Re: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread alex wetmore 
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, John Francis wrote:
> > OK, I've read through the last few digests and learned all about how the
> > *istD feels, who would like which knobs in different places and so.  Don't
> > you guys take pictures with those things?
>
> Naah - why would we do that?

I'm taking some photographs, but I just haven't had a chance to put a lot
of them online (and I'm still learning some stuff about this camera and
unlearning old bad habits from my previous camera).

Here is an IR shot that I took today while on a walk in Seattle's
Discovery Park:

http://www.phred.org/~alex/pictures/pentax-ir/olympics-ir.jpg

This was shot with the A 50/1.4 @ f2.8, 1/45, ISO 400, handheld.  All
that I've done is convert it to monochrome and adjust the white and
black points.

The noise in the red channel when working with IR is pretty bad which
is unfortunate, but I'm still pretty happy with the results.  In
monochrome the noise looks more like B&W grain.  It is nice to be able
to get reasonable results while handheld on a bright day.

A photograph that I thought I would like after taking it didn't really
turn out that well upon close inspection.  The DOF was too shallow and
the main subject is slightly out of focus.  It is going to take me a
while to get used to DOF with the larger sensor as I've been shooting
with a Sony DSC-F717 for the last few years.  That camera has a much
smaller sensor (8.8x6.6mm).

alex

Re: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread Juey Chong Ong 
On Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, at 14:05 America/New_York, George Sinos wrote:

What's your opinion on the Pentax Photo Browser and Photo Laboratory 
software?
Photo Browser is adequate, but that's not my primary browser software. 
Photo Lab could be much better. They should look at Capture One as an 
example to follow.


How are you batteries holding out.  Is the low battery indicator 
accurate?
I've shot about 200 images so far with a set of 1800mAH NiMH AA cells, 
some RAW and some JPEG L*** and L**, about 40% with flash. The battery 
indicator still shows a full charge. The problem is that the battery 
indicator has only two segments: full charge and half charge, so it may 
be accurate, but not very precise. This is not a Pentax-specific 
shortcoming...many other digital cameras also use a two-segment battery 
indicator.

--jc

Re: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread John Francis 
> 
> OK, I've read through the last few digests and learned all about how the 
> *istD feels, who would like which knobs in different places and so.  Don't 
> you guys take pictures with those things?

Naah - why would we do that?

Actually my other half has me fairly busy this weekend, so I can't get
out and play with the toy today.  And on Friday several work-related items
kept me busier than I had hoped.  U've managed to take a few shots just
to get the feel of it, but nothing I'd care to show to anybody else.
It doesn't help that I'm currently without my two main walking-around
lenses, either - the 28-105 and my recently-accquired 80-320 are both
in at the repairers getting minor items fixed (the 28-105 is misaligned,
and the chip in the 80-320 appears to be non-functional).  Thanks to
Adoram not shipping when they told me they would I missed what I had
hoped would be the first test shoot at the local Renaissance Faire.

I'll see if I can find time to take a quick patrol around the local
neighbourhood and see if anyone has a good Halloween display set up.

RE: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread Len Paris 
I can't get to the gallery.  Seems that your web page is missing a bit.

Len
 * There's no place like 127.0.0.1
 

> -Original Message-
> From: George Sinos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 1:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: *istD output?
> what effect all of that will have on the files.  Here's the 
> link-    They are in the "Photography" 
> Gallery.  You'll also find a few full size Optio S samples 
> there.

Re: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread Juey Chong Ong 
On Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, at 14:05 America/New_York, George Sinos wrote:

Has anyone, sent an email to the makers of Capture One 
, encouraging them to add the *istD to 
supported cameras for their raw conversion software?  They've said 
they are watching the market to determine if it makes the list or not.
I think it'll be more effective if we all gather en masse at the 
PhaseOne booth at Photo-Plus holding our *ist-D's. :-)

--jc

RE: *istD output?

2003-10-26 Thread gsinos 

And of course, in a post to the thousands of members of PDML, I misspelled 
the name of my own website.

It is:  <http://www.georgesphotos.net>

The .com flavor is registered to some other George with photos still under 
construction.

I edited the quote below to avoid additional confusion.  

See you later, gs


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> I can't get to the gallery.  Seems that your web page is missing a bit.
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> Len
>  * There's no place like 127.0.0.1
>  
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: George Sinos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 1:05 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: *istD output?
> > what effect all of that will have on the files.  Here's the 
> > link-  <http://www.georgesphotos.net>  They are in the "Photography" 
> > Gallery.  You'll also find a few full size Optio S samples 
> > there. 
>