Thanks for all the comments!
No time to address each of them individually: I'm leaving tomorrow to
fly to NY for a few days. I do appreciate all the suggestions and
perceptions. :-)
best,
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Thanks. I found it eventually. It's four layers down in an obscure part of
the menu. Not helped by the two pages dealing with disc management in the
manual having become stuck together during guillotining..
From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 03:33:33 GMT
To:
Checked focus accuracy lately? Might be worth looking for the thread here that
details how to assess and adjust it.
From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 06:12:14 GMT
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Subject: Re: PESO spider eyes
Yes very shallow. 25 of 30
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 02:10:50 GMT
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Subject: Re: OT DVD RAM
From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 01:47:33 GMT
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Hi
I just received this and other WIMs I think from you re topics on
Pentax forum.
Must be a glitch somewhere as they are not topics I have raised or
even read.
Just thought you'd like to know your post has gone astray.
On 20/06/2007, at 5:35 PM, mike wilson wrote:
Checked focus accuracy
On 20.06.2007, at 09:30 , mike wilson wrote:
Definitely seems to be the case. Using a modern version of Nero,
the option to format or erase is greyed out. The PC (or drive)
just does not recognise that there is a disc present. The drive is
a new Philips 8x rewriter.
I really don't
On 19.06.2007, at 18:00 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Several folks I know have installed and are using the public beta of
Safari on Windows. So far the reports are positive on imaging
quality, etc.
Maybe on Windows. On my dual G5 powermac it just crashes during
start, so not a single chance to
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO - Irony?
In a message dated 6/19/2007 2:46:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Comments welcome.
cheers,
On Jun 20, 2007, at 12:48 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
On 19.06.2007, at 18:00 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Several folks I know have installed and are using the public beta of
Safari on Windows. So far the reports are positive on imaging
quality, etc.
Maybe on Windows. On my dual G5
From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 01:05:26 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: July PUG submission
Scott,
I just tried to submit a photo. The problem with the
new form is that there isn't a Submit button--there
is just a Send Comment
I like many of the ones already suggested (oops, especially).
Myself, I'd suggest a couple of specially coloured themes, simple ones
like:
red, yellow, blue, green
or more difficult ones as:
lavender, fuchsia, violet, orange, and so on. Perhaps one of each. I
don't know if it's been done
From: Graham Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 07:46:04 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO spider eyes
Hi
I just received this and other WIMs I think from you re topics on
Pentax forum.
Must be a glitch somewhere as they are not topics I
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 07:47:20 GMT
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Subject: Re: OT DVD RAM
On 20.06.2007, at 09:30 , mike wilson wrote:
Definitely seems to be the case. Using a modern version of Nero,
the option to format
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:22:10 GMT
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Subject: PUG themes for 2008
Hey, gang. I think it's time to start discussing next year's PUG
themes. So toss 'em out. Be creative. Philosophize. Flame each
Yes focus accuracy is fine on my K10. The problem with this shot was
the shallow depth of field at f4 and a fully extended 100mm macro lens
at 1:1 all handheld. I put the camera in MF and continuous drive mode,
focused in front of the spider, pushed the button and very slowly
moved forward. With
Christian wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
How about an entire Alfred Hitchcock theme year?
Birds
Vertigo
Psycho
Lifeboat
Frenzy
Rope
Blackmail
Saboteur
Notorious
Spellbound
Topaz
Marnie (not AKA Doe, but still...)
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On 6/19/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, I'll give it a try...
Black White
Synchronicity
Flowers
Kittens
Dirty Socks
Strange Phenomena/UFOs
Baby Pigeons
Gumbo
Hangovers
Root Beer
Jimi Hendrix
What about Janis Joplin. No one thinks of her.
Dave
HDTV
Mothers-in-Law
Also forgot
Ir
More IR
EVEN MORE IR
Dave
On 6/19/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
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Norm Baugher wrote:
OK, I'll give it a try...
Black White
Synchronicity
Flowers
Kittens
I like the light and the way it plays on the half-dead
tree, and the sky; and the other elements aren't that
distracting.
Rick
--- Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2007/06/18/donnan-park/
Taken during sunset, with a storm brewing in the
background. I
Mark Roberts wrote:
Christian wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
How about an entire Alfred Hitchcock theme year?
Birds
Vertigo
Psycho
Lifeboat
Frenzy
Rope
Blackmail
Saboteur
Notorious
Spellbound
Topaz
Marnie (not AKA Doe, but still...)
you forgot a
Hi Joe,
I liked a lot your pictures, not only this one but all of them specially the
sports ones. Nice timings, nice catches.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Best regards,
Manuel
-Mensagem original-
De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de J
Enviada: segunda-feira, 18 de
Marnie wondered:
There
has to be another, better name for it. :-)
mike, responded, acidly:
There is. Capitalism.
LOL!
I could have called it that, but I didn't want to start another
political thread!
;-)
cheers,
frank
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On 6/19/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Frank,
The elbow sticking into the frame from the right is
distracting, and the trees aren't blurred enough to
catch my interest. There is nothing else going on.
Shot from the front of the car, so that we could see
peoples' faces, this could
Hey, just work through the spectrum:
IR
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
UV (Beach Pictures)
X-Rays (But you have to break something)
We could even have some Microwave pictures up front.
The remaining month could be something random Macro topic like Unusual
Stuff in my Fridge.
Rick Womer wrote:
Frank,
The elbow sticking into the frame from the right is
distracting, and the trees aren't blurred enough to
catch my interest. There is nothing else going on.
Shot from the front of the car, so that we could see
peoples' faces, this could be a really good shot.
Rick
I
Christian wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Christian wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
How about an entire Alfred Hitchcock theme year?
Birds
Vertigo
Psycho
Lifeboat
Frenzy
Rope
Blackmail
Saboteur
Notorious
Spellbound
Topaz
Marnie (not AKA Doe, but still...)
- Original Message -
From: Graham Palmer
Subject: Re: PESO spider eyes
Hi
I just received this and other WIMs I think from you re topics on
Pentax forum.
Must be a glitch somewhere as they are not topics I have raised or
even read.
Just thought you'd like to know your post
Graham Palmer wrote:
Just thought you'd like to know your post has gone astray.
Mark!
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/20 Wed PM 12:28:24 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO - Irony?
Marnie wondered:
There
has to be another, better name for it. :-)
mike, responded, acidly:
There is. Capitalism.
LOL!
I
Come'on, Steve! Being a chemist you should know that you can
get X-ray images (well, at least plots) without breaking anything..
Igor,
waiting for completion of the acceptance tests
for the brand-new X-ray Diffractometer.
Wed Jun 20 08:20:57 EDT 2007
Steve Desjardins wrote:
..
X-Rays (But
Sure, but where's the fun in that?
(besides, we just use the one at VA Tech.)
Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/20/2007 11:58 AM
Come'on, Steve! Being a chemist you should know that you can
get X-ray images (well, at least plots) without breaking anything..
Igor,
waiting for completion of
The GFM website has the winning pics posted as well as info on next years
event.
Walt
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I haven't seen all of your 'transit' pics, but from what I *have* seen
this one is my favorite. It would be nice to see it BW whenever you
can get at computar that you allowed to do such things with :)
Russ
On 6/19/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure about this one. Some
What I like about it is that it gives me the feeling of 'being there',
but how it achieves this I cannot say. :)
Russ
On 6/19/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure about this one. Some of you may be getting bored of my
transit shots in any event, but I keep dithering on
I agree that the playground etc does not detract from the photo, if
you hadn't mentioned it, probably would not have thought anything. I
like the lighting on the tree, the building and the trees on the far
right
russ
On 6/19/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 6/19/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2007/06/18/donnan-park/
Taken during sunset, with a storm brewing in the background. I wish
the playground and hockey arena weren't there to clutter the
background, but what can ya do?
K10D, DA 14, etc...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:11Item=120131390858
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Walter Hamler wrote:
The GFM website has the winning pics posted as well as info on next
years event.
Cool!
http://www.grandfather.com/planning_your_visit/events/npw2007.php
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On 6/19/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure about this one. Some of you may be getting bored of my
transit shots in any event, but I keep dithering on this one.
What I do like is the blurred trees whizzing by the side windows.
What think you? Boring and banal, or
On 6/19/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: Gilligan's Island!
I always liked MaryAnne. What did she use?
The professor, no doubt.
He bulit a coconut 6x7 did'nt he.?
Dave
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Next year.;-)
Dave
On 6/20/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Walter Hamler wrote:
The GFM website has the winning pics posted as well as info on next
years event.
Cool!
http://www.grandfather.com/planning_your_visit/events/npw2007.php
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I like the light in this shot. The playground is not a distraction,
the Oilers are though.:-)
Dave
On 6/19/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2007/06/18/donnan-park/
Taken during sunset, with a storm brewing in the background. I wish
the playground and
From:
Christian
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
What about birds? Gotta' have something about birds!
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From:
Doug Franklin
John Sessoms wrote:
The folks I know who do drive repairs tell me that the number one
cause of hard drive failure are poor power supplies, not heat.
H? Could be. This computer is on its third power supply and still
has the original hard drive.
a color: purple
an era: sixties
a feeling: angry
a shape: pentagonal
a movement: rolling
a position: upside down
a gesture: shaking hands
language: words and letters
culture: ritual
an age: old age
music: playing an instrument
a concept: change
OK, that's 12.
Now honest, for myself I only see a
From:
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- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Re: PUG themes for 2008
Christian wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
Why not just Cormorants?
The PUG is supposed to be as inclusive a gallery as possible. This
means
From:
mike wilson
From: Graham Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 07:46:04 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO spider eyes
Hi
I just received this and other WIMs I think from you re topics on
Pentax forum.
Must be a glitch somewhere
From:
Mark Roberts
Christian wrote:
you forgot:
Birds
Birds again
More birds
...
How about an entire Alfred Hitchcock theme year?
Birds
Vertigo
Psycho
Lifeboat
Frenzy
Rope
Blackmail
Saboteur
Notorious
Spellbound
Topaz
Marnie (not AKA Doe, but still...)
Rear Window
Spank
Slap
Grasp
Frondle
Felch
Flark
Freep
Grulp
Smarf
Liptch
Thize
Nockas
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Hey, folks! Here's our list for 2008:
Cotty wrote:
Spank
Slap
Grasp
Frondle
Felch
Flark
Freep
Grulp
Smarf
Liptch
Thize
Nockas
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Only problem is now I'll need a Cotty to English dictionary, sorry two
problems, this is a family list, wait there's three problems...
Scott Loveless wrote:
Hey, folks! Here's our list for 2008:
Cotty wrote:
Spank
Slap
Grasp
Frondle
Felch
Flark
Freep
Grulp
Smarf
Liptch
Thize
Well I've got a few ideas for Spank, Slap, Grasp - and perhaps even Nockas. But
I'm not sure I want to think about the others
Cheers
Brian
++
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Western Sydney, Australia
http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/
So-
What is a reasonable price for the lens?
Thanks
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Pity it was a private auction - it would be interesting to know how many actual
bidders were involved. Could have been just a couple, each bidding the other
up.
Cheers
Brian
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Western Sydney, Australia
This shot may be a bit of a cliche, but I like it
anyway. It captures perfectly the mood of the
Bavarian Woods near the Czech border, where we spent a
grey but pleasant day hiking last summer:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6108764size=lg
ist D, FA 16-45, ISO 800, 1/20 @ f/5.6, via
KEH has one for $175 right now, and I've seen them go for less than
$75. (I paid less than $60.00 for the one I've got, a few years ago).
Beaker wrote:
So-
What is a reasonable price for the lens?
Thanks
Beaker
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I know that these cards have gotten somewhat mixed reviews (though the
positive comments far outweigh the negatives.) Well, today I received
two new 2 gig Transcend cards from NewEgg. I had pressed my slowest SD
card card into service as a Jumpboost device on my laptop, and decided
to replace
Hello all,
You have all seen these pictures, most probably. Same tired old ones.
But the good news is, I was accepted into the Eddie Adams workshop
this year! This is part of the portfolio I submitted:
http://www.eddieadamsworkshop.com/usr/usr-show?U_ID=UgYgYJTjdvr0
(for some reason they
Mark Cassino wrote:
I had pressed my slowest SD
card card into service as a Jumpboost device on my laptop
Sorry - lost track of the jargon. That should read readyboost device.
Jumpboost devices have yet to be invented, but I bet they will be great
when they get here... :-)
- MCC
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Thanks-
Doesn't sound like it has as sterling a reputation as the ad copy
would have you believe.
Nothing new there.
Thanks
Mike Beacom
On Jun 20, 2007, at 9:29 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
KEH has one for $175 right now, and I've seen them go for less than
$75. (I paid less than $60.00 for
I thought that maybe you had.
Mark Cassino wrote:
Mark Cassino wrote:
I had pressed my slowest SD
card card into service as a Jumpboost device on my laptop
Sorry - lost track of the jargon. That should read readyboost device.
Jumpboost devices have yet to be invented, but I bet
- Original Message -
From: Juan Buhler
Subject: GESO: Accepted into the Eddie Adams workshop!
Anyway--in the application, I had to answer whether I could 'operate a
Nikon DSLR'. I said yes, yet I'll take my K10D to the workshop with
me... :)
The Eddie Adams estate seems to be a
- Original Message -
From: Mark Cassino Subject: Transcend Memory Cards
I think I'm gonna join the pay a little more school of thought going
forward...
I figure if my pictures are worth a Pentax, then they are also worth a
Sandisk.
Some would argue that my pictures are worth
It's an extremely sharp lens, and very well built. However it was a not
particularly fast consumer zoom when it was released and quite popular.
In other words it's not rare nor was it originally costly.
Beaker wrote:
Thanks-
Doesn't sound like it has as sterling a reputation as the ad copy
Juan Buhler wrote:
Hello all,
You have all seen these pictures, most probably. Same tired old ones.
But the good news is, I was accepted into the Eddie Adams workshop
this year! This is part of the portfolio I submitted:
http://www.eddieadamsworkshop.com/usr/usr-show?U_ID=UgYgYJTjdvr0
Mark Cassino wrote:
once the glossy finish on the label was gone, was I in
for even more swelling of the paper in humid weather?
A little Goo Gone should get rid of that label permanently without
leaving behind gummy residue.
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Next year.;-)
Dave
This is next year !
(to borrow a New York Daily News headline when the Brooklyn Dodgers finally
won the world series.)
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: GFM Winners
Next year.;-)
Dave
On 6/20/07, Mark
Boys and girls our Pentax lenses are made of gold!
A high quality one at that!
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!
They migrate don't they ?
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Re: PUG themes for 2008
From:
William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Re: PUG themes for 2008
I think I'm gonna join the pay a little more school of thought going
forward...
- MCC
Aren't your images worth it. VBG
Kenneth Waller
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Subject: Transcend Memory Cards
I know that these cards have gotten somewhat mixed
so there's no content
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On 20/6/07, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:
Well I've got a few ideas for Spank, Slap, Grasp - and perhaps even
Nockas. But I'm not sure I want to think about the others
See Norm for Felching.
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On 20/6/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6108764size=lg
VERY nice Rick.
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PUG deadline is about a day away. I'll probably cut it off sometime on
the 22nd (EST) unless a few of you just need an extra day or so. Lemme
know.
Also, I've had a few off-list email messages from submitters asking if
it went through. Would you like to receive a confirmation email when
On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:46:38PM -0400, Mark Cassino wrote:
I know that these cards have gotten somewhat mixed reviews (though the
positive comments far outweigh the negatives.) Well, today I received
two new 2 gig Transcend cards from NewEgg. I had pressed my slowest SD
card card into
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