Re: Ned Bunnell and Pentax Pro Services announcement

2007-10-23 Thread David Savage
I saw an ad for the Pentax A30 PS on TV this weekend. I was so surprised, I damn near fell off the earth. Cheers, Dave At 01:48 PM 23/10/2007, you wrote: Well said. It's extemely rare to see Pentax advertisements in the mainstream media. Kennedy's seem content to restrict advertising to

PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I went to Berkeley yesterday for a talk by reknowned documentarian photographer Danny Lyon. Didn't want to carry much or do very much photography so I grabbed the L1 and the Nikkor 20, snapped a few shots here and there. This one, taken downstairs in the hall as I passed a window, caught

Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Tom C
Off another Pentax list... http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/10861/11885/Pentax-issues-product-recall-statement.phtml 22 October 2007 16:18 GMT - Pentax has issued a product recall statement, saying that they have been made aware that a small percentage of the three-pin plug cords

Re: Ned Bunnell and Pentax Pro Services announcement

2007-10-23 Thread Brian Walters
Must have only been in Perth. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I saw an ad for the Pentax A30 PS on TV this weekend. I was so surprised, I damn

Re: PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Brian Walters
and well spotted too. Just sufficiently abstract to keep the viewer guessing. I agree that the larger rendering is better - it gives the panes a more vivid 'glow'. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I use an a medical bulb designed for cleaning ears. It blows a good puff when squeezed. I keep it boxed so that it remains sterile. I've been cleaning the sensor on my *istD since it was introduced that way, and it's still clean. What is it, four years? I also clean my K10D with the

Re: Ned Bunnell and Pentax Pro Services announcement

2007-10-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've gotten great service from Pentax Colorado on four or five repairs. Paul On Oct 22, 2007, at 9:21 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: Ned Bunnell and Pentax Pro Services announcement I think they'd get better value in the long run for

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Film is much harder to clean than a sensor. Paul On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: A little hydrofluoric acid will remove everything from the sensor. The only problem with just blowing is that the removed particles are most likely to remain in the camera's light box

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Thibouille
There's another list? Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. Hope there are not not many of us impacted by all this. 2007/10/23, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Off another Pentax list... http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/10861/11885/Pentax-issues-product-recall-statement.phtml

Re: PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I went to Berkeley yesterday for a talk by reknowned documentarian photographer Danny Lyon. Didn't want to carry much or do very much photography so I grabbed the L1 and the Nikkor 20, snapped a few shots here and there. This one, taken downstairs in the hall as I

PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Adam Maas
Some fall flavour for you today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/1683961528/ larger/Direct link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1683961528_2e326c16cc_b.jpg *istDS, SMC-DA 18-55, ISO 800, 1/350, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The little 18-55 continues to impress me, that's pretty sharp for a

PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not open and view if offended by one-finger salutes) http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/Rx3k91jUSaI/A1k/pUwIhQDFO60/s1600-h/oct_22+003.jpg At least he didn't try

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some fall flavour for you today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/1683961528/ larger/Direct link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1683961528_2e326c16cc_b.jpg *istDS, SMC-DA 18-55, ISO 800, 1/350, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The little 18-55

Re: PESO - Top View

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
Well seen shot, Bruce. Have to mention the soft foreground as being a distraction..at least to me. You might eliminate much of it and still have enough to 'complete' the scene. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a view from the top of Sweeney Ridge Pentax K10D, DA*

Re: PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to Berkeley yesterday for a talk by reknowned documentarian photographer Danny Lyon. Didn't want to carry much or do very much photography so I grabbed the L1 and the Nikkor 20, snapped a few shots here and there. This one, taken

Re: PESO - Top View

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/22/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a view from the top of Sweeney Ridge Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 115mm ISO 100, 1/500 sec @ f/9.5, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5155a.htm I think it would look great in monochrome, too. Not saying it would look

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
It's a British recall. All British electrical goods have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to carry the current for a small city. Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this AM. I find

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
Mark! --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Film is much harder to clean than a sensor. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this AM. I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's manual doesn't show such.(?) Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Off another Pentax list...

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread pnstenquist
Cool shot. The limited DOF works well here. Did he have anything to say? Paul -- Original message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not open and view if

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually you probably won't be shorted... Jack Davis wrote: I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this AM. I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's manual doesn't show such.(?) Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) Jack

RE: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Malcolm Smith
Adam Maas wrote: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1683961528_2e326c16cc_b.jpg *istDS, SMC-DA 18-55, ISO 800, 1/350, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The little 18-55 continues to impress me, that's pretty sharp for a wide-open kit lens. A nice picture too. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
I d'know? Story of my life. Rarely been shocked, however. Jack --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually you probably won't be shorted... Jack Davis wrote: I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this AM. I find a two pin for

Re: NutDriver 2007 Petit le Mans Gallery

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/22/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy, folks, Just thought (some of) you might be interested to know that The Nut's 2007 Petit le Mans article and gallery are now online. If you're not interested in sportscar racing, you're probably going to find it pretty darned boring.

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Rick. I can breath again. (LoL) Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a British recall. All British electrical goods have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to carry the current for a small city. Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, I like this better than the mist/fog shot. At least I can tell what it is! Strangely appealing... Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not open and view

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a British recall. All British electrical goods have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Thibouille
We have 220 volts a well and we have two tiny little metal plugs. Weird... poor plugs... so many electrons... :D 2007/10/23, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Rick, Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread David Savage
Odd, We're on 220-240V 50Hz here also, the plug only has the 2 standard pin connections without the separate earth: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099032894224466 (You can actually see where the 3rd pin would go) Cheers, Dave On 10/23/07, Bob Sullivan

Re: PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 12:03:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I went to Berkeley yesterday for a talk by reknowned documentarian photographer Danny Lyon. Didn't want to carry much or do very much photography so I grabbed the L1 and the Nikkor 20, snapped a

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Tom C
Yours is the 220V model Jack. You were probably send the wrong adapter. Not to worry. Go to your nearest Radio Shack and get a converter. Plug into 220. I heard that the 220V models performance is dazzling. :-))) Tom C. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Tom C
It's the labor laws in the UK. The electrons refuse to be squeezed through those tiny plugs and the plugs refuse to carry more than their share of the electrons. Tom C. From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Don't forget

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/22/2007 7:43:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While wandering around the ruins I ran into this and knew that AnnSan would be upset if I didn't take it and share it. I got a chuckle out of it. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 123mm ISO 400, 1/180

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 5:39:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not open and view if offended by one-finger salutes) http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e

Re: GFM in October

2007-10-23 Thread Mark Cassino
--- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Caught Forest Gump on the tube the other night and caught the glimps of GFM in the movie - cool. Didn't know it was in the movie. Where abouts if you recall, Mark. It's in the montage of scenes when Tom Hanks is running across the country. It's

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
Interesting shot. That kit lens does do a good job. In this case, even wide open, the background is still a bit too busy for my taste. -- Bruce Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 5:28:12 AM, you wrote: AM Some fall flavour for you today. AM http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/1683961528/ AM

Re: PESO - Top View

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/22/2007 7:37:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is a view from the top of Sweeney Ridge Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 115mm ISO 100, 1/500 sec @ f/9.5, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5155a.htm -- Best regards, Bruce

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this AM. I find a two pin for the battery charger, but no three pin. Owner's manual doesn't show such.(?) Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) Don't blow a fuse. It's the mains cord that's

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 5:29:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some fall flavour for you today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/1683961528/ larger/Direct link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1683961528_2e326c16cc_b.jpg *istDS, SMC-DA 18-55, ISO 800,

Re: PAW 2007 - 44 - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
The patterns and BW treatment on this one are very appealing to me. Well done. -- Bruce Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:52:46 PM, you wrote: GD I went to Berkeley yesterday for a talk by reknowned documentarian GD photographer Danny Lyon. Didn't want to carry much or do very much GD photography

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Adam Maas
Bruce Dayton wrote: Interesting shot. That kit lens does do a good job. In this case, even wide open, the background is still a bit too busy for my taste. In hindsight I should have switched to the ST 55/1.8 and closeup filters for shallower DoF and a less busy background. -Adam --

re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not open and view if offended by one-finger salutes) http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e At least he didn't try grabbing my camera and trashing it... Comments always welcome.

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan Rick, Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. Yeah, they may have 220V electricity, but they only get it at 50 Hz. Ours is not only thinner, it's faster ... -- PDML

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
John Sessoms wrote: Yeah, they may have 220V electricity, but they only get it at 50 Hz. Ours is not only thinner, it's faster ... I'm afraid we'll end up agreeing that US electrons are Y, while European ones are X. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage Odd, We're on 220-240V 50Hz here also, the plug only has the 2 standard pin connections without the separate earth: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099032894224466 (You can actually see where the 3rd pin would go) Cheers, Put

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The item in question is the British three-prong mains connector for the battery charger. i don't even use the one Pentax supplies for the US market ... I have a compact travel charger instead, and a drawer full of compatible power cables for the standard battery charger. I leave the one

Re: PESO - Don't forget

2007-10-23 Thread ann sanfedele
Bruce Dayton wrote: While wandering around the ruins I ran into this and knew that AnnSan would be upset if I didn't take it and share it. I got a chuckle out of it. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 123mm ISO 400, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5153.htm Good thing I

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2007, at 5:28 AM, Adam Maas wrote: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1683961528_2e326c16cc_b.jpg *istDS, SMC-DA 18-55, ISO 800, 1/350, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The little 18-55 continues to impress me, that's pretty sharp for a wide-open kit lens. Nice. A little too centered imo, but

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread John Francis
You get less electrons with 220v, but they're more excited. On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:51:50PM +0200, Thibouille wrote: We have 220 volts a well and we have two tiny little metal plugs. Weird... poor plugs... so many electrons... :D 2007/10/23, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Rick,

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Bob Blakely
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Film is much harder to clean than a sensor. Paul Yes, it is, but you get a new, fresh, brushed (thanks to the design of the can) sensor for each shot. Further, as it rolls onto the takeup reel, it protects itself. Regards, Bob...

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2007, at 5:36 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/Rx3k91jUSaI/A1k/ pUwIhQDFO60/s1600-h/oct_22+003.jpg LOL ... I like it, a strong, direct subject interaction. ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: 50/1.4 (was Next move from Pentax: ..)

2007-10-23 Thread Bob Blakely
Works fine, good portrait length. A50/1.2 works good as well. Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard - Original Message - From: Sandy Harris [EMAIL

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL ... I like it, a strong, direct subject interaction. ;-) The essence of street photography. I hope ~some of us~ are taking notes... ROTFLMAO! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen

2007-10-23 Thread Bob Blakely
My Katz Eye Split prism screen just arrived. I'll install it in my backup K10D tonight and give you a report after a couple of days of playing with it. and comparing it to the main. Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/10/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/Rx3k91jUSaI/A1k/pUwIhQDFO60/ s1600-h/oct_22+003.jpg At least he didn't try grabbing my camera and trashing it... Comments always welcome. I'd say that was a pretty

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/10/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a British recall. All British electrical goods have huge honkin' three-prong plugs, big enough to carry the current for a small city. Rick's right. We pull 230v through our wires, 13 am max - and always fused in the plug. -- Cheers,

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/10/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. yeah, we're expendableto the french!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say that was a pretty conclusive gesture. Friend of yours? Of course! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread pnstenquist
I think the Germans have indicated they could live without you as well:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 23/10/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: Annoying.. Limited to UK customers, fortunately. yeah, we're

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread pnstenquist
And then it gets trashed in the lab:-). Seriously, it was recurring problems with all of the labs I worked with, including some expensive pro labs, that led me to make the leap to the dark side. Paul -- Original message -- From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Don't forget

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/22/07, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While wandering around the ruins I ran into this and knew that AnnSan would be upset if I didn't take it and share it. I got a chuckle out of it. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 123mm ISO 400, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 23/10/07, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/Rx3k91jUSaI/A1k/pUwIhQDFO60/ s1600-h/oct_22+003.jpg At least he didn't try grabbing my camera and trashing it... Comments always welcome. I'd

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I think the Germans have indicated they could live without you as well:-). LOL Actually I have a rather long list here -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
Except that the rest of Europe manages 220 volt current with normal-sized plugs. --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, Their plugs are all that big because of the 220 volt service. None of that puny 110 volt electricity for them. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/07, Rick Womer

Seattle suggestions?

2007-10-23 Thread Rick Womer
I'm going to have a couple of half-days to do some shooting in Seattle next week. It has been years since I was last there. I won't have a car. Specific question: Is the Seattle-Bainbridge Island or the Seattle-Bremerton ferry better photographically? Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Paul, you bought a Canon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And then it gets trashed in the lab:-). Seriously, it was recurring problems with all of the labs I worked with, including some expensive pro labs, that led me to make the leap to the dark side. Paul -- Original message

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:54 AM, frank theriault wrote: LOL ... I like it, a strong, direct subject interaction. ;-) The essence of street photography. I hope ~some of us~ are taking notes... ROTFLMAO! You betchum, snappy man. ];-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahhh, errant sideburns, trying to grow up and inside his mouth, that gold earring, the chemically-dilated pupils...the sweaty face...you caught a good one, Frank! I doubt he was in the mood for conversation of any sort, truth be known.

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Bob Blakely wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Film is much harder to clean than a sensor. Paul Yes, it is, but you get a new, fresh, brushed (thanks to the design of the can) sensor for each shot. Further, as it rolls onto the takeup reel, it

RE: Seattle suggestions?

2007-10-23 Thread Tom C
The Seattle-Bremerton route will provide lots of opportunities for shots of the Seattle skyline and expansive views of Mt. Rainier over Puget Sound, weather permitting. I may have been on the other route, but can't remember. If you happen to be working or located down by Lake Union, there's

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Bob Blakely wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Film is much harder to clean than a sensor. Paul Yes, it is, but you get a new, fresh, brushed (thanks to the design of the can) sensor for each shot. Further, as it rolls

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread mike wilson
Rick Womer wrote: Except that the rest of Europe manages 220 volt current with normal-sized plugs. I always wondered why the Fire Brigade was so well-liked over there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

OT - 4/3rds lens 4 sale

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
Hi gang, Lens for sale - Leica/Panasonic. If you know anyone into 4/3rds, appreciate you passing on the link. Ta! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230184622926 best, -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
You get a kick-back from the Shack? That trick might have worked on an Idahoan, but not an old sophisticated Californian. NEAH! Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yours is the 220V model Jack. You were probably send the wrong adapter. Not to worry. Go to your nearest Radio Shack and

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Jack Davis
I think he simply chose to verify his version of a life philosophy. I read somewhere that Churchill had a paralyzed index finger.(?) Jack --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL ... I like it, a strong, direct subject

Re: Starfighters Co.

2007-10-23 Thread mike wilson
Doug Franklin wrote: mike wilson wrote: BTW, wind your sound up and listen to the Merlin at full blast here. Don't play the Corsair one at the top, it will make you feel ill. http://www.aviationshoppe.com/Sounds1.html There used to be a tractor pull car here in the US that had either

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 11:30:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Paul, you bought a Canon I suspect he meant digital as the dark side. Remember, when people thought that? Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) -

Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 10:04:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My Katz Eye Split prism screen just arrived. I'll install it in my backup K10D tonight and give you a report after a couple of days of playing with it. and comparing it to the main. Regards, Bob...

PESO 2007 - 44a - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for all the comments on #44. Another from Berkeley on Sunday ... For this one I had the camera in my lap, held vertically, and set the focus and exposure purely by guess as it was too dark in the room to see the numbers on the shutter speed dial or on the lens. I could find the

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
Did I get shorted..again? ;-)) That would be shocking ! ;+} Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Simply Shocking I saw this recall notice a couple days ago, but didn't check my three pin plug cord 'til this

Re: PESO - Caught

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
Great subject background, but I find the thingies in front of the leaf the background details distracting. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Caught Some fall flavour for you today.

