Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
Like the image Shel! Suggests a friendly atmosphere, better than the large town big facilities ... On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 17:54:00 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The town I moved to is called Kensington. It's a very small town, with an area of just one square mile. It's located just north of

Re: I've been a naughty boy...

2006-11-05 Thread Doug Miles
It's surely a matter of preference, but I strongly dislike Pentax's left-side accessory grip. I do like the integrated grip of the 67II, and Ino Yoon's product feels similar, mounting on a 67 or 6x7 tightly to the right side at the strap lugs. Mi Doug On 11/04/06 20:48, David Mann [EMAIL

Re: Moire Pentax K10D ISO1600 sample pics

2006-11-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Rob, On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:41:39 +1100, Digital Image Studio wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=20746491 First thought the 'moire' in the title was a typo :-) But one of those images (636) shows a fair bit of moire ... The noise would be acceptible to me,

Re: PESO - Erin laughs

2006-11-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, Dave. -Brendan --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a beautiful portrait Brendan. Dave On 11/5/06, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.members.aol.com/bmacrae/erin.jpg First photo I've posted here NOT captured with Pentax gear (all apologies).

Good news on wireless flash K10D ?

2006-11-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
Have not seen this mentioned here yet, but I just noticed this on a DPReview thread: Today I went to that expo show and stopped at Pentax stand. News are: 1. First shipment of K10D will be in US in 2 weeks 2. Wireless Flash will be supported in camera with next firmware update (coming after

Re: Book Launch

2006-11-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/11/06, Vic Macbournie, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi Folks: The official launch of my book is tomorrow at 1p.m. at Different Drummer Books in Burlington Ont. The book The Niagara Escarpment, from Niagara to Tobermory is apparenlty selling well. I'll let you know how it went Vic For

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread keith_w
Jan van Wijk wrote: Like the image Shel! Suggests a friendly atmosphere, better than the large town big facilities ... Full of notes here and there of what they DON'T do for their customers... Usually one harried person runs it, in addition to another job or two in the community. Sometimes

Re: Good news on wireless flash K10D ?

2006-11-05 Thread David Savage
On 11/5/06, Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have not seen this mentioned here yet, but I just noticed this on a DPReview thread: Today I went to that expo show and stopped at Pentax stand. News are: 1. First shipment of K10D will be in US in 2 weeks 2. Wireless Flash will be supported

Re: Book Launch

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On 4/11/06, Vic Macbournie, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi Folks: The official launch of my book is tomorrow at 1p.m. at Different Drummer Books in Burlington Ont. The book The Niagara Escarpment, from Niagara to Tobermory is apparenlty selling well. I'll let you know how it went

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks. 1600 can be pretty noise free if the exposure is right, and the lighting is appropriate. Shel [Original Message] From: Jan van Wijk Like the image Shel! Suggests a friendly atmosphere, better than the large town big facilities ... On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 17:54:00 -0800, Shel

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Keith ... I've been using this post office every now and then for quite a few years. I've never seen Karen harried or stressed. The number of people using the facility, and the type of transactions they do, are such that the atmosphere is always relaxed and friendly. There's a nice sized

Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yesterday, while strolling through downtown Kensington, a fellow stopped me and commented about the camera I was using. Well, not so much that, but he saw the camera and mentioned he liked to photograph as well, and said that he had a few Pentaxes and a lot of lenses. I showed him that I was

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Looks like a suitably bucolic, country-store-like territory. It's always hard to believe that such places exist less than 60 miles from my apartment in the hustle and bustle pit of Silicon Valley. I might have to head up there for a photo expedition someday ... the bad news is that driving

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Is it this one? http://content.scu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/svhocdmCISOPTR= 284REC=6 -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 05 November 2006 12:26 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject:

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 5, 2006, at 4:10 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: ... I'm running into more and more film shooters these days, both folks who have never moved to digital and those who have but have decided to move back to film or incorporate more film use in their photography. ... There is a deep

Re: I've been a naughty boy...

