Re: K-50/500 vs. Q7 vs. MX-1

2013-11-07 Thread Thomas Bohn
you considered m4/3? Much better IQ than Q and not much heavier IMO. You are already possibly willing to forgo a viewfinder, so why not a pen or something? On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com wrote: Since I want to sell most of my equipment I'm starting to think

Re: PESO: New photographic style - LDR!

2013-11-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
I would be disturb by the thing on the right edge. But otherwise I have to agree, it looks really nice and well. Thomas On 6 November 2013 19:42, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: OK, so Low Dynamic Range isn't really a new Photoshop technique or anything. But it kind of describes

I'm selling my K-m and Metz 48

2013-11-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
I want to sell my current K-m camera and my Metz 48 flash. Does anyone know a site in Germany where I can do that, besides ebay? Also what a good price would be, currently I'm setting the price for the K-m at 210 euros and for the flash 150 euros. Incl. two sets of Eneloop batteries for both.

K-50/500 vs. Q7 vs. MX-1

2013-11-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
Since I want to sell most of my equipment I'm starting to think if an DSLR is really the right fit for me. K-50/500 has the advantage that I can still use my old nice 35mm lens and do photos like the last five years w/o much change. But it is as bulky as before and I won't just take it with me.

Re: New camera

2013-06-24 Thread Thomas Bohn
Am 24.06.2013 um 05:27 schrieb Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Thomas, it's hard for me to tell, without knowing where you live and what shops are available to you, but prices to Ricoh GXR system went down not long time ago. I'm in Germany. I looked at Amazon, which had the camera and a

Re: GESO Eversand-Oberfeuer

2013-06-24 Thread Thomas Bohn
Am 24.06.2013 um 06:57 schrieb Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: I like the first one of the full light house, but I'd get rid of those spots. They are easy to remove in Lightroom if you use that. I removed them successfully with Aperture and updated the photo. Thanks for the

Re: PESO Plush Tiger

2013-06-24 Thread Thomas Bohn
Am 04.06.2013 um 02:57 schrieb Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: I agree a square crop would probably suite the image well. I updated the photo with a square crop. Looks better indeed. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9128119008/ Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New camera

2013-06-23 Thread Thomas Bohn
Am 22.06.2013 um 19:22 schrieb Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: But, Thomas, if you only need a camera body to put behind your 35 mm prime, then may be the likes of Ricoh GXR with the 33/2.5 (aka 50 macro) lensor module would suit you. Th GXR looks nice but there are either cheap kits (250

GESO Rain in the Street

2013-06-21 Thread Thomas Bohn
The day before yesterday I experienced a nice thunderstorm but since I wasn't able to catch on of the many lightnings I witness on my camera, you get to see some rain. I personally like the close up of the street light, because you can see how the rain hits the light.

Re: GESO Rain in the Street

2013-06-21 Thread Thomas Bohn
Am 21.06.2013 um 17:52 schrieb Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Tomas,The car parked beneath the street lights is interesting. Which I almost cut out. Before uploading I saw that the car is actually a very cool part of the photo. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

New camera

2013-06-21 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hello, currently I use an K-m, which is nice but the auto focus of that camera is annoying. So I think it is time to think about something new. For me there are a few options. 1st, I get the new K-500, which should be a nice upgrade to my K-m. And should be cheap to get. 2nd, I get an K-50,

PESO Arrow Down

2013-06-16 Thread Thomas Bohn
While walking through a little forest nearby I found this marking on a tree, I don't what it means. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9062513690/ Feedback always welcome. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

PESO Old Lighthouse Pier

2013-06-16 Thread Thomas Bohn
The pier to an old lighthouse at the North Sea. It was decommissioned and brought to the village Dorum-Neufeld as tourist attraction. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/8949748704/ Thomas P.S. The actual lighthouse will follow in a little gallery. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

GESO Eversand-Oberfeuer

2013-06-16 Thread Thomas Bohn
An old lighthouse at the North Sea coast in Dorum-Neufeld, Germany. After it was decommissioned it was brought here as a tourist attraction. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/sets/72157634166563244/ Feedback always welcome. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Plush Tiger

2013-06-03 Thread Thomas Bohn
2013/6/3 David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: Looks like a (very cute) cheetah to me ;) The aunt of the owner claims it is a leopard, well with faded fur. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

PESO Plush Tiger

2013-06-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hello again, after a long time I would like to submit a new PESO by me. Didn't really know which photo to chose so I took one at random. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/8927640878/lightbox/ It is for me a new beginning, especially being back on Flickr. The photo itself is almost

Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop replacement

2013-05-07 Thread Thomas Bohn
2013/5/7 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: This has just got to create a market for a decent Photographer's Photoshop Clone to appear. Something that supports 16-bits, RAW formats, full layers, and ideally Ps plugin support. Maybe the Gimpers will step up to the plate? GIMP 2.10 will

Re: PAW174 - Dam

2013-05-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
2013/5/6 knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com: Whatever it is. It looks like water flooding over a dam. Thomas -- 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

Re: PESO: Shoes

2012-12-22 Thread Thomas Bohn
2012/12/22 SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org: Yes, I know this isn't spam filter friendly. I have already got some messages about this from members. I think the problem is your domain. Gmail can't verify it, so it goes into the spam folder. I don't know what that means though. Thomas -- PDML

Re: Scale model airport

2012-08-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:49 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Sad old fart that I am, I would rather see the underside. The topside just makes me think Why? Take a look on the official YouTube channel of the MiWuLa with a lot of behind the scene footage:

Re: Scale model airport

2012-08-05 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 5:34 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Is that Frankfurt? No, it is a model of the Hamburg Airport. The place is called Miniaturwunderland and holds the biggest model railway in the world. http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/ I've been there last year and made

Re: OT: HDR or Not

2012-07-27 Thread Thomas Bohn
Thanks for all your answers. Thomas On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Thomas Bohn wrote: I wonder, if this photograph is HDR or not. http://images.4fuckr.com/a2b7a65dcfba/0/5/0/8/9/0508971ee3.jpg The totally blown-out areas in the clouds say

Re: OT Jido Fister Filly

2011-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
Guido Westerwelle became Jido Fister Filly because someone transcripted his name back from Arab instead of using the German version. More in German: http://schplock.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/jido-fister-filly/ Thomas 2011/7/9 Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com: SCNR this is just too

PESO: Old Headstones

2011-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
Some old headstones at the local cemetery. http://thomsgeso.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-headstones.html Pentax K-m, DA 35 f/2.4 Like to hear your feedback. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: PESO: Old Headstones

2011-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/6/12 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Why are they being trashed? I don't know. I just saw them today. Thomas -- 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

PESO Willy Brandt: Let's dare more democracy

2011-05-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
Willy Brandt (1913-1992), German chancellor from 1969 to 1974. This little statue is presented in the Willy Brandt House in Lübeck, the bigger original (but less colorful) version is in the head quarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin.

Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
I use only Eneloops in my K-m. Even as reserve. They keep their energy for a while and I never had any troubles with them. And I use the old ones. Sanyo released improved ones recently (Like a year ago) I think. 2011/5/4 Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Does anyone have experience powering the

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Thomas Bohn
. I don't know if I will try Lightroom, too. So, I'm happy to have found something which could replace iPhoto. :-) Thomas P.S. If you still wondering what the hell Moin means, you will find the answer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin :-) 2011/4/19 Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com: Hello

Re: For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-20 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/20 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: The expense is not for iPhoto or Aperture, it's buying the Mac to run it on. Google iPhoto for Windows and see what you get. 8-D SInce the topic is photo management and editing on a Mac, that is not really an issue. :-) Thomas -- PDML

Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten

2011-04-19 Thread Thomas Bohn
Moin, If you don't use the automatic modus, which I knew before. Which modes are you using for your daily pictures? Full manual or do you use something in between or do you change it from picture to picture or more precise from location to location. Thomas 2011/4/19 John Francis

For Whom is Aperture etc. really

2011-04-19 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hello or Moin, I'm wondering about my photo workflow on my Mac recently. So I downloaded the Aperture Trial to see wether the software works for me or not. Since I'm still importing my iPhoto database I can't tell much it yet. But I begin to wonder if I really need the power of Aperture now, on

GESO Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
I visited the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial last weekend. Most of the captions are still only in German, sorry about that. http://thomsgeso.blogspot.com/2011/04/kz-gedenkstatte-neuengamme.html K-m, DA 35 f/2.4 Feedback is always welcome. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What was your first camera?

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/12 Bill Owens wmbow...@gmail.com: In my case, it was a Brownie Hawkeye with flash that used Press 25 bulbs The first camera I used was a compact camera which I can't remember the name of. My first own camera was a Canon Ixus 430 years later. When I was young I wanted an SLR camera but I

Re: Gmail quoting (was: Re: PDML Book is live online and available for purchase)

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/12 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: For me, GMail seems to take everything after the two dashes and space delimiter and hides it, leaving, in its place, the message Show quoted text -.  If I click on that message, it restores what it hid Gmail hides everything wich you can find

Re: PBS Television show The President's Photographer

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
You can watch the program online, too. Even outside the US: http://video.pbs.org/video/1672209202/ Thomas 2011/4/13 Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com: I just caught the 2nd half of The President's Photographer on PBS (here in Boston, MA).  It was a fun look behind the scenes of both the president

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-04-11 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/3/29 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com: Feedback: When you've got a bunch of photos, I'd really it if the link showed at least one large photo, to give a feel for the offering. When I click through and see a page of thumbnails, I get kind of paralyzed and then sometimes just click away. I

PESO Broken Roof

2011-04-10 Thread Thomas Bohn
Today I've seen this broken roof, the rest of the building doesn't look to good either: http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6635117 I hope you like it. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-04-07 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Flying miniature airplanes... Well, it may be very well worth the look. Some impressions by day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_06qrFnvnw and by night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kkhhlezdSU Most other videos on the channel are in German:

Re: OT but I wanted to share

2011-04-07 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/7 Bill Owens wmbow...@gmail.com: Our power went off at about 1:00 am Tuesday morning. It is kinda weird when you think about it. I had a short term blackout today. From about 1:30 to 2:00 am in the morning the power went out in the entire town because of the defect at the local

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-04-06 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/4/6 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Well, I could probably go and do some nit picking on your photos, but they are beautifully done with splendid variety and good technique. Thank you. Makes it rather interesting comparison with Mini Israel which is mostly outdoors with some

Re: PESO Ashausen Railway Station

2011-04-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
get close enough to shoot thru the holes in the fence? Regards,  Bob S. On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Thomas Bohn thb...@gmail.com wrote: The railway station of the German village of Ashausen in Lower Saxony on the railway route from Hamburg to Hanover. http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo

PESO Ashausen Railway Station

2011-04-03 Thread Thomas Bohn
The railway station of the German village of Ashausen in Lower Saxony on the railway route from Hamburg to Hanover. http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/6618006 The Ashausen railway station on Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/ee9t Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-03-30 Thread Thomas Bohn
2011/3/29 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: Man, if you could spend a day in there with a LensBaby, you could get some good stuff that looked like it was real! Yeah, but I just have my 35 mm lens, so I would like to see those. But the MiWuLa is a very photographers-friendly place. They

GESO: I visited the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg

2011-03-28 Thread Thomas Bohn
I visited the Miniaturwunderland (MiWuLa) in Hamburg and brought some photos home: http://picasaweb.google.com/thbohn/BesuchImMiWuLaMarz2011 Feedback is always welcome. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: OT - Sistine Chapel

2010-09-28 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:47, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: This has to be classed as totally cool. http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html Oh my gods, that is Vatican Church View. Call the data protection agencies there must be something wrong here. Clearly you can't

Re: OT new service Google Home View (German w/French subtitles)

2010-09-05 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 16:47, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFBuHsKXb0feature=youtu.be Way more fun is the interview by Martin Sonneborn with a lobbyist of the German generic drug industry in which he tries to argue against cheap imports from China but he

Re: OT Canon rules

2010-03-29 Thread Thomas Bohn
That story reminds me of an essay by the German journalist Kathrin Passig. Someone broke into her home, and took her broken VCR, CD player, notebook and modem but left out the valuable books collection in her apartment. In the end she concluded, that thieves should study literature.

Re: Fwd: IRS to Track Online Sellers' Payment Transactions Beginning Next Year

2010-03-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
Why don't the US get an VAT like the rest of us? I mean I pay 19 % VAT no matter if I buy on or offline, well sometimes it is just 7 % but who cares about those details? 2010/3/12 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: On 12 March 2010 10:22, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I am not American and

Re: 645D (show report)

2010-03-11 Thread Thomas Bohn
2010/3/11 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Just out of curiosity, does anyone know where Pentax is sourcing the sensor, Kodak? From the Pentax press release for the 645D: The PENTAX 645D incorporates a high-performance CCD image sensor produced by Kodak. It measures 44mm by 33mm, and

Re: Question of English, American and otherwise

2010-02-01 Thread Thomas Bohn
Moin, One of my English teachers in school warned us about the usage of the word Sir, because as non-native speakers we could hit the wrong tone w/o even knowing it. And now I just have to bring in the future EU energy commissioner Günther Öttinger and his attempt to speak English in public:

Re: Question of English, American and otherwise

2010-02-01 Thread Thomas Bohn
2010/2/1 Bob W p...@web-options.com: At least he's not trying to sing the Welsh national anthem: But he will be the next EU energy comissioner, and has no clue about energy policy or the English language. What anthems concerns, I can't sing mine either. I always forget the lyrics. So what?

Re: PESO - City Gates

2009-12-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
2009/12/4 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: As a cyclist who deal with Toronto's streetcar tracks on a daily basis, I thought the same thing! I had an accident once, came with my bike into the streetcar tracks and fell. Of course an expensive car was standing in my way. Thomas --

PESO A Sad Face and a Snobbish Face

2009-09-18 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hello again, since I still have to read about 400 unread threads, here just two new PESOs from me: Sad Face (Trauriges Gesicht): http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3927185662/ Snobbish Face (Hochnäsiges Gesicht): http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3926403517/ Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: You may want to check Pentax news Thursday (no, no FF, no 645)

2009-09-16 Thread Thomas Bohn
2009/9/16 m...@robertstech.com: No one has yet suggested the name K-Y for the camera... KYTV is long gone. :-( Thomas -- 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: ping

2009-08-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: That may have had more to do with the DVD you rented. Well, my guess is, Disney set up a weird new copy protection sheme, which prevents the disc from being played on computers. But I get from observation of claims that DVDs are made to

Re: Great info on the monitor how about the CPU?

2009-08-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 9, 2009, at 6:04 AM, Alastair Robertson wrote: So CPU's options start with Pentium Dual 2.6 GHz 2MB cache, then Core 2 Duo processor 2.8 with 3MB cache, then move into the Quad systems. I take it then that a Duo would be ok Why not AMD? The Athlon or Phenom processors are working

Re: ping

2009-08-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 9, 2009, at 2:29 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Is Pirates ... one of those that tries to install its own player software when you insert it? I sometimes have problems with those. No, I think they just didn't follow the DVD standard so that computers get confused and can't read it. The

Re: ping

2009-08-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:16 PM, mike wilson wrote: Toshiba recommends Windows Vista Ultimate yet not one of the netbooks uses it. What's these Windows everybody talks about these days? Something to look through, something to eat? I would like to know, if Windows 95 had failed, how OS/2

Re: ping

2009-08-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:33 PM, mike wilson wrote: Windows 95 did fail, in more ways than can be counted. But Microsoft didn't care since it sold very well and OS/2 was gone. Well, IBM did also a lot of mistakes. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: ping

2009-08-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 9, 2009, at 4:32 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Licensing matters. And several of those corporations make MS look small (Sony for starters). Once I rented Pirates of the Caribbean and tried to watch it on my Mac, with a licensed and legal DVD player software. But it didn't work. That is the

Re: Hoya financial results

2009-08-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Miserere wrote: So Hoya sucked, but Pentax didn't. But they will continue to outsource service so that it sucks, like they did in Germany. Am I right? Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: Weather in NY

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: 27C is definitely cool! And yes, I am pretty clueless about geography of USA :-(. Only someone living at the Mediterranean Sea can call 27 C cool. I live near the North Sea and call that a hot day. Well, we get up to 31 C next week. I

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Bob W wrote: One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. Or just a Mac, I can't think of anyhting, besides games, which is not available for the Mac. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no need to run Windows on anything. I thought so too, until this week. I bought a Samsung Galaxy cell phone. And Samsung released a firmware update and the only way to install this update was to run a

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Thibouille wrote: Thomas, you may find some scripts allowing iSync to play nicely with your phone. I found one for my parents Nokia 3160: not supposed to work but it syncs with iSnc (with Bluetooth) VERY nicely :) :) Syncing works through Google Contacts very

Re: Ping

2009-08-02 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:51 AM, John Sessoms wrote: OTOH, I believe Micro$soft is still the largest vendor of Mac software. But not so much development software. And why should they, Xcode comes with every Mac. It's hard to compete against that. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT The PEN Story

2009-07-24 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:32 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: I was sent the following link, it's a 3min ad for the new Oly Pen, interesting, someone in marketing let go of the creative reins: I knew it was set in Germany but you could see in the last part train set from the Berlin subway (U-Bahn) and

Re: First picture with E-P1

2009-07-20 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Mon, July 20, 2009 15:40, Desjardins, Steve wrote: No K7 (sigh) but the school bought an E-P1 that I get to try. Sample Picture, resized and auto-sharpened: Private Picture? Not a very good idea, don't you think? Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Bag Dilemma - solved

2009-07-15 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Wed, July 15, 2009 02:37, gldnbearz wrote: After passing up several occasions to try a Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home, I finally succumbed. The Crumbler bags seems to have different names in Germany. :-( Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: :( K20D gone.

2009-07-15 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Wed, July 15, 2009 16:27, Margus Männik wrote: Harsh words :) Actually Sony DSLRs aren't that bad at all. Have you tried one? The problem I have with Sony is, their cameras use Memory Stick or CF instead of SD. Be prepared, after some period of time the only camera manufacturers will be

Re: :( K20D gone.

2009-07-15 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Wed, July 15, 2009 17:02, Adam Maas wrote: Their latest consumer SLR's all use SD. Of the current models, only the high-end A700 and A900 use CF. I just noticed that, but Sony has a lot of models in their portfolio. Well my last Sony product was the Walkman DD 22 I think. Not likely,

Re: GESO Planten un Blomen

2009-07-14 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 11, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: As was the tall object (we don't have those). You will find those towers in almost every city in Germany. In my photostream is another tower, that one is located in Düsseldorf: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3665530490/ Thomas -- PDML

Re: Procrastination II

2009-07-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 12, 2009, at 2:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Now THIS is the worlds worst pano. Welcome to the civilised world! SCNR, Thomas -- 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

OT: FTP-server client that can show thumbnails

2009-07-10 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hi Jens, I could think of one solution, but this one would only work on Mac and Linux, no idea about Windows. It is the combination of MacFUSE or simply FUSE and MacFusion which is basicly an GUI for an FTP plugin for FUSE. So you can use the Finder, Nautilus or Dolphin to access the

GESO Planten un Blomen

2009-07-10 Thread Thomas Bohn
Planten un Blomen (Plants and Flowers in Low German) is a big park in Hamburg, Germany. Since those photos were made in February not any flowers can be seen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/sets/72157621243939356/detail/ Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Thu, July 9, 2009 17:52, P. J. Alling wrote: an XP machine with twice the speed and twice current memory Microsoft will also drop the support for XP soon or they already dropped the support. Maybe you need something different. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 9, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I'm just numb enough not to be fine with Vista Home Premium. I know, I know..save your pity. ;)) Who said anything about any OS, I certainly didn't. But if you want to discuss about OS, my humble opinion is simple: Microsoft did almost

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I don't even know what OS is.(?) You are apparently offended by something and if I can help you deal with it, please let me know. ;) OS = Operating System, like e.g. Windows. An operating system (commonly abbreviated to either OS or O/S) is an

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Adam Maas wrote: XP is fundamentally identical to Win2K. It was in many ways a reskinned version of Win2K with better DirectX support for gaming. It did evolve some differences with SP2 and later though. Is can be true or not, I have not much experiece with

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 10, 2009, at 4:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: The only problem is that an OS isn't an interface between hardware and user, it can be, but it doesn't have to be. Example for such an OS? I can't think of one. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The k20D is here!

2009-07-09 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 10, 2009, at 4:10 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: You're not supposed to feel good about the Registery, it's supposed to scare you so you won't mess with it... Yeah, I know but in the end every application I install on a Windows machine messes with the registry. Thomas -- PDML

Re: OT-There is hope...

2009-07-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Wed, July 8, 2009 09:46, Joseph McAllister wrote: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System Google will be the new Microsoft! Run away! Run away! Run away! Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Boris Peso #22 - Mini Israel park

2009-07-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Tue, July 7, 2009 18:55, Boris Liberman wrote: Have your brutal and honest say. Nice pictures, like to go there. They remembered me of those picture I recently found: http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/2009/07/02/tiltshift-aus-bremerhaven-und-internetausdrucker/ But those photos of Bremerhaven are

Re: Boris Peso #22 - Mini Israel park

2009-07-08 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 8, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Thomas, I think that Egged log is yet quite different than the one you showed. Yeah, if you look directly but on the little bus in the first picture I really thought I'm looking at the German Raiffeisen coop logo. If you decide to travel

Re: 78 rules of photography

2009-07-05 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:28 PM, William Robb wrote: In a nutshell, this is what is wrong with Canada, and what is right with the USA. No, there is always something wrong with Germany. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Lightroom strangeness

2009-07-01 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 1, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Graydon wrote: Different Windows releases are different operating systems with similar graphical front ends. I don't know about that, the only two Windows releases which had similar GUI where NT4 and NT5 (Windows 2000). XP had Luna, Vista Aero and 7 I don't

Re: Lightroom strangeness

2009-07-01 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jul 1, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Actually, you can get the classic UI very easily in XP and Vista by disabling the Themes Service. The new GUI's are just themes running overtop of the old one. The only differences become the Start Menu changes. I thought, die classic UI is

Re: Pentax K-7 is arriving to Israel

2009-06-28 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Jun 28, 2009, at 7:54 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Body only - USD 1650 or thereabouts... Not cheap if you ask me. In Germany it's about 1,349 euros (USD ~1,895), so USD 1650 can be cheap. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Kinda greyish

2009-06-25 Thread Thomas Bohn
Never go with the masses, once a wise old men told me. So, my colour of the day is grey. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehabe/3657944388/ Thomas -- 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: PESO - White Horse

2009-06-13 Thread Thomas Bohn
On 2009-06-13 10:12 +0100, Cotty wrote: Well, you could always comment on them right here on the email list. Now I get Dave's message. See you later! Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - White Horse

2009-06-13 Thread Thomas Bohn
On 2009-06-13 12:22 -0400, David J Brooks wrote: Our standard greeting to new folk on the list is not to listen to Cotty or Frank. Yeah, I got that but it is funnier sometimes to go along esspecially when the someone in question didn't get my posting. :-) Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Introduction With Some Photos

2009-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
Hello, since I'm really new to this list I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Thomas and I'm currently living in Düsseldorf, Germany. And since a photo says more than words, I just give you the link to my photo gallery at 23. http://www.23hq.com/tehabe Photo prior Christmas 2008 where

Re: Introduction With Some Photos

2009-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
On 2009-06-12 15:04 -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: You should point out some photos you are proudest of. I like the photos from the Sternschanze underground station: http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/sternschanze Out of a window on the Landungsbrücken underground station:

Re: PESO - White Horse

2009-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
On 2009-06-12 15:05 -0700, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9329132size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9329171 I really like to comment on those photos but I can see them because the link is going to a domain trader. Any ideas? I get this IP address for

Re: Introduction With Some Photos

2009-06-12 Thread Thomas Bohn
On 2009-06-12 15:04 -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: You should point out some photos you are proudest of. 2 more photos for the introduction list. The first one I just uploaded: http://www.23hq.com/tehabe/photo/4502204 The other one I simply forgot in the first list: