Re: PESO At Last!

2013-12-18 Thread Attila Boros
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My daughter bought my wife an orchid for mother's day about five years ago. It bloomed for a couple of weeks, then faded. It didn't seem to be doing anything for quite some time after that, so I repotted it in a

GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread David Mann
We were warned about possible thunderstorms and hail which were supposed to hit during the afternoon today. We actually had fine weather all day, but as I was sitting down to eat my dinner I looked out the window and saw some mammatus cloud. That has been on my list of things I want to see so

Re: Boris PESO x3

2013-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
I agree with Brian and the others. With the shot of the fog on the sea, the out-of-focus capture means that we cannot see the fog on the sea, we just see a foggy picture. A nice sharp capture would have given us identifiable ships in the foreground and naturally foggy sea in the background,

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I've never had any problem formatting my SD cards in camera but the SD Association (they maintain the SD Card standards) suggest that you can get better performance using the SD Formatter 4.0 software for

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I've never had any problem formatting my SD cards in camera but the SD Association (they maintain the SD Card standards) suggest that you can get better performance using the SD Formatter 4.0 software for SD/SDHC/SDXC cards. It's a free

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
Not sure those are cumulonimbus mammatus from these pix, Dave. When I've seen them, the bumps have been side-by-side on the bottom of a towering thunderstorm. We need Darren's expert opinion here. Rick On Dec 18, 2013, at 04:08 , David Mann wrote: We were warned about possible thunderstorms

Re: Ensemble Espanol Dance Concert

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Chris! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Dec 17, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Super set Christine. Catches the energy and movement really well. Chris On 14 December 2013 06:51, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed Dec 18 09:14:42 EST 2013 Stan Halpin wrote: On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I've never had any problem formatting my SD cards in camera but the SD Association (they maintain the SD Card standards) suggest that you can get better performance using the SD Formatter

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks a lot to all who responded (wow, there were many responses, - and many people who dealt with the failed SDM!). I didn't have a chance to clean the contacts and re-check the mount yet. I'll report back when I have updates on the issue. Igor Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:57:04 -0500 (EST)

Re: PESO - Still, Life

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
What Jostein said! Cheers, Christine On Dec 16, 2013, at 6:56 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: That is one great group shot! Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Marco Alpert Dato: 16. desember 2013 08:16 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO - Still, Life

Re: PESO At Last!

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Very Pretty! Light looks great as does the color! Love the background—works perfectly! Cheers, Christine On Dec 17, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My daughter bought my wife an orchid for mother's day about five years ago. It bloomed for a couple of

Re: Boris PESO x3

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
I first saw At Sea on a small screen and wasn’t sure what I was looking—for minute I thought I was seeing helicopters in formation over the sea, of course, looking at the frame on a larger screen led me to conclude I was wrong. Focus a bit too soft. Cause and effect very playful Fun geometry

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Igor: I would just like to add that my DA* 50-135 failed after 6 years of service. I purchased it in 2007. Worked beautifully the whole time, then it got tired, I suppose :-). Cheers, Christine On Dec 18, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Thanks a lot to all who

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
I've read several places that in camera formatting is preferred over computer formatting. -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: SD Formatter On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I've never had any problem formatting my SD cards in

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. On 12/18/2013 11:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Igor: I would just like to add that my DA* 50-135 failed after 6 years of service. I purchased it in 2007. Worked beautifully the whole

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 01:28:02PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 03:02:32PM -0600, Darren Addy wrote: The other lens is also a Tamron SP (that needs no introduction): The Tamron 60B SP 300mm F2.8 http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/60B-CL-EDITED.png It looks to be in

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:55:16AM -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote: I've read several places that in camera formatting is preferred over computer formatting. That's what I do. I wouldn't bet that a camera can read a card formatted with every possible variation possible while staying within the

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. Is that supposed to be a meaningful statement in the context of AF system reliability? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2013, at 11:26 , Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. Is that supposed to be a meaningful statement in

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My interpretation of that is that gee, folks, if you stayed away from AF lenses you wouldn't have these problems. Which, while it might have meaning, isn't useful. Yeah, I'm just not sure how it didn't autofocus

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Some of the failures on Af lenses are related to poor build quality overall, unrelated to the AF system in particular. On 12/18/2013 12:33 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 18, 2013, at 11:26 , Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM, J.C. O'Connell

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:39 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Some of the failures on Af lenses are related to poor build quality overall, unrelated to the AF system in particular. If you say so, but I hear of very few build quality problems on DA* lenses, outside of the SDM

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Alan C
Regardless of comments from the peanut gallery, your images are great look very similar to some of these. I had never heard of such clouds before.

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2013, at 03:08 , David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: We were warned about possible thunderstorms and hail which were supposed to hit during the afternoon today. We actually had fine weather all day, but as I was sitting down to eat my dinner I looked out the window and saw some

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:21:52PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 01:28:02PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 03:02:32PM -0600, Darren Addy wrote: Yes. It's a great lens, and a steal at that price - I paid twice that for a lens in KEH BGN condition

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2013, at 12:25 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:21:52PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 01:28:02PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 03:02:32PM -0600, Darren Addy wrote: Yes. It's a great lens, and a steal at

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread CollinB
Adaptall-2 is A-compatible. All of mine are simple K mount. This discussion may have just cost me some money. There are both M and A adapters, of course. If you want a *new* Tamron adapter ... http://igorcamera.com/pentax.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. Is that supposed to be a meaningful statement in the context of AF system reliability? My Ford

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-18 10:13 J.C. O'Connell wrote 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. don't the lenses with failed SDM still manual focus properly? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-18 7:08 Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote I would be most curious to find out what exactly this formatter does. yeah, there is far too much voodoo and FUD on subjects such as these; i've done generic FAT format (on OS X) as well as in camera and the only surprise i've had is that

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Sent from my iPad On Dec 18, 2013, at 12:46 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-12-18 10:13 J.C. O'Connell wrote 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. don't the lenses with failed SDM still manual focus

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-18 11:29 CollinB wrote If you want a *new* Tamron adapter ... http://igorcamera.com/pentax.htm have you actually bought from that store? i'm curious whether i can trust their ratings (for something other than the Adaptall); for example they define EX+ as Better than average,

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
steve harley wrote: on 2013-12-18 7:08 Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote I would be most curious to find out what exactly this formatter does. yeah, there is far too much voodoo and FUD on subjects such as these; i've done generic FAT format (on OS X) as well as in camera and the only

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2013, at 12:46 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-12-18 10:13 J.C. O'Connell wrote 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet.

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: steve harley wrote: on 2013-12-18 7:08 Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote I would be most curious to find out what exactly this formatter does. yeah, there is far too much voodoo and FUD on subjects such as these;

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Darren Addy
Well, I'm no expert, but I've seen several examples of these. They are the sign of a very unstable atmosphere and usually around the underside of the spreading anvil of a supercell-type of storm. Mammatus clouds (like the thunderstorms that normally spawn them) go through a certain life cycle of

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Dec 18, 2013, at 13:51 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: an intense display of mammatus on the periphery of the supercell: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10817874@N00/251051935/i Whoa! That looks very very cool. Note, folks, that the above link only works if you remove the i

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Whoa! That looks very very cool. Agreed, I'm enjoying everyone's shots in the thread. I'll throw in mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13693939@N07/256154/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread David Mann
On Dec 19, 2013, at 8:51 am, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: In my opinion, David's photos are definitely mammatus but just not densely packed and possibly past the mature stage. Good captures, David! They are a treat no matter how many times you get to see them. I'd have expected a

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread John
The topic got passing mention at my weekly nature photography group brunch today. A comment was made that it's art when a photograph needs a paragraph to explain what it's about. But that got me to thinking. How do you know if it's a photograph that needs a paragraph or a paragraph that needs a

Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA

2013-12-18 Thread John
Does the British Post Office do parcel post? ... or whatever that's morphed into now-a-days. On 12/17/2013 9:30 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: I just purchased two new old-stock still boxed Aux. sheet-feeders for my Apple Laserwriter 8500 for £50 from an outfit in Luton, north of London. They

Re: Pentax Scores

2013-12-18 Thread John
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Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread CollinB
If you want a *new* Tamron adapter ... http://igorcamera.com/pentax.htm have you actually bought from that store? i'm curious whether i can trust their ratings (for something other than the Adaptall); for example they define EX+ as Better than average, used not abused, which contrasts

Re: PESO At Last!

2013-12-18 Thread John
On 12/17/2013 3:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Lovely colours, Paul. It's funny: we have a an orchid that bloomed recently for the first time in years too. I think it's going to produce a couple more blooms. Hope so, because I missed shooting the first one. Maybe it's some kind of conspiracy? --

Re: Pentax Scores

2013-12-18 Thread Bruce Walker
With installation of the optional, dedicated 16 GB FLU CARD for PENTAX in the K-3, the photographer can remotely change settings such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO, shift the AF focus point, release the camera shutter, check Liveview image, and browse and download images to mobile devices and

Re: PESO At Last!

