Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread lrc
I quite like it! Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 25 January 2013 18:26, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Your BH critique is always sought after and appreciated. Thanks! Boris Nice one Boris.

RE: PESO - Un-stable

2013-01-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Former livery stable, now a garage in Center City Philly: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16817615 If you hadn't told us that I'd have thought it was Tesco's burger factory. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: OT: Something else to do this weekend

2013-01-26 Thread Bob W
A bit up-market for my taste From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Gosh, Bob.  That reminds me of the place you recommended in Paris! Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To:

Re: PESO: Change Of Direction

2013-01-26 Thread Tim Bray
Need to blow that one up huge and put it on a wall to appreciate it properly. But anyhow, good. -T On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:16 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Saw this contrail last night as the sun was setting. I could still see the plane (737 or A320) a bit further up and it

(Rare) PESO: Happy Birthday

2013-01-26 Thread Peter McIntosh
My daughter Olivia turned 21 today, and the party theme was Breakfast at Tiffany's. https://picasaweb.google.com/118019465978120155275/Occasionals02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN373tbBhJzu6gE#5837690293801836562 Comments and criticisms most welcome. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: G'day and Thanks

2013-01-26 Thread Peter McIntosh
Good to hear you're mobile and lucid, Brian. I have no doubt you'll be back and fully functional earlier than you think! Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne On 24 January 2013 13:20, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Just dropping in to say thanks for all of the good wishes, both on

Re: (Rare) PESO: Happy Birthday

2013-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
A fun idea, Peter. Did you create the big graphic? Makes an excellent backdrop. On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: My daughter Olivia turned 21 today, and the party theme was Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Re: Is it absurd to call a photograph that no one has everheard of iconic?

2013-01-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
From: l...@red4est.com I've got to admit that the Mac UI is iconic. hehehe. -- 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: IR on the K10-D

2013-01-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Dave - have an IR converted K10D. I didn't have that done, I found it listed on eBay and bought it. These guys sold it and they do conversions:

Re: Is it absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever heard of iconic?

2013-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Great story! On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Quite a little story... Pull quote: It is, of course, absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever heard of “iconic.” Iconic photographs are by their very nature famous. Yet sometimes photographs have

Re: PESO: Ornamental Grass

2013-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
A fascinating and unique take on the subject, Dan. I like that a lot for the textures and lines. Although I know how hard it can be to get, I'd still like to see more DoF. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

OT - Museum of the City of New York wants Sandy photos for an exhibition

2013-01-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Of possible interest to NYers and neighbors ... http://www.mobypicture.com/user/KatrinEismann/view/14688391 -- -bmw -- 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: Re: PESO - Hammer in the Sky

2013-01-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Don, For whatever reason, this is the last of 6 messages from you that went directly to spam on my gmail. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Oh Mark, now I may have to go shopping. The snow flake thing does sound fun.

Re: (Rare) PESO: Happy Birthday

2013-01-26 Thread kwaller
Nice capture of a good looking lady! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com Subject: (Rare) PESO: Happy Birthday My daughter Olivia turned 21 today, and the party theme was Breakfast at Tiffany's.

2013 #6 (by Anat!): Little photographer

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Anat has requested that we get her a real camera. So we gave her the little Pentax Optio W30 that used to be Galia's... Have a look (3 pics by her and 2 pics of her shooting) http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-6-little-photographer.html Undoubtedly dad is very proud. Boris P.S.

GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps (extreme macro)

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
We've had pretty steady lake effect snow this week and last night for a few hours I was able to catch it while it was producing well formed single crystals. I stated out playing with the Q but when I saw that there were some good subjects I switched over to the tried and true K-5 setup. You

Re: 2013 #6 (by Anat!): Little photographer

2013-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
Really appears to have a sense of composition. Good stuff! Jack - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:58 AM Subject: 2013 #6 (by Anat!): Little photographer Anat has requested that

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Paul! On 1/25/2013 11:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice. I like the composition and the light. The draw toward the figure at the end of the bar works beautifully. Paul On Jan 25, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/25/2013 10:29 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Nice shot, Boris. Don't trust her - she's either a spy or a femme fatale who wants to do away with her husband. B

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks Chris. I was drawn by the light, the pattern and the fact that although busy this very moment it appeared rather empty, the bar that is. On 1/26/2013 9:11 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: On 25 January 2013 18:26, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
I quite thank you, sir! On 1/26/2013 10:08 AM, l...@red4est.com wrote: I quite like it! Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 25 January 2013 18:26, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Your BH critique is

Re: (Rare) PESO: Happy Birthday

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
The only nitpick I can think of is that Olivia is smiling away from the viewer... I just had a littler argument with my wife as to whose portrait is on the wall behind her... On 1/26/2013 11:44 AM, Peter McIntosh wrote: My daughter Olivia turned 21 today, and the party theme was Breakfast

Re: PESO: Ornamental Grass

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Works for me. On 1/26/2013 5:15 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16820756 Comments, Suggestions and Criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Is it absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever heard of iconic?

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Didn't it occur to you, Darren, that in order for article to be published on a web site whose name is _cult_ of mac, it has to include the word iconic somewhere in the text... Naturally I am not being serious here... On 1/25/2013 9:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Quite a little story... Pull

Re: Is it absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever heard of iconic?

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
You meant to say epic, did you not, Bruce? /wink, wink/ On 1/26/2013 5:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Great story! On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Quite a little story... Pull quote: It is, of course, absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever

Re: IR on the K10-D

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
I have never regretted buying my converted K10D. I have seen the dreaded K-10 banding problem in the IR shots once or twice, but as with the regular K10D it has not proven to be a problem and only arises when I try to really push the exposure. I did not know that they calibrated the AF system

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Looks that you got yourself a keeper, Larry... By the way, Nikon's 10 mm fish-eye lens is also amusingly small. On 1/25/2013 11:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My first quick test drive, a few shots around the house, nothing particularly artistic about these photos:

Re: Published photo

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thumbs up! On 1/25/2013 7:29 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Our local city magazine came out today and the photo on the closing page was one I had submitted. Thousands of dollars in equipment and thousands of photos and finally one published in my hometown with my name in the credits - priceless.

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris, I think that word would be hostess. -p On 1/26/2013 11:20 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 1/25/2013 10:29 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Nice shot, Boris. Don't

Re: People like bright (saturated) colors

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Igor, it is hard to tell why, but if you look at any such web community (Photo.RU, Flickr, 500px, whatever) and specifically the top 10, top 12, top whatever, you will see that the visual pattern is very similar. Usually very much processing applied, garish colors, high contrast, with subjects

Re: People like bright (saturated) colors

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/23/2013 11:22 PM, Bob W wrote: * Facebook drives the words friend and like into increasing meaninglessness Awesome! Other words will mutate or be coined to fill the gaps B I can predict what will be the next grand revolution. May be it will even happen somewhen in the late autumn of

Re: 2013 #6 (by Anat!): Little photographer

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
Looks like she takes after her parents - nice shots! Mark On 1/26/2013 11:58 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Anat has requested that we get her a real camera. So we gave her the little Pentax Optio W30 that used to be Galia's... Have a look (3 pics by her and 2 pics of her shooting)

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Paul... I thought that hostess was more kind of receptionist in the hotel, but I digress. On 1/26/2013 7:33 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Boris, I think that word would be hostess. -p On 1/26/2013 11:20 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 1/25/2013 10:29 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML

Re: OT - eye candy / camera porn: 60 MP Leaf Credo at work

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
One of my co-workers used to be the head of support team/department in one of these big companies (Kodak or Leaf or whatever). He's very good photographer on his own right. Yet, he has this A2 sized calendar with prints made by these wondrous beasts... Mighty pleasant to look at... On

Re: Cool (pardon the pun) gallery of firefighting in frigid Chicago

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Totally fascinating... On 1/23/2013 9:02 PM, Darren Addy wrote: File this under Bad weather makes good pictures, in this case frigid cold plus lots lots of water. http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-511-fire-20130122/ Hope you enjoy it half as much as I did. -- PDML

Re: PAW Week 2-2013

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
IMO rather simple BW rendering would have worked better here... On 1/14/2013 2:03 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/pawweek2sharpened_edited-1_large.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2013 - 006 - GDG

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Great photograph, Godfrey, just great! On 1/10/2013 9:08 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Here's one from my recent train trip on the Starlight Coast Express ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8365987339/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- a photo

Re: PESO: Bleeker Street

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
BleeCker says the photograph?! Bleeker says your title... Is there a hidden joke somewhere??? On 1/11/2013 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16718643 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ok, I feel like a dummy here, there must be something obvious I'm missing... and I routinely shoot my k-5 at higher ISOs, just yesterday I was shooting at 8000, last Saturday at 16,000, so I'm not even sure how I got into this jam, but here it is: In manual, I cannot adjust my iso beyond the

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
I'm a bit far away from my K-5 just now, but I believe there is a separate setting that limits the range for Auto ISO. Jostein - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:53 PM Subject:

Re: Venezia

2013-01-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
Fun series, Dario. I think you captured the mood nicely. That thing about the coffee was Linns idea though. :-) It was a great pleasure to finally meet you in person! Hope we can do it again some time. We're probably not quite done with Venice just yet... :-) Jostein - Original Message

Re: PAW159 - Very Venice

2013-01-26 Thread DagT
Thanks Ann, you have a point there :-) Actually, I was hoping for snow and fog, but only got a little fog. Dag Thrane http://www.thrane.name 23. jan. 2013 kl. 01:14 skrev Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Nice one - but before I saw it I was thinking Venice not a good place for a

Re: PAW159 - Very Venice

2013-01-26 Thread DagT
...and thank to Christine, frank and Paul too :-) Dag Thrane http://www.thrane.name 23. jan. 2013 kl. 01:44 skrev Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: Very nice as always! But if I may dare to make one small suggestion, would you consider cropping the image? Take about 1/3 away from

Re: PAW159 - Very Venice

2013-01-26 Thread DagT
Thanks Stan, yes I see what you mean, but actually I liked the gondolier all the way to the left. Same angle, same position, but headed the other way. Dag Thrane http://www.thrane.name 23. jan. 2013 kl. 01:44 skrev Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: Very nice as always! But if I may

RE: People like bright (saturated) colors

2013-01-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman On 1/23/2013 11:22 PM, Bob W wrote: * Facebook drives the words friend and like into increasing meaninglessness Awesome! Other words will mutate or be coined to fill the gaps B I can predict what will be

Re: 2013 #6 (by Anat!): Little photographer

2013-01-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Adorable! she has the eye, too! ann On 1/26/2013 12:16, Jack Davis wrote: Really appears to have a sense of composition. Good stuff! Jack - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:58

Re: PAW-week 3

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Bloody brilliant!!! On 1/21/2013 3:51 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP5428_large.html -- 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

Oh the Toys We Can Have

2013-01-26 Thread Tom Cakalic
http://connect.dpreview.com/post/0018946942/flying-video-camera-helicopter-streams-to-android-smartphone -- 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: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Jostein... you are very kind to reply to my plea, but... Just when I thought I couldn't feel any dumber... I check the firmware discover I'm running k-7 ver 1.02. Yup, I had grabbed the wrong camera. So... nevermind. Sigh. Just to clarify -- I'm not blonde. But this is a doozie...

