Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/7/2013 11:48 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com: Thought I would take a stab at posting a PESO. Haven't been doing this for quite a while and decided to try Flickr as Aperture can post directly to it. Much quicker and easier than dealing with the HTML

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes before rinsing. Bathing a cat

first impressions, mac mini quad core

2013-09-08 Thread Larry Colen
After editing a couple of sets of photos on my new mac, I've got some first impressions. My old setup was a 6 year old 24 iMac, with a 360G spinny drive and 6G of memory. The setup is an I7 quadcore mac mini with 4G of ram, and a 1TB fusion drive. The display is a 27 thunderbolt display. I

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: I'm just confused since I see that Apple updated its camera raw compatibility under Lion (update 4.04) for the K-5II. I like the fact that OSX handles DNG across the entire operating system (like hitting the spacebar to

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
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Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, Attila Boros wrote: As Aahz Maruch said, why not OM-D E-M5? I _almost_ bought one a few days ago (budget problems... don't ask). What budget problems? (Since when does anyone around here obey instructions?) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: I'm just confused since I see that Apple updated its camera raw compatibility under Lion (update 4.04) for the K-5II. I like the fact that OSX handles DNG across the entire

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes

Re: PAW191 - Crossing

2013-09-08 Thread DagT
Nice :-) Sorry for the late delay Rick, Marnie, Dave, Dan and Bulent. DagT 2. sep. 2013 kl. 02:59 skrev Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: Reminds me of one of mine from a couple of years ago: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14142974size=lg Obviously, I think it's a great idea

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Stan Halpin
DNG has not changed. No reason your older Mac shouldn't handle new DNG files. I'll send you one or more if you want to experiment. stan On Sep 8, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Sep 08, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Make that her face Dan :-) Nice shot, John. sorry not to see more of her though.. I once sat for about two hours making friends with a mantis in Bluff, Utah - she sat on my hand, and often looked right at me as your friend is doing... but when I tried to put her down on certain colors she

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread DagT
I would go for Fujifilm X-series for the pictures now covered by K-5 and DA-limited lenses. DagT 6. sep. 2013 kl. 20:15 skrev eactiv...@aol.com: Second party? Third party? Not sure what to call it. I am just about to sell my Canon camera, and only have one lens left too. Mainly due to

Re: OT Any advice for inexpensive lapel microphones?

2013-09-08 Thread John
There are some electret condenser microphones that can be powered by an internal battery instead of phantom power. On 9/8/2013 9:14 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Fri Sep 6 00:47:24 EDT 2013 Rob Studdert wrote: On 6 September 2013 03:08, Igor Roshchin str at komkon.org wrote: Hi Matthew, Thanks

PAW192 - Wing

2013-09-08 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/4s, f/11, ISO100, tripod DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- 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: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: What budget problems? What budget? kinda problems :p The neighbours flooded me, and I had to make unexpected repairs to my apartment. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, guys. Yes, if you could a K-5II DNG to me off list it would be appreciated! -Brendan Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say.

Re: What I miss?

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/8/2013 1:14 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/8/2013 12:55 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM, bpmacrae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: Good to know Cotters hasn't lunched on his chapeau. Does he still use that old eos-1d? No, he has a new pin hole camera now. You mean that

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread John
How can you tell the difference? On 9/8/2013 5:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Make that her face Dan :-) Nice shot, John. sorry not to see more of her though.. I once sat for about two hours making friends with a mantis in Bluff, Utah - she sat on my hand, and often looked right at me as your

Peso Red dragonfly 2, a closer look

2013-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9702330323/ Still not sure what kind this is. K-5, FA 100 2.8 macro Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
great shot Dave On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I thought I'd

Re: PESO How many DJ's ...?

2013-09-08 Thread John
Looks more like a Too many cooks problem to me. Play this one. No, play that one. Let me see what else you got. ... On 9/8/2013 2:48 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Good idea using that mirror! Instantly recognized the darn puter is acting up again expression on their face. Was it a hardware

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

2013-09-08 Thread John
Federal Reserve doesn't calculate the CPI. I remember back in 73-74 during the Arab Oil Embargo fiasco reading news reports about a gas station in New Jersey that was selling gasoline for $0.10/gallon if you paid with silver dimes. On 9/8/2013 2:42 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Comparative

PESO -- Sister of the Bride.

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Another shot from the wedding I attended yesterday. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20sisterofthebride.html Equipment: Pentax K20D 2/smc Pentax M 85mm f2.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant

Test

2013-09-08 Thread John
Spamcopped again -- 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: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread John
Seems to me like that's something the neighbors should have to pay for? On 9/8/2013 5:12 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: What budget problems? What budget? kinda problems :p The neighbours flooded me, and I had to make unexpected

paw week 36--pig signage

2013-09-08 Thread Christine Aguila
Just a little fun signage for this week. Below the photo, I've typed out the small print appearing at the bottom of the sign. Can't believe I've kept up with this years PAW given how busy I've been. Only 16 more weeks to go. If I do a PAW next year, I promise it will be a hell of a lot more

Re: paw week 36--pig signage

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
That is decidedly odd. On 9/8/2013 6:02 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Just a little fun signage for this week. Below the photo, I've typed out the small print appearing at the bottom of the sign. Can't believe I've kept up with this years PAW given how busy I've been. Only 16 more weeks to

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Attila Boros
On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 12:48 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Seems to me like that's something the neighbors should have to pay for? Absolutely right. Except they are very poor people, barely able to pay their own rent from social security. I could take legal action, but civil lawsuits can

Re: Test

2013-09-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
well this got in happily I seem to be ok ann On 9/8/2013 17:47, John wrote: Spamcopped again -- 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: PAW192 - Wing

2013-09-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That's a powerful and sad image, Dag ann On 9/8/2013 17:10, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/4s, f/11, ISO100, tripod DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 10:41:32AM -0700, bpmacrae wrote: A big part of the reason I've been away is restoring this thing. Paid for with funds from selling my Pentax-A* 85mm 1.4. http://www.primelensphotography.com/1967_Sprite/large-1.html Good trade? I'm envious. this page shows my

Re: PAW192 - Wing

2013-09-08 Thread Marco Alpert
Yikes! (And what Ann said.) -Marco On Sep 8, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: That's a powerful and sad image, Dag ann On 9/8/2013 17:10, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/4s, f/11, ISO100, tripod DagT

Re: OT Any advice for inexpensive lapel microphones?

2013-09-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
In answer to your question at the end of this message. Note that the text refers to Quadra's and PowerPC's microphones that come with the computer. They are talking early to mid-90s here, and refer to the little mini-hockey puck mics Apple used to ship with their computers. Soft foam backing,

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Zos Xavius
Correct me if I am totally wrong, but isn't the k-7 sensor size the same as sony sensors with a 1.5x crop? Canon is the only oddball I know of with their slightly smaller 1.6x crop sensor. OkI just googled it. The difference is .1mm horizontally between the k-7 and k-5. Not enough to even

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Wow! Awesome, shots. What a coup to have one with DH. This car is a bucket list item for me as I've wanted to restore a car for years and years but have never had the time, the room, or the resources to do so. I've been working for the last few years at Mini Mania just up the road in Nevada City,

Re: OT: the end of email as we know it

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Certainly if you don't have a Gmail account you *cannot* use their interface. I was just correcting the notion that I must have Gmail a smart phone to use this? -- it's an or not an and equation. Perhaps only of interest to pedants, which means it's fascinating on PDML. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
That's great! On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I thought I'd

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 8, 2013, at 13:10 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Brendan MacRae bpmac...@gmail.com wrote: I'm just confused since I see that Apple updated its camera raw compatibility under Lion (update 4.04) for the K-5II. I like the fact that OSX handles DNG across the

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
I think Godfrey's nailed it. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 4:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I came across this one taken three or four years ago. TriX in the Leica CL. I haven't looked at it in years. Might be one of my all-time favourite photos (that I've taken), so I

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread John
I could also be wrong, but I think the K7 has essentially the same sensor as the K20D, with different electronics that gave it slightly better performance than the K20D. Plus better metering, 100% viewfinder 720p movies. On 9/8/2013 7:11 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Correct me if I am totally wrong,

Re: Test

2013-09-08 Thread John
Thanks. This time the bounce came on the Yahoo side. On 9/8/2013 6:29 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: well this got in happily I seem to be ok ann On 9/8/2013 17:47, John wrote: Spamcopped again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
I'd probably want to have a K-56 camera and a G5 to mount it in. Choppers are too shakey. Sure, they make isolation mounts for video work, but not for the pilot and passengers! On Sep 8, 2013, at 08:36 , eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Well, I've narrowed down my choices to: Canon T4 or T5 (in

