Re: I really have too many lenses

2021-04-14 Thread Juan Buhler
OK now I feel bad. Larry--it's Mike's Camera in Menlo Park. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Downtown Ulan Bator Mongolia Camera Shop

2021-04-14 Thread Bipin Gupta
Alan Sir, in fact I was in this Camera Shop last year - just before the Covid ruckus - and saw a used Pentax 16-50/2.8 in excellent condition for MNT (Mongolian Tugrik) 555,750 or US $ 195.and a Sigma 150-500 mm f5-6.3 APO DG HSM Lens for MNT 912,000 (USD 320). Since I already had an older Bigma an

Re: Photo gear storage, crazy idea

2021-04-14 Thread Mark C
I remember someone recommending diaper bags for photo gear, but that was back when the bags were printed with garish designs that made it utterly obvious that they were for diapers. I just looked at the current lineup of diaper bags on Amazon and they look pretty much as nice as most camera bag

Re: And now for something different

2021-04-14 Thread Gonz
Bookmarked! Thank you Juan. --Gonz On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 4:04 PM Juan Buhler wrote: > > Gonz, > > In order to go from 2048D to 2D, there are a couple of techniques for > dimensionality reduction out there. I'm using the most common one. Look > here: > > https://lvdmaaten.github.io/tsne/ > > j

Re: And now for something different

2021-04-14 Thread Juan Buhler
Gonz, In order to go from 2048D to 2D, there are a couple of techniques for dimensionality reduction out there. I'm using the most common one. Look here: https://lvdmaaten.github.io/tsne/ j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send

Re: OT: Backroad Buildings photo book

2021-04-14 Thread ann sanfedele
I missed a couple posts on this topic  - just doubled back to pick up on the thread and was about to say exactly that, Ken! Have you seen NOMADLAND yet?  not to be missed.. ann On 4/3/2021 12:08 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Don’t forget the ‘Wall Drug Store’ signs. -Original Message- From

Re: And now for something different

2021-04-14 Thread Gonz
It all sounds pretty straightforward, but I'm curious about the last step of folding 2048D -> 2D. Must involve some kind of clustering? How is this done? This seems key. --gonz On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 11:47 AM Juan Buhler wrote: > > > Just out of curiosity, what was the input to the Neural Netw

Re: Well here's a Takumar you don't see every day...

2021-04-14 Thread John
As long as I have the FA-600/4 I don't "need" a 560. On 4/14/2021 03:24:00, Toine wrote: What about the current 560? On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 08:53, John wrote: By coinkydense, yesterday I paid off the credit card I used to buy the FA-600/4. I'd like to enjoy being debt free for a little whil

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-14 Thread Gonz
Too much money for me. Being an slr, its still going to have difficulty getting as good of focus as mirrorless, though I'm not ready to jump there yet. I can still focus using the live view magnified for landscapes or portraits, but it sure would be nice to be able to get a really accurate focus

Re: gfm npw alternate

2021-04-14 Thread Gonz
Its hard to beat GFM for its incredible photogenic areas. I do think however, that Big Bend National park in southwest Texas is pretty incredible, with its crazy scenic vistas, wildlife, and amazing dark night skies. Arches national park in Utah is also mind blowingly beautiful, as well as other

Re: PESO: More fantails

2021-04-14 Thread lrc
Great photos On April 13, 2021 1:47:49 AM PDT, David Mann wrote: >Yeah, sorry, it's fantails again (I'm very fond of them). We had three >of them in our garden this morning. One of them came to check me out. >They're quite tame as people often disturb the insects they feed on. I >had to keep

Re: PESO: butterfly season started

2021-04-14 Thread ann sanfedele
Wow - great *camouflage* on his wing!  beautiful shot ann On 4/14/2021 3:00 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: The temperature in this spring has for the most part been low here, but now I see more butterflies coming. I catched an orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) which usually are quite restless. ht

Re: PESO: More fantails

2021-04-14 Thread ann sanfedele
they  look like a longer tailed version of our chickadees .. who are also quite tame .. I very much like taht first one - sweet expression and he does look inquisitive ann On 4/13/2021 4:47 AM, David Mann wrote: Yeah, sorry, it's fantails again (I'm very fond of them). We had three of them

PESO: butterfly season started

2021-04-14 Thread Henk Terhell
The temperature in this spring has for the most part been low here, but now I see more butterflies coming. I catched an orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) which usually are quite restless. https://flic.kr/p/2kSNF55 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: PESO: More fantails

2021-04-14 Thread David Mann
A fantail came inside at my daughter's preschool today and fluttered around the building for a few minutes before finding its way back out. According to Maori legend, if a fantail comes indoors it's a harbinger of death. But she found two four-leaf clovers in the lawn beforehand so maybe it'll

Re: I really have too many lenses

2021-04-14 Thread Alan C
A chap I knew was in that shop last year. He said they had an FA*250-600/5.6 on offer for only $200 which was a pity because he shoots C*non. Alan C On 14-Apr-21 05:55 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: Downtown Ulan Bator ;) j Sent from my iPhone On Apr 13, 2021, at 18:09, l...@red4est.com wrote: 

Re: Well here's a Takumar you don't see every day...

2021-04-14 Thread Toine
What about the current 560? On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 08:53, John wrote: > > By coinkydense, yesterday I paid off the credit card I used to buy the > FA-600/4. > > I'd like to enjoy being debt free for a little while, so hopefully Pentax > won't > come out with a modern version of that lens any ti

Re: PESO: butterfly season started

2021-04-14 Thread Toine
Nice catch! On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 09:00, Henk Terhell wrote: > > The temperature in this spring has for the most part been low here, but > now I see more butterflies coming. > I catched an orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) which usually are quite > restless. > > https://flic.kr/p/2kSNF55 > > H