Re: Curious about price differential on 50-135/2.8

2015-02-15 Thread Darren Addy
There is one for $625 on Denver's Craigslist right now, which would be tempting if I hadn't just blown a lot of moola on silver Limiteds. People tend to sell for less than whatever they bought it for, which may be quite disconnected from the current new prices. With any SDM lens, I would be

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-15 Thread Darren Addy
OK, regarding Asimov... he's the perfect example of a horrible writer with great concepts. Nothing stands out? Really? His 3 laws of Robotics are rather seminal (I, Robot). His entire fictional theme of Predictive Sociology in the Foundation Trilogy pretty much came true through Big Data and the

Re: K-3 video instruction manual...

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
that Ricoh should care if he's back or not, I bet most of us wouldn't even know who he is if he hadn't been a paid promoter of Pentax, then again there's the K-01, and the out house designer responsible, so maybe they do care, but who else does really? On 2/13/2015 5:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote

PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Everyone is (understandably) excited and focused about the Pentax full frame offering and many may be saving their shekels for the body. But I would suggest that this is Prime Time to be focusing upon filling any holes in your lens inventory. It is a market of supply and demand, and we have

Re: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Please do! On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Shall I send you a list? Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 4:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO. Everyone

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Badly written can still be enjoyed if it has clever concepts and the book was full of clever concepts. I would call it mostly amusing rather than funny. In any event, oneshould probably know them just if one is going to be literate in the cultural references, unless you enjoy things regularly

Re: Epson V600 film scanner

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Glad to hear it, Malcolm. I had a feeling you might be pleased. On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: I asked a few weeks ago about scanning film, negatives and transparencies, and the Epson came up as a suggestion. It arrived this morning, and I've

Re: K-3 video instruction manual...

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
...@gmail.com wrote: I don't have a bigger name, but no one is that big anymore. On 2/14/2015 10:09 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I'd be interested in hearing a bigger name in the fashion industry that has an affinity for Pentax, if you've got one. https://www.google.com/search?q=benjamin+kanarek

Re: K-3 video instruction manual...

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Hmmm. And interestingly, Benjamin Kanarek is followed by Ricoh Imaging on Twitter. On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thus one must work with what one has. Benjamin Kanarek Blog has been ranked in the Top 10 of Fashion News Sources (for 2010) by http

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
Except that's not currently how 3D printers work. However, who knows where 3D printer technology will be by the time the Pentax FF actually ships! I suggest the following alternative: http://www.instructables.com/id/edible-party-hat/ On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Steve Cottrell

Re: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.

2015-02-14 Thread Darren Addy
lens that is currently bringing about 1/3 of what it did less than a year ago. On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 2:28 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 2/14/2015 9:21 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Everyone is (understandably) excited and focused about the Pentax full frame offering and many may be saving

Free Exposure Blending course

2015-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
Passing this along for any who might be interested. It is not just a 100 page eBook, but also contains 8 videos and 7 image files. Cover shot: http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/exposure-blending-cover.jpg

Re: Full Frame Confused

2015-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
I'm with Mark. If anything is fugly it is the hump on the K-3 that is basically just for a headphone jack. But it isn't anything to get in a kerfuffle over. Form follows function. The only design problem I ever had with Pentax was their weird prism housing on the K-30 with looks like some

Re: K-3 video instruction manual...

2015-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
suspect that features are nailed down more than one might think and that the artist's rendition in the other thread is a working prototype (albeit with a 3d printed body) that is already in the hands of some pros who have signed NDAs like Kanarek. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi

Re: Free Exposure Blending course

2015-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
4:09 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Free Exposure Blending course What is the difference between Exposure Blending and HDR? Darren Addy wrote: Passing this along for any who might be interested. It is not just a 100 page eBook, but also contains 8 videos and 7 image files

Re: Full Frame Confused

2015-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
What in the world is ugly about it? That prism housing remind me of a Stealth Fighter: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/Attack/F117BankingHardLeft10oClock.jpg It is only slightly taller, and I think the design has elements that are reminiscent of the 67ii.

Re: Digital Camera Watch report from CP+ Yokohama

2015-02-12 Thread Darren Addy
I'm amazed that Apple hasn't gotten into 3D printers (yet). (If they did, this is the one they would probably make: https://www.youtube.com/user/formlabs1/videos ) They are certainly more common than P.J. asserted. My employer has a Stratasys refrigerator-sized 3D printer in their precision

Re: Digital Camera Watch report from CP+ Yokohama

2015-02-12 Thread Darren Addy
Not sure how closely this prototype is actually going to be to the real camera, but it appears similar in layout to the K-3 except: No LIVE VIEW/Record Video button? No headphone jack or mic jack? Doesn't appear that this camera will do video (not that this would be a deal breaker for many). It is

Re: LensAlign question...

2015-02-10 Thread Darren Addy
- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2015-02-10 15:42 GMT+02:00 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: So I've yet

LensAlign question...

2015-02-10 Thread Darren Addy
So I've yet to perform any sort of AF adjustment on any of my cameras, but I'm curious to see how my various AF lenses perform in this regard. If you are in the same boat, here are a couple of links - the first showing/explaining the concept: http://vimeo.com/lensalign And the 2nd showing you how

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread Darren Addy
John Coyle wrote: One of my grand-daughters has recently expressed an interest in photography - it will be interesting to see if she asks me about using film, it can be magical when you see your first print coming up in the tray. Yes. This. I know it certainly was magical for me. I was 15 or 16.

Re: Enablement: Bottom feeder purchases 43mm Limited SILVER (MIJ)

2015-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:42 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-02-08 20:02 , Darren Addy wrote: Friends don't let friend drink New Belgium Trippels and surf eBay. one of my favorite beers over a decade or more; stop by when you're in Denver sometime and i'll take you

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-09 Thread Darren Addy
Ilford says that 30% of film users are under age 35. http://petapixel.com/2015/02/04/30-film-shooters-younger-35-says-ilford/ There are a few holes that could be punched in the conclusions reached but, still, it appears that film may be the vinyl records of the twentyteens. What goes around comes

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
camera with Pentax brand name stamped on it. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I was Cotty because it would be very easy to turn this into a viral fundraiser that would PAY for most, if not all, of Cotty's copy of the fullframe Pentax. All that needs to be done is to tell the story (on a web

Super-resolution through sensor shift (2B at CP)?

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
Now THIS is a rumor: http://goo.gl/eAQjpH -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.

Enablement: Bottom feeder purchases 43mm Limited SILVER (MIJ)

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
Friends don't let friend drink New Belgium Trippels and surf eBay. :) I know that this group would gladly push a fellow down the slippery slope, but I just took the plunge and snagged my first Made in Japan silver Limited, the 43m f/1.9, serial no. 0003290 with hood and original caps. Good Lord is

Re: Enablement: Bottom feeder purchases 43mm Limited SILVER (MIJ)

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
ago. I do have the original soft pouch somewhere. It makes a nearly perfect longish normalish lens on the K-5II. I think that anyone who doesn't love this lens simply doesn't understand it. On 2/8/2015 10:02 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Friends don't let friend drink New Belgium Trippels

Re: February PUG is now up

2015-02-07 Thread Darren Addy
A lot of lovely, lovely images that could be featured in a Kodak print book/booklet; (Anybody remember those at Ye Olde Camera Store)? Brian Walter's Afternoon Stroll is literally picture perfect and would make a challenging jigsaw puzzle. Christine's Beach is the bravest anti-postcard submission,

Re: OT: You *MUST* see Ida

2015-02-06 Thread Darren Addy
years was The Artist: each shot seemed to have a perfect range of tones. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: Wednesday, 17 December 2014 1:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: You *MUST* see

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-06 Thread Darren Addy
and a lot of the people will find out that FF puts less demand on the optical quality of the lenses compared to aps for the same results, therefore better results for lenses of same quality. This is the opposite of what I have seen and read. The APS-C takes only the central portion of the

New: Pentax K-S2

2015-02-06 Thread Darren Addy
Compared to the K-S1 it apparently will have built-in WiFi and flipped monitor (and fewer landing lights. http://digicame-info.com/2015/02/k-s2.html Google translated page: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ensl=jatl=enu=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicame-info.com%2F2015%2F02%2Fk-s2.html That is also

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-06 Thread Darren Addy
that they're challenging medium format, but not all pixels are created equal. On 2/6/2015 2:23 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Darren Addy wrote: Here is my guess: 36 MP Sony sensor, as found in the Sony A7r and Nikon D810 httDp://www.sonyalpharumors.com/competition-news-nikon-d810-features- sony

Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-05 Thread Darren Addy
Here is my guess: 36 MP Sony sensor, as found in the Sony A7r and Nikon D810 httDp://www.sonyalpharumors.com/competition-news-nikon-d810-features-sony-36mp-sensor/ dxomark comparison of those two camera's sensors with the existing Pentax flagship K-3:

Re: OT: PC diagnosis

2015-02-05 Thread Darren Addy
Would help to know the operating system. On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 7:43 AM, CollinB coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Computer: Dell t3600 2g ram, 500g HD, 2.8Ghz CPU, firepro v2900 2gig video card Issue: extremely slow boot up behaviot. Win menu is responsive. apps not loading or loading very

Re: OT: PC diagnosis

2015-02-05 Thread Darren Addy
Assuming Windows 7, try this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html If that improves things, I'd download the free MalwareBytes and run the scan with the latest set of definitions in the database (today's date). On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 7:43 AM,

Re: Photography, art, unintentional plagiarism, ...

2015-02-04 Thread Darren Addy
The writer of the article shows his own biases in the following statement: Photography can easily degenerate into a pseudo-art, with millions of people all taking pictures of the same things and all thinking we are special. This amateur delusion of photographic art is everywhere today – from

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-04 Thread Darren Addy
Asahi Man says planned availability in the fall, meaning some of you can call in the X-mas gift card for at least part of the purchase. :) He also confirms that it is going to be more than 24MP. (He has seen a 24MP prototype, but knows that it is cancelled). In another post he says Of

Re: Full frame the wait is over

2015-02-04 Thread Darren Addy
I'm surprised that the ever-astute Pentax marketing department isn't using that... The full frame wait is over... in ten more months. On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:43 PM, Richard Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't been waiting. http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:53

Re: New Zoom Lenses

2015-02-03 Thread Darren Addy
Also via Asahi Man at DPReview: Like I told month ago,with good luck we will also see the SLR body. This lens and the fullframe body are to see in internal Pentax papers for the Pentax office's. Press release is in outbox. This year we could get 3 till 4 lenses,next time altogether approximately

Re: It's like…

2015-02-01 Thread Darren Addy
I used to be a Seahawk fan (from their inception in the 70s) and this Nebraska boy even saw a preseason game against the Chargers in the Kingdome back in '78. But I now have a coworker that is such an obnoxious God is a Seahawk fan fanboy that I actually rooted for the Patriots for the first time

Re: It's like…

2015-02-01 Thread Darren Addy
This meme is blowing up the internet: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8z2k6sCQAAkqcX.jpg:large On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 10:43 PM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: that bonehead would be coach pete carrol On 2/1/2015 11:17 PM, Paul wrote: The Pats were covering the Hawks receivers the entire

Re: OT: Recommendations wanted for Wacom tablet

2015-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
You got the right one. The medium size is the most bang for the buck but the size is similar to how you think of monitors. More real estate is better. Also you need the pro for the increased levels of sensitivity to the stylus. Searching Amazon reviews (for the medium size) for the word editing

Re: OT: Artist Develops 31 Rolls of Lost Film Shot by a Soldier in WWII

2015-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Very interesting on multiple levels. Makes me want to get back to scanning all the old negatives that I bought at the garage sale last year. The fact that scanning has the ability to pull more detail out than all the dodging and burning in the world (or printing on photographic paper) makes me

Re: OT: Two Feet of Snow

2015-01-27 Thread Darren Addy
Looks like this storm caught them flat-footed. On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What two feet of snow in New York City looks like: http://mlkshk.com/p/12IN0 Very risky. I think that might be a toe-away zone. -- Mark

Re: Lightroom 6 will require 64-bit operating systems

2015-01-23 Thread Darren Addy
, and there are those that I dislike for some particular aspects. Adobe is on the latter list. (And I checked it more than twice!) Cheers, Igor Larry Colen Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:55:53 -0800 wrote: Darren Addy wrote: For those who haven't seen it yet, it looks like if you aren't already running a 64

Lightroom 6 will require 64-bit operating systems

2015-01-22 Thread Darren Addy
For those who haven't seen it yet, it looks like if you aren't already running a 64-bit OS you are going to need to upgrade to be able to run Lightroom 6: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/22/adobe-lightroom-6-will-compatible-64-bit-operating-systems/ -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh.

Re: An odd question about copyright and copying old BW pictures.

2015-01-21 Thread Darren Addy
Also, although technically in the U.S. every creator of a photograph has a copyright at the moment of creation, in Real World practical terms you must also actually go through the process of registering said copyright with the Copyright office to truly be afforded legal protection. Then, yes, big

K-3 video instruction manual...

2015-01-20 Thread Darren Addy
... just about! This goes way beyond your usual review and (if you aren't the kind to want to read the manual that came with your K-3) this guy highlights a lot of the K-3s capabilities (many of which you may not have realized even existed). 37 minutes, but definitely worth watching if you own a

Re: PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-20 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks Larry. Easier to show than tell, so here is a graphic I made of the set-up I used. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/15706498803/ I now also have a SkyView Pro german equatorial mount with dual DC drives and Intelliscope (push-to) computer, which I hope to get out with and try

Re: An odd question about copyright and copying old BW pictures.

2015-01-20 Thread Darren Addy
Regarding your copying of BW photos (some of which are curling... If you think that scanning would be a long job, I assure you that copying them with a camera will be just as long, if not longer. For those that don't lie flat, you will need to position them under glass. That glass will need to be

Re: PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-19 Thread Darren Addy
(slap his parents for me) T2i thru a 100mm Canon lens (f/2.5, 1' subs @ iso 1600) post with Nebulosity Photoshop. WHAT an image! On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Looks great! Mark On 1/18/2015 10:59 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Clouds cooperated and stayed down

Re: PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-19 Thread Darren Addy
, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:07:06 -0600, Darren Addy wrote: Thank you, Steve Mark. I assure you, there are many MUCH better images, but I'm pretty happy with the result, considering my current state of extreme-newbieosity. Here's an example

Re: PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-19 Thread Darren Addy
becoming interesting even to me. :) On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Clouds cooperated and stayed down in Kansas this evening, making for almost ideal conditions to take another crack at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 this evening. Strategy this go-round

Re: PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-19 Thread Darren Addy
, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Clouds cooperated and stayed down in Kansas this evening, making for almost ideal conditions to take another crack at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 this evening. Strategy this go-round was to dial up the exposure times and dial down

PESO: Nice tail !

2015-01-18 Thread Darren Addy
Clouds cooperated and stayed down in Kansas this evening, making for almost ideal conditions to take another crack at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 this evening. Strategy this go-round was to dial up the exposure times and dial down the ISO to increase the dynamic range. That combo really brought out

Re: PESO: A much better try at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

2015-01-18 Thread Darren Addy
was keeping the framing loose to make sure I didn't lose the comet. On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Matthew. Yes, I used the Comet mode and tried to preserve both stars and comet (most processing time). First time I had tried that. You should

PESO: First pitiful attempt at Comet Lovejoy

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
This is my first pitiful attempt at Comet Lovejoy (Jan. 2015). Life has been a little disrupted here lately, to say the least, but I'm getting closer to doing some real astrophotography soon. This was simply a quick tripod mounted shot from a few nights ago with the K-3 and a Sigma EX 30mm f1.4

Re: PESO: First pitiful attempt at Comet Lovejoy

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
Thus the pitiful in my subject line. This image is only 420x420 pixels. On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I see only a tiny example, little more than a thumbnail. Paul via phone On Jan 17, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote

Re: PESO: A much better try at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
I desaturated and inverted it to see if I was imagining things: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7504/16304702892_377661408b_o.jpg (also cropped slightly), On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Matthew. Yes, I used the Comet mode and tried to preserve

Re: PESO: A much better try at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
never needed it, but I may try it out if I see comet blurring tonight. On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 10:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16303458981/ This image is the result of using my Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro on a decidely non-macro

PESO: A much better try at Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/16303458981/ This image is the result of using my Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro on a decidely non-macro subject this evening. I took several images and stacked them using DeepSkyStacker and then did some more messing in Photoshop with the resulting TIF. I

Re: January Fog (redo)

2015-01-17 Thread Darren Addy
I like that image a lot, Jack. Love the mood it invokes. -- 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: Perfect for PDML: BH sells wine for cats

2015-01-16 Thread Darren Addy
Before I read the article, I was trying to figure out why BH Photo and Video would be selling wine for cats and the only thing I could come up with that the combo SHOULD result in a lot more photo and video opportunities with tipsy cats. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 6:15 PM, steve harley

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-15 Thread Darren Addy
The Tamron 54B arrived today (sans Pentax Adaptall) so I can take some shots with it once I put that on. I'm afraid I don't own the 55-300mm to do a comparison with that lens. I do plan on doing a comparison with my Bigma (and maybe the vintage preset 300mm f6.3 Takumar, which I also have). It

Re: PSEO: On the Steps, Art Institute of Chicago

2015-01-14 Thread Darren Addy
Agree with Bob. The word over-cooked comes to mind. On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I think you need to step away from the HDR button for a while. B On 14 Jan 2015, at 14:39, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:

Pentax owners stop uploading to Flickr in mid-October?

2015-01-14 Thread Darren Addy
What the heck? http://blog.flickr.net/en/2015/01/13/camera-ownership-on-flickr-2013-2014/ -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-14 Thread Darren Addy
wrote: Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: Regarding a tripod collar, I found this thread: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2888491 recommending a Lens Collar for Canon EF 70-200mm/F4L from ebay. They also come in black. I bought a couple of the black ones that I am using

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-14 Thread Darren Addy
/camera_settings.htm On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: I tripped across a manual focus lens last night that I was not previously aware of: The Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 Flat Field (model 54B), an Adaptall2 lens

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-13 Thread Darren Addy
if they knew that lens.) She also has PK/A Tamron adaptall mounts at about 1/2 of their usual price. Sadly, the seller is ill and tells me she must give up photography. On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-01-13 8:56 , Darren Addy wrote: I tripped across

A suggestion for all these freaking email tests...

2015-01-13 Thread Darren Addy
I realize that all these email tests make the PDML look more active than it really is, but if you'd like to make the list a little more interesting you could email actual content or discussion (maybe a PESO) instead of a TEST email. And THEN, to see if it was received by the list, you could simply

Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

2015-01-13 Thread Darren Addy
I tripped across a manual focus lens last night that I was not previously aware of: The Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 Flat Field (model 54B), an Adaptall2 lens. The two big things it has going for it are lightness and close focusing capabilities. The 54B is surprisingly light at 610 grams. For comparison,

Re: PESO - Another Snowflake

2015-01-13 Thread Darren Addy
Stunning. Love these. On my photographic bucket list to do. :) On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Simply beautiful Mark. The red side lighting adds an entire new dimension to the image ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: My morning at minus 15 F

2015-01-12 Thread Darren Addy
Love the image! Also The K-5 is designed to operate at temperatures of −10 to 40 °C (14 to 104 °F) so you've exceeded it's design parameters by -29 degrees F! On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Excellent! Mark On 1/12/2015 12:34 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote:

Re: I need mac help with displays

2015-01-11 Thread Darren Addy
Hey Larry, I'm not terribly up on the Mac Mini, but it appears to me that you CAN put one monitor on the HDMI and the other on the Thunderbolt port (as Paul has on his MacBook Pro). However, the HDMI port will support only up to 1920-by-1200 resolution. The Thunderbolt port will support up to

Re: January PUG now up!

2015-01-11 Thread Darren Addy
Loved Wendy's This Way and Rick Womer's Berlin Flats and Filip Nicolaï's Reading Between the Lines. All are just SUPERB. Ken Waller's Colorado's Sand Box is a superb image, but the figures in the bottom take it out of the abstract realm, for me. Honorable mentions to: Christine Aguila's At the

Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat

2015-01-03 Thread Darren Addy
It is a nice image, but an odd aspect ratio (a bit narrower than 5x7). The bottom gets a little confusing for me. I think this image works wonderfully as a square crop; The bottom of the square being where the clear ice is the widest. Nice rendering. On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 7:06 PM, Rick Womer

FS Friday: m42 to Q adapter, F 100mm f2.8 Macro, A50 f1.7

2015-01-02 Thread Darren Addy
aperture via the dial on your DSLR. Perfect one: $79 A only one: $49 (nice bargain) http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=lens=460 Respectfully, Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska - - - Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-12-30 Thread Darren Addy
Rather than start a new OT Sony thread, I think I'll just resurrect this one. I continue to be a wee bit fascinated by what Sony is doing with their a7 line. Despite the similar naming convention, they aren't the same camera (at all) but each seem to have a radically different sensor inside and

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-12-30 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Darren Addy wrote: Rather than start a new OT Sony thread, I think I'll just resurrect this one. Gosh. Thanks. Some people care enough to recycle reuse and some don't. :) :) :) -- Life is too short to put up

Re: PESO: Melbourne Skyline From St Kilda

2014-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
I miss Melbourne so much. This ol' country boy isn't normally much for cities, but that is one in which I could quite happily live out my days. On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Well done pano, Don. Jack - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie

Re: Peso-Cray HawkI (do over)

2014-12-23 Thread Darren Addy
I missed the original posting, but I think this is a beautiful image. I'm not so sure about your species identification, but I can't tell you what else it might be either. What part of the country was this taken in? On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Nice and

Re: OT: Peso: Drink Coffee.

2014-12-20 Thread Darren Addy
NAILED that focus, Bill. I like it a lot. On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: OT for no Pentax content. This is the Fuji 56 f/1.2 wide open from about 6 feet. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/dee.html Enjoy bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

OT: You Fuji owners may have firmware updates (and also be arrogant)

2014-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
http://petapixel.com/2014/12/18/fujifilm-firmware-updates-add-big-new-features-x-t1-x-e2-x-e1-x-pro1/ Also, in case you didn't already know or suspect, you Fuji owners just might be arrogant and colonial:

Re: OT Domain names and blogging

2014-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
Wordpress is something like 18% of the internet now, but I find that it is very much like Meg Ryan's character in When Harry Met Sally. It is the Worst Kind: It is high maintenance but it thinks it is low maintenance. I realize that one should not anthropomorphize Wordpress; it HATES it when one

Re: OT - Photographer beats Lik's record photo sale by ten cents

2014-12-19 Thread Darren Addy
Lik described as something of a Thomas Kinkade of photographers. Ouch. I know dialog, and that is particularly harsh. On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Seems the art world doubts the authenticity of Peter Lik's record $6.5M sale. And apparently Jeff

Re: OT: You *MUST* see Ida

2014-12-16 Thread Darren Addy
You get a taste of the photography and composition I'm going ga-ga over from the 2 minute trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/ida/ or http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2411703577 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:04 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, December

Re: OT: You *MUST* see Ida

2014-12-16 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:14 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Does it have English subtitles? Yes. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

OT: You *MUST* see Ida

2014-12-15 Thread Darren Addy
The NewYorker article by David Denby on 2014's best movies said Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Ida” is by far the best movie of the year. I remember having watched the trailer and wanting to see it, but had forgotten about it until I read that. I found it on Amazon Prime (member view for free) and I'm

Re: Check out “Six Photographs: René Burri” by PORT on Vimeo

2014-12-13 Thread Darren Addy
That was very enjoyable on several levels. Thanks for sharing the link, Eric! On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Check out “Six Photographs: René Burri” by PORT on Vimeo. The video is available for your viewing pleasure at http://vimeo.com/68146128

Re: Epson R3000 head replacement... or a new printer (recommendations?)

2014-12-13 Thread Darren Addy
Igor... no personal experience but if you search YouTube you will find lots of videos and tutorials for unblocking Epson print heads and nozzles. This page outlines the steps: http://www.digitsmith.com/how-unclog-epson-3000-print-heads-11772.html This video is helpful:

Re: OT - Peter Lik has a better camera than anyone else ...

2014-12-12 Thread Darren Addy
Frankly, this is so far out of the ordinary that I have a hard time believing there isn't a little market manipulation at play. Say I'm a wealthy individual who already owns a lot of fine art photography. I approach a fine art photographer with a deal. I tell him that I'm willing to offer him the

Re: Boris PESO #22 - Bliss

2014-12-12 Thread Darren Addy
I agree. A superb image. And it does remind me of Frank's work. :) On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Top notch. Godfrey On Dec 12, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: For some reason I am thinking about Frank's original style

Re: December PUG - Now ready for your viewing pleasure

2014-12-04 Thread Darren Addy
Wow. Top to bottom, that is the best PUG Gallery that I think I have ever seen (not that I've been here a fraction as long as most of you). Fabulous work EVERYONE. On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 5:17 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: a great way to end the year, good gallery. Some of the

Re: asking for a firend... diff /pref K-5 versus k-50

2014-12-03 Thread Darren Addy
K-5 was the flagship model. K-50 is the midrange model. If she is shopping for current models, the K-5iis is a great deal at BH. (64GB SDXC card, plus BG-4 grip for $525?) Get outta here! On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Hi guys - I'm sorry I aven't ahd

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-11-27 Thread Darren Addy
Point taken, Cotty. I would imagine that JC is speaking from the perspective of someone who already has an inventory of Pentax glass. And in that case he may be right if one puts the emphasis on his use of the word direct. However, and short flange to sensor mirrorless camera that has an adapter

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-11-27 Thread Darren Addy
On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 10:55 AM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I dont think the $1500 cameras are for beginners who dont know anything about cameras and lenses. If you worked in one of the (rapidly dwindling) camera stores around the country, or spent some time observing in one, I

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-11-27 Thread Darren Addy
Just one other thought regarding the a7ii and contrasting with Pentax... Sony's announcing this camera prior to Black Friday and then announcing that it will be available/shipping for the holiday season will result in a lot of additional sales for them. Pentax NEVER seems to release products with

Re: PESO:Red Panda Cub

2014-11-26 Thread Darren Addy
Neat set of images, Jeffrey. Adorable is definitely the right word. #2 is my personal favorite and next #55. Thanks for sharing them! On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferyjohn...@photocapturesbyjeffery.com wrote: Back on July 3rd a Red Panda was born to Qiji at the Nashville

Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

2014-11-26 Thread Darren Addy
By now you have probably seen the Sony announcement for the 24.3 MP a7ii full frame with in-body 5-axis image stabilization. This camera is has specs that are pretty close to what I expected from a first Pentax FF camera, and I think the most surprising thing about it the price of $1698 for the

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