Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment
On 09/09/2012 18:27, John Sessoms wrote: From: mike wilson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment Just a heads-up for those who have to pay for treatment or who may suffer a premium increase for consulting. Stepping out of the house on Thursday, I saw a splash of white across my left eye. Thinking it was bird poop, I wiped the eye but there was nothing there. Then I noticed the huge (60-70% of my vision) field of floaters that had appeared. Clearly a cause for concern. Off to the local eye infirmary (a leftover from the local industrial past) for a checkup, where the above was diagnosed. A very common occurence, apparently, and completely harmless in itself. Complications such as those mentioned in the wiki article are very rare - I was the third person that day to turn up with the problem and the opthamologist had seen no complications this year. She highlighted that it was only really necessary to come back if an occurence caused a dark patch in my vision that I could not see through or my vision as a whole rapidly deteriorated. She also said that complications generally occur at the time, not later, unlike the wiki article. So there you go. Did you update the wiki article with the corrections? Not really sure that a medical opinion would be correct. -- No fixed Adobe -- 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 Posterior vitreous detachment
On 10/09/2012 19:04, Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Well who in hell thought *that* was a good eye design anyway? The requirements indicated a design lifetime of 30 years. So Mike's out of warranty, then? I was going to respond with a joke about coming out of the back door of the factory but on second thoughts -- No fixed Adobe -- 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: Pentax announcements official
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment and think it means High Def as in video? My contact in the Pentax-Ricoh Acronyms Team tells me it stands for Hot Diggity. B -- 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: Pentax announcements official
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: No big surprises Great news. I can keep my K-5 and spend some money on other nice toys. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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: Pentax announcements official
A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment and think it means High Def as in video? On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: No big surprises http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-5-II-q10-hd-coating-560mm-announce ments.html -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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. -- 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: Pentax announcements official
On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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: Pentax announcements official
So what if they put this hd coating on a mediocre, low definition lens? That would be oxymoronic wouldnt it? - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jan van Wijk Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Pentax announcements official On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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. -- 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: Pentax announcements official
I wonder if Pentax will update HD to UHD once UHD TV comes out I think they just should have left the name the same and upgraded the coatings themselves. Funny thing is the new coatings will be most effective on lenses with high number of groups like complex zoom and wide angles, probably not the highest definition lenses in the lineup. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jan van Wijk Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Pentax announcements official On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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. -- 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 GESO - Biennale of Sydney Cockatoo Island
Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: The Biennale has been on since July, but in one of those sad boo-boos, I could only make it on the second last weekend of the shooo. Rather good this year it was, too. Feel free to make jokes about a cockatoo. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_cockatoo/index.htm Enjoyable set - especially 02 and 05. I've been trying to get to the Biennale for weeks but several events have conspired to thwart me - including a train derailment. I'm going to give it one more try this week. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ TIL - insect genitalia are mesmerisingly beautiful, but gee they must hurt -- 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: The Church Project Continues
Quoting George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com: I've been photographing one of the local churches. Here's a detail shot from the last batch. http://georges.posterous.com/the-church-project-continues I have a long way to go, but I'm still aiming to complete the book before the end of this year. Interesting project with some excellent images so far. st bridgets church, choir loft, rear wall is especially nice with those beautiful floor reflections. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: PESOs: Duxford Airshow
Quoting Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: We went yesterday and the undoubted star of the show was the only Vulcan still flying: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3159.html The Aerostars Yak-50 display team did a pretty good job too: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3277.html And, for the WW2 aficionados, here's B17 Flying Fortress, Sally B: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Airshows1/Duxford2012/slides/_IMG3249.html Great set. Hard to pick a favourite but I really like the Catalina in IMG3218. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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 GESO - Biennale of Sydney Cockatoo Island
On 11/09/2012 9:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: The Biennale has been on since July, but in one of those sad boo-boos, I could only make it on the second last weekend of the shooo. Rather good this year it was, too. Feel free to make jokes about a cockatoo. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_cockatoo/index.htm Enjoyable set - especially 02 and 05. I've been trying to get to the Biennale for weeks but several events have conspired to thwart me - including a train derailment. I'm going to give it one more try this week. Cheers Brian Thanks Brian, and those who looked. Definitely try to get there this last weekend. One thing I'll have to say about this year's curation. The theme is really subtle and bears taking time to contemplate. Some of my favourites were http://bos18.com/artist?id=108 - Yoshihiro Suda. Blink and you'll miss it. His piece is not where it is indicated in the guide. It is sitting outside in a broken greenhouse, exposed to the elements, at the top of the cliff stairs as you come off the ferry. Must be giving the curators conniptions. http://bos18.com/artist?id=73 - Ricardo Lanzarini. Somewhat NSFW, beautiful drawings. Had me grinning, so simple, and very site-specific. I still think drawing is the core of all visual arts. http://bos18.com/artist?id=53 - Iris Häussler. Ask the young docents about the story behind this installation. Two parallel obsessives, on a lifelong pursuit. It's a heartbreaking story http://bos18.com/artist?id=103 - Tiffany Singh. This one is a bit of a crowd pleaser, but it was oddly empty for most of the time I spent in there (other than the fuzzy-top girl in 16). Bruce, yes, you'd think it was noisy, and it was a windy day. Actually it very relaxing and melodic. -- 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.
OT GESO - Ziggy
Just back from a fun little opening. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_ziggy/index.htm Doesn't suit my complexion, but I wish I could rock pink like that. -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: High Performance Laptops
On 2012-09-11 1:25, Tom C wrote: I'd like an i7 CPU. I can't tell the difference between the various versions of it. Yeah I see the minor differences in speed and cache, but in real noticeable terms what does that mean? Is it worth $200 or $500 for a different version? I suspect not. It's not to me. And certainly not the difference between a $200 or $300 normal i7 versus the $1000 extreme versions. I doubt you'd notice any difference in daily operations for photo management and editing. More RAM? I think that could make a noticeable difference. 16G vs 24G vs 32G? I have no idea other than that more could be better but also possibly overkill. You might be right. I haven't used the Adobe products in some time, but working with 4k x 3k scans of 35mm frames, back when I did use them, Photoshop would eat swap space like a dog in an Alpo bag if I did much at all with the image. Actually, I'll change my mind a bit, and suggest getting one with some SSD for swap (desktop) or for main storage (laptop) rather than the extra 16GB of memory. I haven't researched the mSATA drive stuff that's available. Can someone explain what that means? Can't help there. I've used SATA and eSATA but not mSATA. My gut tells me that in addition to CPU, RAM and SSD drives are the items that will enhance performance as far as speed is concerned. The slowest component in a system will drag down all other others. Completely agree, I'm just suggesting that RAM and SSD (I/O speed) will have a bigger impact than the difference between a Core i5, Core i7, or AMD Bulldozer CPU. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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.
