Re: GESO for the MGB owners

Well, add me to the carmarant contingent! We have a '78 MGB, blue. For years it was my husband's daily driver, first in Boston in graduate school, then later at Wright-Patt AFB... When our family grew to four, it went to live at my in-law's house in Michigan. It was kind of sad to see it go,

Re: PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.

Sorry to hear, Frank. A pet's life is always too short... -c On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name

Re: PAW week 12 catch-up

Hi Christine, Even in my sporadic lurking here, I noticed your absence. Glad to hear you are on the mend! I enjoyed getting caught up on your PAW...wish I had gotten some moon shots myself... I liked those quite a bit. And Pub Reading, too. The regular shooting posting is a challenge, isn't

Re: PDML Book update and expenses

This transaction will appear on your bill as 'MARK'. How appropriate! Thanks for all of your efforts -- looking forward to seeing the book! :) -c On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The test copy of the 2011 PDML Photo Annual looks great. My S.O. had

Re: PDML Book update and expenses

Mark, I wonder if there is any way to capitalize on the Boston Marathon next week...? Dana-Farber fields a large team of runners every year to help them fund-raise (this is my brother's 3rd year on the team), maybe there is a sales opportunity there somewhere? Of course, time is short now, but

Re: PDML Book is live online and available for purchase

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:07:36 -0600, you wrote: On 12/04/2011 11:00 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:31:56 -0400, you wrote: 3 questions -- for the e book, can I pay with paypal? Yes. In fact, that's the

PDML Annual on its way!

Just got an email that says my copy has been shipped, and should be here tomorrow... FedEx picked it up in West Henrietta, NY yesterday, and it was last seen leaving Syracuse at 6:35 this morning. FWIW, that's 4 days ahead of the originally projected delivery date. :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PDML Annual Received

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: When I ordered mine they gave an expected ship date of April 20. I just checked and they've already shipped. Should arrive on the 19th (it probably would be on the 18th except that it's a holiday in Massachusetts).

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

Glad you got it to work... FWIW, I have a MBP hooked up to a Dell U3011, and my in-house tech support (and long-suffering hubs) had similar issues getting the pair to play nice. A mini display port to display port adapter did the trick. We also did some fiddling with the default setting for the

Re: For Sale/Trade/Wanted Friday

Good luck... I've been thinking about getting one, myself.  Even had it in a virtual shopping cart last week.  Should have pulled the trigger then, since the price went up $100+... :( -c (*looking around for items to trade...*) On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:11 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com

Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

Hello all, Curious if anyone has tried or been tempted by this one? I'll be traveling to Barcelona in a couple of weeks, and am experiencing a pre-trip enablement crisis of sorts. Last summer, I packed light for our summer vacation, with only one 17-70 lens, and I kind of regretted it. So,

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Ecke PDML overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: Tempted. But now that I have the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 I'll rather shop for a zoom that goes wider than my DA*16-50 so I won't be able to report. Sorry Ecke Oh that's ok... but maybe I could trade you a

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Christine:    For our recent trip, I took the DA 21mm the DA* 50-135mm. The DA 21 covered indoor museum, storefront streetscape, playful portraits of Darrel on the street, you know, the usual playful tourist

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, the on-line reviews of 18-135 are a mixed bag. I attribute it either to significant sample variation or to potential bias of the reviewer. I know... it can be hard to sort out the truth in online reviews (of

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Rather than spending money to buy a new lens, bring me along, and I'll share my lenses with you. There's a thought. A ticket to Spain just might be cheaper than the lenses... :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Jim King jamesk8...@mac.com wrote: All said, it's fine for my intended purpose but certainly below Pentax's DA 50-135 in IQ.  If you're taking snaps it will be fine; for critical work where edge-to-edge sharpness is needed it probably is not what you are

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: The latest issue (July 2011) of Popular Photography contains a review of this lens. Biggest negative they mention is the street price - $500 USD. All in all they like it from the excellent subjective Quality Ratings to the

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Said this before, but in Egypt I took just the 16-45 and 50-200, and didn't have any coverage problems. I wasn't going to be shooting sport so I didn't need something with longer reach, and the short lens was fine for

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: The 50-135 is a brilliant lens but it's awfully big heavy.  I don't take it along on biz trips for that reason.  But for serious tourism where I expect to encounter extreme beauty, sure. Agreed. I think Barcelona could be

Re: GESO - Lots of old airplanes...

Paul, I enjoyed those, having lived in Dayton in the 1990s, when my husband was stationed at Wright-Patt. The scenes from the AF Museum are very familiar, it was a must-see attraction when we had visitors from out of town... I also recognized Carillon Park (the Happy Hormone House is a new one

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Thibouille pentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, putting your 17-70 on your istD may be a bad idea if you didn't think about the fact you'll lose the AF. I didn't think about that!  I've never used the two together before, so I hadn't had that face-palm moment

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Or it could mean that a conditional probability of these people being a bit of Pentax fanboys is actually increased with pixel count of their cameras (K-5 having the highest pixel count among those with K-mount). Haha.

Re: Pentax SMC DA 18-135mm, anyone?

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Jun 12, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks for the response, Christine, you've given me some great food for thought

Re: Wendy's muddy pawz was : Feed Us Your Photoblog

Add another christine to your list of fans -- your shots are a delight! -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 the directions.

weatherproof vs sandproof?

While I was in the water with my kids yesterday at the beach, a pack of seagulls descended on our pile of gear in search of food. To bring my camera to the beach, I had taken the foam camera bag insert from my handbag, in which it usually resides, and placed it inside a plastic grocery bag, tied

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

:52 AM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: While I was in the water with my kids yesterday at the beach,  a pack of seagulls descended on our pile of gear in search of food.  To bring my camera to the beach, I had taken the foam camera bag insert from my handbag, in which it usually

Re: weatherproof vs sandproof?

That's the sort of thing I'm afraid of. So far, so good, but I'll keep an eye on it. Figures - we leave in ten days for vacation, and this is my go-to walk-around lens. So, the CLA will probably have to wait, unless something ugly happens in the meantime. On the bright side, I'm quite happy I

Re: PUG??

Well, I think the PUG is pretty much a dead duck.  It's got such a low profile now that people just don't remember to post. What's a PUG? Well, I know know what it is now, after sifting thru email threads and links to figure it out, but as a relative newcomer to the PDML, I had no idea. I

Re: PUG??

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Good Point.  The PUG is an easy and convenience format for drawing newbies into the group and converting them to active participants. I think you're right. For someone new to the group, contributing to the PUG -

Re: Off to bicycle across Massachusetts in the PMC Challenge!

Mark, have a great time -- for a great cause!  We start our own bike adventure on Monday in Colorado, and we'll be thinking of you! Best to Dr. Lisa! -c ps: Pace yourself -- I hear the final stretch into P-town is a killer! ;) On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com

Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-)

Christine, I've been enjoying my k7 for several months now, but until you mentioned it, I had never flipped on the electronic level! Duh... Thanks for setting me straight! Enjoyed your galleries, too. Chicago must be a great place to shoot. Maybe I'll explore the art filters next... :) -c

Re: PESO: Baby: It's what's for dinner!

It was taken with the last rays of light of the day, so it was a little dark.  But it's a good idea to play with lightening it up some to see how that works out. Lovely. The only comment I have is that the bright spots on the blanket and on the top left of Winston's head are a bit

Re: PESO: Baby: It's what's for dinner!

Do you have a recommendation on how I can fix those bright spots using Lightroom? What Paul said. I don't use Lightroom, but it sounds like the same adjustment brush I'd use in Camera Raw... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Not Suited for Work

Christine, I keep coming back to this -- what riot! Even more than the boy's expression, the woman behind him gets me every time... Thanks for sharing! :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

thoughts on 100mm macro...?

