GESO: Encore de flaneurs

2010-11-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
Karin and I met Rick in Paris and had a great time strolling, with an interlude for a leisurely lunch. A random guy with a red spot on the front of his camera followed us around all day. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ParisPDML2010/ Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2010-11-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
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2010-11-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
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RE: Help Norton Antispam

2010-11-11 Thread Bob W
I don't see an annoying bit on your postings. Nevertheless, all Norton products are essentially spam, viruses and trojans and I long ago got rid of all their stuff from my machines and won't ever have anything by them again. I'd advise you to do likewise. B -Original Message- From:

Re: Help Norton Antispam

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
what bob said, really. norton products are a bloated mess designed around the purpose of proving you were right in buying them - which however you were not... 2010/11/11 Bob W p...@web-options.com: I don't see an annoying bit on your postings. Nevertheless, all Norton products are essentially

Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy.

Re: Test

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
You got through, obviously you're doing something wrong. On 11/11/2010 3:21 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: Norton Anti spam switched off. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep grinding this stuff out. I keep it all on tap. I wonder how much

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep grinding this stuff out. I keep it all on tap. I wonder how much

Re: Book announcement

2010-11-11 Thread Tim Øsleby
Cool. Very cool :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/10 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: OK, following hot on the heels of Doug Brewer's How to Milk a Wooden Cow comes my own venture into Blurb book land. Yes, I did the Blue Ridge High Country book earlier this year,

Re: Book announcement

2010-11-11 Thread Tim Øsleby
Mark arent real. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/11/11 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: That's nice work, Mark. Real men use the D, primes, and 512 Mb cards. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 November 2010 15:57, Mark

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
On 11/11/2010 12:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. Miserere, After Ned's glowing writeup about you, and your

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Maybe he can get one for me too. I'll drive to Boston to pick it up. On 11/11/2010 4:15 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 11/11/2010 12:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots

Re: GESO: Encore de flaneurs

2010-11-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 November 2010 19:04, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Karin and I met Rick in Paris and had a great time strolling, with an interlude for a leisurely lunch. A random guy with a red spot on the front of his camera followed us around all day.

Re: Help Norton Antispam

2010-11-11 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:08 +, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Does anyone know why Norton anti-spam puts that annoying bit on the front of my postings? Hmmm. What annoying bit? Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
It is Maccabee beer... On 11/11/2010 10:39 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/11 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep grinding this stuff out. I keep it all on tap. I wonder how much

Recent enablement - the Notorious B.I.G.

2010-11-11 Thread Derby Chang
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Re: Recent enablement - the Notorious B.I.G.

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
definitely a fun lens to have - enjoy! now i want some miniature shots of your model railroad... 2010/11/11 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_11/10_11_big/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread paul stenquist
I'm looking forward to see how it does with my A400/5.6. That lens has caused considerable fringing with all the earlier Pentax DSLRs. At least I'll be able to shoot with some decent shutter speed, given the ISO potential. Paul On Nov 11, 2010, at 2:11 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: .. and I see

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
/seriously:/ You can have your chance of tasting it if you come. /less seriouly:/ But as you said - 30 pieces of silver is gonna be the price. Or was it 40? On 11/11/2010 1:22 PM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/11 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me.

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
As of recently Mike seems to be crying poverty a lot and often. On 11/11/2010 10:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep grinding this stuff out. I keep it all on tap. I wonder how much

Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/11/2010 6:47 AM, Miserere wrote: On 10 November 2010 20:33, paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I did drop a Fuji 50mm about 35 years ago, but I was fondling it, while I was stoned. For adultery? --M. Paul ain't gonna get out of this one unMARKed... Boris --

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/11/2010 2:43 PM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/11 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Yes, sometimes his jokes really grate on me. yeah his sense of humor is somewhat abrasive He doesn't have a shred of decency. But you have to marvel at his ability to keep grinding this stuff out. I

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel Shekels, especially good ale ones were silver or gold. I can take 30 gold shekels if silver is a problem for you, sir. dang - you have me outsmarted... I will have to call you alec... sir smart alec guinnes =P

Re: K-5 autofocus observations

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/11/2010 2:48 PM, eckinator wrote: 2010/11/11 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel Shekels, especially good ale ones were silver or gold. I can take 30 gold shekels if silver is a problem for you, sir. dang - you have me outsmarted... I will have to call

Re: Monthly photo club pictures for November

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Cool! Boris On 11/11/2010 5:00 AM, SV Hovland wrote: And here is two photos for the November meeting. http://album.heime.org/Default.aspx?albummode=Pagealbumpath=%2falbum%2fsandnesfotoklubb%2fimgp0592_edited-1.jpg First photo club picture taken with K-5 ☺

Re: Monthly photo club pictures for November

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: That's a damn nice shot. It's bad enough that you have the camera I want, turning around and showing that you know how to use it is simply uncool. yeah... playing out the stig factor again... one day we will tear his helmet off... -- PDML

Re: Flaneurs

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Like we say in Russian Takova tel' aviv... Ingrid, errr... Bob, excellent set of pictures. I should put my act together and join you, guys, the next time there is a meeting in Europe. Hopefully, I'd be able to bring Galia with her K10D and lenses :-). Boris On 11/11/2010 12:00 AM, Bob W

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
Larry, I think you need a lot more than a glowing blog report to get a camera on accommodation. Although like Mike, I'm also poor, so maybe I can play the sympathy card ;-) I'd be happy just to get one for review, but I've been told by Pentax there is a loong waiting list. As for buying it,

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 04:18, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe he can get one for me too.  I'll drive to Boston to pick it up. How about TWO? Bring a friend along. Let's have a Party! And a PDML Boston. --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com    

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I shot RAW DNG's in both cameras. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: And one more time K5 comes out on top of K7 w.r.t. color fidelity. Bob, did you shoot both cameras in DNG? Or are these camera JPGs? Boris On 11/11/2010 6:02

Re: Recent enablement - the Notorious B.I.G.

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 06:59, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_11/10_11_big/index.htm Very cool, Derby. I don't care much for shift, but I'd love a tilt lens. Post a GESO once you've run it through its paces. --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ --

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 03:33, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Subject says it all. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/mikes-new-camera.html Send him lots of sample cat and flower pictures, just to show we care. Mike points to a video of a

Re: Recent enablement - the Notorious B.I.G.

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Actually, my first thought was that that last shot of the church looks like toy. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:16 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: definitely a fun lens to have - enjoy! now i want some miniature shots of your model railroad... 2010/11/11 Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au:

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 11, 2010, at 0:21, Boris Liberman wrote: And one more time K5 comes out on top of K7 w.r.t. color fidelity. Well, to be fair... if you weren't there, you don't know which image is truer to the actual colors. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Stig and Dario, I'm unclear why the focus point is different between the pictures, but I do notice the purple fringe difference. Side by side at 100% in Lightroom 3.2, the K-5 image is sharper. I don't know If I did something or it's the camera. Here is another side by side comparison at iso 100.

Re: Help Norton Antispam

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Chris, I dumped Norton long ago for McAfee. What Bob W. said... Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:35 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: what bob said, really. norton products are a bloated mess designed around the purpose of proving you were right in buying them - which however

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, the video at the end is stunning... On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 November 2010 03:33, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Subject says it all.

Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread mark
I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. -- 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: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
take a picture. cheers ecke 2010/11/11 m...@robertstech.com: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

PUG themes for 2011

2010-11-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Faces, broadly interpreted. Cycle (We had cycle for 2010. Not that I can veto it, just sayin'.) Still Life found object/mis en place King/Queen Synchronicity Rush Hour Life's Simple Pleasures Big Weather Underfoot Packing Heat A Fork in the Road The Ravages of Time Out of this World The Twilight

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
I also wish the focus point was the same. Other than the color balance/rendition I think the most noticeable difference is in the fine branches in the middle of the image. Before someone pointed out the focus point difference, I had assumed that it was highlighting the K-5's superior resolution at

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread P N Stenquist
On Nov 11, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Stig and Dario, I'm unclear why the focus point is different between the pictures, Since I started dialing in autofocus for all my cameras and lenses, I've noticed that no two cameras are alike. One or the other of yours -- or more likely

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Funny, I thought then opposite. Maybe the K7 gives better Virginia colors. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 1:21 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: And one more time K5 comes out on top of K7 w.r.t. color fidelity. Bob, did you shoot both cameras in DNG? Or are these camera JPGs? Boris On

Re: PESO: Stairway to Heaven?

2010-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank! Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:54 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11924771 Comments,

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 November 2010 09:33, m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Dude... At work we got a company-wide e-mail yesterday reminding everyone that today was a holiday. I thought what idiot doesn't know today's a

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Agreed. I had to be more precise with my wording. What I meant is that /to me/ the colors of K5 look more natural than those of K7. It is not the mathematical of physical color fidelity I was talking about, but rather that of an individual perception. Thank you for pointing this out. Boris

Re: PUG changes and themes for 2011

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Things two feet long. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PUG changes and themes for 2011 On Wed, Nov

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the video at the end is stunning... With a glass? Laughable... When our cat got sick sometime during the night over my K-7 hours after I had bought it, I had the camera in in the kitchen sink right under the tap, treating it with a nailbrush to

Re: PUG changes and themes for 2011

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
Things three inches. Either long or across. First shot from Godders. Second from Larry. 2010/11/11 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: Things two feet long. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread eckinator
2010/11/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Cat and camera have been doing fine, ever since, thank you. :-) how did you clean the cat? -- 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: Test

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Looks off to me. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Norton Anti spam switched off. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
We have class as usual today. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 November 2010 09:33,  m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Dude... At work we got a company-wide e-mail

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread mark
Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 November 2010 09:33, m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Dude... At work we got a company-wide e-mail yesterday reminding everyone that today was a holiday. I thought what

Tonight's the night...

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
It's going to seem like a long work day, and I'll be humming the old Rod Stewart ditty Tonight's the Night but not for the same reason as he was: A couple of month's ago I found a beautiful Spotmatic with a S-M-C 50mm f1.4 in original soft case at the thrift store for a song. When I took the

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread mark
fotor...@gmx.de (Ralf R. Radermacher) wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the video at the end is stunning... With a glass? Laughable... When our cat got sick sometime during the night over my K-7 hours after I had bought it, I had the camera in in the kitchen sink right

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://s857.photobucket.com/albums/ab138/drd1135/PDML/?action=viewcurrent=thebath2.jpg On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/11/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Cat and camera have been doing fine, ever since, thank you. :-) how did you clean the

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
Assuming that LR defaults were used to process both RAW files, it would be interesting to see the old color chart photographed by both cameras. I'm especially curious about the RED response. (Of course, it must be remembered that the three channels are all monochrome through different color

Re: Tonight's the night...

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oh well, stuff like this happens to me all the time :-( On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:02 AM, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: It's going to seem like a long work day, and I'll be humming the old Rod Stewart ditty Tonight's the Night but not for the same reason as he was: A couple of month's

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: We have class as usual today. You must be thinking of a different mailing list. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

OT: Nat. Geo. image of Flamingos

2010-11-11 Thread Charles Robinson
This is an amusing image. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/flamingos-gulf-mexico/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Tonight's the night...

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
I've always been the sort of person that is happy for others' good fortune, but I apologize to any who instead tend to go to the Dark Side emotionally. That was not my intent. I will keep the story's end to myself if it is going to be disturbing to anyone. (Odds are that it will be some Asanuma or

Re: Tonight's the night...

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
No, no. I was making a joke. More specifically, I was sarcastically acknowledging your good fortune. I greatly enjoy stories like this. I expect a full report, with pictures. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:16 AM, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: I've always been the sort of person that is

Re: OT: Nat. Geo. image of Flamingos

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's great. I thought they looked like a bird. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: This is an amusing image. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/flamingos-gulf-mexico/  -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread P N Stenquist
My pics were all shot with AWB, and I assume that the difference in tonality was due to the way the camera handles that. In regard to the high ISO pics that included the tabletop, I can say with certainty that the K5 was more accurate. I always shoot with AWB, so I'd prefer to see how the

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice catch ;-). Many states don't celebrate Veteran's Day. Growing up in MA I didn't realize this. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: We have class as usual today. You must be

Re: OT: Nat. Geo. image of Flamingos

2010-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
How do they train the birds to do that? Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: This is an amusing image. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/flamingos-gulf-mexico/  

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
Forgetful professor? Jack --- On Thu, 11/11/10, m...@robertstech.com m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: m...@robertstech.com m...@robertstech.com Subject: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:33 AM I forgot

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Scott Loveless
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Those few seconds between realizing something is not right and then figuring out why are most enjoyable. -- Scott Loveless

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My pics were all shot with AWB, and I assume that the difference in tonality was due to the way the camera handles that. That's my point. You can shoot and post-process any way that you like (of course) but if we are

Re: OT: Nat. Geo. image of Flamingos

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: How do they train the birds to do that? No training necessary. It's fractals at work. If you get far enough away, all of the galaxies in the universe assume the same shape. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- Nothing

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread P N Stenquist
I don't test, scientifically or otherwise. I provided a few pics because there was some interest here. Now I'm strictly in shooting mode. Paul On Nov 11, 2010, at 10:36 AM, CheekyGeek wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My pics were all shot

K-5 real world example

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
Has this been shared with the list yet? EIGHT STOP underexposure - impressive, to say the least: http://grumpyjohns.com/index.php?module=articleaction=viewarticle::article::id=182 As the writer says wicked dynamic range. For those who poo-poo Dx0 Mark tests, perhaps this real world example will

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Unless you're on a motorcycle. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM,  m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Those few seconds between

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: thebath2.jpg Looks familiar. Ref.: fleas, ear mites, etc. One of ours, the long-haired one, once got into contact with a tar bucket. For the next few weeks, he was sporting a really punky full-body haircut. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: how did you clean the cat? Cats are self-cleaning. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML

Re: Tonight's the night...

