Re: Pentax-A SMC 28mm f/2.8 F2.8
No, incorrect. Pentax-A lenses are MF, not AF lenses. If you need AF, you need F, FA, DFA, DA lenses. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay
28mm to 45.5 is indeed much. Anyway, a lens would have to be VERY good to warrant a need for an 'optical adapter' IMO. Thanks for clearing things up about actual register distance of both mounts. 2010/5/28 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: Those optical adapters can handle a few mm of difference in register. You'd need something far more complex to adapt a lens with a ~28mm register to a mount with a 45.5mm register. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Well some adapters do sport corrective lenses to take care of that. I won't say this is a good idea (obviously) but those exist (but Leica to Pentax, I dunno). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: MBOI Leica to Pentax lens adaptor on eBay
Well some adapters do sport corrective lenses to take care of that. I won't say this is a good idea (obviously) but those exist (but Leica to Pentax, I dunno). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma OS available for Pentax! [Scanned]
No, what it needs is PowerZoom electrical contacts. It should work fine on MZ/Z serie and as a consequence, would NOT work on a K1000 (neither OS nor aperture selection problem). On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 May 2010 11:56, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Maybe my google-fu is lacking, but I can't find a prospective price. It's a lens that I'd like to have, like the Pentax FA 80-200 and DA 60-250, but I'm wondering if it's out of my price range. There's another press release here... http://www.photographybay.com/2010/05/15/sigma-120-400mm-f4-5-5-6-dg-os-hsm-for-the-sony-and-pentax-mounts/?awt_l=CE3oFawt_m=1dNF0ELIGf62xu http://tinyurl.com/2eyy5a7 It has direct links to price checks at Amazon. $US899.00. Also mentioned is, It is not possible to use AF and the stabilizer function (OS) when attaching to film SLR, Pentax ist* series and K100D DSLR cameras. So it apparently requires a SR capable camera, although how it interacts with the cameras' systems is anyones' guess. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 first thoughts
I'll confirm that, I do not use flash much, but K10D was excessively sensible to reflective surfaces when using the flash. The K-7 is not so. I tried a shot (integrated flash) straight into a mirror, the shot could be more or less usable. Same with K10D would have been overexposed by a couple tens EV ;) On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 21, 2010, at 12:52, David J Brooks wrote: Same thoughts in this camp re the K10 and exposure and AF. The shutter noise is not a concern as I do most of my nature photos next to a railway shunting yard. Thus i am glad to hear the good review from you, and its making the K-7/D300s decision painfully hard, again. How do you find the exposure in flash, i have the 360. Generally much better. I have the 540. It has been overexposing a bit, but that's easy to dial down. I've been shooting an open house here at work with a wide variety of situations (small rooms, big rooms, open conference areas under a tent) and the worst I've had to do is dial +1 to -1.5 on the back of the flash occasionally. What the K7 does NOT do is anything like the K10's paranoid oh my gosh, I see something bright in the exposure (a mirror, a piece of glass) so I'll just quench the exposure entirely and make the whole screen black underexposure. In short, I'm getting a lot more usable photos with the flash. Happiness. PLUS it's actually locking focus - in a room dark enough to require flash. Could never count on the K10D to do that. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K20D tips and tricks
Yep, as with the K-7.
At least with the K-7, Iso + green with reset ISO, EV+green will reset
exposure comp etc..
Very easy to get, logical... I love that way of using a camera.
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:29 AM, P. J. Alling
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I post this only because I don't remember reading this in the manual, and I
know some people didn't know that the OK button worked as a dedicated ISO
button, so this may help someone.
Want to zero exposure compensation instantly? Simple, press the
compensation [+/-] button, and while holding it in press the green button.
The compensation resets to 0.
As I said it may be in the manual but I didn't remember reading it.
Note: This may not work with all versions of the firmware, I have no way of
testing anything but the latest version I have, which is 1.04.
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[No big deal] K10D/K20D/K200D/K2000/K-m firmware update
Just SDHC compatibility improvements. Pentax tends to correct come more than official disclosed corrections so keep an eye open, just in case... I wouldn't expect much. http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/index.php -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 10-20 mm lens
AFAIK there are 2 versions, the recent HSM and faster than previous version is quite worse than previous version according to lots of reports. I haven't tested it myself however. On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 3:18 AM, Michael Beacom mbea...@mac.com wrote: Hi- It's tax return time... Anybody use Sigma's 10-20? How do you like it? Thanks Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 645D (show report)
Yep, Kodak.
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:54 PM, P. J. Alling
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On 3/11/2010 6:27 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20100311_354026.html
Dario
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know where Pentax is sourcing the sensor,
Kodak?
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Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon)
MF sensors always have been relatively poor in high ISO compared to FF/APS-C. But then again, I don't think an MF Iso 800 pushprocessed to 1600/3200 would that bad. Simply there would be about no advantage against MF. In this case, better not to offer it, otherwise, people will moan. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Joseph Tainter jtain...@mindspring.com wrote: ISO1600 is quite high for the MF market, 3200 is extremely rare (available only on the PhaseOne P45+ and P65+, and then only at massively reduced resolutions due to the use of pixel binning to reach that high -Adam) - Why would this be? Shouldn't the pixels be pretty large compared to the sensors in top-end APS-C cameras? Joe That's 40MP on a 33x44 sensor. On a 16x24 sensor that would be around 10MP. So the pixels are the same size as those in a K10D, and not much larger than those in a (12MP) K-x or a (14MP) K-7. - Thanks, John. But why, then, didn't Pentax let the 645D go to ISO 3200? Earlier Kodak sensors apparently had poor image quality at high ISO settings. I wonder if this one has the same problem. Alternatively, and this is what I suspect, ISO 3200 will become an improved feature of the 645DII. Why shouldn't MF shooters have to buy a new camera regularly like the rest of us? Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 movies
Ouch I'm bit late responding ... Yep 35Mbit/s isn't surprising with Mpeg2. I thought it was quite much if any Mpeg4-something. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 3/3/10, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: What Codec? It doesn't mean much without specifying a codec. Good point! Ahem, Mpeg-2, full 4.2.2 color space. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 movies
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: 35 mbps is professional territory. Best BBC quality requirements is 50mbps. Cheers, Cotty What Codec? It doesn't mean much without specifying a codec. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 movies
Mmm I remember I opened them directly in iMovie. The file format is AVI but the most important thing is the codec, as some others said, Mjpeg. It produces huge files but are very easy to edit on the computer since that codec doesn't require a lot of power to compress/decompress. Edit: I just imported an AVI/Mjpeg file straight from K-7 into iMovie'09: File - Import - Movie - select AVI file. It will convert to MOV/Mjpeg automatically (and reduce resolution if you ask it to do so). On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:49 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot a movie of Grace playing in the snow today with the K7. I have a magnifier hood for the LCD display which provides a good look and makes manual focus fairly easy. But since I shot with the DA* 16-50 at f11, focusing wasn't a priority. Sound and pic are both very nice on my computer. Just three minutes of video is a huge file of course, so I can't really post it, but it was a good bit of fun. Have to find a way to edit and make some HD DVD copies. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Metering - K7
I do not own a K10 anymore but I remember I 'brutaly' tested integrated flash exposure by firing it in front of a mirror. * The K10 shot was almost unusable, the whole mirror completely eaten by the flash light. * The K7 shot however was different, still eaten by the flash light of course, but I could use the rest of the mirror image if I wanted. Only the area near the flash reflection was unusable. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/3/1 Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com: It has been stated by several K7 owners that the metering has improved quite a bit over the K20D. I am curious as to the details of this difference. Are we talking about matrix metering and automatic modes on the camera, or are we talking about center weighted and manual exposure settings... For my part it's matrix metering. My experience is that the metering is less sensitive to small, bright light sources, like specular reflexes, streetlights, etc. I also find that the metering is more consistent across pictures of the same scene with minor variations in composition, for example, than was the case for K10/20. In my opinion this is no less than one can expect from raising the number of metering sites from 11 to 77. :-) It gives a lot more room for weighting of the metering loci. I'm also very satisfied with the flash metering of the K-7, but I can't compare this to the performance of K10/20 because I apparently had a slightly malfunctioning flash at the time. All I can say is that I like it the way it happens in the K-7. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 movies
You're welcome, Paul. Happy if I can help. I have to say I'm very impressed by the quality of the video. Comparison with my LX3 (720p as well) isn't fair at all. The LX3 compresses data way more (in theory the Codec has not that much influence but bitrate has a lot more). On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Mar 2, 2010, at 8:58 AM, Thibouille wrote: Mmm I remember I opened them directly in iMovie. The file format is AVI but the most important thing is the codec, as some others said, Mjpeg. It produces huge files but are very easy to edit on the computer since that codec doesn't require a lot of power to compress/decompress. Edit: I just imported an AVI/Mjpeg file straight from K-7 into iMovie'09: File - Import - Movie - select AVI file. It will convert to MOV/Mjpeg automatically (and reduce resolution if you ask it to do so). I think I have '08 iMovie on my desktop, but '09 on the laptop. I'll try it there. Thanks. Paul On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:49 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I shot a movie of Grace playing in the snow today with the K7. I have a magnifier hood for the LCD display which provides a good look and makes manual focus fairly easy. But since I shot with the DA* 16-50 at f11, focusing wasn't a priority. Sound and pic are both very nice on my computer. Just three minutes of video is a huge file of course, so I can't really post it, but it was a good bit of fun. Have to find a way to edit and make some HD DVD copies. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: samsung TL500
Could be quite good but knowing Samsung I await some stupid mistake on quality POV. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: What do you think? http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Samsung-TL500-First-Impressions-Digital-Camera-Review-21542.htm large sensor,raw files, manual mode, 1.8 @ 24mm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funny photographic comment :p
IMO there's another reason: Samsung can't be bothered to give Pentax a
cent as for licensing the K-mount.
Secondly I do not see Pentax happy with the idea of Samsung running
away with Pentax customers so Pentax probably asked nicely Samsung not
to do it (if Samsung really even dared thinking about such adapters).
Third, Samsung do not want you to keep your lenses but to buy new ones.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:00 AM, P. J. Alling
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Let's see, your building a lens adapter, you have electronic lenses. For
$100.00 I'd think you could include a micro motor and a chip to tell it how
far to move, /if/ it could read the lens and communicate with the camera. I
guess they couldn't be bothered, electronics are so expensive these days.
On 2/24/2010 11:07 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Electrically compatible is simple. But K mount isn't functionally
electrically coupled. It's a mechanical mount with a few electrical
fatures added on to make meter coupling easier. You need a mechanical
system to get any aperture actuation.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:33 PM, P. J. Alling
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So Samsung couldn't be bothered to make their new lens mount electrically
compatible with their legacy lenses...
I must admit the fact that a photography magazine could be so clueless
about
photography is a sad commentary.
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Re: [About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funny photographic comment :p
Not the K-mount itself (And that's what Samsung did) but a completely usuable adapter with AF, metering etc. would mean KAF2/KAF3 mount and as such, involve money. K mount has indeed always been free and AFAIK, KA is now free as well (patents unapplicable anymore?). On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:04 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: Re: [About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funny photographic comment :p IMO there's another reason: Samsung can't be bothered to give Pentax a cent as for licensing the K-mount. The K-Mount was released by Pentax as an open source, and many manufacturers have used it over the years. There are no licensing costs involved with making a K-mount camera (at least not from the POV of using the K-mount itself. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
[About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funny photographic comment :p
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Samsung_K_mount_adapter_on_show_news_295199.html Last paragraph. ROTFL. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good News from Montreal
Excellent news. Btw, what about the truck ? On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Wendy reports that the dogs have been found. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Silver K-7 (Limited 1000 edition) with nice focus screen IMO ;)
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/91198-hoya-corporation-releses-new-limited-edition-k-7-silver.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K7 firmware 1.03 (FA limited corrections for disto/CA added)
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Re: K7 firmware 1.03 (FA limited corrections for disto/CA added)
No glitch: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-7_s.html I couple useres reported that some SD cards which caused problems for HD movie do now have correct behaviour. On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:01 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like a glitch from Pentax Sweden. Page is now withdrawn, and no news of it at Pentax Japan website. Jostein 2010/2/17 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/90655-new-firmware-pentax-k-7-1-03-a.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Optio WS80
Scott, I do not have any but just a little comment (according to specs sheet) The W80 is shockproof, the WS80 is not, The W80 has a 28-140 zoom, the WS80 has a 35-175mm zoom. It might help (or not). On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/17/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't have one but I've got lots of opinions. Want some? I'll be more specific. Does anyone other than PJ have an opinion about the WS80? We're thinking about getting one for our oldest daughter, who will be 7 later this month. She's taking a trip to Hawaii next month with her grandparents and we thought a waterproof camera would be a good idea. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: And Another K-X Enablement
Adam, my K-7 records Video just (surprisingly) fine on my Crucial class2 8GB card. K-7 is 30fps so throughput is a bit higher on the K-7. Your Class4 cards will probably be completely fine. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x first impressions
Which is why I put it that way :) That said, speaking resolution, the K-7 has the obvious advantage when noise doesn't hammer it. Each individual will have to decide what she/he wants. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 16/02/2010, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Some guys said the Low ISO is better on K-7 but obviously 1600+ Iso is better on K-X. I suspect you'd have to do some particularly specific comparisons to find a practical difference. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x first impressions
Some guys said the Low ISO is better on K-7 but obviously 1600+ Iso is better on K-X. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:11 PM, Adam Maas wrote: On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Adam Maas wrote: I wouldn't expect the K-X sensor in an updated K-7. However there is a 14MP version of the sensor with similar high ISO performance and capable of 7fps, THAT's what I'd like to see in an updated K-7 (it's currently used in Sony's A450 and A550, the K-X shares a sensor with the A500). My reply: I know that, as I've tested the Sony A550 last December. Yes, very good high-ISO performance, but not up to the K-x. So I'd like the Sony 12 MP sensor better, but the Sony 14.6 MP variation is quite acceptable too. Dario But the A550 and A500 perform nearly identically from everything I've seen and the A500 uses the K-X sensor, so I'd expect the A550 sensor to perform similarly to the K-X sensor when matched with Pentax's processing chain. The K-X's advantage over the A550 is primarily because Sony still hasn't figured out NR in the processing engine. Which makes me wonder if the Kx reduces noise at the expense of detail. It would be interesting to see a comparison of resolving power between the K7 and the Kx at ISO 800. Paul -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Severy train accident in Brussels
I'm fine indeed. Latest news is 18 people passed away, officially. It will probably change to about 25. It is, by a long way the most severe train accident from decades. AFAIK nobody I know is concerned but that may change of course. My thoughts go to those who weren't as lucky as I. This might give you an idea of the whole thing: http://portfolio.lesoir.be/v/belgique/accident_hal/2010-01-15/8841316_PhoDoc5_122909_GVW106_jpg_0KXVTMJB.JPG.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: laptops again...
On Monday, February 8, 2010, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: What do you guys think of this? I have seen the stats about Sony vs Asus, vs HP vs Dell, etc and it seems to come out near the top wrt stability and overall failures, so thought that this new model Vaio looks pretty good, AND I can afford it too, which is always nice! personaly, a laptop for me is either a mac or a thinkpad. Outside of these, I won't buy any even at half the price. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Reports of New Gear
Those pages are bet from magazine, their take on what will happen (maybe based on actual facts). 10-16/4 is BS. If there's one it will be /2.8. K-m2 is BS as well, certainly with a fake body base on k20d and about 20/28mm both lens are same size and suspiciously compact one at that. Smell the BS. It might hint at a couple things to come though. On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, jtainter jtain...@mindspring.com wrote: From Dpreview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=34485521 645D K-m2 DA*10-16 f/4 DA*20 f/2 DA*28 f/2 Maybe more than the usual rumor. There seem to be photos of the gear: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=34485615 which points to: http://www.dchome.net/viewthread.php?tid=827626extra=page%3D1 The DA* 20 F2.0 look very interesting, but it would have to be quite large? The DA 10-16 F4 is disappointing. It probably means that Pentax won't bring out a DA version of the excellent and very useful Tokina 11-16 F2.8. Still, I could live with F4 in such a lens if Pentax could improve high ISO performance. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SDM repair complete
Adam, I'm afraid micro motors do not permits full time MF correction per se. Canon uses (used?) cheap micro motors as well in a couple lenses like Canon 50/1.8 and thiose lenses do NOT provide manual focus override but using the AF/MF switch on the lens. AFAIR, the Tokina/Tamron with built-in motors do not permit MF override either. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: RIP - JoJo passed away last Thursday evening.
Thank for all your kind comments :) I'm late to respond since I tried to do many things but thinking to much about the rat (cleaning desk and whatever other boring stuff). I'm happy you like the picture. That's something I'm somewhat proud of, not the picture in itself (well, I bit to be honest) but the fact I'll keep such a beautiful image of her. Rats usually aren't exactly waiting for you to push the trigger =) BTW, the picture was taken with the Sigma 28/1.8. Good example of shallow DOF IMO. The second rat (Littl'Mary) is alive and well as she could though she has the same disease as Jojo, not yet developed enough for her to suffer much. We didn't get other ones because the disease our rats have/had will go to other rats quickly. I don't want that so we won't get other rats with Littl'Mary still with us (for a long time I hope). The disease is more or less like AIDS but for rats (on a consequences point of view: body immunity). I won't knowingly give this to other rats. Clearly when Littl'Mary will go, we will get other rats. It is too late now. We'll have to have rats =) Thanks to all, again. ( ' Miiik Mik ' would say Littl'Mary ) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Optio I-10 sure looks cute
No rats? Tss On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:17 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Pentax Optio I-10 sure looks cute Hoax? Remembers cat's and dog's faces for face recognition??? Bob S I asked for that feature. Dogs for me, Cats for Mike. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Optio I-10 sure looks cute
Yep, silent update probably ;) On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:45 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: Re: Pentax Optio I-10 sure looks cute No rats? Tss Maybe a firmware update. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RIP - JoJo passed away last Thursday evening.
She was more a cat than a rat, really. 1.5 year old was early, even for a rat. She'll be missed pretty much. Never thought I'd love those animals so much. My best shot of her (and one of my best shots ever, IMO), resized for web. http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7825/jojoee.jpg Best Regards, -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cosina 55mm f1.2 - yikes!
This a well known lens marketed as cosina, rokinon and couple other brands. No 'A' setting as far as i know however. On Sunday, December 13, 2009, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks! 2009/12/13 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: On Dec 13, 2009, at 5:55, eckinator wrote: Charles was it a Cosinon 55/1.2 or 55/2.1 please? 1.2 -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Problem with Katz Eye and A 50/1.2 on my K-7
Boris, The Katzeye screen may be not seated completely right. If you accept to take the risk (but is it really a choice?), I'd remove the Katzeye and reseat it. If not better, I'd put back the genuine screen and try again. Getting there, you should be able to determine if the problem is one of the screens or the way there're seated. If not, a calibration from Pentax would be best IMO :( In the meantime, you may use LiveView for focussing the 50/1.2. I agree this is not a desirable solution but better than no LiveView at all. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Have you carefully calibrated the focusing screen with all of your lenses? You may have just noticed it with the 1.2 because of the shallow DoF. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Yvon has this nifty chart you can download and print on card. Won't solve your problem but you can quantify it. http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/2008/06/part-1-autofocus-adjustment-for-pentax.html I hear you. I've downloaded the charts. I am going to print them and try to measure my problem. Now - what do I do to effectively solve it? My conundrum here is that the lens is manual focus - so that everything here is purely mechanical - the lens, the focusing screen, the camera - no electronics involved. So what kind of solution am I looking for? -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris *and* Galia PESO #40
* smile * She's growing fast indeed. It is funny to see the size of the camera in her hands ;) Kudos to Galia from handling such a big camera successfully. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! This is basically a joke or better yet it is supposed to make you chuckle... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-040.html Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris - PESO #41
I like number 2 and number 3 much. Very nice lighting: good work :) On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-41.html Rokach house museum is an amazing place. Made little discovery for ourselves yesterday. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris Peso #038
I like 'busy evening' although (but was that possible?) I'd prefer either faster or slower shutter speed (for its influence on cars movement). On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Finally I kind of managed to produce a showable picture. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-038.html Freshly bought FA 20/2.8 appears to be entertaining. Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #039
Love it, simply put :) On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! This one is for Frank... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-039.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Focusing the sigma 20/1.8
Larry, the behavior you listed is OK, as any lens without QuickShit (all third party lenses). My 28/1.8 focusses without problem in MF however although the weight of the glass means you really have to turn it, not push it gently. That being said it does turn without problem, rattling or whatever. It is nowhere damped like MF lens but not more annoying than any FA lens. On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Dec 10, 2009, at 12:38 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Larry, isn't there a some kind of clutch that you have to engage or disengage prior to going manual focus? If the lens is in autofocus and the body is in autofocus, then it will autofocus without the focusing ring turning. If the lens is in autofocus and the body is in manual, then it won't focus. If the lens is in manual focus, and the body is in autofocus, it will autofocus, but the focusing ring will turn. It will not manually focus. If the lens is in manual focus and the body is in manual focus, then it'll focus manually. The problem being that if feels graunchy, the focus is not smooth. Even with the lens off the body, the focus is not smooth. On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Does anyone else have the 20/1.8? Optically it seems like a sweet piece of glass. Unfortunately while I needed it last weekend, it didn't show up until Monday and I haven't had a lot of time to play with it. The first thing that I noticed was that in manual focus, focusing it felt like it was turning a motor. It also turns out that if the lens is in manual focus, and the camera is in auto focus, autofocus still works, it's just that the focus ring won't turn when the camera focuses. Looking on the mount, when I manually focus, the drive gear for the autofocus will turn. The big problem is that this makes the lens unpleasant to manually focus, though it works fine, it feels bad. Is this the way it's supposed to work? Or do I have a bad copy of the lens? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Recovering images from LR 1:1 previews
Simple, to allow faster display of pictures without having to process the raw file each time. On Thursday, December 10, 2009, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Charles Robinson wrote: Last year (2008) I totally screwed up and lost (yes, lost) a whole month's worth of images due to inconsistencies in my backup process. I realized just recently that all of the 1:1 previews from May of 2008 are still in my Lightroom database (despite a setting which says to remove them after a month!). Glad that this worked out for you but it demonstrates cleary what I loathe about Adobe products. Why should this programme _duplicate_ the full image file? Utter bloatware behaviour. Which brings me to this question: Is there a way to get that image data (which exists in the previews) exported somehow? I know that doing a regular LR export, it will want to see the source files (which don't exist).. so it might be tricky. Going off to Google now, but if anyone has suggestions/ideas, I'm all ears. This missing month includes all of the photos I took for my daughter's wedding - otherwise I'd just let it go. Well now. I just downloaded (free!) a utility which can browse your catalog, and export images from 1:1 previews that you still have. Fantastic. It's called LRViewer. http://imageingester.com/index.php So, question answered. And if anyone else finds themselves in a pinch, this is a useful utility for not only that, but any time you want to browse your library without all the overhead of running Lightroom. Hooray! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Focusing the sigma 20/1.8
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: In related matters: How do you find this lens wide open? My 24mm is not great at f/1.8, improves noticeably by f/2, and is pretty good at f/2.2. Oh, and have you noticed that wide open the camera body reads f/1.7, not f/1.8? My 28/1.8 is identified as a SMC Pentax F 28/2.8 which malfunctions since it can take pictures at f/1.7 ;) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
hum hum....
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: hum hum....
The 16-45 is on the way out (logical IMO). Neither wr or L 18-55 and 50-200 should go as well. On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/850701/Main/850689/ Another 100mm macro? What are they thinking. Have they not noticed the gap left between the 16-45 / 16-50 / 17-70 / 18-55 (x4) zooms? I am really hanging out for a 17.5-59mm model. Preferably f/3.1. - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
official: DFA 100Macro WR
The PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mmF2.8 WR is the first PENTAX interchangeable macro lens featuring a completely rounded diaphragm blade. This creates a natural, beautiful bokeh, while minimizing the streaking effect of point light sources. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0912/09120903pentax100mm.asp http://www.pentaximaging.com/about-us.aspx?p=presspid=PENTAXADDS100mmF2.8WRMACROTOWEATHER-RESISTANTLENSLINE-UP20091209150053 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: AF 540 FGZ - I am totally confused -- need help from K7+AF540FGZ owners
The LCD behavior is normal, culprit being the k7 custom settings. There should be a preflash in all modes but X afaik. If you see the flash light in your viewfinder, it is the preflash. Do you still have your istDS? Trying the 540fgz on the DS should tell you what part is malfunctioning. On Monday, December 7, 2009, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I am totally confused... I am still trying to figure out how AF 540 FGZ is supposed to work with K-7. I see several strange things: 1. When the flash is mounted on K-7, whenever the camera is in the metering state, the green back light on the flash stays on, and I cannot turn it off by pressing the light button. I just found that the only way to turn off that light on the flash while K-7 is in the metering state is to have K-7 in M,B, or X mode, switch the flash into A-mode, and push the button light to switch of the light. This is not how the flash behaves on *ist DS. Could somebody please confirm whether K-7 + AF540FGZ indeed behave this way? 2. AF540FGZ in P-TTL modem, when the flash is directed at the object, produces shots that are between -0.5 to -1 stop underexposed, if at a distance of more than 3m (10ft) Using a reflector (I've been using the Lightsphere Cloud ),- doesn't seem to provide adequate metering: all shots are 1-2 steps underexposed. Using the bounce card on the flash also leads to great underexposure, - even within a rather small room (I tested in the bedroom). Using the same flash with *istDS produces very consistent results with and without Lightsphere Cloud. Can anybody confirm that the combination of the AF540FGZ and some type of reflector on K-7 produces different metering? Thank you in advance! I suspect if something is wrong with the K-7 (or the flash?), and I need to exchange them for a proper unit, while I can. With all of that I seem to be able to confirm that there is preflash. My eye cannot notice it, but I confirmed that I can see a flash through the viewfinder, which, if I am correct, indicates the preflash happens (i.e. it happens before the mirror is down). When I am shooting in the A mode of the flash, I don't seem to see the flash through the viewfinder. Igor PS. On top of all that, the flash head has a problem that it does not go into the full straight position. Weird... I'll need to exchange it, - but I am still trying to figure out if I should do the same with the body. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Still FS: DA 21mm f/3.2
If there was no stupid customs to pay when objects enters EU, I'd be much interested. But customs + VAT on top of it make it less interesting pricewise. :( On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 4:02 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:07 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: Barely used DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited f3.2 Original box, caps, pouch US$400 Been a couple of those for sale on here recently. A bit puzzled myself as to why anyone would let one go, it's a totally great lens, especially for going out and walking around, especially if there are large objects around. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: AF 540 FGZ and tilted flash (P-TTL?)
540FGZ is PTTL flash. TTL won't work with the K7 and the flash will not let you select plain TTL anyway (when mounted on K7). If you don't see the preflash, there's a problem, there should be one, each time. Fully automated mode, you mean Green mode? On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hello All, I observe that if I am using K7 set in P mode (haven't tried in the fully automated mode) with AF 540 FGZ set in P-TTL flash and the flash is tilted up (with a reflector attached), the shots are greatly underexposed (even though the flash is powerful enough to cover the space/distance, - and I can reach that by adding exposure compensation). I wonder if that's a feature of the P-TTL mode, and if so, - how to deal with that. It doesn't do a preflash, - so, I don't think it really works as a P-TTL flash. I've never seen a similar effect with *ist DS+ AF 500 FTZ. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated. Igor PS. Also, - is it possible in K7 to shoot in the fully automated mode and save the shot in a RAW format? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 28/1.8 shots [was Looking for something wide and fast]
Thank you. I'm sure she will be happy to learn about it ;) On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That shot of the woman's eyes is superb Thank you :) LR does marvels sometimes... I love it as well but I'm very subjective since the eye is the one of my wife :D Your wife is very beautiful! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The magic of Photoshop...
It seems to be true, not a PSed one. Benefits: * construction (Limited finish it seems) * WRed. * still a DFA of course so 'FF'. It makes much sense to WR a macro IMO. Lots of people using that kind of lenses outside will be happy and it is a good selling point against third party alternatives. Also, the current DFA's construction is not quite the best one could wish for. Maybe this is better (it looks like it is better but is it plastic or metal? Not sure). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The magic of Photoshop...
60-250 had been announced and, indeed, much postponed. Probably why Pentax doesn't announce lenses anymore. You can't be late when nothing is supposed to come... On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: well given the time to market of the 60-250 we can all hang back and not sell our current dfa100s until 2012, is it? hurry up pentax, I want that thing... 2009/12/1 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: It seems to be true, not a PSed one. Benefits: * construction (Limited finish it seems) * WRed. * still a DFA of course so 'FF'. It makes much sense to WR a macro IMO. Lots of people using that kind of lenses outside will be happy and it is a good selling point against third party alternatives. Also, the current DFA's construction is not quite the best one could wish for. Maybe this is better (it looks like it is better but is it plastic or metal? Not sure). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The magic of Photoshop...
The ongoing thought, both on DPR and Pentaxforums, is that the pic isn't a picture of the said lens but a CAD rendering of it. It seems there's been a confirmation that the said lens is indeed coming but as usual this is not an official confirmation so basically... it hints at the fact it may be true. It certainly doesn't mean it is true. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: eckinator wrote: well given the time to market of the 60-250 we can all hang back and not sell our current dfa100s until 2012, is it? hurry up pentax, I want that thing... Unfortunately, the image shown is a Photoshop-job made from a 31 Ltd and one or two other lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Sigma 28/1.8 shots [was Looking for something wide and fast]
Here are a couple shots I took with my Sigma 28/1.8 (EX DG Macro version, current one). Taken with various aperture settings and ISO, including f/1.8 of course: This lens exists as 24 and 20mm as well. Some love those lenses some hate them, probably because of samples variation (heh.. Sigma !). http://picasaweb.google.com/pentaxlist/Sigma28mmF18# -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 28/1.8 shots [was Looking for something wide and fast]
That shot of the woman's eyes is superb Thank you :) LR does marvels sometimes... I love it as well but I'm very subjective since the eye is the one of my wife :D -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I can;t see my photos
In europe at least, Z1 had no date back as stadard. As said already, Z1P had no intervalometer though Z1 has one. Z1 is 3fps and Z1P is 4fps. Not sure if the Z1 had a 2sec mirror-up feature. Personal Functions are a bit different as well. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: From mike wilson Sent: 23 November 2009 18:35 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: I can;t see my photos Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: William Robb From: Bob Sullivan The date back was an option on the PZ-1 and PZ-1p. It cost about $45 new. Regards, Bob S. Nowadays that's a pretty cheap date. Between reading Bob's response and yours, I remembered someone mentioned the back with the buttons on my PZ-1p was an optional accessory. I checked Pentax's support literature download site, and sure enough, there it is under Miscellaneous Accessories. I finally figured it's the Data Back Fd, and saved the PDF file. I went back through the PZ-1p manual again, but there appears to be no mention of the Data Back as an available accessory, even though it's shown in some of the illustrations. I think the date back was standard on the PZ-1p. I know mine had it and I know I didn't ask for it or pay extra for it. At the time, all the BH ads, etc. listed it as the PZ-1p QD (for quartz date) I've never seen a 1p without the date feature. (P)Z1 had a date back and intervalometer as standard. p, not. At the risk of being nerdy, my Z1 only has the interval shooting mode, not the date back. I could never work out why they removed the interval shooting mode from the supposedly superior Z1p. It was far more use than a panoramic mask... Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking for something wide and fast
Larry, Sigma produces 20,24 and 28mm 'macro' Full frame lenses. All are all f/1.8 and have an aperture ring :) I can post some pictures if you want, taken with the 28/1.8. The nice things about those is the very very close focussing distance (hence 'macro') which combined with the f/1.8 renders some very interesting DOF effects. I wouldn't call those sharpest lenses ever produced wide open tough. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:05:33PM -0600, Thomas Cakalic wrote: Not arguing or being argumentative, but if one already has two zooms that start at 18mm, then buying additional zooms that have a wide limit of 1 or 2 mm more is not getting him much, maybe a little speed, In theory, the 16-50 is a lot sharper than my 18-250, which is sharper than my 18-55. It's also about 2/3 stop faster (3.5 vs 2.8). depending on the lens. However, if the intent in purchasing is to use it mainly as a wide angle, then a fast prime makes more sense in my book, but then I'm not spending the money. I do like fast primes, and that's what I mostly shoot with. However until Boris mentioned the Sigma 20/1.8 I didn't know of much that was wider than 30 and faster than 2.8. From what I hear, the 16-50 is as sharp as a prime, and apart from the sigma mentioned above, as fast as anything shorter than 30mm. The weather sealing is also a big plus. I hear plenty fast and things like that. How fast a lens is and whether it's speed is satisfactory is dependent largely on shooting conditions, is it not? I'd want the fastest lens available/affordable, because just when you think your lense is fast enough, it's not. If f/3.5 were fast enough at 18, I could get by with the 18-250, despite it's lack of sharpness, which isn't really that bad for a lot of work. But, I keep wanting something faster than it, especially for night photography. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Mostly OT: Clubic DSLR selection (nice too see)
Clubic is a french news site (mostly computers, game etc. but photo as well) and they often do some product selections. Christmas is coming so they brought their latest photo selection. In low-end bodies, the K-x is there, as well as the K-7 in expert bodies. Note the K-7 is presnted in Expert category and not in Amateur (which sits between Low end and Expert). Still nice to see IMO. There's not any Oly there by the way. http://www.clubic.com/article-74663-7-meilleur-appareil-photo-numerique-guide-comparatif.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Circles on digital images
Mike, is this shot cropped? Strange that it is almost right in the middle of the shot... On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:56 PM, MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au wrote: A friend asked me what could be causing the circles on his photos such as the one on Flickr. Other photos in the series had a number of smaller circles that are in different positions on each photo. Any suggestions what might be causing it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/35877...@n03/4127152735/ Thanks Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adobe updates LR and ACR ... solves PowerPC artifact problem
It is normal, the 2.6 is a Release Candidate, not an official update yet. That said, if I had those PPC rendering problem, I'd update anyway... On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 2:04 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: My automatic updates window just popped up with version 2.5., not 2.6. I';m guessing i need to do 2.5 then 2.6 should surface.?? Dave On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: A release candidate for Lightroom v2.6 and Camera Raw/DNG Converter v5.6 is now available: http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2009/11/camera_raw_56_and_lightroom_26.html The highlight artifact problem which surfaced on PowerPC systems at the last release has been taken care of. I've tested the same files I found it with on three systems (two PowerPC and one Intel): all artifacts are gone, images now render identically. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
enabled with... a DA*50-135 :)
I did not plan to buy that one although I know it is a wonderful lens, price was way to high for me. I found one on the bay which stayed at 550 Euros, pristine shape and still under warranty. My usual dealer has it for 1100 Euors.. ouch ! Couldn't resist.. was too hard... I'm still very early in the testing though. The only thing which could have been improved IMO is the minimal focussing distance which is OK but not great either. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: enabled with... a DA*50-135 :)
Mmm I'm not sure I'm good. There may be worse photographers however :) I'll post some shots :) On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations. Then, it is likely you would be able to resist temptation of either DA 70/2.4 or FA 77/1.8. Though having the latter it was easy to resist temptation of your newly bought lens. Have fun and be sure to show some pictures. I know for the fact, that you are a good photographer. Boris Thibouille wrote: I did not plan to buy that one although I know it is a wonderful lens, price was way to high for me. I found one on the bay which stayed at 550 Euros, pristine shape and still under warranty. My usual dealer has it for 1100 Euors.. ouch ! Couldn't resist.. was too hard... I'm still very early in the testing though. The only thing which could have been improved IMO is the minimal focussing distance which is OK but not great either. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: crashed SDHC camera card class 10
There's a soft for mac for recovering pictures. I shall check the name of it. On Monday, November 23, 2009, 27...@comcast.net wrote: Has anyone have a card crash on them. I was shooting today and the camera K20D said memory care error. I tried the card in the K7D and the same thing..I tried to read it in the computer and no luck. The card reader just flashes and does not show up..This is a 16 gig card, class 10. Next question, has anyone on the list used any software to see the card and retrieve the photos..I have not tried my mac yet..Any thoughts, thanks Joe P.S. been lurking a little bit as not much time lately -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Geotagging
Boris, it seems theres is no ready-to-go easy to find from Israel because, it seems, of security reasons. There's a way to grab free map and adapt them for the device however. But no commercialized maps, at least from Garmin. On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Thibs, I'd like to know if there are up to date maps of Israel to be found anywhere for this unit? Thanks. Boris Thibouille wrote: On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I haven't been following, so forgive me if this has been dealt with already. Do you mean you can attach the device directly to your camera? Or do you mean you synch the tracks and the pictures later in the computer? Syncing is done on the computer but any other solution (but built-in or Nikon way) requires a sync on the computer anyway. So it doesn't change anything. My Garmin can be hooked on the computer with USB cable or you can get the logs from the MicroSD cards in it. Which also means that since the cards are fairly cheap nowadays you're not limited my log length unlike Jobo or most separate GPS receivers (aka GPS 'mouse'). On my 256MB Micro SD I can put the whole Belgium (not big I know) Bike/pedestrian map (with which my unit can drive you not just show the map) and the whole area near my house (about 50 Km radius) with Topographic map (also routable) and logs on top of that. You can set logs as you want them (every 30 sec, every 5 minutes etc.). Precision is up to 3 meters which is quite enough for my use. Got the bike thingie (whatever name in English) which allow me to have the unit under my eyes at all time when biking. Hope it helps. Just ask if wanna know more :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-8 or be square...
For what I read until now (but really needs confirmation), the K-x as very good ISO performance but textures and details are nowhere near K-7. Tough choice... On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/11/17 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: No, I'd be rather interested in a K-7 with the 12-megapixel sensor used in the K-x. Dario That sounds good to me. And let's not forget to add the option of turning dark frame subtraction OFF for ANY shooting mode. --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: AF540FGZ on K10D won't fire on 2nd curtain
You can overexpose by 2 stops this way: Set the flash EV to +1 on the flash. Set the flash EV to +1 on the camera. Total +2 EV ;) On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Could be - I was trying to combine an underexposed image and a flash set to overexpose to freeze movement. I will post a pic. I am not happy with the result yet in many ways - the motion freeze effect isn't strong enough - af540fgz can only overexpose one stop - the foreground looks grey and washed out because I am shooting handheld and I think it was a slightly foggy day - but you may have a point =) I was entertaining the foolish notion actually that the camera would do as I say... silly me... Cheers Ecke 2009/11/18 Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com: eckinator wrote: both set to 2nd curtain, TAV mode, 0.5 sec f/4 - what am I doing wrong? TIA Ecke what's the light like? The auto ISO range? could the camera think there's enough like already? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-8 or be square...
It didn't change my mind at all. RAW is OK, Jpeg is not. It depends how it Jpeg output can be tweaked. On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Thibouille wrote: For what I read until now (but really needs confirmation), the K-x as very good ISO performance but textures and details are nowhere near K-7. You can see Imaging Resource tests and change your mind. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
NiZn AA batteries
Just found this on DPR forum. Dunno how effective it is but at least engadget seems to like it much. Those are 1.6V batteries. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: NiZn AA batteries
Yep if so, :( I suppose we'll need more reports with time... At least they work better with devices needing 1.5 compared to the 1.2V NiMH. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I read somewhere that these have the same problem that the 'old' NiMHs, this is, the loose their charge in few days/weeks of no use. This may not be a problem for planned shotting situations (trips, assignments,...), but I much prefer the Eneloop type behaviour, when you can just take the camera and know that you'll be able to shoot (and also know that your spare charged betteries are still charged). Just like my K20D ones. - Mensaje original De: Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: mar,10 noviembre, 2009 12:17 Asunto: NiZn AA batteries Just found this on DPR forum. Dunno how effective it is but at least engadget seems to like it much. Those are 1.6V batteries. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3
Yes some are 3.3v. Some others just3v. Some took the 3.3v on purpose too boost af but the risk to brick the cam is real. On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: My friend uses CR-V3 rechargeables in his *ist-DL and is very happy with them. They last a lot and it seems that they do not loose their charge. Unfortunately, I think that Pentax has physically prevented the K-x from using them (maybe because there were reports about some of them that had a higher voltage and could damage the camera IIRC) - Mensaje original De: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Para: pdml@pdml.net Enviado: mar,10 noviembre, 2009 15:10 Asunto: Batteries for *ist-D and other Pentax cameras that take AA or CR-V3 Thought I'd open this in a fresh thread specifically about batteries for earlier Pentax DSLRs. I got an idea from the discussion of NiMH and Lithium AA batteries in the other thread, and wanted to follow up on it. There are no Lithium Ion AA batteries, but the *ist-D can also use CR-V3 batteries and those ARE available as Litium Ion rechargeables. Plus, they're 3V(+) rather than the 2.5V(-) you get with a pair of NiMH AAs. Has anyone used these? The only drawback I foresee is there doesn't seem to be a charger that can do 2 of these at once. Even better would be a charger that could do 4 at once, since the *ist-D/BG-1 takes 4 of them is you load it with CR-V3s. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?
At least, Pentax is listening.. http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2009/10/k-x-battery-notes.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?
My GpsMap 60cx is OK for the whole day on two NiMH 2400. Dunno exactly how much more it could go on, never tested more. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Subash wrote: i have been using eneloops, first on the *ist DS and then on the garmin vista hcx, for more than three years now and wouldn't think of using anything else. Subash, approximately how much continuous usage do you get out of a charge on the Garmin Vista HCx? I've been using regular AA Lithiums in mine. The manual claims something like 20 hours on regular alkaline AAs, but I haven't ever used regular alkaline AAs in mine. I get about 50 hours continuous from a pair of Lithium AAs. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?
Heh I said they were listening, not anything else ;) Still, a pity :( 2009/11/9 Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee: Thibouille wrote: At least, Pentax is listening.. http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2009/10/k-x-battery-notes.html More like everything's OK, use better batteries. Sorry Pentax, if Eneloops (and intelligent charger) is not good enough, then the camera definitely has a problem. Period. BR, Margus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FA100/2.8 Vs DFA100/2.8
Optical formula is different, as is rendering (coulours slightly different), thanks to Tokina deisgn (yep DFA100 is a Tokina). For what I could read the DFA100 is as good as the FA/F100 so Tokina or not.. I wouldn't care at all. DFA will bring QuickShift but plastic construction (and less weight). Also, you WILL lose the focus limiter, there's none on the DFA :( On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I currently have the FA100/2.8 Macro, and it's a great lens. It is however large and built like a tank. The DFA100/2.8 macro is small and light. My question to any who have experience with these lenses is, if I go for small and light over large and built like a tank am I going to lose out on image quality or be disappointed by build quality? Or does anyone know if Pentax is planning on upgrading their macro lenses any time to include weather sealing? I'd really like a weather sealed 100mm macro lens. -- Leon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7 Oddity
No such thing here. Maybe another SD card? Just to be sure it isn't the card. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: This has happened more than once and it's not card related (that I can see). When I come to download files from the card, the first shot - of that session - (not first shot on the card) had been corrupted. I've not just turned on the camera and shot immediately, today it was 5 or so minutes after turning on the camera to taking the first shot. Hmm, I just noticed auto-power-off is set to 5 mins. Wonder if it's related to that, though it had woken up enough to autofocus.. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 3 first beta available (+ list of changes)
Ralf, as much as I understand your problems with k7 wb, I fear you will get same problems with any other brand. In this situation your only viable option is indeed to use your k10d, unfortunately. Btw, did you contact Adobe to report your problems? On Thursday, October 22, 2009, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: It's time to move on now. Over the last few months, I've moved on to the K-7, to a new car, and just yesterday I've moved on to a new monitor - yet another 500 euros. I'll have to move on to a new set of winter tyres, next month. There's only so much moving on one can do with any given income. I'm afraid this will rather be the death knell for my K-7. Adobe are now working on LR3 and I'm not expecting any further improvement on my K-7/LR colour problem with LR2. The profiles you suggested aren't a solution as the this colour prob isn't consistent. Guess I'll return to the trusted K10D and, given the (for me) very uncomfortable handling of the K-7, I'll do so with minimal regrets. Today's famous firmware upgrade showing that Pentax are caring more about kindergarden artists than about the real probs of the K-7 has made this decision a lot easier. Water colour filters now really... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Ricoh going mirrorless camera? Interesting IMO (micro K-mount?)
Might be interesting :) http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/23501/system-camera/ -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hardest question
Yes. On Monday, October 26, 2009, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Does the K7 allow enlarged MF using LV? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Hardest question You didn't say which Olympus DSLR body he's not happy with. If he's not happy with the E-3 viewfinder, the K7 will be no better. If he wants a better manual focusing experience than either, and wants to keep using his favorite Olympus OM prime lenses, buy a Panasonic G1 and an Olympus OM to Micro-FourThirds mount adapter... But that's a little off topic. If I were to buy a Pentax K7 and could have only one lens, it would be the FA43/1.9 Limited. If I could have two lenses, I'd add the DA21/3.2 Limited. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:4ae5a58d155508847811398! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: M/V Avendre
VERY impressive Ralf :) Makes me wanna try that as well with mine (K7). 2009/10/26 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Quite unspectacular, more of a demonstration of what can be done with the K-7's fast multi-exposure function. The sky in the background was so bright that no picture would have been possible without either a hopelessly washed-out sky or a totally black ship's hull. Five exposures at f8 with 1/500 to 1/30 sec, no tripod, exposure blending with ImageFuser, a Mac OS front-end for Enblend. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/19015914 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Lumix LX3 acquisition
Sooo bad Pentax doesn't produce such pro small cameras.. :( Well, I'm very very happy with this little camera, taking into account it is a PS. Sensor is small (although bigger than conventional PSes) so noise is definitely quite more present than on a DSLR. Size is just the max I'd agree for a PS, it slides into my jacket pocket fine (a G10/G11 wouldn't have). It tends to overexpose (or is it Pentax DSLRs which are supposed to underexpose?) a tad but -2/3 or -1 EV is easy to set (and remains active even after power off). I shoot everything in RAW as I always do. I didn't find the write speed to be slow so I'm happy with speed in general. The joystick used to change aperture and shutter speed is easier to use than I thought it would. I still prefer Ricoh way of doing (a nice wheel like DSLRs but Ricoh prices were insane). Most useful settings are very quickly changed if they need to. The layout change possibility (2:3, 3:2, 16:9) keeps the equivalent focal length (special sensor) so choosing 16:9 you still have useful wide angle. The lens (for a PS) is bright: 24-60/2-2.8 and stabilized so it minimizes noise a bit. I don't care about tele. AF speed is OK for a PS (yes, faster than K-7 Cd-AF ;) Video 720p is good to have although I don't care much but about it. Built quality is very very good (nice metal retro look) but the mode ring which is plastic fantastic. The bad: Size. It is acceptable but really limit for my use. No zoom/af when video. No viewfinder of any sorts. External ones are available but pricey as heel. Really bad: Panasonic really should have given a pouch of some sorts! I recycled another one from my old MiniDisc player but still... for that price a pouch should have been free. Images to follow when I have some minutes to me. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-7 firmware 1.02 out
http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-7_s.html Changes to V1.02 Added [Fine Sharpness 2] which makes image outlines even sharper than [Fine Sharpness] to the Sharpness setting of Custom Image. How to select [Fine Sharpness 2], Click Here Improved total image processing performance at the particular shooting condition or setting such as preview image quality at the Water Color Pastel of Digital Filter mode. Improved stability for general perforumance such as with Battery Grip D-BG4, the rear e-dial may rarely become unstable in particular shooting condition. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-7 firmware 1.02 out
I will take a look into this one. On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:57 PM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=32427255 I am using auto iso 100-1600 and HyperTv is limited to apertures from f/5,6 and larger. Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Dario Bonazza what's the hyper-program bug in the K-7? I miss it. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lightroom 3 first beta available (+ list of changes)
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2009/10/lightroom_3_beta_now_available.html Links at the bottom of the page. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: video on K-7 and K-x - help needed.
Or wil stop after 30 minutes. Not because of technical constraints but because EU would consider it as being a camcorder ans tax thé hell out of it. Eos5d dors thé same for thé same reason :( On Monday, October 19, 2009, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Folks, in the K-7 and K-x, is the video capture continue up to the card space, or does the camera stops at inconvenient moments?? I understand the clip limit under FAT32 is 4gb, bit can the cameras just move to the next file without breaking the capture? I could be challenged soon to capture 720p video, unknown clip duration but probably more than the space available... so the hability to keep recording a little more is welcome. TIA. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: video on K-7 and K-x - help needed.
Or wil stop after 30 minutes. Not because of technical constraints but because EU would consider it as being a camcorder ans tax thé hell out of it. Eos5d dors thé same for thé same reason :( On Monday, October 19, 2009, Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Folks, in the K-7 and K-x, is the video capture continue up to the card space, or does the camera stops at inconvenient moments?? I understand the clip limit under FAT32 is 4gb, bit can the cameras just move to the next file without breaking the capture? I could be challenged soon to capture 720p video, unknown clip duration but probably more than the space available... so the hability to keep recording a little more is welcome. TIA. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: video on K-7 and K-x - help needed.
It should be able to. I do not uise the K-7 under heavy sun however, dunno how it would react (no, I didn't read anything bad about that btw). The K-7 will stop at whatever comes first: 4GB barrier or 30 minutes. The relatively big sensor is cool on a DOF point of view but as for focussing, it is not, DOF being smaller and no AF during video. A older lens with nice manual feel is a joy to use however (for focussing when recording video) and allows aperture change during video as well. Regards, -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Carl Zeiss Dista gone to the dark side
Yep, noticed that as well, Frank. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:21 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:05 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: For those who follow Photoshop Disasters, don't bother, you've already seen it. http://www.zeiss.com/C125679B0029303C/EmbedTitelIntern/PI_0154-2009/$File/PI_0154-2009.jpg I get it: They photoshopped the word Canon in ~backwards~ on the reflection of the camera. Someone really screwed up on that one, eh? ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC
I've seen no direct comparison. As for kit lenses, I never heard anything pointing to a Sigma being better than a Pentax (kit lenses of course). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OPT: Samsung GX30
No Samsung DSLR for quite a time. If I were you, you I'd forget it and buy a K-7, for the very limited good the built-in GPS brings... On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hello All This is supposed to be a Pentax K7, but faster (6 fps) and a built in GPS. I need the GPS-logger in my line of work. Any signs that this camera will ever emerge? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Temperature specs
The difference that Pentax is confident and advertises the fact thzat the camera can shoot happily at -10°C. I suppose you can be even more confident the K-7 will be able to, maybe showing less autonomy problems (due to battery being too cold). On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: OK, it's a small thing. But every time I read a K-7 review they exclaim about Good to -10°C! Hooray! My K20 seems to work fine for the best part of an hour at a time below -30°, e.g. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/02/06/2008-12-23 I'll be going to Saskatchewan again around Christmas. Should I worry about walking around with the camera when it's really-Prairie-cold? -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New findings on the K-7 and Lightroom for Mac dilemma
Ralf, I found (I didn't keep the link unfortunately) read a number of stories like yours on Adobe forums except... they were with other cameras. I fear your problem could be solely LR related and nothing to do with Pentax. 2009/10/5 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: I happily keep safe away from LR all the time. I've never had any problem with LR before. Not with the DS and not with the K10D. My colours were practically always spot on. The trouble clearly began with the K-7. All files from my former cameras are still displaying as before. I'll wait another while for the next revision of LR but if this won't change soon, I'd rather part with the K-7 than with Lightroom. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: pef vs dng
K10D and K20D will produce bigger DNG than PEFs. K-7 (and K-x I suppose) will compress DNG so size is the same (a few bytes apart). Of course you can convert your PEFs to DNG on PC as others have pointed out already. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: I have a K10D and K20D in both cases DNG is larger than a PEF and that's relevant to me -might they be double size, 75% more or other %- ~in the cameras I own~ DNG is still considerably larger. I have a preference on a raw converter, and that raw converter supports PEF better than DNG. Can we agree that in the cameras I own, DNG files are larger than PEF files and that if Capture One is the raw converter of choice DNG is not the best option? On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:42 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 01:16:58AM -0400, Fernando wrote: On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:10 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Heck, it wouldn't be that difficult to write a DNG-to-(PEF/NEF/CRW/Whatever) converter, if it were necessary. There is nothing out there today that can do that. I can convert all my PEFs to DNG tomorrow if I want to That, in itself, should tell you something. If it were worthwhile, somebody would do it. As I've said before, there's nothing in a PEF that isn't in a DNG file. Not every one agrees on that http://www.openraw.org/node/1482/ Believe what you like. The facts are as I stated. I know - I've written software to pull apart PEFs, and to compare the contents with the contents of DNGs. I can't speak for other formats (NEF, CRW, etc.), but I can indeed state that DNGs contain everything from PEFs. In fact the MakerNote tag - the repository for all the Pentax-private data - is copied over bit-for-bit. And I wouldn't exactly call openraw.org a disinterested party, either - they have their own agenda, and seem to be more interested in badmouthing Adobe than in anything else. Despite Adobe's long history with maintaining the TIFF standard, and in direct contradiction to what Adobe have publicly stated about the DNG standard, they continue to tilt at the windmill of DNG being a proprietary standard, owned by Adobe. If you don't care about other raw converters that's fine ~that's what you have to weight, and that's why is a personal decision~ If you prefer Lightroom, and you think that's all you need today and in the future, and you are confident that DNG keeps all data that is in PEF, and you don't care about halving your card storage, and you don't care about hard drive space or running processes to compress DNGs, then fine, go with DNG. You don't make your point any more convincing by exaggerating, either. Even on a K10D, a PEF isn't half the size of a DNG. With the advent of compressed DNGs on the K-7 the issue becomes moot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The M9 is a bargain!
Indeed. IMO the M9 is no bargain, M8 is a ripoff ;) On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Thibouille wrote: Boris, I think the upgrade concerns M8 - M8.2. Probably, but this does not help to get a cheaper M9... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The M9 is a bargain!
Boris, I think the upgrade concerns M8 - M8.2. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I see. Well, I do apologize for causing confusion as I was confused myself. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: See M9 FAQ here: http://en.leica-camera.com/service/downloads/rangefinder_cameras/m9/index.html Can my LEICA M8 or M8.2 be upgraded with the Sensor of the M9? No. In addition to the sensor, many additional and components have been changed (e.g. the shutter) an upgrade of the M8 or M8.2 is economically non-sense and therefore not offered. Dario - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:19 AM Subject: Re: The M9 is a bargain! Dario, I think it was mentioned in one of these videos that were on the net after the announcement. I will double check. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: AFAIK, Leica told the upgrade is not possible. Too many differences between the two cameras to make it feasible for less than buying a M9. Where did you get the EUR 1500 figure from? Dario --- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:01 AM Subject: Re: The M9 is a bargain! Strangely enough, but it seems the following idea wasn't voiced on this list. My understanding is that for order of EUR 1500 one can have their M8(.2) upgraded to M9. I saw on EBay used M8 going for USD 2500 or so. So for like USD 5000 one can get oneself M9 in M8's body with proper 1 year warranty by Leica. Some might say it is a reasonably good deal. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:59 AM, David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: On Sep 28, 2009, at 8:48 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Cheap guy as I am, I'll at least wait for used, well brassed M9s to be available before I get one. That's when they'll be collectible and sell for even more. Better get one now. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: internet fails
Found pictures from the flash: http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00N/00NXa6-40193484.JPG http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00N/00NXa9-40193584.jpg Starblitz version: http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll182/lupedelupe/ads/sb01.jpg It strucked me it looked so much like Starblitz flash. Found it, it is a rebranded Starblitz Pro-5000 GTZ Twin (nice name lol). Googling for it, I found (according to authors of forum posts, I take no responsibilities of course) it outputs 11V trigger voltage and has a GN of 35. The first pictures dictates 3 aperture settings in auto mode + manual mode (full, 1/4 and 1/16 power). Couldn't find the abual but googling with the Starblitz model name will get you a lot more results (as expected). Hope it helps. On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 7:29 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bran Everseeking Subject: internet fails oddly the net has failed to give me any information on my IMAGE TB-100 flash. I have tracked down all sorts of oddities before but nothing useful has come up. They were sold by Astral Photo during the mid 1980s. Your TB-100 is a hammer head style flash that has a bounce-swivel head with a second wink light below the main unit to provide catchlights when bouncing. I don't recall the guide number, nor do I know what the trigger voltage is, and I've forgotten how many auto ranges it has, I suspect only two though (red/blue). Sorry I don't recall more than this. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: internet fails
Hey William, that's quite good memory after 25 years IMO :) On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: Re: internet fails The first pictures dictates 3 aperture settings in auto mode + manual mode (full, 1/4 and 1/16 power). Well, it has been 25 years since I last saw one of them. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend
Thank you Fernando and PJ ;) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: I have the standard focusing screen. I think the O-ME53 is worth the investment, at the beginning the improvement seems marginal, but it does benefit the manual focusing experience. Having said that, probably is not replacement for a split focusing screen -if that's what you like- but I would guess it probably pairs nicely with one. At least is a one time only investment, I use it with a *istD, *istDS, K10D and K20D. For the brief moment I had the chance to try it with the K-7 it seemed to work perfectly -I didn't know if the 100% view would make the O-ME53 crop the view or some other problem- but it felt as useful as with the K20D. I would say that any review you find about the O-ME53 and a K20D/K10D is probably also valid for the K-7 as well. It works better when I wear contacts, but I manage to use it with glasses too. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Fernando, what is your take on the O-ME53 and K-7? Is it worth it? Do you have the standard focussing screen or any non-standard one? Thank you. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Dave for posting this; now that I moved 4 blocks from Henry's Superstore -danger alarm- I went today and had the chance to handle the K7 and try it with my magnifier eyepiece (the O-ME53). Every sales person had a Pentax t-shirt -it felt weird-. On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: My email flyer showed up Friday and it looks like Henrys here in Ontario, is having Pentax reps, over the next three days, show up at some of the bigger stores and do promo talks and demos for the new Kx and K7. Its a start. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Intersting choice
Eeeek Ah but... feeling sick, suddenly. ;) On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: The K-X displayed in the Adorama ad I got via Email is bright pink with an orangey-pink grip: http://view.e.adorama.com/?j=fe8e1d787767057577m=fefa1c7077670cls=fdf315737c620c7d71107373l=febe1d727d6c077es=fe20107373670d7f7d1779jb=ffcf14ju=fe531d7971650c7d7313r=0 Oi. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend
Fernando, what is your take on the O-ME53 and K-7? Is it worth it? Do you have the standard focussing screen or any non-standard one? Thank you. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Dave for posting this; now that I moved 4 blocks from Henry's Superstore -danger alarm- I went today and had the chance to handle the K7 and try it with my magnifier eyepiece (the O-ME53). Every sales person had a Pentax t-shirt -it felt weird-. On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: My email flyer showed up Friday and it looks like Henrys here in Ontario, is having Pentax reps, over the next three days, show up at some of the bigger stores and do promo talks and demos for the new Kx and K7. Its a start. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