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Larry Colen
Why'd you go for a MkIV? My favorites are the MkII, Are you by any chance on the SOL list or any of the other lists at http://autox.team.net ? On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 04:14:11PM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: Wow! Awesome, shots. What a coup to have one with DH. This car is a bucket list item

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Zos Xavius
The k-7 introduced live view and movie recording. Same sensor. Some claim that the k20D actually has better high ISO. I would still take the k-7. Live view is too useful to give up. I would imagine the meter and AF were upgraded between the two models as well. The k-7 body is certainly better

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, Joseph. That's really interesting since I thought Aperture 3 required Lion? Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say. - Will

Re: Peso red dragonfly

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/7/2013 2:34 PM, David J Brooks wrote: About 2 weeks ago my yard has seen 100's of these guys flying around. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9695875632/ Not sure what kind it is. Mark C. Dave Nice shot, Dave. The red dragonflies are pretty scarce this year around here... I

Re: Peso Red dragonfly 2, a closer look

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 5:35 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9702330323/ Still not sure what kind this is. K-5, FA 100 2.8 macro Dave That is a mature male whitefaced meadowhawk - /Sympetrum obtrusum. Nice shot! Mark / -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Old school

2013-09-08 Thread Matthew Hunt
http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/389/recent_pics (Pentax-related, but photographed with an Olympus E-PL5.) -- 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 Red dragonfly 2, a closer look

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Very nice! On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:35 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9702330323/ Still not sure what kind this is. K-5, FA 100 2.8 macro Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com

Re: PAW192 - Wing

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Hard to look at, or away. Pretty strong stuff. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:10 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm macro, 1/4s, f/11, ISO100, tripod DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
The Samsung sensor family used in the K20D and K-7 has a slightly smaller footprint on the order of 10ths of a mm than the Sony sensors used before in the *ist-D and all the other Pentax DSLRs. It seems like a small enough difference. but that can mean a huge difference in AOV when dealing

Re: PESO - Old school

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
But you'd never have had room to fit film into the E-PL5... On 9/8/2013 8:00 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/389/recent_pics (Pentax-related, but photographed with an Olympus E-PL5.) -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy,

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Darren Addy
WAS it a trade (as in, the former Austin Healey owner wanted the lens) or did you sell the lens and buy the car with the proceeds? I On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Why'd you go for a MkIV? My favorites are the MkII, Are you by any chance on the SOL list or

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Marco Alpert
Ditto. -Marco On Sep 8, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I think Godfrey's nailed it. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 4:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: I came across this one taken three or four years ago. TriX in the Leica CL. I haven't looked at it in years.

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
The waitress shot is terrific. The others are too busy for me, and the lighting doesn't help that perception. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Shooting without AF is fun! And for a lens so wide as Heliar 15/4.5 focusing is pretty much redundant to

Re: Peso Red dragonfly 2, a closer look

2013-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Mark Dave On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 9/8/2013 5:35 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/9702330323/ Still not sure what kind this is. K-5, FA 100 2.8 macro Dave That is a mature male whitefaced meadowhawk -

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Zos Xavius
Hmmmaccording to dxomark: K-7 - 23.4x15.6mm K-5 - 23.7x15.7mm If those numbers are right, the k-7 is exactly 3:2 while the k-5 is slightly wider. Comparing pixel dimensions I get the following aspect ratios: K-5 - 2:3.02 K-7 - 2:3.01 Fairly negligible if you ask me. On Sun, Sep 8, 2013

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Zos Xavius
PS: *ist-d is 3008x2008 pixels...so 2:2.996. You really noticed a difference of .03? On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmmaccording to dxomark: K-7 - 23.4x15.6mm K-5 - 23.7x15.7mm If those numbers are right, the k-7 is exactly 3:2 while the k-5 is

Re: paw week 36--pig signage

2013-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
The BBC probably has a weekly, hour-long prime-time television show on the subject, too. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 6:02 PM Subject: paw week

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
No, I didn't actually trade the lens for the car. Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have anything to say. - Will Connell On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:16

PESO - Unit 2

2013-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
In Meredith, New Hampshire, off pricey Main Street: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17516589 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17516589-lg.jpg (K-5, FA 28/2.8) Any resemblance to my PUG entry this month is not coincidental. Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Dog shot

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Nice collection of shots. I like the kid with the golden retrievers and the narcissist statue. Regent's Park is also very nice - excellent toning and rendering to mono. Mark On 9/7/2013 3:37 PM, Bob W wrote: I met up with Chris M and Lurker Ben his lovely wife today. After Chris and Ben had

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
I actually like the MkII cars without the external door handles but the top mechanism and roll up windows on the MKIV is a bit more practical. Although, calling this car practical strains the meaning of word. I also like the Bugeyes but I'm not as crazy about them as some. I like that blower kit.

