Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Gorgeous shot, Paul! :-) G On Mar 20, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera sitting in the kitchen. Given the hat and overhead light source, I had to have another light source, so I used the built in flash. No time to go

Re: what's fun?

2008-03-21 Thread AlunFoto
Sorry to hear about your problems, Cory. However I can't resist the occasion to offer a different perspective. Your story reminds me why I changed careers from science teaching to computers... Best, Jostein 2008/3/21, Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You know what's fun? Digging out from

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread AlunFoto
2008/3/20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sounds like it's basically a relaunch of existing systems. Those digital backs are only around 30K. Go for it! LOL. That would have to be a long walk... Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML

Re: PESO- Down at the Mall...

2008-03-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Great shot there Doug! Love it! -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 11:26:52 AM, you wrote: DB http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=225 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread AlunFoto
For the Pentax 645D I assume the price tag would have been similar for a similar imaging chip. $10K is pretty steep in its own right, and I find it interesting that Mamiya/PhaseOne can pull it off in the marketplace. Would I pay $10K for a Pentax MedF-D? Given that I have some very nice lenses

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread David Savage
Yeah, but for those who need/want MF digital the product is available The Pentax 645D has gone the way of the MZ-D. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like it's basically a relaunch of existing systems. Those digital backs are only around 30K. Go

Re: DA* 16-50 lens service update

2008-03-21 Thread AlunFoto
2008/3/21, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Do I hear the rotors of a black helicopter hoovering around? Oh, no, I wouldn't hear it anyway, since they're silent and all. ;-) Bet they're merciless against cowering dust bunnies. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: Attn Lightroom users v1.4 is broken (esp for DNG users)

2008-03-21 Thread Patrick Genovese
I took the easy way out and reverted to 1.3.1 The minor enhancements in 1.4 are not that important for me 1.3.1 suits me fine.. Anyway I don't have the K20d yet just the K10... Also When card space is not a big issue I tend to prefer shooting DNG as opposed to PEF because it saves me the time to

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's a bit of a costume even here. But Grace loves that kind of stuff. Paul On Mar 20, 2008, at 9:56 PM, David Savage wrote: Quite different from the beachwear worn by the kids here. Kinda has a '50's glam flavour. Cheers, Dave On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty picture. And an inventive border. Nicely done. Paul On Mar 21, 2008, at 12:28 AM, wendy beard wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/94473249 (and if you have nothing better to do, there's a whole gallery of 'em http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/lily ) Wendy -- PDML

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godders. Sometimes kitchen snapshots work:-). On Mar 21, 2008, at 2:00 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Gorgeous shot, Paul! :-) G On Mar 20, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera sitting in the kitchen. Given the hat

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread Adam Maas
It's competitive with the competition, that's also roughly what a Canon 1DsmIII costs, and it's far more lens-limited for performance. Mamiya's been having issues with the ZD back, mostly they can't build enough of them. For that reason, very few have made it to the US, Mamiya is oddly a bigger

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread AlunFoto
2008/3/21, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mamiya's been having issues with the ZD back, mostly they can't build enough of them. For that reason, very few have made it to the US, Mamiya is oddly a bigger presence in Europe. Oddly. :-) Wouldn't it just mean that the European market is more

Re: what's fun?

2008-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/08, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: Looking forward to weeks of driver re-loads and program downloading to get you computer back to where it was...this is getting a bit tedious... That sounds bad. I've been sing a Speedtouch 510 modem/router for about 6 years and it has seen

Re: PESO: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wendy, Beautiful - I'm a sucker for good flower photos. What are you doing with the edges in these pictures? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:28 PM, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/94473249 (and if you have nothing better to do, there's a

Re: Peso Another, me and tower shot

2008-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: This 18 hour day was a killer, and all that for $80.00 I thought Canadian's were pretty decent. Don't you guys have a minimum wage? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Love the glasses and the hat. Perfect with the head thrown back expression. Grace is a star! Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera sitting in the kitchen. Given the

Re: Peso Another, me and tower shot

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20/3/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: This 18 hour day was a killer, and all that for $80.00 I thought Canadian's were pretty decent. Don't you guys have a minimum wage? I think that is pretty minimum,

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
I knew what you meant.:-) Good shot and the hat makes it. Dave On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That should be: No time to go upstairs for the 540 and a reflector. On Mar 20, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new

Re: PESO: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Nice comp and detail. Ditto on the boarder. Dave On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:28 AM, wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/94473249 (and if you have nothing better to do, there's a whole gallery of 'em http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/lily ) Wendy --

FS Friday: 20 LCD monitor, Samsung SyncMaster 204b

2008-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
For Sale: Samsung SyncMaster 204b 20 LCD monitor Here's what it looks like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001226 except that that web page shows the one with the black bezel and mine's the silver one. Functionally identical. LN- condition, with all original packing and

Re: we don't need no stinkin' light meter ...

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Neat items, both of them. When i joined here in 2000/2001 and just getting back into photography, some one suggested i get the Kodak pocket book, which i did and used a lot. Still in the bag.:-0 Dave On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
Consider it proven. A skilled photographer can't go wrong with Grace (if he/she has a good relationship to her) :-) A lovely sitiation makes this picture a winner MaritimTim 2008/3/21, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera

Re: PESO: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread wendy beard
I have a photo frame plug-in from oneone software. It includes frames and pre-sets from some of the gurus such as Jack Davis, Dave Cross, Vincent Versace and Kevin Kubota. There are almost too many frames to choose from so I tend to stick to one or two favourites or just go for a simple border

Friday For Sale

2008-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My film body is getting no particular use. So here is for sale MZ-6 (marked as ZX-L) with FG battery grip. I am the original owner of both items though the body has seen certain amount of use. Make me a sensible offer. Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
On board flash did a nice fill. With the number of shots you take of her, the sun glasses may just save her sight. ;) Love the hat and glasses along with a bit of a toothless (appearing)smile. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I

Re: Published - sort of

2008-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Cool! Congratulations! Boris Bill Owens wrote: I've been informed that one of my photos has been selected to be used on this year's GFM badges. INHO this is a real honor. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Probably a stupid question, but...

2008-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Bill, I tried dark orange (more like red) filter on *istD once. The idea was to hmmm force myself to think in terms of BW. Except of that very exercise, the results weren't too impressive. The best way IMHO to do what you want is to shoot RAW and post-process accordingly. Boris Bill Owens

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Redo

2008-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
My hat's off before you, Bruce! Boris Bruce Dayton wrote: For those with any interest, you may recall my taking down all 53 of my photos from the gallery and starting over with submissions. Here is the current Tally: 4 accepted 21 rejected These represent photos that had at one time

Re: OT: Tim doing things things he can't. Part 178

2008-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Tim, The most important thing is that you're safe and sound. As for your picture archive - naturally, I can re-send you all the files from that meeting we had back in 2006 at Jostein's cabin. Just be sure to steer away from danger next time. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks. Yes, she's become quite a ham. After every shot she yells, Let me see!. And she chimps her photo. Paul -- Original message -- From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, Love the glasses and the hat. Perfect with the head thrown back expression. Grace

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Tim. And Gracie thanks you as well. Paul -- Original message -- From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consider it proven. A skilled photographer can't go wrong with Grace (if he/she has a good relationship to her) :-) A lovely sitiation makes this

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. You're a mind reader! Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] I knew what you meant.:-) Good shot and the hat makes it. Dave On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That should be:

Re: PESO: I AM Canadian!

2008-03-21 Thread Christian
wendy beard wrote: Catherine after being sworn in as a Canadian Citizen this afternoon http://www.pbase.com/image/94464875 (so the selective colouring is a little twee but I wanted to emphasize the Canadian part :-) ) Wendy A proud moment for sure. My aussie wife was sworn in as a

Re: Attn Lightroom users v1.4 is broken (esp for DNG users)

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 21, 2008, at 1:42 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote: I took the easy way out and reverted to 1.3.1 ... I did the same as 1.3.1 is doing a good job for me. I posted for those that need/want K20D PEF compatibility. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Jack. Yes, the flash worked out okay. I know for a fact that it vignettes with that lens, but the shadow fell on the background which really isn't getting a significant amount of fill. The area of flash fill on her face was quite a bit colder than the rest of the shot, so I selected it

Re: PESO: I AM Canadian!

2008-03-21 Thread William Robb
wendy beard wrote: Catherine after being sworn in as a Canadian Citizen this afternoon Excellent. Another person with a lifetime of paying taxes ahead of her. We need more like her. Seriously though, congratulations. I can't think of another country I'd like to be a citizen of (though

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: AlunFoto Subject: Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF For the Pentax 645D I assume the price tag would have been similar for a similar imaging chip. $10K is pretty steep in its own right, and I find it interesting that Mamiya/PhaseOne

Re: White Balance Problem

2008-03-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: White Balance Problem wendy beard wrote: With the faster shutter speed you are seeing the change between different banks of lights - hence the apparent split lighting on each frame. If I understand the way the fluorescent

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Pentax did very well in the pro market with the 6x7. For more than three decades. It was the camera of choice among the New York fashion photogs. And it got wide use from the big-buck location shooters. The 645 did fairly well too, although I think it was more of a MF upgrade for advanced

Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Update for Mac OS X users to cover a few more cameras' RAW format files in iPhoto and Aperture is available at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/digitalcamerarawcompatibilityupdate20.html or http://tinyurl.com/ysgc6g enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: White Balance Problem

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
LOL! But seriously, this did help clarify matters a bit for me. So, thanks. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're asking a two year old to interpret Kafka when you set the camera to AWB. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML

Re: what's fun?

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Cory: Glad you came through ok. Hang in there with the rebuild. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:40 PM Subject: what's fun? You know what's fun? Digging out from underneath the rubble of

Re: Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Apple isn't exactly setting the world on fire with timely updates, are they? They're still working on the *ist series. BTW, is Aperture of any use? It's less expensive than Lightroom, I believe. Of course, a lack of timely updates diminishes its value. Paul -- Original message

Re: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Paul: What a gorgeous photograph!!! I just love it. Well done you! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: PESO: Bathing Beauty Grace wanted to show me

Re: Peso Runoff

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice shot, Dave! Good composition and evokes moody coldness. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Harry Bolton [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Barb Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:10 AM Subject:

Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF Pentax did very well in the pro market with the 6x7. For more than three decades. It was the camera of choice among the New York fashion photogs. And it got wide use

Re: PESO: Marissa on Beale Street

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Tim: Good point about DOF. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:29 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Marissa on Beale Street I fine informal portrait of a mighty

Re: PESO: Young Bikers

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Dave. I'm getting better at hand-holding the DA*, but my shots are still tilt to the right a bit. Working to improve technique to keep the camera level. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Piano Room

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Dave. I love that peacock. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:20 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Piano Room Nice. I like how the phot is broken

Re: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Christine. -- Original message -- From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul: What a gorgeous photograph!!! I just love it. Well done you! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: I AM Canadian!

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Wendy: Catherine's got a very nice shot here to remember the event. Sending congrats! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:07 PM Subject: PESO: I AM Canadian!

Re: PESO- Down at the Mall...

2008-03-21 Thread Doug Brewer
thanks, Bruce. Also, thanks to Bob S. Bruce Dayton wrote: Great shot there Doug! Love it! -- 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 - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Well, the pro market we were speaking of -- medium format digital -- is comprised largely of big buck shooters. It ain't wedding photographers. And it's a small market. I was merely pointing out why I think Pentax chooses not to compete, although they did well with that group at one time. Paul

Re: PESO- Down at the Mall...

2008-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Doug Brewer wrote: http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=225 Very HCB of you Doug. At least, that's what came to my mind. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Best price I find on Lightroom is only about $50 more than Aperture. That's not a huge difference really. I wouldn't use that to determine which of these image processing/management environments is preferable. One of my ongoing concerns with Aperture is that the RAW processing engine is

Re: Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Godders. I'm just curious. I'll probably go to Lightroom eventually. It seems more practical than constant PhotoShop updates. However, after four years of use, I am quite wedded to the ACR interface. Thanks to Pentax support of DNG, I haven't had to make a move yet. The original ACR

Re: I AM Canadian!

2008-03-21 Thread Ken Waller
congrats to Catherine! I like the coloration. Nicely done. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: I AM Canadian! Catherine after being sworn in as a Canadian Citizen this afternoon

Re: Easter Lily

2008-03-21 Thread Ken Waller
Well done. I especially like the way you've handled the OOF leaf along the RH edge. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Easter Lily http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/94473249 (and if you have

Re: Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Paul, Camera Raw v3.x implemented major improvements, particularly for batch processing, over the v2.x generation along with CS2's Bridge workflow application, if you want to stay in a Photoshop + Camera Raw processing workflow. Camera Raw v4.x along with the CS3 generation of Bridge as

Re: PESO: Young Bikers

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Dave. I'm getting better at hand-holding the DA*, but my shots are still tilt to the right a bit. Working to improve technique to keep the camera level. Cheers, Christine Frank can help you with the

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Redo

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting Bruce. I wonder if the Pentax judges even look at them if the peers don't think much of a photo. I'll leave my 45 up, i like having something there.:-0 Dave On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those with any interest, you may recall my taking

Re: Peso Runoff

2008-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Thank you. Dave On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot, Dave! Good composition and evokes moody coldness. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Harry

Re: Apple RAW format update ...

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I use CS2 at work and like it. The Bridge is much better than the Browser. I like the curves adjustments too, but I rarely need more flexibility than I can get with the sliders. I don't usually process files at work however. Not much time and a crummy monitor. I'll have to download the

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Redo

2008-03-21 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 01:32:07PM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: Interesting Bruce. I wonder if the Pentax judges even look at them if the peers don't think much of a photo. Well, no. That's the whole point of peer review - to winnow down the number of submissions so the judges have less to

Re: White Balance Problem

2008-03-21 Thread Jos from Holland
Interesting thread! A few things I like to contribute: * No machine can fully compete with the AWB in our brains. A person sitting under a green sunshade might get a greenish skin colour, our brain knows about this effect and corrects for it. The greenish skin colour might

Re: Roadmap: (very) slight update

2008-03-21 Thread Margus Männik
Our dealer said DA*300, DA35 Macro Ltd and DA55-300 will be shipped in the first half of April. BRM Paul Stenquist wrote: Odd. BH is listing the DA* 300, although they aren't yet taking orders. Paul On Mar 19, 2008, at 6:47 AM, Thibouille wrote: Here it is:

Re: White Balance Problem

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good points, Jos. And a clear explanation of what's going on with fluorescent lights. Paul On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Jos from Holland wrote: Interesting thread! A few things I like to contribute: * No machine can fully compete with the AWB in our brains. A person sitting

PESO: DA* 50-135/2.8 Wide Open

2008-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've been wanting to try this lens wide open in outdoor lighting. I had a go at it last night. This pic is at 123 mm, f2.8, 1/125th, ISO 125. Open shade lighting at magic hour. I'm happy with the way it resolves detail. It's as good as a lot of primes, better than some. The second pic is a

Re: PESO: DA* 50-135/2.8 Wide Open

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Glad you're enjoying it, Paul. The DA*50-135 is truly an excellent lens. I just wish it weren't so darned big, but such it is for a fast zoom.. Godfrey On Mar 21, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've been wanting to try this lens wide open in outdoor lighting. I had a go at it last

Re: PESO: DA* 50-135/2.8 Wide Open

2008-03-21 Thread Axel Belinfante
I must say that compared to the FA*80-200 that I used to achieve same f.o.v. on film I find it rather small and light :-) sorry, couldn't resist. the 'bad' thing is that the f.o.v. of the FA*80-200 monster on digital opened a world I never really knew on film (other than via 2x converter) and I

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Redo

2008-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
No, the judges do not look at them if they don't receive 18 'yes' votes out of 60. If not, they are auto declined and if so, they are referred to the Pentax group for review. Jack --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting Bruce. I wonder if the Pentax judges even look at them if

Testing 1,2.....

2008-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
Sorry guys, I'm having problems posting and receiving with my Bluebottle account. Just wanted to see if this shows up. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/

Re: Testing 1,2.....

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
got it. C - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:58 PM Subject: Testing 1,2. Sorry guys, I'm having problems posting and receiving with my Bluebottle account. Just wanted to see if

Re: PESO - Smilin' on a Bike

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Frank: Fantastic shot!!! Not much more to say other than it's perfect. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:30 AM Subject: PESO - Smilin' on a Bike Sunny,

Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Cory Waters
It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had gotten too bad and we couldn't stand to see him get any worse. Brenda and I went together and stayed with him until the end. He was his same old goofy attention

Re: K10D white balance behavior

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Charles: Well, I just turned on my K10D I pressed the function button, went to white balance I didn't get the last image I shot, which, obviously means I couldn't run through WB options. So, I took a shot, pressed function button, went to white balance I did get the last image I shot to

Re: PESO - Smilin' on a Bike

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
That is superb, Frank. Missed it earlier. Love the framing. Paul -- Original message -- From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frank: Fantastic shot!!! Not much more to say other than it's perfect. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From:

Re: Testing 1,2.....

