Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread mike wilson
> On 11/01/2023 06:37 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Jan 10, 2023, at 10:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > A bang path sounds a bit scary, just to get your email. Or maybe it's a > > bit pleasurable. > > I take it you never went to an “at bang party”. 5th. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Ann and others for comments. Yes, you can eat velvet shank mushrooms. A cultivated (white) variety is enoki-take well known in Asian food and claimed to have health benefits. But you have to be careful not picking a similar looking mushroom, the deadly galerina (funeral bell)! Henk Op di

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 10, 2023, at 10:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > A bang path sounds a bit scary, just to get your email. Or maybe it's a bit > pleasurable. I take it you never went to an “at bang party”. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret4est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread mike wilson
> On 11/01/2023 01:28 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:07 PM, Comcast wrote: > > > > Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and > > the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now > > internet based. It’s very

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
Wonderful shot Henk, excellent lighting, composition etc. > On Jan 10, 2023, at 3:12 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in the lane in front of our > house, more than 4 m diameter and almost a century old. A few weeks ago I > noticed the arrival of tiny

Re: Printing service recommendations sought

2023-01-10 Thread Ken Waller
Bay photo. Ken Waller -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Jan 10, 2023 9:34 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Printing service recommendations sought I have several photos on the wall that have darkened over the years, and lost their charm. As I recall I

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread David Mann
On Jan 11, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 1/10/2023 6:12 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >>> There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in the lane in front of our >>> house, more than 4 m diameter and almost a century old. A few weeks ago I >>> noticed the arrival of tiny mushrooms in

Re: Printing service recommendations sought

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 10, 2023, at 6:33 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I have several photos on the wall that have darkened over the years, and lost > their charm. As I recall I used Slideprinter/Denver Digital imaging for them. > > I have more photos I’d like to get printed, and a few old ones re-printed.

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 10, 2023, at 7:02 PM, Comcast wrote: > > I don’t mean to disparage Usenet. Just pointing out that it’s old and now > somewhat obscure. I took no offense, besides in this group “old and now somewhat obscure” probably comes off as a glowing recommendation. > Email, by the way has

Re: Printing service recommendations sought

2023-01-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hi Rick, The only printing I've had done for me has been canvas wrap prints, which I've had printed by Artistic Photo Canvas in Florida. They're still around, and I imagine still do a lovely job. I'd recommend them if you want canvas wraps. Everything else I've done in prints are printed

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I was on Usenet starting in 1984 when I was working at JPL/NASA. The modern hypertext-based internet and "world wide web" dates from around 1993 when the first web browsers started to appear. That's about when I stopped looking at Usenet and other archaic-isms from the 1980s. Email lists became

Re: Printing service recommendations sought

2023-01-10 Thread ann sanfedele
Are you talking about printing from chromes , negatives or digital files?   What size? If you have jpg files  and 8 1/2" x 11 print would work  ,  I'll make some for you at cost. (paper and shipping)  I have some good Ultra premiun glossy Epson paper and a good Epson r220.. I'm like the

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Comcast
I don’t mean to disparage Usenet. Just pointing out that it’s old and now somewhat obscure. Email, by the way has benefited from its universality and consequently, the continuous refinement of email apps. Paul > On Jan 10, 2023, at 8:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Jan 10, 2023, at

Printing service recommendations sought

2023-01-10 Thread Rick Womer
I have several photos on the wall that have darkened over the years, and lost their charm. As I recall I used Slideprinter/Denver Digital imaging for them. I have more photos I’d like to get printed, and a few old ones re-printed. What printing services have people been happy with? Rick --

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:07 PM, Comcast wrote: > > Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and > the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now > internet based. It’s very basic and straightforward. Although you need an > access

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:43 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > This is the kind of photo op you do't need to have . ugh! Great shots, Larry > - Thanks Ann. > The first one in the set is the one that drives the story home the best to > me.. When I was at lunch the news was showing a video of a

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Bill
On 1/10/2023 6:12 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in the lane in front of our house, more than 4 m diameter and almost a century old. A few weeks ago I noticed the arrival of tiny mushrooms in splits of the bark at both sides of the tree. Though these

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread ann sanfedele
I left you a few stars on flicker -- ;-) Hope your tree survives.. are those beautiful invaders edible? ann On 1/10/2023 6:12 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in the lane in front of our house, more than 4 m diameter and almost a century old. A few weeks

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread ann sanfedele
This is the kind of photo op you do't need to have . ugh!  Great shots, Larry - The first one in the set is the one that drives the story home the best to me.. I"m a weather channel watcher and have been thinking about you and other friends I have in the area... worried a bit about someone in

Re: Going to start digitizing this summer

2023-01-10 Thread Bill
On 1/10/2023 12:28 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Plan is to use the camera & bellows for the process. I’ll probably use a small bellows and create a solution for 4x5, 6x6, and 6x7. Planning to do all in RAW of course. When it comes to B … would you put a mask behind the neg and remove it

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread Bill
On 1/10/2023 12:23 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: Hi all Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. TIA

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Comcast
Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now internet based. It’s very basic and straightforward. Although you need an access app, you don’t have to subscribe to a service like Facebook.

Re: Donations to the cause

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I remember he did ... but I didn't. I've been having problems finding enough "round tuits" in the last year or so. On 1/8/2023 4:53 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 08.01.23 um 20:18 schrieb Doug Brewer: if you wish to help with keeping the hamsters who power the pdml in fine fettle, you

Re: Donations to the cause

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
Has that always been the link to your paypal account? Paypal says I sent something. I tagged it for PDML. But I didn't see if it's the current email or not, so if there's an older account it probably went there. On 1/8/2023 2:18 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Gang, if you wish to help with keeping

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
If I knew what a UseNet was it might help ;-) The PDFG now has 25 members and is an extension of this list - not a replacement! I will try and drive traffic to the list where I can, and promote the PUG, but to be honest it’s mostly PDML members. Sent from my flu-ridden bed! Cot On 10 Jan

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks Collin, By chance I actually came across a ‘parts or spares and repair’ example of a Nikkor AF-S 28-70/2.8 which, when I enquired, was told that it would not autofocus (I only need manual focus and aperture). I know something of these lenses as I have the 17-35/2.8 and have already had

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
What about starting a Pentax UseNet group? On 1/7/2023 12:24 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Thanks for the explanation Godders. Interesting! Cot On 7 Jan 2023, at 16:06, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: groups.io is email based … the groups.io server simply maintains the list of people to distribute

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I'd have to get a FB account, so none here. On 1/6/2023 7:30 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Just as a matter of interest, is there any interest in a Pentax Discussion Facebook Group? I admin a FB group with over 800 members, it’s quite fun. Photos are posted daily and response is swift. Sure, you

Re: OT Mail

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I'm down to only 113 unread messages in PDML. On 1/6/2023 1:30 PM, Comcast wrote: Check incarceration records. Paul On Jan 6, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Bill wrote: On 1/6/2023 11:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: You had to mention Dobo and Mafud? I try to forget them, but I miss many of the old

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread lrc
I found out why I lost power, big tree took out power lines a few hundred yards from my house. I posted photos to the Google album. On January 10, 2023 11:59:10 AM PST, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Glad to hear no redwoods through *your* roof, Larry. > >This photo made a little earlier this

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Glad to hear no redwoods through *your* roof, Larry. This photo made a little earlier this morning shows the momentary ray of sun against the still gray sky in Santa Clara. That's as good as its gotten in Santa Clara for four-five days now. https://www.flickr.com/gp/gdgphoto/U2Rcdk44FK

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Toine
No, Henk is the photographer. I would wish those were mine! On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:49, Rick Womer wrote: > Toine, those are beautiful shots! > > Chestnuts were the dominant tree species here in Pennsylvania (and many > other areas in the US) until a fungal blight arrived in 1904. Our house,

