Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On 24/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg > >Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can >you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? Film is not dead, just pretending to be asleep. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
On 25/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Hey Don. > >No need to leave just because you bought a Canon. >If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a >Pentax, it would just >be Shel >and some guy in downtown Toronto left.And maybe Cotty as he has >assimulated some >equipment. >LOL Resistance *is* futile. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
DL manual is online
If somebody is curious: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDL_web.pdf -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Are your photos too good?
On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Tom Reese wrote: I really would like to shoot some landscapes with one. I bet that thing gives some incredible full frame perspective. It's surprisingly difficult to use a 15mm lens well: not many scenes really call for it. But when you need to get _everything_ in, it's definitely the thing to have ;) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: 28mm
Ahh, you're right! *smacks forehead* I do a lot of street photography at night because I don't have time during the day, so it's basically street lights. Slowest I can hand-hold with an slr is i'm guessing 1/30 (it's been awhile since i used a film slr). On my old setup 1/15 and f/2.5 at iso400 was the worst i'd allow myself to consider usable (http://www.flickr.com/photos/almost-normal/4905962/ , and las vegas is brighter than portland!). I'm leaning a bit towards the sigma, but i've read all sorts of good things about the pentax 28mm. but then again that's not all i'd use it for, so i guess i'm also looking for some sort of comparison stopped down also vs. wide (wide wide) open. doesn't have to be scientific, just if it holds up to looking "good". thanks! --Daniel Liu "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is definitely not for you." http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/ On 24 Jun, 2005, at 22:19, Cesar wrote: Daniel, You have to define low-light work to me. I customarily shoot in 'concert-like' settings; dark surroundings with spotlights on performers... I do not have either of the lenses you mention. I do use the FA* 24/2 simply because it has the largest aperture. This way I can adjust the ISO on the *ist D to keep the shutter, and to a lesser extent the aperture, where I want it. Basically, for me at least since I have had different people say low-light and had quite a difference in EV, I need to know what shutter speed you will be shooting at different apertures to see if the extra stop and a half would be worth it for you. César Panama City, Florida Daniel Liu wrote: Hi, just want to get some opinions. I'm planning on getting an istds and a 28mm prime, and I like to do low-light work. Which lens would you pick, the sigma 28mm 1.8 or the FA pentax 28mm 2.8? I'm used to shooting at a very crappy-looking iso400 on a canon g3 at f/2, but I figure i'll be getting a usable iso400-1600 (at last! haha). Is the extra stop (stop and half?) worth it? They seem to be the same price around the internet. Thanks. --Daniel Liu "If the llama melts, don't drink it." http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/
Re: PAW PESO - Sidewalk Universe: The Accidental Astronaut
F*** = Fuji, the same way some write C or N Or something, I dunno. :-) Dave On 6/24/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank what kind of camera is a f*** ? > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > Wrom: YIYZUNNYCGPKYLE > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/sidewalk.html > > > > > I told you, man, hallucenogenics will totally f*** your mind up. > > Except 'shrooms; they're organic, you know... > > > > Cool "image"! > > > > cheers, > > frank > > >
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On Jun 25, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Cotty wrote: Film is not dead, just pretending to be asleep. It's pining... Cheers, - Dave (someone had to say it) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: 14mm
AG> What about the Sigma 14mm? It goes for about $900 retail, and the stuff Nate AG> has shot with his (thanks, Cotty!) looks great. Ask Cotty. He had one (and sold it, IIRC?) Actually, it's not bad IMO. Pretty sharp, even wide open! Just _very_ flarey. But it is designed for full frame film (designed is a bad word - it's almost unusably soft on film, makes sense only on reduced frame sensors). Good thing is that it can be had cheaply when used (Sigma lenses don't hold value well), and with a bit of filing away you can use the 1.7x crop lenshood which does help with the flare problem (the lens comes with removable lenshood designed for reduced frame digital cameras, but it vignettes a bit on the Sony 1.5x sensors - filing away corners solves it nicely). Good light! fra
Long absence
Someone has just asked me what I've been doing 'all this time'. If anyone else is interested there is a new button on my website -- 'Photomicro' -- that links to a directory with a very small sample of my output for the last two years. Only one of the instruments uses a Pentax body and very few of the pictures in the directories involve Pentax. I think any discussion should be probably be off-list. D -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a Pentax, it would just be Shel and some guy in downtown Toronto left.And maybe Cotty as he has assimulated some equipment. It actually looks like he's suggesting everybody who went digital doesn't use Pentax bodies.
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of > Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too.
