K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7. And I've even been lucky as he missed the open laptop by a mere inch. When I discovered the

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread P. J. Alling
To quote most any 14 year old girl EEEAAAUUU. Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7. And I've even been

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 24, 2009, at 13:20, P. J. Alling wrote: To quote most any 14 year old girl EEEAAAUUU. 14-year-old girl, nothing. That's what *I* was going to say! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread gldnbearz
All that narrative and NO photos?? =) - Pat 2009/7/24 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7.

RE: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Since day one, I have kept my istDS in a nice soft leather holster type bag when not in use. And I don't even have any cats Why leave any DSLR exposed to whatever? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list -

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Cory Waters
Thank God. gldnbearz wrote: All that narrative and NO photos?? =) - Pat 2009/7/24 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Bruce Walker
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7. Did you get the name of the guy you got that cat from? It wasn't

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: K-7, some real-life testing All that narrative and NO photos?? =) Now there's a topic for a future PUG - What my cat threw up. - Pat 2009/7/24 Ralf R

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/7/09, Ralf R. Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7. And I've even been lucky as he

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 24, 2009, at 15:04, Cotty wrote: Ralf, that is the grossest story I have ever read since buying a computer and going online in 1997. RGH. The grossest? You haven't done much exploring out there on the Internet, have you? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/7/09, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: The grossest? You haven't done much exploring out there on the Internet, have you? Charles - all things are relative. Of course I have seen severed heads and toilet slavery, but come on - you have to know what a nasty pile of hairball

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread gldnbearz
Now *that's* worthy of an EW! GROSS! - Pat (who just just wanted photos of a K7 being washed...) On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: On 24/7/09, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: The grossest? You haven't done much exploring out there on the

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread John Graves
Just goes to showEven if you give fantastic love and care to your cat..it doesn't matter. John Graves WA1JG Cotty wrote: On 24/7/09, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: The grossest? You haven't done much exploring out there on the Internet, have you?

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread P. J. Alling
I try not to read Cotty's posts on a full stomach. gldnbearz wrote: Now *that's* worthy of an EW! GROSS! - Pat (who just just wanted photos of a K7 being washed...) On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: On 24/7/09, Charles Robinson, discombobulated,

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread steve harley
they whom i call Ken Waller wrote: Now there's a topic for a future PUG - What my cat threw up. i'll provide a shot of glistening undigested moth abdomens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Luiz Felipe
Man, you're either a cat person or a highly evolved being... I'd treat Leonidas much like Xerxes... and actually I'd trade my laptop for my K7 (if I had one said K7). lf Ralf R. Radermacher escreveu: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread David J Brooks
You sure can tell the dog people on this list.:-) Dave On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: To quote most any 14 year old girl EEEAAAUUU. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
Man, whew. So sorry for your squish in the dark! Cats prefer to be put out in the evening, and retrieved after the sun comes up. Saves much late night or early morning drama. Left in at night, they will set traps for you, and smother your babies! :-) On Jul 24, 2009, at 13:16 , Cotty

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Beaker
Cotty- I just read that to my cat. He looked me square in the eye. And yawned. Cheers Beaker On Jul 24, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Cotty wrote: On 24/7/09, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: The grossest? You haven't done much exploring out there on the Internet, have you? Charles

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
I'd say the lack of response by the dog people is due to the fact that we have to pick up shit every day. And vacuum a pound of hair out of the rug/bed/corners every week. We don't have (like my sister) kitty litters that automatically comb the poop out of the litter hourly and put it an a

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
P.S. I have a cat, so the dogs have something to chase in the yard, and they bear the scars to prove it! On Jul 24, 2009, at 17:15 , David J Brooks wrote: You sure can tell the dog people on this list.:-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Doug Brewer
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Sometime last night, Leonidas, on of our two cats, has thrown up a hairball. Not exactly newsworthy, you'd say. Well, he's done so *after* having a copious meal and on my desk - right over my new K-7. And I've even been lucky as he missed the open laptop by a mere

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: K-7, some real-life testing You sure can tell the dog people on this list.:-) What ? Dave On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty

Re: K-7, some real-life testing

2009-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: Re: K-7, some real-life testing P.S. I have a cat, so the dogs have something to chase in the yard, and they bear the scars to prove it! The dogs? On Jul 24

Re: testing msg send

2009-06-08 Thread P. J. Alling
and why would you expect us to do that? Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn

testing msg send

2009-06-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: testing msg send

2009-06-05 Thread Miserere
Ignored. :-) -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/6/5 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey  www.gdgphoto.com  

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-09 Thread Cotty
On 7/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: What's this rear view stuff? Do you guys across the pond use them for looking at derrieres or something? That sounds quite dangerous to do while driving! Well you know how we're all obsessed with bottoms. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Margus Männik
Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write a short review. Haven't had a chance for real shooting yet, but I decided to compare it against DA14/2.8 and DA16-50/2.8. Here you can see two comparisons - ultimate corners and frame centers. I don't say

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Margus Männik
Forgot to say - all shots are made at maximum aperture, i.e. at f/2.8 or f/4 depending the lens. BR, Margus Margus Männik wrote: Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write a short review. Haven't had a chance for real shooting yet, but I decided

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Margus Männik wrote: Forgot to say - all shots are made at maximum aperture, i.e. at f/ 2.8 or f/4 depending the lens. Then I would expect the 15/4 to be the best of the bunch. It's usually a big quality jump from f2.8 to f4. BR, Margus Margus Männik

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Margus Männik wrote: Forgot to say - all shots are made at maximum aperture, i.e. at f/ 2.8 or f/4 depending the lens. Then I would expect the 15/4 to be the best

RE: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread John Whittingham
-Discuss Mail List Subject: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write a short review. Haven't had a chance for real shooting yet, but I decided to compare it against DA14/2.8 and DA16-50/2.8. Here you can see two comparisons

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:27 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Margus Männik wrote: Forgot to say - all shots are made at maximum aperture, i.e. at f/ 2.8 or f/4 depending

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Margus Männik [mar...@eol.ee] Sent: 09 April 2009 16:04 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Margus Männik
...@eol.ee] Sent: 09 April 2009 16:04 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write a short review. Haven't had a chance for real shooting yet, but I decided to compare it against DA14/2.8

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Margus Männik
Will, most likely you will have that chance quite soon. If there's good weather tomorrow, I'll take those lenses and go shooting. Head to head, aperture to aperture. BRM William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

RE: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread John Whittingham
That does surprise me. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Margus Männik [mar...@eol.ee] Sent: 09 April 2009 16:48 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited Sorry, it's not :) John

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Margus Männik wrote: Hi everyone, DA15/4 has arrived and (as it often happens) I have to test it and write a short review. Haven't had a chance for real shooting yet, but I decided to compare it against DA14/2.8 and DA16-50/2.8. Here you can see two comparisons - ultimate corners and frame

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread Margus Männik
As a matter of fact, the results surprised me as well. Actual lens orders (from left to right) are: Corner shot: 15mm - 16-50mm - 14mm Center shot: 16-50mm - 15mm - 14mm I shot three doubles in random order and the results were the same every time. Seems I do have a really good sample of

Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread paul stenquist
So the much maligned 16-50 is clearly the best, even at 2.8. Unexpected but not totally surprising based on my own experience with the lens. Paul On Apr 9, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Margus Männik wrote: As a matter of fact, the results surprised me as well. Actual lens orders (from left to right)

RE: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited

2009-04-09 Thread John Whittingham
to my prime kit.someday. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Margus Männik [mar...@eol.ee] Sent: 09 April 2009 19:50 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Testing again - DA15/4 Limited As a matter of fact

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-08 Thread Cotty
On 6/4/09, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty - the videos work fine full screen on my 21 iMac w/ Safari, 10.4.11, no buffering pauses, they look good. And this is the first time I've looked at the GFM video. Very nice! Well shot, well edited. Nice sound mixing. Nice cutting in of her

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) The word Fire on the big red trucks

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com Subject: Re: OT - Video testing On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Cotty wrote: What's this rear view stuff? Do you guys across the pond use them for looking at derrieres

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: The word Fire on the big red trucks (sorry, lorries) is backwards. Here in England our drivers are sensible and use rear view mirrors -I appreciate that in North America folk like to turn around and have a good look at what's makin all the

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Cotty wrote: What's this rear view stuff? Do you guys across the pond use them for looking at derrieres or something? That sounds quite dangerous to do while driving! Well you know how we're all obsessed with bottoms. Driving is always dangerous. Ask the

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 7, 2009, at 11:59 , Cotty wrote: On 7/4/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: The word Fire on the big red trucks (sorry, lorries) is backwards. Here in England our drivers are sensible and use rear view mirrors -I appreciate that in North America folk like to turn around

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Here in England our drivers are sensible and use rear view mirrors -I appreciate that in North America folk like to turn around and have a good look at what's makin all the hootin and a hollerin... ;-) Those are make-up mirrors,

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-06 Thread Stan Halpin
... stan On Apr 4, 2009, at 4:45 PM, Cotty wrote: Thanks to everyone who responded. For the geekoids amongst you, basically I was testing out a Flash video encoder that works as a Quicktime plugin - means I can encode directly from the Final Cut timeline exporting as an .flv - this is useful

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/09, Graydon, discombobulated, unleashed: With firefox-3.0.8-1.fc10.x86_64 and the beta 64 bit linux flash plugin (libflashplayer-10.0.22.87.linux-x86_64), it works, but I also get the option of a second video involving singing in what I presume is a school of some kind. Thanks mate, I

OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Cotty
Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http

RE: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Bob W
works fine for me Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 04 April 2009 17:52 To: pentax list Subject: OT - Video testing Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Boris Liberman
Ditto! Boris Bob W wrote: works fine for me Bob -- 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 follow the directions.

