Re: I feel sorry for your children

2014-08-25 Thread Bill
On 25/08/2014 10:17 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 8/25/2014 9:25 AM, Bill wrote: On 24/08/2014 11:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: I always wonder exactly what is going on in the heads of people who sexualize very young children and then pretend someone else is doing something wrong

Re: Paris through Pentax 67 viewfinder

2014-08-25 Thread Bill
. But alas, it seems no one wants to be happy. bill -- 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: OT: British Humour

2014-08-25 Thread Bill
in the USA these days, we may have to come down there and burn your White House down again to smarten you guys up a bit. :) bill -- 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: Paris through Pentax 67 viewfinder

2014-08-25 Thread Bill
On 25/08/2014 6:57 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 8/25/2014 6:11 PM, Bill wrote: On 25/08/2014 3:19 PM, Attila Boros wrote: This was posted on FB. That viewfinder sure looks great! http://www.thephoblographer.com/2014/08/25/see-paris-gorgeous-pentax-67-viewfinder By coincidence, I could make

Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
For the purist, this is a complete fail as it has absolutely no Pentax content. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/newtoy.html bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
if it loses contact with the control station. bill -- 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: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
was piloting the aircraft. bill -- 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: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
On 04/09/2014 9:48 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Bill, What is it? It looks like DJI Phantom 2 in something like this configuration: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044729-REG/dji_phantom_2_vision_plus.html You got it in one Igor. But it has those safety (?) arches under the propellers

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
On 04/09/2014 3:57 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/9/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: For the purist, this is a complete fail as it has absolutely no Pentax content. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/newtoy.html Very cool. I did think about investing into this sort of thing

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
, which I am not doing at all. bill -- 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: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
in a very pleasant valley. Thanks for being interested. bill -- 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: lens -- Silver or Platinum?

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
Limited Edition Lens. bill -- 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: lens -- Silver or Platinum?

2014-09-04 Thread Bill
On 04/09/2014 10:22 PM, Tim Bray wrote: That’s craziness. Mind you, what a great-looking lens. I have a black one that looks nicer. If you want it, I will even discount it heavily from their price. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-05 Thread Bill
On 05/09/2014 1:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: LOL, that's one way to take a selfie Bill :) Selfies aren't just for kids. bill -- 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: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-05 Thread Bill
On 05/09/2014 8:10 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:40 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/09/2014 1:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: LOL, that's one way to take a selfie Bill :) Selfies aren't just for kids. So, you are flying the machine, watching the live

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-05 Thread Bill
On 05/09/2014 8:47 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Pure fun! What camera can you mount on it? Can it take a DSLR? Enjoy! This one isn't big enough for a DSLR. It's equipped with it's own camera on a 3 way stabilizer that does 14mp stills or 1080p video. I think it's a 1/2.3 sensor. bill -- PDML

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-06 Thread Bill
On 06/09/2014 3:39 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 5/9/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: The camera is controlled by the smart phone app. The machine is controlled by a pair of joysticks. Yep fully understand - I have a similar app for the GoPro, but the 'live' view on the app is actually

Re: Marc Newson becomes Apple employee

2014-09-06 Thread Bill
it will make a lot of difference to the typical Apple user, they will be told it is new and wonderful and they will dutifully buy the stuff. I'm sure Apple could put a touch screen on a cat turd and Apple users would hold their noses and buy it. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Geso: A Gallery of Flight

2014-09-06 Thread Bill
How pompous is that for a gallery title? Anyway, here are some pictures taken with the quadcopter. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/vision/stills1/index.html It was quite windy, exact framing just wasn't going to happen as the machine was being tossed around a bit. Enjoy bill -- PDML

Re: Firefox Pop-ups help

2014-09-07 Thread Bill
pop up appears. I obviously need an ad blocker, but which? Any help would be much appreciated. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus-pop-up-addon/ Also check your system for malware. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Muscle memory.

2014-09-07 Thread Bill
On 07/09/2014 9:37 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Having used the K20D for four+ years I still find myself pressing the +/- button when I want to press the green button and vice versa. How long dose it take to get used to the button layout... You never do. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Peso: Bill's new toy

2014-09-08 Thread Bill
one of these if it was going to crash. bill -- 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: OT - the Maier copyright mess gets more tangled

2014-09-09 Thread Bill
, and by extension, her property rights. One wonders what the storage contract looked like. The situation is one where the law is an ass. bill -- 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: I don't understand

2014-09-10 Thread Bill
by comparison. The electronic viewfinders are not quite there yet, but I'm finding the Fuji has become my go to camera for almost everything in spite of that. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: this one's for Bill

2014-09-10 Thread Bill
On 10/09/2014 1:18 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Does anyone else think this is, well, kinda twisted? It would be even more twisted were it a moose, but yes, it's pretty creepy. Pity he didn't keep a pet squirrel. bill On 9/10/2014 2:21 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: When you get bored with your

Re: PESO Mini Cooper

2014-09-11 Thread Bill
to want to be offended. bill -- 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: PESO Mini Cooper

2014-09-11 Thread Bill
, does it? bill -- 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: 100% reliable rumor 46MP Sony FF Sensor

2014-09-11 Thread Bill
that it will make no difference to the professional, but amateurs will debate it into the ground on various websites. Better specifications are all well and good, but if it doesn't translate into a meaningful quality increase, it's just numbers on paper. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: PESO Mini Cooper

2014-09-11 Thread Bill
On 11/09/2014 12:17 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This thread has a topic? It’s a PESO. Nice shot. Yeah, apparently the topic is about how butt hurt people get when someone says an original Mini is a real mini. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: My Wife, Marlene

2014-09-11 Thread Bill
the hand we were dealt. Prayers and positive thoughts appreciated. Paul I'm not a Christian boy, I doubt if prayer will do anything, but as many positive thoughts as I can muster are being sent your way. Stay positive and she will need you to be as strong as you are able. bill -- PDML Pentax

Re: Count number of lens surfaces from a photo

2014-09-12 Thread Bill
those spots. Right? Igor 17 elements in 12 groups. I consider that to still be 34 surfaces. For me figuring it out otherwise is higher math. I've found that water spray can do that sort of thing too, if you were near some surf or a waterfall and got a bit of mist on the lens. bill

Re: Count number of lens surfaces from a photo

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
On 13/09/2014 12:13 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: If the elements are bonded they shouldn't act as a surface. I'm sure they do, but I still run into the higher math problem. I am rather a simple man of pleasures. bill On 13 September 2014 15:54, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/09

Re: Peso: quiet trail - nostalgia

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/n-9xmXn/i-bdL8TFZ/A ann I remember that walk. My pictures sucked. bill -- 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

Veso: 4:19 of wasted time

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7SNnBCDS8feature=youtu.be I'm quite serious, it's a cliched waste of time. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: Veso: 4:19 of wasted time

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
On 13/09/2014 2:29 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7SNnBCDS8feature=youtu.be I'm quite serious, it's a cliched waste of time. That's OK. I had nothing better to do for 4:19. And I love a good cliché. The best bit

Re: Veso: 4:19 of wasted time

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
it lands within a few feet of it's launch point. It is supposed to get 800 meters, which is about 2600'. I might have been able to adjust the antenna a bit and gotten a little extra distance. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Veso: 4:19 of wasted time

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
. I'm sure the video version of Photoshop Elements would do me fine. Is Premier Elements decent? I'm not sure if I want to spend the money on Premier Pro, though twenty bucks a month doesn't sound as bad as a grand. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: 100% reliable rumor 46MP Sony FF Sensor

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
came to life? I always found the 77 to be a tad short for pretty much anything, but on the digital format it is lovely. bill -- 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: 100% reliable rumor 46MP Sony FF Sensor

2014-09-13 Thread Bill
On 13/09/2014 10:40 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I certainly never saw the 1.5 factor as being a negative for the type of photography I do, although I hardly ever use my 17-28mmf3.5 SMC F fisheye on digital. You do more telephoto than wide, don't you? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Leica strips features and increases price!

2014-09-17 Thread Bill
a good viewfinder, and someone one somewhere had the same idea, well sortof, and the price, you could buy two new 645zs and a bit left over for a used lens or two... The Fuji X-T1 is pretty much a digital LX. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Count number of lens surfaces from a photo

2014-09-17 Thread Bill
On 16/09/2014 9:11 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, this argument got me thinking even more (after I somewhat thoughtfully dismissed Bill's suggestion). You gave one of my suggestions some thought? Why in the world would you do that? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Leica strips features and increases price!

2014-09-17 Thread Bill
On 17/09/2014 4:27 PM, JC OConnell wrote: On 9/17/2014 5:35 PM, Bill wrote: On 17/09/2014 10:29 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6182703/leica-m-edition-60-announced/in/5917924 A while back I was thinking a Digital LX with just a digital capture system, but pretty

Re: Getting back to the FF DSLR

2014-09-17 Thread Bill
to sell yet. Anything less than that will be a failure in my honest opinion. I expect that all we will see is A series and later compatibility, as much as I would like to see M series and older compatibility. The stimulator lever is, I fear, gone forever. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Count number of lens surfaces from a photo

2014-09-17 Thread Bill
On 17/09/2014 6:45 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/17/2014 5:36 PM, Bill wrote: On 16/09/2014 9:11 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, this argument got me thinking even more (after I somewhat thoughtfully dismissed Bill's suggestion). You gave one of my suggestions some thought? Why in the world

Re: Getting back to the FF DSLR

2014-09-18 Thread Bill
K and M lenses out there then all other later series combined because pentax didnt sell as well during the A years and later in the AF years. Bear in mind, the vast majority of these lenses will be 28/2.8, 50/2 and 135/2.8. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: Getting back to the FF DSLR

2014-09-20 Thread Bill
On 19/09/2014 8:36 AM, JC OConnell wrote: Just like the vast majority of todays lenses are the 18-55s? I dont think so. The vast majority of lenses being sold today are kit lenses. I was selling cameras during that time period. I know what was being bought. What were you doing? bill On 9

Re: A sense of scale: Q7 and a 500mm lens

2014-09-22 Thread Bill
Not a Q7, an original Q. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/queuediculous.html bill -- 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: WAY OT: People's Climate March Leaves Trail Of Trash

2014-09-24 Thread Bill
action embarrass all environmentalists with their personal behavior. The phrase do as we say, not as we do comes to mind. bill -- 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: Fall Sets In Thornhill, Ontario.

2014-09-24 Thread Bill
On 24/09/2014 9:30 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: O' Canada! you are beautiful and not cold. Bipin, have you spent a winter in Canada yet? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: WAY OT: People's Climate March Leaves Trail Of Trash

2014-09-25 Thread Bill
the entire western civilization would be a good thing. No surprise it was a mess. bill Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:23 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 9/24/2014 11:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I am concerned about climate

Re: Bird Dog

2014-09-27 Thread Bill
On 26/09/2014 9:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Such a puny little aircraft to have 'Marines' on the side. But it did the job! One doesn't have to be big to be tough. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: I don't understand

2013-02-01 Thread Bill
On 01/02/2013 5:31 AM, Rick Womer wrote: The FA lenses also tell the body to what distance they are focused. Perhaps his lenses are at infinity? to the desired 1/180. You guys can trust me on this. It's the same reason for why SR has to be manually set with A lenses. William Robb --

Re: K5 came with an extra bit - what is this?

2013-02-02 Thread Bill
On 02/02/2013 3:13 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I found this odd plug of metal in one of the screw holes on the bottom of the K5. I'd have left it in there but the silver tip sticks down further than the little feet on the bottom of the camera so it had to go.

Re: K5 came with an extra bit - what is this?

2013-02-02 Thread Bill
On 02/02/2013 3:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Charles, It's a locating pin off of the battery grip. Tell the original owner he is missing the pin on the front-left of the grip. And there you have it. A QC problem... William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Perhaps the rumors of a Pentax FF cameras are true after all...

2013-02-03 Thread Bill
On 03/02/2013 6:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: A full frame camera may be coming, but this is no evidence. Quite true. The Pentax interview mentioned that one would be released in 2013 or later. The or later is the important part. The funny thin is. I suspect a full framer from Pentax would be

Re: Perhaps the rumors of a Pentax FF cameras are true after all...

2013-02-03 Thread Bill
On 03/02/2013 12:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Oh come on Bill, I'm sure the Saskatchewan Profit Center would make still make money. They have a small but loyal customer base. :-) Regards, Bob S. They could press a K-Mount onto a wet turd, stick a full frame sensor into the other end and I'd

February PUG

2013-02-03 Thread Bill
Hi gang. As threatened, I am trying to get the February galley done today. She who must be obeyed has a few chores for me, and then I'll be doing the gallery. This is definitely last call. Thanks bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Stupid Google Chrome Question

2013-02-04 Thread Bill
Actually, a stupid browser question. But mostly Chrome. When I mouse over a photo, or pretty much anything other than text, a pop up appears with a facebook, twitter, gmail and google+ icon on it. There doesn't seem to be much in the tools section about it. How do I make it stop? thanks bill

Re: Stupid Google Chrome Question

2013-02-04 Thread Bill
On 04/02/2013 7:34 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Check your extensions and toolbars and turn them off. That's not standard chrome behavior. Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, a stupid browser question. But mostly Chrome. When I mouse over a photo, or pretty much anything other than

Re: PESO: LeeAnn

2013-02-04 Thread Bill
a little sharper, but I'm fairly happy with it. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8444921971/ K-5, FA 50/1.4, f/2.2, 1/80 sec., ISO 800 I figure if nothing else, Larry will like it. ;) -- Walt That's gorgeous Walt. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-05 Thread Bill
weight is slightly under two kilos, or just over four and a quarter pounds, and the combination is massive in size. Holding it felt more like a Pentax 6x7 with the 135mm macro lens mounted than a 35mm format camera for size and weight. This is the future when Pentax goes the FF route. bill

Re: At least they didn't shoot me

2013-02-05 Thread Bill
On 05/02/2013 9:06 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: 'OK Bill, you go out to talk to the Crazy, and we'll cover you from the car. Oh, and remember to wear your vest, will you.' Soft stop my ass... You guys probably have forgotten what a soft stop is. Personally, I don't understand why you put up

Re: Perhaps the rumors of a Pentax FF cameras are true after all...

2013-02-05 Thread Bill
the budget brand. Note how every time a new model is released, the number of people who say they will wait until the price comes down outnumbers the people who actually buy the thing out of the gate. bill I'll let Pentax know. They could significantly increase their profit margin with this approach

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-05 Thread Bill
On 05/02/2013 2:09 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: why a FF 17-55mm F2.8 lens ?? That wouldnt be normal usage on FF. Because that was what was on the D4 that was being passed around at the meet up I was at. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-06 Thread Bill
On 06/02/2013 2:24 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: well its certainly a specialty lens. It's a wide angle to normal zoom. Nothing specialized about it. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-06 Thread Bill
On 06/02/2013 11:07 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: on ff its an ULTRA wide angle to normal and at F2.8 for a zoom, VERY fast. not your every day average usage lens at all. Whatever. I suppose by the same logic, an 80-200/2.8 is a specialized lens. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-06 Thread Bill
On 06/02/2013 2:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bill wrote: On 06/02/2013 11:07 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: on ff its an ULTRA wide angle to normal and at F2.8 for a zoom, VERY fast. not your every day average usage lens at all. Whatever. I suppose by the same logic, an 80-200/2.8 is a specialized

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bill
I will never part with, at the moment, that is all of my 35mm format lenses. I am more than willing to sell my 6x7 gear, but finding a buyer has been difficult. I`ll likely never sell my 4x5 gear, though the likelihood of setting up another darkroom grows dimmer every year. bill -- PDML

Re: Android tablets for showing photos?

2013-02-13 Thread Bill
directory, and be hand the tablet to someone without having to worry overmuch that they might accidentally see photos in another directory tree. The last is, I am sure, much more of a software than a hardware question. What tablets would fit the bill, and how much do they cost? I'm not completely

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Bill
have said not to bother.) The 50-135 is a stop faster and a lot smaller. bill -- 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: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
On 14/02/2013 11:51 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Bill wrote: On 14/02/2013 10:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom lenses: 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never*part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
*300/4.5 takes over. bill -- 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: OT Some Jewels of wisdom from Kenny Boy

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
of wisdom. bill -- 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: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
of the 15. If I need wider than that and don't have the 12-24 with me, I will use the 10-17 with the intention of defishing in post if I need to. The 10mm defished is about the same as the 12-24 at it's widest. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: k-5 grip glitch grinds...

2013-02-18 Thread Bill
to what the K5 should have been. Hopefully they've fixed the lens release button. bill -- 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.

Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-20 Thread Bill
say about things that annoy me. I must get rid of it, and soon. Help me. bill -- 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: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-21 Thread Bill
On 20/02/2013 8:18 PM, Walt wrote: On 2/20/2013 8:15 PM, Bill wrote: OK, so I got that out of the way. I just bought my wife a new laptop, which unfortunately came with Win 8 installed. To say it licks donkey balls is being both kind to it, and unkind to donkey balls lickers, who are not so

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-21 Thread Bill
, and they have been different, but still intuitive. I can see why people like the things. What I didn't see was a huge advantage over what I'm using now (Win7) bill Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-22 Thread Bill
hour. I like XP, though admittedly I didn't get it until it was well and truly established. Generally, I've stayed away from the OS's that haven't been so good (the every other one thing). bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-22 Thread Bill
On 21/02/2013 11:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 21, 2013, at 6:45 PM, Bill wrote: On 20/02/2013 9:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Well, what did you expect from Microsoft? A user-friendly operating system? Honestly Dan, this is the first time I've run into a Win OS that has sucked. Over

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-22 Thread Bill
On 22/02/2013 12:10 PM, Walt wrote: On 2/21/2013 7:51 PM, Bill wrote: On 20/02/2013 8:18 PM, Walt wrote: On 2/20/2013 8:15 PM, Bill wrote: OK, so I got that out of the way. I just bought my wife a new laptop, which unfortunately came with Win 8 installed. To say it licks donkey balls

Re: Got caught by the green button

2013-02-23 Thread Bill
the dials now so that I can't accidentally change settings if I know I don't want them changed. bill -- 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: Got caught by the green button

2013-02-23 Thread Bill
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Re: 1975 Kodachrome

2013-02-23 Thread Bill
, and everything from when he started shooting Ektachrome in the early 60s was showing pretty severe fading. All the slides I was paying attention to were from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT in defense of changing gear

2013-02-23 Thread Bill
just found a specific way of challenging himself; we all have to do that, but thankfully not all the same way I wonder if I could get some buy in from my wife on that. I like the idea of a new set of chisels. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: d7100 samples...

2013-02-24 Thread Bill
that I can spin the ISO to 3200 with no worries, and higher still if I am needing to and get good results. If you need higher ISOs a K5 might be a good investment for you. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: Got caught by the Green Button

2013-02-24 Thread Bill
On 24/02/2013 4:25 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: And Bill the Tape on the dials is a good idea, but it leaves behind some 'GOO that is hard to clean up. Messy sticky too. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land Green painters tape. It sticks well enough to get through a shoot

Re: 1975 Kodachrome

2013-02-24 Thread Bill
On 23/02/2013 10:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill, I've seen the same here with my Dad's stuff. I think it's the E-2 and E-4 process films that are suffering the worst. E-6 was released in 1977, and seems to be quite a bit more stable. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: OT in defense of changing gear

2013-02-24 Thread Bill
yourself a mistress half your age. bill -- 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: PESO: HATE

2013-03-01 Thread Bill
still a work in process -- tried black white, but it just didn't do it for me. Thoughts? Suggestions? Well, it's kinda cliche bill -- 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: OT - two unrelated complaints

2013-03-05 Thread Bill
, just as we see them from earth (which is in fact whooshing through the cosmos as we speak - at least it better be!) When you are going from star to star in 10 minutes, they are bound to look a little zippy. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Anybody still shoot with an LX ?

2013-03-07 Thread Bill
with the insurance money. Alas, it was not to be, and eventually, they were all shipped back to me. I love the LX, but I don't miss it. bill -- 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: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's

2013-03-07 Thread Bill
wife no I are geeky enough to care about what's going on inside the thing. bill -- 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: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's

2013-03-07 Thread Bill
://www.classicshell.net It works, and it takes all of the Windows 8 pain away, while at the same time leaving in some of the nice features that Windows 8 inherited from Window 7. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's

2013-03-07 Thread Bill
Word, or a third party browser such as Firefox would be a modification by your partner's criteria. bill -- 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: Geso Snow Day

2013-03-11 Thread Bill
flakes short of a record as of now, and it's snowing again. I admit that winter has won. I am not shoveling the driveway again, I am using 4 wheel drive to navigate my way to my parking spot. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Kodak Instamatic, 50th anniversary

2013-03-14 Thread Bill
a couple of years ago) was because of their make it easy philosophy. Everything Kodak introduced from the 126 on was some sort of drop in cartridge. It's also why the early Kodaks came preloaded and you shot your pictures and sent the entire camera to the processor. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: New rumors....5 dslrs, aps-c compact....

2013-03-15 Thread Bill
in the near future. Heck if Pentax did that I might even buy one the day it's released, if Pentax did that and used the Sony 24mp sensor I'd sell my mother to get one. Heck Peter, I'd sell your mother for a new snow shovel today. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-15 Thread Bill
On 15/03/2013 9:43 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Advice solicited: I want to sign a print I'm selling, Seems such a simple thing: sign a print. Sigh. What do you do? I paste the image onto a larger canvas, then I sign the image using my tablet. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: I like my hat design better.

2013-03-18 Thread Bill
On 18/03/2013 1:13 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Can't see the shirts. Not missing anything IMO, they only have 99 stlyes to choose from. One could say the same thing about PentaxForums in it's entirety. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

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