Re: OT PESO - Untitled

2011-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 20 December 2011 02:57, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: G'day All, Here is one taken during an evening out in the city with friends: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6531241519_b810122428_o.jpg Comments welcome. Enjoy. Cheers, Dave I like that - it's like one of those

Re: OT PESO - Untitled

2011-12-20 Thread David Savage
Thanks Frank. Those big LED screens they put up in public spaces make for a great light source. Cheers, Dave On 20 December 2011 03:18, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love the light, especially the way it shines on the face of the child on the bench. Wonderful

I'm afraid I was a bit snarky tonight

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
I recently realized that I haven't been photographing dancers much lately. So at one point, when I was at a dance tonight, I pulled out the stormtrooper and FA31 to take some photos. While I was doing so, I noticed some flashes going off on the other side of the room. A few minutes later I

Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Hello folks, Greetings of the season. Not been posting but reading of late only; only have a K-7 and taking photos of interest really only to locals. I hope to add a K-5 next year, it has been very odd with just the one camera body. Amongst my other hobbies, I tend to acquire the odd addition

Re: Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread Paul Ewins
Unfortunately no. You own the slides, but the copyright still belongs to whoever shot it (or their heirs). Practically speaking, however, the chances of you (actually your friend) facing a copyright action would be so small that most people wouldn't be worried. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia

Re: I'm afraid I was a bit snarky tonight

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
After sending the email below, I actually took a look at the shot I took. Despite my condescending attitude, I didn't hold a lot of hope for tonight's photos. I hadn't even pulled out the monopod and most were hand held at 1/20-1/10 second (the last few were at 1/10). I don't know if any are

enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
On my way to the city I stopped at ephoto (the local importers of cheap chinese photo gear) to pick up a set of barn doors for my studio strobe. While I was there I splurged on one of those $30 adapters to turn a speed light into a ring light. It eats up a lot of light, but seems to do a

PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart.  I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826608size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826609size=lg (K-7, DA 16-45) I crave comments and criticism. Rick

Re: PESO - Another Saturday Night

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent, Frank.  I really like the OOF open doors on the left, and the rendering is great. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:00 PM

Re: Photography clubs

2011-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:09 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: I have a similar experience to Bruce. I joined a local Flickr group in early '07, went to my first social event in Nov. haven't looked back since. Made some good friends it opened me up to photographic opportunities

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
Santa stopped by on his way to the North Pole and told me I've been a good little boy so I could have one of my presents early :) It's the same height/thickness as an MX. I'm v happy. Some things nobody tells you. The optical viewfinder has no information in it other than the view. I hate focus

Some rumors ot end the year with

2011-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
From the sky is falling crowd, translated Dave for them: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/insight-into-future-pentax-products.html -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
Oh yes, I can confirm that the whole viewfinder image is fully visible while wearing glasses. As it happens I tend not to wear glasses while shooting stills, but there you are. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Some things nobody tells you. The optical viewfinder has no information in it other than the view. I should say that I knew that info above - I was referring to the green focus light. Poor writing. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
Frank, look away now. This reminds me **so** much of the Leica CL. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, the second is quite effective; I like the reflection of the blue lights in the water. When we were in Venice, nothing made me happier than to see the cruise ship heading out again. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Rick

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
Tight fit but goes in my Levi 501s front or back pockets :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
As far as I know if you own the original it's yours to do with as you will. The original owner owner can no longer claim copyright, as a practical matter. On 12/20/2011 5:43 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Hello folks, Greetings of the season. Not been posting but reading of late only; only have a

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I like the first better actually, it's a better composition, the second is just a picture of an ocean liner. On 12/20/2011 8:50 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart. I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic.

Re: Some rumors ot end the year with

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes and the advertisement at the bottom of the post is for Canon cameras. A mixed message even if unintentional. On 12/20/2011 9:51 AM, David J Brooks wrote: From the sky is falling crowd, translated Dave for them: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/insight-into-future-pentax-products.html

GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread AlunFoto
As if I didn't notice about a moth ago... :-) A few shots from last week-end, around a half-frozen river in Telemark. Will have to do for a holiday greeting to the Most Venerable List as well. Hope you get peaceful days with plenty of photo ops.

RE: Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
P. J. Alling wrote: As far as I know if you own the original it's yours to do with as you will. The original owner owner can no longer claim copyright, as a practical matter. Paul Ewins wrote: Unfortunately no. You own the slides, but the copyright still belongs to whoever shot it (or

Re: Some rumors ot end the year with

2011-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:16 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yes and the advertisement at the bottom of the post is for Canon cameras.  A mixed message even if unintentional. Hum, i only see the ad for the K-5. You have a Canon monitor Peter.??? Dave On 12/20/2011 9:51

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Beautiful Dave On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: As if I didn't notice about a moth ago... :-) A few shots from last week-end, around a half-frozen river in Telemark. Will have to do for a holiday greeting to the Most Venerable List as well. Hope you get

Re: Photography clubs

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Dave, most Flickr features can only be accessed by account holders, so firstly create a free account. Fill out your profile at least minimally; eg add a profile pic, otherwise you'll be taken for a troll; upload a few representative shots. Then go to this link and use the Search field with a few

OT: A Bad Year for Dictators

2011-12-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://themetapicture.com/bad-year-for-dictators/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
The first one works well enough for the scale with the approaching behemoth for me - like the composition better with the line of boats going toward the giant and the gondolier is nicely placed. The second good for the wow factor only in terms of the boat size - but not quite as nice

OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
...If only it came in a K-mount: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-slr-mount/ ;) -c Happy Holidays, PDMLers! -- 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

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread Jack Davis
Nice, Jens! Won't that watter stop running when winter truly arrives? ;) Jack - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:26 AM Subject: GESO - Winter is here As if I didn't notice about a moth

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Evan Hanson
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: A friend of mine has been using it intensively for more than one month now. Pros: - Very low noise, - Unbelievable wide dynamic range, - Excellent exposure, even in critical situations. Cons: - Viewfinder

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread David Savage
Love No. 9. I think I need to organise a bikini beach shoot to help warm you poor frozen souls up. DS On 20 December 2011 23:26, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: As if I didn't notice about a moth ago... :-) A few shots from last week-end, around a half-frozen river in Telemark. Will have

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread Gasha
Nice! Rest of Europe is still without snow... Gasha, still waiting winter On 12/20/2011 05:26 PM, AlunFoto wrote: As if I didn't notice about a moth ago... :-) A few shots from last week-end, around a half-frozen river in Telemark. Will have to do for a holiday greeting to the Most Venerable

Re: enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Walker
You'll find that eating up a lot of light is _not_ an issue with macro work. I've sometimes had trouble reducing the light enough on my Pentax ring light, especially if I want shallow DoF. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On my way to the city I stopped at

RE:PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Don Guthrie
Rick I think 608 is more arty because of the gondolier but 609 says I'm one big honkin boat so it is more effective. In other words I liked them both. Message: 13 Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:50:08 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO

Re: Some rumors ot end the year with

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/20/2011 10:33 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:16 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yes and the advertisement at the bottom of the post is for Canon cameras. A mixed message even if unintentional. Hum, i only see the ad for the K-5. You have a

RE:enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Don Guthrie
Judging by the results that was a steal! The fact that it wastes a lot of light may keep it from overwhelming the subject and screaming flash. Message: 12 Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:08:37 -0800 From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: enablement

Re: OT: A Bad Year for Dictators

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
That's unfair to bin Laden and Jobs but still funny. On 12/20/2011 10:46 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://themetapicture.com/bad-year-for-dictators/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Santa stopped by on his way to the North Pole and told me I've been a good little boy so I could have one of my presents early :) woo hoo! the focus confirmation light sounds to be the same as using the GXR with an AF camera unit

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm with Ann and PJ. The first is a much better shot. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: The first one works well enough for the scale with the approaching behemoth for me - like the composition better with the line of boats going toward the giant and the

Re: Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling As far as I know if you own the original it's yours to do with as you will. The original owner owner can no longer claim copyright, as a practical matter. The original copyright owner still owns the copyright unless they have assigned it to someone else. -- PDML

Re: OT: Sneak Peak -- Hooters 2012 Calendart

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Walker
I prefer smaller ones. You have to wonder if some of them may have been enhanced? On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 2:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Those were some mighty fine hooters... On 12/19/2011 10:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Re: enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
I shot those at f/5.6. I figure that if I need more light I can always add it the way I did before and the ring from the front will add fill. Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: You'll find that eating up a lot of light is _not_ an issue with macro work. I've sometimes had trouble

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Now that your favorite camera has it all, what're you going to do with your DSLR? Well, my iPhone is not my favorite camera. lol. Yep, K-mount might be fun, but it's a bit pricey . . . still, I always admire innovation, so kudos to the inventor! cheers, Christine/Chicago On Dec 20,

Re: PESO - Gondolas

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I found the blacks on the K7 can go wonky on you--really dark, little detail, with a kind of *stained* look, especially in poor lighting, say really ugly overcast. (There's probably a technical term I should be using here to describe the *blacks* issue, but I don't know what it would be). I'd

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
I prefer the 1st one, and agree with those who also prefer the 1st one. Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2011, at 7:50 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart. I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic.

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
Yes... I thought it was a funny counterpoint to the recent rumors about future Pentax offerings. Sounds like increasing miniaturization is one direction things might be headed. If this is the result, then I don't think I'm too interested. lol. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Christine Aguila

Re: PESO - Another Saturday Night

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice job at conveying the loneliness here. Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: Title inspired by the Sam Cooke song (later covered by - among others - Cat Stevens): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-saturday-night.html Hope you enjoy.

RE:enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
I've been pretty happy with the place. Http://ephotoinc.com if you talk to them tell Isabel I sent you. They are more fun to go to in person and poke around the showroom. You almost get a brick and mortar with online pricing. The stuff is cheap, just a notch above harbor freight quality.

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Gosh, these are beautiful. It so much fun to see work made with the 645D--so glad you bought the camera, Jostein! The lines, composition, and textures in this gallery are wonderful. Really great! Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:26 AM, AlunFoto wrote: As if I didn't notice about

Re: A year in the life of a press photographer

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Everyone! I get it now. I might try this sometime. Very much appreciated. Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Cotty wrote: On 19/12/11, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: What does he mean from under my coat? I can't quite visualize what he's doing?

Re: Pentax Q DPR examples

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, for posting. Very interesting. I bet it's a fun little camera. You know, if money weren't the issue--and I have a lot more camera gear. lol. There I go again--stating the obvious. lol. Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Cotty wrote:

Re: Interview with Pentax Official (translated at PF)

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Very interesting. Come on, Pentax/Richo, do something big! No guts, no glory! Gives us a whole bunch of gear possibilities! Cheers, Christine On Dec 19, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

Re: PESO - Another Saturday Night

2011-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
a fine thing to do on a Saturday night, actually :-) ann On 12/19/2011 22:00, frank theriault wrote: Title inspired by the Sam Cooke song (later covered by - among others - Cat Stevens): http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-saturday-night.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Christine, If you preferred the first one and =disagreed= with those who also preferred the first one, I'd worry about you! Thanks! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc:

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
It doesn't improve the sensor and comes with an astounding crop factor. On 12/20/2011 11:30 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: ...If only it came in a K-mount: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-slr-mount/ ;) -c Happy Holidays, PDMLers! -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it

Re: Copyright question.

2011-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/20/2011 1:23 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling As far as I know if you own the original it's yours to do with as you will. The original owner owner can no longer claim copyright, as a practical matter. The original copyright owner still owns the copyright unless they have

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
I wouldn't bet on that crop factor. It looks like it uses the SLR lens to project on a screen, then photographs that screen with the iPhone. So you get light loss through the lens and screen, and clarity loss through the extra optics and the screen, and the iPhone lens and sensor. But you

Re: I'm afraid I was a bit snarky tonight

2011-12-20 Thread kwaller
In some ways, I feel kind of sorry about being such an asshole. YOMARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: I'm afraid I was a bit snarky tonight I recently realized that I haven't

January PUG - Minimalist bt Name, Minimalist by Nature....

2011-12-20 Thread Brian Walters
because we only have 3 submissions so far. Because of the holiday season, I'll be extending the submission deadline until 7 January but I'll probably annoy you with further reminders in the interim. +++ Theme: Minimalist Submit here:

Re: enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Tim Bray
Those are some damn well-lit fungi, generally excellent pictures. It's hard to imagine a qualitatively-better lighting job. -T On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:08 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On my way to the city I stopped at ephoto (the local importers of cheap chinese photo gear) to

Re: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread Tim Bray
Beautifully seen composed exposed. But you know, I've never been able to like the long-exposure approach that turns the water into a homogeneous white smear; water just doesn't look like that, it should be visually complex. -T On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 7:26 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Tim Bray
The second is a much stronger picture; really outstanding. Did the sky really grow that much less pink in such a short time? I'd be tempted to tinker with the WB restore a little of it. -T On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Two pix, actually, taken several

Re: OT: Sneak Peak -- Hooters 2012 Calendart

2011-12-20 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Sneak Peak -- Hooters 2012 Calendart I prefer smaller ones. You have to wonder if some of them may have been enhanced? I'm sorry to say I

Happy Hannukah!

2011-12-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
May your Hannukah be bright. And may your latkes not stick to the pan. ;-) cheers, frank --- Sent with Samsung Social Hub Premium - the new generation of mobile messaging -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8II APO Lens Experiences

2011-12-20 Thread Pete McIntosh
Hi guys, Is there anyone on the list with experience using this lens? If so, what say you? I'm on the prowl for something in this range, and from what I've seen so far this comes across as reasonable value. But real-life feedback would be most appreciated. Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Well, I could prefer the 1st one but for different reasons than the ones stated. On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Christine, If you preferred the first one and =disagreed= with those who also preferred the first one, I'd worry about you! Thanks! Rick

Re: Happy Hannukah!

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate. Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2011, at 3:46 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: May your Hannukah be bright. And may your latkes not stick to the pan. ;-) cheers, frank --- Sent with Samsung Social Hub Premium - the new generation of mobile

Re: January PUG - Minimalist bt Name, Minimalist by Nature....

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Roger that! Thanks for the reminder. Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Brian Walters wrote: because we only have 3 submissions so far. Because of the holiday season, I'll be extending the submission deadline until 7 January but I'll probably annoy you with further

Re: Happy Hannukah!

2011-12-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Frank. The kids a coming to celebrate on Friday...if your latkes stick you're not using enough oil. ;} -p On 12/20/2011 3:46 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: May your Hannukah be bright. And may your latkes not stick to the pan. ;-) cheers, frank --- Sent with Samsung Social

Re: January PUG - Minimalist bt Name, Minimalist by Nature....

2011-12-20 Thread Darren Addy
Somehow three submissions seems just about right for a minimalist theme. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Tim! Yes, the sky really did change that much. The sun had already gone down, and conditions were changing fast.  The ship was moving s-l-o-w-l-y, and the second shot was about 3 minutes after the first one.  Also, the camera is oriented much more to the west in the first shot than the

Re: PESO - Gondolas

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
Charles, Just sent you an email off list--it may have to do with color space and browsers. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 6:37 PM Subject:

Re: enablement $30 ring light adapter

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Those are some damn well-lit fungi, generally excellent pictures. Thanks a bunch. It's hard to imagine a qualitatively-better lighting job. I'm going to have fun playing with it. I think that it will work well as front fill when doing

RE: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart.  I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826608size=lg and

Re: Photography clubs

2011-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Bruce. I already have an account but use photo dot net more, i'll look at the markham stouffville link Dave On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, most Flickr features can only be accessed by account holders, so firstly create a free account.

OT: Walking directions

2011-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
A friend found an amusing easter egg on google maps http://g.co/maps/gtqkf -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread steve harley
on 2011-12-20 06:50 Rick Womer wrote Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart. I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826608size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826609size=lg i prefer the second

Re: January PUG - Minimalist bt Name, Minimalist by Nature....

2011-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/20/2011 16:03, Brian Walters wrote: because we only have 3 submissions so far. I'll wager one of them is Dag's :-) ann (yeah, yeah, nag nag I'll get one to ya) Because of the holiday season, I'll be extending the submission deadline until 7 January but I'll probably annoy you

Seek and ye shall find Takumars

2011-12-20 Thread Darren Addy
An old woodworking tools mailing list that I subscribe to would call this a gloat, but I simply want to share a bit of good fortune with the Pentax congregation I just found a Takumar that I have been desiring for a while: The 35mm f2.0 It is a Super Tak, complete with original caps, case,

RE: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Bob W
On 20/12/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Some things nobody tells you. The optical viewfinder has no information in it other than the view. I should say that I knew that info above - I was referring to the green focus light. Poor writing. you probably can get information in

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
Makes sense. Now that the cell (smart, camera) phone has been miniaturized into the size of the iPhone, let's burden ourselves with a two pound lens that won't fit in your jacket pocket! I prefer the Canikon zoom lens coffee mug. On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:39 , Christine Aguila wrote: On Dec

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I was just cruising the Fuji website to see the X10, Cotty, and this line from the X10 pages jumped out at me: The most distinctive feature developed specifically for the X10 is its manual barrel zoom ring. Rotating the zoom ring recreates the experience of using a single-lens reflex camera,

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 20/12/11, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Some things nobody tells you. The optical viewfinder has no information in it other than the view. I should say that I knew that info above - I was referring to the green

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I've had mine about two weeks. It's not perfect, of course, but it does a great job for such a small camera. The lens is fast and a nice zoom range. The EXR mode is very useful. The camera will drop its resolution from 12 to 6 MP and use extra pixels to improve high iso noise or DR. The last

Re: Seek and ye shall find Takumars

2011-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't have a hood, but you may want to hold the lens up to a white light to see if there's a yellow cast to the elements. The 35/2 Tak is one of the lenses that may have been built with the radioactive elements . If so, it would be subject to yellowing. No problem shooting digital. It's only

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
The white circle problem is actually worst at low iso, like 100. It gets better as the iso goes up. You can see some of them if you zoom in on this one: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_3zgwM8#1638663267_CKhHhmV It just hasn't been a big problem for me, but I can see how it

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: I've had mine about two weeks. You little closet X10 owner you! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
A nice set of pics. The cat shot is superb. But I wonder how Fuji could release a camera with an easily recognizable problem. We fault Pentax for quality control, but at least they don't commit major engineering flubs like this. Paul On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:01 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The

Re: Seek and ye shall find Takumars

2011-12-20 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the heads-up on that Paul. I've got a UV curing lamp that runs on 12V that I should be able to clear it up with. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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 - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I've read that the WC problem may be intrinsic to the current incarnation of the EXR sensor and that firmware will never completely fix it. I know I should be more bothered by this but it just hasn't been a big problem. I suspect my first problem with it may arise during our trip to Disney in

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
We all have our secrets. I clearly need more interesting ones. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 20/12/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: I've had mine about two weeks. You little closet X10 owner you! -- Cheers,  Cotty ___/\__ ||  

Re: Pentax to Release FF DSLR and APS-C MILC in 2012

2011-12-20 Thread Mark C
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm betting they won't do it at all. There's no natural progression of buyers for such a camera. On the other hand, they've sold a lot of APS-C cameras and DA* lenses, so they have a built-in market for another camera in that line. It's a no brainer in

Re: OT - Photographic Oasis

2011-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: We all have our secrets.  I clearly need more interesting ones. MARK! -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: GESO - Winter is here

2011-12-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Beautiful gallery, Jostling! Happy Holidays to you and yours. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Sent: December 20, 2011 12/20/11 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO - Winter is here As if I didn't notice about a moth ago... :-) A few

Re: Pentax to Release FF DSLR and APS-C MILC in 2012

2011-12-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Dec 20, 2011, at 17:27 , Mark C wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm betting they won't do it at all. There's no natural progression of buyers for such a camera. On the other hand, they've sold a lot of APS-C cameras and DA* lenses, so they have a built-in market for

Re: Hot shoe extension cords

2011-12-20 Thread Mark C
On 12/19/2011 1:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The pentax hot shoe extension cord that I picked up when I bought my AF540 was very expensive, and didn't work so well. A while later, I bought a cheap third party one off some website, and it seems to work pretty well, but it only has a convenient

PESO - Illumination

2011-12-20 Thread Adam Montoya
I took this photo this in May shortly after getting my K5. I noticed it in my archives when yesterday when i was going through deleting bad photos to save space on my drive. (blurry shots, test photos and the like). I don't know why i didn't upload it sooner.

Re: Hot shoe extension cords

2011-12-20 Thread Mark C
On 12/20/2011 9:05 PM, Mark C wrote: On 12/19/2011 1:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The pentax hot shoe extension cord that I picked up when I bought my AF540 was very expensive, and didn't work so well. A while later, I bought a cheap third party one off some website, and it seems to work pretty

PESO - Lighting Candles

2011-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
I took this inside the Basilica San Marco in Venice.  There are No Photography signs posted, and watchful vergers are quick to scold people with SLRs, but ignore hordes with cell phones, even when they use flash.  So I shot from the hip and they left me alone.

Re: PESO - Difference of Scale

2011-12-20 Thread Mark C
On 12/20/2011 8:50 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Two pix, actually, taken several minutes apart. I like the gondolier in the first, but the second is more dramatic. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826608size=lg and http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14826609size=lg (K-7, DA 16-45)

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