Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Thanks, now I'm in Lisbon (Portugal) but my home country is Slovakia :) I'm on a small half a year trip... On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:08 AM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome Paul, or Pavol! Where do you hail from? Walt Winter Springs, FL On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Merlin

RE: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
Camelot on the Planet Gallifrey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walter Hamler Sent: 26 November 2008 02:09 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: # of PDML Subscribers? Welcome Paul, or Pavol! Where do you hail from? Walt

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Sandy Harris
Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Groovy! I guess we have somewhere between 42 and 500 plus or minus Cotty we count P.J. thrice, but ... Isn't it trivially easy for the list admin to just ask the software how many subscribers? I completely fail to understand why anyone cares about

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Funny you should mention wholike... It's really where I got part of the nickname I think you need a doctor. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:28 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Merlin Who Subject: Re: # of PDML Subscribers? You might want to change that

RE: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
Okay. But my real point was that none of the photo sites are perfect. [...] i just didn't like the recommendation that PDML members refrain from posting on photo.net. I've been there for a long time, and I intend to stay there. Paul I wasn't complaining about advertising as such,

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Unfortunately (or thank God) the era of Doctor Who is back ;-) Exterminate! Exterminate! :) But I will keep my comments like that to myself for a while... Not to be disruptive and all (at least as a newbie)... Merlin On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
You may survive, but I have doubts about your sanity. Merlin Who wrote: And speaking of lurkers :) I'm the new lurker here, just learning a little more about all of you... I decided now is a good time to start my active participation in mailing list. I hope I will survive it :) Merlin PS: my

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Well Arthur Dent isn't exactly guy I like, but Marvin is a really likeable thing :) On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:33 AM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the fish. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
I hope quite well but I have yet to prove myself... And I'm really glad I started my active life in PDML... On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 5:01 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pavol: Welcome to the list. How good are you at puns? ;-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know why I get to be counted three times, when there are listers who can actually have violent disagreements with them selves... Christine Aguila wrote: Groovy! I guess we have somewhere between 42 and 500 plus or minus Cotty we count P.J. thrice, but we have to keep in mind that

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Something like that, you almost got it... On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Camelot on the Planet Gallifrey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walter Hamler Sent: 26 November 2008 02:09 To: Pentax-Discuss

RE: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Marc Langille
I do enjoy reading (most of) the posts though... 8-) Cheers, Marc (aka the uni-poster) _ Marc Langille http://www.marclangille.com Original Message Subject: Re: # of PDML Subscribers? From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, November 26,

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bob W. You need a cause or something to crusade for...maybe global warming? This problem with Photo.net advertising seems to petty to merit your attention. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:47 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay. But my real point was that none of the photo sites

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread David Savage
2008/11/26 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Scott Loveless wrote: On 11/25/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 96? 98. PJ counts as 3. Fitting then... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
As you pointed out previously, photo.net members see a lot less advertising. So that's obviously a critical difference in perception. I'm hanging around on photo.net, but I'm also turning more to my own sites to market my photography. I have a virtual tour site up and running, although

Re: Pentax Quality Control Strikes Again

2008-11-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Rick Womer wrote: Not just a chance other brands do, a near-certainty. A few months ago I looked through the Canon 1D/DS/5D forum on dpreview. In an informal survey on one thread, more than a quarter of the 60-odd (IIRC) respondents had 1D-family cameras that were either broken or had had

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin wrote: Don't worry about William's cryptic comment - cryptic is his style. You're being generous with crypric here, Stan! (And probably with style, too!) ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread David Savage
Before the recent Photo.net site redesign I would have agreed with all of what you just said, but since they implemented banner advertising on every bloody page it crawls in comparison to the old layout. I used to love browsing photo.net, but not any more. I used to hate Flickr, but once you

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread David Savage
2008/11/26 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Scott Loveless wrote: On 11/25/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 96? 98. PJ counts as 3. Now 98 isn't even remotely sexy... (Lets try this again) Fitting then... :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob Sullivan wrote: You need a cause or something to crusade for...maybe global warming? This problem with Photo.net advertising seems to petty to merit your attention. Maybe Bob W and I could start a crusade to rid the world of those pinheaded little know-it-alls developing web pages out

Re: Name that bird

2008-11-26 Thread Steve Desjardins
It's like I've intruded on an intimate moment. P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/26/2008 2:29 AM http://home.uninet.ee/~margus02/peso/chinon_set.jpg That's quite possibly the ugliest camera and lens combinations I've ever seen... Margus wrote: Hi there, I do collect old cameras. Can't

Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Actually I am somewhat saddened. Here is a bit of a rant. After 1.5 or so years without sensor cleaning I finally made my way to the largest and most official (actually the only truly official) Pentax service in Ramat Gan (a city bordering Tel Aviv). The good news is that they did very good

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread David J Brooks
Welcome aboard. Some pretty smart people here to learn from, but then there are folk like me:-) We get serious most of the time, but sometimes we like to have a laugh, usually at Cotty's, Frank;'s or my expense.:-) Dave Dave On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:53 AM, Merlin Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Pentax Quality Control Strikes Again

2008-11-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Not just a chance other brands do, a near-certainty. A few months ago I looked through the Canon 1D/DS/5D forum on dpreview. In an informal survey on one thread, more than a quarter of the 60-odd (IIRC)

PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it in PS I'd have used plenty of noise reduction which would have helped a lot, but you can only

Re: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Mmmm, somehow related to this, I visited the 'usual' photo stores in the center of Barcelona this weekend and, in the 3 ones that used to carry Pentax: - One only had a K10D at a discount price. - Other only had a K20D and a 100D super, and a DL ans DS in the 'outlet area' at too high prices.

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/26/2008 8:17:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 26, 2008, at 10:16, frank theriault wrote: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it in PS I'd have used plenty of noise

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 26, 2008, at 10:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/26/2008 8:17:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread John Graves
Frank, I think I see the line, but it is in the fellows hair, not in her eye. It almost looks like either a row of pixels got dropped or maybe misalaigned. John Graves WA1JG frank theriault wrote: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately.

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread John Graves
Marnie, Is this the end of self-censorship? John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com.

Re: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hmmm. If these prices convert favorably to USD or even NIS (New Israeli Shekel), I may be buying a camera for my daughter really soon. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -The third one (and the one that has more Pentax gear, better prices and seem to sell

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 11:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: == Captures the mood, but pretty noisy. I suspect those are due to high ISO. Marnie aka Doe :-) I tend to keep my ISO set at 200, most of the time. It covers most bases. Hey, Marnie, Thanks for the comment. You likely

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
It's a gorgeous shot in spite of the noise. Grain and noise don't bother me, but I would clone the line out. I think the line is just a function of all the noise. It was probably a single color before conversion. Paul On Nov 26, 2008, at 11:16 AM, frank theriault wrote: Someone recently

Re: PESO - Possession at Bloor Station

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like they are causing the building to tilt.(?) YEE!! I don't think I want to see any more detail in this coupling. ;0 Jack Thanks, Jack and Marnie for your comments! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO - Possession at Bloor Station

2008-11-26 Thread Merlin Who
Isn't this called banding? Middle of the page: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxk20d/page22.asp Merlin On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like they are causing the building

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Hell, of course he has a style, even Ax wielding Barbarian is a style, and admit it who hasn't wanted to do that from time to time... :-) Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Don't worry about William's cryptic comment - cryptic is his style. You're being generous with crypric here,

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread ann sanfedele
ah hes baacck! I like the noise for this kind of shot.. I'd jsut crop it a bit to get out that one white thingy top left I agere with Marnie about the other one you posted -- it made me uncomfortable. ann frank theriault wrote: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The default search on flickr.com is for the string you enter in search associated with *photos* in flickr.com. If you click on search, click on people, then enter my name and hit the search button, you get me. Calling up Flickr.com, I get just ONE advertisement on the opening page. Even

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin wrote: Maybe Bob W and I could start a crusade to rid the world of those pinheaded little know-it-alls developing web pages out there who set the font sizes in exact numbers of pixels, because, of course, they know exactly how big that will end up on /my/ screen. Count me in

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
113 Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 25, 2008, at 22:03 , Trevor Bailey wrote: G'day All. There are probably a few members like myself that read the posts but rarely post in re-ply. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Grafton, OZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: PESO - Possession at Bloor Station

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Merlin Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't this called banding? Middle of the page: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxk20d/page22.asp Merlin I think you may have intended this comment for today's PESO Love on the Dancefloor, and I think you're absolutely

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steve Desjardins Yo Pavol. OK, let's just count off. One. forty two -- 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 - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it in PS I'd have used plenty of noise reduction which would have helped a

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Merlin Who Unfortunately (or thank God) the era of Doctor Who is back ;-) Exterminate! Exterminate! :) But I will keep my comments like that to myself for a while... Not to be disruptive and all (at least as a newbie)... Merlin The Doctor seems to be in third place behind HHG2G

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Walter Hamler
The scratch is caused by the processor rollers being dirty. Oh, errr..., sorry, wrong century :-) Looks like it will be great when you finally get a chance to do some levels and noise reduction tweaks.. Walt On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Franklin wrote: Maybe Bob W and I could start a crusade to rid the world of those pinheaded little know-it-alls developing web pages out there who set the font sizes in exact numbers of pixels, because, of course, they know exactly

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
114 Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 26, 2008, at 03:28 , Marc Langille wrote: I do enjoy reading (most of) the posts though... 8-) Cheers, Marc (aka the uni-poster) _ Marc Langille http://www.marclangille.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: No idea about the mysterious lines, but I love the photo! I wouldn't worry about noise reduction; the noise adds to this shot, IMO. Sort of a Bob Capa covers the rave scene feel to it :) Merlin Who

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2008, at 8:16 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it in PS I'd have used plenty of noise reduction which would have helped a lot, but you can only look at and

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
Nice photo with plenty of emotion and mood, Frank. Very old Tri-X look. Which would explain the scatches on the film. Clean your film gate, blow the whole thing out and spray with WD-40. :-) My first thought was she was telling him to get the hell off her foot, but I suppose that is close

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
When I search Paul Stenquist on photo.net's all of photo.net search selection, I get more than a hundred references to my photography, starting with my portfolios and moving on to comments I've made. I do get a link to a book that I authored and that Amazon sells. but that's due to an

Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Cory Waters
Not that I expect them from our friendly Neighborhood Pentax marketing folks (it is still plural, surely), but are there any deals out there for the holidays? CW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
What a wonderful world this would be if there were no advertising, no commerce. We'd all be dirt farmers living off the land. Hmmm. I'll pass. On Nov 26, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 26, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Franklin wrote: Maybe Bob W and I

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
As I said, without changing the [default] search domain. Just as you did with flickr.com. Photo.net's stupid page turning animation makes it difficult to hit even the sign in/sign out button occasionally. And pages often hang in loading, due to a bug in the inset animations that has not

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
K20 D warranty is extended another 2 years if you register it online (why, they know something?) and BH offers a $100 gift card with every Pentax body purchased. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 26, 2008, at 10:46 , Cory Waters wrote: Not that I expect them from our friendly Neighborhood

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I didn't say no advertising, no commerce. I said I do not want stupid, obnoxious advertising crap thrust in my face every minute of every waking hour of the day. Seems to me that there were plenty of happy, healthy people living in the world prior to mass media advertising being thrust in

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
And if you are a user of Apple's Aperture, the Aperture Users Network offers: Extra discounts for AUN Pro members on Apple Associate Store http://apertureprofessional.com/index.php by David Schloss 11-24-2008 filed in Blog Apple News Just in time for the holidays, Apple's just let us know

Re: Published (redux)

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Congratulations on your success, Brendan! Godfrey On Nov 24, 2008, at 7:02 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: I had six more photos published recently in the same magazine as last time, Sierra Heritage. This time the story profiled the good men and women who perform animal rescue services on behalf

Re: PESO: Seraing - a winter's tale

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Excellent photo, as always. You're building up a powerhouse photo book of these architectural landscapes, Ralf! Godfrey On Nov 24, 2008, at 11:26 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: The forecast said there'd be more snow, sunday afternoon. At 3 p.m., still not a single snowflake. Two hours

Re: PESO - Possession at Bloor Station

2008-11-26 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 01:28:28PM -0500, frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Merlin Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't this called banding? Middle of the page: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxk20d/page22.asp Merlin I think you may have intended this

RE: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
Someone recently complained that my PESOs have been too sharp lately. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/love-on-dancefloor.html Okay, but seriously, I'm happy with this. Had I processed it in PS I'd have used plenty of noise reduction which would have helped a lot, but you can

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Godfrey, You should be able to avoid the TV's. Many customers, eating by themselves, enjoy the entertainment. But you should be able to choose. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't say no advertising, no commerce. I said I do not

RE: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
I have a cause - to rid the world of advertising. I'm putting double-page spreads in all the national dailies tomorrow, and having a poster campaign to announce it to the world and ask people to rally to the cause. Bob Bob W. You need a cause or something to crusade for...maybe global

RE: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
Yea, right. Because advertising is what brought about the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the Age of Reason, Newtonian and Einsteinian physics, Darwinism, Shakespeare, Goethe, Mozart (maybe!) and Ken Rockwell. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Jack Davis
I see that BH is still offering the 2 Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being offered. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Black

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Bob. Yes, I want a choice. Advertising isn't entertainment, unfortunately. I hardly watch television any more ... I rent television series I find interesting on DVD and watch them sans commercials. It's the only way to see the stories and not be interrupted with advertising bs. I

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
HAR! On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Bob W wrote: I have a cause - to rid the world of advertising. I'm putting double- page spreads in all the national dailies tomorrow, and having a poster campaign to announce it to the world and ask people to rally to the cause. Bob Bob W. You need a

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Banding can be a problem with all DSLRs, it usually shows up at higher ISOs. (What a higher ISO is depends on the sensor chip). frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: No idea about the mysterious

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. Jack Davis wrote: I see that BH is still offering the 2 Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being offered. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PESO - More Chimping on the Tube

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
I love subways. I'm sure a Freudian would have fun with that. I love what people do on subways - there's so much more room on a subway car than a bus or a streetcar (our city's term for trams) that people seem to engage in all manner of activities (both social and otherwise) that are more

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I also arrive 20 minutes late to movies now so as to miss the commercials that take up a third of an hour before they start showing the film I paid for. I see no reason to pay in order to let advertising reach me. And i'll bet you

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bob. Yes, I want a choice. Advertising isn't entertainment, unfortunately. I hardly watch television any more ... I rent television series I find interesting on DVD and watch them sans commercials. It's the

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) you get a special access code number on your shipping receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that replaced the gift

Custom Machinist doing gods work...

2008-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know exactly why you'd need a custom made adapter like this but if it works on a K1000 it'll work on a K20d http://www.skgrimes.com/thisweek/1-11-08-2141/index.htm -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Peso Film

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Yeah, Aaron lives around the corner from me (not too far from Frank IIRC) last I heard. Haven't seen him in a while though. I live at Yonge and Eglinton. Whereabouts are you? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Doug Franklin
PN Stenquist wrote: What a wonderful world this would be if there were no advertising, no commerce. We'd all be dirt farmers living off the land. Hmmm. I'll pass. I couldn't give a crap about the TV advertising, just go somewhere else. In general, that's how I deal with the font sizes in

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Scott Loveless
On 11/26/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax comes out

Re: Custom Machinist doing gods work...

2008-11-26 Thread Walter Hamler
Boy, if only he could make it AF as well! There is a used camera store here that has one of those 500mm in very nice condition. He quoted me a decent price some time back but I can't justify it. Walt On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:25 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know exactly why

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
I have no idea what you're talking about, but I'm probably guilty:-). Paul On Nov 26, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: PN Stenquist wrote: What a wonderful world this would be if there were no advertising, no commerce. We'd all be dirt farmers living off the land. Hmmm. I'll pass. I

Re: PESO Marc Smith--father of performance slam poetry

2008-11-26 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 1:18 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, what a f***ing, bl**dy miserable night of photography I just had. I shot 79 frames--I say again, I shot 79 frames--and I only got this one shot to show for it. Ugh! I fought with focus all night: I couldn't

Some what OT Pricing question for the Guru's. Long

2008-11-26 Thread David J Brooks
I'm still waiting to see what my bottom line is this year, before i decide about doing horse shows in 2009. However, i am pondering some prices for my CD packages, just in case i carry on. Might just have to concidering the economic problems these days. A quick history first i think, so you can

Re: Custom Machinist doing gods work...

2008-11-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
Sound like someone is looking for a Pentax 1.7x AF tele-extender. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 26, 2008, at 13:45 , Walter Hamler wrote: Boy, if only he could make it AF as well! There is a used camera store here that has one of those 500mm in very nice condition. He

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-26 Thread Jack Davis
Actually, I did receive a gift 'card' that looks every bit that of a standard plastic credit card. I suppose that's for those who shop at the brick and mortar BH. The card carries a rather lengthy number in the area of the encoded magnetic strip. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Joseph McAllister

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Doug Franklin
PN Stenquist wrote: I have no idea what you're talking about, but I'm probably guilty:-). Paul On Nov 26, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: I couldn't give a crap about the TV advertising, just go somewhere else. In general, that's how I deal with the font sizes in pixels crowd on

RE: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
Resistance is useless, Boris. Give in. Go on, you know you want to... http://www.web-options.com/Leicas.jpg http://tinyurl.com/679bfb http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperture64/2739236380/ http://photo.net/columns/mjohnston/column38/marshallM4.jpg http://cameraquest.com/LeicaM4G.htm

Re: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Scott Loveless
On 11/26/08, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Resistance is useless, Boris. Give in. Go on, you know you want to... http://www.web-options.com/Leicas.jpg Argh! STOP IT ALREADY! You bought that M3 new and kept it in a safe deposit box, didn't you? BTW, you suck. -- Scott Loveless New

RE: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Bob W
On 11/26/08, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Resistance is useless, Boris. Give in. Go on, you know you want to... http://www.web-options.com/Leicas.jpg Argh! STOP IT ALREADY! You bought that M3 new and kept it in a safe deposit box, didn't you? BTW, you suck. :o) The M3's

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Cotty wrote: On 26/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I also arrive 20 minutes late to movies now so as to miss the commercials that take up a third of an hour before they start showing the film I paid for. I see no reason to pay in order to let

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2008, at 1:18 PM, frank theriault wrote: ... We exclusively use our TV to watch DVDs and tapes, most of them from that most incredible of resources: The Public Library! Mind you we in Toronto are blessed with an amazing public library system. Apparently it has the most branches

Re: PESO - (and a question) - Love on the Dancefloor

2008-11-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Ditto what Paul said. Nice one Frank. Really, really nice. I do see a line going through the lady's eye and some shorter lines just above the guy's ear. I bet just a tweeky-weeky will fix that. Really great angle composition here. Very festive expression on the woman's face as well.

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Nah. I don't snack while watching a film ... I like to concentrate on seeing the film. Depends on the kind of film - ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 26, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Cotty wrote: On 26/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Nah. I don't snack while watching a film ... I like to concentrate on seeing the film. Depends on the kind of film - ;-) That's true. Some simply provide an opportunity to take a

Re: Visited today local Pentax service

2008-11-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Resistance is useless, Boris. Give in. Go on, you know you want to... http://www.web-options.com/Leicas.jpg Argh! STOP IT ALREADY! You bought that M3 new and kept it in a safe deposit box, didn't you? BTW, you suck. :o) The M3's not as shiny and minty in real life as it looks in

Re: PESO Marc Smith--father of performance slam poetry

2008-11-26 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] K20D, long DA* lens, 90mm, ISO 1600, 1/13 @ 2.8. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8286534 You said you were having trouble focusing - I presume that was due to the dark. Did you try manual focusing? Hi Frank:

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 26, 2008, at 13:09, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: As I said, without changing the [default] search domain. Just as you did with flickr.com. Photo.net's stupid page turning animation makes it difficult to hit even the sign in/sign out button occasionally. And pages often hang in loading,

OT Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26 Thread mike wilson
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious or profane. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music

Re: PESO Marc Smith--father of performance slam poetry

2008-11-26 Thread PN Stenquist
You were working really low light here. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're not going to get a lot of keepers at 1/3 second. ISO 3200 might have been a better choice. With Weak noise reduction on the K20D, you can get good results at that ISO if you don't underexpose. Paul On Nov 26, 2008,

Re: Peso Film

2008-11-26 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:31 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Yeah, Aaron lives around the corner from me (not too far from Frank IIRC) last I heard. Haven't seen him in a while though. I live at Yonge and

Re: OT - Canadian Meteor

2008-11-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: OT - Canadian Meteor Godfrey, You should be able to avoid the TV's. Many customers, eating by themselves, enjoy the entertainment. But you should be able to choose. Around here, the choice is to say home. It seems like every

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