PESO 2008 - 166 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A photo from early in 2005. I like its simple shapes and light. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/166-backdoor.jpg Back Door - Palo Alto 2005 Pentax *ist DS + Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 ISO 800 @ f/2.8 @ 1/30 sec enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 2, 2008, at 23:19 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can p

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Toine
Trial and error. Started the panning first and during panning pressed the shutter. If the exposure time is short or the panning slow it results in a "normal" blurred picture. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:19 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How much panning did you need to do. > > Tony

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:34 PM, Cotty wrote: Been there many times. If I'm working when a race is one, I record it at home and have to get through the entire day avoiding radio and TV news programs - but get this - I work for the company that produces the television coverage in the UK, and so the

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread Jens
Hello William Over here, it's about the same. A few companies are dominating the business. Still I think it's a free market. I can try to get a piece of the cake, if I want. I am current trying too start/run a business doing photography for planning purposes - www.planfoto.dk. I know thee'll be

Photoshp Elements (was: Portrait software)

2008-11-02 Thread Jens
Yes, a lot of this is true here too. In my opinion photographing scchool children for the grandparents is quite allright. Nothing wrong with that if they are happy and it pays the rent :-) Ananway. Somepeople say that Pahotoshop Elemants 4 is especially nice with pickture packages. Is this true

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
>>> http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg >>> Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 >> >> Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! > >Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNS

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 3/11/08, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: >It may be hard for you to comprehend, but not all of use a >mail reader that displays the subject line as something for >you to "click" on. Apologies. >I use mutt Apt ;-) > >Fortunately for me the only thing I saw was Felipe Massa's name;

Re: GESO: San Francisco

2008-11-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Seeing as how I go in to SF every week and have spent many weekends there, you have done a great job of capturing it. It was very enjoyable viewing. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, November 2, 2008, 7:42:48 PM, you wrote: AG> Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorr

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Sorry - forgot That includes a $100 B&H Gift Card. So you can spend another $100 there. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 2, 2008, at 19:54 , John Sessoms wrote: From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: >> Damn...

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
B&H Sunday evening. K20 D Body only - $899.95 Throw in the 18-55mm lens and call it a kit, $934.95 That's $50 less than it was Saturday evening. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 2, 2008, at 19:54 , John Sessoms wrote: From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 09:13:06PM +, Cotty wrote: > On 2/11/08, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Holy shit man, I've got it recorded. > >Hows about a spoiler alert eh?? > > You dummy!! > > And you clicked on the email despite the subject line It may be hard for you to

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Joseph McAllister wrote: I'm not sure it even goes as far as a high-end model that is admired. It's just the name-brand recognition. Well, yeah. But name-brand recognition is achieved *through* the high end models, because "all the pros" use them. Then you have the camera store sales droids

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: >> Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch >> on LCD. Make offer! > > Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become > obsolete. I'll give you t

DRAT!

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
Dropped my AF-540FGZ today. Smashed the red plastic cover over the sensors. Doesn't APPEAR to be any other damage. How well will it work without it? I intend to get it replaced, in fact, I'll call my repair guy Monday, but I want to do some function checks to see if there's any other damage,

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" Subject: RE: Portrait software > From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. >> The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number o

GESO: San Francisco

2008-11-02 Thread Amita Guha
Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I just got a new Wacom tablet and I used it and the trial version of Lightroom 2 (along with PS) to edit t

GESO: Our creepy block

2008-11-02 Thread Rick Womer
I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some ad

RE: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread JC OConnell
I would say that with the real estate and stock market And recession, Pentax lucked out in their decision to Stay on the budget end of the market. That's the only Thing that's gonna sell for a whileI know I wouldn't Plunk $3k for some 25MP FF at this time... JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread PN Stenquist
I agree. Canon just has brand equity and store placement. They're in the media and on the shelves. Pentax can't compete there, but Pentax can offer very good product at a good price and take a nice piece of the pie. You don't have to be a volume leader to be successful. Paul On Nov 2, 2008,

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
I'm not sure it even goes as far as a high-end model that is admired. It's just the name-brand recognition. My brother in law and my sister for example. They asked me to take them to a camera store and recommend a SLR to replace his old Nikon and three lenses, and get my sister a P&S. I wen

Re: Whirled...

