Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Quite nice. It could lose that leftmost edge and that might make it stronger. G On May 10, 2007, at 8:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
Unfortunately, it's not. Pentax has made its whole lens line obsolete once before and has more than once introduced cameras that will not work properly (maybe _fully_ is a better term) with other than contemporary lenses. DA lenses seem to produce FF images over about 24mm FL (and nobody

RE: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Bob W
How does this provide context? The Pentax numbers are sales, the Olympus numbers are profit. Sales profit. It reminds me somewhat of the sales people I work with who are always happy to talk about the turnover they have with their clients, but when you ask about profit they go strangely quiet.

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/05/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does this provide context? The Pentax numbers are sales, the Olympus numbers are profit. Sales profit. It reminds me somewhat of the sales people I work with who are always happy to talk about the turnover they have with their clients, but when

Re: PESO - Heavy Weather 3

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
Birds can show me their butts for as long as they like. From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/10 Thu PM 09:14:21 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Heavy Weather 3 The foreground birds are showing us their butts and those rocks are in the way.

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. But in terms of retail exposure, it's gotten much better for Pentax in the last six months. You couldn't find a Pentax *ist camera in any of the local camera stores. But since the introduction of the K series, they've been in the display cases. Now they're beginning to be featured

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nonsense. Pentax has never obsoleted a line of lenses before they're introduced. On May 11, 2007, at 3:16 AM, mike wilson wrote: Unfortunately, it's not. Pentax has made its whole lens line obsolete once before and has more than once introduced cameras that will not work properly (maybe

Re: PESO - Heavy Weather 3

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
Reminds me of a Terminator film - humans hiding from the terminator robots. 8-) This is beginning to look like an excellent series of pictures. From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/10 Thu PM 08:33:48 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Heavy Weather 3

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. But clone out (or crop off) the stop sign at frame left. Paul On May 10, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Bob Shell
On May 10, 2007, at 9:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Precisely. One of the major purposes of the Canon 1Ds-II isn't just to sell , well, the Canon 1Ds-II, it's to sell boatloads of Rebels. A high-end camera goves you the street cred to move your low end cameras. You got that right. That's

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 11.05.2007, at 13:10 , Bob Shell wrote: They probably should have gone ahead and produced the full frame digital in spite of the problems with the Philips chip. Contax did it... and they went out of business two years ago. Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/05/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. But in terms of retail exposure, it's gotten much better for Pentax in the last six months. You couldn't find a Pentax *ist camera in any of the local camera stores. But since the introduction of the K series, they've been in the

Re: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: For me its a truly wonderful abstract automotive image. A very minor nit is the stop sign along the LH edge. Cropping that out the image would be faultless IMHO! Great eye ! Can you tell I like it? Thanks. It's funny that both you and Jack Davis should mention

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Sounds like a great group of speakers. Dave On 5/10/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2007 GFM NPW speakers/program titles Tony Sweet – The Art of Interpretation; thinking outside the box Gregory Georges – Image Editing: The Power of the New Tools (Photoshop CS3, Light Room, HDR,

GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough interest. thanks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
I don't smoke, but i eat. Dave On 5/11/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough interest.

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Bob Shell
On May 11, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: They probably should have gone ahead and produced the full frame digital in spite of the problems with the Philips chip. Contax did it... and they went out of business two years ago. Yes, but for totally different reasons. Contax was

Re: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Bob Shell
On May 11, 2007, at 7:40 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Thanks. It's funny that both you and Jack Davis should mention cropping/cloning the stop sign out. I *love* the stop sign in the photo! I don't. It's an annoying distraction. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D and Sigma, again, sorry

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Rick. I could get it to fire off camera, setting the K10D to wireless and in the menu, set the wireless to master(#1 )Controller did nothing. Dave On 5/10/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, you're right. The 500DG Super arrived back from Sigma today (mailed Friday--pretty quick!).

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks all for the replies. I finally got it going about 2 hours later. Not sure if this was the fix, but i finally cut all power to it, left it like that for 10 minutes, then plugged it all back in. Then it was fine. Also i had removed the internet cable for use of the mac. Maybe that was

Re: K10D and Sigma, again, sorry

2007-05-11 Thread Rick Womer
Dave, I thought you could see no effect in the image. I'm getting a P-TTL preflash, but no exposure flash. I ultimately tested by having the flash in the frame. It's not flashing during the exposure. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick. I could get it to fire off camera,

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D I agree. But in terms of retail exposure, it's gotten much better for Pentax in the last six months. You couldn't find a Pentax *ist camera in any of the local camera stores. But

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Rick Womer
What they said. Also, it might benefit from more contrast and/or saturation. What would a polarizer do? Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite nice. It could lose that leftmost edge and that might make it stronger. G On May 10, 2007, at 8:01 PM, Mark Roberts

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread Rick Womer
Sounds good, as long as it's well cooked. Don't need to salmonella up there. --- Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread Rick Womer
My wife emerged from the exams-and-term-papers tunnel a week ago (she's a history prof). It =is= a relief, for both of us, actually. Her first year of full-time teaching was the worst, though--it gets easier, but never seems to become easy. Welcome back! Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/11 Fri AM 01:35:26 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: I'm done with exams!!! More specifically, I'm done *grading* final exams! The semester's over and I can start getting ready for GFM. Man, finishing my first

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
The lens line has been in existence for years. I see no FF DSLR. From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/11 Fri AM 10:24:09 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D Nonsense. Pentax has never obsoleted a line

Re: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/11 Fri AM 11:40:22 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: A Complete Turnaround for Me Kenneth Waller wrote: For me its a truly wonderful abstract automotive image. A very minor nit is the stop sign along the

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread David Savage
On 5/11/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: GFM - smoked chicken? Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it

Re: K10D and Sigma, again, sorry

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Correct, i cannot tell the difference from the off camera exposure to just the pop up exposure, but its definitely setting the flash off. Dave On 5/11/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, I thought you could see no effect in the image. I'm getting a P-TTL preflash, but no exposure

Pentax Gallery login

2007-05-11 Thread J
Has anyone on the list had trouble logging into the gallery to upload photos. I tried last night and this morning to log in, but it says to me unknown user no such e-mail or password. Also does anyone have a contact name and e-mail address of some one who takes care of the gallery..Thanks Joe

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 11, 2007, at 12:57 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 11/05/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does this provide context? The Pentax numbers are sales, the Olympus numbers are profit. Sales profit. It reminds me somewhat of the sales people I work with who are always happy to

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: October - May = a year's work October??? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
The way I see it is that since the introduction of their DSLRs, Pentax has broken away with caring one iota about compatibility with legacy products like they always did in the past. They could very easily put out a new FF DSLR that DOESNT USE DA lenses under their new mantra, and develop/sell

Pentax Gallery Availability

2007-05-11 Thread Jack Davis
All of a sudden, Pentax Gallery doesn't recognize either my email address or artist's code. Anyone else or is just me? ;) Jack Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-11 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 11, 2007, at 7:33, David J Brooks wrote: I told her a new imac will be cheaper than what i paid for the MDG clone. Got a no response, which I THINK is good. ..sometimes that silence is just the start of a slow burn. Advance cautiously! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Gallery login

2007-05-11 Thread Jack Davis
Me too. Jack --- J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone on the list had trouble logging into the gallery to upload photos. I tried last night and this morning to log in, but it says to me unknown user no such e-mail or password. Also does anyone have a contact name and e-mail address of

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/10/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still haven't gotten used to college kids calling me professor You should hear what Cotty called you.:-) After turning in my grade sheets today, I drove about half an hour north of Youngstown to the Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio. There used

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
You lost me, come again? On 5/11/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The lens line has been in existence for years. I see no FF DSLR. From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/11 Fri AM 10:24:09 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax -

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: GFM - smoked chicken? Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Doug Brewer wrote: Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough interest. thanks YUM! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Heavy Weather 3

2007-05-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Hum, are talking about birds or birds? mike wilson wrote: Birds can show me their butts for as long as they like. From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/05/10 Thu PM 09:14:21 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Heavy Weather 3 The foreground birds

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 11/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So ... are you proposing that because you perceive Olympus' profitability to be stronger than Pentax', we should abandon and dump our Pentax gear and buy Olympus gear? I didn't suggest anything of the sort. If the thread doesn't interest

Re: Pentax Gallery Availability

2007-05-11 Thread pnstenquist
Yeah, it the submission page seems to be down. Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] All of a sudden, Pentax Gallery doesn't recognize either my email address or artist's code. Anyone else or is just me? ;) Jack

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread Norm Baugher
What does Mark know about this subject? Next thing you know, they'll be asking me to give a presentation on underwater basket weaving photography... Norm Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Cassino – Macro photography in the field – insects and wildflowers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Fernando Terrazzino Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D You lost me, come again? Mike's still incoherent about Blair stepping down. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
If i wind up driving a school bus as my next career, I'll get July and August off. Enough time to work on the equine stuff and not have to rush Dave On 5/11/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mike wilson wrote: October - May = a year's work October??? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Pentax Gallery Availability

2007-05-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul. I was curious about an on hold I've had for awhile. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, it the submission page seems to be down. Paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] All of a sudden, Pentax Gallery doesn't

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Two of the three remaining independent stores within easy driving distance have Pentax prominently displayed. Even the Ritz camera stores have them and the 50-200 in stock, (though the K10 is scarce as hens teeth). The big box stores (Wal-Mart, Target, Circuit City, etc.), seem to have never

Re: PESO - another olive sparrow

2007-05-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Christian wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Christian Subject: PESO - another olive sparrow Here's another olive sparrow; bathing. http://tinyurl.com/24qpmd Comments? WOW William Robb \ Yeah - the second one is the winner - love

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread Norm Baugher
Friday night dinner is solved then? Norm Doug Brewer wrote: Yo, GFM attendees, A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough interest. thanks --

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/11/07, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 11, 2007, at 7:33, David J Brooks wrote: I told her a new imac will be cheaper than what i paid for the MDG clone. Got a no response, which I THINK is good. ..sometimes that silence is just the start of a slow burn. Advance

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D The expensive DA* lenses are really a new line. They're just beginning to appear. Pentax won't obsolete them. But as many have said, they seem to provide enough coverage for a

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread pnstenquist
Nice, very sharp. I've had problems with red eye (which is actually kind of a yellowish orange) when shooting squirrels with flash and the Xtender. Did you mount it on the shoe? Paul -- Original message -- From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Mexican ground

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/05/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 I used high speed fill flash and the flash extender to lighten up his belly. It's a slight crop to balance the frame better maybe 90% of the original. Comments? This has

Re: Pentax Gallery Availability

2007-05-11 Thread Bong Manayon
They must be updating something. If you go to the beta gallery, you would find all the artist inaccessible as well and things going rather slowly. Bong On 5/11/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. I was curious about an on hold I've had for awhile. Jack --- [EMAIL

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Jack Davis
Amazing chipmunk like markings, but I'm not doubting your word that it's a Mexican ground squirrel. Dead on focus, but feels a bit on the over exposed side. Jack --- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 I used high speed

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 12/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't bother me. I find it hysterically funny and was expressing my amusement. Did you not see the smiley? No, sorry I missed it, it's way past my bed time. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours

PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Christian
A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 I used high speed fill flash and the flash extender to lighten up his belly. It's a slight crop to balance the frame better maybe 90% of the original. Comments? -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML

Re: off line for a few days

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Have fun. The folks on the Pentax forums(I joined it Tuesday) group are all in a tizzy about the MF stuff.:-) Dave On 5/11/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm off to the Sierras for the weekend. K10D kit and maybe the P645 are coming along. Figure I should do some photography

Re: GFM: 3 weeks to go - question

2007-05-11 Thread Norm Baugher
Two sleeping bags, I'm bringing the wife to regulate my calling patterns. Thanks Bill, I think an 8 man tent may be overkill...then again, we could set up a call center inside. Norm William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Norm Baugher Subject: Re: GFM: 3 weeks to go -

off line for a few days

2007-05-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm off to the Sierras for the weekend. K10D kit and maybe the P645 are coming along. Figure I should do some photography for a little while. Can't wait to see where the Pentax Business ruminations have led when I return. Keep up the good work! usw Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - another olive sparrow

