Re: K10D hotfilter...

2008-08-29 Thread AlunFoto
hmm... Well we know it has been possible to remove from earlier camera models. Wonder if their answer would be the same for eg. *istD... Jostein 2008/8/28 Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Got a reply from Hamburg/Pentax.de: The hotfilter is not interchangable.the CCD andd the filter is one part.

Re: OT? Anyone upgrade to LR 2

2008-08-29 Thread AlunFoto
You're out of luck, Jo. Jostein 2008/8/28 Jo Lueck [EMAIL PROTECTED]: How do I de-subscribe??? On 8 Aug 2008, at 14:34, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Been using it since the moment I returned from Mexico. Both Lr2 and Lr1 are on my system... The install overwrites the beta only. As usual,

Re: K10D hotfilter...

2008-08-29 Thread David Savage
Might have something to do with the way that the SR mechanisim is assembled? Cheers, Dave 2008/8/29 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hmm... Well we know it has been possible to remove from earlier camera models. Wonder if their answer would be the same for eg. *istD... Jostein 2008/8/28

Re: PESO - Wattle Grove

2008-08-29 Thread David Mann
On Aug 29, 2008, at 4:47 AM, David Savage wrote: While visiting the town of Dwellingup on the weekend I spied this large stand of wattle trees down a side street had to investigate We have a decent sized wattle tree in our back garden which is currently in full flower. The plum tree next

Re: Between Then and Now

2008-08-29 Thread AlunFoto
Wow... I had no idea that Bavaria was _that_ much like Norway culture-wise. The landscape and the descriptions of winter seems very familiar, so I guess the similar conditions evolved similar cultures. I have childhood memories of communities like that from the area around my parents' cottage. But

Re: PESO: One more from the hill

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found another that I like more than either of the previous two.

Re: opinions on the sigma 10-20mm?

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:46 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you sure that justice is a word you want to use in this context. And in reference to looking at Dave's backside even by proxy, EEAAUU. Another PUG theme then.:-) Dave Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:07

Re: opinions on the sigma 10-20mm?

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Matthew Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:07 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Subash [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'd like to think i am getting it more for the wide end... So, you have seen my

Re: PESO - Extreme Crane

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
Would the tele add more to the noise factor then. I'm guess it would to some degree. Dave On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:39 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the noise contributes to the bokeh and partially masks detail. Don't know if said combination rises to the level of artsy,

Re: PESO: a Marinduque redux...

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
I don't remember seeing the original, but the rework is way better. Good colours and shadows Dave On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember this...? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2651624245/ Jack Davis earlier commented that the color of the

Re: opinions on the sigma 10-20mm?

2008-08-29 Thread David Savage
2008/8/29 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Matthew Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:07 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Subash [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'd like to think i am getting it more

Re: PESO - Food Court Courting

2008-08-29 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 28, 2008, at 8:59, frank theriault wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/08/young-love.html Comments always welcome. Cute. Something about the woman on the left really makes it. I'm not sure if he's looking at her ice-cream cup or her C-cups, though! Which is another

PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg from a beatiful island in croatia - k10d with a 16-50* -- 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

Re: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika Subject: PESO: sunset on zlarin http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg from a beatiful island in croatia - k10d with a 16-50* Very pretty picture. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Dramatic. Well done. You might want to check the horizon alignment. It appears to be tilting a bit to the clockwise direction. Paul On Aug 29, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg from a beatiful island in croatia - k10d with

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Bong Manayon
Yeah...there's a tilt. Otherwise a wonderful capture. Thanks for sharing... Bong On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dramatic. Well done. You might want to check the horizon alignment. It appears to be tilting a bit to the clockwise direction. Paul On

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg from a beatiful island in croatia - k10d with a 16-50* Beautiful! cheers, -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: PESO: a Marinduque redux...

2008-08-29 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember this...? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2651624245/ Jack Davis earlier commented that the color of the sky was khaki and dark. During the set of shots leading to this one, shooting at something else,

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Jack Davis
Really nice shot, Luka! True, there is an ever so slight tilt, but I can't help but wish the jet trail remnants weren't there. Could be dealt with, for that matter. Jack --- On Fri, 8/29/08, Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Beautiful shot, make a lovely postcard or large print. Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg from a beatiful island in croatia - k10d with a 16-50* -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al

Re: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice. I'd crop it a little tighter to eliminate some of the blank sky in the ULH corner. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: sunset on zlarin

FS Friday: Sigma EX 300mm f.2.8 APO

2008-08-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Sigma 300mm f/2.8 telephoto in Pentax AF mount, compatible with all Pentax film and digital cameras, both autofocus and manual focus. Has a removable rotating tripod mount for easy tripod shooting. * Original box, packing and all instructions, etc. * Bayonet-mount lens hood (reversible for

GESO - Five Living Skies

2008-08-29 Thread Tim Bray
In Saskatchewan, it's hard to keep from pointing the camera up: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/28/Five-Living-Skies -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice shot. Love the colours. If members of the pdml were not also members of the flat earth society, we would not notice things like horizons.:-) Dave On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Luka Knezevic-Strika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z93/posluzno/mala.jpg

Re: Pentax sensor cleaning kit

2008-08-29 Thread Carlos Royo
MikeM escribio': After changing my 70-300 lens a number of times to test it on my K10 and K100 the K100 got a speck of dust on the sensor. I tried a couple of puffs from a bulb blower that has always worked before but this time not only didn't the speck move, the number of specks

Re: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
That's a lovely sky and sunset photo. I didn't imagine so much beauty in Croatia. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:57 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Luka Knezevic-Strika Subject: PESO: sunset on zlarin

OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread Cotty
And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Even if the earth is round, the horizon should be level, or we'll all slide to one pole... David J Brooks wrote: Very nice shot. Love the colours. If members of the pdml were not also members of the flat earth society, we would not notice things like horizons.:-) Dave On Fri, Aug 29,

Re: sunset on zlarin

2008-08-29 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
thx for your comments, i've made the printed one level, thx to you :) and croatia is very beatiful, but this island is special. -- 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

Re: PESO - Wattle Grove

2008-08-29 Thread Brian Walters
Very colourful. The wattle is blooming pretty much everywhere downunder - just in time for Wattle Day on Sept 1. http://www.wattleday.asn.au/index.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On

Re: PESO - Extreme Crane

2008-08-29 Thread Ken Waller
I think the noise contributes to the bokeh and partially masks detail. I think the softness is mostly - 99.9% - due to the noise at the high ISO (3200) Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Extreme Crane

2008-08-29 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks to all who commented. Would the tele add more to the noise factor then. With the 1.4 X-L convertor, probably a little, but mostly due to the high ISO. I've shot this combo @ lower ISO's and have no issue with any softness @ those zettings. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread Ken Waller
Yeah... you get to haul a bigh honking camera around all day ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT - Crisis, what crisis? And they said there weren't any perks with this job...

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread Steve Desjardins
I guess it's true: Chicks dig the BIG cameras. Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/29/2008 5:34 PM And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO - Extreme Crane

2008-08-29 Thread Jack Davis
Certainly agree! Jack --- On Fri, 8/29/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Extreme Crane To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 4:45 PM I think the noise contributes to the bokeh and partially

WTB Friday: Pentax Chrome Filter

2008-08-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'm looking for one of the chrome 49 mm Skylight 1A or UV filters that Pentax made for the chrome limiteds. It's to go with a chrome FA 43 that I picked up a while ago. Contact me off list: jtainter at mindspring dot com Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Extreme Crane

2008-08-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I haven't read this entire thread, but I find your shot the crane to be a very interesting and attractive photograph. The noise doesn't bother me anymore than grain used to bother me. It's part and parcel of high ISO photography. (Although I think that with a bit more exposure (which may

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread Scott Loveless
Cotty wrote: And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html I see a picture of a bald man and four elves. Did I miss something? -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, PA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread David Savage
You look like the cat that got the cream :-) Cheers, Dave 2008/8/30 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
You forgot to mention the hideous growth on his shoulders... Scott Loveless wrote: Cotty wrote: And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html I see a picture of a bald man and four elves. Did I miss something?

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread David Savage
His head?? Dave 2008/8/30 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You forgot to mention the hideous growth on his shoulders... Scott Loveless wrote: Cotty wrote: And they said there weren't any perks with this job... http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/eyeshots/eyeshot16.html I see a picture of a

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread P. J. Alling
O:-) David Savage wrote: His head?? Dave 2008/8/30 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You forgot to mention the hideous growth on his shoulders... Scott Loveless wrote: Cotty wrote: And they said there weren't any perks with this job...

Re: OT - Crisis, what crisis?

2008-08-29 Thread Brian Walters
Look, I know he shoots Canon - but that is unkind. Funny - but unkind... :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:52:52 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: