Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Darren Addy
The Tamron 54B arrived today (sans Pentax Adaptall) so I can take some shots with it once I put that on. I'm afraid I don't own the 55-300mm to do a comparison with that lens. I do plan on doing a comparison with my Bigma (and maybe the vintage preset 300mm f6.3 Takumar, which I also have). It

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Jack Davis
Hi, Bipin! PopPhoto did a subjective Test on both the DA 300 prime and DA55-300 soon after they came out. The 55-300 absolutely blew away the prime. I wrote PP and ask if the were tested to the same standards. I was assured the were! Jack Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2015, at 9:27 AM, Bipin

Re: Auto Show Pics

2015-01-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Mark. I didn't like seeing the Times auto section die, but it served its purpose for me, opening a lot of doors. I'll now have time to pursue those interests, most of which are more lucrative than was the Times. Paul via phone On Jan 15, 2015, at 12:50 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net

Re: I need help

2015-01-15 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Luka, Sorry, I don't have any FB presence of my own, and I read this message too late anyway. But, - congratulations, it looks like your girlfriend won that contest with the video! Igor Luka Knezevic-Strika Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:46:44 -0800 wrote: It's a thing where my girlfriend needs to

Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Bipin Gupta
Thanks Zos for the convincing reply. I mentioned the Pentax 55-300 as the DxO Mark web site had the following to say:- DA 55-300 vs DA* 300 f4 How much real gain is there in upgrading to the star prime, over the consumer zoom? I would have assumed the improvement is large, but DxOMark says

Re: Auto Show Pics

2015-01-15 Thread Mark C
Superb work as always, Paul. For me, the old aAlpha Romero's are the most compelling... Sorry to hear that the Times closed down their auto section. Mark On 1/13/2015 4:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: With the demise of the Time’s auto section, I had only a couple of things to accomplish at

Re: ... Looks like PDML is alive again

2015-01-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That depends on whether the dingo is fetid or the dingo's kidney is fetid, I suspect. :-) Godfrey On Jan 15, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: So you don't need me to tell you who's been comparing you to a fetid dingo's kidney then ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: 'Ice Cold Bud for You'

2015-01-15 Thread Bruce Walker
Elegant and lovely, Ken. On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Taken after a late winter ice storm - its the bud of a river birch tree. Taken with a K10D, 200mm f4.0 SMC A* ED Macro - 1/160 sec, f8.0, 400ISO Comments welcomed

Re: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-15 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 15, 2015, at 1:10 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-01-14 22:33 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Ok, I sent a test message to the list and I see it in the archives, but I'm not getting any mail from the list. Any clues? yes i have a clue; Apple is using a zealous

Re: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-15 Thread John
If it helps any, I see your post the list has been coming through for me all along. The only problems I've had with the list are that blacklist thingy my ISP being a piece of sh*t. On 1/15/2015 12:33 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Ok, I sent a test message to the list and I see it in the

Re: ... Looks like PDML is alive again

2015-01-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/1/15, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Getting posts now. It looks like the blockage has been dealt with. :-) So you don't need me to tell you who's been comparing you to a fetid dingo's kidney then ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |

Re: ... Looks like PDML is alive again

2015-01-15 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv: On 15/1/15, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Getting posts now. It looks like the blockage has been dealt with. :-) So you don't need me to tell you who's been comparing you to a fetid dingo's kidney then ;-) First Bob wanted to

Re: PESO: 'Ice Cold Bud for You'

2015-01-15 Thread Donald Guthrie
Clicked on it to get the largest size. Amazing clarity in that ice. Great Winter photo. Thanks for the exif as well. Nice to see what that lens can do. On 1/15/15 2:58 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:39:25 -0500 From: Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com To:

Re: My morning at minus 15 F with a three headed dog.

2015-01-15 Thread John
On 1/14/2015 4:38 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: On 14 Jan 2015, at 09:34, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com: On 14 Jan 2015, at 04:12, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: That's impressive, but I

Re: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-15 Thread Eric Weir
On Jan 15, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I have another PDML-related problem, though, and I wonder if you have any insight into it: I can’t log onto pdml.net. When I try I get messages saying that the server for the site is not responding. I’ve had this problem

Re: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-15 Thread steve harley
On 2015-01-15 14:38 , Eric Weir wrote: The problem I was having regarding messages sent to PDML not being delivered has been solved. How, I don’t know. that's strong evidence that ATT is also using the Proofpoint blacklist, since it unblocked at about the same time as Godfrey's Apple account

Re: PSEO: On the Steps, Art Institute of Chicago

2015-01-15 Thread Mark C
I like what you are doing with these shots - experimenting with motion... I like the HDR toning. My wife and I are heading into Chicago tomorrow just to get out of the house and the Art Institute will be our first stop. Mark On 1/14/2015 9:38 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

lens opinion

2015-01-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Picked up an old Tokina SL 28/2.8 PK/A. Looking forward to shooting it. Anyone else have or used one? -- 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: PDML list gone missing ...

2015-01-15 Thread John
On 1/15/2015 4:38 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jan 15, 2015, at 1:10 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-01-14 22:33 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Ok, I sent a test message to the list and I see it in the archives, but I'm not getting any mail from the list. Any clues? yes i have a

Re: Pentax owners stop uploading to Flickr in mid-October?

2015-01-15 Thread David J Brooks
steve said strip. :-) Dave On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 8:00 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-01-14 17:15 , David J Brooks wrote: not sure were the data comes from, if its from users imputing camera data on the photo or not, but i never put down what i used, maybe i should

Re: PESO: Little Flower

2015-01-15 Thread Jack Davis
Very eye catching flower, I agree. It looks like it might be upside down. I, also, think it could use a crop of a portion of the stem to bring the blossom to a relative location somewhat away from the edge of the frame. Probably could be done by simply cropping about a quarter off the top as it

Re: PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-15 Thread Jack Davis
Yeah, warming up it's cold blood. Nice catch! Jack - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:00:50 PM Subject: PESO: Sunbathing This little fellow was catching some rays in the Melbourne

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-15 Thread P.J. Alling
That's certainly a possibility, but based on my experiences with the Guilford CT police, I'm leaning towards unclean on the concept. On 1/15/2015 10:55 PM, Mark C wrote: Maybe someone bought a used police car that had the insignias removed, but kept the basic paint job? On 1/14/2015 2:06 PM,

I'm receiving PDML emails again.

2015-01-15 Thread Larry Colen
After an interruption of a few days, email from PDML has resumed arriving in my mailbox. If you sent anything for my specific attention to the list since Sunday, I haven't seen it. LRC -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: ... Looks like PDML is alive again

2015-01-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/1/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: First Bob wanted to change their native distribution to EnZed, now you. What have you poms got against dingos all of a sudden? Or kidneys for that matter. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video

PESO: Sunbathing

2015-01-15 Thread David Mann
This little fellow was catching some rays in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/848/#peso Cheers, Dave -- 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

PESO: Little Flower

2015-01-15 Thread David Mann
A small flower that caught my eye in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. I don't know which variety it is. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/847/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Zos Xavius
The 55-300 is good, but its not going to be fair to compare it to a prime at 300mm. I would imagine it is going to get crushed in a comparison. This is apparently one of the highest resolving MF 300mm lenses out there. On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:33 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Some

Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Bipin Gupta
Some legacy lenses are truly amazing - well built, perhaps all metal, sharp etc. Just wondering how does this one compare to the Pentax DA HD 55-300 WR at the tele end in image quality. I do not wish to mention the DA * 300mm or the FA versions, as these are very expensive. The Pentax Web Store

Re: PESO: Bee

2015-01-15 Thread Attila Boros
Nice surprise:) On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 7:18 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: A bee photobombed my flower closeup at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/846/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread John
You can make a really fat rubber band shim by cutting a section out of an old bicycle inner-tube On 1/14/2015 5:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: That thread I linked to earlier said that it will be a little loose but the gap can easily be made up with something like a couple of rubber bands, or

... Looks like PDML is alive again

2015-01-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Getting posts now. It looks like the blockage has been dealt with. :-) G -- 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.

PESO: 'Ice Cold Bud for You'

2015-01-15 Thread Ken Waller
Taken after a late winter ice storm - its the bud of a river birch tree. Taken with a K10D, 200mm f4.0 SMC A* ED Macro - 1/160 sec, f8.0, 400ISO Comments welcomed http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17947500 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML

Re: PESO -- Unmarked Police Car

2015-01-15 Thread Mark C
Maybe someone bought a used police car that had the insignias removed, but kept the basic paint job? On 1/14/2015 2:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: By way of explanation, Police cars in the US at one time were known as Black and Whites, because of their distinctive paint scheme, which fell out of