Re: PESO tired
Ah, so you picked up some klaag! I enjoyed Sears Point before they revised it a while back - loved that fall away right hander on the back side (I forget the number). How'd the MX5 do? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO tired A photo from this weekend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/10794260895/ CC, as always, welcome. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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.
Re: PESO tired
Yep it was turn 4. It took me many laps to be able to take it with confidence - I was always concerned about not being able to see from the top down the road I was committing to. I was really sorry when they revised it. Do you like it now as much as before? Gonna do it again? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: PESO tired On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 03:39:39PM -0500, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ah, so you picked up some klaag! I enjoyed Sears Point before they revised it a while back - loved that fall away right hander on the back side (I forget the number). I think that you might mean turn 4: http://red4est.com/pdapi/searspt.html Or you might be confusing it with the carousel, turn 6, which is a long falling left hander. How'd the MX5 do? Only about five seconds a lap slower than I used to do in my Honda station wagon. I was on street rubber, rather than race tires, but I think that the big problems were with the spacer that fits between the seat and the steering wheel. It was an eventful weekend. Saturday started out with the car feeling loose, and wanting to spin every time I got on the gas coming out of a turn. On my second session, just barely out of the pits, I was accelerating coming out of turn 2, not even up to speed, and the car came around on me. The group leader suggested I lower tire pressures, and that seemed to help it feel a lot more stable. Sunday morning, on my first session, I took the first couple of laps very slowly, on my third lap I was starting to pick up speed, apexed early in four (my race speed turn in point was too early for the speed I was carrying), spun in four, and the car behind me tapped me in the right front fender. I managed to get the car together for most of the second session, and did OK. In the third session, I got a few laps in and the car overheated, it was leaking from (I believe) the heater hose. It was quite an emotional rollercoaster of a weekend. Driving to the track felt like I was going home after a long absence, but every session had humbling challenges. Car, post repairs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/10794269435/ Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO tired A photo from this weekend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/10794260895/ CC, as always, welcome. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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.
Re: Camera bling
It would crack. That would be smokin Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Camera bling It would crack. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: How about a bobble-head of the Toronto mayor as a flash trigger? It would be perfect when shooting video. stan On Nov 10, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd like a bobble-head Elvis for a flash trigger. On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: I'm thinking of having a miniature dashboard figurine of St. Veronica put in the viewfinder of my old K-x. Having become enamoured by the cuisine of New Mexico, I'm thinking of having a small sculpture of San Pasqual made to fit in the hotshoe of my K-5. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 11/9/2013 12:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The camera is the bling. Adorning it with crap is stupid. Godfrey -- 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 Sunday Brunch
Sure is a purty birdee.. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO Sunday Brunch K-3, DA* 60-250, f5.6, 1/400th, ISO 1250, 250mm, cropped to about 50% of frame: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17593121size=lg -- 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: Grey Warbler
Good captures. Nice light. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Grey Warbler This is the other bird I mentioned during the white-faced heron discussion. It's taken me a while to go through all the pics of him. He showed up while I was looking for photo opportunities with the macro lens around our cottage in Okains Bay. He stayed around while I went in to fetch something a bit longer. I was only going to post the first three but I liked the pose of the last one. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/704/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/705/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/706/#peso http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/707/#peso All shot with the K10D and FA*400mm f/5.6 handheld. Cheers, 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.
Re: GESO - K3 weekend test drive
Nice captures Mark. Low ISO's I assume? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - K3 weekend test drive http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/pentax-k3-weekend-test-drive Tried some macros with the K3 earlier today, a lighthouse shot yesterday. Quite happy with the results from this camera! Mark -- 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: RIP Bentley
What Ann said! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PESO: RIP Bentley Cool photo, too... he looks very sad in that photo though, as if he had lost a friend as opposed to the other way around. ann On 11/9/2013 00:11, Walt wrote: Here's a shot of the recently-departed Bentley, the Great Pyrenees of a friend of mine. I went back through my collection and found it after I'd heard he'd died and thought my friend might like to have a copy, so I shared it with him on Facebook. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/10752903145/#large K-x, A 50/1.7, f/3.5, ISO 200, 1/125 He was by all accounts a very cool dog. -- Walt -- 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: Clearing
Godd subject and composition that could benefit from better light. Hate the site! Way too long to download! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Clearing Shot in harsh midday light, I darkened the sky and brought out shadow detail in the trees in ACR. http://500px.com/photo/51618170 -- 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: Printer Recommendation
Regardless of the ink cost (I get my Epson ink at a discount from Atlex.com) I prefer printing my own due to the control I have. I'd never use any of the Walmarts/Costcos for my printing source and there just aren't any really good local shops that I'm aware of. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Printer Recommendation I got rid of my printers because I never used them and space is at a premium in a small house like mine. If I need to print text I do it at work. If I wanted to print photos regularly I'd investigate the long-term costs of having to buy ink versus printing at a lab. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 01:19, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I've found that the ink for all printers is pretty cheap as long as you don't print anything. I didn't see any mention of actually printing, so you could be pretty safe recommending just about anything. -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Had a request from the boy. Verbatim: - Your task for the evening (should you choose to accept it (which you should(upon death if you dont))): need a printer that is semi-good, cheap and reliable and affordable ink. Preferably comes with scanner. You have 24 hours to comply. -- Hmm a printer that is 'semi-good' whatever that means. Cheap - well plenty of cheap printers about, we all know they make the money on the inks. Reliable?? Most printers do a fair job. Affordable ink? Well, not the manufacturers ink then. I use an Epson P50 with Hornsea inks http://www.hornseaink.com/ and touch wood, not had a problem with these inks since started using them about a year ago. Strange, I paid £130 for the P50, now they are retailing for closer to £200 ! Anyway, anyone ? Recommendations based on above please :-) -- 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: K3... This camera is for the birds!!!
Paul if you'd like to try out my 600, we should plan on a meet up. While not a handhold lens it is quite the glass for close up birding. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: K3... This camera is for the birds!!! All hand held, Mark? Looking forward to getting out with my 60-250, although it's tough to get close enough for shots of small birds. Maybe I can find another egret or heron. Would love to have David's FA 400. My A 400/5.6 is okay but I'd like to take advantage of the K-3's autofocus capability. Paul On Nov 8, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks! I was about 15 feet from the birds, which is close to the lens's minimum focusing distance. The flash does not seem to bother them. There were times when the whi! clank! of the cam based AF did send them flying. AF on the 400mm Tokina tends to be pretty load and it makes a noticeable clank when it hits the end stop. Mark On 11/8/2013 5:28 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Very nice results! Aren't the birds scared by flash? How close could you get? On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's very impressive. B On 8 Nov 2013, at 00:40, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: But in a *good* way: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/title-10 - Mark -- 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: Old Dirty Kodachrome Slides
I had very good results years ago when some coffee was spilled on several slides - rinsed them in plain water after they were taken out of the mounts and let then air dry. The coffee was still wet on the film and your water stains have been there for awhile, but what have you got to loose. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Old Dirty Kodachrome Slides In my home repair/decluttering, I've run across a couple of boxes of old Kodachromes I had packed away. They're all I managed to salvage from the binders destroyed when my roof came off during Hurricane Fran in 1996. They look like they were washed in muddy water. Is there any way to clean them without destroying them? -- 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: Remember when we used to bemoan the small image buffer?
Yet another slide for me into purchase mode! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com Subject: Re: Remember when we used to bemoan the small image buffer? Looks like Ricoh's has put some effort into the K3. ... :-) Godfrey On Nov 6, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHOagAADH_M -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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 - KEH Tenba bag special
Received an email from KEH offering a super deal on a Tenba Victor top load bag - thought I'd pass it on for those interested. http://www.keh.com/camera/Cases-Soft-Compartment-Cases/1/sku-CS314018776790?r=FE Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: Remember when we used to bemoan the small image buffer?
Try shooting a live concert in high-fps-mode Or a moving animal. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: Re: Remember when we used to bemoan the small image buffer? On Nov 7, 2013, at 01:14 , Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I've never saturated the K5 buffer and I always shoot RAW + JPG Try shooting a live concert in high-fps-mode, trying to get a facial expression that doesn't look like the singer is being tortured, while standing (temporarily, you've told them) in front of some people who graciously said no problem when you asked if you could just sneak in for a half minute. That's a true fill the buffer moment. I do it all the time! -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.
Re: PESO - Down and Out
Man, am I on a roll :) Probably a hot dog roll ;+ PS I didn't care for the image also. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Down and Out On 06/11/2013 10:49 PM, knarf wrote: Jesus, Bill, it's just a picture. In a world where a picture is worth a thousand words, that picture was worth a quarter of that. Man, am I on a roll :) bill -- 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: Playing with the K-3
Thanks for posting Paul the high ISO is pretty damm good IMO - I'm thinking more about acquiring. Anything negative you've found? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Playing with the K-3 My camera showed up this afternoon. (Finally convinced BH that I didn't want to wait until the grip was in stock for shipping.) Been busy all day but got a chance to play for a bit tonight. Like the way the autofocus functions are controlled by the front and rear wheels when the button is pushed. Nice. Shot a few frames with the FA 35/2, since my 16-50 is still in Japan. This lens usually requires the most focus adjustment but seems pretty close on this camera. Was very pleased with the way the camera was able to focus in near darkness. Shot my scotch in near total darkness. Focus locked right on. ISO 51.200, f2.8, 1/15th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17588688size=lg My scotch with the bar lights on, shot at a more reasonable ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/25th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17588690size=lg And Grace doing her homework, ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/100th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17588691size=lg Very pleased with the autofocus using this screw drive lens. Will try it with SDM lens next. Autofocus fine tuning for all lenses on the weekend. Then we're good to go. 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.
Re: PESO - Down and Out
XJVT, you couldn't drink this picture good Mark ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Down and Out On 06/11/2013 7:16 PM, knarf wrote: Not sure how this might be received, but I must admit I'm rather pleased at how it turned out: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/11/down-and-out.html?m=1 Rarely am I roused to comment on a picture shown to this group of friends by one of our friends. Mostly, this is for the best, and this would be one of those time when staying silent would be for the best. Sadly, I do not always serve anyones best interests, and this is going to be one of those times. First, a preamble. I don't pretend to get street photography, but I do feel that a good photograph will speak directly to me through my eyes, and I will understand it, at least on some level. Unfortunately for this photograph, it does speak to me, but in a whiny, I want to be edgy, but I come up short sort of way. This image screams Look at me, look at how clever I am. I have Mr. Urban Dog Walker and a down and out Hobo in the same picture, and look at how cleverly crooked I am framed. This is the picture that walks into the bar and no one will talk to because it has nothing to say, but keeps saying it anyway. This picture is like Boy George. Cool once to a mindset more interested in sizzle than steak, but just a talentless schmuck to those of us who cut our teeth on the real thing. Fuck, you couldn't drink this picture good. HAR!! bill -- 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: Just for Bob
Love it - every frame is meaningful again - LOL I wounder if this would qualify for a MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Just for Bob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUu9fPzicBo -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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' Thread
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: Boris' Thread I'd like to apologise for this thread. Gee, I thought you had it all sewn up -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: November PUG is UP!
Also liked Ken's Taos. Well done, all. Thanks Darren, I appreciate the comment. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! A very nice gallery. (I've forgotten the theme, but I suppose it was something to do with architecture?) I really liked Ann's Manhattan Minimalism and Rick's Sacred and Profane, as well as Don's The Library (Wow, this is REAL? It looks like something from a movie set designer's imagination!). Also liked Ken's Taos. Well done, all. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: aww good memory, Ken! ann On 11/3/2013 19:53, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Thanks ANN. I thought of you when I submitted it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! Thanks Bulent! I really like Don's library too.. along with Ken's shot in Taos (architecture I'm very familiar with) The night shot of Singapore and the other of the Liverpool Cathedral (by two different Erics) stood out as new and interesting views to me. But a nice collection overall ann On 11/3/2013 12:34, Bulent Celasun wrote: My favorites: Manhatan Minimalism by Ann Sanfedele, The Library by Don Guthrie and Millenium Science Complex by Matthew Hunt. There few a few others that looked pleasing. Thanks to all contributors. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/11/3 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org: G'day all Another fine gallery and one of the largest this year. I like them all but Ken's 'Taos' is my favourite. I like its simplicity and the combination of curves and straight lines - also, it brings back pleasant memories (I was there not long ago...) As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for December is 'Chaos' - should be a piece of cake! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: Filters?
Does your 600 have a drop in filter. If so is the filter in place? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Filters? On 03/11/2013 11:11 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/3/2013 9:42 PM, Bob W wrote: My claim, and my years of experience back this up, is that for normal purposes nobody will be able to see the degradation without the type of equipment needed for conducting formal tests. Ergo for all intents and purposes, it does not exist and the filter does no harm. Nobody, in the 40 or so years I've been taking pictures, has ever looked at one of my photos and pointed out an image quality problem attributable to using a clear filter (other than internal reflections. Once), and I suspect it has never happened to anyone else either. I couldn't agree more. My A*600/6.6 came with a great big Tamron UV filter on it, which considering how much I paid for the bloody lens, I decided to leave on. I couldn't get a sharp image out of that lens no matter how hard I tried. I wrote it off to having insufficient tripod and head, though I was using it on a Zone VI wood tripod and whatever the big Zone VI head is (some sort of rebadged Manfrotto). Eventually I twigged to the possibility the filter was causing the problem so I removed it, and viola! instant sharpness. My wife has a little statuette of a Rottweiler puppy that now uses the 122mm Tamron filter as a display base. bill -- 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: Filters?
My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) No you'll have to press the shutter release ;+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Filters? My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- 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. -- 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.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I visited his former shop in Berkley, Ca., I believe, and was also awed seeing his work in person. I was glad to hear it was going to continue after his demise His 'Velvia aesthetics' were/are shared by many pro outdoor photogs, as I'm sure you know, and I have no issues with them. Galen played a role in the development of split neutral density filters and I remember buying several when I visited his shop. I'm not familiar with the book My Tibet. Are you headed into the Alabama Hills? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: Your opinion on mr Rowell? I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- 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 - Lady of the Lake
Wonderful capture! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Lady of the Lake My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ Comments welcome. -- -bmw -- 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: Filters?
The 'operating manual' that came with my 600 FA states that the front glass is called the PF (protect front) filter and is there to protect the front element. The PF filter is always recommended for use as it is designed to work as the part of the optical system. It makes no mention about the need to use a filter in the rear filter holder. The lens comes with 7 43mm filters including a normal, skylight, cloudy and UV along with yellow, orange and red. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: Filters? Possibly. My understanding is that lenses with back-end filter drawers have their optics designed with the expectation that another piece of glass will be in the path of the photons streaming toward their final destination. Having no filter there is possibly degrading your images. On the other hand, I don't believe that more typical lenses with front-mounted filters are necessarily designed with the same assumption. So I wouldn't draw the conclusion that filters are universally a good thing. I've always assumed that the design compensation for a rear filter was a trade-off. Such lenses tend to require huge (expensive) filters. So, rather than make you bear the cost of expensive add-ons, they assume a (rear) filter will be in place and compensate for it. And probably design a set of the necessary high-quality filters that fit the drawer and conform to their design. Maybe I am giving the lens designers too much credit . . . stan On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- 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. -- 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.
Re: Filters?
But for a surprising number of lenses, the cost of replacing the front element is less than the cost of a mediocre filter, so don't worry about it. For older lenses, front elements may now longer be available. Then what? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Filters? We had Roger Cicala from LensRentals.com speak at our monthly Carolina's Nature Photography meeting. He talked about lenses - good ones, bad ones how to get the best of them. What I took away from his presentation is that if you have a really good lens where it's going to be very expensive to replace the front element you should invest in high quality filters to protect that front element. But for a surprising number of lenses, the cost of replacing the front element is less than the cost of a mediocre filter, so don't worry about it. What I didn't get was any definite kind of feel for which of my lenses have expensive front elements which could be replaced cheaply. I'm back. I hope. -- 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 - Yosemite Valley I
Outstanding! I especially like your perspective. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: PESO - Yosemite Valley I http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- 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: Filters?
Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- 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: November PUG is UP!
Brian, thanks for your efforts and thanks for the comment. I don't normally do architecture, but when I do. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Subject: November PUG is UP! G'day all Another fine gallery and one of the largest this year. I like them all but Ken's 'Taos' is my favourite. I like its simplicity and the combination of curves and straight lines - also, it brings back pleasant memories (I was there not long ago...) As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for December is 'Chaos' - should be a piece of cake! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: November PUG is UP!
Thanks ANN. I thought of you when I submitted it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! Thanks Bulent! I really like Don's library too.. along with Ken's shot in Taos (architecture I'm very familiar with) The night shot of Singapore and the other of the Liverpool Cathedral (by two different Erics) stood out as new and interesting views to me. But a nice collection overall ann On 11/3/2013 12:34, Bulent Celasun wrote: My favorites: Manhatan Minimalism by Ann Sanfedele, The Library by Don Guthrie and Millenium Science Complex by Matthew Hunt. There few a few others that looked pleasing. Thanks to all contributors. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/11/3 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org: G'day all Another fine gallery and one of the largest this year. I like them all but Ken's 'Taos' is my favourite. I like its simplicity and the combination of curves and straight lines - also, it brings back pleasant memories (I was there not long ago...) As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for December is 'Chaos' - should be a piece of cake! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 tasting flight plus one
Yeah, you would bitch about getting a couple extra beers in your flight. I doubt it, but I wouldn't title the resulting photo 'tasting flight plus one'. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: PESO tasting flight plus one On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 12:27:20PM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: Where I go, a flight is what they bring me on the serving board. Yeah, you would bitch about getting a couple extra beers in your flight. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: PESO tasting flight plus one On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 12:04:20PM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: Looks to me like tasting flight plus two ! The tasting flights at BC Breweryof one of everything (except the premium or whatever they call it) on tap. Looking on facebook, this seems to be their tap list: Golden Promise ESB 5.0% abv 35 IBU’s Served on nitrogen West Park Wit 5.5% abv 11 IBU’s Redwood Ale 6.0% abv 30 IBU’s Spirit Stag XPA 6.0% abv 32 IBU’s San Lorenzo Porter 5.8% abv Ghost Pumpkin 6.5% abv 20 Dragon’s Breath IPA 7.6% abv Yikes! the Tripel 10.3% abv 36 Russian Ridge Imperial Stout 8.4% abv The porter was interesting, it was made with toasted coconut. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO tasting flight plus one Taken at the local brewpub on Wednesday night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/10620873883/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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.
Re: full frame??
It must be true, how can you ignore an internet forum that banned Bill Robb. YO MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: full frame?? On 02/11/2013 10:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Nov 2, 2013, at 9:13 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From the Pentax http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/241252-visit-quebec-city-photo-expo-discussion-reps-many-interesting-things.html#post2561524 Get the hat out Cotty, if its true More of the sane old same old. I was just about to scoff at this rumor because, well, it *is* Pentax Forums. It must be true, how can you ignore an internet forum that banned Bill Robb. ...but I didn't realize their cred had been boosted by this event. Perhaps I'll have to take it seriously. They couldn't handle the truth. bill -- 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 - Tessa, scourge of squirrels
Very nice capture. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Tessa, scourge of squirrels Another female portrait, but this one's a real dog ... http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10627745525/ Comments welcome, as usual. -- -bmw -- 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: White-Faced Heron
Stan, I'm trying to wrap my head around 10 shots a minute for an hour and a half. That to me is a phenomenal shoot rate. In my Inside Passage trip last year in 7 days I shot a little less than 1100 images. Out of that 1100, I've got maybe around 50 that I'm keeping and maybe 10 that I consider exceptional. Granted I didn't shoot many panos and didn't bracket for HDR. The highest number of shots/time I've ever taken was on a wolf/caribou kill in Denali where for about 3 to 4 hours I watched 2 wolves feed off a caribou carcass. In that situation I shot around 450 images but it was an extremely unique/dynamic/once in a lifetime event. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: White-Faced Heron On Oct 30, 2013, at 7:31 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:01 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: In my opinion taking a lot of shots does not improve one's photography any more than throwing a 1000 darts at a dartboard blind folded improves one's game…. I'm probably stating the obvious, but getting good shots is usually a matter of having a good eye for composition, paying attention to technical details, shooting in the right light, using the right tool for the job, knowing one's gear. Yeah, you definitely are. You don’t need to size up the situation? You don’t need to look through the viewfinder? You don’t need to think about what you want to accomplish? You don’t need to check your settings? You don’t need to think about what settings are called for in the situation given what you want to accomplish? You don’t need to check the results you’re getting and adjust? How stupid do you think I am? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net I am not sure where you are coming from in your response to Tom, Eric. He was stating some fundamental truths, presumably to bring the discussion back on center. There are two separate notions confabulated here. One is: what does it take to improve in one's photography. The second is: what does it take to take a good image. The answer to the first question is that you need to practice, study, observe, practice some more. That means taking many shots, thoughtfully, then examining the results and thinking about what went right and what went wrong, then going back and doing it again (hopefully applying some of the lessons learned from the intervening study and reflection). In the process of taking your first 10,000 or first 100,000 images, some will most likely be keepers. Good subject, good composition, appropriate settings on aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, no camera shake, no glare. etc. The more you shoot, the higher your odds are of getting those special images that you will treasure. Taking lots of shots can not only help you get better, it can also help you get lucky. Presumably we all want to rely on more than luck. What it takes to learn a craft, to gain the skills, is not what it takes to execute those skills. Yes, photographers who have moved from beginner to novice to journeyman to some level of expertise will still practice techniques, study and reflect on the results. But they don't need great volumes of images to enable that study because they have learned to look at the subtleties that make the difference between a good picture and a great one. So, yes they are still in a learning mode, hopefully always will be, and most of what it takes to learn as a novice is still true of what it takes to learn even after becoming an expert or master. But going into the studio or into the field is something else. Setting aside the special case of fast-moving wildlife or race cars or athletes, getting good shots isn't about taking a lot of shots. It is about choosing the right subject, the right composition, the right lens, the right level of artificial illumination when called for, appropriate settings for speed, aperture, ISO. When you have all of that right, there is no need for more than one shot. Take it and move 3 feet and recompose and do it again. Which is what I thought Tom was saying in fewer words: quality of process beats quantity in the long run. stan In the interests of clarification, let me extend me comments a bit. I totally understand what Bruce and Rob have said about taking lots of shots during a model session and have no criticism whatsoever of that way of operating. Trying to capture fleeting expressions, looking for minor variations in framing, yes it is a good thing to work the subject and be willing to take lots of shots. In nature photography there are situations where the same applies - e.g., the changing light as the sun rises over a forest lake. For me, the issue of careful deliberate shooting vs. take a lot
Re: My K3
Enjoy! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: My K3 Ah, such confusion. My pusher calls me today and apologizes for giving me bad information. A senior moment it seems. Anyway, the silver edition really is a few hundred dollars more than the black one. Being the forgiving sort that I am, and seeing as how he had a black kit with the 18-135 lens sitting on his desk waiting for me, I let it slide, and I am now the proud owner of a K-3. He did give me a very good deal on a couple of big cards. bill -- 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: Which lens would you like
No. I will eat my own vomit before I own a Sigma lens. YO MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Which lens would you like On 31/10/2013 8:18 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 1 November 2013 12:17, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I would like an AF 35mm f/1.4 or faster that says Pentax on the lens bezel. bill You aren't considering the Sigma 35/1.4 art series? I'm thinking of dumping my 31LTD for it. No. I will eat my own vomit before I own a Sigma lens. bill -- 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: GESO homemade computer backgrounds
Some nice captured patterns there Larry! If I were to print them on metal, I wonder how much I could get for them at street fairs? :-) Not as much as your cost! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: GESO homemade computer backgrounds I went back to the underpass in Campbell that has the colored rope lights. These are the results of some cheap entertainment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157637075237526/ Just put the camera on bulb, aim it at pretty lights and have fun spinning, zooming an panning. If I were to print them on metal, I wonder how much I could get for them at street fairs? :-) -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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.
Re: Red Flash
1955 Jaguar XK 140 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaguar_XK140_Drophead_Coupe_1955.jpg Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Red Flash https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2013/10/29/red-flash Comments are invited. Can anyone identify the make, model and year? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Red Flash
What makes you think an XK140 rather than a 120? Paul, its mainly, from the images on the web, the 120 has prominent curvature at the beltline, on the top of the door, while the 140 door is basically a straight line at the beltline. BTW Dan's image looks like it has only bumperettes - no bumper at all. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Red Flash HI Ken. What makes you think an XK140 rather than a 120? The wheels lead me to believe it's a 120. I think all the 140s came with wires, and they had a rear bumper that wrapped around onto the rear quarter. Paul On Oct 29, 2013, at 11:35 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: 1955 Jaguar XK 140 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaguar_XK140_Drophead_Coupe_1955.jpg Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Red Flash https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2013/10/29/red-flash Comments are invited. Can anyone identify the make, model and year? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: GESO - Corsets and behinds (the scenes, that is)
Great work ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: GESO - Corsets and behinds (the scenes, that is) For the legions of modelling shoot fans here on PDML, here's my complete set of curvy (and proud of it) brand-new alt-model Alina and her fashion and fetish corsets ... http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/sets/72157636913319195/ *** Bonus extra features: behind the scenes with makeup artist Yurie, who I installed in the hallway of the Junction Chiropractic where we were shooting in the exercise room, after hours. -- -bmw -- 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: LED on camera light
Thanks Mark. I can't find the GN for the unit I ordered so I'll have to see how it performs for myself. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: Re: LED on camera light HI Ken - I bought a Bolt VM-110 LED Ringllight for macro work earlier this year. I have to say that I found it to be of marginal use for outdoor macros. It says it is GN 15' @ ISO 100. I figured that would be bright enough but it falls short even for fill light in bright sun. By contrast, the relatively low powered AF360FGZ is GN 98.5 @ ISO 100. Not sure of the GN on those models you are considering. I bought the Bolt to use with the Q. One of its limitations is that when using a lens without a leaf shutter, the body can only synch the electronic shutter with a flash at 1/3rd of a second. I got the Bolt light in hopes of circumventing this limitation when using the K mount adapter, but it is of limited use. Mark On 10/24/2013 5:03 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Any comments/experiences with these http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/GENARAY_LIGHTING/ci/22497/N/4011740623/ap/Y?cm_mmc=EML-_-Promotion_PhotoPlus102413-_-131024-_-Body_Retail_Genaray-On-Camera-LED-Lighting I'm thinking about using it in outdoor macro situations. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: PDML stand for...
People Departing Mailing List Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: PDML stand for... Or, Pentaxians Despairing of Modern Lenses stan On Oct 27, 2013, at 7:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Pentaxians Demanding More Lenses On Oct 27, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Richard Womer wrote: In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML really does denote Pentax Discuss Mail List. It might, instead, stand for: Pentax Diaspora Mail List Pentax Death Mourning League Pentax Disgust/Despair/Desertion Mail List Pentax Defectors Mail List Photographers Desiring More Leicas Or….? Rick -- 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: So I compensated ...
I was going to respond to your initial post on this topic, but you seemed sure the onboard flash wouldn't be acceptable. I shot all my vehicle/part inspections over 18 years without ever using anything more than the onboard flash and in a few instances a ring flash (for detailed fracture analysis). Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net Subject: So I compensated ... I taped a little tissue over the flash to soften it. Results are decent given how straight-on the flash to the flat surfaces of the bell. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/10460698245/ -- 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: Lens Coffee Mug
I received one awhile back as a gift. Looks so real you have to pick it up to realize its not an actual lens. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: OT: Lens Coffee Mug http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-camera-lens-coffee-mug-0?p=10utm_source=pc-occasionsutm_medium=emailsid=309f7515-c7a8-463b-8702-93766adca158division=central-jerseyuser=32f029f8ca24964820edee77957de5e8035f5050f64cf4e6bf5ba2ad1c75a0eedate=20131024s=bodyc=buttond=groupon_occasions_deal Unfortunately, it's a Canon lens, but maybe that makes it more fun to drink out of. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
LED on camera light
Any comments/experiences with these http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/GENARAY_LIGHTING/ci/22497/N/4011740623/ap/Y?cm_mmc=EML-_-Promotion_PhotoPlus102413-_-131024-_-Body_Retail_Genaray-On-Camera-LED-Lighting I'm thinking about using it in outdoor macro situations. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: LED on camera light
Paul, do you see a need for dimming. I'm thinking about the Genaray 5300 because it is dimmable. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: LED on camera light Hi Ken, I have a Genaray LED light. Mine is similar to the 7100T but has variable beam width rather than variable color. I use it mainly for video. I shot the in-car video of that Shadow hot rod for the Times with it. Works well for that. I have also used it for fill light when shooting at dusk. I like everything except the hot shoe mount which is kind of flimsy I both the Sony L-Series battery for it. Gives it plenty of power for a long time. Best, Paul On Oct 24, 2013, at 5:03 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Any comments/experiences with these http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/GENARAY_LIGHTING/ci/22497/N/4011740623/ap/Y?cm_mmc=EML-_-Promotion_PhotoPlus102413-_-131024-_-Body_Retail_Genaray-On-Camera-LED-Lighting I'm thinking about using it in outdoor macro situations. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: VESO: Something a little different - Aruba timelapse
Well done and great fun to watch. Ditto! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: VESO: Something a little different - Aruba timelapse Well done and great fun to watch. Paul via phone On Oct 24, 2013, at 7:51 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: V for video. I've been playing around with timelapse and hyperlapse recently, and with my recent vacation to Aruba, I decided to make this video to occupy me (my 4th time to Aruba, and I can only spend so much time in the sun :) ). All but two of the segments were taken with my K-5 either using the built-in invtervalometer or continuous shooting with a remote release. Two were shot with my iPhone 5 using a timelapse app (and then I broke the files down so I could match the processing). I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, http://youtu.be/wxGruraS88Q -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.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.
Re: Geso: Travelling round
Luka I love your photography but hate the web page Ditto. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: Geso: Travelling round On 22/10/13, Luka Knezevic-Strika, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi all, it's been an interesting year, and here are some photos, most of which are film, and a few are pentax http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Luka I love your photography but hate the web page ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 - Tailgating?
Ya think they have any Grey Poupon? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: PESO - Tailgating? On 22 Oct 2013, at 10:32, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 22/10/13, J.C. O'Connell, discombobulated, unleashed: In America, tailgating is also slang for Bar-B-Q-ing/picnic-ing in the ballpark parking lot near your parked car before the game. We do something similar here in the UK. Here's a few of Bob's mates http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/53481000/jpg/_53481992_ascotjagpa.jpg Ok, ya! B -- 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: On Getting Criticism
This was written with regard to writing, but much of it applies to photographers and their photography, as well. Agreed and it also applies to giving a critique of a photograph. A respected outdoor pro I'm friends with will always offer a way to improve an image when he's asked to critique it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: OT: On Getting Criticism This was written with regard to writing, but much of it applies to photographers and their photography, as well. http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/ Have a think. -- 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: Gearing up for California
...Yosemite for a couple of days first, and then cross over to Lee Vining for a visit to Bodie, Mono Lake, and some general goofing around. Be sure to check the road conditions ( http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm#CP_JUMP_106631) for the road from Yosimite to Lee Vining (route 120) as it closes for the winter when the snow level gets unmanageable. Also make sure you stop at the gas station at the intersection of 120 and 395 - it has to be experienced to be believed! Enjoy! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Envy you, Jostein. I know you'll hit it hard and I'm sure a lot of the results will be satisfying.. You've listed about everything you should for the area. You're a bit late for peak fall colors, but there is so much else I don't think you'll miss it. So much of that area is at high elevations, so am hoping winter conditions aren't a part of your experience. Carry chains in your rental car. They can be very expensive if you have to buy them have them installed by a chain monkey. Best, Jack From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Thanks Jens! Fingers crossed for Good Light. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Jens Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Hello Jostein I'm looking foreward to seeing som of your probably spectacular shots here:-) Have a nice journey :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 20, 2013 16:42 Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Long time no posting. Thanks to everyone who posted tips and advice when I first aired the prospect back in May. Since then, my head’s been very full of other stuff. A new job, among other things. Now the trip is getting sorted. Even the rental car is booked. The plans for where to go when include Yosemite for a couple of days first, and then cross over to Lee Vining for a visit to Bodie, Mono Lake, and some general goofing around. Then south to Mammoth, and hopefully some excursion into the Ansel Adams wilderness to see if I can find some interesting volcanic formations. I know there are some pretty spectacular basalt columns, and possibly some hot springs and stuff. After that, I plan to aim for the Bristlecone Pines Park and eventually down to Death Valley; but that's as far as my planning goes. Except that I'd really like to stop by to see the sandhill cranes in San Joaquin County on my way back towards San Francisco. I'll be landing in San Fran on Sunday 27. Oct, and fly out on Saturday 16. November. If any PDML'ers would like to meet up, somewhere in California or Nevada, give me a ping. :-) Jostein -- 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: Gearing up for California
What worries me more is actually that some of the most interesting roads close for the winter at some point around the time I get there. I've been unable to find any fixed dates for closures, so I guess it depends on local weather conditions. checking (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/clsdlst.htm) shows scheduled closing of route 120 for Dec 17, barring earlier closure for snow. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Thanks Jack! I'm no stranger to snowy roads. I've looked briefly into buying snow chains, and got the impression that cheap ones would be easier to find in towns closer to the Sierras. I have a set for my own car that goes on and off in a couple of minutes, and will try to find something with a similar patent. What worries me more is actually that some of the most interesting roads close for the winter at some point around the time I get there. I've been unable to find any fixed dates for closures, so I guess it depends on local weather conditions. Fingers crossed... :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 9:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Envy you, Jostein. I know you'll hit it hard and I'm sure a lot of the results will be satisfying.. You've listed about everything you should for the area. You're a bit late for peak fall colors, but there is so much else I don't think you'll miss it. So much of that area is at high elevations, so am hoping winter conditions aren't a part of your experience. Carry chains in your rental car. They can be very expensive if you have to buy them have them installed by a chain monkey. Best, Jack From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Thanks Jens! Fingers crossed for Good Light. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Jens Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Gearing up for California Hello Jostein I'm looking foreward to seeing som of your probably spectacular shots here:-) Have a nice journey :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 20, 2013 16:42 Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Hi gang, Long time no posting. Thanks to everyone who posted tips and advice when I first aired the prospect back in May. Since then, my head’s been very full of other stuff. A new job, among other things. Now the trip is getting sorted. Even the rental car is booked. The plans for where to go when include Yosemite for a couple of days first, and then cross over to Lee Vining for a visit to Bodie, Mono Lake, and some general goofing around. Then south to Mammoth, and hopefully some excursion into the Ansel Adams wilderness to see if I can find some interesting volcanic formations. I know there are some pretty spectacular basalt columns, and possibly some hot springs and stuff. After that, I plan to aim for the Bristlecone Pines Park and eventually down to Death Valley; but that's as far as my planning goes. Except that I'd really like to stop by to see the sandhill cranes in San Joaquin County on my way back towards San Francisco. I'll be landing in San Fran on Sunday 27. Oct, and fly out on Saturday 16. November. If any PDML'ers would like to meet up, somewhere in California or Nevada, give me a ping. :-) Jostein -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
Re: PESO - Oblique
I agree with Boris. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Oblique I think I'd like some more space above the guy... It seems like it is too tight for him. On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 3:51 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I lied. One more bmx freestyle shot: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/10/oblique.html?m=1 Maybe more. Who knows? Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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: NaPESO
My Malamute 'Bear' loved to ride in the car also, with the window down, which resulted in his side of the vehicle being covered in slobber from his window back. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: NaPESO Indeed! He loves to ride in the car. Any time the garage door is open, he will run to one of the cars and wait patiently by the door in the hope someone will take him for a ride. On this occasion, I opened the front passenger door to retrieve something, and he jumped right in and got behind the wheel. Thanks for looking, Bob. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Obviously, it's his turn to drive. On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Not a PESO, no Pentax content, but I just like this iPhone image. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17563246 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Autumn-scapes :)
For me the main interest in this image is the tree and I would have tried to arrange a composition from another vantage point to include some of the fall color if possible. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Autumn-scapes :) On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Other than the colors, I'm not sure what I should be looking at - ie I don't see any compositional elements - line, shape, form etc Unfortunately I agree about the lack of composition in my picture. It's more a snapshot of the autumn colors while on the road, made from the single vantage point I've had access to (although this doesn't make a good excuse). (In fact since I've got the K-30 this spring I've been photographing mostly city-scapes and mid-day landscapes, thus the first change I got to catch something more colorful I was itching to put it out.) Let's see if the other snapshot taken from the same vantage point is better from a composition point of view. http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/44ff10a8138027c8/variant-a--x800.jpg And the larger variant (~3.5 MiB) http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/44ff10a8138027c8/variant-a--x1080.jpg Ciprian. -- 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: As good as it gets
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: As good as it gets On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com: On Oct 18, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: When you consider all of the amazing camera announcements of the past week, The K-3, the full frame mirrorless sonys, the Nikons with both wifi and GPS, the new Fuji, it is hard to imagine things getting any better. We have all of these groundbreaking cameras to talk abount, and none of us are hampered by single fact about their actual performance. You forgot about the new Panasonics and Olympus cameras. I have a lot of facts about one of those. :-) The question is whether you feel in any way hampered by those facts. I don't feel hampers much. Ewww! Stop airing your dirty laundry here! Just another way to wring out a good yarn. Yeah. We should spin this thread out as long as possible. I wool quietly leave now. At least there were no skid marks! -- 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: Yiming Hu Landscapes
Quite a phenominal set of images! He sure has the eye and ethos of a pro outdoor photog and he do get around!Thanks for posting the link. Paul. I wonder how many will complain about over saturated images - I didn't see mention of the film he's using but I'd be surprised if it wasn't Velvia. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Yiming Hu Landscapes http://www.yiminghuphoto.com/portfolio/landscape.php -- 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: Autumn-scapes :)
Hi Ciprian I have a couple of comments that should improve this image - I'd crop out the blank sky as it doesn't add anything to the image. And while I wasn't there the red cast, especially in the sky doesn't seem real in this case. Other than the colors, I'm not sure what I should be looking at - ie I don't see any compositional elements - line, shape, form etc Colors in my area - Michigan - are muted in comparison to previous years HTH Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Autumn-scapes :) Hello all! Half of the autumn has already passed, and yet I've not seen many pastel pictures on the list. Thus I'm biting the bullet and bellow I put two links (one 2.9 MiB and 400 KiB variants) of an autumn-scape I've captured today while on the road. http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-a--x1080.jpg http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-a--x800.jpg Hope you enjoy it, and comments are very much appreciated, Ciprian. P.S.: I hope I didn't over-process it again... :) -- 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: Autumn-scapes :)
The initial image is an APS-C format (3:2 aspect ratio), which I've already cropped to a 2:1 aspect ration while keeping the full width. Thus I was quite afraid of cutting even more of the sky. Unless you're printing to a specific format, I don't see cropping as an issue. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Autumn-scapes :) On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Hi Ciprian I have a couple of comments that should improve this image - Comments are always welcomed, especially those critical, thus let's see... I'd crop out the blank sky as it doesn't add anything to the image. The initial image is an APS-C format (3:2 aspect ratio), which I've already cropped to a 2:1 aspect ration while keeping the full width. Thus I was quite afraid of cutting even more of the sky. And while I wasn't there the red cast, especially in the sky doesn't seem real in this case. The issue is twofold: I'm using my uncalibrated laptop monitor which is quite awful thus the colors could be off... (Actually I'm using a profile I've found on the net that matches the laptop and display panel.) The more plausible cause could be that I've dialed `0.9` for the tint value in white-balance, thus towards red. I've done that because the neutral value seemed to greenish to me. I'll try both suggestions and see what I get out. Other than the colors, I'm not sure what I should be looking at - ie I don't see any compositional elements - line, shape, form etc Unfortunately I agree about the lack of composition in my picture. It's more a snapshot of the autumn colors while on the road, made from the single vantage point I've had access to (although this doesn't make a good excuse). (In fact since I've got the K-30 this spring I've been photographing mostly city-scapes and mid-day landscapes, thus the first change I got to catch something more colorful I was itching to put it out.) Colors in my area - Michigan - are muted in comparison to previous years As both Bob and Jack observed, indeed the colors are quite muted because of the haze. That and the fact that the trees have just started to change color. Thanks for the observations, Ciprian. -- 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: Autumn-scapes :)
The third try seems more realistic to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Autumn-scapes :) On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I have a couple of comments that should improve this image - Comments are always welcomed, especially those critical, thus let's see... I'd crop out the blank sky as it doesn't add anything to the image. The initial image is an APS-C format (3:2 aspect ratio), which I've already cropped to a 2:1 aspect ration while keeping the full width. Thus I was quite afraid of cutting even more of the sky. And while I wasn't there the red cast, especially in the sky doesn't seem real in this case. The more plausible cause could be that I've dialed `0.9` for the tint value in white-balance, thus towards red. I've done that because the neutral value seemed to greenish to me. I'll try both suggestions and see what I get out. OK, I've tried to correct some of the mentioned flaws (i.e. remove the red cast, crop the sky tighter) and the result is: http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-b--x800.jpg I've also tried to enhance the saturation in a third try: http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-c--x800.jpg And the larger variants (~3.5 MiB) are: http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-b--x1080.jpg http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/27a43bb4cc3bcb9c/variant-c--x1080.jpg Ciprian. -- 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 full frame Sony A7 A7R were officially announced last night
I would in fact take an optical viewfinder over an EVF any day of the week MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: The full frame Sony A7 A7R were officially announced last night On 16/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: An electronic view finder is very much a real viewfinder, Darren. Ask Cotty ... It's been the viewfinder used in video cameras for a couple of decades. True! Bob and I were talking about EVFs last night. He looked through my X-E1 and decided almost immediately that it wasn't for him. After a few weeks now, I'm used to it enough that it doesn't bother me. I look on it (quite literally) as an aid to framing and focussing. The very nice thing about it, is that WYSIWYG - very much like a DSLR. That said, I would in fact take an optical viewfinder over an EVF any day of the week. Except may Tuesdays. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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 - Veranda
One of those details not under the photographer's control... Not really. He could have chosen not to take the image! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net Subject: Re: PESO - Veranda On 13 October 2013 18:40, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: One of those details not under the photographer's control... Come on Rick, where's your commitment? Don't you always carry 2 identical chairs with you wherever you go? I like the asymmetry and the occasional use of a fisheye is fine. It works here. 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.
