Nikon box holds it's resale value

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30035item=7505361524rd=1 HAR!! William Robb

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html Interesting pic Shel. I like the echo of the chair in the shadows made by the pipework. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail:

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Quoting Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Rather nice shot. The composition is great and the boat with wake really adds. Just a bit less contrast perhaps or at least opening up the shadow areas a bit might be nice. Thanks Bruce, the right-side trees and the shadow on the water is a real

Re: Z-5 and Z-5p???

Stripped-down versions of the Z1 and Z1p, for Japan only. Bye, Dario (maker of the poster) - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 7:34 PM Subject: Z-5 and Z-5p??? I just picked up my Pentax poster from the Post

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

On Apr 10, 2005, at 9:34 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html Really like this. For all the reasons Bruce mentioned (so I won't repeat them). -Marco

Re: Film writers (digi to neg, digi to slide)

On Apr 10, 2005, at 8:25 AM, Frantisek wrote: Hi, as sacrilegous as it is to me, I have some BW conversions from digital which I would really like to have as fiber BW prints (e.g. the frontpage photograph on my website). I am not much keen on printing them on Frontier (even though the

Re: Beware of camera

Quoting cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anybody wana come paint this room? Two coats of white primer in the kids room and it's STILL pink... Ugh Beware of pink. Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging

Re: Nikon box holds it's resale value

Hi, Monday, April 11, 2005, 7:33:03 AM, William wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30035item=7505361524rd=1 HAR!! Reminds me of a New Yorker cartoon I once saw. A middle-class couple looking at their bank statement. The man says Good news, darling. At last we have

PAW: People and Portraits #15

http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/15.htm enjoy, Godfrey

RE: PAW: People and Portraits #15

Clever ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/15.htm

Pentax sighting

Hi all... Saw a Pentax camera being used as a background image on Euromaxx today while the host introduced a story about a German photographer. I couldn't quite tell which model it was but it looked like it was from the MZ series. They may have Photoshopped it to remove logos etc (the

Re: Re: Beware of camera

From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anybody wana come paint this room? Two coats of white primer in the kids room and it's STILL pink... Ugh Beware of pink. RATS! Coffee all over the monitor, again Jostein

Re: Pos vs neg grain

Jack, I would appreciate you providing a link. I haven't done a thorough search, but what I stumbled on so far are just unsupported statements through web forums, no authoritative source. This is while all film technical documents I came across specify the same conditions for

Re: Re: PESO: More Loco Photos

From: George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/11 Mon AM 03:52:17 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: More Loco Photos Hi Mike - Here's one of the links, but I don't think it will do you any good. It will just take you to the page you can already see. Try the

Re: RE: PESO: Cell Squat

From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/11 Mon AM 04:45:52 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: Cell Squat toning down the headlight of the other side of the pic so the eye is more willing to focus on the woman. How old are you again? 8-)) m

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat

Hi Shel, Another nice conversion. I'm going to have to get that plug-in. Interesting shot as well. It would be interesting to try this again, perhaps with longer lenses. I also wonder what it might look like in color. With good light, color might be excellent here. Paul On Apr 10, 2005, at

Re: PESO: Cell Squat

Good suggestions, Shel. I think I'll do that. In truth I converted this one on my laptop while watching television last night. I was pleased just to see that I didn't completely miss on the exposure, contrast, etc.:-) Paul On Apr 11, 2005, at 12:45 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Paul I

RE: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom?

William, (Is Bill OK or do you prefer William?) I know you're not a zoom lover, actually neither am I. I find that the quality of primes tend to make me look on *most* zooms as rather inferior, though there are a few exceptions. Many of my photo opportunities are quick 'shoot from the car' or

RE: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat

-Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/houseboat.html That scene reminds me of Avalon Beach near Geelong, small fishing shanty town with similar surrounds. Like someone else said it's nice enough, but maybe it mneeds a

RE: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Bruce, I'm home now and can see this on my CRT monitor, now it is really dark looking compared to how I saw it on an LCD at work. I made a new version using the shadow/highlight adjustment in PS CS, it has lost contrast and is not as nice in some areas, but there is detail and tone in the trees.

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

I prefer this version. Very nice shot. Don't forget that when using the shadow/highlight tool in advanced mode you can pump up mid-range contrast without affecting the highlights or shadows. Paul On Apr 11, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Peter Williams wrote: Bruce, I'm home now and can see this on my CRT

Re: Z-5 and Z-5p???

Thanks, guys! Great poster, Dario!!! Rick --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stripped-down versions of the Z1 and Z1p, for Japan only. Bye, Dario (maker of the poster) - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday,

Re: Nikon box holds it's resale value

I noticed among the seller's other items was a set of Nikon Amusing Lenses. It's been quite a long time since an optic has given me a good belly laugh... Stephen William Robb wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=30035item=7505361524rd=1 HAR!!

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

That is a great photograph, but you don't need telling, you must know already ;-) The light is just right, shadows and everything, as is composition. What makes the photograph lively and not just a technical composition is the torn corner of the chair - it ads another point of interest and

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Thanks, William. I'll look for it. Tonality of re-worked image, also, very nice with improved sky. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Striking contrasts with a clean fresh look about it. I'm not familiar with XP2 Super. I'd like to try a roll. Can

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Shel, Interesting! Is that a full size chair? Beautiful rendering. Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html Just a little something that caught my eye while walking through Berkeley one afternoon. LX, K85/1.8, Fuji Reala -

Re: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom?

Vivitar Series 1 F2.8 70-210. Quoting Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have several 70/80-200/210 zooms in the F/4-5.6 range for autofocus. All of them have their strengths and weaknesses. Some are good at the short end and poor at the long end. Others are just the opposite. The ATX 80-200/2.8

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

Hi Paul, Here's the original color shot: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/houseboat-color.html I think it's obvious that the color didn't quite work here - different light, different film, a different lens may have made it work better, or, of course, it could have been adjusted in PS. The

RE: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat

I was as close as could be without being up to my knees in water ;-)) Getting closer with a wider lens might have given a somewhat better result. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter Williams http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/houseboat.html That scene reminds me of Avalon Beach

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Hi Jack yes, it's a full-sized chair. Thanks for your kind words. Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis Interesting! Is that a full size chair? Beautiful rendering. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Thanks ... your comments are most appreciated. For me, it's especially nice that it is a found photo - the scene is exactly as I saw it when passing by. Plus, it was fun to shoot as I had to stand in the middle of the street as cars went past me and around me in either direction. Also, while

Re: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom?

Vivitar Series 1 F2.8 70-210. . . . as in VS1 70-210/2.8-4 ? Fred

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

I find the color version more interesting, although it leaves me wishing you could find an angle where the waterbreak didn't intersect the boat. However, it appears that might be impossible unless you find a much higher camera position. In any case, I like the shot. The color lends a sense of

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

Hmmm ... the color just doesn't grab me that much, at least in this rendition, although it does look better surrounded in black and framed as compared to the grey background with no frame in Photoshop. I'll be going back at some point and see what other possibilities there are at the old marina.

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Like it a lot. Weird atmosphere despite the lighting. Regards Albano --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/abandoned.html Just a little something that caught my eye while walking through Berkeley one afternoon. LX, K85/1.8, Fuji Reala - Scanned

PESO Concert Piano Pic

Alla Elton... http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/dacalCCC/pages/DacalCCC11.htm Regards Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our

GESO PESO : Willy Wagtail

G'day Folks, Yesterday the Savage household had a small visitor. Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys or Djidi djidi in the local aboriginal dialect...gotta love Google g). They're a small native bird about the size of a budgie. Anyway, after Dad finished mowing the lawn he was doing some

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

I like the color version a lot more, too. Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find the color version more interesting, although it leaves me wishing you could find an angle where the waterbreak didn't intersect the boat. However, it appears that might be impossible unless you find a much

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

shrug No accounting for our preferences, eh Rick. It's nice that you like it as it gives me thought to try to make something better of it. Thanks! Shel [Original Message] From: Rick Womer I like the color version a lot more, too. Here's the original color shot:

The Future of Adobe's Camera Raw

According to a spokesperson from Adobe: http://tinyurl.com/4r7af http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.3bb6a85c.3bb9 69f7 Shel

Re: PAW PESO - Abandoned Chair by Pipes

Nice one, Shel- the colors, light, and shapes all come together well, and the incongruities of the subject matter add a nice quirkiness. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original

K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

Hey all... I've been playing with some older lenses I've got with my *ist-DS, and I figured I'd try my hand at modifying a lens to have the electrical contacts. Basically, the same modification as outlined here: http://www.robertstech.com/matrix.htm After successful completion of

Re: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom?

Yes. Quoting Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Vivitar Series 1 F2.8 70-210. . . . as in VS1 70-210/2.8-4 ? Fred

Re: Pos vs neg grain

http://www.astro.umsystem.edu/apml/ARCHIVES/JAN01/msg00571.html Alin, This is not the original source accessed, (kept getting PAGE COULD NOT BE FOUND when attempted to send URL). FRUSTRATING!!! Actually, I had to try this one a couple times before it took. The conversion factor is, again,

Re: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom?

- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Best mid-speed 70/80-200/210 AF zoom? William, (Is Bill OK or do you prefer William?) HAR!! Bill is fine. I went with William when I signed on to try to differentiate myself from the half dozen other Bills on the list. I know

Re: Beware of camera

- Original Message - From: Jostein Subject: Re: Beware of camera Quoting cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anybody wana come paint this room? Two coats of white primer in the kids room and it's STILL pink... Ugh Beware of pink. Isn't bleed through a beautiful thing? Cory, put another coat

A Real BW Negative from Digital Output?

I just started reading this site. Thought some here might like to know about it or comment on the process. http://bowhaus.com/services/lvtmain.htm Shel

Re: PAW: People and Portraits #15

Interesting pic - selective color works pretty well here. It does capture a moment that doesn't come across posed, even though the guy is looking at you and flashing the peace sign. I like it. Nice job. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 12:16:10 AM, you wrote: GD

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat -- Color Vs BW Versions

Between the color and the BW versions, the color one is certainly more impressive -- one can feel the water and the gentle ripples/waves in the foreground. The BW appears to be too heavy -- it may need a shaft of sun light on the boat to make it stand out. In both the versions, may be a few

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

For me, this is a big improvement. The losses are much less than the gains in my eye. Nice shot even better. Well done! -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 4:54:50 AM, you wrote: PW Bruce, PW I'm home now and can see this on my CRT monitor, now it PW is really dark looking

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

On Apr 11, 2005, at 8:39 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Hey all... I've been playing with some older lenses I've got with my *ist-DS, and I figured I'd try my hand at modifying a lens to have the electrical contacts. Basically, the same modification as outlined here:

Re: PESO Concert Piano Pic

Hello Albano, Nice shot! You have captured the feeling of the concert well. The limited lighting works quite well. I enjoyed it. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 7:56:31 AM, you wrote: AG Alla Elton... AG http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/dacalCCC/pages/DacalCCC11.htm AG

RE: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

Cory, At the bottom of that web page is the following: NOTE: This modification will not permit shutter-preferred or programmed autoexposure and will not allow K and M lenses to be used on the new *ist and *ist-D cameras (or the ZX-30/MZ-30, ZX-50/MX-50 or ZX-60/MZ-60). Since that web page was

Re: GESO PESO : Willy Wagtail

Sounds like you had fun. Little birds being bold really helps in photographing them. In looking through the gallery, my favorite is 2090. For some reason, I prefer a full body with this little guy. Thanks for sharing. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 8:01:11 AM, you wrote:

