Re: PDML stand for...

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/10/13, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: Pentax Does Mean Denial you're cheating, Cotty - last word has to start with L Senior moment!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: GESO: Akaroa

2013-10-28 Thread Alan C
Hardly motley, Dave. That's a great Geso, well captured. What a beautiful area but then I suppose most of NZ is with the high rainfall. The heron is a handsome fellow apparently in full breeding plumage (which he should be at this time of the year). Much fancier than our herons. Cheers Alan

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 27, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Another, probably more versatile over time, would be the DA 16~45 f/4. A constant aperture lens which delivers extremely nice results. It's been discontinued, but check with KEH on a regular basis and chances are you'll

Re: PESO - Elegance

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you very much, Frank. On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 6:00 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's a lovely, exotic photo! Cheers, frank Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10481880253/ A _very_ different look from the previous

Re: GESO: Akaroa

2013-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
All nicely shot, Dave. Crisp and well composed.   Jack - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 8:25 PM Subject: GESO: Akaroa Here's a motley collection of a dozen photos from our trip to

Re: some pics from last June

2013-10-28 Thread Alunfoto - Jostein �ksne
Hi Christine! You're right. My flight landed 12 hours ago. Today I'll pick up the rental car and head for Yosemite. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Christine Aguila Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:59 AM To: PDML List Subject: Re: GESO: some pics from last June Wow! These

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread George Sinos
Eric - There is no special honor in focusing manually and there is nothing mysterious about auto-focus if you turn off all but one of the sensors. Focusing is a purely mechanical skill that has nothing to do with making your photos better. Picking the place in the photo where you want to focus

Re: K-3 Video on Youtube

2013-10-28 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 26/10/2013 5:34 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I can understand your feelings, that video content would be viewed as superficial and suspicious if it were aired in Australia. Why may I ask? You have a guy, we'll give him

GESO - two parties - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Two gatherings of willing friends the past couple of weeks have advanced one of the projects I'm working on a good way. Eight and nine photos in each set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157637033047066/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157637032931486/ Thanks to all

PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread George Sinos
I'm putting up a smaller Christmas tree this year that will sit atop a table. The table is big enough to accommodate a small circle of train track. Rather than leave such an important task to the last minute, I decided to test things out this weekend. (Not the tree. Just the train.) Killing two

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
P.J. Alling wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/an_appeal_for_divergence_and_simplicity.shtml Excellent article. Thanks for pointing it out since I almost never look at Luminous Landscape any more (that site used to be a daily must read before it became a kind of Robb Report for

Re: GESO - two parties - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Box Brownie, 1948 ? I get it, Godfrey and see it as well done. I, also, speak from personal experience.   Jack - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com To: PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk

Re: some pics from last June

2013-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Looking forward to more great images from you! Wishing you good light and clear roads . . . stan On Oct 28, 2013, at 8:00 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Hi Christine! You're right. My flight landed 12 hours ago. Today I'll pick up the rental car and head for Yosemite. :-) Jostein

Re: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Enjoyed the nudge of nostalgia,  Had to be fun to do.   Jack - Original Message - From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 6:31 AM Subject: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train I'm putting up a smaller Christmas

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
It's not the simplicity itself that's at issue. It's the original UNIX creed, programs that do one thing well. I want a still camera that does still photography well, that's ergonomically suited to it. Something that takes good quality photographs printable up to a certain size. I don't

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread David Parsons
I really don't think you should be looking to the Unix world for simplicity and design cues. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 9:57 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It's not the simplicity itself that's at issue. It's the original UNIX creed, programs that do one thing well. I want a

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I can say that I have had that experience, several times, with the E-PL2. Rather than going through the process of reprogramming the button - i.e., setting it so that accidental button-pushes would be less troublesome - I sold the camera. Why would anybody think of putting a big honking button

Re: K-3 manual now available (PDF)

2013-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Huh. I never had a reason to look at the K-5 etc pictures with their captions showing where each of the buttons are - I figured I knew all of that. So if the cameras have a sound capability, why haven't we seen functions that would allow a voice-recorded tag on images, or spoken warnings. Why

Re: K-3 manual now available (PDF)

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
DSLRs make good video cameras for some applications. I wrote and directed a video for an automotive parts supplier and worked with a pro cameraman who regularly shoots Red Wings hockey, Michigan football and other major television productions. For the shoot in the part supplier's design studio,

Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
We've all heard of LBA, but how about LBL? (Lens Bucket List - lenses you want to own/try before you die). If the A* 135mm f1.8 is on your LBL, there is one on eFlay now that starts at about $750 less than KEH price:

Re: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread knarf
Video works on my android. Cool stuff! Cheers, frank George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm putting up a smaller Christmas tree this year that will sit atop a table. The table is big enough to accommodate a small circle of train track. Rather than leave such an important task to the last

PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My out of town guests were visiting a week ago. We took a walk around Santa Clara and visited the Carmelite Monastery. It's a lovely place, with a beautiful chapel and a small olive grove. The light shining on this statue of the madonna and christ child was particularly beautiful.

