Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 04:26:21PM -0600, Bill wrote: > > On the subject of beastliness, here is a quick and dirty shot of the D FA* > 85/1.4 grouped with the M85/2, FA77/1.8 and A*85/1.4. Back in the days before auto-focus I often wondered about the M85/2. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Gonz
There you go. 23 would be suitable. On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 6:41 PM John wrote: > > I don't think the 21mm LTD is exactly a "Prime" under the scheme Gonz was > proposing. > > Maybe if they made a 23mm LTD. > > On 8/24/2021 18:54:21, Bill wrote: > > On 8/24/2021 4:48 PM, Gonz wrote: > >> OK wow,

PESO - Cherry Tomatoes from Home

2021-08-24 Thread Rick Womer
We had several cherry tomato plants growing in pots, and doubted that they would survive not being watered while we were on vacation. So we picked everything, took it with us to New Hampshire, and waited to see what would ripen. One evening I took this photo:

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Gonz
Excellent pic of the comet! I took a similar one, but with way more background noise since I wasn't in anywhere near a dark sky as you got there. Did you use a tracking mount or similar? I noticed it was 10s, so perhaps at 85 mm no significant star trails would be visible in that short exposure.

Semi-OT: Film processor

2021-08-24 Thread John
I know some here still shoot film. I would if I had a better way to get processed. I just don't have the means right now, particularly for medium (120) or large (4x5) format. I saw this on PetaPixel yesterday:

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread John
I don't think the 21mm LTD is exactly a "Prime" under the scheme Gonz was proposing. Maybe if they made a 23mm LTD. On 8/24/2021 18:54:21, Bill wrote: On 8/24/2021 4:48 PM, Gonz wrote: OK wow, that's way too big for an 85!!  No kidding about the beast part.  If you don't want that junky

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Bill
On 8/24/2021 4:48 PM, Gonz wrote: OK wow, that's way too big for an 85!! No kidding about the beast part. If you don't want that junky looking 85 * though, let me know. ;) Looks like I'll stick with my old FA, lol. The 77 came today, it's so light and lovely. I'm in love. Sharp as a 5 body

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Gonz
OK wow, that's way too big for an 85!! No kidding about the beast part. If you don't want that junky looking 85 * though, let me know. ;) Looks like I'll stick with my old FA, lol. The 77 came today, it's so light and lovely. I'm in love. Sharp as a 5 body blade man. Now they need a 17

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Bill
On 8/24/2021 7:36 AM, Gonz wrote: Thanks for the info Bill, I'm looking forward to using the 77. On the 85 side, I have an older FA85 1.4 that I got for a bargain price in the bad old days of ebay. Its a heavy lens, but I heard the new one is really a beast. Mine is so razor sharp I just

September PUG Countdown

2021-08-24 Thread Brian W
'morning all, The theme for September is "Mailboxes". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

Re: Finally getting a 77

2021-08-24 Thread Gonz
Thanks for the info Bill, I'm looking forward to using the 77. On the 85 side, I have an older FA85 1.4 that I got for a bargain price in the bad old days of ebay. Its a heavy lens, but I heard the new one is really a beast. Mine is so razor sharp I just can't imagine a sharper lens to be

Re: Women photographers, Greenwich Village

2021-08-24 Thread ann sanfedele
On 8/23/2021 6:00 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: There are only 8 photos on the Instagram post, so you may have seen them all. They are by a certain Jessie Tarbox* Beals. Well worth a look elsewhere, particularly as she photographed the national parks, which I know interest you, at night. B *whose

Re: Women photographers, Greenwich Village

2021-08-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 23 August 2021 at 21:51 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Just in case there’s anyone here whom the cap fits. > > From Instagram: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7Bcsan6Fp/?utm_medium=share_sheet > -- Won't (apparently) let me do other than accept all cookies, so it's a big goodbye from me. --