2013-12-18 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:31 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 12/17/2013 3:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Lovely colours, Paul. It's funny: we have a an orchid that bloomed recently for the first time in years too. I think it's going to produce a couple more blooms. Hope so, because I

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Dec 18, 2013, at 3:18 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Dec 19, 2013, at 8:51 am, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: In my opinion, David's photos are definitely mammatus but just not densely packed and possibly past the mature stage.

Re: SD Formatter

2013-12-18 Thread John
I use the in camera format to erase cards for re-use. On 12/18/2013 12:25 PM, John Francis wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:55:16AM -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote: I've read several places that in camera formatting is preferred over computer formatting. That's what I do. I wouldn't bet that

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: A comment was made that it's art when a photograph needs a paragraph to explain what it's about. The more words there are on a gallery wall next to a picture, the worse the picture. - Gustave Flaubert -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

SV: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne
I produce art. On the pretext that you spell art with an f. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: DagT Dato: 17. desember 2013 23:23 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: What is photographic art? I don´t care if my pictures are art or not. It doesn´t make them any better. DagT 17.

Re: SV: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Marco Alpert
So, dog photos? - Marco On Dec 18, 2013, at 1:19 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I produce art. On the pretext that you spell art with an f. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: DagT Dato: 17. desember 2013 23:23 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: What is

Re: Enablement times two: 2 Tamron SP lenses

2013-12-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Collin, There is a K300/4 - big and heavy -not an M lens. There is an M*300/4 - precursor to the A*300/4 and identical in design except for A setting. There is no M300/4. It's a K or an M* (if mushroom shaped). Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:26 PM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net

Re: Question for those who had SDM or lens chip replaced

2013-12-18 Thread Bill
On 18/12/2013 11:13 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: 6 whole years huh? most of my K M and A lenses are at least 30 years old and have never failed yet. Both my A50/1.2 and 100 f/2.8 macro have suffered failures. Obviously, the more there is to go wrong with something, the more chance of failure

PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Attila Boros
Another shot from my vacation: http://1x.com/photo/410879 The bright cliff between the trees caught my eye. Probably limestone or some other calcareous rock. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax Scores

2013-12-18 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: With installation of the optional, dedicated 16 GB FLU CARD for PENTAX in the K-3, the photographer can remotely change settings such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO, shift the AF focus point, release the camera

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread DagT
This is art: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/Stuff/files/page18-1010-full.html DagT 18. des. 2013 kl. 22:19 skrev Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no: I produce art. On the pretext that you spell art with an f. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: DagT Dato: 17. desember

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread Attila Boros
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:08 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: We were warned about possible thunderstorms and hail which were supposed to hit during the afternoon today. We actually had fine weather all day, but as I was sitting down to eat my dinner I looked out the window and saw

RE: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA

2013-12-18 Thread Bob W
http://www.parcelforce.com/ -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: 18 December 2013 20:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA Does the British Post Office do parcel post? ... or

RE: PESO At Last!

2013-12-18 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:31 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 12/17/2013 3:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Lovely colours, Paul. It's funny: we have a an orchid that bloomed recently for the first time in years

RE: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Attila Boros Another shot from my vacation: http://1x.com/photo/410879 The bright cliff between the trees caught my eye. Probably limestone or some other calcareous rock. It's definitely rock. Probably one of the geological

RE: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John The topic got passing mention at my weekly nature photography group brunch today. A comment was made that it's art when a photograph needs a paragraph to explain what it's about. But that got me to thinking. How do you

RE: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts John wrote: A comment was made that it's art when a photograph needs a paragraph to explain what it's about. The more words there are on a gallery wall next to a picture, the worse the picture. - Gustave Flaubert

Re: My story with pro camera repair, so far

2013-12-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
I know that shop and I've dealt with it. My impression was on the positive side. They were very good at providing the quotation when I needed (I lived in SD at that point). They are much less corporate then CRIS is. They also have some inventory of new accessories and used cameras, lenses, and

Re: GESO - First Snow Crystals 2013/14

2013-12-18 Thread Mark C
Hi Ann - Thanks for looking... I never did a how too book on snow crystals - just the kids science book and a Lulu self published rambling photo book (which could probably be accurately described as DOA...) Mark On 12/16/2013 11:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Bruce - I think Mark did doa book

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
Earlier in this thread someone mentioned the example of mobiles: once art, now the baby-crib attachment to keep ankle-biters occupied. We watch Antiques Roadshow on PBS. The other evening they had a Calder miniature mobile, appraised at $1M. My mother-in-law's caregiver (NOT a sophisticate)

Re: GESO: Mammatus Cloud

2013-12-18 Thread David Mann
On Dec 19, 2013, at 9:12 am, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Whoa! That looks very very cool. Agreed, I'm enjoying everyone's shots in the thread. I'll throw in mine:

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
And to finish my thought... On Dec 18, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Earlier in this thread someone mentioned the example of mobiles: once art, now the baby-crib attachment to keep ankle-biters occupied. We watch Antiques Roadshow on PBS. The other evening they had a Calder

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Attila Boros Another shot from my vacation: http://1x.com/photo/410879 The bright cliff between the trees caught my eye. Probably limestone or some other calcareous rock. It's

Re: Pentax Scores

2013-12-18 Thread Bill
On 18/12/2013 4:33 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: With installation of the optional, dedicated 16 GB FLU CARD for PENTAX in the K-3, the photographer can remotely change settings such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO,

PESO - Somber

2013-12-18 Thread knarf
Several years ago a Toronto police officer was shot in the line of duty. I came across the funeral procession. Never did process shots of the mounted officers leading the procession, until now: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/12/sombre.html?m=1 If you've never seen a police officer or

Re: PESO - Snow Day

2013-12-18 Thread knarf
Those fat bikes are becoming popular here, for snow and sand and other very loose surfaces. Look like fun! Thanks to all who looked and commented. Cheers, frank David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2013, at 10:21 am, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I just read about a

Re: PESO - Snow Day

2013-12-18 Thread knarf
On dry city streets skinny road slicks have the best adhesion. In the snow they sink down to pavement and aren't that bad. Once the salting and plowing is done they're fine. Before that treaded cyclocross tires are great but snow gets cleared fast downtown and once on bare pavement they wear

Re: PESO - Somber

2013-12-18 Thread Bruce Walker
Beautifully done, Frank. On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:59 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Several years ago a Toronto police officer was shot in the line of duty. I came across the funeral procession. Never did process shots of the mounted officers leading the procession, until now:

PESO - Nocturnal construction

2013-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
From the building my office is in: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17629072size=lg The view 20 months ago: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15326694size=lg Alternative links: http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17629072-lg.jpg and http://gallery.photo.net/photo/15326694-lg.jpg

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Rick Womer
No photo there, Atilla. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:29 PM Subject: PESO: White Cliff Another shot from my vacation:

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin wrote: And this is why I disagree with the notion that if it takes more words to describe, it must be of lower quality. It might also be the case that the public doesn't understand that artist's language. I agree with you on that. So, I think, would Gustave Flaubert, because I

Re: What is photographic art?

2013-12-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/18/2013 17:38, DagT wrote: This is art: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/Stuff/files/page18-1010-full.html DagT twice over :-) ann 18. des. 2013 kl. 22:19 skrev Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no: I produce art. On the pretext that you spell art with an f. Jostein

PESO - 301

2013-12-18 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso23.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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: PESO - Nocturnal construction

2013-12-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/18/2013 21:57, Rick Womer wrote: From the building my office is in: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17629072size=lg LOVe this shot, Rick. for both the photo-journalism and the geometry. The view 20 months ago: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15326694size=lg The

Re: Ensemble Espanol Dance Concert

2013-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Don, Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, I think these are great especially since you had no control of lighting. My favorites would be 2 5. Message: 12 Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:51:24 -0600

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Attila Boros Another shot from my vacation: http://1x.com/photo/410879 The bright cliff between the trees caught my eye. Probably limestone

Re: PESO - 301

2013-12-18 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso23.html Comments, as always, welcomed. Really nice. I like the square format and the symmetry. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO: White Cliff

2013-12-18 Thread Attila Boros
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:01 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: No photo there, Atilla. The photos were not visible from mobile devices in the past but that bug was fixed (or so I was told). If you still can't see it please let me know what device / browser are you using. -- PDML

New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
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Re: New K-3 firmware update 1.01

2013-12-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
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IS and tripods

2013-12-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This is just as cautionary for Pentax cameras with IBIS as it is with Olympus IBIS … I had the E-M1 on a tripod this evening to do our annual holiday self-portrait. This is always a tricky thing as the lights tend to saturate, so I run -EV compensation and soft ambient lighting to bring it up.