PESO - Oh no, another sunset!

2007-02-05 Thread John Coyle
Dramatic enough for another presentation, I think. http://www.members.iinet.net.au/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/IMGP4776.jpg Comments welcome John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Lens question

2007-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/2/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: I;ll compare weight with Cotty at GFM this year. Later we'll see how much our big body cameras weight. LOL Har! I better start pushing down the Yorkshire puddings ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-05 Thread mike wilson
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/04 Sun PM 11:49:21 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT Working with Gifs Thanks. The files they sent are under 80K. I tried to upres them using the 10% method, but all i got was worser jags.Good english ,

Re: Re: Waitangi Angels

2007-02-05 Thread mike wilson
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/05 Mon AM 12:21:23 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Waitangi Angels Is this Mrs Who?? http://www.web-options.com/London3/content/_2033343_large.html Not even first base. 8-) His box is blue, what?

Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Peter McIntosh
Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K mounts. I've googled and yahoo-ed, but to no avail. Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread David Savage
As I understand it Hoya supply the glass that others then make into a complete lens. Cheers, Dave On 2/5/07, Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K mounts. I've googled and yahoo-ed, but

Re: PESO - Oh no, another sunset!

2007-02-05 Thread David Savage
Very nice John. Cheers, Dave On 2/5/07, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dramatic enough for another presentation, I think. http://www.members.iinet.net.au/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/IMGP4776.jpg Comments welcome -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-05 Thread David Savage
On 2/5/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. The files they sent are under 80K. I tried to upres them using the 10% method, but all i got was worser jags.Good english , eh.:-) I hope i can get something a bit higher in res. Its

Re: OT Working with Gifs

2007-02-05 Thread mike wilson
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/05 Mon AM 10:43:46 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT Working with Gifs On 2/5/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. The files they sent

Re: Lens question

2007-02-05 Thread John Whittingham
Reviewing those, wide open at longer focal lengths I saw a small and easily correctable amount of CA when fitted with the teleconverter, which just about disappeared 1-2 stops down where I'd normally use the lens. Without the teleconverter, I see no CA of any significance. Yes, I'm

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread DagT
Try Tokina, which is owned by Hoya... DagT Fra: Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K mounts. I've googled and yahoo-ed, but to no avail. Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney -- --

RE: PESO - Oh no, another sunset!

2007-02-05 Thread Tim Øsleby
The lines of light, below the horizon, makes it something more than just another sunset. I think it needs to be displayed on a dark background to bring out more details in the shadow. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Oh no, another sunset!

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
lovely. I like the line of lights in the foreground. It would be great if you could lighten the foreground just a tiny bit to bring up a little more detailing ... not enough to ruin the effect. :-) G On Feb 5, 2007, at 12:05 AM, John Coyle wrote: Dramatic enough for another presentation,

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Adam Maas
I understand that there were a few Hoya lenses back in the 70's. Nothing special, but not crap either. -Adam Peter McIntosh wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K mounts. I've googled and yahoo-ed, but to no avail.

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think Hoya sells lenses under it's own name, they own Tokina. Peter McIntosh wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K mounts. I've googled and yahoo-ed, but to no avail. Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney --

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Adam Maas
But they used to. Hoya and Tokina only hooked up in the 90's. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: I don't think Hoya sells lenses under it's own name, they own Tokina. Peter McIntosh wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any information on Hoya lenses? Not filters - lenses. Specifically ones with K

Re: GESO - Call Any Vegetable

2007-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2007 9:52:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Feb 4, 2007, at 8:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/VEGETABLES/ They're all good, Marnie, but I'm particular for the Carrots. :-) Godfrey == Thanks,

Re: OT: Web hosting horrors

2007-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2007 10:32:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And now, just to be *slightly* on-topic, here's a new PESO, the latest version of my Live Oak BW conversion: http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm Not quite there yet, but I find it's best to make some

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Normally I'd point to Monahans Medium Format Megasite, but it seems to have been abandoned. It maintained the * Third Party Lenses Resource Megasite Home Page with *quite a few legacy pages about 3rd party 35mm lenses. I was able to find it in the Wayback Machine and here is it's 2004

Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Roman
http://www.photodo.com/product_332.html In anticipation of the new DA* lenses major Pentax retailer in Estonia has dropped the price for older FA and FA J lenses by 40%. Does anyone have an example photos made with this 28-105 lense I'm planning to purchase. A comments from your personal

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Roman, I suggest you take very careful approach towards this lens. I had one sample that would display focus confirmation in the viewfinder of my *istD but no, I repeat no, element of the picture was actually in focus. Evidently the sample variation is very significant. Thus I suggest you insist

K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread Jens Bladt
I have heard ther's a setting somewhere that will allow for exposing according to ISO 3200. I can't find anything in the manual. Is this true? How? Regards Jens Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html -- No virus found in this outgoing message.

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread Boris Liberman
The rumor has it that in the future Pentax will release a camera micro code that will enable both ISO 50 and ISO 3200 'cause one of the beta versions had it. Currently we're confined to 100-1600 range. Cheers. On 2/5/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard ther's a setting

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
I owned that lens and used it quite a bit with my *istD. I sold it after purchasing the DA 16-45 and the DA 50-200, because I wasn't using it any more. But it performed quite well. Here are two examples: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2399802size=lg

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I agree with Boris. Make sure that you can test it or at leat return it if it doesn't work properly. My unit worked perfectly with my MZ-5n. Hovewer, with my Ds it would hunt and lots of times refuse to focus at the long end (105mm). When it focused the images came out well though. -

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Try Tokina, which is owned by Hoya... DagT - There was much discussion of this at dpreview some time ago. The gist was that Tokina is not owned by Hoya. But they jointly market together, at least in the U.S., with Kenko (THK). Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Snowless Shasta

2007-02-05 Thread Eactivist
When I went to visit my father's home town last October, I also wanted to get some shots of Mt. Shasta. Scott Valley, where I went, is NW of Shasta. So wouldn't you know it had been a very dry year and there was practically no snow? Taking shots of Shasta was the only time I went out of

Re: PESO - Oh no, another sunset!

2007-02-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Oh yeah, dramatic enough. Very nice with the bridge lights filling in the dark area on the lower left. Thanks for sharing this one. -- Bruce Monday, February 5, 2007, 12:05:23 AM, you wrote: JC Dramatic enough for another presentation, I think. JC http://www.members.iinet.net.au/[EMAIL

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Indeed, Jaume, apparently different cameras manage to focus this lens with a different degree of success. On 2/5/07, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Boris. Make sure that you can test it or at leat return it if it doesn't work properly. My unit worked perfectly with my

OT: McNaught Caught

2007-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
From The Astronomy Picture of the Day page, here is a really great image of McNaught -- and other attractions in the sky: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070205.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: Chicago Lions

2007-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Should it be the Chicago Lambs now? Dan M On 2/4/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK kiddies, I know this is an international list, but the Chicago Bears will start playing the Indianapolis Colts within the hour. We are all excited here in Chicago, even the Lions in front of the Art

RE: February 2007 PUG is open a bit early

2007-02-05 Thread Henk Terhell
Jaume, glad you like this. I knew it was a bit tricky to submit a cormorants picture .. Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jaume Lahuerta Sent: 04 February, 2007 11:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: February 2007 PUG

Re: Enablement!

2007-02-05 Thread Margus Männik
Well, my K10D likes my FA100-300 pretty much. IMO, better than Sigma DL 70-300 (I have the legendary first version, that has macro only at 300mm). Quite a capable lens fo the price I paid. BR, Margus Scott Loveless wrote: A little birdie just dropped off a big lens (F100-300). So I stuck

Re: PESO - Snowless Shasta

2007-02-05 Thread Jack Davis
Totally like it! Foreground, cloud position and shape, nice. If you'd like me to take one with snow on it and send it to you, let me know. BG It's about three hours north of us. We've driven over west a bit from the mountain to a lake and taken a shot or two, but not from huge Lake Shasta it's

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Roman, Monday, February 5, 2007, 6:05:03 PM, you wrote: http://www.photodo.com/product_332.html In anticipation of the new DA* lenses major Pentax retailer in Estonia has dropped the price for older FA and FA J lenses by 40%. Does anyone have an example photos made with this 28-105

Re: Pentax SMC P-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF)

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I had one of the FA28-105/3.2-4.5s that I used extensively with the *ist DS in 2005. I didn't have issues with focusing (it was neither better or worse than average for AF lenses on the *ist DS) and found it to be a very good performer most of the time. It is not at its best wide open, and

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Tim Øsleby
I don't get this. What matters (for me) is that the DA does a similar or better job. The reasons why they do are as interesting as the popes new beard IMO. But that's just me ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s Have fun William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Entertaining selling my K 200/2.5

2007-02-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
I'm considering selling my K 200/2.5. It is KEH bargain shape - the sliding lens hood is not in very good condition. I just recently sent it in for CLA and the glass and mechanical functionality is very good. Just looks used. I thought I'd check and see if there is interest on the list or not.

Re: OT: Web hosting horrors

2007-02-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Mark, I cannot be certain if it is of any importance, but now I can successfully access your pages from my home PC. Nice tree by the way. Boris Mark Roberts wrote: OK, after 24-or-so hours of work I have my web site up and running on a new host... mostly. My former host lost connectivity on

Re: PESO - Snowless Shasta

2007-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2007 10:23:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Totally like it! Foreground, cloud position and shape, nice. If you'd like me to take one with snow on it and send it to you, let me know. BG It's about three hours north of us. We've driven over west a

Re: PESO - Snowless Shasta

2007-02-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
It is a nice shot, nonetheless. The location is quite nice. A bit more dramatic sky or lighting wouldn't hurt, but under the circumstances, you did good. -- Bruce Monday, February 5, 2007, 9:03:09 AM, you wrote: Eac When I went to visit my father's home town last October, I also wanted to

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/5/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s Have fun Good stuff. This one is almost as amusing (warning: Pentax content). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSnc36z4m0A -- Scott Loveless

Re: Entertaining selling my K 200/2.5

2007-02-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm interested but I probably can't afford it, what are you asking? Bruce Dayton wrote: I'm considering selling my K 200/2.5. It is KEH bargain shape - the sliding lens hood is not in very good condition. I just recently sent it in for CLA and the glass and mechanical functionality is very

Re: DA 50-200

2007-02-05 Thread Bill Lawlor
I rarely used long lenses but I got a K10D a DA18-55, DA 50-200, FA43Ltd and a F28/2.8 and went to India for the month of January. I found myself using the 28 and the 50-200 more than the other lenses. I am very pleased with the 50-200 results. It is very sharp, and with SR, the 5.6 limit isn't

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread P. J. Alling
That is funny. Have you posted it to a Canon list? William Robb wrote: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s Have fun William Robb -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I guess I wasn't clear enough, the DAs do a similar or better job than many FF lenses, but ONLY on APS cameras. Point is when you go to full frame, a lens only has to be 2/3 as sharp as a DA lens is in lp/mm resolution to match the DA lens on APS for resolution. And I bet there are a whole bunch

Re: PESO - Snowless Shasta

2007-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2007 11:08:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is a nice shot, nonetheless. The location is quite nice. A bit more dramatic sky or lighting wouldn't hurt, but under the circumstances, you did good. -- Bruce == Thanks, Bruce. Marnie

Re: Where Lightroom stores settings, data etc

2007-02-05 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sorry Tim, but I didn't know where you were going with the 1500 slides. I've seen some recommendations in the area of 20 to 30 minutes, as to the timing for a continuous showing of slides alone. If they are to support an oral presentation longer timing would be ok. Kenneth Waller -

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: On the subject of Canons That is funny. Have you posted it to a Canon list? It was posted to the Canon forum at dpreview. We'll see how long before Phil pulls it for denigrating his sponsor. William Robb

Re: PESO:Swiss National Museum park view

2007-02-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Ping! thanks ! if I only had a brain doesn't look like Markus applied either though - at least not on my monitor ann P. J. Alling wrote: Cyanotype. ann sanfedele wrote: LIke the photo - looks black and white to me -- not sepia toned. Or did you just mean should I sepia tone it? You

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread P. J. Alling
That one's just bizarre. Scott Loveless wrote: On 2/5/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s Have fun Good stuff. This one is almost as amusing (warning: Pentax content).

