Re: OT - Drying PC?

Larry Colen wrote: Do some research, I found a great deal on 2 tb ssds, Samsung I think. Now that I'm home, I was able to find it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010QD6W9I/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_dp_i1 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML

Re: PESO: Lake Tekapo

Thanks for the comment, Igor. Tekapo really is a beautiful little town but there's a lot of development going on there now and I think they're ruining it, except the bridge should have been built years ago. It was built with a big community fundraising effort. If you're into astronomy, the

Re: PESO: Lake Tekapo

Dave, This photo is yet another "paradise-like"-looking postcard photo. I enjoyed it! Igor David Mann Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:35:32 -0700 wrote: During the past year a new foot-bridge was built in Tekapo to make it easier to access the Church of the Good Shepherd. I'd been looking forward

Re: PESO - Little Gator

Here are a couple of youngish crocs I saw at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1012/ http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/912/ Mark's photo is a lot better than mine! Maybe if I'd been manly enough to go looking for one in the wild... Cheers, Dave > On Mar 16,

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Do some research, I found a great deal on 2 tb ssds, Samsung I think. On March 15, 2016 6:41:42 PM PDT, Mark C wrote: >Clearly two schools of thought on custom built vs off the shelf - I >don't really have allegiance to either. I lean towards custom built >because PC's

Re: OT - Drying PC?

First thing I'd look at is the power supply. See if there's a local computer shop with a service department that can test it for you. Around here it's $20 for "express" (while you wait) diagnostics & $30 to replace a power supply. The power supply itself is maybe another $40 - $50. If you want

PESO: Rainbow

Saw this from the front door of our rented holiday home in Wanaka at sunrise about a month ago. I had to make the most of the view I had but I wish I'd been down at the lake front! http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1011/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Lens repair?

You might also give these guys a look. http://www.peachtreecamerarepair.com/ On 3/15/2016 9:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the mount for the hood was on crooked: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184

PESO: Lake Tekapo

During the past year a new foot-bridge was built in Tekapo to make it easier to access the Church of the Good Shepherd. I'd been looking forward to trying it out; this is the view of the lake from halfway across. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1010/#peso The town centre is out-of-frame to

Re: PESO: New Stuff with Grace

If you can't turn the strobe power down enough, you might use a ND filter to get the aperture you want? On 3/15/2016 6:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio photography. Then I

Re: PESO: Party

Do you need the pliers to open that can? Nice still life.. - was relieved to see it wasn't a photo of a crowd of party goers ann On 3/15/2016 11:11 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: You mean the parties you go to don’t feature coke and a stripper? m On Mar 15, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Rick Womer

Re: GESO: Grace

Really cute stuff Paul. How sweet that she's your grandaughter! My wife and I were very impressed with Grace with the conversations we had with Her at the funeral. -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist >Subject: GESO: Grace >

Re: PESOs (3) - The Arch

Like your decluttered shot - the arch with the trees and sky works better for me than the arch at night.. ann On 3/15/2016 11:09 PM, John wrote: When are they supposed to be finished with whatever they're doing? On 3/15/2016 4:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I had a meeting in St. Louis last week,

Re: Whole new meaning to precision

On 3/15/2016 4:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My 16-50 returned from Precision Camera today, and I was quite happy, until I put the lens hood on. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157663635484184 Grumble. Serves me right for not sending my lens hood along with the lens I guess.

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

Most of the software goes on the new machine via a Time Machine backup restore. Photoshop had to be reinstalled but I was up and running in a few hours. Paul via phone > On Mar 15, 2016, at 11:05 PM, John wrote: > > Still, if you're doing a clean install on a new

Re: PESO: Party

You mean the parties you go to don’t feature coke and a stripper? m On Mar 15, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Now =that= is one surpassingly strange juxtaposition... > > Rick > > On Mar 15, 2016, at 6:44 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >>

Re: PESOs (3) - The Arch

When are they supposed to be finished with whatever they're doing? On 3/15/2016 4:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I had a meeting in St. Louis last week, followed by a very pleasant weekend visit with relatives. The park surrounding the Gateway Arch was under construction, limiting its aesthetic

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Mark, Never mind the suggestion for the customized desktops. I just looked at those, and, unless you are interested in a customized Mac, they only offer "all-in-one" Windows desktops, which porobably doesn't make much sense for you. Oh, yes, - I forgot. If you are considering to build a

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

Still, if you're doing a clean install on a new machine, it takes time to install & configure all the old software on the new machine. On 3/15/2016 10:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: My Mac upgrades have always gone quite smoothly, and the latest was the most effortless. I’m running OS X 10.11.3

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

I feel your pain, Mark! I just recently installed a new server for Komkon (that among other things hosts PUG). Because of many functionalities, a bunch of different packages had to be installed and configured... (And the previous server was running for about 10[!] years! So there were plenty

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Mark, ( Sorry, it's a long message, but I wrote a single message to address several issues raised by you in this thread.) Sorry, I had missed the part that relates to beeping and that it still continues. That's the computer trying to blip the swearing words coming out of your mouth. :-)

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Building a PC is a great way to know that high quality components went into each and every part of the unit, but don't expect it to cost less than an off-the-shelf unit. Still, for the same price, you will have better components than the profit-margin-conscious companies will put in an

Re: Lens repair?

Ugh. That stinks... I like the idea of selling it as-is... it may come to that. -c On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the mount for the hood was on crooked:

Re: Lens repair?

Hmmm... Maybe I'll reconsider, or at least see how I like it on a different camera... I haven't used it in a while... If it's not for me, seems like now might be a good time to find it a new home... -c On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I wouldn't part with

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Clearly two schools of thought on custom built vs off the shelf - I don't really have allegiance to either. I lean towards custom built because PC's for photo work are kind of a unique breed. Off the shelf gaming PC's generally would be fine, but sometimes are skimpy on memory and often have

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Thanks - I just ran through some options on that site. If I don't buy locally I'll check them out. Mark On 3/15/2016 7:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Mark C wrote: Yep - I'm looking at a new machine. Stopped by Best Buy but was unimpressed so I asked a local computer shop for a quote

Re: GESO: Grace

Got several faves ... glad you are doing this - good thing for you both... grace231516, grace1231516,grace131516 and a couple others with particularly sweet expressions that I'd probably like to see tighter crops on... zeroing in on her face more.. She's gonna be a heartbreaker :-) ann On

Re: Lens repair?

I just sent my 16-50 off to Precision for repair and when it came back the mount for the hood was on crooked: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157663635484184 They did send me a shipping label to send it back, but they sent me a "ground shipping" label rather than second day, which

Re: Lens repair?

Pentax' current repair contract is with Precision Camera Repair, home based in Enfield CT. They have a location in Texas as well. My only experience with them was years ago when they were one of many authorized Pentax repair facilities, I was not that happy, in fact I never dealt with them

Re: PESO: Party

Now =that= is one surpassingly strange juxtaposition... Rick On Mar 15, 2016, at 6:44 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/25724851691/in/album-72157660557640441/ > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- >

Re: Lens repair?

I wouldn't part with the 24-90. It's one sweet lens. I've used it on my istD-K10-K-7-K-5 a lot (1/8 of my 41K exposures in Lightroom), and it's very sharp with excellent contrast and pleasing bokeh. If I got a K-1 (which I do not plan to do), it would be my "numero uno" lens. Rick On Mar 15,

Re: GESO: Grace

Wow, Paul! She is a fulminating adolescent! You're right, she has great modeling instincts. It has been really fun watching her grow up through your photos. Rick On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1089242 > > -- > PDML

Re: GESO: Grace

Great shots, I bet she can't wait to share them on Instagram! ;) Fun to have such a willing & winsome subject! -c On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1089242 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Lens repair?

Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days? Is CRIS still around? Is there a better place (in the US)? I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time. ;) That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a k-5, etc) could be up for

GESO: Grace

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Re: OT - Drying PC?

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 06:55:09PM -0400, Mark C wrote: > Yep - I'm looking at a new machine. Stopped by Best Buy but was unimpressed > so I asked a local computer shop for a quote barebones new machine. I can > pull my data drive and relatively new video card out of this box and use > them in the

Re: PESO: New Stuff with Grace

I love this one! Grace is so patient with you :-) grace231516 Looks like the soft box works nicely ann On 3/15/2016 6:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio photography. Then I

Re: Terminology

On 15/3/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I just realized what the term would be for a group of photographers who >spend a lot of time socializing with each other, a click. Sure it's not a '404' ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Mark C wrote: Yep - I'm looking at a new machine. Stopped by Best Buy but was unimpressed so I asked a local computer shop for a quote barebones new machine. I can pull my data drive and relatively new video card out of this box and use them in the new one. I could use the system drive form

Re: PESO: New Stuff with Grace

Paul Stenquist wrote: I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio photography. Then I never used it. It’s a pain in the butt to set up and changing the setting once you’ve buttoned it all up requires the skills

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Yep - I'm looking at a new machine. Stopped by Best Buy but was unimpressed so I asked a local computer shop for a quote barebones new machine. I can pull my data drive and relatively new video card out of this box and use them in the new one. I could use the system drive form this one but

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Thanks - did that when I pulled out the memory and reseated them. On 3/15/2016 3:04 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Vacuum the dust out of it. B On 15 Mar 2016, at 17:53, Mark C wrote: I was away from home for over a week and left my PC unplugged and idle. Coming home, it

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Thanks Igor - I don't know what to look for in event viewer... I read through all the logs but the only entries that repeat over and over are ones that indicate a normal state. The whole "Application and Services Logs" section is blank - nothing in there, including the Hardware section

Re: PESO: New Stuff with Grace

Lovely young lady very well photographed indeed. Beautiful, Paul! J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, > when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Thanks Darren - I had my hopes up since the battery going flat while the PC was unplugged could explain why it started malfunctioning after not being used for several days. But after swapping out the batter the problem is still there. Mark On 3/15/2016 3:01 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Any

PESO: Party

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Re: Whole new meaning to precision

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 5:27 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Well, it's precise. However it's also just wrong. Next time, send it to Accuracy Camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: New Stuff with Grace

Very nice shot and pose Dvae On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, > when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio photography. Then I never > used it. It’s a pain in the butt

PESO: New Stuff with Grace

I bought a universal soft box for my studio strobes about five years ago, when I was kinda somewhat into doing more studio photography. Then I never used it. It’s a pain in the butt to set up and changing the setting once you’ve buttoned it all up requires the skills of a contortionist. But

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Mark C wrote: I am guessing some component on the the PC is failing... It's an older machine (2009) but so far has been up for what I throw at it. Any thoughts about what I could do to isolate the problem? Suggestions about sources for a reasonably priced replacement? If you do decide to

Re: Terminology

oooh, Darren low blow! ann On 3/15/2016 4:05 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just realized what the term would be for a group of photographers who spend a lot of time socializing with each other, a click. That's pretty good,

Re: Terminology

I love it! ann On 3/15/2016 3:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just realized what the term would be for a group of photographers who spend a lot of time socializing with each other, a click. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Whole new meaning to precision

P.J. Alling wrote: On 3/15/2016 4:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My 16-50 returned from Precision Camera today, and I was quite happy, until I put the lens hood on. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157663635484184 Grumble. Serves me right for not sending my lens hood along with

Re: Whole new meaning to precision

On 3/15/2016 4:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My 16-50 returned from Precision Camera today, and I was quite happy, until I put the lens hood on. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157663635484184 Grumble. Serves me right for not sending my lens hood along with the lens I guess.

Whole new meaning to precision

My 16-50 returned from Precision Camera today, and I was quite happy, until I put the lens hood on. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157663635484184 Grumble. Serves me right for not sending my lens hood along with the lens I guess. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on

PESOs (3) - The Arch

I had a meeting in St. Louis last week, followed by a very pleasant weekend visit with relatives. The park surrounding the Gateway Arch was under construction, limiting its aesthetic appeal: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18201391 One could still shoot it from a low vantage point to

Re: Terminology

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I just realized what the term would be for a group of photographers who > spend a lot of time socializing with each other, a click. That's pretty good, Larry. Particularly for an engineer. :) :) :) -- “The Earth is

Terminology

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Re: PESO 2016 - 060 - GDG

It's a new agealright... sigh... Nice grab, though ann On 3/15/2016 11:21 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Only took one picture on Saturday morning when I went out for walk and breakfast.. http://flic.kr/p/FhzyVG enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate

Re: PESO - Little Gator

Nice crisp capture Mark. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: PESO - Little Gator Spent the past week + in Charleston SC - lots of messages on the list to catch up on! From my trip - a

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

On 15/3/16, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed: >all the 2008 MacBooks came with 10.5; the early 2008 models can't be >upgraded past 10.7.5 (i've found that to be a pretty good version, but it >can't sync the newest iOS devices) This is a late 2008 unibody:

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Vacuum the dust out of it. B > On 15 Mar 2016, at 17:53, Mark C wrote: > > I was away from home for over a week and left my PC unplugged and idle. > Coming home, it immediately began to fail. It periodically crawls to a halt, > the mouse pointer flickers, it become

Re: OT - Drying PC?

HAR, I was guessing what coolaid your computer had drunk... ;-) what you are describing might be consistent with the timeouts when Windows is waiting for a device to respond, - and that could be due to the damaged driver installation. Under "Administrative Tools" find "Event Viewer", and

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Any problems with accurate date/time? That's usually the indication of a bad CMOS battery (button battery) on the motherboard. They only have an average lifespan of 3-5 years (large spread, eh?) so if that hasn't been replaced, I'd start there. No idea if it accounts for all of the weirdnesses

Re: PESO - Little Gator

Very smart, Mark. Small gators are much more handsome (quite pretty actually!) than small crocs. Seldom see small crocs - they have to hide away in the backwaters to avoid being eaten! Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:34 PM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - Drying PC?

Funny, as I was reading your epic I started wondering if you were going to say you left it in the sun for an hour & then it was OK. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Drying PC? And that's

Re: PESO - Little Gator

I've been debating with myself choosing the right phrase: It's a beauty! or It's a cutie! The blur of the water behind helps it to stand out despite the similarities of the colors. (You must've been very close to it to have that water OOF despite of f/8.) The only minor touch I'd consider

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

On 2016-03-15 9:38 , Steve Cottrell wrote: I'm in the process of refurbing a 2008 13 inch MacBook for one of my sons. Just replaced the logic board and got it booted from the original 10.4 DVD and now trying to get it running something a bit later. Ah just install El Capitan, you say. Not quite

Re: OT - Drying PC?

And that's supposed to be DYING PC - it's perfectly dry. On 3/15/2016 1:53 PM, Mark C wrote: I was away from home for over a week and left my PC unplugged and idle. Coming home, it immediately began to fail. It periodically crawls to a halt, the mouse pointer flickers, it become unusably

OT - Drying PC?

I was away from home for over a week and left my PC unplugged and idle. Coming home, it immediately began to fail. It periodically crawls to a halt, the mouse pointer flickers, it become unusably slow and then suddenly work fine - only to repeat the slow down randomly. When it slows down I see

PESO - Little Gator

Spent the past week + in Charleston SC - lots of messages on the list to catch up on! From my trip - a shot of a small alligator from last Friday: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/little-gator or on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/25187356653 K-3 and Sigma

Re: PESO 2016 - 060 - GDG

Yes! Like it! Touchy exposure well handled. J - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" To: "PAW Picture-A-Week project" , "PDML" , "SeePhoto Talk" , "BAPhotoShooters BAPA"

Re: PESOs Garrapata updates

Thanks everyone for the feedback and the kind words. On March 14, 2016 7:21:29 PM MST, Rick Womer wrote: >I agree with Darren and Boris: I think that the colors detract from >the form and drama of the waves. I prefer the monos. > >Rick >http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > >On

Re: PESO 2016 - 060 - GDG

well done. I was going to say technology at the table, boo, but then again i like to read the paper when i eat so. Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Only took one picture on Saturday morning when I went out for walk and > breakfast.. >

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

I have a 2011 i think, iMac but i don't run a lot of stuff on it. LR an old, old version of PS, Elements 9 and word for mac 2011. some smaller apps like vuescan for scanner, fetch for web site downloads and my browsers, thats about it. I'm sure PS and PS elements might not work, LR is supposed to

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

I'm in the process of refurbing a 2008 13 inch MacBook for one of my sons. Just replaced the logic board and got it booted from the original 10.4 DVD and now trying to get it running something a bit later. Ah just install El Capitan, you say. Not quite so fast Buster. First you have to get up to

PESO 2016 - 060 - GDG

Only took one picture on Saturday morning when I went out for walk and breakfast.. http://flic.kr/p/FhzyVG enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

At work, the most difficult part of the upgrade is getting one's computer to (1) run, and (2) play nicely with all the s#!t the hospital loads it with--"management" software, security software, their own updating software, network stuff, and about a dozen apps via Citrix. Rick On Mar 15,

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

My Mac upgrades have always gone quite smoothly, and the latest was the most effortless. I’m running OS X 10.11.3 on the iMac Retina 5K. One would expect the latest hardware and latest OS to work well together and they do. With a 4GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 32 Gigs of RAM and the Radeon R9

Re: DA 35 macro on FF? Other DA on FF?

On 3/14/2016 5:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: John wrote: It should work with the PZ-1p I think. I have one of those with batteries. I've got film in the fridge. Send me the lens & I'll let you know if it vignettes. Your generosity seemingly knows no bounds. Always glad to help. 8-D --

Re: The agony of computer upgrades

Rick, I'm still on 10/6.8 myself for the reasons you just mentioned.:-) Dave On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 10:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > And that, Mark, is why I'm running OS X 10.6.8 on my photo computer. > > Last year I upgraded my work computer to OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). It >

Re: Peso-Sutter Poppies

Thanks, Ken. J Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> Totally predictable, Ken. > > Your comment was Totally predictable jack. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: