Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-04 Thread Rick Womer
5 years and 21,000. Love it. Rick On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 18:49 Brian Walters wrote: > Maybe I got a good one as well - never any problems with it. Admittedly > it's > only had fairly light use (shutter count less than 1 in 6 years). > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread Brian Walters
Maybe I got a good one as well - never any problems with it. Admittedly it's only had fairly light use (shutter count less than 1 in 6 years). Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > On 03 June 2018 at

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread Jack Davis
I'm still carrying my K5 after has been since I bought it when it first came out. Wish I had a memory again...(?) Only difference is it's a back up in case?? Have used it a few times in both single frame and burst mode. Image quality still surprises me. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2018, at

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-02 Thread jtainter
Bill wrote: "I'm not sure if they got everything fixed on the K5 during it's run, but in addition to the AF issues, they had problems with spots of cement on the sensor on early ones and buttons falling off. Apparently if you got a good one, they were very good indeed. I wasn't so lucky." I gu

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Congratulations to Grace! We all watched her grow up, and loved every image of it! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have a good K5. Excellent high ISO. Autofocus was as good as my K7. > Grace uses the K7 now

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, and I didn't realize how contentedly. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 9:48 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. >> Thanks, Bill! > > I was shooting a lot of studio at the time, so the K7 was very good for m

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a good K5. Excellent high ISO. Autofocus was as good as my K7. Grace uses the K7 now. (She graduated from 8th grade today!) Paul > On Jun 1, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 11:46 AM, Alan C wrote: >> I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 11:46 AM, Alan C wrote: I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to ISO 400, tolerable at 800, hopeless beyond. (About the same as my K110D!) Now I have a K5 which is OK even at 3200. Everything else seems much the same as the K7. No electronic problems.

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 1:26 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: is the video any good on the K7? Im looking for an inexpensive backup body that has video too and the K7s sure are cheap now. 720P is OK its for web postings. Pentax has always taken it up the bum for having crappy video. It's always been OK for me,

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread J.C. O'Connell
is the video any good on the K7? Im looking for an inexpensive backup body that has video too and the K7s sure are cheap now. 720P is OK its for web postings. jco On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:46:11 -0400, Alan C wrote: I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to IS

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Alan C
I used a K7 for about 4 years. I shot mostly in bright light. Good up to ISO 400, tolerable at 800, hopeless beyond. (About the same as my K110D!) Now I have a K5 which is OK even at 3200. Everything else seems much the same as the K7. No electronic problems. Can't imagine why your AF was so ba

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. Thanks, Bill! I was shooting a lot of studio at the time, so the K7 was very good for me. It ended up being a far better camera than the K5 in my hands as I got a Friday afternoon K5 that had pretty much every

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
Nice to know my kipping it was a good move. Thanks, Bill! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 10:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I >> resisted. > > To me, it had the best colour of any

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:23 AM 6/1/2018, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? The K-70 does not - it can use only the Pentax D-LI109 7.4 volt lithium ion battery. I have seen no external supply options for the K-70, and none are shown on the Ricoh site. Do all pen

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 10:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I resisted. To me, it had the best colour of any Pentax DSLR, but it was really only good at base ISO. It used an updated from the K20 Samsung sensor. Great at base ISO, but it went to hell in a hurry as the ISO was

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
OK, so I forgot about the K7..which I resisted. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 8:38 AM, Bill wrote: > >> On 6/1/2018 9:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >> what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? > > K20D, then the K7, then the

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Bill
On 6/1/2018 9:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? K20D, then the K7, then the K5. Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? Yes, but you have to buy the external battery grip and be prepared for really c

Re: Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread Jack Davis
K20D ? J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2018, at 8:23 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? > > Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? > > Do all pentax Dslrs have interchangable

Pentax DSLR lineage / features questions

2018-06-01 Thread J.C. O'Connell
what was the last top of the line Pentax DSLR before the K-5 series? Do all Pentax Dslrs have some means of using AA batteries? Do all pentax Dslrs have interchangable focus screens? -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - Using Opera&#

Re: Modifiying my old flashgun P36TLS for Pentax DSLR

2017-11-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Congratulations Jos. A fine job... On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > > Introduction: > My Metz 58AF-1 got defective zooming mechanism than I bought a Metz 58AF-2 > after 3 years the flash tube blew into peaces, I opened it to try to > replace the tube and found out that

Modifiying my old flashgun P36TLS for Pentax DSLR

2017-11-15 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Introduction: My Metz 58AF-1 got defective zooming mechanism than I bought a Metz 58AF-2 after 3 years the flash tube blew into peaces, I opened it to try to replace the tube and found out that the tube is too small and can be overloaded too easy. I reworked the head to fit a bigger tube, but

Re: PENTAX DSLR PRICES IN SA

2015-12-15 Thread John
On 12/15/2015 8:47 AM, Alan C wrote: Look what they're asking for older S/H Pentax DSLR's in SA. There have been a spate of adverts in the last week. I've converted to US$.With std. lens unless otherwise stated. K20D 570; K200D 570; K10D (2 lens) 400; K10D 200; K100D 500 & 280; Kx (2 lens

PENTAX DSLR PRICES IN SA

2015-12-15 Thread Alan C
Look what they're asking for older S/H Pentax DSLR's in SA. There have been a spate of adverts in the last week. I've converted to US$.With std. lens unless otherwise stated. K20D 570; K200D 570; K10D (2 lens) 400; K10D 200; K100D 500 & 280; Kx (2 lens) 320; Kr 600. Mostly more than the

Re: Pentax DSLR memory card bus speed, theory & practice?

2015-10-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, Some time ago, I was trying to find answers to similar questions. Unfortunately, Pentax doesn't provide (at least at that point it didn't) any specs with respect to this. So, let me share the most essential bits of information that I was able to find (and still remember). First, a fe

Pentax DSLR memory card bus speed, theory & practice?

2015-10-15 Thread Larry Colen
Does anyone have any specifications for the bus speed for the SD cards in our DSLR bodies? Under the rubric of Class 10 cards, different cards are sold with different data rates. My recent purchases vary from 40 to 90 MbPS. The last time I bought cards, boosting speed from 40 to 80 or 90 cost

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
hand hold my Coolpix. -Original Message- >From: Stanley Halpin >Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses > > >On Jan 8, 2015, at 2:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> Quoting Ken Waller : >> >>>> While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it intro

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-08 Thread Ken Waller
I can see where the tilt screen would be useful on a tripod mounted camera, especially for low shots, I only hand hold my Coolpix. -Original Message- >From: Stanley Halpin >Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses > > >On Jan 8, 2015, at 2:54 AM, Brian Walters wrot

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-08 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jan 8, 2015, at 2:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Ken Waller : > >>> While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it introduces another >>> mechanical system that can fail, and makes the camera a bit bulkier. >> >> I've got a tilt screen back on my Nikon Coolpix 7100 and at most it

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-07 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Ken Waller : While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it introduces another mechanical system that can fail, and makes the camera a bit bulkier. I've got a tilt screen back on my Nikon Coolpix 7100 and at most it adds a quarter to a half inch to the depth of the body. While it

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: >> I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same tilt screen used on the new >> Nikon D5500: http://www.nikon.com/news/2015/0106_dslr_01.htm > >I don't think it is Mark. Mine only tilts in the vertical plane while it >sounds like the D5500 tilts in multiple planes. I meant the scree

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread Ken Waller
eth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses Ken Waller wrote: While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it introduces another mechanical system that can fail, and makes the camera a bit bulk

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: >http://www.photographyblog.com/news/ricoh_showcases_4_dslr_products_at_ces_2015/ Apparently the bottom lens on that page is the new 70-200/2.8 full-frame lens. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

RE: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread mail1
Of Mark Roberts Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 9:52 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses John wrote: >On 1/5/2015 6:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> Now let the gnashing of teeth begin as it's not the long anticipated >> Full Frame DSLR t

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >On 1/5/2015 6:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> Now let the gnashing of teeth begin as it's not the long anticipated >> Full Frame DSLR that everyone says they want but no one will buy if it's >> more than $1200.00. >> > >I'll buy it even if it does cost more than $1200. It will just tak

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread John
On 1/5/2015 6:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Now let the gnashing of teeth begin as it's not the long anticipated Full Frame DSLR that everyone says they want but no one will buy if it's more than $1200.00. I'll buy it even if it does cost more than $1200. It will just take me longer to save up f

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: >>While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it introduces another >>mechanical system that can fail, and makes the camera a bit bulkier. > >I've got a tilt screen back on my Nikon Coolpix 7100 and at most it adds a >quarter to a half inch to the depth of the body. While it

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-05 Thread Ken Waller
ges I haven't got into those situations where it is necessary. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "P.J. Alling" Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses I'll bet it is a 20mp K-50 replacement. The only question

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-05 Thread P.J. Alling
I'll bet it is a 20mp K-50 replacement. The only question of real interest is will it have an improved auto focus system, inherited from the K-3 or get the K-5II AF system. Ricoh could do either. While a tilt screen will be welcome to some, it introduces another mechanical system that can fa

Re: New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-05 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Brian Walters : Photography Blog is reporting that Ricoh will announce a new DSLR & lenses shortly. http://www.photographyblog.com/news/ricoh_showcases_4_dslr_products_at_ces_2015/ The DSLR looks like a K-50 replacement with an tiltable read monitor. That, of course, should be "re

New Pentax DSLR & Lenses

2015-01-05 Thread Brian Walters
Photography Blog is reporting that Ricoh will announce a new DSLR & lenses shortly. http://www.photographyblog.com/news/ricoh_showcases_4_dslr_products_at_ces_2015/ The DSLR looks like a K-50 replacement with an tiltable read monitor. -- Cheers Brian ++ Bria

Re: Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-03-04 Thread P.J. Alling
Yes. On 2/28/2014 10:49 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken

New Flickr Group: Pentax DSLR Astrophotography

2014-03-03 Thread Darren Addy
in us (well, actually, join ME as I type this... as I am the founding member.) UPDATE: After less than 48 hours the group has already attracted 42 members and 159 photos in the pool! http://www.flickr.com/groups/Pentax-DSLR-Astrophotography/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- Photographers must le

Re: Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-03-01 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 3/1/2014 11:19 AM, John wrote: On 3/1/2014 2:53 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: On 2/28/2014 11:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting "J.C. O'Connell" : does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? Yes - I use t

Re: Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-03-01 Thread John
On 3/1/2014 2:53 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: On 2/28/2014 11:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting "J.C. O'Connell" : does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? Yes - I use the same cable on DS, K200D and K-5.

Re: Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-02-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 2/28/2014 11:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting "J.C. O'Connell" : does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? Yes - I use the same cable on DS, K200D and K-5. I assume the same one will work on the K

Re: Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-02-28 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting "J.C. O'Connell" : does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? Yes - I use the same cable on DS, K200D and K-5. I assume the same one will work on the K-3. -- Cheers Brian ++

Pentax DSLR electronic cable release compatibitlity

2014-02-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
does anybody know if the electronic cable release for the istDS can be used on later model Pentax DSLRS like K10 k20 k5 k3, etc? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and f

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Jan 24 15:04:15 EST 2014 Bruce Walker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > Fri Jan 24 06:03:57 EST 2014 > > Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > >> On 23/1/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >> >Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and se

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-24 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Fri Jan 24 06:03:57 EST 2014 > Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> On 23/1/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and set the camera on >> >manual at that setting. There's nothing more ann

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Jan 24 06:03:57 EST 2014 Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 23/1/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and set the camera on > >manual at that setting. There's nothing more annoying than having the > >exposure changing throughout some foota

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/1/14, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and set the camera on >manual at that setting. There's nothing more annoying than having the >exposure changing throughout some footage. That goes for WB too. That's the way we do it. However, pan

Re: Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-23 Thread Bruce Walker
Were it I shooting video, I'd meter the scene and set the camera on manual at that setting. There's nothing more annoying than having the exposure changing throughout some footage. That goes for WB too. Unless, of course, it's just the filmic equivalent of a snapshot. Then Auto everything and go f

Hint for exposure metering for videos with Pentax DSLR

2014-01-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Maybe this will be helpful to others: I found that when there is a high contrast between the main subject and the background (e.g. dark-clothed people with a white wall in the background), if the exposure is set to the central-point (as I frequently do when I shoot still images) or to the focal

Re: U.S. price (body) for the Pentax DSLR family line

2013-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/8/2013 3:03 AM, Darren Addy wrote: $499 body K-500 16MP 12-bit $569 K-50 16MP 12-bit, weather sealed $749 K-5 II 16MP 14-bit, weather sealed, AA filter $869 K-5 IIs 16MP 14-bit, weather sealed, No AA filter $1299K-3 24MP 14-bit

U.S. price (body) for the Pentax DSLR family line

2013-10-07 Thread Darren Addy
$499 body K-500 16MP 12-bit $569 K-50 16MP 12-bit, weather sealed $749 K-5 II 16MP 14-bit, weather sealed, AA filter $869 K-5 IIs 16MP 14-bit, weather sealed, No AA filter $1299K-3 24MP 14-bit, weather sealed, No AA filter/SR-"AA filte

Pentax DSLR "home-made" cable release?

2013-05-16 Thread Bipin Gupta
Ciprian, the IR Remote Control costs just US $ 2.5 (usable on Pentax + the Canikons + Sony, and the Cable Remote costs US $ 3.5 to 5 from evil bay. You just have to Google. And I am certain Romanian Customs will not charge you duty for a "piddly" amount. At least here in India the Post Office Custo

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 February 2011 01:53, Bruce Walker wrote: > Well, I guess we're back at Rob Studdert's original lament of no GPS in a > Pentax body.  Sorry, Rob. :-) No problem, I'm betting that integrating a real GPS module in a DSLR would not add significantly in the cost these days and would be a far mor

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 February 2011 04:19, AlunFoto wrote: > You have 802.11n base stations? Cool. :-) > Only up to the g spec myself yet. > > However I find that the throughput is far less than the theoretical > max for the protocol. When copying files from my laptop to the PC, > connecting through the wireless

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-08 13:57 , Thibouille wrote: Alright, but if said changes or access point moves or there's no access point in sight it is useless. in most urban locations there are multiple access points in range so it's not too hard for Skyhook to figure out that one is no longer where it used to

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/8 Bruce Walker : > > Well, you've beaten me with your superior math skillz there, Jostein. :-)  I A first for me, I think. :-) > But I still like "no wires"! :-) It's definately less hassle. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Thibouille
Alright, but if said changes or access point moves or there's no access point in sight it is useless. Le mardi 8 février 2011, John Francis a écrit : > On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 09:47:39AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: >> On Feb 8, 2011, at 9:15, Thibouille wrote: >> >> > Thouse from Houston won't

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 February 2011 17:19, AlunFoto wrote: > It's kinda hard to catch what the guy in the video is saying, but > my impression is that the five second uploads are from jpegs. I also > get the impression that he change to raw files about 3 minutes into > the video. The upload times are considerably

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-08 12:19 PM, AlunFoto wrote: However I find that the throughput is far less than the theoretical max for the protocol. When copying files from my laptop to the PC, connecting through the wireless network is just not an option. _that_ speed is abysmal. :-) Yeah, WiFi can be terrible. Bu

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 8, 2011, at 11:12, John Francis wrote: > On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 09:47:39AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: >> >> ..and it really only gives you the position of your access provider. >> >> Any "auto-locate" software which I run while at my house tells me I'm in a >> suburb 20 miles away..

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/8 Bruce Walker : > The wires support 480Mbps, yes, but once you load up the entire USB driver > stack the resulting actual in-use speed is much less than that.  Have you > ever timed USB2 xfers?  One word for them: abysmal. Call them what you like, Bruce... :-) We are in agreement over the

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 09:47:39AM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Feb 8, 2011, at 9:15, Thibouille wrote: > > > Thouse from Houston won't be tagged, those from Boston will tagged but how? > > Geoloc on the net is AFAIK VERY imprecise. If it is just to get the > > town name, not very useful, r

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced, (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
The Houston photos should be tagged as well. It doesn't seem like it requires login to the wi-fi network to capture the address Eye-fi uses to generate location data. The network's address just has to be in Skyhook's database. From: Thibouille Thouse from Houston won't be tagged, those from B

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 8, 2011, at 9:15, Thibouille wrote: > Thouse from Houston won't be tagged, those from Boston will tagged but how? > Geoloc on the net is AFAIK VERY imprecise. If it is just to get the > town name, not very useful, really. > ..and it really only gives you the position of your access provid

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-08 10:22 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/2/8 Bruce Walker: - WiFi is much, *much* speedier than USB Are you sure, Bruce? The card is specified to utilise the 802.11n WiFi standard, which according to Wikipedia will give 100 Mbit/s. AFAIK, the USB2 supports 480 Mbit/s. Jostein The wires s

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced, (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker On 11-02-08 9:27 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Be aware, though, that they are battery hogs. > Big time. > (this from personal experience) Can the WiFi stuff can be disabled (ie powered-off, like in an iPod Touch) when shooting in the field where all you need is the GPS fun

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
That's not really how it works. Eye-fi uses skyhook's database. There's an explanation of how that was created here: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/ In Igor's example the photos would be tagged as being taken in Houston, even though the Wi-Fi wasn't free. All eye-fi needs is the Wi-Fi h

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Thibouille
places the W90, most likely) >>>>> >>>>> http://www.pentaximaging.com/digital-camera/Optio_WG-1_GPS_Yellow_Green/ >>>>> >>>>> All links found via Dario's posts on Facebook >>>>> >>>>> I'm most

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Thibouille
Thouse from Houston won't be tagged, those from Boston will tagged but how? Geoloc on the net is AFAIK VERY imprecise. If it is just to get the town name, not very useful, really. 2011/2/8 Igor Roshchin : > > > 2011/2/8 Bruce Walker : >> >> Actually, you can have that now if you pop in an Eye-Fi P

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/8 Bruce Walker : > - WiFi is much, *much* speedier than USB Are you sure, Bruce? The card is specified to utilise the 802.11n WiFi standard, which according to Wikipedia will give 100 Mbit/s. AFAIK, the USB2 supports 480 Mbit/s. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
2011/2/8 Bruce Walker : > > Actually, you can have that now if you pop in an Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB > SDHC > card. Has a built-in GPS, as well as the WiFi that is its primary > function. > Street price about $120. > http://www.eye.fi/products/prox2 > > I'm considering one because it can be used in a w

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-08 9:37 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: On 8 February 2011 14:33, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-02-08 9:27 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Be aware, though, that they are battery hogs. Big time. (this from personal experience) Can the WiFi stuff can be disabled (ie powered-off, like in an iPo

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 February 2011 14:33, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-02-08 9:27 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> >> Be aware, though, that they are battery hogs. >> Big time. >> (this from personal experience) > > Can the WiFi stuff can be disabled (ie powered-off, like in an iPod Touch) > when shooting in the f

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
February 8, 2011 08:49 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)] On 11-02-08 6:42 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 February 2011 09:54, John Celio wrote: Optio WG-1 (replaces the W90, most likely) http://www.pentaximagin

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
links found via Dario's posts on Facebook I'm most interested in the WG-1, myself. I've been hoping to get a waterproof Optio for a long time. Hopefully I'll be able to do that later this year. It would be quite useful to have a GPS in a Pentax DSLR, I wonder how long it will take

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
om: Bruce Walker [mailto:bruce.wal...@gmail.com] >Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 08:49 AM >To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >Subject: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)] > >On 11-02-08 6:42 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> On 8 February 2

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Thibouille
oof Optio for a long time. Hopefully I'll be able to do that >>> later this year. >> >> It would be quite useful to have a GPS in a Pentax DSLR, I wonder how >> long it will take. > > Actually, you can have that now if you pop in an Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SDHC &g

GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Bruce Walker
-1, myself. I've been hoping to get a waterproof Optio for a long time. Hopefully I'll be able to do that later this year. It would be quite useful to have a GPS in a Pentax DSLR, I wonder how long it will take. Actually, you can have that now if you pop in an Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SDHC card

Re: K7 (and other Pentax DSLR), 2nd curtain sync and X-sync

2010-11-01 Thread Thibouille
Very interesting stuff, John. Thanks. I'll keep the subject posted with anything new I can get. 2010/11/1 John Sessoms : > From: Thibouille >> >> Thanks John. >> It behaves like I thought it would. What I thought about is the following: >> Use a non P-TTL flash as a 240FT set to 2nd curtain. It sh

Re: K7 (and other Pentax DSLR), 2nd curtain sync and X-sync

2010-11-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: Thibouille Thanks John. It behaves like I thought it would. What I thought about is the following: Use a non P-TTL flash as a 240FT set to 2nd curtain. It should flash only once. Find a way to make it of no use to the exposure but use it to trigger other flashes with optical sensor. In the

Re: K7 (and other Pentax DSLR), 2nd curtain sync and X-sync

2010-11-01 Thread Thibouille
Thanks John. It behaves like I thought it would. What I thought about is the following: Use a non P-TTL flash as a 240FT set to 2nd curtain. It should flash only once. Find a way to make it of no use to the exposure but use it to trigger other flashes with optical sensor. In theory, it should work

RE: K7 (and other Pentax DSLR), 2nd curtain sync and X-sync

2010-10-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: Thibouille I don't think so but would a K7 sync on 2nd curtain when used with X-sync cord (or hotshoe but not with a Pentax flash)? Or should I trick the Studio flash with pentax flash to fire them ? I can't test just yet and I'm curious ... I think the K7 works the same as the K10 & K20

K7 (and other Pentax DSLR), 2nd curtain sync and X-sync

2010-10-31 Thread Thibouille
I don't think so but would a K7 sync on 2nd curtain when used with X-sync cord (or hotshoe but not with a Pentax flash)? Or should I trick the Studio flash with pentax flash to fire them ? I can't test just yet and I'm curious ... -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Ph

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Luiz Felipe" Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. ...but is it a full frame gasket??? :-) It's a simulated gasket. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Luiz Felipe
I remember reading at the page something about North Dakota... now that's some extension... LF Larry Colen escreveu: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:39:16PM -0700, John Celio wrote: Here's one of the macro photos: http://www.neovenator.com/2009/04/pixel-therapy.html Shot with the K10D, Pentax Hel

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Luiz Felipe
...but is it a full frame gasket??? :-) LF Larry Colen escreveu: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:36:51PM -0400, Graydon wrote: With the shipped matte screen of the K20D, I saw the image as sharp when it (from the camera point of view) was not; it looks like if the plane of focus was 5cm wide, I'd

RE: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread JC OConnell
resolved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. On Wed, A

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:39:16PM -0700, John Celio wrote: > Here's one of the macro photos: > http://www.neovenator.com/2009/04/pixel-therapy.html > > Shot with the K10D, Pentax Helicoid extension tube (fully extended), > three vivitar extension tubes (can't remember the sizes), Pentax Macro > B

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:36:51PM -0400, Graydon wrote: > With the shipped matte screen of the K20D, I saw the image as sharp when > it (from the camera point of view) was not; it looks like if the plane > of focus was 5cm wide, I'd see the image as sharp over between 20cm and > 50cm (depending o

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Miserere wrote: > I'm trying to figure out if we're still talking about the new camera > or if it's about AF vs MF and matte vs split-prism. Hey, this is PDML. We could be talking about all of those things at once. Or none of those things. cheers, frank --

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Miserere
I'm trying to figure out if we're still talking about the new camera or if it's about AF vs MF and matte vs split-prism. In any case, and seeing as you all asked, I would like a matte screen with a central micro-prism--no split prism for me, thank you. Basically, I'd like an SA-23 from the LX era:

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Graydon wrote: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:20:23AM -0400, Adam Maas scripsit: >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Graydon wrote: >> > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:14:41AM -0300, Luiz Felipe scripsit: >> >> EVF with a mirror camera? Lose the pentaprism and keep th

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Graydon
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:20:23AM -0400, Adam Maas scripsit: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Graydon wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:14:41AM -0300, Luiz Felipe scripsit: > >> EVF with a mirror camera? Lose the pentaprism and keep the mirror? > >> Lose  the prism and mirror but keep the

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Graydon wrote: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:14:41AM -0300, Luiz Felipe scripsit: >> EVF with a mirror camera? Lose the pentaprism and keep the mirror? >> Lose  the prism and mirror but keep the camera otherwise the same?? > > Keep the direct optical path to the vi

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Graydon
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:49:40AM -0400, Mark Roberts scripsit: > Graydon wrote: >> You know of any other plausibly-better-than-"A mid-level 4/3 or APS-C >> DSLR of the brand of your choice" -- which is recommendation #3 -- >> that's going to be announced in a month? I'm certainly not as >> well-

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-23 Thread Graydon
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 09:38:39AM -0500, Charles Robinson scripsit: > On Apr 23, 2009, at 9:00, Graydon wrote: >> I'm not expecting a revolution either, but, Hoya needs one, and Mike >> Johnson deferred his camera #2 recommendation today; "This is awkward, >> but I'm going to have to hold off with

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