Re: first K7 Geso

2009-07-21 Thread Sasha Sobol
Christine: thanks! I do like the combo, yes. I had something wide in my bag that day but never really wanted to change the lens. --Sasha On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Oh, man, those look great!  Congrats on your 1st K7 GESO, Sasha.  Looks like

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Nice set of images, Christine. Got those men working hard for you! Looking forward to the rest of the crane assembly tomorrow! :-) On Jul 20, 2009, at 22:32 , Christine Aguila wrote: I am no longer a free-range chicken. The tower crane is nearly up, and life on the site is hopping. I

RE: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Bob W
Very nice indeed. Good luck with the move. Bob Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we are moving into our new place in Boston. Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's and

RE: [OT] Alpaca signs model release?

2009-07-21 Thread Bob W
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Sandy Harrissandyinch...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone got alpaca pictures perchance? Not exactly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2819471076/ Here's one of the smaller subspecies: http://www.1st4autographs.com/images/al_pacino.jpg Bob --

controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Larry Colen
Here is a more controlled test comparing the two cameras. Note that my question is not Do K20s perform better than K100s? but rather Is my K20 performing as well as it should? Should I expect to see more difference between the K20 and the K100? Same lighting, same subject, same lens, same

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Great shot! Good luck with your move, Mark. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com wrote: Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we are moving into

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Hardly a labeled K20 shot in the bunch, Larry. You've duplicated the urls on most of them. On Jul 21, 2009, at 00:21 , Larry Colen wrote: Here is a more controlled test comparing the two cameras. Note that my question is not Do K20s perform better than K100s? but rather Is my K20

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:34:36AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: Hardly a labeled K20 shot in the bunch, Larry. You've duplicated the urls on most of them. Oops, The URLs for the sets which have 18 or 27 shots each were correct. And they're all in the collection:

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
2009/7/21 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. You'd better not let me cashew at it. All these puns.  It's chestnut possible to keep up. Yep. Too much hazel. Pea. Ginger. Jostein --

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
2009/7/21 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: I thought that was, maybe, an embedded message to me.(?) No... Maybe there's something I should have recalled, but sorry... nothing springs to mind there. You know, Cotty and Boris has frequently referred to myself and my family as the nutty Norwegians,

Re: [OT] Alpaca signs model release?

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
Bob, By the same logic, I assume that guano comes from guanaco? Jostein 2009/7/21 Bob W p...@web-options.com: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Sandy Harrissandyinch...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone got alpaca pictures perchance? Not exactly:

Re: OT: Down the memory hole ...

2009-07-21 Thread David Mann
On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:50 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't think they intended to screw the mini-lab operator, that's just an additional unexpected benefit from their point of view. If a law can be abused, it will be abused. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

A new claim that Capa's falling soldier was a set-up

2009-07-21 Thread Bob W
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/shot-down--capas-cl assic-image-of-war-1754405.html Bob -- 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

Re: K-7 and 77 Ltd

2009-07-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
Maybe this is the lucky combination? K-7 has 77 segment metering and 77 seals. The number seven is repeated five times in the name/specks. It is supposed to make it a lucky camera. When you combine this with the 77mm you get seven times seven :-) -- MaritimTim 2009/7/20 David J Brooks

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread mike wilson
Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Also, other than the obvious--wipe camera down--is there any other camera maintenance I should do after shooting construction. The dust is getting really bad, and I'm kind of worried about the DA 16-45mm.

Re: A new claim that Capa's falling soldier was a set-up

2009-07-21 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Oh, I read the original article in the newspaper 'El Periodico'. From the pictures that they showed, it seems clear that they have localized the exact point where the picture was taken (they compared the mountains in the background), and, during those days, there were no combats in the area nor

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Cotty
Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we are moving into our new place in Boston. Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's and stuff intermittently until then. The first day

Re: K20 mojo

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 09:41:58PM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: This is an apples to oranges comparison. And it will remain that Same subjects, same light, same lenses, same place, same ISO. regardless of how much

Re: K20 mojo

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:57 AM, David J Brookspentko...@gmail.com wrote: Hope you find your setting solutions quicker than I have for my D200. Three years and still playing with the dials and settings. Dave Mind you, I normally shoot jpegs, so this could be part of the problem. Dave --

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM, paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I have the Lumina softbox for on-camera flash. It's okay, but the Lightsphere provides more diffusion. The softbox is good when you can't sacrifice more than a stop or two. Thats is my other option that i am

Re: Peso Barn on the 9th Line.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Sheesh. Four seasons in a year, and these Canadians make them all look like winter... Well, we do have the experience.:-) Dave Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 7/15/09, David J Brooks

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
Thats a really good shot Mark, well done. Dave On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com wrote: Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we are moving

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
Hi Christine. Off the two you inquired about, I prefer the tighter crop, #8. As far as dust, my gear, and I, got our fair share at the horse shows. What i did, and i'm sure its wrong, was to dampen a face cloth, let it dry to the point it feels almost dry, and gently rub the out sides of the

Re: The squeaky wheel.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I've never heard the wheels on my K20D squeak.  Cheers, Christine I must have an older model, mine are made of wood. Other than the occasional fire, no squeaking.. Dave - Original Message - From: P. J.

Re: More K-7 AF observations

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 6:10 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The latest news, he's ditching Pentax to complain about Canon.  We should only be so lucky. He apparently left the Pentax Forums last month or so. Canon owners are less forgiving than we are.:-) I read his blog on

Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
I used to own this digital camera, picked it up in 1997. I have an older iomega zip drive, 100meg, that i have the dc25 files stored on. I have tried to find the software via a google search, but it seems unavailable. I have a few photos of my parents at their 50th wedding lunch i would like to

Re: K-7 and 77 Ltd

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
Rumor had it, for a while, that it was originally named K-9, but renamed after protest from the English speaking distributors. :-) After seeing Wendy's shots I could believe that rumor... Jostein 2009/7/21 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com: Maybe this is the lucky combination? K-7 has 77

Re: K20 mojo

2009-07-21 Thread Thibouille
Note that 1.02 is the latest for k100D (SDHC compatibility Update only but who knows with Pentax). On Tuesday, July 21, 2009, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:35:45PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: Stupid question:  Are you running the latest firmware? There are no

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread paul stenquist
Why would you add +.7 exposure comp on the K100 but not on the K20? More exposure will reduce the noise on both cameras. Again, it's apples to oranges. Paul On Jul 21, 2009, at 3:42 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:34:36AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: Hardly a labeled

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Jack Davis
My that's a crisp array of shots. Watching those workers does, however, make the back of my knees feel funny. Always find your work enjoyable, Christine. Jack --- On Mon, 7/20/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject:

Re: More E-P1 shots

2009-07-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Desjardins, Stevedesjard...@wlu.edu wrote: You know, there's only so much to shoot on the way back to  the lab.  So, here is my dog Toby and some tiger lilies: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40620...@n04/ Quite nice! :-) -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
That's one fine hummer :-) I appreciate the triangles in the composition. -- MaritimTim 2009/7/20 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Walker
David J Brooks wrote: I used to own this digital camera, picked it up in 1997. I have an older iomega zip drive, 100meg, that i have the dc25 files stored on. I have tried to find the software via a google search, but it seems unavailable. I have a few photos of my parents at their 50th

RE: More E-P1 shots

2009-07-21 Thread Desjardins, Steve
No, he's half lab-half Australian shepherd. I went to Wikipedia, though, and boy he does look like that first picture. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:25 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread mike wilson
David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I used to own this digital camera, picked it up in 1997. I have an older iomega zip drive, 100meg, that i have the dc25 files stored on. I have tried to find the software via a google search, but it seems unavailable. I have a few

Re: PESO: Bent Tree

2009-07-21 Thread Tim Øsleby
Old post and old PESO, but it should not stand uncommented. Lovely colors in this one Daniel :-) Some good lines there too. -- MaritimTim 2009/6/26 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Another image I found recently while going over old scans. I passed this tree every day on my way to and

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Christine, Interesting two sets of photos (I just saw both III and IV). You have many months of construction ahead ... If you will be involved in the technical interaction with the construction company, that would be a material for horor stories (even though most unsuspecting readers would

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine Aguila wrote: The dust is getting really bad, and I'm kind of worried about the DA 16-45mm. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/towercrane/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine Perfectly good reason to get a DA* 16-50 then -- don't fight the LBA. :-) That business about the

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:06 -0400, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM, paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I have the Lumina softbox for on-camera flash. It's okay, but the Lightsphere provides more diffusion. The softbox is good when you can't

PESO 2009 - 120 - GDG

2009-07-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From this past weekend's photowalk ... I'm working the photowalk set from Saturday in color at present, but i rendered this one to monochrome too. It does something quite different in BW. I'm curious to hear your thoughts. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3742053605_54c1b3d58f_o.jpg 120

GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
This post (not photos) is inspired by Christine's Construction series. 3 years ago I purchased a large scientific instrument (X-ray diffractometer) that came with a large water chiller installed. The chiller was supposed to be installed inside the building core, behind the wall from the room

RE: More E-P1 shots

2009-07-21 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I was curious what you would think, Godfrey, being an Olympian yourself.;-) The camera has it's quirks, but I'm really impressed with image quality. Coupling this with the size, you have an excellent grab camera. My only question is how much better a EVF camera like the Lumix would be in

Re: PESO 2009 - 120 - GDG

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Interesting catch. I would call it show of hands or vote of hands. I would expect that BW version would look more contrasty, which make change the look. I would be curious to see it that way... I'd probably use softer BW conversion. Igor Tue Jul 21 08:34:40 CDT 2009 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: PESO Emergent

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks for looking, Christine. -bmw Christine Aguila wrote: Nice, very nice! cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: PESO Emergent Becoming acquainted

Re: PESO Emergent

2009-07-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice! I've been using the mini softbox for a bit now, need a larger one too. I also use a round foldup diffuser, tape it to the flash in a big curve occasionally. Anything to spread out and sften the light. On Monday, July 20, 2009, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Becoming

Back, with new K7

2009-07-21 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi all, After being unsubscribed for almost a year due to too much traffic, I have been lurking for the last couple of weeks, anticipating K7 discussions here :-) Just received mine today, replacing the K10D. Battery is charging (4 more hours to go). Looks great, lots of reading to do ...

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Igor, Interesting series of photos. How much did the box weigh? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Igor Roshchins...@komkon.org wrote: This post (not photos) is inspired by Christine's Construction series. 3 years ago I purchased a large scientific instrument (X-ray

Re: K20 mojo

2009-07-21 Thread P. J. Alling
That's the latest. It's probably not a firmware problem. Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:35:45PM -0400, P. J. Alling wrote: Stupid question: Are you running the latest firmware? There are no stupid questions, only stupid people. I'm running 1.03 on the K20D and 1.00

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 07:29:29AM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: Why would you add +.7 exposure comp on the K100 but not on the K20? Because without the exposure compensation the K100 was underexposing. At nominal exposure, the white in the background on the K20 was on the verge of clipping,

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bob, Thanks. About 1000 lbs. According to the specs, the chiller was 900 lbs (408 kg) plus the wooden crate. Igor Tue Jul 21 10:07:52 CDT 2009 Bob Sullivan wrote: Igor, Interesting series of photos. How much did the box weigh? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Igor: That was fun to see. I suspect you were hopping mad when you realized you were given the wrong specs!I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a piano delivered to a residence the same way as your chiller. Created quite a stir and a huge crowd of onlookers. Thanks

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: After looking at the links Joe posted, I just ordered one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=160347997123ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:AU:1123 At that price it doesn't matter much if it's