2006-11-05 Thread David Savage
On 11/5/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can get the original 6x7 wooden grip second-hand, but it's one of those things that's never available when you're looking for it. I only use mine to carry the camera as I can't be bothered with a strap. The store I got it at had 3, 2

AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Godfrey You really did WORK in 1962? I did not know you where that age greetings Markus that, I worked with film cameras from 1962 to 2002 ... long enough to have a lot of empathy and nostalgia for the endeavor. I'm interested in that psychological rift and how it affects the

Winter experiment

2006-11-05 Thread Don Williams
I forgot to mention the lens: Sigma Apo Macro Super 70mm - 300mm; f4 - f5.6 and the fact that images 46 - 49 were taken from my study through three sheets of dirty window glass while I was warming my paws during a short break for tea. D -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/

Re: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I started taking pictures and studying photography when I was 8 years old, Markus. That means I worked with film cameras. Or used film cameras if the word worked offends you. They are synonymous in English, in this context. There is an error in the statement, however: it should be 1964, not

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm interested in that psychological rift and how it affects the experience and expression of photography. This says that I will most likely dust off a couple of my remaining film cameras sometime soon and explore the Rift. Not sure you will

Winter Experiment

2006-11-05 Thread Don Williams
It's cold in Toivakka. This morning it was -25C when I went out with the istD to find out how long it would work in real cold. Well I killed several birds with the stone. I discovered the camera went on working long after I was forced back inside with frozen fingers; I have to use quite thin

Ken's translation of Mr.Tatamiya interview

2006-11-05 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi Ken, Was your translation (thanks a lot for your effort!) already including part 3? It's here: http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0610/30/news079_3.html Furthermore, can I publish it in AOHC website and magazine (English and Italian)? Then, in order to give all due credits, is

AW: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Godfrey Work indeed meens something else for me as well as I would never say that an 8 year old boy is studying. He may be playing around or exploring... We start to study at the age of twenty here at the University That must be the language barrier or simple one of the misunderstandings

Re: IR capability of K100D?

2006-11-05 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Paul, Godfrey, these samples _are_ image processed, as they were shot raw. I kow that playing with channels and saturation will give me the classic BW IR look. These were just Olympus funky pink samples in reply to Walter's funky orange. Thanks anyway! Pancho [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:

Re: Home made ring flash

2006-11-05 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Brian Walters wrote: Came across this on the Digihack site. Ugly but interesting. It even uses an old Pentax AF 280T flashgun (think I've ot one lying around, somewhere) http://www.dennisonbertram.com/hackmaster/2005/02/build-your-own-ring-flash.htm Disconcerting

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Davis
Godfrey, Comments such as these scare me a little. It was kind of emotional to let my BG10 griped MZ-S go recently and am wondering when and at what level the remorse will overtake me. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 5, 2006, at 4:10 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: ...

Re: Home made ring flash

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Re: Home made ring flash http://www.dennisonbertram.com/hackmaster/2005/02/build-your-own-ring-flash.htm Disconcerting weight on the mount... Its a couple of peices of cardboard and some styrofoam. Those goofy inflatable

Re: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: AW: AW: Another Pentax Story Hi Godfrey Work indeed meens something else for me as well as I would never say that an 8 year old boy is studying. He may be playing around or exploring... We start to study at the age of twenty here

Re: Ken's translation of Mr.Tatamiya interview

2006-11-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 11/05/06 9:36 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: M.Nagayama That is Mr.M.Nagayama Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Ken's translation of Mr.Tatamiya interview

2006-11-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 11/05/06 8:51 AM, Dario Bonazza, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ken, Was your translation (thanks a lot for your effort!) already including part 3? It's here: http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0610/30/news079_3.html Hi Dario, The link you referred to is the part of the first

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Can you take BART? I'll meet you at a station. I didn't have the right lenses with me yesterday, but I'm going to try a wider lens today to take some more pics of the neighborhood. Check out Canyon, CA if you want a real rural experience in an urban environment. I used to go out with Lee, the

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Nope http://www.aboutkensington.com/ http://www.city-data.com/city/Kensington-California.html Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W Is it this one? http://content.scu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/svhocdmCISOPTR= 284REC=6 The town I moved to is called Kensington. It's a

