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

2011-02-11 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:27:52PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: Do you just leave your camera in green mode and autofocus and let it make every decision for you? Sometimes, yes. (Well, P mode, not Green mode, but that's pretty close). I didn't buy a DSLR because of how well it took photos

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

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:00 AM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:27:52PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: Do you just leave your camera in green mode and autofocus and let it make every decision for you? Sometimes, yes. (Well, P mode, not Green mode, but that's pretty close).

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 11 February 2011 00:52, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 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

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 February 2011 11:52, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In that case, it should be fairly straightforward to set up an Android (or iPhone) to record gps data periodically, and go from there.  I tried to see if such a program already existed, but most of what I got was about using the

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 February 2011 11:52, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In that case, it should be fairly straightforward to set up an Android (or iPhone) to record gps data periodically, and go from there.  I tried to see if such a program already existed, but most of what I got was about using the

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-11 Thread Thibouille
Hey that's funny, John. I didn't know KM and K1000 was 'Full frame' metering instead of CWA, as I assumed. Interesting :) Learnt something. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200,

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-11 Thread Thibouille
Walter, about those metering and mid gray things. A simple but very effective thing our teacher asked us: Take a pic of a white object (like sheets of paper), a gray object and a black object. To stay simple, the three objects will have about the same color (gray of course). This is simple and

Re: BH photo android app

2011-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 February 2011 07:13, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: 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. I do a heck of a lot of Internet related things on my phone that I wouldn't have

Re: PESO: The Wire Welder

2011-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 February 2011 08:55, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Received my Priority Mail package in only 10 days (from Ohio to Nebraska). Whoo-Hoo! This is a high-ISO K-x shot taken through the new-to-me Tamron SP 52BB 500mm f/8 adaptall2. (Thanks Collin!)

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:17 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: I've used this in exactly that way. To combine the tracklog with the photos I used Jeffrey Fiedl's geoencoding plugin. http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/gps Seemed to work just fine. That's awesome. I already use a couple of

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread eckinator
I just read in a post about system-on-chip based smart phones that gps activation is usually restricted to the higher power levels meaning a lot of other modules are also forcibly enabled and eating battery power. my motorola defy by way of example will not acquire first fix w/o the wwan module

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Thibouille
Ecke, this is exactly why I bought a 'real' gps (a Garmin GPsMap 60cx). It is not that much more expensive and it can be used a gps in car, trekking or cycling. It logs for 18 hours on two AA alkalines. 2011/2/11 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: I just read in a post about system-on-chip based

Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread Thibouille
I should receive my 45CL4 any day now. I bought it for my C330 but intend to use it with my K7/SuperA/KX/MX as well since I have it anyway. The question is: would there be a significant difference when using it with SCA adaters between 372 and 3702 adapters? AFAIK current Pentax DSLRs still

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

2011-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/11, Jeffery Johnson, discombobulated, unleashed: Hum, okay? Okay. Mmm-mmm-m-. (That was Harmonica's theme from Once Upon a Time in the West, but I can do others) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread eckinator
yep that is what I have my eTrex Legend for - it upsets me somewhat though that the Oregon was announced just a few days after I bought mine and that once again just recently when I had to buy a smartphone the Garmin-Asus nüvifone A50 had just become unavailable from my cellular provider. free

Re: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread eckinator
No but I'd be interested to find out as I still have a 45CT5 kicking around from my Canon days and it is a mighty fine flash Cheers Ecke 2011/2/11, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: I should receive my 45CL4 any day now. I bought it for my C330 but intend to use it with my K7/SuperA/KX/MX as

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

2011-02-11 Thread eckinator
welcome, Jeffery, missed the thread thus far, will read up. PDML is a nice bunch of people as long as you heed the usual advice to never take advice from Cotty, our 12 year old poohstick expert ]=) 2011/2/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 10/2/11, Jeffery Johnson, discombobulated, unleashed: Hum,

Re: Semi-OT Photoshop Rant!

2011-02-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu Feb 10 23:58:33 CST 2011 mike wilson wrote: On 10/02/2011 15:06, Igor Roshchin wrote: That's great! That's basically what they say in the books about scientific/engineering writing. The very first thing a writer has to recognize are these three factors: audience, purpose, and

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

2011-02-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:27 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The good news is that the metering on the K-r is good enough that TTL flash is actually useful. The bad news is that the AF540 is

OT - 36x optical zoom

2011-02-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wow! 36x optical zoom! I understand, it won't be as crisp as my Pentax DA* 50-135/2.8, and it is a slow (3.4-5.7) lens, but still... http://dpreview.com/news/1102/11020909nikonsuperzooms.asp 4mm - 144mm focal length - that's impressive. Too bad it is not in K-mount... (or any other mount for

Re: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digitalversion) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread Peter Loveday
Without TTL support, I'm not really sure that it'll give you anything over using a stock SCA-301 even, on a 45 series? I don't have one of these, but I have a flock of 60CTs, and really there's little to be gained by any form of dedicated SCA with these on non-TTL capable cameras. - Peter

Re: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread Thibouille
Thanks both of you. In theory the SCA372 should bring: * flash recycle LED in viewfinder when supported * Auto-commute to X-sync speed when supported * Plain old TTL (when used with SuperA/Z1) The 374 (the AF one) or 370x modules *may* provide 2nd curtain sync (when supported by camera). I

Re: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Christine. It's the top of a big sign. This is about as much of it as I got, https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Exports2011#5571902454764905010 But the birds look better in the first shot. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net

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

2011-02-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 11, 2011, at 6:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:27 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The good news is that the metering on the K-r is good enough that TTL flash

Re: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Thibs, the 3701 still works flawlessly with my K-7. On 2/11/2011 12:00 PM, Thibouille wrote: I should receive my 45CL4 any day now. I bought it for my C330 but intend to use it with my K7/SuperA/KX/MX as well since I have it anyway. The question is: would there be a significant difference when

Re: PESO: The Wire Welder

2011-02-11 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks to all who have shared comments. I seem to like this particular image more than The Collective, it seems. One interesting feature of the mirror lens (that I didn't think about before getting one) is the way it makes the edges of objects inside the focal plane semi-transparent. This is due

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: -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,

Re: PESO 2011 - 023 - GDG

2011-02-11 Thread David J Brooks
Wonderful shot and rendering' Dave On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: 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

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: 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

FS: Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide (THE Book)

2011-02-11 Thread Darren Addy
I realize that all of the savvy Pentax people on this list already own a copy, but since I just posted it For Sale on the pentaxforums marketplace I thought I'd also post it here: Often sold for much, much more. For example: here are the other 3 copies currently available in the world:

Pentax is a finalist

2011-02-11 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
Pentax K5 made it to the finalist list of best camera 2010 on About.com Photography. http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/11/about-com-2011-readers-choice-awar ds-finalists-voting-is-open.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - The Effect of the Cell Phone

2011-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: There's usually a dumpster close by... And I thought all that rustling sound was from raccoons... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Sensor Cleaning

2011-02-11 Thread Luiz Felipe
I had some dust issues with the Ds, and eventually bought the Pentax Q-tip to settle matters. Worked like good magic, no hangovers nor headaches after the performance. Curiously, some net addresses mention a similar product from Canon, said to be sold only in JP - and no Pentax cleaning tool.

pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-11 Thread Luiz Felipe
Larry, you and Paul got me thinking about a test with Yvon's AF target - just to make sure there is no micro shift made evident by the 1.4 aperture. I understand the 1.4 lenses got slightly worse results wide open than the 1.7, and my rather crude tests point in the same direction. If you get

Re: Cartier-Bresson at the High

2011-02-11 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 10, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-02-10 17:13, Eric Weir wrote: Looked for information about the lecture on the High website, Doug, but didn't find anything. Do you have details? Try: http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,2,1,21,1 That was what I checked out

Re: BH photo android app

2011-02-11 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-11 02:14 , Rob Studdert wrote: On 11 February 2011 07:13, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: 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. I do a heck of a lot of Internet

Re: Question about Metz 45CL4 (analog one, not the recent digital version) and SCA adapters

2011-02-11 Thread Mat Maessen
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: The question is: would there be a significant difference when using it with SCA adaters between 372 and 3702 adapters? AFAIK current Pentax DSLRs still support the old analog signaling although plain TTL isn't supported

RE: pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-11 Thread Robert Blakely
It may be just me, but I'd compare the f/1.7 lens with the f/1.4 *AT* f/1.7. Reason? If they're both about the same at f/1.7, then the f/1.4 lens is just as good as the f/1.7 for all purposes you would have used the f/1.7. Bonus: a little more aperture available to control DOF with the 1.4.

OT - compact and versatile digital videocam? Advice needed

2011-02-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I am looking for an advice on a compact and versatile digital videocam. I've never done much of video capturing. I started playing with it occasionally since I have it my K-7, - in the situations when I need to capture things like a class summary. Now, I need one for my class. I may

RE: OT: Self help

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: 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

re: Is Live View Also Sent Over The Video Output?

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Glen Berry I was wondering if any of the Pentax DSLRs actually transmit a Live View video feed through their video output connection? The reason I'm asking, I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to place a Pentax DSLR in a remote location (on the end of a pole, for example) and view

RE: OT: Self help

2011-02-11 Thread Bob W
To be English is to be a gentleman, and to be a gentleman is to be English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CcU085tGwEfeature=ivannotation_id=an notat ion_941207 Imagine that. And here I didn't even know there was such a thing as cricket hooligans? we use the term Australians B

PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
When I'm unsuccessful at wing shooting, I'll always settle for sitting. I came that close to a decent wing shot and may post it later..with excuses. :( Comments? Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=568 Same place, same equipment. -- PDML

Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
The exercise they had us do was to mount three 8x10 cards together - white+gray+black. Then we had to photograph the three cards using reflected-light metering on the white, bracketing -2, -1, 0, +1, +2; ... on the gray, bracketing; ... on the black, bracketing. All shots had to be produced

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

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:27 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The good news is that the metering on the K-r is good enough that TTL flash

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

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 10/2/11, Jeffery Johnson, discombobulated, unleashed: Hum, okay? Okay. Mmm-mmm-m-. (That was Harmonica's theme from Once Upon a Time in the West, but I can do others) Let's see what you can do with this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYV-JSjpyU

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

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
By the way, despite my complaints with the 540, I don't mean to imply that it is impossible to get good photos with it. The problem is what you get for how much you pay. I often have better luck with promaster flashes that I paid less to buy, than I've paid to repair the AF540. Then there is

Re: OT - compact and versatile digital videocam? Advice needed

2011-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Probably the most competent video camera in the price bracket below $1K is the Panasonic Lumix GH2 fitted with the 14-150 HD lens. Unless you want a dedicated video camera, that is. But there aren't any large sensor video cams in that price bracket. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Igor Roshchin

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! You're getting to be a regular bird dog:-). Good work. Even sitting shots are difficult, since most birds don't like to stay put. Paul On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: When I'm unsuccessful at wing shooting, I'll always settle for sitting. I came that close to a

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nice comments, Paul. Thanks! Jack --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 1:33 PM Excellent! You're

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

2011-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/2/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Let's see what you can do with this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYV-JSjpyU You don't know how close this is to me at the moment! I'm just finishing off the edit of a 90 minute film of a village panto I shot and that music is

Re: OT - compact and versatile digital videocam? Advice needed

2011-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/2/11, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: * Budget: I don't know yet. Definitely below $1K; but $500-800 would be preferred. Maybe cheaper, if reasonable cameras exist. There are probably a few more that I am forgetting at this point. I would greatly appreciate suggestions and

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/2/11, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Comments? Thanks! Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=568 Whoa Jack - that is superb. What a fabulous shot. Christian is the man - love to know what he thinks. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: pfa 50/1.4 sharpness

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:32 AM, Luiz Felipe wrote: Larry, you and Paul got me thinking about a test with Yvon's AF target - just to make sure there is no micro shift made evident by the 1.4 aperture. I understand the 1.4 lenses got slightly worse results wide open than the 1.7, and my rather

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Me, also! Your remarks greatly appreciated, Cotty! Jack --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 2:05 PM On 11/2/11, Jack Davis, discombobulated,

Re: OT - 36x optical zoom

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Wow! 36x optical zoom! I understand, it won't be as crisp as my Pentax DA* 50-135/2.8, and it is a slow (3.4-5.7) lens, but still... http://dpreview.com/news/1102/11020909nikonsuperzooms.asp 4mm - 144mm focal length - that's

PESO: Garden Fence

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Noticed this while in a spring mood. Had to put down my ice tea and get up from the patio chaise in order to shoot it. whew! Comment away. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=570 -- 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...

