Re: Camera colours (was: How useful is SDM?)
On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink instead of hot pink. I didn't want to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-) Not so quick there Tonto. Mark! -- 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.
PEOW: Superstar Darius
Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg (captured with that other brand) JayT -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
On 14/1/10, Jay Taylor, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/ D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg That's an excellent shot mate. -- 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: OT - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On 13/1/10, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. My 15 yr old son put 3 pages together using iWeb having never used the app before. -- 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: Camera colours (was: How useful is SDM?)
Cotty wrote: On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink instead of hot pink. I didn't want to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-) Not so quick there Tonto. Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask, and I can make it happen http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=1105 -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: Wide angle for K-X?
On 1/3/10, Carlos R carlos_r...@teleline.es wrote: Besides the excellent 16-45 that some people suggested, there is the FA 20-35. Small, AF and high IQ too, though you would have to look for a second hand one. That looks good but BH and Amazon don't list it, and the one Hong Kong dealer I've found with a web catalog (http://www.tincheungcamera.com.hk/) want nearly $1000 US for it, 7500-odd HK vs about a third of that for the 16-45. Was there ever an A or F version of this? I've found some references to an M 20-35/3.5 (http://stans-photography.info/BriefComments.html#24-35%20mm%20f/3.5%20M) but not anything between it and the expensive FA. -- 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: Construction VIII
Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Despite the ugly light today (cold overcast), I did some construction shooting today. The progress thus far is AMAZING. There's text below each picture. It's late here, I'm listening to The Who--so whoo are you, hoo, hoo--hoo, hoo :-). http://www.caguila.com/caguila/upramp2/ Comments welcome, cheers, Christine The light definitely didn't hurt your shoot. Excellent documentary work, Christine -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: Apostrophe
The crux of the citrus? On Jan 13, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Bran Everseeking wrote: a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bran-everseeking/4273259880/; title=IMGP0953.png by Bran Everseeking, on Flickrimg src=http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg; width=537 height=800 alt=IMGP0953.png //a or the smaller link http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg I like it. Nice use of colors. I think that I'd like it a bit more if the background (is that a sweatshirt?) were more in shadow, though I don't know how to do that and still have light on the fruit. LIkewise the little bit of color in the upper right corner is a bit distracting. If you see some fruit based still lifes coming from me in the near future, consider it a sincere compliment. There's something I like about that photo that makes me want to play with the concept. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Wide angle for K-X?
Sandy Harris wrote: I'm on a limited budget, looking for fairly lightweight travel combination. I have a fairly strong bias toward primes, though just getting the 16-50 as a single lens does tempt me some. My last good camera (stolen some time back not yet replaced) was an MX and on it, I used the 85/1.4 for at least 75% of shots and a 28 for most others. I had the 40 mm pancake and a teleconverter, didn't use either much. So this one will be a K-X with the 58/1.4 Voigtlander. Comments on that choice appreciated too. What I really want to know, though, is what can folks suggest as a wide angle to go with that? Zeiss is beyond my budget and a 12-24 or 10-20 zoom too heavy. I need a good prime, around 24 mm, at a moderate price. The Pentax 21/3.2 Limited and Sigma 24/1.8 are obvious possibilities; either might suit but I'm not sure either is ideal for me. What else should I be considering? Checking Pentax's site, I don't see a 24/2 or 24/2.8 among current offerings. Very very late on this, but despite the naysayers, I've had pretty good experience with half a dozen Sigma EX lenses. The 20/1.8 is my favourite widey for gig shots (have a PDML Book submission taken with it), and I'd say the 24/1.8 is a tad more useful than the FA24/2. May just be luck, but in extreme lighting, the Sig 24 is sharper, has less PP, and focuses slightly closer. D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: North American International Auto Show
P N Stenquist wrote: Worked the show for the NY times: 13 hours yesterday and a few more this morning. I was on-board as a writer, not a photographer, so I carried only my Panasonic PS, but a couple of my pics did make it onto the web pages. You can see my posts from the show here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/author/paul-stenquist/ Very entertaining blog-read. Good luck to them, but darn that Chrysler Gem is a fugly creation -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: Apostrophe
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg I like it. Nice use of colors. I think that I'd like it a bit more if the background (is that a sweatshirt?) were more in shadow, though I don't know how to do that and still have light on the fruit. [...] Black velvet 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: Wide angle for K-X?
On Jan 14, 2010, at 12:43 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Very very late on this, but despite the naysayers, I've had pretty good experience with half a dozen Sigma EX lenses. The 20/1.8 is my favourite widey for gig shots (have a PDML Book submission taken with it), and I'd say the 24/1.8 is a tad more useful than the FA24/2. May just be luck, but in extreme lighting, the Sig 24 is sharper, has less PP, and focuses slightly closer. About a month ago, I picked up a Sigma 20/1.8. In most respects, I really liked the lens. Unfortunately, something about the manual focus felt very lumpy. I mentioned this problem on the list. I talked with Sigma, decided that I'd send it in for repair, but after the holidays. The lens worked, it was just a bit unpleasant to use. This week I was going to pack it up to ship it off to Sigma. While I was writing the letter describing the problems, I realized that the mysterious lumpiness had gone away. I don't know what the problem was, maybe a lump of grease on one of the gears, but it seems to have solved itself. Over all, I'm very happy with the lens. Here's a set that I shot tonight with it: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=177374id=653299672l=90b4340ed6 Band at ISO 400-640, dancers at 3200, all manual focus, manual exposure (1/10-1/25 sec at f/1.8) The focus still feels like a cheap kit lens, but it's reasonably sharp, and it's fast enough for my uses. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Babes Boars Bores (was: Camera colours (was: How useful is SDM?))
2010/1/14 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Cotty wrote: On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink instead of hot pink. I didn't want to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-) Not so quick there Tonto. Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask, and I can make it happen http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=1105 hmmm... can we please get back to hot pink now? -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
2010/1/14 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: That's an excellent shot mate. absolutely - and did you notice the ball smiling? perfect accidental timing =) -- 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: PaD- Photo a Day no. 20
You've got that one cornered - well done! Cheers Ecke 2010/1/14 Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net: http://365xclick.blogspot.com/2010/01/night-munchies-20365.html I am quite project driven of late. I have been trying to shoot the corner stores around Saskatoon before they all go under to the 7-11 and gas and go places. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Jan 13, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? emacs My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. I'm only half joking about using a text editor. If all you need is basic text, a few links and maybe a picture or two, there's a lot to be said for just doing it by hand. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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 - Snowproofed
Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- 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. -- 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: PESO - Snowproofed
I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: North American International Auto Show
On Jan 14, 2010, at 3:50 AM, Derby Chang wrote: P N Stenquist wrote: Worked the show for the NY times: 13 hours yesterday and a few more this morning. I was on-board as a writer, not a photographer, so I carried only my Panasonic PS, but a couple of my pics did make it onto the web pages. You can see my posts from the show here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/author/paul-stenquist/ Very entertaining blog-read. Good luck to them, but darn that Chrysler Gem is a fugly creation Sure is. Chrysler didn't really design it and doesn't build it. They bought the company that makes them about ten years ago. It's a nice cash cow. I shot a commercial with a couple of them about six years ago. Drove one around Santa Monica a bit. They're a hoot in a small beach town where it never rains. Paul -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com wrote: Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg That is a terrific photo. What's a PEOW? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Apostrophe
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bran-everseeking/4273259880/; title=IMGP0953.png by Bran Everseeking, on Flickrimg src=http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg; width=537 height=800 alt=IMGP0953.png //a or the smaller link http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg Very nice! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
Kompozer (http://kompozer.net/) is an open source WYSIWYG editor and does a nice job. My wife uses it for her course website which she uses to distribute course readings and other PDF documents. Perry Pellechia Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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: Apostrophe
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:41:51 -0800 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg I like it. Nice use of colors. I think that I'd like it a bit more if the background (is that a sweatshirt?) were more in shadow, though I don't know how to do that and still have light on the fruit. LIkewise the little bit of color in the upper right corner is a bit distracting. If you see some fruit based still lifes coming from me in the near future, consider it a sincere compliment. There's something I like about that photo that makes me want to play with the concept. A sweatshirt with surprisingly little cat hair... can you believe i did not see the mess in the UL corner until you mentioned it? Thanks for spending time with it. Bob n frank too. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Jan 13, 2010, at 10:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. iWeb is very easy. Probably came with her Mac. It provides templates and plenty of help. Paul Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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 - You've Got Mail!
frank theriault wrote: She's a couple of blocks from my house so I pass by it often, but last night the light from the streetlights was hitting her in a way that made me decide to take a picture: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/youve-got-mail.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. NICE! -- 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: PESO: A lineup of the usual suspects
P N Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10497232size=lg K20D, DA# 50-135, f5.6, ISO 400 Love the shot, Paul. -- 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: Wide angle for K-X?
On 1/14/2010 3:34 AM, Sandy Harris wrote:
On 1/3/10, Carlos Rcarlos_r...@teleline.es wrote:
Besides the excellent 16-45 that some people suggested, there is the FA
20-35. Small, AF and high IQ too, though you would have to look for a second
hand one.
That looks good but BH and Amazon don't list it, and the one Hong Kong
dealer I've found with a web catalog (http://www.tincheungcamera.com.hk/)
want nearly $1000 US for it, 7500-odd HK vs about a third of that for the
16-45.
Was there ever an A or F version of this?
I've found some references to an M 20-35/3.5
(http://stans-photography.info/BriefComments.html#24-35%20mm%20f/3.5%20M)
but not anything between it and the expensive FA.
The FA 20-35mm is a very nice lens, but hardly worth $1000 USD or AUS
for that matter. I think I paid ~$250 for mine brand new in box with US
warrantee. I keep thinking that there's Gold in my lens collection.
There was no A or F version of this lens.
Try http://www.keh.com they have one in stock for $299.00 listed as
EX+. They usually grade very conservatively, I'd expect that it would
be mint by any other company's standards.
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RE: OT - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
From: Rick Womer Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. Rick Is it something you could do with Micro$oft Office? If so, Open Office will work. There's an OS-X version available. -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
Nobody should ever generate HTML with Microsoft office.
On 1/14/2010 11:54 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Rick Womer
Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building
program?
My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and
links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy.
Rick
Is it something you could do with Micro$oft Office?
If so, Open Office will work. There's an OS-X version available.
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Re: Wide angle for K-X?
From: Sandy Harris On 1/3/10, Carlos R carlos_r...@teleline.es wrote: Besides the excellent 16-45 that some people suggested, there is the FA 20-35. Small, AF and high IQ too, though you would have to look for a second hand one. That looks good but BH and Amazon don't list it, and the one Hong Kong dealer I've found with a web catalog (http://www.tincheungcamera.com.hk/) want nearly $1000 US for it, 7500-odd HK vs about a third of that for the 16-45. KEH is currently showing one 20-35 F4 SMC FA AL (58) 35MM SLR AUTO FOCUS ZOOM SUPER WIDE ANGLE LENS ... Condition EX+ at $399. (USD) Plus whatever they charge for shipping it from Atlanta. I don't know what you would have to deal with as far as customs and whatever. -- 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.
OT - Kodak's survival plan?
The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement. When I read about the nature of the patents involved ... Kodak alleges that Apple is infringing on two patents covering image preview and the processing of images of different resolutions. The second suit is focused on technology that allows one application to ask another program for help completing a computing task. ... it occurred to me that here is revealed Kodak's survival tactic: patent troll! :-) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29558tag=nl.e589 -bmw -- 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: Apostrophe
From: Bob W http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg I like it. Nice use of colors. I think that I'd like it a bit more if the background (is that a sweatshirt?) were more in shadow, though I don't know how to do that and still have light on the fruit. [...] Black velvet I'll drink to that. http://www.ireland-information.com/irishrecipes/blackvelvet.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UTRMP1Uk1k -- 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: Babes Boars Bores (was: Camera colours (was: How useful, is SDM?))
From: eckinator 2010/1/14 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: Cotty wrote: On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink instead of hot pink. ?I didn't want ?to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-) Not so quick there Tonto. Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask, and I can make it happen http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=1105 hmmm... can we please get back to hot pink now? Pink bacon is undercooked. Trichiniasis you know. -- 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: A lineup of the usual suspects
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:37 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:35 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10497232size=lg K20D, DA# 50-135, f5.6, ISO 400 Like a Norman Rockwell painting, it has that Real Americana feel to it. Pheeww. Thought you said Norm Baugher. Dave Terrific shot, Paul!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - Kodak's survival plan?
Sometimes these claims are valid. I don't know about this one.
On 1/14/2010 12:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement.
When I read about the nature of the patents involved ...
Kodak alleges that Apple is infringing on two patents covering image
preview and the processing of images of different resolutions. The
second suit is focused on technology that allows one application to
ask another program for help completing a computing task.
... it occurred to me that here is revealed Kodak's survival tactic:
patent troll! :-)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29558tag=nl.e589
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Re: Babes Boars Bores (was: Camera colours (was: How useful, is SDM?))
On 1/14/2010 12:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: eckinator
2010/1/14 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au:
Cotty wrote:
On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink
instead of
hot pink. ?I didn't want ?to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-)
Not so quick there Tonto.
Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask,
and I can
make it happen
http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=1105
hmmm... can we please get back to hot pink now?
Pink bacon is undercooked. Trichiniasis you know.
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Re: Babes Boars Bores (was: Camera colours (was: How useful, is SDM?))
On 1/14/2010 12:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: eckinator
2010/1/14 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au:
Cotty wrote:
On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink
instead of
hot pink. ?I didn't want ?to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-)
Not so quick there Tonto.
Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask,
and I can
make it happen
http://www.isubscribe.com.au/title_info.cfm?prodID=1105
hmmm... can we please get back to hot pink now?
Pink bacon is undercooked. Trichiniasis you know.
No longer considered a problem in the developed world...
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Re: PESO: A lineup of the usual suspects
On 1/14/2010 12:40 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:37 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:35 PM, P N Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10497232size=lg
K20D, DA# 50-135, f5.6, ISO 400
Like a Norman Rockwell painting, it has that Real Americana feel to it.
Pheeww. Thought you said Norm Baugher.
Dave
Haven't heard from Norm in a while, I wonder how he's doing.
Terrific shot, Paul!!
cheers,
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Re: PEOW: Superstar Darius
From: frank theriault On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com wrote: Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg That is a terrific photo. What's a PEOW? Picture Every Other Week ??? Just guessin' -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
From: P. J. Alling Nobody should ever generate HTML with Microsoft office. That's why I prefaced it with the question. I've never done HTML beyond the kind of basic Hello World level stuff you can accomplish with Notepad. -- 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 - Kodak's survival plan?
From: Bruce Walker The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement. When I read about the nature of the patents involved ... Kodak alleges that Apple is infringing on two patents covering image preview and the processing of images of different resolutions. The second suit is focused on technology that allows one application to ask another program for help completing a computing task. ... it occurred to me that here is revealed Kodak's survival tactic: patent troll! :-) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29558tag=nl.e589 Lessee? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corporation http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2009/tc20091212_551557.htm http://www.macworld.com/article/132501/2008/03/zapmedia.html?t=104 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-Woolworths-logo-lawsuit,8784.html http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/15/apple-sues-psystar-for-license-violations-copyright-infringemen/ -- 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.
GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:19 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 13/1/10, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. My 15 yr old son put 3 pages together using iWeb having never used the app before. So, i should be good for at least a 1/2 page then. Dave -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:11 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling Nobody should ever generate HTML with Microsoft office. That's why I prefaced it with the question. I've never done HTML beyond the kind of basic Hello World level stuff you can accomplish with Notepad. Thats what my site was built with, notepad, and it shows.. 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - You've Got Mail!
Thats a really good one Frank. Well lit. Dave On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: She's a couple of blocks from my house so I pass by it often, but last night the light from the streetlights was hitting her in a way that made me decide to take a picture: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/youve-got-mail.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - You've Got Mail!
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:00 -0500 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: She's a couple of blocks from my house so I pass by it often, but last night the light from the streetlights was hitting her in a way that made me decide to take a picture: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/youve-got-mail.html i need to wander more neighbourhoods yours are making me envious. You need to take the firearms classes first. Dave -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - Snowproofed
I've used my PZ-1p and *ist D NON-WEATHER SEALED cameras in rain and snow conditions numerous times where after shooting I needed to dry the camera with a towel and never had a problem. It would be interesting to know just how long one of these weather-sealed bodies would last in a controlled test. I'm inclined to believe, that the weather resistant claims are more a sales pitch, than a true feature that can be counted on and pressed to any degree. Jostein's camera could very well fail the next time he uses it in exactly the same conditions as it successfully operated in before. It's like when I purchase a pair of pants. If the product has a claim of Resists wrinkles, that really means It wrinkles, because all fabrics RESIST wrinkling. When it says Wrinkle-free or no ironing then I find it pretty much to be true. But even then... So I interpret the claim of weather resistant to mean It leaks. Obviously the claim on the Pentax website is exaggerated. It reads: Weather, dust and cold resistant The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment. I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things. My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disappointed in the failure as well, as expectations that were set by the manufacturers claims were not met. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:59 AM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- 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. -- 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. -- 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 - Kodak's survival plan?
It sounds to me that IF, as Kodak claims, other companies have licensed or pay royalties for the exact same technology, then the claims may indeed be valid. I really enjoyed reading the Talkback headers below the story... :-) Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: The headline is Kodak is suing Apple and RIM for patent infringement. When I read about the nature of the patents involved ... Kodak alleges that Apple is infringing on two patents covering image preview and the processing of images of different resolutions. The second suit is focused on technology that allows one application to ask another program for help completing a computing task. ... it occurred to me that here is revealed Kodak's survival tactic: patent troll! :-) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29558tag=nl.e589 -bmw -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
From: Jay Taylor Subject: PEOW: Superstar Darius Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports- Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg (captured with that other brand) JayT That's very good Jay. The subject focus is just right. Darius looks as though he knows what he's doing as well... Chris -- 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 - Snowproofed
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? As I've mentioned here, I visit Saskatchewan every winter and always try to do a photowalk. I've taken tons of pictures with both my *ist-D and K20 at temperatures like -35°C and never had any trouble. Normally, electronic circuits work just fine at arbitrarily cold temperatures (not necessarily when they get too hot), so I'm wondering if there are mechanical issues that could come into play at very cold temperatures. Otherwise, why would they provide a low-temperature threshold? -T -- 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: Superstar Darius
Nice action shot - you caught it. Just goes to prove it isn't the equipment ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com Subject: PEOW: Superstar Darius Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg (captured with that other brand) JayT -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
Excellent. Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: frank theriault On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com wrote: Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg That is a terrific photo. What's a PEOW? Picture Every Other Week ??? Just guessin' -- 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 - Snowproofed
My thought as well... I'm guessing mirror/shutter and screwdrive for the AF mainly. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? As I've mentioned here, I visit Saskatchewan every winter and always try to do a photowalk. I've taken tons of pictures with both my *ist-D and K20 at temperatures like -35°C and never had any trouble. Normally, electronic circuits work just fine at arbitrarily cold temperatures (not necessarily when they get too hot), so I'm wondering if there are mechanical issues that could come into play at very cold temperatures. Otherwise, why would they provide a low-temperature threshold? -T -- 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 - Snowproofed
I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. Olympus make some fairly strong claims about their weatherproofing: http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/dslr_E-3_Made_for_the_Extreme.htm Maybe all the non-sealed bodies are equally robust, but I wouldn't want to test it on my own kit. My Leica M8 didn't even resist a splash of beer in a pub, whereas my Olympus E-1 has frequently stood up to very long periods (hours) of heavy rain. 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
All great shots, but the frog is awesome. Wow! Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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.
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Re: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. Jack --- On Thu, 1/14/10, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:23 AM The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: Babes Boars Bores (was: Camera colours (was: How useful, is SDM?))
Yeah, we just have Samonella and e coli.
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On 1/14/2010 12:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
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2010/1/14 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au:
Cotty wrote:
On 13/1/10, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
I parsed my last sentence and realized I'd typed hot oink
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hot pink. ?I didn't want ?to recieve a Mark! on THAT ONE. :-)
Not so quick there Tonto.
Tom, you need a subscription to Bacon Busters magazine. Just ask, and
I can
make it happen
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hmmm... can we please get back to hot pink now?
Pink bacon is undercooked. Trichiniasis you know.
No longer considered a problem in the developed world...
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RE: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
[... Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ That's a really nice page - great shots, all of them. 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
All very well captured. The double barred finch really stands out for its unusual markings ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Thanks, Paul! That's very kind of you. That frog was so accommodating. I took a few shots, went inside, downloaded them checked them over, decided I didn't like the angle or lighting or whatever, went back out took some more shots... etc. etc. Probably an hour or so and he didn't move at all. Even with the flash blasting him in the eyes... :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ paul stenquist wrote: All great shots, but the frog is awesome. Wow! Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Thanks, Ken, Jack and Bob. There are at least three species of very pretty finches that hang out at the in-laws' house. The zebra finches are the prettiest but I never got a good shot at them. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Ken Waller wrote: All very well captured. The double barred finch really stands out for its unusual markings ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: PESO - Snowproofed
I've shot alot in the rain snow, mostly from a tripod and I've always protected it as much as possible with a towel or my b-ball cap, never had an issue with any of them - PZ, PZ-1P, MZ-S, *istD, K10D or K20D., 28-80 F, 70-210F, 300 f4.5 FA, 600 FA. I wouldn't consider any device like a camera body (except a Nikonos) or lens to be impervious to damage from moisture. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed I've used my PZ-1p and *ist D NON-WEATHER SEALED cameras in rain and snow conditions numerous times where after shooting I needed to dry the camera with a towel and never had a problem. It would be interesting to know just how long one of these weather-sealed bodies would last in a controlled test. I'm inclined to believe, that the weather resistant claims are more a sales pitch, than a true feature that can be counted on and pressed to any degree. Jostein's camera could very well fail the next time he uses it in exactly the same conditions as it successfully operated in before. Interestingly, my cheapee Timex watch states on the back 'Water resistant to 100m' It's like when I purchase a pair of pants. If the product has a claim of Resists wrinkles, that really means It wrinkles, because all fabrics RESIST wrinkling. When it says Wrinkle-free or no ironing then I find it pretty much to be true. But even then... So I interpret the claim of weather resistant to mean It leaks. Obviously the claim on the Pentax website is exaggerated. It reads: Weather, dust and cold resistant The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment. I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things. My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disappointed in the failure as well, as expectations that were set by the manufacturers claims were not met. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:59 AM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: PESO - Snowproofed
I've used a gallon size ZipLock bag in the past. It keeps the camera totally dry between shots and I can pretty much just pull the bag up over the edge of the lens and still operate most controls, again on a tripod. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I've shot alot in the rain snow, mostly from a tripod and I've always protected it as much as possible with a towel or my b-ball cap, never had an issue with any of them - PZ, PZ-1P, MZ-S, *istD, K10D or K20D., 28-80 F, 70-210F, 300 f4.5 FA, 600 FA. I wouldn't consider any device like a camera body (except a Nikonos) or lens to be impervious to damage from moisture. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed I've used my PZ-1p and *ist D NON-WEATHER SEALED cameras in rain and snow conditions numerous times where after shooting I needed to dry the camera with a towel and never had a problem. It would be interesting to know just how long one of these weather-sealed bodies would last in a controlled test. I'm inclined to believe, that the weather resistant claims are more a sales pitch, than a true feature that can be counted on and pressed to any degree. Jostein's camera could very well fail the next time he uses it in exactly the same conditions as it successfully operated in before. Interestingly, my cheapee Timex watch states on the back 'Water resistant to 100m' It's like when I purchase a pair of pants. If the product has a claim of Resists wrinkles, that really means It wrinkles, because all fabrics RESIST wrinkling. When it says Wrinkle-free or no ironing then I find it pretty much to be true. But even then... So I interpret the claim of weather resistant to mean It leaks. Obviously the claim on the Pentax website is exaggerated. It reads: Weather, dust and cold resistant The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment. I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things. My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disappointed in the failure as well, as expectations that were set by the manufacturers claims were not met. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:59 AM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim --
Re: PESO - Snowproofed
I'm sure the Timex watch claim is true. It resists... but as we all know... On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I've shot alot in the rain snow, mostly from a tripod and I've always protected it as much as possible with a towel or my b-ball cap, never had an issue with any of them - PZ, PZ-1P, MZ-S, *istD, K10D or K20D., 28-80 F, 70-210F, 300 f4.5 FA, 600 FA. I wouldn't consider any device like a camera body (except a Nikonos) or lens to be impervious to damage from moisture. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed I've used my PZ-1p and *ist D NON-WEATHER SEALED cameras in rain and snow conditions numerous times where after shooting I needed to dry the camera with a towel and never had a problem. It would be interesting to know just how long one of these weather-sealed bodies would last in a controlled test. I'm inclined to believe, that the weather resistant claims are more a sales pitch, than a true feature that can be counted on and pressed to any degree. Jostein's camera could very well fail the next time he uses it in exactly the same conditions as it successfully operated in before. Interestingly, my cheapee Timex watch states on the back 'Water resistant to 100m' It's like when I purchase a pair of pants. If the product has a claim of Resists wrinkles, that really means It wrinkles, because all fabrics RESIST wrinkling. When it says Wrinkle-free or no ironing then I find it pretty much to be true. But even then... So I interpret the claim of weather resistant to mean It leaks. Obviously the claim on the Pentax website is exaggerated. It reads: Weather, dust and cold resistant The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment. I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things. My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disappointed in the failure as well, as expectations that were set by the manufacturers claims were not met. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:59 AM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- 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
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Re: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Christian, Sorry about the weather, but you have some great shots. Like Paul said, the frog is a stunner. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's why I prefaced it with the question. I've never done HTML beyond the kind of basic Hello World level stuff you can accomplish with Notepad. Thats what my site was built with, notepad, and it shows.. It's perfectly possible and not particularly difficult, to build a quite decent site with notepad and stuff like css, xml, html and so on, as long as you keep it simple. Not for someone with the technical abilities of my wife. Perry. -- 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 - Snowproofed
Had the PZ-1 die at a pig roast long ago. It was new and in/out of the moist smoke. Pentax made repairs under warranty. That's my only failure. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I've shot alot in the rain snow, mostly from a tripod and I've always protected it as much as possible with a towel or my b-ball cap, never had an issue with any of them - PZ, PZ-1P, MZ-S, *istD, K10D or K20D., 28-80 F, 70-210F, 300 f4.5 FA, 600 FA. I wouldn't consider any device like a camera body (except a Nikonos) or lens to be impervious to damage from moisture. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Snowproofed I've used my PZ-1p and *ist D NON-WEATHER SEALED cameras in rain and snow conditions numerous times where after shooting I needed to dry the camera with a towel and never had a problem. It would be interesting to know just how long one of these weather-sealed bodies would last in a controlled test. I'm inclined to believe, that the weather resistant claims are more a sales pitch, than a true feature that can be counted on and pressed to any degree. Jostein's camera could very well fail the next time he uses it in exactly the same conditions as it successfully operated in before. Interestingly, my cheapee Timex watch states on the back 'Water resistant to 100m' It's like when I purchase a pair of pants. If the product has a claim of Resists wrinkles, that really means It wrinkles, because all fabrics RESIST wrinkling. When it says Wrinkle-free or no ironing then I find it pretty much to be true. But even then... So I interpret the claim of weather resistant to mean It leaks. Obviously the claim on the Pentax website is exaggerated. It reads: Weather, dust and cold resistant The K-7 is weather, dust and cold resistant (to 14° F or -10° C), making it ideal for use in any environment. I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they are overcome by the temperature. The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? Waterproof and weather resistant are obviously two different things. My 2 cents. Given all that I'd be disappointed in the failure as well, as expectations that were set by the manufacturers claims were not met. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:59 AM, SV Hovland p...@heime.org wrote: I don't think its going to be expensive. My camera started to work again after two days on drying and I used it for a month or two before I sent it in. Pentax confirmed residual of water inside, but I was lucky and no circuit boards or mechanics seemed to be damaged. So it ended up in a small service which shouldn't cost me to much. But I am still surprised about the response I got after all the marketing Pentax has done on its weather resistance. I would believe it could be used in normal autumn weather in Norway, but not so. For those interested: It rained 3-4mm / hour which my K-7 was able to handle for a period of two hours. 3-4mm / hour is perhaps a lot of rain, but still normal where I live. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sendt: 14. januar 2010 11:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed Sorry to hear, Stig. I should perhaps add that a Canon D-7 succumbed to moisture at the particular landing where I took my photo. Fortunately it came back to life after roughly two days of drying out, but in principle it's a camera with about the same level of weather protection as has the K-7. So maybe I was lucky? At least I was deliberately pushing my luck... Jostein 2010/1/14 SV Hovland p...@heime.org: My K-7 stopped working after two hours in rain and is currently at Pentax for repair which I have to pay myself. I was told by Pentax that it is not meant to withstand normal autumn rain in Norway for two hours. The sealing was meant for withstanding light rain for a short time, I was told. So from now on I have to treat it like its not weather proofed at all. Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Jim King [jamesk8...@mac.com] Sendt: 13. januar 2010 19:25 Til: pdml@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Snowproofed A great example of K-7/DA* weatherproofing. You ought to send it to Pentax as a candidate for an advertisement. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: Upload for the 2009-10 PDML Photo Annual is now live!
Mark, Can I just send you the negatives from 2009 and let you pick out the best 3 so you can then choose the best one to put in the book? That would be great. Thanks! --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2010/1/1 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Shake off that New Year's Day hangover and dive into your photo archives for your best shot of 2009! The second annual PDML photo book project is now accepting submissions at http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php All the details are on the page itself but the basics are: We're doing a PDML photo book and every list member (as of December 2009) gets a shot in the book. You can submit up to 3 photos (but only one is guaranteed acceptance). Book will be available in late March or early April. There will also be a gallery exhibit of photos from the book, held in Chicago from May 7 to June 12. (Unlike the book itself, participation in the gallery show costs money, so it's optional.) So go for it. IF YOU CAN'T CONNECT TO THE WEB PAGE: This will be because your country or IP block is banned due to security/hacking issues in the past. This is most likely to happen if you're in China, Korea, Russia or eastern Europe (or Australia, which shares IP blocks with Asia). Email me off-list and I'll open a hole in the security for your upload. -- 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 - Snowproofed
AT what I'd call a pretty good price for what it does. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:36 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: http://optechusa.com/product/detail/?PRODUCT_ID=73 -- 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.
PESO - Parkdale Arms
Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Snowproofed
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Had the PZ-1 die at a pig roast long ago. snip Wouldn't have happened at a veggie-bbq! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Naughty boys playing in the snow
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/British+cops+videotaped+sledding+their+riot+sh ields/2440773/story.html That's great! Police need a more human face in most neighbourhoods, and taking a few runs down a hill where other tobogganers are sledding is a fine way to do it. I'm sure the kids there now look at police officers in a whole new way. Plus, I bet those kids have never felt safer sliding down a hill before! While it looks like they didn't get an official reprimand, just a mild scolding, they shouldn't have gotten even that. Not that officers should be encouraged to fool around while on patrol, but IMHO, this is really effective community policing. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. I agree with Jack. Terrific stuff, Christian! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Vernissage Gathering was ANNOUNCEMENT . . . exhibit
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I would be more than willing to help organize a vernissage gathering if that's of interest to PDMLers. ... It might make for a nice long weekend if folks flew in Thursday for vernissage, then OK, if I'm going to fly on points I should book soon. Are we talking afternoon or evening, do you think? -Tim -- 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 - Mac web page freeware or shareware?
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Can anyone recommend a Mac freeware or shareware web page building program? My wife needs to create a simple page with a course syllabus, and links to PDFs of reading material--nothing at all fancy. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW Taco (http://tacosw.com/) is a very nice, inexpensive ($25) HTML and PHP editor which includes dynamic preview. Generally speaking, while I use iWeb, Lightroom and other apps to generate HTML some of the time, I almost always end up doing some editing myself on the generated output. Taco and BBEdit (or the free Text Wrangler) make manipulating HTML easy. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Great stuff. The frog is wonderful Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: Naughty boys playing in the snow
Never know when a riot might break out on a hill Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/British+cops+videotaped+sledding+their+riot+sh ields/2440773/story.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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - Parkdale Arms
Like this one. Has that gritty lower east side feel to it. If we had an east side that is. Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:09 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PEOW: Superstar Darius
Great action shot. See how well those other brands work.:-0 Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com wrote: Hi folks, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been without a Pentax body for a while. Hopefully that will be changing real soon. Here is an image of my grandson Darius (6) in his second year of soccer: http://www.jaytaylorphotography.com/Sports/Canon-Sports-Images/D32546/759297325_kZPKt-X2-1.jpg (captured with that other brand) JayT -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 - Parkdale Arms
What he said. Love the mood. The fact that the headlight beams show up in the gloom/fog is a real winner. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ David J Brooks wrote: Like this one. Has that gritty lower east side feel to it. If we had an east side that is. Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:09 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- 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: PESO: A lineup of the usual suspects
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM, P. J. Alling
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Like a Norman Rockwell painting, it has that Real Americana feel to it.
Pheeww. Thought you said Norm Baugher.
Dave
Haven't heard from Norm in a while, I wonder how he's doing.
Terrific shot, Paul!!
Probably trying to find Cotty's phone number
Dave
cheers,
frank
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Re: PESO - Parkdale Arms
frank theriault wrote: Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank ummm ParkVIEW arms... but whatever it's a great shot. -- 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: Peso: Apostrophe
When life gives you lemons, throw a lime in front. Dave On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bran-everseeking/4273259880/; title=IMGP0953.png by Bran Everseeking, on Flickrimg src=http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg; width=537 height=800 alt=IMGP0953.png //a or the smaller link http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4273259880_e84ee31e38_o.jpg -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PaD- Photo a Day no. 20
Well done. Classic corner store Dave On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: http://365xclick.blogspot.com/2010/01/night-munchies-20365.html I am quite project driven of late. I have been trying to shoot the corner stores around Saskatoon before they all go under to the 7-11 and gas and go places. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.- Robert Heinlein -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Forthcoming books by Don McCullin
Order them today. He's a great photographer and a very nice chap. Anyone for a Manchester PDML in February? Shaped by War: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaped-War-Don-McCullin/dp/0224090267/ref=pd_bxgy_b _text_b his work is the subject of a huge exhibition currently being organized by the Imperial War Museum. The exhibition will open at the museum's Manchester site in February 2010, where it will run for a few months and then open at the London museum a year later. The accompanying book will be a departure from the usual format of MCullin publishing and will be sized to match the original Sunday Times Magazine, where so much of his work first appeared. Focusing on his important stories, the book will trace his entire career. McCullin has been interviewed on film for many hours for this project and the edited transcriptions of those interviews will form much of the substance of his text. McCullin's little known colour work will be reproduced along side pages from the magazines and an assemblage of McCullin's personal material and documents. These include his cameras, boots and helmet, numerous passports and photographs of him at work on the battlefield, together with illuminating personal correspondence. Southern Frontiers: A Journey Across the Roman Empire: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Frontiers-Journey-Across-Empire/dp/0224087 088/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b His most ambitious journey has been to explore the fringes of the Roman empire. Southern Frontiers is divided into two parts. The first part, The Levant, includes the ruins of Baalbek in the Lebanon, Palmyra in Syria and Jirash in Jordan. The second part, The Moghreb, covers a sweeping journey through the North African coastal countries Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, where he has photographed the great ruins of Leptus Magna. McCullin's photographs, taken on a large format camera, are evocative of the views of distinguished nineteenth-century predecessors -- 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 - Parkview Arms - was Parkdale Arms
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: ummm ParkVIEW arms... but whatever it's a great shot. You're right. The photo (on the blog) has the correct name, just not the PESO. Sorry about that. Parkdale is a large neighbourhood just west of us. Parkview Arms is so called because it's across the street from Trinity Bellwoods Park. My bad. The thread should be called PESO - Parkview Arms Thanks, Christian. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Parkdale Arms
Excellent. The trolley and passing car in the street give it energy and life. Superb composition. Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 5:09 PM, frank theriault wrote: Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Naughty boys playing in the snow
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: OT: Naughty boys playing in the snow http://www.ottawacitizen.com/British+cops+videotaped+sledding+their+riot+sh ields/2440773/story.html It's amazing they didn't bust the photographer. He must not have been using a big camera. 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: PESO - Snowproofed
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: The claim of any environment is the exaggeration. If one goes below -10C, what about that environment, or what about extremely hot conditions? As I've mentioned here, I visit Saskatchewan every winter and always try to do a photowalk. I've taken tons of pictures with both my *ist-D and K20 at temperatures like -35°C and never had any trouble. Normally, electronic circuits work just fine at arbitrarily cold temperatures (not necessarily when they get too hot), so I'm wondering if there are mechanical issues that could come into play at very cold temperatures. Otherwise, why would they provide a low-temperature threshold? -T Actually cold can affect electronics just as much as heat can. Semiconductors change behaviour with temperature and can behave unpredictably if their operating range is exceeded in either direction. It's not good if your semiconductors quit semiconducting. The major difference is that cold generally does not have long-term effects on the electronics, while heat can actually damage them permanently. -- 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. I agree with Jack. Terrific stuff, Christian! Thanks, frank! -- 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
Thanks, Bob and Dave. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ David J Brooks wrote: Great stuff. The frog is wonderful Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: North American International Auto Show
On Jan 12, 2010, at 2:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Jan 12, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Christian wrote: P N Stenquist wrote: Worked the show for the NY times: 13 hours yesterday and a few more this morning. I was on-board as a writer, not a photographer, so I carried only my Panasonic PS, but a couple of my pics did make it onto the web pages. You can see my posts from the show here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/author/paul- stenquist/ Nice, Paul. But the shark had a coke can in its mouth not beer :-) Ah ha! Got me. In truth, I better fix that. Paul Nah- it's a better story with a beer can. Just imply that it's an Aussie shark. Cheers Mike -- 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 - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23 -0500, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... Great stuff. Those green tree frogs are wonderful creatures. We have several that live in various places around the house and appear on our kitchen window sill each night in the warmer months to hunt moths and beetles that are attracted by the lights from the house. Reality television doesn't even come close to this sort of entertainment! We miss the crested shrike tits here. We used to have them but they, and most other small birds, have been displaced by larger, more aggressive species. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- 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 - Across Australia and back
On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:16 -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Superb gallery, Brian. The funniest, of course, is the last, Multitasking (seems an odd combo). Also chuckled at the Shark Crossing. I was jotting down photos titles to tell you which ones I really liked, but, ah, my list really got too long. Some lovely beach shots, some great wall/window/door shots, but okay, I'll try -- these jumped out at me -- in no particular order, Leaning Ecualpyt (sp/), Fields of Gold, Snake (Bardick), Lake Ballard (the lake lake shot), purple flower (Isopp.. but liked other flower shots as well), Jetty, Old Telegraph Station, and the Lucky Bay Pano (a pano works really well there). Really great gallery. Looks like it was a fun trip. Marnie aka Doe :-) Thanks, Marnie. It was a fun trip although we would have liked more time in many of the places we visited. 2-3 night stays really don't allow more than a sampling of the attractions. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Brian Walters wrote: I've finally finished organising the photos from my trip across to Western Australia and back last year. What a bloody relief! Cataloguing, keywording etc has taken twice as long as the trip itself. Here's a selection: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/eastwest/index.html Note, it's a large gallery so I can't imagine anyone would want to wade through the lot but the thumbnails load reasonably quickly and you might find one or two that are worth investigating further. Savage is in there somewhere PS: I'll be looking at some of these as candidates for the 2009 PDML book, so let me know if there are any you particularly like (or hate) Cheers Brian -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- 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 - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
A really nice bunch of pictures. And the parrots- beautiful plumage. What happened to his cigar? The frog put me in mind of Winston Churchill. Cheers Mike On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- 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: PESO - Parkdale Arms
Frank, I could go on for some time about what I think makes this one special, suffice to say I wish I'd done it. One of your best... Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Parkdale Arms Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. Right... http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: North American International Auto Show
On Jan 14, 2010, at 7:42 PM, Michael Beacom wrote: On Jan 12, 2010, at 2:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: On Jan 12, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Christian wrote: P N Stenquist wrote: Worked the show for the NY times: 13 hours yesterday and a few more this morning. I was on-board as a writer, not a photographer, so I carried only my Panasonic PS, but a couple of my pics did make it onto the web pages. You can see my posts from the show here: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/author/paul-stenquist/ Nice, Paul. But the shark had a coke can in its mouth not beer :-) Ah ha! Got me. In truth, I better fix that. Paul Nah- it's a better story with a beer can. Just imply that it's an Aussie shark. Yeah, I looked again. I can't tell what it is on that size pic, so I left it as is. It's a beer can! Paul Cheers Mike -- 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.
