Great stuff, Cotty. Could Horatio N have imagined something like that?
Alan C
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From: Steve Cottrell
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:21 PM
To: pentax list
Subject: OT - Air Sea Rescue Video
Hi Troops
Not had any time for stills photography recently, am desperate to
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed:
The official release date is tomorrow. I guess I just have to wait until
then.
Would be VERY interested in your observations, initial or otherwise.
I will most likely having one in January.
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On 6/3/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:
I am really interested in hearing everyone's thoughts about the MM as I
haven't made up my mind yet. I might still spend it on a trip, and take
pictures with the kit I already have.
If I was into Leica, which I'm not, I would have one in a
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed:
You've noticed I'm not a better photographer for it too?
Why didn't you say something?
I tried to but the senior moments kept messing me up.
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On 6/3/14, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
Leica R
lenses on the Sony A7 is a better fit for my predilections.
I've seen your predilections.
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On 07/03/2014 5:21 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed:
The official release date is tomorrow. I guess I just have to wait until
then.
Would be VERY interested in your observations, initial or otherwise.
I will most likely having one in January.
Well, at
Some nice shots this month. Seems i'm back to slow loading again
Dave
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
G'day all
Some new names (to me, anyway) this month, which is great, and good to see
Marnie putting the X-5 to work. Also a few photos taken on
Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/
Enjoy! Thanks for looking.
BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system. Be sure to
include system specifics … what OS, what browser, etc. Thanks!
Godfrey
Bill - thanks so much for those words. I'd much rather read what you
have to say than a Fuji fanboy, so cheers for that.
The line about manual use interests me greatly. I'm using the A*85/1.4
and Voigtlander 15/4.5 on the X-E1 and manual focus is absolutely fine
with that, especially with the
On 3/7/2014 6:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 6/3/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed:
You've noticed I'm not a better photographer for it too?
Why didn't you say something?
I tried to but the senior moments kept messing me up.
Damn, I just thought you were British and just being polite,
So I'm trying this again from gmail, hopefully it will be in Plain text mode.
I experienced some unexpected card slot behavior in San Diego.
I filled the 1st card and automatically moved to #2.
Then I took #1 card out and downloaded it to the laptop.
Card #2 took over, but when I replaced card #1,
Very nice!
On 8 March 2014 02:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Back at the park on a Saturday morning, this one in late January.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12990907264/
Enjoy! Thanks for looking.
BTW: let me know if this does not display nicely on your system.
Thanks Stan,
This is from the old AOL account.
Working to get gmail back up again.
Bob
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Sent: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 11:56 pm
Subject: Re: I'm back (testing 1-2-3)
You are back.On Mar
Very nice colors and DOF.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Another unusual hibiscus.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg
Comments are appreciated.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote:
If you have not seen enuf snow try this gallery. Mostly Pentax with one or
two mongrels. CC always welcome.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157641820178595/
Display just fine on my IPad Air. Wonderful shot! It has shut an inviting
appeal. I just want to go sit on that bench and become part of the picture.
Love it!
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Sent from my iPad
On Mar 7, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Back at the park on a
Very well done, Dan! I wish it were mine.
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Sent from my iPad
On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
Another unusual hibiscus.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695582size=lg
Comments are appreciated.
Dan Matyola
Went shopping over lunch, as always.
Picked up an electronic gem today.
But I can't find anything online regarding its value.
Anyone know the value of a 70's vintage Harman-Kardon 300b stereo receiver?
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Don,
Very nice collection of images...even if we're tired of snow.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
I like _K331747 and _K331840, very nice winter mood.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote:
If you
Dan,
I think my original reply is in the bit bucket somewhere.
I like the extra detail in this one a lot.
What is that little brush like thing coming out of the top?
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice colors and DOF.
On Mon,
Bong, now that your e-mail is tamed, I think it is a very good
opportunity to domesticate it :-).
Boris
On 3/3/2014 12:55 PM, Bong Manayon wrote:
I tamed my email...I think; I may regret getting this yahoo address but let's
see.
Bong
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You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Have a look (34 photographs):
https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729
All but the ones in Caesaria (the last ones chronologically) are shot
with Ricoh GXR and just two lenses - Nokton 40/1.4 and Super Wide
In the past 35 years we got auto-focus sophisticated metering (that even
compensates for snow), as well as digital.
DSLRs and the mirrorless format seem firmly entrenched.
I'm wondering ... what will be the next major innovation in photography?
Or are we at a stand-still like the computer
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
Cheers,
Dave
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Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only employed in
one building in the whole city before the earthquakes. So I'm pleased to see
it being fitted to this new building under construction. Personally I think it
should be mandatory.
Not a particularly interesting
Saw this during a walk around town :)
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/783/#peso
Cheers,
Dave
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I'm a little surprised it's licensed for the street - could cause alot of
confusion as to is it coming or going?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com
Subject: PESO: Pushmi-Pullyu
I've often seen this
Looks very nice. I like the way it goes out of focus - is that natural or did
you help it alng? It reminds me of the way Victorian large plate photos go.
Think Camille Silvy, for example.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01671/cam-6_1671341i.jpg
B
On 7 Mar 2014, at 15:26, Godfrey
That's a really nice set, Boris.
B
On 7 Mar 2014, at 18:45, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Have a look (34 photographs):
https://plus.google.com/photos/+BorisLiberman/albums/5987169289551355729
All but the ones in Caesaria
I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid
state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly
calculate income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement (most state
federal government pensions are exempt from NC Income Tax where the
taxpayer had a
On 3/6/2014 11:46 PM, David Mann wrote:
On Mar 7, 2014, at 8:40 am, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv
wrote:
Loved all the pics but Anne's 'The Ferry To Argentia' does
something special for me. Thanks.
That is a very nice photo.
I also really like Ted's Fifi. There's something about old
Definitely good for a laugh!
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:53 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
Cheers,
Dave
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You should get a Leica MM!
B
On 7 Mar 2014, at 20:41, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid
state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly calculate
income due to North Carolina's Bailey Settlement
Very nice Boris! So, next time I will leave the camera home and let you do the
photography for us.
Stan
On Mar 7, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
You would hardly see them on the photos though :-).
Have a look (34 photographs):
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:35 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Because of the windfall, I won't have to dip into the money I've been saving
for a Full Frame DSLR
I hope you've invested that in something with a very distant maturity
date; long term bonds, perhaps?
Haven't quite made up my
This is from Carelman's Catalogue of Impossible Objects:
http://www.web-options.com/Tandem_for_unhappy_couples.pdf
His caption reads 'specially built for going in both directions at the same
time'.
He also has one for engaged couples, which you can see here:
Thanks Attila, I do seem a bit obsessed with lined up trees.
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Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 19:09:19 +0200
From: Attila Borosattila.p...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Geso Midwest Winter
Message-ID:
Thanks Bob, in my area we have great extremes of weather and by July we
will be pinning for cool Fall breezes and crisp snowy mornings.
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Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:49:54 -0600
From: Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Thanks. I think the M3 is possibly the perfect minimalist camera, and Leica
have been trying to go to the dogs ever since, without ever quite getting
there. What I would really, really like in a digital Leica is something with
the exact dimensions of the M3 - the digital Ms are too fat - and
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a soft lens
case and there was no apparent damage, but the next time I used it the images
were soft in places. Did a brick wall test and discovered that the focus field
was no longer flat. Evidently, the elements had been knocked
Well, at least you got a result, even if it took a long time. That's
something these days.
B
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Sent: 07 March 2014 21:44
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Subject: Sometimes Time doesn't fly
I
Thank to all who commented.
Bob,
The only edits I made to this photo were to the color map, a light vignette
added, the border, and the sizing. The defocus rendering is exactly what the
Summicron-R 90mm produces. It is a Walter Mandler design, I believe; a superb
rendering lens.
G
On Mar
Another shot from 2012. This one's from a creative editorial shoot I
collaborated on with a Toronto commercial fashion photographer.
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/78878462127
K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 34mm, f/8, 1/125th sec, ISO 100
Elinchrom strobe, 24x24 softbox, left; two bare AF540FGZ's
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 07:53:41AM +1300, David Mann wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
I saw something based on a Mini some 40+ years ago.
A Google image search doesn't find that one,
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. [...]
[...] Seems the 16-50 is not
only hard to assemble at the factory, it's tough to repair as well.
Which is it? ;-)
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How about if I sell you a very nice, slightly used K-5 instead. You'll
save $$$ and then I can get a K-3... : }
-p
On 3/7/2014 2:35 PM, John wrote:
I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid
state income taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax doesn't correctly
If you are paying attention (there WILL be a written test) you may
know that I bought my wife a K-01 some time ago. My plan was to
borrow it occasionally for astrophotography. She was mostly
intimidated by it and seems to greatly prefer her iPhone. She sort of
threw me for a loop when she asked if
I've seen him driving it and it does make you look twice.
Cheers,
Dave
On Mar 8, 2014, at 8:47 am, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
I'm a little surprised it's licensed for the street - could cause alot of
confusion as to is it coming or going?
Kenneth Waller
Have to proofread my missives. How does finally become faintly? Arrrgh. (My
spellchecker tried to change that last word to are egg.)
