Subject: Which would you prefer in a lens?
1. Brutal Sharpness. A little fall off towards the edges OK. 2. Vivid Color reproduction - more towards earthy Browns and true Reds. Little or no Bluish cast. 3. Controlled Distortion in both the X and Y planes 4. Good rendering both in the Shadows and Highlights. 5. Low Flare. 6. Hard Coating to fight off dust, dirt, moisture, spots and smudges. Easy to clean with a Lens Cloth and lift out gunk that collects on the front element. Note: I avoid Filters. I use mostly Zooms so there could be some compromise. I will go on buying the same Zoom Lens if necessary till I find that "Perfect" copy. Regards and a Merry Christmas to all of You. Bipin Thornhill Ontario. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RIP Dan Matyola
Dan was such a humble and helpful person. We adored him and looked forward to his posts and photos. PDMLers all over the world adored him - like me from Canada / India. We shall see him as a shiny star in the Heavens above and as an inspiration to all of us. Bipin Bihari Gupta. Advisor Nissan ME, N. Africa and CIS retd Chartered Engineer Change Manager BPR - World Bank retd -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Subject: What made this so valuable?
Hi Collin, I had the Pentax Spotmatic way back in 1978. Bought it 2nd hand in Paris from a pretty Nurse returning back to the Philippines from Canada. An excellent camera. Still have a few M42 Lenses. But the Goodwill Price is extremely high, as you can get one from KEH for much less. Regards. Bipin -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fancy Camera Strap
Hi Friends, Arca Swiss QR Plates with Strap Lugs can be bought for US $ 6 to 22 with Free Shipping from AliExpress or WISH. These are available with multiple options - D-Ring attached to a swivel Carabiner ($ 4 to 5), just the swivel Carabiner ($ 2 to 3) to a round ringed slot in the QR Plate. Some come with a hinged Lug. Most of these Plates also have strap lugs at both ends to attach a nylon Camera Strap. These DO NOT interfere if the Arca Swiss Plate is mounted to a Ball Head. WISH has a Warehouse in Toronto so shipments come in fast. But AliExpress shipments from China may take upto 1.5 months. My Arca Swiss PU70 QR Plate has both the tripod Female Socket + Strap Lugs. Regards. Bipin from Thornhill Ontario. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lens aperture slow to respond, thus overexposed pictures
Hi Friends, had a similar problem with a Pentax "A" 35-105 mm f3.5 Lens - bought Like New for US $ 65 + Tax at Kaufman's Camera in the Bay Area CA. I reckoned a CLA would cost more than buying another one, say from KEH com - $ 149 then. I then took the DIY route after reading up some resources on the Internet and Pentax Forums worldwide. I decided on a rear entry as this was easier and less complex then entering the Lens from the front. I knew both sides should be cleaned to remove the gumming up of the blades, but reasoned the front facing side may just loosen up a bit too. I used lots of Johnson's Q-Tips dipped in WD-40 - gently and very little WD-40 at a time avoiding drips and fibres coming off from the Q-tips. A lot of brown gooey stuff came out till there was no more discoloration of the Q-tips. Put back the rear elements. Had a perfect working lens - checked and compared with a lot of test shots I had filed earlier. Regards and Good Luck. Bipin from Thornhill Ontario. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?
Shop, shop, shop; GAS, gas, gas ( gear acquisition syndrome). We have all been conditioned to cajole our Idiot Boxes into telling us to get new Cameras and Lenses every 4 to 5 years. Why? Perhaps because of technological reasons, sharper and better picture qualities etc. What did we have in our early Film SLR days? A camera that allowed you to play with the (3) Basics - Shutter Speed, Aperture Opening and the Film ISO. It was a luxury if you had a built in Light Meter, Focusing Aid, Double Exposure, Self Timer or some other Gimmicks. And we produced beautiful results. God has Blessed us with enough resources to buy the latest Pentax DSLRs and Lenses, but I have stuck to the Pentax K-5 IIs and some of the best AF Lenses from Pentax, Tamron or Sigma - (11) in all. I have other systems as well including Leica, but love my Pentax the most. I will accept any challenge from any Kindred Soul with a Pentax K-1 Mk2 or the latest K-3 Mk III. Just my 2-cents, even though I agree - to each our own - so go ahead and ask yourselves or your friend "What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list"? Bipin in Thornhill Ontario. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Another Top -10 camera list that Pentax missed out
John, when I was in High School I found most Studio Folks using Pentax SLRs or Yashica TLRs. I also saw many Photogs using Pentax Cameras especially the Spotmatics. There would be lots of discussions by our Seniors on Pentax Photography, such were their popularity. I sold my Japanese K1000 SE when the meter went out of balance, and my Pentax ME Super with smc M 50mm f1.4 becape a paper weight. Regards. Bipin Gupta -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax or Olympus?
A friend on the i-Pentax Forum bought a Sony Full Frame Mirrorless because his Pentax K-5 IIs + Lenses were causing him shoulder and neck pain and he wanted a lighter gear. Within a year he sold it and went back to the Pentax. Reason:- a) He was not happy with the quality of the photos in RAW or JPEG b) The body felt unbalanced with any lens beyond a 50mm. c) The EVF was nowhere near to a Penta Prism. Hope this helps. Regards Bipin Thornhill Ontario -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Travel Tripod
Rick Sir, I am an old timer, and so are my Tripods - some (5) of them bought over time. Only two are light and strong enough to be called Travel Tripods - of a sort, to say hold a DSLR with a 300 mm Lens. Body with the Lens may be just around 3 Kg, but the Lens Overhang, Stability and Dynamic Load calls for a (9) Kg Load bearing Tripod with Ball Head. So Sir 3-times the Gear weight. Both my Tripods were converted to Ball Heads, one Heavy Duty - to 15 Kg Load, and the other light duty - 5 Kg. The collapsed Height of the Heavy duty one is some 16 inches and the other 13 inches. I found on my Travels round the World that the best Tripod should fold down to 13 inches for ease of carrying, take a gear load of 8 Kg (17.6 lbs) for safety and stability. I have left the Weight of the Tripod Open - depending on whether it is Aluminum or Carbon Fiber. So my tripods do not meet Travel Criteria. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Mafia Nuns
Hi Bob, sad that you had an experience different from mine. I went to a Christian Brother's Boarding School from Class 1 to 11 and earlier at St. Joseph's Convent from Nursery, KG 1 & KG 2. I have attached some wonderful memories, see Dropbox link with some pictures. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6i7ddo92jhgw1ib/AAB9D3LUfes8xdeg3stoKFfla?dl=0 Their Education, Wisdom, Spirituality etc stood the test of time that helped me retire as an Advisor from the World's Largest Automotive Conglomerate. Who knew then that a nondescript Brown Indian would lead people from all over the world. They made no attempt to convert us Hindus into Christians because they knew Christ spent his "Lost Years" in India where he learnt peace and love. The Nuns were kindly and pious and we would kiss their cross as they walked past. The only time I was afraid when a Nun in Black Winter Dress picked me up to cuddle. I thought she was a ghost as her skin was so white. Stay Blessed and Safe all of you beautiful PDMLers. Bipin B. Gupta *PS*: We are currently in the mountains of Belmont California visiting our Daughter. It seems there never was a Pandemic every where we go around in the Silicon Valley. Whereas in Toronto folks are wary and cautious. Entry to Shops and Malls are limited to a few numbers at a time. The reason why I mentioned "be Safe". -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
More from New Castle
Dear Rick & Alan, After Compliments I went to your smugmug website:- https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/More-New-Castle/ Enjoyed the very colorful photos of homes and their gardens. Truly awesome. I also note that these photos are for sale. Now I live in an area with very pretty homes, a park, a hilly tract, a railway line, a primary school, a giant community center, jungle trails with streams all within 6 to 7 minutes walk. I have some photos of these areas with my cheapo Phone - photos attached. The Question? Why would someone buy a photo of someone else's home or garden?? Why I ask ? I have many similar photos and some more, and have been thinking of going commercial to finance some of my professional gear - mostly Pentax, Leica and a Sony Mirrorless. Here is a 3-D photo of a fisherman at dusk. Stay safe and Blessed. Bipin B. Gupta retd Advisor Nissan ME, N. Africa & CIS PS: I forget no attachments are allowed. Here is the Link to my Dropbox account:- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqxbdhym8j8iaq8/AABeWu5tJTqt9B_0XDjrbWVVa?dl=0 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Downtown Ulan Bator Mongolia Camera Shop
Alan Sir, in fact I was in this Camera Shop last year - just before the Covid ruckus - and saw a used Pentax 16-50/2.8 in excellent condition for MNT (Mongolian Tugrik) 555,750 or US $ 195.and a Sigma 150-500 mm f5-6.3 APO DG HSM Lens for MNT 912,000 (USD 320). Since I already had an older Bigma and the Pentax 16-50 I did not pick them up. Regards. Bipin -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Printer ink fails to dry completely for a long time
Hello Bulent and other Friends with a similar problem. I bought some photo paper in Dubai in bulk and pretty cheap. Using a Canon Pixma MG6470 AIO Printer I had the same problem with the Black Ink taking longer to dry. It would smudge and spoil the entire print. This Printer uses two kinds of Black ink Tanks - one Dye Black and the other Pigment Black. I am a Techie and a DIY person and a deep research took me to this conclusion:- a) Some photo papers have a thicker coating on which Ink takes longer to dry. b) Pigment Ink sits longer on paper before it dries - pigments in the Ink are some kind of very fine solid and will not enter the paper structure easily. c) Dye Inks sink into the paper and dry faster. d) Cheaper Bulk Ink from Ali Baba was no better or worse than Canon's original which is 5-times as expensive. I do refilling as DIY fun and they work OK. e) Better Photo Paper dried faster - Matte being better than Glossy - but still the Dye Black Ink took longer to dry. Experiment with quality Photo Paper. f) Bond Letter Paper - 90 to 120 GSM - dried the fastest. Not bad - good print quality. g) A Radiant Heater placed in front of the Prints made them dry almost instantly - Best Solution. Stay safe and Blessed in these Pandemic times. Bipin B. Gupta retd Advisor Nissan ME, N. Africa & CIS Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
wanted to buy for a friend.. help needed
Dear Ann, I am a DIY Person and a Master Mechanic, so maybe there is a newer LED Bulb replacement. Also one can modify an Automotive Bulb for this older model Projector. Also Bulb Socket Adapters are available for conversion into LED which are cooler and more powerful. I know for sure as my Son converted all the Ordinary Bulbs to Efficient LEDs in his Home in Toronto. Some 50 years ago, I made my own slide Projector - quite a professional stuff using an Automotive Head lamp. Regards. Bipin Bangalore & Thornhill Ontario PS: Plan B: Your Friend can buy another Projector ensuring this time the Bub is intact and in working condition. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Boris Johnson has tested positive
He may be the PM of Great Britain, but he is just as human and a fool to have put himself at risk in some way by contracting the Chinese Virus. It is like my sister asking us many years ago "does Marilyn Monroe pee or go to the loo"? She always thought that celebrities do not do these things. 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.
Pentax lenses I want
Dear Mark, you would have noticed that in the Film SLR days ALL Pentax Lenses were Full Frame. Even the SLR themselves were pretty small and petite looking. And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the current crop of APSC DSLRs. So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame? This would have kept design and manufacturing efforts and costs down. Now please don't start searching for a Technical reason why this is detrimental to Photography. I just responded to your thread "I want a full-frame version of this lens". As for Lenses I am a zoom lover - covered between 10 & 300 mm as I am not into wild life, nature or sports photography - so do not need longer lenses. No GAS. Now all my Zooms are brutally sharp. How do I assure this?? Simple: I will go on buying lenses till I find the sharpest one. That's the Keeper. I do have some Prime Lenses because of their f1.2 or f1.4 Apertures for special Low Light Photography or DOF needs. Thanks for reading. Bipin. Toronto & Bangalore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Which laptop for Lightroom and how to test?
Past 4-years I've been using a 4K (3840x2160 pixels) Toshiba Satellite P50t-B Laptop with 64 Bit Windows 10, Intel i7 CPU, 20 GB RAM, Dual Video Cards, 1 TB Fast HD, USB 3, Blu Ray / M-Disc Burner. I run both Lightroom Classic CC 2019 and Photoshop CC 2019 without any lag. There are some (49) other Programs and Apps loaded on the Laptop + Personal Data, Photos. Videos & Music. Currently 136 GB space is Free on the HD. Note: Aim for some 22% Free space on the HD to run your Laptop at a decent speed. Windows 10 setup on Hi Performance mode. USB 3 (Laptop) to USB 3 (say WD 4 TB External) is pretty quick. Booting is fast too. I keep the OS and Registry clean with CCleaner & Glary Utilities. Never had any error messages or Blue Screen. Regards. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Metaskills mentors and classes
Hi Kenneth, glad you took a useful Photo Workshop. Most of them are just gimmicks to make a fast buck from Beginners - a lot who are happy with useless basics. things that can be learnt from any (40) year old book o photography - yes Sir, look up Focal Press. Very few offer Workshops for the Advanced Amateur Photographer. say a person who has been using DSLRs for (4 to 6) years. Understanding and using Value / Quality of Light is the prime aspect of all genre of Photography. And my hats off to you for having grasped it. As a Teacher - I take Free Workshops and Photo Walks - the biggest challenge is Composition and White Balance in changing or mixed Lighting situations. You should get minimum five (5) takeaways from a good workshop. I hope you can share some more takeaways. With Artificial Intelligence built into most DSLRs today one need not worry too much about under or over exposure. I use a camera whose dark and dingy RAW file can be corrected into peppy photos using LR CC in under a minute. Over exposure too can be corrected though to a limited extent say by (5 to 6) EVs. Have fun with your photography. Bipin Bihari Bangalore & Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
It looks like we'll have a Peak Designs tripod.
Looks like a good Tripod. As a Design Engineer I think one does not need a fund of US $ 500,000 to re-design one. A tripod is NO Space Age gizmo. It is Lo-tech stuff. In fact I have a trapezoidal - almost triangular - leg design Tripod I bought in Dubai some 27 Years back - eliminates dead space and minimises packed down size with an 8 Kg 4-Button Ball Head. Note a true Travel Tripod should fold down to NO MORE than 12 inch in height for easy storage either inside or outside the Camera Back Pack or Sling Bag. I am afraid someone is going to pocket a lot of easy money. 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.
Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior
Rick / PJ, the SDM Motors were born bad. If there is any binding on the motor it WILL draw a larger current, but NOT from Full Bar to 1. Note: every K-5 series has the notorious Battery Indicator PROBLEM on the Top LCD, which Ricoh-Pentax never solved. And with some lenses I have noticed this behaviour gets still bad, though erratic. You remove the Battery or OFF & ON the Camera and the behaviour returns to normal. Point to NOTE: When you switched to another Lens the Battery Indicator returned to Normal. So K-5 BUG. Kind Regards. Bipin. Bangalore, Thornhill Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO - History told by cars - far-far-away nearby county
Hello Igor, Ann, Jeyan, as Canadians Cubans welcome us in the friendliest way possible. Also because of our Dollars - photos 5066 & 5166, the grandeur of our hotel. Our Guide - who is actually a Professor earning US $ 40 a month - showed us the real Cuba few tourists get to know. Cuba is a welfare state - so the state takes care of all your needs including food rations. And because of the US embargo they are forced to use older American cars, though cheaper Korean and Chinese newer models have started making back door entries. But don't be fooled by the American oldie's exterior. Cubans are great DIY guys and very good Mechanics. The interior is almost all new as well as the engines and the air conditioner - all retro fitted. All the other body parts like brakes, shockers etc are modern adaptations with parts readily available from back door imports mainly China. Decay is seen everywhere - photo 4879 LHS, but the beauty of the old mansions, the mighty squares, the cheerfulness of the people are evident. Our Guide told us the Spaniards killed of all the natives and the few that were left were killed off by diseases from the invaders. You can see a native in photo 4949 with the Padre. Here is a link to a few pictures from my last visit to Cuba:- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/86j37pf1btu3f3t/AAC2bJaOJRHDnHEc0GyFGFaAa?dl=0 Thanks for looking. Regards Bipin camp: Belmont, CA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The D FA 70-200/2.8
Hey Paul, if you buy Amazon Market Place stuff you will receive "Open Box Items, Returns or other such less than NEW items". Amazon is NOTORIOUS for this however much they "Apologize". There is no excuse from them if you purchased New Items. Putting a Shipping Sticker on the original Pentax Lens Box is SACRILEGE and bound to shake loose the innards of the lens. I received a new Lens from Amazon India, packed in a huge corrugated carton with inflated pillow packs and bubble wrap inside. But I did take some time to phone in to Amazon in advance. Enjoy your new baby as it is a fine lens, though a bit heavy for old farts like me. Regards. Bipin from the silicon valley of India Bangalore and the US Belmont -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Weird battery behavior
Hey PJ, I have had that happening to me before. Just clean the Battery Terminals with some alcohol and then rub dry. Try putting it back in the charger. I request you check the Charger too for odd behaviour and like wise clean its terminals too. But before you throw away the Pentax OEM battery, if it is really bad, just give it a quick shock treatment. This battery is around 8 volts. So use an SMPS Adapter outputting 15 to 20 volts - your Laptop Charger should be fine - and briefly touch the terminals of the OEM Battery from the SMPS. Please take care of the Polarity. Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
People's thoughts on Adobe CC photoshop
I've been using Photoshop for donkey years, but stopped with the CS6 version for a couple of reasons: a) Photography is my hobby and I am not into it for money. Also I have this idiosyncrasy to own the very best of things like shoes- Bata, Cameras - Pentax, Watch - Rolex & Omega, Cars - Infinity, Travel Luggage - Samsonite & so on. But I changed to a 4K Intel Core i7 laptop, and the fonts + modules appeared miniscule and I could not read them. Adobe & Microsoft were at loggerheads blaming each other so the problem remains unsolved. RIP Photoshop CS6. b) $ 10 a month may appear small, but I would rather own my own software which resides on my own machine, not somewhere in the cloud. Reason why I have not moved into a Gated Community where you pay a monthly service + maintenance charge and listen to all the Rules they make. I rather have my own little house at the meeting point of 4-Roads - what is called a unique corner site. c) I have used a number of Software - Pentax's own PDCU5, Cyberlink Photo Director, DxO Optics Pro, Lightroom + some more, but find LR CC 2015.12 with the NIK interface the friendliest, easiest & fast. d) I am aware that Photoshop is the Studio Owner's and Pro Photogs favorite, so they will have to go on using it in whatever way Adobe hands it out to them - whether they have a choice or not. Not for me, as I will move on to something else like Luminar, GIMP etc. Thanks for reading. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
People's thoughts on Adobe CC photoshop
I've been using Photoshop for donkey years, but stopped with the CS6 version for a couple of reasons: a) Photography is my hobby and I am not into it for money. Also I have this idiosyncrasy to own the very best of things like shoes- Bata, Cameras - Pentax, Watch - Rolex & Omega, Cars - Infinity, Travel Luggage - Samsonite & so on. But I changed to a 4K Intel Core i7 laptop, and the fonts + modules appeared miniscule and I could not read them. Adobe & Microsoft were at loggerheads blaming each other so the problem remains unsolved. RIP Photoshop CS6. b) $ 10 a month may appear small, but I would rather own my own software which resides on my own machine, not somewhere in the cloud. Reason why I have not moved into a Gated Community where you pay a monthly service + maintenance charge and listen to all the Rules they make. I rather have my own little house at the meeting point of 4-Roads - what is called a unique corner site. c) I have used a number of Software - Pentax's own PDCU5, Cyberlink Photo Director, DxO Optics Pro, Lightroom + some more, but find LR CC 2015.12 with the NIK interface the friendliest, easiest & fast. d) I am aware that Photoshop is the Studio Owner's and Pro Photogs favorite, so they will have to go on using it in whatever way Adobe hands it out to them - whether they have a choice or not. Not for me, as I will move on to something else like Luminar, GIMP etc. Thanks for reading. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The Fisherman
Hello Paul, I am perplexed. I downloaded the photo from Dropbox and blew it to 100%. Some artifacts just began to show up. In fact the blue in the sky had no noise or color fringing whatsoever. I do understand that Dropbox resizes an already resized JPEG. Unfortunately I did not shoot RAW. I use Lightroom Paul. Let me make another attempt at your suggestion. I have attached the photo again for Larry - Horizon check. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gjgwa0n028enk38/AAAoO2HAv93Qf0uNqVnm24I7a?dl=0 Those are black volcanic rock with some kind of "Fairy Dust" on them, that they shine. I tried a 3-D effect in Lightroom - separation of all the 4-elements - the rocks, the sea, the island in the distant and the clouds. Also the sun was peeking out from the clouds so I had to move around to avoid lens flare. Thank you for the helpful feedback. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
The Fisherman
Jack Sir, when you open the Dropbox Link, please click on the tiny Thumbnail to get a larger view. For a still Larger view click on Full Screen dual arrows below the photo. Hi Larry, I re-checked the photo on my screen and found no artifacts. In fact even the horizon is straight as measured by the chequered squares on windows Photo Viewer. It is exactly the same Photo I sent you after your very helpful suggestions. Thanks to all the wonderful PDMLers for looking 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.
The Fisherman
Driving along the coastal road as dusk set in we came upon some intense black rocks, threatening clouds that hid the sun and an island in the distant haze. The sea was shimmering. I could not resist but stop and take some shots. I took the Fisherman's permission for the shots with the Pentax K-5 IIs and the Tamron 17-50/2.8. Here is the photo - PPd a bit with the help of Larry Colen. The exif data is intact. I tend to expose to the left, and to keep the Fisherman nondescript I kept him in the "dark". I also shoot 88% JPEGs as I do not want to waste time on PP. I will resort to RAW (DNG) only on difficult photo shoots - mixed lighting (cannot get WB right), foggy, damp and lousy weather etc. Comments and criticisms are welcome. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3z9nl6zk2dm70e/AAA1AJsHXmLGqsrN4_gd4_8Na?dl=0 Regards. Bipin. camp: Thornhill, Ontario. "It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter." - Alfred Eisenstaedt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
For Posterity - Disappearing Cultural Ethos
Photos from a typical street life in Northern India - mid 2017. Portrays a disappearing cultural ethos from our lives - like that man with an entire stores on his head or held just by one hand. Look at the green e-Rickshaw vs the manual powered one. Many activists want the hand or leg powered Rickshaw banned as it is against human dignity. Look also at the riot of colors. And no one bothers you as you go around photographing street life with a huge DSLR - in fact folks smile and almost all of them want to give you a pose. These are the lands Gautam Budh travelled spreading love and compassion. And also visited by Apple's Steve Job seeking enlightenment. . That is beautiful India my friends - the land of the free, the world's biggest democracy. Thanks for looking. Comments welcome. Exif data is intact. Pentax k-5 IIs + tamron 17-50/2.8. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rwp4fmuwnuf0825/AABkAE9eUnbxmxnMzvC1aKKua?dl=0 Regards. Bipin camp: Belmont, CA. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Peeping Jill
Looking who is peeping into my room. This was in our AirBNB Guest House in Maui, Hawaii very recently. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8txovubygxajz2p/AADVLXs74XeVCToh2o6oAIcta?dl=0 Ah! Look carefully at one of the photos - a previous guest has left his crafty art - where else friends? - her bot Tom. No offences meant folks - just a joak. Comments most welcome - exif data is intact. Pentax K-5 IIs + Tammy 17-50 f2.8. Regards. Bipin camp: Belmont, CA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Subject: Re: Inexpensive Pentax AC adapter
One hears these adages quite often like "You pay what you get for", "Cheap" etc. Is it true?? NOT for the smart guy - or call him frugal, Mr. Scrooge if you wish. Cheap need not mean it will damage your camera or fail. So here is what I did. Bought a German Hama SMPS Multi Volt Adapter for $12 on sale from Media Mart while in Cologne, Germany. SMPS (switched mode power supply units) are one of the safest circuitry used in digital equipment & electronics. This one had a 3-way safety circuit. Bought the Connector Pentax uses for $ 2.40 each - called the Male Hirose 3-pin MQ172-3SA Plug. God alone knows why Pentax uses obscure stuff and not simple Japanese Standard Connectors. Soldered two thick copper pins which plugs into the Universal Socket of the Hama Adapter. Works great on my Pentax DSLRs. Note: wiring the Hirose connector - the center pin is a dummy, the Ground pin is top most one viewed with the plug inserted into the camera. The 8.3 volt pin is the bottom most one. Regards. Bipin camp: Belmont, CA. Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals about time & masters worry about light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Ready for the Hookah.
PJ Sir, pretty good picture considering dusk time and street lighting. A bit unsharp though and you left space at the LHS instead of including more of the HOOKAH on the RHS. We are made to think your picture story is round the Hookah? or is it the pretty Lady?? "As usual comments are welcome and will NOT be ignored". Regards. Bipin. PS: I spent some 19 years in the Middle East, North Africa & the CIS where Hookah smoking, Turkish Coffee & Nuts are a pastime. Here in India Hookah was very common, but not now because of health concerns. I still have my Dad's Hookah painted in 24 Carat Gold, silver mouth piece with the tubing braided in Gold Thread. My Grandma would smoke the smaller hand held version. There were some (4) four Tobacconist - all Moslems - in our neighborhood, who would make fresh moist Tobacco balls in some (18) Flavors to order. My Dad preferred the "Spicy" and my Grand Mom the "Sweet" type. I have a small supply in the Freezer from my Birth place Patna some 2100 Km up north from Bangalore my home town. Down South there are no Tobacconists. In Libya you can smoke it on the side walk Restaurants. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones
Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead of the less power hungry LED bulbs. And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. I have given the link to a sample photo which shows the yellow color cast - though surprisingly the skin tone is fairly OK:- https://www.dropbox.com/s/svjhqjveewcwt0d/Yellow%20Light%20Example.jpg?dl=0 The Question: Should we neutralize the overall yellow color cast and correct the skin tone in post, or leave the photo as it is?? I often end up with "sick" looking skin tones when I adjust the WB Temperature in Lightroom. Looking forward to your feedback on your preferences. May the Force be with you. Bipin. Incredibly Rusty Photographers – Who? – Those who have not shot for two weeks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones
Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead of the less power hungry LED bulbs. And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. I have attached a sample photo which shows the yellow color cast - though surprisingly the skin tone is fairly OK. https://www.dropbox.com/s/svjhqjveewcwt0d/Yellow%20Light%20Example.jpg?dl=0 The Question: Should we neutralize the overall yellow color cast and correct the skin tone in post, or leave the photo as it is?? I often end up with "sick" looking skin tones when I adjust the WB Temperature in Lightroom. Looking forward to your feedback on your preferences. May the Force be with you. Bipin. Incredibly Rusty Photographers – Who? – Those who have not shot for two weeks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lens improvements
Thanks John for looking at my Water Drop Photography - a first time attempt. Alas I could not get a "mushroom" drop after trying for some 2- hrs. I believe Photogs have sold water drop photos for $s. May the Force be with you. Bipin. Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals about time & masters worry about light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lens improvements
Dear Dan, Pentax lenses have always been technically very advanced - at least my first SLR bought pre owned in 1975 - a Spotmatic with a Takumar proved to be. The reason I latched on to Pentax were the grand Lenses - after owning a Pentacon, Nikon, Kiev-19, Leica, Ricoh SLRs. I was amazed at the 35 - 135 F3.5 "A" zoom lens. Sharp all the way through - remember that this is not a computer designed lens. And I picked one up in Mint condition from a Pop & Mom Store in the San Francisco Bay Area for $65 + Tax. I have attached my first attempt at Water Drop Photography using this lens which also has Macro - see attached link. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nxcxdnwonye9dh4/AABcu5Qy0YScLwDatMp0msFha?dl=0 Thanks for looking. Bipin Photography will stop time – for eternity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Stuck Battery In Pentax Q
I've had a DLI90 battery swell on the flat sides and get jammed inside the camera. So I first googled and found out what was inside the plastic shell. Found it had two Lithium cells connected to a tiny motherboard sitting on top. So using a drill without caution would go through the motherboard and perhaps cause problems. So I used a craft drill with a 2 mm drill bit at slow speed. I wrapped a colored electrical tape 1.5 mm from the tip which was about the thickness of the battery shell. Drilled gently to puncture the shell without touching the motherboard. Bent 2 #s 2 mm thick steel strip into L-shape and stuck them on top of the battery in a T-shape with Araldite Epoxy - slow curing type. Let it to cure for 24 hours. Then drooped just a wee bit of Singer Sewing Machine oil on both the sides. Grabbed the steel strip and slowly pulled out the battery. The battery shell was swollen on the camera contact side. Before scrapping it I dared to charge it on a cheap ebay charger. Then checked the voltage. Eureka 8.4 volts. Checked for heat build up and there was none. Peeled the sticker on the swollen contact side and rubbed it down on an Emery Sheet. Put it inside the K-5, and voila the camera showed Full Charge and it was working. Better sense got hold of me and I scrapped this 3rd Party 3-year old battery. Had won it on an evil bay bid for $ 3.99. Lesson learnt - use good quality stuff like DSTE or Wahabi for $ 6 to 9. Note: I have used some (9) #s 3rd Part Batteries on my K-20D, K-5 & K-5 IIs with just this loss. Regards. Bipin Photography focuses you to see things you may not notice otherwise. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Third party DLI-90 suggestions?
