Re: OT: SA Lockdown

[Alan C]

Our lockdown started at midnight. It was 41deg yesterday, forecast 23 
for today but no rain. The supermarkets were chaotic all over the 
country with most of the black population leaving for their rural homes 
while they still could. A lot of the labour force is migrant labour.  I 
think they should have been stopped because most of the Corona cases so 
far are in the cities & now it is likely to be spread to the rural 
areas. Army deployed all over the country this morning. Medical services 
coping so far. We are severely restricted. Virtually everything now 
closed except essential services & supermarkets with many offering house 
deliveries. No running, cycling, walking the dog on the roads - only in 
your own yard. All national parks closed but tourists/visitors already 
there must stay put. All public transport & flights now stopped. Clergy 
may still do funerals under very strict conditions which already started 
last W/E. My wife, Ann, who is an Anglican Priest has been issued with a 
special permit. The first funeral was already yesterday with an 
undercover policeman in attendance. 21st April is the next critical date 
depending on how it all pans out. Time to get stuck in to some serious 
gardening & autumn clearing. At least there will be no load shedding 
because the power demand is so much lower.


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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Mark Roberts]

Olga Iona Custer wrote:

>> On Mar 26, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>> 
>> Olga Iona Custer wrote:
>> 
>>> Mark and Christine, what is your area? I teach sociology.
>> 
>> This semester I'm teaching Photography I, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
>> Illustrator. Plus I'm doing Photography II as an independent study
>> with a student who needs it to graduate in May (the course only runs
>> in the fall semester).
>
>Wow, nice classes! 
>Is it for the university or a private venture?

Little university on the outskirts of Boston.
www.lasell.edu

 
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Subash Jeyan]

good here too. india declared a complete lockdown for three weeks until
april 14 although according to official figures the number of infected
patient stands at 716 and the death toll at 18 (for various reasons,
the official figures are suspect).

for the last six days i have been housebound and i generally go out
shopping for groceries once a day. and it is a delight because hardly
anyone is out there. i've got a teenager who is going to college this
summer in the house but he seems to be taking the lockdown well between
catching up on his reading (history), his backlog of movies and the
occasional gaming on ps4 :) we are of course the lucky ones. there are
heartbreaking images emerging on the plight of migrant labourers and
the homeless: 
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/journalists-capture-heartbreaking-images-of-jobless-migrants-walking-home-after-covid-19-lockdown-2552461.html

media being an essential service here, we start working from this
monday. with all public transport suspended, the office is arranging
transport. i hope to take the necessary precautions but it'll be a
welcome change. i hope you do too stay safe.

~subash



On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:35:35 +
Bob Pdml  wrote: 

> Good like Christine and everyone. It's important for your mental
> health to get outside as much as you can within the limits of your
> local rules. Over here we can go out for one exercise session, walk,
> run or cycle, per day, plus shopping. People where i am seem to be
> fairly reasonable about keeping two metres apart. I generally go out
> for a ride in the morning for an hour, and a walk 20 minutes along
> the river to a supermarket in the late afternoon to pick up fresh
> veggies etc. This morning I went for a 30-minute run on the riverside
> path around Greenwich Peninsula, and cycled 30 minutes each way to a
> supermarket in the afternoon.
> 
> The weather is still beautiful, but quite cold. There's very little
> traffic and the air is clean, so it's a great pleasure to be out.
> 
> We are keeping our French classes going over Skype, but it's not as
> much fun as personal contact.
> 
> I work during the day and we're well set up for home working, but my
> ancient personal laptop has given up the ghost so I'm having to do
> everything with my iPhone (my ancient iPad's not up to it), which is
> very inconvenient. I'm arranging to cycle in to the office next week,
> currently closed except for security, to pick up the laptop I have
> there.
> 
> > On 26 Mar 2020, at 22:52, Christine Aguila 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > We just got an emergency alert via our mobile phones that the City
> > of Chicago is closing down the lakefront, beaches etc, which I
> > think is a good idea.  
> > 
> > I’ve been pretty busy with shifting my teaching to online.  Our
> > community college district shifted pretty quickly as things turned,
> > and faculty have really risen to the occasion. This week I’ve had
> > video sessions with students, and I’ve been greatly inspired by
> > students wanting to persist with the semester despite these
> > difficult circumstances. 
> > 
> > What is worrisome is finding food and supplies.  I haven’t been out
> > in 10 days expect for a 30 minute walk in an empty park.  I’m not
> > that keen on going to the store, but I will have to in the next few
> > days, and, of course, I will take precautions.  Ordering online is
> > great, but so much is out of stock and the wait times can sometimes
> > be a bit long, but it just requires us to do a bit of rationing and
> > be smart about how we use up supplies.  A constant refrain in the
> > house is “we’ll just have to make do,” which everyone around the
> > world is saying.
> > 
> > Also, we have some friends who are nurses, and I have some students
> > whose mom’s are nurses, so we’re very worried about them.  There
> > are women everywhere in America sewing cotton face masks for
> > hospitals. Maybe you’ve seen the calls for face masks on Facebook.
> >  I’d love to stitch some up since I have sewing skills, but my
> > school work has my time pretty occupied.  Maybe I can stitch some
> > up week after next, since we will be on spring break.
> > 
> > Christine
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   
> >> On Mar 23, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Stanley Halpin
> >>  wrote:
> >> 
> >> I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact
> >> with others. But today the governor of our state issued a strong
> >> Stay At Home order effective through April 13. Still ok to go out
> >> for food and meds but otherwise Stay Home.
> >> 
> >> I’ve decided there is nothing else I can do, and so will try to
> >> ignore what is happening elsewhere and start putting together some
> >> Blurb books, catching up on travels I have done over the last 7
> >> years.
> >> 
> >> I do have a new camera arriving from Adorama tomorrow, a Ricoh
> >> WG-70, but I am thinking I will not be anyplace to fully take
> >> advantage of its features…


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Today's project

[Larry Colen]

One of the challenges with my studio strobes is that if I use the modeling 
lights, they very quickly get very hot, especially with soft boxes.  

Today I modified some Phillips dimmable LED bulbs dropping the power dumped 
from 250W to 18W
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PK53pNzjKcFKu5SV6

The trick is finding quality dimmable bulbs that don’t have a base so broad 
that it totally obscures the actual flash bulb.

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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Bob Pdml]

Good like Christine and everyone. It's important for your mental health to get 
outside as much as you can within the limits of your local rules. Over here we 
can go out for one exercise session, walk, run or cycle, per day, plus 
shopping. People where i am seem to be fairly reasonable about keeping two 
metres apart. I generally go out for a ride in the morning for an hour, and a 
walk 20 minutes along the river to a supermarket in the late afternoon to pick 
up fresh veggies etc. This morning I went for a 30-minute run on the riverside 
path around Greenwich Peninsula, and cycled 30 minutes each way to a 
supermarket in the afternoon.

The weather is still beautiful, but quite cold. There's very little traffic and 
the air is clean, so it's a great pleasure to be out.

We are keeping our French classes going over Skype, but it's not as much fun as 
personal contact.

I work during the day and we're well set up for home working, but my ancient 
personal laptop has given up the ghost so I'm having to do everything with my 
iPhone (my ancient iPad's not up to it), which is very inconvenient. I'm 
arranging to cycle in to the office next week, currently closed except for 
security, to pick up the laptop I have there.

> On 26 Mar 2020, at 22:52, Christine Aguila  wrote:
> 
> We just got an emergency alert via our mobile phones that the City of Chicago 
> is closing down the lakefront, beaches etc, which I think is a good idea.  
> 
> I’ve been pretty busy with shifting my teaching to online.  Our community 
> college district shifted pretty quickly as things turned, and faculty have 
> really risen to the occasion. This week I’ve had video sessions with 
> students, and I’ve been greatly inspired by students wanting to persist with 
> the semester despite these difficult circumstances. 
> 
> What is worrisome is finding food and supplies.  I haven’t been out in 10 
> days expect for a 30 minute walk in an empty park.  I’m not that keen on 
> going to the store, but I will have to in the next few days, and, of course, 
> I will take precautions.  Ordering online is great, but so much is out of 
> stock and the wait times can sometimes be a bit long, but it just requires us 
> to do a bit of rationing and be smart about how we use up supplies.  A 
> constant refrain in the house is “we’ll just have to make do,” which everyone 
> around the world is saying.
> 
> Also, we have some friends who are nurses, and I have some students whose 
> mom’s are nurses, so we’re very worried about them.  There are women 
> everywhere in America sewing cotton face masks for hospitals. Maybe you’ve 
> seen the calls for face masks on Facebook.   I’d love to stitch some up since 
> I have sewing skills, but my school work has my time pretty occupied.  Maybe 
> I can stitch some up week after next, since we will be on spring break.
> 
> Christine
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 23, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Stanley Halpin  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact with 
>> others. But today the governor of our state issued a strong Stay At Home 
>> order effective through April 13. Still ok to go out for food and meds but 
>> otherwise Stay Home.
>> 
>> I’ve decided there is nothing else I can do, and so will try to ignore what 
>> is happening elsewhere and start putting together some Blurb books, catching 
>> up on travels I have done over the last 7 years.
>> 
>> I do have a new camera arriving from Adorama tomorrow, a Ricoh WG-70, but I 
>> am thinking I will not be anyplace to fully take advantage of its features…
>> 
>> stan
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Olga Iona Custer]

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> 
> Olga Iona Custer wrote:
> 
>> Mark and Christine, what is your area? I teach sociology.
> 
> This semester I'm teaching Photography I, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
> Illustrator. Plus I'm doing Photography II as an independent study
> with a student who needs it to graduate in May (the course only runs
> in the fall semester).
Wow, nice classes! 
Is it for the university or a private venture?
> 
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Mark Roberts]

Olga Iona Custer wrote:

>Mark and Christine, what is your area? I teach sociology.

This semester I'm teaching Photography I, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator. Plus I'm doing Photography II as an independent study
with a student who needs it to graduate in May (the course only runs
in the fall semester).

 
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Mark Roberts]

We're pretty much locked down here, though I don't think we're
required to be. Yet. But with Dr. Lisa in the house we're on a pretty
short leash :-) Though Lisa and I are edging ever closer to the
high-risk age group, her 92-year-old mother who lives with us is
decidedly there, so we have to watch out for her sake.

All my courses have moved on line, of course. Fortunately, I've always
had a lot of web material of my own. I'm trying to crank out YouTube
tutorials but it's a lot of work! I'd much rather be teaching in
person. In a couple of days our extended two-week spring break ends
and I'll see how engaged the students really are. Crossing my
fingers...

Next week Lisa goes back to work. Being a pathologist she doesn't
generally interact with patients or the public but it's still going to
increase her exposure.

Our home situation is good. Everything, including the hospital, is
walking distance for us (we usually fill up the car with gas once a
month and usually put less than 5000 miles per year on it). We've got
uncrowded places we can walk or run. One benefit of all this is that
I've been able to get out running more often. I just checked my log
and was astonished to find I've run 47 miles in the past week. So
unless I get sick and die I'll be very fit by the end of this ;-)

Stay healthy, my friends.
 
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[John]

On 3/23/2020 12:23:55, Stanley Halpin wrote:

I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact with
others. But today the governor of our state issued a strong Stay At Home
order effective through April 13. Still ok to go out for food and meds but
otherwise Stay Home.



I spent most of the day making one of these ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1=ZusqX4Cfa3w=emb_logo

... slightly modified since I don't have access to the kind of filters they use.

I didn't have a kit, so I made it from the materials I have on hand. My material 
is a bit thicker & I'm not a professional seamstress, so assembling my mask 
didn't go quite as smoothly as the video.


The shell is a tightly woven polyester (like the fabric that covered your 
grandmother's couch) and I sacrificed a high quality (linen?) dinner napkin for 
the liner.


But I only made three mistakes I had to go back & rework. And one of those is 
NOT MY FAULT ... I cut the elastic longer than the pattern called for and it 
still ended up too short & I had to replace it with still longer elastic.


For the filter I'm using 10-12 cup Mr.Coffee filters - 2x doubled over to give 
me four layers in front of my nose & mouth.


You can download the pattern here:

https://diymask.site/

I also have these gloves (I keep a box around just for scut work):

https://www.amazon.com/mil-Nitrile-Powder-Free-Gloves-Medium/dp/B00O3A00U8

Wearing them when I go out should be sufficient reminder not to touch my face.

I am staying home. I didn't make my weekly shopping trip this last Tuesday, but 
I will run out of 4-cup filters for my Mr. Coffee early next week (I have an 
almost full box of the 10-12 cup filters but they won't work in my coffee maker.


I've already tried. They flop over & I end up with a pot full of coffee grinds.

So I probably WILL be making a shopping trip next Tuesday.

I'm not counting on the mask to keep me from getting COVID19, but I hope if I do 
somehow get it & have to go out again during the pre-symptomatic contagious 
period the mask might help me not to be the one spreading it around.





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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Olga Iona Custer]

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Mar 26, 2020, at 3:52 PM, Christine Aguila  wrote:
>> 
>> We just got an emergency alert via our mobile phones that the City of 
>> Chicago is closing down the lakefront, beaches etc, which I think is a good 
>> idea.  
>> 
>> I’ve been pretty busy with shifting my teaching to online.  Our community 
>> college district shifted pretty quickly as things turned, and faculty have 
>> really risen to the occasion. This week I’ve had video sessions with 
>> students, and I’ve been greatly inspired by students wanting to persist with 
>> the semester despite these difficult circumstances. 
> 
> Other than you, Mark and Olga, who else on the list teaches college level 
> courses?
Mark and Christine, what is your area? I teach sociology.
> 
> How is the book business going?  On one hand I could see that business would 
> be booming and you’re able to sell off a bunch of stock, even if you aren’t 
> buying, on the other hand I can see how it would nearly shut down over this.
> 
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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

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On 3/26/2020 09:01:43, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

This enforced isolation is likely the best way to slow down the spread of the 
plague, as much as it's a true PITA. I've only barely started doing anything 
with my new camera other than testing and learning it since it got here… :(

I think this little piece may well become a classic of the AC (After Covid-19) 
era:
https://youtu.be/LVsY-bZ4o1A

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On Mar 23, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Stanley Halpin  wrote:

I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact with others. 
But today the governor of our state issued a strong Stay At Home order 
effective through April 13. Still ok to go out for food and meds but otherwise 
Stay Home.

I’ve decided there is nothing else I can do, and so will try to ignore what is 
happening elsewhere and start putting together some Blurb books, catching up on 
travels I have done over the last 7 years.

I do have a new camera arriving from Adorama tomorrow, a Ricoh WG-70, but I am 
thinking I will not be anyplace to fully take advantage of its features…

stan






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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

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> On Mar 26, 2020, at 3:52 PM, Christine Aguila  wrote:
> 
> We just got an emergency alert via our mobile phones that the City of Chicago 
> is closing down the lakefront, beaches etc, which I think is a good idea.  
> 
> I’ve been pretty busy with shifting my teaching to online.  Our community 
> college district shifted pretty quickly as things turned, and faculty have 
> really risen to the occasion. This week I’ve had video sessions with 
> students, and I’ve been greatly inspired by students wanting to persist with 
> the semester despite these difficult circumstances. 

Other than you, Mark and Olga, who else on the list teaches college level 
courses?

How is the book business going?  On one hand I could see that business would be 
booming and you’re able to sell off a bunch of stock, even if you aren’t 
buying, on the other hand I can see how it would nearly shut down over this.

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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Christine Aguila]

We just got an emergency alert via our mobile phones that the City of Chicago 
is closing down the lakefront, beaches etc, which I think is a good idea.  

I’ve been pretty busy with shifting my teaching to online.  Our community 
college district shifted pretty quickly as things turned, and faculty have 
really risen to the occasion. This week I’ve had video sessions with students, 
and I’ve been greatly inspired by students wanting to persist with the semester 
despite these difficult circumstances. 

What is worrisome is finding food and supplies.  I haven’t been out in 10 days 
expect for a 30 minute walk in an empty park.  I’m not that keen on going to 
the store, but I will have to in the next few days, and, of course, I will take 
precautions.  Ordering online is great, but so much is out of stock and the 
wait times can sometimes be a bit long, but it just requires us to do a bit of 
rationing and be smart about how we use up supplies.  A constant refrain in the 
house is “we’ll just have to make do,” which everyone around the world is 
saying.

Also, we have some friends who are nurses, and I have some students whose mom’s 
are nurses, so we’re very worried about them.  There are women everywhere in 
America sewing cotton face masks for hospitals. Maybe you’ve seen the calls for 
face masks on Facebook.   I’d love to stitch some up since I have sewing 
skills, but my school work has my time pretty occupied.  Maybe I can stitch 
some up week after next, since we will be on spring break.