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
When there exists a FF Pentax digital SLR to work with, I'll consider what turd to polish and whether it looks more lovely. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Peter McIntosh
This is the sort of info I was looking for. I probably should have added that I was interested in 35mm lenses. As I thought, not a recent thing. Interesting - I hadn't come across the wayback machine before. Quite handy! Many thanks! Ciao, Peter P. J. Alling wrote: Normally I'd

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
But you wont be able to if you traded away all your Pentax FF lenses for DA lenses will you without buying them all over again! jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 2:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss

PESO - Farquhars Lane

2007-02-05 Thread Adam Maas
http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/379303184/ larger, and for the flickr-phobic: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/379303184_f52da1c04d_b.jpg This was the F801, 20/2.8 AF and Silvertone [EMAIL PROTECTED] in FG-7. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Bob W
The Pope has a new beard? Why am I always the last to know? -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 05 February 2007 18:33 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday? I don't get this. What

RE: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Bob W
I had a Hoya 135mm lens in K-mount in the early 1980s. It wasn't crap, it was shit. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 05 February 2007 14:50 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Hoya lenses I

PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-05 Thread J and K Messervy
Our four year old (I'm nearly five Dad!) had her very first day of school yesterday. This was captured in an unguarded moment with the M50mm f1.7 wide open. I have also softened it a bit in photoshop. http://tinyurl.com/2leo5e Comments and critique welcome. Cheers James Messervy --

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread Jack Davis
Too bad you'll never know how much fun this is creating (for me) amongst a nest of Canon users and a fever pitched Canon dealer. THANK YOU!! Smiling Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s

RE: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread Jens Bladt
Darned - I do lots of ISO 3200 shots. I don't like flash photography a lot. Not pretty - and it disturbs the subject a lot. Sometimes so much, I cant take pictures. I guess I could underexpose by one stop. If I shoot Raw)DGN it's probably OK to brighten up later. Thanks anywasy for answering,

Re: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I had a Hoya 135mm lens in K-mount in the early 1980s. It wasn't crap, it was shit. Thanks Bob. I needed that :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: That is funny. Have you posted it to a Canon list? It was posted to the Canon forum at dpreview. We'll see how long before Phil pulls it for denigrating his sponsor. I just put it up on the EOS list ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: More HDR heavy handedness on dpreview

2007-02-05 Thread Dario Bonazza
- Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: More HDR heavy handedness on dpreview K10D HDR http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21629339 --

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If a new camera that requires new lenses comes out, I'll decide whether to buy it and whatever new lenses I need for it at that time. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s Have fun LOL -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Farquhars Lane

2007-02-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/5/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/379303184/ larger, and for the flickr-phobic: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/379303184_f52da1c04d_b.jpg This was the F801, 20/2.8 AF and Silvertone [EMAIL PROTECTED] in FG-7. -Adam Cool photo. Did you get

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/05/07 3:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If a new camera that requires new lenses comes out, I'll decide whether to buy it and whatever new lenses I need for it at that time. Of course everybody here thinks so, but saying so will turn everybody off too, Godfrey :-). It's

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: K10D @ ISO 3200 Darned - I do lots of ISO 3200 shots. I don't like flash photography a lot. Not pretty - and it disturbs the subject a lot. Sometimes so much, I cant take pictures. I guess I could underexpose by one stop. If I

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday? The Pope has a new beard? Why am I always the last to know? Yer probably an Anglican. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: K.Takeshita Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday? If a new camera that requires new lenses comes out, I'll decide whether to buy it and whatever new lenses I need for it at that time. Of course everybody here thinks so, but saying so will turn everybody off