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 07:29:29AM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: Why would you add +.7 exposure comp on the K100 but not on the K20? More exposure will reduce the noise on both cameras. Again, it's apples to oranges. Using the histograms to correct my exposures, as I did, these are what I

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
I did some googling but did not find those links. Maybe i used bad words.:-) Thanks Mike Dave On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:27 AM, mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Conversion software here: http://www.imageconverterplus.de/news/kodak_dc_25_261.html here: http://www.rickk.com/dc25/

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, the parallel port Zip drives required a driver for Windows. There's also an alternate cable that attaches those Zip drives to older Macs via the Mac SCSI port connector. I found the cables. Whoo hooo. This

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
For what it is worth, your expectation may be a little high for the K20. Where did you come up with this expectation. Generally speaking as the photosites get smaller, noise gets stronger. So there has to be a way to compensate for it. It is my understanding that manufacturing has improved so

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
I can certainly appreciate the 'try to photograph hummingbirds' comment. I have spent a couple of afternoons in Golden Gate Park 'trying' myself. This shot is way cool! Very nicely done. I'm envious. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, July 20, 2009, 2:38:22 PM, you wrote: MR Just spent 10

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dave, In loosely following this thread I seem to recall you wanting to flash fill in sunlit situations. If I am mistaken, please ignore the following. I use flash quite extensively with wedding and portrait work - both as fill and main light source. It has been my experience that when the sun

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009-07-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, I just ran a series theu the K-7 and 77 Ltd at F8 with the 540 Flash. My flash doesn't show any anomalies when zoomed to 48mm vs 16, 24, 34, or 58. Exposure stays the same. I think you have a flash fault. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:03 AM, AlunFotoalunf...@gmail.com

OT: Did Capa Fake the Falling Soldier Photograph?

2009-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
New claims that the iconic war image was staged: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201116/How-Capas-camera-does-lie-The-photographic-proof-iconic-Falling-Soldier-image-staged.ht -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Marvelous image! Dan On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com wrote: Just spent 10 days on vacation in NC. Very relaxing and tiring at the same time (lots of hiking biking). I'll be going off-list again in about a week when we are moving into our new place in Boston.

Re: controlled noise test

2009-07-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 09:25:42AM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: For what it is worth, your expectation may be a little high for the K20. Where did you come up with this expectation. Generally When I got the K20 I dropped, I remember being very impressed at how well it handled higher ISOs.

Re: PESO: Bent Tree

2009-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Tim Dan On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Tim Øslebymaritim...@gmail.com wrote: Old post and old PESO, but it should not stand uncommented. Lovely colors in this one Daniel :-) Some good lines there too. -- MaritimTim 2009/6/26 Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Another

Re: OT: Did Capa Fake the Falling Soldier Photograph?

2009-07-21 Thread Sasha Sobol
The link should read: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201116/How-Capas-camera-does-lie-The-photographic-proof-iconic-Falling-Soldier-image-staged.html On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com wrote: New claims that the iconic war image was

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 21, 2009, at 05:27 , Bruce Walker wrote: David J Brooks wrote: I used to own this digital camera, picked it up in 1997. I have an older iomega zip drive, 100meg, that i have the dc25 files stored on. I have tried to find the software via a google search, but it seems unavailable. I

Re: OT: Did Capa Fake the Falling Soldier Photograph?

2009-07-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, thank you, I did a poor job of copying and pasting. Dam On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: The link should read:

Re: PESO Emergent

2009-07-21 Thread Sasha Sobol
I really like how the flower melts. After some thoughts: I would prefer not so active green background. --Sasha On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgigdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Very nice! I've been using the mini softbox for a bit now, need a larger one too. I also use a round

Re: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
Thanks Bob! That's the final nail in the coffin I guess. I dread the thought of sending it off, though. It will have to go to Germany for repair, where Pentax Europe has dismantled its own organisation and buy the service from a company that also serve other manufacturers. Rumors of extremely long

Re: Back, with new K7

2009-07-21 Thread AlunFoto
Hi Jan! Welcome back! Congrats with the K-7. You've been lurking for a couple of weeks. How's the traffic volume since a year ago? :-) Cheers, Jostein 2009/7/21 Jan van Wijk pen...@dfsee.com: Hi all, After being unsubscribed for almost a year due to too much traffic, I have been lurking for

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Gotta do what you can to get rice to those Chinese school children! Anybody remember that campaign 50 years ago? On Jul 21, 2009, at 06:26 , Brian Walters wrote: After looking at the links Joe posted, I just ordered one of these:

Re: PESO 2009 - 120 - GDG

2009-07-21 Thread Marco Alpert
How delighfully creepy. - Marco On Jul 21, 2009, at 6:34 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: From this past weekend's photowalk ... I'm working the photowalk set from Saturday in color at present, but i rendered this one to monochrome too. It does something quite different in BW. I'm curious

Re: Back, with new K7

2009-07-21 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Jostein, On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:58:10 +0200 AlunFoto wrote: Welcome back! Congrats with the K-7. You've been lurking for a couple of weeks. How's the traffic volume since a year ago? :-) Pretty similar I think, ups and downs as usual :-) But I can cope a bit better now, had too much on my

Re: Back, with new K7

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Welcome back, Jan. Everything is the same, except for the 2009 GFM, the DA*60-250 and the K-7. On Jul 21, 2009, at 08:59 , Jan van Wijk wrote: After being unsubscribed for almost a year due to too much traffic, I have been lurking for the last couple of weeks, anticipating K7 discussions

Re: Mini soft box

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Free postage is what the eBay listing says. Which means these guys are buying these things wholesale for about $0.50. Shipping is minimal (they mail it in an envelope) the rest is profit. It may have come from California, if I recall. Makes more sense to ship a case to a US friend and have

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christine Aguila Subject: Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine) Hi Igor: That was fun to see. I suspect you were hopping mad when you realized you were given the wrong specs!I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a piano

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Heh... It would've been ok if that was the only problem I got from that company... It took them more almost 2 years until the system was finally accepted (and paid for). In the mean time they figured out that the chiller in question was a wrong one, and was not yielding the requirements of the

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread Drew
I have a DC50... it's got zoom! it was the first digital camera my company bought. I used it extensively until we bought a 1.3Mpix Olympus. Actually I am on the lookout for a serial cable for the Kodak should anyone have one around?? Cheers, Drew. Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 21,

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Ken Waller
I prefer the cropped version. BTW - It has a spot of dust, midway between the crane the RH structure, a little above the workers head. I would recommend a minimum of lens changing on site. If you must change, keep the camera body oriented with the mount down, and rapidly cap the removed

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Mac or PC? On Jul 21, 2009, at 12:14 , Drew wrote: I have a DC50... it's got zoom! it was the first digital camera my company bought. I used it extensively until we bought a 1.3Mpix Olympus. Actually I am on the lookout for a serial cable for the Kodak should anyone have one around??

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Graydon
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 05:38:22PM -0400, Mark Roberts scripsit: The first day at the cabin last week, I spent the afternoon photographing (or trying to photograph) hummingbirds. Here's a shot with the FA*300/2.8 and 2x teleconverter: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d904208.htm I

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread Drew
Hiya, PC... it's an 8 pin mini DIN at the camera end and 9 pin D type on the computer end. Drew. Joseph McAllister wrote: Mac or PC? On Jul 21, 2009, at 12:14 , Drew wrote: I have a DC50... it's got zoom! it was the first digital camera my company bought. I used it extensively until we

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Doug Franklin
Christine Aguila wrote: I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a piano delivered to a residence the same way as your chiller. Created quite a stir and a huge crowd of onlookers. Many of the older houses in Amsterdam have a hook and support built into the building under the

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/7/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. You'd better not let me cashew at it. All these puns. It's chestnut possible to keep up. Walnut

