I really like the pose and expression in this one. It does seem just
a touch subdued and in need of perhaps some minor levels adjustment,
but all in all, a wonderful photo. Makes you warm and happy just to
look at it.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, April 4, 2005, 6:29:02 PM, you wrote:
G
Boris,
I have seen just the eyes done before and I gotta say that I really
like the amount of face in this one. I also like it not centered.
Quite a compelling photo.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, April 4, 2005, 9:49:55 PM, you wrote:
BL Hi!
BL
Frank, if you like I could do some sultry glamour shots with my little
blonde friend. Maybe send some prints to you in a brown paper envelope?
:-)
I chose the head in the shot because it has a small nose (similar to a
child's) and the eyes are perfect for testing where the catch lights
will be.
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Bruce Dayton wrote:
I had just about the same thoughts. I finally decided it must be a
reflection from water and the image turned upside down.
Seconded. Nice idea.
Kostas
Wow, his eyes are amazing.
More!
Cheers,
Simon
-Original Message-
From: Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2005 6:12 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Photo of my little bloke...
Hi Guys,
Here's the first of many photos of my little fella. Cute
On Apr 5, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Simon King wrote:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/paw/stest08.htm
That is just too wonderful!
-Marco
frank theriault wrote on 05.04.05 1:56:
Japan is a county of 130,000,000 people. It's population is largely
affluent. It's population seems to love the latest in high-tech
gizmos, and I'm thinking that DSLR's are included therein.
That's true. What is interesting however, from what I've read
Thanks guys.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
Herb, you're a genius for coming up with negative interpretations. Sure
Pentax's share of the market might seem to have been shrinking if you look
at 2004 as a whole. The DS came out in late 2004, too late to make much
difference to the figures. If you look at the market for the first
Graywolf wrote:
I would wager that was before taxes, and that there was a damn good tax
advantage doing it that way.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
---
mike wilson wrote:
British Leyland (Rover) made the original mini from 1959
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: DS Doing Well in Japan
British Leyland (Rover) made the original mini from 1959 to about
1999. For the first thirty years thay made an average 10/- (50p - $1)
loss on every one. But that's just us.
And if they
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: PESO - Girl near a window
I must admit, my feelings about the cleansing of your model, John,
likely have to do with what I try to do with my photography: at the
rist of sounding completely pretentious (who, me?
Hi,
Actually I believe that in the past some lenses included ED and aAL
lenses also without being mentioned. However, in recenmt years, say last
10-15 years or so, high tech has also come into glass manufacturing. New
ED glasses have come, cheaper than before and AL can be made much easier
and
frank theriault wrote:
Save yer money and buy a Holga! You don't even have to shake that
camera to get blur. LOL
Is my Canomatic holgish enough? :D
http://www.thefilebin.com/userfiles/alkos/canonmatic/44_10.jpg
http://www.thefilebin.com/userfiles/alkos/canonmatic/44_13.jpg
frank theriault wrote:
Save yer money and buy a Holga! You don't even have to shake that
camera to get blur. LOL
Is my Canomatic holgish enough? :D
http://www.thefilebin.com/userfiles/alkos/canonmatic/44_10.jpg
http://www.thefilebin.com/userfiles/alkos/canonmatic/44_13.jpg
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: OT: The
Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin
Then you post one of the photographs you took, and one of the experts
on this list will identify the model for you! That's easy enough.
They're the ones that say
Thanks for the nice comments everybody...
He is a really great little fella too...hardly as much as a whimper from him.
Very contained and placid. But he's gonna be a big
un...
Cheers
Shaun
Dr. Shaun Canning
Cultural Heritage Services
11 Lawrence Way
Karratha, Western Australia,
6714
On Apr 4, 2005, at 11:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The majority of the free software available for Windows is junk and
not
worth my time to bother with.
I haven't found that to be true.
I always have problems trying to find good free PalmOS apps. The last
On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?
action=viewcurrent=fuzduck.jpg
This photo reminds me of one I took a few years ago, of a duck sitting
up in the water flapping its wings. For some reason they do this just
after they've been
On Apr 5, 2005, at 3:24 PM, John Francis wrote:
Until about the late 40's or 50's, other than lavish musicals, the
world was entirely tones of grey.
Aha! Do I detect another Calvin Hobbes fan?
You beat me to it :)
Bill Watterson is my second favourite cartoonist, after Carl Giles.
Cheers,
- Dave
On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:
LOL, it's certainly easy to ID the system loyalists, I have a friend
who still
persists with an Amiga system. Of course he also has a current PC that
he will
use once all other Amiga based options are exhausted, strangely he has
to use
the other
David Mann wrote on 05.04.05 10:58:
I've heard the Amiga OS may be making a comeback, but I'm not sure
which hardware platform it'll use.
One option is Pegasos - Power PC G4 based platform with Amiga OS compatible
Morph OS:
http://www.pegasosppc.com/
second one was Amiga One - it was PPC based
mw That's only according to the latest fashion, which decrees that all
mw imperfections (for which you can read character) should be removed
mw by photographic means if cosmetic surgery has not managed it previously.
mw Boring, boring pictures. I much prefer the original, I'm afraid.
Mike, you
Friday I got a Pentax newsletter with a link to a new photographic workshop.
It's in german but maybe you find something similar on the international
Pentax site?
http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/photo
/workshops.html
a nice customer service from Pentax!
RA new autofocus H1 series and digital H1D, which are not Carl Zeiss by the
RA way but Hasselblad lenses, where probably also designed and assembled by
RA Hasselblad even though a lot of manufacturing is done in Japan.
AFAIK these are Fujinons, made by Fuji (as is the whole H1 camera, and
the
Well said, Tom!
Good light!
fra
John Francis wrote:
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 07:08:49PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote:
John Francis wrote:
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:34:05PM -0400, Amita Guha wrote:
My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old
BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet machine.
It seems they are working on a new version, expected by end of April
(or probably later, IMO). Voltage regulation and better battery/card
doors. So it could be worth waiting a bit. Or maybe not, if the unit
helps you today, at the price it's not bad, and you can always reuse
the drive in the new
Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 4:34:49 AM, David wrote:
DS Seems to be some CA in both the DA samples, which isn't evedent in the
DS M28 shots.
Yes! The CA makes the 16-45 totally unusable! How ugly
;-)
Joking...
Both look very good. There is some CA, but the 16-45 holds up very
nicely to the prime!
i think all of the following. it's not just Pentax.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:51 PM
Subject: Pentax's sudden infatuation with ED glass.
So the question is, what's going on here? I see a
if it were a single event, it would be different. Pentax has been revising
projected sales figures downwards since the *istDS was announced and they
did so before as well, since the announcement of the *istD, in fact. that's
a lot of quarters where the president stands up in front of
Has anybody compared the SMCP-D FA 100mm F2.8 to the standard (or old) SMC FA
100mm f2.8 macro, particularly when using the *ist D?
Cheers
Shaun
Dr. Shaun Canning
Cultural Heritage Services
11 Lawrence Way
Karratha, Western Australia,
6714
0414-967644
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Excellent! A clear description is all one needs, actually, and you've
given it.
Succinct is good!
S stands for Supercharger, Scoop, S-slash on side of body, Spoiler.
Easy to remember.
Thank you, John...
keith
John Francis wrote:
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 10:27:56PM -0600, William Robb wrote:
-
John Francis wrote:
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 10:56:30PM -0400, frank theriault wrote:
On Apr 4, 2005 10:52 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It all starts out in colour Frank g
So you think.
Until about the late 40's or 50's, other than lavish musicals, the
world was entirely tones of
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All the imports into the USA are Coopers - they don't import the Mini One.
The distinction was between Cooper and Cooper S (for supercharger).
Differences:
Hood Scoop.
S flashes on the side, near the front of the door.
Spoiler.
Twin Exhaust
:-)
I wasn't putting the lens down. Heck, even my limited lenses display
some CA if the conditions are right (or wrong depending on your POV
:-).
I've been looking at the samples from the 16-45 that others have
posted and I'm thinking I might have to get one.
Sharpness wise, the performance
Neat little observation, but I wonder where you see your Minis!
Around here, they're driven like the pur sang creature it is.
With Vigor! g
keith whaley
Southern California
Mark Roberts wrote:
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All the imports into the USA are Coopers - they don't import the
I am sorry for posting too many PAWs almost at once :).
You've used up your supply of PAWs until the twelfth week of 07. VBG
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 5, 2005 12:49 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: PAW: No Title (Really
There used to be a very good review of Pentax glass at:
http://home.att.net/~alnem/
Now it comes up as Content Blocked.
