Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

2012-02-09 Thread Anthony Farr
On 9 February 2012 18:26, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:  But did you notice the effective date? April 1, 2012. S'matter of fact I did, but in recent years I've seen quite a few legitimate April 1st startups, handovers, takeovers etc reported in financial press. Not that it didn't

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
Thanks Bruce. Not sure anyone would want to hang this kinda stuff on their wall :-) DS On 8 February 2012 23:57, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Freakin' spectacular, Dave! Coming soon to a poster shop near you? It should be! :) On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, David Savage

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
You like the photo, or the idea I was asking someone to try set me on fire? :-) Thanks for looking. Cheers, Dave On 9 February 2012 00:07, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: This is the sort of thing that I like -- and that's about all my covetous, passive-aggressive will permit me to

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
Thanks Dan. I was pretty excited when the preview image popped up. Cheers, Dave On 9 February 2012 03:31, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is really special. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, David Savage

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
On 9 February 2012 06:40, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, This is how light painters dress up a boring beach side sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/6841553405/in/photostream/lightbox/

Re: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish

2012-02-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Brian, Paul and Keith. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Keith Mosier jarheadpho...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice shot! Daniel J. Matyola wrote: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
On 9 February 2012 09:19, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com: G'day All, This is how light painters dress up a boring beach side sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/6841553405/in/photostream/lightbox/ Direct link:

Re: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
Gawd I hate these things (but I like the shot). I grew up learning to swim in a river (technically an estuary) that every summer would be full of the damn things. Sometimes they were so thick you couldn't see water for all the jelly fish. Needless to say it took me quite a few summers to maser

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread Larry Colen
Great shot. I'm heading down to the Salton Sea again this weekend, where I shot the picture that's was in the Chicago show, I may have to try this technique myself. Funny thing is, we used to do this as kids, just never took photos of it. On Feb 8, 2012, at 7:52 AM, David Savage wrote:

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax has done retro right. At least for them. Te MZ/ZX 5n had was as modern in it's time an autofocus camera as any mid level camera could be, but the control layout was as traditional as you could get. I never warmed to to the DOF lever, (placing it on the switch, where the locking

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/9/2012 2:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/8/2012 11:25 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: As sleek sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx http://shopping-park.info/Stuff%21/tpl/uploads/amanda-bynes-hd-hq-wallpapers-images-pics-947.jpg Walt,

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

2012-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/9/2012 2:13 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: So the back element of the K-01 lens does extend quite some way into the camera body. Oh well, even less reason to care about the whole thing. Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that simply

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Was there a camera in that picture? On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:25 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/9/2012 12:59 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 9 February 2012 15:16, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com  wrote: Maybe because they couldn't even photograph it to look like a Spotty,

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Funny how that K10D Spotmatic just doesn't work.The rounded parts just clash with the angle parts.Maybe Pentax should use old Olympus designs. ;-) On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:05 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/9/2012 2:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/8/2012 11:25

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Definitely the MX. Don't mess with it, just modify enough to be digital and then stop. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Was there a camera in that picture? On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:25 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/9/2012 12:59 AM,

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Steven Desjardins wrote: Definitely the MX. Don't mess with it, just modify enough to be digital and then stop. Ditto. It will be easy, it won't require an overpaid style-designer of any kind and it will work. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM 2012

2012-02-09 Thread Stan Halpin
On Feb 8, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If anyone new here is wondering WTF GFM is all about, please see the FAQ: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html GFM sounds like huge fun, but just the sheer logistics of getting to the right coast combined with the need to be able to

Re: Intrusive Beasts

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Sounds like a book title: Intrusive Breasts: A History of Modern Advertising. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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

Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Tom C
From dpreview.com this morning: Ricoh has announced that its Pentax Ricoh Imaging (PRI) business unit will take full control of the design, development and sales of the company's cameras, worldwide. PRI was created when Ricoh bought Pentax and is the business that has been responsible for the

Re: GFM 2012

2012-02-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, Road Trip! Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Feb 8, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: If anyone new here is wondering WTF GFM is all about, please see the FAQ: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html GFM sounds

Re: February PUG is Up - All Aboard1!

2012-02-09 Thread David J Brooks
We have an old heritage train that runs out of Stouffville to Uxbridge on summer weekends. I really should get my butt over to the station and take the trip. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

2012-02-09 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Dave On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:48 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
April 1, huh? I wonder how much PRI will be run by Pentax an dhow much by Ricoh. I know this will sound odd, but I get the feeling that the success of the camera division is a source of pride for Ricoh, if that's the right word. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
IMHO, this simply shows that Ricoh is smart enough to understand that in the photographic world Pentax has a lot more caché as a brand than does Ricoh. Ricoh has long played second fiddle to Pentax, while at the same time aligning themselves closely with Pentax (see the KR mount). Surely one of

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Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Perhaps I'm the only one who is underwhelmed.  Maybe it looks better in real life but that pentaprism (for want of a better word) makes the whole thing look top heavy.  It's not a patch on the elegant lines of the

Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_cBJMSB/1/1704842712_WfC43Zm/Large When Brian mentioned that he liked Rick's recent photo of the little kid in a red jacket and the shdaows of her with her mom as a suitable one for the March gallery I thought ,

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Bulent Celasun
The quilts look like sources of light themselves. Feels nice. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/2/9

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Tim Bray
That's beautiful -T On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-Snaps-2011/15389206_cBJMSB/1/1704842712_WfC43Zm/Large When Brian mentioned that he liked Rick's recent photo of the little kid in a red jacket

Re: More than product

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-08 20:00 P. J. Alling wrote On 2/8/2012 3:09 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 2/8/2012 12:46 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-06 13:33 Darren Addy wrote See also: Removal of eyebrows and reapplying them by pencil. i met a guy who shaved his eyebrows and reapplied them by tattoo ...

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I just meant that I don't think Ricoh acquired Pentax to make a bunch of money. They want to make cameras for PR reasons, or something like that. BTW, the reaction to this news from some folks with the GXR is not altogether happy. I guess they are afraid Pentax will mess up the Ricoh offerings.

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 00:25 Walt Gilbert wrote As sleek sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx http://shopping-park.info/Stuff%21/tpl/uploads/amanda-bynes-hd-hq-wallpapers-images-pics-947.jpg yick! she looks like she was painted by a graffiti artist;

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-08 20:03 JC OCONNELL wrote Super-Multi-Coated Takumars are better built than SMC Takumars which are better built than SMCK lenses which are better built than SMCM lenses which are better built than SMCA lenses. I cant speak for the af lenses. As far as manual focus lenses go,

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/9/2012 11:07 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-09 00:25 Walt Gilbert wrote As sleek sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx http://shopping-park.info/Stuff%21/tpl/uploads/amanda-bynes-hd-hq-wallpapers-images-pics-947.jpg yick! she

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-08 01:44 Cotty wrote http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusem5/ Very cool. It's a viewfinder Jim but not as we know it i am impressed by the promised functionality and the straightforward design; the live curve adjustment feature is nifty, though it's not clear whether it

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 10:17 Walt Gilbert wrote On 2/9/2012 11:07 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-09 00:25 Walt Gilbert wrote As sleek sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Jack Davis
Like this, Ann. As a result, I'd have to fiddle with it some. I'd clone out the panels peeking in from the far right and, perhaps, do a slight crop to the left edge. I could then deal with the missing corner on the top panel. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/9/2012 11:20 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-09 10:17 Walt Gilbert wrote On 2/9/2012 11:07 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-09 00:25 Walt Gilbert wrote As sleek sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx

Re: re PESO: Your Husband Called

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
Well the last few years I got her flowers so I would have something colorful to photograph in the winter. But she caught on when I forgot to bring them in from the sun porch where the light was better for picture taking. Message: 5 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:51:38 -0500 From: Steven

Re: Frosty AM

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Brian I liked the second one as well and I cropped out quite a bit of crud as I am on one of the busiest streets in town. I also liked a square crop anyway for this. As they were jpgs I minimized my post processing and did not attempt cloning on that corner but I shall take another

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
As always Frank you do color with equal facility to your BW. I much admire sunrise pictures like this. Alas I never get up in time to actually see one myself thus rely on others. On 2/8/2012 6:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action:

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
It would never sell in any significant numbers. i can't imagine trying to navigate menus through an EVF. Besides, most people like to look at their shots on the LCD. IIRC, film SLRs had BW screens near the end just to mange all of their electronic options. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:20 PM,

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I should mention that those little screens were on top, obviously not on the swinging film door. ;-) On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It would never sell in any significant numbers.  i can't imagine trying to navigate menus through an EVF.  Besides,

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Very nice. If you PP in PS, you could try adding some film grain using the filters. It would mask some of the noise and keep the details. for some reason, folks seem more accepting of grain than noise. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As always Frank you

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC, film SLRs had BW screens near the end just to mange all of their electronic options. I think Minolta had one with a rear-panel LCD. It would give you such information as your depth of field - with near and far distance limits - for the lens,

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 8/2/12, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: The Pen-style e-p1 was a huge hit.  The new OM-D looks to be popular. I hope for Pentax's sake that those younger folks line up for the K-01.  ;-)  Seriously, the retro

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC, film SLRs had BW screens near the end just to mange all of their electronic options. I think Minolta had one with a rear-panel LCD. It would give you such

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC, film SLRs had BW screens near the end just to mange all of their electronic options. I think Minolta had one with a rear-panel LCD. It would give you such information as your depth of field - with near and far distance

Re: PESO 2012 - 023 - GDG

2012-02-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the comments! On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Nice toning textures. Abstract enough that even after the title I am not sure what I am looking at. Enjoyed studying it. I made this same photo with both the 40mm and 21mm lenses. They are

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

2012-02-09 Thread Toine
lovely colors and a great composition. Toine On 9 February 2012 03:48, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. cheers, frank

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC, film SLRs had BW screens near the end just to mange all of their electronic options. I think Minolta had one with a rear-panel LCD. It would give you such information as your

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

2012-02-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Agreed. Quite amazing. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: February 8, 2012 2/8/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT PESO -

OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm off to GM tomorrow for a demo of the Cadillac Cue information and entertainment system that will be available later this year on ATS and XTS. Since the list is rife with programers, computer scientists and the like, I thought it might be of interest. I'll know more tomorrow, but so far I've

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 11:40 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I think Minolta had one with a rear-panel LCD. It would give you such information as your depth of field - with near and far distance limits - for the lens, aperture and

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 11:13 Steven Desjardins wrote i can't imagine trying to navigate menus through an EVF. i've done it on a GH1, it wasn't bad at all; not as comfortable as setting it on a table and casually sorting out the menus, but it was very straightforward; i took to the menu layout on the

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I just meant that I don't think Ricoh acquired Pentax to make a bunch of money.  They want to make cameras for PR reasons, or something like that. BTW, the reaction to this news from some folks with the GXR is not

re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
I like the way these glow almost look like stained glass windows. Yes! you should shoot more. Message: 10 Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:16:17 -0500 From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Peso - Red and White Message-ID:

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

2012-02-09 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 10:20:04AM -0700, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-08 01:44 Cotty wrote http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusem5/ Very cool. It's a viewfinder Jim but not as we know it i am impressed by the promised functionality and the straightforward design; the live

What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread John Celio
I have an A 50mm 1.2 sitting around collecting dust. I don't have good enough vision to focus manually with my K-5, and I don't trust the focus indicator, so I rarely use the lens. After yesterday's discussions of future lenses from Pentax and my discovery of how much it goes for on eBay, I'm

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 11:59 Paul Stenquist wrote I'm off to GM tomorrow for a demo of the Cadillac Cue information and entertainment system that will be available later this year on ATS and XTS. Since the list is rife with programers, computer scientists and the like, I thought it might be of

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Had one (Pentax). Absolutely hated how soft it was wide open. Sold it to pay for other purchases. The market on these is Stupid High right now. If another one dropped into my lap, I'd probably do it again. Have a Canon FL 50mm f1.2 arriving tomorrow. It is a darn good lens according to the Test

Re: Frosty AM

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
Christine thanks for looking and commenting. It was a great hour of photography and for a change I was more or less prepared. I still prefer a modest PS over cel phone photography. Message: 10 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:53:34 -0500 From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Sounds like an extraordinary system for those interested in odometer tampering. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Carlos R.
El 09/02/2012 21:02, John Celio escribió: I have an A 50mm 1.2 sitting around collecting dust. I don't have good enough vision to focus manually with my K-5, and I don't trust the focus indicator, so I rarely use the lens. After yesterday's discussions of future lenses from Pentax and my

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Low-light portraits. But I wouldn't pay the premium that lens demands for the minimal advantage it offers over a 50/1.4. On Feb 9, 2012, at 3:02 PM, John Celio wrote: I have an A 50mm 1.2 sitting around collecting dust. I don't have good enough vision to focus manually with my K-5, and I

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 01:09:02PM -0700, steve harley wrote: my laptop does about 100,000 mips (without considering the GPU) Are you sure you didn't add an order of magnitude there? A quad-core, 3GHz processor has 12,000M core-cycles a second. I find it hard to believe that even modern

RE: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-09 Thread JC OCONNELL
yeah, but still working isnt as good as super precision feel and still working. jco -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of steve harley Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New lenses DA

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-09 13:26 John Francis wrote On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 01:09:02PM -0700, steve harley wrote: my laptop does about 100,000 mips (without considering the GPU) Are you sure you didn't add an order of magnitude there? yes, i'm sure; it's a quad i7 (2820QM); i took my numbers from here:

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

2012-02-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thank you, Toine. And thanks to everyone else who commented. Sometimes it pays to get up early (although this was around 7:15am; not ~that~ early). Ann, someone already answered, but the loose translation that I've heard is from the east comes light. A few of you have mentioned noise and I

RE: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Love it! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: February 9, 2012 2/9/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Peso - Red and White

Rocks Viewfinders

2012-02-09 Thread Don Guthrie
There's been some discussion about view finders and their virtues. My 1st Pentax slr was actually a Ricoh which used the pentax screw-mount . I can't remember the model but it's still around the basement somewhere and I still have the lenses (mostly Sears JC Penny). I picked this model

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 9, 2012, at 3:50 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-09 13:26 John Francis wrote On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 01:09:02PM -0700, steve harley wrote: my laptop does about 100,000 mips (without considering the GPU) Are you sure you didn't add an order of magnitude there? yes, i'm sure;

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread John Celio
What would you do with a 50 1.2? I'd keep the lens and use it. I still regret having sold mine. I've had a bunch of 50mm. lenses, and the SMC-A 50mm. 1.2 has been the best by a wide margin. I don't mean the others I've had or still have (M 50mm. 1.4, A 1.7, F 1.7, DA 55mm. 1.4, Helios 44-K

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sell it while it's worth good money and put the money toward the K-5 replacement. Seriously. If you have to ask, then it's probably not a lens your really use. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: What would you do with a 50 1.2? I'd keep the lens

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/02/2012 16:28, Darren Addy wrote: Surely one of the real assets that Pentax carries with it is its name and name recognition. I was going to say no to this. Then, remembering that the whole world and its dog has owned Pentax recently and therefore had access to its coating technology,

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Carlos R.
El 09/02/2012 22:40, John Celio escribió: What would you do with a 50 1.2? I'd keep the lens and use it. I still regret having sold mine. I've had a bunch of 50mm. lenses, and the SMC-A 50mm. 1.2 has been the best by a wide margin. I don't mean the others I've had or still have (M 50mm. 1.4,

OT - Nikon D800E Low Pass Filter

2012-02-09 Thread Tom C
Continuing the side discussion on the D800E... it does have a low pass filter, but apparently not an anti-aliasing filter. The 800E low pass filter, being ostensibly in lower demand, commands a higher cost. http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d800/nikon-d800A.HTM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I actually had done a crop removing the partials on the right.. but didnt like the feel of it. I did crop a bit on the left. coudln't do anything about the clipping of the two panels. I actually put the guys on the right back in because of the clipping on top and giving it a feeling of going

Has anyone compared ...

2012-02-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
either 50/1.2 with the DA55/1.4? Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - Nikon D800E Low Pass Filter

2012-02-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Continuing the side discussion on the D800E... it does have a low pass filter, but apparently not an anti-aliasing filter. The 800E low pass filter, being ostensibly in lower demand, commands a higher cost.

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks Bulent, Jack, Don, Tim and Frank (et. al. - you know al. right? )) they did kinda glow, the way the exhibit was done. I have frames that explain more about the show but there are a lot of those on line already, I think. ann On 2/9/2012 16:08, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love it!

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 2/9/2012 15:02, John Celio wrote: I have an A 50mm 1.2 sitting around collecting dust. I don't have good enough vision to focus manually with my K-5, and I don't trust the focus indicator, so I rarely use the lens. After yesterday's discussions of future lenses from Pentax and my discovery

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
I'd use it for my low light photography. I may need to use live view to focus it. It would be very interesting to use it with a noughty one, wigh should have sufficient low light sensitivity and a fully functional live view. John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I have an A 50mm

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Jack Davis
It's certainly better than good enough and I get your reasoning. Jack From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Peso - Red and White I actually had done a crop

RE: Has anyone compared ...

2012-02-09 Thread JC OCONNELL
or compared the K55/1.8 to the DA55/1.4? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 6:08 PM To: pdml Subject: Has anyone compared ... either 50/1.2 with the DA55/1.4? Sincerely, Collin

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 2/9/2012 18:23, Jack Davis wrote: It's certainly better than good enough and I get your reasoning. Jack :-) ann From: Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Peso -

Re: OT - Nikon D800E Low Pass Filter

2012-02-09 Thread Tom C
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Continuing the side discussion on the D800E... it does have a low pass filter, but apparently not an anti-aliasing filter. The 800E low pass filter, being ostensibly in lower demand, commands a higher cost.

Re: OT - Nikon D800E Low Pass Filter

2012-02-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: It's been reported that demand has outstripped initial supply (for the D800, unsure about D800E) and that pre-orders have stopped. Though I don't see that in evidence at BH. And that's just from orders by former PDML members. ;)

Re: OT: Cadillac Cue Infotainment System

2012-02-09 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-09 15:26, John Francis wrote: the car system also controls more important functions (keyless entry, for one), so it has to be significantly more robust than one used in a phone, where the worst that can happen would be a dropped call. There's no way on God's little green earth that

Re: OT - Nikon D800E Low Pass Filter

2012-02-09 Thread David Savage
On 10 February 2012 07:44, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: It's been reported that demand has outstripped initial supply (for the D800, unsure about D800E) and that pre-orders have stopped. Though I don't see that in

Re: Comments on the new lenses and Optio WG-2

2012-02-09 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-08 14:31, John Celio wrote: 2. smc PENTAX-DA 560mm F5.6 I'd love to have it, but doubt that I ever will. For one thing, I already have a Sigma APO 400/5.6 Macro in PK AF mount that works just fine. For another, I also have the 1.7AF T/C, and it works just fine with the Sigma.

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-09 Thread Mark C
I'd sell it and put the money toward a lens that I knew I wanted. That's what I did with my old Rikenon 55mm f1.2. Gorgeous lens and I hated to part with it just because it was so solid, bright, and absolutely killer on the LX. That dang lens almost turned me into a ... COLLECTOR! Ye gods...

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread William Robb
On 09/02/2012 3:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 09/02/2012 16:28, Darren Addy wrote: Surely one of the real assets that Pentax carries with it is its name and name recognition. I was going to say no to this. Then, remembering that the whole world and its dog has owned Pentax recently and

Re: Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

2012-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Geoffrey? rotfl! That's a new low for the autocorrector. At least I don't think I accidentally spelled another name. On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:52 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/02/2012 3:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 09/02/2012 16:28, Darren Addy wrote: Surely one

Re: Peso - Red and White

2012-02-09 Thread Rick Womer
I like this a lot--colors, textures, and composition are very appealing. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:16 AM Subject: Peso - Red and

K-01: This is called damning with faint praise...

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Headline: Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera doesn't feel as cheap as it looks by the powerful engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/pentax-k-01-mirrorless-camera-doesnt-feel-as-cheap-as-it-looks/ (includes a hands-on video). Another (lame) one here:

Re: K-01: This is called damning with faint praise...

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
PS... It is now available for preorder at Amazon for $899 Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: K-01: This is called damning with faint praise...

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
PPS... that includes the 40mm pancake and is $100 less than Amazon's current price for the K-5 body alone. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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

Re: Comments on the new lenses and Optio WG-2

2012-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Optio WG-2 is now showing on Adorama ($399) and BH ($349) for preorder. BH price is $50 less than Adorama's but Adorama's mentions GPS functionality and BH's doesn't. ??? A hands-on gallery: http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/9/2786252/pentax-optio-wg-2-gps-hands-on Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska --

Re: re PESO: Your Husband Called

2012-02-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
LOL Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Well the last few years I got her flowers so I would have something colorful to photograph in the winter. But she caught on when I forgot to bring them in

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