Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually it's more like Ricoh shot Pentax in the foot. What they were probably thinking was; "Damn all our competitors have released upgrades, and there are rumors of our impending demise, we have to get some kind of update out to head them off, even if it's underwhelming". Personally I'd ha

PESO: Redbud

2018-05-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
My redbud is really beautiful this year, but it is difficult to photograph. It is much too tall, and the individual buds much to small to allow a good image of the entire tree or a single bud. So, I compromised: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/5/8/redbud K-5 IIs, FA 10

Re: Problem with gmail.

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Restarted Thunderbird and everything seems to be copacetic.  I guess I'll see if it's still working properly tomorrow. On 5/8/2018 12:24 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: And now it appears to have stopped again.  No clue why. On 5/7/2018 11:56 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: And suddenly connecting to the p

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Does anyone else see the irony of their link to "Jump to Conclusion"? On 5/7/2018 1:06 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review "Baked-in noise reduction results in Raw files with progressively less detail than the original K-1 as the ISO increases. This ca

Re: Problem with gmail.

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't know, I was about to begin installing Eudora, when Thunderbird began to download mail through the pop server. On 5/5/2018 5:41 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: does using another email client other than thunderbird work? jco On Sat, 05 May 2018 05:11:52 -0400, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 03:36

Re: Problem with gmail.

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Like you've never produced a typo. I'm using pop because I want to.  Well I'm using it because it downloads mail in batches. On 5/5/2018 2:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On May 5, 2018, at 12:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: This is decidedly strange. I'm suddenly no longer able to retrieve my messa

Re: PESO: May Daffodil

2018-05-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 5:47 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Appears "Prime" to me, Dan. > Exposure of the white very well > done! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 6, 2018, at 9:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > >

Re: Problem with gmail.

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
And now it appears to have stopped again.  No clue why. On 5/7/2018 11:56 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: And suddenly connecting to the pop server at google works again. On 5/5/2018 3:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: This is decidedly strange.  I'm suddenly no longer able to retrieve my messages from the

Fw: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Alan C
-Original Message- From: Alan C Sent: 8 May, 2018 5:43 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Great Horned Owl Splendid, Jack. You did well to spot its at all. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: 7 May, 2018 9:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subje

Re: Problem with gmail.

2018-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
And suddenly connecting to the pop server at google works again. On 5/5/2018 3:36 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: This is decidedly strange.  I'm suddenly no longer able to retrieve my messages from the gmail pop server using Thunderbird. I can still send them using the smpt server, but I have to read

Re: PESO White Crowned Sparrow

2018-05-07 Thread Alan C
Scavenging the spilled seed underneath the feeder? Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: 7 May, 2018 10:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO White Crowned Sparrow At first glance, I thought this was another White Throated Sparrow, but according to the Audub

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Mark C
Bruce Walker wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review "Baked-in noise reduction results in Raw files with progressively less detail than the original K-1 as the ISO increases. This can not be turned off." Yikes! Who decided _that_ was a good idea? Looks like a triumph of ma

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks and good hunting, Subash! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 6:27 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > very nice Jack. i'm hoping to get my very own owl soon... > > > On Mon, 7 May 2018 12:29:35 -0700 (PDT) > Jack Davis wrote: > >> This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. >> >> Took

Re: PESO White Crowned Sparrow

2018-05-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
very nice Paul. unfortunately, sparrows have disappeared from our cities... On Mon, 07 May 2018 16:27:08 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > At first glance, I thought this was another White Throated Sparrow, > but according to the Audubon Field Guide, it’s a White Crowned > Sparrow. Common in the we

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
very nice Jack. i'm hoping to get my very own owl soon... On Mon, 7 May 2018 12:29:35 -0700 (PDT) Jack Davis wrote: > This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. > > Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree and glad I did. > > I believe it's my first owl post in my long tenure with the PDML

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Larry Colen
BTW, the review is at: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit t

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Larry Colen
Paul Stenquist wrote: That’s where I’m at. Looks like Pentax shot themselves in the foot on this one. Hope they read Dpreview and this list. What were they thinking? They were thinking that people want a $2,000 point and shoot that does everything for them, including all of the thinking and

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
That’s where I’m at. Looks like Pentax shot themselves in the foot on this one. Hope they read Dpreview and this list. What were they thinking? Paul > On May 7, 2018, at 6:23 PM, jtainter wrote: > > For me, this is actually a relief. I was interested in upgrading my K-1 > mainly for improved

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread jtainter
For me, this is actually a relief. I was interested in upgrading my K-1 mainly for improved noise performance. Now that is off the table. I didn't mind the cost. My concern was that I have a lot of lenses, and it is a nuisance to test them all for focus accuracy, which I would have had to do. In

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul and Ann! J > On May 7, 2018 at 2:55 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > > > ditto! > ann > > On 5/7/2018 3:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > And it’s a good one! Congratulations! > > > > Paul > > > >> On May 7, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> This AM at Sacramento Wi

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread ann sanfedele
ditto! ann On 5/7/2018 3:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: And it’s a good one! Congratulations! Paul On May 7, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree and glad I did. I believe it's my first owl post in my lon

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Dan! I actually remember those! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Very Nice! > > I think he is giving you the old "stink eye." > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Jack

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated, Jef. Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 1:34 PM, PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com > wrote: > > Nice. And Congrats. > > Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery > http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com > /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals - Events/Fes

Re: PESO White Crowned Sparrow

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Extra nice catch, Paul* J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > At first glance, I thought this was another White Throated Sparrow, but > according to the Audubon Field Guide, it’s a White Crowned Sparrow. Common in > the western U.S., it’s rarely seen i

Re: PESO White Crowned Sparrow

2018-05-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Another nice one, Paul! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 4:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > At first glance, I thought this was another White Throated Sparrow, but > according to the Audubon Field Guide, it’s a White Crowned Sparrow. Common > in

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very Nice! I think he is giving you the old "stink eye." Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. > > Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree and glad I did. > > I believe i

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com
Nice. And Congrats. Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals - Events/Festivals - Transportation - Pets - Nature - Scenic - Cityscape. Adorn home, office and business with high-quality canvas wraps, me

PESO White Crowned Sparrow

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
At first glance, I thought this was another White Throated Sparrow, but according to the Audubon Field Guide, it’s a White Crowned Sparrow. Common in the western U.S., it’s rarely seen in Michigan. Paul https://www.photo.net/photo/18472056/White-Crowned-Sparrow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: why we bought Flickr according to SmugMug CEO

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 2:09 PM, John wrote: > On 5/7/2018 13:17, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Sounds promising, actually. Plan is to keep them separate but bridge >> them in some useful way. SmugMug has a photographer-centric viewpoint >> versus social media's advertising slant. >> >> http://www.amat

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul S. I do my best work in the dark😜 J Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 12:46 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Very nice. Lucky to get a shot at such an elusive bird. I like that you > were able to not get one of those leafy shoots running down the middle of the > owl's face. >

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Paul! Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2018, at 12:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > And it’s a good one! Congratulations! > > Paul > >> On May 7, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> >> This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. >> >> Took a shot in a dark barrel shape i

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Very nice.  Lucky to get a shot at such an elusive bird.  I like that you were able to not get one of those leafy shoots running down the middle of the owl's face. -p On 5/7/2018 2:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree

Re: Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
And it’s a good one! Congratulations! Paul > On May 7, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. > > Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree and glad I did. > > I believe it's my first owl post in my long tenure with the PDML. > > > Comments

Great Horned Owl

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
This AM at Sacramento Wild Life Refuge. Took a shot in a dark barrel shape in a tree and glad I did. I believe it's my first owl post in my long tenure with the PDML. Comments Appreciated! Thanks! J https://www.photo.net/photo/18472032 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: OT: why we bought Flickr according to SmugMug CEO

2018-05-07 Thread John
On 5/7/2018 13:17, Bruce Walker wrote: Sounds promising, actually. Plan is to keep them separate but bridge them in some useful way. SmugMug has a photographer-centric viewpoint versus social media's advertising slant. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/latest/photo-news/flickr-buy-questions-a

Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

2018-05-07 Thread Mark Roberts
If anyone wants to get a group together to buy Photo Annuals and get several shipped directly to your location I have a 40% off discount code (that only I, the account holder, can use). Talk amongst yourselves and see if you can get enough people in one location (or near enough) to make a bulk pu

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Steve Sharpe
Yikes indeed! If the noise reduction cannot be turned off then that probably makes the K-1 II a non-starter for astrophotography. On Mon, 7 May 2018 13:06:38 -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review > > "Baked-in noise reduction results in Raw files wit

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-07 Thread John
It's "click-bait" advertising. I got the same ad show up for "Raleigh, NC" when I temporarily allowed "gravatar.com" and "pubmine.com" in NoScript to see if show EXIF data on the lens Subash is using. I didn't follow the link, but based on the accompanying image, it's probably an advertisement

Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

2018-05-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 7/5/18, Jan van Wijk, discombobulated, unleashed: >Ordered and on its way, delivery before the 15th of may ... > >Thanks for your efforts creating a great book every year! +1 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- __

OT: why we bought Flickr according to SmugMug CEO

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Sounds promising, actually. Plan is to keep them separate but bridge them in some useful way. SmugMug has a photographer-centric viewpoint versus social media's advertising slant. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/latest/photo-news/flickr-buy-questions-answered-118481 -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Bruce Walker
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-1-ii-review "Baked-in noise reduction results in Raw files with progressively less detail than the original K-1 as the ISO increases. This can not be turned off." Yikes! Who decided _that_ was a good idea? On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:49 PM, Paul Stenquis

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Link? Paul > On May 7, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > > Just an FYI: > > I was still considering upgrading my K1 to the 'II' level, for better > high-ISO performance > better AF-tracking and the 'handheld' pixel-shift. > > I don't like the hassle/risk of sending it in (to Germany,

Re: DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Henk Terhell
I got the same idea. Better to spend the 500 euros on glass. Henk Op 2018-05-07 om 17:34 schreef Jan van Wijk: Just an FYI: I was still considering upgrading my K1 to the 'II' level, for better high-ISO performance better AF-tracking and the 'handheld' pixel-shift. I don't like the hassle/ri

DPR review of K1 II is now up, not very favourable ...

2018-05-07 Thread Jan van Wijk
Just an FYI: I was still considering upgrading my K1 to the 'II' level, for better high-ISO performance better AF-tracking and the 'handheld' pixel-shift. I don't like the hassle/risk of sending it in (to Germany, from the Netherlands) though. Now, reading the review, it seems that the 'better

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
thanks Paul and Jack... On Mon, 07 May 2018 10:34:27 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > A beauty! Nicely captured. > > > > On May 6, 2018, at 2:19 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > That's a lovely looking bird. I like lapwings, always a treat to > > see them. > >> On 6 May 2018, at 18:00, Subash Jey

Re: The 2018 PDML Photo Annual is now available!

2018-05-07 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sun, 06 May 2018 09:30:11 -0400 Mark Roberts wrote: > >Hardcover (both dust jacket and imagewrap versions): Ordered and on its way, delivery before the 15th of may ... Thanks for your efforts creating a great book every year! Regards, JvW

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
A beauty! Nicely captured. > On May 6, 2018, at 2:19 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > That's a lovely looking bird. I like lapwings, always a treat to see them. > >> On 6 May 2018, at 18:00, Subash Jeyan wrote: >> >> a wader that is endemic to the indian subcontinent... >> >> https://somethingfeat

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
What is the "new rule in Yuba City, CA?" J Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > thank you Bob. i'd have thought birds, of any sort, weren't your kind > of thing :) here is a red-wattled lapwing: > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/red-wattled-lapwing

Re: PESO: yellow-wattled lapwing

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
That 55-300 is difficult to beat and at a very reasonable price. J Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2018, at 6:22 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > thank you Alan. i've been using the sigma for about a week now > (handheld) and the learning curve seems to be really steep. it is a big > lens, of cou

Re: PESO: May Daffodil

2018-05-07 Thread Jack Davis
Appears "Prime" to me, Dan. Exposure of the white very well done! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2018, at 9:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Because of the weather and some pressing problems that needed to be > addressed, I missed the Forsythia and Magnolia blooms this year, and most > o