RE: Why Pentax?
I was pointed to Pentax by a friend who owned one, and at the time I had my first camera, a Voigtlander Vito CD: nice camera, fixed lens but good quality, built-in rangefinder and selenium cell light-meter. I was intrigued by the possibility of more than one lens, and he was good enough to lend me his kit for a day or so to check it out. Result was, there being no way to buy cameras on the island we then lived on, another friend bought my SV for me on her way home via Singapore. When I got back to England a couple of years later, I started to get more lenses, so when I upgraded later, staying with Pentax made sense. In earlier discussions we've had in this group over issues such as AF speed, metering accuracy, write speed, the outcome has normally been that for some, these are deal-breakers, for others not. For me, they're not as not much of my photography is compromised by them: occasionally I'd like faster AF, usually when trying to take shots of speeding grand-children. Exposure accuracy on my film Pentaxes has always been good, and I find the *ist-D gets it right most often. I think it's always a case of YMMV, isn't it? John in Brisbane -- 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: Why Pentax?
If Pentax had of come out with a Dslr back in 2000, 2001 when i decided to go digital with the equine work, i probably would have bought it. The only reason i went Nikon, and have stayed with them as well as Pentax, was it was basically the only choice at the time. The D1 was/is a nice big, heavy work horse, felt great in my hands and was a steal at $5000 used. I know Canon had the 20/30D series around then aswell. A used one presented itself and i took the bait. I still have my SP500 and K1000 as well as M42 glass. Just cannot bear myself to sell any of it. Dave On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:39 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: The K7 looks nice :-) If I want decent low-light focusing, good continuous autofocus and accurate metering I have my Canons Wendy -- 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: GESO - Abstract Ice
Nice designs in those. Dave On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed, and I didn't really capture the scenes I hoped to. However both getting out of the car and back in I was looking at the frozen puddles of ice and snow on the ground. This is what I saw, with a K7 and DA 18-250. http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=491158 Tom -- 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: Why Pentax?
2010/1/16 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts. My Pentax history In the northern winter of '93/'94 I was travelling around Alberta B.C. with my dad, happily snapping away with my first SLR, Minolta SRT-101. It was an awesome trip I got to see my shots quite soon after taking them because we were having the film processed locally almost straight away (this is very cool when driving around meeting family and being able to show them photos from where you have been,and more importantly who you had just seen). Then one day I walked into a mall and made the mistake of visiting some hole-in-the wall photographic store. I picked up a brochure for the P/Pz-20. Much paging through said brochure saw me fall in love. My uncle took me to his local dealer in Red Deer (McBain Camera) some weeks later. The rest as they say is history. I had that camera and the FA 28-105mm PZ for many years and it served me well. I drifted away from photography. But my interest was rekindled with the news of the release of it *istD. I started shooting film again and I ordered my first Ltd. Lens (31mm) when I went in to pick up the lens, I asked to have a look at the *istD. Needless to say that that was a very expensive day. The purchase of that first DSLR saw me invest in a lot more glass. FA 31mm, FA 50mm, FA 77mm, FA 80-200mm f2.8, FA 200mm f2.8, FA 300mm f4.5.etc, etc, etc... Then came the K10D, followed by the K20D. The cameras were great, but my needs were changing and the persistence of high ISO noise sensor amp glow continually frustrated me. I've now been shooting almost exclusively with the D700 for about 18months. I've shot more frames on that body than I did with the K10/20D combined. I'm happy I made the change. Nikon glass is crap by comparison, but the quality of camera, and the IQ makes up for it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Re: Why Pentax?
My first SLR was an MX with an M50 f1.7 lens bought new in 1981 (before I know about second hand gear). I still own them. Since then I have been slowly buying new gear, upgrading and building up to my current kit. Every lens is Pentax (with the exception of 3 Olympus macro lenses I use on a set of bellows), flashes are Pentax. Yes there are idiosyncrasies to the gear, but we get to know each other and generally work well together. I've always liked the feel of the Pentax cameras and every Canon I've picked up feels horrid (to me at least). My slow approach to upgrading means that I could probably have changed brands completely over any given 4 year period over the past 29 years. Given the lenses I now own and the fact I have no desire to be parted from any of them (I only want the weather resistant 100 macro that will soon be released (Is there another brand with weather resistant lenses?)), I'm probably with Pentax for another 10 years at least. If there were no more Pentax and technology moved on to the point I felt I needed new gear I would look at Nikon and possibly Sony, but Pentax is not so far behind or so unreliable that I have any desire to change now. Leon MX, Super A, Z1p, MZ-S, *ist D and some modern stuff. 2010/1/16 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. -- 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 14/1/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: 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/ Superb gallery Christian - all fabulous. Very envious, I would love to visit Australia. -- 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: Dream lens again
A copy of this lens was recently listed on ebay for big . On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Pentax made a special edition SMC-A 50mm f/1.2 with a Ltd like body...but no AF. It was made for the LX Millennium edition. Pics of lens and camera: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/pentaxy2k/htmls/index.htm One of these, priced like the 31 Ltd, would be very nice. I'd sell a few lenses in order to buy it. Not going to happen, though. -- 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: Why Pentax?
have no desire to be parted from any of them (I only want the weather resistant 100 macro that will soon be released (Is there another brand with weather resistant lenses?)) Olympus -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Leon Altoff Sent: 16 January 2010 12:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Why Pentax? My first SLR was an MX with an M50 f1.7 lens bought new in 1981 (before I know about second hand gear). I still own them. Since then I have been slowly buying new gear, upgrading and building up to my current kit. Every lens is Pentax (with the exception of 3 Olympus macro lenses I use on a set of bellows), flashes are Pentax. Yes there are idiosyncrasies to the gear, but we get to know each other and generally work well together. I've always liked the feel of the Pentax cameras and every Canon I've picked up feels horrid (to me at least). My slow approach to upgrading means that I could probably have changed brands completely over any given 4 year period over the past 29 years. Given the lenses I now own and the fact I have no desire to be parted from any of them (I only want the weather resistant 100 macro that will soon be released (Is there another brand with weather resistant lenses?)), I'm probably with Pentax for another 10 years at least. If there were no more Pentax and technology moved on to the point I felt I needed new gear I would look at Nikon and possibly Sony, but Pentax is not so far behind or so unreliable that I have any desire to change now. Leon MX, Super A, Z1p, MZ-S, *ist D and some modern stuff. 2010/1/16 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. -- 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: Why Pentax?
