Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 24/11/19, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >Nothing wrong with that. I'm still using Final Cut Pro 7 and so unless I want to make the jump to FCPX, I have no choice. And I don't want to make the jump. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 12:43 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 23/11/19, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >So, I'm afraid I and many of us will be stuck with Mojave for a long > >time to come. > > Holding at El Capitan indefinitely! > Moi too Dave > > -- > > > Cheers, >

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.11.19 um 18:42 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Holding at El Capitan indefinitely! Nothing wrong with that. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de --

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-24 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/11/19, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >So, I'm afraid I and many of us will be stuck with Mojave for a long >time to come. Holding at El Capitan indefinitely! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Postmaster
Larry, I bought the last non-ransomware version of Lightroom and didn't bother even installing until almost two years later! The "dehaze" tool was a useful addition but other than that it didn't have anything to recommend it over previous versions as far as I'm concerned. I can't see any reason to

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
> > Lightroom 6.14 runs okay on MacOS Mojave. It runs “ok” on Catalina also, as > long as you installed Catalina over an existing Mojave system with LR already > installed. It’s the Adobe installer/license management app that doesn’t run > on Catalina preventing LR 6 installation. > > My

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
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Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Lightroom 6.14 runs okay on MacOS Mojave. It runs “ok” on Catalina also, as long as you installed Catalina over an existing Mojave system with LR already installed. It’s the Adobe installer/license management app that doesn’t run on Catalina preventing LR 6 installation. My solution to this

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Doug Brewer
HDR and panorama functions don't do anything for me whatsoever. I don't use face recognition or GPS info because I know who it is and where I am most of the time. Having said that, I use LR Classic and gladly pay the monthly because it's as much a part of my photography as my cameras,

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 23.11.19 um 14:26 schrieb Jan van Wijk: It is the reason I will NOT upgrade my latest macBook to 10.15 Catalina for now. Given that Mojave appears to be the last OSX version that runs 32 bit software, an upgrade to Catalina would be software suicide for most of us. I keep getting those

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Larry, On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:55:36 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: > >I recently came into the possession of a macbook pro that is a lot newer than >mine, the downside is it only has a 1TB drive, and no ethernet port, but it >does have USB 3 and two thunderbolt ports. It had OSX Mojave installed

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 22.11.19 um 23:55 schrieb Larry Colen: Are there any absolutely must have features of the current lightroom that would make it worth $120 per year? That depends on what *you* must have... To me, the library side is at least as important as the RAW development. Also, I have 'bought'

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 22, 2019, at 11:36 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > You might want to take a look at On1 Photo RAW 2020 as a replacement for LR. > There will be a learning curve but it's a pretty powerful program which > includes HDR, panoramas, focus stacking and their resize engine is based on >

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
You might want to take a look at On1 Photo RAW 2020 as a replacement for LR.  There will be a learning curve but it's a pretty powerful program which includes HDR, panoramas, focus stacking and their resize engine is based on Genuine Fractals. The 30 day trial is fully functional and if you

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-22 Thread Larry Colen
> > Side question. I’ve got what I want on an external drive and I’d love to > just copy that over, but if I boot off the external drive, migration > assistant won’t seem to just transfer everything to the recently formatted > internal drive, so I’m doing the long slow installation of High

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-08 Thread John
On 3/7/2019 12:31:49, Paul Stenquist wrote: When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw prints, each single print followed by another, all in a straight line. Each print is about 2 inches wide and the prints were about 8 inches apart. The critter came all the way up on the

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread David Mann
Looks like Bigfoot to me. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 8, 2019, at 6:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw prints, > each single print followed by another, all in a straight line. Each print is > about 2 inches wide and the prints were

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread ann sanfedele
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: What Kind of Critter? I looked up some prints online and it certainly looks like skunk from what I read.. "Skunks have five toes on their hind and front feet. Unlike most mammal that

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Ken Waller
The hind paw prints from skunk are much different than the fore paw prints.s Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: What Kind of Critter? I looked up some prints online and it certainly looks

