Re: carry-around d zoom

2013-03-19 Thread steve harley
on 2013-03-13 5:04 Collin Brendemuehl wrote Anyone here use the 16-45? How would you evaluate the results you get? it is very good for the price; it was by far my most-used lens for a couple of years, and i've taken it on several trips; i've done a lot of plant photography and the 1:4 macro

RE: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius But the q10 doesn't have brassing! Its funny that people have such issue with it. All the reviews I've seen so far, most reviewers went out of their way to praise the design and all commented on how they liked the brass.

Re: PESO -- In Memorium Square BW

2013-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That's excellent. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:25 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I posted a color version last year. While printing up a copy as a gift, I realized this was the HMS Bounty, sunk during Hurricane Sandy, with the loss of the Captain and a member of the crew...

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Perhaps I've wandered around Paris - the museum of museums - once too often with my Leica, but I think the camera is pure postmodernism. Instant patina, pastiche, ironic, plundering the past with knowing references and a hint

RE: Total noob question...

2013-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W Har! There's an error in the definition of Har! Har! is a signifier whose signified is a constructed reality. Nietzsche, in his book The Will To Power, said that he had an aversion to 'one total view of the world', and the PDML feels much the same about the meaning of Har! which,

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

2013-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
I like it. The man's gesture definitely makes it. On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 10:25 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: First streetie (as Derby calls 'em) since the accident. And the only one from yesterday. So hard to react and shoot when you one can't walk with camera

Re: Total noob question...

2013-03-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I always thought it was just pirate talk for HA or HEHE ann On 3/18/2013 19:40, Stan Halpin wrote: On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:31 PM, Bob W wrote: Quoting Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com: So I never caught on what the PAW and PESO acronyms stood for. Can someone enlighten me? All of your

Re: GESO Pool Night

2013-03-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: I posted some pics from last night. All 12,800 ISO. All with the DA* 50-135 and K-5. Where the light was impossibly red I went with BW. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1050366 Nice! I especially liked 8573 (the guy lifting the rack),

Re:Spring 2013 | Roman Melihhov Photography

2013-03-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Very pretty, I always think the Lens Baby effect works well on flowers. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 10 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:33:41 +0200 From: Roman Melihhovro...@blakout.net To: pdmlpdml@pdml.net Subject: Spring 2013 | Roman Melihhov Photography

Re: PESO: Reading at the Beach

2013-03-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I intended this as a slice of life image, in my beach photography series. This year, iPads and Kindles far outnumbered books of real paper, making him even more of an outlier, and an individual. I'm glad you did! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

2013-03-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Like! Lots of atmosphere and good subject. A photo with a lot of life. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:25:12 + (UTC) From:knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Cadillac Man Message-ID:

Re: OT - Camera Store X100s and X20 Hands On Field Test

2013-03-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013, Carlos R. wrote: I have been thinking about getting a second-hand Fuji X100 or the new X20, as I want/need a good quality semi-compact camera that I can take everywhere when I don't want to carry a heavy DSLR. I am still undecided, I like the flexibility of the X20

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 09:07:18PM -0400, Mark C wrote: I'm actually pretty impressed by the commercial. I found it almost impossible to watch because of the (to me) horrible flare every few seconds. Was this just an artifact of my system, or did other people see it as well? -- PDML

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep. Lots going on here, which makes it interesting. Paul On Mar 19, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Like! Lots of atmosphere and good subject. A photo with a lot of life. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:25:12 + (UTC)

Re: GESO Pool Night

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Aahz. That shot is among my favorites as well. The subject conveniently remained still while lifting the rack rapidly. Paul On Mar 19, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 14, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: I posted some pics from last night. All 12,800 ISO.

Re: OT - Camera Store X100s and X20 Hands On Field Test

2013-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 15, 2013, Carlos R. wrote: I have been thinking about getting a second-hand Fuji X100 or the new X20, as I want/need a good quality semi-compact camera that I can take everywhere when I don't want to carry a heavy

Re: OT - Camera Store X100s and X20 Hands On Field Test

2013-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 15, 2013, Carlos R. wrote: I have been thinking about getting a second-hand Fuji X100 or the new X20, as I want/need a good quality

Re: PESO - Cadillac Man

2013-03-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well I like it - glad you are shootin' -- but if I didn't know where you lived, I would have thought this was taken in the US southwest... ann (who isn't shootingmuch right now) On 3/18/2013 23:07, Jack Davis wrote: Well composed, Frank. Bar front sharp and contrasty. Man's action adds

Re: PESO: Reading at the Beach

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Aahz. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 15, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I intended this as a slice of life image, in my beach photography series. This year, iPads and

PESO: Back from the Ocean

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A little snorkeler: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17061452 Comments are invited. 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

Has anyone here used the Tamron 18-200?

