Did I miss the post that said we were moving to the Affinity server?\
Suddenly realised I hadn’t seen any posts from the PDML for some time!
John (still in Brisbane)
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Edd - as they are prints even an ordinary printer with a flat bed scanner will
work, provided the resolution is set at 600-1200 dpi,
and any post-processing is done with a decent software app such as VueScan or
Photoshop Elements. VueScan may be a bit complex for
her, but Elements or even
You're right, Bob - I had trouble recalling exactly where we were.
Good gallery again, as usual.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Bob W PDML
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2023 7:29 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: September PUG is up
Very impressive. Probably the
The best store for film and processing is FotoFast at Taringa - he carries a
wide range of film, including medium format, offers a
1-hour service, and has good modern processing equipment.
You can park underneath the building, at 200 Moggill Road - watch out for the
entrance across the sidewalk,
That's a very fine image, Ralf - I might try that myself. My *ist-D has been
sitting on the shelf for most of the last seven years, it will be nice to fire
it up again.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Ralf R Radermacher
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 6:13 PM
To:
This is weird - I had a friend request on Facebook from Dan only three days
ago: perhaps from the administrator of his estate and
his second FB account.
Dan was a very active PDML-er, and will be missed.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Bruce Walker
Sent: Thursday, May 11,
I'd had my first camera for a week, and was on board a ship off Funchal,
Madeira, and wanted to take a shot of the harbour and city lights. I had no
idea how to set the camera, and an experienced fellow passenger helped me out.
He asked two questions :
"What film are you using?" - K32
"What's
"Sunny F16"
"Cloudy F8"
"Dark F5.6"
All on Kodachrome 64 - it's a wonder we got so many keepers!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Ralf R Radermacher
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 11:57 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: K3-III metering
Am 25.04.23 um 15:45 schrieb Godfrey
Probably the combination of a body in apparently excellent condition and a
legendary lens.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: coll...@brendemuehl.net
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 8:00 PM
To: Pdml@pdml.net
Subject: What made this so valuable?
I have, and occasionally use with my non-metered cameras, a Gossen Lunasix
light meter; selenium cell, so it doesn't need batteries, and can measure a
quite range of lighting conditions in daylight. No bigger than a cell phone, so
easy to carry in a pocket.
Don't know if it would be possible to
Years ago I went back to the UK and as part of the trip was showing my (second)
wife places where I used to live.
Outside one house I'd lived in as a teenager, I took a couple of frames with my
Pentax, at which a woman came storming out telling me I had no right to take a
picture of her house
Anne looks great, can't believe it's seven years since we met up and she looks
just the same!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:26 PM
To: PDML
Subject: PDML Gothic
I'm in NY for a short visit to deal with some family
Puts hand up - but I've just picked up a camera for the first time in weeks!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Rick Womer
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 7:04 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Bob, Dan, Godfrey, Bill, Collin and I are alive...
Is anyone else?
Rick
Nice to see you back, Marco!
These are very nice shots.
I am constantly amazed at the quality coming out of the tiny lens and sensor on
modern phones, I've used mine exclusively for on-line sales images, and to add
to requests for a quote for renovations recently.
John in Brisbane
Godfrey's procedures are similar to mine, with the difference that my colour
printers have always been used for both document and photo printing, thus they
have been well-exercised. With one (very) early exception, I've always used HP
printers: currently have a one-year-old HP7770 A3 which does
Sorry to hear that Mark: you may recall I lost my daughter to pancreatic cancer
7 years ago. Those years are never easy having to
deal with such an awful disease.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Postmaster
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 11:46 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail
If it is half as good as the 3.5-4.5 version, it will be a cracking lens.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:11 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Sigma 18-35/1.8
Do any of you have the Sigma 18-35/1.8?
What is your
I fired up the Epson software after trying Henk's suggestion, and while it
allowed me to select Professional mode, I never got to
see a 'Scan' button! So I fired up VueScan 64, Version 6497 from April 2022,
and it immediately offered me the latest upgrade.
Installed it, and - Lo and Behold!
I did - it wasn't much better. I've had Vuescan since 1996, and have found the
later interface ore complex to work with.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Toine
Sent: Monday, 30 January 2023 10:10 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: OS 11 --> Weird problem
Maybe
Thanks Henk - how on earth did you discover that trick?
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Henk Terhell
Sent: Monday, 30 January 2023 9:48 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: OS 11 --> Weird problem
John, I remember the trouble I had installing my Epson V500 under
I've also been using W11 since it came out, and it has been basically rock
solid - I now have it on a desktop and two laptops, one
of which is 10 years old.
I'll be very happy to see new drivers from Epson for the V500, mine played up
last time I used it, in that the interface refused to
allow
I know we are all impressed by the quality of modern equipment: I was given a
lesson today in what our older kit could produce. In
researching an article I am writing, I went back to an image taken on a
Voigtlander Vito CD 35mm rangefinder camera, the first
camera I ever owned. Scanned some
There is not really anything I want: I'm not very active photographically
anyway, and my kit encompasses the range 16-500mm, fit
both my film and digital cameras (at least those with a bayonet mount) and for
older cameras I have enough lens for my occasional
use, ranging from 18-135mm. Were
I use FB for other interests, and yes, it is far more active in the main. Some
groups may go a few days without a post, others multiple posts daily.
Of course, Gen Z (or is it now Gen AA) decry FB, but I'm happy for them to use
their Tik-Tok etc and leave FB to us old fogies.
I'd join a Pentax
I have:
Asahi Pentax SV
Spotmatic x 2
Spotmatic II
Spotmatic ES
Pentax KM
Pentax ME
Pentax MZ-S
Fed 4L - Russian Leica IIIc copy
Rolleicord
All work, and I regularly use the MZ-S: I am not sure about buying a new model,
I'm sufficiently ancient that these will see me out
before they pack it in,
I saw a recent program on TV where a 100-year old telescope was restored, and
the restorer used methylated spirits on the (glass)
lens to bring them back to what looked like pristine quality.
I intend to try it on an old 500/8 telescopic lens I own...
HTH
John in Brisbane
-Original
I've scanned a considerable number of slides, negatives, and old glossy prints
using an Epson V500 scanner, with what I think are good quality results. The
trickiest were old family negatives from other members of the family processed
by the local chemist!
The impossible were the tiny
My guess would be Margaret Sullivan or Wendy Beard.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: John Francis
Sent: Monday, 21 November 2022 3:22 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Who was here in 2005?
Who can identify any of these people?
(I know who they are - I was asking who else
Less active photographically nowadays, and my son and his wife are here on
holiday from Hong Kong, and my eldest grandchild from my side graduated from
high school this week! So a busy period.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Rick Womer
Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2022
Not far behind you Alan - 25°C for us - but then I grew up in the UK!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2022 9:28 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Heat wave
Welcome to Phalaborwa. We turn on the heaters when it goes under 40°C!
Alan C
Don't know how I missed this earlier, Anne - but so glad things are beginning
to get better!
Reminds me that, just before we were coming to the USA in 2016, I had a similar
fall - tripped on a kerb, fractured my right eye socket, almost degloved my
right hand and had a number of other scrapes
I could probably add one more - Jersey, one of the Channel Islands
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: jco...@iinet.net.au
Sent: Monday, 1 August 2022 10:46 AM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: RE: OT: I've been everwhwre
I've been to 36:
England
Scotland
Northern
I've been to 36:
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Germany
The Netherlands
Madeira
Menorca
Finland
Czech Republic
Austria
Saint Helena
Ascension Island
South Africa
Kenya
Egypt
Greece
Turkey
New Zealand
United States
China
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Viet Nam
Taiwan
Dubai
Don't often comment, but Rick's foggy view stands out this time.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Brian W
Sent: Friday, 8 July 2022 11:24 AM
To: PDML
Subject: July PUG is up
G'day all
Enjoy the new gallery here:
http://pug.komkon.org/
(you may need to refresh your
While in Paris on several occasions during the 1970's, I took a number of
photos of the Eiffel Tower at night: since these predated any grant of
copyright, I think I would contest any claim upon the copyright by a third
party, and also amongst others on the grounds I am not a EU citizen and
Here but very quiet - not doing much photography nowadays
John in Brisbane
On 6/22/2022 6:16 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
Not seeing any traffic for the last few days, and wondering where
everyone is?
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That's what I meant Larry - I use them all the time now. I was somewhat
surprised that my latest HP box came with a wired mouse and keyboard.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 4:03 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: New
Forgive my asking the obvious - and I know you're very experienced!
USB or hard-wired mouse?
If USB - mouse battery Ok? USB port functions correctly with other devices?
If hard-wired - will it work on another PC?
In either case - drivers up-to-date?
No particles blocking the optical sensor?
In
The Gazelle, particularly the soft top version, has always been a very
good-looking car.
Looking really good now,
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 3:42 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Tori and friends
You may remember that
I'm not sure it was ever used for funerals! The skeletal hand mirror brackets
and the slogan on the side window suggest a somewhat
jokey design - and the two-tone jars a bit too! But, good subject.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Rick Womer
Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Hi Alan - an A35? That was possibly the most uncool car of the era - but with
that motor it would have shocked many a boy racer! Mind you, that comes from
one who had a bog standard 850 Mini. At one time the speedo jammed at 80
mph(!) and I got stopped by the police for driving too slowly
Maybe - but British Racing Green is pretty cool!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Monday, 18 April 2022 2:32 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: New Toys
Aren't sports cars supposed to be red?
Alan C
On 18-Apr-22 02:42 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> The
The latest version is getting great reviews in the motoring press in Australia.
Friend of mine has an older model (2005) and loves it.
Like the colour - I had my 1973 Escort resprayed in a very similar colour.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Monday, 18
Love it - just like any two-year old of any species which has just found its
legs!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Monday, 11 April 2022 1:34 AM
To: Pentax Discus Mail List
Subject: OT: Baby Rhino
You just have to watch this. Remember to turn on the sound.
Same for me Paul, but some time ago, when I passed 80, I cut back. Even on my
overseas trips I carry only one body, (K5ii), 16-45 and 50-200 zooms, and a
50mm Macro: together with a decent flash I feel I'm covered for my sort of
photography.
I have used a Nikon Coolpix with a 4.5-36mm,
Nice images, Rick.
WRT climate - that sort of warm winter day is not unprecedented. In 1965, I
was working for a shipping company that had one tanker for which we could not
find a new charter as she came to the end of the then current charter. Given
that she did not need a refit, it was
Loud and clear in Oz - about as far as you can be from the source!
John in Brisbane
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From: Rick Womer
Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2022 12:45 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Testing...
1, 2, 3
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This is not the first time Larry or others have reported this sort of issue
with LR: I'm just glad I decided I couldn't work with it, and my PS, Bridge,
and self-organised directory structures under several versions of Windows have
worked well over twenty years and half-a-dozen computers and
Worth a look!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=tkliwinihilisci=a.4859932557378431&__cft__[0]=AZVd6-yQN-dlhXAc7eqDOz99uWl
ZhlLPRK2K7ikx4gXPFZJS0cu9TKKBLbi3jYXuFSCu8oCA4RfnrC4X96sf_YDUcXARvN-GP9SPW8mE2HXFswAZy7bN7IqZlvM9iS9ISecEJiesDN_y9nCiB4m
I've told this story before: mine was an Asahi Pentax SV, bought for me by a
nurse travelling via Singapore while I was
living on St. Helena in 1968: the camera arrived about four months after she
left, due to there only being sea mail
service to the island!
It was stolen in 1975 in the East
Not sure about that, Mike - I seem to recall seeing it in the UK before I left,
in 1981, thus it was familiar to me when
it showed in OZ
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: mike wilson
Sent: Sunday, 2 January 2022 7:08 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: RE: PESO:
Happy New Year to all - and the Miss Sophie sketch featured for years on both
British and Australian TV! I find it hilarious still.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Ralf R Radermacher
Sent: Saturday, 1 January 2022 8:39 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all fellow Pentaxians!
John in Brisbane
(32C and thunder today, a wet Christmas promised!)
-Original Message-
From: mike wilson
Sent: Wednesday, 22 December 2021 2:53 AM
To: pdml
Subject: Seasonal greetings
Happy saturnalia! About an hour
I'm with Rick on this: my CD player (which also handles USB sources) will show
videos and stills with an easy and informative display, is 35x18x3cm and sits
on the stack of other devices connected to my TV.
In any case, why should I be forced to spend either the time or the money in
converting
Hi Bob - the 1926 is one of the box type - as I said, unbranded but a search
for similar styles of box camera gave a couple of very close matches. I
suspect that there were multiple variations around the fittings to the standard
box due to supply issues or minor changes to them.
I just
Godfrey's mention of his ancient cameras leads me to wonder who else likes
collecting these engineering beauties?
I'll start with a Rolleicord from 1955, a Fed 4L from 1969, and of course an
SV from 1967. Of no great quality, to say the least, I inherited from my mother
a number of box
It was one of the cars I lusted after in my youth - but they had a poor
reputation for reliability, and so when I needed to buy one for general family
use, I got a Mini!
Yours is looking rally nice though.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Sunday, 12
No sucks in that lot Larry, and a good write-up: Now I can say I know an
exhibited photographer!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Saturday, 4 December 2021 4:31 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: That article on me
I will say that a major
That's 'very high ISO'
☹
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: jco...@iinet.net.au
Sent: Monday, 29 November 2021 4:14 PM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: RE: PESO: Riverwalk Nights
Nice shot, and really shows what very ISO can do. Rather like the Right Bank
in Paris.
Nice shot, and really shows what very ISO can do. Rather like the Right Bank
in Paris.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Corey Leopold
Sent: Monday, 29 November 2021 12:41 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO: Riverwalk Nights
I decided to spend some time with
Like it - happens in a park near me as well.
He doesn't seem to be taking much interest in her progress at all.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Marco Alpert
Sent: Monday, 15 November 2021 12:21 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO - Slackrope
Excellent gallery, Mark - particularly liked the drunken barrel!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Mark C
Sent: Monday, 8 November 2021 3:25 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: GESO - Bedford PA
It's been a long time since I posted a GESO, though I am still shooting
One of my favourite areas - that's on the corner of Rue Poulbot and Rue
Norvins. Many years ago my wife and I walked along the Rue des Abbesses, in
the same area, and found a perfect bistro for dinner by pure chance. Going
over the hill behind Sacré-Coeur can also be interesting, as it seems
Like many others it seems, the last two years have been a mix of Covid
restrictions and health problems - in mine, chemotherapy took me out of action
for six months this year, and I am only now beginning to carry a camera around
with me again when walking. Restrictions on travel have obviously
Culled below - and I hope to get more active next year!
John in Brisbane
Aerial/From on High
River View
Red
Three
Close to Home
Geology
Open Gallery
On the Road
Jetty
Historic
Underfoot
Rainy
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You're ahead of the game compared to me Larry - I was once asked to take photos
of a pet's grave to send to the owner in another country!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Sunday, 17 October 2021 12:27 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: AnnaMarie
Excellent outcomes - good dynamic range and no grain! I think the Saturday
Morning at the café shot had as smooth a rendition as I used to get with
Panatomic-X and Microdol-X.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sent: Monday, 11 October 2021 5:19 AM
To:
Nice spec!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Monday, 4 October 2021 4:12 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: How do I correct an old image like this?
> On Oct 3, 2021, at 10:17 PM, John Francis wrote:
>
> On Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 07:32:51PM
I tend to agree with Paul - I've used VueScan for donkey's years, on a number
of scanners, and still am not entirely comfortable with the interface. I
prefer to deal, for example, with dust spots post the scan, but VueScan has a
tool to do them during the scan: this often leads to a softer
Hi Gonz - from your low-res Flickr image, I used the following process in PS:
Auto Tone
Auto Colour
Auto Contrast
Image Adjustments:
Brightness reduced
Contrast +10%
Shadows/Highlights:
Mid-Tones +15%
And then resized it to 300dpi
The result is at
www.epraxisdata.com/Img002_adjusted.jpg
not
Great series of lovely classic cars, Larry. My favourites of the era were:
the E-type, of course
Triumph TR3's and 4's (didn't like the style of the later ones)
AH 3000 - any version
Funnily enough, I always liked the quirky little car marketed in the UK as the
Californian (L16454 in your set).
Nice, Henk - the fortress seems to be in remarkable condition for its age.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Henk Terhell
Sent: Tuesday, 28 September 2021 7:49 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO: fortress from the air
I recently got myself a new toy, a DJI mini 2
A nice car in their day - I lusted after one when I owned a Hillman Minx!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2021 9:38 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO Tori and Nigel
Once the car is registered we need to take it
Great - even though I did not spot that!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Bill
Sent: Sunday, 12 September 2021 11:12 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Dumb Photoshop Question
On 9/11/2021 8:39 PM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> The only area I can see this might happen is if
The only area I can see this might happen is if your History settings are set
to create a new object (snapshot, etc.).
In that case, on my copy PS will use the name "Open" , but not "untitled".
I could not get it to change the file name in the way it does on your system.
Sorry not to have been
Hi Bill - can you say when this happens? I can find nowhere in the "File" menu
in PS where this happens on my system.
The only similar event is when I select "Open as copy" from the Camera Raw
"Open" dropdown, when the suffix "-x" is
added to the original file name, where x starts at 1.
John
I remember plane-spotting for Vampires and Venoms flying out of the FAA base in
Hampshire - and Spitfires (Mk19) were
the first I ticked off in my spotter's book.
First actual air show I went to was at Biggin Hill: the sight of Spitfires
coming up out of the valley in a low pass was
something
A nice gallery, really like Henk's minimalist contribution.
Living where I do, not a snow picture taken for over 30 years!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Brian W
Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 2021 8:06 PM
To: PDML
Subject: August PUG is up
G'day all
Enjoy the new gallery
Hope it settles down soon: Zuma could probably make an appeal to his supporters
to stop the rioting, but I doubt he
will.
Stay safe, Alan.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Thursday, 15 July 2021 8:32 PM
To: Pentax Discus Mail List
Subject: OT: Unrest, Riots,
Another reason why I don't use LR! I prefer to have my own system for
organising images, which has never let me down.
Sorry I can't actually help, except perhaps - is it possible to create a new
catalogue?
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Rick Womer
Sent: Wednesday, 14
Just goes to show how good it was (and still is in the right circumstances).
Your video says to me, a good photographer found a tool that suited his style
of working, which cannot be beaten.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Juan Buhler
Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2021 3:14 AM
Great gallery Paul - so evocative of Paris as I knew it. I'm told it's all
changed in the years since I was last there (2005).
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 11:26 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: OT I briefly
I've done no shooting for a year: busy with my mother's estate, then COVID kept
us isolated, then chemotherapy meant I was physically not well enough to
venture out, nor much inspired for indoor stuff.
Just beginning to get back to some strength, but still a way to go. Not sure
the muse is
Glad to hear that - I have to wait at least another month for my first jab, due
to the side-effects of my ongoing
treatment.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Alan C
Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2021 12:32 AM
To: Pentax Discus Mail List
Subject: OT: Covid
Ann & I have had our
Stan, I think you summed up the Pentax list group in exactly the terms I would
use. There is a degree of camaraderie that I am not sure would be found always
even in a group which could meet physically, and that's a wondrous thing!
Like you, Jan and I on our travels have met up with Ann in New
Hey Ann - I resemble that remark! Bear in mind we had to climb four steep
flights in our own apartment as well as those
in yours when we came to see you!
Jan and I now rely on the two flights up or down to our garage for
stairs-oriented fitness, the main thrust is a daily
1k walk to get the
Very sorry to hear you feel unwelcome, Boris, I hope it is nothing I have said,
done, or not done.
Personally, I wish you peace and happiness with your family, and would very
much like to see you come back.
Regards
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Boris Liberman
Sent:
Just looked at the gallery including this one, all nice and really like the
monochrome bridge image.
Would I be right in thinking the overall contrast from the lens is lower than
you might expect from Pentax glass, but
the sharpness is good?
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
Thanks Paul - not certain yet, I see my GP tomorrow and my oncologist the week
after. My gut feeling is I will have to have further treatment, but not as
aggressive as the first batch, hopefully.
John
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Sunday, 9 May 2021 3:47 PM
To:
Thanks Larry. Hopefully it won't be long...
Best
John
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen
Sent: Sunday, 9 May 2021 9:50 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Is it Murphy / Sod, or...?
> On May 8, 2021, at 12:09 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote:
>
> Me too, recovering from
Thanks Dan!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Daniel J. Matyola
Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2021 9:21 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Is it Murphy / Sod, or...?
Wish you a rapid and complete recovery, John!
Dan Matyola
*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
Me too, recovering from 4 months of chemotherapy. Took my first photos in that
time (family only, so not for posting) yesterday.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2021 7:55 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Is it Murphy /
Bob's issue may be a UK only issue - like Paul I've used PayPal for many years
and never had a problem.
ohn in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 6:34 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: It's about that time, kids
I’ve been using it
That shows considerable talent, Paul - hope she does really well at something
she clearly loves doing.
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Monday, 26 April 2021 5:10 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss List
Subject: Catching up with Gracie
Since last you saw her,
Very sorry to hear about Ashley, Ann, she was such a great companion for you.
John in Brisbane
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:14:53 -0400
ann sanfedele wrote:
> July 16th 2005 - April 18th, 2021 Best cat ever.. so glad to have
> had her for almost 16 years.
>
>
Welcome to the nut house, Peter, you should fit in well!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
From: P Stevens
Sent: Thursday, 22 April 2021 6:52 AM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: PDML Debutante
I will introduce myself to the PDML. My name is Peter Stevens, my
location is in Newark,
You and me both Ralf! Just working through selling or giving away the last of
my mother's stuff, much of which is fetching zilch or a tenth of what my
parents paid for it. Also just sold all my D kit, enough, as the buyer said,
to set up a complete darkroom at his school for the kids, so I
Well, Bill, I have to say your woodwork puts mine to intense shame!
John in Brisbane
-Original Message-
> On Mar 27, 2021, at 7:35 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> Hey Stan, check these out and tell me what you think:
>
>
At one time I was an apprentice with an aircraft manufacturer, and part of our
training was in the use of tools to make metal objects (I still have a set
square and a drill setting tool I made). Working to 1/4 inch precision would
have been far too generous when I was tasked with making a
Jan and I are so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother, Larry, but, as with
mine last year, when the time comes it can be something of a relief. The grief
will last a while, but will fade.
As to the rest of your news, sounds almost like a clean start for you - which
can sometimes be a
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