Re: PESO: Flying MGA

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Mine was only a red MGB, but I loved it.

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On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 5:37 PM Bill  wrote:

> At least I think that's what it is.
> I put up before and after pictures, so two links.
> I can see some pretty stomach churning memes coming out of this tool.
>
> Before:
> https://flic.kr/p/2otGBoq
> And after
> https://flic.kr/p/2otGBnD
>
> Enjoy
>
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Re: Ricoh's target demographic

[Underpaid N. Overpentaxed]

All of this has made me want a matte blacked out edition of the k3
monochrome but with a shiny black Hello Kitty on the prism housing. Oh, and
a carbon fiber filter mode!
Cheers
Eck

Larry Colen  schrieb am So. 16. Apr. 2023 um 23:59:

>
>
> > On Apr 16, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> >
> > Am 16.04.23 um 22:49 schrieb Larry Colen:
> >> I've been thinking about how Ricoh does things like their steadfast
> devotion to the Pentaprism, coming out with a monochrome sensor,  most of
> their software updates are for instagram style filters on JPEGs, and
> removing any usefulness from the RGB histogram.  Ricoh marketing's target
> demographic is people who want to take photos with a cellphone, but who
> want to cosplay what they think are real photographers.
> >
> > This goes all the way back to the days of Pentax still ruling themselves
> > when the K-7 shortly after its introduction would have needed a few
> > urgent updates and corrections and all Pentax came up with were improved
> > water colour and wax crayon filters.
> >
> > Much of their market research must be done in some kind of kindergarden.
>
> Or by people in kindergarten.
>
> If you go to the weekend motorcycle hangouts, like Alices in Woodside,
> there are certain motorcycles that tend to be ridden by two groups of
> people:
> beginners and old farts that have been carving canyons twice as long as
> most of the squids on their 150hp crotchrockets have been alive.  I don't
> know what the current ones are, but the ninja 250 and hawk 650 were like
> that.  They had everything you needed to have a blast riding the backroads,
> weren't crazy expensive, and it's more fun to ride a bike that rewards
> skill, rather than doing everything for you, which would be demonstrated by
> said old farttes blowing away squids on bikes that had four times their
> horsepower.
>
> Pentax is kind of like that, I think that most of the people on this list
> have been shooting with Pentax since they bought their first Spotmatic. The
> only difference is that there aren't a lot of new photographers picking
> them up. I suspect that if there is any thought behind their strategy, they
> really are looking to attract people looking to move up to their first
> "real camera" by making it as much like their phone as possible.
> Unfortunately, they don't seem to understand the part about not getting in
> the way of the user who knows more than a $2 processor about photography.
> Ricoh also seems to understand about as much about cool as the 57 year old
> high school administrator trying to convince kids that they shouldn't do
> exactly the things that kids want to do.
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Re: Ricoh's target demographic

[Larry Colen]

> On Apr 16, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
> Am 16.04.23 um 22:49 schrieb Larry Colen:
>> I've been thinking about how Ricoh does things like their steadfast devotion 
>> to the Pentaprism, coming out with a monochrome sensor,  most of their 
>> software updates are for instagram style filters on JPEGs, and removing any 
>> usefulness from the RGB histogram.  Ricoh marketing's target demographic is 
>> people who want to take photos with a cellphone, but who want to cosplay 
>> what they think are real photographers.
> 
> This goes all the way back to the days of Pentax still ruling themselves
> when the K-7 shortly after its introduction would have needed a few
> urgent updates and corrections and all Pentax came up with were improved
> water colour and wax crayon filters.
> 
> Much of their market research must be done in some kind of kindergarden.

Or by people in kindergarten.

If you go to the weekend motorcycle hangouts, like Alices in Woodside, there 
are certain motorcycles that tend to be ridden by two groups of people:
beginners and old farts that have been carving canyons twice as long as most of 
the squids on their 150hp crotchrockets have been alive.  I don't know what the 
current ones are, but the ninja 250 and hawk 650 were like that.  They had 
everything you needed to have a blast riding the backroads, weren't crazy 
expensive, and it's more fun to ride a bike that rewards skill, rather than 
doing everything for you, which would be demonstrated by said old farttes 
blowing away squids on bikes that had four times their horsepower.

Pentax is kind of like that, I think that most of the people on this list have 
been shooting with Pentax since they bought their first Spotmatic. The only 
difference is that there aren't a lot of new photographers picking them up. I 
suspect that if there is any thought behind their strategy, they really are 
looking to attract people looking to move up to their first "real camera" by 
making it as much like their phone as possible. Unfortunately, they don't seem 
to understand the part about not getting in the way of the user who knows more 
than a $2 processor about photography. Ricoh also seems to understand about as 
much about cool as the 57 year old high school administrator trying to convince 
kids that they shouldn't do exactly the things that kids want to do.

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PESO: Flying MGA

[Bill]

At least I think that's what it is.
I put up before and after pictures, so two links.
I can see some pretty stomach churning memes coming out of this tool.

Before:
https://flic.kr/p/2otGBoq
And after
https://flic.kr/p/2otGBnD

Enjoy

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Re: Ricoh's target demographic

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 16.04.23 um 22:49 schrieb Larry Colen:

I've been thinking about how Ricoh does things like their steadfast devotion to 
the Pentaprism, coming out with a monochrome sensor,  most of their software 
updates are for instagram style filters on JPEGs, and removing any usefulness 
from the RGB histogram.  Ricoh marketing's target demographic is people who 
want to take photos with a cellphone, but who want to cosplay what they think 
are real photographers.


This goes all the way back to the days of Pentax still ruling themselves
when the K-7 shortly after its introduction would have needed a few
urgent updates and corrections and all Pentax came up with were improved
water colour and wax crayon filters.

Much of their market research must be done in some kind of kindergarden.

Ralf

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Re: Ricoh's target demographic

[Daniel J. Matyola]

MARK!

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On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 4:49 PM Larry Colen  wrote:

> I've been thinking about how Ricoh does things like their steadfast
> devotion to the Pentaprism, coming out with a monochrome sensor,  most of
> their software updates are for instagram style filters on JPEGs, and
> removing any usefulness from the RGB histogram.  Ricoh marketing's target
> demographic is people who want to take photos with a cellphone, but who
> want to cosplay what they think are real photographers.
>
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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[Paul Sorenson]

Cool...from the look of the tail fins, a 1957 version.

-p

On 4/16/2023 12:34 PM, Bill wrote:

I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
Ford from the late 1950s.

https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9

Shot on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4 Fujinon lens.
I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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Ricoh's target demographic

[Larry Colen]

I've been thinking about how Ricoh does things like their steadfast devotion to 
the Pentaprism, coming out with a monochrome sensor,  most of their software 
updates are for instagram style filters on JPEGs, and removing any usefulness 
from the RGB histogram.  Ricoh marketing's target demographic is people who 
want to take photos with a cellphone, but who want to cosplay what they think 
are real photographers.

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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[Bill]

Link away. The tool is amazing, but like most Photoshop tools, my
implementation leaves something to be desired.

bill

On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 2:14 PM mike wilson  wrote:

>
> > On 16/04/2023 18:34 Bill  wrote:
> >
> >
> > I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
> > Ford from the late 1950s.
> >
> > https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9
> >
> > Shot on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4 Fujinon lens.
> > I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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>
> Fun.  Do you mind if I link that for others who might be amused/interested?
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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

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> On 16/04/2023 18:34 Bill  wrote:
> 
>  
> I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
> Ford from the late 1950s.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9
> 
> Shot on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4 Fujinon lens.
> I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[lrc]

That looks cool, did you use Photoshop to add front and rear fender skirts?
It is hard to see details  on my phone but there might be an artifact under the 
front bumper

On April 16, 2023 10:34:36 AM PDT, Bill  wrote:
>I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
>Ford from the late 1950s.
>
>https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9
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>Shot on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4 Fujinon lens.
>I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[Daniel J. Matyola]

"We'll have fun, fun, fun 'till Daddy takes the T- Bird away."

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On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 1:34 PM Bill  wrote:

> I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
> Ford from the late 1950s.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9
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> I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[Bob W PDML]

Looks like it wouldn’t have much trouble catching Maybellene at the top of the 
hill. Nothin’ outruns a V8 Foad. 

> On 16 Apr 2023, at 18:34, Bill  wrote:
> 
> I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
> Ford from the late 1950s.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9
> 
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> I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023.
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PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

[Bill]

I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic
Ford from the late 1950s.

https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9

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Re: PESO: Balloon

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Quite interesting.

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On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 3:28 AM David Mann  wrote:

> A NASA research balloon was released in Wānaka today and it floated NE
> towards our city. This photo was taken when it was over Ashburton (80km
> south of here). I don't know its altitude - the flight tracker didn't say.
>
> Pentax K5ii with FA*400mm f/5.6 and 2x TC. Quite heavily cropped. A
> telescope would have been more appropriate.
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1203/#peso
>
> Cheers,
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PESO: Balloon

[David Mann]

A NASA research balloon was released in Wānaka today and it floated NE towards 
our city. This photo was taken when it was over Ashburton (80km south of here). 
I don't know its altitude - the flight tracker didn't say.

Pentax K5ii with FA*400mm f/5.6 and 2x TC. Quite heavily cropped. A telescope 
would have been more appropriate.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1203/#peso

Cheers,
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