Re: on paper (anti-TN rant)

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/3 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: So change it does. That's what I find for my eyes too. Mine seem to prefer cool left, warm right. I find that mine have no predictable preferences. :-( I guess the practical upshot is that white balance should not be judged with one eye only.

Re: OT: England shaken to its foundations

2009-03-03 Thread Mme RD
my goodness ! it was brought over by immigrants ? ... ROTFL Bob W a écrit : Terrible news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7919429.stm Thank God we still have the Pythons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19fcN3VaXs4 Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: England shaken to its foundations

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/2 Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com: What's Cricket? Seriously, It's a sport named after an insect that tend to jump around a lot for no apparent reason. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Official Presentation (from the user formerly known as Jose)

2009-03-03 Thread Tim Bray
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, my name is Miserere, and I shoot Pentax. As in Allegri? Good name. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

RE: Focal length vs sensor size calculator

2009-03-03 Thread Bob W
How else will we know what the new focal length of the crop factor is? You expect people to do advanced mathematics in their heads? Or should we just ask the intelligent photographers, the ones with the Canons and Nikons? Anyway, you guys have it easy. There's nothing on there to help poor

RE: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Bob W
From: Cotty The iPhone camera is regarded as shite at 2MP. So this can't be art: http://morristsai.com/2008/05/iphone-photography-in-the-hand.html I don't know why not. National Geographic already commissioned a how-to book on camera phone photography.

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
I bought mine less than three weeks ago. So far I'm a very happy camper. My experience very much match the description in this test: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm I recently compared it to a friend's Eizo ColorEdge monitor, and there _was_ a difference in separation of black

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
hmmm... Some change of plans, apparently. The 60-250 is still vaguely scheduled for spring 2009. I wonder if it's fair to hope they refer to the Northern hemisphere. The previously announced TC is gone. Jostein 2009/3/3 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com:

Re: PMA announcements

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
I'd go for the implants now. Then you'll have something to tear out over future announcements. :-) Jostein 2009/3/2 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM, .timbercode tim...@clancode.hu wrote: Cheers list, Two announcements from Pentax: The already known bridge:

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/3/2009 12:33:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: they should put a camera in the e-readers so you can photograph yourself reading NG books about how to photograph stuff with your Kindle. They wouldn't be true photographs though - they'd be

Re: PDML Annual makes it to Toronto and Sunderland

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Just got it. What can I say that hasn't been said already? I'm just thankful that I've been given the chance to share a space with all you talented photographers. I can't praise enough the editing job, the sequencing is marvelous. Excellent stuff.

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Billy-Jo McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Mar 2, 2009, at 01:27 , Bob W wrote: Actually you can. There are adapters available, and on *some* bodies the lenses will fit without removal of the aperture lever. Ack I said 'aperture lever' !! Take cover --

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/index.html Hmmm, 32 lenses of which 12 could be used with a 36X24 sensor. And how many legacy lenses? Not as grim as I thought.. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/09, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: I am exhausted. Rick, condolences. You two must be shattered and drained both physically and emotionally. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'd like to see what Cotty would do with an iPhone, though it would probably be a bit awkward with the bigma attached. I'll put a gallery up shortly. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Photographing owls

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/09, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: I found a couple of what I think are great horned owls, and am wondering about photographing them. They seem to have staked out a small clump of pines alongside one of the greenways in town, but they're staying pretty high up where it's going

Re: Photographing owls

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, you need a 60/4 and César. Well he is getting older like us all ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: Samsung NX

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: As expected, it doesn't look like a Pentax clone. Different control layout, different flash contacts, and so on. And no, it doesn't feature a K bayonet. I bet we won't see a sister model at Pentax booth.

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Leon Altoff
I've been wanting the 60-250 for ages now. I hope it's the northern hemisphere Spring, I don't want to wait another 6 months. The TC was also on my shopping list. I hope it comes back in the future or was only left off because it is not technically a lens on its own (one can hope). Has anyone

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
Small gallery. Mostly journalists and colleagues except for the first shot. http://www.cottysnaps.com/iphone.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Marnie wrote: sdlovel...@gmail.com writes: I suppose with the proper editing and post-processing techniques even my LG flip-phone shots could be art... Only if you edit the metadata to say iPhone. It also helps if you take pedestrian photos of boring subjects while calling yourself an

PESO - slipstreaming

2009-03-03 Thread Peter McIntosh
Out from lurking for a bit... My wife and I spent last Sunday poking around Bundeena. Turns out her great-great-great grandfather was the first to settle there. His cottage - Simpson's Cottage - is there and has been restored, but is now rented out at weekends (and occupied), so we couldn't get

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Been reading reviews of the new Kindle 2 (so I can be prepared to argue against it, though that argument seems dead. :-)) The Kindle is an overpriced gimmick for rich twits who want to impress other rich twits. (And Tim O'Reilly's article on why electronic book

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
Sorry to hear about your tough week Rick. My condolances re: your father, and fingers crossed for your father in law's recovery. And safe trip home, if you read this before checking in. Jostein 2009/3/3 Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: We got back from a pleasant weekend in Exeter around

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/3 m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: I think he's telling you to go jump off a bridge. Had to go to Wikipedia and look up Tammy Wynette. Got a giggle out of reading that her major hit was stand by your man, while divorced five times... :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/

Re: OT: Official Presentation (from the user formerly known as Jose)

2009-03-03 Thread Miserere
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:23 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, my name is Miserere, and I shoot Pentax. As in Allegri?  Good name. -T Long story, but all the happy names were taken ;-) --M. -- PDML

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On 3/3/09, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Marnie wrote: sdlovel...@gmail.com writes: I suppose with the proper editing and post-processing techniques even my LG flip-phone shots could be art... Only if you edit the metadata to say iPhone. It also helps if you take

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Adam Maas
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/index.html points to: http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/roadmap.pdf -- So the new roadmap is issentially no roadmap. There's nothing on there other than the

Re: Pentax X70 Super Zoom Digital Camera

2009-03-03 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:32 AM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: It's a rebadged Nikon P90 (which likely isn't originally a Nikon, but some Chinese OEM's product). Might be the same on the inside, but certainly not on the outside. And of course Pentax Optics are superior. Check it

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
I totally agree, Adam. A roadmap is supposed to be looking ahead, and this one certainly isn't looking very far ahead. :-( Jostein 2009/3/3 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/index.html

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Leon Altoff Subject: Re: New Roadmap up Has anyone tried the 17-70? I keep finding the 16-45 pulling up a little short at the long end and I don't think the 16-50 would be quite long enough either (apart from being a bit on the heavy side). Tried it,

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
So none of you acknowledged the new long telephoto? I suspect that's the reason for TC vapouring. ... and you thought Pentax has no marketing dept. Dario - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009

RE: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread John Whittingham
It gets a good review on Photozone, but I've already got the 16-50 and I'm sticking with it for now, besides I'm potless! http://www.photozone.de/pentax/408-pentax_1770_4 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb

RE: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread John Whittingham
Which new long telephoto? The longest they have is the DA*300/4 John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza [dario.bona...@virgilio.it] Sent: 03 March 2009 13:30 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Roadmap

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread Doug Franklin
AlunFoto wrote: I bought mine less than three weeks ago. So far I'm a very happy camper. My experience very much match the description in this test: Thanks so much for the information and the links. I don't think this CRT has long to live, though it's surprised me before. :-) I may have to

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
See DA Super Telephoto indication in the lower right corner of the new roadmap. http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/roadmap.pdf Dario - Original Message - From: John Whittingham jo...@carmel.ac.uk To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza Subject: Re: New Roadmap up See DA Super Telephoto indication in the lower right corner of the new roadmap. http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/roadmap.pdf I noticed that. Right beside the 60-250.. William Robb -- PDML

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
But John hadn't , as he didn't understand my previous post. Dario - Original Message - From: William Robb war...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:22 PM Subject: Re: New Roadmap up - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Tim Øsleby
That's some disappointment. I was hoping for a DA Super Duper Telephoto. -- MaritimTim 2009/3/3 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: See DA Super Telephoto indication in the lower right corner of the new roadmap. http://www.pentax.jp/english/imaging/digital/lens/roadmap.pdf Dario

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza Subject: Re: New Roadmap up But John hadn't , as he didn't understand my previous post. A promise of a promise isn't much to go on, is it? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Lewnse roadmap (was Re: New Roadmap up)

2009-03-03 Thread Roman Melihhov
Maybe it's not quite all for 2009. You see in the previous years Pentax usually added new lenses to their roadmap after Photokina in Cologne. Maybe something new is in store for us later 2009... -- K20D, DA10-17mm, DA16-45mm, FA50mm, DA50-200mm, Elinchrom FX strobes roman.blakout.net

