Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

I just did a quick search through my library for high-ISO photos to try it out. I was particularly impressed by this example, where the new algorithm preserved the colors in a sparkly birthday party tablecloth, which were completely obliterated by the old algorithm. (I didn't spend any time

Re: Dilemma

I don't have the broad experience with different cameras that many folks on this list do, but my Canonet QL15 GIII is my sentimental favorite, and the only film camera that I still occasionally use in the digital era. The lens is probably better than you're anticipating.

Re: PESO Birding with 1.4x converter

I basically never take the DA 1.4x off my DA*300/4. That's my birding setup. It's a great combination. On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 8:45 AM Toine wrote: > Found a DA 1.4x converter. Tried converters before including the > famous 1.7 AF version and never satisfied until this DA version. > Combined

Kevin Drum

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Re: January PUG is up

On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 6:49 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > QUestion for Matt about the lightening shot.. was that a combo of two > exposures IN CAMERA? were you shooting rapid fire with the camera > on a tripod in the same spot? Not in camera. The camera was on a tripod shooting continuously for the

Re: SD card plastic strips

On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > Let us pause here for a moment to savor the breathtaking eloquence on > display by a gifted writer at the peak of his powers. Bravo! "Omit needless words." -Strunk "+1" -White -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PUG themes

And INFRARED On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 7:50 PM Ken Waller wrote: > What about including GREEN and BLUE ? > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - > From: "John" > Subject: PUG themes > > > > Looking at Godfrey's Pizza Parlor & Dan's

Re: OT: Out of the World image

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Re: OT - Any idea about this optical gadget?

The tiny prism makes me think of an off-axis guider for a telescope (the prism functions as a mirror, diverting some of the light near the edge of the field-of-view to an eyepiece or guide camera, while most of the light goes to the main camera). See: http://www.atscope.com.au/astrophoto.html

Re: Posting to instagram from a desktop

I've used this Lightroom plugin and it worked fine. It's been a while, though, so it's possible that it's broken since then. https://www.lrinstagram.com/ On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 6:56 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > Has anyone figured out a convenient way to post to instagram from a > desktop

Re: I don't understand...

use. > > Rick > > > > > On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Dec 20, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > >>> On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >>> On T

Re: I don't understand...

On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:43 PM Rick Womer wrote: > I’ve never used the mapping module in LR. I =did= use my keywords, a lot! I guess I don't understand the issue you're having, then. I don't have Lr 6 anymore, but my understanding was the change only impacted the mapping module, as described

Re: I don't understand...

On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 4:48 PM Rick Womer wrote: > 1. I have LR 6.14 installed on my computer. Why should it be updating > anything from Google? You don't have maps and images of the whole world on your computer. When you use the mapping module in Lightroom, it accesses Google's servers for

Re: OT: Panoramic photography awards

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 11:37 AM Igor PDML-StR wrote: > This shot got me wondering about its truthfulness: > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html > The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exceeding 180

Re: PESO 2018 - 092 - GDG

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:57 AM Jack Davis wrote: > Godfrey, would have to move both the bowel I hadn't looked at this yet... and now I'm not sure I want to. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: Dark Sky Weather App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-stone/id1107831295?mt=8 On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 6:19 PM John wrote: > > Doesn't seem to be a downloadable version for the iPhone/Android. > > On 8/24/2018 13:51, Alan C wrote: > > I don't know why you guys waste your money. This never fails: > > > >

Re: more PPG woes?

They're using https but their certificate expired two days ago, hence the error message: pentaxphotogallery.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 11:43:18 AM. The current time is August 16, 2018, 11:17 AM. Error code:

Re: software for viewing exif data in DNG files

PhotoME: https://www.photome.de/ On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:57 AM J.C. O'Connell wrote: > can anyone recommend software preferably freeware that will allow me to > view > the exif data in my DNG files from my pentax k-5IIs? > jco > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: a puzzlement..

The link in the subject line isn't clickable for me in the Gmail web interface (Chrome/Windows), nor Outlook for iOS. On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 6:35 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Thanks for clarifying:-) > ann > > On 6/29/2018 6:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Except that it's *NOT* a problem caused

Re: Where do you post your critter pictures?

https://www.abattoir5.com/index.php?/category/19 On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 9:59 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > There have been a lot of great photos of birds and other critters posted > lately. Do you have a specific account, gallery, or collection for your > animal photos? > I think it would be fun to

Re: A gizmo for you astral guys

It's not for astrophotography, but it is interesting! A telecentric lens almost sounds like magic: The size of an object imaged with the lens doesn't vary with distance from the lens. So if you image a certain object, and its image is 10mm tall on the sensor, and you move the object further away

Re: PDML Photo Annual 2018 - Stunning

On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 6:48 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I've been spending a few decades perfecting boring. Maybe Elon Musk will hire you. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Computer restoration pain

Maybe you need to right-click (or the Mac equivalent) on a folder and select "Show Parent Folder"? On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > So I have my nifty new Mac Mini here with its internal SSD; and a new > external HDD to be my primary external drive;

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

Paul, that's a lovely photograph of a Pine Siskin. On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I hadn’t seen one of these before today. They breed in many areas of the > U.S. but spend most of the year in relatively narrow areas, and Michigan is > not among

Re: Pentax K3ll

Is it possible that a camera setting is the problem? The default setting for "Action in AF.C Continuous" (C3.17 in the menu system) is "Focus priority". That means the camera will prioritize getting the shot in focus, rather than shooting at the fastest rate. It might seem erratic or slow. You

Re: Scientific (in?)accuracy of another photo by Peter Lik

Definitely not a lunar eclipse. Besides the reason you give, lunar eclipses take place at the full moon, resulting in direct, flat light on the moon. But the craters in this picture have shadows to one side, consistent with the apparent phase. On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:28 PM, Igor PDML-StR

Re: How having RAW images on an External Drive can improve LR performance

Igor, Lightroom 6.7 added a preference "Use Smart Previews Instead Of Originals For Image Editing" for, I think, the reason you describe--it can be faster than using the original raw files. https://petapixel.com/2016/09/20/adobe-lightroom-cc-now-smart-previews-faster-performance/ On Tue, Dec

Re: K1 DNG's in Lightroom 6?

The K-1 is supported in Lightroom 6.5.1 and later, so you should be good. Here's the support page listing the version required for every camera: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote: >

Re: meta-topic Posting style

When 900 years you reach... On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 9:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Completely > agree > I post so well you shall not,. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - Amazon listened to Bill

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Better yet would be something like PO boxes, available 24/7, but rather than > having a permanently assigned box, each delivery gets assigned a box with a > combination that is sent to you via an encrypted app.

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Not again. Hey, it only makes the camera about twice as big. Yeah, the film camera I'd like to shoot again is my Canonet rangefinder, but doubling the size is a non-starter for me. Also, it took me a minute to

Re: Time lapse

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > I gotta ask? Why the bracketing? To make HDR timelapses? Or were you > trying to make the best out of changing light without bulb ramping? Dry run for the eclipse (I'll be in the totality zone). So a base exposure

Re: Time lapse

For the K-3 II, it's close to 1/second, but might fall a little short of that. I did a timelapse with 3-shot bracketing at an interval of 3 seconds, using an external intervalometer, and it mostly kept up but there were occasional dropped shots. I was using a recent Sandisk Extreme card and

Re: K-3 question

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Kenneth Hauck wrote: > I’d like to shoot an exposure bracketed sequence with the mirror locked up > and triggered by the infrared remote control. I'm pretty sure that if you're in Live View, the mirror stays locked up (doesn't flip back

Re: OT: Speaking of nits to be picked - Thunderbird

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > How much time are we going to spend talking about John's junk? Especially when nits are concerned. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: Passage

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > For some reason I'm getting error messages whenever I try opening your > Squarespace photos, Dan, whether on Safari or Firefox. For some reason Gmail is treating the "K-5" on the next line as part of the URL. -- PDML

Re: are we down?

Bawk! On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Just checking before firing up the chickens > > -- > 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: EXIF Mystery

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Mark C wrote: > His data shows lens name and lens model, data which is missing from images > I've taken. Larry's version of Lightroom is new enough to understand the 28-105 lens code, and the version he exports to Flickr has the

Re: EXIF Mystery

In the Pentax system, the lens doesn't report a readable name to the camera, but reports a couple of unique numbers that are recorded in the EXIF. Your software then has to be updated to map those numbers to the user-readable name of the lens. According to this page:

Re: PESO The Mystery Bird

I would say female Brown-headed Cowbird. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown-headed_Cowbird/id On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > We all had a go at the a couple of weeks ago. I’ve since photographers a > couple of these birds, quite possibly

