Re: K-5 here, high iso samples

2010-11-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
I know it's not good to covet, but I I'm finding it hard to resist Congrats on your new arrival! I trust you'll let us know if you get the chance to do side-by-side comparisons with the k-7 k-5, at the same iso. You know, just so I can be sure I've thoroughly tortured myself... ;)

Re: OT: snarfed from a friend's facebook page

2010-11-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkd5dJIVjgM On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Ignore, laugh, or take it to heart. Look at your comment. Back to mine. Back to yours NOW BACK TO MINE. Sadly, it isn't mine. But if you stopped trolling and started posting

Re: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?

2010-11-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
I hope to see some of you cheapskates --- uh, I mean, Pentaxians -- there. Sat probably works better for me... There are several other workshops/sessions going on there over the weekend, I might check some of those out, too. -c On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?

2010-11-05 Thread Christine Nielsen
I think we were on the phone with Mrs. Unhelpful at the same time! She put me on hold to take another call... But I'm going Saturday, so I have no other insight to offer. Join the true cheapos come then! :) -c I was hoping to go to tonight's show and it says free on the internet now, but

Re: Anyone wanna come see the 645D in Boston this weekend?

2010-11-06 Thread Christine Nielsen
That was fun! The 645D is indeed awesome... but I came home really wanting a k-5. :) And a 55 /1.4. Getting to see - and touch -- all that Pentax gear in one place is such a rarity! We were very busy testing everything, and conducting side-by-side comparisons of all available models:

Re: Peso - how long?

2010-11-08 Thread Christine Nielsen
Haha -- sooner than you think! Interestingly, when it happens, you'll find that chatting is not its primary function... http://bit.ly/bi6vyN :) -c On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:55 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Before she wants one of her own?

Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400

2010-11-08 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow. Thanks for sharing these, Paul. I'd say the difference is pretty dramatic! On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Even though slightly less contrast, the K-5 offers an image willing to allow ones PP preferences without first dealing with the K-7's more

Re: peso mr. mom

2010-11-12 Thread Christine Nielsen
Definitely funny -- as someone who has walked her share of babies and dogs (often together), it's a familiar scene.  I love how everyone -- dad, baby, other dog -- is averting their gaze, to give the pooch his privacy!  Next, I'd like to see dad bend over to scoop, without dropping baby out on his

Re: peso mr. mom

2010-11-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
, especially given the humorous name of your very nice photo blog!  :-).  Big cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:42 PM Subject: Re: peso mr. mom Definitely

Re: peso mr. mom

2010-11-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
Considerate? I'm sure he's thinking his actions -- walking the baby and *two* dogs! -- goes far beyond the realm of considerate and into that of superhuman feats. He fully expects to get a medal when he gets home. Or at least, to be excused from all other domestic duties for the day. Someone

Re: peso darrel

2010-11-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
I've decided that here's my dream Pentax kit (per pentax webstore prices): -K5 ($1600) K7 -battery grip for both cameras ($460) -DA* 55mm f1.4 ($800) -DA* 300mm f 4 ($1,400) -The 21mm f3.2 -The 40mm f2.8 -DA 16-45mm f4 -DA* 50-135mm f2.8 -both flashes: 360, 540 ($500) -the Optio W90

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
Same here. The ttl cord (3rd party, I think. It's curly...) for off-camera flash... And I've used the in-camera wireless system to trigger my flash as well as studio strobes. Both have worked fine, but I've never used the wireless set-up in anything larger than a studio. I've been thinking

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
The short spiral cable is only 3 ft long, right? Why not just use the in-camera wireless capability, if that's how far off-camera you're going? Save your money for lenses! :) My ttl cord is 6 ft, has the hotshoe connections built-in, and available on amazon for about $40. I'm not sure I

Re: off-camera flash

2010-11-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
I guess I don't trust that to work as well. My feelings for my K10D have deteriorated somewhat need is pretty relative anyway. I can't vouch for the k10d, but the only time the built-in wireless trigger hasn't worked for me was when the batteries in my flash died. I know what you mean

Re: Getting a K-5 for review; any requests?

2010-11-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
OK Larry, all requests noted. Is there ANYTHING ELSE you'd like? For everyone's information: I don't have any P-TTL flashes or SDM lenses.   —M. Let me know if you want to try it out with the pentax 360 540 flash... I also have the 50-135 sdm lens I can meet you at Castle

Re: White Balance on K-7

2010-11-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
I have experienced the same thing with my k-7! Here is an example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028...@n04/sets/72157625120080220/ Two photos, same subject framing, same WB, exposure settings. Correctable in post, but, still odd. -c On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Igor Roshchin

Re: Pentax 17-70 repair -- on PARTS HOLD

2010-11-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
I had the same response (no ETA for parts) when I sent my k-7 in for repair about a year ago. It needed a new circuit board, too, iirc... In the end, it took about 6 weeks. (Longer than the length of time I had owned the camera at that point.) I hope you have better luck. -c On Mon, Nov 29,

Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hello all, and happy spring! I come to you again, seeking wisdom... I've had an inquiry from a client about photographing artwork (painted canvases) for the purpose of creating prints... for sale. A couple of issues come to mind: 1) The actual photography... I'm assuming hi-resolution is the

Re: Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
it is.  I work these on a handshake basis.  I have no particular wish to claim anyone else' work as my own so it's easy not to violate.  I find most artists don't want paperwork, it can lead to taxes. On 3/20/2012 3:05 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hello all, and happy spring! I come to you again

Re: Photographing artwork for prints

2012-03-21 Thread Christine Nielsen
To all who commented -- I am very grateful. Great feedback, most helpful. Jostein --Great trick, using the floor... and you have inspired me to ask about who's doing the printing... Godfrey -- yes, the KISS principle, one to live by. And I appreciate your thoughts on rights billing. Sounds

Re: Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
Fascinating -- that test drive event Ned linked to? Held not at a camera or electronics shop, but at a design store... alongside housewares other funky gadgets. We'll see how that marketing plan plays out... will the hipsters design mavens take the bait? Who needs Ashton Kutcher, anyway?

Re: Ned Bunnell blogs the K-01

2012-03-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
, I think I'd love it in the same way that I love most things that are hated by people who have better taste than I do. -- Walt On 3/23/2012 12:52 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Fascinating -- that test drive event Ned linked to?  Held not at a camera or electronics shop, but at a design store

My K-5 is going to Arizona...

2012-03-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
Boohoo. Mirror flops have resurfaced. Randomly activating mirror is what Randall on Pentax live chat calls it. Of course, he says he couldn't say what causes it. It's a bummer - I do love this camera in so many ways, it really stinks that it's less than 6 months old. And, I've been busy with

Re: Hello Nothing great

2012-03-24 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hi Christine! Glad to hear that you made through a long, busy Chicago winter. I enjoyed your gallery! Thanks for the well-wishes for my camera, I'm hoping her trip is quick painless. I'm thinking a new lens might help me through the ordeal... :) -c (from Boston) On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at

Re: My K-5 is going to Arizona...

2012-03-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
... The renowned fraternal empathy of the PDML.  ;-) On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Don't jinks us... On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Boohoo. Mirror flops have resurfaced.  Randomly activating

Pentax Service Express Lane

2012-03-30 Thread Christine Nielsen
Well, whadaya know! My camera, which I sent to Arizona on Monday, is already heading back home. Repaired. Woot! :) -c -- 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

Re: Strange Memory Card Event

2012-04-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
I haven't seen that. It almost sounds like you were looking at images with one of those funky special-effects jpeg filters applied...? Is it possible you had it set to apply one of those? Though I don't know why the filtered effect would be there one minute gone the next. Strange, for sure.

Re: Pentax Service Express Lane

2012-04-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I'll remember this the next time someone starts yakking about Pentax's poor customer relations. You know, I've been one of those yakkers in the past. ;) But, this time around, it's much more smoothly than I ever

Re: New lens prices

2012-04-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
Groan. The 16-50 has been on my wish list for a while... I guess I should have bought it $700 ago. I can understand incremental price increases, but almost double? Yikes. For a long time, one of the advantages of Pentax has been the value proposition... if that goes away, then what? Just as

Re: New lens prices

2012-04-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The critical thing is that Ricoh/Pentax increase the build quality (particularly on this specific lens!) so that it's worth the new price point. Based on the problematic history reported here and elsewhere, I

Re: New lens prices

2012-04-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old price, due to the lens' uneven reputation.  I can't imagine shelling out at the new price. I bought my 16-50

Re: Pentax FF

2012-04-03 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Christine was complaining that the DA* 16-50mm was too expensive for her when it cost $800, which is a bargain when you consider what Canikonians pay for the standard f/2.8 zooms, and she's far from the only one. The core

Re: Pentax FF

2012-04-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Christine, I had just read your post about the 16-50 you never purchased so you were the first that came to mind. I also know that you don't rush into lens purchases, and you seem to be the middle ground of Pentax

Re: Pentax FF

2012-04-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
, Miserere, that's my little sister, you're talkin about.  Any more of that cheapskate p-tooey and we're gonna have to settle this the old fashioned Chicago-way!  Got that?  :-)))  Cheers, Big sister Christine from Chicago On Apr 3, 2012, at 7:11 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Tue

Re: simple-as-dirt focus calibration method

2012-04-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
A chore I have put off for a while, too. And I think my FA-50 1.4 could use a little calibrating... I would love for it to be this simple... I await the bubble-poppers... :) -c On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I don't know why I never thought of doing

Re: PESO: Angry Birds!

2012-04-15 Thread Christine Nielsen
Aww, that's sweet! :) Happy Birthday, David! -c On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:27 AM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/6932686530/ My wife surprised me with a birthday party on Friday.  The hook was that I was going to shoot some bowling

Re: Video fun

2012-04-15 Thread Christine Nielsen
Having been on the same end of school project challenges, and not being at all well-versed in video I enjoyed the story! I recently encountered the same temperature warning symbol with my K-5... I was shooting in a warm-ish room, using live view frequently, and it popped up a couple of times.

Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
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Re: Photo parties for kids?

2012-04-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Interesting idea... Off the top of my head - a few thoughts: - You would want to partner with an experienced kid-wrangler. 8-12 kids is a lot to manage, especially when the fun/silly/exciting photography is going on. Without someone directing traffic, it could easily devolve into a lot of

Re: PESO - No Parking - Strictly Enforced

2012-04-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Woof! (I mean that in a good way.) Love it. :) -c On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:04 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/no-parking-strictly-enforced.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-19 Thread Christine Nielsen
...available in red, no less... ;) -c On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04/19/Nikon-D3200-with-WiFi-Option -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

PESO - Heartbreak Hill

2012-04-21 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hey y'all. This past Monday we went to watch the Boston Marathon... my brother was running for a fourth time (to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a cause near dear to our own pdml Annual...). Lucky him, he lives a stone's throw from the infamous Heartbreak Hill, and so that is where we

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: if thats the right term. Does it exist for the k-R AND mac. I see that there is a program for PC. Reason i ask is that at our club meetings, the Pres, hooks up his Canon to the PC and takes the sample shots to show

Re: PESO - Heartbreak Hill

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
21, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: That's fun, Christine!  And congrats to your brother!  Cheers, Christine On Apr 21, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hey y'all. This past Monday we went to watch the Boston Marathon... my brother was running

Re: PESO - Heartbreak Hill

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks, Dan, Frank Joe! :) -c On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:33 AM, jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote: Christine, a nice collection of photos from the race..Joe Hey y'all. This past Monday we went to watch the Boston Marathon... my brother was running for a fourth time (to benefit the

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
22, 2012, at 10:43 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: But, I have had some success in teaching using the hdmi hook-up -- connecting my k-5 directly to a projector.  That enables me to project whatever is on the lcd screen, including the jpeg preview, histogram, camera settings, etc.  That has been

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, too... and I like the bleached tulips, and the gritty Tokyo Hotel... keep shooting! :) -c On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm trying to get out of this photographic

Re: Lens price increase loophole? - interesting

2012-04-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
Yes, I think it has always been thus... I have been accustomed to looking for that current price or 'see price in cart link. I think maybe the difference now might have to do with the DA vs FA lenses... seems like the FA lenses (somebody mentioned the relative deal on the FA 31 vs the DA 16-50

Re: K-5 on sale at BH ($999 body only)

2012-04-23 Thread Christine Nielsen
I know this is all just idle speculation, but -- are you suggesting that they'd take a 645D body stick a 24 x 36mm sensor in there? And it wouldn't be a K mount? Because if that happens, I'll have one heck of a fire sale... :) -c On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Paul Stenquist

Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-25 Thread Christine Nielsen
Here's a survey question... as an invited guest at a wedding, do you bring your dslr? A good friend of mine got married this weekend... I almost didn't bring it, but in the end, I threw the k-5 FA 50 in my purse just in case I wanted it later It's funny territory, I think. There's a pro on

Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-25 Thread Christine Nielsen
still into it, but are hesitant to bring along your SLR so as not to appear to be competing with the pro. The next comment must then come from the friend. If you hear only crickets, leave it home.. From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent

Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
--- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net Sent: April 25, 2012 4/25/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Wedding photography (or not), + peso... Here's a survey question... as an invited guest at a wedding, do you bring your dslr? A good friend

Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: My take on the issue: You should bring your camera. Be discreet and base your amount of discreet on how many other people (if any) are taking photos. If it's just you and the hired photographer then you can really

Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:48 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Here's a survey question... as an invited guest at a wedding, do you bring your dslr? I read our wedding photographer's contract the other day and she asks that any

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

2012-04-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Congrats, Mr. Bang. You better be careful, next thing you know, you'll be buying LN- lenses at KEH, and before long... you'll accept nothing but brand-new from BH, at the new improved msrp! :) I do love how quiet the K-5 is. The other day, I had been shooting with the 55-300, which makes a

Re: orchid

2012-04-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Lovely. You make me think that maybe even I could manage an orchid, as long as they thrive on neglect... :) -c On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:59 PM, wendy beard pointyp...@gmail.com wrote: I have a sorely neglected orchid on my kitchen windowsill. Despite the lack of care over the last year it has

Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso...

2012-04-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:42 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, but where have you been?!? ;)  We were married on the 3rd of March after getting engaged on new years day. Good question!! It doesn't pay to be an intermittent lurker -- you miss all the important stuff! Nice

Re: need a there,there

2012-05-04 Thread Christine Nielsen
Sorry to hear you having a run of crappy luck, Ann. Some days are like that, I guess... better to focus on the big picture, and not let the idiots get you down. FWIW, I think most people realize that the internet is full of cranks, so the difference between a 100% and 99.5 % positive feedback

Re: ISO Torture Test: Sony A77 vs Pentax K-5

2012-05-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
Wow.  That was an ISO smackdown! They are into torture tests over there at the Phoblographer... today's feature involved stomping on a Pentax wg-2 to see how it fared... http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/05/09/attempting-to-break-the-pentax-wg-2-stomping-on-the-camera/ :) -c On Wed, May 9,

Re: Bird stuff -- semi-OT - you guys need to see THE BIG YEAR

2012-05-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
I haven't heard about that one... but you had me at Steve Martin. Will check it out! :) -c On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I've just watched it for the second time... it is out on DVD Really sweet movie based on a non-fiction book about birding and

Re: At Liberty--well sort of

2012-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hey, stranger! Welcome back... I enjoyed those photos. Will we have a NATO in Chicago gallery to look forward to? :) -c (Boston Christine) On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Remember me!  :-)  Gosh, the past four and half months have

Re: Cash Cab

2012-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
ha! Man, wouldn't I like to take a cash cab to BH...! :) -c On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: Watching Cash Cab and Ben just picked up two guys going to BH Photo-Video! -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook

Re: K-01...belatedly

2012-05-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
Beautiful story, looking forward to keeping up with her work! :) -c On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: I owe Christine this report... :-) http://bong.manayon.net/2012/05/pentax-k-01.html The reason for the delay is this:

card FAIL?

2012-05-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Yesterday I was trying to catch a few shots of my guy in action at the state division track meet. I had my trusty k-5 plus 50-135 combo. I had just reformatted the sd card, and took some pics, just to chimp. So far, so good. The race started -- the one mile event -- and I shot off a burst as

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
time to pay attention... :/ -c On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 2:53 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/27/2012 2:36 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Yesterday I was trying to catch a few shots of my guy in action at the state division track meet.  I had my trusty k-5 plus 50-135

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-27 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ah geez... noted! :) -c On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 May 2012 21:37, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: For the record, it was a PNY Professional 8gb Class 10 card... Honestly, I've never paid too close attention

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-28 Thread Christine Nielsen
. J. McAllister Optimist Extraordinair On May 27, 2012, at 11:36 , Christine Nielsen wrote: Yesterday I was trying to catch a few shots of my guy in action at the state division track meet.  I had my trusty k-5 plus 50-135 combo.  I had just reformatted the sd card, and took some pics, just

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
Huge congrats to you, Tanya! Well done! :) -c On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: Ok, so I am just home from a massive week at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and trying to come back to Earth!  Over the weekend at Melbourne, my 4

Re: Rock Climber

2012-05-30 Thread Christine Nielsen
I love her technique! When we last visited with the cousins in Michigan, we took them all to a climbing gym in Ann Arbor... Can't remember the name, but it was a blast for them, ages 6 -16... she might like it, too! :) -c On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

2012-06-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
Can you imagine the flapping that would have ensued, had they called the new 50 a DFA lens...? The FF contingent would have exhausted themselves long ago in all the excitement. Rumor has it that the DA 60-250 also covers FF nicely, after all :) -c (hopeful, but not holding my breath...) On

Re: Third Party Batteries

2012-06-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
I have two third-party, and two pentax, batteries... they seem to work the same. Once upon a time, my k-5 had mirror-flop disorder... in which the mirror would randomly and repeatedly actuate, rendering picture-taking impossible. (It was almost like blowing up!) There is some speculation that

Re: Third Party Batteries

2012-06-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
turned off until I've logged a few shots. Paul On Jun 1, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: I have two third-party, and two pentax, batteries... they seem to work the same. Once upon a time, my k-5 had mirror-flop disorder... in which the mirror would randomly and repeatedly

Re: Third Party Batteries

2012-06-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Jun 1, 2012, at 10:25 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Argh, sorry to hear that, Paul.  I think I had over-charged by placing an already charged battery back on the charger... whoops.  But, I would keep an eye on it not hesitate to send it in for repair -- my camera started out with a few

Re: PAW Week 3

2011-01-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
years, but then the used book store scene crashed in the city. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:51 AM Subject: Re: PAW Week 3 My first thought:  do you

Re: PAW Week 3

2011-01-31 Thread Christine Nielsen
buying. I don't think anyone minded... :) -c On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Neato, Christine.  Are you a U of C graduate?  Cheers, Christine from Chicago - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax

Re: Big Chicago Blizzard

2011-02-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
I heard a report last night that there's a possibility Lake Shore Drive could flood in places...! We are expecting that storm to arrive in Boston tomorrow... today we got 6-8 fluffy inches, in the first part of this 1, 2 punch. I just came in from shoveling 18 inches of accumulated snow off the

Re: PAW Week 3

2011-02-01 Thread Christine Nielsen
Go Maroons! :) -c On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: You know, Paul Stenquist is a U of C grad.  Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday

Re: Big Chicago Blizzard

2011-02-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
I've been following updates from a friend in Chicago, whose husband was stuck in traffic for 11 hours. He left work at 3pm, and from 5 pm to 4am, he was stuck in snowy gridlock on LSD near North Ave. No sign of city plows, assistance or rescue of any kind. If it weren't for the residents of

Re: Reporting in from Chicago with pics

2011-02-02 Thread Christine Nielsen
Whoa... impressive snow! Glad to hear you are weathering the weather ok. Hope the scotch is holding up! For your amusement... a friend in the South Loop neighborhood shared this video of his (almost) bike ride last night: http://vimeo.com/19492437 You might have to know Brian to see the

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-05 Thread Christine Nielsen
...If I may butt in with a related question... what about room lighting? I'm trying to get my own system color-managed, but I've seen conflicting answers... for calibrating the monitor, should my room be illuminated to a reasonable reading level, or as dark as possible as long as you can still

Re: OT Screen brightness or print problem

2011-02-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Thanks Godfrey, Paul Mark... :) -c On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: ...If I may butt in with a related question... what about room lighting?  I'm trying to get my own system

Re: PESO - Speed Skater

2011-02-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
Two year old on your back or not, I like it! But, it's a subject matter close to my heart... We are big skaters in our family, and I dabbled in short-track a few years ago. I wish there were an outdoor (long-track) oval nearby, the closest is at least 5 hours away in Lake Placid. Enjoy the

Re: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts

2011-02-18 Thread Christine Nielsen
As a local, I'm well aware of the Dana Farber, and a fan. Just curious.. when is that final week, anyway...? :) -c On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Work continues apace on the 2011 book (and I'm bracing myself for the inevitable last-week rush of

Re: cold shoe question

2011-03-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
I use electrical tape... easy-peasy. -c On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:33 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Aha!  So, what I need to do, is make a template based on the

Re: OT So, cyclists,....

2011-03-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Holy crapoly. I've never yelled at a video on the internet before... No! Omigod! Look out for the dog!!! Ag! I'll be sending that along to the gearheads and cycling geeks in my life... thanks! :) -c On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 5:51 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... how are

Re: Serial photography

2011-03-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: A week or 2 ago there was a brief discussion in which someone - sorry, can't remember who - suggested the idea of telling a story in 4 photos. By coincidence I ordered a few weeks ago a book called Serial Photography, which

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-08 Thread Christine Nielsen
All these years, married to a Detroit boy... and I've never had a paczki! I suppose he's not Polish, so that might explain it, but I may have to track some down next time I'm out that way. Where do you suggest I try, Paul? :) -c On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Paul Stenquist

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
to in that it's just a short distance from Interstate 75. Paul On Mar 8, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: All these years, married to a Detroit boy... and I've never had a paczki! I suppose he's not Polish, so that might explain it, but I may have to track some down next time I'm out

Re: Happy Paczki Day!

2011-03-09 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Probably just another example of the MEATA mindset. I suspect it was a wild game restaurant. Muskrats appear to be plentiful in the rivers and lakes around here. So... I had to google MEATA (sheltered, remember?).

Re: Remarkably On-Topic

2011-03-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
Further evidence the Beatles must have been Pentaxians: http://zavali-gorizont.livejournal.com/2354.html :) -c On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:  I was just listening to this tune (one of my favorite Beatles songs of all time, BTW) and just happened to

Re: K-5 dynamic range

2011-03-17 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Mar 17, 2011, at 5:39, Larry Colen wrote: Here are two examples of the AF540 not firing, when shooting at ISO 200: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626159745171/ One each as it came out of the

Re: Why no videos?

2011-03-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
I only use the video feature on my k-7 occasionally. I agree that the editing is a bear... I haven't gone too far down that rabbithole, except to play around a bit in iMovie. My kids seem to have more facility with it, though (They've taught me everything I know!). I expect the next generation

Re: Why no videos?

2011-03-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
someone totally screw up on a surf board  so you see how hard it must really be : -) and you musical selections are right on. ann Christine Nielsen wrote: I only use the video feature on my k-7 occasionally.  I agree that the editing is a bear... I haven't gone too far down that rabbithole

OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
...If only it came in a K-mount: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-slr-mount/ ;) -c Happy Holidays, PDMLers! -- 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

Re: OT: It's mirrorless, pocketable mounts FF lenses ...

2011-12-20 Thread Christine Nielsen
, Christine/Chicago On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: ...If only it came in a K-mount: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-slr-mount/ ;) -c Happy Holidays, PDMLers! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Tarts

2011-12-29 Thread Christine Nielsen
As we say around here, That's a wicked good-lookin' taht! With or without photos, that's a worthy project for 2012! :) -c On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: My goal this year is to master the tart, and I've started my apprenticeship tonight.  

Re: Photos of Children

2011-12-30 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 3:58 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Absent evidence to the contrary, I'd just assume that said photographs were taken at some public event, quite possibly by somebody known to the family. Were the kids showing off, dressed up in costumes, participating in an

Re: OT - kinda

2012-01-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
Sounds like you are in good hands, Ann. Best wishes for effective treatment speedy recovery from same...! :) -c On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 1/12/2012 20:41, steve harley wrote: on 2012-01-12 15:21 Ann Sanfedele wrote Ok details at 11

OT: Photography for Kids?

2012-01-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hello all... ...and Happy New Year! Well, 2012 has gotten off to a busy start, and I haven't had much time to cruise the list lately... I hope Santa was good to everyone! One of the things I've been doing is teaching some classes, sort of a Photography for Moms/Beyond Auto kind of thing, and

Re: PESO Marzi

2012-01-14 Thread Christine Nielsen
What a fun portrait, lots of personality and very flattering. No wonder she's pleased! :) -c On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Meet Marzenia, aka Marzi, an out of work graphic designer and my wife's new gardening assistant. For the last few months she

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