Re: PESO Ford

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 26, 2012, at 8:22 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Like the fourth one best. Those orange highlights are weird but oddly work well with the black or grey matt. There are several rat rods around painted black primer with orange highlights. Well shot. Thank you. Cheers,

Re: GESO San Francisco Lindy Exchange:

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 26, 2012, at 8:36 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't get all the way through them but there are some amazing photos in there. Obviously being a dancer yourself you know the timing and can anticipate the perfect moment to snap. Wonderful stuff. Thank you. Those photos are

Re: Autographer (wearable camera) - not entirely OT

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 26/09/2012 23:50, Darren Addy wrote: Don't know what I really think of this: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/09/24/omg-life-creates-autographer-wearable-automatic-camera but I saw it shortly after viewing this neat instructional video

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 27/09/2012 01:48, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate

RE: Autographer (wearable camera) - not entirely OT

2012-09-27 Thread Bob W
It would be interesting to wear the Pentax Q around one's neck and just have it set to take images with its built-in intervalometer while walking around the streets or something (hands-off). I've seen pictures taken similarly by hanging a camera from a dog's collar. I don't think the human

Re: Comet news may raise demand/prices for Pentax O-GPS1

2012-09-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
Damn. Went right out and bought one - online from Buy.com - $213 with tax, free shipping. Interesting to see if it will work in AstroTracker mode mounted on my Celestron 8 2000mm SCM telescope, or my 1000mm, or my 500mm, or my 350mm. I suspect I'll end up using the DA* 200mm as was used in

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
Something becoming more and more obvious to me is the effective 'dumbing down' of photography. In days gone by, there were basically three tiers of equipment. SLR cameras, bigger SLR cameras, and everything else. As a student, using an SLR camera was essential - you were taught about the nature

Re: Comet news may raise demand/prices for Pentax O-GPS1

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:18 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Damn. Went right out and bought one - online from Buy.com - $213 with tax, free shipping. Interesting to see if it will work in AstroTracker mode mounted on my Celestron 8 2000mm SCM telescope, or my 1000mm, or my 500mm, or my 350mm.

Re: GESO Tasha and Friends -- the rest of the story

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
We had to leave before the end of the day, so missed that. It was out in Brantford, an hour and a half drive from our place in Mississauga, and we had to get home to feed all the pets. The film is still in production. They are shooting random stuff still, and then there's editing,

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button

2012-09-27 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:09:57 +1000 Rob Studdert wrote: Good find! I just checked, and setting raw/fx to astrotracer is actually useful Yeah, great tip, thanks I rechecked the manual for the O-GPS1, and this feature is never mentioned at all. (and not in the original K5 manual either of

Re: DA* 60-250 to C.R.I.S.

2012-09-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Bummer. Paul, I most certainly join you in your wishes to have your lens repaired quickly and professionally. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The SDM motor of my workhorse lens seems to have failed after what must be about 20,000 frames. Not too

Re: Mileage on a K5 shutter

2012-09-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Off top of my head, it is rated for 100K actuations, so that 13K should be pretty much, well, early teenage... On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at a used K5 with 13K actuations on the shutter. In good shape other wise. How much wear is this,

Re: Mileage on a K5 shutter

2012-09-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Off top of my head, it is rated for 100K actuations, so that 13K should be pretty much, well, early teenage... I would not want a shutter with the qualities of a teenager. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - One of the best monitors also makes phone calls

2012-09-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6334/iphone-5-screen-performance Wrapping up, the iPhone 5 display is a whole quantum leap better than the display on the iPhone 4. Contrast levels and light output have both been increased, and color performance is astonishing. The full sRGB gamut is present here,

RE: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Very cool! What surface is it walking on? Almost looks like a mattress or something? Whatever it is I think it really adds to the photo - not so strong as to distract but visible enough to be a subtle yet interesting element. Very good photo but two little nits: Might crop a bit off the top and

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 26, 2012, at 22:34 , David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: What gets me about those listings is that they usually over $100 in the Boston area. A 35 year old camera that regularly goes for $125. I stopped looking for Pentax on CL because it's so ridiculous. I agree there are

Re: GESO Tasha and Friends -- the rest of the story

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes, two Canon T3i's. They did their previous effort on digital as well--I think Canon 5D--but that was borrowed or rented so they bought the T3i's for this production. Sound is recorded on a digital deck with a Rhode mic on a boom. You can just make out the sound guy in the shadows of one shot.

Re: DA 35 DA 55-300 on film

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Bong, I think perhaps it's your aesthetic choice: these shots tend emphasize the darker tones. Put another way, your histogram is lumpy to the left. :-) Your your white pixels look white to me on my display, so I don't think it's an issue of exposure range. Very nice shots too. On Wed, Sep 26,

Re: Peso Back yard jays

2012-09-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Bluejays, for all their aggression, are really handsome birds. You Started Without Me? captures them very nicely. Have you considered hanging some fake ivy over the brickwork to give it a more natural look when you're shooting

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Kenton Brede
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:48 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Frank. I like the photo, but is it far from what I want it to be. I posted it here for comments, so I could get some ideas of how to make it stronger before I put a lot more time into it. There are a few things about the image that make it hard to work with: It was taken early in the4

Re: So, I have this Spotmatic...

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/26/2012 9:10 AM, Tanya Love wrote: Joseph said: Print this out and carry with you ...and I absolutely will! Can't wait, it will be fun! Thanks so much for all of that! And yep, guys, I did think of Sunny16. I will also have my K5 as a backup meter too! Or maybe I'll just use the

Re: Peso x 4 Jays in flight

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
I quite like Outahere and I'm Back. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:15 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Not the greatest, even at 1000 plus shutter, hard to pre track these guys: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16485836 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16485837

Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Just a cautionary tale... This summer we replaced the older mac mini that I have been using.. the new model is equipped with Thunderbolt. Hooked it up to my Dell U3011 monitor. Been beating my head against the wall ever since, trying to get prints that match the screen. Have calibrated

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button (was: Annoying glitch)

2012-09-27 Thread Darren Addy
I programmed it long ago to toggle from RAW to RAW so it simply can't damage anything. It's just too easy to hit by mistake. That's how I set mine. But, I just noticed that it seems to have an astrotracer mode, which could actually be very useful, considering what a pain in the ass it is to

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Here is another version of the frog image: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16486787 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:30 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Very cool! What surface is it walking on? Almost

RE: Peso x 4 Jays in flight

2012-09-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
First and last are my favourites. Are you using fill flash on these? The jays look nice and bright! (but not too much so - just right I'd say). cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David J

Photokinas over and all that remains is

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
the slicing and dicing at other photo fora. Oh and no Pentax FF until at least the day after Christmas. In personal news, I've rebuilt my photo processing desktop now with 1/3 more disk storage and WinXP as an operating system so I can finally use Lightroom if I want to spend the money.

Re: GESO The Trap Door

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks more like she's deciding your fate in 3. On 7/27/2012 1:07 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: For a fast look: She is deciding my fate ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7656572092/lightbox/ This gallery is of shots I did while helping my wife Louise on a documentary project she's creating

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Dan, nice looking frog, but if it were me I'd not put any more time into it. You already stated what weakens it: soft and noisy. So I'd just set it aside and get another shot, particularly under better lighting conditions. Now if it was the last frog shot you were ever going to get, the last

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread George Sinos
Christine - I'm using an HP glossy monitor. It suppose it could be a problem if you don't have control over the light sources. My desk lamp is actually behind the monitor. The desk itself is near the center of the room so the overhead light and windows are almost behind the monitor. I always

PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Hemaris thysbe (I think) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16486892 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That works a bit better... - I _do_ like his pose... about ready to spring it looks like because he looks like he is sitting on the step itself, not floating above it. ann On 9/27/2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Here is another version of the frog image:

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button

2012-09-27 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:45:36 -0500 Darren Addy wrote: I programmed it long ago to toggle from RAW to RAW so it simply can't damage anything. It's just too easy to hit by mistake. That's how I set mine. But, I just noticed that it seems to have an astrotracer mode, which could actually be

Re: PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Walt
On 9/27/2012 10:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Hemaris thysbe (I think) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16486892 Comments will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola You know, I'd never seen one of those in my life until this year when I got a

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread George Sinos
I think it depends on how the school views their mission. If they are preparing people for jobs, they will be heavily weighted towards digital. Not much use for film based skills in the job market. If they are more on the side of the arts or personal improvement they will probably still offer

Re: PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Cool! Nicely rendered moth, Dan. Noticeable CA along the left-hand edges of the blossoms, though. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Hemaris thysbe (I think) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16486892 Comments will be appreciated. Dan

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
You know, Cotty, I've heard a similar argument from our photography professor, which is why the film course still works. The digital photography course is more aimed at basic exposure, composition, and Photoshop. Of course, none of these courses have more than 16 students and a lot of

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
I have both a glossy and non-glossy in my two-monitor setup. The key to glossy is make sure that the background the monitor is facing is dark enough and with no direct reflections (eg mirrors, glass-frames) or light sources. My monitor is sitting at right angles to the only window in the room,

Re: OT - One of the best monitors also makes phone calls

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
You can get a 15 inch version with a MacBook Pro. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6334/iphone-5-screen-performance Wrapping up, the iPhone 5 display is a whole quantum leap better than the display on the iPhone 4. Contrast

Re: GESO The Trap Door

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
You're really digging deep into the archives for this GESO, Peter. I guess that happens when list volume is light, like today. :-) I appreciate the look and comment! On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:56 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Looks more like she's deciding your fate in 3.

Peso - Mono Lake

2012-09-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Hi Guys, Since I got my 18.5 (16 x 9) monitor, I figured I needed to make my wall paper to fill the screen. so I did a bit of a crop on my Mono Lake shot from some years ago. scanned the Pro Kodachrome 64 on my Epson V500. Pentax LX 50 mm lens smc.

Re: Peso - Mono Lake

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Very nice! On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Hi Guys, Since I got my 18.5 (16 x 9) monitor, I figured I needed to make my wall paper to fill the screen. so I did a bit of a crop on my Mono Lake shot from some years ago. scanned the Pro Kodachrome 64 on

Re: PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Jack Davis
Crisp shot, Dan Also, has good background and real overall 'pop'! Don't know the scale, exactly, but appears to be approaching the size of a Hummingbird. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ -

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Rick Womer
I have done a lot of photo editing on my MBP with a glossy screen (though do most on a 24 in Dell).  If you are in a diffusely-lit room, not so bad.  If there is a bright light (e.g. window or lamp) behind you or in front of you, the reflections are a PITA.  Overall, a matte screen is

Re: Peso - Mono Lake

2012-09-27 Thread Jack Davis
Wow! Beautiful scan of a VERY nice shot. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent:

Re: Peso - Mono Lake

2012-09-27 Thread Walt
Love it, Ann! Excellent capture of a beautiful scene. -- Walt On 9/27/2012 11:05 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Hi Guys, Since I got my 18.5 (16 x 9) monitor, I figured I needed to make my wall paper to fill the screen. so I did a bit of a crop on my Mono Lake shot from some years ago. scanned

PESO: Mt. Juliet Pow Wow

2012-09-27 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Created this photo from the recent Mt. Juliet Pow Wow that was held over the weekend. http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p803841649/e448ec31c For those interested in seeing the gallery: http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/p803841649 Have a good rest of the day or night or morning

Re: Autographer (wearable camera) - not entirely OT

2012-09-27 Thread John Sessoms
Sounds like a kind of steampunk Cinéma vérité idea. No need to actually go through the photos, just automatically convert them into a slide show. I think it would have appealed to certain Victorian sensibilities had an adequate technology existed at the time. From: Steven Desjardins The

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks Rick, Bruce George. I appreciate your thoughts on this. Spent the last hour at the Apple store, looking at the Thunderbolt monitor. Considering taking one home for 14 days to see how it goes... but I'm not happy about it. -c On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Rick Womer

Re: GESO San Francisco Lindy Exchange:

2012-09-27 Thread Walt
On 9/26/2012 6:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Here is my first cut at my 46 best photos from the Lindy Exchange about a week ago. I've posted a few of these already: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631631427532/ I have a few examples that show why the K-5 is such an amazing

student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button (was: Annoying glitch)

2012-09-27 Thread lrc
Which firmware are you running? You are looking in the right place and i didnt have the gps turned on when I set it. Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I programmed it long ago to toggle from RAW to RAW so it simply can't damage anything. It's just too easy to hit by mistake. That's

RE: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 27/09/2012 10:27, Steve Cottrell wrote: Something becoming more and more obvious to me is the effective 'dumbing down' of photography. In days gone by, there were basically three tiers of equipment. SLR cameras, bigger SLR cameras, and everything else. I'm not sure I would lump everything

Re: Peso x 4 Jays in flight

2012-09-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:50 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: First and last are my favourites. Are you using fill flash on these? The jays look nice and bright! (but not too much so - just right I'd say). Thanks frank and all. Yes the flash is set at -0.5 iso

Re: PESO: Mt. Juliet Pow Wow

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
To me, the nose ring and the hair style seem somewhat more modern than I would have expected. I really like High Feather Dancer, Hoop Dancer II and III, and Having a Conversation. The are all strong portraits. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012

First meeting of the college photography club

2012-09-27 Thread Mark Roberts
I was asked to be a faculty advisor for the college photography club and we had the first meeting of the semester today. We seem to have a really enthusiastic group. And there is a lot of interest in getting a darkroom set up on campus! This could be cool. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Peso - Mono Lake

