Re: sure is quiet

2021-05-21 Thread Henk Terhell
http://pug.komkon.org/18mar/slides/HT-kroeg-delft-IMGP0259-2.html Henk Op 2021-05-20 om 17:43 schreef P. J. Alling: I guess it's time to stop making animal noises and get a drink. On 5/20/2021 11:27 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: We’re all down at the bar - nobody tell you On 20 May 2021, a

Re: A bird's flight through Keukenhof

2021-05-17 Thread Henk Terhell
oored bands. Such Splender! Is Keukenhof open at least for the flower merchants this year? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 4:01 AM Henk Terhell wrote: Keukenhof is a Dutch park showing all spring fl

A bird's flight through Keukenhof

2021-05-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Keukenhof is a Dutch park showing all spring flowers as an exposition of the bulb and flower business here. It always attracts many tourists in spring time, however this year it is of course closed. A drone flight is here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bkM4YWWdanY Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Dis

Re: GESO a week of birding

2021-05-16 Thread Henk Terhell
Very nice set. Well spent time at Terschelling! Henk Op 2021-05-15 om 22:01 schreef Toine: I enjoyed a short holiday which was mainly birding. 1500+ shots left to edit.. https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/3e7640eb07d06bdb47a3071a807780a4/#&gid=1&pid=006-140-img5578 https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/3e7640

DPReview of K3 III (+comparison to Nikon D500)

2021-05-08 Thread Henk Terhell
Now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UpDDp3QEF34 Henk -- %(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.

Re: Peso: aging Tulips

2021-05-05 Thread Henk Terhell
Ann, nice results you get with this high zoom small sensor camera. I've seen here a cheap second hand Pentax XG-1 for sale, that has 52 x optical zoom and a 16MP sensor. Probably a similar camera as the Coolpix 520. Does anybody have some experience with this camera? I'll have a look also at th

Re: It's about that time, kids

2021-05-04 Thread Henk Terhell
True, however I use PayPal sometimes for payments to e.g. US suppliers of software having no European affiliates, so I don't need to provide my credit card data each time over the internet. Henk Op 2021-05-04 om 00:02 schreef Bob Pdml: There’s no need for things like PayPal accounts in Europe

Re: It's about that time, kids

2021-05-02 Thread Henk Terhell
PayPal is worldwide, Zelle not. Henk Op 2021-05-02 om 20:31 schreef Larry Colen: On May 2, 2021, at 11:05 AM, mike wilson wrote: It allowed you to pay without an account, though. Any way to do that without the gateway it provided? Send him a check in the mail? BTW, I discovered somethin

Re: My new Blurb project

2021-05-01 Thread Henk Terhell
Stan, though we had no stormy night so far I much enjoyed looking at your book with all those great sunny pics! Henk Op 2021-04-29 om 23:02 schreef Stanley Halpin: Saying this is a “new” project may be a bit of a stretch. When the shut-downs and stays-at-home began a year ago, I decided to ta

The K-3 mark 3 is for the mountain climbers amongst us

2021-05-01 Thread Henk Terhell
Here a spectacular new video of a French Ricoh Pentax ambassador: https://youtu.be/jyWGnQ9jwo4 (English undertitled) Henk -- %(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 th

Re: DA21 f3.2, in four minutes or less

2021-05-01 Thread Henk Terhell
Wonderful images again, Juan! Strange coincidence, as I offered my copy of this lens for sale a few days ago. For nature photography this lens is less useful and I've left it at home already for a couple of years. My copy is therefore as new and, though I love this lens, I see no future use of

Re: The new K3 iii

2021-04-27 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Ralf, no idea either and I thought it was a stupid question to ask. Henk Op 2021-04-27 om 14:16 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 22.04.21 um 17:55 schrieb Bill: As am I, but if it's another kitchen sink camera like the K1... Sorry to be so blatantly ignorant but what is a kitchen sink

Re: The new K3 iii

2021-04-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Op 2021-04-25 om 18:51 schreef Bill: Their last what could be called budget lenses date from 2016 with the DFA 28-105 and DFA55-300. Pentax doesn't have to play the go big or go home game that seems to rule American led capitalism. All they have to do is stay in their niche, let the big boy

Re: The new K3 iii

2021-04-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Photo Universe received information that the new K1 iii will be $3800 and have 60 MP and a fixed screen:) https://youtu.be/_xKcCkITjJs Henk Op 2021-04-22 om 17:55 schreef Bill: On 4/22/2021 12:51 AM, rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Bill  wrote: As am I, but if it's another kitchen sink came

