wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Dear PDML members Which flash unit should I get for my K10D which will also be right for a K20D? I never realy started getting unists for other than TTL, which doesn't work with the new Pentax models. All the best Jens Bladt Denmark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
Thanks James and Bob Power is not the main issue, sinsce I own two Metz 60 units for professional work. But I need a nice flash for casual shooting, when there's not a ot of time for experiementing. i THINK I'll give the af540 fgz AND THE meTZ 58 A CLOSER LOOK :-). BEST REGARDS JENS Jens, The 540FGZ works fine, but it is the most expensive flash I own. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 6:27 AM, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are 3 pentax flash units that are P-TTL capabile, 200FG, 360FGZ and the 540FGZ and will work on both camera's. The 200 is the baby with no twist or tilt and limited functions. The 360 is middle of the road with all functions including but not limited to High Speed Sync , Wireless and AF spot beam but only has a tilt head The 540 is the most powerful one and can do everything the 360 can and has a twist added to the head. It also accepts an external battery pack and a pentax 5P sync cable with out the need for an adaptor. I know of 3 3rd party flashes that use P-TTL and should work with the k20D the sigma DG500super mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital mecablitz 48 AF-1 digital. I personally would like a very close look at the 58 AF-1. It has a 2ndary flash in the body of the unit for fill light as well as it's main head that has twist and tilt. Both Metz units has firmware upgradable via a usb cable and can be done by the user. I own a 360FGZ. sometimes, is isn't powerfull enough for what I want, untill I can afford a bigger unit, it will have to do. James Which flash unit should I get for my K10D which will also be right for a K20D? I never realy started getting unists for other than TTL, which doesn't work with the new Pentax models. All the best Jens Bladt Denmark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: wHICH fLASH UNIT FOR K10D OR K20D
THANKS PAUL. I know Pentax makes great quality flash units. I used to have the old AF 500 FTZ which is built like a tank and beautifully designed. Unfortunately this is a ttl only unit. I'm supprised to hera about problems with the$ locking mechanism. The Metz 58-1 costs appr. 40 USD less than the AF 540FGZ , but less powerfull (only GN 42). In Germany the Metz is 280 Euro, the Pentax is 320 USD. Regards Jens The Pentax AF 540 is great in terms of consistency and exposure. All of its special functions, such as high speed synch and wireless, work flawlessly. I've owned both it and the Sigma 500 (530) Super. The Pentax 540 is vastly superior. It's perfectly mated to the cameras. It's only weak point is its locking mechanism, but if you take care in operating the clamp, it will be fine. Paul On May 18, 2008, at 5:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear PDML members Which flash unit should I get for my K10D which will also be right for a K20D? I never realy started getting unists for other than TTL, which doesn't work with the new Pentax models. All the best Jens Bladt Denmark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Hello list -and FA* 2.8 28-80mm AL
Hello guys I've been off list for about six months now. I've been buzy doing other things - I got married, got a new family and home - as well as new born son - Alvin. He is eight weeks old these days. I'm looking foreward to reading you postings again. I've come across and old 28-80mm for sale. They sell for 1000 usd at ebay. Are they really worth it? I recently purchased a Tamron 28-75 mm. It is excellent. Is the quality difference really justifying huge difference in pricing (2½ times), please? Regards Jens PS I got near mint smc A 3.5 15mm and a fine MX body (chrome) for sale if anyone is interested. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hello list -and FA* 2.8 28-80mm AL
BTW: Alvin says hi: www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Alvin-says-hi.html K10D and TAMRON 2.8 28-75 mm, SHAKE REDUCTION ON Jens Hello guys I've been off list for about six months now. I've been buzy doing other things - I got married, got a new family and home - as well as new born - Alvin. He is eight weeks old these days. I'm looking foreward to reading you postings again. I've come across and old 28-80mm for sale. They sell for 1000 usd at ebay. Are they really worth it? I recently purchased a Tamron 28-75 mm. It is excellent. Is the quality difference really justifying huge difference in pricing (2½ times), please? Regards Jens PS I got near mint smc A 3.5 15mm and a fine MX body (chrome) for sale if anyone is interested. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A 600mm puffin portrait
Brilliant photograph, Jostein. The colors seem very close to perfect to me. Shot specifics: Pentax K20D, FA* 600/4 and AF-540FTZ flash. All mounted on tripod (Sachtler base, RRS 55mm ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick). Exposure: f/8, 1/45s, ISO 800. Flash: -1.5 stops compensation. File size is about 325 Kb; screen dimensions 1280x850, so you're warned. http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-100 Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
A different kind of photographing - at least for me
Hello guys Yes I've ben buzy - :-) I also did the photographs for a booklet about municipal trade/industy policy. I wasn't supposed to make the usual kind of post cards that I normally do. I was asked to to grafic stuff for making beam-photographs like the ones used for web sites. Take a look here, if you want to judge the results: http://www.koege.dk/data/1196323/erhvervspublikation.pdf Thanks for any feed back :-) Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hello list -and FA* 2.8 28-80mm AL
Thanks, Stan. Jens Congratulations on the family additions! And welcome back. I hope you didn't stop by just for the equipment sales... stan On Jul 2, 2008, at 3:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys I've been off list for about six months now. I've been buzy doing other things - I got married, got a new family and home - as well as new born son - Alvin. He is eight weeks old these days. I'm looking foreward to reading you postings again. I've come across and old 28-80mm for sale. They sell for 1000 usd at ebay. Are they really worth it? I recently purchased a Tamron 28-75 mm. It is excellent. Is the quality difference really justifying huge difference in pricing (2½ times), please? Regards Jens PS I got near mint smc A 3.5 15mm and a fine MX body (chrome) for sale if anyone is interested. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A different kind of photographing - at least for me
thanks rick.Yes, thats rigt. But the photograps were made for this kind of grafic display. I had a lot of fun visisting 17 companies phptographing all kinds of stuff. r I really like these. Pity they mucked several of them up with the horizontal bar pattern. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 7/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A different kind of photographing - at least for me To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 5:30 PM Hello guys Yes I've ben buzy - :-) I also did the photographs for a booklet about municipal trade/industy policy. I wasn't supposed to make the usual kind of post cards that I normally do. I was asked to to grafic stuff for making beam-photographs like the ones used for web sites. Take a look here, if you want to judge the results: http://www.koege.dk/data/1196323/erhvervspublikation.pdf Thanks for any feed back :-) Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hello list -and FA* 2.8 28-80mm AL
Thanks Bob. I think you're right. I use a Sigma 10-20mm. Only 4-5.6, but quite useable and nice - rectiliniar. I own lots of lenses including the old Limited ones - but I rarely use other lenses than this one, my Tamron 28-75mm and my FA* 2.8 80-200mm and occationally for maacro my Tamron 2.5 90mm (MF). Thesee four lenses cover in fact all my current needs for optics. :-). Regards Jens Jens, I agree with Mark here. It is a US$1,000+ lens in terms of quality and full frame coverage. Mark can do a better job of comparing it to the DA16-45/2.8 which he uses. I've resisted buying the new lens as I have the older one and am quite happy. Price would be an issue as the new DA16-45/2.8 is $1,100+ over here at BH. More for you I suspect... Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys I've been off list for about six months now. I've been buzy doing other things - I got married, got a new family and home - as well as new born son - Alvin. He is eight weeks old these days. That *is* a busy six months! ;-) I'm looking foreward to reading you postings again. I've come across and old 28-80mm for sale. They sell for 1000 usd at ebay. Are they really worth it? I recently purchased a Tamron 28-75 mm. It is excellent. Is the quality difference really justifying huge difference in pricing (2½ times), please? The FA*28-70/2.8 is truly an outstanding lens. Is it worth $1000.00? Hard to say. I don't know that I'd *spend* that much money one one, but on the other hand, I wouldn't part with mine for less than that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A different kind of photographing - at least for me
Thanks, Paul. They were all done with my K10D BTW:-) Regards Jens I also did the photographs for a booklet about municipal trade/industy policy. I wasn't supposed to make the usual kind of post cards that I normally do. I was asked to to grafic stuff for making beam-photographs like the ones used for web sites. Take a look here, if you want to judge the results: http://www.koege.dk/data/1196323/erhvervspublikation.pdf Thanks for any feed back :-) Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Hello list -and FA* 2.8 28-80mm AL
Hi Yes - since Christmas. I found a lovely yong wife - and I'm spending a lot of time with her and our new baby :-). Perhaps you´re right. But then again, photograping can be a lot of un with very few lense too. I guess I have 5O Pentax lenses or so, but I use very few of them. My favorite is the FA* 2.8 80-200mm. I had it for years - Jostein helped me get it from Norway. I practically use it every day :-) regards Jens You were gone? Love to buy the lens and maybe the camera, but I can't afford either right now. Very sad... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys I've been off list for about six months now. I've been buzy doing other things - I got married, got a new family and home - as well as new born son - Alvin. He is eight weeks old these days. I'm looking foreward to reading you postings again. I've come across and old 28-80mm for sale. They sell for 1000 usd at ebay. Are they really worth it? I recently purchased a Tamron 28-75 mm. It is excellent. Is the quality difference really justifying huge difference in pricing (2½ times), please? Regards Jens PS I got near mint smc A 3.5 15mm and a fine MX body (chrome) for sale if anyone is interested. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: On the Trike, URL
