Ink Jet Print Spray update (formerly Photo Lacquer..)

2009-08-04 Thread Brendan MacRae
Many thanks to Christine for her tip about the Premier Art Print Shield spray. I tried it on a color print from my Epson 4800 done on Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper and it did a great job. It dries very quickly and doesn't leave spray lines behind. It's pricey though, and you can only get ground

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Thibouille
Yep, somewhat but the DA40 fits my K-7 better than it fitted my K10D. Simply, the K10D was somewhat big, so fitting an ultraslim lens on it was more questionable; On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:46 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Actually I think the stubby little lens and the big

Re: Pentax CRIS Partner Up

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:22 , AlunFoto wrote: So Pentax USA has outsourced its service too, then. They did the same in Europe, to a sorry effect so far. Jostein 2009/8/3 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: FYI: From Earth

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Thibouille
2009/8/3 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: One thing strikes me as odd: when I open Lightroom, the colours in all thumbnails of my pictures taken with the K10D look just as they do once the pictures have been opened to display themon the whole screen. Smelles Camera calibration issues to

Re: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Oh, I'm not so sure. I didn't bother to post - I was sure somebody would beat me to it, but the minute I saw the question the entire song ran through my head. Admittedly I'm a year or two younger, but I did buy the original album, and made a

Re: Magic Needles

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/8/4 Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com: This kept the leader short and stiff when hooking up Mark! As they say 'Long and thin, too much in. Short and thick does the trick'. What is: Long and thin, covered in skin. Red in

Re: Magic Needles

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Anthony Farr wrote: Although it's a bit late in the day of film to be discussing loading techniques. Early in my photography life I acquired the habit of hooking up the leader to the take-up spool first, with the film cassette still held

Re: First Macro

2009-08-04 Thread Thibouille
Yep it is soft. This shot did remind me of my Tammy SP 70-120 3.5-4 Macro 1:2 (long name heh?). Took it outside and took a couple shots... soft. :( I thought it was a bit better but well .. John, as you can see, even a old but high end macro (1:2) zoom is quite soft. Considering this, I think

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: If you're willing to email me a couple of K-7 RAW files, I'd like to see what you're seeing. I'll take you up on that, Godders, but give me a day or two to get a few other things sorted out before. Could it be that those CMOS sensors are a lot more

A series 200mm F4* Macro

2009-08-04 Thread Peter
Someone was looking for one of these and I have no clue who it was.. Rob in Oz? It was a while back so forgive my unerring inaccuracy. It's not a very pretty example, think KEH bgn grade for the cosmetics, but it will be fairly cheap. rgds from sunny Tokyo Peter -- I have hundreds of

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 3, 2009, at 17:51, Joseph McAllister wrote: As no one else has had this observation of bad color from their K-7, Actually, I see the same problems with the RAW files I took at the Viral Tour demo in Minneapolis... and LR 2.4. Yes, the colors can be pretty much fixed after the fact,

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread paul stenquist
If it's an Adobe problem, then I'm surprised that K7 RAW files open up looking great in PhotoShop 4 ACR. Paul On Aug 4, 2009, at 6:49 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Aug 3, 2009, at 17:51, Joseph McAllister wrote: As no one else has had this observation of bad color from their K-7,

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgigdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Equipment is transitory. ;-) I could sell off all my SLRs and base my work exclusively on the Panasonic G1 and Olympus E-P1 at present. But I'd miss the L1 and E-1 ... just like working with them. I could live with

Re: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming

2009-08-04 Thread Doug Franklin
mike wilson wrote: As am I. Time for the newspaper taxi. And a plasticine Porter with a Looking Glass tie. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

OT Temptation

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/m2149c.html If I thought these would arrive in one piece, I could be seriously tempted. They, apparently, don't realise that the Dia designation probably means that it is positive film. Agfa used to make a 35mm BW Dia film that produced wonderful

Re: Harley-Davidson Museum

2009-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Desjardins, Steve Subject: PESO: Harley-Davidson Museum Some images from the HD Museum in Milwaukee: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40620...@n04/3785378768/in/photostream/

RE: Harley-Davidson Museum

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Since you asked so nicely, I put them on my home page: http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ I actually like my homepage better, I just had trouble getting to it for a while. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent:

Re: PESO - Kaleidoscope Dreaming

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: mike wilson wrote: As am I. Time for the newspaper taxi. And a plasticine Porter with a Looking Glass tie. :-) I'm gone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT Temptation

2009-08-04 Thread Anthony Farr
I'm pleased that you provided these links, because the site was one of my old favourites that I lost several OS crashes and a computer ago. As for the Dia plates, don't get excited. They're a darkroom product meant for making glass plate transparencies from aerial film negatives by contact

Re: Harley-Davidson Museum

2009-08-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Desjardins, Steve Subject: RE: Harley-Davidson Museum Since you asked so nicely, I put them on my home page: http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ I actually like my homepage better, I just had trouble getting to it for a while. Sorry Steve, I must

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again Yes, the colors can be pretty much fixed after the fact, but the default behavior/appearance of the K-7 RAW files (PEF) in LR on my Mac look horrible. I'm reasonably confident it is an Adobe, not

Re: Recent enablements

2009-08-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: Recent enablements I could live with out my D1, D1H but they are still here. I have a hoard complex.:-) At least you don't have a complex complex complex complex. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops given the general reputation of the actual Pentax M 28mm f2.8 might have been the /best/ /deal/ /ever/,.for the price... I have one of those. I didn't see anything wrong with it when I used it on

RE: Harley-Davidson Museum

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Well, like I said, Flickr is quicker but I prefer my own website myself. The engine is a 1907. I have added a picture of the entire bike (along with some HD bicycles) and a board track racer picture. I'm still amazed I could do as well as I did with no flash in that dark museum. I debated

OT: Ian Parry Award winner

2009-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2009/08/ian_parry_award_winner.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Magic Needles

2009-08-04 Thread John Mullan
Sounds like rhubarb to me. jm - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:26 AM Subject: Re: Magic Needles Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/8/4 Matthew Hunt

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009-08-04 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, compared the K-7 I test with my most trusted bubble level. Horizontally it's about one unit off, i.e. when the bubble sits in the middle, K-7 wants me to rotate a camera a bit counterclockwise. Vertical position is even more inaccurate (2-3 units) BR, Margus paul stenquist wrote: You

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:16 AM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote: I've only heard of colour problems from Mac users. I wonder if Adobe managed to botch the update for the Mac version of Lightroom. The camera calibration profiles for Lightroom are identical regardless of which OS platform it

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 09:58:43AM +0200, Thibouille wrote: Yep, somewhat but the DA40 fits my K-7 better than it fitted my K10D. Simply, the K10D was somewhat big, so fitting an ultraslim lens on it was more questionable; Is there something here other than whether the photons make it through

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 07:20:59AM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops given the general reputation of the actual Pentax M 28mm f2.8 might have been the /best/ /deal/ /ever/,.for the price... I

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops Happiness through lower standards by W. Robb A transformative guide Are you tired of spending time in the gym trying to achieve an unattainable body image? Are you spending all of your time at

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 07:16:21AM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again Yes, the colors can be pretty much fixed after the fact, but the default behavior/appearance of the K-7 RAW files (PEF) in LR on my Mac

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan Leavey on another email list sent this along. It jogged my memory about doing something to upgrade when I got the K-7. Perhaps it will be of some help. You can get a complete list of all the cameras supported by Photoshop Camera Raw Plug-in here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402444.html

Re: A series 200mm F4* Macro

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Peter, I don't remember who wanted the A200/4 Macro either, but it's a killer lens. I'll have to keep you in mind when I'm looking for stuff. I'm gonna take the A200 out for some exercise now... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Petercamera.ja...@bluebottle.com wrote: Someone

More on K7 electronic tilt feature

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Mitchell
Took the following with the Electronic Level showing the camera to be level: http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Levels/K7level1.jpg Just in case the words British Made are not reassuring enough for the discerning reader, I turned the spirit level through 180 degrees and took this one:

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 09:58:43AM +0200, Thibouille wrote: Yep, somewhat but the DA40 fits my K-7 better than it fitted my K10D. Simply, the K10D was somewhat big, so fitting an ultraslim lens on it was more questionable;

OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from last year and was seen here before. The other is new. You'll find today's article here:

Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do?

2009-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm getting into printing and investigating mounting and displaying methods. Gallery Wrap seems to be getting a lot of buzz lately, and I see that Hahnemühle sells a DIY system that they call gallerie wrap: http://is.gd/22oz4 They suggest it's good for both paper and canvas, but I'm a little

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 01:01:12PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from last year and was seen here before. The other is new.

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice article and great photographs. Congratulations, Paul! Dan On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first

RE: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
The DS with the DA 40 is very small and pocketable in a coat with large pockets. Not true of the K10D with the FA 20-35. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
(Damn. Hit send too early.) I would like a DSLR the size of the DS with the build quality of the K7. (not that the DS is bad). -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Desjardins, Steve Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:24 PM To:

Re: Magic Needles

2009-08-04 Thread Rick Womer
That's the technique I used (last shot a roll of film 2y ago). It was easy and completely reliable. IIRC, it came from a short Herbert Keppler item in POP. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 8/3/09, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: Although it's a bit late in the day

Re: Hoya financial results

2009-08-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Miserere wrote: So Hoya sucked, but Pentax didn't. But they will continue to outsource service so that it sucks, like they did in Germany. Am I right? Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Bruce Walker
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from last year and was seen here before. The other is new. You'll find today's article here:

Re: Pentax CRIS Partner Up

2009-08-04 Thread Tim Bray
I've actually had experience with CRIS, because Ricoh also outsources repair to them, and they fixed my GX100. They did OK; only problem was some friction caused by the general corporate sleaziness of UPS. Details at http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/03/13/Service and

RE: More on K7 electronic tilt feature

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
That's a good (and easy) way to do it. I checked the level in the EP-1 with and it was tinsy bit off. OTOH, the bubble wasn't perfect on close inspection. Good enough for government work. Of course, my cheap plastic bubble level was only Hecho en USA. -Original Message- From:

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
Nice photos and well written. Congrats Dave On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I been in charge of weekly builds for a fairly large software project. It's not impossible that a version of the code was released linked to an old library. They should fix it and apologize. paul stenquist wrote: If it's an Adobe problem, then I'm surprised that K7 RAW files open up looking

RE: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
Look's great ! Well done Bob I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from last year and was seen here before. The other is new. You'll find today's article

RE: Recent enablements

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
I could live with out my D1, D1H but they are still here. I have a hoard complex.:-) At least you don't have a complex complex complex complex. William Robb That would be a multiplicity of multiplexes. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 01:26:04PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: I would like a DSLR the size of the DS with the build quality of the K7. Well, that's pretty much the K-7, isn't it? IIRC the K-7 is basically the same size as the *ist-D, which isn't a great deal larger than the DS. -- PDML

Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
This past weekend was long weekend for us here in Ontario, and a few other Provinces. Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, family visits and see the new houses bought and kids born. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-simpson/album/index.html D200, 18-70 and 0r

RE: my pocket dslr

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
That's good to hear. I wasn't sure how close they were. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: my pocket dslr On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Thanks Bob W. and Boris.  Fun title, Boris.  There is a woman cement expert, Bob, who does all the testing of cement. That would be your slump test.  I've a nice little series of her using her cone to run through

RE: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging Bob This past weekend was long weekend for us here in Ontario, and a few other Provinces. Liz and I went up to the

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging Its not all about the ducks and frogs you know. Dave Bob

Re: OT Temptation

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Anthony Farr wrote: I'm pleased that you provided these links, because the site was one of my old favourites that I lost several OS crashes and a computer ago. Don't we all know that feeling It's like finding an old friend again, isn't it? As for the Dia plates, don't get excited.

