Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder? (Bob W)

2015-12-13 Thread Alan C
Nevertheless, I have seen it. There are right handers who are left eye dominant who turn their heads into an un-natural position so they can aim with their left eye. They would probably do better to shoot left handed. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Sunday, December

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
I used to have the hood! It friction - fit on the filter ring and was secured by a small knurled screw. Not the most secure system, I lost the hood one day in a crowd. Yesterday's foray with the lens was a huge disappointment. It kept focusing several feet behind the subject. I don't know how

Re: OT for Bob W

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
Looks like a big dump truck filled with water... Cheers, frank On December 11, 2015 3:50:23 PM EST, David J Brooks wrote: >Hot tubing Stouffville style. > >One of the floats in this past weekends Sana Claus parade >

PESO 2015 - 191, 192 - GDG

2015-12-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
More squares. Color made while taking a walk out to get some lunch down the street. https://flic.kr/p/C73uqA https://flic.kr/p/BzQkCH enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread Jack Davis
I'm anxious to read your responses, Frank. J - Original Message - From: "knarf" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 8:35:25 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Old Skool I used to have the hood! It friction - fit on the filter

Lexar SD Card for the K-3

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Re: OT for Bob W

2015-12-13 Thread John
On 12/11/2015 3:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Hot tubing Stouffville style. One of the floats in this past weekends Sana Claus parade http://vid.carbuzz.com/just-because-its-cold-outside-doesnt-mean-you-gotta-freeze/?utm_source=159 Dave Don't care much for the remix. -- Science - Questions

Re: OT for Bob W

2015-12-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:28 AM, knarf wrote: > Looks like a big dump truck filled with water... > > Cheers, Thats how we roll up here.:-) Dave > > frank > > On December 11, 2015 3:50:23 PM EST, David J Brooks > wrote: >>Hot tubing Stouffville

OT Peso

2015-12-13 Thread David J Brooks
Clark's first Xmas sweater https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/23617664552/ X30 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: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Alan C
Right handed, left eye. Actually a very interesting question. I feel very awkward if I use my my right eye yet, strangely enough, with a rifle, I aim with my right eye. Sorry to hear about the cataracts but it comes to us all eventually. Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread P.J. Alling
One of the problems I have with the Varifocal lens is in fast moving situations there's just too much to do, what with keeping track of changing light situations, and having to hit the green button, then refocusing every time there is even a minor change in focal length, a tiny change can

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/12/15, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: >A little informal PDML survey... You're gonna love me > >Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) A: right handed > >Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? A: still camera, left eye.

Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Darren Addy
A little informal PDML survey... Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) A: Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? A: --- I'm curious because I am right-handed and have always (unthinkingly) put the viewfinder to my right eye.

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Paul
Left-handed, use left eye. Macular degeneration starting in the left eye, but can't get used to using the right one... -p On 12/13/2015 11:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote: A little informal PDML survey... Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) A: Q: When you use a camera

Re: OT Peso

2015-12-13 Thread Ken Waller
Why B+W? Needs to be in colour. I added the u cause it's a Canadian image. -Original Message- >From: David J Brooks >Subject: OT Peso > >Clark's first Xmas sweater > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/23617664552/ > >X30 > >Dave > >-- >Documenting Life in Rural

Re: OT Peso in colour

2015-12-13 Thread Ken Waller
Cute. Much better in Just curious as to why you chose B+W? -Original Message- >From: David J Brooks Subject: OT Peso in colour > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/23432355980/ > >Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread steve harley
On 2015-12-13 10:40 , Darren Addy wrote: A little informal PDML survey... Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) A: Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? A: right/right; my left eye is not quite as sharp as the right; i can use it

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
I wondered if the single ring for focus and focal length along with vari-focus might be the problem. But were that the case one would expect that some missed focuses would be in front of the subject, some behind. These were all behind. And yes, all low light, wide open, but consistently

Re: Re: Peso: Iowans & Winter

2015-12-13 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Nice one, Donald! Reminds me of my Yooper friends. Yonnie On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > We learned it from the Minnesotans. Thanks for the look. > > On 12/11/15 11:00 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
I'm right-handed but my natural instinct has always been to use my left eye. When I first bought a rangefinder camera I had to train myself to use the right eye. Now I'm ambieyestrous. B > On 13 Dec 2015, at 17:41, Darren Addy wrote: > > A little informal PDML

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
Left handed. Right eye. Cheers, frank On December 13, 2015 12:40:03 PM EST, Darren Addy wrote: >A little informal PDML survey... > >Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) >A: > >Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
Me too. Cheers, frank the confused On December 13, 2015 12:22:13 PM EST, Jack Davis wrote: >I'm anxious to read your responses, Frank. > >J > >- Original Message - >From: "knarf" >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >Sent:

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Right handed, right eyed. Teaching my left eye to see so using it more. Also teaching my left hand fine motor control, so soon ambi-both. G > On Dec 13, 2015, at 9:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or

Re: OT Peso

2015-12-13 Thread David J Brooks
I have the raw file i'll work on a colour On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 1:27 PM, knarf wrote: > Lovely photo but I think it needs to be on colour. > > I know, ironic... > > Cheers, > > frank > > On December 13, 2015 1:05:15 PM EST, David J Brooks >

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Patrick Nelson
Right eye - Due to some disabilities use both hands depending on task - write right handed. Patrick -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 7:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder? A little informal PDML

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread P.J. Alling
I have two of those hoods, which were meant for the 35-85mm with film. It's easier to show a picture, so here. The hood mounted is meant for the Vivitar S1 90-180, and it seems to work perfectly on an APS-C sensor camera.

Re: OT Peso

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
"I added the u cause it's a Canadian image." I appreciate it. Thank you. Cheers, fraunk On December 13, 2015 2:37:04 PM EST, Ken Waller wrote: >Why B+W? Needs to be in colour. >I added the u cause it's a Canadian image. > >-Original Message- >>From: David J

Re: OT Peso in colour

2015-12-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Cute. Much better in > > Just curious as to why you chose B+W? Getting back to my roots i suppose Dave > > > -Original Message- >>From: David J Brooks >Subject: OT Peso in colour >>

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015, at 04:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) > A: > > Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the > viewfinder? > A: Right. Right. Cheers Brian

Re: OT Peso

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
Lovely photo but I think it needs to be on colour. I know, ironic... Cheers, frank On December 13, 2015 1:05:15 PM EST, David J Brooks wrote: >Clark's first Xmas sweater > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/23617664552/ > >X30 > >Dave -- "Sharpness is a

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've always been right eyed, but my left eye is better in tight, so I've learned to use the left eye with cameras that don't have a diopter adjustment. Right handed as well but my right bicep is torn, so I've become fairly competent with my left hand. Necessity is the mother of invention. Paul

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
The viewfinder on a dslr tends to be towards the left of the camera body, whereas for a right-handed person the sights of a rifle are just above your right cheek when you're aiming. It would be impossible to use your left eye. Bb > On 13 Dec 2015, at 18:56, Alan C wrote: > >

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Ken Waller
Ambidextrous and use left eye. -Original Message- >From: Darren Addy >Subject: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > >A little informal PDML survey... > >Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) >A: > >Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Rick Womer
Right handed; switched from left eye to right for the viewfinder when I got my istD because my greasy nose made such a mess of the screen. Rick On Dec 13, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I've always been right eyed, but my left eye is better in tight, so I've > learned to use the

Re: PESO - Old Skool

2015-12-13 Thread knarf
My hood (which may not have been original equipment for the lens; I got mine used and not in original packaging) looked far different. It was shorter, had a wider flare and was plastic. I don't remember if it had any graphics on it to indicate it was a Vivitar or S1 hood. I'll have to search

OT Peso in colour

2015-12-13 Thread David J Brooks
https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/23432355980/ 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 http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Yolanda Rowe
I'm ambidextrous. With film bodies, I used my left eye. Digital I tend to use my right. Part of the reason was the cataract that developed in my left eye; it was dead center of my FOV. By the time it was visible to the doc, I had adapted to using my right eye. Post cataract surgeries on both, I

RE: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread John Coyle
Right-handed and right-eyed - before and after cataract surgery! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: Monday, 14 December 2015 03:40 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Which eye do you put to the

Re: OT Peso in colour

2015-12-13 Thread Ken Waller
You have black roots. I thought your hair was natural. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: OT Peso in colour On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Ken Waller

Re: Pompano Beach Car Show

2015-12-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I forgot to mention my favorite car of the group is the '69 plymouth barracuda convertible in puple with a black top, never seen one of those babies before today. jco On 12/13/2015 8:09 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Nice captures, thanks for posting Kenneth Waller

PESO - Next Rebuild Due 2131

2015-12-13 Thread Rick Womer
I was in London briefly for a meeting a couple of weeks ago. This caught my eye along Euston Road: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18140724=lg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Next Rebuild Due 2131

2015-12-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
That was one of my regular drinking places in the mid-80s, when it was still called The Rising Sun. I worked in an office across the road which had a nice view into the rehearsal rooms, called The Place, of the English Ballet. In nice weather the dancers would take their lunch sprawling in the

Pompano Beach Car Show

2015-12-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
heres a few shots from todays show : http://www.jchriso.com/carshow/carshow.htm jco . -- 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 eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Im right handed but left "eyed". jco On 12/13/2015 7:37 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: me too - but I had to pick up my camera and doit to answer the question - I couldn't remember ann On 12/13/2015 1:24 PM, knarf wrote: Left handed. Right eye. Cheers, frank On December 13, 2015 12:40:03 PM

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread ann sanfedele
me too - but I had to pick up my camera and doit to answer the question - I couldn't remember ann On 12/13/2015 1:24 PM, knarf wrote: Left handed. Right eye. Cheers, frank On December 13, 2015 12:40:03 PM EST, Darren Addy wrote: A little informal PDML survey...

Re: Pompano Beach Car Show

2015-12-13 Thread Ken Waller
Nice captures, thanks for posting Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" Subject: Pompano Beach Car Show heres a few shots from todays show : http://www.jchriso.com/carshow/carshow.htm jco

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread ann sanfedele
p.s. ... after reading Rick's comment - I guess I'm right eyed for the same reason... there is more camera to the right of the view finder than to the left. a On 12/13/2015 7:37 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: me too - but I had to pick up my camera and doit to answer the question - I couldn't

Re: OT Peso in colour

2015-12-13 Thread Paul
Definitely better in color -p On 12/13/2015 1:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Cute. Much better in Just curious as to why you chose B+W? -Original Message- From: David J Brooks

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:40:03AM -0600, Darren Addy wrote: > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) > A: > > Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > A: Left, Left. I used my left eye even in the

Re: PESO - Next Rebuild Due 2131

2015-12-13 Thread ann sanfedele
that's fun.. ann On 12/13/2015 8:25 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I was in London briefly for a meeting a couple of weeks ago. This caught my eye along Euston Road: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18140724=lg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESO: Fishymas

2015-12-13 Thread David Mann
A couple of our fish check out their fishy socks on the fishymas tree. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/944/#peso There's also a sobriety test in the photo... if you see double you haven't drunk enough yet. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread David Mann
On Dec 14, 2015, at 6:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) > A: > > Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > A: I'm right-handed and use my left

Re: PESO: Fishymas

2015-12-13 Thread Alan C
How many beers would it take to get Nemo inside the tank? Alan C -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 5:57 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Fishymas A couple of our fish check out their fishy socks on the fishymas tree.

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread David Parsons
Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) A: Strongly left-handed Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? A: Right eye, because of how the camera is shaped. I'm also right eye dominant, so it works better anyway. >I'm curious because I am

Re: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder?

2015-12-13 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) > A: > > Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > A: Right-handed, but always use the