Re: Has anyone used darktable?

Larry, I just checked out the current state of Darktable for Win 64 systems, (since that's what I'm running), If you're running a Mac or Linux box I'd check the supported camera list,  but I can't remember exactly.  The Windows version doesn't support a Pentax body later than the K-5.   So you

PESO -- It's Pumpkins all the way down.

It's great to live in a country that lets one use a fair amount of food as a seasonal decoration... https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20It's%20Pumpkins%20all%20the%20way%20down.html Equipment: Pentax K5II w/smc Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited. Notes: Rendered in DXO Optics Pro 9.0 using Filmp

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

On 10/14/2018 1:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: P. J. Alling wrote on 10/14/18 9:48 AM: On 10/14/2018 5:38 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 14 October 2018 at 00:30 "P. J. Alling" At least the Russian versions of the FIATs did not have rust holes in the showroom - seen with my own eyes.

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

On 10/14/2018 5:38 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 14 October 2018 at 00:30 "P. J. Alling" wrote: On 10/13/2018 9:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 13 October 2018 at 13:43 Bob W-PDML wrote: It's a misprint of dévot. They were a kind of hard-right Catholic puritan cabal, m

Re: This is at least somewhat amusing...

is is a cross between divot and duvet. So there's a lump of insulating turf on the back to give your thumb some comfort? Sounds typically Leica but very high maintenance to me. On 13 October 2018 at 01:00 "P. J. Alling" mailto:webstertwenty...@gmail.com>> wrote: KEH p

This is at least somewhat amusing...

KEH photo has me on one of their mailing lists, and today they dropped a missive with a link to this in my mailbox https://tinyurl.com/y6wrm8o4 The best is the discription of the author which I suppose makes him Mike Johnston Kryptonite. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be bett

Re: Fs Friday - see pix here

It seems that the lenses take invisible images which makes them "very" special indeed. On 10/12/2018 7:38 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: So here is the k-1000 and the two star-d lenses and a couple of samples of photso I took with the lenses on my k-5.. anybody want to offer me something for the

Re: Has anyone used darktable?

'X' and "Windoze". On 10/12/2018 14:50, P. J. Alling wrote: I haven't used it, but it appears to be more of a Gimp replacement/complement for Linex.  I'm not even sure it runs under Windows of Mac.  So if you run either of those two OSs, (we have to find a

Re: Has anyone used darktable?

I haven't used it, but it appears to be more of a Gimp replacement/complement for Linex.  I'm not even sure it runs under Windows of Mac.  So if you run either of those two OSs, (we have to find a better way too write that), you're probably out of luck with darktable.  The screen shots look rea

Re: PPG - Maybe it has a future after all

I think a lot of us are still her, but just resting, after all, Ricoh/Pentax doesn't have the release schedule of Sony, Canon, Nikon or even Panasonic, so talking about hardware is kind of redundant, after all how much navel gazing can one do about cameras that only change every 2 years. Hell

Re: Small computer rant.

I'm pretty sure at this point that Murphy invented computers. On 10/10/2018 4:14 PM, Jostein wrote: Computer trouble is what keeps old Murphy alive and kicking, I guess. Jostein Den 09.10.2018 21:06, skrev P. J. Alling: Well it's happened again.  I've had a hard drive failure.

Small computer rant.

Well it's happened again.  I've had a hard drive failure.  I've managed to recover most of the important files from between backups, from the almost dead drive, and replaced it with two refurbished 2TB Hitachi Server quality drives.   I'm running them in mirrored mode so I have data redundancy.

Re: October PUG is UP!

Actually it's the dam that creates Schreeder Pond which is the primary attraction of Chatfield Hollow State Park. On 10/6/2018 2:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Wow, what a beautiful gallery! Nary a weak shot in the whole thing. I remember Annsan’s shot from a few years ago. It was outstanding then,

Re: Photographing Dolls

Well that's vaguely disturbing... On 10/5/2018 3:22 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: On Oct 5, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Bill wrote: It would be cool to photograph them as portrait subjects rather than as products. I actually tried that quite a few years ago. Here’s an example (there’s a slight possibility

Re: Photographing Dolls

Like these? https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20reindeerplay.html On 10/5/2018 12:03 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: I agree. I've done that with stuffed animals, it was fun On October 5, 2018 8:09:23 AM PDT, Bill wrote: On 10/4/2018 6:23 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: Since it looks like it

Re: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses

For what it's worth here's a review of a Star D lens from Pentax Forums... https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/star-d-135mm-f2-8-gold-line.html. On 10/1/2018 7:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but alas, they are Star- D lenses for

Re: PESO 9072 ci V16

So it is a locomotive engine... On 10/2/2018 12:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: mike wilson wrote on 10/1/18 9:25 PM: On 01 October 2018 at 21:03 Larry Colen wrote: mike wilson wrote on 10/1/18 12:36 PM: On 01 October 2018 at 20:20 Larry Colen wrote: A friend took me for a ride yesterday.

Re: Photo of the Day at WWF

Well, recognition is good and all but it doesn't help pay for the equipment habit. On 10/1/2018 3:08 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Had another image of mine chosen as photo of the day at WWF - http://dailywildlifephoto.nathab.com/photos/12546-migrating-09-29-2018 Taken a while back in Denali Nationa

Re: enablement

being somewhere between the other two, (ah, sample variation strikes again). On 10/2/2018 9:00 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: i sure hope i have better luck with the lens than you've had. it didn't cost much so, fingers crossed, i think it's a bargain on the whole... On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 15

Re: enablement

I've owned three of them, the biggest problem is they are getting old, first sold with the SF series bodies, (1984ish), first "successful" Pentax auto focus system. There are a number of points of failure that become more likely as the lens ages.   \ The problem is that the replacement parts

Re: OT: Instagram

d stock options that vested over 5 or 6 years. That's kind of long too (3 years is usual) but possible considering the amount of money involved. Neither of these were mentioned in the tech press though. On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 10:16 AM P. J. Alling wrote: Most developers are independent

Re: OT: Fashion Designers are all Boobs

Having read the text, I think they lie, all three breasts are phony, covering the models actual breasts with plastic.  This is totally in line with modern life and modern art.  It did however do what the designer wanted, it got free publicity everywhere. It is possible to have more than two bre

Re: OT: Instagram

Most developers are independent types, they more or less began the high movement low loyalty workplace.  Mainly because they're smart enough to realize that most employers care less about them than they do about the furniture.  Zuckerberg, seems to be loyal to his friends, at least while they'r

Re: OT: Instagram

At least it was classically inspired... On 9/24/2018 4:55 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Nah. This is my true character (warning, people of a nervous disposition, and those at work or among family, may not wish to see this): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Pan_goat_MAN_Napoli_Inv277

Re: OT: Instagram

I don't think age has that much to do with it.  It's just that we all have better taste. On 9/23/2018 7:39 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: We're all too old for Instagram. Apparently. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we da

Re: The importance of hardware updates

You don't need to upgrade the whole computer if it's still got decent specs, and you've got an available PCIe slot an add in USB 3 card can be had pretty cheaply. Of course that only works if you've got a desktop machine.  On the other hand if you're doing your downloading and editing on a lapt

Re: GESO - soft and hard

None of those are safe for work, a couple of places that I used to work, enjoyable but not safe for work... On 9/18/2018 9:09 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: ... light, that is. I recently got the opportunity to rent my favourite studio as a shared space (shared with four other photographers month-by

Re: Fwd: Re: PESO - another Milkyway

My bad. On 9/17/2018 11:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: P. J. Alling wrote on 9/17/18 7:06 PM: I can't supply any nudes Or at least any nudes that he would want to see. but if you're willing to go with a zoom 28mm is available for the 645.  Here's the information page fro

Re: Fwd: Re: PESO - another Milkyway

I can't supply any nudes but if you're willing to go with a zoom 28mm is available for the 645.  Here's the information page from Ricoh. http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/lens/645/wide/hdpentax-da645-28-45/ On 9/16/2018 7:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Jostein wrote on 9/15/18 6:13 P

Re: PESO 2018 - 092 - GDG

Well, at least not on camera... On 8/28/2018 1:39 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Would greatly prefer Godfrey did not move his bowel... On 8/28/2018 10:02 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:57 AM Jack Davis wrote: Godfrey, would have to move both the bowel I hadn't looked at t

Re: PESO - Autumn colours has arrived

I guess great minds think alike, or cliches always repeat. I shot this a much lower resolution a few years ago. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20%20obligatoryharvest.html On 9/12/2018 4:41 PM, Jostein wrote: Well... To some extent... https://www.flickr.com/photos/alunfoto/43733932

Re: when $30 for a smc pentax a 50mm F1.2 is $30 too much

Maybe they had the same reaction I had, when I was in a salvage yard looking for a used part and stumbled across the carcass of an old, (not the New GM version), SAAB 93, which was "Geez this thing looks restore-able."  After which my common sense slapped me across the face, and I went back to

PESO -- Redneck Still Life.

Being tall, sometimes you see things, things that sometimes cannot be unseen.  In this case just something interesting. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20redneckstilllife.html You can tell a lot about what's in the bed of a guy's pickup truck.* Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA

Re: PESO 2018 - 096? - GDG

Good we get to keep our under-cooked vegetables and overcooked hamburgers, all to ourselves.  Life is good. On 9/6/2018 11:09 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: You'll just have to make do with wholesome American food. On 6 Sep 2018, at 16:06, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: "none of you foreigners will be al

Re: Re:

On 9/6/2018 7:14 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 05 September 2018 at 20:28 Mark Roberts wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Also, the suggested slight crop at the top should essentially return the image to it's initial aspic ratio. That should make things gel nicely. Someone was p

Re: A reminder & a novelty

I watched a local repair guy adjust the metering switch on my first MX.  The contacts are under the base plate.  The problem with mine was that while it turned off locking the shutter did not stop the meter from turning on when any pressure was applied to the shutter button locked or not.  He m

Re: Well that's fun.

least. On the other hand the entire calibration setup was more or less free to me so I can't complain to much, but that won't stop me from complaining a bit. On 8/31/2018 7:20 PM, Mark C wrote: Just curious -  what calibration tool are you using? Mark On 8/29/2018 10:42 PM,

Re: Bargain Pentax "People" zoom for crop sensors

I've been using one for years, it's pretty good for a compact standard zoom.  My only issue with it is it seems downright cheap, (build quality that is), compared to it's stablemate the F 70-210 f4.0~5.6.  IIRC I paid $35 US for my copy, but I've seen the at KEH for 10 dollars less, probably in

Well that's fun.

Just realized I haven't calibrated my backup monitor.  Looks like I'm starting the process and letting it run most of the night. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: No longer uploading to facebook?

Sadly Facebook doesn't need your profile, all they need is your friends who have snippets of your info, and they'll put together everything they need.   That's why I make it a rule not to have friends. When I got a Google infested Android phone I set up a separate Google profile, with all fals

Re: No longer uploading to facebook?

Yet another reason to not use Facebook, aside from the fact that Zuckerberg is a miserable little prick.   Did I say that out loud? On 8/27/2018 9:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Matthew Hunt pointed me to this http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/facebook This Plugin No Longer Works As of Aug

Re: edit software

Yes it does, but and compared to a Photoshop or Lightroom it's a bargain at a one time purchase of $99.99, and hay, it's on sale until Sept 4th for 59.99, but there are other options that do basic photo editing for free. On 8/26/2018 8:53 PM, John wrote: On 8/26/2018 07:34, David J Brooks wro

Re: edit software

Irfanview is lightweight and fast, runs on most versions of Windows from XP on, certainly on any version on a home computer has a bunch of plugins, and will process pretty much any type of image file with the same somewhat funky interface.  It's pretty much free though you can contribute some c

Re: The death of film is...

;t miss with film? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller ----- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: The death of film is... Depending on how you look at it. Just received this from B&H photo. Seems someone has decided to start maki

Re: The death of film is...

around somewhere. :-) -p On 8/22/2018 6:39 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Depending on how you look at it.  Just received this from B&H photo. Seems someone has decided to start making Poloriod OneSteps again. https://tinyurl.com/y9bzj756 Now if only Kodak's successor would bring back K

The death of film is...

Depending on how you look at it.  Just received this from B&H photo.   Seems someone has decided to start making Poloriod OneSteps again. https://tinyurl.com/y9bzj756 Now if only Kodak's successor would bring back Kodachrome. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America wa

Re: question about zooms and TCs

It only became possible to "set" the focal length in the camera after SR was implemented,  Prior to that I don't think that Pentax or anyone else bothered since that was unimportant to the cameras ability to use the lens and being able to arbitrarily change the focal length in the EXIF could le

Re: question about zooms and TCs

Well that makes sense, the earlier TC was just passing information along for EXIF data, any newer TC would probably be taking IBIS into account with cameras that have that feature.  The fact that it's also more accurate data even if the camera doesn't have that feature is secondary. On 8/17/2

Re: Worldcon 76

Which begs the question;  How many SQL geeks are there? Which also brings to mind the drinking establishment on East Street in New Haven, CT that was called the R Bar.  Nobody got that joke... On 8/20/2018 8:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just got home from Worldcon.  I didn't take many photos.

Re: more PPG woes?

The PPG was a creature of Pentax marketing, itself a kind of unicorn, at best an afterthought since sometime in the 70's. RIcoh has aparently contracted the Asahi marketing disease which seems to amount to if you build it they will come.  Unfortunately if you don't advertise it who will know...

Re: Test

You're not alone... On 8/20/2018 2:08 PM, Alan C wrote: This is driving me crazy Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be

Re: question about zooms and TCs

I'm late with this but, yes it does.  The SR won't work optimally, if the incorrect focal length is used, in this case it will supply less correction, which is better than more correction, which looks just weird. On 8/16/2018 1:22 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: let me try again :) while the sigma,

Re: OT: Rare Image of Mt Rushmore from the Canadian Side

That image has been censored, someone airbrushed pants on them... On 8/17/2018 9:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.facebook.com/Fun.Pics.Stuff/photos/a.547783901915385/2353121548048269/?type=3&theater Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- America wasn't fo

Re: question about zooms and TCs

I've gotten pretty good results with the 1.7x AF adapter, (not exactly a TC but it functions as such), with various zoom lenses. It does work better with primes, but at most screen sizes and reasonable print sizes, it gives better results with primes.  On the other hand the prime I use it with

PESO -- Lost Bench

I probably over processed this, but I like it, so I'm posting it anyway. I shot this bench a couple of winters ago, in the middle of a snow drift, it's been neglected even more since then, and not quite so inviting covered in lichen. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20lostbench.html

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

The lease holders didn't want more help from Bridgeport, they had solutions for fire, police, and medical emergencies. The issue was more I think that they made Bridgeport's services look bad.  They paid their taxes and took almost nothing from the City. None of the people there were really r

Re: Jinxed my Bokina, can it be repaired?

If Eric will fix the Tokina, he'll be doing you a special favor. He doesn't have manuals on anything but Pentax, so he'll just go deep enough to fix the immediate problem, he doesn't want to be responsible for destroying your lens, and I don't blame him. On 8/10/2018 1:14 PM, John Sessoms wro

Re: OT: Life's little aggravations

If you've got a dumb phone I can't help you, but if you have a smart phone, you can download a call blocker, there are free versions which aren't too intrusive, which will restore your peace. In fact depending on your carrier, they may offer a call blocker, it might even be a free service, eve

Re: Disassembly/repair

There are so many things that can go wrong with that lens, and the symptoms of one failure can mimic those of another.  Kind of like people.  I've had two fail, had one repaired, and I was able to get my third from KEH;com for less than the cost of the previous repair and shipping.  I think I'd

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

em using my iPhone. Well done gallery; it makes me wonder what the Bridgeport government was thinking. Rick On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:34 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I don't know how to fix that, I'm misusing dropbox, at least according to them, and updog is an app that lets you use dropbox

Re: GESO a bunch of critters

It seems you have many egrets... On 7/14/2018 6:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: PESO: PDML discussion https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/43363009902/in/album-72157669137217797/ I'm finally back from my trip North. What was supposed to be a relatively short trip for a tango event and then

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

eceived data could not be verified. Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem." On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:28 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I'd also like to apologize that all the back links in that gallery seem to be broken. On 8/6/2018 4:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: A

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

I'd also like to apologize that all the back links in that gallery seem to be broken. On 8/6/2018 4:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Another old GESO, now with a working url. Bridgeport's pleasure Beach abandoned by the residents after the city decided to not renew the leases on the

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

The URL probably broke when it went to two lines try this: https://tinyurl.com/yc4bphhl On 8/7/2018 9:31 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Neither page will open with either Safari or Firefox. Rick On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 6:52 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: To get it off the city books the it was transferred

GESO -- Car Show on the Green.

Small GESO I made a few years ago, testing out using jAlbum, trying to get the results I want without too much effort.  The old link hasn't worked since Dropbox decided to cripple support for html. https://pdml.updog.co/GESOehf%28carshow%29/ As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ign

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

wrote: Fascinating. Well done. Who owns the property now? Paul On Aug 6, 2018, at 4:28 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry about that, the index page is here: https://pdml.updog.co/Connecticut%27s%20Ghost%20Town/GESO%20--%20afterthefall.html On 8/6/2018 4:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Another old

Re: GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

Sorry about that, the index page is here: https://pdml.updog.co/Connecticut%27s%20Ghost%20Town/GESO%20--%20afterthefall.html On 8/6/2018 4:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Another old GESO, now with a working url. Bridgeport's pleasure Beach abandoned by the residents after the city decid

GESO -- Connecticut's Ghost Town

Another old GESO, now with a working url. Bridgeport's pleasure Beach abandoned by the residents after the city decided to not renew the leases on the land upon which they had built their homes.   Most expected to come back after the city was induced to renew, so they carefully boarded up thei

Old PESOs and GESOs

Well mine who else'.  I finally decided to start moving some of my old PESOs and GESOs into the updog app on dropbox.  I'm starting with some stand alone galleries.  So here for your enjoyment is "Take me to your leader" at a link that actually seems to work. https://pdml.updog.co/Take%20me%20

Re: First go round k-5IIs with primes -samples

Thanks for the complement, I wish I'd posted some images. On 8/5/2018 4:28 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yeah, I know. I'm having another one of "those" days. :-( What I mistakingly told P. J. J-DUH! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Quality images, P. J. Enjoy!!!

Re: photo dot net funnies

Based on their user interface I thought they had already imploded. On 8/3/2018 10:28 AM, David J Brooks wrote: ah ha I'm slowly migrating to flickr but want to get some old photos off before photo dot net implodes Dave On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Rick Womer wrote: They're so ~completely

Re: Testing

I CAN SEE! On 8/2/2018 11:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Did you check your spam folder? Perhaps taking off your sunglasses would help . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 11:02 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I however don't see any

Re: Testing

I however don't see anything... On 8/2/2018 12:35 AM, Bruce Nagel wrote: I have for the most part been lurking, but I seem to either not be receiving mail from the list or to have been unintentionally unsubscribed. Could someone reply to me off-list and let me know if this is getting there?

Re: PESO: One in Hand

Nice image, processed it a little too warm, I think. On 7/17/2018 9:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My monarchs have emerged from their chrysalises. Most of it happened while I was at work, but I did get to enjoy the first moments of their lives as butterflies. As I was releasing them from th

Re: My first roll of film in a Pentax in decades

I think their scanner is especially crappy.  I used to get better results with Kodak 800 color print film scanned with my Scanwit 2720s at 9mp from 35mm film with pretty much any coke bottle bottom I mounted on a Pentax camera.  With a good lens much much better, I could easily get excellent 8

Re: PESO - PDML birdie

Beautiful Plumage... On 7/28/2018 11:55 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A proud bird, well portrayed! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Jostein wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/mellomskarv/ As an aside, if cormorants are up t

Interesting but flawed history of Pentax

Someone should point them to the various Pentax and Asahi informational websites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0CRXZ3dX3U Warning it's YouTube and I haven't figured out hot to turn autoplay when first loading a page off... -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America

Re: World Science Fiction Convention

To go to WorldCon I'd have to to to San Jose, to go to San Jose I'd have to go to California.  I've been to California, spent about 1/2 a year in LA over a period of a year, (the rest of the time was spent on airplanes and in Hartford CT, and Austin TX). Honestly nothing in California is worth

Re: Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash for Pentax Cameras - any comments?

When looking into a flash, I checked out the Metz and it hits all the important points except for the in body sensor, such as the Viv 285 uses or that's available on older Analog Pentax units like the 280t, it's P-TTL only, but that might not be important enough to care about, unless you intend

Re: PESO Battle Scarred

Actually Photo.net has just recently become less obnoxious, before it blocked everything, now it just pops up an obnoxious message, that lets you dismiss it.  The old work around was to disable JavaScript and reload the page. On 7/23/2018 3:07 PM, mike wilson wrote: Apparently, my adblocker

Re: PESO Battle Scarred

I can here him saying, it's just a flesh wound, youse should see the utter guy! On 7/23/2018 4:47 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: oooh that's hard to look at.. poor little guy. ann On 7/23/2018 2:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Attacked by one of his own kind I believe. K-1, DFA 150-450, DA 1.4X conv

Re: PESO Battle Scarred

Is a BB gunn anything like a Peter Gunn? On 7/23/2018 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Or perhaps a wimpy BB gunn(?) J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 23, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Nice portrait of a tough little guy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: August PUG - Countdown

I haven't been shooting a lot lately but I take enough shots of old decrepit things to find something rusting.  I had to go back a couple of years to get something that actually had rust on it. On 7/23/2018 8:48 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Time's a'wasting... Theme: "Rusted". Submit

