Re: formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images
On 3/14/2011 10:25 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: Now whether cards become bad with time or not is mostly dependant on the hardware/software controller on the card itself - depending on how good it is at choosing places to write files and how good it is at marking the bad spots on the card - the card could either die very fast or live practically forever. So what card you buy really matters. Kris, I am somewhat confused now. What you say makes perfect sense except one detail. I thought that CF cards were those that had controller on board. The SD cards as I understand don't have controller on board. Therefore it makes certain sense (may be not too much sense, but still) to write to/format the card in the same controller (the camera). I am not sure if reading from the card can actually damage its contents... Another question I'd like to ask - how many read/write cycles there has to be made before a certain location on the card becomes flaky? I mean what is card's MTBF? You see, I still have that 1GB SD card (SanDisk) that I bought back in 2006 that still works. My empirical understanding is that several tens of thousands of read/writes don't have significant influence on the card performance. Boris -- 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: Help - How do I turn off the sound on the ist D?
On 3/14/2011 9:34 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 13, 2011, at 21:28, Paul Stenquist wrote: All of which makes the K-5, which is nearly silent, an outstanding technical achievement. Quieter, even, than the K7? -Charles I don't know about the commas, but K-5 is surely quieter than K-7. This is what surprised me too when I got my K-5. Boris -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
On 3/14/2011 9:54 PM, Cotty wrote: On 14/3/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? and while we're at it, what about this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447189871 It is entirely fortunate that prior to M42 Pentax did not produce this lens in any other mount. I believe that did not produce it in M39. Because if so they did, we would see yet another action with yet another twicification (*) of the price. Boris (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. -- 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: Damaged images
On 3/14/2011 5:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Reasonable universal readers cost like $10-$15 here. I am sure it is even less across the ocean. No need to buy a new Mercedes in order to wrap into it a CD player, you know. Yeah, kinda silly. We humans are prone to that, more than we like to acknowledge -- or are aware of. I am human and I am prone to that too... Boris -- 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: Damaged images
On 3/14/2011 10:52 PM, AlunFoto wrote: I had an issue with one particular card inside an OptioS in 2005. It was while visiting Boris in Israel, too. Maybe he's got something contagious in the air or something. :-) -But never had a problem with any DSLRs or cards. The *istD use CF cards, btw. Dunno if that makes any difference to the tech involved. Jostein You also had an issue with me braking too hard nearby Haifa University. I am a problematic fellow... Boris -- 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: formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 09:16:11PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-14 9:07 PM, steve harley wrote: of course reformatting frequently will increase the number of writes of those directory blocks, and thus wear those blocks out even faster Yeah, exactly, which is one reason why I don't habitually format; I just erase the images. And just how, exactly, does this result in less directory rewriting? -- 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: Damaged images
On 3/14/2011 4:58 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: I am sure every time is a huge overkill. Just using it in a reader that can mount it properly without need for specialized drivers should be enough. I have seen the problem a long time ago with a crappy no-name memory card. Have been using Sandisk memory cards for the past 10 years with no card ever having this problem (and not formatting them ever, not even the recommended first format in-camera). kris I think I started to format my cards in my camera ever since that SanDisk 12-in-1 or whatever fancy name it was reader malfed on me. I remember posting a question to the list that resulted in the advise I am repeating now. Having adopted this practice and having found it useful and headache-free I offer it to others. You may be right, Kris, but I think that either way using quality hardware and consistent practices is the key. In that respect it also makes sense to point out that 1x32GB card may be actually worse idea than 2x16GB card, 'cause if one breaks, you can always switch to the other. Boris -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
Errata (in CAPS): On 3/15/2011 8:27 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: It is entirely fortunate that prior to M42 Pentax did not produce this lens in any other mount. I believe that THEY did not produce it in M39. Because if so they did, we would see yet another aUction with yet another twicification (*) of the price. Boris (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On 3/15/2011 6:09 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 March 2011 15:04, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Sad news about Canon Nikon workers due to situation in Japan. Scroll down to Hoya to read the following: due to rolling blackouts . . . decided to close operations of the Pentax Customer Service Center, Tokyo Service Center, Pentax Forum Shinjuku, Pentax Family Magazine, and the Pentax Online Shop today, and plans to make a statement on its website later regarding tomorrow's operations. Unfortunately that's not the worst of it ;-( http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/15/3164151.htm Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. In comparison, the fact that Canon, Nikon, Epson and others are closing their fabs is sad but of much smaller magnitude than the scale of the global catastrophe that struck the country. Boris -- 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: Damaged images
--- Original message --- From: Boris Liberman You also had an issue with me braking too hard nearby Haifa University. I am a problematic fellow... Don't take the blame for general Israeli traffic behaviour. :-) -- 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: Damaged images
On 3/15/2011 9:12 AM, alunf...@gmail.com wrote: --- Original message --- From: Boris Liberman You also had an issue with me braking too hard nearby Haifa University. I am a problematic fellow... Don't take the blame for general Israeli traffic behaviour. :-) I refuse not to take the blame. I am part of general Israeli traffic, which I approximate to be about 1:4,000,000. It is also my obligation to remind you that I am under resolution (thankfully, it has nothing to do with the United Nations) not to use smileys... Boris -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
On 14/03/2011 22:22, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: Hi team, I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? He is on the right planet if he can find a serious collector: That's not the standard 15/3.5 like I have - it's the very rare early version with the aspherical element. According to Boz only about 100 were made. If I was claiming that, I would have included a picture of the serial number - which just happens to be one of those listed on Boz's page. -- 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: OT: Win XP (SP3)graphics card issue
On 15/03/2011 06:44, Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi all, I've encountered a problem that I was hoping some of the more technologically experience among the group might be able to help me with. I'm in the process of trying to Frankenstein another couple of years out of my already ancient PC by upgrading the video card. I've already managed to max out the memory to 3GB and have added a 500 GB hard drive. Now, I just need to upgrade the video from the pathetic GeForce-2 32MB AGP card to the ATI Radeon X1600 PRO 512MB AGP card I recently picked up from eBay. Everything I've been able to unearth says that the card ought to be compatible with my mother board, which Gigabyte nForce3 250 MCP AGP 8x. I have a 400-watt power supply, so I'm fairly certain I'm getting enough power to run the thing. Problem is, when I seat it into the AGP slot and connect it the VGA, the thing simply will not boot and there is no signal going to the monitor whatsoever, though there is power going to the card and the fan is clearly operating. I tried disabling the current drivers for the old card before installing it -- same result. I tried installing the legacy drivers for the Radeon beforehand, as well -- which somehow managed to disable my USB wireless adapter until I ran a system restore. I've gone into the BIOS to see if there are any settings I might be able to change -- voltage, manually enabling AGP 8x, etc., but have been unable to find anything that would seem to be the problem. Any ideas what may be my problem (aside from the fact that I'm using a PC with Win XP, which there's not much I can do about at the moment? Thanks! Walt Bet it's your power supply. Try to find an online power calculator to see what your configuration needs. (ASUS has one but it may only cover their products) Then assume that your 400W supply is about 60% efficient (which is possibly generous) and see what the shortfall is. Then you can work out how much nominal power you need. Add about 20% for luck. Frankenputers are good but you need to start at the back end. Then you can go on virtually (ha!) permanently. -- 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: Damaged images
It is also my obligation to remind you that I am under resolution (thankfully, it has nothing to do with the United Nations) not to use smileys... :-/ -- 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: OT: Win XP (SP3)graphics card issue
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RE: formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images
Kris, I am somewhat confused now. What you say makes perfect sense except one detail. I thought that CF cards were those that had controller on board. The SD cards as I understand don't have controller on board. Therefore it makes certain sense (may be not too much sense, but still) to write to/format the card in the same controller (the camera). I am not sure if reading from the card can actually damage its contents... SD cards have controllers inside as well. This is hard data from an Apacer datasheet of 2005: The SD Memory Card includes an intelligent controller that manages interfaced protocols and data storage and retrieval as well as Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms, defect handling and diagnostics, power management and Content Protection for Recordable Media related functions. So using SD cards you are essentially shielded from hardware failures of the storage by that controller. What it should be able to do is relocate data even for bad writes and even relocate file system records - the most write-intensive parts of the memory. Whether a card fails or not is directly dependent on how this controller operates and what failures it is programmed to circumvent. As all those safeguards potentially take processing time on the card, expect high-speed cheap cards to have suckier controllers that don't perform 100% on-the-fly checks. Now as this is a market economy we are talking about, there are bound to be cheaper less complicated (or just older) controllers out there that the cheaper cards use, with luck that should never be a problem for an end user but if that controller is slower and there are errors to be corrected and the camera cuts power to the card too quickly when powered off - anything could happen. I am using SSDs in all my computers and there the problem is way more pronounced because of the frequent random writes. It happens that a drive is put on market with defective firmware and because of the frequent writes the users see the problem already in a couple months. SSDs usually have user-upgradeable firmware that can at least partly solve the problems. SDs don't have user-upgradeable firmware so if you put a substandard card on the market users will probably start experiencing issues in a couple years - when nobody can do a thing about it. Another question I'd like to ask - how many read/write cycles there has to be made before a certain location on the card becomes flaky? I mean what is card's MTBF? You see, I still have that 1GB SD card (SanDisk) that I bought back in 2006 that still works. My empirical understanding is that several tens of thousands of read/writes don't have significant influence on the card performance. Controllers in modern cards are designed so as to balance writes across the card. That coupled with good error detection and correction routines should make the card last forever under normal load. That is assuming normal error rate. Could happen that the memory on the cards is produced from crappy materials or shipped with some obvious faults (like the first batch of K-5 sensors) - that makes this discussion a purely theoretical one, we have no knowledge of what quality materials are used for which cards Boris kris -- 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: formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images
On 3/15/2011 11:29 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: SD cards have controllers inside as well. This is hard data from an Apacer datasheet of 2005: The SD Memory Card includes an intelligent controller that manages interfaced protocols and data storage and retrieval as well as Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms, defect handling and diagnostics, power management and Content Protection for Recordable Media related functions. I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification. Controllers in modern cards are designed so as to balance writes across the card. That coupled with good error detection and correction routines should make the card last forever under normal load. That is assuming normal error rate. Could happen that the memory on the cards is produced from crappy materials or shipped with some obvious faults (like the first batch of K-5 sensors) - that makes this discussion a purely theoretical one, we have no knowledge of what quality materials are used for which cards So, it effectively implies that using brand names such as SanDisk or Lexar is a good idea even if their cards cost somewhat more than those produced by second tier manufacturers... That is, it is equivalent to hope or belief that SanDisk has ability and inclination to invest in proper RD, QA and QC so as to roll out quality products to market... Boris -- 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: formatting SD flash memory (rant) - was RE: Damaged images
Controllers in modern cards are designed so as to balance writes across the card. That coupled with good error detection and correction routines should make the card last forever under normal load. That is assuming normal error rate. Could happen that the memory on the cards is produced from crappy materials or shipped with some obvious faults (like the first batch of K-5 sensors) - that makes this discussion a purely theoretical one, we have no knowledge of what quality materials are used for which cards So, it effectively implies that using brand names such as SanDisk or Lexar is a good idea even if their cards cost somewhat more than those produced by second tier manufacturers... That is, it is equivalent to hope or belief that SanDisk has ability and inclination to invest in proper RD, QA and QC so as to roll out quality products to market... Boris We can hope :) The lifetime warranty some card manufacturers offer should be an indication that they really do try to provide a superior product but that doesn't necessarily mean that the same product is not available from other manufacturers cheaper - could be they are using the same components off the same production line anyway. kris -- 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: Failed enablement
On 14/3/11, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I see you used some restraint in guessing these... mine starts with get real Aha!!! I googled, hence the restraints - thanks :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On 15/3/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. The current situation at Fukushima is nowhere near a 'Chernobyl' situation. Chernobyl was something entirely different, with the resulting explosion pushing highly radioactive material well into the atmosphere where it was carried by prevailing currents far across the world. Fukushima (at time of writing) is still very localised, even if there is radioactive material venting. HTH Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
I haven't seen any official comparison here. What I have seen is statements playing the game of 'if', responding to drama-hungry journalists. Must be terrible over there now, with the uncertainty over which way the situation will swing. --- Original message --- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: 15.3.'11, 11:59 On 15/3/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. The current situation at Fukushima is nowhere near a 'Chernobyl' situation. Chernobyl was something entirely different, with the resulting explosion pushing highly radioactive material well into the atmosphere where it was carried by prevailing currents far across the world. Fukushima (at time of writing) is still very localised, even if there is radioactive material venting. HTH Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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: OT: Win XP (SP3)graphics card issue
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:30 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bet it's your power supply. Try to find an online power calculator to see what your configuration needs. Good idea... here is the one that I use: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp As it notes, PSU output diminishes as the capacitors age. I would always be suspicious of an elderly power supply. BTW, Walt, if you're not getting any video output (no BIOS messages etc.) then you can safely rule out the operating system (Win XP) and drivers. You're not getting to the point where they would be relevant. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On 3/15/2011 12:59 PM, Cotty wrote: Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. The current situation at Fukushima is nowhere near a 'Chernobyl' situation. Chernobyl was something entirely different, with the resulting explosion pushing highly radioactive material well into the atmosphere where it was carried by prevailing currents far across the world. Fukushima (at time of writing) is still very localised, even if there is radioactive material venting. HTH Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186 Cotty, I am certain that Japanese learned the lessons of Ukrainians. I am also certain that technical pedigree of gear and engineering staff is superior in Fukushima. I am more worried by the panic that may ensue. Consider city such as Tokyo (I reckon it is good double digit figure of millions of inhabitants) in mass panic?! That's what really frightens me. Boris -- 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.
GESO - Capital Espresso
My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ On Mar 15, 2011, at 4:11 AM, alunf...@gmail.com alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen any official comparison here. What I have seen is statements playing the game of 'if', responding to drama-hungry journalists. Must be terrible over there now, with the uncertainty over which way the situation will swing. --- Original message --- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: 15.3.'11, 11:59 On 15/3/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. The current situation at Fukushima is nowhere near a 'Chernobyl' situation. Chernobyl was something entirely different, with the resulting explosion pushing highly radioactive material well into the atmosphere where it was carried by prevailing currents far across the world. Fukushima (at time of writing) is still very localised, even if there is radioactive material venting. HTH Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: OT: Win XP (SP3)graphics card issue
Thanks, Matthew! That's exactly what I needed. Looks like I'll need at least 500 watts. I sort of figured the OS wouldn't be the issue, since I thought at the very least the basic driver set would load even if the card wasn't compatible. But, I've been asking and looking around, and I kept encountering You have to uninstall your old drivers. So, I thought maybe there was just something I didn't understand about how video works. My first suspicion was voltage levels, but it just seemed to me that an AGP 8x-compatible mobo would have the proper voltage settings for an 8x card. I wouldn't think there'd be any variation there, given that everything started going to PCI-E right about the time it came into being. Still looking to see what kind of prices I can come up with on power supplies. I have a couple of geek-squad type buddies (one of whom built this system for me) to check in with and see if they may have a good deal. Thanks again for the link! -- Walt On 3/15/2011 6:15 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:30 AM, mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bet it's your power supply. Try to find an online power calculator to see what your configuration needs. Good idea... here is the one that I use: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp As it notes, PSU output diminishes as the capacitors age. I would always be suspicious of an elderly power supply. BTW, Walt, if you're not getting any video output (no BIOS messages etc.) then you can safely rule out the operating system (Win XP) and drivers. You're not getting to the point where they would be relevant. -- 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: PESO - Get to Class!
On 3/15/2011 1:11 AM, Brian Walters wrote: That's disssthphicable! Rrphight. Sssthis i what I thsssought too... Boris -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
On 3/15/2011 1:20 PM, frank theriault wrote: My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank Most enjoyable series. The last photo being the topping of the cream, in my eyes. Also be gently reminded about an off-list conversation that you and I are having, sir Frank. Boris -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:40 PM, William Robb wrote: On 14/03/2011 2:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Ridiculous. The lens is just okay. Both the DA 24/2.8 and the DA 12-24 are better. I know what you mean But my fingers didn't know what I meant:-) William Robb -- 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. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Thanks Larry, I had already looked at the link from your post to FB. It looks like a sober service. --- Original message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: 15.3.'11, 12:28 A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ On Mar 15, 2011, at 4:11 AM, alunf...@gmail.com alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen any official comparison here. What I have seen is statements playing the game of 'if', responding to drama-hungry journalists. Must be terrible over there now, with the uncertainty over which way the situation will swing. --- Original message --- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: 15.3.'11, 11:59 On 15/3/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. The current situation at Fukushima is nowhere near a 'Chernobyl' situation. Chernobyl was something entirely different, with the resulting explosion pushing highly radioactive material well into the atmosphere where it was carried by prevailing currents far across the world. Fukushima (at time of writing) is still very localised, even if there is radioactive material venting. HTH Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12745186 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
mike wilson wrote: On 14/03/2011 22:22, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? He is on the right planet if he can find a serious collector: That's not the standard 15/3.5 like I have - it's the very rare early version with the aspherical element. According to Boz only about 100 were made. If I was claiming that, I would have included a picture of the serial number - which just happens to be one of those listed on Boz's page. If I were claiming that I'd: * Make it perfectly clear in the text that this was the extremely rare lens with the aspherical element * Explain the history of how they came to be made * Describe how to tell the difference between the standard 15/3.5 and the rare version * Provide a link to Boz's page documenting all this * NOT CREATE THE EBAY AD IN RAVING 1996-STYLE NOOBIE HTML!! One of his photos *does* show the distance scale calibration that gives this away as the rare lens, but you have to go researching on your own to find that out. $2999.00 is overpriced, even for this lens, but he does have a make offer option as well ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
Great shots again, Frank! Of the bunch, I like mug and five_seated best. The young lady sitting opposite the rest in that one looks like she may have been a real babe ... which helps. -- Walt On 3/15/2011 6:20 AM, frank theriault wrote: My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
..damage to container shielding and exposed fuel rods.. language is unsettling. J --- On Tue, 3/15/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 12:08 AM On 3/15/2011 6:09 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 March 2011 15:04, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Sad news about Canon Nikon workers due to situation in Japan. Scroll down to Hoya to read the following: due to rolling blackouts . . . decided to close operations of the Pentax Customer Service Center, Tokyo Service Center, Pentax Forum Shinjuku, Pentax Family Magazine, and the Pentax Online Shop today, and plans to make a statement on its website later regarding tomorrow's operations. Unfortunately that's not the worst of it ;-( http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/15/3164151.htm Indeed. I am most worried by the fact that (judging from our local news agencies) Japanese officials started using word Chernobyl and comparing their situation directly to Chernobyl catastrophe. In comparison, the fact that Canon, Nikon, Epson and others are closing their fabs is sad but of much smaller magnitude than the scale of the global catastrophe that struck the country. Boris -- 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. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
(*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. And to think I've been using double all these years. ;-) I may start using this in class. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/14/2011 9:54 PM, Cotty wrote: On 14/3/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? and while we're at it, what about this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447189871 It is entirely fortunate that prior to M42 Pentax did not produce this lens in any other mount. I believe that did not produce it in M39. Because if so they did, we would see yet another action with yet another twicification (*) of the price. Boris (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
On 3/15/2011 2:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. And to think I've been using double all these years. ;-) I may start using this in class. Steve, admit that double is devoid of any intent or action. Whereas twicification is very active, very deliberate, which, as I should point out, is my impression from those BIN prices... Boris -- 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: OT Mac users only
On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: There's a known issue with an interaction between one particular Mac OS X network config and many home routers. Mac OS X by default enables a TCP/IP performance extension called RFC 1323. This sometimes triggers some odd behaviour in a number of servers and router products, for example problems uploading things (eg delivering mail). Luckily it's fairly easily turned off. You can do that from the command line with this: $ sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 That change is temporary and will revert back to default behaviour on the next reboot. If you find that that helps, you can make the change permanent by putting this line of text ... net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 ... into the file /etc/sysctl.conf . I guess it's not working afterall. It has started hanging up again. Thanks again for the suggestion, though. Looked promising there at the beginning. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- 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: Help - How do I turn off the sound on the ist D?
On 11-03-15 2:24 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/14/2011 9:34 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 13, 2011, at 21:28, Paul Stenquist wrote: All of which makes the K-5, which is nearly silent, an outstanding technical achievement. Quieter, even, than the K7? -Charles I don't know about the commas, but K-5 is surely quieter than K-7. This is what surprised me too when I got my K-5. Boris Rest assured that the commas are silent, Boris. -bmw -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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: OT Mac users only
On 11-03-15 8:47 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: There's a known issue with an interaction between one particular Mac OS X network config and many home routers. Mac OS X by default enables a TCP/IP performance extension called RFC 1323. This sometimes triggers some odd behaviour in a number of servers and router products, for example problems uploading things (eg delivering mail). Luckily it's fairly easily turned off. You can do that from the command line with this: $ sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 That change is temporary and will revert back to default behaviour on the next reboot. If you find that that helps, you can make the change permanent by putting this line of text ... net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 ... into the file /etc/sysctl.conf . I guess it's not working afterall. It has started hanging up again. Thanks again for the suggestion, though. Looked promising there at the beginning. Sorry that didn't help Eric. Worth a shot anyway. It made a huge difference for me when uploading to Flickr and also when I was mounting disks remotely over sshfs. Somewhere between my home system and work system there was some router or firewall that didn't grok RFC 1323. But that reminds me: I've changed my firewall since then, so I should retest if I still need the hack myself. Did you learn about tcpdump or Wireshark during your year of living Linuxly? You could inspect a packet trace of the email transfer to see if some other weirdness is going on. -bmw -- 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.
IR enablement and K10D focus adjustment questions
My IR720 modified K10D arrived today. Strange but good, cause China EMS tracking says it is in Israel :) It backfocuses (of course). Has firmware 1.31. Now is there a way to somehow adjust the focusing via software or should I poke it with a screwdriver? kris -- 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: IR enablement and K10D focus adjustment questions
Did they replace the filter with clear glass, or just remove the filter? On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: My IR720 modified K10D arrived today. Strange but good, cause China EMS tracking says it is in Israel :) It backfocuses (of course). Has firmware 1.31. Now is there a way to somehow adjust the focusing via software or should I poke it with a screwdriver? kris -- 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: IR enablement and K10D focus adjustment questions
Did they replace the filter with clear glass, or just remove the filter? Replaced the original filter with a 720nm IR one that blocks visible light (more or less) - my goal with this was quick and painless infrared. kris -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Bob, there is a rule in IT operations that says whenever someone becomes indispensable [you must] fire them right away [before their damage potential gets even greater]. if there are no good alternatives to dangerous nuclear power plants, i.e. no safe nuclear power plants, then the world will have to do without nuclear power plants altogether or at least make an effort to do so. We can't just keep building new ones and pretend we're aware of the risks (well they're NOT risks but FACTS) and feverishly looking for a way out of that technological dead end. Not to mention that Uranium is running low so the price of nuclear energy is going to go up, not down. There are alternatives and I'll prefer any of them no matter what other ill effects they may harbour. and besides, the best alternative is to cut down consumption. In Germany there are presently two nuclear plants running exclusively to feed the goddamn STANDBY circuitry of home and office electronics. I don't want to see the world go down the drain because some fatass needs a FUCKING STANDBY LED on their bloody 42 couch potato illumination!!! 2011/3/15 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rollingblackouts in Japan
eckinator wrote: In Germany there are presently two nuclear plants running exclusively to feed the goddamn STANDBY circuitry of home and office electronics. I don't want to see the world go down the drain because some fatass needs a FUCKING STANDBY LED on their bloody 42 couch potato illumination!!! On a side note, wouldn't it be time to 'verboten' the sales of standby-equipped devices? Manufactures have all the technology required to get rid of that utter nonsense. Dario -- 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: PESO: Sunset over the Pool
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vog which is why I'm complaining it isn't in the stupid Scrabble book. :-) although, I can't remember my geology profs back in the earl 70's using the term. thanks for the link! ann On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks. I tried saturating it a bit more, but it got a bit garish. The colors appeared unnatural to me -- because of the vog in the air. That's interesting.. about the vog causing the unnatural look to the sky. alas, vog is not in my official Scrabble dictionary :-) ann This pool is an old one that is naturally filled and refreshed only by the waves that crash over its outer wall. The condo association tries to keep people out, by chaining the fence closed, but people try it out anyway. On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: kinda nice -- like the use of the pool - so it isn't just another sunset. The color looks odd ot me, though... like it is missing a dimension... or is undersaturated. ann Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A vog-enhanced sunset seen over the salt water pool at Kona-By-the-Sea, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12815748 Comments, criticisms, suggestions and abuse are welcome as always. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Ecki, Then it's time to look to yourself. How much bigger is your energy footprint than your grandfather's was? Mine is surely much bigger. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, there is a rule in IT operations that says whenever someone becomes indispensable [you must] fire them right away [before their damage potential gets even greater]. if there are no good alternatives to dangerous nuclear power plants, i.e. no safe nuclear power plants, then the world will have to do without nuclear power plants altogether or at least make an effort to do so. We can't just keep building new ones and pretend we're aware of the risks (well they're NOT risks but FACTS) and feverishly looking for a way out of that technological dead end. Not to mention that Uranium is running low so the price of nuclear energy is going to go up, not down. There are alternatives and I'll prefer any of them no matter what other ill effects they may harbour. and besides, the best alternative is to cut down consumption. In Germany there are presently two nuclear plants running exclusively to feed the goddamn STANDBY circuitry of home and office electronics. I don't want to see the world go down the drain because some fatass needs a FUCKING STANDBY LED on their bloody 42 couch potato illumination!!! 2011/3/15 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare?? On 14/03/2011 22:22, Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty wrote: Hi team, I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350447126472 Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? He is on the right planet if he can find a serious collector: That's not the standard 15/3.5 like I have - it's the very rare early version with the aspherical element. According to Boz only about 100 were made. If I was claiming that, I would have included a picture of the serial number - which just happens to be one of those listed on Boz's page. His referred to Boz's site for the photo of the lens. -- 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.
PESO - 1 out of ~995
During the weekend I increased the backlog of the photos that need to be sorted out by almost 1000. It was Lindyfest in Houston - a large swing (primarily lindy hop) festival. Here just one of the photos that I spotted while dumping the photos from the cards onto the desktop's HDD. http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/_IR28175.jpg There is one thing that I might change about this photo... .. So your brutal comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
The nuclear industry has a very good safety record and I would much rather rely on nuclear than coal or gas for power. Figure 2 catastrophic failures in 60 years (and contrary to public opinion, TMI was very well contained) with nuclear power generation. Are you aware that fly ash from coal plants release 1000s of times more radiation on an annual basis than has ever been released from a nuclear plant? There is plenty of Uranium on this planet, it's not really rare. Besides that, the waste fuel can be re-used (but currently isn't due to government policies, not from any technical reason) and the supply can be extended for several usage cycles. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:48 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, there is a rule in IT operations that says whenever someone becomes indispensable [you must] fire them right away [before their damage potential gets even greater]. if there are no good alternatives to dangerous nuclear power plants, i.e. no safe nuclear power plants, then the world will have to do without nuclear power plants altogether or at least make an effort to do so. We can't just keep building new ones and pretend we're aware of the risks (well they're NOT risks but FACTS) and feverishly looking for a way out of that technological dead end. Not to mention that Uranium is running low so the price of nuclear energy is going to go up, not down. There are alternatives and I'll prefer any of them no matter what other ill effects they may harbour. and besides, the best alternative is to cut down consumption. In Germany there are presently two nuclear plants running exclusively to feed the goddamn STANDBY circuitry of home and office electronics. I don't want to see the world go down the drain because some fatass needs a FUCKING STANDBY LED on their bloody 42 couch potato illumination!!! 2011/3/15 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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
Re: Failed enablement
Cotty wrote: On 14/3/11, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: I see you used some restraint in guessing these... mine starts with get real Aha!!! I googled, hence the restraints - thanks :-) - Cheers, Cotty That's cheating ! When one expects the wit and wisdom of the cotters creature and find out he cribbed ... tsk tsk! Of course, that saved you from being censored cheers, ann -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
2011/3/15 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: There is plenty of Uranium on this planet, it's not really rare. Far more common than eg. silver. It's mining the stuff that is difficult. AFAIK, Canada is the only country left with ore containing 1% U. Besides that, the waste fuel can be re-used (but currently isn't due to government policies, not from any technical reason) and the supply can be extended for several usage cycles. If breeder reactors had no technical issues at all, you wouldn't have to blame the government. The Fast Flux Test Facility in USA was an experimental breeder of sorts, wasn't it? IIRC it used liquid sodium for cooling the core, but transferred the energy to steam before putting it through the turbines. Nobody knows if that design is quake-proof. It's probably not. If the steam leaked into the sodium cirquit, it would ka-boom enough to maybe even satisfy Marvin the Martian. :-) Not that I claim to be an expert on these things, but then again, who is? -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
So is mine but I am doing much to bring it down (mot saying you are not). 2011/3/15 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecki, Then it's time to look to yourself. How much bigger is your energy footprint than your grandfather's was? Mine is surely much bigger. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, there is a rule in IT operations that says whenever someone becomes indispensable [you must] fire them right away [before their damage potential gets even greater]. if there are no good alternatives to dangerous nuclear power plants, i.e. no safe nuclear power plants, then the world will have to do without nuclear power plants altogether or at least make an effort to do so. We can't just keep building new ones and pretend we're aware of the risks (well they're NOT risks but FACTS) and feverishly looking for a way out of that technological dead end. Not to mention that Uranium is running low so the price of nuclear energy is going to go up, not down. There are alternatives and I'll prefer any of them no matter what other ill effects they may harbour. and besides, the best alternative is to cut down consumption. In Germany there are presently two nuclear plants running exclusively to feed the goddamn STANDBY circuitry of home and office electronics. I don't want to see the world go down the drain because some fatass needs a FUCKING STANDBY LED on their bloody 42 couch potato illumination!!! 2011/3/15 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: INES level is up to 6 from 4 now according to French ASN. Chernobyl was 7. The situation is different in that Fukushima 1 (Daiichi) is not graphite moderated so there can be no graphite fire but a steam explosion isn't so bad either. All 6 blocks in varying degrees trouble now, at least 200 tons of spentfuel rods in cooling basins outside the containments, a broken containment in block 2, radiation levels too high in the control room etc... One expert named Mycle Schneider was quoted saying all being done now was palliative. Oh, and two block cooling failures in Fukushima 2 (Daini) yet to evolve. Tokai and Onagawa look safe so far. Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. Same from a number of other countries or to a similar vein. Fukushima Daiichi was built using a 60s GE design and hasn't been upgraded much since. So much for lessons learned from Chernobyl. Not even the Wallmann valves were redundant apparently. And Tepco was involved in a number of cover up scandals including forged maintenance docs. It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. 2011/3/15 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/15/2011 1:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend of mine who is a Nuclear Physicist, and lives in Los Alamos, read and vetted the original post in this series, which has been moved to the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering website: http://mitnse.com/ Thanks, Larry. Bookmarked. Boris -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: Remarkably On-Topic
They definitely were fans of Pentax. It gave the company a big boost in the 60's. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Well, it doesn't get much more conclusive than that, does it? :-) How great is that? -- Walt On 3/13/2011 1:50 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Further evidence the Beatles must have been Pentaxians: http://zavali-gorizont.livejournal.com/2354.html :) -c On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: I was just listening to this tune (one of my favorite Beatles songs of all time, BTW) and just happened to glance up at the screen right about the 1:55 mark. The Beatles - This Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-BzepTXkA Do check it out. I think y'all will be amused. -- Walt -- 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. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rollingblackouts in Japan
2011/3/15 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: On a side note, wouldn't it be time to 'verboten' the sales of standby-equipped devices? Manufactures have all the technology required to get rid of that utter nonsense. since when is omission a technology? =) or are referring to simple on/off switches like they had before all that crap was introduced? but I totally agree. obviously. seeing my previous rant... -- 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.
