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On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:54 AM, frank theriault wrote:
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
Had to stop after a while as
Bob W wrote:
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Those of you in the London area might be interested in this exhibit:
http://enticingthelight.com/2010/09/15/camille-silvy-at-the-national-
2010/9/16 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:
As his daughter pointed out, the man's not here to defend himself.
Call me silly but 99+% of all historical figures are dead. Would that
justify not reporting new historical knowledge as it emerged? How
about the genocide in Armenia? I know it
Reading the comments on Mike's blog, I found that the good guys/bad
guys paradigm is too rooted in people's mind. It shouldn't be. The
world is full of shades of gray. I wrote a comment in Mike's blog in
that regard.
Boris
On 9/16/2010 10:23 AM, eckinator wrote:
2010/9/16 frank
2010/9/16 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com:
Reading the comments on Mike's blog, I found that the good guys/bad guys
paradigm is too rooted in people's mind. It shouldn't be. The world is full
of shades of gray. I wrote a comment in Mike's blog in that regard.
Black and white make things
Hi Thibouille,
As usual, I'm going to attend it most of the time. I'll be there as a
journalist with a busy agenda of press conferences and people to meet and
then working at night at the hotel. This said, set-up a PDML meeting and
I'll try hard to show up.
Dario
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Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote:
Is anybody going to Photokina this year?
I'll most probably go. Maybe a meeting would be nice.
I doubt that I'll make it there but I'll be in town until Friday 24th.
My place is about a mile from the fairgrounds. So, if anyone wants to
drop by for a
Hi!
I am thinking I should repeat my experience with the rangefinder (film)
camera. Is there anyone willing to enable or even lend me(*) a camera
with most basic lens, say 50/2.8 or 35/2.8, so that I could try this
thing. Ideally, I'd like to avoid Russian Leica clones because I know
from
So that's why you won't be home!
Looking forward to some firsthand reports here.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:10 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
Hi Thibouille,
As usual, I'm going to attend it most of the time. I'll be there as a
journalist with a busy agenda of press conferences and people to meet
I think you did great and not just considering... either =)
Thanks for sharing
Ecke
2010/9/11 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com:
I brought my Argus C3 to burning man on a lark. I thought that it would be
fun nostalgia to run a roll or two of film through. I grabbed my probably
expired unshot
Sensible or not, this is precisely the kind of decision many folks
have to make. Do I buy the Olympus E-5 or the Pentax K-5/7? A good
review will move beyond measurebating and talk about what it's like to
use the body and provide sample images. There is a lot more multiple
platform ownership
Promised ;)
If there's any specific point to look after, please tell me: I'll check for you.
2010/9/16 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
So that's why you won't be home!
Looking forward to some firsthand reports here.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:10 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
Hi
Steven Desjardins wrote:
Sensible or not, this is precisely the kind of decision many folks
have to make. Do I buy the Olympus E-5 or the Pentax K-5/7? A good
review will move beyond measurebating and talk about what it's like to
use the body and provide sample images.
I'm working on a
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/around_the_solar_system.html
Dan
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Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 5:54 AM
Steven Desjardins
From: Daniel J. Matyola
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/us/14photographer.html?_r=3partner=rssemc=rss
Of course, the guy's dead now, so we'll never hear his side of the story.
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Assuming, of course, that you have the money to buy multiple camera bodies.
Which is not necessarily a valid assumption.
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On 9/16/2010 2:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
I'm working on a write-up comparing the use of my Pentax kit and my
Sony A850 stuff. I hope to have time to finish up part 1 this weekend.
That surely is going to be an interesting read. Commencing the
anticipation :-)...
Boris
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On 15 September 2010 03:46, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/9/15 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
http://twolanephotography.blogspot.com/
One more (personal) thing, reading 'Iraq deployment' and 'college' in
some of your other posts had made me think you
On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Promised ;)
If there's any specific point to look after, please tell me: I'll
check for you.
K5.
2010/9/16 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
So that's why you won't be home!
Looking forward to some firsthand reports here.
Paul
On
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2010/9/15 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com:
I agree. ?I don't understand why the newspaper insisted on
investigating and reporting on this either. ?He was a good
photographer, and took some great images of the civil rights
movement. ?I am confident nothing he told the FBI
Of course Paul, but anything more precise?
2010/9/16, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Promised ;)
If there's any specific point to look after, please tell me: I'll
check for you.
K5.
2010/9/16 paul stenquist
I use the Remote Control F as well, but I think the Hahnel model is RF
and will work in a few situations where you don't have line of sight to
one of the K-7 or *ist-D/K10/K20 IR ports.
From: Ken Waller
I've been using the Pentax Remote Control F
From: Brian Walters
I really do need to study the manual more closely
When all else fails ... RTFM.
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Just as much K5 detail as possible and an introduction date.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Of course Paul, but anything more precise?
2010/9/16, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Promised ;)
If there's any
Looks like Mad Max goes to a Jimmy Buffett concert
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Shutter sound! (as a lark) ;)
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Subject: Re: Photokina 2010
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Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7:02 AM
Of course Paul, but anything more
Look out Wendy.:-)
Dave
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:38 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
This little fellow was not part of the demonstration of agility trials
that I went to on Sunday. Rather, his owner had him out on the course
before the big boys and girls were on show;
2010/9/16 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
When all else fails ... RTFM.
And if that fails enroll in some classes at STF U.
Cheers
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Sorry, they came back.:-)
Double Jay. Working with low TV and fill flash,
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11635971
Jay on a stick III
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11635976
Choosing
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11635990
K10D, D FA 50-200, AF 360 at -1.5 ev.
Dave
2010/9/15 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com:
I agree. I don't understand why the newspaper insisted on
investigating and reporting on this either. He was a good
photographer, and took some great images of the civil rights movement.
I am confident nothing he told the FBI harmed Martin
Something about that shot strikes me as poignant. I really like the
moment.
-- Walt
On 9/14/2010 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote:
This little fellow was not part of the demonstration of agility trials
that I went to on Sunday. Rather, his owner had him out on the course
before the big
Burning human rights and civil liberties on the altar of national security is
certainly not what the founding fathers had in mind.
That is hardly an accurate description of what happened in this case.
Dan
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:16 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/9/15 Daniel
Sure, they came back. You put peanuts out for them!
They are quite fine images nevertheless.
Dan
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:11 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry, they came back.:-)
Double Jay. Working with low TV and fill flash,
No images come up, Dave.(?)
Jack
--- On Thu, 9/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com
Subject: Peso's Jays
To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com,
Harry Bolton bolt...@mmm.ca, Petch Dianne
Lets start an aperture simulator war!
xNikon's new D7000 uses the same, (apparently), sensor as the new K-5,
has roughly equivalent specifications otherwise, (with a few extras such
as dual SD card slots), and they've put lens coupling with older, (Ai
and later), lenses back into a camera
Nice and funny.
--S
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:09 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Made me smile. Good grab.
Paul
On Sep 15, 2010, at 11:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Yes, I think it's literally funny, Frank! ;)
Jack
--- On Wed, 9/15/10, frank theriault
I wouldn't pay 50 cents more for an aperture simulator.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 12:15 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Lets start an aperture simulator war!
xNikon's new D7000 uses the same, (apparently), sensor as the new K-5, has
roughly equivalent specifications otherwise, (with a few extras
Is there a way to filter my view of images to see: Only images that are NOT
part of collection?
Here's why I want to do it:
Sometimes when I shoot, say, a live concert... I'll have tons and tons of
machine-gun sequences. I'll sort through and pick the one which works best for
me from that
Alright.
Annoucement is sheduled for thé 20th btw ;)
2010/9/16, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
Just as much K5 detail as possible and an introduction date.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Thibouille wrote:
Of course Paul, but anything more precise?
2010/9/16, P N Stenquist
Nice to see them again! I think choosing is my favorite, but they're all
quite good.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 11:11 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
Sorry, they came back.:-)
Double Jay. Working with low TV and fill flash,
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11635971
Jay on a stick III
No idea but I'd be happy to know as well.
2010/9/16, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com:
Is there a way to filter my view of images to see: Only images that are NOT
part of collection?
Here's why I want to do it:
Sometimes when I shoot, say, a live concert... I'll have tons and tons of
Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/9/16, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net:
Just as much K5 detail as possible and an introduction date.
Alright.
Annoucement is sheduled for thé 20th btw ;)
The day after International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Ar!
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On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:17 AM, eckinator wrote:
I think you did great and not just considering... either =)
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure.
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I would. Apparent Nikon thinks a lot of their base would. Let's find
out.
On 9/16/2010 1:06 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I wouldn't pay 50 cents more for an aperture simulator.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2010, at 12:15 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Lets start an aperture simulator war!
xNikon's new D7000
Mark Roberts wrote:
The day after International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Ar!
I'm pretty sure we'll hear some pirate-like talks at Pentax booth the next
days in Cologne.
Dario
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The day after International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Ar!
Me'm pretty sure me'll hear some pirate-like talks at Pentax' dead ol'booth,
th' mother of all whales, aye!
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Thanks, Dave. Both non-flying shots are pleasingly crisp.
My cat, Squeak, likes McJays on a stick. :))
Jack
--- On Thu, 9/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com
Subject: Peso's Jays
To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks
Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
I'm pretty sure we'll hear some pirate-like talks at Pentax booth the next
days in Cologne.
You mean like the pirates in Asterix when they're floating around on the
wreckage of their ship.
Veni, vidi, D7000? ;-)
Ralf
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There's no specific function or filter to do it, but it's pretty easy
to do with a short sequence of steps:
- Select all collections in the Collections panel *
- Edit-Select All with Grid view displayed (all thumbnails should
now be selected
- Click on All Photographs in the Catalog panel
-
On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:21 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I would. Apparent Nikon thinks a lot of their base would. Let's find out.
Interesting concept. That would mean I could use some of that nice old nikkor
glass I've got lying around without dropping $2000 on a D700.
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grade and pick your
selections.
Later, when you want to see all the photos made on 20100916 - All Boy
Band concert PICKs, just select that collection, then choose the Go
to Folder in Library command to find all the others in the Folder
structure made that same day. Your labels and ratings will all
You might checkout 'Rangefinders' at KEH http://www.keh.com/
You can get camera w lens for around $100. USD.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com
Subject: Starting in Range Finder world, advise
, in the
collection, use labels and ratings to further grade and pick your
selections.
Later, when you want to see all the photos made on 20100916 - All Boy
Band concert PICKs, just select that collection, then choose the Go
to Folder in Library command to find all the others in the Folder
On 9/16/2010 2:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:21 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I would. Apparent Nikon thinks a lot of their base would. Let's find out.
Interesting concept. That would mean I could use some of that nice old nikkor
glass I've got lying around without dropping
I was going to offer my uniblitz, I've got no idea about the quality or value
of them, but it doesn't pass the smoke test. The shutter doesn't seem to open.
I'd expect that an old rangefinder, apart from maybe a leica, is something that
you should be able to get for free just by asking around
You can get a Canon Canonet QL17 for $50-125. Or a Minolta HiMatic 7.
Or any one of a number of other fixed lens rangefinder cameras in this
price bracket from Olympus, Konica, Ricoh, Petri, Yashica etc. The key
is to be sure that you get one which actually has a coupled
rangefinder rather than a
On Sep 16, 2010, at 12:44, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
You mean like the pirates in Asterix when they're floating around on the
wreckage of their ship.
Veni, vidi, D7000? ;-)
Veni, Vidi, Velcro (I came, I saw, I stuck around)
-Charles
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On Sep 16, 2010, at 14:52, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
One of my favorites is the Kodak Retina II: a lovely old 35mm film
folder from the 1950s/early 1960s. The ubiquitous Argus C3 is also in
this class.
My dad has one of these. First 35mm camera I ever used (back in 1978). Took
it to
Yes, interchangeable but only the front optics group. My mom had the
Retina III, it was a very nice camera. Only ever had the standard 50mm
front optics group, though.
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote:
On Sep 16, 2010, at 14:52, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
:-)
Dave
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:36 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
I may be the only one who thinks this is funny:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/heel.html
...but there you go.
;-)
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
frank
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Sharpness is
Thanks for the comments everyone.
Just curious, do any of you find the slow sync type shots effective at all.?
Dave
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks, Dave. Both non-flying shots are pleasingly crisp.
My cat, Squeak, likes McJays on a stick. :))
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/around_the_solar_system.htm
l
Very nice - you must have a good camera.
B
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On 15 September 2010 03:46, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
2010/9/15 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
http://twolanephotography.blogspot.com/
[...]
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tbVupIPHEUs/TJCnyQhBIvI/ADA/ejs
R63Vw28s/s1600/self.jpg
John, can I
Hi!
I am thinking I should repeat my experience with the rangefinder (film)
camera. Is there anyone willing to enable or even lend me(*) a camera with
most basic lens, say 50/2.8 or 35/2.8, so that I could try this thing.
Ideally, I'd
like to avoid Russian Leica clones because I know from
There's no rule that says if you make it to the grave you're home
free. Other folks should check the validity of the story, of course.
But if it's essentially true it should be told. If this man wanted to
tell his side of the story then he shouldn't have gone to the grave in
silence. These
Rarely. Pretty much only if speed is a contested issue or deliberate motion a
component of intentional display. i.e., dance.
Jack
--- On Thu, 9/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
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Subject: Re: Peso's Jays
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:35 -0400, paul stenquist
pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I like this quit a lot. In fact, I find it excellent.. It's a unique
composition for this type of photo. The same old, same old equal sky and
sea wouldn't cut it here. Well done!
Paul
Thanks, Paul. I'm warming
A copy of the K-5 owners and technical manuals, plus a transcript of
an in depth, off the recored, personal interview with the highest
ranking Hoya and Pentax employees in attendance, please. Be tough but
friendly. :)
On Sep 16, 2010, at 07:02 , Thibouille wrote:
Of course Paul, but
I bought the D300 over the D90 for exactly that feature. Nikon has a
large amount of AI glass out there and much of it wasn't available in
CPU-equipped form and the AI-S versions are usually considered to be
better performers than the AF versions of the same design (especially
the 20/2.8, 24/2.8
On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:27 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
Thanks for the comments everyone.
Just curious, do any of you find the slow sync type shots effective at all.?
I like them, but better framing would make them more effective. You could
improve the frame on that last one with a major crop.
The M lenses would work easier. There's a lot of those out there. OTOH the
price would go up.
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Nice. Double Jay is my favorite.
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Let me clarify. I'm not as upset with Withers as I am with Hoover.
I'm an American citizen and taxpayer and they still have a large
building in DC named after that @#...@#. As long as he is honored in
that fashion he's fair game. Not that I feel strongly about this . .
.
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Well, going in to Live View the remote does nothing that I can see
on the K-7. But I haven't exhausted that approach yet. Stay tuned.
The way it works on the K-7 is you set up the camera (in the @ timer
menu, top button on the 4-way) for a Remote Mirror Lock Up (all the
way to the right,
LOL !
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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/around_the_solar_system.htm
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Very nice - you must have a good camera.
B
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I've already got all the M and K glass I need, except for a K 15mm
f3.5 and a decent 20mm. If prices went up it would be worth my while to
sell some of the duplicates...
On 9/16/2010 8:14 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
The M lenses would work easier. There's a lot of those out there. OTOH
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry if I've posted this picture before.
http://blog.nickdavidwright.net/2010/09/key-work-clothes.html
New blog, older photo.
I don't think I saw it before, and it's a lovely photo of a
fast-disappearing breed. I
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Collin Brendemuehl
coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/ebay/sp500a.jpg
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/ebay/sp500b.jpg
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$125. I
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Something about that shot strikes me as poignant. I really like the
moment.
Dave, Walter, thanks for your kind words. That little fellow really
seemed to be having fun - I think he was smiling!
;-)
cheers,
frank
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Nice to see them again! I think choosing is my favorite, but they're all
quite good.
I agree with Paul.
cheers,
frank
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I would too and that would be one feature that would make me go for
the upper end over the middle to lower end models. Maybe the next body
is a Canon and if I do aperture lever surgery I'm not planning on
coming back. It would be great if it had an RFID reader to uniquely
identify the manual
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