I'd be afraid my pocket knife and pot metal Serenity model on my fob would
scratch the lens and dent the body.
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.”
–Lewis Hine
On Jun 23, 2011, at 10:11 , Steven Desjardins wrote:
Here it
My gosh, is that Cotty in another twenty years?! ]8^)
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Saw this old fellow last evening and thought that with the recent
change of season it's time to revive this blog:
No matter how good a SCMP 50mm lens may be, it isn't designed for a
sensor that small. I doubt that it's resolving power is good enough to
look sharp at any reasonably large aperture, before diffraction begins
to steal resolution.
On 6/23/2011 4:06 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Fotodiox
I just thought it was the really big pieces that floated to the top...
On 6/23/2011 2:28 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
I generally heard it from those that had achieved upward mobility in
the organization.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
Pitching does put a lot of strain on one's arm.
Thanks for looking, Ken.
Dan
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Ouch! Looks like it hurts.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From: Daniel J.
Well done. The different levels and flow directions make it much more
interesting than a typical long-exposure water pic.
On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:17 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com
wrote:
A favorite spot of mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the Porcupine
Wilderness
Yeah, I'll be really curious to see some images.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 4:27 AM, P. J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
No matter how good a SCMP 50mm lens may be, it isn't designed for a sensor
that small. I doubt that it's resolving power is good enough to look sharp
at any
I'm amazed by how many people are expressing disappointment in the Q,
here and on other forums, as if it's supposed to be some sort of
professional camera system.
Guys, this is a modern Auto110. It's made for moderately versatile
convenience, and it's aimed at people who want to have fun with
Has anybody seen specs on the Pentax Q sensor?
It is backlit like the Sony Exmor? (Toshiba and Sony both make sensors
like this).
Also curious about the sensor's pixel pitch.
Darren Addy
Kearney, Nebraska
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John,
Somebody at Pentax owes us some long, fast glass.
The diversion of resources to a toy camera is annoying!
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:18 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote:
I'm amazed by how many people are expressing disappointment in the Q,
here and on other forums,
Nice portrait frank
Dave
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:30 AM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Saw this old fellow last evening and thought that with the recent
change of season it's time to revive this blog:
http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html
Scroll
Nice. I like the subtle colours
Dave
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:17 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
A favorite spot of mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the Porcupine
Wilderness State Park.
Image captured late fall.
View it here - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13520392
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
John,
Somebody at Pentax owes us some long, fast glass.
The diversion of resources to a toy camera is annoying!
Regards, Bob S.
Bob, you need to try out my 70-200 f2.8 vr Nikon.
Dave
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:18
According to my readings it is in fact a backlit Sony sensor. Not sure
about exmor though, it didn't say, neither yay nor nay.
2011/6/23 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com:
Has anybody seen specs on the Pentax Q sensor?
It is backlit like the Sony Exmor? (Toshiba and Sony both make sensors
like
Super as always Mark
dAVE
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Mark Cassino markcass...@ymail.com wrote:
Serpents and dragons from last Sunday:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/
or
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/dashing-dragons-happy-hognose
All shots taken with the
On 2011-06-23 13:04, John Sessoms wrote:
From: John Francis
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:18:17PM -0400, Ken Waller wrote:
An old saying I heard often at work was 'don't ask for permission,
ask for forgiveness'.
Often attributed to Grace Hopper. I don't know if there's any
validity to the
On 2011-06-23 16:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
A favorite spot of mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the
Porcupine Wilderness State Park.
Image captured late fall.
View it here - http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13520392
Beautiful shot of a beautiful location, Ken. I
The previews say it's backlit. Though I'm pretty sure that I'm not the
target demographic, (Hell, I'm not sure who the target demographic is
for that matter), the sample images that Christine linked to looked
pretty good for such a small sensor. I expected them to be horrendous,
but they
The also owe us some real ultra wide angles, say a 10mm rectilinear at
f2.8 or f4.0. Even the DA 15mm limited isn't very wide on the APS C format.
On 6/23/2011 5:29 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
John,
Somebody at Pentax owes us some long, fast glass.
The diversion of resources to a toy camera is
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I remember a number of posts pleading for a digital version of the Petnax 110
camera -- a camera with an image area too small to be of much practical use. A
camera that used interchangeable lenses with leaf shutters.
I remember it, too.
My memory is less clear about the
I want a digital Retina to go with my digital Auto 110.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 5:44 AM, P. J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
The previews say it's backlit. Though I'm pretty sure that I'm not the
target demographic, (Hell, I'm not sure who the target demographic is for
that
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 4:48 AM, P. J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
The also owe us some real ultra wide angles, say a 10mm rectilinear at f2.8
or f4.0. Even the DA 15mm limited isn't very wide on the APS C format.
Someone is still going to have to explain to me how Pentax and
Somebody is going to have to explain this Bokeh Control Filter thing
to me (how it works).
Bokeh Control Filter
Enjoy effortless bokeh control with the Q’s bokeh control filter.
Traditionally controlled through a DSLR lens’s aperture, bokeh is the
out of focus part of the background that helps to
On 2011-06-23 14:04 , Darren Addy wrote:
I'm always confused when people bring up the pixel peeper label as
if our eyes can't distinguish relative sharpness in our images (film
or digital).
i don't print images and my display only has 1920x1200 pixels, so it's
only when i zoom in to 100% that
I would guess that since the camera has 25 point AF it will store
measured distances for all 25 points to have an idea of what is how
far away and then apply some sort of progressive blur based on
distance... the next firmware update will offer you a choice between
7, 9 and 18 blade diaphragm
Gosh, seems to me there is a huge sense of entitlement going on here..
Whether deserved or not is not my business to judge.
I dunno: I don't feel Pentax or any other manufacturer owes me
anything. If I like their gear, I buy it and use it. If not, I don't.
If I decide to move on to some other
I guess it could be if he had to get a new hat for some reason.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
My gosh, is that Cotty in another twenty years?! ]8^)
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Saw this old fellow last evening and thought that with the recent
change
On Jun 23, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Gosh, seems to me there is a huge sense of entitlement going on here..
Whether deserved or not is not my business to judge.
Godfrey,
Welcome to the internet, where any piece of equipment that doesn't exactly meet
my own personal wishlist
From: Darren Addy
Somebody is going to have to explain this Bokeh Control Filter thing
to me (how it works).
Bokeh Control Filter
Enjoy effortless bokeh control with the Q?s bokeh control filter.
Traditionally controlled through a DSLR lens?s aperture, bokeh is the
out of focus part of the
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:54 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
If it's done with in camera software, maybe there will be a Bokeh plug-in
for PhotoShop someday.
Perhaps someday.
http://www.alienskin.com/bokeh/index.aspx
: )
Darren Addy
Kearney, Nebraska
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On 2011-06-23 15:21 , Darren Addy wrote:
Has anybody seen specs on the Pentax Q sensor?
some specs are in the article linked at the top of this thread
It is backlit like the Sony Exmor?
yes
Also curious about the sensor's pixel pitch.
roughly 650 pixels/mm (rough because 6.17 x 4.55mm
On 24 June 2011 02:38, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I remember a number of posts pleading for a digital version of the Petnax 110
camera -- a camera with an image area too small to be of much practical use.
A camera that used interchangeable lenses with leaf shutters. Hmmm,
I've a php page on Apache (WAMP)
When executed from a browser client it works fine
But
When executed from an external system it generates a 403.
Looks like a security issue.
Something in .htaccess?
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
http://kerygmainstitute.org
He is no fool who gives what he
Godfrey,
You've gone thru 3 times as much gear as anyone here.
I know you sell off what you no longer like, but that's still expensive.
Most of us don't have the resources to sell off one system in favor of
our latest fancy.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi
On 24 June 2011 06:10, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
(earlier posting snipped)
I think this comment (not mine) from the dpreview forum will clarify...
This is a real what the? moment.
1/2.3 inch sensor? That's a 7.0mm diagonal.
The 7.9mm f1.9 lens is equivalent, in terms of DOF
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Godfrey,
You've gone thru 3 times as much gear as anyone here.
I know you sell off what you no longer like, but that's still expensive.
Most of us don't have the resources to sell off one system in favor of
our latest
It has a plenoptic sensor. :) Bokeh control out the wazoo.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Somebody is going to have to explain this Bokeh Control Filter thing
to me (how it works).
Bokeh Control Filter
Enjoy effortless bokeh control with the Q’s
I've been pretty scarce lately. Work has been very demanding, and most of my
recreational time has been spent with the Chestnut Street Singers. A couple of
clips from our concert last week (in a hot, hot church):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq9m7llWU4U
(I'm the first bald guy to the left
So I thought I would ask PDML members for their opinions on which lens
(or lenses) they would rank as the sharpest in their stable:
Overall
and
Wide Open
Overall, My Nikkor 210/5.6 4x5 lens.
It covers 5x7 so movements are a bit limited, but at f/22 to f/45 it is
slice your eyes out sharp.
I assume the K mount is so that folks who own Pentax DSLRs will
consider the new camera as a compliment for their current system. The
lenses will fit and Pentax already makes some good small pancakes. i
have the E-P2, and many of the m43 kesnes are bigger than some of
their Pentax equivalents.
On
I think this could be a fine camera for me and I'll be watching for more
information. I want to have fun with my camera but I also want to take great
shots. I carry a Nikon P6000 with me when I travel now, and I've gotten some
great shots with it. Yeah, it's a small sensor and noisy and the
It makes such a nice keyring as well. Actually, the PDML is
relatively calm in the Chicken Little department compared to many
lists/forums. I look at the 43 Rumors site and Olympus is declared
dead on a daily basis. Although today they noted the Pentax Q and
they declared Pentax dead. I bet
Baseball photography is like hunting. Getting that ball in the shot is a trick.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=104
Comments are welcome.
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Dan Matyola
On Jun 23, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Jun 23, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
I don't test, but I think my DA* 50-135mm and the FA 50mm f 1.4 might rank
at the top, but I have to say, I'm happy with the quality of all my lenses.
Cheers, Christine
A lens
Another still life ... near field with the macro lens:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5865448384/in/set-72157625672485865/lightbox/
or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5865448384/
thanks for looking, comments appreciated.
Godfrey
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On 24 June 2011 12:18, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
I assume the K mount is so that folks who own Pentax DSLRs will
consider the new camera as a compliment for their current system. The
lenses will fit and Pentax already makes some good small pancakes. i
have the E-P2, and many
Another voice cries out in the desert:
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2080688/leica-launch-compact-2012
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
It makes such a nice keyring as well. Actually, the PDML is
relatively calm in
Yes; it is not as easy as it appears.
Dan
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Baseball photography is like hunting. Getting that ball in the shot is a
trick.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
It always amazes me that pitchers actually have to ice their arm after
a normal outing to help them heal quicker for their next slot in the
rotation. On an oddly connected tangent, have you read The Strange
Case of Siddharta Finch by George Plimpton?
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Daniel J.
The station pictures are good, but I really enjoyed the clips of singing.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I've been pretty scarce lately. Work has been very demanding, and most of my
recreational time has been spent with the Chestnut
Collin,
Sorry, but your description is not very clear.
Do you mean - if you load it in a browser running on the same
computer/server it works, but if you load it in a browser from a
different (external) computer, - it won't work? Or something different?
If it is what I described, - check the
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