 16:45 schreef Jos de Fotograaf: Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, much better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much better in the dark, than the human eye. K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further than 1 sec Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. Greetz, Jos https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcOKUlHr/view?usp=sharing -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras - any comments?
Mine is the Metz 48 AF-1 digital which has worked fine for a long time starting with the * istD. On the K1 it showed incorrect exposure with full blast, until I discovered there was an firmware update. Now it's correctly measuring in P-TTL. But I'm using more and more natural light and brighten shadows in Lightroom. Henk Op 2018-07-29 om 20:17 schreef Jos de Fotograaf: I agree with the remarks of Mark: robustness of Metz flashes is less than their products 30-40 years ago (the hammer type that could be used as a hammer!) But, lets be fair, presents types are relatively cheaper and have more options. I had a AF-1 and a AF-2 both failed after a few years due to jammed zoom mechanisme. I opened one and was shocked by the fragile construction. Then I decided that I have little advantage from P-TTL and go on with some old flashes: automatic with their own sensor, no automatic zooming, robust and reliable. Greetz, Jos On 7/29/2018 7:08 PM, Mark C wrote: I don't have the model you are looking at but have a Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 and have experienced mixed results with it. The good: Lots of options and features. The user interface is a little fiddly but once you get used to its not a problem. It needed a firmware update to work with the K1 but has a usb port and can be easily updated. With the update it works fine on the K1. The not good: The LCD panel stopped illuminating a few months after I bought the first flash. I assumed it was just switched off (the menus still appeared on the panel but without back lighting). Metz said it was defective and offered to repair it under warranty. After several weeks of waiting for parts they ultimately replaced the flash with a new one. The new unit developed the same failure within a few months, and by then the warranty had expired. I can still use the unit I have, but can't read the menus in the dark. Given that I had two flashes fail in the same manner I'm skeptical of Metz's quality. But the flash is feature rich, well designed and affordably priced. Mark On 7/27/2018 12:40 PM, luiz felipe wrote: looking at the pc screen, the Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras looks interesting due to low price, advertised P-TTL compatibility and "adjustable four level video light". the cash, as always, is rather short so no option more expensive than the AF360FGZ II is coming home - but IF this or another Metz is adequate, more $$ can be diverted to lenses and cameras. from my previous experience with Pentax flashes (280t and 330ftz) they tend to eat batteries faster than ideal, but had endured a lot of abuse. the 360 FGZ II is weather resistant, but that's not to be an issue - I don't intend to take flash photography under the rain. flash photos are not so frequent, for me, to the point a Vivitar 285hv has been enough until now. any toughts? any hands-on experience with the "video light" of those two flashes? FWIW, I do carry a flashlight in the bag all times, and have used it on occasion to light my subjects under very low light - the feature is welcome indeed. thanks in advance! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bejeweled
A mannequin at a jewelry stall on the midway of the New Jersey Festival of Balloonong yesterday: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/7/29/bejeweled K-5 IIs, smc DA 12-24 mm zoom F 4 ED AL [IF] Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras - any comments?
I agree with the remarks of Mark: robustness of Metz flashes is less than their products 30-40 years ago (the hammer type that could be used as a hammer!) But, lets be fair, presents types are relatively cheaper and have more options. I had a AF-1 and a AF-2 both failed after a few years due to jammed zoom mechanisme. I opened one and was shocked by the fragile construction. Then I decided that I have little advantage from P-TTL and go on with some old flashes: automatic with their own sensor, no automatic zooming, robust and reliable. Greetz, Jos On 7/29/2018 7:08 PM, Mark C wrote: I don't have the model you are looking at but have a Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 and have experienced mixed results with it. The good: Lots of options and features. The user interface is a little fiddly but once you get used to its not a problem. It needed a firmware update to work with the K1 but has a usb port and can be easily updated. With the update it works fine on the K1. The not good: The LCD panel stopped illuminating a few months after I bought the first flash. I assumed it was just switched off (the menus still appeared on the panel but without back lighting). Metz said it was defective and offered to repair it under warranty. After several weeks of waiting for parts they ultimately replaced the flash with a new one. The new unit developed the same failure within a few months, and by then the warranty had expired. I can still use the unit I have, but can't read the menus in the dark. Given that I had two flashes fail in the same manner I'm skeptical of Metz's quality. But the flash is feature rich, well designed and affordably priced. Mark On 7/27/2018 12:40 PM, luiz felipe wrote: looking at the pc screen, the Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras looks interesting due to low price, advertised P-TTL compatibility and "adjustable four level video light". the cash, as always, is rather short so no option more expensive than the AF360FGZ II is coming home - but IF this or another Metz is adequate, more $$ can be diverted to lenses and cameras. from my previous experience with Pentax flashes (280t and 330ftz) they tend to eat batteries faster than ideal, but had endured a lot of abuse. the 360 FGZ II is weather resistant, but that's not to be an issue - I don't intend to take flash photography under the rain. flash photos are not so frequent, for me, to the point a Vivitar 285hv has been enough until now. any toughts? any hands-on experience with the "video light" of those two flashes? FWIW, I do carry a flashlight in the bag all times, and have used it on occasion to light my subjects under very low light - the feature is welcome indeed. thanks in advance! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras - any comments?
I don't have the model you are looking at but have a Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 and have experienced mixed results with it. The good: Lots of options and features. The user interface is a little fiddly but once you get used to its not a problem. It needed a firmware update to work with the K1 but has a usb port and can be easily updated. With the update it works fine on the K1. The not good: The LCD panel stopped illuminating a few months after I bought the first flash. I assumed it was just switched off (the menus still appeared on the panel but without back lighting). Metz said it was defective and offered to repair it under warranty. After several weeks of waiting for parts they ultimately replaced the flash with a new one. The new unit developed the same failure within a few months, and by then the warranty had expired. I can still use the unit I have, but can't read the menus in the dark. Given that I had two flashes fail in the same manner I'm skeptical of Metz's quality. But the flash is feature rich, well designed and affordably priced. Mark On 7/27/2018 12:40 PM, luiz felipe wrote: looking at the pc screen, the Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras looks interesting due to low price, advertised P-TTL compatibility and "adjustable four level video light". the cash, as always, is rather short so no option more expensive than the AF360FGZ II is coming home - but IF this or another Metz is adequate, more $$ can be diverted to lenses and cameras. from my previous experience with Pentax flashes (280t and 330ftz) they tend to eat batteries faster than ideal, but had endured a lot of abuse. the 360 FGZ II is weather resistant, but that's not to be an issue - I don't intend to take flash photography under the rain. flash photos are not so frequent, for me, to the point a Vivitar 285hv has been enough until now. any toughts? any hands-on experience with the "video light" of those two flashes? FWIW, I do carry a flashlight in the bag all times, and have used it on occasion to light my subjects under very low light - the feature is welcome indeed. thanks in advance! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 2018 - 071-079 - GDG
Thanks Dan!
Flickr definitely has it's weirdnesses.
- The "magnifying glass" means "search" in their visual nomenclature, not
"zoom", so clicking that presents likely search candidates of similar things.
- The double-arrow gizmo at bottom right means toggle between the size they
chose as default for your display/window size and a "fully zoomed in" display
size. I have no idea how they calculate either of those, I tried a few
different window sizes on my display and found they autozoomed the image in
that window display as I changed it, but then clicking the control did
unpredictable re-sizing.
If you want to see an image at the definitive size that I uploaded, click the
download button (next to the zoom button at the lower right) and pick Original
from the popup list. It will download the image to your system as I uploaded it
so you can view it in local image display tools that are somewhat less
pathological in behavior. All other sizes were calculated and created by flickr
by their upload tools.
For some consistency these days, and to take advantage of the beautiful high
resolution displays and massive bandwidth that most photo users have at their
disposal now, my original uploads generally are JPEG files at 75% quality that
fit within a maximum 1600x1600 pixel (theoretical) box, and sizes average a few
hundred kilobytes to a couple of megabytes. I only rarely post things larger
than that, and usually note them as 1:1, "full size," or by download size when
I do.
At some point I'll create a new website/web server for my photos. I'm getting a
little tired of the flickr.com craziness with them now being owned by
whachamacall'em. :-)
G
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No matter where you go, there you are.
> On Jul 29, 2018, at 4:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
> That's a nice collection of interesting shape and color studies.
>
> I continue to have difficulty viewing flickr. the image as presented is
> too small. Clicking on the image makes it so huge I can't see the whole
> thing at once. Clicking on the magnifying glass takes me to someone else's
> images.
>
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 5:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>> I like "Streetside Residents" and "No smoking blue" a lot
>>
>> ann
>>
>> On 7/27/2018 1:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>>
>>> CORRECTION: Several people have noted that in my previous gallery/photo
>>> post ("RRESO - Gazos Creek Trail - GDG"), the trail I was on was actually
>>> the Los Gatos Creek Trail, not the Gazos Creek Trail. Absolutely correct …
>>> I even knew that, but had a brain hiccup when preparing the photos and
>>> writing the little article.
>>>
>>> DoH! Sorry for the confusion.
>>>
>>> —
>>>
>>> I was downtown in San Jose for a walk and afternoon coffee at Caffe
>>> Frascati yesterday. I made nine photos in my short walk around the
>>> neighborhood, mostly playing with shapes and spaces, objects and people:
>>>
>>> https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9EE
>>> https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Go
>>> https://flic.kr/p/KRz2oK
>>> https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Fm
>>> https://flic.kr/p/KRz2pM
>>> https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Hf
>>> https://flic.kr/p/KRz2q8
>>> https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9JN
>>> https://flic.kr/p/KRz2ur
>>>
>>> (If you prefer, here's a link to an album on flickr containing this set
>>> of photos.
>>> San Jose Walk - Caffe Frascati 2018 : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmnccgVn )
>>>
>>> All were made with the old Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8 v1 lens fitted on the
>>> Leica CL body. It is a somewhat bulky lens but handles nicely even on the
>>> small CL body, and I'm quite happy with its rendering qualities and
>>> sharpness.
>>>
>>> enjoy,
>>> G
>>> —
>>> “The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.”
>>> - William Least Heat-Moon, Blue Highways
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: Blood moon in the Netherlands
Very nice photo. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
Nicely captured. -Original Message- >From: Subash Jeyan >Subject: PESO (2): sunday birding > >two presentable photos from the birding session today: > >ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > >https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > >and a black-winged kite again: > >https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ > >comments appreciated, > >subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - PDML birdie
Very nice photo Dave On Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 11:46 AM Jostein wrote: > http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/mellomskarv/ > > As an aside, if cormorants are up to something, would it be a > cormoraspiracy? > > The pictured bird is a subspecies of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax > carbo sinensis) that has had an almost explosive increase in numbers in > the last decades. From being restricted to a small population in > Southern Finland in the seventies, it is now present all over Scandinavia. > > It's the first time I have spotted it by the lake at our cabin, however. > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 (2): sunday birding
Both well done Dave On Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 7:44 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Two more excellent bird portraits, Subash! > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > > two presentable photos from the birding session today: > > > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy- > > crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > > > > > and a black-winged kite again: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ > > black-winged-kite-redux/ > > > > comments appreciated, > > > > subash > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.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: Blood moon in the Netherlands
Thanks Henk, location is "Van Gogh village" Nuenen, half of my family lived there for many centuries On 7/29/2018 5:07 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Great picture and location! Henk Op 2018-07-29 om 16:45 schreef Jos de Fotograaf: Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, much better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much better in the dark, than the human eye. K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further than 1 sec Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. Greetz, Jos https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcOKUlHr/view?usp=sharing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Blood moon in the Netherlands
That indeed is a special image! Well done, Jos. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. > Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. > Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, much > better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much better in the > dark, than the human eye. > K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 > Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further than > 1 sec > Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. > > Greetz, Jos > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcO > KUlHr/view?usp=sharing > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Blood moon in the Netherlands
Great picture and location! Henk Op 2018-07-29 om 16:45 schreef Jos de Fotograaf: Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, much better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much better in the dark, than the human eye. K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further than 1 sec Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. Greetz, Jos https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcOKUlHr/view?usp=sharing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Blood moon in the Netherlands
Several people gathered at the spot to take pictures. Many already left, because "too cloudy" and nothing to be seen. Than, suddenly the moon became visible, vaguely with the bare eye, much better on the sensor, proving again that the sensor sees much better in the dark, than the human eye. K1 and D-FA 28-105 @ 77mm and 800 ISO 1sec F5.6 Because of the moving speed of the moon, I did not dare to go further than 1 sec Probably there are technics to take this picture with less noise. Greetz, Jos https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xgc2dbW-oLAwKOcMSV15bTZtWcOKUlHr/view?usp=sharing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
Two more excellent bird portraits, Subash! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > two presentable photos from the birding session today: > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy- > crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > > and a black-winged kite again: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ > black-winged-kite-redux/ > > comments appreciated, > > subash > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 2018 - 071-079 - GDG
That's a nice collection of interesting shape and color studies.
I continue to have difficulty viewing flickr. the image as presented is
too small. Clicking on the image makes it so huge I can't see the whole
thing at once. Clicking on the magnifying glass takes me to someone else's
images.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 5:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> I like "Streetside Residents" and "No smoking blue" a lot
>
> ann
>
> On 7/27/2018 1:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
>> CORRECTION: Several people have noted that in my previous gallery/photo
>> post ("RRESO - Gazos Creek Trail - GDG"), the trail I was on was actually
>> the Los Gatos Creek Trail, not the Gazos Creek Trail. Absolutely correct …
>> I even knew that, but had a brain hiccup when preparing the photos and
>> writing the little article.
>>
>> DoH! Sorry for the confusion.
>>
>> —
>>
>> I was downtown in San Jose for a walk and afternoon coffee at Caffe
>> Frascati yesterday. I made nine photos in my short walk around the
>> neighborhood, mostly playing with shapes and spaces, objects and people:
>>
>>https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9EE
>>https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Go
>>https://flic.kr/p/KRz2oK
>>https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Fm
>>https://flic.kr/p/KRz2pM
>>https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9Hf
>>https://flic.kr/p/KRz2q8
>>https://flic.kr/p/Mpz9JN
>>https://flic.kr/p/KRz2ur
>>
>> (If you prefer, here's a link to an album on flickr containing this set
>> of photos.
>> San Jose Walk - Caffe Frascati 2018 : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmnccgVn )
>>
>> All were made with the old Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8 v1 lens fitted on the
>> Leica CL body. It is a somewhat bulky lens but handles nicely even on the
>> small CL body, and I'm quite happy with its rendering qualities and
>> sharpness.
>>
>> enjoy,
>> G
>> —
>> “The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.”
>> - William Least Heat-Moon, Blue Highways
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: PESO (2): sunday birding
The black-winged kite shot is super! what a great expression you caught and the background is perfect. The sparrow nice , but doesn't have the wow factor but I like the warm monochrome - guess we know where he likes to hide. ann On 7/29/2018 3:00 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: two presentable photos from the birding session today: ashy-crowned sparrow lark: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ and a black-winged kite again: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ comments appreciated, subash -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
Both well done, but Black-Winged Kite is a special catch! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2018, at 1:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > If those are merely presentable my ego probably couldn't handle you posting > one of your good photos. > > > Subash Jeyan wrote on 7/29/18 12:00 AM: >> two presentable photos from the birding session today: >> ashy-crowned sparrow lark: >> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ >> and a black-winged kite again: >> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ >> comments appreciated, >> subash > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 (2): sunday birding
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 01:47:30 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: > If those are merely presentable my ego probably couldn't handle you > posting one of your good photos. you caught me red-handed taking the humble path to my two minutes in the sun... :) > Subash Jeyan wrote on 7/29/18 12:00 AM: > > two presentable photos from the birding session today: > > > > ashy-crowned sparrow lark: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ > > > > > > and a black-winged kite again: > > > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 (2): sunday birding
If those are merely presentable my ego probably couldn't handle you posting one of your good photos. Subash Jeyan wrote on 7/29/18 12:00 AM: two presentable photos from the birding session today: ashy-crowned sparrow lark: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ and a black-winged kite again: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ comments appreciated, subash -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 (2): sunday birding
two presentable photos from the birding session today: ashy-crowned sparrow lark: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/ and a black-winged kite again: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/black-winged-kite-redux/ comments appreciated, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cool dog
Well, I'm just back from cycling in France, where it got up to 37C. It was drier over there, which is much nicer than the humidity we have here, and their architecture is designed to deal with it. I don't have aircon at home, but the house is south-facing, so quite cool in the back rooms, and with the windows open some air can move around. Since my post we've had storms, thunder, lightning and hailstones and it's a lot cooler now. B > On 28 Jul 2018, at 23:08, ann sanfedele wrote: > > can't imagine how you are tolerating it, Bob... > > We had a short spell of "feels like 100" F.. but air conditing working fine.. > and now it is hot and sticky, but not nearly > what it seems like the whole rest of the world is going through - in places > where one would not normally consider having an AC. > > ann > >> On 7/26/2018 7:17 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Quick and sleepy 4 AM, calc=prox >> 98F. >> Today's high in northern CA is 111F! >> >> J >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 26, 2018, at 4:04 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> >>> It's predicted to be the hottest day since records began in UK today. In >>> Greenwich it's set to be 34 degrees later today, which is not that big a >>> deal, imo. Nevertheless, people are finding ways to cool off: >>> https://web-options.com/2018/07/26/greenwich-beach/ >>> >>> Taken with an iPhone 7+ using Lightroom. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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.
