smc FA 35-80mm f3.5-5.6 for the sake of my LBA...
I'd been buying several older FA lenses and Samsung's D-series lenses recently. Found good deal for FA 35-80mm f/3.5-5.6 tele-zoom. What can you say about it? I can't find many larger sample images to see what it's about in pictures... Your comments highly appreciated, K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200, ELINCHROM, BOWENS more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Playing in the fountain
On May 4, 2010, at 3:37 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: Taken (thankfully) with the K10D and the Da16-50. I kinda like it. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/china/content/IMGP0638_large.html I more than kinda like it. That's an awesome photo and it should be hanging on your wall. I'd almost be tempted to try it in BW. Dave -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Brian, all of them were interesting to me. You appear to have proper control of light and of composition. Or at least this is what I conclude looking at this gallery that you presented. As for Desperately Seeking Inspiration, usually what works for me is one or few of these: 1. Visit to the art museum. 2. Reading photography book, sometimes without pictures. 3. Doing some post processing/organization of my photos. 4. Sitting with Galia looking through her pictures 5. And even putting the whole photography thing aside for a short period of time... HTH Boris On 5/3/2010 4:26 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I've been into a photographic black hole recently. Either I can't 'see' potential subjects or, if I do, my composition is crap. So, I've been going back through the archives to see if there's anything there that I might have overlooked. Here's what I found. Are any of these even remotely interesting? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/album-desperate/index.html Comments welcome (but a simple 'yes' or 'no' will also suffice.) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: Tripods that fit in carry on
I tried a different approach on my last trip: I used the Novoflex Basic Ball tripod, and one (carbon fibre) telescope rod accessory. http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/mac ro-tripods/basicball/ I used a Leica ball head mounted on the Basic Ball. http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/accessories/tr ipod_accessories/2200.html My objective was light weight, and compactness. I think this combination worked well, and held my K-7 with DA*200/2.8 and 1.4x(L) rock steady. The telescoping rod acted both as a monopod, and as a third leg on the tripod. Just so I'm sure I understand this, presumably the Leica ball head (I already have one of these) would fit on top of the telescope rod to provide a reasonable monopod with the adjustability coming from the ball head? Is the basic ball necessary in a set up like that? Bob -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: Tripods that fit in carry on
He's an important part of a very exclusive pdml sub-committee: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/well-hung-4740.jpg B Hey, when I shook his hand, it enveloped my hand all the way up to the wrist watch. And he scarfed a double expresso in one gulp. He's BIG. Jeffery On May 3, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/3/2010 3:44 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: Good God! Godfrey's on the Pentax list! Godfrey, I thought you had switched to anothermount. Didn't you become a 4/3rds person? I'm a newbie on this list. Godfrey could lose a little weight, but I don't think he quite qualifies as 4/3 of a person. -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
You get yourself back there, Dan, and keep eating breakfasts until you get it right! I will try your suggestions, and see if I can improve the image. Dan On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 5/3/2010 12:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://dinerdan.posterous.com/ Comments, criticisms and suggestions are encouraged. I appreciate what you're trying to do, but this isn't one of your strongest shots. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT: My first race
On May 4, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Subash wrote: congratulations Dave. that's an amazing time. i ran my first HM too a couple of months back in february. more like jogged since i took about 2:40. i was somewhere in the bottom half, but still very happy to finish without walking :) working on it... :) It's great being able to do the distance, isn't it? My training plan was to make sure I could do the distance before entering. The longest I'd run before then was about 15km. It hurt like hell but I made it through sheer stubborn determination. Since then I've improved my time by about 10 minutes in three months. I'm eating like a horse this week. I mentally hit the wall at about 3pm at work today and I had to be there until 6. I'm planning an early night tonight. At least the legs are starting to feel good again. Thanks to everyone for all the comments. I'll let you know how I get on this weekend. Why did I enter two of these things? Cheers, Dave -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Blurb did ok (better in my case)
I filled the form like 10 hours ago and immediately received an automated response saying that I will have further notices within 1 day and went to sleep. This morning I have just found the second one, apologizing and inviting me to keep or recycle the defective book (which is not a bad deal since it only have 4-5 pictures with the annoying stripes). Ah, they are printing a second book for me, of course. Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original De: Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: mar,4 mayo, 2010 00:02 Asunto: Blurb did ok My PDML Annual arrived with three pages that had printing problems. I sent them a message via their web-form on Saturday morning, the 24th. Despite their claims that they respond within three hours (or a little longer on Saturdays), I didn't get a response on Saturday or Monday. I sent filled out the web form again on Tuesday. They responded within the half-hour with a return shipping label email and a separate message with instructions and the word than another book had been ordered for me. The book arrived today and it's fine. So, while they didn't respond to my initial complaint for some reason, they certainly handled the problem well once dialog was established. My two cents. Cory -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List href=mailto:PDML@pdml.net;PDML@pdml.net href=http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net; target=_blank http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
[...] Or you could try this--something I did years ago when I was in a funk--I flew down to Cancun, Mexico, drank for a week straight, parasailed off the coast, flirted with sailors, ate barracuda ceviche on the beach, drank some more, and embarrassed myself with my bad (really nonexistent) Spanish. I ought to dig those negatives out. Anyway, try that--might help :-). Cheers, Christine That was you? Hell, I think we already know each other. How are the rope burns? B -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: Egypt final uploads
Some really good stuff there Dave, brought back some great memories. I agree that, if possible, it 's worth making sacrifices (human if needed!) to go to Egypt. I didn't use a tripod, but did you stand in my footprints for your WA shot of the Sphinx? John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Parsons Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2010 10:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Egypt final uploads I trailed off here for a couple days so I didn't flood the group with my updates, but I've got all my Egypt pictures uploaded. Everyone should go at least once in their life. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157623937952158/ And per Miserere's challenge, here are my top 10 from all of my pictures from the trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157623986937202/ -- Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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 and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: pdml annuals have arrived in chicago
John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 06:30:11PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: pdml annuals have arrived in chicago 3 cheers for Mark, Christine and the USPS! FedEx, actually. (If it had been USPS they'd be in Alaska by now. Scratch that -- they'd be on their way to Alaska now.) If it had been UPS, they would be in Alaska by now. No - if it had been UPS they'd be at the trans-shipment point waiting to be put on the truck going to Alaska. UPS would be able to tell you this, but there'd be no way for them to change the desination point from Alaska to Chicago; that would only be possible once the box arrived at the Alaska distribution point. Then they'd ship it on to Chicago so that it arrived at the UPS depot on a Friday night. But you wouldn't be able to pick it up from there until delivery had been tried (and failed) on Monday. So if you needed it on Saturday you would be out of luck. (Me, bitter? What gives you that idea?) You are forgetting the two sets of international-border-crossing fees and costs you would have to pay before you were allowed to take delivery. -- 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 and follow the directions.
RE: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: [...] Or you could try this--something I did years ago when I was in a funk--I flew down to Cancun, Mexico, drank for a week straight, parasailed off the coast, flirted with sailors, ate barracuda ceviche on the beach, drank some more, and embarrassed myself with my bad (really nonexistent) Spanish. I ought to dig those negatives out. Anyway, try that--might help :-). Cheers, Christine That was you? Hell, I think we already know each other. How are the rope burns? Bob, She _has_negatives_ I would keep schtum, if I were you. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: I've been Blurbed....
Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: which is a lot better than being slimmed, i know. Had a quick look at the book, no obvious printing problems that i can see. There was some incoherent ramblings from some Brewer guy and this was a surprise? He was expecting incontinent. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Hi Christine On Tue, 04 May 2010 00:54 -0500, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I don't know, Brian--those look mighty fine to me. I like Blue Streak a lot, and I like the bw light house too. The light and shadow work in the geso looks very nice as well. I find them all interesting. To get you out of your black hole, maybe try subject material or a genre you don't normally shoot. Yes - I think macro is in my future. Or you could try this--something I did years ago when I was in a funk--I flew down to Cancun, Mexico, drank for a week straight, parasailed off the coast, flirted with sailors, ate barracuda ceviche on the beach, drank some more, and embarrassed myself with my bad (really nonexistent) Spanish. I ought to dig those negatives out. Anyway, try that--might help :-). It's been a while since I flirted with sailors. So you think that would help? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ - Original Message - From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 8:26 AM Subject: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration G'day all I've been into a photographic black hole recently. Either I can't 'see' potential subjects or, if I do, my composition is crap. So, I've been going back through the archives to see if there's anything there that I might have overlooked. Here's what I found. Are any of these even remotely interesting? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/album-desperate/index.html Comments welcome (but a simple 'yes' or 'no' will also suffice.) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- 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 and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Hi Boris On Tue, 04 May 2010 10:19 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Brian, all of them were interesting to me. You appear to have proper control of light and of composition. Or at least this is what I conclude looking at this gallery that you presented. As for Desperately Seeking Inspiration, usually what works for me is one or few of these: 1. Visit to the art museum. 2. Reading photography book, sometimes without pictures. 3. Doing some post processing/organization of my photos. 4. Sitting with Galia looking through her pictures 5. And even putting the whole photography thing aside for a short period of time... Thanks for the words of encouragement. I've been doing the post processing (that's what was in the GESO) and I've been to a couple of art museums recently. Sitting with Galia might be difficult given the distance involved Guess I'll drag out some of those photo books I haven't looked at in a while. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On 5/3/2010 4:26 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I've been into a photographic black hole recently. Either I can't 'see' potential subjects or, if I do, my composition is crap. So, I've been going back through the archives to see if there's anything there that I might have overlooked. Here's what I found. Are any of these even remotely interesting? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/album-desperate/index.html Comments welcome (but a simple 'yes' or 'no' will also suffice.) -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: I've been Blurbed....
2010/5/4 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: which is a lot better than being slimmed, i know. Had a quick look at the book, no obvious printing problems that i can see. There was some incoherent ramblings from some Brewer guy and this was a surprise? He was expecting incontinent. Incongruent. :-) J. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: smc FA 35-80mm f3.5-5.6 for the sake of my LBA...
I had one for a while. Build quality was questionable. It felt pretty plastic, if you know what I mean. The images were OK for me though the lens didn't get good reviews from whatever pixel peepers used to be in the film days. The zoom range wasn't enough on either end and it's too slow. It saved my istD from certain death when Daughter 1.0 pulled the pair from the high kitchen counter one day. Broke the lens in half but the camera was fine. I replaced it with a 28-105. CW On 5/4/2010 2:56 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote: I'd been buying several older FA lenses and Samsung's D-series lenses recently. Found good deal for FA 35-80mm f/3.5-5.6 tele-zoom. What can you say about it? I can't find many larger sample images to see what it's about in pictures... Your comments highly appreciated, K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200, ELINCHROM, BOWENS more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2852 - Release Date: 05/03/10 14:27:00 -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/3 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: Can I ask a silly question? I will anyway, why exactly does it need to fit in your carry on? Is that all you intend to take? Why I ask is that I always pack my tripod (carbon Manfrotto) in at the bottom of my check-in luggage and have never had a problem. For just a couple of days it's worth the effort to fit everything into carryon, imo. Especially for multi-flight itineraries. I'll be bringing carryon only if I can help it. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/4 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: I've been on here since 2004ish, Jeffery. It's just ridiculous enough that I'm loathe to unsubscribe... A. Love you too, Godfrey! :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: smc FA 35-80mm f3.5-5.6 for the sake of my LBA...
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: the lens didn't get good reviews from whatever pixel peepers used to be in the film days. Grain Magnifiers? -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
On 04/05/2010, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: For just a couple of days it's worth the effort to fit everything into carryon, imo. Especially for multi-flight itineraries. I'll be bringing carryon only if I can help it. You have to excuse Aussies, we don't go anywhere o/s for a couple of days, it's an event. I wouldn't exit Oz for under 3 weeks, it's just not worth the travel time of expense ;-( -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - More Miles
Thanks Frank. And thanks to all who commented or had a look. Paul On May 4, 2010, at 12:33 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10969068 Wonderful portrait! 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
On 4/5/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: He's an important part of a very exclusive pdml sub-committee: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/well-hung-4740.jpg How did I know that would make another outing. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions.
GESO - First Chicago shots
From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Brian, Definitely prefer Moore Point in color. Dunes are, also, more complimentary, but Light House still too centrally located. Decay is sort of a push. Color version may be slightly more interesting. I certainly get those issues that present compositional problems. Thanks for the second look! Jack --- On Mon, 5/3/10, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 10:05 PM G'day all Thanks for the comments. A few responses to those I haven't responded to yet On Mon, 03 May 2010 06:53 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I seriously think all have varying degrees of something. I've picked a few for comment: Goods Shed; Clean and beautifully composed. Decay; I might like it even better in BW. Moore Point Lighthouse; Would like to see it, also, in color and less centered. Holding On; An especially well chosen scene, but sort of suffocated and too near center. Haunted; Large central fence post is aligned with the house and gets in my face..so to speak. Nice set! Thanks, Jack. Here's Moore Point in colour - a different image but similar. Yes, I'd like it a bit less centered but there was a whole heap of crap just above the sand dune - a road, old houses, overhead wires, etc., and it was bit of a struggle to hide them effectively. Maybe a different crop is needed. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/eastwest/slides/_IGP3192j.html Haunted is an old house about 1/2 an hour's drive away - I keep meaning to go back and take a few more shots. I'm in two minds about that fence post - it adds some foreground interest but its deep shadow is the thing I dislike most. As for Decay in BW, your wish etc. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/_IGP2380bw.jpg + On Mon, 03 May 2010 08:59 -0500, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: How do I get in this photographic black hole? I'd be very happy to have produced almost any of those images! Darren Addy Thanks Darren - it was fun dragging these out of the archives but as I've said before, these were 'pre black hole. :-) + On Mon, 03 May 2010 16:04 +0200, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: They are a fine collection. Btw, I stumbled over your SOFOBOMO from last year. Impressing product. You've nearly nudged me into doing it this year! :-) I'll have to keep nudging!. It was a lot of fun last year although I tried to do it in too short a period. If I can think of an appropriate topic this year I'll try to use the full 4 weeks and include a bit more scintillating text. Maybe SoFoBoMo is what I need to escape my event horizon. + On Mon, 03 May 2010 15:25 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: We should all have holes as black as yours. Some very nice stuff there. Someone should ship those decrepit railway coaches over to New Jersey and turn them into decrepit diners for Dan to photograph. I think those ones are already being used as diners, judging by the empty Maccas packets and beer bottles that were lying around Thanks for looking, Bob! + On Mon, 03 May 2010 08:44 -0700, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm late for work, so I'll just say that several of them are quite good. The problem is that there are several separate critical tasks in the process: photographer, editor, and processor. Sometimes you just aren't inspired, or on track for one of them. I think my problem is with the first of those critical tasks + On Mon, 03 May 2010 13:34 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: There is a lot of good stuff there. I particularly like blue streak, the boat reflections and the trains. Thanks Dan. I like 'Blue Streak', too although it's a bit noisy in the large version. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ --- On Mon, 5/3/10, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: GESO - Desperately Seeking Inspiration To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 6:26 AM G'day all I've been into a photographic black hole recently. Either I can't 'see' potential subjects or, if I do, my composition is crap. So, I've been going back through the archives to see if there's anything there that I might have overlooked. Here's what I found. Are any of these even remotely
Re: PESO: Playing in the fountain
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 07:14:40PM +1200, David Mann wrote: On May 4, 2010, at 3:37 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: Taken (thankfully) with the K10D and the Da16-50. I kinda like it. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/china/content/IMGP0638_large.html I more than kinda like it. That's an awesome photo and it should be hanging on your wall. I'd almost be tempted to try it in BW. Dave What Dave said. I think it's a great, dynamic shot. Well done. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 4/5/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: He's an important part of a very exclusive pdml sub-committee: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/well-hung-4740.jpg How did I know that would make another outing. I think you get the lifetime award for bad puns with that one. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
And Americans wonder why there is a problem with obesity... Seriously, some of those 1, 2 and 3 pound burgers are meant for just one person but could easily feed 4 or more. I really don't get the fascination with oversized meals. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 05:00:08PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks for your comment, Bob. That's a NEW JERSEY breakfast. Eggs, Taylor Ham (pork roll -- a popular local product), hash brown potatoes, toast, butter and jam, a mini muffin, a slice of melon, a slice of orange, fresh squeezed juice and coffee. Lest you think that this is some wimpy diner, here are the burger specialties: Achilles $7.95 1 lb. meat - total 1.5 lb. Achilles with Cheese $8.95 1 lb. meat - total 1.5 lb. Achilles Deluxe $10.95 1 lb. meat - total 1.5 lb. Hercules $12.95 2 lb. meat - total 3 lb. Hercules with Cheese $13.95 2 lb. meat - total 3 lb. Hercules Deluxe $16.95 2 lb. meat - total 3 lb. Atlas $18.95 3 lb. meat - total 4.5 lb. Atlas with Cheese $21.95 3 lb. meat - total 4.5 lb. Atlas Deluxe $26.95 3 lb. meat - total 4.5 lb. Zeus $39.95 7 lb. meat - total 12.5 lb. Zeus with Cheese $44.95 7 lb. meat - total 12.5 lb. Zeus Deluxe $52.95 7 lb. meat - total 12.5 lb. Mt. Olympus $129.95 25 lb. meat - total 50 lb. Mt. Olympus with Cheese $139.95 25 lb. meat - total 50 lb. Mt. Olympus Deluxe$159.95 25 lb. meat - total 50 lb. 8th Wonder$259.95 50 lb. meat - total 105 lb. 8th Wonder with Cheese$279.95 50 lb. meat - total 105 lb. 8th Wonder Deluxe $320.95 50 lb. meat - total 105 lb. Would you like an 8th Wonder with Cheese to go? -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/4 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: You have to excuse Aussies, we don't go anywhere o/s for a couple of days, it's an event. I wouldn't exit Oz for under 3 weeks, it's just not worth the travel time of expense ;-( See your point. One could just as well regard Europe to be the exception, with so many small countries... Btw, it goes without saying that the FA* 600/4 will stay at home this time. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - First Chicago shots
So you're there already, lucky you! :-) Thanks for sharing! Nice preview. Hope we get that kind of weather for the week-end too. I know the forecast looks bleak, but fingers crossed... :-) Jostein 2010/5/4 Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- 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 and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Playing in the fountain
Charles Robinson wrote: I've been in Mojiang, China for the past few days. In the center of the town is Sun Square, which has a cool big sculpture to represent the sun (as the Tropic of Cancer runs right through the city). The fountains were finally running on my last afternoon there so I wandered in to photograph the Sun with the water around it. The sculpture photos ended up so-so, but some of the people cooling off in the water really were entertained by this pale white guy walking so close to the water and decided to get my attention. Taken (thankfully) with the K10D and the Da16-50. I kinda like it. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/china/content/IMGP0638_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson A really great shot, Charles. Captures so much feeling and sense of location. 2011 PDML is already filling up. :-) -bmw -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: K-7 replacement?
I think you'll find Mac zealots are a lot better looking than PC zealots, but they don't do as much work. I have a copy of iLoathe but it's nowhere near as good as Microsoft Hatred. There's one for next year's book. : ) Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ~ Dorothea Lange 98% of all cameras and lenses are sharper than 99% of all photographers. ~ Anonymous -- 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 and follow the directions.
Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396 J -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - First Chicago shots
Gives looking forward to meeting you (forward like in straight ahead) an entirely different meaning ;-). Boris On 5/4/2010 3:07 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
On Tue, 04 May 2010 06:29 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396 J Ah, geeze Jack. We were just recovering from the K7 Replacement thread. Looks like my inbox might be overflowing when I log on in the morning. :-) And so to bed Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: smc FA 35-80mm f3.5-5.6 for the sake of my LBA...
Had an almost new one, at the same time I had a F 35-70 3.5~4.5 and a FA
28-70 4.0.
I still have the 35-70. (I'd like to find it a new home, I don't use it
enough, but they're so inexpensive it's hardly worth it).
I found a replacement 28-70 when the rear aspheric element separated.
I got rid of the 35-80 as fast as I could.
On 5/4/2010 2:56 AM, Roman Melihhov wrote:
I'd been buying several older FA lenses and Samsung's D-series lenses
recently. Found good deal for FA 35-80mm f/3.5-5.6 tele-zoom. What can
you say about it? I can't find many larger sample images to see what
it's about in pictures...
