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OK, welcome in the club. I love my 55-300 PLM in particular for the short distance of 95 cm making it an excellent semi-macro lens at 300 mm. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 13:35 schreef Postmaster: Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the

Re: Got myself a new lens

to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing

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Henk Terhell wrote: >I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. >However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. My bad. Typo. My new camera is a K-3ii, not K-5. Works a treat with the new PLM lens. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an

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the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K

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5ii), I decided > this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens > since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just > bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the > summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling B

Re: Got myself a new lens

Am 14.03.24 um 22:45 schrieb Mark Roberts: ...I went for a weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. Bought one, years ago, and love it to bits. Great handling and quality if you stay away from the very long end (i.e. 270 mm and up). Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

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I'm interested in how it works on the k1 On March 14, 2024 2:45:29 PM PDT, Mark Roberts wrote: >Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided >this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens >since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1

Got myself a new lens

Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Heck, I'm still using the 85 f2.0.  It's small, light weight, (no bigger than a 50mm really), and on APS-C gives something between good and great results. It's just a good thing that my eyes are still pretty good since it's manual focus, and I use it mostly in low light where the green button

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

, is now virtually dead. Do report back what you think of the new lens when it reaches you. I'm not terribly active on the list but I do keep up somewhat, and obviously the announcement of new product caught my attention. Doug On 3/26/20 4:55 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: >> Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... > > Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have other > underlying conditions. > > The 77 is a

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On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have other underlying conditions. The 77 is a good lens, on film with the AF that we had at the time it

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... >> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg >> >> It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will

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On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... >https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg > >It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present. :-\ >... Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff. ];-)

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Looks lovely! Not that I have any use for it, but it's great to see new lenses of exceptional quality (presuming). This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me … https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present.

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Yeah, all they ever learn ia how to cost reduce it and sell it for the same price for a bigger profit. jco On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:42:19 -0400, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Sent from my phone, which I’m staring at

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Yep. A must have. My Portrait lens is the smc Pentax 85/1.8. A nice piece but of another age. Paul > On Mar 25, 2020, at 6:37 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 4:06 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: >> Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively >> magical. > > I'm

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Sent from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work. > I'm thinking that they've learned a few things in the last 21 years. > > bill > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 6:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy! Hey, that's spelled with a capital M. 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

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Larry Colen wrote: >> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >> I'll tell you what it's

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 3:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I’m

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: > I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my copy before it's released. There's a name for

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:06 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively magical. I'm thinking that they've learned a few things in the last 21 years. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my >>> copy before it's released. >> There's a name for people like you. Take your

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my copy before it's released. There's a name for people like you. Take your pick. I like Messiah if it isn't taken. bill -- PDML

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Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively magical. On 3/25/20 8:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out.

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens > coming out. > > > I’m very interested in this. I’d love

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my >copy before it's released. There's a name for people like you. Take your pick. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) | --

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On 3/25/2020 6:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I think I just wee'd in my pants. I'll tell you what it's

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 25/3/20, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Oo ... Cotty's gonna' have to buy a new hacksaw. Nh - no APERTURE RING !!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) | -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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Oo ... Cotty's gonna' have to buy a new hacksaw. On 3/25/2020 08:43:43, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Wow. The lens, I mean, not the wee. We know you do that at your age. And dribble a bit. > On 25 Mar 2020, at 12:44, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens > coming out. > >

Pentax Announces New Lens

For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I think I just wee'd in my pants. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) |

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Exactly, Mr. Harley. My boss's father, the former CEO of his family of companies, often says that he would rather have $1 from 1 million people, than he would $1 million dollars from one person. It doesn't take a lot of deep reflection to figure out which is the better business model. Add to that

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 2015-04-24 23:45 , Bob W-PDML wrote: A better analogy is photocopying a book rather than buying it, and photocopying it is a lesser crime than stealing it. But still a crime. right, it's a license violation, not a theft i proposed a theory many years ago that Adobe purposely tolerated the

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: The thing I think we all worry about is how high the monthly subscription rate will go, particularly with a product that has virtually no competition like Photoshop. I'm not sure that there's no competition. For the Mac platform Serif's recent

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On Apr 25, 2015, at 1:15 am, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO EFFECT AT ALL on the pirates! In fact, the pirated versions of Photoshop, etc. are

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 24/04/2015 11:45 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 25 Apr 2015, at 01:03, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free –

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 2015-04-23 22:56 , Brian Walters wrote: I snaffled one of the preset macro Takumar's a few years ago. I've been trying it on my Q recently but it's too long for hand-holding on that format. i've got one that lives on my partner's micro-four thirds camera; it was her only lens for a while

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at ways to plug the leaks too. I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO EFFECT AT ALL on the

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 23/04/2015 11:58 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: Adobe are starting to be real ASSHOLES! Starting?? If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at ways to plug the leaks too. I don't have any special love for Adobe, but we are where

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. On 24 April 2015 at 23:15, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bill

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. Agreed. At least the CC

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hat's off to you: You folks are so much better complainers than I am. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're quite good at complaining about people complaining. :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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On 24/04/2015 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

What I find on so many photography lists and forums is that whenever the manufacturers announce something new, people go out of their way to whine, bitch, and moan about the manufacturer, the new product, the old products, the prices, the policies, … whatever. Hat's off to you: You folks are

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Bill wrote: On 24/04/2015 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly buy their software legally. So no

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Here's another, and ironic, side effect: The typical person who gets a pirated version of Photoshop is someone who, if he couldn't have acquired an illegal copy of Photoshop, would probably have bought a cheaper image editor. Perhaps Photoshop Elements, but possibly Paint Shop Pro, Photo Paint or

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:21 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hat's off to you: You folks are so much better complainers than I am. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're quite good at complaining about people complaining. :) I've never met a

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 25 Apr 2015, at 01:03, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly buy their software

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 4/24/2015 6:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:05 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Actually this is nothing new - I'm surprised they're even offering new camera support etc for CS6. They're really trying to move users to the CC world. I wouldn't be surprised if LR 6 is the

RE: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Brian Walters wrote: Actually this is nothing new - I'm surprised they're even offering new camera support etc for CS6. They're really trying to move users to the CC world. I wouldn't be surprised if LR 6 is the last stand-alone version. I'm surprised that LR 6 was offered as a stand-alone

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Quoting Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. Agreed. At least the CC Subscription price is

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Interesting images. A few years ago I experimented with the DFA100 and the 1.7x TC and also found it to be a very good combination. The Kiron MC7 2x that I also tried was not as good. The 2:1 macro is very tempting but for me it falls between niches. I would like to use it in the field where

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

On 2015-04-22 19:42 , Mark Roberts wrote: All the 100mm f/2.8 macro lenses (A, F, FA and D-FA) did 1:1 magnification. As did the A 200/4.0 macro and the FA 200/4.0 Macro. and DA 35/2.8 Macro is also spec'd as 1:1 now i'm wondering which Pentax macro primes *aren't* 1:1 ? -- PDML

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steve harley wrote: On 2015-04-22 19:42 , Mark Roberts wrote: All the 100mm f/2.8 macro lenses (A, F, FA and D-FA) did 1:1 magnification. As did the A 200/4.0 macro and the FA 200/4.0 Macro. and DA 35/2.8 Macro is also spec'd as 1:1 now i'm wondering which Pentax macro primes *aren't* 1:1 ?

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

All 50mm f/4 ones, except the preset Macro Takumar. Also Pentax-M 100mm macro and earlier Pentax 100mm f/4 macros (M, K, Takumar). Most of your other brand 90mm f2.5 macros will also only do 1:2. Some had a separate 1:1 matched extender that would get you there. The famous Vivitar Series 1 Bokina

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Adobe are starting to be real ASSHOLES! : As mentioned here, updates to Camera Raw for Photoshop CS6 only include : new camera support, lens profile support, and bug fixes. The new : features listed in the release notes are only available in Photoshop CC. On 4/22/2015 6:00 PM, Darren Addy

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Quoting John sesso...@earthlink.net: Adobe are starting to be real ASSHOLES! Starting?? Actually this is nothing new - I'm surprised they're even offering new camera support etc for CS6. They're really trying to move users to the CC world. I wouldn't be surprised if LR 6 is the last

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: All 50mm f/4 ones, except the preset Macro Takumar. Also Pentax-M 100mm macro and earlier Pentax 100mm f/4 macros (M, K, Takumar). Most of your other brand 90mm f2.5 macros will also only do 1:2. Some had a separate 1:1 matched extender that would

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Yep - those two plus the FA 100 f3.5 macro, though I think it had an optional converter (maybe ust an extension tube) that would allow it to go to 1:1. (Not sure if infinity focus was sacrificed when the converter was used.) Mark On 4/23/2015 6:29 PM, Darren Addy wrote: All 50mm f/4 ones,

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Thank Marks. I stand corrected. On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Mark C wrote: Not quite following you on the ratios... I've long thought that 1:1 means the image on the sensor is the same size as in real life, 2:1 means 2x lifesized. Did the

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It is indeed a rather interesting lens. Thanks for posting the info. As for 2:1, I am thinking about how often it gets practical (for me). I've used the D-FA 100/2.8 with 1.7x for a few things like a fruit-fly caught by a spider, etc. I know that when I tried to stack 2x on top of that it was

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

oops. i think i've been corrected on that before forgot about that one. No you are correct, the Macro Takumar would be the same as that one. But the Venus is twice life size. On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Not quite following you on the ratios... I've long

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Mark C wrote: Not quite following you on the ratios... I've long thought that 1:1 means the image on the sensor is the same size as in real life, 2:1 means 2x lifesized. Did the Macro Takumar achieve greater magnification that say, the DFA 50mm macro (which Pentax specs as a 1:1 lens)? All

Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Not quite following you on the ratios... I've long thought that 1:1 means the image on the sensor is the same size as in real life, 2:1 means 2x lifesized. Did the Macro Takumar achieve greater magnification that say, the DFA 50mm macro (which Pentax specs as a 1:1 lens)? On 4/22/2015 6:54

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Tempting indeed. I think that all PK users should get one before the realize that the cool kids don't make their lenses in a PK mount. Reading about it, it is also funny how many people think that 1:2 is the same as 2:1. Pentax made only one macro lens that does 1:1 and that was the old preset

New Adobe Camera RAW release a new lens I was not aware of...

Thought this might be of interest on multiple counts... I saw that a new ACR was released and scanned the new lenses supported looking for Pentax: https://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2015/04/camera-raw-9-now-available.html It was there I saw a lens I hadn't heard of:

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There is a Flickr group for this lens with 179 images: https://www.flickr.com/groups/venus_macro/ On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thought this might be of interest on multiple counts... I saw that a new ACR was released and scanned the new lenses

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I recall reading about that lens here on the PDML a few weeks ago. It is indeed tempting. Mark On 4/22/2015 6:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Thought this might be of interest on multiple counts... I saw that a new ACR was released and scanned the new lenses supported looking for Pentax:

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Not so non-trivial and laborious, Boris. Here's my layer stack, from the bottom: copy of the original with 30px gaussian blur; curves adjustment to brighten that; the original, blending mode set to Soft Light; copy of the original High-Pass'ed at 1px, blending mode set to overlay. I think the

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Lovely effect from a custom made lens. Compared to a usual lens, it seems to save a lot of post processing time to reach a similar result. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

I thought I replied to this yesterday but it appears I was mistaken. I like it. A lot. Proves that sharpness isn't everything. Beautifully composed and rendered. Cheers frank Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Have a look here:

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

That's really soft. Interesting, good composition, but not really sure I like it. Marnie aka Doe :-) Take with a grain of salt. In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:13:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi! Have a look here:

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Bulent, I am very much no expert in photoshop. And since I fully switched to LightRoom when 1.0 came out, I did not follow as far as its improvements went. So I don't know. But it seems to me that to reproduce such an effect in post from regular sharp image will be a very non-trivial and

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Thanks, Frank. You're being very kind. The great thing here is that as far as rendering goes, 99% was done in run-time and not in post. On 1/26/2014 9:04 PM, knarf wrote: I thought I replied to this yesterday but it appears I was mistaken. I like it. A lot. Proves that sharpness isn't

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Thanks, Marnie. On 1/27/2014 1:21 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: That's really soft. Interesting, good composition, but not really sure I like it. Marnie aka Doe :-) Take with a grain of salt. In a message dated 1/25/2014 10:13:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Hi!

Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Hi! Have a look here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2014-03-grocery-store.html This shot was made with my freshly acquired soft lens. It is one of a kind lens that I ordered from a guy who makes all kinds of photography related works including some very interesting lenses. This

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Beautiful, Boris. Other than the bright red product placement, this could be a postcard or Christmas card. I really like it! That lens is rather too short for portraits but would produce very interesting results. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Interesting effect. All nice, but I think the one with the young lady could be very very nice if only the person to her right was not there to create a bit of clutter. Sell the grocery store shot to the local Coke distributor… stan On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Thanks, Bruce. You see, at 38mm of focal length is not portrait lens per se. However given the crop it turns to something like 58mm as far as angle of view goes and that's not bad. I made some group portraits of my girls and I quite liked the result. I used to have F 85/2.8 soft which was

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

Thanks, Stan. I never think of my photography as of source of profit. May be I could make a big print and give it to the grocery shop owners :-). I will be able to take you just there as it sits in rather special location as far as tourist attractions in Tel Aviv go. You will judge for

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

Yeah, I really like their projection on the 8mm. Its probably one of the best projections out there. The 10-20 I used was indeed the variable aperture one. Compared to my 12-24, there's just no contest. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I have their 8mm,

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

I'm not a big fan of the sigma WA zooms. The edges on the 10-20 aren't great IMO. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: It looks mildly interesting, unless you have a Sigma 10-20/3.5 which is no optical slouch, is less than a stop slower, provides a more

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The edges aren't that bad on the Sigma 10-20/3.5, they are better than the Sigma 14/2.8 and the old Pentax A15/3.5. At 10mm wide open it's a soft right at the extremes but generally if it needs to be used wide open then light is poor anyhow and the image doesn't suffer for the lack of edge

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Hm, maybe I had a bad copy, but my Sigma 10-20 gave me so many just not sharp pictures. Now I have the 8-16mm, and it is so nice, sharp, and 8mm is so much more than 10mm when looking for extremes... Greetz, Jos On 7-12-2013 16:24, Rob Studdert wrote: The edges aren't that bad on the Sigma

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Its possible the copy I used was bad. The edges looks awful. My Pentax 12-24 is razor sharp across the frame at f11. I have no need to go wider or faster. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu wrote: Hm, maybe I had a bad copy, but my Sigma 10-20 gave me so

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I think my 15 mm is wide enough for me, though this lens is impressive. On 12/6/2013 7:13 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for Pentax cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang. Unfortunately, it will have only manual focus. It's also relatively

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On Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 02:24:16AM +1100, Rob Studdert wrote: The edges aren't that bad on the Sigma 10-20/3.5, they are better than the Sigma 14/2.8 and the old Pentax A15/3.5. At 10mm wide open it's a soft right at the extremes but generally if it needs to be used wide open then light is

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The problem with their lenses is really build quality. They have really good optics, no doubt about that (especially for the cost), but if you look at lensrentals repair list they are all at the top. If they started making nice metal bodied primes, a lot more people would take them more seriously.

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Might depend on which Sigma 10-20 you had. There are two versions. I think the f/4-f/5.6 version is supposed to be a (teeny-tiny) little bit sharper than the constant aperture f/3.5 version. On 12/7/2013 10:32 AM, Jos from Holland wrote: Hm, maybe I had a bad copy, but my Sigma 10-20 gave me so

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I have their 8mm, it's actually a nice optic, it's not strictly fish-eye either. It's has a stereographic projection which translates to less objectionable distortion in the corners than a regular fish-eye and when used to shoot multi-image panos a better stitch. On 8 December 2013 06:27, Zos

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f2.8 @ 10mm doesn't come lightly. 1.5lbs really isn't all that heavy though. I'm very intrigued by this lens! On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:46 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Vey interesting. Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be

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And look, it has nano coatings and that red band on the barrel just like the newest Pentax lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for Pentax cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang.

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:-) Nano-shmano..., - says a professor in nano-materials. Those are not red bands, but just very small (micro-? nano-?) red turbans. That's a secret sign of the descendants of Red Turban troops stuck in Korea since 1360. They might have some emissaries embedded in Ricoh. ;-) Igor Fri Dec

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The pic looks like it is M mount and not A. Alas. -- 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.

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On 06/12/2013 11:17 AM, CollinB wrote: The pic looks like it is M mount and not A. Alas. It looks like they are releasing it in 10 different mounts, what's the problem? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

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