New law: exposure as a legal tender

2015-05-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Read it: http://beezlystreet.com/2015/04/28/exposure-now-legal-tender-for-photographers/ Igor -- 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 directions.

Re: Firmware updates:K-S1, K-S2, and K-3

2015-04-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
publicly acknowledged this problem. It is present in a bunch of models, including K-5s, PS', and I suspect K-3, but don't know for sure. Igor Roshchin http://42graphy.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Ann's exhibit opening - Congrats!

2015-04-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
While I wasn't able to come to NYC, my sources reported that Ann's exhibit opening was success. There was some crowd, not very big, but very kind and fun. And everyone seemingly enjoyed it. Wish I were there... Congratulations, Ann! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - UHS-capable for SDHC/SDXC cards USB 3.0 card readers -- help needed

2014-09-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
the Trancend TS-RDF8K http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-331 with SanDisk 64GB Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I Memory Cards (95MB/s), it works well but no indication of support beyond UHS-1 Cheers, On 2 September 2014 01:44, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Does anybody know if all USB 3.0 SD-card

OT - MLC vs SLC SD cards

2014-09-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
I just dicovered that some of the faster SD cards, e.g. Ultimate from Transcend are MLC (Multi-level cell) as opposed to SLC (single level cell). http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71ooxNtTTTL._SL1500_.jpg Panasonic also explicitly mentions SLC vs MLC in their lineup:

OT - UHS-capable for SDHC/SDXC cards USB 3.0 card readers -- help needed

2014-09-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Does anybody know if all USB 3.0 SD-card readers are capable of UHS(-1/-3)? I would assume that it would be very logical, but I do not see that mentioned explicitly in the specs. Any thoughts on this? Also, - any recommendations for fast and inexpensive USB 3.0 SD card readers? Thank you,

Re: OT - Epson 3880

2014-08-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mark, Just in case, - I just saw that there is a $200 rebate for 3880, and it is ending today, August 31. I don't know how it is with Epson, - it might mean that there will be yet a lower price or a different rebate in September... But in any case, - it looks like BH has that rebate, and

PESOs from lake Baikal

2014-08-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference that was near the lake Baikal -- the largest surface fresh-water reservoir in the world. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh surface water - more water than all of the North American

Re: PESOs from lake Baikal

2014-08-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
PS. On the last photo, Brian and Rob might recognize the kangaroo hat I bought 4 years ago in Sydney. Igor Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:16:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Hi All, If anybody was wondering why I was silent recently, - I happened to be at a scientific conference

OT - Surrealistic photos of nature

2014-08-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Here are some very surrealistic looking photos from all over the world: http://goo.gl/EBIL0X This is google-translated page from here: http://www.adme.ru/zhizn-zhivotnye/prirodnyj-syurrealizm-653455/ Regarding some of those photos, I am thinking how much of Photoshop is involved... In any

Re: OT: Commercial printer - Nations Photo Lab

2014-08-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Darren, I haven't used those, but I have used MPIX in the past (a few times 5-7 years ago), and I was satisfied with them. They also have competetive pricing for the metallic prints: http://www.mpix.com/products/pricing/ 20x30: $33.99 They don't have 24x36 listed for metallic, - they might or

Re: OT: Commercial printer - Nations Photo Lab

2014-08-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
give them another look. I don't have to wonder about THEIR quality. On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Darren, I haven't used those, but I have used MPIX in the past (a few times 5-7 years ago), and I was satisfied with them. They also have competetive

Re: major OT

2014-08-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
You should've called it CatAssTrophy. j-) IGor -- 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 directions.

Re: OT: Sandisk Extreme failure and it gets HOT

2014-08-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
I won't bother telling all the details of my story with SanDisk. However, the resume is as follows (limited on my very long conversations with several people of their customer service, including their managers): If you are willing to return the broken card to them, you don't really need any

OT - on interesting nerdy images

2014-08-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Dan has posted those interesting SEM images in another thread. Since a few people showed interest to this type of images, I thought I would share a interesting set. This is an initiative by American Physical Society (APS) - to collect some interesting images obtained in the course of research

Anybody in Argentina?

2014-08-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
I don't remember any PDMLers living in Argentina (at least in the recent past). But just in case, I was wondering if there is anybody who lives in BsAs. I will be there for a business trip from this Wednesday till Monday. So, if there are any lurkers and you are interested in meeting, please

Re: This thing should fly by now

2014-08-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry, Both messages went through. Nice catch and nice thingy! :) You might be curious to see these pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar http://www.amphicars.com/acfaq.htm As for the statement that it can fly, this tin-can also has a couple of propellers:

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Since I had never heard dicky bird, I had to look it up... Along that way I cam across this page with the history of this and related expression: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/not-a-dicky-bird.html I thought some of the linguistic nerds would be curious to read that. Igor Sat Aug 2

Re: Trouble with uploading books from LR 5.6. to Blurb

2014-08-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
annoyed with this thing. For all I care, it is utterly broken. On 8/2/2014 5:52 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Boris, It's nice to hear from you. While I don't have an answer, I thought, this thread might be useful to you: https://support.blurb.com/entries/24620879-Problems-with-book-upload-from

Re: Trouble with uploading books from LR 5.6. to Blurb

2014-08-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Boris, It's nice to hear from you. While I don't have an answer, I thought, this thread might be useful to you: https://support.blurb.com/entries/24620879-Problems-with-book-upload-from-Lightroom-5-3 (you may have seen it already...) It looks like it is a common problem, and most likely for

Re: New Q on the way

2014-08-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Brian Walters Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:29:27 -0700 wrote: Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: While technically still a rumor, the leaked images of a new Q camera are pretty convincing:

Re: Flash for K-5IIs

2014-07-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Dan, I've been heavily relying on flash in what I photograph: quick dances in a dark room, fill-in flash for my child indoors and outdoors photos, some candid portraits in dynamic settings. While I have only tried Pentax AF540 with K-7, I didn't like it, and bought Metz 58 (not 2 yet), that

Re: PESO: Flying into the Sunset

2014-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Dan, I've been busy to write any comments, but I thought I'd quickly on this photo. First, it took me some time to figure out _who_ is flying. Then, I realized what it was. I like the colors and the light, but I think the framing is not that good to make a connection between the

Re: OT: Timelapse Tour of Europe

2014-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
It is a nice set of photos, thanks for posting the link, Dan. I was thinking about it at a philosophical level: time-lape photos as a new genre. There is a recent (~20 years?) trend when we don't have time (and desire) to focus on watching anything for longer than a few seconds. So, this type

Re: PESO 2014 - 180 - GDG

2014-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bob, you meant to write hay, right? ;-) Igor Tue Jul 29 14:12:53 EDT 2014 Bob W-PDML wrote: Sounds like you've been smoking some of it, man. But hey, cool shot. B On 29 Jul 2014, at 15:41, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi at me.com wrote: Walking in the park, moments when

Re: PESO More deer pix

2014-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Paul, That is a nice shot. My comment is that it can benefit from a bit of a CW rotation. I understand that the ground is sloped, but the tree (or a pole?) in the background is a nice guide how to restore the correct direction of the gravity. Having seen these and those posted by Dan

Re: PESO strawberry

2014-07-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Larry, The picture on the face is interesting, but I don't think the strawberry fits into that picture. I don't know why: either the color gamma is wrong, the texture is different (smooth face vs. textured stawberry), the size is small, or something else. Of all photos with strawberries, the

OT - when a camera runs out of juice

2014-07-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
I saw this as someone's FB status, but then found it to be published on many sites, with the first appearance about 4 years ago. (Original in Russian, literary translation is mine) Right at the moment when my camera Completely runs out of juice, A nudist girl and giant elk Start jumping out of

Re: OT - And YOU didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Igor Roshchin
into exceptional gate agents and I've run into some real jerks. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Subject: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated? Southwest Airlines removed a passenger

Re: OT: Collection of Older Images.

2014-07-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bill Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:56:03 -0700 wrote: On 23/07/2014 11:45 AM, Alan C wrote: Thanks, Dan. very interesting. I can only say with certainty that I have seen 3 of them before. It's interesting that the picture of Walton's original store is called historical with the modern

OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and his family from the plane after he tweeted his opinion about the rude gate agent. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07/22/family-asked-to-leave-sw-plane-after-tweet/ Just earlier this year, I've experienced a comparably rude agent and flight

Re: OT - And YOU didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Oops, now the subject is corrected. One word was missing. Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:02:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and his family from the plane after he tweeted his opinion about the rude gate agent. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07

Re: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?

2014-07-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Charles, Sorry, I don't have information about Fastpack 200, but I have used Fastpack 250 since April of 2008 (so it is not too new). Here are my two postings about my first experience with it: https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg444934.html

OT - movie about Vivian Maier - street photographer nanny

2014-07-19 Thread Igor Roshchin
I believe 2-3 years ago, somebody posted a link about the discovered collection of photos by Vivian Maier. The movie about her and her photos (?) has just been released in UK: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28123706 I hope at least UK-based PDMLers might benefit from this information. Igor

Re: Shooting in the rain -- some ideas

2014-07-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry Colen Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:09:18 -0700 wrote: He forgot my favorite rainy day subject, a nude woman and a snifter of brandy inside by the fireplace. Those are yours, he (or she? -- while the photographer, Enzo Penna is a male, I don't know who the author of the writeup is) might not

Re: Shooting in the rain -- some ideas

2014-07-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
John Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:44:44 -0700 wrote: On 7/17/2014 11:57 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: A friend of mine sent me a link to the page suggesting some ideas of what and how shoot in the rain. Here is the page with the Google translation: http://goo.gl/OWt65L

Shooting in the rain -- some ideas

2014-07-17 Thread Igor Roshchin
A friend of mine sent me a link to the page suggesting some ideas of what and how shoot in the rain. Here is the page with the Google translation: http://goo.gl/OWt65L (The original Russian page without translation is here: http://www.rosphoto.com/photo-lessons/kak_snimat_pod_dozhdem-2104 )

Re: SV: OT - Interesting story about car cemetry

2014-07-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Igor Roshchin Dato: 16. juli 2014 06:07 Til: PDML@pdml.net Emne: OT - Interesting story about car cemetry It's an interesting photo-story of a car cemetry in Belgium: http://rt.com/news/172712-car-graveyard-chatillon-cemetry/ I

Re: OT: Getting an old roll of Kodachrome 64 developed

2014-07-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Here is what I saw (and references from other labs to this one): Kodachrome processing ended Dec 30, 2010. We were the only remaining Kodak certified processor of Kodachrome in the world. We know of no other resource to process Kodachrome film in color.

Re: Developing old BW film -- need help

2014-07-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
/writeuptrbw.html Any ideas about these developers? (It looks like some Ilford developers should be Phenidone -Hydroquinone-based [but not DD-X], - which ones?) Thank you, Igor Matthew Hunt Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:36:25 -0700 wrote: On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I

Re: PESO: Blue Darter

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
I like it. As for stacking, I think it is hard to do it on such a creature without taxidermy. :-) I am not sure how our Dragonfly-Master-In-Residence (Mark C) does stacking, maybe he sprays them with an instant-freeze-hair spray... ;-) Igor Stan Halpin Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:28:28 -0700 wrote:

Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
Ann, Yes, I remember that cafe, we almost had a lunch there, even parked by the door, but something prevented us from going in (I think our daughter got asleep). You provoked me into digging into my set of photos from the trip, and posting these 4 photos: http://42graphy.org/misc/2013-weed/ The

Re: PESO - Will you give me a ring?

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
2014 13:24:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09622.html All comments and suggestions are welcome! Igor PS. - Yes, what's your number? PPS. And this photo might be NSFW: http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09621.html -- PDML Pentax

Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
2005 works well with the walk sign walking away front and all the ordinary weeds growing in front of it :-) ann On 7/15/2014 12:42, Igor Roshchin wrote: Ann, Yes, I remember that cafe, we almost had a lunch there, even parked by the door, but something prevented us from going in (I think our

Re: Peso's - WEED in the daylight - esp for Larry and Igor

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bob W-PDML Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:50:40 -0700 wrote: On 15 Jul 2014, at 20:11, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Mt Shasta really dominates the horizon from so many vantage points in that general area - Such a handsome volcano. The first time we went there I titled my travel

Developing old BW film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I discovered a few rolls of undeveloped BW film that are 20-some years old that I shot in late 1980s. I don't expect anything extremely valuable, but some shots might have some sentimental value. I wonder what would be the best way of trying to develop them. (I don't have any equipment

Re: Developing old BW film -- need help

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
between one and twelve months for return. Combined with what they have on the News page circa 2012 about open-ended reorganization, that doesn't sound very encouraging. Best, Igor Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:29:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Hi All, I discovered a few rolls

Re: PESO and GESO - flowers in Moscow Botanical Garden

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, Bruce and Ann for your kind words! Thanks to everybody who looked! Igor Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:25:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org As I mentioned in another thread, I've visited the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) - about two

OT - Interesting story about car cemetry

2014-07-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
It's an interesting photo-story of a car cemetry in Belgium: http://rt.com/news/172712-car-graveyard-chatillon-cemetry/ I thought some car enthusiasts on the list might like it. Cheers, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESOs, Weed at night

2014-07-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry, I recognize the place. Here is what Jane snapped last year there: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/9643371300/in/set-72157635319089555 Igor Larry Colen Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:21:07 -0700 wrote: A couple shots of Weed at night

PESO and GESO - flowers in Moscow Botanical Garden

2014-07-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
As I mentioned in another thread, I've visited the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) - about two weeks ago, during a physics conference. All the plants in that botanical garden are from various areas of Russia (or former Soviet Uninion). Out of 49 photos in the

Re: Need help choosing from a pair of photos

2014-07-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
, they are not really tropical flowers. I think that even though the lakes freeze, the fact that the water at the bottom of the lake remains at about +4 degrees C allows all the vegetation to survive. Igor Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:39:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Hi All, I

Re: K5 II vs K5 IIs (vs K5)

2014-07-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
I cannot say anything first hand about other cameras rather than K5 IIs. So, 2. I have not seen any moire in more than 10k (probably close to 18k) shots. Besides others, I've used Limited lenses 35/1.8., 77/1.8, 50-135/2.8 But it is possible that I am not shooting moire-prone scenes. Igor On

PESO - Will you give me a ring?

2014-07-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09622.html All comments and suggestions are welcome! Igor PS. - Yes, what's your number? PPS. And this photo might be NSFW: http://42graphy.org/galleries/fish-2014/_IR09621.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Need help choosing from a pair of photos

2014-07-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I experienced some split of opinions expressed locally, so, I need your help choosing one photo from a pair. (And there are two pairs.) 1. http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09456.html or http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-moscow-flowers/_IR09456_1.html and 2.

Re: Need opinions on photo choice for contest entry

2014-07-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Darren, Many people have already chimed in and the leader photo is clear. But I thought I'd add my comments in case they'd be useful. My first reaction (I looked at the photos on my phone) was that the champion would be between #3 and #4, and #1 would be the next. And when I was choosing

Sigma 18—35/1.8 is available.

2014-07-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Yesterday, I got a message from BH, informing that they finally got in stock this lens: Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Lens for Pentax. I know a few people on the list who previously expressed their interest in this lens. Igor Sent from Android phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Suggestions for places to photograph in Northern CA, Oregon and Washington.

2014-06-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry, Mt. Shasta has a bunch of beautiful places/vicinities. We spent some 4 days almost exactly a year ago there. One of the places I liked was the lavender farm in the vicinity: http://www.mtshastalavenderfarms.com/ Close to Redding, CA, you can go to the Shasta Dam. Nice views are from the

Re: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case

2014-06-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bipin, It looks like you are talking to an automated script or to a script-reader-button-pusher. SanDisk is notorious for such clowns (quite likely from some answering center). I've spoken with a bunch of them when I tried to replace my SD card that became unwritable through the loss of the

Re: Had an interesting talk with a pj shooter Sat.

2014-06-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon Jun 16 16:28:12 EDT 2014 Bill wrote: On 16/06/2014 11:43 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: He chose Canon over Nikon because of the sensor. The feature of the sensor is the color from CMOS. Apparently he likes the old Kodak look of CMOS (as a matter of comparison) over against the Fuji

Re: OT - weak strength (for linguistic nerds)

2014-06-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
steve harley Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:54:07 -0700 wrote: on 2014-06-11 23:46 Igor Roshchin wrote For you, linquistic nerd fellows: I just saw this phrase on Panera Bread site: You have a weak strength password that means it should be easy to unlock your strength HAR! I

Re: PESO --`Discretion is not in our vocabulary.

2014-06-15 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi P.J., It's a colorful photograph. Sorry, I might be missing something, but I am not seeing anything that needs to be mocked. Are you making fun of the official event photographer? If you want them to be invisible as a shadow at the event, - I don't think that is a problem here. I don't know

Re: PESO - provincial life on the water

2014-06-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
message, and didn't have a chance to correct that. It might not be obvious from the photo, but the houses in the foreground (some 6 houses) are actually on the wharf, not on the solid ground. Igor On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: This photo taken

Re: PESO - Blue Mosque as seen by a fish

2014-06-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
, but the nature of the structure is such that I kinda like this one.. ann On 5/23/2014 19:49, Igor Roshchin wrote: On my recent trip to Turkey, I continued playing with the 8-mm fisheye lens. I've posted a few photos before, but here is one more: http://42graphy.org/misc/turkey/_IR00319.jpg

Re: I hope someone will see this be able to reply.

2014-06-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Steve, I might be wrong, but to set up an iCloud e-mail account you have to own (use?) one of the internet-connected Apple devices. An assumption that all people have them might not be true. E.g. in my family, the only Apple-made device is an iPod-nano (Gen. 2 or 3?) that is used as a compact

Re: PESO: Peach

2014-06-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Dan, You just expressed my reaction, - regarding what I would have preferred to be in focus in this photo. Besides that, I felt like a little kid who was promised a peach and not given one. Boo! :-) But the color is indeed interesting. Cheers, Igor - Original Message - From:

Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed Jun 11 19:05:28 EDT 2014 Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Mark Roberts postmaster at robertstech.com wrote: My Spousal Unit watches true-crime shows on TV, and the law enforcement officers they interview are apparently paid by the syllable. My favorite redundancy

PESO - provincial life on the water

2014-06-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
This photo taken in Victoria, BC, Canada last month is nothing special, but it keep catching my attention: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07965.html This is actually a very touristy [or touristic, depending on the part of the world where you are] place, Fisherman's Wharf, from

Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, for the interesting document. Well, the Press Release you referenced is full of ... puffing up the cheaks. Together, both partners have a combined history of 146 years in the Photo Industry. Along those lines, PDML has combined photographic experience of over 500 years! Does that

Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
have... Not just one of the partners, but both of them? Imagine that. A simple straightforward phrasing would be: The partners have a combined history... If they are going to write meaningless twaddle, at least they could avoid bad writing. stan On Jun 11, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Igor Roshchin s

OT - weak strength (for linguistic nerds)

2014-06-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
For you, linquistic nerd fellows: I just saw this phrase on Panera Bread site: You have a weak strength password Enjoy! Igor -- 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

Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
I was going to buy some inks and some Ilford Pearl paper, but found that the latter is discontinued (on Atlex, and everywhere else, at least in 5x7). So, I called Atlex, and they told me that Ilford (as a company, not just paper) is no more: it closed about a month ago. So, if you want to buy

Some interesting resources about inkjet photo paper

2014-06-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
I am sure that some PDMLers are aware of this. But I think some might find it useful: 1. Pro's and con's of optically brightened papers: http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/news.18.html 2. Spectral profiles of different papers: http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm Cheers,

Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jun 10 13:11:52 EDT 2014 Mark Roberts wrote: Igor Roshchin wrote: I was going to buy some inks and some Ilford Pearl paper, but found that the latter is discontinued (on Atlex, and everywhere else, at least in 5x7). So, I called Atlex, and they told me that Ilford

Re: Another one bites the dust -- Ilford

2014-06-10 Thread Igor Roshchin
Paul, Thank you for the reference to the RR papers. Actually, right around the moment I was sending the message to PDML, I was checking your previous response to my quesiton about metallic papers, and checked out RR website for the pearl papers. I saw those satin papers. I am tempted to try

Re: GESO - above the fold

2014-06-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Bruce, I also like the low-key shots better. If you are interested in some more detailed comments, their a below. Please excuse the amount of text and the critical component of these comments. There are two main reasons why I like the low-key images better. First, in the high-key, the

Re: GESO - above the fold

2014-06-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bruce Walker wrote: On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Hi Bruce, I also like the low-key shots better. If you are interested in some more detailed comments, their a below. Please excuse the amount of text and the critical component of these comments

Breath-holding photos

2014-06-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
... literally... http://news.distractify.com/culture/bali-models/ Igor -- 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 directions.

Re: OT - linguistic pet peeve in a snapshot

2014-06-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 12:59:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin It has been discussed many times in many venues that the correct usage is 10 items or FEWER vs 10 items or less (and apparently there is no complete consensus, even though I am on the fewer side in this case). But in this case

Re: PESO - Nadege

2014-06-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Nice subject, overall framing[*] and the rest. [*] But I had exactly the same reaction as Paul did. It's interesting that the first thing that Google search for nadege returned (at least to me, YMMV), is that patisserie: https://www.google.com/search?q=nadege It would've been cool if the

Re: PESO - A Patch of Green

2014-06-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Nice and fun catch, Brian! Altogether, it looks like a face of some made-up character. Igor On Jun 3, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all The texture of this rock face was interesting enough, but I thought the small shrub clinging to it was a added bonus. Pentax K-5

Re: OT - linguistic pet peeve in a snapshot

2014-06-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
, Ann Sanfedele wrote: My pet peeve as well, Igor - Alas, it seems that less has been taking over and i'm told by an editor friend that it is now considered acceptable usage. My other one is the both don't have/are not in place of neither have/neither are sigh ann On 6/2/2014 12:59, Igor

OT - linguistic pet peeve in a snapshot

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
It has been discussed many times in many venues that the correct usage is 10 items or FEWER vs 10 items or less (and apparently there is no complete consensus, even though I am on the fewer side in this case). But in this case, the situation is worse: UP TO .. or LESS...

Re: PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
, but couldn't come up with an elegant one. Igor Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 00:17:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Just a fun shot: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html Photographed in Victoria, BC. Also, here is a more abstract photo of seals: http://42graphy.org/galleries

Re: PESO - Natural pendants (corrected link)

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
, and this angle seems to be giving the most interesting light. When I tried to zoom in (macro), as you suggested, the light effect was not as apparent. Igor Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 14:18:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin Sorry, my phone placed a space in the link, so it may not work. Here

Re: PESO: Investment Opportunity

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Dan, Even before following the link, I guessed it was a fixer-upper, and thought that with this lyrical title you should be working as a real-estate agent. :-) Igor Mon Jun 2 00:37:25 EDT 2014 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17779557 Comments are

Re: PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org Subject: PESO - sybarite seal Just a fun shot: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html Photographed in Victoria, BC. Also, here is a more abstract photo of seals: http

Photo pooper

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
A few times, there were series of photos circulated where someone would spoil a serious photo. Here is one like that. :-) http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-05-18-safari/_IR07601.jpg Igor Sent from Android phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FA 250-600

2014-06-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
Yep, Check, e.g. this forum: http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?32402-About-to-get-quot-stung-quot-by-an-internet-predator/page2s=61b22d497aa136f64c517996a7f827c0 Cheers, Igor On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmithy at gmail.com wrote: Some may recall that we

PESO - sybarite seal

2014-06-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Just a fun shot: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07981.html Photographed in Victoria, BC. Also, here is a more abstract photo of seals: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria/_IR07975.html I don't like this picture much, but I didn't throw it away. I know that the picture is

PESO - Natural pendants

2014-05-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
I like the play of light in this photo: http:// 42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07920.html Constructive suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated. Photographed at Finnerty Gardens, Univ. of Victoria, BC, Canada. Igor Sent from Android phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Natural pendants (corrected link)

2014-05-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Sorry, my phone placed a space in the link, so it may not work. Here is the corrected one: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07920.html Igor On Sat, 31 May 2014, Igor Roshchin wrote: I like the play of light in this photo: http:// 42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria

Re: PESO: Quiet Pond

2014-05-31 Thread Igor Roshchin
Very nice! It reminds me of paintings by Ivan Shishkin: http://goo.gl/tW5U0g Igor -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 7:17 PM To: PDML Subject: Peso: Quiet Pond Ran across a serene pond this AM. Jack

Re: FS: Friday

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri May 30 10:35:04 EDT 2014 Bill wrote: I am offering for sale the following equipment. In typical Bill fashion, I am not sure of the exact condition of some of this stuff. ... Pentax 23/3.2 LTD with original packaging Very little use That's a very unique lens! Apparently, the

10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens (Pentax K Mount) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1024857-REG/samyang_10mm_f_2_8_ed_as.html I seldom get use of ultra-wide lenses. And when I tried Pentax 12-24

Re: Need help choosing a photo from 4

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
of mostly-non-photographers chose #3 hands down. In the end, I decided to use these two images: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07928.html http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07931.html Igor Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:04:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin

Re: PESO - 'Caribou'

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
Doh! I made a bunch of typos (misspelled and omitted): Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:51:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin That's a great catch! I like how it is framed, and the angle. I also like the colored background and the way the grass appears OOF in the foreground and in focus around

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
with Pentax if they actually supported it. On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens (Pentax K Mount) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1024857-REG

Re: I wonder if BH has this planned.

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
But of course! ;-) I didn't search for the cheapest things, but the first thing that came to my mind is the lens cleaning paper for $1.95 or $1.99 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Discontinued_Not+Discontinuedsts=maN=174Ntt=lens+cleaning+paper There are some microphone holders (but

Need help choosing a photo from 4

2014-05-29 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, On the recent trip to Victoria, BC, there was a nice garden on the territory of the University of Victoria. And the timing was just right: it was blooming. For one type of flowers, I have problems choosing 1 (or 2?) photos from the bunch of 4:

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