Re: OT: Interesting collectors item

[Sandy Harris]

David Mann  wrote:
>
> My local camera shop has had a Red Flag camera kit come in for sale. Going by 
> the number of zeroes in the price they must be quite collectible.
>
> https://www.photo.co.nz/2nd-hand/second-hand-products/collectables/red-flag-camera-kit-s-h-3p3wem/

Are collectors actually that crazy?

Checking B, I get a price of just under $34,000-odd US for two M11
bodies, colour & monochrome, with current 35/1.4, 50/1.4 & 90/2.0
lenses, all new & warrantied. Buy that, some nice wider lens & a used
m3. Still less than half what is being asked for a used Chinese m3
copy.
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Re: How good is old gear?

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There are some older lenses which have more aperture blades than most
modern ones, good for bokeh. Jupiter 9 85mm f2 (~1960s Russian copy of
a ~1930s Zeiss design) has 15 & this m42 Pentax is the only lens I've
ever heard of with 18.
https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/Takumar-200mm-F3.5.html
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New approach for lens design

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May lead to lighter thinner lenses
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-goodbye-camera-miniaturized-optics-counterpart.html
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No more Sony DSLRs

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https://www.engadget.com/sony-is-no-longer-selling-dsl-rs-091012774.html
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Re: OT Naked Truth about Masks

[Sandy Harris]

Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

> An "art installation" in London features hundreds of people posing wearing
> nothing but face masks.  The New (Almost) Normal?
>
> NSFW
>
> https://www.cnn.com/style/article/naked-art-london-facemask-intl-scli-gbr/index.html
>
Also NSFW. Three masks forming a bikini & the fourth on her face
https://hksar.org/images/20/04/r-2evmvmetzvz.jpg

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Re: OT What's the L-mount?

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Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
>
> Leica AG invented the L-mount. ...
> Along the way, the L-Mount Consortium comprised of Leica working with 
> Panasonic and Sigma was created and now all three manufacturers are producing 
> bodies and lenses utilizing this lens mount flange and control protocol.

> L-mount bodies from Panasonic and Sigma include the Sigma fp and the 
> Panasonic Lumix S1. All of the Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma bodies designed 
> for this lens mount are "mirrorless" designs: It's what the L mount flange 
> and mounting protocol were designed for. It's an excellent lens mount and 
> some exceptional bodies and lenses have been created for it.

> > If prices come down, it might be a nice platform for a mirrorless body.  I 
> > strongly dislike/distrust Sony as a company and the Nikon/Canon mirrorless 
> > systems seem to be less than inspired from what I've heard.

I agree. I'm currently quite happy with my APS-C Pentax gear, but of
course full-frame is a bit tempting. If i ever go full-frame, I'd
consider at most three possibilities; KS-1, L-mount & maybe Nikon.

Could Pentax join the L-mount party? Would that be good for them? IMHO
Pentax has the best DSLRs on the market & their strategy of sticking
with that while others go mirrorless may well work. SLRs mostly
replaced rangefinders in the 1950s, but Leica are still selling
rangefinder cameras today; it seems conceivable Pentax could sell
DSLRs, at least to a niche market, for decades to come. Or not; it
seems to me a somewhat risky strategy.

Much as I like my K-01 & would like to see a full-frame K-02, I think
K-mount is wrong for mirrorless. You win on lens compatibility & lose
on compactness. Nor do I think Pentax would have a hope of success
with some new mirrorless mount.

L-mount, though? Certainly Pentax have some fine glass & at least once
they have offered some in another mount, 43 limited in Leica M-mount.
Would a line of Pentax L-mount lenses sell? I would bet at least a few
classics like the 31 limited would. Bodies? There's going to be lots
of competition, but in-body image stabilisation is quite a feature.

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Re: OT What's the L-mount?

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There are some adapters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_L-Mount#Lens_adapters

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 10:26 AM Sandy Harris  wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 8:23 AM Bill  wrote:
> >
> > Its a mount consortium ... Leica is involved, but I don't
> > know who else is.
>
> Sigma are part of the consortium.
> https://l-mount.com/

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Re: OT What's the L-mount?

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On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 8:23 AM Bill  wrote:
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> Its a mount consortium ... Leica is involved, but I don't
> know who else is.

Sigma are part of the consortium.
https://l-mount.com/

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Re: Pentax going back to film?

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On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 8:59 AM John  wrote:

> I think the DSLR/SLR camera market is dying ...

Yes.

> ... what product does Pentax (Ricoh) need to come up with to spark a NEW 
> industry?
>
> I don't think a new film camera is going to be that product.

Agreed.

> I don't think mirrorless is that product.

I do. As I see it, mirrorless will replace (D)SLRs much as SLRs
replaced rangefinders some decades back. Of course, just as there are
people using rangefinders today & getting fine pictures with them,
there will no doubt be diehards using DSLRs in 2080.

It would be hard for Pentax to compete in the part of the mirrorless
market that most obviously has a future, full-frame. Canon & Nikon are
well established, & the L-mount Alliance (Panasonic, Leica & Sigma)
will be a player. Maybe, though. Pentax had the only mirrorless so far
without a new lens mount; the K-01 took standard K-mount lenses, a
huge advantage both to the shooter & to the manufacturer. It failed to
sell, I think mainly because it lacked a viewfinder. Would a K-02 with
a full-frame sensor & a viewfinder sell? Would it offer any real
advantage over current Pentax models? (I doubt it)

With the camera market shrinking, Nikon & Canon are likely to put most
of their resources (design, manufacture & advertising) into their new
mirrorless lines. Could Pentax carve out a niche as the best DSLR
left? They already are IMHO.
>
>
> On 7/13/2020 16:18:45, Henk Terhell wrote:
> > In my opinion an unrealistic suggestion on fstoppers:
> >
> > https://fstoppers.com/film/plea-pentax-go-back-making-what-you-were-great-499270
> >
> > Henk
> >
>
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K-S1?

[Sandy Harris]

Has anyone here owned this or played with it enough to comment on it?

I'm not a remarkably dedicated or sophisticated photographer. I owned
a K-X for some time & encountered no limitations that bothered me.
Currently I have a K-01 which I mostly use with 21 Limited & 50/1.8.
That's a pretty good lightweight travel kit & I'm mostly happy with
it.

I want a second camera, mostly to improve the travel kit. Some lenses
I have -- A35-105 3.5 and Tokina 100-300 f4 -- are clumsy on the K-01
& I'd like to get something with a viewfinder for those. I'll be
visiting Japan when COVID allows & plan to prowl second hand shops
there.

K-S1 seems an obvious choice because it is light & might be cheap, but
anything from that up to K3 II might suit me. Suggestions?

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Re: photographing textile arts

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Christine Aguila  wrote:

> I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts...

My understanding is that moire can be a problem with fabrics,
especially ones with fine-grained pattern like tweeds. I'd be
interested in your comments on how well Pentax's AA filter alternative
works.

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Is KEH down?

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I've been unable to access www.keh.com for over a week now. Can others
still reach it?

I'm in the Philippines & using Firefox on Linux. It seems possible the
problem is on my end, but 90+% of sites I access work fine & KEH used
to, so I'm baffled.

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Re: help with making a PDF file from a doc file

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On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM ann sanfedele  wrote:

> Thanks , II'll send it -- I don't have WORD.. that's the problem and
> Open office doesnt give me the option of saving as a PDF.

My version of O-O (Kubuntu Linux) does & earlier versions going back
at least three years did as well. I do not recall whether I had to
install an add-on to get it to do that.

The option is hidden away a bit, under File->Export As rather than File->Save As

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Re: OT: Well that was interesting.

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John  wrote:

> I did receive an email the other day from a "Mr Ali Temel, ... the Executive
> Human Resources of Garanti Bank of Turkey" who wanted me to assist him in
> stealing [1] funds from an unclaimed account at his bank.
>
> *You can't cheat an honest man.*

> [1] He didn't call it "stealing", but that's what it amounts to, an invitation
> to participate in theft by defrauding his "employer".

A few years back Scotland Yard reportedly asked Nigerian police
for help nailing a scammer there who had defrauded an Englishman.
The Nigerians replied that they were not willing to take up the case
until charges were laid against the Englishman.

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Re: An interesting item -- rehoused lenses

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 wrote:

> https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintageLensesForVideo/permalink/130584433624
> 7835/?sale_post_id=1305844336247835

An alternative?
http://leitax.com/

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Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

[Sandy Harris]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:56 AM Larry Colen  wrote:
>
> I've got a couple of friends from the Oregon coast heading to GB in a
> short while.

An online travel guide:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

> In a FB Messenger discussion, Mark said:
> We are staying a few days in the Cotswolds - Painswick area right
> outside Gloucester. We are using it as a base to foray out to see the
> medieval. A time in Bath, over to Avebury, a time to Wye Valley. We
> spend two night in London on the tail end. We love Indian but mostly we
> want to eat food so good it makes us cry.

There are guides for all those areas, e.g.
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cotswolds

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Re: Tripods

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On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen  wrote:
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> My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ...

> ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford.
> Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads?

When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite often. They
routinely have tripods, usually dirt cheap & some are from respectable
brands. I've no idea if they'd have what you need, but it might be
worth looking.

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Re: OT - Peregrine Falcon Webcam

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John Coyle  wrote:

> Peregrine Falcons seem to like inner-city high-rise buildings, there was also 
> a pair nested on the
> tallest tower in Brisbane for several years!

Some years back there were several pair (I think peregrine, not
certain) nesting on university buildings in Montreal. Some biologists
were re-introducing them after the breed had died out or been killed
off in Eastern Canada. Apparently they used to nest in large numbers
on cliffs along the river & prey mostly on gulls.

Some pigeon fanciers in the city protested rather loudly. I was
definitely rooting for the falcons.

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Re: Bargain Pentax "People" zoom for crop sensors

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On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 5:32 PM J.C. O'Connell  wrote:

> are you talking about the smc pentax A 35-105 F3.5?

Yes.

> that lens is outstanding but its big and
> heavy and built like a tank but has no AF.

Yes. As I said:

> > ... Heavier & a bit more expensive, but faster, a wider zoom
> > range, & really solid construction. I have a few other lenses but find
> > I use almost exclusively the 21mm & the 35-105.

It is heavy, but I'd say worth it. With it & the 21 Limited I almost
never need anything else. YMMV.

Here's the Pentax Forums review:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-A-35-105mm-F3.5-Zoom-Lens.html

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Re: Bargain Pentax "People" zoom for crop sensors

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I have the 35-70 & like it, but later got the 35-105 F3.5 which is
even better. Heavier & a bit more expensive, but faster, a wider zoom
range, & really solid construction. I have a few other lenses but find
I use almost exclusively the 21mm & the 35-105.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 12:43 PM J.C. O'Connell  wrote:
>
> well, mine is in nice shape. Keh had one for less in ugly condition but I
> didnt want that.
> yes, it seems the build quality went down in general with each new lens
> series but there were
> exceptions along the way of course.
> jco
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 09:08:40 -0400, P. J. Alling
>  wrote:
>
> > I've been using one for years, it's pretty good for a compact standard
> > zoom.  My only issue with it is it seems downright cheap, (build quality
> > that is), compared to it's stablemate the F 70-210 f4.0~5.6.  IIRC I
> > paid $35 US for my copy, but I've seen the at KEH for 10 dollars less,
> > probably in better condition than the one I have.
> >
> >
> > On 8/30/2018 2:10 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
> >> Reading the lens reviews in Pentax forums, I came across an interesting
> >> lens I just had to buy as
> >> the cost is absurdly low (under $45 shipped ). It also has the
> >> distinction of being the smallest
> >> zoom lens Pentax ever made ( it's barely larger than a F50mm F1.4 ).
> >> And it has a built in macro mode
> >> which gives a usable 1:4 magnification @ 70mm. It has an aperture ring
> >> with the "A" setting for autoexposure on DSLRs and AF too.
> >>
> >> What lens am I referring to? The smc Pentax-F 35-70mm F3.5-F4.5 I call
> >> it a "People" lens
> >> on a crop sensor as the equiv. focal range is 53-105mm, perfect for
> >> full body shots or small groups
> >> to individuals and head shot portraits. Ideal for an all in one family
> >> portrait lens.
> >>
> >> While I havent done extensive critical testing yet, initial snapshots
> >> show outstanding sharpness and contrast throughout the range, very
> >> minor and easily correctable CA, and no PF to speak of, at least
> >> stopped down a little. AF is snappy and accurate, even indoors on my
> >> K-5IIs. No distortion even at 35mm.
> >>
> >> As an example of the typical sharpness, Ive posted a macro pic:
> >>
> >> https://www.jchriso.com/temp/35-70macro,jpg
> >>
> >
>
>
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Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

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A million pesos is about $20,000 US so most of these are dirt cheap by
Western standards. Lots of similar deals elsewhere in the Philippines
or in other low-income countries:
http://www.dumagueteproperties.com/properties/index.html

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Re: Shocked that he was sued for stealing photography

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On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Stanley Halpin
 wrote:

> Getty is in the business of selling images. Of course they should sue for 
> misuse of their property, ...

Perhaps, but Getty have also been sued for misusing other people's images:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/getty-images-sued-again-over-alleged-misuse-of-over-47000-photos/
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html

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Re: Well this was annoying - re someone is offering for free PDF of my first book, Sign Language

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Internet “entrepreneur” shocked that copyright owner sued him for
stealing their work

https://www.diyphotography.net/internet-entrepreneur-shocked-copyright-owner-sued-stealing-work/

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Re: OT - "as if" physics question

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On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 12:33 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

> What is the difference in virtual weight of a pack (say, ten lbs) being
> carried bys omeone walking on level ground and the same person carrying
> the same pack up a flight of stairs?
>
> I'm sure I'm not using the corrrect terms here, I"m sure but I'm looking for
> the as if  related to the stress it puts on my body.
>
> Is it like I'm carrying 5 more lbs?  20 more lbs?  etc

I cannot answer that & am not sure anything meaningful can be
calculated in those terms. But here's some stuff I do know in case it
is helpful.

The effort required to get up the stairs is in direct proportion to
weight, so for example a 100-pound woman carrying a 10-pound pack
works 10% harder than she would climbing the same stairs without the
pack.

The work done is that effort multiplied by the height it travels
through, so for example hauling it up a 12' staircase is four times as
much work as lifting it 3' to hang the bag at your hip. That work
becomes potential energy which you get back going down, so for example
if you drop the bag off a 12' balcony there is four times the
lens-shattering energy you'd get dropping it from your hip.

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Re: WTB: long lens

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Collin Brendemuehl  wrote:

> Looking to get a long lens
> Debating between 3: Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, ...

I have one of those to spare. I got it for I think it was $5 (or maybe
$20 with the extra shipping) thrown in with another lens, the A
35-105, that I was buying from a list member. I no longer remember
who, nor do I have the saved emails. It is not perfect; his original
post described some minor problem with it which I no longer recall. It
seemd to work fine the few times I used it.

You can have it for the shipping cost from Ottawa to wherever you are.

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Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone?

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anotherdrunkensot  wrote:

> More memory is always preferable to swap.

"Memory is like an orgasm. You can fake it, but it is much better when
you don't have to."

The quote is often attributed to Seymour Cray, but I'm not sure that
is accurate.

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K-s2 vs K70?

[Sandy Harris]

I'm not a remarkably serious or advanced photographer. Mostly street
shhoting while travelling, some landscapes, churches, etc. I had a K-X
for some time & while my own limitations ruined quite a few shots, I
cannot recall camera limitations ever posing a problem other than
weight & low light performance.

If I saw a K-S1 or K-01 at a good price, I'd grab it, mainly becase
those cameras are light so good for travel. Anyone selling one?

My main question, though, is whether anyone has opinions on the
relative merits of K-S2 and K-70. Lokking at the web, the S2 is a
little cheaper & lighter, but not enough to really matter. The main
advantage of the 70 is that it has the sensor-shift high-res mode.
Have people found that useful?

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Re: PESO: Pointe du Hoc

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Interesting photo. Thanks.

Here's a tourist guide for the region:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/D-Day_beaches

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
 wrote:
> Looking down the cliff that the  United States Army Ranger Assault Group
> had to climb on D-Day, Jun3 6, 1944:
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18378722/untitled
> Comments are invited
>
> Dan Matyola
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Re: Fast Normal Zoom. (for APS-C)

[Sandy Harris]

I have the 16-45 Pentax DA F4 and am quite happy with it. It may not
be fast enough for you, but for me it works well.

On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>
> P.J. Alling wrote:
>
>> It doesn't look like a Full Frame camera is in my budget for quite some
>> time, and let's face it, I've come to terms with APS-C. The K-5II is
>> more than sufficient for most of what I do, in fact is better than most
>> needs. A more identical backup body is what I'm more likely to get than
>> an actual full frame camera, maybe a K-7 another K-5[II(s)], or K3
>> thought the latter would have some of the same problems as using the
>> K20D as backup, though the K5II hasn't failed me yet.
>>
>> So I'm looking at APS-C lenses.
>>
>> I've kind of narrowed it down to five lenses, at this point, based on
>> reviews.
>>
>> Pentax FA* 16-55 f2.8 available new.
>
>
> Somewhat to my surprise, my DA*16-50/2.8 became my daily driver lens once I
> got my K-5, which had enough sensor sensitivity that I could get by with a
> slow lens.  It's reasonably sharp, reasonably fast, waterproof and a handy
> range.
>
> However, if I didn't have the K-1, I'd be looking at a Sigma 18-35/1.8. The
> downsides are a bit less range, and it is not weather sealed.
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Tiny camera for astro-photography

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https://tiny1.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/backers/5644834

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Re: Pentax Multi Mount.

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> http://adaptist.weebly.com/pentax-k-multi-mount-wr-version.html

See also:
http://leitax.com/

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Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)

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On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief
> instructor book on Aikido was published, ...

My old sensei has a series of essays on Aikido, online.
http://www.secthoughts.com/aiki_menu.htm

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Re: OT - American Airlines Drops Photographer's $20,000 Camera Kit

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The song "United Breaks Guitars"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

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Re: Not that anyone cares but Adorama confirms the K-70 by offering it for pre order.

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I'm quite glad to see this. I'm saving toward a new body, wanted K-S2
was wondering if I could only afford K-S1 or maybe K-50. This both
provides another alternative and may drive down prices on other
models.

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Re: Mid-range teles?

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On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Zos Xavius  wrote:

> On a budget the 55-300 is what you want.

Undoubtedly good advice, but not on /my/ budget. In the original
post I wrote:

" ... preferably a prime in the 135-200 range 
" I'll be looking at thrift stores &  garage sales.

If I buy a $300 lens, I won't be able to get the
K-S2 body I want to put it on.

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Mid-range teles?

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I have the Limited 21, DA 50/1.8 and A 35-105 which pretty much cover
my needs. The 35-105 even has a macro mode, good enough for me. Camera
is APS-C.

I'd like a somewhat longer lens, preferably a prime in the 135-200
range but I'd take a zoom or a 300 if they turn up. I have almost no
budget for this, so I'll be looking at thrift stores &  garage sales.
Lightweight and compact would be good.

Any advice on lenses to look for? Or to avoid?

I also have a Tokina 400 5.6 and Samyang 100-500, both K-mount &
manual focus, both bought as bargains, both working but neither
perfect. Neither gets significant use from me; I got them mostly for
my daughter who shoots some wildlife, but she prefers her lighter
autofocus zoom.

Anyone want to offer a trade for either or both?

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Re: Long macro lenses for K mount?

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Voigtlander had a couple, no longer made, a 180 and a 125 2.3 that got
very good reviews
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/36676784

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> It seems that the longest macro currently produced for K-mount might be
> about 100mm.  I've heard mention of a 200mm, and I have an old manual focus
> 135 1:2 macro.
>
> Two part question:
>
> What are the options for long focal length macros?  How are they optically?
> Are there any teleconverters that do well?  Or, am I just better off
> cropping tighter?
>
> In a similar vein, are there technical reasons for the dearth of long macro
> lenses? Or is it just that the market for them is too small for them to be
> commercially viable?
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Flat lenseless camera?

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Basically a sensor plus a sheet of plastic with many pinholes. Just a
research project now, but perhaps on with potential
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/15/466272218/bulky-cameras-meet-the-lens-less-flatcam

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Photographers' eye movements study

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http://www.slrlounge.com/canons-obsession-experiment-see-average-person-vs-pro-views-image-details/

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Scooter for a wedding photographer?

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"A Wedding Photographer on a Self-Balancing Scooter"
http://petapixel.com/2015/11/02/a-wedding-photographer-on-a-self-balancing-scooter/

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Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

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On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> On 31 Oct 2015, at 14:21, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 4:39 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>>> His version of Puff the Magic Dragon was shit though.
>>
>> LOL!
>
> Puff the Magic Dragon is the first song I remember. I loved it when I was a 
> kid. It was but a short step from there to Gangsta Death Metal Hippity-Hop 
> Disco Groove.
>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM_lJdcH030=PL010D08A628B62197
>>
>> Have you heard his Christmas Album?
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus
>>
>
> Thanks a lot - that's another decade of therapy I have to pay for, just when 
> I thought it was nearly done.
>
> I hate Christmas songs. Every year I struggle with the choice between having 
> my auditory nerves severed, and going to live in Mecca.
>
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Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

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Bob W-PDML  wrote:

> I hate Christmas songs. Every year I struggle with the choice between having 
> my auditory nerves severed, and going to live in Mecca.

I listen to Kevin Bloody Wilson's irreverent Christmas album. Here's
one of the more polite songs, still not safe for work. I cannot find
the original or even a really good cover online; this will have to do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFb5Umd6K6E

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Re: PESO - Perfect Petite Pentax Kit - GDG

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Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:

> It's all arrived and tested. After years of playing with so many Pentax 
> bodies and lenses, this is my favorite Pentax kit of all:
>
>   https://flic.kr/p/AfvZpS
>
> Pentax K-01 Marc Newsom in Yellow
> FA43mm f/1.9 Limited in Pewter with Voigtländer 75mm optical finder
> DA21mm f/3.4 Limited in Black with Voigtländer 35mm optical finder
>
> It's exactly what I like to shoot with, fits in a tiny bag, weighs almost 
> nothing, and makes very very nice photos!
>
> All Hail the Pentaxian!

Sounds fine. Hope you enjoy it & get some great shots.

My rig is rather similar. I have 21 Limited & DA 50 1.8. My current
body is a K100D, but I want to upgrade when budget allows.

I was thinking K-S2. Compared to K-01 it is over 100g heavier, but has
a viewfinder, articulated screen & built-in wifi. Of course I could
look for a K-01 instead & that would likely be cheaper. Does anyone
have comments on the choice?

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Re: OT How did I miss this? Leica full frame mirrorless camera, (not an M)

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> This one?
> http://petapixel.com/2015/10/20/leica-sl-a-new-24mp-full-frame-camera-to-compete-in-the-mirrorless-war/

Price is comparable to 654-Z
http://www.adorama.com/IPX645Z.html


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Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:

> Careful what you wish for or we'll send you some Tea Party idiots to
> block everything up.

Harper was basically a Canadian tea-anderthal. That is among the
many reasons most of us are so glad to be rid of him,

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Re: The Perfect Bag.

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P.J. Alling  wrote:

> There is no perfect bag, which is the problem.  Sometimes you luck out
> however.
>
> I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body.

Usually for me, sometimes only one or two.
I have 21 Limited, 50 1.8 and 35-105 3.5 A lens.
Travelling, that's all I take. I'll add a 135 if I find a bargain.

> Well, I picked up a light bag for get this $1.00, and no one is going to
> think I have anything important in it base on it's brand name.

Mine was $3.50.

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Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

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David Mann  wrote:
> On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:04 am, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>
>> If someone does steal an image outright, removal of the watermark
>> works against them in court and can net you extra damages.
>
> If you can even get them to court, nevermind afford the lawyers to try.

There are ways to watermark that are quite hard to detect or remove.
Quoting text I wrote most of at :
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Steganography#Digital_watermarking

Encryption is often used as one of the steps in steganographic hiding
of information. Consider an image file with 10 megapixels, each 8
bits, in which you want to hide a message of a few megabits. The
simplest way to do it is to just put the message in the least
significant bits of each pixel. However, that has several
disadvantages: it can be detected by an enemy who checks those bits
(since they will be non-random), an enemy who finds it can read it
(since it is not encrypted), and the message can be removed from the
image by overwriting those bits.

If you encrypt the message before inserting it in the image then —
since the output of any good cipher is apparently random — it
generally becomes very difficult for any enemy who does not have the
encryption key to detect the message, or to read it if he does detect
it. Note, however, that if the low-order bits are initially non-random
then replacing them with random material is easily detected; this
might occur for example with a low-cost camera that puts real data
only in the high six bits of an 8-bit pixel. Generally symmetric key
cryptography is used in such applications. For example, when a media
company embeds a watermark in a video as part of a DRM system, it is
often encrypted so only that company, or agents to whom it has
provided the key, can recover it. ...

Often some sort of transform is applied to the cover file before the
steganographic data is added. Many different transforms can be used;
among the commonest are the Fourier transform for sound data and
discrete cosine transform for images or video. The sequence is then:

apply the transform to the input data
embed the encrypted message
apply the inverse transform to produce the output data

Choice of transform is a rather complex question. ...
/end quote

That sort of trickery can give a watermark that is quite difficult to
detect or remove, but easily proven in a court case.

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Re: Sigma 170-500

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Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

> One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Mirror-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0022VFDZW/ref=sr_1_3?s=photo=UTF8=1443632940=1-3=pentax+500+mm+lens

Ad claims it fits 645D too.

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Re: Sigma 170-500

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Collin B  wrote:

> It's also a bit on the slow side, but at the price of a fast lens in this
> length (is there one) I can live with that as well.

There is at least one for some mounts, dunno about Pentax.
At over $20K and 20 kg, it seems a bit much:
http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-200-500mm-Ultra-Telephoto-Nikon-Cameras/dp/B0013DAPNU

The reviews are hilarious.

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Re: K-S2 Review

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Paul  wrote:

> The review, in Rangefinder Magazine, starts like this...
>
> *At about $700 (body only) or $750 (with the kit lens), the Pentax K-S2’s
> features blow away the competition ...

Amazon shows the body only at $449, via some vendor I've
never heard of. B and Adorama $499 & $549.

Henry's are at C$669 which, with the Hudson's Bay Peso
currently doing badly, is equivalent to $504 US. Plus tax.

Does anyone know how to check Hong Kong prices
online? The only place I've found so far advertises a
price equivalent to US $700+.

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Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets

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Possibly the best, certainly the sharpest, photo ever taken of me was
a passport photo done as a black-and-white contact print.

New Delhi in the 70s, & both photographer and equipment looked as
though they might have been around since Victoria was Empress. He had
an 8x10 view camera, but I think 6x6 cm negative. Great big lens & I
don't think he used a shutter, just told me to sit still & lifted the
lens cap off for a few seconds.

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Re: New Full-Frame Rumor

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John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Oh, and following one of the other links, the new super-resolution
 pixel/sensor shift technology that's supposed to debut with it may
 filter down to some current cameras via a firmware update.

 That would be cool.

Doesn't the K3-II already have that?

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Nice work if you can get it

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The Canadian government recently spent over $2.3 million to photograph
cabinet ministers.
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/02/19/clement-defends-2-3-million-to-photograph-cabinet-ministers/

Am I right in thinking that most pros would be happy to do portraits
for a few $hundred a subject and no-one, not even a famous master like
Karsh, would ask more than a few $thousand?

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Re: Camera purchase advice

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On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:

 I've suggested the Olympus Pen E-PL7 to several folks in similar situations 
 so far. All who bought one have reported being very satisfied.

 Godfrey

I'd say micro 4/3 is the obvious choice; Olympus and Panasonic each
have at least half a dozen bodies  a good range of lenses.  Adapters
for her Canon FD lenses are readily available, from around $10 for
cheap Chinese (reports I have seen are mixed) up to near $200, e,g.
https://www.cameraquest.com/adp_micro_43_fd.htm

My pick of bodies, assuming budget will stand it, would be the Pany
GX7 which is the only Pany with in-body stabilisation.

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Re: New law: exposure as a legal tender

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On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 1:37 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote:
 On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 12:26:15AM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote:

 Read it:
 http://beezlystreet.com/2015/04/28/exposure-now-legal-tender-for-photographers/

 Igor


 Thanks for the link, Igor!   Although I prefer this one:

 http://beezlystreet.com/2015/03/21/silly-old-tossers-banned-from-being-photographers/

 And I like this one, as well:

 http://beezlystreet.com/2015/04/25/the-stig-will-not-be-released-into-the-wild/

or this

http://www.thebeaverton.com/culture/item/1828-local-artist-paid-with-dies-from-exposure

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Re: OT: Engrish on Japanese shirts

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 From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com

 For those like Ann and I why love unusual signs, the t-shirt slogans
 are inexplicable and unintentionally funny.

I lived in China a while, and saw local lasses wearing shirts with
I'm looking for a memorable one-night stand (she was young  very
pretty), STUD in huge letters and Niggers love blondes.

There's an entire site that collects these, mainly from Japan:
http://engrish.com/

One I have actually seen on a male student at a Chinese university:
http://adult.engrish.com/2009/07/17/im-a-bit-narcissistic/

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K-S1?

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Has anyone here tried this camera yet? Or seen a detailed review they
can point me to?

just looking at specs, it appears it might suit me. It is a good deal
cheaper  lighter than K-3, and I've used a K-X quite a bit without
noticing any missing features that make me wish I'd bought a K5
instead so probably do not need advanced K-3 features. It has a newer
processor  sensor than K-50. As for the K-01, I don't think I'd be
happy without a viewfinder.

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Re: Any comments on Sigma 10-20 f3.5 or Pentax 15mm?

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Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote:

 I have the Sigma 10-20/3.5 lens, it's pretty damned good, ...
 That all said it's
 neither particularly light or small so maybe not great for travel
 unless you really need the versatility that the zoom affords.

Yes, and neither that lens nor the Pentax 12-24 is cheap either.
I wrote in the original post:

 The Pentax 21 f3.2 limited looks good but may not be wide enough.

After some experimentation with the 16-45 set for 20mm or so,
I now think my best choice is the 21mm Limited. Versatility is
good, but the 21 is much smaller and lighter and a bit cheaper
as well.

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Any comments on Sigma 10-20 f3.5 or Pentax 15mm?

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I am trying to put together a lightweight kit for travel. Looking at
web reviews, I'm inclined to think the Sigma 10-20 f3.5 is a lens I
want. However, the Pentax 15mm is considerably lighter and reportedly
very good.

i am looking for comments on those two lenses or on alternatives.

Background, for anyone who cares:

My current walking around combo is A 50 1.4 on K-X. That is likely to
get upgraded to DA 50 1.8 on K-3; Adorama have a bundle that includes
both and I'll buy it unless they cancel before next week when I'm
expecting funds. That is my favorite focal length, all I need for most
street shooting.

I need a wider lens for landscapes and architecture including interior
shots. I have the 16-45 f4 which goes more-or-less wide enough, but it
is heavy and not all that wide, so I will likely leave it with my
daughter who also shoots Pentax. I also have the A 28 2.8 but it is
not wide enough to be the main lens for this and is not autofocus;
I'll bring it since it is light but will probably not use it much.

The Pentax 21 f3.2 limited looks good but may not be wide enough.
Tokina 11-16 f.2.8  does not seem to be available for Pentax.

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Re: I hate digital photography!

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On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 6:55 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:

 pardon me for a philosophical detour -- are stars a measure of goodness, or
 is it a 1-5 scale of really bad, somewhat bad, neutral, somewhat good,
 really good?

Originally, a measure of quality. The first star ratings were in the 1920s in
Michelin Guides, aimed at drivers since Michelin is a tire company, and
rated restaurants:

1: Worth visiting if you are in the area
2: Worth a detour
3: Worth a special trip

As of about 5 years ago when I last saw numbers, there were 81 Michelin
3-star restaurants worldwide.

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Re: Has anyone ...

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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:

 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:

Has anyone ever built a mount adapter to use FD lenses on K bodies?

 Nope. because the FD Mount register distance is significantly shorter
 than for K Mount.

A useful reference:
http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html

General rule is that a lens designed for a longer register distance
can be adapted to a camera with a shorter distance easily, basically
you just just a tube with the right mount connectors. To go the other
way you need glass in the adapter.

There are some interesting adapter options here.
http://leitax.com/

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Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario?

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Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote:

 In a couple of weeks we planned to go ... Probably spend two days between our 
 first overnight in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the time we cross back at the Soo 
 and head for the Traverse City area.

Here's an overall guide to the province:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ontario

I'm from Ottawa, not unbiased. It is a lovely city, as is Kingston which someone
already mentioned. I recommend both if you are coming that far East. There
are lots of pretty smaller towns along the Saint Lawrence (take the older
highway 2 rather than freeway 401 to see more) and along the Rideau Canal
which runs Kingston-Ottawa. Built by British Army Engineers to provide a
link from Montreal to the Great Lakes that was not vulnerable to American
guns.

The whole area around Georgian Bay is pretty. Sault Ste Marie is two
towns, one in Ontario  one in Michigan; I have the impression that neither
is very interesting. There should be some rapids there; sault is French for
leap and presumably the river does.

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Re: OT - When a NASCAR champ meets Mt Panorama in a V8 Supercar

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On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:35 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote:

 I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like.

 A top-of-the-line touring car with airdams, etc., can manage
 a little over 1G in the turns and under braking. An F1 car
 at speed approaches 5G under those conditions, and can pull
 multiple Gs under straightline acceleration!

 The only way mere mortals can experience anything that might
 give some idea of what that feels like is on a roller coaster
 (some of which  briefly pull over 4Gs) or if you can score a
 ride in the two-seater (originally a Minard1 F1 car, but now
 appearing disguised as an IndyCar).

There's a track in Zhuhai (across the Pearl River Delta from
Hong Kong, next to Macau) that runs lots of F3 and motorcycle
races, plus various other things.

They have what is basically a two-seater F3 car that you
can go for a blast in for a fee.
http://www.zic.com.cn/en/

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Famous Wildlife Photographer Busted For Using Stock Images

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From Slashdot:
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/09/16/0236233/Famous-Wildlife-Photographer-Busted-For-Using-Stock-Images

UPI:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/05/Wildlife-photographer-admits-faking-photos/UPI-87491315237363/

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Re: PESO - Another Mystery Car

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On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:22 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Fiats never started in the Chicago winters,
 Just like Lucas electrical parts are problematic.

A common joke among Canadians with British bikes or cars:

Why do the British drink warm beer?
Lucas refrigerators.

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Re: Is Ricoh Going to Buy Pentax????????

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On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote:
 The sky isn't falling.

 This is the PDML.  The sky is _always_ falling.

Mark!

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Re: Photo.net no more

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On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the 
 Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an 
 annoyance, but not a disabling one.

 Rick

 http://photo.net/photos/RickW

I've never seen an intrusive ad on that site. I just tested by
clicking on Rick's
link (Some nice photos there, by the way.) and got no ads.

I'm using Firefox on Linux with so ad-blocking and script-blocking add-ons.
I do not recall which, but could look it up if anyone needs to know.

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Re: Focus!!

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On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 You do realize that you are essentially talking to yourself?  ;-)

 It could be worse. I've been known to argue with myself, and lose.

Mark.

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Research on what makes an image memorable

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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/memorable-images-0524.html

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(yet another) Ethics of photography discussion

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I am a regular on a forum for foreigners in China. It had a
long discussion of some of the odd English seen on T-shirts
here. http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=5380.0

Many of the posts were illustrated with photos. Quite a
few might have embarrassed the subjects. Many were
university-age women wearing things like Slut #69,
of course without a clue what the English meant.

From there, another discussion has spun off in a thread
titled Ethical photography. It might interest some here.
http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=6397.0

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Re: Essential Kit

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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:

 mike wilson

  I keep the cards in Pelican card cases similar to this:
  http://www.thepelicanstore.com/Pelican-0910-SD-Card-Case-1037.aspx
 
  They're expensive, but worth it.

 Except the words eggs and basket keep floating into my mind.

 you can't avoid that if you're travelling light, unless you can find a way
 of putting the pictures online. The best you can do is minimise it.

A while back, with 512 MB cards, a feasible solution was to find
local shops that would copy files to CD. These are common even
in Back-of-beyond-istan .Make three CDs at different shops. One
in his pack, one in hers, one mailed home.

Not much weight  not much money.

Today, you'd use DVDs and 4 gig cards.

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Re: Essential Kit

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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:16 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:

 Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty days
 for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography suitable
 to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or magazine
 along with the photography. It is important to be able to represent both the
 people and the scenery of the locale being visited.

Is there anything you really cannot do with the classic 35/90 travel kit?
Say the 21 Limited, which gives 30-odd mm equivalent view, and a
50 mm?

I'd say ideal lightweight kit would be 21 and 70 Limited and either
43 1.9 or 35 macro depending whether you need macro.

The A 35/70 zoom is also pretty compact, as are teleconverters
and the adapter that makes the 21 act like 14.

 Transportation is problematic. ...

 *ALL* of everything you are carrying - photo equipment, clothing and any
 other essentials must fit into one U.S. Government Issue duffel bag ...

 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gium7tfpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

 ... plus one *SMALL* carry on (22 x 14 x 9) bag.

I normally travel quite light. For anything up to about three weeks,
*only* a carry-on bag. For a month or more, one big wheeled bag
roughly the size of your duffel, but *no carry on*. I just do not
think having carry-on is worth the trouble.

Granted, on my rare trips back to Canada from China,
the duffel-ish bags gets stuffed with gifts for friends.
Last trip it was 35 kg (77 lb) or so, which is not
really travelling light.

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Re: Newspaper erases people from the iconic photo

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Then there's the superhero version:
http://yfrog.com/gzlctaoj

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Re: A sensor question

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On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 I suspect that part of it has to do with the fact that light isn't composed 
 of R,G,B photons, it's just that our eyes are composed of RGB cones:
 Cone type       Name    Range   Peak wavelength[9][10]
 S       β       400–500 nm      420–440 nm  violet-green peaking in low violet
 M       γ       450–630 nm      534–555 nm  blue-red peaking in green
 L       ρ       500–700 nm      564–580 nm  green-red peaking in yellow-orange

 If a 600 nm (orange) photon hits our eyes, the ML cones are activated, or in 
 the RGB parlance the red and green sensor sites, I'm not sure which of your 
 sensors it would trigger and in what percentage.

 Could you explain your sensor idea to me in terms of photon wavelengths?  I 
 got this far and am not clever enough to work it out.

Well, a normal sensor divides visible light into rgb, no doubt with some
overlap, and usually with an rggb pattern. Taking whatever bands they
use, or somewhat altered ones if that works better, why not let each
sensor have more light?

xyz causes confusion, We cannot use abc or pqr since those each
have a letter overlapping rgb. Call my suggestion ijk

i is r+g
j gets all of rgb; it is just white
k is g+b

Use an ijjk pattern where rggb would be.

If r, g and b have equal amplitudes, this lets 7/3 as much
light through to the sensor. Even if you just use the middle
jj's for monochrome, you get 4/3 the light at half the
resolution.

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A sensor question

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The usual sensor uses basically three types of element -- R, G and B
-- in a particular layout.
Why not X Y Z where X = R+G, Y = R+G+B, Z = G+B ?

You can get RGB from XYZ easily enough:

  Y-X = R+G+B - R+G = B
  Y-Z = R+G+B - B+G = R

  X+Z-Y = R+G + B+G - R+G+B = R

But the total light you are accepting is 2+2+3 = 7 rather than
1+1+1=3, so you are getting more photons overall. Isn't that
beneficial?

Y also gives you a straightforward monochrome.

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Re: A sensor question

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On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote:

 That's not like any XYZ colour space transform I've ever seen?

I've never heard of an XYZ colour space transform. I just used XYZ
as names for what the sensor elements might be sensitive to in a
different sensor design.

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Re: peso buy three

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On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Nothing is quite as scary as seeing the red helmeted motorbike taxi
 taking a woman passenger home from the Carrfor (think Wal-Mart),
 riding side saddle with two shopping bags in Shanghi's bumper to
 bumper traffic.

Four or five on a motorcycle, typically a 125 cc single cylinder bike,
is routine. There's a photo of nine around, but Snopes says it is
bogus. Really there were only eight -- two adult couples and four
kids. Why did someone think that clumsily adding one more
with a photo editing tool was a good idea?
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=63109

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Re: peso buy three

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On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

 Lately, I've been dreaming of a motorbike with a sidecar.  Cheers, Christine

 A friend of mine has an Ural, which is basically a prewar BMW with sidecar, 
 where the Russians looted the factory after the war, brought it to Russia, 
 and have been making them, essentially unchanged since the end of WWII.

Similar bikes are also fairly common in China, and they export some of them.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Driving_in_China#Sidecar_rigs

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Re: peso buy three

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On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

 Lately, I've been dreaming of a motorbike with a sidecar.  Cheers, Christine

 A friend of mine has an Ural, which is basically a prewar BMW with sidecar, 
 where the Russians looted the factory after the war, brought it to Russia, 
 and have been making them, essentially unchanged since the end of WWII.

Similar bikes are also fairly common in China, and they export some of them.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Driving_in_China#Sidecar_rigs

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Re: OT: TAKUMAR-A Camera Lens (7632035)

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jeffery Johnson
jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 Will it work with my K-R and is it worth bidding on seeing as it is only up
 to $7 thank goodness as most of the auctions I have been watching has gone
 why high on the prices.

 http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?itemid=7632035

If it is this, it is almost certainly worth bidding:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-A-28-80mm-F3.5-4.5-Zoom-Lens.html

If it is this, I doubt it is worthwhile:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/Pentax-Takumar-A-28-80mm-F3.5-4.5-Zoom-Lens.html

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Re: OT: Photos of great street art

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On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:03 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
 On 2011-03-28 09:43 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

 http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=2014


 until Qwest resolves some DSL problems, i'm foreswearing pages with dozens
 of large images -- they never finish loading

Something is badly wrong there. I'm in China and quite a few things
load slowly, either because it is across the Pacific or because the
Great Firewall interferes. That site is a bit slow for me, but quite
usable. The whole thing loads in a minute or two.

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Re: OT: Friends in high places

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On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
 Looking up a quote and its context for a film I'm studying, I found a
 beautiful leather-bound edition of the King James Bible earlier today.

Along with 30,000-odd other books, Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org

has a complete King James Bible in plain text, or HTML or
several e-book formats. All free and legal; they only do
books that are out of copyright.

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Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

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On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
 Huh???

Paypal were one of a number of companies which withdrew services to
WikiLeaks, for debatable reasons. Quite a few people, including me,
see this as despicable behaviour and deserving of retribution. Others
see it as a patriotic duty or just good business.

Details if you want them:
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Attacks_on_WikiLeaks.2C_and_counter-attacks

So donate to Japan via Paypal Germany. For every two euro you put
in, Paypal add one. This both costs Paypal and helps Japan. Win-win.

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Re: [CEL-O] How the human penis lost its spines

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On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 3:15 AM, Don Dale pr...@verizon.net wrote:

 -dd, spineless in Richmond ...

I read a book a while back on the great Chinese navigator Zheng He,
wandering about in 14-something. The trade goods included small
glass balls which could be inserted under the skin of the penis.
Apparently this was fairly common in China at the time, alleged to
improve things for both people.

So if you want bumps, it is possible to have them. Personally,
I'll pass!

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Re: OT So, cyclists,....

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Ken Waller wrote:

 I've done the Haleakala (around 10,000 feet @ the top) down hill on Maui 
 several times ...

Real cycle fanatics might consider the Karakorum Highway between China
and Pakistan. It goes up near 5,000 m, 16,000 feet or so, at the top. One
guy who did the trip wrote a book about it.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Karakoram_Highway

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Re: This seems backwards

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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
 It seems that the more serious photography I do, the lower the percentage of 
 time I spend actually taking pictures.

Mark!

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Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

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There are quite a few guide-to-the-net documents around, worth
a web search if you are in doubt on such points.

One is from the IETF, the people who designed and built the
Interenet, and who set the standars for it.

RFC 1885 - Netiquette Guidelines
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html

On this question, it has:

- Use mixed case.  UPPER CASE LOOKS AS IF YOU'RE SHOUTING.

- Use symbols for emphasis.  That *is* what I meant.  Use
  underscores for underlining. _War and Peace_ is my favorite
  book.

- Use smileys to indicate tone of voice, but use them sparingly.
  :-) is an example of a smiley (Look sideways).  Don't assume
  that the inclusion of a smiley will make the recipient happy
  with what you say or wipe out an otherwise insulting comment.

One part I really wish more people would read:

- Be brief without being overly terse.  When replying to a message,
  include enough original material to be understood but no more. It
  is extremely bad form to simply reply to a message by including
  all the previous message: edit out all the irrelevant material.

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Re: Which Macro Lens?

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On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com wrote:

 Anyway, I'm currently shooting with a K100D, and I'm trying to decide
 between getting one of these new macro lenses:

 Pentax smc P-D FA 50mm f/2.8
 Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8

A friend has a K20D with the 35 macro as his main lens. He uses
it both for product shots used for his web-based business and as
a general-purpose 50-equivalent walking around lens, and loves it.
If he did not have the battery grip, it would make a nice compact
walking around package. His only other lens is a 50/1.4.

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Re: Semi-OT: Social Media Marketing

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On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:10 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:

 I'd rather be trapped in a Bronx phone booth at 3:30am on Sunday morning,
 masturbating a rabid mountain lion with a handful of rusty barbed wire than
 to spend one minute on Facebook.

Mark!

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Re: shifting lenses

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Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:

 Thoughts??

There are adapters about that turn medium format lenses into t/s
on 35 mm or smaller. One example:
http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/p-six-35mm-cameras-shift-adapter.htm

I've no idea if these are actually a good idea, would be
interested in hearing.

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Re: K-5, ISO 12800 beer bottle to play guitar!

[Sandy Harris]

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
 Dario,

 Something about those photos is managing to crash both safari and chrome on 
 my iMac.

I just tested all three with Firefox and one with Chrome on my Linux box.
No problem.

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Re: OT: Anyone here able to read/translate Chinese?

[Sandy Harris]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:

 Seems that BaiJiu has a storied history in China.  The description of this 
 beverage as smelling/tasting like 'a cross between rubbing alcohol and diesel 
 fuel' is not far off.

That's a pretty good description of the cheap stuff, under 20 rmb ($3) a bottle.
The expensive stuff -- up to 800 rmb ($120) -- is said to be quite a bit better.

Nearly all foreigners living in China avoid baijiu whenever possible. Many
drink the brandy, though. That also starts at about 18 a bottle, and is
quite palatable.

 Reading up on the Baijiu entry in Wikipedia, I'm trying to figure out what 
 type/version is in the bottle in this photo:

See also: http://wikitravel.org/en/China#Drink

 http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/china/content/DSCF6800_large.html

 (Sorry this particular photo was taken with a Fuji, not my Pentax)

You mention a rice/wheat/corn  alcohol. Often sorghum as well or instead.

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Re: Darn techno advancements

[Sandy Harris]

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 1:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 Staples has the Office dot mac for sale at $128 for the student and
 home version.

 Needs an intel processor and OS 10.5

 Crap

Open Office is free.

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Re: OT: new camera

[Sandy Harris]

Jeffery Smith jsmith...@bellsouth.net wrote:

 Boorish is putting it mildly. It DOES fall under hate crime
 (which includes insults and verbal abuse). I think hate
 crime is a clear line that we don't traverse on this list.
 Pompous gas bag is not a hate crime. Faggot is. ...

Let's not go off the deep end here. Yes, it was a thoroughly stupid
thing to say and completely inappropriate for the list. Bill should
apologise.

However, it is obviously not a hate crime. Advocating Hilter's
policy of putting deviants in concentration camps would be,
or encouraging gay bashing by gangs of clean minded
young men would be.

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Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote:

 I need some input. I have been asked to give a short presentation to a
 group of senior citizens on choosing and using a digital camera.

There's an article on travel photography at Wikitravel:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Travel_photography
It is written as an overview for travellers, might have things
you can use.

That's a wiki, so anyone can edit. If anyone here can
improve the article, please do.

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Re: Large List of For Sale Items, some really good stuff

[Sandy Harris]

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:09 AM, John Mustarde jmusta...@suddenlink.net wrote:

 Albinar 2x Macro Focusing TC - no A contacts. Almost as
 good as the Vivitar version, turns any 50mm into a
 100mm 1:1 Macro.

Price?

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Re: Canon develops world's largest CMOS sensor

[Sandy Harris]

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 6:17 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:

 Cool. Wonder how much for a 202mm x 254mm?

They are using 12 inch wafers, so 8 by 8 with diagonal at 8*root2 which
is about 8*1.4 = 11'2 is about as big as will fit. 8 by 10 gives 100 + 64
for squares, root 164 for the diagonal, too big for wafer.

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Video camera, anyone?

[Sandy Harris]

http://osliving.com/sourced/real-world-open-source/meet-apertus-the-open-source-hd-cinema-camera/

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Re: Leica's done with film

[Sandy Harris]

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:16 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:
 On 27/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

Accepted.  Let's be friends, but avoid this subject.

 Hang on mate - I didn't do anything wrong, I'm just apologising ;-)


Mark!

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Re: Absolute ZEN: Stones

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On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote:
 http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002

Great shot. TH\hanks.

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