Larry, good observation with the 2-pins on the DSTE Charger vs 3-pins on the Pentax original. Here is the surprise. When you slide off the interchangeable top plate - optional plates for all manufacturer's models are available for $ 2 - you notice there are actually 3 pins below. So don't know why they did not provide 3-pins on the top plate? May the Force be with you. Bipin. The whole goddamn world is turning insane. Photograph it before it disappears. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Third party DLI-90 suggestions?
Dear Larry we bought 2 #s DSTE batteries along with a Universal Travel Charger for $ 17.99 with Free shipping from evil bay - August 2016. The batteries are working fine, and I would say as good as the Pentax original. With the third recharge it lasted perhaps as much as 90% of the original. The best deal is the Charger - has pins for direct plug-in to the wall socket - no messy cables - the top plate can slide out to take plates from all Pentax Battery Models as well as from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic etc. Great design. Charges pretty fast and has auto cut off. In 2014 we bought the same DSTE x 2 #s from Amazon - $ 12.99. They too are working great. Claimed mAh is pretty crazy and false. Here is a good test. If the 3rd party battery weighs as much as the Pentax original then it will hold 1600 to 1800 mAh. Why I say this? I won a bid from ebay Canada for a no name brand DLI 90 for CAD 2.20 with Free shipping. It was surprisingly very light - about half the weight of the original. But hey, it still works albeit with just 1/4 staying power. Regards. Bipin B. Gupta Photography takes an instant out of time holding beautiful lives still, for eternity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Stunning News for Pentax - Ricoh
This came in today to my Inbox: http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Ricoh-may-close-shutter-on-personal-camera-business The end of Pentax - Ricoh coming near?? Hope this time an Indian Company buys them out, or I see a merger with some existing Camera Manufacturer. God Bless us Pentaxians, as we have been tossed enough by the waves. Regards. Bipin from the IT / Computer Capital of the World. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Digital Slide Scanners
While working in the Middle East, circa 2007, we had an HP Scanner that took slides or 35 mm negative roll film (6) #s at a time. It had an ingenious double lid with the top one for film and the bottom lid for the normal document or photo scan. It had (2) separate scanning lights one inside the top lid and the other one built into the scanner body. The moment it finished a scan it would throw out (6) separate pictures - a +ve picture from the 35 mm negative roll film. Of course the picture from the slide film would be a perfect representation of the slide. You could do basic correction & enhancements before or after a scan. What was surprising was the automatic cleaning up effect of dusty, speckled & color damages of the slide or negative on the finished output - like magic. I am sorry I do not remember the model #, as we lost it along with all our possessions including our brand new Subaru Legacy in a flash flood. The villa was submerged with 7 feet of water measured from our drive way. It was a national disaster. We just saved our lives. Regards. Bipin. Landscape photography is an expression of joy and God’s bounty. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The World's Smallest, Lightest Full-Frame, SLR from Pentax
Hello Darren Sir, how nostalgic when we read about the Pentax K SLRs and all those wonderful Lenses. I still keep my Spotmatic F, K-1000 SE, ME Super & the MZ-5n, hoping against hope that someone will come up with the Digital Film Cassette. I take them out now and then, admire them, play with them and put them back in their air tight armed forces boxes. I care a damn when friends & family point out my childish behavior. My God, a digital film cassette will usher in a revolution and boost Photography a 1000 times. I am even willing for crowd funding as long as these folks / companies are not charlatans. Regards. Bipin. Photography kindles imagination and documents your journey through life. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SF Camera Store Closing
Hi Larry & SF Bay Area Folks + Others, it is sad when Mom & Pop Stores close, as some of them become so embedded in a city's cultural life. Kaufmann Cameras was another one of those iconic stores in San Mateo, the Bay Area, California. I believe they moved some where near South San Francisco an sincerely hope they are doing well. The owners, elderly folks were gentle people with encyclopedic knowledge of all things photographic. And their used gear were certainly cheaper than that of KEH. I can confirm this as I bought some three Lenses & two TCs from them + lots of little accessories like Bags, Ball Head, Filters, Lens Caps etc. Here is a photo of the Store in San Mateo:- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v51wqwxpoa8sir9/AAB6sdegttGFEnicuP4T74nna?dl=0 Regards. Bipin from the IT/Software Capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SF Camera store closing
Hello PJ Sir, here in India particularly in Bangalore you will find one Mobile Phone Store every 30 to 40 meters (100 to 130 feet). Smart Phones are a craze especially the latest 4G voLTE (HD quality sound & video) for as little as INR 3999 ($ 62). I bought a decent one with a pretty good dual 13 + 5 MP Camera - with 4100 mAh battery + 2 GB Ram + 16 GB Rom + 2 SIM Slots for $ 94) - LYF Wind 4S. It is illegal to sell "LOCKED" phones in India. Instead you get a Free SIM from a Service Provider - Say Reliance JIO - & buy for INR 303 ($ 4.70) with free Local + All India calls + 4 GB 4G Data for (1) month. "Roaming" is free - that is if I travel to Delhi there are no extra cost while making a call. All Calls Received + Messages are Free. Apple has started manufacturing iPhones in Bangalore. At first they wanted to sell "Refurbished" & "Pre-owened" (2nd hand) phones in India, but the Govt. refused permission. Just sharing information to give you an idea of comparative costs. DSLRs are hot selling "toys" here. Mom & Pop stores are still dominant, but on line stores like Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal etc have started the "kill". With half the Tourists in Europe from India, this trend will continue. People no longer want a P Camera as their Smart Phones are just as good The Canikons steal the show with starter kits including Lenses for around $ 340. Unfortunately Pentax does not have a DSLR at this price point. Regards. Bipin from the IT/Software capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 is the connector for the Pentax K-5 USB cable?
PJ Sir, I bought the $ 1 USB cable for my K-20D in 2009, as I said from San Mateo in the Bay Area California. And it is still working fine. I always transfer my photos using the USB cable connected to my Laptop, after reading a few stories of damage to the Card Slot. Then the K-5 series has a design problem with the Card Door making it awkward to push in and then pull the card out - not so om my older K-20D. Here is one for $ 0.93 to 1.14 with Free shipping to the US from AliExpress (China evil bay equivalent) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1M-8-Pin-USB-Data-Cable-for-Nikon-Olympus-Pentax-Sony-Panasonic-Sanyo/32793799511.html?spm=2114.40010308.4.71.1x09IY https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1M-8-Pin-USB-Data-Cable-for-Nikon-Olympus-Pentax-Sony-Panasonic-Sanyo/32793799511.html?spm PJ Sir, this line has been made defunct by manufacturers in India, China, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam etc" "you get what you pay for" as cheap no longer mean poor quality for many many items. I bought a Made in India LED Video Light (108 dimmable LEDs) for US $ 8. Powerful and fun to use and it is still working great. I posted it on the Pentax Forums with the sample videos. To give you an example 3rd Party Batteries (note Pentax do not make them, they farm them out), Zomei GND or CPL Filters, the CAD 6 including postage Shoulder Sling Strap I bought from China - just as good as the Brand name ones for $ 40 to 100 ones, etc etc. Believe me PJ Sir, as Mechanical Engineers we do an FMEA (failure mode effect analysis) when we design a product. So I would not put a CAD 6 (US $ 4.50) Sling Strap on my expensive $ 2000 gear if it was not just as strong. You get exactly the same 3rd Party Brake Pads for my Car at 1/10 the price here in India. But I buy the original as I will not put my family and my life in peril. Note: here precious lived are involved. Just that you have to be money smart PJ Sir, and perhaps a bit lucky. Regards. Bipin. Buy a Leica, get the full Leica Experience? - a quick reduction of funds in the bank a/c. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
What is the connector for the Pentax K-5 USB cable?
Hi Larry, Pentax uses the Mini-B connector. I bought one for USD 1 from a Computer Shop in San Mateo on S El Camino Real somewhere between East 20 & East 25 Ave. Panasonic & Olympus use the same mini USB type as I have these cameras. AliExpress (Chinese evil bay) claims Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Fuji & Sanyo use the same cable. It costs USD 0.93 with free shipping to the US. Regards. Bipin from the Computer/Software Capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
How to adapt Sigma 8-16mm for Pentax K1
STOP! Do not cut the Lens Hood out first. Note, it has a flower petal type hood with the longer petal on the top & bottom. It's these longer ones that causes the vignetting. Try twisting it to the LH / RH position from the top. Take shots and see the results. If it won't budge (after you have tried both the CCW & CW twist), mark the top & bottom petals to follow the petal shape. Now use the smaller 1/4 inch hack saw blade without the handle. Check the photo. Go on cutting by trial and error. Make sure you don't graze the lens. Stick a 3M Post It on the Lens as protection. Then use emery paper to smoothen the rough cut surface. If the LH / RH vertical petals are the culprit too, mark and cut with the hack saw. Good Luck. Bipin There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept - Ansel Adams -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Storage wars
The greatest havoc is caused by Hard Disk Failure. You loose 1 to 4 TB of Photos at the click of your thumb. But you loose only a few GBs on a failed DVD. Generally CDs from the 80s & 90s & recent DVDs + Blu Ray Discs should play fine assuming you have not scratched them. So here comes the 1000 year M-Disc - archival disks - literally in destructible. How?? Normal CDs & DVDs have Organic Dyes in them that fade or destruct making them unreadable in Disc Players over time. You get M-Discs in capacities upto a 100 GB and the prices are falling. The data layer on M-Discs are indestructible highly polished rock pieces. I bought a 4K Toshiba Laptop in Toronto 3-years ago with a Blu Ray Recordable Drive. Using the Free ImgBurn Software I can burn the M-Disc - pretty fast & sweet - no failures so far. I bought a pack of 5 x 25 GB Verbatim M-Discs a year ago for US $ 17.71 with Free Shipping. As to that thousand-year claim, the U.S. Navy will back that up. It tested M-Disc DVD+Rs along with archival quality DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW, subjecting them three times to a 185 degree, 85-percent humidity, full-spectrum light environment for 26.25 hours. Every DVD failed—except the M-Discs, which suffered no noticeable degradation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC http://www.mdisc.com/ http://www.pcworld.com/article/2933478/storage/m-disc-optical-media-reviewed-your-data-good-for-a-thousand-years.html Suggest please try them. Just Google which Blu Ray Recorder can burn M-Discs. You even get portable USB Blu Ray Burners for under US $ 40. Regards. Bipin. from the Software Capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Boston
Hello Gonz Sir, I am glad the photos brought out some happy memories. We are glad we dined at the Oyster House. Oh my God! That Clam Chowder & Lobster were simply out of this world, a foodies delight yummy yum. You are spot on Gonz Sir. And John Sir, I am a little confused when you say "Legal Seafood aficionados might challenge that claim ..." If not for the food, one should go to the Union Oyster House for its Old World Charm. It was established in 1928. Beautiful work of Art inside and tools + stuff used by the early European Settlers. I saw some old Wooden Cameras too. I am a Non Resident Indian, a Foodie and a well traveled old fart on my duties as an Advisor in the world's largest conglomerate. I can vouch for Gonz Sir when he says "Yum, Union Oyster House... Been there a few times when I lived there. Some of the best Lobster, and for sure the best clam chowder. Or as they say in Boston, "Chowdah" The only other place I had yummy Lobsters was in Tripoli, Libya along with a relaxing smoke of Hookah. No Clam Chowder there but an excellent Crab & Fish Soup. Regards. Bipin There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept - Ansel Adams -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Boston
Hello John, we visited Boston from Toronto at almost the same time as you. What a Photogenic University Town including nearby Cambridge. Enjoyed the photos posted by you. They bring out the spirit of this old city. The colors and composition are excellent. Here is the link to some memorable photos from Boston. Taken with the Pentax K-5 IIs + the Sigma 10-20 EX DC Lens. Note how brutally sharp this lens is, even after each photo has been reduced down drastically from 15 to 19 MB each. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pwa1nkhwky2013a/AAA6YNS2rZlZdReSNephrADya?dl=0 Regards. Bipin Light brings great photos & happiness, shadows touch the soul. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Anyone looking for Zeiss Optics
One can't disagree with you Zos especially if one had pots of money or were a PRO or were an old fart like me. But foot in mouth, may I add that in todays use and throw world - repairs difficult & expensive - plastics are just as good as metal. In fact space age plastics are stronger than steel - such is our technical marvel. And soon plastic will replace glass lenses too. Any way I have a horde of lenses from 70 years back to today - mostly consumer lenses but darn good. Here is what I do to pick the sharpest and the best value for money. a) Read up reviews on the Internet. Example there are Pentax & Russian Lenses of Zeiss design but at less than half the cost. So I pick up a few. b) I will repeatedly buy a consumer lens till I get one that is darn good and in like new condition. These are my keepers. Example I have a Sigma 10-20 EX DC f4-5.6. When enlarged you can see the pores or hair on a ladies face much to her disappointment. German lenses like Zeiss were good in the days of B Photography bye & large - stress on bye & large. But modern day computer designed optics in space age plastic bodies will outrun most - emphasis on most - old German design lenses - in color, contrast, sharpness & pop. Except for the rare legacy glass. One is the Pentax A 35-105 f3.5 macro if you get a good copy. I don't see why one should not buy Zeiss if one has the moolah, is a Pro or wish to have bragging rights. A lady friend of ours bought a Sari for INR 180,000 (US $ 2600) and chose to leave the price tag on. Most Party or Marriage wear Saris cost $ 300 to 400 as per the misus. May the Force be with you. Bipin. Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Anyone looking for Zeiss Optics
Sorry Godfrey for mystifying you. The last line is pretty clear "go ahead and buy a Zeiss Lens for $ when you can buy similar or better ones for much less". Someone was expounding the Zeiss Lens for Pentax DSLRs. No doubt Zeiss make great lenses. But all I was saying is that you can buy just as good ones from non Zeiss sources at half the cost. I was also making the point that Germany & Zeiss are no longer world leaders in Lens design. 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.
Anyone looking for Zeiss Optics
70 Years or more ago Zeiss and the Germans made good lenses - perhaps the best - as there were no others making lenses then!!?? The Russians and the Japanese stepped in to slowly match Zeiss and later exceed them. They were followed by the Koreans who made equally good optics. And now the Chinese are repeating History once again. Even countries like the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, etc make - err rather assemble - great Lenses & Photo Gear. Well the truth is this statement has been made popular by one of our own PDMLers:- "Buy a Leica, get the full Leica Experience? - a quick reduction of funds in the bank a/c". Where LEICA = ZEISS now (ie please replace Leica with Zeiss in the statement above). There you are, go ahead and buy a Zeiss Len for $ when you can buy similar or better ones for much less er friends. Regards. Bipin "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
More on Don't tell the Missus
Bob says "There are no losers when you buy Leica, just warm fuzzy feelings" One wonderful PDMLer had said earlier "Buy a Leica, get the full Leica Experience? - a Quick Reduction of funds in the bank a/c". Regards. Bipin. Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals about time & masters worry about light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Don't tell the Missus...
Hello to Our Sweet Ann, I mentioned in the Post "just in Zest". Yet Larry took it so seriously. Tut tut Larry. Ann, I am happily married to Madhuri, an Industrial Psychologist, since 1972. Our Home Town is Bangalore, India, but we spend most of our time in the US or Canada. We love both these places - beautiful people. We are NRIs - Non Resident Indians. Thanks God, no Divorce , inspite of offers from so many pretty Women in North America. And the reason for the "No Divorce"? I am a Foodie, and Madhuri makes yum yum Western + Indian + Chinese Dishes. Plus she never asks me about the Photo stuff I buy. She says you are happily retired now & you can buy all the "Toys" you like. Honestly Ann, I am stuck with the K-5 IIs and have not yet seen the need to buy the K-1. So no need for permission from the Missus. And hey Larry, whats your comment, to this one - "The Prettiest Women to photograph are from the Indian Sub Continent", and the "Sari draped over her body is oh so . sexy"?? May the Force be with you All. Bipin. There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept - Ansel Adams. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Don't tell the Missus...
"DON'T TELL THE MISSUS" is such an oft heard and written word in Photographic Circles and Forums. Obviously it pertains to buying gear with the express permission from ones Missus. But why are MEN so afraid of their WOMEN here? After all it is the MAN's Money? Not unless you are using your Missus's Money to buy the Gear - which is considered most unmanly in many Cultures. In Asian Culture real MEN don't ask their MIssus for permission to buy Gear. We just go buy the Gear and tell our Missus so. In zest only folks. Regards. Bipin from the IT Capital of the World - Bangalore. Please don't tell Mr. Trump. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Six from my nautical adventure
Those water taxi shots were very well composed & shot Ann. The empty benches and the trees tell a beautiful story. I always shoot in rapid fire mode from my K-5 IIs while on a boat. This ensures at least one shot will be sharp & well focused in the middle. Perhaps AF-C may also help. Regards. Bipin. There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept - Ansel Adams -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Macro Lens
Bill: I find it's less difficult if the lens in question is not a Pentax. Fer gawds sake, I probably have a dozen or more 50mm lenses. Reply: A Photographer is lost with too many lenses. Bill, pass some of you 50mm's around. Regards. Bipin. PS: I am a zoom lover and have done best in my travels with the Sigma 10-20, Tamron 17-50 f2.8 (in bad weather Pentax 18-135) + the Pentax 55-300 WR. So I am covered from 10 to 300 mm with these compact and light weight beauties. I have a 100mm Macro but rarely ever use it. My least used lens is the Pentax 50mm AF - oddball on an APS-C camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Diesels
The trend here in India is for Diesel Cars as Diesel Fuel is 30% Cheaper than Petrol. And Trucks, Busses, Tractors, Trains. Generators etc were always Diesel. What a waste in transporting just one chap in one vehicle. Our roads are chock a block with traffic moving at snails pace during the Office Commute Hours. In Delhi, India's Capital, ODD & Even numbered cars ply on alternate days, such are the levels of pollution, smog & fog so as to disrupt Flights, Trains & Highway traffic. God Bless Mother Earth. 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.
PESO - Pedicabs
Hello Rick your jazzy photo of the Pedicabs is awesome. This is an excellent example of a low light night shot. A bit hazy because of the bright colorful lights but it conveys the story. Here are photos of the REAL PEDICABS drawn by HUMAN HORSE POWER. These folks are the poorest of the poor and they eke out a living pulling these RICKSHAWS where most of them go barefooted. Efforts to ban these Rickshaws on the grounds that they are against "Human Dignity" has been futile. Reason: These Poor People themselves rise up in protest, as it is their only means of livelihood. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d0gop789klq57i0/AAD19Ll9d3kl_n_teK3JgpVsa?dl=0 By the way, these were introduced by our British Rulers in Calcutta, the then Capital of British India. They rode in style, even taking them to their summer resorts up in the Himalayas. Imagine the poor Rickshaw Pullers going up or down hill and the brute force required. Calcutta is now known as KOLKATA - Mother Teresa's City of Joy. You decide on the JOY. Regards. Bipin from the Computer/Software Capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Street photography enablement.
The Great Masters of Street Photography like Robert Doisneau, Sam Leiter, Henri Cartier Bresson, George Rodger, William Vandivert, Maria Eisner etc, all shot with cameras that are considered so primitive compared with today's gear. So saying that the K-1 is better or the K-3 or the K-70 is just plain semantics & a non issue See some of the period photos here - of mind boggling artistic interest & quality:- http://www.streetphotographyintheworld.com/category/masters-of-street-photography-by-carlo-traina/ For the last 28 years I have been quite comfortable at Street Photography with a Rolleiflex F TLR, a Leica R-5 SLR, a high end Canon P, & more recently the K-5 IIs. Any camera with a decent wide angle lens is great for Street Photography - the smaller the better. Regards. Bipin. from the Computer Capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Street photography enablement.
Malcolm you did well to buy the 31 mm Prime - the best lens for Street Photography. The Pentax 150-450 Zoom would have looked like a BAZOOKA on the K-1, scaring a lot of people on the Streets. As it is a DSLR is a slight disadvantage for Street Photographers because of its size. Happy shooting - post lots of photos please. Regards. Bipin from the Software Capital of the world - Bangalore. Please don't tell Mr. Trump. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Heavenly Cross
That was an iconic photo, rendered very well against an expansive sky. But Dan, take a close and thoughtful look at the center vertical arm of the cross - kind of a very familiar shape. That Artist or Sculptor has left his mark very well on the Cross. 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.
Canada Ho
Hello Subash. the majority of Indians all over the World see Mr. Modi as the Best Prime Minister India has ever had. He made India into a world Power, is tackling Poverty, Black Money & Cleanliness. I did a quick survey in the US, Canada & the Middle East and Mr. Modi came out tops. His biggest fight is against Terrorism and has made Israeli Type Military Strikes deep into enemy territory in two nations harboring Terrorism. He recently demonetized high value currency to weed out black money, printing & distribution of counterfeit currency in Pakistan, funding Terrorism. Yes it is a pain for a month or so but will settle down sooner new currency is distributed. Don't Worry, Be Happy. 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.
Canada Ho
Whoa John, easy Sir. Yes Spain is a pretty picture and a very photogenic country too. which you should have mentioned. An American Doctor came to India for the Hip Replacement Surgery of our Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Unfortunately it failed. And Mr. Vajpayee a Hindi Poet wrote a lovely poetry "God bless me with good health so that if someone knocks on my door, I can get up and go open the door, instead of calling out to someone". He has been calling out to some else to open the door for him. This surgery failed. By the way John, this Surgery is cheaper still in India with 5-star comforts. And while you are here go on a spiritual journey with Photography. Some of the Best Doctors in the World are Indians. And should they leave Great Britain & Scotland the NHS will collapse. I request you read my +ve Facebook Post in response to some of my dejected US Friend's posts. And yes the Canadian Immigration Network crashed due to overwhelming response from US Citizens. Don't Worry, Be Happy, as some good may come out from all this. May the Force be with you. Bipin Thornhill, Ontario & Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Canada Ho
So Trump has won. The Great American People have given their verdict. They cast their vote for Something Different. They had earlier elected Obama for that Something Different, but he failed them. And Hillary is an Old Chip of the Same Block - best avoided like the plague as per them. Many of us here wanted to exit to Canada?? Hands up for all of those who are on the way out to Canada. Maybe I can put up a few in my humble home in Thornhill Ontario for a day or two till bearings are found. Just in jest and a joak. Regards. Bipin also from the computer capital of the world - Bangalore - targeted by Trump. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Photo Vest
Watch carefully again Igor. Not only is the guy suffering as you say, but even the Baby with him. Watch the expression on the baby's face?? Regards. Bipin. camp: Thornhill, Ontario. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso23.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Shutter firing erratic
I have some similar set of shutter firing problems on both my K-5 & the K-5 IIs:- The shutter will fire twice with just one press of the shutter button. I check my settings and it is on single frame only. This happens randomly & for most of the time the camera behaves properly. Another set of problems are: I am on TAv Mode and the wheels will not change the Aperture or the Shutter. There is no Grip on the camera. Battery Low warning will come on when I am damn sure it is full. I shut the camera & then turn it on. It now shows full charge. No amount of Googling for solving these problems have helped. So I live with it & will remove the battery + put it back on for a temporary solution. Perhaps some good folks here have a solution?? Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The Camera Store Destroys A Camera To Make Survival Fishing Gear
That Camera Store Owner and that Chap in the video should be sent to the ISIS in Syria for a Grand Beheading, just like what he did to those poor cameras. I am certain that stupid guy was neither a Photographer nor a Fisherman - rather a psychopath of some kind. And good Lord one was a Pentax!! Wondering what would be the reaction from a Nikonian Chap?? That was the silliest video I have seen. You bet I did not LAFF at it and it did not even make a good JOAK. Fxxk those guys too before beheading by the ISIS. Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
Photo students today - equipment
Kids are very very smart today and you bet they do a lot of research on the Internet before making a decision. So all kinds of DSLRs do come up but "Mirror Less" are mostly absent or extremely limited, and forget 4/3rd Systems. Again Photography Students buy mostly pre-owened Equipment, so that getting a hit on-line for 4/3rd or Mirror Less Cameras are very limited as their sales and market population are limited. And their prices are not cheap if they find one compared to a pre-owened DSLR. Also one cannot buy the idea that students do not have knowledge of DSLRs so they turn up in Class with a P - what with the abundance of folks carrying DSLRs on our streets, TV, Paper or Magazine Ads. There is a joke now that Photography Students will turn up for Photography Lessons with their Hi Tech Smart Phones - well why not? And here is "proof of the pudding" - my grand daughter is three & a half years old - she insists I let her have my Pentax K-5 IIs to take a "pretend" photo. She does not want her Mom's Hi End Canon P Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
Photo students today - equipment
Hi Igor, regardless of the Photography Course or Class a Student will always benefit with a DSLR or a similar advanced camera. And why not when DSLRs are so cheap today. In fact many Students buy pre-owened equipment which are literally selling for peanuts if you look up the KEH website. I bought my first SLR a Pentax K-1000 SE (made in Japan) in the late 1970s for some $ 258 from Oldens in New York. Jack up that price in todays $$$ terms and you will see how cheap DSLRs actually are today. I remember giving my Daughter a Ph.D student at an Ivy League School in the US a Pentax MZ-5n with a Microscope attachment, so that she could better use it in her re-search work in Genetics. Oh my! How happy she was. Just my 2-cents. Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
TAMRON 28-75MM F/2.8
This is the finest zoom lens money can buy cheap. Compact light weight and brutally sharp. You can surprise women by showing the pores on their face at 200% blow up. I bought it for some $ 417 from B some 5-years ago brand new. Older lens might need some AF adjustment, so do test it when you receive it from KEH. You will not regret you decision to buy this lens. Do note the focal lengths on an APS-C camera is a bit odd - 42 to 112 mm. It is great on a FF camera. I also have the equally excellent Tamron 17-50 f2.8. Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
Raptor
Hello Dan, in Europe especially Eastern Europe many religious works of art depict both God & Evil Satan side by side. You will find the statues of grotesque creatures peeping out from roof tops of public buildings, churches and burial places. Evil spirits, ghosts, werewolfs, dracula form much of the history of Europe & its story tales. The +ve & the -ve forces. Of course I cannot relate to these Hungarian statues as I have not seen them in much of my travels in Europe. I have lived in Europe for some time on company work and have travelled all over the fascinating Eastern part. Regards. Bipin camp: Thornhill, 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.
first day review
For Dave Re: 55-300 & the lenses that are under exposing on the K-5. I am using the 55-300 WR lens on a K-5 IIs and find it pretty sharp at the 300mm end. Yep, the problem is the huge length of the Lens barrel at 300mm. Sure enough the overhang contributes to unsteadiness and shake. Even on a tripod you need to use it with Mirror Up, as it does not have a Tripod Collar. Just wondering if there is a DIY for fitting a Tripod Collar from Evil Bay?? As for the Lenses Under Exposing, check if you have Spot Metering turned on?? Could be also that these lenses have a sluggish Aperture. Hope you have checked with some other Lens? I will be in Thornhill, Ontario visiting my son and you are welcome to join me for a shooting tryout - with lenses of course. Thornhill has plenty of Photogenic places, including my son's big black dog Shadow who will obediently pose for us. Regards. Bipin. camp: San Mateo, California Photography is a constantly evolving art form. Only Fools think they have mastered it completely. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Film Oddity
"Now all I have to figure out is why the hell was I using a disposable camera and not my regular cameras"? Simple John, you may be "Mothering" your regular camera - please note my stress on "may be". This syndrome afflicts many Photographers who fear scratching / damaging their gear if they take it out for regular photo shoots. So they go online for all their "photo shoots". They take out their camera now and then. Polish it with a soft cloth, fire the shutter, look at it and admire it, then put it away gently again. In the mean time for "real" photo shoots they use their P or the disposable camera. Well John, I was one of them too. Till my daughter started teasing me & I bought the weather resistant K-5 IIs. Regards. Bipin camp: San Mateo California Photography is a constantly evolving art form. No one will master it completely. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
First 24x36 digital
Hello Bob, I saw the lot of photos you attached and the particular 1:1 crop. The photos are simply wonderful, well composed and the colors pop out. But this guy looks like a Lobster just "cooked" - a deep RED. There is a tool in LR, Develop Module - HSL - for all the three, Hue/Saturation/Luminance. You click on the little faint Circle on the top LHS in the module. Then move your mouse to the point on the photo you wish to correct the Color or Skin Tone. I clicked on the guys NOSE first with Hue. Left click & hold while you move the mouse Up or Down. You will see the color(s) changing. Do this with the other two till you get a good Skin Tone. Save your work. Here is the sample. Sorry for not taking your permission before hand Bob. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i2jnahg5a0bypcy/AAAlP2ASg6ZJa46q4DP-T7aEa?dl=0 Regards. Bipin camp: San Mateo California -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Connecting Pentax body to a scope
Larry I have seen T-mount Adapters for Pentax in almost every Mom & Pop Stores in the Bay Area California - right from San Jose to Daly City - for $ 1 to 2. Some of the were darn good. Kaufman Camera in San Mateo (25th Ave off Al Camino Real) have dozens of them. Good Luck. Bipin from the IT Capital of the world - Bangalore. PS: You are spot on in your belief. You do need a T-mount to attach a Telescope. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
BREXIT !
Please, please Guys & Girls read this before you cast your vote:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N_S5dKrMVY ACHTUNG! I take no responsibility if after seeing this you decide to vote for neither. Regards. Bipin. "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control people." - Henry Kissinger, Ph.D. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?
Hello Mark, when much of Europe were still in the dark ages, wore animal skin and were wild, the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced and a cultured lot - read civilization before Christ (BC). They "tamed" much of "wild Europe & Britannia". Brought modern skills and knowledge - astronomy, architecture, the arts & drama. Of course the only other Civilization more advanced then was the Indus Valley Civilization & India. Regards. Bipin from the IT Capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
BREXIT !
Hello Steve, I have lived in Scotland while working for General Motors in Motherwell near Ardrie & Peterhead up North near the oilfields. The Scotts are "high thinking & simple living" type folks. Very un-materialistic and most of them are minimalists. Their stark lives are in contrast to that of the rest of the UK. So I believe they think & respond with their brains rather than their hearts. Their vote to remain with the EU is more to do with the greater humanistic European thinking & democratic ideals, their art & culture. Then also they get greater support & sympathy from Europe rather than Britannia. For centuries the Scotts have only received humiliation & treachery from the British. One ridiculous law was that a newly married Scott couple had to send the bride for the first night to the British Governor. What a shame. Their dislike for the British is at once visible. How many of you know that the Scottish Pound is a different currency from the British Pound before the Euro?? 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.
What do you do to prevent fungus?
Dear Igor, here are some of the things I do as a cheaper and cleaner solution:- a) Store camera bodies and lenses in air tight Munition Boxes I picked up for $ 5 each - (6) #s. These are heavy ex British style steel boxes with a special thick rubber seal. b) I stuff large Silica Gel Crystals or 5 mm color changing silica balls in home made coarse linen bags - 100 grams each. Drop 2-bags in each steel box. c) Bought Hygrometers from the Japanese Store DAISO in the Bay Area San Mateo California - $ 2 each & from Evil Bay Canada for $ 1.50 each + Free shipping from China. I put one # in each box. d) If the Hygrometer reading exceeds (40), the Silica Gel Bags are replaced with fresh "dry" ones. The exhausted Silica Gel are regenerated in my Italian Gas Cooker + Oven. e) I check and calibrate the Hygrometers to ensure they are accurate within + or - 5%. You can Google the methodology. f) I ensure my popular and expensive lenses are taken out and used. Alas lenses like the Macro and a few others hardly ever see the light of day. So I take them out on sunny days and give them a thorough look over. g) All the munition boxes are stored in a GODREJ Steel Almirah. These keep drier than Wooden or Cement Masonry Almirahs. These Almirahs are made out of heavy steel sheet - size 8 H x 4 W x 1.5 D Feet - so the foot print area is pretty small. I have not felt the need for dry cabinets. Please see photos attached:- https://www.dropbox.com/home/FUNGUS%20AWAY 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.
Back Pain . . .
Thanks Brian. Ibuprofen is best avoided on a regular basis. But if the pain is just too much you can take 2 x 500 mg tablets in a day for never more than 4 to 5 days. While living in the Middle East my Company owned a Furniture shop, where I saw this Orthopedic mattress - upto 5 stars. So we bought a five star and a three star mattress. In severe early morning rising pain the 5-star mattress worked wonders, while for general daily use the 3- star mattress was good. Now mattresses sold in the Middle East and in India need to be turned around every 3-months - Jan to March, April to June, Jul to Aug & Sep to Dec - as these markings are stitched into the mattress. I believe the same is not available in the US - I mean the turn around types. Do look into your mattress Brian, as every type may not suit every individual. In our villages, folks with back pain recommend sleeping on a hard wooden bed with just a thick bed sheet we call a "duree" a multi color woven stuff. But I certainly do not recommend one - each to his own choice. Brian, you have my personal guarantee you will be feeling much better - short of a 100 % cure. Please do give it a try. I am no doctor, just a humble human who believes in "Help Ever Hurt Never". Regards. Bipin “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.” – Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Back Pain . . .
Hello Dear Friends, please don't let back pain take control of your lives. I felt the same way as Brian when he says "It's worst first thing in the morning - maybe I'll just give up sleeping..." This is what gave me hope and a 80 to 90 % cure:- a) As soon as you get up lie down flat on your back on hard ground. This could be a carpeted floor or a divan. In yoga we call it the corpse position. Relax. Tell your feet to be at peace - then your hands, your chest and your head. Tell even the cosmos, the world to be at peace - the birds,the trees, the wind, sex - OM Shanti Shantihi. b) With your hands at your sides, lift your waist, using your feet and head as fulcrums. If you feel comfortable you may pull your legs in a bit as you raise your waist and a part of your buttocks + your back. Then slowly lower your waist. Now synchronize your breath - in when you raise your waist, out when you lower your waist. Repeat this for at least 5 times. Do it at you own pace, relaxed. Don't rush it. You WILL observe your pain lessening. c) Now lying on your back your hands by your sides, lift your left leg up slowly. Try not to bend it into a bow. Hold it, then drop it down slowly. Next synchronize your breath - breathe in as you lift up and breathe out as you drop your legs. The trick is to not strain yourself, be relaxed all the time. Repeat five times. Now do the same with your right leg. d) Now lie on your left side. Relax. Lift you right leg up slowly, breathing in. Hold it, then drop it down slowly breathing out as you do so. Repeat five times. Now do the same with your left leg, changing position to you right side. e) Finally repeat serial b) I reckon it takes about 15 to 20 minutes for this simple routine. It should take 5 to 7 sessions for a good cure. Make this part of your life as soon as you wake up. Please do not laugh this off, as the East has shown the advanced scientific world greater powers - the Power Of The Mind. Give it a try. May Peace be with you and may you be Blessed - free of all pains. Regards. Bipin from the IT capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens
Just some two months back, 3rd Party Lens Manufacturers were complaining that do not do too many Pentax Lenses because of the mechanical Aperture coupling. I wonder what excuse they will now use, that Ricoh - Pentax have made life easier for them with the electronic Aperture coupling?? Regards Bipin from the IT Capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
DVD ripper recommendations?
Thanks so much Steve Sir. I stand corrected - on OpenSource ve Freeware, Mac vs WIn Software + one that Converts One Video Format into another, like my K-5 AVI into MPEG-4 or some others. Actually I used DVD Decrypter some 7-years ago to break into & copy encrypted and locked DVDs. Today for video conversions I use the Free HANDBRAKE, which I think is pretty good & simple too. Earlier I would use Creator NXT4 but it is rather expensive and I am having font problems (microscopic fonts and message windows) on my 4K Laptop with Windows 10. Even Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit) has the same problem. 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.
DVD ripper recommendations?
Hello Christine, a good DVD Ripper is DVD Decrypter. It was Open Source Software and totally FREE. The Developer was a young enthusiastic IT Engineer then, but he has stopped all work on it and moved on. You can still download it if you google. But no support will be available. It is the safest and most powerful (no malware) and will even rip copy right protected DVDs. If you can't find it let me know. I will then post a zipped copy on Dropbox. File size is only 900 KB. Regards. Bipin. from the Software capital of the World - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Transmission Replacement - Re manufactured vs Used
Hello Mark, go with a used one canabalized from another Subaru. Don't be afraid. I am an automotive Engineer, having owned a Subaru - albeit one with a 5-gear automatic transmission - uses fluidics and a torque converter. I am not a CVT admirer as these generate friction losses and will not accelerate your car to that spurt of power if you suddenly floor the accelerator. Of course manual transmissions are best for positive power spurts and great at maximizing mpg. I have worked at General Motors in the US, Detroit Diesel Allison in India manufacturing automatic gear boxes, Hyundai Motors, Nissan Motors and Hindustan Motors as a Production / Industrial Engineer in their factories. I retired as Advisor from Nissan. I believe General Motors make the best automatic transmission in the world. Just make sure the local garage gives you an assurance for atleast (6) months on the canabalised CVT. This will force him to do some tests to ensure that the CVT removed from the old vehicle is good. 25K on the odometer is a good omen. Go for it man. Yep, all automatic transmissions are assembled in dust free rooms, as are Engines. Let me assure you dust & dirt will not enter inside the CVT as it is enclosed. Just that the local garage should take reasonable care in removing, cleaning, inspecting and fitting it to your car. Good luck Mark. Regards. Bipin. PS: Where are you based? I will be in San Mateo, the Bay Area, California starting July 2016. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Street Tea Vendor
Thanks Bob for the nice suggestion of photographing the Tea Vendor from the front closer to his level. We asked his permission to photograph him. His pose was very natural as he was busy with preparing tea for other folks too. In fact I requested one or two customers to please move away, such was the frequency of passer byes on the pavement. I chose the side and slight back position to expose for the entire wooden platform, tea and the ancient kerosene stove, which would otherwise have been hidden by the tin sheet wind cheater for the stove. Yes I could have stooped down or squatted on the pavement for a lower & better vantage point. This shot was on the busy broad Shyam Bazaar Business District of Kolkata - see the taxis and the busses. Kolkata is such a nostalgic mixture of East meets West - a magical place for Street Photography in India. 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.
Street Tea Vendor
Shopping for marriage gifts we reached the stage typified by the Ad "shop till you drop". We noticed this Tea Vendor - our saviour. Seeing the hygienic throw away earthenware pots and being aware that boiling hot tea will not give us a "runny tummy", we stopped by for a refreshing cuppa. That was the best tea we had, and guess the cost 8 US Cents (INR 5). So we had two cuppas each. Even a 5-star hotel or restaurant wouldn't beat this tea. See the street shots here:- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3p13tahx90rfrnv/AADWbI01ez5AK8q41fKIJ4EXa?dl=0 It was then that I decided to take out the old Canon S90 for a picture of the Tea Vendor. Note: Left my pro gear home as there would be Pro Photographers and Videographers at the wedding. Comments welcome. Regards. PS: See his frugal setup as he sits on a bench 2 x 3 feet wide by the roadside with the electric pole to hang other wares. See also the ancient kerosene stove. But he does an awesome job day in day out - come rain or sunshine. And the sad part in our country is he remains poor - as my daughter says "Papa don't drive down street vendors on price, as they will never be rich to open a shop in a mall or elsewhere". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply)
Hi Good Folks, I am located in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada + San Mateo, Bay Area, California and my native Bangalore, India. Currently we have begun staying more & more in Bangalore, and planning to give up our NRI status (Non Resident Indian). We have also given up our Resident Status of the Sultanate of Oman and disposed off our property there. A beautiful & very photogenic country to be in. I have attached the sights & sounds of Muscat by night. Note - Oman is more mountainous unlike the sand deserts of the UAE or Saudi Arabia. His Highness Sultan Qaboos is very benevolent and has allowed Christian Churches, Hindu Temples and other Faiths to flourish in the kingdom. By contrast you cannot even carry images or statues of your Gods into Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Kuwait. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d9kf6nsairpzjz2/AACRKkgDNaKwD0BtvbZDI8QLa?dl=0 Regards. Bipin B. Gupta -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
O! Canada!
I live in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, San Mateo in the Bay Area, California and my native Bangalore, India. So I am quite comfortable with Chains like Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Lavazza, Dunkin Donuts or Canada's Tim Hortons. The first time I tried a box of assorted Tim Bits at Horton's (actually donut centre cutouts) it was like OK. A 2nd & 3rd time, a big no no. Their coffee is insipid, not soul stirring like Starbucks or Lavazza's. Of course the prices are cheap and the place always full, so maybe there is something good going for them. But hey, Canadians are a lot different from materialistic / individualistic Americans, so they get by with the simpler things in life. Maybe they are a bit happier and friendlier too. How can I say this with 120% certainty without sounding gross or Mr. Opinionated? Well friends being a Non Resident Indian (NRI, working abroad - the US, Scotland, Middle East, North Africa, the CIS, with regular assignments in Japan, Korea, Europe) I have had to live on Coffee Houses or fish & chip joints. Regards. Bipin War does not determine who is right – only who is left. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
: Woo hoo! I'm teaching Digital Photography II next semester!
Congratulations & good luck Mark. Using a digital camera is instant fun and for your students instant understanding of the fundamentals as opposed to the film school days. Text Books?? Just take you students out after the core classroom session for a real time hands on experience. My classroom is a photo walk Mark. Of course my classes are free through the Bangalore Walks Society. Bangalore is a green city on 3200 feet height plateau. It has the Lalbagh Park, a mighty mix of a hill top, a huge lake where bird varieties are plentiful, a glass house royal British style, a flower clock, fountains, the rarest of tree varieties, plants and flowers - literally a horticultural store house, jungle trails with park benches, hordes of pigeons, a temple, Japanese garden. Flower and fruit shows are held here regularly. And the colorful stalls a delight to behold. Why I mention this? 1) Gives my students a chance to learn and shoot many genre of Photography - nature, birds, landscape, Macro, Portrait, just about anything, as this place is a one-in-all. 2) Perhaps you can find something similar for your Digital Photography Classes. Regards. Bipin. Light brings great photos & happiness, shadows touch the soul. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Breakfast
Oh Ho! David. You missed to see the red hot chilly and the onion ring too near the kiwi fruit. I bet you will not try one of the hottest chilies in the world, the red Bhut Jolokia, grown in India. It is 400 times hotter than Tabasco. The red habanero of the US is famous too. I have a joke with the girls at US fast food joints. They ask me if I would like my order hot or mild. I say, please make it very very very hot, knowing their hottest is very very mild for the Indian palate. They always laugh at me. Regards. Bipin You have never seen your face, only pictures & reflections -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Breakfast
My favorite fast food - breakfast or not - is bread shrimp. Here in India we call them Prawns. Yum yum! So we went to this food court in the Orion Mall in Bangalore. I saw a sample of Breaded Butterfly Shrimps. Butterfly Shrimps?? - what are these I asked the Manager, as the shrimps were twice as broad on either side with the tail in the center. He said, we slice, split and spread the shrimps out and then bread them. It was yum yum with the two kinds of sauces served with it. Here are a sample of Breaded Butterfly shrimps. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/et85r5twmt76p49/AAAimWDjSdZuGlIjGfHE5m4Ma?dl=0 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.
Advice wanted for Antivirus/Firewall (Windows 10)
Hello John, I tried all the Free AV stuff you mention + some more. So I removed all of them including Symantec or something that came bundled with my Toshiba 4K laptop running Windows 10. I also removed Spybot Search & Destroy as I read online that it shuts down Microsoft AV & Firewall. So you guessed it right now, I downloaded the Free Windows Defender from the Microsoft Web Site. Along with Windows Firewall that came pre-loaded with Windows 10. They are both doing a great job. Microsoft even added a right click link on any file to scan it for viruses. And it automatically updates itself daily without fail. Give it a trial without biasing yourself from internet reads. Regards. Bipin Landscape photography is an expression of joy and God’s bounty -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Mummers
Awesome St. Patrick Day parade photos Sir. The very colorful dresses makes the event more photogenic. I remember St. Patrick's Day was very special in our Boarding Public School run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland. There would be feasting throughout the day, with our own parades, movies & late night swimming with hot chocolate. Regards. Light brings great photos & happiness, shadows touch the soul. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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'm surprised at the pricing
Not surprising, when you can clearly see coating deterioration at the edges. In fact the flare given off by theses defects are clearly seen. Or it could be Canada Balsam separation - normally starts at the edges. Possible to identify only when one sees the lens. Evil Bay is known to be notorious for passing off someone's defective stuff under the guise of a "dumbo" seller, but this is KEH?? I would avoid such lenses as the defects tend to grow over time. I say this with some experience on my $ 72 50mm f1.7 F lens bought from a mom & pop store from the Bay Area California. Regards. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
An odd K-5 problem
Probably you know this very simple FF / BF Fine Tuning method:- Put your camera on a sturdy tripod. In live view and a comfortable magnification use manual focus to fine tune the focus on a suitable object. Now change over to AF and let the camera auto focus on the same subject. If the lens / camera combo is perfect, that is there is no FF or BF, then the lens focus ring should not move. Depending upon the movement to the left or right, use the camera's fine tuning function on a trial and error basis till there is no movement of the focus ring. Zoom lenses are particularly notorious and some may display both FF and BF at various focal lengths. That is the cams in both the zoom and focus rings have excessive play or a lens element is loose in its mount causing it to move or jump. I normally tune my zoom lenses at the "most used" focal length. So for the 55-300mm it is at 300mm. Some Photographers choose the "Buddha's Middle Path". Thanks for reading. Bipin. Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals about time & masters worry about light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
update on the new printer
Hi Jostein, you will get refillable cartridges (can be filled with ink at home a number of times) or one time filled cartridges (which I can also fill) for as low as $ 1 apiece from AliExpress (Ali Baba com) China. Note, AliExpress is like eBay here in the US / Canada. The link is here:- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7tl52k0qnt95pms/AAATN8FPn7eryU3hnSpN1Ubla?dl=0 I bought the Ink bottles from eBay India as they were a lot cheaper - $11 for a set of 5 x 100 ml Ink bottles. There is also a DIY CISS System - see here:- 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKglF-c020 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c58tvY4cOYI 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eaYPrmKHxU 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5IoquwjX3w Don't be put off by people telling you that these will damage your print head or the printer. The trick is to never shut down the printer. Also take a test print every week with all the colors in the text. I use a Canon Pixma WiFi MG6470 All In One Printer. It uses both Dye and Pigment based x 5 Ink Tanks. Surgical Syringes with needles are available here in India for half a dollar apiece from Pharmacies. Regards. Bipin from the IT capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K1 price in Australia
What can we say about Australia and Australian Greedy Sellers mate? That is AUD 700 over - outrageous. And if you go by the trend for the Pentax K20D to the K-3 II street prices fall by more than half. The K-5 IIs fell to just USD 320 (minused all the Free stuff) form the MSRP of USD 1200!!! So for me the wait for the Black Friday / Cyber Monday / Boxing Day / Xmas / New Year Sale is not too distant, even up to circa 2017. By which time all the bugs would have been eradicated. Good Luck mate. Regards. Bipin from the IT Capital of the world - Bangalore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
