Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
I’ve found that K-5 files require a substantial amount of sharpening, but I rarely apply any sharpening to K-3 files. Paul On Oct 14, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Bill wrote: > On 14/10/2014 3:09 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> That's much more like real life. >> > > That was with as little sharpening as I c

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-14 Thread Jack Davis
Bill, I have become so memory impaired that I'd appreciate seeing the initial and final images side by side.(?) Thanks! Jack - Original Message - From: "Bill" To: "PDML" Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:21:02 PM Subject: Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite On 14/10/

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-14 Thread Bill
On 14/10/2014 3:09 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's much more like real life. That was with as little sharpening as I could do. Turned it off in Lightroom, and didn't do any in Photoshop other than whatever happens during downsizing the image. I have to sharpen the files from Pentax WAY more.

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-14 Thread P.J. Alling
That's much more like real life. On 10/12/2014 8:18 PM, Bill wrote: On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html I inv

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Paul
Har!! -p On 10/13/2014 7:53 PM, Bill wrote: On 13/10/2014 1:26 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Antennas' angle echos the slope of the rear end. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Paul wrote: Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Never could figure out why they angled the antennas forwa

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Bill
On 13/10/2014 1:26 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Antennas' angle echos the slope of the rear end. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Paul wrote: Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Never could figure out why they angled the antennas forward, though. When I was a kid, I thought it w

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Paul
Whatever the reason - still looks ugly when compared to the rest of the car. ;>) -p On 10/13/2014 2:26 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Antennas' angle echos the slope of the rear end. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Paul wrote: Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Never could fig

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Antennas' angle echos the slope of the rear end. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Paul wrote: > Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Never could figure out > why they angled the antennas forward, though. > > -p > > On 10/10/2014 11:17 AM, Bill wrote: >> >> OT for non Pentax conten

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Jack Davis
That left side rear view mirror looks like one to be used when pulling a trailer. Jack - Original Message - From: "Paul" To: "PDML" Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 6:58:59 AM Subject: Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Nev

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Paul
Neat car. I remember them well from my teen years. Never could figure out why they angled the antennas forward, though. -p On 10/10/2014 11:17 AM, Bill wrote: OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 12, 2014, at 19:18 , Bill wrote: > On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added >> to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html >> > > I invite you to

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-12 Thread Jack Davis
Well, I did say "maybe." :) Jack - Original Message - From: "Bill" To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 5:18:42 PM Subject: Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-12 Thread Bill
On 10/10/2014 10:23 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill, Somewhere between a '54 and a '60? How's that electronic viewfinder working for you? He has a 1956 plate on the front, I expect that might well be it's original plate. I'm enjoying everything about the X-T1. You are an old LX guy IIRC. You wou

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill wrote: >On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added >> to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html >> > >I invite you to have a second look. I turned the

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-12 Thread Bill
On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html I invite you to have a second look. I turned the sharpness down significa

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-11 Thread Jack Davis
Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) Jack - Original Message - From: "Charles Robinson" To: "PDML" Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:41:12 AM Subject: Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite On Oc

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-11 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 10, 2014, at 20:34 , Bill wrote: > On 10/10/2014 11:11 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: >> On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill wrote: >> >>> OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses >>> (they are huge) has become my goto camera. >>> This was parked down the stre

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread P.J. Alling
It looks unnaturally sharp, not over sharpened, but just at the cusp. Reality isn't that sharp. On 10/10/2014 9:34 PM, Bill wrote: On 10/10/2014 11:11 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill wrote: OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lens

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Bill
On 10/10/2014 11:11 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill wrote: OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked down the street from my house the other day. http://users.accesscomm.ca

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 10/10/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big >lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. >This was parked down the street from my house the other day. > >http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html > >Anyway

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill wrote: > OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses > (they are huge) has become my goto camera. > This was parked down the street from my house the other day. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html > > Anywa

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Jack Davis
t; Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 9:17:48 AM Subject: OT: PESO: Fireflite OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked down the street from my house the other day. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/b

Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Somewhere between a '54 and a '60? How's that electronic viewfinder working for you? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Bill wrote: > OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses > (they are huge) has become my goto camera. > This was parked down

OT: PESO: Fireflite

2014-10-10 Thread Bill
OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked down the street from my house the other day. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html Anyway: Fuji X-T1, 23mm/1.4 at f/4. Camera chosen shutter sp