Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
OK - I'll chime in with my car history. My first car was a mid '60s Morris Minor 1000(sic) Estate with the 1100cc engine, which my mother gave to me. While not an exciting car to drive, it served me well for a few years with very few problems (until the frame rusted out), and was an easy car to work on (I even reground valves). After that I got my first convertible - a 1970s Triumph Vitesse (which I bought from my younger brother). That was a great car, and I was sorry to part with it when we left the UK. In the US we've owned: A 1980 Fiat 132. Far better than its reputation suggests. A 1983 Datsun(sic) Maxima wagon. A lot better that the US competition in that market segment - a Buick Century. We got a really good one, but manufacturing quality was quite variable - we knew of others which were less reliable. When we sold it (because of rust-through problems; in NH even pinhole rusting in the wheel arches fails inspection) the purchaser ruined the car in twelve months :-( A 1986 Ford Mustang GT convertible. Drove that car for 20 years and 120,000 miles. There were some initial clutch seal problems which took two complete clutch replacements to fix, but apart from that it was what you would expect from an American pony car - fast in a straight line, but not as tight as a European car when it came to cornering. A 1990 Ford Aerostar 4WDXL. A very versatile performer. It did need serious transmission work after five years. Sold it when we moved cross-country from NH to CA in 95. A (used) 1990 Range Rover. Expensive, unreliable. Over six or seven years we had multiple four-figure repair bills. Eventually it lunched the engine, and when the estimate for repairs (maybe 8-10K) exceeded the probable value of the car after the repairs we replaced it with ... A 2003 Mini Cooper. My wife loves this car. A (used) 2004 BMW Z4. My replacement for the Mustang. I hope it lasts me as long as the Mustang did. I don't use it enough to see many problems - maybe 5K miles/year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: [a bunch of Youtube links] http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Quicktime...
On Jun 5, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: Windows is /bound/ to be better than a muriatic acid enema. Doing CSS workarounds for IE6, on the other hand... (yes I've had a frustrating afternoon) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: running a 10k
in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on may 31 in bangalore, so we had about two months to train. of the 14 that started out, eight of us finished the course last sunday though the times are nothing to write home about... but i was personally relieved i didn't take a month after all. the full story here, for those of you interested (not my blog) :) http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html regards, subash Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a certain mountain goat. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows But you might have clicked End Task on the *wrong* task, and the dialogue is giving you a chance to save yourself from this grim fate. Mine end when ever they feel like it. The joy of Mac computers. The Joy of Macs Why does that remind me of something? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(
Aha! Yes, progressive bifocals can certainly cause problems with viewfinders. Every time I get a new pair, it takes some adjustment. I used to take my glasses off to shoot, but that's a PITA. Now, I just make sure I'm looking through the top of the glasses, where there is uniform distance correction. Below the top 40% or so of the lenses, things get very wonky. Just adjust the diopter setting so that the lines on the viewfinder screen are sharp. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de Subject: Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-( To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:27 AM Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Ralf, perhaps it is time you changed your camera anyway? I realize it may no be the most pleasant thing to do, but none the less... It still isn't quite clear if this is a camera problem or related to my no-line glasses in which case a change of camera wouldn't solve the situation. And quite frankly I wouldn't know what to buy instead. The German Pentax service now is just as bad as the mess we've been having with Canon for years and there's no hope of anything full format from Pentax in the foreseeable future. I won't buy another APS-C camera as I'm fed-up with those pinhole viewfinders, so the K7 is out of the race, and the digital 645, if it may ever materialize, will be way out of my financial reach. Add to this that I've found out this morning that Noblex not only aren't making any more cameras but that they have no spares whatsoever to keep mine running, I'm beginning to understand what old Hiob must have felt like... Maybe I'd be better off collecting butterflies or stamps. :-/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Debates
2009/6/5 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: From todays New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/design/04abroad.html?themc=th To see something is to face the prospect of becoming inured to it, even if only slightly. Photographs reveal horrors to which they also accustom viewers. To me, it seems the article concludes that an exhibition with some of the photos that raised thousands of debates is flawed because of inurement. I assume the writer means his own inurement, that controversies over whether photography oversteps the civil contract is only a subject of his phlegmatic disinterest. This is reflected also in his use of derogatory terms for the exhibition such as a mess. So what's his message? That such an exhibition is a waste of time and space? That we can draw no wisdom or see no patterns from the debates of the past? I sincerely hope the writer's intention is ironic, to raise the issue as another debate. Otherwise I find the article to be, pardon the expression, utter crap. Sincerely, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: running a 10k
On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:54:42 -0500 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Subash, Congrats on completing the run and stopping smoking! Bob, thanks! i quit almost four years back. distance running is a recent affliction though :) http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: running a 10k
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a certain mountain goat. thanks Bob. you wouldn't say that (even jokingly) if you knew the time i took to run the 10km. :) but, it is actually part of my training for a trek in the himalayas this august (at 46, i *need* to train for treks in the high altitude himalayas). there is a glacial corridor in the garhwal himalayas, at a height ranging from 10,000 ft to 20,000 ft, which comes alive with alpine flowers for three months from june to august. it used to be the summer grazing grounds for the garhwal villagers' cattle and used to be called the bhyundar valley before a mountaineer/explorer Brit called Frank S. Smythe discovered the place and named it the valley of flowers, in 1931. it is a popular trekking destination today, especially during the flowering season. it has also traditionally been a popular pilgrimage route as there are many hindu/sikh holy places around/near the valley. the trek route is mostly between 10-15,000 ft. so, pretensions to a mountain goat, yes...:) btw, frank smythe wrote a book called the valley of flowers in 1937. just finished reading it (it is kept in print by a small publisher based in dehradun, in the garhwal himalayas)... regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The cost of buying locally
Hi Rob, Well I sent the e-mail last night and got a reply this morning saying they will match the price and asking for my credit card details and postal address. I've supplied them but have not yet received confirmation, but I am expecting a delivery next week. :) This weekend I am photographing lenses I will be selling. Leon 2009/6/3 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 6/3/09, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Rob, I am considering SDM lenses - 17-70 and 60-250. If they will price match or at least come close I will happily give them my money. Do you know who I need to contact or can you point me to the original thread? The time to buy is soon given the state of our dollar and the US dollar. Supposedly straight from the horse's mouth: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=31678676 Good luck and do let us know how you fare. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +6... UTC +10 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A Pentax 16-50mm F2.8 DA* a little sad story
Hi , I am attaching my original story about this lens and the problem I had. Well I got an email from Pentax saying that a new lens have been sent by UPS to my home address, Bravo Pentax, I do know now that the lens has arrived but I am in a bussiness travel at México City. I am eager to have the lens back in my hands. Angel Ramos Angel Ramos wrote: Well mine has bite the dust, at least while its been fixed by Pentax It does not go below 20mm focal length. I noticed it after using it at an outdoor photo shoot. I was going to use the lens in the studio when I found the problem. I could hear a rattle inside like coming from a bearing, a crew or a nut, and whatever it is it can not be seen. I did not try to force to go to 16mm. The lens is off warranty but I hope they found the problem is related to a factory defect and fix it. I have not dropped it or banged it, just normal perfect use. I hope is only that part loose around and that there is no additional damage. The lens focuses and works ok except for the problem described. I will update when I get it back. Angel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I blame the United Auto Workers for all the industry problems. I'd agree if the issues were assembly related. Kenneth Waller Which a fair amount of them were/are. Can't blame the UAW for everything though, the Detroit management and the dealers are as much or more to blame for the Big 3's problems as the UAW. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
Subash wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a few years back. Not because I thought it was a particularly good motorcycle, but simply because it had a kick start. You and Subash could have started a Pentax/Enfield owner's club! perhaps there's a reason why he 'almost' bought one. enfields have an electric start too these days :)) not my 96 model though... Subash, I recall reading (in the mid/late-80's, I think) that an Indian company was going to produce a *diesel* motorcycle called the Sooraj 325 (going from memory here). Any idea if it ever went into production? Here are the specifications: Single cylinder, 325cc, diesel engine, 18:1 compression ratio... kick start only! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
From: Graydon On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:57:31PM -0400, John Sessoms scripsit: Why does Task Manager ask me if I want to end a task? If I hadn't wanted to end the task, I wouldn't have opened Task Manager in the first place, and I wouldn't have clicked on the End Task button. But you might have clicked End Task on the *wrong* task, and the dialogue is giving you a chance to save yourself from this grim fate. Quicktime player came out with a new update. After the update installed, the updater immediately began to look for NEW updates and wouldn't quit. Probably because I chose NOT to install itunes. I'm not sure why everyone loves Apple, since from my point of view they're as arrogantly inept as Microsoft. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On 6/5/09, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Toyotas are great cars, if you're a fan of roll-steer. And about 98% of the Anmerican buying public has no idea what that is. I have a Green Machine that does that! ;) -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!
From: Peter Loveday Hmm. Never thought of that - thanks for the idea. The lens hood on my Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron keeps unscrewing itself and falling off. I've twice had to retrace my steps looking for it in the last couple of weeks. I'd been toying with the idea of superglue, but recent unhappy experiences of superglue and cameras put me off the idea. Nail polish it is! Plus there's such a lovely range of colours to choose from. Candy Apple Red lens anyone? As it's just a drop to keep whatever it's put on from un-threading, red is the preferred color. Makes it easier to find where you put it if you ever want to remove it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:06:24 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Subash, I recall reading (in the mid/late-80's, I think) that an Indian company was going to produce a *diesel* motorcycle called the Sooraj 325 (going from memory here). Any idea if it ever went into production? Here are the specifications: Single cylinder, 325cc, diesel engine, 18:1 compression ratio... kick start only! yes, it did get produced and was on the market for about 10 years or so. for some reason was a favourite with foreign tourists touring india on a shoestring budget. it is not produced anymore but you can still see some running on the roads btw, in the nineties royal enfield too came out with a 300-odd cc diesel bullet model called the taurus (they outsourced the diesel engine) which again is no more in the market. extraordinary mileage and lots (relatively speaking) of torque... :) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Quicktime...
From: Bob W Clearly Apple is some religion... now once upon a time there was a difference - long ago, before they all started using the same hardware. Granted, their OS is better than windows - but then, what isn't??? :-) I'm reliably informed that Marburg Disease isn't. Bob Well, just so you know, Apple came out with an update for their Quicktime player, which hung up after installing and wouldn't close and wouldn't get out of the way so I could continue reading the thread on Quicktime which required Task Manager to eventually get rid of prompting my rant about Why does -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
I'll play: all my cars: 1978 Plymouth Horizon - bought used in 1984 shared with my older sister. Fine, reliable car until she melted the engine. 1965 Ford Mustang 289 4bbl V8 - used in 1985. Really a car that a 17 year old high school kid should never have owned. The car deserved better than I could give it. Lots of quirky factory options including a vinyl roof and seatbelts(!). It need a proper restoration but I sold it for $500. 1986 Hyundai Excel GLS - used in 1987. F-ing piece of crap. Went through two clutches and 3 water pumps. The water pumps literally seized and exploded on all occasions sending the drive pulley bouncing around the engine compartment. 1989 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L six - used in 1991. Really a great utilitarian, true off-road truck with good reliability. The fit and finish was atrocious. I used to say that I left a piece of trim every where I parked. The paint suffered from the standard peeling malady that you see on every Chrysler product of its era. I slid sideways into a curb on a wet road and took out the suspension. The car was never the same after that was repaired. 1988 Toyota Corolla - used in 1999. My mom's car. Reliable. Nuff said. 2000 Honda Civic EX - new in 2000. Best car purchase I could ever have made especially at the time when I didn't have a lot of cash and was going through a divorce. Most reliable car I've ever had. 194,800 trouble free (simple, regular, Manufacture recommended maintenance) miles. As much as I'd like to buy some flashy boy-racer car (and I can afford that sort of thing now), I'm keeping it for as long as it continues to provide the day-in-day-out reliability. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
Ken, I blame the UAW for the economics of the industry, not the assembly line problems. The union might as well have used a mask and a gun to hold up the auto makers in the '60's. That's when I notices the big wages and generous benefit packages. You could argue that it was better to hire on with a UAW job at an auto maker than spend money going to college. Company managements always gave in and just passed the costs back to the customers. Cheaper foreign manufacturing eventually broke the paradyme that union and management were using, to the advantage of the consumer. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Adam Maasa...@mawz.ca wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I blame the United Auto Workers for all the industry problems. I'd agree if the issues were assembly related. Kenneth Waller Which a fair amount of them were/are. Can't blame the UAW for everything though, the Detroit management and the dealers are as much or more to blame for the Big 3's problems as the UAW. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: fishing through lightroom
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: hello, here is what i managed to catch by spending some time browsing through my lightroom archive. it's only a year or two old (well, not older than lightroom for sure) so i haven't managed to find pictures i couldn't remember of having taken, but i did find some that i never presented around online or otherwise. so i put them up on flickr and i offer them here as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/sets/72157619247997468/ some really great shots in there. The girl with the dog is a favorite. You have a unique style that adds to the appeal of your photography. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 08:11:02AM -0400, John Sessoms scripsit: I'm not sure why everyone loves Apple, since from my point of view they're as arrogantly inept as Microsoft. They're differently arrogant. Also differently inept, which frequently matters. -- Graydon, who admits to not playing well with either. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(
Same problem here. Must remember to use the right part of the glasses! Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:37 AM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Aha! Yes, progressive bifocals can certainly cause problems with viewfinders. Every time I get a new pair, it takes some adjustment. I used to take my glasses off to shoot, but that's a PITA. Now, I just make sure I'm looking through the top of the glasses, where there is uniform distance correction. Below the top 40% or so of the lenses, things get very wonky. Just adjust the diopter setting so that the lines on the viewfinder screen are sharp. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: From: Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de Subject: Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-( To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:27 AM Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Ralf, perhaps it is time you changed your camera anyway? I realize it may no be the most pleasant thing to do, but none the less... It still isn't quite clear if this is a camera problem or related to my no-line glasses in which case a change of camera wouldn't solve the situation. And quite frankly I wouldn't know what to buy instead. The German Pentax service now is just as bad as the mess we've been having with Canon for years and there's no hope of anything full format from Pentax in the foreseeable future. I won't buy another APS-C camera as I'm fed-up with those pinhole viewfinders, so the K7 is out of the race, and the digital 645, if it may ever materialize, will be way out of my financial reach. Add to this that I've found out this morning that Noblex not only aren't making any more cameras but that they have no spares whatsoever to keep mine running, I'm beginning to understand what old Hiob must have felt like... Maybe I'd be better off collecting butterflies or stamps. :-/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On 6/4/09, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a few years back. Not because I thought it was a particularly good motorcycle, but simply because it had a kick start. You and Subash could have started a Pentax/Enfield owner's club! perhaps there's a reason why he 'almost' bought one. enfields have an electric start too these days :)) not my 96 model though... The reasons I didn't get one at the time were because I needed reliable transportation for frequent interstate highway travel. I wasn't convinced that an Enfield, pushed to 70mph on a daily basis, was a good solution. Now that my needs have changed I may get one with a sidecar and give myself two days or so to get to GFM next year. Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway all the way, baby! -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
Scott, Remember it rains at GFM! Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/4/09, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a few years back. Not because I thought it was a particularly good motorcycle, but simply because it had a kick start. You and Subash could have started a Pentax/Enfield owner's club! perhaps there's a reason why he 'almost' bought one. enfields have an electric start too these days :)) not my 96 model though... The reasons I didn't get one at the time were because I needed reliable transportation for frequent interstate highway travel. I wasn't convinced that an Enfield, pushed to 70mph on a daily basis, was a good solution. Now that my needs have changed I may get one with a sidecar and give myself two days or so to get to GFM next year. Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway all the way, baby! -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On 6/5/09, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, Remember it rains at GFM! I've been wet before. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. Which isn't what happened. They went looking for a merger partner and got suckered. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On 6/5/09, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. Which isn't what happened. They went looking for a merger partner and got suckered. Steamrolled is more like it. From what I recall the guy Chrysler sent in to negotiate the merger wasn't quite prepared for what the Germans had in mind and they walked all over him. Hostile takeover is probably a more accurate description of what happened. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT: help identifying this car Steamrolled is more like it. From what I recall the guy Chrysler sent in to negotiate the merger wasn't quite prepared for what the Germans had in mind and they walked all over him. Hostile takeover is probably a more accurate description of what happened. Sounds like what happened to Canada during NAFTA negotiations. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: help identifying this car
Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com wrote: William Robb wrote: Ford Prefect from the late 40s, early 50s. John Francis gets the canoe on this one. Ah! The only one I've seen has been highly modified by a different generation (V8 Jaguar auto box). So that's what they really look like. UK ford prefect was an entirely different animal. Made from part-recycled bean tins, sidevalve 998cc engine and three speed non-synchro box; 60 mph, 20+(imp)mpg at the very, very best. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On 6/5/09, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT: help identifying this car Steamrolled is more like it. From what I recall the guy Chrysler sent in to negotiate the merger wasn't quite prepared for what the Germans had in mind and they walked all over him. Hostile takeover is probably a more accurate description of what happened. Sounds like what happened to Canada during NAFTA negotiations. Not all of us down here are exactly thrilled with it, either. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: ..I merely lost everything that was installed on my computer... Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: fishing through lightroom
thank you, it's very rewarding to hear you think so luka On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: hello, here is what i managed to catch by spending some time browsing through my lightroom archive. it's only a year or two old (well, not older than lightroom for sure) so i haven't managed to find pictures i couldn't remember of having taken, but i did find some that i never presented around online or otherwise. so i put them up on flickr and i offer them here as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/sets/72157619247997468/ some really great shots in there. The girl with the dog is a favorite. You have a unique style that adds to the appeal of your photography. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with many millions of dollars if they could get another company to buy a controlling interest in Chrysler. And they knew they had something that others wanted: the most refined automotive version of the virtual prototype design and testing software that was pioneered by Dassault and perfected by Boeing. (The second version of the LH cars was fully tested on a virtual proving ground before any real cars were built. That was an automotive first.) I believe that Mercedes wanted the software more than the company. But since the company was more profitable than Mercedes at first, they hung on and drained it. When they had squeezed all the life out of Chrysler, they unloaded it on Cerebus. The fact that it may very well survive is a minor miracle. Paul On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Adam Maas wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. Which isn't what happened. They went looking for a merger partner and got suckered. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . Dan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
On 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with many millions of dollars if they could get another company to buy a controlling interest in Chrysler. Why doesn't that surprise me? And why is that the filthy, stinking rich have a desire to be filthier, stinkier and richer? -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On 6/5/09, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . They talk about that stuff over at the Pentax forums. gdr -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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.
PESO: Riding Momma
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Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
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PESO - sofa and window
This is all Doug's fault. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2LuHl_XCFiFjNis4jxk6AA?feat=directlink -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? No. Motorcycles are off-topic. A couple of ancient mopeds that were fun to play with. An old Yamaha 125cc dual sport that I fell off of a lot, mostly due to running it into trees. '85 Suzuki GS550L, claw-hammer reliable but really uncomfortable. '95 Honda Shadow 600, which I bought new, rode it a lot until we had kids and it now resides with my Dad who rides it to work when the weather is nice. The next one will either be a sport-tourer or something old-fashioned, like a Triumph Thruxton or even an Enfield. Or maybe a KLR650. Jebus. I think I need one of each. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:15:03AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . It is a fundamental law that you can't decide what a thread is going to be about, only what you're going to post to it. Given long enough, it'll be about cars, marmoset grooming, and how to set up lighting to take pictures of paint drying. -- Graydon -- 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.
GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
(Probably best to read this with a wink ;-) and a smile :-) all the way through.) After Saturday's dinner, Doug Brewer dashed off, tending to official workshop business, and Darrel and I headed into the auditorium for the Fine Art Black and White presentation, which I thought interesting, but it was infused with more expensive software talk, so I nudged Darrel, and we headed for the Cliffside view site--and a mountain side sunset. Then more PDMLers arrived, and equipment popped out of bags, and tripods were yanked about. Scott cursed the person who invented tripods; Ted yelled for me to hurry with the silhouette shot I attempted to take of him; folks climbed up rocks to get the best position. It was great fun to watch--and the sunset was nice too! To the left of the sun, one was treated to lovely pink and blue colors, and for my first time at a mountain side sunset, I did ok with those shots. Nothing great, but respectable, but my actual sunset shots are pretty scary looking--scary as in what drugs was the photographer taking when shooting these shots, but it just doesn't matter. It was fun to be there, to watch folks shoot, and to see the beautiful colors. Darrel I had two bottles of wine in hand when we arrived at the PDML campsite Saturday night. Stan obliged with the uncorking--you know, I learned that Stan Halpin knows everyone and has been everywhere--quite worldly that man! The conversation meandered again: I think it began with PDML history and stories, snaked into motorcycle racing, back to fun stories and gossip about folks on the list, headed off into a book about World War I, names of PDMLers that folks would like to meet in person, and other various, various--the usual PDML stuff. We had a good strong steady rain in the early hours of Sunday. Most stayed dry, but Cotty remarked he had quite a bit of water under his tent. It was back up the hill for the awards and the Sunday morning Doug and Mark show, which was really great. If Cotty goes to GFM next year, I think he should video tape it, then edit it, then post the clip on the list. Everyone should be treated to the Doug and Mark show, which combines the humor of a hyper-kinetic Mark Roberts and a laid-back Doug Brewer. It certainly makes for some hearty belly-laughs! Well done, guys! Really impressive! Then it was pack up and go, with glad to meet yas all the way around. Darrel I will go next year provided no unexpectedness unexpectedly pops up--folks on the list should go--maybe next year's PDML meet-up could be a big one, with lots of PDML folks around the camp fire. Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:39:51 +0100 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? i have a car. it's purple. bought in late 2001 and in 7 1/2 years has done 30,500 *kilometres*. 14km/litre. right. can we talk about my motorcycles? regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Cars I have owned:
I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg.
Can I talk about my motorcycles?
No. Motorcycles are off-topic.
A couple of ancient mopeds that were fun to play with.
An old Yamaha 125cc dual sport that I fell off of a lot, mostly due
to running it into trees.
'85 Suzuki GS550L, claw-hammer reliable but really uncomfortable.
'95 Honda Shadow 600, which I bought new, rode it a lot until we had
kids and it now resides with my Dad who rides it to work when the
weather is nice.
The next one will either be a sport-tourer or something old-fashioned,
like a Triumph Thruxton or even an Enfield. Or maybe a KLR650.
Jebus. I think I need one of each.
Wow. Not even a hint of HD. How unpatriotic.
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RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
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OT: Motorcycles (was RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras)
You can now. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 10:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? No. Motorcycles are off-topic. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM--One
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Do you have the new version? You know, the one with the zombies? I think you've missed what I'm talking about. It's a book: http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-9781594743344-0 Ah, yes, I did miss what you were talking about. Seems kind of fun, but I don't think I'll be reading it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: help identifying this car
I envy them. :-) On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with many millions of dollars if they could get another company to buy a controlling interest in Chrysler. Why doesn't that surprise me? And why is that the filthy, stinking rich have a desire to be filthier, stinkier and richer? -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM--One
That's great, John Francis. So I take it you are and Austen fan. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:40 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:04:24PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: *any Jane Austen fans? See Pride and Prejudice. Does this photograph (from a year ago) answer that question? http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0818 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Riding Momma
Paul, That's your carpet slope isn't it? It's an enjoyable slice of life, well captured. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - sofa and window
Scott, So what is that? A blurry picture of a bike seat thru your front window? And why are you blaming Doug? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: This is all Doug's fault. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2LuHl_XCFiFjNis4jxk6AA?feat=directlink -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM--One
Actually, I got the date wrong: it's around 1985ish. Fay Weldon did the screenplay and Elizabeth Garvie plays Elizabeth and David Rintoul plays Mr. Darcy. This version is more like a video drama really. I like it because it really lets Austen's dialogue shine; in my view anyway. Also, if you liked Emma Thompson's version of Sense and Sensibility, I recommend reading her published diary of the making of the movie. Very fun read. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:53 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One 1985, according to the BBC Jane Austen DVD box set; 1980, according to IMDB. Who are you going to believe? I suppose I could put one of the DVDs in the player and see what the copyright date is. Personally I think the 1995 version (with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy) is better - Susannah Harker is excellent as as Jane, while Benjamin Whitrow (as Mr. Bennet), Alison Steadman (as Mrs. Bennet) and Barbara Leigh-Hunt (as Lady Catherine) offer strong supporting characters. But the best performance in a minor role is David Bamber as the oleaginous Mr Collins. On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:15:57PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: Darrel I are partial to the BBC version done probably in the late 70s. We've rented newer versions, but we never finish watching them--they are pretty stinky in our view. - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One Christine Aguila wrote: Darrel I joined PDML Central with a bottle of Glenfiddich in hand. I poured snorts for the takers. Oh yes, I forgot to thank you for the Glenfiddich! Much appreciated :) *any Jane Austen fans? See Pride and Prejudice. Do you have the new version? You know, the one with the zombies? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:53:38PM +0100, Cotty scripsit: On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine For my part I especially like the first mountain picture. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - sofa and window
On 6/5/09, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, So what is that? A blurry picture of a bike seat thru your front window? And why are you blaming Doug? Doesn't matter. It's a bad picture and an even worse inside joke. Disregard. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
This isn't an exhaustive chronicle of my cars but it does have pictures of quite a few of them from the past 20 years: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/schoolpix.html A few of the racecars I've owned and/or driven: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/racecars.html This'll have links to pictures of my current racecar and daily driver http://red4est.com/miata I took my airhead out to Thunderhill one day: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/pix/keigwinpix/ There are quite a few Healeys in these pictures, including my Sprite and Donald: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/miscpix.html -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
On 6/5/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Very nice, the whole lot. You should sweeten this one, on principle. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:15:09AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: We have a simple plan. We buy Subaru cars and Ford trucks. Both have worked well for us. Subarus have their quirks and some odd repairs, but are generally very reliable and handle well. I *hate* the steering boxes in Ford trucks. I've driven on mountain roads in cars where I've moved the steering wheel less than the play in most Ford truck steering boxes. Subie's do pretty well, but if you push them at all, you *have* to trailbrake to get them to turn in. Though powering out of the esses in a power induced four wheel drift in a 4WD can be a lot of fun. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On 6/5/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This'll have links to pictures of my current racecar and daily driver http://red4est.com/miata About 8 years ago I almost had my wife convinced to let me turn her '94 Miata into a Spec Miata. Since we already had the car, the conversion would be relatively cheap, as far as race cars go. It was then that she realized her baby (the car, not me) very well might not come home intact, and that's how my racing career ended before it got started. Those are some really interesting photos you have there, Larry. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
Oh, I realize that. I was trying for subtle humor, but that seldom works. I'm just glad to see Pentax get some good reviews for its consumer cameras in the popular press. I think that will help Pentax sales and the company's ability to keep manufacturing the kind of equipment we want and need. Dan On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Graydono...@uniserve.com wrote: It is a fundamental law that you can't decide what a thread is going to be about, only what you're going to post to it. Given long enough, it'll be about cars, marmoset grooming, and how to set up lighting to take pictures of paint drying. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Riding Momma
Your eye catches so many of these cute/warm moments. I never tire of them. Made both me and my wife smile. A definitive mommy shot. Jack --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO: Riding Momma To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 7:30 AM http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 12:34:41PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: On 6/5/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This'll have links to pictures of my current racecar and daily driver http://red4est.com/miata About 8 years ago I almost had my wife convinced to let me turn her '94 Miata into a Spec Miata. Since we already had the car, the conversion would be relatively cheap, as far as race cars go. It was then that she realized her baby (the car, not me) very well might not come home intact, and that's how my racing career ended before it got started. 1) Don't race a car that you care about. 2) It's almost always cheaper to buy a used racecar than build it yourself. I'm not trying as hard as I should, but I really need to sell my racecar. I just don't have the time and money to mount a serious racing effort, and I spent too many years driving on the track while a race was in progress. Though some of my best races have been for the honor of not finishing DFL. My best race was probably one with someone who wasn't even in the same class as I was in. His car had power, mine had handling. Spec Miata is perhaps the best racing for your dollar out there. Mazda's support of the series is amazing (parts at dealer cost). The racing is very close. The last SCCA race I ran, qualifying times for the row I was in and the row ahead of me spanned all of .060 seconds. That works out to about six feet over three miles. As to reliability, it's my experience that Miata's are just slightly more reliable than an anvil. Since driving my car in a 25 hour enduro (we finished fifth in class http://red4est.com/enduro) I had to clean out the gas tank and replace the fuel filter because I got water and gunk inthe tank, plus I've changed oil, brake pads and tires. Those are some really interesting photos you have there, Larry. Thanks. I've had fun driving pretty much anything with wheels and an engine on the track. I'm looking forward to getting the MG back on the road, Leroy should finish rebuilding the motor in the next week or two. With luck, I'll have the car back on the road this summer. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
Christine, Those offer a nice look at GFM and capture the flavor of the place. Not bad for a 'people' photographer. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/5/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Very nice, the whole lot. You should sweeten this one, on principle. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7's at GFM
Bob, When you say: And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! What lenses are you referring to? My experiences with the DA* 16-50 and 50-135 are certainly not of perfectly silent and popping focus. I'm not putting them down, just saying they were neither silent nor fast focusing. Cheers, --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/5/31 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: John Carlson from Pentax HQ in Colorado was at GFM. He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250, DA55, plus the DA15, DA35, DA200, DA300 and other lenses I'd seen before. The K7 is everything it is said to be. Smaller, faster, better than the K20D. Folks were impressed by the captured image quality, even with pre-production versions of the software. And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! It was great to meet John and Thanks Pentax for sending him. Here's a picture of what we were drooling over. The K7's are right left with Kirk or Really right stuff plates attached. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/20090530#5341963588440524354 Gotta drive back to GFM now... Regards, Bob S -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
testing msg send
i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: testing msg send
Ignored. :-) -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/6/5 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K7's at GFM
M, I was trying the DA's - 60-250/4, 200/2.8, 15/4, 55/1.4 was a bit slower. This was all compared to my usual kit of limited FA lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Misereremiser...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, When you say: And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! What lenses are you referring to? My experiences with the DA* 16-50 and 50-135 are certainly not of perfectly silent and popping focus. I'm not putting them down, just saying they were neither silent nor fast focusing. Cheers, --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/5/31 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: John Carlson from Pentax HQ in Colorado was at GFM. He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250, DA55, plus the DA15, DA35, DA200, DA300 and other lenses I'd seen before. The K7 is everything it is said to be. Smaller, faster, better than the K20D. Folks were impressed by the captured image quality, even with pre-production versions of the software. And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! It was great to meet John and Thanks Pentax for sending him. Here's a picture of what we were drooling over. The K7's are right left with Kirk or Really right stuff plates attached. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/20090530#5341963588440524354 Gotta drive back to GFM now... Regards, Bob S -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:15:03AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . Dan Thread Nazi :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM--One
Well, married to one, anyway. But most of the time our tastes are close enough that we'll happily watch whatever the other chooses. She won't watch Rocky Horror or Clockwork Orange, and I could do without Notting Hill or Bridget Jones, but that's about it. On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:30:57AM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: That's great, John Francis. So I take it you are and Austen fan. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:40 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:04:24PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: *any Jane Austen fans? See Pride and Prejudice. Does this photograph (from a year ago) answer that question? http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0818 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
LOL. I'm not nearly this picky with cars. The truck starts and hauls stuff where I want it to. The Subaru stays on the road in bad weather. This is what most folks care about, which is why the in-depth analysis of car/motorcycle magazines is largely useless to the average driver. In terms of performance, they want reliability and reasonable pickup. After that, the sound system, cool interior features, and appearance win. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 12:24 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:15:09AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: We have a simple plan. We buy Subaru cars and Ford trucks. Both have worked well for us. Subarus have their quirks and some odd repairs, but are generally very reliable and handle well. I *hate* the steering boxes in Ford trucks. I've driven on mountain roads in cars where I've moved the steering wheel less than the play in most Ford truck steering boxes. Subie's do pretty well, but if you push them at all, you *have* to trailbrake to get them to turn in. Though powering out of the esses in a power induced four wheel drift in a 4WD can be a lot of fun. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 01:47:15PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: LOL. I'm not nearly this picky with cars. The truck starts and hauls stuff where I want it to. The Subaru stays on the road in bad weather. This is what most folks care about, which is why the in-depth analysis of car/motorcycle magazines is largely useless to the average driver. In terms of performance, they want reliability and reasonable pickup. After that, the sound system, cool interior features, and appearance win. With a bit of work, I could write just about the same sentence about cameras, or stereos, stoves or computers. As long as something pretty much does what it is supposed to, and doesn't break down too often, most people are pretty much satisfied with it. This explains both the Toyota Camry and the Canon EOS. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enablement
The brown truck fairy delivered a second hand FA28/2.8 AL today. I swear the only thing that differentiates this lens from a new one is the lack of a box with a bunch of styrofoam inside. Which means I'm a happy camper. I probably paid too much for it, but they don't seem to come up that often. Just out of curiosity, what were these selling for new in the US before Pentax discontinued them? -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
That's certainly true. Once technology reaches a certain level, most of anything works fine for most people. There are some special features (all wheel drive in a car) that attract folks to certain brands, but edgy performance is often seen as a perk. One factor really hurting all of the current carmakers is that most current cars are good for much longer than the 3-5 years trade-in time, so not buying a new car during bad times is a good strategy for the individual. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 01:47:15PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: LOL. I'm not nearly this picky with cars. The truck starts and hauls stuff where I want it to. The Subaru stays on the road in bad weather. This is what most folks care about, which is why the in-depth analysis of car/motorcycle magazines is largely useless to the average driver. In terms of performance, they want reliability and reasonable pickup. After that, the sound system, cool interior features, and appearance win. With a bit of work, I could write just about the same sentence about cameras, or stereos, stoves or computers. As long as something pretty much does what it is supposed to, and doesn't break down too often, most people are pretty much satisfied with it. This explains both the Toyota Camry and the Canon EOS. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS: Black MZ-3, PZ-1p, SMC-M 24-35mm f/3.5 zoom, SMC-M 28mm f/2
A couple of the best 1990s-era autofocus film bodies and a couple of late '70s M-series lenses. Photos available on request. See below: Bodies: Black Pentax MZ-3 body: A step up from the MZ-5n/ZX-5n (one stop higher shutter speed, tweaked autofocus). Condition: EX to EX+, only odd flaw is that the paint has been removed from the plastic shutter release button (it's a translucent amber/off-white color now). It could easily be repainted, or, leave as is. Full working condition, clean. See http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/MZ-ZX/mzzx3.html for specs. This model looks great in black! (http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/MZ-ZX/MZ-3_black.gif ) $150. Includes strap, batteries, body cap, all covers. Black Pentax PZ-1p: EX+, no crack by battery door. Includes strap, body cap, all covers, battery. See http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/Z-PZ/zpz1p.html for specs. $175. Lenses: Pentax SMC-M 24-35mm f/3.5 lens, EX+ condition, includes front rear caps. See http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/ M24-35f3.5.html for info. $150. Pentax SMC-M 28mm f/2, BGN condition (Some signs of wear, one bright mark/circular spot on front element 3/4 way to edge. Doesn't appear to affect photos).See http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/wide-angle/M28f2.html for info/specs. $125. Joe Wilensky -- 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.
Photoshop workshop question ... pdml
I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to just what you think could be covered in that time. Email either to me or to the list as you feel appropriate. All ideas welcome. Tnx! -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Savagenator
Ah, ok... I tought it would be about violence, not plastic surgery ;-) LF David Savage escreveu: GzI thought it was obvious: Scarface!! :-) Dave 2009/6/5 Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br: That would be Alien vs. Predator? Last Tango in Paris?? Bambi??? LF David Savage escreveu: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3592874923/ K20D DA 21mm Guess which movie I'm excited about seeing tomorrow. :-D Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photoshop workshop question ... pdml
On 6/5/09, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to just what you think could be covered in that time. I think you could do a whole lot with black-and-white conversions. You seem to be pretty good at it, but most of the bw conversions I see out there are just plain flat (my own included). -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: running a 10k
Subash wrote: in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on may 31 in bangalore, so we had about two months to train. of the 14 that started out, eight of us finished the course last sunday though the times are nothing to write home about... but i was personally relieved i didn't take a month after all. the full story here, for those of you interested (not my blog) :) http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Congratulations on your run! (And that's a very nice report) Now you can start working your way up to a marathon! I'm moving to Boston next month so you'll have a place to stay if you qualify for the Boston Marathon - our place is actually right on the marathon course around the 23-mile mark. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Quicktime...
You must be joking... Apple with problems??? Impossible... I attended to a roadshow long ago, and one of the highlights of the event was a Mac with frozen system. We were just getting the operator a hand of applause every time the damned thing flopped. Looong before that, I won a bet against a IIe user who tought 16 color video and FM synthesis sound were impossible - he never heard about the MSX computers. Yes, at the time the IBM clones offered 4 shades of green, no sound, and no one would ever need more than 640k of memory. LF John Sessoms escreveu: From: Bob W Clearly Apple is some religion... now once upon a time there was a difference - long ago, before they all started using the same hardware. Granted, their OS is better than windows - but then, what isn't??? :-) I'm reliably informed that Marburg Disease isn't. Bob Well, just so you know, Apple came out with an update for their Quicktime player, which hung up after installing and wouldn't close and wouldn't get out of the way so I could continue reading the thread on Quicktime which required Task Manager to eventually get rid of prompting my rant about Why does -- 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. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photoshop workshop question ... pdml
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to just what you think could be covered in that time. Email either to me or to the list as you feel appropriate. All ideas welcome. Tnx! How to use the Curves tool How to fix/minimize blown-out highlights (shadow/highlight tool, Levels, Curves) Sharpening (Capture sharpening, local sharpening and output sharpening) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: running a 10k
On 6/5/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Subash wrote: in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on may 31 in bangalore, so we had about two months to train. of the 14 that started out, eight of us finished the course last sunday though the times are nothing to write home about... but i was personally relieved i didn't take a month after all. the full story here, for those of you interested (not my blog) :) http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Congratulations on your run! (And that's a very nice report) Now you can start working your way up to a marathon! I'm moving to Boston next month so you'll have a place to stay if you qualify for the Boston Marathon - our place is actually right on the marathon course around the 23-mile mark. So it's only a 3 mile jog home _after_ the marathon! -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GFM--One
Perhaps you should introduce the Hugh Grant character to Alex and his three droogs, Pete, Georgie and Dim. See what they make of him. I'm sure they'd enjoy spending time with Ms Jones too. Bob Well, married to one, anyway. But most of the time our tastes are close enough that we'll happily watch whatever the other chooses. She won't watch Rocky Horror or Clockwork Orange, and I could do without Notting Hill or Bridget Jones, but that's about it. On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:30:57AM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: That's great, John Francis. So I take it you are and Austen fan. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:40 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:04:24PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: *any Jane Austen fans? See Pride and Prejudice. Does this photograph (from a year ago) answer that question? http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0818 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
[...] Everyone should be treated to the Doug and Mark show, which combines the humor of a hyper-kinetic Mark Roberts and a laid-back Doug Brewer. It certainly makes for some hearty belly-laughs! Well done, guys! Really impressive! [...] Luckily there's no shortage of hearty bellies! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine I agree Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: Riding Momma
Subject: PESO: Riding Momma http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul and there was me expecting a photo from West Virginia. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine I agree Bob that bear reminds me of Salman Rushdie Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: help identifying this car
Ford Prefect from the late 40s, early 50s. John Francis gets the canoe on this one. Ah! The only one I've seen has been highly modified by a different generation (V8 Jaguar auto box). So that's what they really look like. UK ford prefect was an entirely different animal. Made from part-recycled bean tins, sidevalve 998cc engine and three speed non-synchro box; 60 mph, 20+(imp)mpg at the very, very best. My Dad had one of those when we lived in Singapore. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Something I don't understand about windows
But you might have clicked End Task on the *wrong* task, and the dialogue is giving you a chance to save yourself from this grim fate. Mine end when ever they feel like it. The joy of Mac computers. The Joy of Macs Why does that remind me of something? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qabyy1fOjIg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras
On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:24, Larry Colen wrote: Subie's do pretty well, but if you push them at all, you *have* to trailbrake to get them to turn in. Though powering out of the esses in a power induced four wheel drift in a 4WD can be a lot of fun. I simply LIVE for the 8-12 inch snowstorms when I can be the first out on the road in my Outback. Fun times! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- 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.
Brite green: scene without an actor...
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090605222933 ^^^ Saturation increased. Your comments appreciated... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: running a 10k
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a certain mountain goat. thanks Bob. you wouldn't say that (even jokingly) if you knew the time i took to run the 10km. :) but, it is actually part of my training for a trek in the himalayas this august (at 46, i *need* to train for treks in the high altitude himalayas). there is a glacial corridor in the garhwal himalayas, at a height ranging from 10,000 ft to 20,000 ft, which comes alive with alpine flowers for three months from june to august. it used to be the summer grazing grounds for the garhwal villagers' cattle and used to be called the bhyundar valley before a mountaineer/explorer Brit called Frank S. Smythe discovered the place and named it the valley of flowers, in 1931. it is a popular trekking destination today, especially during the flowering season. it has also traditionally been a popular pilgrimage route as there are many hindu/sikh holy places around/near the valley. the trek route is mostly between 10-15,000 ft. so, pretensions to a mountain goat, yes...:) btw, frank smythe wrote a book called the valley of flowers in 1937. just finished reading it (it is kept in print by a small publisher based in dehradun, in the garhwal himalayas)... regards, subash That sounds like an interesting place - I look forward to seeing the shots. Frank Smythe is quite well known; I think there was a documentary about him quite recently on TV here. Bob -- 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.
PESO: arms recycling - nothing new
Once Napoleon was safely locked-up on St. Helena in 1815, there was an enormous surplus of cannons in France. On the other hand, the French sea ports were going through a period of rapid expansion and there was a shortage of bollards, until someone had a really clever idea: http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com/2009/06/boller-zu-pollern.html This picture is from a recent trip to Dunkirk but it could have been taken in most French harbours from that period. As always... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: arms recycling - nothing new
Once Napoleon was safely locked-up on St. Helena in 1815, there was an enormous surplus of cannons in France. On the other hand, the French sea ports were going through a period of rapid expansion and there was a shortage of bollards, until someone had a really clever idea: http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com/2009/06/boller-zu-pollern.html This picture is from a recent trip to Dunkirk but it could have been taken in most French harbours from that period. As always... Ralf there's a lot of them over here, too. http://www.thegreenwichphantom.co.uk/2009/04/street-furniture-3-bollards.htm l Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Riding Momma
I was a bit hesitant to open it, frankly. On Jun 5, 2009, at 12:27 , Bob W wrote: Subject: PESO: Riding Momma http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul and there was me expecting a photo from West Virginia. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Riding Momma
But having done so, I agree with Jack's observations. I too smiled. On Jun 5, 2009, at 09:38 , Jack Davis wrote: Your eye catches so many of these cute/warm moments. I never tire of them. Made both me and my wife smile. A definitive mommy shot. Jack Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - sofa and window
Caution... More bike porn! On Jun 5, 2009, at 07:40 , Scott Loveless wrote: This is all Doug's fault. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2LuHl_XCFiFjNis4jxk6AA?feat=directlink If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
Those are all very nice Christine. You should be proud. Thanks for sharing with us stay-at-homes. And thanks to the rest of you for posting your favorite shots of your stay at the mountain. All Great Stuff On Jun 5, 2009, at 07:51 , Christine Aguila wrote: Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics
I to thought that one was special. Depth. Balance. Craggy rocks and lovely trees in the mist On Jun 5, 2009, at 09:03 , Graydon wrote: On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:53:38PM +0100, Cotty scripsit: On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine For my part I especially like the first mountain picture. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- 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.
