Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-15 Thread Rebekah
It would have been cool if they had included one of those anniversary edition cameras. rg2 On 9/14/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/11/07, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won snip Coolio! cheers,

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-14 Thread Toralf Lund
an expensive lens for one particular system, I really do think I would choose a body matching it. - T Tom C. From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-14 Thread Tom C
-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:58:02 +0200 Tom C wrote: Well I'm sorry you don't get it. No, I think you don't get it. First of all, your hubcap or owners manual analogy is neither here nor

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:57:37 -0700 How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang out on a Pentaxian community website looking at what other

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-14 Thread frank theriault
On 9/11/07, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won snip Coolio! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
from Pentaxian.com. No, 'cause I figured it was already too late ... and now I know it was. ;-D What, they're only ever giving away ONE lens? -Charles I have no idea, but by the time I saw the message, it was already a couple days old and I figured nearly everyone on the list had already

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
, 2007, at 9:09 AM, Tom C wrote: Good for you. Getting a free lens when you're already a Pentax user is great. Pentax is being pretty cheap and backwards though. Why not give away a few camera bodies to boot? That way people that visit Pentaxian.com that are not Pentax users, if winning

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Scott Loveless
John Sessoms wrote: What do you figure my chances are with everyone on the list having a two day head start? 1:189,000 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
Ah vindication! Thanks John. I think the giveaway is fine. It's just that I think they stopped short of what would make it a really great one. Tom C. From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang out on a Pentaxian community website looking at what other Pentax users had to say? I feel the criticism is misplaced. It's a little easter egg hunt to inspire enthusiasm for pentax users, not a major win a pentax camera

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:57:37 -0700 How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang out on a Pentaxian community website looking at what other

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: I'd be far more likely to buy a lens for a camera I just won than I would to buy a camera to fit a lens or a flash ... although I think Pentax'd probably get better marketing value for giving away a camera kit. They're probably guessing that most people visiting the site

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
their images. That's what photography is about, the results, the image. I could see that inspiring enthusiasm. Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
Because it's a free country where freedom of expression is valued? Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:10:12 -0700 Obviously

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Toralf Lund
Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:35:28 -0700 Gads, Tom. How could they make such an egregious error? Sheesh. It seems you always something to be critical about, even when someone has been gifted with a very nice prize unexpectedly. I guess for some people the glass

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Bull. Just because you're free to express yourself doesn't mean you are obliged to do so in a consistently and unnecessarily negative and unconstructive manner to satisfy your ego. That's rude behavior, not freedom of speech. G On Sep 13, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Tom C wrote: Because it's a

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:36:19 +0200 Tom C wrote: No why would I have a problem with anyone receiving a nice prize? You obviously chose to ignore my first two sentences. I'm

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:39:23 -0700 Bull. Just because you're free to express yourself doesn't mean you are obliged to do so in a consistently and unnecessarily negative and unconstructive manner to satisfy your ego

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread P. J. Alling
: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:36:19 +0200 Tom C wrote: No why would I have a problem with anyone receiving a nice prize? You obviously chose to ignore my first two sentences. I'm just pointing out the irony of a *camera company* having legendary products not giving

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
Hah... all good ideas. :-) Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:36:45 -0400 If the paper were nice and soft, I'd hang

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
to boot? That way people that visit Pentaxian.com that are not Pentax users, if winning a body, would be introduced to Pentax and have an incentive to buy more Pentax gear. OTOH, If I went to a site like this and I was not a current Pentax owner, none of the prizes, not even a lens

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Tom C
someone like that would permit his likeness to be used. Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:05:27 -0700 On Sep 13, 2007, at 11:50 AM

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread David Savage
Well that message was a waste of time and didn't contribute anything positive or constructive to the list (kinda' like this one) But it's a free list, and we're all welcome to voice our opinions. Positive or negative. Cheers, Dave At 02:39 AM 14/09/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Bull. Just

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts John Sessoms wrote: I'd be far more likely to buy a lens for a camera I just won than I would to buy a camera to fit a lens or a flash ... although I think Pentax'd probably get better marketing value for giving away a camera kit. They're probably guessing that

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang out on a Pentaxian community website looking at what other Pentax users had to say? I feel the criticism is misplaced. It's a little easter egg hunt to inspire enthusiasm for pentax users, not a

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread Doug Franklin
John Sessoms wrote: If they were only interested in people who already own Pentax cameras, they could have just had one of the guys at the corporate office drop a note into PDML and saved a whole lot of money advertising the site. I was going through my email folders and cleaning out stuff

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-13 Thread David Savage
On 9/14/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going through my email folders and cleaning out stuff tonight when I found an email message from Pentax asking if I wanted to join the Pentaxians. I was shocked to see that it actually made a reference to Lens Buying Affliction (LBA) or

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Cymen Vig
On 9/11/07, Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: congrats! why do people in Canada face a potential math question, eh? Everyone knows Canadians are lousy at math so Pentax is just going with the flow. Seriously though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question It's the law. Now I need

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Rebekah wrote: congrats! why do people in Canada face a potential math question, eh? I dunno. Now if it was a *spelling* question, the reason would be to keep Dave Brooks out ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Rebekah
Everyone knows Canadians are lousy at math so Pentax is just going with the flow. Seriously though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question It's the law. Now I need to go do some clicking on a map with little boxes. weird canadians. Did everyone get an email from Pentaxian.com? I

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Doug Franklin
Rebekah wrote: Did everyone get an email from Pentaxian.com? I don't remember giving them this email address I've gotten three or four in the last week to both the email address I gave when I joined the Pentax Gallery as well as a different address that I probably gave them as part

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've gotten a number of them, beginning in July. Still haven't seen the site. No time. Paul On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: Rebekah wrote: Did everyone get an email from Pentaxian.com? I don't remember giving them this email address I've gotten three or four

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Perry Pellechia
PROTECTED] wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found Boris and a few others). I saw one box in northern Africa, but instead of a normal image

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
it said Click here to see if you won a prize. Tom C. From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:00:00 +0800 I started to, but the map was seriously

RE: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
Good for you. Getting a free lens when you're already a Pentax user is great. Pentax is being pretty cheap and backwards though. Why not give away a few camera bodies to boot? That way people that visit Pentaxian.com that are not Pentax users, if winning a body, would be introduced to Pentax

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
wrote: Good for you. Getting a free lens when you're already a Pentax user is great. Pentax is being pretty cheap and backwards though. Why not give away a few camera bodies to boot? That way people that visit Pentaxian.com that are not Pentax users, if winning a body, would be introduced

RE: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread npx
a broader look at the pentaxian.com website and I think it's obvious that the site is not primarily there to draw in new users, but to make current users more excited about their equipment and give them some place to express their fandom. Pentax appears to be trying to encourage their existing user

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:35:28 -0700 Gads, Tom. How could they make such an egregious error? Sheesh. It seems you always something to be critical about, even when someone has been gifted with a very nice prize unexpectedly. I guess for some people the glass is always half empty

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread John Sessoms
shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless Anyone else just spend 20 minutes touching every square on that damn map? Congrats John! John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. No, 'cause I figured it was already too late ... and now

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 12, 2007, at 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: From: Scott Loveless Anyone else just spend 20 minutes touching every square on that damn map? Congrats John! John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom Cakalic
No there's two more :-) Tom C. From: Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] What, they're only ever giving away ONE lens? -Charles -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread npx
Anyone else just spend 20 minutes touching every square on that damn map? Congrats John! John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. No, 'cause I figured it was already too late ... and now I know

RE: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
John Celio wrote: Do you always look gift horses in the mouth? Take a broader look at the pentaxian.com website and I think it's obvious that the site is not primarily there to draw in new users, but to make current users more excited about their equipment and give them some place to express

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/09/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, Tom. How could they make such an egregious error? Sheesh. It seems you always something to be critical about, even when someone has been gifted with a very nice prize unexpectedly. I guess for some people the glass is always half

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
On 13/09/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, Tom. How could they make such an egregious error? Sheesh. It seems you always something to be critical about, even when someone has been gifted with a very nice prize unexpectedly. I guess for some people the glass is always

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread P. J. Alling
What makes you think that they'll give out anything other than the standard Pentaxian teeshirts you can buy from Pentax Imaging? Tom C wrote: On 13/09/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gads, Tom. How could they make such an egregious error? Sheesh. It seems you always

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Tom C
I can buy t-shirts :-) Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:59:55 -0400 What makes you think that they'll give out anything

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-12 Thread Cymen Vig
think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found Boris and a few others). I saw one box in northern Africa, but instead of a normal image and quote, it said I had won a 21mm lens! Holy shit! I didn't even

Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread John Celio
Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found Boris and a few others). I saw one box in northern Africa, but instead of a normal image and quote, it said I

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
:-) Congratulations John! You're the first winner I've heard of. Godfrey On Sep 11, 2007, at 6:10 PM, John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread Rebekah
shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found Boris and a few others). I saw one box in northern Africa, but instead of a normal image and quote, it said I had won a 21mm lens

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Anyone else just spend 20 minutes touching every square on that damn map? Congrats John! John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. I was browsing the Community section, looking for PDMLers on the map (found

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread David Savage
? Congrats John! John Celio wrote: Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit! I think I just won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com Contest

2007-09-11 Thread Rebekah
won a DA 21mm lens from Pentaxian.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-09 Thread Cotty
On 08/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: That thing looks like fun! I bought all the stuff to make one of these about two years ago. I think it's still in the basement. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/ Excellent. Doubles as a shower too ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-08 Thread Scott Loveless
Cotty wrote: On 07/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Did you happen to have one of these mounted on your camera at any time? And did you take note of what it was? I'd love to play around with something like that, but all my searching keeps leading me back to