Re: Pentax X70 Super Zoom Digital Camera

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:32 AM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: I think you got that somewhat backwards.  The outsides are very similar, with some minor cosmetic changes here and there, but the insides are more likely to be pretty different because of Pentax's SR system.snip Why would

Photoshop Disasters

2009-03-03 Thread William Robb
As a public service, I send this link. I don't know where I got it, so it may have been posted here before. http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ Time well wassted. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: to MARK or not to MARK

2009-03-03 Thread Luiz Felipe
...and all this time I was thinking we were just calling his name... :-) serious now, it IS a joke... LF Doug Franklin escreveu: John Sessoms wrote: Or am I completely confused again? IMO, Mark-ing something is just to bring it to his attention. He pulls out what tickles him for the

Re: OT: Official Presentation (from the user formerly known as Jose)

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Don't even mention the snow, Bob... I had to walk to and back from work today, and it wasn't easy. At least I got a chance to take some interesting pics (well, interesting for me):

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-03 Thread Luiz Felipe
Rick, this thread came in all at once - I really wish words would help... You and yours are on our minds, and we really wish you the best. Don't give up, and try to keep in mind you're not alone. Take your time - and take as easy as you can. And try to keep the good memories. LF Rick Womer

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: The iPhone camera is regarded as shite at 2MP. So this can't be art: http://morristsai.com/2008/05/iphone-photography-in-the-hand.html I've only read part way down the thread, but here's my take: Before my take, I'll just wonder if

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:33 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: snip However, I'd really like to see what frank would do with an  IPhone. I'd surf the 'net. I'd check out my facebook account and do my PDML stuff. I might even make a phone call or two. If I saw a photo op, I'd use my *istD to take

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: You can't mention me in such august company. Cross my name out and put Ann's there, please. Juan is one of the best photographers I've ever seen. Period. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: I bet it would be fun to see what Scott would do with an iPhone! But we're getting off the subject of photography... :) MARK! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO 2009 - 022 - GDG

2009-03-03 Thread Ken Waller
Nicely done abstract. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com Subject: PESO 2009 - 022 - GDG On my last excursion to San Francisco, I saw these again and tried another take on them ...

Re: Photoshop Disasters

2009-03-03 Thread Miserere
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:42 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: As a public service, I send this link. I don't know where I got it, so it may have been posted here before. http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ Time well wassted. William Robb I have learnt so much from that blog.

PESO - Smoke Break

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
As an ex-smoker, the whole concept still intrigues (and somewhat puzzles) me: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/02/smoke-break.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Miserere
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: So none of you acknowledged the new long telephoto? I suspect that's the reason for TC vapouring. ... and you thought Pentax has no marketing dept. Dario That's been there for a long time, with ZERO details been

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/3/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Before my take, I'll just wonder if you're being tongue-in-cheek or serious with your this can't be art comment, Cotty. When have you *ever* known me to be serious Frank ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/3/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I like several of the photos. I don't really care if it's art or not because I've always had a great deal of trouble knowing what's art and what isn't, and what it's come down to is that art is what I think it is, full stop. If that

Re: to MARK or not to MARK

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. I think the ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. line deserves to be in the annual quotations list, but since Mark is the keeper of that list, was it

Re: Pentax X70 Super Zoom Digital Camera

2009-03-03 Thread Luiz Felipe
Well, maybe there is a third camera in this package - that new Samsung offering with interchangeable lenses is very much like the Pentax and the Nikon. Who's making what parts is a good question indeed. What if the Samsung is the full project, with Pentax and Nikon as side models with their

Re: MacHelp (Was I am back)

2009-03-03 Thread mike wilson
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 2/3/09, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: Especially don't mention that to Cotty! Are you by chance insinuating something McAllister?? holding jiggling gut, hoping my nostrils are clear Nope! rolling cheroot

Re: PESO - Smoke Break

2009-03-03 Thread Jack Davis
Body language could indicate a confrontational moment. May be an admonition to quit the deadly senseless habit. One that I practiced for about 25 yrs. Very interesting. Jack --- On Tue, 3/3/09, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com

RE: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread John Whittingham
Ha, I'll believe it when I see it. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza [dario.bona...@virgilio.it] Sent: 03 March 2009 13:52 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Roadmap up See DA Super Telephoto