Re: PESO a scary photo for Halloween
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO a scary photo for Halloween On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Wire we starting with this again? It'll just con-fuse the issue. I thought you were just trying to keep us current. There's no place like ohm. Despite my reluctance, I can't resist ... Just leave it alone Faraday or two will you. So you recommend a coulomb off period? Look, just triac counting for yourself Watts that all about? I'll bet Ed 'n his son did that original wiring job. Maybe in a parallel universe. -- 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 a scary photo for Halloween
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO a scary photo for Halloween Cheers, frank Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Wire we starting with this again? It'll just con-fuse the issue. I thought you were just trying to keep us current. There's no place like ohm. Despite my reluctance, I can't resist ... Just leave it alone Faraday or two will you. So you recommend a coulomb off period? Look, just triac counting for yourself Watts that all about? This really hertz This thread is already generating a lot of bad feelings. That's in keeping with the series. -- 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 a scary photo for Halloween
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: PESO a scary photo for Halloween On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:40:29PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: shocking Wire we starting with this again? It'll just con-fuse the issue. I thought you were just trying to keep us current. ann On 10/13/2013 22:36, Larry Colen wrote: Knob and Tube: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/10259972496/ -- 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 http://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.
Re: October PUG - Animal Kingdom - is up!
Thanks again for your work with the PUG Brian. I especially enjoyed this months as animals, especially in the wild, are my favorite subjects. I particularily enjoyed 'Red Panda' by Ann, 'Bighorn' by Mathew, 'Hey Bob' by Brian 'Jumper' by Alastair 'Will work for Brush' by Bruce. Well done! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Subject: October PUG - Animal Kingdom - is up! G'day all Lots to like in this gallery but my favourite is Will work for a brush by Bruce - it's the cat's whiskers Ann's Red Panda is another favourite along with Ken's Eyes on You and Matthew's Big Horn Sheep (would have loved to have seen one of those when I was in the US). Stan's Kit N Caboodle struck a familiar note - I have the same routine with our moggie 'Blackjack' and I get the same fixed stare. As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for October is 'Architectural'. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 - Morning Light
Great capture! But if it were mine I'd eliminate about 1/3rd of the foreground and the partial tree on the LH side. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Subject: PESO - Morning Light I was going through some older photos and came across this shot. I don't recall sharing it before. This was taken in the film days, so I can't remember all the details. I believe the camera was a PZ1p and the lens was an FA 28/2.8. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/101434682@N06/10062112613/ -- Bruce -- 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 K-3 Image
A hump rumor Should have saved it for tomorrow when its.. HUMP DAY ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com Subject: Re: New K-3 Image A hump rumor Originally posted by moray-eel-bite Okay, so before the reality dampens the rampant speculation: The hump is a wifi receiver and sending unit. This is needed, because the LCD screen is removable and usable as a remote with full depth-of field preview as well as focus peaking. This allows birders and astro-photographers to leave the rig set up and take pictures from afar... a gimbal mount controllable tripod will be announced simultaneously. This way you don't need to be near the rig to take pictures. It also feeds into the 'selfie' obsession where you can see exactly how the picture will look in real time before taking it (since real outdoors people (the pentax niche) are often on their own in the wilderness. Also, they've rammed a GPS tracking unit as well as a superior flash unit in there... just for good measure. Cheers, Read more at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/238387-another-new-image-k-3-a-11.html#ixzz2gUyVuWSY; On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:51 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/1/2013 2:32 PM, CollinB wrote: - Lump under the K-3 logo. My first inclination is to assume this has something to do with the mechanism that flips the mirror up and down, such as a stronger motor to make it move faster. I really don't know what it is, though. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it on a camera before. Yak shaving: Might just be a thumb rest. If you're holding the camera with a pancake lens, as if it were a PS and letting it auto focus, (lets admit we've all done it), the lump looks to be positioned just right to be very uncomfortable. I guess that's one way to encourage proper camera handling. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. -- 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: Quick Release recommendations...
Been using 'classic' Arca-Swiss Q R system for around 15 year. Most of the other, non Arca-Swiss Q R systems seem to be cheaper imitations. All of my pieces have come from Kirk. All are screw clamp. Haven't had any issues with any of it. Haven't used the lever lock but it seems it would be quicker. BTW, be sure to look into an 'L' bracket, that's compatible - sure makes quick work of switching from landscape to portrait and vice versa Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Quick Release recommendations... I'm finally getting down to shopping for a good tripod head/ball head and QR system. I've pretty much made up my mind that I'm going to get the Arca-Swiss P0, but I'm not wild about their Slidefix system (or getting locked into it). I would rather go with something a little more universal (like the classic Arca Swiss mounts). I believe that if I get the Arca-Swiss P0 without the Slidefix and just the 1/4 stud, then I can put just about anybody's clamp on it. So I'm looking for a little input from those of you who are using a Quick Release system. What do you like, and why? Anybody have any opinions on the knock-offs available on eBay, etc.? Also, do you like a lever clamp system or the more traditional screw clamp? Thanks for any input. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
Re: OT - ORACLE WIN
I wonder if and when we'll ever see the AC 72 technology (solid articulated sail and foils) filter down the chain for the every day sailor to use. I had a Hobie 16 I sailed single handed and with wind it can become a handful. Throw in the articulated sail and the foils and you'd have a barrel of monkeys! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: OT - ORACLE WIN On 26/09/2013, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-09-25 14:44 Steve Cottrell wrote OMG that was brilliant. amazing, i have seen almost no video of it - broadcast TV is useless and my internet connection is too slow to stream much — but i've been following through news channels Here's the final race complete, with some excellent camera work and graphics for the hard of comprehension. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHdmviq1kygfeature=share -- 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 - ORACLE WIN
I saw an interview done with Oracle owner Larry Ellison where he said one of the reasons for the A C 72 boat was to get more spectator involvement and move the sport closer to the more extreme sports and hopefully get a younger crowd interested. When questioned about the costs of the 72's he said he might propose a smaller boat, A C 45, along the same lines as the A C 72's, with about a third the wing area of the 72, with a crew of 5 vs 11. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT - ORACLE WIN On Sep 26, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 25/9/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Boats seem to be the form of transportation that hold the least interest to me. Mind you, ships can be pretty cool, when you start talking engines bigger than some houses that I've lived in, that's getting pretty cool. The sailing in these big catamarans with hydrofoils is superb. Sailing racing is a bit like chess - tactics and the ability to think several moves ahead are crucial. No engines here mate - wind, water and winning ability. You can say that again. I'm no sailing enthusiast but I'm still highly impressed watching these boats. Have a read... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC72 Cheers, 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.
Re: Rush
Thanks Paul, I was was already planning to see it in the next few days. I remember Lauda's accident and thought We'd never see him race again. 'Rush' has been getting alot of visibility in the media! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: OT: Rush Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. 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.
Re: PESO industrial man
The images all have a great 'feel' to them, if thats possible. Fits the subjects well! Nice work. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO industrial man Darn. Thanks for the heads-up, Frank John. Use these links: Nico Skellington: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/9922413143/ Gallery: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/sets/72157635857960425/ On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It keeps telling me (or at least my android) No photos here. Cheers, frank Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Nico Skellington is one of the multi-talented folks at Metropolis Factory in The Junction Triangle area of Toronto: http://www.flickriver.com/bruce_m_walker/9922413143/ K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 31mm/f:5, 1/180th, ISO 640. AF540FGZ on camera with StoFen white diffuser. MF is housed in an old power station where they create industrial themed furniture and sculpture from recycled, vintage and found materials. Besides workshops and showrooms, the building is also a large event hosting space. A gallery with more, including previous shown shots from an artisans event: http://www.flickriver.com/bruce_m_walker/sets/72157635857960425/ “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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: You didn't hear it from me...
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: You didn't hear it from me... On 25/9/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That sounds like Coty.always looking for a way to make a little lute. Yeah but I do fret a lot Here we go again, we're being strung along! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: 125 years of National Geographic Stunning photography
On my Inside Passage trip last year I shot along side Paul Nicklin, (image # 8) a genuinely nice guy and not a highbrow by any means. Most are remarkable images but McCurry's is my favorite. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: 125 years of National Geographic Stunning photography Yes; it arrived in the mail yesterday at my house as well. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 25/9/13, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/125-years-of-national-geographic- stunning-photography-since-1888-1380118227-slideshow/ That issue has just plopped on the mat :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: You didn't hear it from me...
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com Subject: Re: You didn't hear it from me... Sorry. I can be a little a-caustic at times. .. Yes but you're not high strung On 9/25/2013 12:37 PM, Darren Addy wrote: You've got to admit though, he's got pluck. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Don't strike a sour note, Walt. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: You guys are nuts. On 9/25/2013 11:49 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Pick, pick, pick... On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:47 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: You didn't hear it from me... On 25/9/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That sounds like Coty.always looking for a way to make a little lute. Yeah but I do fret a lot Here we go again, we're being strung along! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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. -- 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. -- 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 - ORACLE WIN
Credit where it's due - he dragged in Sir Ben so that was the key. I believe that and the constant massaging of the Orcale boat after each race, which was apparently more effective than any messaging on the Aussie boat. So Sir Ben and boat spped won the cup. Uh rah! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: OT - ORACLE WIN On 26/9/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: ...and an Australian skipper. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: Bears in Finland
Nice work. The Eagles shot really stands out! Too bad about the light in the others. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org Subject: Bears in Finland Hi I had a 5 day trip to Finland last week to photograph bears. It was together with a group from Stavanger and we where 10 persons. We was picked up at the airport in Kajaani and drove to the Russian border. Before I left Stavanger, I crossed all my fingers for at lest one bear to see, but we had up to six almost every evening and also saw wolves, wolverines and eagles. http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fIMGP8009.jpg This is a picture of a wolf. Taken with K-01 and FA*300/2.8 at ISO9000 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2528.jpg And a bear only 10 meters away. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2094.jpg Wolverine. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2342.jpg Eagles. K-5 IIs and F*250-600/5.6 at ISO400 More pictures are here: http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-1 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-2 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-3 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-4 (Norwegian text on these ones. ) Stig Vidar Hovland -- 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: Nice little bit of recognition
Congrats! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Nice little bit of recognition The National Association of Photoshop Professionals currently has one of my photos featured as an Editor's Pick on their web site. Check out the NAPP Members Portfolio Gallery at http://members.photoshopuser.com/portfolio/ (I'm pretty sure non-members can view that part of the site) It's my Cathedral of Trees shot from Northern Ireland - third from the left under the words Editors Picks. -- 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: Bears in Finland
I'd offer to bring my lighting gear, but would have to leave setting the softbox up near the bear to you, Ken. ;-) Only if I can get the glint in their eyes! Its frustrating to invest the time and money on trips such as this to exotic shooting places only to have crappy weather/light limit the experience. You take what you can get and maybe go back at another time. At those high ISO's and large apertures the lighting must have really been bad. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Bears in Finland I'd offer to bring my lighting gear, but would have to leave setting the softbox up near the bear to you, Ken. ;-) On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:26 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice work. The Eagles shot really stands out! Too bad about the light in the others. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org Subject: Bears in Finland Hi I had a 5 day trip to Finland last week to photograph bears. It was together with a group from Stavanger and we where 10 persons. We was picked up at the airport in Kajaani and drove to the Russian border. Before I left Stavanger, I crossed all my fingers for at lest one bear to see, but we had up to six almost every evening and also saw wolves, wolverines and eagles. http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fIMGP8009.jpg This is a picture of a wolf. Taken with K-01 and FA*300/2.8 at ISO9000 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2528.jpg And a bear only 10 meters away. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2094.jpg Wolverine. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2342.jpg Eagles. K-5 IIs and F*250-600/5.6 at ISO400 More pictures are here: http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-1 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-2 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-3 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-4 (Norwegian text on these ones. ) Stig Vidar Hovland -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
Re: PESO - Zoe (caution, feline content!)
All it needs is a bunch of numbers below the image - it looks like a cat mug shot! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Zoe (caution, feline content!) Zoe has been a part of our household for almost a year but I realized last night that I had no decent photos of her. Okay, one, but it was lost in my camera last October. So last night I tried to remedy that: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/zoe.html?m=1 How successful I was is not up to me, but I'm satisfied with it. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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: Failure Notices
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com Subject: Re: Failure Notices On Sep 23, 2013, at 6:00 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: It's a .commie website. Shouldn't it be redlined? They are collectively working on it. I'm waiting for someone to suggest this be added to the annual Quotations List by adding Marx! You're Stalin our thunder. Now look boys Engels, take it easy please. Oh it's a -pun- thread - and here i was just Putin it aside I was lenin in that direction for a while. Herding this bunch that away will be a collective trotsky. Ah. So-vi-et ! -- 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. A gesture. (Dog content!)
Suggestions for a title are most welcome :) You looking at me? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com Subject: PESO. A gesture. (Dog content!) The image: http://celasun.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/imgp6057_g_sm.jpg Smaller image within the blog: http://celasun.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/communication/ Suggestions for a title are most welcome :) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun -- 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: Failure Notices
It's a .commie website. Shouldn't it be redlined? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: Failure Notices It's a .commie website. On 22 Sep 2013, at 20:27, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Blacklisted? Sounds like we're back in the McCarthy era. Jack - Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Failure Notices on 2013-09-21 18:13 Jack Davis wrote Lately I've been getting Failure Notices on some of my PDML responses. Anyone else? Hasn't happened in the past. When this happens, I've been simply forwarding them from my Sent folder and they go. Strange!! the details in those failure messages may be diagnostic; i note you are using Yahoo which (among other mail services) has been blacklisted a few times recently -- 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 - 34th AC
YES! I didn't think Oracle could do it after the first 5 or 6 races but MY how things have changed! I'm totally mesmerized by the boat speed and the quickness of the maneuvers. And to think those tiny daggerboards/foils can lift a 13 ton boat up out of the water. Totally fascinating especially with the computer graphics. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: OT - 34th AC On 22/9/13, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: Not this time Kiwis ;-) Nor this! Go Oracle!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: Failure Notices
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: Failure Notices Stan Halpin wrote: Bob W wrote kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Blacklisted? Sounds like we're back in the McCarthy era. It's a .commie website. Shouldn't it be redlined? They are collectively working on it. I'm waiting for someone to suggest this be added to the annual Quotations List by adding Marx! We're just trying to be social -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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.
Re: PUG Themes for 2014
As they say if the shoe fits, wear it! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PUG Themes for 2014 I wondered how long it would take for someone to make that reference. On 9/18/2013 10:42 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Isn't that what the bubba said (aka W Clinton) -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PUG Themes for 2014 Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:57 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-09-18 17:08 Ann Sanfedele wrote Size doesn't matter? i propose that as a theme instead of close but no cigar -- 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 - Romeo's (redux)
I like the original better. But a different crop stopping at the roof line might help the newer version. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Romeo's (redux) I decided to try a tighter shot of Romeo's Fruit Stand. It's actually a different frame which was tighter in the camera then cropped: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/romeos-redux.html?m=1 By way of comparison here's the original post from a couple days ago: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/romeos-fruit-stand.html?m=1 I like the new one better. Thoughts? Other suggestions? Thanks! Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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.
Re: PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand
Great capture knarF ! almost too much to take in in a single image. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Romeo's Fruit Stand Very interesting place and shot! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:10 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Been by this fruit stand hundreds of times and I don't think I ever noticed this mural before. Maybe it's new? A cool addition to Kensington Market, one of my favourite areas in the T-dot: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/romeos-fruit-stand.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel 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.
Re: Is the crop better?
