RE: a NEW Pentax-A 28mm f/2 lens just sold on Ebay ...

2007-03-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
So much for memory LOL Although I was reasonably close - what do they say, Close enough for government work LOL Did I at least get the time frame right? Shel [Original Message] From: Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED] I sold my A28/2.0 about 1.5 years ago. It had a very slight dent in the

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread John Whittingham
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:57:00 -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding- campaign.html Joe ..shake-reduction theme coffee-sleeves. Loveit 8) John

Re: PESO: K10D and 18-55mm Kit lens - fishermen's paradise

2007-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: I met a fishermen yesterday at the nearby alotment and he has rabbits and chicken and has build his small little wooden paradise stuffed full with strange things. [snip] http://www.mypage.bluewin.ch/solicom/fishermen.jpg Markus, that

RE: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Bob W
I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as living proof that a pig's bladder on the end of a stick can be elected to Parliament. Churchill said Clement Attlee was a sheep in sheep's clothing. Harold Wilson described Edward Heath as a

Re: RE: Soggy postcards

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/03/09 Fri PM 04:16:54 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Soggy postcards He wasn't really kicked out, he bailed out. Mainly because he was treated badly. The organisation he went with both sucks and blows. They

RE: ist D, K10D and best flash

2007-03-12 Thread jim
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:12:56 +0100, Jens Bladt wrote: If I have read my flash manual correctly (AF360FGZ) if the camera is capable of doing PTTL. The flash will use it over TTL. IE with the IstD, only PTTL can be used with the AF360FGZ. James The two cameras may need different flashes. The

Re: I'm Back!

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] You folks haven't heard from me for several months (and a good thing too, some will say). I was in a motorcycle accident. Welcome back, RoboBob. Hope the aches and pains ease off rapidly. - Email sent from

DA lenses on 35mm (found some info)

2007-03-12 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Hi, Some time ago I asked for the 35mm coverage of the DA70, but it seemed that nobody could check it on a film camera. I have found a thread on dpreview with info about this and other lenses that may be of your interest. (I know that Pentax is only at APS-C, but for us that don't make a

RE: Wish I had a

2007-03-12 Thread Bill Owens
On 3/11/07, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was shooting some basketball this weekend and REALLY coveted the pro shooters long 2.8 glass. not to mention shutter speed but lets not go there. Anybody got a 70-200 ish 2.8 AF lens for sale? I'm close with my Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5

Re: new K100D doesn't work

2007-03-12 Thread Gaurav Aggarwal
Thanks everyone. I took the camera back to the store over the weekend and got a new camera. This one works fine. I am glad that I bought this from a local store and did not have get into Internet store returns etc. Hunts Photo were very professional and exchanged it without any problems. Gaurav

PESO: Where have I been this weekend?

2007-03-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
A blast furnace plant with untypically small furnaces, everything neat and tidy, almost like a dollhouse. Actually, one wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see Snowwhite's dwarves walk out of the place, in the evening. :-) In the foreground, the playing field of a sport that is very popular

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
All of which are better, IMO, than the my esteemed colleague on the other side of the aisle BS spouted by our politicians. -P Bob W wrote: I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as living proof that a pig's bladder on the end of

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob W wrote: I'm not sure how grown up they are, really. Labour MP Tony Banks once described Tory MP Terry Dicks as living proof that a pig's bladder on the end of a stick can be elected to Parliament. Churchill said Clement Attlee was a sheep in sheep's clothing. Harold Wilson

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Parliament is anything but polite. They shout each other down and sometimes resort to hurling objects at each other. They're like a bad third grade class. Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 2:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/11/2007 10:19:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Mom was surprisingly tolerant. Although I didn't see any real hits, just a lot of waving rulers in the air. Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 1:29 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I can almost hear my mother say, Put that down before you hurt your brother! Paul Stenquist wrote: These are the best days of the

Re: new K100D doesn't work

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gaurav Aggarwal Subject: Re: new K100D doesn't work Thanks everyone. I took the camera back to the store over the weekend and got a new camera. This one works fine. I am glad that I bought this from a local store and did not have get into Internet store

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 01:26:43PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how those clocks and the national broadcasts works, but I rather suspect they work like various network clock synchronization protocols on the Internet. There's abviously more than one mechanism; I have two

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread P. J. Alling
You don't watch enough. You didn't see it on a good day. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/11/2007 10:19:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gads, ours is stuck in adolescence. William Robb = The only system I've seen that looked grown up (and

Re: Wish I had a

2007-03-12 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:17:26PM -0400, cbwaters wrote: Was shooting some basketball this weekend and REALLY coveted the pro shooters long 2.8 glass. not to mention shutter speed but lets not go there. Anybody got a 70-200 ish 2.8 AF lens for sale? Not at the moment. I'm wondering

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread Christian
Joseph Tainter wrote: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html Joe Oh... my... god... They actually read this list. The t-shirt is awesome and describes this list to a ummm t -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread graywolf
Why don't we just all set our clocks ahead perminently then. The farmer's never needed it they just used can to can't. If your want your day to be longer, just get up earlier, and don't fuck with the rest of us. On second thought I think I will write my congressman and propose that he

Re: new K100D doesn't work

2007-03-12 Thread David Savage
On 3/12/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gaurav Aggarwal Subject: Re: new K100D doesn't work Thanks everyone. I took the camera back to the store over the weekend and got a new camera. This one works fine. I am glad that I bought this from a

RE: PESO: Construction

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] My mother used to operate a steam shovel Mark! (I'm jealous) - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Christian
Bob W wrote: Clement Freud called Margaret Thatcher Attila the Hen. Well if the shoe fits... -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth?

2007-03-12 Thread Bob W
When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat. But sometimes it's just best to say No. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6441461.stm Bob An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth ~Henry Wotton,

Re: PESO: Construction

2007-03-12 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm kind of liking this. But most interestingly, it shows off the capabilities of the DA 12-24 and the K10D. Very dynamic and nice quality. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de

GRNVO (Gallery Really Not Very Often)

2007-03-12 Thread cbwaters
Here's a quick post of some photos I shot at the basketball tournament I worked last week. I was at work something like 95 hours in seven days facilitating the event. Once the games are going on, if everything is running alright, I have some down time. After some much needed rest, I tried

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Adam Maas
Well, as long as they don't start brawling on the floor of Parliament, like the Taiwanese Parliament does on a semi-regular basis. -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Parliament is anything but polite. They shout each other down and sometimes resort to hurling objects at each other. They're like a

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/03/10 Sat PM 04:56:55 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Simplified PS workflow In a message dated 3/10/2007 8:49:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Californians seem to be a little more testy about this. Some complain that

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread P. J. Alling
I think that shows a healthy democracy. They take it seriously... They'll grow out if. We did. http://edison.rutgers.edu/latimer/caning.htm Adam Maas wrote: Well, as long as they don't start brawling on the floor of Parliament, like the Taiwanese Parliament does on a semi-regular basis.

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 5:43:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And just how many US politicians could be accused of having a good enough command of the English language and diplomacy to have made /any/ of those statements? :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ)

Re: GRNVO (Gallery Really Not Very Often)

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some nice shots. Too bad about that shooter in front of you. In a couple of shots, you can easily clone him out. That's particularly true of my favorite: the Arkansas player dunking. Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 10:25 AM, cbwaters wrote: Here's a quick post of some photos I shot at the basketball

Re: PESO: Construction

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ralf. Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm kind of liking this. But most interestingly, it shows off the capabilities of the DA 12-24 and the K10D. Very dynamic and nice quality. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:47:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Er, no. The crops would be slightly more expensive but would still be there. Citizens, on the whole, won't pick crops. In California, the biggest pool of housecleaners, caregivers,

Re: Wish I had a

2007-03-12 Thread David J Brooks
I can sell you one of mine,..oh wait, wrong mount. Sorry On 3/11/07, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was shooting some basketball this weekend and REALLY coveted the pro shooters long 2.8 glass. not to mention shutter speed but lets not go there. Anybody got a 70-200 ish 2.8 AF lens

Re: GRNVO (Gallery Really Not Very Often)

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:27:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I didn't edit these at all. PS Elements re-sized to make it's gallery. http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/photo/sec/index.html CW === Some nice shots. I found it interesting which cameras

RE: PESO: K10D and 18-55mm Kit lens - fishermen's paradise

2007-03-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi David I tried that ShiftN and I messedeverything up ... thanks for the lesson ;-) I will have a look at PTLens too. gretings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 5:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Way Off Topic - Detroit

2007-03-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I've just seen an entry in Russian spoken Live Journal about death of Detroit that used to be wondrous city-capital of American automotive industry. I'd like to talk about this with someone who has seen this first hand (or as close to that). Naturally, I'd like to do so off-list. Thanks.

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread Brendan MacRae
Pentaxians is in the mainstream? That's hilarious! And, BTW, the 31mm f1.8 LTD IS the best prime lens ever made. -Brendan --- John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:57:00 -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-

Re: OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth?

2007-03-12 Thread Norm Baugher
It's amazing the things you must do nowadays to qualify as a diplomat... Norm Bob W wrote: When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat. But sometimes it's just best to say No.

RE: PESO: K10D and 18-55mm Kit lens - fishermen's paradise

2007-03-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Cotty I agree fully, thanks for the comment. I will take the Pentax A24mm and a fast 50mm prime with me for the next (portrait) shooting, I didn't see much with the 18-55mm kit lens in the dark room. I tried this early morning to get some sterling photos but I need a lens at around 400mm on

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread graywolf
Let's be a bit more precise in our language, OK? No one else will do the work that cheaply who will not turn your in to the cops and not walk off the job when you treat them like crap. In my experience, you can always find someone to fill any legal job that pays a living wage. People who hire

Re: OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth?

2007-03-12 Thread graywolf
Ah! So my parents were diplomats? Yes meant maybe. Maybe meant no. No meant if you ask again you are going to get the crap beat out of you. Oops, I guess not diplomats never say no... -graywolf Bob W wrote: When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 10:19:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In my experience, you can always find someone to fill any legal job that pays a living wage. People who hire illegal workers most likely are crooks in a lot of other ways too. === Living

Re: OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth?

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth? Ah! So my parents were diplomats? Were they into bondage? WW http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6441461.stm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso Altona Church redone

2007-03-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
From my recollection of the previous one, this is much improved. The composition is good and it seems the BW processing is better too. Like it! -- Bruce Sunday, March 11, 2007, 12:39:42 PM, you wrote: DJB As Norm pointed out, and i think we all agreed, the large headstone in DJB the shot

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That would be Colombian. Shel From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] California benefits greatly from it's Latino population, legal and illegal (I don't use the word Mexican anymore since many are Columbians and other -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Simplified PS workflow In my experience, you can always find someone to fill any legal job that pays a living wage. People who hire illegal workers most likely are crooks in a lot of other ways too. === Living

RE: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers

2007-03-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul my most important American computer client was sold 4 times in 2 years starting in the year 2000. It's the film and music business so you may guess the name. Employees could read in the daily newspaper or (on the stock exchange) for whom they work tomorrow :-( The Swiss branch had a

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html Basically, there will be replacement models for K100D and K10D this

Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html Basically, there will be replacement models for K100D and K10D this

RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Thanks or posting this Lawrence. It was very usefull. Regards, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Lawrence Kwan Enviada: segunda-feira, 12 de Março de 2007 17:48 Para: pdml@pdml.net Assunto: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Here's an

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, Lawrence Kwan, discombobulated, unleashed: A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html - K1D is still in planning stage, and nothing solid at all yet, not a problem. Not a problem for my hat either :-) -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 My wallet is not happy with this announcement of non-trivial, yearly updates. Now you know how it feels to have bought into Canon. Of course, you don't have to buy a new camera every year, just

Re: OT - 600mm FA or Knee - what's a photog to do ?

2007-03-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Sympathy chocolate is always good. Works for me along with some Knob Creek (small batch Bourbon). Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - 600mm FA or Knee - what's a photog to do ? On Mar 11, 2007, at 9:54 AM, graywolf wrote: Or

Re: PESO - Mustard Vineyard

2007-03-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very nice ! I like it as is. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Mustard Vineyard I spotted this on a back road today in Martinez. (Hey, I took tons of these so if someone thinks it needs a better crop or something just yell). Obviously

Re: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers

2007-03-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: These are the best days of the year for street photography in the Detroit metro area. The temperature is finally over 50, and happy people are turning out in huge numbers. Shot this one today along with several others. It's on the same half

Re: OT - 600mm FA or Knee - what's a photog to do ?

2007-03-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
My guy lengthened my right leg and straightened it out some. The loss of cartilage caused both conditions. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: OT - 600mm

Re: Testing: SR and gimbal mount

2007-03-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
I suspect there may be some difference on the effects of SR depending on whether the camera or lens is suspended in the gimbal head. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Testing: SR and gimbal mount Tim Øsleby wrote: I will do a follow

Re: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers

2007-03-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nissan and Toyota happenned to Ford. Also Jac Nasser. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers - Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers BTW:

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Tom C
Pentax's RD staff are depressed. Wait. Hold everything. Let me go get my fiddle. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re:Bikaner Dancer

2007-03-12 Thread Bill Lawlor
I put up a pic of some dancers in Bikaner at the camel fair. www.photo.net/photos/wvl. I am undecided whether to crop out the man with a turban. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: a NEW Pentax-A 28mm f/2 lens just sold on Ebay ...

2007-03-12 Thread Jim King
Shel Belinkoff wrote on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:25:29 -0800 So much for memory LOL Although I was reasonably close - what do they say, Close enough for government work LOL Did I at least get the time frame right? Yep, the check was dated June 29, 2005 - certainly better than a lot of

RE: Testing: SR and gimbal mount

2007-03-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
I have been thinking about that. I tightened to the point where I was able to pan without using much force. It could be interesting to retry with the head untightened. Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Sidewalk Swashbucklers

2007-03-12 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot Paul. Perfect moment of the swords and legs. Mom's expression is good to. But you know what they say, its all fun untill someonew loses an eye.:-) Dave On 3/12/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mom was surprisingly tolerant. Although I didn't see any real hits, just a

RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Thanks as well to Lawrence and Katsura. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Manuel Magalhães Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:17 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Thanks or posting this

Turns out we ARE the Pentax target market....

2007-03-12 Thread Mark Erickson
I just read the ad copy that Ned Bunnell (Pentax USA VP of Marketing) posted on his blog. Sounds a lot like many of us here! http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.htm l Note that the t-shirts don't mention the aperture simulator --Mark -- PDML

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread japilado
I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone else whenever a new model comes out.. Jim A. - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 My

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread npx
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html Wow! What a cool and amusing campaign. I want one of those shirts! If those ads don't get people's attention, I don't know what will. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Wish I had a

2007-03-12 Thread Mat Maessen
On 3/11/07, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody got a 70-200 ish 2.8 AF lens for sale? My 80-200/2.8 is manual focus, and you can pry it out of my cold, dead hands. Or just borrow it this year at GFM... :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Getting farther afield re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread dglenn
Taking this out of order ... graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On second thought I think I will write my congressman and propose that he introduce a bill to make everyone use sundial time. A part of me would find perverse pleasure in that -- the purity of it, having 'noon' actually mean when

Re: Turns out we ARE the Pentax target market....

2007-03-12 Thread John Whittingham
On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:25:21 -0400, Mark Erickson wrote I just read the ad copy that Ned Bunnell (Pentax USA VP of Marketing) posted on his blog. Sounds a lot like many of us here! http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding- campaign.htm l Note that the t-shirts

Re: Advice on repair of SMC-M 50mm/f4 Macro

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
Perry Pellechia wrote: After some inspection the M50/4 looks pretty good optically. After cleaning it up a bit I mounted it on the *istD and took some test shots and really like the results. However, the focusing binds at a few different points. At first I thought it was a lubrication

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: DST Saskatchewan does not move the clocks back or forward, and those folk seem fine. Just look at WW. Just kidding pal:-0 Except that the longest days of summer have sunrise at about 4:30,

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread Mat Maessen
On 3/12/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html I wonder if we can get a few dozen of those T-Shirts in time for Grandfather Mountain. (Nico? You lurking out there?) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone else whenever a new model comes out.. Jim A. - That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm

Re: a NEW Pentax-A 28mm f/2 lens just sold on Ebay ...

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
BTW, I did a little rechecking and my claim to have all the Pentax K- mount 135s is premature - I still need to find copies of the F135/2.8 and the K135/3.5. Don't know how I missed that! Patience, I must have patience, they will show up eventually... (I keep telling myself) Regards, Jim -

Re: DA lenses on 35mm (found some info)

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
Richard Day has posted a scan of an image taken with the DA 14 on film: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=22421936 It clearly won't work with any sensor much larger than what we have. In my mind, this greatly diminishes the possibility that Pentax will ever bring out

Re: Advice on repair of SMC-M 50mm/f4 Macro

2007-03-12 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 3/12/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would fix it. The wear being created by the binding will possibly be making the rest of the focusing slacker. Buy some good screwdrivers, see someone in the labs for a bung that fits inside the filter threads and scoop the end out so that

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
Joseph Tainter wrote: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html Sounds like something to run away from at top speed. This is interesting, though: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 11:14:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums:

Re: DST

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: DST William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: DST Saskatchewan does not move the clocks back or forward, and those folk seem fine. Just look at WW. Just kidding pal:-0 Except

Re: new K100D doesn't work

2007-03-12 Thread Brian Walters
H Once again. You suck. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucky for me I have a spare: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP1240.jpg :-)

Re: OT: an honest man sent to tie up broads for the commonwealth?

2007-03-12 Thread Brian Walters
If you find anything interesting among the old family photos, be sure to post them. :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ah! So my parents were diplomats? Were they into bondage? WW

Re: a NEW Pentax-A 28mm f/2 lens just sold on Ebay ...

2007-03-12 Thread P. J. Alling
I have a K 135 f3.5. How much do want to pay for it. (I never use it, if I want something light I grab the M 120mm and if I want a 135 I grab the K 2.5). It really needs a good home where it will be appreciated. Jim King wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:25:29 -0800

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm not happy about cameras going that way too. I just went over to the Canon museum and had a poke

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Does this mean there will be a K10D next generation BEFORE next holiday season (read as Xmas)? Sure sounds like they mean to that. Course there is a big difference between plans and

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread Christian
mike wilson wrote: Sounds like something to run away from at top speed. This is interesting, though: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen... and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html Splash

Re: PESO: Where have I been this weekend?

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: A blast furnace plant with untypically small furnaces, everything neat and tidy, almost like a dollhouse. Actually, one wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see Snowwhite's dwarves walk out of the place, in the evening. :-) In the foreground, the playing field

BW or color?

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm having a tough time deciding which way to go on this one: BW: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5716008 Color: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5708787 This is multiple frame, continuous autofocus mode, BTW. I'm pleased with the way the camera handles that. Paul --

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 2:18:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The K10 was about 6 months late, IIRC. It is possible that a fall release doesn't mean fall in the northern hemisphere. William Robb === Oh, good pt. Marnie aka Doe

Re: new K100D doesn't work

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Brian Walters Subject: Re: new K100D doesn't work H Once again. You suck. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/i_suck/I_SORTA_SUCK.html And an old and outdated picture: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/i_suck/the_fleet.html

Re: PESO: Where have I been this weekend?

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
The athletic field appears to be for American football. However, I doubt that you were in the US. I would guess it was somewhere in the UK. Paul Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: A blast furnace plant with untypically small furnaces, everything neat and tidy, almost like a dollhouse. Actually, one

Re: PESO: Where have I been this weekend?

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: PESO: Where have I been this weekend? Wales. Meet any nice ewes? Wales: A great place to get fleeced. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: BW or color?

2007-03-12 Thread Jack Davis
Color..without question! The exercise generated throb of her pulse along with the driving beat of the iPod have her flushed and completely pumped. Overly dramatic, but I think you get my point. ;-)) Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having a tough time deciding which way to

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
Right before Lawrence made his post, Ken contacted me off list with a different translation. I wasn't going to post it now this thread is started, but since both are translations maybe one is slightly clearer on some point than the other. So here is another translation,

Re: Simplified PS workflow

2007-03-12 Thread mike wilson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:47:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Er, no. The crops would be slightly more expensive but would still be there. Citizens, on the whole, won't pick crops. In California, the biggest pool of

Re: BW or color?

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jack. Yes, I do hate to lose the color in her cheeks. She was actually quite fast (well compared to me anyway:-). Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 5:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Color..without question! The exercise generated throb of her pulse along with the driving beat of the iPod have her

Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen... and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html Splash housing means our

PESO - The Walk

2007-03-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
It has been a very hectic week for me. Too much to do and too little time to do it in. I did have an hour or so in San Francisco yesterday and took a few shots. Pentax K10D, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 200, 1/250 sec @ f/9.5 Comments welcome -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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