RE: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread John Whittingham
I think that just about sums it up, I'm dissapointed in the loss of the SDM TC to go with the DA*300/4 I bought, guess i'll just keep on using the Kenko 1.5x SHQ, at least it works with SDM. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Me too, of course! Dario - Original Message - From: John Whittingham jo...@carmel.ac.uk To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:46 PM Subject: RE: New Roadmap up Ha, I'll believe it when I see it. John

Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 3/3/09, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I like several of the photos.  I don't really care if it's art or not because I've always had a great deal of trouble knowing what's art and what isn't, and what it's come down

Re: Photoshop Disasters

2009-03-03 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 3, 2009, at 7:42, William Robb wrote: As a public service, I send this link. I don't know where I got it, so it may have been posted here before. http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ Oh my god, you're killing me here. I'm actually laughing out loud in the office! I'll get

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread Miserere
Taken advantage of the Circuit City liquidation, my wife an I recently got new screens. She got the HP LP2275w (the 22 version of the one you're considering) and I got the Samsung 22...something or other (you can see a photo of it at

Re: PESO 2009 - 022 - GDG

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: On my last excursion to San Francisco, I saw these again and tried another take on them ...  http://homepage.mac.com/godders/022-waterpitchers.jpg  Water Pitchers - San Francisco 2009  Panasonic G1 + Olympus ZD 25mm

Re: Pentax X70 Super Zoom Digital Camera

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Adam Maas wrote: Pentax may not even be supplying the internal electronics. Sensor-shift stabilization is common in the PS world. It's more likely that Nikon is supplying the lens stabilization unit for the P90 and Pentax is relying on the OEM. It's clearly the same sensor in the P90 and X70.

Re: Entered the Photography Book Now competition

2009-03-03 Thread ann sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 27, 2009, at 1:58 PM, AlunFoto wrote: # I came thisclose to submitting a shot of a guy with a fish strapped to his # head, but decided against it. Good thing. # # Well if it was a red herring it might have worked. Nah, it would have floundered. But

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: Taken advantage of the Circuit City liquidation, my wife an I recently got new screens. She got the HP LP2275w (the 22 version of the one you're considering) and I got the Samsung 22...something or other (you can see a photo of it at

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-03 Thread mike wilson
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/3/3 m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: I think he's telling you to go jump off a bridge. Had to go to Wikipedia and look up Tammy Wynette. Got a giggle out of reading that her major hit was stand by your man, while divorced five times... :-) Jostein

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: We got back from a pleasant weekend in Exeter around mid-day one week ago, and the phone rang.  It was my mother; my father (who had severe dementia) had developed pneumonia, and wasn't expected to live long. We did the

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread mike wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: It would be OK as long as you never have anything in the picture that needs to be a straight line, or you have a god defish program. Been searching since the days of DOS for one of those. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures)

2009-03-03 Thread ann sanfedele
I love what you and Marnie, in particular , wrote - I'm leaving all that below instead of clipping because my way for storing things is my 'sent mail folder ... and I want to keep this handy... in other words... ditto ditto ditto... I just wish I had more books with larger type :-) ann

PESO - Pam

2009-03-03 Thread Bruce Walker
Solo dancer seen in a bar on Sunday from the dancefloor as I was shooting the house band. Illuminated from behind by east-facing windows covered with fabric blinds, and what little light bounces from the stage, right. Normally I try very hard for sharpness, but I'm pushing my personal

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/3 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: So none of you acknowledged the new long telephoto? I suspect that's the reason for TC vapouring. ... and you thought Pentax has no marketing dept. :-) When they don't even disclose the focal lenght, what's the chance it will materialise in

Re: Entered the Photography Book Now competition

2009-03-03 Thread ann sanfedele
Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Entered the Photography Book Now competition ann sanfedele wrote: Christian wrote: Fishing for

RE: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread John Whittingham
Maybe 400/5.6 I think f/4 is a bit ambitious. john From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of AlunFoto [alunf...@gmail.com] Sent: 03 March 2009 16:45 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Roadmap up 2009/3/3 Dario Bonazza

Re: Lewnse roadmap (was Re: New Roadmap up)

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
They're on a quite regular twice-a-year schedule, Roman. PhotoKina or not. The real question is whether the roadmap actually depicts the road. In my opinion, a roadmap is a document which should imply a fair bit more commitment than Pentax has put behind theirs. The way they keep pushing back the

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
Misere, There's a test of the 2275 also at http://www.tftcentral.co.uk The 22 is a TN, while the 24 is a IPS. :-) Jostein 2009/3/3 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: Taken advantage of the Circuit City liquidation, my wife an I recently got new screens. She got the HP LP2275w (the 22 version of

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/3 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Misere, Miserere, of course. Sorry. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
AlunFoto wrote: :-) When they don't even disclose the focal lenght, what's the chance it will materialise in 2009? However its presence tells me Pentax still makes strategic decisions on what to do in the future. So, what do you think? What focal length and aperture are we looking at? My bet

Re: PESO - Stick Snak

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This is poaching on two territories at once: Godfreyesque minimalism and Peter Alling's turf in southern Connecticut.  I took it during a long walk on the beach last week.

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
2009/3/3 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: Since it's standard DA (not star) I expect 400mm f/5.6. Good point. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Dario Bonazza wrote: Since it's standard DA (not star) I expect 400mm f/5.6. Or, better, 350mm f/5.9, so that we all can complain for not being long and fast enough. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Monitor Experiences

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
AlunFoto wrote: Misere, There's a test of the 2275 also at http://www.tftcentral.co.uk The 22 is a TN, while the 24 is a IPS. :-) My experience confirms the initial impression: An uncalibrated/unprofiled IPS ot PVA monitor is better than a properly calibrated and profiled TN monitor. --

Re: New Roadmap up

2009-03-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Dario Bonazza wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote: Since it's standard DA (not star) I expect 400mm f/5.6. Or, better, 350mm f/5.9, so that we all can complain for not being long and fast enough. I think this entire thread serves well to demonstrate why Pentax is doing away with the whole idea of

Test

2009-03-03 Thread Manuel Magalhães
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Re: OT - iPhone photography

2009-03-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/3/2009 4:04:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, msrobert...@ysu.edu writes: eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Been reading reviews of the new Kindle 2 (so I can be prepared to argue against it, though that argument seems dead. :-)) The Kindle is an overpriced gimmick for rich

Re: to MARK or not to MARK

2009-03-03 Thread ann sanfedele
m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. I think the ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. line deserves to be in the annual quotations list, but since

Re: Test

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Manuel Magalhães mfcmagalh...@netcabo.pt wrote: Testing Test successful - at least I read you (if that's any measure of success). ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Teagan's Braids

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: I haven't posted anything in a while so when my daughter got her hair braided this morning I took the opportunity to shoot a few. She got a little shy by the end of the process. I decided against using flash

Re: PESO: flea market in winter

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3269934581/ pentax spotmatic, fuji pro 160s, zeiss 35 2.4 What Bob said about the painting/print/whatever and the snow. Plus, I love cargo bikes. Terrific photo! cheers,

Re: PESO - Remembering...

2009-03-03 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 3:29 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, the tree was too messy, too cluttered --  so digging further back in the archive. Part of my Mom at 90 series. (I  think I've shown about 5-6 of these on list, I must have about 75-100, so I am  pretty positive I have not shown

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
I'm very sorry to hear this Rick. Dave On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: We got back from a pleasant weekend in Exeter around mid-day one week ago, and the phone rang. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/

Re: PESO - Remembering...

2009-03-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/3/2009 10:03:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 3:29 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, the tree was too messy, too cluttered -- so digging further back in the archive. Part of my Mom at 90 series. (I think I've

Re: Lewnse roadmap (was Re: New Roadmap up)

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: They're on a quite regular twice-a-year schedule, Roman. PhotoKina or not. The real question is whether the roadmap actually depicts the road. In my opinion, a roadmap is a document which should imply a fair bit more

Re: to MARK or not to MARK

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:48 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. I think the ...but feel free to have useless discussions

Re: PESO - Stick Snak

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one a lot Rick. Simple, but nice line work. I like how the shadow looks like a snake. Dave On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This is poaching on two territories at once: Godfreyesque minimalism and Peter Alling's turf in southern Connecticut.  

Re: PESO - Pam

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
I like the shot, shows good emotion and just enough blur for me. Not sure if the bit on the RHS helps or hinders. Dave On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Solo dancer seen in a bar on Sunday from the dancefloor as I was shooting the house band.  

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