OT Millefiori - Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field
Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field ... http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Millefiori/4036035 More background ... http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fabian-oefner -- -bmw -- 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 GESO - Ziggy
Love it. Looks like everyone had a great time. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Just back from a fun little opening. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_09/12_09_ziggy/index.htm Doesn't suit my complexion, but I wish I could rock pink like that. -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Dan, Busy, Busy, Busy! There is a lot going on in the photo, not only with the car, but also with the background! I imagine this is by design. Nice image. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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 Posterior vitreous detachment
I first noticed floaters when I was 12 or 13. Sometimes they drive me crazy. I know where to come now for medical advice. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:15 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 10/09/2012 19:04, Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Well who in hell thought *that* was a good eye design anyway? The requirements indicated a design lifetime of 30 years. So Mike's out of warranty, then? I was going to respond with a joke about coming out of the back door of the factory but on second thoughts -- No fixed Adobe -- 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. -- 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 Millefiori - Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field
OMG it's Keith Haring meets Peter Max Interesting but kinda ugly - much prettier (to me) are thin sections of rock photo'ed through a microscope under cross-polarized light. http://www.jeffreycreid.com/petrography/pet_igneous.html More like the abstract expressionists than the pop-artists ann On 9/11/2012 08:53, Bruce Walker wrote: Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field ... http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Millefiori/4036035 More background ... http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fabian-oefner -- 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: Pentax releases data
Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 10, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: How sensitive to moire would the lack of n anti-aliasing filter make the camera? I know no one can say with certainty, but how has it affected other digital cameras? I'd like to have more resolution, but I'm concerned that the cross--hatch pattern on automobile grilles might cause moire. A few months ago Luminous Landscape did some comparisons between the two versions of the D800. Initial tests showed the superiority of the D800E (without AA filter) but several people pointed out that standard capture sharpening would reduce the difference significantly. He posted more samples, this time with capture sharpening applied to both cameras and the difference between the two was *drastically* reduced. Reichmann insisted that the difference would be apparent in print but I really think he's kidding himself here. Differences in print are always *less* than pixel-peeped 100% views and after seeing his tests I wouldn't pay extra for a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. Thanks Mark. Good to know. The Luminous landscape page is here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/nikon_d800_d800e_first_comparison.shtml Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the final sharpened comparison. The top image (D800E without AA filter) looks a hair sharper -- but nowhere near enough (in my opinion) to show up in a print. I also notice he rendered the non-AA image with a little more contrast than the one from the camera with the AA filter; extra contrast always gives a subjective impression of additional sharpness. I brought them both into Photoshop and equalized the black and white levels of both images; they were virtually indistinguishable at that point. Mind you, I think Reichmann's right about moire being an over-emphasized bogeyman. You might see it in fine weave like cloth but probably only rarely then. I can't see car grilles ever being a problem. At equal pricing I wouldn't hesitate to buy a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. The K-5IIs is one hundred dollars more than the K-5II; that's pretty close, so it all depends on how much you need that hundred dollars to spend on something else ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: Peso, eyes front
That's really ugly. The one Dave posted is unnerving The one Frank posted is really pretty and well done. Picking the right artist is pretty important where tattoos are concerned! Wendy On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There seems to be a veritable rash of these skin conditions, you may remember I posted this a couple of months ago as Butterflys are Free, but the alternate title would have Here's looking at you. or something like that... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20butterflysarefree.html On 9/9/2012 11:49 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream Dave -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- 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: PESO - Alaska Coastal image
Brilliant shot! A friend of mine just got back last week from a trip to the same area. Looking forward to seeing her shots too. Wendy On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- 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: The Church Project Continues
I agree, my domain names are still hosted at godaddy and that was the problem. It still worked for me because all of the addresses were cached. As to the compliment from Mark on nailing the exposure, I'd like to take credit, but really can't. I'm doing much of the shooting on a tripod in +/- 4 stop bracketed sets. A lot of those resulting images are the result of careful HDR processing in Nik's HDR software. I'm trying to make them look as realistic as possible while taking advantage of the wider dynamic range. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com: I've been photographing one of the local churches. Here's a detail shot from the last batch. http://georges.posterous.com/the-church-project-continues I have a long way to go, but I'm still aiming to complete the book before the end of this year. Interesting project with some excellent images so far. st bridgets church, choir loft, rear wall is especially nice with those beautiful floor reflections. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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. -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Sep 10, 2012, at 22:03 , John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 07:59:23PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 10, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: so how fast will the current K-5 body drop in price ? :-) It's already down to $895. I guess it depends on how many they have left. If the supply is scant, it may stay right where it is. Agreed. These new cameras aren't going to tempt many people to upgrade from a K-5. They're probably not intended to. The diiferences I spot on the K-5 II are: o Better auto-focus (this is the big one from where I'm sitting) o Improved rear LCD (brighter sharper, but same size resolution) o SDXC memory card compatibility (or was that added in a K5 firware upgrade?) K7 (and I would expect K5) are SDXC compatible with firmware upgrades. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Peso, eyes front
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of wendy beard That's really ugly. The one Dave posted is unnerving The one Frank posted is really pretty and well done. Picking the right artist is pretty important where tattoos are concerned! The best way to do it is to be 18, get drunk in a dockside bar in Bordeaux and start trying to tattoo yourself with a penknife. The father of one of my friends got his during a drunken session in some foreign land, so when my friend's daughter expressed a wish for a tattoo they came down to London on a family trip to this place, to make sure she got it done properly: http://www.thefamilybusinesstattoo.com/ B -- 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: Setting the Q's Quick Dial
Sorry for the delay in answering Mark C's question on how to do true HDR on the Q. I was not familiar enough with the Q yet to answer off the top of my head. Also, hard to wrap one's head around is how some features are not available when other settings are enabled. To do true HDR, with a minimum of fuss you first of all need to be shooting RAW or RAW+. Then, the feature you are looking for is Exposure Bracketing. In the menu, you can select the bracketing order (see page 68 of the manual). Exposure bracketing is not available when the capture mode is set to Moving Object, Night Scene HDR, Pet, Kids, HDR (of the SCN mode on the dial). It is also not available when the shutter speed is set to B. It is also not available when HDR Capture is set (since that applies only to the camera's automatically merging 3 shots into a JPEG) Finally, it cannot be used with Interval Shooting or Multi-Exposure. Exposure Bracketing is selected in Drive Mode (icon looks like three rectangles with the +/- one on top. You'll see you have your choice of normal Exposure Bracketing or Exposure Bracketing in combination with the Remote Control. After you have selected which one you want, you can press the DOWNARROW again to select the EV separation between shots (using the dial). You can set up to a +/- 3 EV for your over/under-exposed shots. To cancel the Exposure Bracketing, you just switch back to another drive mode. The only other thing to keep in mind is that whatever AF point is selected in the first exposure will be used in the 2nd and third. I believe this works pretty much like it works on other Pentax DSLRs, except that you are limited to 3 shots where the K-5 gives you the option of 5. (also you get to the drive mode on the K-5 with the UPARROW button, while on the Q it is the RIGHTARROW button. All of this is covered on Pages 80 81 of the Q manual. On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Thanks for confirming that - I spent some time over the last few days with the manual and the camera, hoping to do it through the USER settings, which I can't seem to get to work one way or another. It looks like the Quick dial only allows customization of the Custom Picture Mode, Digital Filters, and aspect ratio. Mark On 9/8/2012 8:54 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Not that I could work out. I wondered if it could be done by doing the smart effect user settings but no such luck. This dial is a nice idea but the selections are lousy. This would be a nice firmware upgrade. -- 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. -- The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's own, is to get over the confusion by which we think that fact is real and imagination an illusion. It is the other way around. -Thomas Moore, Original Self -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The Luminous landscape page is here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/nikon_d800_d800e_first_comparison.shtml Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the final sharpened comparison. The top image (D800E without AA filter) looks a hair sharper -- but nowhere near enough (in my opinion) to show up in a print. I also notice he rendered the non-AA image with a little more contrast than the one from the camera with the AA filter; extra contrast always gives a subjective impression of additional sharpness. I brought them both into Photoshop and equalized the black and white levels of both images; they were virtually indistinguishable at that point. Mind you, I think Reichmann's right about moire being an over-emphasized bogeyman. You might see it in fine weave like cloth but probably only rarely then. I can't see car grilles ever being a problem. At equal pricing I wouldn't hesitate to buy a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. The K-5IIs is one hundred dollars more than the K-5II; that's pretty close, so it all depends on how much you need that hundred dollars to spend on something else ;-) It would be an interesting experiment to specifically try for moire. I'd print a target with various line spacings, and knowing the resolution of the sensor, I'd know where moire should be a visible effect. I'd take photos with the camera a bit closer than it should be noticeable, at a range of f-stops, both hand held and on a tripod. Move the camera back and repeat. It would also be interesting to try the same experiment with red, blue and green lines on white and on black. I doubt that it would show much of any practical use to photographers, but I do think it might be an interesting demo for high school science students.What I bet it would mostly show is the effects of diffraction. I wonder if it would also show the effects of diffraction being different at different wavelengths. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: High Performance Laptops
I recently replaced my older laptop to get something with better performance. It's a core i7 running the 64 bit version of Windows 7. The key feature is 16Gb of memory. Using the Nik HDR software, Photomatix or Photoshop a 9 image HDR uses about 11Gbytes of memory and processes in 5 to 10 minutes. These are 36 Megapixel images so they are big. There is very little or no disk activity during processing so I doubt that SSD would make much difference. I have similar results when stitching panoramas. 16Gig of memory seems more than adequate, but I don't think I would want less. When I process lower resolution HDRs or Panos it takes me longer to select the files than it takes to do the processing. The CPU is i7-3830QM running at 2.7GHz. During the above operations, all 8 cores of the CPU are busy doing something but none of them go higher than 30-50% capacity. So I don't think CPU is that big of a factor. It's important, but I wouldn't stress the budget to get the fastest one available. For me, storage capacity isn't that important. I want enough to comfortably hold my software, but I keep all of my data on external drives and don't seem to have performance issues. An SSD would be nice on boot-up, but really that's about the only time I might really care. All of the programs I use start up in 3-5 seconds. Even a reboot only takes about 1-3 minutes, and I only reboot once a week. Any other time I just put the computer in the sleep mode and get instant restarts. It's an HP with a 17 screen that I bought on the HP website without doing a lot of shopping around. I don't remember the exact cost but it was around $2k with the shipping. I think you can sweat a lot about details, but the biggest performance enabler is the 16 Gig of memory. I don't know if this helps you make a decision, but that's what is working very well for me processing those relatively huge files. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: On 2012-09-11 1:25, Tom C wrote: I'd like an i7 CPU. I can't tell the difference between the various versions of it. Yeah I see the minor differences in speed and cache, but in real noticeable terms what does that mean? Is it worth $200 or $500 for a different version? I suspect not. It's not to me. And certainly not the difference between a $200 or $300 normal i7 versus the $1000 extreme versions. I doubt you'd notice any difference in daily operations for photo management and editing. More RAM? I think that could make a noticeable difference. 16G vs 24G vs 32G? I have no idea other than that more could be better but also possibly overkill. You might be right. I haven't used the Adobe products in some time, but working with 4k x 3k scans of 35mm frames, back when I did use them, Photoshop would eat swap space like a dog in an Alpo bag if I did much at all with the image. Actually, I'll change my mind a bit, and suggest getting one with some SSD for swap (desktop) or for main storage (laptop) rather than the extra 16GB of memory. I haven't researched the mSATA drive stuff that's available. Can someone explain what that means? Can't help there. I've used SATA and eSATA but not mSATA. My gut tells me that in addition to CPU, RAM and SSD drives are the items that will enhance performance as far as speed is concerned. The slowest component in a system will drag down all other others. Completely agree, I'm just suggesting that RAM and SSD (I/O speed) will have a bigger impact than the difference between a Core i5, Core i7, or AMD Bulldozer CPU. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- 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. -- 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: Peso, eyes front
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:45 AM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: That's really ugly. The one Dave posted is unnerving The one Frank posted is really pretty and well done. Picking the right artist is pretty important where tattoos are concerned! She is 19 and from Edmonton, say no more.:-) Dave Wendy On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There seems to be a veritable rash of these skin conditions, you may remember I posted this a couple of months ago as Butterflys are Free, but the alternate title would have Here's looking at you. or something like that... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20butterflysarefree.html On 9/9/2012 11:49 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Franks tattoo shot prompted me to submit this for approval. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963255892/in/photostream Dave -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Pentax releases data
I'm not sure you can learn much about the K5 moire from a D800/e comparison. There is a difference in resolution and pixel size. I don't know if that makes a difference, but a few of the articles I've read seem to indicate it does. Like I said, not sure. I might wait for the inevitable comparisons and test shots that are sure to be coming. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 10, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: How sensitive to moire would the lack of n anti-aliasing filter make the camera? I know no one can say with certainty, but how has it affected other digital cameras? I'd like to have more resolution, but I'm concerned that the cross--hatch pattern on automobile grilles might cause moire. A few months ago Luminous Landscape did some comparisons between the two versions of the D800. Initial tests showed the superiority of the D800E (without AA filter) but several people pointed out that standard capture sharpening would reduce the difference significantly. He posted more samples, this time with capture sharpening applied to both cameras and the difference between the two was *drastically* reduced. Reichmann insisted that the difference would be apparent in print but I really think he's kidding himself here. Differences in print are always *less* than pixel-peeped 100% views and after seeing his tests I wouldn't pay extra for a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. Thanks Mark. Good to know. The Luminous landscape page is here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/nikon_d800_d800e_first_comparison.shtml Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the final sharpened comparison. The top image (D800E without AA filter) looks a hair sharper -- but nowhere near enough (in my opinion) to show up in a print. I also notice he rendered the non-AA image with a little more contrast than the one from the camera with the AA filter; extra contrast always gives a subjective impression of additional sharpness. I brought them both into Photoshop and equalized the black and white levels of both images; they were virtually indistinguishable at that point. Mind you, I think Reichmann's right about moire being an over-emphasized bogeyman. You might see it in fine weave like cloth but probably only rarely then. I can't see car grilles ever being a problem. At equal pricing I wouldn't hesitate to buy a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. The K-5IIs is one hundred dollars more than the K-5II; that's pretty close, so it all depends on how much you need that hundred dollars to spend on something else ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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. -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure you can learn much about the K5 moire from a D800/e comparison. There is a difference in resolution and pixel size. I don't know if that makes a difference, but a few of the articles I've read seem to indicate it does. The physical pixel size is extremely similar between the D800(E) and K-5 (both are a bit under 5 microns). -- 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: Pentax releases data
Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure you can learn much about the K5 moire from a D800/e comparison. There is a difference in resolution and pixel size. I don't know if that makes a difference, but a few of the articles I've read seem to indicate it does. The physical pixel size is extremely similar between the D800(E) and K-5 (both are a bit under 5 microns). Interesting. Seems about right. 16-megapixel APS-C should be very close to 36-megapixel full-frame. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: I'm pretty sure this is my last 'friends' wedding shoot
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Here is one i did an auto adjust ion LR and cropped the top flare out. The left dust flare is visible but not so much. I'm pretty sure the dust is exterior as all of the other pictures are fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/7963178054/in/photostream they look as though they're defending against a free kick just outside the eighteen-yard box. B That was my first thought too, but I was too polite to say :-) Dave - just crank up the lens flare to over-the-top proportions and tell them it's what all the wedding photogs are doing at the moment. They'll love it. -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure you can learn much about the K5 moire from a D800/e comparison. There is a difference in resolution and pixel size. I don't know if that makes a difference, but a few of the articles I've read seem to indicate it does. The physical pixel size is extremely similar between the D800(E) and K-5 (both are a bit under 5 microns). Interesting. Seems about right. 16-megapixel APS-C should be very close to 36-megapixel full-frame. Ned seems to hint that too. :-) http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/k-5iis -- -bmw -- 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: Pentax releases data
On 11/09/2012 9:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: It would be an interesting experiment to specifically try for moire. Post your results on pentax forums and get them all worked up about how crappy the camera is. You don't have to specifically try for moire. I've used cameras that have no AA filter. It's amazing what will cause it. Window screens, car grills, chain link fence, anything with a repetitive pattern can cause it depending on the magnification. -- William Robb -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of flags in front. I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either pull back, go wide and take in more surroundings or go in close for details. My own tendency is to go for details as I don't have the chops yet to figure out a good wide angle composition. I'm hoping that Bob Walkden will publish a book on that subject. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Busy, Busy, Busy! There is a lot going on in the photo, not only with the car, but also with the background! I imagine this is by design. Nice image. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: High Performance Laptops
From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com I recently replaced my older laptop to get something with better performance. It's a core i7 running the 64 bit version of Windows 7. The key feature is 16Gb of memory. Using the Nik HDR software, Photomatix or Photoshop a 9 image HDR uses about 11Gbytes of memory and processes in 5 to 10 minutes. These are 36 Megapixel images so they are big. There is very little or no disk activity during processing so I doubt that SSD would make much difference. I have similar results when stitching panoramas. 16Gig of memory seems more than adequate, but I don't think I would want less. Thanks George, this does help. When I process lower resolution HDRs or Panos it takes me longer to select the files than it takes to do the processing. The CPU is i7-3830QM running at 2.7GHz. During the above operations, all 8 cores of the CPU are busy doing something but none of them go higher than 30-50% capacity. So I don't think CPU is that big of a factor. It's important, but I wouldn't stress the budget to get the fastest one available. For me, storage capacity isn't that important. I want enough to comfortably hold my software, but I keep all of my data on external drives and don't seem to have performance issues. An SSD would be nice on boot-up, but really that's about the only time I might really care. All of the programs I use start up in 3-5 seconds. Even a reboot only takes about 1-3 minutes, and I only reboot once a week. Any other time I just put the computer in the sleep mode and get instant restarts. It's an HP with a 17 screen that I bought on the HP website without doing a lot of shopping around. I don't remember the exact cost but it was around $2k with the shipping. I think you can sweat a lot about details, but the biggest performance enabler is the 16 Gig of memory. I don't know if this helps you make a decision, but that's what is working very well for me processing those relatively huge files. gs Yes those first hand anecdotes definitely help. All my photo editing is currently done on a 14 HP XP-based machine with an i5 with 2G RAM or an HP 17 Vista-based machine dual-core Centrino that's 5 years old with 3G RAM. Both are slow as dogs to boot. They've both been multi-purpose work/general purpose machines. The dual 100G drives and 3GB memory in the 17 laptop seem pitifully small by todays standards. I tend to keep a number of images open at once in Photoshop when editing, so I'm thinking that faster (SSD) swap space could help also. Thanks for the detailed description. I'm interested in a machine with a wide gamut display. While I like HP machines it seems their customization options are getting more limited as time goes by. The one they have listed on their site that I'm most interested in is not customizable at all, pre-purchase, and there doesn't appear to be a version that is. I appreciate the feedback. Tom C. -- 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: The Church Project Continues
On 9/10/12 3:26 PM, George Sinos wrote: Something strange seems to be going on over at posterous. Try this link -www.crankygreek.com George Sinos Twitter bought posterous, and seem to have abandoned it. I've moved what I had there over to wordpress (http://dougbrewer.wordpress.com) and will nuke the remains soon, after I give all six of my fans a chance to catch up. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Thanks, Bruce. I'd love to read that book by Bob as well! G Your comments are appreciated and helpful. I couldn't pull back physically, as all the cars are parked along the street parallel to the sidewalk. In this case, there were only a few feet between the bumper of this car and the bumper of the one in front of it. I shot it wide -- about 24 mm -- and going wider, to 18 mm or so, would have distorted ti too much and brought a lamp post into the frame. What bothers me most is the dude in sun glasses visible through the windshield. I wish I has seen that before taking the image. Perhaps I will try a crop that concentrates on the flags, the ornate grill and the hood ornament. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of flags in front. I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either pull back, go wide and take in more surroundings or go in close for details. My own tendency is to go for details as I don't have the chops yet to figure out a good wide angle composition. I'm hoping that Bob Walkden will publish a book on that subject. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Busy, Busy, Busy! There is a lot going on in the photo, not only with the car, but also with the background! I imagine this is by design. Nice image. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Thanks, Frank and Bob. Yes, it is busy, mostly by design. This was taken at the Friday evening classic car nights the our town holds in the summer. This was Labor Day weekend, the last event of this season, and I was trying to memorialize the event by showing one of the more interesting cars together with a sense of the people strolling up and down Main Street checking out the cars and each other. On previous occasions, I tried hard to isolate a single car, but that was never very successful. (I have had more success with small details of some of the cars.) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Busy, Busy, Busy! There is a lot going on in the photo, not only with the car, but also with the background! I imagine this is by design. Nice image. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: The Church Project Continues
On 9/10/12 3:26 PM, George Sinos wrote: Something strange seems to be going on over at posterous. Try this link -www.crankygreek.com George Sinos and I see you have done a similar move over to blogger/blogspot, to follow up my other reply. I do like the candle shot. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of flags in front. I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either pull back, go wide and take in more surroundings or go in close for details. My own tendency is to go for details as I don't have the chops yet to figure out a good wide angle composition. I'm hoping that Bob Walkden will publish a book on that subject. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Well, that's very flattering, but unlikely to happen. If I know more than other people about composition it's only because I'm a couple of pages ahead of them in the book, not because I'm any great expert on it. I've never been one for car photography - Paul Stenquist's your man for that. The only car I've ever tried to photograph was my MGB Roadster, which I photographed from a distance on a coast road. The pictures weren't very good. In the case of this car, you have to take what you can get where you find it, and Dan's done a good job in the circumstances. In ideal circumstances you'd take it out into the countryside somewhere and photograph it in action. Failing that, I think you can probably get something by getting further back and photographing it with a long lens from a relatively low angle. I wouldn't photograph it close up with a wide-angle lens because I don't particularly like the distortion it causes, or the fact that you can't hide your reflection, but it depends on what you want to show. B -- 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: The Church Project Continues
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Brewer Try this link -www.crankygreek.com George Sinos Twitter bought posterous, and seem to have abandoned it. I've moved what I had there over to wordpress (http://dougbrewer.wordpress.com) and will nuke the remains soon, after I give all six of my fans a chance to catch up. Lady Bug is a helluva picture. So are Old School and I hope you dance. All the shots of that little girl are good, but those three are outstanding. B -- 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: Ricewhine postmortem
From: P. J. Alling On 9/11/2012 12:25 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 9/11/2012 4:37 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Well just to rub some glass in the wound lets see how many of this mook's predictions came true. Peter, the Photokina hasn't started yet. I think that it would be prudent to hold your hammer until it ends... But Boris, where's the fun it that? The joy of anticipation in a deferred gratification perhaps? -- 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: Pentax releases data
Tue Sep 11 11:58:10 EDT 2012 William Robb wrote: On 11/09/2012 9:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: It would be an interesting experiment to specifically try for moire. Post your results on pentax forums and get them all worked up about how crappy the camera is. You don't have to specifically try for moire. I've used cameras that have no AA filter. It's amazing what will cause it. Window screens, car grills, chain link fence, anything with a repetitive pattern can cause it depending on the magnification. Back in 2007, I posted this photo with plenty of blur and moire (taken with *ist DS): http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Zoo/IMGP7964.jpg :-) Cheers, Igor -- 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.