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Ken Waller
Although I don’t know what they do in the wee hours. WEE WEE ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: What Kind of Critter? Yes, all the same, and all in a straight line. There are so

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ann. Skunk is quite likely. The claws aren’t visible, but the dusting of snow that partially covered the track may have obscured them. Paul > On Mar 7, 2019, at 4:38 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I looked up some prints online and it certainly looks like skunk from what I > read.. > >

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 7/3/19, l...@red4est.com, discombobulated, unleashed: >tail would drag in the snow, and for that matter its belly. You rang!?!? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread lrc
Can you show a group of them? An otter's tail would drag in the snow, and for that matter its belly. On March 7, 2019 9:31:49 AM PST, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw >prints, each single print followed by another, all in a straight

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread ann sanfedele
I looked up some prints online and it certainly looks like skunk from what I read.. "Skunks have five toes on their hind and front feet. Unlike most mammal that have large hind feet, and small front feet the front and hind feet of the skunk are approximately the same size. They also have

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep. All the same and in a straight line. No side to side differential. However, foxes and coyotes have four pads, and this critter has five. Paul > On Mar 7, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Might also be a fox or coyote. Were all the tracks the same? > > Kenneth Waller >

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ha...our definition of "pads" differs, but upon second look I see what you mean. -p On 3/7/2019 1:20 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Good guess, but like cats, a fox has only four pads. Paul On Mar 7, 2019, at 1:41 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Fox? On 3/7/2019 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: When

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Jack Davis
Healthy house cat.(?) J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 7, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Good guess, but like cats, a fox has only four pads. > Paul > >> On Mar 7, 2019, at 1:41 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >> >> Fox? >> >>> On 3/7/2019 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> When I

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, all the same, and all in a straight line. There are some coyotes in the wooded area behind my house, but they generally don’t come very close. Although I don’t know what they do in the wee hours. > On Mar 7, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Might also be a fox or coyote. Were all

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Ken Waller
Might also be a fox or coyote. Were all the tracks the same? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: What Kind of Critter? When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw prints, each

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good guess, but like cats, a fox has only four pads. Paul > On Mar 7, 2019, at 1:41 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Fox? > > On 3/7/2019 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw prints, >> each single print followed by another, all in a

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 12:31 PM 3/7/2019, Paul Stenquist wrote: >It's something with five pads. Too big to be a squirrel I think. Any guesses? I would think not a skunk because I see no claw marks, and skunks have non-retractable claws. Not a raccoon as they have long toes and narrow feet with a pointed heel. It

Re: What Kind of Critter?

2019-03-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Fox? On 3/7/2019 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: When I opened the front door to get the paper, I saw a row of paw prints, each single print followed by another, all in a straight line. Each print is about 2 inches wide and the prints were about 8 inches apart. The critter came all the way

Re: What a revoltin' development this is ...*

2018-12-24 Thread Bulent Celasun
Uh! It seems to be far too late to start photography. And it seems to be futile to continue shooting. Please do not hesitate to prove me I am totally wrong. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Too true, and their imaging division is one of the more profitable portions of the company... On 11/20/2018 1:58 PM, Rick Womer wrote: https://www.channele2e.com/news/ricoh-layoffs-2018-management-staff-cuts-business-unit-sale/ And from Reuters: "Ricoh and legacy companies that supply

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-20 Thread Rick Womer
https://www.channele2e.com/news/ricoh-layoffs-2018-management-staff-cuts-business-unit-sale/ And from Reuters: "Ricoh and legacy companies that supply office printing equipment such as Xerox Corp have been looking to sell assets and focus on other areas of growth as paper printing increasingly

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-17 Thread mike wilson
> On 17 November 2018 at 10:49 Jostein wrote: > > > > Den 16.11.2018 22:30, skrev Steve Cottrell: > > That's all true. > > Except when I tried it, I placed my passport on the scanner, looked into > > the camera, and a door opened on the machine, a large hand shot out and > > slapped my face.

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-17 Thread Jostein
Den 16.11.2018 22:30, skrev Steve Cottrell: That's all true. Except when I tried it, I placed my passport on the scanner, looked into the camera, and a door opened on the machine, a large hand shot out and slapped my face. With a dead fish, I assume? :-D Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread John
photos without glasses for people who wear them all the time is beyond me. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 10:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/11/18, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: >I recently had to renew my (British) passport. Not only was I able to submit >my photograph as a digital image - the passport itself also contains an >encoded >form of the image, readable electronically. And apparently at some UK >airports

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:31 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > When one gets to be my age, "the future" of anything is irrelevant. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
I'm going to live forever. Or die trying. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37552116 B On 16 Nov 2018, at 18:39, Alan C mailto:c...@lantic.net>> wrote: They say the first person who will live to 150 is already living. You may just be he! Alan C On 16-Nov-18 07:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Alan C
They say the first person who will live to 150 is already living. You may just be he! Alan C On 16-Nov-18 07:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When one gets to be my age, "the future" of anything is irrelevant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --- This email

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
When one gets to be my age, "the future" of anything is irrelevant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Bill Hewlett and David Packard planned on creating the paperless office; instead, they gave us the laser printer. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 5:08 AM Jostein wrote: > > Den 15.11.2018 14:39, skrev Bruce Walker: > > "Paperless office".

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Jostein
Den 15.11.2018 14:39, skrev Bruce Walker: "Paperless office". Pffft. :-) LOL. When a new pharmaceutical product is launched, the company has to apply for market authorisation in USA, Canada, EU, Japan and China separately. Or used to anyway... Not sure about the current status of

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-16 Thread Jostein
The PDML is not a mess of cormorants. It's more like a collegium of cormorantii. Jostein Den 15.11.2018 08:38, skrev Bob W-PDML: On a point of grammar, the collective noun for cormorants is not 'flock' - we say 'a mess of cormorants', and 'a shag-bag'. On 15 Nov 2018, at 02:24, Igor

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread mike wilson
Not to be insulting to anyone but I do find myself being in the position of not giving a Phalacrocorax. > On 16 November 2018 at 02:27 Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > > Lads, I suspect you might be talking about two different shags. > As I've written in my earlier response: > > >> I knew a

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Lads, I suspect you might be talking about two different shags. As I've written in my earlier response: I knew a dance called "shag" (aka Collegiate Shag, which is different from Carolina Shag). Based on the location, background and the music mentioned, I suspect Larry is talking about

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Bruce Walker
On Behalf Of John Francis > > Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 10:34 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" > APS-C- > > camera line? > > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 11:49:48AM -05

RE: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread jcoyle
all the time is beyond me. John in Brisbane > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of John Francis > Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 10:34 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C- &

RE: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread jcoyle
to time.. Now, twenty years later, I'm still using the printed-on-one-side only waste for internal test reports! John in Brisbane > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of Igor PDML-StR > Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 2:28 AM > To: PDML@pdml.net > Subject: Re: What do

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:42:57AM +0100, Rick Womer wrote: > IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho > said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. I'm still hoping that this product will eventually materialise. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 11:49:48AM -0500, John wrote: > On 11/15/2018 04:42, Rick Womer wrote: > > IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho > > said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. > > > > It???s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 15/11/18, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cotty & Bob - you can just go ahead and get your minds out of the gutter >right now. A lot lower than the gutter John ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John
On 11/15/2018 12:44, l...@red4est.com wrote: Nope, those aren't shaggable either. Actually, for me nothing is. I might be able to fake balboa, but I'd need at least a few minutes to learn to shag. Wander into any bar in Myrtle Beach, SC & there's someone there who can teach you. I learned

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread lrc
On November 15, 2018 9:26:53 AM PST, John wrote: >On 11/15/2018 08:06, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> :-) >> >> "Dance this mess around!"   ;-) >> https://youtu.be/VN8hV4AyNss?t=7 >> > >Except you can't dance "the shag" to that. You're going to need another >Atlanta >band: >

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John
On 11/15/2018 08:06, Igor PDML-StR wrote: :-) "Dance this mess around!"   ;-) https://youtu.be/VN8hV4AyNss?t=7 Except you can't dance "the shag" to that. You're going to need another Atlanta band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9GyJ9dhMgY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tams OR

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John
On 11/15/2018 08:39, Bruce Walker wrote: When I began my career in 1978 I worked for one of the then Big Three word processor companies (AES Data, Canada's answer to Wang and IBM) and the phrase "paperless office" was widely heard. Paper would soon be obsolete. When I wrapped up my full time

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread John
On 11/15/2018 04:42, Rick Womer wrote: IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. It’s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all the other office equipment companies) are having a terrible time as the

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Igor PDML-StR
In my experience, consumer computing technologies gave boost to higher paper consumption, including very frequently senseless paper waste. In the era of typewriters, for a few errors, people would use a white-out, and only occasionally would reprint the entire page. With computers, people

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Bruce Walker
When I began my career in 1978 I worked for one of the then Big Three word processor companies (AES Data, Canada's answer to Wang and IBM) and the phrase "paperless office" was widely heard. Paper would soon be obsolete. When I wrapped up my full time career in 2010 I worked in the Toronto office

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Igor PDML-StR
:-) "Dance this mess around!" ;-) https://youtu.be/VN8hV4AyNss?t=7 Bob W-PDML Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:39:17 -0800 wrote: On a point of grammar, the collective noun for cormorants is not 'flock' - we say 'a mess of cormorants', and 'a shag-bag'. On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Igor PDML-StR wrote:

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-15 Thread Rick Womer
IIRC, in an interview at one of the big shows last spring, a Pentax honcho said that a K-3ii successor was their first development priority. It’s also true, though, that Ricoh (and all the other office equipment companies) are having a terrible time as the world abandons paper documents. Rick

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread Bob W-PDML
On a point of grammar, the collective noun for cormorants is not 'flock' - we say 'a mess of cormorants', and 'a shag-bag'. > On 15 Nov 2018, at 02:24, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > I knew a dance called "shag" (aka Collegiate Shag, which is different from > Carolina Shag). I also knew the

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread Subash Jeyan
some of us were hoping for an incremental upgrade to a 'flagship' which had the sensor of the kp and the form factor of the k3-ii. it was not to be and i finally went for the k3-ii. On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:02:59 -0500 (EST) Igor PDML-StR wrote: > Hi All, > > While considering various options

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread Igor PDML-StR
I knew a dance called "shag" (aka Collegiate Shag, which is different from Carolina Shag). I also knew the slang meaning used chiefly by Brits. But I just have learnt what species of birds this word applies to (especially for people from NZ). That way it became so relevant to PDML! But how

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread Jostein
What PDML needs is a shagflip camera. Jostein Den 14.11.2018 20:02, skrev Igor PDML-StR: Hi All, While considering various options of replacing my failed camera, I've considered of what would be the next steps of Pentax with respect to the new models. Asahi Man (a reputable

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread P. J. Alling
I would agree except, they can't really afford to give up any ground.  Pentax is known, as far as it is known, for having one of the best, if not the best line of dedicated APS-C lenses, many like the limited line, of extremely high build quality. The K-1 is needlessly large compared to the

Re: What do you think about the future of Pentax "flagship" APS-C-camera line?

2018-11-14 Thread lrc
The k-1 works just fine as an aps camera. With their limited resources it would make sense to only have one flagship. On November 14, 2018 11:02:59 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >Hi All, > >While considering various options of replacing my failed camera, I've >considered of what would be the

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-20 Thread John
Not much my taste either, but it's an image that just doesn't work in B, strong image or not. On 3/17/2018 21:48, William Robb wrote: I'm wondering how that would be a strong image in the first place. On Mar 17, 2018 10:07 AM, "John" wrote: On 3/17/2018 00:56, Bill

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-19 Thread Ken Waller
. I've also attended numerous outdoor workshops and cannot remember any B+W images in show & tell/critique sessions. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - Subject: Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white I think color ea

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-19 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 11:37:44AM -0400, Stanley Halpin wrote: > I think color easily detracts from an image. Many of my own personal > favorites are monochromatic. That's a (perfectly valid) personal viewpoint, of course. Not everyone thinks that way. My wife finds that monochrome detracts

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-19 Thread Stanley Halpin
I think color easily detracts from an image. Many of my own personal favorites are monochromatic. A few years ago I took several Nature Photography Workshops. As is typical in such workshops, participants were invited to bring along a few of their own favorites for show and tell and critique.

