Re: PPG
Trying now ... Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 9:58:48 PM GMT+8, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Has anyone tried to vote on submissions to the PPG recently? It seems that the images are not loading properly, although other sections of the site are operating normally. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Photo gallery
Since the 15th? I thought it was one of those days. So is this the end? Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Sunday, May 20, 2018, 10:03:56 PM GMT+8, <c...@lantic.net> wrote: I loaded a couple of images in the Nature section on Friday. Alan C On 2018-05-20 15:06, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Does anyone know what is happning with the PPG? Has Ricoh finally killed > it? I haven't be able to access it ice May 15. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola [1] Links: -- [1] http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 moire
Been on the road. Too long maybe but getting moire is so random. Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:39 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The moire I see is in the subject's shirt. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 4:21 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I see what I think you're indicating as moire in the pattern of the snow on the barn roof, but I can't say if it's an artifact in the image or an artifact of the interaction between the roof shingles wind blown snow. On 4/21/2014 3:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Interestingly I had to search out the moire in your image Boris, but it jumps right out at me in my D.H. Day barn shot of earlier theis year, http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17646479size=lg one of the first captures with my K-3. Probably because the roof is so prominent in my image. Not sure if it bothers me or not. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: K-3 moire I'm glad you posted that. I couldn't see any moire in the two images from the Pentax Forums, and I thought it might be my eyes failing me, but the moire is quite clear in the example you post. On 4/20/2014 2:22 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Zos, this is the blog post I wrote back when I caught moire one of the very first times: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2013/03/catching-moire.html On 4/20/2014 6:17 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/241457-blind-test-k-3-vs-k-5-iis.html This one caught my interest. The first file is the k-3 and the 2nd is the K-5 IIs. The K-3 is showing more color moire, but it could also be due to the differences in focusing because the two shots are clearly not focused on the same spot with field curvature rearing its ugly head here. I bet there is some moire in your GXR shots if you look close enough. The GR-D shows lots of moire in some situations. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Sinokray
Forget about moire, had a chance to use the K-3 on a project... https://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/14131270865/ This is just the safe version :) To add to the back story on the flickr page start here http://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/my_sarisari_store/kalinga-tribal-tattoos/ Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: photo site 1x.com
Looking around at flickr alternatives; any thoughts on 1x.com before I load anything more? http://1x.com/member/bongmanayon Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-3 moire
The local Pentax dealer lent me a K-3 with the challenge to trip it up to produce moire; been behind on the AA/moire issue since I have not rush to getting a K-3 for myself soon (and I skipped the 5IIs). Any random thoughts on this? Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO- School workshop (non-Pentax photos)
Rick, I got that part ... I missed the appropriate smiley at the end :) Cheers! Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:33 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: What I was trying to say (obviously badly) is that you have a great talent for getting excellent pics under difficult circumstances. Rick On Mar 24, 2014, at 9:48 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: Uh...thanks? Although the only thing I can guarantee is a clean can :) Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:14 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Bong, I think if we gave you a tin can and a spoonful of laundry detergent you'd come back with beautiful photos. Rick On Mar 21, 2014, at 21:27 , Bong Manayon wrote: The school organized a photo workshop for the faculty; I irregularly attended this because of time constraint but the schedule suddenly changed and I had to join this again--except I was not exactly prepared for it. Heck, I was not really prepared for that day: I had a Petri 7s with a half used HP-5+ and two left over 120 Acros 100 in my bag. So I borrowed the Hasselblad from the resource center. No usable metering (the Petri's was long gone and the Hasselblad never had one...), this were all Sunny 16'd. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157642714896314/ Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Rethinking Flickr
And flickr changes its layout...plus on another note, we got this memo from Getty Images that they are parting ways with Flickr, so a reason for being is no longer there. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO- School workshop (non-Pentax photos)
Uh...thanks? Although the only thing I can guarantee is a clean can :) Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:14 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Bong, I think if we gave you a tin can and a spoonful of laundry detergent you'd come back with beautiful photos. Rick On Mar 21, 2014, at 21:27 , Bong Manayon wrote: The school organized a photo workshop for the faculty; I irregularly attended this because of time constraint but the schedule suddenly changed and I had to join this again--except I was not exactly prepared for it. Heck, I was not really prepared for that day: I had a Petri 7s with a half used HP-5+ and two left over 120 Acros 100 in my bag. So I borrowed the Hasselblad from the resource center. No usable metering (the Petri's was long gone and the Hasselblad never had one...), this were all Sunny 16'd. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157642714896314/ Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, wide angle lens ad
If its an ad/photo for a wide angle lens, that must have a field of view greater than 180 degrees... Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:32 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: worth a chuckle: http://www.emlii.com/images/article/2014/02/5300c7c245f14.jpeg from http://www.emlii.com/21201fd/32-Irresistible-Print-Ads-That-Will-Leave-You-Mesmerized-Possibly-Forever -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bench Shadows
A vote for black and white! Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 22, 2014 6:22 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Continuing some BW experiments in a Philly park. Color: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17714720 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17714720-lg.jpg BW: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17714716 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17714716-lg.jpg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO- School workshop (non-Pentax photos)
The school organized a photo workshop for the faculty; I irregularly attended this because of time constraint but the schedule suddenly changed and I had to join this again--except I was not exactly prepared for it. Heck, I was not really prepared for that day: I had a Petri 7s with a half used HP-5+ and two left over 120 Acros 100 in my bag. So I borrowed the Hasselblad from the resource center. No usable metering (the Petri's was long gone and the Hasselblad never had one...), this were all Sunny 16'd. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157642714896314/ Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO steam couture
That's becoming of her...of course I do not know enough of Victorianesque to call it farb or not :) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:32 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: A portrait of my wife in Victorianesque duds of her own styling ... http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/13311213483/#large She would like me to pass along that the skirt is a Work In Progress. K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 36mm/f:7.1, 1/125th, ISO 200 Three flashes at 1/2 power firing into a white foamcore V-flat, directly behind camera position; AF540FGZ, 2 x Neewer TT560. Lr + Ps Vintage wallpaper texture courtesy http://lostandtaken.com/ -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
John, They are something like votive candles, they are sold by vendors outside a Catholic church for people on their way to offering prayers. The left arrow takes you to the newer photo. Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Sunday, March 9, 2014 5:02 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I like those. What are they for? Related OT Flickr stupid (or at least lazy) question ... the arrows at left right. Which direction goes to newer photos? On 3/7/2014 9:44 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: Also known as candles http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/ Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for me--maybe not for others. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
Boris, I simply caged it (into yahoo...) :) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Saturday, March 8, 2014 2:39 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Bong, now that your e-mail is tamed, I think it is a very good opportunity to domesticate it :-). Boris On 3/3/2014 12:55 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
Also known as candles http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/ Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for me--maybe not for others. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax is in good hands...
That's me...so I did not take the photo :) On another note, we were able to lobby something enviable: the Pentax factory now services/repairs cameras (current models so as not to disrupt their logistics). You cannot walk-in (yet) to have your camera fixed as everything is mediated by the local distributor; besides being in an archipelago you really cannot 'walk'-in anyway (it would involve swimming or flying too). For us here in the Philippines, it saves having to send the cameras to Japan for repairs. I have tested it and my beaten up K-5 is as good as new (I noticed my firmware reverting back to ver. 1.0 when I got it back; I assumed their testing was calibrated to that version; I have not upgraded it back to the latest or a newer version since--it works). They are 'exchanging' with the Vietnam lens factory so they can eventually also work on lenses. Would I know any inside info? I can but I usually shush the guys up when they offer rumor worthy tidbits that way when captured I cannot divulge anything under torture :) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 8:37 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 03/03/2014 8:22 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: Here is a story worth telling: I unsubscribed August/September 2013 because of email issues and this happened soon after. This was told to a handful who wandered into my 'friends' list in FB (you know who you are). So sometime in September 2013, the Pentax factory in Cebu threw a party for its 20th million assembled unit (includes PS) and I was invited. Looking at their program/poster, I saw the sponsors which included the local 'usual suspects' (hotels, airlines...) plus a company known as San-Ai, Japan. So I asked the organizers who/what is San-Ai, Japan. They replied that it was one of the subsidiaries in the Ricoh universe. They make bikinis. Pentax is in good hands. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/12918535014/ You are going to take an awful ribbing for this picture, all well deserved. Having said that, I think it is an excellent picture. Is that you? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: iPhone photo (was: Save me from my desire...)
Speaking of shooting only monochrome/black white, I took my class on a field trip; we were all armed with black white film when I saw this--it had to be in color! So I grabbed my student's iPhone (4--I think)... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/9339168867/ Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
Hey...thanks everyone. Yeah, have new photos and stories to tell... ;-) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 8:45 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Welcome back, Bong! I have really missed your perspective and your photos. Rick On Mar 3, 2014, at 5:55 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's see. Bong Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax is in good hands...
Here is a story worth telling: I unsubscribed August/September 2013 because of email issues and this happened soon after. This was told to a handful who wandered into my 'friends' list in FB (you know who you are). So sometime in September 2013, the Pentax factory in Cebu threw a party for its 20th million assembled unit (includes PS) and I was invited. Looking at their program/poster, I saw the sponsors which included the local 'usual suspects' (hotels, airlines...) plus a company known as San-Ai, Japan. So I asked the organizers who/what is San-Ai, Japan. They replied that it was one of the subsidiaries in the Ricoh universe. They make bikinis. Pentax is in good hands. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/12918535014/ :-D Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
Hi Mark, Been doing that a lot lately too; I have something like 10 canisters only so I don't load everything up and the rest sits inside the loader on my bookshelf. I have an extra 100' in the freezer though. Fuji just gave a press release that Neopan 400 is being phased out, but here is a not so well known alternative film: http://www.adorama.com/KE400100.html Its brought to you by the same guys who gave us Ilford. How why its cheaper is beyond me, but its quality almost the same as Ilford HP5+ (a bit grainier; I have yet to compare the Kentmere 100 with FP4). It takes longer to process it with the same chemistry; so far we have tried it with Ilford's ID-11 and homebrewed (pa)Rodinal. Bong On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:11 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? Maybe. That's all I'm going to say. Bong (from the country where they assemble it...) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Planes, in the south of England 1944
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 3:21 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Some information on the Piper Cub armed with bazookas on page 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carpenter_%28Lt._Col.%29 (You might have to manually add the bracketed end of the URL.) Still looking for info on the polka-dot B17. The P in the triangle may indicate its the assembly ship for the 384th Bomb Group http://www.384thbombgroup.com/ Bong :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Regional Airshow
Is that a CA-12 Boomerang?! On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Team, I took a friend, my son and my camera gear to the regional airshow Wings Over Illawarra last weekend. It was a great day, there were lots of people there but it wasn't crowded, the weather stayed absolutely perfect and my son exhibited particularly good behavior in the circumstances (rides, toys, lollies, etc bribed successfully by sequential sausage sandwiches). The following gallery is a roughly edited overview of the day, just a warning it's almot 300 images deep, many of those look similar so if you aren't an aircraft/car enthusiast it's probably not for you. https://plus.google.com/photos/100717932944223796708/albums/5875898952737944017?banner=pwaauthkey=CPLRmbHXh4er9AE Enjoy! Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Nice Pentax watches
Most camera makers have 'branded' items of sorts such as water bottle, towels and apparel (Canon has an umbrella, Pentax does not...). There's this though: http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=h171579947 Should have gone well with the Pentax lighter they were selling a couple of years back here in the Philippines; I missed that...I could have taken up smoking :-D On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:39 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah it's not like they shut down a camera or lens line to make these. They are branded items made by a third party. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't read too much into this. Sometimes a tchotchke is just a tchotchke. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: These tell you when a company has no sense of direction. Should have include either a compass or GPS. Time to switch? I'm not ready to, but this stuff seems stupid. This is not innovation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a photographer? Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your dreams, or do you have another muse for your creativity? I can overthink the first question but I was musing about the second one months back when Pentax released a flurry of new cameras and thought that the K-5 was already the camera of my dreams. Then I looked back at my old photos and sort of surprised myself: I took that photo with what camera?! -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Mango Muse (by Bong Manayon)
No need for apologies, you actually have my gratitude for waking me up from my lurking slumber. I'm not even lurking, I have just been plain out of it in the past months (except maybe to see if anyone is selling something interesting). Not involved in any professional projects, I have been shooting mostly film--and I just discovered Ektar! Nice film :) Bong PS - thanks to all for your comments! On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:11 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Apologies to Bong, but I just have to share this image that he created from his Flickr photostream. It's a keeper. Reminds me of an image I would have seen in one of the old Kodak photography publications, back in the day. And it is shot on film. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/8651379276/in/contacts/lightbox/ -- 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. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESOs- The Battle of Manila Reenactment
Speaking of film (and delurking--sort of), I got the opportunity to shoot a reenactment of the Battle of Manila (WW2 1945). I pulled out my MX and an old Vivitar 100-300/5 TX and shot with Ilford HP5 and Kentmere 400. Since I knew I would post process my shots to look old, I decided to 'skip' a step and start off with film. It was only in the middle of the battle when I ran out of film that I switched to my K-5 because I did not want to miss anything reloading my camera. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157633118639424/ My son was with me; he did something a notch better. His roll of films were processed with homebrewed paRodinal (which he mixed up for a high school science project; I used ID-11 for mine). He was using an MZ-M (aka ZX-M) then switched to my K-7 when it started raining in the latter part of the event. http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalil710/sets/72157633112482619/ We toned our photos in PS differently so they would not look alike. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Enablement and a question on list rules
So long you're wearing a Pentax watch... :) On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:59 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: The PUG has always allowed shots that use JUST a Pentax lens, not necessarily a Pentax camera. (I just double checked that, yup.) The annual I am not sure about. (I looked on Mark's page and didn't/couldn't find any break down in specifications like that.) HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) But, you know, maybe one of these days they'll lighten up the rules to people who once USED a Pentax. Heh. In a message dated 4/17/2013 8:36:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi! After quite a wait (which was totally worth it), another Ricoh GXR-M mount module arrived here yesterday. This time it was accompanied by Novoflex K-mount adapter. This is most wondrous thing as it works seamlessly regardless of whether the lens has an aperture ring or not. Focusing it with A 50/1.2 fully open is not any more difficult than any other lens. In fact it is quite easy. So now, I have a Ricoh camera and all my Pentax lenses (notably 50/1.2, 43 and 77) that can be used on it. Is it then appropriate to: 1. Post photographs taken with this gear to PUG? 2. Submit such photographs to PDML annual? What would elders say? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT -- Well photo related anyway.
