Re: Diesels

> On 14 December 2016 at 03:22 Bill wrote: > Yeah. This is a brand new truck with just over 2000km on it. I'm going > to let the dealer figure it out. It's good for them to learn new stuff. > I really think it's a faulty block heater. On every other vehicle I've >

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments Dan, glad you liked it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake' Oh, that is simply wonderful! It

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Paul Stenquist wrote: I like both, but the BW could be intriguing. It is a bit dark, although I think the black point is good. I would do a levels adjustment and move the white point quite a bit, ignoring those speculate highlights. Thanks a bunch, I think that really helped. I mostly just

Re: PESO: A bit of creative fun

Just don't blink. On 12/13/2016 10:11 PM, PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: Ann - Belated Happy Birthday and forewarn you that this photo was taken at my favorite cemetery but it will be safe for you to view it. This probably won't be everyone's cup of coffee/tea but I was in a creative mood

Re: Almost on topic

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:16 PM, John wrote: > Wasn't Asahi the original name for the cameras they manufactured & > Pentax was a model name they applied to their reflex cameras when they > added the pentaprism? > Yes. My first Pentax had "Asahi" on it, as well as

Re: PESO - Balboa Park 2

The best thing about Balboa Park are the aviaries at the San Diego Zoo. On 12/13/2016 9:13 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Ha - oh that is sooo tacky! ann On 12/13/2016 8:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A bit more distinctive architecture: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18318869 (K-5, DA

Re: New Box Build.

On 12/13/2016 8:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: So Friday I decided to finally upgrade my Photo PC to Win7. Saturday I obtained a small fast HD for the system and a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. After two days of update HELL, (can someone please tell me why Microsoft has created an updating system

Re: Diesels

On 12/13/2016 9:09 PM, mike wilson wrote: On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Bill wrote: > I just got a call from the dealer, the block heater checks out, but they > can't check the glow plugs until next week when their diesel tech is > working. Easy to test

Re: Almost on topic

I believe when they first got into manufacturing cameras Asahi was a "horizontally integrated" (??) conglomerate; the company that owned the breweries also owned newspapers, manufacturing, glass-making ... they started spinning off various subsidiaries post WWII. Wasn't Asahi the original name

PESO: A bit of creative fun

Ann - Belated Happy Birthday and forewarn you that this photo was taken at my favorite cemetery but it will be safe for you to view it. This probably won't be everyone's cup of coffee/tea but I was in a creative mood with some of the recent photos created while visiting Mount Olivet Cemetery

Re: Diesels

> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Bill wrote: > I just got a call from the dealer, the block heater checks out, but they > can't check the glow plugs until next week when their diesel tech is > working. Easy to test yourself that there is power to the rail(s?)

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Ignoring the specular highlights... Paul via phone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I like both, but the BW could be intriguing. It is a bit dark, although I > think the black point is good. I would do a levels adjustment and move the > white

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

I like both, but the BW could be intriguing. It is a bit dark, although I think the black point is good. I would do a levels adjustment and move the white point quite a bit, ignoring those speculate highlights. Paul via phone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Paul Stenquist wrote: Some excellent shots, I love 32108. Thanks a bunch Paul. I'm curious how people feel about it in color: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30773675534/in/album-72157673913999413/ versus black and white:

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Ken - that's lovely would have worked well for the tranquil PUG - definitely nice geometry :-) ann On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Taken last fall in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan K3 and 300mm f4.5 FA

Re: PESO - Balboa Park 2

Ha - oh that is sooo tacky! ann On 12/13/2016 8:48 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A bit more distinctive architecture: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18318869 (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

New Box Build.

So Friday I decided to finally upgrade my Photo PC to Win7. Saturday I obtained a small fast HD for the system and a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. After two days of update HELL, (can someone please tell me why Microsoft has created an updating system that's so buggy that it tries to install

PESO - Balboa Park 2

A bit more distinctive architecture: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18318869 (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick -- 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

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Some excellent shots, I love 32108. Paul via phone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Marco Alpert wrote: >> Well. if you hadn’t told us you weren’t happy with the focusing, we wouldn’t >> know it from this set. Nice stuff! > > Thanks Marco.

Re: PESO - life sustaining

Bruce Walker wrote: Thanks very much, Larry. Intrigued by your DoF comment I pixel-peeped the shot. I estimate that the plane of focus includes Annie's hair (her bangs over her forehead), her fingers (handle of the cup), and her right shoulder and upper arm. Her knee and that piercing are

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Nice, love the reflections and the contrast Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 14/12/16 11:56 am, Ken Waller wrote: Taken last fall in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan K3 and 300mm f4.5 FA Comments ?

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Exceptional lighting, nicely caught. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Taken last fall in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of > Michigan > > K3 and 300mm f4.5 FA > > Comments ? > >

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

"Standing Out" is OutStanding. How did you light it? Rick On Dec 13, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Taken last fall in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of > Michigan > > K3 and 300mm f4.5 FA > > Comments ? > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18320529 >

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Marco Alpert wrote: Well. if you hadn’t told us you weren’t happy with the focusing, we wouldn’t know it from this set. Nice stuff! Thanks Marco. Despite my reputation to the contrary, I actually do know how to refrain from showing the crappy photos. Also thanks to Dan and Malcolm, and

Re: PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Oh, that is simply wonderful! It has a very strong composition, with a lot of textures and, obviously striking symmetry. This peaceful scene works as a landscape, an abstract and a nature study all at once. Pleasing to the eye, the more I look at it, the more I see to like. Dan Matyola

PESO - 'Standing out in the lake'

Taken last fall in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan K3 and 300mm f4.5 FA Comments ? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18320529 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Diesels

The Ford F series has been the best selling nameplate worldwide for 37 years. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Gonz" Subject: Re: Diesels You just need to trade that Titan for this beast:

Re: Diesels

Nissan trucks are crap. Don't you read reviews? Brooks has it right. Paul via phone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 12/13/2016 4:43 PM, Gonz wrote: >> You just need to trade that Titan for this beast: >>

Re: Diesels

On 12/13/2016 4:43 PM, Gonz wrote: You just need to trade that Titan for this beast: http://autoweek.com/article/car-reviews/2017-ford-super-duty-first-drive-king-torque. Even the gas version is plenty powerful. The reason I bought a Nissan is because it isn't a Ford (or a DOdGe or a GM) But

Re: Diesels

You just need to trade that Titan for this beast: http://autoweek.com/article/car-reviews/2017-ford-super-duty-first-drive-king-torque. Even the gas version is plenty powerful. On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Bill wrote: > On 12/10/2016 10:29 AM, Ken Waller wrote:

Re: This camera seems DOA

In the immortal words of Col. Potter..."What a bunch of horse puckey." -p On 12/13/2016 11:10 AM, Gonz wrote: $1200/year? Why? People already have phones that do pretty much the same thing on top of their existing data plan

Re: This camera seems DOA

Not to mention that the idea is centered mostly around putting your pics into a social media environment right away. Phones already allow you to that. No one wants to carry a phone AND this device. I can see carrying a phone and a DSLR, but not a compact camera that does virtually the same

Re: This camera seems DOA

I could see $10 gaining a bit of a following, but $100 a month is just sheer lunacy. Let's not forget that this company has yet to deliver an actual product despite at least one other failed attempt at crowdfunding something. On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Gonz wrote: >

Re: Almost on topic

Asahi is a decent beer. Of course, Asahi is a common brand name used by many unrelated Japanese companies. "Asa hi" means "morning sun," which is an alternative for "rising sun," the symbol of japan. (The Japanese name for their country, Nihon or Nippon, means "origin of the sun," a name

Re: This camera seems DOA

It's not quite that dumb an idea. They've just got the decimal in the wrong place. People would probably buy it at $9.90 or $0.99 per month. As it is, I expect the "fools" will get to write their investment off as a tax loss & make out like bandits whether it ever comes to market or not. On

Almost on topic

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Re: This camera seems DOA

No truer words have ever been spoken On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > The backers are the fools who've already been parted from their money. > > > > On 12/13/2016 12:52 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: >> >> Honestly, I don’t think even many fools would

Re: This camera seems DOA

The backers are the fools who've already been parted from their money. On 12/13/2016 12:52 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Honestly, I don’t think even many fools would go for this. What a preposterous thing. m On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:27 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

Well. if you hadn’t told us you weren’t happy with the focusing, we wouldn’t know it from this set. Nice stuff! - Marco > On Dec 13, 2016, at 12:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Some friends of mine run a weekly blues jam. Tonight was the last one this > year, and they did it

Re: This camera seems DOA

Honestly, I don’t think even many fools would go for this. What a preposterous thing. m > On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:27 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > I wonder who their backers are. The immortal words of P.T. Barnum, (thought > I doubt he said it first), come to mind.

Re: This camera seems DOA

I wonder who their backers are. The immortal words of P.T. Barnum, (thought I doubt he said it first), come to mind. A fool and his money are soon parted. On 12/13/2016 12:10 PM, Gonz wrote: $1200/year? Why? People already have phones that do pretty much the same thing on top of their

This camera seems DOA

$1200/year? Why? People already have phones that do pretty much the same thing on top of their existing data plan https://www.cnet.com/news/relonch-bets-youll-pay-99-per-month-for-one-button-photography/ -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - life sustaining

Malcolm, I'm in the middle of my third 30-day Facebook ban in 5 months. It is supposed to end on Christmas day I think. Facebook's Merry Christmas to me. :) It's an occupational hazard shared by everybody shooting nudes. The model I am shooting today is just now off a Facebook ban, and all the

Re: PESO - life sustaining

Thanks very much, Larry. Intrigued by your DoF comment I pixel-peeped the shot. I estimate that the plane of focus includes Annie's hair (her bangs over her forehead), her fingers (handle of the cup), and her right shoulder and upper arm. Her knee and that piercing are actually soft. Her

Re: GESO Benefit for Pete

A very fine collection of great "action portraits," Larry. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Some friends of mine run a weekly blues jam. Tonight was the last one > this year, and they did it as

RE: GESO Benefit for Pete

Larry Colen wrote: For gear heads who want to see the exif data: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157673913999413 + Another excellent set. I've tried to pick a favourite but this time it's too difficult. Really enjoyed looking at them.

GESO Benefit for Pete

Some friends of mine run a weekly blues jam. Tonight was the last one this year, and they did it as a benefit to raise money for a friend (the fellow in the first six frames of the set). Most of these were shot with the K-1 and the FA 80-200/2.8, a few with the 15-30 and the 28-105, and one