Norman Baugher wrote:
Is there a big difference between the K-5 and K-3 other than resolution. There
is definitely a big difference in price…
Price these days? Maybe not so much. You can pick up a K-3 for under
$700. The K-3 II is quite a bit more expensive right now. Do note that
the
Igor the Mr. Loaded with Money. You think just like my Dad - Shoes -
Bata, Glasses - Bausch Lomb, Cars - Mercedes Benz, Radio or Music
System - Philips, Cameras - Leica, and so on - every thing expensive
and thus the finest money can buy.
Till I changed all that and bought myself a $ 1 step up /
Looks like I’m going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy. Wondering
about carrying a camera, in my case a K5, on a bicycle on a bicycle tour.
Especially balancing protecting the camera while underway with accessibility to
the camera for taking photos. Suggestions? Special equipment?
Is there a big difference between the K-5 and K-3 other than resolution. There
is definitely a big difference in price…
On Jul 21, 2015, at 4:26 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
If you're sticking with Pentax there's only one. The K-3 or it's younger
brother he K-3II
Bob W can tell you about carrying your camera =and= your banana.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Looks like I’m going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy.
Wondering about carrying a camera, in my case a
On Jul 22, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote:
=and= your banana.
Yeah, come to think of it, I’ll need help with that, too.
--
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Decatur, GA USA
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Igor PDML-StR wrote:
How is that story related to photography?
I just realized that at least as a temporary step, I can just buy a
step-up ring and use the 77mm CP on my 67mm lenses.
So, the question is: Any recommendations for the step-up rings?
I see Goja step-up rings sold for about $6 on
On Jul 21, 2015, at 2:06 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Eric Sir, here is a printable lens hood for the 16-45. You can
cut one out on a black thin plasticised foam.
You can even fold it to stow away in your camera bag. I don't see the
need to spend $$ on a lens hood.
Eric Weir wrote:
Looks like I’m going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy. Wondering
about carrying a camera, in my case a K5, on a bicycle on a bicycle tour.
Especially balancing protecting the camera while underway with accessibility to
the camera for taking photos.
Eric Weir wrote:
Looks like Im going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy.
Wondering
about carrying a camera, in my case a K5, on a bicycle on a bicycle tour.
Especially balancing protecting the camera while underway with accessibility
to
the camera for taking photos.
Igor, Igor the terrible big buck thinker spender!
Afraid of getting the step up / down ring stuck?
Here is a kitchen contraption I bought for less than $ 4. Great for
opening stuck filters without damaging lenses and filters.
Actually it is a bottle cap opener.
Hello Eric, I have seen this rubberised foam sheets - about 1 to 2 mm
thick and as light as a feather - at Michaels, Wall Mart and other
craft stores. Paid 89 cents for a sheet. Here in India it is dirt
cheap. Comes in one side black and the other side white, full black or
full white.
Kids use
P.s. If I were to do a really long tour - months, perhaps - I would give some
thought to fitting a porteur rack to the front of the bike and either putting a
camera bag directly on that, or using a large front bag and putting a camera
bag inside that.
B
On 22 Jul 2015, at 19:48, Bob W-PDML
Appropriately sized rubber bands work well when wrapped around the outer
diameter giving greater grip and friction.
I've also used silicon spray, sparingly on the ring/filter threads to aid
install/removal.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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On 22 Jul 2015, at 18:17, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote:
Hi Bipin,
Thank you for pointing out to that brand name.
Their cheaper version is indeed very cheap, while they have a more
sofisticated (Ultra Slim, bla-bla-bla) version as well that is priced higher
($40-66, depending
On 2015-07-22 9:12 , Eric Weir wrote:
Looks like I’m going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy. Wondering
about carrying a camera, in my case a K5, on a bicycle on a bicycle tour.
Especially balancing protecting the camera while underway with accessibility to
the camera for taking
Hi Bipin,
Thank you for pointing out to that brand name.
Their cheaper version is indeed very cheap, while they have a more
sofisticated (Ultra Slim, bla-bla-bla) version as well that is priced
higher ($40-66, depending on the size). That is still chaper than
the upscale version of the
Great scene! You positioned yourself well to virtually eliminate the
modern traffic sign on the lamp post and preserve the charm of the
store. Really nice photo.
On 7/21/2015 8:28 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Just a short walk from 111-113...
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049361size=lg
Hi Eric,
You will enjoy yourself with or without a camera. I haven't fully resolved your
question yet, but I can certainly tell you what my experiences have been.
On my most recent tours, over the last year to eighteen months, I've taken a
Fuji X20 which I keep in a CCS compact pouch
I used to keep my banana tightly strapped to the front, but now I keep it in
the rear.
B
On 22 Jul 2015, at 16:24, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob W can tell you about carrying your camera =and= your banana.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at
On 21/7/15, Norman Baugher, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hey guys, I've been lurking for a while, so this is my first post in
some time. I've been working with a group of surfers in California who
work with various charities. We surf and film events for special needs
kids. Being involved, I turned
Google Streetview will show you - it's on the corner of Great Portland Street
and Weymouth St in the West End of London.
Now you think I know where every random wine shop in London is... But you can
generally guess the area by the architecture.
B
On 22 Jul 2015, at 02:52, ann sanfedele
A couple of months ago, I came across this choir singing in the street.
As usual, I found the spectators more interesting than the performers:
http://se.toralf.net/post/124734050808/kor
Shot on Ektar 100 film. Shameless praise is welcome, as always. Oh, and
other comments, too :-)
I have
Interesting about the cat door. Did Schrodinger have a cat door? Or
could his cat could be simultaneously inside and out?
Regarding step up rings: I've always used the inexpensive ones. They
sometime stick (especially if left on a long time) but eventually they
will come off. I tend to use
Nice capture of the animal in its habitat. It seems suited to blending
in with the rocks.
On 7/21/2015 9:24 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Due to my having initially flubbed the link to this image, am posting it again.
Background comments not worth repeating.
CC?
J
Gracie has her first adult bike. I bought her a 2014 Giant Tempt 5, which was
new but somewhat reduced since it’s last year’s model. Seems to work great. It
has 27.5 wheels but an Adult Small frame. Went to a good bike shop nearby, and
they measured her and had her test drive some bikes. This
Hi Bipin,
First, let me tell you that you are wrong in your quick judgement.
And the very fact that this thread exists is the indication of that.
In any case, I thought you were wise not to be this condescending.
But because this thread is not about me, I will leave it at that,
writing off your
Several months ago I was going on about separating my PDML mail on my cell.
I mentioned that my geek was about to give it up. Someone on the list asked
that I let them
know if we were ever successful.
A week or so ago, it occurred to me to attempt setting up a PDML account.
I did so, gave it a
I see. Scale was missing. ;0)
J
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 22, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
It's only a few inches long, not at all suited for that purpose, and
it was, when I found it, horizontal.
Dan Matyola
A lot of people don't understand the difference between CHEAP! and
Inexpensive.
I *never* buy CHEAP!; but I will always consider Inexpensive.
If you have to spend twice as much to get something that's going to last
3 times longer, you've still saved money because you won't have to pay
for it
Cycling jerseys have 3 pockets on the back, sometimes with little zipped
pouches for cash. My map goes in one pocket, my reading glasses in the middle,
and my banana in the left.
http://www.torm.cc/image/cache/torm123%20cropped-8f957e49-ff57-4b32-be7d-ddb0799bd8aa-620x350-q85-ap-mk-sm-0.jpg
B
Okay, not the last ~ever~ but the last from Sunday's shoot. I think
this is my favourite because it's earlier, before the skies got really
dark - the aperture was a bit smaller so both grebes are fairly well
focused (by my standards, anyway):
Thanks, Chris!
ann
On 7/21/2015 3:37 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote:
Very good Ann. The rain, the composition, the poster on the side of
the bus - everything's perfect.
Chris
On 20 July 2015 at 04:14, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Recently shot..
In a couple if years we'll see her doing matched sprints in the Olympics!
Lovely shot (despite harsh light an all). She's really growing up!
BTW Giant is Taiwanese but they make fine bikes. A quality manufacturer.
Cheers,
frank
On 22 July, 2015 5:08:16 PM EDT, paul stenquist
The Giant factory in Taiwan is the world's largest bicycle factory. For years
they made frames for other manufacturers but about 30 years ago they started
branding their own. And you're right, they make good bikes.
Many top manufacturers, like Specialized have all but their top racing frames
Caption:(indicated by the squint) Oh Granddad do you have to take a
photo of /_everything_/ I do?
You go girl!
ann
On 7/22/2015 5:08 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
Gracie has her first adult bike. I bought her a 2014 Giant Tempt 5, which was
new but somewhat reduced since it’s last year’s model.
Yeah - I think that is the best of them, too, Frank. the positioning
and the water being more saturated with color
instead of so gray as in the others...
ann
On 7/22/2015 10:03 PM, frank theriault wrote:
Okay, not the last ~ever~ but the last from Sunday's shoot. I think
this is my favourite
I like that you made that point, Don - it's how I approach it..
ann
On 7/21/2015 12:03 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote:
Excellent. Great example of a street shot that is best in color.
On 7/19/15 11:06 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
Message: 14
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:14:56 -0400
From: ann
I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among
PDMLers. That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that
got me puzzled.
I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers
uses an abbreviation CPL, either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL
Lovely! Especially all the folks enjoying it.
Cheers,
frank
On 22 July, 2015 8:41:39 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote:
London is full of small beautiful parks, including this one--peaceful
morning and afternoon, and bustling at lunchtime on a ~typically~
lovely English mid-day.
On 22/07/2015 8:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among
PDMLers. That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that
got me puzzled.
I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers
uses an abbreviation CPL,
It works!
Love the juxtaposition of saturated green plant and dull brown background.
Nice and sharp, too.
Cheers,
frank
On 22 July, 2015 5:14:00 PM EDT, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
wrote:
An abstract, for a change:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18055694size=lg
K-5 II S,
Cool! Nishiki made nice bikes. Likely worth the rebuild. And I'm sure Grace
would ~love~ going on rides with you.
Cheers,
frank
On 22 July, 2015 11:11:50 PM EDT, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net
wrote:
I also pulled down a bike that's been hanging from the garage ceiling
for 20 years;
The K-3 has the newish auto focus system with more focus points, (though
there's some question if it's really that much better than the K-5II),
but still in the same basic pattern, improved metering, 8FPS vs 7 for
the K-5, dual card slots, slightly higher viewfinder magnification, and
slightly
On 22 July 2015 at 05:22, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
Look at the size of the chain used to lock the bike to the lamp-post!
The chain is there to prevent the lamp-post from being stolen.
Chris
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On 23 Jul 2015, at 05:55, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
On 22 July 2015 at 05:22, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote:
Look at the size of the chain used to lock the bike to the lamp-post!
The chain is there to prevent the lamp-post from being stolen.
Chris
There's been a
I also pulled down a bike that's been hanging from the garage ceiling for 20
years; an old Nishiki Colorado. Rebuilding it for me.
Paul via phone
On Jul 22, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
In a couple if years we'll see her doing matched sprints in the Olympics!
At night they come to life and carry out needless surgical experiments on
kittens and puppies
B
On 22 Jul 2015, at 22:57, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote:
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo15/peso7.html
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo15/peso8.html
Comments, as always, welcomed.
Now that's a step (pedal?) in the right direction. Delightful shot of Gracie
too.
Alan C
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From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:11 AM
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Subject: Re: OT: First Adult Bike
I also pulled down a bike that's been hanging from
Needless, you say?
m
On Jul 22, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote:
At night they come to life and carry out needless surgical experiments on
kittens and puppies
B
On 22 Jul 2015, at 22:57, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote:
Nice sense of movement imparted by the wake.
Strong composition and interesting poses.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 10:03 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Okay, not the last ~ever~ but the last from Sunday's shoot. I
She appears justifiably proud (and pleased).
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:08 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
Gracie has her first adult bike. I bought her a 2014 Giant Tempt 5, which was
new but somewhat reduced
An abstract, for a change:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18055694size=lg
K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Any wisdom on step-up rings?
Certainly.
(With apologies to Oscar Wilde), the only thing worse than having
step-up rings is NOT having step-up rings.
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On 7/21/2015 11:58 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
John,
I hope I'm wrong, but this part of your email sent off alarm bells:
I'm not so sure about the offer, but I went ahead requested the new
modem, even though when I tried to log into my account, they tell me
they can't find me by my email address,
You're probably going to receive suggestions to give it a 90 degree left flip
in time for Christmas.
J
- Original Message -
From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 2:14:00 PM
Subject: PESO: Needles
An
It's only a few inches long, not at all suited for that purpose, and
it was, when I found it, horizontal.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
You're probably going to receive suggestions to give it
OP/TECH Stabilizer Strap.
http://optechusa.com/straps/stabilizer-strap.html
On 7/22/2015 11:12 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
Looks like I’m going to be on a bike for several days while in Italy.
Wondering about carrying a camera, in my case a K5, on a bicycle on a
bicycle tour. Especially balancing
John wrote:
A lot of people don't understand the difference between CHEAP! and
Inexpensive.
I *never* buy CHEAP!; but I will always consider Inexpensive.
If you have to spend twice as much to get something that's going to last
3 times longer, you've still saved money because you won't have
Gracie has certainly grown up a lot since I first saw a picture of her, what,
almost a decade ago now! Nice bike, a pretty young lady ... A photo to treasure
regardless of how awful it might be.
I hope she enjoys the heck out of it. :-)
Godfrey
On Jul 22, 2015, at 2:08 PM, paul stenquist
London is full of small beautiful parks, including this one--peaceful morning
and afternoon, and bustling at lunchtime on a ~typically~ lovely English
mid-day.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18049363size=lg
(K-5, DA 16-45)
Comments appreciated.
Rick
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On 7/22/2015 5:08 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
Gracie has her first adult bike. I bought her a 2014 Giant Tempt 5, which was
new but somewhat reduced since it’s last year’s model. Seems to work great. It
has 27.5 wheels but an Adult Small frame. Went to a good bike shop nearby, and
they measured
Thanks Godfrey. It will be ten years next month since she came to live with us.
The years are fleeting.
Paul via phone
On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote:
Gracie has certainly grown up a lot since I first saw a picture of her, what,
almost a decade ago now!
Hello Igor, if you have unlimited funds then the costliest 67 mm
Polarizer in the world - all the great brands you list and some more -
is best for you, and great news for the manufacturer as you help them
keep afloat.
A Ha! you also mention Hidden Gems. So here is one - ZOMEI from China.
I
To be expected, only from you Frank… :-)
On Jul 21, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
... I’m great at managing other people’s money.
MARK!!
Cheers,
frank
On 21 July, 2015 4:13:10 PM EDT, Norman Baugher
nbaug...@baugherphotography.com wrote:
Of course I’m
Thanks, Mark C. May have something to do with nature influencing wildlife's
habitat choice.
J
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From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 6:36:40 AM
Subject: Re: Peso-Rodent Rockll
Nice capture of the
Yeah, I can identify with THAT problem too
ann
On 7/21/2015 11:19 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Ann,
My concern is quite the opposite: I am not afraid to loose it, but
rather to have if stuck on the lens or filter forever.
:-)
But yes, indeed, I was leaning toward buying the cheap one with
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