Re: PESO: Burning Off the Morning Fog

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Great capture - very ethereal... Mark On 9/6/2013 12:08 PM, Walt wrote: This was the sight I woke up to this morning while house-sitting for a friend who's out on a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a couple of weeks. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9688270756/#large K-5, F

Re: peso: back to school, then now

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Nice pair of photos - what a difference 6 years makes! Great idea. Mark On 9/5/2013 10:16 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: This has been a big year in the back-to-school department for us. Everyone is starting in a new place -- middle school, high school college... My best days of getting kids to

Re: Peso: Snow Geese

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/6/2013 7:38 PM, John wrote: Panorama cropped from a single frame. K10D, Tokina AT-X Pro 287 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO 800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/9690539472/lightbox/ Wow! Get outta the way... Great capture. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: More of my Italian core dump: Minimalism

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/5/2013 7:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Even more minimal than my previous minimalist shot: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dd02521.jpg Super good, Mark! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 4:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are

Re: paw week 36--pig signage

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 6:02 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Just a little fun signage for this week. Below the photo, I've typed out the small print appearing at the bottom of the sign. Can't believe I've kept up with this years PAW given how busy I've been. Only 16 more weeks to go. If I do a PAW next

Re: PESO - Unit 2

2013-09-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
was there a railroad track running by? ann On 9/8/2013 21:19, Rick Womer wrote: In Meredith, New Hampshire, off pricey Main Street: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17516589 or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17516589-lg.jpg (K-5, FA 28/2.8) Any resemblance to my PUG entry this

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Interesting subject, Frank. The expression, the jacket, hands in the pockets... intriguing. Mark On 9/7/2013 9:46 PM, knarf wrote: Ignore the fact that this is on Knarf Does Kolor (long story not worth getting into). I came across this one taken three or four years ago. TriX in the Leica

PESO A balloon kind of Sunday

2013-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
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Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Nice subject and lighting - I likethe rock in the foreground and the placement of the goose in the frame. Great highlight in the eye. The golden light seems a little dark to my eye - hard to get exactly the right balance. Amazing that these birds were near extinction a few decades ago. Too

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Great capture - that is one serious chessman! Mark On 9/5/2013 10:30 PM, knarf wrote: Even the best can't afford complacency: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/waiting-for-challengers.html?m=1 :-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” --

Re: PESO - Unit 2

2013-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Nope; in the old days the track was down the hill about 1/4 mi away.   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 9:40 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Unit 2 was there

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Very cool shot! Mark On 9/8/2013 12:58 PM, John Celio wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this before, so I thought I'd share. John Celio -- PDML

Re: PESO 2013 - 088 - GDG

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Great capture - the expressions are excellent. Personally, I relate to the guy who is second from the left. On 9/6/2013 11:01 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Realized I hadn't posted much lately, and was wandering through my photos taken in Tokyo around March 2002. This one popped out at me.

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 06:21:04PM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: I actually like the MkII cars without the external door handles but the top mechanism and roll up windows on the MKIV is a bit more practical. Although, calling this car practical strains the meaning of word. I also like the

Re: PESO A balloon kind of Sunday

2013-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Nice composition and interaction, Paul.  The diagonal line up to the balloon is very effective. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 9:50

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
DPReview seems to think that the K-5 and K-7 have exactly the same size sensor. I don't remember where I got those numbers from but IIRC they came from the Pentax web site when I first bought my K20D. When the K-7 was released the sensor was reported to be the same as the K-20D. I could be

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
Oddly enough yes, try printing images from the *ist-Ds and the K20D full frame to the same size, it was maddening. On 9/8/2013 8:33 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: PS: *ist-d is 3008x2008 pixels...so 2:2.996. You really noticed a difference of .03? On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Zos Xavius

Re: PESO - Old school

2013-09-08 Thread John
That's silly. On 9/8/2013 8:00 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/389/recent_pics (Pentax-related, but photographed with an Olympus E-PL5.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Boris, three PESOs

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
Hi Boris - I love the waitress pic - bored, distracted, whatever, it is great. The second pic doesn't do much for me - lighting is hard, it just does not click. I will disagree with many here in that I like the last shot - the lighting and colro is great, and there is just this chaotic

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/8/2013 9:37 PM, Mark C wrote: On 9/8/2013 4:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the

Normal Full Frame Zoom

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
I've been shooting a bit of film latelyand have been using the FA 28-105 f4-5.6 zoom as my everyday lens. This past week I was really chaffing under this lens - it was just too slow, the rotating front element was at times a PITA, it is heavy (thanks to the power zoom motor etc), and looking

Re: Normal Full Frame Zoom

2013-09-08 Thread Rob Studdert
I have the Sigma Lens 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM, it's pretty good but maybe a bit too short on the long end for you, are you looking to shoot on FF or a cropped body so are you lokking at an equivalent FOV? On 9 September 2013 12:33, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice to see the Capri in there. My very first car was 72 Capri with the 2600cc v-6. Sadly, it was an automatic :-( Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they

Re: PESO - Waiting for Challengers

2013-09-08 Thread knarf
Thanks, Mark, ans thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. He certainly seemed serious about the whole thing... ;-) Cheers, frank Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Great capture - that is one serious chessman! Mark On 9/5/2013 10:30 PM, knarf wrote: Even the best can't afford

Re: Sold the 85mm f1.4 for this?

2013-09-08 Thread John
This is just about the time of year for British Car Day at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia. I don't know if they have it any more. The latest reference I could find for it was a Yahoo Groups entry from 1998. I still have one MGB Tourer in the basement. I hope someday I'll have the money to

Re: PESO - Unit 2

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce
Certainly has it's charm. I don't think my wife would want to stay there. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 8, 2013, at 6:19 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: In Meredith, New Hampshire, off pricey Main Street: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17516589 or

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread knarf
Thanks for the thoughts, Bruce. Can't explain why but for me the whole hands in the pocket thing is a big part of the photo. I also found that cropping tighter lost a great deal of her body language which is again, an important element for me. I really appreciate you taking the time to

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 8, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: I've been running OSX 10.6.8 for years, and Aperture 3 works fine. I'm at 3.0.3 now. It and my 24 2008 iMac get along fine with any and all DNGs I throw at it. But I don't have a K5 II, just a K5. It should make no

Re: PESO - Yes? Can I help you?

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce
Cool shot John! -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:58 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: http://jacelio.com/special/IMGP0122.jpg This dude was hanging out by my front door this morning. I don't think I've ever gotten a direct stare from a mantis like this

Re: PESO - Catharine on Augusta Street

2013-09-08 Thread knarf
Thanks, Mark, and thanks to all who commented and looked. Glad you enjoyed! Cheers, frank Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Interesting subject, Frank. The expression, the jacket, hands in the pockets... intriguing. Mark On 9/7/2013 9:46 PM, knarf wrote: Ignore the fact that this is on

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

2013-09-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes. G On Sep 8, 2013, at 10:32 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Godfrey - If my memory is working, m4/3 has an aspect ratio of 4:3, aps-c is 3:2. Is that correct? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: PESO A balloon kind of Sunday

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce
Love the backlighting on her hair. Nice shot. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 8, 2013, at 6:50 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17522354 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Normal Full Frame Zoom

2013-09-08 Thread John
I have been very satisfied with the Tokina AT-X Pro 28-70 f/2.8, but they're as scarce as hens teeth in Pentax mount. Understatement to say it has been my favorite lens ever since I acquired it. The Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 EX DG seems to be almost as good, but I haven't had it long enough to fairly

Re: PESO - Old school

2013-09-08 Thread Jack Davis
Clever! Jack From: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 5:00 PM Subject: PESO - Old school http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/389/recent_pics (Pentax-related, but photographed with an Olympus

Re: Normal Full Frame Zoom

2013-09-08 Thread Bruce
Back in the film days I shot with a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 lens. I forget all the rest of the designations on the end of the name. It was fairly light and very good optically. The build quality wasn't overly robust, but was pretty good. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 8, 2013, at 7:33 PM,

Re: K-5II/IIs and OSX 10.6.8

2013-09-08 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice to know that the format still works with my older set up. Now, how can I get a copy of Aperture 3 . . . Photography's greatest handicap is the ease with which the medium as such can be learned. As a result, too many budding neophytes learn to speak the language too long before they have

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