Re: PESO Ivory silk

2013-06-25 Thread David Mann
On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, It doesn't look like a CUT-OUT. At the bottom, there are shadows that work. By the top, the flowers just blend into the background. Regards, Bob S. I like how the shadow at the bottom gives it a sort-of 3D effect

Re: Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread Philip Northeast
Thanks Brian I manged to change mine after a couple of attempts. It is far from intuitive. As a default I prefer keeping a constant aperture, especially for shooting HDR sets Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 25/06/13 3:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Aahz Maruch

Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Bipin Gupta
My son just bought a Sony Alpha Nex-3N with a 16-50 zoom from Costco Toronto for CAD 400. Excellent compact camera with a tiny power zoom lens. We compared photos with the Canon S-90 PS and the Nex-5R. The Nex-3N won in all categories - sharpness, color, contrast, exposure and bokeh. Do use

PESO 2013 - 052 - GDG

2013-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Slow going the past few weeks. Finally got around to looking at some photos made in early May. This one caught my eye. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9131198657/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. enjoy! Godfrey -- a photo blog:

Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread Bipin Gupta
Me too very much C O N F U S - E D. Need an Idiot Series lesson - please? Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land - hint: part of the Red Coat Empire once. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Murals in Santiago

2013-06-25 Thread Bipin Gupta
Beautiful Igor. Reminds me of the Street Art and Murals in San Francisco. And what a co-incidence, the Artists are strangely mostly all of South American - Mexican origin - Spanish or Portuguese speaking. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall

2013-06-25 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/6/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: http://cottycam.posthaven.com/port-isaac-cornwall-june-2013 Too many eyes and not enough arms for Nelson, I reckon. It's probably just a generic ship's figurehead. Maybe, being Cornwall, it's Admiral Benbow. Although he was only one leg short of

Re: PESO Ivory silk

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, It doesn't look like a CUT-OUT. At the bottom, there are shadows that work. By the top, the flowers just blend into the background. Regards,

Re: Flash purchase question(s)

2013-06-25 Thread Jos from Holland
I have very much the same feeling as Zos, I have the Metz 58AF-2 and prefer it over the Pentax 540, that I owned once. I prefer it because of the last status memory after switch off and because it can operate in auto mode with sensor on the flash, this mode works very well in situations we

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I had a recent conversation with with someone from the Pentax distributor for Spain. What I hinted from this conversation is what Boris suggests: a 24mpix APS-C body for later this year. And the FF?...next year... Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original - De: Boris Liberman

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I had a recent conversation with with someone from the Pentax distributor for Spain. What I hinted from this conversation is what Boris suggests: a 24mpix APS-C body for later this year. Fine with me. Far better for my sleep and I could spend the

Re: PESO - Juvenile Tree Swallow

2013-06-25 Thread Jack Davis
Head and, most important, the eye are sharp. Good composition Jack  - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 8:03 PM Subject: PESO - Juvenile Tree Swallow Perhaps not as sharp as I'd have liked this

Re: Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: I got caught out when shooting some panos recently, bracketing in manual mode my camera would default to bracketing Tv so the aperture would change to bracket which made

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear next given Pentax' stated goal of dominating the APS-C category, their lens line-up, resources and available technology. And if it arrives in a K-5 form-factor it would suit me perfectly too. Significantly higher resolution married with the

Re: PESO - Juvenile Tree Swallow

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Perfect pose, Frank. He looks a little overexposed to me -- loss of detail in breast feathers? -- and possibly a funky colour cast / WB. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:03 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps not as sharp as I'd have liked this is the first one of

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear next given Pentax' stated goal of dominating the APS-C category, their lens line-up, resources and available technology. And if it arrives in a K-5 form-factor it would suit me perfectly too. Significantly higher

Re: GESO The Brawley

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of the staff too. Here's a small set of 12 of the more interesting shots

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear next given Pentax' stated goal of dominating the APS-C category, their lens line-up, resources and available technology. And if it arrives in a K-5 form-factor it would suit me

RE: PESO Ivory silk

2013-06-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Really beautiful still life, Bruce. The lighting is amazing. Very zen. cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: June 24, 2013 6/24/13 To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO Ivory silk http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 6/25/2013 8:16 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear next given Pentax' stated goal of dominating the APS-C category, their lens line-up, resources and available technology. And if it arrives in a K-5 form-factor it would suit me

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 24, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ Take out the black and white and the grape vines. I like the others. But

Re: PESO Ivory silk

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you very much, Frank. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:33 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Really beautiful still life, Bruce. The lighting is amazing. Very zen. cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: June 24,

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
I gotta be honest. I see no difference between d7100 files and d600 files. None. Maybe slightly better DR, but that's about it. I don't see a need to go to full frame to resolve 24MP. Now 40-50mp is of course going to be a whole different story and diffraction will eat that away on smaller

Re: Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
The k-5 manual doesn't explain a lot of things... On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: I got caught out when shooting some panos recently,

Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5

2013-06-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 24, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. Thanks, Larry.

Re: GESO The Brawley

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of

Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5

2013-06-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 24, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: It doesn't matter, you can't export a preview. And, unless he were to turn off the cache expiration, he'd lose them anyway. He could use this:

RE: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall

2013-06-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Brilliant stuff. Especially like the phone booth and the two gents in the doorway. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Sent: June 23, 2013 6/23/13 To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall Small gallery of pics from a walk in

Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?

2013-06-25 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 24, 2013, at 13:31 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Now that I've ordered the K-5II, I expect that in a couple of weeks, Pentax will announce a mirrorless 24x36 sensor body with evf. It'll come with a K-mount adapter, and will have an optional optical rangefinder, that

Re: PESO - Fireworks

2013-06-25 Thread George Sinos
Thanks for the comments. Our local camera club was a guest of the stadium the night that photo was taken. I was standing about 5 feet from third base when I took that photo. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Daniel

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear next given Pentax' stated goal of dominating the APS-C category, their lens line-up, resources and available

Re: PESO 2013 - 052 - GDG

2013-06-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I can see why it caught your eye! I like the composition and the textures. On my monitor, the area behind the vase seems a bit too bright. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Slow going

Re: PESO - Broken Rung

2013-06-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
With something as special as the reflections in the windows, you should never admit it wasn't planned. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com:

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Boris Liberman
I totally agree with you, Mark. In fact, I find 12 MP of Ricoh GXR to be absolutely sufficient for my own purposes. So much so that Pentax K-5 is now secondary camera for me. I still think that 16 MP is too much for work that involves only occasional print no bigger than A3, though usually it is

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Don: I really like the monochrome. Very nice. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013, at 3:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/

Re: OT: Reasonable price?

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Aahz Maruch On Mon, Jun 24, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I mentioned earlier that I'm thinking about a new point 'n shoot camera to replace my aging 2MP Canon A60. The Canon PowerShot G15 was recommended. Today I found a used Canon PowerShot G12 for $325 at one of my local independents.

Re: GESO Rain in the Street

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Tom: I think the third one is the strongest, though the composition is just a tad cramped.--I might prefer just a step or two back. It's moody and the direction of the rain is dynamic. cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:41 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I like the street

Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last night in startling fashion. The series has been wonderful to watch and I congratulate the Bruins for giving the fans a very entertaining series. Thanks Canada for giving us hockey. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Crushed

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Geez-scary and amazing the driver survived! A sure fire life-flash-before-your-eyes moment. I agree the first is more dynamic, but offering more angles feeds the viewers curiosity for an occurrence like this. Glad everyone is ok. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Charles

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
Wine is the new cash crop. Pick any state at random. Google State Name vineyards From: Daniel J. Matyola Very nice gallery. Vineyards in Iowa? That surprises me. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com

Re: PESO Ivory silk

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Very pretty, Bruce. The white and blue is a pleasing combination. I think the vase and the background branches do look sort of cut-out like, to use your words, but the foreground branches give some dimension, which I think is good. On my monitor the whites are just a tad darkish. YMMV.

Re: paw week 25 super moon plus another

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace From: Christine Aguila I'm not completely sure what the statue is. It's headless and in the very large window of a building down town--I believe a bank. I looked for signage, but couldn't find any. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013,

Re: Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
If you're in Aperture Priority (AV) when you auto-bracket it should keep the aperture constant and change the shutter speed. I've never had to resort to the green button to get it to do that on the K20D I don't see Pentax making such a radical change on later models. From: Philip Northeast

Re: PESO - Sorry We're Closed

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Marco: I think this one is a bit cluttered, but I did have a look at some of your other work on your page, and you have some nice stuff there. I really liked the gallery Contract Seating. Lots of fun there. Also, the street portrait of the Asian man was very striking. Cheers, Christine

RE: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bipin Gupta My son just bought a Sony Alpha Nex-3N with a 16-50 zoom from Costco Toronto for CAD 400. Excellent compact camera with a tiny power zoom lens. We compared photos with the Canon S-90 PS and the Nex-5R. The Nex-3N won in all categories - sharpness, color, contrast, exposure and

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Yes, I'd like to echo Bob's comments about the Bruins--great play and wonderful series. On a photography note--as you know the Chicago Sun Times has fired all their photojournalists, so I was curious how they would handle the photography of the Blackhawks win. Here's the link from the

Re: PESO - Fireworks

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice, George--and big thanks for the article suggestions, which will come in useful for the fourth--if Chicago can afford fireworks this year :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:11 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: A photo from a local fireworks display and links to

Re: PESO - Murals in Santiago

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Murals in Santiago Hi All! I am back from the trip to Chile: Easter Island and Santiago. It will take me a while until I can sort out all photos. We were very impressed by the

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Yes, I'd like to echo Bob's comments about the Bruins--great play and wonderful series. On a photography note--as you know the Chicago Sun Times has fired all their photojournalists, so I was curious how they

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I won't buy a camera that doesn't have an eye-level viewfinder. I just can't use those hold it out at arms length compose a photo using the little TV screen on the back cameras. Agreed (although I can use the LCD in some situations and a fully

Re: OT: Reasonable price?

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: From: Aahz Maruch Before I can give you any advice, you need to provide some info about what you want to use it for. I got the G1X because I wanted a point'n'shoot with good low-light performance -- nobody else makes one with a zoom lens and sensor

Re: paw week 25 super moon plus another

2013-06-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Ah, thanks, John. Good to know. Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:42 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace From: Christine Aguila I'm not completely sure what the statue is. It's headless and in the very large

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread Walt
On 6/24/2013 3:36 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGkgzbv Count me among the fans of the grapevine shot. Great composition. -- Walt

Re: OT: Reasonable price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
The G15 for $799 is a whopping $300 more than Amazon's price. I appreciate supporting local businesses also, but that is quite a premium. The G12 for $325 is a decent buy. The cheapest used G12 on Amazon is $320. The G1x doesn't seem to have reviews as good as the G12. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
Honestly, I'd rather have a spare Pentax K-x in the car than a point shoot. You can find them for less than $300 with a kit lens at KEH. http://www.keh.com/camera/Pentax-Digital-Camera-Outfits/1/sku-DP019991321100?r=FE Put it in a bag and stick it under the seat if it won't fit in the glove

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Would like to have seen the pix but after 4 advertising pop-ups I quit... -p On 6/25/2013 10:01 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Yes, I'd like to echo Bob's comments about the Bruins--great play and wonderful series. On a photography note--as you know the Chicago Sun Times has fired all their

Re: Bracketing on the K5

2013-06-25 Thread P.J. Alling
Tech writers, write what they know... On 6/25/2013 9:00 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: The k-5 manual doesn't explain a lot of things... On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com: On Tue, Jun

Re: PESO - Reading in the Rain

2013-06-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks Bruce! I only noticed that little dry patch during processing but rather liked it. I also liked the reflection of the pink umbrella person in the shop window on the right. Would have cropped far differently were it not there. Glad you enjoyed! Thanks as well to Dave for commenting and

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I didn't get any pop-up ads and was able to view the photos immediately. All but the AP pics are truly awful. They're not even up to the standards that most non-photographers manage to achieve on Facebook and other sites. Most of the shots are boring. Quite a few feature centered heads, typical

RE: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
On behalf of all Canadians, you're welcome. It's our gift to the world. That and poutine. That's two gifts to the world. And at the risk of sounding like a Monty Python sketch, three gifts if you include Celine Dion. You can keep her. We have KD Lang. Cheers, frank --- Original Message

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
There's a great deal of sense in that, Darren. My old K100Ds with a set of Eneloops and stashed in the trunk should be ready for any contingency. When I get the new 24Mpx K-5 this fall and the K20D becomes my backup, I think I'll do just that. :-) No matter how hard I try, I can never come to

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
No matter how hard I try, I can never come to grips with point shits. If that wasn't on purpose it was the greatest Freudian Slip of All Time. Also, I misposted my K-x suggestion in Bipin's thread, but it was a response to John's question regarding PS (which was a forked thread). -- PDML

RE: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Chris Brogden
Pentax itself has been known to make that mistake: http://p.bfram.es/pentax-always-ready-for-a-shit.jpg Chris Brogden, Manager Don's Photo St. Vital 31 - 845 Dakota St. (Right across the street from St. Vital Centre) Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Ph: (204) 254-9075 Fax: (204) 253-7173   -Original

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread P.J. Alling
Given Pentax's track record, announced and released just in time to miss the 2013 Christmas season. On 6/25/2013 6:31 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: I had a recent conversation with with someone from the Pentax distributor for Spain. What I hinted from this conversation is what Boris suggests: a

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread P.J. Alling
I don't think that based on DxOMark tests that you're going to see that much real resolution improvement with a 24mp APS-C sensor. 16-18mp seems to be the APS-C sweet spot based on pure physics. On 6/25/2013 8:02 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: This to me is the most likely high-end body to appear

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
dx0mark only tests based upon a small print size. resolution is only a small factor in their numbers... On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:11 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think that based on DxOMark tests that you're going to see that much real resolution improvement with a

Re: PESO - Murals in Santiago

2013-06-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, Christine, Frank and Bipin for your comments, and everybody for looking. I have some (weak) hopes that I will put together a gallery that will have a bunch of such murals later this summer. Santiago and Valparaiso were very reach with the variety and artistic quality of the murals.

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
We probably all type LOL when all we mean is we grinned a little, but that one had me truly LOL. Thx Chris! On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Chris Brogden cbrog...@donsphoto.ca wrote: Pentax itself has been known to make that mistake: http://p.bfram.es/pentax-always-ready-for-a-shit.jpg

Re: PESO: Crushed

2013-06-25 Thread Alan C
A lucky escape. Easy to fix, mind you. Just fit a new car to the wheels! Alan C -Original Message- From: Charles Robinson Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 6:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Crushed We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week.

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread mike wilson
On 25/06/2013, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I won't buy a camera that doesn't have an eye-level viewfinder. I just can't use those hold it out at arms length compose a photo using the little TV screen on the back cameras. I _really_ want to see you using an eye-level viewfinder

RE: PESO - Fireworks

2013-06-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Great shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com Sent: June 24, 2013 6/24/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Fireworks A photo from a local fireworks display and links to three articles on getting better fireworks photos.

Re: Flash purchase question(s)

2013-06-25 Thread mike wilson
On 24/06/2013, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: I honestly don't know the guide number. He used to use it with his 67. Mmmm 67 Guide number of AF280T is.28(m) If you want more there's the AF400T. I'm sure you can work out how powerful that is. I've used both on my digital

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
I'd like to thank Canada for Gordon Lightfoot. To whom do I address the card? On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:26 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On behalf of all Canadians, you're welcome. It's our gift to the world. That and poutine. That's two gifts to the world.

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Walt
Crown Royal Black. -- Walt On 6/25/2013 12:26 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On behalf of all Canadians, you're welcome. It's our gift to the world. That and poutine. That's two gifts to the world. And at the risk of sounding like a Monty Python sketch, three gifts if you include

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Yes, I'd like to echo Bob's comments about the Bruins--great play and wonderful series. On a photography note--as you know the Chicago Sun Times has fired all their photojournalists, so I was

Re: Flash purchase question(s)

2013-06-25 Thread Jens
Hi all. Probably GN 28 and GN40. I got a AF280T. Please notice that were two versions. One can turn backwards and the other can't. Turning backwars is useful when photographing downwards (into at cradle or anything else on the floor or table etc.), while bouncing off the ceiling. Unfortunately

PESO: Sun in the Clouds

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
Lately for some reason I'm finding myself pictures of just sunsets and flowers. Don't know why. The sun dipped behind the clouds the other day and I got some shots. This was one of them. Taken with a Takumar 70-200 f4. A highly underrated lens IMO.

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread steve harley
on 2013-06-25 6:59 Zos Xavius wrote I gotta be honest. I see no difference between d7100 files and d600 files. None. Maybe slightly better DR, but that's about it. I don't see a need to go to full frame to resolve 24MP. dynamic range interests me more than pixel count; conventional wisdom is

Re: Flash purchase question(s)

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
My version goes backwards! =) Hope you are well Jens. If I were looking for a cheap flash I would buy the AF280 again and again. It seems that the camera adjusts the settings somewhat when it is attached, so there is some communication. Low power is for f4 and high is for f8 @ asa 100 @ 28mm.

