from:"Christine Nielsen"

I think I remember that -- I sent my 50-135 in around the same
time  it took foreve.  Something about waiting for parts to
come in on the slow boat from Japan.

On the bright side, at least I haven't been relying on this lens for
the last 18 months or so, so I won't miss it as much.



On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote:
> Some places can't repair it because special tools are required. CRIS sent 
> mine to Japan. Two months passed , I complained and Pentax replaced it with a 
> new one.
>
> Paul via phone
>
>> On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote:
>>
>> Ugh.  A little research into the repair of this lens has proved
>> discouraging... Purchased from KEH in May 2012, LN- condish, for $900.
>> (a good deal at the time, new versions going for close to $1200
>> retail, IIRC) .  Now, KEH lists same lens, EX+ rating, selling for
>> less than half of that... and current price for new is... also about
>> half of what it used to be.
>>
>> Selling, as-is, less repair costs... hardly seems worth it now.
>> Repair & keep is an option, but, it feels like throwing good money after 
>> bad...
>>
>> Good news for anyone considering this lens -- the time to buy is now,
>> apparently.
>>
>> -c
>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
>>> I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the
>>> mount for the hood was on crooked:
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
>>> They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a
>>> "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take a
>>> week to get there.
>>>
>>> I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians
>>> group on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.
>>>
>>> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for second
>>> day air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you sell the lens
>>> as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, and let the new
>>> owner get the fresh warranty on the repair.
>>>
>>>
>>> Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still
>>>> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
>>>>
>>>> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)
>>>>
>>>> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a
>>>> k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to 
>>>> clean
>>>> out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
>>>>
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> -c
>>>
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Re: Lens repair?

I inquired to Peachtree about the repair, and just got this message back:

"Thank you for inquiring with us. Sorry, we do not service the Pentax
units any longer. They are serviced at Precision Camera only. Their
number is 860-272-2100."

So... I have a call into KEH to confirm that they could do the
repair... they appear to have a flat fee of $235 for zoom lens
repair...

-c



On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 11:35 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> You might also give these guys a look.
>
> http://www.peachtreecamerarepair.com/
>
>
>
> On 3/15/2016 9:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>
>> I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back
>> the mount for the hood was on crooked:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
>> They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a
>> "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take
>> a week to get there.
>>
>> I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians
>> group on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.
>>
>> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for
>> second day air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you
>> sell the lens as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed,
>> and let the new owner get the fresh warranty on the repair.
>>
>> Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>>
>>> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still
>>> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
>>>
>>> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's
>>> time.  ;)
>>>
>>> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl,
>>> maybe a k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future.
>>> Time to clean out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -c
>>>
>>>
>>
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Re: Lens repair?

Thanks, Stan.

At this point, I'm leaning towards getting it repaired... maybe I'll
get some use out of it, and the going rate for resale will go up in
the meantime Wishful thinking?

;)
-c

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Stanley Halpin
<s...@stans-photography.info> wrote:
> Christine, if it were me, here is what I would do:
>
> a. If I had 2 or more items to send for repair, cleaning, whatever, 
> then I would have the 16-50 repaired and then you can sell it for a decent 
> price as newly-refurbished. Even after the cost of the repair you should 
> probably net more than if you tried to sell it “as-is”.
> b. If the 16-50 is the only item for repair/cleaning, then I might 
> try the repair anyway. Just to see if the process works for you as it should 
> work. Again, you should net more when you eventually sell.
> c. If you do decide to sell as-is, then be sure to offer (and 
> include) full detailed instructions on how the buyer can access repair 
> services. Preferably service(s) with which you have had personal experience…
>
> Good luck!
>
> stan
>
>> On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote:
>>
>> Ugh.  A little research into the repair of this lens has proved
>> discouraging... Purchased from KEH in May 2012, LN- condish, for $900.
>> (a good deal at the time, new versions going for close to $1200
>> retail, IIRC) .  Now, KEH lists same lens, EX+ rating, selling for
>> less than half of that... and current price for new is... also about
>> half of what it used to be.
>>
>> Selling, as-is, less repair costs... hardly seems worth it now.
>> Repair & keep is an option, but, it feels like throwing good money after 
>> bad...
>>
>> Good news for anyone considering this lens -- the time to buy is now,
>> apparently.
>>
>> -c
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
>>> I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the
>>> mount for the hood was on crooked:
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
>>> They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a
>>> "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take a
>>> week to get there.
>>>
>>> I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians
>>> group on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.
>>>
>>> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for second
>>> day air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you sell the lens
>>> as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, and let the new
>>> owner get the fresh warranty on the repair.
>>>
>>>
>>> Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still
>>>> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
>>>>
>>>> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)
>>>>
>>>> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a
>>>> k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to 
>>>> clean
>>>> out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
>>>>
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> -c
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: Lens repair?

Ugh.  A little research into the repair of this lens has proved
discouraging... Purchased from KEH in May 2012, LN- condish, for $900.
(a good deal at the time, new versions going for close to $1200
retail, IIRC) .  Now, KEH lists same lens, EX+ rating, selling for
less than half of that... and current price for new is... also about
half of what it used to be.

Selling, as-is, less repair costs... hardly seems worth it now.
Repair & keep is an option, but, it feels like throwing good money after bad...

Good news for anyone considering this lens -- the time to buy is now,
apparently.

-c

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
> I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the
> mount for the hood was on crooked:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
> They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a
> "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take a
> week to get there.
>
> I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians
> group on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.
>
> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for second
> day air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you sell the lens
> as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, and let the new
> owner get the fresh warranty on the repair.
>
>
> Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>
>> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still
>> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
>>
>> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)
>>
>> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a
>> k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to clean
>> out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -c
>>
>>
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Re: Lens repair?

2016-03-18 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, I will!

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 11:35 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> You might also give these guys a look.
>
> http://www.peachtreecamerarepair.com/
>
>
>
> On 3/15/2016 9:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>
>> I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back
>> the mount for the hood was on crooked:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
>> They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a
>> "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take
>> a week to get there.
>>
>> I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians
>> group on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.
>>
>> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for
>> second day air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you
>> sell the lens as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed,
>> and let the new owner get the fresh warranty on the repair.
>>
>> Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>>
>>> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still
>>> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
>>>
>>> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's
>>> time.  ;)
>>>
>>> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl,
>>> maybe a k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future.
>>> Time to clean out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -c
>>>
>>>
>>
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Re: Lens repair?

Ugh.  That stinks...
I like the idea of selling it as-is... it may come to that.  
-c

On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:

I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the 
mount for the hood was on crooked:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184
They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a "ground 
shipping" label rather than second day, which means it will take a week to get 
there.

I'm not happy with them at all.  When I mentioned this on the Pentaxians group 
on facebook, it was mentioned that KEH will repair Pentax lenses.

Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for second day 
air return postage).  I'd be inclined to suggest that you sell the lens as-is 
for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, and let the new owner get the 
fresh warranty on the repair.

Christine Nielsen wrote:
> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still 
> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
> 
> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)
> 
> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a 
> k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to clean 
> out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!
> 
> :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -c

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Re: Lens repair?

Hmmm... Maybe I'll reconsider, or at least see how I like it on a different 
camera... I haven't used it in a while... If it's not for me, seems like now 
might be a good time to find it a new home...
-c

On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote:

I wouldn't part with the 24-90. It's one sweet lens. I've used it on my 
istD-K10-K-7-K-5 a lot (1/8 of my 41K exposures in Lightroom), and it's very 
sharp with excellent contrast and pleasing bokeh.

If I got a K-1 (which I do not plan to do), it would be my "numero uno" lens.

Rick

> On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
> 
> Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still 
> around?  Is there a better place (in the US)?
> 
> I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)
> 
> That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a 
> k-5, etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to clean 
> out, momma just might get a new camera this spring!  
> 
> :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -c
> 
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Re: GESO: Grace

Great shots, I bet she can't wait to share them on Instagram!  ;)
Fun to have such a willing & winsome subject!

-c


On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1089242

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Lens repair?

Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days?  Is CRIS still around?  
Is there a better place (in the US)?

I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time.  ;)

That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a k-5, 
etc) could be up for grabs in the not too distant future. Time to clean out, 
momma just might get a new camera this spring!  

:)

Thanks,

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Re: You have an extra 24 hrs to send in your photos this year!

2016-02-29 Thread Christine Nielsen

After I uploaded my first image, I clicked on the "upload another image" button 
( or something to that effect) on the confirmation screen... That led to an 
error page, link not found, or similar...

I just went back to the link from your email & it connected me without issue. 

Just FYI. 

-c


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I've had a report that someone's unable to access the upload page.
(Yes, someone's waited until the last *hour* to send photos in.)
Anyone else unable to get it to load?
http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/upload.php

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Re: A photograph that lies without being faked

2016-02-18 Thread Christine Nielsen

I'd bet a truckload of organic fertilizer that the lawn wasn't as lush
& green in reality, either.  And I bet the listing described it as
"charming"...

;)
-c

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Mark Roberts
 wrote:
> Bulent Celasun  wrote:
>
>>Interesting.
>>
>>I believe it is unethical. No idea whether it should be considered
>>legal or not.
>
> Even if it's illegal I kind of think a $22,000 fine is silly. It's not
> as if anyone's going to be fooled by this photo and buy the house
> online, sight unseen. All the photo can possibly accomplish is to get
> someone to drive out to the house and have a disappointing reality
> check when they get there.
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Re: Camera size has the K-1 available for comparison.

2016-02-18 Thread Christine Nielsen

Well, I appreciate you doing this crap. ;)  I've been *this* close a
couple of times to pulling the trigger on a D750, but I prefer a
smallish-er camera...

:)
-c

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 2:32 PM, P.J. Alling  wrote:
> The image I stole to post last night was a bit misleading.  The K-1 is quite
> a bit bigger than the K-3II.
>
> http://camerasize.com/compare/#659,619
>
> It is a bit smaller than the Nikon D610 and D750, in height and width.
>
> http://camerasize.com/compare/#659,486
>
> http://camerasize.com/compare/#659,567
>
> It's quite a bit smaller than the Nikon D810.
>
> http://camerasize.com/compare/#659,557
>
> Size comparison to the Canon 5D bodies and 6D what you'd expect, for a FF
> DSLR the Canon 6D qualifies as tiny, and it's still bigger than the Pentax
> in at least one dimension but not by much.
>
> It's not worth comparing to the Nikon D5 or Canon 1D lines since it's
> obviously in a different class altogether.
>
> Still it's smallish for a FF DSLR. (Yes, I have nothing better to do today
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Re: K1 ordered

2016-02-18 Thread Christine Nielsen

(De-lurking for this momentous occasion)

Good for you, Paul!  I am tempted...  But, I've never been an early adopter 
type (though, I'm not sure this product qualifies in that category...!).  I'm 
nervous about being the test market for a brand-new product... But what's the 
worst that could happen, right?? 

:)
-c


On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:01 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

I had planned to wait awhile for the price to drop before buying a K1, but at 
$1800, I figured, why not now! Ordered from B because they know how to ship 
cameras and are good when there's a problem.
Since I had expected to spend 3K for the K1, this opens the door for the 
24-70/2.8 real soon.

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Re: I must have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Nielsen

I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots
seem to be done with additional lighting...

Still. Hmmm

;)
-c

On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:21 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:

That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have
enough trouble casting shadows on my subjects with the FA 100mm Macro. I could
only imagine the struggle with something that physically wide at 4.7mm distance!

Kudos to them for using cats in their sample photos, too :D

Cheers,
Dave

On Jun 24, 2015, at 6:40 am, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:

This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an
ultrawide guy anyway, so having the ability to include close focus
ability like this would be awesome. It is relatively affordable AND
will be available in K-mount. What can I sell? Hm.

http://petapixel.com/2015/06/23/the-venus-laowa-15mm-f4-is-the-worlds-widest-11-macro-lens/
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Re: Peso - Tushy Tweaker

2015-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen

sweet moment!
Brought back fond memories of the tushies I've tweaked...

;)
-c

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 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18023717size=lg

 DA* 60-250, f5.6, ISO 400, 170mm, K-3

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Re: OT - IR Conversion

2015-05-16 Thread Christine Nielsen

I'm intrigued by the IR conversion, too... I have an *ist-d or a k-7 I'd 
consider converting... Any thoughts on which is the better candidate?

