Comments for Bob Keefer http://bkpix.com/blog Photography, art and and life in the Northwest Mon, 23 May 2011 15:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on PCT Day 4: Rattlesnake encounter, parched trail and opera in the desert by tim christie http://bkpix.com/blog/2011/05/pct-day-4-rattlesnake-encounter-hot-dry-trail-and-opera-in-the-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-129 tim christie Mon, 23 May 2011 15:59:23 +0000 http://bkpix.com/blog/?p=1225#comment-129 Holy crap, Bob. Be careful out there. Just catching up with your posts so far. Good stuff. What a good dad you are, and what an adventurous son you have. Holy crap, Bob. Be careful out there. Just catching up with your posts so far. Good stuff. What a good dad you are, and what an adventurous son you have.

]]> Comment on PCT Day Zero.2: Rain delay, Salton Sea by Bob welch http://bkpix.com/blog/2011/05/pct-day-zero-2-rain-delay-salton-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Bob welch Thu, 19 May 2011 03:50:10 +0000 http://bkpix.com/blog/?p=1192#comment-128 Go Noah! Go Noah!

]]> Comment on PCT Day Zero.2: Rain delay, Salton Sea by bish http://bkpix.com/blog/2011/05/pct-day-zero-2-rain-delay-salton-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-127 bish Thu, 19 May 2011 02:42:18 +0000 http://bkpix.com/blog/?p=1192#comment-127 If you're looking for something to do after Noah takes off, Anzo-Borrega State Park is an interesting desert park. Reachable by a road from the Salton Sea highway on the east or from the town of Julian -- which is pretty neat itself -- on the west. You can even visit Bunky's former home on the golf course in Borrego Springs. If you’re looking for something to do after Noah takes off, Anzo-Borrega State Park is an interesting desert park. Reachable by a road from the Salton Sea highway on the east or from the town of Julian — which is pretty neat itself — on the west. You can even visit Bunky’s former home on the golf course in Borrego Springs.

]]> Comment on PCT Day Zero: Lunch in Mexico, sorting gear, finding the trailhead and plenty more rain by bish http://bkpix.com/blog/2011/05/pct-day-zero-lunch-in-mexico-sorting-gear-finding-the-trailhead-and-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-126 bish Wed, 18 May 2011 02:08:18 +0000 http://bkpix.com/blog/?p=1181#comment-126 We've crossed at Tecate many times and agree that it's the most friendly crossing -- in both directions. All the best to Noah! We’ve crossed at Tecate many times and agree that it’s the most friendly crossing — in both directions.
All the best to Noah!

]]> Comment on HDR self portrait with the Pentax K7 by Bob http://bkpix.com/blog/2010/09/hdr-self-portrait-with-the-pentax-k7/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Bob Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:05:34 +0000 http://bkpix.com/blog/?p=1086#comment-122 Ernie, I have a Pentax adapter, which did cost some money but works very well. Longer lenses work fine, with a couple small issues: I bought a KatzEye OptiBrite focussing screen with a split image center to use manual focus lenses on my K20D. It's a vast improvement, in general, but is not optimized for longer lenses so doesn't help as much. The P645 300/4 with the 1.4 converter is pretty sharp on the K20D, but needs a tripod and decent technique (Naturally. That's like shooting a 600+). It easily matches my Canon 100-400 at the long end in quality. BK Ernie,

I have a Pentax adapter, which did cost some money but works very well.

Longer lenses work fine, with a couple small issues:

I bought a KatzEye OptiBrite focussing screen with a split image center to use manual focus lenses on my K20D. It’s a vast improvement, in general, but is not optimized for longer lenses so doesn’t help as much.

The P645 300/4 with the 1.4 converter is pretty sharp on the K20D, but needs a tripod and decent technique (Naturally. That’s like shooting a 600+).

It easily matches my Canon 100-400 at the long end in quality.

BK

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