Your comments highly appreciated,
K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200,
ELINCHROM, BOWENS
more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info
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Re: GESO - First Chicago shots
Chris, Nice to see you making good use of our spectacular weather. The reflections are really nice, especially the architectural details. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:07 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- 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 and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:28 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: OT Mac question My mobile.me came up for renewal in March, and i decided not to renew. About 2 days ago i started getting pop ups asking me to submit my user name and password so as to link up to idisk. It comes back stating no such name or password. Now i get this pop up about every 10-15 minutes. Can i get rid of it some how.?? Buy a PC. HAR!!! William Robb I have a PC. Thats why i use my Mac. HAR Dave -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: I've been Blurbed....
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 5/3/2010 4:02 PM, David J Brooks wrote: which is a lot better than being slimmed, i know. Had a quick look at the book, no obvious printing problems that i can see. There was some incoherent ramblings from some Brewer guy, but i can live with that mistake. At least he can spell. Can he.?? Dave -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
I believe that I will be buying a second digital body within the next year. My first is the K200D. Frankly, if I could have one of the new cameras be the K200D body with a Sony EXMOR or EXMOR-R sensor with high ISO noise performance Live View I would be ecstatic. I think that an articulating LCD would be icing on the cake. I love the K-x performance/IQ but I dislike the smaller body (ergonomics) and the K-x's LACK of some pro/semi-pro features like remote shutter plug, add-on battery pack, and weather-proofing seals. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
We seem to be the only place that glorifies gluttony. Message: 13 Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:02:13 -0400 From: Christian Skofteland pterali...@aim.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast Message-ID: 20100504130213.gb3...@monza Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii And Americans wonder why there is a problem with obesity... Seriously, some of those 1, 2 and 3 pound burgers are meant for just one person but could easily feed 4 or more. I really don't get the fascination with oversized meals. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT: My first race
On Tue, 4 May 2010 19:44:57 +1200 David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz wrote: On May 4, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Subash wrote: congratulations Dave. that's an amazing time. i ran my first HM too a couple of months back in february. more like jogged since i took about 2:40. i was somewhere in the bottom half, but still very happy to finish without walking :) working on it... :) It's great being able to do the distance, isn't it? My training plan was to make sure I could do the distance before entering. The longest I'd run before then was about 15km. It hurt like hell but I made it through sheer stubborn determination. Since then I've improved my time by about 10 minutes in three months. it is. :) the longest i had done prior to the race was about 16.5 km. the last three km of the HM were hell, really dragged the time down but managed to plod on and it did feel great at the finish. but, i am in no hurry. my next one is about 5 months away... :) regards, subash -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 3/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: My mobile.me came up for renewal in March, and i decided not to renew. About 2 days ago i started getting pop ups asking me to submit my user name and password so as to link up to idisk. It comes back stating no such name or password. Now i get this pop up about every 10-15 minutes. Can i get rid of it some how.?? Dave, in what application are you getting the pop-up? After logging onto the net. I deleted all of my . mac keychains last night. I'm not getting the pop up any more for the log in to idisk/barnyardcam, so it was looking for my mail service me thinks. Now i just get a pop up when the OS has finished loading asking for my password or iDisk will have to work off line. I hit cancel twice and it goes away. Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Waiting In The Train Station
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cory, Beautiful portrait. And you'll see some firmware updates to 2.1 and 2.2 soon enough! Regards, Bob S. (proud father of a daughter model 1.5, fully functional and living on her own!) My daughter firmware was updated from 2.0 to 2.1.1 with the purchase of the town house. I hope they make a few mortgage payments before she up grades to daughter 2.2.1. Dave On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:54 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Thats really nice. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/12042335_JtgJ3#854572431_cSHvA-A-LB Daughter 2.0 waiting for the museum to open. I hear there is a firmware update to daughter 2.1 soon.;-) Dave -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://dinerdan.posterous.com/ Comments, criticisms and suggestions are encouraged. Dan Jeez, Dan - that's not a breakfast, that's a fruit salad. A real breakfast has eggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, beans, fried tomatoes, spam, mushrooms, eggy bread, HP sauce and an enormous mug of tea. And it costs 1/6d. No spam.?? Dave A bit like this, without all the useless vitamin C: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5820/the-ultimate-makeover-full-english- breakfast It's a great photo though. B -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Now i just get a pop up when the OS has finished loading asking for my password or iDisk will have to work off line. I hit cancel twice and I think you must have iDisk trying to connect as a startup procedure. You should be able to turn this off. System PrefsSystemAcountsYour accountLogin Items find the offending login item and ditch it! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Jeez, Dan - that's not a breakfast, that's a fruit salad. A real breakfast has eggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, beans, fried tomatoes, spam, mushrooms, eggy bread, HP sauce and an enormous mug of tea. And it costs 1/6d. No spam.?? Nope, but you do get spam if you want it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Now i just get a pop up when the OS has finished loading asking for my password or iDisk will have to work off line. I hit cancel twice and I think you must have iDisk trying to connect as a startup procedure. You should be able to turn this off. System PrefsSystemAcountsYour accountLogin Items find the offending login item and ditch it! Hum, only item in Login Items is iTunes helper or some such thing. Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
You've obviously not traveled much. We're just open about it.
On 5/4/2010 11:05 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote:
We seem to be the only place that glorifies gluttony.
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And Americans wonder why there is a problem with obesity... Seriously, some of
those 1, 2 and 3 pound burgers are meant for justone person but could easily
feed 4 or more. I really don't get the fascination with oversized meals.
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Re: I've been Blurbed....
On 5/4/2010 10:31 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote:
On 5/3/2010 4:02 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
which is a lot better than being slimmed, i know.
Had a quick look at the book, no obvious printing problems that i can see.
There was some incoherent ramblings from some Brewer guy, but i can
live with that mistake.
At least he can spell.
Can he.??
Dave
As far as you know.