-c


On May 16, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:

Thanks for the link, Mark!  I just may convert my k-10D.  This idea gets a 
serious think.  He seems like a nice guy.  Read is bio etc.

Might be fun to do Urban IR.

And nice test shots by the way!

Cheers, Christine



 On May 15, 2015, at 10:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
 
 With my IR converted K10D only working with manual lenses, I decided to 
 convert another camera for IR use. Sent my old Nikon P6000 in for the 
 process. While this is a very flawed camera in terms of poorly implemented 
 features, it takes good photos and produces a pretty robust 13.5 MP file. The 
 camera arrived this morning, just as my wife an I were heading out to for our 
 semi annual visit to the town where I grew up, with the purpose of dropping a 
 couple flower pots on my parents' graves. So here are some test shots with 
 the newly converted camera - no interesting compositions but just tests of 
 the cameras abilities:
 
 http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/testing-ir-converted-nikon-p6000?blog=9
 
 Those iamges went through the same basic process  - a little boost to 
 contrast,  clarity, and saturation in ACR. One in Photoshop I ran macros to 
 switch the red and blue channels in PS and apply the PS lens correction 
 filter to remove the distortion. then just a quick adjustment to level the 
 horizon and crop if needed. For virtually automated processing - the results 
 were great. I am surprised at how well the camera meters - very accurate  
 where with the K10d I had to do a bit of adjustment with each shot.
 
 The conversion cost $150 and was done here:
 
 http://www.isaacszabo.com/infrared.html
 
 The K-01 would cost the same to convert but a Pentax DSLR would be $200. I am 
 toying with the idea of sending in either my K-01 or K-5, but will want to 
 fully test out the Nikon Compact (its a lot easier to carry...)
 
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Re: LR6 bobbles

2015-05-15 Thread Christine Nielsen

I haven't run into those issues... For me, LR6 just seems to be hanging at 
random intervals... I've had to force quit more times than I care to 
mention...

There is an update out there... 6.0.1, I think? Just installed that today, 
we'll see. If the hanging thing sorts out, I'll be on the lookout for the bugs 
you mention...

-c


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I've been having some weird issues with LR6, but they might just be 
configuration issues.  I wonder if anyone is seeing these issues.

The first one is that the sort parameters seem to keep getting changed to edit 
time.  I normally set things to capture time, or maybe file number, because my 
K-5 seems incapable of keeping the capture time in the same order as the 
pictures were taken.

The other thing that has changed is when I have Library set up to show photos 
in subdirectories, then I highlight a bunch of photos, and then use create 
subdirectory to move them into the subdirectory, all but the first one will get 
unselected.  This didn't used to happen.  This is rather a pain when I'm going 
through a directory and trying to sort different pictures into different 
directories (i.e. a subdirectory for photos of each different person in a 
group).


Have other people run into these issues?  are they solvable?

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Re: Lightroom 6 pano upgrade

2015-05-13 Thread Christine Nielsen


Hi Christine!

Cool pano... I need to try that out myself soon.  I also just did the LR6 
upgrade... From LR 4... And had to bump up my OS to 10.10 from 10.6(ish?).  I 
wish I could report that everything went off without a hitch, but... I think 
I'm past the worst of it now.  I'm sure you'll do fine if you add RAM.  What 
could go wrong?  ;)

I have tried the HDR feature in LR6, though, and it is very interesting.  I've 
been doing some architectural work for a client recently, so getting the HDR 
feature in LR was a major motivator for doing the upgrade.  I'm hardly a 
connoisseur of HDR, but it seems to me that I'm getting very similar results in 
the merge as I do when I take the -1 exposure  run it through some basic 
adjustments... Down on highlights, all the way up on shadows, plus a few 
others.  I'm going to continue to play around with it  see...

I did read somewhere that using fewer files for the HDR merge (in LR) is better 
than using several.  Also warrants experimenting with, I think.  

And Larry - I also came upon a work-around for getting past the limited 
adjustment range in those HDR images: export the merged file as a tiff, 
re-import into LR.  Bingo, sliders are re-set, and you're off? Haven't tried it 
myself, but there you go.  

-c

On May 12, 2015, at 2:42 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:

Hi Everyone:

How goes the team?

Finally, took care of some photography maintenance—upgraded to Lightroom 6 and 
updated my firmware on the K-3, finally.  All went smoothly—though I had to 
call Adobe for a little download help with the laptop, and I have to say, 
Adobe’s customer service absolutely sucks.  I was stunned.

Anyway, I had some frames to try the pano feature; the process is easy peasy, 
though my result wasn’t so good due to some sloppy shooting on my part.  I 
didn’t get the overlap right in a few of the middle frames, which you can see 
below.  This pano is a total of 6 frames—the file is humongous!  It took 7 
minutes to merge.

I notice a difference in speed with the upgrade, which is saying something 
since I still only have four gigs of RAM, and I play iTunes in the background 
while working on photos—LR 6 is a bit quicker over LR 5 with the two apps 
running.

I really do need to increase my RAM, but I confess to being chicken—I’m afraid 
to unplug everything to install the RAM.  Always worried I wouldn’t be able to 
get everything running right again. Any words of encouragement would 
appreciated :-).


Later in the week I’m going to experiment with the HDR feature.  Should be fun.

You can see my very imperfect pano here :-).
http://www.caguila.com/caguila/emilypanotest/content/_IMG0873-Pano_large.html

Work should be easing up soon, so it’ll be time for some PDML fun—and I’ve got 
plans! :-)

Big cheers, Christine


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Re: Happy Mother's Day

2015-05-10 Thread Christine Nielsen

On behalf of all of us at the PDML mothers' group, I thank you!

;)

-c


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All you Moms have a GREAT DAY!!

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Re: A day in the life of a pro cycling photographer

2015-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen

Me, too!  Thanks for sharing that.

-c




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I enjoyed reading this article...

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/a-day-with-professional-photographer-kristof-ramon/

Cheers,
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Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Christine Nielsen

So... here's an update... while waiting on the cheapo display screen
that I ordered to arrive, inspiration struck. Connecting the camera
from the pc/av port to a personal dvd player transmits everything on
the lcd screen - including live view and image review - to that
screen. The only glitch is that the aspect ratio isn't quite right,
working on that...

Anyhooo, an interesting development, I thought. I used the pc/av
cable that came with the camera, and this dvd player, which I picked
up used:
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DVP-FX820-8-Inch-Portable-Player/dp/B00139R1TA

If I can get the aspect ratio issue ironed out, it could be a
moderately OK solution... the screen is a good size, 8 inches, tilts,
flips swivels, and it has a battery pack and a car adapter.

-c

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
Thanks guys.

I am currently leaning towards picking up a monitor that will do hdmi in...

FWIW, I have in the past been able to use the hdmi connection from camera to
projector, enabling me to show students both live view and image review

-c

On Apr 13, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote:

Christine,

As Steve wrote, all (most?) standard laptops and desktops would not have
ability for video in, only video out.

There are small stand-alone LCD monitors (5-10) that have HDMI inputs, and,
I suspect might even work on batteries. I've seen those used for the video
work with Canikon DSLRs.
As I pointed out in another thread, this Amazon store sells parts for
building rigs that would allow mounting such monitors to a camera:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/node/index.html?merchant=A22PRX6WI8E2K6
I am sure there are others.

I also wanted to add a caution: I've never looked or tried, but before
investing in any additional equipment, I'd check if the current Pentax DSLR
firmware allows _LIVE_ displaying via HDMI.
I know that some cameras that have HDMI connectors only allow playing
recorded videos via them, say on a TV, not live display while you are
shooting.

Finally, 2.5 years ago, I was asking for possible tethering solutions here. I
remember there were a few options I considered, but since the immediate need
disappered before I tried any of them, I don't know what would work.
I don't remember all the details at the moment, but you can take a look at
this thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg638081.html

Hope this helps,

Igor

steve harley Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:25:56 -0700 wrote:

On 2015-04-12 20:32 , Stanley Halpin wrote:

You can buy a dongle that allows your video I/O port to attach to an HDMI
cable. I know it works for video out, I don't know if it will work for
video in.

that won't work; Christine would need an HDMI video capture device; i don't
know the market, but something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB3HDCAP-Video-Capture-Device/dp/B00PC5HUA6/ref=pd_cp_e_0

but since she has a pre-Thunderbolt Mac, she also doesn't have USB 3 and i
suspect USB 2 is not fast enough to keep up; maybe if you found a device that
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Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-14 Thread Christine Nielsen

I wish I could take credit for it... I came up with the idea while combing the
local Best Buy, Staples Game Stop for a screen with HDMI in. Which was not
fruitful. Only after I got my rig set up did I learn that I was not an av
pioneer, and this solution has been employed elsewhere!
;)

-c

On Apr 14, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:

Clever idea!

On 14 Apr 2015, at 19:21, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

If I can get the aspect ratio issue ironed out, it could be a
moderately OK solution... the screen is a good size, 8 inches, tilts,
flips swivels, and it has a battery pack and a car adapter.

-c

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net
wrote:
Thanks guys.

I am currently leaning towards picking up a monitor that will do hdmi in...

FWIW, I have in the past been able to use the hdmi connection from camera to
projector, enabling me to show students both live view and image review

-c

On Apr 13, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote:

Christine,

As Steve wrote, all (most?) standard laptops and desktops would not have
ability for video in, only video out.

There are small stand-alone LCD monitors (5-10) that have HDMI inputs,
and, I suspect might even work on batteries. I've seen those used for the
video work with Canikon DSLRs.
As I pointed out in another thread, this Amazon store sells parts for
building rigs that would allow mounting such monitors to a camera:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/node/index.html?merchant=A22PRX6WI8E2K6
I am sure there are others.

Finally, 2.5 years ago, I was asking for possible tethering solutions here.
I remember there were a few options I considered, but since the immediate
need disappered before I tried any of them, I don't know what would work.
I don't remember all the details at the moment, but you can take a look at
this thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg638081.html

Hope this helps,

Igor

steve harley Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:25:56 -0700 wrote:

On 2015-04-12 20:32 , Stanley Halpin wrote:

You can buy a dongle that allows your video I/O port to attach to an HDMI
cable. I know it works for video out, I don't know if it will work for
video in.

that won't work; Christine would need an HDMI video capture device; i don't
know the market, but something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB3HDCAP-Video-Capture-Device/dp/B00PC5HUA6/ref=pd_cp_e_0

but since she has a pre-Thunderbolt Mac, she also doesn't have USB 3 and i
suspect USB 2 is not fast enough to keep up; maybe if you found a device
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Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-13 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks guys.

I am currently leaning towards picking up a monitor that will do hdmi in...

FWIW, I have in the past been able to use the hdmi connection from camera to
projector, enabling me to show students both live view and image review

-c

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Christine,

As Steve wrote, all (most?) standard laptops and desktops would not have
ability for video in, only video out.

There are small stand-alone LCD monitors (5-10) that have HDMI inputs, and, I
suspect might even work on batteries. I've seen those used for the video work
with Canikon DSLRs.
As I pointed out in another thread, this Amazon store sells parts for
building rigs that would allow mounting such monitors to a camera:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/node/index.html?merchant=A22PRX6WI8E2K6
I am sure there are others.

I also wanted to add a caution: I've never looked or tried, but before
investing in any additional equipment, I'd check if the current Pentax DSLR
firmware allows _LIVE_ displaying via HDMI.
I know that some cameras that have HDMI connectors only allow playing recorded
videos via them, say on a TV, not live display while you are shooting.

Finally, 2.5 years ago, I was asking for possible tethering solutions here. I
remember there were a few options I considered, but since the immediate need
disappered before I tried any of them, I don't know what would work.
I don't remember all the details at the moment, but you can take a look at this
thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg638081.html

Hope this helps,

Igor

steve harley Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:25:56 -0700 wrote:

On 2015-04-12 20:32 , Stanley Halpin wrote:

You can buy a dongle that allows your video I/O port to attach to an HDMI
cable. I know it works for video out, I don't know if it will work for video
in.

that won't work; Christine would need an HDMI video capture device; i don't
know the market, but something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB3HDCAP-Video-Capture-Device/dp/B00PC5HUA6/ref=pd_cp_e_0

but since she has a pre-Thunderbolt Mac, she also doesn't have USB 3 and i
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Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-12 Thread Christine Nielsen

...aaand my macbook pro (no thunderbolt, it's older) won't do HDMI in.
Just out.  So, no way to push the live view or image review to laptop
via HDMI.  In the past, I've done HDMI from camera to projector, in a
class scenario, so I guess that's why I was thinking that would be
easy-peasy.  Unless anyone has found a work-around for this?  Seems
unlikely form the little research I've done...

So, time out while I consider which purchase to make:
- HDMI monitor?
- laptop, HDMI in enabled
- camera, that can legit tether

Hmmm.

-c

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Thanks very much, Paul.  It does make sense, and is very helpful.

 I'm starting to think that since I don't need to transfer files elsewhere 
 immediately, I really just need more real estate for viewing images - 
 shooting interiors is killing me, so many details! - that maybe all I need is 
 the HDMI connection... I'd rather have the camera controls  wireless too, 
 but at least this way I'd get live view  image review with histogram, etc...

 All good food for thought, though. Thanks again!
 -c



 On Apr 11, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote:

 Christine -

 I have a couple of the Eye-Fi Pro series cards.  I use the Pro rather than 
 the Mobi in the event I want to transfer RAW files from the card to either my 
 iPad or computer.  Transferring RAW files however would be a last resort as 
 it's a slo-o-o-o-w process.

 OTOH, I have my camera (a K-5)set to record RAW+JPG and the Eye-Fi cards set 
 to transfer JPGs only.  The JPGs generated by the camera are the smallest 
 file size and lowest quality compression, but still give me decent web-sized 
 images on the iPad. They transfer reasonably quickly and the client gets to 
 review the images on a screen larger than 3 inches.

 Eye-Fi calls transferring to a tablet or phone Direct Mode.  If you have 
 the card set up to transfer to either a network computer or a tablet/phone, 
 it defaults to the known network and only goes to direct mode if there is no 
 known network available.  I only want the transfers to go to my iPad whether 
 I'm in range of my network or not, so all I have set up is the direct mode.  
 An alternative setup for venues outside of a studio would be to take a laptop 
 connected to a wireless router to an event to set up your own network and use 
 the eye-fi card to transfer to that.  That may work better than the direct 
 mode to a tablet but is somewhat more cumbersome.

 In direct mode, when the card goes to sleep the tablet loses the connection 
 so when you wake the camera/card back up you need to re-establish the 
 connection on the tablet.  There is some adjustment to how long the card's 
 wi-fi remains active after the last image is transferred but that uses more 
 from the camera battery so it's a balancing act as to how long you want the 
 card's wi-fi to run vs battery life.

 Uf-da...does that make any sense?  HTH

 -p



 On 4/10/2015 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
 hello all,

 Has anyone had any luck with various tethering  tethering-like solutions?

 I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote
 shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app...

 What I think I understand so far...

 Eye-fi card?
 + image review...
 + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop...
 - but no camera controls...
 - and not wireless w HDMI out...
 - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection?

 Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?)
 +live view on my iPad..
 +camera controls
 +image review
 -no view of histogram, or meter
 - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes?

 PK tether?
  I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering
 issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me.  Something about
 their website seems kinda half-baked.  Something about the Use at
 Your Own Risk in bold on the homepage... Anyone use  recommend?


 Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe yesterday I was shooting
 architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later,
 mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks.  After
 a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the
 camera basically seized up.  The lcd screen showed the progress bar,
 not progressing, with the usual image processing note.  I let it go
 for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing.  Supposed to be able to
 hit menu to cancel, but that didn't work.  Even turning off the
 camera didn't shut off the back screen.  Removed the (full) battery,
 waited a few minutes, put it back in  resumed shooting.  The image I
 was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else
 seemed fine.  I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and
 it happened again after a couple of HDR shots.  Maybe I'll send it in
 with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF.

 I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-11 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks very much, Paul.  It does make sense, and is very helpful.

I'm starting to think that since I don't need to transfer files elsewhere 
immediately, I really just need more real estate for viewing images - shooting 
interiors is killing me, so many details! - that maybe all I need is the HDMI 
connection... I'd rather have the camera controls  wireless too, but at least 
this way I'd get live view  image review with histogram, etc...

All good food for thought, though. Thanks again!
-c



On Apr 11, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote:

Christine -

I have a couple of the Eye-Fi Pro series cards.  I use the Pro rather than the 
Mobi in the event I want to transfer RAW files from the card to either my iPad 
or computer.  Transferring RAW files however would be a last resort as it's a 
slo-o-o-o-w process.

OTOH, I have my camera (a K-5)set to record RAW+JPG and the Eye-Fi cards set to 
transfer JPGs only.  The JPGs generated by the camera are the smallest file 
size and lowest quality compression, but still give me decent web-sized images 
on the iPad. They transfer reasonably quickly and the client gets to review the 
images on a screen larger than 3 inches.

Eye-Fi calls transferring to a tablet or phone Direct Mode.  If you have the 
card set up to transfer to either a network computer or a tablet/phone, it 
defaults to the known network and only goes to direct mode if there is no known 
network available.  I only want the transfers to go to my iPad whether I'm in 
range of my network or not, so all I have set up is the direct mode.  An 
alternative setup for venues outside of a studio would be to take a laptop 
connected to a wireless router to an event to set up your own network and use 
the eye-fi card to transfer to that.  That may work better than the direct mode 
to a tablet but is somewhat more cumbersome.

In direct mode, when the card goes to sleep the tablet loses the connection so 
when you wake the camera/card back up you need to re-establish the connection 
on the tablet.  There is some adjustment to how long the card's wi-fi remains 
active after the last image is transferred but that uses more from the camera 
battery so it's a balancing act as to how long you want the card's wi-fi to run 
vs battery life.

Uf-da...does that make any sense?  HTH

-p



 On 4/10/2015 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
 hello all,
 
 Has anyone had any luck with various tethering  tethering-like solutions?
 
 I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote
 shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app...
 
 What I think I understand so far...
 
 Eye-fi card?
 + image review...
 + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop...
 - but no camera controls...
 - and not wireless w HDMI out...
 - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection?
 
 Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?)
 +live view on my iPad..
 +camera controls
 +image review
 -no view of histogram, or meter
 - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes?
 
 PK tether?
  I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering
 issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me.  Something about
 their website seems kinda half-baked.  Something about the Use at
 Your Own Risk in bold on the homepage... Anyone use  recommend?
 
 
 Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe yesterday I was shooting
 architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later,
 mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks.  After
 a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the
 camera basically seized up.  The lcd screen showed the progress bar,
 not progressing, with the usual image processing note.  I let it go
 for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing.  Supposed to be able to
 hit menu to cancel, but that didn't work.  Even turning off the
 camera didn't shut off the back screen.  Removed the (full) battery,
 waited a few minutes, put it back in  resumed shooting.  The image I
 was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else
 seemed fine.  I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and
 it happened again after a couple of HDR shots.  Maybe I'll send it in
 with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF.
 
 I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest bugs... it's just one of
 my talents, I guess.
 
 :)
 -c
 

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Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

2015-04-10 Thread Christine Nielsen

You might even call it a gift. 

This may be why I have little confidence in tethering software that comes with 
a use at own risk warning...


On Apr 10, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:

Yes, a special talent!

 On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net 
 wrote:
 hello all,
 
 Has anyone had any luck with various tethering  tethering-like solutions?
 
 I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote
 shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app...
 
 What I think I understand so far...
 
 Eye-fi card?
 + image review...
 + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop...
 - but no camera controls...
 - and not wireless w HDMI out...
 - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection?
 
 Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?)
 +live view on my iPad..
 +camera controls
 +image review
 -no view of histogram, or meter
 - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes?
 
 PK tether?
 I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering
 issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me.  Something about
 their website seems kinda half-baked.  Something about the Use at
 Your Own Risk in bold on the homepage... Anyone use  recommend?
 
 
 Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe yesterday I was shooting
 architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later,
 mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks.  After
 a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the
 camera basically seized up.  The lcd screen showed the progress bar,
 not progressing, with the usual image processing note.  I let it go
 for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing.  Supposed to be able to
 hit menu to cancel, but that didn't work.  Even turning off the
 camera didn't shut off the back screen.  Removed the (full) battery,
 waited a few minutes, put it back in  resumed shooting.  The image I
 was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else
 seemed fine.  I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and
 it happened again after a couple of HDR shots.  Maybe I'll send it in
 with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF.
 
 I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest bugs... it's just one of
 my talents, I guess.
 
 :)
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Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-05 Thread Christine Nielsen

I'm thinking the long-suffering Pentaxians are going to exhaust themselves with 
all the flapping long before this camera ever gets here.  Pace yourselves, 
people.  Y'all are gonna be too pooped to pop. 

;)
-c

Ps: just black?  


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Re: Boston update about the blizzard

2015-01-27 Thread Christine Nielsen

Reporting in from 15 or so miles south of Boston.. 

I'd say it's every bit as bad as was hyped.  We have a solid 2 feet at least, 
and it's still coming down pretty heavily right now.  And it's not light  
fluffy stuff, either.  My parents, who live on the coast another 10 miles 
south, have a serious breach of the sea wall in their neighborhood after this 
morning's high tide.  Many of their neighbors are under water, and news crews 
are doing their reports from a half block away.  My folks, whose house  lot 
are sited relatively high, are dry, so far... But as the next high tide 
approaches, we fear that may not last. 

One of these days, I'm going to camp at their place for one of these storms 
with my camera. ;)
-c




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View from my front door:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/blizzard15.jpg

Turned out not to be as bad as had been reared. Still a right pain in
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Re: Stolen Merchandise on Photobucket

2014-12-12 Thread Christine Nielsen

Unbelievable.  What is this guy thinking?  He must be an idiot as well as a 
thief, he can't even steal right!

Good luck!
-c


On Dec 12, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

The pics have been published with my credit so it's quite clear that I'm the 
copyright holder. And one of those he has listed was scanned from a magazine!

Paul via phone

 On Dec 11, 2014, at 11:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
 
 DMCA take down does not require that the copyright be registered.
 
 
 On 12/11/2014 8:41 PM, John wrote:
 It's helpful if the copyrights are registered. It allows you to use a
 much larger drill to rip him a new one.
 
 On 12/11/2014 8:11 PM, Mark C wrote:
 There is something called a DCMA Takedown Request that might be worth
 pursuing - assuming the guy in the USA. I only know that it exists and
 is useful, I don't know how it works.
 
 Good luck.
 
 Mark
 
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 I was googling images, looking for some pics of someone I’m writing
 about. I googled a name and a photo of mine came up. Obviously, I
 already have that one. But what was disturbing was that it was for
 sale on Photobucket. I took a look and found that a man named William
 Payne was selling a number of my photos of race cars and racing
 personalities. He has over 134,000 photos on his pages. I wonder how
 many are stolen. I tried to file a copyright complaint, but
 Photobucket makes you jump through hoops to do that. I did find Mr.
 Payne of Facebook and sent him a message to cease and desist. We’ll see.
 
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Re: AC adapter for flash? peso included...

2014-12-09 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, Bruce.  I've cc'd Santa on this thread... here's hoping!

;)
-c

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
 Christine, if you compare the Alien Bees with the D-Lites there's not
 too much difference, except the AB's are less expensive.

 But I'm going for the Einsteins. The most important reason for me is
 the very large power range: 9 f-stops. This is like getting two or
 more strobe units in one. Shooting different styles (high key; low
 key) in a small studio you have to be careful not to have overly
 powerful strobes. Many photographers have a selection of sizes, eg 400
 w-s and 200 w-s, because most strobes only cover 5 stops of light
 output. That's the case for the Elinchroms, and the Alien Bees are
 only one stop better. Your Pentax flashes cover 7 stops, full to
 1/64th power, which makes them very flexible.

 With the 9 stop range of the Einsteins you can have a powerful key
 light on the subject and just a lick of light from a second unit on
 the backdrop. It covers from 640 watt-seconds (great for overpowering
 the sun outdoors) down to 2.5 w-s.

 Other reasons: the CyberSync radio xceiver can be installed
 internally, and it's cheap ($30); small size and weight; Paul C Buff
 reputation for service and support; excellent value for the money
 (factory direct sales); good selection of reasonably priced modifiers
 from PCB.


