fall down followup
I mentioned that a few weeks ago I helped a woman catch her dog, in the process, with the heavy camera in the handlebar bag the bike fell over. Shortly thereafter I noticed some issues with the lens focusing, but they seemed to correlate with low contrast situations, the camera wouldn't solidly lock focus on mountains through the haze. A couple days later I noticed the smart function dial on the K-3 III was broken. I took the camera and lens to the local repair shop today, I hadn't noticed that the barrel of the lens was actually broken: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rW86kLCAo8vWTRKa9 The estimates were something like $450 for the lens (which I can buy used for half of that), and $700 (even more than precision) for the camera body. Sigh. I think that for now I'll replace the lens with an 18-135, much less expensive, water resistant, smaller, and I think sharper at least within its range. When I have some time, I may try taking the lens apart and doing a kluge fix myself. In any case, if anyone has either an 18-135 or 18-270 they're looking to offload, let me know. I'm also beginning to think that I should just pony up the dineros and send the K-3 III to precision in case there is anything else I missed. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac help
> On May 18, 2024, at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > other than dragging each folder over to a replacement ext is there a > quicker/easier way to do it , i think replacing the one disk not found from > the disk found is the weay to go If they are all in the same parent folder, you should be able to copy that and move it, if not you should be able to select them all at once and copy them. You could also try using Carbon Copy Cloner. from the console you could do mkdir /Volumes/newdrive/photofolder cp -pr * /Volumes/newdrive/photofolder > > Dave > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Hierarchy of needs
I posted on facebook asking about camera bags, and came up with the photographer gear acquisition syndrom (GAS) hierarchy of needs: Lenses Camera Bodies Tripods Camera Bags -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac help
> On May 15, 2024, at 2:48 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > You may wish to check your energy savings settings on your new iMac, to see > if you have the external drives set to sleep when not in use. It could be, > depending on the drive, that they go to sleep and vanish from the sidebar. > > As always, if you change a setting, restarting the computer is the next step. I had problems with my mac crashing and found out that there is a related problem with sleep mode on some macs. I don't remember details as to year of mac or OS level, other than it applied to mine. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT. OM-5 first impressions
Another weird thing about the camera I noticed on my hike is that if you're shooting in "non-silent" mode, it doesn't just make the shutter sound with a speaker, there's some haptic bump to the camera. I guess if what you care about is whether it feels like a film camera that's nice, if however you care about image sharpness, then something that bumps the camera around while you're taking photos can't be good. > On May 13, 2024, at 3:57 PM, supera1000 wrote: > > I'd be interested in your opinion if you use the hand-held hi res mode. I wasn't planning on it, but I'll try to give it a try. If I really care enough about image quality on a shot to do that, I'll use my K-1. Although in retrospect, it might actually make a stop or two difference in noise/dynamic range. > I'm more than happy with my EM-5ii but the OM-5 has several features that > interest me. I'm just not sure if the benefits make sense financially. I was debating which to get and the impression I got (which is why I got the OM-5), is that if you don't have either, it's worth while buying the OM-5, but it's not worth trading in for. Unless of course you want an excuse to get a new camera. :-) > > Cheers > Brian > > > On 14 May 2024 4:43:48 am AEST, l...@red4est.com wrote: >> It seems that I'm not the only one, it may be that it works differently in >> video mode >> >> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4732898> >> >> I did put another 500 frames on it yesterday on a hike in Malibu Creek Park. >> I'm starting to get a bit more comfortable with it. And it is a damn sight >> easier to carry than the k1. >> >> >> On May 12, 2024 1:30:24 PM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> Lar >>> >>> I use an Olympus OM-D EM1 mark II as a video camera (only) but in >>> conjunction with a very bright Fotga external monitor. The IBIS is >>> excellent and one of the reason I got it. That and it was pretty cheap so >>> reasonably easy to replace if it goes wrong or gets damaged. >>> >>> I use it on conjunction with manual lenses and I have the focus peaking set >>> on permanently. Maybe your still focus peaking can be enabled in the menus >>> on the OM5 somewhere? It’s essential for my eyes. >>> >>> Cot >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT. OM-5 first impressions
> On May 11, 2024, at 10:32 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 04:50:59PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> After the weight of my new (13 months) K3III in my handlebar bag caused my >> bike to fall over and but the Smart Function knob, I looked into OM-5s >> again. The price had dropped below my pain point, and since thanks to >> online shopping there aren???t any convenient camera stores to look at them, >> I bought on on Amazon, and if I don???t like it I???ll feel no guilt over >> returning it. >> >> My one word review: >> Adequate > > Hmm. > > I was considering getting an OM-5 as a backup/lighter alternative; > I still feel nervous going anywhere with only a single camera body, > even though I'v never yet had a digital camera body fail on me > (and, in 50 years, only had two mechanical failures; once when my > MX motor drive bent a drive shaft in my MX, and once when my PZ-1p > objected to being used in rain, and took some time off to dry out. > I don't count my MZ-S objecting to having its lens mount knocked > off when I slipped climbing down from a photo tower and banged it > hard against an upright - that was entirely my own fault). > > I suspect 'adequate' might still serve my purpose, although I will > admit that I was verging towards the slightly newer OM-D E-M5 Mk III. If you like the OM-1, then I suspect the OM-5 would be just fine for you. I also suspect that a lot of things that take the shine off for me aren’t things that come up for you as often. My shooting needs are generally very different from yours. If you don’t do a lot of bracketing of raw files, then my complaints there are totally irrelevant, and even so may not be something that bothers you. > > I'll be interested to see how you feel about it after a week or two. This afternoon/evening we bopped by the Getty to play with cameras. As things got darker I ended up needing to lean on the ISO a bit harder, it’ll be interesting to see how the images turn out. On a quick look on my laptop, they seem to be usable at 6400. I was shooting with the 25/0.95 I bought from Boris and focus peaking went away in Manual Focus mode. I put one of the autofocus lenses on, and focus peaking worked fine. So, for some reason, manual focus assist does not work on manual focus only lenses. As we were leaving, I saw someone else waiting for the tram with a small retro looking camera, thinking that it might be another Oly I took a closer look, it was a Pentax MX! I did tell him about PDML, he found the camera in his dad’s attic and is interested in learning more about photography in general and the camera in particular. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Did anyone get Aurora photos?
I’m afraid that even if they’re visible this far south, I can’t get to anyplace dark enough -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT. OM-5 first impressions
After the weight of my new (13 months) K3III in my handlebar bag caused my bike to fall over and but the Smart Function knob, I looked into OM-5s again. The price had dropped below my pain point, and since thanks to online shopping there aren’t any convenient camera stores to look at them, I bought on on Amazon, and if I don’t like it I’ll feel no guilt over returning it. My one word review: Adequate My basic review of the Lumix GH3 was that I loved the size, was unimpressed by the sensor/image quality and hated the UI. The OM-5 is the same size, seems to have a substantially better sensor, and the UI is better but really makes me appreciate my Pentax cameras. I would not want one as my primary camera, but for something light and convenient to carry, if not use, it’ll work. One example of something that I do on my pentax bodies that I can’t quite do on the OM 5 is my nominal shooting modes are two stop bracketing, either nominal and -2, or three stops shot in order of -2, nominal and +2. First of all, with the OM, I get at most one stop per frame, it also always shoots nominal first. Another difference is that with the Pentax, one press of the shutter shoots all of the bracket frames at once. In daylight, the EVF, frankly, looks like shit. It is little better than giving me the shape of the objects in the frame. I recognize that there are advantages of EVF, particularly in low light, for manual focusing, focus peaking is nice to have, and other info, but for the experience of photography, not ready for prime, or even zoom, time. Also the camera’s biggest strength is also a weakness, the small size makes it awkward to shoot with, even with my tiny hands. Battery life seems mediocre, I’m used to running on Pentax batteries for hours, and this seems to be running low fairly quickly, but batteries are light and can be bought cheaply. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Bellbird
Looks great to me > On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann wrote: > > The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the > bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one > I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not > the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds > don't stay still for long. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso > > Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6 > > Cheers, > Dave > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is up
> On May 6, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 06.05.24 um 23:32 schrieb ann sanfedele: >> guess I'm not the only one not into doing still lifes > > Same here. I had to search long and hard and this gallery now contains 50% of > my still life photography. I dunno, most of the factories, powerplants, and many of the ships you photograph tend to be pretty still. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Man's inhumanity to nature
> On May 6, 2024, at 7:43 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Yeah. They are everywhere. Take another ride with a box of matt grey aerosols! I think that my first series of Big Bear mountain expresses the much more significant issue. With the way that everything is being built up a little bit of paint along side railroad tracks in the middle of town pales in contrast. It just makes for prettier pictures than telephone poles and warehouses. > > Alan C > > On 06-May-24 08:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Getting a little snarky about today's images >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721757/ >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO Man's inhumanity to nature
Getting a little snarky about today's images https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721757/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: A bonanza of dakotas
I first saw this airport on a hike about a year ago, I finally rode my bike down to Flabob yesterday afternoon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721251/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
Gonz, Did you get my replies that I'm definitely interested in the 18-135? LRC > On Apr 25, 2024, at 12:51 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Hi Ann, > > Sorry for the late response. Been outta town. I've been ok, getting > older sucks. I did enjoy the eclipse very much however, they are > always an awesome sight to see. Got a few pics with a 300mm + 1.4x > added on for a little extra reach. Hard to get a full timelapse, as I > don't have any kind of mount that tracks the sun's movement so had to > do manually. > > Here is the list I sent out: > > Pentax DA digital camera K20D - all manuals, box, cables, strap, > charger, battery > > Pentax DA digital camera K5 - manuals, cables, box, missing charger and > battery > > Pentax lens 85 2.8 soft, caps > > Pentax lens smc 135 2.5 case, caps > > Pentax lens FA 24-90 3.5-4.5 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens DA 12-24 4.0 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick head with 2 extra plates, box > > Pentax lens FA 28 2.8 box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens A* 200 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax lens DA 18-55 3.5-5.6 box, caps, manual > > Pentax AF 360FGZ flash, box. Has the perennial battery door issue > > Pentax lens DA 50-200 4.5-5.6 ED/WR box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc 24 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax camera ME black, very clean, beautiful > > Pentax lens smc 200 4.0 caps > > Pentax camera 6x7 cap, smc tak 105 2.4, has film inside waiting for > battery. Viewfinder has the spiderweb problem endemic to these > > Chinar lens 85-210 4.5 with macro function > > Pentax smc F-zoom 35-135 3.5-4.5 caps > > Pentax lens 100 2.8 macro AF > > Pentax lens DA 18-135 3.5-5.6 ED/IF caps > > Pentax lens smc M 28 2.8 > > Cosina lens 55 1.2 absolutely gorgeous bokeh and color rendition > > Pentax camera PZ1 manual, cover. Added battery to remove film inside, > don't know what I did, it got stuck in mirror up mode. For parts I > guess > > Osawa lens 650 8.5 reflex, box > > Sigma EF 430ST flash, box, manuals > > Pentax lens smc m 35 2.8 caps > > Pentax lens F 50 1.7, very sharp > > Pentax camera ME super, caps. Little black cover on top of wind lever > missing, doesn’t affect function. My first camera > > Pentax lens DA 18-45 4.0, box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc m 28 2.8 caps > > FlashLite 110i AC monolight, 60w modelling light, adjustable ½ - full power > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 10:02 AM ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> Gonz ! how you doing? we only got 90% coverage here in the Apple but >> what there was "was choice" to quote an old Spencer Tracy movie line >> that popped into my head. I didn't even attempt to photo but could see >> it from my living room window. Terrific that you got a good view. >> >> HOWEVER regarding the long list of gear.. the original list never >> appeared in my PDML folder - I got nothing between 4/1 and unitl 4/10 >> .. Not that I could >> be a customer, but you may want to send your list to the list again as >> I'm gussing I'm not the only one not to see it.. >> >> best, >> ann >> >> >> On 4/10/2024 3:00 PM, Gonz wrote: >>> Yeah, posted some pics I got. >>> >>> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBkV5z >>> >>> Lots of clouds but we had a short break where we could see it pretty well. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 1:10 PM Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2024, at 10:57 AM, Gonz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Cotty, good to hear from you. Been well. Sold house in the city, >>>>> now live in beautiful texas hill country. "The Ranch", as we call it, >>>>> keeps us very busy. 41 acres of rural beauty with amazing wildflowers >>>>> almost year round. >>>> I hope you were close enough with clear enough skies to enjoy the eclipse >>>> >>>>> Yeah, moving to a tiny place in the country means no space for all of >>>>> our goodies from our hobbies. Had to unload the most unused stuff. >>>>> >>>>> --R >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM Steve Cottrell >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> The Gonzster!! Well as I live and breathe. Hope you’re well. >>>>>> >>>>>> What an amazing list - just open a store!!! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cotty >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 5 Apr 2024, at 20:58, Gonz wrote: >>>&g
Re: Good place for lens repair
> On Apr 28, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > My 18-270 seems like it won't lock focus at infinity. Is there a good place > to send it for repair etc. that won't cost more than just buying a used one? The good news is that the focusing trouble might have just been my finger blocking the manual focus ring at the end of the lens. The bad news is that no good deed goes unpunished. On my ride a woman was having trouble catching her dog, so I rode past where the dog was, parked my bike, and it promptly fell over. The smart function knob on my K-3 III broke off, and what remains no longer turns. About two months after the warranty expired. Sigh, I never used that feature anyways, it's not worth paying precision $537 to replace it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
It seems that those are red velvet ants. I was definitely a safe distance, fortunately the 18-270 will still focus at distances shorter than infinity. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 6:16 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Not a spider as MIke pointed out.. so interesting.. > I take it you were not as close to the rattler as it looks like since you > didnt get bit > Nice rattler shots > > ann > > On 4/29/2024 3:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> Spiders don't have antennae, which yours clearly does. Also, I can't make >> out more than six legs. Some ant species are hairy and the queens chew off >> their wings after fertilisation. I wonder if the same happens with some >> species of bumble bees? There is a scarlet tailed bumblebee, Bombus >> coccineus but I don't have any other information about it. >>> On 29/04/2024 08:24 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: >>> https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 >>> >>> Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase >>> "Johnson Jumper". >>> >>> Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: >>>> >>>> Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >>>>> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos >>>>> of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different >>>>> colors and markings than I'm used to. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are >>>>> funny about the weirdest things. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake, apologies
I'd click send, nothing would happen, so I'd try again. I just looked at my email folder and it went out each time without making the window go away > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: > https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 > > Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase > "Johnson Jumper". > > Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > > >> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >>> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of >>> a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >>> and markings than I'm used to. >>> >>> >>> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >>> about the weirdest things. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >>> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Spiders and Snake
Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors and markings than I'm used to. Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny about the weirdest things. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Good place for lens repair
My 18-270 seems like it won't lock focus at infinity. Is there a good place to send it for repair etc. that won't cost more than just buying a used one? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
I tried to reply earlier but it got stuck waiting for approval. How much are you looking for for the 18-135? Is it the WR version? > On Apr 25, 2024, at 12:51 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Hi Ann, > > Sorry for the late response. Been outta town. I've been ok, getting > older sucks. I did enjoy the eclipse very much however, they are > always an awesome sight to see. Got a few pics with a 300mm + 1.4x > added on for a little extra reach. Hard to get a full timelapse, as I > don't have any kind of mount that tracks the sun's movement so had to > do manually. > > Here is the list I sent out: > > Pentax DA digital camera K20D - all manuals, box, cables, strap, > charger, battery > > Pentax DA digital camera K5 - manuals, cables, box, missing charger and > battery > > Pentax lens 85 2.8 soft, caps > > Pentax lens smc 135 2.5 case, caps > > Pentax lens FA 24-90 3.5-4.5 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens DA 12-24 4.0 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick head with 2 extra plates, box > > Pentax lens FA 28 2.8 box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens A* 200 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax lens DA 18-55 3.5-5.6 box, caps, manual > > Pentax AF 360FGZ flash, box. Has the perennial battery door issue > > Pentax lens DA 50-200 4.5-5.6 ED/WR box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc 24 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax camera ME black, very clean, beautiful > > Pentax lens smc 200 4.0 caps > > Pentax camera 6x7 cap, smc tak 105 2.4, has film inside waiting for > battery. Viewfinder has the spiderweb problem endemic to these > > Chinar lens 85-210 4.5 with macro function > > Pentax smc F-zoom 35-135 3.5-4.5 caps > > Pentax lens 100 2.8 macro AF > > Pentax lens DA 18-135 3.5-5.6 ED/IF caps > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
> On Apr 19, 2024, at 3:10 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I believe Cotty is selling gear to raise money to dump into a hole in the > water. I dunno why he doesn't save time and effort and just tear up hundred pound notes, in the shower, with his clothes on. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: the last flower
Lovely photo, well done > On Apr 16, 2024, at 12:50 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > The last flower on our Magnolia tree, just a few days ago. > After heavy rainfall and strong wind all flowers have gone now. > https://flic.kr/p/2pJNvJU > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Woodpecker
I quite like the photo with the heron and goose. My inner 12 year old really wants to make a bunch of juvenile jokes about wet beaver, fortunately I'm too mature to pass them on. > On Mar 31, 2024, at 1:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > So I finally got out of the house to make some photographs. I made good use > of the bag for the 600/4 I received as a gift from someone here on the list. > It works a treat. > > Went down to Shelley Lake in Raleigh to photograph the eagles' nest. While I > was down there waiting for something to happen, this guy showed up: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGyX95 > > Not really sharp because I was shooting through a lot of foliage. > > The Nest (with babies): > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGs9X6 > > Proud Parents: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwEMx > > ... and I found a beaver pond near my house: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGyX7m > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwENu > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwEM7 > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grey Heron (continued)
Very nice shot > On Mar 30, 2024, at 12:03 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > In our region some grey herons are staying in the winter and are breeding > from februari till june. > They are of the same species as the one of Alan's photo. > See https://flic.kr/p/2pGkKB3. > > The great egret is seen around here more and more, though I haven't spotted > one here this season. > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: VESO - my pics friend's guitar and why you haven't seen me i a while
Great music and fun photos. Where in SoCal is he? > On Mar 18, 2024, at 5:24 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > You guys who do facebook too know some of this.. > a dear old friend of mine got back in touch with me recently.. and we have > been burning up the phone lines with talk talk talk . aside from just plain > being fond of > each other I love his guitar , singing and compositions and he loves my > photos.. so across the three thousand miles between NYC and southern > California we > collaborated.. on my youtube channel - my found art series of photos and his > original bluesy guitar (music from decades old work from his archives) is > here. > I know some of you dig his kind of vibes... here is the link to that one. I > did the video in Windoze movie maker and dropped in his track.. which is why > it doesnt > end quite as neatly as a musician would finish it off.. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ0IDmSd3_c=2s > > This is the other one just finished is on his channel. He's singing Kansas > City Blues with a couple of guys he played with more recently and I sent him > photos > somewhat theme related . The bass player was a good friend of his that > passed away within the last couple of years.. (Sugah Bugah Pearse) . The > 1st frame > is a 1968 photo of mine from central park NOT my friend Bob Zadman.. and the > 4th frame is from my corkboard - that's me with the long hair and plaid > skirt at a Christmas office party dancing with one of my computer spec > writing colleagues. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmJlrvRBkXs > > hope you kids like these. > > ann (in a very good place these days) > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
> On Mar 17, 2024, at 10:27 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Forgot the link! > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ > > A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. Nicely captured. > > K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 11:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Thank you, Larry. > > Hmm. My Lancia is a 1967 model ... I seem to recall the Alfa Romeo type 105 > chassis replaced the Giulia Sprint and its siblings, starting around 1965 or > 1966, but I'd have to look them up to be certain. Doesn't matter really ... > the Giulia Sprint and Guiletta Spider are lovely cars and a delight to drive. I did some poking around, and what I saw looked like it might have been a 1954 sprint coupe, rounded body lines and very small. > > My Fulvia's muffler lost a dime sized hole out of the end of the main muffler > last week, and the muffler is cracking all the way around now. But that small > additional opening netted a rather pretty exhaust sound. So I've ordered an > Abarth system to replace the stock exhaust and give the car a little more > aural character ... the stock Fulvia Coupé exhaust is rather quiet, but that > little V4 makes such a pretty sound it deserves a more sporting system to > highlight it. :) Upon reflection, we're coming up on 40 years since the muffler unwelded itself on my sprite, the day before I was heading to a camping event at Grant Park on Mount Hamilton. (when I moved the exhaust system from the '68 body to the '64 it was cut and re-welded). Driving up Mt. Hamilton, on a beautiful afternoon, top down, with straight pipes will long be one of those cherished memories of everything coming together for a perfect moment in time. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 8:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Minox 35... I still have my Minox 35GT-E, which I purchased new in 1998. It > is a lovely camera and has made many great photos for me. I've currently got > it loaded with some Tri-X and may take it on my two-week excursion to the > Right Coast tomorrow. > > Regards terminology, cameras like this, the Rollei 35, the Voigtländer Perkeo > II, etc, are "scale focus" cameras ... they have no rangefinder or TTL > viewing system, you focus by setting a distance on the focusing scale. A > true "zone focusing camera" is even simpler than this: the focusing scale has > no distance markings, just symbols to indicate far, intermediate distances, > and close up. We may not always agree on everything, but I do admire and respect your cyclopedic (Polyphemian?) knowledge on so many topics. I did think of you yesterday when I passed a light blue Giullia(?) sprint of similar vintage to yours. As I was driivng unfortunately as I was driving, getting a photo wasn't feasible. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 3, 2024, at 1:34 PM, Bill wrote: >> If Ricoh were really thinking outside the box, they would take a film SLR >> and replace the focusing screen with a sensor. The viewfinder would be >> electronic, and it would be able to take digital images either as proofs or >> cheap snaps, but when you wanted, you could flip a switch and expose a frame >> of film. >> > This would require a sea change in their camera philosophy and a tremendous > cash outlay available for throwing burning hundred dollar bills out the > window. > > Neither is likely. Very few of my fantasies are likely, that doesn't make them much less fun, it just means that they remain fantasies rather than becoming memories. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 3, 2024, at 9:29 AM, Bill wrote: > > > On 3/3/2024 9:04 AM, Comcast wrote: >> As a medium, film suffers in comparison to digital in that it is less >> capable of low light reproduction and when pushed, image quality drops >> precipitously. The solution has always been larger formats. My best film >> work was generally on 6x7 or 6x6 film. Half a f a 35 mm frame has no appeal >> whatsoever. Am I missing something here? >> Paul > > Yeah, you are not in the target market for a half frame P camera just like > the target market for this camera is interested in a view camera. I remember when I was a kid all of the anti-drug propaganda that was made by adults who were desperately trying to send out messages that were "cool", and failing miserably. I also look at every fashion trend that I think is incredibly lame, but which is the hot buzz, from wearing trousers hanging so low that half your underwear is visible to "stanced" cars, that I think is incredibly lame, but nonetheless is "cool". I can't tell whether this is a case of Ricoh cluelessly trying to be cool, my being clueless at what actually is cool, or both. There is a lot to be said in favor of the not just being a 'me too' company and trying new things. I personally would prefer a K-1 III, and I'd also prefer a UI that put less effort into being a large heavy expensive point and shoot, and more into making it easier to get the best possible raw file. Unfortunately, once again, I am not what large companies perceive as their target market, otherwise I would have been able to find a sporty rear wheel drive hatchback (estate or shooting brake) car that gets >35MPG on the freeway, has a manual transmission and doesn't have all sorts of "features" where the car does things that the driver doesn't explicitly tell it to do. > > Over on the Forum of Pentax this camera is getting quite a bit of buzz from > people who still treat photography as a fun experiment. You mean that there are people who think that photography is actually fun? > > I was quite surprised that it is a vertical half frame, but the logic behind > that decision is that a vertical format is what the target market is already > comfortable with. I'm inclined to suggest that one of the biggest advantages of film is that every frame does cost money, it is what forces you to slow down and think about each shot. If Ricoh were really thinking outside the box, they would take a film SLR and replace the focusing screen with a sensor. The viewfinder would be electronic, and it would be able to take digital images either as proofs or cheap snaps, but when you wanted, you could flip a switch and expose a frame of film. > > bill > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Soul cam?
So, they developed a micro 4/3 film cell phone camera. > On Mar 2, 2024, at 2:33 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > > Some of you may have already seen the recent updates about the forthcoming > Pentax film camera, which sounds interesting and unusual. > > There’s an article here > https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2024/03/new-pentax-camera-will-be-half-frame-available-summer-24/ > > which links to this video: > https://youtu.be/xqRQTOkhOJU?si=E3xBE2-ZQcv5SoYV > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
minor shitstorm
I've been dealing all weekend with not being able to upload a picture to flickr. It turns out that it is only the latest version that won't upload, and is some sort of pathological interaction between lightroom and flickr, such that the jpeg lightroom produces won't even upload. FWIW, it's an old HDR panorama that I just reprocessed using the much more capable latest version of lightroom: https://photos.app.goo.gl/V4gw9KhEzr284AJd8 I had been getting some feedback on processing it from my photo email list. While I was out at the milonga last night I got an email from flickr customer support about that, and also a text from my landlord that he had replaced my thermostat (as I had asked) but didn't have batteries and would return. I told Bing, no problem, I had batteries and could do it myself. So, of course things didn't just work. At least not until I dropped it on the floor, and also fiddled with the batteries and scraped the connector pins. Not a critical problem, but a pain in the but after 10PM when I wanted to get ready for bed. After that, I went into the office to try to debug the flickr problem, and also send a file off to bay photo to get a print made. While I was dealing with that I got a text from Zab of water in the glasses cupboard in Felton. We had had some minor issues with water coming in from the outside roof, and running down the inside roof (Santa Cruz mountains house) and coming out over the outside stairs. Now water was coming into the house. That is a problem that I couldn't just postpone dealing with. I finally got all of those issues sufficiently dealt with that I could go to bed, much later than I intended, and after much searching etc. realized that I had left my tablet at the diner after lunch. I suspect that when they cleaned up while I was in the loo, they thought I left and had just put it under the counter. I was able to get it back today at lunch, but it was just another item on the pile of peeves last night. I'll add to that the peeve that this is the second time my tablet has been left at a restaurant, and nobody noticed the sticker on the back with my name and phone number. I've spent all day dealing with the roof leak from 400 miles away, it could possibly just be duff that had piled up behind the skylight. I'll find out later I suppose. I really don't need shit like this while on a big crunch at work. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
> On Feb 17, 2024, at 5:08 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Either the middle or bottom image works for me, although of the two I'd > prefer the bottom. Either of the two has a more defined horizon and I prefer > the more defined trees (?) in the lower right of the bottom image as compared > to the less defined in the middle image. -p Thanks, the bottom one was my final go at it. I thought the first one was it, then saw some things to fix, and after a while saw a few more things and did the third.It's getting to the point that my computer is really starting to bog down, so I ought to call it done, at least until I get a faster machine :-) > > On 2/17/2024 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Flickr is being a PITA, so I posted my last rework to google photos >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Xmnhva9QoBupGf58 >> >> Previous attempts are here: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277 >> >> Thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? >> >> >> >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
Flickr is being a PITA, so I posted my last rework to google photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Xmnhva9QoBupGf58 Previous attempts are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277 Thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? > On Feb 16, 2024, at 11:46 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > I don't disagree with the overspiced evaluation but the other doesn't even > have salt and pepper. Definitely more on the foreground but not so much as > the before image, which does seem to have an artefact at the junction of land > and sky. The sky is possibly better in the new version (in that it is more > realistic - I don't know, as I was not there) but that is arguably a matter > of taste. >> On 16/02/2024 18:00 GMT Larry Colen w rote: >> >> >> Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first >> version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance >> between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos >> in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, >> and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green >> and magenta noise in the sky in general. >> >> The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and >> modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more >> saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. >> >> Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the >> foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had >> dialed down a bit from the previous print. >> >>Larry >> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson >>> wrote: >>> >>> I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than >>> NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see >>> the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. >>> >>> -p >>> >>> >>> 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano >>> >>> On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take >>>> advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and >>>> 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of >>>> each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. >>>> >>>> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> >>>> This one is my current "best try": >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >>>> >>>> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >>>> >>>> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the >>>> processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts >>>> that worked better? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Larry >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen >>>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Has anyone else been having trouble uploading to flickr?
Yup, not only did I try a smaller version, but I also tried from the web interface rather than lightroom > On Feb 17, 2024, at 10:08 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > I have no such problem. Usually there is a delay with full resolution > uploading on Flickr. Perhaps you can try smaller files. > > Henk > > Op 2024-02-17 om 19:02 schreef Larry Colen: >> When I got home last night I tried another spin on the mount shasta photo >> based on the feedback I got. I tried to upload it, and it didn't work. It >> is still not working this morning >> I'm getting an error message about CloudFront attempting to establish a >> connection. >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Has anyone else been having trouble uploading to flickr?
When I got home last night I tried another spin on the mount shasta photo based on the feedback I got. I tried to upload it, and it didn't work. It is still not working this morning I'm getting an error message about CloudFront attempting to establish a connection. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
> On Feb 16, 2024, at 10:15 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I couldn't see flying saucers on any of them! No flying saucers that I know of, just Andromeda and Mars. > > Alan C > > On 16-Feb-24 08:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first >> version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance >> between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos >> in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, >> and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green >> and magenta noise in the sky in general. >> >> The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and >> modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more >> saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. >> >> Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the >> foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had >> dialed down a bit from the previous print. >> >> Larry >> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson >>> wrote: >>> >>> I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than >>> NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see >>> the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. >>> >>> -p >>> >>> >>> 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano >>> >>> On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take >>>> advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and >>>> 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of >>>> each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. >>>> >>>> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> >>>> This one is my current "best try": >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >>>> >>>> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >>>> >>>> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the >>>> processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts >>>> that worked better? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>>Larry >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen >>>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green and magenta noise in the sky in general. The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had dialed down a bit from the previous print. Larry > On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than > NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see > the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. > > -p > > > 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano > > On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take advantage >> of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and 20 seconds). >> For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of each of the frames >> before doing an HDR pano stitch. >> >> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >> >> This one is my current "best try": >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >> >> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >> >> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the processing >> might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts that worked >> better? >> >> Thanks, >>Larry >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Another lightroom redo
I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ This one is my current "best try": https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts that worked better? Thanks, Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Leci n'est pas une Magritte
Sometimes my sense of humor amuses me https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53521668513/in/album-72177720314703860/ For folks that like to poke around in the whole album, I rode my bike up Mt Rubideaux today, basically looking for a decent hill to ride. It does provide a good view of the area so I took a bunch of photos just for reference as I learn the local area. Some of those didn't totally suck, so I threw them into the album from both camera and phone. I found it interesting to compare the phone JPEGs with the phone DNGs, processed in Lightroom. After last week's storms, there's a fair bit of snow on nearby mountains making them rather picturesque. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53521740123/in/album-72177720314703860/ This place must have been quite pretty 60 years ago before it got all built up. And a lot of fun 40 years ago when it still had a racetrack. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom troubles are an unsupported GPU
> On Feb 9, 2024, at 1:08 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > Yeah I finally had to bite the bullet and replace my cheesegrater Mac Pro > when I could no longer keep it current enough to handle the OS updates. Don't > recall having the artifact issue, though. If by "cheesegrater" you mean a 5,1 rather than the current mac pros, they stopped working with Lightroom long before this problem cropped up (lightroom 12 seems to be the start of it). I was able to get mine to limp along for a few extra years, but eventually it just got to be too much. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO, scratching that itch
> On Feb 5, 2024, at 11:30 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > > I’d be tempted to make a gallery of them and call it Larry Burros… Heh! I had to look that up. > > https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/larry-burrows?all/all/all/all/0 > >> On 5 Feb 2024, at 19:22, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On my bike ride Saturday I crossed paths with some of the local burros >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53508970487/in/album-72177720314572830/ >> >> -- >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK
Much better. I like the colors in the fruit stand and the playground photos. Now i'm curious about how you shot them before. > On Feb 5, 2024, at 7:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > This link should work without begging for money: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun > > Sorry about that! > > Rick > >> On Feb 5, 2024, at 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. >> >> I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks >> assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. >> >> So I dusted off my fisheye lens. >> >> https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun >> >> Comments always appreciated. >> >> Rick > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun
Rick, It's asking me to log in, did you send the link for you to organize your own album rather than the link for us to look at your album? LRC > On Feb 5, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. > > I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks > assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. > > So I dusted off my fisheye lens. > > https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun > > Comments always appreciated. > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO, scratching that itch
On my bike ride Saturday I crossed paths with some of the local burros https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53508970487/in/album-72177720314572830/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lightroom troubles are an unsupported GPU
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-colored-quot-pixel-quot-artifacts-subdued-blacks-in-shadow-areas-older-macs-also-visible-on-cr/m-p/14401612/page/15#M355481 It turns out that the GPU in my trashcan mac is no longer supported, and GPU acceleration causes weird artifacts to happen in develop mode. If anyone else runs into this problem try turning off GPU acceleration. Meanwhile, I guess it's time to start a casual search for a good used Apple Silicon machine. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Reprocessing an old file in lightroom
By the way, the new tools still have some rough edges. I get weird artifacts in develop when processing it, fortunately they go away in loupe mode and final processing > On Feb 4, 2024, at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > One of my more popular photos was this one from back in 2009, taken with the > K20 and FA 31 > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4331502051/in/album-72157623355877348/ > > I was always frustrated that the poor low light noise of the K20 adversely > affected the image quality. I just spent some time this afternoon playing > around with it in Lightroom classic 13.1, which has better noise reduction, > and also much better adjustment brushes. > > Here is the reprocessed version > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53509486021/in/album-72177720314566102/ > > I've made a lot of attempts at cleaning it up over the past 15 years: > https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=99496143%40N00=date-taken-desc=20090922-lrc32569-_all=1 > > Anyways, this is one of the reasons that I shoot in raw, because the tools to > rescue old files keep getting better. > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Reprocessing an old file in lightroom
One of my more popular photos was this one from back in 2009, taken with the K20 and FA 31 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4331502051/in/album-72157623355877348/ I was always frustrated that the poor low light noise of the K20 adversely affected the image quality. I just spent some time this afternoon playing around with it in Lightroom classic 13.1, which has better noise reduction, and also much better adjustment brushes. Here is the reprocessed version https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53509486021/in/album-72177720314566102/ I've made a lot of attempts at cleaning it up over the past 15 years: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=99496143%40N00=date-taken-desc=20090922-lrc32569-_all=1 Anyways, this is one of the reasons that I shoot in raw, because the tools to rescue old files keep getting better. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 2024 North America Solar Eclipse
> On Feb 2, 2024, at 2:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I have confirmed reservations for San Antonio, TX April 6 - April 10 (plus > reservations for 2 overnight stays going & coming). Excellent. My sister lives in Collinsville, North of Dallas. I'll be staying with her, we'll probably watch it from the place of a friend of hers about 120 miles away. > > 480 miles day 1, 452 miles day 2 & two days rest before & after the eclipse > ... 452 & 480 returning. > > Made damn sure I printed out the confirmation emails and double-checked they > have the correct dates (after the fiasco with that hotel in Albuquerque). I'll likely couch surf with friends in Albaquerque, it's about halfway. My most Banzai trip was Austin to San Francisco, solo, in 24 hours. Leaving Austin at midnight and napping in rest stops on the way. > > I've located a Texas Safety Rest area on of I-10, near Kerrville, that's > approximately 12 miles off the center-line that I think I can set up in. I > should get at least 4 minutes of totality from that location. You should plan on getting there very early. For the last eclipse, I scoped out a place a couple days ahead, and it was jam packed and had to find another. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Taking aim at my pocketbook
> On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: >> I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. >> >> I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it >> was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about >> one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality >> I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! > > I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 > than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter > how shiny ... I'd be even better off saving my money, especially when I hardly have any chance to play with cameras these days. > (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible > with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) I picked up an FA* 85/1.4 on ebay for less than a third of what the dfa 85 costs. There's a long whinge to be had about how few new Pentax lenses there are, and that they seem to have been designed in conjunction with Gold's Gym and a consortium of finance companies. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Taking aim at my pocketbook
I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO night tracks
Thanks Paul and Ann. > On Jan 30, 2024, at 7:44 PM, Comcast wrote: > > What Ann said. Well done. > Paul > >> On Jan 30, 2024, at 9:33 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> Nice set! .. love the tracks heading off in to the sunset.. >> >> ann >> >>> On 1/30/2024 2:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I almost got home from the ride before it was totally dark, but had to stop >>> and shoot the sunset >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53496430107/in/album-72177720314445521/ >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen >>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>> >>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> ann sanfedele photography >> https://annsan.smugmug.com >> https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts >> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan >> https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO night tracks
I almost got home from the ride before it was totally dark, but had to stop and shoot the sunset https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53496430107/in/album-72177720314445521/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO FA*85/1.4 first outing
> On Jan 29, 2024, at 4:59 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A great gallery, Larry. The lens is clearly ideal for that sort of work. > Takes me back - Ann & I did a lot of that in Rhodesia when we were young - > Sat. night Dinner/Dances. Nothing like that around here any more. Thanks Alan. There aren't a lot of places for both dinner and dancing, they're done consecutively these days. I'm very happy with the lens. I got it more for photographing musicians, where I always want a bit more reach and a bit more speed. For these I could have used my 77, especially since I had the 85 stopped down to 2.2, but it was fun to play with it. Most of my shooting lately has been with the K-3II. It's a lot easier to carry on bike rides, and it works well with the 18-270. It was interesting to compare things like focus speed, buffer speed, and focusing with the joystick vs the toggles. Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO FA*85/1.4 first outing
I guess it takes a special kind of nerd to look at FA*85/1.4 and turn it into either 26,600 or 67E8, but I digress. I recently picked up a used 85/1.4 and played with it a bit at the local milonga (tango dance) last night. It's a small gallery, I spent more time dancing than shooting. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314421636 My favorite is probably the first one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, >> i.e. I have the camera set to "New York" (because it doesn't have a setting >> for "Eastern" time or "Raleigh, NC" and I'm in Albuquerque ... or halfway >> round the world, so the clock may be off anywhere 2 to 12 hours. >> > > I’d expect the satellites to transmit UTC. Local time is a function of UTC > and the time zone offset and savings time, derived from the GPS coordinates. > > If I were you I’d set all my cameras to UTC, then you shouldn’t have any > problems merging image files from different cameras and getting the date/time > sorting all stuffed up. I have actually been seriously considering changing my cameras to GMT or UTC, and not have to worry about DST, time zones or anything like that. I've also taken photos of the time on my phone with the K-3iii or the Lumix to help sync the times in lightroom. > > Then photograph a town name from time to time so you have an embedded record > of where you were. Modern operating systems can recognise and select text in > image files, so you can copy and paste it into the metadata if you want to. In theory, you can get that information from the GPS you know. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I took a photo. Another side benefit of it, is that it can set the camera's clock to within a few nanoseconds, and it makes it easier to keep different camera's clocks synchronized. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I took a photo. Yeah, and sometimes I don't realize that I want to remember where a photo was taken until some time later. Or, I'll just simply forget to use the phone to geotag. It can also be handy to use when looking for a particular photo. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
While we're on the subject of making use of sensors ...
One of the things I wish that lightroom could do is make use of the accelerometer data to level the images in post processing. Yeah, it works pretty well when there's a visible horizon just using the image, but the accelerometers would get it so much faster. In a similar vein, they'd also be really helpful for stitching panoramas, particularly with compass data as well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: >> I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) >> along to record my itinerary. > > There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and > light-weight devices the size of a mini mouse, logging your itinerary for > later automated tagging of your photos back home. Put one in your pocket and > forget about it while you shoot with just any camera. I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if I could somehow sync the location data with my photos in lightroom. It does seem that the K-3iii will sync with the phone through the ricoh app. I haven't sorted that out yet, though it can be nice for setting the camera clock. My biggest use for GPS seems to be syncing the camera clocks when using multiple cameras. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
It seems that the only ones with internal GPS are the K-1, and the K-3II There might be some mode where you can use the gps off the phone through the app on the K-3 III. Or that might be something that I saw my u4/3 can theoretically do. What I have been doing on the K-3 III is just taking photos with phone, importing those into lightroom, so I can use those to look on the map to see where I took the photos. > On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:01 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & > K3iii, K5 series & a few others. > > It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. > > Alan C > > On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote: >> https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70=pentax_kf=pentax_kp=pentax_ks2 >> >> >> Alan C >> >> On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like >>> the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd like >>> something more compact than my K-1 but more capable than a phone. >>> >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Impressed again
> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I > used just one lens the whole time: The old FA*28-70 f/2.8 (on the > K-1). And having looked through most of the images I'm stunned once > again at how good a lens that is. Very cool. Can you (or anybody else) compare and contrast it with the DFA 24-70? I expect that two differences are weather sealing and size. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lightroom, 70 tips in 14 minutes
I generally despise instructional videos, I can never find what I want like I can with text. However, this one is pretty good, he blazes through a bunch of handy things in lightroom without a lot of excess verbiage. I knew a bunch of it, but there were still some good basic things I didn't yet know. https://youtu.be/YvFaOKuefZY?si=ZUXFgWwQqkJQLPXb -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Way OT Astro stuff
> On Jan 8, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > > Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought > up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something > that has really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a > couple of really nice telescopes since the early 90s (which were great for > visual observation when I lived on top of a not-too-light-polluted hill and > could just roll the scopes out to the driveway to observe), since we moved to > the Sacramento area, the combination of light pollution (around Bortle 7 for > anyone who knows what that means), and the increasing difficulty of lugging > them out to set up had pretty much ended observation for me (and I was never > particularly interested in the intricacies of astrophotography). > > Then, a few months ago, I acquired a small, inexpensive, “robotic” scope for > what is called EAA (electronically assisted astronomy) that promises the > ability to visually observe in light-polluted areas (albeit on the screen of > a phone or tablet) as well as offer much simplified photography. Here are a > few of my first results: > > M33 Galaxy in Triangulum: https://flic.kr/p/2pgYEEb > > NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia: https://flic.kr/p/2prm5Qg > > NGC 1499 California Nebula in Perseus: https://flic.kr/p/2prkrFu Very nice job! > > This little gizmo has only a 50mm (~2 in) objective (which is tiny for deep > sky objects) and has the ability, controlled by a phone or tablet, to > automatically find and slew to whatever object you tell it to and begin > taking a series of 10 second exposures. Let it keep doing this as long as you > want and watch the object appear on the phone or tablet with more and more > detail as the successive exposures are stacked and processed. I did do some > post-processing on these, but as I have exactly zero experience with > astrophotography, it’s pretty primitive compared to what’s possible. > > So, a telescope with a built-in computer-controlled alt/az mount, a digital > astro-camera, auto-focuser, dew heater, multiple filters, small carbon-fiber > tripod and a fairly nice case, for about $500. That's less than I spent on just the motor, never mind all the associated gizmos. You're cheating! > > We truly live in the future. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fun and games with astro
Last month I bought an iOptron equatorial mount in preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse. Using it for astro work is a side benefit that I was definitely looking forward to. Combatting the drought was a side benefit that I should have expected. The sky in Riverside is impressively bad, in addition to the light pollution there is the near constant haze, dust etc. With rain on Saturday night, few clouds, and a favorable moon, things looked promising for getting some practice with the new toy. I guess I can say that my excursion was a success, in that one of my primary goals was to find the problems. While I was at it, I figured it would be a good time to try out the type 3 astrotracer on my K-3 III. According to the "dark sky" map I looked at, there's a place about halfway between Riverside and Palm Springs that looked promising. I loaded up camera gear, and warm clothes and headed out. My first challenge was to find a place off the freeway where I could park and set up my gear. That took a bit of work, I did find something not far from an Arrowhead water plant and the train tracks. I got there and was having trouble finding "North", the compass mode on my phones sky map app wasn't working well, and I decided to set up the K-3 III on my small tripod. The first thing that I learned is that the ball head on the Heipi travel tripod is not sufficient for a camera with the bigma on it. Fortunately I had brought my old big ball head. The next thing I learned was that a green laser is very helpful for aiming, it would be even more helpful if I had a way of mounting it to an arca swiss plate, or hot shoe. There was definitely a learning curve getting the type 3 astrotracer working. I was reminded last night about just how horrible Ricoh documentation is. It also requires a pretty solid bright object to target. Did I mention that the sky sucked? I also found myself missing the adjustable screen on the K-1. I also wish that there was some way of telling whether it is still running an astrotracer shot, or if it has finished. As to the equatorial mount, I was never even able to get it aimed. My list of difficulties is too long to enumerate, but I've bought a simple compass rather than relying on google sky map. Also, did I mention that the sky sucked On future attempts it looks like I'll need to drive the hour and a half out to Joshua Tree. My sidequest of learning K-3 III astrotracer was successful to the point of getting some frames in which the Orion Nebula is recognizable. Better than a previous attempt some years ago on a partly cloudy night half way between San Jose and Santa Cruz. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313901027 I've gotten to that stage of my life where my goal for an evening isn't so much to get great photos, but to try and learn about all of the problems before I go and try to get some good shots. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid Lightroom Question
> On Jan 2, 2024, at 11:21 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > My basic file system: Folders = -Master for values of from 2002 to > 2024. Subfolders are - 01Jan, - 02Feb, etc. I use a similar > approach for image naming, renaming on import to mmdd-NNx.dng, > building onto the in-camera naming sequence preceded by a camera designator > such as K1a, K1b, 645Z... > > Space permitting, current year and previous year reside on my internal drive. > Whenever I do a major import or editing session, I copy the -Master to a > -Copy x, Copy x+1, etc. folder on 1 or two hard drives. If I go on a > trip, current and prior year’s -Copy x+1 is copied to a 2 TB SSD to take > along, both for en route backups from the laptop, but also in case I want to > go back into something from a few months ago. Back home, I copy from the SSD > to my internal drive in the appropriate - month folder(s) and then in LR > I point at those and have LR Synch. This is very close to my directory tree. Long term is basically Year/month/shoot with shoot named yymmdd_mnemonic Under the shoot directory I may split things out as convenient, by person being photographed, set of photos in a panorama, type of airplane, then individual airplane. There may be multiple "shoot" directories that all start off with the same date: 240102 Or there may be several days in the same shoot directory with a date arbitrarily chosen for the naming. So, I basically import into ~/photos_fresh/shoot Organize the shoot directory/directories (if I import from different cameras into different directories) Do all of my processing, then I'd move the shoot directory tree: ~/photos_fresh/240102_example into its final resting place: /mnt/photo_bb/2024a/2401/240102_example > > When I take pictures around home, I import via LR directly to my internal > drive in the appropriate month’s directory. > > For me, I found that using named folders (e.g., Birds, Water Falls, baseball, > …) led me down too many rabbit holes, and I keep my folders by date. All > other cataloging is done first via key wording on import, I started out doing something like that, but ran into the same rabbit holes that you did I'm sure. I now do a mixture of the two, the date is the primary organization, but the same "date" might have several mnemonic trees: 230712_march_afb/bombers/b25 > modified/extended key wording during review/editing, and then Catalogs for > gathering images of some category or another. Annual favorites, Selections > from November trip, Macro Flowers, … When I am working on a photo book, I > drop selected images into catalogs/sub-catalogs in my preliminary preparation > phase. I also make use of catalogs and key wording. > > One exception to my rule about sticking to folders: I do have a folder > on my internal drive labeled Current Exports. Basically temporary storage for > images to post as a PESO, GESO, on FB, or send in an email to friends. Such > images typically have been given a reasonably high star rating in LR. I can > easily delete or lose the Current Export images and re-locate them within LR > by doing a screen by ratings. I also have an extensive methodology of rating which is beyond the scope of this discussion. I do wish that I could more easily set things up so that a photo could have multiple ratings, either by myself and someone doing another pass, or for different goals, but that is a whole nuther kettle of worms. > > In your work flow, you mention “moving directories” from one place to > another. Are you using the OS to do this? Or are you doing this within LR? I have learned from painful experience to move the directories using lightroom. It is in this process that lightroom expands, contracts, and moves around the hard drives in its folders panel -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid Lightroom Question
> On Jan 2, 2024, at 8:17 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Like Godfrey, I have not seen this behavior in LR. Do your files go directly to their final resting place? Or do you have an intermediate location on a fast drive for them? It is when I move directories from one drive to another that this happens. > I just looked, I right-clicked on some of my Folder and Drive names in the > list, played a bit with the options such as Hide this Parent or Show Parent > Folder… > Those are possibly the settings that Godfrey suggested you might be looking > for. > Stan > >> On Jan 1, 2024, at 11:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> I'm running Lightroom Classic 13. Over on the left side there is a >> "Folders" panel, with the highest level of hierarchy being the hard drives. >> I've got three drives Mac SSD, photo_ba, and photo_bb. The problem is that >> whenever I change something on one of the drives, it's position in the panel >> moves to the top. So, while I'm going through, cleaning up my catalog, >> moving folders from the primary drive to the longer term storage, the order >> of the drives in the panel keeps shifting around. My google fu is just not >> strong enough to figure out how to get it to JUST STOP THAT. >> >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid Lightroom Question
> On Jan 2, 2024, at 6:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Hmm. I have, at present, three physical volumes comprising the media that LR > Classic 13.1 has imported original files from in that list in the Folders > panel. They never change place on the Folders panel. Oddly, you and I seem to have different workflows. I import files into my "photos_fresh" directory on my SSD. I then organize them into topical subdirectories when processing. You aren't interested in the full directory tree methodology, but this way if Lightroom ever goes away, I have a nice logical way of finding things in whatever I use next. Once I have finished processing, or at least sorting, the files they get copied onto long term storage, an external case with my entire catalog on a couple of drives. And every so often, I do a "catchup", where I "export to catalog" all of the files I have edited since my last catchup, and then import those changes to my "everything" catalog. Since I mostly only use the external drives when I'm archiving files, or occasionally reworking old files, I don't usually even have it plugged in or connected to the trashcan, protecting it from anything that might go wrong with the computer. > > The reason for this is probably because, when I set them up, I drilled down > through the directory hierarchy on the volumes to the root of the photo > storage directory trees and then told LR to "Hide Parent Directory" on all > folder hierarchies above (or below, per your perspective) that point. So I > don't see, in LR, all the other directories on the volumes; only the entire > directory of original image files starting at its local root. Any other > directory/file manipulations on these volumes is therefore invisible to LR > Classic, and cannot reorder the placement of the volumes in the Folders > listing. There's no need to see the entire directory tree structure of the > import volumes, only the directory trees from which you have imported files, > which should always have a single root.. that's my logic behind setting it up > this way. Hmm, interesting, it is convenient for me to know where certain directory trees are. Some years are on one of the external drives, other years on the other. There are other branches as well. I suppose that I could add some meaningless directories "above" the ones I'm interested in, but even so I don't believe I show all of the way to the root of each external drive > > That's my conjecture anyway. Try it. :D > > G > >> On Jan 1, 2024, at 8:59 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Jan 1, 2024, at 8:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> I'm running Lightroom Classic 13. Over on the left side there is a >>> "Folders" panel, with the highest level of hierarchy being the hard drives. >>> I've got three drives Mac SSD, photo_ba, and photo_bb. The problem is that >>> whenever I change something on one of the drives, it's position in the >>> panel moves to the top. So, while I'm going through, cleaning up my >>> catalog, moving folders from the primary drive to the longer term storage, >>> the order of the drives in the panel keeps shifting around. My google fu >>> is just not strong enough to figure out how to get it to JUST STOP THAT. >> >> Edit, it's even worse than that, it will also collapse the display of a >> drive when it makes a change. So things keep changing out from under me, and >> moving around, often when I'm trying to move a folder to them. >> >> Arrrgghhhh! Why do they insist on having software "help" me, when I don't >> ask it to? > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
My year in photos
My photography over the past year was very much in fits and starts. Almost all of the photography I've done the past three months has been on bike rides. 3rd quarter faves https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313760301/ Some may find it interesting to compare the image quality of my Lumix, my phone and my K-3III in this album from my various rides, most of you would probably think the album is just too long. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313784344 The micro 4/3 is wonderfully convenient to carry on the bike, but the sensor is rather noisy in adverse conditions https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53436961736/ lightroom's denoise filter does an impressive job, however https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53436961616 As to my annual "best of", it is interesting to be reminded that a year ago yesterday I heard a loud noise which turned out to be a landslide where the back yard of a house across the river from mine slid into the river. Then in March a tree fell on my neighbor's house, a week later one fell on the power lines in front of my other neighbor's house, and my property ended up on the news behind the anchor man talking about all of the landslides in the area. About a month after that, as we were moving into the new office, I heard some bangs behind the building, which turned out to be several cars engulfed in flames. The year ended much more quietly, and in retrospect the photo of the windmill was today's ride, so not actually 2024, but I'm not going to sweat petty details. 2023 faves https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313756522/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid Lightroom Question
> On Jan 1, 2024, at 8:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > I'm running Lightroom Classic 13. Over on the left side there is a "Folders" > panel, with the highest level of hierarchy being the hard drives. I've got > three drives Mac SSD, photo_ba, and photo_bb. The problem is that whenever I > change something on one of the drives, it's position in the panel moves to > the top. So, while I'm going through, cleaning up my catalog, moving folders > from the primary drive to the longer term storage, the order of the drives in > the panel keeps shifting around. My google fu is just not strong enough to > figure out how to get it to JUST STOP THAT. Edit, it's even worse than that, it will also collapse the display of a drive when it makes a change. So things keep changing out from under me, and moving around, often when I'm trying to move a folder to them. Arrrgg! Why do they insist on having software "help" me, when I don't ask it to? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Stupid Lightroom Question
I'm running Lightroom Classic 13. Over on the left side there is a "Folders" panel, with the highest level of hierarchy being the hard drives. I've got three drives Mac SSD, photo_ba, and photo_bb. The problem is that whenever I change something on one of the drives, it's position in the panel moves to the top. So, while I'm going through, cleaning up my catalog, moving folders from the primary drive to the longer term storage, the order of the drives in the panel keeps shifting around. My google fu is just not strong enough to figure out how to get it to JUST STOP THAT. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
> On Dec 30, 2023, at 9:13 PM, Alan C wrote: > > A Happy New Year to you all. > > Photographically, I haven't been too active the past year. Here are are a > couple from Sable Dam, Kruger Park last week: > > A pair of duelling Impala Rams Very cool. > & a Stately Saddle Billed Stork. That's a nice shot, but on my screen the color balance seems wonky. Did you shoot it at sunset? It looks very yellowish, maybe even a bit greenish as well. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53432774670/ Scroll R for the > other. > > K5 & HD 55-300. > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stacking cases
> On Dec 30, 2023, at 8:59 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Well done, Larry. You've done great job! Thanks. > My goodness, you have a lot of kit. It goes well with my lack of impulse control. > > Happy New Year Likewise -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Stacking cases
I posted pics of my first cheapass weather resistant camera cases a couple of weeks back. I've set up the next two for cameras and lenses. For the cases that have a spot for a camera body, I'll need to make compartments for the camera straps. For the third case, I'll need to make compartments for either a few lenses, and/or accessories like flashes. I figure that I'm about $160 into them for materials, $90 for the cases, $50 for the foam, and the rest is things like reflective tape, sales tax etc. I'm not counting tools that I used the project as an excuse to buy, like the $60 cordless multitool. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JTA4jxGw4mniNQX9 The first case (orange) https://photos.app.goo.gl/qBJiJwnhtBrd4w658 has room for a body, and pretty much all of my "not huge" lenses that'll work on a "full frame" sensor. My DA35 macro does vignette a bit, but it's too handy and small not to include. The second case (blue) https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Un7aQKeLi8an3x97 has my "huge" lenses, the ones that are so big and heavy that they'd take the space of three other lenses in another case. The third case (green) https://photos.app.goo.gl/D3iXF4SRuaAskBZUA https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZCwh5KaydiieU4a59 Is nominally my APS case. It has my K-3, and my APS lenses (16-50, 18-270, 55-300), but since when I'm traveling I generally keep my long lens (bigma) on the K-3 and wider glass on the K-1, I set it up so that I can also carry the K-3 with either the bigma or the 70-200, so it'll be ready to go if I see an interesting critter I want to snap. I'll eventually cut compartments for other things, like flash accessories. I suspect that before too awful long I'll need to buy another chunk or two of foam and redo them as my needs change, and/or I learn more things that I didn't do quite right for my needs. I wouldn't use these cases when flying, but then I wouldn't ever check my cameras as baggage. They're a lot sturdier than the cloth camera bags I have been using, make at least an attempt at being water proof, and are a lot less expensive than Pelican cases. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: System damage from surge--still struggling
Did you regress to an older version of lightroom classic? Older lightrooms won't open catalogs from later versions. Can lightroom open an empty catalog? Can lightroom open a backup catalog? > On Dec 20, 2023, at 9:59 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Well, I have the Mac OS working again, and Lightroom Classic opens… but I > can’t get it to open my catalog. > > I have spent =many= hours struggling with this, and I need professional help > (much more of this stuff and I’ll need psychiatric help as well as cyber > help). > > How does one search for a cyber-professional familiar with Macs and Adobe > apps? A Google search yields dozens of consultants for Apple and Adobe > products in greater Philly, but they’re all oriented toward business systems > and big projects. > > Any suggestions? > > Rick > (=very= eager to get back to taking pictures) > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
LBA
A couple weeks back I mentioned that an 85/1.4 was on my wishlist, and that the best price that I had been able to find was $650. Last week I got a note from ebay that a seller in Dearborn was offering me one for $50 off. Financial temperance has never been my forte. The good: It arrived today, 15 minutes after I checked the mailbox at work, the first time. The bad: I left my camera at home. The silly: When I was checking it out I thought that it had broken because it wouldn't manually focus. Then I tried moving that front ring back, and viola! -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA* 60-250/4 on ebsy
Is that f/1 or f/1.2? > On Dec 20, 2023, at 2:58 PM, Comcast wrote: > > I offered this lens here a while back and have now put it on ebsy. This was > my workhorse when I shot regularly with the APS-C cameras. The SDM motor was > replaced a whlle back with the latest version,and it was flawless thereafter. > > I’m also selling my mint A50/1.0 in theoriginal packaging. Yes, the f1 > low-light super-bokeh champ. Used only a handful of times by several very > cautious Pentaxians. I’ll let it go for $400 plus shipping. > Paul > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax K3 III Monochrome Review
He generally does fair reviews, but I can't take the time at work to watch it, though I can get away with occasionally checking email. Can you summarize? I'll guess: If you can afford $2200 for a body that you only use for monochrome, you get a stop better performance and better effective resolution. It'd be great for astrophoto buffs that don't care about color. > On Dec 19, 2023, at 1:38 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Petapixel: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ZpLIUzjPw > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ZpLIUzjPw> > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
has anyone tried the new firmware update?
A couple days after the new firmware for the K-1 dropped I saw someone on the facebook group complaining how it made his K-1 unusable. I don't remember the details. Being able to use the third gen astrotracer that operates based on a test shot rather than dead reckoning is very tempting, but not at the expense of breaking things. In a related note, has anyone tried using the third gen astrotracer in conjuction with an equatorial mount? It seems to me that if the equatorial mount is even reasonably close, the computational astrotracer could do an amazing job of fine tuning. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Gaining an appreciation for my Pentax gear
A while back I picked up a micro 4/3 kit to carry on bike rides. It is indeed a LOT smaller and easier to carry than even the APS Pentax kit. As things settle out these days, I've been doing most of my photography with it, because it seems the only time I take many photos is when I'm on a bike ride. As an aside, riding around the inland empire really makes me appreciate the Santa Cruz mountains as well, particularly anything at all off road is a very thorny issue. While a lot of the intuitive nature of a user interface is simply just being used to it, and I do appreciate certain aspects of the touch screen of the Gx9, I'm having a real problem getting used to it, finding what I need to do buried under 7 layers of menus. When I couldn't get the 5-button dial on the back to do anything other than change the focus point, I ended up giving up, and just doing a factory reset. Now I can't get it to change the focus point, but the touch screen works well for that. In terms of user experience, while EVFs have come a long way, this one is still a very, very long way from the optical viewfinder on my k-1 or my k-3 iii. Granted, for manual focusing particularly in limited light, it is hard to beat an OVF with focus peaking. I love me those high pass filters. I'm also gaining an appreciation of why so many small cameras are being wiped out by smart phones. I recently got a Pixel 8 pro, and while I have some gripes with its user interface, the image quality of it is usually nearly as good, often better than, the image quality of the micro 4/3. I realize that this isn't an entirely fair comparison, between a brand new, bleeding edge, top of the line smart phone and a micro 4/3 that was released 5 years ago, using "somewhat better than kit" zoom lenses. However, there is just something about the image quality of the raw files, particularly at anything past base ISO, they have very little dynamic range, and are often quite noisy. To be fair, the noise reduction in the latest lightroom can do wonders with those files, particularly on the sky. At some point, I'll need to look a bit more closely at some of the OLY bodies, likely the EM5-iii, but even used they're rather pricey to pick up "just to see what they're like", and it's not like there are any camera stores around. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?
> On Dec 18, 2023, at 9:09 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > > Which would you prefer in a lens?\ > \ > 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image > is closer to reality. Are you talking about the FA77 limited? That's pretty much my favorite lens to look through. In some ways, it's like asking would I rather have my miata or my Dodge van? It depends on what I'm doing. My miata is generally more fun to drive, but the van is a lot better to tow with. My first questions about a lens are angle of view and speed. Those will determine whether it will actually work for what I need. After that come the questions about weather sealing, sharpness, bokeh, weight etc. > > 2\. Some pincushion distortion, but better detail. > > 3\. Balance in between. Minimal distortion and good detail. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Toyota's new "Pentax commercial"
> On Dec 12, 2023, at 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > https://kosmofoto.com/2023/12/toyotas-new-us-tv-commerical-may-make-you-want-to-buy-a-spotmatic/ Very nice. The funny thing is that the modern equivalent to a late 70's early 80's Toyota Pickup is a Subaru. I mean the bowling team *was* the lavender ladies. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)
> On Dec 12, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > That said, there are some good media players available. Try VLC Media > Player to start with. I've been using VLC for many years and recently switched to IINA for my desktop mac. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First camera case
> On Dec 11, 2023, at 1:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > No padding over the top of everything? That was the initial plan, but the lenses are awfully tight in the case, and padded underneath. If I was planning on using them on a plane, that would be different. I'll likely cut some foam to fit in the lid before too long. >> On 11/12/2023 05:20 GMT Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> A couple of weeks back I was nattering about wanting a better case for >> storing my gear, and carrying it in my car on a trip. >> >> I just finished the first case, for the majority of my full frame glass and >> the K-1. I made it with a $30 case from Home Depot (I already had a bunch >> of cases in this system), and about $20 worth of Kaizen foam. >> >> It's not a $300 Pelican case, but it's a lot more protective and water >> resistant than carrying everything in bags. >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/EvxT6cztCbKZsHCA8 >> >> I photographed the whole build process. >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JTA4jxGw4mniNQX9 >> >> And, yes, I know that a couple of y'all aren't fans of google photos, sorry >> about that, but I just don't have the time and energy to come up with a plan >> B. >> >> Things would have worked better if I had hole saws with finer teeth. Oh >> well. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First camera case
> On Dec 10, 2023, at 11:39 PM, Alan C wrote: > > So? As I said: "Perhaps you should consider going into business?" Alan C The expensive options already exist: https://www.caseclub.com/ It's a lot easier for me to make money wrangling computers, and I don't have to deal with all of the annoyances of running a business, like customers who think they know more about what they want than I do. > On 11-Dec-23 09:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 10:22 PM, Alan C wrote: >>> >>> Very nifty. You are quite a handy guy! Perhaps you should consider going >>> into business? >> Heh, the reason I made it myself was that I didn't want to pay what it would >> cost to have someone make one. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First camera case
> On Dec 10, 2023, at 10:22 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Very nifty. You are quite a handy guy! Perhaps you should consider going into > business? Heh, the reason I made it myself was that I didn't want to pay what it would cost to have someone make one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Let's test the list!
> On Dec 10, 2023, at 10:14 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > The list software may have ideas of its own. > > When I was subscribed to the list using my Earthlink email address I'd > regularly get blocked by the SPAM Blacklist software y'all subscribed to. > > Some "business" customer of Earthlink would SPAM & the server node would get > blacklisted ... then MY posts would get rejected if my outgoing mail happened > to hit the same server node. > > Earthlink's "technical support" /s couldn't do anything about it. Earthlink has long had a reputation for being a haven for spammers, even before hosting spammers was cool. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
First camera case
A couple of weeks back I was nattering about wanting a better case for storing my gear, and carrying it in my car on a trip. I just finished the first case, for the majority of my full frame glass and the K-1. I made it with a $30 case from Home Depot (I already had a bunch of cases in this system), and about $20 worth of Kaizen foam. It's not a $300 Pelican case, but it's a lot more protective and water resistant than carrying everything in bags. https://photos.app.goo.gl/EvxT6cztCbKZsHCA8 I photographed the whole build process. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JTA4jxGw4mniNQX9 And, yes, I know that a couple of y'all aren't fans of google photos, sorry about that, but I just don't have the time and energy to come up with a plan B. Things would have worked better if I had hole saws with finer teeth. Oh well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Aviary in Colombia
Cool, there are some pretty birds, and some really weird looking ones. > On Dec 9, 2023, at 10:48 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Our recent trip to Cartagena included a half-day guided visit to the > Colombian National Aviary. I have never been a big fan of taking pictures in > zoos (or aviaries), it seems too easy and somewhat exploitive at the same > time. But in situations like this, where the birds are comfortable and well > treated, it does provide a chance to get views of these lovely creatures that > might take a life-time to see in the wild. > > So, for your viewing pleasure, some birds along with a few flowers and > iguanas for variety… > > Stan > > https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p102505059 > <https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p102505059> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wishlist items
> On Dec 6, 2023, at 10:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > > > On 12/5/2023 2:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I was doing some idle poking around on ebay, KEH etc. for some wishlist >> items and one thing that I'm actively looking for. I figure that it's worth >> mentioning them here in case anybody is looking to sell one of them, or has >> some important advice about any of these. >> The one thing that I'm actively looking for is an equatorial mount. I'm >> planning on heading out to visit my sister and catch the total eclipse in >> April. At the 2018 eclipse I just used a tripod and had to keep adjusting >> it every few minutes to keep the sun in the frame. > > https://www.amazon.com/Star-Adventurer-Pro-Pack-S20512/dp/B07NY44782 > > I bought the Pro Pack. Used it with my Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 to photograph the > annular eclipse in October, and that's the setup I plan to use in April. > > I searched the used market and didn't find anything that was as good a value. > My only complaint is the counter-weight is a bit light for longer lenses ... > I was afraid it wouldn't be sufficient for my 300/2.8. > > ... and NEVER gonna try to mount the 600/4 on it. > It seems that the two most recommended for work with a DSLR are that one and the iOptron https://www.ioptron.com/product-p/3550.htm -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Let's test the list!
This seems to be the first post from you on this thread. When did you send it? > On Dec 6, 2023, at 4:40 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I replied but did not see my reply come up in my PDML inbox.. only in my > sent folder. > Just made my usual wiseass Jokey reply.. did it get through? > > I saw the email below of course and all the asnwer to it but mine > I think my Thunderbird update may be responsible > > ann > > > On 12/5/2023 2:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Are the Server God's happy? >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wishlist items
> On Dec 5, 2023, at 8:50 PM, Alan Cole wrote: > > Go for one of these: > > https://aas.org/files/cfht_star_trails.jpg > > Alan C If I could have that, I'd rather have this https://i.insider.com/60d0e3c9db3f80001848d09f?width=1000=jpeg=webp -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
wishlist items
I was doing some idle poking around on ebay, KEH etc. for some wishlist items and one thing that I'm actively looking for. I figure that it's worth mentioning them here in case anybody is looking to sell one of them, or has some important advice about any of these. The one thing that I'm actively looking for is an equatorial mount. I'm planning on heading out to visit my sister and catch the total eclipse in April. At the 2018 eclipse I just used a tripod and had to keep adjusting it every few minutes to keep the sun in the frame. There are a couple of lenses on my wishlist. I don't have an immediate need for them, but they're always on the back of my mind and I could be motivated by a particularly good deal. 85/1.4 I can find an FA* 85/1.4, with hood on ebay (from Japan) for $650, which is about half of what a dfa 85/1.4 would cost, even used. I love my 77/1.8 but when photographing musicians I always seem to want a bit more reach and a bit more speed. Sigma 18-35/1.8 Now that my K-3 III is my daily driver body, and my K-1 is my special purpose body, the 18-35 would be very handy for shooting indoors and save me from swapping between my 20/1.8 and 31/1.8. 24-70/2.8 I've got the tamron 28-75/2.8 and it's a great fair weather daily driver, but for foul weather I'm stuck with the 28-105 which is generally fast enough for outdoors which is where I usually need weather sealing. A modern "long" lens. My 50-500 bigma has given me many years of good service, but its focus is a bit slow and a bit noisy. There have been many times that I've tried to photograph a critter and as soon as I tried to autofocus the noise of the lens scared the beast away. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The unending quest
that they are very popular, and while your kink is OK, it just isn’t my kink. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Hélène
It's a lovely photo. Is it a reference to "launching a thousand ships"? > On Nov 20, 2023, at 12:21 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Very Clever! > > Alan C > > On 20-Nov-23 01:30 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> ...on her favourite bollard in the port of Boulogne. There, she has >> everything in sight, especially the chip shop on the other side, just in >> case somehone might drop something. >> >> https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/helene-fotoralfbe/47872402 >> >> Enjoy >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: testing..
> On Nov 17, 2023, at 8:07 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > to see if this lands in my PDML folder inbox It landed in mine -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.