Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

I have not found the focus indication to be particularly accurate for an f/1.4 lens. It's accurate enough for an f/4 lens. I ignore it entirely when manually focusing a lens. (BTW, this is why when I'm shooting wide open with an f/1.4-f/2.8 AF lens, I often tend to switch to manual focus.)

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

I doubt you're ignorant, just not used to working with the Pentax DSLR Menu as yet. Format: -insert card and close card slot door -turn camera on -press Menu button -press right arrow on 4-way controller twice to get to the "tools" menu -press bottom arrow once to get to the Format command *

Re: The DS - It's Here!

On Sep 3, 2005, at 1:34 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: On 9/3/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To tape over the logos ... I've done that on various cameras over the years, ever since my first Spottie in 1967. I think the DS is one that would look great without the embellishments.

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

ing if one attempted to format a card when there was no card in the camera. Shel [Original Message] From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: 9/2/2005 10:56:01 PM Subject: Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz I should mention that I can't delete images either. Shel

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

On Sep 3, 2005, at 8:00 AM, Fred wrote: I am curious - do any other DS users notice any "tackiness" in these controls? And, how about the *ist D? It's not the $40 switch that it ought to be, for something so essential to the use of the camera. It's probably a $4 switch. Mine works ok, the

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

ep 3, 2005, at 9:52 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: If I remember well, there's a menu option for using the camera without card in it. If Shel's camera is set that way, it probably won't read "no card in camera". Dario - Original Message - From: "Godfrey Di

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

h John Celio in a bit, swap out cards, and see what we can find out before I decide to give up and return the camera. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Hmm. I took my card out, turned on the camera. It says "no card in camera" on the LCD. I went to the format com

Re: Auto-selected shutter speed on istD/s--wrong?

n f/2.4 at 1/30s with an FA50/1.7. On normal program, it behaves more or less as Godfrey's list posted yesterday. j On 9/3/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Interesting. Juan and I were looking at the *ist DS model, which has different programming. Godfrey On Se

PAW: People & Portraits 2005 - #35 - GDG

from Oxford, UK http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/35.htm Comments, critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

On Sep 3, 2005, at 1:08 PM, John Francis wrote: On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 10:36:43AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If the initial settings screen is coming up, that means the camera has not yet been initialized with date and time information. Or that it's lost it. Is there a b

Re: Opticians

My computer glasses are Pentax, my varifocals are Zeiss, and my sunglasses are Nikon... Godfrey

Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)

I remember when the cheap way to buy a camera was to order it from Hong Kong. Whenever you did so, the camera arrived with the logo taped over. First thing anyone I knew ever did was remove the tape, leaving it on there signaled to all your friends that you went cheap and didn't buy an offi

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

On Sep 3, 2005, at 9:36 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The results are in - the camera is defective and it will be returned to the seller for replacement. :-(( yuck. oh well. Godfrey

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

Don, Your tests with the 50mm lenses made me interested to do a little testing, since I have F50/1.7, A50/1.4, A50/1.7, and A50/2 lenses at present. I also have a K50/1.4 lens belonging to another PDMLer which needed a quick test because the box it was shipped in was so crushed in shipmen

Re: OT: Digital High Key

You mean like http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/33.htm ?? Godfrey On Sep 4, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: Does anyone have any experience making High Key photographs using a digital camera?

Re: PESO - Night Fire

Very nice, Tom! Godfrey On Sep 4, 2005, at 2:19 PM, Tom C wrote: A wildfire started yesterday not too far from home (about 20 miles). This shot is about a 50% crop, taken with the *istD and the FA 31mm f/1.8 LTD. ISO 400, at f/2.8, 13 seconds in bulb mode. Comments welcome. http://www

Re: OT: Digital High Key

On Sep 5, 2005, at 2:22 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: You mean like http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/33.htm ?? Wow! Some attitude! Did you capture it like that or is it processed (other than the B&W conversion)? And is it backlit? Very good. Thank you. Yes, that's pretty mu

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

Shel, Here's the whole scene, with the two target snips highlighted in red: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/test-target-6489.jpg (This exposure was made with the F50/1.7 - focused by eye.) The camera was set up 23' from the target (not 10' ... I've measured the distance accurately now). Th

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

Shel, Here's the whole scene, with the two target snips highlighted in red: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/test-target-6489.jpg (This exposure was made with the F50/1.7 - focused by eye.) The camera was set up 23' from the target (not 10' ... I've measured the distance accurately now). Th

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

Shel, Here's the whole scene, with the two target snips highlighted in red: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/test-target-6489.jpg (This exposure was made with the F50/1.7 - focused by eye.) The camera was set up 23' from the target (not 10' ... I've measured the distance accurately now). Th

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

bleck... sorry about the triple post. I'm not sure how that happened. Godfrey

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

Godfrey On Sep 5, 2005, at 4:24 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: My only quibble with this test would be that the two snippets are not equidistant from the lens. What was your focal point? On Sep 5, 2005, at 5:51 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Shel, Here's the whole scene, with the two target sn

Re: Pentax TC's on Sigma Tele's & DA 50-200 question

On Sep 5, 2005, at 1:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering if anyone has used the Pentax A2XL Tele on Sigma lenses. I now Christian suggested to use the Sigma APO EX 1.4 with my Sigma 300 F4, but i have to ask.:-) I'll also include the A1.4 XL in that quiry. I also noticed on the

Re: PESO :Ocean Landscape

Nice shot. It is slightly oversharpened. This is a common problem with high frequency images that have many small edges in them. The resulting effect is one of "brittleness" in the fine textures. I'm not sure what Jack is referring to with regard to "flat screens emphasizing edge pixelati

Re: FA 20~35

I'll certainly have mine with me and can loan it to you for a bit. This is one of my most used lenses now. I wish I'd had it when I was in the UK in May/June. It's a well made lens, albeit light-weight. I find the feel of the zoom and focusing rings near perfect. The only thing I don't like

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:57 AM, Fred wrote: I am curious to ask, for those who have had a lot of experience using your favorite ol' 35mm film lenses on APS digital bodies (D & DS), which specific lenses seem to be "just as good" (or perhaps "even better") in digital use? And, conversely, which

Re: PESO :Ocean Landscape

far as was done, but, as stated, am fine with it. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nice shot. It is slightly oversharpened. This is a common problem with high frequency images that have many small edges in them. The resulting effect is one of "brittleness"

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

There are no "digital" prime lenses between 20 and 35mm. Pentax lenses designed for digital SLRs, to date, include: DA14 DA16-45 DA18-55 DA40 DA50-200 D-FA50 Macro D-FA100 Macro If I get a chance to set up my copystand and lighting, I'll make a gray card exposure with the A24/2.8 or FA35/2,

Re: Pentax TC's on Sigma Tele's & DA 50-200 question

I'm only reporting what the Pentax manual says, PJ. I've never had any of these lenses nor any of the "L" converters. Godfrey On Sep 5, 2005, at 1:12 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Interesting, since I don't think the protruding elements will allow you to mount the L converter on a A*300 f4.0, (or o

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

stop. Regards, Bob... -- -- By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There are no "digital" prime lenses between 20

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, Comment Please

On Sep 5, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Graywolf wrote: ... So it seems there is quite abit of variation in M50/1.4 lenses (none of these showed any sign of damage). ... Doesn't seem surprising. Optical bench lens testing brand new Nikkor 50mm, 105mm, etc lenses 20 some years ago showed a goodly vari

Re: Pentax TC's on Sigma Tele's & DA 50-200 question

The Pentax documentation is available from this page: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens-- smc_A-Rear_Converter_1.4x_L/reqID--3106/subsection-- Digital_35mm_converters_adapters or http://tinyurl.com/9l3h8 Perhaps I'm reading it wrong, or the lenses they're re

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, comment Please

It's a nice shot, Don, but I think I'll need a larger version to see the bugs and raindrop. ;-) Godfrey On Sep 5, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: Here's a typical wide open shot with the FA50/1.7. http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/fa50.htm Can't see them too well on the web version bu

Re: Pentax TC's on Sigma Tele's & DA 50-200 question

Ah, that makes sense. The f/2.8 version of these lenses, not the f/4. Godfrey On Sep 5, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Herb Chong wrote: they are referring to the A* 300/2.8. Herb... - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:12 PM Subj

Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, comment Please

----- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 5:08 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: A50/1.4 versus M50/1.4, comment Please It's a nice shot, Don, but I think I'll need a larger version to see the bugs and raindrop. ;-) Godfrey On Sep 5, 2

Re: Optio S5z?

I much prefer to use the LCD on most of these small digicams rather than the tiny little optical tunnel viewfinders, when I use anything at all. (much of the time, I just end up aiming them and then checking to see that I framed what I wanted after the fact.) Now a friend has a Ricoh Caplio

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

On Sep 6, 2005, at 3:32 AM, mike wilson wrote: A D-FA50 macro lens is designed to be best at flat-field imaging, stopped down to f/8-f/32, in the near-focusing range. An A50/1.4 is designed for general pictorial use at wide apertures, and will not perform at its best at copystand distance

Re: The DS - It's Here!

On Sep 6, 2005, at 5:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: That's the idea. It makes the cute girls ask :) But not the ugly ones? Two thoughts: ... I'll add a third: The only time anyone, cute girl or cute boy alike, has made a comment about any camera I'm carrying in the past year or two has

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

fference is less than 1/6 stop, I don't give a damn, at least at that aperture. Regards, Bob... -- -- By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. -

Re: PESO :Ocean Lasndescape

I often have the same problem when shooting with the Zenitar 16 or DA14 on the DS. Given the ~95% coverage viewfinder (88% measured with a 50mm lens at close range!) in the DS, you have to be very sure that you are well out of the picture area. Godfrey On Sep 6, 2005, at 9:55 AM, John Grav

Re: Sensor reflection

Sensor back-reflection usually shows up as a 'hot spot' centered in the image field, as what you are seeing when it happens is a reflection of the unfocused rear of the lens. It can't cause the exaggeration of lens chromatic aberration that some lenses display on a digital sensor; that happ

Re: Sensor reflection

The antireflection coatings are optimized to minimize reflections from light entering the lens from the front and cross reflection in the lens itself. Sensor back-reflection is an effect stemming from less efficient reflection control from behind: light reflected straight down onto the sens

Re: Decisions, decisions...

I am quite happy with the image quality and capabilities of the DS for my work. When I realized that it sufficed for my needs, I decided to wait through the summer to see if anything substantially better would be announced for release before the end of the year. The DL was announced, end of

Re: More Damned Digi Problems

Sorry to hear about your etail problems. Some of these vendors are truly crappy. I suggested NewEgg.com and Buy.com as reliable vendors. I'm not sure that they sell ATP cards, but they certainly carry Transcend, Sandisk Ultra and other name brands of 60x cards. The ATP cards are the best

Re: OT: California Repeaters

"usable repeaters" ??? What would they be? And what is an FT-60 HT? Godfrey On Sep 6, 2005, at 2:50 PM, John Graves wrote: Can anyhams in the group suggest usable repeaters for a trip to San Simeon, Big Sur, San Francisco and Point Reyes? All I plan on bringing is my FT-60 HT. John G. / W

Re: Are most lenses optimised for short distance focusing?

On Sep 6, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Marco Ferrari wrote: I found the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF a very nice lens. At the 105mm end, wide open, I shot very nice portraits, with a very nice bokeh (in my opinion), only a bit soft. But when I try to shot landscapes a 105mm, even at F8, I find the lens ha

Re: Decisions, decisions...

IF you buy a DS and have a few SD cards, THEN buy a D, you are not necessarily in a bad position. There are several vendors offering SD- >CF card adapters that allow you to use your SD cards in CF cameras, with a 10-20% performance penalty. This is not so bad as it seems since the D has rela

Re: OT: California Repeaters

Ah, thanks. Didn't notice the "anyhams" ... my brain made that "anyone". ;-) G On Sep 6, 2005, at 4:16 PM, keith_w wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: "usable repeaters" ??? What would they be? And what is an FT-60 HT? Godfrey Not to concern yourself. He&

Re: OT: Manfrotto 680B & 322RC2 (monopod & ballhead)

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: A friend of mine had the 3265. It was totally destroyed by impact from a football. So was the Eos3 and the lens. The joys of sports shooting. Up till then, he seemed satisfied with it and I didn't hear of any problems. I was suprised t

Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?

FireWire can theoretically support up to 400Mbits/second, USB 2.0 can theoretically support up to 480 Mbits/second. A 150x card should be good for about 200Mbits/second. So, the DS can't use all the speed, but it is well within the bandwidth potential of FireWire and USB 2.0. Godfrey On Se

Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)

The most beautiful looking cameras I've ever seen were the Alpa 10d in satin gold with either burgundy or deep green snakeskin covering. But they had their beautifully engraved logos proud to view, not covered with an ugly piece of gaffers tape. ]'-) Godfrey

Re: More Damned Digi Problems

On Sep 6, 2005, at 9:03 PM, R.C.Booth wrote: For now I'm making du with my screw and K/KA mount lenses. But, the time will come (probably sooner than later) when I'll pop for an auto focus zoom of some sort. Any recommendations?? If you like to shoot wide rather than long, the FA20-35/4

Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?

On Sep 7, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Thibouille wrote: Don't forget the reader will be the limiting factor here (except if you use USB 1.1 of course). There are HUGE difference between them and each one is good at something. Some are very good at reading CF but bad writing them and the opposite for SD

Re: Manfrotto 680B & 322RC2 (monopod & ballhead)

On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Ryan Lee wrote: Godfrey: Do you still use the 322RC2 vertically like the 3265? Sometimes. I more often use it oriented for a right hand grip position ... I'm much more coordinated with my right hand for positioning the camera, and when I'm working on a tripod (

Re: PAW: People & Portraits 2005 #32 - GDG

On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:41 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/32.htm Did the autofocus miss just a smidgeon? It looks (to my eye, at least) like his shoulder's a bit sharper than his face. Whether that's the case or not, his face seems a bit soft, but to

Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?

nkoff wrote: Speaking of speed, are you guys familiar with the Firewire 800 setup? Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Also whatever the theoretical lmimits, Firewire is about everytime faster the USB2: often a bit, sometimes a lot. But when you'll see the price of a fir

Re: Manfrotto 680B & 322RC2 (monopod & ballhead)

camera and lens. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Ryan Lee wrote: Sorry.. which rubber gizmo? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:25 AM Subject: Re: Manfrotto 680B & 322RC2

Re: SD Ultra II - testing ...

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Setup: Fujitsu P5020D with a built-in SD-MMC card reader: O2Micro MemoryCardBus FLash Media Drive Card: Sandisk Ultra II, 1GB (rated at 9 MB/sec ). Under Windows XP Pro, in one window of Windows Explorer I choose 93 .PEF files (924 MB) -> copy

Re: Popped over to Berlin

odd, yes; lunatic, well, I'm crazy even when the moon isn't. nice snappies. ;-) Godfrey On Sep 7, 2005, at 2:40 PM, Cotty wrote: Not much Pentax content I'm afraid, but there's the odd lunatic around here who likes to see what I get up to when I'm working, so here ya go.

Re: Fried Highlights, Decline in Photo Quality (was PESO - The Bridge)

On Sep 7, 2005, at 6:53 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: What I'm seeing with digi are more and more fried highlights in more and more pics, and Jens' comment seemed to indicate that it was acceptable. I can't speak for Jens or Paul, but burned out Zone IX areas to me are anathema. I choose very

Re: SD Ultra II - testing ...

tra II - testing ... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII How do you check the timing and determine the xfer rate? Shel "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi average transfer rate for SD Ultra II 1G cards

Re: Fried Highlights, Decline in Photo Quality (was PESO - The Bridge)

On Sep 7, 2005, at 10:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of these days you are going to define it so I understand it? Exactly what is a blown highlight? Here are some ways to define and understand the term: - A "blown highlight" is a highlight area where you wanted *some* detail (like th

Re: Fried Highlights, Decline in Photo Quality (was PESO - The Bridge)

On Sep 7, 2005, at 10:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since a picture is worth a thousand words, this may add graphically to what Godfrey said, and with which I agree. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/blown.jpg Okay, stopped down more then the face would have been even darker. I don't

Re: OT: Manfrotto 680B & 322RC2 (monopod & ballhead)

Sorry, don't have time right now to hunt it up and take a picture to post. (I don't use the monopod very often...) Imagine a cylinder about 1.5 inches long with ends about the same diameter. It's pinched in the middle, hourglass shaped, about 1 inch thick in the center, so that it can bend

Re: Tokina 20~35 2.8 AF Pro

On Sep 8, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any comments on this puppy? The Pentax FA20-35/4 is very well respected, and one of the best lenses in its class for any lens mount. I don't know how good the Tokina is. I have no direct experience with the Tokina. However, on specs alone

Re: SD Ultra II - testing ...

To get a statistically correct result, 10x is the minimum set that makes any sense otherwise I have to go to t-values and the error of the estimate goes out of sight. I like to have some precision in my testing... ;-) Godfrey degree in mathematics, specialization in statistics On Sep 8, 200

Re: WOW(Was:First attemt on B&W conversion)

On Sep 8, 2005, at 2:19 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I have been away for some days. So now I'm coming back to this thread. Just got back ... It's difficult (and expensive) to do much email when I'm on the road and relying upon a cell phone for connection/ email... ... I played it simple, no la

Re: I'm back, did I miss anything?

On Sep 9, 2005, at 7:09 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: No more distraught than I am. I had the camera but three days and only made 9,786 exposures. I was just starting to get used to it. Jeez. Hardly even got started. ]'-) Godfrey

Re: Am I an Ignorant Klutz ....

On Sep 10, 2005, at 6:03 AM, Fred wrote: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/temp/pad-istd.jpg Thanks, guys - now I see what you mean - I'm gonna see if I can find one of those critters... I've not found this modification necessary on the DS, but you can get such bumpers or feet at Home Depot

Re: Tokina 20~35 2.8 AF Pro

Just got back from a two-day jaunt to Tijuana and back. Not really a photographic trip, but I did carry the camera and 20-35/4, 35/2, 50/1.7 and 28-105/3.2-4.5 lenses. With the Pentax gear, this all fits in a nice, small, light bag. Such a difference from trying to carry my 10D in a similar

Re: CR-2016 Lithium Batteries for istDS

On Sep 10, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: Does that mean the S loses its setting if you don't use it for 48 hours? Or only if the main batteries are removed for 48 hours? The latter. But I always toss a set of fresh batteries in RIGHT AWAY when I remove dead ones for charging.

Re: LED lighting

Making my own, I'd worry about spectral qualities particularly for color work. However, I prefer to use flash for small object photography anyway. The Patterson E-Flash units have caught my eye: they're not overly expensive and are only $75 apiece. Seems about perfect for lots of uses lik

Re: Final SMP

On Sep 11, 2005, at 8:30 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Looks like Mikey's calling it quits on the SMP articles. I've thoroughly enjoyed them for the last couple years. I think I may have learned a thing or two from them, I've certainly disagreed with some of them, and I think my enablement bug ca

Re: PESO - Deep Blue Something

On Sep 11, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=216097 No manipulation except regular RAW processing, and resizing for web... Very striking, beautiful colors and composition. Nice! Godfrey

Re: istDS Receives Award

Thanks Shel. Nice to see Pentax get some recognition for the DS. :-) Godfrey On Sep 10, 2005, at 8:26 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: September, 2005: DIWA (Digital Imaging Websites Association), a world-wide organization of collaborating websites, today announces that Pentax has received their f

Re: Tokina 20~35 2.8 AF Pro

On Sep 11, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Welcome back ... Thanks. I tend to agree with you, but I've just gotta see for myself. It's not just the extra stop that's of interest, although that's the prime consideration, but other factors such as the characteristics of the imag

Re: First non DSLR digicam with 10MP APS sensor- contradiction

On Sep 9, 2005, at 2:27 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I did a quick sketch to clarify what I said: http://www.jcoconnell.com/temp/rearanglediagram.jpg Your sketch is misleading: it exaggerates the relative sizing of the sensor target compared to the lens and also does not indicate where the n

Re: PESO - In The Tower

On Sep 9, 2005, at 12:24 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=215716 Please try to click on the image so that it will open on total black background - the way I intended it to be watched. It's beautiful, Boris. I opened it on the black background as y

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

I have my monitor calibrated with a Gretag-Macbeth Eye One Display and use the paper profiles provided HP and QuadToneRIP for color and B&W printing, respectively. The result, when using a fully color- managed workflow in Photoshop, is extremely consistent color/ grayscale rendering from scre

Re: First non DSLR digicam with 10MP APS sensor- contradiction

On Sep 11, 2005, at 3:51 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: My sketch was a simple sketch ( that obviously not a real lens design with two convex lenses) and I explaied I was showing the ACTIVE area of the rear element so it does not matter where the nodal point because if the entire active area gets cl

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

On Sep 11, 2005, at 4:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: The only thing resembling calibration that i've performed with my monitor is to run the Apple System Preferences display calibration. I convert all my digital images to Generic RGB and print on an Epson 2200 using Epson paper profiles and Ap

Re: GESO: Southwestern Alberta

On Sep 11, 2005, at 5:37 PM, Herb Chong wrote: back from vacation and a random grab-bag of photos in chronological order. all taken within a couple of hours' drive of Calgary. http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Seasonal/ Nice set of photos. IMGP8657.jpg is brilliant, my favorite from the g

PAW: People & Portraits 2005 #36 - GDG

Now available for viewing and commentary: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/36.htm Many thanks in advance! enjoy Godfrey

Re: First non DSLR digicam with 10MP APS sensor- contradiction

On Sep 11, 2005, at 8:23 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: If I am getting what you are saying, you are talking about a special optical device BETWEEN the image forming lens and the sensor. If that's what your talking about then yes that would always be "active" but we havent been discussing something

Re: First non DSLR digicam with 10MP APS sensor- contradiction

On Sep 12, 2005, at 1:42 AM, mike wilson wrote: A "large parallel cylinder of light" is the same thing as light coming from an infinitely distant point source. Consider light from the sun: all rays are parallel at 92 million miles distance, unless scattered by atmosphere. In the vacuum of space,

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

On Sep 12, 2005, at 5:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can,t decide on what to get.Mini or one of the G4 iBooks. Both have there streghts and weaknesses.:-) If you want portability, a PowerBook G4 (12" or 15") plus a Cinema Display 20" monitor makes a good combo system. The Mini is very clo

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

On Sep 12, 2005, at 3:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Back looking at the ibook G4 1.42 14", machine with Superdrive. I'll need to get new Mac PS and i think my Canon printers have Mac drivers. Now for the coin flip. If you are going to stop using your Windows system, check the A

Re: OT: Two Air Show Questions

On Sep 12, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Fred wrote: Hi. I'll be attending my first ever air show in a couple of weeks (Sept. 24), and I've got a couple of questions for air show veterans: 1. What's a good shutter speed for showing "blurred but visible prop blades" in a "fly-by"? I'd like the blades

Re: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Sep 12, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Frank Knapik wrote: ... PZ-1p, LX, MX,AF500FTZ,AF280,AF 50/1.4,Af28-105(pz),A24/2.8 and more. ... does anyone have any wedding experience using an *istD or DS with the above flashes and lenses. I do realize I will need a wider lens. Any digital specific zoom re

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

Paul, You set up all the specifics with the workflow I presented exactly the same way you do with the ColorSync workflow. Steps 0, 1 and 2 are identical except for using the NAPP/A-RGB setting vs the ColorSync/ Generic-RGB settings. You can set up the same bundle of settings at the printer

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

On Sep 12, 2005, at 12:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Godfrey. I was wondering why you didn't respond immediately. You've been busy . What you posted before sounded complicated because it was detailed. I tend to oversimplify. I appreciate the clarification and your evaluative tests.

Re: Starting to play with RAW

On Sep 12, 2005, at 1:23 PM, Dave Kennedy wrote: So, maybe I should try RAW. But if I do, what do I need? You need your choice of RAW converter and image editing software. Depending upon your system, possibly enough disk space and RAM to do the job with reasonable efficiency. I'm not a Wi

Re: Colour profiles-PS-and home prining

On Sep 12, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Cotty wrote: ... My worry is that all the greasy mechanics of testing this and printing that will scare away Dave, bless him. He just wants a simple solution that effectively looks after itself and (as we say in the UK) 'does what it says on the tin'. I love t

Re: Uh what happened to the *ist DS

On Sep 12, 2005, at 2:54 PM, Barry Rice wrote: A while ago I asked about the differences between the *ist-DS and the *ist-DL, and got a set of great answers. I decided the *ist-DS was more attractive to me because of the pentaprism (instead of the pentamirror). Viewfinder brightness is a mat

Re: What's the difference ...

On Sep 12, 2005, at 10:44 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: .. between a macro photo and a close-up photo? Is there some point, some magnification, at which a close-up becomes a macro shot? The Wikipedia entry is interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography It asserts that macro p

Re: Uh what happened to the *ist DS

On Sep 13, 2005, at 2:06 AM, Martin Trautmann wrote: The DS has been discontinued in favour of the DS2. Pricing should be identical. There's very little difference between the DS and DS2, only the larger LCD and Auto ISO. Is there any insight knowledge whether the poor jpeg rendering was im

Re: CR-2016 Lithium Batteries for istDS

On Sep 13, 2005, at 2:15 AM, danilo wrote: I fear it is one *more* thing to be concerned about, as a button battery needs a simple removal/replacement procedure when it reaches its end of life, while a condensator needs *soldering*. but maybe its life is long enough to make no difference at all.

Re: What's the difference ...

On Sep 13, 2005, at 3:37 AM, Tom Reese wrote: A strict definition of macro is 1:1 or greater magnification. Most people seem to use the terms interchangeably. The 1:1 magnification referred to the image size on film vs. actual size. I don't know how that works with APS sized sensors. It

Re: Weddings with digital cameras

On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:15 AM, Brian Dunn wrote: Hello. I recently got into digital photography. I bought an Olympus C-8080. Great camera, but the EVF would not work for me to shoot people events such as weddings. Try waving your hand in front of the lens on an EVF camera and you will prob

Re: OT: Mac security and making vid's

On Sep 13, 2005, at 6:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering what do the mac users have for virus,and firewalls. Norton security or does mac have something of there own. Also firewall. Is the external wired or wireless router a good way to go. I think WW uses the former. Mac OS X i

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