Re: PESO - Scarlet Skyline

2013-05-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/10/13 4:44, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Haven't been out with the camera for early morning pix for a while. I recently read somewhere that it's dawn before you can actually see the sun and sunrise after the sun peeks over the horizon. I'll show a sunrise photo later but this is defini

Re: PESO - Hopp (repost)

2013-05-09 Thread Toralf Lund
both feet nicely on the board nearly every time. Still, I do find myself thinking about how much it's going to hurt if they don't. - Toralf Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:31 PM To:

Re: PESO - Hopp (repost)

2013-05-09 Thread Toralf Lund
course, no dumb luck involved ;-) - Toralf On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hello again, Just thought I might send this again since it seems like it never reached the list when I tried to post it last week. Or at least, I suspect it didn't: Here's one I consider

PESO - Hopp (repost)

2013-05-08 Thread Toralf Lund
Hello again, Just thought I might send this again since it seems like it never reached the list when I tried to post it last week. Or at least, I suspect it didn't: Here's one I considered for the May PUG, but eventually I went for another idea: http://se.toralf.net/post/49376686808/hopp

Re: IT'S HERE! Fifth PDML Photo Annual!

2013-05-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/05/13 17:30, Mark Roberts wrote: The 2013 PDML Photo Annual is now available. Well, what is there to say, except that another order for it is now in? - Toralf Buy the paperback version here: http://www.blurb.com/b/4291963-pdml-photo-annual-2013 Buy the hardcover and "Imagewrap" versio

Re: PESO Lightning in a bottle

2013-05-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/05/13 21:41, Bruce Walker wrote: From a window display of vintage electrics this morning in Toronto's Junction area. http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8720295819/lightbox/ I like it. Not sure I would have seen a good photo in the item myself, if you know what I mean. - Toralf K2

Re: May PUG - Bookmarks - is Up

2013-05-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/05/13 05:39, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all from Alamosa, Colorado A couple of my favourites are Ken's 'Over the Falls', Eric's 'Everyday Pasta' (which looks delicious), Dave's 'Fundamentals of Physics' and Dario's 'The Pentax Way' As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.ko

Re: PESO - Dis

2013-05-07 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/6/13 23:42, Rob Studdert wrote: On 6 May 2013 05:25, Toralf Lund wrote: Oslo on a hazy day: http://se.toralf.net/post/49708433031/dis I like that, not sure exactly why though, Hmmm. I think that means I did something right. I like the odd composition, the vertical alignment and the

Re: PESO - Dis

2013-05-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/6/13 3:22, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent! Thank you. Glad you like it. - Toralf cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Toralf Lund Sent: May 5, 2013 5/5/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO - Dis Oslo on a hazy day: http://se.toralf.net/post/4

Re: PESO - Dis

2013-05-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/5/13 22:50, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Interesting and compelling image. Thanks. - Toralf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Oslo on a hazy day: http://se.toralf.net/post/49708433031/dis Thanks for looking

Re: PESO - Dis

2013-05-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 05/05/13 21:42, Bruce Walker wrote: Nice! I like the look of the wet boardwalk. Thanks. Yes, that was exactly what caught my eye. - Toralf On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Oslo on a hazy day: http://se.toralf.net/post/49708433031/dis Thanks for looking. - Toralf

PESO - Dis

2013-05-05 Thread Toralf Lund
Oslo on a hazy day: http://se.toralf.net/post/49708433031/dis Thanks for looking. - Toralf -- 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: Test

2013-05-04 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/4/13 3:03, Christine Nielsen wrote: Is this thing on??? What the others said. I also posted something yesterday that didn't seem to reach the list, though... - T -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

Re: PESO - Prinsen

2013-04-28 Thread Toralf Lund
On 4/28/13 21:23, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice scene, well composed. Thank you! - Toralf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, It's been a very long time I posted anything here, so let me try this one:

PESO - Prinsen

2013-04-28 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi, It's been a very long time I posted anything here, so let me try this one: http://se.toralf.net/post/49020244495/prinsen (Alternative link: http://toralfl.tumblr.com/post/49020244495/prinsen) Just something I snapped while walking around what that old ME Super + the Pentax M-40/2.8 - als

Re: MX mirror locks up at slow speeds

2012-11-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 11/6/12 16:24, Daniele Procida wrote: It's fine at other speeds, but at slow speeds, it doesn't come back down again after the shot. To get it to come down I have to advance the film, and take a shot at a fast speed. It's not sticking up. I can pull it down with a fingernail, but as soon a

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/12/12 1:18, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of 2013, at least. Here's a list of poss

Re: "Student" Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-30 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/29/12 4:58, David Parsons wrote: If you want a basic film camera, why don't you just use a basic film camera. Pentax is NEVER going to release a camera that has fewer features than previous models. It doesn't make any kind of economic sense to spend time and money to develop and release th

Re: a legendary FA 35 f/2 AL...

2012-09-24 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/24/12 17:59, Darren Addy wrote: This lens (FA 35mm f2) is a bit less sought after since the introduction of the Pentax DA 35mm f/2.4 AL which, by all reports, gives close to the same sort of performance for about half of the price. I think that has reduced demand and prices on what this len

Re: Hey Cory! New Canon 6D has wi-fi!

2012-09-18 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/18/12 20:15, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:54:41PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: I'm wondering just how robust an in camera [GPS] unit would actually be? At a guess, I'd say it would be comparable to those found in smartphones. Another question is what the battery consumption

Re: Best FF Pentax Rumour Story EVER!!!!!!

2012-09-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 16/09/12 23:48, Stan Halpin wrote: > On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: > >>> What you're suggesting for Pentax would be a recipe for oblivion. It's >>> a rare product that can sell and compete by boasting about what it >>> DOESN'T ha

Re: Best FF Pentax Rumour Story EVER!!!!!!

2012-09-16 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/12 17:17, Tom C wrote: From: Toralf Lund I don't know, personally I'm not convinced that chasing the "latest and greatest" and focusing on higher numbers (in various specs) or a longer list of features, is generally a good way to make products. As such, I rather like

Re: Best FF Pentax Rumour Story EVER!!!!!!

2012-09-16 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/12 19:19, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund On 9/16/12 15:51, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund I don't know, personally I'm not convinced that c

Re: Best FF Pentax Rumour Story EVER!!!!!!

2012-09-16 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/12 15:51, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund I don't know, personally I'm not convinced that chasing the "latest and greatest" and focusing on higher numbers (in various specs) or a longer list of features,

Re: Best FF Pentax Rumour Story EVER!!!!!!

2012-09-16 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/12 9:05, Tom C wrote: From: Darren Addy Now I don't hang out in the automotive forums, and maybe there were some people who (before Honda introduced their Ridgeline pickup) got totally ticked off at Honda for not bringing out a pickup when they wanted to buy one. And they whined and compl

Re: Slow list?

2012-09-14 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/14/12 23:21, P. J. Alling wrote: No messages since this morning. Does everyone have as little to say as I do? Probably, but that doesn't usually stop us from talking. I've got a few messages today, but the last one before yours was received about 3 hours and 20 minutes earlier. That may

Re: OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/5/12 8:54, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 10:26:07PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: I really like the concept behind the Foveon sensor - every photo-site captures all 3 colors like film did& no need for the anti-aliasing, but what's the deal with the poor image quality above ISO 4

Re: OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/5/12 16:10, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: I thought one the main premises was that each sensor would absorb all the light for a certain range of wavelenghts, and not at all respond light outside that range, so that it would continue without any

Re: OT; Review of Sigma DP2M at Luminous-Landscape

2012-09-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 05/09/12 08:01, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> You could do a better job with many aspects of this camera. Maybe low >> light is a sensor problem? > A standard Bayer mosaic sensor is a planar surface with a filter array > on top of it. Thi

Re: Anyone in the market for a 560 mm?

2012-09-02 Thread Toralf Lund
You mean, there are actually people here who are not in the market for any lens at all times? - Toralf On 9/2/12 0:30, Brian Walters wrote: Apparently one is coming. http://photorumors.com/2012/08/31/pentax-da-560mm-f5-6-lens-to-be-announced-at-photokina/ Pity that I'd probably need to se

Re: OT - Any Midsomer Murders fans?

2012-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/1/12 10:20, Steve Cottrell wrote: Shot this feature recently about locations for Midsomer Murders, nice if you like biscuit-box England. Never seen the series myself!!! I rather like it. Perhaps because of the locations, and also some of the actors. John Nettles in particular, of course. I

Re: PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/28/12 0:22, Bruce Walker wrote: On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/27/12 22:32, Bruce Walker wrote: Try Tumblr for hosting small galleries, Toralf. I'm actually finding it suitable now after a protracted search where I previously rejected it. OK, maybe I'

Re: PESO: Only in Nebraska...

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 22:36, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: I take it that this is nicely parked in your garage now?? No, but I guess I *could have* put the MGB inside it and made it all fit. That should be put on the "you'll never know if it works

Re: PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Some more form walking around near my flat with various cameras, looking for "ugly" subjects: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-1 http://www.toralf.net/b

Re: PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
, and never tried Tumblr. - Toralf On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Some more form walking around near my flat with various cameras, looking for "ugly" subjects: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-1 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-7-27 http://w

Re: PESO: Only in Nebraska...

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 21:52, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7868432296/ The things I see on the way to work... Amused me, which is why I stopped to capture it. Hopefully, it amuses you as well. Yep. I like it. I take it that this is nicely parked in your garage now?? - Toralf

PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Some more form walking around near my flat with various cameras, looking for "ugly" subjects: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-1 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-7-27 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-11 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-10-18 http://www.tor

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 17:29, David J Brooks wrote: Nice, i like the last one Thank you. - Toralf Dave On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Last week I did some walking around in my area, with a '90s camera and a bit of T-Max 100. Here is some of what I brought back:

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
9, 2012 at 10:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: Interesting shots, but they are extremely muddy looking to me. Maybe old out of date film but surely something could be done in PS after scanning? cheers, frank On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Last week I did some walking around

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 20:11, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 17:16, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 16:40, frank theriault wrote: Interesting shots, but they are extremely muddy looking to me. Maybe old out of date film but surely something could be done in PS after scanning? I'm not sure I under

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 17:16, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 16:40, frank theriault wrote: Interesting shots, but they are extremely muddy looking to me. Maybe old out of date film but surely something could be done in PS after scanning? I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean by "mud

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
x27;ve never managed to get any scans from B&W negatives that aren't somewhat flat and dull-looking at first. I thought I did a reasonable processing job on these, but perhaps I'm a poor judge of what looks right. - Toralf cheers, frank On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Toralf

PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-18 Thread Toralf Lund
Last week I did some walking around in my area, with a '90s camera and a bit of T-Max 100. Here is some of what I brought back: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-15 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-17 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-20 http://www.toralf.net/bilde

Re: OT: Nikon D3200 user reviews

2012-08-13 Thread Toralf Lund
On 13/08/12 23:50, Toralf Lund wrote: On 13/08/12 17:16, Darren Addy wrote: I think that most of us already knew that megapixels is not everything, but if you were like me the Nikon D3200 had to make one pause when it was announced. I like to read real user reviews (who are not beholden to

Re: OT: Nikon D3200 user reviews

2012-08-13 Thread Toralf Lund
On 13/08/12 17:16, Darren Addy wrote: I think that most of us already knew that megapixels is not everything, but if you were like me the Nikon D3200 had to make one pause when it was announced. I like to read real user reviews (who are not beholden to advertisers). I thought this was a well-wri

Re: August PUG - Water - is up

2012-08-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 09/08/12 15:01, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all 30 submissions this month - one of our bigger galleries and one of the most enjoyable. Well done all! Yes. Lots of nice shots, as usual. I think my honourable mention will have to go to Ann's because I've often tried to 1. Capture the look

Re: Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No wait. I do get them. My friend Google even organises them neatly in a place called Bin. How nice... - T No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personalit

Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBS

Re: I also got a book today

2012-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
ann On 7/4/2012 11:33, Toralf Lund wrote: On 7/4/12 0:36, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I haven't seen the hard copy yet, but yes, I think there are more photographers this year too... not as many photogs with two shots in the main section.. like you, one of mine turned up in an unexpected place.

Re: I also got a book today

2012-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
to spot Hitchcock in his films... I did find one cormorant, by the way. The one Brian mentioned :-) - Toralf ann On 7/3/2012 15:56, Toralf Lund wrote: Title, "PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2012" :-) No, I'm not shouting, it's printed that way on the cover... But perhaps it deserve

I also got a book today

2012-07-03 Thread Toralf Lund
Title, "PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2012" :-) No, I'm not shouting, it's printed that way on the cover... But perhaps it deserves some loud words. I mean, did anyone mention what a great collection it is? Yeah, I suppose so... BTW, is it just me, or are there many more contributors this year than previou

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-07 Thread Toralf Lund
to put it that way... - Toralf ;-) Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Toralf Lund Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Kran i

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
ould be sort of dull on its own. And I suppose I aimed for the slightly uncommon, as always... - Toralf Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message ----- From: Toralf Lund To: Pentax-Discu

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of images (two different shots, same subject) I considered submitting for the June PUG - but eventually, I selected another one: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing2 Comments? [ E

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: A couple of images (two different shots, same subject) I considered submitting for the June PUG - but eventually, I selected another one: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing http://www.toralf.net

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message ----- From: Toralf Lund To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 8:25 AM Subject: PESO: Kran i solnedgang A couple of images (two different sh

PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
A couple of images (two different shots, same subject) I considered submitting for the June PUG - but eventually, I selected another one: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing2 Comments? [ Edit: I tried to send essentially the same message, b

Re: Lens repair question

2012-05-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/2/12 18:18, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 5/2/2012 11:11 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 5/2/12 14:45, Walt Gilbert wrote: Ah, I see. This is clearly a task best left to people who know what they're doing. I thought maybe, for once, it might be a reasonably simple fix. I don't think you o

Re: Lens repair question

2012-05-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/2/12 14:45, Walt Gilbert wrote: Ah, I see. This is clearly a task best left to people who know what they're doing. I thought maybe, for once, it might be a reasonably simple fix. I don't think you ought to be too put off by the comments here. Yes, the ball bearing thing makes it all a bit

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make lots

Re: Would a B&W ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-18 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/17/12 17:18, Mark Roberts wrote: If the Leica rumor turns out to be real, perhaps they are implementing the B&W-only limitation in software but using the kind of sensor Kodak announced a few years ago with a non-Bayer pattern that sacrifices some color sensitivity for greater luminance sensi

Re: Would a B&W ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-18 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/18/12 13:19, Steven Desjardins wrote: My question: where is the advantage? Is there any way Leica could develop a purely B&W sensor that had advantages that it wouldn't have if it did color as well? The advantage would be collecting *all* the available light, where a colour sensor has fil

Re: Would a B&W ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/15/12 17:07, Darren Addy wrote: Before you answer: What if it was a Leica? http://www.petapixel.com/2012/03/15/leicas-upcoming-m-series-camera-may-have-a-bw-sensor/ Since everyone seems to say "no", I'll try "yes". I might not want this as my only or "regular" camera, but I still think the

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/10/12 16:44, JC O'Connell wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? Yes. Although it depends a bit on how you define "regularly"; I must admit I don't seem shoot much in gener

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 2/8/12 4:51, William Robb wrote: On 07/02/2012 9:13 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I heard of the new lenses in an email from Pentax forums. I clicked on the link to take a look, and I saw this comment below the announcement: "560mm lens a bit much? 840mm eff? Good luck keeping that steady."

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 2/8/12 5:33, Bob Sullivan wrote: Where I've experienced problems with the A series plastic aperture ring is the A28/2.8 lens. The A50's have never caused me any problems, and they are so much more functional then the K's or M's. Well, the A50/1.7 is the only lens I have had such problems with.

Re: OT: scanners; Epson 600 vs. Epson 700 vs. used film scanner

2011-10-15 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/15/11 3:40, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Oct 14, 2011, at 9:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Get a used film scanner. No contest. I have a lot of medium format film to scan as well and even some 4x5, so a film scanner is pretty much out of the question. In any case, the Epson 700 with a d-max of

Re: Kennyboy reviews Pentax full frame SLR

2011-10-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/11/11 9:01, Cotty wrote: On 11/10/11, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: Much of what Ken writes is OK. Don't be too harsh on him - use the good portions and reject the not so good of what he writes. I found most of it OK. Mark! Here's a few words I found that seemed okay: He, he

Re: Fuji X100 / X10 with interchangeable lenses coming...

2011-10-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/10/11 21:49, Stan Halpin wrote: Mark! On Oct 10, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Sam L wrote: Seems like Fuji is on a roll. I actually have a few in my fridge. They're not more "dead" than they used to be, as far as I can tell. - T Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-09 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/8/11 1:21, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all The October PUG is now up. As usual, many and varied interpretations of the theme but Bran's interpretation takes the prize for the most innovative. I agree. I also like the thought of the "Road to the Ice Cream Shop" and the idea behind the "A

Re: PUG Themes for 2012

2011-10-03 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/3/11 1:01, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of 2012, at least. Here's a list of possibili

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/11 20:48, luiz felipe wrote: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. I've used an MZ-5n, which like ot

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/10/11 19:30, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen On Sep 10, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I see I was smart enough even back then not to participate :-) the latest one is worlds better, I think That's probably because

Re: Could you do an SDM adaptall?

2011-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/1/11 22:18, Toralf Lund wrote: On 9/1/11 0:24, Larry Colen wrote: I think that part of the reason that the adaptall mount went out of favor is the difficulty and complexity of doing a screw-drive autofocus version. It's one thing to make a linkage that'll handle f-stop

Re: Could you do an SDM adaptall?

2011-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/1/11 0:24, Larry Colen wrote: I think that part of the reason that the adaptall mount went out of favor is the difficulty and complexity of doing a screw-drive autofocus version. It's one thing to make a linkage that'll handle f-stops, but the tolerance you need for screwdrive would be r

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
f ann On 8/20/2011 13:18, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, Oslo these past few weeks has been - well, what can you say without repeating all the clichés? Anyhow, I've seen a great many people trying to capture the situation with their cameras. Here are some of my attempts; trying as always t

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/20/11 20:22, SV Hovland wrote: I liked your 2011-15-26 picture :-) Thanks! That's the one I thought worked best, too. - Toralf Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] på vegne av Toralf Lund [tor...@toral

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
ck, I lack it for *any* lens... It's an effect I try to avoid, but not always successfully. ;) Always nice to be able to blame it on the lens ;-) - Toralf Jack --- On Sat, 8/20/11, Toralf Lund wrote: From: Toralf Lund Subject: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi, Oslo these past few weeks has been - well, what can you say without repeating all the clichés? Anyhow, I've seen a great many people trying to capture the situation with their cameras. Here are some of my attempts; trying as always to get shots that are different from everyone else's: h

Re: August PUG is up (I hope!)

2011-08-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/6/11 15:16, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Dropping in from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Tomorrow we start or journey back south. The August PUG is now up - I wasn't sure how easy it would be to get the Gallery up while on the road but internet access seems to be available in even

Re: August PUG is up (I hope!)

2011-08-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/6/11 20:07, Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:16:28 +1000 "Brian Walters" wrote: http://pug.komkon.org/ I really like Paul's IR Pond and Pier. Christine's Grandfather mountain is a bit of brilliant, Toralf what does Blå translate to? lovely? He, he. No it's quite simply

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-25 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/25/11 5:50, Anthony Farr wrote: On 25 July 2011 12:39, John Sessoms wrote: One thing that's disturbing me about all this is according to news reports I've seen, the maximum sentence he can get is 21 years. He should at least be locked up the rest of his life. They probably don't hand ou

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/22/2011 17:00, Toralf Lund wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well CNN says the shooting at the youth camp about 30 minutes away was possibly connected to the one in the central city... While what you say is true, (re media can often be too quick) what's the definiti

Re: I'm ok and Re: Oslo Blast

2011-07-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Joseph McAllister wrote: Those of you in Norway are surely in shock. I just watched the 9 am Norway time news conference by the police. The number of dead on Utoya island was raised to 84. In downtown Oslo it is still 7 deceased. Yes, it's pretty extreme ;-( They also warned that the investig

Re: Oslo blast

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
AlunFoto wrote: [ ... ] international terrorism for a couple of days at least. Nothing points in that direction at the moment. He may not be aware of the second incident here today. A shooting desperado with a machine gun and dressed as a policeman went bananas in a youth camp on a small island.

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
John Sessoms wrote: From: Darren Addy We tend to assume "terrorist" immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it could have been a small meteorite/asteroid impact now, couldn't it? Or maybe Mr. Creosote just had a bit too much for lunch again? http://www.youtube.com/w

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
al goal (which some would say must be a part of such a terrible act for it to become terrorism.) - Toralf ann On 7/22/2011 14:50, Toralf Lund wrote: Darren Addy wrote: We tend to assume "terrorist" immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it co

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Darren Addy wrote: We tend to assume "terrorist" immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it could have been a small meteorite/asteroid impact now, couldn't it? Or maybe Mr. Creosote just had a bit too much for lunch again? :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkOv

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
ayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: [ ... ] NExt ... 50mm prime SMC Pentax FA 1.4 BLACK - this works on manual on the istD and kinda worked on auto focus but not properly ... apparently it works on later issues -- or some (a brief check on ebay) With operati

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Mat Maessen wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: My sen? ?[My rhymes with "high"]? Dan Matyola Nope. Mason ... rhymes with the jar you drink moonshine out of. Nope. Though since enough people pronounce it that way, I don't bother to correct th

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Toralf Lund wrote: Larry Colen wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty rare in Central California. I find that people in

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Larry Colen wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty rare in Central California. I find that people in most European/Western cou

Re: PESO(s): Granfoss

2011-06-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 6/11/11 0:18, Bob Sullivan wrote: Very nice, if you like your water that way... Well, like I said, I'm not sure - but thanks! Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: 'Evening all, There is a certain way of rendering (if that's the right w

Re: PESO(s): Granfoss

2011-06-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 6/11/11 0:20, Jack Davis wrote: I think there will always be a place for the "silk ribbon" waterfall effect, but it had become such a cliche'. Precisely! Well done however, Toralf. Thanks. - Toralf Jack --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Toralf Lund wrote: From: Toralf Lund

PESO(s): Granfoss

2011-06-10 Thread Toralf Lund
'Evening all, There is a certain way of rendering (if that's the right word) water that seems to have been fashionable for a while. Not sure if I'm a great fan myself, but I still had to try something similar myself. The results are in: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2011-3-17 http://w

Re: PESO - You're it!

2011-06-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 6/5/11 21:58, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13335012&size=lg Nice. - Toralf -- 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 direc

Re: PESO: QM2

2011-06-05 Thread Toralf Lund
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/6/4 Toralf Lund: A ship came by the other day. It was rather large, so I could only fit a fraction of it in the frame: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=qm2 - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: QM2

2011-06-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 6/5/11 3:55, Philip Northeast wrote: On 5/06/11 3:57 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 6/4/11 19:25, Ken Waller wrote: It was rather large, so I could only fit a fraction of it in the frame: Excellent justification for a wider lens. He, he, you have a point there. [ ... ] You need excuses to

Re: QM2

2011-06-04 Thread Toralf Lund
ittle purchase ;-) Well composed image by the way. Thanks! - Toralf Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" Subject: PESO: QM2 A ship came by the other day. It was rather large, so I could only fit a fracti

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