2008-11-02 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent shot, Peter. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 10/27/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Whirled... > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:40 AM > Went to Yale's Bechtel Chapel for

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Ken Waller
Exactly. But you & I didn't have to open this thread upo. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Cory Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 4:00 PM Subject: Re: F1 season end... Holy shit man, I

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My early morning walks have been pulling me farther and farther into the night before dawn ... http://homepag

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Ken Waller
OUCH ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG My early morning walks have been pulling me farther and farther into the night before dawn ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/1

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread Ken Waller
Contact sheet II in CS2. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Portrait software On 1/11/08, Jens, discombobulated, unleashed: I really would like to have software, that can outomatically create a sheet /an

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
George Sinos wrote: Not responding to Mark - just tagging on here: I don't think 99% of non-pro or extemely enthusiastic amateur comera buyers have the slightest idea that there is more than one size of sensor. I don't think that the sensor size even crosses their mind. Just my opinion. You'

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread George Sinos
Not responding to Mark - just tagging on here: I don't think 99% of non-pro or extemely enthusiastic amateur comera buyers have the slightest idea that there is more than one size of sensor. I don't think that the sensor size even crosses their mind. Just my opinion. gs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The market is moving toward full-frame and Pentax has to sink or swim. Or continue to do a good job with affordable high resolution APS-C cameras. Perhaps. Time and market forces will determine what strategy is best. But gi

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread PN Stenquist
On Nov 2, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The market is moving toward full-frame and Pentax has to sink or swim. Or continue to do a good job with affordable high resolution APS-C cameras. Perhaps. Time and market forces will determine what strategy is best. But given the current e

Re: PESO - Digital Darkroom

2008-11-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello frank, Fun shot. He even has a 'digital' watch. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 31, 2008, 11:14:49 AM, you wrote: ft> Now they're portable: ft> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/10/digital-darkroom.html ft> Recently spotted at a local coffeehouse. ft> Comments welcome.

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Joseph Tainter wrote: Three of the current lenses--the 50 and 100 macros and the 200--are the same as the FA optical designs, or nearly so. I expect a small difference in refractive index would be enough to account for "or nearly so". I suspect that the information on this Chinese web site

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Sorry, that was: "Schumacher achieved his fifth consecutive and sixth world championship with his commanding run from Friday night. His U.S. Army dragster ran a time of 3.781 at 316.60." But you said "full bodied car", so I think you are correct. "Robert Hight then drove his Auto Club/Los

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Hamilton must have a lighter weight fluid in his inner ears that helps him react more quickly than us mere mortals. :-) Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 2, 2008, at 14:23 , Bob W wrote: I think drivers like Ayrton Senna, Schuhmacher and perhaps now Hamilton show that

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 2, 2008, at 14:00 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plenty of good straight line action out there. 309 mph in 1000 feet in a full bodied car is kind of cool. But it's more about technology than driving. Still fascinating. Yesterday that became 318.7mph in 1000 feet. But if you tried a 60

RE: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Bob W
I think drivers like Ayrton Senna, Schuhmacher and perhaps now Hamilton show that the driver still matters. Bob > > Plenty of good straight line action out there. 309 mph in > 1000 feet in a full bodied car is kind of cool. But it's more > about technology than driving. Still fascinating. > >

Re: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Stan Halpin
This shot is truly awesome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2952495171/in/ set-72157608004010384/ stan On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:02 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: Okay... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157608004010384/ Enjoy! Bong On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Christin

Re: Peso October mailbox.

2008-11-02 Thread Jack Davis
Good for a bit of a grin. Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Peso October mailbox. > To: "Pentax Discuss" , "Barbara Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 11:46 AM > http://photo.net/p

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread pnstenquist
Plenty of good straight line action out there. 309 mph in 1000 feet in a full bodied car is kind of cool. But it's more about technology than driving. Still fascinating. http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=172767#indextop -- Original message -- From: C

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread pnstenquist
Good racing, good show. And a good thing for F1. Paul -- Original message -- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 2/11/08, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap > >capture of the

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Jack Davis
Here as well. The K20D images have such depth, along with colors that would make one weep, I'm set for a long term relationship with my copy. Am using my K10D enough to keep it limbered up and content. Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 2, 2008, at 12:44 , John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you t

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
"Interesting idea that FA lenses could make a comeback. I assumed they disappeared because of the mandate for lead-free glass: Changing the glass formulations would change the refractive index index and render the old designs unusable." This is the excuse in some circles (Roland Mabo on dpreview)

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/11/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Don't watch F1. >> >>Straight line or nothin. > > This explains a lot!! Least i have nails to scratch my arse.:-) Dave > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > ||

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
How much panning did you need to do. Tony Sweet talked about this at GFM, inbetween selling lens babies.:-) Dave On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a > keeper while chimping so I tried some vert

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread John Celio
Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) Supposedly the price of the K20D drop

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >Don't watch F1. > >Straight line or nothin. This explains a lot!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

RE: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Bob W
> > > >Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap > >capture of the world F1 championship! > > > >And of course to Philipe Massa on his great season and final > race win. > > > >And to the team at Scuderia Ferrari for another stellar year of race > >car engineering and op

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
Don't watch F1. Straight line or nothin. Dave On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/11/08, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Holy shit man, I've got it recorded. >>Hows about a spoiler alert eh?? > > You dummy!! > > And you clicked on the email de

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/08, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Holy shit man, I've got it recorded. >Hows about a spoiler alert eh?? You dummy!! And you clicked on the email despite the subject line -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.co

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/08, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap >capture of the world F1 championship! > >And of course to Philipe Massa on his great season and final race win. > >And to the team at Scuderia Ferrari for another stell

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Sorry, Cory. Still worth watching. Rain Dry rain On Nov 2, 2008, at 13:00 , Cory Waters wrote: Holy shit man, I've got it recorded. Hows about a spoiler alert eh?? Grumble... Joseph McAllister wrote: Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap capture of the wor

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 2, 2008, at 12:44 , John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you t

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Nov 2, 2008, at 12:37 , John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested i

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Cory Waters
Holy shit man, I've got it recorded. Hows about a spoiler alert eh?? Grumble... Joseph McAllister wrote: Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap capture of the world F1 championship! And of course to Philipe Massa on his great season and final race win. And to

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread pnstenquist
As always, I'll sell my second body, the K10D, and keep my K20D -- with 17,000 exposures. And no scratces:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Joseph McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch > on LC

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: >> Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch >> on LCD. Make offer! > > Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become > obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. > > John ;) > (would, act

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread pnstenquist
-- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'll be content to shoot with my K20D for a while and wait until the > truth outs itself! > Agreed. The K20D is working well for everything I do. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread John Celio
Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) -- http://www.neovenator.com http://

Re: Fine Wines & Spirits

2008-11-02 Thread John Francis
And, rather more significantly, vice versa. On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 08:20:19AM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: > The first shot, and the two statue shots are my fav's. > > Looks like that camera is doing you well. > > Dave > > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

F1 season end...

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap capture of the world F1 championship! And of course to Philipe Massa on his great season and final race win. And to the team at Scuderia Ferrari for another stellar year of race car engineering and operations. Joseph McAl

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! On Nov 2, 2008, at 08:09 , PN Stenquist wrote: I think you're right and that it would more likely be the Canon crop rather than a 16:9 frame. In every other way the camera that's described in D prev

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
As do I. Giving me ideas the next time I'm out in dim light. Thanks for showing it! On Nov 2, 2008, at 08:11 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Me too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: I rather like the sequence. Tonie wrote: I spotted a si

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
I like the middle one. Like a painting Dave On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a > keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: > > http://www.repiuk.nl/peso > > > Toine >

Peso October mailbox.

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8150019 I pass this every day. Not sure why, but i like this one. K10D, 50-200, minor LR crop. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:16 PM, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Find me some rumors that are actually believable, please. I'v been told wrestling is fake. Dave > > John > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: I think you're right and that it would more likely be the Canon crop rather than a 16:9 frame. In every other way the camera that's described in D preview would be a significant upgrade. I'm sure the DA and DA* lenses would cover that image area, and the high frame rate at 6

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Toine
Actually nr 3 is/was the non keeper. Uploaded it for fun as a reference non blurred version. Never thought of it as a sequence. Thanks! On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:00 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I rather like the sequence. > > Tonie wrote: >> >> I spotted a single green tree in a fo

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread P. J. Alling
All good points. On the other hand, conditions change and not a single corporate announcement is ever set in stone. John Celio wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forums=1036&message=29884084 There's really no reason to believe any of it. It came from a Chinese fansite, as far

Re: Tilt adapter for Pentacon Six lenses... has arrived! :D

2008-11-02 Thread .timber>>code
Scott Loveless írta: On 10/31/08, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I guess I am supposed to hate you know, Timber ;-). These shots are mighty cool and I long for some tilt-shift lenses... Well, at least it is worth knowing that it can be done in Pentax world. Large Format! It

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread John Celio
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forums=1036&message=29884084 There's really no reason to believe any of it. It came from a Chinese fansite, as far as I can tell, which means just another rumor mill, like DPReview's forums. There is also a more direct translation posted further dow

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bong! Well done PP. As I've seen in the past, that lens is an especially fine performer at the wide end. Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PESO: just a building... > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" Subject: RE: Portrait software From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marke

Re: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Bong Manayon
Okay... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/sets/72157608004010384/ Enjoy! Bong On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bong: That's really nice: crisp, great window pattern composition. P.S. > I'd love to see those sunsets! :-) Cheers, Christine

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Bong Manayon
Oooh...thanks! Bong On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bong Manayon wrote: >> >> Sticking my head out of my lurking cave, been stuck with commercial >> projects but has managed to sneak out for sunsets (October was the >> best month for sunsets in the Phili

RE: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source of income. If I could fill my order book, I co

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Bong Manayon
Sure... FA 80-320mm4.5-5.6 80.0mm 1/250sec F4.5 TAv Center-weighted AWB ISO 280 ... K10D Original was in RAW, tweaked the contrast to get the reflection of the blue skies blue and cropped out about 20% which was the annex of the building that was somehow angled differently giving a different shad

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread PN Stenquist
I think you're right and that it would more likely be the Canon crop rather than a 16:9 frame. In every other way the camera that's described in D preview would be a significant upgrade. I'm sure the DA and DA* lenses would cover that image area, and the high frame rate at 6 megapixels woul

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Me too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I rather like the sequence. > > Tonie wrote: >> >> I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a >> keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: >>

Re: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I rather like the sequence. Tonie wrote: I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Finally some Pentax content. That said I really hope it's the Canon 1.3x crop format, and not a real APS-H format. Just because Canon calls their 1.3x crop cameras APS-H doesn't make it so. Canon 1.3x crop sensor ~ 3:2 aspect ratio ~ (27mm x 18mm) APS-H = 16:9 = 30.2mm x 16.7mm. If we let

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Bong Manayon wrote: Sticking my head out of my lurking cave, been stuck with commercial projects but has managed to sneak out for sunsets (October was the best month for sunsets in the Philippines). Here's an oddity which I really enjoyed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2994473736/

RE: PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Bob W
that's very effective. Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Toine > Sent: 02 November 2008 15:50 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: PESO: a forest > > I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't > look like a keeper whil

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Jack Davis
Bong, If not to much trouble, I'd appreciate your posting the EXIF data for this shot. If a "zoom" lens, please include the zoom setting. Thanks, Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PESO: just a building... > T

Re: Re: RE: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello again I should also mention, that I found software, that can make templates for printing and publishing images in a package. It's called PrintSix. It's not very expensive (60-160 USD) and comes in different versions. http://www.sixdigitalphotos.com/template

PESO: a forest

2008-11-02 Thread Toine
I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/08, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forums=1036&message=29884084 > >J Thibs must be on a day off today ;) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG

2008-11-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My early morning walks have been pulling me farther and farther into the night before dawn ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: PESO: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I guess that goo just gets on everything... PN Stenquist wrote: A nice composition with goo tonality. Paul On Nov 2, 2008, at 2:15 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: Sticking my head out of my lurking cave, been stuck with commercial projects but has managed to sneak out for sunsets (October was the best

Re: RE: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Jens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks again, John, Cotty and others. I played around with the Pickture Package thing in Photoshop CS (7) and found out: 1. I can make a Picture Pacage from all images in an image folder automatically. 2. I can change/customize the layout I wnat to use (combinati

Re: K30D

2008-11-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: K30D http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forums=1036&message=29884084 And so it begins... William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

K30D

2008-11-02 Thread Jack Davis
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Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 2, 2008, at 2:41 AM, Bob W wrote: Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. you want me to dress up as Olive Oyl, chain others to a rock, flog them with wet spinach then coat their bits with wildflower honey and Greek yoghourt? Are you sure? "What have you done with

Re: GESO: Grace does Velma, a Halloween Gallery

2008-11-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The fact that you feel "we have to be careful" when making perfectly innocuous and charming photographs of children really makes me sad and horrified at the world we live in today. G On Nov 2, 2008, at 4:30 AM, PN Stenquist wrote: Yep. One has to be careful. I shoot only the trick-or-treati

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jens" Subject: RE: Portrait software PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source

Re: just a building...

2008-11-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Bong: That's really nice: crisp, great window pattern composition. P.S. I'd love to see those sunsets! :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bong Manayon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 1:15 AM Subject: PESO: just a buil

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 7:53 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The File>Automate>Picture Package is also vary elastic, and can be told to > do many wonderful things, including partake in actions. I still seem to have problems with the picture package software, espesially the two 5x7

Re: Fine Wines & Spirits

2008-11-02 Thread David J Brooks
The first shot, and the two statue shots are my fav's. Looks like that camera is doing you well. Dave On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't usually care much for photos that rely on signs and writing to make > their point - with the obvious exception of Ann'

Re: Portrait software

2008-11-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/11/08, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hmm, that sounds odd. Once you've finished you picture package, why not >just resize it to fit the paper size using Image Size? or even better, adjust sizes right on the picture package window, as you (and I) have just discovered ;-) -- Cheers,

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