As a practical matter, I'm not shooting Pentax anymore. I do have a K2 and a Cosina C1s along with 2 K mount and 2 M42 primes, 3 of which are Pentax lenses. All get used occasionally. Frankly, I like Pentax's glass better than Nikons, but dislike the lack of availability of the sort of lenses I prefer to work with (fast, smallish primes). Right now my primary systems are Nikon film, LTM/M mount film and 4/3/m43 digital. I've also got a bit of OM gear and some Minolta AF kit. I'm likely going to thin the herd this year but I haven't decided whether or not the last 35mm SLR system will be Nikon MF kit or Minolta AF kit. Sadly, Pentax just doesn't make the grade, there's just not enough options in Pentax bodies with the features I want: Good handling, available 3+ fps, good viewfinder, at least 1/4000 max shutter, AA or S76/LR44 batteries as an option at least). In fact there are exactly no options from Pentax with the features I want while there are several Nikon and Minolta options, the PZ-1p comes closest but fails on batteries, the MZ-S fails on fps, both are very expensive for their level of performance (particularly the MZ-S which was never a high-performance body). For digital I'm either going to stay with the Oly and Panasonic kit or move to a Sony FF/Panasonic m43 setup. I've been seriously impressed by the A900 and A850 and the latter is a steal compared to the competition. -Adam On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. In the past few weeks I realized that compared to other brand DSLR's Pentax DSLRs (even the flagman K-7) has serious problems. In crude terms: 1. The AF sucks. 2. The low-light performance sucks. 3. The P-TTL performance is inconsistent (I don't know how I-TTL/E-TTL etc. are in that regard - any comments?) So, I was re-thinking my use of Pentax. I started with ZX-5n back in 1997. The reason I chose it over Nikon was that I didn't like ergonomics of N70/F70, and couldn't afford N90. ZX-5n had incredible ergonomics, especially after coming from an all-manual SLR (Kiev-19) where I could set everything blind-folded; ZX-5n had all-analog knobs and buttons. Despite lack of continuous AF that is found in Nikon models, I enjoyed my ZX-5n greatly. When the time came to buy a DSLR, I thought if I should switch to a Nikon, but decided to get *ist DS. And I've been rather happy with it for over 4.5 years by now. Yes, the low-light performance has been bothering me a lot, and while until recently I didn't suffer much from the shortcomings of the AF, - I just learned to work around it. In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light performance and an accurate flash are important. So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? While thinking about it, I recalled a very old joke about two worms. A son and his father are seating in a pile of bull sh.. manure, and talking: -- Daddy, is it nice to live in that grove across the field? -- Yes, son. -- Daddy, is there plenty of food over there? -- Yes, son. -- Then why, daddy, we live in this pile of bull sh..? -- Because that's our Motherland. ... I still like Pentax. I don't like at all the consumer line of Canons (Rebels etc.). I seem to like mid-line of Nikon's circa 2005-2008 but have almost no idea about their more recent (and higher) models. I've been looking at Panasonics that are highly regarded by some PDMLers, but I am not sure if they have that good AF and low-light performance. As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 for a K-x for a better low-light performance. I just got a K-x that I will try in action during the weekend. My first impression of a K-x is that functionality- and layout-wise, it is very reminiscent of the DS. But I was rather disappointed by the lack of the small top status display. I don't mind the versitality of the AA's (I use them for the flash anyway). K-x is lighter, but compared to K-7 the feel a bit plasticy; more so than that for DS. I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts. Igor PS. The obvious short response BS is not accepted. ;-) -- 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. -- 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
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Re: Why Pentax?
I started with a ME in '78 and left the camera shop lusting for more lenses. I bought more of the M lenses, then a Super Program, then a PZ-1. Then I found this list and the house filled up with Pentax gear - screwmount to 67's. Digital has been a great for me and with the K-7, I no longer miss Kodachrome. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:34 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In 1973 the guy who drove the race car I wrenched asked me if I wanted to buy a screw mount Mamiya 1000 DTl and two lenses.: a Mamiya 55/1.8 and a Vivitar 200/3.5. I was just getting into magazine journalism, so I bought them. A year or two later I added a Vivitar 20mm/3.5 and a Mamiya 135/2.8. I used them for quite a few years, eventually replacing the Mamiya body with a Fuji and a used Pentax H3v. Made plenty of money with those cameras. In later years I cut way back on the journalism and the cameras sat for a while. But I was a screw mount fan, so some years later I bought a couple of Spotmatic Fs and a bunch of Pentax screw mount lenses. I even bought a Spotmatic Motor Drive. Then I thought I really ought to have an LX, then an MX, and of course more lenses. Got back into journalism and added still more lenses and bodies. Then came digital, so naturally I went with a camera that would mount all my K lenses. I'm on my fifth Pentax digital now. Love the K7. Low light is good enough for me. Wouldn't mind better autofocus, but I can make this setup work. I'd switch if I was shooting football or working a heavy photo-J beat, but for what I'm doing, Pentax is just fine. Still have a lot of my screw mount equipment. The Vivitar 200/3.5, which has some duct tape holding the manual/auto switch in place and plenty of cleaning scratches on the front element, has a place of honor in my displace case. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Why Pentax?
Sorry, I guess the WHY PENTAX is I fell in love with the camera and lenses early for compact size and quality. Later, this list hss played a big role in informing me about Pentax and giving me confidence in buying new Pentax offerings. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: I started with a ME in '78 and left the camera shop lusting for more lenses. I bought more of the M lenses, then a Super Program, then a PZ-1. Then I found this list and the house filled up with Pentax gear - screwmount to 67's. Digital has been a great for me and with the K-7, I no longer miss Kodachrome. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:34 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In 1973 the guy who drove the race car I wrenched asked me if I wanted to buy a screw mount Mamiya 1000 DTl and two lenses.: a Mamiya 55/1.8 and a Vivitar 200/3.5. I was just getting into magazine journalism, so I bought them. A year or two later I added a Vivitar 20mm/3.5 and a Mamiya 135/2.8. I used them for quite a few years, eventually replacing the Mamiya body with a Fuji and a used Pentax H3v. Made plenty of money with those cameras. In later years I cut way back on the journalism and the cameras sat for a while. But I was a screw mount fan, so some years later I bought a couple of Spotmatic Fs and a bunch of Pentax screw mount lenses. I even bought a Spotmatic Motor Drive. Then I thought I really ought to have an LX, then an MX, and of course more lenses. Got back into journalism and added still more lenses and bodies. Then came digital, so naturally I went with a camera that would mount all my K lenses. I'm on my fifth Pentax digital now. Love the K7. Low light is good enough for me. Wouldn't mind better autofocus, but I can make this setup work. I'd switch if I was shooting football or working a heavy photo-J beat, but for what I'm doing, Pentax is just fine. Still have a lot of my screw mount equipment. The Vivitar 200/3.5, which has some duct tape holding the manual/auto switch in place and plenty of cleaning scratches on the front element, has a place of honor in my displace case. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Why Pentax?
I'll always miss Kodachrome. sob.
On 1/16/2010 9:24 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I started with a ME in '78 and left the camera shop lusting for more lenses.
I bought more of the M lenses, then a Super Program, then a PZ-1.
Then I found this list and the house filled up with Pentax gear -
screwmount to 67's.
Digital has been a great for me and with the K-7, I no longer miss Kodachrome.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:34 PM, paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
In 1973 the guy who drove the race car I wrenched asked me if I wanted to buy a
screw mount Mamiya 1000 DTl and two lenses.: a Mamiya 55/1.8 and a Vivitar
200/3.5. I was just getting into magazine journalism, so I bought them. A year
or two later I added a Vivitar 20mm/3.5 and a Mamiya 135/2.8. I used them for
quite a few years, eventually replacing the Mamiya body with a Fuji and a used
Pentax H3v. Made plenty of money with those cameras. In later years I cut way
back on the journalism and the cameras sat for a while. But I was a screw mount
fan, so some years later I bought a couple of Spotmatic Fs and a bunch of
Pentax screw mount lenses. I even bought a Spotmatic Motor Drive. Then I
thought I really ought to have an LX, then an MX, and of course more lenses.
Got back into journalism and added still more lenses and bodies. Then came
digital, so naturally I went with a camera that would mount all my K lenses.
I'm on my fifth Pentax digital now. Love the K7. Low light is good enough for
me. Wouldn't mind better autofocus, but I can make this setup work. I'd switch
if I was shooting football or working a heavy photo-J beat, but for what I'm
doing, Pentax is just fine. Still have a lot of my screw mount equipment. The
Vivitar 200/3.5, which has some duct tape holding the manual/auto switch in
place and plenty of cleaning scratches on the front element, has a place of
honor in my displace case.
Paul
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Re: Why Pentax?
On 1/15/2010 11:22 PM, Subash wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:23:27 +0530
Subashpdml.l...@gmail.com wrote:
in fact, i got myself a k50/1.2 (which i still have) and an m28/2.8
months before i got myself the *ist DS. and a query about whether the
k50/1.2 was worth buying at about US$100 then was what brought me to
the PDML, circa september 2006 :)
what i actually wanted to add there was that i found pentax and PDML
almost simultaneously. fwiw, the PDML has been a major part of my
'pentax experience' :)
My condolences.
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Re: Why Pentax?
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RE: Why Pentax?
Why Pentax? It's the masochistic streak in me. My other system is Miranda. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Abstract Ice
I much prefer the no-flash one... to me the others just say look, I used flash for this best, ann Tom C wrote: Thanks. The middle bluish one was a different puddle and was shot using natural light only. The other two were flash shots. Tom On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:27 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/1/15 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: What Christian said - was 3 a different puddle or did you play with WB? Cheers Ecke sorry, i was meaning to say i like 2 best for the colder tone / mood -- 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: Why Pentax?
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:39:03AM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts. I like Pentax glass and I have a lot of it. This is a very strong incentive to stay with the brand and bleat at them until they come up with the perfect camera. Price/performance, notably viewfinder, lenses, and image quality. I don't seem to take pictures in conditions where the AF matters hugely (flying birds, but that's a the-challenge-is-half-the-fun situation anyway) or in light conditions where high ISO is of great concern. I don't own a flash. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Why Pentax?
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:53:51PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: Pentax: It's excellent pilow stuffing. My dog won't let me near it so I can't use it, much less change systems. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/newer_still/1719.html Took that with your camera phone, did you? Aside from the obvious situational merits, I really like how the colour palette works in that one. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Dream lens again
From: Sandy Harris On 1/16/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Just thought of this because of the Why Pentax thread. FA 50 f/1.2 ... that's FA, not FAJ, not DA, not DA* Full frame fast 50, with a functioning aperture ring, so I could manually set the aperture on the lens if I wanted to. Do you really need auto-focus, and is it likely to be accurate enough with such a lens? If so, why isn't your dream asking for SDM, perhaps FA *? It's a dream. A wading through molasses with no pants on ... dream. If not, what's wrong with the A series 50/1.2? Nothing wrong with it other than it never seems to be available when I have money, and is frequently offered only when I don'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: OT - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
Rob Studdert wrote: On 16/01/2010, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Ken, Interesting. That website was using the weapon to lock out TSA. I don't think I'd be willing to test the theory outside the USA. I originally posted the video with a very detailed account of how to travel with guns to protect your other valuables like electronics and camera gear. The guy in the video never mentioned Australia but did mention that he traveled outside the US with the same techniques. The TSA is not allowed to, BY LAW, open luggage that has been locked and has the firearms stickers/documentation all over it. It is up to the check-in counter to verify what's in the luggage before the passenger locks it. It seems like a great idea especially when you consider that a flare gun is classified as a firearm. -- 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: Call for iPhone owners
22mb file, only if i can have an iDrink Dave On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:15 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I need a volunteer willing to download a 22 MB file to their phone and test something for me. Takers please contact me off-list. This is not marked OT in header since it is not. However I'd like to be a little bit secretive yet. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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
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 Like it a lot... I actually remember this corner... you and I were doing a walkabout and I took a shot from that bus stop. but I went back to my 2004 trip files to confirm my memory wasnt playing tricks on me. In this rare instance it wasn't, I'd also taken a shot of the Rooms for rent sign (mediocre one) What street were we on? I see Keith Haring is getting ripped off on a bus shelter ad. (Unless its a real Haring and the estate is getting paid for its use) ann -- 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
Hi Tim: There probably won't be a vernissage gathering. The exhibit opening reception will be Friday, May 7th in the evening--starting around 6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dank Haus is located in Lincoln Square there are nice bars and restaurants within walking distance, so it'd be fun if we could then all walk to a place to drink or drink eat. Hopefully, a photowalk with folks on Sat or Sun or both, and maybe dinner all together on Saturday night. HTH. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:40 PM Subject: 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. -- 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
Those are great, Christian. Love the bat! but all are super. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:23 PM 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. -- 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
Thanks Derby Chris--and everyone. Comments much appreciated. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:34 AM Subject: 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. -- 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: Speaking of SDM...
No need to apologize. Thanks for the tip! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:21 AM Subject: Re: Speaking of SDM... Sorry Christine, totally missed your question with the answer; yes, the advice is given for the 50-135 as well and there are some people saying for the others as well based on an assumption on which I cannot comment that part of the issue may be due to grease/fat degrading and causing the drive to go sticky. I would think this is nowadays no longer an issue with all the knowledge available how to make grease/fats to order with almost any conceivable property but I am not qualified in any technical way to say it is altogether BS either Sorry again Ecke 2010/1/13 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/1/13 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: Ecke--is this for just the 16-50? Or is this advice for the 50-135mm as well? Cheers, Christine Hi Christine, my understanding from my readings of failure stats published in the internet and the few official figures given locally by Pentax country offices / importers / first line distributors indicate return rates of roughly 1% for the 16-50 and half that for the the 50-135 which both sold in huge numbers explaining the number of complaints that surface on the web and thus the high profile of the issue. Some people are suggesting there will be SDM only G2 versions of both lenses in the not too distant future (not sure of those rumors myself) and that they are selling their lenses to wait for the revised version. I have no idea if that is true and I haven't a care in the world to lose any sleep over the issue until my new lens fails again or Pentax where it goes next week fails to adjust focal plane and lens alignment (lots of purple fringing and center to edge softness). Cheers Ecke -- 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.
Boris PESO 2010 #01
Hi! I am about 1,300 messages behind. Duh! Here is another interpretation of Butterfly for Frank, this time at f1.2... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-01.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- 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: Why Pentax?
Call it brand loyalty but I simply like Pentax... It cannot be blind faith since I started out with a Minolta SRT-101 (my dad's) when I was 7 years old, got my own Olympus PEN-EE when I turned 10, then a Canon Datematic for high school then finally getting my hands on the Spotmatic by my senior year. I flirted with a Canon AE-1 during college but traded that for a MX in the mid-1980s and stayed with Pentax ever since. Occasionally, I would 'visit' other brands whenever I can borrow friend's cams: Nikon FM10, Minolta 505si(?), NIkon F3, Nikon 6006 (or was it 6060?), Canon 1000Fn, Nikon D100, D70s and I did work for a studio that assigned a Minolta Dimage A1 and a Canon 20D for my use. At the end of the day, with whatever real or perceived handicap or limitation that Pentax suffers from, I still like it. So there. PS The fact that Pentax bodies are assembled in the Philippines has nothing to do with it... On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. In the past few weeks I realized that compared to other brand DSLR's Pentax DSLRs (even the flagman K-7) has serious problems. In crude terms: 1. The AF sucks. 2. The low-light performance sucks. 3. The P-TTL performance is inconsistent (I don't know how I-TTL/E-TTL etc. are in that regard - any comments?) So, I was re-thinking my use of Pentax. I started with ZX-5n back in 1997. The reason I chose it over Nikon was that I didn't like ergonomics of N70/F70, and couldn't afford N90. ZX-5n had incredible ergonomics, especially after coming from an all-manual SLR (Kiev-19) where I could set everything blind-folded; ZX-5n had all-analog knobs and buttons. Despite lack of continuous AF that is found in Nikon models, I enjoyed my ZX-5n greatly. When the time came to buy a DSLR, I thought if I should switch to a Nikon, but decided to get *ist DS. And I've been rather happy with it for over 4.5 years by now. Yes, the low-light performance has been bothering me a lot, and while until recently I didn't suffer much from the shortcomings of the AF, - I just learned to work around it. In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light performance and an accurate flash are important. So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? While thinking about it, I recalled a very old joke about two worms. A son and his father are seating in a pile of bull sh.. manure, and talking: -- Daddy, is it nice to live in that grove across the field? -- Yes, son. -- Daddy, is there plenty of food over there? -- Yes, son. -- Then why, daddy, we live in this pile of bull sh..? -- Because that's our Motherland. ... I still like Pentax. I don't like at all the consumer line of Canons (Rebels etc.). I seem to like mid-line of Nikon's circa 2005-2008 but have almost no idea about their more recent (and higher) models. I've been looking at Panasonics that are highly regarded by some PDMLers, but I am not sure if they have that good AF and low-light performance. As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 for a K-x for a better low-light performance. I just got a K-x that I will try in action during the weekend. My first impression of a K-x is that functionality- and layout-wise, it is very reminiscent of the DS. But I was rather disappointed by the lack of the small top status display. I don't mind the versitality of the AA's (I use them for the flash anyway). K-x is lighter, but compared to K-7 the feel a bit plasticy; more so than that for DS. I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts. Igor PS. The obvious short response BS is not accepted. ;-) -- 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. -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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
Sweet! Nice expression of concentration and good framing with the 2 kids on either side. Having just shot for the 1st time a basketball game last Thursday night, I appreciate the good work here. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jay Taylor taylorjohn...@cablespeed.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:16 AM 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. -- 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: Call for iPhone owners
On 16/1/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: This is not marked OT in header since it is not. However I'd like to be a little bit secretive yet. It's an App which turns a Pentax camera into a full frame sensor? -- 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: A lineup of the usual suspects
Wow! That's great. Love it! cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:35 PM Subject: PESO: A lineup of the usual suspects http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10497232size=lg K20D, DA# 50-135, f5.6, ISO 400 -- 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!
Both Mail Come In are fun, frank. I like the light in Mail too. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: PESO - You've Got Mail! 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. -- 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: Why Pentax?
First camera was a Practika, then a Fujica - but my first real camera was a Pentax MX - I chose Pentax because at the time (back in 1980) it was considered a camera for artists - while Nikon and Canon were more the beaters for the pro snappers. I wanted to be associated with a discerning elite, not a gang of ruffians. Real arthouse photographers used Pentax gear and I loved that. A spate of cameras followed, including more MXen and LXen, and a slew of glass. But just a couple of years into this century I waited for Pentax to bring out a DSLR while Canon were introducing their second (the D60 after the D30) and changed after the MZ-D died. So how shallow am I ! But always wanting the best of both worlds, I took some Pentax glass with me to Canon, just because I could. I wish Pentax could reclaim that arthouse feel to the brand. Just a fond memory now. Ah well. -- 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: Why Pentax?
Cotty escribió: . I wanted to be associated with a discerning elite, not a gang of ruffians. Then why are you here at the PDML? ;-) -- 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: Why Pentax?
Cotty wrote: Real arthouse photographers used Pentax gear and I loved that. You *are* submitting a couple of photos to the PDML Annual and photo exhibit, right? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The temple of deferred maintenance
In a message dated 1/14/2010 6:09:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: This afternoon there was something particularly nice about the light around the temple of deferred maintenance. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4275675236/sizes/o/ from http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623087717085/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est == Nice set, Larry. Particularly like the pine needes. But don't you mean the temple of impending collapse? Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- 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: Why Pentax?
Hi Igor: Great thread, and the responses have been fun to read. My own history starts with the MX, which regrettably I sold because of money. Then acquired a Canon T90 much later (which I still have), though didn't use it much. I stopped photography for a good long while, but years back I bought a little Pentax film point shoot (which I still have somewhere)--for honeymoon shots. With the digital boom, I purchased a Kodak P S and used that thing constantly until it died. I got another with more advanced features, and used that for a good long while, then one night I was on the net learning about DSLRs googled Pentax and decided on K10D--and I've never looked back. It would be fair to say that my positive experience with the MX greatly influenced a return to Pentax for a DSLR, and I've been very, very happy with my decision. I love the Pentax glass I have. And frankly, I can't complain about the two Pentax bodies I have. As I grow, I might have different demands, but for right now, I'm a very happy camper, I know I haven't used the K20D to its full potential. I look forward to the future with Pentax-- PDML, which has been a great adventure for me. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:36 AM Subject: Why Pentax? In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. In the past few weeks I realized that compared to other brand DSLR's Pentax DSLRs (even the flagman K-7) has serious problems. In crude terms: 1. The AF sucks. 2. The low-light performance sucks. 3. The P-TTL performance is inconsistent (I don't know how I-TTL/E-TTL etc. are in that regard - any comments?) So, I was re-thinking my use of Pentax. I started with ZX-5n back in 1997. The reason I chose it over Nikon was that I didn't like ergonomics of N70/F70, and couldn't afford N90. ZX-5n had incredible ergonomics, especially after coming from an all-manual SLR (Kiev-19) where I could set everything blind-folded; ZX-5n had all-analog knobs and buttons. Despite lack of continuous AF that is found in Nikon models, I enjoyed my ZX-5n greatly. When the time came to buy a DSLR, I thought if I should switch to a Nikon, but decided to get *ist DS. And I've been rather happy with it for over 4.5 years by now. Yes, the low-light performance has been bothering me a lot, and while until recently I didn't suffer much from the shortcomings of the AF, - I just learned to work around it. In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light performance and an accurate flash are important. So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? While thinking about it, I recalled a very old joke about two worms. A son and his father are seating in a pile of bull sh.. manure, and talking: -- Daddy, is it nice to live in that grove across the field? -- Yes, son. -- Daddy, is there plenty of food over there? -- Yes, son. -- Then why, daddy, we live in this pile of bull sh..? -- Because that's our Motherland. ... I still like Pentax. I don't like at all the consumer line of Canons (Rebels etc.). I seem to like mid-line of Nikon's circa 2005-2008 but have almost no idea about their more recent (and higher) models. I've been looking at Panasonics that are highly regarded by some PDMLers, but I am not sure if they have that good AF and low-light performance. As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 for a K-x for a better low-light performance. I just got a K-x that I will try in action during the weekend. My first impression of a K-x is that functionality- and layout-wise, it is very reminiscent of the DS. But I was rather disappointed by the lack of the small top status display. I don't mind the versitality of the AA's (I use them for the flash anyway). K-x is lighter, but compared to K-7 the feel a bit plasticy; more so than that for DS. I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts. Igor PS. The obvious short response BS is not accepted. ;-) -- 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: Why Pentax?
My Pentax history starts with an Asahi Spotmatic, back in 1966. Later I aquired a Honeywell Spotmatic, a Pentax Spotmatic for my son, a ProgramPlus, a 6X7, and an MZ-5. Like you, I love Pentax glass. Many of my old lenses can still be used in my *istD. I also have an Optio S that I carry when I don't want a larger camera and a K-2000 that I keep in the car for photos of local wildlife and to record Rotary meetings and other events. After 44 years, I would feel like an traitor if I shot with anything but a Pentax. Dan Matyola On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Igor: Great thread, and the responses have been fun to read. My own history starts with the MX, which regrettably I sold because of money. Then acquired a Canon T90 much later (which I still have), though didn't use it much. I stopped photography for a good long while, but years back I bought a little Pentax film point shoot (which I still have somewhere)--for honeymoon shots. With the digital boom, I purchased a Kodak P S and used that thing constantly until it died. I got another with more advanced features, and used that for a good long while, then one night I was on the net learning about DSLRs googled Pentax and decided on K10D--and I've never looked back. It would be fair to say that my positive experience with the MX greatly influenced a return to Pentax for a DSLR, and I've been very, very happy with my decision. I love the Pentax glass I have. And frankly, I can't complain about the two Pentax bodies I have. As I grow, I might have different demands, but for right now, I'm a very happy camper, I know I haven't used the K20D to its full potential. I look forward to the future with Pentax-- PDML, which has been a great adventure for me. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:36 AM Subject: Why Pentax? In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. In the past few weeks I realized that compared to other brand DSLR's Pentax DSLRs (even the flagman K-7) has serious problems. In crude terms: 1. The AF sucks. 2. The low-light performance sucks. 3. The P-TTL performance is inconsistent (I don't know how I-TTL/E-TTL etc. are in that regard - any comments?) So, I was re-thinking my use of Pentax. I started with ZX-5n back in 1997. The reason I chose it over Nikon was that I didn't like ergonomics of N70/F70, and couldn't afford N90. ZX-5n had incredible ergonomics, especially after coming from an all-manual SLR (Kiev-19) where I could set everything blind-folded; ZX-5n had all-analog knobs and buttons. Despite lack of continuous AF that is found in Nikon models, I enjoyed my ZX-5n greatly. When the time came to buy a DSLR, I thought if I should switch to a Nikon, but decided to get *ist DS. And I've been rather happy with it for over 4.5 years by now. Yes, the low-light performance has been bothering me a lot, and while until recently I didn't suffer much from the shortcomings of the AF, - I just learned to work around it. In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light performance and an accurate flash are important. So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? While thinking about it, I recalled a very old joke about two worms. A son and his father are seating in a pile of bull sh.. manure, and talking: -- Daddy, is it nice to live in that grove across the field? -- Yes, son. -- Daddy, is there plenty of food over there? -- Yes, son. -- Then why, daddy, we live in this pile of bull sh..? -- Because that's our Motherland. ... I still like Pentax. I don't like at all the consumer line of Canons (Rebels etc.). I seem to like mid-line of Nikon's circa 2005-2008 but have almost no idea about their more recent (and higher) models. I've been looking at Panasonics that are highly regarded by some PDMLers, but I am not sure if they have that good AF and low-light performance. As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 for a K-x for a better low-light performance. I just got a K-x that I will try in action during the weekend. My first impression of a K-x is that functionality- and layout-wise, it is very reminiscent of the DS. But I was rather disappointed by the lack of the small top status display. I don't mind the versitality of the AA's (I use them for the flash anyway). K-x is lighter, but compared to K-7 the feel a bit plasticy; more so than that for DS. I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. I would be glad to hear what others
Re: Why Pentax?
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:00:25 -0500 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/15/2010 11:22 PM, Subash wrote: On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:23:27 +0530 Subashpdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: in fact, i got myself a k50/1.2 (which i still have) and an m28/2.8 months before i got myself the *ist DS. and a query about whether the k50/1.2 was worth buying at about US$100 then was what brought me to the PDML, circa september 2006 :) what i actually wanted to add there was that i found pentax and PDML almost simultaneously. fwiw, the PDML has been a major part of my 'pentax experience' :) My condolences. am glad *somebody* understands... :) -- 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: Why Pentax?
On 16/1/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: You *are* submitting a couple of photos to the PDML Annual and photo exhibit, right? I've chosen one but having trouble with the second. I'll get there. I haven't done much shooting of late, just a couple of paid commissions. *ist Ds though and Pentax glass :) -- 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:Boris PESO 2010 #01
On Jan 16, 2010, Boris Lieberman wrote: Hi! I am about 1,300 messages behind. Duh! Here is another interpretation of Butterfly for Frank, this time at f1.2... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/01/peso-2010-01.html Be brutal and honest. Boris Boris, I like the composition and the complimentary colors of the frame work well with the shallow DOF. Did you also take any other angles or rotate the camera from this vantage point? 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: Vernissage Gathering was ANNOUNCEMENT . . . exhibit
Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Tim: There probably won't be a vernissage gathering. The exhibit opening reception will be Friday, May 7th in the evening--starting around 6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Fine with me. I won't be able to get to Chicago until Friday anyway. That's exam week for me and presents enough of a logistical challenge already. But... I've spoken with my department chair and it looks as if they'll be able to work my exam schedule to keep Friday and Saturday clear for me. The joys of teaching at a small college! They'd never have been able to move exams around for me at YSU. -- 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: Why Pentax?
From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Like you, I love Pentax glass. Hear, hear. Craftmanship, like photographic results, should count, and Pentax scores high on this point, in my view. Take the DA 21mm: it's all metal construction is elegant and durable--it floored me to see a mock-velvet lined lens cap--didn't expect that upon my 1st introduction to that lens. Lens hood design is quite nifty, and it's just an all-around groovy lens, producing nice photographic results. Cheers, Christine -- 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 - Love Pillows
I wrote: So many people have said that, and of course I have no idea what the story to it is. To which ann replied: and I will say it too... I think I'd have liked to see the subject in not quite such a tight shot.. Did you do it both ways? I sometimes shoot things close up and back away just to record where I took the photo - to help remember content. I'm guessing its someones idea of street art... who knows who might ahve been watching you take the photo :) Yes, but then if we knew the story there'd be no mystery and IMHO that mystery is a large part of the allure of the photo! ;-) But to answer your question, no, I didn't step back and take a situational photo to put it in the context of it's surroundings. Honestly, it didn't occur to me. I got the shot I wanted and moved on. Thanks for your comments and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. 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 - Chippy's
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:03 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: As one who frequents the local fish fry place, i like the shot as a slice of TO life Frank. Thanks, Dave, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. 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 - Come In
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:43 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Good shot. Bad invitation. ;-) Dave, Wendy, Steve, thanks for your comments! :-) 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
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:11 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Like it a lot... I actually remember this corner... you and I were doing a walkabout and I took a shot from that bus stop. but I went back to my 2004 trip files to confirm my memory wasnt playing tricks on me. In this rare instance it wasn't, I'd also taken a shot of the Rooms for rent sign (mediocre one) What street were we on? I see Keith Haring is getting ripped off on a bus shelter ad. (Unless its a real Haring and the estate is getting paid for its use) Yeah, we were there, Ann, no doubt about it. It's on Queen West, at the corner of Bishop Strachan, just at the edge of Trinity Bellwoods Park (hence the name Parkview Arms. We were (IIRC) walking towards my favourite gallery in town that specializes in photography, the Steven Bulger Gallery. It happens that I live a block from there now. I'm not sure if I'm moving up or down in the world, but this is by far the most interesting and photogenic neighbourhood I've ever lived in! Thanks for looking and commenting, and thanks to everyone else who looked! 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
frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:11 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I see Keith Haring is getting ripped off on a bus shelter ad. (Unless its a real Haring and the estate is getting paid for its use) Yeah, we were there, Ann, no doubt about it. It's on Queen West, at the corner of Bishop Strachan, just at the edge of Trinity Bellwoods Park (hence the name Parkview Arms. We were (IIRC) walking towards my favourite gallery in town that specializes in photography, the Steven Bulger Gallery. It happens that I live a block from there now. I'm not sure if I'm moving up or down in the world, but this is by far the most interesting and photogenic neighbourhood I've ever lived in! I think the incongruity of the ad on the bus shelter makes this shot. Very cool. -- 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: Dream lens again
2010/1/16 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: It's a dream. A wading through molasses with no pants on ... dream. mark... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Blastolene Bertha
WHOA... gorgeous! Too bad one-offs are not affordable to us thinking twice about a cheap lens mortals... Thanks for sharing, Larry 2010/1/16 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Unfortunately between being backlit, there not being any room on the window side, and the car being quite dusty, the pictures didn't turn out well enough for a geso. However, I figured that the gearheads would appreciate the car. This is one of my favorite hotrods. Note that Mariah, my friend in a couple of the shots for scale, is six feet tall. A fun trivia quiz for the motorheads is to figure out what Bertha was before she was turned into a hotrod. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623093266803/ More snapshot quality pictures of the car, showing some more fun details at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623217820218/ -- 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. -- 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: Honeymoon Pics
The Coffee Shop Portraits: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10516732size=lg K7D, ISO 1250, DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30, 135mm -- 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: Travel Advice -- Rome in February
We are planning a trip to Rome in mid-February. We usually travel to Europe only in Spring, and I would appreciate any information from Italians or from other who have visited Italy in winter, about what we should expect, as far as weather, crowds and facilities that might not be open and fully operating. For example, are the fountains in Rome and Tivoli operating? What are the main piazza like? Do restaurant still have tables outdoors? Do people still stroll in the evening? Since it has been several years since our last trip to Rome, I would also appreciate any recommendations on what to do and see, how jto get around, and where to eat. Thanks in advance. -- 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: Why Pentax?
Subject: Re: Why Pentax? 2010/1/16 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: I would be glad to hear what others have to say about these thoughts Well for starters, Pentax Spotmatic was the first SLR I ever used, around 1967. I borrowed one from a work friend shot some races with it @ Mosport. I loved the results even tho I only had use of one lens, a 135mm. Prior to that I had been using my brother's Zeiss Ikon Contina a Voightlander folder. Another work friend was drafted and while in Viet Nam offered to get me a camera @ the PX. Since I was familiar with the Spotmatic so that's what I bought. The savings were significant - I believe I paid something like $89 USD for an Asahi Spotmatic with a 1.4 50mm (?) lens. Over the years I acquired more lenses, mostly Pentax, never experienced and letdown with the equipment so I never had a reason to switch brands - always thought Nikon was a bit pretentious, still do. Picked up an ES MX. I moved into a job that required me using a camera so I again chose Pentax (SF!, PZ1 PZ1P). About then, late 80's I started to run into problems getting my Pentax fix locally (buying equipment that is), Contacted a Pentax district sales guy who understood the problem he started selling me Pentax stuff @ his prices. Bought stuff I probably never would without his pricing - MZ-S, 600mm F4 etc. As Pentax digital SLR's so did I - first the *istD, K10D K20D. As I've said I've never had a reason not to buy Pentax. YMMV Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f . -- 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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On 17/01/2010, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Who the hell are you? If this is a gag, you should know that your sites are corrupted. If it's not a gag, you should crawl back in your hole. This is something Doug has to fix Paul, it's not a someone. Best deleting, calling it spam will tag all the PDML feed as spam I suspect. -- 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: Honeymoon Pics
Paul, Pretty woman, intent stare, good picture! I especially enjoy the sharp focus throughout. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:47 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The Coffee Shop Portraits: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10516732size=lg K7D, ISO 1250, DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30, 135mm -- 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: Why Pentax?
Not me. Never cared for the stuff. --- On Sat, 1/16/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'll always miss Kodachrome. sob. -- 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 - how to guarantee you luggage won't be lost
On 17/01/2010, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: I originally posted the video with a very detailed account of how to travel with guns to protect your other valuables like electronics and camera gear. The guy in the video never mentioned Australia but did mention that he traveled outside the US with the same techniques. The TSA is not allowed to, BY LAW, open luggage that has been locked and has the firearms stickers/documentation all over it. It is up to the check-in counter to verify what's in the luggage before the passenger locks it. It seems like a great idea especially when you consider that a flare gun is classified as a firearm. Here you need to apply and purchase a permit and also have a safe for storage etc, I personally wouldn't try to bring any kind of firearm into Oz. http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/133228/fact_sheet_starting_pistol_permit.pdf -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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: naked... etc. etc.
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Re: PaD #22 river sunset
I like the shot, too, =except= for the tilt. It makes me want to hold onto something to keep from sliding off the right side. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 1/14/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://365xclick.blogspot.com/2010/01/winter-sunset-22365.html I might not be becoming a better photographer but getting better (worse) about sharing. GREAT photo! And I'm not just saying that because I like the tilt - but the tilt is certainly part of what makes it. Just beautiful. 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: Why Pentax?
Pentax fits my hands. And when you work with your hands and they hurt all the time that is very very important! I could afford Pentax. I had a reasonable job, I could buy lots of stuff for my Pentax and not feel like I got taken. The glass is good! Very good in my opinion. When I touched my first Pentax I knew it was mine! That was my pz-70. Then when I went digital it was the same feeling. Help me support Autism research! Join my team! http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.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: Why Pentax?
Rick Womer wrote: --- On Sat, 1/16/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'll always miss Kodachrome. sob. Not me. Never cared for the stuff. Same here. There were a few photographers who seemed to be able to work wonders with it (Steve McCurry comes to mind), but they were very few and far between as far as I can tell. I hated its look 99% of the time. Glad to see it go. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. -- 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: Why Pentax?
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 01:47:19PM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: After 44 years, I would feel like an traitor if I shot with anything but a Pentax. I don't feel that strongly. I borrowed a D100 back before Pentax had a DSLR, and a few years later a friend let me use a D1 for a day at the track. I've rented Canon gear when I didn't have the lenses I needed in my bag. But I'm far too heavily invested in Pentax glass to think about going to anything else, even though probably 90% or more of what I shoot now is taken using equipment I've picked up in the last 3 years (the K10D, the 16-50 and the 50-135). Getting the equivalents of what I can use for that final 10% would cost me a fortune to replace in any other mount. -- 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: Why Pentax?
On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Rick Womer wrote: --- On Sat, 1/16/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'll always miss Kodachrome. sob. Not me. Never cared for the stuff. Same here. There were a few photographers who seemed to be able to work wonders with it (Steve McCurry comes to mind), but they were very few and far between as far as I can tell. I hated its look 99% of the time. Glad to see it go. I agree. I enjoyed playing with it. And I love the kodachrome's my uncle shot fifty to sixty years ago. But I wouldn't want to go there again. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Jan 16, 2010, at 6:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. Hope the little guy is okay. Paul I really hate squirrels. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On 17/01/2010, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Hope the little guy is okay. I expect he's be a little overdone! -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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: Why Pentax?
Why Pentax? I couldn't come up with a good reason, so I went with Canon. Note I started with the K-1000 and liked it. Went Pentax Digital with the DS then the K-100. I liked the size of the lenses compared to Canon (much smaller and lighter weight) and I do think Pentax glass is good. But I like zooms, and it took them about two years to come out with the promised new zooms (for DSLRs). So that's where they lost me, the marketing phase, the lag-time from announcement to in-the-stores. I got tired of waiting and sold my K-100 and remaining Pentax lenses. And, note, I took tons of good shots in the time it took for them to finally make the zooms I wanted available. In other words, I would have lost a lot of shots waiting. (I am not that fond of most primes.) Anyway, that should be no surprise to a lot of you, because you know you had to wait a long time -- Pentax marketing leaves a lot to be desired. I, however, still have a Pentax Optio A40 and in some situations it is dandy. Like a recent trip to Disneyland, when I didn't want to lug a big camera around the park. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- 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
In a message dated 1/14/2010 2:09:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: 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 = Love it, frank. Calls up a lot of mental images. Marnie aka Doe ;-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- 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: Why Pentax?
It's simple - Canon consumer cameras (especialy their user interfaces) do suck even more and we can not afford comparable piles of Nikkor glass. Olympus is no-no. Sony has all the same sucking problems as Pentax does plus some extra. Also, we already happen to have Pentaxes and as all those brand-changes are simply a form of financial suicide, we take pictures with 'em. The most surprising part is, that we don't take any less GOOD pictures than C, N, O or S owners (at least I don't get less good shots with my K20D than all those fancy otherbranders and darksiders that I review every month). BR, Margus Igor Roshchin wrote: In view of various comments from people about K-7 and K-x, I've been thinking, - why am I shooting with Pentax? This is a summary of my thoughts - I'd like to hear what others think about this. In the past few weeks I realized that compared to other brand DSLR's Pentax DSLRs (even the flagman K-7) has serious problems. In crude terms: 1. The AF sucks. 2. The low-light performance sucks. 3. The P-TTL performance is inconsistent (I don't know how I-TTL/E-TTL etc. are in that regard - any comments?) ... -- 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 - Come In
In a message dated 1/15/2010 5:31:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Just looking through the archives for my short list of the PDML 2009 Annual submissions and I came across this one. It's not on my short list, but I found it rather pleasant. Hope you like it too. http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/05/come-in.html Scroll down to the image and click on it to enlarge. Comments welcome. cheers, frank = Nice juxtaposition of graffiti, bike, and door. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:59:07 -0500 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. Hope the little guy is okay. Paul especially if it had tufted ears, cute and photogenic. -- 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: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
In a message dated 1/14/2010 10:24:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, christ...@skofteland.net writes: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- === Love the peacock shot, had missed it. All three of the bird shots are very nice to my way of thinking. Sorry the weather wasn't better for your trip, though. That can be very aggravating. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Jan 16, 2010, at 3:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. I don't suppose his name was Festus. -- 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: The temple of deferred maintenance
On Jan 16, 2010, at 10:33 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/14/2010 6:09:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: This afternoon there was something particularly nice about the light around the temple of deferred maintenance. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4275675236/sizes/o/ from http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623087717085/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est == Nice set, Larry. Particularly like the pine needes. But don't you mean the temple of impending collapse? I sincerely hope not. I've been hoping to get the money to rebuild before it falls over. Actually, my whole property is the Temple of Deferred Maintenance. -- 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: naked kids pics child sex slave kid lesbian sex bbs cp pthc young nymphet
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Re: naked kids pics child sex slave kid lesbian sex bbs cp pthc young nymphet
On 1/16/10, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: effin gmail. account nuked with prejudice I still got some invites if you want one. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
John Sessoms wrote: Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. HEY! That poor squirrel got HIS lights put out permanently! Have some compassion. He paid for his carelessness! keith whaley -- 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: naked kids pics child sex slave kid lesbian sex bbs cp pthc young nymphet
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Re: I REALLY hate squirrels
- Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. We never had a problem with squirrels, but then the city passed an anti cat ordinance 15 or so years ago. Now we keep squirrels as pets. If you feed them well, they play less havoc with infrastructures. Unfortunately, like Tribbles, feeding them has an immediate and ghastly effect on their population if there are few natural predators. Eventually, they form little squirrel gangs, and they hang around your car waiting for you to come out so that they can curse and swear at you and throw acorns at your head in an attempt to ransom more food from you. They sit in the tree beside your dog run and taunt your very excitable dogs by swearing at them and throwing things at them. One of them had Bella acting like a slavering idiot the other day. Bella is what is called a redirect biter. If she is going off at a squirel, she is noisy enogh that the police will be called by someone, since it sounds like she is being run through a mangling machine. She cannot be distracted by anything if she's on a squirrel, and she WILL bite if you engage her directly. Anyway, I share your loathing of the little beasts, though I dare not write stuff like this with the blinds open in case one of the little bastards is looking in the window with the binoculars it and it's little gang of heathen squirrel thugs relieved me of the other day. And God help anyone who runs one of the little buggers over. The squirrels follow those poor saps home and then eat their houses while they are at work. It's mean streets I tell you. At least you can make friends with a cat most of the tme. 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:07 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. We never had a problem with squirrels, but then the city passed an anti cat ordinance 15 or so years ago. Now we keep squirrels as pets. If you feed them well, they play less havoc with infrastructures. Unfortunately, like Tribbles, feeding them has an immediate and ghastly effect on their population if there are few natural predators. Eventually, they form little squirrel gangs, and they hang around your car waiting for you to come out so that they can curse and swear at you and throw acorns at your head in an attempt to ransom more food from you. They sit in the tree beside your dog run and taunt your very excitable dogs by swearing at them and throwing things at them. One of them had Bella acting like a slavering idiot the other day. Bella is what is called a redirect biter. If she is going off at a squirel, she is noisy enogh that the police will be called by someone, since it sounds like she is being run through a mangling machine. She cannot be distracted by anything if she's on a squirrel, and she WILL bite if you engage her directly. Anyway, I share your loathing of the little beasts, though I dare not write stuff like this with the blinds open in case one of the little bastards is looking in the window with the binoculars it and it's little gang of heathen squirrel thugs relieved me of the other day. And God help anyone who runs one of the little buggers over. The squirrels follow those poor saps home and then eat their houses while they are at work. It's mean streets I tell you. At least you can make friends with a cat most of the tme. You need coyotes. We had a lot of squirrel and rabbit problems up until a few years ago. Up until the coyotes moved back into town. Now all is well. Paul 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. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: I REALLY hate squirrels You need coyotes. We had a lot of squirrel and rabbit problems up until a few years ago. Up until the coyotes moved back into town. Now all is well. No, but thanks very much. The exurbias around us have coyotes and foxes to keep the roaming pet population down, and sometimes they get a little close to people, but not often. I think up Bran's way they had a few big cats move into the suburbs a few years ago. Never did hear how that worked out. 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 07:53:53PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: I REALLY hate squirrels You need coyotes. We had a lot of squirrel and rabbit problems up until a few years ago. Up until the coyotes moved back into town. Now all is well. No, but thanks very much. The exurbias around us have coyotes and foxes to keep the roaming pet population down, and sometimes they get a little close to people, but not often. This is why you put up nest boxes for owls. A thriving population of Great Horned Owls (if you can get them) will keep down the squirrels *and* the skunks but not present a risk to people. (Possibly cats, but pet cats should live inside anyway. Small yappy dogs we speak not of.) -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels
Not as much as +I+ hate squirrels.. Four big, beautiful tomato plants last summer. Dozens of little green tomatoes. ZERO red tomatoes harvested--every single one eaten by a #...@*!#% squirrel. Not to mention the holes chewed in our trash cans. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/16/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 6:27 PM Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. -- 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: Naughty boys playing in the snow
The photographer was arrested and beaten senseless for taking photos of the constabulary which might, conceivably, at some indefinite future time, in a parallel universe, provide amusement to terrorists. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 1/14/10, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: OT: Naughty boys playing in the snow To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:58 PM 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. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Jan 16, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Not as much as +I+ hate squirrels.. Four big, beautiful tomato plants last summer. Dozens of little green tomatoes. ZERO red tomatoes harvested--every single one eaten by a #...@*!#% squirrel. My squirrels, both red and black, don't seem to like tomatoes. The chipmunks do however. I eventually covered the tomatoes with bird netting. That did the trick. Paul Not to mention the holes chewed in our trash cans. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/16/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 6:27 PM Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
Our squirrels use bird netting as dental floss, to get the tomato seeds out from between their miserable little teeth. http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/16/10, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My squirrels, both red and black, don't seem to like tomatoes. The chipmunks do however. I eventually covered the tomatoes with bird netting. That did the trick. Paul Not to mention the holes chewed in our trash cans. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 1/16/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 6:27 PM Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Questioning Eyes
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10516750size=lg K7D and DA*50-135 -- 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
From: Keith Whaley John Sessoms wrote: Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. HEY! That poor squirrel got HIS lights put out permanently! Have some compassion. He paid for his carelessness! keith whaley He didn't pay enough! -- 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!
Nicely done - the postman for that neighborhood has a bit more interesting route than others, me thinks. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 3:30:00 PM, you wrote: ft She's a couple of blocks from my house so I pass by it often, but last ft night the light from the streetlights was hitting her in a way that ft made me decide to take a picture: ft http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/youve-got-mail.html ft Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. ft cheers, ft frank ft -- ft 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
All are very good, but the Crested Shrike is my fave. -- Bruce Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:23:16 AM, you wrote: C The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia C over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so C excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of C it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds C didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't C relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was C basically just pure clouds. C Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The C bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. C There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even C though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it C was overcast... of course. C http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ C Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. C comments appreciated. C -- C Christian C 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
From: paul stenquist On Jan 16, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Not as much as +I+ hate squirrels.. Four big, beautiful tomato plants last summer. Dozens of little green tomatoes. ZERO red tomatoes harvested--every single one eaten by a #...@*!#% squirrel. My squirrels, both red and black, don't seem to like tomatoes. The chipmunks do however. I eventually covered the tomatoes with bird netting. That did the trick. Paul Not to mention the holes chewed in our trash cans. These are just plain ol' bushy tail gray tree rats. I think I'm the only person on my street who doesn't have two outdoor cats, but they're all too well fed. They don't even bother trying to catch the squirrels. -- 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
Nicely done. Just has a very good feel - conveys the scene and ambience very well. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:09:17 PM, you wrote: ft Why do they call all the Rooms to Rent places around here Arms? ft Whatever, here's Parkdale Arms. Another sign (not visible in this ft picture) says absolutely no guests after 11:30. ft Right... ft http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/01/parkview-arms.html ft I know it's noisy, but it's in a noisy neighbourhood. ft Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. ft cheers, ft frank ft -- ft 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: I REALLY hate squirrels
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:53:53 -0600 William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: I think up Bran's way they had a few big cats move into the suburbs a few years ago. Never did hear how that worked out. Generally sighted and then moved on. sorry I have no photos to post though I was on one of the river trails the same day a Cougar was sighted on it. Not sure how i feel about that. Bran -- 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.
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Re: I REALLY hate squirrels
Coyotes and THE HAWK! On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 7:49 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:07 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: OT: I REALLY hate squirrels Just spent 2 hours in the dark because a squirrel got the wrong way on the transformer out on the power pole. Tripped a main breaker 4 blocks away and knocked out power for 7 blocks. I really hate squirrels. We never had a problem with squirrels, but then the city passed an anti cat ordinance 15 or so years ago. Now we keep squirrels as pets. If you feed them well, they play less havoc with infrastructures. Unfortunately, like Tribbles, feeding them has an immediate and ghastly effect on their population if there are few natural predators. Eventually, they form little squirrel gangs, and they hang around your car waiting for you to come out so that they can curse and swear at you and throw acorns at your head in an attempt to ransom more food from you. They sit in the tree beside your dog run and taunt your very excitable dogs by swearing at them and throwing things at them. One of them had Bella acting like a slavering idiot the other day. Bella is what is called a redirect biter. If she is going off at a squirel, she is noisy enogh that the police will be called by someone, since it sounds like she is being run through a mangling machine. She cannot be distracted by anything if she's on a squirrel, and she WILL bite if you engage her directly. Anyway, I share your loathing of the little beasts, though I dare not write stuff like this with the blinds open in case one of the little bastards is looking in the window with the binoculars it and it's little gang of heathen squirrel thugs relieved me of the other day. And God help anyone who runs one of the little buggers over. The squirrels follow those poor saps home and then eat their houses while they are at work. It's mean streets I tell you. At least you can make friends with a cat most of the tme. You need coyotes. We had a lot of squirrel and rabbit problems up until a few years ago. Up until the coyotes moved back into town. Now all is well. Paul 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Abstract Ice
I like 'Blue Freeze' the best. Seems most natural of the group. The others have light reflections that don't show them to their fullest. Pretty cool looking crystals. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 15, 2010, 12:37:12 PM, you wrote: TC Driving to town yesterday, there was a freezing fog and I saw some TC views that intrigued me. So I pulled off and went to shoot. Well I TC wasn't in my best form, was feeling rushed, and I didn't really TC capture the scenes I hoped to. TC However both getting out of the car and back in I was looking at the TC frozen puddles of ice and snow on the ground. This is what I saw, TC with a K7 and DA 18-250. TC http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=491158 TC Tom -- 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.
