PESO: 500 ducks in a row

2005-12-30 Thread Jack Isidore
Today I saw hundreds of ducks in a small ice free clearing and I couldn't resist shooting another pano. IstD with F 100-300mm, 17 shots. This lens is not that bad when you remove CA in Adobe RAW (+45,-45%). http://www.bmt.tue.nl/panorama/Goor_30dec2005/default.htm I hopeyou like it, comments are

Novoflex Rapid Focus Lens

2005-12-24 Thread Jack Isidore
Hello, Does anyone have hands-on experience with Novoflex rapid focus lenses on a istD. I would like to know if the exposure button is mechanical or electrical (if electrical I plan to replace the connector). I already know (or guess) that the Novoflex uses a simple T-mount adapter. Merry

Re: Novoflex Rapid Focus Lens

2005-12-24 Thread Jack Isidore
Fred, Thanks! This is the information I was looking for. The specific novoflex adapter is news for me. I need to add extra costs when bidding. Sharp in the center is exactly what I want. Sorry to hear about your 9/11 tragedy. With my current gear (russian 300mm Sniper) others allready suspect me

Re: Pentax manuals

2005-12-17 Thread Jack Isidore
Pentax manuals are available online http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/manuals_literature On 12/17/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience ordering printed manuals from Pentax? Do you know if they are the original manuals or photocopies? If they're

Sigma APO 170-500mm F5-6.3

2005-12-10 Thread Jack Isidore
Does anyone know how good or bad the Sigma APO 170-500mm F5-6.3 is on a istD. Regards, Jack

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-26 Thread Jack Isidore
I'm allergic to warnings. Would the original PESO of Bob require a nudity warning? If yes my allergy is really heavy. Jack On 11/26/05, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm allergic to smoked mackerel, so please let me know before I click any links which depict the delicious creature. --

Re: PESO Experimental Pano

2005-11-24 Thread Jack Isidore
Very nice pano. The google hotspot links to a zip file. Maybe you need to embed the mov file in a html file. Jack On 11/25/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Enough talk, time for another Pano PESO, this one is a bit of an experiment however. I hope I don't offend too many people but

Re: PESO: Our local swamp

2005-11-23 Thread Jack Isidore
could try the same shot with zoomifyer. http://www.bmt.tue.nl/pano/Panorama_strijperheg/Template.htm Jack On 11/23/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/22/05, Jack Isidore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Really, is it that bad? I have a 1 meter wide print on my wall. My wife hates

Re: PESO: Our local swamp

2005-11-22 Thread Jack Isidore
what it is) on the right divides the right 1/4 of the image from the rest of it. Rick --- Jack Isidore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our local swamp: http://leende.dse.nl/peso.htm I hope you like it. Jack __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-21 Thread Jack Isidore
Rob, Thanks, this works perfectly in ACR. No need for Pentax Raw anymore. Jack On 11/20/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20 Nov 2005 at 16:35, Jack Isidore wrote: Rob, I will try this. I should have a kodak grey card somewhere. I guess I have to shoot this greycard under

PESO: Our local swamp

2005-11-21 Thread Jack Isidore
Our local swamp: http://leende.dse.nl/peso.htm I hope you like it. Jack

Which RAW converter?

2005-11-20 Thread Jack Isidore
I can't decide which RAW converter is the best. I have tried the latest Adobe beta and Pentax. Adobe has more options like noise and color fringing reduction. The white balance settings drive me nuts. Only As Shot or Manual are usable. Adobe RAW would be nice since it allows me to convert PEF to

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-20 Thread Jack Isidore
in the way they work Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Jack Isidore I can't decide which RAW converter is the best. I have tried the latest Adobe beta and Pentax. Adobe has more options like noise and color fringing reduction. The white balance

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-20 Thread Jack Isidore
will get what Adobe defines that to be. there isn't a standard for these presets, although there is high similarity. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jack Isidore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:56 AM Subject: Re: Which RAW converter

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-20 Thread Jack Isidore
Rob, I will try this. I should have a kodak grey card somewhere. I guess I have to shoot this greycard under controlled lighting with the different camera white balance settings. Convert it to neutral gray in Adobe RAW and save the profile. Correct me if i'm wrong? Jack What you are missing is

Peleng 8 mm fisheye on istD

2005-11-13 Thread Jack Isidore
Has anyone mounted a Peleng 8 mm fisheye on a istD? Apparently the mirror could be damaged (the rear part of the lens extends a lot). Also I am looking for some sample jpg's of this lens on the istD. Jack

Re: Peleng 8 mm fisheye on istD

2005-11-13 Thread Jack Isidore
On others brands it can damage/lock the mirror: http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/stuff/peleng_fisheye/peleng_fisheye.html I don't have the peleng in my glass collection. On 11/13/05, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday, November 13, 2005, at 04:22 AM, Jack Isidore wrote: Has anyone

Re: Peleng 8 mm fisheye on istD

2005-11-13 Thread Jack Isidore
Bertil, Thanks for the info and the samples. a 3 or 4 shot pano with nadir and maybe zenit would be enough for a 360x180 degree panorama with this fov. I think I want one for christmas :) Jack On 11/13/05, Bertil Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, I don't have the *istD but I guess the DS

Re: How to See a Tree (Arboreal Panoramas)

2005-11-13 Thread Jack Isidore
Fascinating pictures. You should click on the zoom button on the page of the giant sequoia :) On 11/13/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The current issue of Sierra magazine, the magazine of the Sierra Club, has, what is to me at least, a fascinating article on trees and how to

Re: PESO Library Pano

2005-11-12 Thread Jack Isidore
to watch it in 3D? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jack Isidore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. november 2005 21:26 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO Library Pano http://www.bmt.tue.nl/pano/BIB_2/zoomify/Template.htm Tech: 13

Re: PESO Library Pano

2005-11-11 Thread Jack Isidore
This is called parallax error. A basic pano head is essential when you start with pano's. A simple bracket is good enough. Pentax SLR's have their tripod mount in the lens axis. Any straight bracket will help you move the nodal point above the tripod centre. My first pano head and tripod was a

Re: PESO Library Pano

2005-11-10 Thread Jack Isidore
PROTECTED] wrote: On 9 Nov 2005 at 16:11, Jack Isidore wrote: Try dragging the moving triangle in the toolbar. I used the free Zoomifyer EZ version. The Zoomifyer for Flash version includes the FLA source which probably allows some tweaking. I think the free EZ version does a nice job

Re: PESO - Jumping Spider

2005-11-10 Thread Jack Isidore
I like it very much. Why not rotate it 90 deg cw and crop the black triangle on top? Jack On 11/10/05, David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious to know if anybody likes this shot. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/jumping.jpg *ist D, ISO 800, FA50 macro @ f/4, 1/125, monopod.

Re: PESO Library Pano

2005-11-10 Thread Jack Isidore
, Jack Isidore wrote: Try dragging the moving triangle in the toolbar. I used the free Zoomifyer EZ version. The Zoomifyer for Flash version includes the FLA source which probably allows some tweaking. I think the free EZ version does a nice job displaying a 12800x3000 bitmap. It's

Re: PESO Library Pano

2005-11-09 Thread Jack Isidore
PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting presentation. One nit - the zoom control is way too fast. Is there a way to slow it down? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jack Isidore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO Library Pano http://www.bmt.tue.nl/pano/BIB_2/zoomify/Template.htm Tech

Re: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ

2005-11-09 Thread Jack Isidore
. You're the craftsman. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jack Isidore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 7. november 2005 18:50 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ I have an istD with 330FTZ, 400FTZ

Re: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ

2005-11-09 Thread Jack Isidore
- Fra: Jack Isidore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. november 2005 20:36 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ I wonder if my old Metz CT-1 would damage the istD? It's the only flash I have which does plain autoflash. On 11/7/05, William Robb [EMAIL

Re: M42 enablement and battery question

2005-11-08 Thread Jack Isidore
Maybe the solution can found in this document: http://www.fotografica.nl/batt-adapt-US.pdf On 11/8/05, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pentaxians after my last buy of a very nice SMC Takumar 85mm 1.8 lens I got another good deal today with a: Ashai Pentax Spotmatic SP (with

Re: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ

2005-11-08 Thread Jack Isidore
I wonder if my old Metz CT-1 would damage the istD? It's the only flash I have which does plain autoflash. On 11/7/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Isidore Subject: flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ I have an istD with 330FTZ, 400FTZ

PESO Library Pano

2005-11-08 Thread Jack Isidore
http://www.bmt.tue.nl/pano/BIB_2/zoomify/Template.htm Tech: 13 shot portrait, IstD, 16-45DA, Kaidan panohead, PanoramaFactory stitcher and Zoomify viewer, Jack

flash issues with IstD and 500FTZ

2005-11-07 Thread Jack Isidore
I have an istD with 330FTZ, 400FTZ and 500FTZ flashes. The camera is in green mode and I take flash shots at ISO 200, 400 and 800 ASA all from a tripod, the same subject and the flashes in auto-TTL mode. The 200 ISO shots are all underexposed, 400 ISO is more or less correctly exposed and 800 ISO

Re: REV: Odd Flash Behavior istDS

2005-11-07 Thread Jack Isidore
I have seen this odd behavior also on the istD with the internal flash in P-TTL mode. If you have an older external TTL flash this could also be funny: Take 3 pictures in full auto mode with ISO 200, 400 and 800. 200 is underexposed, 800 ISO overexposed! A TTL flash should expose the same scene