 On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Thanks, Bruce, Bruce  Paul!

 I was aware of the battery pack... and that might be just the ticket if I 
 were out shooting weddings  such, but I was looking for a solution for more 
 of a studio space... Easier to just plug in there than mess around with 
 batteries, etc.

 And wouldn't I like some monolights for Christmas this year...?  I have a 
 friend with some Alien Bees that I have admired... Bruce W, which PCB line 
 are you going with, do you think?  Any particular reason you choose those vs 
 d-lites?

 I think I had the 360  540 set at 1/2 power for this shoot... Probably 
 could have adjusted iso for 1/4  done a better job keeping up with squirmy 
 toddlers.  Not being able to shoot continuously when using flash really 
 changes the game when shooting little kids...

 Thanks again, guys, I appreciate your thoughts!

 -c


 On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:

 Great kids portrait, Christine!

 As Paul mentioned, no AC adapter for the Pentax flashes.

 I think the TR battery pack is very much overpriced, and you'd be much
 better off with monolights. The Elinchrom D-Lites are well-priced in
 kits. You are in the USA, are you not? Then the Paul C Buff series are
 available to you and are really good value. If you need portable from
 time to time the Vagabond will power them (or D-Lites) in the field.
 The monolights also give you a modeling light and audible indication
 of recycling ready.

 What I do to get useful recycle times with flashes is set the flash at
 1/2 or 1/4 power and up the ISO a stop or two to compensate. ISO 200
 or 400 should work fine. With fresh batteries, at 1/2 power the AF540
 recycles at just around a second; at 1/4 power it's almost
 instantaneous. By the way, using two or more flashes in tandem will
 get you back your light power. Used at 1/4 power you get speed too.

 If you are getting recycle times slower than that then you may have
 one or more weak cells in your set. Some battery chargers test for
 weak cells. I use a little jig with a flashlight lamp to apply a load
 and then I measure the voltage drop at the battery. A good cell will
 only droop a little, while a weak cell will drop as much as a volt.

 But I'm getting really tired of the whole song and dance around
 flashes and batteries so I'm gifting myself some Paul Buff monolights
 this Christmas.


 On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net 
 wrote:
 Hello  Happy Holidaze to one  all

 I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has gotten
 busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it
 goes.  Hope all is well with you?

 I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here goes:
 does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the
 pentax 540 (or 360) flash?  My vivitar has one... the pentax flashes
 don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around?

 I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card
 shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a
 rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting
 still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great to
 have faster recycle times...

 Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle times...?
 Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 or
 1/32...?

 And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... ;)
 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af

Re: AC adapter for flash? peso included...

2014-12-08 Thread Christine Nielsen

Agreed, it probably is trivial. So the only question that remains is, why can't 
I buy one?

:)
-c





On Dec 8, 2014, at 1:23 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:

Since the battery pack puts out a known voltage, wouldn't it be rather
trivial to take a DC adapter and just splice it onto a matching plug??

 On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Thanks, Bruce, Bruce  Paul!
 
 I was aware of the battery pack... and that might be just the ticket if I 
 were out shooting weddings  such, but I was looking for a solution for more 
 of a studio space... Easier to just plug in there than mess around with 
 batteries, etc.
 
 And wouldn't I like some monolights for Christmas this year...?  I have a 
 friend with some Alien Bees that I have admired... Bruce W, which PCB line 
 are you going with, do you think?  Any particular reason you choose those vs 
 d-lites?
 
 I think I had the 360  540 set at 1/2 power for this shoot... Probably could 
 have adjusted iso for 1/4  done a better job keeping up with squirmy 
 toddlers.  Not being able to shoot continuously when using flash really 
 changes the game when shooting little kids...
 
 Thanks again, guys, I appreciate your thoughts!
 
 -c
 
 
 On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Great kids portrait, Christine!
 
 As Paul mentioned, no AC adapter for the Pentax flashes.
 
 I think the TR battery pack is very much overpriced, and you'd be much
 better off with monolights. The Elinchrom D-Lites are well-priced in
 kits. You are in the USA, are you not? Then the Paul C Buff series are
 available to you and are really good value. If you need portable from
 time to time the Vagabond will power them (or D-Lites) in the field.
 The monolights also give you a modeling light and audible indication
 of recycling ready.
 
 What I do to get useful recycle times with flashes is set the flash at
 1/2 or 1/4 power and up the ISO a stop or two to compensate. ISO 200
 or 400 should work fine. With fresh batteries, at 1/2 power the AF540
 recycles at just around a second; at 1/4 power it's almost
 instantaneous. By the way, using two or more flashes in tandem will
 get you back your light power. Used at 1/4 power you get speed too.
 
 If you are getting recycle times slower than that then you may have
 one or more weak cells in your set. Some battery chargers test for
 weak cells. I use a little jig with a flashlight lamp to apply a load
 and then I measure the voltage drop at the battery. A good cell will
 only droop a little, while a weak cell will drop as much as a volt.
 
 But I'm getting really tired of the whole song and dance around
 flashes and batteries so I'm gifting myself some Paul Buff monolights
 this Christmas.
 
 
 On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Hello  Happy Holidaze to one  all
 
 I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has gotten
 busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it
 goes.  Hope all is well with you?
 
 I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here goes:
 does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the
 pentax 540 (or 360) flash?  My vivitar has one... the pentax flashes
 don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around?
 
 I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card
 shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a
 rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting
 still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great to
 have faster recycle times...
 
 Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle times...?
 Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 or
 1/32...?
 
 And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... ;)
 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af
 
 Thanks for your thoughts,
 -c
 
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Re: AC adapter for flash? peso included...

2014-12-08 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, Dan! They are an adorable, and very lively, group.

:)
-c

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

 In any event, Christine, that is a very adorable group image!

 Dan Matyola
 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


 On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
  Hello  Happy Holidaze to one  all
 
  I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has gotten
  busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it
  goes.  Hope all is well with you?
 
  I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here goes:
  does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the
  pentax 540 (or 360) flash?  My vivitar has one... the pentax flashes
  don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around?
 
   I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card
  shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a
  rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting
  still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great to
  have faster recycle times...
 
  Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle times...?
  Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 or
  1/32...?
 
  And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... ;)
  http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af
 
  Thanks for your thoughts,
  -c
 
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AC adapter for flash? peso included...

2014-12-07 Thread Christine Nielsen

Hello  Happy Holidaze to one  all

I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has gotten
busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it
goes.  Hope all is well with you?

I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here goes:
does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the
pentax 540 (or 360) flash?  My vivitar has one... the pentax flashes
don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around?

 I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card
shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a
rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting
still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great to
have faster recycle times...

Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle times...?
Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 or
1/32...?

And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... ;)
http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af

Thanks for your thoughts,
-c

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Re: AC adapter for flash? peso included...

2014-12-07 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, Bruce, Bruce  Paul!

I was aware of the battery pack... and that might be just the ticket if I were 
out shooting weddings  such, but I was looking for a solution for more of a 
studio space... Easier to just plug in there than mess around with batteries, 
etc.  

And wouldn't I like some monolights for Christmas this year...?  I have a 
friend with some Alien Bees that I have admired... Bruce W, which PCB line are 
you going with, do you think?  Any particular reason you choose those vs 
d-lites? 

I think I had the 360  540 set at 1/2 power for this shoot... Probably could 
have adjusted iso for 1/4  done a better job keeping up with squirmy toddlers. 
 Not being able to shoot continuously when using flash really changes the game 
when shooting little kids...

Thanks again, guys, I appreciate your thoughts!

-c


On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:

Great kids portrait, Christine!

As Paul mentioned, no AC adapter for the Pentax flashes.

I think the TR battery pack is very much overpriced, and you'd be much
better off with monolights. The Elinchrom D-Lites are well-priced in
kits. You are in the USA, are you not? Then the Paul C Buff series are
available to you and are really good value. If you need portable from
time to time the Vagabond will power them (or D-Lites) in the field.
The monolights also give you a modeling light and audible indication
of recycling ready.

What I do to get useful recycle times with flashes is set the flash at
1/2 or 1/4 power and up the ISO a stop or two to compensate. ISO 200
or 400 should work fine. With fresh batteries, at 1/2 power the AF540
recycles at just around a second; at 1/4 power it's almost
instantaneous. By the way, using two or more flashes in tandem will
get you back your light power. Used at 1/4 power you get speed too.

If you are getting recycle times slower than that then you may have
one or more weak cells in your set. Some battery chargers test for
weak cells. I use a little jig with a flashlight lamp to apply a load
and then I measure the voltage drop at the battery. A good cell will
only droop a little, while a weak cell will drop as much as a volt.

But I'm getting really tired of the whole song and dance around
flashes and batteries so I'm gifting myself some Paul Buff monolights
this Christmas.


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 Hello  Happy Holidaze to one  all
 
 I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has gotten
 busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it
 goes.  Hope all is well with you?
 
 I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here goes:
 does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the
 pentax 540 (or 360) flash?  My vivitar has one... the pentax flashes
 don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around?
 
 I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card
 shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a
 rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting
 still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great to
 have faster recycle times...
 
 Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle times...?
 Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 or
 1/32...?
 
 And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... ;)
 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af
 
 Thanks for your thoughts,
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Re: deep crop on K-3

2014-07-03 Thread Christine Nielsen

Wait, what?

You got the K-3?!?

Man, where have I been?

:)
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Hi Everyone:

I’m amazed at the usable quality of this picture given the deep crop I’ve 
tried.  The low ISO to be sure helps, but still . . .

Here’s the screen shot of the deep crop outline:

http://www.caguila.com/dcrop/content/Screen_Shot_2014-05-25_at_12.44.43_PM_large.html

Here’s the picture:

http://www.caguila.com/dcrop/content/IMGP0030_large.html

K-3, DA 21mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec @ f5.6

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Re: It's snowing in Chicago--f#k

2014-04-15 Thread Christine Nielsen

We heard from Nick last night on that Ugh!  It better not come here... This 
is the winter that just won't end!
:(
-c



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It is time to fire the weather gods. 

Screaming in Chicago!

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Re: BESO - Cone of Shame or Cone of Happiness?

2014-03-30 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks Chris, Alan, Stan, Dan, Rick  anyone else who had a look.
Wally has been cleared to go coneless since his stitches were removed
on Friday... He's very happy about that, but a bit nervous, because
the girls are thinking maybe he needs his toenails painted now...

;)
-c

On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Great shots, wondrously patient dog, and wow, what creative kids you have!

 Rick

 On Mar 27, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:

 Hell out there!

 It's been a long, cold winter here, and my photo mojo has been MIA for a 
 while. Last week, I found inspiration in the strangest of places - The Cone 
 of Shame. Wally the Dog had surgery, and has been sentenced to wearing one 
 of those aggravating Elizabethan collars as he heals.  My kids have been 
 getting creative with it, and I have been shooting the results.  I've even 
 resurrected my long-neglected blog for posting the images.

 So, for your amusement...

 http://www.crapmanagement.com

 If nothing else, I've finally busted out the new-to-me 31mm ltd, which I 
 enabled myself with earlier this winter, thanks to Miserere... I think I'm 
 gonna like it.

 :)
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Re: PESO: Dog and Pony Show

2014-03-30 Thread Christine Nielsen

Fun shot!  I love the Big Apple Circus, they do a nice job.

:)
-c

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 From the Big Apple Circus again;
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17721213
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Re: OT - getting great dog portraits

2014-03-28 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks for sharing that, Bruce.  Very interesting, and I love her term, 
photography companion dog.  I have one of those!

:)
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500px has a blog entry up on Elke Vogelsang's wonderful and whimsical
dog portraiture and how she does it ...

http://500px.com/blog/1091/the-secrets-to-taking-awesome-dog-portraits-by-elke-vogelsang

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Re: PESO -- Special Pleading.

2014-03-28 Thread Christine Nielsen

We have a doodle, too, and I can vouch that they are very springy. Though, our 
guy isn't a wanderer, so he's never been inspired to leap the fence.  Cute 
pooch, I'd be tempted to invite Sally to visit for the day if she showed up on 
my doorstep.

:)
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This is Sally the escape artist.  The neighbor's Golden Doodle which despite 
her lineage is a very black dog.  In fact up until now with any DSLR I've owned 
I would have struggled to get any detail in her fir and not blow out the white 
door behind her.  I was able to render this with very little fiddling, though 
I'm really going to have to build a new Photo Editing machine, a couple of 
operations were beyond painfully slow.