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday? But you wont be able to if you traded away all your Pentax FF lenses for DA lenses will you without buying them all over again! You are, of course, presuming that there is a 24x36mm sensor in a K mount

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Darned - I do lots of ISO 3200 shots. I don't like flash photography a lot. Not pretty - and it disturbs the subject a lot. Sometimes so much, I cant take pictures. I guess I could underexpose by one stop. If I shoot Raw)DGN it's probably OK to brighten up later. Whatever did you do

Re: PESO - Farquhars Lane

2007-02-05 Thread Adam Maas
Scott Loveless wrote: On 2/5/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/379303184/ larger, and for the flickr-phobic: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/379303184_f52da1c04d_b.jpg This was the F801, 20/2.8 AF and Silvertone [EMAIL PROTECTED] in FG-7. -Adam

MARK! Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Tom C
William Robb wrote: The future will look out for itself, and I'll reckon with it when I need to. :-) Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday? Date: Mon, 5 Feb

Re: PESO - Farquhars Lane

2007-02-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/5/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I work just around the corner from the Gooderham Flatiron, in fact I was just walking out of the Wendy's while on lunch when I shot this. The Edwal is interesting. I'm not entirely sold on it, but it's the only way to get workable results at 800

Re: PESO:the gearwheel

2007-02-05 Thread Stephen Moore
Markus Maurer wrote: Part of an old water barrage for the river Limmat in Zurich are some nice looking gearwheels: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5540576size=lg (251kb) Markus, I do like this a lot: the interplay of light, shadow and color, as well as the fine detail

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread Bob W
The Pope has a new beard? Why am I always the last to know? Yer probably an Anglican. I'm half Catholic. They should at least tell me about his moustache. -- Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
A very poignant moment caught. I like your presentation, too. Nice work! -- Bruce Monday, February 5, 2007, 12:47:06 PM, you wrote: JaKM Our four year old (I'm nearly five Dad!) had her very first day of school JaKM yesterday. JaKM This was captured in an unguarded moment with the M50mm

Re: PAW 2007 - 05 - GDG

2007-02-05 Thread Peter Lacus
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/05.htm hmm, my notebook display is 1024x768 so I can see the (bigger) picture in two parts. Upper part is not my cup of tea (looks overexposed and blurry in the corners), but one PgDn later things look quite different. So all I can say is that I

Re: On the subject of Canons

2007-02-05 Thread Norm Baugher
Welcome to Santa Monica... Norm William Robb wrote: This is not office friendly (language warning). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvvvQ0ic7s -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - Another sunset - plus 20%

2007-02-05 Thread John Coyle
Thanks for the comments, guys. As suggested by Godfrey, I've adjusted the image to lighten the foreground. http://www.members.iinet.net.au/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/IMGP4776A.jpg I'd forgotten to include the technical details, for those who are interested: Pentax *ist-D, Sigma 18-35/3.5-4.5 at 18mm

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread Jack Davis
I'm looking forward only to the 50. J --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darned - I do lots of ISO 3200 shots. I don't like flash photography a lot. Not pretty - and it disturbs the subject a lot. Sometimes so much, I cant take pictures. I guess I could underexpose by

RE: Hoya lenses

2007-02-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I cant comment on that one, but I think hoya HMC and tokina RMC lenses are the same thing and I have several Hoya HMC/ Tokina RMC lenses that are excellent. They made a really good 28-85 F4, 35-105 F3.5 and 100-300 F5.6 that were identical looking to the tokina RMC versions and like I said,

Sensor cleaning

2007-02-05 Thread K.Takeshita
Does anybody know if and where this thing (called Tatamy Stick in Japan) is sold in North America? http://shop.pentax.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=39357 It is made (offered) by Pentax and used by their Service Dep't when dust is sticky to be removed by normal DR action. People who used it

RE: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Your missing the point once again, a FF camera wont need all new lenses to beat the best DA/APS camera combinations. thats the whole advantage of FF, its nowhere near as critical on lens quality as APS is to get same or better quality than best aps possible. Of course better lenses wont hurt, but

Re: K10D @ ISO 3200

2007-02-05 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 01:27:22PM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Darned - I do lots of ISO 3200 shots. I don't like flash photography a lot. Not pretty - and it disturbs the subject a lot. Sometimes so much, I cant take pictures. I guess I could underexpose by one stop. If I shoot

PESO: my first BW

2007-02-05 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello, I've been playing with some test pictures taken with FA-J 18-35 and this is the result - my first BW conversion: http://picasaweb.google.com/placus/Pentax/photo?authkey=3N71J2CknRo#5028174232879468002 for comparison the color version is here:

Re: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread Gonz
Nah. Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8 rg On 2/4/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still wimpy, Russian, (WWII), 50 caliber antitank rifle round. K.Takeshita wrote: On 2/03/07 5:38 PM, mike wilson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/02/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

FS

2007-02-05 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I've been too busy with grad school to be posting / responding on PDML. But later I may get my priorities back in order. :) Anyway, things have been outrageous lately on eBay. Seen those 1.7x units? WOW! So, in that vein, I've got something that will go for a *reasonable* price. A black MX,

Re: DA 50-200

2007-02-05 Thread Peter Lacus
Bill, I rarely used long lenses but I got a K10D a DA18-55, DA 50-200, FA43Ltd and a F28/2.8 and went to India for the month of January. I found myself using the 28 and the 50-200 more than the other lenses. I am very pleased with the 50-200 results. It is very sharp, and with SR, the 5.6

Re: PAW 2007 - 05 - GDG

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/05.htm Thanks to all who sent comments! On Feb 5, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Peter Lacus wrote: hmm, my notebook display is 1024x768 so I can see the (bigger) picture in two parts. Upper part is not my cup of tea (looks overexposed and blurry in the

Re: PESO - Another sunset - plus 20%

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That rendering does a better job, IMO. Good stuff! G On Feb 5, 2007, at 2:03 PM, John Coyle wrote: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/IMGP4776A.jpg Pentax *ist-D, Sigma 18-35/3.5-4.5 at 18mm and f4.5, 1/60sec @ 200ASA. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: my first BW

2007-02-05 Thread Jack Davis
Fairly powerful image. Sky suits the contrast and subject particularly well. Print has a slightly scratchy feel about it. If it's your chosen style, I think it works nicely with this subject. Prefer the BW. Jack --- Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I've been playing with some test

Re: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread K.Takeshita
This is getting silly, but didn't I give you a salvo of 18 inch naval guns? That should do, period :-). Ken On 2/05/07 5:52 PM, Gonz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nah. Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8 rg On 2/4/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still wimpy, Russian,

Words, music and pictures

2007-02-05 Thread Bob W
While surfing I came across Tom Stoddart's site again - I haven't looked at it for a while. Stoddart is an English photojournalist of the very highest calibre, and you're probably familiar with some of his photos, but if you haven't seen his website it's well worth a detour. There's some

Re: PESO: my first BW

2007-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The BW has a lot more character compared to the color rendering in this instance. Nice job: I like the deep tones. I've heard rather variable comments about the FA-J 18-35. G On Feb 5, 2007, at 2:18 PM, Peter Lacus wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/placus/Pentax/photo?

Re: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/05/07 6:03 PM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is getting silly, but didn't I give you a salvo of 18 inch naval guns? That should do, period :-). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/05/07 6:03 PM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is getting silly, but didn't I give you a salvo of 18 inch naval guns? That should do, period :-). Just to satisfy the curiosity of some, and for the heck of it, this is a pic of 18 inch cannon whose length is over 7 feet, reaching

Re: PESO - First Day of School

2007-02-05 Thread Peter Lacus
This was captured in an unguarded moment with the M50mm f1.7 wide open. I have also softened it a bit in photoshop. http://tinyurl.com/2leo5e good eye, James. And first class craftmanship as well. BTW: I found your message right in the middle of a thread about whether are DA lenses

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