Re: PESO - a grape snack
I've got to clarify - it didn't offend my sensibilities, it's just that in a shared-office environment I have to be much more circumspect about what I splash across the big displays. Something about wanting to keep my job and all... :-) On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Sorry if that caused problems for you folks. > > > > > > I thought it quite modest, actually. > > I appreciate that, Dan. So did I, but then I'm apparently the group's > official pornographer so my decency standards may be suspect. ;) > > -- > -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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - a grape snack
I read the subject, but did not read the comments first. THAT was a frame I had to quickly close in this-here shared corporate work-cube environment! (Looked nice, though, for that brief moment) On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 11:01 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Ain't nothing "suboptimal" about that frame! > > On 1/30/2017 10:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> My contribution to the Rear End theme. You were expecting this, no? :) >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/32466533372/lightbox/ >> >> This is an outtake from my shoot with Denisa Strakova, but despite >> suboptimal framing I still like the shot, so it's a keeper. :) >> >> 645z, dfa645 90mm f:2.8, f/4, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO. >> >> Two strobes plus sunlight through (unseen) sheers behind me. One >> strobe behind the lace curtains in the background and one to camera >> right. >> >> > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Disgustingly large GESO
Welcome to my world. "What's seen cannot be unseen". Sorry, P.J.! On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:22 PM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's worse than ruining that photo for me I went back and now that I know > what to look for I see that banding in the lightest parts, that aren't pure > white, of several of the images. > > > On 1/25/2017 4:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jan 25, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can see it >>>> >>> Well, for those that see it—I don’t either, but I might have to have it >>> pointed out to me—how do you explain it? >>> >> I hit it with a dramatic Curves adjustment in Photoshop to make it >> more obvious: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ericweir.jpg >> >> >> > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Disgustingly large GESO
That's it. I'll wager the lines line up with his sensor and that the image as we see it is rotated somewhat from the original capture. But what would cause those lines, I have no idea. My 2MP Olympus 2040Z would do that with extended exposures (over 2 seconds) but that was a million years ago, photographically. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: > Eric Weir wrote: > > > > >> On Jan 25, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > >> > >> I can see it > > > >Well, for those that see it—I don’t either, but I might have to have it > pointed out to me—how do you explain it? > > I hit it with a dramatic Curves adjustment in Photoshop to make it > more obvious: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/ericweir.jpg > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Disgustingly large GESO
You made me doubt myself, so I checked on my iPhone (using Chrome and Safari) and it's still there for me. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Nope. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Charles Robinson" < > charles.robinson...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Disgustingly large GESO > > > I think this is the only image doing it, and maybe it's just me, but... >> does anyone else see a series of parallel, almost-straight-up-and-down >> banding/lines through the sky on this image? >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348360731 >> >> Looks almost like watermarking, but not really. >> >> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> >> wrote: >> >> On 25/1/17, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>> >OK, again with trepidation I share a revised version of the >>> >"disgustingly large GESO." With trepidation because it is still >>> >disgustingly large, though hopefully not so disgustingly large as the >>> >first one. I beg forgiveness of my teachers who would have had it still >>> >much, much smaller. >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32469823795/in/ >>> album-72157679473953255/lightbox/> >>> >>> >Hard to pick a favorite, but if forced it might be this one >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348355021>. >>> >>> >Perhaps for nontechnical reasons, but then technique is not >>> >all of photography. Sensibility enters in, and that's also complex. >>> >Perhaps it's what Cotty would have had--the one that tells the whole >>> story. >>> >>> Yes, I like that one but my only reservation is that it doesn't easily >>> convey the anti-Trump rally. This one does but perhaps not as strong: >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348362351> >>> >>> I think this one is actually quite good: >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348360731> >>> >>> and this one indicates some grievances: >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348321491> >>> >>> Overall I think there is no single picture which grabs me by the neck - >>> I think there are probably 3 or 4 which will tell the story as a small >>> group. >>> >>> So now your task, should you decide to accept it Mr Phelps, is to >>> present those 3 or 4 ;-) >>> >>> This is fun >>> >>> (incidentally my email app constantly breaks long URLs - I've shortened >>> those above but am working on a fix) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Cotty >>> >>> >>> ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, >>> || (O) |Web Video Production >>> -- >>> _ >>> >> >> -- >> -Charles >> >> -- >> ** Please note my email address has changed ** >> Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com >> Minneapolis, MN >> http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson >> > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Carlton Beach
Looks very pleasant. Tons nicer than here in the US Midwest right now! On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Philip Northeast <rnort...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Summer's day at Carlton Beach > > https://flic.kr/p/RwW8Ca > > Pentax K1 & Sigma 35mm f1.4mm art lens > > -- > Philip Northeast > > www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Disgustingly large GESO
I think this is the only image doing it, and maybe it's just me, but... does anyone else see a series of parallel, almost-straight-up-and-down banding/lines through the sky on this image? https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348360731 Looks almost like watermarking, but not really. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > On 25/1/17, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >OK, again with trepidation I share a revised version of the > >"disgustingly large GESO." With trepidation because it is still > >disgustingly large, though hopefully not so disgustingly large as the > >first one. I beg forgiveness of my teachers who would have had it still > >much, much smaller. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32469823795/in/ > album-72157679473953255/lightbox/> > > >Hard to pick a favorite, but if forced it might be this one > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348355021>. > > >Perhaps for nontechnical reasons, but then technique is not > >all of photography. Sensibility enters in, and that's also complex. > >Perhaps it's what Cotty would have had--the one that tells the whole > story. > > Yes, I like that one but my only reservation is that it doesn't easily > convey the anti-Trump rally. This one does but perhaps not as strong: > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348362351> > > I think this one is actually quite good: > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348360731> > > and this one indicates some grievances: > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32348321491> > > Overall I think there is no single picture which grabs me by the neck - > I think there are probably 3 or 4 which will tell the story as a small > group. > > So now your task, should you decide to accept it Mr Phelps, is to > present those 3 or 4 ;-) > > This is fun > > (incidentally my email app constantly breaks long URLs - I've shortened > those above but am working on a fix) > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: interesting comparison someone sent me
Olympus OM-D can be set to automatically toggle between the rear screen and the EVF when the eyepiece is close to your face. It's pretty slick. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:27 AM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unless the camera is smart enough to turn the touch screen off when the > camera is to your eye, it becomes a nose pointer, for the cameras AF point > selection, and your nose doesn't know, what you want to focus on... > > > On 1/24/2017 2:28 PM, Gonz wrote: > >> It surprises me that the Canon does not have an articulating screen. >> Though it is a touch screen. >> >> http://cameradecision.com/compare/Pentax-K-1-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-IV >> >> > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Disgustingly large GESO
Politically, it looks like you spent Saturday in Atlanta the same way I did in St. Paul. Photo-wise, I would say it reminds me a lot of my days with Pentax. Missed focus everywhere... :-( There are some fun ones there, but a crap-ton are spoiled by motion blur or focus not being anywhere near the subject of the image. On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Takin’ my life in my hands here. Don’t post much. Rarely post photos. And > this is a little overboard number of images-wise. I beg your forgiveness on > that. And for those who may take offense, my intent is not to offend. > Comments on the photography, of individual images or the collection, > greatly appreciated. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeweir/32469823795/in/ > album-72157679473953255/lightbox/> > > > -- > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness..." > > - David Whyte > > > -- > 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. -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A puzzlement...
"*Why is this message in Spam?* It has a from address in yahoo.com but has failed yahoo.com's required tests for authentication. Learn more <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1366858?hl=en=5>" Same here. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mine did too. > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My gmail marked this message as SPAM. > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 11:23 PM, John Sessoms <johnsess...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > >> On 1/16/2017 7:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> > >>> I see from the archives at this hour (7:20 pm EST) there have been 50 > >>> posts to PDML today , 1/16/17 > >>> However, I only have 26 in my PDML folder... which includes one of two > >>> posts that I made in reply to someone else... > >>> > >>> Has anyone any clue why this could be happening? Doug, I worry that my > >>> serve is bouncing mail, though I have no blocks at all in my settings , > >>> and > >>> I'll be out again.. at least I can see the archives... > >>> > >>> I need help talking to Spectrum, I think, in words they will > >>> understand... sigh. > >>> > >>> ann > >>> > >>> > >> This is my attempt to respond to your message through the list from my > >> Yahoo account. > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Don't tell the Missus...
(*raises hand*) Yeah, I've done that. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:52 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On 1/17/2017 10:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> >> >> Paul via phone >> >> On Jan 17, 2017, at 10:28 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 1/17/2017 12:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Bipin Gupta wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> In Asian Culture real MEN don't ask their MIssus for permission to buy >>>>> Gear. We just go buy the Gear and tell our Missus so. >>>>> >>>> >>>> In Western Culture a marriage is considered a partnership where people >>>> try to keep their partner's in mind before making large expenditures. >>>> >>>> >>> Really? >>> >>> Of course not. But we ship it to a friend's house. >> >>> >>> > Or keep it out in the garage for however many months so that when she > finally sees it and asks "Is that a new _?", you can honestly > say "No. I've had this one for quite a while." > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Don't tell the Missus...
Try the veal! On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > The problem with women is, you can't live with em - and you can't live > with em. > > Actually my marriage is give and take - I give and she takes. > > I'm here all week > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Don't tell the Missus...
Yeah, just yesterday I bounced it off of the CFO (as I call her): "I know we can afford this, but I just wanted to make sure it won't cause any issues. Found a good deal... etc etc etc" Her reply: "If it's something you'll use, go ahead". It keeps things happy around the house here if one stays on the up-and-up. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > Bipin Gupta wrote: > > >> In Asian Culture real MEN don't ask their MIssus for permission to buy >> Gear. We just go buy the Gear and tell our Missus so. >> > > In Western Culture a marriage is considered a partnership where people try > to keep their partner's in mind before making large expenditures. > > >> In zest only folks. >> Regards. >> Bipin >> from the IT Capital of the World - Bangalore. Please don't tell Mr. Trump. >> > > The land of cheap programmers, where you get what you pay for. > > From a lifelong resident of the Santa Clara valley and its environs, the > epicenter of technical innovation. > > >> > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 Poke stack
Boo. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> I buy Costco poke too. I usually manage to get it home. It's like a mini >> Hawaiian vacation. :-) >> > > I've been thinking of getting some mango to go with it. I hear that poke' > mango was very popular a couple of months ago. > > > >> Paul via phone >> >> On Jan 16, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Brian Walters wrote: >>> >>>> OK - I've got to ask. What on earth is 'poke'? >>>> >>> Basically the Hawaiian word for ceviche. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
Thanks, PJ - that's what I'll have to do. I'd call the lens condition "Good" (because of the small nick on the front element). Wish me luck - haven't attempted to sell anything on EBay in... probably 10 years at least! On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 9:15 PM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was thinking you'd do a quick price search and then have a good handle > on making a private sale. The lens sells used at KEH for $600 to $700 in > VG to EX maybe $550 in Bargain condition. I don't expect a retailer to buy > it for that much but $100 is a low ball offer.Like I said, put it on > ebay. It's not as convenient as it used to be but that's where you'll get > the best price. > > > > On 1/8/2017 12:28 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > >> I agree about profit and overhead but still think $100 for the 16-50 was >> off by a couple hundred... >> >> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 08:36 John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> Not surprising. Your expectation is based on what you paid for it new. >>> >>> >>> >>> They're thinking about how much they can sell it for, and they're not >>> >>> going to offer more than half that (or less), because they have to cover >>> >>> their overhead and still make a profit. >>> >>> >>> >>> K5 with a kit lens *might* bring in $450 on eBay ... if you have the >>> >>> original box & all the goodies. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1/7/2017 6:16 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: >>> >>> Holy cow. Just got back from the local photo shoppe. I was expecting a >>>> low quote for the K5 because the bottom is all scuffed up. I was NOT >>>> expecting a lowball on the 16-50. They offered $180 for the body and >>>> >>> $100 >>> >>> for the lens - due to the "low resale value of Pentax these days" and a >>>> very tiny nick on the front of the lens. For a full package offer of >>>> >>> $280 >>> >>> I'm just going to keep 'em and figure out my next move. Sheesh! >>>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 7/1/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >>>>> >>>>>> You should buy yourself a Leitz lens. It's a very good investment >>>>>> because afterwards everything else seems cheap. >>>>>> >>>>> I did look at some a while back. >>>>> Is there a good web site listing all available/made? >>>>> Something like Boz's site? >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>> >>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
I agree about profit and overhead but still think $100 for the 16-50 was off by a couple hundred... On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 08:36 John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Not surprising. Your expectation is based on what you paid for it new. > > > > They're thinking about how much they can sell it for, and they're not > > going to offer more than half that (or less), because they have to cover > > their overhead and still make a profit. > > > > K5 with a kit lens *might* bring in $450 on eBay ... if you have the > > original box & all the goodies. > > > > On 1/7/2017 6:16 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > > Holy cow. Just got back from the local photo shoppe. I was expecting a > > > low quote for the K5 because the bottom is all scuffed up. I was NOT > > > expecting a lowball on the 16-50. They offered $180 for the body and > $100 > > > for the lens - due to the "low resale value of Pentax these days" and a > > > very tiny nick on the front of the lens. For a full package offer of > $280 > > > I'm just going to keep 'em and figure out my next move. Sheesh! > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> > wrote: > > > > > >> On 7/1/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> > > >>> You should buy yourself a Leitz lens. It's a very good investment > > >>> because afterwards everything else seems cheap. > > >> > > >> I did look at some a while back. > > >> > > >> Is there a good web site listing all available/made? > > >> > > >> Something like Boz's site? > > >> > > >> -- > > > > > > -- > > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > > -- > > 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: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
Holy cow. Just got back from the local photo shoppe. I was expecting a low quote for the K5 because the bottom is all scuffed up. I was NOT expecting a lowball on the 16-50. They offered $180 for the body and $100 for the lens - due to the "low resale value of Pentax these days" and a very tiny nick on the front of the lens. For a full package offer of $280 I'm just going to keep 'em and figure out my next move. Sheesh! On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > On 7/1/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >You should buy yourself a Leitz lens. It's a very good investment > >because afterwards everything else seems cheap. > > I did look at some a while back. > > Is there a good web site listing all available/made? > > Something like Boz's site? > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
I do have a couple of adapters - still working out which lenses work well with the OM-D and which do not. I'm jealous of that 85mm f1.4! My biggest problem with adapting the old K and A lenses is that my eyes are starting to SUCK - I'll dial the focus in, think I've got it, hit the shutter... and later I'll see that I was MILES from being in focus. Even using the focus peaking. Old man... (sigh) On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > On 6/1/17, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I came to the realization a while ago that since getting into the Olympus > >OM-D line, I've not used my Pentax gear for ages - almost a couple of > >years, actually. > > Hi Charles. > > Been using a Pen-F for a while, you might like to glance at this page ;-) > > > <http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/lenses.html> > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > > > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
Yeah, I think I got it about a zillion years ago for something under $700. The K5 has been "well loved" and would probably be listed by KEH as "fair" or maybe even "BGN" (or even UGLY - don't know!). The 16-50 is as good as it ever was, though, so I'll poke around a bit and see - perhaps starting with the local shoppe is a good start, saving all the hassle of shipping and whatnot. In other news - I've missed this list! Perhaps I'll stick around a bit. :-) On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:40 AM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just checked KEH.com and they have a plain old K-5 in stock for a bit > over $300. The 16-50 isn't listed but they're still manufactured and KEH > generally sells them for about 10-20% less than retail new for EX > condition. So if you bought it before the recent price increase you can > probably get almost what you paid for it.I've been told by the local > camera shop that they price their used gear based on KEH's prices. > > > On 1/6/2017 10:30 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > >> Howdy, folks! I used to be on this list and things got busy/weird and I >> left about a year or two ago... >> >> I came to the realization a while ago that since getting into the Olympus >> OM-D line, I've not used my Pentax gear for ages - almost a couple of >> years, actually. >> >> It pains me to watch my K5 and lenses just rot in a bag - is there *any* >> resale value on an original, "well-loved" K-5 body? And what's the >> current >> state of opinion on the 16-50? (But if each are only a couple hundred, >> I'll probably just tuck the big ol' bag of gear into a cabinet and let 'em >> sit there...) >> >> > > -- > 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. > -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
Long time no see, and ramping up for an FS Friday (K5 and 16-50 for starters)
Howdy, folks! I used to be on this list and things got busy/weird and I left about a year or two ago... I came to the realization a while ago that since getting into the Olympus OM-D line, I've not used my Pentax gear for ages - almost a couple of years, actually. It pains me to watch my K5 and lenses just rot in a bag - is there *any* resale value on an original, "well-loved" K-5 body? And what's the current state of opinion on the 16-50? (But if each are only a couple hundred, I'll probably just tuck the big ol' bag of gear into a cabinet and let 'em sit there...) -- -Charles -- ** Please note my email address has changed ** Charles Robinson - charles.robinson...@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: f/1.8 and Be There
On Jun 23, 2015, at 08:21 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Got a Red Alert from the UK early yesterday afternoon, meaning auroras were active. Problem for me was, the auroras would need still need to be active when it got dark, and preferably near midnight to 1 AM when the central bulge would be pointing at me (opposite the sun). The aurora forecast looked promising though and so I kept a close eye on it. When Facebookers started reporting aurora as far south as Pennsylvannia and northern Iowa around 10:30 PM I headed out. It was good (for Nebraska) and then at 12:15 AM it briefly got GREAT. Could not believe it when it exceeded the FOV of my 30mm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/18887926418/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19075589155/ Beautiful, Darren! I'm just kicking myself for going to bed at 12:10. Even with the haze from downtown Minneapolis directly to my North, I'll wager I'd have seen SOMETHING. Darnit! I definitely prefer the horizontal shot to the vertical one. More for the eye to take in.. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: How do the different subdirectories work on the SD card?
On Jun 22, 2015, at 12:00 , Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: FAT32 will allow 65000+ files to a folder...the K-5 creates a new folder after 500 image files. FAT16 directory-size limit is 512, so that's probably why I don't know if the lower-capacity cards get formatted FAT32 like the bigger ones or not, but that's probably the reasoning behind a new folder after 500 files. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Equipment Changes
To that end, I have done the following: My daughter has been given my fairly new K-5iis and DA* 16-50 and DA* 50-135 I have purchased an Olympus OM-D E-M10 with small kit lens and small telezoom. Along with that I got an adapter for my remaining Pentax lenses of which I think the M 50/1.4, Tamron 90/2.8 macro and A 70-210/4 will see some use. I just got the same kit and so far I'm pretty darned happy with it. I'm keeping the K5, though, at least until I can put the E-M10 through its paces in some of the more-challenging conditions, like rock concerts. I just sold my K7 body (formerly my backup to the K5) to a local camera store for $100. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
FS Friday: AF-540 FGZ flash - price reduced
Re-listing this here... perhaps I was asking for too much the first time around. It's about 8 years old, I think? It's the original model, not the II. I realized recently that I almost never shoot with flash, since getting the K5. And when I *do* use flash, it's a party camera which the K5 with AF540 definitely is NOT. I've never had any issues with it beyond design limitations. It comes with a soft case and that little round base you'd use if you were standing this up as a slave somewhere. $150 + shipping - or, heck, what is it worth to you? Paypal accepted, but I'm open to other methods of payment from fellow Pentaxians here on the list. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Flickr as backup
On Jun 11, 2015, at 14:12 , Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: It's not perfect, but I'm already backing up actual copies of my RAW files with: 1. Time Machine 2. Crashplan (no speed issues here) Probably doesn't need to be asked, but you don't find Crashplan slow? I get a whopping 5Mbps upload speed with my DSL account, and Crashplan does a fine job of filling the pipe - but granted, it's not a very fat pipe to fill. Their original/main data center is in Minneapolis - which is where I live - so there isn't a long way to go. They've got data centers and clouds all over the globe, though - why not check with them to see if there is something they can tweak/adjust for you? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Flickr as backup
On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:53 , Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 10, 2015, at 1:37 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: [2] Not really, although you can set the images as private so no one else can see them. This suggests another question about Flickr as backup, though I’m leaning away from using it as such: Can you upload RAW/DNG files to Flickr? If not it would really be worthless as backup. If you don't mind being part of the Google Collective Google Photos lets you upload unlimited pretty good images. I pointed it to a folder full of RAW files and it converts 'em to JPEG somewhere along the line. It's not perfect, but I'm already backing up actual copies of my RAW files with: 1. Time Machine 2. Crashplan (no speed issues here) 3. Occasional external harddrive that I connect, sync, and throw back into the cabinet So this is just one more place I can have my images parked. They aren't full-quality so I don't really think of it as a backup though. For FULL quality, Google lets you do that for a fee. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
FS Friday: AF-540 FGZ flash
It's about 8 years old, I think? It's the original model, not the II. I realized recently that I almost never shoot with flash, since getting the K5. And when I *do* use flash, it's a party camera which the K5 with AF540 definitely is NOT. I've never had any issues with it beyond design limitations. It comes with a soft case (well, I'm looking for it!) and that little round base you'd use if you were standing this up as a slave somewhere. $200 + shipping. Paypal accepted, but I'm open to other methods of payment from fellow Pentaxians here on the list. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 Bluesquake 2015
On May 28, 2015, at 02:49 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Here are 31 photos from the dance event I went to this weekend. There were two official photographers, neither one was me, so I didn't take a lot of photos at the activities they were, so most of mine where at the late night (midnight to 5AM) dance, which was dimly lit, mostly with color adjustable led bulbs. One of the official photographers was using his flash at the main dance, so I did shoot a bit then just to show him that he didn't actually need to use a flash. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157653168246619/ Nice work from some tricky conditions, Larry! Flash in a setup like that... I shudder to think what the other photographer's results looked like. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
FS Friday: various lenses
I have a backlog of unused lenses I'm getting rid of. Nothing exotic, so actually don't expect anyone on this list to bite on any of this, but it's worth a shot! Various Pentax lenses for sale: Autofocus: DA 50-200mm zoom - $50 F80-200mm zoom - $40 FA50 1:1.7 $150 Manual Focus: A50 1:1.7 $75 A28 1:2.8 $90 Photos of all of this stuff here: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/lenses_for_sale/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
OT: Does anyone here have the Olympus OM-D E-M10?
I'm considering it as a second body, something more point and shoot that is small enough to carry around more regularly than the K5 with the 16-50. Kit is going right now for about $500 which seems great but I was wondering what people in Pentax-land think of the overall handling/image quality, etc. These days the K5/16-50 combo, while beautiful and durable and capable, seems kind of heavy to carry around all day when traveling casually. I was initially looking at the Sony a6000 but this Olympus seems like a great combo of features and price. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: K5 SD door broken
On May 12, 2015, at 12:12 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That's pretty much how I used the K20D after it's first year, the hook/latch that holds the door closed snapped off, which of course is where the interlock that turns off the camera when the SD door is open, is located. When I recovered the hook I placed it back in the latch and held it in place with a bit of gaffers tape, I find that black electrical taps tends to hold the door closed better than the gaffers tape, over time. I expect that repair is more expensive than simply buying a used copy with out the problem you want fixed, for a camera that's more than one generation old at this point. I suspect that a little super glue might be judiciously applied at some point. That'll be that, unless someone has a better suggestion. I'm certainly not going to execute any solution which would require any disassembly of anything more than just the hinge/door assembly! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: K5 SD door broken
On May 12, 2015, at 12:55 , Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 May 2015 at 16:19, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Other than that: I had a great time in China! I was looking for pictures to share in a PESO kind of way and realized that there's nothing that really stands out - they're all just snapshots from a whirlwind trip into and out of Southwestern Yunnan province. If you're into looking at other people's vacation shots, I'll provide a link to the gallery for your enjoyment, but I don't think anything really stands out: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/china/ http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/china/content/K5__0145_large.html The characters you were trying to pick out are: 唱响民族团结主族律 谱写和谐发展新篇章 google translate, for that's worth https://goo.gl/q2X0UB Thanks much, Eric! Well done. I appreciate the help. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/china/content/IMG_7120_large.html They seem to like all glass bathrooms over there. A few years back I stayed in a hotel in Beijing where the shower was almost a centrepiece of the room, glass on 3 sides. Just a quick snap; https://www.flickr.com/photos/eric_f/6791977836/ Nice! Seems to be a thing there, I guess. My favorite was over in Yuanmou in 2005 - squat toilet in the floor was right under the shower head - it doubled as the shower drain. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: K5 SD door broken
On May 12, 2015, at 15:26 , John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: And they paint the bottoms of trees white here in the U.S. as well. It's to help control insect pests fungus. But certainly not every. single. tree. in. every. park? I understand the reason why now... I'm just impressed at how widely it's done in China. I am not sure I ever saw a single tree without the white paint - at least not in the major parks in Kunming. Rural Mojiang, it was less prevalent now that I think about it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: K5 SD door broken
On May 12, 2015, at 14:42 , Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Charles, Had a problem with the door on my *istD (My dropping it). Repair was $200+ on the weather sealed door. Hope they have improved design since then. Repair had to take apart a large part of the shell to fix it. I should have just used black duc tape after the super glue failed. I took the rubber seal off, which let me get to the retention clips that let the plastic part slide all the way off of the metal part of the door. Glued the plastic back together... that's when I noticed that part of the plastic has a loop which expects the hinge pin to slide through it. That won't do, if I'm leaving the hinge pin in place! A little dremel undid the loop so I could slide the plastic back onto the metal part of the door until it clicked into place onto the metal part of the door. Then the rubber was re-applied to the metal. Done. Good enough for government work, and I'm confident that the door is still weatherproof, as the only weatherproof ANYTHING on the door is where the metal part of the door (with its rubber seal) is pressed against the SD slot (and the magic shut the camera off if the door's open button). It sure looks like a major disassembly is required to get that hinge pin out - certainly the top plate of the camera would have to come all of the way off -- which is NOT going to happen in the time that I own this camera! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
K5 SD door broken
In the middle of my week-long trip to China a couple weeks ago, I pulled my camera out of my pack and noticed that the battery door had been pulled open. Annoying, but with the way it goes into and out of the Lowepro backpack, that happens. As I went to slide the door back into place, though, I noticed that a chunk of it was missing. I found it later in my camera bag. Somehow the door had been stressed while open, and a part of it snapped off. Photo here of my half-assed field repair, if you want to see: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/IMG_7199.jpg It's the right hand side of the door that's broken - there are no rubber seals on that part of it, so I think that the camera MIGHT still be weatherproof. The gaffer tape that's on it right now is how I made sure that: 1. The door stayed in one piece for the rest of the trip 2. The door stayed SHUT for the rest of the trip Ideally I'd replace the door, but I don't know how involved or expen$ive a process that will be. Has anyone had to deal with this kind of thing before? How'd it go for you? Other than that: I had a great time in China! I was looking for pictures to share in a PESO kind of way and realized that there's nothing that really stands out - they're all just snapshots from a whirlwind trip into and out of Southwestern Yunnan province. If you're into looking at other people's vacation shots, I'll provide a link to the gallery for your enjoyment, but I don't think anything really stands out: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/china/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Cameras and Lenses for Japan/China Trip
On May 2, 2015, at 23:22 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I need some advice. Later this month, we will be going on a trip. After 3 days in San Diego (including the Zoo), we will fly to Japan for a week, mostly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Fuji/Hakone Park. We then will spend a few days in Beijing, including a day trip to The Great Wall, followed by three days in San Francisco. I just spent a week in China. I brought: K5 16-50 FA70-210 (which I almost never used) That's it! iPhone6 was a backup camera when I just couldn't be bothered to whip out the SLR, and I used my GoPro clone a few times for fun shots. The Canon S95 was tucked into a pocket of my bag and was used precisely 5 times. I could have left it at home. Be in the moment, enjoy the trip. I'd leave the monopod and most other lenses, just go with the SLR and the 18-135 and call it done. But that's just me. Oh, I see you have a GoPro. Sure, toss that in. The lenses you suggest are all pretty close in zoom range. If you've got 18-135, what good is the DA50-200? 35mm? 40mm? 50mm? All that is covered already. Unless you're doing some shots from very very far away, having more zoom than the 18-135 is probably pretty unnecessary. I'd just shoot at 135mm and then crop the heck out of it if you need to get closer. I took my external flash with me the last two times I was in China for once in a lifetime (gone 3 times now), and I used it about 4 times with the ist-DS, once with the K10D, and for the K5 this time I left it at home. Unless you're shooting professionally, where you HAVE TO GET THE SHOT, there's no need to overpack/overthink it. That's just my opinion though, of course. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Warning about LR6.0
On Apr 24, 2015, at 21:04 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: I managed to find the 'buy full version' immediately, just clicked the download button and saw the link in the lower left of the web page. I couldn't find the upgrade so after a minute I opened a chat with Adobe support - they told me about how to edit my purchase order in another minute or two. For me, buying, downloading, and installing exactly what I wanted was a nearly perfect, seamless experience, including an interaction with Adobe Customer Support when I didn't understand something. I don't know why I have such good experiences where others do not, but I do. Life is puzzling that way. :-) You must like people better than I do. Calling support as part of the upgrade process is not something I would enjoy. I'm very curmudgeonly... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Warning about LR6.0
On Apr 24, 2015, at 19:48 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:37 PM, James King jamesk8...@mac.com wrote: I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to wait… It was available from day one of the LR 6 release. Took a few moments to find it, that's all. I never did find it. I spent about 5 minutes trying. My brother saved his DMG file and handed it to me - and then I installed from that. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR
On Apr 23, 2015, at 09:05 , Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I tried the pano feature first thing. The same scene that I submitted for this month’s PUG. That one was stitched in Photoshop 11. Three 645Z dng files, each about 66MB. Selected the three, searched and finally found the merge-pano button, told it to do its thing. A few seconds later I had a 180MB pano. Minor cropping, and done! As Charles says, quick, simple, and effective. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p32139821/e435d9e59 Ctrl-M (Merge) and poof it's done! WOW that's a nice shot! I dug back into LR for some older stuff, and came across this June 6, 2007 6-panel image taken from the parking ramp at the Mall of America, looking North towards Minneapolis: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/DSCF2309-Pano.jpg The camera used was a Fuji F30. I love how the generated image is a DNG so you (if you generate from RAW) still have leeway to process the image. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR
On Apr 22, 2015, at 14:31 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I just spent some time playing with LR6s new HDR feature. At first glance, I am very happy with it. It seems to do pretty much exactly what I want in HDR, it takes several DNG files and combines them into another DNG file with expanded dynamic range, and no tone mapping. The panorama merge feature is also quick, simple, and effective. Hooray! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR
On Apr 22, 2015, at 16:18 , Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: How is performance? Is the switch between library and develop any faster now? I never really noticed any lag. Let me check. About 3 seconds from viewing a thumbnail to preview generated and ready to go at 1:1 for a K5 DNG file. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Firmware updates:K-S1, K-S2, and K-3
On Apr 15, 2015, at 16:54 , Igor Roshchin pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Mark Roberts Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:11:19 -0700 wrote: What is it about the K-5II/K-5IIs and K50/K500 firmware that you feel needs updating? Stability improvements. :-) On a serious note, there is one thing I wish would be fixed (but it never will be), call it a bug or a feature: 1-Hz clicking in the videos with certain converters/players, including YouTube. It's because Pentax video triggers something (bug/feature) in the ubiquitous audio library (ffmpeg). It causes a headache that I have to run a converter on each video before uploading it to YouTube. AFAIK, Pentax has never even publicly acknowledged this problem. It is present in a bunch of models, including K-5s, PS', and I suspect K-3, but don't know for sure. I have experienced the same with K-7 videos, I believe. Annoying! I've never known the WHY though. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Third Party Lens
On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:46 , John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Ran across this one while wandering around the web. http://lensbaby.com/usa/velvet56.php 56mm f/1.6 manual focus. Seems to be reasonably priced. Generally I wouldn't mention such except that it is one of the few I've seen that IS available in Pentax K-mount. Start's shipping 13 April. I've never understood the appeal of the Lensbaby line.. Isn't it just a way to get Instamatic quality shots from your multi-thousand dollar digital setup? What is the appeal? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Third Party Lens
On Apr 7, 2015, at 21:39 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:46 , John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Ran across this one while wandering around the web. http://lensbaby.com/usa/velvet56.php 56mm f/1.6 manual focus. Seems to be reasonably priced. Generally I wouldn't mention such except that it is one of the few I've seen that IS available in Pentax K-mount. Start's shipping 13 April. I've never understood the appeal of the Lensbaby line.. Isn't it just a way to get Instamatic quality shots from your multi-thousand dollar digital setup? What is the appeal? Charles, I see the point that Bruce is trying to make: experimenting with an non-orthodox lens can occasionally give some interesting results. While I am trying to do that myself with a fish-eye, I was also puzzled by Lensbaby line when it was introduced. At one of the photo-equipment shows in San Diego back in 2007, I came to the stand with Lensbaby, and directly asked the lady presenting the first line of Lensbaby lenses: So, what's the appeal? What can I do with these lenses? I was genuinely interested. But she must have took that as an attack, and after saying one sentence turned away to somebody else (rather rudely), and never came back. I just shook by shoulders and went to something else that interested me. I realize my question, too, may have sounded confrontative - not my intent! I did see some good responses, people - thanks. It's not my cuppa, but then again that's why they make chocolate AND vanilla! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 2015 Macbook - Engineer's perspective
On Mar 24, 2015, at 13:39 , Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 24/3/15, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: Aha - I stand corrected - from about 2012 they started gluing them in !!! Ok I'm muddling up. My MBP is 2012 (non-retina) and I can swap mine out with screwdrivers. Ah yes, BUT: Tri-Wing screwdrivers. For some ridiculous reason. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Shrimp and grits
On Mar 23, 2015, at 10:54 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: The first time I've even heard of grits was in the movie My Cousin Vinny. Here is a short (1:30) relevant episode that sums ups what has been said on another thread, including how you cook it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWC0sKCS5oA And then he cross-examines a prosecution witness: Vinny: Oh you like grits? I like grits too, how do you like your grits? Regular, creamy or al dente? Tipton: Uh, regular I guess. ... followed by this 1-min excerpt (I take proud of my grits): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZkbtP-t_D8 I'm reminded of an excerpt from Laurie Anderson's United States, Parts I-IV - from the track: New Jersey Turnpike: I know this English guy who was driving around in the South. And he stopped for breakfast one morning somewhere in southeast Georgia. He saw “grits” on the menu. He’d never heard of grits so he asked the waitress, “What are grits, anyway?” She said, “Grits are fifty.” He said, “Yes, but what _are_ they?” She said, “They’re extra.” He said, “Yes, I’ll have the grits, please.” -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: In other Pentax News
On Jan 8, 2015, at 12:35 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The Discontinued K-5IIs is back in stock at BH Photo. Not as discontinued as all that, since it's still a current model on the Ricoh Imaging US site. The price is really nice though. Really nice. Holy CRAP. Under $500? I've heard over and over that the K-5II has improved autofocus over the K5. How much better, can anyone say, is the K3 over the K-5II for focus speed? Because, honestly, better autofocus speed (and certainty) is the only thing I'm craving on my K5. So I'd either jump up to a K-5II or a K-3, whichever is most confident in AF, if I were to upgrade at all. Anyone? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 News
On Dec 24, 2014, at 10:52 , David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like i'm a grampa now.:-) Dave Congratulations! You'll find that grandkids are a ton more fun than having your own - primarily because you can give 'em back to Mom and Dad when you're tired. :-) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
OT: screen calibrator for $70 or so?
Are there any decent calibrators for in the $70 dollar range? I think I have my screens pretty well set up - any time I send a print job to CostCo and say no corrections they come back looking like I'd like. Lately, though, I've occasionally hooked up a second monitor to my laptop and the appearance is WAY OFF. I'd love to be able to get those sorted and so far no manipulation of the controls either on the laptop or the panel itself has yielded acceptable results. It would be nice to have a profile do the work for me - but since I so rarely plug in the big monitor, I don't want to drop a lot of money for it would be nice! Platform: MacBook Pro, so OSX compatibility is a must. Also: I've read of some stuff that only works on one computer. I've got two Macs at home so it would be nice to run this on each of 'em. Thanks. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: You can't buy class
This is an expression that my wife uses all of the time to indicate that, although you may have money, that doesn't mean you have TASTE. The Schoenhofen memorial in Graceland Cemetary (Chicago, IL) is a shining example of that saying: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2014/chicago/content/K5__6904_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: You can't buy class
On Dec 15, 2014, at 15:18 , John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: A cursory Google search will turn up a portrait of Peter Schoenhofen. Neither the spinx, nor the angel looks anything like him. Well, THAT's no fun at all! The Schoenhofen memorial in Graceland Cemetary (Chicago, IL) is a shining example of that saying: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2014/chicago/content/K5__6904_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - 5 Mln Dollar Home for $20 on BH - one day sale
On Nov 25, 2014, at 18:14 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, $20 for this bag seemed too good to be true, so I clicked on the link and it seems BH made a mistake since corrected, new price listed is $85. I think I saw a note somewhere on the top banner stating that the deal is now over. So... limited-time offer, it would seem. On 11/25/2014 12:47 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I remember that some PDMLers (AFAIR, Godfrey) were big fans of Crampler photo bags. BH has a deal for the next 23 hours or so (i.e. until some time in the evening of Tuesday) for Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home Bag (Black/Black) for only $19.95 with free shipping. That's a very good price, but I don't need this bag (and I am not sold on Crampler bags' design personally, even though they are kind of cute). http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/870221-REG/Crumpler_MD5002_X01P50_5_Million_Dollar_Home.html/dealZone/true Good luck! Igor -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Keeping photos on an external drive
On Nov 12, 2014, at 01:58 , Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Or you could get some cloud storage and let your data trickle-feed up to there. If you have cloud storage then you don't need your backup external drive. You just need to think about how well and how long cloud services will look after your data. I've already lost a service that told me it would look after notes for ever. I managed to download everything before it went away, but it was a near miss. I use Time Machine as my local backup on all my Macs, but I also push up all of the important data to a cloud backup service (I use CrashPlan - local company). Belt and suspenders. So far, whenever I've needed a backup (such as: I'm at work and want a copy of a file that is on my home machine), I've been able to successfully restore to my laptop (Crashplan lets you restore to any of your machines using the backup from any of the machines as a source). That's (so far) been a good test and confirmation that I can get my data back when I need it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Using external drive on Mac and PC
On Nov 10, 2014, at 22:57 , John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: There's a Windows program called MacDrive: http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive Allows you to read/write Mac formatted disks from a Windoze computer. I'll chime in and say that I've used this in the past. It's been many (4?) years since the last time I had to use it, but it sure worked a treat! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Browsing book sites: Dangerous
On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:58 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Powell's is a must go sightseeing destination in Portland. Correction, Powell's is THE must go sightseeing destination in Portland. Well... after Bailey's Taproom. Or maybe safer to do Powell's first and THEN go have delicious and copious quantities of beer. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR
On Oct 30, 2014, at 07:52 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Received this email this morning from Ricoh Imaging: http://view.s6.exacttarget.com/?j=feba1d63017am=fe9212737561007873ls=fe22157873660178701c75l=fefb117270640cs=fe5411620d7f7013jb=ffcf14ju=fe6e15717166047c7d14r=0 My question is how much better will this lens be than my current zoom lens, the bDA 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR? This looks like an excellent travel/casual zoom. Probably smaller and lighter than the 16-50, and frankly with the ability to shoot at ISO6400, the constant f/2.8 on the 16-50 isn't really necessary these days for me either. Depending on cost, I might seriously consider buying this one and selling the 16-50. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR
On Oct 30, 2014, at 10:14 , Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Oct 30, 2014, at 07:52 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Received this email this morning from Ricoh Imaging: http://view.s6.exacttarget.com/?j=feba1d63017am=fe9212737561007873ls=fe22157873660178701c75l=fefb117270640cs=fe5411620d7f7013jb=ffcf14ju=fe6e15717166047c7d14r=0 My question is how much better will this lens be than my current zoom lens, the bDA 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR? This looks like an excellent travel/casual zoom. Probably smaller and lighter than the 16-50, and frankly with the ability to shoot at ISO6400, the constant f/2.8 on the 16-50 isn't really necessary these days for me either. Depending on cost, I might seriously consider buying this one and selling the 16-50. A bit of Google brought me to the announcement page on PentaxForums.. The US retail price for the 16-85mm is $746.95 USD, and it is expected to ship in late November. http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-news/hd-pentax-da-16-85mm-officially-announced.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - the smallest cars - funny photos
On Oct 28, 2014, at 12:21 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: I know that there are many car enthusiasts on this list. Additionally, I find some of these images funny. http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20141021-driving-the-worlds-smallest-car I think I remember Jeremy Clarkson driving one of these through the BBC offices in a Top Gear episode. Similar to some of the photos here in the slide show. Funny stuff. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 Counterfeit external Hard Drive.
I second Zos' recommendation. If Sam's sold you something bogus, take the issue up with them. Even if it's been about a year and maybe you can't find the receipt. I know CostCo typically extends warranties for devices purchased through them. If Walmart and their ilk do the same, you might be able to swap that device out (for a legit one) for the cost of a drive down there. On Oct 21, 2014, at 14:56 , Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: do you have receipts? i would raise issue with sam's club On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 3:14 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Here's something everyone should be aware of. I apparently bought a counterfeit USB 3.0 hard drive about a year ago, from a major retailer. The short story, the local Sam's Club had a pair of Seagate 1TB GoFlex Drives on closeout for the ridiculously low price of $37.00 each. So I jumped on the deal, and was very happy until about a week ago one of them died. I tried to get a warranty replacement, and I can't. I need the drive serial number and the one printed on the case isn't an actual Seagate serial number. Now here's the interesting part, as I said, I bought a pair of them, the one that's still working /is/ not counterfeit. It has an actual Seagate serial number and model number. Now to the naked eye, except for the bogus serial number and bogus model number, the two cases appear to be identical, made of the same materials, in the same factory to the same quality level. The only difference between the two drives is the silkscreen label on the bottom of the drives, and except serial number and part number, they look identical. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Yosemite
On Oct 21, 2014, at 17:49 , Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: What’s the skinny on the new OSX? It’s supposed to provide more iPHone support, which is a plus, but are there drawbacks? Some have said the interface is childish and trite. Others have said its gimmicks will slow down the machine. Any fans or foes here? The only glitch I've run into is that my older version of VMWare Fusion (v5.something) stopped working after my update. Oh well, it was time to get current anyways. Other than that: I've made my laptop freeze up entirely by turning on a bluetooth headset for music, then going into messages and clicking preferences / audio-video so I've decided (after it happened twice) to just not do that anymore. LR5 works as snappy as ever, Safari is blazing fast, and battery life is just great! I'm happy to hear iOS8.1 is better on performance. I have a couple of friends who put v8 on their 4s devices and have been a bit disappointed in the speed. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - As Found
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Re: OT: PESO: Fireflite
On Oct 12, 2014, at 19:18 , Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/10/2014 12:30 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Over sharpness may be an influence of the sharp dark color v chrome. Added to, perhaps, by the whitewall tires.(??) http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html I invite you to have a second look. I turned the sharpness down significantly, and lightened up a little. The whole thing was a little Gothic. Better. Much better. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: PESO: Fireflite
On Oct 10, 2014, at 20:34 , Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/10/2014 11:11 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked down the street from my house the other day. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html Anyway: Fuji X-T1, 23mm/1.4 at f/4. Camera chosen shutter speeds. It's a nice-looking car... but for some reason this image looks very digital to me and I can't put my finger on it. Please try. The X-Trans files can be a bit tricky to convert. Like PJ said, it's something about the sharpness. Maybe a little too much sharpening applied? What did you process this with - and is this an out-of-camera JPEG or RAW that was converted? Also: All of the light-to-dark edges just seem jaggedy. If I zoom into the window frames, for example, it's a big pile of zig-zaggy elements. I'm not sure how better to describe that. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 2014 - 243 - GDG
On Oct 9, 2014, at 21:31 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Haven't done a selfie for a bit. I liked this one. From the raw file... https://flic.kr/p/pjuXos Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Looks nice! A bit serious, as Ken pointed out... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: PESO: Fireflite
On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:17 , Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: OT for non Pentax content. The little Fuji X-T1 with the great big lenses (they are huge) has become my goto camera. This was parked down the street from my house the other day. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/besotto.html Anyway: Fuji X-T1, 23mm/1.4 at f/4. Camera chosen shutter speeds. It's a nice-looking car... but for some reason this image looks very digital to me and I can't put my finger on it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: In the audience
Close shot: 1/160 sec at f / 5.6@103 mm ISO 1600 PENTAX K-5 smc PENTAX-F 70-210mm F4-5.6 Wide shot: 1/50 sec at f / 4.0@16 mm ISO 3200 PENTAX K-5 smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM I freakin' LOVE my F 70-210. It's a marvelous lens and an utter steal at $92 from KEH. On Oct 9, 2014, at 10:49 , Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Convenient lighting for a photographer. Lens?? On 10/8/14, 4:55 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 11:50:47 -0500 From: Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: In the audience Message-ID:cc0319e5-631b-470a-a514-9d7636e8f...@visi.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I saw a show last night at First Avenue, and the artists (band name: Lucius if you're curious) wrapped up the program by performing their encore in the middle of the audience, rather than up on stage. I like the cozy look of the key lighting here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5by25hw1susqn98/K5__5228.jpg?dl=0 For perspective, here's the whole room. I actually really like the colors here as well: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xp5k04uyvoyivkp/K5__5216.jpg?dl=0 -Charles -- 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. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: In the audience
I saw a show last night at First Avenue, and the artists (band name: Lucius if you're curious) wrapped up the program by performing their encore in the middle of the audience, rather than up on stage. I like the cozy look of the key lighting here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5by25hw1susqn98/K5__5228.jpg?dl=0 For perspective, here's the whole room. I actually really like the colors here as well: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xp5k04uyvoyivkp/K5__5216.jpg?dl=0 -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Using the 645z for Astrophotography at the Luminous Landscape
On Oct 7, 2014, at 04:10 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Stanley Halpin wrote: One other point about lens speed: the importance of wide apertures has seriously diminished (except for very specialized niche applications that call for shallow DOF) - the ability to shoot clean shots at ISO6400 or 12800 really makes “fast” lenses a relic of the good old days when we had a choice of either Kodachrome as God intended it to be at ISO 25 or of that new Kodachrome 64 that was a serious compromise in quality. I take it that you've never tried photographing dancers at a social dance: tango, lindy hop, west coast, blues etc. Nor have you probably ever tried photographing martial artists taking a belt test, or any other athletic activity where people are moving fairly quickly in indoor lighting and you can't use a flash. Yes, what we can get out of sensors at ISOs above 6400 these days is really amazing, but trust me, the need for fast glass for reasons other than shallow dof has not gone away. I agree that for dim-light action photography, you just can't beat a fast lens. I was surprised at my last series of concert photos, though, that I shot with the F70-210. I forgot to set the program mode for SPEED and had left it at MTF. Upon reviewing all of my (pretty decent-looking) images after the show, I found that almost every shot was taken at f/8! That would have been absolutely unimaginable in the film days. (example, if you care) http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2014/lily_allen/content/K5__4431_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Using the 645z for Astrophotography at the Luminous Landscape
On Oct 7, 2014, at 10:24 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Just for example why was 135mm the most popular long lens for 35mm film for such a long time? It's a funny focal length. Doesn't match any particular rule that I ever heard. Well it was the normal focal length for larger a film format. There were lots of good 135mm designs to base the new Long Lens design on. So it became a defacto standard. Faster short telephotos were designed, but the 135mm focal length was now engrained in the photographers mindset, so they were designed in 135mm. n Cool information! I never knew this (but have wondered from time to time). -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: I hate digital photography!
On Oct 3, 2014, at 11:18 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/1/2014 3:34 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Sep 22, 2014, at 13:23 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Yes, I hate digital photography! With a digital camera, I am producing to many photographs to be able to deal with. Even though I take photographs only a few days a month, they come in bursts of several hundreds, and then I don't have time to select and process them. Simple solution: Get yourself a 512-meg SD card and you'll only be able to shoot about 1 roll of film before you're done. You're off by a factor of 2, my last operating 2 gig card shows a capacity of 58 exposures in a K-5II I'd assume that you'd need a 1gig card to hold between about 36, so a K-3 would probably need that 2gigs. Ack - my only point of reference was K5 image sizes... and even then I was guessing fast 'n' loose. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: I hate digital photography!
On Sep 22, 2014, at 13:23 , Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Yes, I hate digital photography! With a digital camera, I am producing to many photographs to be able to deal with. Even though I take photographs only a few days a month, they come in bursts of several hundreds, and then I don't have time to select and process them. Simple solution: Get yourself a 512-meg SD card and you'll only be able to shoot about 1 roll of film before you're done. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: I hate digital photography!
On Sep 22, 2014, at 15:44 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: I don't actually delete those I don't get to, though. They remain in my archives in case I want to wander through them and see if there's something I missed worth processing, now and then. I do this too. However, last night I realized that for my finished sets of Concert Photographs, where I'd already culled the best of many machine-gun-sequenced shots, there was no reason to keep the leftovers. I went through my last 3 years of images from various events (it's obvious when I see a single folder with 5-700 images in it) and nuked everything that hadn't been edited or included in a collection. 15 minutes of this work yielded 200gigabytes (!!) of space cleared off of my drive. No regrets (yet) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Washington Monument (and in praise of the dynamic range
These images ARE produced from a RAW image. On Sep 29, 2014, at 17:36 , Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: You ought to try that with a RAW image for best results. On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: You know I like them both in their own way. The 1st one has a certain drama bw high contrast. But I appreciate the information in the improved version which changes the subject to include the pool and people. On 9/29/14, 1:00 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:25:59 -0500 From: Charles Robinsoncharl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Washington Monument (and in praise of the dynamic range on the K5) Message-ID:8a62ed63-b8c4-479e-affb-4b8acdf45...@visi.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I can't say enough good things about what you can do with pulling up detail from the shadows in the K5. Saturday night, the wife and I pedaled around Washington DC taking photos of the monuments. One shot I did, I figured well, the contrast is too much but I'll just expose for the brights and see what else I can get in post. So, I spot-metered on the Washington monument, and took this 13-second exposure at f/9 and ISO 100. As you can see, the image straight out of the camera is not much to write home about: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cpbyheptagcykqj/K5__4359-original.jpg?dl=0 However, in LR I did only two (very-drastic) adjustments: 1. I jammed the exposure slider all the way up (+5 stops) 2. I pulled the highlights all the way down (-100) The result is this. Not high art, but a good-enough documentation of what I saw when I was there: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7djxrsj2pwcfl0e/K5__4359-processed.jpg?dl=0 There is some mottling up in the sky due to it being a low-quality JPEG export (and there's also a speck of dust on my darned sensor!) but still - wow. -Charles -- 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. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Washington Monument (and in praise of the dynamic range on the K5)
I can't say enough good things about what you can do with pulling up detail from the shadows in the K5. Saturday night, the wife and I pedaled around Washington DC taking photos of the monuments. One shot I did, I figured well, the contrast is too much but I'll just expose for the brights and see what else I can get in post. So, I spot-metered on the Washington monument, and took this 13-second exposure at f/9 and ISO 100. As you can see, the image straight out of the camera is not much to write home about: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cpbyheptagcykqj/K5__4359-original.jpg?dl=0 However, in LR I did only two (very-drastic) adjustments: 1. I jammed the exposure slider all the way up (+5 stops) 2. I pulled the highlights all the way down (-100) The result is this. Not high art, but a good-enough documentation of what I saw when I was there: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7djxrsj2pwcfl0e/K5__4359-processed.jpg?dl=0 There is some mottling up in the sky due to it being a low-quality JPEG export (and there's also a speck of dust on my darned sensor!) but still - wow. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Ricoh Imaging France is claiming that a FF will be announced next year on FB right now...
On Sep 16, 2014, at 16:13 , Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 16/9/14, Zos Xavius, discombobulated, unleashed: Ok Cotty. Better get your hat ready. :) Firmly on my head mate. You ain't seein no Pentax FF next year or ever! Or Ricoh? Does that count? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Ricoh Imaging France is claiming that a FF will be announced next year on FB right now...
On Sep 16, 2014, at 16:17 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 16/9/14, Zos Xavius, discombobulated, unleashed: Ok Cotty. Better get your hat ready. :) Firmly on my head mate. You ain't seein no Pentax FF next year or ever! Fast forward to next year when Pentax unveils their newest APS-C DSLR body: the Pentax FF ! Pronounced: Ff (maybe), harking back to the good old days of the *ist nonsensical unpronounceable names... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Auto tone in LR
On Sep 12, 2014, at 09:03 , Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Eric: The Develop options are there to be used; it’s not cheating if you use them, but ultimately you should be looking to render your photos in a way that realizes the way you, the photographer, envisions the photo. Even if you Auto Tone, you can scale back or up on the sliders to customize the Auto Tone. Just start moving sliders around to see what you get. This is one way to learn about the adjustments. Is it just me? Seems like any time I hit the auto tone button, the first thing I have to do is back off the exposure by a stop or two. Auto tone seriously blasts the levels way too high almost every time I use it. It seems to get the relationships between highlights/shadows/etc pretty well, but the overall exposure - no good. That being said, I've used it a few times to get a photo to a starting point when I'm not sure where to begin - but seriously, each time I click auto-tone I have to jump for the exposure slider to bring things back to reality. Is there some way that I can fine-tune what auto-tone does? Does it have anything to do with the fact that I shoot RAW? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Campfire under the stars
Set up the camera while up North last week and did some time exposures. It's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to aim the darned camera when you can't see through the viewfinder. Something I hadn't considered on that moonless night until I was out there trying to do it. It worked OK. Not perfect, but kind of nice to look at - at least as a unique snapshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/11kl6m1fq2pu1qt/K5__3400.jpg?dl=0 229 seconds @ ISO 800, f/5.6 DA 16-50 at 16mm -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Traveling light - or not
On Sep 1, 2014, at 19:56 , Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear or just trust to fate that everything will work? Here's my travel kit - WAY less than what you would want, but it's what works for me: K5 body 16-50 F70-210 compact tripod (Ultrapod II) AF540FGZ for the rare occasion when flash is needed. It usually never comes out of the bag. Spare battery and charger Canon S95 for I don't want a big camera with me occasions spare battery and charger For the truly-important photography assignments (I'm the official photographer for the Group Photo at the Twins Days festival I attend every year), I bring the K7 as a backup body... but I've never had to use it. This all fits nicely in the bottom of my Fastpack 250. Good for travel. Camera is out of the way and don't have to think about it if I'm doing things that are not photography-related. I would pack differently if I was traveling specifically with photography (and not general recreation/touring) in mind. To my mind, you are overpacking to the extreme. FWIW I will be taking a trip to DC in late September, and the above is my entire kit that I'm bringing with me. Should be a good trip. If I owned a 12-24 or a 10-20 I'd take it with me as I'm sure there are going to be a number of oh my, this isn't wide enough situations. I'll have to use the GoPro clone or use the pano mode on the iPhone to catch those, I guess. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?
On Aug 27, 2014, at 17:09 , Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too big, not too small, but just right. Room for all the camera gear and still room up top for what you'd want in a day-pack: snacks, light jacket, and sundries. All I have to do now is get over the complete you look like a complete geek factor of wearing a backpack vs. having a big honking camera-bag strap over my shoulders. Stand tall and wear your geekiness with pride! Day #4 of a short vacation up North with this as my primary bag and I'm convinced it's the way to go. Love it! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?
On Jul 22, 2014, at 22:36 , Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi Charles, Sorry, I don't have information about Fastpack 200, but I have used Fastpack 250 since April of 2008 (so it is not too new). Followup: Just received the Fastpack 250 in the mail, and it looks PERFECT. Not too big, not too small, but just right. Room for all the camera gear and still room up top for what you'd want in a day-pack: snacks, light jacket, and sundries. All I have to do now is get over the complete you look like a complete geek factor of wearing a backpack vs. having a big honking camera-bag strap over my shoulders. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Sandisk Extreme failure and it gets HOT
Followup: Sandisk asked for a bit more documentation (including the serial number printed in light grey-on-black on the back of the card) and have issued an RMA. I got an apology that the 30MB/s card is no longer available and they will be replacing it with a 45MB/s card (more than the K5 can shove at it, but hey). So I've printed out the UPS label, boxed up the old card, and shipped it off to SanDisk. They made it clear we will not ship warranty replacement cards without return of the original product so I expect within a week or two my bum card will be replaced with a shiny new one. That went about as simply as one could hope for! On Aug 6, 2014, at 23:56 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I've gotten a couple of card error messages on older class 4 4gb Sandisk cards I originally used with the K20D. They worked fine until I attempted to use them in the K-5II. The card access light came on, I tried to format the camera reported card error. On the first, I tried putting the card into the K20D which then formatted the card and it worked fine, the second card appeared to format in the K20D but then failed when I attempted a test photo with the K20D. The first actually worked in the K-5II after being formatted by the K20D. I don't really trust that first card, but it's there in a pinch. I figured I'd take advantage of the lifetime guaranty from Sandisk, but gave up after realizing I couldn't prove I actually bought the card. Both cards were bought at the same time, and neither had given me any trouble before. Maybe it was just their time to fail. On 8/6/2014 3:10 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: I took my card out last night to load some images, and left it on the desk overnight. This morning I found the card on the (carpeted) office floor. I picked it up, popped it back into the K5 and turned the camera on so I could format it. Turning the power on, there is about a 3-second pause (no lower-right access light as is normal upon power-up) and then a card error message. I turned the camera off, and upon removing the card, I noticed that it was VERY WARM. Repeating the cycle yields the same results. There are no external signs of damage - but I guess it's remotely possible that my office chair rode over it on the carpeted floor. Has anyone else ever seen a failure like this? How is Sandisk to deal with in terms of checking out warranty coverage? I may or may not have the packaging and receipt from 2+ years ago when I bought it... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
OT: Sandisk Extreme failure and it gets HOT
I took my card out last night to load some images, and left it on the desk overnight. This morning I found the card on the (carpeted) office floor. I picked it up, popped it back into the K5 and turned the camera on so I could format it. Turning the power on, there is about a 3-second pause (no lower-right access light as is normal upon power-up) and then a card error message. I turned the camera off, and upon removing the card, I noticed that it was VERY WARM. Repeating the cycle yields the same results. There are no external signs of damage - but I guess it's remotely possible that my office chair rode over it on the carpeted floor. Has anyone else ever seen a failure like this? How is Sandisk to deal with in terms of checking out warranty coverage? I may or may not have the packaging and receipt from 2+ years ago when I bought it... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 (non-Pentax): Selfie x2
I spend the last 5 days in Twinsburg, Ohio for my annual Twins Days venture with my twin brother. The K5 performed flawlessly for days beside (and almost IN) the swimming pool, as well as an entire day outside in the rain. For all that I put it through, my favorite photo from the weekend was not taken with the K5, but with a little cheap Nabi Square HD action camera. My brother and I ran into Don and Dave Wolf, who recently had a brief stint on a reality program: Big Rig Bounty Hunters. During their time on the program they became intimately familiar with the performance and capabilities of the GoPro Hero 3 so they bought one to take photos of themselves with other twins at the festival. I didn't know this, but I was doing the same thing with my $49 W00T-special camera. So we bumped into each other, got close, and Dave and I held our cameras up together to get the shot. Dave and Don are looking at my camera... Me and my brother are looking at their camera. I dunno - *I* was amused, anyways. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2014/twins%20days/content/FILE0007_1_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: How can we afford to keep making a lens... (1981)
On Jul 24, 2014, at 08:50 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: . . . only 37 photographers will buy this year? - Pentax philosophy, circa 1981. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/9451143180/in/set-72157621817441739 I think it is safe to say that this was not Hoya's philosophy. That's a really great ad! Thanks for sharing it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?
On Jul 23, 2014, at 02:39 , Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: i have the similar LowePro Street Field bag, from a different era. I don't use it now, but I took it with me when I travelled round Romania and later India. I found it useful as a day bag and for looking after the less-used camera equipment. I still kept one or two cameras hanging from my shoulders, otherwise I'd have lost shots while scrabbling around in the bag for a camera. I plan on having camera out most of the time - except maybe when pedaling a bike - but I'd like the option to tuck it all away if I want to. I'd also have to get over the nerdy/geeky feelings about wearing a backpack all day! Thanks for the tips, everyone. I've got a lot more reading up to do. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
backpack for stuff as well as cameras - Lowepro Fastpack, anyone?
I'm going to be taking a trip with the wife to Washington, DC in late September. I anticipate that it will be many days of walking and biking around, and I'm thinking I might want something more comfortable/convenient than a standard camera bag -- not only because they have just the one strap so they're always hanging off of a shoulder (or over your neck), but also think it might be convenient to be able to carry a windbreaker, or water bottle, or other sundries with me. I don't picture carrying a LOT of camera gear with me - but I do anticipate wanting at least one alternate/telephoto lens for the K5 (16-50 is my daily lens) with me, as well as the PS and other stuff. NOT a laptop, not a lot of flash gear, not a tripod. Searching around Amazon, I've come across the Lowepro Fastpack 200 (not the newer 250) and it seems like just the ticket. A bit of camera gear in the bottom section, and regular stuff up top. It looks like access to the innards of the bag is relatively straightforward when you need to root around for extra gear (most backpacks make you take them off and lay them carefully on the ground before opening them up), and I like the quick access for pulling out the camera/lens combo if you've been walking around with the camera stowed. Has anyone here used these, or anything similar to them? Good? Bad? Suggestions? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 Bianca NSFW
On Jul 16, 2014, at 16:40 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I’m experimenting with using dropbox, particularly for nudes. Here are a few of the nsfw photos of Bianca that I particularly liked: https://www.dropbox.com/photos/album/spGKz4cUw1iQ2IR All shot with natural lighting. I feel #1 is the best by leaps and bounds.. I'd like to like #3 more, but the wall with the graffiti in the background is a bit too much in-focus and just make it too cluttered for me... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: K-3 firmware update to 1.10
On Jul 10, 2014, at 15:17 , Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Ok, starting all over again, I get a download file that says “fwdc2200b-2.bin” As you see this file name doesn’t have a capital F and there’s a “-2” When I try to open this file on my iMac, it “archives” the file and I get a file that says “fwdc22ob-2.bin.cpgz” Should I try to copy the “fwdc220b-2.bin.cpgz” file to the SDHC card? Your mistake is 'trying to open the file' The Mac is unpacking/opening the .BIN file and showing you the .cpgz file that was within. Instead of double-clicking on your downloaded BIN file, navigate in Finder to your downloads folder, find the .bin file, and drag it onto your SD card. My wager is you are not seeing anything on the camera end because the proper file is not in the root of your SD card. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Need opinions on photo choice for contest entry
On Jul 9, 2014, at 12:18 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I guess another way to put it is: These 5 images are the only entrants in the contest. Which one wins? http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/pick1.html You can either reply to this thread or email me directly. I like 'em all, but if I had to pick a favorite overall it would be #2 as it has the best balance to my eyes. #5 looks completely surreal - in a good way! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 70's album cover -- with beefcake for Frank
On Jun 27, 2014, at 14:21 , Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw this shot I decided I had to mess with it a little to funkify it. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/90083112497 Good news, Frank: Brandon here was in most of this shoot with Aimée and I have a bunch more, so you're seeing my first serious photoshoot with beefcake accompaniment. :-) Looks great! I have to say, though, the dirt/crud on the backdrop made me swipe the surface of my laptop screen a couple of times to clean it off (unsuccessfully, as it is virtual dirt from here). -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Recovering Olympus OM-D RAW files from corrupt card
On Jun 21, 2014, at 11:50 , Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Followup: I've been testing a piece of software called Disk Drill for OSX which says it recognizes Olympus RAW files. It's done a stellar job on tests with my formatted cards pulling up old DMG files (which, for some reason - Pentax tag in the EXIF, perhaps? - it is recovering as image0001.pef not image0001.dmg). The interesting thing is I've shot exclusively RAW for years. The software is finding 600+ RAW files on the card as well as about 50 JPEGS. This makes me wonder if chimping is somehow writing a preview JPEG image into the RAW file somehow that is ending up in the file/on the card?? So - I'm going to try my friend's Olympus card on Monday and will report back! Barring physical damage to components inside the card, I am cautiously optimistic. Further follow-up: Disk Drill did, indeed, find every single RAW file on that card. When I plugged the card into my laptop, Image Capture saw 5 RAW files and 2 JPEGS. When I was done scanning the card and dumping to the harddrive, I had a couple thousand RAW files and a few hundred JPEG. 32.58GB, accounting for every sector on his entire card. Complete successful recovery of every image, with not a single glitch! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Recovering Olympus OM-D RAW files from corrupt card
Followup: I've been testing a piece of software called Disk Drill for OSX which says it recognizes Olympus RAW files. It's done a stellar job on tests with my formatted cards pulling up old DMG files (which, for some reason - Pentax tag in the EXIF, perhaps? - it is recovering as image0001.pef not image0001.dmg). The interesting thing is I've shot exclusively RAW for years. The software is finding 600+ RAW files on the card as well as about 50 JPEGS. This makes me wonder if chimping is somehow writing a preview JPEG image into the RAW file somehow that is ending up in the file/on the card?? So - I'm going to try my friend's Olympus card on Monday and will report back! Barring physical damage to components inside the card, I am cautiously optimistic. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
OT: Recovering Olympus OM-D RAW files from corrupt card
A friend of mine has run into an issue where he plugged in his write-protected SDXC card to a card reader (on his iPad) and it glitched out. He has no idea how that happened. He always specifically puts the write-protect on before dumping a card, just to be safe He is able to use some 'recovery' utilities to pull some not-very-swell JPEGS off of the card (not sure if he was shooting some JPG+RAW modes... maybe?) but so far nobody and nothing has been able to allow him to recover any semblance of the RAW files ( *.ORF ) that are on there. Does anyone have experience with any sort of recovery utility (he's not really concerned with the cost at this point) that could analyze the card contents and make any sense of the RAW files that are lost on there somewhere? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD
On Jun 16, 2014, at 21:00 , Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I'm glad you got it done without issue. For me, I didn't get past step three. Removing the fan connector … gently as I could imagine … ripped the connector socket block right off the motherboard. From how the folks at the store reacted, I think this is not uncommon. It's a very delicate little component. I've damaged connectors like this before when attempting to bring trashed digital cameras back to life. I've been there. Maybe I got lucky with that connector this time (shudder). Hopefully I'll never have to go back in there! Agree with the external TimeMachine drive... even if it makes the desktop a little less neat. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing
On Jun 17, 2014, at 08:46 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Taking the train last evening, I put on my (very good) Sennheiser noise-cancelling headphones, plugged them into my iPhone, and started Beethoven's Violin Concerto (sublime after a very stressful day). Gee, I said to myself halfway through the first movement, this sounds crappy. I tried all of the equalization settings, and found flat was the best, but it still sounded crappy. Were my headphones giving out? I pulled out my MBP and played the same selection via iTunes--it sounded fantastic. It's the iPhone, not the headphones. So my questions are: 1. Is the problem that the music player on the iPhone is crap? Is there a better one? 2. Is the problem that the music files are compressed almost beyond recognition getting transferred from the MBP to the iPhone? Is there any way to circumvent that? Files transferred from iTunes to your phone aren't (or shouldn't be) recompressed. But check your settings! With your phone connected to iTunes, click on the phone in the left sidebar so you get the summary (phone, backups, options) in the big window on the right. In the lowest options box, look for the checkbox titled: Convert higher bit rate songs to xxx AAC. If that's checked... UN-check it. Now the music sent to your phone will just be a COPY of the file from your MBP, not a re-rip of same. I find that the music output on my iPhone5 sounds just great to my 48-year-old ears. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD
On Jun 17, 2014, at 04:44 , Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 16/6/14, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022 I was *just* telling the wife that I need to replace my craptastic mini- driver set with something higher-quality. Would be very interested to see what you think when they arrive. I have to decide between the driver set or the $65 entire tool-roll... I will report back when one or the other arrives at home! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing
On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:33 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Charles. It wasn't checked. Do you listen to classical music? I imagine the reproduction would be fine for pop, but it flunks for chamber or symphonic music. I absolutely do not. I grew up with in playing in the house all of the time, but never developed a taste for it. You may well just be pickier than I am (I used to be the fanatic with the Discwasher and the Zerostat, working on adjusting cartridges and complaining about inner-groove distortion). I am no longer too picky, I guess. Try borrowing someone's iPod, see if you like the reproduction better out of one of those. FWIW, A friend of mine says the DAC on the Classics is nowhere near as good as earlier models. As a matter of fact, he has a device which plugs into the 30-pin port and gets a direct digital output which this extra device then converts for ultra-high-fidelity analog independently of the iPod. I think he's nuts, but if he wants to spend $200 on a device to convert output from a $150 device, all power to him. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: Over-the-horizon OT -- iPhone music playing
On Jun 17, 2014, at 17:03 , Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: Godfrey, So it appears. The files I'm listening to are from CDs, copied onto the MBP and thence to the iPhone. They sound much, much better on the MBP. I'm puzzled. I think I'll try a third-party graphic equalizer/playback program, but somehow I'm not anticipating great success. have you tried different methods of output - ie, using a dock to a stereo or something? The 30-pin (older phone) or lightning jack (newer phones) puts out a line output which would be going through your DAC but not your amplifier... you could get a clue where the problem lies. How about when you handle phone calls using that headphone jack? How do those sound? You might have something gumming up your headphone jack physically, or there might be a problem with the amplifier. I know that in the past I've gotten some really REALLY bad sound when a headphone is not FULLY inserted into the jack - you get something that is mostly monophonic with the L+R signals added up out of phase with each other (or something like that). Can really sound like crap. Make sure (compressed air? toothpick?) that there isn't something keeping your headphone plug from going all the way in. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: not necessarily OT for some ... Mac mini performance with SSD
On Jun 16, 2014, at 04:28 , Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: My jeweller's screwdriver kit was getting a bit long in the tooth and home-made spudgers and probes all a bit tired, so I also got one of these, which is BRILLIANT. To anyone who's still looking to settle with a high quality tool kit with ALL the goodies you'll ever need, that won't break the bank, this is it. The iFixit 54 piece driver set: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022 I was *just* telling the wife that I need to replace my craptastic mini-driver set with something higher-quality. Now I know what to do, thanks! As for drive installation in a Mini - I just swapped a 1TB drive into my mid-2011 Mini (replacing the original 500GB) and I didn't have to move the logic board at all. The instructions SAY you should use the logic-board removal tool to shift it out of the way a bit, but my experience was that that particular step of the process wasn't necessary at all - the drive slid into place just fine with the logic board fully installed. However, if I ever want to stack up a second drive in the mini, then the board would have to move. That will be a while yet. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