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
I have a duh question, but no solution. Is the camera set on AP ot TP? Jack - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:53 AM Subject: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso... Ok, I feel

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
That is I mean; AV or TV. Did I say DUH? Jack - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:08 AM Subject: Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso... I have a duh question, but no solution. Is

RE: Oh the Toys We Can Have

2013-01-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tom Cakalic http://connect.dpreview.com/post/0018946942/flying-video-camera- helicopter-streams-to-android-smartphone unfortunately it's still a vapourchoppercam B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps (extreme macro)

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
You caught some beauties. Great work! Paul via phone On Jan 26, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: We've had pretty steady lake effect snow this week and last night for a few hours I was able to catch it while it was producing well formed single crystals. I stated out

Test

2013-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
Testing...1...2...3 -- 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: Published photo

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
On 1/25/2013 12:29 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Our local city magazine came out today and the photo on the closing page was one I had submitted. Thousands of dollars in equipment and thousands of photos and finally one published in my hometown with my name in the credits - priceless. Congrats,

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Looks that you got yourself a keeper, Larry... It's going to be fun and educational to learn how to use this one. One thing I need to do is write up a list of hyperfocal distances at different apertures and paste it on the inside of the

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out the DOF calculator apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=depth+of+field+calculatorc=apps DOFmaster is a great one but right now only supports iOS. They're working on one for Android... http://www.dofmaster.com/android.html -p On 1/26/2013 3:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: One

Pentax In The Mall

2013-01-26 Thread dckgrhm57
There's a big mall in Fargo, ND that had a Ritz camera store that closed this past fall. When that store closed I thought that we had seen the last of the stand alone retail camera stores in our area. As it turns out a camera store owner out of Bismarck, ND took over the space and reopened

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
You did, but the biggest DUH is for me... I thought I was using the k-5, but had really grabbed the k-7! It was early this morning, we were rushing out to my son's track meet, I picked up the camera on my desk, and off we went, forgetting that the k-5 was set up on the tripod across the room, and

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: You did, but the biggest DUH is for me... I thought I was using the k-5, but had really grabbed the k-7! It was early this morning, we were rushing out to my son's track meet, I picked up the camera on my desk, and off we went,

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
We have contact! Greetings. :) Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: 4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Check out the DOF calculator apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=depth+of+field+calculatorc=apps DOFmaster is a great one but right now only supports iOS. They're working on one for Android...

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
The menus are different in the k-5. I always notice that when i use my k-7 as i am more used to the k-5 now. My k-7 looks like its been used on a battlefield so there is no mistaking it. The focusing screen is a lot more filthy too. :) Pentax sure makes their gear tough. Both cameras have

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: We have contact! Greetings. :) Greetings and welcome. I have enjoyed seeing your Pittsburgh work on Flickr. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Tom Cakalic
From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com We have contact! Greetings. :) Take me to your leader! Tom C. Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: 4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my

Re: Pentax In The Mall

2013-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
Wow...very cool! Here in pittsburgh we have one sole camera store left and its rather overpriced and somewhat hated. A friend sold a couple of fuji mf cameras there and made a whole 250. I wish i would have known. He would have done ok on ebay or even keh wouldnt have taken him so badly.

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Haha... firmware problem. Right! :) -c On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: You did, but the biggest DUH is for me... I thought I was using the k-5, but had really grabbed the k-7! It was early

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks, Jostein... you are very kind to reply to my plea, but... Just when I thought I couldn't feel any dumber... I check the firmware discover I'm running k-7 ver 1.02. Yup, I had grabbed the wrong camera. So... nevermind.

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It seems that the solution to your problem is simple. You need to sell the K-7 and buy a K5-IIs. That way it won't matter as much if you grab the wrong camera. I like the way you think! Though, I will confess that my

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Both of my cameras have relatively the same amount of wear at this point... and they do have different colored straps, which should have prevented this, uh, firmware problem. Maybe I should take a sharpie write K-7, DUMMY on the lcd screen...? :) -c On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Zos Xavius

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It seems that the solution to your problem is simple. You need to sell the K-7 and buy a K5-IIs. That way it won't matter as much if you grab the wrong camera.

