Re: Another photo

2014-01-25 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/1/14, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: No comment... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7de00821.jpg Nice floater! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML

Re: Another photo

2014-01-25 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/1/14, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: That little birdy shot is sweet - hard to get those suckers to hold still Anne, you are so New York. Love it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-25 Thread Chris Mitchell
Very good. I like it a lot. And the info about the technique is interesting. Chris On 24 January 2014 14:06, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I'm just starting to get my photos from my trip to London sorted out. I did a lot of experimenting with long exposures and/or multiple

OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had some positive feedback on FB so i thought i'd share. it was near the end apparently and they fired off a ton of confetti. I thought it was

PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Bulent Celasun
It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28. http://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/maple-leaf/ Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 8:49 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 1/24/2014 5:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7de01229-32.jpg London's first vegetarian pub! This is an HDR shot, but I kept the HDRiness as restrained as I could under the circumstances. Gotta love

PESO - Skating with Timmy

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
As in Horton. Tim Horton's is our biggest coffee chain. I guess it makes a good hand warmer: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/skating-with-timmy.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Ceremony

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
Yes, I'm now of the belief that this is a bad photo. Thanks for the comment, Ken. The rest of you, please ignore. Onward and upward... Cheers, frank Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Looks like he's getting ready to eat it ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread Bob W
On 25 Jan 2014, at 17:10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had some positive feedback on FB so i thought i'd share. it was near

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
It's a wonderful photo! Who's Urban Keith? Cheers, frank David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had some positive feedback on FB so i

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Jack Davis
Bulent, I believe this would work better for me if you were to crop off most of the blank left side. Jack From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 9:13 AM Subject: PESO. Maple

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
I was about to compliment you on your great timing, getting the pedestrian and train at just the right moment. Then I read your post. Good thing it's not a pj shot. ;-) Still a very good photo. Almost wish I didn't know, though. :-) Cheers, frank Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:50 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It's a wonderful photo! Who's Urban Keith? I'm told he is a country western singer. He was supposed to have thrown a group of Canadian fans out of a concert he played in Minot, North Dakota because we declined to

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 25 Jan 2014, at 17:10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 25/1/14, Bulent Celasun, discombobulated, unleashed: It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28. http://celasun.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/maple-leaf/ Interesting! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Have a look here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/2014-03-grocery-store.html This shot was made with my freshly acquired soft lens. It is one of a kind lens that I ordered from a guy who makes all kinds of photography related works including some very interesting lenses. This

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Goes to prove it's not about the camera. -Original Message- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd On 25 Jan 2014, at 17:10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread Walt
He's a country singer from Australia, married to Nicole Kidman (!!!), and one of the best guitarists in the business. Yeah, he's kind of a pretty boy. And, yeah, a lot of his stuff sounds more like twang-pop than actual country music. But, man, can the guy play. -- Walt On 1/25/2014 11:50

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
It's more interesting to me with only a little of the blank LH side between the leaf and the edge. -Original Message- From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com Subject: PESO. Maple leaf. It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28.

Re: Another PJ in trouble for Photoshopping

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/24/2014 10:19 AM, Bob W wrote: The apparent believability of photography arises from the mechanical relation between the image and the subject. In other words, the sensor records something that was definitely out there - unlike painting or writing, where the text or image is mediated by

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: He's a country singer from Australia, married to Nicole Kidman (!!!), and one of the best guitarists in the business. Yeah, he's kind of a pretty boy. And, yeah, a lot of his stuff sounds more like twang-pop than actual country

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Goes to prove it's not about the camera. Exactly. I have not told her, yet, about the comments i have received but will. Dave -Original Message- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: Re: OT Peso, Keith

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Delicate with perfect composition as far as this very viewer is concerned... It is always a pleasure to look at your photographs, Bulent! On 1/25/2014 7:13 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: It was rainy outside. So, a macro :) K20D with Sigma 70mm f/28.

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/24/2014 4:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm just starting to get my photos from my trip to London sorted out. I did a lot of experimenting with long exposures and/or multiple exposures (some in-camera and some in Photoshop), both with and without HDR processes. I'm trying to work time into my

Re: Another London shot: The Coach and Horses

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 1/25/2014 12:39 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7de01229-32.jpg London's first vegetarian pub! This is an HDR shot, but I kept the HDRiness as restrained as I could under the circumstances. Gotta love the look of web pavement. Looks HDRish to me, all right. But

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread John
On 1/25/2014 12:49 PM, Bob W wrote: On 25 Jan 2014, at 17:10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had some positive feedback on FB so i

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread John
Don't mean a thang if it ain't got that twang. On 1/25/2014 1:19 PM, Walt wrote: He's a country singer from Australia, married to Nicole Kidman (!!!), and one of the best guitarists in the business. Yeah, he's kind of a pretty boy. And, yeah, a lot of his stuff sounds more like twang-pop than

Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! It would seem to me that my Sigma 17-70 requires fine focus adjustment with my original K-5 camera body (formerly Galia's)... I'd like to ask the wizards of PDML - what focal length to choose for dial in process? Thanks in advance. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO - Boccie

2014-01-25 Thread Rick Womer
A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17663752-lg.jpg Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I check lenses at each end of the range and the midpoint. Most often they agree, but if there's any discrepancy I dial it in at the midpoint. Paul via phone On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! It would seem to me that my Sigma 17-70 requires fine

Re: PESO - Ceremony

2014-01-25 Thread Rick Womer
Dunno, Knarf. Is it a weasel? Feather boa? Rick On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:41 PM, knarf wrote: Toby with furry friend: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ceremony.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel

Re: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Rick Womer
I like it, but agree with Jack and Ken. Rick On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: It's more interesting to me with only a little of the blank LH side between the leaf and the edge. -Original Message- From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com Subject: PESO.

Re: Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Bulent Celasun
Hi Boris, The sheet for a gadget (don't remember the name) I use for such calibration says there is no right focal length. You can either select the length you use most frequently (perhaps better) or, select a length in the middle. In any case, the calibration will not be perfect at 17mm and

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-25 Thread Bob W
It's a nice shot, with atmosphere. Might be better in black and white. Never seen the word boccie before. B On 25 Jan 2014, at 18:43, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg or

geso: Snow 01-25-2014

2014-01-25 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/sets/72157640152296914/ Just think ... only 11 months until Christmas. Wouldn't know it looking outside. -- 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: PESO. Maple leaf.

2014-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
I think it's a wonderful, elegant composition Bulent. I see the yin/yang-ness of it, or the interlocking tessellation of the two figures: leaf and background. However, I'd be tempted to trim about 15-20% off the LHS for more symmetry. I enjoyed your enigmatic words about it too. :-) On Sat,

Re: OT Peso, Keith Urban crowd

2014-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 25 Jan 2014, at 17:10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Wifey got a kinda cool audience shot from last nights Keith Urban show last night at the ACC. Taken on my daughters, (Erin Windsor) old iPod touch. It had

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Beautiful, Boris. Other than the bright red product placement, this could be a postcard or Christmas card. I really like it! That lens is rather too short for portraits but would produce very interesting results. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

February PUG - Countdown

2014-01-25 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all ..and Happy Australia Day to my fellow Aussies. There's but a few days left for submissions for the February PUG - only a couple so far. Theme: Feathered Friends Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html

PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the paths through Guadalupe River Park, then quiet, then ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/12139756243/ Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated.

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-25 Thread Stanley Halpin
Interesting effect. All nice, but I think the one with the young lady could be very very nice if only the person to her right was not there to create a bit of clutter. Sell the grocery store shot to the local Coke distributor… stan On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com

Re: Another photo

2014-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
All Hail The Chief! He's just wondering where the rest of the crew went. G On Jan 24, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: No comment... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7de00821.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Dario Bonazza
Is that your dream? http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/249449-image-hd-pentax-1-4x-teleconverter.html Are you sure? Dario -- 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

HD PENTAX-Is that your dream?DA 1.4x AW AF REAR CONVERTER

2014-01-25 Thread Dario Bonazza
Is that your dream? http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/249449-image-hd-pentax-1-4x-teleconverter.html Are you sure? Dario -- 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: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-25 Thread Marco Alpert
Lovely, as always. -Marco On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the paths through Guadalupe River Park, then quiet,

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob. Here in Philly it's boccie, probably because of the large Italian population. This was in France, where it's apparently called petanque. Rick On Jan 25, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Bob W wrote: It's a nice shot, with atmosphere. Might be better in black and white. Never seen the word

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Makes me ask if he saw you and because he did lifted his arms in greeting - or to .. hmm.. shoo you away? ann On 1/25/2014 16:09, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Out for my walk this morning. Bright, harsh sun, a little haze in the air. Chilly at first, but warming rapidly. Some activity on the

RE: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-25 Thread Bob W
it's petanque in the south, boules in the north. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Sent: 25 January 2014 22:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Boccie Thanks, Bob. Here in Philly it's boccie, probably because

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jan 25, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Is that your dream? http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/249449-image-hd-pentax-1-4x-teleconverter.html Are you sure? Dario I do not frequent the PF, I only see things there when someone

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
He seemed perfectly friendly and gave the double victory sign, nodded with a smile as he ran on. I find that,generally, very few people when I frame them into a photo. Those that do are usually polite about giving me a sign to please not include them. It's never been a problem. Godfrey On

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ditto. Paul via phone On Jan 25, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Jan 25, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Is that your dream?

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Miserere
That didn't take them long, did it? How long have people been *pleading* for one of these? 5 years? 7 years? I found my Tamron 1.4x TC worked just fine. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-25 Thread Mark Roberts
knarf wrote: I was about to compliment you on your great timing, getting the pedestrian and train at just the right moment. Then I read your post. Good thing it's not a pj shot. ;-) Still a very good photo. Almost wish I didn't know, though. :-) How 'bout a straight BW shot?

Re: FS Friday: Vivitar Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4.0 (Version 3 - Komine)

2014-01-25 Thread Miserere
I first heard of you, Mark, through your page on these lenses, where you listed the ins and outs of all the different versions. Does this page still exist? Nostalgia indeed, Larry. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for

Re: A Camera for Jim King

2014-01-25 Thread James King
Miserere wrote on Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:02:43 -0800: I have a camera for Jim King. Behold the King Jim camera!: http://akihabaranews.com/2014/01/15/article-en/king-jim-camera-equipped-mouse-1534514126 It even comes with an accessory mouse, ahem. :-) Cheers, —M. I wonder what King

PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-25 Thread Eactivist
Taken with the Pentax X-5 on the Circus Circus Midway in Las Vegas. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/advice.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere wrote: That didn't take them long, did it? How long have people been *pleading* for one of these? 5 years? 7 years? I found my Tamron 1.4x TC worked just fine. I expect this TC to be *much* better than the Tamron. And to be very expensive. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: Pentax 1.4x converter

2014-01-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: I found my Tamron 1.4x TC worked just fine. With SDM? I've got one, that everyone says works with SDM, and I don't find it to work that well at all with my DA* 300/4. The optical quality is good, but whenever the camera

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-25 Thread Bruce Walker
Excellent! Did Zoltar predict a good response to this shot? He should have. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:25 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken with the Pentax X-5 on the Circus Circus Midway in Las Vegas. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/advice.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe

Re: OT - how to avoid Facebook image mangling

2014-01-25 Thread Eactivist
It used to be that saving for web did not use as good a compression algorithm as just saving as a jpg. I guess that's changed, not sure. But you are remembering correctly, because a while back (maybe a long while back) I heard that too. Marnie I never save for web. And I tend to save at

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
BIG! A favourite movie. Cool shot! Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken with the Pentax X-5 on the Circus Circus Midway in Las Vegas. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/advice.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe ;-) “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel

Re: Photo from London: Baker Street Tube Station

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
Brilliant! Cheers, frank Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: knarf wrote: I was about to compliment you on your great timing, getting the pedestrian and train at just the right moment. Then I read your post. Good thing it's not a pj shot. ;-) Still a very good photo. Almost wish

Re: PESO - Boccie

2014-01-25 Thread knarf
Love it! Cheers, frank Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: A boccie game beneath the town walls of Dinon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17663752size=lg or http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17663752-lg.jpg Comments? Rick “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel --

Re: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG

2014-01-25 Thread Alan C
I like it. Could be a anywhere. Runners are generally a friendly bunch. Alan C -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:09 PM To: PAW Picture-A-Week project ; PDML List ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA Subject: PESO 2014 - 030 - GDG Out

Re: geso: Snow 01-25-2014

2014-01-25 Thread Alan C
A very unfamiliar world to me, having only experienced a bit of snow once in a mountainous, rural area. One familiar thing is the STOP sign! Pity you can't convey the temperature. Alan C -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 9:33 PM To:

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Bruce. You see, at 38mm of focal length is not portrait lens per se. However given the crop it turns to something like 58mm as far as angle of view goes and that's not bad. I made some group portraits of my girls and I quite liked the result. I used to have F 85/2.8 soft which was

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-25 Thread Eactivist
Thanks, Bruce. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 5:38:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: Excellent! Did Zoltar predict a good response to this shot? He should have. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 8:25 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken with the Pentax

Re: PESO: Unsolicited Advice

2014-01-25 Thread Eactivist
LOL. I thought it looked familiar. (re favorite movie, me too.) Thanks, frank. Marnie :-) In a message dated 1/25/2014 8:13:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: BIG! A favourite movie. Cool shot! Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Taken with the Pentax

Re: Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Paul! That's exactly the information I needed. On 1/25/2014 8:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I check lenses at each end of the range and the midpoint. Most often they agree, but if there's any discrepancy I dial it in at the midpoint. Paul via phone On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Boris

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Grocery store and a new lens

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks, Stan. I never think of my photography as of source of profit. May be I could make a big print and give it to the grocery shop owners :-). I will be able to take you just there as it sits in rather special location as far as tourist attractions in Tel Aviv go. You will judge for

Re: Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Bulent, you really made me curious. So I went and looked up the focal length distribution of this zoom lens... This is what I've found: By far the most used FL is 17 mm, second most used is 70 mm, which is rather natural - as far as typical usage pattern of a zoom lens goes. Then the FLs

Re: Question re zoom lens fine focus adjustment

2014-01-25 Thread Bulent Celasun
Boris, I hope the corrections at either end turns out to be on the same side (plus or minus). It is rather unlikely to find the same adjustment (let us say plus 5) fits both ends. The magnifications at zoom ends (17mm vs 70mm) differ significantly but the step motor's hardware remains the same. I