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen By the way, despite my complaints with the 540, I don't mean to imply that it is impossible to get good photos with it. The problem is what you get for how much you pay. I often have better luck with promaster flashes that I paid less to buy, than I've paid to repair the

Re: PESO: Garden Fence

2011-02-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. It's important to suffer for your art. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Noticed this while in a spring mood. Had to put down my ice tea and get up from the patio chaise in order to shoot it. whew! Comment away. Jack

Re: OT - 36x optical zoom

2011-02-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Arms length gets you closer. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 11, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Wow! 36x optical zoom! I understand, it won't be as crisp as my Pentax DA* 50-135/2.8, and it is a slow (3.4-5.7) lens, but still...

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-11 Thread Subash
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:51:29 - Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: To be English is to be a gentleman, and to be a gentleman is to be English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CcU085tGwEfeature=ivannotation_id=an notat ion_941207 Imagine that. And here I didn't even know

OT - Sydney; Home of the Beautiful People

2011-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
Of course, those of us who live here already knew that: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/technology-plots-the-average-face-of-sydney--and-the-rest-of-the-world-20110211-1ap3w.html http://tinyurl.com/6curn6g (I'm fairly certain that my face didn't contribute

re: OT - Sydney; Home of the Beautiful People

2011-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters Of course, those of us who live here already knew that: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/technology-plots-the-average-face-of-sydney--and-the-rest-of-the-world-20110211-1ap3w.html http://tinyurl.com/6curn6g (I'm fairly certain that my face didn't

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/02/2011 6:41 PM, Subash wrote: down here the word is 'bcci' :) How do you pronounce that? -- William Robb -- 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

PESO 2011 - 024, 025 - GDG

2011-02-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Couple of new additions to the Communicating series. Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5436901379/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5436901379/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5437510020/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5437510020/

Re: OT: Self help

2011-02-11 Thread Subash
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:50:18 -0600 William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/02/2011 6:41 PM, Subash wrote: down here the word is 'bcci' :) How do you pronounce that? i'm afraid you'll have to learn hindi for that... :) -- regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Cartier-Bresson at the High

2011-02-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-02-11 11:57, Eric Weir wrote: On Feb 10, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-02-10 17:13, Eric Weir wrote: Looked for information about the lecture on the High website, Doug, but didn't find anything. Do you have details? Try: http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,2,1,21,1

K-R arrived this afternoon

2011-02-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Just wanted to update everyone that my new K-R arrived this afternoon safely and sound and as I type this the battery finally fully charged. I have been reading over the manual and well now it is going to be an interesting learning curve. On a different note how do I post correctly to the mail

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread drd1135
Very nice. What was the lens, he says having deleted the other posts? -Original Message- From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:55:11 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: K-R arrived this afternoon

2011-02-11 Thread Mat Maessen
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: On a different note how do I post correctly to the mail list. If I attempt to send a message directly it never gets posted but if I reply to a message it will post to the list. Basically the only way I have

RE: K-R arrived this afternoon

2011-02-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Mat that is probably it. I will try that with the next message I post to the list. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mat Maessen Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 9:44 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-R arrived

Re: K-R arrived this afternoon

2011-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:02 -0600, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Just wanted to update everyone that my new K-R arrived this afternoon safely and sound and as I type this the battery finally fully charged. I have been reading over the manual and well now it is going to be

Re: PESO: Garden Fence

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, I know. My ice tea got deluded as a result of some of the ice melting. I'll just have to get some longer lenses. Jack --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Garden Fence To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Jack Davis
The trusty DA 55~300. Delete away, that's all I'll be be using for wildlife. (according to my wife). ;)) Jack --- On Fri, 2/11/11, drd1...@gmail.com drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: drd1...@gmail.com drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Portrait To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

The PUG and Other Acronyms (PDML FAQ)

2011-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
An FAQ? Do we have one? Yes, as a matter of fact. Some years ago Greywolf (who no longer posts here) put together an short FAQ in response to a request by Don Sanderson (who also no longer posts here). For some time Greywolf maintained the FAQ on his website and posted the link to the list

RE: The PUG and Other Acronyms (PDML FAQ)

2011-02-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks so much for posting this as this does answer several questions I had on my mind about the list. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

RE: K-R arrived this afternoon

2011-02-11 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Well now Brian let me get use to the camera and then I will share pictures. I just ask that everyone please be gentle with me as I am a newbie to the Pentax K-R as well as a true DSLR camera. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf

Re: The Wire Welder

2011-02-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Darren: I like the body position of the welder--really makes the shot--as does the spark streams. Very nice there. You might consider a square crop taking from the right side to eliminate the red. The square crop nicely arranges the body position along the far left third of a square

Re: Red Tail Portrait

2011-02-11 Thread Christine Aguila
That's nice, Jack. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 2:55 PM Subject: PESO: Red Tail Portrait When I'm unsuccessful at wing shooting, I'll always settle for

Re: Red Shoulder Hawks

2011-02-11 Thread Christine Aguila
I like this one too, Bob. The birds funny. I always want to write captions for pictures with more than one bird in it. Given the sign, I can imagine the bird on the left saying, Well, are you coming with me or not? and the bird on the right says, I don't know. I'm thinking about it.

Photograph aspect ratios

2011-02-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Following the link posted by Liz, I came across another short article (blogpost?) on about.com written by her, http://photography.about.com/od/developingandprinting/qt/ImageFormats.htm I liked the subject: I thought it was the first time that I've seen somebody discussing different aspect

Magnum:50 Years at the Front Line of History--the book

2011-02-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: Many on PDML have probably read this book, but for those who haven't, I heartily recommend a read. I liked it so much that tonight I'm going to start reading it again because I'm unwilling to say good by to the larger-than-life photographers or end the adventure. Before

Re: The PUG and Other Acronyms (PDML FAQ)

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Sometime later Scott dug up the FAQ from the Wayback Machine, updated it and placed it on the PUG pages. As it seems that maintaining the FAQ is (de facto) a responsibility of the PUG Master, I've accepted the precedent established by

Re: PESO: Garden Fence

2011-02-11 Thread Ken Waller
Far out man. your ice tea has ludes in it ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: PESO: Garden Fence Yes, I know. My ice tea got deluded as a result of some of the ice melting. I'll

Re: PESO 2011 - 024, 025 - GDG

2011-02-11 Thread Ken Waller
Question: How many people have difficulty seeing the lightbox view? Not i. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com Subject: PESO 2011 - 024, 025 - GDG Couple of new additions to the Communicating

Re: OT - 36x optical zoom

2011-02-11 Thread mike wilson
On 11/02/2011 23:41, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 11, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Wow! 36x optical zoom! I understand, it won't be as crisp as my Pentax DA* 50-135/2.8, and it is a slow (3.4-5.7) lens, but still... http://dpreview.com/news/1102/11020909nikonsuperzooms.asp 4mm -

Re: The PUG and Other Acronyms (PDML FAQ)

2011-02-11 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:40 -0800, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 11, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Sometime later Scott dug up the FAQ from the Wayback Machine, updated it and placed it on the PUG pages. As it seems that maintaining the FAQ is (de facto) a

Re: PESO: Garden Fence

2011-02-11 Thread mike wilson
You should see what he puts in his mint juleps. Removes any need for colour management... On 12/02/2011 07:25, Ken Waller wrote: Far out man. your ice tea has ludes in it ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis

Re: Photograph aspect ratios

2011-02-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Following the link posted by Liz, I came across another short article (blogpost?) on about.com written by her, http://photography.about.com/od/developingandprinting/qt/ImageFormats.htm I liked the subject: I thought it was the first