Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 10:10 AM John wrote: > On 9/19/2019 13:28:42, William Robb wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola > > wrote: > > > >> It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that > these > >> clow

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:11 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > It's the most entertaining thing on the planet, until we realize that these > clowns can actually cause us all a lot of harm (and money). A pox on all > their houses! > At least you guys have the Second Amendment. -- PDML

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 7:27 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I thought there was one sane place left on the planet, but now even Canada > has to weather a weird political storm. > If the worst I have to wake up to is an invented scandal over something that happened two decades ago, I can live with

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 9:59 AM John wrote: > All the more reason not to have to put with his shit in the meantime. > I think my irony meter just broke. > On 9/9/2019 10:49:02, Alan C wrote: > > Why worry? According to some pundits the 6th Extinction is only 3000 > days away. > > > > Alan C > >

Re: Will Sigma stop making lenses for K-mount?

Considering that about the only reason in existence to use a Pentax body is to shoot Pentax glass, I'm not seeing an issue. If you really want to use a non Pentax lens, there are plenty of non Pentax bodies to choose from. On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:30 AM John wrote: > As I noted in response to

Re: Will Sigma stop making lenses for K-mount?

I suspect with Tamron it is co designing and licensing. The D FA 50/1.4 being an example. They are licensing their Opera 50/1.4 design from Ricoh. On Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 1:21 PM Gonz wrote: > I heard Tamron is out too. > > --R > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 3:10 PM Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > > >

Re: OT: British House of Cards (a bit political

It really just goes to show how absolutely dangerous and foolhardy it is to elect populists to power. They are generally incompetent, have no real leadership skills, and are only good at the required to be a populist job of self aggrandizement. Johnson is a poster boy for clueless buffoons

Re: OT: What is happening to British Universities?

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019, 4:28 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Duh! I forgot the link: > That's pretty ironic... Sorry Dan. I just couldn't resist that one. > > > https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2019/08/leader-great-british-university-con > > Dan Matyola >

Re: OT: England in the Dark?

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 8:53 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 22.08.19 um 16:01 schrieb John: > > I don't think "thrive" is the right word. > > ...and if they do in Iceland it's only because half the population of a > mere 60,000 make their living directly or indirectly from a large US air >

Re: PESO Last Supper

That's pretty awesome. bill On Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 3:10 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > https://www.photo.net/photo/18555215/Last-Supper > > -- > 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: I'm Getting Married...

Congratulations Paul. I’m happy for you. Bill On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:59 AM Paul Stenquist wrote: > In the morning. Well, it’s actually early afternoon this Saturday, but > that spoils the alliteration. We didn’t hire a wedding photographer. Too > expensive for a couple of septuagenarians. So

Re: OT: possibly politics

On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 8:10 AM John wrote: > Yeah, and if *I* had posted it, I'd be shouted down for introducing > politics. > Why should there be one rule for me and a different one for you? Snowflake. > > > > > On 8/2/2019 20:26:33, William Robb wrote: > > On

Re: OT: possibly politics

On Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 6:03 PM John wrote: > Yup. Definitely politics. > Wasn't started that way. I wanted to know why there was a hostage negotiator at a criminal trial in a country that is well known to have a fair and impartial legal system. It's not like as if Sweden is North Korea. bill >

OT: possibly politics

Why is there a US hostage negotiator in Sweden watching an assault trial? Has Sweden suddenly turned into a terrorist state? Curious 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: How to kill a wasp nest

Yellow Jackets are the worst. > They'll attack just because they see you. > I'm pretty sure what you call yellow jackets is what we call wasps. Bill. > On 7/31/2019 22:56:12, William Robb wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:11 PM Daniel J. Matyola > > wrote: > > > >

Re: How to kill a wasp nest

ry smoky (green > leaves > > and twigs) fire under the nest, which allowed him to remove and dispose > of > > it. > > > > John in Brisbane > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: PDML On Behalf Of William Robb > > Sent: Th

Re: OT: How to kill a wasp nest

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:11 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > They are nasty critters, aren't they. I haven’t met one I consider starting a friendship with. bill > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 6:36 PM

OT: How to kill a wasp nest

After getting my smoker, I have rarely fired up my propane brazier. Last night I decided to use it. I took the cover off, fired it up and went back into the house too season some beef. When I went out a few minutes later to put the burgers on there were a few wasps buzzing around the back of the

Re: Pushing up daisies

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 7:30 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Perhaps the Brexit decision should be left to the House of Lords. Lots of > charming chaps there! > Aren't you at least glad that it's the Brits who are the butt of the joke this time? bill > > > > > I read the thread title and thought

Re: Thoughts on 50th...

On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 3:06 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 21 Jul 2019, at 20:42, William Robb > wrote: > > > >> > >> On 21/7/19, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >>> AI. There is no such thing. Machines only react to mount

Re: Thoughts on 50th...

On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 5:59 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 21/7/19, Alan C, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >AI. There is no such thing. Machines only react to mountains of info in > >their databases. They are incapable of original thought. The problems > >with driverless cars occur when

Re: OT: The Most Beautiful Photos Taken On The Apollo 11 Mission

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 2:01 AM Alan C wrote: > They are indeed. An amazing achievement. There are nevertheless many > people who think some of the photos are fake - that no-one ever actually > landed & walked on the moon. > Trump voters. They are to be pitied for their lack of intellect. --

Re: Paul's NYTimes piece

On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 10:50 PM mike wilson wrote: > Even odder, full-size Mustangs are selling like hot cakes here. > Full size pick up trucks here. It feels like about half of what is on our roads are trucks. The Ford F150 is the #1 selling vehicle here followed by the Chevy Silverado and

Re: Paul's NYTimes piece

On Sat, Jul 13, 2019, 12:01 PM David J Brooks wrote: > But,l I refill my propane tanks, I'm doomed > I've heard you refill your propane tanks with natural gas that your body self generates. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Paul's NYTimes piece

n-winter-one-owners-log > > Paul > > > On Jul 12, 2019, at 8:29 PM, William Robb > wrote: > > > >> > > That might work in Alabama in September, but when it's -40, a real > heating > > element is going to be needed. > > This presumes that at those

Re: Paul's NYTimes piece

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 4:23 PM John wrote: > Batteries generate a fair amount of heat when they're under load ... > otherwise > there wouldn't be all those stories about laptops & phones catching fire. > You > can tap the air-flow from battery cooling to heat the passenger > compartment. > That

Re: DFA* 50 F1.4

I can't believe it took you this long to get one. It is a remarkable lens. bill On Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 8:03 AM jtainter wrote: > Here are some images showing what this lens can do at F1.4: > > https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/62855075 > > This lens is truly remarkable. > > Joe > > > > -- >

Re: July PUG is up!

Waterfalls are my specialty. bill On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 1:17 AM Alan C wrote: > Thanks Brian & well done chaps. Fine images there. I must try it sometime. > > Alan C > > On 05-Jul-19 08:03 AM, Brian W wrote: > > ...and a Happy July 4 to all our American PUGgers! > > > > View the July gallery

Happy birthday

To my American friends: In these trying and uncertain times, remember that the U in USA stands for United, and that there is no letter k in America. Remember it is always darkest just before dawn, and as long as you can elect your leaders, there is always hope for the future. Remember that the

Re: Stupid iPad

On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 2:41 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > As an aside, my Final Cut Studio software that I bought brand new around > 2006 was supplied with a full set of paper manuals (all 5 books!) and I > find them easy to read, very clear in instruction, and easy to search in. I > have never

Stupid iPad

And here I thought Apple stuff was supposed to be a cut above the rest for quality. I have an iPad Pro that has gone really flakey about the attached (Apple) keyboard. Sometimes it works, mostly it doesn’t. This started happening after the last update. I have followed the simplistic instructions

Re: OT: A penetrating look at the segregated South

Is that what you call that thing? On Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 6:05 PM Ken Waller wrote: > > Didn't take long for this thread to drag the president in. > > -Original Message- > >From: Bill > >Subject: Re: OT: A penetrating look at the segregated South > > > >On 6/3/2019 2:29 PM, Daniel J.

Re: It looks like we'll have a Peak Designs tripod.

My Feisol tripods allow the legs to be folded backwards so that the normally wasted space below the head is filled with the head. It’s a great feature and takes several inches off the length of the folded tripod. The peak design looks cool, and will surely appeal to a number of people, but for the

Re: OT: Food

; barbecuing > > (Braaing) is an Art or a Science! > > > > Alan C > > > > On 18-Apr-19 03:10 AM, William Robb wrote: > >> Well barbecue, to be more precise. My lovely wife bought us a Louisiana > >> Grill smoker style barbecue for our anniversary. I’ve bee

Re: OT: Food

the > smoker just long enough for the sauce to begin to caramelize. > Serve with Cole slaw, extra sauce (warm) and lots of napkins. > Paul > > > On Apr 17, 2019, at 9:10 PM, William Robb > wrote: > > > > Well barbecue, to be more precise. My lovely wife bought us a Loui

OT: Food

Well barbecue, to be more precise. My lovely wife bought us a Louisiana Grill smoker style barbecue for our anniversary. I’ve been having a grand time smoking everything from avocado to zucchini. I want to do ribs on Friday. I just know we have some foodies out there who will have wonderful

Re: OT: Question for UK PDMLers

I thought their was an agreement regarding politics on this forum. On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 9:10 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I have been trying to follow your latest reality TV show. > > Who is running all of this -- Francis Urquhart or Sir Humphrey Appleby? > > You still have not reached

Re: OT - Another legit use beer

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 12:54 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > That publicity stunt is nothing but a desperate cry for attention. > Their beer must really suck if that's what they are doing to market it. > The beer must really suck if it will develop film. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Boris 2019-06 - As it should be

What a delightfully creepy little image. I mean this in a good way. It’s what street photography would be if Alfred Hitchcock had designed the street. Bravo!! Bill On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 12:52 PM Boris Liberman wrote: > Have a look: > >

Re: circular vs linear polarizers

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:46 PM Larry Colen wrote: > A discussion last weekend prompted me to try and learn the difference. > I found this short article on the subject reasonably illuminating. I always figured it was enough to know that they all reduce reflection from most non metallic

Re: OT: To our British Pentxians

On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 5:24 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > It is a game, but like in any other game, results can be produced by > ignoring the rules. It’s a blood sport and like all blood sports there will be cheaters skewing the results. The problem arises when you get people who don’t

Re: OT, the brits on this list treat us Yanks with the greatest respect

On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 4:21 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > On 13 Jan 2019, at 22:19, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467?ns_mchannel=social_campaign=bbcnews=socialflow_facebook_source=facebook > > > > Frankly, I don't think I've ever had any difficulty

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: A New Life Partner

That's really sweet Paul. Congratulations. On Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 1:01 PM Paul Stenquist After about three years without my wife of 44 years, I decided I > definitely didn’t like going it alone. Fortuitously, I met a wonderful lady > who had also lost her mate to cancer after many years of

Re: Merry Christmas

Indeed. Happy Christmas to all, and remember that Jesus was a refugee. On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 12:07 AM John wrote: > ... and a belated happy Hanukkah. > > I wish you all well for whatever winter solstice holiday you might > celebrate. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for.

Re: Tis the season (for the PDML Quotations List)

Damn. I couldn’t stay off it again. On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 9:13 PM Postmaster wrote: > https://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 617-522-0174 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Birthday wishes

You all should wish annasan a happy birthday. Well, a belated one anyway. 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: A camera so hip it almost hurts

On Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 6:53 AM Bruce Walker It pains me to say this, but that's actually kind of appealing. :-) > > Does that make me, tragically, hip? > No, but it's hip to be square. > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 5:23 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Remember the kickstarter for the camera that

Re: Tripods

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 12:27 AM Larry Colen wrote: > My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several > times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I > set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked > my ass around the block.

Re: K-1 Mark II Upgrade?

On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 10:03 AM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Has anyone sent in a camera for the upgrade? I think both Stan and Bill > have done so. How long did it take? Is there a marked improvement in > performance over the original? Any downside other than price? I didn’t bother as the upgrade

Re: PESO - First shot with a new (to me) lens

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 5:43 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Nice shot. Sharp, good detail. It’s a great lens, eclipsed perhaps only by > the new much more pricey 50. It’s definitely eclipsed by the new 50. I don’t sell lenses often. Bill > > > On Aug 23, 2018, at 3:35 PM, John Francis wrote: >

Re: PESO - First shot with a new (to me) lens

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 1:36 PM John Francis wrote: > > The USPS just dropped of a package from Canada containing > the FA 50/f1.4 that Bill Robb offered for sale recently. > > It appears to be working ... > That's a relief. It arrived in good condition. Bikk > >

Re: Peso: Old Girl

She's a Belgian Shepherd. Specifically she is a Turveren. Of the four sub breeds of Belgians, I like the Turvs the best. Thanks bill On Sun, Aug 5, 2018, 12:46 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Bill, > What breed is your beautiful girl? She had the face of a collie but > unusual colors. > > -- PDML

Re: Irfanview replaces Adobe Camera Raw for PS CS2

I told him that a couple of weeks ago. On Mon, Jul 30, 2018, 1:49 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Your camera can shoot RAW DNG files. Your version of ACR can open them. > Paul > > > On Jul 30, 2018, at 3:44 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > > > Last week I was looking for solutions for developing

Re: Random Flowers

On 7/20/2018 5:03 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Exactly as I pictured it! Now go and make a large print of it. > Simply stunning! > Already done. The print is positively 3 dimensional. Now she who must be obeyed needs me to build a frame for it, cut a mat, mount it, get glass for it and submit it to

Re: Usable ISO with K-3

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 12:32 AM Alan C wrote: > My K5 is OK up to 3200, noisy beyond. The K7 & K110D were already noisy > at 800. I hated the K7 at anything above base ISO. I still think it had the nicest skin tone rendering I’ve seen out of a digital camera, providing it was kept at ISO 100.

Re: D FA 50/1.4

I think she is s secret subscriber to the list just for moments like this. Anyway I appear to be under an NDA for a couple of days so please forget you read this. bill On Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 3:15 PM Steve Cottrell, wrote: > On 18/7/18, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > &g

D FA 50/1.4

Its here! Now I need to figure out how to sneak it into the house. 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: Polarizing filters.

I decided to go with the Zeiss filter. It’s on a 3-4 week backorder, which should work well, as I’ve been promised the FA 50/1.4 on or around July 20th. I was pointed towards a site that tested a whole bunch of polarizer and the Zeiss did very well indeed. Thanks Bill On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at

Re: PDML Annual

On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 4:14 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Oddly, I thought Ed was one of the guys I met at GFM back in 2007... > wonder who I mixed him up with.. That was me. bill > > > Or is it -his- senior moment and he was there ! lol > ann > > On 6/2/2018 5:27 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > >

Re: The Dog & Pony Show

Their strategy appears to aim to be the last man standing. I'm not sure how good it would be for the industry to only have one or two choices. Monopolies or near monopolies are never a good thing. bill On Tue, May 22, 2018, 11:39 PM Gonz, wrote: > That is A LOT of money.

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:33 PM wrote: > On any case Bill is certainly the list punter. Be nice or I will insert a picture of a puppy in your name next year. bill > > > On May 15, 2018 4:29:33 PM PDT, Bruce Walker > wrote: > >On Mon, May 14, 2018 at

Re: Did not make the photo annual cut ...

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 5:30 PM Bruce Walker wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 11:10 PM, Bill > wrote: > > On 5/14/2018 5:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> > >> Let's see what shots of yours did not make it into the 2018 PDML > >> Annual. > >> >

Re: The Dog & Pony Show

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 2:57 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 14/5/18, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Thanks for the insightful commentary. Sounds bleak for the most part. > >I've been slowly coming to the conclusion that the Pentax ship is > >sinking and its time to

Re: Wondering!

; On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 2:01 PM, William Robb <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > It's actually in Mark's hands. All they let me do is make crass comments > > about the submissions as part of the vetting process. > > > > bill > > >

Re: Wondering!

It's actually in Mark's hands. All they let me do is make crass comments about the submissions as part of the vetting process. bill On Fri, Apr 20, 2018, 11:24 AM Jack Davis, wrote: > 'Nuf said, Bill.Thanks! > J > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 20, 2018, at 8:43 AM,

Re: in case you want to feel old

I bet I have a copy of it sitting on a hard drive someplace. Bill On Mar 18, 2018 5:09 PM, "Doug Brewer" wrote: > Ah, just when you think you may have done something memorable, you find > out otherwise. > > No Poodles was a website I built after my wife and I visited

Re: in case you want to feel old

No Poodles is the name of my Wi-Fi network. I loved that story. On Mar 18, 2018 10:57 AM, "Doug Brewer" wrote: > 2018 marks twenty years since the debut of "No Poodles." > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: Pentax Sighting

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:23 PM Rick Womer wrote: > The medical optics division was the only part of Pentax that Asahi didn’t > sell off several years ago. Alas, name and ancestry are the only common > elements your camera and the medical equipment share. When Hoya bought

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

ed blood. Great > stuff. More speaking in generalizations. Obviously there are going to be outliers. Bill > > > Paul > > > On Mar 17, 2018, at 9:48 PM, William Robb <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I'm wondering how that would be a strong im

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

I'm wondering how that would be a strong image in the first place. On Mar 17, 2018 10:07 AM, "John" wrote: > On 3/17/2018 00:56, Bill wrote: > > To me, colour generally works for weaker compositions. It's sort of the >> photographic equivalent of baffle them with

Re: OT: Stephen Hawking

On Mar 14, 2018 11:18 AM, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: It's Pi day, and Einstein's birthday, and Stephen Hawking passed away today: http://time.com/5199167/stephen-hawking-death-date-pi-day/ Coincidence? Or is everything interconnected on a cosmic scale? Dan Matyola

Re: 6 Pentax 35mm Lenses Tested

On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 4:46 PM Toralf Lund wrote: > On 07/03/18 03:16, Bill wrote: > > On 3/6/2018 1:27 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > >> For those having a weakness for lenses of 35 mm focal length: > >> There is a recent comparison of good old Pentax 35 mm lenses by > >>

Re: Thunderbird help.. a small disaster!

Maybe check and see if you didn’t inadvertently drag the folder into another one. You could also do a general search for the folder in Windows Explorer. Also, is it possible you accidentally tagged it as a hidden folder? Do you have your system set to show hidden folders? Bill On Fri, Mar 9,

Re: Peso - at the Hockney exhibit

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 7:47 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > This is set for the way I like to look at it on my monitor... > smugmug has a whole bunch of sizes to chose from - on bottom right... > which include phones, etc... > > > >

Re: K1-II spec leaked, seems like minor improvements only

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 8:29 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > Rob Studdert wrote: > > >The K5IIs actually made the K5 useful, I'm still using my mK5IIs, my > >pair of K5 bodies are long gone, their focus speed/accuracy in low > >light was appalling. If these specs are true

Re: A bit of snark from fstoppers

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 10:42 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > The URL pretty much says it all > > > https://fstoppers.com/originals/random-person-proclaims-his-uncle-prefers-nikon-photographer-immediately-sells-206406 If “This is That” did a piece on photography, it would look very

Re: OT: Photography Drone

On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 1:38 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Does anyone on the list use a drone for photography. If so, shat do you > have, how do you use it and what do you recommend? Hi Dan, I occasionally fly a DJI Phantom 3 drone. It’s a small quadcopter with a fairly

Re: Adapting Nikon lens for K-mount?

On Nov 27, 2017 3:02 AM, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: >I recall you did that to an A*85/1.4 as well. Indeed. In fact, that lens is still doing a stellar performance for my son - his favourite prime for video. It's still a desecration. If there is a hell, there is a special

Re: Adapting Nikon lens for K-mount?

On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 4:10 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > No help to you, but I once paid a company to adapt a Nikkor 16-35/2.8 > permanently to Canon EF mount. My son uses it as a cine wide zoom for his > C300 - it has an aperture ring (essential for video). > I recall you

Re: In Memory of Calleigh

On Nov 21, 2017 5:07 PM, "Steve Cottrell" wrote: On 21/11/17, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >This precious little dog, owned by a dear friend of ours, was murdered by a >pit bull yesterday on the Streets of Baltimore. Her owner had surgery >yesterday, and

Re: OT Cloud storage

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 8:52 AM David J Brooks wrote: > I have been using multiple ext hard drives for my back ups mostly > phots and documents. I'm going to have to purge somethings next year, > running out of HD space probably by mid 2018 at current shooting rate. > U

Re: PUG themes for 2018

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 4:37 AM Brian Walters wrote: > I've been a bit slack in getting the themes for 2018 sorted. Here's short > list > of 17 possibles - 5 to be culled. > > Please nominate your least favs... > > Up in the air > Arches > Symmetry > Shadow > Circular >

Re: scanning 120 negatives?

Take their jpegs and use them. Just don't save to jpeg again until your final file. It's doubtful you will see any degradation. It's likely that their jpeg will be quite a bit better than anything you can get off a flatbed scanner. On Oct 30, 2017 1:18 PM, "Larry Colen" wrote:

Re: PESO: IX XI

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 8:23 AM Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > William Robb said: > > "You guys should get over it." > > We shall not. Especially in my area, we were all deeply affected by it, > and know people who perished in the Twin Towers.

Re: PESO: IX XI

On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 10:12 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > From the 9/11 Memorial Museum: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/10/28/ix-xi > > Comments are appreciated. You guys should get over it. > > Dan Matyola >

Re: On another note

On Oct 20, 2017 9:46 AM, "Eric Weir" wrote: > On Oct 17, 2017, at 3:47 PM, John wrote: > > On 10/17/2017 13:21, Eric Weir wrote: >>> On Oct 17, 2017, at 12:55 PM, John wrote: >>> >>> Do you remember what milepost that was?

UPS Stupidy

I ordered some stuff from Lee Valley Tools to support my other hobby. Working on the theory that I am never home when UPS wants to deliver, and I don’t really want a bunch of expensive tools sitting in a box on my back landing, I changed the delivery to pick up at one of their outlets that is

Re: False news

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:16 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Steve said: "Yes indeed. Went to school a short distance away from Larry. > I was in north America from 1964 through 1976, the latter 10 years of which > were in Santa Clara." > > Oh, you were in Kalifornia.

Re: Water your wiskey

...@mac.com > > > > Subject: Re: OT: Water your wiskey > > > > > > > > Ditto. I drink both scotch and bourbon over ice. If it's very special, > >> I'll try some neat but only to get an undiluted sample. > >> > >> Paul via p

Re: OT: Water your wiskey

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 6:51 AM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/543902701/chemists-say-you-should-add-a-little-water-to-your-whisky-here-s-why?utm_source=npr_newsletter_medium=email_content=20170820_campaign_term There was at

Re: K-3 question

I shot a total eclipse in Estevan in around 1978, and spent some time making sure I wasn't going to trash my camera. The longest lens I has was a 200mm, I would have liked a 300. I think a 400 would have been too much. I guess these days there are zooms, but they were rare and crappy at that time.

Re: PESO - Woman relaxing in a kimono (nsfw)

On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:24 PM Bruce Walker wrote: > Been a while since I turned my attention to simple portraits. A little > nsfw. > > http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IbEBkD8ELkxY > > 645z, 90mm/2.8 macro at f/8.0, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO. > 4'x8' softbox

Re: August PUG - Last Call

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:36 PM Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > I'll be closing submissions on Saturday evening 5 August, Sydney time. > > Theme: City Transportation I do believe I might have something. > > > As usual submit here: > >

Re: The rumor I heard today ...

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:35 PM Mark C wrote: > I may be wrong but I think Hoya hung onto Pentax Mdical as a separate > company and sold the general photographic division to Ricoh. See > > https://www.pentaxmedical.com/pentax/en/92/1/PENTAX-Medical-Overview > > "PENTAX

Re: OT - "as if" physics question

On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 10:34 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > What is the difference in virtual weight of a pack (say, ten lbs) being > carried bys omeone walking on level ground and the same person carrying > the same pack up a flight of stairs? It's 42. Actually, it's about

Re: Lens improvements

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 7:39 AM Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > It seems odd that one might pay $475 for the Pentax A* 300/4 when a newer > quality Sigma AF APO 300/4 can be acquired for $300. > Sure, the A* is built like a tank. But I'm not going to war with it. > With all

Re: New member

Hi Michael, you found the place. You can tell me in a few weeks if I did you any favours. Team PDML I met Michael last Saturday. I traded him the address to this group of motley yobs for a hamburger. He's a lot nicer than I am. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: new appreciation

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM Bruce Walker wrote: > I heartily Me Too your endorsement, Dave. :) I have also put together > a few Blurb books in the past -- just myself, not a team -- and can > appreciate your group's effort and _especially_ what Mark and Co > achieve.

Re: Controversy around McCurry

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 7:46 PM Bruce Walker wrote: > Yeah, I followed this one and read that article last year. It's very > interesting to me because a lot of folks do and have done what Steve > did, with the main difference being that their work didn't end up in > NatGeo

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