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-17 Thread William Robb
On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:16 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > I realize all are speaking tongue in cheek here, but I recall some > dramatic images from Chicago’s Southside Irish parades. And some post > parade shots from NY’s Hell’s Kitchen with green garb and red blood. Great >

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I realize all are speaking tongue in cheek here, but I recall some dramatic images from Chicago’s Southside Irish parades. And some post parade shots from NY’s Hell’s Kitchen with green garb and red blood. Great stuff. Paul > On Mar 17, 2018, at 9:48 PM, William Robb

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-17 Thread ann sanfedele
HAR! ann On 3/17/2018 9:48 PM, William Robb wrote: I'm wondering how that would be a strong image in the first place. On Mar 17, 2018 10:07 AM, "John" wrote: Color works where it's an integral part of the image. How are you going to shoot a Saint Paddy's Day parade

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-17 Thread William Robb
I'm wondering how that would be a strong image in the first place. On Mar 17, 2018 10:07 AM, "John" wrote: > On 3/17/2018 00:56, Bill wrote: > > To me, colour generally works for weaker compositions. It's sort of the >> photographic equivalent of baffle them with

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-17 Thread John
On 3/17/2018 00:56, Bill wrote: To me, colour generally works for weaker compositions. It's sort of the photographic equivalent of baffle them with bullshit. Strong composition will work in either colour or B, weaker composition may work in colour because of the colour (yer average sunset, for

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-16 Thread Bill
On 3/16/2018 12:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: One of the nice things about digital photography is being able to choose after the fact whether to process a photo as color or black and white. Technically, I suppose that was also possible with color film, not that it was often done. Sometimes

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-16 Thread ann sanfedele
when I was shooting film, I shot interesting subjects in both BW and chrome when I could.Then I could decided later.. and also had backup if one or the other rolls of film met a premature demise. I like bw for documetary work & street shots and when the color is irrelevant and/or just gets in

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
Bruce Walker wrote: I'm still figuring out my reasons for going with b, but they generally incorporate some of your points, especially the subject isolation, with some of Paul's -- mood, etc. I find that a lot of spontaneous location shots will have a disharmonious colour palette, so b

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-16 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm still figuring out my reasons for going with b, but they generally incorporate some of your points, especially the subject isolation, with some of Paul's -- mood, etc. I find that a lot of spontaneous location shots will have a disharmonious colour palette, so b removes that factor entirely

Re: What makes a photo work in color or black and white

2018-03-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
For me the choice of black and white over color is more about mood and expression rather than a need to parse the photos elements. BW is subtle, romantic and laid back. Color is vibrant active and alive. Of course there are degrees of expression within each genre. Punchy, high contrast BW moves

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: >I have a DA* 16/50/2.8 that I would sell. Pentax Marketing people worked hard >to get me this replacement for a problematic lens. I was shooting the North >American International Auto Show for The NY Times and Pentax scrambled to get >me a lens that was said to be tested

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a DA* 16/50/2.8 that I would sell. Pentax Marketing people worked hard to get me this replacement for a problematic lens. I was shooting the North American International Auto Show for The NY Times and Pentax scrambled to get me a lens that was said to be tested and perfect. Lightly used

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-16 Thread John
Just after reading this thread I encountered Augustine's Laws "put forth by Norman Ralph Augustine, an American aerospace businessman who served as Under Secretary of the Army from 1975 to 1977." Law #18 may be applicable here: Law Number XVIII: It is very expensive to achieve high

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-16 Thread Jostein
Not sure if it's the same problem but my 60-250/4 is in France for service right now. ETA next Friday. AF it wasn't dead, just refusing to focus to infinity. On the K-3ii it flat out refused. On the K-5 it made a couple of tries and eventually got there after 4-5 seconds. Jostein Den

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-16 Thread Mark C
Sorry to hear that. I've had my 17-70 about 3 1/2 years now and it continues to work fine. Maybe I just got lucky with it. Mark Rick Womer wrote: The SDM motor is failing on my 4-month old DA 17-70 lens. One would think that in NINE years of production Pentax would have corrected the

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-15 Thread Rick Womer
Yeah, I’m sure they’ll fix it, too. Meanwhile I have out-of-town leisure time in late Oct and early Nov, and may not have a working, suitable zoom. Argh. Should have bought the Sigma. The Pentax seemed the better lens, though, and I thought =surely= they’d have fixed the SDM in 9 years!

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's an older design. I assume they're locked into the original SDM Motor, but I'm sure they'll fix it. Paul via phone > On Sep 15, 2017, at 10:33 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > The SDM motor is failing on my 4-month old DA 17-70 lens. > > One would think that in NINE

Re: What??? They didn't fix it???

2017-09-15 Thread David J Brooks
Bummer. I had one fail right out of the box and one 2 weeks later. Dave On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > The SDM motor is failing on my 4-month old DA 17-70 lens. > > One would think that in NINE years of production Pentax would have > corrected the

Re: what is password to connect K1 to ricoh image sync?

2017-05-12 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Found it! Thks very much! On 12-May-17 22:15, Stanley Halpin wrote: More specifically, note the Memo on the middle of the left column. Select WiFi in tool menu 2, Step 2 select Communications Info and the password is revealed. IIRC. stan On May 12, 2017, at 4:09 PM, Stanley Halpin

Re: what is password to connect K1 to ricoh image sync?

2017-05-12 Thread Stanley Halpin
More specifically, note the Memo on the middle of the left column. Select WiFi in tool menu 2, Step 2 select Communications Info and the password is revealed. IIRC. stan > On May 12, 2017, at 4:09 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Page 89-90? > > >> On May 12,

Re: what is password to connect K1 to ricoh image sync?

2017-05-12 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
that page shows the screenshots where to put the password, but what is the password to put in? On 12-May-17 22:09, Stanley Halpin wrote: Page 89-90? On May 12, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: Dear group, Ricoh website tells me to find the password for

Re: what is password to connect K1 to ricoh image sync?

2017-05-12 Thread Stanley Halpin
Page 89-90? > On May 12, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: > > Dear group, Ricoh website tells me to find the password for connection in the > user manual..I was not successful..plse help... > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: What I've been up to while I was gone

2017-04-28 Thread Alan C
Certainly no one could say you spent your time Pining! Even you "rejects" are admirable. Alan C -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 1:37 AM To: Pentax-Discuss List Subject: What I've been up to while I was gone I've been back from Oregon for a couple of

Re: What I've been up to while I was gone

2017-04-28 Thread Larry Colen
Igor PDML-StR wrote: Larry, You probably have a very good camera! ;-) Several of them, but I only brought two on the trip. Jokes aside, - this is a great set! Thanks a bunch. (It even forced me to take a couple of minutes from my current "crunch time" to comment on your photos.)

Re: What I've been up to while I was gone

2017-04-27 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, You probably have a very good camera! ;-) Jokes aside, - this is a great set! (It even forced me to take a couple of minutes from my current "crunch time" to comment on your photos.) Either that part of Oregon is so "photogenic", or you were very inspired, but there are many very good

Re: What was that company ...

2017-04-13 Thread Larry
That was probably custom slr On April 12, 2017 7:38:49 AM PDT, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > >... that sells complicated ("universal") plates that look like >mini-version of bread-board optical tables, i.e. with many wholes, >IIRC, >of different sizes, most likely some

Re: What Boris's been up to or Peso x10

2017-04-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, You need color!!! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > I made a resolution for this year (2017) - to post PESOs exclusively > in b This is ain't easy as this spring is extremely beautiful over > here. Yet, I keep trying to

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