Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread mike wilson
On 19/03/2012 19:53, Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Would work for me, so Mark! -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Makes me want to rip my t-shirt. ;-) Nice shot and title. On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Cute title, and nice image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:17 PM, frank theriault

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Makes me want to rip my t-shirt. ;-) Nice shot and title. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:48 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 19/03/2012 19:53, Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people

Re: OT-One of my pics at www.PlaneaDay.com

2012-03-21 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks, Jack. I was on the ground along the taxiway where the planes were making very close passes. Most made several flyby's, at varying speeds and altitude. This was probably what they call a photo pass, where the plane is very low and slow. I was shooting my EPL-2 in sequence mode, trying my

Re: GESO Call me a cab!

2012-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you very much, Mark. The white haloing seems to be a well-used pinup style lately. One reason for employing it is to help obscure any imperfectly done background extraction since that process tends to leave fragments of white haloing around the removed subject. When I did these shots, we

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true, but doesn't provide much helpful

Re: GESO: St. Patrick's Day Photowalk

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks, Walt! That was a quick grab that I took way back in December then forgot about. Only noticed it the other day while looking for something else and I thought, Hmmm, how could I have missed that one first time through? Love finding forgotten gems like that. :-) Thanks again. Cheers,

RE: OT-One of my pics at www.PlaneaDay.com

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That is a wonderful photo! Certainly worthy of publication. Btw, as your link goes to the photo of the day, today's photo isn't yours. One must go into the archives to fetch yours from yesterday. Certainly worth the minor effort, though Congrats! cheers, frank What can be asserted without

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to

RE: Dick Johnson, RIP

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
So sorry, Paul... Regards, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: March 20, 2012 3/20/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Dick Johnson, RIP

RE: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That's a terrific shot! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: March 20, 2012 3/20/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Hold Still Hi

RE: OT Rallycross Caddy

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
That first one is a great photo! The tilt, the motion blur of the steering wheel and hand all make for a tremendously dynamic shot. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying

Re: Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:52 AM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 March 2012 13:00, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: The second biggest challenge was getting the image exactly registered with the film plane - no perspective tilts. Put at mirror on the copy plane.  When the

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
You want to be Peter Lik, Steve wants to be Stanley Kowalski; this has become a ~non-sequitor~ thread. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Sent: March

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Frank! I was excited to see that I managed to get the focus about right, but I feel I've really failed by PDML standards in not naming it Bee Still. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 8:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a terrific shot! cheers, frank What can be asserted without

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I agree, Walt. Terrific image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a terrific shot! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Dan! It was a little tougher than the bee shot I got the other day, since he didn't hover in any one place for very long. It'd zoom by, hover for a second or two, then zoom off and back again, several times over, almost as if it was waiting for me to get away from the flowers it

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I know. All my bee shots are B shots, or shots of the bee sitting on the flower. I'm glad you stuck around long enough to get the point in the end. G Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thank

Re: OT Rallycross Caddy

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
That's just too cool, Larry! And I love the way you can see the Caddy hood ornament and steering wheel badge in the frame. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 12:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I ran across this picture taken with a POS cheap digicam. I was riding in the back seat during a Rallycross:

Re: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Nice title and shot Dave On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:17 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/scooter-named-desire.html Hope you enjoy.  Sorry about the title.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 9:13 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I'm glad you stuck around long enough to get the point in the end. Ha! One thing is for sure -- I've seen a lot more bees this spring than I have in recent years. I hardly recall seeing any at all for the past couple of seasons. So, maybe I'll

Re: OT-One of my pics at www.PlaneaDay.com

2012-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Thats a really nice shot Dave On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I recently submitted some of my pics from an air show to http://www.planeaday.com    They published one today. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Thats great Dave On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, One of the good things about the Front Porch Photography thing is that it's easy to get to, and every time you do it, you increase your odds of getting a good shot. I was pretty happy with it

Re: PESOs: Tractor and Sunset - 3/19/12

2012-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
Good tractor shot, this is what i go for.:0-) Dave On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Here's a shot I grabbed yesterday evening after distractedly looking toward the horizon for a good 15 minutes as the sun went down. Yes, it's a sunset photo --

Re: PESOs: Tractor and Sunset - 3/19/12

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
You'd like it around my area, David. There's more old, broken down tractors scattered around than you can shake a stick at. Sometimes, they're tough to get to, or tucked way back on people's farmland so that you can see them from the road. But they're all over the place. -- Walt On 3/21/2012

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, David! Getting it with an old, busted-up, 20-dollar lens makes it a little extra satisfying. :) -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Thats great Dave On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, One of the good things about the

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
I love Kowalski Kielbasa. They're a bit spicier than the typical sausage and grill up real nice. Paul On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:38 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: You want to be Peter Lik, Steve wants to be Stanley Kowalski; this has become a ~non-sequitor~ thread. ;-) cheers, frank

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
I hated Killer Kowalski when I was a kid. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I love Kowalski Kielbasa. They're a bit spicier than the typical sausage and grill up real nice. Paul On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:38 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: You want to be Peter Lik, Steve

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Unfortunately, in my pre-coffee stupor I managed to post that comment to the wrong thread. It makes more sense over there in a Scooter named Desire. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I hated Killer Kowalski when I was a kid. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:26

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
If it's any consolation, my comments often don't make sense in any context, pre-coffee stupor notwithstanding. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:32 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Unfortunately, in my pre-coffee stupor I managed to post that comment to the wrong thread. It makes more sense over there in a

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Tom C
Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true, but doesn't provide much helpful

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 10:16 AM, Tom C wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true,

Re: Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-21 Thread Christine Nielsen
To all who commented -- I am very grateful. Great feedback, most helpful. Jostein --Great trick, using the floor... and you have inspired me to ask about who's doing the printing... Godfrey -- yes, the KISS principle, one to live by. And I appreciate your thoughts on rights billing. Sounds

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Tom C
So the question becomes... why DOESN'T Pentax have a high-end presence in Costco, Walmart, Best Buy, and other nationwide brick and mortar stores? Just about the only retail presence I see is camera shops, which typically are selling at close to MSRP, and which get a small fraction of the

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/21/2012 11:16 AM, Tom C wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true,

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 21, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Tom C wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Tom, It is a matter of reaching the chain's buyer for camera gear. Pentax has some relationship with Frys Electronics - a big box huge TV/Computer/Electronics/parts supplier. (Many California locations, but they have one out by me in Chicago.) They carry some of the DSLR's and PS's. But what is

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
A number of years ago I ask a camera store owner why he didn't stock Pentax. He explained (?) that Pentax wouldn't let him pick and choose just those items he wanted to stock, but instead dictated to him what he would be required to stock. Stated he featured Canon, carried a few Nikons and

Re: OT Rallycross Caddy

2012-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Cool. That first shot rawks! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I ran across this picture taken with a POS cheap digicam.  I was riding in the back seat during a Rallycross: http://www.red4est.com/jasmine/jaspix/rallyx.021124/caddy/pict0489.jpg A few more

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom C wrote: After thinking about it, I suspect Pentax is, in a way, stuck in a catch-22. They'd have to increase production to sell in the big presence retail stores, and they can't really fund increased production unless they increase sales. Ya saved me a post there... ;-) -- Mark Roberts -

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 11:22 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Tom C wrote: After thinking about it, I suspect Pentax is, in a way, stuck in a catch-22. They'd have to increase production to sell in the big presence retail stores, and they can't really fund increased production unless they increase sales. Ya

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread William Robb
On 21/03/2012 9:39 AM, Tom C wrote: After thinking about it, I suspect Pentax is, in a way, stuck in a catch-22. They'd have to increase production to sell in the big presence retail stores, and they can't really fund increased production unless they increase sales. I do see a lot more

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 21 March 2012 12:09, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: A number of years ago I ask a camera store owner why he didn't stock Pentax. He explained (?) that Pentax wouldn't let him pick and choose just those items he wanted to stock, but instead dictated to him what he would be required

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread steve harley
on 2012-03-21 9:16 Tom C wrote So the question becomes... why DOESN'T Pentax have a high-end presence in Costco, Walmart, Best Buy, and other nationwide brick and mortar stores? Just about the only retail presence I see is camera shops, which typically are selling at close to MSRP, and which

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
Glad you forwarded Ned's comments. Jack :-) - Original Message - From: Miserere miser...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:56 AM Subject: Re: K-r successor coming soon? On 21 March 2012 12:09, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 21, 2012, at 5:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
Wonder why it is that BH ignores the K-5 in their photo magazine ads I've seen? Adorama does not. Jack - Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Re: K-r successor coming

Re: OT Rallycross Caddy

2012-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Cool. That first shot rawks! Thanks Bruce, also Frank, Walt and everyone else who looks and comments. A friend was talking about having a Caddy of that vintage as a project car and I went digging for the photos of Steve rallycrossing his.

Re: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:17 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Nice title and shot I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't catch the reference at first, never having seen either the play or the movie. But once I knew to look, paronomasiac that I am, I love the title too. -- Larry Colen

Re: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
That is the most horrible word play ever perpetrated on this list, and I should know having been guilty of may of them. Oh, yea, nice picture. On 3/20/2012 10:17 PM, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/scooter-named-desire.html Hope you enjoy. Sorry about the

Re: Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
Whether it is, or is not WFH ... the phrase that pays is: All that should be spelled out in detail in the contract. Especially the part about the client actually owning the rights to the artwork you're being asked to photograph. You don't want to be liable if it turns out the client does not

RE: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire

2012-03-21 Thread Don Guthrie
Like it Frank, as for the title -it did make me roll out my best Marlon Brando imitation. Message: 9 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:17:51 -0500 From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - A Scooter Named Desire Message-ID:

Matte Printing paper Once again an appeal to the wisdom of the list.

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I'm trying to find a good quality yet inexpensive Matte finish inkjet Photo paper in the 200-240 gsm range. I'm using an HP printer and HP has discontinued all of it's advanced and premium Matte finish inkjet photo papers. I also though of using either Ilford, or Inkpress matte finish

Re: Spring come slowly

2012-03-21 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for looking Mark C. The dogwood is in bloom today so the color of Spring is on its way. Message: 3 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:27:26 -0400 From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Spring come slowly. Message-ID:

Fw: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
- Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:06 PM Subject: Fw: PESO: Boulder Das   This is my annual spring offering. Seems I recall doing this last Spring.(?) Jack CC?

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I expect that BH can sell all of the K-5s they get through their on line adverts. Better to showcase something in print that they have a lot of. So the K-r is almost always featured. On 3/21/2012 2:44 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Wonder why it is that BH ignores the K-5 in their photo magazine ads

Re: Photo Rumors: K-r successor

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 19 March 2012 23:54, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: On 20/03/2012, at 1:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I'm pretty sure that this /is/ a mirrorless camera targeted at the Pentax faithful.  Really if you were looking for an EVIL camera stepping up from a PS and didn't have an

Re: Fw: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I get a page cannot be found message. On 3/21/2012 3:20 PM, Jack Davis wrote: - Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davisjdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:06 PM Subject: Fw: PESO: Boulder Das This is my annual spring

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: with features that Pentax users actually want and improved ergonomics, eventually... and yes I am bored, thank you very much. Look out the window; is the weather nice? Then go take a walk, preferably with your camera :-)

Re: PUG - Restoring the Missing Galleries

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Mann On Mar 20, 2012, at 6:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I was just about getting used to those spiders, too (golden orb). We have them here. Beautiful creatures, except when they spin a web across a well used path during the night and you walk into it next morning Whenever

PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
Believe I offered this last spring(?)  My wife's doing.     Jack   CC?   http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=636   K20(back up), DA 16~45(31mm), f/8, 1/750, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/21/2012 3:30 PM, Miserere wrote: On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: with features that Pentax users actually want and improved ergonomics, eventually... and yes I am bored, thank you very much. Look out the window; is the weather nice? Then go take a

Re: Posterous acquired by Twitter

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 20 March 2012 16:45, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2012 3:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 20, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: One of my former law partners (now deceased) wrote to a judge I intended to write a much shorter brief, but I didn't have the time.

Re: PESO - Coot dive

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 20 March 2012 07:01, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Another pic from this week. In context: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2012/03/coot-dive-rehearsal.html Image only: http://turl.no/jvf Jostein I must admit, that's a pretty good photo for a miss. If only I were so lucky... —M.

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice. I like the texture and color of the rock and the moss on it, and that is really set off by the crown of daisies. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Believe I offered this last spring(?) 

Re: Dick Johnson, RIP

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 20 March 2012 17:30, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15391056 I shot Dick Johnson, my boss and good friend, about a dozen years ago while he was critiquing the television scripts that had been hung on the wall of BBDO's war room.  

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 21 March 2012 15:35, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 3:30 PM, Miserere wrote: On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com  wrote: with features that Pentax users actually want and improved ergonomics, eventually... and yes I am bored, thank

Re: GESO: St Patrick's Day 2012 in Boston

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 19 March 2012 17:33, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Cool shots. The last one is indeed a good photo but I don't feel too good about the rendering. Just doesn't feel right to me, almost artificial (my words fail me just now). Cheers, frank Tell me more, Frank!

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true, but doesn't

Re: PESO: Hold Still

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walt Gilbert On 3/21/2012 9:13 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I'm glad you stuck around long enough to get the point in the end. Ha! One thing is for sure -- I've seen a lot more bees this spring than I have in recent years. I hardly recall seeing any at all for the past couple of

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
Never heard of him, but we had Wahoo McDaniel, Black Jack Mulligan Ric Flair. From: Walt Gilbert I hated Killer Kowalski when I was a kid. -- Walt On 3/21/2012 9:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I love Kowalski Kielbasa. They're a bit spicier than the typical sausage and grill up real nice.

Re: GESO: St Patrick's Day 2012 in Boston

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 19 March 2012 17:33, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Cool shots. The last one is indeed a good photo but I don't feel too good about the rendering. Just doesn't feel right to me, almost artificial (my words fail me just now). Tell

DA* 50-135 got the feel...

2012-03-21 Thread Roman Melihhov
http://roman.blakout.net/picture.php?/177/category/29 ^^^ DA* 50-135mm a lens I should have purchased years ago, but always something happened and I needed money for this something else. I'm glad K-01 happened this year and I could finally contribute to the lens I needed for its portrait range,

Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Dan. Love the moss, which was my primary reason for the pic.    Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:39 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Boulder Dasies Very nice.  I like

Re: DA* 50-135 got the feel...

2012-03-21 Thread Jack Davis
Totally agree with your feelings about the lens. Jack - Original Message - From: Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1:04 PM Subject: DA* 50-135 got the feel... http://roman.blakout.net/picture.php?/177/category/29 ^^^ DA* 50-135mm a

RE: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Bob W
Nicknames at my school were agglutinative. We had one lad called John William Clive Semolina Sebastian Plum Pudding Boot-on-the-Hill Five-and-a-Half in Coldfield, and another called Big Fat Bastard Swine Dog N-. It was the 70s. B Never heard of him, but we had Wahoo McDaniel, Black Jack

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tom C Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots of money. It's true, but doesn't provide much

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
I remember all those guys! As a Navy brat, I grew up with a revolving cast of rasslers -- Jackie Fargo, Dino Bravo, Bobo Brazil, The Mongolian Stomper -- you name it and I watched 'em at some point. But Black Jack Mulligan was probably my most-hated rassler of all time. I should probably stop

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/21/2012 4:18 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist On Mar 21, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Tom C wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to

Re: Matte Printing paper Once again an appeal to the wisdom of the list.

2012-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Not owning a printer, I always send my stuff to a friendly local service with a big printer and I almost always spec: Canon Satin Photographic Paper 240 gsm What's the price like for that in sheet form? My service gets it in 42 wide rolls, and I don't get charged a lot for it. (I can't find an

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 2:42 PM, Miserere wrote: On 21 March 2012 15:35, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 3:30 PM, Miserere wrote: On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.comwrote: with features that Pentax users actually want and improved ergonomics,

K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
Hey Gang, If anyone was holding out for a K-5, this might be the time to buy it. Free shipping included within the US. -- K-5 body only, $999: http://bhpho.to/GM7Xh5 -- K-5 + 18-55mm WR kit zoom, $1,120: http://bhpho.to/GFsfxL Note: The above links include affiliate codes that will

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Bob W wrote: Nicknames at my school were agglutinative. We had one lad called John William Clive Semolina Sebastian Plum Pudding Boot-on-the-Hill Five-and-a-Half in Coldfield, and another called Big Fat Bastard Swine Dog N-. You went to high school with

Re: GESO: St Patrick's Day 2012 in Boston

2012-03-21 Thread Miserere
On 21 March 2012 16:04, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 19 March 2012 17:33, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Cool shots. The last one is indeed a good photo but I don't feel too good about the rendering. Just doesn't

Re: Dick Johnson, RIP

2012-03-21 Thread Bulent Celasun
Condolences... He must have been a rare to find person. Hope the party makes him/you happier... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 3:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Bob W wrote: Nicknames at my school were agglutinative. We had one lad called John William Clive Semolina Sebastian Plum Pudding Boot-on-the-Hill Five-and-a-Half in Coldfield, and another called Big Fat Bastard Swine Dog

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I could be wrong, but I expect it to hit the $600-$700 mark by fall. I expect this because I think the K-3, (or whatever the hell it will be called), will be announced a month or two after the K-r replacement is common knowledge. That will be the time to buy. For the difference in price I

Re: Matte Printing paper Once again an appeal to the wisdom of the list.

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I'll have to check and maybe find a sample of the surface. This stuff really has to be matte, I'm using satin from HP and Inkpress and both are really too shiny. On 3/21/2012 4:53 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Not owning a printer, I always send my stuff to a friendly local service with a big

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/21/2012 4:56 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 3/21/2012 2:42 PM, Miserere wrote: On 21 March 2012 15:35, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 3:30 PM, Miserere wrote: On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: with features that Pentax

Re: DA* 50-135 got the feel...

2012-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Roman Melihhov wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/picture.php?/177/category/29 ^^^ DA* 50-135mm a lens I should have purchased years ago, but always something happened and I needed money for this something else. I'm glad K-01 happened this year and I could finally

Re: Pentax to replace K-01 with K-02

2012-03-21 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 3/21/2012 4:08 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 3/21/2012 4:56 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 3/21/2012 2:42 PM, Miserere wrote: On 21 March 2012 15:35, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2012 3:30 PM, Miserere wrote: On 20 March 2012 16:58, P. J.

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/21/2012 5:08 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy

RE: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
The guy who sat behind me in 10th grade English was Tremont Aloysius Yates (no hyphen) Smith the third. From: Bob W Nicknames at my school were agglutinative. We had one lad called John William Clive Semolina Sebastian Plum Pudding Boot-on-the-Hill Five-and-a-Half in Coldfield, and another

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walt Gilbert I remember all those guys! As a Navy brat, I grew up with a revolving cast of rasslers -- Jackie Fargo, Dino Bravo, Bobo Brazil, The Mongolian Stomper -- you name it and I watched 'em at some point. But Black Jack Mulligan was probably my most-hated rassler of all time. I

Re: PESO - Fishy Daffy

2012-03-21 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Paul.   Only 39 views--I guess daffy in the title scares people off this time of year! Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:20 PM

Re: OT Rallycross Caddy

2012-03-21 Thread Doug Franklin
From: Larry Colenl...@red4est.com I ran across this picture taken with a POS cheap digicam. I was riding in the back seat during a Rallycross: http://www.red4est.com/jasmine/jaspix/rallyx.021124/caddy/pict0489.jpg That looks like a /ton/ of fun, Larry! -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver

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