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks Paul, Allan, Mike Henk, Rick et. al. Short update, last night’s big storm was really noisy for a while, but it din’t lst long, it seems to only have dropped 0.2” of rain. But, I woke up to the power being out, yet again. If you go to the PG outage map

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Guadalupe River Bypass in downtown San Jose was built about a couple/three dozen years ago to prevent the occasional heavy rain years' swelling of the Guadalupe River and subsequent flooding of the surrounding neighborhoods. On a normal, dry, summer day the river is essentially a 6" deep, 8

Going to start digitizing this summer

2023-01-10 Thread collinb
Plan is to use the camera & bellows for the process. I’ll probably use a small bellows and create a solution for 4x5, 6x6, and 6x7. Planning to do all in RAW of course. When it comes to B … would you put a mask behind the neg and remove it in processing or would you just shoot straight. --

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread collinb
Steve Cottrell wrote: > Hi all > > Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom > lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in > the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. > > TIA > > Cotty The Tokina of the same vintage is

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Alan C
What Paul said. Long range mind reading? Alan C On 10-Jan-23 06:55 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Larry - Glad to see/hear you're OK so far.  Is your house set back from the river a little more than some of those on the other side? Felton was specifically mentioned in articles on CA flooding in

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
Larry - Glad to see/hear you're OK so far.  Is your house set back from the river a little more than some of those on the other side?  Felton was specifically mentioned in articles on CA flooding in our local Milwaukee paper today.  Our son and his family live about 15 miles from SLO and

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 10.01.23 um 15:49 schrieb Rick Womer: The European chestnut (fortunately for all of you across the pond) has been rescued by a virus that is a blight on the fungus. There’s some poetic justice there… Our European chestnut trees are being killed by an invasive species of moths (cameraria

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Rick Womer
Wow. That’s a lot of water! (In the Philly dialect, “That’s alodda wooder!”) Please remind me, where in sunny California are you? Rick > On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:25 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I actually did use my Pentaxes to get some photos of the weather fun we've > been having. I used my

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Rick Womer
Toine, those are beautiful shots! Chestnuts were the dominant tree species here in Pennsylvania (and many other areas in the US) until a fungal blight arrived in 1904. Our house, built in 1886, has chestnut woodwork throughout. It is so resistant to rot that even our window frames are in

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Toine
Very nice (set). Many chestnut have some kind of disease which is fatal. On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 13:52, Henk Terhell wrote: > Did I say 4 m diameter? It is 4 m circumference of course. > > Op di 10 jan. 2023 om 12:12 schreef Henk Terhell : > > > There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in

Re: PESO: mushrooms on chestnut tree

2023-01-10 Thread Henk Terhell
Did I say 4 m diameter? It is 4 m circumference of course. Op di 10 jan. 2023 om 12:12 schreef Henk Terhell : > There is a huge horse chestnut tree standing in the lane in front of our > house, more than 4 m diameter and almost a century old. A few weeks ago I > noticed the arrival of tiny

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread Henk Terhell
Very impressive situation. Good luck with the forthcoming storm. Henk Op di 10 jan. 2023 om 08:26 schreef Larry Colen : > I actually did use my Pentaxes to get some photos of the weather fun we've > been having. I used my K-3 and 16-50 back on New Years Eve, then mostly > played with my Irix

Re: Donations to the cause

2023-01-10 Thread Bruce Nagel
On Sun, Jan 08, 2023, Doug Brewer wrote: Gang, if you wish to help with keeping the hamsters who power the pdml in fine fettle, you can shoot a few bucks to my email at paypal. I also have a venmo account, (at DFBrewer) if you swing that way. Other options entertained if you contact me.

Re: Fun in the rain

2023-01-10 Thread mike wilson
> On 10/01/2023 07:25 Larry Colen wrote: > > > I actually did use my Pentaxes to get some photos of the weather fun we've > been having. I used my K-3 and 16-50 back on New Years Eve, then mostly > played with my Irix 11/4 today after last night's rains. The funny thing is > that I had