Re: My journey down the slippery slope continues ...

[John Francis]

On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 12:07:54AM -0400, John Francis wrote:
> 
> Last weekend I decided I was going to stick with the lighter system.
> I knew I wanted something wider than 40mm, but I wasn't sure whether
> to go for the 12-40/2.8 or the 12-100/4. I eventually decided to go
> for the 12-100, and add a 2x TC to use with the 40-150 to give me a
> two-lens system of 12-100/4 and 80-300/5.6 (roughly comparable to a
> range of 17-425 on my K5 - giving up 1mm at the wide end, but gaining
> a little more reach than the 350mm I got with the 60-250 & a 1.4x TC).

So - here's a comparison shot of my new and old systems.


Olympus: M1X + 11-100/f4  + 40-150mm/f2.8 +   2xTC
Pentax:  K5  + 16-50/f2.8 + 60-250mm/f4   + 1.4xTC (+ 50-135mm/f2.8)

(The Olympus is shown with the two extra batteries I bought for it;
it goes through batteries a lot faster than the K-5 with the grip,


The Pentax gear is a bit faster at the wide end (16mm/f2.8 vs. 12mm/f4)
But at 40mm the Olympus catches up, and from 90mm (~135mm on the Pentax)
I'm limited to f4 on the Pentax, while the Olympus still offers me f2.8
all the way out to 150mm (~225mm).

I've got a 2xTC for the Olympus 40-150, and a 1.4x for the Pentax 60-250.
These give me f5.6 all the way out to 350mm (Pentax) or 300mm (Olympus);
this means that with the Olympus I have the same maximum aperture, and a
slightly longer reach to fill the frame at the top of the zoom range.

P.S. The comparison shot was taken using my trusty old Olympus E-PL1.
 I decided to take another shot showing the E-PL1 next to its new
 stablemate: 
 This was taken using my phone camera (a Google Pixel 3).
 At first glance the phone camera seems to do considerably better
 than the E-PL1 (not too surprising - the E-PL1 is over 10 years old).
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Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

[Paul Sorenson]

The stone in back shows the name "Hugh Catherwood".  Could it be that's 
Dorothy's full name?


-p

On 4/12/2022 4:55 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
Possible distant cousins. :-) . Willa had six siblings (Just read 
that) - born in VA, tho not PA..  I remembered somehow that she was 
from the east not the great plains


ann

On 4/12/2022 5:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Ann, thanks for the comments!

Google provides a selection of Dorothy Cathers, but none in 
Philadelphia, or than mention Willa. I know nothing about either of 
them.


Rick


On Apr 11, 2022, at 10:16 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

Really nice group, Rick  -especiall nice geometry on photos 1 and 
4..   re the gravestone - was Dorothy any relation to Willa?


ann


On 4/11/2022 12:25 AM, Alan C wrote:

No doubt about spring now!

Link: 
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/


Alan C

On 11-Apr-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager 
for a walk in Woodland Cemetery.


For your enjoyment:

- Flowers in a fenced family plot;

- Crabapple blossoms (x2)

- A neighbor’s front yard plantings on the way home (she is 
president of the local garden club)


Cheers,

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Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

[ann sanfedele]

Possible distant cousins. :-) . Willa had six siblings (Just read that) 
- born in VA, tho not PA..  I remembered somehow that she was from the 
east not the great plains


ann

On 4/12/2022 5:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Ann, thanks for the comments!

Google provides a selection of Dorothy Cathers, but none in Philadelphia, or 
than mention Willa. I know nothing about either of them.

Rick


On Apr 11, 2022, at 10:16 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

Really nice group, Rick  -especiall nice geometry on photos 1 and 4..   re the 
gravestone - was Dorothy any relation to Willa?

ann


On 4/11/2022 12:25 AM, Alan C wrote:

No doubt about spring now!

Link: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/

Alan C

On 11-Apr-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager for a walk in 
Woodland Cemetery.

For your enjoyment:

- Flowers in a fenced family plot;

- Crabapple blossoms (x2)

- A neighbor’s front yard plantings on the way home (she is president of the 
local garden club)

Cheers,

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Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

[Rick Womer]

Ann, thanks for the comments!

Google provides a selection of Dorothy Cathers, but none in Philadelphia, or 
than mention Willa. I know nothing about either of them.

Rick

> On Apr 11, 2022, at 10:16 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Really nice group, Rick  -especiall nice geometry on photos 1 and 4..   re 
> the gravestone - was Dorothy any relation to Willa?
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> On 4/11/2022 12:25 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> No doubt about spring now!
>> 
>> Link: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> On 11-Apr-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
>>> Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager for a walk 
>>> in Woodland Cemetery.
>>> 
>>> For your enjoyment:
>>> 
>>> - Flowers in a fenced family plot;
>>> 
>>> - Crabapple blossoms (x2)
>>> 
>>> - A neighbor’s front yard plantings on the way home (she is president of 
>>> the local garden club)
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Rick
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Re: PESO: bronzeback tree snake

[Rick Womer]

What Dan said!