Very nice photograph. But I'm afraid that looking up her skirt like this could cause problems some places... Regards Jens Thanks Jack. The conversion I did on my laptop was awful. Went downstairs and redid it on my work machine. Badklight plus flash requires a bit of work! Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] That all lit up special face sure makes the flash a worth while tool. Especially in your capable hands.! Very well done, Paul. Jack --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: On the Trike, URL To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 7:24 PM On Jul 4, 2008, at 9:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did this holding the camera near ground level in continuous autofocus mode and with the 540 flash firing away at 1:1 in high speed synch mode. K 20D, DA* 16-50/2.8, f4.5 @ 1/1250, ISO 200. Heavy backlight. Corrected URL: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7495915 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Up periscope and PESO: Berlin Hauptbanhoff
Interesting use of an ultra wide angl.I think it's cool. Even more so if the people in the front were MORE blurry ? RRegards Jens Good one. Interesting, well composed and nicely rendered. Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] You used the ideal lens for that shot. Dramatic! Jack --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Up periscope and PESO: Berlin Hauptbanhoff To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 11:03 AM Hello everyone, May and June were rather intense at work, and then my wife and I decamped to Germany for nine days. I had a meeting in Dusseldorf, and then we went to Berlin, where she did some research, I did some shooting, and we spent a couple of days together as tourists. There wasn't much time for PDML on our trip, and the wireless connection in Berlin was tenuous, so I got back to 750 messages. Sorry, but I'M not reading them all. Herewith the first PESO from the trip, of the Berlin main train station (Hauptbanhoff). It is a beautiful glass confection with lots of interesting angles, and commuter trains running through the middle of it. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7494626size=lg K10D, DA 10-17 fisheye, ISO 200, f/8 @ 1/20, RAW via LR. Rick 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Stars and Astronomers
Interesting small series. I love the darkes of moons a lot. Regards, Jens The Howard Astronomical League had an outing last Wednesday night. The first successful event in quite a while. We tried the previous Saturday. I got there just in time for a really hard downpour. Wednesday was really nice weather- warm, no dew, and no clouds. I got some pictures of stars, and astronomers. Canon 10D, Tokina 12-24mm f4 lens wide open, exposures from 1/8 to 56 sec, ISO 100 to 400. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594414463840/ Next time, I'll try making RAW, ISO 200 exposures, and bracket to find where the noise starts. Got to remember the Nikonos (sp?) viewfinder ( no optics, just a frame with a cold shoe I use for aiming with a pin hole lens.) The camera viewfinder is pretty much useless for stars. The Tokina lets me cheat- set the lens to infinity and let depth of field do its magic. [The moon pictures were made last year] Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Photographing red flower and plants, problems.
Funny enough, I have nticed the same thing., especielly with pink subjects (shocking pink) Perhaps filters maight help? Regards Jens Well its happened again. My Asian lilies are starting to flower, some yellow/whites and some reds are popping out now. Took some photos Thursday, and just had a look at them. I seem to have a problem photographing red flowers. The colours are all muddled, subject is soft and blurry. Most of my red tulip shots come out this way as well. Now my orange tiger lilies look great as do my yellow and pink roses. Am i doing something wrong, or is it red being a difficult colour. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: announce: July exhibit at Pacific Art League (L2)
Congratulations Gidfrey, very nice work. Regards Jens Hello folks! I'm participating in an mixed media exhibit at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, California this month named Landscape: America The Beautiful. The full set of my submissions is available for viewing on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157606098894149/ Five of these photos have been accepted for exhibit ... they said to be creative about it! :-) I will be attending the reception on Friday, July 11. It would be a pleasure to meet you there. Here's the full information for the event ... --- Landscape: America the Beautiful Intriguing landscapes in all 2D genre - painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, fabric art, mosaic ... July 3 - 29, 2008 Reception: July 11, 2008 :: 6 - 9pm 7:00pm Awards Presentation --- Pacific Art League 668 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Tel: (650) 321-3891 http://www.pacificartleague.org/ Hours: Office and galleries are open Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: My Buddy
Very true, Cooty. So, Paul, why don't you just talk to him some day soon? Regards Jens On 11/7/08, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: This fellow lives down the street from me in an expensive house. Don't know what he does. Apparently it pays rather well. But he does sit crosslegged in his driveway and smoke cigarettes. Frequently. I've tried to talk to him, but he doesn't speak English. I think he's Korean, but I'm not sure. In any case we wave and smile every day. We're pals. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7541181 Nice story, nice pic. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: DA 55-300 LBA
I thought purple fringing - understood as Chromatic Aberration is a lens issue - caused by the fact, that different coloured light act differently when passing through glas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_aberration Regards Jens I thought purple fringing was a sensor, not lens issue. ??? JC OCONNELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 2:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA 55-300 LBA - Original Message - From: Toine Subject: DA 55-300 LBA After a small price drop I couldn't resist the new 55-300 any longer. A very nice lens. Lots of plastic fantastic but it feels well build. The lens doesn't creep like the 80-320. The 16-45 feels cheaper. Image quality is very good. Corner sharpness could improve a little. The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these apertures are excellent and most suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even at 1.2 mm, it doubles as a nice macro lens. Didn't try wide open. Sometimes a little CA and if visible repairable in lightroom. Purple fringing is allmost non existing. The 16-45 has much more CA and purple fringing problems. It comes with a nice hood and pouch. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: DA 55-300 LBA
Please see this as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_fringing Regards Jens I thought purple fringing was a sensor, not lens issue. ??? JC OCONNELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 2:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA 55-300 LBA - Original Message - From: Toine Subject: DA 55-300 LBA After a small price drop I couldn't resist the new 55-300 any longer. A very nice lens. Lots of plastic fantastic but it feels well build. The lens doesn't creep like the 80-320. The 16-45 feels cheaper. Image quality is very good. Corner sharpness could improve a little. The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these apertures are excellent and most suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even at 1.2 mm, it doubles as a nice macro lens. Didn't try wide open. Sometimes a little CA and if visible repairable in lightroom. Purple fringing is allmost non existing. The 16-45 has much more CA and purple fringing problems. It comes with a nice hood and pouch. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Enablement to be expected soon
Hello list I have ordered a K20D from Germany - and I'm looking foreward to trying it out, especially the high iso settings. Is it true, taht the battery grip from my K10D is 'wiil fit the K20D as well? Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Enablement to be expected soon
Thanks, Paul :-) Regards Jens Yes, the battery grip fits. Paul -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello list I have ordered a K20D from Germany - and I'm looking foreward to trying it out, especially the high iso settings. Is it true, taht the battery grip from my K10D is 'wiil fit the K20D as well? Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Funny numbers
Hello list. As I started using my new K20D (man, is that nice), I put in a SD card containing images made with my K10D. I soon discovered that the K20D started numbering the files, using the first available number, e.i. 6763, which was one higher than the latest K10D image. So, the K20D never started with number 0001. Strange, isn't it?? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
21 FPS by the K20D
I found the software I as looking for: Blaze Gif Creator 5.xx I allows me to make movies form the small 21 FPS momentum bursts. I can save them as GIF, SWF HTML and more. I think's it's a lot of fun. http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Alvin5/movie5.html -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: Funny numbers
Hello avid and Dario Thanks - I guess I should have known. Now I have to do a little math every time I want to know how many frames my camera took. Well, I guess I'll have a new camera long before it's worn out. These cameras will last for several hundred thousinds exposures, I guess. My *ist D didn't even reach 100,000 frames before I got the K10D. However, I have done appr. 4000 shots in less than one week now, with the K20D. That may ammount to 200,000 in one year! Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 1, 2008 12:58 Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Jens, I understand that's the standard behaviour for any camera (K20D or other) recognizing one or more pictures already on the card. Numbering will go ahead from the existing figures. Dario - Original Message - From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:08 PM Subject: Funny numbers Hello list. As I started using my new K20D (man, is that nice), I put in a SD card containing images made with my K10D. I soon discovered that the K20D started numbering the files, using the first available number, e.i. 6763, which was one higher than the latest K10D image. So, the K20D never started with number 0001. Strange, isn't it?? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - manual stitch
That's very nice Jostein. Great work. But why bother doing it manually? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 1, 2008 12:21 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This needed a thread of its own, rather than hijacking Doug Franklin's query about stiching. http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-120 Created from roughly 25 exposures (IIRC) obtained with *istD and FA 50/1.4 on a tripod, out on the bridge itself. Mike W. and I were roaming the city for motifs. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: David and Goliath
This one was chosen foto of the week in a local news paper: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2707140383/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Bridge to Sweeden
One morning on my way to work, I saw this. I felt lucky to have my camera with me :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2687619949/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New to me....
Hello list I suspect you guys have already talked about this. But since I first got my K20D a week ago, it's quite new to me. I'm talkning about the 21 FPS shooting mode. Having a new baby, I think it's a lot of fun making movies from single frame esposures like these. I used Blaze Gif Creator for this small Flash Movie: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Movie2/smile.html Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax istD
Hello Joe Depends on how bad it is and how much the repir would cost. I am BTW selling mine, since I have the K10D as backup for the K20D, now. I had my *ist D fixed for incorrect focusing. I believe I paid 300 USD for this. I could buy a used *ist D fo 400 USD. But at that time I had no upgrading plans. If there's not too many dead pixels, use it as is. Otherwise - you may cosider giveng me an offer :-) Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 2, 2008 02:16 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone think it is worth getting an istD fixed because of dead pixels. ? Has anyone done this or should I just look for another one ? Thanks Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: K20D shutter button question
I second that, Tim, even though the first part is very soft, hardly a notisble resistance. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 3, 2008 17:58 Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My K20D has a distinct two step feeling. 2008/8/3 Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have noticed a difference between the K20D shutter button action and the rest of AF cameras I own (istDs, Optio W20, MZ-5n...). In the latter, the buttons have 2 clear 'positions'. A first one in order to focus and meter, and a second one in order to actually shot. For both one has to push and one notices that he is activating it (i don't know how to describe it more precisely in English, sorry). In the K20D unit I am testing, the first 'push' is unnoticeable, I mean, the only resistance that one notices in the button is for the actual shooting. This means that the slightest pressure on the button already activates shutter and focus. A bit disturbing since all cameras I have used before had these 2 positions (except maybe a Mark III that I hold for a few minutes. I tried to meter and, before even notice it, I had already made 10 pictures or so...) So, is this normal or is this a kind of faulty unit? Thanks, Jaume __ Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! La bandeja de entrada más inteligente. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: K20D shutter button question
Annother button question: Why do we need an AF button on the back side?? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 3, 2008 17:58 Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My K20D has a distinct two step feeling. 2008/8/3 Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have noticed a difference between the K20D shutter button action and the rest of AF cameras I own (istDs, Optio W20, MZ-5n...). In the latter, the buttons have 2 clear 'positions'. A first one in order to focus and meter, and a second one in order to actually shot. For both one has to push and one notices that he is activating it (i don't know how to describe it more precisely in English, sorry). In the K20D unit I am testing, the first 'push' is unnoticeable, I mean, the only resistance that one notices in the button is for the actual shooting. This means that the slightest pressure on the button already activates shutter and focus. A bit disturbing since all cameras I have used before had these 2 positions (except maybe a Mark III that I hold for a few minutes. I tried to meter and, before even notice it, I had already made 10 pictures or so...) So, is this normal or is this a kind of faulty unit? Thanks, Jaume __ Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! La bandeja de entrada más inteligente. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K20D raw files in ThumbsPlus
NOPE. I'e been using Phase One LE - until I got the K20D. Not supported by LE. Now I use (a trial version, initially) Silkypix, which is made by the same people who make the software, provided by Pentax for the digital cameras. Silkypix is very clever, not too easy, but still very nice. I blieve Phase One 4.1.1. supports K20D PEF's, unless you upgrade the firmware. Alledgedly the new name Pentax - not Pentax Corporation is responsible for some trouble, as far as Phase One is conserned. Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 2, 2008 20:12 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there others on the list who use ThumbsPlus for image archiving? I cannot get this program to display my K20D raw files, and the T+ supportforum has for once been unresponsive. Anyone else have a solution? And no, switching to a different archive software is _not_ a solution, it is just a way to abandon a problem. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Re: K20D shutter button question
Thanks, Paul. I have set mine likewise, since I'd never really use it for focusing. The thing about manual lenses I don't understand. My manual lenses seem to work in such a way, that I get focus confirmation anyway - as far as I remember. Regards jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 3, 2008 21:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The runction of theautofocus button on the rear of the camera can be changed in the menus. I have mine set to center the autofocus sensor spot when shooting in the manual select mode. I find that somewhat useful. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Re: Re: K20D shutter button question Annother button question: Why do we need an AF button on the back side?? Why do any of us need buttons on our backsides now that we have central heating? WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: New to me....
Thanks, Bob. I am happy to get some responce. And I'm qiute happy that the K20D kan make such nice movies with a fine image quality - better than most real videos from a single shot digicams. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 3, 2008 14:32 Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jens, That's cute. Glad somebody is figuring out how to do that. Congratulations on the new baby! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 6:54 AM, Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list I suspect you guys have already talked about this. But since I first got my K20D a week ago, it's quite new to me. I'm talkning about the 21 FPS shooting mode. Having a new baby, I think it's a lot of fun making movies from single frame esposures like these. I used Blaze Gif Creator for this small Flash Movie: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Movie2/smile.html Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: All at sea
That's just too many lenses, Cotty. A 15mm, a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm is all you need. Say hello to Jostein, whom I met in Copenhagen once, for me. regards jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 5, 2008 12:13 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just thought I'd mention that I'm off to meet up with Jostein in the fjords fjor a fjew days. Drove up to Newcastle (sorry Mike - schedule was hectic - didn't have time to contact you and drop by!) and boarded overnight sea ferry to Norway (26 hour trip to Bergen) with Land Rover on car deck. Should be in Bergen at 1800 local and meeting up with the Nutty Norwegians. Packing R-D1 and 15/4.5, 28/1.9, 50/1.5 1DmII and 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, 2X, SMC-K15/3.5, A*85/1.4, 17/4 fisheye and flash and tripod. Stefan has *ist Ds and 18-55 though my guess is when he sees Jostein's 600/4 he'll be desperate to give it a go! That'll be interesting - pix to come. Will be sailing through fjords en route, then road trip taking in a glacier, tunnels, yet more fjords on yet more fjerries. Glad I brought the gear - and not one stinking video camera anywhere :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: russian 20mm lenses for pentax mount
Nope, but why not try to get a 20mm Carl Zeiss Jena, which were also made for K-bayonet. They are excellent. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 5, 2008 20:27 P R Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking for an affordable manual focus wide angle (24mm or less) for pentax mount, and I found a couple of russian made lenses: mir 47k (2.5/20mm) and mir 20m (3.5/20mm). They're both available under 200 USD, new. Obviously I'm not expecting exceptional quality, but I own some russian glass that's not all that bad actually. Any first hand experience with these lenses? Thanks, Pedro -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: For the music photographers
Great fun. Vvery well done, isn't it :-) Jens yes, I photograph misicians too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/186939894/ -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 5, 2008 19:01 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I only glanced at the site a little bit for lack of time, but it looks quite interesting and I like the presentation. Will look some more... Thanks! G On Aug 4, 2008, at 9:24 PM, Doug wrote: Several of us here on the PDML enjoy photographing musicians, either working or relaxing. Derby, Frank, Tim , Paul and others (like me) have shown work in this genre, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. But anyway, I ran across this guy tonight whilst exploring and thought you guys would like it. http://www.dannyclinch.com/index2.html caution, flashphobes: it's evil. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
MESO: Herbert von Karajan?
Movie Ever So Often should be a new frase, after the introduction of a fast burst mode in with the K20D: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Alvin4/Movie4.html Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
M 2.8 100mm
Hello Guys Have anyone got good or bad news about this lens? I've been asked to sell one at ebay. Is it a dog, average or excellent? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: M 2.8 100mm
Rrght... -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 7, 2008 20:41 Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jens wrote: Hello Guys Have anyone got good or bad news about this lens? I've been asked to sell one at ebay. Is it a dog, average or excellent? Regards Jens It's a dog. Send it to me and I'll do everyone a favor and dispose of it properly. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: M 2.8 100mm
Thanks, Walt Perhaps I should buy it myself. I already got the 200mm f4 and a 2.5 135mm (yummy)... I thought perhaps it was like the 2.0 85mm - not sharp below f.5.6 og 8... Got rid of mine years ago. But I guess it's better than that? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 7, 2008 21:30 Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll trade you a SMC 135 3.5 and a SMC 200 f/4 for it! :-) Walt On 8/7/08, Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Guys Have anyone got good or bad news about this lens? I've been asked to sell one at ebay. Is it a dog, average or excellent? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: M 2.8 100mm
Thanks, Jostein. I'm glad it's good.It's rather expensive. I've thought it would sell for perhaps 75-100 USD. I had never heard of this lens before, when the guy asked me. I thought it was an f4 100mm macro lens. Anyway, I'll announce it on the list before submitting it to ebay along with some other stuff - like a F 70-200mm and a AF500 FTZ flash and a MZ5n body. -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 8, 2008 00:27 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have one. Haven't used it since going digital, so I can't really tell you how it performs with a chip. With film, however, it was my favourite lens for a long time. It is not very sharp at f/2.8, but improves very nicely when stopped down to f/4. At least if my sample was anything to go by. It is also a quite small lens, discreet, if you like. I have no idea what it would fetch in an auction, though. Iirc, I bought mine for NOK 900 in a local shop some 12 years ago. That would be about USD 180 by today's exchange rate. Jostein 2008/8/7 Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello Guys Have anyone got good or bad news about this lens? I've been asked to sell one at ebay. Is it a dog, average or excellent? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Bergen pano
Very Pretty. Impressing automatic stitch from handheld shots. I recently got a Realwix stitcher, but I can't figure out how it works :-(. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 7, 2008 00:17 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One pic from the Bergen tourist throng. Stitched from 37 hand-held exposures, using AutoPano v1.4, which assembled the whole thing all by itself. The potential full-size output from this pano is a whopping 270 megapixels, but my vacation laptop is not up to the task (an IBM Thinkpad T30 from 2003). So here it is, rendered quick and relatively unclean, if not exactly dirty, at a more manageable size. You can see the fire Cotty mentioned in one of the buildings towards the RH side. Click the image for a 1900x600 pixel version (~430 kb). http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-121 K20D and FA 43/1.8 ltd. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: K20D User manual
Bought mine from Porst in Berlin. The Box included a printed Manual :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 8, 2008 18:40 Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, I just took delivery of a K20D, there was no printed user manual in the box, has this become normal practice? Do you just get the version on CD? - Is there any chance you got a gray market camera? If not, tell the seller to get you a manual. Pentax UK should have them. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: NYC snaps
Yes I like them. Especially the guy smokeing outside and the one with all the oranag toy fish. I must take pictures of people smoking outdoors. Thats kind of fun. In not too many years this eill be history - noone smokes in 20 years time ? Regards Jens www.jensbladt.dk -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 8, 2008 04:27 Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't been torturing the list with my shots lately, but as we went this past weekend to New York City, I didn't want to be less that Doug and Cotty so here are my NYC snaps ;-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157606603761267/show/ I used the trip as an excuse to test drive the DA12-24/4 so all these photos are shot with that lens and the K10D. PS: Pitty I missed Ann's gallery for so little... Hope you like them, Fernando -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
iStockPhoto.com
Any iStockPhoto.com contributers here? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 9, 2008 07:24 Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb (snip) That hurts. On so many levels. William Robb I know the feeling. My Bronica ETR kit would be worth about let me think ummm nothing these days. But not worth selling either. So there it is packed away, and there it stays. A medium format kit seemed like an investment in the future back around 1980, now it's a white elephant. Regards, Anthony Farr -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Pentax istD
I am guessing: Adobe Lightroom or Camera Raw (Built in in CS3). Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 9, 2008 02:58 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: Pentax istD What is the best RAW converter for use with photoshop? Whatever the most recent Camera Raw release is for your version of Photoshop. When you instal Photoshop, have it check for updates immediately. It will download and install the most recent converter for you. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: LIst must be slowing down.
Perhaps we're too buzy taking pictures... This morning the new/old viking ship is returning to Roskilde from Ireland. I am going to be there with my K20D :-) http://www.havhingsten.dk/index.php?id=298L=0 Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 9, 2008 06:48 Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well you were off line for a week :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:38:40 -0400, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I was off line for a week and only 509 unread messages in my inbox... -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO: The return of Havhingsten
Hello list Yesterday the viking ship Havhingsten (Seastallion), that went to Ireland last year, came back to the museum in Roskilde. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2747199678/in/photostream/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: M 2.8 100mm
Hello Peter. This is how I always felt about a 135mm - in the film days :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 10, 2008 05:48 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a copy, I've always found it to be wonderful. Unfortunately ~150mm FOV when used on Pentax digital cameras. A bit too long for an indoor tele, but not long enough if you really need one, IMHO. Jens wrote: Hello Guys Have anyone got good or bad news about this lens? I've been asked to sell one at ebay. Is it a dog, average or excellent? Regards Jens -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Next time your packing for that photo trip...
Man, this seems a bit crazy. I rarely carry more than a 10-20mm, a 28-70mm and a 80-200mm and a flash. Sometimes one extra body. Occationally perhaps my old 300mm + the 1.7 extender. But then again, I rarely go away photographing more than 3-4 hours at the time. Regards Jens - - Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 10, 2008 09:18 Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad I'm not a pro. It looks like major stress and very very heavy. On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 7:46 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... the missus (or mister) complains that you've packed too much: http://www.vincentlaforet.com/Gear/index.html ..show them this. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: What plans do you have for old digital SLRs?
Right - two bodies is enough. I got the K20D two weeks ago - I must get arround to selling the *ist D :-) Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 10, 2008 19:39 Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I currently keep the *istD at school and the DS at home. Too small, too convenient, and works too well to discard. I genuinely wonder how long these things will continue to function. Once 6 MP rolled around the cameras became useful until they died. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
GESO: Havhingsten fra Glendalough
Hello list Please see my small series from the return of Havhingstne - the Viking Ship: http://flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157606628929180/show/ Regars Jens -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Huh? An 'independent' statistic
Well, I use Pentax cameras and lenses because they work for me. Lots of people de like my photographs and quite often people pay me to make photographs of this and that. In fact, my clients NEVER ask me about what brand of gear I use. The couldn't care less - they just look at my photographs - and pay the bill. I am OK with the fact, that others use other barnds :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 9, 2008 15:55 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.jdpower.com/electronics/ratings/digital-camera-ratings/dslr It made me LOL. Surely not 'sponsored' by Canon... .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Casual shooting for everyday life
This is what I do at work, when photographs are called for. I often use the TVA setting for casual shooting klike this, letting the K10 or K20 choose the ISO speed. I especially like the extendable/customizeable ISO range on the K20D: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2754569070/ This is not too bad for ISO 3200, I think. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Look at my macro photography, he bellows!
