I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but then my computer
flaked, so I didn't
get them loaded until today.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/gesos/six_lenses/index.html
Enjoy
William Robb
I half expect to see Genghis Khan and his golden horde camped out there.
It's a raw
Bill, I have always lived where buildings or hills or mountains limited the
view, and there were lots of people around, so this is an intriguing set. I
think the last one needs either more or less of the flag on the right. The
decaying truck could use more contrast. The corrugated shed in
Excellent gallery, Sasha. I really enjoyed shooting school theatrical events
when my kids were younger.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
--- On Thu, 6/4/09, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:
From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com
Subject: GESO - Ali Baba
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Jun 15, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Bob W wrote:
My fault, Marnie. I looked you up in peoplefinder and
THEY revealed
your age, to me.
For $1.95 I could have gotten your phone number and address.
For $9.95 I could have gotten your
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0906/09061601olympusep1.asp
Hopefully this is not old news. Personally, I think this would be a
good camera for Galia and me as well. Suddenly I realize that I could
use great many interesting lenses on this camera (with certain
limitations such as 2x crop factor).
William Robb wrote:
I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but then my computer flaked, so I
didn't get them loaded until today.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/gesos/six_lenses/index.html
Enjoy
William Robb
Beautiful, especially the church and the obviously very lonely horse.
D
Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
I've PESOed an image from this junkyard in western Sydney before. It's
a goldmine of photo opportunities.
This old Holden sedan is destined to rust away on the top of a tin shed:
http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/142609/Junkyard_Holden.html
Photoshoppery Alert!!
Marco Alpert wrote:
Accompanied my wife to a local horse show today and captured, well,
something:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso13.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
-Marco
The hard light works really well, Marco. Especially on the whites of his
eyes.
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Excellent work. Good job on the sky replacement.
Paul
On Jun 16, 2009, at 4:26 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
I've PESOed an image from this junkyard in western Sydney before.
It's
a goldmine of photo opportunities.
This old Holden sedan is destined to rust away on
Fascinating, the fish eye shot being the best, especially with the
little piece of Canadian flag on the right. Goes very well with How
Long by Dire Straits that I am listening right now.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:00 AM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote:
I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but
Overall it looks like a mixed blessing. Nice and small, good design
layout, in-body IS, but a mediocre LCD display (inferior to the G1's
460k screen) and the AF is quite slow (unlike the G1's). I'd strongly
suggest looking at the slightly larger G1 instead given the identical
cos (both are $799USD
Luka, you have been posting excellent, unusual, intriguing photos. Down the
Stairs is certainly one of them. I really like the composition; it draws my
interest and holds it. The lighting of Portrait is really nice, but it
doesn't draw me in as much as the first one.
Cheers,
Rick
Yes, I love the sky in the church shot, and the feeling of vast open space(s).
Dan
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote:
I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but then my computer
flaked, so I didn't
get them loaded until today.
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:23 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com
wrote:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0906/09061601olympusep1.asp
Hopefully this is not old news. Personally, I think this would be a
good camera for Galia and me as well. Suddenly I realize that I could
use great many
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:44 +0100, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com
wrote:
One of the great pleasures in life is to be massaged with birch twigs
(complete with leaves) in the banya. Wonderful smell. Part of the
pleasure depends on who is doing the massaging, of course.
This is
I love those wide, open spaces. I think I could spend a few pleasant
hours photographing those old shacks.
Cheers
Brian
++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00 -0600, William Robb
What beats me is how ugly the finished product is compared to the
clean and cute lines of the yellow silver concept model shown
earlier this year. I don't think I would like to own and use something
this revolting...
Regards,
Bertil
16 jun 2009 kl. 14:07 skrev pdml-requ...@pdml.net:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
David J Brooks wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote:
On 14/6/09, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed:
My fault, Marnie. I looked you up in
Nice series Bill.
I like the fish eye one.
Dave
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote:
I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but then my computer flaked, so I didn't
get them loaded until today.
Nice shots Bill. Are these the old family homestead? How did you
gain such a high prespective in the shots? You seem to be almost
above them looking down (except tor the church).
There is a lack of roads and wires in these photos that really adds to
the sense of open space. We have open space
I find it far more attractive than the glorified Altoids tin they were
showing off before. It's actually got an ergonomic design, and a
layout similar to the classic Pen FT half-frame SLR. The Altoids Tin
was an awful design, with just about every major ergonomic issue with
PS's (hard to grip,
--- On Thu, 6/4/09, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:
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Subject: GESO - Ali Baba
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Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 7:35 AM
I made few photos at Ali Baba
performance.
Were there a lot of Holdens in that junkyard? If so, did that make it
a Holden car field?
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William Robb wrote:
I shot these a couple of weeks ago, but then my computer flaked, so I
didn't get them loaded until today.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/gesos/six_lenses/index.html
Enjoy
I usually try to comment before reading the comments of others, but
after the first
I attended a 3rd year photography student exhibition auction
tonight. I ended up buying one of his prints a copy of his book:
http://www.backpackbook.com/
If you click on the link above and go to the gallery section the print
is of the police in riot gear behind the barricade with flowers.
I haven't seen this camera but I've read two hands on previews of it.
It looks like a cross between the fixed lens Olympus Pen cameras and the
Olympus Pen F/FT half frame SLRs. However without an eye level
viewfinder I would think that it's use with even moderate telephotos
would find it's
Lovely shot.
Not sure about that vertical line between the flowers.
Dave
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgiramar...@mac.com wrote:
From this morning's walk ...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3630528472_bf27fdf6d3_o.jpg
099 - Blooming #12 - Sunnyvale 2009
Panasonic G1 +
Dear group,
How was it to see the number of clicks a K10d had during its life?
Thx Jos
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My cheap version of the K10D battery i bought from interbattery dot
com has died. I bought it about a year ago and never really got a lot
of shots from it, about 1/2 what the Pentax battery would give.
Any one seeing the same?? I like to have at least 1 spare for any
Dslr, so now i need to decide
In fact it is not quite a school play: it is a musical theatre studio,
so kids spend quite a lot of time preparing.
As for lightning it was well lit.
This photo was made without flash:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/3594291601/
For the rest I used on-camera AF 540fgz, bounced from the
Thanks to everyone!
Few more photos from this trip:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157619762328072/
Though like the first one most.
Thanks,
--Sasha
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Bruce Daytonbkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote:
Adam has stated my thoughts very well. Good work!
Odd. I've now one 3rd party battery I bought short after I bought K10D
back in late 2006. It works still consistently getting about 30% less
shots than the original one. I also have another 3rd party battery which
I bought used from a fellow list member. It is probably the same as the
original
Dave,
I've got 2 spares,used in the K10D and then the K20D. One was
purchased locally at the computer store (a minolta 400 variant?) and
the other thru ebay. They seem not to last as long as my Pentax
battery - maybe 50-70% as long. But the price was way less, probably
1/3rd. I'll get spares
... of my K20D is enough of a hallmark to warrant a PESO. :-)
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/1th-frame.html
Click image for slightly larger version.
Tim Øsleby and I had a great time this week-end. Expect more PESOs
from both of us. :-)
Cheers,
Jostein
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I attended a 3rd year photography student exhibition auction
tonight. I ended up buying one of his prints a copy of his book:
http://www.backpackbook.com/
If you click on the link above and go to the gallery section the print
is of the police in riot gear behind the barricade with
One of the great pleasures in life is to be massaged with
birch twigs
(complete with leaves) in the banya. Wonderful smell. Part of the
pleasure depends on who is doing the massaging, of course.
This is (sadly, I think) a pleasure I've yet to experience. Not even
sure how
My fault, Marnie. I looked you up in peoplefinder and
THEY revealed
your age, to me.
For $1.95 I could have gotten your phone number and address.
For $9.95 I could have gotten your tax and criminal records.
For $14.95 I could have gotten a damn good spanking ;-)
Gonna film
I think Pentax should send you a 10,000 Pin. Congratulation to you and the
K20. Has it held up well?
Looking forward to the upcoming PESOS.
Jack
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
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Subject: PESO - the 10.000th frame
To: Pentax-Discuss
RGGGHHH...
Larry Colen wrote:
Were there a lot of Holdens in that junkyard? If so, did that make it
a Holden car field?
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drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 03:17:00PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:
RGGGHHH...
What? You don't appreciate my rye humor?
Larry Colen wrote:
Were there a lot of Holdens in that junkyard? If so, did that make it
a Holden car field?
--
The free man
LPs?
On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:50 , Bob W wrote:
My fault, Marnie. I looked you up in peoplefinder and
THEY revealed
your age, to me.
For $1.95 I could have gotten your phone number and address.
For $9.95 I could have gotten your tax and criminal records.
For $14.95 I could have gotten a
Larry Colen wrote:
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 03:17:00PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote:
RGGGHHH...
What? You don't appreciate my rye humor?
See above.
Larry Colen wrote:
Were there a lot of Holdens in that junkyard? If so, did that make it
a
The Impact battery I bought from BH with my K10D 2 years ago is fine, though
it consistently gives me about 20% fewer shots than the Pentax battery.
All third party batteries are not created equal.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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I use Acme Power NP-400 (labeled 7.4V 1500mAh For Minolta)
They ran out of charge in about 500-600 shots, while original can
produce up to 900.
But the price was about 13$ :)
P.S. Hello to all. It's my first letter to PDML :)
2009/6/16 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Dave,
I've got 2
Dave,
I've got 2 spares,used in the K10D and then the K20D. One was
purchased locally at the computer store (a minolta 400 variant?) and
the other thru ebay. They seem not to last as long as my Pentax
battery - maybe 50-70% as long. But the price was way less, probably
1/3rd. I'll get spares
I think it would be improved with another figure. I don't know exactly -
perhaps a woman wearing something blue?...
Chris
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I don't think Rick's Photoshop skills are up to it.
I think it would be improved with another figure. I don't
know exactly -
perhaps a woman wearing something blue?...
Chris
I prefer this one as well. Excellent shot.
Paul
On Jun 14, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
There's always a troublemaker...
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
I think it would be improved with
another figure. I don't know exactly -
perhaps a woman wearing something blue?...
Chris
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net
I'm going to Brittany for a few days tomorrow, returning on the 26th, unless
I do something stupid like break my arm. I'll be checking out of here
shortly.
I'm leaving Bill Robb in charge, as usual, so just do as he says and
everything will be ok.
I'll be staying here, in case you're
David J Brooks wrote:
Hi all.
Popped up for the last day of the Jokers Hill, Aurora horse show
today. Jumper day is always the best day to go to one of these things.
Just a few shots of riders from our barn and some friends.
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-aurora/album/index.html
K10D, DA
Adam Maas wrote:
I find it far more attractive than the glorified Altoids tin they were
showing off before. It's actually got an ergonomic design, and a
layout similar to the classic Pen FT half-frame SLR. The Altoids Tin
was an awful design, with just about every major ergonomic issue with
PS's
Brian Walters wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:44 +0100, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com
wrote:
One of the great pleasures in life is to be massaged with birch twigs
(complete with leaves) in the banya. Wonderful smell. Part of the
pleasure depends on who is doing the massaging, of course.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Derby Changder...@iinet.net.au wrote:
David J Brooks wrote:
Hi all.
Popped up for the last day of the Jokers Hill, Aurora horse show
today. Jumper day is always the best day to go to one of these things.
Just a few shots of riders from our barn and some
You certainly have the timing down to within a millisecond. I wish it
wasn't so hard to find a decent background for these shots. Always a
fence board, a bunch of cars. A shame.
Set your camera up to one side of a jump, using the sky as a
background, wide angle, polarizer, remote trigger.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Keith Whaleykeit...@dslextreme.com wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
I find it far more attractive than the glorified Altoids tin they were
showing off before. It's actually got an ergonomic design, and a
layout similar to the classic Pen FT half-frame SLR. The Altoids
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:03 -0700, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Were there a lot of Holdens in that junkyard? If so, did that make it
a Holden car field?
Well - I initially let that one go straight through to the keeper.
However, having now done a bit of research, I can only agree with
Fun shot great colours.
If you hadn't mentioned the sky, I would have been none the wiser.
Cheers,
Dave
2009/6/15 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm:
G'day all
I've PESOed an image from this junkyard in western Sydney before. It's
a goldmine of photo opportunities.
This old Holden
So,
should I buy a pentax 67 with a prism, a 105 2.5 lens and in a very
nice condition for 250 euros?
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So,
should I buy a pentax 67 with a prism, a 105 2.5 lens and in a very
nice condition for 250 euros?
yep
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2009/6/17 Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com:
So,
should I buy a pentax 67 with a prism, a 105 2.5 lens and in a very
nice condition for 250 euros?
If you still shoot film: yes.
Otherwise no. I hardly ever shoot mine.
Cheers,
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Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote:
So,
should I buy a pentax 67 with a prism, a 105 2.5 lens and in a very
nice condition for 250 euros?
Yes.
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Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote:
So,
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nice condition for 250 euros?
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2009/6/17 Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com:
So,
should I buy a pentax 67 with a prism, a 105 2.5 lens and in a very
nice condition for 250 euros?
If you still shoot film: yes.
Otherwise no. I
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 08:44:50PM +0200, AlunFoto wrote:
... of my K20D is enough of a hallmark to warrant a PESO. :-)
Congratulations. Nice shot.
How long did it take you to get there?
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/1th-frame.html
Click image for slightly larger version.
Tim
My K20D is at either 18,000 or 28,000. Probably 28,000. I'd have to
spot check my files to be sure. My K10D, on the other hand, is at
around 10,000.
Paul
Paul
On Jun 16, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 08:44:50PM +0200, AlunFoto wrote:
... of my K20D is enough
I drove up to western New York state last weekend to retrieve my
father's belongings. Chief among them is this Ford Enormous Truck.
It's in pretty good shape and it's for sale. My normal daily driver (an
older BMW 328i) would almost fit in the bed. I'm contemplating towing
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On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 08:49:09PM -0400, paul stenquist wrote:
My K20D is at either 18,000 or 28,000. Probably 28,000. I'd have to
spot check my files to be sure. My K10D, on the other hand, is at
around 10,000.
My K100Ds is just north of 48,000.
My K20D is at zero. Story to follow.
Welcome! I presume you have been lurking - good to have you come into
the light...
stan
On Jun 16, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Juriy Lukin wrote:
I use Acme Power NP-400 (labeled 7.4V 1500mAh For Minolta)
They ran out of charge in about 500-600 shots, while original can
produce up to 900.
But the
Thought these were interestin, referencing the LX.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=32149442
Regards, Bob S.
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Cory Waters wrote:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs109.snc1/5085_1112365740876_1578887968_264341_1998467_n.jpg
What is that beast? Like an F450 or something? I'd love to have it for
a tow vehicle, but I'd love even more to be able to pay someone to do
all that crap for me.
I bet it doesn't even know that the camper is back there...
If its got a fifth wheel in the bed your right.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net
Subject: PESO: The big truck
I drove up to western New York
Hello there. Be greeted from sunny Israel.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Juriy Lukinurix.loo...@gmail.com wrote:
I use Acme Power NP-400 (labeled 7.4V 1500mAh For Minolta)
They ran out of charge in about 500-600 shots, while original can
produce up to 900.
But the price was about 13$ :)
Thanks for the link. This confirms the impression that Pentax
designers really care about the feel of the camera. This description
shows that they are designers in the best sense of the word, not
mere price-point production engineers. I think that it is the same
passion for design that
Thanks to all who commented on the last one.
Here are a few more from the horse show:
Conversations:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso14.html
Anticipation:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso15.html
NO RKING:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso16.html
Comments, as always,
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm still working on a recap of the weekend, but I wanted to say
thanks to a few folks before I forget what I'm thankful for.
Gonz - thanks for the wine and the beer. Much appreciated. It was
really nice meeting you.
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