Re: I've made a lens decision

2009-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Cory Waterscbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: I have decided that for walking around at a place like Disney World with your family taking those sorts of snapshots, you need to have a lens like a 28-200.  ... Me, I'd go with a normal or short portrait tele lens,

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I went to an all years reunion for my high school at the local state park today. I put the 18-250 on the K20 and the DA40 on the K100, and slipped the K100 in my pocket. I never did get around to grabbing the K20 out of the

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Adam Maasa...@mawz.ca wrote: A couple of recent developments (the introduction of the K-7 as well as the Leitax conversion kits) have had me seriously rethinking my SLR kit. So I've started selling off some of my Nikon stuff and have over the past couple weeks

Re: false focus?

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Colen
Looking at some of the photos, I just realized, they are wooden floors, with a noticable grain. I bet that is what triggered the focus. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread David Mann
On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote: And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd tried one a couple years ago. I could live without my LX but I don't think I could bear to part with my last K2. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Arg. TEST

2009-08-02 Thread Cotty
On 1/8/09, Allison Viron, discombobulated, unleashed: I love my mac, but sometimes it just sucks to be different. Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/8/09, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh, shite. Is that word kosher??? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:27 -0400, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: A couple of recent developments (the introduction of the K-7 as well as the Leitax conversion kits) have had me seriously rethinking my SLR kit. So I've started selling off some of my Nikon stuff and have over the past couple weeks

Re: Does K20 feed video signals to video output during LV?

2009-08-02 Thread Peter Zalabai
Thank you Tim! I tought I am the only crazy man on earth who comes up with such an idea! :) I was also looking for small tv screens to do this... :) But now I feel better that I am not the only crazy one :) You might give a try to the Zigview system as Zigview S2 might be a solution for you.

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to rapid deterioration of this thread. ;-) On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: On 2/8/09, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh, shite. Is that word kosher??? -- Boris -- PDML

GESO- two blocks away-more or less

2009-08-02 Thread Bong Manayon
Former president Cory Aquino passed away Aug 1; she was the widow of Ninoy Aquino who was allegedly murdered by then dictator Marcos in 1983 and she was swept into power in the peaceful revolution back in 1986. Anyway, two blocks away...

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgigdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Adam Maasa...@mawz.ca wrote: A couple of recent developments (the introduction of the K-7 as well as the Leitax conversion kits) have had me seriously rethinking my SLR kit. So I've

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: I picked up a K2 myself a couple of weeks ago.  It's not perfect (the hotshoe doesn't work - but the X contact does - and the mirror lock up switch is jammed) but the meter and everything else looks OK.  Even the film

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM, David Manndm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote: And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd tried one a couple years ago. I could live without my LX but I don't think I could bear to part with my last K2. Dave The LX is a

Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Sasha Sobol
Hello, I am about to torture you with yet another SF set. There are three similar frames with dancing girls - I should probably leave only one, but I have a hard time deciding which. By the way, I found music that pairs up perfectly with San Francsco - It is The Girl in Another Room by Diana

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-02 Thread AlunFoto
We're invited to a wedding next week-end. The K-7 and the FA 43 ltd. is packed. I'll report back if I get around to play with it. :-) Jostein 2009/8/2 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I went to an all years reunion for my high school at the local state park today. I put the 18-250 on the K20 and

Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: GESO Construction V

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
Good stuff, as usual. I worked on a building site in the summer of 1976 - pouring concrete was my favourite job. Cleaning the cement mixer was not. Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: 02 August 2009

Re: PESO -- After the Fall.

2009-08-02 Thread Jack Davis
Someone is pretty rough on their toys. Nice composition. Jack --- On Sat, 8/1/09, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO -- After the Fall. To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:15 PM

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread gldnbearz
You rang? On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard.

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread gldnbearz
Did I miss a GESO link? - Pat On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: Hello, I am about to torture you with yet another SF set. There are three similar frames with  dancing girls - I should probably leave only one, but I have a hard time deciding which. By the

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Sasha Sobol
I feel so stupid! Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157621794306829/ thanks Pat. --Sasha On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:27 AM, gldnbearzgldnbearz.p...@gmail.com wrote: Did I miss a GESO link? - Pat On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote:

Re: DPReview vs the DA* 55 1.4 SDM

2009-08-02 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:13:29 -0400 paul stenquist wrote: From among many Pentax purchases, both used and new, I've only had serious problems with one item. My first DA* 16-50 couldn't achieve a flat focus field. It was replaced by BH. The second one was excellent. I still have my first one,

RE: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3779630863/in/set-72157621794306829/ Bob I feel so stupid! Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/sets/72157621794306829/ thanks Pat. --Sasha the directions.