2013-03-19 Thread Charles Robinson
There's one of 'em on CL here for $80. Seems like (for my son or daughter) that would be a handy travel zoom. But not if it sucks. I've used the 28-200 product and found the results to be ok at best. Thoughts? Opinions? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN

Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Sadly the ceiling is the same color as the walls in that room which leads to unfortunate hard to remover color casts. I usually bring a Lumaquest soft box with me when I carry a relatively bulky flash, but damned if I forgot to check the bag, (that particular flash doesn't have the Velcro to

Re: PESO: Back from the Ocean

2013-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
This is cute, Dan! Like the composition and soft shades.   Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 12:12 PM Subject: PESO: Back from the Ocean A little snorkeler:

Re: Has anyone here used the Tamron 18-200?

2013-03-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Tried one. Returned it. Found it awful. G On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: There's one of 'em on CL here for $80. Seems like (for my son or daughter) that would be a handy travel zoom. But not if it sucks. I've used the 28-200 product and found

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread kwaller
Yeah but what kinda pictures does it take. HAR! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: MX-1 promo video From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius But the q10 doesn't

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread kwaller
Why in the world would you leave that out on a camera like this? Penny pinching cost and the ability to come out with a 2.0 version that will include those items and perhaps more Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey

Re: Has anyone here used the Tamron 18-200?

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Yes, but Godfrey's awful can be other peoples acceptable. IIRC the Tamron 18-200mm is like the 28-200 both were available in Pentax livery. (pretty much the same lens), with better coatings, and similar results. I'm wary of greater than 3-4x zoom ratios anyway, but the Pentax version of the

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread kwaller
I saw that also and just figured it was included onpurpose to ad to the casual-ness of the video. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com Subject: Re: MX-1 promo video On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 09:07:18PM

RE: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of kwal...@peoplepc.com Yeah but what kinda pictures does it take. HAR! timeless black white classics, I should think. His accent, by the way, is as phoney as the camera. No British person has ever spoken like that naturally. Bob

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
If only they'd thought to create an accessory EVF that could be used on the Q, the K-01 and this camera which would make them a system! What a concept! That's two exclamation points in a row! (Make that three! No, four! Damn, I must be excited! ...or not). On 3/18/2013 8:26 AM, Rob

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
You know, the future of photography is 3D, and always, has been, or is that, will be. On 3/18/2013 9:07 PM, Mark C wrote: I'm actually pretty impressed by the commercial. Aside from the fact that I would be wearing sweat pants and a the She's with stupid T shirt my wife got me for my

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
No, I think it's an orphan like the K-01, there will be no MX-2, well not at least for another 10 years. On 3/19/2013 4:33 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Why in the world would you leave that out on a camera like this? Penny pinching cost and the ability to come out with a 2.0 version that

Re: Has anyone here used the Tamron 18-200?

2013-03-19 Thread Charles Robinson
I will let this go. Thanks for the opinions, folks. On Mar 19, 2013, at 15:40 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but Godfrey's awful can be other peoples acceptable. IIRC the Tamron 18-200mm is like the 28-200 both were available in Pentax livery. (pretty much the same

OT -- Well photo related anyway.

2013-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
A few days ago, (March 13), I ordered an item from Adorama in NY. Sent by UPS from Secaucus NJ to North Haven CT took two days. Since then it's had two arrival scans and been tendered to driver for final delivery, in that facility, nothing since the 14th, and I thought the US Postal Service

Re: OT -- Well photo related anyway.

2013-03-19 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 19, 2013, at 16:07 , P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: A few days ago, (March 13), I ordered an item from Adorama in NY. Sent by UPS from Secaucus NJ to North Haven CT took two days. Since then it's had two arrival scans and been tendered to driver for final delivery, in

PESO: lovers

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Scanning some old transparencies today. This one is of my two daughters, 1981. A kodachrome. Probably shot with my Fuji 801 and Fuji 55 1.8. Not enough DOF to nail them both, but I like the effect. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17061776size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: lovers

2013-03-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
A great shot worth treasuring. Love it! Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: lovers Scanning some old transparencies today. This one is of my two daughters, 1981. A kodachrome. Probably

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: I'm actually pretty impressed by the commercial. Aside from the fact that I would be wearing sweat pants and a the She's with stupid T shirt my wife got me for my birthday, I can relate to the dude in the video. But seriously - the brassing thing is

Re: Total noob question...

2013-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com: Har! There's an error in the definition of Har! Har! is a signifier whose signified is a constructed reality. Nietzsche, in his book The Will To Power, said that he had an aversion to 'one total view of the world', and the PDML feels much the same about the

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: it is an appealing camera if you are looking for a point and shoot that is pocketable. I recently went shopping for a quality compact camera, mainly for use by my wife

Re: PESO: lovers

2013-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
That is very good. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Scanning some old transparencies today. This one is of my two daughters, 1981. A kodachrome. Probably shot with my Fuji 801 and Fuji 55 1.8. Not enough DOF to nail them both, but I like the

Re: PESO -- The Three Amigos

2013-03-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Can't call you WeeGee -- your subjects were all breathing. Har! On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:48 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Sadly the ceiling is the same color as the walls in that room which leads to unfortunate hard to remover color casts. I usually bring a Lumaquest soft

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Mark C
On 3/19/2013 3:55 AM, Bob W wrote: Perhaps I've wandered around Paris - the museum of museums - once too often with my Leica, but I think the camera is pure postmodernism. Instant patina, pastiche, ironic, plundering the past with knowing references and a hint of slap-on Leonard Cohen imagery

Re: My photo exhibit in Voghera

2013-03-19 Thread Mark C
On 3/14/2013 4:46 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Here is a brief of the opening, which took place ten days ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSZhLGgE5Efeature=em-share_video_user (sorry it's Italian ;-) Dario Congrats, Darrio - looks like a great exhibit! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

OT: The Urban Perfection Outfit

2013-03-19 Thread Bob W
Not only is that the name of the band I will never have, but it is also one of the products to be found in this excellent catalogue, which I commend to your attention: http://www.cineressources.net/images/ouv_num/187.pdf Includes exciting new lenses, such as the Zeiss Tessar and Planar, to say

Re: MX-1 promo video

2013-03-19 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com: On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: it is an appealing camera if you are looking for a point and shoot that is pocketable. I recently went shopping for a quality

Re: PESO: TownshipShed

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I just saw this image on the PPG, and voted for it of course. Looks quite good there! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Can't really explain it, but I find myself pulling up this impulsive shot

Re: PESO: Back from the Ocean

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: This is cute, Dan! Like the composition and soft shades. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To:

Re: PESO: lovers

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
What a charming double portrait! Great expression on the girl with her eyes open, also. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Scanning some old transparencies today. This one is of my two

Re: OT: The Urban Perfection Outfit

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
WOW! That attachment took an eternity to download. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Not only is that the name of the band I will never have, but it is also one of the products to be found in this

Re: OT: The Urban Perfection Outfit

2013-03-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Not only is that the name of the band I will never have, but it is also one of the products to be found in this excellent catalogue, which I commend to your attention: http://www.cineressources.net/images/ouv_num/187.pdf My next band is going to be called Scilly Automatic. --

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
A little late, but...another digital option is to create a brush of your signature in PhotoShop or PSE. You can size it and color it to fit the print and it becomes part of the image when you print it. An example is here... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/KX-0010-2.jpg -p On

Re: OT -- Well photo related anyway.

2013-03-19 Thread Bong Manayon
Something similar happened to me as well, with a twist--I ordered from Adorama NY to be shipped to a NY address (Woodside); it went by UPS then it was handed over to USPS. USP tracking said it was handed over to USPS whose tracking simply showed something like received info then it stayed that way

Re: Total noob question...

2013-03-19 Thread mike wilson
On 19/03/2013 00:40, Stan Halpin wrote: On Mar 18, 2013, at 7:31 PM, Bob W wrote: Quoting Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com: So I never caught on what the PAW and PESO acronyms stood for. Can someone enlighten me? All of your questions (and more) are answered in the unofficial PDML FAQ:

Re: OT: The Urban Perfection Outfit

2013-03-19 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2013 01:57, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: Not only is that the name of the band I will never have, but it is also one of the products to be found in this excellent catalogue, which I commend to your attention: http://www.cineressources.net/images/ouv_num/187.pdf My next band is

OT: American cities a century ago (34 photos)

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/09/american-cities-a-century-ago-34-photos/ 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