Fw: GESO PESO : Willy Wagtail

This is a gallery of lively pictures - particularly your 2090 is the best - great composition - the bird covering the frame diagonally -- and background fully thrown out of focus making the bird stand out. Among the portraits I think the 2146 is the best; the 2152 is very good in lighting and

Re: PAW: People and Portraits #15

Thanks! It wasn't posed per se ... I had time for two exposures only, no time to reset the ISO lower or anything else. He saw me as I took the first exposure and turned, smiled, waved ... perfect timing. In the next moment, the car to my right occluded the view as the light turned green. The

RE: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

OK... I've looked through lots of the information regarding the mounts, but I'm new to matrix metering and wasn't sure what it required. I guess it makes sense that the body would have to know not only the min/max, but also the *current* aperture. Without the mechanical coupling, there's no

Re: The Future of Adobe's Camera Raw

Shel Belinkoff mused: According to a spokesperson from Adobe: http://tinyurl.com/4r7af http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.3bb6a85c.3bb9 69f7 Not a spokesperson - a far, far superior information source (Thomas Knoll is the primary developer for ACR DNG). One thing

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

Cory Papenfuss a écrit : Hey all... I've been playing with some older lenses I've got with my *ist-DS, and I figured I'd try my hand at modifying a lens to have the electrical contacts. Basically, the same modification as outlined here: http://www.robertstech.com/matrix.htm After

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Peter, You're original image seemed excellent and dramatic, although a bit dark/muddy in the trees and in the shadow of the channel along the right hand side. The re-do goes bright and jangly everywhere, loses contrast and looks to be very oversharpened by comparison. Both are being viewed on

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

I have an M 50mm f4 macro on which a prior owner performed this modification. On the Pz-1p it meters in matrixed mode. It can't work in program modes, of course, since it has no A setting on the aperture ring - but in Aperture Priority and in Manual Mode matrixed metering is available. I just

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Peter, You're original image seemed excellent and dramatic, although a bit dark/muddy in the trees and in the shadow of the channel along the right hand side. The re-do goes bright and jangly everywhere, loses contrast and looks to be very oversharpened by comparison. Both are being viewed on

Re: The Future of Adobe's Camera Raw

The article makes a good point for camera makers to standardize on RAW formats. Canon is a horror, with subtle differences between bodies to make keeping up with them a real nightmare. DNG may really be the way to go, but y'know, John, I'm something of a dunce wrt all these formats and what

RE: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

Anthony Farr wrote: But when the *istD appeared without mechanical linkage there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth, because this was not a budget camera to be dismissed as a newbies' camera. Pentax had sent a message that it would not maintain full backwards and forwards

Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

With K-lenses on the *istD I sometimes get overexposed pictures at wide open apertures when the subject is too bright. It is a little annoying that there is no exposure warning, at least not in M mode. The only way to check this is in Hyper P, where the shutter speed (4000) would blink. Have you

Re: The Future of Adobe's Camera Raw

Shel Belinkoff wrote on 4/11/2005, 1:06 PM: The article makes a good point for camera makers to standardize on RAW formats. Canon is a horror, with subtle differences between bodies to make keeping up with them a real nightmare. And Pentax is just as bad D and Ds use two

Re: Cheap digital PS

Quoting Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The Wally World where I work has just received a shipment of 3MP PS digital cameras. I haven't seen any results yet, but the specs are pretty impressive for a $60.00 digital. It has 16MB of internal memory, 1.5 inch LCD screen and an SD card slot.

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (with all the stupid shutter emulation sounds turned off, of course ;-) As an aside (to this remark specifically) I have actually found ONE use for the stupid shutter emulation sounds! When supervising use of my Optio by my children, it's

Re: Speaking of inexpensive PS

Quoting Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:34:12 -0400, Bill Owens wrote: [...] Pentax Optio 50 [...] 5MP, 1.8 inch LCD, SD slot and uses AA batteries (2). [...] Cost is $197.00 US, pretty reasonable for a 5MP IMHO. Pretty annoying since I just spent almost a

Re: Cheap digital PS

Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Cheap digital PS The Wally World where I work has just received a shipment of 3MP PS digital cameras. I haven't seen any results yet, but the specs are pretty impressive for a

Re: Willing to trade - getting a DS

On Sunday 10 April 2005 10:55, Carlos Royo wrote: FJW Thibouille escribió: FJW If anyone has a DS but would prefer good old Z1 / Super A / P30t / MX FJW I am willing to trade (all of'em if ya want lol). FJW FJW BTW what is a normal price in the US for DS body only? FJW In Europe it is still

Re: Speaking of inexpensive PS

- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW, something on another thread causes me to inquire: Do Optios that use AA batteries like NiMH? Check the specs for the camera you are interested in. I think most of them are using proprietary batteries. William Robb

Re: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

- Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD With K-lenses on the *istD I sometimes get overexposed pictures at wide open apertures when the subject is too bright. It is a little annoying that there is no exposure warning, at least not in M

RE: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

Perhaps learning how to properly expose without having to rely on the meter in the camera? Shel [Original Message] From: Peter Smekal With K-lenses on the *istD I sometimes get overexposed pictures at wide open apertures when the subject is too bright. It is a little annoying that there

RE: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

Exactly. You don't even have to be able to judge exposures accurately. But a little common sense will tell you that you can't shoot wide open with a fast lens in bright light without some ND filters, even at ISO 200. Perhaps learning how to properly expose without having to rely on the meter

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

And more: with non A lenses, P-TTL isn't available ! Hrm... that's a rather significant limitation, no? How does P-TTL differ from TTL? I'm assuming that in P-TTL the camera wants to know how far away the subject focus is so it doesn't like not knowing. Anyone tried to reverse-engineer the

Re: The Future of Adobe's Camera Raw

And Pentax is just as bad D and Ds use two different formats. -- ... and neither one is that great. The -DS is at least better in that it doesn't waste 4 bits with zeros for every 12 of data in the file. Neither one compress the RAW data losslessly like just about everyone else does.

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

On Apr 11, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: And more: with non A lenses, P-TTL isn't available ! Hrm... that's a rather significant limitation, no? How does P-TTL differ from TTL? I'm assuming that in P-TTL the camera wants to know how far away the subject focus is so it doesn't like

Re: PESO Concert Piano Pic

Thanks for your comments, Bruce. Regards Albano --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Albano, Nice shot! You have captured the feeling of the concert well. The limited lighting works quite well. I enjoyed it. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 7:56:31

Re: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

Peter Smekal mused: With K-lenses on the *istD I sometimes get overexposed pictures at wide open apertures when the subject is too bright. It is a little annoying that there is no exposure warning, at least not in M mode. The only way to check this is in Hyper P, where the shutter speed

PESO - Blue

Another walk this morning. The poppies are just about through for the season. But a new wildflower has come out. Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6 AF ISO 800, 1/750 sec @ f/5.6, handheld, manual focus http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1732.htm Converted from Raw to Tiff 16 bit in

Re: PESO - Blue

Bruce Dayton wrote: Another walk this morning. The poppies are just about through for the season. But a new wildflower has come out. Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6 AF ISO 800, 1/750 sec @ f/5.6, handheld, manual focus http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1732.htm Converted from

Re: PESO - Blue

Hello Ann, I was trying to remember - I think you are right. Thanks for the comment. -- Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 12:33:07 PM, you wrote: AS Bruce Dayton wrote: Another walk this morning. The poppies are just about through for the season. But a new wildflower has come out.

Re: PESO - Blue

Very nice, Bruce! Keep taking those walks--I'm enjoying these! Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another walk this morning. The poppies are just about through for the season. But a new wildflower has come out. Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6 AF ISO 800, 1/750 sec @

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat -- Color Vs BW Versions

Hi Krishna, LOL I try not to play God too often with my photos. Adding birds, rays of sunlight, fog and mist is something I'll let nature do - it does a much better job at such things than Photoshop. Of course you've criticized the photo, and that was clearly your intention, otherwise you'd

Re: PESO - Blue

Another excellent shot Bruce - looks like you are having a wonderful spring. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: PESO Concert Piano Pic

Good work, Albano - nice use of light and shadow. Too many people would have given the scene more exposure to capture detail, and ruined the shot. Nice exposure choice. Shel [Original Message] From: Albano Garcia Alla Elton...

RE: PESO - Blue

Ahhh ... lupine. Nice pic ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton Another walk this morning. The poppies are just about through for the season. But a new wildflower has come out. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1732.htm

Re: Speaking of inexpensive PS

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:34:12 -0400, Bill Owens wrote: [...] Pentax Optio 50 [...] 5MP, 1.8 inch LCD, SD slot and uses AA batteries (2). [...] Cost is $197.00 US, pretty reasonable for a 5MP IMHO. Pretty annoying since I just

RE: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

Sticky Aperture Syndrom (SAS)! If Pentax lenses are left on a camera for a long time or with open aperture, they may develop SAS, resulting in too slow closure of the aperture during (before) exposure. This means exposures with a too large aperture. This explains the overexposed frames. Remember

Re: K-lens Matrix metering on a -DS?

Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd assume the camera is programmed to go to CW metering if the aperture ring is not in the A position - perhaps matrixed metering is not compatible with stopped down metering? Just a guess... Right. In order to use matrix metering the camera needs to

RE: PESO - Blue

Bruce, why do you convert your RAWs to 16 bit Tiff? Thanks - John Bruce Dayton wrote: ...Converted from Raw to Tiff 16 bit in Capture One LE

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Quoting Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I prefer this version. Very nice shot. Don't forget that when using the shadow/highlight tool in advanced mode you can pump up mid-range contrast without affecting the highlights or shadows. Thanks Paul, I don't know much about the

Re: PESO - Blue

Hello John, 16 bit has more working room to manipulate the image when altering with curves and such - for a quick explanation. Since the sensor captures at 12 bits, if you convert to 8 bit jpg or tiff you are throwing away information. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, April 11, 2005, 3:10:33

Re: A pic from second roll of film in MX

Quoting Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks, William. I'll look for it. I'm not William ;-) I'm Peter Williams. Write out 100 times: He is not William. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au

RE: Overexposures with K-lenses on *istD

Not again, Jens. I have exercised one of my lenses a thousand times. It doesn't help. Just gives you a sore thumb. This is not about slow closure. It is about a lens put on wide aperture (stor bländare), let us say 2.8. Press the green button and voila the *istd says 4000, but in M mode there is

Metering Confusion With K Lenses The *ist D S

There have been a lot of posts lately about matrix metering and K lenses on the *ist D and *ist D S that have left me bamboozled about what are the correct ways to meter with K lenses on the *ist D S. Since I don't have the *ist D the green button is an anomaly that doesn't concern me. I do

Re: OT - I'm on strike tomorrow!

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, Cotty wrote: On 9/4/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed: I was watching a Champions League game the other night. Every time the ball approached the box Icould hear a camera going tsk-tsk-tsk like there's no tomorrow. That's not photography, though it is

Re: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat (Link to Color Version)

Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Paul, Here's the original color shot: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/houseboat-color.html I think it's obvious that the color didn't quite work here I disagree. For me this is much more tolerable, it addresses the criticism I made about

RE: PAW PESO - Sunken Houseboat

Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I was as close as could be without being up to my knees in water ;-)) Getting closer with a wider lens might have given a somewhat better result. I suspected as much :-) It's all very well for us to sit back and tell you what you should have done,

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