Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
The guy who lives across the street from me has one of those. Him and a bunch of his friends used to get out in the evenings and mess around with it. It looked like a lot of fun, but I never had the nerve to ask if I could give it a try ... afraid I'd break something, and I don't mean the board. And then Corona Virus came along and screwed everything up. On 2/7/2021 14:30:57, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thanks! Float Addicts is a combined sales/rental outlet and clubhouse for "One Wheel" roller boards. (See http://www.onewheel.com for details..) There is almost always a small gang of onewheelers hanging out there in the late afternoon/early evenings (at least there are in non-lockdown times). One of these days, I'm going to rent one and go find a nice grassy field to learn how to ride and control one of these things. They look like tremendous fun, a road-going, electric snowboard … and a good workout too. But I won't try to learn to ride one on pavement... :) I go to Japan Town for Mexican food because Taqueria Corona has really good food and the people there are great… But I also go to the excellent Japanese and Korean restaurants there, as well as Roy's Station (one of my favorite cafes). My favorite Japanese restaurant, however, is Truya Sushi—just a mile or two up the road in Santa Clara near me. G On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice series, especially "They Watch The Corner." What exactly does Float Addicts sell. I don't understand why you go to Japan Town for Mexican food when they have such really good Japanese (and Korean) food there! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 11:16 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 ... I hope you enjoy them! Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 Enjoy! G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." - Thoreau -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
Nice set .. I did enjoy! My personal faves are Japan Town and especially Open for outdoor dining... ann On 2/7/2021 11:15 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 ... I hope you enjoy them! Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 Enjoy! G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." - Thoreau -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
LOL! Yea, definitely not Kansas. :) There are lots of Mexican places all over the area, same for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Indian. There's a really really good Japanese ramen place right across the street from us, basically, as well. Gotta pick and choose somehow... G > On Feb 7, 2021, at 12:07 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > So, Japanese Town for Mexican food, El Camino Real for Japanese food... I > guess you’re not in Kansas... -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
Thanks Bob!
As I responded to Daniel, my favorite Japanese restaurant is actually much
nearer to me, just a mile or two up El Camino Real towards Sunnyvale. But there
are a couple of Japanese and Korean places in Japan town that are also great.
Much of the surrounding area about Japan town has been there since the 1920s or
so and there are a few examples of the Streamline Moderne architectural style
there and in the surrounding areas. Some areas are more modern construction
('50s to '80s), some with a few facelift renovations, and then on top of that
there's a lot of new, modern building going on in the eastern part of the area
just a couple of blocks from the central streets where I took these photos.
It's quite a nice, lively, varied community!
There are some very nice lofts a block or two from this area that were
converted from an old Campbell's Soup Company building. I nearly bought one of
them when that was done in the early '00s. Should have: they're selling now for
three to four times what they were then. Oh well, another missed opportunity.
G
> On Feb 7, 2021, at 9:25 AM, Bob Pdml wrote:
>
>> On 7 Feb 2021, at 16:16, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>>
>> My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the
>> Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food
>
> Where do you go when you want Japanese food?
>
> They’re nice pictures, nice colour. I like the architecture - it looks like
> Streamline Moderne, or similar, which is right for LA, I believe. Is it
> authentic 1930s or recent pastiche? Or not Streamline Moderne.
>
>> Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ
>> Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa
>> Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf
>> Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA
>> Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX
>> Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy
>> Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx
>> Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk
>> They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz
>> The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1
>>
>> This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr:
>> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5
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Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
Thanks! Float Addicts is a combined sales/rental outlet and clubhouse for "One Wheel" roller boards. (See http://www.onewheel.com for details..) There is almost always a small gang of onewheelers hanging out there in the late afternoon/early evenings (at least there are in non-lockdown times). One of these days, I'm going to rent one and go find a nice grassy field to learn how to ride and control one of these things. They look like tremendous fun, a road-going, electric snowboard … and a good workout too. But I won't try to learn to ride one on pavement... :) I go to Japan Town for Mexican food because Taqueria Corona has really good food and the people there are great… But I also go to the excellent Japanese and Korean restaurants there, as well as Roy's Station (one of my favorite cafes). My favorite Japanese restaurant, however, is Truya Sushi—just a mile or two up the road in Santa Clara near me. G > On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nice series, especially "They Watch The Corner." What exactly does Float > Addicts sell. > > I don't understand why you go to Japan Town for Mexican food when they have > such really good Japanese (and Korean) food there! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 11:16 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: > >> My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the >> Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner >> or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm >> enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights >> came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." >> >> So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it >> would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set >> ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the >> camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D >> >> I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can >> see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with >> the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 >> ... I hope you enjoy them! >> >> Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ >> Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa >> Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf >> Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA >> Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX >> Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy >> Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx >> Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk >> They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz >> The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 >> >> This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: >> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 >> >> Enjoy! >> G >> — >> Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com >> >> "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." >> - Thoreau >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 ... I hope you enjoy them! Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 Enjoy! G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." - Thoreau -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
> On 7 Feb 2021, at 19:46, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> Thanks Bob!
>
> As I responded to Daniel, my favorite Japanese restaurant is actually much
> nearer to me, just a mile or two up El Camino Real towards Sunnyvale.
So, Japanese Town for Mexican food, El Camino Real for Japanese food... I guess
you’re not in Kansas...
> But there are a couple of Japanese and Korean places in Japan town that are
> also great.
>
> Much of the surrounding area about Japan town has been there since the 1920s
> or so and there are a few examples of the Streamline Moderne architectural
> style there and in the surrounding areas. Some areas are more modern
> construction ('50s to '80s), some with a few facelift renovations, and then
> on top of that there's a lot of new, modern building going on in the eastern
> part of the area just a couple of blocks from the central streets where I
> took these photos. It's quite a nice, lively, varied community!
>
> There are some very nice lofts a block or two from this area that were
> converted from an old Campbell's Soup Company building. I nearly bought one
> of them when that was done in the early '00s. Should have: they're selling
> now for three to four times what they were then. Oh well, another missed
> opportunity.
>
> G
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Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
Some nice images showing the local flavor...makes me want to explore the area the next time I get to the west coast. -p On 2/7/2021 10:15 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 ... I hope you enjoy them! Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 Enjoy! G — Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." - Thoreau -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
> On 7 Feb 2021, at 16:16, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the > Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food Where do you go when you want Japanese food? They’re nice pictures, nice colour. I like the architecture - it looks like Streamline Moderne, or similar, which is right for LA, I believe. Is it authentic 1930s or recent pastiche? Or not Streamline Moderne. > > Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ > Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa > Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf > Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA > Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX > Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy > Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx > Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk > They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz > The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 > > This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: > https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2021 - Japan Town, Evening 058-067 - GDG
Nice series, especially "They Watch The Corner." What exactly does Float Addicts sell. I don't understand why you go to Japan Town for Mexican food when they have such really good Japanese (and Korean) food there! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 11:16 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > My routine on Wednesday evenings for some months now has been to go to the > Japan town district in San Jose and pick up takeout Mexican food for dinner > or eat in the outdoor dining area when that's been available (and it's warm > enough!). Every time I've been there as the sun went down and the lights > came up, I've said to myself, "I've got to get down here with a camera..." > > So last Wednesday, I drove down just before sunset. Well, I thought it > would be just before sunset, but I was delayed and the sun had already set > ... I was going to be testing out the custom grip I rigged up for the > camera, but thankfully I had my PD Travel Tripod with me. :D > > I only had time for a shortish walk, about a half hour or so, but I can > see I need to go do this a few more times. Here are ten photos, all with > the Hasselblad 907x and 21mm lens at about ISO 1600 and about f/5.6-f/6.8 > ... I hope you enjoy them! > > Japan Town :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjQJ > Lantern, Lamp :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRa > Omogari :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRf > Haircut :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjRA > Taqueria Corona :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzh9BX > Open For Outdoor Dining :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkEMy > Service At The Table :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjSx > Float Addicts :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzkENk > They Watch The Corner :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjTz > The World War II Memorial :: https://flic.kr/p/2kzmjU1 > > This set (and higher resolution renderings) can be viewed on Flickr: > https://flic.kr/s/aHsmU95Yh5 > > Enjoy! > G > — > Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com > > "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." > - Thoreau > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Semi-OT: Semiconductor Manufacturer in Japan has a fire
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Re: Made in Japan
It's a rebadged Tamron Ricoh probably just has it made to their specifications at a Tamron plant. I don't think Pentax had any manufacturing facilities actually in Japan when Hoya bought them. On 6/23/2016 7:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Those words are printed on the barrel of the DFA 15-30. A good thing I would think. Paul via phone -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Re: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
On May 2, 2015, at 23:22 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. I just spent a week in China. I brought: K5 16-50 FA70-210 (which I almost never used) That's it! iPhone6 was a backup camera when I just couldn't be bothered to whip out the SLR, and I used my GoPro clone a few times for fun shots. The Canon S95 was tucked into a pocket of my bag and was used precisely 5 times. I could have left it at home. Be in the moment, enjoy the trip. I'd leave the monopod and most other lenses, just go with the SLR and the 18-135 and call it done. But that's just me. Oh, I see you have a GoPro. Sure, toss that in. The lenses you suggest are all pretty close in zoom range. If you've got 18-135, what good is the DA50-200? 35mm? 40mm? 50mm? All that is covered already. Unless you're doing some shots from very very far away, having more zoom than the 18-135 is probably pretty unnecessary. I'd just shoot at 135mm and then crop the heck out of it if you need to get closer. I took my external flash with me the last two times I was in China for once in a lifetime (gone 3 times now), and I used it about 4 times with the ist-DS, once with the K10D, and for the K5 this time I left it at home. Unless you're shooting professionally, where you HAVE TO GET THE SHOT, there's no need to overpack/overthink it. That's just my opinion though, of course. -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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
I've been looking at the first generation benro travel flat tripod depending on how strong you want they go for $110-170 The a2910t seems to only be available from their website any more. The second generation has some nice features but doesn't look like it will fit in the computer pocket of my camera bag. On May 3, 2015 6:10:56 AM PDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:45 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Faced with a similar problem for a forthcoming trip to north-western Australia, I decided that Pentax didn't make the camera I needed. Something lightweight and compact but with a good-sized sensor and 16MP or more. I opted for an Olympus E-M10. I'll try to fit in the K-5 with 18-135, but I think weight restrictions will make that difficult. In which case the Q will be my backup. I have a lightweight Manfrotto tripod that I'd like to fit in but I think I'm dreaming... Thanks, Brian I think you are right about the Manfrotto; should stay home. Of course, one of the strong points about the K-5 II S and 18-135 zoom is that I use them a lot, so I know what to expect from them. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 10:27 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Now there are times you might want something shorter than 18mm but you don't have a lens shorter than that, so that issue is moot. Actually, I have an SMC f 17-28 f/3.5-4.5 fisheye zoom, which I used a lot on my film cameras, but that extra 1 mm doesn't make enough of a difference to justify carrying another lens. G I hadn't used the Optio for years, but I took it on a trip to The City a feww weeks ago, and it was awfully nice to have something that small. The down side is that would mean I would have to take another charger. Thanks for your very thoughtful and helpful comments, PJ. 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.
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Thanks, Mark. Isn't the 18-135 WR water resistant? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: For important trips I make sure to always have one weather-sealed lens in my kit (though my style of photography makes that more important than it might be for others). For my UK trip I'm bringing the K-5, 12-24, 16-50 and 55-300 (plus an achromatic close-up diopter for macros). -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 04/05/2015 6:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Mark. Isn't the 18-135 WR water resistant? Yes it is, and contrary to popular belief it's a decent enough 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.
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On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote Yes it is, and contrary to popular belief it's a decent enough lens. I have been pleased with it, and I have taken it out in some nasty weather from time to time. Thanks, to Mark C, John, Ken, Rick, Steve, Stan, and all who offered advice. There is a lot to think about, as compromise is required between what I would like to have and how much I want to carry. G 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.
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For a similar trip (China, Hong Kong) 11 years ago, I took only my MZ-5, PZ 28-105, and Sigma 18-35, with one AF330FTZ flash, and found I had everything covered. All four items fitted into a waist pack, making carrying them easy and not tiring. In my experience, on trips such as this, there is little time for a tripod, and it's an awkward thing to carry around. Nowadays, I'd simply switch the MZ-5 for my ist-D (still my main digital camera) the PZ for the later FA28-105, and the Sigma for the Pentax FA 16-45 - but the kit stays about the same size and weight. I'd certainly take the Optio as a backup. That's pretty much what I've carried on three or four overseas trips in the last few years, and have seldom found the need for much more kit. HTH John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2015 2:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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.
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Dan, For several years my traveling kit hasn't changed: In my bag when I'm out and about: K-5 (or predecessor, in days gone by) DA 16-45 DA 50-200* DA 10-17 DA 40/2.8 Ltd. That's it. When we go to New Hampshire in the summer, though, I carry a ton more. *(either I have a particularly good copy, or this is a very under-rated lens, and weighs almost nothing) Rick On May 3, 2015, at 12:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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If you're going as a tourist then you can probably get away with just your 18-135 and a teleconvertor. Skip the pod and the tripod. you'll most likely do the majority of your shooting in daylight and can bump the ISO if needed. The Optio and Go Pro are small and would probably come in handy. If you're going as a photographer then you'l definitely want at least the above mentioned items and a lightweight tripod - like http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1059026-REG/manfrotto_mkcompactlt_rd_compact_light_tripod_red.html - small lightweight and well built. Depending on the close focusing ability of the 18-135 you might take the 35 macro. Just my thoughts. I'd probably take most of my kit on a trip such as this - only if I was going to be a photographer and take the time to scope things out. As a tourist, I might just take my Coolpix P7100. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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.
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On 2015-05-02 22:22 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I need some advice. a year ago i spent over a week in Denmark using just K-5, DA 35 macro, three 32GB SD cards, my iPad Mini to make backup copies and review images, three batteries and a charger i also brought a 55-200 zoom with me, but wound up never using it Tim Bray told us in October about *his* trip to Denmark — he took a Fuji with three lenses, but also wound up using only a 35mm lens (same angle of view on Fuji) if you are really stuck, i would imagine it might make a fun excursion to find a place to buy Pentax equipment in Japan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 3:03 AM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Nowadays, I'd simply switch the MZ-5 for my ist-D (still my main digital camera) the PZ for the later FA28-105, and the Sigma for the Pentax FA 16-45 - but the kit stays about the same size and weight. I'd certainly take the Optio as a backup. Thanks, John. I think you are on the mark, but of course I'll take my K-5 rather than my *ist D, and probably a couple of zooms. 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.
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Thanks, Darren. Is the Q7 that much better than the K-01? How does it compare with the K-5 in image quality? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:33 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with David. Your are working cross-purposes. You know that small and light is what you really need but you want to take everything and a bag of chips with you because you fear not having the one thing you need. In reality, you won't need any backup cameras, you won't feel good about leaving any of your extra equipment in a hotel room and you'll have a lousy time hauling all that with you everywhere AND on top of that you will probably use one lens for 97.8% of your shots. Frankly, if I had the money to go on such a wonderful vacation, I would spend a little more to get the tool that I really need to take with me for the job: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BOXED-PENTAX-Q7-CAMERA-BLACK-PREMIUM-KIT-LIMITED-01-02-06-08-LENS-/351385763292?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 or http://www.amazon.com/BOXED-PENTAX-CAMERA-PREMIUM-LIMITED/dp/B00N3NT0ZC/ It will be perfect for your trip (small, light and versatile). If you don't feel you need it when you return, turn around and sell it when you get back. Whatever you get for it subtracted from what you paid for it makes it the cost of not having to lug about and worry about all of your larger equipment. I'm pretty confident that it will do the job you are really wanting to do on this trip, and eliminate the downsides I mentioned earlier. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
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So you're carrying the 18-135, so let's base the kit around that. That lens makes the 18-55 redundant, it gives you little that you don't have already. Assuming that the 75-300 gives more or less equal IQ to the 50-200 up to 200mm then take the 73-300. Now there are times you might want something shorter than 18mm but you don't have a lens shorter than that, so that issue is moot. So basically you have Extra wide to about the middle of the Super Telephoto range covered with two lenses. So now what you kind of need is a couple of fast primes for low light shooting and/or something close focusing... Well you don't have any really fast primes, except for the 50 f1.8, that's a bit specialized as it's a portrait length. so here's the question, all your primes are on the telephoto side which do you need more macro or fast? If it's macro, I'd go for the 35mm f2.8, if it's fast I'd go for the 50 f1.8, the only reason for the 40 f2.8 is if you need a lens cap for the K-01, (OK, I'm kidding a bit here, it's a very nice lens but it's neither fish nor foul in this case, if you're traveling light there's not enough difference in focal length between it and either the 35 and 55 and is a poor substitute for either). Having disposed of the lenses, I'd take the K-r as backup if it could be managed, the K-01 is a poor choice for a telephoto platform, in my opinion, but if space and weight is really at a premium, I'd say just take the Optio, it's pocketible, and in the unlikely event that the K-5 craps out you'll at least have something. If you do take either the K-r or the K-01 then do take the 40mm as a lens cap, for the spare body, then it will always be ready. On 5/3/2015 12:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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For important trips I make sure to always have one weather-sealed lens in my kit (though my style of photography makes that more important than it might be for others). For my UK trip I'm bringing the K-5, 12-24, 16-50 and 55-300 (plus an achromatic close-up diopter for macros). -- 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.
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:45 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Faced with a similar problem for a forthcoming trip to north-western Australia, I decided that Pentax didn't make the camera I needed. Something lightweight and compact but with a good-sized sensor and 16MP or more. I opted for an Olympus E-M10. I'll try to fit in the K-5 with 18-135, but I think weight restrictions will make that difficult. In which case the Q will be my backup. I have a lightweight Manfrotto tripod that I'd like to fit in but I think I'm dreaming... Thanks, Brian I think you are right about the Manfrotto; should stay home. Of course, one of the strong points about the K-5 II S and 18-135 zoom is that I use them a lot, so I know what to expect from them. 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.
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:17 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I'm there to experience the location and culture, not faff about with cameras :) My feelings exactly! Thanks, David 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.
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On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Philip Northeast rnort...@bigpond.net.au wrote: I also use q 16-45 as a good all purpose lens for traveling light on the back of my Bonneville. I team it with a 50-135 zoom and I reckon I have most situations covered. Thanks, Philip. The only reason I would take the 50mm prime or the 35mm limited is for low light work, like images of the cities at night. 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.
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On 5/3/2015 10:27 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well you don't have any really fast primes, except for the 50 f1.8, that's a bit specialized as it's a portrait length. so here's the question, all your primes are on the telephoto side which do you need more macro or fast? You might check with LensRentals.com They have: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A1 for Pentax at $45 for 5 Days or Pentax SMC FA 31mm f/1.8 ED AL Limited at $53 for 5 Days. https://www.lensrentals.com/rent/pentax/lenses -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
Dan - I'd bring a couple of zooms to cover wide to mid telephoto and maybe one specialized lens - a fast prime for low light, or a macro lens for close focusing or an ultra wide (depending on what you plan on shooting.) Odds are you probably won't need anything other than the 18-135 except when you are at the zoo. The last trip I took I brought a 17-70 f4, 70-200 and 100mm macro. The 17-70 accounted for almost all my shots. (It does have very good close focusing ability.) Of the great you list, I'd probably take the 18-135, 70-300 and DFA 100 macro. I'd take the K-r with the 40mm XR as a body cap but would probably leave it in the hotel room. I'm sure things get stolen out of hotel rooms but I either put the spare gear in the safe (if the room has one) or lock it into my suitcase. Hopefully your phone has a good camera on it as well. I used a Q kit when I traveled a lot for work, but the advantage of the Q is that you can take a full system (everything from a fish-eye to extreme telephoto and macro) in a small bag. I had lots of down time when I traveled, usually in rural or small town settings, so I enjoyed being prepared for any opportunity that might come up (though in reality, few ever did.) It sounds like you need a good walking around kit. Mark On 5/3/2015 12:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
On 5/3/2015 1:02 PM, John wrote: On 5/3/2015 10:27 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well you don't have any really fast primes, except for the 50 f1.8, that's a bit specialized as it's a portrait length. so here's the question, all your primes are on the telephoto side which do you need more macro or fast? You might check with LensRentals.com They have: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A1 for Pentax at $45 for 5 Days or Pentax SMC FA 31mm f/1.8 ED AL Limited at $53 for 5 Days. https://www.lensrentals.com/rent/pentax/lenses Still, 35mm is still on the tele side of things, the 31mm is more or less normal for APS-C, (as 50mm is a bit telephoto for 24x36mm format, while 43mm is pretty much the actual normal focal length), but Barnack for various reason chose 50mm as the normal lens for his camera, either because it was easier to build a high quality 50mm to cover the format, or he simply liked the longer focal length's look in images. I've heard both stories. Either way 50mm, (very short telephoto), normals are what we've got, which is all that makes a 35mm focal length normal for APS-C. Kodak, and a lot of other manufactures as well, tried to use 40-45mm lenses as normal on their 35mm cameras but swimming against the tide of Leica seems to have been too much. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
I took my tripod when I went to China in 2010. I only used it twice in 10 days. Only once resulted in an image I later found useful. On 5/3/2015 12:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
On May 3, 2015, at 12:22 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I need some advice. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola What I try to do is to think about the trip I am about to take. Not in macro “once-in-a-lifetime…” terms, but in specific detail. What will I see, what will I do. And most importantly, once I am back home, a month later, what shots will I likely regret not having taken? [Pardon the mangled syntax.] So for my recent Argentina/Antarctica trip, I knew that the must-have shots were penguins in the Southern portions of the trip, graffiti and street scenes in Buenos Aires, and shots of Iguazu Falls to replicate and improve on what I had done there in 1969. So I took a minimal set of lenses that would achieve those goals, added a 1.4x teleconverter as a fudge-factor on the long end, and a PS as a back-up. If I were doing your trip, I think the first thing I would focus on would be the Wall; what do I know about it? What images that others have taken stand out in my mind? If I have 1-2 minutes in the midst of a crowd at a small viewing platform in dusty windy conditions where there is no way I would change lenses, what one lens do I want to have to get the one shot I need to have to make the trip worthwhile? I would not consider your 100 macro. To make macro worthwhile you need a tripod and time, neither of which seems likely. I might take the 35 macro though as the single lens to be on the camera for wandering city streets at night. A nice compact lens which also gives you the “macro” feature if you find a new species of flower previously unknown to man that just has to be recorded. I think my minimalist APS-C kit for your trip would be 21/3.2, 35/2.8, 50-135/2.8, 1.4x telextender, and WG-3 for backup. But the other thing to consider is to NOT “schlep a lot of baggage.” For a trip like that I wouldn’t take more than a 22’’ roller carryon, plus camera backpack or shoulder bag. Give serious thought to minimizing your clothing load. Travel light, don’t let the issue of too much stuff become a literal and metaphorical drag on your trip. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
When we spent 3 weeks in Australia I took two lenses, the 16-45 and my FA100 macro. I'd like to have taken a longer zoom but I don't have one. If I had, I may have left the macro at home. I've found primes to be very fiddly when travelling. I'm there to experience the location and culture, not faff about with cameras :) Cheers, Dave On May 3, 2015, at 4:22 pm, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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.
Re: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
I agree with David. Your are working cross-purposes. You know that small and light is what you really need but you want to take everything and a bag of chips with you because you fear not having the one thing you need. In reality, you won't need any backup cameras, you won't feel good about leaving any of your extra equipment in a hotel room and you'll have a lousy time hauling all that with you everywhere AND on top of that you will probably use one lens for 97.8% of your shots. Frankly, if I had the money to go on such a wonderful vacation, I would spend a little more to get the tool that I really need to take with me for the job: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BOXED-PENTAX-Q7-CAMERA-BLACK-PREMIUM-KIT-LIMITED-01-02-06-08-LENS-/351385763292?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 or http://www.amazon.com/BOXED-PENTAX-CAMERA-PREMIUM-LIMITED/dp/B00N3NT0ZC/ It will be perfect for your trip (small, light and versatile). If you don't feel you need it when you return, turn around and sell it when you get back. Whatever you get for it subtracted from what you paid for it makes it the cost of not having to lug about and worry about all of your larger equipment. I'm pretty confident that it will do the job you are really wanting to do on this trip, and eliminate the downsides I mentioned earlier. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
I also use q 16-45 as a good all purpose lens for traveling light on the back of my Bonneville. I team it with a 50-135 zoom and I reckon I have most situations covered. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 3/05/2015 3:17 pm, David Mann wrote: When we spent 3 weeks in Australia I took two lenses, the 16-45 and my FA100 macro. I'd like to have taken a longer zoom but I don't have one. If I had, I may have left the macro at home. I've found primes to be very fiddly when travelling. I'm there to experience the location and culture, not faff about with cameras :) Cheers, Dave On May 3, 2015, at 4:22 pm, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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.
Re: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? Faced with a similar problem for a forthcoming trip to north-western Australia, I decided that Pentax didn't make the camera I needed. Something lightweight and compact but with a good-sized sensor and 16MP or more. I opted for an Olympus E-M10. I'll try to fit in the K-5 with 18-135, but I think weight restrictions will make that difficult. In which case the Q will be my backup. I have a lightweight Manfrotto tripod that I'd like to fit in but I think I'm dreaming... -- 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.
Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. Because we will be moving around a lot, and shlepping a lot of baggage,I need to keep my camera kit small and light. I could use some advice on what to bring. Of course, I will be taking my K-5 II S, which is my go-to camera, and my most versatile lens, the DA 18-135 mm F 3.5-5.6 zoom. My back-up camera is normally the K-r, but it is pretty big. The same applies to my trusty *ist D. I am considering taking the K-01 instead. Another possibility would be the Optio, which is easy to slip into my pocket so I can take it anywhere. Of course, it is quite limited, but it could allow me to get some shots I might miss if I do not have the big DSLR with me. The GoPro would also be handy and easy to pocket. For lenses, I have been using the FA 100 F2.8 Macro a lot lately, and it would be great for flowers, food and small objects, but it is big and heavy. Other lenses I might like to have with me are the DA F2.8 35 mm macro limited, the DA F2.8 40 mm XS, or the DA 50mm F1.8. I might want another zoom, perhaps the 75-300, DAL F18-55, or DAL 50-200. Can I get by with a monopod, or should I lug the Manfrotto tripod along? Most of the shots will be outdoors, and the K-5 is pretty good in low light, but I might need the external flash as well. There is just too much gear. I can't afford to be overloaded to the point I will spend more time lugging a camera bag than taking images. What do you folks think is essential for a once-in -a-lifetime trip like this? 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.
Ever order from Ricoh/Pentax's Japan webstore?
Anyone have any experience ordering items from the Japanese Pentax webstore? There's no option for an English language version of the website, but I want to order something they offer there and not on the US Ricoh webstore. I can't tell if they offer international shipping, and a lot of important text can't be translated because it's in images that Google Translate can't read. I want a black or yellow 01 Prime to go with my yellow Q7. The yellow version is only on eBay and is pretty expensive, so I'm trying to see if it's possible to order the black one straight from Ricoh. Thanks, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ever order from Ricoh/Pentax's Japan webstore?
No experience, but I would propose going at it with a cooperative Pentaxian in Japan. There are two Japan social groups on Pentax Forums. I would try sending a PM or email through the PentaxForums system to users who have posted in those groups in english and see if someone might be willing to make the purchase and mail it. You can also check out their PF Marketplace feedback to get someone who is reputable. On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 5:20 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any experience ordering items from the Japanese Pentax webstore? There's no option for an English language version of the website, but I want to order something they offer there and not on the US Ricoh webstore. I can't tell if they offer international shipping, and a lot of important text can't be translated because it's in images that Google Translate can't read. I want a black or yellow 01 Prime to go with my yellow Q7. The yellow version is only on eBay and is pretty expensive, so I'm trying to see if it's possible to order the black one straight from Ricoh. Thanks, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Ever order from Ricoh/Pentax's Japan webstore?
On 18 September 2014 23:20, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any experience ordering items from the Japanese Pentax webstore? There's no option for an English language version of the website, but I want to order something they offer there and not on the US Ricoh webstore. I can't tell if they offer international shipping, No. From http://store.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/contents/guidepos02.aspx The delivery company they use is Sagawa Express... ...also deliveries are limited to destinations within Japan. and a lot of important text can't be translated because it's in images that Google Translate can't read. I want a black or yellow 01 Prime to go with my yellow Q7. The yellow version is only on eBay and is pretty expensive, so I'm trying to see if it's possible to order the black one straight from Ricoh. I see the yellow version on ebay but not on their website. They have gunmetal or grainy(?) black versions (and others.) http://store.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/c/c2131_sgn/ -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Off to Japan
As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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: Off to Japan
Sorrry to hear - but I thought at first you had a nice travel job and were going there yourself ! ann On 9/17/2013 16:00, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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: Off to Japan
On Sep 17, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Sorrry to hear - but I thought at first you had a nice travel job and were going there yourself ! I wish. I've never been there but hope to make it some day. Perhaps I should have escorted the lens? It's probably going to cost almost as much anyway:-). Paul ann On 9/17/2013 16:00, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Off to Japan
Yeah the subject made me think the same thing. Maybe you could go over and visit your lens while it is in the hospital. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Sep 17, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Sorrry to hear - but I thought at first you had a nice travel job and were going there yourself ! I wish. I've never been there but hope to make it some day. Perhaps I should have escorted the lens? It's probably going to cost almost as much anyway:-). Paul ann On 9/17/2013 16:00, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Off to Japan
I hope they're quicker with it than they were with your K-5; or that they are similarly responsive if you need it for a shoot! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Off to Japan As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Off to Japan
How well padded was that case? Worth replacing with one of the more thickly padded LowePro or ThinkTank lens cases? On 9/17/2013 4:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. 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: The Japan book :: a photo book
Very interesting; some great shots in that. It's a pretty good example of a way to lay out a photo book too. But do you not find the gutter to be distracting in the two-page full-bleed shots? And I wasn't aware of the lower-cost trade books. Good to know for my next book project. Thanks, Godfrey. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I discovered this photo book recently and ordered a copy. The Japan book by Andrea Taurisano. Available from Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/b/4477107-the-japan-book BW street photography, nicely laid out in a very inexpensive trade book. The printed book is far nicer than I'd imagined from the preview. Take a look and enjoy. 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. -- -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: The Japan book :: a photo book
Glad you enjoyed it. Because of the relatively inexpensive binding, I noticed them but I don't tend to open the book so far that they become distracting. I would not use two-page full-bleed shots like that myself. I've got to get moving on my next book project. I've had three or four bubbling around in my head for a while, I want to get one of them out by the end of the year. Godfrey On Aug 25, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Very interesting; some great shots in that. It's a pretty good example of a way to lay out a photo book too. But do you not find the gutter to be distracting in the two-page full-bleed shots? And I wasn't aware of the lower-cost trade books. Good to know for my next book project. Thanks, Godfrey. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I discovered this photo book recently and ordered a copy. The Japan book by Andrea Taurisano. Available from Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/b/4477107-the-japan-book BW street photography, nicely laid out in a very inexpensive trade book. The printed book is far nicer than I'd imagined from the preview. Take a look and enjoy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan book :: a photo book
Love the book, Godfrey. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Christine On Aug 23, 2013, at 1:10 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I discovered this photo book recently and ordered a copy. The Japan book by Andrea Taurisano. Available from Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/b/4477107-the-japan-book BW street photography, nicely laid out in a very inexpensive trade book. The printed book is far nicer than I'd imagined from the preview. Take a look and enjoy. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The Japan book :: a photo book
I discovered this photo book recently and ordered a copy. The Japan book by Andrea Taurisano. Available from Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/b/4477107-the-japan-book BW street photography, nicely laid out in a very inexpensive trade book. The printed book is far nicer than I'd imagined from the preview. Take a look and enjoy. 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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On 2/22/2013 2:04 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: This all brings to mind the often-quoted: The difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory. I've pixel-peeped all the K-5IIs hi-rez images I could find, compared them to the same scene shot on fully-AA'ed machines where available and have come to the conclusion that the K-5IIs is entirely made of win. For my purposes shots from the K-5IIs exceed the useful resolution of the Canon 5d Mk II, a standard in the portrait and fashion shooting biz. Moire was also a non-issue. I expect the K-3 (?) 24 Mpx body to have much additional win poured into it. Martin Dopplebauer's painfully twisted knickers notwithstanding. Bruce, K-5IIs is made of win unless you have K-5. Then it is made of dear customer, give me your money just because I'm Pentax. I much rather Pentax invented in making an image processing engine similar to that in my 50mm Ricoh GXR module... I will be posting PESOs soon to illustrate my point... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
From what I've read about new Nikon camera (D7100, isn't it?), its sensor is made by Toshiba and not Sony. In fact, although probably convenient to Pentax, this arrangement with 1/2 year delay between OEM introduction and availability to Pentax is probably doing Pentax serious harm on the marketplace. It is because, in my personal view. it makes Pentax appear me-too and way after the surprise/novelty factor of fresh sensor introduced to the market place subsides... Just my two cents. On 2/21/2013 10:30 PM, Darren Addy wrote: This is apparently from the March issue of Nippon magazine (pg 179) Google translation of discussion thread. http://translate.google.com/translate?twu=1?sl=jatl=enu=http%3A//s.kakaku.com/bbs/K416049/SortID%3D15794099/ or http://goo.gl/No5uD The translation is hard enough to read. But the K-3 introduction in April would be in line with what was rumored earlier, that Sony needed 6 months lead time in the market for the 24MP sensor that Pentax will be getting more out of than Sony did. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:47 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 February 2013 10:58, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I shared that link 8 days ago in the Last call for K-5 thread, but it elicited no comments, which surprised me, a bit. I saw the link when it was first posted, I think it's a somewhat exaggerated result, I guess others thought so too. I wish he had provided raw files for the tree scene, and preferably files from twin cameras (D800/D800E or K-5 II/IIs). In the early days of digital cameras, the demosaicing algorithms were prone to creating false detail(false color, maze artifacts, etc.) even in cameras with AA filters. They have improved considerably over the years. I suspect the algorithms may need another round of tweaking to behave better with non-AA cameras, and some may already do better than others. It would be nice to be able to compare different software. (I found it odd, for example, that the red and cyan patches were so large, in terms of the number of pixels, given the non-periodic structure of the branches.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: I wish he had provided raw files for the tree scene, and preferably files from twin cameras (D800/D800E or K-5 II/IIs) (I found it odd, for example, that the red and cyan patches were so large, in terms of the number of pixels, given the non-periodic structure of the branches.) It's worse than the cameras just not being twins: the Fuji X-E1 doesn't have a traditional Bayer filter pattern (which may be related to the large false color patches). So I agree that it could have been done better, and that the tone is a bit over the top. But I thought it was a useful piece because it makes the point that the extra detail that you get without an AA filter doesn't come for free; even if there is no visible moire there is still aliasing. I haven't seen that point made elsewhere on the photo interwebs. In this test target image, there is lots of extra detail inside the region of obvious color artifacts, but this detail is clearly not real. http://www.martin-doppelbauer.de/foto/tippstricks/aliasfilter/files/stacks_image_5430.png We know what the test target looks like, and the lines are not curved as they appear here. This sort of thing will be a general feature of aliased sampling, though the details may change depending on, well, the details. If one wants to make this tradeoff, that's fine with me. Personally, I dislike image artifacts more than I desire increased detail, so I would prefer not to see the industry go toward cameras without AA filters being the default as with the D7100. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
Here's an apples-to-apples comparison of a star test pattern from the D800/D800E: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=65927.msg523744#msg523744 Keep in mind that these are unsharpened. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
This is apparently from the March issue of Nippon magazine (pg 179) Google translation of discussion thread. http://translate.google.com/translate?twu=1?sl=jatl=enu=http%3A//s.kakaku.com/bbs/K416049/SortID%3D15794099/ or http://goo.gl/No5uD The translation is hard enough to read. But the K-3 introduction in April would be in line with what was rumored earlier, that Sony needed 6 months lead time in the market for the 24MP sensor that Pentax will be getting more out of than Sony did. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
I assume that would be an APS-C successor to K-5. Full frame is probably at least a year away. On Feb 21, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This is apparently from the March issue of Nippon magazine (pg 179) Google translation of discussion thread. http://translate.google.com/translate?twu=1?sl=jatl=enu=http%3A//s.kakaku.com/bbs/K416049/SortID%3D15794099/ or http://goo.gl/No5uD The translation is hard enough to read. But the K-3 introduction in April would be in line with what was rumored earlier, that Sony needed 6 months lead time in the market for the 24MP sensor that Pentax will be getting more out of than Sony did. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This is apparently from the March issue of Nippon magazine (pg 179) Google translation of discussion thread. http://translate.google.com/translate?twu=1?sl=jatl=enu=http%3A//s.kakaku.com/bbs/K416049/SortID%3D15794099/ or http://goo.gl/No5uD The translation is hard enough to read. But the K-3 introduction in April would be in line with what was rumored earlier, that Sony needed 6 months lead time in the market for the 24MP sensor that Pentax will be getting more out of than Sony did. : ) It seems plausible, since Nikon just announced the D7100 (24 MP, APS-C, no AA filter). K-3 : D7100 :: K-5 : D7000... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
I am surprised that the D7100 is only being made without an AA filter (unlike D800/E and K5 II/s). I hope this isn't contagious. (I suppose the same is true of the 645D, but that's not really a mainstream product.) On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This is apparently from the March issue of Nippon magazine (pg 179) Google translation of discussion thread. http://translate.google.com/translate?twu=1?sl=jatl=enu=http%3A//s.kakaku.com/bbs/K416049/SortID%3D15794099/ or http://goo.gl/No5uD The translation is hard enough to read. But the K-3 introduction in April would be in line with what was rumored earlier, that Sony needed 6 months lead time in the market for the 24MP sensor that Pentax will be getting more out of than Sony did. : ) It seems plausible, since Nikon just announced the D7100 (24 MP, APS-C, no AA filter). K-3 : D7100 :: K-5 : D7000... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I am surprised that the D7100 is only being made without an AA filter (unlike D800/E and K5 II/s). I hope this isn't contagious. Moire already seems to be pretty rare on the K-5 IIs and D800E by most accounts, and with 24 MP in an APS-C format, it will be even more rare on the D7100 due to the small pixel pitch. I'd probably be impressed with my technique if I managed to provoke it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
I agree that it will be a practical problem very rarely given the pixel pitch. But I think that is another way of saying that the sensor is over-resolving what the lens, etc. can do. Which I think is another way of saying what you're mostly getting is bigger files, not more real detail in the images. On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I am surprised that the D7100 is only being made without an AA filter (unlike D800/E and K5 II/s). I hope this isn't contagious. Moire already seems to be pretty rare on the K-5 IIs and D800E by most accounts, and with 24 MP in an APS-C format, it will be even more rare on the D7100 due to the small pixel pitch. I'd probably be impressed with my technique if I managed to provoke it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I agree that it will be a practical problem very rarely given the pixel pitch. But I think that is another way of saying that the sensor is over-resolving what the lens, etc. can do. Which I think is another way of saying what you're mostly getting is bigger files, not more real detail in the images. Well, I don't think that's quite right... with good lenses at a sharp aperture and careful technique, I think you can make use of the sensor resolution and achieve high detail. But to provoke moire, you need a pattern with just the right spatial frequency in the same part of the image where you're achieving that sharpness. I think it's the combination of those two factors that makes it so rare in practice, rather than it just being a matter of the sensor always over-resolving the optics. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
I think we're thinking about slightly different things. I agree with what you say about visible moire, but I'm also thinking about non-moire aliasing artifacts. These still represent (in my mind at least) a corruption of the image, but they are not easily visible in the image (without comparison to reality which people aren't usually able to do when looking at a photo) and therefore not aesthetically objectionable. One might say that if they aren't visible they don't really matter, and that's fine. I'm just pointing out that some of the perceived detail increase you get from omitting the AA filter isn't accurate/real, but I realize that some may be willing to pay that price for sharper looking images. If the image projected on the sensor (including lens imperfections, diffraction, camera shake during the exposure, etc.) has the right amount of blur to be Nyquist sampled by the pixel pitch then you won't get aliasing, and adding an AA filter might unnecessarily decrease the resolution by something like sqrt(2). So in that case there would be no advantage to an AA filter and for all I know that may be a common situation. Personally, I think I would rather give up a little resolution to know that I won't be adding artifacts to the image (but I've never used an AA filter-free camera so this is all theory), so I hope I'll continue to have that choice as with the K-5 II and IIs. Nothing in here will be news to you, but I found this recently (via PetaPixel) and thought it was pretty good (though admittedly it approaches from the all artifacts are bad even if you can't see them point of view): http://www.martin-doppelbauer.de/foto/tippstricks/aliasfilter/index.html P.S. For the record, if anybody wants to give me a Leica with no AA filter I will not turn it down! On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I agree that it will be a practical problem very rarely given the pixel pitch. But I think that is another way of saying that the sensor is over-resolving what the lens, etc. can do. Which I think is another way of saying what you're mostly getting is bigger files, not more real detail in the images. Well, I don't think that's quite right... with good lenses at a sharp aperture and careful technique, I think you can make use of the sensor resolution and achieve high detail. But to provoke moire, you need a pattern with just the right spatial frequency in the same part of the image where you're achieving that sharpness. I think it's the combination of those two factors that makes it so rare in practice, rather than it just being a matter of the sensor always over-resolving the optics. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing in here will be news to you, but I found this recently (via PetaPixel) and thought it was pretty good (though admittedly it approaches from the all artifacts are bad even if you can't see them point of view): http://www.martin-doppelbauer.de/foto/tippstricks/aliasfilter/index.html I shared that link 8 days ago in the Last call for K-5 thread, but it elicited no comments, which surprised me, a bit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
This all brings to mind the often-quoted: The difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory. I've pixel-peeped all the K-5IIs hi-rez images I could find, compared them to the same scene shot on fully-AA'ed machines where available and have come to the conclusion that the K-5IIs is entirely made of win. For my purposes shots from the K-5IIs exceed the useful resolution of the Canon 5d Mk II, a standard in the portrait and fashion shooting biz. Moire was also a non-issue. I expect the K-3 (?) 24 Mpx body to have much additional win poured into it. Martin Dopplebauer's painfully twisted knickers notwithstanding. On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I think we're thinking about slightly different things. I agree with what you say about visible moire, but I'm also thinking about non-moire aliasing artifacts. These still represent (in my mind at least) a corruption of the image, but they are not easily visible in the image (without comparison to reality which people aren't usually able to do when looking at a photo) and therefore not aesthetically objectionable. One might say that if they aren't visible they don't really matter, and that's fine. I'm just pointing out that some of the perceived detail increase you get from omitting the AA filter isn't accurate/real, but I realize that some may be willing to pay that price for sharper looking images. If the image projected on the sensor (including lens imperfections, diffraction, camera shake during the exposure, etc.) has the right amount of blur to be Nyquist sampled by the pixel pitch then you won't get aliasing, and adding an AA filter might unnecessarily decrease the resolution by something like sqrt(2). So in that case there would be no advantage to an AA filter and for all I know that may be a common situation. Personally, I think I would rather give up a little resolution to know that I won't be adding artifacts to the image (but I've never used an AA filter-free camera so this is all theory), so I hope I'll continue to have that choice as with the K-5 II and IIs. Nothing in here will be news to you, but I found this recently (via PetaPixel) and thought it was pretty good (though admittedly it approaches from the all artifacts are bad even if you can't see them point of view): http://www.martin-doppelbauer.de/foto/tippstricks/aliasfilter/index.html P.S. For the record, if anybody wants to give me a Leica with no AA filter I will not turn it down! On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: I agree that it will be a practical problem very rarely given the pixel pitch. But I think that is another way of saying that the sensor is over-resolving what the lens, etc. can do. Which I think is another way of saying what you're mostly getting is bigger files, not more real detail in the images. Well, I don't think that's quite right... with good lenses at a sharp aperture and careful technique, I think you can make use of the sensor resolution and achieve high detail. But to provoke moire, you need a pattern with just the right spatial frequency in the same part of the image where you're achieving that sharpness. I think it's the combination of those two factors that makes it so rare in practice, rather than it just being a matter of the sensor always over-resolving the optics. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- -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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing in here will be news to you, but I found this recently (via PetaPixel) and thought it was pretty good (though admittedly it approaches from the all artifacts are bad even if you can't see them point of view): http://www.martin-doppelbauer.de/foto/tippstricks/aliasfilter/index.html I shared that link 8 days ago in the Last call for K-5 thread, but it elicited no comments, which surprised me, a bit. My comment, had I shared it, was to have been, Phxzzzt! But it wasn't very scientific nor derived from heavy maths, so I held my tongue. -- -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: New Japan rumors: 24MP K-3 in April, 645Dii in June
On 22 February 2013 10:58, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I shared that link 8 days ago in the Last call for K-5 thread, but it elicited no comments, which surprised me, a bit. I saw the link when it was first posted, I think it's a somewhat exaggerated result, I guess others thought so too. -- 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: OT - Any PDMLers in Japan?
Not Found Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I’ve visited Japan most years since 1991 or so, and have complicated feelings about the place. Let’s start with a lucky GESO taken in '96 with a little Nikon pocket film cam: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 So, in no particular order: 1. Tokyo is a street-shooter’s paradise. Lots of funky cool people and they’re too polite to object. 2. The single best tourist attraction in Tokyo is Asakusa; easy to get to, too. Take your camera! 3. Good places for a walk include Shibuya and almost any direction around Shinjuku. 4. Places that you read about but I don’t like include Roppongi (greasy and sleazy), Ginza (global brands, yawn). 5. Japanese department stores are pretty mind-boggling. 6. The single best out-of-town tourist attraction within easy reach is Kamakura. A whole lotta walking but worth it if your legs are good. 7. If you have a local colleague, they’ll want to take you somewhere fancy. You can get decent sushi anywhere in the world these days, but yakiniku and shabu-shabu are less-exported and worth sampling. But you know, you can do a lot worse than just hitting an izikaya (pub, more or less) at the nearest train station. The competition is fierce and the quality good. Have a drink or five, and stumble onto the subway home; it's the thing to do. 8. The big camera stores have mind-boggling selection but not terribly great prices. There are thousands of words and hundreds of pictures about Japan on my blog: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Tokyo/ http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Japan/Shimane/ On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I don't remember any PDMLers who live(d) in Japan, at least recently. However, my brain is so overloaded now that I might be not be just rememembering correctly. So, just in case: is anybody on the list in Japan? I will be in Japan for a short business trip very soon for the first time in my life, and I am looking for ideas on what could be good places to see/visit in the areas of Tokyo, Nara/Kyoto, Sendai. It is always interesting to see something that is off the beaten path. It would also be cool to meet some locals there. I'd be happy to hear those recommendations on or off the list. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Any PDMLers in Japan?
Easy enough to correct the URL though... http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 On 20 September 2012 13:57, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Not Found Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I’ve visited Japan most years since 1991 or so, and have complicated feelings about the place. Let’s start with a lucky GESO taken in '96 with a little Nikon pocket film cam: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 So, in no particular order: 1. Tokyo is a street-shooter’s paradise. Lots of funky cool people and they’re too polite to object. 2. The single best tourist attraction in Tokyo is Asakusa; easy to get to, too. Take your camera! 3. Good places for a walk include Shibuya and almost any direction around Shinjuku. 4. Places that you read about but I don’t like include Roppongi (greasy and sleazy), Ginza (global brands, yawn). 5. Japanese department stores are pretty mind-boggling. 6. The single best out-of-town tourist attraction within easy reach is Kamakura. A whole lotta walking but worth it if your legs are good. 7. If you have a local colleague, they’ll want to take you somewhere fancy. You can get decent sushi anywhere in the world these days, but yakiniku and shabu-shabu are less-exported and worth sampling. But you know, you can do a lot worse than just hitting an izikaya (pub, more or less) at the nearest train station. The competition is fierce and the quality good. Have a drink or five, and stumble onto the subway home; it's the thing to do. 8. The big camera stores have mind-boggling selection but not terribly great prices. There are thousands of words and hundreds of pictures about Japan on my blog: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Tokyo/ http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Japan/Shimane/ On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I don't remember any PDMLers who live(d) in Japan, at least recently. However, my brain is so overloaded now that I might be not be just rememembering correctly. So, just in case: is anybody on the list in Japan? I will be in Japan for a short business trip very soon for the first time in my life, and I am looking for ideas on what could be good places to see/visit in the areas of Tokyo, Nara/Kyoto, Sendai. It is always interesting to see something that is off the beaten path. It would also be cool to meet some locals there. I'd be happy to hear those recommendations on or off the list. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Any PDMLers in Japan?
Tim, Thanks a bunch! You are not going there in October, are you? ;-) After so many years of visiting Tokyo, - do you have a favorite place (hotel/ryokan?) to stay there? Igor Thu Sep 20 00:56:23 EDT 2012 Tim Bray wrote: I've visited Japan most years since 1991 or so, and have complicated feelings about the place. ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Any PDMLers in Japan?
I don't remember any PDMLers who live(d) in Japan, at least recently. However, my brain is so overloaded now that I might be not be just rememembering correctly. So, just in case: is anybody on the list in Japan? I will be in Japan for a short business trip very soon for the first time in my life, and I am looking for ideas on what could be good places to see/visit in the areas of Tokyo, Nara/Kyoto, Sendai. It is always interesting to see something that is off the beaten path. It would also be cool to meet some locals there. I'd be happy to hear those recommendations on or off the list. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Any PDMLers in Japan?
I’ve visited Japan most years since 1991 or so, and have complicated feelings about the place. Let’s start with a lucky GESO taken in '96 with a little Nikon pocket film cam: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 So, in no particular order: 1. Tokyo is a street-shooter’s paradise. Lots of funky cool people and they’re too polite to object. 2. The single best tourist attraction in Tokyo is Asakusa; easy to get to, too. Take your camera! 3. Good places for a walk include Shibuya and almost any direction around Shinjuku. 4. Places that you read about but I don’t like include Roppongi (greasy and sleazy), Ginza (global brands, yawn). 5. Japanese department stores are pretty mind-boggling. 6. The single best out-of-town tourist attraction within easy reach is Kamakura. A whole lotta walking but worth it if your legs are good. 7. If you have a local colleague, they’ll want to take you somewhere fancy. You can get decent sushi anywhere in the world these days, but yakiniku and shabu-shabu are less-exported and worth sampling. But you know, you can do a lot worse than just hitting an izikaya (pub, more or less) at the nearest train station. The competition is fierce and the quality good. Have a drink or five, and stumble onto the subway home; it's the thing to do. 8. The big camera stores have mind-boggling selection but not terribly great prices. There are thousands of words and hundreds of pictures about Japan on my blog: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Tokyo/ http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/The%20World/Places/Japan/Shimane/ On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I don't remember any PDMLers who live(d) in Japan, at least recently. However, my brain is so overloaded now that I might be not be just rememembering correctly. So, just in case: is anybody on the list in Japan? I will be in Japan for a short business trip very soon for the first time in my life, and I am looking for ideas on what could be good places to see/visit in the areas of Tokyo, Nara/Kyoto, Sendai. It is always interesting to see something that is off the beaten path. It would also be cool to meet some locals there. I'd be happy to hear those recommendations on or off the list. Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FS Friday: Silver Made in Japan low serial FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
On May 5, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Tom C wrote: Dang, that is one gorgeous lens. I have one already. Ditto and ditto. I used to love using mine on my silver K2. It's one of only two lenses that I've ever bought brand new. 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: FS Friday: Silver Made in Japan low serial FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
I can't see the previous post as I am on my phone, but what is the asking price? Tan.x Sent from my iPhone On 05/05/2012, at 4:12 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On May 5, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Tom C wrote: Dang, that is one gorgeous lens. I have one already. Ditto and ditto. I used to love using mine on my silver K2. It's one of only two lenses that I've ever bought brand new. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS Friday: Silver Made in Japan low serial FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
I'm aiding an abetting a misled friend switch to Nikon. : ) His madness is your opportunity to pick up a scarce Silver Made in Japan FA 43mm f1.9 Limited, serial no. 0003551 As you may know, the MIJ, low serial no. Limiteds are especially valued over the assembled in Vietnam and assembled in China versions now being sold new. The silver version is no longer even available as a choice, so adds to the offering. Images here: http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited4.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited3.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited2.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited1.jpg $699 plus actual cost of shipping/insurance (via USPS priority mail). Will be happy to ship worldwide, but the slow boat option will probably be cheaper. Your choice. Contact me if you need a shipping/insurance quote (serious only, please). Naturally the FAs will work on film or digital bodies and you'll be well-positioned when that Pentax full frame is announced any day now. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: FS Friday: Silver Made in Japan low serial FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
I'm aiding an abetting a misled friend switch to Nikon. : ) His madness is your opportunity to pick up a scarce Silver Made in Japan FA 43mm f1.9 Limited, serial no. 0003551 As you may know, the MIJ, low serial no. Limiteds are especially valued over the assembled in Vietnam and assembled in China versions now being sold new. The silver version is no longer even available as a choice, so adds to the offering. Images here: http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited4.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited3.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited2.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43MIJLimited1.jpg $699 plus actual cost of shipping/insurance (via USPS priority mail). Will be happy to ship worldwide, but the slow boat option will probably be cheaper. Your choice. Contact me if you need a shipping/insurance quote (serious only, please). Naturally the FAs will work on film or digital bodies and you'll be well-positioned when that Pentax full frame is announced any day now. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska Dang, that is one gorgeous lens. I have one already. Do you know if it comes with the Pentax pouch and a box? Great for night photography. 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: FS Friday: Silver Made in Japan low serial FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
As a matter of fact... http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/43box.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Gee, I wonder which Q models will sell out (in Japan) first?
http://shop.pentax.jp/r/r40/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Gee, I wonder which Q models will sell out (in Japan) first?
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://shop.pentax.jp/r/r40/ I don't see the Hello Kitty model anywhere on that page. -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\,_ (*)/ (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Gee, I wonder which Q models will sell out (in Japan) first?
Google translates them as having leather body suits so I'm guessing the Mrs. Peel Avengers model... On 10/19/2011 11:29 AM, Darren Addy wrote: http://shop.pentax.jp/r/r40/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 645D Camera of the Year in Japan
I'm very happy for Pentax. And like I said, I'm saving up ;-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:05 PM Subject: 645D Camera of the Year in Japan The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_645d_named_camera_of_the_year/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
645D Camera of the Year in Japan
The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_645d_named_camera_of_the_year/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 645D Camera of the Year in Japan
They didn't make the K10D any better... but yes, great news for Pentax! Thanks for sharing Ecke 2011/5/18 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_645d_named_camera_of_the_year/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Christina, Thanks for your thoughts. I have to get back our to Woodstock with my Macro and shoot a slide show.. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Or maybe just a nice slideshow if you can get the email of a family contact for the buddies. Maybe just nice prints for a photo album of your dad's experience for your own family. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:03 PM Subject: Sendai, Japan - 1946 We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Stan, I share your suspicions that it is a low priority for 'officialdom'. I was hoping the PDML might help with the connection. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Tim, Bingo - just what I was looking for! When I get the shots together, I'll let you know. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I have quite a few readers in Japan. If you scanned and posted a few I could shoot off some flares and see if any expressions of interest came in. -Tim On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Joe, I hadn't considered that avenue. I'll keep it in mind. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: There are still quite a few media representatives over in that area, though I suspect more interest from the documentary crowd. You'll notice few if any news broadcast of late that used new images. But, if you would try to contact CNN, MSNBC, BBC, or the like, they may be able to help you get something done, or get a package to a representative of the town or prefecture. In the process of doing so they might offer you a stipend for the rights to use the images on air, or online. Worth a shot. Ideally, they could put you in touch with someone over there to deal with and stay out of it so they don't screw up what you may have in mind. On Apr 25, 2011, at 21:43 , Stan Halpin wrote: I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Sendai, Japan - 1946
We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Maybe do a blurb book for the families if you know how to contact them. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:03 PM Subject: Sendai, Japan - 1946 We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
Or maybe just a nice slideshow if you can get the email of a family contact for the buddies. Maybe just nice prints for a photo album of your dad's experience for your own family. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:03 PM Subject: Sendai, Japan - 1946 We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
I have quite a few readers in Japan. If you scanned and posted a few I could shoot off some flares and see if any expressions of interest came in. -Tim On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Sendai, Japan - 1946
There are still quite a few media representatives over in that area, though I suspect more interest from the documentary crowd. You'll notice few if any news broadcast of late that used new images. But, if you would try to contact CNN, MSNBC, BBC, or the like, they may be able to help you get something done, or get a package to a representative of the town or prefecture. In the process of doing so they might offer you a stipend for the rights to use the images on air, or online. Worth a shot. Ideally, they could put you in touch with someone over there to deal with and stay out of it so they don't screw up what you may have in mind. On Apr 25, 2011, at 21:43 , Stan Halpin wrote: I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the priority scale for most of the Sendai officialdom but a potentially useful anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them. One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with the people they worked with? As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the potential benefit is so low, with the potential cost (time investment to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a receptive and appreciative new home for your photos. stan On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday. She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946. He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai. I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be done with them. The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but the pictures of people and places might be interesting. I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children. Any suggestions? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 pics from Japan
Very painful to look at. Thank you, Rob, for sharing that link. Photographic interest grinds to a halt when I see these. They are just that compelling. 2011/3/22 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: http://www.andrewburtonphoto.com/blog/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 pics from Japan
On Mar 22, 2011, at 5:12 AM, eckinator wrote: Very painful to look at. Thank you, Rob, for sharing that link. Photographic interest grinds to a halt when I see these. They are just that compelling. And touching. He caught not only the devastation, but the people, how they've been affected, how they're responding. As I said to a family member I shared the link with, It occurred to me that he could've been a bit more selective, but I'm glad he wasn't. I'm glad he put it all out there for us to take in. His reflections on how he is being affected personally, e.g., by a second visit to a destroyed hospital, and his role as a photographer in this kind of situation, e.g., taking photos of dead bodies, or of people grieving, were interesting, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 pics from Japan
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Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of, rolling blackouts in Japan
On Mar 18, 2011, at 6:44 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Any time demand for electricity drops below what the nuke plant is generating the excess electricity is used to pump water up to the reservoir on top of the mountain. Yes I've heard of other schemes where that is done (one in Tasmania perhaps?). To me it seems a very good way to make use of wind / solar power as it must be about the cheapest and most efficient method of large-scale energy storage. 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.
