RE: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread Bob W
[...] Bob (W), you should know by now that I am perfectionist. I am noticing that as time passes it becomes worse. Each time I have to admit that I misunderstood the other person or point out that they misunderstood me makes me feel bad. And these times are not passing if you know what I

RE: Looking for balance (in a bag)

2011-02-25 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
I've come to the realization that when I go on a photo trip, I just need to bring along Tenzing Norgay to carry my gear. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est At least you're not bringing Nguyen with you! Or has this joke already outlived its useful life? kris -- PDML

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: 1. The shutter action is even softer than that of K7. The stealthiness of K5 is remarkable. It is indeed. Waiting for your further report. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Thibouille
Congratulations Boris ! Happy to see you indeed managed to get one with a reasonable price. I imagine Galia's smile :D And now you get your K10D back as second camera? 2011/2/25 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did not have

Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-25 Thread Thibouille
No roadmap and I do not expect one. They got burned pretty badly with theirs (60-250 anyone?) and as a small company they probably do not want to shout to everybody their next move. We'll have to to without. 2011/2/24 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com: Anyone seen a recent lens roadmap? Awhile back

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: But I don't think you listened to me. It's not about the goofing around, and you know that. Yeah yeah yeah ;-) Of course there are those who say that once you turn something you love into a profession, it kills it dead. Mind you, I haven't found

Re: Peso: The Fire

2011-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/2/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: Only Cotty has the stature to be considered monolithic. Some would say neolithic. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Congratulation to both of you. Happy shooting :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/2/25 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did not have to wait for batteries to charge. Set it up - man, they keep adding

Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-25 Thread Peter Loveday
On the plus side, the lack of a roadmap gives us the opportunity for even more boundless wild speculation. :) - Peter -Original Message- From: Thibouille Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap? No roadmap and I do not

RE: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-25 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
LBA hit me and I was sad to see that Pentax don't have any current specialty lenses like tilt/shift, micro, soft... and I have to look at 3rd party lenses even for UWA. The new Limiteds are also weird - f/4? WTF? So yes, I have ordered Sigma 8-16 to feed my LBA :) Pentax, give me something to

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 7:26 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Congratulations Boris - happy shooting! Regards, Bob S. Thanks, Bob. Paul's system of AF correction is most valuable. Turns out my K-5 has rather tricky AF module. Only some of my lenses required no correction. But it seems, I am all set now,

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 9:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm starting to crack. Meaning?! I'm looking forward to seeing what you get. I like K-7's AF better. I will need to get used to K-5's AF, but I am certain I will prevail. I think you may have just locked down the PDML father of the year award.

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 11:23 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: It is indeed. Waiting for your further report. Ralf Roger roger. Boris -- 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: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 11:27 AM, Thibouille wrote: Congratulations Boris ! Happy to see you indeed managed to get one with a reasonable price. I imagine Galia's smile :D And now you get your K10D back as second camera? K10D is spoken for. We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. Boris -- PDML

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 8:39 AM, AlunFoto wrote: Don't think I'm mature enough for that responsibility, Bob. :-) Jostein We'll have to ask Stan and Cesar how much time they spent in the oak barrels to determine the maturity... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 12:31 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: Congratulation to both of you. Happy shooting :-) Thanks, Tim! Boris -- 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: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
Thanks, Bob. Paul's system of AF correction is most valuable. Turns out my K-5 has rather tricky AF module. Only some of my lenses required no Boris What is Paul's system? :) I haven't adjusted any of my lenses ever but maybe I should so if there is a better way I want to know! kris --

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 12:20 PM, Cotty wrote: Yeah yeah yeah ;-) Of course there are those who say that once you turn something you love into a profession, it kills it dead. Mind you, I haven't found that after 32 years. There are times when I could easily walk away from it for the right price but just

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 1:36 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: What is Paul's system? :) I haven't adjusted any of my lenses ever but maybe I should so if there is a better way I want to know! kris I am certain Paul will give you a full answer. Here is mine, kind of second hand. Paul has made a target

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 6:31 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 7:26 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Congratulations Boris - happy shooting! Regards, Bob S. Thanks, Bob. Paul's system of AF correction is most valuable. Turns out my K-5 has rather tricky AF module. Only some of my lenses

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 6:32 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 9:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm starting to crack. Meaning?! I'm looking forward to seeing what you get. I like K-7's AF better. I will need to get used to K-5's AF, but I am certain I will prevail. What is it you like

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 6:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 1:36 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: What is Paul's system? :) I haven't adjusted any of my lenses ever but maybe I should so if there is a better way I want to know! kris I am certain Paul will give you a full answer.

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 1:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: What is it you like about k-7 autofocus? I found them nearly identical, with k-5 being more accurate and faster to lock in. Paul It seems (- emphasis) to me that K-7 locks more confidently in low tungsten light. Other than that, they are pretty

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Congrats !! Looking forward to read your detailed report But please be careful abut what you write...bear in mind that it can have fatal consequences in others' wallets... ;-) Jaume - Mensaje original De: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
But please be careful abut what you write...bear in mind that it can have fatal consequences in others' wallets... ;-) Jaume K-5 is crap, pictures at ISO54000 are practically unusable, all the modes have been made redundant by the dedicated ISO button and program shift, there is no

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 7:21 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 1:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: What is it you like about k-7 autofocus? I found them nearly identical, with k-5 being more accurate and faster to lock in. Paul It seems (- emphasis) to me that K-7 locks more confidently in

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, Well if you're not our new roving PDML ambassador, then maybe you're our secret Quality Control inspector? Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:39 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/2/23 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Are you taking over Stan's or Cesar's role as

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/25 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Jostein, Well if you're not our new roving PDML ambassador, then maybe you're our secret Quality Control inspector? Ouch! Pest or cholera, eh? :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread AlunFoto
http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-305 :-) -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
The LV magnified MF is very useful, especially for macro work. The E-P1 does that and I quickly got used to it for crystals in the lab. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did not have to

Re: PESO from a Pentax get-together

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Well, I figured with global warming and all. . . On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 1:33 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/2/23 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Feb 23, 2011, at 5:40 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Nice.  Where was said get together held? Oslo You think?!?  LOL. Jostein

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Jack Davis
;) yeah, we have similar examples. One I've seen several is an assimilated Redwood tree. Next time in in that area I'll snap it. Jack --- On Fri, 2/25/11, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Creative cell phone tower To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like it. My home town in Massachusetts is an old mill town. The skyline was spotted with these 200 ft brick chimneys (like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Durfee_Mill_No1.jpg). A number of these have been converted to cell towers. The locals were oddly reluctant to have them taken

Re: PESO: the Catalan for dog

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
A strange but fascinating shot. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Blurry, at night, in an alley: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/02/23/-big/IMG_0446.jpg.html See, I gave y'all a night off the endless Barcelona shots. -Tim -- PDML

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
We have some in this area disguised as pine trees. Dan M -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: ;) yeah, we have similar examples. One I've seen several is an assimilated Redwood tree. Next time in

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
As wheatfield would say Har! ann AlunFoto wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-305 :-) -- 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

OT: Good Lightroom 3 book?

2011-02-25 Thread Darren Addy
I've finally got Lightroom 3 on order. No experience with previous versions. I haven't really worked much with RAW files yet, so planning on starting my journey on that now. I thought I would poll the collective that is farther down the stream than I am... which Lightroom 3 book(s) would you

Re: OT -Christchurch hit again

2011-02-25 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 24, 2011, at 18:58, David Mann wrote: On Feb 25, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Cotty wrote: On 24/2/11, Alastair Robertson, discombobulated, unleashed: here's an image from the port hills shortly after the quake struck - the damage to the CBD is all too apparent here

Re: PUG! How's the Weather?

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
This PUG has revealed a notable gap in my photographic collection. I can only conclude that when confronted with big weather I run inside the house. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all Only a few more days to get your March PUG submissions

FS Friday - see below

2011-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
As listed on by moi on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/SIGMA-28mm-f2-8-Mini-Wide-II-lens-Pentax-SLRs-used-/190504826808?pt=Camera_Lenseshash=item2c5af8f7b8 It already has a $29 bid on it. and I'm sure most of you know tht all the photos on my website are actually for sale, although selling

Re: OT: Good Lightroom 3 book?

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I've finally got Lightroom 3 on order. No experience with previous versions. I haven't really worked much with RAW files yet, so planning on starting my journey on that now. I thought I would poll the collective that

Re: Pentax Lens Roadmap?

