Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

I was sleeping, but many of my Metro Detroit friends got good cell phone pics on Friday night. Paul > On May 12, 2024, at 2:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > In some ways I'm ideally situated now: Good northerly location > (Scotland) and far away from any significant light pollution. AND

Re: PESO: Bellbird

Well done! And a pretty little bird. Paul > On May 10, 2024, at 12:57 PM, Alan Cole wrote: > > Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset. > >> On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen, wrote: >> >> Looks great to me >> On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann wrote: >>> >>> The days

Re: VESO - my pics friend's guitar and why you haven't seen me i a while

Great art! Congratulations! Paul > On Mar 18, 2024, at 8:24 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > You guys who do facebook too know some of this.. > a dear old friend of mine got back in touch with me recently.. and we have > been burning up the phone lines with talk talk talk . aside from just plain

Snowdrop

The snowdrops bloomed yesterday. As I’ve done for many a year, I got down on the ground — more or less — and photographed a bloom. k-1, DFA 100/2.8 macro, f13 1/250th. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ewfysku994twcsd9puqoe/snowdrop.24.jpg?rlkey=csl5k56dysa7eqgjdu7so7udb=0 Paul -- %(real_name)s

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

As a medium, film suffers in comparison to digital in that it is less capable of low light reproduction and when pushed, image quality drops precipitously. The solution has always been larger formats. My best film work was generally on 6x7 or 6x6 film. Half a f a 35 mm frame has no appeal

Re: PESO night tracks

What Ann said. Well done. Paul > On Jan 30, 2024, at 9:33 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Nice set! .. love the tracks heading off in to the sunset.. > > ann > >> On 1/30/2024 2:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I almost got home from the ride before it was totally dark, but had to stop >> and

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

For a bicycle trip all one really needs is a top of the line phone. In good light and with the lens clean (very important with a phone) my iphone 12 pro mac is nearly as good as my Pentax K3, and an iphone 15 pro max is several generations better. And of course it privides GPS and great mapping

Re: Impressed again

That’s a very versatile focal length. My DFA 24-70/2.8 is my go to lens. And I use it exclusively when travelling. Paul > On Jan 18, 2024, at 8:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I > used just one lens the whole time: The old

Re: PESO - selfie in the 'hood

Interesting photo. Well seen! Paul > On Jan 18, 2024, at 10:42 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Between FB and INSTAGRAM and PDML FB and using messenger online occasionally > where I see most of you, I've been mostly lurking here. confessing that any > discussion of new tech of any photo related

Re: Weather

While there may be less to go wtong on an LF camera. They lack the weather protection of tme contemporary DSLRs. My K3 and K1 have been soaked repeatedly with no apparent ill effects. I wouldnt dare dov hat with my Speed Graphic. Paul > On Jan 6, 2024, at 7:35 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On

DA* 60-250/4 on ebsy

I offered this lens here a while back and have now put it on ebsy. This was my workhorse when I shot regularly with the APS-C cameras. The SDM motor was replaced a whlle back with the latest version,and it was flawless thereafter. I’m also selling my mint A50/1.0 in theoriginal packaging. Yes,

Re: Peso Shelby Snake

ner of. I saw him driving it one day in all of its aluminum and bondo > glory. Like many project cars, it took him a while to finish the body work, > fortunately, he didn't need to worry about rust, it being California and all. > :-) > > > >>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 5:3

Re: Peso Shelby Snake

> On Nov 15, 2023, at 8:42 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Very nice. Is that the original color? > > I seem to remember you could have any color you wanted as long as it was > blue.  > > On 11/15/2023 8:33 PM, Comcast wrote: >>> Those who know cars, are probabl

Re: Stabilized Eclipse Video

Well done. Would be great with big glass! Paul > On Nov 15, 2023, at 8:37 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pg1zWk > > Wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. One of my schemes > actually worked which smoothed production immensely. > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut

Peso Shelby Snake

> Those who know cars, are probably aware that 99 out of 100 Cobras one sees > are replicas. This one is the real thing: a ‘64 without the bulging fenders > and huge heavy engine of later models. Shot it today for Hagerty.