Sally's story is slightly complex.  Her owners had a fenced in back yard which 
kept their other dog nicely confined, but not Sally she could leave and return 
anytime she liked. Easily jumping the five foot fence.  They finally figured 
this out and apparently gave up. The fence is being removed and Sally has the 
run of the neighborhood.  This is both good and bad for Sally, she gets to 
explore and visit all her friends, however if she isn't home before everyone 
has to leave she's condemned to stay out until someone arrives to let her in.  
This is what seems to have happened today, so after running over to greet me 
and my Cocker Spaniel, she wanted me to let her into her house...  Smart but 
not smart enough.


Anyway the story is more interesting than the picture.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20specialpleading.html

Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2,8~4.0 (Komane)

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BESO - Cone of Shame or Cone of Happiness?

2014-03-27 Thread Christine Nielsen

Hell out there!

It's been a long, cold winter here, and my photo mojo has been MIA for a while. 
Last week, I found inspiration in the strangest of places - The Cone of Shame. 
Wally the Dog had surgery, and has been sentenced to wearing one of those 
aggravating Elizabethan collars as he heals.  My kids have been getting 
creative with it, and I have been shooting the results.  I've even resurrected 
my long-neglected blog for posting the images. 

So, for your amusement...

 http://www.crapmanagement.com

If nothing else, I've finally busted out the new-to-me 31mm ltd, which I 
enabled myself with earlier this winter, thanks to Miserere... I think I'm 
gonna like it. 

:)
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Re: BESO - Cone of Shame or Cone of Happiness?

2014-03-27 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, guys... and Ann!

Poor Wally, indeed.  He puts up with a lot.  :)

On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 8:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 LOL!  Pr doggie!

 That's quite adorable, though.

 ann


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 Hell out there!

 It's been a long, cold winter here, and my photo mojo has been MIA for a
 while. Last week, I found inspiration in the strangest of places - The Cone
 of Shame. Wally the Dog had surgery, and has been sentenced to wearing one
 of those aggravating Elizabethan collars as he heals.  My kids have been
 getting creative with it, and I have been shooting the results.  I've even
 resurrected my long-neglected blog for posting the images.

 So, for your amusement...

   http://www.crapmanagement.com

 If nothing else, I've finally busted out the new-to-me 31mm ltd, which I
 enabled myself with earlier this winter, thanks to Miserere... I think I'm
 gonna like it.

 :)
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OT: cameras for spies?

OK, not  James Bond, CIA, wikileaks kind of spying.  (Just checking to
see if the NSA is really listening...)

More of the retail variety.  Think double O seven eleven.

A friend is working with a company that researches price information
at various department and grocery stores for competitor businesses and
institutional investors.  They have Mystery Shoppers that audit
stores... usually they use an iphone to photograph/video the pricing
information on the shelves.   There are a couple of issues with this
approach...

In order to get a clear video of the pricing information on the shelf,
one has to walk at bride going down the aisle pace, holding the
phone steady and in the same position.  Not inconspicuous, and not
quick.  Speed and discretion are key in the spy biz.

Taking single photographs with the phone requires multiple shots in
one aisle, in order to get pricing info in clear focus at several
different points.

Hidden camera type setups are discrete, but controlling focus is an issue.

My friend is trying to think about what sort of camera solutions might
improve their efficiency... I suggested looking into Lytro... with
variable focus points, maybe one quick shot could capture what they
need?

Anyway... I thought this might make interesting conversation here...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
you would most likely use as a spy.

This message will self-destruct in 5...4...3...2..

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Re: PESO - Flex duct

Maybe you could do a series of these, and create a pin-up calendar for
HVAC contractors?

:)
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 Note: may be NSFW depending on your officemates' attitude toward art tushies.

 Part of my Spiral Bound series.

 http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/73441589982

 From a collaborative shoot yesterday (first for 2014!) with
 art/figure/life-model Eugenya. It was a great shoot, except that I was
 forced to use a tripod for the entire thing as I'm being treated for
 tennis elbow in my camera arm. I've even had to start using a roller
 case to transport my lighting gear. Fortunately Eugenya is the ideal
 subject for the mobility-challenged shooter with her ability to hold a
 pose for 10 or 15 minutes at a time.

 Pentax K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 36mm/f:11, 1/125th, ISO 200;
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Re: OT: cameras for spies?

Yes, they mine the video/photos for the pricing info... I'm not sure
who does that...it doesn't have to be beautiful camera work, just
clear enough to read... Thanks.

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Christine,
 The DA15/4 on the K-3 wouldn't be to bad.
 Not much focus would be needed and the snaps could be discrete.
 I will tell you from experience photographing fast food drive-thru menu 
 boards,
 the post processing is a pain in the a--.  Get the mystery shoppers to do it.
 Have them fill out forms with the pricing, one per store.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net 
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 OK, not  James Bond, CIA, wikileaks kind of spying.  (Just checking to
 see if the NSA is really listening...)

 More of the retail variety.  Think double O seven eleven.

 A friend is working with a company that researches price information
 at various department and grocery stores for competitor businesses and
 institutional investors.  They have Mystery Shoppers that audit
 stores... usually they use an iphone to photograph/video the pricing
 information on the shelves.   There are a couple of issues with this
 approach...

 In order to get a clear video of the pricing information on the shelf,
 one has to walk at bride going down the aisle pace, holding the
 phone steady and in the same position.  Not inconspicuous, and not
 quick.  Speed and discretion are key in the spy biz.

 Taking single photographs with the phone requires multiple shots in
 one aisle, in order to get pricing info in clear focus at several
 different points.

 Hidden camera type setups are discrete, but controlling focus is an issue.

 My friend is trying to think about what sort of camera solutions might
 improve their efficiency... I suggested looking into Lytro... with
 variable focus points, maybe one quick shot could capture what they
 need?

 Anyway... I thought this might make interesting conversation here...

 Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
 you would most likely use as a spy.

 This message will self-destruct in 5...4...3...2..

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Thanks for the suggestion... Yes, I think the images are just for
scraping the pricing info from... as long as you can read it, it's
good. The trick is toting a camera through the store without being
spotted... management will ask you to leave otherwise...



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 On Fri, Jan 17, 2014, Christine Nielsen wrote:

 Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
 you would most likely use as a spy.

 Right now, I'd probably pick the Panasonic GM1 with its kit lens.  We
 rented one a couple weeks ago (with a buttload of other m43 bodies/lenses)
 and thought it was very nice as a PS upgrade.  You can get excellent
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Hmmm... interesting thanks!

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:57 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Maybe http://www.spyville.com/button-camera.html


 On 1/17/2014 11:09 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:

 OK, not  James Bond, CIA, wikileaks kind of spying.  (Just checking to
 see if the NSA is really listening...)

 More of the retail variety.  Think double O seven eleven.

 A friend is working with a company that researches price information
 at various department and grocery stores for competitor businesses and
 institutional investors.  They have Mystery Shoppers that audit
 stores... usually they use an iphone to photograph/video the pricing
 information on the shelves.   There are a couple of issues with this
 approach...

 In order to get a clear video of the pricing information on the shelf,
 one has to walk at bride going down the aisle pace, holding the
 phone steady and in the same position.  Not inconspicuous, and not
 quick.  Speed and discretion are key in the spy biz.

 Taking single photographs with the phone requires multiple shots in
 one aisle, in order to get pricing info in clear focus at several
 different points.

 Hidden camera type setups are discrete, but controlling focus is an
 issue.

 My friend is trying to think about what sort of camera solutions might
 improve their efficiency... I suggested looking into Lytro... with
 variable focus points, maybe one quick shot could capture what they
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 Anyway... I thought this might make interesting conversation here...

 Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
 you would most likely use as a spy.

 This message will self-destruct in 5...4...3...2..

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 On 17 Jan 2014, at 16:09, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:



 Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
 you would most likely use as a spy.


 Of course nobody on the PDML could ever possibly be now, or ever have been a 
 spy. That would be unthinkable. Especially not anyone with a beard.

Certainly not!  Especially not with a beard...?

 If I were one, I would insist on several Leica cameras and a full set of 
 Leica lenses, cunningly disguised as Leica cameras and lenses.

Ah, very clever!!

:)
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 On 17/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed:

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:  name the camera/set-up
you would most likely use as a spy.

 Easy. A GoPro. Quick walk down the aisle with a wide angle full HD
 quicktime movie as the result. See both sides in one shot. Simply zoom
 in for the prices. I'd paint the camera black and velcro it to a dark
 sweatshirt just inside a jacket.

 Next :-)

OK!  Now we're gettin' somewhere... that's almost devious.  Love it.
Have you worked on any of those candid camera/to catch a
scumbag/entrapment kind of shows??

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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

I agree with you, I'd love to be able to go closer... These are at
full magnification, and not tightly cropped..  I haven't tried to crop
deeper on these yet, maybe that would yield interesting results...

As for good windows... not too sure about that, but maybe ..  The
window is almost 200 years old, probably.  Single pane construction,
though we have installed a piece of tempered glass inside of it.  This
is as much for safety as insulation, as the window is about 6 ft
square, and comes nearly to the floor.  On the outside of the frame,
there are weep holes that allow moisture to escape, after the frost
melts.  ;)

Thanks to all for the kind comments and to everyone who had a look.

:)
-c

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:27 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
 on 2014-01-09 18:47 Christine Nielsen wrote

 In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my
 camera  the 100mm macro ...  These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd
 share some of the early results ...

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511


 wow, you must have good windows!

 my eye wants to go in to even finer detail - are those at full
 magnification? (btw, a 200mm Macro would not produce a much different image
 if it is also 1:1, it just wouldn't need to be as close to the glass)



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Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic

Interesting report, Marnie, thanks.

We all know they are trying to sell those colorful cameras to women,
so... why no beefcake in the booth to accompany them???

:)
-c

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM,  eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 I went to CES in Las Vegas and just got back.  These were shot with the X-5
 (which I got so I could take pics for the annual  and PUG).

 Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of  the X-5.

 I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day before I left.  I barely
 had time to figure it out. It doesn't have an Av setting, so I either  shot
 manual or program or green button. None of the shots are great and I  haven't
 edited them.

 http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html

 Pentax:  I asked  two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them
 separately. The answer was  pretty much, no. One rep said that the market 
 share
 for FF is a sliver and too  small. The other said because the 645D is out
 there ( prominently displayed), it  is very unlikely. He also said that USA
 Pentax reps are the last to know. They  may know a little in Japan -- but only
 when Ricoh/Pentax actually comes out with  a public release do they find
 out. I went on the trip with a friend, and he  asked later too, and he was
 simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to  be very much, no.

 OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax. Very  much so -- this will
 be one company that will not drop Pentax or sell it out.  They are heavily
 invested and very much behind the brand name.

 The  Pentax display was understated and tasteful, except for the scantily
 clad  Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train
 running on a  track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were scantily clad
 girls in a few  places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially there were more
 girls in previous  years, but each year brings more and more women attendees 
 to
 the show. There was  a wall of K-50's, not quite sure why. The big poster
 shot of the GR was taken  with the K-3, and that is partly why it was there,
 to show how large it could be  blown up and not lose resolution.

 Paul's pic had an end spot, and really  was one of the best there. :-)

 Okay, about the rest of CES -- it was not  the primary purpose of my trip.
 I went with a friend and just wanted a trip,  also saw Las Vegas, a ghost
 town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and  some of the casinos (I
 don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot  of you would ask
 and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would look at. I  was also not
 solely interested in photographic equipment.

 I also went  under an assumed identity, heh, as a audio/visual design
 person (smart houses).  This show is mainly for dealers who are going to put 
 in
 large orders for  products. Nothing is on sale to the public.

 So I did brief tours of two  halls, well, three and a half halls.

 Other Cameras:  The Nikon  display was similar to Pentax's, a bit bigger,
 lots of yellow. And one seating  area with a video running about some camera.
 Pentax had no video seating area.  No scantily-clad girls at Nikon.

 The Canon display was much, much bigger.  The emphasis there was mainly on
 their printers and other imaging products. They  did have a small walk-thru
 photo gallery. And a tier of cameras. A shot of that  is in the gallery
 above. At first when I saw it I thought it was photographers  taking shots of
 the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try out  and went up
 and tried some. That was clever of them and they were the only ones  that did
 that. No poles locking the cameras down to a hole in a display table.  The
 two dancing girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG,  Canon.

 The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit confusing. It  had a
 'surround' video running above -- it covered a very large area with their
 products inside, much bigger than it looks in my picture.

 The camera I  was, personally, most impressed with and taken by was the
 Fujifilm (yes, moving  on) X-M2. Which the rep told me had just started being
 shipped in November. She  only had one, it was so new, although she had
 several X-M1s.

 CES:   The show/convention/conference overall, was overwhelming. It is
 HUGE. Most  people were there to do business and see specific items. If you
 didn't have a  focus it was pretty confusing. Lots and lots of booths, but the
 most  overwhelming part was simply the massive number of people walking
 around. Almost  worse than Disneyland during summer. About 150,000 attend, so 
 it
 was busy, busy  all the time. Most were wearing black. The racial/ethnic mix
 was mainly White  and Asian. At least the shuttle buses between venues were
 good (there is a  three-hall convention center, two stories, and things
 spilled over into three  other hotels).

 I had very interesting discussions with a cable company  owner and a
 representative of GSM (Global Standards for Mobile)

Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic

Is it Canon?  Or Nikon?  That has Ashton Kutcher doing their promos..?  They 
figured it out. 

Well, they would have, anyway, if I could remember what brand it was off the 
top of my head.  

But the general idea is the same. 

:)
-c

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On Jan 13, 2014, at 10:41 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:

You nailed it. Thanks, ann. Heh.

In a  message dated 1/13/2014 7:36:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
ann...@nyc.rr.com  writes:
How about provocatively clad, Bruce?

Bare legs, high heels,  skin tight top
is definitely in the spirit of scantily clad

They are  still pushing the camera with a hot model instead
of someone neatly dressed  in office attire..

Its annoying

ann


 On 1/13/2014 08:43,  Bruce Walker wrote:
 Thanks for the booth report, Marnie.
 
 I have to wonder about your definition of scantily clad though.
 Aside  from bare legs, the only way that girl in your shot could be
 more  covered would be with a burka.
 
 The very next thing you need to  learn to do on your X-5 is disable the
 date/time stamp.  :-)
 
 
 On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM,   eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 I went to CES in Las Vegas and just  got back.  These were shot with the
X-5
 (which I got so I could  take pics for the annual  and PUG).
 
 Thoughts/reactions about CES below. And first impressions of  the  X-5.
 
 I just got the X-5 delivered from Amazon the day  before I left.  I
barely
 had time to figure it out. It doesn't  have an Av setting, so I either  
shot
 manual or program or  green button. None of the shots are great and I  
haven't
 edited  them.
 
 http://mapphotography.com/CES/index.html
 
 Pentax:  I  asked  two reps if Ricoh intended a FF Pentax. I asked them
 separately. The answer was  pretty much, no. One rep said that the
market  share
 for FF is a sliver and too  small. The other said because  the 645D is
out
 there ( prominently displayed), it  is very  unlikely. He also said that
USA
 Pentax reps are the last to know.  They  may know a little in Japan --
but only
 when Ricoh/Pentax  actually comes out with  a public release do they find
 out. I  went on the trip with a friend, and he  asked later too, and he  
was
 simply answered, no. Overall, the answer seemed to  be very  much, no.
 
 OTOH, I asked about Ricoh's support of Pentax.  Very  much so -- this
will
 be one company that will not drop  Pentax or sell it out.  They are
heavily
 invested and very much  behind the brand name.
 
 The  Pentax display was  understated and tasteful, except for the
scantily
 clad   Japanese girl sitting on a chair, pushing a button on a toy train
 running on a  track below her. Photo op, supposedly. There were
scantily  clad
 girls in a few  places, CES is male-oriented. Evidentially  there were
more
 girls in previous  years, but each year brings  more and more women
attendees to
 the show. There was  a wall of  K-50's, not quite sure why. The big
poster
 shot of the GR was  taken  with the K-3, and that is partly why it was
there,
 to  show how large it could be  blown up and not lose  resolution.
 
 Paul's pic had an end spot, and really   was one of the best there. :-)
 
 Okay, about the rest of  CES -- it was not  the primary purpose of my
trip.
 I went with  a friend and just wanted a trip,  also saw Las Vegas, a
ghost
 town, Red Rock Canyon, and the Bellagio fountain and  some of the
casinos  (I
 don't gamble). So I did not ask a lot of questions a lot  of  you would
ask
 and did not look at lot of things a lot of you would  look at. I  was
also not
 solely interested in photographic  equipment.
 
 I also went  under an assumed identity,  heh, as a audio/visual design
 person (smart houses).  This show  is mainly for dealers who are going
to put in
 large orders for   products. Nothing is on sale to the public.
 
 So I did  brief tours of two  halls, well, three and a half  halls.
 
 Other Cameras:  The Nikon  display was  similar to Pentax's, a bit
bigger,
 lots of yellow. And one  seating  area with a video running about some
camera.
 Pentax  had no video seating area.  No scantily-clad girls at  Nikon.
 
 The Canon display was much, much bigger.   The emphasis there was mainly
on
 their printers and other imaging  products. They  did have a small
walk-thru
 photo gallery. And a  tier of cameras. A shot of that  is in the gallery
 above. At  first when I saw it I thought it was photographers  taking
shots  of
 the show. Then I realized they were actually cameras to try  out  and
went up
 and tried some. That was clever of them and  they were the only ones  
that did
 that. No poles locking the  cameras down to a hole in a display table.  
The
 two dancing  girls there were wearing pants and T-shirts. WTG,   Canon.
 
 The Sony display was one of the largest and a bit  confusing. It  had a
 'surround' video running above -- it  covered a very large area with
their
 products inside, much bigger  than it looks in my picture.
 
 The camera I

Re: PESO: Made in Detroit

Ah, how interesting!  We were looking to buy a watch for our son this
Christmas... my husband wanted to buy an American made, analog
watch... he settled on a brand, whose name now escapes me, but is of
course, no longer made, and only found on the resale market.  I wish
we had known about this, since my husband is also Detroit born  bred,
he would have been very interested.  Maybe he'll find something for
himself...

Shinola.  Who'da thunk?

:)
-c

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 Not to upstage Paul and his great Autoshow coverage but I have to share this
 great product made in Detroit. Its relatively new on the scene and a first
 from Detroit.

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17652158

 And yes this is a plug

 Its called the Runwell from Shinola
 (
 http://www.shinola.com/?gclid=CKr03LeQ_LsCFawRMwod_A8Aug#shinola=SgUIQsE6iua
 )

 Kenneth Waller
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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

Thanks, everyone, for the kind remarks!

Maybe I will get my act together this year for the book, after all ...  :)

This is what I found myself doing while I should have been taking care
of real work ... It's been a while since I was just able to play
with the camera.  Y'know, I find I really like photography, I should
do it more often!  lol.

I will say, I enjoy using the focus peaking on the K-01 and zooming in
live view, makes it much easier to really nail focus.  Now I kinda
wish I had one of those 200mm macros to get in closer.

Hmm ...

:)
-c



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 Oh yes! You should send one or two of those in for the PDML book :)

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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

Ann -- I saw a ship, too!  And a couple of others have made the same
comment.  Someone else saw a jungle.  Funny... it's like looking at
clouds, in a way.


:)
-c

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 What Bob Said, in CAPS!

 I love the first three for sheer beauty, and the last
 for what appears to be a sailing ship made of frost.  I hope you
 submit one of these to the annual so I'll have a print :-)

 ann


 On 1/10/2014 03:05, Bob W wrote:

 They're wonderful.

 On 10 Jan 2014, at 01:47, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

 Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to  hit send before I get
 to the second sentence...

 As I was saying... Happy new year!

 Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have
 more opportunity in the quiet winter months to see what you're all up
 to...

 In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my
 camera  the 100mm macro ...  These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd
 share some of the early results ...

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511

 (there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through)

 :)
 -c

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 [waits for the other shoe to drop ...]

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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

Thanks, Bob.  These are images of frost crystals on the window, as
seen through a 100mm macro lens.  Very fern-like, I agree!

:)
-c

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 Christine,
 Those are great photos.
 Are those ferns frozen in the weather?
 If so, they are probably toast.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Thanks, everyone, for the kind remarks!

 Maybe I will get my act together this year for the book, after all ...  :)

 This is what I found myself doing while I should have been taking care
 of real work ... It's been a while since I was just able to play
 with the camera.  Y'know, I find I really like photography, I should
 do it more often!  lol.

 I will say, I enjoy using the focus peaking on the K-01 and zooming in
 live view, makes it much easier to really nail focus.  Now I kinda
 wish I had one of those 200mm macros to get in closer.

 Hmm ...

 :)
 -c



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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

Ah thanks, you are too kind.  Mother Nature should get most of the
credit, me thinks.

XX back at ya,

:)
-c

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 On 9/1/14, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed:

http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511

(there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through)

 STUNNING!

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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

It's been very cold...  We were hovering around 0 degrees F for a
couple of days earlier in the week in the Boston area, where I live.
Not quite as cold as parts of the midwest, like Chicago, but chilly
enough.  Today, it warmed up, and all that lovely frost melted away...

:)
-c

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
 Beautiful frost! How cold was out there?

 Happy New Year!

 On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to  hit send before I get
 to the second sentence...

 As I was saying... Happy new year!

 Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have
 more opportunity in the quiet winter months to see what you're all up
 to...

 In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my
 camera  the 100mm macro ...  These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd
 share some of the early results ...

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511

 (there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through)

 :)
 -c

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 [waits for the other shoe to drop ...]

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Re: Boris PESO #02 - Waiting

Mmmm... lovely.  That reminds me, I want to go out for dinner tonight.
 :)  Reminds me of the place we often go...

:)
-c

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 Hello.

 Here's a fresh photograph:

 http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2013-02-waiting.html

 Even at f/2.0 this Nokton is totally not a slouch...

 As usual - brutal and honest comments are welcome.

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Re: PESO - Subway Sleeper

I've never understood the ability to fall asleep wherever  whenever.
My husband can do it ... is it a skill or a liability...?

:)
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 Modern life, I guess. We're all so over-tired we nap whenever we can, 
 sometimes in the midst of tumult:

 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/subway-somnambulist.html?m=1

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Re: The Pentax CES Display...

Big congrats, Paul.  Very exciting and well deserved!

:)
-c

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 ...will include one of my photos—“Birmingham Gentleman.” The Ricoh marketing 
 people chose it after perusing the Pentax Gallery, and I provided a 50 meg. 
 tiff file. I believe they made a rather large print of it. Most of you 
 probably recall the pic. It was on the landing page of the Pentax Gallery for 
 quite a few years, and it’s been seen here before. It’s on photo.net as well: 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3451662size=lg

 If anyone plans on attending the CES, I’d love to see a photo of the booth.

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Re: OT: snowblower

Over the years, we have been most grateful for neighbors who share our
philosophy that more than a few snowblowers per block is excessive.
We have an arrangement with the family next door, in which we keep the
gas tanks filled, and do the simple repairs to keep it running... and
we help ourselves to the machine in their garage when the snow gets
too deep  heavy to sweep away.  Since it's usually up to my teenage
son to do the job, there's no danger of it happening before 10am...

:)
-c

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 I have a snow blower and I am not afraid to use it. Even at 6:30 a.m.
 A friend just said There is a reward in heaven for you!  Perhaps he was
 being sarcastic.
 I am also presuming heaven. My neighbors might presume otherwise.

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PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-09 Thread Christine Nielsen

Hi all  happy new year!

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Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-09 Thread Christine Nielsen

Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to  hit send before I get
to the second sentence...

As I was saying... Happy new year!

Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have
more opportunity in the quiet winter months to see what you're all up
to...

In a lovely change of pace today, I got to just mess around with my
camera  the 100mm macro ...  These are no Cassinos, but I thought I'd
share some of the early results ...

http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h67a1511#h67a1511

(there are four, start here, click to the right to scroll through)

:)
-c

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Re: studio gear lust

2013-12-11 Thread Christine Nielsen

I borrowed that very set-up from a friend a few weeks back for a
headshot-type shoot.  It had the white backdrop, which was a canvas...
I feel like it might be on the heavy side for a shoot-thru softbox,
but maybe.

All in all, it was kind of nifty.  It all stashes in a bag, and goes
together pretty quick.  I think it was a normal light stand (though
not the most heavy-duty), or at least, could be used with one.  Easy
to set up, lightweight... but definitely would be a sail in the wind.

For my purposes, I think I'd rather have a backdrop that was more like
seamless, with a full sweep to the floor, but ymmv...

:)
-c



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 There was a photo booth at the company party this afternoon, I saw this
 background setup and was instantly filled with gear envy:
 http://www.calumetphoto.com/product/calumet-on-site-portable-background-system/MP0500/

 $250 for a stand and backdrop is out of my price range this week, but it
 looks awesome.  The white backdrop also looks like it could be used as an
 8x8 softbox.

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Re: FSF: Some Pentax A, FA, Tamron, Tokina, Vivitar, etc lenses and 1.7x AF Adapter

2013-12-02 Thread Christine Nielsen

Ooo... Me! Possibly... Will send you a message off list. 

:)

-c


On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:

Wow, no bites at all? Now y'all are going to force me to go sell my
wares at Pentax Forums  :-\

By the way, anyone interested in a black 31 Ltd?

Cheers,


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On 29 November 2013 20:10, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:
 Pulled out a box from the closet and am doing some early Spring
 Cleaning to get funds for upcoming purchases. Some of these are
 difficult sales for me, but hopefully they'll go to a good home.
 Scores are out of 10.
 
 Auto Focus:
 
 - FA 50mm f/1.4 - $225
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps.
 
 - FA 20mm f/2.8 - $625
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps.
 
 - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - $340
 External: 9
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps, hood. Hoya filter.
 
 - Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 - $250
 External: 9.7
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps (generic back), hood. Filter.
 
 - Pentax-F 1.7x AF Fairydust Adapter - $400
 External: 9.8
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Caps. SB80-80 pouch.
 
 - Sigma DG 70-300mm f/4-5.6 - $100
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original box, caps. Tiffen filter.
 
 - Tokina AT-X 400mm f/5.6 - $500
 External: 8.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back), tripod collar. Slide-out hood
 
 
 Manual Focus:
 
 - Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 - $160
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.9
 Includes: Original caps.
 
 - Vivitar PKA 24mm f/2 (made by Komine) - $200
 External: 9.5
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Caps.
 
 - Tokina PKA 28-70mm f/2.8-4.3 - $60
 External: 9.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photo: bit.ly/18cmL5y
 
 - Vivitar 135mm f/2.5 M42 (manufactured by Tokina) - $110
 External: 8.0
 Optics: 9.5
 Includes: Original front cap (generic back).
 Photos:
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMLSS
 * http://bit.ly/1ccMMGx
 
 - Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched TC - $10
 No idea what to do with this, but if someone else does... It appears
 to be new or almost.
 
 - Star-D PKA 28mm f/2.8 (focuses to 1:4) - $50
 It's in very good overall shape.
 
 
 Other Stuff:
 
 - Pentax D-BG2 Grip (for K10D and K20D) - $60
 Condition: 9.5
 Includes: Original box, plastic pin cap.
 
 Shipping:
 
 In the US I'll use USPS Priority mail with tracking. If you buy more
 than one lens then shipping per lens will be cheaper.
 For outside the US I'll ship standard USPS. If you want something more
 expensive, we can work it out if you're willing to pay for it.
 
 If anyone wants to make reasonable offers on these items cos they
 don't think the prices are reasonable, go ahead.
 
 Cheers,
 
 
   —M.
 
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LR question... Exporting catalog for rating, etc...

2013-10-24 Thread Christine Nielsen

Hi all,

I have been gathering together onto a single drive all of the various
family (digital) photos we have taken over the years... And now they
are all organized by year, and imported into LR 4.  That was the easy
part... Now I'd like to be able to go through them, select favorites,
rate them, make some collections, etc.  Eventually, the goal is
prints, probably in blurb book format.

It feels like a big job.  My workspace is not in the house.  I'd like
to be able to export a catalog of files onto my laptop, and while I
sit on the sofa in the evenings, go through the rating,
collection-izing, etc.  Then, sync this organization back with the
main catalog.  I wouldn't really do any image editing, just
organizing.

I think I can do this... Maybe one of resident LR gurus can
confirm...?  An initial search for info didn't turn up a quick answer,
but I'm probably not searching the right thing... If anyone knows of a
link to more info, that would be helpful...

Thanks!
-c

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Re: LR question... Exporting catalog for rating, etc...

2013-10-24 Thread Christine Nielsen

Excellent... easier than I thought.   Thanks, David  Godfrey!

On Oct 24, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:

Picked the groups of files you want to work with. 
Export as catalog and include previews and Smart Previews, no negatives. 
Carry that catalog anywhere you like and create collections, metadata, 
whatever. 

When back to your main system, import the edited catalog. All your edits, 
collections, etc will move into the main catalog. 

Godfrey


 On Oct 24, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 
 Hi all,
 
 I have been gathering together onto a single drive all of the various
 family (digital) photos we have taken over the years... And now they
 are all organized by year, and imported into LR 4.  That was the easy
 part... Now I'd like to be able to go through them, select favorites,
 rate them, make some collections, etc.  Eventually, the goal is
 prints, probably in blurb book format.
 
 It feels like a big job.  My workspace is not in the house.  I'd like
 to be able to export a catalog of files onto my laptop, and while I
 sit on the sofa in the evenings, go through the rating,
 collection-izing, etc.  Then, sync this organization back with the
 main catalog.  I wouldn't really do any image editing, just
 organizing.
 
 I think I can do this... Maybe one of resident LR gurus can
 confirm...?  An initial search for info didn't turn up a quick answer,
 but I'm probably not searching the right thing... If anyone knows of a
 link to more info, that would be helpful...
 
 Thanks!
 -c
 
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Re: facebook post about being the community photographer

So... as a parent who does shoot a fair amount of photos of kids at
games,  recitals, etc., I think I understand what you are driving at.
I do not want to be in the position of feeling taken advantage of, or
taken for granted as the community photographer.  Especially since,
I am a photographer in my community, and I would like people in my
community to occasionally pay me for taking photographs.  Here is how
I approach photo-taking  sharing at these kind of events:

- Unless asked (paid) to shoot an event, I attend, and shoot, as a
parent. I'm taking photos of my kid, and his/her friends.  I shoot for
the enjoyment, the family album, and the practice.  Once or twice a
season, I will try to get photos of everyone at the track meet, for
example... just as a courtesy, or contribution, to the
team/organization that my child is part of... I share a link to the
photos on my website, in web-size, often with my watermark.  Kids 
families can share, link, download, post to facebook, whatever. They
can order prints, too... which rarely happens, btw.

-That should tell you something right there.  Even well-executed
photos of kids  (or dancers) doing their thing, aren't really selling
like hotcakes.  (Unless you are a pro, hired to shoot the
competition/performance, and you are hard-selling parents on prints
before they leave the event. I'm not interested in that.)  So, I don't
spend a ton of time making these photos for others.

-Often at these events, there is someone (a parent), who is in charge
of getting photos of the team doing their thing... that's fine. (see
above, why nobody buys photos)   I try very hard not to be that
parent.  They are there at every event, shooting away, and then
usually dump their images onto the team website.  Those images are
different than mine... they are fine snapshots, but not what you or I
would want to show as representative of our work.  (If I can say so
without being arrogant) I like to think that how I share  present my
images communicates that I value them differently.

-For friends... actual friends... I will share digital files for
printing, or send them prints.

So... my advice to you (it's worth what it costs) is shoot as much as
you like at dance events.  Process  post as much as you want, as much
as you feel it is worth.But no more than that.

:)
-c

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
 On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 08:19:11PM +0100, Bob W wrote:
 Indeed.  The point is - anything but the Larrathon...

 Sorry, Larry!

 Like I said, I started it way too late at night, I thought it was
 going to be a couple of paragraphs.  I posted it on facebook to
 start a conversation about appreciating the work that goes into
 being the unofficial community photographer.

 It was a lot longer than I intended, but I needed to go to bed,
 so I just posted what I had. I thought that some people on this
 list might be interested in the subject and discussion, because
 they ended up being the parent that gets the shots everyone uses
 of the kids soccer games, or school plays, or like me, in the dance
 community.

 As was observed, I just copied it from facebook and pasted it into
 my text editor mail client.


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Re: A camera for mom...?

Thanks, Jaume... will look into that one, too... And that post linked
to an article about good cameras for kids something I will
definitely bookmark.

:)
-c

On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote:
There is this Nikon that is rugged and also for...kids (so easy to use).

http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/compacts/nikon_cps31

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Asunto: Re: A camera for mom...?

Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact,
they live at the beach, so water/weather resistance is important.
:)
-c

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact, they
live at the beach, so water/weather resistance is important.
:)
-c

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com
wrote:

I agree about the rugged camera and would recommend the Pentax WG, which I
own (but I don't know anything about the other cameras listed on the link
below). Solid camera, fun to play with in the water, easy user interface.
If that's still too complicated, I'd also recommend a good phone camera.

Cheers, Christine

On Oct 3, 2013, at 11:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:

One of these is is probably most appropriate, if she doesn't want to use
an iPhone or Android. Ruggedized with a comprehensive auto mode is
generally the best for moms who aren't really all that photo interested.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/10/tough-decision-we-round-up-the-best-rugged-cameras-of-2013

On Oct 3, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

So, here's a question... what kind of camera would you recommend for
your mother? Your mother who isn't tech-savvy in any way. Who wants
to take pics of the grandkids and the dog, on the beach, and at dance
recitals and soccer games

I'm thinking easy to use, not enormous or heavy, probably not dslr...
maybe with large buttons on it, so she can read them without her
glasses...? :) That's not an iPhone...

Is there anything out there in the super zoom/bridge camera range
that's worth considering?

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Re: peso: jump!

Thanks to all who had a look  commented... it's official, the shadow stays!

:)

Marnie, this is actually our neighbor's trampoline, too.  They are
rarely home, and don't mind us borrowing it every now  then.  It's
built over a pit, so the tramp is at grade...My daughter loves it,
she's a gymnast, so she actually has some pretty cool moves on it,
too.  I've tried it, but... it makes me seasick. I think I may have
aged out of trampolining

;)
-c

On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 10:01 AM,  eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
 I think it's not worth worrying about.  :-)

 Nice one! you caught her at just the right moment. Good  timing.

 Neighbors put in a trampoline and every now and then see the top  of a
 person bouncing up and down (over the top of the fence). Took me a minute  the
 first time it happened to figure out what was the heck was going on. The
 sound effects, laughter and thumps helped. ;-)

 Marnie aka Doe

 In  a message dated 10/3/2013 6:27:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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 Trampolines are so much fun.  It's a pity they are so  dangerous.
 We took a risk, in order to try out my new radio  triggers...

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h7f652ab4#h7f652ab4

 This  was just for testing fun, but next time I might try to position
 the lights to  eliminate the shadow.  Or, construct a bigger fence, so
 as not to cut  off her shadow at the waist.  Which do you think?

 :)
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Re: K-3: And here are your OFFICIAL specs

Ha... I recently got one, too.  It's all good, though.  Let the early
adopters work out the kinks, I say.

:)
-c

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote:
 crap. all of 87 actuations on the K-5IIs and i want the new camera
 (mostly for video).

 willpower, i'm counting on you.

 FML ...

 -Brendan

 On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 Amazon says This item will be released on November 30, 2013.

 Regarding the Silver  Black version, apparently some people can't be
 bothered to read the messages or click the links upthread before
 posting. (See my drool in keyboard post).
 : )

 On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
 Uh, I went to DPReview and saw the silver/black version with a silver 
 finish lens and ... sorry, it looked hideous to my eye.
 The all black version is much nicer looking. YMMV

 G

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 I probably shouldn't mention this, but the links work, and the silver and 
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Re: A camera for mom...?

2013-10-04 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact,
they live at the beach, so water/weather resistance is important.
:)
-c

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

Thanks, all for the suggestions... I will look into a rugged compact, they
live at the beach, so water/weather resistance is important.
:)
-c

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com
wrote:

Cheers, Christine

On Oct 3, 2013, at 11:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/10/tough-decision-we-round-up-the-best-rugged-cameras-of-2013

On Oct 3, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

I'm thinking easy to use, not enormous or heavy, probably not dslr...
maybe with large buttons on it, so she can read them without her
glasses...? :) That's not an iPhone...

Is there anything out there in the super zoom/bridge camera range
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Re: peso: jump!

2013-10-04 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, Bruce, Jack, Bob  Boris... I appreciate the feedback!

:)
-c

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
 Wonderful! Absolutely show this picture to her when she's like 21 years old.
 Personally, I think shadow only adds here.


 On 10/4/2013 4:27 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:

 Trampolines are so much fun.  It's a pity they are so dangerous.
 We took a risk, in order to try out my new radio triggers...

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h7f652ab4#h7f652ab4

 This was just for testing fun, but next time I might try to position
 the lights to eliminate the shadow.  Or, construct a bigger fence, so
 as not to cut off her shadow at the waist.  Which do you think?

 :)
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Re: PESO - Cliff Dwelling

Impressive!  We were there a few years ago.. of course in the middle
of the day  deep shade under the overhangs... I should go back  look
at the files I shot with the k-7  see how they did...

Did you go on the tour of the sites?  I remember it being a challenge
for anyone with a fear of heights or claustrophobia...like me.  :)
But, still a great take-in.

:)
-c




On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:

 G'day all

 The Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde.

 Really only a documentary shot but I was impressed with the amount of detail 
 that could be extracted from the dwelling under the cliff overhang, which was 
 in deep shade.  This was a jpg shot with the K-5 and the DA 55-300.

 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP1864-K5-1peso.html


 Comments, etc most welcome.


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A camera for mom...?

So, here's a question... what kind of camera would you recommend for
your mother?  Your mother who isn't tech-savvy in any way.  Who wants
to take pics of the grandkids and the dog, on the beach, and at dance
recitals and soccer games

I'm thinking easy to use, not enormous or heavy, probably not dslr...
maybe with large buttons on it, so she can read them without her
glasses...?  :)  That's not an iPhone...

Is there anything out there in the super zoom/bridge camera range
that's worth considering?

Thanks,
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peso: jump!

Trampolines are so much fun.  It's a pity they are so dangerous.
We took a risk, in order to try out my new radio triggers...

http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h7f652ab4#h7f652ab4

This was just for testing fun, but next time I might try to position
the lights to eliminate the shadow.  Or, construct a bigger fence, so
as not to cut off her shadow at the waist.  Which do you think?

:)
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Re: GESO: Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Were they in your yard?  Last year, we had a family of 10 turkeys who
would wander through ours pretty regularly, but I haven't seen them
lately Fun to see them up close, though.

:)
-c

On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
 http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1060027

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Re: PESO: Big Ears

Wow, those ears!  A captivating creature... Thanks for sharing.

:)
-c

On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:57 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
 A portrait of a pretty Kudu cow. Kudus are quite large antelopes.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/10065637225/lightbox/

 K7   FA 100-300 @ 100  ISO 400  1/350sec   f8.

 Alan C (aka Wisselstroom)

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Re: K-30 vs K-50 vs....?

2013-09-20 Thread Christine Nielsen

As Louis CK says, Everything is amazing, and nobody's happy.

http://www.thatvideosite.com/v/94

-c




On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:39 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
 On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:47:40AM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote:
 I agree entirely Bipin. I don't think there is a single thing that is
 different from the K-30 to the K-50 outside of the change in body
 shape. That the buttons on the back are all in the same exact place
 tells me that the K-50 is just a K-30 in sheep's clothing. I think its
 great that Pentax at least decided to offer some enticing features on
 their entry level models, but you know, even something as simple as a
 tilting LCD would have made a new camera at least *seem* worthwhile.
 Honestly I don't know what's going on with Pentax/Ricoh currently. I
 see a lot of wheel spinning but no real progress.

 How many times have you heard or given the advice that one of the
 most important characteristics of a camera is how it fits in your hand?

 I could see how changing the body of a camera could make a huge difference.
 If I had not been on the cusp of getting a K-5, the different shape of the
 body would have been a major incentive for me to upgrade from the K-x to the
 K-r (or since it's still talk like a pirate day, the K-a). By the same
 token, I could see how a re-spin of the K-01 that wasn't butt ugly could
 be a good thing (though I'll admit that it felt surprisingly good in my 
 hands).

 If the flagship camera were still the K-20, or even the K-7, and
 they were just spinning new versions with no major improvements, I'd
 be seriously looking at a D7100 about now.  However, there are very few
 pictures that I'm missing with the K-5 II, that I'd be able to capture
 with any camera that costs less than two or three times as much. There
 are probably shots that some other $800, or even $1600 camera body out
 there can get that the K-5 II can't, but I haven't run across them. Mind
 you, I would love for Pentax to come out with a new body that would
 compell me to upgrade, because in order to do so, would mean that it
 was infuckingcredibly amazing.


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Re: PESO: Real Games

2013-09-20 Thread Christine Nielsen

Thanks, Frank, Godfrey, Ann  David...

...my dad keeps telling me that golf is where the $$ is for girls'
college scholarships these days... Not sure she's cut out for that
sport, though... unless they play full-contact golf... or maybe Aussie
Rules Golf...?  She'd be up for that.  :)

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 2:09 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Sep 20, 2013, at 3:55 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:

 And, no, college in Minnesota was not part of the deal.  She is
 holding out for the big bucks. :)

 What, golf?

 Love the ad campaign too.  I wish they'd run it here.

 Cheers,
 Dave


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K-30 vs K-50 vs....?

Hi all,

A friend of mine has been looking for counsel on cameras... He is a
fellow hockey (and soccer and football) parent, whose ps isn't
getting the job done, and is ready to move up to a dslr.  He has been
looking at the Nikon  Pentax offerings primarily, and seems to be
settling on Pentax.  Low light performance is critical for him --
he'll be using the kit lenses (55-200, 55-300),  trying to get
decent images in a hockey rink.

So... the question is, which model?  I'm not turning up much
difference between the K-30  K-50... is there?  For that matter, will
prices on the k-5/k-5ll come to a comparable point (soonish)?

I haven't used the k-30 or k-50 myself... But, I know that the
collective experience  wisdom of the List will have something to say
on this...  Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

:)
-c

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PESO: Real Games

Hi,

Several months ago, I heard from a youth hockey program in Minnesota,
asking to use one of my images in an ad campaign that they were
developing... It was a photo of my daughter from my (long-neglected)
blog, taken a few years ago... Anyway, they sent me the ad recently...
Nothing fancy, but I think it's pretty cool.  Hope you enjoy:

http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h738701aa#h738701aa

:)
-c

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Re: Thistle Gate

Kinda creepy, isn't it?  :)  Would make an interesting subject at
night, during the full moon, too...

-c

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Thanks for commenting, Alan.
 This house is just off the shoulder of an increasingly busy state highway, 
 which is likely the main reason it became derelict.

 Jack


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 Cc:
 Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:47 PM
 Subject: Re: Thistle Gate

 Classic neglect - the house  its surrounds. Well captured. You know, it
 makes me so sad to see a scene like that. How can someone abandon a home
 like that when millions don't even have a roof over their heads?

 Alan

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 From: David J Brooks
 Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:56 AM
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
 Subject: Re: PESO: Thistle Gate

 Nice old building Jack

 Dave

 On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:

 As the condition of this place is getting in collapsingly bad shape,
 thought I'd take a final shot.

 Jack

 Comments welcome

 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=709

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Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO

I guess ugly is in the eye of the beholder!  Congrats on the deal,
and fine images -- 2 thumbs up on the reflection shot, especially.

:)
-c

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin
s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
 This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a 
 try.

 The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, 
 and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or 
 rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong.

  A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon.
 This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very 
 minimal sharpening and noise reduction.

 http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f

 The next one in the gallery
 (direct link here:  
 http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f)
 is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank.

 My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens.

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Re: PESO: Real Games

Thanks, Rick, Marnie  Bob...

And, no, college in Minnesota was not part of the deal.  She is
holding out for the big bucks. :)

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Neat photo and nice idea.
 Did you have to promise to send her to Minnisota for college?
 (Tammy Granado was a neighbor and star with the Olympic hockey team.)


 On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Hi,

 Several months ago, I heard from a youth hockey program in Minnesota,
 asking to use one of my images in an ad campaign that they were
 developing... It was a photo of my daughter from my (long-neglected)
 blog, taken a few years ago... Anyway, they sent me the ad recently...
 Nothing fancy, but I think it's pretty cool.  Hope you enjoy:

 http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h738701aa#h738701aa

 :)
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Re: K-30 vs K-50 vs....?

Thanks, Darren.

I picked up a K-5lls about a month or two ago, but I haven't had to
use it for low-light/fast-action (hockey and indoor track seasons are
coming soon...) scenarios yet.  I'm looking forward to it, though.

:)
-c

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 I can't speak to either the K-30 or the K-50, but I can tell you that
 the low-light autofocus performance of the K-5II is NOTICEABLY better
 than the K-5 (which is still a camera that I would recommend without
 reservation). I'm not sure if the K-50 shares that improvement, or
 not. But the K-5, K-5II and K-5IIs are all 14 bit systems, where (I
 believe) the rest are 12-bit. The sensor is good enough to take
 advantage of that extra headroom in the form of dynamic range (and
 some better low ISO performance). The K-30 and the K-50 share a 13EV
 dynamic range, where the K-5II is 14.1 (that's more than a full stop
 better).

 I think the K-5 is a Best Buy right now (you can still find the body
 for around $650)
 The K-5II is about another $250 ($896 at BH)
 and if he wanted to spend another $250 I would tell him to also
 consider the Nikon D7100 which is like getting the K-5II performance
 with a 24MP body ($1149 for the body).

 On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
 Hi all,

 A friend of mine has been looking for counsel on cameras... He is a
 fellow hockey (and soccer and football) parent, whose ps isn't
 getting the job done, and is ready to move up to a dslr.  He has been
 looking at the Nikon  Pentax offerings primarily, and seems to be
 settling on Pentax.  Low light performance is critical for him --
 he'll be using the kit lenses (55-200, 55-300),  trying to get
 decent images in a hockey rink.

 So... the question is, which model?  I'm not turning up much
 difference between the K-30  K-50... is there?  For that matter, will
 prices on the k-5/k-5ll come to a comparable point (soonish)?

 I haven't used the k-30 or k-50 myself... But, I know that the
 collective experience  wisdom of the List will have something to say
 on this...  Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

 :)
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Re: K-30 vs K-50 vs....?

Thanks, PJ... I'll definitely pass on the suggestion about the FA
135... I don't think he is up for spending on a 50-135, or 60-250, but
that might not be a bad idea...!

:)
-c

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:28 AM, P.J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
 The K-30 and K-50 are essentially the same camera with different body
 shells.  Both use the SAFOX IXi+ focus module.  So all things being equal
 they should have the auto focus performance.  If it's between those two
 models which you'd choose is a matter of taste.

 I can't say if either will give good results auto focusing those lenses in
 dim light, but while they will be better than a PS the best way to improve
 auto focus is to use fast(ish) lenses. Zooms are convenient, but a used FA
 135mm 2.8 would probably cost less used than the 55-300 will new, and run
 rings around it in auto focus.  Just something to think about.

 The K-5 is already in the K-50 ball park at a number of web retailers, but I
 don't think it improves much in auto focus over the K-30/50.  The K-5II,
 which by all accounts is a vast improvement over the K-5, is about $250 more
 than the K-50 if you find can find a deal.


 On 9/19/2013 7:45 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:

 Hi all,

 A friend of mine has been looking for counsel on cameras... He is a
 fellow hockey (and soccer and football) parent, whose ps isn't
 getting the job done, and is ready to move up to a dslr.  He has been
 looking at the Nikon  Pentax offerings primarily, and seems to be
 settling on Pentax.  Low light performance is critical for him --
 he'll be using the kit lenses (55-200, 55-300),  trying to get
 decent images in a hockey rink.

 So... the question is, which model?  I'm not turning up much
 difference between the K-30  K-50... is there?  For that matter, will
 prices on the k-5/k-5ll come to a comparable point (soonish)?

 I haven't used the k-30 or k-50 myself... But, I know that the
 collective experience  wisdom of the List will have something to say
 on this...  Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

 :)
 -c



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