Re: Pentax sighting

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks for the link Paul. That was a good read. I did try to click through his 17 images, after first 4-5 the next click caused a system restart on my Mac. But I saw enough to appreciate his work. Stan > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Why photographer Mike De Sisti

Re: pentax sighting....

2019-09-10 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank you all for the kind words... On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:48:48 -0400 John wrote: > Cool! > > On 9/9/2019 09:29:31, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 > > > > the young

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2019-09-10 Thread John
Cool! On 9/9/2019 09:29:31, Subash Jeyan wrote: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 the young 'naturalist' featured, i think, has a ks1 :) ~subash -- Science - Questions we may never find answers

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2019-09-10 Thread Alan C
Well done, Adit.  Subash - you have trained him well - a real chip off the old block! Alan C On 09-Sep-19 03:29 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 the young 'naturalist'

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2019-09-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent article! Paul > On Sep 10, 2019, at 5:05 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Great article, congrats! A fascinating face of that tree hopper. > > Henk > > Op 2019-09-09 om 15:29 schreef Subash Jeyan: >>

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2019-09-10 Thread Henk Terhell
Great article, congrats! A fascinating face of that tree hopper. Henk Op 2019-09-09 om 15:29 schreef Subash Jeyan: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 the young 'naturalist' featured, i think, has a

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2019-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 18:59:41 +0100 Bob Pdml wrote: > Brilliant - well done to both of you! thank you Bob > > On 9 Sep 2019, at 14:29, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > > > https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019

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2019-09-09 Thread Subash Jeyan
interesting story, thanks for sharing On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 07:44:15 -0700 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Very nice! > > You remind me of a Pentax Sighting I had in Summer 2018, while I was > visiting the Greenwich Observatory in London on my "big trip 2018". I > can't recall whether I posted

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2019-09-09 Thread Bob Pdml
Brilliant - well done to both of you! > On 9 Sep 2019, at 14:29, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 > > the young 'naturalist' featured, i think, has a ks1 :) > > ~subash > >

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2019-09-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice! You remind me of a Pentax Sighting I had in Summer 2018, while I was visiting the Greenwich Observatory in London on my "big trip 2018". I can't recall whether I posted this photo before… https://flic.kr/p/2hcZeM4 She was a young Vietnamese woman who happened into the Camera

Re: pentax sighting....

2019-09-09 Thread ann sanfedele
 :-) :-) ann On 9/9/2019 9:29 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/27239-a-young-naturalist-in-india-finds-a-stunning-treehopper-observation-of-the-week-9-8-2019 the young 'naturalist' featured, i think, has a ks1 :) ~subash -- ann sanfedele photography

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 June 2019 at 22:38 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > On 6 Jun 2019, at 17:32, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > >> On 06 June 2019 at 16:00 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > >> > >> > >> I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the > >> US. > > > > "The name's Bond;

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Jun 06, 2019 at 11:00:44AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the > US. In Switzerland, I noted that the ads and stores were featuring and > promoting other quality Swiss timepieces. I have always lusted after >

Fwd: Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
OOPS...this was supposed to go to the list... -p I still occasionally wear my Omega Speedmaster Professional - the Moonwatch -  that I bought in the mid-1970s when I was flying charter.  I figured if it was good enough for NASA it was good

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1=upAJE_XhT2Y On 6/6/2019 11:29:47, Alan C wrote: Well, it there all right. Opens with an ME Super & a pair of Rolexes. Alan C On 06-Jun-19 05:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: There’s no video to scroll down to, at least on my iPhone. Rick On Thu, Jun 6,

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 6 Jun 2019, at 19:31, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > P. J. Alling wrote on 6/6/19 8:51 AM: >> I thought the reviewer was more than a bit pretentious. > > We're talking about dropping $11,000 on a watch that isn't any more accurate > than a $20 electronic Timex, and less accurate than a

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 6 Jun 2019, at 17:32, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 06 June 2019 at 16:00 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >> >> >> I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the >> US. > > "The name's Bond; James Bond." I can't remember what he wore in the books, but in the

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
P. J. Alling wrote on 6/6/19 8:51 AM: I thought the reviewer was more than a bit pretentious. We're talking about dropping $11,000 on a watch that isn't any more accurate than a $20 electronic Timex, and less accurate than a cell phone which gets its time base off of a GPS satellite,

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 June 2019 at 16:00 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the > US. "The name's Bond; James Bond." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

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2019-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
It's nice that the MX is associated with quality. On 6/6/2019 7:31 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: MX w/ Rolex and knock-off. Or should I say RoleX. https://gizmodo.com/modern-manufacturing-has-made-it-nearly-impossible-to-s- 1835267932 -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought the reviewer was more than a bit pretentious. On 6/6/2019 11:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the US. In Switzerland, I noted that the ads and stores were featuring and promoting other quality Swiss timepieces. I

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Alan C
Well, it there all right. Opens with an ME Super & a pair of Rolexes. Alan C On 06-Jun-19 05:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: There’s no video to scroll down to, at least on my iPhone. Rick On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 08:42 Alan C wrote: Link corrected. Scroll down to the video. Alan C On 06-Jun-19

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Rick Womer
There’s no video to scroll down to, at least on my iPhone. Rick On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 08:42 Alan C wrote: > Link corrected. Scroll down to the video. > > Alan C > > > > > On 06-Jun-19 01:31 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > >> MX w/ Rolex and knock-off. > >> Or should I say RoleX. > >> >

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I don't understand why people are so enamored of Rolex, especially in the US. In Switzerland, I noted that the ads and stores were featuring and promoting other quality Swiss timepieces. I have always lusted after Breitlings. Back in the 1960s, the Navitimer was THE watch for aviators. I have a

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Alan C
Link corrected. Scroll down to the video. Alan C On 06-Jun-19 01:31 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: MX w/ Rolex and knock-off. Or should I say RoleX. https://gizmodo.com/modern-manufacturing-has-made-it-nearly-impossible-to-s-1835267932 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax sighting

2019-06-06 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 6/6/19, coll...@brendemuehl.net, discombobulated, unleashed: >MX w/ Rolex and knock-off. >Or should I say RoleX. > https://gizmodo.com/modern-manufacturing-has-made-it-nearly-impossible-to-s- 1835267932 Broken link mate -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread John
On 12/27/2018 18:12:51, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 11:50 AM 12/27/2018, John wrote: I'd be willing to bet that if you told us his name Stanley did so in his post - it is Ian Wright. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread John
Sorry. Blind in one eye and can't see out of the other. I am somewhat familiar with Ian Wright's work from my teen years when I was in a rock 'n roll band and we all devoured anything we could find about the Beatles & the rest of the British Invasion, although callow youth that I was, I didn't

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:50 AM 12/27/2018, John wrote: >I'd be willing to bet that if you told us his name Stanley did so in his post - it is Ian Wright. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Fair Use, Perhaps? It certainly is improper, unethical and illegal to download copyrighted images to sell, to use for commercial purposes, or to pass off as your own. Is it, however, improper to do so, with credit to the copyright owner, for critical or educational purposes, or to introduce

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread Stan Halpin
Dale, yes the composite has been published, I couldn’t say where. That, and the individual image I bought have been pirated and are on the Pentax forum at the link John posted. [Why do supposed photographers think it is ok to copy/paste others’ copyrighted works?? It makes it handy for finding

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread John
I'd be willing to bet that if you told us his name, Google could find his website & we could see the photo there. In the meantime - https://tinyurl.com/Beatles-Pentax On 12/27/2018 11:05:15, Stanley Halpin wrote: Part of our recent trip was on a cruise ship with Ian Wright, British

Re: Pentax sighting - ancient history

2018-12-27 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:05 AM 12/27/2018, Stanley Halpin wrote: >He flashed one slide showing a composite of "the boys" all showing off their >nice cameras. That description sounds familiar - do you know if those images or the composite photograph have been published? If so, I may have it, or I may be

Re: Pentax sighting - and not ancient history

2018-12-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> On Dec 21, 2018, at 10:12 AM, John Francis wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 07:58:56AM -0500, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: >> In the promo for the new Marwen movie, the back of a late Spottie that looks >> very much like a K body except for the metal wind lever. > > As mentioned in an

Re: Pentax sighting - and not ancient history

2018-12-21 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 07:58:56AM -0500, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > In the promo for the new Marwen movie, the back of a late Spottie that looks > very much like a K body except for the metal wind lever. As mentioned in an earlier thread, it's an Asahi PENTAX Spotmatic (with a Super

Re: Pentax sighting

2018-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I think the Program A was essentially the same as the Super Program, which was my first SLR after my 1966 Spotmatic. It was a very reliable camera Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 3:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Taking a break from laying

Re: Pentax Sighting

2018-03-20 Thread John
I know. But it amused me to see it. On 3/17/2018 22:22, Rick Womer wrote: The medical optics division was the only part of Pentax that Asahi didn’t sell off several years ago. Alas, name and ancestry are the only common elements your camera and the medical equipment share. Rick On Fri, Mar

Re: Pentax Sighting

2018-03-17 Thread William Robb
On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:23 PM Rick Womer wrote: > The medical optics division was the only part of Pentax that Asahi didn’t > sell off several years ago. Alas, name and ancestry are the only common > elements your camera and the medical equipment share. When Hoya bought

Re: Pentax Sighting

2018-03-17 Thread Rick Womer
The medical optics division was the only part of Pentax that Asahi didn’t sell off several years ago. Alas, name and ancestry are the only common elements your camera and the medical equipment share. Rick On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 21:49 John wrote: > I had a doctor's

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-17 Thread P. J. Alling
You wouldn't say that if you were carrying one of these, the heavy duty model weighs 44 lbs without the head... http://www.moogs3.com/products/tripods/gibraltar.html On 5/15/2017 1:53 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Tripods are for wimps. ;) On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-15 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: >On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> Zos Xavius wrote: >> >>>On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts >>> wrote: A few days ago when I was crossing the Milennium Bridge in London I

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Zos Xavius wrote: > >>On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >>> A few days ago when I was crossing the Milennium Bridge in London I >>> saw someone at the end of the

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Zos Xavius wrote: >On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> A few days ago when I was crossing the Milennium Bridge in London I >> saw someone at the end of the bridge shooting with a Pentax DSLR and >> the 15mm Limited. Using a tripod, no less.

Re: Pentax sighting

2017-05-15 Thread Zos Xavius
Tripods are for wimps. ;) On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > A few days ago when I was crossing the Milennium Bridge in London I > saw someone at the end of the bridge shooting with a Pentax DSLR and > the 15mm Limited. Using a tripod, no less.

Re: Pentax sighting in product photos

2017-04-20 Thread Zos Xavius
I guess you get what you pay for. The fact that the L-plate is not from a single piece of metal gives me a lot of pause. It also lacks the precision to be screwed together square which says a lot about the quality of workmanship. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax sighting in product photos

2017-04-19 Thread P. J. Alling
Based on the photo, I guess that they said just slap any old thing on there doesn't matter what. They couldn't even be bothered to take the aging protective film off the LCD or make sure the rubber eyepiece was mounted straight. On 4/18/2017 3:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: It is

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> On 02 January 2017 at 16:33 "P. J. Alling" wrote: > > > Hey, I sold the damned things when they were first released... I'm not a > nerd, I'm just old. > > > On 1/2/2017 5:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> On 01 January 2017 at 21:08 Steve Cottrell

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Hey, I sold the damned things when they were first released... I'm not a nerd, I'm just old. On 1/2/2017 5:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 01 January 2017 at 21:08 Steve Cottrell wrote: On 1/1/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a K1000. The closest match

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> On 01 January 2017 at 21:08 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 1/1/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >It's a K1000. The closest match after that is the KM, but the K1000 > >doesn't have the knurled film reminder dial around the rewind knob, also > >the lens

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Philip Northeast
I still have my KX and the 55mm f1.8 still works on my K1 Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 2/1/17 7:50 am, P. J. Alling wrote: It's a K1000. The closest match after that is the KM, but the K1000 doesn't have the knurled film reminder dial around the rewind knob, also the lens

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread John
I also remember some discussion about whether a DOF preview lever was visible during its brief appearance ... or not. On 1/1/2017 3:50 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: It's a K1000. The closest match after that is the KM, but the K1000 doesn't have the knurled film reminder dial around the rewind knob,

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread John
On 1/1/2017 2:31 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 1 Jan 2017, at 18:56, John wrote: On 1/1/2017 11:02 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Can't remember if I posted this before or not. Pentax sighting in this lovely video made to mark 67 years of Land Rover production. Asahi Pentax

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/1/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's a K1000. The closest match after that is the KM, but the K1000 >doesn't have the knurled film reminder dial around the rewind knob, also >the lens is the M 50mm f2.0, the KX and KM came in a kit with the [K] >55mm f1.8. PJ Wins the

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a K1000. The closest match after that is the KM, but the K1000 doesn't have the knurled film reminder dial around the rewind knob, also the lens is the M 50mm f2.0, the KX and KM came in a kit with the [K] 55mm f1.8. On 1/1/2017 11:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 1/1/17, Jostein

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 1 Jan 2017, at 18:56, John wrote: > >> On 1/1/2017 11:02 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> Can't remember if I posted this before or not. Pentax sighting in this >> lovely video made to mark 67 years of Land Rover production. Asahi >> Pentax content, if fleetingly! >> >>

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/1/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Someone posted it before. I remember a discussion on whether the camera >was a Spotmatic or not. Good memory. That was probably me as I remember seeing the video earlier in the year ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O)

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread John
On 1/1/2017 11:02 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Can't remember if I posted this before or not. Pentax sighting in this lovely video made to mark 67 years of Land Rover production. Asahi Pentax content, if fleetingly! Someone posted it before. I remember a discussion

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Alan C
Pentax M 50mm f2. Alan C -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 6:54 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Pentax Sighting On 1/1/17, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: Will watch when connected to a WiFi zone. Will I be looking for a Pentax 67

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/1/17, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: >Will watch when connected to a WiFi zone. Will I be looking for a Pentax >67 then? :-D 35mm. Hand covering the model name. :Looks like a K1000, or a KX or other K series. Looks like a 50mm or maybe shorter prime... -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentax Sighting

2017-01-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
Will watch when connected to a WiFi zone. Will I be looking for a Pentax 67 then? :-D Jostein Den 1. januar 2017 17.02.13 CET, skrev Steve Cottrell : >Can't remember if I posted this before or not. Pentax sighting in this >lovely video made to mark 67 years of Land Rover

Re: Pentax sighting

2016-08-17 Thread Gonz
I just saw a screen grab. It looks maybe like an MX. I love that Pentax body. I have a black one still in good condition. On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Gonz wrote: > We watched a couple of episodes of "Stranger Things" on Netflix. In > the second episode, one of

Re: Pentax Sighting

2015-10-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-10-24 22:05 , P.J. Alling wrote: I'm watching the episode of the TV series Bones and guest star Betty White is using what appears to be a Storm Trooper K-30. Just thought I'd share. watched this episode on TiVo tonight; since i was forewarned, i phone-cammed screenshots of the

Re: Pentax Sighting

2015-10-25 Thread knarf
We don't have cable or broadcast TV (now that it's gone digital our rabbit ears are gone). I'll take your word for it. Betty White is still working? That's amazing. Cheers, frank On October 25, 2015 12:05:58 AM EDT, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >I'm watching the episode

Re: Pentax Sighting

2015-10-25 Thread David J Brooks
saw the episode, but missed that On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 12:05 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I'm watching the episode of the TV series Bones and guest star Betty White > is using what appears to be a Storm Trooper K-30. Just thought I'd share. > > -- > I don't want to

Re: Pentax sighting, sort of

2015-07-15 Thread Rick Womer
Not licensed to drive. Figures. Rick On Jul 15, 2015, at 5:57 PM, CollinB wrote: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013_Acura_ILX,_rear_view.jpg Film people will understand. ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Pentax sighting

2015-07-08 Thread ann sanfedele
I saw that too, and was going to send a link but got distracted by real life here... He has extensive and impressive credits.. but when I went to read more about him I didn't see anything about equipment.. http://jeffreymilstein.com/index/home.html I see Darrensent the link to the cbs

Re: Pentax sighting

2015-07-08 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks Darren! On Jul 8, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/topics/evening-news/ -- 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: Pentax sighting

2015-07-08 Thread Darren Addy
Jeffrey Milstein Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/topics/evening-news/ On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I caught brief portions of the closing segment of CBS Evening News a few minutes ago. The feature was a 72-yr old photographer, retired

Re: Pentax sighting

2015-07-08 Thread Darren Addy
Slate has run a couple of pieces on him http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/05/14/jeffrey_milstein_flying_looks_at_airports_from_the_air_photos.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/05/19/jeffrey_milstein_photographs_cruise_ships_in_his_series_cruise_ships.html A couple of days ago in

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-25 Thread Zos Xavius
Yeah, its been a while since I've seen that chase sequence. All I can say is wow. They just don't make movies like that at all anymore and that is a real shame. Everything is just CGI. T2 and Total Recall were both completely done without any CGI at all except for the T-1000 in T2. They were two

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
??? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 3:45 PM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: T2, after the governator is thrown through mall store window. SF1 it appeared. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-24 Thread Mark Roberts
CollinB wrote: T2, after the governator is thrown through mall store window. SF1 it appeared. Also, Jane Bown in the third picture down: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2014/12/jane-bown-1925-2014.html -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-24 Thread J C OConnell
I watched T2 last week for the first time in about 5 years and it did look like the bystander was using a Pentax to photograph Arnie. jco On 12/24/2014 4:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: ??? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 3:45 PM,

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-24 Thread Zos Xavius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgphD_ZO_jI#t=161 On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I watched T2 last week for the first time in about 5 years and it did look like the bystander was using a Pentax to photograph Arnie. jco On 12/24/2014 4:02 PM, Daniel J.

Re: Pentax sighting

2014-12-24 Thread J C OConnell
great action sequences I watched that movie many times when it came out on home video. jco On 12/24/2014 6:43 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgphD_ZO_jI#t=161 On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I watched T2 last week for the first time

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-29 Thread Postmaster
kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Most of the time the correct comparison to make is between the stability of *no tripod at all* and that of a tripod with the center column extended. Agreed Yes, keeping the center column retracted is a better option, Agreed but if it's not possible or practical

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-29 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video On Dec 28, 2012, at 9:17 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Most of the time

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-29 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Postmaster postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Most of the time the correct comparison to make is between

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-29 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting kwal...@peoplepc.com: but if it's not possible or practical it shouldn't be dismissed so lightly. Then you bought the wrong size tripod. ...or bought several different tripods and didn't happen to have the right one with you at the time. (This happens approximately 99% of the

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread P. J. Alling
A Pentax ME! When did they make this video in 1977? On 12/28/2012 2:22 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Enjoy it: http://vimeo.com/35716909#t=75 Igor -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: A Pentax ME! When did they make this video in 1977? Don't know, but by some strange coincidence I just bought a Manfrotto 390 series (the one with the pan/tilt head) as my travel tripod. It was (is) on special at 79 bucks at Ted's in

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread kwaller
Interesting that in the video they show the least stable use of the tripod - with the center column extended. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Subject: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting kwal...@peoplepc.com: Interesting that in the video they show the least stable use of the tripod - with the center column extended. That's really the only way the 390 series can be used comfortably, unless the user is quite short. With the centre column down, the max height is

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: Quoting kwal...@peoplepc.com: Interesting that in the video they show the least stable use of the tripod - with the center column extended. That's really the only way the 390 series can be used comfortably, unless the user is quite short. With the centre column down,

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread kwaller
so lightly. Then you bought the wrong size tripod. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video Brian Walters wrote: Quoting kwal

Re: Pentax sighting in BH promotional video

2012-12-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 28, 2012, at 9:17 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Most of the time the correct comparison to make is between the stability of *no tripod at all* and that of a tripod with the center column extended. Agreed Yes, keeping the center column retracted is a

Re: pentax sighting

2012-10-31 Thread Steven Desjardins
Unless I've missed it, I don't think w've gotten that episode yet. I'll take note. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: In the topgear 50 years of bond cars, there isa Moonraker console with two Tak lenses I have the image on facebook Sincerely,

Re: Pentax Sighting - Jaws

2012-04-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
Spielberg admitted that he initially thought John Williams' score was silly. As for the Pentax, I don't recall exactly ;-) On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stef wanted to watch 'Jaws' which we have in DVD. Absolutely brilliant film as I'm sure you will agree -

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people.  NSFW, so you've been warned.  

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
At 1:33 into the clip it's pretty unmistakable. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/PESO%20--%20Pentax%2067%20and%20naked%20french%20photographer.html On 9/25/2011 12:57 PM, David Parsons wrote: I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Even more apparent at 1:41 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/PESO%20--%20Pentax%2067%20and%20naked%20french%20photographer2.html On 9/25/2011 12:57 PM, David Parsons wrote: I saw that the other day but couldn't tell if it was actually Pentax. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people. NSFW, so you've been warned. http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-nsfw-underwear-shoot-bts.html That's Gallic with an F, btw. -- PDML

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I know we are seeing this because of the 6x7, but what was the point of the video otherwise. Underwear commercIal? My french isn't good enough to tell. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax 67, (who says

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot. Supposedly to make the models comfortable, everyone else got naked. It was probably released as part of the campaign to promote the photographer as much as the client's products. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:36 AM, David Parsons wrote: It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot. Supposedly to make the models comfortable, everyone else got naked. It was probably released as part of the campaign to promote the photographer as much as the client's products. It got you

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread John Sessoms
Yeah, it's an underwear commercial for a French brand, Athena. http://great-ads.blogspot.com/2011/09/athletes-and-ad-agency-crew-get-naked.html It's a sight gag. It makes sense if you remember the French think Jerry Lewis is the greatest comic who ever lived. The naked pole vaulter is

RE: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Yeah, it's an underwear commercial for a French brand, Athena. http://great-ads.blogspot.com/2011/09/athletes-and-ad-agency-crew-get- naked.html It's a sight gag. It makes sense if you remember the

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread David Parsons
I wasn't disputing the effectiveness, just describing what it is. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:36 AM, David Parsons wrote: It's a behind-the-scenes of an underwear shoot.  Supposedly to make the models comfortable, everyone else

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/25/2011 4:41 PM, Bob W wrote: I'm not sure I entirely believe this. Nobody in France has ever told me they like Jerry Lewis, yet they're forever asking me why I killed Joan of Arc. Probably an attempt at deflection over the shame of it all... -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut

Re: Pentax Sighting at the Strobist

2011-09-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:10 , Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-09-25 12:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax 67, (who says film is dead), but lots of Gallic silliness and naked people. NSFW, so you've been warned. http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/and-now-your-nsfw-underwear-shoot-bts.html

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