Ok, since you all seem so interested in Wolfang Park (lol, it is actually
Wolfang PEAK, that is the name of a mountain, and the entire mountain range
is called the Gemini Mountains). I have just put together a small
collection of my feeble attempts at landscape photography in the area. No
pay
Hi Tanya,
I forgot to mention the cotton and sunflower fields (huge self-inflicted
slap to the face).
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 6:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *Australian GFM
Hi Ryan and you all,
the Cosina 1.2/55 is sold under different names - not only Ricoh.
In Germany it's Porst and Revuenon, maybe in the U.S. Quantanray or Phoenix.
I tried 2 different versions (from age different).
Compared to the K 1.2/50 they are very soft at 1.2 to 2.0. Stopped down to 2.8 -
If you have to make a presentation for a decision maker, you have to
bring difficulty of the contents down to board level.
That serves two purposes:
1 the presentor didn't make the decision, so he he can't be blamed for
the wrong decision
2 the decision maker didn't make the presentation, so he
Hi Greg,
Of course, I'm aware that I won't get autofocus with screwmount, K, M, A
lenses.
Of course you will - when you will use the Penztax 1.7x-converter.
And it works quite well with primes !
;-) Paul
__
*eek*!! omg, i just realised how CRAPPY that shot of Wolfang Peak looks -
sorry, guys, that was owing to me being very slack and scanning lazily at
100 dpi...
I AM a crappy landscape photographer, but honestly that shot doesn't really
look THAT crappy...
tan.
- Original Message -
Quick question - are you able to use ANY manfrotto head on ANY manfrotto
tripod? Or are only certain heads suited to certain tripods?
I have looked on a number of websites, but nothing seems to mention
compatibility, so I am guessing that I can pretty much order whichever head
I like and
My first look at it seems that it only supports viewing the raw file,
not allowing you to convert it. I guess it is a start.
Bruce
Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 1:46:25 PM, you wrote:
PE BreezeBrowser 2.8 was just released, now with support for raw from our ist
PE D's.
PE Paul
PE
Hello Tanya,
Pretty much that is true. There are two different sizes of screw on
bolt on the center column. Most heads/columns are the same. There
are a few heads that have a spring loaded inner sleeve that allows it
to mount on either size screw.
I have 4 different heads and one leg set.
on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine.
The normal size is 3/8.
Yet my cheapo, garage-sale tripod has a 1/4 screw on the top of the 'pod.
Would it be fair to say that better quality tripods have a 3/8
Mark Roberts wrote:
Mark Roberts replied
Yes, all things do look different under different light sources but
metamerism refers to prints in which the various inks don't change
*equally* under different light sources. The result is that a print that
looks fine in daylight may look
Hello Jon,
Probably. My Velbon Victory 550 has a 1/4 also. But some Manfrotto
heads have that inner sleeve which will fit on your pod.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Thursday, December 18, 2003, 1:06:02 AM, you wrote:
JG on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have 4
On the topic of tripods, I have been looking at replacing my old Tiltall. I
have yet to find a set of legs (other than huge hand heavy) that is more
stable. I must say that mine is not worn out after 20 years but it sure
looks like it has been around. I have looked at the 055 series but
But I think the problem is that the demand for most Pentax 135 products are
low even before the mail-order business have become popular. And some
countries are much much worse.
Yours regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
The issue of availability is a bit of a sore point with me.
You might want to take a look at http://www.berlebach.de/
Pal swears by it. I have no experience with them however, and BH has
them.
On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 10:24, Bob Rapp wrote:
On the topic of tripods, I have been looking at replacing my old Tiltall. I
have yet to find a set of legs
Hi,
I just received my new MZ-S!
What a a great camera!
PLUS: It is the silver version!
And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-)
I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual
focussing is a joy
Arnold
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Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
napisa³(a):
I just received my new MZ-S!
What a a great
This one time, at band camp, Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I just received my new MZ-S!
I have one of these also. I sits proudly in my collect awaiting the
weekend where I will photograph some black and whites on the beach/rocks.
Just curious what made you choose the MZ-S over
Hi,
Recently, we castigated a particular Pentax ad for its apparent
chauvinism.
I've just seen a double page one for the EOS 300D. A football stadium
(about 40-60,000+ fit in these places) with one or two people in
closeup, chimping at the back of their 300D. Into the distance, others
are
n way of a comparison, I work at a reasonably small, family-owned camera
store where the salespeople (well, most of them, anyway g) have a fair
amount of knowledge about cameras and photography. I hate people who buy
cameras from places like Costco or Best Buy to save a few bucks (without
Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I just received my new MZ-S!
What a a great camera!
PLUS: It is the silver version!
And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-)
I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual
focussing is a joy
Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
napisa(a):
i might be there in Feb 05 for a friend's wedding. whether i go or not
depends on whether that is in fact when they are getting married.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:01 AM
Subject: RE: *Australian GFM
The *ist is a very capable camera, with many features once available
only on top-of-the-line bodies like the PZ-1p and the MZ-S, which cost
hundreds more. If you do not already have non-A lenses, you should
consider it carefully. The way to avoid incompatibility with non-A
lenses is not to buy
Maybe you think about Slik 330 ? Are you sure that was Sunpak ?
This one can be found for $50.
- Original Message -
From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
If that's the tripod I
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Hey Joe,
How can you tell if you got one from a bad batch?
It doesn't sharpens up when you use smaller apertures
at some focal lengths or what?
I noticed on some shots I had taken in Paris that there was pronounced
lateral softness. It was only a few images out of a couple of hundred,
and I was
Ken,
Very good advice. In my experience, there is a difference between the
cheap epsons and the good ones. My first 870 (good one) is still
going strong with almost no problems ever. The two in the garbage, an
820 and 785 didn't last more than a year. Paper feed problems, ink
clogs, etc.
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 00:44 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele
wrote:
I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm.
When you put in an ink cartridge, it has to prime the cartridge by
doing something similar to a head cleaning. That's why it makes the
same groaning
Lawrence Kwan wrote:
And in case of *ist, it can give priority in the matrix metering area
corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example
where P-TTL should be better.
For this to work I assume one would have to use either the multi-point
focusing (letting the camera
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember to always shut the printer off using the
printer on/off switch. Don't shut off any other way
(i.e.- unplug, wall switch controlling outlet, etc)
I have a 7 year old Photo Stylus that I have maintained
this way and have never had to run the cleaning utility.
Mark Roberts wrote:
Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is a 3Mp or so chip right now with I
think a 1.6 factor.
It's a 1.7 factor, which is just too much for a lot of people, myself
included.
Dang, that IS pretty bad. I can live with 1.5, but 1.7 is too much.
Only time will tell
And all will end up being owned by Sony BMG LOL
Andre Langevin wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
Mark Roberts wrote:
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow - thanks Mark - that never occured to me...
I don't see anything very wonky witht he stuff from my 820 I will say.
Theoretically, all RGB (or CMYK) images will exhibit metamerism to
*some* extent - it's the nature of the beast
Herb Chong wrote:
newer Epson printers track the amount of ink in the cartridge in the
cartridge itself. removing and replacing doesn't change what the cartridge
says.
I can get it to keep printing when it is out by removing and replacing the
same cartridge - but it still won't run the
Are there any Photoshop plug-ins to correct color balance due to a
difference between color temperatures of film lighting. For
example 2700 oK (bulbs) to 5500 oK (film).
ASF's digital ROC works well most of the time and is available for Mac's
IIRC
Butch
Each man had only one genuine vocation
Almost all tripod use either a 1/4 or a 3/8 threaded mounting stud. As far as
I know all Manfrotto heads will work with either. That said some of the larger
heads will look very strange on a smaller tripod and not work very well with a
smaller camera.
--
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Quick
Nikon belong alongside Mitsubishi already.
Pentax maybeso only independent in Nippon left.
(Methink pigeon english appropriate)
--
Andre Langevin wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You
Juey Chong Ong wrote:
On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 00:44 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele
wrote:
I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm.
When you put in an ink cartridge, it has to prime the cartridge by
doing something similar to a head cleaning. That's why it
On 17/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
ROFLOL - Cotty, when did you find the time to model for that?!!?!?
and my favourite - a character in a poster:
http://vintage-art-posters.junglewalk.com/Cotty-Poster-398868.asp
tan.
I was on weight-watchers at the time...
Cheers,
Cotty
On 17/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Did you use HSM version or non-HSM version?
I read reviews at photo.net. Few people said that HSM
facility will be used incase of Minolta body.
Is HSM going to work on MZ-5n *istD(for future)?
HSM stands for Hypersonic motor and is Sigma's answer to
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Look at it this way: Yellow light has a wavelength around 575 nm.
Combining red (650 nm) and green (500 nm) *doesn't* produce light of 575
nm wavelength - you just have two separate wavelengths present at the
same time - but it'll
On 16/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
If one were silly enough to Google my name, the first item one would see is
my PDML Self Portrait (the famous bunny ears! g). The next bunch of
entries are a few of my posts to PDML and the LUG.
I Googled myself and here's a couple of interesting ones:
Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The lack of deep
resources is one of the few things thats preventing the Foveon
technology from getting a stronger presence.
Yeah, that and being stuck in a Sigma camera body!
;-)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Not me; just spent all my spare cash on Christmas presents.
:-P
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
umm so the pigments have different reflective qualities that react to light
differently?
Short answer: Yes.
Longer answer: most light sources emit light across a broad range of
wavelengths. The reflectivity of a pigment varies with wavelength,
so the amount of light reflected at any
Jees guys, any chance of cutting out the miles of replied-to text in
your posts while you sort out a venue for the PDMLOZ ??
Tanya and Ryan, this means you!
Ta.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Lawrence Kwan wrote:
And in case of *ist, it can give priority in the matrix metering area
corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example
where P-TTL should be better.
For this to work I assume one would have to use either
Mark E posted this and other stuff about printers -- all very interesting
but
Epson 2200 $650
---
(snip)
Suffers from metamerism
(colors look different under different light sources),
^
Huh? Um - don't all things look different under
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:47:36 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Is the Photo Stylus an Epson?
annsan
Yes, it is the Epson Stylus Photo, one of the first, if
not the first Photo quality printers from Epson.
Around $300 in 1996/7.
Kenneth Waller
Ken Waller
Congratulations! The MZ-S is a real treat to use, along with its quality
build and great low-light AF. Also, the data imprinting is useful in many
ways, including putting rolls of film in sequence when you get several
processed at the same time. I really like my MZ-S!
Pat White
Rob Studdert wrote:
They are all interchangeable. My 225 Pro head will fit on my Manfrotto table
top leg set although it's almost overloaded with anything other than an
Optio S
mounted :-)
You'd be surprised what the Manfrotto tabletop tripod will hold. Mine held
the MZ-S with Sigma 70-200 2.8
The older Epson 2000 had a bad reputation for pretty severe metamerism. The
2200 is a lot better. I haven't seen any problems with the output on my
2200.
Butch
Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself.
Hermann Hesse
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One question the i900 has a usb 2 and the other just usb(1.1 i
assume)Will the usb 2 work on the slower 1.1 connections or is an
upgrade in order.
Yes, USB 2.0 devices are backwards compatible with USB 1.1.
I really like my Canon S9000. It
You are right, it looks like Sunpak 3300 Pro is actually Slik 330 DX in gray color and
$20 cheaper.
- Original Message -
From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
If that's the
Woohoo! I must be doing something correct, I just googled Tanya Mayer and
my website is the VERY first listing. The rest of the first page also
lists other sites that link to mine such as Wedding Central Australia etc.
Yippee! LOVIN' those meta tags
Of course, a search for fairygirl yields
On 18 Dec 2003 at 11:17, Pat White wrote:
You'd be surprised what the Manfrotto tabletop tripod will hold. Mine held the
MZ-S with Sigma 70-200 2.8 and Metz 40 MZ-3 flash, all without flexing or
complaining. Looked sorta neat. I haven't tried the 6x7 on it; that would look
pretty wild!
No
On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 22:21, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Woohoo! I must be doing something correct, I just googled Tanya Mayer and
my website is the VERY first listing. The rest of the first page also
lists other sites that link to mine such as Wedding Central Australia etc.
Yippee!
Hi everybody,
Sorry to ask something that may be old news, but I wasn't able
to fully understand the new PUG rules.
Is it correct that we have a separate open section each month?
If so, how many pictures we are allowed to submit? Just one,
chosing among the monthly theme and the open gallery, or
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2972820826category=15240
not much feedback, but looks like a pretty good deal...
tan.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 06:39:10AM -0500, Herb Chong wrote:
newer Epson printers track the amount of ink in the cartridge in the
cartridge itself.
Actually the cartridges don't really sense how much ink is really there.
They just have a simple counter that gets decreased proportionate to how
For those who made suggestions about *istD settings and the curious,
here are the Santa pics that I took on Saturday. These images are
straight from the camera with no manipulation of any type. Pages were
generated by Adobe Photoshop Album.
most higher end tripods from any vendor have standard threaded screws and
the higher end heads will have matching sockets.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:17 AM
Subject: OT- manfrotto
Are you saying that the ones that look alright are the unmanipulated
ones or the ones that had auto levels done? I didn't change stops at
all. One thought is that the Gossen meter is reading reading slightly
off.
My question still stands:
Is it better to slightly underexpose on the DSLR?
--
based on another post, your printer is an older one with dumb cartridges.
there seems to be a second ink capacity detection system.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: OT:Inkjet
there are several sets of them. one of the ones i use is from
www.cytopia.com, but the guy doesn't seem to be selling them anymore. i use
them a fair amount. now that i have Photoshop CS, i don't care anymore.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
My very unscientific opinion so far is that it's best to overexpose rather
than underexpose.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:59 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Santa Pics
Are you saying that
I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect, and it is almost
always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under is a whole other
story...
Bill said: My very unscientific opinion so far is that it's best to
overexpose rather than underexpose.
tan.
for print film, you have err on the side of overexposure.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics
I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the
-Original Message-
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect,
and it is almost
always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under
is a whole other
story...
He was shooting digital.
Generally it's better
What is the latitude with digital?
Bob
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
He was shooting digital.
Generally it's better to underexpose if you're not sure you can nail
a bit less than color print film with normal sensors.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:17 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: Santa Pics
What is the latitude with digital?
Thanks for detailed mail
Ramesh
--- Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Joe,
How can you tell if you got one from a bad batch?
It doesn't sharpens up when you use smaller
apertures
at some focal lengths or what?
I noticed on some shots I had taken in Paris that
there was
Zoom creeping is normal for the SMC PENTAX-A 70-210/4 and there is nothing
can be done.
Yours regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Could anybody could tell me whether there is anything I can do to sort this
out myself or whether is is a job for the repair shop.
Even if the reservse were $500, the deal is not super consider everything
else aren't worth much. Not to mention the expensive sevice bill afterward
for such old version LX.
Yours regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Oops! I didn't even notice the reserve price! lol, I guess I just
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
Hi everybody,
Sorry to ask something that may be old news, but I wasn't able
to fully understand the new PUG rules.
Is it correct that we have a separate open section each month?
If so, how many pictures we are allowed to submit? Just one,
chosing among the
Mark Roberts wrote:
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Look at it this way: Yellow light has a wavelength around 575 nm.
Combining red (650 nm) and green (500 nm) *doesn't* produce light of 575
nm wavelength - you just have two separate wavelengths present at the
On print film I would agree. However, with a ccd, once you get to all
white, there is no data left, much like a slide. You can always
lighten up a darker image, but you can't darken an image that has
clipped white. Make sense?
Bruce
Thursday, December 18, 2003, 6:39:02 PM, you wrote:
TMP I
Unfortunately Mark Roberts is a much more common name so I'm only the
5th web site listed. Even more unfortunate is what happens to be the
*first* one listed...
I don't know Mark, it sounds like good exposure to me :0) (someone had to
say it)
Butch
Each man had only one genuine vocation - to
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton
Subject: Re[4]: Santa Pics
On print film I would agree. However, with a ccd, once you get to all
white, there is no data left, much like a slide. You can always
lighten up a darker image, but you can't darken an image that has
clipped
This must be one of the most unusual Pentax lenses around
http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2970708145category=4688
/Paul
_
Grab our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month.
I have seen them appear numerous times. For a real trip, check and see his
present Pentax offerings. If I were a bidder, I would be happy to know that
no one could see how dumb I really was g.
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 19 December
Paul Eriksson a écrit:
This must be one of the most unusual Pentax lenses around
http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2970708145category=4688
/Paul
That's not not a lens !!
Is an 90° mirror adaptor
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/adapters/90degreeMirror.jpg
Michel
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