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Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
Sunday night was the first night of a new blues dance venue in Sunnyvale. David, Scott and I all showed up with our cameras. Dave has a Rebel of some sort, Scott has a Nikon (D70?), and I was mostly using the K-x. The lighting was uncharacteristically bright for a blues dance, at least on one end of the room. I started out with the 16-50, but eventually swapped to the PFA50/1.4. Dave started out using some zoom that only opened up to 3.5 but went to some 50, and Scott ended up with his 50/1.8. Usually when I shoot, I go full manual, but there was enough light for autofocus. Also the range of light was so great, and changed so quickly over just a few feet, I ended up shooting in aperture priority mode. Unfortunately, I didn't notice when I inadvertently muffed up the EV and was shooting everything a stop or so under for a while. It looked OK when I quickly chimped the pictures. I really need to learn to chimp more critically to make sure that things don't go wrong. Unfortunately, I don't yet have public links for Scott and Dave's facebook albums. I also haven't had time to go through and carefully cull out all but the best few to post on flickr, I've been rather busy getting ready for a trip I'll be going on in a couple of days. One reason that the Karen, the asian woman with the red pants and dark top, shows up in so many of the photos is that she is Scott's wife. My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
Facebook = Great way to limit prospective viewers Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Sunday night was the first night of a new blues dance venue in Sunnyvale. David, Scott and I all showed up with our cameras. Dave has a Rebel of some sort, Scott has a Nikon (D70?), and I was mostly using the K-x. The lighting was uncharacteristically bright for a blues dance, at least on one end of the room. I started out with the 16-50, but eventually swapped to the PFA50/1.4. Dave started out using some zoom that only opened up to 3.5 but went to some 50, and Scott ended up with his 50/1.8. Usually when I shoot, I go full manual, but there was enough light for autofocus. Also the range of light was so great, and changed so quickly over just a few feet, I ended up shooting in aperture priority mode. Unfortunately, I didn't notice when I inadvertently muffed up the EV and was shooting everything a stop or so under for a while. It looked OK when I quickly chimped the pictures. I really need to learn to chimp more critically to make sure that things don't go wrong. Unfortunately, I don't yet have public links for Scott and Dave's facebook albums. I also haven't had time to go through and carefully cull out all but the best few to post on flickr, I've been rather busy getting ready for a trip I'll be going on in a couple of days. One reason that the Karen, the asian woman with the red pants and dark top, shows up in so many of the photos is that she is Scott's wife. My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 -- 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 and follow the directions. -- The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ~ Dorothea Lange 98% of all cameras and lenses are sharper than 99% of all photographers. ~ Anonymous -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Sunday night was the first night of a new blues dance venue in
Sunnyvale. David, Scott and I all showed up with our cameras.
Dave has a Rebel of some sort, Scott has a Nikon (D70?), and I was
mostly using the K-x.
The lighting was uncharacteristically bright for a blues dance, at
least on one end of the room. I started out with the 16-50, but
eventually swapped to the PFA50/1.4. Dave started out using some zoom
that only opened up to 3.5 but went to some 50, and Scott ended up
with his 50/1.8.
Usually when I shoot, I go full manual, but there was enough light for
autofocus. Also the range of light was so great, and changed so
quickly over just a few feet, I ended up shooting in aperture priority
mode. Unfortunately, I didn't notice when I inadvertently muffed up
the EV and was shooting everything a stop or so under for a while. It
looked OK when I quickly chimped the pictures. I really need to learn
to chimp more critically to make sure that things don't go wrong.
Unfortunately, I don't yet have public links for Scott and Dave's
facebook albums. I also haven't had time to go through and carefully
cull out all but the best few to post on flickr, I've been rather busy
getting ready for a trip I'll be going on in a couple of days.
One reason that the Karen, the asian woman with the red pants and dark
top, shows up in so many of the photos is that she is Scott's wife.
My photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e
Scott's:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024
David's:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869
Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours
but David's and Scott's)
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Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
On 5/4/2010 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours but David's and Scott's) I agree. Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots of dancers to the people in the photos. Scott's public link, just posted is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0c -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
On 5/4/2010 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On 5/4/2010 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
My photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e
Scott's:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024
David's:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869
Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours
but David's and Scott's)
I agree. Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and
interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social
networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots
of dancers to the people in the photos.
Scott's public link, just posted is:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0c
And now, and I quote: This content is currently unavailable
So there you have it.
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Re: OT Mac question
On 2010-05-04 10:19 , Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Now i just get a pop up when the OS has finished loading asking for my password or iDisk will have to work off line. I hit cancel twice and I think you must have iDisk trying to connect as a startup procedure. You should be able to turn this off. try system prefs MobileMe iDisk Sync and click [Stop] or change update to Manually (if you have an iDisk, and just don't want it trying to sync at odd moments) (may be slightly different on other than 10.5.x) -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Hum, only item in Login Items is iTunes helper or some such thing. That's probably it. I don't have that in my logins list - try blasting it. By that I mean click once on the item to select it, then hit the - (minus) sign at the bottom of the list. If you just check the 'hide' box it still runs but is hidden. You basically don't want it running at login -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
actually Dave, all iTunes Helper does is look for an iPod when one is attached, to automatically open iTunes for syncing. If you don't hook up an iPod or iPhone then ditch it anyway. If you do, then you can leave it or ditch it, if you ditch it and then hook up an iPod you'll have to open iTunes manually to sync. I do it that way anyway - can;t stand things opening automatically... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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 and follow the directions.
Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
I'm satisfied with the quality of prints I can get at Costco, though if I were willing to spend the time to do multiple tests, optimize paper for the shot etc, I could probably get slightly better quality doing it at home. However, now that I've started printing my shots, I'm spending a fair amount of money each month on printing. Even so, I suspect that by the time I count up wasted ink, wasted paper, and the cost of a good printer, it's probably significantly cheaper to get them printed at Costco. What would it cost for a printer that'll do 8x12, or 12x16 at the same or better quality as the big machines they have there? By the time you count the cost of wasted ink, paper etc. what do you end up paying per 4x6, 8x12 and 12x16 print? Or alternatively, what would it cost for 50 8x12s and 100 4x6 per month? In comparison, Costco prices, before tax are: $0.13 4x6 $1.50 8x12 $3.00 12x16 -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
On 2010-05-04 12:17 , Cotty wrote: On 4/5/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Hum, only item in Login Items is iTunes helper or some such thing. That's probably it. iTunes Helper launches iTunes when an iPod or iPhonish device is plugged in; i don't think it's the cause of the password dialogs -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
On 5/4/2010 11:20 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours but David's and Scott's) I agree. Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots of dancers to the people in the photos. Scott's public link, just posted is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0c And now, and I quote: This content is currently unavailable So there you have it. Cut and paste error on my part: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0ca -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac question
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT Mac question I have a PC. Thats why i use my Mac. It seems to give you a lot of grief though. William Robb -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ? By the time you count the cost of wasted ink, paper etc. what do you end up paying per 4x6, 8x12 and 12x16 print? Or alternatively, what would it cost for 50 8x12s and 100 4x6 per month? In comparison, Costco prices, before tax are: $0.13 4x6 $1.50 8x12 $3.00 12x16 You'll end up paying more than for Costco prints, and in some respects will be getting a print of poorer quality. I bought an Epson 4800 a few years ago with the intent of making big prints, and after costing out the paper and ink, I decided that I could justify it. Of course, things don't work out as we think they will. I expect that if I added everything up, I'd be paying 4-5X to print a 16x20 at home than what the most expensive printing service local to me would charge. William Robb -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Photo annual has landed (without flowers)
...Or cats. Maybe we should keep it that way! Just sayin... ;-) --M. On 02/05/2010, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: The book arrived last week. Congrats everyone! What strikes me most: I didn't spot any flowers (not counting flowers in landscapes). Something to remember for my submissions next year... Toine -- 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 and follow the directions. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/4 Andrea Coffey why@gmail.com: I tried a different approach on my last trip: I used the Novoflex Basic Ball tripod, and one (carbon fibre) telescope rod accessory. http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/macro-tripods/basicball/ I used a Leica ball head mounted on the Basic Ball. http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/accessories/tripod_accessories/2200.html My objective was light weight, and compactness. I think this combination worked well, and held my K-7 with DA*200/2.8 and 1.4x(L) rock steady. The telescoping rod acted both as a monopod, and as a third leg on the tripod. You could also buy a single QuadroPod leg from Novoflex, they make several different ones http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/quadropod/quadropod-legs/ There is even a telescope hiking stick plus it would have an upgrade path to a full QuadroPod Cheers Ecke -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On 4 May 2010 14:21, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I'm satisfied with the quality of prints I can get at Costco, though if I were willing to spend the time to do multiple tests, optimize paper for the shot etc, I could probably get slightly better quality doing it at home. However, now that I've started printing my shots, I'm spending a fair amount of money each month on printing. Even so, I suspect that by the time I count up wasted ink, wasted paper, and the cost of a good printer, it's probably significantly cheaper to get them printed at Costco. What would it cost for a printer that'll do 8x12, or 12x16 at the same or better quality as the big machines they have there? By the time you count the cost of wasted ink, paper etc. what do you end up paying per 4x6, 8x12 and 12x16 print? Or alternatively, what would it cost for 50 8x12s and 100 4x6 per month? In comparison, Costco prices, before tax are: $0.13 4x6 $1.50 8x12 $3.00 12x16 I did the math a long time ago, and it's store prints all the way. Maybe when I'm selling prints for $20,000 I'll consider doing them myself, but for now I much prefer sending the files off to be printed *IN* the paper than sitting at home, cursing at multiple machines, and printing *ON* the paper. Do you do any BW printing? If so, I can recommend a very good printing store that specialises in BW. They offer Resin Coated and Fiber paper printing. Cheers, --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On 5/4/2010 12:01 PM, Miserere wrote: On 4 May 2010 14:21, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I did the math a long time ago, and it's store prints all the way. Maybe when I'm selling prints for $20,000 I'll consider doing them myself, but for now I much prefer sending the files off to be printed *IN* the paper than sitting at home, cursing at multiple machines, and printing *ON* the paper. That was my gut level feeling. Do you do any BW printing? If so, I can recommend a very good printing store that specialises in BW. They offer Resin Coated and Fiber paper printing. I do some. I'm always interested in knowing about good deals. Cheers, --M. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots
Isn't it always warm and sunny in Chicago? That's my experience anyway... Chris From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Date: 2010/05/04 Tue PM 01:11:52 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO - First Chicago shots So you're there already, lucky you! :-) Thanks for sharing! Nice preview. Hope we get that kind of weather for the week-end too. I know the forecast looks bleak, but fingers crossed... :-) Jostein 2010/5/4 Chris Mitchell begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting chris.mitch...@which.net: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- 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 and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
Financially, store prints are the best deal. But as a photographer, I find printing to an integral part of the hobby. Mastering the print is the ultimate challenge, and leaving that to someone else doesn't work for me. Paul On May 4, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:01 PM, Miserere wrote: On 4 May 2010 14:21, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I did the math a long time ago, and it's store prints all the way. Maybe when I'm selling prints for $20,000 I'll consider doing them myself, but for now I much prefer sending the files off to be printed *IN* the paper than sitting at home, cursing at multiple machines, and printing *ON* the paper. That was my gut level feeling. Do you do any BW printing? If so, I can recommend a very good printing store that specialises in BW. They offer Resin Coated and Fiber paper printing. I do some. I'm always interested in knowing about good deals. Cheers, --M. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Do you do any BW printing? If so, I can recommend a very good printing store that specialises in BW. They offer Resin Coated and Fiber paper printing. Feel free to share as I'm interested in getting some BW done. Thanks! --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
%^$#*^...@$! tech support Need to obtain some old documents [copies of orders] to verify a period of active duty to qualify for GI Bill benefits. Had to have a user account reset - new password. Old password expired more than two years ago. A week worth of email correspondence back forth establishing my bona fides ... finally got it reset STILL couldn't log in. Just kept popping me back to the security screen; no explanation what I was doing wrong. Half a day on the phone ... MUST use internet exploder, CANNOT use Firefox ... gotta' run setup for IE8 or whatever it is AND internet exploder does NOT like the site certificate, so it's gonna' fight me tooth and nail every step of the way. Then another password reset. FINALLY !!! I'm in and prompted for a new password - 10 char, 2 upper, 2 lower, 2 numbers, 2 special char + fill for length. FIRST RESET is only 9 char only 1 special char. No wonder it wouldn't work. Nothing to do with the browser. Gotta install the site certificate. But internet exploder doesn't want to go there, not just no, but HELL NO! Finally manage to FTP it and do a manual install. F^(*n' Micro$oft!! Then, before I'm allowed do anything else, I have to go clean out my inbox - 3000+ messages that must be deleted 20 at a time, and then I gotta go empty 3000+ messages out of the trash 20 at a time. To top it all off, the documents I need aren't available on-line. Cannot use a password login to access the program that has the documents stored. I have to go to a secure DoD computer and log in from there with a CAC ... which I no longer have since I was required to turn it in when I retired from the military in 2007. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On 5/4/2010 12:12 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Financially, store prints are the best deal. But as a photographer, I find printing to an integral part of the hobby. Mastering the print is the ultimate challenge, and leaving that to someone else doesn't work for me. Paul I feel very similarly, which is why I did very little serious photography for about 20 years. Without access to a darkroom, it wasn't worth the bother and I spent time and money on other hobbies many of which involved fast cars or women, or at least cars I attempted to drive fast. I have finally learned that my resources are finite. My strategy is to learn each step of the process in turn. I figure that with raw files, I can always go back and reprocess, or reprint the photos that are worth doing so, but until I'm competent with a camera, I won't have any, or at least many, photos that are worth investing the effort. I hope that in the next year or two that my camera and lighting skills will be to the point that I'll get more improvement from investing time and money into learning post processing than I will practicing taking the pictures. Somewhere around that time, I'll be able to justify much higher printing costs, at least for the best of my photos. In the mean time, it's fun to get 8x12s of my better shots, and worth dropping $50-100 a month on prints. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