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
On 6/24/05, Cohn Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking to sell my small Pentax collection of lenses and bodies. I > haven't figured out how much the stuff is worth. Maybe you all can help me > there? How do I determine a fair price for this gear? Don, You won't get crap for old Pentax film gear. Don't even bother trying to sell it. Just give it away to a good home. I'll send you my address off-list. HTH, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On 6/25/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent > five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" > I did not know that. It could turn up as a Jeopardy question (I mean answer) someday. Thanks for the trivia. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
On 6/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ya had to bring up foam did'nt you. > LOL -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: newbie intro
On 6/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, I'm new to the list, but not photography.. > > My first Pentax was a Spotmatic around 1968. For film, I mostly shoot old > Leica M, For all slr stuff including macro work, I use a Pentax *ist Ds. > > I have done a PAW for four years. I also do a weekly series called "Friday > Flowers," now pretty much exclusively shot with Pentax digi. Here's this > week's number: > > http://www.sonc.com/june_24_friday_flowers.htm > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > égalité, liberté, crawfish HI, Sonny, I recall you from some Leica list or other that I was on briefly a few years ago (I have a CL/Summicron C 40mm that I love a great deal). As much as I enjoyed that list, I simply couldn't keep up with the traffic of this list and another list. This damned list takes up too much time as it is now... So, welcome aboard. I guess I should go look at your pic(s) now, eh? BTW, don't believe anything Cotty or Mark Roberts say... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: newbie intro
On 25/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >BTW, don't believe anything Cotty or Mark Roberts say... Too late! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
> Geez, Mishka, I keep forgetting you're in NYC. Well, I know > that Amita will be in Detroit until Monday, and Herb's busy, > but may be around on Sunday. I'll be staying with Annsan. > I'm thinking Sunday may be the best day to get together with > folks, and maybe I can meet up with Amita on Monday, or even > quickly on Tuesday before my flight leaves or something. Actually, my flight home gets in in the early evening, so I should be home by 8. So I might be able to do something that night. Mishka, do you think we can convince Frank and Ann to come out to the Bohemian Beer Garden on Sunday night? :) Monday is still wide open for me as well, anytime. Amita
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Yes, that struck me as odd. In fact, I would guess that we've gained more people who bought Pentax when they went digital than we've lost from former Pentax users buying another digital brand. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:06 AM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a Pentax, it would just be Shel and some guy in downtown Toronto left.And maybe Cotty as he has assimulated some equipment. It actually looks like he's suggesting everybody who went digital doesn't use Pentax bodies.
Metz on Pentax *ist D(s) Was(RE: Asking about old thread)
Thanks you Don. It did help :-) This narrowed down my "the flash I want list". Now it is the Sigma EF-500 DG super or Metz 44/54 -- New topic, Metz on Pentax *ist D(s): I've always been a fan of the idea of flashes with changeable foots (the SCA-system). I like the idea of having one flash that I can use on many cameras. I have done some research on Metz SCA flashes. Until now they havent been supporting the new Pentax cameras. But I had a phone call to the Norwegian distributor and he told me that Metz was going to deliver some new Pentax dedicated foots very soon. He suggested within a month. Hope he doesnt promise things he can't deliver. This is good news for people with old Metz SCA-system flashes. They will be able to use them on the D and the Ds very soon :-) Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25. juni 2005 14:59 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Asking about old thread Took a while to find them! ;-) Two threads adderssed high speed sync, one was: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super The other was: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch Hope this helps Don > -Original Message- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:35 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Asking about old thread > > > Sorry. Forgot to write topic in my last post: > > I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just > realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more > about this. > > Tim > Another Norwegian. > >
Re:
It was a thread about using the Sigma 500 Super flash in high speed synch mode. The subject line appears below (PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch). That Sigma unit, along with Pentax' dedicated flash for the D cameras, will give you flash synch at any shutter speed. It works quite well. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20. juni 2005 14:42 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch Paul, since we just had a discussion on the topic of high speed sync could you give a bit more detail on how you set up for these shots? Camera modes, flash settings, etc. Was 1500/5.6 the proper exposure for existing light and you just let the flash do its thing? Jos had some doubts about the flash having power enough for daylight HSS. Is the Kalt device still available? "Inquiring minds need to know." ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 5:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch I went to the nature center yesterday to try the Sigma 500 Super and high speed synch with a Kalt flash magnifier attached. The magnifier is intended for lenses of 300mm or longer. I used my A 400/5.6 on the *istD. I had hoped to get some birds, but they were in hiding for the most part. I ended up shooting some wildflowers and a frog at the edge of a pond. The wildflower is about the range for a nice bird shot. The frog is a bit closer. The flower is f8 @ 1/1500. The frog is 5.6, 1/1500. I like the performance of the magnifier. It should give me a reach of close to 100 feet even in daylight. Thanks to Bill Sawyer for turning me on to that unit. The frog shows some specular highlights. I decided not to PhotoShop them out of there, because I kind of like them. I suspect that he's actually a prince. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469495&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469504 Paul
RE: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder
Well I shot a roll of APX 100 with the Petri and the results were quite good. The shutter speeds and aperture both seem to be working correctly. The lens seems reasonably sharp. Here's a sample. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Thanks to Don and Frank for their input. The auxillary lenses seem to function more like filters than converters, in that they do not seem to affect the exposure setting, nor do I see significant lower quality in the image. Here's a 'theriaultian' candid shot of a co-worker on a smoke break. Didn't even focus first, Frank'll be proud of me . http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445609/in/photostream/ All in all seems a nice little camera and well worth the US$11 I paid for it. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/ URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: Metz on Pentax *ist D(s) Was(RE: Asking about old thread)
I hope you he's right! A couple of months ago, Metz themselves told me it'd be to expensive for them to develope it. I answered that Sigma was selling their 500dg super like hot cakes because much cheaper than Pentax one and that if Sigma could deliver it there was really no good reason for beloved Metz no to do it. Never had a answer to the lst mail (which was not really nice to them, to be honest). 2005/6/25, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thanks you Don. > It did help :-) > This narrowed down my "the flash I want list". > Now it is the Sigma EF-500 DG super or Metz 44/54 > -- > New topic, Metz on Pentax *ist D(s): > > I've always been a fan of the idea of flashes with changeable foots (the > SCA-system). I like the idea of having one flash that I can use on many > cameras. I have done some research on Metz SCA flashes. Until now they > haven't been supporting the new Pentax cameras. But I had a phone call to > the Norwegian distributor and he told me that Metz was going to deliver some > new Pentax dedicated foots very soon. He suggested within a month. > Hope he doesn't promise things he can't deliver. > > This is good news for people with old Metz SCA-system flashes. They will be > able to use them on the D and the Ds very soon :-) > > Tim > Another Norwegian. > > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25. juni 2005 14:59 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Asking about old thread > > Took a while to find them! ;-) > Two threads adderssed high speed sync, one was: > > Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super > > The other was: > > PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch > > Hope this helps > Don > > > -Original Message- > > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:35 AM > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: Asking about old thread > > > > > > Sorry. Forgot to write topic in my last post: > > > > I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just > > realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more > > about this. > > > > Tim > > Another Norwegian. > > > > > > -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
RE: 14mm
> -Original Message- > From: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AG> What about the Sigma 14mm? It goes for about $900 retail, and the > AG> stuff Nate has shot with his (thanks, Cotty!) looks great. > > Ask Cotty. He had one (and sold it, IIRC?) Yes, to my husband. :) Amita
RE: Asking about old thread
Use the spell checker Don! ;-( adderssed = addressed (DOH!) D > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:59 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Asking about old thread > > > Took a while to find them! ;-) > Two threads adderssed high speed sync, one was: > > Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super > > The other was: > > PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch > > Hope this helps > Don
Asking about old thread
Sorry. Forgot to write topic in my last post: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Tim Another Norwegian.
OT:Spooky thing happening when doing a search at PDML
I tried a search on the PDML archive site. For some reason my firewall (Norton sec) detected an attack attempt. This happened several times. Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I find it a bit spooky. Off course, I could switch the thing off. Most likely it is totally harmless, but it makes me wonder. Tim Another Norwegian.
RE: Asking about old thread
Took a while to find them! ;-) Two threads adderssed high speed sync, one was: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super The other was: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch Hope this helps Don > -Original Message- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:35 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Asking about old thread > > > Sorry. Forgot to write topic in my last post: > > I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just > realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more > about this. > > Tim > Another Norwegian. > >
Re: PAW PESO - Sidewalk Universe: The Accidental Astronaut
On 6/25/05, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > F*** = Fuji, the same way some write C or N > > Or something, I dunno. > > :-) Yeah, that's what I meant. Sure it is. That's the ticket... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
There was _supposed_ to be a rabbit. Usually it was a Rhino or Lion something. Wonder what would happen if Bullwinkle tried to pull Frank out of a hat? ;-0 Don > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:46 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead > > > On 6/24/05, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought they had bunny ears... > > As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of > Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too. > > More than a co-incidence? > > > > -frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On 6/24/05, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought they had bunny ears... As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too. More than a co-incidence? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On 6/24/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg > > Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can > you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? > > > Shel Is that Captain Kangaroo I see lurking in the background? Will about 1 million ping pong balls come falling from the sky any minute now? Or is that the wrong moose. Should I be looking for a squirrel wearing a leather helmet and goggles? A fun snap, Shel. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20. juni 2005 14:42 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch Paul, since we just had a discussion on the topic of high speed sync could you give a bit more detail on how you set up for these shots? Camera modes, flash settings, etc. Was 1500/5.6 the proper exposure for existing light and you just let the flash do its thing? Jos had some doubts about the flash having power enough for daylight HSS. Is the Kalt device still available? "Inquiring minds need to know." ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 5:42 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch > > > I went to the nature center yesterday to try the Sigma 500 Super and > high speed synch with a Kalt flash magnifier attached. The magnifier is > intended for lenses of 300mm or longer. I used my A 400/5.6 on the > *istD. I had hoped to get some birds, but they were in hiding for the > most part. I ended up shooting some wildflowers and a frog at the edge > of a pond. The wildflower is about the range for a nice bird shot. The > frog is a bit closer. The flower is f8 @ 1/1500. The frog is 5.6, > 1/1500. I like the performance of the magnifier. It should give me a > reach of close to 100 feet even in daylight. Thanks to Bill Sawyer for > turning me on to that unit. The frog shows some specular highlights. I > decided not to PhotoShop them out of there, because I kind of like > them. I suspect that he's actually a prince. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469495&size=lg > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3469504 > Paul >
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
It's just restin' Cotty wrote: On 24/6/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/not-dead.jpg Just a quick and dirty snap ... but it depicts a Universal Truth Can you find the deeper meaning hidden within the arcane symbolism? Film is not dead, just pretending to be asleep. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
I saw the "Live Action" Bullwinkel, movie while on a transcontinental airplane flight, the thought of Bullwinkel trying to pull Frank out of the hat and the probable results doesn't bear imagining. (That movie could be used to torture confessions out of suspects...) Don Sanderson wrote: There was _supposed_ to be a rabbit. Usually it was a Rhino or Lion something. Wonder what would happen if Bullwinkle tried to pull Frank out of a hat? ;-0 Don -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:46 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead On 6/24/05, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I thought they had bunny ears... As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too. More than a co-incidence? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my immediate acquaintance, oh how I've wasted my life). Shel Belinkoff wrote: Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" Shel [Original Message] From: frank theriault As I just posted in reply to Shel's initial post, I was thinking of Mr. Moose on Capt. Kangaroo. There was a rabbit on that show, too. -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus
Hello, An update here. After looking at my first post I see that I messed up on the Zx-5n. I typed in the wrong price. Shesh. It should be: ZX-5n with cable release and AA battery pack for $180 I have also decided to drop the price of the *istD with cable release to $635 Thanks for looking, Chad
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold plated lens cap, what was his daughter's name and for what activity was she most famous or well known? Now don't look up the answer on Google or wherever. Shel > [Original Message] > From: P. J. Alling > Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my > immediate acquaintance, oh how I've > wasted my life). > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent > >five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?"
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Now that I don't know, (not a surprise since I could win a gold plated lens cap if I did, so it's not useless). Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold plated lens cap, what was his daughter's name and for what activity was she most famous or well known? Now don't look up the answer on Google or wherever. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my immediate acquaintance, oh how I've wasted my life). Shel Belinkoff wrote: Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: DL manual is online
They supply AA alkaline batteries with the *ist-DL. Then recommend against them. How cheap can you get... and cheap is what they're aiming for, they give picture capacity for 128mb sd cards. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: If somebody is curious: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDL_web.pdf -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions
A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she wants/needs the best possible quality reductions within the limits of reasonable amounts jpeg compression for web display. Is there any advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp?
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Do you recall the actress, singer, and most notably, dancer, Joey Heatherton? Her dad, Ray, played the Merry Mailman on WPIX in NYC (and, I suppose, surrounding areas). Shel > [Original Message] > From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 6/25/2005 8:40:21 AM > Subject: Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead > > Now that I don't know, (not a surprise since I could win a gold plated > lens cap if I did, so it's not useless). > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former > >musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold > >plated lens cap, what was his daughter's name and for what activity was she > >most famous or well known? Now don't look up the answer on Google or > >wherever. > > > >Shel > > > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: P. J. Alling > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my > >>immediate acquaintance, oh how I've > >>wasted my life). > >> > >>Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent > >>>five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > A man's only as old as the woman he feels. > --Groucho Marx
Re: DL manual is online
Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. --Daniel Liu "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is definitely not for you." http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/ On 25 Jun, 2005, at 8:47, P. J. Alling wrote: They supply AA alkaline batteries with the *ist-DL. Then recommend against them. How cheap can you get... and cheap is what they're aiming for, they give picture capacity for 128mb sd cards. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: If somebody is curious: http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDL_web.pdf -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions
On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:57 AM, David Oswald wrote: A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she wants/needs the best possible quality reductions within the limits of reasonable amounts jpeg compression for web display. Is there any advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp? The camera does a decent job of producing smaller than full resolution JPEG images, but if you want options to crop or manipulate any of the images beyond the as-shot 640x480 level, it's better to capture at full resolution and then use a batch process afterwards to reduce them in size for the standard output you need. Godfrey
Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions
David Oswald wrote: Is there any advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp? It is always better to have more data in my opinion. If you have bigger image you can always crop more, noise from high ISO settings will be more reduced in resizing from 6MP, and if she happens to shot something really nice you wont't be sorry that it can't be printed big enough. Given quite low prizes for memory cards I would stick to maximum resolution. Maciej
Re: 28mm
ISO 800 and 1600 are perfectly usable with the *ist DS so you can use an f/2.8 lens very successfully. I have no experience of that particular Sigma lens, but I'd much prefer the Pentax FA28/2.8 all around. I'm just not happy with Sigma quality control. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:33 AM, Daniel Liu wrote: Ahh, you're right! *smacks forehead* I do a lot of street photography at night because I don't have time during the day, so it's basically street lights. Slowest I can hand-hold with an slr is i'm guessing 1/30 (it's been awhile since i used a film slr). On my old setup 1/15 and f/2.5 at iso400 was the worst i'd allow myself to consider usable (http://www.flickr.com/photos/almost- normal/4905962/ , and las vegas is brighter than portland!). I'm leaning a bit towards the sigma, but i've read all sorts of good things about the pentax 28mm. but then again that's not all i'd use it for, so i guess i'm also looking for some sort of comparison stopped down also vs. wide (wide wide) open. doesn't have to be scientific, just if it holds up to looking "good". thanks! --Daniel Liu "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is definitely not for you." http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/ On 24 Jun, 2005, at 22:19, Cesar wrote: Daniel, You have to define low-light work to me. I customarily shoot in 'concert-like' settings; dark surroundings with spotlights on performers... I do not have either of the lenses you mention. I do use the FA* 24/2 simply because it has the largest aperture. This way I can adjust the ISO on the *ist D to keep the shutter, and to a lesser extent the aperture, where I want it. Basically, for me at least since I have had different people say low-light and had quite a difference in EV, I need to know what shutter speed you will be shooting at different apertures to see if the extra stop and a half would be worth it for you. César Panama City, Florida Daniel Liu wrote: Hi, just want to get some opinions. I'm planning on getting an istds and a 28mm prime, and I like to do low-light work. Which lens would you pick, the sigma 28mm 1.8 or the FA pentax 28mm 2.8? I'm used to shooting at a very crappy-looking iso400 on a canon g3 at f/2, but I figure i'll be getting a usable iso400-1600 (at last! haha). Is the extra stop (stop and half?) worth it? They seem to be the same price around the internet. Thanks. --Daniel Liu "If the llama melts, don't drink it." http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/
Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions
If you are not short of memory keep shooting at 6 megs. Sooner or later someone will want a poster, or at least some large prints. Powell At 08:57 AM 25/06/2005 , you wrote: > >A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are >displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces >them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain >that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she >wants/needs the best possible quality reductions within the limits of >reasonable amounts jpeg compression for web display. Is there any >advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how >to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp? >
Re: 28mm
Daniel, I've been able to use an M28/3.5 (the only wide prime I own) for indoor shooting without a flash. Since I've been down rating Tri-X to 320 or 200, this often means maximum aperture at 1/15. If you plan on setting your light sensitivity to between 400 and 1600, just use a lens you like and don't worry about large apertures. Of course, YMMV. On 6/25/05, Daniel Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, just want to get some opinions. I'm planning on getting an istds > and a 28mm prime, and I like to do low-light work. Which lens would > you pick, the sigma 28mm 1.8 or the FA pentax 28mm 2.8? I'm used to > shooting at a very crappy-looking iso400 on a canon g3 at f/2, but I > figure i'll be getting a usable iso400-1600 (at last! haha). Is the > extra stop (stop and half?) worth it? They seem to be the same price > around the internet. Thanks. > > > --Daniel Liu > "If the llama melts, don't drink it." > > http://almost-normal.blogspot.com/ > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
Re: 14mm
I have the DA14mm, which is awesome and works beautifully on the D/DS bodies. It was the only lens I bought with the camera, my "kit" lens. If you really must have that wide a field of view for a 24x36mm camera (I had a 15mm once and found I only very rarely used such an ultrawide), and cannot find/afford the Pentax 15mm, people who have tried both tell me the Tamron 14mm f/2.8 is the one to get. Now, I'm going to have fun one of these days and fit my DA14mm to the Pentax MX ... It will operate at minimum lens opening (f/22?) and will make beautiful 24x24mm negatives. ;-) Godfrey
Re: flash sync speed
On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Ok. What do you find frustrating about it? I normally don't use flash much, but when I do I'm usually setting the shutter speed to 1/60-1/125 sec for a reasonable amount of ambient fill. Godfrey
Re: DL manual is online
Daniel Liu wrote: Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. We should push for that. Does Pentax have any costumer feedback form?
Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
I think that would be a perfect place. You have my vote. On 6/25/05, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, my flight home gets in in the early evening, so I should be home > by 8. So I might be able to do something that night. Mishka, do you think we > can convince Frank and Ann to come out to the Bohemian Beer Garden on Sunday > night? :) > > Monday is still wide open for me as well, anytime. > > Amita > > >
Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.
Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, Tri-X Professional 320 is the old roll-film/sheet film formula it has/had a gelatin retouching surface on the back of the film. Tri-X Professional 400 is the current film that replaces both of the former ones. It supposedly has an entirely new emulsion and is produced on new machinery in a new plant. I have never used this pro-400 stuff. So they are in fact all at least slightly different films. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Don Sanderson wrote: I see Tri-X packaged as "Tri-X Pan" and "Tri-X Professional". I assumed there was no real difference as I've also seen it advertised as Pro when the package said Pan and the other way around. Talking strictly about the ISO 400 flavor here. Kodak only lists the Pro on their web site as near as I can tell. Here's the rub: The Pan version data sheet says 8 minutes at 68 degrees F in D-76 while the Pro version calls for 6 3/4 minutes at 68, also in D-76. Both at 1:1. Here's a link to the D-76 data sheet that shows 4 flavors of Tri-X at 3 different development times at 68 degrees: http://tinyurl.com/89frp Does anyone have the answer to this riddle? Why the rather large difference in soup times? TIA Don -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005
I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...
... but I never thought it would come to this. (I trust nobody here is watching it!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&rd=1 Collin
Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder
Contrary to what the "perfect is not good enough" folks say, you have to look at the use the things are designed for. Aux tele & wa converters do work quite well for snapshot size photos. You are correct they require no exposure compensation. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Fred Widall wrote: Thanks to Don and Frank for their input. The auxillary lenses seem to function more like filters than converters, in that they do not seem to affect the exposure setting, nor do I see significant lower quality in the image. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005
RE: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...
Sneaky little decimal point, movin' around like that! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Collin R Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:50 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ... > > > ... but I never thought it would come to this. > > (I trust nobody here is watching it!) > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item= > 7526451256&rd=1 > > Collin > > >
Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.
On 6/25/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, > > Tri-X Professional 320 is the old roll-film/sheet film formula it has/had a > gelatin retouching surface on the back of the film. > > Tri-X Professional 400 is the current film that replaces both of the former > ones. Tri-X 400 is available in 35mm and 120 roll, and in bulk rolls (35mm and 70mm), Tri-X 320, a different emulsion, is available in 120 roll and sheet film. Tech pub here: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/f4017/f4017.jhtml?id=0.1.18.14.23.16.14&lc=en#sizes -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
RE: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters.
Thanks Tom, that makes sense. Don > -Original Message- > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 12:49 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Tri-X question for you B&W shooters. > > > Tri-X Pan 400 is the old 35mm/roll-film formula, > > Tri-X Professional 320 is the old roll-film/sheet film formula it > has/had a gelatin retouching surface on the back of the film. > > Tri-X Professional 400 is the current film that replaces both of > the former ones. It supposedly has an entirely new emulsion and > is produced on new machinery in a new plant. I have never used > this pro-400 stuff. > > So they are in fact all at least slightly different films. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > --- > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > I see Tri-X packaged as "Tri-X Pan" and "Tri-X Professional". > > I assumed there was no real difference as I've also seen it > > advertised as Pro when the package said Pan and the other > > way around. > > Talking strictly about the ISO 400 flavor here. > > Kodak only lists the Pro on their web site as near as I can tell. > > > > Here's the rub: The Pan version data sheet says 8 minutes at > > 68 degrees F in D-76 while the Pro version calls for 6 3/4 > > minutes at 68, also in D-76. Both at 1:1. > > > > Here's a link to the D-76 data sheet that shows 4 flavors of Tri-X > > at 3 different development times at 68 degrees: > > http://tinyurl.com/89frp > > > > Does anyone have the answer to this riddle? > > Why the rather large difference in soup times? > > > > TIA > > Don > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 >
RE: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...
Mis-placed decimal points, also, cause bridges to fall down. (old enough to have heard it all) Jack --- Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sneaky little decimal point, movin' around like > that! ;-) > > Don > > > -Original Message- > > From: Collin R Brendemuehl > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:50 PM > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: I heard things were going up in price in > the Pentax world ... > > > > > > ... but I never thought it would come to this. > > > > (I trust nobody here is watching it!) > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item= > > 7526451256&rd=1 > > > > Collin > > > > > > > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
I do recall Joey Heatherton, didn't know the Merry Mailman was her father. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Do you recall the actress, singer, and most notably, dancer, Joey Heatherton? Her dad, Ray, played the Merry Mailman on WPIX in NYC (and, I suppose, surrounding areas). Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: 6/25/2005 8:40:21 AM Subject: Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead Now that I don't know, (not a surprise since I could win a gold plated lens cap if I did, so it's not useless). Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, then, do you recall a TV show called the Merry Mailman? What former musical comedy star played the role of the Merry Mailman? For a gold plated lens cap, what was his daughter's name and for what activity was she most famous or well known? Now don't look up the answer on Google or wherever. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Unfortunately, yes. (I know more useless things than anyone else of my immediate acquaintance, oh how I've wasted my life). Shel Belinkoff wrote: Did you know that Bob Keeshan, before his role as Captain Kangaroo, spent five years playing Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show?" -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
The only problem is that the place has lately been really, really crowded on Sunday nights, seemingly with Manhattanites. :But I hear that there's a new bar across the street called the Sparrow that's pretty good. So what do you think, Ann and Frank? Care to venture out to Queens for a drink next Sunday? We know how to have a good time out here. :) --Amita > -Original Message- > From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I think that would be a perfect place. You have my vote. > > > On 6/25/05, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually, my flight home gets in in the early evening, so I > should be > > home by 8. So I might be able to do something that night. > Mishka, do > > you think we can convince Frank and Ann to come out to the Bohemian > > Beer Garden on Sunday night? :) > > > > Monday is still wide open for me as well, anytime. > > > > Amita > > > > > > >
Re: DL manual is online
This is it... Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Daniel Liu wrote: Weird, in some ways it's better than the DS. bigger screen, auto iso, you can choose cont. AF in any non-preset mode.hope the ds gets a firmware update. We should push for that. Does Pentax have any costumer feedback form? -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...
On 25/6/05, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: >... but I never thought it would come to this. Thanks a bloody lot Collin. I was hoping nobody had seen it :-( > >(I trust nobody here is watching it!) >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&rd=1 ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...
It's not just gold plated, it's cast from gold and painted to look like a camera. Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: ... but I never thought it would come to this. (I trust nobody here is watching it!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=7526451256&rd=1 Collin -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
PESO: Not a street shot :-)
The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 Paul
Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
On 6/25/05, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only problem is that the place has lately been really, really crowded on > Sunday nights, seemingly with Manhattanites. :But I hear that there's a new > bar across the street called the Sparrow that's pretty good. > > So what do you think, Ann and Frank? Care to venture out to Queens for a > drink next Sunday? We know how to have a good time out here. :) > > --Amita Sunday night will likely be the best night for me to do non-cycling stuff. If I make the commitment, I'll be there. Sounds great!!! Woo-Hoo! I can't remember if Herb said Sunday was his good day (I think it was), so it would be even better if he could be there. My first NYCPDML event. Whatta blast! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
PESO: Street Photography in Prague
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3441/display/3400596 It took a lot of experimenting with flash compensation and exposure compensation to get the extreme tones right. This is my favorite of about 10 or 12 shots. Comments welcome. Joe
Re: flash sync speed
Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've just realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to read more about this. Ok. What do you find frustrating about it? I normally don't use flash much, but when I do I'm usually setting the shutter speed to 1/60-1/125 sec for a reasonable amount of ambient fill. Godfrey
Ok, I give up
What the heck is PESO?
Re: Ok, I give up
Picture Every So Often as far as i know... Michael Evan Hanson wrote: What the heck is PESO?
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 Paul And, two sets of keys... Yup. Choice indeed... You can tell the AF works just fine! keith whaley
Re: flash sync speed
On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Or an ND filter... :-) Seriously, I do understand about fill flash etc, but 1/180 sec seems quite fast enough for my needs. I remember when no SLR did better than 1/60 second max, and "high speed sync" didn't exist. Godfrey
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 Damn right that's not a street shot, it's a cheeky chippie shot. Hm. A "CA 50-200" lens? A celebration of Chromatic Aberration? ;-) Godfrey Chairman, AOPSS
Re: Ok, I give up
On 25/6/05, Evan Hanson, discombobulated, unleashed: >What the heck is PESO? Try here: Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: flash sync speed
But the ND filter effectively reduces the stop in terms of how much flash you can lay in the shot. In daylight and with no walls or ceiling to reflect some of the spill light back, it's hard enough to get a useful amount of fill. High speed synch is important for anyone who shoots outdoor portraits, birds, insect macro, etc. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 4:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jun 25, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Quite frequently, both fill flash and a large aperture are desirable in sunlight. For that, you need high-speed synch. Or an ND filter... :-) Seriously, I do understand about fill flash etc, but 1/180 sec seems quite fast enough for my needs. I remember when no SLR did better than 1/60 second max, and "high speed sync" didn't exist. Godfrey
RE: flash sync speed
What I find frustrating with slow flash sync? Sometimes I want to shot more or less towards the sun, and still need a large aperture. I'm talking very high speed. A few days ago, I had to let a near perfect shot go, with some very nice rocks and a beautiful sky, because of this. It was a real downer. It near ruined a nice photo walk. Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25. juni 2005 18:46 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: flash sync speed On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > I'm new here, and I wonder- What thread are you referring to? I've > just > realized how frustrating the slow sync at my Ds is, and want to > read more > about this. Ok. What do you find frustrating about it? I normally don't use flash much, but when I do I'm usually setting the shutter speed to 1/60-1/125 sec for a reasonable amount of ambient fill. Godfrey
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
It's the DA 50-200 of course. I'm very pleased with its performance. This shot is quite sharp at 100%. Perhaps i'll post a detail later. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 Damn right that's not a street shot, it's a cheeky chippie shot. Hm. A "CA 50-200" lens? A celebration of Chromatic Aberration? ;-) Godfrey Chairman, AOPSS
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
> Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? > > > >Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) > > > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a > >>Pentax, it would just be Shel and some guy in downtown Toronto > >>left.And maybe Cotty as he has assimulated some equipment. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > It actually looks like he's suggesting everybody who went digital > doesn't use Pentax bodies. > > You are correct.:-) Dave
Re: PAW: For you to chuckle
On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Fresh out of the oven... > > http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author > > After I took the shot I had a very good laff... > Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no photo. Anyone else getting a pic to look at? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Are your photos too good?
On 6/24/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.lookingglassphoto.com/index.html > > Are you sure that's Berkeley and not Toronto? Looks like Frank shot the > portrait on the home page. :-P > 1) It's colour, 2) Those green things in the background are fairly sharp, and, 3) That's clearly not my kind of blur anyway. Nice try, though. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Are your photos too good?
On 6/23/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/6/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >And we have Frank, Cotty and Bill Robb as well. > > Now hang on a minute mate. It's bad enough being lumped into the same > frying pan as Frank. But Rottweiler Robb as well?? > Geez, I'm away from the list for a day or so, and I come back to this shit! -frank (who has a long memory, Cotty. GFM is only about 11 months away... ) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
On 6/25/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw the "Live Action" Bullwinkel, movie while on a transcontinental > airplane flight, > the thought of Bullwinkel trying to pull Frank out of the hat and the > probable results doesn't > bear imagining. Sigh... -frank (with g-mail I can google my name, and easily find every one of the silly references to me - don't think you're getting away with anything...) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: For you to chuckle
Hi Frank, I saw it yesterday, but it doesn't seem to want to load now. Paul On Jun 25, 2005, at 5:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! Fresh out of the oven... http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author After I took the shot I had a very good laff... Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no photo. Anyone else getting a pic to look at? -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Back from Colorado, the longer version
On 6/24/05, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this adds a few more shots > > http://www.alphoto.com/co05/page1.htm I like the one with the waitress walking toward the camera, the yellow door (I'm assuming that's a railway car) and the coal shovel handle. The rest are pretty cool, too. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: For you to chuckle
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > I saw it yesterday, but it doesn't seem to want to load now. > Paul Thanks, Paul. Glad to know it's not just me. Maybe Boris can send it to me off-list, or repost it? Boris! You there? cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Are your photos too good?
On 25/6/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >-frank (who has a long memory, Cotty. GFM is only about 11 months >away... Flashguns at ten paces sir! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PAW: For you to chuckle
frank theriault wrote: On 6/24/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! Fresh out of the oven... http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=918724&ref=author After I took the shot I had a very good laff... Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no photo. Anyone else getting a pic to look at? -frank No piccy here! Except for the header, the rest of the screen is blank. White. No pic. keith whaley
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two > ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it > was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order > of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, > 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 > Paul I don't much give a crap what it was shot with. OTOH, I don't give a crap if one wants to call it a "street shot" or not. I like it. Maybe I'm a pig (well, I guess there's not much doubt about that, really), but I like a pic of a good looking woman. And, this is one. Nice grab, Paul. You got her mid-lick. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Ok, I give up
Picture Every So Often, or a unit of Mexican currency which is more than a free web image may be worth... Evan Hanson wrote: What the heck is PESO? -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Shel Belinkoff wrote: [...] What most people don't know is that Captain Kangaroo (Keeshan) and Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers), each of which had very successful shows for children, and who were acknowledged "good friends," were really lovers, and Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) is their secretly adopted son - a love child, so to speak. Shel Ged oudda here! keith
Re: to the GFM staff
The GFM Team thanks you for your kind words, but I think the real thanks should go to the people who do all the real work to make GFM such a success, like Reeca and Madge and Diane and the rest of the restaurant crew, Sandy and the office staff, Tom and Scott handling the AV duties, Ed the computer guy, and of course the Mortons for their continued support and inspiration. Don, without question, is the driving force, and deserves his own special level of appreciation. On Jun 22, 2005, at 12:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you for the great job you did helping Don put the weekend together and keeping it running smoothly. Susan and I both had a wonderful time. Tom Reese I'll second that Tom. It was my first trip to GFM and i felt it was a very well run event. Thanks Don,Mark,Doug, Cesar and Nico Dave
Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder
On 6/25/05, Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Hey, I recognize that building! I can't rememer which one, but it's s UniWat, from the 1970's expansion "let's make everything look like a concrete bunker" era. Nice, sharp image, Fred. > Here's a 'theriaultian' candid shot of a co-worker on a smoke > break. Didn't even focus first, Frank'll be proud of me . > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445609/in/photostream/ Indeed! Focusing is for suckers. I like the blown out background and hair, too . You da street shootin' man now, Fred! > > All in all seems a nice little camera and well worth the US$11 > I paid for it. I'd say you got yer money's worth there, Fred! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
Hello Paul, Keep showing us shots from that new lens. I am quite anxious to see how well it performs wide open at different focal lengths. Like the shot BTW! -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 25, 2005, 12:38:57 PM, you wrote: PS> The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two PS> ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it PS> was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order PS> of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, PS> 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. PS> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 PS> Paul
Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right? Anyway, I'd go for it myself but don't really have the cash and I don't speak german. I'm also still in exam period so should be studying rather than learning a foreign language. Anyway, thought someone might appreciate a heads-up about it, maybe one day they'll repay the favour (-: Oh, and BTW, the seller's also selling a couple of new FA* 200/4 macros and an 80-200/2.8 and a bit of other stuff. Nothing at such exciting prices as the 100mm macro though at a glance. It'll probably be gone in a few hours IMO. Cheers, David
Re: Ok, I give up
- Original Message - From: "Evan Hanson" Subject: Ok, I give up What the heck is PESO? Mexican money. We used to joke about it being Canadian money as well, but not any more. William Robb
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
LOVE IT! sister ERN ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: E.R.N. > ERNR > of the *istDerhood
Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead
Isn't that called "Ego Googling" when you search for yourself on the web? Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > -frank (with g-mail I can google my name, and easily find every one of > the silly references to me - don't think you're getting away with > anything...)
Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)
On 6/25/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The mercury topped off in the high nineties (F of course) today, so two ice creams are allowed. By the way this is NOT a street shot because it was not taken with a focal length prescribed by the AOPSS (Arcane Order of Pretentious Street Shooters :-)). Seriously it's with the CA 50-200, 200mm, f6.7 @ 1/500, ISO 200, continuous autofocus. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3485327 Paul Doesn't the Arcane Order also prescribe black & white, preferably grainy? oh yeah, I really like the moment you've caught. and btw, YEA SPURS!!
Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff
Yo dudes, Some nasty person decided to list an SMC PENTAX-A MACRO 1:2.8 100mm, that famous lens that has been going for such crazy money recently... for €390 BIN! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7526518253 Not an auction, so the "no eBay" rule doesn't apply here, right? Anyway, I'd go for it myself but don't really have the cash and I don't speak german. I'm also still in exam period so should be studying rather than learning a foreign language. Anyway, thought someone might appreciate a heads-up about it, maybe one day they'll repay the favour (-: Oh, and BTW, the seller's also selling a couple of new FA* 200/4 macros and an 80-200/2.8 and a bit of other stuff. Nothing at such exciting prices as the 100mm macro though at a glance. It'll probably be gone in a few hours IMO. Cheers, David
Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
i can't do evening. during the day is all that is open for me, and that will be after i stop at B&H. figure 11:30 or so. Herb - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway Sunday night will likely be the best night for me to do non-cycling stuff. If I make the commitment, I'll be there. Sounds great!!! Woo-Hoo! I can't remember if Herb said Sunday was his good day (I think it was), so it would be even better if he could be there.
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hey, are you suggesting I only use Pentax? Shel (Leica-Yashicamat-Sony-Olympus-Rollei owner/user) [Original Message] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If everyone on this left because they bought something other than a Pentax, it would just be Shel and some guy in downtown Toronto left.And maybe Cotty as he has assimulated some equipment. It actually looks like he's suggesting everybody who went digital doesn't use Pentax bodies. You are correct.:-) In which case -- you're not! ERNR of the *istDerhood
