Re: Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread Igor PDML-StR
John Wed, 17 May 2017 16:12:19 -0700 wrote: Why does it need to be installed? Wouldn't just a CD with folders to organize the photos suffice? Not installed. I am considering that it would run a photo viewer or a web browser (unless autorun is disabled). That's for those who don't know

Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone?

2017-05-17 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: > anotherdrunkensot wrote: > >> More memory is always preferable to swap. > > "Memory is like an orgasm. You can fake it, but it is much better when > you don't have to." > > The quote is

Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone?

2017-05-17 Thread Sandy Harris
anotherdrunkensot wrote: > More memory is always preferable to swap. "Memory is like an orgasm. You can fake it, but it is much better when you don't have to." The quote is often attributed to Seymour Cray, but I'm not sure that is accurate. -- PDML

PESOs(5) - Fabric Store

2017-05-17 Thread Rick Womer
We’re reupholstering a chair, and I brought my camera along: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/organize/PESOs-2017/Fabric-store-jpgs (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On May 17, 2017, at 8:55 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > >> On May 17, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> >> Hi All!... >> But I wonder, with a modern Mac, what happens when you insert a CD with a >> set of folders containing

Re: Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On May 17, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Hi All!... > But I wonder, with a modern Mac, what happens when you insert a CD with a set > of folders containing JPEGs into a Mac: will it offer to open a photo viewer > (if nothing is configured to happen as

Re: Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread John
Why does it need to be installed? Wouldn't just a CD with folders to organize the photos suffice? Something like: Academics First Grade Ms Smith's Class Ms Jone's Class Second Grade Ms Tompkins' Class Mr Rogers' Class Athletics Baseball Football

Re: Need Help With SD Card Problem

2017-05-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I buy only top of the heap Sandisk Extreme Pro. You get what you pay for. Zero failures since I switched to these exclusively. I also find their speed ratings are real. I don't have the K-1 buffer problems that Larry and others have reported. Paul via phone > On May 17, 2017, at 6:33 PM,

Re: Need Help With SD Card Problem

2017-05-17 Thread Bruce Walker
I carefully cut those teensy plastic dividers away with a very sharp x-acto blade and get rid of them. They frequently snap off at one end or the middle and cause cards to malfunction when inserted into readers. Sometimes the loose sliver of plastic even snags and wedges the card into the reader.

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
You wouldn't say that if you were carrying one of these, the heavy duty model weighs 44 lbs without the head... http://www.moogs3.com/products/tripods/gibraltar.html On 5/15/2017 1:53 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Tripods are for wimps. ;) On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts

Re: SRS Sale in UK - Pentax gear

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I find it a bit ironic that a place that calls itself SRS /Microsystems/ calls itself "specialists in photography". Isn't photography more a related sideline? Just wonerin' really... On 5/12/2017 4:56 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Might be of use to someone in UK: (links direct to SRS

Re: Need Help With SD Card Problem

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I've run into an interesting problem with SD cards, between the metal contacts are plastic separators if they are bent in the least bit out of shape it can screw up the card seating properly and you'll get a variety of different error messages including but not limited to the card not being

Re: K-s2 vs K70?

2017-05-17 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
El Miércoles 17 de Mayo de 2017 17:58, P. J. Alling escribió: >I think the only real advantage of the K-S2 at this point is it has NFC connectivity, (is that really an advantage), and slightly lighter weight. FWIW, I have camera + phone NFC capable and the photo

Re: Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Igor, the last time I gave out CDs (it were actually DVDs) was gazillion years ago. It wasn't even the 6th grade of my older daughter, while she's finishing 10th grade now. I have started with DropBox account where I would put 20x30 cm printables and share the link to the folder of each event via

Re: Third party K-1 pixel shift support

2017-05-17 Thread Mark C
Thanks for sharing that info, I'll probably give it a try. I experimented a little with RawTherapee a few years ago when toying with the idea of trying to setup a Linux based photo workflow, but did not get into it enough to form any opinion. The ability to have it auto select pixel shift

Re: LR Dehaze filter

2017-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks all. I'm on 6.0 so it looks like I neef to update On May 17, 2017 12:56 PM, "Jan van Wijk" wrote: > Hi David, Mathew, > > On Wed, 17 May 2017 08:22:25 -0400 Matthew Hunt wrote: > > > >The Dehaze tool is officially only in Lightroom CC, not in perpetually > >licensed

Need advice: Photo Collection on a CD

2017-05-17 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi All! The end of the school year is a busy time... I've been a bit swamped, but I have an urgent and important question for which I hope some PDMLers might have some good suggestions. My kid's school teacher asked to put together photos (mine and teachers') so that they will given on a

Re: K-s2 vs K70?

2017-05-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Way better DR, way better high ISO. Like a generation better. Its a no brainer unless you can't afford it IMO. -- 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

Re: K-s2 vs K70?

2017-05-17 Thread Zos Xavius
!! On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Looks like they give away free exclamation marks with every purchase!!! Gonna > get me some of them for sure! > > B > >> On 16 May 2017, at 20:14, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> Even better! $258!

Re: LR Dehaze filter

2017-05-17 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi David, Mathew, On Wed, 17 May 2017 08:22:25 -0400 Matthew Hunt wrote: > >The Dehaze tool is officially only in Lightroom CC, not in perpetually >licensed Lightroom 6. However, if a preset is created in Lr CC with a >dehaze setting, Lr 6 will understand and apply that dehaze setting. So some

Re: PESO - body sculpture study

2017-05-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Not true: you work sometimes. I saw those DIY shed pics. :) Thanks, Dave! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:30 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > since i don't work i clicked on the link. Very nice photo > > Dave > > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: Third party K-1 pixel shift support

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I really wish I could trust RawTherapee, I last used it when I first got my K20D and it would crash trying to render thumbnails from either DNG files generated by the camera or PEF files. In fact it even crashed when trying to render DNG files generated by Adobe's DNG converter software that

Re: K-s2 vs K70?

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Unless you plan on doing photography that actually requires the pixel shift I wouldn't worry about it. For your described shooting style it seems to be particularly useless for any hand held application. It wouldn't hurt to have it but then you'll probably want to invest in a very good

Re: PESO - body sculpture study

2017-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
since i don't work i clicked on the link. Very nice photo Dave On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > A body, making a sculpture, for study. NSFW: undraped female breast. > > http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I8hGxTz3yncg > > 645z, dfa645

Re: PESO - body sculpture study

2017-05-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Appreciated, Paul. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Thank you, Larry. > > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> A body, making a sculpture, for study. NSFW: undraped female breast.

Re: PESO - body sculpture study

2017-05-17 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Larry. On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> A body, making a sculpture, for study. NSFW: undraped female breast. >> >> http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I8hGxTz3yncg > > > Lovely pose and model. > >> >> 645z,

Re: LR Dehaze filter

2017-05-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
The Dehaze tool is officially only in Lightroom CC, not in perpetually licensed Lightroom 6. However, if a preset is created in Lr CC with a dehaze setting, Lr 6 will understand and apply that dehaze setting. So some nice people have created presets with a range of dehaze settings that you can use

LR Dehaze filter

2017-05-17 Thread David J Brooks
Hi all. The lead in our passing show book has a mac with LR6 CC version and we noticed in yesterdays photo review it has the de haze filter. I thought great i have LR 6 stand alone at home so went back to try it. Lo and behold its not on my version. Is there a work around or is this filter only

Re: Dust cover photo

2017-05-17 Thread Larry Colen
Adam Montoya wrote: Sound's like mine. Just imagine an "A" in front of "dan" and you'll have the Spanish version of Adam. ;-) Or as Mark is probably saying as he reads this: Dan you autocorrect. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML

Re: Dust cover photo

2017-05-17 Thread Adam Montoya
Sound's like mine. Just imagine an "A" in front of "dan" and you'll have the Spanish version of Adam. ;-) -Adam(n) On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Adam Montoya wrote: > >> Larry, >> >> I don't have a copy yet, what is the photo of on the dust cover?