Re: P5

Technically it has a second Program mode, but I couldn't say if it was practically any different.  In my opinion the P series was one of the less inspiring Pentax produced.  The bodies were very plasticy, and shutter noise was especially loud, and not in a good way like an LX. On 7/23/2018 1:

Re: Peso: Ashley on her 13th birthday (NSFMJ)

Mr. Johnston doesn't deserve to see such beauty. On 7/16/2018 8:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: https://annsan.smugmug.com/The-Kitty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-MPbvjGh/A not fond of the lighting - but it was what was available  - actually taken a couple of days ago ann -- Ameri

Re: PESO obligatory Thor's Well at sunset

I'm so tired right now I can't even bring myself to hate you... Maybe later. On 7/18/2018 1:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote on 7/18/18 6:41 AM: That image needs to be blown up and hung on a wall. Thank you.   It's nice when people say my photos should be hung and blown

Re: Usable ISO with K-3

I used to shoot the K20D up to 1600 ISO, anything above that was usually unusable for large prints. The K-5II seems to be good up to 25600 if you like somewhat chunky* grain at times, color usually seems good with A, F and FA lenses, would probably be just as good with DA lenses but I don't ow

Re: Here's the future...

To be a Pundit one must be prescient... On 7/14/2018 10:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I don't see how that can be true. Pundits were invented long before the DSLR was. 8^) On 7/12/2018 10:12, P. J. Alling wrote: Pundits have been touting the death of the DSLR since they were inv

Re: Just checking

It took this long to red line your annoyance with Yahoo, you sir have the patience of a saint. On 7/12/2018 11:31 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: An email from a member ticked off a number of guardians, leading to excessive bounces from around forty accounts, yours included. The PDML server, according

Re: Here's the future...

Pundits have been touting the death of the DSLR since they were invented.  Eventually the point of ever higher resolutions is lost,  I sold bunch of images made with the K20D and one became an add that covered the size of a bus.   14 to 18 megapixel cameras have reached sufficiency for most pro

Re: PPG

rently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 8:44 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: It took a few days but it seems to be back now. On 7/7/2018 5:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Still out of Service.

Re: PPG

It took a few days but it seems to be back now. On 7/7/2018 5:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Still out of Service. "This page isn’t working *pentaxphotogallery.com * is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500" Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphoto

Re: OT Computer security

I'm surprised I haven't gotten one, I used the same password on everything at one time.  Probably my web presence is so small they're unable to connect my current activities to those from 20 years ago, plus I don't have a facebook account, pretty much everything bad that happens on the internet

Re: Just checking

I think he's still dead, just a little confused is all... On 7/12/2018 8:19 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: you were gone? ann On 7/12/2018 4:08 AM, mike wilson wrote: to see if I came back from the dead. Sobekhotep VIII -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was fo

Re: OT: monitor

I don't think anyone can actually perceive the difference between 4K and 8K but that doesn't mean someone doesn't "need" an 8K display.  They just do! On 7/10/2018 11:36 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: If you wait just long enough (while saving for it), those monitors might become cheaper. The da

Re: OT: UPS?

I've seen the same thing with other delivery companies, and the USPS.  I think they made a routing mistake.  I watched when a package sent for Tenn., went to Atlanta, New York, Hartford CT, back to Atlanta back to Tenn then directly to Hartford CT, then by ground to North Haven CT, taking sever

Re: OT Fox

One of the things I hate most about Flicker is every time I scroll to look at the EXIF for a picture a reminder to never miss a post by xxx reminder pops up like some demented fox terrier, otherwise the photo is a nice record shot.  I probably would have cropped it a bit to get rid of some

Re: Pentax k-70 - damn! now I'm in trouble!

I wouldn't promise Larry a kidney with even the limited knowledge I have of his lifestyle.  Sorry, Larry. I was going to suggest looking at KEH they had a Like New K70 listed it seems like a couple of days ago, but unfortunately it seems to be gone now. On 7/6/2018 8:42 PM, ann sanfedele wro

Re: Crap and corruption

He always knew how to push Bill's buttons... On 7/6/2018 9:21 AM, David J Brooks wrote: That darn Brad Drobo Dave What Bill is describing is a Drobo problem, not a Lightroom problem. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: smaller resolution vs native formats

Some cameras, might use Pixel binning which combines all the information in four adjacent pixels to produce one,  or they can simply drop enough pixels using only the color information to get to 6mp.    Since 16mp doesn't come that close to being 4x 6mp, (I'd have to think about the math and  I

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