M42 to K-mount adapter question
Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: The Church Project Continues
On 9/11/12 1:31 PM, Bob W wrote: Lady Bug is a helluva picture. So are Old School and I hope you dance. All the shots of that little girl are good, but those three are outstanding. B Thanks, Bob. That little girl is my daughter, Nat, who is my favorite model. I think you can see why. -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
I found some third-party adapters to be a poor fit, which can lead to problems. The Pentax adapter works fine, but to release it, you have to reach into the gap in the adapter and lift the little spring that locks it in place. Never had problems with infinity focus. Paul On Sep 11, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Thanks for your comments, Bob. Actually, I thought I did a pretty good job of hiding my reflection. I was so busy doing that, however, that I didn't notice the man with the sunglasses visible through the windshield! Also, as I said upstream, I was trying to depict the car while at the same time showing a bit of the event in which it was displayed, by including some of the spectators on the sidewalk and the car passing by. In retrospect, I should have picked one of the other, and modified the image accordingly. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of flags in front. I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either pull back, go wide and take in more surroundings or go in close for details. My own tendency is to go for details as I don't have the chops yet to figure out a good wide angle composition. I'm hoping that Bob Walkden will publish a book on that subject. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Well, that's very flattering, but unlikely to happen. If I know more than other people about composition it's only because I'm a couple of pages ahead of them in the book, not because I'm any great expert on it. I've never been one for car photography - Paul Stenquist's your man for that. The only car I've ever tried to photograph was my MGB Roadster, which I photographed from a distance on a coast road. The pictures weren't very good. In the case of this car, you have to take what you can get where you find it, and Dan's done a good job in the circumstances. In ideal circumstances you'd take it out into the countryside somewhere and photograph it in action. Failing that, I think you can probably get something by getting further back and photographing it with a long lens from a relatively low angle. I wouldn't photograph it close up with a wide-angle lens because I don't particularly like the distortion it causes, or the fact that you can't hide your reflection, but it depends on what you want to show. B -- 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. -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
I also have the Pentax adapter, and never noticed any infinity focus problem. As Paul stated, it can be a bit tricky to release and remove the adapter, but the Pentax version come with a little tool that makes the task easier. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I found some third-party adapters to be a poor fit, which can lead to problems. The Pentax adapter works fine, but to release it, you have to reach into the gap in the adapter and lift the little spring that locks it in place. Never had problems with infinity focus. Paul On Sep 11, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
The M42 to K-Mount adapter was designed as part of the transition from M42 to K-mount in the 1970s to allow owners buy a new Pentax body and make use of their existing complement of M42 lenses. It is designed to mount into the K-mount body and lock there in order to facilitate changing M42 lenses. - You fit it onto the lens and bayonet the assembly into place to fit the adapter. - When you remove the lens from the camera, the mount adapter stays in place to allow you to use other M42 lenses. - You release the adapter by slipping a thin screwdriver blade or feeler gauge into a slot on the adapter to release the catch and then pull it out of the K-beyonet coupling. It works perfectly for its intended purpose. I would never go with cheap alternatives on any lens mounting component. Good quality alternatives are always useful. :-) Some of the third party alternatives are good quality: they were designed to be fitted to the lens and to change with the lens. A key difference between the good ones and the poor ones, aside from material and finish quality, is that most of the good ones include include a ridge to press in the auto-diaphragm pin on M42 lenses and stop down the aperture. This is not important for Pentax M42 lenses ... all of them have an auto-manual diaphragm operation switch on the lens ... but becomes important for various third party lenses which lacked the A-M switch. If you don't have an A-M switch on the lens and you don't have the adapter with the ridge in it, the lens will always be at wide open aperture. I had a couple of the originals and had one fitted to each lens I was going to use, with a thread-locking fluid (temporary, not permanent) on the threads to keep it there. I'd removed the locking catch for the body so that each lens simply mounted and unmounted like a K-bayonet lens. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
by the way, the official name of the pentax version is mount adapter k. I have a few of them and they work and fit fine. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: M42 to K-mount adapter question I found some third-party adapters to be a poor fit, which can lead to problems. The Pentax adapter works fine, but to release it, you have to reach into the gap in the adapter and lift the little spring that locks it in place. Never had problems with infinity focus. Paul On Sep 11, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
I enjoyed the photo, as includes a nice car shot in good light and interesting stuff going on all around it. It crossed my mind that I probably wouldn't have pulled the trigger on this, given the busy background. But I think your result is worthwhile. It's not a good car photo, but it is , in many ways, a good photo. It held my attention, and that's the ultimate test, IMO. Paul On Sep 11, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Busy, Busy, Busy! There is a lot going on in the photo, not only with the car, but also with the background! I imagine this is by design. Nice image. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: High Performance Laptops
From: Tom C From: Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org On 2012-09-10 18:23, Darren Addy wrote: Not a lot to input here, but I think the most important considerations should be: CPU horsepower (i7), maximum RAM (and I'd load it up, preferably 16GB minimum), and connectivity [...] I disagree, to a point. In his shoes, I'd get less CPU, more RAM, and faster storage. Photos have a huge impact on storage, especially if you're using Adobe programs (assuming they're still doing the 'we know better than the OS how to manage memory' thing). Even though I've worked in IT for 32 years, I'll be the first to admit that I don't know it all. Each (I) tend to work in niches of IT and therefore many areas are outside our (my) realm of specific expertise. Technology is moving at such a pace, that what one knew 3 years ago doesn't hold sway today. I work in business applications software development. Therefore hardware is generally outside my area, though I understand terminology and concepts. I'd like an i7 CPU. I can't tell the difference between the various versions of it. Yeah I see the minor differences in speed and cache, but in real noticeable terms what does that mean? Is it worth $200 or $500 for a different version? I suspect not. More RAM? I think that could make a noticeable difference. 16G vs 24G vs 32G? I have no idea other than that more could be better but also possibly overkill. I haven't researched the mSATA drive stuff that's available. Can someone explain what that means? My gut tells me that in addition to CPU, RAM and SSD drives are the items that will enhance performance as far as speed is concerned. The slowest component in a system will drag down all other others. One of the workshops I attended as part of the annual convention for Professional Photographers of NC was a short class on specifying a computer optimized for Photoshop. I'll try to summarize succinctly. Intel i7 - offered in several tiers. The second tier is good enough for PhotoShop and has a really big price discount off the top tier CPU. Probably moot for laptops. You're going to get whatever the manufacturer chooses. If the manufacturer offers several different CPUs, choose the one with the biggest L1 cache. Hard-drives - 3 of them; boot, scratch storage. A laptop won't do this, but there are a bunch that have the option for two hard-drives. The key is to try to put PhotoShop's scratch disk on a different drive from Windows virtual memory. Hard-drives are the easiest thing to upgrade later, even on a laptop. RAM - RAM is cheap (relatively) it's easier to just max it out. Whatever the maximum the motherboard will accept is how much you need, because if you buy the RAM when you buy the motherboard, there's no worry later if you'll be able to find the right RAM to upgrade. If you have enough RAM, PhotoShop will never use the scratch-disk. Video - should have 1Gig of ram itself support Open-GL. The key point here is RAM. Max it out from the very start, because that's going to be the most difficult (most expensive) to upgrade later. You can frequently get a big discount on RAM from the manufacturer if you upgrade to max RAM when you order your laptop. -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
The Pentax adapter works better than any other, the only caveats really are that you need a lens with an auto/manual switch, and when removing the lens from the camera the adapter stays with the camera. To remove it the locking spring visible through one of the cutouts must be released. A strong fingernail is good enough but a small thin blade, (knife or screwdriver), works as well. Now some non Pentax m42 lenses have external indexing systems for wide open metering that can interfere with proper mounting and operation on a K mount camera, (Mamyia Sekor TL/DTL are a system I know has this problem), Fujifilm m42 lenses use a similar system, I don't know if there's a problem with them as well. On 9/11/2012 1:50 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? TIA -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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.
M42 to K-mount adapter question
I started using M42 to Pk adapters almost since the Pk release, have used the original version (more than one copy) in KM, K2, Ricoh XR10, Lx, Mz5, PZ70, Pz1p and Mx, and never had infinity issues unless the camera was off the spec somehow. Yes, that happened with the K2, and later with the Lx. The original adapter by Pentax was designed to remain in the camera until a spring was pushed and the adapter released. I almost at once fitted the adapter to the lens, removing the spring. Never had one of my adapters stuck into the camera, have one that is shallower than the others - if I screw it to the end on the lens, the combo will not fit into the camera - any camera - so I have it spaced from the lens flange. Works fine this way. Here in BR some home-made adapters appeared lately, but they won't focus to infinity - they place the lens farther from the camera. I'd stick to original if possible, even spending some $15 extra. At least one lens - russian made 55mm, can't remember exact model, had to be adjusted - the lens had a small, almost cubic appendix that would get too deep into the camera (Mx) so I removed it. And also made the aperture blades closed by default, since the Mx wouldn't push the auto-aperture pin. Hope this helps, lf -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at luizfelipe.fot.br -- 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: Pentax announcements official
High Dollar perhaps? I think they should have kept SMC and added HD to it. Your old lenses had SMC coating and your new lenses have SMC-HD coating. Build the brand on what everybody already knows is one of its strengths, instead of starting all over. I get the feeling that's what the K5 II represents. It's an interim place holder because Ricoh has Pentax starting all over again. I really think Pentax has gotten behind because of the sale to Hoya and the sale again to Ricoh. And they're still flailing around trying to figure out what people will want to buy. Meanwhile Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic et al have new product out there, and they're eating Pentax's lunch. I understand there's not enough of us here at PDML to buy the numbers of cameras lenses Pentax needs to sell in order to remain viable, so that Pentax has to attract new users. But it seems Pentax is trying to attract those new buyers by me toing Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic ... and I just don't think that's going to work. I don't think Pentax has a future if they're always going to be a day late a dollar short in the market. One of Pentax's biggest selling points was VALUE - you always got more for your money. Pentax might be six months behind whatever the latest gimmick was, but when the product hit the street, it would do it better and cost you less. I don't see that happening now. From: J.C. O'Connell A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment -- 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.
PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893 Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier version, will be apprciated. Earlier version: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Pentax announcements official
From: Jan van Wijk On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW Which do you think would serve Pentax better in the marketplace SMC-HD or HD-SMC? -- 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: PESO - So Many Questions
You always know you're dealing with consummate professionals when they have a lousy web site and a hotmail account. On 9/4/2012 10:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I LOLed. :-) Did you visit the URL? *Such* a poor name choice, but a fairly even match to the product. :-/ On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:03 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: My mind swims at the possibilities: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/so-many-questions.html Ideas? Do we want to know? ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- -bmw -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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: PESO - So Many Questions
I think not. On 9/4/2012 10:03 PM, frank theriault wrote: My mind swims at the possibilities: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/so-many-questions.html Ideas? Do we want to know? ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Very sharp with warm colors a classic indeed. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:17:06 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Classic Ford Message-ID: caomwt1wgbzusnyajeceyvim0nw_quez2gweg-n26eauuifu...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Pentax announcements official
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW Which do you think would serve Pentax better in the marketplace SMC-HD or HD-SMC? SMC-HD. It keeps the SMC label prominent and adds the acronym that modern consumers know means high definition. HD on its own is almost meaningless due to the term's hypersaturation in tech marketing culture, but adding it after Pentax's long-lived SMC label indicates to new users that it's good quality and to old users that it's an update of a well-known technology. Switching to HD on its own is a really bad idea, in my opinion. John -- 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 Millefiori - Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a, magnetic field
I don't understand what it is nor do I care. It is gorgeous. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:53:16 -0400 From: Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: OT Millefiori - Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field Message-ID: CAJUU0CfVANWJNVZ8mT9GSssDsMUoPkQedsch08EatXDb63xq=g...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field ... http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Millefiori/4036035 More background ... http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fabian-oefner -- -bmw -- -- 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: High Performance Laptops
on 2012-09-10 23:25 Tom C wrote My gut tells me that in addition to CPU, RAM and SSD drives are the items that will enhance performance as far as speed is concerned. The slowest component in a system will drag down all other others. for some apps, the GPU is very important; i can't tell you what that will mean in Windows world, but in OS X world it means a lot -- 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.
M42 to K-mount adapter question
From: Steve Cottrell Hi team, Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I knew a group of people who might ;-) -- in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect... Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative. --- Any experience with this? I have the Pentax screw-mount adapter. Haven't used it in a while because I no longer need to use the one screw mount lens I have (Vivitar 20mm f/3.5). I never noticed any problems with infinity focus, but the adapter is a PITA to get back out. It's not really stuck. There's a little tab you have to release it's kind of hard to manipulate. -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Probably a better car photo this way but I was fine with parade atmosphere of the 1st one even the guy in the windshield. So two different photos of same thing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:43:38 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped) Message-ID: CAOmwt1ztBmpZ8qp=uBMjWtgD0A-zFj_AxuA=kuk6+p5g-sy...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893 Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier version, will be apprciated. Earlier version:http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
on 2012-09-11 11:50 Steve Cottrell wrote in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? i have a no-name adapter from ebay that i've used with my Macro-Takumar 50mm with good results, including infinity focus; it is brass, not aluminum, and fairly well machined (not fastidiously deburred); it came with a removal tool, but i also removed the spring, which makes it easier to remove from the body, and just snugged it on the lens and used care (a little temporary thread goo like Godfrey suggests is a good idea if it will stay on a particular lens) the one i got is still listed by user astwise at $12 but ships to US only -- 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 Millefiori - Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field
Just goes to show you, there's no universal measure of beauty. I'm guessing that you prefer your colour palette muted, Ann. I find these images quite beautiful, myself. There's a bit of the 1960's Yellow Submarine graphic style to them as well. All curves and tubes in dayglo colour. I like those rock images you ref'ed too, Ann. Very cool. Thanks! On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: OMG it's Keith Haring meets Peter Max Interesting but kinda ugly - much prettier (to me) are thin sections of rock photo'ed through a microscope under cross-polarized light. http://www.jeffreycreid.com/petrography/pet_igneous.html More like the abstract expressionists than the pop-artists ann On 9/11/2012 08:53, Bruce Walker wrote: Ferrofluid mixed with water colors in a magnetic field ... http://www.photographyserved.com/gallery/Millefiori/4036035 More background ... http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fabian-oefner -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: PESO: Classic Ford
Thanks, Paul and Don, for your comments. For what it may be worth, this image was accepted by the PPG. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Very sharp with warm colors a classic indeed. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:17:06 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Classic Ford Message-ID: caomwt1wgbzusnyajeceyvim0nw_quez2gweg-n26eauuifu...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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: Android web browser for viewing photos?