From: AlunFoto 2010/5/4 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: You have to excuse Aussies, we don't go anywhere o/s for a couple of days, it's an event. I wouldn't exit Oz for under 3 weeks, it's just not worth the travel time of expense ;-( See your point. One could just as well regard Europe to be the exception, with so many small countries... Btw, it goes without saying that the FA* 600/4 will stay at home this time. :-) Jostein If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On 4 May 2010 15:15, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Do you do any BW printing? If so, I can recommend a very good printing store that specialises in BW. They offer Resin Coated and Fiber paper printing. Feel free to share as I'm interested in getting some BW done. Thanks! --- Sam For Sam and Larry: http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com/ The owner is Eric Luden, who was an executive at Ilford Photo for 12 years--he knows his stuff. They are located a few miles from where I live so I've had the chance to chat to Eric and see their setup. He printed a photo of fine on Resin Coated and Fiber paper so I could compare, and it's apples and oranges. RC offers true greys and looks slightly contrastier to my eyes; the paper is matte. Fiber prints have a slight yellow tint to them (more pronounced in daylight/fluorescent, less so in tungsten), are a bit less contrasty than RC, but are printed on thick paper that will last decades, if not centuries. It's also a tiny bit glossy, but not enough to be annoying. Fiber is quite a bit pricier than RC, and RC is slightly more expensive than MPix, but having been unhappy with the BW printing I got from MPix, I've decided to go with DSI from here on. Plus, knowing that if I have an issue there is ONE guy I need to call, and that this ONE guy actually cares that my print looks good because it's his company and reputation at stake, that gives me much peace of mind. If you guys want to contact Eric about ordering the two-print sampler (same photo printed on both papers at 8x12), his e-mail address is i...@digitalsilverimaging.com. I don't get any commission, but please tell him it was me who sent you :-) If anyone is interested, I'll be brining along my two prints to the exhibit in Chicago, and we can compare the quality with Mark's inkjet print (which is a VERY good print, I should add). Obviously, they're all the same photo :-D Cheers, --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
On 4 May 2010 15:23, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: %^$#*^...@$! tech support [RANT] F^(*n' Micro$oft!! [RANT] I have to go to a secure DoD computer and log in from there with a CAC ... which I no longer have since I was required to turn it in when I retired from the military in 2007. Hopefully you're not SOL or FBB, John. Resilience and determination to continue ahead when all odds are against you is one of those values they try to ingrain in you in the Military, no? Looks like they want to make sure you still have the fighting spirit. Good luck with these e-trenches! --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
On 2010-05-04 13:04, P. J. Alling wrote: You've obviously not traveled much. We're just open about it. On 5/4/2010 11:05 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: We seem to be the only place that glorifies gluttony. No doubt. Here's an experiment you can run yourself. Learn a handful of phrases of Italian, but make sure to include I'm /s/ hungry and that pasta looks /s/ delicious!. Go to an out-of-the-way local restaurant anywhere in Italy. Look earnestly at the staff and use your hungry phrase. Oh, make sure you've already cleared your calendar for the rest of the day and bought a bottle of Fernet Branca (?sp) beforehand. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8?
On 3 May 2010 13:45, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I really shouldn't peruse craigslist when I don't have excess money. I found a Tamron 300/2.8 on CL today for $650. That seems like it might be a pretty good price, depending on the quality of the lens. From everything I've read, it's a very good lens, although as already noted there are different versions and they might vary. I know many people have bought them to use with the F 1.7x TC to make an auto-focus 510mm f/4.7 for well under $1,000. --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO from today's photo workshop
On 1 May 2010 17:53, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Today I did an informal photo workshop for the Hingham Land Conservation Trust, courtesy of a recommendation from local PDMLer Christine and her husband Anton. We started at 10:00 this morning and it was bright and sunny, so we concentrated on wildflower shots rather than landscapes. Here's one of my non-flower snaps from today: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7da01690.htm Mark, it's not abstract at all. That's *exactly* what Spring looks like in New England! --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re:GESO - First Chicago shots (Chris Mitchell)
On Tue May 4 7:02 , Chris Mitchell wrote: -- From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Chris Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net http://www.fatfreddyscat.com -- Nice images Chris, I especially like the tower forms in #2228. You're lucky to be there so early and have time to roam around. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on the weather for the weekend too. Looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the gang on Friday. JayT http://jaytaylorphotography.com -- -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On 2010-05-04 14:40, William Robb wrote: I expect that if I added everything up, I'd be paying 4-5X to print a 16x20 at home than what the most expensive printing service local to me would charge. I don't at all doubt that's it's cheaper overall for me to use a printing service for a print. The question in my mind is, will I end up doing more turns for each print? With my home setup, I've got as close to a closed-loop color system as I'm likely get without spending really big bucks. I edit, balance, print, done. One turn. I never have to print it twice, unless the paper feed messes up or something like that. As long as I export to and preview with the service's color profile, can I expect to be able to keep doing prints in one turn with a service? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/4 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. I've done my share of interrailing. The fun is lost on me, I'm afraid. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
On 5/4/2010 11:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 11:20 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 2:08 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours but David's and Scott's) Scott's public link, just posted is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0ca and David's up on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsgeisel/sets/72157623990213540/ It turns out that a bunch were also shot with his panasonic point and shoot too. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO from today's photo workshop
Miserere wrote: On 1 May 2010 17:53, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Today I did an informal photo workshop for the Hingham Land Conservation Trust, courtesy of a recommendation from local PDMLer Christine and her husband Anton. We started at 10:00 this morning and it was bright and sunny, so we concentrated on wildflower shots rather than landscapes. Here's one of my non-flower snaps from today: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7da01690.htm Mark, it's not abstract at all. That's *exactly* what Spring looks like in New England! Well, perhaps if the mushroom crop is a good one ;-) -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
On 5/4/2010 12:51 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. And, without looking at a map, I'll guess that the distance is somewhere between that of San Francisco to LA, or maybe as far as Seattle. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - First Chicago shots
Chris Mitchell wrote: From a walk round Millennium park and an evening boat ride round the city. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Isn't the Bean fun to photograph? And to watch other people photographing? Here's my personal best Bean shot: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d703445.htm Taken with the 10-17 fisheye, which bends the buildings of the skyline dramatically... while the counter-distortion of the Bean makes the reflections straight. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
From: Brian Walters On Tue, 04 May 2010 06:29 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396 J Ah, geeze Jack. We were just recovering from the K7 Replacement thread. Looks like my inbox might be overflowing when I log on in the morning. :-) And so to bed Doesn't seem to me like there's anything new or controversial that we didn't already know. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Exhibit Question - Dress
On 30 April 2010 23:03, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Sorry, I have worked for the Army for 39+ years and have developed an aversion to camo. What triggered it was the number of complaints about pedestrians being hit by cars on base. Hell - they are all wearing camo! And then they wander across the street expecting people to see them? stan That's some damn good camo! I'm sure some smart salesman at the clothes supplier can work that into an ad campaign: Camouflage so good, not even your own people will see you! [There are currently 3 people wearing our camouflage in this ad.] --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:51 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. And, without looking at a map, I'll guess that the distance is somewhere between that of San Francisco to LA, or maybe as far as Seattle. London to Oslo is about 1100 miles as the crow (or cormorant) flies. A lot of water in between: Makes putting down train tracks difficult :) Time to start digging a tunnel... -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
On 5/4/2010 1:12 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:51 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. And, without looking at a map, I'll guess that the distance is somewhere between that of San Francisco to LA, or maybe as far as Seattle. London to Oslo is about 1100 miles as the crow (or cormorant) flies. A lot of water in between: Makes putting down train tracks difficult :) Time to start digging a tunnel... Or about LA to Seattle. I was referring to the Oslo to Gothenburg leg of the trip. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8?
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 03:43:05PM -0400, Miserere wrote: On 3 May 2010 13:45, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I really shouldn't peruse craigslist when I don't have excess money. I found a Tamron 300/2.8 on CL today for $650. ?That seems like it might be a pretty good price, depending on the quality of the lens. From everything I've read, it's a very good lens, although as already noted there are different versions and they might vary. I know many people have bought them to use with the F 1.7x TC to make an auto-focus 510mm f/4.7 for well under $1,000. I used to have one of these (together with the matched 1.4x 2x TCs). I only sold it because I got a pretty good deal on a Pentax A* 300/2.8, That was probably ten years ago, and I got $1000 for the Tamron kit. For what I was doing (shooting mostly on a monopod) there was hardly any noticeable difference between the performance of the Tamron and the Pentax. If you looked really hard at images captured with the lenses wide open, and with a TC attached (the 'L' TCs, for the Pentax) you could perhaps see some differences at the edge of the frame. But central image quality (or with the lens stopped down) was good enough that I couldn't tell the difference. Perhaps if I were using the lenses on a good heavy tripod there might be more of a difference. Or there might not. In any case, it's well worth $650. As others have pointed out, the Pentax KA Adaptall adapter can be a problem on occasion - some people prefer to use the non-A version. It's possible that I've still got mine lying around somewhere; I sold my kit to a Nikon shooter, so I might have kept the adapter. If you do end up going for the lens I'll take a rummage through the old equipment pile to see if anything turns up. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Printing cost, home vs. Costco ?
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 12:25:02PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:12 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Financially, store prints are the best deal. But as a photographer, I find printing to an integral part of the hobby. Mastering the print is the ultimate challenge, and leaving that to someone else doesn't work for me. Paul I feel very similarly, which is why I did very little serious photography for about 20 years. Without access to a darkroom, it wasn't worth the bother and I spent time and money on other hobbies Funny, I was and am so very much into nature photography which was all about Kodachrome (and then E6 and now digital), that having a darkroom or being able to make my own prints was moot. More important to me was the nail exposures and compositions. For my printing now, which usually involves large (20x30 and beyond) prints, I trust it all to mpix. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Egypt final uploads
On 3 May 2010 20:50, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I trailed off here for a couple days so I didn't flood the group with my updates, but I've got all my Egypt pictures uploaded. Everyone should go at least once in their life. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157623937952158/ And per Miserere's challenge, here are my top 10 from all of my pictures from the trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157623986937202/ Very nice, Dave! A lot of non-touristy pics in your Top 10, which I liked. And having the guy in the turban following the sphinx portrait was a good move :-) I very much liked the Karnak Temple shot looking up through the columns, and Shoes inside the mosque. I'd love to visit Egypt! --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
On 2010-05-04 13:51 , AlunFoto wrote: Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. my first thoughts were what about a ferry, and that this is an interesting problem ... seems like someone has already studied it: http://www.seat61.com/Norway.htm -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast
I actually lived in Italy for 2 years . . . been there, done that! From: Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The Diner Breakfast Message-ID: 4be077db.5030...@mindspring.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 2010-05-04 13:04, P. J. Alling wrote: You've obviously not traveled much. We're just open about it. On 5/4/2010 11:05 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: We seem to be the only place that glorifies gluttony. No doubt. Here's an experiment you can run yourself. Learn a handful of phrases of Italian, but make sure to include I'm /s/ hungry and that pasta looks /s/ delicious!. Go to an out-of-the-way local restaurant anywhere in Italy. Look earnestly at the staff and use your hungry phrase. Oh, make sure you've already cleared your calendar for the rest of the day and bought a bottle of Fernet Branca (?sp) beforehand. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 03:59:30PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Brian Walters On Tue, 04 May 2010 06:29 -0700, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396 J Ah, geeze Jack. We were just recovering from the K7 Replacement thread. Looks like my inbox might be overflowing when I log on in the morning. :-) And so to bed Doesn't seem to me like there's anything new or controversial that we didn't already know. Oh, I don't know. This is the first time I've seen anyone from Pentax mention a camera beyond the K-7 in the lineup (other than the 645D). It looks as though we might see the expected mid-life kicker for the K-7 later on this year. Of course there is all the usual speculation about what this will be, and the whole range of improbable suggestions (such as using the lower-resolution K-x sensor). But that's nothing compared to the predictions as to just what a higher-spec camera body would be. There's the all-too-predictable dichotomy between those who expect (or at least hope) to see a 'full frame' sensor and those who are sure that Pentax aren't large enough to have three separate lens systems. Only time will tell. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
Last year we spent 3 weeks in Italy and travelled entirely by train. Enjoyed it immensely. Even more remarkable in that I am an amputee (left leg below the knee) and wheelchair bound. The Italtrain has a service called Salablue which put me on a lift, put me on a disability enabled coach, and removed me again at our destination. All at no additional cost. Larry Colen wrote: On 5/4/2010 12:51 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Re:GESO - First Chicago shots (Chris Mitchell)
JayT wrote: Subject: Re:GESO - First Chicago shots http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/ChicagoReflections/ Nice images Chris, I especially like the tower forms in #2228. You're lucky to be there so early and have time to roam around. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on the weather for the weekend too. Looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the gang on Friday. Thanks JayT - Good to hear you're coming. Chris -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Low end Canon/Nikon/Pentax blues dance showdown
From: Larry Colen On 5/4/2010 11:00 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 5/4/2010 1:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207643id=653299672l=7dd07b367e Scott's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024 David's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47009id=1587681869 Hard to see a comparuison when you have to log in to look, (not yours but David's and Scott's) I agree. Facebook sucks, and it keeps coming up with new and interesting forms of suckage too. However, it's the defacto social networking site and the most effective way of distributing snapshots of dancers to the people in the photos. Scott's public link, just posted is: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=167122id=746308024l=800a4bd0c This content is currently unavailable This public photo link is invalid. It may have expired. * Sign Up for Facebook Yeah, as if! -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Tripods that fit in carry on
2010/5/4 Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com: Last year we spent 3 weeks in Italy and travelled entirely by train. Enjoyed it immensely. Even more remarkable in that I am an amputee (left leg below the knee) and wheelchair bound. The Italtrain has a service called Salablue which put me on a lift, put me on a disability enabled coach, and removed me again at our destination. All at no additional cost. Sounds like you had a great trip! In my example, I was thinking more about just getting from A to B, as a sheer transport. For that purpose, a couple of hours wasted in airports beats a couple of days wasted on a train every time. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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 and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 2010 Plans(?)
I'd love to see everyone there who knows what Pentax 'needs' to do start their own camera company and show everyone else how easy it is to do. They seem to know what they are talking about, it shouldn't be too difficult for them. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=35222396 J -- 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 and follow the directions. -- Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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 and follow the directions.