Greetings, all--- Today, I enabled myself with the Pentax smc FA 100mm 2.8 macro lens. Funny thing is,  it happened kind of by accident... I thought I was purchasing the DFA 100mm 2.8 macro (the non-WR version), but it turns out I overlooked the missing D when I placed my order.  Whoops. Anyway,

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: On the other hand, the FA probably feels a lot more like a real lens, and you can drop it on the pavement from a fair height without breaking anything, or at least that's true for the similar F-version, which I have

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:40 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:  The D means it's optimized for digital. 1.  It has special coatings and a revised /special/ optical design to minimize the faults that digital is err to.  (I think this is mostly marketing hype, a good lens is

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, The DFA 100mm f2.8 Macro has a 49mm front filter size vs 58mm on the older versions. This might make a difference if you're planning on using a ringflash as 49mm is easier to find. Oooh... ringflash! Now

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

. I've got the Sunpak 8R, and it has 49, 55, and 58mm adapters (along with the native 52mm on the ring). On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine, The DFA 100mm f2.8 Macro

Re: New Pentax

Also the Pentax way: not having merchandise in any actual stores near where you live, so that you might look at, touch, try, or even comparison-shop before purchasing. (Now returning to regularly-scheduled lurking, already in progress...) -c On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:12 AM, David Savage

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

Such generous offers! I think I'll pass, though... No hard feelings? :) -c On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:35 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/9/10 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: Don't listen to him, it's a terrible piece of glass.  I'll take it off your hands for $50. you'll feel

Re: thoughts on 100mm macro...?

yours, Walt On 9/10/2010 8:33 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Such generous offers!  I think I'll pass, though...  No hard feelings? :) -c On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:35 AM, eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com  wrote: 2010/9/10 Larry Colenl...@red4est.com: Don't listen to him, it's a terrible

Re: Also official - DA L 35mm f2.4

I dunno, Mark... From what I've seen in my (very) limited experience, Pentax has a non-presence at any instructional program, at least as far as digital goes. Here in Boston, at NESOP or BU's Center for Digital Imaging Arts, Canon/Nikon gear is pretty much required for full-time students. It's

Re: GESO: Photographic Therapy

I'm a believer in photography as therapy! Lovely shots. I just got that lens myself...it's a beaut, huh? :) -c On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/13/2010 10:31 AM, David Mann wrote: So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head.  I saw

Re: Looking for the perfect flash(es)

Have you seen this link? Compares all Pentax ( compatible) pttl flashes... http://pttl.mattdm.org/ and this one: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/flashes/index.html I heard a rumor that there are new Pentax flashes coming soon, too... best, -c On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Leon Altoff

monitor shopping

Hi all, I've decided to quit hunching over my laptop get a real monitor, to be properly calibrated, just like all the cool kids have.  Not only are my back eyes killing me, but I think I would stand a better chance of getting some images out of my hard drive and onto paper if I could get a

Re: monitor shopping

Thanks, Mark! I first stumbled on that model over at cnet, but I've not been to TFTCentral before. Great info on your page, too -- much appreciated! -c On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Christine Nielsen wrote: Hi all, I've decided to quit hunching

Re: monitor shopping

Thanks, Bob -- I'll check into that model too, especially since I'll need the calibrating/profiling set-up as well. On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Bob Rapp bobrap...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Christine,   The NEC P221 has been on my radar for some time. It should calibrate just fine. My other

Re: monitor shopping

of this particular model but in my job before last, I purchased numerous different NEC displays for the marketing dept. and they were always quite to very much pleased with them. NEC as a brand was definitely a good choice during that time. Ecke 2010/10/2 Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net

Re: monitor shopping

jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-10-02 10:56, Christine Nielsen wrote: I've decided to quit hunching over my laptop  get a real monitor, to be properly calibrated, just like all the cool kids have.  Not only are my back  eyes killing me, but I think I would stand a better chance

Re: monitor shopping

: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 7:51 AM Subject: Re: monitor shopping Yes, NEC appears to have some well-regarded models out right now... I found two in this top 5 list from cnet.com http://reviews.cnet.com/2795-3174_7

Re: monitor shopping

.   Prior to making your decision, Google each of the monitors and look for calibration and viewing issues.   I hope this helps.   I will be travelling and have unsubscribed for now. Contact me directly if you have any other questions. Bob - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen ch

Re: monitor shopping

but if you could get the MacBook Pro to use the LUT (basically doing the calibration in the display versus by changing the color values sent to the display), you'd be about as well off as sending 10-bit software-calibrated signals; i've no idea if MacBook Pros can do this, though --

Re: monitor shopping

://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/129 Hope that helps! Tan. :) Tanya Love Photographer www.lovebytes.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Nielsen Sent: Sunday, 3 October 2010 12:56 AM

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

I'm thinking the long-suffering Pentaxians are going to exhaust themselves with all the flapping long before this camera ever gets here. Pace yourselves, people. Y'all are gonna be too pooped to pop. ;) -c Ps: just black? On Feb 5, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Mark Roberts

Re: Boston update about the blizzard

Reporting in from 15 or so miles south of Boston.. I'd say it's every bit as bad as was hyped. We have a solid 2 feet at least, and it's still coming down pretty heavily right now. And it's not light fluffy stuff, either. My parents, who live on the coast another 10 miles south, have a

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

Thanks guys. I am currently leaning towards picking up a monitor that will do hdmi in... FWIW, I have in the past been able to use the hdmi connection from camera to projector, enabling me to show students both live view and image review -c On Apr 13, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR

Re: A day in the life of a pro cycling photographer

Me, too! Thanks for sharing that. -c On May 3, 2015, at 8:56 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I enjoyed reading this article... http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/a-day-with-professional-photographer-kristof-ramon/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Happy Mother's Day

On behalf of all of us at the PDML mothers' group, I thank you! ;) -c On May 10, 2015, at 8:09 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: All you Moms have a GREAT DAY!! J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Lightroom 6 pano upgrade

Hi Christine! Cool pano... I need to try that out myself soon. I also just did the LR6 upgrade... From LR 4... And had to bump up my OS to 10.10 from 10.6(ish?). I wish I could report that everything went off without a hitch, but... I think I'm past the worst of it now. I'm sure you'll do

Re: OT - IR Conversion

I'm intrigued by the IR conversion, too... I have an *ist-d or a k-7 I'd consider converting... Any thoughts on which is the better candidate? -c On May 16, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks for the link, Mark! I just may convert my k-10D. This idea gets

Re: LR6 bobbles

I haven't run into those issues... For me, LR6 just seems to be hanging at random intervals... I've had to force quit more times than I care to mention... There is an update out there... 6.0.1, I think? Just installed that today, we'll see. If the hanging thing sorts out, I'll be on the

Re: Peso - Tushy Tweaker

sweet moment! Brought back fond memories of the tushies I've tweaked... ;) -c On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:05 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18023717size=lg DA* 60-250, f5.6, ISO 400, 170mm, K-3 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

remains active after the last image is transferred but that uses more from the camera battery so it's a balancing act as to how long you want the card's wi-fi to run vs battery life. Uf-da...does that make any sense? HTH -p On 4/10/2015 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: hello all, Has

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

anyone has found a work-around for this? Seems unlikely form the little research I've done... So, time out while I consider which purchase to make: - HDMI monitor? - laptop, HDMI in enabled - camera, that can legit tether Hmmm. -c On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Christine Nielsen ch

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

the aspect ratio issue ironed out, it could be a moderately OK solution... the screen is a good size, 8 inches, tilts, flips swivels, and it has a battery pack and a car adapter. -c On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks guys. I am currently leaning

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

On Apr 14, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Clever idea! B On 14 Apr 2015, at 19:21, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: So... here's an update... while waiting on the cheapo display screen that I ordered to arrive, inspiration struck. Connecting

Re: Anybody tethering a k-5ii? Plus, camera seizure bonus tale.

You might even call it a gift. This may be why I have little confidence in tethering software that comes with a use at own risk warning... On Apr 10, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, a special talent! On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen ch

Re: I *must* have this lens...

I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done with additional lighting... Still. Hmmm ;) -c On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:21 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have

Re: my order has shipped!

Lol. I'm tempted to argue that my wait time was shorter, but... we've all been waiting way too long, anyway. ;) -c On May 31, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/31/2016 8:20 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > For those keeping score at home, a K-1 or

Re: my order has shipped!

Well, OK, I guess you could spin it that way... I prefer to think of it as almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule. But, that's just me. :) -c On May 31, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: Christine Nielsen wrote: > For those keeping score at home, a K-1 ordered

my order has shipped!

For those keeping score at home, a K-1 ordered on May 3 is scheduled to be delivered to me tomorrow... B had projected delivery by June 12, so... not too shabby. :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: You have an extra 24 hrs to send in your photos this year!

After I uploaded my first image, I clicked on the "upload another image" button ( or something to that effect) on the confirmation screen... That led to an error page, link not found, or similar... I just went back to the link from your email & it connected me without issue. Just FYI. -c

Re: K1 ordered

(De-lurking for this momentous occasion) Good for you, Paul! I am tempted... But, I've never been an early adopter type (though, I'm not sure this product qualifies in that category...!). I'm nervous about being the test market for a brand-new product... But what's the worst that could

Re: Camera size has the K-1 available for comparison.

Well, I appreciate you doing this crap. ;) I've been *this* close a couple of times to pulling the trigger on a D750, but I prefer a smallish-er camera... :) -c On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 2:32 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > The image I stole to post last night was a bit

Re: A photograph that lies without being faked

I'd bet a truckload of organic fertilizer that the lawn wasn't as lush & green in reality, either. And I bet the listing described it as "charming"... ;) -c On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bulent Celasun wrote: >

Re: Lens repair?

fresh warranty on the repair. Christine Nielsen wrote: > Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days? Is CRIS still > around? Is there a better place (in the US)? > > I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time. ;) > > That lens, and

Re: Lens repair?

5, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days? Is CRIS still > around? Is there a better place (in the US)? > > I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time. ;) > > That lens, and a handful

Re: Lens repair?

ding a bit extra for >> second day air return postage). I'd be inclined to suggest that you >> sell the lens as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, >> and let the new owner get the fresh warranty on the repair. >> >> Christine Nielsen wrote: >>>

Lens repair?

Where are we sending lenses for SDM repairs these days? Is CRIS still around? Is there a better place (in the US)? I have a 16-50 that gave up on me a couple years ago... So, it's time. ;) That lens, and a handful of other items (fa 24-90, a k-7, *ist-dl, maybe a k-5, etc) could be up for

Re: GESO: Grace

Great shots, I bet she can't wait to share them on Instagram! ;) Fun to have such a willing & winsome subject! -c On Mar 15, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1089242 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Lens repair?

x lenses. >> >> Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for >> second day air return postage). I'd be inclined to suggest that you >> sell the lens as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, >> and let the new owner get the fresh warrant

Re: Lens repair?

epair Pentax lenses. > > Precision charges $214 to repair a lens (including a bit extra for second > day air return postage). I'd be inclined to suggest that you sell the lens > as-is for about $250 less than you would with it fixed, and let the new > owner get the fresh warranty on

Re: Lens repair?

c. If you do decide to sell as-is, then be sure to offer (and > include) full detailed instructions on how the buyer can access repair > services. Preferably service(s) with which you have had personal experience… > > Good luck! > > stan > >> On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Chr

lens repair record!

Eight days ago, I shipped my 16-50 off to Precision Camera for a new motor. Today, it arrived back on my doorstep. Along with the hood, and front & rear caps. Everything fits as it should, and... AF appears to be working as well. Someday, when it stops raining & snowing, I'll take it out for

Re: Lens repair?

; On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >> >> Ugh. A little research into the repair of this lens has proved >> discouraging... Purchased from KEH in May 2012, LN- condish, for $900. >> (a good deal at the time, new versions going for

Re: Lens repair?

thread. I'll > update the list once I have her back from the spa. > > Cheers, > > Yonnie > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> > wrote: >> >> >>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Christine Nielsen &l

Re: wide angle comparison

examples: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50064023 > On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > So, for all of the other visual learners out there, who don't bother > with FOV conversions & charts (The rest of you move along, lest &g

wide angle comparison

So, for all of the other visual learners out there, who don't bother with FOV conversions & charts (The rest of you move along, lest you be tempted to reply: DUH...) Recently, I had the need to explore the ranges of wide angle lenses. I have the 12-24mm for my k-5ii, but was curious how much

Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

Boston area- a hamlet to the south of that city called Hingham. I'd recommend it but for the high real estate costs, occasional hurricanes, and ubiquitous Dunkin Donuts. ;) -c On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I'm curious as to where in the world PDML

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