Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...

2007-01-31 Thread Thibouille
Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Lacus
Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the

Re: what do I need to do RAW file processing with the istDS?

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Lacus
J. C. O, hi, thanks, I have V2.4 already so I guess I am good on that. Im still not clear on Pentax photolab and browser though. Are you saying I will want or need to get these latest versions or are they all just junk not worth the effort? as many others I found ACR to be superior over any

Re: New T/C's?

2007-01-31 Thread Patrick Genovese
You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400 f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8... the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or maybe 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300 f/2.8 would be lovely

Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread J and K Messervy
They look great! One thing I've struggled with is finding a BW conversion technique that I can get consistent, pleasing results with. Can you give a link to the site you mention please? - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Like a cinnamon crust

2007-01-31 Thread Roman
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 -- new photos ever so often... http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread Thibouille
http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html Very nice rendering. Not as good old BW film but same kind of rendering, I like it. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html I like the photo but I don't like the color. It seems like there's a green color

Re: OT - Photoshop hints (was Wedding photography advice solicitation)

2007-01-31 Thread David Savage
On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Scott, One of the things that really speeded up my Photoshop use was using the keyboard shortcuts. You can select any tool you want by pressing a single button, change to scroll mode in any tool by holding down the space bar, adjust brush

Re: McNaught - At Last!!

2007-01-31 Thread David Savage
Well that makes me doubly glad that I saw it :-) Cheers, Dave On 1/30/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently if you wait a few thousand years you still won't see it. Reports I've read suggest that this is it's first? and last visit as its likely to break up. -- PDML

Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...

2007-01-31 Thread David Savage
There is a video tutorial here: http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom/index.html ... under Processing Editing Photos titled Creating Black and Whites - Matt Kloskowski BTW the same controls are in ACR for PS CS3. Cheers, Dave On 1/31/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody

Re: any PDMLers in Houston?

2007-01-31 Thread mike wilson
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will be attending a big BBQ cookoff in Houston with Nate in February. What is a cookoff? - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more

Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.01.2007, at 09:26 , Peter Lacus wrote: Welcome to the world of Lightroom (beta), Boris. This is exactly the reason why Lightroom is NOT for me. Exactly and that's one of the reasons I choosed Aperture over Lightroom. Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Another k10D problem

2007-01-31 Thread Fiso_PENTAX
Hello David, http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ This is a series of pictures of a white piece of tissue used to wrap a Christmas gift. Light was natural, white balance manually set. Updated firmware. Obviously, many of these are 1 or 2 stops underexposed, but, I was

RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked

Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...

2007-01-31 Thread Thibouille
Excellent... Thanks David ! Will try ASAP :) 2007/1/31, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There is a video tutorial here: http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom/index.html ... under Processing Editing Photos titled Creating Black and Whites - Matt Kloskowski BTW the same controls are in

Re: I gotta brag

2007-01-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: I gotta brag On 1/30/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: small children who couldn't take a hint. Got any recommendations for a low key breed that gets along well with small kids?

Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Yens. BTW, I took the second example down, since it was more a sample of lens performance than it was a shot I wanted on my photo.net page. On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:34 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Wow, amazing sharpness/DOF at F1:3.5. Nice shot too :-) Regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort /

Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Thibouille
This is interesting. BTW one should *always* have 5 -10% free space on any disk drive. It really helps performance (this comment is very general, not Lightroom related). 2007/1/31, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had

Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. Can you give us a link to the software or to Mark's site? I no longer seem to be able to find a bookmark for Mark's site. Paul On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:07 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I've come to the conclusion that the software that Mark Roberts has a link on his web site to, (the Photoshop

RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm aware of the 5-10% rule. That's why I did it ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 31. januar 2007 11:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom

RE: PESO - snow geese and moon

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
A mighty fine picture. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: 29. januar 2007 16:43 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - snow geese and moon I was visiting my parents this

Re: New T/C's?

2007-01-31 Thread Leon Altoff
Do you know how heavy a DFA 120-300 f2.8 would be? I'd end up never taking it with me. I'd be really happy with a sharp 250mm f4 on a K10D. -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: You know what would be really really really nice a

RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
Installing and reinstalling also helps. But not for long :-( Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 31. januar 2007 11:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: To you, Adobe

Re: Like a cinnamon crust

2007-01-31 Thread Rick Womer
I like the second one; the first one doesn't excite me. Rick --- Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 -- new photos ever so often... http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I gotta brag

2007-01-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. 25 years ago, the Judge next door had a Golden. It was smart and mischevious, but very kid friendly. The Judge and his wife were in their 60's, so the dog would run away (escape) to the local grade school for a visit with kids. Of course, the

Re: any PDMLers in Houston?

2007-01-31 Thread Amita Guha
It's a cooking contest where prizes are offered for different categories: You can look at the last paragraph here to see what I mean: http://www.hlsr.com/et/bbqc/bbqc_index.aspx Nate and I have hosted a couple of small cookoffs at our place. They are a lot of fun. Amita On 1/31/07, mike wilson

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
I'm with Godders on this one... Maybe something to do with the type of window. For example, argon gas between the panes or a UV (or some other insulating filter) on the glass could cause weird colors that may otherwise not be noticed by your eyes. Better to test outdoors in real natural

Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
P. J. Alling wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html I don't normally go for sepia pictures, but this one works very well. Nicely done -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
ann sanfedele wrote: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut What do you think? I think I like it quite a lot... decisive moment stuff (unless, of course, you made two different pixs and combined them in PS :)

Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
Tim Øsleby wrote: A mighty fine picture. tional reasons. http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_ 6067.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut Thanks, Tim. -- Christian (mostly Norwegian, not so harmless) http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML

Re: Why small camera shops are useful

2007-01-31 Thread Adam Maas
Thibouille wrote: This is just an example... For a couple weeks I tried to find my proof of purchase of my DA 50-200 I bought back in last August. I wanted to insure my photographic hardware (the part which can be insured which means, new or almost hardware) and did not found my ticket. :|

RE: PESO - snow geese and moon

2007-01-31 Thread Henk Terhell
Christian I visited the exhibition of the World Wild Life contest yesterday and I think your picture is of the level I have seen there. Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: 29 January, 2007 4:43 PM To:

Re: Why small camera shops are useful

2007-01-31 Thread Doug Franklin
Adam Maas wrote: In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - snow geese and moon

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
Henk Terhell wrote: Christian I visited the exhibition of the World Wild Life contest yesterday and I think your picture is of the level I have seen there. you are way too kind, but thanks. The geese in my shot are WAY to blurry to print this thing bigger than 4x6 and would never pass

Re: I gotta brag

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: I gotta brag Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. The number 1 biter in North America? The new health disaster looking for a place to happen? Sorry, not for me. Goldens aren't dogs they used to be. William Robb --

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat footed, by having a lens off the

Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread Mark Roberts
J and K Messervy wrote: They look great! One thing I've struggled with is finding a BW conversion technique that I can get consistent, pleasing results with. Can you give a link to the site you mention please? I think this is the software to which he's referring:

Re: PESO--Ball

2007-01-31 Thread Jack Davis
Really interesting and probably marketable! If it were mine, I'd be wishing the ball were a bit sharper edged and the shadow perfectly centered. I feel this type image requires balanced geometry. Its glow adds a lot. Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A bit of a departure for me, this

Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)

2007-01-31 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:10:22 -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Sounds about like me. If you are going to use a flash, use a REAL flash. On all my cameras from way back that had a pop up flash, I think I have used it perhaps 5 or 6 times in all. It is a stop gap for the few times I am unprepared and

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I

Re: I gotta brag

2007-01-31 Thread Christian
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: I gotta brag Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. The number 1 biter in North America? The new health disaster looking for a place to happen? Sorry, not for me. Goldens aren't dogs they used

Re: any PDMLers in Houston?

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Jordan
There is a chance that I may be there then. I'm currently spending about half my life in Houston and could be there at the end of the month. Will keep in mind and let you know if my dates fit. Peter - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
I sniffed around to find the original of The End. The new look is a lot better. ReCongratulation. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29. januar 2007 17:09 To:

Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...

2007-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Lightroom v4.1beta has simpler BW conversion controls: just click Grayscale in the Develop Basic module then the Grayscale Mixer is available to do a similar thing that's in the v1.0 release. Watching these videos on version 1.0 is great ... they've fleshed out so many of the bits that are

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one

Re: Why small camera shops are useful

2007-01-31 Thread Adam Maas
Doug Franklin wrote: Adam Maas wrote: In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) Probably but I've been missing a few OS X features that Vista has stolen. -Adam --

Re: I gotta brag

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: I gotta brag I don't have a dog now because the ONLY dog I will get will be another GSP and I just don't have the space or time for one right now. My parents' neighbour kept GSPs. They were excellent dogs, and were very good with

Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's difficult to judge the performance of the v1.0 release version by running the v4.1 beta release. In addition, the Windows version in v4.1 beta isn't as well tuned as the Mac OS X version ... the latter had about a year's more development/optimization time when the Windows version was

Re: Why small camera shops are useful

2007-01-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/31/07 10:02 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) Probably but I've been missing a few OS X features that Vista has stolen. Well, see this but click on vote results of Vista: Now or never :-).

Re: Like a cinnamon crust

2007-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/1/07, Roman, discombobulated, unleashed: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 The bokeh on that lens gives me the willies. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-31 Thread Gonz
I think its in Italian flag mode, did you get the K10D World cup edition or something? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Well, the other day I decided to take a look at this k lens underexposure issue (which appears to be a real problem) and instead found another problem. Here are the

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
In many ways, a zoom is easier to use than a prime, particularly when one has to work in crowded or camped locations. Zooms are now the recommended lenses for beginers. Scott is more than experienced enough to handle a zoom. My experience, BTW, is pretty conventional and for the most part, that

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/31/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
To each their own. I think if I was able to scout a location ahead of time, I might consider using a prime for some events. But that isn't always the case. For example, I had no idea how close I could get shooting the ceremony in the courthouse. I didn't want to have to swap lenses. Thus, two

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Personally, I almost always use prime lenses. For events, I tend to pick one focal length and stay with that for the whole event. Indoor parties have never been a problem with either a normal or a medium- wide lens (35mm or 21mm on the *ist DS works great. I find the changes in coverage and

Re: Like a cinnamon crust

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Like a cinnamon crust On 31/1/07, Roman, discombobulated, unleashed: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 The bokeh on that lens gives me the willies. He's oversharpening. It buggers up bokeh. William Robb -- PDML

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I really appreciate all of the advice I've received, and I certainly didn't mean to start an argument. Discussion, even with disagreements, is good, though. My initial intention was

Re: New T/C's?

2007-01-31 Thread Patrick Genovese
Yes it would be like carting a howitzer around but damn useful i used the sigma 120-300 on a n...n D200 and its a nice combo and very nice zoom range for shooting sports with 1.5x focal length crop. I'm willing to pay the weight penalty for the functionality. I like compact gear but i;m not one

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-31 Thread Tom C
Mark! David Weis wrote: Wow, I thought people on this list could curb the sarcasm and help a person. Tom C. From: David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another k10D problem or just an old

Pentax users in Phila area

2007-01-31 Thread J
Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the cameras...As list members know from my last posts, that I have a lot of high end Pentax glass and I am still not sure which way to go.I also have Nikon glass and

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If I were taking both film and digital SLRs along, the film camera would be a medium format camera. I don't think the 35mm film images would not be up to snuff against the DSLR images, and I know for me that it would take me forever to render them into prints. All my BW work is rendered

RE: PESO[s] BW Conversions...

2007-01-31 Thread Tom C
I like the Petulant Angels shot, P.J. Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO[s] BW Conversions... Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:07:37 -0500 I've come to the conclusion that the

Re:Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date

2007-01-31 Thread Jeff Post
Support and Product of Adobe CS2 is the same in the retail and academic versions. The only difference is the box, and even then I seem to recall it is just a sticker that says Academic. I would bet the serial numbers are on a list that let's Adobe know it is an academic version. Jeff --

Re: Pentax TC Question

2007-01-31 Thread Jeff Post
I thought the rule of thumb was the x-L teleconverter was recommended for any long lens that could fit the added depth. I use the 1.4x-L. I have never used (and do not own) a x-s series teleconverter so I can't give you a first hand comparison. Jeff -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New T/C's?

2007-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There must be a whole lot more people shooting birds and cats at a distance than I do, or who have incredibly stable hands. I find even using 135-200mm takes a lot of concentration and effort to hold still enough, even with SR, to satisfy my desire for sharpness, and I'm usually backing

Re: PESO: Wind Turbines

2007-01-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Digital Image Studio wrote: Current technology is providing upwards of 4MW per turbine, so a farm of 20 turbines can produce in the order of 800MW or about half to a one third the size of an average coal fired power plant (in Australia). Sorry, Rob, for nit-picking, b ut 4 MW * 20 = 80 MW.

RE: what do I need to do RAW file processing with the istDS?

2007-01-31 Thread J. C. O'Connell
When you say you have these on the SD card in the camera, does this mean you use these in-camera somehow? I am confused. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Lacus Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:24 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show

2007-01-31 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/31/2007 7:07:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I sniffed around to find the original of The End. The new look is a lot better. ReCongratulation. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) = Thanks. :-) Marnie aka DoeI think so too.

Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Mark, I think it has to be out-frank'ed ;-). Or out-franken'ed ;-). Mark Roberts wrote: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) --

Pentax to the rescue

2007-01-31 Thread Boris Liberman
I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just drove to the red light to my right in such a way that I could only brake and eventually we've hit each other. I'm completely uninjured. Just a scratch on my right knee from the car key or dashboard. I've had my camera with me and later I

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/31/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) Holy cow! For some strange reason, the bastard child

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have to concur. I personally like primes better, but - when I was shooting 67II's for weddings, all I had were primes. It was very difficult at times to get the shots needed and timing of things - having to switch lenses so often. On digital for weddings I now shoot an A 35-105/3.5, DA

Re: Pentax users in Phila area

2007-01-31 Thread Rick Womer
I live a mile from Penn. Where are you? Rick --- J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the cameras...As list members know from my last posts, that I have a lot of high end

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/1/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) LOL -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)

2007-01-31 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Jan, For product type shots a setup like you show would work well. I used to have 3 AF360FGZ's on stands triggered wirelessly from the popup flash. I was doing more studio type stuff and just found that the ouput was inadequate to handle the DOF that I wanted on certain shots. So yes, an

Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Thibouille
VERY interesting report, thanks Godfrey ! 2007/1/31, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It's difficult to judge the performance of the v1.0 release version by running the v4.1 beta release. In addition, the Windows version in v4.1 beta isn't as well tuned as the Mac OS X version ... the

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/1/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Holy cow! For some strange reason, the bastard child of two Pentax cameras doesn't bother me nearly as much as what Cotty does. I'm bringing my Dremel to GFM -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

RE: Pentax to the rescue

2007-01-31 Thread Tom C
Glad you're not hurt Boris! Tom C. From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Pentax to the rescue Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:53:35 +0200 I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just

Re: PESO - Snowblind

2007-01-31 Thread Tom C
Thanks Ann. Tom C. From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Snowblind Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:10:12 -0500 Tom C wrote: Skiing last Saturday at Bogus Basin, it was snowy up top.

Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...

2007-01-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Yes, I did couple conversions that I find very reasonable. Thibouille wrote: Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I used to use an excellent 28-85mm zoom for full frame 35mm film and that covered about 95% or more of what I needed and quickly. I always carried a 24mm and a 135mm just in case but hardly ever needed them. With a wedding you are really pressed to work fast, and there is no time to be changing

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
Poor misguided fool. Doesn't he realize that he can accomplish the same thing by cropping an image from a larger sensor? -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Talk about frankencameras!

PESO: 50's Creamer

2007-01-31 Thread Jack Davis
Sorting through some secondary slide storage, I came across this and found that I still consider some of its shapes pleasing. Guess it doesn't matter where you find them. Jack Comments welcome! http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=217

RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts

2007-01-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
Now I've freed more HD space. I'm not 100% sure, but my impression is that it is faster. I'll keep you posted if something significant happenes. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Jordan
I was tempted to look at my calendar to see if it was April 1st. For that thing to function would require a huge amount of work. Peter - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re:

My K10D arrived

2007-01-31 Thread Jens Bladt
Comming home from work, rather late (7 PM), I checked the post office track and trace facility to see how my K10D shipment was doing. It was said to have been shiped from the Danish Pentax importer yesterday: My new camera had arrived in Copenhagen (40 km away) very late last night. At 2 AM this

Re: Pentax users in Phila area

2007-01-31 Thread J
I am in Bucks county, just north of Philadelphia At 12:34 PM 1/31/07, you wrote: I live a mile from Penn. Where are you? Rick --- J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the

February 2007 PUG is open a bit early

2007-01-31 Thread AvK
Hi folks, the February PUG is open. It can be viewed on http://pug.komkon.org Have Fun. Best Adelheid -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: For some strange reason, the bastard child of two Pentax cameras doesn't bother me nearly as much as what Cotty does. HAR! Quote file 2007 is well on its way! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

the wait gets worse

2007-01-31 Thread cbwaters
Let me paint a picture of my last two days. The K10 is scheduled to be delivered today. Yesterday, #2 kid has a fever and cough so she's not going to school. It's easier for me to have the day off, so I'm home all day. I have about fifteen hours of the Daytona 24hr sportscar race in my Tivo,

Re: Pentax to the rescue

2007-01-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Boris Liberman wrote: I've had a car crash this morning. Oh dear. Pleased you are well. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax to the rescue

2007-01-31 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi Boris, Glad to hear you're ok .. Sorry to hear about your incident hope things work out ok in the end... Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just drove to the red light to my right in such a way that I could

RE: My K10D arrived

2007-01-31 Thread Jens Bladt
..And Shake reduction works great (77mm and 1/10sec. hand held: SR OFF http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804730/ SR ON http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804808/ Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Wind Turbines

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: Current technology is providing upwards of 4MW per turbine, so a farm of 20 turbines can produce in the order of 800MW or about half to a one third the size of an average coal fired power plant (in

RE: My K10D arrived

2007-01-31 Thread Jens Bladt
...BTW: When Photoshop CS opens the files, they turn from lanscape to portrait mode to landscape mode (these portrait shots did) automatically! Is this magic or does the camera know which side was up? ... ..And Shake reduction works great (77mm and 1/10sec. hand held: SR OFF

Re: February 2007 PUG is open a bit early

2007-01-31 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks once again for the gallery, Adelheid. I like Rick Womar's literal yet very well done interpretation of the theme, Alastair Robertson's fishermen and Jaime Lahuerta's nicely composed overhead shot of two figures on a plaza. Good gallery. Paul -- Original message

Re: Out-Cotty'd

2007-01-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
I think you are not correct here. If you crop the image from a larger (in size, not in number of pixels!) sensor, you will get an image with smaller number of pixels compared to the one you get from the smaller sensor with a comparable total number of pixels. (A20 has a 10 MP sensor). A20 has a

Re: My K10D arrived

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...BTW: When Photoshop CS opens the files, they turn from lanscape to portrait mode to landscape mode (these portrait shots did) automatically! Is this magic or does the camera know which side was up? Like the vast majority of PS cameras that

OT: Man or mouse? (RE: Why small camera shops are useful

2007-01-31 Thread Bob W
I had my first experience of Vista earlier. Out of curiosity I pointed my copy of XP Pro running IE7 at the Vista site which tells you whether or not your machine is man enough to run it. My mouse cursor immediately disappeared, and I had to reboot the machine to get it back. Good one, Bill.

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