Re: January best of

2018-02-08 Thread Larry Colen 



ann sanfedele wrote:

the first two are my faves of your faves...


Thanks Ann


But I bet you knew that :-)


You had mentioned them before.




ann

On 2/6/2018 12:25 AM, John wrote:

On 2/5/2018 20:58, Larry Colen wrote:

I've been having a lot of life happening to me recently, I'm finally
caught up processing photos from January, so here's my monthly "best of"
set:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157692036993885



Yeah. Me to. Unfortunately, the life that's been happening here hasn't
provided any opportunities for me to get outside with a camera.







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Re: January best of

2018-02-08 Thread Larry Colen 



Igor PDML-StR wrote:



But I digress...


And you digress very well.



The pinecones is an interesting photo, but it looks dark. It is not
necessarily the brightness. It's just that the complex details are not
popping out.
I don't know what should be done, - but I'd try to play with the
fill-in light (boosting up shadow areas), "vibrance", and "presence"
sliders in LR.


I tried brightening things up a bit. Here is the original:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/28327455309/in/album-72157693093943405/

Here is the modified:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/25280799037/in/album-72157693093943405/




Cheers,

Igor



Larry Colen Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:59:20 -0800 wrote:

I've been having a lot of life happening to me recently, I'm finally
caught up processing photos from January, so here's my monthly "best of"
set:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157692036993885



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Re: K-1 discontinued (mk ii version likely)

2018-02-08 Thread P. J. Alling 

Replying to my own post, sheesh.

In the part about the Czceh Republic "Servers" should be serves,

The part where I mention people taking this as a sign of Pentax's 
eminent demise, should also include a disclaimer that Pentax Forums 
should be considered dangerous to you mental health.


Those are just the things that jump out at me.  I should really re-read 
these things before I hit send.



On 2/8/2018 2:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
They don't link to an original document.  Is it actually discontinued 
or no longer in production.  A small distinction, but an important 
one.  Ricoh is a small player, at least compared to the biggest 
manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, and Sony, and to have more than two 
cameras in it's lineup, the older designs are most likely out of 
production, but they're still not discontinued.


After a cursory review of the discontinued rumors, I found only one 
official notice from the Czceh Republic, where the distributor doesn't 
even have it's own dedicated web site.


USA and Canada both show the K-1 as a current product.  I didn't check 
any others but I assume that all the larger distributors have 
reasonable supplies.


I don't expect it to be officially discontinued by Ricoh until the 
K-1II has been on dealer's shelves for several months.   Local 
distributors are a different story.


The USA distributor for example discontinued the K50 three times, then 
quietly recontinued, (yes I made that word up), that model when more 
became available.  They've done the same with various lenses, the 
demise of the FA 35mm f2.0 has been reported in the North American 
market several times, yet you can still buy them at B Photo new.


It's almost certain that /production/ of the K-1 stopped several 
months ago, because, well, the production line had to be modified for 
the K-1II so that a sufficient inventory existed by it's launch date.


So we have one small distributor of the K-1 announcing it's official 
discontinuation, in the area it servers, and magically the K-1 is 
discontinued everywhere.


Some people are taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent demise.

My question is where is the K-3 III, or what ever the heck it will be 
called.  Ricoh has said that there will be one.  That the K-P is not 
it's replacement, (though it's pretty certain that the K-3II is out of 
production to free up a production line to produce the K-P).  The K-3 
line pretty much competes with the Nikon 7xxx series bodies, and is 
getting kind of long in the tooth compared to the 7500D, and the K-P 
doesn't compete there except on build quality, resolution, (though how 
much better 24mp is than 20mp, in practical terms is a question). and 
Price.



On 2/7/2018 10:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
https://fstoppers.com/gear/pentax-officially-discontinues-excellent-k-1-camera-mark-ii-version-likely-219429 





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OT: Nat Geo Exhibit

2018-02-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Unfortunately, we wii miss this by a couple of days!

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en-GB#inbox/1617714d582fc715

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Re: OT: Nat Geo Exhibit

2018-02-08 Thread Larry Colen 

You sent a link to a google mailbox.

Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Unfortunately, we wii miss this by a couple of days!

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en-GB#inbox/1617714d582fc715

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Re: K-1 discontinued (mk ii version likely)

2018-02-08 Thread P. J. Alling 
They don't link to an original document.  Is it actually discontinued or 
no longer in production.  A small distinction, but an important one.  
Ricoh is a small player, at least compared to the biggest manufacturers 
like Canon, Nikon, and Sony, and to have more than two cameras in it's 
lineup, the older designs are most likely out of production, but they're 
still not discontinued.


After a cursory review of the discontinued rumors, I found only one 
official notice from the Czceh Republic, where the distributor doesn't 
even have it's own dedicated web site.


USA and Canada both show the K-1 as a current product.  I didn't check 
any others but I assume that all the larger distributors have reasonable 
supplies.


I don't expect it to be officially discontinued by Ricoh until the K-1II 
has been on dealer's shelves for several months.   Local distributors 
are a different story.


The USA distributor for example discontinued the K50 three times, then 
quietly recontinued, (yes I made that word up), that model when more 
became available.  They've done the same with various lenses, the demise 
of the FA 35mm f2.0 has been reported in the North American market 
several times, yet you can still buy them at B Photo new.


It's almost certain that /production/ of the K-1 stopped several months 
ago, because, well, the production line had to be modified for the K-1II 
so that a sufficient inventory existed by it's launch date.


So we have one small distributor of the K-1 announcing it's official 
discontinuation, in the area it servers, and magically the K-1 is 
discontinued everywhere.


Some people are taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent demise.

My question is where is the K-3 III, or what ever the heck it will be 
called.  Ricoh has said that there will be one.  That the K-P is not 
it's replacement, (though it's pretty certain that the K-3II is out of 
production to free up a production line to produce the K-P).  The K-3 
line pretty much competes with the Nikon 7xxx series bodies, and is 
getting kind of long in the tooth compared to the 7500D, and the K-P 
doesn't compete there except on build quality, resolution, (though how 
much better 24mp is than 20mp, in practical terms is a question). and 
Price.



On 2/7/2018 10:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

https://fstoppers.com/gear/pentax-officially-discontinues-excellent-k-1-camera-mark-ii-version-likely-219429


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Re: K-1 discontinued (mk ii version likely)

2018-02-08 Thread Darren Addy 
Conjecture is that the K-1 Mk II would be getting the Sony A7R II/A7R
III 42 MP sensor. This makes sense, as Pentax makes it living using
Sony sensors, after Sony has had a given time of using them for their
own competitive advantage first. Presumably Pentax gets them at a
reduced price after they have been in production for a year or two
also, and all of the economies of scale have kicked in.

From a DXO standpoint, the K-1 was rated a 96, while the A7R II was
rated 98 and the A7R III (same sensor) was rated 100 (tied with the
Nikon D850). The only two scores ahead of that were the Pentax 645Z
(101) and the Hasselblad X1D-50c (102).

So Pentax is squeezing their top end camera, though presumably people
are using the 645 for other reasons (lenses they own, for one thing).

Since the Sony A7R II and  share the same sensor, a look at a
comparison between the two may be enlightening.

As with all upgrades in MP, one MAY have to consider their image
editing platform when accessing the FULL cost of upgrading.

It will be interesting to see what the original K-1 sells for on the
used market, once the Mk II is shipping and more come on the market.

On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 1:57 PM, P. J. Alling  wrote:
> Replying to my own post, sheesh.
>
> In the part about the Czceh Republic "Servers" should be serves,
>
> The part where I mention people taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent
> demise, should also include a disclaimer that Pentax Forums should be
> considered dangerous to you mental health.
>
> Those are just the things that jump out at me.  I should really re-read
> these things before I hit send.
>
>
>
> On 2/8/2018 2:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>
>> They don't link to an original document.  Is it actually discontinued or
>> no longer in production.  A small distinction, but an important one.  Ricoh
>> is a small player, at least compared to the biggest manufacturers like
>> Canon, Nikon, and Sony, and to have more than two cameras in it's lineup,
>> the older designs are most likely out of production, but they're still not
>> discontinued.
>>
>> After a cursory review of the discontinued rumors, I found only one
>> official notice from the Czceh Republic, where the distributor doesn't even
>> have it's own dedicated web site.
>>
>> USA and Canada both show the K-1 as a current product.  I didn't check any
>> others but I assume that all the larger distributors have reasonable
>> supplies.
>>
>> I don't expect it to be officially discontinued by Ricoh until the K-1II
>> has been on dealer's shelves for several months.   Local distributors are a
>> different story.
>>
>> The USA distributor for example discontinued the K50 three times, then
>> quietly recontinued, (yes I made that word up), that model when more became
>> available.  They've done the same with various lenses, the demise of the FA
>> 35mm f2.0 has been reported in the North American market several times, yet
>> you can still buy them at B Photo new.
>>
>> It's almost certain that /production/ of the K-1 stopped several months
>> ago, because, well, the production line had to be modified for the K-1II so
>> that a sufficient inventory existed by it's launch date.
>>
>> So we have one small distributor of the K-1 announcing it's official
>> discontinuation, in the area it servers, and magically the K-1 is
>> discontinued everywhere.
>>
>> Some people are taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent demise.
>>
>> My question is where is the K-3 III, or what ever the heck it will be
>> called.  Ricoh has said that there will be one.  That the K-P is not it's
>> replacement, (though it's pretty certain that the K-3II is out of production
>> to free up a production line to produce the K-P).  The K-3 line pretty much
>> competes with the Nikon 7xxx series bodies, and is getting kind of long in
>> the tooth compared to the 7500D, and the K-P doesn't compete there except on
>> build quality, resolution, (though how much better 24mp is than 20mp, in
>> practical terms is a question). and Price.
>>
>>
>> On 2/7/2018 10:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://fstoppers.com/gear/pentax-officially-discontinues-excellent-k-1-camera-mark-ii-version-likely-219429
>>
>>
>
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PESP: Yellow Tang

2018-02-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
>From the Maui Ocean Center:

http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/2/8/yellow-tang

Comments are invited

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Re: PESP: Yellow Tang

2018-02-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Thanks, Paul.


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On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 10:49 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> Beautiful color and nice framing. A little soft but that could be
> unavoidable given the aquarium glass and water.
>
> Paul
>
> > On Feb 8, 2018, at 10:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola 
> wrote:
> >
> > From the Maui Ocean Center:
> >
> > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
> pesos/2018/2/8/yellow-tang
> >
> > Comments are invited
> >
> > Dan Matyola
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Re: PESP: Yellow Tang

2018-02-08 Thread Paul Stenquist 
Beautiful color and nice framing. A little soft but that could be unavoidable 
given the aquarium glass and water.

Paul

> On Feb 8, 2018, at 10:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> From the Maui Ocean Center:
> 
> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/2/8/yellow-tang
> 
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> 
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PESOs -- Monarch of the Daisies.

2018-02-08 Thread P. J. Alling 

Sadly my focus was on the Daisies...

Still, while looking for something else, I stumbled upon these shots 
taken in the dark digital ages of stone knives and bearskins when the 
*ist-D and Ds ruled the PDML with bloody tooth and claw.


https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20monarchofthedaisies1.html

https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20monarchofthedaisies2.html

Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds w/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.

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Re: PESOs -- Monarch of the Daisies.

2018-02-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Excellent!


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On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 2:27 AM, P. J. Alling 
wrote:

> Sadly my focus was on the Daisies...
>
> Still, while looking for something else, I stumbled upon these shots taken
> in the dark digital ages of stone knives and bearskins when the *ist-D and
> Ds ruled the PDML with bloody tooth and claw.
>
> https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20monarchofthedaisies1.html
>
> https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20monarchofthedaisies2.html
>
> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds w/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.
>
> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
>
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Re: OT: Nat Geo Exhibit

2018-02-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Let's see if this works:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xFDSHoXh43l1cWWBWkVClMhb6ZuFXy1V5HNhp1xLRDo/edit?usp=sharing


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On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 5:36 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> You sent a link to a google mailbox.
>
>
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, we wii miss this by a couple of days!
>>
>> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en-GB#inbox/1617714d582fc715
>>
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>>
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Re: K-1 discontinued (mk ii version likely)

2018-02-08 Thread P. J. Alling 
If it's anything like the K-3 and K-5XXX I wouldn't expect much of a 
price drop for quite some time.



On 2/8/2018 5:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

Conjecture is that the K-1 Mk II would be getting the Sony A7R II/A7R
III 42 MP sensor. This makes sense, as Pentax makes it living using
Sony sensors, after Sony has had a given time of using them for their
own competitive advantage first. Presumably Pentax gets them at a
reduced price after they have been in production for a year or two
also, and all of the economies of scale have kicked in.

 From a DXO standpoint, the K-1 was rated a 96, while the A7R II was
rated 98 and the A7R III (same sensor) was rated 100 (tied with the
Nikon D850). The only two scores ahead of that were the Pentax 645Z
(101) and the Hasselblad X1D-50c (102).

So Pentax is squeezing their top end camera, though presumably people
are using the 645 for other reasons (lenses they own, for one thing).

Since the Sony A7R II and  share the same sensor, a look at a
comparison between the two may be enlightening.

As with all upgrades in MP, one MAY have to consider their image
editing platform when accessing the FULL cost of upgrading.

It will be interesting to see what the original K-1 sells for on the
used market, once the Mk II is shipping and more come on the market.

On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 1:57 PM, P. J. Alling  wrote:

Replying to my own post, sheesh.

In the part about the Czceh Republic "Servers" should be serves,

The part where I mention people taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent
demise, should also include a disclaimer that Pentax Forums should be
considered dangerous to you mental health.

Those are just the things that jump out at me.  I should really re-read
these things before I hit send.



On 2/8/2018 2:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

They don't link to an original document.  Is it actually discontinued or
no longer in production.  A small distinction, but an important one.  Ricoh
is a small player, at least compared to the biggest manufacturers like
Canon, Nikon, and Sony, and to have more than two cameras in it's lineup,
the older designs are most likely out of production, but they're still not
discontinued.

After a cursory review of the discontinued rumors, I found only one
official notice from the Czceh Republic, where the distributor doesn't even
have it's own dedicated web site.

USA and Canada both show the K-1 as a current product.  I didn't check any
others but I assume that all the larger distributors have reasonable
supplies.

I don't expect it to be officially discontinued by Ricoh until the K-1II
has been on dealer's shelves for several months.   Local distributors are a
different story.

The USA distributor for example discontinued the K50 three times, then
quietly recontinued, (yes I made that word up), that model when more became
available.  They've done the same with various lenses, the demise of the FA
35mm f2.0 has been reported in the North American market several times, yet
you can still buy them at B Photo new.

It's almost certain that /production/ of the K-1 stopped several months
ago, because, well, the production line had to be modified for the K-1II so
that a sufficient inventory existed by it's launch date.

So we have one small distributor of the K-1 announcing it's official
discontinuation, in the area it servers, and magically the K-1 is
discontinued everywhere.

Some people are taking this as a sign of Pentax's eminent demise.

My question is where is the K-3 III, or what ever the heck it will be
called.  Ricoh has said that there will be one.  That the K-P is not it's
replacement, (though it's pretty certain that the K-3II is out of production
to free up a production line to produce the K-P).  The K-3 line pretty much
competes with the Nikon 7xxx series bodies, and is getting kind of long in
the tooth compared to the 7500D, and the K-P doesn't compete there except on
build quality, resolution, (though how much better 24mp is than 20mp, in
practical terms is a question). and Price.


On 2/7/2018 10:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote:


https://fstoppers.com/gear/pentax-officially-discontinues-excellent-k-1-camera-mark-ii-version-likely-219429



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