Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Thibouille
Do you know any details about this MZ-1? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Capacity of SD cards for DS

2006-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks ... Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/25/2006 8:19:35 PM Subject: Re: Capacity of SD cards for DS A 1G card is projected capacity between 93-95 PEF files, depending on the specific card, in my DS bodies.

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 25/2/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: He reads like he is a bit of a wimp. Artist. Same thing. You and Hemingway would have had a lot to discuss.. 8-) Were you filming the demo in Oxford? m

Re: Eekbay fun

2006-02-26 Thread keith_w
Dario Bonazza wrote: Ebay fun never ends. This M 2/50mm is an F2.8 because its aperture ring was left set to 2.8 by a previous owner: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-M-SMC-50mm-lens-1-2-f2-8_W0QQitemZ7592670228QQcategoryZ4688QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem And the price... Dario Hoo boy! It sold for

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/2/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Were you filming the demo in Oxford? Not today - a couple of colleagues on duty. No trouble at all. Did Tipu Aziz on Friday in the run-up. He's an amazing bloke - virtually a photographic memory - always says to me 'ahh yes you're the one who

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/2/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Not today I mean not yesterday. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: Steve

2006-02-26 Thread Gautam Sarup
Paul, On my low-res monitor I had to scroll to see the whole of the image. At one point there was an effective crop from a little above the eye- brows to the bottom of the picture. Made it look very powerful to my eyes. Cheers, Gautam On 2/25/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you know any details about this MZ-1? No. But I have someone working on it! It has been shown at an exhibition along with other prototypes. Pål

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:41:33 -0500, Aaron Reynolds wrote: I don't see it in CS2. Remember, too, that RAW is a generic term. For Nikon you'd have to save the file as a (non-demosaiced) NEF file. For Pentax it would be a PEF file. Exactly, 'RAW' usually means it is pretty close to the internal

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Aaron, On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:45:17 -0500, Aaron Reynolds wrote: What you're asking is not possible. Once a file has been saved in another form, like TIFF, JPEG, PSD, it cannot be reconverted back to RAW. Just for my own curiosity, is it because of nature of the file itself (as in, is

OT: aquariums

2006-02-26 Thread Gautam Sarup
I'm planning a trip to the Monterey aquarium and would like advice on what slide film to use. The only colour film I use regularly is K64 and that's likely to be too slow. Suggestions will be appreciated. Cheers, Gautam

RE: Oy vey, Jens - was *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Aaron I'm sorry you are taking things personally. Accusing me of lying isn't getting you or anybody else anywhere. I'm not even sure that I should honor your mail with an answer. Don't bother to answer this mail, Aaron, 'cause I won't be reading it. Here are some FACTS on the subject: Fact: You

Re: PESO: Steve

2006-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Gautam. I'll look at that crop. I had considered something like that. For now, I actually added a bit of background above his head and at left of frame. I tended to agree with Ken that the top of the photo was too close to being tangential to his head, which seemed a bit off. Paul On

Re: GESO: Last days of summer

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Great stuff here. I like the different look if these flower macros. New point of view. Regards, Bob S. On 2/25/06, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ripping off a Jock Sturges title. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_summerend/index.htm Nothing groundbreaking, but

PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Shell
For those interested in the annual PMA trade show, which started today in Orlando, you can download and view the PMA Daily here: http://www.imaginginfo.com/2006_pma.jsp Registered attendees at PMA find one of these outside their hotel room door every morning of the show. The one for today

Re: PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Shell
Not to leave out the competition, here is the other company that produces a PMA Daily. I note that one of their reporters predicts Sony will show a DSLR with Carl Zeiss lenses. http://www.photoreporter.com/ Bob

FS #2

2006-02-26 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Telescope adapter. Bausch Lomb. 1 3/4 diameter tube, screws into T-mount adapter, other end is threaded. Will probably work with other telescopes. $15 shipped. (US). PayPal Collin He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose

Re: GESO: Last days of summer

2006-02-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Derby Chang wrote: Ripping off a Jock Sturges title. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index7/06_02_summerend/index.htm Nothing groundbreaking, but flower macros are a form of meditation for me. Spot on, that's what flower macros and pictures are to me too. Roll on

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: As I mentioned before, DXO Labs software *can* manipulate lighting, which I take to mean brightness/contrast/highlight/shadows, and save in RAW format. If so, that's the first I've heard of it. It

Re: Oy vey, Jens - was *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Feb 26, 2006, at 6:15 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Fact: The write speed - 8 secs per RAW file IS slow compared to the competition, which have been pointed out many time by others in this forum as well. snip That's not lying. That's my OPINION. When you insist again that the photographer

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Rick Womer
Dave, Maybe some of these people paying a lot for Canon 35mm on Eekbay should look at KEH, where Canon and Nikon 35mm SLRs are going for considerably less than Pentax ones (except, of course, that Pentax has no competitor to the EOS-1 series or the F4 or F5). Rick --- Dave Miers [EMAIL

Re: Printing myself my photos ...

2006-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Comparing two older printers, carts for the 2200 are about $18 CDN each, and carts for the 7500 are about $75 CDN each. The 7500 is much cheaper to run. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Printing myself my photos ... Date: Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:52

Re: 10mpx File Size

2006-02-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
16-17MB. That's 15MB of raw data (10mpix of 12-bit data), plus a low- quality JPEG for preview, plus all the other metadata, etc. I don't expect compression; it might save a few MB (based on estimates with compressed DNGs), but I'm not sure there is enough processing power available in-camera

Re: Oy vey, Jens - was *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Carlos Royo
Aaron Reynolds wrote: When you insist again that the photographer must pause 37 seconds after firing off a burst (and suggest he should have a cigarette) after I have privately conveyed to you that the real number is two seconds, what are you doing if not lying? Aaron, I think Jens is

Re: Oy vey, Jens - was *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Carlos Royo wrote: Aaron, I think Jens is writing about his *ist D, and you about the DS. Yes, I'm writing about the DS2, because it is a current camera. As far as I know, the DL / DL2 also have the faster write speed. The D is very old camera by digital

Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, Is there a maximum capacity that the istDS/DS2 can address. I seem to recall that some cameras can only use cards up to a certain MB capacity. Can the ist siblings address 2GB, 4GB? Shel

PESO: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Here are two shots taken with my *istDS, an A200/4 and an AF1.7 multiplier. I was very pleasntly surprised with the results. This makes a very compact equivalent of an autofocus 510mm on 35mm. http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/wings.jpg ISO 800 - f9.0 and 1/3200 (action program and

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread godders
with the firmware rev 2 installed, 2G and larger cards are all compatible. Godfrey -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2 Date: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:39 am Size: 198 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Hi, Is there a maximum

Re: Printing myself my photos ...

2006-02-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you are content to print no larger than 8.3 inches wide, the R800 at less than 400USD is an excellent choice. And, you get the benefit of the excellent Epson printer profiles. It uses 8 cartridges that cost about 15USD each. Fortunately not all need to be replaced at the same time. On

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Good to know ... I don't know if I'd want a 4GB card, but 2GB is a definite possibility. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the firmware rev 2 installed, 2G and larger cards are all compatible. -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff Is there a maximum

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Dave Miers
Rick Of course I had to take a gander over to KEH to see this, which is sooo dangerous to my wallet, ahem. I should clarify that I did not look at any Manual focus models as I'm a modern kind of guy that way. It really is good to see the Pentax PZ-1 holding it's value so well, but help

RE: OT: aquariums

2006-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I suppose it depends on what you're photographing. The last time I photographed there I used ISO 100 film, and got good results, but I didn't photograph the kelp forest or the jellyfish exhibit, or the tanks in the darker areas. For those you may need a faster film depending on the speed of your

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread graywolf
I think a point is being missed here. Any digital file can be edited! Just because there is not a readily available cheap commercial product for that particular file does not mean the file can not be edited by an expert. In the old days when software was sold on floppy disks, and the

Re: Printing myself my photos ...

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Thibouille Subject: Re: Printing myself my photos ... Very interesting discussion, really. Are the ink cartridges priced about the same for low-end and high-end ? The cartridges for the Epson 4800 are very expensive. The thing holds 8 carts, each one

Re: PESO: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Amazingly good detail on the 1/4 crop. Paul On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here are two shots taken with my *istDS, an A200/4 and an AF1.7 multiplier. I was very pleasntly surprised with the results. This makes a very compact equivalent of an autofocus 510mm on

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi graywolf, On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:37:29 -0500, graywolf wrote: I think a point is being missed here. Any digital file can be edited! Of course it can, I did not say otherwise ... I am a system programmer (like you I think), and actually reverse engineering data-formats and data-recovery is

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Adam Maas
I'd love one of those, it looks really sweet. Aperture ring? Shutter speed dial? Why am I suspecting there's going to be a Leica version? I want. With a little 20mm or 12mm prime. -Adam Mark Erickson wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 26, 2006, at 12:05 PM, Mark Erickson wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement to the limited lens set. too bad it doesn't have a K mount! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp --Mark Ah, but 'tis an

More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
The Niew D, 645D and many Optio's http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Erickson wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement to the limited lens set. too bad it doesn't have a K mount! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp --Mark Oh, there is an available K mount adaptor for 4/3rds

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread DagT
Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... DagT Den 26. feb. 2006 kl. 18.13 skrev Michel Carrère-Gée: The Niew D, 645D and many Optio's http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Dave Miers wrote: to see the Pentax PZ-1 holding it's value so well, but help me here, why is a PZ-1p in the same condition rating as a PZ-1 less money? Guess: the PZ-1 is a leftover they bought at too high a price by *today's* standards. Kostas

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Adam Maas
That looks to solve my biggest interface complaint with the D, which is finding the bloody AE Lock button without looking. I'm guessing ISO is in the FN menu (Would definitely prefer a button and in-viewfinder readout) -Adam DagT wrote: Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D...

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Christian
That would be the ant-shake on-off-mode switch ;-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net DagT wrote: Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... DagT Den 26. feb. 2006 kl. 18.13 skrev Michel Carrère-Gée: The Niew D, 645D and many Optio's

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... Yes, I noticed that too. It uses SD cards ... the storage door is SD sized, not CF sized, unless the camera is twice as tall as the DS. The controls look nicely laid out ... a melding of

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Bob Shell wrote: Ah, but 'tis an Olympus in sheep's clothing. Is that bad? Kostas

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Christian
Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: The Niew D, 645D and many Optio's http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ Is it me, or does the top of the grip look pretty big? also, does it the body itself look a bit more chunky? Whatever, it's nice to see a new body! -- Christian

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Bob Shell wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement to the limited lens set. too bad it doesn't have a K mount! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp Ah, but 'tis an Olympus in sheep's

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 26, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Ah, but 'tis an Olympus in sheep's clothing. Is that bad? No, not bad. Depends on the price of lamb, I guess. Bob

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two strikes against it. Joe

RE: OT: aquariums

2006-02-26 Thread Tom C
I'd go with Provia 400F. It can be pushed up to 3.5 stops. Pushing 2 stops would get you ISO 1600, 3 stops to 3200. Hopefully you'll be using a fairly fast lens as well. http://www.vividlight.com/articles/612.htm Tom C. From: Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Re: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bob, all nice catches - totally acceptable. On my monitor they appear a tad soft, especially the full frame. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A Here are two shots taken with my *istDS, an A200/4 and an

Re: FA 85 f1.4 - Reasonable price ?

2006-02-26 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi Derby, What makes you prefer the 77 over the 85 Rgds Patrick On 2/25/06, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick Genovese wrote: That's not to bad the price this dealer is asking is just a little bit higher than that but hey this is europe and prices here tend to be a bit higher

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread John Francis
Heck, even the venerable old 'D, with 1.1 firmware, can use 2GB cards. So, for that matter, can FAT. It's going above 2GB that needs FAT32. On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 08:17:55AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Good to know ... I don't know if I'd want a 4GB card, but 2GB is a definite

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-26, at 19:01, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. You are partially right about CF cards - many current users of *istD have them. They could do dual slots for both cards. But on the

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I have no idea what you're talking about ... What's FAT and FAT32? Some kind of formatting or card type or software? Shel [Original Message] From: John Francis Heck, even the venerable old 'D, with 1.1 firmware, can use 2GB cards. So, for that matter, can FAT. It's going above 2GB

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I have no idea what you're talking about ... What's FAT and FAT32? Some kind of formatting or card type or software? FAT (short for FAT16) and FAT32 refer to the directory structure used in nearly all flash media storage cards. FAT is

Re: Maximum Capacity Card for DS/DS2

2006-02-26 Thread John Francis
Yes - it's the card file format. FAT is the file format most commonly seen on DOS or early Windows systems, although it was adopted by several other small computers (including, most relevantly, embedded systems such as those used in digital cameras). It is capable of handling file systems of

Re: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Ken, that's the kind of feedback I need. I'll work on sharpness. Bob S. On 2/26/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, all nice catches - totally acceptable. On my monitor they appear a tad soft, especially the full frame. Kenneth Waller - Original Message -

Re: PESO: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Just lucky he didn't escape the frame! Thanks, Bob S. On 2/26/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice. Amazingly good detail on the 1/4 crop. Paul On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here are two shots taken with my *istDS, an A200/4 and an AF1.7 multiplier.

PESO - Stumped

2006-02-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Something different. All comments solicited, yeah, nay, and/or otherwise. What would you do differently? Thanks in advance Kenneth Waller

Re: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A

2006-02-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bob, Were they posted with out sharpening? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Birds w/AF1.7 and 200A Thanks Ken, that's the kind of feedback I need. I'll work on sharpness. Bob S. On 2/26/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: DagT Subject: Re: More pics on PMA Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... Hopefully they will be selling it with a battery grip that has vertical controls. William Robb

Re: PESO - Stumped

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: PESO - Stumped Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Something different. All comments solicited, yeah, nay, and/or otherwise. You've been to too many Tony Sweet seminars. William Robb

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not so certain about the SD cards. If the camera is the same size as my D plus grip, the door is more than big enough for a CF card. Either way is okay with me. But I think the size here is ambiguous. Paul On Feb 26, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Joe leaps. On Feb 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two strikes against it. Joe

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:35:35 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... Yes, I noticed that too. Indeed ... It uses SD cards ... the storage door is SD sized, not CF sized, unless the camera is twice

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 01:24:24PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: DagT Subject: Re: More pics on PMA Interesting unmarked switch on the back on the D... Hopefully they will be selling it with a battery grip that has vertical controls. At least

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it me, or does the top of the grip look pretty big? also, does it the body itself look a bit more chunky? Whatever, it's nice to see a new body! It looks very big to me. If the glass in the finder is of the same size as

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-26, at 20:40, John Francis wrote: On another point, I agree with Paul that the card door looks large enough (just) to take CF cards, although I'm not sure it's large enough for any extra width for a CF card pop-out button - perhaps that could go above/below the CF card slot (right

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 26, 2006, at 2:40 PM, Pål Jensen wrote: It looks very big to me. If the glass in the finder is of the same size as my other Pentaxes then it is the largest Pentax ever! Yep, even bigger than the 67. You need all that extra room to hold the giant buffer! Bob

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
Paul wrote: Joe leaps. On Feb 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two strikes against it. Joe -- I'll be pleased if I'm wrong. This

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 02:31:07PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: Joe leaps. On Feb 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two strikes against it.

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: More pics on PMA At least one poster on the dpreview forum states quite categorically that there will be a grip accessory. I can't imagine it *not* having vertical controls. Nor can I, really. It's too important a feature to

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Re: More pics on PMA - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it me, or does the top of the grip look pretty big? also, does it the body itself look a bit more chunky? Whatever, it's nice to see a new

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: More pics on PMA Joe leaps. On Feb 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two

Re: 10mpx File Size

2006-02-26 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)
Cory Papenfuss a écrit : Wasting 10-15% on *every* picture for a useless JPEG is irritating. True, but probably Pentax firmware uses this embedded JPEG data for the image previews, and *not* the raw data (just because this way the same algorithm can be used to display both RAW and JPEG

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] But most likely still smaller than the competition. Yes, but theres should be room enough for image stabilization... Pål

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-26, at 21:02, William Robb wrote: That door does look wide enough to house two card bays. Wide enough - yes, high enough - no :-) -- Best regards Sylwek

FS -- who wanted a manual/mechanical body?

2006-02-26 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I'm ready to part with my black KX body. $75 Works fine, but a fair amount of brassing. Not a collectable, but a good user. PayPal preferred. Plus shipping. Collin He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk Subject: Re: More pics on PMA On 2006-02-26, at 21:02, William Robb wrote: That door does look wide enough to house two card bays. Wide enough - yes, high enough - no :-) I guess that would have to be one tall camera for that door

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Bob Shell wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement to the limited lens set. too bad it doesn't have a K mount! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp Ah, but

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Re: More pics on PMA But most likely still smaller than the competition. Yes, but theres should be room enough for image stabilization... I'm hoping that will be built in. My newfound love for super telephoto lenses would find

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you think the 645 styled DSLR is a little derivative in design? No. I find the K-mount DSLR a bit derivative as it could pass for a Canon... Pål

Re: 10mpx File Size

2006-02-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
True, but probably Pentax firmware uses this embedded JPEG data for the image previews, and *not* the raw data (just because this way the same algorithm can be used to display both RAW and JPEG pictures). The fact that even the histograms seem to be based on the JPEG data is quite significant.

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Nor can I, really. It's too important a feature to not have. Maybe it'll also have an orientation sensor Oh yeah... I'd forgotten that was something I was missing. Sure is convenient to have. -- * * Cory

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-02-26, at 21:11, William Robb wrote: I guess that would have to be one tall camera for that door to pass a CF card. So it goes. Judging by LCD which should be at least 2.5 this camera will be about as big as Nikon D200, so that would be quite hefty body. -- Best regards Sylwek

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 12:50:12PM -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote: Paul wrote: Joe leaps. On Feb 26, 2006, at 1:01 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: It appears that it will not take my CF cards, and that the two-second delay is now relegated to a function menu. Very disappointing. That's two

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: I would have to add $800-$1000 to the street price to buy SD cards. !!! Kostas

Re: FA 85 f1.4 - Reasonable price ?

2006-02-26 Thread Derby Chang
It is a very close call, but convenience mostly. The 85 is a big lens, and the 77 is very compact. Having a smaller front element, the 77 also less prone to flare. The 77 is probably a tad sharper wide open, but without direct comparison, I couldn't tell. The slight speed difference isn't a

RSE 2006 is out.

2006-02-26 Thread Don Sanderson
For anyone interested, Raw Shooter Essentials 2006 is out and still free. http://www.pixmantec.com/index.asp Don

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'll be a little dissapointed if the thing won't take CF cards, but lets face it, SD cards are better on several levels, and Pentax has only released one camera that takes CF, vs. several that take SD, so it woildn't be too surprising if they have dropped CF usage. William Robb --

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have plenty of capacity in both CF and SD cards, I have cameras and other devices that use them both already. This new body looks very nice to me. If it also has image stabilization built in, I couldn't go wrong with it. The DA50-135/2.8 lens on the roadmap also looks very appealing.

Re: Panasonic made the camera body I want....

2006-02-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 26, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Adam Maas wrote: The newly-announced Panasonic DMC-L1 looks like it would be the perfect complement to the limited lens set. too bad it doesn't have a K mount! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp Ah, but 'tis an Olympus in sheep's

Rawshooter essentials 1.2

2006-02-26 Thread Derby Chang
New version out. Hooray, they've fixed the red bug (255,0,0 used to get converted to green in the previous versions). And it's still free http://www.pixmantec.com/purchase/downloads.asp D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc

Re: GESO: Last days of summer

2006-02-26 Thread Derby Chang
Umm...I guess so. But it's really the process of taking the pics that is relaxing. D Jack Davis wrote: Are the images intentional soft to convey a feeling of quiet meditation? Jack --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ripping off a Jock Sturges title.

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
I expect SD prices will drop even lower. Rationally, John, you are probably right. I just feel really shafted that Pentax treats D buyers this way. I'll probably have calmed down by the time the camera appears. But it had better have image stabilization. Wouldn't that be cool with your

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 26, 2006, at 11:13, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: The Niew D, 645D and many Optio's http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ Amusing, too, that the photos are all taken with the Canon 30D! -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN

The old squinty-eye blurred vision problem after long shoot

2006-02-26 Thread Charles Robinson
I shot a juggling show on stage last night for about 2.5 hours, and some other juggling competitions in a gym today. I have the same problem every time I do a long shoot. In order to concentrate on what's going on through the viewfinder, I have to close my left eye. No way around

Re: More pics on PMA

2006-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: More pics on PMA Bill, don't you feel that Pentax has shafted those of us who bought the D (and subsequently bought CF cards)? Thats much too strong a word. Who I really feel shafted by is SanDisk, who dinged me over 400

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