Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
Excellent. Full of character. She looks like a very famous unknown writer. B On 8 Sep 2013, at 02:46, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Ignore the fact that this is on Knarf Does Kolor (long story not worth getting into). I came across this one taken three or four years ago. TriX in

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Sure, but there's nothing like the 8mm fisheye you can get for APS-C for 12mm/e. For most purposes, you're correct that's sufficient, but people who really care about extreme wide-angle are likely to be less satisfied with m4/3.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Oh, foolish me: I didn't realize that Panasonic also ships their own 8mm fisheye lens in Micro-FourThirds mount! Panasonic : LUMIX G FISHEYE 8mm F3.5 http://four-thirds.org/en/microft/single.html#i_008mm_f035_panasonic BH Photo:

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them. B On 8 Sep 2013, at 05:43, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Thanks for those, Bob. A few years ago my wife I spent a few days in London (we stayed in a BB near Baker St. Station). I did my daily training runs in the area around Regent's Park so your photos (I

Re: PESO - Crater Lake Pano

2013-09-08 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Alan C c...@lantic.net: I looked up Crater Lake on the web. A truly amazing place. Your pano tops them all. Thanks Alan - very generous comment. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ --

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Just because there is a focal length fisheye that gives the same FOV as one for APSC or FF for that matter, that doesnt mean it will perform as well as a system. On 9/8/2013 3:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Oh, foolish me: I didn't realize that Panasonic also ships their own 8mm fisheye lens

Re: PESO - Crater Lake Pano

2013-09-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
Superb! I guess this is a very efficient use of the pano technique. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
An unforgettable portrait. Her looks, your composition and the fitting post processing are all in agreement... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I came across this one taken three or four years ago. TriX in the Leica CL. I haven't looked at it in years. Might be one of my all-time favourite photos (that I've taken), so I thought I'd repost it: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2009/12/blog-post.html?m Wonderful shot, frank. I

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
Hi Boris, I liked the first two... The first for its power to separate the waitress from her surroundings (lovely background for a 15mm, by the way). The second for the cosiness and good composition. The third one needs something more (or, perhaps less) which I fail to put my finger on :( Bulent

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Larry Colen
The funny thing is, I'd be willing to bet that Aahz knows Ctein personally. Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Sure, but there's nothing like the 8mm fisheye you can get for APS-C for 12mm/e. For most purposes, you're correct

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Bulent, I have to respectfully correct you. The first shot (Waitress) is made with Nokton 40/1.4 at around f/2.0 or f/2.8. Hence the OOF rendering. The other two are made with Heliar 15/4.5. Thank you for your kind words. The third shot - I thought that play of light was kind of nice... At least

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Alan C
Boris, I like the waitress. She looks thoroughly fed up as waitresses usually are. I can't really see the story in the other two but I'm probably not all that perceptive. Alan -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 6:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

GESO: Lens handover and trip to Primrose Hill

2013-09-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
Bob beat me to it - here's my record of a pleasant day. PDML lurker Ben Price relieved me of my F* 300 4.5. I'm pleased that it's going to a good home. Ben threatens to de-lurk sometime soon... Bob and I had a rather pleasant lunch at L'Absinthe (no, we didn't partake of any) and a general

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
Love the balloons. You caught the escapee just right! Chris On 7 September 2013 20:37, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I met up with Chris M and Lurker Ben his lovely wife today. After Chris and Ben had completed their murky dealings Chris and I pottered about for a couple of hours in the

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
I should have noticed! In fact, I have that Nokton on a film camera (Bessa R3A). Unfortunately, they just sit together waiting for a miracle to come ;) Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Oh! May be you have other lenses in the same mount that you can enable me with :-). On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: I should have noticed! In fact, I have that Nokton on a film camera (Bessa R3A). Unfortunately, they just sit together waiting for

Travel plans

2013-09-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Starting next week, all four of us we'll be on vacation in Southern-Eastern part of Holland. If you happen to be nearby, please give me a shout off the list. Cheers. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: GESO: Lens handover and trip to Primrose Hill

2013-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quie nice! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Bob beat me to it - here's my record of a pleasant day. PDML lurker Ben Price relieved me of my F* 300 4.5. I'm pleased that it's going to a

Re: PESO: Word on the Street

2013-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for your helpful comments, Bruce. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:05 AM, Bruce bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: I like the basic subject here. The conversation looks interesting. Two things to consider: 1) the subject seems a

Re: OT Any advice for inexpensive lapel microphones?

2013-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Sep 6 00:47:24 EDT 2013 Rob Studdert wrote: On 6 September 2013 03:08, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Hi Matthew, Thanks for sharing this one. I see that some reviews and questions to the answers suggest that the microphone is designed to be powered (although not with

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I like the Waitress. You caught her in a good pose and nice background. Etude has a scramble of light/dark patches from the leaves/sunshine on the right which is distracting. I prefer the more even lighting in Street Scene, but can't find a compelling story with the image. See The Hague

Re: GESO: Lens handover and trip to Primrose Hill

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
Very nice - fascinating to see the same basic shots from slightly different viewpoints. B On 8 Sep 2013, at 11:16, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Bob beat me to it - here's my record of a pleasant day. PDML lurker Ben Price relieved me of my F* 300 4.5. I'm pleased that

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
A nice set. I'd never seen that part of London, or at least I can't recall. It's been many years. Paul On Sep 8, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Love the balloons. You caught the escapee just right! Chris On 7 September 2013 20:37, Bob W

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Great Geso. Several of these would make great shots on their own. Love the shot with the two boys looking around the table. The kid with the dogs, where his hair is almost the same color of their fur, has a lot of aw value. Also really like the one with the urn in the window, window

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
What he said. I think if the last shot had been closer/tighter it might have been more interesting. It just looks like random people. Most street photography focuses in on one or two people, even if others are around. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/8/2013 6:31:22 A.M. Pacific

Re: PESO -- Danced out.

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Like it, Peter, very Cinderillaish. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 8:49:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes: I went to a wedding today, someone's must have hurt about half way through the reception.

Re: PESO: Word on the Street

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
What he said. Not that I could have said that in the first place, myself. But once Bruce said it, he nailed down my thoughts as well. If you follow me... heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 9:05:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bkday...@daytonphoto.com writes: I like the

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Well, I've narrowed down my choices to: Canon T4 or T5 (in case I decide NOT to switch -- remotely possible), Pentax K-r, Fujfilm X-Pro1, and Panasonic GX7. (Hope all those letters and numbers are right, but you get the idea). As you can see, I am all over the place. The one similarlity is

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Boris - I agree with the others' comments. The Waitress is well shot (though I would prefer her to be a touch closer to the right edge). Etude seems too crisp, over sharpened perhaps? Maybe just too much contrast in the scene? A nice enough composition, but maybe memorable only if you know that

Re: Peso red dragonfly

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Like to see him even closer. Never seen those before. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013 11:35:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: About 2 weeks ago my yard has seen 100's of these guys flying around. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9695875632/

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love the waitress pic. Paul On Sep 8, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Boris - I agree with the others' comments. The Waitress is well shot (though I would prefer her to be a touch closer to the right edge). Etude seems too crisp, over sharpened perhaps?

What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
So, I've been off list for quite a while now ...two years? Who can catch me up in two sentences or less? ;-) -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Looks like a compliment... thanks John! -Messaggio originale- From: John Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 7:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Diamond Beast The mind boggles. On 9/7/2013 6:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, Here you'll find a gallery of pics

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Bruce, thanks! You're right, see that drummer in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HalM_DjoXrc Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bruce Walker Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 7:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Diamond Beast A great set, Dario.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread George Sinos
Here's a link to a short video on Photofocus with an overview of the differences between DSLRs and m4/3 cameras. It includes a link to a free 10-day trial on lynda.com so you can watch the entire class. I haven't seen the whole class so I can't vouch for it. The overview was mildly interesting

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Right now Buydig.com is selling the original K-5 NIB for $639.00 with a $15.00 coupon free shipping in the continental US and no sales tax if you reside outside New Jersey. You can find it on Amazon almost as inexpensively, if price is your issue. It is however still a relatively heavy,

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Bob, there's another Iron Maiden female tribute band called 'The Iron Maidens': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KUti77JA0 Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Bob W Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 7:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Diamond Beast I'd have

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Thanks Walt, Here you can see them live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru-KuXg8G5o Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Walt Gilbert Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 8:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Diamond Beast Cool! The first concert I ever went to was Iron

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
On 8 Sep 2013, at 16:57, bpmacrae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: So, I've been off list for quite a while now ...two years? Who can catch me up in two sentences or less? ;-) Nothing's changed. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Walt Gilbert
I joined. Everything went to hell. Welcome back! -- Walt On 9/8/2013 10:57 AM, bpmacrae wrote: So, I've been off list for quite a while now ...two years? Who can catch me up in two sentences or less? ;-) -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Cotty hasn't eaten his hat yet, so not much. On 9/8/2013 11:57 AM, bpmacrae wrote: So, I've been off list for quite a while now ...two years? Who can catch me up in two sentences or less? ;-) -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned.

Re: OT: the end of email as we know it

2013-09-08 Thread John
Since I don't have Gmail, why would I want to use their interface? On 9/7/2013 1:37 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: You can use the Gmail web interface _or_ a smartphone app to take advantage of it. I don't own a smartphone (ludicrously expensive to operate one in Canada). I use the Gmail web interface

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
All the old, bad pennies are showing up. I returned this week, after a month or two of absence, and I returned this year after a year or two or three of being gone most of the time. (Pop in and say hi, and pop out again for a long while.) And Bruce Dayton came back this week after a year

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Except that young women know less about ironing then guys do. On 9/7/2013 1:03 PM, Bob W wrote: I'd have called them Ironing Maiden... B On 7 Sep 2013, at 18:01, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: The mind boggles. On 9/7/2013 6:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, Here you'll find a

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Thanks! M aka D :-) In a message dated 9/8/2013 9:13:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gsi...@gmail.com writes: Here's a link to a short video on Photofocus with an overview of the differences between DSLRs and m4/3 cameras. It includes a link to a free 10-day trial on lynda.com so you can

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Peter, I've thought about it, and decided too heavy. While Pentax lenses, on the whole, the new ones anyway, are much lighter than Canon's, with the K-5 and a longer telephoto, I'd come out about the same weight as I am now. So it would have to be a smaller Pentax camera body than

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Well, I've narrowed down my choices to: Canon T4 or T5 (in case I decide NOT to switch -- remotely possible), Pentax K-r, Fujfilm X-Pro1, and Panasonic GX7. (Hope all those letters and numbers are right, but you get the idea). As you can see, I

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
Hello again, Bob, PJ, and Marnie. Walt, I think I remember you. Unless that was another Walt . . .(?) Nice to know some things don't change (much). My hiatus was filled with all kinds of things, even some photography now and then. I've picked up other obsessions in the meantime...I'll do a

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-08 Thread John
I don't know. It might have been a Bald Eagle flying over. I saw that happen several times earlier in the day. I also saw two red shoulder hawks squabbling over a snow goose carcase that one or the other must have brought down. That was over near the feeding grounds. This is just part of one of

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Sure, but there's nothing like the 8mm fisheye you can get for APS-C for 12mm/e. For most purposes, you're correct that's sufficient, but people who really care about extreme

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM, bpmacrae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: Good to know Cotters hasn't lunched on his chapeau. Does he still use that old eos-1d? No, he has a new pin hole camera now. Dave Brooks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso red dragonfly

2013-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
Nor have i. They just arrived and flying all over the yard now. This was just a grab shot, i'lll see if i can get closer Dave On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:45 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Like to see him even closer. Never seen those before. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/7/2013

PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread John Celio
http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I thought I'd share. John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO -- Danced out.

2013-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fun picture! Every so often, I take something similar at various dance events. In my opinion, those shoes are rather (if not very) uncomfortable for dancing. Igor On Sep 7, 2013, at 8:48 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwentysix at gmail.com wrote: I went to a wedding today, someone's must have

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
With rectilinear lenses doing format translations is easy. AOV is AOV, but Fisheye lenses make hash those kinds of comparisons. I have a Pentax 17mm fisheye, and an old 12mm semi circular, (on film), fisheye made by Sigma in the early 60's. I don't have any examples currently, (and don't

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/8/2013 12:55 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM, bpmacrae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: Good to know Cotters hasn't lunched on his chapeau. Does he still use that old eos-1d? No, he has a new pin hole camera now. You mean that was a pin hole camera, damn I must have

Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
A big part of the reason I've been away is restoring this thing. Paid for with funds from selling my Pentax-A* 85mm 1.4. http://www.primelensphotography.com/1967_Sprite/large-1.html Good trade? -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned.

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: The point is that m4/3 8mm is 16mm/e. It provides a 180° field of view across the format diagonal, same as the corresponding full-frame fisheye for an APS-C camera. The reason for the difference in effective focal length is the

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread George Sinos
Godfrey - If my memory is working, m4/3 has an aspect ratio of 4:3, aps-c is 3:2. Is that correct? gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Aahz

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
Fisheye for m4/3 is around 7.5mm. This is what I have: http://www.ephotozine.com/article/samyang-7-5mm-f-3-5-umc-fisheye-lens-review-19847 Dario -Messaggio originale- From: P.J. Alling Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 7:12 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Which second

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: FourThirds format lenses were designed from the ground up for FourThirds format cameras. It is a complete system, with a different format proportion and sizing basis. The lens system covers the entire range of useful focal lengths and lens types

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Welcome back. It seems that most attention within the Pentax (Ricoh) boardroom has been on corporate maneuvers but we're hoping the dust has settled and they'll start paying attention to cameras, lenses etc. real soon now. FWIW, a new (?) lens roadmap was put out there recently. stan On Sep

Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
A big part of the reason I've been away is restoring this thing. Paid for with funds from selling my Pentax-A* 85mm 1.4. http://www.primelensphotography.com/1967_Sprite/large-1.html Good trade? -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned.

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Looks nice! But the A-85/1.4 was probably faster. stan On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:14 PM, bpmacrae wrote: A big part of the reason I've been away is restoring this thing. Paid for with funds from selling my Pentax-A* 85mm 1.4. http://www.primelensphotography.com/1967_Sprite/large-1.html Good

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 3:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
Thanks, Stan. I saw the roadmap via a facebook pentax group :-) I tried to keep at last one foot dipped in the (pentax) pool. Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread bpmacrae
MUCH faster ... Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say. - Will Connell On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Stan Halpin

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
That's true, it's around 7.5mm. However almost all of this is pretty fuzzy. A full frame fisheye is supposed to cover 180° across the diagonal of the format. Depending on the curvature that the lens imparts that can be done with a number of different focal lengths in the same ball park can

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 12:44 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Hum, adding a neutralizer to a week acid would seem to negate any oxidation advantage from the week acid. I could see just using Peroxide then the bicarb in series, but mixing them together seems counter intuitive. From

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Stan Halpin
On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You don't have to know anything about 35mm equivalent field of view or crop factors to use Micro-FourThirds and FourThirds equipment ... They are irrelevant to the system, which is not derivative of anything from 35mm film cameras.

PESO - Dance family ...

2013-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
This shot was taken at the milonga (tango dance party) that was happening a week after the dance studio was severely flooded, so that the dance floor had to be removed (in this photo, you see the linoleum that was under the wooden dance floor):

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
Welcome back! I also joined back today after being off-list for 3 years. I don't think the PDML will ever change:) -- Attila On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 8:53 PM, bpmacrae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Stan. I saw the roadmap via a facebook pentax group :-) I tried to keep at last one foot

PESO How many DJ's ...?

2013-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
... does it take to ... http://42graphy.org/tango/abrazos-2013-05-18/_IR05473.html If this photo gets you puzzled, the next one explains how it was taken: http://42graphy.org/tango/abrazos-2013-05-18/_IR05474.html All comments and critique are welcome. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Test

2013-09-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Testing new version of aqua mail... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com -- 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: PESO - Dance family ...

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
I like the idea of capturing the note and the dancers in the same photo. I would like it better with a little more space on the right. Or maybe landscape format with letters on the left and dancers on the right. -- Attila On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:

Re: PESO How many DJ's ...?

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Why are they called DJ's I don't see no disks... On 9/8/2013 2:20 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: ... does it take to ... http://42graphy.org/tango/abrazos-2013-05-18/_IR05473.html If this photo gets you puzzled, the next one explains how it was taken:

Re: Test

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Didn't get through at all, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope... nope... On 9/8/2013 2:23 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Testing new version of aqua mail... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy,

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Welcome back, Attila! Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On September 8, 2013 9:10:34 PM Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome back! I also joined back today after being off-list for 3 years. I don't think the PDML will ever change:) -- Attila On Sun, Sep

