Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-27 Thread Stan Halpin
John, in Lightroom Classic, select, e.g., all your Iraq time zoned images. Under Metadata menu, choose Edit Capture Time. The sub menu offers the option to do a time zone adjustment. There is a warning that you cannot UnDo any change. That is only somewhat true. You won’t have an UnDo option

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-27 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 26 Jan 2024, at 20:00, John Sessoms wrote: > > I have a hard time even remembering to "Spring Forward/Fall Back" ... the > "fall back" part isn't that big of a problem, but the week after "spring > forward" I'd be late for my own hanging. It seems to me that that would be a good thing…

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: >What I've got is I got the *ist-D early in 2004 and set the time to "New >York" (aka Eastern US time zone) and shipped out to Iraq a couple of >weeks later. > >I didn't notice the time zone setting until I'd been in country for >several months. And after I did notice, I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-26 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/23/2024 8:42 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 23 Jan 2024, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote:  […] I'll have to think about changing over to UTC. At least then ALL of the times will be "WRONG", rather than just blocks of them. It doesn’t have to be UTC of course - it could be any time you

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Just found a K-3ii with fewer than 3500 shutter actuations on eBay. I should have it some time next week. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Bob W PDML
 > On 23 Jan 2024, at 01:54, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >  > Hmm. I like to keep the camera's date setting current, but rarely ever look > at the time my cameras are set to. > I order things in LR by frame number, not by time, and only very very > occasionally use more than one camera at a

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 23 Jan 2024, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: > >  > > […] > I'll have to think about changing over to UTC. > > At least then ALL of the times will be "WRONG", rather than just blocks of > them. > It doesn’t have to be UTC of course - it could be any time you choose as the reference

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 5:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote:  Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, i.e. I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>  >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Stanley Halpin wrote: >Long ago and far away (specifically, Northern Italy, 2007) I took a drive from >our B lodging around Lago Garda, a beautiful region favored as a vacation >spot since the Middle Ages if not earlier. Several small fishing villages >around the lake. I of course stopped at

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 4:36 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to >>> fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. >>> >>>

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Bob W PDML
> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: > >  > > Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? > > That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different > time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, > i.e. I have the camera set to "New

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Steve Cottrell
Mark! Oh damn. As you were. Cot > On 20 Jan 2024, at 16:32, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I tend to agree with Paul on this -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

re: the GPS question (was: Re: Pentax APS-C cameras)

2024-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A number of interesting answers to the "why GPS" question, thank you. From the answers, I think my long-held workflow practices from non-GPS equipped cameras manage to do the same job … when traveling, I keep a journal and update it daily with the names and places of everywhere I've visited,

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Stanley Halpin
Long ago and far away (specifically, Northern Italy, 2007) I took a drive from our B lodging around Lago Garda, a beautiful region favored as a vacation spot since the Middle Ages if not earlier. Several small fishing villages around the lake. I of course stopped at every village and took shots

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Henk Terhell
I keep the GPS of my K-1 always on so I don't forget to switch it on. How much faster this drains my battery, I have no idea. After a day trip I take the SD card out and also recharge the battery. Almost never need a spare battery. Henk Op 2024-01-22 om 12:04 schreef Bob W PDML: I can see the

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Bob W PDML
I can see the value of it even if it’s something that I don’t have much need for personally. To me it would be quite useful sometimes for a camera to connect automatically (ie without all the ridiculous faff of camera WiFi connections) using Bluetooth or Ant+ or something similar to external

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 22.01.24 um 00:08 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Now, that's an easy one... Whenever I'm looking for a photo of a particular place or subject to accompany one of my

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread Henk Terhell
Van: Godfrey DiGiorgi Verzonden: maandag 22 januari 2024 00:08 Aan: PDML Onderwerp: Re: Pentax APS-C cameras S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Oh, I can see some uses for it, for specific purposes

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more than a general way) when I took a photo. On 1/21/2024 6:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: S

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the APS-C cameras have built in GPS. According to Ricoh, the K-3/K-3 Mark III, K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs can take the O-GPS1 module - discontinued according to Ricoh, but if you don't already have it you can probably find one NOS

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Oh, I can see some uses for it, for specific purposes, but in general … I don't know why I'd want it. I figure when I want GPS location info, I just snap a photo with

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Bill
On 1/21/2024 4:33 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Correction: the 55-300 PLM can be used on the K-3II with updated firmware. Henk Op 2024-01-21 om 11:33 schreef Henk Terhell: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Alan C
I have a clip-on O-GPS1 which can I use on my trusty K5. Very small & easy to use for GPS. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 10:41 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides.  It does a nice job of logging my rides and

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of species in the field. There is a phone app for

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: >> I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) >> along to record my itinerary. > > There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and >

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to record my itinerary. There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and light-weight devices the size of a mini mouse, logging your itinerary for later

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Alan C wrote: >It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. All right, so the K-3ii it is, then. A quick look around the web shows they seem to be holding their value pretty well, which is a good sign. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Henk: smartphones are centered on communications technology, where cameras generally are not. Thus the difference … a difference in engineering/design focus. I tend to agree with Paul on this, however: My favorite cycling camera is my now-ancient Light L16. It's like carrying a large cell

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Comcast
For a bicycle trip all one really needs is a top of the line phone. In good light and with the lens clean (very important with a phone) my iphone 12 pro mac is nearly as good as my Pentax K3, and an iphone 15 pro max is several generations better. And of course it privides GPS and great mapping

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 10:37 schrieb Henk Terhell: For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. Might have something to do with battery life, but I'm just guessing. I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Henk Terhell
For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. For landscape and nature pictures it is so useful to have it on my K-1. If GPS seems to easily fit in a flat phone, why not in an APSC-C? For me this is another step forward to kill real cameras

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
It seems that the only ones with internal GPS are the K-1, and the K-3II There might be some mode where you can use the gps off the phone through the app on the K-3 III. Or that might be something that I saw my u4/3 can theoretically do. What I have been doing on the K-3 III is just taking

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Alan C
Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & K3iii, K5 series & a few others. It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote:

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-19 Thread Alan C
https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70=pentax_kf=pentax_kp=pentax_ks2 Alan C On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd