Re: Kennyboy kills the Zone system for digital in Outdoor Photograpy

2009-08-08 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
/about.htm Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: First thoughts: GPS, geocoding (Mac, Lightroom)

2009-08-09 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
case when I need GPS-Babel is when I want to convert my Garmin tracks to .kml files for display in Google Earth. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

Re: OT - Especially for my recently unemployed, but

2009-08-10 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
. The simulation software of the era didn't know a thing about this, either. They had to scrap the whole series, hire some of the old engineers on part-time contracts and restart from scratch. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: OT: Can't keep a good song down

2009-08-10 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
, there's a new variety which just says Prudence and indicates your speed. Three guesses what song keeps haunting me all day whenever I'm driving around Belgium lately. Ralf P.S.: I could still slap myself for not taking a photo of the one saying You're driving at 9600.N.1. -- Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
with the spirit level my K-7 seems to have a problem with the paiting on the front frame. The slightest scratches immediately go through to the bare metal. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
to be any kind of a primer on the K-7. Many of my old metal cameras look battered and beaten but there's hardly any bare metal to be seen, with the obvious exception of some brassing at the corners. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Coffee, need coffee . . . Nurse! Two cubic inches Lavazza Red, intravenous! Quick! Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

Re: Used A28 2.8

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
how this can be corrected? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: Really OT Google maps

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
on the other. Now imagine having that topo map in your hand-held GPS unit. I simply love it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax

Re: K-7 has materialised in Norway

2009-08-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
noise under certain conditions and seeing its price in the second-hand market is just not worth selling. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de

Re: K-7 has materialised in Norway (and Sweden)

2009-08-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com wrote: I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of keeping the *istDS for reasons of size nostalgia... Not to forget its infrared capabilities. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com

Re: K-7 has materialised in Norway (and Sweden)

2009-08-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
gldnbearz gldnbearz.p...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't know about that. Haven't you seen the links I posted a week ago in the context of someone asking for a DSLR suitable for IR? If not I could send them to you directly. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog

PESO: more istDS IR

2009-08-16 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
wavelengths (820+ nm). Enjoy, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: PESO: more istDS IR

2009-08-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
and the #87, one has to go a bit past the IR index on the lens as that appears to be calibrated for the shorter IR range (approx. 750 nm) while here we're daling with things in the mid 800's. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: PESO: more istDS IR

2009-08-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
far easier to mount and remove for checking the framing than a threaded glass filter which would have to be screwed in and out all the time. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects

Re: First K-7 woes

2009-08-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
? Exactly the same here, I'm afraid. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Another example, this time made of four frames stitched with Hugin. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/18224690 Enjoy, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

Re: PESO: Yet more istDS IR

2009-08-18 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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Re: Hoya to seek digital camera alliance

2009-08-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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PESO: model car racetrack (IR)

2009-08-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bierset airport, hence the runway markers on the right. Enjoy... http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/855640/display/18282512 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

PESO: stormy times for Seafrance

2009-08-25 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
/mypics/770012/display/18297152 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Still no split-image screen for the K-7?

2009-08-25 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Just had a look on ebay and the websites of the usual suspects. Still no trace of a split-image screen for my K-7. Or am I missing something? At last there's hope the clone batteries which I've ordered in Honkong will arrive before the weekend. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln

Re: Still no split-image screen for the K-7?

2009-08-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if the K-7 and K10/20D screens were physically interchangeable They aren't. The size is different and the little tab for gripping them is on the other side. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne

Re: Still no split-image screen for the K-7?

2009-08-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
the batteries. Fits in nicely with the cut-throat rationalization measures, the drastically reduced service quality, and the horrendous price increases we've seen from Pentax Europe over the last months. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: Boris reviews Pentax K-7 (part 2)

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
blocked half of the time while it's doing its dark frame. I've kept mine. Not lastly because there's a marked increase of used K20D on the market now and prices for the K10D are so low that it doesn't make sense to sell them. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog

Re: Still no split-image screen for the K-7?

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
profitability by introducing miserable service, lacking quality control, and almost doubled prices for many of their lenses, they're welcome to try. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects

Re: Boris reviews Pentax K-7 (part 2)

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
crippled in long-time exposure than the K-7 with firmware 1.01. This is why I've sold my K20D and kept the K10D. BTW, I'm looking for a used *istDS. Mine is developing some sort of galloping dementia and I still want to keep one for infrared. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln

Re: Boris reviews Pentax K-7 (part 2)

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
attachments of the earlier models. Other than that no probs with it. As far as the vulnerability of the powder coating on the camera body goes, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there was something wrong with the coating on my first K-7. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne

Re: Question about filters

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
-Filters.pdf They're optically *and* mechanically excellent, e.g. they don't stick if they've been screwed on a little too tight. Hoya filters have a reputation for being a right royal nuisance with their coating which makes them almost impossible to clean. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG

Re: Boris reviews Pentax K-7 (part 2)

2009-08-27 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
anything like that before. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Peso - one for Ralf :-)

2009-08-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Again - from Roosevelt Island Great. The light is really beautiful. More! :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

PESO: So, that's what it looks like...

2009-08-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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Snake oil, anyone?

2009-08-31 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
http://www.oleg.bg.tf/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: OT GESO - Noblex on the street

2009-09-01 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
(F, not Perfection.) I'm using this holder face-down in my Epson V700 and it works great. Oh, and do note that there are no more spares available for the Noblex. So treat it accordingly. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: OT GESO - Noblex on the street

2009-09-01 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
I fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Get yourself a rollfilm holder for an Epson F3200 (F, not Perfection.) I mean the original Epson holder, available as a spare part from their customer service. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: K-7 Green Line Syndrome fixed with new firmware

2009-09-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: All reports suggest it fixes the Green Line. Which reports, please? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

Viewfinder screens with focussing aids for K-7 available at last

2009-09-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Focussingscreen.com have added a selection of screens for the K-7 to their website. http://www.focusingscreen.com/index.php?cPath=25_100 Have just ordered the simple version. Stay tuned... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: Viewfinder screens with focussing aids for K-7 available at last

2009-09-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: I wonder how it compares to KatzEye Quite frankly, I coudn't care less. Call me a cheapskate but I'd find it outrageously frivolous to spend 200 euros on a stupid little piece of plastic. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany

Re: Viewfinder screens with focussing aids for K-7 available at last

2009-09-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
to be Nikon screens while the origin of the FSB appears to be unknown. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
/300 mm, f11, 1/20 sec. Enjoy. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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Re: PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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Re: PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: The only suggestion I can give is to try using the large option which is 400px wide and see if that improves things... Large option? Sounds exactly like what I've been looking for without ever finding it. Where is it? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG

Re: PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/Untitled-1.jpg A classic case of a picture saying more than a thousand Norwegian words. :-) Thanks. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http

Coming to Kent/East Sussex in eraly October

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
usual mail address. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: PESO: Pentaxcon

2009-09-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: It's in the dialogue box you get when you upload the images. Just tried it and looks a lot better now. Thanks. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps

Re: Coming to Kent/East Sussex in eraly October

2009-09-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Dates, man. Dates! As soon as I'll know them. Stay tuned. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML

Re: Viewfinder screens with focussing aids for K-7 available at last

2009-09-08 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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PESO: Industrial landscape furniture

2009-09-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
...with parsley. http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com/2009/09/industrielandschaftsmoblie rung.html Enjoy. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

Straßenbahn Liège - Seraing

2009-09-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Hat jemand von Euch die Videos der Straßenbahn Liège - Seraing von Youtube irgendwann mal auf die Platte gezogen. Ich leider nicht und auf Youtube sind sie verschwunden. :-( Falls mir jemand damit aushelfen könnte wäre ich sehr dankbar. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne

Re: Straßenbahn Liège - Seraing

2009-09-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
. Wrong group. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

New findings on the K-7 and Lightroom for Mac dilemma

2009-10-04 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
confirm this behaviour? Cheers, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: New findings on the K-7 and Lightroom for Mac dilemma

2009-10-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
won't cure it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: New findings on the K-7 and Lightroom for Mac dilemma

2009-10-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
are still displaying as before. I'll wait another while for the next revision of LR but if this won't change soon, I'd rather part with the K-7 than with Lightroom. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http

Re: New findings on the K-7 and Lightroom for Mac dilemma

2009-10-08 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: It's a camera profile issue. How would you want to build a profile when daylight shots are way too blue while night shots tend to be way too red? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

PESO: industrial nights and magic

2009-10-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Arcelor Dunkirk, France. LD steel mill, continuous casting and, in the right half, the coking plant. 6 x 3 images, assembled/blended with Hugin. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/18879527 As always... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http

Re: PESO: industrial nights and magic

2009-10-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I thought that the K-7 was bad doing night photography... It's OK as long as you stay below 30 secs and there's no risk of missing anything (fireworks, lightning). Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http

PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-15 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
, but the red glow that lluminates the whole scenery is a sight all by itself. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18896343 As always... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http

Re: PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-16 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
, and I'm not even sure I'd take a camera if I were travelling to the US. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: some industrial hardcore

2009-10-16 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Steady on - - beer??? Sure. La Mort Subite (sudden death): http://www.saveur-biere.com/images/mort-subite-kriek-33.jpg Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org

PESO: A rose is a rose...

2009-10-18 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
...no matter what the background looks like. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/18931516 As always... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

Re: PESO: A rose is a rose...

2009-10-19 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
, Ann. That's why I'm asking for comments. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: For your great panoramas - gigapan

2010-05-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: It's quite expensive... ... but maybe somebody needs one... http://www.gigapansystems.com/ Compared to the price of a 'real' digital panoramic camera, 900 USD is a steal. http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/intro.cfm Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: For your great panoramas - gigapan

2010-05-10 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
in such situations. Horses for courses. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: K7 first thoughts

2010-05-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: ...some simple lenses such as DA 21, FA 50/1.4 or FA 100/3.5 macro. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

Re: K7 first thoughts

2010-05-23 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Hologon. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: PESO - My first panorama

2010-05-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
, Windoze and Linux, and the results are first-class. http://hugin.sourceforge.net/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax

Re: Pentax problems

2010-06-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
service has been outsourced, last year, and hasn't exactly been a model of customer care since. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML

Re: Taking Panoramics to the Next Level.

2010-06-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Photography from 1996. As usual with the Lomographic Society - yesterday's cheapo gear plus a good dose of today's internet hype. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

Re: The State of The List

2010-06-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Mark! Yen! Drachma! Euro! While we still have it... ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de

Re: The State of The List

2010-06-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
name from the river Neander flowing through it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Noise with K7

2010-06-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
gladly explain to you that this not noise but a sign of the K-7's high resolution, more like film grain and hence to be seen as something positive... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects

Re: OT: Pun warning!

2010-07-15 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: 9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. You saved my particularly rotten day. Thanks, Ann. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com

PESO: No Risque, no fun

2010-07-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
River barges on the Canal Albert, between Liège and Maastricht: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/21762685 I know it's a tad noisy. Been taken at ISO 400. As usual, your comments and suggestions... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany

Re: PESO: No Risque, no fun

2010-07-17 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
one up. Nothing I can do about it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
reasons for Germans to buy Pentax was the greatest service on earth provided by your folks in Hamburg. No, you haven't just shot yourselves in the foot. You've nuked them off. Both. Still fuming, Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
persists. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The cost of buying locally

2009-06-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
-- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

OT: No more Noblex cameras

2009-06-03 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Had a phone conversation with someone at Kamerawerk Dresden today. They've stopped making their famous Noblex panoramic cameras. Pity, really. I wish them all the best for the future. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-04 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
whatsoever to keep mine running, I'm beginning to understand what old Hiob must have felt like... Maybe I'd be better off collecting butterflies or stamps. :-/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps

PESO: arms recycling - nothing new

2009-06-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
-fotoralf.blogspot.com/2009/06/boller-zu-pollern.html This picture is from a recent trip to Dunkirk but it could have been taken in most French harbours from that period. As always... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio

Re: OT - very small LCD monitor required

2009-06-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
with video and I've used it as an external viewfinder on a Sony CCD V-6000 camcorder. Worked quite nicely. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

PESO: Thunderbolt and lightning

2009-06-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
continue shooting under the tailgate. Pit really. Taken above the tarmac of the former Boulogne Hoverport. As always, your comments... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects

Re: PESO: Thunderbolt and lightning

2009-06-13 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: That's one of the best ever lightning shots I've ever seen. How the hell do you get these things so sharp??? Nothing special. It's their very own short exposure time. :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: PESO: Thunderbolt and lightning

2009-06-13 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
at the same time? This is one out of a long series of 30 sec exposures, alhough these two strikes happened within fractions of a second. All others were less spectacular or simply out-of-frame. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
to French and reads cassette vidéo. Not quite as bad as the car they had to re-badge as the Mitsubishi Montero for the Spanish-speaking markets because noone would want to drive up to the mall in a Mitsubishi w...@nker, but still stupid enough. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne

Semi-OT: Vanfleteren photo exhibition in Brussels

2009-06-22 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
: http://www.stephanvanfleteren.com/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

K10D and K4/300?

2009-06-24 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
list members? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D and K4/300?

2009-06-24 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: No tripod collar? That's the problem. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: K10D and K4/300?

2009-06-24 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
... http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3224 ...and sold it a few weeks ago because I couldn't be bothered to use it. A real pain in the neck with landscape and virtually unusable for portrait orientation. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http

Re: K10D and K4/300?

2009-06-24 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
with the K4/300 ist that, even if it had the correct diameter, there's practically nowhere to fix such a collar to this lens. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http

PESO: Hollywood

2009-06-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
...isn't what it used to be. http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/17644516 As always, your comments... :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web

For once I'm a late adopter

2009-06-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
for 625 euros, today, body only of course. So, I'll have some improvement on the digital side without losing all capabilities of my specialist cams. Basically, I wouldn't have been able to do much of anything with the K7D that I can't do now. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne

Re: Flatbed glass cleaning?

2009-07-01 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
is made of during the first few months after purchase and once it has been wiped off there's no need to repeat the exercise for a long time unless you are a heavy smoker. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http

Re: For once I'm a late adopter

2009-07-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
this. The electric Punch and Judy show? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand

2009-07-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Here's their new German pricelist: http://www.pentax.de/de/news/1214/media/bd210b383b89e271ae354bae55fcded3 /Produkinformation_Juli_09.pdf As if the wrecking of their customer service hadn't been enough. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http

Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand

2009-07-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
of people who've last seen their cameras nine or more weeks ago. Then, they generate the hype of the century for a camera that's no more than a pimped-up K20D, and now it appears that someone has terribly misunderstood the notion of Pentax as poor man's Leica. What next? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand

2009-07-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Are those prices in any way negotiable? They certainly are. But they reflect substantial rises of the prices their dealers have to pay which will affect street prices once existing stocks have been sold. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG

Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand

2009-07-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Martin Trautmann tr...@gmx.de wrote: What's your point? I did not check how much lens prices exploded. Exactly. Look at the prices of the better lenses, i.e. SDM, DA* and Limited... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand

2009-07-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
variations. This is pure and simple greed: Hoya's attempt to reach two-figure profits or else they'll pull the plug on a camera business that was the last thing they were interested in when they got hold of Pentax. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real

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