K1 price in Australia - pre-order at $2899
Got an email from CRK this morning letting me know that I could pre-order the K1. Out of curiosity followed the link ( https://pentax.com.au/products/19568 ) and the price appears to have dropped already. Perhaps they have paid attention to the comments on FB and the like. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia > On 24 Feb 2016, at 6:00 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > By then we'll probably be looking at the K-1 II. > > On 2/23/2016 2:30 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> What can we say about Australia and Australian Greedy Sellers mate? >> >> That is AUD 700 over - outrageous. >> >> And if you go by the trend for the Pentax K20D to the K-3 II street >> prices fall by more than half. >> >> The K-5 IIs fell to just USD 320 (minused all the Free stuff) form the >> MSRP of USD 1200!!! >> >> So for me the wait for the Black Friday / Cyber Monday / Boxing Day / >> Xmas / New Year Sale is not too distant, >> even up to circa 2017. By which time all the bugs would have been eradicated. >> >> Good Luck mate. >> Regards. >> Bipin >> from the IT Capital of the world - Bangalore. >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A Nice Move by Apple
Fantastic, I’ve been holding off buying a replacement for my 6 year old 24” iMac because I knew these were coming, but I totally missed that they had been released. Looks like it is time to open the wallet wide. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia > On 14 Oct 2015, at 1:25 pm, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I ordered a loaded iMac 27 Retina 5K on October 2. Today, Apple released a > new version with improved monitor color, the Skylab i7 4G processor and > faster memory. My order had not yet shipped, so they upgraded me at no > charge. Works for me. > > Paul > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT more on Peter Lik
IBM were famous for that. They had a very big manual and rules about how you could form acronyms which included the strict injunction against nesting acronyms inside other acronyms. My favourite, possibly apocryphal, was AMD or Air Movement Device, otherwise known as a fan. A three letter acronym for a three letter word. And of course TLA (three letter acronym) itself. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 25 Feb 2015, at 5:20 am, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 24/02/2015 9:57 AM, Jack Davis wrote: In all likely hood, the explosion of acronyms would blow the mind. The company I used to work for had enough acronyms that they ended up publishing an online manual listing them and what they stood for. It made for fun conversations. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Attention Pentax Q owners: Rare 3300mm f/4 lens...
The Adapter K has both inner and outer bayonet, so no problem there. Then slip in the 1.7x AF adapter and your K-Q adapter and you are good to go. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 17 Feb 2015, at 3:53 pm, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I'm pretty sure that lens uses the outer bayonet... can they be adapted to the Q? Anyway if I were doing birding I'd want autofocus :) Cheers, Dave On Feb 17, 2015, at 4:29 pm, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it is a 6x7 600mm f/4, but with the Q focal length multiplier... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Excellent-PENTAX-TAKUMAR-600mm-F-4-w-Duralumin-Case-Japan-/191513740382 Should be QUITE the birding lens. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grain Silos
I spent the first half of my childhood in a small wheat town in northern Victoria and that shot is deeply nostalgic. In those days the wheat trains would have a long rake of old fashioned four wheel wagons stretched out behind one of the smaller diesel engines that was used on the lightly built branch lines. A couple of times a day the rail motor would pass through on the way to the nearest regional city (Bendigo) where you could catch a passenger train into Melbourne. Most of those branch lines are now disused for most of the year, opening only for the wheat harvest. The stations have either been bulldozed or left to fall down and the silos are all that is left. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 23 Jan 2015, at 2:16 pm, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Another view out the train window :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/852/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF
The last rumour I heard on the subject (from a pro photographer with strong links to the local distributor) was 36mp and to be called Spotmatic! Of course who knows how much *his* source actually knows and how much is speculation. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 27 Nov 2014, at 4:15 pm, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: By now you have probably seen the Sony announcement for the 24.3 MP a7ii full frame with in-body 5-axis image stabilization. This camera is has specs that are pretty close to what I expected from a first Pentax FF camera, and I think the most surprising thing about it the price of $1698 for the body only. I think this pretty much forces Pentax to price their (allegedly in-the-works) FF camera at close to the same price, if not less, and I wonder if this is going to make the bean counters decide there is not enough margin in a full frame product, after all. Still, the one thing that the Sony a7 series does not provide to Pentax owners is AF for their lenses. With the m42 and k-mount adapters one must focus manually. Here is one Pentax aficianado's impressions and images: http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00cfJ5 Also, I wonder if Pentax will not skip the 24.3MP FF sensor and go for a sensor that more closely bridges the gap between the APS-C flagship K-3 and the 645z. It seems more reasonable to me that they would go with the 36.3 IMX094AQP Sony sensor used in the Nikon D800 and Sony A7r (reportedly). If they did, that would allow Pentax to position its offering closer to the Nikon D810 (currently $3295). It is with that pixel density that I think a Pentax FF could get away with the same sort of Anti-Alias scheme as found in the K-3. I have to believe that the a7ii with its lower pixel density will have to have an AA filter to avoid moire. Time will tell. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT- Student Exhibition Appeal
Hey Cotty, FWIW, my own graduate exhibition starts on Friday and we ended up crowd-sourcing most of the money. There were rewards for those who pledged various amounts and it also gave us a w ay of publicising the exhibition well ahead of time without worrying that people would get bored of hearing about it. Maybe something for Stefan's class to think about next year? http://www.pozible.com/project/185711 cheers, Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Lens and Carl Zeiss Tie Up
Where the hell is he getting a 28/2 for $60? An f2.8 sure, but that f2 has never been cheap. On 18 Nov 2014, at 9:59 am, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Doing some research and came across this fascinating article http://www.eoshd.com/2013/07/60-pentax-lens-thats-actually-a-800-zeiss- by-designer-of-stanley-kubricks-nasa-glass/ -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Choice Pentax Gear on eBay
Lots of temptation there. I have been thinking about both the 12-24 and 55/1.4 recently but other things got in the way. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 2 Jul 2014, at 1:27 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A dear friend of ours (and apparent Pentax turncoat LOL) is liquidating some choice Pentax gear on eBay. She has asked that I give her auctions a mention on this list: http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/yellowtruck76?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 Some choice stuff here. Bid high and bid often! Seriously, she says she'll end auctions early for the right price, knowing the gear might be going to a good home. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Now why didn't I think of this?
I think it is more comic (book) than novel. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 17 Jun 2014, at 9:30 am, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: A novel approach to combing digital and film photography... http://tinyurl.com/mx4avc3 -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford
Note that it is the digital company Ilford Imaging Switzerland that went under, not the analog business in the UK which is Harman Technology. Both use the Ilford brand name but they aren't otherwise connected. Ironically the digital business was what was thought to be the profitable half when the analog business was dumped and bought by a consortium of former managers. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 11 Jun 2014, at 2:30 am, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I was going to buy some inks and some Ilford Pearl paper, but found that the latter is discontinued (on Atlex, and everywhere else, at least in 5x7). So, I called Atlex, and they told me that Ilford (as a company, not just paper) is no more: it closed about a month ago. So, if you want to buy any ilford paper remaining in stock at your favorite supplier, - don't wait! I apologize if this is an old news.. Cheers, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Adobe CC is down, rendering apps and chat support unusable
I think I have a good idea what went wrong as I am learning how to create digital publications at the moment. They are created in InDesign (which isn't particularly backwards compatible to start with) and because there are so many updates for the various possible devices that you might publish to, the master file is always saved to the cloud and retrieved from there - i.e. there is no local copy and you cannot manually transport it from machine to machine. The idea is that this will prevent you from working with out of date device files so that your digital publication will always work with all available devices (or subset of devices) at the time you publish. Most of the work that you need to do to prepare the digital publication can be done off line like any other InDesign document, it is just the last steps when you try and tie it all together that you need to be able to log in to the Cloud to create or retrieve the master files. And yes, I have had occasions when I couldn't log in at college, although I'm not sure whether it was Adobe's fault or mine or possibly a glitch in the college's IT system. So for the companies affected, having older copies of the software would probably make no difference. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia Any business that upgraded to Adobe CC products and didn't leave their existing CS6 or earlier versions installed deserves what they got. At the college we haven't had CC installed because (due to licensing minutiae beyond my comprehension) it actually works out much more expensive than convention licensed software. I'm going in to campus Monday and I'm going to suggest to the IT guys that they keep CS6 installed, just in case. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - an ethical and legal quag-Maier
Despite the fact that they were legally acquired from the then owners, the Ottoman empire. That is quite a loose thread... (Note that the biggest flaw in the moral argument for repatriation is that they wouldn't be restored onto the Parthenon but would instead end up in a Greek museum and would thus see fewer visitors than they would in the British Museum). On 30 Apr 2014, at 3:20 am, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: In fact, the more ethical museums have been returning items for some time now. Were are the Elgin Marbles? They are considered in the Top 10 of plundered artifacts: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883142_1883129_1883001,00.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Added Kodachrome to film rebate collection but need help with ID
Kodachrome 64 according to this list: http://www.taphilo.com/Photo/kodakfilmnumxref.shtml cheers, Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 5 Apr 2014, at 10:48 pm, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I've just added a Kodachrome film rebate file to my collection. At least I'm pretty sure it's Kodachrome. But there were many varieties of Kodachrome over the years and I don't know which one. It's labeled 5032 and KR Here's a JPEG: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kodachrome_35mm.jpg Any ideas? Photoshop instructions and downloads here: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=691#links -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood
A not uncommon problem with small dogs it seems: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/animals/python-found-in-kennel-after-eating-family-pet-dog-20140314-34qzh.html On 14 Mar 2014, at 3:09 pm, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I remember being told by a Denali Ranger about an experience he had at one of the bus stops in the park - an irate passenger had told him that a Bald Eagle had made of with her pet dog - something small as I recall and told her that was one of the reasons the park didn't permit pets in the park. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: PESO: Cooper's Hawks In The Neighborhood Thanks Mark. The Ducks Geese In Motion http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p339098354/e25c6480e was an experiment while at Centennial Park late evening during December. Here is one of our Tiny: http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p281946371/e4334be80 Not so much concerned with the Hawk taking off with him but them attempting it and causing him harm. On 3/13/2014 6:48 PM, Mark C wrote: Nice shots - though looking at your gallery Ducks Geese In Motion really grabbed me. Very interesting and engaging image... How tiny is Tiny? Could a Coopers Hawk really be a threat? I have had a few coopers around my feeders this winter - watched one take out a Junco a few weeks ago, which was a shame since I live in the city and Junco's are uncommon. The coopers usually takes sparrows and rarely a pigeon. I have seen fox squirrels ignore coopers and eat birdseed inches away from them. Hopefully Tiny is a bit too big. Mark On 3/12/2014 4:06 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Early yesterday me and Tiny, our Chihuahua, were out in the back yard. I caught an interesting shadow on the ground flying by and I spotted what it was and it was a Hawk. It perched up in the tree in the front yard and I thought to myself sure nowwatch you fly off so me and Tiny went back inside. We then went out on the front porch and I get on the sidewalk and look up and it was still there so I come in change lenses and head back to the backyard. Well as I head down the steps I spot a Hawk flying past and think gee I missed the Hawk and to my surprise it was a different Hawk. I get some of the one in the tree and then it flies off. I go back inside and we go out to the front and I see the two of them in a tree on the corner and I created some more of them while they perched up in that tree. Here is one of them in flight: http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p339098354/e2f11e0bd Later, -- Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Interesting Lawsuit by Empre State Bldg vs Topless Photog!