Anyone know what happened to it?
It and Stans site at:
http://stans-photography.info/
were my favorites. :-(
Don
Hi Mark
you have a very well assorted list of good free- and commercial software
here.
It's a good link to send to friends too, thanks.
I used most of the software already.
greetings
Markus
-Original Message-
From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005
Amen.
Well stated.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 4, 2005 6:50 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Free image browser
Windows is a monkey wrench. Unix, including the current Mac, is a crescent
wrench. Both work on about any kind of
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
Anyone have any experience with it?
TIA
Don
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There used to be a very good review of Pentax glass at:
http://home.att.net/~alnem/
Now it comes up as Content Blocked.
Anyone know what happened to it?
It's on an ATT home account web site and I believe that those are
bandwidth-limited. You're allowed
You forgot the 48-horsepower kick in the rear over the standard Cooper.
My favorite part about my Cooper S. :-)
-Mat
On Apr 5, 2005 6:16 AM, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Excellent! A clear description is all one needs, actually, and you've
given it.
Succinct is good!
S stands for
Can I send a donation? ;-)
Don
-Original Message-
From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:09 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Pentax lens review site gone?
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There used to be a very good
Yes, that's exactly what it is... fast and sharp.
Also much smaller and lighter than the A135/1.8.
I took a series of 135's out some time ago for a test.
(While my kids were at Sunday school...)
I had the Takumar 135 K mount, the M135/3.5, the K135/2.5, and the A135/1.8.
In a simple series of
Frantisek wrote:
mw That's only according to the latest fashion, which decrees that all
mw imperfections (for which you can read character) should be removed
mw by photographic means if cosmetic surgery has not managed it previously.
mw Boring, boring pictures. I much prefer the original, I'm
On Apr 5, 2005 12:51 AM, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Untrue ... quickly coming to mind is the 1938 production of Robin Hood,
which was proceeded by any number of color films. Few were lavish
musicals. The first Technicolor movie was The Gulf Between, made in 1917,
followed a few
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can I send a donation? ;-)
Have you tried emailing the site owner/maintainer to what's going on?
Also: I think Google has at least some of his pages archived:
And, of course, a script S on the rear.
Yes, I went back to look at my photos and that would have been the giveaway.
:)
Amita
Thanks Bob!
Don
-Original Message-
From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:09 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?
Yes, that's exactly what it is... fast and sharp.
Also much smaller and lighter than the
Aha! The game is afoot!
Amita, the ball is in your court!
Now you must submit a couple of photos of that sweet machine! g
I will, tonight! Unfortunately, mine were taken when the aperture control on
my D was busted, but I got a couple of decent ones...
I use it quite frequently. It's probably in my top three lenses in
terms of the amount of use it gets. I've found it to be very good.
Here's one of my 135/2.5 favorites. (Warning: It's from the
wakeboarding series, and has been seen here before.)
On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at
a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look
at that S-car go!
Now you're recycling material, Mark.
Didn't one of the French
On Apr 5, 2005 7:57 AM, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
Anyone have any experience with it?
I have one.
I like it a lot.
Can't compare it to the 1.8, though, as I've never used the latter lens.
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a
If we get enough, maybe we can make it a PUG theme.
And it would be titled Photography for the Birds
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 4, 2005 4:28 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Paw a Deux: Fuzzy duck snowy equine shots
Hey John.
If we
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at
a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look
at that S-car go!
Now you're recycling material,
Don Sanderson wrote:
There used to be a very good review of Pentax glass at:
http://home.att.net/~alnem/
Now it comes up as Content Blocked.
Anyone know what happened to it?
Try archive.org:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040716085338/home.att.net/~alnem/html/equipment_review.html
S
An interesting reflection. Looks like you shot just the reflection on
the surface of the water and inverted it. Nice idea. It is both
pleasing and different.
On Apr 4, 2005, at 5:21 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Check out -
http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
Coments - yea,
Thanks Paul!
Don
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:26 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?
I use it quite frequently. It's probably in my top three lenses in
terms of the amount of
Thanks Frank!
Don
-Original Message-
From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:31 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?