Hi Mark The firs one sis stunning! Regards jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 12, 2008 01:13 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Macro fun in the garden: http://www.robertstech.com/obedient.jpg Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) http://www.robertstech.com/ironweed.jpg Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) K20D, SMC-M 50/1.7 (reversed) on bellows Both shot at f/22, approx 1/20 second About 2:1 magnification on the Obedient Plant, probably 3:1 or more on the Ironweed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: K20 HS Burst Mode Software
Joe and Bob: Yep, I did. I tried different brands of software. Blaze Gif Converter is available as a trial version (version 5.75). I ended buying it (version 5.50) from a company that called it Good Gif. It says so on the CD I got, but inside is still the Blaze software. This works really nice, except that I cant get rid of the small Blaze logo in the upper left corner, which is supposed to disappear, after licensing the sofftware. The Blze Gif Converter also makes the HTML for your website. Get back to me, if you cant't find it through Google, please. I have also bought a licence for Blaze Media Pro, which does not work as well. It does A LOT of movie and sound formats and conversions - and can in the end also convert AVI movies to SWF (Flash). Microsoft also has a Movie Maker, that can be used for making movies from single images. (Comes with XP and Vista opereating systems). But I can't seem to make it move fast enough - which is about 20 frames pr. second. Take a look at my latest creation: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Alvin6/stortsmil.html Good luck Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 15, 2008 03:06 Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe, I think it was Jens baby shots.?? He posted two examples. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spent some time looking through the past three months of PDML Archives trying to find the short baby conductor in an effort to reference software that was used to put it up on a website. No luck. Got hung up on Pentax's site trying to find reference to it without luck (ADHD makes web browsing a dangerous time sink). Besides the K20D, I have the Z10, which gives me AVI movies. Anyone remember? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K20 HS Burst Mode Software
Joe and Bob: Yep, I did. I tried different brands of software. Blaze Gif Converter is available as a trial version (version 5.75). I ended buying it (version 5.50) from a company that called it Good Gif. It says so on the CD I got, but inside is still the Blaze software. This works really nice, except that I cant get rid of the small Blaze logo in the upper left corner, which is supposed to disappear, after licensing the sofftware. The Blze Gif Converter also makes the HTML for your website. Get back to me, if you cant't find it through Google, please. I have also bought a licence for Blaze Media Pro, which does not work as well. It does A LOT of movie and sound formats and conversions - and can in the end also convert AVI movies to SWF (Flash). Microsoft also has a Movie Maker, that can be used for making movies from single images. (Comes with XP and Vista opereating systems). But I can't seem to make it move fast enough - which is about 20 frames pr. second. Take a look at my latest creation: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Alvin/Alvin6/stortsmil.html Good luck Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 15, 2008 03:06 Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe, I think it was Jens baby shots.?? He posted two examples. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spent some time looking through the past three months of PDML Archives trying to find the short baby conductor in an effort to reference software that was used to put it up on a website. No luck. Got hung up on Pentax's site trying to find reference to it without luck (ADHD makes web browsing a dangerous time sink). Besides the K20D, I have the Z10, which gives me AVI movies. Anyone remember? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Any one else doing less personal photography this summer
Nope. I shoot more than ever. I guess appr. 100 exposures every day in average. Four years ago I did 50 in average. Some days I do 1000-2000 exposures. However, I'm not alwasy photographing for me, but also for work or other people on asignments. I still think it's a lot of fun :-) Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 14, 2008 17:01 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a similar problem. I don't really drive around, but I take most of my pictures while traveling and I haven't done much of that this year. Unfortunatley, i have shot most of the places close to home. Now its a minimum hour drive or more like two to get to new areas. I just might do something the last week of Aug. Dave David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/14/2008 6:57 AM Just a lets throw this question out there. I used to do quite a bit of driving, looking for photo ops regarding rural landscapes etc., and i thought having 9 weeks off for school break would give me more opportunities, but, i'm finding i have done less this summer than in the past. My shows do keep me busy, but i still have some time to my self during the regular work week. Wonder if subconcesly i reguired a break, or i really do care about high fuel prices. Any one else like this Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:48a4148b37571508318029! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Norway 2008
Very well done, Cotty. Lots of fun watching. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 17, 2008 21:30 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice stuff, unfortunately the Auto-resizing that MobileMe does to make the images fit the screen doesn't play well with high-res screens like my 21 1856x1394 display. -Adam On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nearly a hundred pics! Fear not - easy to see thumbs for avoiding duds. http://gallery.me.com/cottycam#100019 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Norway 2008 - the Pentax version
Very nice indeed, Jostien. You had a great time, with great shots. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 17, 2008 23:28 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty's done the Canon version. :-) http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/thumbnails.php?album=9 Pics sized to within 1024x768 px. cheers, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited write-up
Darned nice lense, isn't it? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 19, 2008 07:19 Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18-Aug-08, at 9:40 PM, Tim Bray wrote: By Mike Johnson Carl Weese of The Online Photographer: http://photo.net/columns/mjohnston/pentax-35mm-lens/opticaldiscussion/ That's quite an endorsement! I haven't heard much about that lens on PDML or the other Pentax forums that I read. Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: PESO - The Glance
...do you wanna bet that the lady likes white shoes? I'd say, she likes black shoes! Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 18, 2008 19:54 Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 18, 2008, at 10:50, ann sanfedele wrote: hmmm - He is looking at you not her with that why are you taking my picture? expression.. I don't get that at all - he's looking at the lady to the left (and she at him) Still, I think it has something to say (I'm just not sure what): http://tinyurl.com/57alxb http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SKlpsAl17KI/C4I/-iaHS a_a2GA/s1600-h/aug_18_08+006.jpg I'm not sure what it says either...! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: OT - Olympic Panorama
Isn't Nikon and Canon what 99% of all sports photo pros use? That OK with me. As slong as they keep making Pentaxes for me. Good glass and decent, affordable bodies. It's a very nice panorama, though... Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 18, 2008 22:11 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One for the panorama junkies: http://www.karikuukka.com/peking2008/100m/ And for Canon and Nikon junkies. Seriously. I wonder if ANY photographer over there is using something other than Canon or Nikon. John Just before the men's 100m final the other day the TV coverage pulled away to show the number of photographers waiting at the other end of the track. It was an awesome sight - far more than in that panorama. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
OT: Define Monochrome
Hello list In my camera club we had a discussion: What is monochrome? What's the official photographic definition? It seems the original definition is about painting with only one colour. Black. For instance - on white paper or canvas. This gives me a problem: Black White - that's two colours. Or perhaps just one: White, since black is not a colour. White is. So, BW is paintning with to colours: Light and no light/light and darkness and all shades in between. So why is yellow and blue, or red and green etc. not acceptable within the definition of monochrome? Or is it ? The only way I seem to be able to understand the monochrome definition is this: In monohrome photography we paint with light in the darkness. With white on black. Or with white on any other background. So white on blue, white on green. white on red etc. Right? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: Best lens for shooting flat art
Same with the SMC Pentax-M 1.7 50mm Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On INVALID jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Either a macro or one of the old 50 F1.7s (same optics from ca. 1977 through recent discontinuation). The 50 F1.7 was designed for flat-field copying. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: Define Monochrome
Thanks Bob ans William. Your opinions surely differ. I think I'll go with Williams definition. Because WHITE IS a color. Black is not. I believe monochrome means painting with one colour - usually white, but it could be any other colour. The base on which I can paint is black, which is not a colour (absense of light). So, in monochrome, I can substitute White with any other colour, but the black base is a MUST. So, a picture, using blue ink on a yellow base is NOT monochrome, thats's two colours. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 20, 2008 20:50 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It refers to different shades of the same colour. Yellow and blue, red and green are not the same colour. You could do shades of red, shades of blue, etc. which could include white. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jens Sent: 20 August 2008 09:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Define Monochrome Hello list In my camera club we had a discussion: What is monochrome? What's the official photographic definition? It seems the original definition is about painting with only one colour. Black. For instance - on white paper or canvas. This gives me a problem: Black White - that's two colours. Or perhaps just one: White, since black is not a colour. White is. So, BW is paintning with to colours: Light and no light/light and darkness and all shades in between. So why is yellow and blue, or red and green etc. not acceptable within the definition of monochrome? Or is it ? The only way I seem to be able to understand the monochrome definition is this: In monohrome photography we paint with light in the darkness. With white on black. Or with white on any other background. So white on blue, white on green. white on red etc. Right? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: OT: Define Monochrome
All shades of grey. That's a good one to remember, Scott. You may be right, there. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 20, 2008 14:32 Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jens wrote: Hello list In my camera club we had a discussion: What is monochrome? What's the official photographic definition? The only way I seem to be able to understand the monochrome definition is this: In monohrome photography we paint with light in the darkness. With white on black. Or with white on any other background. So white on blue, white on green. white on red etc. Right? A monochrome image is one which is made with different shades of one color. A black and white photograph (the finished product) really doesn't have any black or white in it. It's all shades of gray. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, PA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: Define Monochrome
Hello list, Thanks very much for all your answers. This has become an intresting thread. I was just wondering. Many photographic societies have colour and monochrome as categories for exibitions and contests. I wanted to know if there is a gerally accepted definiton - and why. Apparently there's no general rool, all could agree on. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 21, 2008 03:54 John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me, monochrome is any single colour, whether green, red, blue or anything in between. Variations in saturation and tone give a viewable image, as in a sepia print. Technically, black is no reflected light, therefore no 'chrome' at all, whereas white is all colours reflected equally,, therefore not 'mono'. HTH! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jens Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2008 6:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Define Monochrome Hello list In my camera club we had a discussion: What is monochrome? What's the official photographic definition? It seems the original definition is about painting with only one colour. Black. For instance - on white paper or canvas. This gives me a problem: Black White - that's two colours. Or perhaps just one: White, since black is not a colour. White is. So, BW is paintning with to colours: Light and no light/light and darkness and all shades in between. So why is yellow and blue, or red and green etc. not acceptable within the definition of monochrome? Or is it ? The only way I seem to be able to understand the monochrome definition is this: In monohrome photography we paint with light in the darkness. With white on black. Or with white on any other background. So white on blue, white on green. white on red etc. Right? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: PESO - Spun in Seney
Beautiful, Ken. Nomatter how the water got there :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 21, 2008 02:25 Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 20, 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken last week in Seney NAtional Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. K20D, 200mm f4.0 SMC A macro. f4.0, 1/250 sec, 800 ISO on Bogen 3221 tripod with Bogen mini gear head. Very nice, Ken. Great depth of field, in that the subject is entirely in focus, and the contrasting background a wash of green. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: RE: Define Monochrome
Perhaps. I have now come to the conclusion, that monochrome means One Colour. That is blue in blue, green in green, red in red, gray in gray etc. Very dark parts will seem like the chosen colour in the darkest version. Very bright may seem white. A few years ago monochrome pictures were NOT accepted many places, if ink other than gray and black was used. Today this has changed. You can print in shades of blue, red, green etc. and still get the images accepted as monochrome. As long as there is no trace of other colours in the image. That is if you tone an image sephia, the dark parts should also appear brown, not black. The toning must be total. Black and Sephia in one photograph makes it a colour photograph, since it has two colours. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 21, 2008 14:59 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Re: RE: Define Monochrome Hello list, Thanks very much for all your answers. This has become an intresting thread. I was just wondering. Many photographic societies have colour and monochrome as categories for exibitions and contests. I wanted to know if there is a gerally accepted definiton - and why. Apparently there's no general rool, all could agree on. I bet if Scott ran a Monochrome PUG, you would get some sort of consensus. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Next year's PUG
Joz Perhaps funeral and death are too similar? Same with detail and macro, So, take away funeral, and detail. Forget about cheese and animal. That leaves us with just 12 subjects :-) With 16 ideas, some have to go, right? Self-portrait Bird Technical Marriage Birth Dark Light Smile Death Macro Hand (for the nudity guys) Foot (again for the nudity guys) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 22, 2008 08:12 Jos from Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My suggestions: Detail self-portrait Cheese! Animal Bird Technical Marriage Birth Funeral Dark Light Smile Death Macro Hand (for the nudity guys) Foot (again for the nudity guys) Greetz, Jos Scott Loveless wrote: Hey, gang. Since Bill got the ball rolling on this we can all blame him. I need suggestions for next year's themes. Furthermore, what's your opinion so far? Do you like the themes, or would you prefer the more abstract subjects we've had in the past. Anyway, discuss. Also, any opinions on the PUG in general (other than my chronic tardiness - I hear about that enough)? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Define Monochrome
I guess you are right, PJ. But today very few people work with chemicals, although I know a few, that still do. I wonder if I can actually buy printing paper, toned in Sephia or blue? BTW: Sephia was originally Octopus ink. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 21, 2008 19:01 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chemical/Silver sepia toned prints will have a mixture of black, (the darkest shades), and brown. Yet they are still considered BW err. monochrome photography. Just saying... Jens wrote: Perhaps. I have now come to the conclusion, that monochrome means One Colour. That is blue in blue, green in green, red in red, gray in gray etc. Very dark parts will seem like the chosen colour in the darkest version. Very bright may seem white. A few years ago monochrome pictures were NOT accepted many places, if ink other than gray and black was used. Today this has changed. You can print in shades of blue, red, green etc. and still get the images accepted as monochrome. As long as there is no trace of other colours in the image. That is if you tone an image sephia, the dark parts should also appear brown, not black. The toning must be total. Black and Sephia in one photograph makes it a colour photograph, since it has two colours. Regards Jens -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: hypothetical enablement
The choise would depend on what you plan to potograph. If you do a lot of portraits and close-ups, the 77mm ist the better choise. If you do a lot of landscape, you should go for the 31mm. I certainly have used the 77mm the most. For portraits and flowers. They are both fine lenses, but my need for a 31th is really limited, and after all - a standard zoom - say 28-70mm will cover that angle quite well. For portraits and close ups the hight quality of the 77mm will be graatly appreciated. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 22, 2008 22:02 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 77. The 31's nice but the 35/2 is a close second and can be bought along with the 77 for less than the 31 alone. -Adam On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's say that someone wants a 31LTD and a 77LTD, but right now they have money for just one of them. If you were they, which would you buy? -- Scott (can't afford either right now) Loveless Pentaxian -Stole from Joe http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: hypothetical enablement
I second that, Godfrey, except that I suspect Pentax will go full frame some day soon. That seems to be a natural step in the not too farefuture. So 24x36 lenses may not be such a bad idea after all. Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 22, 2008 22:42 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 22, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Let's say that someone wants a 31LTD and a 77LTD, but right now they have money for just one of them. If you were they, which would you buy? 77. I liked that lens a lot more than the 31. Of course, on the DSLRs, the 31 is more useful for my photography, but I'd get the 43 and 21 rather than the 31 ... which is what I ultimately did. Cost would be about the same. I have no interest in lenses for film cameras, of course. ;-) 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.
Re: Re: hypothetical enablement
Yep, but wait annother year, so I can justify buying one - remember, I got married :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 23, 2008 10:16 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/8/08, Jens, discombobulated, unleashed: I second that, Godfrey, except that I suspect Pentax will go full frame some day soon. That seems to be a natural step in the not too farefuture. So 24x36 lenses may not be such a bad idea after all. Hey Jens... http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare2.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Zoom travel lens
I don't know what SP550 is. An Olympus camera? For macro I use and old Tamrom SP 2.5 90mm. Its not auto focus, but who needs AF for macro? (The later AF SP AF 2.5 90 mm is quite famous for it's sharpnes). http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/272258624/ It's fine as long as you don't use direct flash, whish creates a blueish spots in the centre of the images (I wonder why??). You may get one for less than 100 USD on the used market. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Aug 24, 2008 00:30 MikeM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last week I bought a Pentax 18-250 lens to use as a travel lens. On my last trip I used a K100 with a Sigma 18-50 kit lens, and used my sp550 for long shots and videos and was planning to use the new lens on my K10 for my next trip. I have been testing it on my K10 on various subjects and conditions since then. Close ups of very small objects like spiders are the main problem with it. For very small objects I get better results with my SP550, which can get good results with a lot of cropping. I have a Pentax 18-55 and a Tamron 70-300 that I have been using at home. Should I be able to get good colseups with the 18-250 lens? I would like to get a macro but as with the faster lens than the 18-250 it is out of my reach for now. Thanks Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Photosynth
Hello List Anyone had experiences with the new Microsoft Photosynth for 3D photographing, yet? http://livelabs.com/photosynth/ Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Chimp
Hello List I was at the Copenhagen Zoo, yesterday. With my whife, two of our kids and my two grand children. We had a lovely day, in spite of the rainy wheater. This guy was not too happy about us watching... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2804286608/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Using a PC as monitor for K20D
Hi list I want to do school photography. So I want to use a PC as the monitor screen. So, I can check the recordings for closed eyes etc, during the shoot. Is this possible with K20D. I know I have software, that allows my *istD to be managed from a PC . not quite the same, But I thought there might be some kind of similarity here. Answers are agreatly apprecieated. Thanks Jens Denmark -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
William I guess children here are very much like children everywhere else. Selfish, not behaving very considerate, using bad language, noisy etc. Nevertheless, a guy I know is doing 17000 school photografs every august. I figure he must be making considrerately much more than my yearly salery - in just two months - august and september. That's worth at least some trouble - isn't it. I dont want preveiw - just the after check. Will the *ist D software be able to manage my K20D? regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 10, 2009 16:40 William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Using a PC as monitor for K20D Hi list I want to do school photography. So I want to use a PC as the monitor screen. So, I can check the recordings for closed eyes etc, during the shoot. Is this possible with K20D. I know I have software, that allows my *istD to be managed from a PC . not quite the same, But I thought there might be some kind of similarity here. Answers are agreatly apprecieated. Presuming that kids in Denmark behave as well as kids in Canada Don't do it. You don't have time. If you aren't sure, just take another picture. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
Thanks a lot, William I guess you are right. This was what I wanted - some sane advice, form experience. Of cource I am a bit disappointed, that the assistant wil slow down the process. I geuss I could use the remote assistant for our camera club workshops in studio tecnique. It may even be possible to show the computerscreen with a procejtor as the monitor ;-) I have read that live view is not possible using the assistant. Too bad, ehh? http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/pentax/k20d-review/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 10, 2009 17:36 William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D William I guess children here are very much like children everywhere else. Selfish, not behaving very considerate, using bad language, noisy etc. Nevertheless, a guy I know is doing 17000 school photografs every august. I figure he must be making considrerately much more than my yearly salery - in just two months - august and september. That's worth at least some trouble - isn't it. I dont want preveiw - just the after check. Will the *ist D software be able to manage my K20D? Jens, my point is that every extra piece of equipment you bring onto the jobsite has the potential to distract you from your job, and has the potential to turn your work area into a circus. We shoot about a dozen schools per year, none of our photographers has seen the need to take an external monitor (laptop) along to the shoot. If you are using a monitor as instant review you will have a time lag, I don't know how long, between the time the picture is taken and the time it shows up on the monitor. In this time lag, you could just take another shot or two. After the image shows on the external, you have to take your eyes from the camera to check the shot, see if it's good and then either let that student go, or take another shot. Also, the screen just cannot be in view of the subject or they will start mugging to see what sort of idiot expressions they can come up with, but it also can't be in sight of the other students, for the same reason. Meanwhile, you've taken your eye off the ball, which is the subject in front of you. You don't have his/her attention, anymore. School photography is a bit of a pressure cooker. Generally, you have a lot of kids to shoot in not very much time, and you really need to crank them through. Also, kids are a bit like puppies in that they are easily distracted. If you aren't keeping them engaged, their little minds will wander, which can be a bit of a disaster if you need to do another shot because of closed eyes or bad expression. I really think the camera review screen is your best bet here, just from conversations I've had with our photographers and the very limited experience I've had shooting school photos. I'm not saying it isn't worth some trouble, I just can't help but think that overall it really could be trouble, more trouble than it's worth. I don't know if the istD software will manage the K20, but the K20 does have it's own remote assistant software. Anyway, if you decide to take a computer along, I'd be interested to know if it was beneficial, or if you just turned it off as a failed experiment. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
Thanks very much for the links, Thibouille Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 10, 2009 20:22 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Jens, Pentax did update the adequate software for use with K10D/K20D. You may want to check at home before? Here's the link for win: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/remoteassistant_k10d_win. html And for Mac: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/remoteassistant_k10d_mac. html For ist-D you need the earlier v2 version. For K10D, you need firmware 1.20. K20D is factory OK. Best regards, -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
Thanks, Paul Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 10, 2009 17:44 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I agree with Bill. I've used the Pentax assistant software. The write speed is slowed considerably. It's okay for some kinds of studio work but not mass production portraiture. Paul On Apr 10, 2009, at 11:36 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D William I guess children here are very much like children everywhere else. Selfish, not behaving very considerate, using bad language, noisy etc. Nevertheless, a guy I know is doing 17000 school photografs every august. I figure he must be making considrerately much more than my yearly salery - in just two months - august and september. That's worth at least some trouble - isn't it. I dont want preveiw - just the after check. Will the *ist D software be able to manage my K20D? Jens, my point is that every extra piece of equipment you bring onto the jobsite has the potential to distract you from your job, and has the potential to turn your work area into a circus. We shoot about a dozen schools per year, none of our photographers has seen the need to take an external monitor (laptop) along to the shoot. If you are using a monitor as instant review you will have a time lag, I don't know how long, between the time the picture is taken and the time it shows up on the monitor. In this time lag, you could just take another shot or two. After the image shows on the external, you have to take your eyes from the camera to check the shot, see if it's good and then either let that student go, or take another shot. Also, the screen just cannot be in view of the subject or they will start mugging to see what sort of idiot expressions they can come up with, but it also can't be in sight of the other students, for the same reason. Meanwhile, you've taken your eye off the ball, which is the subject in front of you. You don't have his/her attention, anymore. School photography is a bit of a pressure cooker. Generally, you have a lot of kids to shoot in not very much time, and you really need to crank them through. Also, kids are a bit like puppies in that they are easily distracted. If you aren't keeping them engaged, their little minds will wander, which can be a bit of a disaster if you need to do another shot because of closed eyes or bad expression. I really think the camera review screen is your best bet here, just from conversations I've had with our photographers and the very limited experience I've had shooting school photos. I'm not saying it isn't worth some trouble, I just can't help but think that overall it really could be trouble, more trouble than it's worth. I don't know if the istD software will manage the K20, but the K20 does have it's own remote assistant software. Anyway, if you decide to take a computer along, I'd be interested to know if it was beneficial, or if you just turned it off as a failed experiment. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
Good points, Luiz I'm not sure how this is usually done. I'd prefere being alone waith each student for a few minutes. The guy I know is telling me he is shooting one class - 25 students - in just 15 minutes. I haven't seen his shots, but they certainly made him rich :-) If I can earn my yearly sallery in two months, I will have 8 months left to do really nice, artistic shots elsewhere - and two months holliday with my family ;-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 10, 2009 17:27 Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Well, I'd take more even if I knew they kept the eyes open... you may take 3 extra pics in the time you take to review one - you'll hardly be checking only the eyes. Were you using film the fun would be just great... waiting for the lab. Depending on the number of kids, the time you'll have them, their age and how confortable they feel with you and the location you should concentrate in more options then perfecting one shot. (keywords being attention span, time they take to brush their just-combed hair with the hands, side chat and giggles, teachers or parents telling them to right their heads or smiling so they look at anyone else but you, etc, etc, etc...) LF William Robb escreveu: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Using a PC as monitor for K20D Hi list I want to do school photography. So I want to use a PC as the monitor screen. So, I can check the recordings for closed eyes etc, during the shoot. Is this possible with K20D. I know I have software, that allows my *istD to be managed from a PC . not quite the same, But I thought there might be some kind of similarity here. Answers are agreatly apprecieated. Presuming that kids in Denmark behave as well as kids in Canada Don't do it. You don't have time. If you aren't sure, just take another picture. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enabelment - Chromakey
Hello list I just wanted you to know, that I just bought a green background (chromagreen backdrop) and a set of portable backdrop roll carriers. I also got the Digital Anarchy Chromakey plug-in for Photoshop. So, I can digitaly change the backgrounds for my portraits. I just can't wait to try it out in practice :-) I have done some experiments in Photoshop. I seems to be working very well. I can make my own bacgrounds or buy stock photo backgrounds. For this purpose some phototographers used Henzel Front Projection in the old days (seventies). This was very expensive (like 1 USD). Today this can be done on the computer for MUCH less :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Cactus V4 - radio flash trigger - enablement
Hello list I got a new Cactus V4 kit a couple of days ago. Thaat is a radio flash trigger system. Not a fancy one supporting TTL and stuff like that. Just a simple 16 channel trigger. I have tested it with a camera falsh as well as a studio flash (the needed cords came in the box). It simply works great - not at all like on some video test reviews. http://akikorhonen.org/articles.php?action=viewid=667 Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Prime jpegs on K20D
Hello Mark My RAW files are between 10-24 MB. I rarely shoot just JPEG's anymore. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 22, 2008 22:32 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Walter Hamler wrote: I just read the review of the K20D in the latest Shutterbug magazine. It stated that the new high quality jpeg function created 48 meg files. Can anyone with a K20 confirm that? Seems pretty high to me. How big are the raw PEF files? BTW, I just ordered one from Amazon. 829 plus free shipping. It should b here next week. I just shot a few JPEGs at the prime quality setting. All were between 10 and 11 Meg. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Portrait software
Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: Portrait software
Thanks Cotty I do. I uses CS and CS3 (at work). Wille they do this? Reagards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 15:22 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/11/08, Jens, discombobulated, unleashed: I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? If you use Photoshop there is a built in but that does this. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Portrait software
Thanks Godfrey I'm afraid I use Capture One in stead of Lightroom :-( Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 15:14 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lightroom 2's Print module does this well. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Nov 1, 2008, at 7:09 AM, Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Photography DOES pay
Well, I just reacieived an order today, worth 2500£ for city-planning photography, including some aerial photography. Thas is quite enjoyable :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 15:27 ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: It's a fact of life: For the most part, photography that's in any way enjoyable pays very little and photography that's dull and tedious is what brings in money. :( MARK! and I mean it! ann, the semi-lurker -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: Portrait software
Thanks John, Great tip. I used your search and found this: http://www.pixalo.com/articles/Using-automated-picture-package-in-Photoshop.php I'm sure there's a lot more somewhere. :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 23:18 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? I'm pretty sure you can set up an action in PhotoShop that will do that; replicate the photo several times on a single sheet. I had a class on how to do it once, but I've forgotten how since I haven't used it. In fact, I did a quick web search and found a tutorial that pointed me toward PhotoshopFileAutomatePicture Package and there's pre-defined packages in there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: RE: Portrait software
Thanks again, John, Cotty and others. I played around with the Pickture Package thing in Photoshop CS (7) and found out: 1. I can make a Picture Pacage from all images in an image folder automatically. 2. I can change/customize the layout I wnat to use (combination of image sizes in each package). This is actually what I want. And I think it works great. My only concern is, that the final package sizes seem to be unchangeable (?). That's a pity, since I want to use the very same paper sizes, that my photo dealer offers. I'll get my new EPSON printer next week (just a small, cheep one). Perhaps I can find the rigt sizes for this. Regards Jens Thanks John, Great tip. I used your search and found this: http://www.pixalo.com/articles/Using-automated-picture-package-in-Photoshop.php I'm sure there's a lot more somewhere. :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 23:18 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? I'm pretty sure you can set up an action in PhotoShop that will do that; replicate the photo several times on a single sheet. I had a class on how to do it once, but I've forgotten how since I haven't used it. In fact, I did a quick web search and found a tutorial that pointed me toward PhotoshopFileAutomatePicture Package and there's pre-defined packages in there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: RE: Portrait software
Hello again I should also mention, that I found software, that can make templates for printing and publishing images in a package. It's called PrintSix. It's not very expensive (60-160 USD) and comes in different versions. http://www.sixdigitalphotos.com/templates.htm Unfortunately I don't think this software can save your work as one JPG or TIF file for later use. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 2, 2008 07:23 Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks again, John, Cotty and others. I played around with the Pickture Package thing in Photoshop CS (7) and found out: 1. I can make a Picture Pacage from all images in an image folder automatically. 2. I can change/customize the layout I wnat to use (combination of image sizes in each package). This is actually what I want. And I think it works great. My only concern is, that the final package sizes seem to be unchangeable (?). That's a pity, since I want to use the very same paper sizes, that my photo dealer offers. I'll get my new EPSON printer next week (just a small, cheep one). Perhaps I can find the rigt sizes for this. Regards Jens Thanks John, Great tip. I used your search and found this: http://www.pixalo.com/articles/Using-automated-picture-package-in-Phot oshop.php I'm sure there's a lot more somewhere. :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 23:18 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? I'm pretty sure you can set up an action in PhotoShop that will do that; replicate the photo several times on a single sheet. I had a class on how to do it once, but I've forgotten how since I haven't used it. In fact, I did a quick web search and found a tutorial that pointed me toward PhotoshopFileAutomatePicture Package and there's pre-defined packages in there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Portrait software
Actually that's not true. You can change the paper size as well as the sizes, position etc of each simgle image in the package. You can even add text, copyright information etc. I't sreally a very versatile tool. Regards Jens Thanks again, John, Cotty and others. I played around with the Pickture Package thing in Photoshop CS (7) and found out: 1. I can make a Picture Pacage from all images in an image folder automatically. 2. I can change/customize the layout I wnat to use (combination of image sizes in each package). This is actually what I want. And I think it works great. My only concern is, that the final package sizes seem to be unchangeable (?). That's a pity, since I want to use the very same paper sizes, that my photo dealer offers. I'll get my new EPSON printer next week (just a small, cheep one). Perhaps I can find the rigt sizes for this. Regards Jens Thanks John, Great tip. I used your search and found this: http://www.pixalo.com/articles/Using-automated-picture-package-in-Photoshop.php I'm sure there's a lot more somewhere. :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 23:18 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? I'm pretty sure you can set up an action in PhotoShop that will do that; replicate the photo several times on a single sheet. I had a class on how to do it once, but I've forgotten how since I haven't used it. In fact, I did a quick web search and found a tutorial that pointed me toward PhotoshopFileAutomatePicture Package and there's pre-defined packages in there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Portrait software
PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source of income. If I could fill my order book, I could make one months wages in just one week. One school class is enough for one week salery. This is worth taking into consideration, if you wnat to make a living from photography...:-) -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 2, 2008 08:28 Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually that's not true. You can change the paper size as well as the sizes, position etc of each simgle image in the package. You can even add text, copyright information etc. I't sreally a very versatile tool. Regards Jens Thanks again, John, Cotty and others. I played around with the Pickture Package thing in Photoshop CS (7) and found out: 1. I can make a Picture Pacage from all images in an image folder automatically. 2. I can change/customize the layout I wnat to use (combination of image sizes in each package). This is actually what I want. And I think it works great. My only concern is, that the final package sizes seem to be unchangeable (?). That's a pity, since I want to use the very same paper sizes, that my photo dealer offers. I'll get my new EPSON printer next week (just a small, cheep one). Perhaps I can find the rigt sizes for this. Regards Jens Thanks John, Great tip. I used your search and found this: http://www.pixalo.com/articles/Using-automated-picture-package-in-Phot oshop.php I'm sure there's a lot more somewhere. :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 1, 2008 23:18 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I sometimes do portraits of children. I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an enlargement showing the chosen portrait in different sizes. Just like the one you get from school photograohers. Does anyone know if such software available somewhere, please? I'm pretty sure you can set up an action in PhotoShop that will do that; replicate the photo several times on a single sheet. I had a class on how to do it once, but I've forgotten how since I haven't used it. In fact, I did a quick web search and found a tutorial that pointed me toward PhotoshopFileAutomatePicture Package and there's pre-defined packages in there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Photoshp Elements (was: Portrait software)
Yes, a lot of this is true here too. In my opinion photographing scchool children for the grandparents is quite allright. Nothing wrong with that if they are happy and it pays the rent :-) Ananway. Somepeople say that Pahotoshop Elemants 4 is especially nice with pickture packages. Is this true? Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 3, 2008 04:43 John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: RE: Portrait software From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source of income. If I could fill my order book, I could make one months wages in just one week. One school class is enough for one week salery. Unfortunately, around where I live (Southeastern US - North Carolina) there's one company that already has a lock on the business; already has contracts with most of the school systems. They don't hire photographers. Still, I'd take $11.00 an hour if they'd hire me for one of the nearby J.C. Penny or Target studios, but I ain't going out on the road for that. Moot anyway - they don't hire photographers. Tell them you use Pentax. They'll hire you then. Seriously, these places aren't in the business of churning out high art, they really are there for the people who are in the market for what they are selling. In order for them to be able to do what they do, every studio needs to be as close to the same as possible with regards to lighing intensity and ratio. This is the photographic equivalent of flipping burgers at McDonald's, and the reasons for them doing what they do are exactly the same as the reasons for why McD does it the way they do. It's all about consistency of product. William Robb I understand their business model, and with my experience, there's no problem doing it their way ... there's no need for them to explain it, just tell me how far you want the light what power setting you want me to use. It's not rocket surgery - put this light over here 10' away at full power using this soft box, that light at 12' 2/3 power, put the stool 8 feet in front of the backdrop, use this camera, that f/stop, at whatever shutter speed. Boom, boom, boom ... all done; How about some additional 5x7 prints? They'd make a lovely gift for the grandparents. Upselling. I understand it. I can follow the script. BTDT - GTTS. They provide the equipment; they only have to tell me once how they want me to shoot it. I understand what they want me to do, and I can do it faster and churn out higher production than that untrained kid. No problem. And, I'm willing to work for what they claim to be paying (at least in the portrait studio). And, I'm more likely to show up for work every day. BUT ... they *DO NOT* hire photographers. Experience is a disqualification. Don't know why, but that's how it is. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Portrait software
Hello William Over here, it's about the same. A few companies are dominating the business. Still I think it's a free market. I can try to get a piece of the cake, if I want. I am current trying too start/run a business doing photography for planning purposes - www.planfoto.dk. I know thee'll be times with very few or no orders, so I'm looking for supplementary sources of income. Portraits could be one of them. School portraits doesn't hjave to make you rich, but if you have enough orders, the salery is quite good. One school class = 1-2 weeks salery. It's like photographing in an assembly line. A frind of mine once said: You can make a living from just about anything, if you organize it well. I guess this goes for school photography too. I actually know a photographer, who became quite whealty this way. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 2, 2008 17:34 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: RE: Portrait software From: Jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source of income. If I could fill my order book, I could make one months wages in just one week. One school class is enough for one week salery. This is worth taking into consideration, if you wnat to make a living from photography...:-) Unfortunately, around where I live (Southeastern US - North Carolina) there's one company that already has a lock on the business; already has contracts with most of the school systems. Another good line is CHURCHES - get the pastor on the hook with a really LOW PRICE for a group portrait of the congregation then sell all the individual families portrait packages They also have the contract for the Photo Studio at most WalMart, Target J.C. Penny stores. They don't hire photographers. They take kids who want to be photographers, give them a quickie course - Camera here, this light here, that light there, switches just so ... this is how the background is hung - and pay them $11.00 an hour + reimbursement for expenses. The reimbursement = $.35 a mile for the wear tear and fuel for their personal vehicle + minimal per diem. After a while the kids realize that when you add in all the unpaid travel time they're making less than they could flippin' burgers at McDonalds, so the company has to hire another batch of new kids. Still, I'd take $11.00 an hour if they'd hire me for one of the nearby J.C. Penny or Target studios, but I ain't going out on the road for that. Moot anyway - they don't hire photographers. Tell them you use Pentax. They'll hire you then. Seriously, these places aren't in the business of churning out high art, they really are there for the people who are in the market for what they are selling. In order for them to be able to do what they do, every studio needs to be as close to the same as possible with regards to lighing intensity and ratio. This is the photographic equivalent of flipping burgers at McDonald's, and the reasons for them doing what they do are exactly the same as the reasons for why McD does it the way they do. It's all about consistency of product. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