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
quite impressive! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Hi Guys, Since I got my 18.5 (16 x 9) monitor, I figured I needed to make my wall paper to fill the screen. so I did a bit of a crop on my

Re: PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Hemaris thysbe (I think) And all this time I thought it was Pyramis and Thysbe. :-) http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16486892 Comments will be appreciated. Very cool photo, that moth looks like a furry flying crayfish. Did

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: A lot of photography classes still include BW darkroom. In theory, some basics (shutter speed, aperture, exposure, sunny16 ...) are learned better when the student has to understand them without just looking at the

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 27/09/2012 16:40, Christine Nielsen wrote: So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out there use one? Thoughts? As I try to decide which apparatus becomes a very expensive paperweight: the dell monitor, or the thunderbolt mac mini, it would be good to have input on that.

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button (was: Annoying glitch)

2012-09-27 Thread Darren Addy
Ummm. Yeah. I'm still running 1.01 Silly me! -- 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: First meeting of the college photography club

2012-09-27 Thread David J Brooks
:-) Dave On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I was asked to be a faculty advisor for the college photography club and we had the first meeting of the semester today. We seem to have a really enthusiastic group. And there is a lot of interest in

Re: PESO: Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Walt, Bruce, Jack and Larry! This guy has fooled me a few times. Now I know when I first see it that it is NOT a hummer. They come so close at times that I swatted one away on one occasion, thinking a horsefly or bee was buzzing my head, but I did it no harm. Dan Matyola

Re: GESO San Francisco Lindy Exchange:

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Walt wrote: On 9/26/2012 6:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Here is my first cut at my 46 best photos from the Lindy Exchange about a week ago. I've posted a few of these already: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631631427532/ I have a few examples

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:44 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 27/09/2012 16:40, Christine Nielsen wrote: So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out there use one? Thoughts? As I try to decide which apparatus becomes a very expensive paperweight: the dell monitor, or the thunderbolt

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ann and Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: That works a bit better... - I _do_ like his pose... about ready to spring it looks like because he looks like he is sitting on the step

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Can't help on the Dell monitor ... never owned one or worked with one. I've been working with the iMac 27, Apple Cinema Display 27 LED and Thunderbolt Display 27 as well as MacBook Pro 13 for quite a while now ... all glossy screens. As others have said, take a little care in positioning them and

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
I too have both an Apple iMac 24 glossy, and an HP mate screen. I got the HP thinking it would be better for image manipulation, or watching streaming movies while I worked. In fact, I work and watch movies on the iMac, using the HP for windows, email, genealogy. There is a picture window

Re: First meeting of the college photography club

2012-09-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
Can I ship you an enlarger (6x7) and a dozen enlarging lenses for up to 5x7 negs and trays and ROBOs and easels and Nikor developer tanks and black rubber Kodak deep tanks and 4x5 and 8x10 film holders for them and weighted clips for drying 35mm strips? You pay shipping! On Sep 27, 2012, at

Re: Mileage on a K5 shutter

2012-09-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
Having you on the list certainly makes us fanboys dance with glee as you tell us of the downfall of your Nikon gear. Anyone have any Canon complaints? We'd love to hear them!:) On Sep 26, 2012, at 17:21 , David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Steven Desjardins

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce, for looking, and for your very helpful comments. You are right; it is not such a valuable image that I should spend a lot of time on it, but I need the practice, so perhaps I will anyway, as a learning exercise. While this is not the last frog in the world, or the last of its

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Oh, it was abuse you wanted? You should have said so. :-) On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bruce, for looking, and for your very helpful comments. You are right; it is not such a valuable image that I should spend a lot of time on it,

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
The students I know that have taken this classes really enjoyed using film and the darkroom work. With so much electronic these days, they rarely get to produce something like that by hand. There's still something magic about the print appearing in the developer tray. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare--possible solution

2012-09-27 Thread Rick Womer
Christine, One of our IS guys said he had exactly the same problem, and solved it with a thunderbolt-dvi active adapter. Rick     http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent:

Re: PESO: Frog

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Either that, or Argument. or Contradiction. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, it was abuse you wanted? You should have said so. :-) On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: Mileage on a K5 shutter

2012-09-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Sep 26, 2012, at 17:21 , David J Brooks wrote: My D2H shutter blew up at around 4000 Having you on the list certainly makes us fanboys dance with glee as you tell us of the downfall of your Nikon gear. Anyone have any Canon complaints? We'd love

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread steve harley
on 2012-09-27 8:40 Christine Nielsen wrote So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out there use one? i used one for a couple of years on a 13 MacBook Pro, but now i have a 15 MacBook Pro with a matte screen, in part because of the trouble i had with the glossy screen; when

Re: GESO The Trap Door

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Not really, I've got about 3000 unread messages, some going back a few months. I keep planning to mark the really old ones as read but haven't gotten around to it. Every once in a while an old one pops to the top and I don't notice... On 9/27/2012 12:07 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: You're really

PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds. I happened to be traveling in the area today with my K20D and had time to stop and re-shoot in early fall. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20bridges.html Equipment K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 As usual comments

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Nice, wallpaper worthy. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:29 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds. I happened to be traveling in the area today with my K20D and had time to stop and re-shoot in early fall.

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
Very nice. One of my favorite lesnes, now deceased. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Nice, wallpaper worthy. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:29 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds.

Re: PESO - Lens and Eye

2012-09-27 Thread P. J. Alling
I take one of mine out every once in a while just to fondle it. On 9/25/2012 11:06 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I miss my LX. sniff Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com - Original Message - From:

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Jack Davis
Nice image, P.J. Appears there are a number of others fall color candidates present. May be worth another look in a few weeks. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: P.

September PUG - The Door ias about to close

2012-09-27 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I'm running a bit late with my nagging - where did bloody September go?? So far we have 9 themed submissions. The details: Theme: Doors. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements

Make that October PUG - The Door is about to close

2012-09-27 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I'm running a bit late with my nagging - where did bloody September go?? So far we have 9 themed submissions. The details: Theme: Doors. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Walt
I like it a lot, P.J. If I were the meditative type, that's where I'd do it. -- Walt On 9/27/2012 4:29 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds. I happened to be traveling in the area today with my K20D and had time to stop and re-shoot in early

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Simple looking shot, but I found my eyes roaming up and down it, over and over. Really pleasant and restful image. Good stuff. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:29 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds. I happened to be traveling

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Godfrey. I am encouraged. (Except for the expensive part, but what are you gonna do?) The folks at the Apple store suggested the anti-glare coatings, too... And I even read where someone was advocating taking sandpaper to the monitor glass to polish the shine away. OMG. I think

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks for your thoughts... I wonder about the Dark Adapted software...I'm not familiar - Do you find that you need that extra intervention to get your monitor to a low enough brightness level? Because you are working mostly in the evenings, In the dark, I assume? My editing is usually

Re: Thunderbolt mac + Dell monitor = color mgt nightmare

2012-09-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Stan. My lighting situations is fairly controlled, too, so I'm definitely considering the TB monitor... On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:27 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-09-27 8:40 Christine Nielsen wrote So... just how bad would the glossy screen be? Anyone out there

RE: So, I have this Spotmatic...

2012-09-27 Thread Tanya Love
Mark!! -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: So, I have this Spotmatic... On 9/26/2012 9:10 AM, Tanya Love wrote: Joseph said: Print

OT - help for pop abusers

2012-09-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Tom Till admits that he is a recovering over-saturator ... http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/digital-pitfalls-a-cautionary-tale.html -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT - help for pop abusers

2012-09-27 Thread Walt
I can very much sympathize with all but the selling thousands of images part. I still struggle with my inclination to saturate and darken shadows with a heavy hand. I attribute it to my old monitor, or something. -- Walt On 9/27/2012 8:15 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Tom Till admits that he is

Re: Manual Focus Lenses Website and Forum

2012-09-27 Thread Miserere
Not to be a dick, but welcome to 10 years ago, J.C. ;-) MFlenses is a great resource I would always consult before deciding on an oldschool lens tempting me on eBay. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic

Re: PESO -- Bridges

2012-09-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:29 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I shot this a few years ago in mid summer with the *ist Ds. I happened to be traveling in the area today with my K20D and had time to stop

PESO - The Jaywalker

2012-09-27 Thread frank theriault
Rule #1: Never look directly at them. If you do, they expect you to swerve out of their way. If they think you don't see them, they may actually give you the right of way: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-jaywalker.html ;-) Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank --

Re: PESO - From a Position of Power

2012-09-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Ann, Dan, Steve, thanks for your comments. FWIW the older gentleman is on the steps of the National Club, one of a half-dozen or so private clubs left in Toronto. This one is one of the oldest and most prestigious; a real old boys' club until they made them take old girls a couple of decades

Re: lens roadmap

2012-09-27 Thread Tim Bray
Oh, I’ve had that lens for years; I totally love it. It’s kinda big and heavy, and the wide-open depth of field is totally laughable; far from the easiest lens to work with. But it definitely has some magic. Bought in Tokyo actually, an amusing story: http://goo.gl/QnDsO Slide show (big PDF):

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