Re: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
And here I thought it was because they're metric. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:25 AM Subject: Re: Simply Shocking It's the labor laws in the UK. The electrons refuse

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
Hey, at last, a real digit-al image. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene gesture - do not

Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen

2007-10-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
Me too. I have a few MF lenses I really like and that Matte screen is lacking. Either that or my eyes are. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/23/2007 3:59 PM In a message dated 10/23/2007 10:04:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My Katz Eye Split prism screen just arrived. I'll

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Steve Desjardins
I like this! You can never completely control composition on a candid, but the Dof on the hand and the face is really good. You should thank the guy. frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/23/2007 8:36 AM Some people just don't like getting their picture taken, I guess. (WARNING!: obscene

Re: PESO 2007 - 44a - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/23/2007 1:21:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for all the comments on #44. Another from Berkeley on Sunday ... For this one I had the camera in my lap, held vertically, and set the focus and exposure purely by guess as it was too dark

Re: PESO 2007 - 44a - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the comments on #44. Another from Berkeley on Sunday ... For this one I had the camera in my lap, held vertically, and set the focus and exposure purely by guess as it was too dark in the room to see the numbers on the

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
...Seriously, it was recurring problems with all of the labs I worked with, including some expensive pro labs... I've had just the opposite experience Although I've mainly shot slide film (only about 99.9% of my non business images) for 35+years, - many of those years I'd shoot hundreds of 36

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/Rx3k91jUSaI/A1k/pUwIhQDFO60/s1600-h/oct_22+003.jpg Hey, at last, a real digit-al image. Ah yes, I knew there was something about that shot. I just couldn't put

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign Mark Roberts wrote: Kenneth Waller wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tinyurl.com/2sn86e

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah yes, I knew there was something about that shot. I just couldn't put my finger on it... Yeah, I think he nailed it! Yes, well, I try to put my fingerprint on all my work... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: PESO 2007 - 44a - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread pnstenquist
Interesting. I might clone out the window. Then again, I might not:-). Seriously, it's a nice shot. Not sure if it's sharp enough to stand up to printing, but it looks good on the web. Paul -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread pnstenquist
For most of the thirty years I shot film I didn't have problems either. Gamma in Chicago was a wonderful lab. So was LaSalle, which was a budget lab. When I worked for Hearst in New York, my film went to a place that was called New York Photographic (if memory serves me). They were super. But

Re: Sensor cleaning

2007-10-23 Thread P. J. Alling
What happened to the Semi-nudes? (which brings up a question. What's a semi Nude, half a body? Torso only? What did they do with the rest of the nude? Questions, questions...) Kenneth Waller wrote: ...Seriously, it was recurring problems with all of the labs I worked with, including some

PESO 2007 - 44b - GDG

2007-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Wow, it feels like the better part of a month has gone by since I did my morning walk! Well, I guess I do one photo in this 'autumn pumpkin' theme every year. From this morning ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/44b.htm Comments, critique, etc. always appreciated. Godfrey

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: On 10/23/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah yes, I knew there was something about that shot. I just couldn't put my finger on it... Yeah, I think he nailed it! Yes, well, I try to put my fingerprint on all my work... This one gets a thumbs-up from me.

RE: Simply Shocking

2007-10-23 Thread Bob W
And here I thought it was because they're metric. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f Certainly not! Her Majesty's Royal Brittanic electricity is unashamedly Imperial*. We get our electricity by the pint. -- Bob * as supplied by EDF (Electricite de France) -- PDML

Re: PESO - The Half-Victory Sign

2007-10-23 Thread Cotty
Ah yes, I knew there was something about that shot. I just couldn't put my finger on it... Yeah, I think he nailed it! Yes, well, I try to put my fingerprint on all my work... This one gets a thumbs-up from me. It's digital? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

OT Impressive image -- fires in So. California.

2007-10-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Some people may have heard about new fires in Southern California. Fires are burning in Malibu, Orange County, and San Diego and county. Here is a very impressive picture: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/CAfires_from_space.jpg (I copied it from

RE: OT Impressive image -- fires in So. California.

2007-10-23 Thread Bob W
That's just Arnold's smoking tent. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_artic le_id=487391in_page_id=1770 -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin Sent: 23 October 2007 22:54 To:

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