Re: Ken's translation of Mr.Tatamiya interview

2006-11-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 11/05/06 9:36 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Name of the interviewer was M.Nagayama. I do not know who he is but probably a well known photographer. Dario, I just googled his name and he is indeed a pro photographer/camera writer. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Ken's translation of Mr.Tatamiya interview

2006-11-05 Thread K.Takeshita
On 11/05/06 9:36 AM, K.Takeshita, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure of any potential problem of copyright and such, but will leave it up to you. Hi Dario, Sorry for so many emails on this, but I just want to make sure that everything should be OK with you when you publish the

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, This is something I've thought about for the past year or so, maybe more. I've even polled the list and asked if those using digital had found that their photography had changed at al. IIRC, most all said it hadn't other than that they may be making more exposures. But I suspect that for

Re: Winter Experiment

2006-11-05 Thread David Savage
I like them Don, something about frosty tree branches always appeals to me, but No. 5 in particular, poor thing. It's 11:15pm here, 23 degrees C with approximately 50% relative humidity. Those shots have cooled me down quite nicely. I effn' hate summer, and it's not even hot yet :-) Dave On

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread David Savage
On 11/5/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, this is something I'd like to explore more as I do believe that digital does, in many instances and for many photographers, alter the look and subjects of their photography. Maybe for some, but my stuff is as trite as ever. Dave ;-)

RE: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
In my day, if you were at school you were a pupil. You became a student when you went to university. However, nowadays kids at school seem to be called students too. Being at school was always considered work. We were given course work, school work, home work, woodwork, metalwork, you name it. It

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Hmm. More women than men. Sounds like a good place! What does it mean when they say a place is unincorporated? I've been in Kensington today, looking at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. I looked out for you... -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: Winter Experiment

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Looks like a nice place. I wish we had temperatures and snow like that occasionally, although the short days are pretty gruesome. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Williams Sent: 05 November 2006 13:40 To:

Re: Book Launch

2006-11-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Cool! Congratulations! Hi Folks: The official launch of my book is tomorrow at 1p.m. at Different Drummer Books in Burlington Ont. The book The Niagara Escarpment, from Niagara to Tobermory is apparenlty selling well. I'll let you know how it went Vic For information on the book

RE: PESO: the K10D will have to wait

2006-11-05 Thread Jens Bladt
This is awesome, Ralf. Did you really expose 15 minutes? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Ralf R. Radermacher Sendt: 4. november 2006 02:17 Til:

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 07:13:22AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, Frankly, I believe digital does change the way some people shoot wrt subjects and the interpretation of those subjects. Bruce Dayton and I had a brief discussion about that a few weeks ago. One of the things mentioned was

More On Amazon and the K10D

2006-11-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Rooting around in the Amazon web site, trying to find any more information on the K10D shipping date, I came across the following: Forthcoming title: Harry Potter and the Prisoners of Pentax. Release embargoed. Release date embargoed. The plot: Harry must learn new magic to defeat the Trolls

Re: PESO: the K10D will have to wait

2006-11-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you really expose 15 minutes? Sure. Mind you, 30 secs or a minute at f8 (my usual values with 35 mm or 6 x 6 cm) wouldn't sound extreme given the illumination (or rather the lack of it) at this scene. Now, these large formats with their long lenses

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread graywolf
Not to mention the millions of folks who have no serious film background that are now into photography because digital tickled their fancy. But even without the onslaught of digital the BW documentary tradition us old farts grew up with was dying. --graywolf John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread mike wilson
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/05 Sun PM 12:26:14 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - The Town Post Office Looks like a suitably bucolic, country-store-like territory. It's always hard to believe that such places exist less than

Re: PAW 2006 - 33 - GDG

2006-11-05 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another from my trip to the IoM ... Early morning, I managed to get out just after sunrise and headed over to the west of the island hunting for fog. Didn't find fog, but the sunrise to the east was appealing:

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Valley. I might have to head up there for a photo expedition someday ... the bad news is that driving there from here involves the aggravation of going through the worst traffic corridor in this part of the world: that 60 miles can take two or more hours if you hit it at the

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Adam Maas
John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 07:13:22AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi, Frankly, I believe digital does change the way some people shoot wrt subjects and the interpretation of those subjects. Bruce Dayton and I had a brief discussion about that a few weeks ago. One of the

Re: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread graywolf
Yes, they were very good at turning what should have been fun into work as I recall. And I do not think the work ethic was lost so much as the MBA's just decided that they were unwilling to pay for it. Why bust your ass for an employer when they are going to lay you off a quick as they will a

RE: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Nonsense! Look at Magnum, look at all the great photo agencies that are around at the moment. It's thriving if you go looking for it. Have a look at the adverts in ei8ht sometime - loads of agencies around producing great work and selling it. http://www.foto8.com/ei8ht/index.html OK, it's not

RE: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
It wasn't meant to be fun for us. The aim was to make us work hard at school so we could go to Oxford, get drunk and jump off bridges for a few years, get a 3rd, then go out and administer a colony somewhere, take up with a native mistress, until we got so bored we blew our brains out. -- Cheers,

Re: Home made ring flash

2006-11-05 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Re: Home made ring flash http://www.dennisonbertram.com/hackmaster/2005/02/build-your-own-ring-flash.htm Disconcerting weight on the mount... Its a couple of peices of cardboard and

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread John Forbes
On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:25:02 -, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/5/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, this is something I'd like to explore more as I do believe that digital does, in many instances and for many photographers, alter the look and subjects of

Re: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread John Forbes
On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:23:58 -, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: AW: AW: Another Pentax Story Hi Godfrey Work indeed meens something else for me as well as I would never say that an 8 year old boy is studying. He may

PESO - Great taste

2006-11-05 Thread DagT
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=270225 DagT http://dag.foto.no Beware of internet links. You never know what is on the other side. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, I can't shoot underexposed to get darker images and darker shadows as I've done in the past without incurring gobs of noise that ruin the image. I don't find that at all convenient, and it has changed to one degree or another how I shoot and what I shoot. There's a feeling that I'd like to

Re: Best way to clean those difficult Multicoatings?

2006-11-05 Thread ann sanfedele
You'll have to use whatever METHOD is available ann Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's Bold of you but don't press it, Bob. Shel will be busy taking pictures of the Tide and Surf from his new window. I wish my mail server would Bounce these pun threads. What a Fab idea! There's

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Brian Walters
I haven't shot any film since I bought the DS 18 months ago. The immediacy of digital is its main benefit as far as I'm concerned - knowing that you have a workable image before you leave the site. However, I do miss using my film cameras. I'm having a few days away this week so I've decided

Re: PESO - Great taste

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Davis
Crackling crisp well rendered image! Jack --- DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=270225 DagT http://dag.foto.no Beware of internet links. You never know what is on the other side. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: PESO - The Town Post Office through the worst traffic corridor in this part of the world: that 60 miles can take two or more hours if you hit it at the wrong moment. Godders, you don't know you're born. My wife's record for the

Re: AW: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: AW: Another Pentax Story Was World War II really history when you were 8, William? More like Current Affairs, I think. :-) Har!!! I just barely qualify as a baby boomer. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PAW 2006 - 33 - GDG

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
thanks adam! G On Nov 5, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Adam Maas wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/33.htm Excellent shot. I prefer the more dramatic BW rendering, but the colour version is excellent as well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Great taste

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Marvelous, well seen!! Godfrey On Nov 5, 2006, at 12:37 PM, DagT wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=270225 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Another Pentax Story Well, I can't shoot underexposed to get darker images and darker shadows as I've done in the past without incurring gobs of noise that ruin the image. I don't find that at all convenient, and it has

Re: Home made ring flash

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Re: Home made ring flash Its a couple of peices of cardboard and some styrofoam. Yes, but the whole rig (including the flash) hangs off the end of the lens: I noticed that after I sent that post. It shouldn't be a problem

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Luxury! When I was commuting between here and Rayleigh - a distance of about 35 miles - it sometimes took me over 5 hours to get home on a Friday evening. I can remember on at least 2 occasions abandoning the car in East London and taking public transport home, and several times

Re: PESO - Great taste

2006-11-05 Thread cbwaters
Less Filling. CW once started a Taste-Filling depate among a thousand Boy Scouts waiting to hear (ex)President Ford speak at a rally. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

report on K10D late-beta performance

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My friend Richard Day has posted a report from a couple day's loan of the Pentax K10D with very late firmware on DPReview.com. Read per your desires, here's the forum thread: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=20753715 Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Likely will ... We'll work it out. Maybe later this week, depending upon what needs to get done around here. I'm over my head right now. Godfrey On Nov 5, 2006, at 6:40 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Can you take BART? I'll meet you at a station. I didn't have the right lenses with me

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 5, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Bob W wrote: What does it mean when they say a place is unincorporated? --- from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town In the United States of America, the meaning of the term town varies from state to state. In some states, a town is an incorporated

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 5, 2006, at 12:00 PM, mike wilson wrote: Godders, you don't know you're born. My wife's record for the 20mile journey she does to work is two hours fifty minutes. One way. It routinely takes an hour. I thought there were a lot of cars in California? 8-) My experience with

Re: More On Amazon and the K10D

2006-11-05 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 06/11/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rooting around in the Amazon web site, trying to find any more information on the K10D shipping date, I came across the following: Forthcoming title: Harry Potter and the Prisoners of Pentax. Release embargoed. Release date embargoed.

Re: PESO - Finally...

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks, Godfrey. Glad you liked it. -- Bruce Saturday, November 4, 2006, 6:02:38 AM, you wrote: GD On Nov 3, 2006, at 10:36 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Pentax *istD, Tamron 90/2.8 Macro, Handheld ISO 400, 1/90 sec @ f/8.0 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3846.htm GD Nice one, Bruce. :-)

Re: PESO - Finally...

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks, Brian. Yes, the drops are water grin. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, November 3, 2006, 11:35:41 PM, you wrote: BW Rain?? BW What's that? BW Very nice image - I like the composition of the leaves and BW the drops (are they water? - haven't seen it for so long, I'm not BW sure)

Re: PESO - Finally...

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bill, I appreciate the comments. This is a good example of my frustration and struggle with macro. At this level of macro, some portions benefit from more DOF and some things get worse. It seems to be a big tradeoff. The curled green frond on the upper right I really like as is. The water

Re: PESO - Finally...

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, Thanks for the comments. I did try shooting closer, but the intent of the shot was more to show the brown, dried portions along with the greener ones, showing the importance of the rain - or at least the effects of no rain. Going in tighter is much like cropper tighter in a street

eekBay Wow!

2006-11-05 Thread Don Sanderson
Nice stuff but Holy Cow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320043421841 Don -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bob W
Right. So it's something ranging in size from village to city where people live, which does not have a charter. So, what are the pros and cons of having a charter? It's all so much easier in Great Britain and India... Perhaps I'll restrain my curiosity next time. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread keith_w
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 5, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Bob W wrote: What does it mean when they say a place is unincorporated? In Ohio, where I grew up, during the years 1940 to 1958, I lived in a place called Mentor Village, originally organized in 1855, and home town of President James A.

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 01:12:37PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: What does convenient have to do with how well or poorly current DSLRs capture and interpret the scene? A DSLR is neither more nor less convenient than a 35mm film camera when taking the pic. Cameras are of similar size and

Re: PAW 2006 - 33 - GDG

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
I rather like this photo. Maybe it is the gathering in the middle that catches my attention. When viewing the BW vs Color version, I really like the color version for the cows and foreground. I like the BW better for the clouds and sky. If forced to pick between, I would have to go with the

Re: PESO - Erin laughs

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
You've caught a great moment with very cool lighting on her. I'm not quite as thrilled about the blown out windows around her or the object to her left that is quite OOF, but the shot is nice nonetheless. I did play around with a crop that took those elements out - undecided on how much it

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
This shows much promise. It looks like a real fun one to visit and try some things with. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, November 4, 2006, 5:54:00 PM, you wrote: SB The town I moved to is called Kensington. It's a very small town, with an SB area of just one square mile. It's located just

Re: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 5, 2006, at 12:00 PM, mike wilson wrote: Godders, you don't know you're born. My wife's record for the 20mile journey she does to work is two hours fifty minutes. One way. It routinely takes an hour. I thought there were a lot of cars in California?

FS Friday: two Limited lenses

2006-11-05 Thread Amita Guha
I am selling both my silver 31mm Ltd. and my silver 77mm Ltd. lenses. Both are in EX condition, barely used. 31mm Ltd: $750 plus shipping 77mm Ltd: $700 plus shipping I have tested the 77mm and it is showing no permanent damage from the condensation. Photos of both lenses and samples from them

Re: PESO - Finally...

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: PESO - Finally... Bill, I appreciate the comments. This is a good example of my frustration and struggle with macro. At this level of macro, some portions benefit from more DOF and some things get worse. It seems to be a big

Re: eekBay Wow!

2006-11-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Don Sanderson wrote: Nice stuff but Holy Cow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320043421841 The inclusion of the rare 40mm pancake lens probably spiked the price a bit, though the 35mm f/2.0 is probably worth more, both is terms of price and quality. Actually, with the three

Re: eekBay Wow!

2006-11-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: eekBay Wow! Nice stuff but Holy Cow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320043421841 The lenses are worth the price of admission all by themselves. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Book Launch

2006-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very exciting, Vic! I hope that it goes well. Maybe I'll have to pick up a copy. -- Bruce Saturday, November 4, 2006, 5:56:02 PM, you wrote: VM Hi Folks: The official launch of my book is tomorrow at 1p.m. at Different VM Drummer Books in Burlington Ont. The book The Niagara Escarpment,

Re: PAW 2006 - 33 - GDG

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Much prefer the BW. This one seems to be as much, or more, about form, shape, and ight than anything else. Reminds of of a summer I spent in Chinook, Montana, herding cows and hanging out at the Elk's Club with Slim and the guys playing Fantasy Pool. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey

Re: PAW 2006 - 33 - GDG

2006-11-05 Thread John Forbes
Very nice indeed. John On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:56:29 -, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I rather like this photo. Maybe it is the gathering in the middle that catches my attention. When viewing the BW vs Color version, I really like the color version for the cows and foreground.

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread John Coyle
I feel there are quite a few on this list who have taken up film again, if not for everything then at least from time to time. In my own case, I've just shot two films in my MZ-S, and have one running in a Spotmatic. Last week I finally got around to developing a roll from another Spotmatic,

RE: eekBay Wow!

2006-11-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
It doesnt say whether the 40mm shown is included, it specifically says it comes with only two lenses. Guess the bidder found out for sure whether that 40mm is included or not. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Sunday,

Re: Another Pentax Story

2006-11-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 5, 2006, at 4:25 PM, John Coyle wrote: ... And, I must confess, I have a hankering to get out the enlarger and have one of those magical smelly hypo-laden printing sessions again! ... That much, for me, is over and done with forever. Sold/gave away my enlargers, dumped all the print

RE: eekBay Wow!

2006-11-05 Thread Don Sanderson
I agree the 24 and 35 are very nice, the 40 I never thought too much of. I just looked up what I paid for my 24/2.8, 35/2, 40 and better black MX. Total of $389.86 US with shipping. Nice to see these things are actually still appreciating. ;-) (And _appreciated_!) Don -Original Message-

PESO - Walkway

2006-11-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Seen on a short walk around the neighborhood today. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/walkway.html istDS, K24/2.8, f11, 1/250, ISO 200, conversion using DHS technique in Photoshop Hope you enjoy it Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Erin laughs

2006-11-05 Thread Brendan MacRae
--- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've caught a great moment with very cool lighting on her. I'm not quite as thrilled about the blown out windows around her or the object to her left that is quite OOF, but the shot is nice nonetheless. I left the windows in because I liked the

RE: PESO - The Town Post Office

2006-11-05 Thread David Savage
At 04:12 AM 6/11/2006, Bob W wrote: Valley. I might have to head up there for a photo expedition someday ... the bad news is that driving there from here involves the aggravation of going through the worst traffic corridor in this part of the world: that 60 miles can take two or

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