Re: Peso Finally

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture Dave. Too bad you couldn't get your ducks in a rw ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Peso Finally No words needed. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18260569

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread David Mann
On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:18 AM, Bob W wrote: > What, it's not historic enough that there's a goat in central London? We > have to have a new prime minister as well? Don't worry, the guy who really runs the place isn't going anywhere.

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
That's not a fair comparison. However, I still remember you making good fun of me trying to pronounce your name without distortion... Seems I couldn't quite manage it though :-). On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > My Russian accent is abysmal. > Jostein >

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
That's absolutely natural in such a huge metropolitan city... On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Bill wrote: > On 7/13/2016 12:14 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >> The sad part about these tests is that they don't help me to improve >> on my bloody Russian accent...

Re: Gone

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Paul, I'm probably one of the very few on this list that has met Gracie. I met her at your wife's funeral and my wife and I found her to be a very nice young lady, She didn't know us at all but she was very cordial with us and seemed beyond her age. You are fortunate to have such a fine grand

Re: PDML Photo Calendar - Cast your votes

2016-07-13 Thread ann sanfedele
I've been AFL - don't ask - I'm back now :-)Dan wrote me off list and told me about the calendar so here are 6 I love that are landscape oriented. I think if Mark were to produce the calendar on, say, cafepress - or lulu (less expensive than Blurb) the easier format is landscape-

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
I mainly use the 'mini gear' head for landscape and macro photography -Original Message- >From: Zos Xavius Subject: Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads > >I love ballheads but fine adjustments are near impossible. I find >composition adjust

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread John
On 7/13/2016 3:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bob W wrote: Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ I do quite like the goat photo. Is there anything historic about the day, other than using the new toy? Other than a new Prime Minister? --

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Zos Xavius wrote: where is the edit button? :) I dunno, but I could use an edit button for my mouth too. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Zos Xavius
where is the edit button? :) On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > and are really inexpensive. wow i'm tired and need to proofread more. :) > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> I love ballheads but fine adjustments

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Zos Xavius
and are really inexpensive. wow i'm tired and need to proofread more. :) On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > I love ballheads but fine adjustments are near impossible. I find > composition adjust helps a lot sometimes. I've always preferred 3 axis > even if

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Zos Xavius
I love ballheads but fine adjustments are near impossible. I find composition adjust helps a lot sometimes. I've always preferred 3 axis even if they can be slower in use. They are generally heavier than a ballhead so they have probably fallen out of favor a bit. I love sirui but I think all they

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Great! Love this! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 7:02 PM, steve harley wrote: > >> On 2016-07-13 14:31 , Steve Cottrell wrote: >> Nice as usual BUT this is extraordinary: >> >> >> >> Absolutely

RE: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread John Coyle
Says my total vocabulary is about 37,000 words. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W-PDML Sent: Wednesday, 13 July 2016 9:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT English test Those are very impressive numbers for

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread steve harley
On 2016-07-13 14:31 , Steve Cottrell wrote: Nice as usual BUT this is extraordinary: Absolutely amazing. Everything about it is fabulous. Love it. i agree, Bob is an extraordinary goat-portraitist (no sarcasm) -- PDML

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread steve harley
On 2016-07-13 13:07 , Larry Colen wrote: Bob W wrote: Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ I do quite like the goat photo. Is there anything historic about the day, other than using the new toy? i thought he might be speaking of British

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Ken Waller wrote: I have a Bogen 'mini gear' head that I adapted to arca swiss with the addition of an arca swiss clamp to the Bogen. Aha, you got an arca-swiss clamp with 1/4-20 threads on it! It took me a bit to figure out what you meant. I could attach one of those to one of my

Re: PESO - Thundering Ovation

2016-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is sumptuous! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > It's a daylily ... > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/28008507800/lightbox/ > > One of the daylilies in our garden

Re: Peso: Begonia

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
Yeah the red gets blown out on my work monitor. I've had the same problem with reds and then started to more closely monitor the in-camera histogram in the RGB mode - problem solved ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Gonz"

Re: Peso Finally

2016-07-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice! Paul via phone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Nicely caught and composed, David! > > J > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 13, 2016, at 4:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> No words needed. >> >>

Re: OT: This week, WTF?

