Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread John Francis
OK - I'll chime in with my car history. My first car was a mid '60s Morris Minor 1000(sic) Estate with the 1100cc engine, which my mother gave to me. While not an exciting car to drive, it served me well for a few years with very few problems (until the frame rusted out), and was an easy car to

Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread David Mann
On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: [a bunch of Youtube links] http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Quicktime...

2009-06-05 Thread David Mann
On Jun 5, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: Windows is /bound/ to be better than a muriatic acid enema. Doing CSS workarounds for IE6, on the other hand... (yes I've had a frustrating afternoon) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on may 31 in bangalore, so we had about two months to train. of the

Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread mike wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows But you might have clicked End Task on the *wrong* task, and the dialogue is giving you a chance to save yourself from this

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-05 Thread Rick Womer
Aha! Yes, progressive bifocals can certainly cause problems with viewfinders. Every time I get a new pair, it takes some adjustment. I used to take my glasses off to shoot, but that's a PITA. Now, I just make sure I'm looking through the top of the glasses, where there is uniform distance

Re: OT - When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Debates

2009-06-05 Thread AlunFoto
2009/6/5 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: From todays New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/arts/design/04abroad.html?themc=th To see something is to face the prospect of becoming inured to it, even if only slightly. Photographs reveal horrors to which they also accustom

Re: OT: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Subash
On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:54:42 -0500 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Subash, Congrats on completing the run and stopping smoking! Bob, thanks! i quit almost four years back. distance running is a recent affliction though :)

Re: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Subash
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a certain mountain goat. thanks Bob. you wouldn't say that (even jokingly) if you knew the time i

Re: The cost of buying locally

2009-06-05 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Rob, Well I sent the e-mail last night and got a reply this morning saying they will match the price and asking for my credit card details and postal address. I've supplied them but have not yet received confirmation, but I am expecting a delivery next week. :) This weekend I am

Re: A Pentax 16-50mm F2.8 DA* a little sad story

2009-06-05 Thread Angel Ramos
Hi , I am attaching my original story about this lens and the problem I had. Well I got an email from Pentax saying that a new lens have been sent by UPS to my home address, Bravo Pentax, I do know now that the lens has arrived but I am in a bussiness travel at México City. I am eager to

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Adam Maas
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I blame the United Auto Workers for all the industry problems. I'd agree if the issues were assembly related. Kenneth Waller Which a fair amount of them were/are. Can't blame the UAW for everything though, the Detroit

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Subash wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a few years back. Not because I thought it was a particularly good motorcycle, but simply because it had a kick start. You and Subash could have

Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Graydon On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:57:31PM -0400, John Sessoms scripsit: Why does Task Manager ask me if I want to end a task? If I hadn't wanted to end the task, I wouldn't have opened Task Manager in the first place, and I wouldn't have clicked on the End Task button. But you

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. -- 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

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Toyotas are great cars, if you're a fan of roll-steer. And about 98% of the Anmerican buying public has no idea what that is. I have a Green Machine that does that! ;) -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008

Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Peter Loveday Hmm. Never thought of that - thanks for the idea. The lens hood on my Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron keeps unscrewing itself and falling off. I've twice had to retrace my steps looking for it in the last couple of weeks. I'd been toying with the idea of superglue, but recent

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Subash
On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:06:24 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Subash, I recall reading (in the mid/late-80's, I think) that an Indian company was going to produce a *diesel* motorcycle called the Sooraj 325 (going from memory here). Any idea if it ever went into production?

RE: Quicktime...

2009-06-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W Clearly Apple is some religion... now once upon a time there was a difference - long ago, before they all started using the same hardware. Granted, their OS is better than windows - but then, what isn't??? :-) I'm reliably informed that Marburg Disease isn't. Bob

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Christian
I'll play: all my cars: 1978 Plymouth Horizon - bought used in 1984 shared with my older sister. Fine, reliable car until she melted the engine. 1965 Ford Mustang 289 4bbl V8 - used in 1985. Really a car that a 17 year old high school kid should never have owned. The car deserved better than

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ken, I blame the UAW for the economics of the industry, not the assembly line problems. The union might as well have used a mask and a gun to hold up the auto makers in the '60's. That's when I notices the big wages and generous benefit packages. You could argue that it was better to hire on

Re: GESO: fishing through lightroom

2009-06-05 Thread Christian
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: hello, here is what i managed to catch by spending some time browsing through my lightroom archive. it's only a year or two old (well, not older than lightroom for sure) so i haven't managed to find pictures i couldn't remember of having taken, but i did find some

Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 08:11:02AM -0400, John Sessoms scripsit: I'm not sure why everyone loves Apple, since from my point of view they're as arrogantly inept as Microsoft. They're differently arrogant. Also differently inept, which frequently matters. -- Graydon, who admits to not playing

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Same problem here. Must remember to use the right part of the glasses! Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:37 AM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Aha! Yes, progressive bifocals can certainly cause problems with viewfinders.   Every time I get a new pair, it takes some adjustment. I

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/4/09, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a few years back. Not because I thought it was a particularly good motorcycle, but simply because it had a

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, Remember it rains at GFM! Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/4/09, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:30:36 -0400 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:   Scott Loveless wrote: I almost bought an Enfield a

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, Remember it rains at GFM! I've been wet before. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Adam Maas
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. Which isn't what happened. They went looking for a merger partner and got suckered. -- M.

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: paul stenquist Chrysler did just fine until Daimler got involved. Yeah, that's why they went looking for a buyer. Which isn't what happened. They went

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT: help identifying this car Steamrolled is more like it. From what I recall the guy Chrysler sent in to negotiate the merger wasn't quite prepared for what the Germans had in mind and they walked all over him. Hostile

RE: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread mike wilson
Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com wrote: William Robb wrote: Ford Prefect from the late 40s, early 50s. John Francis gets the canoe on this one. Ah! The only one I've seen has been highly modified by a different generation (V8 Jaguar auto box). So that's what they

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT: help identifying this car Steamrolled is more like it. From what I recall the guy Chrysler sent in to negotiate the merger wasn't quite prepared for what the Germans

Re: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread mike wilson
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: ..I merely lost everything that was installed on my computer... Mark! -- 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

Re: GESO: fishing through lightroom

2009-06-05 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
thank you, it's very rewarding to hear you think so luka On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: hello, here is what i managed to catch by spending some time browsing through my lightroom archive. it's only a year or two old

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with many millions of dollars if they could get another company to buy a controlling interest in Chrysler. And they knew they had something that others

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . Dan -- 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: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with many millions of dollars if they could get another company to buy a controlling interest in

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . They talk about that stuff over at the Pentax forums. gdr -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML

PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul -- 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: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread mike wilson
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

PESO - sofa and window

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
This is all Doug's fault. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2LuHl_XCFiFjNis4jxk6AA?feat=directlink -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? No. Motorcycles are off-topic. A couple of ancient

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:15:03AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola scripsit: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . It is a fundamental law that you can't decide what a thread is going to be about, only what you're going to post to it. Given long enough, it'll be about

GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
(Probably best to read this with a wink ;-) and a smile :-) all the way through.) After Saturday's dinner, Doug Brewer dashed off, tending to official workshop business, and Darrel and I headed into the auditorium for the Fine Art Black and White presentation, which I thought interesting,

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Subash
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:39:51 +0100 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles? i have a car. it's purple.

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread mike wilson
Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Cars I have owned: I have a car. It's dark green. It's done 173,000 miles. It does 50mpg. Can I talk about my motorcycles?

RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Desjardins, Steve
We have a simple plan. We buy Subaru cars and Ford trucks. Both have worked well for us. Subarus have their quirks and some odd repairs, but are generally very reliable and handle well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

OT: Motorcycles (was RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras)

2009-06-05 Thread Desjardins, Steve
You can now. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 10:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras On 6/5/09, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:

Re: GFM--One

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Do you have the new version? You know, the one with the zombies? I think you've missed what I'm talking about. It's a book: http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-9781594743344-0 Ah, yes, I did miss what you were talking

Re: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
I envy them. :-) On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: In truth, Chrysler chairman Eaton and others saw a chance to cash in. They were nearing retirement age and saw an opportunity to walk away with

Re: GFM--One

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
That's great, John Francis. So I take it you are and Austen fan. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Francis jo...@panix.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:40 PM Subject: Re: GFM--One On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:04:24PM

Re: PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, That's your carpet slope isn't it? It's an enjoyable slice of life, well captured. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm

Re: PESO - sofa and window

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Scott, So what is that? A blurry picture of a bike seat thru your front window? And why are you blaming Doug? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: This is all Doug's fault.

Re: GFM--One

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
Actually, I got the date wrong: it's around 1985ish. Fay Weldon did the screenplay and Elizabeth Garvie plays Elizabeth and David Rintoul plays Mr. Darcy. This version is more like a video drama really. I like it because it really lets Austen's dialogue shine; in my view anyway. Also, if

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:53:38PM +0100, Cotty scripsit: On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine For my part I

Re: PESO - sofa and window

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, So what is that? A blurry picture of a bike seat thru your front window? And why are you blaming Doug? Doesn't matter. It's a bad picture and an even worse inside joke. Disregard. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Larry Colen
This isn't an exhaustive chronicle of my cars but it does have pictures of quite a few of them from the past 20 years: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/schoolpix.html A few of the racecars I've owned and/or driven: http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/racecars.html This'll have links to

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Very nice, the whole lot. You should

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:15:09AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: We have a simple plan. We buy Subaru cars and Ford trucks. Both have worked well for us. Subarus have their quirks and some odd repairs, but are generally very reliable and handle well. I *hate* the steering boxes in Ford

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This'll have links to pictures of my current racecar and daily driver http://red4est.com/miata About 8 years ago I almost had my wife convinced to let me turn her '94 Miata into a Spec Miata. Since we already had the car, the conversion would

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Oh, I realize that. I was trying for subtle humor, but that seldom works. I'm just glad to see Pentax get some good reviews for its consumer cameras in the popular press. I think that will help Pentax sales and the company's ability to keep manufacturing the kind of equipment we want and need.

Re: PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Jack Davis
Your eye catches so many of these cute/warm moments. I never tire of them. Made both me and my wife smile. A definitive mommy shot. Jack --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO: Riding Momma To:

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 12:34:41PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: On 6/5/09, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: This'll have links to pictures of my current racecar and daily driver http://red4est.com/miata About 8 years ago I almost had my wife convinced to let me turn her '94 Miata

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, Those offer a nice look at GFM and capture the flavor of the place. Not bad for a 'people' photographer. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Scott Lovelesssdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/5/09, Christine  Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:  Here are a few pics if

Re: K7's at GFM

2009-06-05 Thread Miserere
Bob, When you say: And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! What lenses are you referring to? My experiences with the DA* 16-50 and 50-135 are certainly not of perfectly silent and popping focus. I'm not putting them

testing msg send

2009-06-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: testing msg send

2009-06-05 Thread Miserere
Ignored. :-) -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/6/5 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: i'll get it through my other accounts if it works, please ignore. -- Godfrey  www.gdgphoto.com  

Re: K7's at GFM

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
M, I was trying the DA's - 60-250/4, 200/2.8, 15/4, 55/1.4 was a bit slower. This was all compared to my usual kit of limited FA lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Misereremiser...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, When you say: And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:15:03AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Gee, I thought I was starting a thread on cameras, not cars . . . Dan Thread Nazi :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: GFM--One

2009-06-05 Thread John Francis
Well, married to one, anyway. But most of the time our tastes are close enough that we'll happily watch whatever the other chooses. She won't watch Rocky Horror or Clockwork Orange, and I could do without Notting Hill or Bridget Jones, but that's about it. On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:30:57AM

RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Desjardins, Steve
LOL. I'm not nearly this picky with cars. The truck starts and hauls stuff where I want it to. The Subaru stays on the road in bad weather. This is what most folks care about, which is why the in-depth analysis of car/motorcycle magazines is largely useless to the average driver. In terms

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 01:47:15PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve wrote: LOL. I'm not nearly this picky with cars. The truck starts and hauls stuff where I want it to. The Subaru stays on the road in bad weather. This is what most folks care about, which is why the in-depth analysis of

Enablement

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
The brown truck fairy delivered a second hand FA28/2.8 AL today. I swear the only thing that differentiates this lens from a new one is the lack of a box with a bunch of styrofoam inside. Which means I'm a happy camper. I probably paid too much for it, but they don't seem to come up that often.

RE: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Desjardins, Steve
That's certainly true. Once technology reaches a certain level, most of anything works fine for most people. There are some special features (all wheel drive in a car) that attract folks to certain brands, but edgy performance is often seen as a perk. One factor really hurting all of the

FS: Black MZ-3, PZ-1p, SMC-M 24-35mm f/3.5 zoom, SMC-M 28mm f/2

2009-06-05 Thread Joe Wilensky
A couple of the best 1990s-era autofocus film bodies and a couple of late '70s M-series lenses. Photos available on request. See below: Bodies: Black Pentax MZ-3 body: A step up from the MZ-5n/ZX-5n (one stop higher shutter speed, tweaked autofocus). Condition: EX to EX+, only odd flaw

Photoshop workshop question ... pdml

2009-06-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to just what you think could be covered in that time. Email

Re: PESO - Savagenator

2009-06-05 Thread Luiz Felipe
Ah, ok... I tought it would be about violence, not plastic surgery ;-) LF David Savage escreveu: GzI thought it was obvious: Scarface!! :-) Dave 2009/6/5 Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br: That would be Alien vs. Predator? Last Tango in Paris?? Bambi??? LF David Savage

Re: Photoshop workshop question ... pdml

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to

Re: OT: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Subash wrote: in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on may 31 in bangalore, so we had about two months to train. of

Re: Quicktime...

2009-06-05 Thread Luiz Felipe
You must be joking... Apple with problems??? Impossible... I attended to a roadshow long ago, and one of the highlights of the event was a Mac with frozen system. We were just getting the operator a hand of applause every time the damned thing flopped. Looong before that, I won a bet against

Re: Photoshop workshop question ... pdml

2009-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm working on a workshop proposal at present. What would you like to see in a beyond the basics Photoshop workshop? Consider a two-day workshop, two four-hour sessions, as the time for a given workshop, but don't limit your ideas to just what you think could be covered

Re: OT: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/5/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Subash wrote: in the first week of april, some of us friends here decided to do a 10km run in bangalore, mostly to keep some off smoking which they just given up. most of us had no prior experience with distance running. the run was on

RE: GFM--One

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
Perhaps you should introduce the Hugh Grant character to Alex and his three droogs, Pete, Georgie and Dim. See what they make of him. I'm sure they'd enjoy spending time with Ms Jones too. Bob Well, married to one, anyway. But most of the time our tastes are close enough that we'll

RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
[...] Everyone should be treated to the Doug and Mark show, which combines the humor of a hyper-kinetic Mark Roberts and a laid-back Doug Brewer. It certainly makes for some hearty belly-laughs! Well done, guys! Really impressive! [...] Luckily there's no shortage of hearty

RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine I agree Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
Subject: PESO: Riding Momma http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul and there was me expecting a photo from West Virginia. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ Beautiful work Christine I agree Bob that bear reminds me of Salman Rushdie Bob

RE: OT: help identifying this car

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
Ford Prefect from the late 40s, early 50s. John Francis gets the canoe on this one. Ah! The only one I've seen has been highly modified by a different generation (V8 Jaguar auto box). So that's what they really look like. UK ford prefect was an entirely different animal.

RE: OT: Something I don't understand about windows

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
But you might have clicked End Task on the *wrong* task, and the dialogue is giving you a chance to save yourself from this grim fate. Mine end when ever they feel like it. The joy of Mac computers. The Joy of Macs Why does that remind me of something?

Re: Consumer Reports on cool cameras

2009-06-05 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 5, 2009, at 11:24, Larry Colen wrote: Subie's do pretty well, but if you push them at all, you *have* to trailbrake to get them to turn in. Though powering out of the esses in a power induced four wheel drift in a 4WD can be a lot of fun. I simply LIVE for the 8-12 inch snowstorms

Brite green: scene without an actor...

2009-06-05 Thread Roman Melihhov
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20090605222933 ^^^ Saturation increased. Your comments appreciated... -- 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: running a 10k

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0100 Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a certain mountain goat. thanks Bob. you wouldn't say that (even jokingly) if you knew

PESO: arms recycling - nothing new

2009-06-05 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Once Napoleon was safely locked-up on St. Helena in 1815, there was an enormous surplus of cannons in France. On the other hand, the French sea ports were going through a period of rapid expansion and there was a shortage of bollards, until someone had a really clever idea:

RE: PESO: arms recycling - nothing new

2009-06-05 Thread Bob W
Once Napoleon was safely locked-up on St. Helena in 1815, there was an enormous surplus of cannons in France. On the other hand, the French sea ports were going through a period of rapid expansion and there was a shortage of bollards, until someone had a really clever idea:

Re: PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
I was a bit hesitant to open it, frankly. On Jun 5, 2009, at 12:27 , Bob W wrote: Subject: PESO: Riding Momma http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9294845size=lg K20D plus DA*60-250, f4.5 1/4000th, ISO 400, 200mm Click to make it smaller Paul and there was me expecting a photo from

Re: PESO: Riding Momma

2009-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
But having done so, I agree with Jack's observations. I too smiled. On Jun 5, 2009, at 09:38 , Jack Davis wrote: Your eye catches so many of these cute/warm moments. I never tire of them. Made both me and my wife smile. A definitive mommy shot. Jack Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com

Re: PESO - sofa and window

2009-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
Caution... More bike porn! On Jun 5, 2009, at 07:40 , Scott Loveless wrote: This is all Doug's fault. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2LuHl_XCFiFjNis4jxk6AA?feat=directlink If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
Those are all very nice Christine. You should be proud. Thanks for sharing with us stay-at-homes. And thanks to the rest of you for posting your favorite shots of your stay at the mountain. All Great Stuff On Jun 5, 2009, at 07:51 , Christine Aguila wrote: Here are a few pics if

Re: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics

2009-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
I to thought that one was special. Depth. Balance. Craggy rocks and lovely trees in the mist On Jun 5, 2009, at 09:03 , Graydon wrote: On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 04:53:38PM +0100, Cotty scripsit: On 5/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

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