Re: PESO 2018 - 038 - GDG

[James King]

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on Thu, 31 May 2018 06:26:41 -0700

> I'm pretty impressed by just how good the camera in the iPhone 8 Plus is …
> Here's a quick, hand-held pano snap as I crossed the Mary Avenue pedestrian 
> bridge in Cupertino on my bicycle yesterday:
> 
>  https://flic.kr/p/27CNqjU 
> 
> And that's at 1/4 scale of the original … the detail in the original is 
> incredible! 

The detail in your crop is great too - I knew the iPhone could take fine 
pictures in good light, but this panorama is amazingly good. I’d enjoy seeing 
the original.

Regards, Jim

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plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White 
House will be occupied by a downright fool and a complete narcissistic moron."

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Re: PESO - Cactus Glow

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Marnie (aka Doe) wrote on Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:12:59 -0800

> I returned with a friend to Ruth Bancroft Garden, cacti and succulents, Dec. 
> 2017. Last time we had been was in 2012. First time is was mid-day, this time 
> it was late afternoon. Which turned out to beneficial.
> I never feel I take as good shots when I am with someone. In addition to the 
> distraction, there is a feeling of being pressed for time. But, on the other 
> hand, with someone I go places I don't normally go.
> Probably show a few more then do a GESO.
> 
> 
> http://mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/cactusglow.htm
> 
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe :-)

Really love this image, Marnie.  Well seen and well captured.  Do you have any 
more images to share from this excursion?

Regards, Jim


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Re: Eclipse photography

[james]

What i have done in the past is to use 2 polarizing filters and cross 
polarize them. 1st one (closest to sun) must be a non circular type.

Done it this way as i am cheap and is all that i have.
Also good results can be had with a welding glass. How you mount it 
however is entirely up to you.


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Re: Single Malt Scotch. Photography. There's a good combination!

[James King]

> Paul Stenquist wrote on Sun, 16 Apr 2017 19:41:01 -0700:
> 
> I frequently drink scotch when I take photos. It's an obvious pairing. :-)


Maybe, but I’d rather drink it sitting down.  That way I can drink more of it 
without falling over…

Regards, Jim

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Re: K-1 Autofocus

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jtainter wrote on Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:22:24 -0800

 "Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5?"

 Thanks to Hoya, the K-5 had quite poor autofocus, especially in low light. 
On 
 the other hand, the K-5II and IIs (I have both) have excellent AF.

 I have used my K-1 only a little so far, but my impression is that it 
hunts 
 more than my K-5II and IIs cameras, and has more trouble finding focus in 
low 
 light. That is not to say that the K-1 AF is bad, just that it seems a 
step 
 backward from the excellent AF of the K-5II series cameras. I never used a 
K-3.

 If you are using a K-5, you will be pleased with the K-1 AF.
 
 On all my cameras, I use only central point autofocus.

Joe, my brief experience (2 weeks) with the K-1 and DFA 28-105 suggests that 
its autofocus is better than my previous bodies, but I use the nine point AF 
array.  Have you tried it?

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Re: PESO. Electrical activity

[james]

Thank you. I messed around with it  a little bit (about 30 seconds) in 
lightroom only.


James


On 4/12/2016 11:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Well done. Perfectly exposed and rendered.

Paul via phone





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OT: Re: PESO. Electrical activity

[james]

On 4/12/2016 11:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:

OT: is Photobucket often this slow? That took ages to come up.


Seams to be of late. Thinking about changing to something else. Suggestions?


James

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Re: PESO. Electrical activity

[james]

I wanted to be up higher but thought better of it...


James


On 4/12/2016 7:25 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

james wrote:


Decided to give some lightning shots a go.

K5, 8sec, iso 400. sigma 14mm @ f8. Could have done with a 8mm :)

http://s1325.photobucket.com/user/sup8pdct/media/lightning-12_zpssvfhtcwm.jpg.html

Yikes! That's great!
  



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PESO. Electrical activity

[james]

Decided to give some lightning shots a go.

K5, 8sec, iso 400. sigma 14mm @ f8. Could have done with a 8mm :)

http://s1325.photobucket.com/user/sup8pdct/media/lightning-12_zpssvfhtcwm.jpg.html


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Re: a tiny LR discovery

[james]

Try holding down Alt while moving sliders  left and right with mouse. 
All sorts of amazing things can be discovered.



James


On 11/11/2016 6:33 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:


After having been working with LR for many years, I keep discovering 
certain functionalities in it.
Today I discovered that when you are resizing a photo, pressing Alt 
while grabbing a corner of the image will resize proportionally in ALL 
4 directions.

(If I remember correctly,"Option" is the equivalent of "Alt" key on Mac.)

Probably many people knew that, - but if you didn't, - it could be 
useful.


In general, this makes me thinking how many other "hidden" 
capabilities are there in LR that I will never discover ;-)



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Re: OT: update to macOS Sierra

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Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote onTue, 25 Oct 2016 07:04:38 -0700:

> macOS Sierra 10.12.1 was released yesterday. 
> 
> Based on the release notes, it seems to have some work in it to address Adobe 
> printing issues and Microsoft Office problems, amongst other things. Folks on 
> another forum reported happiness after installing it. I don't have time to do 
> print testing until the weekend, but all in all it seems to be running nicely 
> on my systems. (I don't run Office so can't comment on that.)


I just updated my MacBook Pro to Sierra and found that I needed to 
download/install the latest Canon print drivers and Gutenprint 5.2.11 to get my 
Canon MG3200 wireless printer to function.

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Re: ME Super diagnosis needed

[james]

Did you try setting to 125x position? isn't it supposed to be the only 
mechanical speed? or Bulb?



James


On 2/06/2016 2:09 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:

If he doesn't, I do! LOL

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:10 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote:

You want an LX and all the viewfinders?


On 6/1/2016 9:04 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:


I'll contact the seller - I got most of my money's worth just with
the lens, but I was looking forward to a working film camera to do a
few rolls for old-times sake...

stan



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Re: K-3 II shooting video: No Card In the Camera (Wanna bet?)

[James King]

Steve Cottrell wrote on  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:15:38 -0700:

 On 15/4/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

 >Shallow depth of field in movies looks gimmicky to me, like excessive
 >use of slow motion. It feels as if the director is beating me over the
 >head by forcing me to look at what s/he wants, rather than making good
 >use of 'mise en scène' so the audience can see and think for themselves.

 AGREE.

 Shallow DoF is very overrated at the moment. It can be used, with care,
 to great effect.

 But not every fucking shot.

What he said.  

I used to spend  lot of time in the Leica User Forum and almost everyone seemed 
toi be in love with one of the various flavors of the Noctliux 50mm  (f1.1 to 
0.9).  Lots of boring photos…

Regards, Jim


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Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

[james]

I am Just north of brisbane australia

James

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Re: Changes (aging) new beginnings

[James King]

Mark Stringer wrote on Mon, 28 Mar 2016 05:20:33 -0700

> (snip)
> 
> You know I think I paid about what a K-1 costs for my *istD. I still have it.

I was just thinking the same thing.  Accounting for inflation, the *ist-D was 
actually a good bit more expensive! 

And I, too, still have my *ist-D.  I still use it to “wake up” my old SDM 
lenses when they don’t want to AF after sitting on the shelf.

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Re: Couldn't wait to get my new Pentax full-frame

[James King]

Mark Roberts wrote on Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:32:46 -0700

> Oh, by the way: It doesn't actually work. The shutter sticks, although it 
> seems to be in very nice condition other than that. Anyone know 
> where I might get it repaired? (If I can afford it)*

Mark, I’m pretty sure that Eric Hendrickson could fix it - he has repaired many 
old Pentax cameras for me, and at reasonable prices too. Email him at 
 with a description of the problem and he will give you an 
estimate of the cost to fix it.

Regards, Jim

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Re: PESO 2016 - Vasquez & Leotta - GDG

[James King]

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on Sat, 12 Mar 2016 06:28:27 -0800

> I've printed this before, but my online display version was pretty small. I 
> made a new 11x14 print and thought it time to post a larger, nicer rendering; 
> the original post was too small to be satisfying. 
> 
>   http://flic.kr/p/FcjtkT
> 
> Made with the first FourThirds camera, the Olympus E-1 + ZD 11-22/2.8-3.5 
> lens. 
> Camera still going strong after 13 years... 
> 
> enjoy!

This is one of my favorites, Godfrey.  I really must order a print of it from 
you some day…

Regards, Jim


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Re: My K-7 is dying

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Doug Brewer wrote on Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:33:23 -0800:

> Okay, now I see what you guys are saying about the K5ii. It doesn't seem to 
> be much more expensive than the original K5, depending on where you look.
> Thanks for all the advice. I may just go for the K5ii.

Doug, for what t’s worth I’d like to add my voice to the chorus championing the 
K-5II.  It’s a much better camera than the K-7 or the K-5 (I have both) and in 
some respects a better-rounded camera than the current K-3.  If you can find 
one at the right price in decent condition I’d say go for it - you won’t be 
disappointed.

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Re: tamron 28-75, foggy on the inside

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Larry Colen wrote on Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:27:07 -0800:

> This afternoon I wanted to take some pictures of the river in my backyard. It 
> was raining, but not super hard, so rather than changing lenses, I just used 
> the 28-75 on the K-3.
> This evening I was photographing belt tests at the dojo, and it was getting 
> tough to see through the camera. I had condensation on one of the elements on 
> the inside of the lens. I could put the lens in front of my heater, but I'm 
> worried about it getting too hot and causing damage.
> Does anyone have any constructive solutions for solving this problem?
> 
> I took some photos of the lens tonight:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663676462012

Larry, if you don’t have silica gel readily available, you might try using rice 
or popcorn as a moisture absorber.

Regards, Jim


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Re: tamron 28-75, foggy on the inside

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Larry Colen wrote on Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:27:07 -0800:

> This afternoon I wanted to take some pictures of the river in my backyard. It 
> was raining, but not super hard, so rather than changing lenses, I just used 
> the 28-75 on the K-3.
> This evening I was photographing belt tests at the dojo, and it was getting 
> tough to see through the camera. I had condensation on one of the elements on 
> the inside of the lens. I could put the lens in front of my heater, but I'm 
> worried about it getting too hot and causing damage.
> Does anyone have any constructive solutions for solving this problem?
> 
> I took some photos of the lens tonight:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663676462012

Larry, if you don’t have silica gel readily available, you might try using rice 
or popcorn as a moisture absorber.

Regards, Jim


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Re: My Wife, Marlene

[James King]

Paul, I’m so sorry to read that Marlene has finally passed. Please accept my 
sympathy for you and your family during this difficult time.

At least she departed in the way she wanted, with her family and in the embrace 
of hospice care.

Regards, 
Jim King

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Re: Is this guy right?????

[james]

OOPS better link
http://www.lightstalking.com/cameras-sensor-size/

James

On 26/05/2015 8:34 PM, james wrote:
While reading the photography part on flipboard (Smart phone app) A 
guy named Dzvonko Petrovski is talking about crop v full frame sensors.


Edited quote:
A 50mm F2 lens on full frame is as expected a 50mm F2. On a 1.5 crop 
sensor, it is a 75mm F3.


Link here:
http://www.lightstalking.com/?s=camera+sensor+size


Huh A lens gets darker on a crop sensor


James




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Is this guy right?????

[james]

While reading the photography part on flipboard (Smart phone app) A guy 
named Dzvonko Petrovski is talking about crop v full frame sensors.


Edited quote:
A 50mm F2 lens on full frame is as expected a 50mm F2. On a 1.5 crop 
sensor, it is a 75mm F3.


Link here:
http://www.lightstalking.com/?s=camera+sensor+size


Huh A lens gets darker on a crop sensor


James

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Re: PESO: What Color is This.

[James King]

Ann Sanfedele wrote on Sun, 26 Apr 2015 07:32:40:

 Salmon I think is best. but coral might work as well
 because even though coral need not be salmon colored it often is.

I think that “coral” would be the more appropriate name, at least in the US, 
and assuming my monitor calibration is on target.  Salmon is a slightly 
yellower hue, IMO. But as you note, coral can cover a range of hues.

As a color designer/paint formulator at DuPont for 30 years, one of my favorite 
tasks was naming the annual palette of colors we offered to the automotive 
companies. We tried to keep away from names which were too fanciful, seeking 
instead names which would evoke the color in the mind of someone reading it in 
a brochure. Not always easy…

Regards, Jim

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Re: K-3 owners... you might want to hold off on 1.20 firmware

[James King]

Rob Studdert wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:57:05 -0700:

  Paul, a half press of the shutter tuns on the rear screen back-lighting
  even when the screen is set to off, it's a real distraction for me
  shooting events plus I'm sure it would impact on battery life, they
  need to remedy it.

*
I did the update, and as I was troubled by this behavior, I found after a 
little fiddling around found that I can shut off the rear screen by toggling 
the preview lever for a moment.  Not perfect, and I’ll be glad if they issue a 
fix, but it suffices for now.

Alternatively, you can reinstall v1.1 over v1.20. I wasn’t aware of this 
possibility until I saw a post in the DPR Pentax Forum about it. Evidently 
Pentax recently enabled this possibility on their newer models.

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Warning about LR6.0

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Stanley Halpin wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 -0700:

  Apparently by upgrading to LR6.0 I was automagically joining the Creative 
Cloud.
  I downloaded LR6.0 to my computer. NOT the Cloud version. I do not now nor 
have 
  I ever had a Cloud account. I don't want a Cloud account, I don't use 
  Photoshop. I might want to explore Mobile if I had the time and if it had 
  different features and if it allowed me to use something other than Adobe as 
my 
  cloud storage site. But for now, I don’t want it and have not asked for it.

  But when I open LR6.0, it tries to synch my 150k photos to my Cloud account 
and 
  displays a little note that I have 29 days left in my free Mobile trial. When 
I 
  log into my Adobe account, my only option with respect to my magical 30-day 
  free trial to Mobile is to purchase it. I just want it to GO AWAY! Adobe Help 
  Chat and Forums are basically dead due to the volume of people probably with 
  problems like mine. You may want to wait a few months before going to 6.0, 
give 
  them a chance to add a STOP button that lets you off the Cloud.

*
I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the 
standalone version, so a little patience is in order.  I, for one, plan to wait…

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Re: Rare lens at KEH (speaking of depth of field)

[james]

Are you sure?? I was told the shift lens fixed perspective, not focus.

James

On 12/04/2015 6:34 AM, Ken Waller wrote:

I would think focus stacking would greatly reduce the necessity of a tilt shift 
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Re: Ridiculous Macro with a Q7

[james]

On 5/03/2015 11:09 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

Bruce Walker wrote:


Whoa. You should be able to view individual atoms with that. You
should even be able to read the manufacturer's warning labels on those
atoms.

Just curious. What do the warning labels on atoms say?
  

If you can read this, you are allowed to remove this quantum partical label.

James

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Re: Full-Framer Coming

[james]

Wasn't there someone named COTTY.
Wasn't there something about a HAT.
Wasn't there something about pentax FF.
Wasn't there something about eating of HAT re FF?


James

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RE: New Zoom Lenses

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Malcolm Smith wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:36:50 -0800

 (snip)
 
 The real problem with selling an FF camera when the competition has had them
 on the camera store shelves for years, is who are they going to sell it to
 in a large enough quantity to justify the expense? Everyone who really
 needed an FF camera has already bought one.

Yes, but many who *want* one rather than *need* one are still out there. IMO 
most FF enthusiasts are in this category, myself included.

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Re: Surgery Outcome

[James King]

Keep your chin up, Paul, and know that all of us PDMLers are pulling for 
Marlene, you,  and your family during this difficult time.

Regards, Jim

 -Original Message- 
 From: Paul Stenquist
 Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:42 PM
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
 Subject: Re: Surgery Outcome
 
 
 The surgery took five hours, longer than expected. The doc found a number of 
 affected lymph nodes, including one close to the aorta, so a lot of precise 
 work was required. He also found a second tumor in the small intestine. The 
 primary tumor in the colon was very large. When I spoke to hem after the 
 surgery he wasn?t optimistic but didn?t say it was hopeless. I asked if 
 there was a chance for full recovery and he said there?s always a chance. 
 Not exactly encouraging but enough to give me hope. Worse than I expected 
 but not as bad as it might have been if there was liver involvement.
 
 I will remain optimistic, although I?m not as hopeful as I was yesterday 
 morning. Will get more information and a more clear prognosis as the medics 
 complete the pathology of the tissue that was removed. In any case, chemo 
 will start as soon as Marlene has her strength back. The doc said radiation 
 therapy is a possibility as well.

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My Wife, Marlene

[James King]

Paul Stenquist wrote on Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:18:06 -0700:

 Marlene is having surgery at 10 am tomorrow for colorectal cancer. No other 
 organs involved but quite a few lymph nodes must be removed, including one 
 next 
 to the aorta. Been sorting this out since she was diagnosed last month. Not 
 easy, but It’s the hand we were dealt. Prayers and positive thoughts 
 appreciated.

My thoughts will be with you and your family during this difficult time. I join 
the others in this thread in hoping for a positive outcome and a speedy 
recovery for Marlene.

Regards, Jim
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Re: Need help choosing a photo from 4

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J.C. O’Connell wrote on Thu, 29 May 2014 14:03:18 -0700:

 how about this crop based on #1 :
 
 
 http://www.jchriso.com/temp/flower052914.jpg

I like this crop - it eliminates some of the background clutter and what 
remains helps the balance of the composition.  Good eye!

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Re: Want

[James King]

Paul Stenquist wrote on Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:59:21 -0700

 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/898839-REG/Sigma_340109_35mm_f_1_4_DG_HSM.html

I was considering this lens for a while but decided to stick with my FA 31 LTD 
after comparing reviews of the Sigma with reviews of the FA 31 LTD.  I’d be 
interested in hearing comments from anyone who has shot both of them, though.

Regards, Jim



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Re: A Camera for Jim King

[James King]

Miserere wrote on Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:02:43 -0800:

 I have a camera for Jim King. Behold the King Jim camera!:
 
 http://akihabaranews.com/2014/01/15/article-en/king-jim-camera-equipped-mouse-1534514126
 It even comes with an accessory mouse, ahem.
 
 :-)
 
 Cheers,
—M.

I wonder what King Jim means in Cantonese?  Probably “Foolish photo gear 
collector”...

Regards, Jim

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OT - Saw an Olympus OM-D in the Wild Today

[James King]

Steve Cottrell posted on Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:02:18 -0800:

(snip)

 There's a retro Fuji offering released in 5 days.

 

 My attention has been had.

I’m really eager to see what Fuji brings - I’m loving my X-E2 but am interested 
in a MILC with a larger EVF.  Wonder what other features Fuji will deliver?

Regards, Jim



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Re: Help request, who knows a lens repair service that will even look at older third party lenses?

[James King]

P.J. Alling wrote on Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:19:58 -0700:

 My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts took a 
 fall of about 2 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Everything seems to be all 
 right except the aperture lever is binding just ever so much   much as I felt 
 comfortable doing, while still thinking I'd get it back together, and was 
 unable to discover where the lever is binding, though it's just enough to 
 keep it from moving freely through part of it's travel. Even at that I 
 managed to lose one small screw.
 Any new Pentax equipment I'd send to C.R.I.S. Older stuff I'd send to 
 Pentaxs.com, but I've never damaged an older non Pentax lens I thought was 
 worth having repaired, so I'm at a loss.
 Any suggestions would be welcome, preferably within the continental U.S., but 
 Canada probably isn't out of the question. Though I'm not sure what kind of 
 hoops I'll have to jump through to get a used lens for repair through customs.

If KEH can't help, you might consider trying Paul Ebel:

Paul Ebel Lens Services
420 21st Street North, Suite #2
PO Box 141
Menomonie, WI 54751

Paul has repaired old lenses and cameras for me in the past.

Regards, Jim


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Re: GESO - Bessaflex

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Derby Chang wrote on Sun, 30 Jun 2013 04:56:21 -0700:

 A few weeks ago, I acquired a nice example of the rare-ish Voigtlander 
 Bessaflex in black. What a pretty camera. Takes the same Voigtlander grip and 
 trigger winder as their R rangefinders, and the feel of the body is pretty 
 similar too. In other words, nice and solid.
 http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/06/bessaflex/index.html

Several years ago I bought a silver Bessaflex from Stephen Gandy - one of the 
last he had in stock at Cameraquest, I believe.  I agree that it's a nice 
camera, sturdy although not quite as nicely finished as a Pentax.  I used mine 
with the C-V Ultron 40mm f2 lens, as I could not find the C-V 58mm f1.4 Nokton 
I wanted in M42 mount, an extremely rare lens.   It was a nice combination.

Regards, Jim

Also upgraded to LR5 this month. Spotting film scans is now half-way enjoyable.
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Re: Finally after 6 years...

[James King]

Mark Roberts wrote on Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:34:43 -0800:

 It looks like Focus Magic is *finally* getting around to releasing a
 64-bit version of their Photoshop plug-in. (I bought the 32-bit
 version in 2007.) The beta is out now and seems to work very well in
 my limited testing so far. Far better than the lame Topax InFocus I've
 been using for the past couple of years.

Thanks for the heads-up, Mark.  Like you, I much preferred Focus Magic over 
other deconvolution programs and I've missed it since moving to OS X 7 and 8.  
I signed up to try the Mac beta at their website.

Regards, Jim

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nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” 
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Re: PESO: Film Day

[James King]

Paul Stenquist wrote on Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:56:54 -0800:

 A couple of weeks back I shot a roll of Portra 400 in my Leica iiif RD plus 
 Summicron 2.0 Collapsible. My Epson 500 arrived today, so Iscanned a couple 
 of 
 frames. The building to the rear was designed by Eliel Saarinen. I don't know 
 who created the sculpture in the foreground. 
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16959204size=lg

I believe that this sculpture is called For Mother Teresa and the sculptor is 
Mark di Suvero.  It's one of many wonderful things to see on the grounds of the 
Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Regards, Jim

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Re: OT - Digital Rev Makes Amends for Supplying 'Used' Camera

[James King]

Steve Cottrell wrote on Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:14:09 -0800:

 http://www.prettyinwhite.com/digital-rev-hey-thats-my-camera/
 An interesting read!

Interesting indeed, Cotty.  Would that all camera dealers (including some well 
known ones in New York) would treat their customers as well when they make a 
mistake.

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Re: Butchered ebay listing, wrong on many counts

[James King]

Stan Halpin wrote on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:08:58 -0800:

 Seems like a decent price considering its rarity! And those Tak autofocus 
 zoom 
 50/1.4 lenses were said to be quite good . . .

And quite rare, too…

Regards, Jim
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Re: PESO: What a K-5 can do

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Ralf R. Radermacher wrote on Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:17:34 -0800:

 The only way to get this shot was through the iron bars of a gate, hence
 no possibility to use a tripod. 
 
 K-5, SMC-A 2.8 24 mm, f4, ISO 800, 3 freehand exposures 1/8 to 1/60 s
 Enfuse plugin for Lightroom:
 
 
 http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/29854910
  
 
 As always your comments...
 
 All the best from Dunkirk,
 Ralf

Another spectacular image, Ralf.  For you it may be commonplace, but for the 
rest of us…

Regards, Jim
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Friendship is the ultimate intimacy.  It is the ability to speak honestly 
without fear of your words being used against you, to be oneself without fear 
of judgement for our mistakes or our life choices. 
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RE: K-mount 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2

[James King]

Krisjanis Linkevics Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:20:18 -0800:

 Let me rehash my point. The 50 f/1.2 is nice. Very nice. But they are only 
 manual focus and you wouldn't be able to casually focus it at f/1.2 in low 
 light anyway. Unless your eyesight, hand-eye coordination and viewfinder 
 precision are well above average and/or you use static targets. And if 
 sharp-ish eyes and blurry nose/ears is your thing or you are not going to use 
 it at f/1.2 at tight portrait distances.

Granted. The 50/1.2 is not an easy lens to master - but there are images where 
the narrow DOF and creamy OOF areas are desirable and worth the effort IMO.
However, the low-light advantage is very slim and not of much value given the
excellent high-ISO performance of today's DSLRs 

 The going rate for the FA50 is less than half of the various 50/1.2. You get 
 a 
 little more real extra light over the f/1.7 and autofocus for that. I would 
 get the FA50/1.4 right away if my f/1.7 wasn't autofocus or if I had a buyer 
 for it.

If it is an either/or choice I would agree. But some of us are fortunate 
enough to 
be able to afford both; granted, the OP is probably not be in that position.

 I never made any comments about 50/1.2 being inferior to other 50s at f/4 or 
 anything to that effect. I said it was nice, what more do you want? :)
 It is, however, a specialty lens with an appropriate price tag.

I felt that you were damning the 50/1.2 with faint praise and wanted to make it 
plain 
that this lens has its own special virtues (at least in my eyes). If this was 
not your 
intent, I'm sorry I jumped to that conclusion. Yes, it's a specialty lens and 
some 
(perhaps most) will not be attracted to what it has to offer. However, I find 
it that it 
has its charms.

As I concluded in my earlier reply, YMMV...

 The reaction from the non-photographer members of my family when showing them 
 kids pictures made at f/1.2 has always been This is nice and all, but if 
 only 
 you had used a real lens, we would have decent pictures now. Yes, apparently 
 I 
 aim to start a holy f/1.2 war here.

No war, just a difference in opinion based on a different scale of values. ;)

Regards, Jim


It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities 
are wrong. 

-  Voltaire


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RE: K-mount 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2

[James King]

Krisjanis Linkevics wrote on Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:18:44 -0800:

 Don't bother with the f/1.2. It is nice and all but price/performance is 
 totally unacceptable.

Kris, I have to disagree with you on this, at least in regards to IQ.  I have 3 
copies of the Pentax 50/1.2 lenses and while they are a bit dreamy wide open, 
when stopped down a bit they are very good - as good as or better than my 
Pentax 50/1.4 lenses, especially when considering rendering.  As to cost, no 
argument there - they are very pricey today.

They are beautifully made examples of the lensmakers' art from the era before 
plastic fantastic became the order of the day, and as a collector I'm glad to 
have them. Of course YMMV…

Regards, Jim




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RE: K-mount 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2

[James King]

Here's an example of the very shallow DOF obtainable with the Pentax 50mm f1.2. 
 Check out the pattern in the fabric of the chair arm: 
http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/image/54737744  Handheld, 1/45 sec @ f1.2, ISO 
1600, tungsten illumination, Pentax *ist-D.

I like the OOF rendering as well.

(Unfortunately our dear Tasha is no longer with us…)

Regards, Jim


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Re: BH - no respect for Pentax

[James King]

Perhaps you didn't search the BH site.  They have several Pentax bodies priced 
significantly lower than last week right now.  For example, the K-5 IIs is 
$1049, a $250 discount from list.  Other deals are available as well.

I placed my order over the weekend.

Regards, Jim


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RE: One of the advantages of optical viewfinders

[James King]

Bob W wrote on Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:45:50 -0700:

 I've got one of those on my trousers.

What?  You mean you have one one that divides into three pieces and extends 
less than one inch???  You probably shouldn't make a public announcement...

Regards, Jim



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Re: PESO - A view to Lofoten

[James King]

AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:31:41 -0700

 Apologies for posting a bloglink only, but I haven't figured out how to 
 extract 
 a direct image link from my cellphone browser yet. 
 
 http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-view-to-lofoten.html

Darkly beautiful is an apt description of this image.  Thanks for sharing.

Regards, Jim
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Why kids get into photography? (nsfw)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l21O77WcZEsns=em

Regards, Jim


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Re: Pentax Q Price Cut

[James King]

Steven Desjardins wrote on Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:36:56 -0700

 One more point.  The $200 price tag on the 8.5 mm viewfinder is now
 completely ludicrous.  It would make the Q a much better shooting
 experience for $100 (or less).  ;-)

I agree - how Pentax expects to get $200+ for this finder is beyond me. Anyway, 
I figure that my CV 50m bright line finder will serve just fine. No finder is 
accurate at all subject distances anyway.