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, Joe is talking about the STATE of Washington (North of California and Oregon), not Washington DC the nation's capital. Here's a link to the 10 day weather forecast for Washington DC. It looks 'cool' and a little wet! (27-30 degrees C) http://tiny.cc/cZccK or

Re: GESO- two blocks away-more or less

2009-08-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bong, Her death made the new here. She was a courageous lady to take a leadership position after her husband's murder. I hope you will continue to have brave and wise leaders. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Bong Manayonbongmana...@gmail.com wrote: Former president Cory Aquino

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well at least it didn't go fruity... On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Boris Liberman
27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about geography of USA :-(. On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Boris, Joe is talking about the STATE of Washington (North of California and Oregon), not Washington DC the nation's capital.  Here's a

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread AlunFoto
Dellicious Gates. A true bastard. Jostein 2009/8/2 Bob W p...@web-options.com: That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer.

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: 27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about geography of USA :-(. Only someone living at the Mediterranean Sea can call 27 C cool. I live near the North Sea and call that a hot day. Well, we get up to 31 C next week. I

Re: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming

2009-08-02 Thread Jack Davis
Tricky and cleverly done, Ann. Jack --- On Sat, 8/1/09, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:06 PM I'm listing a rather unusual

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local hot weather... Well, at least, I don't need to bring any warm clothes, makes my suitcase lighter ;-) . That weather report is from Washington STATE, not Washington, DC. It's unusually warm for

Re: OT PESO: Johannes

2009-08-02 Thread David Savage
Thanks Christine, Dave, Bob S Bob W. Larry, given I was shooting at ISO 6400 I'm pretty confident in say I think I would have got the best shot. So far none of the others who were there have posted their version. Derby, I didn't see that, but now that you mention it I can. And here is one more

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
You mean it hasn't deteriorated already??? Boris Liberman wrote: Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to rapid deterioration of this thread. ;-) On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Cottycotty...@mac.com wrote: On 2/8/09, Boris Liberman, discombobulated,

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
(and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) Who doesn't? You get used to them after a while. Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM, David Manndm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Adam Maas wrote: And I'm rather liking the K2, I wish I'd

Re: Does K20 feed video signals to video output during LV?

2009-08-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
I don't think we are crazy. We just thinks a bit outside the box :-) The Zigview S2 Standard was the unit I originally looked at. It looks like a fine piece of equipment for the purpose. But I have other needs to. And a combined Imagetank and an external HD with lot of space is one of them. I

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Bob W wrote: That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard. I think they have an informal bastards partnership... Wait.

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Well now that you're on it, P.J. ann P. J. Alling wrote: You mean it hasn't deteriorated already??? Boris Liberman wrote: Well, I shall refrain from replying in tone as it is going to lead to rapid deterioration of this thread. ;-) On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM,

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: Recent enablements The LX is a great camera but a little on the small side for my tastes (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) That's the part about the LX I like the best. I took to the magic noodles right

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) Who doesn't? You get used to them after a while. I never did. Frankly I'd rather load a Leica M than anything with the magic needles. They're too damned

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sasha, It's a lovely gallery with some shots that I enjoyed. Thanks for sharing. What's up with SF these days?! - It seems to be full of female hands set in shop windows - first Godfrey's photo, now yours... http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3780430140/in/set-72157621794306829/ It looks like a

RE: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
I always liked them. I had them on my MXs and then on my LXs. I found them very easy to use and completely trouble-free. Bob (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) Who doesn't? You get used to them after a while. Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM,

RE: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: That bastard Gates broke my computer so I'm reinstalling and testing various settings. Well, maybe it wasn't that bastard Gates, maybe it was that bastard Dell, but some bastarding bastard broke my computer. Bastard. I think they have an informal bastards

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Bob W wrote: One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not available for the Mac. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not available for the Mac. Thomas There's loads of stuff. I work in IT and the main

Re: false focus?

2009-08-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: Looking at some of the photos, I just realized, they are wooden floors, with a noticable grain. If you use PhotoME, it will show you which AF point(s) were in focus. That could help you confirm what they were picking up. (Of

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Sasha Sobol
Bob, thanks. I should probably stop taking photos now - being Kertesz is the top! :) --Sasha On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz:

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Sasha Sobol
Igor, thanks! About women hands: well, San Francisco is trying to be photographer friendly, so I think they set up those hands for us :) I liked the Joni Michell jazz things - I never head that before. Thanks. I was not moved enough to buy the disk right away, but I have made a Pandora station out

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-02 Thread Sasha Sobol
Christine, thanks for the nice sets. One minor rant: I would like to see the variant of the fist frame http://www.caguila.com/caguila/moldingcement/content/superstructure_july_31_2009_10_large.html with only one worker, less visual clutter, a little close up. --Sasha On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:23

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
What Igor said! Nice gallery, Sasha. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 11:06 AM Subject: Re: Geso - San Francisco + Sasha, It's a lovely gallery with some shots that I enjoyed. -- PDML

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
What Bob W. said. Terrific shot! Cheers, Christine From: Bob W p...@web-options.com this one is pure Kertesz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/3779630863/in/set-72157621794306829/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
From: William Robb war...@gmail.com From: Christine Aguila Subject: Re: GESO Construction V I have to make sure I present myself as capable, safety aware, and discreet, or I'll be yanked off the site real quick. You watch yourself. I most definetly intend to! Construction sites

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Bob W. and Boris. Fun title, Boris. There is a woman cement expert, Bob, who does all the testing of cement. I've a nice little series of her using her cone to run through cement tests. She's really nice, and we talk a bit on the site. I'd post the series for you, but she doesn't

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Actually, I did a crop of that without the guy in the upper frame--and I think you're right, it would look better! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:58 PM Subject: Re:

Re: PESO face touch up questions

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Boris. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:42 AM Subject: Re: PESO face touch up questions Looks pretty natural to me. Meaning that whatever you did in post

A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: I shot a quick pano of the site merged it in PSE 5. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/panoone/content/construction_pano_1200_large.html Obviously, my 1st pano has problems, so I did a little research and found this. Just thought you might be interested if you don't want to buy a

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread paul stenquist
I never had a problem with the needles and didn't understand what all the fuss was about. Now, my Leica iiif is another story. That's fiddly. Although when I used it regularly, I got so I could reload it on the fly during a night walkaround. Paul On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Adam Maas

Bigger 2 Opponent

2009-08-02 Thread Roman Melihhov
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090802184311 ^^^ We had a bunch of his mean-looking shots, but he barely could hold his laugh. Nice guy. Comments welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Toine
It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and experiment a little. The bottom part of the monopod should align with the nodal point of the lens. Put a spirit level in the hotshoe and rotate the contraption. If

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Apples campaign to inform PC users about Windows capabilities on the Macintosh for the past several years must be pretty much a failure then. I run XP on my iMac under Parallels, which allows you to have both OSs running at the same time, and copy and paste or move files back and forth

RE: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Bob W
I'm not interested in running Windows on a Mac -I don't need emulators adding another layer of complication. I've already ordered a Netbook because they are useful looking devices, and I think this machine is going to die soon. Getting a Netbook now reduces the impact of losing this machine. I'll

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thibouille
Two comments Bob: First one: I'm not interested in running Windows on my mac either which is why I'm running OsX in my PC. Much more fun. Second one: My brother just found out what slowed his Mac so much... He he as Macbook pro, dual CPU blabla. His base system dates from... 7 years ago,

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread paul stenquist
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything. So I just run OSX on my two Macs. Paul On Aug 2, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Thibouille wrote: Two comments Bob: First one: I'm not interested in running Windows on my mac either which is why I'm running OsX in my PC. Much more fun.

Re: Bigger 2 Opponent

2009-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Roman Melihhov Subject: Bigger 2 Opponent http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090802184311 ^^^ We had a bunch of his mean-looking shots, but he barely could hold his laugh. Nice guy. Comments welcome. I don't know if I'd laugh at anyone holding a baseball

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:32 -0500, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Everyone: I shot a quick pano of the site merged it in PSE 5. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/panoone/content/construction_pano_1200_large.html Have you tried Hugin? I've only done a few panos, hand

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40 +0200, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and experiment a little. The bottom part of the monopod should align with the nodal point of the lens.

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Toine
I'll do that tomorrow in daylight. Toine 2009/8/2 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40 +0200, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball head. Rotate the camera in portrait position on the monopod and

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 2, 2009, at 14:13 , paul stenquist wrote: I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything. So I just run OSX on my two Macs. Paul Yes you are. Unfortunately, I have several pieces of hardware (programmable radio, audio input to USB) that the developers never

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Toine to...@repiuk.nl To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting It's doable but difficult. Much easier is a monopod and a normal ball head. Rotate the camera in portrait

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything. I thought so too, until this week. I bought a Samsung Galaxy cell phone. And Samsung released a firmware update and the only way to install this update was to run a

Re: A Pano Tip that looks interesting

2009-08-02 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Or you could make your own pano head: http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Panoramic-Tripod-Head Well, that looks really interesting! Thanks for the link, Brian! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thibouille
Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with your phone. I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :) On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Thomas Bohntho...@bohnomat.de wrote: On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) Who doesn't? Never had a problem with the magic needles thing. My first SLR has been a MX and I've done quite a lot af astrophotography

First Macro

2009-08-02 Thread John Graves
Thought I'd see what my Sigma 70-300 would do in macro mode. Any and all comments are appreciated. My first reaction was that there is depth of field in this beast. Is Depth of field an experiment. Also the tripod came out quickly. But it was fun Look here:

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY From: Boris Liberman Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local hot weather... Well, at least, I don't need to

Re: Geso - San Francisco +

2009-08-02 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice Sasha. Well composed and presented. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: Geso - San Francisco + The dancing girls are very easy on the eye, but this one is pure Kertesz:

FS: Pentax K100D Super, 18-55, accessories

2009-08-02 Thread Nick Wright
I'm still looking to sell my K100D Super and lens. Excellent condition Pentax K100D Super, 18-55II lens, original box, most of the accessories, eight NiMH AA and charger. Let's try $250 for the whole kit, shipping included to lower 48. Paypal please. Drop me a line. -- ~Nick David Wright

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Thibouille wrote: Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with your phone. I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :) Syncing works through Google Contacts very

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Dario Bonazzadario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Adam Maas wrote: On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: (and did I mention I hate those damned magic needles?) Who doesn't? Never had a problem with the magic needles

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY From: Boris Liberman Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little rest from local hot weather... Well, at least, I

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-02 Thread Miserere
2009/8/1 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: It makes me curious about how the K7/DA40 combo is, and how many Pentax could sell if they marketed it right. I would say a few. The problem is you used the taboo word in Pentax World: Marketing. They do make a fine pair, though:

Re: First Macro

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
It looks slightly soft - could be movement of the leaf. It's so small and there is no metadata, so I don't know what you shot it at, i.e.: zoom focal length, shutter speed, etc.. It looks typical, is my 2 cents worth. :-) On Aug 2, 2009, at 15:59 , John Graves wrote: Thought I'd see

Re: Magic Needles

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Loved the concept. It worked. But I could never break myself of the habit of putting a lengthwise curl on the film to stiffen it to try to insert it into the needles. That just never worked right, and the force to insert the film deep enough to be certain the film would stay put usually

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 2, 2009, at 16:53 , P. J. Alling wrote: Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: OT: Weather in NY From: Boris Liberman Oh, shite. And I thought I was going to get a little

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 08:31:54PM -0400, Miserere wrote: 2009/8/1 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: It makes me curious about how the K7/DA40 combo is, and how many Pentax could sell if they marketed it right. I would say a few. The problem is you used the taboo word in Pentax World:

Re: Sigma flash woes

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk. They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully compatible with the flash protocol they claim to support. That's good to know. Metz on the other

Re: Does K20 feed video signals to video output during LV?

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 03:05:48PM +0200, Tim ?sleby wrote: Title says whats needed to say. I am fairly certain that it does not. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

RE: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not available for the Mac. Thomas There's loads of stuff. I work in IT and the

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote: OTOH, I believe Micro$soft is still the largest vendor of Mac software. But not so much development software. And why should they, Xcode comes with every Mac. It's hard to compete against that. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Sigma flash woes

2009-08-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk. They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully compatible with the flash protocol they claim to support. That's good to know.

Re: Sigma flash woes

2009-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:42 PM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Larry Colen On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: The Sigma flashes have a well-earned reputation for being cheap junk. They're both cheaply built and also very rarely actually fully

Re: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming

2009-08-02 Thread ann sanfedele
thanks, Jack .. and Boris... was it a man or woman with Kaleidoscope eyes? I don't know for those interested in seeing the outside of the object I just listed it on ebay for my friend http://tinyurl.com/nutt8m ann Jack Davis wrote: Tricky and cleverly done, Ann. Jack --- On Sat,

Re: Sigma flash woes

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 10:42:06PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: I don't think it's possible to repair it so it won't do that. My experience with the AF-540 is it will stay in whatever mode you set it in until it powers itself down to save the batteries. Nope, it'll pop out of manual exposure

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 2, 2009, at 18:51 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob W One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and theMicrosoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not available for the Mac. Thomas