Re: LR Dehaze filter

The Dehaze tool is officially only in Lightroom CC, not in perpetually licensed Lightroom 6. However, if a preset is created in Lr CC with a dehaze setting, Lr 6 will understand and apply that dehaze setting. So some nice people have created presets with a range of dehaze settings that you can use

Re: Help! More Bird Confusion

I think it may be a female Red-winged Blackbird. The thrushes you named are not North American. On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > This may be Thrush week in Michigan, which makes sense, since it’s time > for migration and we’re just off the fly route

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 3:59 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > However the problem seems to be that > setting that flag on Jos' camera doesn't work, or maybe I completely > misunderstood the issue. I don't think Jos has changed the DST checkbox manually; at least he hasn't

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 3:15 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > The K-5II does, the K20D does, the *ist-Ds does, though it's set in North > America at least to a hopelessly out dated change time, as is the *ist-D. My K10D, K-7, and K-5 II, set to New York, have never

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > So there are a few possibilities. You set your home city to someplace that > has the same offset from GMT/UTC as WET but doesn't observe DST, or you've > set the camera to think you're traveling to such a city.

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > I will check with Ricoh/Pentax why there would be no DST timetable for the > Netherlands. As they should know US could be first but Netherlands are > second! Um, has anybody actually said that it changed

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > Hi Matthew, that is a practical approach, but K1 has GPS and should know the > local time, Greetz, Jos Every year some countries in the world change their laws regarding time zones and DST. I would imagine

Re: Why did my K1 not go automatically to DST?

I don't have a K-1, but none of my Pentax cameras have ever transitioned automatically between standard time and DST. That is, the camera does not know the rules for DST transitions, but instead relies on the user to tell it whether DST is in effect. The camera will use the timezone and DST

Re: CQ -- April PUG theme 20th anniversary -- please reach out!

On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > The guy who, AFAIR drove his WV van from California all the way down to > South America and around, -- what's his name? Juan Buhler? http://www.jbuhler.com/about/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

K-3

Got a heck of a deal on a Like New K-3. http://imgur.com/a/Rp6Q4 -- 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: D FA★ 85mm F1.4

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Doesn't the D mean it's a cropped lens??? No, D means it's from the digital era. DA = cropped (APS-C), D-FA = full-frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: What can Pentax do to convince Sigma to make K mount lenses again?

Well, I don't think Pentax will be encouraging Sigma to release the 85/1.4 in K-mount... http://pentaxrumors.com/2017/02/22/pentax-d-fa-85mm-f1-4-lens-also-on-the-2017-roadmap/ On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > Some years back, many people lamented the

Re: ISO invariance

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > John wrote: > >>On 1/29/2017 11:38 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> Larry Colen wrote: >>> My gut feeling is that ISO invariance isn't so much doing the amplification in software, but rather it is closer to

Re: Believe it or not...

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017, at 06:55 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> Kodak Ektachrome 100 is Coming Back in 35mm Format (4th Quarter of 2017) > Great! Will there be a firmware update for my K-5 to allow use? I don't see why not.

Re: Merry, Happy, and Kosher

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 4:07 PM, John wrote: > Plus wild/feral hogs are really NASTY (not that domestic pigs are much > improved). They'll eat anything, including human bodies. I made a wild boar roast for Christmas today (labeled "MEAT FROM FERAL SWINE".) Cooked sous

Re: ok guys , NOW you can wish me Happy birthday :-)

Congratulations on another trip around the sun, and may you have many more! On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 9:06 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > It really is today, Dec 10th - 80 years and feeling fine - > > Hoping for twenty more > > ann > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: OT: Helpful household hint

When I make pizza at home, I stretch out the dough on parchment. Then I transfer the parchment (with the pizza on top) onto the pizza stone in the oven. There's no risk of the dough getting hung up or failing to release from the peel. On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > In simple terms, the definition of infinity focus would be to have parallel > incident light rays. Divergent rays from a point source are closer than > infinity. One could probably set up a calibration unit with parallel

Re: OT: This makes so much sense!

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:39 PM, John wrote: > One of the things they suggested was that if it DOES go off, I should > consult their web site to find out the extent of the outage. I'll make > sure to check, JUST AS SOON AS THE POWER COMES BACK ON! Smartphones, dude. --

Re: LR question - Original photo vs. smart preview

I have not used Smart Previews myself, but you may be interested in the release notes for the most recent update. It suggests that previously, disconnecting the full-size files could speed up develop operations. There is now a setting to use the smart previews instead of the full-sized images,

Re: The woes of web search

Here it is on Flickr (not very high resolution): https://www.flickr.com/photos/94382238@N00/59113376/ Method: Google image search for "Theriault scooter". Picture is on the first page, as a static Flickr image linked from some sleazy aggregation site. Take the static image URL and convert to a

OT: Chromatic aberration

It's hard enough to find a lens with excellent optical properties. Now we also need to worry about chromatic aberration when shopping for jeans. https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1EIHFCTFF0YT9/?ASIN=B00FS5DO6E -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Couldn't stand the TV series - I can suspend disbelief with the best of > them but having a giant fucking beachball bouncing up and down the beach > was a step too far for me and reeked of cheapskate SFX. Much rather not

Re: How to do the "edge" in LR?

You can see a similar effect if you hold the Alt key while operating the Detail > Sharpening > Masking slider, so you could take a screen capture of that, but I'm not aware of a way to generate full-resolution output of that effect in Lightroom. On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Igor PDML-StR

Re: hoods

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Bill wrote: > Pentax Canada shows both versions of the 55-300 as coming with a hood. If > your lens is new, not new to you, it should have had a hood included. > I expect the Pentax hood is available as a part. I think the

Re: OT: iPhone question

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I get just city and town names in "frequent locations." Not exactly > pinpointing things. Tap on them for more details. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: iPhone question

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Bill wrote: > The question is, does the app keep track of where the phone has been prior > to being invoked? > > For example, if I lose my phone and turn on find my iPhone, I know it will > tell me where it is now, but will it tell me

Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

I'm about ready to finally buy a Pentax DA 1.4x teleconverter, and the price has gone from $460 to $550 to $600 at B and Adorama over the past month or so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 1:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> > > The left end of that chart is really confusing me. 1/3" is about 8mm, not 4.8 > or 6, > 1/2" is about 12mm, not 6.4 or 8, and so forth. It is almost as if they add >

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Thanks a bunch. I'll check that out. Unfortunately Adobe seems to be > learning from Facebook about how to document their upgrades. I find their release notes to be excellent, though you may have to look for them:

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Interestingly the four button profile correction menu has been changed > to only two: profile and manual. In Lightroom CC corresponding to 6.6, they've added manually-aided automatic perspective correction. In other words,

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > 1. Did nobody (Sigma, Tokina) notice that feature in the bodies? Really?! There may be no distinctive hardware feature. It may just be a new command sent over existing pins on the mount. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: New KAF4 lens mount on latest 55-300 lens

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I would expect 3rd party lens makers > to go for the KAF4 mount first because it'll make their manufacturing > process slightly simpler. In this interview, the Sigma CEO did state that Pentax's use of a

Re: First set of K-1 questions and observations

On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Can you do a sequence of multiple shots yet? > I haven't tried really. What did you have in mind? With the O-GPS1, I'd like to do, say, a sequence of three 30-second shots. Or just keep taking shots while a cable release

Re: First set of K-1 questions and observations

On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > OK, astrotracer solved. You adjust the time by using the control wheel, > just like normal. The display on the back screen has totally gone away. > Unfortunately, you cannot set astrotracer for times less than 10 seconds

Re: PESO: Santorini

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:56 AM, John wrote: > It's a classic view, but not one seen very often. It's the first time > I've seen Santorini from that angle. Almost everything you ever see in > the travelogues concentrates on that view from the top with the little > blue

Re: PESO Passenger Pigeon

I've met his friend! https://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/237/category/birds On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > K-1 DFA 150-450, A2XS converter, manual focus, f11, 1/2000th, ISO 3200, > cropped to about 70% of frame. > >

Re: Yes! The Lomography Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens has been successfully funded.

I'm not going to drop $500+ on any of them, but I'd be a lot more interested in the Petzval designs than the Daguerrotype. On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 3:16 PM, mike wilson wrote: > Available "over the counter" now. Delivery Jan 2017. >

Re: Mystery geometry

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Indeed... isn't "strap lugs" a better term... less pun provoking... "Lugs" are the attachment points built permanently into the body. A split ring or strap might connect to the lugs. See, for example:

Re: HTML testing

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:01 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> On 09 May 2016 at 22:08 Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com> wrote: >> >> Dropping HTML email without notifying the user of the problem is >> broken. I'm glad to see an effort to fix it

Re: HTML testing

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 4:56 PM, John wrote: > Isn't there some old engineering proverb that goes something like "If it > ain't broke, don't fix it" ? Dropping HTML email without notifying the user of the problem is broken. I'm glad to see an effort to fix it, whether the

Re: Shipping notice from B

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 11:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > I'm waiting for the fuller frame Pentax has offered that for a few years now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Lightroom - change of storage drive question.

If you do the move within Lightroom, the catalog is updated as part of the move. That's the advantage of doing the move in Lightroom--it knows that you're moving the photos and keeps everything straight. On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> wrote: >

Re: Lightroom - change of storage drive question.

Drag and drop them within Lightroom. That way you won't have to "fix" anything in Lightroom. On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > My taking photos every day project has started to fill up hard drive space > so quickly, to the extent that I need to move

Re: D FA 24-70 f2.8 Question

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have the lens, but I don’t have a screw drive autofocus camera to try it > on. Can one tell just by looking at the lens mount? I would think so. i’ll > take a look when I get a minute. I do have numerous screw

Re: D FA 24-70 f2.8 Question

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 12:04 PM, jtainter wrote: > Pentax has not produced any dual drive lenses since the first two SDM > lenses--the 16-50 and 50-135. The DA* 300/4, DA* 200/2.8, and DA* 60-250/4 are dual-drive as well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: For Sale Friday: lots of gear

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Can't find the original post. Has the list of equipment been clipped? Any > chance someone could restore it? http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-April/415365.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Photographers are allowed to take pictures in Hawaii

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > You should go to Ethiopia. When I got off the Twin Otter at Dire Dawa airport > I was greeted with open arms by a welcoming committee who said "You must be > the Russian helicopter pilot" and led me towards a nice

Re: 2016 Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 2:26 PM, John wrote: > The state legislature has become an asylum for hateful, racist > douche-bags. And the governor isn't any better. http://www.theonion.com/r/52670 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Couldn't wait to get my new Pentax full-frame

On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > I would be curious to see what type of software they actually use. Zemax, OSLO, and Code V are widely-used optical design applications. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: SD card holders

I use a Pelican SD card holder like this, and it works well for me: http://amzn.to/1pwPhOZ 6 cards of varying sizes is plenty for me for any vacation I've been on. I keep track of used cards by locking them and flipping them upside down in the case. On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Larry Colen

Re: Whole new meaning to precision

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 5:27 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Well, it's precise. However it's also just wrong. Next time, send it to Accuracy Camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Shopping for 64GB SD cards

There is a Sandisk deal-of-the-day at Amazon today (Monday 3/14): http://amzn.to/1MhHid3 64 GB Sandisk Extreme 90 MB/s are 24.99, compared to $31.49 at B On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > By any chance has anyone shopped for 64GB SD cards in the past week?

Re: Impressed by the K-1 web site

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Is it five "steps" or five "stops"? With a step being 1dB or 1/3 stop, > there is a big difference between 15db, and 5dB, like a factor of 10. I've > been seeing it reported as five stops A step is a factor of two in

Re: Mac music file question

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > This is what is confusing me. To the best of my knowledge Apple does not > offer a lossless format. Has that changed? It's been around a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lossless > I don't think iTunes

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Here's a question I haven't seen asked (or answered) yet: How will the > zoom head on flash units like my AF540FGZ respond to the K-1 and its > wider field of view (for the same focal length) than APS-C cameras?

Re: Is lightroom doing some sort of tone mapping?

Since Process Version 2012 was introduced in Lightroom 4, the tonal controls have been image-adaptive, which is basically another word for "tone mapping". Here is a blog post I wrote on the subject at the time: http://scotchtape.ductwhisky.com/2012/01/hdr-photojournalism-and-lightroom-4.html

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 2:47 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > If it was just the PDML that would be a fix. It happens with more than just > the list. ...which is why I proposed a trivial filter condition, like "size greater than 1 byte". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

I use Gmail, and Kim's message showed up in my PDML folder, with a notice: "This message was not sent to Spam because of a filter you created." I have a filter that prevents PDML email from going to Spam. I created it a while ago, when several members' emails were all going to Spam. On Sun, Jan

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I wish I could somehow turn gmail's spam filtering off, Firefox does a > pretty good job of rerouting spam, to it's spam folder, it's much more > convenient, and it actually learns what I consider to be spam. What

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