Re: PESO: porcelain fungus

Very nice! Paul > On Nov 15, 2023, at 4:49 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Today I finally saw the first group of porcelain fungus in this mushroom > season. > Here my first attempt with a stack of 9: > https://flic.kr/p/2pfZGGA > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To

OT: System Renewal

My 8 year old iMac 27 Retina K5 gave up the ghost. It had been getting flakey for awhile. When writing it would sometimes freeze and restart. I sometimes had to grabs snapshot of the screen if I didn’t have a recent save, and then type the text back in after a restart. Finally, it refused to

Re: Hello all, been a while …

Thanks guys! Paul > On Oct 23, 2023, at 4:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Well done Paul ! Interesting story and good images. > > > Ken Waller > > -Original Message- > From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Oct 22, 2023 4:27 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Hello all,

Re: I'm looking for an external drive bay

Hope it works ou. I bought an iMac 27 Retina 4K in 2015. I think I paid about 3K. Still working well, still fast enough for Photoshop and anything else I’d want to do. With a second Dell monitor it makes a nice work station Paul > On Jul 18, 2023, at 9:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >>

Re: I'm looking for an external drive bay

Amazon has a 2 tb Seagate for 110 bucks and a 5tb for 2 something. I think they’re internal SATAs, but cases are only about ten bucks. Paul > On Jul 18, 2023, at 8:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I realized that I was asking the wrong question. An external NVME SSD over > USB-C would give me

Re: IR Photography

What Dave said. I was sorry to lose this capability when i sold the last of my *ist ds Paul > On Jul 18, 2023, at 1:14 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > I found my istD made for a great ir camera with the Hoya r72 filter > > Dave > >> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 10:10 PM wrote: >> >> That's a

Re: Angry glitz chicken

Very dark. Is this right out of camera or phone? Paul > On Jul 4, 2023, at 3:11 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > We’ve got some feral glitz chickens in the neighborhood. One was hanging > out in the shade in our front yard yesterday when I had my camera ready to > get some pictures of mombird

Re: Peso: seeing double

Well done. I did some cibachrome in the ‘70s as well. Time consuming and dangerous but fun. Paul > On Jun 29, 2023, at 7:20 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > since Collin introduced the subject of double exposures, albeit about those > done in camera .and since it is throw back thursday > I

Re: What Adobe product?

The I-phone editing software on recent models is excellent, better than Elements. Paul > On Jun 10, 2023, at 3:15 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >  >> On Jun 10, 2023, at 10:07 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: >> >> I don’t do much post-processing. > > I don’t either. The minor tweaking I do to get Images

Shooting in smoke

The weather looked decent today although I think our air quality number was still around 150, so I shot a car that I had to cover for an editorial assignment. I was not happy with the long lens shots. There was definitely visible haze between lens and subject. Fortunately, Photoshop’s new haze

Re: RIP Nolan

“Couldn’t load post” Paul > On Jun 5, 2023, at 5:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I just found out that Nolan Hinshaw, aka the articulate mandible, passed > away a couple of weeks ago. He wasn't a frequent contributor to PDML, but was > inclined to pop in with some obscure info here and there.

Re: FS - 600mm FA outfit

It was easy to find, and it looks great. You shot some wonderful pics with it. I’ll never forget that wolf! Paul > On May 31, 2023, at 3:17 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Tthanks bill, appreciate the comment. > > > Ken Waller > -Original Message- > From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: Test 2

Hi Ken, Good to see you here! Paul > On May 21, 2023, at 11:00 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Test 2 > > > > Ken Waller > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Life Update:

Sounds good. Your work will pay off. I’ve been there. Congratulations!. Paul > On May 12, 2023, at 5:33 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Things are looking up. I've found a house, made an offer & it has been > accepted. > > My closing date for this house (the day I get the money from my buyer)

Re: PESO: Ile d'Aix

Very nice. Good to see you’re shooting at night again. You always achieve drama. Paul > On Apr 23, 2023, at 5:04 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Some industrial nights and magic again, for a change. The cable layer > Ile d'Aix in the floating dock in Dunkirk. > >

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

Looks good. Not at all waxy to my eye. (Which is admittedly worn out.) I have a lot of pics I shot at 51200 when I was photographic tavern pool tournaments. Some were pushed a stop or more beyond that in post. I’ll have to dig some out. Sounds like fun. Paul > On Apr 22, 2023, at 7:10 PM,

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

Of course. But it’s also important to note that Adobe doesn’t hold one’s files for ransom. Paul > On Apr 22, 2023, at 4:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > It seems very easy for people to forget that what works, or doesn’t work, > for them is not a universal answer. > > >> On Apr 22, 2023,

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

um 18:51 schrieb Comcast: >> I don’t know what “ransomware” is, but photoshop online has been a great >> deal. It’s installed on my box and faster than the last CC version. It costs >> ten bucks a month and includes bridge, ACR, photoshop, Lightroom and more. >> It up

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

I don’t know what “ransomware” is, but photoshop online has been a great deal. It’s installed on my box and faster than the last CC version. It costs ten bucks a month and includes bridge, ACR, photoshop, Lightroom and more. It upgrades automatically so I get all the latest features. Paul >

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

ce every decade and wanted to > future proof myself as much as possible. > Denoise runs about 20 seconds on my K1 files. > > bill > >> On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 2:37 PM Comcast wrote: >> >> My computer is a 2015 iMac, but it has a 4 GHz i7 4-core. So while it’s >>

Re: A random XKCD strip that turned up today

HAR! Love the obsessive photographers. They’re focused! Paul > On Apr 21, 2023, at 7:18 PM, John Francis wrote: > > I occasionally see what a random XKCD strip turns up > (I've got https://c.xkcd.com/random/comic/ bookmarked). > > This one amused me: https://xkcd.com/1014/ > > Cars and

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

My computer is a 2015 iMac, but it has a 4 GHz i7 4-core. So while it’s not as fast as today’s best, it handles the ACR noise reduction in about a minute on a 33 MH dng. Paul > On Apr 21, 2023, at 4:08 PM, Toine wrote: > > Yes, I tried it. It does a very good job and a no brainer to apply,

Re: Vacation suggestion

We did that back in the day. Swapping in a Polaroid back for the film holder of a field camera or Speed Graphic to take a test exposure. Paul > On Apr 19, 2023, at 7:00 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > > Long ago (51 years ago or so) a colleague took a photo workshop in Yosemite- > senior

Re: TEST

You‘re here, Ken Paul > On Apr 19, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Test No.1 > > > > Ken Waller > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: a couple of PESOS

Nice work. Paul > On Apr 14, 2023, at 2:10 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I actually took a camera with me today when I went out to get a few steps > in - so for you non Facebook pals > here are two : sorry, not Pentax - Had to take the light weight one - > NIkon cool Pix. > > St Marks

Re: April PUG is up

What Ann said. Fabulous set of pics! Paul > On Apr 6, 2023, at 9:34 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Oh what a great gallery! So interesting.. Can't even begin to pick a fave.. > such a good theme. Windows next year?? > > Want to ask Paul where the abandoned house was.. out west, or in Wis? >

Re: GESO (9) - Penn Campus Magnolias

Beauties! Paul > On Apr 3, 2023, at 10:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Friday afternoon had perfect weather, and we walked over to the Penn campus. > The main quad’s magnolias were in full bloom. > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/March-2023/Penn-Campus-Magnolias/ > > After a windy

Re: Bob, Dan, Godfrey, Bill, Collin and I are alive...

I’m also alive but too busy to engage in conversations about the weather or why members rarely post. It ‘s a hassle to post a peso here. First , it has to be posted somewhere else, and then a link has to be posted here. I bit the bullet and posted one last week. Zero response. Perhaps because I

Re: A chance to play with my new toys

Ouch! Serious damage. That looks like a several day outage. Light candles! (Or curse the darkness.) Paul > On Mar 23, 2023, at 5:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I haven’t had a chance to finish my GESO from Tuesday night, but someone saw > my house on the news. In the opening sequence you can

Re: epson 2400

I would guess that the lousy colors are the result of mismatched calibration and/or letting the printer (rather than photoshop or Lightroom) control color. Paul > On Mar 22, 2023, at 3:40 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Never had any luck with printers and I estimate their life time on my desk >

Re: St. Patrick's Day in Berkeley

A nice pic! Paul > On Mar 19, 2023, at 10:37 PM, John Francis wrote: > >  > > On Fridy my wife and I drove up to Berkeley to catch a > St. Patrick's Day gig at the Freight & Salvage (a music > venue). Getting there was a nightmare - instead of the > hour and a quarter that Google Maps was

Re: Mouse/trackball question

A Wacom tablet is best but there’s a learning curve. Although I think you’ll spend some time growing accustomed to any new tool. Me? I use Apple’s Magic Mouse. A Mickey Mouse device, but I’ve been using a conventional mouse in photoshop for 25 years. Paul > On Mar 14, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Rick

Re: K-3 III first shots

Love Mazda3. Spent a week with one when I wrote about their unique engine technology. Driving that little honker was a hoot! Paul > On Mar 9, 2023, at 1:48 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > The first photo I took with my K-3 III was of the Mazda 3 that I've had for > two weeks. > > I've also