Enablement on its way
I ordered my K-5 last night. I figured I might as well do it before prices on Japanese imports go up or stock runs out. BH had the best price, so they got my money and the camera should be here early next week. Part of me feels like a jerk for using the quake and tsunami as motivation for buying something like this while so many people in Japan have just had their lives devastated by the same events. John -- http://www.jacelio.com -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 09:10:10AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: Ecki, It's not the learning from the thing, but the doing that's at fault. Nobody has found good alternatives... Regards, Bob S. It's more a sad reflection on human nature. Somebody will always try to cut corners, skimp on inspections, etc. It doesn't matter if it's a nuclear power plant, a deep-sea oil well, a copper mine, a gas pipeline, ... There's no accountability, and no personal risk - It's only somebody elses life on the line. It's always cheaper to buy off the legislators than to fix the problem. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 03:48:52PM +0100, eckinator wrote: Bob, there is a rule in IT operations that says whenever someone becomes indispensable [you must] fire them right away [before their damage potential gets even greater]. if there are no good alternatives to dangerous nuclear power plants, i.e. no safe nuclear power plants, then the world will have to do without nuclear power plants altogether or at least make an effort to do so. That only makes sense if you can come up with a viable alternative. Renewable energy isn't there yet, and everything else is at least as dangerous as a (well maintained, sensibly situated) modern nuclear plant. Reducing the world's energy demands might be the best solution, but you know that isn't going to happen overnight. -- 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: Enablement on its way
On 11-03-15 12:12 PM, John Celio wrote: I ordered my K-5 last night. I figured I might as well do it before prices on Japanese imports go up or stock runs out. BH had the best price, so they got my money and the camera should be here early next week. Part of me feels like a jerk for using the quake and tsunami as motivation for buying something like this while so many people in Japan have just had their lives devastated by the same events. John -- http://www.jacelio.com Well, you're helping to rebuild the Japanese economy in a small way. They are going to need all the help they can get. -bmw -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On Mar 15, 2011, at 6:06 AM, eckinator wrote: It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. Yes, but it might not happen until the very end of your lifetime. One way, or another. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Remarkably On-Topic
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: LOL I cheated and sled it over to the 1:50 mark and yes it is rather on topic... Had to play it twice, but i saw it on the second run through. Dave -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 1:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Remarkably On-Topic I was just listening to this tune (one of my favorite Beatles songs of all time, BTW) and just happened to glance up at the screen right about the 1:55 mark. The Beatles - This Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-BzepTXkA Do check it out. I think y'all will be amused. -- Walt -- 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. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
2011/3/15 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Mar 15, 2011, at 6:06 AM, eckinator wrote: It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. Yes, but it might not happen until the very end of your lifetime. One way, or another. Guess we just have to hope it doesn't actually bring that end about. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: PESO - 1 out of ~995
Great shot. Really show a fun time. Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: During the weekend I increased the backlog of the photos that need to be sorted out by almost 1000. It was Lindyfest in Houston - a large swing (primarily lindy hop) festival. Here just one of the photos that I spotted while dumping the photos from the cards onto the desktop's HDD. http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/_IR28175.jpg There is one thing that I might change about this photo... .. So your brutal comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: IR enablement and K10D focus adjustment questions
Focusing for IR was a bit different from regular light. I wonder if they have adjusted the camera for that or it just happens to BF.?? Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: My IR720 modified K10D arrived today. Strange but good, cause China EMS tracking says it is in Israel :) It backfocuses (of course). Has firmware 1.31. Now is there a way to somehow adjust the focusing via software or should I poke it with a screwdriver? kris -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: PESO - 1 out of ~995
On Mar 15, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: During the weekend I increased the backlog of the photos that need to be sorted out by almost 1000. It was Lindyfest in Houston - a large swing (primarily lindy hop) festival. Here just one of the photos that I spotted while dumping the photos from the cards onto the desktop's HDD. http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/_IR28175.jpg There is one thing that I might change about this photo... .. So your brutal comments and suggestions are welcome. My biggest gripe with that picture is that I wasn't there to show you how it's done. The only way I'll be able to afford to go to a dance camp in the near future is if they hold one at my house. You did a great job capturing and freezing the moment. The flash looks a bit harsh but I don't know what you could do differently. Igor -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: Help - How do I turn off the sound on the ist D?
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:24 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: but K-5 is surely quieter than K-7. Boris Wonder if they can add a firm ware up date to allow the 6x7 CU--LUNK sound.:-) Dave -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
Good series Frank, but i like the door shot and the hand around the cup shot Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:20 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 09:52:28AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 15, 2011, at 6:06 AM, eckinator wrote: It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. Yes, but it might not happen until the very end of your lifetime. One way, or another. If the latest round of scare stories are to be believed, you're in more danger from radiation at US airports from those TSA scanners than you would be from camping outside the gates of the Japanese nuclear plants. -- 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: OT Mac users only
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I guess it's not working afterall. It has started hanging up again. Thanks again for the suggestion, though. Looked promising there at the beginning. I did not like MAIL, and only used it once i n a while. Dave -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Enablement contrition
I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
That is a very interesting and engaging group of images, Frank. Dan On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:04 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Good series Frank, but i like the door shot and the hand around the cup shot Dave On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:20 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/03/aviation_securityfsrc=nlw|gul|03-15-2011|gulliver On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:05 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 09:52:28AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 15, 2011, at 6:06 AM, eckinator wrote: It scares the living daylights out of me to think that noone seems to learn a thing from this. No matter how safe you make a nuke plant, you can never reach 100% and any failure of this order of magnitude will have similar effects. And it will happen again. Probably still in my lifetime. Yes, but it might not happen until the very end of your lifetime. One way, or another. If the latest round of scare stories are to be believed, you're in more danger from radiation at US airports from those TSA scanners than you would be from camping outside the gates of the Japanese nuclear plants. -- 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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: Enablement contrition
Congratulations. Looking forward to the PESOs. On Mar 15, 2011, at 1:08 PM, AlunFoto wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Le 15/03/11 15:10, Bob Sullivan a écrit : Speaking of safe, French Sarkozy just announced there will be no stop to French nuclear plans as French reactors are (quote) ten times safer than those in Japan. I bet he did ! If our nuclear specialists were to be believed ( and since Tchernobyl, we certainly haven't believed a word they said ) , nothing can happen over here . they've seen to everything ! ... except maybe during a summer draught a few years ago but then they had forgotten that nuclear plants need huge amounts of water and water is scarce during draughts . anyway better not worry too much about it now there are 58 plants all over the country . As one of them joked : there aren't many tsunamis in Alsace ... ha ha ... Dominique -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan
eckinator wrote: 2011/3/15 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: On a side note, wouldn't it be time to 'verboten' the sales of standby-equipped devices? Manufactures have all the technology required to get rid of that utter nonsense. since when is omission a technology? =) or are referring to simple on/off switches like they had before all that crap was introduced? but I totally agree. obviously. seeing my previous rant... I meant to be ironic. We all know that plain on/off switches have been available for many decades and of course manufacturers can choose from a plethora of memory devices to retain settings when the damn thing is totally off. Hence no technology to invent/develop is involved for reducing such kind of energy consumption. What are governments waiting for putting standby outlaw like plastic bags? Dario -- 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: Enablement contrition
I knew you'd crumble. Are you the first (only) PDMLer to own the Big D? (Obviously that question is directed to the list not you personally. ;-) On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:08 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Enablement contrition
Jostein, EXCELLENT! And congratulations!! I couldn't imagine it in better hands. Show us what you get, when you can... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:08 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: Enablement contrition
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:08 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein I thought I felt a ripple in the force. Or was that panic at the Pentax forums, i can never get that right. Congratulations, looking forward to a hands on real life review and photos. Dave -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan
On 2011-03-15 11:35 , Dario Bonazza wrote: I meant to be ironic. We all know that plain on/off switches have been available for many decades and of course manufacturers can choose from a plethora of memory devices to retain settings when the damn thing is totally off. Hence no technology to invent/develop is involved for reducing such kind of energy consumption. it can take a while for the systems in a device to boot, which leads to customer dissatisfaction; enabling instant boot is more expensive because more memory and programming are needed to completely restore the state of a system than to simply restore settings i think the figures for overall standby power consumption have a lot to do with older systems, or devices that don't benefit from standby; for systems that do benefit, standby can be engineered to take very low power, perhaps more cheaply than instant-on for complex, computer-based devices -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan
2011/3/15 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: What are governments waiting for putting standby outlaw like plastic bags? the right campaign donation (or bribe maybe?) from the right people... if the industry can pay off politicos why can greenpeace et al. not do so? greenpeace is a big buck corporation itself after all... hell, even the hells angels's german president is close friends with ex chancellor schröder... I doubt he'd have been above taking money from sea shepherd or peta etc... -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Oh, if you think that's bad look up the published specifications of the US DOE's latest Tokamak, a basket ball court sized device with superconductors holding nearly an atomic bomb's worth of energy surrounded by a liquid sodium blanket. What could go wrong? On 3/15/2011 11:42 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/15 David Parsonsparsons.da...@gmail.com: There is plenty of Uranium on this planet, it's not really rare. Far more common than eg. silver. It's mining the stuff that is difficult. AFAIK, Canada is the only country left with ore containing 1% U. Besides that, the waste fuel can be re-used (but currently isn't due to government policies, not from any technical reason) and the supply can be extended for several usage cycles. If breeder reactors had no technical issues at all, you wouldn't have to blame the government. The Fast Flux Test Facility in USA was an experimental breeder of sorts, wasn't it? IIRC it used liquid sodium for cooling the core, but transferred the energy to steam before putting it through the turbines. Nobody knows if that design is quake-proof. It's probably not. If the steam leaked into the sodium cirquit, it would ka-boom enough to maybe even satisfy Marvin the Martian. :-) Not that I claim to be an expert on these things, but then again, who is? -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because ofrollingblackouts in Japan
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: What are governments waiting for putting standby outlaw like plastic bags? While not outlawed, the EU has placed limits on the power consumption of devices in standby. See for example: http://www.dssw.co.uk/blog/2010/02/13/eu-policy-on-stand-by-power-consumption-for-electrical-equipment/ -- 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: Enablement contrition
2011/3/15 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: I knew you'd crumble. Are you the first (only) PDMLer to own the Big D? (Obviously that question is directed to the list not you personally. ;-) When meeting with Canikonite strangers, the question of brand eventually floats up. Some like to phrase that question as what system the other use. It's been quite fun over the years to say Pentax, just matter-of-factly without any hint of inferiority complex, to get that look of incredulity on their faces. But now I'd love to try macro 4/3 once. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: pentax to close customer service center etc because of rolling blackouts in Japan
Thanks P.J. :-) 2011/3/15 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Oh, if you think that's bad look up the published specifications of the US DOE's latest Tokamak, a basket ball court sized device with superconductors holding nearly an atomic bomb's worth of energy surrounded by a liquid sodium blanket. What could go wrong? On 3/15/2011 11:42 AM, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/15 David Parsonsparsons.da...@gmail.com: There is plenty of Uranium on this planet, it's not really rare. Far more common than eg. silver. It's mining the stuff that is difficult. AFAIK, Canada is the only country left with ore containing 1% U. Besides that, the waste fuel can be re-used (but currently isn't due to government policies, not from any technical reason) and the supply can be extended for several usage cycles. If breeder reactors had no technical issues at all, you wouldn't have to blame the government. The Fast Flux Test Facility in USA was an experimental breeder of sorts, wasn't it? IIRC it used liquid sodium for cooling the core, but transferred the energy to steam before putting it through the turbines. Nobody knows if that design is quake-proof. It's probably not. If the steam leaked into the sodium cirquit, it would ka-boom enough to maybe even satisfy Marvin the Martian. :-) Not that I claim to be an expert on these things, but then again, who is? -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: Enablement contrition
Very nice!! Can't wait to see some cormorants shot with thw D :-) I switched to macro 4/3 a couple years ago and have never looked back. It fits my laid back retired lifestyle a lot better than the huge bag of stuff I used to carry around. Walt On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:14 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/3/15 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: I knew you'd crumble. Are you the first (only) PDMLer to own the Big D? (Obviously that question is directed to the list not you personally. ;-) When meeting with Canikonite strangers, the question of brand eventually floats up. Some like to phrase that question as what system the other use. It's been quite fun over the years to say Pentax, just matter-of-factly without any hint of inferiority complex, to get that look of incredulity on their faces. But now I'd love to try macro 4/3 once. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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. -- 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: Enablement on its way
Well, I just ordered the VF-2 finder for my E-PL2 for essentially the same reason. I had tried to get it at my local dealer but they told me that it might be months before they could get one from their distributor. I heeded the need and found one in stock at Amazon. Walt On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:12 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: I ordered my K-5 last night. I figured I might as well do it before prices on Japanese imports go up or stock runs out. BH had the best price, so they got my money and the camera should be here early next week. Part of me feels like a jerk for using the quake and tsunami as motivation for buying something like this while so many people in Japan have just had their lives devastated by the same events. John -- http://www.jacelio.com -- 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. -- 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: Enablement contrition
On 11-03-15 1:08 PM, AlunFoto wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. That sound you hear is the list going green. :) Congratulations! Have you got some glass beyond the 55 kit lens? I've spent 6 weeks mostly goofing around with it, but starting tomorrow it will be put to serious test at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. There will be PESOs. During or after, depending on Internet connections locally. Jostein I'll order a fiber-optic upgrade to my Inet service so I can view them. -bmw -- 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: Enablement contrition
On 2011-03-15 12:43 , Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-15 1:08 PM, AlunFoto wrote: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. That sound you hear is the list going green. :) Congratulations! Have you got some glass beyond the 55 kit lens? according to his blog he's got a boatload http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/645d-part-1.html -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
On 11-03-15 7:20 AM, frank theriault wrote: My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank A fine series, Frank. Looks like a great place to hang. -bmw -- 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: PESO - 1 out of ~995
On 11-03-15 11:14 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: During the weekend I increased the backlog of the photos that need to be sorted out by almost 1000. It was Lindyfest in Houston - a large swing (primarily lindy hop) festival. Here just one of the photos that I spotted while dumping the photos from the cards onto the desktop's HDD. http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/_IR28175.jpg There is one thing that I might change about this photo... .. So your brutal comments and suggestions are welcome. Excellent shot, Igor. Brutal enough for ya? :) -bmw -- 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: Enablement contrition
On 15/3/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: I guess it's time to come out of the closet and officially admit to having acquired the 645D. Job done :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: Enablement contrition
2011/3/15 Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com: Very nice!! Can't wait to see some cormorants shot with thw D :-) I switched to macro 4/3 a couple years ago and have never looked back. It fits my laid back retired lifestyle a lot better than the huge bag of stuff I used to carry around. :-) Well my bag certainly didn't grew lighter for the change. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Most enjoyable series. The last photo being the topping of the cream, in my eyes. Also be gently reminded about an off-list conversation that you and I are having, sir Frank. Yes indeed, Boris, I have to respond to you off-list. It just seems that I have no time on the computer when I'm at home (where the info that I have to send you is) - over the past two weeks or so, I've been on-list when I've been standing by between calls at a public library. Hopefully I'll get that off-list missive to you tonight or tomorrow. And thanks for the comment! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: IR enablement and K10D focus adjustment questions
Focusing for IR was a bit different from regular light. I wonder if they have adjusted the camera for that or it just happens to BF.?? Dave Of course, that is why it needs adjusting. Now the question is whether to do it in hardware or software and which way would work best on firmware 1.31. kris -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
My new favourite coffee house, Capital Espresso on Queen West in Parkdale, on a quiet Saturday morning: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/03/capital-espresso.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank nice little set, that. They should put them on their window B -- 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: SMC 15mm f3.5 how rare is rare??
On 3/15/2011 2:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means to multiply something by factor of two. And to think I've been using double all these years. ;-) I may start using this in class. Steve, admit that double is devoid of any intent or action. Whereas twicification is very active, very deliberate, which, as I should point out, is my impression from those BIN prices... Boris Lucky for you Boris that there is no such thing as an English Academy along the lines of the Academie Francaise. Otherwise they'd have your balls for mixing a Germanic word - two/twice - with a Latin word - facere/-fication. You could try twofolding instead. B -- 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: GESO - Capital Espresso
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Great shots again, Frank! Of the bunch, I like mug and five_seated best. The young lady sitting opposite the rest in that one looks like she may have been a real babe ... which helps. Never did get a good look at her, but from my angle she looked pretty good! ;-) Thanks for the kind words. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: Enablement contrition
2011/3/15 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: Congratulations! Have you got some glass beyond the 55 kit lens? I passed on the 55 and got a 45-85 zoom for the same price. I'll order a fiber-optic upgrade to my Inet service so I can view them. I actually upgraded my server storage space to house a few. Come to think of it, I'll post you a link to some samples. Gimme some time to assemble links. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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: Enablement contrition
AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/15 Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com: Very nice!! Can't wait to see some cormorants shot with thw D :-) I switched to macro 4/3 a couple years ago and have never looked back. It fits my laid back retired lifestyle a lot better than the huge bag of stuff I used to carry around. :-) Well my bag certainly didn't grew lighter for the change. :-) Jostein So are you giving away all your 35 mm lenses??? ;-) look forward to many a peso ann -- 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.
