Re: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: Just thought those of you under a few feet of snow would like to see how we deal with it :-) Charlie Brooker, Newswipe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO52SMQB7tE This is how Britain dealt with snow almost 50 years ago:

GESO: Speight's Coast To Coast

2010-02-13 Thread David Mann
The Coast to Coast is THE multisport race to take part in. It attracts masochistic multisport athletes from all over the world who traverse 243km (about 150 miles) by bike, foot and kayak to journey from the west coast to the east coast of NZ's South Island. Everyone who finishes the race

Re: I have joined the Empire

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:20 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 February 2010 11:56, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: My Storm Trooper K-x has arrived.  I just started to play with it. Impressions to follow... Does it have frickn' laser beams? It should for one

Re: K20D date issue

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: The date on my K20D is off by a couple of months. I wish the date on my organs would go back a few months;-) Dave Looking back in my photo EXIF, photos taken in December show Oct 09 dates. I reset the date

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully for good this time - spent another full week in hospital after another, more serious breakdown (I was fully conscious but left side paralyzed and aphasic, i.e. couldn't communicate any more in any

PESO: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread Cory Waters
http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/11225582_tFmVg#787261555_ZEVKU-L-LB I haven't been posting much here but I'm still reading a fair bit. Just thought I'd share a shot of the results of yesterday's snow event. Cory -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
Welcome to Canada.:-) Nice winter scene Dave On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/11225582_tFmVg#787261555_ZEVKU-L-LB I haven't been posting much here but I'm still reading a fair bit.  Just thought I'd share a shot of

PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame: http://tinyurl.com/ygd4o3s http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service-full-frame-version.html or cropped (yesterday's PESO): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service.html I also gave the full frame version a

Re: PESO: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/11225582_tFmVg#787261555_ZEVKU-L-LB I haven't been posting much here but I'm still reading a fair bit.  Just thought I'd share a shot of the results of yesterday's snow event. Cory

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ecke, Wow, glad to hear you are diagnosed and recovering! Book submission is open until the end of February. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:02 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread paul stenquist
Wow. Make sure you get plenty of rest. That's quite a serious condition, but good to her you're mending. Paul On Feb 13, 2010, at 8:02 AM, eckinator wrote: Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully for good this time - spent another

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Your gonna be in trouble for that grey seal comment! Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:48 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I suppose that this story needs a face put to it, so here you go: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/penguin-and-grey-seal.html William

Re: GESO: Speight's Coast To Coast

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 5:30 AM, David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: The Coast to Coast is THE multisport race to take part in.  It attracts masochistic multisport athletes from all over the world who traverse 243km (about 150 miles) by bike, foot and kayak to journey from the west coast

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:02 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds very serious! So glad to hear they finally got the right diagnosis and that you can really move toward healing now. All the best! You know we're all pulling for you!! Book submissions are open until the end of the

Re: DPReview Pentax Forum meeting @ London

2010-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Timber! Long time no see! How (and where) are you? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Peter Zalabai tim...@clancode.hu wrote: From: Peter Zalabai tim...@clancode.hu Subject: DPReview Pentax Forum meeting @ London To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, February 12, 2010,

Re: PESO - Shannen on Drums

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 5:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: Former bike messenger, now bike shop owner and part time punk band drummer: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/shannen-on-drums.html Too bad about the mic in

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
The one with more street feel Frank.Bob S. On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:18 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame: http://tinyurl.com/ygd4o3s http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service-full-frame-version.html or

Re: PESO - Crossing the Tracks

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:40 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Aparently you're doing apmputations without a license... Its free health care, no license required.:-) Hey, Dave, it's ~not~ free, we

Re: PESO: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice picture, but must be quite a shock. I see you folks using a broom to clean up. Well if you can't go to Michigan, it can come to you! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote:

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
A somewhat wider (especially on the right) then the peso crop would've been better. However, I don't like the headless women on the right. So, out of the two I choose the cropped version. Why is there such a level of grain? It feels as if the photo was taken back in 60s-70s with a cheap

Re: PESO: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread Cory Waters
Yeah dude.. I've actually needed a scraper like five times this winter. Kicking myself for tossing out our scrapers after we moved here from Da UP in 05 CW Bob Sullivan wrote: Nice picture, but must be quite a shock. I see you folks using a broom to clean up. Well if you can't go to

Re: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: What's snow again? Damned if I know. Here in Boston it's been warm enough for me to go running in shorts for the past couple of days. -7* C is warm enough for shorts? Not for me! It got up to

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
HAR! I like it. Indeed, I hear Garrison Keillor's voice reading this text in the style of Guy Noir, Private Eye. It's a great photo provided by WR. But in combination with the script, it also looks like a spoof on the famous (or at least ubiquitous) painting, - 1930 American Gothic by Grant

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: Regina Camera Shop HAR! I like it. Indeed, I hear Garrison Keillor's voice reading this text in the style of Guy Noir, Private Eye. It's a great photo provided by WR. But in combination with the script, it also looks like a

RE: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
HAR! I like it. Indeed, I hear Garrison Keillor's voice reading this text in the style of Guy Noir, Private Eye. It's a great photo provided by WR. But in combination with the script, it also looks like a spoof on the famous (or at least ubiquitous) painting, - 1930 American

Re: K20D date issue

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: K20D date issue On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: The date on my K20D is off by a couple of months. I wish the

RE: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
Good God - that sounds bloody horrible. I hope you recover fully very quickly. And welcome back! Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully for good this time - spent another full week in hospital after another, more serious

RE: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
It got up to around 36F yesterday. Anything above freezing is fine for shorts when you're running unless there's a lot of wind. This morning it was around 25F when we went out. We did 13 miles at 7:19 pace - didn't go with shorts for this one but probably would have been plenty warm by

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Taken at the grand opening of the Regina Camera Shop? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: William Robb war...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Regina Camera Shop Well, I suppose that this story needs a face put to it, so here you go:

Re: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Are you in traing for a little longer run this spring ? 13 miles in training should get you almost 20 in a 'competition'. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: OT - Britain and snow paul stenquist

Re: Back porch view with something new

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like you won't be using that umbrella anytime soon ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net Subject: PESO: Back porch view with something new

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Cropped works for me. TMI in the full frames version. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version) Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame:

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi Ecke... It is good to have you with us and please be sure to take all the time and other means necessary to recovery fully, completely and without any trace of your sickness... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello frank, I prefer the uncropped one. It shows more of the context and improves the interactions. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, February 13, 2010, 6:18:46 AM, you wrote: ft Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame: ft http://tinyurl.com/ygd4o3s ft

RE: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
Here's another one; possibly my favourite railway film. Mr Cholmondely-Warner at his best in the intro. Snowdrift at Bleath Gill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymz6D8eFeUg I like the fact that they have someone with a 'regional' accent doing the main commentary. His

Re: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mark, Are you training for a little race on April 18th? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Are you in traing for a little longer run this spring ? 13 miles in training should get you almost 20 in a 'competition'. Kenneth Waller

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Holy Cow!! That sounds like quite an ordeal. Glad to hear you're on the mend. Sometimes a life threatening experience such as this forces us to re-evaluate our priorities to get a feel for what's really important. -p On 2/13/2010 7:02 AM, eckinator wrote: Hi again gang, right now I feel

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
eckinator wrote: Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully for good this time - spent another full week in hospital after another, more serious breakdown (I was fully conscious but left side paralyzed and aphasic, i.e. couldn't communicate

Re: PESO: Stalking the Wild Pentaxian

2010-02-13 Thread Graydon
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 06:03:52PM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: But for me, I prefer something a bit more stealthy - I'll take black, please... Black isn't actually all that stealthy, especially not a semi-gloss black. What you want is a mottled matte dark green and dark blue camera; much

It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a look and get back to me. Of course, just because she thinks it's not something they want to

Re: (humor) 15 months of a photo-hobbyist

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/2/10, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: I forgot to mention that on this photo, the author looks very much luck Godfrey: http://shuster.livejournal.com/profile Godders on acid! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
that's a rip! I love the exit sign sitting right over your head, Bill :-) ann William Robb wrote: Well, I suppose that this story needs a face put to it, so here you go: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/penguin-and-grey-seal.html William Robb - Original Message - From: Tom C

Re: DPReview Pentax Forum meeting @ London

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/2/10, Peter Zalabai, discombobulated, unleashed: I just browsed the Pentax Forum @ DPReview and they will have a meeting in London. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036thread=34513125 If you are interested ;) DPReview forum-types! shiver -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: I have joined the Empire

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/2/10, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: My Storm Trooper K-x has arrived. I just started to play with it. Impressions to follow... Can you do Chewbacca? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a look and get back to me. Of course, just because she thinks it's not

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Well I vote for full frame - the crop is too manicured. ann frank theriault wrote: Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame: http://tinyurl.com/ygd4o3s http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service-full-frame-version.html or cropped (yesterday's PESO):

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread ann sanfedele
Cotty wrote: Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a look and get back to me. Of course, just because she thinks it's not

RE: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
Me too - the cropped version isn't so well balanced in the frame -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: 13 February 2010 18:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame

Pentax Sighting

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
My wife was watching Austin Stevens Adventures last night on UK channel 5 and this South African bloke was stalking elephant and pissing off local snakes in a major way when I noticed he was snapping with a Pentax. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Stevens:_Snakemaster

RE: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a look and get back to me. Of course, just because she thinks it's not something

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Definitely cropped. I get nervous when I see beheaded people walking around. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 2/13/10, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version) To:

RE: Pentax Sighting

2010-02-13 Thread Bob W
My wife was watching Austin Stevens Adventures last night on UK channel 5 and this South African bloke was stalking elephant and pissing off local snakes in a major way when I noticed he was snapping with a Pentax. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Stevens:_Snakemaster

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: Cheers (from the heart) Ecke Get well Ecke. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
Frank you need a nice 24mm on that CL :-))) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

If Knarf directed a movie...

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
You know how there are famous, hugely influential films that you somehow miss for years and years, even though you really ought to have seen them at some time? There are several really important films that I still haven't seen, but I just crossed one off the list this past week: The Third Man.

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/2/10, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, I suppose that this story needs a face put to it, so here you go: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/penguin-and-grey-seal.html Does that coursage double as a whip?? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Cotty wrote: Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a

Re: If Knarf directed a movie...

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: BTW: New Pentax movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vez7qSrZfpc That's one of the best examples around I've seen of the genre. Brilliant. Shot with Pentax cameras and lenses which is great but beware if you want to try something similar:

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll do thongs but thats it. That's put me right off dinner. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 13/2/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll do thongs but thats it. That's put me right off dinner. Then my work here is done. On to the Pentax forums Ta da Dave -- Cheers,  Cotty ___/\__ ||   (O)  |  

A price WOW

2010-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
Had an email from Henrys today, i'm on the mail list, and they announced their new web site. Had a stroll around and was checking out used Pentax stuff. Several K1000 going for $220-275 Canadian. Just for a laugh, i hit ebay and looked up what used Nikon D1's were selling for. Recent completed

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: A somewhat wider (especially on the right) then the peso crop would've been better. However, I don't like the headless women on the right. So, out of the two I choose the cropped version. Why is there such a level of

Re: A price WOW

2010-02-13 Thread Adam Maas
Henry's official used pricing is not well connected with reality. It's there mostly for Insurance purposes, when people come in for insurance claims, they get steered to new kit because the old kit isn't much cheaper. After the used kit sits at a Henry's location for a year or so they send it to

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Jack Davis
EEO..bring me the barf bucket!! Jack --- On Sat, 2/13/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 10:30 AM On Sat, Feb

Re: laptops again...

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
Holy Mackerel... specs sound huge beyond portability - what is the intended use? Cheers Ecke 2010/2/8 Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com: Ok, so I've come across an AMAZING deal, on an awesome machine!  AND so my hubby and I are each going to buy one! Lol. This is it:  the Asus G73 - due for

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread Toine
What an ordeal. Get well and take care. Toine On 13 February 2010 14:02, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Hi again gang, right now I feel like my life's a sorry pun... I am finally back again, hopefully for good this time - spent another full week in hospital after another, more serious

Re: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
2010/2/13 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: You *finally* became disoriented and irritable??? You must have the patience of a saint! lol... my bad... lemme reiterate - I was trapped inside / slowed down when it happened and unable to deal with the pain of the puncturing which wore off my self

Re: Pentax Sighting

2010-02-13 Thread Toine
It's a Samsung and Samsung kit lens! On 13 February 2010 19:12, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: My wife was watching Austin Stevens Adventures last night on UK channel 5 and this South African bloke was stalking elephant and pissing off local snakes in a major way when I noticed he was snapping

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:18 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame: http://tinyurl.com/ygd4o3s http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service-full-frame-version.html or cropped (yesterday's PESO):

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
I'll let it go then - I'd have said tough one, leaning towards a) cropped - that blonde's a babe, I want her closer, b) uncropped, now there's a scene but at the end of the day there wasn't that much in the picture in the first place cheers ecke 2010/2/13 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:

Re: I have joined the Empire

2010-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 13, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Cotty wrote: On 12/2/10, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: My Storm Trooper K-x has arrived. I just started to play with it. Impressions to follow... Can you do Chewbacca? Only in a Solo performance. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: I have joined the Empire

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
My Storm Trooper K-x has arrived. I just started to play with it. Impressions to follow... Can you do Chewbacca? Only in a Solo performance. Who asked you boba. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: I have joined the Empire

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
Boba Maul Clone Shrimp... yum 2010/2/13 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: My Storm Trooper K-x has arrived.  I just started to play with it. Impressions to follow... Can you do Chewbacca? Only in a Solo performance. Who asked you boba. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Sighting

2010-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
He needs a cobra skinned LX from Caesar. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: It's a Samsung and Samsung kit lens! On 13 February 2010 19:12, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: My wife was watching Austin Stevens Adventures last night on UK channel 5

Re: k100 viewfinder -- photos

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
Can't help but wonder about your eye cosmetics Larry ]=P 2010/2/7 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: What Charles said. Looks like you got some kind of fluid on there that wreaks havoc on plastic. Lacquer thinner would do that. I'm sure there are other things that could as well. Carbon

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread P N Stenquist
Nice moment and fun situation. Definitely prefer the crop. Noisier than your usual BW. Was it underexposed? Paul On Feb 13, 2010, at 3:24 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:18 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Now I can't decide if I want to go full frame:

Re: User Interface goals

2010-02-13 Thread eckinator
--- On Thu, 2/11/10, Ira H. Bryant IV irabry...@sbcglobal.net wrote: How could an option like Swtch dst msr pt ever get in the way? Has a rapped feel to it... just add 4shzymnzy... makes me think replaceable menu slang file firmware hacks... imagine a Pentax K-izzle... K-k-k-K-Uuuunit! I just

RE: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W It got up to around 36F yesterday. Anything above freezing is fine for shorts when you're running unless there's a lot of wind. This morning it was around 25F when we went out. We did 13 miles at 7:19 pace - didn't go with shorts for this one but probably would have been

Re: PESO: Stalking the Wild Pentaxian

2010-02-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Graydon On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 06:03:52PM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: But for me, I prefer something a bit more stealthy - I'll take black, please... Black isn't actually all that stealthy, especially not a semi-gloss black. What you want is a mottled matte dark green and dark

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: It's in the lap of the Gods now Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a

Re: Regina Camera Shop

2010-02-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Regina Camera Shop Does that coursage double as a whip?? I stole it's Viagra. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: OT - Britain and snow

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, Are you training for a little race on April 18th? Nope. I'd be doing 16-17 miles at this point if I were training for a marathon. I may do one in the fall if I decide to run Boston next spring. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread paul stenquist
Good luck! Paul On Feb 13, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: It's in the lap of the Gods now Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off

Re: k100 viewfinder -- photos

2010-02-13 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Subject: Re: k100 viewfinder -- photos Can't help but wonder about your eye cosmetics Larry ]=P ..or bug juice. 2010/2/7 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: What

OT - concert photography

2010-02-13 Thread Cotty
Just doing some research and stumbled across this book about concert photography, I know some of you enjoy it but ask occasionally about lighting etc HTH http://www.rockynook.com/books/127.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: OT - concert photography

2010-02-13 Thread Derby Chang
Cotty wrote: Just doing some research and stumbled across this book about concert photography, I know some of you enjoy it but ask occasionally about lighting etc HTH http://www.rockynook.com/books/127.html Happy new year, everyone Looks like an addition to the library. Thanks for

Re: Re: DPReview Pentax Forum meeting @ London

2010-02-13 Thread Peter Zalabai
Now it starts to be like sending a letter to a Star Wars mailing list about a Star Trek meeting :) Are the DPReview Forum guys _this_ bad? :) .t Cotty wrote: On 12/2/10, Peter Zalabai, discombobulated, unleashed: I just browsed the Pentax Forum @ DPReview and they will have a meeting

Re: PESO - Curbside Service

2010-02-13 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: One sees the oddest things in my neighbourhood. I won't tell you what happened here, maybe you can figure it out from the photo: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/curbside-service.html I think I've got to throw my no crop for 35mm film rule out the window. I'm

OT PESO - Lunch date

2010-02-13 Thread Derby Chang
It was a toss up whether I bought myself an M7 or an XPan. I'm glad I made the decision for the latter. So much fun http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_02/10_02_lunchdate/01_large.htm D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread drd1135
Wow. Best of luck. Just to mention, Mark shouldn't do nude scenes. --Original Message-- From: Cotty Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: pentax list ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: It's in the lap of the Gods now Sent: Feb 13, 2010 12:59 PM Well, the deed is done - it's in the

Re: PESO: Stalking the Wild Pentaxian

2010-02-13 Thread Sandy Harris
On 2/14/10, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: What you want is a mottled matte dark green and dark blue camera; much harder to see. (Though much less useful if you mottle the lenses...) Getting close? http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/K-x_Navy/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Stalking the Wild Pentaxian

2010-02-13 Thread Graydon
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 09:24:17AM +0800, Sandy Harris scripsit: On 2/14/10, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: What you want is a mottled matte dark green and dark blue camera; much harder to see. (Though much less useful if you mottle the lenses...) Getting close?

PESO - Cornered

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
Once again, things happen in this neighbourhood that I've never seen anywhere else. This was last Sunday morning at about 9:00, when the streets were all but deserted. I took a couple of shots from another angle, but when I saw a police car arrive to back-up the horse cop (you can see it just by

RE: OT/2: back from repair

2010-02-13 Thread John Coyle
Glad to hear they found out what is really wrong, Ecke, and that you are on the way to recovery. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Saturday, 13 February 2010 11:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Curbside Service (full frame version)

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 4:22 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice moment and fun situation. Definitely prefer the crop. Noisier than your usual BW. Was it underexposed? Well, I ended up preferring the full frame version, so deleted the crop (sorry, Paul!). It was underexposed,

Re: PESO - Curbside Service

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: The regal lady got to me, but then I saw...is she wearing Crocs? Oh no No, no Crocs that I can see! :-) Thanks for looking, Derby, and thanks to everyone else who looked. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: OT PESO - Lunch date

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: It was a toss up whether I bought myself an M7 or an XPan. I'm glad I made the decision for the latter. So much fun http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_02/10_02_lunchdate/01_large.htm GREAT shot! cheers, frank --

Re: PESO: Stalking the Wild Pentaxian

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: snip Of course, if Frank starts wandering about in a ghillie suit, someone's going to object, even on Queen Street West. There are actually guys who wander about looking like they're wearing ghillie suits, but upon closer

Re: It's in the lap of the Gods now

2010-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Well, the deed is done - it's in the lap of the Gods now. I've posted off the proposal, synopsis and test DVD for the PDML documentary to a production company who I have a contact at. She's going to take a look and get back to

Re: PESO: Dogwood in Snow

2010-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Well, if I had a view like that out the front door, I might not go further to shoot, either! Pity the base of the tree is cut off. Otherwise, I really like the shot. The shape of the foreground dogwood contrasts nicely with the vertical trunks behind, and the rendering is excellent. Rick

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