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Zos Xavius
Pull a digital rev and paint it pink! Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Both of my cameras have relatively the same amount of wear at this point... and they do have different colored straps, which should have prevented this, uh, firmware problem. Maybe I should take a sharpie write

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Both of my cameras have relatively the same amount of wear at this point... and they do have different colored straps, which should have prevented this, uh, firmware problem. Maybe I should take a sharpie write K-7, DUMMY on the lcd

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Maybe I should take a sharpie write K-7, DUMMY on the lcd screen...? Better yet, the ground glass viewfinder screen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Funny story, Christine! Glad it's all straightened out. Cheers, Christine On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Both of my cameras have relatively the same amount of wear at this point... and they do have different colored straps, which should have

Re: PESO: Bleeker Street

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No. I misspelled it the last time. It is spelled Bleecker Street in New York City. Bleecker Street is perhaps most famous as a Greenwich Village nightclub district. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Curl

2013-01-26 Thread Rick Womer
Well, more OGB...   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:06 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Curl Alternate title RGB :-) ann On 1/24/2013 22:42,

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread Jack Davis
How about on your forehead...HA HA !! Jack G   - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso... Both of my cameras have relatively the

Re: PESO - Smile!

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I appreciate it also. Very interesting, very City, but not a very good image of you. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Just a bit of nonsense. Christine might appreciate it. :-)

I just bought a Pentax K-01

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
Well, there's an email subject that I never expected to post... After last night's snow crystal shoot and continuing experiments with the Q I thought that just having a body with the sensor and image quality of the K-5 and focus peaking of Q would be ideal. It took a while but suddenly I

Re: GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps (extreme macro)

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wonderful images, as usual. I love the subtle color, the intricate shapes, the detail and the variety of crystals you find and record. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: We've had pretty steady lake

Re: I just bought a Pentax K-01

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Mark C wrote: Well, there's an email subject that I never expected to post... After last night's snow crystal shoot and continuing experiments with the Q I thought that just having a body with the sensor and image quality of the K-5 and focus peaking of Q

Re: PAW-week 3

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Brilliant indeed, but not everyone's cup of tea. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Bloody brilliant!!! On 1/21/2013 3:51 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Cheers, Christine

Re: PESO: Ornamental Grass

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce. Yes, more DoF would probably improve the image. I'll again on a day when the air is really stil. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: A fascinating and unique take on the

Re: PESO: Ornamental Grass

2013-01-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Boris. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Works for me. On 1/26/2013 5:15 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16820756 Comments, Suggestions and

Re: Pentax In The Mall

2013-01-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Zos Xavius wrote: Wow...very cool! Here in pittsburgh we have one sole camera store left and its rather overpriced and somewhat hated. A friend sold a couple of fuji mf cameras there and made a whole 250. I wish i would have known. He would have done ok on ebay or even keh wouldnt have taken

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Greetings...and welcome! -p On 1/26/2013 4:05 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: We have contact! Greetings. :) Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: 4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML

Re: GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps

2013-01-26 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Tom! I set a couple of bits of colored plastic on the flash and they really brightened things up. Thanks for looking - Mark On 1/26/2013 1:39 PM, Tom Cakalic wrote: Absolutely fabulous Mark! I love the colored lighting. Thanks for putting beauty in my day. :) Tom C. -- PDML

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread steve harley
on 2013-01-26 15:49 Larry Colen wrote By the way, Thursday night I went to grab something out of my car, and it took me several tries to realize that the reason the key didn't work wasn't that it was the key for the van or the corolla, but that I was trying to use it in the black civic parked

Re: PESO - Un-stable

2013-01-26 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ken.  I agree about cropping out the very bottom, but not about the windows.  To me, they provide a bit of context. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc:

Re: PESO - Un-stable

2013-01-26 Thread Rick Womer
Not in that neigh-borhood, no. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 3:16 AM Subject: RE: PESO - Un-stable From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]

Re: GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps (extreme macro)

2013-01-26 Thread kwaller
Great work Mark! The flakes look like they're almost melted. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Snow Crystals Snaps (extreme macro) We've had pretty steady lake effect snow this week

Re: Help! Can't get k-5 past 6400 iso...

2013-01-26 Thread kwaller
Years ago, while on a business trip to San Antonio, Texas, I picked up a rental car, got to my inspection site, finished my job, got to my hotel and turned in for the night. In the morning I told the doorman I needed my car, told him what it was and waited for him to bring it to the door. I got