Re: testing testing

2024-04-26 Thread John Sessoms
Usually. Sometimes it might take a while before they appear. On 4/19/2024 9:14 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Do you see your own posts? And I’ve been wondering how your eclipse expedition turned out, did you post and I missed that ? Stan Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2024, at 6:07 PM, John Sessoms

Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload

2024-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
I believe Cotty is selling gear to raise money to dump into a hole in the water. On 4/17/2024 10:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Gonz !  how you doing? we only got 90% coverage here in the Apple but what there was "was choice" to quote an old Spencer Tracy movie line that popped into my head.  I

Re: testing testing

2024-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
I get intermittent non-delivery ... I'll see replies to messages I haven't seen. On 4/13/2024 10:08 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Ann, I had a similar problem not receiving any post from the first of April. Therefore I switched to my gmail address which is OK sofar. Henk Op 2024-04-13 om 15:17

PESO: Woodpecker

2024-03-31 Thread John Sessoms
So I finally got out of the house to make some photographs. I made good use of the bag for the 600/4 I received as a gift from someone here on the list. It works a treat. Went down to Shelley Lake in Raleigh to photograph the eagles' nest. While I was down there waiting for something to

Re: OT: Richard Sandler

2024-03-26 Thread John Sessoms
This URL might work. It's "archive.today", which people can take "snapshots" of articles that might be pay-walled somewhere. https://archive.is/E6MS3 On 3/22/2024 5:49 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: the guardian doesnt let me in but I just put his name in google with image search and got tons of

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
Well ... with "darter" in the name  On 3/20/2024 8:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the

Rediscovering the world's largest cormorant ...

2024-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
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Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-05 Thread John Sessoms
It's old enough that it does NOT have a catalytic convertor for someone to steal isn't it? On 3/5/2024 2:37 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thank you, Larry. Hmm. My Lancia is a 1967 model ... I seem to recall the Alfa Romeo type 105 chassis replaced the Giulia Sprint and its siblings, starting

Re: PESO: flooding in the dunes (and test)

2024-03-04 Thread John Sessoms
I still haven't seen Henk's original post, but I noticed a distinct lack of PDML the last week or so and then suddenly today a flood (mostly about the new film camera) Those are both great images. I'm not sure which I like more. On 3/4/2024 1:02 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Beautiful shots,

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-04 Thread John Sessoms
If you read along with the English subtitles, he says they interviewed a lot of young people to find out what THEY wanted in a film camera. Face it Larry, you're "over the hill". On 3/3/2024 3:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 3, 2024, at 9:29 AM, Bill wrote: On 3/3/2024 9:04 AM, Comcast

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-04 Thread John Sessoms
Target market is YOUNG PEOPLE, not veteran photographers. On 3/3/2024 10:04 AM, Comcast wrote: 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

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-04 Thread John Sessoms
I'd play with film more if I had a reliable place to get it processed. On 3/3/2024 4:01 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: More news on the Pentax film camera: https://youtu.be/xqRQTOkhOJU?si=PssAjafiIoYaxbuW As for me, with a least a dozen film camera's accumulating dust on the shelf is not fair to

Re: Snowdrop

2024-03-04 Thread John Sessoms
Beautiful, ... but you know that as we get older getting down there isn't as much of a problem as getting back up again. On 3/3/2024 8:51 PM, Comcast wrote: 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.

Re: Problems reading SD cards

2024-02-24 Thread John Sessoms
the drive straight into the motherboard via an existing socket or use a card in one of the PCIE slots. For example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rivo-Controller-Expansion-Profile-Non-Raid/dp/B0828FY1B2/ref=sr_1_4 On 23/02/2024 17:11 GMT John Sessoms wrote: I'll look into both possibilities

K-1 vs K-1 Mark II

2024-02-23 Thread John Sessoms
What are the differences? -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(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

Re: Problems reading SD cards

2024-02-23 Thread John Sessoms
uter for is photo processing there shouldn't be a lot of software to re-install. OTOH, if you have a computer running (or able to run) Win10, Win10 has a compatibility mode that you can activate that allows you to run aged games and software. -p On 2/21/2024 6:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I spent t

Re: Problems reading SD cards

2024-02-23 Thread John Sessoms
On 2/22/2024 4:55 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: If you put the cards back in the camera can you still see all the photos in preview? Yes. The photos were all still there on the card when I looked at the little TV screen on the back. I finally did manage to copy them all (except for one that was

Re: Problems reading SD cards

2024-02-22 Thread John Sessoms
three. My default position is to blame Adobe, which seems to have a more than 50% success rate. For hardware problems, I would look at the card reader. On 22/02/2024 00:54 GMT John Sessoms wrote: I spent today doing some maintenance on my photography - making sure I have all of my images

Problems reading SD cards

2024-02-21 Thread John Sessoms
I spent today doing some maintenance on my photography - making sure I have all of my images copied off of the memory cards onto the computer & batch renaming by Camera Type & Sequence Number ... so that IMGP5432 from the K-2 becomes K3-05432 Part of the reason for this is the default for

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

2024-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
The fruit stand is not obviously fishy. On 2/6/2024 5:20 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Rick, you got a nicely cleaned fisheye. I'm surprised that I would not have recognized some pics as taken with a fisheye, in particular of the playground and the fruit market. For me that is the way this lens

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun

2024-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
Requires me to login? On 2/5/2024 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. So I dusted

Re: January PUG comments

2024-02-10 Thread John Sessoms
Thank you. On 2/5/2024 2:01 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Two of the images in last month’s PUG are burned into my mind - I can’t stop seeing them! John’s Eclipse was just a masterwork in minimalism. All other things equal, I think I prefer eclipse images where the sun is just emerging out of

Re: 2024 North America Solar Eclipse

2024-02-02 Thread John Sessoms
On 2/2/2024 5:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 2, 2024, at 2:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I have confirmed reservations for San Antonio, TX April 6 - April 10 (plus reservations for 2 overnight stays going & coming). Excellent. My sister lives in Collinsville, North of Dallas.

Re: 2024 North America Solar Eclipse

2024-02-02 Thread John Sessoms
Make that 480, 452 & 480 outbound (April 4, 5, & 6) and reversed home-bound (April 10, 11, & 12). On 2/2/2024 5:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I have confirmed reservations for San Antonio, TX April 6 - April 10 (plus reservations for 2 overnight stays going & coming). 480 miles

Re: Thumb drive fart under pressure

2024-02-02 Thread John Sessoms
Finding a thumb drive small enough it can be formatted FAT16 has been kind of problematic for a while. I'd ask the instructor what he/she exactly means by "MS-DOS-formatted" On 1/30/2024 11:59 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 07:57:30PM -0500, Rick Womer wrote: I???m taking a

2024 North America Solar Eclipse

2024-02-02 Thread John Sessoms
I have confirmed reservations for San Antonio, TX April 6 - April 10 (plus reservations for 2 overnight stays going & coming). 480 miles day 1, 452 miles day 2 & two days rest before & after the eclipse ... 452 & 480 returning. Made damn sure I printed out the confirmation emails and

Re: Taking aim at my pocketbook

2024-02-02 Thread John Sessoms
Bwahahaha ... You KNOW you're gonna' buy it so why resist? On 2/1/2024 6:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. I don't have any

Re: Looking to do some repair

2024-01-29 Thread John Sessoms
Never had any problems figuring out how to take things apart. On 1/27/2024 4:57 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Need to disassemble part of the 6x7. Can’t see how the shutter release is removed. I’m thinking the round chrome part probably screws on, but not sure which direction the thread

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-26 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/23/2024 8:42 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 23 Jan 2024, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote:  […] I'll have to think about changing over to UTC. At least then ALL of the times will be "WRONG", rather than just blocks of them. It doesn’t have to be UTC of course - it could be an

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 5:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote:  Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, i.e. I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-22 Thread John Sessoms
On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more than a general way) when I took a photo. On 1/21/2024 6:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: S

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the APS-C cameras have built in GPS. According to Ricoh, the K-3/K-3 Mark III, K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs can take the O-GPS1 module - discontinued according to Ricoh, but if you don't already have it you can probably find one NOS

Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?