Re: PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
Superb. The first one is my favorite. Paul On Oct 28, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: My out of town guests were visiting a week ago. We took a walk around Santa Clara and visited the Carmelite Monastery. It's a lovely place, with a beautiful chapel and a

Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
I don't plan to let them use it for free. Does anyone have any experience/advise on how I should respond? (Text below) Thanks. - - - I'm contacting you from the Reader's Digest photo department. We are interested in potentially running a photo from your Flickr account (see link below) in our

Re: PDML stand for...

2013-10-28 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:25:55PM -0400, Richard Womer wrote: In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML really does denote Pentax Discuss Mail List. It might, instead, stand for: Pentax Diaspora

Re: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Worked well on my iPad 2 as well. The iPhone did a nice job with the video... -p On 10/28/2013 10:00 AM, knarf wrote: Video works on my android. Cool stuff! Cheers, frank George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm putting up a smaller Christmas tree this year that will sit atop a table.

Re: PESO: Four

2013-10-28 Thread Attila Boros
Lucky shot indeed:) It turned out really nice, seems that little flash is not useless after all. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:09 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 28, 2013, at 4:15 pm, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice! Pedal pattern allowed by ideal lighting. Focus

Re: PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Agreed...the first is my fav, too. -p On 10/28/2013 11:23 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Superb. The first one is my favorite. Paul On Oct 28, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: My out of town guests were visiting a week ago. We took a walk around Santa Clara and

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce
Gotta like that one. The lighting and exposure are excellent! -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth presenting separately :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso It's not

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Attila Boros
If I may chime in Boris, your comment seems to be out of context and I don't understand what do you mean. Are the Russians die hard Pentax fans? Would mean a rather big market. The K-3 is very tempting and I'm thinking about an upgrade. -- Attila On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:24 AM, Boris Liberman

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread knarf
I remember that photo well. Don't know how to respond but it's a hell of a picture. Worthy of publication. Congrats! Squeeze as much as you can out of them. ;-) Cheers, frank Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't plan to let them use it for free. Does anyone have any

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
The New York Times usually pays $150 for a single photo. That might be a good place to start. Best, Paul On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I don't plan to let them use it for free. Does anyone have any experience/advise on how I should respond? (Text below)

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-28 Thread knarf
Spectacular! Beautiful bird. Cheers, frank David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth presenting separately :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brought it on

PESO: Fall Colors (automotive content)

2013-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
After the Fall Colors Workshop in Michigan's Upper Peninsula earlier this month, Meg and I spent a few days in the general vicinity of Munising where the workshop was based. These beauties were spotted in Marquette's waterfront park. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h3302c746#h3302c746

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
no LBL but I do have a 36 MP FF Pentax K mount DSLR on my CBL ( Camera Bucket List). On 10/28/2013 11:32 AM, Darren Addy wrote: We've all heard of LBA, but how about LBL? (Lens Bucket List - lenses you want to own/try before you die). If the A* 135mm f1.8 is on your LBL, there is one on eFlay

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Attila, IMO, the agiotage around K-3 is rather high, especially so in Russian forums that I happen to visit. So much so that I'm starting to think that indeed the number of die hard fanatics is higher than average over there. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com

Re: GESO: Akaroa

2013-10-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I think the cows and the heron shots are outstanding, and the others give a nice sense of the town and vicinity. stan On Oct 27, 2013, at 11:25 PM, David Mann wrote: Here's a motley collection of a dozen photos from our trip to Akaroa, a French town with a Maori name in a British colony.

Re: PDML stand for...

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:25:55PM -0400, Richard Womer wrote: In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML really does denote Pentax Discuss Mail List. It might, instead, stand for: Pentax Diaspora

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Alan C
A real beauty but at that price you wouldn't be able to afford the bucket. Alan -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List? We've all heard of LBA, but how about LBL?

Re: PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Alan C
Exquisite. You have a way with light. Alan -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:46 PM To: PAW Picture-A-Week project ; PDML List ; SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA Subject: PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG My out of town guests were visiting

Re: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread Alan C
Great idea. Gauge O, is it? I have a huge collection of it from my youth (simply gathering dust). I intended to build a garden railway but never did. I feel the creative juices stirring again. Alan -Original Message- From: George Sinos Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 3:31 PM To:

Re: PESO: Fall Colors (automotive content)

2013-10-28 Thread Alan C
I like the red one! Your shot would make a good advert. Alan -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 8:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Fall Colors (automotive content) After the Fall Colors Workshop in Michigan's Upper Peninsula earlier

Re: PESO - Art for the People

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
I saw that photo on your blog and again today and both time my speed reading said working glass pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:22:31 -0400 From: knarfknarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Art for the People

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Jens
What is an excellent bargain zoom lens in the 300mm range? Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 27, 2013 23:46 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Agreed. Another excellent bargain autofocus lens. Paul via phone On Oct 27, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Jack

Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Message: 2 Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:49:00 -0400 From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01 Message-ID: 30d80db8-2063-4bc4-ac94-e62c8547b...@email.android.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Wow!

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Jens
TAv is no opstical for taking actions shots. I use is frequently when light conditions are changing. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 27, 2013 20:06 Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Oct 27, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net

Re: Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Ann, it was the Minnesota Twins alright. Boston fan? I'm not find of Cardinals. Sounds like your convention trip was fruitful informative. How could I mistype honor? Even the British spelling would have been better. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013

PESO - Steampunk Warrior

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Walker
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10540808816/ This was Alina's first time in front of a camera in a studio setting, and her first time taking direction. She's a portrait and event photographer who wanted to find out what being the subject is like. She was expecting to do something

Re: Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Thank you Yolanda, yes my 21mm didn't quite work. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:06:22 -0500 From: Yolanda Roweypr...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01 Message-ID:

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: TAv is no opstical for taking actions shots. I use is frequently when light conditions are changing. It's my favorite setting for walking-around bird photography with the DA* 300/4. I set it to something like f/4 or f/5.6, and 1/500

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/10/13, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: I can say that I've never accidentally turned on video on any camera I own. Me neither ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: In Honer of the World Series K-01

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
No actually I walked to the game. I was staying in a downtown hotel all very convenient. Thanks for the look, Chris. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 11 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:50:18 + From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: PAW198 - Sculpture

2013-10-28 Thread DagT
Thanks, Dan, Godfrey and Cotty! DagT 21. okt. 2013 kl. 14:59 skrev Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Quite strange and unsettling. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Now that is

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/10/13, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: In that vein, movies, whilst watching the F-1 race in India this morning, I noticed that each of the team's row of engineers peering at LCD screens of the thousands of sensors on their drivers cars had a slot between the screens and the

Re: GESO - two parties - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Two gatherings of willing friends the past couple of weeks have advanced one of the projects I'm working on a good way. Eight and nine photos in each set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157637033047066/

Re: PESO - (and VESO) The Christmas Train

2013-10-28 Thread George Sinos
Thanks for the comments everyone. Alan - the train in this photo is HO scale, roughly half the size of O. When I was in the hobby shop buying the circle of track for these trains I saw some modern O. Wow, nothing like the old Lionel stuff that I remember from when I was a kid. Much more

Re: GESO: Akaroa

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/10/13, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a motley collection of a dozen photos from our trip to Akaroa, a French town with a Maori name in a British colony. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/45/#geso Nice work Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate,

Re:PESO - George Pegs the Rail

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Charge them all with misuse of a good bike. But still the Artist must express. Nice art. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 09:08:04 -0400 From: knarfknarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - George Pegs the Rail

re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape conflated with Re: K-3 manual now available (PDF)

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There are good situations for when the larger sensor in a DSLR or TTL-electronic camera, as well as the availability of the range of lenses they can use, makes sense for video work. At least at the price point I can afford in video cameras … Even professional movie makers choose DSLRs and

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/10/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: The pentax's full frame is not of the dimension a full frame must be. Paul. Come of the Scotch will you ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: PESO - Elegance

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Yes very elegant very formal very beautiful. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:51:39 -0400 From: Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Elegance Message-ID:

Re: GESO - two parties - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 28/10/13, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Two gatherings of willing friends the past couple of weeks have advanced one of the projects I'm working on a good way. Eight and nine photos in each set:

Re: PESO - Elegance

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Don. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Yes very elegant very formal very beautiful. Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:51:39 -0400 From: Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing ListPDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Elegance

Re: PESO 2013 - 104, 105, 106 - GDG

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10537862745/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10537864536/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10538079443/lightbox Paul, Paul, and Alan: Thanks for the comments! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the responses. If they are only trolling for free images, I will probably not hear back from them. If they are willing to pay (something) I will probably get back a lowball offer (like a copy of the issue and free Gift Subscription). I think it is a strong enough of an image (with

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Bob W
A lot of scams purport to be stuff from Reader's Digest, so keep your wits about you if and when the talk turns to money. If it is genuine, decide what you want to charge, then double it for crimes against writing - get usage. B On 28 Oct 2013, at 17:06, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
I would sure sell my 135mm f1.8 JC Penny Pentax screw mount lens for less than that. Although it does take some interesting photos on my micro 4/3 Oly. Thanks Darren for causing me to dig it out storage. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:32:13 -0500 From:

Re: PDML stand for...

2013-10-28 Thread Bob W
On 28 Oct 2013, at 17:13, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:25:55PM -0400, Richard Womer wrote: In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML really does denote Pentax Discuss

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Darren, I edited your response note per the way that I used to do this sort of thing. I found it to be pretty successful in the years I ran my business. —— Hello Emma, ref: inquiry about Custer County Supercell use (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/) Thank you for your

OT - Cycle Mounts - Request

2013-10-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
Throwing this open to the list as there are plenty of cycle-holics on here. Anyone know of any decent clamp-on specially-shaped mounts for GoPro (or similar) cameras for attaching to expensive and sensitive aerodynamically contoured carbon fibre cycle frames? GoPro mounts are ten-a-penny but when

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks Godders for the edits. I do like your changes and will keep them in mind for the future. Appreciate the words of caution, also Bob. I've dealt with Readers Digest before. They paid for a humor piece I wrote and that they published last year (after trying to get it for free first). Also

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 28, 2013, at 2:47 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: On Oct 27, 2013 20:06 Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Oct 27, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: The auto ISO setting ranged between 2200 and 3200---I didn’t realize until I turned the camera on at this

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Oct 28, 2013, at 3:17 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 27/10/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: The pentax's full frame is not of the dimension a full frame must be. Paul. Come of the Scotch will you ;-) I have yet to see a camera that doesn't have a full

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 28, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: TAv is no opstical for taking actions shots. I use is frequently when light conditions are changing. It's my favorite setting for walking-around bird photography

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
The price of stock makes it difficult to get much of a price for a photo, unless it's a one-time event that only you have captured. . Stock images are generally available these days for less than $100, much less in some cases. While your photo is excellent, it's a storm photo, and while photos

Re: PESO - Steampunk Warrior

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 02:57:18PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10540808816/ This was Alina's first time in front of a camera in a studio setting, and her first time taking direction. She's a portrait and event photographer who wanted to find out

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Bulent Celasun
I have yet to see a camera that doesn't have a full frame! MARK! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://celasun.carbonmade.com/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 09:57:43AM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: It's not the simplicity itself that's at issue. It's the original UNIX creed, programs that do one thing well. With the ability to combine an arbitrary number of those small programs, each with their own menus of arguments, together,

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon Oct 28 16:09:31 EDT 2013 Paul Stenquist wrote: On Oct 28, 2013, at 3:17 PM, Steve Cottrell cotty at seeingeye.tv wrote: On 27/10/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: The pentax's full frame is not of the dimension a full frame must be. Paul. Come of the Scotch will

Re: Initial experiences with K-5

2013-10-28 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 28, 2013, at 8:27 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 4:13 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Feeling guilty that I’m feeling tempted by autofocus. I want to learn photography. I don’t like things that do things for me without explaining what

Re: Picture Storage

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
The SMC F 35=70 f3.5~4.5 is a real sleeper and won't set you back much more that $35. Sharp with few if any noticeable optical defects, (maybe a touch of barrel and pincushion distortion at either end of it's zoom range), it's kind of old timey in it's implementation of close focusing, though

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 10/28/2013 3:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: I would sure sell my 135mm f1.8 JC Penny Pentax screw mount lens for less than that. Although it does take some interesting photos on my micro 4/3 Oly. Thanks Darren for causing me to dig it out storage. Are you joking or did jc penny actually sell

Re: K-3 Vs. D600

2013-10-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Boris, During my recent short conference trip to Russia, many people (mostly scientists with a variation of photo-experience from none to having some camera, including some C/N DSLR) asked me about the strange brand of my camera (and they were not referring to Ricoh-Pentax conundrum). Many

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
On 10/28/2013 4:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 09:57:43AM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: It's not the simplicity itself that's at issue. It's the original UNIX creed, programs that do one thing well. With the ability to combine an arbitrary number of those small programs, each

Re: PDML stand for...

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
On 10/28/2013 3:40 PM, Bob W wrote: On 28 Oct 2013, at 17:13, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 05:25:55PM -0400, Richard Womer wrote: In view of Chris Mitchell's recent defection, and as we become a more diverse group in our photo equipment, I'm wondering if PDML

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:50 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I also want the camera to report to me what is happening at the raw file level, not the processed jpeg. I want to know just how close I am to clipping my whites and blacks. That would be nice, does /any/ current

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
No problem Mark, scouring the internet so you don't have to. On 10/28/2013 9:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/an_appeal_for_divergence_and_simplicity.shtml Excellent article. Thanks for pointing it out since I almost never look at

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 04:50:31PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: On 10/28/2013 4:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 09:57:43AM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: I also want the camera to report to me what is happening at the raw file level, not the processed jpeg. I want to know just how

Re: Readers Digest wants to use a picture

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
I agree with you Paul. I am under no illusions with regard to the stock photography market these days. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The price of stock makes it difficult to get much of a price for a photo, unless it's a one-time event that only

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
I'm guessing that Don is being serious. I'd love to see some photos of that lens, Don! Does it have a tripod foot on it? How many aperture blades. Inquiring minds want to know! :) On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:42 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: On 10/28/2013 3:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:

PAW199 - Fence

2013-10-28 Thread DagT
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Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
I think that someone is confusing the JC Penny 2.8 with a 1.8. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 04:14:30PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: I'm guessing that Don is being serious. I'd love to see some photos of that lens, Don! Does it have a tripod foot on it? How many aperture blades. Inquiring minds want

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Don Guthrie
Absolutely true, Scouts honor. I used it just last nite after sunset to shoot some dangling crab apples. Some bokeh. I remember ordering it from their catalog for my Ricoh film camera. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:42:35 -0400 From: J.C.

Welcome to sunny California

2013-10-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 03:01:55AM +0100, Alunfoto - Jostein �ksne wrote: Thanks Larry! Currently crashed out on a cheap hotel room near the airport, :-) I hope you slept well. How long are you in the Bay Area for? What is your schedule like? Smooth flight, but stiff muscles. Next

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
Not necessarily. m42 135mm f1.8s were manufactured by Sigma, Mitake, and Tokina (at the very least) and sold under a variety of brand names. Still, I'd love to see pictures, as I've never before heard of a JC Penney branded version. I doubt if one would confuse the image quality of one of those

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread Darren Addy
I'm not a betting man, but if I were I would bet that Don's lens looks a lot like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebanator/sets/72157626704544839/ On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Not necessarily. m42 135mm f1.8s were manufactured by Sigma,

Re: Is the A* 135mm f1.8 on your Bucket List?

2013-10-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On 10/28/2013 5:50 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Not necessarily. m42 135mm f1.8s were manufactured by Sigma, Mitake, and Tokina (at the very least) and sold under a variety of brand names. Still, I'd love to see pictures, as I've never before heard of a JC Penney branded version. I doubt if one would

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread P.J. Alling
That's very true of complex computing devices. Even Windows when it was based on MS-DOS (and NT when it's UI wasn't tightly coupled it's DOS), there were things that were at best cumbersome if not impossible to do except from the command prompt. But that's still a side issue. There are only

Re: OT - Cycle Mounts - Request

2013-10-28 Thread David Mann
On Oct 29, 2013, at 8:47 am, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Throwing this open to the list as there are plenty of cycle-holics on here. Anyone know of any decent clamp-on specially-shaped mounts for GoPro (or similar) cameras for attaching to expensive and sensitive aerodynamically

Re: An appeal for Divergence and Simplicity from the Luminous Landscape

2013-10-28 Thread David Parsons
What is important to you isn't necessarily important to someone else. I am really having trouble figuring out what specific problem there is with video on a still camera. Don't use it. I don't use the video function on my K-5. I also don't use the TAv mode, but I don't complain that it takes up

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