RE: I am leaving Pentax because it limits me...

2011-07-05 Thread John Coyle
Well done Tanja! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia Tanya Love wrote: I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) You can see my award shots here:

RE: DRAT!

2011-07-05 Thread John Coyle
Only an hour and a half! I had a glitch while renaming files on an external HDD last week. The first go at recovery using ParetoLogic's Data recovery program stopped after 16 hours, with nothing recovered and no explanation other than a 25-digit error code. Then I went back to simple old,

Re: GPS Geotag your photos (any camera) with iPhone app

2011-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 4, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 5 July 2011 12:38, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: While it doesn't allow you to do astrophotography, like the new Pentax hotshoe accessory, if GPS is all you were looking for, and you have an iPhone this could be your ticket.

Re: KEH BGN

2011-07-05 Thread Bulent Celasun
It stands for BarGaiN but I guess other, better acronym solutions may also be offered :) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Bong Manayon
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well the voting system seems to be fine now, and all the photos in my area are mine... but as I've been voting I've noticed there are several photos coming up with NULL in the camera body column.  anyone have an idea what

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Paul Dunderdale
Could be a Pentax lens on a non-Pentax body? P On 5 Jul 2011, at 06:24, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well the voting system seems to be fine now, and all the photos in my area are mine... but as I've been voting I've noticed there are several photos coming up with NULL in the camera body column.

Re: PESO - Nuthatch

2011-07-05 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks to all who looked and commented. I do see your point Stan. I did look for a vertical crop, but I didn't find one I really liked. None of the solutions I came up with was dynamic enough to communicate the life style of the bird. Always on the run, from one nut to another. So I concluded

Re: Are smoked ribs ever OT?

2011-07-05 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/4/2011 22:38, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: It's for supper tonight and takes hours to smoke. Dry rub. Yum. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/5901764927/in/photostream/lightbox/ Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep

Re: PESO - Nuthatch

2011-07-05 Thread David Mann
On Jul 5, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuthatch-spettmeis.html Very well done. Looks like the kind of bird that doesn't stay still long enough for photos like this. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread David Mann
Just a quick update on my situation. I don't really have time to write a lot which is probably a good thing. It was announced last week at work that we're all losing our jobs. The owner of the company is moving to Auckland at his wife's behest. At the same time the company's financial

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:30 +0100, Paul Dunderdale dund...@mcb.net wrote: Could be a Pentax lens on a non-Pentax body? According to the 'rules', that's not allowable. The body must be Pentax. When you add data to your images, you can choose Other for non-Pentax lenses, but there is no

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:22 +1200, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Just a quick update on my situation. I don't really have time to write a lot which is probably a good thing. It was announced last week at work that we're all losing our jobs. The owner of the company is moving to

Re: PESO - Tasty Morsel (warning, full-frontal Beaver Shot)

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:59 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Good job! And in celebration of the Canadian Holiday, I offer you William Shatner ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mlKA8670ZY I wish Shatner was Australian. I'd love to see him have a go at 'Advance Australia

Re: PAW78 - Sand

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:45 +0200, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Summer, at last. http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*16-50@50mm, 1/200s, f/11, ISO100. Excellent. Great tone and texture. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency)

2011-07-05 Thread Jack Davis
Great to read, Christine! Keep it going. :) Jack --- On Mon, 7/4/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, July 4, 2011, 8:35

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Jack Davis
Noticed it too. My guess is/was that they were shot with a claimed Pentax that wasn't on the list provided.(?) Jack --- On Mon, 7/4/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: (another) PPG oddity To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Boris Liberman
They are upgrading their system to allow for Q. On 7/5/2011 08:24, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well the voting system seems to be fine now, and all the photos in my area are mine... but as I've been voting I've noticed there are several photos coming up with NULL in the camera body column. anyone

Re: PESO - Cedar Waxwings?

2011-07-05 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 11:49 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cedar_waxwing/id The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see. So, I think your ID is spot

Re: PESO - Nuthatch

2011-07-05 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuthatch-spettmeis.html Comments appreciated. Probably last bird photo for a while. I've got a couple of large music events coming up. Really looking forward to it. As someone who's

PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread frank theriault
It was so nice to see a young lad ~not~ on a computer or playing a video game. I hope he carries an appreciation of books throughout his life: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/among-friends.html I actually took a couple of shots (so engrossed he was in his book he never noticed). He

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, I hope you find something new and interesting. It sounds like the whole world is in turmoil down there. I suppose that's to be expected, but it doesn't make anything easier. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:22 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Just a quick update on my

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/7/11, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Just a quick update on my situation. I don't really have time to write a lot which is probably a good thing. It was announced last week at work that we're all losing our jobs. The owner of the company is moving to Auckland at his wife's

Re: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency)

2011-07-05 Thread Cotty
On 3/7/11, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I was hoping to replace this shot with something from a planned photowalk for today, but that got cancelled. After last night's dinner movie with Darrel, I ended up in emergency with chest pains. EKG good with some slight anomalies, but

Re: PESO - Nuthatch

2011-07-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/7/11, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuthatch-spettmeis.html Comments appreciated. Lovely shot Tim. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good luck! It's not a matter of searching for opportunities. It's a matter of being ready when opportunity comes calling. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:22 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: Just a quick update on my situation.  I don't really have time to write a lot which is probably a

Re: KEH BGN

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: I hear KEH's item ratings are very conservative - given the choice between KEH BGN for $6, EX for $10 and EX+ for $11, will BGN do if looks don't matter or could EX/+ last longer? KEH rates very conservatively. I've

Re: OT? No pictures in the Stouffville Town planner Calendar this year

2011-07-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Sorry to hear, Dave, but Bob S. is right:  do your own calendar!  Cheers, Christine I am planning on one. I usually do one for the family at Xmas. Dave - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan

Re: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-05 7:49 AM, frank theriault wrote: It was so nice to see a young lad ~not~ on a computer or playing a video game. I hope he carries an appreciation of books throughout his life: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/07/among-friends.html I actually took a couple of shots (so

Re: Peso's Oh deer

2011-07-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 7/4/2011 11:12, David J Brooks wrote: Taken from the long weekend near Callander Ontario. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13635472 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13635492 Dave What about this

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I think what Bong said may be right... You can't submit anything that wasn't taken using a Pentax _body_ You could use 3rd party lenses though. ann On 7/5/2011 04:30, Paul Dunderdale wrote: Could be a Pentax lens on a non-Pentax body? P On 5 Jul 2011, at 06:24, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well

Re: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
This one looks just right... Is that the store on Spadina just south of Bloor? ann On 7/5/2011 07:49, frank theriault wrote: It was so nice to see a young lad ~not~ on a computer or playing a video game. I hope he carries an appreciation of books throughout his life:

GESO: Full gallery for photos from our long weekend in North Bay.

2011-07-05 Thread David J Brooks
Its not much but lots of deer shots./ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency)

2011-07-05 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 4 July 2011 01:56, Christine Aguila wrote: I was hoping to replace this shot with something from a planned photowalk for today, but that got cancelled.  After last night's dinner movie with Darrel, I ended up in emergency with chest pains. EKG good with some slight anomalies, but nothing

Re: GPS Geotag your photos (any camera) with iPhone app

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-04 22:04 , Rob Studdert wrote: That sounds sounds interesting but a bit cludgy for anything like an ordered work-flow. I use very basic logging applications like GPSLogger on my Android which I then import into GeoSetter to embed GPS info in the desired set of images. i agree it

Re: PAW--Week 26--Grand Staircase (and a night in emergency)

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-03 18:56 , Christine Aguila wrote: [...] the gist--probably time to stop taking the body for granted. indeed; perhaps you can use photography to enforce a higher level of activity ... http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/ a very delicate shot -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Just resting ?

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-03 20:44 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: That being said, I think I won't fiddle with it because when then mail I sent out came back to me the HTTP line WAS stretched out... as it is below. yeah -- plain-text email has an option called 'Format=flowed' (which is turned on by default in

Re: PESO - Tasty Morsel (warning, full-frontal Beaver Shot)

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-04 07:26 , frank theriault wrote: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/tasty-morsel.html It was dusk and the sun was behind him, so it's shot @ ISO 1600. I'm glad I brought my Tokina 80-200mm f 2.8 - I needed it wide open for this one! satisfying result, but she made you

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Jack Davis
I ask Carolyn about the null. Will post her answer. Jack --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: (another) PPG oddity To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 7:56 AM I think what Bong said

Re: PESO - Tasty Morsel (warning, full-frontal Beaver Shot)

2011-07-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
An excellent shot, considering the conditions. Nicely composed and full of interest. Paul On Jul 5, 2011, at 11:41 AM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-07-04 07:26 , frank theriault wrote: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/tasty-morsel.html It was dusk and the sun was behind him, so

Re: OT: Update

2011-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 5, 2011, at 3:22 AM, David Mann wrote: Aside from that, not a lot has been happening... we had a nice weekend visiting the in-laws in Motueka (near Nelson) and I have some photos to post when I get around to it. I love how two major earthquakes in the last year and losing your job

A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Darren Addy
If you will indulge me... With all of the emphasis these days on digital and Image Quality, it seems that many have forgotten (if they ever even lived at a time when they could KNOW it) what a satisfyingly tactile experience photography was. We have been robbed of much of that tactile experience

Fw: Carolyn's Response RE: NULL

2011-07-05 Thread Jack Davis
--- On Tue, 7/5/11, photogallery___PAIC_MKT photogall...@pentax.com wrote: From: photogallery___PAIC_MKT photogall...@pentax.com Subject: RE: PENTAX Photogallery Contact Us Form To: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 9:36 AM Hi Jack, Thanks for the head's up.  I

Re: GESO: Full gallery for photos from our long weekend in North Bay.

2011-07-05 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2011-simpson2/album/index.html On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Its not much but lots of deer shots./ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York

Re: GESO: Full gallery for photos from our long weekend in North Bay.

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:41 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2011-simpson2/album/index.html On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Its not much but lots of deer shots./ Dave Well, at least most of yours are nice

Re: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice. It's unusual to find any young person absorbed in a library of paper books these days. At the cafes, most of the readers are either sitting with Kindles, Nooks, and iPads. That is, when they're not communicating. ;-) G On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:49 AM, frank theriault

Re: Boris PESO #24 - Droplets

2011-07-05 Thread Rick Womer
Dense as in not too intelligent. What intrigues me about the photo is that the droplets and the leaf seem to be in different planes--as though the drops are suspended above the leaf. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris

RE: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I agree with you about the tactile feel of the smc tak lenses. They were the pinnacle of pentax lenses build quality. Nothing with a K mount quite matches them, and some are quite worse indeed. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions :

Call me Cotty Jr.

2011-07-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
It's the first step from mounting the Rokkor-PF 58/1.4 on the K-x. The mount is not yet proper, but it does work. Obviously no coupling. Here's the first shot. http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/rokkor/whole.jpg http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/rokkor/center.jpg Got a little more work to do on

Re: Call me Cotty Jr.

2011-07-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/7/11, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: It's the first step from mounting the Rokkor-PF 58/1.4 on the K-x. The mount is not yet proper, but it does work. Obviously no coupling. Here's the first shot. http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/rokkor/whole.jpg

Re: Boris PESO #24 - Droplets

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-02 15:06 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think proportionally it works jsut as it is... and it is technically, I think, very fine.. just a bit too Hallmark card like for my tastes, but I think it is a very commercially viable shot , Boris, you should try to do something with it. i feel

Re: Call me Cotty Jr.

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 5/7/11, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: It's the first step from mounting the Rokkor-PF 58/1.4 on the K-x. The mount is not yet proper, but it does work.  Obviously no coupling. Here's the first shot.

Re: Fw: Carolyn's Response RE: NULL

2011-07-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well that was quick - good on ya, Jack... Glad you got that quick response.. it might reveal if BOng's idea is what it is -- or ... it may simply get fixed ;-) ann On 7/5/2011 13:17, Jack Davis wrote: --- On Tue, 7/5/11, photogallery___PAIC_MKTphotogall...@pentax.com wrote: From:

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: If you will indulge me... With all of the emphasis these days on digital and Image Quality, it seems that many have forgotten (if they ever even lived at a time when they could KNOW it) what a satisfyingly tactile

RE: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Bob W
if you're going to fondle it, make sure you lock the bathroom door. And keep the noise down. B If you will indulge me... With all of the emphasis these days on digital and Image Quality, it seems that many have forgotten (if they ever even lived at a time when they could KNOW it) what a

RE: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread Bob W
very nice shot. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: 05 July 2011 12:50 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Among Friends It was so nice to see a young lad ~not~ on a computer or playing a

Re: Fw: Carolyn's Response RE: NULL

2011-07-05 Thread Jack Davis
Was a little surprised Carolyn wasn't aware. But then, the loop can be very fickle. Jack --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: Fw: Carolyn's Response RE: NULL To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday,

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jul 5, 2011, at 5:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: ... I'd like to tell you how much more fulfilling it is to shoot old school, but honestly, that's just bullshit. ... MARK! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all For several months one of my external hard drives has been acting a bit 'flaky'. The drive is permanently attached to the PC but when the computer boots there is no sign of the drive in Windows Explorer. However, after about 10-15 minutes, the autoplay window magically appears and the

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/5/2011 18:35, Stan Halpin wrote: On Jul 5, 2011, at 5:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: ... I'd like to tell you how much more fulfilling it is to shoot old school, but honestly, that's just bullshit. ... MARK! stan YOu beat me to that Stan -- but I'm sure neither of us had to MARK!

RE: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Perhaps he will become a digital author as I am not sure how much longer actual books will be around or if they are how affordable they will be for the average family. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page:

Re: Ghia or Volkswagen's 'Custom Body'

2011-07-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 4, 2011, at 06:40 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Problem is the exhaust pipes run thru the transmission hump in the middle of the car. That is guaranteed to make you hot. Regards, Bob S. I think Bob is making a funny. If not — Could I see an IPB that shows how they do that on either a

Re: Fw: Carolyn's Response RE: NULL

2011-07-05 Thread Bong Manayon
Oh...Carolyn is *still* around. :-) On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 7/5/11, photogallery___PAIC_MKT photogall...@pentax.com wrote: From: photogallery___PAIC_MKT photogall...@pentax.com Subject: RE: PENTAX Photogallery Contact Us Form To:

Re: GPS Geotag your photos (any camera) with iPhone app

2011-07-05 Thread David Parsons
You certain can. Google Jeff Friedl's GPS plugin for LR. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:34 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jul 4, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 5 July 2011 12:38, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: While it doesn't allow you to do astrophotography,

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm no Windows guru but similar things happen on Mac OS X systems. - Back up that disk to another volume. - run a file system and hardware check. I don't know what sw is available on Win to do this, but you should be able to find utilities inexpensively or free. - if the drive checks out, it

Re: Happy Birthday

2011-07-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
And so my distant ancestors shipped themselves over here in the 1700s. Probably running from the law in Scotland. :-) On Jul 4, 2011, at 05:25 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Emma Lazarus The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land

Re: (another) PPG oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Paul Dunderdale
Fair enough. Just a thought... P On 5 Jul 2011, at 11:29, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:30 +0100, Paul Dunderdale dund...@mcb.net wrote: Could be a Pentax lens on a non-Pentax body? According to the 'rules', that's not allowable. The body must be Pentax. When you add

Strangeness Abounds (July PUG is up!)

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
G'day' all. http://pug.komkon.org/ (If you see the previous gallery when you click that link, refresh the page in your browser). Lots of strangeness but I think Frank's description comes under the heading of too much information

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:35 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Quaint though that might be, I've missed dozens of wonderful shots due to having to set everything up as opposed to just pointing and hitting the shutter release. I appreciate the reply, Frank. However, I'm not

Re: Happy Birthday

2011-07-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 4, 2011, at 10:56 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: Good thing you didnt say Happy Birthday Joe :-) ann HEY! Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

The Limited took one for the team, and a PESO

2011-07-05 Thread Tim Bray
I was out for dinner in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at a decent joint featuring really snazzy sandwiches, draft beer, and live music. Check the picture at https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/fb6ZAa3Vid6 Anyhow, we rearranged some tables and during the 30 seconds in which the K-5 with

Re: The Limited took one for the team, and a PESO

2011-07-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
The lens is probably repairable, but the bill might come close to the cost of a replacement. It may be more important to have the camera checked out to make sure the lens mounting flange remains in alignment. You might be able to determine this yourself by checking for a flat focus field with

[no subject]

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Just the occasional posting of the FAQ link for the benefit of anyone who doesn't know (or has forgotten) the rules. Rules? Rules??!! We don't need no stinkin' rules!! http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: The Limited took one for the team, and a PESO

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:27 -0300, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: I was out for dinner in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at a decent joint featuring really snazzy sandwiches, draft beer, and live music. Check the picture at https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/fb6ZAa3Vid6 Anyhow,

PDML FAQ

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
Hmm... No Subject. There was supposed to be a subject. So now there is. +++ G'day all Just the occasional posting of the FAQ link for the benefit of anyone who doesn't know (or has forgotten) the rules. Rules? Rules??!! We don't need no

Re: Call me Cotty Jr.

2011-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 5, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: It's the first step from mounting the Rokkor-PF 58/1.4 on the K-x. The mount is not yet proper, but it does work. Obviously no coupling. Here's the first shot. I am curious to see how this experiment turns out. That is the lens that

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:09 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I'm no Windows guru but similar things happen on Mac OS X systems. - Back up that disk to another volume. - run a file system and hardware check. I don't know what sw is available on Win to do this, but you should

RE: GPS Geotag your photos (any camera) with iPhone app

2011-07-05 Thread John Sessoms
If you know where you were when you took the photo, you can always call it up in Google maps right click on the spot where you were standing. What's Here? will give you Longitude Latitude (or vice versa) you can add that to your metadata keywords. - No virus found in this message.

OT video camera shootout

2011-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
Various video cameras and video enabled DSLRs. Unfortunately no K-5, just the D7000 and about three Canons. 12 cameras total http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011/episode-one -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Philip Northeast
On 6/07/11 3:02 AM, Darren Addy wrote: If you will indulge me... With all of the emphasis these days on digital and Image Quality, it seems that many have forgotten (if they ever even lived at a time when they could KNOW it) what a satisfyingly tactile experience photography was. We have been

RE: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters G'day all For several months one of my external hard drives has been acting a bit 'flaky'. The drive is permanently attached to the PC but when the computer boots there is no sign of the drive in Windows Explorer. However, after about 10-15 minutes, the autoplay window

RE: PESO - Among Friends

2011-07-05 Thread John Sessoms
I expect the paper book has about as much chance of survival as the Vinyl LP album. I don't do E-books myself. The batteries in a paperback never die, you don't have to figure out how to recharge 'em and if you stick it in the bottom of your ruck-sack something sharp happens to pierce the

Re: GESO: Full gallery for photos from our long weekend in North Bay.

2011-07-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:41 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2011-simpson2/album/index.html On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Its

RE: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:56 -0400, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Brian Walters G'day all For several months one of my external hard drives has been acting a bit 'flaky'. The drive is permanently attached to the PC but when the computer boots there is no sign of the

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread David Parsons
I have a 1TB that does the same thing. It will randomly drop off and reconnect. I got it second hand and am only using it as a dump area, so nothing critical for me goes on it. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:56 -0400, John

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've owned most of the SMC Taks at one time or another, and I still have a few. Very nice equipment, but I'm not much of a fondler. And while some of today's less expensive lenses don't begin to compare, the DA* lenses are very pleasing. I dont own any of the FA Limiteds, but I expect that

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Thanks for the feedback, Godders. The disk (a Western Digital 'My Book')... Say no more. I've had one of my own and three clients' WD My Book enclosures go bad all of a sudden. Mine was a 2T WD MyBook RAID enclosure. I

Re: Call me Cotty Jr.

2011-07-05 Thread Rick Womer
It'll never work. The screws are out of focus. Rick --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: It's the first step from mounting the Rokkor-PF 58/1.4 on the K-x. The mount is not yet proper, but it does work.  Obviously no coupling. Here's the first shot.

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-05 17:23 , Darren Addy wrote: I agree, which is why I said that few of us are chucking our digital gear. The point of my post wasn't that old school was more fulfilling, but that it did have a tactile element that many of us may have forgotten, that is, until we hold it in our hands

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread steve harley
On 2011-07-05 19:55 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: [...] I pulled the two 1T drives out, put them into quality enclosures (Other World Computing Mercury Elite Pro quad interface) after the WD enclosure died and have been running them for the past three years this way. Same for the clients' MyBooks.

Re: Happy Birthday

2011-07-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Joe, We've heard it all before... Too many of those damned Micks coming over here and taking the good jobs. Too many of those damned Pollacks... Too many of those damned Guineas... Too many of those damned Jews... Too many of those damned Camel Jockey's... Too many of those damned Indians... I fit

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
When the Cotty Jr. thread prompted me to pull out my SRT-101 with the rokkor 58/1.4, this thread immediately came to mind. One of my biggest motivations for a mirrorless system will be the opportunity to use many of these old lenses, and quite possibly be able to take pictures even better than

Re: OT - Hard Disk Oddity

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:43 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: often enough with such things it's the power supply that goes bad; i have had a power supply go bad with an Other World Computing two-drive RAID case as well; it was easy enough to replace the power supply (maybe it could be

Re: A few words about the love of Good Equipment...

2011-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: If you will indulge me... With all of the emphasis these days on digital and Image Quality, it seems that many have forgotten (if they ever even lived at a time when they could KNOW it) what a satisfyingly tactile