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-08 Thread Scott Loveless
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 6, 2007, at 10:18 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I noticed while watching a couple of the Pentaxian videos that a microcam of some sort was attached to the camera, showing the shutter release and the top right of the lens, a-la War Photographer. Did you

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-08 Thread Cotty
On 08/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks, Cotty. I read the interview. Good stuff. The H20 cam looks pretty neato. Compared to most of the mini surveillance cams I found, it's fairly affordable, even with postage and the exchange rate. Gracias. You're welcome. It's

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-08 Thread Scott Loveless
Cotty wrote: On 08/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks, Cotty. I read the interview. Good stuff. The H20 cam looks pretty neato. Compared to most of the mini surveillance cams I found, it's fairly affordable, even with postage and the exchange rate. Gracias.

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very cool to see Godfrey - as I have had the opportunity to shoot with him in SF. Congrats Godfrey! -- Bruce Thursday, September 6, 2007, 3:11:27 AM, you wrote: BM It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-) BM http://www.pentaxian.com BM Btw, there's a link to PDML from there (the cap welcome

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread David Savage
On 9/7/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: May I slip in here with a quick question? No. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
May I slip in here with a quick question? Thanks. ;) Opens fine for me in Vista. Went through the quiz as a lark, but when I clicked browse to pull up a photo, I wasn't given the choices I normally would have for all other attachments and didn't recognize the couple of headings offered. Anyone?

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
On 9/7/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 07/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm not Godfrey, Cheers, Cotty Then who was that in the camper at GFM. I'm confused now. Dave Dave ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 6, 2007, at 10:18 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: It's always fun to hear someone's voice for the first time. Not what I imagined, but it never is. I really enjoyed the video, too. That certainly added some insight to what you do. Thank you, Scott. :-) I noticed while watching a

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Tim Øsleby
PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:46 AM Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com I have no clue what criteria makes you an Evolutionist. I'm the fat, grouchy b*stid who they featured in a video, that's all. Far as I'm concerned, that's good. ];-) G On Sep

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
Well, EXCUSE me!! ;-D Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/7/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: May I slip in here with a quick question? No. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Steve Desjardins
I think we need classifications for the PDML. I was trying to come up with a few but couldn't get beyond old fart. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread David Savage
OK, your excused. Just don't let it happen again ;-) Cheers, Dave On 9/7/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, EXCUSE me!! ;-D Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/7/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: May I slip in here

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread graywolf
There are two kinds of web designers. Those who try to communicate and provide useful information, and those who try to show off and use every technique known just to prove they have the software on their computer to do it. I will admit that some commercial site designers are the former, but

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
On 9/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is rather shallow a category for Pentaxian classification. How about fat and grouchy? I could send in some self portraits then.:-) Perhaps they need to add some more classifications. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins wrote: I think we need classifications for the PDML. I was trying to come up with a few but couldn't get beyond old fart. I don't see any *need* to get beyond old fart! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
I wonder how many of the images offered for the Gallery I've given a NO simply due to misuse of PS. Mostly bazaar colors. I always feel it's a shame and wonder how many other voters react the same way. Jack --- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two kinds of web designers. Those who

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Cotty
On 07/09/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Did you happen to have one of these mounted on your camera at any time? And did you take note of what it was? I'd love to play around with something like that, but all my searching keeps leading me back to surveillance cameras. I'm

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Your not grouchy, - all the time... :-) Most? ];-) It was fun watching the video. Kind of getting to know you, and understanding more about what you do, and why. I think it gives me a better understanding of your photography. Excellent,

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
I react the same way - if the shot looks heavily manipulated (especially nature shots) I tend to vote no - they just don't look natural. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, September 7, 2007, 10:01:53 AM, you wrote: JD I wonder how many of the images offered for the Gallery I've given a JD NO

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
What a about, 1.Old Fart 2. Young Fart 3 Newbie Fart. (I'm at a loss after that...) Steve Desjardins wrote: I think we need classifications for the PDML. I was trying to come up with a few but couldn't get beyond old fart. -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Tim Øsleby
Harmless - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:23 PM Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Your not grouchy, - all the time... :-) Most

RE: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Bob W
This page may help: http://www.polecam.com/ChoosingACamera.html My cleaner is Bulgarian, not Polish. Do they do a Bulgcam? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
You mean like this? http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--doorknob.html Ok, not quite so good, but it was staring me in the face for some time. Charles Robinson wrote: On Sep 7, 2007, at 12:23, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It was

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 7, 2007, at 12:23, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It was fun watching the video. Kind of getting to know you, and understanding more about what you do, and why. I think it gives me a better understanding of your photography. Excellent, that's

