Re: Who needs SR, just get CSI Miami

2006-09-16 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:49:48PM -0400, D Brooks wrote: Watching an all nighter of CSI Miami, and have noticed something. They tend to take a LOT of close up photos, Nikon of some sort, but never use a tripod and their shots turn out -super sharp-. Maybe i'll get Speed to do my flower

Re: Who needs SR, just get CSI Miami

2006-09-16 Thread Powell Hargrave
Nikon PS have always been good at Macro and 'Best shot selector' is sorta the poor mans SR, VR, etc. Have taken lots of sharp hand held macros with my Nikon 990. Powell Watching an all nighter of CSI Miami, and have noticed something. They tend to take a LOT of close up photos, Nikon of some

RE: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
I got it! I just thought it was too crap to comment on. Besides, these pun threads are becoming too predictable. Most of the replies seem like Pavlova reflexes. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 16

RE: PESO - Our Own Mike Wilson

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: That's a bit rich considering every American male over 45 (and many of the females) looks like Kenny Rogers! I once saw Frans Lanting in Mike's eyebrows. -- Cheers, Bob Is that Kenny Rogers before or after the botox??? annsan who DOESN'T look like

Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
Just got one of these (refurbished grade A stock) for my son - anyone have one? Any comments? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: No wireless with RTF in K10D :-(

2006-09-16 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: The on-camera pop-up flash will trigger another flash without wires if the other flash is in slave mode. In mettered TTL for the slave? Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width thereof). What is the inch associated with on humans? A 12th of a largish penis? No, make it a tenth. Actually, don't

Re: DIY back seals?

2006-09-16 Thread Brian Walters
Replacing seals is pretty straight forward with all of the Pentax bodies I've worked on. I use the seal kits sold by Jon Goodman (EBay name interslice). The kits include a good range of different types of seal material and come with instructions for lots of different cameras. Cheers Brian

Re: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread mike wilson
Tim Øsleby wrote: I know the man is mean, but is he that mean? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) I couldn't help myself. Sad but true. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 16. september 2006 03:19

Re: Who needs SR, just get CSI Miami

2006-09-16 Thread mike wilson
D Brooks wrote: Watching an all nighter of CSI Miami, and have noticed something. They tend to take a LOT of close up photos, Nikon of some sort, but never use a tripod and their shots turn out -super sharp-. Maybe i'll get Speed to do my flower shots from now on. I've been after

Re: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: I got it! I just thought it was too crap to comment on. Besides, these pun threads are becoming too predictable. Most of the replies seem like Pavlova reflexes. -- Cheers, Bob 8-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
What is the inch associated with on humans? The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kostas Kavoussanakis Sent: 16 September 2006 09:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I got it! I just thought it was too crap to comment on. Besides, these pun threads are becoming too predictable. Most of the replies seem like Pavlova reflexes. But you must admit a hunger for them. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 15/9/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. I've got 305mm but never use it as a rule. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: English K10D brochure

2006-09-16 Thread Douglas Newman
--- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've also noticed some new look full page Pentax Ads in several photo mags. Not just photo mags. Yesterday I was flipping through National Geographic Traveler and there was a nice full-page K100D ad. It emphasized small and light and Shake Reduction

Re: English K10D brochure

2006-09-16 Thread Douglas Newman
--- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've also noticed some new look full page Pentax Ads in several photo mags. Not just photo mags. Yesterday I was flipping through National Geographic Traveler and there was a nice full-page K100D ad. It emphasized small and light and Shake Reduction

K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-16 Thread Jens Bladt
A question: Is it true that the K10D only offers ISO 100-1600? (no over ride to 3200 like the D) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Shel

RE: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread Jens Bladt
I have owned two Pentax DSLR's: The D and the DL. The latter uses the AE-L for metering with non A-lenses. The D uses the Green Button. IMHO the green buton is more convenient (ergonomic) to use than the AE-L on the back side of the DL. When using the Green Button it is not necassary to remove

Re: PESO - Our Own Mike Wilson

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
On 9/16/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plastic surgery's great, isn't it? I mean who wouldn't want it? http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/celebrity2/category/C194/ I can hardly wait 'til I'm old and ugly... That's just too easy... Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: PESO - Our Own Mike Wilson

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Why wait? Get it now while you're still young and handsome enough to enjoy it LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W Plastic surgery's great, isn't it? I mean who wouldn't want it? http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/celebrity2/category/C194/ I can hardly wait 'til I'm old and

RE: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Jens, I'd like to know that as well. AFAIK, it's never been clarified here. Shel [Original Message] From: Jens Bladt A question: Is it true that the K10D only offers ISO 100-1600? (no over ride to 3200 like the D) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
Bill Robb has one I think. But he's probably still somewhere in the Rockies or something. What do you think of it? I've been considering getting a PS for some time now. Dave On 9/16/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got one of these (refurbished grade A stock) for my son - anyone have

Re: K10D power?

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Gang, Maybe I missed it, but can someone explain why Pentax went from AA's to the rechargeable LithIons? I've read that the LithIons produce more power than the AA's and that the camera needs more power, but I also read that such is not the case, and that AA's can work just as well depending

Re: Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Bill Robb has one I think. But he's probably still somewhere in the Rockies or something. What do you think of it? I've been considering getting a PS for some time now. My lad had a cheapy Powershot A310 from eBay (£39) but he took it on a

50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
True, Pentax has a number of 50mm/1.4 lenses that will work well on the DSLR's, but I wonder why there's no 50mm DA lens. That seems like a big hole in the lineup. I'd like to see such a lens - smaller and lighter perhaps than the FA etc., with that focusing clutch thing, and, of course,

Re: K10D power?

2006-09-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 16/09/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gang, Maybe I missed it, but can someone explain why Pentax went from AA's to the rechargeable LithIons? I've read that the LithIons produce more power than the AA's and that the camera needs more power, but I also read that such is

Re: Peso Margo's got the cargo

2006-09-16 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Ken. I didi crop most of the body to the right. I thought a touch of hand would help.Don't ask why i thought that.:-) I thought about cropping to the left. I;ll see how that works Dave Quoting Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Great capture Dave. If it were mine I'd crop the hands

Re: Peso Margo's got the cargo

2006-09-16 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Dave Quoting J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yep, lovely moment well captured. James - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Peso Margo's got the cargo

Re: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
I wish he'd stop dogging us about them. Bob S. On 9/16/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16/9/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I got it! I just thought it was too crap to comment on. Besides, these pun threads are becoming too predictable. Most of the replies seem like Pavlova

Re: No wireless with RTF in K10D :-(

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Okay, that's why using the popup flash as a slave trigger works in my studio. I always shoot in manual exposure mode there. And since I haven't tried it more than once or twice, it may well have been with a K lens. Paul On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: That only works

Re: K10D kit lens

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Even 25 years ago Cambridge on the decline. By then 47th Street Photo had proved that you could make money selling at near wholesale prices if you did it efficiently. Cambridge was already well on its way to becoming a scam shop when I landed in New York in 1980. Olden was still hanging on to

Re: No wireless with RTF in K10D :-(

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
No. You have to do it the old fashioned way. But that's the only way I shoot in my studio or when I use studio strobes on location. With digital it's not very difficult. You don't even have to do any math. Guess, shoot and look. Once you know your equipment, it's easy to come within a stop

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 4:46 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Sure. But. These days it seems a Limited means a pancake. Is that what we want? Pancakes are cool, but faster primes are what I need. I sure could use a fast 30mm too, like the Sigma 30 f:1.4 If I have to choose between fast lenses and compact lenses, fast lenses are what I'd go for. Tim

Re: Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread Scott Loveless
On 9/16/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My lad had a cheapy Powershot A310 from eBay (£39) but he took it on a school trip and put it in his big bag - that went in the coach (bus) underneath storage compartment and when retrieved, the LCD was cracked and unreadable. The camera was fine - it

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Darn. You beat me:-) Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 5:21 AM, Cotty wrote: On 15/9/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale than millimeters. I've got 305mm but never use it as a rule. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
Cotty's is bigger by 0.2mm. Apparently he has 305mm Dave At 08:36 PM 16/09/2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: test

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
Sorry, we all moved and apparently someone forgot to tell you. Dave At 08:37 PM 16/09/2006, cbwaters wrote: still there? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Spot the Pantex

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, I'm reading Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Richard Nicholas Crane. It's about an ultralight bicycle ride they made in the mid 80s from Chittagong in Bangladesh to the point on the earth's surface that is most remote from the sea in all directions - the centre of the earth - just north

test

2006-09-16 Thread cbwaters
still there? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: PESO - Our Own Mike Wilson

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
On 9/16/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plastic surgery's great, isn't it? I mean who wouldn't want it? http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/celebrity2/category/C194/ I can hardly wait 'til I'm old and ugly... That's just too easy... Dave :o) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Spot the Pantex

2006-09-16 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, Guess what? They took a Pentax MX and 3 lenses: 28, 50 and 120mm. No film.?? Dave -- Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML

Re: Spot the Pantex

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
On 9/16/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, Guess what? They took a Pentax MX and 3 lenses: 28, 50 and 120mm. No film.?? That's why it lasted so long. They never actually used it. Dave ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Spot the Pantex

2006-09-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, Guess what? They took a Pentax MX and 3 lenses: 28, 50 and 120mm. No film.?? They thought it was digital. Actually, they shot Kodachrome 64 and Tri-X. 22 rolls altogether. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me thinking. It is a pancake size lens. Perhaps Pentax feels it can seriously change lens design with shake reduction. Maybe they think we don't need the fast/big glass any longer. Regards, Bob S. On 9/16/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PDML Mini-FAQ Link

2006-09-16 Thread gray_wolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 16, 2006, at 3:53 AM, Cotty wrote: ... Even then, these LCDs are so vulnerable. Anyone make a really robust camera with a way of protecting the LCD? ... How about a case for the camera? I keep my Fuji F30 in a cell phone case... doesn't add much to its size, is quick and easy to

Re: K10D extra tidbits from Japanese page

2006-09-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 15/09/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, the D70 was around 90,000/month and I'd expect the D80 is similar. The XTi is probably a little more. No idea on the Sonolta. I don't know where these numbers came from but if true makes interesting reading.

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 17/09/06, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me thinking. It is a pancake size lens. Perhaps Pentax feels it can seriously change lens design with shake reduction. Maybe they think we don't need the fast/big glass any longer. I don't

PK: shame women does not do parkour in the swimsuits

2006-09-16 Thread Roman
http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2006s=0category=actionsportblog=20060916163949 but guys do and if sky is so blue, shooting em flying high above the roofs of medieval old town is almost a must. Your feedback welcome. One. -- home http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Relative Size of K10D vs. *ist-Ds

2006-09-16 Thread Doug Franklin
David Savage wrote: Cotty's is bigger by 0.2mm. Apparently he has 305mm Dave At 08:36 PM 16/09/2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have 12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule. Paul I knew a girl who had a foot fetish ... but she'd settle for seven or eight inches. -- Thanks, DougF

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't see that they'd be able to make a 50mm f/1.4-1.2 lens much smaller than the current FA50/1.4 and it is a great performer. It would be much more to my liking if they released the same optics in a D-FA lens mount. A compact, pancake DA50/2.8 Limited might be neat, but I'd rather they

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Michael Perham
I would rather see a 60mm DA lens. If it's to be 50, then it should be a D FA so that it is compatible with analogue cameras like my MZ-S. Mike. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: September 16, 2006 3:20 AM To: PDML

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
SR will never stop a moving subject. Moving subjects is main reason for my lust for fast glass. On the other hand, if Pentax came up with a Moving Subject Stopper, MSS... Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Green button and ergonomics.

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
Unless you have the handstrap on it, where you can't quite reach it on the D. But it was a better location and design than the D's AE lock button, which I never could find without looking. I will agree that the location is better than on the DS/DL. So far I'm really liking the K100D's AE lock

Re: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
The material indicates that, but as teh firmware isn't settled and test items are known to have from 50-3200 rather than the advertised 100-1600, this may (and hopefully will) change before release. 3200 is quite useful in a pinch and I had missed it with my D50. -Adam Jens Bladt wrote: A

Re: Who needs SR, just get CSI Miami

2006-09-16 Thread Bob Shell
On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:02 PM, David Savage wrote: I've seen a few eposodes where they take pictures holding the D/SLR out at arms length like a PS composing with the LCD. Well, they are actors after all, not photographers. Ur, um, well all but one of them are actors. Bob -- PDML

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
At f2.4, the 70 is about perfect for me. Essentially the same length and speed as the legendary Nikon 105 f2.5, which is a superb portrait lens. -Adam Bob Sullivan wrote: The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me thinking. It is a pancake size lens. Perhaps Pentax feels it

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
Shel Belinkoff wrote: True, Pentax has a number of 50mm/1.4 lenses that will work well on the DSLR's, but I wonder why there's no 50mm DA lens. That seems like a big hole in the lineup. I'd like to see such a lens - smaller and lighter perhaps than the FA etc., with that focusing clutch

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I didn't know that. I thought Ltd meant/implied higher quality optics, not particularly pancake format. A 31/1.8 wouldn't work for you? Shel [Original Message] From: Tim Øsleby Sure. But. These days it seems a Limited means a pancake. Is that what we want? Pancakes are cool, but

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I don't think we need _big_ glass, but faster glass is always beneficial. Shel [Original Message] From: Bob Sullivan The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me thinking. It is a pancake size lens. Perhaps Pentax feels it can seriously change lens design with shake

Re: K10D extra tidbits from Japanese page

2006-09-16 Thread K.Takeshita
On 9/16/06 10:23 AM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know where these numbers came from but if true makes interesting reading. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=20055021 There was exactly the kind of info you were looking for in Japan when

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Why couldn't they make a smaller 50/1.4? Yes, a nice, fast 28 would be wonderful, and a 35/1.4 would be a kick as well. Jumping to a 50/2.8 would seem like a real step backwards for any number of reasons. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi I don't see that they'd be able to

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Talk like what, Rob? Do you mean the more ready acceptance of slower lenses? I think we've seen that dumbing down with the prevalence of slower, variable aperture zooms. Shel [Original Message] From: Digital Image Studio The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Haven't they done something like that with the PS cameras - Pet mode and child mode? Shel [Original Message] From: Tim Øsleby On the other hand, if Pentax came up with a Moving Subject Stopper, MSS... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
On 9/16/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SR will never stop a moving subject. Moving subjects is main reason for my lust for fast glass. On the other hand, if Pentax came up with a Moving Subject Stopper, MSS... Wrong company. Winchester or Remington come to mind. Though Pentax could

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
There's is a huge hole in the line up for lenses above 100mm. Though I guess this was because they were waiting to implement SSM. Dave On 9/16/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That would seem redundant as there's already F/FA 50mm lenses, and making a DFA would require a larger

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That would seem redundant as there's already F/FA 50mm lenses, and making a DFA would require a larger lens than just a DA, right? I'd accept a 60mm DA ... what I really think is that there's a hole in the current lineup that's equivalent to, or approximates, the standard portrait lens - 75mm -

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
Because you need a 35.7mm diameter front element for a 50mm f1.4, or a 41.6mm front element for a 50mm f1.2. The Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 is already about the smallest on the market, at it's size, I'd suspect the size of the optics necessary for the speed are more of a limiting factor than the

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Ryan Brooks
You are getting more DOF with the 70mm though.. it would be nice if it was faster to make up for this. -R Adam Maas wrote: At f2.4, the 70 is about perfect for me. Essentially the same length and speed as the legendary Nikon 105 f2.5, which is a superb portrait lens. -Adam Bob Sullivan

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
I only said that Limited _seems_ to mean pancake. Looking at the new DA Limiteds, they are all pancakes. But this does not mean that this has to be the case in future. I don't know for a fact that a 31 f:1,8 wouldn't do. I've never tried it. But I have shot with a Vivitar 28 f:2. Without SR

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Settling disturbances with guns ain't my style. Flash is the obvious solution. But I dislike destroying the natural the light. And using flash at a concerts is a party killer. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
True. -Adam Ryan Brooks wrote: You are getting more DOF with the 70mm though.. it would be nice if it was faster to make up for this. -R Adam Maas wrote: At f2.4, the 70 is about perfect for me. Essentially the same length and speed as the legendary Nikon 105 f2.5, which is a superb

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You didn't!? Didn't Boris bring his when he came to visit? Shel [Original Message] From: Tim Øsleby I don't know for a fact that a 31 f:1,8 wouldn't do. I've never tried it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'm not sure that's correct ... I'll have to check the diameter of my Leica glass. It seems to me that the lenses for my Leica, compared to the same focal length/aperture of my Pentax glass, are smaller. Shel [Original Message] From: Adam Maas Because you need a 35.7mm diameter front

Re: K10D extra tidbits from Japanese page

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I think concern regarding a shortage is quite legitimate. I guess that's part of a being a small fish in a big pond. Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 15/09/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, the D70 was around 90,000/month and I'd expect the

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's obviously not the case. Witness the new fast DA zooms. We're going to see a lot more than consumer lenses from Pentax. I think a fast 50 will eventually make the lineup, although for now Pentax probably figures they have that niche pretty well covered with the DA 40.2.8 and the FA

Re: PK: shame women does not do parkour in the swimsuits

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some good shots. What's going on here? Are they jumping from roof to roof? Not my idea of fun. Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 10:27 AM, Roman wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/? year=2006s=0category=actionsportblog=20060916163949 but guys do and if sky is so blue, shooting em flying high above the

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
Shel, They are, because they have a far simpler aperture design. No aperture coupling or full-aperture mechanism is required for an RF lens, not to mention a smaller-diameter mount (which allows smaller-diameter barrels). But even so, fast RF glass isn't all that much smaller than a Pentax

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Faster + bigger. We also need big glass in the sense of long lenses. SSM 400 and 600 mm lenses will probably appear some day. Paul On Sep 16, 2006, at 11:25 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't think we need _big_ glass, but faster glass is always beneficial. Shel [Original Message]

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
I'd like to see a 50mm 1.4 Limited in the DA series. I would prefer that to the 40 2.8 pancake. Of course, since I'm old fashioned, I'd like it to be an FA-DA with an aperture ring...but I could live without it...maybe. How about this: Instead of a 50mm, how about bringing back the 55mm f1.8?(in

Re: K10D extra tidbits from Japanese page

2006-09-16 Thread David Savage
LOL. Tom, Adam Rob received an ear bashing were labeled negative a couple of days ago for saying that. I guess we can add Paul to the list of negative naysayers. Dave ;-) On 9/17/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I think concern regarding a shortage is quite legitimate. I

problems with (Pentax) Optio 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread marco ferrari
Dear all, when I had to buy a compact digital camera, I looked at the cameras in the range of 7 megapixels like Olympus C7000, Canon G6 and S70 and of course -since I am a Pentaxist (MX, MZ-5n and various K lenses)- the Pentax Optio 750Z. I decided to go for the Pentax only because I was

PESO: Fungus

2006-09-16 Thread Jens Bladt
My *ist D has caught a huge fungus today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/24451/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Pancho Hasselbach

Re: K110D - Why bother?

