Does anyone know if either CS or CS 2 will run okay on an AMD Athlon
1.33 Ghz processor?
Adobe refuses to answer an e-mail question about this. Instead I am
referred to the web site, where (for CS) only Intel processors are
listed. This includes Pentium IV, which is equivalent to the above
Henri wrote:
I thought I'd just contribute with a shot I'm pretty proud of. The King
of Sweden was visiting our small town last week and I got a few decent
shots of him.
In late September, 2003, I was at a conference in Lund (Sweden). After
that my wife and I went on to Stockholm, where I had
Thanks to everyone who responded. I think I need to clarify the question
a bit:
Background question: Adobe lists only Intel processors as the hardware
that will run PS CS2, including the Pentium III and IV. I have an Athlon
1.33 Ghz, which is equivalent to the Pentium IV.
So far everyone
Indeed PDML is alive. I have just retrieved my archived bookmarks file,
so I can quickly access my favorite site: PDML.
Gradually my XP machine (QuidNunc) is coming back to live.
Got PS CS 2 ordered, maybe arriving tomorrow.
Am I correct that Adobe's PEF converter costs extra? If so, is there
Henri:
Take it anyway, give her the creditcard and tell her to go shopping.
Godfrey:
Do what you want.
Deal with the consequences.
Both experienced husbands, I expect.
As another such, I suspect she is concerned that you will spend time taking
pictures rather than with her and the baby.
Tell her
P.S. This is a strategic and tactical dilemma, not a moral one.
Joe
A 20-30mm lens would have to be a retrofocus design, wouldn't it? I'll
be fascinated to see how Pentax manage that one. :-)
Not sure what you are asking, Steve. Pentax has wide-angle, retrofocus lenses.
Are you suggesting that such can't be a pancake design? I wouldn't know. Anyone
else?
Joe
The Optio 50 uses Pentax lens elements, but is manufactured by Sanyo,
as are Nikon and Canon digital PS cameras.
Really? I thought Ramon and Gloria assembled them in the Philippines.
Joe
SMC Pentax-FA 20mm f/2.8
Available new.
Joe
Which film can resist heat the best ? How long could you leave it in
the car
at 50C before it is not usable any more ?
Before I went the first time to Mali, where I have experienced 60 C., I asked a
similar question at my local pro store. The answer seemed sensible: If you can
stand the
A breaking pitch, a swing and a miss. And there behind the plate, on the two areas of the stands where they usually
place electronic billboards for such things as Viagra or Desperate Housewives (although with the former, why should there be any of the latter?), -- PENTAX
PENTAX -- in their big
Small beer fridge would increase the chances of surviving, it would prolong
the time needed to heat the camera.
If you feel you need to do this, perhaps you might try a small cooler with a
refreezeable thingie (I forget what they're called). You would have to refreeze
it every night. I'd
May I also suggest looking for a used PZ-1p (Z-1p). I think you should be
able to find a good one for $300 and from what I understand it's a very
capable body.
I own two of them and second the recommendation. Used prices are down.
It is probably the best body you can get in that price range.
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3441/display/3400596
It took a lot of experimenting with flash compensation and exposure
compensation to get the extreme tones right. This is my favorite of
about 10 or 12 shots. Comments welcome.
Joe
I am not happy with the Photoshop CS2 Raw converter. It consistently
gives images that are much too warm. I did not have this problem with
Pentax's Raw converter. I would just go back to using the Pentax
converter except that the Photoshop one has so many nice features.
Any thoughts or
The FA PZ 28-105 was, I believe, one of Pentax's two best normal zooms
until the FA 24-90 came out. The latter is definitely better, but the
28-105 is quite good. I had two, still have one for sentimental reasons.
(The other quite good normal zoom was the F 35-70, intended as a
companion to
Now I see what I would have to pay for lenses if not for BH and Adorama.
Joe
indicated. Here is
where they go:
C:\Documents and Settings\Joseph Tainter [for my system]\Application
Data\Adobe\Camera Raw\Settings
(And yes, Herb and Godfrey, I will be looking into calibrating my monitor.)
Thanks again, Rob.
Joe
Good show, Albano.
Joe
Stunning, Mark. Those are just gorgeous.
I'm never sure whether to pity you or envy you for living in a humid
climate. Photos like this make me envy you. Here in New Mexico (99 F
today but 6% humidity, so the evaporative cooler is working great), what
bugs we have are so tough that they eat
P.S. Hope your eyes are doing better.
Joe
Pentax adding higher end models one after another next year.
Woohoo! Stay tuned.
They'd better take CF cards (and maybe SD too).
But I can't really buy a replacement for my D just yet. Lenses are
another matter.
Joe
Me:
But I can't really buy a replacement for my D just yet. Lenses are
another matter.
Herb:
color calibration. 8-)
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I know, Herb, but I'm weak. If I see a lens, that's where the money will
go. Color calibration I can buy anytime. Anyone seen an FA 200 f4 macro?
Actually, having
I had been transferring images from my CF cards with a Sandisk ImageMate
8 in 1. It worked great installed under Windows 98SE. Now that I have
installed Windows XP (a clean installation), it started acting wonky,
then conked out altogether. Sandisk's solution is to clean out the
registry and
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0271.htm
These are wonderful, Bruce. But there was something about your series
from the Monterey Peninsula and the Needles that I found surpassing.
Maybe its because I live near southeast Utah. Another red sandstone
arch? Ho-hum.
Actually I
Boris, limiteds were showing up on eBay during the spring.
Joe
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0092.htm
Haze is an issue but I still would have taken the image myself.
Kenneth Waller
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Not sure just when you took these, Bruce. Much of western New Mexico is
currently socked in with thick haze from the 150,000 acre fire in
Does anyone have (a) the December 2000 issue of Popular Photography, (b)
a flatbed scanner, and (c) willingness to scan and e-mail a lens test to me?
It is the test of the Sigma 180 mm macro. This one predates Pop's online
test archives.
If so, please contact me off-list:
jtainter at
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0123.htm
Such a beautiful place, ruined by pollution. Good photo, Bruce, but
depressing.
Visibility in southeast Utah should be 100 miles. It used to be.
Just curious: what white-balance setting do you use for the haze photos?
Joe
Re: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3536/display/3456161
Nice, Jostein. I like the effect.
Joe
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/374/display/3456806
All is explained below the photo.
Thanks,
Joe
Here's another version of my Branderburg Gate photo:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/374/display/3457486
Does anyone think it looks better? The sun appears large because it was
diffused through clouds.
Thanks to Bruce and Shel for comments on the earlier one.
Here's the earlier one:
Obviously you didn't try it in dim light, then it has a very hard time
with focus lock. But other than that it's a lovely lens.
Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
I'm feeling happy. This morning I got the F 70-210mm 4.0-5.6 zoom I
bought on Ebay and did some preliminary tests. It is very very good:
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Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0308.htm
Very nice, Bruce. I am trying to figure out if the foreground adds or
detracts.
Joe
Wheatfield wrote:
Arches is pretty laid backIf you are going to hike off path, be
aware it is a desert, it gets bloody hot, and you will need a lot of
water if you plan to stay ambulatory. Take some time to learn about the
local ecosystem so you don't kill anything that has taken a couple
Thanks, Adelheid.
Joe
4 July 2004
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A wonderful firework photo, I wish I could do such a nice one. The
rockets exploded very close to each other, is that the relationship to
the PUG theme? Or is this already the open forum and the section title
is missing on the page?
--
Thanks, Markus. I
Thanks, all. I had a good time w/friends.
Joe
Sorry to say, I have just seen my first chromatic aberration from this
lens. In Prague a couple of weeks ago, I photographed some gargoyles on
a cathedral. The scene was an individual gargoyle, shot at 210 mm. and
f5.6 (wide open). In the background are some gothic architectural
elements that
.
Thanks,
Joe
P. J. Alling wrote:
That's not CA that's bloom, a characteristic of the sensor not the lens.
You will probably see it to a greater or lessor extent with any lens on
a digital sensor.
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Sorry to say, I have just seen my first chromatic aberration from
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Does everyone agree with P. J. that such purple bloom (or whatever it
is called) will be seen normally with any lens (emphasis) on a digital
sensor? Even digital lenses will do this?
My experience suggests that different lenses do have differing amounts
of purple flare
Re: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3522/display/3475699
Well done, Jostein. This must have taken much patience. Hand-held or on
a monopod?
Joe
Congratulations, Amita. You will love it.
Joe
I get the P-FA 85mm f/1.4, I'll have a very nice trio of portrait
primes.
Amita, I have found my FA 77 to be one of my favorite and most used lenses.
Joe
Nice, Bruce. You've certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of that A 70-210.
Joe
Good news, Jostein. Adds a bright note to the end of this day. Rest well.
Joe
Honeywell Pentax H2 with a 55 mm f1.8 Takumar. I got it used in 1966
when I was 16.
Joe
And on digital it becomes a 118 mm f1.8 lens! Just ask the seller.
Do you have a black one lined up, Wheatfield?
Joe
My lab just got a DA 50-200 f4-5.6. In the cause of better photography I
brought it home to test.
Physically it is delightfully light, but appears to be all plastic. This
is the first all-plastic DA lens I have seen. (I have not handled the DA
18-55.) Still it seems sturdy enough. It has one
Lovely. Nice tonal range indeed.
Joe
However, I just happened upon http://www.beachcamera.com listing the
FA24-90/3.5-4.5 AL IF for a remarkable $199, new. Beach Camera has an
excellent rating on resellerratings.com
--
I have bought a PZ-1p and my *ist D from Beach, both transactions
without any problem. At the time I
Sigma optics are usually compatible with bodies available at the
time the lens is out. But older or newer bodies often have problems.
--
From what I understand, this is a common problem with Sigma lenses. I
understand also that if you send them an older lens, they will put a new
Pentax's timing is always so exquisite. However do they do it so
consistently?
The August issue of Pop Photo has a three-page spread on the DS -- just
in time for the camera to be discontinued.
Joe
What do you guys think - can I trust a Sigma EX 70-200 f.2.8 APO HSM DG
will do a good job, or will it let me down like the 18-125?
Lasse
--
I have the non-DG version of this, as do others. It is something of a
cult lens -- very, very good. The non-DG version does very nicely on my
Gosh, Glenn, so sorry to hear this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Joe
Re: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3526907size=lg
Very nice, Paul. This makes we want to get out and scare up some
insects. Unfortunately I will be inside today working.
Joe
I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some landscapes in southeast
Utah with prehistoric ruins in them. The vegetation will be mainly sage
(very pale green) and junipers (darker green). The last time I shot b/w
was about 5 years ago. I believe it was Tmax 400, and I found it
disappointing.
Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it won't scan Scala.
2) How large do you
Also, can anybody recommend a good place to rent K-mount lenses in the
San Francisco area?
John Francis wrote:
I don't know of *anywhere* that rents K-mount stuff.
--
Yes, I think John is correct.
Your 28 mm. lens will not get in much more than baby redwoods, unless
you are 50
There were 200,000 DSLRs sold in 2005 through April? Hmmm. When the DS
was introduced, Pentax claimed that it would sell 100,000 of them by
March 2005. Although the DS has been very successful, I would guess that
it didn't make that goal.
Joe
I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or
bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back.
William Robb
--
I do it like Bill does if I am using a tripod. With a monopod I focus
the lens manually.
Joe
Thanks, Cotty. Very impressive progress.
Likely British-born? Quite disturbing.
Joe
I went online some time ago to research this, and finally wound up
getting a couple of hundred MAM-A Professional Grade CD-Rs. I don't know
if you can find these in stores. I ordered them online.
Joe
Monument Valley. Lovely photos, Bruce and Bill. I am feeling itchy to be
out on the road.
Joe
Rob wrote:
I own a 15/3.5 and a 16/2.8 fisheye and if I were just shooting digital
when I purchased these lenses I'd probably only have bought the fisheye.
Apart from the weight and size differential I'll bet that either of
these two lenses would be as good as if not better performers than
Bruce, these are gorgeous. There's no reason to disparage them with
terms like cliched.
Heck, I doubt if I'll ever to a shot that's completely original. It's
hard to do something in photography that hasn't already been done. That
doesn't mean one's photos aren't worth showing. We do this for
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0398.htm
Well done, Bruce. It is nice to find ripples like those that haven't
been walked over.
Judging from the terrain in the photo, the plants (4-Wing Saltbush, I
think) are tapping some water retained by that dune to the left. Not
much
Thanks for the reply Fred. Yes, that's the answer I just received from
rec.photo.digital, it seems that it can display f-7.1 or f-8.0 - so it
defaults to the latter.
--
My Pentax bodies insist on displaying my f1.8 Pentax lenses as f1.7 lenses.
Joe
Red Pentax Pocket Etch-A-Sketch. Screen is 2x3. Not mint, but very
minor use. Very cute. $20.00 US
--
Ahhh...precursor of the lcd screen.
Joe
I picked up the slides today and they certainly look fine. But at
$17.00+ for processing! Granted, they were pushed one stop, for which
some sort of extra fee is understandable, but that kind of pricing is
still going to have me thinking twice before shooting slides.
--
In
On Image Stabilization achieved by moving the sensor, some questions:
1. How good is it? One is using the edge of the lens.
2. Will it work with DA lenses with their narrower image circle?
And related:
3. Is this why the forthcoming high-performance telezoom will be a D
FA? Reasoning: image
Optical IS almost doubles the number of lens elements and introduce
various abberations that needs correcting.
Pål
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Hmmm. Put optical image stabilization in a lens to reduce shutter speed
by two EV. But put in twice as many optical elements, thereby boosting
the lens's weight by
I'll see your tip and raise you one:
Get a little black rubber band to place around the eye-cup at the base.
If you have women at your place, chances are there's a stash of these
bands, just the right size, in your bathroom. If you don't have women
about, go to the camera clinic at GFM and
What high performance telezoom...?
Pål
--
Pål, here's the url to the lens development roadmap:
http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf
Joe
I remain sceptical about the image quality one can get using the edge of
many lenses. Recall the review I posted a few days ago of the DA 50-200.
Overall it is pretty good for the price, and I would recommend it for
most uses. It is, however, consistently just a bit weak at the edges.
What
Unfortunately the tap water here runs 70-74 degrees at its
coldest in summer.
--
I have seen (but never patronized) photo-processing places in Mali,
where I have experienced temperatures of 140 F (60 C). These places do
not have any sort of cooling. I have always wondered how they
Pål:
Interesting. Two more Limited pancake lenses; one between 20 and 30mm
and another between 70 and 80. A fisheye zoom from 10mm. Maybe the D FA
50-200 is a F:2.8 lens?
John Francis:
Constant-aperture F4, I believe.
--
Well, of course we've speculated about that. Do you know
Re:
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0318.htm
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0321.htm
The juniper trees in the foregrounds are probably 300 to 400 years old.
It's hard to find a sizeable one in Navajo country that doesn't have axe
marks in it.
Heading to the same
Nice bunch of dogs, Bill, especially that blue merle. Thanks for sharing
these.
Joe
If I bid on this, maybe I could outsuck Wheatfield:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7533716451category=48558
Probably the closest I might come to owning the real thing.
Now if Peter in sunny Brighton had one for the FA 600 f4.
I am back from sunny SW Colorado and SE Utah. In
I was at my lowest at six LXen and five 50/1.2s
:-)
Rob Studdert
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Rob, you could console yourself with this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7533716463category=15240
Joe
Wow! Nice, Fred.
Joe
Congratulations, Bill.
Does anyone have the url? I can'd find it in the completed listings.
Thanks,
Joe
Great PUG. I'd particularly take my hat off to:
Terns Dancing, by Thrainn Vigfusson.
Pussanova, by Cotty.
And of course Gianfranco's, which is a classic.
Joe
Re: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3594576size=lg
Nice, Paul. Fellow looks pleased with himself.
Joe
It's not bad with maple syrup.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Other than that, it's OK, but I wouldn't want my daughter to marry one.
William Robb
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Can't something be done to help these guys?
Joe
I recently shot a bunch of b/w, the first film I have shot in nearly two
years. I'll pick up the processing this Friday. I have to say that I
greatly enjoyed using the PZ-1p and FA 20-35 f4 again.
That said, what these articles did for me was to make me wish Pentax
would come out with a
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0483.htm
The landscape is amazingly green after our record wet winter.
I have to say, Bruce, that the haze ruins this one for me.
Joe
The haze, the haze...again, the haze.
It might not bother me so much, Bruce, if I didn't know how these areas
should look, and used to.
Joe (getting older and remembering the good old days)
Tomorrow she'll be heading up toward Canada to try and bring some
discipline to the Robb house.
--
Har. He may ask her to port that A* 600 f5.6.
Glad to hear she's doing well.
Joe
Well, one major advantage of the FA 31 is that you can actually buy one.
The FA 35 is in stock at BH only intermittently, and sells out almost
immediately.
The FA 35 is a bit weak wide open, while the FA 31 is very useable wide
open. Stopped down the FA 31 is a bit better, but they are close.
Well, congrats, Frank.
Joe
A ruin for Shel and the Southwest for Bruce:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2646/display/3677212
Of course everyone else is welcome to look and comment.
I am pretty pleased, especially considering that I shoot very little
B/W. The photo was taken about two weeks ago.
I had shot this
Hi!
If you have *istD and 43 Lim, I suggest you try this:
1. Set AF mode to green (automatic). Set camera to S.AF.
2. Set camera to Manual Focus
3. Flick the AF mode switch to select position and then back to
Green position.
4. Now, try to focus the lens manually. You may notice that not only
Mark wrote:
It wouldn't be difficult for camera makers to build a DOF calculator
into a camera and have a digital display of the DOF 9for the current
focal length and aperture settings) on the rear-panel LCD.
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Wow. Interesting idea. Now that cameras are computers, how about a
Don't blame me. Shel and Bruce inspired me to take and post these.
Real Southwest 1:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/535671/display/3704299
Real Southwest 2:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/535671/display/3704304
Reactions welcome.
Joe
P.S. I like both of these places.
Hi Joe,
You asked for reactions so I suppose you won't mind a negative one. To
be truthful, I don't care for either one. While they may be an accurate
representation of the less beautiful, less fortunate side of the
American Southwest, I feel that I see enough ugliness in the world as it
era. I may inflict one or two of those on the list
when I get around to it. I find beauty in their decay.
Joe
Original Message
Subject: RE: PESOs: The Real Southwest
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:03:37 -0600
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Hi
http://k43.pbase.com/v3/20/519320/1/46279745.IMG_212201.jpg
William Robb
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Wheatfield, you rat! You did make poor Ann heft your A* 600 f5.6. You
should be ashamed.
Joe
I posted this last night, but it has not shown up on the archive. So
apologies if everyone has seen this before.
Joe
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Okay, maybe I need to go into this a bit more deeply.
Real Southwest 1:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/535671/display/3704299
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