Christine




> On Mar 23, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Stanley Halpin  
> wrote:
> 
> I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact with 
> others. But today the governor of our state issued a strong Stay At Home 
> order effective through April 13. Still ok to go out for food and meds but 
> otherwise Stay Home.
> 
> I’ve decided there is nothing else I can do, and so will try to ignore what 
> is happening elsewhere and start putting together some Blurb books, catching 
> up on travels I have done over the last 7 years.
> 
> I do have a new camera arriving from Adorama tomorrow, a Ricoh WG-70, but I 
> am thinking I will not be anyplace to fully take advantage of its features…
> 
> stan
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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[Larry Colen]

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Bill  wrote:
> 
> On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote:
>> Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right...
> 
> Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have other 
> underlying conditions.
> 
> The 77 is a good lens, on film with the AF that we had at the time it was a 
> very good lens, maybe even a great lens, but that was then, this is now.
> Today, the 77 is a dated design with slow AF gearing that is prone to all 
> sorts of fringing.
> Yeah, it's under corrected spherical aberration gives it nice bokeh and a 
> great deal of three dimensional effect, but to just toss off "when you get it 
> right" says a lot more than the lens delivers.
> It's not all hat, no cattle, but it's herd is not as big as people make it 
> out to be.
> 
> bill

This sort of discussion is kind of like when someone posts “I just bought a 
K-70 and I want another lens, which lens should I buy?”, the only appropriate 
response is “for what sort of photography?”.

Alternatively, deciding between the 77/1.8 and the new 85/1.4 is like deciding 
between a 30W tube amp and a 100W solid state amplifier (*).  Some people will 
argue that the solid state amp is more accurate, and others that the tube amp 
sounds better. Some people will say that the tube amp is better for some sorts 
of music and the solid state better for others.  

One thing that I know about my 77 is that for many years after I got it, I 
could not look through the viewfinder when it was on my camera, without it 
making me smile.  If you define “imperfection” as difference from an exact 
representation of the scene, every lens has imperfections, some of them are 
pleasing to some, some are displeasing.  It’s kind of like the ginger who hates 
the freckles that you think are so incredibly attractive.

I’ve learned that in low light conditions, the difference of 2/3 stop can make 
a lot more difference than one would guess.  I’ve also learned that with 
(pentax) autofocus, more magnification means more separation between autofocus 
points, and less chance that the camera will focus on the thing that you don’t 
want it to.  The 85/1.4 is also weather sealed, which can make a big difference 
when shooting outdoors.  On the other hand, it’ll probably weigh about the same 
as my 77, 43, 31, and FA50 all put together.  And for that matter, until they 
hit the used market, I’d probably have to sell all of those to have enough 
money to buy a new 85/1.4.

I expect that when things settle that they will both be great lenses, that in 
most cases the optical differences between them won’t matter, but there will be 
cases where one would be better than the other.


* As an aside, it turns out that someone I was having a debate with on facebook 
was involved in the design of the NAD3020, which was the first piece of audio 
gear that I bought, and amazing piece of kit, especially for the price.

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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[Bill]

On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote:

Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right...


Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have 
other underlying conditions.


The 77 is a good lens, on film with the AF that we had at the time it 
was a very good lens, maybe even a great lens, but that was then, this 
is now.
Today, the 77 is a dated design with slow AF gearing that is prone to 
all sorts of fringing.
Yeah, it's under corrected spherical aberration gives it nice bokeh and 
a great deal of three dimensional effect, but to just toss off "when you 
get it right" says a lot more than the lens delivers.
It's not all hat, no cattle, but it's herd is not as big as people make 
it out to be.


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Re: PESOs Getting Outdoors

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Dan. Hope to get out again today.

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Nicely captured.  Saw the lady and the woodpecker on FB and enjoyed them
> there.
> 
> Dan Matyola
> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
> *
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 4:26 PM Paul Stenquist 
> wrote:
> 
>> Took the afternoon off and visited my friends in the yard. I needed that.
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18590169/Nuthatch-Dinner
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18590168/Lady-Cardinal
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18590167/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker
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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... 
>> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg
>> 
>> It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present. :-\
>> ... Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff. ];-)
> 
> There must be a few of those on the moon……

I doubt it, since this lens was only put into production and released for 
purchase about 9 months ago. I haven't seen any reports of the "Hasselblad 
Space Delivery" program carrying equipment for Moon use this past year, yet. 
Odder, less likely things *are* happening so it remains a future possibility…  

:D

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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[Steve Cottrell]

On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... 
>https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg
>
>It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present. :-\
>... Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff. ];-)

There must be a few of those on the moon..

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Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

This enforced isolation is likely the best way to slow down the spread of the 
plague, as much as it's a true PITA. I've only barely started doing anything 
with my new camera other than testing and learning it since it got here… :(

I think this little piece may well become a classic of the AC (After Covid-19) 
era: 
https://youtu.be/LVsY-bZ4o1A

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> On Mar 23, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Stanley Halpin  
> wrote:
> 
> I’ve been pretty cautious about going out, about being in contact with 
> others. But today the governor of our state issued a strong Stay At Home 
> order effective through April 13. Still ok to go out for food and meds but 
> otherwise Stay Home.
> 
> I’ve decided there is nothing else I can do, and so will try to ignore what 
> is happening elsewhere and start putting together some Blurb books, catching 
> up on travels I have done over the last 7 years.
> 
> I do have a new camera arriving from Adorama tomorrow, a Ricoh WG-70, but I 
> am thinking I will not be anyplace to fully take advantage of its features…
> 
> stan


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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Looks lovely! Not that I have any use for it, but it's great to see new lenses 
of exceptional quality (presuming). 

This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me … 
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg

It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present. :-\
… Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff. ];-)

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> On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens 
> coming out.
> 
> 
> 
> I think I just wee'd in my pants.






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Re: Back up your CD-R's and DVD-R's

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 26.03.20 um 13:10 schrieb Steve Cottrell:


Dave if you have a different player, try that for the ones that couldn't be 
read. I've had some that refused to be read on 2 of my players and when tried 
in a 3rd - someone else's computer - they read fine!


My impression is that it's just as much the aging players as older CDs.
Two of three computers here don't even read ordinary audio CDs anymore.

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Re: Back up your CD-R's and DVD-R's

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On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 8:11 AM Steve Cottrell  wrote:

> On 25/3/20, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >recently i started to copy over my pre 2005 CD's and DVD's to my external
> >hd's. A surprising number of them could not be read by the player
>
> Dave if you have a different player, try that for the ones that couldn't
> be read. I've had some that refused to be read on 2 of my players and when
> tried in a 3rd - someone else's computer - they read fine!
>

Good idea

Dave

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Re: COVID-19 - Information is power

[Jaume Lahuerta]

Very interesting thanks.
Being locked in at home for two weeks now I have already read most of the 
themes covered in the video, but it is a very well done summary.

As a curiosity the video also explains that the Spanish flue is called this way 
not because of its origin but because, not being involved in World War I, Spain 
was the first Western country that reported cases of the disease.


En miércoles, 25 de marzo de 2020 15:51:09 CET, Godfrey DiGiorgi 
 escribió: 





I find this YouTube video information both interesting and useful: 

https://youtu.be/VJrm8V5KmPs

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Re: Back up your CD-R's and DVD-R's

[Steve Cottrell]

On 25/3/20, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

>recently i started to copy over my pre 2005 CD's and DVD's to my external
>hd's. A surprising number of them could not be read by the player

Dave if you have a different player, try that for the ones that couldn't be 
read. I've had some that refused to be read on 2 of my players and when tried 
in a 3rd - someone else's computer - they read fine!

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Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

[J.C. O'Connell]

Yeah, all they ever learn ia how to cost reduce it  and sell
it for the same price for a bigger profit.
jco

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Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right...

Sent  from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work.


I'm thinking that they've learned a few things in the last 21 years.

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Re: Back up your CD-R's and DVD-R's

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> On Mar 25, 2020, at 8:52 AM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
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> Hi all!
> 
> Reading this prompted me to stick my (not-sneezing-yet) head in here...
> https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/16/18678447/9-11-ground-zero-world-trade-center-pictures-recovered
> 
> I realized that the time flies so fast, and my earliest digital photos are 
> more than 15 years old. Back in November, I went into my digital archives, 
> and was able to dig out some photos from 2003. But I know that somewhere in 
> the boxes I have DVDs with photo backups from 2003-2007. The same photos must 
> be on external HDDs (I hope), some of which I have not turned on for ages...
> 
> 
> Igor
> 
> PS. I've been social distancing from PDML since before the Covid epidemics. I 
> hope that helped the curve here... :-)
> (Can I claim a partial credit for not spooking away a new list member?)
You wouldn’t have spooked me away!
> Y'all, stay healthy and positive!
> And, Olga, welcome to the list!
Thank you! I hope I will be posting more photos soon enough.
> 
> Sent from mobile phone
> 
> Igor
> 
> Sent from mobile phone
> 
> 
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