Paul via phone
On Mar 7, 2014, at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I bumped my DA* 60-250 when I took a spill last August. It was in a
On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:14 am, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
He also has one for engaged couples, which you can see here:
http://antoinecoquard.unblog.fr/files/2011/04/carelman.pdf
I love the sac-à-chat on the second page...
Cheers,
Dave
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Paul via phone
On Mar 7, 2014, at 5:46 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote:
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 07:53:41AM +1300, David Mann wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
I saw
I wouldn't expect it to switch back immediately when card #1 was
replaced, but if you replace #1 with an empty card, will it switch back
to card #1 when card #2 gets full?
On 3/7/2014 11:23 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
So I'm trying this again from gmail, hopefully it will be in Plain text mode.
I
Boris,
I simply caged it (into yahoo...) :)
Bong Manayon
http://bong.manayon.net
On Saturday, March 8, 2014 2:39 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Bong, now that your e-mail is tamed, I think it is a very good
opportunity to domesticate it :-).
Boris
On 3/3/2014 12:55 PM, Bong
On 3/7/2014 12:43 PM, CollinB wrote:
Went shopping over lunch, as always.
Picked up an electronic gem today.
But I can't find anything online regarding its value.
Anyone know the value of a 70's vintage Harman-Kardon 300b stereo receiver?
It's worth however much you were willing to pay for
On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, David Mann wrote:
Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only
employed in one building in the whole city before the earthquakes.
So I'm pleased to see it being fitted to this new building under
construction. Personally I think it should be mandatory.
On 3/7/2014 1:53 PM, David Mann wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
Cheers,
Dave
Are both ends actually steerable?
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On eBay one was offered at $94 + 15 shipping (or best offer) and the
best offer was taken.
I'm guessing you might get $75 from a local buyer on Craigslist.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:10 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 3/7/2014 12:43 PM, CollinB wrote:
Went shopping over lunch, as
Don't want a Leica MM. I hate MMs.
On 3/7/2014 4:01 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
You should get a Leica MM!
B
On 7 Mar 2014, at 20:41, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm getting a $2,000+ Tax refund from the State of NC because I overpaid state income
taxes in 2010, 2011 2012. TurboTax
I've heard of people who never knew if they were comin' or goin' but
this is the first time I've seen it in VW form.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:53 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
Isn't that similar to both the technology used in the Russian Horizont, and to
those old-fashioned
group photo cameras, where if you were quick you could be in the photo at both
ends of it?
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On
They don't do what I want either. I want them to take a Sony A7 sensor and
viewfinder, put a better, smoother, quieter shutter in it, and set it up with
the Leica R lens mount. Do they listen? NO! (Actually, the Sony is more
flexible because I can fit M-mount, Nikon F, Leica R, and just about
Also known as candles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/11336635005/
Used my daughter's K-01 for this one; like I said elsewhere, while I do not use
it for 'serious' work, it is a fun camera to use. And yeah--flickr works for
me--maybe not for others.
Bong
Bong Manayon
Costco (in my area) is selling these for $17 each:
http://www.amazon.com/Luminus-Led-Retrofit-Receesed-Light/dp/B00AWU0HM4
I was trying one out and put it in a clamp light, it seems to make a damn nice
continuous light.
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On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:16 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 3/7/2014 1:53 PM, David Mann wrote:
I've often seen this in Cathedral Square and always wanted to get a decent
photo of it.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/781/#peso
Cheers,
Dave
Are both ends actually steerable?
Wants me to sign in -which I won't do.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bong Manayon
Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2014 12:45 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: PESO- Early LEDs (warning: flickr link)
Also known as candles
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:14 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, David Mann wrote:
Despite base isolation technology being developed here, it was only
employed in one building in the whole city before the earthquakes.
So I'm pleased to see it being fitted to this new
On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:32 pm, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote:
Don't want a Leica MM. I hate MMs.
I love MMs. And 33s, WWs and EEs.
Cheers,
Dave
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On Mar 7, 2014, at 5:25 pm, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote:
Oh yes: one thing I've noticed is that the MM is an ideal body to work with
all those lovely *older* RF lenses from the '30s, '40s, and '50s … you know,
all the ones that do weird things like color shifting and such
We had a one-in-a-hundred-year storm last week which caused a fair bit of
flooding. It was exacerbated by changes in land and riverbed levels as a
result of the earthquakes and I won't get started on the mess that's created
with building, rebuilding and insurance in terms of flood risk.
Thanks, Atilla, Bob and Bruce!
Bob, the little thing coming out of the top is the stamem:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/25524299
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote:
Very nice
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au:
Wants me to sign in -which I won't do.
Odd. I had no problems viewing it and I don't have a Flickr account.
Very colourful, Bong - and nicely abstract.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
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