K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Has anyone found that the DNG from the K-5II/IIs works in 10.6.8 on the Mac? Since it's native to 10.7.X and the fact that my Mac can't go there I need a work around. Was musing on an upgrade from the K-20D but I don't feel like buying a new computer, too. -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Nice, image. Somehow, I don't think I'd sit down for a casual chess game with that guy. On 9/5/2013 10:30 PM, knarf wrote: Even the best can't afford complacency: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/waiting-for-challengers.html?m=1 :-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
That's excellent. Very Dr Who-ish On 8 Sep 2013, at 17:58, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
If you were running an earlier version of Windows, (the old DOS version), I'd say something was progressively trashing your interrupt table. On 9/4/2013 8:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Sep 04, 2013 at 06:10:32PM -0600, steve harley wrote: on 2013-09-04 17:48 Larry Colen wrote It's a

Re: GESO - Diamond Beast

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
That's because women just get on with it, whereas men set up mailing lists about it and start buying irons with bigger names, preferably black because that's what pros use, and brag about the length of their cables and how far their iron can spray. Meantime their shirts are still all creased.

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
Thanks! On 8 Sep 2013, at 16:18, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Great Geso. Several of these would make great shots on their own. Love the shot with the two boys looking around the table. The kid with the dogs, where his hair is almost the same color of their fur, has a lot of aw value.

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Comparative commodity pricing is hard. Not two long ago the silver in a US dime was worth a gallon and 1/2 of gasoline with gas at ~$4.00 a gallon. Inflation is not uniform across all products and commodities. I have not idea what the comparative values are now. However I'm sure the Federal

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Bob W
Thanks. When I was buying my house Primrose Hill was one of the areas I thought I'd buy something. Changed my mind when I saw the prices. B On 8 Sep 2013, at 15:22, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A nice set. I'd never seen that part of London, or at least I can't recall. It's

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Unless I'm missing something, there is no currently-available 600mm lens for either 4/3 or m4/3, so right there you're talking about crop factor (given the 300mm lenses available). It would seem that you're making my argument for

Re: PESO How many DJ's ...?

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
Good idea using that mirror! Instantly recognized the darn puter is acting up again expression on their face. Was it a hardware problem?:) -- Attila On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:30 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Why are they called DJ's I don't see no disks... On 9/8/2013 2:20

Re: PESO How many DJ's ...?

2013-09-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
:-) That's why they are called DJs and not disk jockeys. And you are dialing somebody's phone by pushing buttons, aren't you? (or even buttons, if you've got a smartphone). Cheers, Igor Sun Sep 8 14:30:48 EDT 2013 P.J. Alling wrote: Why are they called DJ's I don't see no disks... On

Re: Test

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
Looks alright, no worries. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:31 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't get through at all, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope... nope... On 9/8/2013 2:23 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Testing new version of aqua mail... Sent with AquaMail for Android

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You don't have to know anything about 35mm equivalent field of view or crop factors to use Micro-FourThirds and FourThirds equipment ... They are irrelevant to

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
As Aahz Maruch said, why not OM-D E-M5? I _almost_ bought one a few days ago (budget problems... don't ask). On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Unless I'm missing something, there is no

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone found that the DNG from the K-5II/IIs works in 10.6.8 on the Mac? Since it's native to 10.7.X and the fact that my Mac can't go there I need a work around. Was musing on an upgrade from the K-20D but I don't

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Cool. Mantis' are simple creatures, with simple thoughts. His most probable thought... Hum, Too big to eat. On 9/8/2013 12:58 PM, John Celio wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-08 Thread John
Other than laptops, I've never actually bought a computer. I've always just bought parts made my own. The laptops I bought have almost invariably turned out to be a disappointment, but I've never found a good source for components so I could build them as well. On 9/7/2013 4:26 PM, John

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-08 Thread John
I'd like to see just a bit more detail revealed around that stump or whatever it is in the lower left. On 9/7/2013 3:39 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks, Marnie. I had the same reservations when I was setting up the shot. It was kind of a choice between centering the shot, or losing the effect

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Hi Godfrey, I'm just confused since I see that Apple updated its camera raw compatibility under Lion (update 4.04) for the K-5II. I like the fact that OSX handles DNG across the entire operating system (like hitting the spacebar to preview images, including DNG files). Is the DNG from the newer

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice capture. You caught a great expression on its face, and it really pops out of the white background. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This

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