On Apr 5, 2005 7:57 AM, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've heard this lens
FWIW, Panoramamaker was what Lepp was using as of last fall.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 4, 2005 9:20 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Realviz 4.0 stitcher
PanoTools, since it really is just a Photoshop plugin. if you send
mw Absolutely agreed. Soudns like an interesting book. BTW, I was not
mw wanting to denigrate the work done to the picture. Just the point of
mw it. 8-)
Neither me :-) I have myself had to do such work for some clients
(wedding portraits), and I can appretiate how hard to do it is
sometimes
Can't believe she gave us up for some guy:-).
He was probably a Canon shooter with alot of long lenses.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 4, 2005 10:45 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: From the archive: Grandfather 2001 PDML
This question only applies to our European friends ;-).
Anyone (maybe in France) who could help me out getting a couple of
the following (glass) items:
Jean Danflou La Prisonniere Poire William (Pear Brandy).
Picture (for identification purposes):
http://specialtyspirits.com/laprisonniere-p.htm
On Apr 5, 2005 8:52 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban
car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to
North America) called the S-Car-Go? I'm thinking Citroen, or maybe
Peugeot...
Dunno. I
On Apr 4, 2005 5:21 PM, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out -
http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
Coments - yea, nay or otherwise
Thanks
A bit unsettling at first, but pretty cool!
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri
need to replace my damaged Sigma 100-300 lens and as I am getting a new
lens I thought I might be able to get close to an all-purpose lens to reduce
the problems I have with my neck and shoulders if I spend a day lugging
around a couple of cameras and lenses. The Tamron 28-300 XR should cover the
On Apr 4, 2005 10:51 PM, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious. In the days of 35mm SLR's, Pentax had a few ED lenses;
mostly fairly long telephotos.
Now that DSLR's are the up-and-coming thing, suddenly we're seeing ED
glass in the 16-45, 50-200 (as yet unreleased), and the
On Apr 4, 2005 10:51 PM, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious. In the days of 35mm SLR's, Pentax had a few ED lenses;
mostly fairly long telephotos.
Now that DSLR's are the up-and-coming thing, suddenly we're seeing ED
glass in the 16-45, 50-200 (as yet unreleased), and the
frank theriault wrote:
On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at
a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look
at that S-car go!
Now you're recycling material, Mark.
Didn't one of
On Apr 5, 2005 12:49 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=180060
If I were Joe now, I would be very saddened by having to part with such
a lens... [wink]
I am sorry for posting too many PAWs almost at once :).
Boris
Your
Frantisek wrote:
mw Absolutely agreed. Soudns like an interesting book. BTW, I was not
mw wanting to denigrate the work done to the picture. Just the point of
mw it. 8-)
Neither me :-) I have myself had to do such work for some clients
(wedding portraits), and I can appretiate how hard to do
Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote:
This question only applies to our European friends ;-).
Anyone (maybe in France) who could help me out getting a couple of
the following (glass) items:
Jean Danflou La Prisonniere Poire William (Pear Brandy).
Picture (for identification purposes):
On Apr 4, 2005 2:15 PM, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I didnt like the way the bw conversion went with my PUG entry, I redid
it here with a different approach, its a little brighter. Comments and
critiques welcome.
http://www.g0nz.com/images/womex.jpg
Since the specific issue here seems
Don.
I've had a couple - three of those lenses, and used an A*135/1.8 a few
times. The K135/2.5 is a great lens by comparison, especially for the
money. The size is quite a bit more handy as well. IMO, especially when
shooting hand held, the K135 is comparable to the A*135/1.8 unless you must
Extra-low Dispersion I think.
Dave S
On Apr 5, 2005 9:11 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
ED stands for what?
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
On Apr 4, 2005 3:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Moving continues to consume most of my time for the present, but I've
just gotten my desktop system back up and running so I can continue
with image processing now. :-)
I've got two/three photos I'm working on for my People
Hi Amita
my second car was a Mini Cooper S racing car but I had a full crash with it
soon before I took a photo.
The second one I had was a Mini Innocenti 1300 with a special Cooper S 1300
race motor and some other extras .
A very expensive and wonderful expericence 20 years ago , have a look
Thanks Bruce.
I think on the duck shot i was in Av mode and probably iso 200(i'll have to
check at home)
so i can see
why the wings are not frozen better.