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Zos Xavius
that's the conventional line of thinking, yes. Of course compare a k-5 to a 5dmk2 and tell me which is better resolution asides. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 3:38 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-06-25 6:59 Zos Xavius wrote I gotta be honest. I see no difference between d7100

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy No matter how hard I try, I can never come to grips with point shits. If that wasn't on purpose it was the greatest Freudian Slip of All Time. Also, I misposted my K-x suggestion in Bipin's thread, but it was a response to John's question regarding PS (which was a forked

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Tunnel Barbecue in Windsor Paul On Jun 25, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Crown Royal Black. -- Walt On 6/25/2013 12:26 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On behalf of all Canadians, you're welcome. It's our gift to the world. That and poutine. That's two gifts

RE: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Chris Brogden Pentax itself has been known to make that mistake: http://p.bfram.es/pentax-always-ready-for-a-shit.jpg I remember that one. -- 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

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread John Sessoms
Actually, he had a couple of used StormTrooper K-x in the display case. I probably ought to stop by again and inquire about his price for one of them before I buy. For that matter, I could probably use my *ist-D. He also had a Z-x (?) and a Zm (?) in the case when the last Ritz camera in

PESO - Benched

2013-06-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17436747size=lg -- 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: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread Don Guthrie
pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:54:40 -0400 From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO Iowa Farmland Message-ID: 5f9d070b-4c58-4e26-854f-3981f095d...@bellsouth.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Re: RE: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Don Guthrie
pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 14 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:59:57 -0400 From: John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com To:pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Reasonable Price? Message-ID:51c9b06d.1080...@nc.rr.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed From: Bipin Gupta My son just

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Don Guthrie
Wow those CS Times photos were the dullest photos I have ever seen from a sports victory. The AP photos were 10x better. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 15 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:01:13 -0500 From: Christine Aguilachrist...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: New FF rumour from France

2013-06-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Zos Xavius wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 3:38 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-06-25 6:59 Zos Xavius wrote I gotta be honest. I see no difference between d7100 files and d600 files. None. Maybe slightly better DR, but that's about it. I don't see a need to go to full frame

Re:Subject: PESO - Benched

2013-06-25 Thread Don Guthrie
Like it. Cool the way she is perched on the very end. I might like a square crop. Enjoyed. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:07:16 -0400 From: Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Benched

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: The K-x has superb high ISO and runs on AA batteries. By the standards of the K-5 II, it only has good high ISO, not superb (based on my experience with Larry's K-x). But you've got a good point. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: OT: Reasonable price?

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: The G1x doesn't seem to have reviews as good as the G12. Depends what you want to do with it. If you want a high-ISO PS, the G1X rules. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * *

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
True, but the discussion was comparing it not to Pentax models that came after, but to Point Shoots (and, I would suggest, it outperforms any Pentax model that came before it with its Sony sensor). On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Darren

Getting ready to go to Italy

2013-06-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Well in a few more days we'll be off it Italy. One week hiking around the Italian Riviera and another week hiking the Dolomites. Sound like fun? You bet! Now I'm just working out how much camera gear to bring... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

Re: Getting ready to go to Italy

2013-06-25 Thread Bob W
On 26 Jun 2013, at 00:21, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Well in a few more days we'll be off it Italy. One week hiking around the Italian Riviera and another week hiking the Dolomites. Sound like fun? You bet! Now I'm just working out how much camera gear to bring... You'll

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: The K-x has superb high ISO and runs on AA batteries. By the standards of the K-5 II, it only has good high ISO, not superb (based on my

Re: GESO Iowa Farmland

2013-06-25 Thread P.J. Alling
On 6/25/2013 4:23 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:54:40 -0400 From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO Iowa Farmland Message-ID: 5f9d070b-4c58-4e26-854f-3981f095d...@bellsouth.net

Re: Reasonable Price?

2013-06-25 Thread Darren Addy
OK. You can quibble if you like. I came to the K-x from a K200D and the difference in high ISO was superb, IMHO. I pointed to the first K-x I could find (at KEH). I'm sure you can buy the body alone if you want to for a little less but in the used market the kit lens is probably nearly a gimme. I

Re: Go Hawks - best regards to Bruins fans

2013-06-25 Thread Larry Colen
And don't forget Bill Shatner, he's right up there with poutine. For cheesiness anyways. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 05:26:19PM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On behalf of all Canadians, you're welcome. It's our gift to the world. That and poutine. That's two gifts to the world.

Re: Bracketing on the K5 with pictures of menus

2013-06-25 Thread Philip Northeast
I just went through the process and took photos of the menu pages and put them in a basic tutorial here http://aviewfinderdarkly.com.au/2013/06/26/pentax-k5-aperture-in-manual-bracketing/ Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 25/06/13 4:47 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Me too very

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