2023-12-20 Thread John Sessoms
Balance in between ... On 12/18/2023 12:09 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Which would you prefer in a lens?\ \ 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image is closer to reality. 2\. Some pincushion distortion, but better detail. 3\. Balance in between.

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-15 Thread John Sessoms
Can you export a route you created on your desktop to your IOS device? On 12/15/2023 2:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Bob I can drag them on the desk top just not on the iOS units Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? On 12/12/2023 12:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings stored on

Re: Let's test the list!

2023-12-10 Thread John Sessoms
The list software may have ideas of its own. When I was subscribed to the list using my Earthlink email address I'd regularly get blocked by the SPAM Blacklist software y'all subscribed to. Some "business" customer of Earthlink would SPAM & the server node would get blacklisted ... then MY

Re: Happy Birthday, Ann!

2023-12-10 Thread John Sessoms
And hopefully, many more to come. On 12/10/2023 12:12 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: Yes, have a wonderful day On December 10, 2023 7:42:46 AM PST, Paul Stenquist wrote: Happy birthday to the First Lady of the list! Hope you have a wonderful day!! Paul -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Let's test the list!

2023-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
I'd get an electrician in to check whether the neutral connection has been compromised. On 12/7/2023 6:40 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Rick, have you spoken to your power provider? I mean, we're aware of your history with electronic equipment and some software packages, but this kind of event is

Re: wishlist items

2023-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
e had to slowly rotate a knob on the end of a flex drive to keep the object of interest in view. Crude by comparison but it worked. Alan C On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 9:26 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 6, 2023, at 10:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote: On 12/5/2023 2:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was doing

Re: wishlist items

2023-12-09 Thread John Sessoms
I looked at the iOptron, in fact that was the one I really wanted, but no one had it in stock when I needed to buy (so I could learn to use it before I needed it). On 12/6/2023 2:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 6, 2023, at 10:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote: https://www.amazon.com/Star

Re: Let's test the list!

2023-12-06 Thread John Sessoms
I saw this one, but no prior one (wiseass or otherwise). On 12/6/2023 7:40 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I replied but did not see my reply come up in my PDML inbox..  only in my sent folder. Just made my usual wiseass Jokey reply.. did it get through? I saw the email below of course and all the

Re: wishlist items

2023-12-06 Thread John Sessoms
On 12/5/2023 2:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was doing some idle poking around on ebay, KEH etc. for some wishlist items and one thing that I'm actively looking for. I figure that it's worth mentioning them here in case anybody is looking to sell one of them, or has some important advice

Re: PESO Another Cobra Pic

2023-11-29 Thread John Sessoms
Beautiful. ... and a pretty good image too.  On 11/29/2023 9:28 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Another pic from last week’s shoot of a genuine ’64 Cobra. This car is numbers matching and unmolested. It was never raced and has only had two owners. It’s among the world’s best examples of a Mark II

Re: The unending quest

2023-11-23 Thread John Sessoms
Well, FWIW, I'm still using the Lowepro Mini Trekker AW. I've used it since the days I mostly carried only 3 lenses - Tokina 28-70 f/2.8; Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 and Sigma 300 f/2.8 plus one body (K10D or K20D) with the other carried on my sling with FA-50 f/1.4 mounted ... or alternatively with

Re: happy thanksgiving

2023-11-23 Thread John Sessoms
It will be if the turkey finishes cooking on time. Going well SO FAR!  I hope all the rest of y'all have a good turkey day. 56°F outside (about 13°C), but it's sunny, so if the kitchen gets a little too warm all I gotta' do is open the back door & let a little cooler air in. Got family

Re: testing..

2023-11-18 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, received here and sorted into the PDML folder. On 11/17/2023 11:07 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: to see if this lands in my PDML folder inbox ann -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s

Re: Stabilized Eclipse Video

2023-11-18 Thread John Sessoms
; ... but that's kind of a cliché and also the "Sunrise" fanfare is even shorter than "Eclipse". On Nov 16, 2023, at 11:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: Interesting that you didn't get any level of "diamond ring" effect. I'm not sure what that indicates. On 16/11

Re: Stabilized Eclipse Video

2023-11-18 Thread John Sessoms
April will be a TOTAL eclipse & should have the diamond ring. On 11/16/2023 2:59 PM, mike wilson wrote: Interesting that you didn't get any level of "diamond ring" effect. I'm not sure what that indicates. On 16/11/2023 01:36 GMT John Sessoms wrote: https://flic.kr/p/2p

Re: Peso Shelby Snake

2023-11-15 Thread John Sessoms
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 probably aware that 99 out of 100 Cobras one sees are replicas. This one is the real thing: a ‘64 without

Stabilized Eclipse Video

2023-11-15 Thread John Sessoms
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 mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s

October Annular Eclipse

2023-11-15 Thread John Sessoms
I made a short video of my eclipse photos from my recent trip. https://flic.kr/p/2pfZXbt Rough first approximation. The astro-tracker worked fairly well, but there's a little bit of drift. I'm working on a better version that has all the sun images aligned & I'll crop out most of the

Re: test 1 - godfreydigio...@me.com

2023-11-11 Thread John Sessoms
I saw this one. On 11/11/2023 11:49 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: replies and messages I've sent don't seem to be getting to the list. I'm testing both my email addresses to see if either of these get there. G -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: OT: Print Scanner

2023-11-11 Thread John Sessoms
If it's all 4x6 prints, the low end Epson would probably be the best bet (lowest cost). The software bundled with the scanner should also be good enough. The main thing is scanning takes time. On 11/10/2023 8:41 PM, Ed Keeney wrote: Long time lurker. My sister has been asking me about how

Re: November PUG is up

2023-11-08 Thread John Sessoms
If you don't have something topical you can still post an image for the "open gallery". On 11/8/2023 5:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 8, 2023, at 1:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 07.11.23 um 22:17 schrieb Brian W: G'day all A small gallery this month - see it here:

Peso: Prince in IR

2023-11-06 Thread John Sessoms
I'm finally beginning to look through the photos I've been taking this year including the ones from my recent trip. Starting with something frivolous - my little buddy in IR, in his car seat on our first day on the road. I was just messing around with the K20D I had converted. I don't really

Re: OT: System Renewal

2023-11-02 Thread John Sessoms
Cool! Congratulations. On 10/30/2023 6:36 PM, Comcast wrote: 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

Re: Grand Canyon Shot

2023-10-09 Thread John Sessoms
That's what led me to conclude it might be a juvenile Golden Eagle. On 10/9/2023 8:46 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: There are condors there but the beaks are different. The condors are few. I saw more ravens than anything else. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send

Re: On the Road Again ...

2023-10-08 Thread John Sessoms
olor at the top of Sandia right now, so a drive up Highway 536 (takes you up to the Crest) might be in order. -Adam --- Original Message --- On Friday, October 6th, 2023 at 5:52 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I've made reservations. Confirmed reservations. I in

Re: Grand Canyon Shot

2023-10-08 Thread John Sessoms
I was wondering if it might be a Condor. On 10/8/2023 2:30 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: Very nice. Is that some sort of eagle? On October 8, 2023 11:06:21 AM PDT, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101533246@N02/53243596951/in/album-72177720308767271/ To my 77mm

Re: On the Road Again ...

2023-10-07 Thread John Sessoms
I've been there & I'm planning to visit again AFTER the eclipse. THEN - Hwy 60W to see the Very Large Array. The biggest thing I have to do is NOT to pack in too many activities so that none of them get the attention they deserve. On 10/6/2023 11:19 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Bosque del Apache

Re: PESO 2023 - Walking (262-268) - GDG

2023-10-06 Thread John Sessoms
I'm pretty sure Godfrey has more than one camera and/or lens. On 10/5/2023 6:50 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Take ONE camera, ONE lens, only shoot in B+W (film) or large/fine jpeg in MONO, wear a macintosh and trilby, and dance away clicking as you go. Guaranteed great shots :-) Cotty On 4

On the Road Again ...

2023-10-06 Thread John Sessoms
I've made reservations. Confirmed reservations. I intend to be in Albuquerque a week from Saturday (14 Oct) ... and this time I've ALREADY made sure I have the instructions in the glove box. Put a copy in there a few minutes ago. After that? Maybe I should turn left or something ... I'm sure

Re: Ann-San

2023-09-30 Thread John Sessoms
sn't windy, just a downpour and my sturdy poncho kept most of me dry. But you must ahve gotten a bit too muchw ater down your way too ,JOhn how did you fare? ann On 9/30/2023 12:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I hope you're doing Ok. I saw news that y'all had flash flooding in NYC. -- Vi

Ann-San

2023-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
I hope you're doing Ok. I saw news that y'all had flash flooding in NYC. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: OT PESO Path to somewhere

2023-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
But it's a nice looking path. On 9/29/2023 9:08 PM, Bill wrote: OT because it's taken with Fuji equipment. https://flic.kr/p/2p47wyP Taken at the Kohan Reflection Garden, New Denver BC. New Denver is a town in BC that had a Japanese/ Canadian internment camp built beside it during  WWII.

Re: Good find today (not Pentax)

2023-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
On 9/29/2023 12:18 PM, Bob W PDML wrote:  On 29 Sep 2023, at 00:52, John Sessoms wrote: […] I don't even think the hole is still there in the wall. […] I looked on street view- the hole’s still there, but the wall has gone. It looks a bit like Blackburn, Lancashire. -- Much less

Re: Good find today (not Pentax)

2023-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
C, the name was "Capital Camera". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole-in-the-wall On 9/29/2023 7:58 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 29.09.23 um 01:52 schrieb John Sessoms: Bought it from a hole-in-the-wall independent... That's what exactly? The only hole in the wall I kn

Re: Good find today (not Pentax)

2023-09-28 Thread John Sessoms
That's cool. My very first SLR, back when I was in college (1968), was a Praktica. It's been a long time, but I don't remember if mine had the "USSR Occupied" stamp on the back. Bought it from a hole-in-the-wall independent here in Raleigh; long since gone, I don't even think the hole is

Re: PESO: Man in the Moon

2023-09-19 Thread John Sessoms
Hah! On 9/19/2023 11:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: A phone shot of the man in the moon. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w09a2ijewx9rmh1afud38/moon.jpg?rlkey=kj039zllibgkkvj4ajes8utss=0 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: Fire in Phalaborwa

2023-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
I'm glad you're ok and that no one died from the fire. On 9/17/2023 1:28 AM, Alan C wrote: Yesterday was a very hot day (40°C) in Phalaborwa with strong winds from the west. A veld fire broke out to the West of the town & rapidly got of control, jumping Spekboom Street on the western boundary

Re: PESO: Some shots just after dawn

2023-09-15 Thread John Sessoms
Those are nice. I'd be proud to produce something that good. On 9/15/2023 2:17 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Sun is rising here now just after 7 o'clock. Last week I decided to get out of my bed early to shoot some sunrises because some fog was predicted. It was a pleasant experience as I ended up

Re: Redwood City Photo Fair

2023-08-29 Thread John Sessoms
Well, I hope it went well for you.  On 8/27/2023 12:27 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: A bit of late notice, but if any of you PDMLers are in the San Francisco Bay Area, tomorrow Sunday 27th there’s a phot fair in Redwood City: Highlands Community Club 1665 Fernside St. 94061 show time: 8:45am - 1:30

Re: Fwd: PESO: Spring is Sprung

2023-08-23 Thread John Sessoms
I see the trees all three times, but nary a robin.  On 8/22/2023 10:40 PM, mike wilson wrote: All three getting through fine here. On 22/08/2023 09:54 Alan C wrote: Trying again Forwarded Message Subject:PESO: Spring is Sprung Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023

Re: Australia - Brisbane and Perth

2023-08-21 Thread John Sessoms
I did a quick Google Maps search of Brisbane and there are a bunch of camera stores in Brisbane. Checking just a few via their web pages, some of them do stock B film ... You could check them online & search to see if any of them stock the B film you prefer to use. I didn't do a search for

KEH commercial

2023-07-21 Thread John Sessoms
I was watching random videos on YouTube just now when a KEH commercial came on for a Pentax 645N. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-19 Thread John Sessoms
well, but it won’t run on current Mac OSX. The new photoshop is substantially better than CS6. Paul On Jul 19, 2023, at 7:37 PM, John Sessoms wrote: On 7/18/2023 11:02 AM, Bill wrote: I see your point, but prior to the subscription model, Photoshop was the most pirated software of any, with somet

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-19 Thread John Sessoms
On 7/18/2023 11:02 AM, Bill wrote: I see your point, but prior to the subscription model, Photoshop was the most pirated software of any, with something like 80% or more of Photoshop installations being pirated. Adobe had to do something. They have shareholders to answer to. There was no

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-19 Thread John Sessoms
On 7/18/2023 10:11 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 18.07.23 um 15:07 schrieb Bill: Subscription services seem to be the way of the future. Either that or you'll only get updates for a year. Still leaves you with the option of continuing with the older version. Then again, in many cases

Re: IR Photography

2023-07-13 Thread John Sessoms
And if I ever have another camera converted, I'll go ahead and have the filter completely removed to give me a full-spectrum camera. On 7/13/2023 5:03 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 13.07.23 um 10:22 schrieb Alan C: I'll source a #87 filter and give my dormant K110D a whirl as a dedicated

Re: IR Photography

2023-07-13 Thread John Sessoms
Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 12, 2023, at 7:06 PM, John Sessoms  wrote: On 7/12/2023 7:59 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 12, 2023, at 4:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I had my K20D converted to Amplified Color (665nm) IR. Had my first chance to test it out today. Didn't notice they'd reset the

Re: IR Photography

2023-07-12 Thread John Sessoms
On 7/12/2023 7:59 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 12, 2023, at 4:47 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I had my K20D converted to Amplified Color (665nm) IR. Had my first chance to test it out today. Didn't notice they'd reset the default output to JPEG, so I'm going to have to make another test

IR Photography

2023-07-12 Thread John Sessoms
I had my K20D converted to Amplified Color (665nm) IR. Had my first chance to test it out today. Didn't notice they'd reset the default output to JPEG, so I'm going to have to make another test outing. First thing I've noticed is it doesn't seem to work very well if it's not bright sunlight.

Re: GESO - 30th St. Station

2023-07-03 Thread John Sessoms
OTOH, I think the future would be a bit brighter if train stations still attracted crowds ... On 7/2/2023 6:48 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Rick I think you posted a few of these before.. this time around I like the photo of the ticket area best.. - which I DON"T remember seeing before. Like all

Re: Curious ...

2023-06-28 Thread John Sessoms
I've used it. It worked in so far as the frames lined up properly. On 6/28/2023 9:29 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Anyone here EVER use the double-exposure capacity of the LX? I always thought it was cool, but never needed it so never got one. (The only other PK body I’ve seen with

OT: Getting settled

2023-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
I'm in the new house now. Starting to get settled in - unpacking; getting furniture out of the POD; assembling my home network so my internet computer, my Photoshop computer & my file servers can talk to each other; ... getting an electrician in to fix the F#*@-UP with the kitchen wiring

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
Ricoh does have the correct image on their site for a NEW lens: https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al/ It appears that just the refurbished lens has the wrong photo. Also, Juan Buhler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdbVcA5cTIs On 6/16/2023 2:38 PM, Mark Roberts

Re: GFM 2023

2023-06-10 Thread John Sessoms
Wish I could be there, but 09 Jun was my deadline to be out of my old house. But I am now "moved in"; for values of "moved in" == most of the boxes are here & I'll be finding stuff as soon as I can open them ... I hope Also still have to move most of my furniture out of the POD. I'm just

Re: OT Time machine

2023-05-13 Thread John Sessoms
Hard drives are relatively cheap. IF Time Machine is having a problem, get a new drive and start afresh. Save the old drive. On 5/13/2023 9:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 8:40 AM David J Brooks wrote: Have I screwed myself here? To free up some space in my time machine

Re: Life Update:

2023-05-13 Thread John Sessoms
That sure beats my 48 years here. Wish I could have stayed, but ... There's a song that goes "You can't always get what you want, but ... sometimes you get what you need." I think this new situation might be that. I hope it will. That's what I'm gonna' try to do anyway. On 5/13/2023 8:10

Re: Life Update:

2023-05-12 Thread John Sessoms
Have to move. Get out while the getting is good. On 5/12/2023 5:44 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Good luck John. Are you moving because you *want* to move? Moving is such a chore…. Cot On 12 May 2023, at 22:33, John Sessoms wrote: I think I may actually make my deadlines. Wish me luck

Life Update:

2023-05-12 Thread John Sessoms
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) is May 31. My closing date for the new house (the day I have to give THEM the money) is June 1. If I can get my buyer to agree I will

Re: RIP Dan Matyola

2023-05-11 Thread John Sessoms
I am so sorry to hear this. On 5/10/2023 7:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Facebook alerted me today of messages about the passing of Dan Matyola, May 2, 2023, at 81 years of age. I'm only a "FB friend" but we've chatted a bunch since I joined the list and I know he was a very long time PDML

Re: Nature Photo Weekend Details Announced for June 9-11 Event

2023-04-29 Thread John Sessoms
I think it's allowing fewer participants which suggests there are fewer seats in the auditorium after the remodel. ALL I know about it is the email I received & forwarded. On 4/28/2023 5:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks for the info John! I can’t do it this year but I

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

2023-04-26 Thread John Sessoms
While packing up I ran across a Nikon "Film Camera" book. On 4/25/2023 4:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There's a thread on the RangeFinder Forum in which the topic of Nikon F and F2 cameras is being discussed. It made me nostalgic for my old Nikon F Photomic FTn, which I owned and lived

Re: OT: Life Changes

2023-04-26 Thread John Sessoms
ster to vote being the biggest. And a bunch of other things I rely on are linked to having a fixed abode (like internet access & this email address). On 4/25/2023 10:01 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: That sound drastic!  have you considered a "Nomad land " existence? On 4/25/2023 9:4

OT: Life Changes

2023-04-25 Thread John Sessoms
I think I've sold my house. I've got a contract, but I won't be certain until I actually see the cash in my bank account. Don't know where I'm going. That's also awaiting the cash in the bank account. But I have to be out of here on May 10. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-25 Thread John Sessoms
On 4/22/2023 6:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 22, 2023, at 2:53 PM, Comcast wrote: Of course. But it’s also important to note that Adobe doesn’t hold one’s files for ransom. Just the ability to access the work that you’ve done, and make updates later. For people who use photoshop

Fwd: K20D is back

2023-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
My K20D just arrived back from being converted to IR (Amplified Color). Things are kind of chaotic around here right now, so I don't know how soon I'm going to be able to start learning how to use it. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG

Re: Vacation suggestion

2023-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
Near the NORTH Rim of the Grand Canyon are the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Also the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. On 4/19/2023 9:59 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: In Sept we’re going to Yellowstone for 1 week followed by the Grand Canyon for another week. At least

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