OT - Why the LHC broke.

2008-10-04 Thread Anthony Farr
http://www.livecam-teilchenbeschleuniger.sflx.de/ Use the control panel buttons from 1 to 4. Regards, Anthony -- 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

Re: First sale or something rather different???

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: I looked today and saw the meager $14.24 there instead of three digit figure. Can I just get this right - you post your shot with a stock agency and they sell it for nearly 500 USD and you get only 15 bucks?? -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 2/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: A few pieces of machinery that I dug out of camera purgatory. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/6x7stuff/fleet67.html Pentax K20D, A100/2.8 Macro, f18, 1/125 second. You'll need more paper towel when you see how much it has depreciated. --

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/10/08, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: In the dark of early Thursday morning this week, my auto was broken into and some of my most treasured lenses were stolen Joseph - my deepest sympathy for your loss. That's a terrible thing - you must be devastated. I was going to make a

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Derby Chang
That's awful, Joe. Hopefully the thieves are dumb enough to try and sell them and will get caught...you've got some exotic gear there. D Joseph McAllister wrote: In the dark of early Thursday morning this week, my auto was broken into and some of my most treasured lenses were stolen, along

Re: PESO Garden Meditation

2008-10-04 Thread Derby Chang
Christine Aguila wrote: In the same garden as the Santa picture :-). In the spirit of full disclosure, I did clone out street images at the top of the frame, buildings and such. The black is a hedge; I just made the hedge taller. The street stuff was so distracting, so I got rid of it.

Re: PESO - It's Mommy!

2008-10-04 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: Several weeks ago Judy (the GF) and I were asked to shoot something called the Green Culture Festival. Of course it was for free, but we had fun anyway and shot lots of piccies. Part of the festival was a fashion show of environmentally friendly clothes - made of hemp,

Re: First sale or something rather different???

2008-10-04 Thread Boris Liberman
No! At first they report that I get $500 and then they report that I get $15. I will probably give them a phone call on Monday. It is all very strange. Boris Cotty wrote: On 4/10/08, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: I looked today and saw the meager $14.24 there instead of

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: PESO: Eye Candy Bill, may i call you Bill, its hard to see all you have there, but is the 300 in there. Not that i need it, just want it.:-) It's the one

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 4, 2008, at 2:28 AM, Cotty wrote: In the dark of early Thursday morning this week, my auto was broken into and some of my most treasured lenses were stolen Joseph - my deepest sympathy for your loss. That's a terrible thing - you must be devastated. I was going to make a joke to cheer

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread mike wilson
I've posted the list on another board that I frequent which has a large membership from the Pacific Northwet, including many Seattleites. I included your Pentaxian email as a contact. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO: Jellyfish

2008-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent! Is this a straight, unmodified, daylight shot? If not, how did you do it? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 10/3/08, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An abstract of sorts: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7944751 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Elements 6 Strangeness

2008-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
I'd very much appreciate help with a PSE6 eyedropper problem. This AM I isolated a blank sky area, applied the eyedropper, got the marching ants around it and pumped the blue a bit. After printing, I noticed a faint ghost like grid over the intire sky. Examined the screen image and, also, found

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fingerprints I found and forced the cops to run resulted in an arrest and conviction about 8 months later. Guy only got 18 months, time off for good behavior. Usually the cops are not excited about the process of actually trying to find these guys.

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO: Eye Candy You'll need more paper towel when you see how much it has depreciated. Oh Man!! I can't believe how little some of this stuff is worth now. Fortunately, my 6x7 really earned it's keep. It did several hundred

The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Man-fined-for-taking-photo.4558618.jp -- 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: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 11:16 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: PESO: Eye Candy You'll need more paper towel when you see how much it has depreciated. Oh Man!! I can't believe how little some of this stuff is worth now.

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Out of curiosity, what are LX's, black Mx's and black ME Supers worth these days? I really should let some of this stuff go to people who will use them. William Robb Looking at KEH's asking prices ... LX $450 - $250 (depending on condition) MX - no black

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Which is what I paid for my then Mint LX, very lightly scratched, (bottom plate), MX and more or less brand new ME, (with 40mm f2.8), about 8 years ago. I'd say they've held their value, (or would have if I hadn't seriously scratched the LX), well compared to most 35mm cameras over that

RE: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Man-fined-for-taking-photo.4558618.jp Just goes to show that official (and officious) stupidity is not confined to the U.S. I don't suppose the police also arrested the woman and her friends for public

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
It seems that chivalry is not dead in the Scottish court system, even if common sense and respect for photographers rights are... John Sessoms wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Man-fined-for-taking-photo.4558618.jp Just goes to show

Re: OT - Why the LHC broke.

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Well that was briefly amusing. Anthony Farr wrote: http://www.livecam-teilchenbeschleuniger.sflx.de/ Use the control panel buttons from 1 to 4. Regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread ann sanfedele
he got what he deserved, IMHO ann William Robb wrote: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Man-fined-for-taking-photo.4558618.jp -- 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: PESO: Jellyfish

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Very nice, on another note, does anyone else wish there was a peanut butter fish when looking at this, or is it just me... Daniel J. Matyola wrote: An abstract of sorts: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7944751 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The postman was being exceptionally unchivalrous. Is that an offense in the UK? Most of us here in the NY-NJ area are pretty darn unchivalrous. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 11:46 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
What he deserved and what is legal are two different things. What ever happened to the doctrine that if you're doing something stupid in public you have no expectation of privacy. ann sanfedele wrote: he got what he deserved, IMHO ann William Robb wrote:

AF why

2008-10-04 Thread Tim Bray
It dawned on me that of all the buttons on the back of the K20, the one I've never ever hit is AF. Its effect seems identical to squeezing the shutter a bit. So I went and looked around in the manual; it entirely escapes me why this button exists and what you'd use it for. So obviously I'm

Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread Bill Owens
My computer has suddenly come up with a weird quirk. Whenever I open a program, or try to follow a link, I get a dialog box saying Windows Installer and inside the dialog box I see preparing to install. Aftrer an intermible dealy, what ever I've tried to enter finally opens. Any suggestions?

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
On my K10D I have the AF button set so that it switches to the center AF spot. Since I often take the AF spot wandering about the frame, I find this very useful. I suspect the K20D can be set similarly. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It dawned on me that of all the buttons on the back of the K20, the one I've never ever hit is AF. Its effect seems identical to squeezing the shutter a bit. So I went and looked around in the manual; it entirely escapes me

Re: PESO: Jellyfish

2008-10-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It's not exactly a daylight shot. It was taken in the Maui Ocean Center, The Aqaurium of Hawai'i. The Sea Jelly Gallery is in a darkened room. It is a stunning floor-to-ceiling cylinder, lit with blue light. It is the aquarium's most soothing exhibit, and one I always find hypnotic. You can

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 06:13:02PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 17:15 , Paul Stenquist commiserated: Joe, My condolences. I will watch for these items.. I hope your homeowner's insurance will cover your loss. Paul It will cover it (after $500 deductible) but it

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 12:56 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Out of curiosity, what are LX's, black Mx's and black ME Supers worth these days? I really should let some of this stuff go to people who will use them. William Robb Looking at

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread John Celio
It dawned on me that of all the buttons on the back of the K20, the one I've never ever hit is AF. Its effect seems identical to squeezing the shutter a bit. So I went and looked around in the manual; it entirely escapes me why this button exists and what you'd use it for. So obviously I'm

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Buy or borrow a large caliber pistol or rifle, place your PC at an appropriate distance, aim and fire as necessary. For extra credit make a video and post it on You-Tube. Oh you're looking for advice on fixing the computer, it might help to know the version of Windows you're using, or not...

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: ann sanfedele Subject: Re: The beginning of the end for street photography? he got what he deserved, IMHO Would you feel the same way if it was a mid 20s male comiing out of a pub after watching a soccer match who was being the spectacle? It has the

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: Stolen Equipment That's rubbish. There's absolutely nothing that says you have to buy *anything* with the insurance money, let alone next-to-identical items. The only possible reason for receipts would be as proof of market

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Windows question My computer has suddenly come up with a weird quirk. Whenever I open a program, or try to follow a link, I get a dialog box saying Windows Installer and inside the dialog box I see preparing to install. Aftrer an

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread Bill Owens
Yes on the updates. IFRC this problem started about the same time I opdated to XP service pak 3 Bill On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Windows question My computer has suddenly come up with a weird

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: Windows question Yes on the updates. IFRC this problem started about the same time I opdated to XP service pak 3 Gotta love it when the update causes the problem it is supposed to solve. Perhaps run a system restore to see if you

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread Bill Owens
Tried the system restore. Didn't help. since the largest caliber pistol I have is a 9mm, how about using my 45-70 rifle. Bill On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: Windows question Yes on the

Re: PESO: Jellyfish

2008-10-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, It is an exceptional photograph and very Zen like. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not exactly a daylight shot. It was taken in the Maui Ocean Center, The Aqaurium of Hawai'i. The Sea Jelly Gallery is in a darkened room.

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread Rebekah
I'm not going to claim any special knowledge, but my *istD has the same button and I was recently given my first AF lenspressing on the button allows me to autofocus without having my finger near the shutter button. My husband finds it useful, since his thumb rests there, but it's a bit of a

K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: I got my K20D on Wednesday, and I noticed there is a firmware update: noise reducer for the 2 second timer. I can't figure out how to check to see what firmware version the camera came with. Isn't there a way I can get the camera to tell me that? Should I just assume it's

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christine Aguila Subject: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview Hi Everyone: I got my K20D on Wednesday, and I noticed there is a firmware update: noise reducer for the 2 second timer. I can't figure out how to check to see what firmware version

PESO: When you've gotta go...

2008-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
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Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Just hold down the menu button while turning on the camera to see what firmware you have. The upgrade fixes a problem that caused noise when shooting with the 2-second timer delay. Paul On Oct 4, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I got my K20D on Wednesday, and I noticed

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's entirely possible that the button has awesome, photo-changing features (such as ugly face fixer, suspicion reducer, or perhaps even clothes remover), but I too have never used it. There are those over on that forum, who

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. The bass is well lit while the performer is somewhat in shadow. It creates a unique perspective. I like it. Paul On Oct 4, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I got my K20D on Wednesday, and I noticed there is a firmware update: noise reducer for the 2 second

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go...

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
Thats one big bladder on the pig.:-) Dave On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7952111size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
Humm Bill my computer just recently wanted to upgrade to SP 3 and i let it, and it seems to have solved my start up problems i had previous. System seems to run a bit faster to., Dave On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From:

OT - What's the opposite of a woe?

2008-10-04 Thread AlunFoto
If you stayed with the GFM Sold thread to the bitter end, you may have learned some interesting stuff about vegetarians, and that I was grumpy about having screwed up my computer by failing to upgrade the BIOS. Well, this story has a good ending. The computer is back, with the same RAID, on the

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Paul William. Much appreciated. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:05 PM Subject: Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview Just hold down the

what happens when memory card fills up

2008-10-04 Thread JC OConnell
I am curious, what do the pentax DSLRS do when the memory Card is full? Shutter locks up? I have used mine for nearly Two years but haven't filled a card to the max yet so I am Just wondering JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview Nice shot. The bass is well lit while the

Re: OT - What's the opposite of a woe?

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
All Greek to me, :-), but good to hear everything is ok. Dave On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:14 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you stayed with the GFM Sold thread to the bitter end, you may have learned some interesting stuff about vegetarians, and that I was grumpy about having screwed

Re: Elements 6 Strangeness

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: This AM I isolated a blank sky area, applied the eyedropper, got the marching ants around it and pumped the blue a bit. After printing, I noticed a faint ghost like grid over the intire sky. Examined the screen image and, also, found it there.

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
Nice test shot.:-) Noise look fine and conversion is good. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Dave. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:17 PM Subject: Re: K20D Enablement! Firmware Question Preview Nice test shot.:-) Noise look fine and

Re: When you've gotta go...

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
That's a funny shot, Paul. :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: PESO: When you've gotta go...

Re: PESO Garden Meditation

2008-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Derby. I'm gonna try and calm them down a bit. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nice. Cloning is pretty legit here..puts her in a world of her own. Don't take out all of the bokeh spots, though. It adds to the atmosphere D

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
As i always say, don't use flash in drunken street photos. This is were the K20D and D700 come in handy. Dave On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:01 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh Man!! I can't believe how little some of this stuff is worth now. Fortunately, my 6x7 really earned it's keep. It did several hundred weddings, probably a thousand portrait shoots, and more vacation snaps than I care to count. Through it

Re: PESO: Eye Candy

2008-10-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I were you I'd keep the body and one favourite lens, if only for something to grip with much nostalgia when you eventually succumb to long periods sitting and dribbling. Reminds me of Saturday night at GFM Dave -- Cheers,

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: As an example, the A*85/1.5 A new lens to hunt for! Oh man, I thought I was over this kinda thing at my age !!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Man-fined-for-taking-photo. 4558618.jp He was charged with, and found guilty of, a Breach of the Peace. Nothing whatsoever to do with photographing a vomiting woman, except that the initial act

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: Tried the system restore. Didn't help. since the largest caliber pistol I have is a 9mm, how about using my 45-70 rifle. On Peter. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: what happens when memory card fills up

2008-10-04 Thread John Celio
I am curious, what do the pentax DSLRS do when the memory Card is full? Shutter locks up? I have used mine for nearly Two years but haven't filled a card to the max yet so I am Just wondering It explodes. After all, the card is only wafer thin. John (it says memory card full or something

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually the newspaper account seemed to indicate that her friends assaulted the photographer and indulged in false imprisonment. I'd expect the police to arrest them not the other way around. Cotty wrote: On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: Windows question

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Now wait a minute, I only suggested a simple stress relieving activity, and yes the 45-70 would probably result in computer parts flying quiet satisfyingly. Cotty wrote: On 4/10/08, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: Tried the system restore. Didn't help. since the largest caliber

Re: Elements 6 Strangeness

2008-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
Cotty, I'm drawing in air preparing to bust into laughter. Please give me the punch line before I rupture something. ]-))) Jack --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Elements 6 Strangeness To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date:

Fw: Elements 6 Strangeness Went Away

2008-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
Before you folks spend any more time on this, I'll let you know that the strangeness has abated. Think I know why, but not sure and don't really care. Thanks, Jack --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Elements 6 Strangeness

Re: Elements 6 Strangeness

2008-10-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/10/08, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, I'm drawing in air preparing to bust into laughter. Please give me the punch line before I rupture something. ]-))) Er, if the safety's off, that falling sky is gonna hurt? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go...

2008-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
Yummy looking water. :P Looks to me like she is finished going(?) Jack --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: When you've gotta go... To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 2:04

Re: Elements 6 Strangeness

2008-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
Humm...Actually, now that I re-read my orig. post, it was the Magic Wand I was using, not the Eyedropper. Are we all safe now? The bailout will be a swell sky prop. Jack --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Elements 6 Strangeness

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go...

2008-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Look again. Paul On Oct 4, 2008, at 5:51 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yummy looking water. :P Looks to me like she is finished going(?) Jack --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: When you've gotta go... To:

Re: OT - What's the opposite of a woe?

2008-10-04 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto wrote: If you stayed with the GFM Sold thread to the bitter end, you may have learned some interesting stuff about vegetarians, and that I was grumpy about having screwed up my computer by failing to upgrade the BIOS. Well, this story has a good ending. The computer is back, with the

Re: PESO: Jellyfish

2008-10-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks to all for the kind comments. Dan M On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan, It is an exceptional photograph and very Zen like. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not exactly a daylight

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread ann sanfedele
Bill - Why would that make a difference? I find myself unable to stomach most photography that belittles and humiliates people who may or may not be doing it to themselves... I'm not sure the guy should have been put stir, but should certainly have at least offered the offended drunk an

RE: OT - Why the LHC broke.

2008-10-04 Thread Anthony Farr
It's a very small joke. In fact it's a Mini joke that could tickle the funny bone of Mini fanciers on the list. My first car over 30 years ago was a mini, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for the marque, even if today's Minis are totally new cars made by a German corporation. Regards,

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
Thank you, William A., John Francis, Mike Wilson, John Sessoms, P.J., Boris, Cotty, Derby, Godfrey, Doug, Bob Sullivan, Christine, and anyone I missed for your thoughts re: my pain and anger at my stupidity in the loss of most of my best (older) gear. I can live without the 67 and it's

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 4, 2008, at 14:47 , Cotty stated in jest: On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: As an example, the A*85/1.5 A new lens to hunt for! Oh man, I thought I was over this kinda thing at my age !!! Cruel jibe against a fat fingered friend. And don't make nothing of

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Bong Manayon
Sorry about your loss. Been there too more than once... :-| On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the dark of early Thursday morning this week, my auto was broken into and some of my most treasured lenses were stolen, along with many difficult to

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread George Sinos
The AF button can be put to use in different ways. 1) On the K20D it can be useful if you're in the Live View Mode. Pressing the AF button pops the mirror back down, focuses the lens, then reverts to mirror up so you're back in live view. Touching the shutter button actually takes a photo. I

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go... The REAL question...

2008-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
... is what were you doing in a place that even offered a =chance= to photograph a pig about to take a dump??? Not one of your weekend wedding gigs, I trust... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread George Sinos
Another option is to set the autofocus mode to continuous and set the AF button to cancel AF. This will give you a way to lock in a specific autofocus while in the AF.C mode. Seems counter intuitive, but it could be useful in some cases. GS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: AF why

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tim Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] It dawned on me that of all the buttons on the back of the K20, the one I've never ever hit is AF. Its effect seems identical to squeezing the shutter a bit. So I went and looked around in the manual; it entirely escapes me why this button exists and what you'd

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go... The REAL question...

2008-10-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 4, 2008, at 19:16 , Rick Womer wrote: ... is what were you doing in a place that even offered a =chance= to photograph a pig about to take a dump??? Not one of your weekend wedding gigs, I trust... Actually, I believe the camera angle was not properly planned, so the object

RE: what happens when memory card fills up

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am curious, what do the pentax DSLRS do when the memory Card is full? Shutter locks up? I have used mine for nearly Two years but haven't filled a card to the max yet so I am Just wondering JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's been a while, but IIRC,

RE: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Anthony Farr
-Original Message- Anyone know of a national registry that will list such things? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian IIRC, phot.net has a stolen goods register. Yep, it's here: http://photo.net/registry/ Whether or not used equipment buyers bother to check their purchases against

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually the newspaper account seemed to indicate that her friends assaulted the photographer and indulged in false imprisonment. I'd expect the police to arrest them not the other way around. Yeah, that was my take on it too. I could see if they police

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Anthony Farr
Oh, did anyone mention to watch eBay: http://digg.com/tech_news/Man_buys_his_own_stolen_camera_on_eBay. regards, Anthony 2008/10/5 Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -Original Message- Anyone know of a national registry that will list such things? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian

Re: PESO: When you've gotta go... The REAL question...

2008-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
The pig is peeing, not taking a dump. The stream is clearly visible on my monitor. But if you missed it, you didn't miss much:-). Paul On Oct 4, 2008, at 10:31 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Oct 4, 2008, at 19:16 , Rick Womer wrote: ... is what were you doing in a place that even offered

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Seems that the digg.com page referenced isn't there... Anthony Farr wrote: Oh, did anyone mention to watch eBay: http://digg.com/tech_news/Man_buys_his_own_stolen_camera_on_eBay. regards, Anthony 2008/10/5 Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -Original Message- Anyone know of a

RE: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread Anthony Farr
The paragraph on dig is all you'll get, unfortunately. The link just gets to Reuter's front page; old stories have fallen into the internet abyss. Regards, Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Seems that the

Re: Stolen Equipment

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: Stolen Equipment On Oct 4, 2008, at 14:47 , Cotty stated in jest: On 4/10/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: As an example, the A*85/1.5 A new lens to hunt for! Oh man, I thought I was over this kinda

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: ann sanfedele Subject: Re: The beginning of the end for street photography? Bill - Why would that make a difference? I find myself unable to stomach most photography that belittles and humiliates people who may or may not be doing it to themselves...

Re: The beginning of the end for street photography?

2008-10-04 Thread David Savage
I used the D700's high ISO last night/this morning for just that purpose :-) Cheers, Dave 2008/10/5 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As i always say, don't use flash in drunken street photos. This is were the K20D and D700 come in handy. Dave On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:01 PM, John Sessoms