Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice results, Phil. The Pentax *istD is really underrated, and its size is truly diminutive. And it is really inexpensive to boot. Show us your daughter's editorial assignment results as well. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Phil Swango Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:47 PM To: LUG Subject: [Leica] More Digital Pentax For those interested, a few more Pentax DSLR shots, starting here: http://pswango.smugmug.com/gallery/825205/1/66319112 All 3 were taken around dusk with a Pentax 50mm f/1.7 lens from around 1979 used on a new *istDL. Manual focus and exposure. All were underexposed by 2-3 stops due to my error, and had to be rescued using curves in PS. The first two are downsized for the web and minimally post-processed with curves and USM. The last one is a center crop of about 1/4 of the image. If you view it at "original" size in Smugmug, you can see what the camera delivered in actual pixels (after curves but no USM). Lowest jpeg quality was used in camera so these are sort of "worst case". I was running out of memory on a 16 Meg card. I haven't had a chance to try raw or best jpeg yet. Tomorrow my daughter uses the camera for an editorial assignment for a local mag -- her first with the new toy. (apologies for cross posting if you're also on Daniel's Rollei list) -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information