Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: What are some of your projects where you used cleverness to make something for a couple of bucks rather than spending a lot more to get it ready made? No pics, and only a pinch of cleverness involved: I recently converted a rear lens cap into an adapter

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 1:52 AM Subject: Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop 2011/3/9 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: That's our prime condition. hey, don't zoom

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Good planning and more than decent skills, for doing things we don't truly need (beyond 2 or 3 of them). I like yowayowa better. Dario - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 12:13 AM Subject: OT - Li Wei My

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-08 2:10 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:55 AM, Morris Galloway wrote: Lighten up, guys. Way to go, Morris. I thought it was cool, too, in a kooky sorta way. Plus she's got an actual project to work

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Stan Halpin I figure she's got a leg up on very many of us. -bmw In all the shots I saw she had two legs up . . . Yeah, one on Larry and one on me. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

RE: Prince William is coming over

2011-03-09 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann I'd better make some scones. Tanya will need to get her best apron on, too. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12683881 The memorial service they're talking about is to be held in Hagley Park on Friday next

Bruce Davidson award and exhibition

2011-03-09 Thread Bob W
See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12678714 If anyone wants a PDML day trip to the exhibition at Somerset House, please let me know and we can arrange something. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Re: Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-09 Thread Jens
This is my very fine LX: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157626103779237/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Mar 6, 2011 10:42 Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Thanks. The guy who sold it to me had an advert, selling it with an f. 1.2 50mm. But

Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-09 Thread David Mann
On Mar 9, 2011, at 9:45 PM, Jens wrote: This is my very fine LX: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157626103779237/ Nice. I tended to use a 35mm f/3.5 with mine. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

It's all in the phrasing.

2011-03-09 Thread Larry Colen
I could say, that one of my dance instructors is paying me for photography by giving me individual dance instruction, and her one on one coaching is excellent, which sounds entirely different from saying that one of my models paid me for a photo shoot tonight and her privates are amazing.

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Bong Manayon
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Good planning and more than decent skills, for doing things we don't truly need (beyond 2 or 3 of them). I like yowayowa better. Dario Same here. One photo would have left me intrigued. A lot of them becomes

Re: Yowayowa!

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
On 8/03/2011 6:20 PM, Tim Bray wrote: From the About: yowayowa camera woman = natsumi Lives in Tokyo with two cats. Photographs mainly levitating self-portraits (and cats not levitating). yowayowa is a Japanese term meaning weak or feeble. Since I'm yowayowa, it's really heavy to carry SLR

Re: Overnight snow time lapse (Pentax W90)

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
On 8/03/2011 12:52 AM, Joe Wilensky wrote: Sorry, here's a non-Facebook link: http://gallery.me.com/wilensky#101211 Joe You have a bit of David Lynch in you, Joe. Didn't know the W90 could do that. Hmmm...could consider getting one -- der...@iinet.net.au

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
On 9/03/2011 10:13 AM, Cotty wrote: My son pointed me towards the work of Li Wei. Don't recall mention of him on here - have we seen him before? What's the collective thought? http://www.liweiart.com/ I think they are quite beautiful and joyous. I'd love to have the nuns shot on my wall.

Miss Anielia

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
Since we are on a levitating theme, Miss Aniela is quite adept at them, but she hasn't had a levitating series for a while. Miss them much http://missanielablog.com/ -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Miss Anielia

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
On 9/03/2011 10:17 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Since we are on a levitating theme, Miss Aniela is quite adept at them, but she hasn't had a levitating series for a while. Miss them much http://missanielablog.com/ Sorry, to compound my Jane Bowen gaff, it's actually Miss Aneila --

Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction

2011-03-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:57 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction Nice. I've been trying to take that picture in my

Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction

2011-03-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 9, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Somewhat busy background but still a decent capture. Nice (unobtrusive) use of flash. Was that at the Johnson Nature Center? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller Yep, Johnson N.C. They have a huge population of

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
What did those poor nuns ever do to you? -- Walt On 3/9/2011 5:11 AM, Derby Chang wrote: On 9/03/2011 10:13 AM, Cotty wrote: My son pointed me towards the work of Li Wei. Don't recall mention of him on here - have we seen him before? What's the collective thought?

Re: PESO - peckin'

2011-03-09 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wonderful shot, Paul! I had a couple of downy woodpeckers who stopped by frequently last spring and got a few decent shots. None quite as nice as the one you got there, but some that I was really happy with. They're fetching little birds, aren't they? -- Walt On 3/8/2011 9:22 PM, Paul

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 9, 2011, at 1:04 AM, Cotty wrote: On 8/3/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I find it just okay. Decent photoshop work in most cases, but the ideas are somewhat redundant. He does multiple variations of several basic concepts. The similarity becomes tedious. I also

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread Derby Chang
Har! (enough Petaluma for me tonight) On 9/03/2011 10:23 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: What did those poor nuns ever do to you? -- Walt On 3/9/2011 5:11 AM, Derby Chang wrote: On 9/03/2011 10:13 AM, Cotty wrote: My son pointed me towards the work of Li Wei. Don't recall mention of him

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Cotty wrote: On 7/3/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I have much of the book layout and design done. Which son of a gun gets the cormorant on one of his / her shots :) Everybody, the font will be cormorant gothic. Oh no:

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: On 08/03/2011 04:38, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I have much of the book layout and design done. I completed the agonizing search for fonts a few weeks ago - only to discover later that, though the main font had bold, italic and italic-bold options, but

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks -- I'll check it out next time I'm in the neighborhood. In the meantime, I might have to go get myself a jelly donut to address the cravings... Years ago, I remember my husband's grandfather getting muskrat at a local restaurant in the downriver area... Growing up sheltered, here on the

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 9, 2011, at 4:28 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Cotty wrote: On 7/3/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I have much of the book layout and design done. Which son of a gun gets the cormorant on one of his / her shots :)

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Boris Liberman
No, you're not. No, you're not. No, you're not. On 3/8/2011 4:50 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It's Paczki Day in Detroit. A phone pic of my breakfast: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12791453size=lg I'm not going to eat another one. I'm not going to eat another one. I'm not going to eat

Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses

2011-03-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, Dan, now you did it. I hate you now. On 3/7/2011 8:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=73 Comments. suggestions, criticisms and abuse

Photo contest on facebook

2011-03-09 Thread Larry Colen
A friend talked me into entering a photo contest on facebook that is being done to promote Guy Kawaski's new photo book. If you're on FB, and don't mind running an app, I'd like to ask you to consider voting for my photos in the various categories: Travel:

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:33 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Mar 5, 2011, at 3:43 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 05/03/2011 22:25, Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: Do you use google mail, by any chance? You don't use Google mail - it uses YOU! I'm still hoping for total annihilation of MS,

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Probably just another example of the MEATA mindset. I suspect it was a wild game restaurant. Muskrats appear to be plentiful in the rivers and lakes around here. Paul On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks -- I'll check it out next time I'm in the neighborhood. In the

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Probably just another example of the MEATA mindset. I suspect it was a wild game restaurant. Muskrats appear to be plentiful in the rivers and lakes around here. So... I had to google MEATA (sheltered, remember?).

Re: Re: Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Very nice Jens. Just the slightest paint loss on the strap holders. ;-) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:45 AM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: This is my very fine LX: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157626103779237/ Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be

Re: Photo contest on facebook

2011-03-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They are all great images, Larry, but Feed Me! is really something special. Dan On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: A friend talked me into entering a photo contest on facebook that is being done to promote Guy Kawaski's new photo book. If you're on FB,  

Re: PESO: Spring Crocuses

2011-03-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Boris. Dan On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Well, Dan, now you did it. I hate you now. On 3/7/2011 8:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When I saw these in my front yard Saturday, it felt like winter is finally over:

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread eckinator
2011/3/9 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: That's our prime condition. hey, don't zoom in on it... We got to get to the root of it, Ecke. you mean you need to get your rear element checked? Never mind the quality, feel the focal length. This act is turning into a complex number. Is

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix. Ah, but then again so does all current Windows incarnations. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2011/3/9 Christine  Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: That's our prime condition. hey, don't zoom in on it... We got to get to the root of it, Ecke. you mean you need to get your rear element checked? Never mind the quality, feel the focal length. This

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
MArk Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: On 08/03/2011 04:38, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I wrote stuff in MS word in the font of my choice recently when I wanted to give Jostein credit for a photo of me. So I went to his page and cut and pasted his name into my MS word document and it did it

Re: OT - Li Wei

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Every time someone says that I think, but so does athlete's foot... On 3/9/2011 5:58 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Dario Bonazzadario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Good planning and more than decent skills, for doing things we don't truly need (beyond 2 or 3 of them). I

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
They are 'Poonch-keys', not Paczki. I see that spelling (no doubt correct) and have problems. We went to the local bakery today, only to find a note on the door. 'Closed after Paczki Day due to lack of inventory, lack of sleep and exhaustion.' I guess they sold hundreds of dozens of them.

Re: Enablement: LX w. 2.8 24mm + extras

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Nice. On 3/9/2011 3:45 AM, Jens wrote: This is my very fine LX: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157626103779237/ Regards Jens -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Photo contest on facebook

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
My favorite as well, although the lighthouse is nice too. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: They are all great images, Larry, but Feed Me! is really something special. Dan On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Larry Colen

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele wrote: So.. what is the name of the type of coding (I thought ASCII, but not sure) I used to get a © by holding the ALT key and typing 0169 ? I just got it here in Netscape communicator , it works in Photoshop and it works in Word. (I know it isnt HTML coding) It's a type

Close-out sale: 2010 PDML Photo annuals.

2011-03-09 Thread Mark Roberts
I just discovered a batch of last year's PDML book in a cupboard. I'll sell them at a loss to lighten the load come moving day (Lisa and I are getting a house). $25.00 including shipping in the U.S. I'll have to look up postage for other countries. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: I did a silly thing.........

2011-03-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 7/3/11, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: I have 85 invites left.  How many do you need, Cotty? How many gmail subscribers does it change to take a light bulb? 1 or 2, the rest are looking for their sent mail Dave

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 7/3/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I have much of the book layout and design done. Which son of a gun gets the cormorant on one of his / her shots :) From what I hear, every one submitted cormorant shows, thats

Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction

2011-03-09 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot. Good detail Dave On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12793633 On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Another nature center birdy -- a lady woodpecker. K-5, A400/5.6, f6.1, 1/1000th,

Re: Speaking of long lenses . . . how about the Sigma 150-500?

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Does Sigma even make a K mount version of this lens? On 3/8/2011 9:42 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Anyone here have experience with the Sigma 150-500/5.0-6.3? At 500mm, how would image quality compare with, for example, a DA*300/4 + F1.7x? stan -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an

Re: Speaking of long lenses . . . how about the Sigma 150-500?

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry I take that back, apparently the do now. No clue as to the answer however. On 3/9/2011 11:30 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Does Sigma even make a K mount version of this lens? On 3/8/2011 9:42 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Anyone here have experience with the Sigma 150-500/5.0-6.3? At 500mm, how

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 08/03/2011 17:55, Morris Galloway wrote: as the photos are all self-portraits. Don't believe it. No sign of a remote and, as anyone who has used one knows, the chances of getting even one of those shots with a self-timer is slim. May Miss Yowayowa thrash me mercilessly if I'm wrong.

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop 2011/3/8 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2011/3/8 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: That's our prime condition. hey,

Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread George Sinos
Dave Metz of Sigma was interviewed on This Week in Photography (episode 191) and made an interesting statement. He said that all of the lens makers get their glass from Hoya. The difference is in the grinding and coating. (He did say that Canon and Nikon have another source for a small amount

Re: Speaking of long lenses . . . how about the Sigma 150-500?

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/03/2011 03:42, Stan Halpin wrote: Anyone here have experience with the Sigma 150-500/5.0-6.3? At 500mm, how would image quality compare with, for example, a DA*300/4 + F1.7x? stan A friend of mine has this. Will try to remember to put up some pictures of his later tonight, if I still

Re: Suggestions for a trip to a cold, snowy place

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Suggestions for a trip to a cold, snowy place 2011/3/8 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: Shooting in the raw in a cold, snowy place is a certain

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop 2011/3/8 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2011/3/8 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: That's our prime condition. hey,

Re: Suggestions for a trip to a cold, snowy place

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/03/2011 08:32, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/8 Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm: Shooting in the raw in a cold, snowy place is a certain recipe for frostbite in very inconvenient places. Name one _convenient_ place for frostbite. Jostein Someone else's whatever. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/03/2011 09:00, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 Larry Colenl...@red4est.com: What are some of your projects where you used cleverness to make something for a couple of bucks rather than spending a lot more to get it ready made? No pics, and only a pinch of cleverness involved: I recently

Re: Speaking of long lenses . . . how about the Sigma 150-500?

2011-03-09 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 9, 2011, at 10:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 09/03/2011 03:42, Stan Halpin wrote: Anyone here have experience with the Sigma 150-500/5.0-6.3? At 500mm, how would image quality compare with, for example, a DA*300/4 + F1.7x? stan A friend of mine has this. Will try to remember to

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it Subject: Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-03-08 2:10 PM, Eric

Re: Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread David Parsons
I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Hoya supplied most (I hadn't heard all) of the optic glass used in photographic lenses. It's part of the reason they picked up Pentax. Pentax has/had a medical optics division (Canon and Nikon do as well) that is bigger than the photographic

Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread Stan Halpin
2011/3/9 Larry Colenl...@red4est.com: What are some of your projects where you used cleverness to make something for a couple of bucks rather than spending a lot more to get it ready made? No big deal, but if you use some epoxy cement to glue two rear lens caps back-to-back (and reinforce

Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Lord Ducttape is far too modest. Knew you would mention that incident, lord Spud Cannon. You remember what the tape substituted? A DIY reversal ring made from two Cokin adapters glued together by epoxy. The silly thing about that is that two Cokin

Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction On Mar 9, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Somewhat busy background but still a decent capture. Nice

Re: UPDATE: PDML Photo Annual

2011-03-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks... I had googled for coding stuff and the list was overwhelming - like 50 of them now I know why :-) ann Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: So.. what is the name of the type of coding (I thought ASCII, but not sure) I used to get a © by holding the ALT key and typing

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 03:54:43PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix. Ah, but then again so does all current Windows incarnations. :-) No - Windows NT and later boxes run VMS. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com: Dave Metz of Sigma was interviewed on This Week in Photography (episode 191) and made an interesting statement.  He said that all of the lens makers get their glass from Hoya.  The difference is in the grinding and coating.  (He did say that Canon and

Re: Close-out sale: 2010 PDML Photo annuals.

2011-03-09 Thread John Francis
I'll take one. I never got round to ordering last year's book after all the back-and-forth about premium paper :-( On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 10:58:28AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: I just discovered a batch of last year's PDML book in a cupboard. I'll sell them at a loss to lighten the load come

Re: Close-out sale: 2010 PDML Photo annuals.

2011-03-09 Thread David Parsons
I'll take one. Do you take Paypal? On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: I just discovered a batch of last year's PDML book in a cupboard. I'll sell them at a loss to lighten the load come moving day (Lisa and I are getting a house). $25.00 including

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop 2011/3/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2011/3/9 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: That's our prime condition.

Re: Yowayowa! Explanation from one lurker

2011-03-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: She obviously understands the gravity of the situation. There is no such thing as gravity; the world just sucks. Dan -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 John Francis jo...@panix.com: On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 03:54:43PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix. Ah, but then again so does all current Windows incarnations. :-) No - Windows NT and later boxes run VMS.

Re: Miss Anielia

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
At least it's not Miss Anole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_anole On 3/9/2011 6:19 AM, Derby Chang wrote: On 9/03/2011 10:17 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Since we are on a levitating theme, Miss Aniela is quite adept at them, but she hasn't had a levitating series for a while. Miss them

Re: OT: Free Time Management Workshop

2011-03-09 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/9 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com: 2011/3/9 Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net: That's our prime condition. hey, don't zoom in on it... We got to get to the root of it, Ecke. you mean you need to get your rear element checked? Never mind the quality, feel the focal length. This

Re: Photo contest on facebook

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Interesting take on all of the catagories, I'd be proud to vote for all of them if I had a Facebook account, but I absolutely refuse to have Facebook account... On 3/9/2011 7:52 AM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend talked me into entering a photo contest on facebook that is being done to promote

Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Didnt we used to use styrafoam cups for snouts? I made a faux viewfinder for my Canon sx120 cutting out cardboard and holding it with my thumb so that I could keep the camera steady against my face . (The earlier Canon PS I had, had a view finder ) and another moneysaving thing I just

Re: I did a silly thing.........

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
One of the Archives is run by the PDML server software, the other is a general Archive of as many mailing groups as it can find. It subscribes and stores all messages sent to it. I think there's a third one as well, but I lost that link in the dim past, (about a year ago when my Primary HD

Re: Speaking of long lenses . . . how about the Sigma 150-500?

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/9/2011 12:05 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Mar 9, 2011, at 10:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 09/03/2011 03:42, Stan Halpin wrote: Anyone here have experience with the Sigma 150-500/5.0-6.3? At 500mm, how would image quality compare with, for example, a DA*300/4 + F1.7x? stan A friend of

Re: Photo contest on facebook

2011-03-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 9, 2011, at 9:35 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Interesting take on all of the catagories, I'd be proud to vote for all of them if I had a Facebook account, but I absolutely refuse to have Facebook account... Thanks to all who commented or voted. I certainly understand avoiding a

Re: PESO - peckin'

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks like Photo.net is having a nervous breakdown. On 3/8/2011 10:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Another nature center birdy -- a lady woodpecker. K-5, A400/5.6, f6.1, 1/1000th, AF 540 with Xtender in high-speed synch mode. Flash comp was -.5. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12793633A

Re: PESO - peckin', URL Correction

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Aah, so it was your fault. Nice photo of bird... On 3/8/2011 10:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12793633 On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Another nature center birdy -- a lady woodpecker. K-5, A400/5.6, f6.1, 1/1000th, AF 540 with

Re: Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Minolta used to tout that they made their own glass, IIRC, maybe Canon too. Canon's part of a big enough conglomerate anyway On 3/9/2011 11:51 AM, George Sinos wrote: Dave Metz of Sigma was interviewed on This Week in Photography (episode 191) and made an interesting statement. He said

Re: OT - Enablement of the fluffy kind

2011-03-09 Thread P. J. Alling
He will be someday, soon. On 2/7/2011 5:05 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: That's a big dog. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Christianpterali...@aim.com wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied (and even those that didn't; but chances are they won't read this either...). He's a Samoyed; a Nordic

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 9, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Larry Colen wrote: In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix I do realize that. I was referring to my experience with Unix prior to OS X. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 9, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I spent a whole year trying to transition into Unix before I finally threw in the towel and bought a Mac. In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix. And getting a Unix install up and running vs. getting a Mac up and running -- no

PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-09 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else, for that matter. Actually, I think I may have said that last time I sent something, too, but anyway, here is an image: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2011-1-11 An attempt to capture the coldness on a very cold

Re: Miss Anielia

2011-03-09 Thread Igor Roshchin
That was Miss Anole: http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/_IR14607.jpg :-) Wed Mar 9 11:31:38 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: At least it's not Miss Anole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_anole On 3/9/2011 6:19 AM, Derby Chang wrote: On 9/03/2011 10:17 PM, Derby Chang wrote:

Re: Bruce Davidson award and exhibition

2011-03-09 Thread Chris Mitchell
Yes please. Chris On 9 March 2011 08:32, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12678714 If anyone wants a PDML day trip to the exhibition at Somerset House, please let me know and we can arrange something. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Close-out sale: 2010 PDML Photo annuals.

2011-03-09 Thread Bulent Celasun
Me too, please. Paypal. Turkey. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://celasun.carbonmade.com/ http://www.pathtophotography.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/

Re: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/03/2011 18:11, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Lord Ducttape is far too modest. Knew you would mention that incident, lord Spud Cannon. You remember what the tape substituted? A DIY reversal ring made from two Cokin adapters glued together by epoxy. The

Re: Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:20 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/3/9 George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com: Dave Metz of Sigma was interviewed on This Week in Photography (episode 191) and made an interesting statement.  He said that all of the lens makers get their glass from Hoya.  The

Re: Bruce Davidson award and exhibition

2011-03-09 Thread mike wilson
On 09/03/2011 09:32, Bob W wrote: See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12678714 If anyone wants a PDML day trip to the exhibition at Somerset House, please let me know and we can arrange something. I'm tempted but you, me and exhibitions don't seem to do well together. --

Re: PESO - lunch at the feeder

2011-03-09 Thread David J Brooks
If only i could get that detail from my K400. Dave On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A chikadee picks up a seed. K-5 with the A400/5.6 and the AF540 flash plus Xtender, ISO 800, f6.1, 1/1000th

Re: Comment on source of glass for lenses

2011-03-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Kind of a typical statement by a lens manufacturer trying to convince people that their product is as good as most others. - Schott glass is manufactured by Schneider. - NIkon and Canon make several of their own glasses, I'm sure they also buy from other suppliers too. - Minolta used to make

RE: Bruce Davidson award and exhibition

2011-03-09 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12678714 If anyone wants a PDML day trip to the exhibition at Somerset House, please let me know and we can arrange

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user -- Oops!

2011-03-09 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 06:32:52PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 John Francis jo...@panix.com: On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 03:54:43PM +0100, AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/9 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: In case you didn't realize this, Macs run Unix. Ah, but then again so does all current

RE: What were your do it yourself projects?

2011-03-09 Thread Bob W
No big deal, but if you use some epoxy cement to glue two rear lens caps back-to-back (and reinforce the joint with some electrical tape), it makes it more convenient to put two smaller lenses into a camera-bag slot designed for a longer lens. To brighten things up, you can even use bright

FS: m135/3.5

2011-03-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Pretty clean. Pics on request. Missing the little white mount-locating button. $40 shipped (US). Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-09 Thread Ken Waller
Nice exposure light but the composition leaves domething to be desired - I'd try for a different shooting position to eliminate the stuff in the LRH corner.. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net

RE: Miss Anielia

2011-03-09 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Derby Chang Since we are on a levitating theme, Miss Aniela is quite adept at them, but she hasn't had a levitating series for a while. Miss them much http://missanielablog.com/ Thanks for

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