Re: The new K3 iii

2021-04-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Malcolm, nice to hear from you. I think it is a good decision to order the K-3 3 for your street photography. It is claimed that the low light performance is better than of the K-1(II). Looks like an excellent camera, though I will never buy this model as I've realized that I'm using live view w

Re: GESO: Magnolia Blossoms

2021-04-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice series. We have one magnolia tree in the front garden that is already loosing a lot of the blossoms. It is a pity that flowering time of our tree is so short. Some of our neighbours asked whether it is OK to collect the fallen blossoms, I believe to make some sort of essence. Henk Op 20

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: FA35mm video review

2021-04-11 Thread Henk Terhell
Juan, a nice video review! The FA 35/2 has always been one of my most favoured lenses. I bought it based on Yoshihiko's lens resolution tests: http://www.takinami.com/yoshihiko/photo/index.html I do like the hood which is very convenient. The only cosmetic weakness is the door on the hood for po

Re: OT Superzooms

2021-04-10 Thread Henk Terhell
l know if it was my best or my worst idea. On Wed, 7 Apr 2021 at 12:00, Henk Terhell wrote: I have been considering the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000. It may not have a extremely long reach (24-480 mm), but it has a 1 inch sensor that is much improvement compared to those of standard compact camera&

Re: OT Superzooms

2021-04-07 Thread Henk Terhell
I have been considering the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000. It may not have a extremely long reach (24-480 mm), but it has a 1 inch sensor that is much improvement compared to those of standard compact camera's. On the other hand, it means I would no longer take along my Pentax DSLR's which, though

Re: OT A little divertissment

2021-04-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Taht is very appropriate:  Händel's Water Music Henk Op 2021-04-07 om 01:22 schreef ann sanfedele: Painful to listen to - not pleasant pitch for my old ears.  but had to chuckle when I recognized this appropriate selection: https://annsan.smugmug.com/Graphic-Design/Anns-design-work/i-vHgv9Ld/

Re: OT A little divertissment

2021-04-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Great fun! I got a smart idea to make a picture of my screen, so to be ready for the next pug. Henk Op 2021-04-06 om 09:24 schreef mike wilson: Safe for all ages. https://youtu.be/aBNHmUT3GPg -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNS

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

2021-04-05 Thread Henk Terhell
, Henk Terhell wrote: Yes, the signs are there! Yesterday I saw a cormorant attacking a swan. Of course, a swan is an enemy too large to handle, so the cormorant had to change course. But nevertheless... https://flic.kr/p/2kQQKT5 Henk -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send

PESO: cormorants will rule the world

2021-04-04 Thread Henk Terhell
Yes, the signs are there! Yesterday I saw a cormorant attacking a swan. Of course, a swan is an enemy too large to handle, so the cormorant had to change course. But nevertheless... https://flic.kr/p/2kQQKT5 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le.

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-03 Thread Henk Terhell
I've discovered that with the K-1 on tripod the majority of my pictures are nowadays taken after composing in live view. It is easier to select focus and has wider focus area. With the possibility to adjust the angle of the screen it is easy enough to avoid reflection of the screen. And with fo

Re: OT some of you already know..

2021-04-01 Thread Henk Terhell
Had my first Pfizer last week and only experienced some cold sweat the other day. The second will be the first of May, but at least I feel slightly more relaxed outside. Henk Op 2021-03-31 om 23:34 schreef ann sanfedele: I got second Pfizer jab on Monday... Just coming out of the 2 day misery

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-03-31 Thread Henk Terhell
rt: a battery charger is not included. Charging from USB C only. Not to mention the fixed LCD screen. On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 at 09:33, Henk Terhell wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-initial-review Recommended price is $ 2000. Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-03-31 Thread Henk Terhell
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-initial-review Recommended price is $ 2000. Henk -- %(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.

Photographing the "endless diversity" of America by streetlight - Daniel Freedman

2021-03-30 Thread Henk Terhell
Fascinating night scenes in this BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56253450 Henk -- %(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.

Re: OT: (or not OT:) process vs. outcome

2021-03-29 Thread Henk Terhell
ebay. Henk Op 2021-03-29 om 22:26 schreef l...@red4est.com: When I got my android one off the first things I looked for was an rpn calculator, I was pleased to see that the one I found was written by my friend Ed. On March 29, 2021 12:46:01 PM PDT, Henk Terhell wrote: For my work I used slide

Re: OT: (or not OT:) process vs. outcome

2021-03-29 Thread Henk Terhell
For my work I used slide rules until the period of HP calculators. Now I'm using an excellent HP41C simulator on my android phone. Henk Op 2021-03-28 om 20:25 schreef Larry Colen: On Mar 28, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Alan C wrote: In my youth I was a Whizz kid with a slide rule. Took over my Dad'

Re: OT a bit of personal news

2021-03-26 Thread Henk Terhell
My condolescences to you, Larry. Op 2021-03-26 om 02:35 schreef Larry Colen: -- %(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.

Re: PESO: Yellow wildflower

2021-03-24 Thread Henk Terhell
Did you use a pola filter? It looks like a species of ranunculus (of which there many), however these are rather shiny. Henk Op 2021-03-24 om 05:14 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: These small yellow wildflowers appeared across the street this week. Can anyone identify them for me? http://dan-matyo

Re: K-70 problem?

2021-03-24 Thread Henk Terhell
Congrats, happy birthday. Though I don't own a KP it would also my choice based on all positive experiences from others. The long awaited K3 III will be much more expensive and it lacks a tilted screen. Henk Op 2021-03-24 om 11:16 schreef Alistair Lax: Certainly my final word on this. I've rea

Re: online photo storage platforms reviewed

2021-03-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Alan, you do keep your important stuff on Flickr as well. Also for me Flickr is the main cloud storage having over 8000 pics at full res in jpg, with a lot of family pics hidden. Further I keep my scanned old familiy pics on onedrive 1 TB cloud storage. All my RAW files are stored on a 6TB USB

online photo storage platforms reviewed

2021-03-19 Thread Henk Terhell
For anybody not happy with his present cloud photo storage, here is a fresh review of the major options: https://digital-photography-school.com/best-online-photo-storage/ Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PD

Re: OT Covid stuff

2021-03-18 Thread Henk Terhell
Still one week to go before having my first Pfizer. Have to drive 55 km to the vaccination location. Silly organization: my wife doesn't yet get it because she is one and a half year younger than me. This means we have to go there 4 times. AstraZeneca is not vaccinated here to people above 65 y

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-15 Thread Henk Terhell
Makes it a lot easier to submit to PUG! Henk Op 2021-03-15 om 16:09 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 15.03.21 um 11:48 schrieb Alistair Lax: Thanks - another consideration. Having thought about the Aperture Block problem overnight (or more accurately during the night) I decided that I didn't wan

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-14 Thread Henk Terhell
There are definitely some threads at Pentax Forums devoted to this issue and even instructions how to replace the solenoid yourself. How to detect this issue: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/193-pentax-k-70/402049-how-detect-aperture-block-failure-stuck-solenoid-pentax-k-70-a.html Henk Op 2

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-13 Thread Henk Terhell
Don't wait too long should you consider to obtain a KP , because it is being discontinued. Henk Op 2021-03-13 om 22:26 schreef Brian W: Welcome back. I was here 10 years ago but don't recall your name - but memory isn't a strong point at my age :-) Before deciding on a K-70 it might be wort

Re: PESOs Out of the Office

2021-03-11 Thread Henk Terhell
: Yes, same as a K5. Surprised they didn't go for something like 24Mp. As you say, all the newer APS-C models have more Mp. However, I must say I find the 16Mp of the K5 to be quite adequate. Alan C On 11-Mar-21 05:59 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Very nice bird pics! On cropping: I recall

Re: PESOs Out of the Office

2021-03-11 Thread Henk Terhell
Very nice bird pics! On cropping: I recall a video of Northrup saying that a 36 MP FF sensor in crop mode results in 16 MP, so it is better to use a modern APS-C camera with a crop lens. Henk Op 2021-03-11 om 02:51 schreef Larry Colen: TLDR; my guess is that the 150-450 would do no worse,

Re: March PUG is up

2021-03-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Alan. Small but a great gallery. Stan's penguin makes you smiling indeed. I much like also Ann's Canon Beach. Henk Op 2021-03-06 om 13:10 schreef Alan C: Well done all. Love the Oystercatchers. Time I went to the sea again but it's so far. Alan C On 06-Mar-21 12:28 PM, Brian W wrote

Re: OT - a shot in the arm

2021-03-04 Thread Henk Terhell
Ann, that is positive news for  negative testing! We were starting rather late here with the vaccination. Perhaps I get my first shot before the end of this month, possibly before the  EU approves the Sputnik vaccin! Henk Op 2021-03-04 om 17:54 schreef ann sanfedele: Those of you who are on F

Re: User Modes

2021-03-02 Thread Henk Terhell
User modes are very *useful*, I've learned. The most used one by me on the K-1 is the scenario with the tripod and live view: Av F11, ISO 100, focus single point select, remote control, 3 seconds timer, center exposure. This is a perfect starting point for landscape and close-ups and I can modi

Re: Autofocus settings

2021-02-25 Thread Henk Terhell
On the K-1 I use for handheld shots  AFS single spot with back focus button. For butterflies and damselflies in flight often manual focus because the Pentax AF is not fast/accurate enough. For landscape on tripod in Live View (tilted screen!) in Select mode to get more area to focus on. For mos

Re: March PUG Countdown

2021-02-21 Thread Henk Terhell
alf R Radermacher: Am 21.02.21 um 23:05 schrieb Henk Terhell: maritime rather than marine. So, what's the difference and what exactly are we ment to show? Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visi

Re: March PUG Countdown

2021-02-21 Thread Henk Terhell
I had some pics selected but after looking up the definition I discovered these are maritime rather than marine. So I'll change my plans. Henk Op 2021-02-20 om 22:19 schreef Brian W: G'day all Only one submission so far. Theme: "Marine". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submissio

Re: 2 PESO's from yesterday

2021-02-18 Thread Henk Terhell
Impressive picture of the elephants! Looks rather scary getting so close to them. Henk Op 2021-02-18 om 10:37 schreef Alan C: Our Kruger Park Season Ticket (Wild Card) expired yesterday. No point in renewing it until about August because the bush is so thick after the considerable summer rain

Re: PESO: I'm not going by bike today

2021-02-08 Thread Henk Terhell
nearly so bad about not starting my bike ride until after it had gotten a bit cloudy at my house. On Feb 7, 2021, at 3:36 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Winter has arrived here too, though snow is very thick yet. For skating the quality of the ice will not be right with this snow layer. My bike this

Re: PESO: I'm not going by bike today

2021-02-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 6:37 AM Henk Terhell wrote: Winter has arrived here too, though snow is very thick yet. For skating the quality of the ice will not be right with this snow layer. My bike this morning: https://www.flickr.com/gp/mxer/99imw1 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

Re: PESO: I'm not going by bike today

2021-02-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Correction: snow here is *not*  very thick yet. Op 2021-02-07 om 12:50 schreef Ralf R Radermacher: Am 07.02.21 um 12:36 schrieb Henk Terhell: Winter has arrived here too, though snow is very thick yet. The strangest weather I've ever seen. The hills in Eastern Belgium are green whil

PESO: I'm not going by bike today

2021-02-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Winter has arrived here too, though snow is very thick yet. For skating the quality of the ice will not be right with this snow layer. My bike this morning: https://www.flickr.com/gp/mxer/99imw1 Henk -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: PESO: BIG SNOWSTORM

2021-02-02 Thread Henk Terhell
Wow! Dan, you owe us a nice pic of a snowman. And make sure you got a pic for August. Henk Op 2021-02-02 om 20:50 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: The storm is finally over. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/2/2/snowstorm Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: OT: SSD

2021-01-24 Thread Henk Terhell
Before purchase I compared reviews  of Crucial and Samsung SSD's but it looks there is no consensus which is better. I decided to go for the slightly more expensive Samsung because their dedicated cloning software is for true dummies... Henk Op 2021-01-24 om 10:12 schreef Ralf R Radermacher:

Re: PESO backyard fungus

2021-01-24 Thread Henk Terhell
Larry, that is golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica). We have it over here too. Henk Op 2021-01-24 om 09:28 schreef Larry Colen: I would love to go someplace interesting to play with my camera, but I’ve been under a big crunch doing repairs after last week’s windstorm and getting ready f

Re: OT: SSD

2021-01-23 Thread Henk Terhell
I wonder how this is physically possible with an internal  SSD to have a USB connection. If you have an old laptop with HDD I would just replace this with a SATA 2.5 inch SSD for which you need also a SATA/USB (2 or 3) cable connector to migrate the system. This will speed up the system tremend

Re: PESO: some snow

2021-01-19 Thread Henk Terhell
https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 3:09 AM Henk Terhell wrote: It must have been a long time since we got snow here. A few hours on last Saturday afternoon we got some and I was able to take some pics before it disappeared.

comparing K-1 and Lumix S1 around an English church

2021-01-19 Thread Henk Terhell
Pros and cons as reviewed by a British owner of both FF camera's. https://youtu.be/pHk_MP483ao Henk -- 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.

PESO: some snow

2021-01-19 Thread Henk Terhell
It must have been a long time since we got snow here. A few hours on last Saturday afternoon we got some and I was able to take some pics before it disappeared. Now we are back to rain and storm. https://flic.kr/p/2ksT2L4 https://flic.kr/p/2ksGDiS I turned these in B/W as there was almost no co

Re: PESO: stumped

2021-01-09 Thread Henk Terhell
Not fully clear from pictures only, but I would say sulfur (sulphur) tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare). Fairly poinonous. Henk Op 2021-01-09 om 06:55 schreef Larry Colen: Saw this on my bike ride around the block this afternoon, and stopped to take some photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellars

Re: PESO Wooden boulders

2021-01-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice picture, quite an abundance of reindeer moss, probably Cladonia portentosa. Img4464 shows a variety of moss species. Henk Op 2021-01-05 om 20:41 schreef Toine: >From a distance they looked like white boulders: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=006-031-img4458 Closeups of the r

Re: Adobe is doing a good job convincing me to try dxo

2021-01-05 Thread Henk Terhell
I have been staying away from facial recognition so my LR 6 keeps working for the moment. If/when it crashes I think I'll switch to Adobe Bridge as DAM (which is free) in combination with Affinity Photo. I'm using Affinity Photo more and more for adjustments and retouching for which Lightroom is

Re: Happy New Year

2021-01-01 Thread Henk Terhell
De beste wensen voor 43x47! Henk Op 2021-01-01 om 03:12 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: Веселый новый рӱк Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: LR6. Issues

2020-12-26 Thread Henk Terhell
I have never used face recognition in LR 6. So far I've not seen a crash problem. Henk Op 2020-12-26 om 17:12 schreef l...@red4est.com: https://petapixel.com/2020/12/24/adobe-lightroom-v6-is-falling-apart/? LR6 is breaking -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: PESO - Christmas Greetings

2020-12-26 Thread Henk Terhell
k Op 2020-12-26 om 14:02 schreef ann sanfedele: ha - yes they do look like beignets with the snow on them! did the oysters get devoured after you finished the photo? ann On 12/26/2020 5:34 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Sure they are oysters, but they almost look like traditional apple pastry (beign

Re: PESO - Christmas Greetings

2020-12-26 Thread Henk Terhell
Sure they are oysters, but they almost look like traditional apple pastry (beignets) eaten here at New Years Eve. Henk Op 2020-12-26 om 04:20 schreef ann sanfedele: Well those LOOK edible.. are they Oysters, Henk? ann On 12/25/2020 11:31 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Also my best wishes for

Re: K-3 mk iii hands on video

2020-12-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Note also that GPS is shown but greyed out. Henk Op 2020-12-25 om 21:08 schreef Larry Colen: On Dec 25, 2020, at 11:57 AM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 08:57:48PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: Posted on the fb pentaxians group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwarim_kr6M I noti

Re: PESO - Christmas Greetings

2020-12-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Also my best wishes for Christmas. Alan, can I offer you some fresh mushrooms to cook with the chicken? https://flic.kr/p/2kk96kv Henk Op 2020-12-25 om 04:53 schreef Alan C: Thanks, Brian. That's a very uplifting image in our circumstances. Major power failure (cable faults) for 2 days now & th

Re: K-3 mk iii hands on video

2020-12-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Definitely a nice camera except for the fixed screen. The easy use of legacy lenses is also attractive, as explained in their Product Stories vol. 8: https://pentaxofficial.com/en/7492/ Henk Op 2020-12-25 om 05:57 schreef Larry Colen: Posted on the fb pentaxians group https://www.youtube.com

Re: PEso: Snow

2020-12-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Ann, that is an nice early submission for January PUG! Or you keep it for August, but then it is too hot to remember:). Henk Op 2020-12-17 om 04:59 schreef ann sanfedele: https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2020-New-York-at-home-and-on-silent-streets/i-2VffjLt/A a bit of cheer

Overview of Pentax prime lenses

2020-12-16 Thread Henk Terhell
I just came across an excellent overview of Pentax prime lenses on YT, from Takumar to D FA: https://youtu.be/LnhZOrwMHmY Henk -- 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 f

Re: OT: Viewbug

2020-12-03 Thread Henk Terhell
Instagram is OK for showing pics to family and friends on their phones without getting the junk messages of facebook. Professional photographers tend to use instagram for promoting their work, but the limits in presentation are dreadful. Flickr is still my preference as it doesn't limit the forma

Re: OT: how the mushroom got its name

2020-11-30 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice reading indeed. However, the 7 years in jail for picking a mushroom from a meadow sounds a bit unrealistic in most western countries. Henk Op 2020-11-30 om 18:15 schreef Toine: Interesting article. The mushroom is called "puntig kaalkopje" in dutch, something like "pointed bald head". No

Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

2020-11-24 Thread Henk Terhell
Lenses I got since acquiring the P30, P30T, MX (2x), Spotmatic (2x), K2, *istD, K10D, K-5 and K-1 (all in my display cabinet and still working, except the *istD) prevent me switching to another brand. Though the K-5 is still OK, I would like to switch to higher resolution APS-C for some use, so

Comparing Sony A7C to Pentax K-1 II

2020-11-19 Thread Henk Terhell
On Light & Matter a user of the K-1 II shares his experience after acquiring the new Sony A7C full frame. https://www.lightandmatter.org/2020/equipment-reviews/sony-a7c-for-dslr-user/ Henk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRI

Re: What happened to instagram?

2020-11-18 Thread Henk Terhell
Mark, thanks for testing. I got it also working in Chrome so I'll use this method now. It is the method by uploading from onedrive on the phone that has stopped working. Henk Op 2020-11-18 om 17:45 schreef Mark Roberts: I just made a post to Instagram from my desktop web browser and it worked

Re: What happened to instagram?

2020-11-18 Thread Henk Terhell
want to post pics to it, getting the pics to your phone is your best bet. I sync selected photos from my desktop to my phone with Lightroom, add to my phone photo folder, and there they are. I use the program Flume to post from my desktop. On 11/17/20 1:58 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Bob, are you

Re: What happened to instagram?

2020-11-18 Thread Henk Terhell
t the old method of using the browser (i used chromium on linux) still works. in fact, thanks to you i got to revisit my instagram account and upload a few photos :) On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:44:22 +0100 Henk Terhell wrote: We discussed earlier the best way to upload photo's from the PC to

Re: What happened to instagram?

2020-11-17 Thread Henk Terhell
serious photographers (like me:)). Henk Op 2020-11-17 om 18:40 schreef Bob Pdml: Looking at it from the iOS app on my iPhone the + widget is on the top row of the screen now. Sami on the iPad. On 17 Nov 2020, at 15:45, Henk Terhell wrote: We discussed earlier the best way to upload photo&#

What happened to instagram?

2020-11-17 Thread Henk Terhell
We discussed earlier the best way to upload photo's from the PC to instagram. There is now a new layout of instagram on my mobile from where I see no possibility to upload. From the browser in developer mode (Chrome) also it doesn't work, so probably they want to limit the content only to phone

Re: Birds!

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice album however I can't help you on this. Almost all birds over here look different. Henk Op 2020-11-14 om 21:20 schreef Larry Colen: A friend is teaching an online class on identifying land birds in the “North Bay” (Sonoma, Santa Rosa …) and asked if she could use some of my photos. I t

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
On the K-5 the review button is on the left which always confuses me switching with the K-1. Anyway, no GPS is visible so no astrotracer for you, Larry. Henk Op 2020-11-14 om 20:33 schreef Larry Colen: On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: For those interested: https

New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
For those interested: https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Henk -- 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

Re: PESO Fungus anonymous

2020-11-13 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice pic of this colored mushroom. Difficult to see what species it is. Henk Op 2020-11-12 om 21:35 schreef Toine: It's amazingly quiet on the list. Another one of my lock-down photo walks: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-952-20201112-img3568 Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Geso- Frosty flowers

2020-11-13 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice gallery! Henk Op 2020-11-13 om 15:18 schreef David J Brooks: Had the first frost a week ago and it nipped pretty much all of my remaining flowers. Grabbed the K-5 and took a few back yard snaps. http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2020-frost1/album/index.html K-5 Sigma 17-70 minor LR6 adjustme

Re: Also on this day...Was...Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-11 Thread Henk Terhell
Looks like we have to add Phones to the 2021 PUG themes. Henk Op 2020-11-11 om 00:57 schreef David J Brooks: On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 4:23 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 10, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: Luxury! When I were a lad if I wanted to talk to me mam we ‘ad to ‘ire a relay te

Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-10 Thread Henk Terhell
My least favoured: Up close and personal (too close for me) Railway (I need to travel for that) Snow What (what?) Cogito ergo sum (I can't grasp the relationship with my photography) Henk Op 2020-11-09 om 22:27 schreef Brian W: Hi all Same request - please indicate your least favoured. Some d

PESO: vegetarian meat?

2020-11-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Unfortunately this mushroom (Helvella crispa, white saddle) contains small amounts of a toxic rocket propellant (MMH) but it would look pretty tasteful on your dish. https://flic.kr/p/2k3VFcb Henk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: November PUG is up

2020-11-06 Thread Henk Terhell
Thanks Dan and also thanks to Brian for his work on PUG! Ann's row houses and Ralf's rails are some of my favorites of this gallery. Henk Op 2020-11-06 om 17:54 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: Once again, thank you so much, Brian, for keeping the gallery going! You do an excellent job, and I for on

Re: PESO: Sea of Sheep

2020-11-04 Thread Henk Terhell
Toine, great fun this picture of the sheep. Now how to tell them they have to keep 1.5 meter distance. Henk Op 2020-11-04 om 16:59 schreef Toine: I need to lose some corona pounds. A daily photowalk should work. This what I saw today: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-938-202011

Re: OT: Saved by the Whale's Tail

2020-11-03 Thread Henk Terhell
Well, it is a new art creation now. This is not far from where I live, but I'm not going to make pictures. Henk Op 2020-11-02 om 20:52 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: The guy who designed it was quite surprised that it held up the train. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESO: Roots

2020-10-30 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice colorful pictures. Always fascinating to see such roots in the woods. Henk Op 2020-10-29 om 22:41 schreef Toine: >From today's walk: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-931-20201029-img3341 https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-928-20201029-img3344 Same tree diffe

Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

2020-10-30 Thread Henk Terhell
Tjee, I didn't know the KP has no IR remote control! Most Pentax SLR's have it. I use this all of the time with my K-1 on tripod and of course in particular when focus stacking of mushrooms pics in this time of the year. I bought another 10 euro Chinese shutter control because I always have trou

Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

2020-10-29 Thread Henk Terhell
view. That's bad for your back without live view. On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 21:03, Henk Terhell wrote: Certainly not if you are used to get your compositions in live view. Henk Op 2020-10-29 om 19:27 schreef Toine: I wonder if he likes the mk iii. The tilt screen is one of his favorites (an

Re: 'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

2020-10-29 Thread Henk Terhell
Certainly not if you are used to get your compositions in live view. Henk Op 2020-10-29 om 19:27 schreef Toine: I wonder if he likes the mk iii. The tilt screen is one of his favorites (and the gps astrotracer). On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 18:28, Henk Terhell wrote: The Australian landscape

'Why I still shoot with Pentax'

2020-10-29 Thread Henk Terhell
The Australian landscape photographer Matt Bishop shows his enthousiasm for the use of the K-1 (II) on YT: He is not a very gifted speaker, but his pictures are fabulous. https://youtu.be/QdmFcWMBaUI Henk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: New K3 Mark III

2020-10-28 Thread Henk Terhell
you want. I have to go without an aperture simulator, which on the whole seems to be much easier to implement than a flippy screen, but that's my problem. On 10/27/2020 10:22 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schr

Re: The 2021 PUG - Themes & High Res

2020-10-27 Thread Henk Terhell
English breakfast you mean? Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 16:13 schreef David J Brooks: Food and Eggs for me Dave -- 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 direct

Re: Use of GPS in cameras?

2020-10-27 Thread Henk Terhell
Igor, I also remove location for most of my pics on flickr and instagram. However, I have learned to much appreciate the GPS for reporting to the Dutch website of nature observations (waarneming.nl). Here you can report animals, flowers/plants and mushrooms. An AI program analyzes the identity o

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