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread David Savage
Yep, that works. Cheers, Dave 2009/4/5 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Worked on my end. I feel bad for the folks who lost their home though--gosh, as if times weren't tough enough already. Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 11:52 AM Subject: OT - Video testing Hi

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/4/2009 9:52:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Drew
Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. -- Cheers, Cotty Works on Firefox under Linux... You might have chosen to test

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/09, Drew, discombobulated, unleashed: You might have chosen to test it with a couple of minutes of pole dancing or something though... :-) Be patient my son. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
No problems here. Tested both Safari and FireFox 3 on Mac OS X 10.5.6, running on Power Mac G5 2Ghz DP. G On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. -- Cheers,  Cotty ___/\__ ||   (O)  |     People, Places

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I see it on my Mac with Safari. Paul On Apr 4, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Drew wrote: Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. -- Cheers

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Pasvorn Boonmark
Hi Cotty, It works. -Pasvorn -- 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 follow the directions.

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/09, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Was that a real fire? We practice on teardowns here, but I don't think you do many teardowns there do you? Last Saturday evening in a village ten minutes from me. Thatched cottage - one of the pitfalls. Sad. I'm afraid I don't know what a

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Cotty
Thanks to everyone who responded. For the geekoids amongst you, basically I was testing out a Flash video encoder that works as a Quicktime plugin - means I can encode directly from the Final Cut timeline exporting as an .flv - this is useful as I would otherwise have needed an app like Sorenson

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread David J Brooks
Cotty. Works, but i only get a small screen with the video, like 1x2 Is that correct.?? Dave On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cotty, Teardown are where they take a $200,000/1,200 sq. foot house and replace it with a much bigger new house on the same lot. The current economic squeeze will slow that down somewhat, but the houses in the desirable, close-in suburbs are being redeveloped into 3,000 to 4,500 sq. foot

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/09, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Works, but i only get a small screen with the video, like 1x2 Is that correct.?? The screen pixel dimensions are fairly small, but depends on what you have your monitor resolution set to - the larger the monitor resolution, the apparent

RE: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty Hi gang, Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) ta. I can see 'em. Mozilla Firefox v.3.0.8; cable internet. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - Video testing

2009-04-04 Thread Graydon
On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 06:19:01PM +0100, Drew scripsit: Cotty wrote: Just testing a flash video encoder, any volunteers? http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html less than a minute of dark house fire shots, just need to know if you can see it :-) Works on Firefox under Linux... You

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: It's the tight shot with the 70 that's blown out. All of the ones i took are blown out at the settings from the D200. I had to adjust quite a bit. Dave FYI, have you seen and or read this?

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: It's the tight shot with the 70 that's blown out. FYI, have you seen and or read this? http://www.pbase.com/cdehaan/image/91881485 I printed out the chart and keep it in my kit for reference, 'cause I can never

Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread David J Brooks
http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Flash%20comparison.html Using the K10D and 77ltd and D200 and 18-70, both from the same point, same settings. Af 360 on K10D and sb800 on D200. Huge difference in adding light to shadows,,as seen in the couch shots, and the shots of Boo in direct sun.

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Rick Womer
No question: the Nikon flash control is better. It made the cat disappear in #7282, though. Strange. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 1/5/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Geso More flash testing To: Pentax

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
Interesting. But I think the comparison of the cat shots is unfair. You were much closer to the cat with the Pentax, which in my experience makes it harder to get balanced flash. Over all, however, I must agree that in this test and historically, the Nikon flash (and the firmware that

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
...@gmail.com Subject: Geso More flash testing To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 1:10 PM http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Flash%20comparison.html Using the K10D and 77ltd and D200 and 18-70, both from the same point, same settings

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread David J Brooks
Both cat shots are from the same location. I probably moved the 18-70 to 50 to get them both in. The tight shot of Boo, is with the 77 Dave On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Interesting. But I think the comparison of the cat shots is unfair. You were

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread David J Brooks
...@gmail.com Subject: Geso More flash testing To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 1:10 PM http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Flash%20comparison.html Using the K10D and 77ltd and D200 and 18-70, both from the same point, same settings

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread David J Brooks
Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Geso More flash testing To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 1:10 PM http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Flash%20comparison.html Using the K10D

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Christine Aguila
going to work at it some more then maybe post--Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:10 PM Subject: Geso More flash testing http

