Re: MX-1 promo video

[Steve Cottrell]

On 19/3/13, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I found it almost impossible to watch because of the (to me)
>horrible flare every few seconds. Was this just an artifact
>of my system, or did other people see it as well?

It was added in editing - far too much in my humble opinion - as a sort
of 8mm-movie defect. Like adding scratches and turning footage BW
portraying it as old silent movie film.

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Re: MX-1 promo video

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On 19/3/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>His accent, by the way, is as phoney as the camera. No British person has
>ever spoken like that naturally.

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Re: MX-1 promo video

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On 20/3/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Shade the LCD with your hat. Works fine.

Good idea - and I've still got mine :-)

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Re: OT: The Urban Perfection Outfit

[Steve Cottrell]

As an aside there was a fascinating doc on BBC4 the other night, links
below. If you can't watch it online, keep an eye out on your local PBS.





Recreating macro moving images from the early days of cinema using
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Re: MX-1 promo video

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On 21/3/13, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:

>From: "Steve Cottrell"
>> On 19/3/13, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>> I found it almost impossible to watch because of the (to me)
>>> horrible flare every few seconds. Was this just an artifact
>>> of my system, or did other people see it as well?
>>
>> It was added in editing - far too much in my humble opinion - as a sort
>> of 8mm-movie defect. Like adding scratches and turning footage BW
>> portraying it as old silent movie film.
>
>Like Instagram for video?

Precisely John. There are filters that can be applied to shots or entire
sequences to emulate effects from days gone by (like occasional flashes,
which by the way is the supposed effect of opening the side of a camera
loaded with unprocessed movie film, thus allowing light to fall on one
edge of the reel, or maybe the parts that are spooled around the shutter
mech etc) and other filters to give the video any kind of look that you
like. I tend to do things manually and make my own effects but there are
plenty one can get off the shelf.

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Re: Cotty's hat in action and a great anti-thief photo bag

[Steve Cottrell]

On 28/6/12, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>This video preview shows the infamous hat for Cotty, as well
>as a great bag for storing your photo equipment (including
>the upcoming FF Pentax camera) so it won't be stolen that easily:
>
>http://www.britishpathe.com/video/beat-the-bandit/query/bag+device
>
>Enjoy!

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Re: This might be a good way of showing off my photos

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On 27/6/12, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I want to see my work BIG. I want it to cover a wall, but I'll settle
>for 24x36".

Bloody full-framers ;)

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Re: Viewing distance

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On 27/6/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>And yes, I have progressive lenses.

My lenses are interlaced ;)

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Re: Home from UK Trip

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On 2/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>It's 10:15 p.m. Chicago time, and Darrel & I just finished unpacking
>from our glorious U.K. trip.  There just aren't enough superlatives to
>describe the beautiful trip we had visiting our UK PDMLers.  I shall
>give a full report with pics later in the week, but for now, I'll just
>say it was a super trip, and our UK PDMLers are fantastic!!!

Having a break in Cornwall - will get some pics up soon of Greenwich visit.

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Re: I also got a book today

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On 4/7/12, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I think Mark's just playing with our minds.  If there's any cormorants  
>in "The Photographs" section, I'll eat Cotty's hat.

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Re: PESO - Waiting

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On 3/7/12, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:

>A boys' fife-and-drum corps marches the length of Colonial
>Williamsburg's main street most afternoons at 1. Waiting is hard.
>
>
>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16012213&size=lg
>
>or,
>
>http://phillyrick.smugmug.com/Other/Williamsburg-
June-2012/23885974_VkdzQG#!i=1937106977&k=RRm5vQ7
>
>
>(K-5, DA 50-200)
>
>
>Comments appreciated!

Nice shot Rick. I could murder a closer crop.

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PESO - Greenwich After Hours

[Steve Cottrell]

Enjoying my monochrome phase:





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PESO - Beach and Sky, Polzeath, Cornwall 2012

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We get the occasional big sky in England.



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PESO - Coastal Sedimentary Rock, Cornwall 2012

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Nothing for months and now 3 at once! C'est la vie!



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Re: PESO - Coastal Sedimentary Rock, Cornwall 2012

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On 5/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>These are fantastic!  Love them all, but Polzeath--wow, wonderful sky
>and cloud.  Are you back from Cornwall? 

Thanks Christine, and all others who looked and or commented.

Last night tonight, back to the grind Saturday for 5 days. Filming the
Olympic torch as is trundles through Oxon on Mon/Tue/Wed.

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Re: PESO - Greenwich After Hours

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On 5/7/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>> 
>> 
>
>that's a terrific shot! The best curry-house in Greenwich, no less.

Thanks :)

One of the nice things I like about the X10 is the same thing I liked
about the Epson R-D1. You set it to B+W mode and you immediately think
in terms of monochrome - just like the days of wandering with HP5 in my
camera. And the camera does a really good job of rendering it in mono,
in my opinion. JUst before I stopped using film and got a Canon D60 (yes
a D60, not a 60D! - remember the D30? the next one up the road) I used
to shoot Ilford XP100 which was a C-41 bath if I recall correctly. That
film had amazing latitude. Now with digital and automatic bracketing
when needed, I can get very similar results.

I seriously can't see myself with a DSLR again in my lifetime.

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Re: PESO - Coastal Sedimentary Rock, Cornwall 2012

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On 5/7/12, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I find that image quite effective and pleasing.  There is nice
>contrast between the smoothness of the sand or mud and the rough
>texture of the large dark rock mass on the right.  I also like the way
>the left-pointing wedge of the rock on the right is complemented by
>the right-pointing distant land masses and cloud bank in the left
>distance.  It makes for a strong composition, balanced in one sense
>and unbalanced in another.

Thanks for looking Dan. I burnt the sky in a bit but I didn't touch the
rock - although it looks like I've either burnt in the top half or
dodged the bottom half - I didn't! It's a straight in-camera mono
conversion. When I saw it I was reminded of St Ansel's northern
California beach work, although I don't for one second compare myself to
him - but the inspiration is there. Really appreciate your comments.

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Re: Decisive moment

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On 5/7/12, Larry Colen (On Droid4est), discombobulated, unleashed:

>In a similar vein, yesterday a friend was trying to photograph me
>dipping a dance partner at the end of a dance and a pro photographer
>(press pass) stepped right between us to show his photo to someone.

Sounds like he was a professional dick, to me.

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Re: Decisive moment

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On 6/7/12, Larry Colen (On Droid4est), discombobulated, unleashed:

>Never apply to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

Meh.

Never give a sucker an even break ;-)

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Re: I was a bad boy

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On 8/7/12, knarftheria...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

>So I don't envy you autofocus. However my lens is a completely manual
>lens, so I envy you the A position on the aperture dial.

You have an aperture on yoursoh boy.

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OT - Fuji X10 full DP Review

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In case anyone's interested. Post-white-orb full review of the Fuji X10

Note that the review derides it for not being 'pocketable', yet it
easily fits in my jacket pocket, and I can get it in the back pocket of
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Re: Testing new subscription email

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On 11/7/12, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed:

>.
>-- 
>Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Your brevity is showing.



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Re: England 2012--Deptford St. Market

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On 14/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>http://www.caguila.com/deptfordpdml

LOVE this one:




And is Bob doing a little jig here, maybe busking?




Love this too




All lovely, well don Christine - was great to see you guys and Bob too -
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Re: GESO: Grace's Photo Net Page

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On 15/7/12, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Grace has been dabbling with cameras off and on for years. Today, I gave
>her my Panasonic P&S, and she went with me to the farmers market and the
>park. She shot a lot of keepers. The first few in the folder here are
>full frame. Some of the others are cropped, but she has good instincts
>for framing. She knows not to center heads, for example. Didn't have to
>tell her that. I'm very proud of her.
>
>http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1036116

Show me the child, I'll show you the woman. Superb stuff - she's got the eye.

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Re: My book is here.

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On 16/7/12, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Doug looks fuzzy again. We really
>need a clearer view of list guy.:-)

Warlocks are notoriously difficult to photograph.

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Re: OT - arrested for appalling crime of dancing in public

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On 14/7/12, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:

> However federal law does require that aliens have 
>documentation on their person at all times.

I'd be fine. Nanoo nanoo.

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Re: OT: For Knarf

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On 19/7/12, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>A weird bike:
>http://cdn.themetapicture.com/media/funny-bicycle-weird-design-illusion.jpg

An extra seat down below and some add-ons, and you have a tandem for a
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OT - GoPro Test

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A few shots from my new GoPro. Lawn-mowing and cycling content. The
former judders a bit as I had the camera on NTSC oops! Converted quick
and dirty. The cycling is PAL but all this of no consequence as web
video is viewable anywhere...






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Re: Olympic torch relay

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On 21/7/12, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Snaps be buggered, Bob. 

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Re: OT - GoPro Test

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On 22/7/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>That's the best lawn-mowing video I've ever seen, although perhaps next time
>you need to go for more of a David Lynch feel.

I'm thinking severed toes on sprinkled on, oddly, blue grass.

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Re: OT - GoPro Test

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On 22/7/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Not sure where you'll get the toes though.
>Maybe give these guys a ring:
>

Bob, either you are a keen Googler, or you have the longest bookmarks
menu in the history of mankind. Where in fark do you find these things???

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Re: PESO - A Walk on the Beach

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On 22/7/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Kind of falls into the "I don't know why I like it but I do" category.
>
>http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/07/a-walk-on-beach_22.html
>
>Hope you like it, too.
>
>Comments always welcome.

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Re: OT - GoPro Test

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On 22/7/12, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Good stuff. Some great moves with that mower. Nice and tight. Love the
>clippings disposal sequence as well. Seriously, that gadget provides
>some great looks.

Thanks guys - my first broadcast footage with it will be wednesday
during a feature on children brushing their teeth properly. I place the
camera in the sink with water running over the lens and got the kid to
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Re: England 2012-UK PDMLers

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On 23/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Here's a quick collection of our wonderfully photogenic UK PDMLers. 
>Enjoy!  Cheers, Christine
>
>
>http://www.caguila.com/englandukpdmlers/

Lovely set of pics Christine - I'm sorry I haven't done something
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Re: OT - GoPro Test

[Steve Cottrell]

On 23/7/12, kwal...@peoplepc.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

>They're pretty neat little cameras ! I've had mine for awhile but have only 
>used it for an hour long sled dog race. Did you get any bells & whistles for 
>it?

At the moment, just a wifi-bacpac with the remote. The iPhone app isn't
out til late August apparently, so remote viewing on the phone isn't an
option...just yet. Next accessory will be the proper dive housing, as
the waterproof housings are only really meant for splash and surf -
underwater images are affected by poor focus due to the existing
housing's lens. I need this as good pics underwater are crucial for me.

I already have a good selection of mounts and grips, mostly manfrotto.
Never know what it's going on next!

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Re: Visitors

[Steve Cottrell]

On 23/7/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>And lo, it came to pass that we raised up effigies unto them, even upon the
>web, and present them unto thee for thine own wonderment and amazement:
>

Delightful!

This is wonderful:



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Re: OT: Fuji X10 sensor replacement saga

[Steve Cottrell]

Got my X10 back yesterday, with a new sensor installed. Tested it and no
white orbs! Interestingly it is my camera with a new sensor physically
installed, with paperwork to prove in case I ever sell it. I noted that
some US users  were receiving new cameras in exchange instead of
actually having a new sensor placed in their existing unit, and these
were coming back to them with serial numbers starting '2nn' instead
of '1nn'. My serial number hasn't changed which i am delighted with.
It's my camera back again :)

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Re: GESO: More of our visitors

[Steve Cottrell]

On 24/7/12, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>We had a fantastic time with Christine and Darrel - generous,
>delightful and well behaved guests they were.

Ahh this must be Christine and Darrel visiting from Dunfermline then?
Can't be the same two I saw in Greenwich.

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Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

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On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening
>Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England

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Re: OT - GoPro Test

[Steve Cottrell]

On 30/7/12, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I really enjoyed watching these, Cotty.  You can turn a
>run-of-the-mill subject into entertainment.  I wish I had that
>mindset.  In wanting to only produce something of 'great consequence'
>or 'Art", I frequently either never get anything started, or let
>entertaining scenes like this go begging.  Bravo, Sir.

You are too kind.

But it comes a lot easier after doing it for a quarter of a century!

(but that doesn't necessarily hold true - after half a century life
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Re: PESO - Hard Rain

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On 28/7/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I think this should hae been my August PUG submission, but alas, it's
>already in.
>
>In any event, I went to the beach a couple of weekends ago. It rained:
>
>http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/hard-rain.html

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Re: OT - GoPro Test

[Steve Cottrell]

On 31/7/12, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:

>That's just too cool, Cotty. Did you stick that thing onto a pole of
>some sort to get those wheelbarrow following shots, like when the PoV
>zooms way overhead?
>
>I'm going to try and convince my wife we need one of these. She's into
>making short films and docs and we just spent most of the weekend at
>the Mississauga Indie Film Fest, so her imagination will be racing and
>this would be the perfect time! :-)

I have one of these:



which I slightly modified (of course!!) to make the wheel ratio 1:1.

Will be using it tomorrow filming a 'speed recruitment' session for a
business club meeting as part of a series about youngsters trying to get
work. It adds extra dynamic angles for shots in an otherwise boring
situation...

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Re: PESO: Pretty boat

[Steve Cottrell]

On 31/7/12, Tim Bray, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Two masts, four sails, sun from behind: http://goo.gl/iDw5b

A gaff-rigged schooner. V nice :-)

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Re: London Olympics

[Steve Cottrell]

On 31/7/12, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I find this very strange.  Is offensive tweeting really a crime in
>Britain?  While the tweeter appears to be a jerk, didn't Daley
>increase the harm (if any) from the tweet by republishing it?

The laws are being tested.

It's a criminal offence in the UK to publish defamatory information -
Twitter is another method...



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Re: OT - GoPro Test

[Steve Cottrell]

On 31/7/12, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>Whoa! That Handy-jib gadget is very nifty.
>
>No wonder you are into this: a whole 'nother world of stuff to drool
>and obsess over.

The Hague stuff is poor man's Polecam:





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Re: OT - for Cotty - HoryzonHD camera

[Steve Cottrell]

On 2/8/12, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>
>I just came across this camera:
>http://www.foxtechfpv.com/horyzonhd-1080p-cam-c-121.html
>
>Cotty, since you are playing with the GoPro camera, you might be 
>interested in looking at this one
>(and it might be of interest to other PDMLers-enthusiasts).
>
>Here is a review and comparison to GoPro Hero:
>http://www.rcexplorer.se/files/HoryzonHD.html

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Re: Scale model airport

[Steve Cottrell]

I found a brilliant official video of the place in English. Unmissable -
watch out for the copulating van (with sound effects!) , the dead body
in the brook and the bloke knocking down a tree onto his house!
Fascinating and typically German!



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OT - Only in the UK

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Re: GESO - Wednesday night in town

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On 9/8/12, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>Didn't have much on tonight, so had a wander around town with the 
>venerable FA31. Something about winter and coming back to the classics 
>works for me. The 31 is comfort-lens with no peer
>
>http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/12/12_08/12_08_wednight/index.htm

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Re: August PUG - Water - is up

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On 9/8/12, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:

>http://pug.komkon.org/

Superb gallery as usual.


Tahquamenon Falls by Ken Waller is my pick. Astonishing.

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Re: look at this

[Steve Cottrell]

>
>>> jn289
>>> 
>>> I guess we are all screwed
>>> 
>>> http://comsecllc.blogspot.com/2012/06/insect-spy-drone-already-in-
>>> production.html
>>
>>they'll all get eaten by starlings.
>
>Yeah. Robotic starlings with lasers for eyes. Then we'll really be
>screwed.

Never mind them, it's the robotic cormorants with a payload of small
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OT - A Boy and His Dog

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Made a new friend on this one. Lovely little story but v difficult to
film. Listen for my raucous laughter when he throws the ball...






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Re: look at this

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>We interrupt this program to bring you some breaking news from our
>Truth-is-Stranger-Than-Fiction editor. Over to you, Bob:
>
>
>
>Fortunately the project was cancelled, and I know why. I quote "To keep the
>Cormorant watertight, the doors, inlets, and any covers required inflatable
>seals." 
>
>Now, I don't know if you ever tried to inflate a seal, but believe me, when
>they're flappin' around as you try to apply your lips to the appropriate
>blowhole, those flippers can really scratch.

You could have literally knocked me down with a [cormorant] feather when
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Re: Replacement for Pentax K-5

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On 14/8/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Wait a few months and they might be giving away a free Q with the
>purchase of the FF DSLR.

Appetisers !

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Re: OT: Why I hate Computers

[Steve Cottrell]

On 17/8/12, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I don't think computers like you very much either.

LOL!!

Mark.

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Re: OT -- New Nikon may be succeptable to computer virus.

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On 23/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Everything has already been invented.

Except a way of outsmarting Bob ;-)

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Re: GESO: Bike Rally shots (NSFW)

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On 24/8/12, Walt Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Well, I went on out to the rally yesterday evening. Not many people had 
>arrived yet, but I did manage to get a few good shots. However, if I had 
>only gotten this one, I'd have been happy:
>
>http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7851528378/
>
>That's about as NSFW as the set gets.
>
>Here's the rest of them -- 8 photos in all:
>
>http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631224143026/
>
>Comments and suggestions happily accepted.

Derbs, we have a new talent burgeoning!

Walt, I love the tonality, and the bums.

Except for the hog with ballast aboard, love them all :)


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Re: OT: Free video app (and a recommended app)

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On 24/8/12, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Made a little video this morning that I'm a bit excited about ...

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Re: Not that it matters to anyone ...

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On 25/8/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I got a call (voice mail) from my local camera repair guy. My K1000 is 
>ready to go home.
>
>He's had it since before my China trip in 2010. I don't know if he 
>finally managed to fix it or he's just tired with messing with it.

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Re: Sydney photo exhibition

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On 26/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I'm going to Paris next week for a few days. The current plan is to cycle
>there and back

Bob, that's some motherloving bike you've got there

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Re: Sydney photo exhibition

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On 26/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Ma becane:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfpCc8G_cUw
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhRPnh1JSU
>
>A great film, by the way. In it Tati invents not only Frank, but also the
>mobile phone.


Excellent!

Have you seen Trafic? All time favourite.

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Re: PESO: Newly Engaged

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On 27/8/12, Walt Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>This was the shot I emailed to them:
>
>http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7870181350/
>K-x, Promaster 70-300, f/5, 1/50, ISO 800

Your BW shots have a 'Wee Gee' quality about them. Is it just me or
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Re: Sydney photo exhibition

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On 26/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Yes, but not for a very long time. I haven't seen Parade yet, but I have a
>copy so I'll get round to it soon. My favourite is Mon Oncle. The man was a
>genius.

Playtime is fun also, perhaps a bit long. Mon Oncle is brilliant.

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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where still photography is going...

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On 26/8/12, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The goal of early photography was to capture a moment in time, it took 
>the technology a while to allow it. To say that because it took several 
>minutes to capture that moment because of technical limitations, early 
>photography has something in common with video is somewhat of a stretch.
>Don't Bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me.
>
>Video makes no pretensions that way, never has, never will.
>To me, the sea change isn't still or video, it is how we look at images. 
>The vast majority of images now are viewed on monitors. The monitor 
>doesn't care if the image is moving or not, however people want instant 
>gratification.
>Video really doesn't give them that the same way a discreet image does.
>A 10 minute exposure to make a single image is, in effect, a moment in time.
>A 10 minute video is, in effect, a waste of 10 minutes unless the person 
>actually knows something about shooting video, and most people don't.

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Re: PESO: Newly Engaged

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On 27/8/12, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Your BW shots have a 'Wee Gee' quality about them. Is it just me or
>anyone else wee it?

LOL

see it of course - what a Freudian slip!

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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where still photography is going...

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On 27/8/12, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

>For myself, photography has pretty much ground to a halt 
>simply because I don't like image editing in front of a computer. It's 
>somewhat of a bone of contention between my wife and myself.
>I want to build another darkroom (mine had to go as part of our big home 
>reno of a few years back), she wants the space for other purposes.
>She wants pretty pictures on the wall, I find the process of image 
>editing on a computer so painful that I would almost rather have my 
>fingernails pried off with bamboo slivers than make digital pictures.
>I've tried compensating by buying some 70 lenses in the past decade 
>because I am somewhat of a lens geek, and I was hoping that I would find 
>the holy grail in a piece of glass. That didn't work so well, all I have 
>to show for it is 70 mostly unused lenses. I've bought every major new 
>and improved camera that Pentax has come out with in the hope of finding 
>a spark of magic in some scrap metal and plastic, and what I have to 
>show for that is several very lightly used digital cameras.
>I bought a very expensive 17 inch Epson printer, hoping that being able 
>to print large prints would do it for me, and for this I have gone 
>through several thousand dollars worth of ink cartridges doing nozzle 
>cleanings to make a hand full of pictures on it.
>I bought a Q in the hope that something fun sized would bring some fun 
>into the picture, but the unfortunate fact is, everything I have done in 
>the past decade is dependant on sitting in front of a computer to make 
>something I can hang on the wall, and I hate sitting in front of a 
>computer making pictures.
>
>I'm an award winning film photographer who has only made a couple of 
>dozen prints in the past decade since going digital.
>
>So, the above quoted email, that ghost from the past that you have 
>regurgitated, has proven nothing other than I was right about myself.

Bill, excuse me, but surely you were born to shoot large format?

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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where still photography is going...

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On 27/8/12, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:

>If a great single image is captured are you saying that's because of
>the skill of the videographer? I'd beg to differ. In that case, using
>the model example, I'd say the single great still was more
>attributable to the sexy model's good looks, the fashion artists, the
>makeup technicians, and hairstylists. The video/photographer may have
>shot a great video, but they DID NOT shoot a great still image.
>
>If a videographer shoots a great video and it's viewed as such, a
>great video, then I find that totally acceptable. The work produced
>was viewed as intended and judged on those merits.
>
>If I were the videographer, I for one, one would be loathe to pick the
>fantastic still image out of 1000's of video frames and proclaim "LOOK
>WHAT I DID!". That strikes me as a bit disingenuous (not a personal
>attack on you).

I agree.

When I reach a location to film in, one of the first things i do is snap
an iPhone pic and email it in to the web desk. They always want a still
to publish to the web asap. Very very rarely will they take a still from
the video. Only if nothing else is available.

But that's more through ineptness on their part rather than anything else!

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On 27/8/12, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I apologize if I have unintentionally ripped off some scab that I was
>unaware even existed before this conversation.

With William, it's not just the ripping off, but the packing with salt,
the suturing with cat gut, and the patting down with a metal rasp.

I have a liking for this also.

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Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

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On 28/8/12, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Oh yeah I forgot Palm.
>
>Frankly the Windows phone slightly tempted me. Palm never did.

I ran Palms for a few years until the day I was waiting a decade for:
the first iPhone. 24th of November 2007 here in the UK. Got one the very
first day. Haven't looked back. I used to say that if i was marooned on
a desert island with a choice of either the MacBook Pro or the iPhone,
I'd choose the MBP. Now it's the other way around!



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Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

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On 28/8/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>you think the Macbook would choose you?

Now that is an interesting question! I was watching Terminator 3 (The
Rise of the Machines) again last night with Stef



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Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung) (was Re: PDML Digest, Vol 76, Issue 243)

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On 28/8/12, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I lost my cell phone and got a Palm Pixi from Amazon for $50 since it
>has been discontinued.  It was using the OS that HP developed (helped
>palm develop?).  It might have been pretty good if it had some develop
>cycles.

Mrs has a Palm Pre 2 and so far so good. She doesn't like the screen-
only option of the iPhone, preferring a tactile keypad like a
Blackberry, but didn't like the Blackberrys (go figure!) but the Palm is
fast enough, slides open to reveal a keyboard and it hook up to the wifi
and is 3G, actually it's quite a cute little thing. The WebOS system is
slightly clunky but there's quite a few apps available and it works.





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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where,, still photography is going...

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On 28/8/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Even though we used video cameras rather than dslr's, we were taught to 
>record the audio separately to ensure we got good quality sound. Once 
>the sound was edited, the video was edited to fit the soundtrack.

When you say record the audio separately I presume you mean to use
microphones and an audio mixer, but what was the medium for recording
the sound?

In most video production the sound is recorded by a microphone(s) and
routed back to the camera using balanced audio and recorded at the same
time as the video, either on tape, optical media, or as is now becoming
more common, solid state.

The point is, DSLRs come with cheapshit 3.5mm unbalanced audio-in ports.
This is totally unsuitable for routing the sound back to the recording
media, especially at professional 48 khz level.

That's why proper video cameras have balanced XLR inputs to take audio
straight from a mic (mic-level) or via a portable mixer (line-level).

On broadcast and feature film drama the sound is often recorded totally
separately onto digital media, increasingly solid state. For most
broadcast applications this is overkill and overly expensive.

DSLRs are used more frequently now but have serious limitations re the
sound as mentioned above. They also can be awkward when used handheld
because they have to 'weight' to them. Smaller 'proper' video cameras
suffer this also, being fidgety and jittery in the hand. Of course, this
may be desirable and even sought after by the director, in which case it
becomes the perfect tool for the job.

Very few professional broadcast productions would use a DSLR as a main
camera, especially with dialogue being recorded, although there are
notable exceptions. More likely to be something like Sony's F-35 for
high budget and F-3 for more modest productions.

News and documentary is drifting away from DVCam and XDCam to solid
state in the form of XDCam EX - namely the PMW-500 hardware.

Video journalists carry PMW-EX1 cameras by the dozen.

That said, if the subject matter warrants it, they'll take footage from
an iPhone if they want and fuck the sound.

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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where,, still photography is going...

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On 29/8/12, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>DSLRs are used more frequently now but have serious limitations re the
>sound as mentioned above. They also can be awkward when used handheld
>because they have to 'weight' to them.

they have *no* weight to them.


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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where, , stillphotography is going...

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On 28/8/12, J.C. O'Connell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>If you record the sound on some other media you still need sync on the audio
>to match things up with the video...

Bothe devices lock timecode.


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Re: You don't have to be terribly visionary to see where,,, still photography is going...

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Really interesting read John. Thanks for sharing.



On 29/8/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The video cameras were JVC GZ-E10 or something similar. It's been two 
>years since the class & I don't know if JVC has introduced a newer 
>model. GZ-E10 is what B&H shows as an entry level digital camcorder. The 
>audio captured by the camera's on board microphone was used for a sync 
>track.
>
>The school also had a couple of more expensive Sony HandyCams, but those 
>went to the Photojournalism students.
>
>I was in Portrait Studio Management, and we only got to *look* at the 
>high-level stuff in class, not actually check it out for hands on.
>
>Audio was captured with a Zoom H4n & a pair of RØde NTG 1 microphones. 
>The Photojournalism students had access to better audio equipment as well.
>
>I think part of the reason they had us use the equipment they did was 
>because it was cheap enough so students could afford to buy the same 
>stuff after graduating if they wanted to continue with video production. 
>Both the camcorder and the audio recorder took SDHC cards. I used my own 
>cards so I wouldn't risk someone overwriting my stuff on the school's 
>equipment before I could transfer it to my permanent storage.
>
>We didn't have a slate, but a notepad, magic marker and "3..2..1..CLAP 
>(hands) sufficed.
>
>The semester final assignment was to produce a 5 minute interview video 
>with an 'A' reel, a 'B' reel and supplemental audio. We had preliminary 
>assignments to allow us to learn the various parts.
>
>The 'A' reel was the entire standup of the interview from start to 
>finish so the clock would run continuously and the 'B' reel was video 
>details to fill in the story. The supplemental audio was any sound 
>"effects", especially those that went along with the video "details" we 
>captured for the story, along with any background music we chose to add 
>to resulting video.
>
>I think I've probably forgotten the proper terminology.
>
>We worked in pairs with one student handling video and the other the 
>audio. The student shooting the video was the Producer/Director/Boss for 
>the story. The student doing the audio captured the audio the 
>Producer/Director/Boss decided to have captured.
>
>Once the first student had his/her audio & video captured, we traded off 
>& the partner became the Producer/Director/Boss so we could collect the 
>audio & video for his/her story.
>
>We did a rough edit in Final Cut Pro before finalizing the sound track 
>in Audacity. Then we did a final video edit in Final Cut Pro to make 
>sure the video was properly synchronized with the audio. Exported it as 
>a .mov movie and used iMovie to make a DVD with proper professional 
>looking titles and menus.
>
>I did my story on a guy who had one of those small, itinerant carnivals 
>that set up in a shopping center parking lot - the cost of buying the 
>rides & operating them and how the economy had affected his business.
>
>I don't really remember, but I think I got an 'A' in the class.
>
>Which is pretty much why I didn't see the K-01 not having a microphone 
>jack as a drawback for video.




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Christian in London

[Steve Cottrell]

Popped up to town for a bite to eat at the Dog and Duck in Soho with
Christian Skofteland who is working for a few days in London. He sends
his regards. After a trip to the bar (which I used to drink in when I
worked in London 32 years ago and hasn't changed one little bit) he said
'what am I drinking?' to which I replied 'Brains'. The look on his face.

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OT - Any Midsomer Murders fans?

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Shot this feature recently about locations for Midsomer Murders, nice if
you like biscuit-box England.

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Re: OT - Any Midsomer Murders fans?

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On 1/9/12, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Hope you do a video report on Foyles's War or
>Inspector Lewis. I think the Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis ones 
>really are filmed in Oxford.

I think we did do something on Lewis a while back but it wasn't me. I
had the great pleasure of filming on the Morse set at a country location
years ago, and we filmed an interview with John Thaw. Just three of is
in an empty pub - me, the reporter, and the actor. Sat him by a window
with very atmospheric lighting easing past the smoky glass, wooden pub
table, pint of beer at hand. It was fascinating to hear him talk, and he
was an unhurried true gentleman. I am rarely taken with celebs because
they usually have egos that precede them measured in megawatts. John
Thaw didn't.

Yes, some of the exteriors are/were filmed in and around Oxford.

I've got a 3 DVD box set of the original Brideshead Revisited I'm
currently watching - haven't seen it in 20 odd years - absolutely
brilliant - even better the second time around.

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Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time

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On 30/8/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/
>0,29569,1658545,00.html
>
>They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too.

Damn! I knew I should have gone for the '14 Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo and
not the '13.

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Re: PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.

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On 31/8/12, knarftheria...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0

>Gonna miss her like heck.

Feel your pain mate.

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Re: OT: getting reacquainted with the Leica CL

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On 3/9/12, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Leica:
>Make a digital CL with three lenses, just like this. The sensor in the
>X2 would be fine. Compact 14mm f/4, 28/2, 60/2.8 lenses tailored for
>it would be fine too. Keep it simple, keep it manual focus and
>rangefinder, keep it handy. It can be done: you can do it.
>*Please.*

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Re: PESO - Freedom (warning, bike content)

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On 3/9/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-new-steed.html
>
>And we bought it.  After 20 years off a bike, Judy finally has one!
>It's a Specialized Globe Carmel 02. Barely ridden, in perfect shape,
>we got it for a great price.

Thats really great. Why Frankie I'd say you're still in love there mate ;-)

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Re: Paris

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On 8/9/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>

Lovely gallery.

This one is exceptionale!





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Re: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)

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On 6/9/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Darkened the clouds.  Actually it's now the darker exposure of the
>bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different:
>
>http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html

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M42 to K-mount adapter question

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Hi team,

Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I
knew a group of people who might ;-)

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...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking
on the body or with infinity focus?

I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax
adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax
adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect...

Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative.

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Re: Digital Lenses

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JPEGs are not fragile at all. they are misused by the novice. every 
time you save a JPEF file from an image editing program, it 
recompresses the image. since JPEG is a lossy compress algorithm, that 
means each save throws away more of the image. i set my digital camera 
to capture at the least possible JPEG compression and anything that i 
decide worth working on gets converted to Photoshop format and stays 
that way. anybody that needs my files gets them as Photoshop or JPEG 
files created from the Photoshop original. i never alter the JPEG 
files from the camera.
This is the most sensible piece of advice I have read here. This needs 
reiterating: you can shoot in high quality jpeg mode, convert to a 
native Photoshop file, and hey presto - print at 300 dpi, or save to 
CD. As a rule, I save all my camera originals to CD. Every one. I go 
through each batch straight from the camera and optimise the chosen 10% 
or so and save them as ready Photoshop files. You can shoot RAW if you 
like, but at 6MP you will be hard-pushed to notice a great big quality 
increase. I have had a RAW file and a large/fine jpeg of the same scene 
opened side-by-side, examining minute differences down to the 
individual pixel, and there's so little in it that I always shoot jpeg.

HTH

Cotty

March Pug (very long thread)

[Steve Cottrell]

It is snowing again (what a surprise). Since we seem to be preoccupied 
with
what Pentax is or isn't going to do I thought I would revive Cotty's (I
think) practice of commenting on the whole PUG. As usual an overall
excellent group of pictures.
Butch, I take my hat off to you - well done. It takes a couple of 
hours, eh? I feel guilty cos I haven't done it in such a long time. Why 
is it that the older one gets, the less time there seems to be?

I might have another go in due course :-)

Cotty

Re: GFM 2008

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On 4 Jan 2008, at 21:58, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I might pop over this year...
>
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Great Scott! Could be a good vintage.

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Re: GFM 2008

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Bizarre eh! I'm reclining upstairs with my - cough- iPhone.

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On 4 Jan 2008, at 23:04, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
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> On Jan 4, 2008 5:54 PM, Steve Cottrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Who is this Steve Cottrell guy?
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
> -- 
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Re: Blue KX

[Steve Cottrell]

On 2/7/14, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed:

>https://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/14371715008/
>
>I wouldn't own it.  Would you?
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Bring back snake I say.


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Re: OT: My mom.

[Steve Cottrell]

On 2/7/14, John, discombobulated, unleashed:

>My mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer about two weeks ago. She
>passed away this afternoon after a mercifully brief period of illness.
>
>She was 93 years old & had a good long life.

Condolences John.

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Anyone remember Christian Skofteland?

[Steve Cottrell]

I'm about to head off to Oxford for a pint with him!

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Re: Anyone remember Christian Skofteland?

[Steve Cottrell]

On 3/7/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Cotty, say hi to Christian for me!

Apparently you said hi to me from him!

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Re: Anyone remember Christian Skofteland?

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Christian says hi. He was in London for a few days with work. I made him
get on a train to Oxford ;-)

Very warm in town today, and there was sights, and *sights* if you know
what I mean!!

He's fine and says hi to everyone.

Best lines of the evening:

CS - 'You watch Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad?'

Me - 'Nope but I'm about to build a model boat out of balsawood'

We were trying to figure out when we joined the list. He reckons he was
after me, and that was 2001. I only joined to ask about re-celling an LX
motor drive. Rob Studdy was kind enough to provide the answers. I should
have exited there and then instead of giving myself an extra 30 mins of
reading tasks a day for life

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Re: Anyone remember Christian Skofteland?

[Steve Cottrell]

On 3/7/14, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Never met him, but I recall that you spent the night with him before
>driving the camper we shared down to GFM several years ago.

If I'd spent the night with him I suspect that it would have been his
wife that would have driven off in the camper ;-)

>He defected to Canon, as I recall.

Still has his LX and MX goodies

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Re: PESO - Horizon

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On 3/7/14, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Taken on a hot, hazy morning:
>
>http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/07/horizon.html?m=1

Frank, you're twanging my string mate.

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Re: OT: Cats! Who understands them?

[Steve Cottrell]

On 11/7/14, John, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Today I bought a laser pointer, figuring I'd get my mom's cat to play a
>little bit, maybe cheer her up some. She just looks at the dot & then
>looks at me like I'm crazy or something.

Give the cat some credit ;-)

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Re: Perpignan & Collioure

[Steve Cottrell]

On 12/7/14, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Perpignan:
>
>
>Collioure:
>
>

Always a HUGE pleasure looking at your images Bob (although the flowery
bloomers startled me in truth ;)

Wonderful selection, too many favourites etc etc.

Total envy.

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Re: PESO -- Old Fashioned

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On 12/7/14, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I received a somewhat strange request yesterday, a couple I know asked 
>me to take their photo to send to the woman's father, as he had to 
>approve of her new beau.  I don't really know what her father will be 
>able to tell from a photograph, but hey it's no skin off my nose.  The 
>requirement does seem a bit out of step with modern life...
>

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---
%20joldfashioned.html

Tell her to dump him.

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Re: Today morning, just recently

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/7/14, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Now comes the emotional part. It's been about a week since this has 
>started. Only one list member, blessed be his name, has written to me 
>off the list. Frankly, your silence is deafening...

Boris, I had no idea your situation was close enough for the rockets to
affect you.

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