I've often been tempted by the K-01 mated with an FA43 and DA21, it would be an
ideal little kit.
Godfrey
> On Oct 12, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Generally I'm pretty amazed at what you can get from this camera,
> considering its low price on the used camera market.
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Nice. They'd probably been running down their inventory of the old models
anyway. I find those machines particularly droolworthy. I actually looked at
some prices yesterday so I had another look this morning when I heard about the
update. The downside is that they've gone up a little in pric
I thought the wing was on the swan! Well caught, Frank.
Alan C
-Original Message-
From: frank theriault
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 4:31 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO - Drafting Swans
Okay, even though Swans on the Wing is sharper, I think I prefer this
one for t
One up for customer relations! I wonder how many companies would do that?
Alan C
-Original Message-
From: paul stenquist
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 4:25 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: A Nice Move by Apple
I ordered a loaded iMac 27 Retina 5K on October 2. Today, Apple
Thanks, Darren!
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 8:34:23 PM EDT, Darren Addy wrote:
>Terrific shot, Frank! Birds in flight are challenging, to say the
>least.
>
>On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 6:27 PM, frank theriault
> wrote:
>> Went down to the Lake yesterday and there was very little that caught
>
I think that's a good way to put it!
And (non-sequitor alert here) I'm kind of freaking out with my new phone's
predictive typing. It's not just telling me how to spell and finish words that
I'm in the midst of typing, it's predicting my next word. Like as I finish
typing "kind" and it gives m
Fantastic, I’ve been holding off buying a replacement for my 6 year old 24”
iMac because I knew these were coming, but I totally missed that they had been
released. Looks like it is time to open the wallet wide.
Paul Ewins
Melbourne, Australia
> On 14 Oct 2015, at 1:25 pm, paul stenquist
Swans are plenty loud when they fly now. I can't imagine when they become
jet-propelled. LOL!
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 11:54:04 PM EDT, Ken Waller wrote:
>Wait till you see them with jet engines !
>
>Kenneth Waller
>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
>- Original
Wait till you see them with jet engines !
Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message -
From: "knarf"
Subject: Re: PESO - Drafting Swans
What I think is freaking amazing is that these swans have winglets. I
presume they've had winglets for mill
The later one is better IMO.
It gives me a better feel for flight !
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault"
Subject: PESO - Drafting Swans
Okay, even though Swans on the Wing is sharper, I think I prefer this
one
I'll start this by saying I've not taken a K-01 apart personally, but
I've seen exploded diagrams, and it's pretty much a K-30 without a
pentaprism. The extra cost was for the celebrity industrial designer,
and /possibly/ increased profits.
You don't take a piece of complex technology, which
It's fugly. And looking at a pic of someone holding one, it looks impossibly
small to hold properly.
I'm sure it works very well and will be very popular.
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 2:49:38 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling"
wrote:
>With an EVF. But what I really want to comment on it's it's loo
Thanks for your kind words, Jack!
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 10:53:10 PM EDT, Jack Davis wrote:
>I actually feel that Drafting Swans is the sharper. That, along
>with the color, make it my choice.
>Both well caught!
>
>J
>
>- Original Message -
>From: "frank theriault"
>To: "P
What I think is freaking amazing is that these swans have winglets. I presume
they've had winglets for millions of years. It's only been about a decade since
we've been putting them on airplane wings:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_device
Thanks for your comment, Darren. Much apprecia
That's Great, Paul. Pleased for you!
J
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From: "paul stenquist"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:25:15 PM
Subject: A Nice Move by Apple
I ordered a loaded iMac 27 Retina 5K on October 2. Today, Apple released a new
version with improv
Looks all technical and bitsy to me.
Hope it works well, but I have no interest in it.
Godfrey
> On Oct 13, 2015, at 11:49 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
>
> With an EVF. But what I really want to comment on it's it's looks.
>
> It looks like a gloriously hacked together camera from the late 1940s
I actually feel that Drafting Swans is the sharper. That, along
with the color, make it my choice.
Both well caught!
J
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:31:26 PM
Subject: PESO - Drafting Swans
Okay, even though
I'm with everyone else.
Like.
Dead tree good.
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 6:19:23 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling"
wrote:
>Not the most artistic image, but I like it.
>
>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20deadtreeandsplashofcolor.html
>
>Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc P
Larry,
Although I haven't tried Walgreens for several years, previously, I had
established that Walmart's 1-hour (!) service provides much better
quality. That was the case during the film era, and it was the case in the
digital age.
But it is important that it is the 1-hour service, which is
That's pretty immature humour, Darren. You beat me to it. LOL.
They are impressive flowers, and beautifully shot!
Cheers,
frank
On October 13, 2015 8:38:54 PM EDT, Darren Addy wrote:
>Pretty!
>We've got a lot of Kaka here in Nebraska, but it's not as photogenic.
>And we spell it with Cs instea
I agree with you. Having both open in consecutive tabs and flipping
back & forth it is pretty easy to see that this 2nd one is a more
dynamic image.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, frank theriault
wrote:
> Okay, even though Swans on the Wing is sharper, I think I prefer this
> one for the colour
Glad to hear it, Paul. Those new units are certain drool-worthy.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 9:25 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
> I ordered a loaded iMac 27 Retina 5K on October 2. Today, Apple released a
> new version with improved monitor color, the Skylab i7 4G processor and
> faster memory. My orde
Okay, even though Swans on the Wing is sharper, I think I prefer this
one for the colour of the sky, the composition/position of the swans
and the fact that their flapping wings are synchronized (which is the
way swans usually fly - I don't know what's up with the earlier
photo). The trailing swan,
On 2015-10-13 18:13 , Mark Roberts wrote:
[...] but the price was way too high for the target demographic of
people just getting into interchangeable-lens cameras.
i don't know if Pentax even understood the target demographic, they seem to
have been chasing trends and taking gambles that a dem
I ordered a loaded iMac 27 Retina 5K on October 2. Today, Apple released a new
version with improved monitor color, the Skylab i7 4G processor and faster
memory. My order had not yet shipped, so they upgraded me at no charge. Works
for me.
Paul
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P.J. Alling wrote:
>I think that it's actually a different sensor, the K-01 is basically a
>K-30 with out a pentaprism, (and that 'amazing' Mark Newson® designed
>plastic shell), and I think actually a smaller buffer.
I'm pretty sure Newson had a lot to do with the control layout and
user inte
Pretty!
We've got a lot of Kaka here in Nebraska, but it's not as photogenic.
And we spell it with Cs instead of Ks.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:46 PM, David Mann wrote:
> Our Kaka Beak tree is coming into flower. We only planted it a couple of
> years ago and it's grown pretty quickly. Its name
I like that shot too. I you agree with me, then we both must be right.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> So do I, Bob! Detail is exceptional!
>
> J
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 13, 2015, at 3:22 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>>
>>> On 13 Oct 2015, at 23:20, P.J. Alling wrote:
I think that it's actually a different sensor, the K-01 is basically a
K-30 with out a pentaprism, (and that 'amazing' Mark Newson® designed
plastic shell), and I think actually a smaller buffer. I expect it's
got the same sensor as the K-30/50/500 and the DXOMark results seem to
bear that out
Terrific shot, Frank! Birds in flight are challenging, to say the least.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 6:27 PM, frank theriault
wrote:
> Went down to the Lake yesterday and there was very little that caught
> my eye. Except these two swans that flew overhead. I wish the sky was
> a better colour, and I
Darren Addy wrote:
>Yup. Agree. The K-01 was hampered mostly by prices that were way to
>high for way too long (at least here in the U.S.) Now it's a Smart Buy
>at these prices. If you want the great K-5 sensor in a small(er)
>light(er) package the K-01 is a worthy backup. Has focus peaking also
>
On 10/13/2015 12:49 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
With an EVF. But what I really want to comment on it's it's looks.
It looks like a gloriously hacked together camera from the late 1940s or
early 1950s, by the same team Kodak used to design the Kodak 35
rangefinder, told to make it look like a Leica..
Yup. Agree. The K-01 was hampered mostly by prices that were way to
high for way too long (at least here in the U.S.) Now it's a Smart Buy
at these prices. If you want the great K-5 sensor in a small(er)
light(er) package the K-01 is a worthy backup. Has focus peaking also
(which the K-5 lacked). M
Went down to the Lake yesterday and there was very little that caught
my eye. Except these two swans that flew overhead. I wish the sky was
a better colour, and I got a better view of them, but this is sharper:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/swans-on-wing.html
Hope you enjoy. Comments
So do I, Bob! Detail is exceptional!
J
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 13, 2015, at 3:22 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
>
>> On 13 Oct 2015, at 23:20, P.J. Alling wrote:
>>
>> Not the most artistic image, but I like it.
>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20deadtreeandsplas
On 13 Oct 2015, at 23:20, P.J. Alling wrote:
>
> Not the most artistic image, but I like it.
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20deadtreeandsplashofcolor.html
I like the light on the bark.
>
> Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
>
> My God
Not the most artistic image, but I like it.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20deadtreeandsplashofcolor.html
Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
Which leads to a couple of first world troubles. I couldn't find my SD
card reader. Not a problem,
"Puttnam advised him to visit Leopold's and buy himself the new 35mm Pentax
camera, and to choose whatever lenses he required."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-34490306
B
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Had a fun day on Sunday birding with my sister, starting before dawn
making our way to a blind on the Platte River with a guide who is an
engineer for Ducks Unlimited. Wasn't sure if we'd see much but it was
a fun day with a lot of different birds (captured with varying degrees
of success).
I thin
On 13/10/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Some really interesting material here:
>
>http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/13/the-lost-
>women-forgotten-female-photographers-brought-to-light-in-pictures
Thanks for posting!
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Cotty
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Thanks. Yes I will hunt some down maybe from Red River as Paul S
mentions in another reply. I was referring to larger prints on sheets of
aluminum. They are pricey but come with a hanger and require no other
framing, mitigating cost somewhat. With the right subject and lighting
they can be quit
It certainly has made me rethink any notion I had of updating my photo
printers even though the printers are better than ever.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: "Donald Guthrie"
Subject: Re:OT - To print or buy ?
I am interes
On 2015-10-13 12:41 , P.J. Alling wrote:
There's a reason no one in the Pacific Northwest goes barefoot.
i go barefoot a lot in my garden, and even in dry Denver i've had a few
unfortunate snails smush between my toes; the slugs stay out of the way,
deep in the foliage, but the snails often c
With an EVF. But what I really want to comment on it's it's looks.
It looks like a gloriously hacked together camera from the late 1940s or
early 1950s, by the same team Kodak used to design the Kodak 35
rangefinder, told to make it look like a Leica...
--
I don't want to achieve immortali
It's not very big, it's maybe up to my shoulder and that's only because we tied
it back to stop it growing out over the lawn.
Cheers,
Dave
> On Oct 14, 2015, at 4:25 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote:
>
> Say that is an unusual flower. Certainly would be a wonderful Fall red around
> here. How big is
There's a reason no one in the Pacific Northwest goes barefoot.
On 10/12/2015 8:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:05 PM, P.J.
Alling wrote:
It's a banana slug, does it really matter.
Out in Santa Clara, some banana slugs are quit athletic:
http:/
Might be worth a day trip to Paris - ta.
B
> On 13 Oct 2015, at 16:39, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Some really interesting material here:
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/13/the-lost-women-forgotten-female-photographers-brought-to-light-in-pictures
>
>
>
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Polaroid stopped being an actual company when they went bankrupt a
number of years ago. Now it's just a brand owned by a holding company
which can be licensed by anyone with the bucks. It's used mostly to
fool the unwary who remember when Polaroid as a brand actually meant
something.
On 10
On 2015-10-13 8:22 , John wrote:
I remembered the "ls" command from a Unix System V class I took many
years ago. I'm much less familiar with the "ls" command, particularly
which switches do the things I do with "DIR" in a WinDOS command prompt,
than I am with using DIR.
yeah ls is one of severa
I''ve not tried the Epson Metallic, but have used Red River Paper's
Metallic with very nice results.
http://www.redrivercatalog.com/
-p
On 10/13/2015 11:18 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Don,
Just in case: you can print on metallic paper with your Epson printer.
I've used a few different papers,
I haven't done the math in a while, but the break even point on whether
to print at home or farm it out used to be at about 8x10 inch size. If
you have a printer then the cost per print, for any smaller size is much
higher. You can't print 4x6 or smaller prints as inexpensively as a
good mass
knarf wrote:
With phone cam. This week:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/one-week-later-etobicoke-creek.html?m=1
Last week:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/shades-of-autumnal-splendor.html?m=1
Bit of a difference.
Yeah, it looks like you're a bit further to the right.
On 2015-10-13 2:37 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Most of the script hacking I've seen done on LR catalogs has been SQLlite, not
Lua. The LR database is an SQLlite implementation.
Lua is the LR implementation language, not the database.
Lua is also the language with which one writes Lightroom plug
On 2015-10-13 1:52 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Banana slugs are large, yellow hermaphrodites who engage in hours long sexual
couplings
but, from the college mascot perspective, do they really have fun?
;?>
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I wish we were seeing that much color out this way. Lovely no mater the
camera.
On 10/13/15 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:57:39 -0400
From: knarf
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: OT - PESO - One Week Later
Message-ID:<5f177b85-cc5d-4b6c-966e-57
Don,
Just in case: you can print on metallic paper with your Epson printer.
I've used a few different papers, - but most recently I tried this one
by Epson and liked it:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=11048608
Igor
Donald Guthrie Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:19:07 -0700 wrote:
I am intere
Light and sky much better "this week."
J
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From: "knarf"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:57:39 AM
Subject: OT - PESO - One Week Later
With phone cam. This week:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/one-week-later-etobicoke-creek
Nicely done images, Dave!
J
- Original Message -
From: "Donald Guthrie"
To: "PDML"
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:25:28 AM
Subject: Re: PESO: Kaka Beak
Say that is an unusual flower. Certainly would be a wonderful Fall red
around here. How big is the tree?
On 10/12/15 4:39 PM, pdm
With phone cam. This week:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/one-week-later-etobicoke-creek.html?m=1
Last week:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/shades-of-autumnal-splendor.html?m=1
Bit of a difference.
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
Cheers,
frank
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Thanks, Mark!
J
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From: "Mark Roberts"
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:39:08 AM
Subject: Before Vivian Maier - early female photographers
Some really interesting material here:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct
Some really interesting material here:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/13/the-lost-women-forgotten-female-photographers-brought-to-light-in-pictures
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Say that is an unusual flower. Certainly would be a wonderful Fall red
around here. How big is the tree?
On 10/12/15 4:39 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:46:02 +1300
From: David Mann
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO: Kaka Beak
Message-ID:
Content-
I am interested in your findings. I print more in the winter and it is
time to buy supplies for the Epson. I don't know if I can break the
habit because it is my last link to film days when I developed the film
and printed in the darkroom. Sometimes I think I am only making proofs
for the ones
YES! the under rated K-01. My photo "Prairie Abstract"which was in this
year's PDML book and also won 3rd prize in B&W at the Iowa State Fair
photography Event (4000 entries) was taken with k-01 & the smc 40mm xs
pancake lens which is another great lens for this camera. The utility of
this cam
On 10/13/2015 12:42 AM, steve harley wrote:
On 2015-10-12 20:19 , John wrote:
On 10/11/2015 10:17 PM, steve harley wrote:
it occurs to me this would be an opportunity to learn Lua (Lightroom's
scripting language)
I wonder if opening a terminal window and using the "ls -a -l [pathname]"
comma
Most of the script hacking I've seen done on LR catalogs has been SQLlite, not
Lua. The LR database is an SQLlite implementation.
Lua is the LR implementation language, not the database.
Godfrey
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> On Oct 12, 2015, at 9:42 PM,
It depends on the implementation, I'm sure, to some degree. With my Olympus
E-M1 using Olympus Share, full resolution 16 mpixel JPEGs transfer in under two
seconds apiece. With the Nikon D750, it runs just a little longer for 24 mpixel
JPEGs. The Sony A7, also 24 mpixel, was a bit slower than t
Hey! You're talking about my Alma Mater! :-)
"Uncle Charlie" was Charles Sinsheimer, a ex-Caltech man who despised the
banana slug as our mascot and proposed some silly sea animal as our mascot. We,
the student body at the time, disliked him and his absurd notion of turning
UCSC into a mini UCL
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