Re: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Jostein
Watch it, Tim. He's dangerous with a slikkepott... Jostein - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: RE: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper? Yeah. I did. See you in Tombstone at dawn. Words

RE: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Here is another warm up. Kom igjen kompis, la oss fotografere mens lyset er bra. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Cotty

PESO - Raptors?

2005-11-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
Out walking with the long lens this morning. I came across a flock of wild turkeys. I was just a little downhill from them and was trying not to spook them. I got a bunch of shots - all through a few weeds. When I watched this pair move along I couldn't help but think about the Velociraptors

Re: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Here is another warm up. Kom igjen kompis, la oss fotografere mens lyset er bra. You ain't takin no damn pitchers of my lysets or bras. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Compare Takumar 70-200 f/4 vs. SMC 70-210 f/4

2005-11-14 Thread Fred
The SMCP A70-210/4 Macro is excellent, although I found the lens a bit heavy/bulky for my uses. I have no experience with the Takumar alternative. Same here, except for the heavy/bulky part -g. I have heard/read that the Takumar, which is not SMC, suffers a bit from flare and is a bit

Re: PESO: Transit Strike

2005-11-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Rick, Your story helps this picture. I suspect I would like the fence focus as you do more than the other way around. Without the story, the picture is much harder for me to relate to. I guess with a fence like that it would come across as the subject (perhaps). I seem to be rambling -

RE: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Nice try Cotty, almost meant something. It translates: Com'on mate, lets take some pictures while the light is still good ;-) (Remember, we are meeting at dawn, and remember, I'm mostly harmless) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I know. What's humorous is that you recognized where the true interaction is taking place. Of course with that crop it would appear to be a photo of two men and one woman. Crop the pic and let us be the judge ;-) Cheers, Cotty

Re: How to See a Tree (Arboreal Panoramas)

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 10:06 AM, Cotty wrote: You sure you weren't getting smaller...? ;-)) Sadly, the trend has always been in the other direction. Godfrey

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread brooksdj
I'v never been able to do a very good Raw convertion on BBPro. I think its more suited to the Canon formats, is it not.? Dave That's what ALL catalog thumbnail programs do, as far as I'm aware. Even BreezeBrowser, which is capable of doing RAW conversion, just shows you the preview JPEGs

Re: Compare Takumar 70-200 f/4 vs. SMC 70-210 f/4

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 10:54 AM, Fred wrote: The SMCP A70-210/4 Macro is excellent, although I found the lens a bit heavy/bulky for my uses. I have no experience with the Takumar alternative. Same here, except for the heavy/bulky part -g. lol ... Yes, I'm pretty sensitive to weight and bulk in

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I can't say. BB does not produce a Mac OS X compatible version so I haven't used it. I use Photoshop + Camera Raw for everything anyway, after trying all the available Mac OS X RAW converters I just like what I get from it more with Canon 10D, KM A2, and Pentax DS RAW files. (I just

Re: PESO - A Couple of Guys on the Town

2005-11-14 Thread frank theriault
On 11/14/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: couple of questions. does not hiring union help mean the BMG is anti-union? I think so. Don't you? If not, what other interpretation would you give their position? does the group follow this practice in the other venues in which they

Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread Jens Bladt
Funny question, isn't it? Some may want results quickly, others may not. Why don't you ask the customers? IMO digital workflow is not really faster - well that depends on how much after processing/editing is necessary. Some times I want to go back to film - it was so much easier. I spend hours and

Re: FA 28-105 Lenses

2005-11-14 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 11:37 AM -0600 11/14/05, Mark Stringer wrote: I have used the original FA 28-105 power zoom. It is one of my favorites and I still use it frequently with my istD. I've even had it repaired by Pentax a couple of times and still works great. As a used lens it might be cheaper but it is

Re: FA 28-105 Lenses

2005-11-14 Thread brooksdj
At 11:37 AM -0600 11/14/05, Mark Stringer wrote: I have used the original FA 28-105 power zoom. It is one of my favorites and I still use it frequently with my istD. I've even had it repaired by Pentax a couple of times and still works great. As a

Re: FA 28-105 Lenses

2005-11-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 14, 2005, at 11:37, Mark Stringer wrote: I have used the original FA 28-105 power zoom. It is one of my favorites and I still use it frequently with my istD. I've even had it repaired by Pentax a couple of times and still works great. As a used lens it might be cheaper but it is

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread brooksdj
I just use BBPro to rotate any vertical shots, then use the html tool to make the web page. Does a decent job that way. Once i get used toPSCS on the ibook and get a little more used to the Mac ways, i'll probably just use the web gallery again. It does a decent job. Dave

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I do all the rotating, annotating, etc, in CS2's Bridge application. I often use iView to produce simple web pages and galleries, but Photoshop's web generation tools are equally facile. G On Nov 14, 2005, at 7:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just use BBPro to rotate any vertical shots,

Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter?

2005-11-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
I'm sure they are all Pintos. Nah, I think you've lost your Focus. If you've lost your Focus then you'll need an Escort Without your Escort, you'll be on your own, an Explorer. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Autumn or

Re: PESO - Norwegian skies

2005-11-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
Boris, a plesant image, photographically well done, but not particularily memorable, for me. Perhaps it holds special meaning for you. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Norwegian skies Hi!

Re: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice try Cotty, almost meant something. It translates: Com'on mate, lets take some pictures while the light is still good ;-) (Remember, we are meeting at dawn, and remember, I'm mostly harmless) You got it dude. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I'm sure the blond person is a woman. I saw her face when they turned to walk away. The purse and pink shirt are good clues as well. But yes, there are some masculine things going on there. That's diversity for you. The fact that she was willing to stop to sign this guy's position

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, I'm sure the blond person is a woman. I saw her face when they turned to walk away. The purse and pink shirt are good clues as well. You can tell Paul's not from California ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
no, not funny at all. i don't have any customers now, but i can get some sense of the current situation from comments posted here. although they all reflect different approaches to PP, enough information can be gleaned from the responses to get ideas not only for work flow but to ask more

Re: PESO - A Couple of Guys on the Town

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[Original Message] From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 11/14/2005 11:42:34 AM Subject: Re: PESO - A Couple of Guys on the Town On 11/14/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: couple of questions. does not hiring union help mean the BMG is

RE: PESO - Messy Crap, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Jens Bladt
Quite interesting, Tim. I would crop the bottom part out - right under DIMPLES. Then you'll have an interesting shot of the facades, mirror-effects - quite compatible with the sign that says Brilleland (which means something like Spectacle World). Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk

RE: PESO - Raptors?

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
it's been suggested more than once that birds are descendents of the dinosaurs. the image is fair to middlin' but i like it regardless. it's not easy to photograph these birds, although it seems that the California residents are getting a bit complacent compared to the birds in other area. Shel

SV: PESO - Lingering

2005-11-14 Thread Jens Bladt
Delicious, Bruce. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 7. november 2005 02:02 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Lingering The flower top part of the stem are a good capture. The rest I could

RE: PESO - Man Sitting on a Bench

2005-11-14 Thread Jens Bladt
This doesn't appeal to me much. But then again - I never win competitions. I don't do art stuff. I often don't care for the winners. So, perhaps this is exactly what this is :-) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: PESO - Lunch

2005-11-14 Thread Jens Bladt
Nice food - crappy lighting (sorry). I have noticed that food is mosty photographed backlit in very soft light. You might give it try some day :-) Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. november 2005 23:20 Til:

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, I'm not from California, but I used to spend a couple of months in LA every year, and I spent a summer working in SF as well. I know that purses and pink shirts are all the rage in West Hollywood g. But when you see a pink shirt and a purse in Michigan, odds are heavily in favor of the

Re: PESO: Democracy in Action

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: But when you see a pink shirt and a purse in Michigan, odds are heavily in favor of the wearer being of the female persuasion bg. Can't argue with that!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: PESO - Raptors?

2005-11-14 Thread Bob W
You probably think they move like velociraptors because Steven Spielberg made his dinosaurs move like birds. Although there seems to be good evidence that the birds are descended from a branch of the dinosaurs, don't let Hollywood fool you into thinking that you know what they were actually like!

DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Gonz
Wow, its finally here! Went down to the fire station to get a picture of something cavernous that would show the fov of the lens a little better. Here is the first pic: http://www.g0nz.com/images/widefiretrucks.jpg Examined in raw, and while it exhibits some CA in the high contrast edges

PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Took a walk in the woods this afternoon with the *istD, the A400/5.6, an A2X-S converter and the Sigma 500Super with Kirk flash extender. All of it on a monopod. ISO 800, f5.6 @ 1/500th, flash set to high-speed synch. The ducks are full frame, the lady cardinal is cropped.

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Looks good. Anxious to see more. Can you shoot something off a tripod and give us a 100% crop? When you have time of course :-). Paul On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:00 PM, Gonz wrote: Wow, its finally here! Went down to the fire station to get a picture of something cavernous that would show the fov

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Gonz
100% center crop of same pic. Was on a tripod, 2 sec mirror up timer: http://www.g0nz.com/images/firetruckfullcrop.jpg rg Paul Stenquist wrote: Looks good. Anxious to see more. Can you shoot something off a tripod and give us a 100% crop? When you have time of course :-). Paul On Nov 14,

RE: PESO: Transit Strike

2005-11-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Your approach is a near picturing not moving as possible, me think. The trolleys are behind bars the light is kind of moody, and so on. One thing working against the not moving is the head lights at one of the trolleys. How about cloning them away? That said. The picture does not tell the store

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread David Savage
Both the same photo Paul. But I found the Cardinal :-): http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879099 I like the one of the ducks. Dave On 11/15/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took a walk in the woods this afternoon with the *istD, the A400/5.6, an A2X-S converter and the

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: DA 12-24, first impressions 100% center crop of same pic. Was on a tripod, 2 sec mirror up timer: http://www.g0nz.com/images/firetruckfullcrop.jpg Gonzo, if yer still shooting film from time to time, I would be interested to know how

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 14 Nov 2005 at 17:17, Gonz wrote: 100% center crop of same pic. Was on a tripod, 2 sec mirror up timer: http://www.g0nz.com/images/firetruckfullcrop.jpg Good stuff, you couldn't make a similar 1:1 crop in the areas of the bumper of the far left truck? Also what's the chances of seeing

RE: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
mallards ... one of my favorite ducks. good snap! Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093size=lg

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 14 Nov 2005 at 12:36, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I do all the rotating, annotating, etc, in CS2's Bridge application. I often use iView to produce simple web pages and galleries, but Photoshop's web generation tools are equally facile. Grrr, even the Canon 300D images are auto-oriented in

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Gonz
Rob Studdert wrote: On 14 Nov 2005 at 17:17, Gonz wrote: 100% center crop of same pic. Was on a tripod, 2 sec mirror up timer: http://www.g0nz.com/images/firetruckfullcrop.jpg Good stuff, you couldn't make a similar 1:1 crop in the areas of the bumper of the far left truck?

RE: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
hey, congratulations, gonz. i hope you'll enjoy it and that it lives up to your expectations. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DA 12-24, first impressions Wow, its finally here!

RE: PESO - Raptors?

2005-11-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
As usually from you: Very good use of DOF, beautiful colours. You have also made most out of the light (as usually). But: As you already probably are aware of; there is some vegetation disturbing the impact of the birds. Second but: The tail is cut of. I know, it was the best you could do with

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 4:57 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 14 Nov 2005 at 12:36, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I do all the rotating, annotating, etc, in CS2's Bridge application. I often use iView to produce simple web pages and galleries, but Photoshop's web generation tools are equally facile. Grrr,

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Funny, just today I was out on a walk with the DA14. :-) On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:00 PM, Gonz wrote: Wow, its finally here! Went down to the fire station to get a picture of something cavernous that would show the fov of the lens a little better. Here is the first pic:

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved... Grrr, even the Canon 300D images are auto-oriented in the Pentax Photo Browser, I wonder if Pentax will actually put an orientation sensor in the next cameras, or

RE: PESO - Raptors?

2005-11-14 Thread Tim Øsleby
Forgot to say. Funny photo. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15. november 2005

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 14 Nov 2005 at 18:03, Gonz wrote: Thanks, I'll do some crops from the 4 corners, altho a couple of the corners are kinda dark. Thanks that would be great. I like using larger focal lengths. More pics, but easier stitching. Stitching should be no more difficult if using a WA lens so

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Oops! The two URLs should be: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879099size=lg Paul And thanks for the comment and the heads-up, David. On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:34 PM, David Savage wrote: Both the same photo Paul. But I found

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 14 Nov 2005 at 16:30, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 14, 2005, at 4:57 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 14 Nov 2005 at 12:36, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I do all the rotating, annotating, etc, in CS2's Bridge application. I often use iView to produce simple web pages and galleries, but

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
It looks good. Can you crop a bit from near the edge? Sorry to be a pain, but to the pilgrims go the indians g. (That's a dumb and ethnically insensitive American saying:-). On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:17 PM, Gonz wrote: 100% center crop of same pic. Was on a tripod, 2 sec mirror up timer:

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Shel. They are pretty birds. I find the hens most interesting. (Note straight-man setup for Cotty :-).This is probably a nesting area, so it's interesting to see how well the female blends into the landscape. Paul On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:53 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: mallards ... one of

ist D Impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Doug Franklin
Howdy, folks, Well, I've had my *ist D and 16-45/4 for about a month now. I've shot a few messing around shots and two auto racing events, almost 1,000 frames so far. I have to say I'm really liking it. The only quibble I have with the camera is the interference of the strap with the access

Re: Motorsports on Film

2005-11-14 Thread Doug Franklin
Many thanks for the kind comments Frank, Paul, and Christian. I'm having a blast with the *ist D now. I think the MZ-S will be up for sale soon. :-) On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:12:49 -0500, Christian wrote: Some excellent shots there. That Aston Martin is an awesome looking race car! It was

Accessorizing Bertha

2005-11-14 Thread Joseph Tainter
Bertha now has a Berlebach 2042 to keep her steady. With the center column extended, the Berlebach is supposed to reach to 64.5 inches (sorry, metric folks, but it's been a long day and I am too tired to convert). Yet when I set it up and extend the column, it comes to at least 71-72 inches.

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:08 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: Really doesn't matter to me at all. 10D photos auto-orient too, but they're often wrong. If I set an orientation in review mode on the DS, they orient correctly in every file viewer application I've seen. Well for those of us who don't

Re: Accessorizing Bertha

2005-11-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thou shalt not extend the center column? Bob S. On 11/14/05, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bertha now has a Berlebach 2042 to keep her steady. With the center column extended, the Berlebach is supposed to reach to 64.5 inches (sorry, metric folks, but it's been a long day and I am

OT: President in Mongolia

2005-11-14 Thread Tom C
I asked George to stop in at Ulan Bator and see if he could get any Pentax news for us. He said he'd try. Tom C.

Re: OT: President in Mongolia

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:04 PM, Tom C wrote: I asked George to stop in at Ulan Bator and see if he could get any Pentax news for us. He said he'd try. Did he say whether he'd be allowed to leave? I keep hoping... Godfrey

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2005, at 5:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879099size=lg A bit of CA on the cardinal shot. Hmm. But they're just birds... LOL. ]'-) Godfrey

Re: OT: President in Mongolia

2005-11-14 Thread Tom C
:-) Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: President in Mongolia Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:27:51 -0800 On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:04 PM, Tom C wrote: I asked George to stop in at Ulan Bator and see if he

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
hi Paul quite a number of years ago i got two mallard ducklings to keep around the house for pets and to keep the garden clear of snails and slugs. i named them dunker and bugsy, dunker because he really loved thrashing about in the little pond i built for them, and bugsy because she ate the

RE: PESO - Man Sitting on a Bench

2005-11-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[Original Message] From: Jens Bladt This doesn't appeal to me much. .. i'd be surprised if it did. we have very different tastes. But then again - I never win competitions. . what's that got to do with the photo and your comments? I don't do art stuff. I often don't care for

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Herb Chong
Thumbs+ builds the thumbnails from the RAW file if you configure it so. it is significantly slower when doing that. Herb - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Request for help

Re: PESO: Walk in the Woods

2005-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
What you're seeing is fringing due to the high contrast against the white sky. It's common with long lenses on digital cameras. I neutralized some of it, but left the least offensive bits. Paul On Nov 14, 2005, at 9:30 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 14, 2005, at 5:07 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: Request for help or advise. The critical mass is achieved...

2005-11-14 Thread Herb Chong
only if you configure it so. otherwise, it does the conversion from the embedded JPEG by default. Herb - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: Re: Request for help or advise. The

Re: Subjective evaluation: Tampron 17/3.5 vs. Flektogon 20/2.8

2005-11-14 Thread Chan Yong Wei
Hi luben, It was useful indeed. I had been toying with the idea of getting the Flektogon for a period of time... but then I later went with the Bessa L + 21/4 Color-Skopar combination. Great picture of the wrinkled waves, btw. YW On 11/14/05, luben karavelov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello,

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Gonzo, if yer still shooting film from time to time, I would be interested to know how the coverage is at various focal lengths and apertures. I'd second that question. Boris

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: DA 12-24, first impressions Hi! Gonzo, if yer still shooting film from time to time, I would be interested to know how the coverage is at various focal lengths and apertures. I'd second that question. The motion is

Re: PESO: At the bar

2005-11-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3876098 It's been a while since my last post, but I think this one qualifies as a funny snap ... too bad I didn't took it :( , well at least it was my camera. Funny snap it is... Pity the RHS finger is somewhat overexposed. Boris

Re: PAW: Jazz at The Pilot

2005-11-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Dave Young is one of Canada's best jazz bass players. Last spring he was playing a Saturday afternoon gig at The Pilot bar here in Toronto. Lighting was really dim, and I didn't have a flash (and wouldn't have wanted to use one). I shot HP5+ at 1600, and even then the exposures were

Re: Accessorizing Bertha

2005-11-14 Thread graywolf
Inches used to be taller in the days of wood tripods? The end of your tape measure is broken off? You are so tired you are slumping, and the tripod seems taller than it is? They made a mistake in the product description? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof

Re: DA 12-24, first impressions

2005-11-14 Thread graywolf
That is a rather modern looking firetruck in the foreground. Lens looks good on the screen. How does it look on a big print? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Gonz wrote: Wow, its finally here! Went down to the fire

Re: PESO - Autumn or Winter?

2005-11-14 Thread David Mann
On Nov 15, 2005, at 12:36 AM, Jostein wrote: I guess we have to call him Mike two sheds Wilson from now on. - Dave Um... Does the ferry qualify as a water-shed? :-) I fear my reference was a little too obscure... http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/arthurtw.htm - Dave

Re: Accessorizing Bertha

2005-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Accessorizing Bertha Inches used to be taller in the days of wood tripods? The end of your tape measure is broken off? You are so tired you are slumping, and the tripod seems taller than it is? They made a mistake in the product

Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread graywolf
I think that folks will have to learn to accept good enough in their digital work. It is like writing, you can work it over and over and over forever. You have to learn when to stop and say good enough. For instance is a photo like this good enough for eBay (maybe 5 minutes total time in

Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Portrait Photography Question ... I think that folks will have to learn to accept good enough in their digital work. It is like writing, you can work it over and over and over forever. You have to learn when to stop and say good

Re: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Eactivist
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Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread graywolf
Actually the exposure was off by about 2 stops, fixed it in camera raw. I will have to put the diggy on manual and use the Sekonic Studio meter next time. I did use a light tent and a couple of clamp lights for this. It works a lot better than my previous attemps with window light without the

full size img taken w/12-24

2005-11-14 Thread Gonz
WARNING WARNING WARNING!! __ Not for the bandwidth impaired http://www.g0nz.com/images/fullimg.jpg Full size 100% crop img using 12-24. Caveats: It was too big so I had to compress to a somewhat lower quality jpg than I wanted. It has CA touchup + a little

Re: Portrait Photography Question ...

2005-11-14 Thread graywolf
Addendum: Of course one of the points Bill makes with his rather sarcastic reply is that doing it right in the camera saves a lot of time in Photoshop. Another point, is that while my attempts needed some PS'ing, I did know why they needed PS'ing. Folks who only know how to use their camera

Re: full size img taken w/12-24

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Nov 2005 at 0:29, Gonz wrote: WARNING WARNING WARNING!! __ Not for the bandwidth impaired http://www.g0nz.com/images/fullimg.jpg Full size 100% crop img using 12-24. Caveats: It was too big so I had to compress to a somewhat lower quality jpg

Re: FA 28-105 Lenses

2005-11-14 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:28:05 +0100 schreef [EMAIL PROTECTED]: snip Only complain is on the istD. When the lens is at its full 28 or 105 ends, it hunts for focus. Move it off just a hair, and its fine. My 35-70 F2.8 Nikkor does the same thing at the 70 end. Move it of a tad and its fine

Asahiflex

2005-11-14 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
High price, Takumar Kogaku lens 1.9/83mm for Asahiflex: *1.325,00 USD ** * (1.128,62 EUR) http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7561059083rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1

Re: Accessorizing Bertha

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/11/05, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, unleashed: Bertha now has a Berlebach 2042 to keep her steady. With the center column extended, the Berlebach is supposed to reach to 64.5 inches (sorry, metric folks, but it's been a long day and I am too tired to convert). Yet when I set it up

Re: PESO - Messy, a Snap or a Keeper?

2005-11-14 Thread Cotty
On 15/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: (ie. polite society) You mean this list? Surely shome mistake ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

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