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
KEH sometimes has the older k mount tilt/shift lenses. Pentax hasn't made those in a while. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com wrote: LBA hit me and I was sad to see that Pentax don't have any current specialty lenses like tilt/shift,

Re: First attempt at photographing ISS

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: First attempt at photographing ISS On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:08 PM,

Re: Peso - Take out

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Maybe it's squirrel gum. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ken Waller wrote: Nice one Ann. Thanks, Ken. Proposed title - 'Nuts, I don't need no stikin nuts  :-)  I still like think he is throwing out the garbage.  

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: We have some in this area disguised as pine trees. Ours are covered in snow. Dave Dan M -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Jack Davis

Re: GESO - Birding in the Soo

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 24, 2011, at 11:49 PM, Ken Waller wrote: On Feb 24, 2011, at 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Ah the U P, Pictured Rocks, White Fish Point, Porcupine Wilderness state park, The Keweenaw peninsula, Seney NWR, and Houghton, the jump off point for Isle Royale N P. Regret not having

Re: Peso - Take out

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
Good detail The 55-300 again.?? Dave On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: About to leave the little zoo yesterday and spotted this guy... grabbed it, no chance for more than one - he was off around the railing and disappeared.

Re: PUG! How's the Weather?

2011-02-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: This PUG has revealed a notable gap in my photographic collection.  I can only conclude that when confronted with big weather I run inside the house. In Soviet tornado, house runs around you! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: GESO - Birding in the Soo

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ah the U P, Pictured Rocks, White Fish Point,  Porcupine Wilderness state park, The Keweenaw peninsula, Seney NWR, and Houghton, the jump off point for Isle Royale N P. I try to get to the U P as much as I can. I did 7-8

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:38 AM, AlunFoto wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-305 We've got one right here in metro Atlanta decked out like a pine tree. I'll bet a lot of people haven't even noticed it. [How about you, Doug?] Lotsa pine trees in Georgia.

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
Looking forward to more reports and photos. Galia is a lucky girl dave On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did not have to wait for batteries to charge. Set it up - man, they keep adding

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
What do you do for zooms, adjust for the mid point.?? Dave On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Feb 25, 2011, at 6:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 1:36 PM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: What is Paul's system? :) I haven't adjusted any of

OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-02-25 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
Yeah, they really are trying to pass this garbage. http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/25/bill-introduced-in-florida-senate -would-make-farm-photography-a-felony.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-02-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yeah, they really are trying to pass this garbage. http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/25/bill-introduced-in-florida-senate -would-make-farm-photography-a-felony.htm Well there goes my weekends then Dave

RE: Setting Time on the K-x (EXACTLY) ???

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Darren Addy I've never noticed this before but my clock is off by 6-1/2 minutes. I know that the ISS was closest to me last night at 18:59:55 so I wanted to concentrate on frames shot around that time. Looking at the EXIF I noticed that I was off. I can only assume that the clock I set it

Re: OT: Good Lightroom 3 book?

2011-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I find that the available books are a little difficult and slow for newcomers to learn from. Lightroom is a very interactive application, it's easier to get the base knowledge about using it by seeing it in use. Tutorial videos are a better way to get rolling, then any of Martin Evening, Scott

Re: OT: 2011 Australian national photographic portrait prize

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 24, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Peter McIntosh wrote: This link - http://www.news.com.au/pictures/gallery-e6frflv9-1226011878963 - is to a slideshow of a number of the entrants to the 2011 Australian National Photographic Portrait Prize. Some goodstuff in there. Yep.

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 25, 2011, at 12:12 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Nothing prevents me to resolve not to use emoticons yet another round over and see if it leads me anywhere. Sounds like you're heeding Tim's suggestion.

Re: OT -Christchurch hit again

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Right Charles, CBD is Central Business District. Think Minneapolis's downtown, but without quite as many tall buildings, and none of the 2nd story ramps from building to building to avoid the snowy streets (no -20 degree F temps either). Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Charles

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 25, 2011, at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Last but absolutely not least, K7 has officially been passed to Galia. I changed the owner name in the settings and she smiled broadly when I showed her that K7 was now hers. Cool. How great to get started in photography so young --

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. How is this possible ?? -- ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. Ah. You're at a Pentaximum. -- 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: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: Krisjanis Linkevics krisjanis.linkev...@exigenservices.com But please be careful abut what you write...bear in mind that it can have fatal consequences in others' wallets... ;-) Jaume But seriously after removing all the crap on startup and

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley i _am_ using Thunderbird; i had noticed in passing that in Thunderbird /slashes/ make italics, but only when in the HTML view, and Tbird sometimes fails to terminate the italics correctly; but i more often use the plain text view; nonetheless by mentioning this you literally

Re: Peso - Take out

2011-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
David J Brooks wrote: Good detail The 55-300 again.?? Dave Thanks.. Yup - just FYI - on smugmug you can pull up the EXIF data - just below the photo caption... on the line with the camera used.. it tells all. On photos that I took with a Pentax manual lens on the dark side camera,

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/11, Elizabeth Masoner, discombobulated, unleashed: Yeah, they really are trying to pass this garbage. http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/25/bill-introduced-in-florida- senate-would-make-farm-photography-a-felony.htm That's hilarious! Google Earth ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: First attempt at photographing ISS

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Once upon a time in Racine, Wisconsin, the next door neighbor of a friend made a casting of his wife naked on the bed. Later, after the divorce, he kept it on the living room couch visible to anyone driving past. A form of revenge... I just had to drive by and see it. :-) Regards, Bob S. On

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/11, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-305 :-) LOL We have one of those experiments near us. At least they designed the thing around the tree and not the mast. They hid the transmitters amongst the foliage... -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: GESO - Birding in the Soo

2011-02-25 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 25, 2011, at 10:31 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I did 7-8 trips with the pilot car company in 2008 from Jan-April, but only had time to shot from the truck window. Dam truckers did not want to stop.:-) Here is a shot after crossing the Mackinaw bridge to the UP.

Re: GESO - Birding in the Soo

2011-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Stan Halpin wrote: Some senics and bird shots from my weekend in Michigan's Eastern UP . . . http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p19156316 I briefly discuss the trip in the last couple of posts in my Posterous blog: http://smhalpin.posterous.com stan That is the Mackinac Bridge, btw, yes? I

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Our suburb or 40,000 has 5 raised water tanks, specifically located on high spots to take advantage of gravity for water pressure. They have become decorated with all manner of antenna. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: We have some

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 10:36 AM, David J Brooks wrote: What do you do for zooms, adjust for the mid point.?? Yes, but I usually check both ends of the range as well, just so I know what I'm dealing with. I re-checked the DA* 50-135 the other day, and it was right on in all three positions.

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley On 2011-02-24 11:28 , steve harley wrote: On 2011-02-24 11:24 , Larry Colen wrote: I wonder if I have better than 1/2 a chance to mess things up with this sentence. Thunderbird handled that well, but try /usr/bin/curl ... ... this sentence may now be unduly

Re: PESO: Winters Melt

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: drd1...@gmail.com On my BlackBerry I can only reply in the space provided. Is it top or bottom posting? Top posted. The Wikipedia article on Posting Style referenced in the emoticons. smiles, etc thread says the Blackberry and other mobile devices encourage top posting because they

Re: Setting Time on the K-x (EXACTLY) ???

2011-02-25 Thread Darren Addy
Good to know. Thanks John! -- 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: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, what I did was adjust my Sigma 24-60 at 60 mm and check it at 24 mm. Due to difference in DOF, 60 mm focusing precision is more important to me. But any way that makes sense would work. Unfortunately, at this moment Pentax firmware does not allow multiple correction settings for the same

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 3:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Interesting. I find that the K-5 is quicker to lock in and more accurate in all low light situations. However, I rarely use anything other than SDM lenses. I have read that the K-5 has problems with screw drive lenses in tungsten light. Paul Paul,

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/25/2011 5:58 PM, Cotty wrote: On 25/2/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. How is this possible ?? -- ;-) I cannot explain it without non-textual words, but Bob W forbade me to use them... Boris -- PDML

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 5:58 PM, Cotty wrote: On 25/2/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. How is this possible ?? -- ;-) I cannot explain it without non-textual words,

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 25, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 3:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Interesting. I find that the K-5 is quicker to lock in and more accurate in all low light situations. However, I rarely use anything other than SDM lenses. I have read that the K-5 has problems

PESO - Skull and Crossbones

2011-02-25 Thread Don Guthrie
Such a genuine and sweet smile from a girl wearing pirate's garb. The pirates of the caribean influence , no doubt. Wonderful spur of the moment portrait! Subject: PESO - Skull and Crossbones Message-ID: AANLkTi=3ChZPneuvrk-p6ov3dFeGA=pb6wtihu6o3...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type:

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele Showing my age ( not that I haven't done that before), during the reign of the typewriter that I grew up with there were no italics at all. e.g. - http://www.willdavis.org/TilmanUnderwoodPort1932Junior611468.jpg Later - in the early 60's I used an IBM electric typewriter

Re: PESO: Winters Melt

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
Top posting is my preference. All the little carots () or whatever are a waste of bandwidth. Gmail neatly threads up the posts and makes it easy for me. There is no need to catch your replies line by line by line. This works with most posters except Christine A., who seems to re-title every email

Re: Looking for balance (in a bag)

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
The REAL Holy Grail of photography ... a camera bag that will carry as much as you need to carry without being too cumbersome. Add to that it shouldn't LOOK like a camera bag so as not to encourage thieves and you really would have the perfect bag. I'm still looking. - No virus found

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, I learned typing in a summer high school class of 50 or 60.. The teacher was a former prison camp guard, and she was determined to teach these girls a secretarial skill ! ! ! I only used my art gum eraser (from the mechanical drawing class) ONCE before she confiscated it. How she snuck up

RE: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W From: ... Cotty Sent: 24 February 2011 23:21 To: pentax list Subject: Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc On 23/2/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Writing was invented in approximately 4000 BC. Bob should know, he was there. I'm a Time Lord. B YANA - No

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Don Guthrie
Subject: Re: K5 has arrived here Message-ID: aanlktikiuhkxnf0baptyb5wp2dyfuenoucfndnm0h...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Looking forward to more reports and photos. Galia is a lucky girl dave Last but absolutely not least, K7 has officially been

Re: Peso: The Fire

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty On 24/2/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: Only Cotty has the stature to be considered monolithic. Some would say neolithic. Works either way. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3466 -

OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make, farm photography a felony

2011-02-25 Thread Don Guthrie
Message: 8 Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:36:33 -0600 From: Elizabeth Masoner lizmaso...@bellsouth.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farmphotography a felony Message-ID:

Re: First attempt at photographing ISS

2011-02-25 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-25 09:05 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Once upon a time in Racine, Wisconsin, the next door neighbor of a friend made a casting of his wife naked on the bed. Later, after the divorce, he kept it on the living room couch visible to anyone driving past. A form of revenge... i know an older

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 25, 2011, at 3:32 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 2/25/2011 9:09 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm starting to crack. Meaning?! My goal of fiscal responsibility is about to fall apart under my desire for a K-5. I think you may have just locked down the PDML father of the year award.

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-02-25 Thread William Robb
On 25/02/2011 9:36 AM, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: Yeah, they really are trying to pass this garbage. http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/25/bill-introduced-in-florida-senate -would-make-farm-photography-a-felony.htm Did Florida separate from the Union? Doesn't the 1st Amendment of the

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-25 05:02 , Paul Stenquist wrote: There are alternatives that are somewhat easier to use but more difficult to construct, such as a method where the target is a slope that rises at 45 degrees and the camera is level. easy to construct: i've used a yardstick leaned against a wall,

Re: PESO - Creative cell phone tower

2011-02-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis yeah, we have similar examples. One I've seen several is an assimilated Redwood tree. Next time in in that area I'll snap it. Jack --- On Fri, 2/25/11, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Creative cell phone tower To:

Re: Looking for balance (in a bag)

2011-02-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Sometimes when I 'm just walking around the city with one camera I use a padded six pack of canned something type instead of one of my Tamracs. ann John Sessoms wrote: The REAL Holy Grail of photography ... a camera bag that will carry as much as you need to carry without being too

Re: Looking for balance (in a bag)

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
M theory allows for pocket universes. They don't come in canvas, however. Yet. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: The REAL Holy Grail of photography ... a camera bag that will carry as much as you need to carry without being too cumbersome. Add to

RE: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Bob W
We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. Boris you're going to have to resign from the list now. -- 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: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Bob W
We have enough Pentax cameras in this household. How is this possible ?? -- ;-) I cannot explain it without non-textual words, but Bob W forbade me to use them... Boris :o) actually, I didn't. I just said they were unnecessary. I don't go around trying to stop

Re: K5 has arrived here

2011-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Did she know she was getting it? Daddy gets big points for that one. It's a nice camera for a kid, but she seems to really know how to use a DSLR. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Picked the little bugger up yesterday. Given that I have K7, I did

FS Friday K20 + extras

2011-02-25 Thread Larry Colen
When I cave in and get the K-5, I'll sell the K20. Or maybe when I sell the K20, I'll get the K-5. K20, I have the box and most of the stuff around someplace Spare battery Battery grip Katzeye focusing screen with composition grid $600 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est --

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