Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/28/2010 11:52 PM, Sam L wrote: Anyway: is there any way that you can verify if a jpeg file is working correctly / not corrupt? Is there a way to verify that your copy operation was successful? (I have no evidence that the copy operation is what corrupted my files, so maybe I should just

Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/29/2010 12:02 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-07-28 16:52, Sam L wrote: My backup strategy so far has been very basic: [...] If it ain't off site, it ain't a backup. http://www.taobackup.com/ :-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Tonight's fail

2010-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/27/2010 9:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I could get by without the LCD, but there's the issue of weather sealing. To be honest. I use the K-x a lot more than the K20 anyways, it's just that I sometimes want/need weather sealing, or one of the other K20 features. This is what I also thought -

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:23 -0400, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Someone should beat Scott about the head and shoulders, June and July should be up by now. I know he's probably busy, but Geez. Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck. It's got such a low profile now

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:33 -0700, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: A few days I submitted a pic of an Arizona monsoon sky and got some nice comments, but it was suggested that showing some ground would improve the image.  Well the sky gods cooperated again this evening and I took a

Re: PESO - mystery

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:47 -0400, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/mystery Hmmm. Yes it is! I'm not quite sure about this one but it is interesting. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - mystery

2010-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 29, 2010, at 12:08 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:47 -0400, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/mystery Hmmm. Yes it is! I'm not quite sure about this one but it is interesting. I'll take a wild guess that it is shadows and

RE: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread John Coyle
I think, Boris, that what you intended was as in the definitions given in your quote from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: that is, what you said was intended to persuade rather than to be a contrary opinion, which is what normally one gets in an argument in the vernacular sense! I agree with Doug

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Thibouille
There's also a new level full screen on back LCD (if activated... 3x Info button) as (I think) in the D300. 2010/7/28 Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com: Yep, and it seems AF in LV is MUCH improved. 2010/7/28 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it:

I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Derby Chang
I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Derby Chang
Jerry in Arizona wrote: A few days I submitted a pic of an Arizona monsoon sky and got some nice comments, but it was suggested that showing some ground would improve the image. Well the sky gods cooperated again this evening and I took a few with a wider lens and included some ground

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Anthony Farr
I just threw up a little in my mouth. Beware, people. Things seen can't be unseen. That stuff ranks right down there with the kiddy-glamour portraits that show up from time to time. regards, Anthony    Of what use is lens and light     to those who lack in mind and sight                      

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072800pentaxk7firmware.asp Looks like this will be the end of it. Amazon.de now lists the K-7 at 869 euros, some other online shops are down to 840. Various Pentax premium resellers OTOH have no more K-7 in

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:08 +1000, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Yes, you should. Cheers Brian Brian

RE: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Ah! Soul! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESO - Sunny Meadow

2010-07-29 Thread David Mann
On Jul 29, 2010, at 12:03 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunny-meadow.html *istD, M 200mm f4.0, Manfrotto monopod. Lovely. I went running tonight when the temperature was about 2 degrees C so I'm welcoming a nice summery pic. I used to have an

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Rick Womer
I want mine on black velvet. (Is there a velvet inkjet paper?) Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 7/29/10, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/

RE: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Ah! Soul! He sells magical museum-grade crystals too: http://iasos.com/crystals/ The magical thing about them is that the more you look at them, the more

Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread David Mann
On Jul 29, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: If it ain't verified, it ain't a backup. Trusting that they were OK may be part of what got you in this mess. The only sure way to verify a backup is to restore from it. On a test system, of course. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread David Mann
On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: Well the sky gods cooperated again this evening and I took a few with a wider lens and included some ground clutter. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/MonsoonSky3_PESO_I5811.jpg Gee I wish I could order up a sunset

RE: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
of course! http://www.johnpurcell.net/somvel.html I want mine on black velvet. (Is there a velvet inkjet paper?) Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 7/29/10, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread paul stenquist
On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:34 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072800pentaxk7firmware.asp Looks like this will be the end of it. I think a new camera is on the horizon, perhaps somewhat distant, but the