When you've travelled half-way round the world to get to New York $27 doesn't seem so much. You come to expect the big name attractions to have price tags to match and not much beats the ESB when you travel to the US. The worst part is the queues. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 17/01/2014, at 8:50 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: From their site: Tickets start at $27 for a visit to the Main Observation Deck. For a full list of prices and options please see the tickets page. http://www.esbnyc.com/faq.asp Yow! I recall visiting in 1996 but don't recall spending THAT MUCH on it. Of course, at the time, it was eclipsed by the height of the WTC towers. -Charles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Something I learned this weekend
It's OK Dave, medium format is still fine. Just no contact prints. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 12/11/2013, at 10:49 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The world does not need any more large-format photographs of ferns. Thanks for that, as he puts his 6x7 back in the knapsack. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Real world looks at the K-3 AF
On 08/11/2013, at 7:28 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 03:23:27PM -0500, Bruce Walker wrote: The distance I am from a buying decision can now only be measured with a micrometer. Donuts to dollars the decision is when rather than if. How much are donuts in your neck of the woods? That saying may have passed it's use by date (much like the donuts in my usual supermarket). I'm still waiting for my Silver K3 to arrive so I can't add anything of substance to the thread. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 Silver
A metal casting will crack like that too. Looking at my K5 I had trouble telling metal from plastic apart from the obvious bits like the flash and door. I could feel the temperature difference in some parts so I knew they were metal, but for other bits I had no idea. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 15/10/2013, at 6:46 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Joseph, I haven't seen fake leatherette on a new Pentax camera in a long time. The K-5 is largely covered by plastic or a rubbery grip material. Here is what I see or feel. - right side grip rubbery from the front mirror box housing around to a 1/4 inch by 2 inch vertical metal strip with two phillips screws holding it on. - continuing on around to the plastic SD card door with rubber remote cover below it. - on the back we have more rubbery grip on the right side followed by plastic which carries the green button, AF button, LV button, 4 way buttons and OK button plus Info Menu - the remainder of the back is the plastic LCD with plastic surround - the left side is the rubber door for DCin, PC/AV, HDMI sockets and another thin vertical metal strip - the front left is again rubbery grip material up to the mirror box - the bottom is metal (aside from doors) and the flip-up flash is plastic. - the remaining top deck includes a big plastic picture window display and metal surround I am a bit confused as I forgot one time to let go of the grip and slammed the K-5 into the floor. The result sure looked like cracked plastic, but I guess it's not.(see picture) https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MoF-D85hHSg/UlxJKuwaMwI/MgQ/W3e1dhtDaEw/w506-h335/KSGP1459.jpg Anybody want to buy my slightly used K-5 (only 4,175 exposures) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 Silver
I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but didn't see a use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered the silver kit mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77 (all silver) look on my black K5. I guess there is a risk that the Silver K3 will be available later by itself but as I'm not paying a premium (apart from the cost of the grip I may not use) I don't feel too ripped off. In fact, like most Australians, I am rejoicing that we pay the same price as the US customers. I would rather have waited for solid reviews but if the silver kits sell out and there is no rerun then I would be much more annoyed. I know they are calling it a limited edition of 2000, but that might just mean there will only be 2000 editions of the complete kit, so the only truly limited piece might be the leather strap. That's just a guess, but I can't understand why they would bother bringing out silver versions of the new HD limiteds and then have so few potential buyers. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia. Hi Some guy at Flickr said that he wanted the silver version, without the grip, which he didn't need. (The siver version is only available with the grip included). I think that the Silver edition actually is quite cheep. You get the grip and one extra battery and a leather strap for appr. 250 Euro more. That's a very reasonable pricetag. I usually pay 250 Euro for the grip alone - no silver, no leather strap and no extra battery. I guess I'll order the silver version very soon - it's simply beautiful! And I happen to own three silver limited lenses - 31 mm, 43 mm, 77 mm. They af VERY nice, beautifully manufactured lenses, that can produce very fine images. It's funny, that they only make 2000 copies of the Pentax K-3 Silver edition. I guess they are all gone in early November!Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: You didn't hear it from me...
Pentax was originally a brand name of Asahi Optical before it became a company name so I guess that we are really just going back to the way it started. Remember that there was Heiland Pentax and Honeywell Pentax as well as Asahi Pentax. Interestingly, according to wikipedia, back in the late thirties Ricoh acquired a completely unrelated camera company called Asahi Optical which existed at the same time as our Asahi Optical. I knew that Asahi (Rising Sun) was a very common company name in Japan but hadn't realised that it extended to multiple companies in the same field. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 21/09/2013, at 9:27 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: Oh, one other thing - it will likely be a Ricoh branded camera, with Pentax as the model, much the same way as Canon has EOS. If they don't do this in time for the K3, it will be on all future models though. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wow, did I just have a wild idea:
Anything like mine: http://paulewins.com/pentax/photos/chrome_6x7.jpg ? Paul On 18/08/2013, at 5:33 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: teaser Step One: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9530505813/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/9533287490/ /teaser -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6x7 Takumar 1:4 600mm, local estate sale
You won't stumble across one every day but they are readily available on eBay if you really want one. It is a pretty primitive design and hugely heavy so it really is just a collectible nowadays. Its big brother the 800/4 is genuinely rare but again isn't that great photographically speaking. Paul On 17/07/2013, at 1:16 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: i have no desire to own this, but it definitely caught my eye; no idea how rare it is; it'll be sold in Evergreen (mountain town outside Denver) from the estate of a man who was a member of the local SAAB club with which i'm loosely affiliated http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?moid=3931 http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?moid=3932 sale info: http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?aid=48 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Just got notification from BH about the new Pentax cameras.
No, not for that camera. I keep daydreaming of a Q-Pro or Q-Limited with controls laid out for an enthusiast, rather than a casual snapshotter, and higher quality lenses. That one would need an EVF. In my daydream the EVF replaces the built in flash and pops up/folds out when needed. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 19/06/2013, at 4:02 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, serious observation and poll question. Is anyone else still disappointed that there is no provision for an optional EVF on the new Full Frame Q7? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 dead
My K5 is waiting for repair at the local Pentax importer. The shutter failed after only 8000 shots so I am hoping to get it fixed free under our consumer protection laws even though it is out of warranty. Paul On 17/06/2013, at 9:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:26:21PM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son his team were competing .. The camera stopped working. I had shot a couple dozen frames at the meet already, no problem. But, then, it just stopped. Wouldn't focus, wouldn't shoot, no matter the on/off, in/out/switch of battery, lens switch, shooting mode change, etc. it turns on, but when you press the shutter, it freezes, and the LCD says battery depleted (though it is not). Then, it won't do anything. That was yesterday, same story this morning. That might have been the same thing I went through with mine when the power board died. It happened a couple of times, then once when I was on a paid gig. Fortunately, I had my K-x as a backup. Not sure if this is a warranty repair or not... Especially since the mirror flop fix of last year... Will check my paperwork when I get home. Wondering if I have reached the point of throwing good money after bad, at least on this camera. Maybe you'll be hearing from me again on for sale Friday So, Boris and I are both sending K-5s in to CRIS for repair. One thing that we are considering is that if they both need different expensive parts, then take the best of each to make a good frankenfive. If one of them does get parted out, and yours doesn't need the same part as the other, we might be able to all three team up for a good one. (For the record, my back-up camera, the K-01, also made the trip, my husband was shooting video with it at the time. Glad we have that, anyway.) I cannot tell you how many times I've had something go wrong at the racetrack, when I've had the spare part that I need, a couple hundred miles away at home. It just wasn't with the quarter ton of spares that I had with me at the track. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 dead
No, according to the tech I took it to first (assuming it to be a less serious issue) took one look at it and told me the shutter has collapsed and must be replaced. Basically the shutter doesn't retract fully so you are left with a black stripe across the top of all of the images. If you go through the sensor clean routine you can see the shutter blades blocking the bottom of the sensor. In all other respects it still works normally. Apparently it is the usual way that shutters fail when they have been heavily used, except that mine has only done 8% of it's rated life. Paul On 17/06/2013, at 10:49 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Shutter failed? As in mirror flop? Google that, if you haven't already... It's a well known problem, mine had it, was repaired with a new mirror/shutter assembly, as I recall... They should fix it, free, IMHO. Good luck! On Jun 16, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: My K5 is waiting for repair at the local Pentax importer. The shutter failed after only 8000 shots so I am hoping to get it fixed free under our consumer protection laws even though it is out of warranty. Paul On 17/06/2013, at 9:07 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:26:21PM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son his team were competing .. The camera stopped working. I had shot a couple dozen frames at the meet already, no problem. But, then, it just stopped. Wouldn't focus, wouldn't shoot, no matter the on/off, in/out/switch of battery, lens switch, shooting mode change, etc. it turns on, but when you press the shutter, it freezes, and the LCD says battery depleted (though it is not). Then, it won't do anything. That was yesterday, same story this morning. That might have been the same thing I went through with mine when the power board died. It happened a couple of times, then once when I was on a paid gig. Fortunately, I had my K-x as a backup. Not sure if this is a warranty repair or not... Especially since the mirror flop fix of last year... Will check my paperwork when I get home. Wondering if I have reached the point of throwing good money after bad, at least on this camera. Maybe you'll be hearing from me again on for sale Friday So, Boris and I are both sending K-5s in to CRIS for repair. One thing that we are considering is that if they both need different expensive parts, then take the best of each to make a good frankenfive. If one of them does get parted out, and yours doesn't need the same part as the other, we might be able to all three team up for a good one. (For the record, my back-up camera, the K-01, also made the trip, my husband was shooting video with it at the time. Glad we have that, anyway.) I cannot tell you how many times I've had something go wrong at the racetrack, when I've had the spare part that I need, a couple hundred miles away at home. It just wasn't with the quarter ton of spares that I had with me at the track. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..
I have been told by someone with connections to Pentax Japan that the K5 replacement will be ready for Christmas. I don't know any other details, but would expect a 20 - 24mp APS-C body. As for the 645DII (or whatever it is called) I guess that will also depend on sensor availability but I thought that was due this year too. Ricoh seem a lot more leak-proof than Hoya so anything could just pop up without warning. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 13/06/2013, at 10:30 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: We're up to three. But the differences between the K-30, K-50 and K-500 once you look past the body shell are subtle to say the least. I guess Pentax is actually making money on the Q system. Any guesses at what comes next? 645D K-3 Full frame? or APS-C 24mp. I'm not going to say I'm underwhelmed. Pentax needed to differentiate an actual entry level camera and the K-500 really looks like it's an incredible bargain compared to the it's competition, but while I don't think I need a 24mp DSLR, if everyone else has one Pentax needs to have one too. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?
Not as many as I thought at first glance, usually it is a slightly different model (speed instead of crown graphic) or later version (Minolta 110 zoom mk II not the original). I make it 9: Polaroid 95, Agfa Clack, Pentax 6x7, Canon F1, OM1, K1000, Auto 110, ME-F, RZ67 and I still have all of them. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 02/05/2013, at 6:09 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://popchartlab.com/products/a-visual-compendium-of-cameras Me, 11 consisting of: Kodak Brownie, Olympus Pen, Leica M4, Nikon F2, Pentax 6x7, Pentax K1000, Pentax Auto 110, Nikon FM2, Contax RTS III, Mamiya 7II and Pentax K20D. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Using Pentax 67 lenses on K-mount bodies?
The P67 600/4 is a very old design. Apart from being hugely heavy it is also notorious for chromatic aberration unless well stopped down. The P67 800/4 is the same as the 600 but bigger and is difficult to find while the 800/6.7 is pricey. The 500/5.6 can be had below $1k on a good day and is newer than the K500/4.5 so is probably the best option. I don't know anything about the 645 lenses but would expect them to be modern designs and worth looking at. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australi On 26/04/2013, at 6:25 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I have noticed that used lenses in longer focal lengths (e.g., 600mm) are more available and with more manageable prices in Pentax 67 mounts than K-mount. I know it is feasible to use the 67 (or 645) lenses on my K-5ii with adapter. I would imagine at that point I would have a totally manual lens which might be worth it if the image quality were good enough. So, does anyone here have experience using the 600mm or other 67 lens on a K-mount? Particularly on a recent body like K-20D, K-7, K-5 . . .? stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: what do you think of the ricoh GR?
Possibly the wrong f/l for me, and I already have too many cameras. In every other respect it is great. Sure, no EVF, but there is an accessory optical finder and if I understand it the snap shoot feature correctly that would be enough to make this a great street camera and possibly travel camera. While I would prefer to have access to a 35 or 50 I think the idea of using a fixed lens to keep it as small as possible rather than bulking it up with interchangeable lenses is the right one. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 19/04/2013, at 1:51 AM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: http://www.pentaximaging.com/digital-camera/RICOH_GR/ - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: camera locks?
A lot of those systems have long plates used for video cameras that would probably stick out far enough from beneath the camera for that to work. Alternatively you could make a steel spacer that goes between the camera and the QR plate and attach a lock or cable to that. The biggest problem is finding a way to lock it all down so that the thief doesn't simply unscrew the tripod head and walk off with that with the camera attached. I have a Berlebach wooden tripod with a Manfrotto three way head with hex QR plates. I have attached a short length of 1/4 alloy bar to the back of the plate to prevent the camera from rotating on the plate, so that once the camera is attached to the head you can't simply unscrew the camera. I could probably put a big set screw in between the legs and the base of the head to lock them together. That would just leave me to find a way of preventing the release mechanism for the QR plate being used. That bit isn't so simple since it is all cast parts and drilling holes in them might weaken them to the point of breaking. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 10/04/2013, at 5:13 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: I have a laptop lock so that if anyone steals it they have to destroy it and thus its value to a thief is greatly reduced. Don't use it often, but it is handy at times. Does anyone make something similar for a DSLR? I'd like to keep ours on a tripod and secure the tripod. Since we're using the Manfrotto 394 flat plate system, I'm thinking a simple hole drilled in the plate and a tall padlock might do the trick (Master Lock 175DLH or similar). Any other thoughts or input? (Might be a good product for some innovator out there.) Collin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF is going to happen
And that, pretty much, is how I feel about FF. My photo course starts up again on Friday (another three years to go for us part timers) and I still don't have the unbearable itch to go FF even as my classmates look at 5D III and D600s. There is so much that I can do that doesn't require FF that I can wait another year or two. I waited long enough for the *ist-D, I can do it again. It would be nice to have tethering software but that is the only thing I couldn't do that my Nikon and Canon classmates could (I am the only non Nikon or Canon shooter). Sent from my iPhone On 06/02/2013, at 7:17 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'd guess that my raw technical skill and ability to get a clear, sharp, photograph is likely in the upper half of people who own DSLRs and three or more lenses for them. I choose three to distinguish from the people who buy a DSLR kit with one or two lenses and use them as an expensive point and shoot. If Pentax were to make a full frame version of the K-5, i.e. same pixel density and performance on a 24x36 sensor, and the same performance and features otherwise, I expect that I would see two advantages: 1) I would effectively have nearly twice the number of lenses, because most of my glass would work without vignetting, and I'd get 1.5x wider AOVs on all of my lenses. Mind you, my 50 on APS would be the same AOV as my 77 on FF, so the actual difference is probably closer to 1.5 times the lens choices rather than 2 times. 2) Due to the physics limitations of registration distance, I'd see a substantial improvement in performance at the wide end, particularly in low light. I would, however, be surprised to find a huge difference in the sharpness, clarity, technical excellence, whatever in the vast majority of my photos. I'm pretty good at pushing the limits of performance of my gear in stupid low light, but landscapes and such, in good light. First, I'll need to spend a lot of money on a much better tripod and head than I have. And then there are all of the physical limitations as mentioned in other posts in this and the sister thread on the topic. I think that it would be accurate to say that for the vast majority of people that might buy a camera, the only two things that a full frame DSLR Pentax would give them over an APS equivalent are bragging rights and less money in their bank account. So, in a reality based market, Pentax would be a little foolish to bring out a FF DSLR. The market, however, is not reality based. There are a tremendous number of people that won't buy Pentax, or are considering changing to another brand because Pentax doesn't have a FF option. Never mind that in most respects the K-5 will outperform a large percentage of FF DSLRs, and we can probably expect a significant improvement in the next generation of body. If the goal of Pentax were to produce a camera system with the absolute best possible image performance they would (cue wailing and moaning and gnashing of teeth) abandon the DSLR format and develop a mirrorless system that uses a 24x36, or larger, sensor. The physical limitations of a mirrorbox, combined with the jarring and vibration of a 24x36 mirror bouncing around every time that you take a photo are direct impediments to the imaging system. As soon as you have to add lenses for retrofocus you lose speed and sharpness of your lens. If the mirror bouncing around weren't a problem, there wouldn't be so much attention paid to mirror lockup, and two second delays. I'm sorry, but physics is simply an unforgiving bitch. I suppose that Pentax could try some sort of crazy end run and keep the K-mount and registration distance by doing something like putting a 645D (36x48) sensor in something like a K-01. A medium format sensor and a 35mm registration distance, and you have at least the theoretical potential for wider AOV without the retrofocus elements, but I don't think that even Pentax's pet mad scientists are quite that crazy. Hell, I don't think that even I'm that crazy. Yes, in good light, optical viewfinders have all sorts of advantages over electronic. But in lousy light electronic viewfinders work better, and in my opinion the quality of the final image is more important than the quality of the image in the viewfinder. If an optical viewfinder were that important, I could just buy an optical viewfinder to slip in the hot shoe. But, no matter what path they take, I'm fairly sure it will be one that will allow me to use most of my existing lenses, at least with an adapter, and that if the full frame body costs less than $3,000, and I'm still employed, I'll probably buy one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly
Re: What's wrong with the K-01
I seriously doubt that he was allowed any say whatsoever into the function of the camera, mechanical, electrical or software. Pentax would have gone to him with a working prototype (in terms of parts and features) and then asked him to repackage it in an interesting way. Let's face it, the K-01is a DSLR with unnecessary bits taken off and nothing new added so there was likely never any chance that it would get an EVF or OVF for that matter since that would add to the cost. On 11/12/2012, at 8:38 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: But he was mostly designing the outsides. I'm sure he had very little to do with the internals. Lots of people design cars who couldn't even tune an engine. I think it's more critical that he was allowed to design a camera but he probably hasn't used one professionally, else he'd have understood the importance of a viewfinder of some sort (optical or electronic). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WTB 300mm reflex (mirror) lens
Well it's definitely art photography and usually bigger means better in art photography :-) The new lens will be used more for working with one or two people, simply so that I can work a bit closer to them. I'm hoping that I can get a different aspect to the look by posing people rather than just shooting on the street. With luck I can add another twelve shots to the portfolio and call it a day. Paul On 30/11/2012, at 8:26 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Interesting shots. I like the effect and find the shots nicely composed. i think the look is limited, in that it's technique based and repetitive, but as a small portfolio, it works very well. Paul On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Those are quite cool, Paul. All you need now is some artsy fartsy BS about deconstructing the individual within the crowd to mirror the loss of social cohesion in modern cities and you've got yourself a career as an artist. You might even make a few million if you print these mural size and sell a single copy of each. Find yourself a beret and a good gallery owner and you're in business. I'm not joking. As for the lens, you're in luck because now you can purchase a faulty lens with a broken focus ring for a lot less money than a fully functioning one. As an added bonus you gain instant artist-cred for using a broken lens :-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: What's the world coming to...
