Ideal exposure mode (was: D7000 vs K-5)

2011-07-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
Miserere wrote: The fix is extremely simple: Add an option in the Custom Menu where you can choose Off, Aperture, or Shutter Priority for TAv. If you choose Aperture Priority then the camera will increase its shutter speed once it reaches ISO 100 so as not to overexpose. In Shutter Priority it

RE: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
( I´ll update my web site when I get home. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13795294 K-5, DA*50-135@123mm, f/4, 1/200, ISO100 DagT stick a fin on his back and he'll grow up to be a lawyer. Lovely shot, as usual. B That's a boy? I think it is a young girl, no? I

Re: Angel

2011-07-20 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 17 July 2011 21:38, Bob W wrote: This is one of the pictures from the Italian procession today: http://www.web-options.com/Recent/content/L167_large.html It's quite heavily cropped - shot with the Voigtlander 75mm lens, and rendered with a high contrast in homage to the Magnum photos

RE: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
I won't mind if history proves me wrong! In what ways do you disagree? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Well, probably more accurate to say, I don't know what my position is-- it's just to early to tell. that's what Chiang Kai Shek said about the French Revolution. [...]

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread DagT
Den 20. juli 2011 kl. 09.02 skrev Bob W: ( I´ll update my web site when I get home. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13795294 K-5, DA*50-135@123mm, f/4, 1/200, ISO100 DagT stick a fin on his back and he'll grow up to be a lawyer. Lovely shot, as usual. B That's a boy?

Re: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts

2011-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 19, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: It's a great shot. The motion blur mostly works well. Thanks On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I spent the past two weekends as the official photographer at a couple of similar events. First, a

Re: PESO Cliché: Iryna

2011-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 15, 2011, at 6:11 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: (I guess this should be a CESO: Cliché Every So Often) Some cliche's I'm willing to put up with. Pretty girl with long hair and green eyes in flattering light. Sorry folks! Nothing to see here; move along. Nice photo, pretty model.

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. With the yellow line, it works well as a vertical. Paul On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:23 AM, DagT wrote: Den 20. juli 2011 kl. 09.02 skrev Bob W: ( I´ll update my web site when I get home. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13795294 K-5, DA*50-135@123mm, f/4, 1/200, ISO100 DagT

Re: Background control

2011-07-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wait a few years. It's getting close. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: This ability would be useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cfX5ArbR8 regards, Anthony    Of what use is lens and light     to those who lack in mind and sight            

Re: PESO: Silver Streak

2011-07-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like it. I also like to isolate elements and then get complaints about context. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Ed Keeney ewkph...@gmail.com wrote: 1st car show today.  Took a few, thought this one came out pretty good.  Comments and critiques always welcome.

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's a nice shot. BTW, your title is speaking with an accent. On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice. With the yellow line, it works well as a vertical. Paul On Jul 20, 2011, at 4:23 AM, DagT wrote: Den 20. juli 2011 kl. 09.02 skrev Bob W: (

Re: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 04:22, Bob W wrote: .. . That's just an ad hominem attack by some internet know-it-all with a chip on his shoulder. We should invite him onto the PDML. .. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: V. Maier exhibition in London

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 04:22, Bob W wrote: I won't mind if history proves me wrong! In what ways do you disagree? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Well, probably more accurate to say, I don't know what my position is-- it's just to early to tell. that's what Chiang Kai Shek said about the

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread DagT
.-) Thanks! I´ll have to look up what I really wrote :-) DagT Den 20. juli 2011 kl. 14.27 skrev Steven Desjardins: It's a nice shot. BTW, your title is speaking with an accent. On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice. With the yellow line, it

Re: Kiss/truck

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 19/07/2011 12:17 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I agree about the labeling or not. If the first thing someone notices is oh look that's HDR, how clever you've mucked it up. One could say the same thing about any genre of the arts though, especially if it happens to be something that they

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice! Very stylish to my eye. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: DagT li...@thrane.name To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:41 PM Subject: PAW80 - Svimmer Traveling without my web software, so I have to use photo.net. Sorry :-(

Re: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Yes, I like the Heidi shot--playful. Nice one, Larry. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 3:52 PM Subject: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts I spent the past two weekends as

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bruce. Well, I did crop this a bit. The shot was rushed because I spotted it at the last minute, and I am further away then the shot suggests. cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent:

Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I want to isolate one statement and ask a question, especially of the list members grounded in fine arts: On 11-07-19 11:28 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: From the Chicago Magazine article published earlier this year: Colin Westerbeck, the former curator of photography at the Art Institute of

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I found that statement intriguing as well--too bad further explanation of what Westerbeck meant isn't given. In what way is Maier participating with her subject? How is participation typically (and, perhaps, not so typically) revealed in a photographic frame? How is photographer

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 9:14 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: The greatest artists know how to create a distance from their subjects. Is this considered a fundamental truth, a given? Or is this merely one man's (likely quite learned) opinion? Was old Leonardo truly distant from his subject in the Mona Lisa

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 9:34 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Getting in close can't be a new trend; I mean consider Robert Capa's famous line--if you don't like your pictures, you're not close enough--or something like that. I suspect, in reality, he is talking about intellectual distance, not

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't think there is any one correct way to create art. But true artists understand the kind of links and visions that others find appealing. Personally, I prefer photography that maintains a distance from the subject. My most successful people pics, which are by no means art, are those

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 10:50 AM Subject: Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London] On 20/07/2011 9:34 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Getting in close

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't be so hard on yourself, some of your images rise to mediocrity. Sorry, I screwed up my knee and I'm in a small amount of pain On 7/20/2011 11:50 AM, William Robb wrote: On 20/07/2011 9:34 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Getting in close can't be a new trend; I mean consider Robert

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-20 Thread Jack Davis
Really well composed, Christine. The young fella on the right seems to be after a hard gallery seat wedgie. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 7/20/11, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Subject: Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing To:

Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Jack! cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:07 AM Subject: Re: PAW--Week 28--At the Modern Wing Really well composed, Christine. The young fella on the right

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Darren Addy
That line has been like a burr under the saddle for a lot of photography aficionados. From a commenter on this page: http://blog.kevinmoloney.com/?p=775 { “The greatest artists, Westerbeck says, know how to create a distance from their subjects.” Lets hope that Mr. Westerbeck gets a chance

RE: Kiss/truck

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
I agree about the labeling or not. If the first thing someone notices is oh look that's HDR, how clever you've mucked it up. One could say the same thing about any genre of the arts though, especially if it happens to be something that they have decided to have a hate on for. What has

RE: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
Writers establish what's called psychological distance between the work and the reader primarily through point of view (language itself can contribute to this)--1st, 2nd, 3rd person pov, and all the shades thereof. Through what photographic technique does a photographer minimize or

Re: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts

2011-07-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I spent the past two weekends as the official photographer at a couple of similar events. First, a five day aikido workshop, last weekend was a dance workshop. On Friday night they had a dance jam for the instructors,

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread John Sessoms
I wonder if Westerbeck hasn't kind of painted himself into an intellectual corner v Maier. Apparently, he was offered a chance to define the presentation of Maier's work to the rest of the world and declined to do so because he didn't see merit in it?? And now he's stuck justifying his

RE: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I want to isolate one statement and ask a question, especially of the list members grounded in fine arts: The greatest artists know how to create a distance from their subjects. Is this considered a

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 10:07 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Don't be so hard on yourself, some of your images rise to mediocrity. Sorry, I screwed up my knee and I'm in a small amount of pain I'm sorry to hear that Peter. I see it is affecting you on more than one level. You have never justified dissing

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot Dave On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 5:41 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Traveling without my web software, so I have to use photo.net. Sorry :-( I´ll update my web site when I get home. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13795294 K-5, DA*50-135@123mm, f/4, 1/200, ISO100 DagT

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:34 AM Subject: Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London] I wonder if Westerbeck hasn't kind of painted himself into an intellectual corner v Maier.

RE: Angel

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
It's a term that Catholics use to describe angels. Either that or I meant pouty. what, like hens ducks and things? No, wait, that's poultry. Or, as Johnny Tillotson would sing Poultry in Motion. B On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Thanks. Potuyy?

RE: Angel

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
Thanks -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 20 July 2011 00:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Angel Nice. i like the high contrast rendering.. Paul On Jul 19, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Tim Bray

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 9:57 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I suspect, in reality, he is talking about intellectual distance, not physical distance, which is what Capa was talking about (and probably what got him killed). I find if I am not at least somewhat intellectually connected to my subject, my

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 10:50 AM Subject: Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London] On

RE: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Writers establish what's called psychological distance between the work and the reader primarily through point of view (language itself can contribute to this)--1st, 2nd, 3rd person pov, and all the

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London] On 20/07/2011 9:57 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I suspect, in

Re: Kiss/truck

2011-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
I find it funny that one of the best features of the K-5 is the high dynamic range of the sensor, yet the thought of taking several photos to achieve the same thing is vilified. Mind you, the original photo has had more than just it's dynamic range expanded, but saying that you don't like HDR

Re: Kiss/truck

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 10:09, William Robb wrote: On 19/07/2011 12:17 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I agree about the labeling or not. If the first thing someone notices is oh look that's HDR, how clever you've mucked it up. One could say the same thing about any genre of the arts though, especially

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I should have brought this to the table sooner--sorry about that, but-- I wonder if Westerbrook's comments in the Chicago mag article are really best understood in the context of his chapter, The Chicago School, in his book, Bystander, where he explains the Bauhaus movement--coming out of the

Re: Any point joining to Tumblr for displaying images?

2011-07-20 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you all my friends :) I think I will think more on whether I should join!!! Will let you know. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 12:36, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I want to isolate one statement and ask a question, especially of the list members grounded in fine arts: The greatest artists know how to create a distance from their

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 11:57, Christine Aguila wrote: Writers establish what's called psychological distance between the work and the reader primarily through point of view (language itself can contribute to this)--1st, 2nd, 3rd person pov, and all the shades thereof. Through what photographic

Re: FYI - Sandisk Extreme 8GB SDHC $20 at BH

2011-07-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
John, It sounds like a reasonable deal. I might just add (for what it's worth): It is important to realize whether the K-5 can utilize extra speed of the cart (if any). I've been using two 8GB SanDisk Extreme III Class 6 SDHC cards with K-7, and three 8GB Transcend Class 10. I haven't seen any

Re: FYI - Sandisk Extreme 8GB SDHC $20 at BH

2011-07-20 Thread Darren Addy
If I'm not mistaken, the main advantage is that your camera is ready to shoot again faster (after writing the images to the card). http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/topic/k-5-sdhc-write-speeds-25304 Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Kiss/truck

2011-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 17/7/11, Tim Bray, discombobulated, unleashed: I normally hate HDR, but wow: https://plus.google.com/106289562822644692555/posts/L5Di5wanKvA Hate it! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 18/7/11, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: Using your figures Cotty, I get an annual petrol expense, given a 25.5 combined mpg rating for your LR Defender, of $6638.82. Hmm, one of us is doing something wrong. Last year I spent just short of 8 grand on fuel. Pounds, not bucks.

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Ken Waller
Don't be so hard on yourself, some of your images rise to mediocrity. MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London] Don't be so

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/11, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: You are right, it is a boy, but I can understand Ann. Long hair is very popular among the boys in our neighborhood. Hot damn, ahma gonna have to send somma mah boys round, looks like there's a lil job ta do -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my ebay sales... This is what I got, for a total of $40. A Tenba Camera bag ... (The Camera bag is the TENBA expresspak

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/7/11, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: Using your figures Cotty, I get an annual petrol expense, given a 25.5 combined mpg rating for your LR Defender, of $6638.82. Hmm, one of us is doing something wrong. Last

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up my fuel costs on the Prius for 2010. It totaled to: 10150 miles, 41.7 miles per gallon, $785.00 (£486 at current conversion costs). Oh yes: remember those are US gallons, not Imperial gallons. . --

Re: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts

2011-07-20 Thread Ken Waller
That's good blur. Mark ! a twofer day ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO Heidi, and some thoughts On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's quite a haul for $40, Ann! On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my ebay sales...

Re: FYI - Sandisk Extreme 8GB SDHC $20 at BH

2011-07-20 Thread John Francis
It looks to me as though your personal experience supports the hypothesis that a class 6 Sandisk Extreme III card performs at about the same transfer speed as a Class 10 Transcend card for bulk transfers. That wouldn't surprise me. I'm also inclined to suspect that your K-7 might not be the

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh yes: remember those are US gallons, not Imperial gallons. . Like Mr Arthur P Gumby, my brain hurts. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PAW80 - Svimmer

2011-07-20 Thread DagT
Den 20. juli 2011 kl. 22.54 skrev Cotty: On 20/7/11, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: You are right, it is a boy, but I can understand Ann. Long hair is very popular among the boys in our neighborhood. Hot damn, ahma gonna have to send somma mah boys round, looks like there's a lil job

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/20/2011 5:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my ebay sales... This is what I got, for a total of $40. A Tenba Camera bag

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Darren Addy
Dear Ann, As you probably know, that SMC K 30mm is QUITE a find. Apparently one of the sharpest lenses Pentax ever produced. Makes all your 28mm and 35mm lenses quite expendable. I dream of days like you just had. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 05:06:43PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: This is what I got, for a total of $40. Sounds like a good deal! . . . 3 Lenses: (In apparently fine shape and I tried it on my ist d ) SMC PENTAX FA 28-105 zoom f4-5.6. Auto focus works on my ist-d. BLACK Is this the

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Darren Addy
One of my favorite images (taken by others) on Flickr was taken with that 30mm (on FILM). http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/in/faves-pixelsmithy/ Looks like the image was taken with a medium format camera (and not just OF one). Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Just to join the chorus: that 30mm f/2.8 performed even better to my eye than the FA31mm f/1.8 Limited. It's a perfect normal lens for the *ist D if you don't mind manual operation. -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty rare in Central California. I haven't heard much variation in the pronunciation of Larry, but the

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 17:45, P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my ebay sales... This is what I got,

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Actually, I DIDNt know... But glad to hear that... I sure need the cash ann On 7/20/2011 17:47, Darren Addy wrote: Dear Ann, As you probably know, that SMC K 30mm is QUITE a find. Apparently one of the sharpest lenses Pentax ever produced. Makes all your 28mm and 35mm lenses quite expendable.

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Here's where someone makes a crack about endoscopes. On 7/20/2011 5:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Hunt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 17:54, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Just to join the chorus: that 30mm f/2.8 performed even better to my eye than the FA31mm f/1.8 Limited. It's a perfect normal lens for the *ist D if you don't mind manual operation. I have 2 other manual lenses... this may be great but it is

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Bong Manayon
Now even the voting is suspended until October. Does that mean everything in review will be judged by the powers that be or will they linger in limbo until October? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: When you enter the artist's page: Thank you for

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
- No, it's pronounced ee-gor! - But they told me it was eye-gor. - Well, the were wrong then, weren't they? :-) Igor On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Larry Colen lrc at red4est.com wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/20/2011 5:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/20/2011 17:45, P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 18:13, Bong Manayon wrote: Now even the voting is suspended until October. Does that mean everything in review will be judged by the powers that be or will they linger in limbo until October? OY well I hope it is the powers that be option. sigh. ann On Fri, Jul 15,

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well I just went on and found I had 10 still ready for review and one declined - as of yesterday the declined one was in the ready pile. ann On 7/20/2011 18:13, Bong Manayon wrote: Now even the voting is suspended until October. Does that mean everything in review will be judged by the

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread DagT
You want us to explain pronunciation in writing? It is like explaining a helical line sitting on your hands, unless you know the international phonetic alphabet (which I don´t .-) My first name is pronounces almost like Doug, except that you exchange ´ou´with the ´a´ from the English word are.

RE: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
I absolutely love Harry Callahan's picture Alley, which you can see here. http://www.geh.org/ne/str085/htmlsrc9/m198111310002_ful.html To me, this is s Chicago! I love it. To my eye he, has used the *photographic technique* of multiples--multiple printing- to great effect. What

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 18:24, P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: 3 Lenses: (In apparently fine shape and I tried it on my ist d ) SMC PENTAX FA 28-105 zoom f4-5.6. Auto focus works on my ist-d. BLACK There were three different versions of this lens in FA livery all

RE: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Nice test shot and at first thought you meant that Ashley was a bit heavy. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Mark Cassino
Sounds like quite a haul for $40!  - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:06 PM Subject: Today's score of things Pentax and questions.. Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out..

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-20 Thread Bong Manayon
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: - No, it's pronounced ee-gor! - But they told me it was eye-gor. - Well, the were wrong then, weren't they? :-) We must have encountered the same they... my real name is Pedro; its pronounced with a short e and o not

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Bong Manayon
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well I just went on and found I had 10 still ready for review and one declined  - as of yesterday the declined one was in the ready pile. ann Hmmm, now its makes waiting more agonizing... Btw, Ann, did you submit photos

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 19:18, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Nice test shot and at first thought you meant that Ashley was a bit heavy. lol! I don't THINK she is :) ann ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page:

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 19:26, Bong Manayon wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Ann Sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well I just went on and found I had 10 still ready for review and one declined - as of yesterday the declined one was in the ready pile. ann Hmmm, now its makes waiting more

Re: PPG news...

2011-07-20 Thread Bong Manayon
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: KX, LX, K-1000, ist D ann Saw some pass by :-) Bong -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

RE: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread Bob W
write what you know was the mantra I grew up with... so it was the opposite of intellectual distance. but in order to write what you know, or at least to write it successfully so that other people can actually read it, you have to put some distance between yourself as a writer, and whatever

Re: Distance [was Re: V. Maier exhibition in London]

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 2:02 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Like Christine , I feel uncomfortable shooting the unfortunate and while that photo of Shel's is powerful it is also maudlin (skipping around to referencing other posts here - sorry) and cruel. I'm going to challenge you on that one Ann. Lets

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jul 20, 2011, at 6:24 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: It is the same one as this : http://cgi.ebay.com/PENTAX-FA-28-105mm-f-4-5-6-Good-condition-/280710948091?pt=Camera_Lenseshash=item415bad24fb That's the power zoom version, it's supposed to be very nice optically, if a but heavy and

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 20, 2011, at 13:52 , Cotty wrote: On 18/7/11, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: Using your figures Cotty, I get an annual petrol expense, given a 25.5 combined mpg rating for your LR Defender, of $6638.82. Hmm, one of us is doing something wrong. Last year I spent just

PESO - the garden path

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not long after I moved into my Michigan house some twenty years ago, I made a flagstone path and planted a perennial garden next to it. My philosophy of perennial gardening is to crowd it with enough plants so that it never needs to be weeded. For the most part it works. Both the path and the

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/20/2011 19:55, Stan Halpin wrote: On Jul 20, 2011, at 6:24 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: It is the same one as this : http://cgi.ebay.com/PENTAX-FA-28-105mm-f-4-5-6-Good-condition-/280710948091?pt=Camera_Lenseshash=item415bad24fb That's the power zoom version, it's supposed to be very

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow -- I want to go boutique-ing, too! :) -c On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Despite the scorching heat , I -had- to get out.. so I slowly crawled over to my favorite boutique the Salvation Army store across from the post office where I go to mail my

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow! Congratulations. The 28-105 i by all accounts an excellent lens -- a good walkaround focal length --and I believe the 39.2.8 is both somewhat rare and desirable. If that 50/1.4 is truly an FA it should autofocus with your D. Maybe you just need to smack at around a bit and let it know

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/07/2011 3:50 PM, Darren Addy wrote: One of my favorite images (taken by others) on Flickr was taken with that 30mm (on FILM). http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellinuxero/4547285529/in/faves-pixelsmithy/ I used to have one of those. When I was about 14, I somehow came to own one of those and

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
Images sent to Scott for approval. On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:41 , Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Because I would not have the opportunity, twice a day mind you, to converse with my baristas and admire their offerings. Define

Re: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Images sent to Scott for approval. On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:41 , Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Because I would not have the opportunity, twice a

RE: OT: Gasoline prices?

2011-07-20 Thread John Coyle
My total car expenses last year were A$5785 = US$6100 approximately, with fuel costing A$1486, for total travel of 11582 kilometres, approximately 12.8 cents/k for fuel and 50 cents/k overall. It would be interesting to convert everyone's costs to the same basis, using an agreed exchange rate

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