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging I was disappointed we didn't do any in Oxford, after reading this:

RE: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
Bob W wrote: Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging I was disappointed we didn't do any in Oxford, after reading this:

Re: A series 200mm F4* Macro

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Do you still have a website? I'm looking for a 240V (UK) version of the LX battery pack charger and the whacking big mains powered intervalometer box whose name escapes me. Thank Boz! Power pack M http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/power/ppM.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread David J Brooks
Sigh.:-0 Dave On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Bob Wp...@web-options.com wrote: Bob W wrote: Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging I was disappointed we

Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Mark Roberts
OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still much unpacking to do but we're getting there. (Plenty of unopened boxes around the place.) All the camera gear made the trip unscathed :) Now I'm getting ready to go out on the road for a couple of weeks. I have to go back

RE: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still much unpacking to do but we're getting there. (Plenty of unopened boxes around the place.) All the camera gear made the trip unscathed :) Now I'm getting ready to go out on the road for a couple of weeks. I have

Re: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
Way to go Paul - local boy makes good ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: Liz and I went up to the Callander/North Bay area for some cottaging, Wow - you really are documenting life in rural Ontario! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging I was disappointed we didn't do any in Oxford, after reading this:

Re: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread paul stenquist
Congratulations on having completed one of the most onerous tasks known to man. With the exception of the working on the house part, your upcoming trip sounds like fun. I'll look forward to the pics. Paul On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: OK, we're sort of settled into out

Re: Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do?

2009-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
I've had limited experience with Epson canvas which I mounted on wooden frames (for paintings) that are sold at art supply stores. Cheap available in many sizes. I hand stretched simply stapled the wrapped canvas to the back of the frame (use non-steel staples). Since the photo medium will

Re: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread ann sanfedele
Now that you are in Brookline - do not fail to have breakfast or lunch at the BusyBee great homefries, terrific grilled cheese with tomato - just don't try to sit in a booth alone :-) My most recent amour lived on HIgh street in Brookline in the 90's -- right near the Jamaica plain

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm writing and photographing a series of blog entries for the New York Times. The Woodward Dream Cruise is the subject. One of the pics in the first installment is from last year and was seen here before. The other is new. You'll find today's article here:

Re: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
Welcome back, glad you've made it ok. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Back on line OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still much unpacking to do but we're getting

Re: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Miserere
Welcome back! And, ermmm, goodbye! -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/8/4 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still

Re: Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do?

2009-08-04 Thread Sasha Sobol
OT: For some reason Gmail hates Ken Waller: it gives my huge Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information in Red at the top your e-mails and puts them into Spam folder :( --Sasha On Tue,

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread Thibouille
It may be that Lightroom 2.4 simply recognizes PEF from the K-7 (DNG is de facto recognized) but not much more. Nothing optimized, nothing calibrated. Adobe says Camera Raw 5.4 and Lightroom 2.4 both support K-7 in PEF and DNG format. Weird. Hello, Adobe? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille

Enabling enablement

2009-08-04 Thread John Sessoms
Really of no consequence, but occasionally I'll go over to the kiosks that allow customers to access my employer's website from the store and plug in Pentax to see what search will turn up. Today, it turned up the K2000 and K20D available online only ... no K7. NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. Still

Re: K-7 and LR2.0 again

2009-08-04 Thread paul stenquist
Camera Raw does support the K-7. Rather well too, I might add. Paul On Aug 4, 2009, at 5:29 PM, Thibouille wrote: It may be that Lightroom 2.4 simply recognizes PEF from the K-7 (DNG is de facto recognized) but not much more. Nothing optimized, nothing calibrated. Adobe says Camera Raw 5.4 and

Re: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Looks good Paul! What's the best time to come out there to see the cruise? Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Way to go Paul - local boy makes good ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Pertty artful pictures there Dave. I've got to follow your example and try to get better posed shots at out family gatherings. And you make it sound like you hitched up the mules to wagon for the treck out there! ...new houses bought and kids born. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:43

Re: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still much unpacking to do but we're getting there. (Plenty of unopened boxes around the place.) All the camera gear made the trip unscathed :) Now I'm getting ready to go out on the road for a couple of

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/woodward-dream-cruise-in-a-nightmare-economy/#more-20901 Doesn't seem OT at all to me. Great work. Actually makes me want to go to Detroit (and it's not often you hear anyone say *that*). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Back on line

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
OK, we're sort of settled into out Boston (Brookline, really) digs. Still much unpacking to do but we're getting there. (Plenty of unopened boxes around the place.) All the camera gear made the trip unscathed :) Now I'm getting ready to go out on the road for a couple of weeks.

Interesting exhibition coming up

2009-08-04 Thread Bob W
Starting in October: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8184122.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Interesting exhibition coming up

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Starting in October: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8184122.stm Bum! I'm coming down 19/20th August to take K C around the natural history museum and suchlike. Neither of them have seen it before. Apparently there's a hole in one of the supports

Re: OT Temptation

2009-08-04 Thread mike wilson
Anthony Farr wrote: I'm pleased that you provided these links, because the site was one of my old favourites that I lost several OS crashes and a computer ago. Here's another that you might like: http://www.mypentax.com/index.html 2009/8/4 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:

RE: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Bill Sawyer
Great photos, terrific writing, Paul. I sense something special happening here Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT:

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread John Graves
I can't find the picture (damn) but at an open car show last year, I saw not one but two Corvairs with twin Holly's. The third was content with a single 4 barrel on a custom manifoldBut they all fit. There were actually four Corvairs there but the last was a nicely restored one. John

Re: Harley-Davidson Museum

2009-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
I am very taken by the 1907 photo. Not a museum photo, but a study of the art of steel. On Aug 4, 2009, at 07:01 , Desjardins, Steve wrote: Well, like I said, Flickr is quicker but I prefer my own website myself. The engine is a 1907. I have added a picture of the entire bike (along

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 4, 2009, at 07:56 , Margus Männik wrote: Hi, compared the K-7 I test with my most trusted bubble level. Horizontally it's about one unit off, i.e. when the bubble sits in the middle, K-7 wants me to rotate a camera a bit counterclockwise. Vertical position is even more inaccurate

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 4, 2009, at 08:39 , Larry Colen wrote: I have one of those. I didn't see anything wrong with it when I used it on film. I haven't used it on digital yet. Of course, I already suspect that my standards are quite low. William Robb Happiness through lower standards by W. Robb A

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 4, 2009, at 08:51 , William Robb wrote: HAR!!! I've been slinging lumber for Home Depot since early June. I've lost a couple of inches of gut and gained about 5 pounds so far. I suspect that very soon I will be attempting to disburse some more little used glass. The attempt to have

awkward family photos

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
In so many of these photos, I can see the clever idea they had, as well as why it went wrong: http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009-08-04 Thread Larry Colen
I have an electronic level. It does a great job, but needs to be calibrated. Is there a way of calibrating the K-7 level? -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: How precise is your K-7's spirit level?

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Hunt
2009/8/3 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Mine is a good degree off. Way too much. I really wish we could get Frank's input on this. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: Geso Photos from this past Civic Holiday weekend

2009-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Dave: I slid past the Mazola to your GESO: Love it! http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-simpson/album/slides/_CIM8209.html Sweet! http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2009-simpson/album/slides/_CIM8261.html The shots in this series are very nice-especially like these:

Re: GESO Construction V

2009-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:52 PM Subject: Re: GESO Construction V On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Christine Aguilacagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Thanks Bob W. and Boris.

Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
Actually makes me want to go to Detroit MARK this MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times Paul Stenquist wrote:

Re: OT: Ian Parry Award winner

2009-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 4, 2009, at 07:39 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2009/08/ian_parry_award_winner.html She'll do well in photojournalism. Good eye for the moment. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind.

Re: Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do?

2009-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
Sasha - thanks for informing me of this - first time I'm aware of anything like this. Might I or my provider be listed in your spam filter ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com Subject: Re: Gallery wrap: paper ok or

Re: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times

2009-08-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Great job, Paul. Love the pics and the article! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:01 PM Subject: OT: Dream Cruise Blog in NY Times I'm writing and

Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops

2009-08-04 Thread P. J. Alling
It's unlikely I'll ever try the Vivitar 28mm with digital, I gave to a friend a few years ago after I acquired a [K] 30mm f2.8. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Pentax road tour, bay area stops given the general reputation of the actual Pentax

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