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts I think we need classifications for the PDML. I was trying to come up with a few but couldn't get beyond old fart. I don't see any *need* to get beyond old fart! Speak for yourself. I'm planning on being around a *LONG* time beyond old fart -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Cotty
On 07/09/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Then who was that in the camper at GFM. I'm confused now. That was no man, that was my wife. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I found there was a hiccup opening Pentaxian.com this morning on Mac OS X using either Safari or FireFox browsers. It seemed to work yesterday but would only get to the page saying that it needs a flash plugin v9 and javascript enabled. I went to the link provided, http://www.adobe.com

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2007-09-06 Thread Bong Manayon
It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-) http://www.pentaxian.com Btw, there's a link to PDML from there (the cap welcome page...). -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread David J Brooks
I'll have to try it on safari. Firefox does not like it very much. I can only see 4 Pentax profiles, and i know i submitted mine. Guess someone ratted me out for have Nikon gear to.:-) Dave On 9/6/07, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-)

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Son Sondek
Hi, I am new around here but not new with Pentax :-) Pentaxian.com is not very Safari-friendly either. :-( Cheers, Sead On 06.09.07., at 13:08, David J Brooks wrote: I'll have to try it on safari. Firefox does not like it very much. I can only see 4 Pentax profiles, and i know i

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Sead. Quess i'll have to just read th posts then. Dave On 9/6/07, Son Sondek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new around here but not new with Pentax :-) Pentaxian.com is not very Safari-friendly either. :-( Cheers, Sead On 06.09.07., at 13:08, David J Brooks wrote: I'll

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Rebekah
I'm unable to open it with Explorer or Netscape. All I get is a maroon page. Do I need a program to open it? rg2 On 9/6/07, Son Sondek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new around here but not new with Pentax :-) Pentaxian.com is not very Safari-friendly either. :-( Cheers, Sead

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Antonios Kekalos
I'm using Firefox and have not experienced any problems...yet. On 9/6/07, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-) http://www.pentaxian.com Btw, there's a link to PDML from there (the cap welcome page...). -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc --

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread David J Brooks
I can open the page, but when i click on profiles i get 3-4 profiles then it stops and i cannot access the other links. Like its freezing up Dave On 9/6/07, Antonios Kekalos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using Firefox and have not experienced any problems...yet. On 9/6/07, Bong Manayon [EMAIL

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
I'd say it's slightly up, still grazing the ground ;-) Thanks Bong. Dario - Original Message - From: Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:11 PM Subject: Pentaxian.com It's up! Congratulations to GDG

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Doug Franklin
Rebekah wrote: I'm unable to open it with Explorer or Netscape. All I get is a maroon page. Do I need a program to open it? pentaxian.com seems to mostly work using Opera 9.2 and Firefox 2.0.0.4 on Windows XP. There are some things that lay out weird, and I haven't tried to do everything

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Jack Davis
Opened fine with Vista.(It's now done one thing OK) :) Jack --- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rebekah wrote: I'm unable to open it with Explorer or Netscape. All I get is a maroon page. Do I need a program to open it? pentaxian.com seems to mostly work using Opera 9.2

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Looks fine with Safari... stan On Sep 6, 2007, at 7:30 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: Rebekah wrote: I'm unable to open it with Explorer or Netscape. All I get is a maroon page. Do I need a program to open it? pentaxian.com seems to mostly work using Opera 9.2 and Firefox 2.0.0.4 on Windows

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you! Been waiting for this ... :-) I have to get my announcements out this morning! Seemed to work fine on my PowerBook G4 running Mac OS X v10.4.10 with Safari 2.0.4 without needing anything. When I ran FireFox 2.0.0.1, I needed to download and install the flash player v9. Then it ran

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Glen Tortorella
Thanks... I have an iMac, and none of the internal links work when I click on them. I did not try the external links. Glen On Sep 6, 2007, at 6:11 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: It's up! Congratulations to GDG :-) http://www.pentaxian.com Btw, there's a link to PDML from there (the cap

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread David J Brooks
I can see the banner with the faces, and i can click on that and get a profile of the person, but then i can't do anything else. I see a link for Next Pentaxian but it disapears after the profile pic is loaded. Humm I can't move to the next person etc. and the banner goes way past the out

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread graywolf
Bad color design there. The links are real hard to see against that maroon background. Hint: I, and others, just go someplace else when it is hard to read what you have put up. Background should be several shades lighter than the text. You can get away with it the other way around but that is

Re: Pentaxian.com

2007-09-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Be sure you update to Flash Player v9 on whatever platform you're using... G On Sep 6, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Glen Tortorella wrote: Thanks... I have an iMac, and none of the internal links work when I click on them. I did not try the external links. Glen On Sep 6, 2007, at 6:11 AM, Bong

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