Re: White Snow and Red Barn

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Once more into the breech. http://donspix.posterous.com/white-snow-red-barn-says-home-to-some-photo Lovely colors and all, though I wish you had stepped forward a bit so that the tree in the foreground wasn't obscuring the windmill and the

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
well then how about a flash with a gps hotshoe on top? =) 2011/2/9 John Mullan k...@hotmail.com: Probably interferes with the antenna's reception of the satellite signals. jm -Original Message- From: eckinator Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
2011/2/10 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: I store my camera and lenses in a bag of sand and have never needed to clean them.  They are just that awesome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 9 February 2011 14:28, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/425/947/html/017.jpg.html Note also: The medium telephoto lens for 645D (details unknown) http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/425/947/html/003.jpg.html And the 645D lens

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
short term gold is bullish again, too =) 2011/2/10 Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com: On 9 February 2011 14:28, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/425/947/html/017.jpg.html Note also: The medium telephoto lens for 645D

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
For sure, the lens is a mock-only exhibition inside a case. The roadmap indicates they haven't pinned down the focal length yet either. On 10 February 2011 09:45, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: short term gold is bullish again, too =) 2011/2/10 Eric Featherstone

pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
I've always had mixed feelings about my pfa 50/1.4. There have been times when I really needed the extra 2/3 stop of speed that it gave me over my f/1.8 glass. When you're shooting slower than 1/15 second and your subjects are moving, that's a critical difference in speed. On the other hand, I

PESO - In Canada We Call Them Elevators

2011-02-10 Thread frank theriault
All except for in the office building at 360 Bay Street, Toronto: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-canada-we-call-them-elevators.html Notwithstanding to the reference to Mother England, I do like this lobby a lot. Beautiful marble, lovely design, soft lighting. Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO - Matchy-Matchy

2011-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, I love the way you use color when color is the story and you use black and white when the story tells itself. A gift I think. Well, BW is my default, but there are times that the photo would make very little sense

Re: PESO - Matchy-Matchy

2011-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I kind of agree with your better half. But really, people should wear whatever the hell they want and not pay attention to the rest of us. Judy's the first one to say that self-expression is more important than obeying

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, We saw the first one sitting on a fire plug along the side of the road. We stopped and watched for a while and #2 joined him. They seemed to be feeding on bugs in the grass. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:   Very cool, Bob! I've

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:32 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yeah, Superman had to make some serious life-style changes. It never occurred to me, but I guess you're right. Where does he change nowadays? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 10, 2011, at 5:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I've always had mixed feelings about my pfa 50/1.4. There have been times when I really needed the extra 2/3 stop of speed that it gave me over my f/1.8 glass. When you're shooting slower than 1/15 second and your subjects are moving,

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Jack Davis
You did well in dealing with the strong back light. Not that important, but is there a little more of the sign available? Really nice catch, Bob! Jack --- On Wed, 2/9/11, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks To:

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/9 Bob W p...@web-options.com: http://f2.org/humour/howalien.html Blimey. :-) 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

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/10 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Mooted a pheasant. Paid a visit to the House At Pooh Corner? Tidley-pom, 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

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, Thanks, there really isn't much more of the sign to include. I cropped out a bunch of sky at the top, but not much sign. The back lighting wasn't a problem until they got up against the sky. My chance to catch these guys really made your hawk shot more impressive. Getting a sharp bird on the

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Jack Davis
As I said, more of the sign isn't critical, but if the word Festival were complete, it would be a slightly cleaner for me. Appreciate your comments re my latest hawk shot. I called it a Red Tail, but turns out it's, also, a Red-Shouldered. Awhile back I Googled bird identification and have used

Re: Semi-OT Photoshop Rant!

2011-02-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed Feb 9 12:23:34 CST 2011 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Doug Franklin jehosephat at mindspring.com wrote: ... I want to know why or under what circumstances I might wish to use a particular tool or technique. ... Yep. It's a really common problem with

Re: White Snow and Red Barn

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Very pretty winter scene Dave On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Once more into the breech. http://donspix.posterous.com/white-snow-red-barn-says-home-to-some-photo Rural Iowa (as if there was any other type of Iowa) Comments are welcomed and sometimes

Re: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Bob. Again good detail and colour;. Dave On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Found these guys today, just standing around hunting bugs in the grass. https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Exports2011#5571902437893618818 K-5 and DA60-250/4

Re: PESO - In Canada We Call Them Elevators

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Good contrast in the lighting and shadow details. Dave On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:16 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: All except for in the office building at 360 Bay Street, Toronto: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-canada-we-call-them-elevators.html

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walter Gilbert Thanks, David/Collin/Paul. I think I understand, now. I was thinking that since the snow was so glaringly bright that it would throw the meter off irrespective of the actual subject -- assuming the subject isn't the snow itself. But, as I understand you all now, as

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Bob, Having read the footnote one therein I have amusingly noticed that I was just about to ask you what exactly you meant by English and what was the difference in the context thereof between British and English and if I may be so bold to add here - American. Surely I

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
Pentax doesn't trigger the hot-shoe at shutter speeds above sync. How does this thing work if it's mounted there? From: eckinator well then how about a flash with a gps hotshoe on top? =) 2011/2/9 John Mullan k...@hotmail.com: Probably interferes with the antenna's reception of the

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
maybe it is just a data logger and only attaches to the hotshoe physically - there are others like it so it could just be redabged OEM who knows; I'll just wait and see =) 2011/2/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Pentax doesn't trigger the hot-shoe at shutter speeds above sync. How does

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
There's usually a dumpster close by... -p On 2/10/2011 6:27 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:32 PM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yeah, Superman had to make some serious life-style changes. It never occurred to me, but I guess you're right. Where does he

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks for the tips, John! I'll give those a try this evening and see what I come up with. -- Walt On 2/10/2011 9:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Thanks, David/Collin/Paul. I think I understand, now. I was thinking that since the snow was so glaringly bright that

FS: sima next support

2011-02-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Anyone need a neck strap support? Swivel head with quick-release plate. http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/sima.jpg $10 + shipping. PayPal ok. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott

FS: sima neck support

2011-02-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Forgive my spelling, please. :-) I guess a really skinny person could use it as a waist strap. Or maybe it's a shoulder strap. Whatever. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott

Re: Double peso - something slightly different

2011-02-10 Thread Sasha Sobol
Christine, I do not know exactly why she dressed this way - she likes acting, cinema etc. It is not a play she is in, she rather wanted to try her in this emploi. --Sasha On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: The first is definitely an in your face shot.

PESO - Thaw

2011-02-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Whenever I see pictures like this I think of the printing term spot color Nice catch. The color in the playground equipment stands out as well. A vertical crop works also. But I sorta like the wide view to set the scene. Message: 4 Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:34:23 -0800 (PST) From: Rick

Re: Double peso - something slightly different

2011-02-10 Thread Sasha Sobol
David, it might well be that American Idol epoch is coming next :) --Sasha On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:25 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Love the first shot. Very dramatic. My guess would be she despises Ameriacan Idol as I do,?;-) Dave On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Sasha

Re: Double peso - something slightly different

2011-02-10 Thread Sasha Sobol
Steve, it is interesting that you find a contradiction in pose and outfit in the second shot. My photographers never know nothing about their own stuff :) --Sasha On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:28 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2011-02-05 17:03 , Sasha Sobol wrote:

Re: Double peso - something slightly different

2011-02-10 Thread Sasha Sobol
Thanks to everybody commenting. I agree that the first one is more intense, but I somehow like both. --Sasha On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Those are both great.  The first is definitely more intense but I think the second may be a finer piece of work. -T

PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Don Guthrie
These bird pictures are killing me! More please. I have none of my own worth looking at. :) Message: 4 Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:01:05 -0600 From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks Message-ID:

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 02:07:06PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/2/9 Bob W p...@web-options.com: http://f2.org/humour/howalien.html Blimey. :-) Jostein Ah, memories. I had a copy of this in a book back when I was a teenager. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO 2011 - 023 - GDG

2011-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Just a singleton for now ... Was out for a morning walk a couple of weeks back and became entranced by shapes and soft fog interplay. I think there's enough in what I captured for another 7-9 photo set, but haven't gotten to the processing yet. Anyway, here's one to enjoy:

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread David Parsons
The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Walter Gilbert    Thanks, David/Collin/Paul. I think I understand, now. I was thinking that since the snow was so glaringly bright that it would

Re: PESO 2011 - 023 - GDG

2011-02-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I just can't get past the tilt to the left. Otherwise I always enjoy bw foggy shots. Tx. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Paid a visit to the House At Pooh Corner? Mounted a peasant. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind

2011-02-10 Thread Christian
He'll be a house dog but I'm going to train him to pull me on skis in winter Skijorning and a scooter in the summer Scootering. Another interesting looking activity is bikejorning where the dog pulls while you ride a mountain bike. Strangely enough the breed that does the best in Skijorning

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/10 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 10/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Paid a visit to the House At Pooh Corner? Mounted a peasant. Or a heffalump? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2011 - 023 - GDG

2011-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Collin ... Hm. The 'tilt to the left' wasn't visible to my eyes until you said the words. Now I can't help seeing it. ;-) Still working on the visualization for this set so the comments are very helpful. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I store my camera and lenses in a bag of sand and have never needed to clean them.  They are just that awesome. One can only assume from this that you don't feel the need to make photographs with them, eh? ]'-) --

Re: pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 10, 2011, at 4:43 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Did you manual focus? If you're shooting wide open, and your autofocus is off by even a relatively small amount, your results will be soft. The performance of this lens on my K20 is what first convinced me that fine focus adjustment is a

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Frank and i cannot use this method. We wear gloves most of the year. Dave On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:

Re: FS: sima neck support

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Forgive my spelling, please.  :-) I may be the only one here who will.:-) Dave I guess a really skinny person could use it as a waist strap. Or maybe it's a shoulder strap. Whatever. Sincerely, Collin

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
-Original Message- From: David J Brooks [mailto:pentko...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 01:57 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: The palm of

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator maybe it is just a data logger and only attaches to the hotshoe physically - there are others like it so it could just be redabged OEM who knows; I'll just wait and see =) 2011/2/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Pentax doesn't trigger the hot-shoe at shutter speeds

Re: Double peso - something slightly different

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Sasha Sobol Christine, I do not know exactly why she dressed this way - she likes acting, cinema etc. It is not a play she is in, she rather wanted to try her in this emploi. --Sasha On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: The first is definitely

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Parsons The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Unless you have really dark hair. ;-D - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3433 - Release Date: 02/09/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto 2011/2/10 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 10/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Paid a visit to the House At Pooh Corner? Mounted a peasant. Or a heffalump? It's from Cotty. Your mind has to be down in the gutter to understand it. - No virus found in this

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
maybe it listens for the shutter? =) wouldn't it be enough to timesync and then match gps log time and exif time in post? 2011/2/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: eckinator maybe it is just a data logger and only attaches to the hotshoe physically - there are others like it so it

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I store my camera and lenses in a bag of sand and have never needed to clean them. They are just that awesome. One can only assume from this that you don't

Re: PESO - In Canada We Call Them Elevators

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 10, 2011, at 4:16 AM, frank theriault wrote: All except for in the office building at 360 Bay Street, Toronto: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-canada-we-call-them-elevators.html Notwithstanding to the reference to Mother England, I do like this lobby a lot.

BH photo android app

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bhphoto I wonder if it disables itself on shabbos, and if so, local time or New York time. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/10 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: AlunFoto 2011/2/10 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 10/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Paid a visit to the House At Pooh Corner? Mounted a peasant. Or a heffalump? It's from Cotty. Your mind has to be down in the gutter

Re: BH photo android app

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Saw the BH solicitation for that app. Can't imagine why I would want to shop for equipment on my phone, other than to jack up my phone bill. Paul On Feb 10, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bhphoto I wonder if it disables itself on shabbos, and

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Honky hands, like mine, will generally put you one stop under. But that works. I can do the math for one stop:-). Paul On Feb 10, 2011, at 2:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Parsons The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Unless you have really dark hair.

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-02-10 2:34 PM, eckinator wrote: maybe it listens for the shutter? =) wouldn't it be enough to timesync and then match gps log time and exif time in post? That's exactly what some of these devices do. They simply record where you've been at some predetermined rate (likely every few

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Walter Gilbert
Ha! The most reliable of all appendages. On 2/10/2011 1:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Parsons The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Unless you have really dark hair. ;-D - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version:

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
hope the output is some standard format like .nmea so you could to the same with any old handheld 2011/2/10, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On 11-02-10 2:34 PM, eckinator wrote: maybe it listens for the shutter? =) wouldn't it be enough to timesync and then match gps log time and exif

Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Howdy.. My new first time DSLR, the K-R, is still in Knoxville and due to the lovely snow we had yesterday afternoon/evening it is delayed. (It took me an hour and a half to get home and needless to say I did not even attempt to go into work today.) It was supposed to be here this evening but now

Re: Cartier-Bresson at the High

2011-02-10 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: If you're in the Atlanta area, or plan to visit any time soon, I just got an email from the High Museum of Art that they'll be running Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century 19 Feb 2011 through 29 May 2011. There will also be a free,

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
Check out KEH.com. They have many 50s at reasonable prices. Bargain rating is really good at KEH. The have an M50 1.7 BGN grade for $45. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Howdy.. My new first time DSLR, the K-R, is still in Knoxville and due

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks I will bookmark their site for future references. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/11, Jeffery Johnson, discombobulated, unleashed: Howdy.. Howdy. Pull up a stool. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: White Snow and Red Barn

2011-02-10 Thread Don Guthrie
Message: 6 Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:14:49 -0600 From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: White Snow and Red Barn Message-ID: aanlktimyed0fv7z+l8_uy7p9ksekbzng6x+nsjpl_...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: It's from Cotty. Your mind has to be down in the gutter to understand it. I'll take that as a compliment :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Protesting global warming

2011-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Yep. Never challenge Cotty for a game of poohsticks. Actually I've filmed it many times but never played! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Cartier-Bresson at the High

2011-02-10 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-02-10 17:13, Eric Weir wrote: On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: If you're in the Atlanta area, or plan to visit any time soon, I just got an email from the High Museum of Art that they'll be running Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century 19 Feb 2011 through 29 May

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Brian Walters
Jeffrey I'm sure you'll enjoy the K-r if Larry's experience with the one he tested is anything to go by. Regarding a flash, keep in mind that the K-r doesn't support TTL. You will need a flash that offers P-TTL. So models such as the AF330FTZ or AF400FTZ won't work properly and you'll need

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
Howdy.. Howdy. Pull up a stool. doesn't this belong in the pooh sticks thread? B -- 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: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
That's exactly what some of these devices do. They simply record where you've been at some predetermined rate (likely every few seconds). Then back at home, software supplied with the device matches the images' EXIF times with your location log and updates the EXIF. So you shouldn't even

RE: PESO - In Canada We Call Them Elevators

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
All except for in the office building at 360 Bay Street, Toronto: cuts down on signage costs. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-canada-we-call-them- elevators.html Notwithstanding to the reference to Mother England, I do like this lobby a lot. Beautiful marble, lovely

RE: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Frank and i cannot use this method. We wear gloves most of the year. get some 18% gloves. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Hum, okay? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:39 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives... On 10/2/11, Jeffery Johnson,

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Brian I will do some searches those. Thanks for the advice. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Newbie with DSLR and

