Hello Zos I am a Pentaxian since some 36 years and shoot outdoors
pretty frequently. But if you see my gear it will look as good as new.
So are my laptops/tablets, the 35 year old brief case 4-in-one stereo
system, the 3 or 4 binoculars, even my car. And yes you could sleep in
my bathroom - it is
On Mar 24, 2013, at 11:47 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
PS: That Number of the Beast thingy? It apparently got screwed up in
translation somewhere along the way and depending on whose argument you
accept the real number should be either 616 or 661.
My question is that how do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my
primes?
Hi Zos
I've never had issues with dust inside lenses. I've been using a
30+year old SMC M f2.8 28mm on my Fuji X-Pro. The lens was my dad's
and it would have had extensive use in its early days, but has been in
a
So how does the 28mm work on the x-pro? do you have to open and close
the aperture manually like an m42 lens on a pentax body?
42
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:17 AM, Chris Mitchell
chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
My question is that how do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my
primes?
Hi
Bipin,
Perhaps the best response so far. I am very careful and quick about
changing lenses outside and generally won't do it if there is wind. I
hear you on going for weather sealed lenses. It all comes down to
cost. Hopefully I can slowly work my way into some better glass here.
I've had good
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling
So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave
them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard
delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine
until I realize the
http://roman.blakout.net/picture.php?/855/category/82
This is one of those situations when cell phone camera is irreplaceable. Fliers
and soda can makes so lovely photo set.
* LG-400 + built-in photo editor for slight sharpening and color
auto-adjustments *
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On Mar 24, 2013, at 11:47 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com
wrote:
PS: That Number of the Beast thingy? It apparently got screwed up in
translation somewhere along the way and depending on whose argument
you accept
On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling
So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave
them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard
delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be
On 24/03/2013 00:15, Zos Xavius wrote:
Ok, sorry this is turning into a long ramble. My question is that how
do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my primes?
I suspect you need to move to a less dusty location.
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On 22/03/2013 22:50, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
Triggertrap is a Smartphone app that, combined with a dongle that
connects your phone to the remote port of your camera, turns your phone
into a sophisticated intervalometer. It looks as if it would be useful
for things like star trails.
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On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling
So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave
them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS
Quoting mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
I bought the Pentax version of this.
http://www.7dayshop.com/7dayshop-timer-remote-control-for-olympus-ref-7dsmqtc9-overstock-special?backUrl=L3Bob3RvLXZpZGVvLXN1cHBsaWVzL2NhbWVyYS1hY2Nlc3Nvcmllcz9jYXQ9NTY3
Not stocked at the moment.
I've seen
Lovely still life - very well composed and exposed.
Cheers,
frank
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Sent: March 23, 2013 3/23/13
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: PESO - Unfinished
Another pic with the SMC Pentax 85/1.8.
f8 @ 1/40th, ISO
Can't go wrong with a pretty young lady smiling.
;-)
Nice pic!
cheers,
frank
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Sent: March 23, 2013 3/23/13
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Subject: PESO - Went to Smile School
Had some fun with the SMC Pentax
Thanks Frank. I had forgotten how nice that lens is. And I was able to focus
it! Encouraging for an oldster like me.
On Mar 24, 2013, at 7:52 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Lovely still life - very well composed and exposed.
Cheers,
frank
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From: Paul
On 24 March 2013 08:32, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
So how does the 28mm work on the x-pro? do you have to open and close
the aperture manually like an m42 lens on a pentax body?
Yes, that's it. For creative stuff, it's wide open focus and stop down
to desired aperture and either let
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013, mike wilson wrote:
On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote:
it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use
a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do.
Only here, I suspect. In the USA, if something you buy does not
On 24/03/2013 12:38, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
I bought the Pentax version of this.
http://www.7dayshop.com/7dayshop-timer-remote-control-for-olympus-ref-7dsmqtc9-overstock-special?backUrl=L3Bob3RvLXZpZGVvLXN1cHBsaWVzL2NhbWVyYS1hY2Nlc3Nvcmllcz9jYXQ9NTY3
Shutter jello?
cheers,
frank
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From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com
Sent: March 23, 2013 3/23/13
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: considering upgrading
The 2-bits gives a lot more data in RAW. 12 vs 14-bit asides, I'm with
Aahz. The k-30 just isn't
LOL... I couldn't think of the word I wanted. Rolling shutter is
probably better. But it does create kind of a jello effect. It was
something that K-01 users noted first, that SR was not used to
stabilize video. That's been my understanding of it. The SR mechanism
makes some noise, so maybe they
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info
wrote:
I've been sidetracked from finishing up my Caribbean photos by some lovely
birds arriving from the south. Here are three of the more colorful . . .
Thanks Stan, I'm glad everyone enjoyed these as much as I enjoyed taking
them.
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Subject: Re: Geso the Iowa Mountains
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Thanks Frank, we aim to please.
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:10:23 + (UTC)
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Subject: RE: Geso the Iowa Mountains
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GRINS - I have had some very good experiences in the US Canada with
shipments from Amazon EvilBay - from the US / Hong Kong / China etc.
In both the locations the houses have trap door letter boxes in the
Garage wall where the post man pushes things in and they fall safely
into a wire basket.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013, John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 03:18:52PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
It's working for me okay, John; just opened it a minute ago.
I'm thinking maybe it's a cookie you have set for nytimes.com. You
might try clearing those.
The NYT uses a paywall that's
You probably shouldn't ask me. I tend to be a bit hard on my equipment...
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/smcpa24filterring.html
On 3/23/2013 7:15 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
I've done some testing and decided that my FA 28-80 was completely
decentered to the point of being unusable,
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote:
Everyone knows IA is flatland there are no mountains. However we do have
some beautiful river valleys. Some, like this one, lined with limestone.
Wonderful snow without human
From: mike wilson
On 22/03/2013 22:50, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
Triggertrap is a Smartphone app that, combined with a dongle that
connects your phone to the remote port of your camera, turns your phone
into a sophisticated intervalometer. It looks as if it would be useful
for things
From: mike wilson
On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling
So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave
them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard
delivery as I'm not in a hurry.
Something like this:
http://www.repiuk.nl/images/_igp1275.jpg
http://www.repiuk.nl/images/_igp1271.jpg
It only works for the shutterbutton (the contact for half way
AF/camera on isn't available). It was sold by Hama in the last
century.
Toine
I'm still looking for a switch that I can screw in
Jesus! I thought I was rough on gear! :)
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:54 AM, P.J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
You probably shouldn't ask me. I tend to be a bit hard on my equipment...
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/smcpa24filterring.html
On 3/23/2013 7:15 PM, Zos Xavius
Two young males puff up their chests in the hope of attracting a young lady,
while a Canadian watches warily. It's spring in Michigan.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17077387size=lg
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist
Two young males puff up their chests in the hope of attracting a young
lady, while a Canadian watches warily. It's spring in Michigan.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17077387size=lg
as a Cockney might say 'Good
I would like you guys that have them to post some results as you get
them, please.
I ordered one to use with my IPAD and hope to use for some piggyback
astrophotos in the near future.
Walt
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
G'day all
Triggertrap is
G'day all
Four submissions so far.
Nominal closing date is March 31.
The details:
Theme: Precipitation
Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/
Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html
The main requirements are:
* Max. pixel dimensions: 800 pixels on the
On Mar 24, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013, David Mann wrote:
While the scanner does its thing I'm rewriting my old photo gallery
system from scratch and migrating the old data across. I can't
believe I wrote such bad code :)
What programming
Hi everyone:
Does anyone have any book recommendations that offer a comprehensive discussion
on how to get into the stock photography business?
Cheers, Christine
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info
wrote:
I've been sidetracked from finishing up my Caribbean photos by some lovely
birds arriving from the south. Here
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
Pentax K-5, DA70mm f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO100
DagT
http://www.thrane.name/
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I don't have any recommendations in regard to reading material. But I can tell
you that I once sold quite a bit of stock, and have watched the market
collapse. The internet has pretty much killed stock as a viable well for
photographers to sell work in that there are now billions of shots
Great job, Paul - nice photo and good read. I love visiting the Henry
Ford Museum, need to get there more often!
On 3/22/2013 11:07 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I had some fun yesterday writing a piece for The Times about the Ford Mark IV
GT40 that won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans in what
I have never had problems with dust accumulating in lenses, and I have
several old primes. I guess if I take the brightest LED flashlight I
have and shine it in the lens I will see some dust. MOre evidence that
this world is not perfect but nothing to get worried about.
Lenses *do* wear out.
Thanks, Paul. Good to know. Cheers, Christine
On Mar 24, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I don't have any recommendations in regard to reading material. But I can
tell you that I once sold quite a bit of stock, and have watched the market
collapse. The
Nice shots. I sued to take the northern route into Iowa when my mother
lived in Waterloo - I90 to US 20. Northern Illinois and Iowa offered
some very nice vistas.
On 3/22/2013 11:53 AM, Don Guthrie wrote:
Everyone knows IA is flatland there are no mountains. However we do
have some beautiful
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 5:42 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mar 24, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013, David Mann wrote:
While the scanner does its thing I'm rewriting my old photo gallery
system from scratch and migrating the old data
Dag, written in a spirit of honest, gut-feel critique: I find this
image to be technically interesting (ie the geometric placement of
elements, the colour and texture) but it fails to _engage_ me.
This may say more about me than the image. Feel free to ignore it. :-)
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:35
Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi everyone:
Does anyone have any book recommendations that offer a comprehensive
discussion on how to get into the stock photography business?
I imagine any book on that topic now would consist of a single word:
don't.
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I really miss getting down to the lake now that it's spring but hobbling down
on crutches is out of.the question.
Those are some wonderful photos, Stan! That first one looks a bit like a grebe
but it is certainly not a red necked grebe like we have around these parts.
What is it?
Like all
Thanks Mark. Ken and I talked about a trip to the museum when the Mark IV
returns. I'll let you know.
Paul via phone
On Mar 24, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
Great job, Paul - nice photo and good read. I love visiting the Henry Ford
Museum, need to get there more
A link on the subject of K-30 vs K-5
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/42007067
Keep in mind that the K-5 was a flagship product, while the K-30 is a
high end entry level. The K-5 maintains the following advantages:
1) faster FPS burst
2) metal body
3) top lcd
4) a few more dedicated
A cheerful set. One of them is a wood duck I believe. Somewhat rare in these
parts.
Paul
On Mar 24, 2013, at 8:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I really miss getting down to the lake now that it's spring but hobbling down
on crutches is out of.the question.
Those are some wonderful
Quoting Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com:
I would like you guys that have them to post some results as you get
them, please.
I ordered one to use with my IPAD and hope to use for some piggyback
astrophotos in the near future.
Based on Mike W's input, I've just ordered this:
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