Re: Q7 and macro

2017-06-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
No results yet. Only work in sporadic progress. Not publication worthy. Den 21. juni 2017 04.44.20 CEST, skrev Zos Xavius : >Enough talk. Results please. ;) > >On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Jostein wrote: >> I've tried the Q7 some more for stacks now,

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread Alan C
OT because it's not Pentax? Nevertheless, some nice stuff there. You have a good eye & co-operative subjects. I love the piece of driftwood which resembles a croc. Alan C -Original Message- From: David J Brooks Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 1:14 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: OT

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:30 AM, Alan C wrote: > OT because it's not Pentax? Yes Nevertheless, some nice stuff there. You have a > good eye & co-operative subjects. I love the piece of driftwood which > resembles a croc. Thanks Dave > > Alan C > > -Original Message-

Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
I hope so but they are not making it very easy in my neck of the woods to get product. Most if not all have to be ordered in and most lenses are final sales only Dave On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > You seem to say that gleefully. It's a valuable

OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
The smaller photo group i'm involved with, Thepassingshow, goes for a walk and lunch every Tuesday. I was able to tag along for the walk yesterday. Some water front shots in Ajax Ontario. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2017-rotarypark/album/index.html My 70-200 nikon was acting up with its AF but

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the composition of 3127 and the wood/driftwood pics. The redwing blackbird is god too, but why BW in that one? Paul via phone > On Jun 21, 2017, at 7:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > The smaller photo group i'm involved with, Thepassingshow, goes for a > walk and

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I like the composition of 3127 and the wood/driftwood pics. The redwing > blackbird is god too, but why BW in that one? Its a bit soft due to not paying attention to the shutter speed in my viewfinder.:-) You know

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 20 Jun 2017 21:44, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Point of order, Mr. Speaker! The riders are, indeed, both pre-1987, I'll grant you that. But the bikes are also both pre-1987, as are their components - including, I suspect, the brake blocks. Chris's jersey is vintage (mine are

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health & Safety reasons to point out to Chris that he did not look behind before pulling out to pass the jogger. It's called a Life-Saver for a reason! You can tell which of us is

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nicely done, David. I love the "Dog Shit" sign, but I find 3150 the most satisfying image from a photographic point of view. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > The smaller photo group i'm

Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread Zos Xavius
I was mocking Rice High. Domed ;) On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > You seem to say that gleefully. It's a valuable brand. Someone will probably > buy it cheap if Ricoh fails. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jun 20, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Zos Xavius

Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread Igor PDML-StR
P.J., It would be REALLY strange if the update to Firefox would fix whatever problems you are having with Thunderbird... ;-) On a serious note, speaking of that "reply"-button problem, - have you (and everybody else on the list who suffers from it) submitted a bug report on it? If not, -

Re: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Firefox Thunderbird, all the same, amiright? I checked the Thunderbird fora and it seems they're aware of the issue. The problem with submitting a bug report to Bugzilla, is that I'd have to register. I try to have as little online presence with "real" data as possible. Bad enough I have

Re: OT Geso Rotary park Ajax

2017-06-21 Thread John Sessoms
My reply from my earthlink account got bounced by Spamcop, so I'm back to Yahoo. Number 13 (PHC3115) is my personal favorite. On 6/21/2017 07:14, David J Brooks wrote: The smaller photo group i'm involved with, Thepassingshow, goes for a walk and lunch every Tuesday. I was able to tag along

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread mike wilson
> On 21 June 2017 at 19:50 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > > > On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > > > Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health &

Re: PESO -- The Far Shore.

2017-06-21 Thread Jack Davis
URL doesn't work. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2017, at 3:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Browsing through some old images looking for something suitable to print, and > found this. I don't think I posted it before. > > https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO --

PESO -- The Far Shore.

2017-06-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Browsing through some old images looking for something suitable to print, and found this. I don't think I posted it before. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO -- thefarshore.html Shot many years ago now with the *ist-D and some K or M series lens. Probably a telephoto. But I can't be

Re: Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread John
They were once both components of Netscape Navigator, but that was a few years back. On 6/21/2017 15:13, P. J. Alling wrote: Firefox Thunderbird, all the same, amiright? I checked the Thunderbird fora and it seems they're aware of the issue. The problem with submitting a bug report to

Eroica and Drone

2017-06-21 Thread John Francis
On 21 Jun 2017, at 17:41, Mike Wilson wrote: > > > On 21 June 2017 at 19:50 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell > > > wrote: > > > > > > On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > > > > > Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for

Fwd: Re: PESO -- The Far Shore.

2017-06-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Once again this was supposed to go to the list... Forwarded Message Subject:Re: PESO -- The Far Shore. Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:51:59 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Jack Davis For some reason copy and paste

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread John
On 6/21/2017 17:41, mike wilson wrote: On 21 June 2017 at 19:50 Bob W-PDML wrote: On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged

Re: PESO -- The Far Shore.

2017-06-21 Thread Larry Colen
Spaces in URLs break things https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20thefarshore.html P. J. Alling wrote: Browsing through some old images looking for something suitable to print, and found this. I don't think I posted it before. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO -- thefarshore.html

Re: Eroica and drone

2017-06-21 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 21 Jun 2017, at 14:19, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > On 20 Jun 2017 21:48, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > Having just reviewed the video I feel obliged for Health & Safety reasons > to point out to Chris that he did not look behind before pulling out

Re: PESO -- The Far Shore.

2017-06-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A very nice composition -- made more vivid by the bird. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 6:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Browsing through some old images looking for something suitable to print, > and found this.

Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Dave, It is the reality of the 21 century: most things are ordered via internet and brought to your home by UPS/FedEx/USPS. In the first year or two after our kid was born, we had UPS people coming to our door at least 4 times a week, - thanks to free 2-day delivery with Amazon Prime (and

Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Dave, > > It is the reality of the 21 century: most things are ordered via internet > and brought to your home by UPS/FedEx/USPS. I'm still in the 60's so this IS good news.:-) I agree that i can order on line, but

Re: Q7 and macro

2017-06-21 Thread Zos Xavius
i would love to see whatever you come up with in the end. On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:10 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > No results yet. Only work in sporadic progress. Not publication worthy. > > Den 21. juni 2017 04.44.20 CEST, skrev Zos Xavius : >>Enough talk.

Fwd: Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Dammit, there was a recent update to Firefox, and the didn't fix the reply button. A!. Forwarded Message Subject:Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:51:08 -0400 From: P. J. Alling To: Zos Xavius

Re: More news of trouble at Ricoh

2017-06-21 Thread Darren Addy
I've reconsidered my suggestion that Sony would be the best owner of the Pentax brand. I doubt that they would preserve the name/brand, but merely absorb it. In fact, brands are absorbed and disappear all of the time. It happened to venerable brands like Contax, Konica, Minolta and even YUUGE