Re: OT Stupid Purolator

2008-03-04 Thread Dave Kennedy
I had a similar problem when I was getting my Sigma EF500 Super back for getting rechipped. Got the Purolator we missed you note on the door at home. Called them and they delivered to work the next day. I was quite happy about how it was handled. dk On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 2:04 PM, wendy beard

Re: Battery Charger for K10D

2008-02-29 Thread Dave Kennedy
I was shocked at the price of the OEM batteries. So I resisted. Got all charged up over a good deal on ebay - Charger 3rd party battery for $30. Found it by searching for the NP-400 (Konica-Minolta Equivilent. Works fine for me. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL

Re: Sroke

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Kennedy
Sorry to hear that. Hope you have a speedy and full recovery. On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've suffeed a stroke. It's considered mild, affecting only my vision to the right. This makes even reading difficult. How much I recover remains to be seen.

Re: OT: ROTFLMAO

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Kennedy
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steeling some bandwidth http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EY1KD090L._SS400_.jpg smile Thanks. I miss The Far Side. :( -- http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Henrys taking lens orders

2008-02-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
I found that it depends who you are dealing with at Henry's. When I wanted to buy my K10D, they would only take $20 off ($900 at the time), while another sales person took $60 off my 21ltd. (I bought the K10D elsewhere). On Feb 19, 2008 8:42 PM, Steve Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Work flow with different cameras

2008-01-23 Thread Dave Kennedy
I'm changing my management organization now, and removing the camera-specific hierarchy. My plan is : Directory structure: ImageLibrary/mmdd-tag/ Image filenames are renamed to: MMDD-HHMM-origname. I'd use the database tool to determine any camera differences. Like Bob, I'm also

Re: For those that use Future Photo, changes a coming

2008-01-16 Thread Dave Kennedy
We didn't have instore printing in our FS here (Kanata-Ottawa), so it doesn't appear to be any change for us. I too love the delivery feature, I can submit prints and have them deliver it to any FS across Canada. Been using Costco more lately though. That Kodak Gallery partnership could be

Re: DIGITAL SURVEY

2007-11-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
On Nov 19, 2007 6:28 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must be about time for one. Actually I was reading something on a different list about expectations and fulfilments with regard to DSLR cameras. No need to be precise about brands here, it can be any DSLR, but please limit to this sort

Re: PESO: Lens Neglect

2007-10-15 Thread Dave Kennedy
So if the red channel only is blowing out detail, what do you do? Underexpose? Don't you then loose all non-red detail? (never really used the RGB channel histograms before). dk On 10/15/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check the red channel of the histogram on the camera. I

Re: PESO: Lens Neglect

2007-10-15 Thread Dave Kennedy
should be able to recover in post processing, whereas blown out red detail is gone if you don't bring it within bounds. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Lens Neglect So if the red channel only

Re: October PUG is up

2007-10-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
(equally delicious), Ann's John Steinbeck in Colour shot, the fiery Belgian Yves, and that amazing serpentine shot by Dave Kennedy - which gets bonus points for being in easy reach from brekkie. And again major kudos to Scott for the beautiful web design. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum

2007-09-18 Thread Dave Kennedy
Is the size limit still 600 longest side? dk On 9/18/07, Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, ok...I'm going hiking today and I'll attempt a photo for some filler. We don't get as much color change down here, sadly. :( rg2 On 9/18/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If that

Re: How did we ever do it?

2007-09-17 Thread Dave Kennedy
I upgraded to a 17in CRT just over a year ago, when the 15in died. You get along with what you have I suppose. dk On 9/17/07, Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: agreed, especially since I got mine free. no complaints here - if anything, I can pretend my pictures are sharp because I have to view

Re: EF500 with K10/K100

2007-09-13 Thread Dave Kennedy
So, how does an incompatible EF500 Firmware load function (or not) on the K10D? I just put my 2-year old flash on my brand spanking new K10D, fired, and the shot looked ok. I haven''t had enough time to play with the K10D, let alone put the flash on it. dk On 9/13/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL

8 Eneloop batteries $19 Dell.ca today only.

2007-08-15 Thread Dave Kennedy
In case anyone is interested. dk -- http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-19 Thread Dave Kennedy
Nice shot. The expression on the bird reminds me of the scene in Jurassic Park 3, where camera follows the fight down the river and then the focus changes to the Pterodactyl in the foreground as it turns around and sees the main character. dk On 7/18/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: OT DVD RAM

2007-06-19 Thread Dave Kennedy
On my Panasonic DVD recorder, I can delete through DVD management menu, or in the navigator by pressing submenu. dk On 6/19/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/06/19 Tue AM 07:26:15 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: Birding pictures in your back yard.

2007-05-25 Thread Dave Kennedy
Speaking of squirrels... Our dog has great fun chasing the squirrels. He's normally in the house, but when we see them at the feeder, a whisper to the dog, and he's ready at the door. Open it a crack and he's bolted after the squirrel. The squirrel usually makes it up the nearest tree and chatters

Re: Is it worth updating this..

2007-04-17 Thread Dave Kennedy
pbase galleries: -- http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Wish Me Luck

2007-03-27 Thread Dave Kennedy
On 3/25/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The nightmare had become reality.snip Paul, Trust it all works out in the end. The road can get rough tho. Hang tough, best of luck. dk -- www.pbase.com/davekennedy Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: brief 77s appearance

2007-03-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
I was wondering if you had received yours yet. dk On 3/22/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reminds me, i nmeed to see were my status is on the 77 at Henrys Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: A cool accesscory

2007-02-28 Thread Dave Kennedy
I have one of the Lowepro cases. Keep empty cards in the right side, full cards on the left. Whenever a cards is full, I also slide the Write Protection switch on after removing it from the camea. It doesn't get switched off until the pictures are safely transferred to PC or CD. dk On 2/28/07,

Re: Toronto area deals

2007-02-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
Tempting indeed. Probably a good thing for me that it's personal shopping only. I could see my 21mm fund being depleted before it reaches reality. dk On 2/26/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Henry's Outlet has used DS's for $350CDN and D's for $400CDN, if anybody local is looking for

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
I said that hoof hardedly Good, the last thing we need is another whinny photographer. Not very tack-fully said. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Poll - Your Backup Copies?

2007-02-21 Thread Dave Kennedy
My process: 1) When I move from SD to harddrive, everything is also copied to a CD-R. 2) Raw files are processed and moved to a directory For Second Backup, Jpegs are copied to My Pictures 3) When the For Second Backup reaches approx 4G, it's copied to a DVD-R, and removed from the harddrive. 4)

Re: PESO - Inversion

2007-02-13 Thread Dave Kennedy
Great Eye. Wonderful job, Tom. On 2/12/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Driving down the dirt road this morning, I rounded a corner and came on this view. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5588182size=lg Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FA77 - going out of production?

2007-02-07 Thread Dave Kennedy
Mike, The Camera Canada site has been saying that (only one 77) for a couple of months now. I'd take it with a grain of salt. dk On 2/7/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I've put both of my FA Limiteds (77 and 43) on the auction block. I figure I can make some money on at least

Re: combat photography

2007-02-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
I was shooting (photographing) some paintball over Christmas. One of the players saw me in the corner of his eye, turned fired. Took it in the left hand. If it wasn't holding the lens, paint would have been all over my DS 50-200. Not quite combat, I know. dk On 2/3/07, Kenneth Waller

Re: Geomagnetic Storm in Progress

2007-01-29 Thread Dave Kennedy
Thanks for the tip. I'll take a look tonight. dk On 1/29/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those in northern Europe should be on the lookout for aurorae now. Five to 8 hours later those of in the northern tier states of the USA and further north should be on the lookout.

Eneloop batteries on DS or Flash?

2007-01-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
Anyone using Eneloop batteries in their cameras or flash? Just wondering how they perform. Dell.ca has a good one-day deal on them today. dk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Eneloop batteries on DS or Flash?

2007-01-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
Just ordered 8 for $19 cdn (+ tax). $30 discount today only. dk On 1/26/07, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 26, 2007, at 9:45, Rob Brigham wrote: Damnit - I have just spent more money that I didn't really need to! Seriously though, these sound like they will be the

Re: PESO: Ice Storm

2007-01-16 Thread Dave Kennedy
We only got snow in Ottawa. I like four five. dk On 1/15/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like # 3. Looks like you got it a bit worse than us. Not much at all on the trees up this way. Roads a little slick, but it only took me 10 extra minutes to get to work. Over 450 OPP

Re: Gotta Go ....

2007-01-15 Thread Dave Kennedy
Best of luck Shel. Hurry back. dk On 1/14/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The doctor called me yesterday and wants me to go into the hospital for some tests. I'll be leaving in a couple of hours and will be away for a short while. I usually don't put my business on the internet,

Re: Off to Florida

2007-01-11 Thread Dave Kennedy
Have a great trip. Looking forward to seeing some photos. On 1/11/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leaving tonight to visit my brother in Ocala, Florida for a few days. Hoping to do some photography for the first time in a *long* while. (Man, this college professor sh*t is time

Pentax advertising at World Juniors.

2007-01-05 Thread Dave Kennedy
Anyone notice that Pentax has their name behind the net at the world Junior Hockey Championships? I was surprised to see it there. (end of first, Canada 3, Russia 0) dk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Hoya - Pentax Merger?

2006-12-21 Thread Dave Kennedy
See here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0612/06122101pentaxhoyamerge.asp or here: http://www.hoya.co.jp/data/current/newsobj-368-pdf.pdf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Don't cook alot, but nothing beat fresh fish in a cast iron frying pan on a fishing trip :) dk On 12/20/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't like aluminium cookware. Cast iron and Stainless with copper base is my preference. Cheers, Dave On 12/20/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: My greatest christmas present

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wonderful shot. dk On 12/19/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lalalalaaa... :-) I've offered myself the greatest christmas present ever: no christmas this year! No bickering from the monster-in-law. No hours of preparation and cooking to do. No mess in the kitchen. No heaps

New firmware available. DS thru K110D

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Just came across new firmware loads on dpreveiw pentax japan web site. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0612/06122002pentaxsdhcfirmware.asp http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/ Change details are: Addition of compatible SDHC Memory card dk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
That is hilarious! On 12/20/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife can be quite scientific about things. Each time one of her friends has got married, she has staged a session at some sports arena, where the bride to be has thrown a frying pan as far as she could. The distance

Re: OT: why won't my raw converter covert?

2006-12-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
I had a problem converting to JPEG when I inadvertantly set the converter to 16bit color. On 12/12/06, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Suddenly, my raw converters refuse to convert... I downloaded directly from camera - switched the card back and forth between cameras and while the

Re: Published!

2006-12-08 Thread Dave Kennedy
Congrat's. Great shots. dk On 12/4/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All text pictures by me, on shooting live concerts and performance: http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/PC200612.jpg It's been published on december issue of PC Photo magazine in Italy. Dario -- PDML

Re: OT: Photoshop elements 5.0 and 3.0 - prices

2006-12-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
I have Elements 3.0 and it supports Raw conversion. I don't use it tho. I found it too cumbersome, as I have to open every image in ACR to convert it to JPEG (i.e. No batch processing). I've been using RSE for Raw conversion, altho I've just downloaded a copy of silkypix for conversion to see

Re: OT: Photoshop elements 5.0 and 3.0 - prices

2006-12-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
Thanks John, I'll have to check that out... Should have known there would be a better way to do it. Much Appreciated. dk On 12/6/06, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 12:43:11PM -0500, Dave Kennedy wrote: I have Elements 3.0 and it supports Raw conversion. I

Re: OT: Teensy Brag

2006-12-04 Thread Dave Kennedy
Congratulations Wendy! (Also saw a printout of one of your shots (looked like Algonquin Park to me) at the Kanata Costco display. ) dk On 12/4/06, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations Wendy. Tom C. From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: How Long ...

2006-12-04 Thread Dave Kennedy
Earliest evidence I can find in my personal archives is May1998. Been in and out numerous times since then. dk On 12/3/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .. have you participated in the PDML, in its various iterations. While sitting in traffic this afternoon, the thought crossed my

Re: OT: Bought a DS

2006-11-30 Thread Dave Kennedy
I know I haven't been following the PDML too closely over the past while, but is purchasing a DS *really* Off Topic these days? wow. dk On 11/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup. KEH. Good price. The prices on the *istD there are really low now, BTW. I wanted one with a

Re: Some PUG comments 3 of 3

2006-11-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
. :-) Forerunner by Ann Sanfedele Running ahead into abanonment... lol... This pic certainly hit home with me. Frosty Roof by Dave Kennedy Great detail, sharpness in the right place... Like it. Not for any particular reason at all, I just like it. Hwy 395 revisited by Brendan MacRae This one

Re: Pentax 16-45 vs 18-55

2006-10-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
I've been happy with the 18-55 (granted, my eyes aren't as critical as some). For superwide, I'm saving for a DA12-24. When looking for top quality, I flip over to the FA28 F50 primes. dk On 10/26/06, J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When my K10D finally arrives, I'm trying to

Re: lens quick change Q?

2006-10-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
Sounds like most people use the hoods to protect the lens, which begs the question: do you use hoods on *all* your lenses? I currently only have hoods on my DA18-55, and DA50-200. I don't have hoods for the primes. dk On 10/24/06, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've lined the bottom

Re: lens quick change Q?

2006-10-23 Thread Dave Kennedy
Great thread. Lots of useful ideas here. Thanks. dk On 10/23/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While the same as your back to back caps, I have a different intent in mind. I won't store lenses back to back on a siamesed cap ... that makes the total package too long for my bag/slot

Re: OT - loss of a PDML member

2006-10-13 Thread Dave Kennedy
Grant, My condolances for you and your family. Thank you for letting us know this sad news. When I was having problems with my F70-210 last summer, Powell was the first to jump in and give me a hand (albeit over email). He'll be missed. dk On 10/13/06, Grant H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am

Re: FS: the remaining stuffs...

2006-10-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
Am interested in Cokin P121 filter. How much to ship to Ottawa, K2K 2E6? dk On 10/5/06, Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a little updates price cuts. Feel free to make me any offers. I can cut the prices a little more with multi-items. Always quote the lowest shipping by air.

Re: K10D page at Steve's Digicams

2006-09-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
drool. Does anyone have a water proof keyboard? I knew I should not have looked. dk On 9/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/pentax_09132006_k10d_pr.html?AType=0 Also, the DA70/2.4 Limited ... enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: WTB 43 Limited

2006-09-08 Thread Dave Kennedy
The rebates didn't apply to Canada, hence you won't be seeing it at the Camera Canada. dk On 9/7/06, Bill Lawlor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just noticed that BH and Adorama no longer have the 43mm Ltd with rebate in stock. Can anyone direct me to a source? I tried Canada Camera but they

Re: photo browser/laboratory 3

2006-09-07 Thread Dave Kennedy
Yup. I went to install it on my laptop to experiment with, and it asked me for the CD. After exhaustively searching my computer room, I found the CD, and started to install it on my main computer. Didn't need the CD. Has/does anyone use it? I played with it briefly, but the workflo seemed so more

Re: Amusing product review

2006-09-05 Thread Dave Kennedy
Actually, I've sticking with 512M cards (mostly). I've found that they work best with my portable CD burner that I use while on Vacation - at the end of the day, burn all my cards to cd and then I have a RAW CD backup copy for archive as well. Course with the family vacations, I haven't been

Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Dave Kennedy
Neat story, Gotta pay attention to the details. Congratulations Mark! dk On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You got a job in a university and you call that a real job ??? Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable separation from reality, so

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-28 Thread Dave Kennedy
I pulled out my FA28-200 for a concert I went to a month or so ago. I was pleasantly surprised with the results. It was the first time I used it in many moons. http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/wonderland dk On 7/28/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was second generation.

Re: Beware New eBay Scam

2006-07-11 Thread Dave Kennedy
Same here. If Ebay needs to contact me, they can do it through the 'My Messages' mailbox. dk On 7/11/06, R.C.Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just never respond to any ebay or paypal emails and report them to ebay or paypal. None of them have been legit. RCB - Original Message -

Re: FA28-70/4 repair.

2006-06-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
A few weeks ago, a 'certain auction site' had a number of Factory Refurbished FA28-70/4 lenses going for $100. I was tempted to pick one up as backup, but I got a FA28/2.8 instead. They may still be there, they didn't seem to be moving quickly. dk On 6/24/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Managing all these RAW files with Photoshop Elements 4.0

2006-06-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
This is the way I'm managing Raw files. I typed it up for myself so I would stick to it better. Raw Workflow: 1. Import raw files to: ~/MyPictures/RawImport/yymmdd directory. 2. Process using RSE 3. Convert to jpeg into directory: /converted. 4. Move jpegs to /pictures/istd/yymmdd structure for

Re: PUG Challenge!

2006-06-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
On 21/6/06, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: Good for you Paul, architecture should be right up your alley. Mark! At least it is a topic with some structure to it Right. It's certainly something we can build on. Yeah, but I have a hard time getting my foot in the

Re: loooooooong distance remote or IR release

2006-06-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Godfrey is right on that one. I'd be very surprised if a cable that long would work. The resistance of the cable may be getting too high to get a reliable shutter firing, especially if the camera was designed for short cable releases. 'Course, I could be wrong, I haven't looked into it at any

Raw images need help. Flat, Dark.

2006-05-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
Recently went our for a walk at a local Conservation Area, cool, dark, bit of rainy day. - Shot everything in Raw. - Back home, imported to PC, - Raw to JPEG conversion via RSE primarily with the default settings. - In Elements, added Name to corner, - Exported to resize and reduce jpeg quality

Re: Raw images need help. Flat, Dark.

2006-05-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
) looked fine on your home monitor where you did the work and now they look terrible on your work monitor, it's 99.9% chance it's the work monitor. Mine at work is just crap and there seems to be little adjustment that can be done to make it better. Tom C. From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Raw images need help. Flat, Dark.

2006-05-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
to view the images? If so is it set the same home/work? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Raw images need help. Flat, Dark. Recently went our for a walk at a local Conservation Area, cool, dark, bit of rainy day. - Shot everything

Re: Raw images need help. Flat, Dark.

2006-05-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
on your conversions, shoot jpeg. Paul -- Original message -- From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recently went our for a walk at a local Conservation Area, cool, dark, bit of rainy day. - Shot everything in Raw. - Back home, imported to PC, - Raw

Re: Raw images need help. Flat, Dark.

2006-05-12 Thread Dave Kennedy
of help? It sure speeds things up. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Dave Kennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12. mai 2006 19

Re: OT: Seeking Book Recommendations

2006-04-11 Thread Dave Kennedy
I'd recommend these as well. On 4/9/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Freeman Patterson : Photography and the Art of Seeing : Photographing the World Around You -Adam

Re: OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-07 Thread Dave Kennedy
For those of us who are running Elements with ACR or RSE, is there any real value in the Real World Camera Raw book for Photoshop? dk On 4/7/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't you recommend that your friend buy a copy of Real World Camera Raw and crib his paper from there. It is

Re: GESO: Another pass at editing

2006-04-05 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wow. Incredible. Great job. dk On 4/5/06, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A million thanks to all of you who commented in the previous pass at editing the pictures for my show. It really helped more than I was expecting: seeing the excitement or lack thereof by other people regarding a

Re: Wide Angle advice for *ist-DS

2006-04-03 Thread Dave Kennedy
I'd started writing an email similar to your original post several times over the past few months, but never finished it. I'm in a similar situation, although the lens lineup I have is a little different. I don't have the 16-45, but the kit 18-55 instead, and I have the FA100/2.8 Macro instead of

Re: Rebate posted today

2006-04-02 Thread Dave Kennedy
US only. Sigh I was hoping that that the DA14/2.8 might be a little sooner than originally expected. Pentax Canada doesn't seem to be big on rebates. dk On 4/1/06, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: On 4/2/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaaagh! Just

Re: First success

2006-03-31 Thread Dave Kennedy
Great shot.! Congrat's. dk On 3/30/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Company called Pentar (Pentax representative in Russia) had a photo competition. The topic was Spring. The genre was macro. I submitted this work: http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=6267

Wired remote on a DS - display shuts off.

2006-03-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Tried out my wired remote on my DS yesterday, and found that when the remote in plugged in, my display is shut off. Hence I cannot see the histograms - that doesn't make any sense to me. Is this normal? Is there a way to turn to display on when using a wired remote? (yes I did read thru the

Re: Wired remote on a DS - display shuts off.

2006-03-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Thanks all, for the replies. I'll have to try it again tonight. Hopefully it was the -20c wind chill slowing down my brain cells sufficiently that I couldn't think clearly enough to get it to work yesterday. (it made no sense to me why it would not function the same as the shutter release on

Re: Attention Yahoo Email account holders

2006-03-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
If anyone wants a gmail invite, I have about 98 left. Cotty? (duck and run) 8-) dk On 3/9/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sending this out to the general list to get it into the archives, where it might be seen by curious Yahoo users.. Yahoo has recently, as in the last day or so,

Re: OT: We have a winner....

2006-03-08 Thread Dave Kennedy
Congratulations William. dk On 3/8/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a competition shoot modeled on the Naked in the House projects. The rules were simple: The pictures had to be shot on BW film, the photographer had one camera, one lens, one

Re: DS remote control/flash questions

2006-03-06 Thread Dave Kennedy
On 3/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The IR remote isn't reliable from behind the camera. The signal can bounce around the room, but it depends on what's in the room. For Christmas last year, my wife gave me a wired and wireless remote for my DS. (This which blew me away

Re: FS unemployment is for the birds

2006-02-28 Thread Dave Kennedy
Collin, Is the Tokina 80-200/2,8 auto focus? Would you ship to Canada (for the additional cost of course)? thanx dk On 2/27/06, Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A100/2.8, non-macro version, both caps, ex. cond., $225 Tokina 80-200/2.8, A version, both caps, vgc, $225 $10

Re: Curious

2006-02-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
Derby, You sure you're not in Telecom Product Development.? Looks like a snapshot of our of our industry. . dk On 2/24/06, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in medical device product development. Consumer gear has different constraints, but I'll bet the frustrations are the same. *

Re: Pentax Pre PMA announcment.

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Kennedy
I've dealt with Cameracanada.ca as well. The Sigma Flash was a special order, still got it in a week. I'll do business with them again. dk On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:00:08 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick W said: I believe I saw a new DS2 from a Canadian dealer on

Re: PESO: Church Door (we have a winner)

2006-02-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wonderful shot. Congratulations! dk On 2/10/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, Congratulation! Extremely nice textures and processing. Sepia is great choice. A small thing I suppose, but I especially like your close attention paid to the borders. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix

2006-01-27 Thread Dave Kennedy
If this is a formal Pentax Canada request, I'm surprised that they would want these sent to a freebee gmail account. Puts some red flags up for me. I would have thought that they would use the Pentax or PentaxCanada domain email accounts. (Course, I'm extremely cautious with respect to this

Re: Which lens do you use most?

2006-01-26 Thread Dave Kennedy
1) FA28-70/4 2) SMC-F70-210 3) FA18-55 4) Kiron 105/2,8 Macro - just replaced with a FA100/2.8 Macro dk On 1/26/06, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gang, This is not really meant as a survey, but it would be interesting to hear other people's preferences. Counting exposures made in

Re: OT, but photo related

2006-01-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
Sounds like fun. Have a blast. let us know when it's up and running. dk On 1/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems our town has plans of starting a Community Radio Station in its future. I have emailed the Manager and asked if they were still looking for Volunteers for on

Re: PESO - White forest

2006-01-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wow. Love it. Great Job. dk On 1/14/06, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have lost contact with the list several times the last weeks, so I ´ll combine a test with a PESO. This was what the woods close to Oslo looked like last week. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=213843

Re: The Future of Film?

2006-01-19 Thread Dave Kennedy
My local camera shop (small town about 10,000), is now selling off the E6 inventory, and is not planning to get any more. They said no-one buys it anymore. I know I haven't since I got my DS. dk On 1/18/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Prox' a year ago, a local camera shop (with C-41

Enablement. FA100 Macro from KEH.

2006-01-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
Financial Christmas gift from my Dad went into my Lens fund, and I just received my FA100 Macro (EX+) from KEH. Looks beautiful, but sadly my cameras are at home (and I'm at work), so I can't test it. (Especially after seeing the thread about the problem William had with the KEH lens).

Re: Enablement. FA100 Macro from KEH.

2006-01-10 Thread Dave Kennedy
(used vs. new) of an FA. I hope disappearance of the D-FA from Adorama and BH is temporary, and just a result of the holiday rush. Igor Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:32:13 -0800 Dave Kennedy wrote: Financial Christmas gift from my Dad went into my Lens fund, and I just received my FA100 Macro (EX

Re: Bargaining with used photo-gear stores

2006-01-04 Thread Dave Kennedy
Actually, I've had success haggling with Henrys used inventory online. I pointed out some Canadian links with the same product cheaper, and then offfered them a comparable price. They took it. Got my FA28-70/4 that way. dk On 1/4/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not around here. One of

Re: OT: Upcoming auction

2005-12-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
Can't find the Place Bid button.vbg dk On 12/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who are interested in all sorts of photo stuff and can get to Columbus in the next couple of weeks ... http://www.mvhauctioneer.com/member.html Scroll down to the camera auction

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #2984

2005-11-25 Thread Dave Kennedy
Whew. Thanx for the clarification. Last week I saw a Tamron 90 Macro on one of the used camera web sites (in Canada), that I check from time-to-time. I remember thinking Wow, that's a good deal. It's gone now. dk On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:18:57 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PEOW: RiverBoy

2005-11-25 Thread Dave Kennedy
You can feel his excitment, just looking at it. Good capture. dk On 11/25/05, John Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've not posted much in a while so I thought I would put this one out there. My FA 50 f1.4 has been seriously underutilized and the sun hasn't been out in a while here in the

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-25 Thread Dave Kennedy
Not wanting to advocate censorship, but the 'family friendly' format or at least a nudity warning is helpful, for me. I sometimes go thru the PDML PESOs while here at work, and they have very strict rules about inappropriate use of tools. There'd be a huge difference between having a landscape

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #2984

2005-11-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
You've had problems with the Henry's checkout system? I've bought several things through there, and haven't had a problem yet. Do you know the problem is due to using the Henry's checkout? I see that Henrys has a Sigma 105/2.8 Macro EX. Are you looking at that one as well, or are you limiting

Re: Shoot now, focus later

2005-11-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
Yup. When I went on holidays in 2004, I regularly used 2 bodies. Long lens on one, short lens on the other. Made it a whole lot easier to capture the shot (seems with the one DS body, I always have the wrong lens). dk On 11/24/05, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought a second DS body for

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-23 Thread Dave Kennedy
Laziness, mostly. It's easy. Plus, it allows me to do the catalogueing immediately after the files are imported. I found that if I didn't do it immediately, it didn't get done. ('Course now, I'm finding that this may be causing me grief further on in the process. ) dk On 11/22/05, Herb Chong

Re: Which RAW converter?

2005-11-23 Thread Dave Kennedy
Not really. It just automates the process. Creates a new directory based on import date and time, and brings all the new images up in a new window for cataloguing (or deletion). If you move images around outside of PSE (i.e. in the windows environment) after they've been catalogued, you may screw

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