Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread William Robb
On 28/05/2012 1:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Tom, The employment issue might be relevant. You could wear a hat, sunglasses, and a hospital mask as a disguise, but the goggles are teargas protection, maybe the bandanna as well. Knowing how over the top both protesters and police can be these

RE: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bob W
I've had no problem with it on my system. A few versions ago I had problems with response times, but that was because I didn't have a powerful enough machine for it. I upgraded the machine and OS and everything was tickety-boo. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/5/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I went the web site--price a bit pricey for me. But thanks for the heads up anyway! Cheers, Christine Christine, consider Freeway Express. I have used Freeway Pro for about 8 years I think. It does what its supposed to and the support

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Derby Chang
Geez, that's bad. I upgraded to LR4 about same time as going to Win7 64bit, so there wasn't much of a speed hump. More memory definitely helps, but a fast disk for the lightroom catalog zips things along too. I know you are a heavy user of PS. What are the incompatibilities? I'm still on

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-29 Thread Derby Chang
Nice. Is it a good idea for him to be ipodded, no helmet and on a non-bike lane? Sorry, I've been doing risk analysis all day. D On 29/05/2012 8:41 AM, frank theriault wrote: Louis L. Sullivan would be aghast: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/05/form-over-function.html

Re: PESO a bit of Hollywood glam

2012-05-29 Thread Derby Chang
I saw this a while back, but haven't commented. My initial thought was, I would probably prefer this in BW, because of your Hurrell intention. In colour, her skin looked a little overcooked, whereas in glow-y black and white, it would really would be glam. I still see a bit of jpeg artifacts

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread Eric Weir
That was a question, Ann. The answer is obvious to you. Not to me. [I note, e.g., that Dan's original comment while apparently intended as black humor, was understood otherwise by many.] I understand that Steve explicitly addressed the set, the nests below. Again, taking that into

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread Jeffery Smith
I wrote to Leica last night, telling them the sordid history of my M8s. The card fail defect seems to be extremely common. I suggested a firmware upgrade thst bypasses the write protect feature altogether. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On May 29, 2012, at

Re: Boris Peso #18 - Steadfast

2012-05-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Missed this one earlier. A great concerted, well executed by you. Paul On May 28, 2012, at 11:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Thanks, Dan! On 4/24/2012 08:04, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great effect with the shadows of the flowers that are not in the frame. I like it. Dan Matyola

Re: Boris peso #21 - Rising with the sun

2012-05-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Boris, I'd be happy to give it a try. Best, Paul On May 28, 2012, at 11:53 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Paul, could I send you the pic (even the small one) so that you can show me what you mean? 'Cause I tried, but it comes out unnatural or too punchy... On 5/25/2012 14:09, Paul

Re: PESO two roles

2012-05-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dan. On May 28, 2012, at 11:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Another two fine portraits. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Sophisticated:

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Jeffery Smith
The supplied templates with most of these programs are what I find to be complicating. The eye candy is distracting and confining. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On May 29, 2012, at 4:07, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 28/5/12, Christine Aguila,

Re: PESO two roles

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Both lovely portraits, Paul. Have you got agency rep for Grace yet? :) On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Sophisticated: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15809812size=lg Powerful: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15809813 -- PDML

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
I wish it were so simple, Tim. Yes, I'm using an older machine: a 2008 iMac, 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo. But it has 6 Gig RAM, and I was running Lr with no other apps up (not even a browser), and I was watching the Activity monitor. There was plenty of RAM, the disks weren't all that busy, my catalog is

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Mat Maessen
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I'm using an older machine: a 2008 iMac, 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo. But it has 6 Gig RAM, and I was running Lr with no other apps up (not even a browser), and I was watching the Activity monitor. There was plenty of RAM,

Photo Rumors

2012-05-29 Thread Jeffery Smith
This site is teasing us with the romor of 3-4 new dSLR cameras from Pentax in 2012, including one with a 35mm-sized sensor. I am so impressed with the K-5 (for me, a substantial improvement over the K-7 in low light), I'm not looking for a K-5 upgrade. I don't want a mirrorless dSLR without an

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
When I select an image and choose Edit in Ps CS5 it pops up a warning that I need to upgrade Camera RAW to 7.0. Choices are Edit Anyway, Let Lr Render or cancel. Googling this topic suggests that colour shifts were occurring when using this, so I'm very wary. Right now I'm testing out one of my

Re: Photo Rumors

2012-05-29 Thread Darren Addy
Photorumors.com is a green web site. They even recycle rumors. -- 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: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Mat, I'm still running 10.6.8. I enabled 64-bits for Ps CS5 and Lr 3 and got a noticeable speed improvement back in the day. But you might be right; Lion may help. I know I need it for a couple of other things. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Mat Maessen tomatoe...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue,

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
You and me both, Derby! :-) And It's going to be location stuff for a while anyway until I can get settled into a studio space. I'm working on that. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:39 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hope you can get back to some real studio work soon. -- -bmw -- PDML

Re: Photo Rumors

2012-05-29 Thread Jeffery Smith
They may have been the one to suggest a Pentax rangefinder patent. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On May 29, 2012, at 7:20, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Photorumors.com is a green web site. They even recycle rumors. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Kenton Brede
Jeffery, Just took a look at your changes. The site is coming along nicely. :) One thing I will add. The opening page is centered on the screen. When opening the thumbnail galleries, they snap to the left. From there opening a single photo, the photo loads centered. The right/left, left/right

Re: PESO -- Holding Court.

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
I agree with Frank! cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 10:54 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe it's just the cigar, but there's something very Churchillian about this photo. Wonderful body language, very well caught. Excellent photo! Cheers, frank What can be

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Ann! cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: That's fun (oh, you already said that :-) ) ann On 5/28/2012 20:14, Christine Aguila wrote: just for fun. Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/twohats/content/IMGP1448_large.html -- PDML

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Paul! Yep, saw Grace in her hat! Sweet! Cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Fun stuff. A hat day here in Michigan as well. Paul On May 28, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: just for fun. Cheers, Christine

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks! Cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 10:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Interesting tete-a-tete. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: just for fun. Cheers, Christine

Re: PESOs: Memorial flags in Boston

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice! I think the 2nd one is the strongest, but all are very nice. Cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 11:01 PM, David Parsons wrote: For the past few years, a group has been putting up small US flags to signify the deaths of every American killed in combat since the Civil War.

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Looks like I'll have to add some memory to my iMac before upgrading. I have 4 gigs of ram--probably upgrade to 8 just to be on the safe side. Thanks for mentioning this, Bruce. Cheers, Christine On May 28, 2012, at 8:15 PM, Tim Bray wrote: I upgraded to a slightly-faster computer with

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It's not your fault, Tom, it was entirely mine. I was in a black mood that day, and made I comment that was best left unsaid. I'm sorry if I offended anyone by it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: It

Re: PESO: Hit Proof

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. Pettite is one of my heroes, and I always love to see an old man find a useful way to occupy his time. G The billboard towers over Broadway, and that stare reaches out and grabs you. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 7:56

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Hmmm, I have Lion version 10.7.4, 2.5 GHz Core i5. Wonder if I'd be ok without a memory upgrade given your comments about RAM. Cheers, Christine On May 29, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Mat, I'm still running 10.6.8. I enabled 64-bits for Ps CS5 and Lr 3 and got a noticeable

Re: PESO: Memorial Day

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ann, Paul, Christine and Frank. This very dignified gentleman always comes to the ceremony that begins the parade, although he can no longer march more than a few blocks. I tried to capture him last year, but I like this image a lot more. The disinterest of the crowd has more to do with

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Update: ground keeps shaking and shaking over here. Today around 9 a.m. we experienced another major quake (shake and thunder, Richter 5.8), around the same power of the main one we suffered 9 days ago (Richter 5.9 then), plus several lesser shakes in the 3-to-4 range. More historical buildings

OT Flash question

2012-05-29 Thread David J Brooks
Hey all. I have two SB800 flashes, one bought new, one bought used, a few years back. The last time i used the used one, was at the three family weddings i shot in 2010 and both worked fine. The one i bought new is still working fine, however i went make sure the used one was still working today,

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread P. J. Alling
AFAIK the write protect is like that on an old 3 1/2 inch floppy. Leica would have to write the firmware patch as the firmware resides entirely in the camera. That is if the card-reader itself doesn't have it's own inviolable firmware. . On 5/29/2012 7:11 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: I wrote

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Cotty! I just checked out some of the tutorials. Very interesting and affordable. I have to do something with my web page. I just got Taco writer for the Mac, but maybe Freeway Express would save time and ease the chore. Cheers, Christine On May 29, 2012, at 4:07 AM, Cotty

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Jeffery: I agree with Kent's comments, also I think that 2nd picture in people is pixelated. Overall the site is coming along. I may check out Freeway at some point. Your site has inspired me! Cheers, Christine On May 29, 2012, at 8:18 AM, Kenton Brede wrote: Jeffery, Just took a

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
How terrible. Keep safe and out of harm's way. While it is tragic to lose historic monuments, the loss of human lives is the costliest toll. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Update:

Re: PESOs: Memorial flags in Boston

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great Work, David, and very appreciated at this time of remembrance in the US. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very nice!  I think the 2nd one is the strongest, but all are very nice.  

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-29 Thread Subash
On Tue, 29 May 2012 06:52:29 +0300 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Amazing... I like everything and I don't like that I couldn't be joining you, Subash. thanks Boris. you are welcome, anytime you feel like it... :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: nanda devi/ milam glacier trek photos

2012-05-29 Thread Subash
On Mon, 28 May 2012 18:35:53 -0500 Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Subash, these are beautiful--especially, the people portraits. You're a photographer with a great eye for subject, composition, and technique. I loved looking at your excellent gallery! Cheers, Christine

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Darren Addy
Well said, Daniel. I can only say I echo those sentiments. Darren -- 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: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread David J Brooks
Bruce, no problems here. iMac 21.5 Dave On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why nobody has posted here about Lightroom 4 being so dog-slow. Fairly pissed at Adobe right now. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO: New York Street Walker

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15813352 Comments will be appreciated. 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

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Are you running Lightroom 4.0 or Lightroom 4.1RC2? Adobe has issued two candidate upgrades to Lr4 so far, to address performance issues and bug reports. Lr4.1 is due for final release pretty soon, I suspect.

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
An SD card's write protect feature is implemented in hardware on the card and cannot be defeated by software in the card reader or camera. There's no reason an M8 should be so fragile or impossible to fix. Lots of people are getting excellent service out of their M8s without these kinds of

Re: OT Flash question

2012-05-29 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
If it has been sitting for so long, I would think letting it sit with batteries inside for a while might be worth a try - perhaps something is deeply discharged and needs a moment to come back up. Also, if you have an external power supply for it or access to one, try hooking it up to that.

RE: OT Flash question

2012-05-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks Hey all. I have two SB800 flashes, one bought new, one bought used, a few years back. The last time i used the used one, was at the three family weddings i shot in 2010 and both worked fine. The one i bought new is still working fine, however i went make sure the used one

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-29 9:47 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote An SD card's write protect feature is implemented in hardware on the card and cannot be defeated by software in the card reader or camera. that's not correct; tape over the switch to demonstrate, or read about it:

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Jeffery Smith
Thanks for the heads up. I forgot to center align the master page that I was using for the gallery pages (thumbnail pages). I think I got it fixed. I also used www.tinyurl.com to make a smaller url for the copyright page. I hope that is now fixed as well. Thanks again for the comments, Kent.

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Fun catch. You're hanging out on the Art Institute steps again. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Fun stuff. A hat day here in Michigan as well. Paul On May 28, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: just for fun.  

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Aguila
Ditto from Chicago! Dario--stay safe! Christine On May 29, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Well said, Daniel. I can only say I echo those sentiments. Darren -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Shooting 45 12-year-olds: advice sought

2012-05-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rapid snaps and I've changed out whole heads...the smiling one for the eyes closed one. Bob S. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:23 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On May 29, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Jack Davis wrote: A couple of additional thoughts. Place the tallest of the tallest in the

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, The first thing they destroy is Police Cars, doesn't make sense to incite them. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:56 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On May 29, 2012, at 7:06 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Tom, The employment issue might be relevant. You could wear a hat,

Re: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks for looking Bulent. The camera boots quickly, and is quick between shots. I am shooting only jpg so far so ymmv. I am only using manual focus lenses so my focusing is the limit on speed. The screen is pretty good for focusing and if you have time magnifying can get you very precise

Re: OT Flash question

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Dave, here's a short list of my favourite generic Things That Can Go Wrong, And Will: bad or weak batteries Triple-check that your test batteries are good. I suggest you use the ones that just fired the working flash to give you better confidence. Oh, and make sure they're inserted the right way

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Tom C.
Well said, Daniel. I can only say I echo those sentiments. Darren Well said, Daniel. I can only say I echo those sentiments. Darren -- 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

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, Saw Chicago's Police Chief on TV. He was at the whole NATO demonstration with a plan. He pulled cops out of the line before they blew-up from the taunting. He even stopped them from donning gas masks at one point. (Somebody shouted GAS and the officers started to don masks. He saw it and

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm running 4.0, Godfrey, the current shipping product. Thanks for pointing out that 4.1RC2 -- I'm going to try it ASAP. This morning I was editing an image that I had retouched in CS5, I made a virtual copy and turned that BW. It was all working flawlessly. I thought maybe I'd done something,

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Try it, Christine, but I couldn't live without 6GB now, and I'd rather have 8GB if my (older) iMac would accept it. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hmmm, I have Lion version 10.7.4,   2.5 GHz Core i5.  Wonder if I'd be ok without a memory upgrade

RE: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
For now ny 28mm have to suffice. I have to remember that the focal length doesn't really double but the angle of view is narrowed to that of twice the focal length. So my 135mm is not 270 mm. I did try my 10-20 mm sigma which is limited to f22 on this camera so focusing was a bit of a problem

Re: peso two hats

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Nice! On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: just for fun.  Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/twohats/content/IMGP1448_large.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
I don't have 4/3rds lens to compare but I am pleased with the look of the Pentax glass. The $45.00 35-80 Pentax zoom works great but can't beat those primes. That 14mm will have to wait. I don't think of this as a landscape camera but it did work surprisingly well for hand-held close-up work

Re: OT on Lr 4 being unusably slow

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've done all my photo work in 4.1RC2 for several weeks now. It's much more responsive than 4.0. Still not quite at LR3 level on some things, but there's a lot of debug code in it still. (It's long since my software development engineering days, nowadays I just document development tools. I have

PESO BW portrait

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Here's a bw portrait of Dorothy from our Hollywood Glamour shoot ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7295087256/lightbox/ I processed this fully in colour starting in Lr 4, then out to Ps CS5 for retouching, back to Lr, then converted a virtual copy to BW in Lr 4 using just the Lr 4 Develop

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I tried with two of mine. Didn't unlock the card. G On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:56 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-05-29 9:47 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote An SD card's write protect feature is implemented in hardware on the card and cannot be defeated by software in the card

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
Interesting, Derby. One of the cities or counties here in Washington rescinded it's helmet law for bicyclists last week as being unenforcible. Why? There is not enough money in the treasury to even begin to patrol/ticket/prosecute any offenders. Admitting that the law is merely a money pit?

Re: Web site feedback - OT

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:23 AM, Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com wrote: The supplied templates with most of these programs are what I find to be complicating. The eye candy is distracting and confining. I agree. I tend to delete 95% of the dross that's provided with most templates. I just

PESO: The Magestic

2012-05-29 Thread Darren Addy
What can I say, I'm a sucker for neon at dusk: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7295995840/in/photostream/lightbox/ This is a recently renovated opera house in the small town of Concordia, KS and is now a digital movie theater. (The Avengers in 3D was showing as I took this). This is a

OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Kenton Brede
So I decided a few weeks ago to give film a try. I bought a couple old Pentax cameras and started shooting. Locally we have a camera shop that will develop black and white film and scan to disk. So I shot a few rolls and really liked the process of shooting a manual film camera. So I thought

Re: PESO BW portrait

2012-05-29 Thread Kenton Brede
Wow, that's really nice! I'm liking Lr 4 better than 3 myself. -- Kent Brede http://kentonbrede.com/ On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a bw portrait of Dorothy from our Hollywood Glamour shoot ...

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! That is an unfortunate truth about scanning. You either buy your own scanner or give up your own development. Did you propose to your local lab to pay development surcharge? They would save on chemicals... Dmitry On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com wrote: So I

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
Their processor scans the film as it exits the dryer, writes the resultant data to CD. Little or no followup accounting for exposure error. Their scanner is calibrated to do the best with the images their machine provides. If you process your own, you most likely cut it into strips of 6 or 4,

PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-29 Thread George Sinos
This is a detail from the interior courtyard of The Burlington Building. Originally built in 1879 as the Headquarters for the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, this building has been remodeled several times, and is now general office space. A skylight provides most of the light to the

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-29 11:41 Joseph McAllister wrote If you process your own, you most likely cut it into strips of 6 or 4, which they would have to feed through their scanner one strip at a time. It's unlikely that your negs would match the calibrated gamma their scanner is expecting. exactly —

Re: PESO: The Magestic

2012-05-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Oh yeah, love that colour! I too am a NaD fan. :-) On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: What can I say, I'm a sucker for neon at dusk: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7295995840/in/photostream/lightbox/ This is a recently renovated opera house

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! From the description, Kenton is doing regular BW, which I doubt machines like the ones for C-41 exist... Cutting into strips? That probably can also be arranged to keep in roll before scanning. So - I still don't buy that price difference. D. On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Joseph

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-29 11:10 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote I tried with two of mine. Didn't unlock the card. i just tried it on one of mine and it worked — maybe you were using a Leica? ;? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Earthquake (more)

2012-05-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
And from Milwaukee! Keep us posted so we know you're OK. -p On 5/29/2012 11:06 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Ditto from Chicago! Dario--stay safe! Christine On May 29, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Well said, Daniel. I can only say I echo those sentiments. Darren -- PDML

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread William Robb
On 29/05/2012 10:10 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The first thing they destroy is Police Cars, doesn't make sense to incite them. A few police cars got torched at the Toronto G8. Interestingly, the ones that were wrecked were older, out of service cars that had no radios or other police

Re: Today's Peace Rally

2012-05-29 Thread William Robb
On 29/05/2012 10:27 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill, Saw Chicago's Police Chief on TV. He was at the whole NATO demonstration with a plan. He pulled cops out of the line before they blew-up from the taunting. He even stopped them from donning gas masks at one point. (Somebody shouted GAS and the

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Kenton Brede
At first I thought there might be more automation involved, if they developed. But their website says, Hand processed by our skilled technicians. They also have a 5 day turnaround for BW, whereas color is one day. Dmitry, I did ask them if I could pay for the develop/scan, hand over my negs,

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Most local scanning services are outrageous. Look for a good used film scanner. You'll pay for it very quickly at their prices. However you'll also learn the joys of digital spotting in Photoshop, or some other similar program. Black and white film by it's nature will not allow Digital

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Dmitry Gromov wrote: From the description, Kenton is doing regular BW, which I doubt machines like the ones for C-41 exist... There are machines for regular BW. The photo shop where I worked in Pittsburgh had one. Cutting into strips? That probably can also be arranged to keep in roll before

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread P. J. Alling
You know, I somehow doubt that they're machine processing Silver based BW. On 5/29/2012 1:41 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Their processor scans the film as it exits the dryer, writes the resultant data to CD. Little or no followup accounting for exposure error. Their scanner is calibrated to

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread Mark Roberts
steve harley wrote: on 2012-05-29 11:10 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote I tried with two of mine. Didn't unlock the card. i just tried it on one of mine and it worked — maybe you were using a Leica? ;? Ouch! :-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Kenton Brede kbr...@gmail.com wrote: At first I thought there might be more automation involved, if they developed.  But their website says, Hand processed by our skilled technicians.  They also have a 5 day turnaround for BW, whereas color is one day.  

Re: PESO: The Magestic

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice, and great timing. You caught the lights were they look strong in the fading daylight, but while you could still capture some cloud detail in the sky. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice architectural details of what appeals to be a lovely old building; well captured. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:43 PM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: This is a detail from the interior courtyard of The Burlington Building.

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Hi! On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Dmitry Gromov wrote: From the description, Kenton is doing regular BW, which I doubt machines like the ones for C-41 exist... There are machines for regular BW. The photo shop where I worked in Pittsburgh

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Dmitry Gromov
Sorry, forgot to mention... On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: BTW: Can anyone recommend a place that will do medium format E6 and scanning? I'm taking the 67 and a few rolls of Velvia down to GFM (leaving tomorrow!) For E-6 I use

Re: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
I agree Jeffrey I did not even consider this 4/3s system until I saw the pentax adaptor. I don't know when I will buy an actual 4/3ds lens. essage: 1 Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 18:21:34 -0500 From: Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Micro

How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-29 Thread John Celio
I want to try photographing the transit of Venus across the sun on June 5th, but I've never tried shooting the sun before. Any of you guys have tips you can share? Is there a special filter I should use, or would a polarizer or ND filter be sufficient? I'm planning on using my K 500mm f4.5, so

e: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
Oh Steven you are just an enabler! No don't twist my arm. Well maybe I can sneak it past the finance committee next month. Message: 4 Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 21:10:38 -0400 From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Micro 4/3s the

Re: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-29 10:15 Don Guthrie wrote Thanks for looking Bulent. The camera boots quickly, and is quick between shots. I am shooting only jpg so far so ymmv. I am only using manual focus lenses so my focusing is the limit on speed. The screen is pretty good for focusing and if you have time

Re: How to photograph the transit of Venus?

2012-05-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Do not I repeat do not point your camera directly at the sun, it will do the same thing to it's sensor that it will do to your eye. No filter you can afford will work. There are methods of using something like a pinhole camera taking the photo of the back reflecting surface, (and by

Re: PESO - PAD - The Burlington Building - Print-a-Day-3

2012-05-29 Thread Darren Addy
George, that is absolutely sublime. I'll have to check it out, the next time I get to Omaha. -- 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: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

2012-05-29 Thread Don Guthrie
Ah another enabler. It does not take much to my LBA fired up. Maybe next month. Thanks Derby for the recommendation. Message: 4 Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 20:16:39 +1000 From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Micro 4/3s the Dark-side

Re: Card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
steve harley wrote: on 2012-05-29 11:10 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote I tried with two of mine. Didn't unlock the card. i just tried it on one of mine and it worked — maybe you were using a Leica? Very funny. No, my MacBook Air. Happens to be what I have with me today, aside from the Nikon F. --

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-29 Thread John Francis
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:55:04PM -0400, Dmitry Gromov wrote: Hi! On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com wrote: BHPhoto. They told me to contact Leica. Leica replaced the camera after several months of unreturned phone calls (I contacted their president). The

  1   2   >