2008-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Well, I'm sorry to say it didn't show up. Brian Walters wrote: Sorry guys, I'm having problems posting and receiving with my Bluebottle account. Just wanted to see if this shows up. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia

Pentax SLR lineup

2008-03-21 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Folks, I use a K10D with satisfying results. Last week I learned for the first time about the K20D. Yeah, I've been out of things! But I'm really intrigued that I can't find any information on film SLRs on the Pentax web site, or at the major vendors. Has Pentax stopped making film SLRs? I

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm sorry to hear about your dog. I had to make a similar decision about my dog Elton 4 years ago. I still wonder if I was right decision. Cory Waters wrote: It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had

Re: DA* 50-135/2.8 Wide Open

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
I'm happy you're enjoying it. I'm so glad I bought it. I was telling Dave B. that I got a little better hand-holding it on the trip--must be all that great advice you gave me a while back. ;-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Sorry to hear of your loss. He looks like a very lovable dog. Paul -- Original message -- From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had

Re: Pentax SLR lineup

2008-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
Barry Rice wrote: Hey Folks, I use a K10D with satisfying results. Last week I learned for the first time about the K20D. Yeah, I've been out of things! But I'm really intrigued that I can't find any information on film SLRs on the Pentax web site, or at the major vendors. Has Pentax

Re: Pentax SLR lineup

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
No more film camerass from Pentax. However, plenty of used cameras are available at bargain prices. Wanna buy an LX? Paul -- Original message -- From: Barry Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Folks, I use a K10D with satisfying results. Last week I learned for the

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread wendy beard
Perfect as it is. Great shot! Wendy On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera sitting in the kitchen. Given the hat and overhead light source, I had to have another light source, so I used

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Wendy. Paul -- Original message -- From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perfect as it is. Great shot! Wendy On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grace wanted to show me her new beach wear. Luckily I had the camera

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Cory: Sorry to hear about Mulder. That's a very handsome photo of him. Christine - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:22 PM Subject: Mulder It's a sad day in our house. After more than a

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My condolences on your loss. Dogs is good people. Godfrey On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Cory Waters wrote: It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had gotten too bad and we couldn't stand to see him get any

BESO - Buddha

2008-03-21 Thread Tim Bray
B stands for Blog. If you visit Maui, don't miss the Honen mission in Lahaina: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/03/17/Honen -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

PESO: Rowan Oak

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: Any William Faulkner fans on the list? We drove down to Oxford, Mississippi to see Faulkner's Home, Rowan Oak some manuscript archives at the University of Mississippi, as well as stopping at the Center for Southern Culture, which is on campus as well. I highly recommend going

Re: BESO - Buddha

2008-03-21 Thread Ira H. Bryant IV
It looks like a wonderful place to visit. That shot with the Buddha statue is beautiful. Ira On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:06:17 -0700 Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: B stands for Blog. If you visit Maui, don't miss the Honen mission in Lahaina:

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Cory Waters wrote: It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had gotten too bad and we couldn't stand to see him get any worse. Brenda and I went together and stayed with him until the end. He was his

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/08, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a sad day in our house. After more than a year of dealing with cancer, we had our dog Mulder put to sleep today. His leg had gotten too bad and we couldn't stand to see him get any worse. Brenda and I went together and stayed with

PESO: Rebel Barn

2008-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: We're home. I just wanted to thank everyone for letting me have some Road Trip PESO fun for your kind comments. I'm a little proud of some of the shots I got--and the number of shots I botched blew is impressive as well! I don't think college towns should have packaged-liquor

Re: Mulder

2008-03-21 Thread Ken Waller
Sorry about your loss. I had to put down my dog Bear (a malamute) a few years ago. Hard to do but it had to be done. We couldn't have asked for a better dog. That's the way my family felt about Bear. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters

Re: Pentax SLR lineup

2008-03-21 Thread Ken Waller
Should you decide not to shoot that Velvia, lemme know. I've got a bunch around here - are you interested? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax SLR lineup Barry Rice wrote: Hey Folks, I use a

PESO -- East end of Double Beach

2008-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20doublebeach.html Equipment Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Bathing Beauty

2008-03-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
Please tell her I'm sorry about the bad spelling of her name. Can't promise it wount happen again ;-) MaritimTim 2008/3/21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks Tim. And Gracie thanks you as well. Paul -- Original message -- From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL

Re: BESO - Buddha

2008-03-21 Thread pnstenquist
Nice pics. An interesting subject. -- Original message -- From: Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] B stands for Blog. If you visit Maui, don't miss the Honen mission in Lahaina: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/03/17/Honen -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

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