How large is it?

Rick

> On Apr 12, 2022, at 10:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Nice image, especially with the tongue display!  Great composition as well.
> 
> Dan Matyola
> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> *
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:24 AM Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
>> we had gone for a snake walk on sunday organised by a community
>> of traditional snake catchers who take people on snake walks. they also
>> catch snakes and release them later after extracting the venom for
>> making anti-venom serum. this particular one is called a bronzeback
>> tree snake. non-venomous.
>> 
>> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/bronzeback-tree-snake/
>> 
>> pentax k5iis and HD WR 55-300. comments appreciated.
>> 
>> ~subash
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Re: PESOs

[Rick Womer]

Excellent indeed!  The detail is remarkable — “Steady Stenquist” is still 
steady!

The woodpecker is also my favorite.

A neighbor has a few bird feeders out; but the birds perch on the nearby 
utility wires rather than on anything attractive; so I haven’t tried any photos.

Rick


> On Apr 11, 2022, at 2:26 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> Had some decent weather Sunday and I’m relatively free of maladies, so I 
> ventured out to shoot a few birdies from my deck yesterday. All with the K-3, 
> F DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X converter. That gear gives me the FOV of a 940 mm 
> lens on 35 mm.
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18673280/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18673279/A-Robin-Foraging-in-the-Lawn
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18673278/Redwing-Blackbird-in-Early-Spring
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18673277/Bluejay-on-Watch-Duty
> 
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Re: PESO: bronzeback tree snake

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice image, especially with the tongue display!  Great composition as well.

Dan Matyola
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On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:24 AM Subash Jeyan  wrote:

> we had gone for a snake walk on sunday organised by a community
> of traditional snake catchers who take people on snake walks. they also
> catch snakes and release them later after extracting the venom for
> making anti-venom serum. this particular one is called a bronzeback
> tree snake. non-venomous.
>
> https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/bronzeback-tree-snake/
>
> pentax k5iis and HD WR 55-300. comments appreciated.
>
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PESO: bronzeback tree snake

[Subash Jeyan]

we had gone for a snake walk on sunday organised by a community
of traditional snake catchers who take people on snake walks. they also
catch snakes and release them later after extracting the venom for
making anti-venom serum. this particular one is called a bronzeback
tree snake. non-venomous.

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/bronzeback-tree-snake/

pentax k5iis and HD WR 55-300. comments appreciated.

~subash
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Re: OT: cooking with GAS

[Toine]

Wait until you mount a Leica lens on the gx9.
What I really miss compared to pentax is an adaptable P program line (like
MFT).

On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 at 08:15, Larry Colen  wrote:

> I recently mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a u4/3 camera to
> carry on my bike rather than the K-3.  Godfrey replied that he had a Gx9
> and a couple of lenses that he was willing to get rid of to lighten his
> load.  As one would expect of him, all of the gear was in immaculate shape.
>
> Some photos of the camera, and a couple of it next to the K-3 with 18-270
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/3EFqnwQmnmik8QR26
>
> It looks like it will be a LOT easier to carry on my bike.
>
> For my first couple of photos I used the PK adapter with my mf adaptall
> 90/2.5 macro, picked a camellia off the ground in my front yard and grabbed
> a couple of quick snaps.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720298050194
>
> At least in decent light, the image quality is just fine.
>
> It’s not the direction that I thought I’d go with u4/3, I was looking at
> the Oly Omd-m5, but the goal was something to carry on my bike, not
> something to replace my Pentaxes for more serious work, and I think it
> should do well for that.
>
> What it lacks in size, it makes up for in features.  Trying to find
> anything in the maze of menus is an epic search.  And there are things
> about the UI that I am less than thrilled about, and a bunch of things I
> don’t see much use for.  However, there were a couple of interesting
> surprises, like the utility of the touch screen.
>
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OT: cooking with GAS

[Larry Colen]

I recently mentioned that I had been thinking of getting a u4/3 camera to carry 
on my bike rather than the K-3.  Godfrey replied that he had a Gx9 and a couple 
of lenses that he was willing to get rid of to lighten his load.  As one would 
expect of him, all of the gear was in immaculate shape.

Some photos of the camera, and a couple of it next to the K-3 with 18-270

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3EFqnwQmnmik8QR26

It looks like it will be a LOT easier to carry on my bike.

For my first couple of photos I used the PK adapter with my mf adaptall 90/2.5 
macro, picked a camellia off the ground in my front yard and grabbed a couple 
of quick snaps.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720298050194

At least in decent light, the image quality is just fine.

It’s not the direction that I thought I’d go with u4/3, I was looking at the 
Oly Omd-m5, but the goal was something to carry on my bike, not something to 
replace my Pentaxes for more serious work, and I think it should do well for 
that.

What it lacks in size, it makes up for in features.  Trying to find anything in 
the maze of menus is an epic search.  And there are things about the UI that I 
am less than thrilled about, and a bunch of things I don’t see much use for.  
However, there were a couple of interesting surprises, like the utility of the 
touch screen.  


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