Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread Polyhead
Heh, better yet, that means that maybe I can get K100D's on clearance cheap! Under explore our products-cameras-digital cameras-DSLR Only one product is now listed, the K10D Maybe there will be two new bodies in January, a Top end replacement or body above the K10d and a replacement for

Re: OT a PM's petition for UK residents

2007-12-05 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/12/04 Tue PM 03:46:08 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT a PM's petition for UK residents Mike, The Donald is such a sweetheart, how could you oppose him? Regards, Bob S. See my answer to Frank. My cut = no

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Jostein! Terrific shots, yourself. Congratulations on your success in gallery acceptance. Jack --- AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lovely shots, Jack. Jostein 2007/12/5, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The following three have been accepted in the last couple months, the last

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
rusty cars and old stuff seems to be in high favour at the Gallery... There's been a lot of them through the voting in the last month or so. Good to see that yours got through the needle's eye. Nice shots. Jostein 2007/12/5, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Only a couple of acceptances in the

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
2007/12/5, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jostein -- sure looking good there - lovely stuff Thank you m'lady. :-) Cheers, 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

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Lovely shots, Jack. Jostein 2007/12/5, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The following three have been accepted in the last couple months, the last of which was sometime in the first half of Nov: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/home#section=ArtistsubSection=123195subSection=297668language=EN

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Thanks Bob. I see Brian has found a better way of linking to the photos. I will take note of that. Best, Jostein 2007/12/4, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jostien, That is a wonderful collection of photos, really awesome photos. The links however, hoover. Each one reloads the Pentax site,

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Hey Bong, Acceptance rate of 50%. That's pretty good, y'know. And worthy shots too. My favourite of those three is the sapling coming out of the old stub. Well seen and executed. Jostein 2007/12/5, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I submitted about 6 in the last two months. Three got in...

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
Funny. I remember about 6 years ago when people claimed that we would need 24 MP to equal 35 mm film. If anyone had actually described today's situation at that time few would have believed them. Besides, I could never affros that Canon. Or better, I could never justify paying that much.

Re: Temporary (yet complete) disablement

2007-12-05 Thread John Celio
As I mentioned in a previous post, I first noticed the problem when I got the DA21 Limited a couple months ago. If I tried to take a close-up of something with that lens, focus was almost always off. Then I was shooting my work's holiday card photo last week (with the FA50 1.4), and, well, I

OT: Kobal's Collection

2007-12-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A collection of classic shots of Gable, Leigh, Kelly and other Hollywood stars with presence, beauty, glamor and poise: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?WT.mc_id=071205dailystoryID=9714 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Raindrops

2007-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
Well, i like it.:-) The back ground has an interesting colour pattern to it. Dave The On Dec 4, 2007 1:48 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following a very light rain this morning I went out to take advantage of the photo ops. Pentax K10D, Tamron 90/2.8 Macro, Tripod ISO 400, 1/30

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Jostein, While I've looked at most members gallery pages at one time or another, I had missed yours. Probably because they decided you come at the end of the alphabet. Glad I saw it today. Some great work. Beautiful stuff. Congratulations. Paul -- Original message

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
It does make me wonder when I hear now about physically impossible products like APS sensors with low noise, etc. I hear too many of these definitive engineering proof arguments that turned out to be dead wrong. graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/5/2007 9:13 AM Things change. I can remember when

Re: My DS and Sandisk Ultra II SD cards - incompatible somehow?

2007-12-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 4, 2007, at 14:50, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. I ran Sandisk Ultra II 1G and 2G cards in both my DS bodies for most of the time I had them, never had an issue. Have you updated the DS firmware to the latest revision? Yup. Tried that (nervously) after thinking that might dope-slap

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually Kodak's sales literature, (propaganda), originally said it was 6mp, oh yes and wonder of wonders their high end photo, (professional), CD supplied 6mp. Funny how it became 14mp when they offered products with higher resolutions... (and they wonder why no one trusts them...) graywolf

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I love this quote; I think someone has complained about the noise. I am a loud farter, but there is no smell. It would be so much better if that were reversed. Cotty wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm -- The difference between individual intelligence and group

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Bong Manayon
No wait...when I accessed your photos through the links you posted, I got the undefined when I looked again, this time selecting your name off the menu, it reflected your name properly both in the watermark and the tag below the photo. Bong On Dec 5, 2007 11:13 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - First Snow, Toronto Style

2007-12-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 3, 2007, at 10:59, Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG, you still got those dinosaurs on the streets? We put plows on the garbage trucks and retired those things. In Minneapolis we run those very same ones. Behind them will be a big dump truck spreading sand and salt (and with more plows fixed

Re: Awaiting takeoff

2007-12-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 4, 2007, at 16:28, Bob W wrote: That's a perfectly simple, civilised way to do things, and uses an existing process, so no real additional cost to them. The difference being, you live in a civilized country! :-( -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Think I will. Must be a bug. Jostein 2007/12/5, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Uh...yeah. In fact why is the copyright watermark and the name underneath Undefined Undefined? Perhaps you should point that out to Carolyn... Bong On Dec 5, 2007 10:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Bong Manayon
Uh...yeah. In fact why is the copyright watermark and the name underneath Undefined Undefined? Perhaps you should point that out to Carolyn... Bong On Dec 5, 2007 10:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jostein, While I've looked at most members gallery pages at one time or another, I had

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
Now there's a man who's not afraid to toot his own horn. Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/5/2007 5:32 AM http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm In addition to being loud, he's also lost his sense of smell, poor O.F. keith -- 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

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
An elderly lady stopped in to see her physician regarding recent bouts of flatulence. The doctor asked, Tell me about this problem. The elderly lady replied, Well, I've been having a lot of flatulence of late. There's no sound and no odor, but as it's a new condition, it bothers me. Why, I've

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
Ah yes, the musical fruit. Regards, Bob... - Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bean's, bean's, good for

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Toine
Jostein and others: Thanks for posting these amazing photos. awesome. In comparison my rejects http://www.repiuk.nl/peso now look like snapshots :) On Dec 4, 2007 11:10 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2007/12/3, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I would like to see photos which are accepted in

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Jack Davis
I had the same experience. No idea why..even if it mattered. ;) --- Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No wait...when I accessed your photos through the links you posted, I got the undefined when I looked again, this time selecting your name off the menu, it reflected your name properly

Re: PESO -- 40

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 5, 2007 1:10 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love trains. So do I. Good one. I agree. 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

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
A, It's funny, but I have a lot of crap in my life that I've never disposed of. However the only camera I wished I still had was my old Pentax Spotmatic. I was able to pick up a nearly mint Spotmatic F a couple of years ago for not much more than I sold the the Spotmatic for in 1979 a bit

Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread graywolf
Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Here's my list, A: Linhof Super Technica 45 (The do anything camera) Rolleiflex 2.8E2 (Best portrait camera I

Re: GESO: Concert shots

2007-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
Some good ones there. Interesting changes in the lights. Dave On Dec 4, 2007 4:17 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend of mine buzzed through town for a show, and I always take pictures (because what else is there to do other than just listen to the music?) I didn't move

Re: My DS and Sandisk Ultra II SD cards - incompatible somehow?

2007-12-05 Thread pnstenquist
If it were mine, I'd send the camera to Pentax for repair. Although you might try taking the batteries out for a day or so. That can sometimes cure flakey behavior. But I'll bet you have a hardware problem. Paul -- Original message -- From: Charles Robinson

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread Adam Maas
The local pusher (Henry's, Canada's equivalent of Ritz) still has a few MZ-60's and MZ-M's. But that's it. And nobody wants them. The local sites may well reflect what's still sitting in the warehouse, even if no retailer in their right mind would order any stock. -Adam On 12/5/07, P. J. Alling

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Try to buy a Pentax Film camera, even BH doesn't have them in stock. There aren't any available in any local shops, or big box stores either. Last actual Pentax Film camera I saw around here was in Sears about two years ago. Hell, I just a search on the Pentax *ist 35mm, and the MZ/ZX M,

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread graywolf
Discontinued does not mean unavailable. It means they have stopped making them, or in some cases just stopped distributing them. I remember when I bought a Honeywell 892S they had discontinued them about four years earlier, but there it was on the shelf in my local camera store. Ah those were

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Timber
graywolf wrote: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? A: Zeiss Ikonta (still have it tough :D) Rolleiflex - sadly it's not working anymore Pentacon

PESO: Is it winter?

2007-12-05 Thread cbwaters
This is a marina in Petoskey, MI. Composition isn't quite right. Maybe I could crop it (and fix the tilted horizon) but the flaws will likely serve to remind me about the day. We were meeting down there at the park before going up the hill to eat at a pizza place the serves the Heap of Meat

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread graywolf
Area is only meaningful to advertising copy writers. Presuming you are happy with a 3:4 image 645 is 1.75x the size of 35mm, if you want 2:3 it is 1.55x. So a full 645 format will allow about 1-1/2 times the resolution of a full frame 35mm. That is assuming a 42mm x 56mm format and the same

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Jack Davis
Jostein, Glad this thread happened. It made me aware of your exceptional work. I just 'quickly' scanned some more of your Pentax Gallery shots and come across the Puffins. I've hankered to get into an area where I might get a shot at them, but thus far haven't. If you wouldn't mind, when you

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? I still have every camera I've ever owned. B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? None. If I lust for them, I buy them, so I have them. Regards, Bob...

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread William Robb
P. J. Alling wrote: (and they wonder why no one trusts them...) Mission Accomplished. GWB -- 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 - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 5, 2007 10:30 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this quote; I think someone has complained about the noise. I am a loud farter, but there is no smell. It would be so much better if that were reversed. SBD... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: My DS and Sandisk Ultra II SD cards - incompatible somehow?

2007-12-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. I ran Sandisk Ultra II 1G and 2G cards in both my DS bodies for most of the time I had them, never had an issue. Have you updated the DS firmware to the latest revision? Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Adam Maas
It's area that matters for how many pixels you can stuff in there, and thus the resolution. Using the pixel density of the ~12MP Nikon D3, at 118 pixels per mm, a 42x56mm sensor would be 32.7MP. Linear differences don't really indicate the actual resolution differences, because they only indicate

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Obviously their marketing arms for various devices didn't speak to each other. The Marketing blurb for Photo CD's (6mp images), basically said that 6mp was the equal of 35mm. The document that contained that has apparently disappeared from the Kodak web site. That doesn't stop it from

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 5, 2007 2:07 PM, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Here's my list, A: Linhof Super Technica 45 (The

Re: PESO -- 40

2007-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
I love trains. Good one. Dave On Dec 5, 2007 1:39 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another steam engine... http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%2040.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally

Re: PESO: Is it winter?

2007-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 5, 2007 2:10 PM, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a marina in Petoskey, MI. about 25*F. One of the kids found out the hard way that the slide in the playground had a puddle at the bottom. And I didn't have any gloves so my fingers were cold. And we trust you with PDML

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Adam Maas
Yes, but the native resolution numbers aren't that much lower unless you're looking t older lenses, and the area is a whole LOT larger. 645 alone has 2.7 times the area of 35mm. That's a lot of space to put pixels in. MF digital is comfortably up to 39MP now and there's likely room for more.

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread David J Brooks
Bean's, bean's, good for the heart, the more you eat the more you. Dave On Dec 5, 2007 5:32 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO - First Snow, Toronto Style

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
For some reason, they reminde me of dinosaurs, T-Rex in particular. Regards, Bob S. On Dec 5, 2007 9:08 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 3, 2007, at 10:59, Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG, you still got those dinosaurs on the streets? We put plows on the garbage trucks and

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
Hell, based on my experience, Henry's is a hell of a lot better than Ritz. Adam Maas wrote: The local pusher (Henry's, Canada's equivalent of Ritz) still has a few MZ-60's and MZ-M's. But that's it. And nobody wants them. The local sites may well reflect what's still sitting in the

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: A couple of years ago, I partook in a little photo contest based on the Naked in the House concept. Of course, I won (using a Nikon to boot). Some of you may remember the pictures which, until very recently, were on my website. Anyway, some internet hero mentioned

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread ntax
I saw a ZX-M (MZ-M) and an *ist in a San Francisco Ritz Camera last summer. Before Reed's closed, we still had some ZX-M kits in stock, though I think a local school was going to buy them all. We sold quite a few ZX-M bodies to a couple local schools over the years, actually. Damn kids kept

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Scott Loveless
William Robb wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: (and they wonder why no one trusts them...) Mission Accomplished. GWB Hello, Mr. President. Welcome to the PDML. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread graywolf
No Kodak was saying 14mp back when I bought my Nikon Coolpix 100 (According to the receipt I ran across the other day that was in early 1998). Now their sales literature may have said something different but that was the figure that I got from their website back then. IIRC, that was in

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Even though she got paid - if she didn't sign a model's release it would mean to me she would not have wanted those pictures circulated. Especially since she was naked. Leave it alone and apologize to her ann William Robb wrote: A couple of years ago, I partook in a little photo contest

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/5/2007 12:34:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Opinions? Preferably opinions that are relevant to Canadian law -- William Robb = Don't know Canadian law, but a group shoot, either she signed a release (to the club) and/or it

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Walter Hamler
Linhof Super Technika 23 with 3 matched lenses and bunches of film backs and holders. Nikon S2 w/ 50mm f/1.4 Olympus Half Frame (can't remember the model) Leica M kit. I had one while in the Navy that was assigned to me for several years but had to give it up later on. Walt On 12/5/07,

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
I don't rely on the Pentax USA site for information any more. Tyy: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/index.php Regards, Bob... - Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly

OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread William Robb
A couple of years ago, I partook in a little photo contest based on the Naked in the House concept. Of course, I won (using a Nikon to boot). Some of you may remember the pictures which, until very recently, were on my website. Anyway, some internet hero mentioned to the model that I had

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Toine
A: Beirette. My first camera. I disassembled it. like this http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Eviw B: Practica MTL, Zenit Horizon, Pentax Spotmatic, LX On Dec 5, 2007 8:07 PM, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Jim King
graywolf wrote on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:16:07 -0800 Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? A: I really wish I had my first good camera back - it

Re: For those still hoping for a 645D

2007-12-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Is is not officially cancelled, and is reportedly a favorite project. Of course none of that means that it will appear. Joe -- 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

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread pnstenquist
-- Original message -- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? A. The Nikon SP

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread P. J. Alling
They still show film cameras, last press release said all of those had been discontinued. Bob Blakely wrote: I don't rely on the Pentax USA site for information any more. Tyy: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/index.php Regards, Bob...

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I can never bear to sell or throw away any of my cameras. I still have the Asahi Spotmatic that I purchased in Japan in 1966, as well my father-in-law's Speed Graphic, both of which still work. I always wanted a view camera, but could never justify the expense. Dan M On Dec 5, 2007 2:07 PM,

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread cbwaters
A: I haven't had many cameras. most were not that good. The MZ-5n hasn't been gone long enough for nostalgia to set-in but I did like it a bunch. B: I'm still eyeing a 645. When I was selling a friends' MZ-s, I held that camera almost every day. I liked it a LOT but didn't have the funds

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread ntax
A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? Every camera I sold last summer, especially the 6x7 and MX. Someday I'll replace them, I hope. B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Oohh, lots. Back at Reed's, I got to play with many

Wide dynamic range in Andes mountains/Argentina (questions and PESO)

2007-12-05 Thread Igor Roshchin
We had a very nice trip to the Andes in Argentina. The views were breathtaking. One of the challenges was the large dynamic range, especially in the afternoon, when shadows appeared. At one point I was trying to get the wild flowers in front, the mountains in the back, and the high-contrast

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Same here. That's why I think it's a bug. I'm sure Pentax would like the info to be right when linking to images that way too. Jostein 2007/12/5, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I had the same experience. No idea why..even if it mattered. ;) --- Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Jack, The (Atlantic) puffins were shot in a nature reserve on the Norwegian West coast called Runde. You can read more about the island in English at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runde The pic was taken in the good company of Tim Øsleby and some non-pentaxian Norwegian nature

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 5, 2007 5:17 PM, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I have several other Pentax rangefinders snip ???!!!?? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
Yea, I know the law generally, and I'm probably wrong in thinking I know where you're comming from. Nevertheless, she did not go to a photographer (or photographera) requesting nude portraits of herself. She posed at the request of the club and for a fee. Whining that she got burned when

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Jim King
Bob Blakely wrote on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:29:55 -0800 B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? None. If I lust for them, I buy them, so I have them. Must be nice... My lust exceeds my finances. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Ewins
A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? I wish I hadn't traded in my first MX on a Z70. I've since bought more MXen to replace it, but that's not quite the same. B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? I guess the 67II is the only

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread keith_w
Mark Roberts wrote: Interesting question, and one I'd never considered before. But now that I think about it, there aren't any I regret selling. I think long and hard before selling a camera and so far I've never had a case of seller's remorse. The one that took longest to decide to sell

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:32:43 -0600 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Opinions? Preferably opinions that are relevant to Canadian law when I was young I happily took some extra money modelling for the fine arts dept. Another model sued and lost complaining that she did not know she would

Re: OT: Legalese, Canadian Style

2007-12-05 Thread Mark Roberts
As long as you're not selling the images commercially you're completely in the clear. If you were to try to sell the images to someone for publication you'd want to have a signed release (I know I would). But you can sell your own prints of the image, show it in your portfolio, etc. This

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
Thanks Bong. My seventieth pic accepted was also my first into the Premier Collection, so it very much felt like an anniversary. :-) Jostein 2007/12/5, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thank you, Jostein...and to Jack as well. I've been intermittent in submitting photos; there was a spell of 3

RE Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Jens Bladt
K1000 Super A Rolleiflex 3.5 F with Planar. I once sold my MZ-S, but fortunatlely a kind PDML member sold me annother sample, which I intend to keep. Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

any Pentaxians in Chile ??? who would like a photo gig?

2007-12-05 Thread ann sanfedele
A friend is getting married in Santiago from what her mom says (my very longtime close friend) they stil have not arranged for a photographer - the chore that was left to the Chilian contingnet, the grooms family The wedding is January 5th write off list if you know of anyone you could

PESO - First Snow

2007-12-05 Thread Christian
It's snowing today, totally snarling the morning commute. It took me 1 hour to travel 0.6 miles on the way to taking the kid to school. We turned around at the first opportunity and went back home. Here's a quick snap of a random bush:

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread drew
graywolf wrote: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Here's my list, A: I am hoarder, there is only one camera I once owned but don't now, that

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? Like Bob, I still have every camera I've ever owned. Except for the LV1 which I broke. I still have the M 40 lens it came with, however B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Leica M3

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Pasvorn Boonmark
graywolf on 12/5/2007 11:07 AM: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? A: none (However, I have a lot that I wish that I didn't buy.) B:

Thanks (was: Re: A memory)

2007-12-05 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi my friends, Thanks to you all for being so close to me in this sad time. Ciao, Gianco _ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Happy Channukah

2007-12-05 Thread Boris Liberman
I think this is valid spelling though many possibilities exist. Joining you in the greeting everyone with the holidays that came and those what will come. Cheers! On Dec 5, 2007 4:27 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I never know how to spell it, and unfortunately, I'm a day late,

Re: OT: Kobal's Collection

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
On Dec 5, 2007 9:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A collection of classic shots of Gable, Leigh, Kelly and other Hollywood stars with presence, beauty, glamor and poise: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?WT.mc_id=071205dailystoryID=9714 All familiar shots, but all

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
I noticed the Bath shot in your blog, and I remember voting for both of them... I've had some surprises too, both admissions and rejects. For positive surprises, it could be a good idea to submit pics one have a half-hearted liking for. Mileages vary; and not to mention taste... :-) Jostein

OT - Happy Channukah

2007-12-05 Thread frank theriault
I never know how to spell it, and unfortunately, I'm a day late, but Happy Channukah to everyone out there! cheers, frank, who lit up the Menorah last night -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Recent admissions (was: Re: Denied)

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Walters
Francis Go to the main site: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/ Click on Site Tools and then Contact Us. They will send you an Artist's Code so you can log in and start uploading, but it may take a few days. It will also be very painful on dial up. 8-( Cheers Brian

Re: PESO - Raindrops

2007-12-05 Thread AlunFoto
2007/12/5, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5359.htm One word: Giger. Some will get this right away. thinking hard.../thinking hard googlingAHA/googling Not sure if I picked the right hit, though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giger :-) Jostein --

OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread Cotty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm -- 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

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Jack Davis
-0- none! Once I bonded with my K10D (took about four minutes), I've never looked back. IF I were ever to return to film (yeah, right!), I'd pick up an MZ-S to replace the one I sold. Have fond memories of the LX, but I had my way with it for a number of years and have moved on. Didn't even take

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread dglenn
A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? Super Program KX (not so much gotten rid of; stolen from me) B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? LX 67II Olympus OM-2n 8x10 view camera Any Pentax DSLR Stereo Realist (I lusted after

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/5/2007 11:16:16 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thought it was time to reminisce again. A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? K-1000. Just for fun. Sometimes I think I did better photography with it -- at least

Re: Boris (Peso) - Week 49

2007-12-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice, Boris! G On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Saw this happy couple in the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo... http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=19795full=1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: OT - Old Farts Take Note!

2007-12-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Old Farts Take Note! HEY, I resemble that remark ! On Dec 5, 2007 5:32 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7126973.stm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

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