Private: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009-07-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, I just checked on the K20 with the 77 Ltd @ F8. Results were the same as with the K-7 and 540. No anomaly when the 540 was zoomed to 48mm. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:55 PM, AlunFotoalunf...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Bob! That's the final nail in the coffin I guess. I

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Sometimes in old building in Chicago have them too, if you know what to look for. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Doug Franklinjehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Christine Aguila wrote: I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a piano delivered to a residence the

RE: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Bob W
Sometimes in old building in Chicago have them too, if you know what to look for. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Doug Franklinjehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Christine Aguila wrote: I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a piano delivered to a

Re: PESO 2009 - 120 - GDG

2009-07-21 Thread Christine Aguila
What Marco said! Fun shot, Godfrey! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:09 PM Subject: Re: PESO 2009 - 120 - GDG How delighfully creepy. - Marco On Jul 21, 2009,

PESO - eyelashes or not?

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Somebody got eyelashes: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2009/IMGP9300-1.jpg ... and somebody - none: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2009/IMGP9360.jpg And here's how we met today: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2009/IMGP9342.jpg

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:16 PM Subject: Re: I'm back :) From: mike wilson Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/7/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Nut I'll be posting

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ken. Yea, I spotted that spot--should be an easy fix. I don't do any lens changing on site--I keep it simple: 2 bodies--one to go wide 1 to go longer, so that helps. Thanks, again. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To:

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Bruce, Igor, Jack, Dave B., Mike, Joseph for input and comments. Much appreciated. I think I'll have wait on the DA* 16-50 :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July

Re: Private: need help from AF540-FTZ owners

2009-07-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Bob Sullivan wrote: Jostein, I just checked on the K20 with the 77 Ltd @ F8. Results were the same as with the K-7 and 540. No anomaly when the 540 was zoomed to 48mm. Regards, Bob S. (cough) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Christine Aguila wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com From: mike wilson Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/7/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's Gimme the URL and I'll be pecan. You'd better not let me cashew

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes the zip drive requires software. The latest drivers are available from Iomega. However, when I attempted to install them on my Win2K box they totally screwed up the bus driver, you should beware... David J Brooks wrote: I used to own this digital camera, picked it up in 1997. I have an

Re: I'm back :)

2009-07-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jul 21 19:44:44 CDT 2009 Mark Roberts wrote: Christine Aguila wrote: From: John Sessoms jsessoms002 at nc.rr.com From: mike wilson Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: On 20/7/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Nut I'll be posting occasional PESO's

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread ann sanfedele
Photography lovely -- but the cranes vry scary! I swear I get a bit of my acrophobia just looking at those guys as to 7 v 8 - I prefer 7, stronglyand I like the very first shot a lot... ann Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: I am no longer a free-range chicken. The

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread David J Brooks
Loaded up the driver and it seems to work. I'll keep my eye on any hic ups, and if i see some, i'll just remove the zip programs. Dave On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yes the zip drive requires software.  The latest drivers are available from

Re: Construction IV

2009-07-21 Thread paul stenquist
Nice work. I like both 7 and 8. It's perspective vs. detail. Number 1 is excellent. Not an easy shoot with all these narrow verticals, but you executed it well. Paul On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:37 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Photography lovely -- but the cranes vry scary! I swear I get a bit

Re: GESO - Flying Chiller (inspired by Christine)

2009-07-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bob W. Some of the oldest neighborhoods in the USA are filled with narrow homes. To have survived into the modern era here, they had to be in more luxurious areas. (Others were simply redeveloped.) Like Amsterdam, homes have block and tackle on top to move luxury furniture. The block tackle is

Re: Kodak DC 25 camera and files.

2009-07-21 Thread P. J. Alling
The problem I had was that the Iomega software replaced a critical dll, which caused a BSoD at some random time after boot up. Removing the software did not remove the bad driver. System recovery was painful and incomplete. If you're using WinXP you may not have any problems. David J

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