2007-05-11 Thread Christian
ann sanfedele wrote: Christian wrote: http://tinyurl.com/24qpmd Yeah - the second one is the winner - love your birdies , Christian Thanks, Ann! I enjoy shooting them. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 11, 2007, at 7:01 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: So ... are you proposing that because you perceive Olympus' profitability to be stronger than Pentax', we should abandon and dump our Pentax gear and buy Olympus gear? I didn't suggest anything of the sort. If the thread doesn't

Re: GFM: 3 weeks to go - question

2007-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Norm Baugher Subject: Re: GFM: 3 weeks to go - question Hey Guys, I'm planning on flying into Charlotte sometime on Friday, arriving at the mountain on Friday aftn. Since I'm flying I have a problem bringing camping gear (kind of hard to check as baggage)

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Unfortunately Pentax Imaging would just be a pimple on Hoya's ass. Bob Shell wrote: On May 11, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: They probably should have gone ahead and produced the full frame digital in spite of the problems with the Philips chip. Contax did it...

Re: GFM - smoked chicken?

2007-05-11 Thread Mat Maessen
On 5/11/07, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lurker has asked if I would gauge interest in a pile of smoked chicken on Friday. He has a new smoker and would be willing to bring it up the mountain, but only if there's enough interest. Bork bork bork! (that would be yes, in swedish-chef

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread pnstenquist
The expensive DA* lenses are really a new line. They're just beginning to appear. Pentax won't obsolete them. But as many have said, they seem to provide enough coverage for a sensor with a 1.3 crop. Paul -- Original message -- From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/11/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does Mark know about this subject? Next thing you know, they'll be asking me to give a presentation on underwater basket weaving photography... Norm Do you take Canadian Dave Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Cassino – Macro photography

The Spyder calabration thingy

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Once i got the PC to start last night, i had a Calibrating over due screen, so i thought it best to do one, since i was going to print out an order. After pulling out the tool, i notice the little plastic thingy that your supposed to place on the tool around the white sensor was missing. The one

Re: GFM: 3 weeks to go - question

2007-05-11 Thread Norm Baugher
Hey Guys, I'm planning on flying into Charlotte sometime on Friday, arriving at the mountain on Friday aftn. Since I'm flying I have a problem bringing camping gear (kind of hard to check as baggage) - would anyone that's driving be willing to borrow me a tent and two sleeping bags? Let me

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Christian
Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P Cool shot! -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread pnstenquist
Mark does excellent macro work and employs some interesting lighting techniques in the process. Paul -- Original message -- From: Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] What does Mark know about this subject? Next thing you know, they'll be asking me to give a

PS lesson whilst at GFM

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
If i bring a photo, that a client had asked if i could remove a piece of background, would someone have the time to give me a pointer or two, so i can see what to do..??(On the computer that is, i wont bring a print) Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread David J Brooks
Lovely. I really like the lines in the older cars and trucks, and your relayed those quite well. The stop sign is a bit of a distraction. Dave On 5/10/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread David Savage
Of all the Mexican Ground Squirrel photos I've seen, this is one of them. ;-) Nice shot. Cheers, Dave On 5/11/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 I used high speed fill flash and the flash extender to lighten up his

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
I get it... Was this one hard to focus on? Black cars with chrome can be tough for autofocus. -Brendan --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 11.05.2007, at 15:37 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: So ... are you proposing that because you perceive Olympus' profitability to be stronger than Pentax', we should abandon and dump our Pentax gear and buy Olympus gear? Not that it would bother me ... the latest generation of

Re: The Spyder calabration thingy

2007-05-11 Thread David Savage
On 5/11/07, Pawel Bartuzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This little rubber something just has to keep erroneous light from reaching the sensor so when you calibrate in a dark room especially at night I suppose it is not necessary to use it. By the way, I have an impression it is advised to always

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. But in terms of retail exposure, it's gotten much better for Pentax in the last six months. You couldn't find a Pentax *ist camera in any of the local camera stores. But since the introduction of the K series, they've been in the

Re: The Spyder calabration thingy

2007-05-11 Thread Pawel Bartuzi
This little rubber something just has to keep erroneous light from reaching the sensor so when you calibrate in a dark room especially at night I suppose it is not necessary to use it. By the way, I have an impression it is advised to always calibrate when ambient light level is low as the

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Great photo Christian!! Sharp, nice light, I like it. I'm amazed by your wildlife photography. If I just could neat-pick something would be that I would like the back legs to be in focus as well, but that may have not been an option, what aperture were you using? On 5/11/07, Christian [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Gallery Availability

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, it the submission page seems to be down. I hope this is because they're moving it to another server or otherwise preparing for going live. Whatever server it's been running on up to now has barely had the capacity for handling submissions and the casual browsing

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

2007-05-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The sales of the K10D HAVE revitalized the camera division. They have explicitly said that they intend to stay with entry and intermediate DSLR cameras. Let's not forget, the K10D is an intermediate camera as are the Nikon d200 and even

RE: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Why would you even use AF on a stationary item like that? jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan MacRae Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 11:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me I get it...

Re: I'm done with exams!!!

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On 5/10/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still haven't gotten used to college kids calling me professor You should hear what Cotty called you.:-) Cotty? Ha! I get called worse things around the house here! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Norm, you forgot 2 smile ;o) On 5/11/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul - that was a joke. I've enjoyed Mark's outstanding work for years. Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark does excellent macro work and employs some interesting lighting techniques in the process. Paul

RE: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would you even use AF on a stationary item like that? jco I wouldn't normally. But sometimes when you're moving along from one car to another you can work quickly by using autofocus. I just shot a car show with the 31ltd. I shot most of

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Bruce Dayton
You got the tools, You got the talent - It's Miller time! Nice work, man. -- Bruce Friday, May 11, 2007, 7:41:59 AM, you wrote: C A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: C http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 C I used high speed fill flash and the flash extender to lighten up his C belly. It's a

Re: Peso: The Phone Call

2007-05-11 Thread frank theriault
On 5/10/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is she calling Cotty? I thought I heard her say Ni!! -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

Re: Peso: The Phone Call

2007-05-11 Thread frank theriault
On 5/10/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was just an excuse to take a picture of a pretty girl... Like we need excuses... ;-) cheers, frank PS: I like this one, Bill - and not ~just~ because it's a picture of a pretty girl (but that's part of it) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO: A Complete Turnaround for Me

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Christian wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/temp.htm :-P Cool shot! Thanks! Learning to work with that 10-17 fisheye is quite a challenge but a lot of fun. BTW, I highly recommend a visit to the Packard Museum to anyone who's ever near Warren, Ohio. (Though why

Re: off line for a few days

2007-05-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Tom C wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've killfiled that thread, Ostrich. Tom C. Is that really necessary? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Looking at Pictures and PESO

2007-05-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Tom C wrote: Here's a photo I've been debating adding to my portfolio for a long time. It's not a knock-your-socks-off kind of image, but I find it appealing nevertheless. I'm considering using it in a collection of greeting cards... going with my Unnoticed Idaho theme. So what does the

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Tom C
Nice job. Comes across a tiny part of a tad too light for my tastes. Probably me and my monitor. Tom C. From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - ground squirrel Date: Fri, 11 May

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread Norm Baugher
Paul - that was a joke. I've enjoyed Mark's outstanding work for years. Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark does excellent macro work and employs some interesting lighting techniques in the process. Paul -- Original message -- From: Norm Baugher [EMAIL

Re: Official GFM schedule

2007-05-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Norm Baugher wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Cassino – Macro photography in the field – insects and wildflowers What does Mark know about this subject? Next thing you know, they'll be asking me to give a presentation on underwater basket weaving photography... Why not? Perhaps next year.

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Christian
David Savage wrote: Of all the Mexican Ground Squirrel photos I've seen, this is one of them. ;-) Nice shot. Yep, it is a Mexican ground squirrel photo! Thanks, Dave. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

2007-05-11 Thread Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice, very sharp. thanks! I've had problems with red eye (which is actually kind of a yellowish orange) when shooting squirrels with flash and the Xtender. Did you mount it on the shoe? I always use a telephoto flash bracket mounted on the lens' tripod QR plate:

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

2007-05-11 Thread pnstenquist
In the real world no one with even a bit of common sense would convert a RAW at default settings. The whole idea of shooting RAW is to optimize the image. Paul -- Original message -- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 11.05.2007, at 15:37 , Godfrey

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