Something similar happened to me as well, with a twist--I ordered from Adorama NY to be shipped to a NY address (Woodside); it went by UPS then it was handed over to USPS. USP tracking said it was handed over to USPS whose tracking simply showed something like received info then it stayed that way for a long time even after my NY contacts have already received the items. On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 5:07 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: A few days ago, (March 13), I ordered an item from Adorama in NY. Sent by UPS from Secaucus NJ to North Haven CT took two days. Since then it's had two arrival scans and been tendered to driver for final delivery, in that facility, nothing since the 14th, and I thought the US Postal Service was inefficient. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01 now on the official discontinued model page
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Mine is on the truck right now, out for delivery...! I decided that, if for $350, I could get the k-5 sensor, a 40mm lens, an always in my purse camera, one I wouldn't mind the kids borrowing, and maybe try focus peaking for some macro/jewelery work I shoot, then... why not? I bought the K-01 for my daughter but I end up borrowing it often; now my son is using it to shoot his movies. I thought it would be something I would not like but its something we now fight for. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
Hmmm... I guess it was timely I migrated whatever it was I had in posterous and moved it to my blogspot account. I actually liked posterous but I already had my name pointed to blogspot. On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr-challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I take film to Cyprus?
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:16 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: When I went to China in 2010, I took all of the film I was carrying out of the plastic canisters put the bare cartridges into a zip-lock bag. I put the empty canisters into another zip-lock stored it in my checked bag. I kept the bag of film cartridges in my coat pocket while going through customs security, pulling it out when necessary to request hand inspection. I guess it would depend on where you are, before 9/11 we can do that--request for hand inspection--but since then everything has to go to the x-ray machine. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Pentax Has New Firmware
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Mark! (I mean Mark as in Mark, not Mark as in yeah he bloody does too!!) Mark!! -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Question
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: A quick question for PPG users. Is there any way to link directly to an image in the gallery or download an image from the gallery? It was possible in the old PPG but I can't find a way with the new PPG. Hi Brian, 1. What I do is open the photo then click on the i at the upper right corner of the photo. 2. Then I select the envelope (email) which opens a pop-up. 3. Then I select the gmail option in the bottom (More...) but that's because I am on gmail. 4. That opens another tab for a new message in gmail giving a link... 5. Cut and paste... example: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/20239377#.UQioKVfGrYU.gmail I know...too much work :-| I've tried sending myself an email at step #2 but that does not necessarily lessen the hoops... Bong PS I don't see any download option. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Undercover
Enjoyed! Well done; love the reflection in the glasses. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I talked my wife Louise into being a guinea pig for me so I could try out some studio lighting ideas. Add a couple of props and ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8365202619/ [Consider this a test for you, Ann :-)] Light on the right is courtesy one of the best bargains in lighting, one that anyone can afford: a Fotodiox 36 silver umbrella softbox. List is $34.95 but I got 25% off during Christmas so it cost me $26 with free delivery! It's a little tricky to use with a Pentax flash (the opening is positioned for a studio strobe), but with a couple of umbrella mounts and a Lowell Tota clamp I got it going. It provides beautiful soft light with a gradual fall-off. Light on the left is a Fotodiox 24 folding softbox with the front diffuser off, acting similar to a beauty dish; ie: more specular than normal. Background is a 42 5-in-1 reflector set to The Dark Side. K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8, @ 50mm/f:11, 1/160th, ISO 200. Lr Ps. Enjoy! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New PENTAX MX-1
Hmmm...now if Pentax evolves that in the same way Fuji did with the X series (I just tested the XE-1)... On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/01/07/Pentax-launches-MX-1-enthusiast-compact-12MP-28-112mm-F1-8-2-5-lens http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/01/07/Pentax-Mx-1-hands-0n-preview-just-published Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Brian Walters
Ouch. Hoping for the best; get well, Brian. On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Hi kids, Just to let you know, our fellow Brian Walters has had a mild stroke and will be MIA for a bit. His wife tells me he is in pretty good shape and getting excellent care. Please keep him in your thoughts. Thanks, Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: File storage on the same card with two Pentax cameras
Hi Igor, Try 4 cameras (my K-5/K-7, my son's K-r daughter's K-01): we had a not so empty SD card go through all four cameras. It would seem that they can differentiate as to which files were taken by which camera and follow the correct numbering sequence although I have not had the experience of critical moments where it would reach .DNG and cause someone to lose count somewhere. I tend to be the one more confused more than the cameras so what I did was where I can change the file names, I changed it to _K5-x.DNG and _K7-.DNG. The K-r and the K-01 does not allow you to customize the file name but they are easily distinguishable because my son shoots in RAW (DNG) while my daughter shoots in JPEG. Yes, these different filenames often goes to the same folder. I never came to the point of confusing their numbering sequence because I anticipated that early and customized the filenames. Bong On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, I am considering what would happen if two Pentax cameras are using the same SD card (alternating). Settings both are set to the same storage settings: folders by date. I wonder what would happen in the following two cases: 1. The prefix of the file name is set to the same, e.g. ABC_.DNG Will the files shot on the same day by the two cameras be stored in the same folder? If so, - would the cameras be able to figure which file came from which camera, or would the cameras be incrementing their file number when they see a file stored (by another one) with a higher number? 2. If the prefix of the file name is set to be different, e.g. ABC_.DNG and XYZ_.DNG, would the cameras be saving them to the same folder? Would they be incrementing the file number? (I assume, - no) While I can experiment with this, - I may get my new camera just before leaving for the weekend where I want to use it. So, I'd rather think of the file naming schema ahead of time. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
A visit to the mothership...
Our local Pentax users group (Pinoy Pentaxians/PIPEN) were invited for a factory tour in Cebu; then was treated to photowalk and then some. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/8204696930/ Noteworthy is that since Ricoh took over, Pentax has been aggressive in marketing (at least here in the Philippines AFAIK); they sponsored a cosplay event a month or so ago, the just concluded factory tour photowalk and is linking up with PIPEN for more activities. They said they could not do that back during the Hoya days because simply Hoya did not care...but I think we know that already. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01 shutter sound? (was Re: FYI - Fiscal Cliff for K-01 prices)
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: My interest is rising. Does anyone have a K-01 and a K-5 and can compare the shutter sound? Is the K-01 quiet? Hi Derby, They're almost the same despite the fact that the only sound produced by the K-01 is the aperture actuation since the shutter is open before hand (make the sound of the shutter opening when you turn in on or wake it up after it times out). With a WR (18-55) lens, the K-5 is the quietest with the K-01 perhaps just a wee bit louder; with a DA L 35, the sound becomes louder for both with the K-01 being distinctively noisier than the K-5. I suspect the WR seal dampens the noise of the aperture actuation and the general weather sealing of the K-5 also dampening the sound despite the fact it has a mirror and shutter making a racket. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: student cameras still film?
There are two programs in the school I teach in (http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph); one is a multi-media arts program (MMA) a sort of generic track and a photography specific (AB Photo) program. The MMA has long gone digital but has a black and white photo elective (which I teach). The AB Photo has a Alternative Processing subject which taught salt paper prints, albumen then we recently incorporated black white into it since that is now alternative given that digital is mainstream. There is also large format photography. Right now we are suffering from a shortage of black and white film, our only supplier is Fuji and someone from another school bought the existing 35mm stock (I managed to buy a bulk of the 120). Wet printing is done for demo purposes since the quality of paper we have here is iffy. For final plates and exhibits we go hybrid and scan the negatives. Student film cameras is a sliding issue since most have DSLRs to begin with and may dabble only in film cam for a particular subject (we have Nikon loaners--all in bad shape). Eventually some actually discover film and invest in their own; but in the meantime I have a group of students bringing their Dianas... Bong On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: While my niece was taking photography in high-school (2 years) they gave them 35mm film cameras (I don't know what make). The curriculum was big on old-school methods and basics. They even did stuff like photograms. As far as I know they did not graduate to digital cameras. The niece has one though, as I made sure of that. I very nice K-x. :-) On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:48 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and age. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA 35 DA 55-300 on film
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Nice pix! Maybe a little dark? -T Are they? Can someone confirm? I just bought a new monitor and have not gotten use to it (Viewsonic LED). Btw, thank you all for your comments. Cheers! Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ricewhine postmortem
The page is gone ... :) On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:37 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well just to rub some glass in the wound lets see how many of this mook's predictions came true. Everywhere you see 0/1 you should supply a loud buzzer sound a la family feud when a wrong guess is made. http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.htm K300 he said close to 100% Pentax said 0/1 K 5n he said close to 100% Pentax said K5II/K5IIs 2/1 K3/K3s he said close to 100% Pentax said 0/1 645Dn/D645II he said close to 100% Pentax said 0/1 DA 18-200/3.5-5.6 WR DC He said close to 90% Pentax said SMC Pentax-DA 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 ED SDM (close but no cigar, score IMNSHO Blind Pig Acorn) DA560/5.6 he said 90% Pentax said HD Pentax-DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW DC (score close but no cigar, we all knew this was coming months ago and he was almost completely wrong about every detail not already known). DFA645 90/2.8 (for portraiture) He said 90% Pentax said HD Pentax-D FA 645 90mm F2.8 ED AW SR Macro (so for portraiture, not so much score IMNSHO Blind Pig Acorn) AF600FGZ He said 80% Pentax said 0/1 O-GPS2 He said 75% Pentax said 0/1 About the new Q products not a word. Final score 4 for 9, or an overall rating of blind pig. Yes, I know it's mean but then he deserves it. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
Happy Birthday to you too! Here's a vote for this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?sku=680140Q=O=is=REGA=details Not on top, but its in my 'to-buy' list. I already have a 3 way pan head (due for upgrade sometime too) so I would like something different; I like the flexibility. Bong On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a couple of Manfrotto ball heads, and a three axis head, a Manfrotto 804RC2. One nice thing about them all is that they all use the same quick release plate, of which I have something like half a dozen now, allowing me to just have them mounted on both bodies and a couple of my longer lenses. For the most part, they work fine. However, for particularly heavy lenses, or long exposures, they are not as rock solid steady as I'd like. Also, if I adjust them using the bigma, I have to account for some inevitable droop. Likewise, I can never get quite as much angle above the horizon as I'd like with the three axis head. It being my birthday in a few hours (Bong being in Manilla, it is already his, Happy Birthday Bong), I could rationalize spending a bit of money on a better tripod head. I understand that there is effectively no limit to how much money that you can spend on a tripod head, but there are incremental improvements in quality. Doing a quick search, it looks like the 804RC2 goes for about $65. Also that it seems to be called a pan-tilt head. When I'm doing landscape work, I like the pan-tilt heads better than ball heads because I can adjust one angle, then fine tune another, and don't have to worry about losing all three adjustments when I want to fine tune one of them. What I'd like is: a) a pan-tilt head, b) that is significantly steadier/sturdier than the 804RC2 c) With a much greater range of vertical swing d) which, ideally, would take the same mount plate (200PL-14 ?) Using the same mount plate is negotiable, but it'd be a real drag to have to swap mount plates to use the good tripod head. Any suggestions on which head to look at? How much would I need to pay to get much better performance? How would I tell that I was getting something better, rather than just more expensive? Load rating? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The K-01 revisited...
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:34 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: intriguing - does the top of the body protrude into the viewfinder? Not at all, the top of the K-01 is flat. By the way, I meant to ask earlier - hope you and your family/friends were unaffected by the recent typhoons. me too — it sounded like the Manila area has had a horrible time We were safe and mostly dry-thank you all for the thought. Although worse than the 2009 episode (that was a typhoon, this was just...well...rain...) the country was a bit more prepared than the last time but still a lot did suffer. :-| -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The K-01 revisited...
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:39 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Bong Manayon Out of lurk mode... Got myself a K-01 :) http://bong.manayon.net/2012/08/the-pentax-k-01-revisited.html The image of the statue (IMGP0109-640) is intriguing. The alignment is perfect. It's almost there. But it needs just a little more space on the right so it doesn't crop the tip of the sword. The limits of zooming with your feet when over 50 :-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. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The K-01 revisited...
Out of lurk mode... Got myself a K-01 :) http://bong.manayon.net/2012/08/the-pentax-k-01-revisited.html -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Anyone for Coffee?
Nice! That woke me up. On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Seen on the wall of a coffee shop. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0738-k5peso.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: a weekend with the K30
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Very interesting. The difference in button layout between my K-x and K-5 is the biggest hassle in switching between them. I do really wish that the K-5's review button was in the same place as the K-r, so that I could review a shot without using my left hand, taking my left hand off the lens, or whatever. How does the K-30 compare in size and weight with the K-5, vs the K-r/K-x/Km? It sounds like it might be a very good compromise for backpackers like my friend Candace, for whom image quality and weather sealing are issues, but so are size and weight. Definitely lighter than the K-5, although I have not compared it myself, my son said it was even lighter than the K-r (now that you've mentioned it...later). Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
a weekend with the K30
Got a chance to run around with the K30 this weekend, there is a difference between reading specs and actually handling the camera. One of my assumptions was it would be like downgrading from say the K10D to the K200D or the K-m but I was pleasantly surprised that it had the dual dials of the K-5; and except for the button layout at the back (similar to the K-r) almost everything else was the K-5. There is an improvement in focusing--less hunting and more precise. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157630572719126/ More later... -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: a weekend with the K30
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sort of relieved that there isn't enough rationale to get one while already having a K5. I doubted that Pentax would ever come out with a dSLR with a sensor that is the size of a 35mm frame (I worded that just for Paul), but if the Q is going down, I still have a glimmer of hope. No, I will not rush out to get the K-30 unless my back up camera dies; my son loves to upgrade his K-r though despite my offer to upgrade his to a K-5; his rationale is that his muscle memory has been tuned to punching the buttons of the K-r so the K-30's layout makes for an easy transition. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: a weekend with the K30
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Aren't you one of the re-enactors, sir? For me, having hyper-P mode and two dials would mean approximately equivalent to K-5. That's the single thing I use most often when I am shooting with my K-5. You're a capable photographer, Bong, but you know that already. And K-30 seems like a good camera. Let's hope that no QC issues make it hard for Pentax. I would be fascinated to know what awaits beyond K-5. Reenactors? No, although for fun they did dress me up in an US paratroop gear so I can have fun with my facebook profile pic :-) Have been in touch with militaria/history buffs here since I got the chance to teach history of Philippine photography; was hoping to catch them either in American/Japanese WW2 or Philippine/Spanish events (have I shared these with PDML? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157626897139973/); my goal was for my students to shoot them with the matching period technology (i.e., glass plates/albumen for late 1800s Philippine Revolution vs. the Spanish...) apart from the immersion into history. But its 'off-season' for those events and the reenactors takes advantage of that by doing something different, so the European theater thing which kinda odd (okay...weird). Bong :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: a weekend with the K30
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: IMO, it should take at most one shooting day to re-adjust. So that this wouldn't be a valid decisive argument pro or contra any of the choices. Yet, I do think that all present Pentax offerings are excellent. I agree. But that's probably 'age' (experience?) speaking ... :-) Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: psychedelic photos by a pentaxian
Igor, TFS! Bong On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: While looking for something completely different, I came across this gallery by Ira Cohen (who, as it turns out, was using Spotmatic): http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/may/13/ira-cohen-photography-in-pictures#/?picture=374553576index=10 There are some interesting (indeed psychedelic) photos there. I thought some PEMLers might be interested to look at this gallery. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01...belatedly
Thank you for all your kind words...am now in a quandary about having to buy our own K-01... :-\ Bong :-) On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Beautiful story, looking forward to keeping up with her work! :) -c On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: I owe Christine this report... :-) http://bong.manayon.net/2012/05/pentax-k-01.html The reason for the delay is this: http://bong.manayon.net/2012/05/erika-pentax-k-01.html Something in the latter post had to take place before I emailed this, you'll read about it... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO- The eclipse from this side of the world.
No, not the total eclipse...not in the Philippines anyway. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/7237033626/ But we did get a partial during sunrise--not willing to gamble a road trip to find a good vantage point (the weather is transitioning from dry to wet) I settled for a pedestrian footbridge near my house. There was a haze so the sun did not really appear until well above 5 degrees above the horizon missing landmarks which I could have used as a foreground. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-01...belatedly
I owe Christine this report... :-) http://bong.manayon.net/2012/05/pentax-k-01.html The reason for the delay is this: http://bong.manayon.net/2012/05/erika-pentax-k-01.html Something in the latter post had to take place before I emailed this, you'll read about it... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentaxes in the classroom, and reliability
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:54 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I have no idea how other brands fare as student cameras, but consistent multiple failures is a serious issue. Is there anyone at Pentax I could point him to? At the very least, they might find his class a good source of torture testing, as the cameras probably get a lot more usage than the vast majority of entry level cameras. His problems are kind of a shame, because I think that a big part of the reason that the K1000 was such an iconic student camera was its robustness. Okay...here's some observation in the school I teach in: 1. The Fuji S2s (ca.2002) are now dead. 2. The Nikon D70s (2004) are barely hanging on; some the LCDs are gone, some the buttons or dials does not work anymore and in some the viewfinder LEDs are dead. 3. The Canon 350Ds (2003? but they outwardly appear to be newer compared to the D70s) are beginning to go Error 99 but when they work...they work. There are a couple of Canon 5Ds but are kept for faculty use; there are newer Canon 450Ds and Nikon D90s that are farely new. I've seen students drop them, allow them to swing off the strap to hit desk and what have you and even heard of a story of a student actually poking the sensor with his finger to see what photo would come out (I suppose while on B with the lens off)... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: $13 000 worth of camera gear
...Instagram. On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 5:15 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uduIXFUynRQ/T4bdGgCKZaI/Cf8/l48eqJ5jvg4/w497-h373/fGxbW.jpg or short URL: http://goo.gl/9ghL8 Enjoy! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Testing the K-01
I just got the demo cam from the local distributor/dealer: here's some quick shots with the K-01 (taken while I was having my car checked...on my way to the beach so more photos to come). http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157629746731527/ I went straight to ISO25600 with the lens I happen to have with me (an old FA 28-105; the demo did not come with a lens). Bong On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: I believe his *liner-notes* stated he was using a manual macro lens and a macro converter, right Jens? :-) Cheers, Christine On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Is this the new 40? On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hello Christine, and others who may be intested: As promised, I will post some test shots, done with the K-01 in this Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157629380559984/ The first test shots are macro shots. Regards Jens -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
No problem in the Philippines. On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01?
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Has anyone had a chance to play around with the K-01? Any photos to share? Miserere, are you planing to do the review of the camera? Is Pentax going to send you a loaner to test? Bill, has your pusher given you one to test? Just wondering :-) Cheers, Christine/chicago -- Stay tuned. The local dealer is lending me one for the holidays here. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 4x% Kodachromes from WWII
Wow. I showed them to my students who thought they were cos-players. Bong On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: A site I got form another forum: http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/303194.html?thread=22669914 Give them a minute to load. Well worth the look. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anybody still shooting film?
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? I regularly shoot a random (black white/color) roll of film once every month or two until the middle of last year. Then I was assigned to teach Black White Photography. So now there is a roll of Neopan in one of my film cams constantly. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO- We're celebrating the 1986 EDSA Revolution
Something from the past- http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/flickr-user-shares-rare-edsa-snaps-slideshow/ (Pentax MX + A 50/1.4 + Tri-X) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Laundry Room, comments please
What Jack said... But if you have a chance to do it again, I would shoot it from an angle closer to the wall on the left and lower to be as perpendicular as possible to the middle two, that way they all have more or less equal 'weight' and then flip it to the horizontal (either way--but am biased to clockwise with the wall on top). Bong On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I'd suggest that the only hope for it is to start by eliminating the white down the right edge. Might flip it to horizontal, either to the right or left, and assign some significance to the center separation and tilt of the half of the ducts. My sense is, however, that I haven't the imagination to pull this off successfully. Jack From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:10 AM Subject: PESO Laundry Room, comments please Here's one that I just can't decide about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6776651850/in/set-72157629070296314/ A friend was doing his laundry yesterday, and this ducting caught my eye. I tried a few different things with it. It's hard to get the same interesting shade of orange I saw in the laundry room too. I suspect that it might just be a boring pile of shite, but since I put a fair amount of effort into it, I really want to believe that it's actually a decent photo. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8
More here, but its in German http://www.pentax.de/de/news/1636/foto-news.php Someone please translate :-) On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: DPreview broke the news: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/07/Pentax_In-development_lenses Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA 560mm F5.6 - Unifocal super-telephoto lens for use with K mount interchangeable-lens digital cameras - Sharp, well-defined images — particularly with distant subjects — thanks to the adoption of optics used in astronomical telescopes - Market launch scheduled for 2012 Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA 50mm F1.8 - Unifocal standard lens for use with K mount interchangeable-lens digital cameras - Maximum aperture of F1.8 for high-quality images with a superb rendition of depth and natural bokeh (out-of-focus) effect - Market launch scheduled for 2012 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01 is here...
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:18 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I suspect that it as far as industrial design students go, it could be a toaster and it would get attention because of who designed it. My, never has a Pentax generated such varied reactions. Funny you should mention a toaster, I happen to need one. And yeah, a toaster is a toaster is a toaster--so long they work there is nothing really that compels me to any particular brand or model but as long it is not ridiculously priced because it happened to be designed by some artist and it makes my kitchen/cooking a bit more interesting then its got my sale. So the design people are excited about it, maybe they are the intended market--not us, in the same way the multi-colored K-x/K-r opened the Hello Kitty crowd to DSLRs. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-01 is here...
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: True enough. But since the 60-250 is my most used lens, the fact that it will undoubtedly be awkward with that lens is reason enough to make it a non-starter for me. That's not to say it's a bad camera. It should prove to be a good choice for some folks. All the bitching about this camera that we're seeing here, on DP Review and Pentax Forums is irrelevant because this camera is aimed at people who, by definition, aren't in these discussions. This doesn't mean the camera will be a success, but it sure doesn't mean it'll be a failure. Interesting to note that in the school I teach, it gets more attention from the industrial design students than the photography majors. I think I would like this camera; not to replace my K-5 but to supplement it. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG - Uploading of High Resolution Old Images
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:08 PM, apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Just browsing my PPG account and I see a notification which states: For a limited time only, Photo Gallery users will be able to update images uploaded before the new redesign to a higher resolution. More info to come shortly! This is good news because those early images look quite soft when viewed on larger monitors. Just noticed that photos in the pending (new photos) are taking long to be accepted...I guess everyone is preoccupied with upgrading their old photos no one is voting... Bong :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Pentax EVIL rumor, with specs
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Supposedly K mount and a K-5 quality sensor: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/hot-pentax-k-01-mirrorless-camera-coming-soon/ More... http://m.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/pentax-k-01-mirrorless-camera-revealed-in-february--1056080 -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: So wrong, also ?
At least it was his own photograph that he painted. This is interesting because photography, before they discovered silver and hypo, was simply taking a camera obscura and using it as a tracing tool. On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: So on the Scrabble discuss list last week someone posted this link http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/hyper-realistic-paintings-by-steve-mills/ I found it hard to believe. so what is going on here? I think this guy used a projector to project a photo he took (the first one I might find slightly interesting as a photo in a piece about glass , the others, not at all) onto canvas and then added acryllic. In the way illustartors used to do to pump out stuff for books quickly. I cynically wrote the poster that I thought they were fake totally (photoshop) but apparently they are really large paintings . Anyone know more about Mills? Look what I can do (or look what can be done) art kinda always annoys me - unless it is just for fun. This stuff seems just, well, shallow What say you guys? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6 Weeks to upgrade your old PPG Images
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I agree. It's a lot of work. ...yeah Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG - What size do you use to upload?
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all As PPG is going to allow us to upload higher res versions of images accepted before the 'New' PPG went online in October, I was wondering whether I should consider uploading images larger than 900 pixels high. What others do. Do you just use the 900 pixel minimum height or do you upload something larger? It says that Images greater than 900 pixels high will be automatically resized so would uploading anything larger may not make a difference. It does not appear that they archive the original file so that does not seem to be a way to 'future-proof' your uploads. Yeah...I upload 900 pixels high; so any sharpening is not tampered by the resize. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Replicating the film look
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I'd rather use my eyes ... they're my tools. It's really not all that difficult a problem to see what adjustments are pleasing or useful by tweaking things yourself. I don't need a specialized tool to do it. I agree too; the film chart seems like painting by numbers. FWIW I have tried Alienskin, usually works sometimes... Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG - same day approval
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:48 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Submitted a couple of shots to PPG this morning, and when I took a peek tonight they were already approved. Anybody know what's going on? Maybe a lot were on holiday and had nothing to do but vote? Bong :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG question about declined submissions
What Brian said...and you might want to change something like the category. Bong On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Wed, Dec 28, 2011, at 05:10 PM, David Parsons wrote: When you submit to the PPG and a picture is declined, can you resubmit it, or will they penalize you if you do? Resubmit away. I've had several approved that were previously declined. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Another hit
We had one too around 5.4 but out in an island off Luzon; mildly felt in the city. This is getting to be a pattern; we had one too (relatively low: 4ish if I remember) right about the time you that big one in February. On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Just to keep us on our toes we had another significant shake today. This is starting to get tiresome :) We've had little to nothing for quite a while. This one was a 5.8, centered about 20km away from the city which is a little further than some of the others. It was centered offshore but there's no tsunami danger (quake too small, water too shallow). We were out in the car so we didn't really feel the intensity and we only knew for sure it was a quake when we could see lighting poles wobbling. The place we were going had closed for the day so we came home. The supermarket was still open which I thought was very good of them. No reports of major damage or injury as yet. Apparently it was pandemonium at the big malls, you could just imagine something like this happening on one of the busiest days of the year. Our place is fine, a couple of things fell over but nothing is broken. There's been some liquefaction out east again. I think this will be the fourth time those guys would have had to dig it out so my heart goes out to them. Janet's dad is still coming down tonight for Xmas. He always seems to just miss these things by a day or two. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Sayings of the Yiddish Buddha
what Ann said... :-) On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: what Frank said! ann On 12/16/2011 23:37, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent! :-D cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: December 16, 2011 12/16/11 To: Pentax Discuss Mailing Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: OT Sayings of the Yiddish Buddha [...] There is no escaping karma.. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that? Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis. The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao is not Jewish. [...] http://goo.gl/mlzLt -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bong, are you OK?
Hi Larry, Hi and dry. The storm went by in an island way south of where I am. That was not even a typhoon, (tropical storm) so it took us by surprise. Thanks! Bong On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I just heard about a typhoon and some very nasty flash flooding in the Philippines. Are you OK? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO- Weird Weather (was: Bong, are you OK?)
I guess the term is 'climate change' but we call it 'weird' ('kakaiba'):
http://bong.manayon.net/2011/12/kakaiba.html
Taken while wondering if the plane will arrive; this was last week
when a supposedly clear day flood vast farm areas and got planes
delayed. Btw, the volcano in the background is Mt. Mayon
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayon_Volcano).
Bong
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I just heard about a typhoon and some very nasty flash flooding in the
Philippines. Are you OK?
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Re: PESO- Weird Weather (was: Bong, are you OK?)
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Dramatic cloud pattern, Bong! Did you happen to get a shot or two with a different foreground? Jack You mean if I mixed and matched foreground and sky? No. There are variations of this shot without the tarmac and the ground crew though. I used calculations in PS playing around with the red and greens in converting to black and white to get as much contrast in the sky and details on the ground. Thanks! -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: They could have just looked for a 43mm limited in M mount...
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm lost here. It sounds like there is some interesting lens mount compatibility issues going on here. Could someone please give me a brief explanation? Rokkor is Minolta, did they make lenses for Leica? Minolta made a rangefinder (Minolta CLE) which had the M mount as part of some x-deal-something with Leica back in the 70s (Leica R3 SLR was based on Minolta XD?). -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDMLers on Facebook - do me a favor?
Done :-) On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Could you throw a vote my way in the AMC Photo Contest? My shot is the BW Spring Melt at Pinkham Notch, which I showed as a PESO a couple of weeks ago. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150424877981681.354590.43527081680type=3 (3rd from right in 28th row down) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Gotta PESO this one for Bong... Tell Me a Story
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I hope this isn't breaking any rules or going to anger anyone, but this image by Bong (seen in his recent uploads) is just TOO nice not to share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/6458981247/ Excellent portrait and so effective in Black White. Thanks, Darren... Bong :-) - Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Gotta PESO this one for Bong... Tell Me a Story
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:19 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Rather unusual but I can't see that any rules are being broken. Bong shared it with the world at large by posting it on flickr; only thing I can think is that he may have wanted to.share it with this list in some other manner at some other time (like a future PUG?). That being said I know your heart was in the right place and ~damn~ that's one hell of a photo! Absolutely sublime. Thanks, Frank... Since I do this for a living, I normally have a lot of photos being posted here and there but what I usually PESO are those with a story behind it (i.e., the dam photo). Cheers! Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Gotta PESO this one for Bong... Tell Me a Story
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Really beautiful... Thanks for sharing. Excellent work, Bong! :) -c Christine Christine ... thank you :-D -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG Duplicate
Along that line, I also noticed that when a photo is declined...well, its declined. There is nothing you can do about it at that point. In the old PPG, when declined, editing something like the title, description or changing the category puts it back in the review/pending queue again. I tried changing something in a photo recently declined and it still remained declined; I guess I have to resubmit it again with those changes to get it back in the queue... On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: In the old PPG, you could update the image through the edit function, even after it had been accepted in the gallery. I did that with one image when I notice a bit of noise that I had taken out in one version, but not in the one I first submitted. The revised image did not replace the original one, however, until it was approved by Pentax. I may try to clean one or two of my older entries that have been resized by PPG. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Here is an interesting development that may reflect on how the voting in PPG is or not done; I tried submitting a duplicate of an earlier photo which has now suffered from artifacts since the resize and it has been accepted! old: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/5077391#.TrT0vikPEkc.gmail new: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/20170930#.TtlVEKYTXD0.gmail As of now I actually have two exact photos in PPG (I plan to delete the older version but will keep it for a short while for this thread). If you peep, the older version has artifacts around the sun. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG Duplicate
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: 1. I last submitted images on Nov 27, but I was not able to submit any yesterday (when I had time), even though 7 days had past. Not even after midnight last night. only this morning, about 8 days after my last group of images, the upload function unlocked on my dashboard. I could never really predict when my week is up to know when I can upload again... 2. I still have one image under review from October 24. Does anyone else have images that old under review? Checking back, I noticed something unusual. That was the first day that they allowed submissions (as best I can determine). I submitted only one that day, as a test. The next day, they allowed me to submit 10 (rather than 9, as would have been expected). I am beginning to wonder whether that is the reason my first image hasn't been processed, even though all 10 submitted the next day and most of the ones submitted more than a week later have been accepted or declined. I did. If I can remember I uploaded 3-4 on Oct 24. Most were accepted except for one which languished forever...but a day or so ago, I deleted it anyway because 1) I'm getting impatient and 2) it was a weaker variation of another photo that has already been accepted (http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/20164316#.TszPwxgFasU.gmail). 3. All 10 of the images submitted on Oct 25 were accepted. That is much higher than my batting average under the old system, the next wee they accepted two and declined two. Granted theses were images that I had saved up while the PPG was under reconstruction for several months, but I still find 10 out of 10 highly unlikely, especially since two of them were submitted because of their humorous content, rather than any idea on my part that they were technically great shots. Hmmm...maybe not 10/10 but it did seem like a lot got in than usual and faster when PPG got back. Everybody was eager and 'happy' to have PPG back everything was voted in? :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PPG Duplicate
Here is an interesting development that may reflect on how the voting in PPG is or not done; I tried submitting a duplicate of an earlier photo which has now suffered from artifacts since the resize and it has been accepted! old: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/5077391#.TrT0vikPEkc.gmail new: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/20170930#.TtlVEKYTXD0.gmail As of now I actually have two exact photos in PPG (I plan to delete the older version but will keep it for a short while for this thread). If you peep, the older version has artifacts around the sun. Bong -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question for those who have had submissions accepted to PPG...
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Well - I'm not sure. I've been following PPG's 'Recently Added' gallery regularly for the past week or so (I know - I need a life) and it seems that new images are being added daily, even on weekends and holidays. That suggest to me that a computer program is involved somehow. Someone's photo must be added sometime; right now I have a photo uploaded from 10/24 that is still languishing in pending limbo while its contemporaries and some uploaded at a later date have been already accepted or declined. Well...maybe it is in limbo :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Giving and taking criticism
There is an Ignatian(?) spiritual exercise where one is to either tell the truth only at all times OR say only nice things at all times but never at the same time. Which is why--I guess--the gurus or the truly wise as they grow...well, wiser..become more silent. Bong :-) On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 8:06 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 25/11/2011 2:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: One thing I haven't seen a lot of is discussion on how to give and take criticism. And a related discussion of what venues on the net, or off, are good for that sort of discussion. -- That's because we don't offer criticism here. We had a regular member who attempted it one time; he was promptly chased off the island. It put a very real chill on the entire concept of giving an honest critique of images that get shown here, since any honest critique will likely have some criticism accompanying it (that being what the word critique kind of come from.) I tried to give a critique one time and was told to accept the photograph on it's own merits, and either accept it for what it was or STFU. And now you know why most every photograph that is shown here, whether it be a stunning landscape or a tedious snapshot of a child playing with a kitten gets, more or less, the same response (great capture, stunning image, etc) or no comment at all. Most people don't want a critique, they want an ego massage, and no one likes to be told that their image is an excruciatingly boring, poor rendering of a banal and cliched subject. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Giving and taking criticism
Larry, Let me share what we have done in the local Pentax group here in the Philippines, I get to be asked to critique photos ever so often and Filipinos are the worst in either giving or receiving critique (okay, someone out there might think their culture are worse...). One thing that I have done is to make a 'rules of engagement' that allows the critique to be private. This softens the shame factor of a really scathing comment. This also makes Facebook the worst place to critique photos--its hard to make sober criticism when the photographers' mom liked it. So we have this ritual of having them state they seriously want a critique and then they should put the photo in the end of their stream in Flickr (by changing the date the photo was uploaded) so it would not be randomly seen. From then on a conversation follows in the comments page which, depending on the one being critiqued, may either be deleted or shared to the rest of the group. I usually add a disclaimer that goes ...feel free to delete this comment after you have read it... I generally get a thank you for my comments, of which I assume to mean thanks but no thanks (esp for the bad ones) then never hear from them again. A funny ending to one episode was after I deconstructed this guy's photo, he went ahead and shared to the group the photo complete with my comments. I asked are you sure? He said he's actually proud of it--its like showing off a black eye given by Manny Pacquiao... Bong :-) On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I wasn't referring to the PDML per se, but just the skills in general. Being an engineer, I could spend a lot of time designing an online photography critique community, but that is an exercise in mental masturbation that I'll leave for another day. Here is a disorganized brain dump of some of my thoughts on the subjects. Maybe, at some point, I'll try and actually write a coherent piece on the subject. Or at least put in enough effort to find one that someone else has already written. 1) Opinions are neither right nor wrong. If someone doesn't like something, there's nothing to argue about. Different people will like different things. On several occasions two photos, or two versions, of the same photo, posted to a group of skilled photographers, with the question which is better, and invariably the results are split. And it can be for reasons as basic as I prefer color , I prefer black and white, or I hate the shade of teal in the second shot. 2) I can learn from anybody. Even if I know far more than someone about a particular topic, they can always see something that I missed. 3) I least enjoy hearing about what I did wrong, but that is usually what I most need to hear to improve my craft. If I don't know what's wrong, it is very hard to fix it. 4) It is just as important to tell someone what they did right, what worked, as what didn't work. 5) It is very rarely as useful to ask for critique of a set, as it is of a single photograph. The person reviewing them won't have time to devote to each one, and there will almost always be exceptions to observations like it looks like your horizon is crooked, or it looks like your autofocus is in love with the microphone and hates the vocalist. 6) It is often more useful to ask for feedback about a particular aspect of a photograph. 7) Don't just say that something is wrong, give suggestions on how to fix it. 8) I can learn as much from reading critiques of other people's work, as I can reading critiques of my own. 9) Someone looking at a photo on a wall generally won't care if it was taken at ISO 640, f/8 or with an instamatic, Hasselblad, or 645D. However, someone trying to help you improve your photography will need to know details like ISO, shutter speed, aperture, maybe the lens, was it on a tripod or hand held, what sort of lighting, did you shoot a grey card frame to set the color balance, was it taken on auto or manual focus, or any of the myriad of technical details that affect a shot. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What are you working on to improve your photography?
Some random thoughts... 1. Intentional Handicap... Yeah, like shooting only with one prime. Then I routinely take my film cameras out so that in itself imposes a variety of handicaps: one ISO setting decided by the film, manual focus (I only have one AF film cam MZ-3) and usually 36 exposures (I'm cheap...). Recently, when the E-6 lab in the country drowned in one of our floods, so I have confined myself to shooting black white (usually the C-41 stuff because I'm to lazy to process it myself). 2. Cross training Shoot something which is not your usual subject or within your comfort zone. Also...I took my son out on a gun range; he realized the intent was to help him hold the gun/camera steady and not rely on the SR too much (something which I needed to remind myself as well). 3. Fight familiarity...(i.e., buy/use a Nikon) Being too familiar with a Pentax, I tend to get sloppy pushing buttons around; try as I might to be deliberate and careful in how I set up a shot I would easily slip into that familiarity. Using a different brand forces you to be deliberate in setting things up (i.e., Nikon: where the h... is the 'tungsten' WB setting...?). On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On another photo forum I occasionally hang out on, someone posted What are your pet peeves in photography that you see other photographers do?, and boy was there a lot of responses of people gleefully putting others down. My feeling is that all that crappy photographers do is make my photos seem that much better in comparison. What peeves me is when I'm shooting someplace with someone else, and they get much better photos than I do. What I think is a much more productive question to discuss, is what you are doing, or have you done, to improve your own photography? Are you practicing hand held shots at low shutter speeds? Taking test shots without using the light meter to get a feel for what light gives what exposures? Spending a month shooting with only one prime lens at a time? Posting PESOs to be ridiculed by the gang on PDML? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO- Dam...
I took a job of shooting for a local power company's collateral (annual report, calendars, brochures...), in particular a dam. Doing prior research, I found online that some of top local photographers have been there on club photowalks. While shooting, I asked the PR person what's the deal if a camera club or my class in college toured the place to shoot. She said they would welcome that, except the catch is that it can only be done between 8:00AM to 5:00PM (security reasons blah...) and come to think of it, most of the photos I found online of the dam were daytime shots. So you mean no one has ever taken night shots of this place? No one; but if you want to, you're welcome... I was back 4:00AM... http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/share/20168131#.TspQOirLrxc.gmail :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I think I discovered the reason for the occasional blank images in the voting queue. Aptly, one of them was entitled Darkness ... :-) -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Nikon User in Praise of Pentax
Interesting read: http://www.josephmind.com/pentax1.htm -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PPG - Two Versions of the same image approved
I have an old photo that now has artifacts--obviously from the resize from the 600px to 900px standard; taking this cue I uploaded a resized version. Wait and see... :-) On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: As some may recall, when the 'new' PPG went live, images that were previously 'pending' seemed to have been lost. They reappeared after a few days but not before I (and, I think Dan and several others) had uploaded new, larger versions. One of my previously 'pending' images was approved last week and the second version of the same image has now also been approved. Well, I suppose that shows that the first approval wasn't a fluke. This probably confirms what I suspected with the new PPG - that there's no visual checking by a human when new images are approved, otherwise the duplication would have been noticed and probably rejected. No point in having both in the gallery, so the earlier one is headed for the trash. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
