Re: safety and photography?

2011-06-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
, tied into one of those poodle-balloon shapes and tossed into a dumpster - and that's just for starters! What a bloody visceral image to ponder. Add a grinning clown for visual relief! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I

Re: safety and photography?

2011-06-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 8, 2011, at 15:34 , John Sessoms wrote: And, I have additional fall-back positions just in case. Yeah, you do… Carrying a gun! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can

Re: June PUG - Submission Deadline Extended

2011-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
who became over excited about the possibility of yet another photo contest. One of us would have won the 40mm limited for best image, I'm sure. Now, not so much. :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac On Jun 5, 2011, at 16:51 , Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 05

Re: What is this : Kipronar f=13cm

2011-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
a haughty paperweight or sell on eBay to someone who has the projector but no lens Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine On Jun 5, 2011, at 12:03 , Bulent Celasun wrote: Hello All, Today I have found a Carl

Re: PESO - Tibouchina

2011-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 5, 2011, at 12:09 , frank theriault wrote: Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. I did! Lucky fella to get a chance to snap that beauty. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing

Re: OT: The Most Photographed Places on Earth

2011-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Places I've lived in my lifetime: 1- New York 3- San Francisco 6- Chicago 7- Washington D.C. 8- Seattle 11- Boston 13- San Diego Makes me just a common photo whore…:-( Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac On Jun 2, 2011, at 07:52

Re: PESO: The Old Veteran

2011-05-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
You bet! Of the millions and millions of warriors that have defended their countries or cause, we remain the lucky ones who returned with life and limb. Nice image Dan. Thanks for displaying it. It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister

Re: PDML Flickr Group goes live to much fanfare

2011-05-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
Love the idea! What's Flickr? :-) Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac On May 24, 2011, at 14:58 , Miserere wrote: Let me know if you consider the idea of a PDML Flickr Group sacrilegious. Likewise, please let me know if you think it's a smashing idea

Re: stupid-stubborn BuyDig / BeachCamera

2011-05-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
I suffer from the same malady, Igor. Fixitivitus. Easy rancor from such bull headedness on the part of corporate inertia, or personal sloth. Good to see you won one! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac On May 25, 2011, at 08:36 , Igor Roshchin wrote: Let me

Re: Battery oddity

2011-05-23 Thread Joseph McAllister
Don't know for sure, but on some chargers it means the battery is either being discharged prior to charging, or it's parameters are being probed to see what it (the charger) needs to do next. In other words, I don't know what it means. :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang

Re: peso: Coke is the Grass

2011-05-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
I'm sure you really meant to type Coke in the Grass. If someone would forward a copy of this to The Pickers I'm positive they'd send their van of Archeological Pickin's to grab it and sell it for a couple of hundred dollars! Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http

Re: OT: Hot date

2011-05-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
and oozing sores before that time. Sorta create our own hell on earth. Be proactive! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. On May 21, 2011, at 03:55 , Bob W wrote

Re: K-5's in-camera digital filters

2011-05-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
Some very nice renditions, some beyond the pale. Fun! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac On May 19, 2011, at 23:27 , Christine Aguila wrote: These filters are kind of fun. You know, you could make your own cool clip-art for project work

Re: OT: Awfully Photoshopped Russian Wedding Pictures

2011-05-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
Trend setting! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD On May 14, 2011, at 08:51 , William Robb wrote: I'm

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 11, 2011, at 03:59 , Steven Desjardins wrote: Though I have a few favorites, I shan't utter them, lest I degrade my love of the others. You would have made a fine polygamist. Nice Comeback Steven! I tried, but the wife talked me out of it with an aluminum bat. Joseph McAllister

Re: PESO - Time

2011-05-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 11, 2011, at 18:48 , Rick Womer wrote: Tim, I really like the rendering. It appears as though the band (maybe the watch, to a lesser degree) is rotated a bit counter-clockwise (counter-watchwise?). Creative License… Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell

Re: PESO: (Very) Large Format Camera

2011-05-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
Nice! Even has the scuffs in the leather. But no clouding in the finder! Might still have one of those somewhere. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. On May 11, 2011

Re: May PUG is up!

2011-05-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
. Though I have a few favorites, I shan't utter them, lest I degrade my love of the others. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: PESO: One advantage of video mode... (lightning)

2011-05-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/IMGP0505.jpg -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO - Busking

2011-05-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
attention the couple playing guitars on the periphery of an outdoor concert near here, telling me she used to busk when she was younger, as she pointed to the sign by the performers Busking for Love and Money. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative

Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera

2011-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
in the battery pack. Only one time have I had to go back to the car for a card. Chagrined. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera

2011-05-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
a year to find a few of the pieces. What a relief! Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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: GESO: Santa Monica Pier

2011-04-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
and follow the directions. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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: Sendai, Japan - 1946

2011-04-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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

Re: A touch of hoarders' complex?

2011-04-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
if you are a hoarder -- the emotional response you note is a key symptom, now the second test is whether it is interfering with your life ... -- the emotional response you note is a key symptom it is interfering with your life ... Grumble…Yes, and yes Sigh. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian

Re: I really hate this guy :)

2011-04-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
of winter and the beginning of spring. I am gong crazy up here! /rant stan -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-04-18 Thread Joseph McAllister
at the same time the definitions of the internet-ese you used in posting this message? The English and my distant relative Webster would be beside themselves. : -) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts

Re: What was your first camera?

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
! With several trays? A baggie with a dozen rolls of Kodacolor still in the freezer. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Another reason not to buy photos from stock agencies

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
billion of them. Turns out the photo was of the replica Statue of Liberty in Las Vegas, not the real thing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13101814 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
- these binoculars so peoples brains don't get twisted around their eyes - oh, wait! They already are! (yes, I see the double plurality in those wordspeoples brains) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: K-5 Conundrum definition from Lurker

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
error; is there a cause? And is there a fix? Galloway, constant lurker and general pain in the rump. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Jumpy Video.

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqU2EQExic -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Jumpy Video.

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
a proprietary AVI that could not be played via Quicktime until it was run through a DivX translator. Oh yes, the sensor was somehow messed up so the color across the width of the frame was striated and multicolored. Artsy, is the way I described it! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com

Re: Pair of binoculars (Was: OT: Possible enablement - Pentax binoculars?)

2011-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
one object. If I were a sales person, and a customer would order that way, I would sell two! Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: OT What was your first editing program

2011-04-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- 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

Re: Well this is interesting...

2011-04-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
enablement may result... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Really Red

2011-04-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
on top of each other, and switching back and forth. I probably should have written it as A:B to make it more clear. On Apr 12, 2011, at 05:18 , Steven Desjardins wrote: 2. It looks better, but what is AB? Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: What was your first camera?

2011-04-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
that used Press 25 bulbs Bill -- 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. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words

Re: Really Red

2011-04-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
Subject: Peso: Really Red I took these shots this morning with the E-PL1 and my old m42 super Takumar 55 f2. http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1247354829_4u7Td-L-LB Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Peso: Really Red

2011-04-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
, on my iMac monitor, it looks better than most I've seen. Were it mine, I would consider it a success. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine

Re: peso - flower

2011-04-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
directly above and follow the directions. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- 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

Re: April PUG is up!

2011-04-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
of the problems I had with Kodachrome red. A problem that Ann seemed to overcome in her submission (great job, Ann). The few times I tried to shoot red roses the red became oversaturated, destroying the shapes of the roses. But hey! The green in the leaves was perfect! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax

Re: RE-35 flexisensor

2011-04-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 9, 2011, at 15:46 , Rob Studdert wrote: On 5 April 2011 18:46, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Probably wouldn't be too hard to replace the spring loaded platen on one of my LX Digital or Analog Dial Data backs with a FF sensor, and cram the electronics into the fairly

Re: Quite an LX kit...

2011-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
=item35b0ebd894#ht_4096wt_1039 or http://bit.ly/hrMVqV Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Choosing long telephoto lens

2011-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
. There are a couple in my bag all the time. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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: RE-35 flexisensor

2011-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
Back's compartment to cover the whole back if need be, Use the power from the motor drive's battery pack. Piece of cake! If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Damned customs - F 85 Soft

2011-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
does not diminish the sharpness of the photo. It merely provides varying degrees of 'fog' around the sharp image. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. -- PDML Pentax

Re: Damned customs - F 85 Soft

2011-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
portrait lens. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- 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

Re: Choosing long telephoto lens

2011-04-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
handheld. Even the anti-shake can't overcome the movements that happen no matter how hard I relax and breath out half way before tripping the shutter. My 2 cents. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity

Re: whose day starts first? last?

2011-04-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
probably am. That would look good on my resume. Come to think of it, am I the furthest south as well? Unless one of our gang is hanging out with the penguins in Antarctica as is sometimes the case, yes. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget

Re: K5 Walkabout test

2011-04-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
an outdoor event, so I'll try the zooms, and I'll be carrying my recently purchased Domke F2! I think I just might have the camera-bag-frustration-thing eliminated! Woo! Hoo! Comments welcome, Cheers, Christine Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility

Re: A rant perhaps or a warning or both...

2011-04-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
no matter what have your camera ready to go at any given moment. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.” -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Today in the life

2011-04-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
and thereby prohibited from the stadium. LOL Honestly Cory - who makes up these rules? -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: sometimes being good isn't good ;)

2011-04-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 3, 2011, at 11:31 , Larry Colen wrote: Put it in terms that she can understand. A K-5 is jewelry, and lenses are shoes. MARK! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past

Re: PESO: Blue Boy

2011-04-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
are Solicited. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Porn for Cotty

2011-03-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
member Fluffer? :) Actually, there are two. Another one horizontal in the background just to the left and slightly above the first one. Never would have seen such a thing if you perverts hadn't brought it to my attention. Damn You! Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: The Invisible Camera

2011-03-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
the image, Silly! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- 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

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-03-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
the Miniaturwunderland (MiWuLa) in Hamburg and brought some photos home: http://picasaweb.google.com/thbohn/BesuchImMiWuLaMarz2011 Feedback is always welcome. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run

Re: Crop of Flowers

2011-03-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1228608551_oPvGM-O-LB -- Steve Desjardins Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: OT: Friends in high places

2011-03-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
/0199557608/ref=pd_sim_b_3 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past on the Internet. Thank you… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT Thirty Five years ago.

2011-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
mention a word of this to anyone! But do read The Falcon and the Snowman if you've time. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and The eyesight to tell the difference

Re: K-20 and DA* 16-50 frustrations

2011-03-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
for an enablement? My eyes are not up to critical manual focus indoor. Should I look for another lens to use in the studio? Tamron 28-75/2,8 could be the lens I need. Also musing at 35mm 2,8 Ltd, but I end up regretting not buying a faster 35mm. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:45 , eckinator wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Lookin' up at ya!! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
name isn't Smokey =P BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? Nikon or Canon, any model. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT Thirty Five years ago.

2011-03-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
for the bicentennial celebration. They had barges achored out on the water launching them off. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of, rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-18 Thread Joseph McAllister
. . On Mar 17, 2011, at 15:13 , Joseph McAllister wrote: It was just announced on MSNBC that electrical power was just restored to the complex. Hopefully this will allow some pumps to work, some controls, and the metering systems to be brought online. A much better overview should

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 16, 2011, at 23:12 , David Mann wrote: On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: As I discussed with some friends yesterday, I think any reactors built in the future should be situated uphill from the ocean, and downhill from a gazillion gallon water source, like a lake

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
and, as anyone who has used one knows, the chances of getting even one of those shots with a self-timer is slim. May Miss Yowayowa thrash me mercilessly if I'm wrong. Or right. could it just be a case of a big memory card, a high frame rate interval timer and some sprayjutsu? Joseph

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of, rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
, at 10:05 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister On Mar 16, 2011, at 17:00 , eckinator wrote: I would kind of think that all this pumping of water onto fuel rods glowing at somewhere between 800 and 2500 ?C would cause instant evaporation and the corresponding shock waves

Re: Failed enablement

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 14, 2011, at 14:02 , Brian Walters wrote: Glucocorticosteroid Response Modifying Fact... That's function, not fact Cotty! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
100 were made. That lens is worth dollars for it's cherryishness if nothing else. It looks to be in gorgeous condition. Don't you use Armor All on your lenses too? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
!! One of his photos *does* show the distance scale calibration that gives this away as the rare lens, but you have to go researching on your own to find that out. $2999.00 is overpriced, even for this lens, but he does have a make offer option as well ;-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
the system run is less over the lifetime of the device than the energy spent to add the standby function... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
, that could gravity feed reactors for a few weeks in an emergency. It would need to be much higher than the plant, as it takes quite a but of pressure to pump water into a pressurized containment vessel. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
does, clicking on it will reveal a SENT folder for each of your accounts. It's the same for Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, Sent, Trash and Junk. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: OT Mac users only

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
about it you could change it as you ate it -- too salty, dial it down / needs more chocolate chips ... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.” -- PDML

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 16, 2011, at 13:21 , eckinator wrote: 2011/3/16 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: As I discussed with some friends yesterday, I think any reactors built in the future should be situated uphill from the ocean, and downhill from a gazillion gallon water source, like a lake or man

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 16, 2011, at 09:41 , John Francis wrote: On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 09:15:44AM -0600, William Robb wrote: On 16/03/2011 12:37 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Don't you use Armor All on your lenses too? Turtle Wax You might try Titanium Dioxide paste. Does that come in black as well

Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 16, 2011, at 14:02 , P. J. Alling wrote: Two years ago I'd have taken you up on it. You may contact me off list if you find yourself too shy to fawn in public, people. On 3/16/2011 2:58 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Anyone have $500 they might want to trade me for my -A version

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
the rider on every other insured within reach of a nuclear incident. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD

Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
12:53 , Joseph McAllister wrote: A cry perhaps for a central computer in the home to maintain all settings of all appliances, allowing their power to be cut completely when not being used. Therefor allowing complete restoration when each is re-activated. Providing, of course

Insured losses vs. a bummer.

2011-03-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
of the institute, citing two big quakes in New Zealand and one in Chile along with the disaster in Japan. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled

Re: Autofocus issue with 16-50 f2.8 DA*

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
weak, Not saying it was you, I honestly can't remember. Frankly from an electronics eng perspective it's one of the weirdest explanations I've heard for what seems to be a mechanical failure. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind

Re: OT: Gas Prices - I mean REALLY OT, but NOT a rant.

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
say, to keep all un-needed items out of your car rather than hauling them around year after year (I'm guilty). And to up your tire pressure to recommended, or 2 pounds over recommended, to reduced the rolling resistance of the car. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http

Re: 2nd display on the iMac

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
on the list has faced this same issue, any recommendations? hints? warnings? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Any news for Kansai Airport?

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
it is usable. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: Autofocus issue with 16-50 f2.8 DA*

2011-03-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
. Not using them, no reason to keep them. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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

Re: OT: A rare visit to Ansel Adams' darkroom

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
was in San Jose at the time, as I was hiking all over Costa Rica myself, on a shoot for an Eco travel brochure. How paths cross, unknowing, in life, the occurrence to be perhaps discovered at a later time by one or both. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: GESO: Chimney comes down

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
chimney which was mostly out side of the house. He had shown us with a screwdriver that the 70 year old grout had mostly become loose sand, the binder having evaporated. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen

Re: PESO: High Minded

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 4, 2011, at 09:48 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Signs at a local store in Kihei, Maui, HI: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=djm1963 Tobacco Accessories? Dan asks... You were in the Marines for the good part of the 60's and 70's, weren't you? Joseph McAllister

Re: PESO -- I'm watching you. dog

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
of interesting photo with accidental subject and all. BW maybe? Rottweiler. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 4, 2011, at 13:09 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Jens, As a proud owner of an LX, you are entitled to use the LX smiley ;-) The one with the wink ;-) Regards, Bob S. ;-) ;-) ;-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac

Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 4, 2011, at 21:00 , Brian Walters wrote: On Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:39 -0800, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Mar 4, 2011, at 13:09 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Jens, As a proud owner of an LX, you are entitled to use the LX smiley ;-) The one with the wink ;-) Regards, Bob S

Re: PESO for St. David's Day

2011-03-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d501204.htm My dad just turned 81 in December. He still likes beer :) That's a special photo of your dad Mark. Wish I had some good one's of my dad. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML

Re: Technical questions: Manfrotto tripod (3182+3433 head)

2011-03-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
are correct, of course. I remember seeing that strap online. Never used that because I have a Bogen tripod bag for each of my tripods, and they have two straps for carrying, maybe even wearing like a backpack. Never tried that. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm

Re: Technical questions: Manfrotto tripod (3182+3433 head)

2011-02-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
of the tripod) Same as #3 Just a guess. It could be otherwise. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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

Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
outstanding and widest in the market. Having one in your kit is better than looking at ads in magazines or BH catalogs! $565 plus shipping in my PayPal and you could have one as well? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT -Christchurch hit again

2011-02-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. — from the Pentaxian's thoughts on particle physics, so far. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
Just shift. Never seen a tilt. Anyone? On Feb 25, 2011, at 07:21 , Steven Desjardins wrote: KEH sometimes has the older k mount tilt/shift lenses. Pentax hasn't made those in a while. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese

Re: K-5 price dropping

2011-02-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
Maybe true, but doing business across the border on eBay or thru Paypal finds they use a different math than the money markets, by several percentage points. :-) On Feb 23, 2011, at 15:36 , Paul Stenquist wrote: As of today, $1450 U.S. is equal to $1434 Cnadian. Joseph McAllister pentax

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