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
is better. It made the cat disappear in #7282, though. Strange. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 1/5/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Geso More flash testing To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro

Re: Geso More flash testing

2009-01-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
It's the tight shot with the 70 that's blown out. FYI, have you seen and or read this? http://www.pbase.com/cdehaan/image/91881485 I printed out the chart and keep it in my kit for reference, 'cause I can never remember all this data for a minute. Also keep a copy of the text below it in

RE: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-03 Thread Bob W
On Jan 2, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Bob W wrote: I wonder if JCO has figured out this means he can use his Takumar lenses on a digital camera in the way he wants. Gawds, do you have to curse like that on the list? G :o) I thought you were Gawds... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2009-01-03 Thread Cotty
I figure Bob W also enjoys swatting hornet's nests with sticks. That would bee telling. -- 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 follow the directions.

RE: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread Bob W
Am I reading this right? You are saying that for older lenses that need stop down metering, the G1 works better than a DSLR viewfinder because the electronic viewfinder partly compensates for the stopping down. Until the light levels get very low, it completely compensates for

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 2, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Bob W wrote: I wonder if JCO has figured out this means he can use his Takumar lenses on a digital camera in the way he wants. Gawds, do you have to curse like that on the list? G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 2, 2009, at 20:02, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jan 2, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Bob W wrote: I wonder if JCO has figured out this means he can use his Takumar lenses on a digital camera in the way he wants. Gawds, do you have to curse like that on the list? I figure Bob W also enjoys

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread Juan Buhler
Godfrey, Thanks for all the comments on the G1. I've been reading your impressions of it, and it seems to me that it would be a great complement to the M8. When m43 was first announced, I thought I'd wait for Olympus to come out with something without a viewfinder, with just a screen, because I

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread sandyinchina
On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for all the comments on the G1. Yes, indeed. I've been reading your impressions of it, and it seems to me that it would be a great complement to the M8. Especially since at least two companies have announced

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-02 Thread Juan Buhler
Indeed. Even if I don't really have too many M lenses. At the latest, as soon as that 20mm 1.7 comes out, I'm getting a m43 camera. j On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:29 PM, sandyinchina sandyinch...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Juan Buhler juanbuh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-01 Thread sandyinchina
Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote in one message: One of the neat things about using adapted lenses on this camera is that you can see the actual effect of stopping down the lens live without the viewfinder getting dark. Exposure system is very accurate and the MF Assist magnification

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:27 AM, sandyinchina wrote: One of the neat things about using adapted lenses on this camera is that you can see the actual effect of stopping down the lens live without the viewfinder getting dark. Exposure system is very accurate and the MF Assist magnification works

RE: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-01 Thread Anthony Farr
-Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi (snip) Until the light levels get very low, it completely compensates for the stopped down iris. At the limits it gets noisy and eventually gives up the ghost, but conditions like that would have an optical viewfinder too dark to see long

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:44 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Until the light levels get very low, it completely compensates for the stopped down iris. At the limits it gets noisy and eventually gives up the ghost, but conditions like that would have an optical viewfinder too dark to see long before. I

Re: testing the G1 ...

2009-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:44 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Godfrey's comments about the G1's suitability for candid portraiture, especially restless children, will be interesting. I have done a little bit of people work with the G1

Re: testing the G1 ...

2008-12-23 Thread Ken Waller
Is that review online...and is it worth reading? Not as of todayit was for me as I had no info on it at all. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Subject: Re: testing the G1 ... Here I am thinking...How

Re: testing the G1 ...

2008-12-22 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, I'm just finishing a review of the same camera right at the moment (goes to our local computer/photo magazine). About the EVF - unfortunately no, it is NOT true 1.44Mpix. The viewfinder and TFT-screen both do have 48 /color /image pixels. Still, it's best EVF I've seen so far.

Re: testing the G1 ...

2008-12-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
About the EVF - unfortunately no, it is NOT true 1.44Mpix. The viewfinder and TFT-screen both do have 48 /color /image pixels. Still, it's best EVF I've seen so far. Your comments seem contrary to all the literature written thus far about the G1. I haven't used the 14-45 lens very

Re: testing the G1 ...

2008-12-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 22, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Margus Männik wrote: The viewfinder and TFT-screen both do have 48 /color /image pixels. Still, it's best EVF I've seen so far. Re-read several reviews. That does seem to be the case ... the words effective 1,440,000 pixels with the field sequential system

Re: testing the G1 ...

2008-12-22 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: About the EVF - unfortunately no, it is NOT true 1.44Mpix. The viewfinder and TFT-screen both do have 48 /color /image pixels. Still, it's best EVF I've seen so far. Your comments seem contrary to all the literature

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