Re: PESO: Twisted tree at Sunset

Excellent shot. And this link worked well, Paul > On Feb 13, 2023, at 7:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > From yesterday's trip to the beach to watch another glorious Maui sunset: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2023/2/13/bent > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135 mm F

Re: PESO: Traveller's Palm

Nice photo of an amazing tree, but hard to get to from the link. Paul > On Feb 13, 2023, at 8:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This is an interesting tree, growing against a wall of a building across > from the one in which our condo unit is located. > > It is a Ravenala, commonly known

Re: Price of K3-III dropping in Europe

$1596 US at Amazon Paul > On Feb 5, 2023, at 12:54 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 2/4/2023 4:39 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> AC-Foto of Aachen, Germany, list the K3-III at 1839 minus an 'instant >> rebate' of 300 euros. i.e. 1539 euros. >> > One of the stores that I shop in Canada (The Camera

Re: OT: Fancy Camera Strap

Yes, that’s correct. So I can mount the camera on the tripod with the strap attached. Since the trap is a sling it’s quite long, so I sometimes boop the strap over my head when using the tripod. It provides insurance againt spills. Paul > On Feb 1, 2023, at 5:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >

Re: OT: Fancy Camera Strap

I use a Black Rapid dtrsp. It‘s long, D esigned for cross chest use and bulletproof. The camera slides on the strap so it can be raised without moving the strap. It’s the only strap I’ll use. BlackRapid RS-4 Retro Classic, Original Camera Sling Design, Strap for DSLR, SLR and Mirrorless

Re: Something for Henk

But it’s happening. AI is now writing as well. Might as well make the best of it. However, I’m glad I’ve reached an age where I probably won’t have to compete with a robot for my job. Paul > On Jan 21, 2023, at 8:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I'm with you all th way on that , Ralf. > >

Re: First time birding

Thanks for letting me know. Paul > On Jan 19, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Paul, > > Your posts are coming through with Comcast as your name. > > Hope they’re paying you well! > > Rick > >> On Jan 16, 2023, at 6:38 PM, Comcast wrote: >&g

Re: First time birding

the cats? > > Yes, the correct name is House Sparrow, but English Sparrow is also used > for the same bird by some folks. > >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM wrote: >> >> Comcast wrote: >> >>> I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve

Re: First time birding

I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundreds in my backyard. This shot would benefit from midrange contrast, easily achieved with limits adjustment. Paul > On Jan 16, 2023, at 2:43 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > we calls 'em ENGLISH sparrows over here.. they are frequent

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

The 24-70/2.8 is my most used “normal” lens. It’s a reliable workhorse and quite sharp even wide open. I too would like the K3-3, but at my age I can’t spend like I once did, so my K-3 and K-1 will suffice. Paul > On Jan 14, 2023, at 11:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > It was recently observed

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

t; On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:07 PM, Comcast wrote: >> >> Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and >> the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now >> internet based. It’s very basic and straightforward. Although

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

Usenet is a relatively ancient system for posting information, messages and the like. It was originally phone based relying on dial up modems. It’s now internet based. It’s very basic and straightforward. Although you need an access app, you don’t have to subscribe to a service like Facebook.

Re: Donations to the cause

Done Paul > On Jan 8, 2023, at 2:18 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > Gang, > > if you wish to help with keeping the hamsters who power the pdml in fine > fettle, you can shoot a few bucks to my email at paypal. I also have a venmo > account, (at DFBrewer) if you swing that way. > > Other

Re: OT Mail

The list was originally about Pentax gear and photography. With new Pentax products few and far between and many members shooting other brands, there’s little to talk about. And there’s Facebook where photos usually garner more interest. Paul > On Jan 6, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >

Re: OT Mail

Check incarceration records. Paul > On Jan 6, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 1/6/2023 11:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> You had to mention Dobo and Mafud? >> >> I try to forget them, but I miss many of the old crew, especially Knarf. >> >> We should make an effort to reach out to

Re: Pentax is considering releasing a new film camera

I’ve shot film on rare occasions. I still have several Spotmatics and Spotmatic ads, an H3V, an MX and an LX. But the last two times I shot film were with an Agfa and a Barnack Leica. Paul > On Dec 20, 2022, at 5:56 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > I can't count to 10: I found in my cupboard 2

Re: test 2

Paul > On Dec 12, 2022, at 1:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I see both. I see dead people. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 12:55 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> checking # 2

Happy birthday Ann!

A very happy birthday to Ann, that most charming lady who has done more than anyone to keep this list alive and lively! Paul -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow