date:20151030

Re: Marlene

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen




Paul Stenquist wrote:

Marlene doesn't want me to discuss her condition, and I find myself reaching 
out on other topics, which feels heartless, but deflecting may well be worse.


We all understand.



A peaceful and painless conclusion is now the goal.. I've pretty much known this was inevitable 
since Dr. Kim, the surgeon, met with me outside the OR, 13 months ago. After six hours in surgery 
he looked defeated. "I wish I had gotten to this years ago," he said. "Is there 
hope? I asked. There is always hope," he said, head hanging.

Today,Marlene's best friend drove up from Chicago and they laughed and even 
danced a little. (She was with Marlene when we met at a bar in February 1971.) 
A rare good day, but all we can realistically do now is wait and hug and 
whisper words of love.

Did I tell you I deeply resent the ads from a cancer hospital that suggest 
they're beating the disease? They're not. It's a blatant lie aimed at getting 
more Medicare and insurance dollars. Fuck them.


As I see friends commenting all too often these days,
Fuck Cancer

Know that you are in the thoughts and hearts of your friends all over the world.



Paul via phone
Paul via phone


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Re: PESO - Perfect Petite Pentax Kit - GDG

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen




Sandy Harris wrote:

Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:


It's all arrived and tested. After years of playing with so many Pentax bodies 
and lenses, this is my favorite Pentax kit of all:

   https://flic.kr/p/AfvZpS

Pentax K-01 Marc Newsom in Yellow
FA43mm f/1.9 Limited in Pewter with Voigtländer 75mm optical finder
DA21mm f/3.4 Limited in Black with Voigtländer 35mm optical finder

It's exactly what I like to shoot with, fits in a tiny bag, weighs almost 
nothing, and makes very very nice photos!

All Hail the Pentaxian!


Sounds fine. Hope you enjoy it&  get some great shots.

My rig is rather similar. I have 21 Limited&  DA 50 1.8. My current
body is a K100D, but I want to upgrade when budget allows.

I was thinking K-S2. Compared to K-01 it is over 100g heavier, but has
a viewfinder, articulated screen&  built-in wifi. Of course I could
look for a K-01 instead&  that would likely be cheaper. Does anyone
have comments on the choice?


Try to hold each of them in your hands first.  I quite disliked the feel 
of the K-S2. If my hand was positioned so that my finger was on the 
shutter, the corner dug into my palm. If I held it comfortably, my 
forefinger rested on the scroll wheel rather than the shutter.


If you are still shooting with a K100D, then even upgrading to a used 
K-r will astound you with its performance and a K-5 will boggle you.


My understanding is that the base performance of the K50, K-S1 and K-S2 
are all pretty similar, I don't know how they differ in body shape and feel.






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Re: OT (WAY OT): Entertainment Recommendations

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen

Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

This is mostly for the Americans on the list, especially those near
NYC, but I am sure the movie will play abroad as well, if not the
play.

As an attorney, I am embarrassed by the offerings on American TV
these days about lawyers and the law. IMO, they are all salacious
soap operas that perpetuate gross misunderstanding about the law and
legal process in a democracy. Theatrically, the constitute a big pile
of crap.

It is my experience that to a first, or even a second, approximation the
representation of anything on TV or in movies is a load of crap.

There are, however, two current events that portray legal issues in a
thoughtful way, and
are at the same time immensely entertaining: I recommend them both very highly:

Allegiance: A new Broadway Musical about the Japanese internment
camps during WW II. The play was inspired by the experience of George
Takei (Mr Sulu of Star Trek), who was imprisoned at age 5 for the
crime of being a Japanese American. It is also the story of a family
divided by their choices - one to fight for America in Europe (like
Sen Dan Inoue) and one to protest racism and injustice. Takei appears
in two roles, but the stars are Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga (Miss
Saigon and Mulan) and Telly Leung, who had a featured role on “Glee.”
I highly recommend this for the story and the music -- and of course
to see Takei, one of the treasures of our internet culture.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/theater/george-takei-guides-allegiance-a-musical-not-a-starship.html?_r=0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_(musical)

Very interesting. My sensei, Glen Kimoto, was two or three when his
family was sent to internment camps. Like Takei, his memories of the
time are not necessarily bad ones.

Glen did mention that the US asked his father to join the military, and
his response was "Sure, as soon as you let my family out of the camp".

Bridge of Spies: A new movie by Spielberg, Hanks and the Coen
Brothers. A great rendering of the Red Scare of the 1950s, and the
story of James Donovanan, an attorney who risked his career, his life
and even his family to do the right thing, not once, but at least
three times.This is spell-binding drama, and a story that need to be told.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/26/bridge-of-spies-ignores-the-most-important-character-of-the-cold-war/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/bridge-of-spies/

Interesting, that one was on my radar.

Try them both, if you are near New York or will visit there in the
near future. At least wee the movie and take your children and older
grandchildren to see it, I guarantee you and they will have a great
time and learn some important parts of our history. Ann and I grew up
in this era, but I
don't think younger people are taught much about what went on during
WW II and the Cold War.

I was surprised that Zab, who is 51, not only didn't know about the U-2,
but she didn't know about Gary Powers either. She did eventually connect
the SR-71 with various stories I've posted on social media (specifically
the sled driver ground speed check).

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

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RE: Fighting enablement - lens choice question

2015-10-30 Thread Malcolm Smith

Boris Liberman wrote:

> Malcolm,
> 
> Sorry to join late...
> 
> If you *absolutely* have to have WR lens, then I think that 16-85 is
> preferable. The difference between 18 and 16 mm on wide end is
> significant. It will give you more interesting compositional
> opportunities. The difference between 85 and 135 mm on the long end is
> less significant, because both are part of 55-300 range.
> 
> However, if WR is not mandatory, then I should suggest that neither of
> these lenses is interesting. At least to me they are not. I prefer
> faster lenses, for these reasons: possibility to get sharper images at
> wider apertures, more play with DOF, more options for low light
> photography without having to raise the ISO too much. To that end I
> suggest Sigma 17-70 lenses. If you can, Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.0
> Contemporary is said to be very good. If you cannot (shameless plug
> here), I can easily enable you with very cheap Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 as I
> am going to upgrade to Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.0 Contemporary anyway.
> 
> There is another option - you could buy Tamron 28-75/2.8 or Sigma
> 24-60/2.8 (another shameless plug, as I want to sell mine to finance
> that upgrade, I mentioned above). They would give you widest aperture
> and get you ready for incoming full frame camera, should you ever want
> to upgrade. Both are inexpensive these days and having had the former
> and having the latter, I should say - they are quite excellent.
> 
> Sorry for the plugs... HTH

Thanks Boris. The WR lenses have me, so it really is a choice of those,
although had this been the start of Summer I may have felt differently, but
I want a lens that I will use straight away - and it's raining yet again as
I type this, the sky is saying 'WR'.

Most of these choice issues comes back to knowing what you like to take
pictures of, and until the last year or so it would really have been
landscape and 'everything else', which leads you down the road to buying
what you think is good at the time. I pretty much know what I like now, and
that at least leads me more in the right direction. 

The next issue I have is more about acquiring skills than equipment, and I'd
like to do a studio lighting course so I can improve the range of abstract
photography I enjoy.

Malcolm 

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RE: Fighting enablement - lens choice question

2015-10-30 Thread Malcolm Smith

Igor wrote:

> Malcolm,
> 
> I haven't used any of these lenses, but I was thinking about a similar
> question.
> Just in case you haven't seen this review, - it might give you some
> impression of this lens, and answer some technical questions, including
> some comparisons between different lenses in this range:
> http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-pentax-da-16-85mm-f35-
> 56/general-image-quality.html
> (It is spread over many pages, - this is just one of them, so use the
> arrows to go "left" and "right".)
> 
> My lens is 17-70/4. I like it. It is not perfect: it is good at the
> wide end, but becomes less sharp in the 50-70 range.
> But I've stopped carrying 18-250 which is more "universal" in favor of
> 17-70 which provides better quality for me, and I always have 50-135
> for when I need the higher quality for 50+ mm.
> I value the extra "17" vs. "18"mm, and the constant f/4 aperture.
> (f/5.6 becomes a bit too slow for my needs.)
> 
> So, as other people pointed out you'd probably need to figure out what
> your most frequent subjects/scenes demand, and go from there..
> Alternatively, you might buy just the lens that you _want_ to have. :-)

I hadn't seen that review Igor, and I had a good read of it last night. I
like the 17-70mm, particularly the fact it is f4 across the whole range but
I want the WR lens, particularly at this time of year.

What I'd really like to have will wait for another year :-)

Malcolm


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RE: High tide

2015-10-30 Thread Malcolm Smith

Bob W wrote:

> Not sure if this link will work, but I'll give it a try.
> 
> High tide in Greenwich earlier today, taken with my phone.
> 
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=439D213A93634DD4!105870=!
> AEJ73VLiIcHsff8=album%2c

Always amazed at what a phone camera can produce with the right person
taking the image. I like these a lot.

For the first time, I now have a phone with a camera. I've yet to take a
picture with it, because I feel more self conscious about using it than I
would a DSLR. I must be missing out, as I don't always go out with a camera,
but I do a phone, so it is worth overcoming this.

Malcolm

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Re: Fighting enablement - lens choice question

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen




Boris Liberman wrote:

Igor, personally I translate "limited" designation into "unusual and
therefore costly". And the "*" designation to "professional and hence
expensive".


While wikipedia is not a definitive source, it can still be valuable:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_(lens)

FA lenses[edit]

Pentax smc FA 35mm f2
These lenses are designed with use for full-frame film SLR cameras. As 
with the F series, they feature an aperture ring providing compatibility 
with older camera bodies. Autofocus is like the F series of screw-drive 
type. The FA* lenses are professional grade lenses and the FA Limited 
lenses are all metal high quality primes. The FA series has been 
superseded by the DA and D FA series optimized for digital cameras, but 
as of March 2015 the three FA limited as well as the FA 35 mm f2 and 50 
mm f1.4 are still in production.[4]


DA Limited lenses[edit]
These are high quality (mostly prime) lenses with the lens housing made 
of metal. They usually have a wider maximum aperture compared to zooms 
but narrower as compared to other prime lenses. This is a compromise as 
DA Limited lenses are usually made to be much more compact than other 
primes lenses. In August 2013 the DA Limited lenses were upgraded with 
Pentax new HD coating, replacing the previous smc coating.[9] The new HD 
lenses are also available in both silver and black, as opposed to only 
black.


The DA 35/2.8 Macro was co-developed with Tokina.[6] As of February 
2015, the DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 Limited DC WR announced in November 2013[10] 
stands out for being both the only zoom as well as the only weather 
resistant lens of the series.



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Re: Marlene

2015-10-30 Thread Dario Bonazza


I've been there, for my father, exactly one year ago.
Following his ordeal hour after hour, day after day.
So I understand well, dear friend.
You are in my heart and thoughts.
Dario

-Messaggio originale- 
From: Larry Colen

Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 7:48 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Marlene



Paul Stenquist wrote:
Marlene doesn't want me to discuss her condition, and I find myself 
reaching out on other topics, which feels heartless, but deflecting may 
well be worse.


We all understand.



A peaceful and painless conclusion is now the goal.. I've pretty much 
known this was inevitable since Dr. Kim, the surgeon, met with me outside 
the OR, 13 months ago. After six hours in surgery he looked defeated. "I 
wish I had gotten to this years ago," he said. "Is there hope? I asked. 
There is always hope," he said, head hanging.


Today,Marlene's best friend drove up from Chicago and they laughed and 
even danced a little. (She was with Marlene when we met at a bar in 
February 1971.) A rare good day, but all we can realistically do now is 
wait and hug and whisper words of love.


Did I tell you I deeply resent the ads from a cancer hospital that suggest 
they're beating the disease? They're not. It's a blatant lie aimed at 
getting more Medicare and insurance dollars. Fuck them.


As I see friends commenting all too often these days,
Fuck Cancer

Know that you are in the thoughts and hearts of your friends all over the 
world.




Paul via phone
Paul via phone


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Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

2015-10-30 Thread Brian Walters

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015, at 08:38 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
> 
> 
> Brian Walters wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 31, 2015, at 07:18 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
> >> http://eil.com/images/main/Peter-Paul--Marty-Peter-Paul--Marty-564820.jpg
> >
> >
> > So there really is (was) a Peter, Paul&  Marty.
> >
> > A little Googling found they were former members of The New Seekers and
> > released one album (1973) with 11 tracks.  "Blowin' in the Wind" wasn't
> > one of them...
> 
> I cannot help but appreciate the detailed level of improvisational 
> pedantry on this list.


Are we not the Pedantry Discuss Mailing List??


Cheers

Brian

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Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

2015-10-30 Thread Bob W-PDML

http://eil.com/images/main/Peter-Paul--Marty-Peter-Paul--Marty-564820.jpg

> On 30 Oct 2015, at 19:17, P.J. Alling  wrote:
> 
> Maybe Knarf knows something we don't.
> 
>> On 10/29/2015 3:03 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
>> Marty??
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> ++
>> Brian Walters
>> Western Sydney Australia
>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015, at 04:08 PM, knarf wrote:
>>> It rained so hard today I decided to take the bus. So I'm riding home
>>> listening to tunes I've downloaded on my phone.
>>> 
>>> Just finished ~Blowin' in the Wind~. By Peter, Paul and Marty.
>>> 
>>> Hmmm...
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> frsnk
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>>> 
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Re: PESO Friday morning humor (retry and test)

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen




Jack Davis wrote:

Find it hard to open, Larry?


As it says in the name of the album:

Plier, with booze.


My problem with Scotch is finding it hard to close. te-he

J

- Original Message -
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To: "Pentax-Discuss List"
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 12:11:05 PM
Subject: PESO  Friday morning humor (retry and test)

I thought I sent this out a while ago, but it never showed up in either
my pdml nor my Sent folders. There has been some wonkiness in my network
connection lately too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/22424033000/in/album-72157660557640441/



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Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

2015-10-30 Thread Larry Colen




Brian Walters wrote:

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015, at 07:18 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:

http://eil.com/images/main/Peter-Paul--Marty-Peter-Paul--Marty-564820.jpg



So there really is (was) a Peter, Paul&  Marty.

A little Googling found they were former members of The New Seekers and
released one album (1973) with 11 tracks.  "Blowin' in the Wind" wasn't
one of them...


I cannot help but appreciate the detailed level of improvisational 
pedantry on this list.







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