RE: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
http://f2.org/humour/howalien.html Blimey. :-) Jostein Ah, memories. I had a copy of this in a book back when I was a teenager. me too -- 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: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
Having read the footnote one therein I have amusingly noticed that I was just about to ask you what exactly you meant by English and what was the difference in the context thereof between British and English and if I may be so bold to add here - American. Surely I should read this

Re: PESO 2011 - 023 - GDG

2011-02-10 Thread Jim King
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:59:01 -0800 Just a singleton for now ... Was out for a morning walk a couple of weeks back and became entranced by shapes and soft fog interplay. I think there's enough in what I captured for another 7-9 photo set, but haven't gotten to the

RE: OT: Self help

2011-02-10 Thread Bob W
Bob, Having read the footnote one therein I have amusingly noticed that I was just about to ask you what exactly you meant by English and what was the difference in the context thereof between British and English and if I may be so bold to add here - American. Surely I should read this

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Howdy.. My new first time DSLR, the K-R, is still in Knoxville and due to the lovely snow we had yesterday afternoon/evening it is delayed. (It took me an hour and a half to get home and needless to say I did not even attempt to go into

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Well, i think i see what some of you are talking about regarding brightness in different light conditions. When i figured out what worked best last weekend, it had been during a rather long spell of overcastness. This is were i figured that -10-11 clicks worked best. Today i was looking at the

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-10 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:06:52AM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I store my camera and lenses in a bag of sand and have never needed to clean them. They are

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-10 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 01:57:55PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: The palm of your hand is also reasonably close to 18% as well. Frank and i cannot use this method. We wear gloves most of the year. Dave My bike

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives... On February 10, 2011 5:23 PM,

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
It would be better to find a way to control the light in the room, rather than changing the monitor for different conditions. Can you put a shade or curtain on the window? It's hard to evaluate images for printing if the room lighting keeps changing. Paul On Feb 10, 2011, at 7:36 PM, David J

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Glen Berry
This seems like it would be a good application for blue tooth technology. That is, if only Pentax cameras were built with blue tooth capability. You would then only have to have the GPS unit near the camera, not connected to it. On 2/10/2011 2:13 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: eckinator

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:02 -0600, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List The good news is

Re: Which Macro Lens?

2011-02-10 Thread Glen Berry
I just realized that I have a lens-reversing adapter. I just mounted a Pentax 50mm f2.0 lens on my camera backwards, and it gave fairly impressive results. When shooting coins, a US quarter will almost totally span the narrow dimension of the frame. There is just a very tiny amount of space

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Howdy.. My new first time DSLR, the K-R, is still in Knoxville and due to the lovely snow we had yesterday afternoon/evening it is delayed. (It took me an hour and a half to get home and

RE: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Brian I will look that site over... on a side note I checked the status of my package and it has now departed Knoxville on its way here to Nashville. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Thursday, February

Re: Which Macro Lens?

2011-02-10 Thread eckinator
if your enlarger lens is good old M39 you can pick up a cheap used Zörk Mini Macro Helix along with am M39 adaptor, some M42 extension tubes or an M42 bellows and a M42 to PK adaptor. with a little luck you can get all that for under $150 and it will let you focus and shoot with enlarger lenses

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 10, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-02-10 2:34 PM, eckinator wrote: maybe it listens for the shutter? =) wouldn't it be enough to timesync and then match gps log time and exif time in post? That's exactly what some of these devices do. They simply record where you've

Re: Newbie with DSLR and soon to be an owner of a K-R when it arrives...

2011-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net I also would like to ask When is Spring and when will it finally get here? PDML doesn't do spring :-) Welcome! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO dancing between love and time

2011-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 6:55 AM Subject: Re: PESO dancing between love and time The heart is always a bit distracting, Christine. ;-) Tell me about! :-) Cheers,

Re: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
I really like this shot of your Hawks, Bob--a lot. I just wish the sign wasn't cut off. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 10:01 PM Subject: PESO: Red Shoulder Hawks Found

Re: peso chi fog pic

2011-02-10 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Frank. I am, however, still fussing with the crop. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:19 PM Subject: Re: peso chi fog pic On Sat, Jan 22,

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