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On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:37:18PM +0100, DagT wrote: > > Also I don?t agree that men are looking at women as objects when they take > nude photos. We may be programmed to this but I think most men look at women > with fascination. Not necessarily sexual, but graceful, beautiful or lots of > oth

Re: OT Candice's take on moro rock

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 04:11:54PM -0600, Bill wrote: > On 19/11/2013 3:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 03:28:05PM -0600, Bill wrote: > >>On 19/11/2013 10:39 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>>Great stuff, Larry. > >> > >>She's got a better eye than Larry does, actually. > > > >There

Re: SV: mobo sushi tonight at 8PM

On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 11:33:31PM +0100, Alunfoto - Jostein ?ksne wrote: > > > -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Bob W > > >Jostein is Norwegian - he prefers Moby sushi > > Sometimes, Bob, you can be such a d... :-) Sometimes? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 11:33:07AM -0600, Walt wrote: > For me, the only thing that makes me really, really want the K-3 is > the improved focusing. Sure, I might get marginally better noise > levels in low light with my K-5 -- if I can get the thing to focus. > > As it stands, though, I have to k

Re: Jostein @ Sushi in SantaCruz

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 07:24:01AM +, Bob W wrote: > On 14 Nov 2013, at 05:19, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10849170734/ > > > > It's remarkable what a well-travelled bunch of people the pdml is, and how > such a disparate group has come to know eac

Re: K-3 review as seen through the eyes of the PF

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 01:02:13PM -0600, Bill wrote: > > We know that the Samsung sensors used in the K20 and K7 never > performed the way they were supposed to, if they had, it's doubtful > that Pentax would have moved to Sony sensors in subsequent models. That's one reason why I stayed with th

Re: Dinner with Jostein, probably Wednesday

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:15:23PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: > It looks like Jostein will be getting to the family estate Wednesday > afternoon, > or maybe evening. Let's pencil in meeting him for dinner Wednesday night. > Santa Cruz area would probably be easier for him, though if there are > s

Re: How do you tell a K-5 you've got a zoom lens mounted when shooting manual?

On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 06:59:15AM -0500, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Nov 8, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > No image stabilization means "no inappropriately applied" image > > stabilization. In other words, the IS for a 35mm lens requires different > > parameters compared to the I

Re: Remember when we used to bemoan the small image buffer?

On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 06:14:42PM +1100, Rob Studdert wrote: > I've never saturated the K5 buffer and I always shoot RAW + JPG I have. Not very often, mind you. But significant moments (such as the start of a car race, or the front of the peleton fllashing by your position in a bike race) are t

Re: Just for Bob

On Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 07:06:21AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > >On Nov 6, 2013, at 3:02 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > >> On Nov 5, 2013, at 7:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 09:41:28PM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: > Godfrey DiGi

Re: Filters?

On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 09:15:51PM -0800, Aahz Maruch wrote: > > Pieces of seven! Pieces of seven! Parroty error! Actually, seven has the same 'parroty' as eight. You might want to try "Pieces of nine!" instead; it's just as good as the original, and keeps the geeks quiet. -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: Filters?

On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 10:44:06PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Just on he subject of cleaning lenses - I keep a clean handkerchief in > one back pocket. Stout blow of hot breath on the element and a good wipe > round with the hanky and hey presto. I do that with my A*85/1.4 (500 > quid) and my C

Re: My K3.....

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 06:20:02PM -0600, Bill wrote: > On 30/10/2013 1:08 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > >Congrats on the K-3 and getting the limited for the same price as the > >"plain chocolate" version, Bill! > > > > > Honestly, I thought about telling him to forget it, just get me a > black one, b

Re: PDML stand for...

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:25:55PM -0400, Richard Womer wrote: > In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse > group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML really does denote > "Pentax Discuss Mail List." > > It might, instead, stand for: > > Pentax Dias

Re: OT: nikon teaser-trailer for new "pure photography" SLR ...

Ricoh Talk: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52384176 Pentax Talk: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52389739 -- 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 di

Re: road trip PESOs

I don't object to putting something like Meyers or Bacardi in coke. But good rum I'll drink straight or over ice. On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 01:03:06PM -0500, Walt wrote: > There's a guy who comes in to the club where I work who asked us to > start carrying Woodford Reserve, so we got a bottle. >

Re: Gearing up for California

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 05:01:53PM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: > The "Big Sur" coast line just south of Carmel is very dramatic. Steep fall > offs and a curvy hwy #1. You're on the outside going north. Not in this universe you're not ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Re: Gearing up for California

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 07:56:14PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > Driving a convertible along a coast road is one of the greatest pleasures > life can afford. Driving one through the Yosemite area doesn't suck, either. Or along the Kankamagus Highway in the White Mountains, or around the Utah canyons, o

Re: Didcoveries at Lake Tahoe

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:01:52AM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > >Jack, > >Can it be a building if only one side is standing? > > Actually, in California it can. If you completely tear down your house > *except for one wall* you can re-build a mansion on the same spot and

Re: Oooooooooh. KEH has a "big boy" lens

On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 08:24:06AM +1100, Rob Studdert wrote: > [ . . . . ] I still have the A300/2.8 which > although unwieldy is a great lens when you need the speed and reach > and combined with the 1.7AF TC it becomes an excellent AF combo. That's about what I posted while Doug wasn't acceptin

Re: Oooooooooh. KEH has a "big boy" lens

A300/2.8, having owned and used both. I still have the A300/2.8 which > > although unwieldy is a great lens when you need the speed and reach > > and combined with the 1.7AF TC it becomes an excellent AF combo. > > I think John Francis has that setup. Yep. And it does, in

Re: K-3 at Adorama

On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 06:38:30PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > I looked and saw no release date. > > I am actually sort of interested. > > M aka D :-) > > In a message dated 10/7/2013 3:21:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > l...@red4est.com writes: > The Pentax K-3 can be pre-ordered fro

Re: Abused lens images (not for the squeamish)

The front element always needs to be at least as large as the diameter calculated by the formula Darren gave. The mechanical and optical problems in building a zoom lens frequently require a physical front element that is larger; the longer the zoom range, and the shorter the minimum focal length

Re: OT - ORACLE WIN

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 04:41:30PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > I saw an interview done with Oracle owner Larry Ellison where he > said one of the reasons for the A C 72 boat was to get more > spectator involvement and move the sport closer to the more extreme > sports and hopefully get a y

Re: OT - ORACLE WIN

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 05:27:05PM -0600, steve harley wrote: > on 2013-09-25 14:44 Steve Cottrell wrote > >OMG that was brilliant. > > amazing, i have seen almost no video of it - broadcast TV is useless > and my internet connection is too slow to stream much ? but i've > been following through n

Re: Nice little bit of recognition

I remember that image. A well-deserved accolade. It's also the only image on that front page that makes me really think "I wish I'd taken that one!". That may not be much comfort; I often find my tastes are very different from those of editors. On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 12:29:48PM -0400, Mark R

Re: It is hearby resolved

On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 07:28:16PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > We could also try going from the trichromat bayer filter to one > that has a finer resolution of color sensitivity, or even one that > has both "rods and cones", a site without a color filter that gives > raw luminance and no chroma

Re: Anyone have the Pentax X-5?

I had the same problewm with the E-PL1, but IIRC that button can be programmed to do something a lot more useful. On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 04:13:12PM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote: > I had an E-PL2 for a while. Terrible experience. I strongly endorse the > notion that this is one you really really nee

Re: PUG Themes for 2014

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 09:20:58AM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: > > Presumably any photo would be acceptable provided there isn't a > cigar in the image. :-)> Or even if there is, if M. Magritte is to be believed ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

Re: Which second party camera system do you like? Mini-survey

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 04:47:54PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > This link showed up in my mailbox today, Adorama's review of the > OMD EM-1: > http://www.adorama.com/ALC/BlogArticle.aspx?googleid=0014299&alias=Olympus-OM-D-E-M1-Hands-On&utm_source=RSYS&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email090913Olymp

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 09:58:52AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: > A tomato juice bath is the "old school" remedy. (For the skunk, not > the overcooked film). That certainly worked for us when our shepherd/malemute cross tried to see off the black and white kitty in the yard. Repeated washings (includ

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

well, you'd know a bit about that Gateway 486-DX2/66V I had, wouldn't you? (for those who don't know, Marnie got some more use out of that system when I retired it, although I hung on to the flatbed scanner and the big old laser printer for a few more years) The system that replaced it - my last

Re: Just joined the list

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Re: OT: The astounding hummingbird.

On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 01:00:00PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2013, at 06:10 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592 > > Wondrous Dan. I passed it on to all my hummingbird lovers. Loved the video - hated the narration. Currently I have around

Re: The fun it keeps on happening

On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 07:03:53AM -0400, John wrote: > I think it was about 1990 when John Dvorak (or one of the other PC > Magazine pundits) stated that what Moore's law really meant was that > the computer you want will always cost $2500, but that every 18 > months or so the power of that comput

Re: OT: What to put on RAMDisk for LR ?

On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 11:54:46AM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Hi All, > > By virtues of various mishaps and troubles, my laptop ended up > having 8GB of RAM. > However, it has win7-32bit system, which without special hacks cannot > address more than just under 4Gb of RAM. > > Those hacks

Re: A Rendering Choice

> > Do you find the horizontal mismatch distracting? Doesn't mayer much for the > magazine because it will probably be stripped our if used large, but when > making prints for car owners, it's a consideration. I rather doubt most of the car owners would even be able to tell you what is in the

Re: Photo trip to the Isle of Wight

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:11:28PM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Bob W : > > >On 15 Aug 2013, at 01:07, Brian Walters wrote: > > > >>Quoting Paul Sorenson : > >> > >>>That's a request best not given to Anthony Weiner... > >> > >>...or to Queensland politician Peter 'Coq au Vin' Dowling: >

Re: Kirk Tuck likes the K-01 ...

t except for a rewind motor that had to be replaced. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "John Francis" > Subject: Re: Kirk Tuck likes the K-01 ... > > > >On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12

Re: OT Ten. Yours free.

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 03:22:46PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > I saved my copy on my website. If like Brian you can't download a > copy, drop me a note and I'll send you the url. Really, Larry! You should know better. Don't give away somebody else's IP. That "free" book is given away in exchan

Re: Kirk Tuck likes the K-01 ...

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:08:29AM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > I consider myself somewhat of an 'adventure' photographer and I too > can say weathersealing has never made any difference in my > photography - rain, sleet, snow, blowing sand etc. > > IMO its more of a marketing thing than a

Re: Dianthus

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 08:00:09AM +0100, Bob W wrote: > On 13 Aug 2013, at 02:22, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > [...] > > > > just my 2 cents as I procrastinate this evening. > > > > You should leave that until tomorrow evening. > Never put of until tomorrow what can be postponed to the day af

Re: How often do you back up your hard drive?

On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:08:55AM -0400, John wrote: > I wonder where I can find a used IBM1402? Try here: http://ibm-1401.info/ -- 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 an

Re: Carrying a camera on a long walk

On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 03:00:04PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Matthew Hunt wrote: > > >On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > > >> I don't know if it is considered too nerdy these days, but the thought > >> of a lightweight photographer's vest with pockets still seems a decent >

Re: New Smugmug site up

On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 02:33:06PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > What is the biggest crisis facing the computer industry today? > > There are only 19683 TLAs. Shoddy counting. Only 17576 of those are true TLAs. If you want to count OLAs and inferior TLAs you can get up to 18278, but there's no

Re: Article on Leica cameras on BBC online

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 06:03:07AM -0500, Walt wrote: > On 7/28/2013 1:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130726-leica-shoot-to-thrill > >Pretty interesting. > Interesting article -- but, the strangest thing jumped out at me: ". > . . they look much of a muchness." >

Re: OT: Firefox - a follow up

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 09:20:05AM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: > > You still haven't answered the implied question: are you being literal or > figurative? The only way you could be literally accurate is if there is > something wrong, there's just no way for an upgraded Firefox to be a > hundred tim

Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 10:54:00AM -0400, John wrote: > > I did a quick Google search for the Boeing 787 & it looks like final > assembly might be done in Everett, WA. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57595794-235/boeing-shows-off-first-fully-painted-787-9-dreamliner/ It is indeed; their ai

Re: 16-50/2.8 (was Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?)

I agree on the quality. It's not that light a lens, though. And many folks believe that the third iteration of the 28-105 (the one with the f/3.2 max aperture, IIRC) is slightly better. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:00:24AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: > The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 04:15:23PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: > > Let me rephrase: does anyone actually use manually-selected AF points for > handheld shooting? Yep. Close to 100% of my motorsports shots (probably the topic for which most of the PDML folks know me) are shot with a single AF point

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

Beg to differ. I frequently use a selected AF point with my DSLRs, but hardly ever use manual focus. Even when I'm using an old A-series lens I rely on the camera AF system to give me focus confirmation - it's just more accurate than my eyesight. I consider AF point selection much as I do the c

Re: ELLIE PANO

Getting out to Africa to photograph the wildlife has been on my bucket list for the last 30 years, and this image just reinforces that desire. Great shot! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: ELLIE PANO

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 09:01:28AM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote: > Nice pano! You use a K110D? Interesting. What do you think of the > 100-300? I hear its not all that great. Look at the full-size version of the panorama. If the EXIF data can be believed, the exposure was made at 1/3200, so there shoul

Re: ELLIE PANO

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 01:42:48PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Those Flickr bits aren't exactly new, just rearranged a bit. > > To get to View-all-sizes: > >- get out of Lightbox by clicking the X in upper-right corner; >- click on the ellipses (...) icon in the lower-right corner; >

Re: Question about Tokina Zoom 28-210 vis a vis Pentax

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 01:36:55PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: > On 7/19/2013 12:59 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > >the friend whose wedding I'm shooting ended up acquiring a Tokina 28-210 > >zoom which he intentds to give me... He knows nothing about such things > >, and is away from home now, but

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 08:49:21PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013, Bill wrote: > > On 18/07/2013 8:51 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > >> > >>And your point is? FSM knows I'm *so* not a fan of change for > >>change's sake, but I also think it's bizarre to excuse a state of > >>affairs

Re: Peso - Ashley with the K-5

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 04:26:36PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > at 6400 ISO. > > The camera isn't quite "plug and play" but less fiddling to get a > jump start than I thought. I'm in love. > > Do I need to load that CD that comes with it? will that install > something that will allow me to view

Re: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 03:39:08PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Yeah I plugged the camera in... > > Only thing now is I don't seem to have software on my computer to > see the DNG thumbnails come up without clicking on them. > > Can't find the thing on the camera that saves in both raw and jpg >

Re: OT: Is there anything worse . . .

On Mon, Jul 08, 2013 at 11:16:16AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > There are few things quite like wedding photography to make me glad > that I can make a living from programming computers. I'm sure there are several wedding photographers who have expressed the opposite sentiment when their compute

Re: Pentax is history

On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:53AM -0600, Tom C wrote: > > From: Bob Sullivan > > > > Ain't that the truth... > > Where in California Is Hotel Pentax. > > Regards, Bob S. > > Larry's house. He'll turn the light off for ya ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mail

Re: Pentax is history

On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >How's that for a provocative subject line? :-) > > > >No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name: > > > >http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309 > > So what's i

Re: Recovered images

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 03:17:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > " Nothing great photographically." > > I disagree. There are a number of very fine images there. > The one shot of the cliff face resembles the (former) Old Man of the > Mountain, that is a New Hampshire icon even though it coll

Pentax Q sighting

I was fast-forwarding through a TV program called "I Want That!" (on the DIY network) about the 2013 Consumer Electronics show, and right there in the opening sequence is a blue-and-pink Pentax Q (a Q10, I believe). The show starts off talking about 4K TV sets (which do interest me slightly, beca

Re: Balloon photo advice?

On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 07:38:56AM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: > Good morning, > > I'm scheduled to take a hot-air balloon ride tomorrow morning, and am > planning on taking the K-5, 10-17, 16-45, 50-200, and polarizer. > > Is that too much? ?Any advice? Take a backup body ... -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: Ctein on Photoshop CC

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 05:24:55PM -0600, Bill wrote: > On 11/06/2013 11:25 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >Too bad Classic Coke isn't made with actual sucrose. > > My understanding is that the Mexican bottlers use cane sugar. The Coca-Cola that I buy from my local Mexican Supermarket certainly claims

Re: OT: Why are Apple such a bunch of twats?

On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 09:29:53PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > On 8 Jun 2013, at 19:49, John Francis wrote: > > > My wife, though, (a Nottingham girl) regards it much as you do. > > D H Lawrence was a Nottinghamshire lad, me duck. > > Perhaps it's a north/south thing. I

Re: OT, anybody else been having problems with K-9 lately?

Lucky dog! On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 06:04:26PM -0400, Mark C wrote: > I upgraded to K-9 Mark II. He's in the TARDIS with Ramona right now... > > Mark > > On 6/8/2013 4:08 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > >No. My dog died several years ago! > > > >Kenneth Waller > >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.

Re: OT: Why are Apple such a bunch of twats?

On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 06:39:32PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > On 8 Jun 2013, at 17:50, Larry Colen wrote: > > > On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 11:06:41AM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > >> I object to the use of twat as a pejorative. Or, at least, in mixed > >> company. > > > > Yeah, don't be a dick. >

Re: Pentax K5 does not recognize Sigma 8-16 lens

On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 12:39:16PM +0200, Jos from Holland wrote: > Dear group, > I aquired the Sigma 8-16mm lens for use on my K5. > I noticed that the camera does not show any lens name in the > metadata info in Lightroom (version 4.4) and the focal length is > only mentioned down to 10 mm, 9 and

Re: Adobe acknowledges cool reception

On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 03:11:03PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > Thanks, Bruce (and Gerrit) that explains a lot. Seems I was foggy all > around, since I didn't spell fogie right. Heh. While "fogie" apparently has some acceptance as a variant spelling, I've almost always seen the word spelle

Re: OT: Flash enablement

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 03:56:54PM -0500, Walt wrote: > > Thanks, Larry. I do have access to all manner of stuffed animals > that are infinitely more cooperative than their young owners. I'll > have to put them to use for something other than living room debris. The animals, the owners, or both?

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 02:59:50PM +0200, Alan C wrote: > The FA 70-200 is an SMC Pentax FA. Good reviews. (I have the > 100-300mm which is very good) > > The F 70-200 is a Pentax F (Cheaper line without MC). Are you sure you meant to put that qualifier there? AFAIK the F line (effectively the f

Re: Pentax K-30 in-camera RAW histogram approximation (UniWB, various tweaks)

Yep. In reality, there is precisely one degree of freedom for exposure. You have just one thing you can do - overexpose/underexpose compared to what your metering system tells you what the "correct" exposure is. Anything you see on the back of the camera (histogram, flashing pixels for over/unde

Re: OT Google+ news

On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:11:40AM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 17/5/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I'll just cut my wrists now... > > I believe the latest wireless keyboard includes a mood sensor and > automatically whips out a pair of blades to do the job for you. Trus

Re: OT Google+ news

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 09:02:13PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Rob Studdert wrote: > > >"...images are being 'auto-enhanced'" > > I'll just cut my wrists now... Most of my favourite images are auto-enhanced. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: OT - This is Why Your Pictures Suck

On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:33:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: > Or do like I do & buy just one type of socks so that all of them match. Unfortunately the manufacturers will insist on changing the design. I buy my socks a dozen (or more) pairs at a time, but by the time I need to res(t)ock the sock

Re: OT - This is Why Your Pictures Suck

No. But IIRC it *is* the guy that Larry was shooting for (albeit rather briefly) a couple of years ago ... On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:53:54PM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Fucking depressing. > > Btw did Shel write that? > > cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From:

Re: OT Photoshop CC spurs competitive market for Photoshop replacement

On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 10:29:14AM -0500, George Sinos wrote: > I think the majority of hobby photographers could live on Lightroom > alone, Photoshop Elements alone or a combination of the two. It's > also looking like a combination of Lightroom and the OnOne or Nik > products would handle a lot

Re: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?

On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 11:56:52PM -0600, Bill wrote: > On 03/05/2013 12:07 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > > >Isn't that a shot of Bill Robb's closet? > > > Lenses are my thing. Bodies not so much. Having said that, I have, > over t

Re: OT How many of these cameras have owned/own?

On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 10:52:11AM +1000, Philip Northeast wrote: > Kodak Instamatic > > > I have a couple of close ones, a Pentax Kx - a sophisticated version > of the K1000 and an Pentax MG - a more basic version of the Pentax > ME There's no ME on that list - just the ME-F. The only one ther

Re: Recommendations for lens repair?

On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 08:54:58PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > > It would be nice to have [my FA* 80-200] for GFM > but I'll survive if it takes longer. We could arrange for a loaner in that case, if you like; mine hardly gets any use nowadays since I got the 60-250. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: Soccer

Here's a photograph of the (very similar) FA* 250-600 (with tripod mount) http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap615.jpg I got mine back in the film days, so image quality was limited more by the medium (and the photographer) than by the quality of the optics. . Here's my initial im

Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:12:35PM -0600, Bill wrote: > On 22/04/2013 7:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > >Just finished a bag of some from a Philly roaster last week. > > > Harumph. Amazon's shipping makes it prohibitively expensive to buy. > My coffee peddler tells me that I should try Mocha-Java. Your

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 03:13:12PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: > From: >To quote someone I once heard - "if it ain't in a frame, it ain't art" > > According to several gallery owners of my acquaintance, "Photography > is not art!" ... whether it's in a frame of not. Given some of the stuff I've

Re: Me, my K-5 and my Q - coming to the USA

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 03:14:09PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 07:52:39AM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: > > Hi Marnie > > > > Thanks for those detailed notes - printed out and packed! > > > > I'm not sure how well we'll be able to seek out those locations - we > > decided th

Re: OT: Ansel Adams 1983 BBC interview (1 year before his death)

I disagree, too. But what really frosts me about the statement is the implicit arrogance that assumes anyone who generally prefers colour to B&W images is just plain wrong, and an inferior being incapable of appreciating the true value of the work. If you like B&W images, fine. But it should be

Re: Posting Photos of Street Art can get you arrested

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:55:13PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > I grew up as one of very few jews in the schools that I went to. > > I always felt uncomfortable around Christmas because one of the class > activities > was singing Christmas carols. Christmas carols are, in effect, prayers, > at

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 01:04:49PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > "You will have students who are motivated, which makes the job of > teaching much easier, and will tend to attract people to the > profession who are passionate about teaching." > > Unfortunately, that is the philosophy of the cu

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 12:28:10PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: > I went to Catholic grade school as a yute. > I don't think they paid the nuns to much. > And retirement benefits are kind of iffy. > Just sayin'... Retirement benefits for nuns are out of this world! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

On Tue, Apr 09, 2013 at 02:55:42PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 9 April 2013 14:37, Tom Cakalic wrote: > > > Hi Rob, (and John) > > > > You and I often see things in the same way. > > > > However the question/problem seems rather academic. > > > > I haven't needed to or tried to remember the o

Re: K5 and high-speed cards

On Sat, Apr 06, 2013 at 01:49:08PM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: > I picked up a couple of Sandisk SDHC 16GB "Ultra" cards which are rated as > Class 10 and 30MB/sec > > I already have a Sandisk SDHC 16GB "Extreme" card which is rated Class 10 and > 30MB/sec > > What's the difference? About a

Re: OT: The Bay Area in 4K

On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:26:20PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel - The Bay Area in 4K: > > http://vimeo.com/62831216 Great stuff (I bet Cotty is drooling!) It's pretty recent, too - the lightshow on the Bay Bridge has only been there for a month! -- PDML

Re: Looking for indoor action tips

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:49:14AM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > I bet trampolining is more like gymnastics, speed-wise. I'd take > advantage of that spot at the top of their trajectory, where motion > kind of slows for a moment before they come back down... That rather depends on the exp

Re: Book submissions

On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 11:14:44AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Darren Addy > >I'm Darren. I'm interested in everything in the universe, on a > >rotating basis. My motto is "Question Reality" and my emergency > >back-up motto is "Reality is for people who lack imagination". My goal > >in life

Re: A Classic American Race Car

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 03:18:52PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > It's working for me okay, John; just opened it a minute ago. > > I'm thinking maybe it's a cookie you have set for nytimes.com. You > might try clearing those. The NYT uses a paywall that's a bit more complicated than a simple cookie

Re: A Classic American Race Car

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:07:52AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/preserving-a-famous-american-racecar/ A fascinating article, with some interesting insights into the condition of the car. I must mention, though, that I reached for my blue pencil whe

Re: MX-1 promo video

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 09:07:18PM -0400, Mark C wrote: > I'm actually pretty impressed by the commercial. I found it almost impossible to watch because of the (to me) horrible flare every few seconds. Was this just an artifact of my system, or did other people see it as well? -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: The F1 Of Yesterday

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 07:29:44PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > Thanks David, I enjoyed the memories. > > My first - in person F-1 race was the Canadian GP in 1967 at Mosport > Canada, just east of Toronto. I've been to Mosport once, for an IMSA race. IIRC I saw Butch Leitzinger get the #

Re: The F1 Of Yesterday

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 07:53:29AM +, SV Hovland wrote: > Thanks and very interesting :-) > > I have been on F1 races seven times (Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, > N?rburgring, 2xHockenheim, A1-ring, Monacco) and wondering if Budapest is the > one to go to this year. I've only been to F1 r

Re: OT: The F1 Of Yesterday

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 07:24:21PM +1300, David Mann wrote: > I know some people here are interested in F1... there are some interesting > photos in this BBC gallery. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-21740060 > > Cheers, > Dave Thanks, Dave - that brings back memories! I was at all th

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