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
I guess the moral is be a squirrel. That's just nuts Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "P.J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT: This week, WTF? I'm pretty sure the squirrel obtained the matches

Re: Peso Finally

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Nicely caught and composed, David! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 4:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > No words needed. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18260569 > > Dave > > K-5 DAF 50-200 > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >

Peso Finally

2016-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
No words needed. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18260569 Dave K-5 DAF 50-200 -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
A fine gallery with lots of surprises, Bob. I especially enjoy #51. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Bob W wrote: > Some snaps from central London on this historic day > > http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ > > B > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Bill
On 7/13/2016 12:14 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: The sad part about these tests is that they don't help me to improve on my bloody Russian accent... Thick and heavy as it is... Jostein wins hands down here... :-) If it hadn't been for the Russian accent and the Pentax, I wouldn't have recognized

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bill
On 7/13/2016 1:25 PM, Bob W wrote: We're on to our second elected female leader. Let's hope this one isn't raving mad as well. Well she's just made Boris Foreign Secretary. B Well that wasn't very sane. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bill
On 7/13/2016 12:47 PM, Bob W wrote: Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ B 79 is deeply flawed, but a wonderful image. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Ken Waller
I have a Bogen 'mini gear' head that I adapted to arca swiss with the addition of an arca swiss clamp to the Bogen. -Original Message- >From: Larry Colen >Subject: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads > >A lot of times when playing with

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
Rembrandt painted a goat... On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 13/7/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Nice, isn't it? Right there in Bloomsbury. Weird. > > It has an oil painting feel to it. Astonishing! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty >

Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
A lot of times when playing with astrotracer, I can't exactly see what I'm aiming at with my bare eye, and particularly not through the viewfinder. I've gotten close by using the google skymap app on my phone, holding it up to the back of my camera and using that to aim close enough to see

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/7/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Nice, isn't it? Right there in Bloomsbury. Weird. It has an oil painting feel to it. Astonishing! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ --

Re: PESO - Thundering Ovation

2016-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/7/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/28008507800/lightbox/ > >One of the daylilies in our garden collection. Shot at noon just as >the sun was obscured by a conveniently placed cloud. > >645Z, 90mm/2.8 macro, f/4.0, 1/125th sec, 100

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 13 Jul 2016, at 22:39, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >>> On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:51, Carlos R. wrote: >>> >>> >>> That one is very nice, it has a painterly atmosphere in it, but my >>> favourite of the gallery is >>>

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
mike wilson wrote: It's actually an American test but we can forgive a few spelling mistakes... I'm not sure that some of the options are the best syn/antonyms to offer and I've no idea what the scoring system is but it's reasonable fun. http://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/ I'm

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Yolanda Rowe
30,500. The website chastised me; it instructed me to slow down. Yonnie On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > 29100 > > harumph > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- >

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:51, Carlos R. wrote: >> >> >> That one is very nice, it has a painterly atmosphere in it, but my favourite >> of the gallery is >> http://www.web-options.com/T262c/content/L179_large.html >> > >Thanks, i didn't get the focus

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:31, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 13/7/16, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Some snaps from central London on this historic day >>> >>> http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ >> >> Nice as usual BUT this is extraordinary: >>

Re: PESO - relax

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Yep. It's a new technology called hair dye. ;) On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Assumed her hair was BLUE! > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:36 PM, P.J. Alling > wrote: >> You should do something about the white balance, her

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:51, Carlos R. wrote: > >> El 13/07/2016 a las 22:45, Bob W-PDML escribió: >>> On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:31, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> >>> On 13/7/16, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> Some snaps from central London on this

Re: PESO - Thundering Ovation

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Bob. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > That's really nice. > B > >> On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:34, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> It's a daylily ... >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/28008507800/lightbox/ >> >>

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Carlos R.
El 13/07/2016 a las 22:45, Bob W-PDML escribió: On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:31, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/7/16, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ Nice as usual BUT this is

Re: PESO - Thundering Ovation

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's really nice. B > On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:34, Bruce Walker wrote: > > It's a daylily ... > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/28008507800/lightbox/ > > One of the daylilies in our garden collection. Shot at noon just as > the sun was obscured by a

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:31, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/7/16, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Some snaps from central London on this historic day >> >> http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ > > Nice as usual BUT this is extraordinary: > >

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 13 Jul 2016, at 21:33, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/7/16, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> She's appointed Boris Johnson to be foreign secretary. > > There's only one way this is going to end, and it involves a couple of > words like 'crash' and

Re: PESO - relax

2016-07-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Assumed her hair was BLUE! On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:36 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > You should do something about the white balance, her hair is very blue... > > On 7/13/2016 11:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/147344809522 >> >>

Re: PESO - relax

2016-07-13 Thread P.J. Alling
You should do something about the white balance, her hair is very blue... On 7/13/2016 11:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/147344809522 645Z, 90mm/2.8 window light -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality

PESO - Thundering Ovation

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
It's a daylily ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/28008507800/lightbox/ One of the daylilies in our garden collection. Shot at noon just as the sun was obscured by a conveniently placed cloud. 645Z, 90mm/2.8 macro, f/4.0, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO. Key light: Paul Buff Einstein at

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/7/16, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >She's appointed Boris Johnson to be foreign secretary. There's only one way this is going to end, and it involves a couple of words like 'crash' and 'burn' -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
Here's hoping that the K-1 will spur interest in third party lenses (good ones). On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:26 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > 12 years ago there was a whole line of Zeiss ZK lenses. Today pretty much > nada. > > On 7/13/2016 12:58 PM, John wrote: >> >> That

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/7/16, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Some snaps from central London on this historic day > >http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ Nice as usual BUT this is extraordinary: Absolutely amazing. Everything about it is fabulous.

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread P.J. Alling
12 years ago there was a whole line of Zeiss ZK lenses. Today pretty much nada. On 7/13/2016 12:58 PM, John wrote: That was 12 years ago. What is Voigtländer's recent history vis a vis Pentax? On 7/13/2016 9:49 AM, Gonz wrote: Here it is: it was Rob Studdert. So Voigtlander has made some

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Jostein Øksne
My Russian accent is abysmal. Jostein Den 13. juli 2016 20.14.40 CEST, skrev Boris Liberman : >The sad part about these tests is that they don't help me to improve >on my bloody Russian accent... Thick and heavy as it is... Jostein >wins hands down here... :-) > >On Wed, Jul

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
29100 harumph -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- 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: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread P.J. Alling
I got that backwards anyway, it should have read "non DSLR version", not "DSLR version". If the Russian site is correct, it will be nice to see high quality third party lenses available for K mount. On 7/13/2016 1:58 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Peter, I apologize for posting a link to Russian

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >> On 13 July 2016 at 20:32 Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> mike wilson wrote: >> >> >> On 13 July 2016 at 20:07 Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >> > Some snaps from central London on this historic day >> >> > >> >> >

Re: PESO - relax

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Jack. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > A teasing light! > Well chosen. > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/147344809522 >> >>

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 13 July 2016 at 20:32 Mark Roberts wrote: > > > mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 13 July 2016 at 20:07 Larry Colen wrote: > >> > >> Bob W wrote: > >> > Some snaps from central London on this historic day > >> > > >> >

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >> On 13 July 2016 at 20:07 Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Bob W wrote: >> > Some snaps from central London on this historic day >> > >> > http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ >> >> I do quite like the goat photo. Is there anything historic about the >> day, other

RE: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson > Sent: Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 8:20 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: What goats look like > > > > > On 13 July 2016 at 20:07 Larry Colen wrote:

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 13 July 2016 at 19:14 Boris Liberman wrote: > > > The sad part about these tests is that they don't help me to improve > on my bloody Russian accent... Thick and heavy as it is... Jostein > wins hands down here... :-) I don't remember much of an accent. Tovarich. --

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 13 July 2016 at 20:07 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > Bob W wrote: > > Some snaps from central London on this historic day > > > > http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ > > I do quite like the goat photo. Is there anything historic about the > day, other than using the

Re: PESO - A Solitary Grass

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Blueprint? OK! :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > > Thank you Jack. > > I did crop it mentally (with some help from my fingers) > and I could see your point better. > You are right. > Will print it like that. (Most likely

RE: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W
What, it's not historic enough that there's a goat in central London? We have to have a new prime minister as well? > -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen > Sent: Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 8:07 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO -Two Peppers

2016-07-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Larry. Among the backgrounds I tried only this one seemed to work. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: PESO -Two Peppers

2016-07-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Boris. In fact I tried two other backgrounds and they did not work either. I guess I should have tried more. Unfortunately, both my models are... well... "gone" already! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr

Re: PESO -Two Peppers

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Bulent Celasun wrote: Literally! Pentax K3, Sigma 70mm f/2,8 EX DC Macro. https://celasun.wordpress.com/2016/07/09/iki-biber-two-peppers/ Wonderful. I love the bright colors against the black background. You can either click on the image at the above page or visit this link instead:

Re: PESO - A Solitary Grass

2016-07-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Jack. I did crop it mentally (with some help from my fingers) and I could see your point better. You are right. Will print it like that. (Most likely a cyanotype). Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr

Re: What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Bob W wrote: Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ I do quite like the goat photo. Is there anything historic about the day, other than using the new toy? B -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc

Re: PESO - A Solitary Grass

2016-07-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thank you Boris. This Ricoh thing has made me addicted to it! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822

Re: Amazon Prime Day VISA30 SNAFU

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Larry Colen wrote: There are supposed to be a bunch of awesome deals today on Amazon Prime. Is there any way to find them easily, specifically searching for (for example) Pentax mount lenses, or Pentax hot shoe speedlights? I won't bore you with details of my travails right now but I got

Re: PESO - A Solitary Grass

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
This got by me somehow.(?) Nice, but believe I would like it a bit better as a vertical. 'Prox 1/3 of the frame cropped from the left side. Feel it would be somewhat simplified and cleaner. J - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"

What goats look like

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W
Some snaps from central London on this historic day http://www.web-options.com/T262c/ B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
The sad part about these tests is that they don't help me to improve on my bloody Russian accent... Thick and heavy as it is... Jostein wins hands down here... :-) On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:09 PM, mike wilson wrote: > I managed 40,100 on the academic test. I deny all

Re: PESO - Fast Train

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
I do like it... Subconsciously or not, I just do... On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > http://42graphy.org/misc/240/panning_IR33529.jpg > > It is not the greatest photo. > But it is interesting how I panned in it (subconsciously, not really > planned).

Re: PESO -Two Peppers

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
I honestly don't like the pure black background, Bulent. The peppers are so lively and colorful... On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Literally! > > Pentax K3, Sigma 70mm f/2,8 EX DC Macro. > > >

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread mike wilson
I managed 40,100 on the academic test. I deny all knowledge of diddling Mrs Slocombe's pussy. I am also impressed (but not surprised) by Boris and Jostein's scores. > On 13 July 2016 at 12:13 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > Those are very impressive numbers for non-native

Re: PESO - A Solitary Grass

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
This is really nice... I should not let Olympus overshadow my little lovely Ricoh. Thanks for the reminder, Bulent. I've Pentax SMC FA 77/1.8 to go with it in the same range of focal lengths... Should find a way to shoot some portraits of my girls... On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Bob W-PDML

Re: scanner help

2016-07-13 Thread Zos Xavius
I think if you look you can find a v500 for $50-100 these days. Just upgrade already. :) On Jul 13, 2016 7:51 AM, "David J Brooks" wrote: > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:42 AM, John wrote: > > On 7/12/2016 5:43 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >>> > >>> On 12

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Peter, I apologize for posting a link to Russian web site, however this is what it says: 1. Laowa ZERO-Distortion sales are starting in August 2. Lens covers 24x36 mm 3. Pentax mount will be supported 4. 16 elements in 10 groups, including 2 aspherical and 3 ED elements 5. Manufacturer claims

Re: PESO - Camille in garter, stockings and heel

2016-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
Bruce Walker wrote: There's this previously posted variation ... http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GgHoq5gQcQhY/I0HcvgTBYqMc I like this one quite a bit better. Thanks, Paul. :) On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice shot, but

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
Glad to be of service. > On 13 Jul 2016, at 17:13, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Bob, just out of my never ending curiosity, I've taken the test that > you indicated. I got my result at 21,400 words, which puts me just > above the bottom level of native English speakers (said to

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
Everything discontinued as of 2010 or so. So no hope. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Gonz wrote: > https://www.cameraquest.com/Voigt_SL2.htm > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:58 AM, John wrote: >> That was 12 years ago. What is Voigtländer's

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
https://www.cameraquest.com/Voigt_SL2.htm On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:58 AM, John wrote: > That was 12 years ago. What is Voigtländer's recent history vis a vis > Pentax? > > > > On 7/13/2016 9:49 AM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Here it is: it was Rob Studdert. So Voigtlander has

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread John
That was 12 years ago. What is Voigtländer's recent history vis a vis Pentax? On 7/13/2016 9:49 AM, Gonz wrote: Here it is: it was Rob Studdert. So Voigtlander has made some PK lenses in the past. http://plg.komkon.org/p13518v12525/p13518v12525.html On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Gonz

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Bob, just out of my never ending curiosity, I've taken the test that you indicated. I got my result at 21,400 words, which puts me just above the bottom level of native English speakers (said to be between 20,000 and 35,000 words). This is extremely fascinating. I've bookmarked this page as I am

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
Happens all the time! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:13 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Also 30150. > > And it adds, "You are Shakespeare! You can even create new words that > will expand the English dictionary." > > Uh huh. > > >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at

Re: PESO - relax

2016-07-13 Thread Jack Davis
A teasing light! Well chosen. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/147344809522 > > 645Z, 90mm/2.8 > window light > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

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2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
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Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Also 30150. And it adds, "You are Shakespeare! You can even create new words that will expand the English dictionary." Uh huh. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 3:52 PM, mike wilson wrote: > It's actually an American test but we can forgive a few spelling mistakes... > > I'm

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
Here it is: it was Rob Studdert. So Voigtlander has made some PK lenses in the past. http://plg.komkon.org/p13518v12525/p13518v12525.html On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Gonz wrote: > Well for a while Voigtlander did offer some lenses in PK mount. I > remember a pdml

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread Gonz
Well for a while Voigtlander did offer some lenses in PK mount. I remember a pdml member way back who tested the legendary 135 A* 1.8 Pentax lens against a Voigtlander equivalent, and the results looked better with the Voigtlander. He was from Australia. Don't remember his name. On Wed, Jul

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Jan van Wijk
I need to spend more hollidays in the US or UK :) Only scored close to 11000 as a non-native speaker (Dutch). Regards, Jan van Wijk On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:52:18 +0100 (BST) mike wilson wrote: > >It's actually an American test but we can forgive a few spelling mistakes... > >I'm not sure that

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread John
More likely, it's because American English is not your native language. On 7/13/2016 6:59 AM, Alan C wrote: We didn't use dictionaries! Alan C -Original Message- From: Jostein Øksne Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:46 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT English test I'll

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread John
On 7/12/2016 7:47 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jul 12, 2016, at 3:52 PM, mike wilson wrote: It's actually an American test but we can forgive a few spelling mistakes... I'm not sure that some of the options are the best syn/antonyms to offer and I've no idea what

Re: scanner help

2016-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:42 AM, John wrote: > On 7/12/2016 5:43 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> >>> On 12 July 2016 at 20:59 David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM, mike wilson >>> wrote:

Re: Anyone know if these will be made in Pentax mount?

2016-07-13 Thread John
On 7/12/2016 5:40 PM, Gonz wrote: http://nofilmschool.com/2016/02/voigtlander-wide-full-frame-e-mount-lenses-10mm-12mm-15mm Since it doesn't appear that Voigtländer offers any other lenses in Pentax mount, I would guess not. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion

Re: scanner help

2016-07-13 Thread John
On 7/12/2016 5:43 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 12 July 2016 at 20:59 David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM, mike wilson wrote: Broken USB socket on the scanner. You've tried different ones on the computer with no change and it

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Bob W-PDML
Those are very impressive numbers for non-native speakers. There is what I believe to be a more accurate test, relying on honesty, here. It also discusses the methodology used, and feeds the results back into itself - it is part of an academic research project. http://testyourvocab.com I do

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
22200 here... Some words I saw for the first time ever... On 13 Jul 2016 11:47, "Jostein Øksne" wrote: > I'll hang with you, Alan. > 22350 > Jostein > > Den 13. juli 2016 06.59.24 CEST, skrev Alan C : > >22950 > > > >Alan C > > > >-Original Message- >

Re: OT English test

2016-07-13 Thread Alan C
We didn't use dictionaries! Alan C -Original Message- From: Jostein Øksne Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:46 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT English test I'll hang with you, Alan. 22350 Jostein Den 13. juli 2016 06.59.24 CEST, skrev Alan C : 22950

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