Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/24 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: Jostein, Does the rear element of that 35mm f/3.5 have digital coating? You mean fingerprints? :-) Seriously though, I have no idea. Please tell me what this thing is you're asking about, and why it is the single factor discerning digital from

RE: Good News from Montreal

2010-02-24 Thread Bob W
Yes, but it all depends - I had my 1973 Ford Escort stolen twice, once when it was about eight years old and really crappy to look at, then again about two years later when it had been fixed up in a rather lush British Racing Green. Got it back both times, although the first time the

Re: [About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funnyphotographic comment :p

2010-02-24 Thread Dario Bonazza
John Coyle wrote: What a waste of time to produce something which won't even work very well. One wonders why Samsung didn't make the NX compatible with the K-mount in the first place. Because an adapter is in order due to different register distance, whichever the mount you use. Given

Re: Ned Speaks

2010-02-24 Thread mike wilson
Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1266899714.html A perfect souffle interview. I think the most interesting thing he says is that you can buy the KX in 100 colours in Japan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 24, 2010, at 12:14 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/2/24 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: Jostein, Does the rear element of that 35mm f/3.5 have digital coating? You mean fingerprints? :-) Seriously though, I have no idea. Please tell me what this thing is you're asking about, and why it is

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/24 Tom C caka...@gmail.com: Dichotomy again.  What Pentax does must be correct, while what they do not do is unnecessary, unneeded, or unwanted. Sorry, Tom, this is not to point at you personally, but your statement is exactly why I choose to call the 135 factor sensors Fool's Format

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/24 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: The differences that I've heard are that film has the different colors on different layers, where with digital you need all colors to focus in the same plane. I've also heard that digital sensors are more sensitive to the angle of incidence of the light

OT GESO - Newtown

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
Balmy night last night. T-shirt and flippy skirt weather, it was. So I took my Epson for a walk. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_02/10_02_kingst/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Vanessa's New Glasses

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: While doing my little magazine shoot on Saturday, one of the people we bumped into and interviewed was a friend, Vanessa. As you can see, she's cute as a button. This photo won't be used in the article (we'll be using photos of folks and their bikes), but I thought I'd

Re: PESO: Goin' abstract

2010-02-24 Thread David Mann
On Feb 24, 2010, at 1:09 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: There was a warehouse wall across from a brewery I was visiting in Houston. The regular patterns of the corrugated metal caught my eye. 20 image attempts later:

Re: On FF and other must have features

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
I think that most photographers would agree that there maybe a dozen must have features on a camera. I know that I almost never touch most of the bells and whistles on my K20. The problem that designers face is that for every person, those dozen features are different. The problem that

Re: PESO - Drive-by Smiles

2010-02-24 Thread David Mann
On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:39 AM, frank theriault wrote: This guy stops in front of me with this big smile on his face and wouldn't continue until I took his pic. So I did. I liked the result ('cause I'm a sucker for smiles): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/drive-by-smiles.html

Re: PESO - Drive-by Smiles

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: As I was shooting Vanessa in Kensington Market (see yesterday's PESO) I stepped back into the street so I could get her and her bike in a few shots. A car approaches (the streets in Kensington are very narrow and usually over-run by pedestrians, so cars have to take it

Re: [About NX-K-mount adapter] Wanna have some fun? A funny photographiccomment :p

2010-02-24 Thread David Mann
On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:30 AM, William Robb wrote: I vaguely follow Canadian football, but I am smart enough to realize that in the grand scheme of things, sports in general and televised sports in particular are at best a diversion for people who have no lives to speak of. I only agree with

Re: PESO - BBall 2

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
Bruce Dayton wrote: Another from the same game - no crops, no processing Pentax K-x, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 103mm ISO 3200, 1/400 sec @ f/4.0, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp0529.htm Just saw these two. So clean and sharp. She floats What's the psych with the warpaint? D --

Re: PESO - Djinn Awakened

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
Bong Manayon wrote: A concept glamor portrait... http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/ On of the 'routine' projects this year that I am finally proud of (not someone else's party...). Shot with film...see the story in the blog. Innocently I ask, what was the quality of the film shot over

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread David Mann
On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:58 AM, Cotty wrote: Hmm - in a way the corporate geeks are worse - not only do they want value for money, they want it to look like they are getting all the icing on the cake. I am shooting web video productions and I could easily do it on my small solid-state HD camera.