2006-09-16 Thread Christian
Paul Stenquist wrote: I process some RAW files for one of my colleagues. The ISO 800 pics from her Canon 20D are noticeably more noisy than the 800ISO pics from my *istD. However, I too expect the 10D to be better than both. Paul I own(ed) both an *ist D and a 20D and processed 1000s of

Re: PESO: Fungus

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
Great shot. -Adam Jens Bladt wrote: My *ist D has caught a huge fungus today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/24451/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PESO - Piaggio

2006-09-16 Thread Adam Maas
A completely Pentax PESO from me for the first time in a long time. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/244670476/ Or for non-Flickrites (And larger) http://static.flickr.com/98/244670476_9452ca7abf_b.jpg K100D, SMC-M 50mm f2 wide open at 1/100. ISO 400 and SR on. -Adam -- PDML

Re: K110D - Why bother?

2006-09-16 Thread Christian
Christian wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I process some RAW files for one of my colleagues. The ISO 800 pics from her Canon 20D are noticeably more noisy than the 800ISO pics from my *istD. However, I too expect the 10D to be better than both. Paul I own(ed) both an *ist D and a 20D and

Re: PESO - Our Own Mike Wilson

2006-09-16 Thread graywolf
Fortunately, I get better looking every year (I was a really ugly child), so I do not need that stuff. Now if they would just come up with something that would reverse my brain turning into mush. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof ==

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Tim Øsleby wrote: On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan The small 70mm f2.8? shown on the new K10D photos has me thinking. It is a pancake size lens. Perhaps Pentax feels it can seriously change lens design with shake reduction. Maybe they think we don't need the fast/big glass any longer. SR will never

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Ryan Brooks wrote: Adam Maas wrote: At f2.4, the 70 is about perfect for me. Essentially the same length and speed as the legendary Nikon 105 f2.5, which is a superb portrait lens. You are getting more DOF with the 70mm though. Not true. Not at the same subject magnification, anyway. (And

RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Tim Øsleby
Boris had it with him, off course. I think he brings it along wherever he goes. At night I saw him down by the water fumbling with it, whispering my precious. I really had trouble falling to sleep, thinking about the things the man is going thru. He is a brave little creature, so he generously

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: A 50mm f1.2 D-FA Limited would be a dream lens. Especially if it came out for less money than the Canon 50 f1.2L. You mean the 50mm f/1 ? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread graywolf
Rethink that, Adam. You need center elements bigger than that. The front element has to be larger still. The aperture openings are the size you state. And since they outlawed the use of stuff like thorium glass, the elements have to be larger than they did in older lenses (that is one of the

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread graywolf
But a really good rangefinder would. tiny grin -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: A bright viewfinder in dark shooting conditions - before sunrise or after

RE: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-16 Thread Jens Bladt
Yes, Adam.ISO 3200 is still quite usefull. These are all ISO 3200 shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594264219819/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Interesting K100D Ads :-)

2006-09-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Saw this K100D coffee wrapper ads posted by Betsy at dpreview: http://www.pbase.com/betsypdx/image/66871602.jpg Very imaginative and memorable :-) -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 16/9/06, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: A 50mm f1.2 D-FA Limited would be a dream lens. Especially if it came out for less money than the Canon 50 f1.2L. You mean the 50mm f/1 ? No, he means the 50mm f/1.2 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082415canon50f12lens.asp

Re: Pentax 750Z

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: [excellent precis snipped] I'm sure there are other aspects that I like and don't like, but it's early, last night's beer has worn off, and this morning's coffee hasn't kicked in. Thanks Scott, really appreciate that. Just what I wanted

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-16 Thread Cotty
On 16/9/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: You mean the 50mm f/1 ? No, he means the 50mm f/1.2 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082415canon50f12lens.asp D'oh. Yep, forgot that was introduced recently, along with a 70-200/4 IS IIRC. Daaah. 5o mil lenses, waste of bloody time !

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