I try a number of times during the year at the farm to get these guys but it is
tough. The
rats are abit
easier, as are the Swans as they
It was a Nissan S-Cargo, a small van based on Pulsar mechanicals. I don't
think they were ever sold new in Australia, but I have seen a few that have
been imported. They are eye-catching enough that they double as advertising
for the businesses that use them. Usually it is places like florists
One of the things to consider is that the Japanese market is extremely
condensed. All those people live in an area about the size of California. It
makes distribution easier. It make for concentrated niche markets. Only now
with the internet are dealers now beginning to be able to concentrate
Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban
car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to
North America) called the S-Car-Go? I'm thinking Citroen, or maybe
Peugeot...
Nissan did the S-Cargo. A little van from the early 90s with a hint
of 2CV in
Yes, I understand those Limies are not very smart. Sort of like those folks in
Seattle. They don't have enough sense to come in out of the rain.
Also I don't think they have ever adjusted to the loss of their empire where
they could tax local items to the point that it was cheaper to order a bus
I'm still planning on itsomeone has to help Frank drink the beer.
Norm
William Robb wrote:
Has anyone made a list of whom from the PDML is attending GFM this year?
Hi Boris
a really nice photo.
Did you ever see my past emails recomending the Tamron SP 90mm Macro twice
for you?
Now you know why
greetings
Markus
-Original Message-
From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:50 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Hi Kevin
I think IKEA uses some similar plastic material on some of their cheap
laundry baskets.
Could well work as softball or reflector replacement
greetings
Markus
100% Failure on this...
I cannot find any reflective material in this hick town.
I also was needing some 'Downing clamps' to
Hi William
Hint: If your not a Cooper expert, better look inside at the instrument
panel to see the differences ;-)
Talking about *real race* Coopers of course, not the *new (for me ugly)
ones...
The outside *nearly* looks the same on all minis *on first sight*.
Front:
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
I'm one of those guys that calls it that frequently (and, as a very lucky -
and nowadays quite poor - user of an A* 135/1.8, I can make that claim from
experience - g).
I've had a couple - three of those lenses, and used an A*135/1.8 a few
Kenneth Waller wrote on 4/4/2005, 5:21 PM:
Check out -
http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
Coments - yea, nay or otherwise
Nay - makes me queasy.
--
Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
How do the images from the Tamron 24-135, the Sigma 100-300 the Tamron
28-300 XR compare, especially for resolution/sharpness? User reviews I read
on Internet vary a lot in their opinion on the quality of the 28-300 lens
and the images it produces.
I'd be pretty suspicious as to the optical
Thanks Fred!
Don
-Original message-
From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:19:53 -0500
To: Shel Belinkoff pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
I'm one of those guys that calls it that
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, MikeM wrote:
around a couple of cameras and lenses. The Tamron 28-300 XR should cover the
range of the lenses I have now, at least at the long end, but I'm not sure
if it is good enough.
I instinctively shy away from lenses with greater than 4 times (as a
rule of thumb)
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
Anyone have any experience with it?
For me, the ~ultimate~ test as to just how much I appreciate a lens is to
apply the Virtual Drop Test. When I'm using a lens I ~really~ like, or
when looking over prints that I ~really~ like, I sometimes ask
Norman Baugher wrote:
I'm still planning on itsomeone has to help Frank drink the beer.
Norm
William Robb wrote:
Has anyone made a list of whom from the PDML is attending GFM this year?
I'll be there!
However -- I can't help with the beer...
Probably will be better able to
I've been very happy with the quality of the DA16-45/4 and don't
understand all this flap about it. It's a very good lens.
Godfrey
Is this a lens that I would ~really~ miss if
I were to drop it and destroy it in a moment of intense personal
tragedy?
Well, if the answer is yes, then I try
to find another copy of the lens and put it aside for the proverbial
rainy day that I hope never comes...
And I
frank theriault wrote:
On Mar 31, 2005 11:07 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Based on suggestions from Shel and Mark, here is version 2.
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1664a.htm
Here is the link to the original.
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1664.htm
Thanks
Hi,
I'm not sure you got my point. Design of optics is not necessarily a
difficult thing anymore even though all of these companies, Fuji as well
as Hasselblad has the ability to do good lenses. My reason for not
stating that the hasselblad lenses were Fujinons is that they might be
Hasselblad
The Luminous Landscape has an article by Pete Myers on the value of
post-production editing for photographers:
What I am suggesting is that the real power of photography in our modern
digital age is in using the computer in making an image... I really don't
care all that much about what the
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