Regards, Jim


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Pentax Q Price Cut

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For those of you who felt that the Q was way overpriced at introduction 
(including me), Amazon is currently offering the kit with black body and 01 
standard lens for $380. Might just take a flyer on it at this price…

Regards, Jim
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Re: PESO #27 - Green, Red, Yellow

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Boris Liberman wrote on Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:59:55 -0700

 Hi!
 
 http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/06/peso-2012-27-green-red-yellow.html
 
 My new toy - Samsung Galaxy S II is not half bad as a little snapper that is 
 always with me. I am starting to think that the likes of Sony NEX with couple 
 of adapters (K-mount and Leica M-mount) can be my next enablement. It is 
 unfortunate that Ricoh does not upgrade their GXR system modules (50 mm macro 
 and Leica M-mount) with 16 MP sensor from Sony, or I would have bought these 
 probably on the spot…

Boris, don't diss the Ricoh Mount A12 - it does a better job than one might 
expect for a 12 MP sensor because of the lack of an AA filter and the offset 
microlenses. :)  I have one and I'm not sure that more pixels are needed to 
get IQ close to the M9.  It's better than the 16 mP A5n as it is…

Regards, Jim
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Re: New DA50/1.8 Plastic Mount

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P. J. Alling wrote on Wed, 23 May 2012 09:20:38 -0700

 Lenses are a long term investment, at least they used to be, plastic on a 
 bearing surface implies the opposite. No matter what plasticizers are lost 
 over time and the material becomes brittle and subject to cracking. 
 Eventually something important will break. Heat will exacerbate this process. 
 If the lens was cheap enough to be disposablethat would be fine but it's not 
 really.

It ain't neccesarily so!  I'm confident that the Pentax plastic lens mount is 
made of a modern engineering plastic; these are heat-resistant, often 
self-lubricating, and do not contain volatile/migratory plasticizers.  Unless 
subjected to severe mechanical stress it's likely that they will outlive the 
user…

Regards, Jim
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Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

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Hi Darren.

Congrats on your new K-5 and Sigma lens.  As the buyer in your unexpected lens 
sale I'm glad to have contributed in my small way to your purchase of this 
outstanding camera.  I hope ( and fully expect) that you'll be delighted with 
it, and I look forward to receiving that SMC Tak 45-125 zoom for my collection 
in the near future!

Regards, Jim

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Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

[James King]

Christine Nielsen wrote on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:40:14 -0700

 http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/lens-prices-and-our-channel-strategy-in-the-u

Seems like Pentax is not alone in doing this.  Nikon has already made a similar 
move: 
http://nikonrumors.com/2011/10/14/the-new-nikon-us-pricing-policy-explained.aspx/

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Re: Considering how much Leicas cost...

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Steven Desjardins wrote on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:26:32 -0700

 It would go so well with my white loafers . . .

Just think…  A white Leica, white shoes, and loud sports coat - a full 
Cleveland!

Regards, Jim



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LBA ?.. Kenko and soligor P/AF extention tube sets

[James]

Just picked up one set each of these. Almost impossiable to find a set that 
passes all 7 lens information contacts through.
At long last, I can use my  A 50mm 1.7 with tubes and PTTL flash instead of 
manual flash and a lot of guess work for my macro setup.

James



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Re: Buzzing MZ7. Common problem?

[James]

The new one hasn't cost me a thing so far.
Was hoping someone has taken a screwdriver to one to see how it ticks and can 
point the way.
Stick with my Super A for now.

James





On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:49:41 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:

I expect that it's a common problem, and might even be easily fixed.  
However since just opening the case on a camera will probably cost about 
$100, you have to ask yourself do you feel lucky?  Well do you? 

On the other hand you could probably pick up a MZ-6/ZX-L or MZ/ZX-3/5/5n 
any of which would be a much superior camera for less than the expected 
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Buzzing MZ7. Common problem?

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Hi Guys and Gals.
My MZ7 now makes a buzzing noise instead of the shutter firing. Any Clues?
Easy fix? Something stuck?
Today, a got hold of a 2nd MZ7, looking to buy for a small sum. Guess what.
Makes the exact same noise in place of firing the shutter.
Is this a common problem for the MZ7?

James


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Re: Buzzing MZ7. Common problem?

[James]

I have Battery grip FG and have tried a fully charged set of nicads and 
energiser lithums.
Both power a MZ60 that belongs to my wife but shutter buzzes still with both 
MZ7's.
Set camera to red eye reduction, the preflash fires for red eye but neither 
main flash or shutter fires.
I don't want to use the MZ60 due to it's inabilities of use with A series 
lenses.

James


On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:03:28 +0300, Boris Liberman wrote:

Have you tried a fresh set of batteries?





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Re: Buzzing MZ7. Common problem?

[James]

Hmmm. interesting.
The Nicad issue would be the lower voltage and possiably the higher current 
that they can supply.
One MZ7 is brand new still in the box. Wounder if I can clame warrenty on 
it???

James


On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:20:32 +0800, Bong Manayon wrote:

That sounds like what happened to both my MZ-Ms way back; both had to
do with some motor which was replaced by Pentax (one was under
warranty while the other was not).  I can no longer exactly remember
why they failed (it happened way back in 2001 or so...although one may
have been a quality control issue) but I know it did not have anything
to do with batteries.

Speaking of batteries, the manual does say that nicads are no-no for
the battery pack FG; it does not say why but I do remember something
from the Canon motor drive MA (for the A-1/AE-1 Program) manual which
also does not allow nicads that it has something to do with a
difference in...something (watts? amps? --I forget; I don't have that
manual anymore)...which would effectively burn out motors (the motor
drive MA does have a separate nicad battery pack which downgrades its
performance).




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RE: Pentax AF Lens + SF7 = DSLR

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Just be careful with 3rd party lenses I have a sigma AF 24-70 zoom lens that
works well on my MZ7 but won't work on any Pentax SLR camera built after the
year 2000.

James

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Peter
Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 6:14 PM
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Subject: Re: Pentax AF Lens + SF7 = DSLR

Thanks all for the speedy replies

Nice to see the old lenses can still be utilized, this is a definite 
bonus to now being able to set more aside for a Body Only Pentax deal.

Just find that my current Olympus C-730 UltraZoom 10x Optical is slow 
to respond to zoom and focus (by today's standards) and it was purchased 
as more of a crossover functionality between a PS snapper to some 
fine telephoto capabilities, and has served me well.

Thanks
Peter D (Adelaide)

John Coyle wrote:
 Peter, those lenses should work well, as others have already said.  I have
a
 Tokina 400/5.6 MF lens which is very good on digital.  The K7 has a
built-in
 focus assist light, and some of the Pentax flashes, such as the AF-330FTZ,
 will throw a low-intensity red beam to ensure accurate focus.

 HTH


 John in Brisbane



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 Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 2:47 PM
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 Subject: Pentax AF Lens + SF7 = DSLR

 Have a Pentax SF7 (film) camera with a SMC Pentax-F Zoom 35-70 f3.5 AF)

 (Also have a Tokina 70-210 f4.5 AF)

 Are these lenses usable on any Pentax Digital SLR's? I am currently 
 investigating at upgrading to Digital SLR.

 Am particularly interested in the new K-7 (still waiting for pricing in 
 Australia) or the K-m.

 The feature I liked most about my old SF7 was the AF spotbeam which 
 assisted with auto-focus using the flash in dark environments. Is this 
 feature currently available on any of Pentax's DSLR's or is this now 
 superceded?

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Re: Sample Image - A70-210 on digital was RE: DA* 60-250 at BH

[James]

Look at the first image here.

www.eftel.net.au/~james_bradford/peso.htm

taken with an A70/210 at F32 on macro setting with a K10D, no flash.
That lens has been pulled apart and fungus cleaned off. (not by me)

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RE: PESO - Fungi. My very first peso :)

[james Bradford]

I have my camera set to 2/3 over expose almost always.
This one was right on the side of the walking track. Could smell others but
not find them.
Apparently, from Christmas till Easter after rain is when they come out.
Very wet this Easter.

James

James wrote:
 Easter trip to Bunya Mtns. 
 Collected a Tick as well :(
 Wet and in the clouds most of the time.
 Comments  most welcome
 www.eftel.com.au/~james_bradford/peso.htm
 
 James
 
 


The first is a bit dark but a very cool subject and nice and sharp. 
Love the second one.



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RE: PESO - Fungi. My very first peso :)

[james Bradford]

A guy with the group we went with also had 3 books on fungi and his had a
slightly different name.
phallus multicolour. Quick search on the net shows both names for similar
fungi. Hmm
I haven't yet made diffusers for the flashes. Is on the to do list tho. 

James

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Subject: Re: PESO - Fungi. My very first peso :)

G'day James

They're an attractive pair of fungi.  Must be the season for them - I've
had several different types come up in my yard in the past few weeks.

I really like the top one - excellent colour and sharpness.  According
to my Fungi field guide it's Dictyophora multicolor, commonly known as
stinkhorn because the cap smells like rotting meat as it matures.

Not quite so keen on the second one.  The mini-umbrella shapes are very
attractive but I think the image is spoiled a bit by the highlights
caused by the flashes on the background.  You can also see the
reflections of the flashes on the caps.  Perhaps some diffusers on the
flash heads would have helped. 

I agree with Cotty about the watermarks.

Bunya Mountains. I love that place - stayed there a couple of times. 
Thankfully I escaped being 'ticked'!

I hope we'll see some more of your work.



Cheers

Brian

++
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Western Sydney Australia
http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/


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 Easter trip to Bunya Mtns. 
 Collected a Tick as well :(
 Wet and in the clouds most of the time.
 Comments  most welcome
 www.eftel.com.au/~james_bradford/peso.htm
 
 James
 
 
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PESO - Fungi. My very first peso :)

[James]

Easter trip to Bunya Mtns. 
Collected a Tick as well :(
Wet and in the clouds most of the time.
Comments  most welcome
www.eftel.com.au/~james_bradford/peso.htm

James



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Re: PESO - Fungi. My very first peso :)

[James]

Gave the water mark a shot. Maybe will leave it out next time.
Thanks for comments.
Still paying for the tick tho
James


On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:52:40 +0100, Cotty wrote:

Fascinating subject, well seen.

Don't care much for garish copyright notice through the middle of the
pic, but given subject could be a deterrent. I'm so-so with Photoshop
but could scrub that out in a trice.

Well done.





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Re: The PDML Annual Has Arrived!

[James]

For any one who is interested,
I found tomshardware did some tests on SDHC cards, speed reading/writing .

www.thg-news.com/T2?95yU3Pf2yL5mVQJRwGVQJKe8V2GKA8t 

James



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Interesting SDHC tests

[James]

For any one who is interested,
I found tomshardware did some tests on SDHC cards, speed reading/writing .

www.thg-news.com/T2?95yU3Pf2yL5mVQJRwGVQJKe8V2GKA8t

James

At least i got the subject line right this time :)



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Re: The PDML Annual Has Arrived!

[James]

OOPS.
Silly me forgot to change the subject line.
I pray for mercy and forgiveness  from all because I am very senative to 
flaming  :D

James







For any one who is interested,
I found tomshardware did some tests on SDHC cards, speed reading/writing .




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Re: are all our Aussies ok?

[James]

I am from the state that has all the flooding up north.
We (I) am rather envious of those with all the rain. 
We need it here in the south east corner of the state as we are still on water 
restrictions.

James



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Re: [Not official] P-TTL Ring Flash from Metz coming ??

[James]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:51:45 +0200, Toine wrote:

new  Pentax ring
flash. 

Have I missed something here?
a search turn up nothing.
Where can one of these be had from?

James



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Re: [Not official] P-TTL Ring Flash from Metz coming ??

[James]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:05:26 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:

a.
Thank you..
james


Watch for the Photokina announcement it the next few days.

James wrote:
 On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:51:45 +0200, Toine wrote:

   
 new  Pentax ring
 flash. 
 

 Have I missed something here?
 a search turn up nothing.
 Where can one of these be had from?

 James





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Photos from space, K10D

[James]

While browsing, I discovered these pics taken with a K10D from a balloon up to 
20 miles up
wwwDOTflickrDOTcom/photos/arena5/sets/72157606119049987/detail/
There is an explation on pentaxforums of how it was done.
Is amazing what the K10D will stand up to.

James



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RAW Write Times for K100D Super

[James Meeks]

Hi,

I recently bought a K100D Super and have been testing the camera. I  
have an 80X SD card and the write times for RAW are about 5 or 6  
seconds. I bought a 133X card and the write times are still the same.  
Is this about normal for this camera and shouldn't they be faster  
with the new card? Thanks.



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Re:RAW Write Times for K100D Super

[James Meeks]

I just looked at Steve's Digicams and they had a couple of decent  
cards for their test and the write times are the same as I got. I did  
a burst in RAW and it took 10 seconds or so to write to the card,  
which is what they had described. Anyway, thanks for answering.

Jim

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Re: P-TTL and how-to-disable question

[James]

Can you set the flash to the A position with the mode button?
If you can, there is no need to try and cover up any pins.
Just make sure the Iso matches what the camera is set to.
Maybe the apateur as will if camera is in AV mode.

James




On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:30:49 -0500, Charles Robinson wrote:

Just thinking aloud... about how to use my screwy 540 for a while  
before sending it in for repairs.

If I were to somehow cover all of the pins except for the center one  
and the 1st original I'm a dedicated Pentax flash and this is how I  
signal to you that I'm charged pin, would the thing default to the  
A mode when I put it on the K10D?

That would get me by for about 85% of what I use a flash for.  I know  
it seems to work that way when I attach it to the ME-Super.

I know I'm delaying the inevitable co$t of $ending it in for repair 
$ but money is tight right now.  Thoughts?  Ideas?  Am I nuts?





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Re: P-TTL and how-to-disable question

[James]

I have tried my 360FGZ on my superA. It always defaults to P-TTL despite the 
camera not supporting P-TTL. 
The flash will however use Analog TTL with the superA despite the lcd showing 
P-TTL.
The SuperA doesn't have the digital contact.
Looks like you will either have to send it back or press the mode button once 
every time the flash is turned on.
Sorry I cannot be of any more help.

James



On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:48:00 -0500, Charles Robinson wrote:

On Jun 27, 2008, at 20:17, James wrote:

 Can you set the flash to the A position with the mode button?
 If you can, there is no need to try and cover up any pins.
 Just make sure the Iso matches what the camera is set to.
 Maybe the apateur as will if camera is in AV mode.


The thing is, the flash defaults to P-TTL mode each time you power  
it up.  I was just trying to think of a way to make that setting  
stick.

Probably not worth the bother time to send another package off to  
Pentax in Colorado.

  -Charles





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Re: Flash contact pins

[James]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:28:50 +0200, Tim ÃÜsleby wrote:

Yep. I've tried that, mainly to test my theory. The theory sticks, but
the tape don't :-)
I think I need a more permanent solution. One that doesn't involve
taping the flash or the bracket every time I mount it. That's why I've
been thinking about drilling holes in the bracket to ensure the pins
don't make contact with the metall.
What do you think, does this sound like a good solution?

MaritimTim

I don't think it would be good at all. The pins will drop into the holes and 
the flash may get stuck.
If however you then fill the holes with  some form of glue, that would work

James



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PMA Brisbane. my personal thoughts

[james Bradford]

Crkennedy stand had pentax camera's in one desk and had to ask to look and
play. A DA*300 was in a cabinet along with other showy bits and couldn't be
touched. A second cabinet with sigma lenses was right next to it, none of
which were PK mount. Samsung had cameras out and could be played with. I had
a quick play with the GX20. A quick dig through the different menu system, I
managed to turn on iso 6400 and take a shot. Never even thought to swap SD
cards and bring the pic home 
:( Also never even though to swap may battery grip off the 10D to see if it
would fit. Someone was showing the GX20 off on model motor bikes. They
didn't have the wifi grip tho. They also had a locked cabinet with Samsung
lenses and flashes, A da* 50-135 and a sigma 50-500. The Samsung guy had to
buy the sigma from crkennedy, they wouldn't lend it out. I managed to play
with both of those. AT least Samsung made a good effort. Cr didn't do a very
good job.
CanoKonSONoly also made the effort to have camera's out.

One vendor had 2X and 3X teleconverts which I had a look at. I noted that
these teleconverts are AF compatible, not A lens compatible because a
contact is missing on the camera side but not on the lens side!?!!??!! The
af screw and the extra power contacts are present.


James


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Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D

[James]

There are 3 pentax flash units that are P-TTL capabile, 200FG, 360FGZ and the 
540FGZ and will work on both camera's.
The 200 is the baby with no twist or tilt and limited functions.
The 360 is middle of the road with all functions including but not limited to 
High Speed Sync , Wireless and AF spot beam but only has a tilt head
The 540 is the most powerful one and can do everything the 360 can and has a 
twist added to the head. It also accepts an external battery pack and a pentax 
5P sync cable with out the need for an adaptor.

I know of 3 3rd party flashes that use P-TTL and should work with the k20D
the sigma DG500super
mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital
mecablitz 48 AF-1 digital.

I personally would like a very close look at the 58 AF-1. It has a 2ndary flash 
in the body of the unit for fill light as well as it's main head that has twist 
and tilt.
Both Metz units has firmware upgradable via a usb cable and can be done by the 
user.

I own a 360FGZ. sometimes, is isn't powerfull enough for what I want, untill I 
can afford a bigger unit, it will have to do.

James


Which flash unit should I get for my K10D which will also be right for a
K20D? I never realy started getting unists for other than TTL, which
doesn't work with the new Pentax models.

All the best
Jens Bladt
Denmark





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Re: wanted - smartmedia cards

[James]

On Sun, 18 May 2008 22:04:49 -0400, Scott Loveless wrote:

Them's swear words.
I am going to have to see your mother and get her to have your mouth thoroughly 
washed out with sensor cleaning solution.

James ;-)


1.3 megapixel Fuji, 
 SmartMedia cards 




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Re: Can anyone identify this pun?

[James]

On Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:18 -0400, Christian wrote:

Bob W wrote:

 
 Bob
 
 

I'm not sure which one it is... I'm kinda torn...

I think has been casting his net-fishing for a responce.

James



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Re: Cleaning film negatives

[James]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 11:19:00 -0400, Walter Hamler wrote:

I remember my dad telling everyone he used brasso to clean colour posative film 
while it was in it's mount. Not glass mounts either.
Every one had a go at him but he maintained that is what he uses.
Not sure how true it is. give it a go on something not so good first and let 
everyone know how it goes.

James



Well, we used to use ethol alchohol, but that is getting hard to get,
so just use some good vodka instead! But sparingly, we don't want to
be wastful :-)

Seriously, Kofak probably still makes negative cleaner, as well as
other companies. Check the local camera store.

Walt





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Re: MZ-D Shock

[James]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 12:07:56 -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:




Samsung/Microsoft are working the bugs out of chips and software.

So where would the ALT,CTL,Delete buttons go?

James



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Re: Screwdriver

[James]

On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:10:27 +0100, Cotty wrote:



So to clarify -- you didn't get screwed?



No Ann, it appears he bolted.=
  

Terrible behavior for such a stud, eh?


Oh nuts.
  

Nothing but torque, torque, torque...


Okay, now we need another thread.
  

I think you've hit the nail on the head there.



But he's been stripped of all credibility.
  

 I knew the drill when I made the first pun

Socket to me, baby
 
 Ratchet another one up for bill.

Some people might be dia-metrically opposed to that idea.

True, as bill is a man of considerable caliper.

I have reached the end of my measure with this thread.

James



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Re: contacts. was AF lenses on AF 1.7X adapter

[James]

On Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:47 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:

James wrote:
 Very well put.
 But please explain why every AF sigma lens I have doesn't show the correct  
 apature range on my super A. despite haveing  some  A contacts.
   
It's Sigma.

cannot argue there. I have an older sigma AF lens that works ok on my MZ7 but 
won't at all on my K10D and MZ60 and the super A gives Apature readings outside 
the range the lens has.
So now it is a single camera use lens.

 Also why does the MZ60 have only 2 contacts missing when it was never 
 designed to use A lenses at all.
   
It's just possible that some A information is necessary for the 
Digital protocol to work and the MZ60 reads what it needs to.  Ya think?

personally. No.

 Why does the sigma lens when I pulled it apart have all contacts except for 
 the * go via a flexiable circuit trace to a board in the lens when all that 
 is required of A contacts is to be shorted or open?
   
Sigma probably thought it could control which contact was open or 
shorted dynamically and fool the camera electronics.  Which being Sigma 
they failed miserably at.  (Here I'm guessing the first part but I'm 
sure about the second).

Tracing the circuit in the lens is very hard and for my older eyes, twice as 
much. Couldn't get very far with this part.

 If what you say is true, then the MZ60 should only have the digital pin 
 which it doesn't.
   
No, because the digital protocol builds on the A protocol, it needs the 
information conveyed by the r pins, why  that choice was made I don't 
know, but I'm not guessing, I'm thinking.

I also think the R pins are used for digital comunations as well. It is very 
easy to add extra functions to pins on both sides (camera and lens) for the F 
protocal while retaining backward compatiability. (except for 
sigma)

Incendently. My DA*16-50 lens has an extra full contact on it's metal mount 
compared to all other lenses I have. Looks like Pentax have added an extra 
function to one of the 'm' pins. maybe for SDM.



Sorry, it's just bad design.  If Pentax  was going to double up on a 
pin's functionality it wouldn't have instituted a separate digital 
contact.  There were plenty of A pins already.  Pentax made good 
design decisions up till now, I don't expect them to stop.

Maybe Pentax added the extra one for some engineering reason.
Also depends on what type of serial protocal they used

 When I alerted Boz to the very limited MZ60, even he asked what do the other 
 contacts do
   
Maybe Boz was simply telling you to go pound sand.  

He also asked the same of someone else, I can only assume some guy who has 
provided some tech info for boz

 so far, noone can answer.
   
Since the MZ60 is only interested in the maximum aperture, (check the 
chart on the Ka page on Boz's site I'll leave it to you to figure out 
what the r pins and the m pins convey, the pattern isn't hard to 
figure out),  I can assume that the digital protocol tells the camera 
all it needs to know about the minimum aperture and the m  are 
superfluous, I say that because it works perfectly well without them. .

Ithink all pins are used in some form of digital protocol.
why get only one aperture value digitally when all of it can be done at the 
same time.
I have tried to measure what is happening with my digital multi meter set to 
logic level. ie logic probe.
All I got from all pins was pulsing. ie all went high low high low very 
quickly. none were stuck high or low Even the digital pin which I think is 
power.
maybe pentax only powers the lens when the camera wants info from the lens thus 
saving battery power ?
If I had a 10 input logic analyser, I would be able to say for sure what is 
happening.




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Re: twitter?

[James]

I know a few twits. does that count???

James


On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:01:31 -0400, Cory Waters wrote:

Anybody using Twitter?
CW




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Re: contacts. was AF lenses on AF 1.7X adapter

[James]

Very well put.
But please explain why every AF sigma lens I have doesn't show the correct  
apature range on my super A. despite haveing  some  A contacts.
Also why does the MZ60 have only 2 contacts missing when it was never designed 
to use A lenses at all.
Why does the sigma lens when I pulled it apart have all contacts except for the 
* go via a flexiable circuit trace to a board in the lens when all that is 
required of A contacts is to be shorted or open?
If what you say is true, then the MZ60 should only have the digital pin which 
it doesn't.
It is very easy electronicly to make any contact on a F or newer lens to to 
have duel function
As I said. only pentax knows what is really going on. every one else including 
me is only guessing even Boz.
When I alerted Boz to the very limited MZ60, even he asked what do the other 
contacts do.
so far, noone can answer.

James

On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:04:00 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:

It's not conjecture that lenses without the pin are identified by Pentax 
DSLRs as A lenses ,and if the pin is blocked the camera shows the same 
behavior.  The other connections are simply conductive on non conductive 
spots on the lens mount.on A lenses  Even if digital pin simply powers 
the chip the effect is the same, without power the lens becomes dumb.  
However there's no particular reason to make any of the previously 
existing pins part of the digital communication path and every reason to 
not do that if you care about backward compatibility as it might break 
the A lens protocol. 




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Re: contacts. was AF lenses on AF 1.7X adapter

[James]

On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:27:04 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:

In my mind, there is a lot of conjecture about the digital pin.
I believe that it is power for the lens chip.
Noone knows what is really going on with all the contacts except pentax.
Sigma have reversed enginered the contacts and maybe tamron got the info from 
pentax.

James



Just a follow up on my earlier serious answer. The 1.7x AF Adapter 
lacks the digital data pin, (seen here 
 at Boz's K 
mount technical page), on it's female mount. Without that pin there can 
be no communication between the lens and camera, so the camera has no 
ability to treat the lens as anything other than an A lens. 







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FA* 300mm - TC options

[Burris, James]

 

Hello all,

Can I use the Sigma APO 1.4x with this lens?  What about the 1.7x?  Any
good 2x?

Thanks for your help.  I may have a line on a 300mm but would like a TC
to go with it - especially the 1.7x if it works well.

Thanks,

James Burris

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Sigma 100-300mm f4 EX

[Burris, James]

 
Bruce,

Looking at your baseball photo, I am impressed by the quality of the
Sigma lens.  I had heard rumours about flaky AF performance of this lens
with Pentax DSLRs...have you had any problems?  I have used the 70-200mm
EX with absolutely no problems and am intrigued by this lens.



Thanks,

James Burris
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Financal Condition of Pentax

[James Fellows]

Hi,

I have been off the list for a couple of years.  I am hoping to jump into
the DSLR world soon.  Using a Pentax DSLR seems to be the way to go based on
the lenses and flashes I own.  But now I hear Pentax is in rough shape
financially and I wonder if I should not invest in Pentax if they will be
out of the DSLR market soon.  What does everybody else hear.

Jim
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Re: Poll: The Quietest Mechanical 35mm SLR

[James King]

Frank Theriault wrote on Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:16:33 -0700:


Well Cotty ridiculed me when I opined that the MX is the quietest
mechanical 35mm SLR that I've heard.

Admittedly, my experience is limited.

So, now I'm curious.  In your opinion and experience, what's the
quietest 35mm SLR?

This could be fun.

Or not...  g

cheers,
frank


I have 24 film bodies dating from 1964 to 2004, and the quietest of 
them is the MZ-S.


Regards, Jim

OT Not a bad deal I guess

[James King]

Not bad at all; I paid $500 for mine new last year.  Some guys have all 
the luck!

WTB: A28 f2 lens

[James King]

I've been trying to find one of these for sale for several months now 
with no success - they seem to be as rare as hens teeth!.  Any of you 
have one you're willing to part with?  If so, please email me.  Thanks!


Regards, Jim

Re: Premium prices for used Pentax glass continues!

[James King]

A K30 f2.8 is listed at KEH at the bargain price of $349, so $250 for 
Dojarek's lens on eBay  doesn't look like such a bad deal...


Regards, Jim

Mirror lenses DS

[James King]

Collin, here is a test shot I made with a Tamron SP 500mm mirror lens 
on my D.  The sign is about 100 yards away.  Note the peculiar bokeh.


http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/image/42249768.jpg

Here is a crop of the center of the image.  Sharpness is not too bad, 
but contrast is low.


http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/image/42249808

Have fun at the game!

Zoom for ist-D and RTF

[James King]

Your best bet is probably the DA 18-55, as it is really inexpensive and 
gives a 35mm equivalent FL of 27mm.


I have used the inexpensive Sigma 24-70 f3.5-5.6 HF zoom (ca. $130) for 
this situation and it works just fine.  Its quality is a lot higher 
than the price would lead you to expect, its light, and it doesn't 
vignette the onboard flash.  The only drawback is that it only delivers 
a 35mm FL equivalent of 36mm.


Another possibility is the Pentax FA 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 zoom, but it 
costs a lot more.  No vignetting, and it delivers a 30mm equivalent FL.


Regards, Jim