2010-11-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: No, no. I was making a joke. More specifically, I was sarcastically acknowledging your good fortune. I greatly enjoy stories like this. I expect a full report, with pictures. A friend of ours, known as Lucky Eddie for decades, has last week bought

Re: PUG themes for 2011

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I did suggest Kodachrome not that anybody was paying attention. On 11/11/2010 9:50 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Faces, broadly interpreted. Cycle (We had cycle for 2010. Not that I can veto it, just sayin'.) Still Life found object/mis en place King/Queen Synchronicity Rush Hour Life's Simple

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 08:50:44AM -0600, CheekyGeek wrote: As an aside, the biggest downside to the K-5 seems to be the combination of larger (14 bit) RAW files and hence much lower burst depth before the buffer fills (22 full-resolution best-quality JPGs compared to the K-7's 40 - and for

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
On 11/11/2010 10:09 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com wrote: We have class as usual today. You must be thinking of a different mailing list. Damn, too late. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread mark
Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM,  m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... But I can at least get more work done here than at home. Those few seconds

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
You do qualify for the consolation prize however. We will acknowledge you as clever but slow. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:13 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/11/2010 10:09 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com  

K-5 Price Slashed

2010-11-11 Thread Jack Davis
I just checked the K-5 price at Amazon. Hurry and beat the rush, they dropped the price by $17.52!!! Well, it may be the first pebble in a price landslide. ;) Seriously, I do like the trend. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PUG themes for 2011

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Did you say something, Paul? On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:07 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I did suggest Kodachrome not that anybody was paying attention. On 11/11/2010 9:50 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Faces, broadly interpreted. Cycle  (We had cycle for 2010.  Not that I

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:30:29AM -0500, Scott Loveless wrote: Those few seconds between realizing something is not right and then figuring out why are most enjoyable. Anyone who thinks that only takes a few seconds doeasn't earn a living writing (and debugging) software. -- PDML

Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5

2010-11-11 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: Miserere miser...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: jue,11 noviembre, 2010 14:39 Asunto: Re: Mike Johnston cries poverty then buys a K-5 Larry, I'd be happy just to get one for review, but I've been told by Pentax there is

I really need to stop looking at K-5 images...

2010-11-11 Thread CheekyGeek
...because I'm considering selling a kidney to get one: http://www.flickr.com/groups/k-5/discuss/72157625170255966/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- Nothing is sure, except Death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sure you get a few seconds. Most on them are on the asphalt but still . . . We have had great weather this week, and I have two bikes with dead batteries. The replacements come in today at 3:30. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:18 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Late Shopping

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Rick Womer wrote: At a shopping district in northern Paris, shortly before rain began sluicing down on Tuesday evening: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11925021size=lg Now *that's* a nice shot! I think I'm

Re: Help Norton Antispam

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Chris, I dumped Norton long ago for McAfee. What Bob W. said... Regards,  Bob S. Same here. What annoying bit Dave On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:35 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: what bob said, really.

Re: Test

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Norton Anti spam switched off. Norton, spam, norton, Mcafee, spam, AVG does not have much spam in it. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Late Shopping

2010-11-11 Thread mark
David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Rick Womer wrote: At a shopping district in northern Paris, shortly before rain began sluicing down on Tuesday evening: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11925021size=lg

Re: K-7 K-5 samples at iso 100

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Boris, I shot RAW DNG's in both cameras. Regards,  Bob S. Just to confer, older versions of PS and LR will open the DNG files, correct. Dave On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO - Late Shopping

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:33 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Rick Womer wrote: At a shopping district in northern Paris, shortly before rain began sluicing down on Tuesday

Re: I really need to stop looking at K-5 images...

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
Me to. I';m semi retired, drive a school bus, and opted out of collecting my pension early, so i really need to find a work around here., Dave On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: ...because I'm considering selling a kidney to get one:

Re: PESO - Late Shopping

2010-11-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't forget to see Beautiful Berlin CT while you're at it, (with a side trip to Versailles). On 11/11/2010 11:33 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brookspentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com wrote: Rick Womer wrote: At a

Re: K-5 Price Slashed

2010-11-11 Thread P N Stenquist
Don't count on a big price reduction soon. BH sold out their first shipment already. Paul On Nov 11, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Jack Davis wrote: I just checked the K-5 price at Amazon. Hurry and beat the rush, they dropped the price by $17.52!!! Well, it may be the first pebble in a price

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Forgetful professor? Jack Is Mark the Jerry Lewis of the Pentax world. Dave --- On Thu, 11/11/10, m...@robertstech.com m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: m...@robertstech.com m...@robertstech.com Subject: Yay! I'm at

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