Meanwhile, in Germany, they think it might be time to make bestiality illegal http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/germany-bestiality-ban On 29/11/2012, at 8:56 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Reminds me of the recent debate in the Australian Parliament on legalising gay marriage (not surprisingly, that vote failed despite the fact that the majority of Australians support the concept). During the debate one MP (Cory Bernardi) ranted that legalising gay marriage would lead to demands for bestiality to be legitimised. His nickname is now Cory Barnyardi. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-19/controversy-over-cory-bernardi- bestiality-comments/4269604 There are even some creepy people out there... [who] say it is OK to have consensual sexual relations between humans and animals. That would be restricted to parrots then, since they're the only ones who could give their consent. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: What's the world coming to...
Dammit, missed the original post. At least I had a different link. On 29/11/2012, at 10:03 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Meanwhile, in Germany, they think it might be time to make bestiality illegal http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/germany-bestiality-ban HELP! I think the PDML is caught in an infinite loop! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WTB 300mm reflex (mirror) lens
The prices do seem to vary a bit, although the new M43 version is around $400, so maybe that was the baseline the seller used. As it turns out I found a Quantaray one last night that cost me $195 plus shipping and if Joe finds his Celestron I might grab that one too and sell of whichever is the worst performer. FWIW, this is what I have been using them for: http://www.paulewins.com/PSC/semester_4_creative/index.html These really need to be seen as large as possible - they look best when projected and when I printed them I went to A2 which is much as my printer can handle. Paul On 28/11/2012, at 2:01 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: There's one available on eBay right now (in PK mount, coincidently), though they're asking way more than I'd be willing to pay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140881917530 Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 27 November 2012 00:07, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: There was a Makinon 300mm reflex, f5.6 as I recall. I almost bought one second hand around 1990 and got as far as taking some test shots in the shop which were impressive. Alas, another purchase took precedence and I let it pass. It'd be quite old now but if you found a clean example (refexes are a bit susceptible to fungus in my experience) it would be worth a look. It's compactness is amazing, it is hardly bigger than a 50mm lens, probably smaller than a Canon 50mm lens. Here's a link to some comments about it: http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/makinon-300mm-f5-6-mirror-lens.html Apparently there's a fair bit a of quality variation from sample to sample, but you shouldn't pay much for one so it could be worth the risk. FWIW, I was at first disappointed with my Tamron SP500 reflex that I got in 1988, but it sharpened considerably after I put a good UV filter up front, the only lens I've had that result from (every other lens takes a tiny hit in sharpness when you use a UV filter). regards, Anthony On 27 November 2012 13:25, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I only have a 400mm for sale. It's a Sigma f/5.6, and pretty good for a mirror lens. The only 300mm I'm aware of is indeed the one you mention for m4/3. Cheers, —M. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
WTB 300mm reflex (mirror) lens
Hi all, I've been doing a project with the 400-600 reflex zoom that makes use of it's infamous donut bokeh. I'd like to get a little closer to my subjects and the shortest mirror lens that I can find for M42 or K-mount is a 300mm. It looks like a few different manufacturers made one and I'm not fussed which one. As far as I know nobody sells them new (Tokina has one, but only for M4/3 which is no help) so I thought I would sing out and see if anyone has one they'd like to part with. regards, Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Epson 2450 on Win7 64 bit
FWIW Vuescan also works with the 2450 on OS-X which has the same problem with non-compliant Epson software. On 13/11/2012, at 5:49 AM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: get vuescan. I use the 2450 on win7 65 bit with vuescan - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Epson 2450 on Win7 64 bit Hi, I am trying to resurrect my Epson 2450 scanner for a smallish job, but, of course, they never did update the driver to 64 bit. I am running Photoshop CS5, and have the 32 bit version of that program running on my computer, so I could launch the driver through that program. Is there any way to make this thing work? Thanks -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The MF - A Pentax Oddity
Hi Brian, I own an MF and two MF-1s but don't know much more than you. I do believe that it is meant for some sort of endoscope/gastroscope set up which would bayonet on to the end of the lens/adapter. Only one of mine has the endoscope adapter and it is different to yours - shorter and with the designation AP-K55 so I guess there were different focal length adapters to vary the magnification. A couple of other things - you say it has no focussing screen, but does it have the semi-spherical protrusion below the prism? If I mount a lens on mine I still get a focussed image. The other thing is that although based on the ME it has the two pins on the back for the old-style databack which would make it the only ME style body to do so. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 06/11/2012, at 7:49 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all I knew these things existed - there's a photo of a similar one on Boz's site - but I'd never seen one in the flesh until the last camera market in Sydney. So I just had to have it :-) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP1108-peso.html It's of absolutely no practical use but it's interesting, just the same. It's based on the ME but has no focusing screen and a has spot meter built into the top of the pentaprism. The apparently missing right had strap connector isn't. That's the way it came from the factory. This one is the original half-frame version - the one on Boz's site is the later full frame version (MF-1). There was also a similar one based on the MX (see Dario's Asahi Optical Historical Club). A couple of questions.. Was this the only half frame camera Pentax produced? Does anyone know exactly how it was used? All that crops up in internet searches is that it was used for medical purposes - some say optometry; some say endoscopy. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Here are those Moonraker Takumars (was pentax sighting)
On on the right is one of the ultra-rare quartz lenses. Here is someonelse discussing that exact shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashavasko/5612410202/ On 01/11/2012, at 10:58 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/sets/72157631902109998/ The one on the left is easy. But what exactly is the one on the right Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Here are those Moonraker Takumars (was pentax sighting)
Oops a little too quick on the trigger there, your second message covered it. Basically a scientific lens from memory, made to order and now highly collectible. On 01/11/2012, at 11:10 PM, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: On on the right is one of the ultra-rare quartz lenses. Here is someonelse discussing that exact shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashavasko/5612410202/ On 01/11/2012, at 10:58 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/sets/72157631902109998/ The one on the left is easy. But what exactly is the one on the right Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: student cameras still film?
I'm studying part-time at a college equivalent level and they have been all digital here for around five years. I think the darkrooms became extra studio space. According to the lecturers the biggest downside is the loss of the contact sheet. With students shooting hundreds of frames a week the lecturers can only view what the students think is worth seeing and potentially interesting images may get left behind because the student can't see the value in them. With a couple of contact sheets they can see all of the work quite quickly. In every other respect digital makes life easier and the learning quicker, except of course for that whole Photoshop thing. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 27/09/2012, at 9:48 AM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and age. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT interesting development in the patent wars
Interesting that they should ask for a ban on sales of hardware, based on a software patent. I guess that is just an ambit claim unless there is something at the hardware level that actually infringes the patent. FWIW the Australian government science body, CSIRO, sued all of the big hardware manufacturers over a wifi patent and one by one they settled. I can't remember the details but it was an algorithm developed for radio telescopes and was fundamental to how wifi works. Paul On 20/09/2012, at 5:55 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Motorola asks the ITC to ban almost every Apple device: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/motorola-asks-itc-to-ban-every-mac-ipad-and-most-iphones/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: M42 to K-mount adapter question
I have had a third party adapter stick on the body. I had to remove the entire k-mount from the body so that I could get at the back of it to dislodge the adapter. Paul On 12/09/2012, at 3:50 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter? ...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking on the body or with infinity focus? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KEH enablement and advice for Canadians
Hi Steve, I'm not Canadian (although I have been to Lunenburg) but when I order from the KEH website I get the option of USPS Priority near the end of the checkout process. It initially defaults to Fedex when it is quoting the postage but I get to change that when I actually make the order. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 11/09/2012, at 10:59 AM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: A couple of weeks ago I took a look at the KEH site and saw that their 200 f4's for the 645 had dropped back to a reasonable price. A couple of years ago I wanted to order one, but kept putting it off. I finally went to place the order just after the 645D was announced, and saw that the price for the lenses had practically doubled. Anyway, the prices have dropped again to less than they were previously, so I ordered one in EX condition with caps for $99. I also made an impulse purchase in the form of a Tamron 55-200 zoom for my Nikon D70 beater camera, for $39 new. It's a plastic mount kit-class lens with screw drive AF...and I guess the newer, low-end Nikons no longer screw...so there's not much demand for these lenses. Anyway, the lenses arrived today and both look good. The Pentax looks brand new. I'm hoping to get over to Lunenburg tomorrow - if Leslie has moved on - to give it a work out. If you're not Canadian then you can stop reading this post, now. Go back to arguing about laptops or something. The following does not concern you, unless you live in Canada. Go away! Okay, Canadians, now that all the riff-raff have moved on, here is my advice: if you want to order something from KEH, do not do it through their web site! They only offer one shipping option online, and that is Fedex, which starts at almost $60 and goes up from there. For my $138 order the shipping was almost $80. In addition, Fedex will sock it to you with a brokerage fee on delivery, which is something like 20% with a $10 minimum. I sent KEH an email complaining about this and they replied, telling me to call in. I did, and they offered me USPS Priority for $41 - and no brokerage fee. I complained some more, and they grudgingly offered me USPS first class for...$22. I took that and placed the order over the phone with the guy. Anyway, the lenses arrived in two weeks less a day at my post office. I went to pick them up, ready to pay some HST and maybe duty, but the postmistress just handed me the box and sent me on my way. Yay! So, if you ever order from KEH, do it over the phone. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
No, this suit isn't about Google. This one goes back to the late seventies when the Apple II was being cloned by Asian manufacturers. They were fairly close to exact knock-offs although some added an extra key to the keyboard and maybe changed the startup ROM so that it didn't say Apple ][ when booted. Apple spent a lot of time and money trying to shut them down and ever since has been very quick to defend what they see as their stuff. I'm sure Samsung will learn their lesson and make their phones more distinctive. Apple will continue on with their small niche / big profit model until something comes out of left field to which they can't react. Paul On 28/08/2012, at 3:48 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 08:46:04AM +0100, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman On 8/25/2012 8:43 PM, Bob W wrote: Google, the Big Man? Apple's the biggest company in the world at the moment. B Let me rephrase, your honour. Google - the big man of Android ecosystem. Hasn't Apple set out on a lawful crusade (pun intended) to wipe off and out the Android infidels? I doubt it. I don't think Apple gives a shit about Android. Apple is a hardware company and is doing what it can to reduce competition in the hardware market. What Apple's strategy is toaday may be debatable. But Steve Jobs made it very clear that his intention was to do everything he could to bury Google. I see the suit against Samusung as just part of this overall objective. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Embedded Programming
It is on my to do list, but so far all I have done is buy a book. I want to look at replacing some of the systems in my Jobo processor as they are getting a little flaky. It is all pretty simple stuff so even an electronics dunce like me should be able to wrk it out. Paul On 24/07/2012, at 2:13 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Just for giggles, anyone on the list interested in playing with Arduino stuff? I've got one running a 9-axis position/rate capture system. I'm trying to get GPS working with it, but either I'm an idiot or I have a broken integration or a broken GPS receiver. But I'll fix it ... or metaphorically beat on someone until they send me a replacement. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: With apologies to Oscar Wilde...
I thought it might be more like: All of us are in the gutter, but some of us are looking at PDML On 11/07/2012, at 7:07 AM, Darren Addy wrote: In the last 31 hours (that the list was down) I have discovered that the only thing worse than reading the PDML is not reading the PDML. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Matting Framing
On 26/06/2012, at 10:29 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: Is there a simple step-by-step process you follow? I am studying photography part-time at a local college and here is their preferred method: 1. Lay the mat on top of the backing board (foam core or an uncut sheet of mat board) in the same orientation as it would be when completed. 2. Now flip the mat upwards onto its back, as if you were changing months on a calendar. 3. Butt the mat and the backing board together along the top edge and then run a length of tape all the way along the top of the seam to join them. 4. Now flip the mat back again so that it is in the same state as in 1 - your tape join should now be inside. 5. Place your print inside and gently move it around until it is correctly located in the window of the mat. 6. Put something soft (so it doesn't scratch) but heavy on the print to prevent it moving. 7. Flip the mat back, as in step 2. 8a. If your print has a border: run a piece of tape along the top edge of the print to secure it to the backing board. You are done. 8b. if your print has no border: run a piece of tape along the back of the top edge of the print, then flip the mat back and press down on it to stick the tape to the back of the mat. Then carefully turn the whole assembly over so that the backing board is on tip and open it up again. Carefully push along the tape to properly secure it to the back of the mat. Close it up again, you are done. The idea of securing the print by a single piece of tape is so that any expansion or contraction of the mount or print doesn't cause buckling since the print is free to move. Making all the joins along the top edges allows the print to hang and thus have the best chance of remaining flat. Note that: All materials should be acid free The best tape to use is framer's tape I buy my mats and backing boards pre-cut in small batches from an on-line seller. It is cheaper and gives better results than trying to cut my own mats. If the print is to be handled (e.g. judging) then I usually stick the mat down as follows: 1. Flip back the mat as in step 2 7 above. 2. Run a strip of clear packaging tape along both sides of the mat and the backing board from the middle to the bottom so that when you close it back up the strips on the back of the mat will be in contact with the strips on the front of the backing board. 3. Attach a piece of double sided tape on the packing tape on each side of the backing board. If you have a large mount then use two pieces per side. 4. Close it up again and press on the edges so that the double sided tape adheres to the packing tape on the back of the mat. 5. You are done. The point of the packing tape is that you can separate the mount again at a later date without ruining it because the packing tape adheres much more strongly to the mat and backing board than the double sided tape adheres to the packing tape. Just run a metal ruler or slim blade in between the mat and the backing board and the double sided tape should just peel away from the packaging tape. regards, Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Matting Framing
Brian: http://www.matcutting.com.au/ On 26/06/2012, at 12:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I buy my mats and backing boards pre-cut in small batches from an on-line seller. It is cheaper and gives better results than trying to cut my own mats. Do you have a link to that seller? Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS: Super A + Winder MEII , A50 1.7, A35~70 3.5~4.5
For those who don't know, the Super A is the non-US version of the Super Program. It is exactly the same except that it is all black rather than black and silver. This camera was part of a job lot I bought to get another item, so I've never used it myself. I've put fresh batteries in it and everything appears to work, but I haven't actually taken pictures and had them developed. The winder also appears to be working correctly. Ditto for the lenses. The camera and winder I would rate as KEH BGN as there is some brassing around the strap lugs and the winder casing has some light scratches. The lenses probably rate closer to EX - there is a little paint loss on the tip of the barrel on the zoom and there a couple of specks on the coating of the rear element on the 50mm. I'd like $125 for the lot and postage from here (Australia) to the US will probably cost another $40. While I would consider splitting the package up, postage will probably still be expensive. regards, Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another Pentax Oddity
It very likely that this is a fake. None of the features make sense, especially the film type reminder on the back that looks like it came off a 60's german rangefinder. On 14/04/2012, at 5:29 PM, Brian Walters wrote: This seems to be a special version of the ME. It's not listed on Boz's site as far as I can tell. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem_trksid=p4340.l2557hash=item256f32e2f8item=160779395832nma=truept=Film_Camerasrt=ncsi=Lx42P3wE8S4cGT2KnGj42OA3hYU%253Dsspagename=RSS%3AB%3ASHOP%3AAU%3A101orig_cvip=truert=nc or http://alturl.com/xsgon -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another Pentax Oddity
Ouch! $300 for an MV-1 with a bit of red paint and an electronic label added? PT Barnum was right. Paul On 15/04/2012, at 6:45 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au: It very likely that this is a fake. None of the features make sense, especially the film type reminder on the back that looks like it came off a 60's german rangefinder. You may well be right but it's a very nicely done fake. It would be interesting to know what the seller's reserve was. It was passed in at about $150 so there was some (but obviously not enough) interest. Looking at the seller's feedback indicates that he/she has accumulated a number of 'limited editions' of other cameras, including a 'Pentax MV1 Electronic' which sold for over $300. http://alturl.com/rharc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Can you imagine if this was Pentax?
I'd imagine there is a fair amount of screaming on Canon forums right now. On 14/04/2012, at 9:25 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If it were Pentax you could hear the screams on the Pentax Forum from here. On 4/13/2012 7:10 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/13/canon-confirms-light-leak-issue-in-the-5d-mark-iii/ -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor
On 22/03/2012, at 6:27 AM, Miserere wrote: Paul, The problem I see with your sales pitch is that is fails to account for those users who are growing *into* mirrorless, not *out* of it. That's just the point - this isn't a camera aimed at that segment of the market. Pentax now has two cameras that are completely different to the rest of the market, and therefore aren't competing with Sony, Panasonic etc. If you want a truly pocketable camera, then there is the Q - nothing else is that small. If you have vague aspirations to go further with your photography then the K-01 is a way of hedging your bets. At this point Pentax has to be different from the rest of the crowd, otherwise their mirrorless offering would sink without trace, just like their PS cameras. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor
On 20/03/2012, at 1:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I'm pretty sure that this /is/ a mirrorless camera targeted at the Pentax faithful. Really if you were looking for an EVIL camera stepping up from a PS and didn't have an investment in K mount lenses what system would you choose. If I was marketing the K-01 the message would be Do you want to be locked into a system with few lenses and no room to grow or would you like to be part of a system with a wide range of lenses which will still work later if you graduate to an SLR. To me that is the unique selling point of the K-01, that it is part of a fully fledged system. If you already own an SLR then your lenses will mount (via adapters) to any of the other mirrorless cameras, but if your first camera is mirrorless then you can't upgrade to an SLR without buying new lenses. This is exactly the same selling point as for Nikon/Canon APS-C cameras - you can upgrade to full frame and use (mostly) the same lenses. If the K-01 had been made by Canon I'm sure you would see it in ads with the full array of Canon lenses behind it to drive the point home. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canadian photographer denied entry to USA
On 21/02/2012, at 5:39 PM, David Mann wrote: Australia's doing it too :( Mandatory porn-scan in the cancer machine For very low values of porn - the output is a body shape, not an x-ray. See http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/grated-scanners-for-travellers-20110326-1cavi.html Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What Bugs Me Most about the K-01 Aesthetics
Why do you ask? Everyone knows that how a camera looks is way more important than how it handles or performs. On 11/02/2012, at 1:49 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Yeah, but how does it perform photographically? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8
I wonder if he thinks it should be hand-holdable. Honestly it would be just the same as any other super-tele; put it on a big, solid tripod with a big solid head or a gimbal head. Paul On 08/02/2012, at 2:13 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I heard of the new lenses in an email from Pentax forums. I clicked on the link to take a look, and I saw this comment below the announcement: 560mm lens a bit much? 840mm eff? Good luck keeping that steady. Seriously? Am I missing something or is this comment as ridiculous as it sounds? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Portfolio project
I think the individual images are just fine, it is just that they are all very different. A portfolio needs to feel cohesive, and there is more to it than just the subject matter. Your portfolio has colour and monochrome, verticals and horizontals, square and rectangular crops, closeups and full length, dark backgrounds and light backgrounds. There is nothing wrong with mixing styles in a portfolio, but as much as possible you should try and harmonise things. If most of your portfolio has one look and an image departs from that look you have to justify it being there. How are you displaying it? If they are mounted prints then format may be more of an issue than mono vs colour. If it is to be projected then the reverse might be true. For projection the order is really important too, since the viewer might not be able to back and forth as they please (i.e. if shown to a group of people). For mounted prints the order is still important, but you might want to start and finish with strong images, or have contrasting images side by side. Don't think i'm the expert however, it is just that this is what I am learning in my photo course and it is still very fresh in my mind. I have just started second year and will have to hand in two printed portfolios by mid-year, all shot from scratch, and I only have half an idea for one of them. Good luck with it, Paul On 04/02/2012, at 12:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/3/2012 4:55 PM, David Parsons wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157629121933767/ My camera club has been doing something new since last year. We've been working on portfolios. It's a tough challenge because some of my favorite shots were winnowed out because they just didn't fit with the theme, in my case portraiture. I don't have a huge library of portraits, but I have enough to make it difficult to decide which ones to include. It also re-affirmed my feeling that portraiture is where the majority of my growth will be over the next several years. It is my goal to eventually have a studio doing portraiture, but I have plenty of time for that. I can see a definite progression in your work. You started out with the key light on the right, and then moved it to the left. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: All you WORK are belong to us! (Apple)
On 25/01/2012, at 9:24 AM, steve harley wrote: for most books, the real work is in authorship; the only thing you can't sell on your own is the widgety stuff, and you can make those other ways if you want to; so write the book, wrap it in iBooks format, and if Apple declines to sell it, you haven't given up the copyright on the text, so package it some other way (even the widgety stuff can be done without Apple's tools, but perhaps it will be more work) And that is the crux of it. This isn't a multi-platform tool, it is just for iBooks. If you are wanting to sell an e-book nowadays you have to reformat for multiple file formats and then navigate the submission processes for the various platforms which is not as straight forward as you might think. Basically, almost all of your work should be done in your favourite text editor (Word or whatever) and then tweaked separately for each different platform. The i-books app sounds like it will allow you to go a lot further than you could on a Kindle for instance. This is Apple's way of fighting back against Amazon's desire for an e-book monopoly, by allowing the author to create works that look much better than those on Amazon, so it is no surprise that they don't allow you to sell the end product outside the i-books store. It isn't a copyright grab, just a restriction on how you use the output of a free product. There is nothing stopping you using some other tool to create the same product and selling it elsewhere. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Copycat or Copyright?
Inspired is the wrong word here, copied is correct. Company A decides not to pay for an image from Company B, but instead gets another photographer to make something that looks similar. They have intentionally copied the concept. There's a bigger version playing out at the moment with David La Chapelle suing the creators of a video clip for Rhianna for recreating elements from one of his photos. You can be as inspired as you like and generally not run into trouble, but if what you do is being used as a substitute for the original then you will be at risk of this sort of law-suit. Paul On 25/01/2012, at 5:17 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: If you haven't seen it in DPReview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/25/Imitated_Image_Copyright_Case It's about a rather interesting, albeit controversial decision.. Well, my knowledge of copyright law is, at best, basic, but. That's nuts. So, the second photographer was inspired by the work of the first. How very unusual. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: FILM shot wins Pop Photo contest
Actually a lot of the newer lenses don't get much in the way of extra coverage as they are stopped down wheras some of the older designs get a huge amount. The difficulty is defining coverage, since a lot of the older lenses get very soft at the edges. In some cases older examples of the same design will have more coverage than newer ones since the manufacturers have tweaked them to reduce the image circle so that the edges don't get too soft. If you are contact printing from an ULF neg, say 12x20, then you really don't need much resolution but if you are doing mural prints from 4x5 the you will want it to be bleedingly sharp across the entire neg. The 8x10 and ULF guys will often distinguish between the area that is illuminated and the area that is covered, with coverage being a subjective measurement based on the photographer's own requirements for sharpness. The phrase YMMV gets used a lot in discussions of LF lenses. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia 27/12/2011, at 3:14 PM, William Robb wrote: On 26/12/2011 10:04 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I'm mostly view-camera illiterate, so I'm sure a more informed voice could chime in here, but I'm seeing that maximum coverage is achieved on some lenses only when stopped down significantly. On a camera with rise, swing and tilt capability, I'm guessing that maximum coverage could only be achieved with the lens and film back parallel (I'm sure someone will correct me if that is inaccurate). I think all lenses do get an increased image circle as it is stooped down. Generally this is only important to the large format user who depends on a large image circle to allow the use of camera movements. Often, in order to cover the entire format when using significant tilt of the lens or shifting of the lens or film, the lens also needs to be stopped down to secure coverage of the corners of the film -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Copyright question.
Unfortunately no. You own the slides, but the copyright still belongs to whoever shot it (or their heirs). Practically speaking, however, the chances of you (actually your friend) facing a copyright action would be so small that most people wouldn't be worried. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 20/12/2011, at 9:43 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Hello folks, Greetings of the season. Not been posting but reading of late only; only have a K-7 and taking photos of interest really only to locals. I hope to add a K-5 next year, it has been very odd with just the one camera body. Amongst my other hobbies, I tend to acquire the odd addition from local auctions. This often proves to be a mixed blessing as some lots include a lot of unwanted stuff. Anyway, in a recent acquisition, I had to take a small piece of furniture (dropped off at a charity shop) but inside I found a handful of colour slides. I assume this whole lot was from an estate sale. Most of these were the rather poor blurry kind a few of family unknown, but there were a couple that were really good. A friend is interested in using one on a webpage - it shows a forest landscape. My question is: Having bought these, albeit by accident of inclusion in a lot, can I use them in any way I like? I'm aware if you buy a house and the garage/loft/house has furniture etc still left it becomes yours, can I use my purchase - not to pass off as my own - but to use as described? Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Night-time in Suburbia
http://www.paulewins.com/PSC/semester_2/Final/index.html This is my major work for the second semester of my Diploma of Photography. Last semester our final folios were mixed but this time we had to present a consistent theme and mine was on the mundane places of daytime and how different they look at night. They were all printed and matted for assessment which was a big learning curve as we hadn't printed before and we went straight to laying them all out to fit 44 roll paper and then trying desperately to cut them without scratching or creasing them. There were moments of great stress and despondency when things weren't going right but I have thoroughly enjoyed and have signed up for next year already. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax K-r Walmart?
According to rumours* the K-r has been discontinued so this may be run-out stock. There hasn't been any official announcement, but if you are trying to get rid of stocks of the old model before introducing a new one that is probably the safest way. *well, okay, the rumours were on the PentaxForum, but not all of them wear tinfoil hats Paul On 24/11/2011, at 7:21 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Pentax announced today on fb: The K-r digital SLR will be available soon exclusively on walmart.com in limited edition pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, navy, metallic brown, gold and silver. Interesting. At first glance, I thought maybe a promising step towards getting Pentax stock into stores... but then I realized walmart.com... Maybe not such a big deal after all. But, if they have the Hello Kitty edition... :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What are you working on to improve your photography?
On 22/11/2011, at 6:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: What I think is a much more productive question to discuss, is what you are doing, or have you done, to improve your own photography? I started studying photography formally last year on a part time basis. It is a diploma course, not a full degree, but still a proper tertiary course. Most of the time I already know what is being taught but at least 20% of it is new and useful and things like art theory is entirely new to me (and yes, useful). The two most important things have been seeing other people's work every week (and listening to the thought processes behind it) and being properly introduced to the idea of shooting a folio of work. Trying to get 10 - 12 good shots on a common theme is quite challenging, especially when you have to articulate your theme. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Can anyone identify this critter?
I can answer Igor's question - Moreton Bay Bugs - but can't help Dan with the original question. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 14/10/2011, at 6:48 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I don't know what it is. The only thing it reminded me of is this seafood that I saw only at the fish market in Sydney: http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR15351.jpg (I don't what it is called either). But most likely they are not related. Igor on 2011-10-12 20:39 Daniel J. Matyola wrote http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14393173 A friend photographed this in central America (Belize or Guatemala). It moves. Can anyone identify this critter? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Kennyboy reviews Pentax full frame SLR
I suspect that set-up is a fake, mainly because it uses a Spotmatic Motor Drive bottom plate rather than the KM/KX Motor Drive bottom plate. On the KX/KM the bottom plate has a bevel on it and the words MOTOR DRIVE are on the back, while the Spotmatic plate has flat sides and MOTOR DRIVE engraved on the front. The Spotmatic and K1000/KM/KX are so similar that it would probably be a very easy job for any competent camera tech to swap the parts over. In addition, the actual motor drive unit on the camera is the MD 1, (model 70001) which was used with the Spotmatic and Spotmatic II. By the time the K bodies came around it had already been superseded by the MDII (model 70054) and the K1000 was introduced after the KM/KX so it seems unlikely that any special order K1000 Motor Drive unit would use anything other than the currently available parts. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 11/10/2011, at 11:49 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Monday, October 10, 2011 4:57 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://kenrockwell.com/pentax/k1000.htm Bloody hell - he's almost gushing in his praise! The most interesting thing there though, is the one-off, motor wind version. Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Polaroid and Impossible Projects Films
Polaroid film doesn't keep for any great length of time. The developing chemicals go off and it stops working. Impossible film is still a work in progress and nowhere near the original. Fuji still makes 3x4 pack film (but have just discontinued the 4x5 version) which fits in a variety of Polaroid cameras and in backs for MF LF cameras. It seems that no matter what format you choose the film costs about $1 a shot, so the versatile 3x4 is good value. I have a couple of polaroid folding cameras, a big shot portrait camera, an NPC back on a 6x7 and a holder for my speed graphic and they all use the same 3x4 pack film. On a side note, I recently bought an MX which had a back modified to take Polaroid i-zone film (which is the same size as 35m film) Unfortunately the i-zone film was discontinued around 2006, so I haven't been able to get any that works. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 03/10/2011, at 2:46 AM, Thibouille wrote: Myself wanna have some fun and my wife just WANTS a Pola for years so, I may cease to object and buy her one. The only thing is, are Impossible films any good? Some love'em, some hate'em. Maybe old Pola (even though use dates are way behind) stock is still better? Of course, I'll get a collapsible SX70 rather than a plastic box :) BTW, if someone knows where to get 4x5 backs and Fuji Instant films cheap as possible for my Cambo, I'd be even happier. Best Regards, PS: very scarcely on the list due to absence of time to read it. I promise I'll read your answers though. Thanks ! -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Clever ways of storing and carrying light stands, tripods etc?
Cardboard poster tubes for umbrellas and soft boxes (assuming that your soft boxes pull apart like mine do). Unfortunately I don't have a good idea for stands or tripods. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 18/09/2011, at 3:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm cleaning up after photographing a friend's party last night. As often happens, when it came time to leave, things got put away in a manner much closer to expediency than organization. This means that I have to pretty much unpack everything, and put it away where it belongs. The good news is that I have put together a fairly decent sized collection of lighting stands, tripods etc. Unfortunately, I don't really have a good way of storing and transporting them. I've been carrying the lighting stand, umbrellas etc. in a (very) large duffel, but that's not very convenient when I'm at home. I'm curious whether anybody has come up with some sort of a brilliantly handy (and cheap) way of storing and carrying these things. And for that matter, any other sort of camera gear beyond bodies and lenses. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: whats with this new technology where you can change the focus of the photo AFTER its captured?
From what I have read, but maybe misunderstood, it has multiple planes of focus and you can choose which one you want afterwards. It is kind of like one-shot focus stacking. The downside is that this reduces the number of pixels used in the final image quite dramatically, since a lot of the others are out of focus and get binned. it is an idea that is waiting for sensor technology to catch up before it is useful for photographers. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 16/09/2011, at 9:47 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: whats with this new technology where you can change the focus of the photo AFTER its captured? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Can Anyone Identify this old car?
Pre WWII most cars arrived in Australia as a chassis and drivetrain and you would go to a local firm to have a body built. Holden's Motor Body Builders built bodies for GM, Ford Dodge at various times. GM bought them outright in 1931 and renamed them GM-Holden's but the cars were still sold as Chevrolets, Buicks, Pontiacs, Vauxhalls and (briefly) Oldsmobiles. In 1948 the first locally built car was launched and it was sold as a Holden while the imported cars retained their brands. On 02/09/2011, at 2:55 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Darren Addy I'd guess that it is a 1937 Holden. Well, it looks most like a 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe. Distinctive shape of the grill. The little series of ridges that taper off down the hood at the top corners of the radiator grill. Since it is in Australia, it is probably a Holden, since they build GM vehicles in Australia from the early 30s. This page would seem to confirm it: http://home.znet.com/p1937/Tour.htm It doesn't show the 4 door sedan (compare chevrolets to see the body style) but the page above shows the distinctive design on the hood flaps. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska My first thought was also Holden, but when I Googled for images I got the UK automobile company whose models look nothing like it. It didn't occur to me that an Australian company would be manufacturing US designed models rather than UK designed models. But once I knew what to look for, I found another image of a 1937 GM-Holden: http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/chevytalk/gmhistory/37masterdeluxe.jpg Caption reads: 1937 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe 4-door sedan bodied by General Motors-Holden's, Australia Technically, I think it IS a 37 Chevy because it was marketed under the Chevrolet brand in pre-WWII Australia. I wonder if it's in restorable condition? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: best all-in-one PC?
Changing platforms via an upgrade is the easiest route. You just buy the upgrade version of the suite for the new platform and when you do the installation it will probably reject your existing product key. You ring up Adobe support and explain the situation and they will give you a new one that will work (don't forget to write that one down) and away you go. I've converted a couple of suites this way and also dealt with products that have been upgraded so many times that the original product key no longer worked (originally you kept the same key when upgrading, now they give you a new one) and each time Adobe support was very helpful. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 14/07/2011, at 7:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks. I'll look into it. She needs the Adobe Creative Suite for graphic designers. CS5 is the current version. Expensive stuff, but she has a PC version of CS3. Paul On Jul 13, 2011, at 5:01 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-07-13 13:50 , Paul Stenquist wrote: My daughter needs a new computer. She wants an iMac but can't afford new software, so she's probably going to have to get a PC. I've seen some PCs that are basically iMac style -- a processor built into a nice 23-inch monitor. One I noticed was the Dell Inspiron One, but the reviews say it's kind of slow with its AMD processor. Is there a better box available at a reasonable price? what's your price range? BH has a great price on the last generation 27 iMac right now -- $1400; if you have a Windows license you can install it under BootCamp or you can use Virtual Box (free) or VMWware or Parallels (around $60) to run Windows very smoothly and keep all those programs and what are the programs she can't afford? in many cases there is something included with the Mac or available as freeware that does what an average user needs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Australian Special Forces
We can't afford the fancy flying drones, so we just attach a webcam on a collar to the sheep's neck. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 05/07/2011, at 9:28 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: Wolves in sheep's clothing? On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:46 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://pictureisunrelated.memebase.com/2011/07/04/wtf-photos-videos-austrailian-special-forces/ -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Leica M lens module for Ricoh GXR
On 02/07/2011, at 3:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: ... Even without a dedicated Pentax camera module, with the M-mount module on the GXR you'll be able to use Pentax lenses on the GXR easily - Pentax M42 and K mount to Leica M adapters already exist. ]:-) Maybe they'll do another run of the 43L limited in LTM. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Locked out of the PDML
I've only just got emails coming back to my inbox. If you can see this then they are going out as well. Which will be just in time for me to unsubscribe as I will be travelling to the UK on Sunday. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 29/04/2011, at 11:06 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yahoo still unlocked. Jack --- On Fri, 4/29/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenquis...@gmail.com wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenquis...@gmail.com Subject: Locked out of the PDML To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 5:07 AM I've noticed most of those who are still able to post on the PDML are using gmail. Apparently, the folks at google don't subscribe to the same spam service that many other e-mail providers use. That service has blocked PDML mail for about a week. We're still missing numerous members of course, including Annsan, Ken Waller, and Bill Sawyer. Numerous others are locked out as well I assume. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML 2011 photo book
Mine turned up in Melbourne this morning. Paul On 19/04/2011, at 10:14 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46 +0200, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Chris Sheppard wrote: Who did all you guys bribe to get your book so fast? I ordered mine the first day and I'm still waiting for it to ship. Grrr Mine (ordered the first day too) has been shipped today via UPS. No info for the given tracking number on UPS website, hence I'm not sure it's been collected yet. According to the FedEx site, mine has arrived in Sydney - maybe here tomorrow? Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Australian slang translation help solicited
I'll give it a shot, but don't expect them to be polite. Paul On 11/03/2011, at 10:24 AM, eckinator wrote: Hi Australian list members A fellow translator is having some problems with Australian slang - she has three questions and asked me to forward them to any Australians willing to help. Please contact me and I'll pass them on. Quick help as well as colourful explanations will be appreciated Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Australian slang translation help solicited
There's your first one: Cobber - a word used to denote one's total cluelessness with regard to current Australian slang (see also china and blue) On 11/03/2011, at 11:06 AM, Bob W wrote: Hi Australian list members A fellow translator is having some problems with Australian slang - she has three questions and asked me to forward them to any Australians willing to help. Please contact me and I'll pass them on. Quick help as well as colourful explanations will be appreciated Cheers Ecke Post them to the list, let us all have a go. I was born in Australia, so I'm happy to help. Cobber. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The right zoom
Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality optics without huge weight or huge price. If the 60-250/4 was a little cheaper and a little lighter it would be a done deal, but it isn't. Weight will probably also rule out the 3rd party 70-200/2.8 lenses. I already own a manual focus Tokina 80-200/2.8 and it is larger and heavier than I want to carry around all day. I also own the 18-250 which is a great compromise for travel, but I want something for when I don't have to compromise as much. The contenders seem to be the 50-200 and 55-300 (although I don't know if they are actually an improvement over the 18-250) or one of the FA or F series of which the F70-210 seems to be the best. The 50-135/2.8 could be regarded as an outside bet, but I'd prefer a longer zoom range. Ideally Pentax would have a compact 70-200/4 to complement the 60-250/4 but they don't and neither does any of the 3rd part manufacturers. So, what say you - DA50-200, DA55-300, DA* 50-135, F70-210 or something that I have managed to overlook. thanks, Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A mysterious PENTAX SLR 110 PS-PEII
It is a pity that auction had ended as I would have been seriously tempted. I already have the 35mm version (MF-1). Paul On 28/01/2011, at 3:13 AM, Darren Addy wrote: It is medical in nature. The olympus mount piece in the last picture makes me think it was designed for photomicroscopy. A 110 square format. Interesting. Oh, and if anybody wants one: http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Pentax-PS-PE-II-Camera-/380307418796?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item588c16aeac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your short list?
I believe it was based on a particular Soviet lens which is no longer made. Once supplies dried up that was the end of it. Paul Like this? http://www.hartblei.com/lenses/lens_35mm.htm If you click on the price list you get the message: Super-Rotator lenses are out of stock... (please, don't ask about availability - if item is available, it's mentioned in the price list) That message has been on the price list for about 2 years now. I *have* been checking. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...
My personal experience of reloading the cartridges - 1. It's not that hard, once you learn where to cut the cartridge to open it up without damaging it. Forget about trying to use the film in it first, you need to open them up in daylight. 2. 16mm single perf (1R) is the way to go - still available in Plus-X and Tri-X last time I looked. 3. There is a tab you need to remove to differentiate between 100 400 film (Actually I think the Auto 110 meter sets 80 and 320 ISO) 4. If you load the film one way up it will stop at every perforation, so you need to wind and fire (with the cap on) around 3 1/2 times to get to next frame. 5. If you load the other way up it will wind on freely, but if you wind too far the shutter uncocks and you waste the frame. It is better to never wind on after shooting. If you press the shutter button and nothing happens it is time to wind on. 6. Learn to love the grain. 7. 110/16mm film reels are a little hard to find but if you are patient they will turn up on eBay. Paul I used to sell those, they were quite impressive little cameras. Good luck finding 110 BW film. The only type that I believe was ever supplied was Verichrome Pan, long discontinued in 110 and any other size film for that matter. There are those who maintain that you can reload properly salvaged 110 cartridges with 16mm film stock but the standard perforations will fool and Kodak standard film counter, (which I cannot remember if this camera has or not), or the perforated stock will not allow the shutter to cock. Either way frame registration will be problematic. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
6 x 7 bits wanted . . .
Christine's post has reminded me that there are a couple of 6 x 7 things I am chasing. The first is the original 135/4 Super Macro Takumar lens, i.e. the one before SMC coatings arrived. There seem to be plenty of Super-Multi-Coated versions out there on eBay and at KEH, but nothing prior. It is listed in a couple of the catalogs so I assume it does actually exist. The other thing is a rear lens cap for the outer bayonet lenses, in my case a 400/4 SMC Takumar. As far as I can tell it look much like a normal one but has a wide flange added which connects to the outer bayonet. I need the front one as well but I can probably make one that will do. Actually I would like a complete 400/4 Super Takumar, but that seemed a bit much to hope for even on this list. In case you haven't guessed I am building up a collection of the early 6x7 gear while it is still available and is still dirt cheap. I don't expect either condition to last for ever. You can email me at paulewins (at) optusnet (dot) com (dot) au thanks, Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6 x 7 bits wanted . . .
A few months ago there was a 600/4, 800/6.7 and 1000/8 sold on eBay out of Switzerland. That was the first time I had seen a 1000/8 for sale and from memory it sold for somewhere between $1000 and $1500. The big f4 lenses are nice talking points but not that great in terms of image quality. One of the shops in Melbourne has a 500/5.6 for under $1000, but even that is way too rich for my blood despite being a bit more usable. Mostly I have been paying $100 - $200 for the collector lenses which is probably what I would be paying if I was collecting M42 lenses or the first k-mount lenses. Mind you, 67 lenses start to look cheap compared to A* lenses. Paul FWIW, there's still a Pentax 67 800mm f/4.0 (with trunk case) available on the internet. http://www.h1photo.com/pen29434.html In Stock Used. Price: $7994.95 USD, but whenever I've looked at it before there was also a make an offer ... didn't see that just now, but it's been on there before. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc
Elizabeth, It is the cover of magazines that requires the release not the interior. Why? The cover is in effect advertising for the magazine and putting your face on the cover implies that you have endorsed the magazine. The interior of the magazine is not on show to the general public so it isn't advertising the magazine. If a magazine can argue that its cover is news then it can use the image regardless which is why you see the unflattering celebrity images on the gossip magazines or secret car prototypes on auto magazines. It isn't newspaper vs magazine it is news vs non-news. Commercial use doesn't cover printing the photo and selling it as an object. That is art, not commerce, even if the photographs sell for $1,000,000 each. The same applies to collecting the photos into a book. The exception here is that if the subject is famous then it can be argued that the photo is only valuable because of them and thus requires their permission (i.e. it is the subject you are selling, not the composition). For the anonymous person on the street this doesn't apply. Note that while getting a model release is sound legal advice it won't necessarily help you if you misuse the image, i.e. book a model for a lingerie shoot and then use the photo for the cover of a soft porn movie. Paul On 20/01/2011, at 8:31 AM, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: And as I've said repeatedly (hence the frustration as you are either extremely dense or deliberately dodging those sentences just so you can argue more), the courts have made numerous exceptions for newspapers. Newspapers, not magazines. News stories fall under parts of the fair use clauses and unless newspapers run afoul of civil suits due to defamation of character they are basically exempt from model releases. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Model Naming Convention
K+1, K+3, K+5 etc. On 07/01/2011, at 9:53 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: After we get the K-3 and K-1 where will the model numbers go? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GEOY (Gallery End of Year)
Hi Boris, I just used the automated image processor feature in Photoshop to create the gallery so that could probably be improved. I've got some blogging software installed so next semester I might try putting some up weekly. Paul On 03/01/2011, at 11:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 12/31/2010 7:04 AM, Paul Ewins wrote: ... It took me so long to work out what I was actually doing that the last few shots were done in the week before submission but I enjoyed the challenge immensely. www.paulewins.com/PSC/semester_1/folio/index.html Excellent gallery, Paul. The only nitpick is that it loads rather slowly. But I surely enjoyed looking at your pictures. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GEOY (Gallery End of Year)
This gallery is the result of my first semester of study at Photographic Studies College (in Melbourne) - www.psc.edu.au I had been toying with the idea of actually studying photography for a few years now, having found short courses, workshops and camera clubs to be a waste of time (for me). The trouble is that most tertiary education here is at least partly government funded and is thus skewed very heavily towards 17 year old school leavers and towards vocational learning (i.e. will get you a job, not learning for the sake of it.) The university options were one BA (photography) course (at RMIT) or a BFA with a photography major (most of the universities offered this). All of those were full time courses and places were fairly keenly sought. With an over-supply of arts graduates and limited government funding there seems little desire for any of the institutions to offer any arts courses to mature age students part time. The next step down is the TAFE system (Technical and Further Education) and these are diplomas, not degrees. I had three options there, two places offered courses skewed towards producing assistants and studio managers and the last was PSC which offers an Advanced Diploma of Photography. It offers a rather expensive (by local standards) full time course that runs over three years or a much cheaper part time course (2 nights per week or all day Fridays) that takes four years. The full time course if basically for school leavers who normally aren't anywhere near as motivated or organised as mature age students. Our part time class did have a few teenagers but the bulk were in the 25-35 range with a few of us in our 40s and 50s to balance out the teens. There weren't any complete beginners but most had little technical knowledge. The course is entirely digital which does allow for much more rapid assessment and feedback and plunges us straight into all of the colour concepts. The downside as one tutor put it is that where in the past they would see all of our work for the week in the form of a couple of BW proof sheets, now they just see the 5 or 10 shots that we think is best from the few hundred we may have shot that week. Our best work may be lurking in amongst the rejects because we aren't sufficiently developed to recognise it. Certainly there were many occasions in the review sessions when someone was almost apologetic about a shot that they thought inferior but a lot of us absolutely loved. By then end of the semester it was clear that everyone was able to produce good work although some were more consistent than others. The first 8 - 10 weeks was taken up with technical concepts in the morning and art theory in the afternoon. We were expected to shoot in our own time and upload images each week for review. In practice nobody managed to have something new every week and there were a few that had a lot to do in the last couple of weeks. The second half of the semester concentrated on shooting for our final folio. The constraints were no cropping (apart from straightening horizons), no flash, no monochrome. We had to provide 15 - 20 images in each of three sections: People, Places, Objects (animals were generally regarded as people since we tend to treat them in a similar way). In one of those sections we were expected to provide a series of 6 - 9 conceptually linked images. Otherwise we were expected to show a variety of subjects and methods which is why the folio is varied to the point of being disjointed. For my concept I started with waiting which gradually got refined to low light shots of lone people and objects. It took me so long to work out what I was actually doing that the last few shots were done in the week before submission but I enjoyed the challenge immensely. www.paulewins.com/PSC/semester_1/folio/index.html All shot on the K7, mostly with FA24 and 43 but also 15, 77, 100 macro and 18-250. The FA 24 is annoyingly large compared to the limiteds but it was great for the low light stuff. Despite the obvious shortcomings of a large range zoom the 18-250 (and perhaps the 43) is the best option for a lightweight kit for when I was just wandering around. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...
I'm 45 and have been on the list 10 years or so. However I also belong to a camera collector's group and I really am one of the young ones there! Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Physics of Photographing Moving Subjects
I couldn't be bothered to do any research at all and just used 600mm as the tire height. (Are your students this lazy Igor?) Race slicks are normally sold as being overall width by overall height by rim size. I'm used to seeing it expressed in mm x mm x inch, but the figures there are about right if you use cm, i.e. front = 33cm wide x 68cm tall on an 18 rim and rear = 37cm wide x 71cm tall on an 18 rim. A 71cm tall tire gives a better result, assuming of course that the 100mph speed was close. Even then a 10% difference one way or another won't make that much difference. Paul On 26/12/2010, at 4:26 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-12-25 11:59, Igor Roshchin wrote: I think Paul gave the right explanation, or at least that the explanation I head the moment I read the answer. Yep, the more I've thought about it the more I think Paul was right, too. I should note that a similar effect can be expected when the tire makes not about 1/15th of a turn, but also 2/15th, 3/15th, etc. (N/15), but the contrast will be lower, and it probably wouldn't work beyond N=3 (or maybe even 2, depending on the light conditions). Yeah, that's part of the moire effect. Many integral multiples/fractions will give related effects. I found the tire size, but I was not able to decipher it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_R10_TDI * Front: 33/68-18. * Rear: 37/71-18. I understand that the rims are 18. What's the first (and the second) number(s)? The only sense I can guess is if the first two numbers were in cm. I think the first number is the width of the tread in centimeters, since that works out to around 13. The 68 and 71 I'm not sure about, but they're definitely not aspects for the sidewall height, as you noted. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Physics of Photographing Moving Subjects
I'm not sure that I'm answering your question correctly, but I threw a whole lot of assumptions at a spreadsheet and came up with the conclusion that in that 1/250 sec the wheel rotated around 1/10 of a revolution. If I am counting right there are 15 spokes in the wheels. During the 1/250 sec each spoke travel a little bit further than the distance to the next spoke. This means there are sections where it has doubled up (i.e. both the current and previous spoke have occupied that position during the exposure) so you get the ghost spokes as well as the uniform blur. Paul On 24/12/2010, at 2:39 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: OK, I know there are some folks around the list that know a lot more about the physics, optics, and other science surrounding our hobby than I do. And I'm asking their help in understanding something. In the following photo, take a specific look at the way that the wheels and in particular the spokes are rendered. It's a digital capture, but I've seen the same effect in film captures. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=119672688098162set=a.114665221932242.11964.11662949948 Specifically, notice that the spokes, especially on the rear wheel, appear mostly as blurs of grey. But also notice that there are specific highlights that look like slightly blurry spokes themselves. The number of these artifacts in the photo is identical to the actual number of spokes on each wheel. I specifically checked after having noticed this effect in previous shots. But I don't understand how they get there. I'm suspecting is some sort of temporal moire thing going on, but I can't envision the mechanism. And that's the help I'm asking. I'm hoping one of you can explain the physical mechanism that's leading to those blurry spokes in the wheel instead of just showing a less peaked, more uniform grey blur. The shutter speed was 1/250, which is intentionally slow enough to give the wheels and background a blur while giving me a chance to get a sharp shot of the body while panning (I shoot almost all of the moving car shots on the track at 1/250, if you can see the wheels in the shot; 1/125 if it's a slow corner). The car was going about 100 miles an hour and accelerating as the shot was taken. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: from the lunatic fringe of the pentax forum
Occasionally the Pentax forum looks like the voice of sweet reason when compared to the DPR forums. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: from the lunatic fringe of the pentax forum
We are happy in our martyrdom? On 07/12/2010, at 1:44 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Whereas the PDML exhibits the satisfied cynicism of those who expect the worst. Our motto: If there's nothing wrong, it isn't a Pentax. On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Occasionally the Pentax forum looks like the voice of sweet reason when compared to the DPR forums. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Home Theater Advice?
We've got a relatively new set up - Denon Amp and Polk speakers - and the first bit of advice is that you absolutely need a centre speaker. We haven't bothered with rear speakers but without the centre speaker you lose a lot of dialogue. The same setup is used for audio and the sound quality is fine but the remote control is poorly set up. To choose the CD input I have to flip the remote over, open up a panel on the back and press a button there. They are probably buying the remotes in bulk and then configuring the buttons rather than getting a remote specially made to suit the unit. Apart from that I am happy with the amp and speakers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Friend has a problem with a *ist DL
Metering accidentally set to spot? I did that again on the weekend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: save that old computer
Nor indeed the £53 million that somebody spent on an old vase the other day. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329308/How-53million-Chinese-vase-kept-wobbly-bookcase-semi-insured-just-800.html Supply and demand, the Apple 1 was basically a DIY kit sold to a very small group of people (Homebrew Computer Club from memory) so there were few made and thus few remain. I imagine an original Altair would bring similar sums as both are rare and iconic. You need a lot of people collecting something before you get really high prices for relatively mundane objects, since only a few of that group will have both the means and desire to pay top dollar. The auction house that sold the vase expected it to make 500,000 or so, but didn't realise that there is know a large pool of wealthy Chinese collectors who would pay 100 times more than that. Given the status of Apple and the diehard nature of Apple fans $200,000 is probably a not unrealistic figure. On 13/11/2010, at 12:14 PM, eckinator wrote: I nonetheless fail to see why anyone would shell out that much money for what is essentially an old chunk of electronic junk... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400
It's funny, but this is the first time I've had upgrade fever. I bought the *ist-D as soon as they were available locally but then sat out the all the model upgrades until last year when we were travelling O/S and I finally weakened and bought a K7. I have started studying photography at tertiary level and generally the K7 does everything I want, but the low light capabilities of the K5 suddenly make it seem like a must have upgrade. If it wasn't for the fact that I can't afford to be without a camera until school finishes (mid December) I would probably be trying to sell the K7 now and ordering a K5. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