Re: PESO - Djinn Awakened

2010-02-24 Thread Derby Chang
Derby Chang wrote: Bong Manayon wrote: A concept glamor portrait... http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/ On of the 'routine' projects this year that I am finally proud of (not someone else's party...). Shot with film...see the story in the blog. Innocently I ask, what was the quality of

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
2010/2/24 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Since the one I got ain't gettin' as much use as I think it should, why would I want another one? it opens up new alleys of creativity plus you can race yourself... I'd take one ]:) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
2010/2/24 Tom C caka...@gmail.com: I sense a gender of our PDML has stopped following this thread. must be penis envy =P -- 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

Re: OT GESO - Newtown

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
like your style derby =) 2010/2/24 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Balmy night last night. T-shirt and flippy skirt weather, it was. So I took my Epson for a walk. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_02/10_02_kingst/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au

OT PESO - National Wine Centre of Australia

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
G'day All, One from my trip to South Australia late last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4384042231/ Direct link (~160kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4384042231_c7a8b053ff_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 @ 35mm, 1/15 @ f5.6, ISO 400 Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: OT PESO - National Wine Centre of Australia

2010-02-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/2/10, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: G'day All, One from my trip to South Australia late last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4384042231/ Direct link (~160kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4384042231_c7a8b053ff_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 @ 35mm, 1/15 @

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:15:57AM -0500, Tom C scripsit: I almost never use the camera on my cell phone, granted it's about 3 years old. The camera on mine scarcely deserves the name, *but* in terms of money and manufacturing effort, it's cell phone cameras and a relatively small space marked

Re: OT PESO - National Wine Centre of Australia

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
On 24 February 2010 20:34, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 24/2/10, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: G'day All, One from my trip to South Australia late last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4384042231/ Direct link (~160kb)

Re: PUG picks

2010-02-24 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ann! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 2/23/10, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: PUG picks To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:55 PM I thought I did this already --

Re: PUG picks

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
I so just read the subject line a PUG pricks. Carry on. DS On 24 February 2010 08:55, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I thought I did this already -- Frank, Rick and Graydon made my faves... Frank and Rick because of the spirit of celebration interstingly caught and Graydon just

Re: Upload for the 2009-10 PDML Photo Annual is now live!

2010-02-24 Thread Rick Womer
Getting close. Bluebells and Brugge are in; the third spot will be either wellies, airplane, or bicycle-and-flowers. Gotta do it this evening--choir rehearsal tomorrow, and company coming for the weekend Friday. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Mark Roberts

Re: PESO - Drive-by Smiles

2010-02-24 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:28 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: He looks spooky in a David Lynch way. But his passenger is cabbage patch kid kute For me the kid makes the pic. Hard to know if he's smiling at me, or if that's an embarrassed oh god, what the hell's dad doing now sort of

Re: PUG picks

2010-02-24 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:55 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I thought I did this already -- Frank, Rick and Graydon made my faves... Frank and Rick because of the spirit of celebration interstingly caught and Graydon just because he captured so perfectly something beautiful that

Re: PESO: Goin' abstract

2010-02-24 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: There was a warehouse wall across from a brewery I was visiting in Houston.   The regular patterns of the corrugated metal caught my eye.  20 image attempts later:

PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread frank theriault
It was a slow day and I was at my place mid-day so I thought I'd throw the *istD with Vivitar f3.8 19mm in the backpack. Took a few on-bike-while-working pix and this was the best of the bunch: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-office.html Hope you enjoy! cheers, frank --

Re: On FF and other must have features

2010-02-24 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:23 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think that most photographers would agree that there maybe a dozen must have features on a camera. snip I have three must have features: 1) shutter release 2) aperture control 3) focus The rest is all frippery cheers,

Re: SDM once agin

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
2010/2/24 Sandy Harris sandyinch...@gmail.com: Ouch! Does anyone know if the 55 1.4 SDM exhibits the problem? Or is it only the zooms? I wouldn't know but it is making me question the wisdom of Pentax in terms of both design and QC. I can't be apologetic of them much longer if this goes on. I

Re: On FF and other must have features

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
2010/2/24 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:23 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think that most photographers would agree that there maybe a dozen must have features on a camera. snip I have three must have features: 1) shutter release 2) aperture

Re: On FF and other must have features

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
edit: 2010/2/24 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/2/24 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:23 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I think that most photographers would agree that there maybe a dozen must have features on a camera. snip I have three must

Re: SDM once agin

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: eckinator Subject: Re: SDM once agin 2010/2/24 Sandy Harris sandyinch...@gmail.com: Ouch! Does anyone know if the 55 1.4 SDM exhibits the problem? Or is it only the zooms? I wouldn't know but it is making me question the wisdom of Pentax in terms of

Re: Ned Speaks

2010-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis A bit surprised at the term wildly successful. More women are buying SLR's, as I read someplace, which is good and a partial explanations. Don't especially care about the reason, but glad for whatever success has been realized. Now, maybe that makes some sense. Basic black

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
As someone who is obviously compensating for a small pee pee, I think I should add my thoughts on the whole FF question. Yes I own a D700. Yes it's full frame. Did I buy it because it's full frame. No, not really. I bought it for several reasons. The main one being it's much publicised low noise

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
Given the D700's (ie, the D3) it's price, that shouldn't be a surprise Should read: Given the D700's pedigree (ie, the D3) it's price, that shouldn't be a surprise On 24 February 2010 21:58, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: As someone who is obviously compensating for a small pee pee,

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Feb 24, 2010, at 12:14 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/2/24 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: Jostein, Does the rear element of that 35mm f/3.5 have digital coating? You mean fingerprints? :-) Seriously though, I have no idea. Please tell me what this thing is you're

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Tom C
Hi Jostein, It's not a whine or a rant. It's something I've thought for years... that Pentax should/would have a full frame DSLR. Obviously Pentax thought so also at one point with the MZ-D, or whatever is was called, before cancellation due to sensor issues. As far as I can tell the only

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame And this is what any future Pentax FF DSLR has to live up too. It wouldn't be enough to just put a FF sensor in a camera with the K20D or K7 level of technology. Pentax would have to,

PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. 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

Re: PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
I've seen signs down here prohibiting what is termed lane splitting. I gather this is what they're talking about. 'Pears a bit chancy. 8-( Very well conceived, Frank. Next, there will be a law declaring bikes a NO PHOTO ZONE. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 2/24/10, frank theriault

Re: Ned Speaks

2010-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
LoL.. J --- On Wed, 2/24/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: Ned Speaks To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 5:54 AM From: Jack Davis A bit surprised at the term wildly successful. More women are buying

Re: SDM once agin

2010-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:30 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't know but it is making me question the wisdom of Pentax in terms of both design and QC. Cheers Ecke Hummm, ~we~ are the quality control. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
I see keeping both hands on the whee does not apply to bikes.:-) Good shot Frank. Just enough motion blur on the vehicles to really have an impact., Dave On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:24 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It was a slow day and I was at my place mid-day so I

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:46 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. Hi Kayla. Dave http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. William Robb I thought you gave up models and went back to fruits and vegetables.?? Dave -- PDML

Re: PESO: Goin' abstract

2010-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Humm, hard to pick 1 or 2 but they both work for me. Dave On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: There was a warehouse wall across from a brewery I was visiting in Houston.   The regular patterns of the corrugated metal caught my eye.  20 image attempts

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread ann sanfedele
I knew that :-) ann William Robb wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. 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

Re: OT PESO - National Wine Centre of Australia

2010-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Love the lighting and line work in this one. D700...one day. Dave On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:27 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, One from my trip to South Australia late last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4384042231/ Direct link (~160kb)

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who needs to gain more skills, or that epic fail of apologism, that being the Pentax sits several hundred dollars under the price of the competition, so the comparison isn't

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Tom C
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who needs to gain more skills, I'm a crap photographer who needs to gain more skills. or that epic

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Tom C
Sentence, sentence, come follow me and step out this door. BANG! On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:21 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who needs to gain more skills,

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who needs to gain more skills, or that epic fail of apologism, that

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread David Savage
On 24 February 2010 22:46, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. I did. I never thought your resolution would stick :-) I could pick nits about the feet but meh, I can't be bothered. DS --

Re: PESO - Djinn Awakened

2010-02-24 Thread Sasha Sobol
Nice light. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Bong Manayon wrote: A concept glamor portrait... http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/ On of the 'routine' projects this year that I am finally proud of (not someone else's party...).  

Re: K-7 $900 at Amazon, today only

2010-02-24 Thread CheekyGeek
I think everyone jumping at the cheap K7s should consider that maybe retailers are clearing inventory for a new improved K7 that will incorporate processor/noise improvements (etc.) seen in the K-x. I think the limited edition silver black is another way for Pentax to clear out 1000 of the old

Re: PESO - BBall 2

2010-02-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Yes, the K-x high ISO is a noticeable improvement over the K20D - much less work afterwards - in fact, almost no work at all. Right now, I am letting my oldest daughter use the K20D (she has an *istD) while I work with the K-x. The biggest feature I am noticing on the K20D that I miss right now

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread Brendan MacRae
Well, hello there . . .:) - Original Message From: William Robb war...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 6:46:33 AM Subject: PESO: So Much For Resolutions Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7,

Re: PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread Christian
Really nice. Gives a great sense of the perils of biking in traffic... Christian -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 8:24 am Subject: PESO - My Office It was a slow day and I was at my

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage On 24 February 2010 22:46, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. I did. I never thought your resolution would stick :-) I could pick nits about the feet but meh, I

Re: PESO - BBall 2

2010-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Dayton Yes, the K-x high ISO is a noticeable improvement over the K20D - much less work afterwards - in fact, almost no work at all. Right now, I am letting my oldest daughter use the K20D (she has an *istD) while I work with the K-x. The biggest feature I am noticing on the K20D

Re: Ned Speaks

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 24, 2010, at 5:54 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Jack Davis A bit surprised at the term wildly successful. More women are buying SLR's, as I read someplace, which is good and a partial explanations. Don't especially care about the reason, but glad for whatever success has been realized.

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 24, 2010, at 7:50 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Unfortunately, the common wisdom seems to be that if you can't make the photo with a Pentax you are a crap photographer who needs to

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, that's pretty sad. Is it mechanical or electronics that are failing? It would seem that the lens would have plenty of travel to sort things out mechanically. Is it weak electronics? I get better results with the DA60-250/4 at the short end with autofocus wide open than with most other

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Nice shot. On 2/24/2010 9:46 AM, William Robb wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. William Robb -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just

Re: PESO: Goin' abstract

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 24, 2010, at 7:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Humm, hard to pick 1 or 2 but they both work for me. I'd be hard pressed to choose myself. I like them both for different reasons. Dave On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: There was a

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/24/2010 10:06 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:46 AM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. Hi Kayla. Dave http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. William Robb I thought you gave up models

Re: PESO: Goin' abstract

2010-02-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good stuff, Charles! I like both of the corrugated metal shots, and a number of the others on the gallery. :-) G On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: There was a warehouse wall across from a brewery I was visiting in Houston.   The regular patterns of the

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Yes, that's pretty sad. Is it mechanical or electronics that are failing? It would seem that the lens would have plenty of travel to sort things out mechanically. Is it weak

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread paul stenquist
On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:02 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Yes, that's pretty sad. Is it mechanical or electronics that are failing? It would seem that the lens would have plenty of travel to

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tom, Your comments strike a chord with me. I've owned Pentax gear since starting with an ME in 1978. By 1993, I had purchased several lenses (M's) but only my 3rd body, a PZ-1. That was 3 bodies in 15+ years and skipping multiple generations. Then came digital... I resisted until GFM and then

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Attractive photo, but the face is so white. Her natural color or hot lighting? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:46 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html K7, DA*55/1.4 @ f6.3. Enjoy. William Robb --

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Are you using selective autofocus? I use a single point for focus exclusively. When shooting model, it goes on the eye of course. I haven't had any problem getting good focus with

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Mark Roberts
I don't think it's so much a matter of Pentax moving up to full-frame as full-frame coming down to Pentax's current demographic. Right now the entry point for full-frame is $2000 (U.S.) but absolutely no one believes it's going to remain that high. What's interesting to me is the question of

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
I agree. Her face is mime white. Lovely finely resolved image in all other respects. She does appear to be resting a couple of her right toes on the border of the frame. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject:

Re: PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Sure looks scary to me! ann Jack Davis wrote: I've seen signs down here prohibiting what is termed lane splitting. I gather this is what they're talking about. 'Pears a bit chancy. 8-( Very well conceived, Frank. Next, there will be a law declaring bikes a NO PHOTO ZONE. ;) Jack --- On

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread pnstenquist
I generally use the far outside points to avoid having to reframe excessively. Works well for me. Paul - William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame Are you using selective

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread paul stenquist
On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I don't think it's so much a matter of Pentax moving up to full-frame as full-frame coming down to Pentax's current demographic. Right now the entry point for full-frame is $2000 (U.S.) but absolutely no one believes it's going to remain that

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame I generally use the far outside points to avoid having to reframe excessively. Works well for me. The two outside points (the bars, not the squares) are almost never in the right position for me,

PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n Revisited and Revised

2010-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Shocking everyone that I actually can take advice, I decided to take some of the critizism to heart. Below is the revised version. Once you've got a PSD file of the necessary important layers, tis easy to make revisions.

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I don't think it's so much a matter of Pentax moving up to full-frame as full-frame coming down to Pentax's current demographic. Right now the entry point for full-frame is $2000 (U.S.) but absolutely no one believes

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread paul stenquist
On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:17 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame I generally use the far outside points to avoid having to reframe excessively. Works well for me. The two outside points (the bars, not the

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread paul stenquist
On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: paul stenquist wrote: On Feb 24, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I don't think it's so much a matter of Pentax moving up to full-frame as full-frame coming down to Pentax's current demographic. Right now the entry point for

Re: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n Revisited and Revised

2010-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
I wasn't really bothered by the previous background and the dark blob on the right is somewhat distracting. I prefer this green. :) Jack --- On Wed, 2/24/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I want something I can't that's well within current technology, wouldn't cost nearly as much money as a 24x36mm sensor and would make my legacy lenses more usable. If I got that I wouldn't care all that much about a 24x36 sensor. On 2/24/2010 3:35 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/2/24 Tom

FA 28-200mm f3.8-5.6 IF

2010-02-24 Thread Roman Melihhov
Speaking from your own experience, how do you like that lense. Hope its worth to bid http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemnextitem=190374025449.html many thanks, Roman. K20D, DA 10-17mm, DA* 16-50mm, FA 50mm, DA

Re: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n Revisited and Revised

2010-02-24 Thread eckinator
what jack said! thank you for time, peter cheers ecke 2010/2/24 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: I wasn't really bothered by the previous background and the dark blob on the right is somewhat distracting. I prefer this green. :) Jack --- On Wed, 2/24/10, P. J. Alling

Re: FA 28-200mm f3.8-5.6 IF

2010-02-24 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 11:13 PM +0200 2/24/10, Roman Melihhov wrote: Speaking from your own experience, how do you like that lense. Hope its worth to bid http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemnextitem=190374025449.html I bought one of them soon after buying my ZX-5N in 2000. At first I did not care too

RE: OT PESO - National Wine Centre of Australia

2010-02-24 Thread Bob W
G'day All, One from my trip to South Australia late last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4384042231/ Direct link (~160kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4384042231_c7a8b053ff_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 @ 35mm, 1/15 @ f5.6, ISO 400 Enjoy. Cheers, Bit

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
So let's speculate on a future, (relitively near future, say two years in the future), Pentax SLR lineup. Professional: 645D: 30~40mp: 2-3 FPS takes 1.1~1.3x Crop on 645 lenses Price ~$10,000 US Semi-Professional/Advanced Amateur K-7 Successor/Upgrade: ~12-20MP

Re: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread Ken Waller
I like the pose 'crispness' of the image, but I'd probably crop it in a portrait mode to eliminate the blank ULH corner, cutting out somewhere around her knees (the feet legs don't add IMO). YMMV. You've done better. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message -

Re: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n Revisited and Revised

2010-02-24 Thread ann sanfedele
P. J. Alling wrote: Shocking everyone that I actually can take advice, I decided to take some of the critizism to heart. Below is the revised version. Once you've got a PSD file of the necessary important layers, tis easy to make revisions.

Re: PESO - My Office

2010-02-24 Thread ann sanfedele
David J Brooks wrote: Just enough motion blur on the vehicles to really have an impact., Dave Hmmm, might want to rethink that phrase under the circumstances, Dave ann On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:24 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It was a slow day and I was

Re: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe.n Revisited and Revised

2010-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 24, 2010, at 12:26 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Shocking everyone that I actually can take advice, I decided to take some of the critizism to heart. Below is the revised version. Once you've got a PSD file of the necessary important layers, tis easy to make revisions.

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-24 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: Well, I hope you're right. As long as we get better autofocus and a fast frame rate at the same time. Wow. I couldn't care less about either of those things! I look at full-frame as a replacement for my medium format gear and both my medium format cameras are manual

Re: PESO: So Much For Resolutions

2010-02-24 Thread Sasha Sobol
You can do better. Highlights are blown (on hew face and shoulder), her toes are cut. --S On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:27 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: On 24 February 2010 22:46, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Kayla. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/kayla1.html

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