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:34 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072800pentaxk7firmware.asp Looks like this will be the end of it. I think a new camera is on the horizon, perhaps somewhat

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Jack Davis
That's some dramatic and very well exposed sky, Jerry! My monitor renders the building and ground clutter a bit too dark. I'd need to see only the slightest detail, but not being able to leaves me feeling somethings missing. Jack --- On Wed, 7/28/10, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:10 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:30 -0400, Doug Franklin many Americans would use the word discussion, or maybe something else. At least in the US, the word argument has overtones

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ I think we can expect to see this site on www.WebPagesThatSuck.com in a few days :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24 -0400, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Brian Walters On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:10 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:30 -0400, Doug Franklin many Americans would use the word

PESO - We do not exist

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all A bit of urban philosophy on a grotty and grimy wall - Hunter St, Newcastle. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/IMGP8892peso.html (*istDS with 16-45 mm DA zoom.) The image is a bit small to read the text so, for those into existentialism, here it is:

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:30 -0400, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-07-28 5:41, Boris Liberman wrote: I used argument as a synonym to reasoning... In no way did I imply an argument as in: a reason given in proof or rebuttal or in discourse

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, if we have a real deadline for submissions, and if we talk it up in the 10 days before the deadline, perhaps we can revive the duck. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:59 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:23 -0400, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - mystery

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very interesting, and indeed mysterious. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/mystery emjoy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29/07/2010, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: In Pentax-land the sky is *always* falling! Hence the sidewards move to Sony ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Rick Womer
--- On Thu, 7/29/10, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Well, if we have a real deadline for submissions, and if we talk it up in the 10 days before the deadline, perhaps we can revive the duck. Dan I agree. We also will need to recruit a new PUGmeister. Rick --

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
For only $250+shipping I could post it next to my Elvis portrait, right over the livingroom couch. Bob S On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:10 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I want mine on black velvet. (Is there a velvet inkjet paper?) Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu,

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 29, 2010, at 4:08, Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. That hurt. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29/07/2010, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck. It's got such a low profile now that people just don't remember to post. And the delays don't help. I'll keep participating but I'm not hopeful of it surviving much longer. I

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jul 29, 2010, at 8:08, Toralf Lund wrote: Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:30 -0400, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-07-28 5:41, Boris Liberman wrote: I used argument as a synonym to reasoning... In no way did I imply an argument as in: a

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck.  It's got such a low profile now that people just don't remember to post. What's a PUG? Well, I know know what it is now, after sifting thru email threads and links to figure it out, but as a relative newcomer to the PDML, I had no idea. I

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
OK, why didn't someone warn me the coffee was electric. On 7/29/2010 5:08 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ --

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/29/2010 7:13 AM, Bob W wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Ah! Soul! He sells magical museum-grade crystals too: http://iasos.com/crystals/ The magical thing about

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/29/2010 8:27 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ I think we can expect to see this site on www.WebPagesThatSuck.com in a few days :) I

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Good Point. The PUG is an easy and convenience format for drawing newbies into the group and converting them to active participants. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck.  It's got such a low profile

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/29/2010 9:45 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 29/07/2010, Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck. It's got such a low profile now that people just don't remember to post. And the delays don't help. I'll keep participating but I'm not

Re: Geso 30 for 30

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wow, that is impressive, both the view and the image. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jul 28, 2010, at 2:37 AM, Cotty wrote: On 27/7/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I really lucked out on the lighting.  I put up clear plastic over

Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
What, you mean it's bad to restore from a bad backup? Who'd a thought. On 7/29/2010 7:14 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jul 29, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: If it ain't verified, it ain't a backup. Trusting that they were OK may be part of what got you in this mess. The only

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like this image a lot. I think showing more of the buildings gives it more scale and drama. Dan On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: A few days I submitted a pic of an Arizona monsoon sky and got some nice comments, but it was suggested that showing

Re: PESO - We do not exist

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Maybe you don't exist, but I think, therefor I am. On 7/29/2010 8:56 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all A bit of urban philosophy on a grotty and grimy wall - Hunter St, Newcastle. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/IMGP8892peso.html (*istDS with 16-45 mm DA zoom.) The image is a

Re: PESO - mystery

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
and it is. On 7/29/2010 1:47 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/mystery emjoy -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the interface subtly weird.\par

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/29/2010 5:34 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Dario Bonazzadario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072800pentaxk7firmware.asp Looks like this will be the end of it. Amazon.de now lists the K-7 at 869 euros, some other online shops are down to 840.

Re: PESO - We do not exist

2010-07-29 Thread CheekyGeek
We do not exist. I'm guessing that the author is dealing with just having viewed the movie Inception. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
I'd sure like to have some of the stuff he's smokin'. On 7/29/2010 4:08 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG -

RE: PESO - We do not exist

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
G'day all A bit of urban philosophy on a grotty and grimy wall - Hunter St, Newcastle. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/IMGP8892peso.html (*istDS with 16-45 mm DA zoom.) The image is a bit small to read the text so, for those into existentialism, here it is:

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:33 -0700, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: A few days I submitted a pic of an Arizona monsoon sky and got some nice comments, but it was suggested that showing some ground would improve the image. Well the sky gods cooperated again

RE: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Ah! Soul! He sells magical museum-grade crystals too: http://iasos.com/crystals/ The magical thing about them is that the more you look at them,

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
OMG, th0se are AWFUL, simply DREADFUL! Thanks for giving me a chuckle, though. Da On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 5:08 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ --

Re: Slide copier for Pentax

2010-07-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What I was saying was not so much a series of statements leading to a conclusion as a summary of my use and insight into using scanners. Information, discussion perhaps, not really argument in this literal sense. Argument, when used in the context of talking about a discussion, nearly always

Re: Monsoon Sky Redux

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Maybe it is your monitor, Ann. I can see the building in the lower right quite distinctly. I can count the floor, and I can see balconies on each floor and even what appears to be a plant on one of the balconies. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Re: Enablement (Sigma EX 24-60/2.8 DG)

2010-07-29 Thread Miserere
On 29 July 2010 01:02, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Other than that, my by far most used and most favorite lens is A 50/1.2. Boris Lately I've been using mine on the Samsung NX10. The lack of back/front focus issues makes it so much easier to focus correctly than on my K10D; yes,

Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?

2010-07-29 Thread Miserere
On 28 July 2010 13:42, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Good information - thanks.  If you'd posted it a day earlier you'd have got a reference sale, too; we decided to order the camera from BH the evening before your post showed up :-( Doh! Oh well, maybe you'll remember me next time you

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Good Point.  The PUG is an easy and convenience format for drawing newbies into the group and converting them to active participants. I think you're right. For someone new to the group, contributing to the PUG -

Re: Lenses for cheap

2010-07-29 Thread John Celio
PSSST! I'm hella flexible on those prices! The 200mm is gone, but if you want one of the other lenses, I'm more interested in getting them out of my house than getting those prices I noted. John - Original Message - From: John Celio n...@neovenator.com To: PDML@pdml.net Sent:

Re: What you all missed

2010-07-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob - I LOVe this one: http://www.web-options.com/BAGAM/content/L107_large.html Would like to see the girl that looks like she is falling and the one with the doggies (nod to EE) in BW er I mean IN B and W - it already is in BW :-) ann Bob W wrote: Spent a very ennjoyable day in

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 29/07/2010, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: In Pentax-land the sky is *always* falling! Hence the sidewards move to Sony ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) And Sony's got the opposite problem

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Photo.net might be another easy option. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Good Point.  The PUG is an easy and convenience format for drawing newbies into the group

Re: I want the unique Essence of my celestial soul on an inkjet print

2010-07-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Derby Chang wrote: I suppose I should put some sort of Not Safe For Eyes warning on this http://iasos.com/artists/erial/celestial-soul-portraits/ Oh my, that's funny! Epic levels of tacky. My sides hurt. We should have an Essence of Celestial Soul bonus theme in the PUG next year. -bmw

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Adam Maas wrote: And Sony's got the opposite problem from Pentax. They have few issues making high-end bodies Agree fully. I used the A850 and the A900 for a while, and they are wonderful in almost all respects. The high-ISO performance is just so-so though, well beyond that of the Canon 5D

RE: What you all missed

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
Thanks! Your wish is my command: http://www.web-options.com/Lockgirl.jpg http://www.web-options.com/Canaldogs.jpg B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: 29 July 2010 16:36 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Malakoff Rockfestival - Navigators

2010-07-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thank you Frank. We grow them beautiful over here you know ;-) So stay tuned for follow up festival posts. MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/7/29 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote:

A story is born

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
A chance to attend a seminar in London about the photo essay, with David Hurn (Magnum, 'On Being A Photographer') among the presenters: http://www.foto8.com/new/events/foto8-seminars B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Lenses for cheap

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
I just noticed this. I'm not a collector, but the 200 is a collectible item, I think it's fairly rare, as such the price was /very/ reasonable. The 35-70mm is also collectable but probably only of interest to someone who already has the ME-F, (os is looking to buy one), as it's nearly

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Gaud, I just hate flicker... On 7/29/2010 11:33 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Good Point. The PUG is an easy and convenience format for drawing newbies into the group and converting them to active

GESO - Beautiful smiling ladies for Frank

2010-07-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2010/07/johnossi.html There a handful of smiling ladies there, a triple of stage photoes, and a couple in other categories. Please feel free to comment. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10)

2010-07-29 Thread Ken Waller
In Pentax-land the sky is *always* falling! MARK, MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: New K-7 firmware (1.10) paul stenquist wrote: On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:34 AM, Ralf R.

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Latest news: It seems very likely that they're *not* Ansel Adams negs. http://www.ktvu.com/news/24432262/detail.html http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/07/mystery-solved-theyre-by-uncle-earl.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Bruce Walker
P. J. Alling wrote: Gaud, I just hate flicker... If that's because of the iffy navigation and inability to view photos on a black background, they changed the UI recently to address those things. I think it's better now. The ability to create sets and slideshows makes it pretty nice for

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Christine Nielsen wrote: Another thought. If maintaining and uploading to the PUG is a drag, is there a reason why it wouldn't be housed on /something like/ flickr? Please don't shoot -- I've lurked long enough to know that not everyone is a flickr fan. I'm just saying that maybe the

PESO -- Girl in a Box

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
You figure it out... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20girlinabox.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}}

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
A likely story, (no, I mean really). On 7/29/2010 1:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Latest news: It seems very likely that they're *not* Ansel Adams negs. http://www.ktvu.com/news/24432262/detail.html

Re: Lenses for cheap

2010-07-29 Thread John Celio
The 35-70mm is also collectable but probably only of interest to someone who already has the ME-F, (os is looking to buy one), as it's nearly unusable on any other camera, or so I've been told. The 35-70 works on any K-mount camera, you just have to take your time focusing because you're

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If we used photo.net, couldn't we have one moderator to receive all the entries and post them in a separate gallery for every month? Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Christine Nielsen wrote: Another thought.  If maintaining and uploading to the

Re: PESO -- Girl in a Box

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting shot, although I would like to see a little more of her face. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:31 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: You figure it out... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20girlinabox.html Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax A*300mm

Re: What you all missed

2010-07-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I really like the one of the dogs. The expression on the darker dog is marvelous. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Thanks! Your wish is my command: http://www.web-options.com/Lockgirl.jpg http://www.web-options.com/Canaldogs.jpg B -Original

Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread Sam L
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 7:14 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Jul 29, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: If it ain't verified, it ain't a backup.  Trusting that they were OK may be part of what got you in this mess. The only sure way to verify a backup is to restore from

Off topic again: Lightroom 2 coloration question form a friend

2010-07-29 Thread Sam L
Here's another question for my PDML wizards. It's from a friend and I offered to forward the question here, in case anyone has encountered this before.. I was hoping i could find help with my coloration problem. Somehow I must have changed some setting in my LR (2.7) such that the pictures

Re: PESO -- Girl in a Box

2010-07-29 Thread paul stenquist
She's going to die and be put in a pine box because she's smoking a cigarette. Seriously, I guess you mean that stuck here between the headphones and the cellphone she's out of touch with the world. Paul On Jul 29, 2010, at 1:31 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: You figure it out...

RE: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
it certainly wouldn't be the first time art experts have been wrong about an attribution! I'm very interested at the moment in a similar story, about a 'new' Leonardo da Vinci. Martin Kemp, one of the world's foremost authorities on Leonardo, has authenticated the drawing partly on fingerprint

OT: Hi, I'm Jasmine

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
which princess are you? http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/24342316/detail.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: What you all missed

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
thanks I really like the one of the dogs. The expression on the darker dog is marvelous. Dan On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Thanks! Your wish is my command: http://www.web-options.com/Lockgirl.jpg http://www.web-options.com/Canaldogs.jpg

Re: Off topic again: Lightroom 2 coloration question form a friend

2010-07-29 Thread Doug Brewer
Sam L wrote: Here's another question for my PDML wizards. It's from a friend and I offered to forward the question here, in case anyone has encountered this before.. I was hoping i could find help with my coloration problem. Somehow I must have changed some setting in my LR (2.7) such that

RE: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread Bob W
I run xcopy as a scheduled task Can you share a little more of what you do? Did you write some bat or cmd file and your schedule calls this file? that's right. Do you mind sharing your file with me (feel free to edit files/paths/machine names etc if security is any concern)?

Re: Off topic again: Lightroom 2 coloration question form a friend

2010-07-29 Thread William Robb
-- From: Sam L Subject: Off topic again: Lightroom 2 coloration question form a friend Here's another question for my PDML wizards. It's from a friend and I offered to forward the question here, in case anyone has encountered this before.. I

Re: Adams Photos Found in Garage Sale

2010-07-29 Thread paul stenquist
Hmmm. I'm not sure this turns the tables on the alleged discovery. Haven't some FBI handwriting experts identified writing in the box of negs as that of Ansel's wife? Not sure about that, as I haven't followed this very closely, but I thought I heard that last night. Of course many of the

Right Up William's Street

2010-07-29 Thread Cotty
I'm not sure whether Bill will love this or hate it but it's certainly interesting http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072901sinarpslrsystem.asp -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/7/10, Christine Nielsen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm sure most of you already know all this info, but wouldn't it be great to have a better way of sharing it with newbies? Whatever happened to Greywolf !?! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: OT: Hi, I'm Jasmine

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
(Isn't everybody). On 7/29/2010 2:22 PM, Bob W wrote: which princess are you? http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/24342316/detail.html Well, that was a waste of 5 minutes I'll never get back... -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}}

Re: Right Up William's Street

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
The one thing they fail to mention under advantages, Incredible crop factor... On 7/29/2010 3:12 PM, Cotty wrote: I'm not sure whether Bill will love this or hate it but it's certainly interesting http://www.dpreview.com/news/1007/10072901sinarpslrsystem.asp -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: PUG??

2010-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
He got tired of putting up with some of us, he's still got his web site and a number of blogs apparently.. The FAQ he used to maintain is now hosted somewhere else, and I think Mark Roberts has a link to it, but I'm just too lazy to look. On 7/29/2010 3:19 PM, Cotty wrote: On 29/7/10,

Re: Off Topic: how do you ensure your file backup operations are not corrupt? (windows xp)

2010-07-29 Thread Sam L
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:   I run xcopy as a scheduled task     Can you share a little more of what you do?  Did you write some bat or cmd file and your schedule calls this file? that's right.     Do you mind sharing your file with me (feel free to

Re: Off topic again: Lightroom 2 coloration question form a friend

2010-07-29 Thread Sam L
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:18 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: Have him check the files on a viewer that recognizes colour space (Firefox for example). Lightroom's default colourspace is Prophoto, and he is probably exposrting the files in that colourspace rather than sRGB, which is

Re: PESO - We do not exist

2010-07-29 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-07-29 8:56, Brian Walters wrote: A bit of urban philosophy on a grotty and grimy wall - Hunter St, Newcastle. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/IMGP8892peso.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/IMGP8892part.jpg Solipsists of the world, UNITE! -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) --

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