The crop works better for me - the original has a distracting feature in the URH corner. The color looks natural to me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Peso: Is the crop better? Or does it suck either way. I can't decide if I prefer the full frame or the crop, which probably means the image has great suckage. And the colour os probably wrong. I think I foo-bared my monitor calibration. Anyway, with such a preamble, how can you resist looking. For your viewing pleasure, I give you: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/wetrock.html Comments appreciated, rip it apart. bill -- 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: PUG Themes for 2014
Mammals? Best of my best? (all time) Wild card? Self Portrait? Hairy? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: PUG Themes for 2014 On 18/9/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Open Gallery (this one is a definite starter) Best of 2013 Feathered Friends Incomplete Cold (or Winter) Decrepit Close but no cigar (photos that didn't quite make it.) Oddness Ball Games Circular Wind Up Tilted Twilight Zone Synchronicity Transport Still Life Simplicity Random Exhibition Title Generator (http://www.mit.edu/~ruchill/lazycurator.html) Rainbows On the streets Sheds Motion Big Big spiders that nearly bit your ass -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv -- 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 sightings
They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. EVF issue ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Pentax sightings I had the pleasant surprise of having the weekend off. This afternoon I was at an event in SF called Lindy in the Park and noticed a fellow with a K20 around his neck. I wandered over and observed that if had a K-5, he wouldn't need to use his cell phone to video the dancers. A while later, I saw one of the dancers chatting with a woman who had a bright yellow K-01 with her. I had never seen one in person, so I had to go and take a look. Yes, they look just as dorky in person as they do in the photos. I got to hold it though and it feels solid. Amazingly solid. The display was astonishingly visible in broad daylight. She said they bought it because they have a small child, and their point and shoot just couldn't get photos. They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. They got the K-01 because it was reasonably priced and because it had much better picture quality than their old camera. She needs something that she can just point and click, and pictures will come out reasonably well, and she is very happy with the camera on that regard. It is weird to think in terms of a better point and shoot, but that is what they needed, and that is what they got. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://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.
Re: Need Repair Advice for my F 100/2.8 Macro
Bob, would you pass on Eric's contact info - I have a 70-210 F that needs his attention. Thanks ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Need Repair Advice for my F 100/2.8 Macro Eric has done CLA's for me on everything film, from K's, Spotmatics, KX's, MX's and screwmount, K-mount, and KA lenses. Results were excellent and dependable plus fairly priced. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Kevin Thornsberry kevin_thornsbe...@compuserve.com wrote: Another name I received was Eric Hendrickson. Any experience with him? Kevin Thornsberry On Sep 15, 2013, at 5:25 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: v On Sep 15, 2013, at 6:24 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@me.com wrote: Send it to CRIS. You'll find them at criscam.com. They're the authorized Pentax service center in the U.S., and they do good work at a reasonable price. Paul On Sep 15, 2013, at 12:34 AM, Kevin Thornsberry kevin_thornsbe...@compuserve.com wrote: I recently dropped my F100/2.8 Macro. I really liked this lens because it's fast, sharp and has a focal length that fits my needs. Also, it is much easier to carry and hold than my FA* 80-200/2.8 which can provide the same 2.8 aperture at 100 mm. The lens only fell about 1-1/2 feet but fell on asphalt and hit on the corner of the filter ring while mounted on my K-5. The lens is totally jammed. The focus ring won’t turn at all and filter ring is slight bent. My questions are: 1) Where do I send it? Is the Pentax shop in CO my only/best option. 2) What is your experience with getting lens repairs? Can they fix it? Will the cost be worthwhile. I really don’t want to give up this lens but I also doubt I could replace it. Thanks for any help. -- Kevin Thornsberry -- 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: Control Panel
Can't Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO: Control Panel Test pls ignore. - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 6:42 AM Subject: PESO: Control Panel Controls of the pumper truck of the local fire company: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17525440 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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: A Photographer’s Take On The iPhone 5S Camera
Pretty interesting if a bit long. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: OT: A Photographer’s Take On The iPhone 5S Camera http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/12/a-photographers-take-on-the-iphone-5s-camera/ -- 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: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey
Thanks Godfrey - I probably need to get my hands on some of the newer EVF's just to see how they currently are. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com Subject: Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey The modern EVF cameras have reduced lag to almost non-existent. My older EVF cameras - Sony F707/F717/F828/R1, Olympus 8080WZ, Panasonic FZ10, Minolta A2 - were fairly pathetic on viewfinder responsiveness and resolution. I used the viewfinder primarily as a targeting device. I remember the FZ10 resolution and refresh being so slow I couldn't even see birds in flight with it ... they disappeared in the refresh cycles. Yet I took quite a few successful photos of birds in flight with it by guessing... EVF responsiveness slows down somewhat as light levels drop ... the sensor has to collect more data, the EVF has to display a few frames of capture data to keep brightness up to a usable standard. But when that's happening, with SLRs it's so dark I can't see anything at all, and certainly can't focus. In either case, if the subject is in motion, I'm back to old reliable: focus by zone, guess the timing. The NEX 6 has a terrific EVF ... better than the NEX 7 to my eye, despite the specifications. The OM-D E-M5 viewfinder is on par with that, the Olympus VF-4 for the E-P5 goes another, noticeable notch better. The new E-M1 viewfinder uses the VF-4 panel but has even better supporting circuitry. Godfrey On Sep 11, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I used a Nikon Coolpix 5700 with an EVF, for evidence photography, years ago and in my opinion it was a great camera for static image capture but wasn't one to use for any sort of dynamic capture - there was a noticeable time delay between pushing the shutter release and the actual image capture - giving you the image that occurred after the one you wanted. Does this delay still exist in modern EVFs? -- 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.
Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey
Boris, focusing wasn't an issue with the 5700 and moving animals/birds - but I mostly never was able to capture a moving subject and get it in the center of the frame - I had to anticipate where it was going to be when the camera decided to capture the image. Granted that was with an EVF that is now around 9 or 10 years old and they most likely have been improved. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey Ken, can it be that you're confusing the shutter release lag with EVF operation. With my Ricoh GXR and (manual focus) Leica M-module, everything is quite excellent in this regard. Both the viewfinder is very easy to use and focusing by b/w focus assist is easy. The shutter release is very fast, though it takes time between shots, which I gather is limitation of the rather aged body. In other words, for people with weaker eyes, EVF can be actually preferable as it: 1. Ensures relatively uniform brightness despite different lighting conditions outside, which IMO is a good thing. 2. With proper implementation, focus assist is easier than squinting through OVF even with special screens, and as you might know - I've tried quite a few of them. On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I used a Nikon Coolpix 5700 with an EVF, for evidence photography, years ago and in my opinion it was a great camera for static image capture but wasn't one to use for any sort of dynamic capture - there was a noticeable time delay between pushing the shutter release and the actual image capture - giving you the image that occurred after the one you wanted. Does this delay still exist in modern EVFs? -Original Message- From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey Years ago somebody bought a digital PS with a digital viewfinder. I was instantly turned off by the lines on the screen. Tell me it's better now??? Regards, Bob S. Hi Bob, You answered part of it yourself. :) This is today, that was years ago. No lines. I was mildly blown away by the IQ of the NEX-7 EVF. Some will whine about noise in low light, but then they should also whine that they can't see a heck of a lot through an optical VF when light levels are low. If anything, at very low light levels an EVF at least gives you a representation of what's being imaged, where with optical, one is almost blind. Take a look through a NEX-6 or 7 EVF. It's a 2.3 million pixel image. That's more than twice the pixel count of the LCD monitor. Tom C. -- 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: What is the best, iyo, modern Pentax-brand zoom
Depends on what you mean by modern. I've had 2 'F' zooms in fairly heavy use since 1989 - a 28-80 f3.5-4.5 received very heavy usage thru 2006 as it was my primarily used lens on the job and shot thousands of evidence photos with it (it has a built in macro range that was great for my work. And a 70-210 f4-5.6 which has served me admireably also since 1989. I admit the built of the 70-210 is not the most robust. And while you could spend more money on newer 'better' lenses, I've never seen enough diference to warrant the change. I have a 16-50 f2.8 DA* which I got after not being able to get a 28-70 f2.8 FA*, and other than the faster aperature I wind up using the 28-80 more often than not due to it more convenient size and weight. YMMV Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:17 AM Subject: Poll: What is the best, iyo, modern Pentax-brand zoom I've seen some awfully nice renderings from the DA* 16-50/2.8. Quite impressive. Just out of my price range at the moment. But I wonder ... what's your favorite? -- 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 astounding hummingbird.
Thanks for posting Dan, very informative. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: OT: The astounding hummingbird. http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Double White
Nice capture but IMO both flowers should be in focus as they are so near each other. One in focus and one OOF work better when there is more space between the flowers. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Double White https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2013/9/5/double-white or http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17515824size=md K-r with FA 100mm F/2.8 Macro Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