Larry Colen wrote: For the most part, I'm very happy with my new Galaxy S3 phone. Looking at photos on the web browser sucks, which is surprising because the gallery does a pretty good job. I just tried downloading the flickr app for showing off my photos, but it doesn't seem to have any way of viewing collections, which is a real pain because that's how I organize my photos. What android apps to you use for viewing photos on the web? I use Opera Mobile as the web browser on my Android tablet. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Thanks, Don. I did this version partly because of comments that the first version was busy, and mostly just to see whether it would work better this way. I like them both, and now I have to decide which to use for my calendar of images from Somerville's Car Night activities. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Probably a better car photo this way but I was fine with parade atmosphere of the 1st one even the guy in the windshield. So two different photos of same thing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:43:38 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped) Message-ID: CAOmwt1ztBmpZ8qp=uBMjWtgD0A-zFj_AxuA=kuk6+p5g-sy...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893 Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier version, will be apprciated. Earlier version:http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Yeah, I quite like that, Dan. My issue with the original wasn't that it showed the crowd and the guy in the windshield. It was that for it to work as a document of the car meet, it needed to show *more* crowd, passers-by, activity, surrounding storefronts, etc. The car needed to be a smaller element of that scene. As it was, it suggested the car alone was the subject, but with distractions around it. It's a balance thing. Like two equal subjects fighting for dominance. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Probably a better car photo this way but I was fine with parade atmosphere of the 1st one even the guy in the windshield. So two different photos of same thing. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:43:38 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped) Message-ID: CAOmwt1ztBmpZ8qp=uBMjWtgD0A-zFj_AxuA=kuk6+p5g-sy...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893 Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier version, will be apprciated. Earlier version:http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: Pentax announcements official
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:10 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW Which do you think would serve Pentax better in the marketplace SMC-HD or HD-SMC? SMC-HD. It keeps the SMC label prominent and adds the acronym that modern consumers know means high definition. HD on its own is almost meaningless due to the term's hypersaturation in tech marketing culture, but adding it after Pentax's long-lived SMC label indicates to new users that it's good quality and to old users that it's an update of a well-known technology. Switching to HD on its own is a really bad idea, in my opinion. Well, since we appear to have a consensus here, I believe that's settled. Over to Pentax Ricoh now ... -- -bmw -- 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: PESO - Alaska Coastal image
Thanks Wendy. A friend of mine just got back last week from a trip to the same area. We had unbelievable weather on our week only a few hours of rain for the entire week. Maybe we were shipmates? She wasn't on the Sea Lion, was she? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Alaska Coastal image Brilliant shot! A friend of mine just got back last week from a trip to the same area. Looking forward to seeing her shots too. Wendy On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Returned earler this week from 10 days in South Eastern Alaska mostly on a boat in the inside passage. A great place to capture marine life. Captured this Stellar Sea Lion around the Inian Islands while on a Zodiak. 20D, 300mm f4.5 FA ISO 400. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16442772 Comments appreciated - thanks in advance. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: The Church Project Continues
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 9/10/12 3:26 PM, George Sinos wrote: Something strange seems to be going on over at posterous. Try this link -www.crankygreek.com George Sinos Twitter bought posterous, and seem to have abandoned it. I've moved what I had there over to wordpress (http://dougbrewer.wordpress.com) and will nuke the remains soon, after I give all six of my fans a chance to catch up. Thought I'd mention Tumblr as a possible. Posterous has been driving my wife crazy for the last few weeks too. I convinced her to give Tumblr a shot, and after a bit of swearing I think she's settling in there now. I had been testing it on one project theme of my own and I find it to be quite satisfactory. -- -bmw -- 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: PESO - Baldwin Street
Really pleasing bw rendering, Frank. It's a fine looking shot. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Another weekend in Kensington Market. No big whoop, just some folks out having a bit of fun: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/baldwin-street.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: The Church Project Continues
Actually, I started with blogger quite a few years ago. When posterous came on the scene, I thought I might use it as a central hub to send things everywhere else. I've always used it to keep the old blogger site in synch with the posterous site. Now that blogger and g+ work together I'll be dropping posterous. I've never really had a problem with it until yesterday. I just don't need to use it as I had envisioned. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 9/10/12 3:26 PM, George Sinos wrote: Something strange seems to be going on over at posterous. Try this link -www.crankygreek.com George Sinos and I see you have done a similar move over to blogger/blogspot, to follow up my other reply. I do like the candle shot. -- 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. -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
two equal subjects fighting for dominance. That is at times a temptation for me. I have to remember the subject of the image in my mind, and to try to convey that, without being distracted to include things not part of the subject or theme, just because they are there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: two equal subjects fighting for dominance. -- 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: KEH enablement and advice for Canadians
At 11:42 AM +1000 9/11/12, Paul Ewins wrote: Hi Steve, I'm not Canadian (although I have been to Lunenburg) but when I order from the KEH website I get the option of USPS Priority near the end of the checkout process. It initially defaults to Fedex when it is quoting the postage but I get to change that when I actually make the order. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia I didn't go that far. When it wanted my cc info I stopped and started complaining by email at them. Up to that point the only option I saw was Fedex. If they do offer other shipping options on their site they should make that apparent right at the start. I'll bet they scare off a lot of customers by only quoting the most expensive shipping option at the start. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- 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 Posterior vitreous detachment
On Sep 10, 2012, at 09:54 , Bruce Walker wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:11 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 09/09/2012 09:10, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment I've never heard of that before. Sounds like one more shitty thing to look forward to as my body crumbles under the weight of increasing years. Did she fix it? Unfixable. The jelly in the big part of your eye liquifies as you get older and pulls away from the retina. Trying to glue liquid to anything is a fool's game. Well who in hell thought *that* was a good eye design anyway? It is a result of our living almost twice our designed lifespan. Other than injury, no one would experience this if we all died at 45. It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- 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 Posterior vitreous detachment
On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:08 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Not only is Mike out of warranty, but you can't return him to the manufacturer's! Yes, you can. Dust to dust . On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Well who in hell thought *that* was a good eye design anyway? The requirements indicated a design lifetime of 30 years. So Mike's out of warranty, then? -- 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.
Totally OT - iFhone 5 and Hologram comeback
http://www.buzzpatrol.com/steve-jobs-comes-back-as-a-hologram-to-promote-the-ifhone-5/ Larry and Boris, - it references the Galaxy ;-) -- 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: Android web browser for viewing photos?
For the most part, I'm very happy with my new Galaxy S3 phone. Looking at photos on the web browser sucks, which is surprising because the gallery does a pretty good job. I just tried downloading the flickr app for showing off my photos, but it doesn't seem to have any way of viewing collections, which is a real pain because that's how I organize my photos. What android apps to you use for viewing photos on the web? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Get an Apple iPhone. I'm sure you wouldn't have these problems if you're equipment was Kosher. : Tom C. -- 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: Android web browser for viewing photos?
Truthfully, I generally download a photo to the gallery if I really want to see it as opposed to viewing in the browser, especially on a phone-size device. Tom C. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: For the most part, I'm very happy with my new Galaxy S3 phone. Looking at photos on the web browser sucks, which is surprising because the gallery does a pretty good job. I just tried downloading the flickr app for showing off my photos, but it doesn't seem to have any way of viewing collections, which is a real pain because that's how I organize my photos. What android apps to you use for viewing photos on the web? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Get an Apple iPhone. I'm sure you wouldn't have these problems if you're equipment was Kosher. : Tom C. -- 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: Android web browser for viewing photos?
On Sep 11, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Tom C wrote: Get an Apple iPhone. I'm sure you wouldn't have these problems if you're equipment was Kosher. : If you must get personal about it, my equipment's been kosher since I was eight days old. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 Posterior vitreous detachment
On 11/09/2012 15:27, Bob Sullivan wrote: I first noticed floaters when I was 12 or 13. This isn't just the occasional mote in the eye. This is a whole plank turned to sawdust and shoved in there. Sometimes they drive me crazy. I know where to come now for medical advice. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:15 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 10/09/2012 19:04, Mark Roberts wrote: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Well who in hell thought *that* was a good eye design anyway? The requirements indicated a design lifetime of 30 years. So Mike's out of warranty, then? I was going to respond with a joke about coming out of the back door of the factory but on second thoughts -- No fixed Adobe -- 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. -- No fixed Adobe -- 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: M42 to K-mount adapter question
I have had a third party adapter stick on the body. I had to remove the entire k-mount from the body so that I could get at the back of it to dislodge the adapter. Paul On 12/09/2012, at 3:50 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? -- 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.
OT Photoshop News Network- 2012 Photoshop Convention
Parody election coverage on PNN ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHfQ2M-IeI Epic levels of in-jokery, but if you know the players and the software, this is very funny. (7:30 mins) -- -bmw -- 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.
PESO: Jazz Singer
From the outdoor Jazz Festival in our town this past Sunday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16455293 Comments are always welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Sep 10, 2012, at 20:03 , John Francis wrote: Agreed. These new cameras aren't going to tempt many people to upgrade from a K-5. They're probably not intended to. The diiferences I spot on the K-5 II are: o Better auto-focus (this is the big one from where I'm sitting) But they never say how much better. If it isn't an Industry Breakthrough it is probably about the same as the K-10 to K-7 improvement. Just a little bit. o Improved rear LCD (brighter sharper, but same size resolution) Retina Display? o SDXC memory card compatibility (or was that added in a K5 firware upgrade?) Don't remember. Don't have any of the XC cards, nor do I need them. Yet. Everything else looks to be the same as the K-5. Am I forgetting anything? Nothing that hasn't already been moved back behind the green curtain. (OZ) -- 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.
OT: Reason to always have a wide angle lens with you
http://themetapicture.com/brilliant-ad/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
I like the cropped version, you can fix a lot of problems with judicious cropping. On 9/11/2012 2:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893 Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier version, will be apprciated. Earlier version: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772size=md Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Isolate, simplify define works for me. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped) two equal subjects fighting for dominance. That is at times a temptation for me. I have to remember the subject of the image in my mind, and to try to convey that, without being distracted to include things not part of the subject or theme, just because they are there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: two equal subjects fighting for dominance. -- 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: Pentax announcements official
I don't think Pentax is flailing around trying to figure out what people want to buy. I think they know. They just couldn't get it done in time with the constraints they're working under. First people want to buy full frame K-3, some will settle for a full frame K-03. If they can't have that a K-5n (notice not the II) with the Sony 24 mp sensor, would have caused grumbling but I bet 90% of the PDML would have one within the next 6 months. I expect 99% of the Pentax forums members would have had one within a year complaining bitterly all the while. I think Pentax would also be able to sell a fare number of K-02 cameras assuming it was a K-01 with a built in EVF. There are a few problems however, for the K-3 and K-03 there would be only 7 current lenses that are guaranteed to to cover the whole frame. Those designated DA would probably automatically crop to APS-C. The 24mp sensor won't have the stellar noise control of the 16mp sensor in current use. It will probably be better than Sony's implementation, by a little, which is already good, but not as good as the 16mp. Right now the 16mp sensor in the K-5 is still the reigning champion for APS-C quality at DxOMark, two years after it's introduction. Maybe Pentax didn't see any way to keep that record short of going full frame, and doesn't want to go full frame unless they can announce a raft of new lenses at the same time. Then again maybe there will be a surprise announcement of a FF K-3 before the end of Photokina, but that does seem pretty unlikely. On 9/11/2012 2:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote: High Dollar perhaps? I think they should have kept SMC and added HD to it. Your old lenses had SMC coating and your new lenses have SMC-HD coating. Build the brand on what everybody already knows is one of its strengths, instead of starting all over. I get the feeling that's what the K5 II represents. It's an interim place holder because Ricoh has Pentax starting all over again. I really think Pentax has gotten behind because of the sale to Hoya and the sale again to Ricoh. And they're still flailing around trying to figure out what people will want to buy. Meanwhile Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic et al have new product out there, and they're eating Pentax's lunch. I understand there's not enough of us here at PDML to buy the numbers of cameras lenses Pentax needs to sell in order to remain viable, so that Pentax has to attract new users. But it seems Pentax is trying to attract those new buyers by me toing Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic ... and I just don't think that's going to work. I don't think Pentax has a future if they're always going to be a day late a dollar short in the market. One of Pentax's biggest selling points was VALUE - you always got more for your money. Pentax might be six months behind whatever the latest gimmick was, but when the product hit the street, it would do it better and cost you less. I don't see that happening now. From: J.C. O'Connell A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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: Pentax announcements official
On 9/11/2012 4:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:10 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in 'SMC-HD' or something completely different ... Regards, JvW Which do you think would serve Pentax better in the marketplace SMC-HD or HD-SMC? SMC-HD. It keeps the SMC label prominent and adds the acronym that modern consumers know means high definition. HD on its own is almost meaningless due to the term's hypersaturation in tech marketing culture, but adding it after Pentax's long-lived SMC label indicates to new users that it's good quality and to old users that it's an update of a well-known technology. Switching to HD on its own is a really bad idea, in my opinion. Well, since we appear to have a consensus here, I believe that's settled. Over to Pentax Ricoh now ... I think they've already engraved the lens identification in quantity, so HD it will remain. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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: Pentax announcements official
On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think Pentax is flailing around trying to figure out what people want to buy. I think they know. They just couldn't get it done in time with the constraints they're working under. First people want to buy full frame K-3, some will settle for a full frame K-03. I think the market for full frame is very small, and I think Pentax knows that. They're sticking with the high volume products, while trying to please the advance amateurs as much as possible. A solid strategy that I'm okay with. Paul If they can't have that a K-5n (notice not the II) with the Sony 24 mp sensor, would have caused grumbling but I bet 90% of the PDML would have one within the next 6 months. I expect 99% of the Pentax forums members would have had one within a year complaining bitterly all the while. I think Pentax would also be able to sell a fare number of K-02 cameras assuming it was a K-01 with a built in EVF. There are a few problems however, for the K-3 and K-03 there would be only 7 current lenses that are guaranteed to to cover the whole frame. Those designated DA would probably automatically crop to APS-C. The 24mp sensor won't have the stellar noise control of the 16mp sensor in current use. It will probably be better than Sony's implementation, by a little, which is already good, but not as good as the 16mp. Right now the 16mp sensor in the K-5 is still the reigning champion for APS-C quality at DxOMark, two years after it's introduction. Maybe Pentax didn't see any way to keep that record short of going full frame, and doesn't want to go full frame unless they can announce a raft of new lenses at the same time. Then again maybe there will be a surprise announcement of a FF K-3 before the end of Photokina, but that does seem pretty unlikely. On 9/11/2012 2:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote: High Dollar perhaps? I think they should have kept SMC and added HD to it. Your old lenses had SMC coating and your new lenses have SMC-HD coating. Build the brand on what everybody already knows is one of its strengths, instead of starting all over. I get the feeling that's what the K5 II represents. It's an interim place holder because Ricoh has Pentax starting all over again. I really think Pentax has gotten behind because of the sale to Hoya and the sale again to Ricoh. And they're still flailing around trying to figure out what people will want to buy. Meanwhile Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic et al have new product out there, and they're eating Pentax's lunch. I understand there's not enough of us here at PDML to buy the numbers of cameras lenses Pentax needs to sell in order to remain viable, so that Pentax has to attract new users. But it seems Pentax is trying to attract those new buyers by me toing Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic ... and I just don't think that's going to work. I don't think Pentax has a future if they're always going to be a day late a dollar short in the market. One of Pentax's biggest selling points was VALUE - you always got more for your money. Pentax might be six months behind whatever the latest gimmick was, but when the product hit the street, it would do it better and cost you less. I don't see that happening now. From: J.C. O'Connell A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- 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. -- 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: Pentax releases data
On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Sep 10, 2012, at 20:03 , John Francis wrote: Agreed. These new cameras aren't going to tempt many people to upgrade from a K-5. They're probably not intended to. The diiferences I spot on the K-5 II are: o Better auto-focus (this is the big one from where I'm sitting) But they never say how much better. If it isn't an Industry Breakthrough it is probably about the same as the K-10 to K-7 improvement. Just a little bit. Ir'a hard to quantify improvements in autofocus, but the K-5 is definitely deficient in that regard, so I expect a substantial improvement. Hope I'm right. Paul o Improved rear LCD (brighter sharper, but same size resolution) Retina Display? o SDXC memory card compatibility (or was that added in a K5 firware upgrade?) Don't remember. Don't have any of the XC cards, nor do I need them. Yet. Everything else looks to be the same as the K-5. Am I forgetting anything? Nothing that hasn't already been moved back behind the green curtain. (OZ) -- 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. -- 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: Reason to always have a wide angle lens with you
Actually I'd like a mid tele in this situation! -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: OT: Reason to always have a wide angle lens with you http://themetapicture.com/brilliant-ad/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
Thanks, P.J. and Ken ! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Isolate, simplify define works for me. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped) two equal subjects fighting for dominance. That is at times a temptation for me. I have to remember the subject of the image in my mind, and to try to convey that, without being distracted to include things not part of the subject or theme, just because they are there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: two equal subjects fighting for dominance. -- 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. -- 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.
