Re: PESO: missed PUG again

2006-11-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 29/11/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Robinson wrote: > > > On Nov 28, 2006, at 19:31, Eric Featherstone wrote: > > > >>LOL, that wasn't my bike but I'm not so Innocent myself. For the last > >>trackday I went to I nee

Re: Speaking of Firmware

2006-11-30 Thread Eric Featherstone
This is speculation mostly but the big square chip here, marked DIGIC, is possibly the processor. One of the other smaller chips near the corrosion might contain the firmware. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/image/69666958 These four large chips made by PSC are the DRAM chips, for the image buffer: h

Re: PESO - New Mexico Sun

2006-12-01 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A little better than New Mexico Moon, but probably a little more trite too. > > Taken not long before the other, at sunset. Pretty much what I've done with > this one is to use lighten shadows on the foreground. Now I just have to > figur

Re: Re: OT: external hard drive with RAID 1

2006-12-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 05/12/06, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/4/06, Michael Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Apologies if I mis-characterize, but I do not think that you are > > fully in comprehension of what a RAID 1 storage scenario implies. > > You're right. That's partly why I was asking th

Re: OT - What sells

2006-12-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 05/12/06, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and while I'm answering questions,,, "'why can't a mouse swallow a > streetcar?." ...becuase there's no such thing? I mean I've heard of a tree swallow, barn swallow, bank swallow & cliff swallow, but a mouse swallow? Nah! :-) Eric. -- PDM

Re: OT: Steam Powered

2006-12-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 05/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've ridden the TGV in France. Tres cool! > You really don't get a sensation of speed until you go round one of the > (very gentle) bends. Then there's that feeling of subtle but powerful > inertia familiar to anyone who's experienced high spee

Re: OT: Photoshop elements 5.0 and 3.0 - prices

2006-12-06 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 06/12/06, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well what I can pick up at Staples is a package with both 3.0 and 5.0 in it Ann, are you sure you don't mean a package with _Premiere_ 3.0 and Elements 5.0? http://www.adobe.com/products/psprelements/ Just wondering? Eric. -- PDML Pentax

Re: OT: Computer Problems

2006-12-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 08/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone have a recommendation on how to copy files from my old hard drives to > a new hard drive? I used to do it in the bad old days with a parallel cable > between two computers. Must be an easier way now. > > And/or how do I make the dri

Re: OT: Computer Problems

2006-12-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 08/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 12/8/2006 8:43:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > You could do things this way but there wouldn't need to be two of > everything like that. You could either use a KVM switch > (keyboard/video/mous

Re: K10D at 'The Online Photographer'

2006-12-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
Rod, I think I'd have to disagree with this. For sure if you comapre like focal lengths what you say is true, but it is surely better to comapre like FOV, in which case the K10D has a 1.5x advantage over a "full frame" moving sensor system. Eric. On 11/12/06, Rod Connan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: K10D in Israel

2006-12-12 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13/12/06, Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > >>more precisely it's premium to get it _anywhere_ outside of the USA. > >>Price here in the UK is about £600 which is almost the same. > > > > Where did you find it for that price??? > > > > The biggest seller in the UK is char

Re: PS CS3 Preview video

2006-12-17 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 17/12/06, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wouldn't that properly be a Twain Twestle? > > Yeah, I think you're twight. > At least, you're on the right twack anyway. Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Time for a break ... (Time to do something with the list ahmosphere?)

2006-12-18 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 18/12/06, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/12/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been thinking. > > I really dislike the free spirit of the list being polluted. What is going > > on is more than the regular friendly spirited flames. > > > > I assume this ha

Re: PESO: Foggy Sun

2006-12-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 19/12/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When out hunting for a reason to press the K10D shutter, I took a > couple of this scene with the 16~45 in Av. > Thought I'd see some flare at least, but it's not apparent to me. > The extremely blown out sun made me wonder if it's possible to "b

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 20/12/06, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Yes! One roll this week. After some 7 years working in Loondon my boss is returning back to his home country, Germany, to becomea lecturer in Leipzig, so we went out one eveni

Re: Rechargable CR-V3 batteries for *ist-D

2006-12-20 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 20/12/06, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 20, 2006, at 13:50, John Sessoms wrote: > > I've looked on the web for CR-V3 rechargables & found some, but I also > > ran into advice to check with the camera manufacturer before using > > them. > > Two words: Sanyo Eneloop! > > The

Re: TV volume, was: My holiday greeting

2006-12-22 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 22/12/06, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what I want someone to invent is a little gadget that you can apply > to your TV that keeps the volume absolutely at the same at all times once you > have > adjusted it to the level you can hear. If they can build rockets to go to > the

Re: Happy Holidays!!!

2006-12-23 Thread Eric Featherstone
Yes, I like that too! Eric. On 23/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice shot. Good use of the fisheye. > Paul > On Dec 23, 2006, at 3:37 AM, Roman wrote: > > > http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20061222163804 > > ^^^ thats's my church. > > > > > > -- > > new photos ever so often...

PESO - Zen garden

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
Hi, Just trying to keep the PESO density up a bit ;-) I spent some time recently trying to get my slide scanner installed again (had reinstalled/updated the OS so there were still things like this to sort out.) The timing of this could be handy; I stayed with my parents over Christmas and spent so

Re: PESO - Zen garden

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
o wait > another year till the used ones are cheaper and less in demand. > > greetings > Markus > > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Eric Featherstone > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:36 AM >

Re: PESO - Frozen in Time

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 30/12/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386798 Nice, Tom, I like the patterns in the ice, and the soft colours. Cheers, Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PAW 2006 - 45,46,47 - GDG

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
I rather like the first one (#45) of shoes, but the pipes were my favorite too. Cheers, Eric. On 30/12/06, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not fussy on the shoes, but i like the angles you used for the pipes. > > I'm finding the K10n likes a +0.3 or so. > > Dave > > Quoting Godfrey Di

Re: PESO - Zen garden

2006-12-30 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 30/12/06, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/29/06 8:11 PM, "Eric Featherstone", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I'm also using a Minolta Scan > > Dual, though the version IV. I'm scanning in some of the other Japan > >

Re: PESO: Ice Storm

2007-01-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 15/01/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We had an ice storm in Michigan today. Shot some pics this morning and > again this afternoon. The first is with the K85/1.8, the second is with > the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 macro, and the last two are with the DA > 50-200. All on the K10D.

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 17/01/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boros Attila wrote: > > > > You should not use FTP for anything but anonymous access to public > > sites. It sends your username and password in cleartext. Use SFTP, or > > secure FTP instead. It uses SSH to transfer files, and unlike > > stan

Re: PAW - Boo!

2007-04-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
I also like it! Are the blue bits at the bottom a "phantom" of the aperture simulator? Eric. On 19/04/07, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, I like this one quite a bit. Clearly you didn't use a Pentax > "ghostless" filter for this shot. > > Shel > > > frank theriault wrote: > >

Re: Image File Transfers - CD to DVD

2007-04-23 Thread Eric Featherstone
In terms of keeping a RAID system going with minimal maintenance this might be worth a thought: http://www.drobo.com/ I've no direct experience, but it looks like it handles all the configuration and management automatically without you needing to spend ages setting it up. Eric. On 22/04/07, Mark

Re:

2007-04-25 Thread Eric Featherstone
Yes, a nice shot! Someone posted an edge recovery tool a while back, I don't know if that would help. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/contents/DNG-Recover-Edges.shtml Eric. On 25/04/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice shot. I would draw in the tip of that left wing and add som

Re: M85mm f2.0 bokeh

2007-04-28 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 28/04/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I promised Tom C that I would try to do a bokeh comparison between the > A85/1.4, M85/2, FA77 and DA70 lenses. > I had a few moments between supper and getting bombed, so here goes: > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/m852bokeh/852bokeh.h

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-02 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 02/05/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, this is a bike thread, and it's labelled OT, so I figure I can ask > for some help here. How do I stop my break pads from sounding like > banshees with their knackers in a vice every time I try and stop?? It's > driving me nuts. I've tried chang

Re: Tech Question - how full can you fill hard drives?

2007-05-07 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 06/05/07, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 5 May 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > I strongly suggest that you set up an administrator account that is > > separate from the user account that you do your work in, and remove > > system administration privileges from that user

Re: PESO - Duly Noted

2007-05-07 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 07/05/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/7/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I'd like it better without the shelf at the bottom. Otherwise, pretty cool. > > I did take one without the shelf (very) visible: > > http://gmapuploader.com/iframe.php?mapId=7

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 10/05/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > It has been doing some odd things the past few months. Clock reset it > self back to 1900, etc. PS does the computer suddenly start to run as slowly as a 1900 PC? And all the chips change to cog wheels and the power supply to steam

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 10/05/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip lots of stuff] > It has been doing some odd things the past few months. Clock reset it > self back to 1900, etc. Well that's telling. That immediately makes me think of the CMOS battery that keeps the clock going on the motherboard when

Re: OT: PC question

2007-05-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 12/05/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so again today, the PC did it again. It worked fine for the first > two times, then the third hung up on startup. Just made it to the > intel splash screen. I turned it off, disconneted the power, waited > and tried it again. Still no go.

Re: FS - K 200/2.5

2007-06-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
Hi Bruce, Just to let you know, the lens arrived in fine fettle yesterday. Many thanks. Best wishes, Eric. On 21/05/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My photographic needs have changed somewhat and this lens, much as I > love it, is not getting much use. I had previously offered thi

Re: GESO. Some shots from Erin's first real Dressage show

2007-06-14 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13/06/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/6/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Anyway, nothing special, just thought you might want a peak at the > >dark side of horse shows. > > Hey Dave, which planet does this one come from ? ;-) > > Cri

Re: OT: Help needed from a graphics person anyone?

2007-06-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 15/06/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I designed this logo of the Players CHampionship in Adobe Elements 5 > > http://www.pc07.org/ > > excluding the words "we Have a date in dayon" > is there a way to transform the rest of it into line art? > > From what little I've read thanks

Re: OT: Help needed from a graphics person anyone?

2007-06-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 16/06/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Featherstone wrote: > >On 15/06/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I designed this logo of the Players CHampionship in Adobe Elements 5 > >> > >>http://www.pc07.org/

Re: OT DVD RAM

2007-06-18 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 18/06/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought a DVD recorder which came with some DVD RAM discs, which I > understand are re-recordable. > > Having used some of them once I now want to re-use them. They will not > automatically record over what is on them but I can't see any way o

Re: Super A diaphragma misalignment - is my lever bent?

2007-06-24 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 24/06/07, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > a while ago, I noticed that in Program mode, the diapghragma on my super > A closed down one stop, even if the display tells me that the maximum > aperture is to be used. > > I couldn't really figure out what would be the cause, but w

Re: PEOW: Pie-Billed Grebe

2007-06-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 29/06/07, Jay Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll try to post the link to this image again as it appears to have > been truncated making it unusable: > > http://i.pbase.com/ > o6/87/63987/1/81261177.gmwcxIHL.PieBilledGrebe1062407.jpg > > Perhaps the filename was too long to fit on a single

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

2012-04-25 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 25 April 2012 19:04, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM, P. J. Alling > wrote: > >> Actually no, I'm not.  I remember seeing one somewhere, but I was looking >> for a link just now and can't find it.  Even a lens with the equivalent of a >> 12mm AOV on 35mm for APS-C would  

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

2012-04-25 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 25 April 2012 21:25, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Eric Featherstone >> wrote: >> >>> There was the Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG designed for both film >>> and APS-C

Re: Official K-30 page

2012-05-21 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 22 May 2012 01:08, Darren Addy wrote: > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> I'm not clear on whether the K-30 has the ability to correct >> front/back focus like the K-5 can. > > Hmmm. I didn't realize that my K-x had this capability... you just > have to get into the debug

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-27 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27 May 2012 21:37, Christine Nielsen wrote: > For the record, it was a PNY Professional 8gb Class 10 card... > Honestly, I've never paid too close attention to the cards, beyond > size, and I do look for class 10s these days.  I do have some SanDisk > Extremes, too... and a couple of others I'v

Re: OT - Any PDMLers in Japan?

2012-09-20 Thread Eric Featherstone
Easy enough to correct the URL though... http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/05/12/Fuji24 On 20 September 2012 13:57, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > "Not Found" > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Tim Bray wrote: >> I’ve v

Re: Photo management software for kids

2012-10-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 October 2012 15:10, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: > So my kids are taking pictures. Loads of them, in fact. I would like them to > be able to do their own photo management but that might be way harder than it > sounds. In any case I would like them to learn the basics as soon as possible. > >

Re: IstD annoyance... is it me or ?

2012-10-22 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 22 October 2012 15:30, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Every time I change the batteries it changes the date back to 2003 01/01. > The batteries last a long time , fortunately. There's another coin cell battery underneath that might need replacing. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Re: IstD annoyance... is it me or ?

2012-10-23 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 23 October 2012 02:48, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Eric Featherstone > >> On 22 October 2012 15:30, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>> >>> > Every time I change the batteries it changes the date back to 2003 >>> > 01/01. >>> > The batteries l

Re: IstD annoyance... is it me or ?

2012-10-23 Thread Eric Featherstone
7;ll want to double check those after you >> replace the battery. >> >> gs >> >> George Sinos >> >> gsi...@gmail.com >> www.georgesphotos.net >> plus.georgesinos.com >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Eri

Re: Convert PEF to DNG or not?

2012-10-26 Thread Eric Featherstone
Adobe DNG converter http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows On 26 October 2012 12:01, DagT wrote: > Not that I know, and that might be a reason to keep PEF. > > DagT > > Sendt fra min iPad > > Den 26. okt. 2012 kl. 12:55 skrev "J.C. O'Connell" : > >> is th

Re: Convert PEF to DNG or not?

2012-10-26 Thread Eric Featherstone
gt; Den 26. okt. 2012 kl. 13:05 skrev Eric Featherstone > : > >> Adobe DNG converter >> >> http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows >> >> On 26 October 2012 12:01, DagT wrote: >>> Not that I know, and that migh

Re: Question to those who have their web site hosted by GoDaddy

2012-11-27 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27 November 2012 09:52, Boris Liberman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Eric Featherstone > wrote: >> The LR Flickr module lets you output to Flickr at any size you want; >> I've certainly used it that way. > > Eric, if you can tell me how - I'd

Re: Help!

2012-12-01 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 2 December 2012 01:37, Christine Aguila wrote: > So here are a few questions: > > 1) Should I try to import using the USB cable? If so, should I set the USB > Connection to "MSC" or "PTP"? I'm referring to page 317 in the K5 manual. P318 has some more info but MSC mode is the default - ju

Re: Question for Mac experts

2012-12-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 5 December 2012 21:59, Mark Roberts wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > >>steve harley wrote: >> >>>on 2012-12-05 12:50 Mark Roberts wrote How can I check the embeddability of a font on a Mac? >>> >>>at the most basic level, assuming the font is already installed, open Font >>>Book >>>and se

Re: Picasa

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 December 2010 18:10, Eric Weir wrote: > > I have a flikr account. I've been thinking about setting up another account > where people in the community I work in could share photos, and was wondering > about Picasa for that. Probably more people already have Goggle accounts and > it would gi

Re: Which is the preferred battery charger

2010-12-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 11 December 2010 11:03, Larry Colen wrote: > The charger that seems to work best with my AA hybrids is starting to get a > bit flaky.  There was a discussion a couple weeks back on the subject of > chargers and I thought i saved it, but can't find it. > What is the battery charger that is so

Re: Basic image editing & Manual focussing

2010-12-30 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 30 December 2010 22:56, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Dec 30, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > >> "Stopped down" metering means that when you twist the f-stop ring, the lens >> stops down RIGHT NOW.  The camera makes its exposure decisions at all times >> based on the actual amount of li

Re: Vivitar 2600-D trigger voltage?

2011-01-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 10 January 2011 09:43, Larry Colen wrote: > So, I picked up the M50/1.7 for $30, which came with a P5 Rikenon P Zoom > 35-70 Macro 1:3.5-4.5 macro and a Vivitar Auto Thyristor 2600-D. > > The flash may be of interest and use, but I can't find if the trigger voltage > is safe.  I've seen indic

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 February 2012 14:30, Subash wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:36 -0800 > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I >> found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The >> SMC Pentax-M 135/3.5 is the one to look fo

Re: K-01 Photoshoppery

2012-02-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
I'd assumed that's why it has "Ø27mm" written on the lens. That's usually the way filter thread sizes are shown. On 15 February 2012 13:08, P. J. Alling wrote: > I think but I don't know for sure that the indentation that the actual lens > sits in is threaded so it will take some really tiny filt

Re: RE: Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
I have the M version, it has the coupler and stops down automatically. The aperture ring was moved from in front of the focus ring to just in front of the mount, presumably to make auto operation possible. On 20 October 2010 01:35, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > What I am trying to confirm is if the M

Re: OT:Gmail filters

2010-11-03 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 3 November 2010 11:32, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I'm not sure how to check what filters I have invoked in Gmail.  The > problem is that someone on the list is only appearing in other > people's messages yet I have not deliberately filtered them.  Any help > here? 'Settings' (@top right) then

Re: OT: Anyone here able to read/translate Chinese?

2010-11-18 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 18 November 2010 21:19, Charles Robinson wrote: > My brother has been doing some research on these bottles we toasted from when > we were in China this May. > > Seems that "BaiJiu" has a storied history in China. The description of this > beverage as smelling/tasting like 'a cross between ru

Re: OT: Anyone here able to read/translate Chinese?

2010-11-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
2010/11/18 Eric Featherstone : > On 18 November 2010 21:19, Charles Robinson wrote: >> My brother has been doing some research on these bottles we toasted from >> when we were in China this May. >> >> Seems that "BaiJiu" has a storied history in China. Th

Re: OT: Anyone here able to read/translate Chinese?

2010-11-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 19 November 2010 15:21, CheekyGeek wrote: > Character-based languages are interesting. > For example, there is a character for "roof". > Also a character for "woman" and "pig". > > If you put the pig character under the roof character you have the word > "home". > If you put the woman characte

Re: synchronizing disks

2011-01-26 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 26 January 2011 19:09, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Another option, for Windows users that hearken back to DOS days (or are > comfortable with using the command line) is to use xcopy with whatever > switches are appropriate.  Put the command into a batch file and set the > Windows Scheduler up to run

Re: synchronizing disks

2011-01-27 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27 January 2011 03:25, John Sessoms wrote: > I want a program to high-light the discrepancies and tell me: > > "This file is here on this drive, but it's there on that drive." > > OR > > "This file is here on this drive, but it's not on the other drive." > > OR > > "These two files have the sam

Re: synchronizing disks

2011-01-27 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27 January 2011 17:17, John Sessoms wrote: >> Hmmm, sounds like you want /usr/bin/diff and use diff -r to compare >> two folder (on two drives) recursively down the folder structure. That >> will tell you pretty much what you've asked for above (but not >> graphically.) >> >> However you're run

Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?

2011-01-30 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 30 January 2011 13:32, Sam wrote: > Hi all, > > I am starting to take some film photos w my aunt's old sp1000 and I thought > it would be a good time to be a little diligent about noting down the > ap/shutter/iso for each photo. > This will help me figure out if my camera is metering correctl

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 February 2011 14:33, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-02-08 9:27 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> >> Be aware, though, that they are battery hogs. >> Big time. >> (this from personal experience) > > Can the WiFi stuff can be disabled (ie powered-off, like in an iPod Touch) > when shooting in the f

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
That's not really how it works. Eye-fi uses skyhook's database. There's an explanation of how that was created here: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/ In Igor's example the photos would be tagged as being taken in Houston, even though the Wi-Fi wasn't free. All eye-fi needs is the Wi-Fi h

Re: GPS in Pentax DSLR [Re: New Pentax Stuff Announced (nothing major)]

2011-02-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 8 February 2011 17:19, AlunFoto wrote: > It's kinda hard to catch what the guy in the video is saying, but > my impression is that the five second uploads are from jpegs. I also > get the impression that he change to raw files about 3 minutes into > the video. The upload times are considerably

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 9 February 2011 14:28, Dario Bonazza wrote: > http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/425/947/html/017.jpg.html Note also: The medium telephoto lens for 645D (details unknown) http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/425/947/html/003.jpg.html And the 645D lens roadmap http://dc.watch.imp

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-10 Thread Eric Featherstone
For sure, the lens is a mock-only exhibition inside a case. The roadmap indicates they haven't pinned down the focal length yet either. On 10 February 2011 09:45, eckinator wrote: > short term gold is bullish again, too =) > > 2011/2/10 Eric Featherstone : >> On 9 Februa

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 11 February 2011 00:52, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On 11-02-10 2:34 PM, eckinator wrote: >>> maybe it listens for the shutter? =) >>> wouldn't it be enough to timesync and then match gps log time and exif >>> time in post? >> >> That's exactly

PESO - Snowdrop

2011-02-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
Well, it's been a /long/ time since I posted a photo, but I've gathered together the necessary round-to-its and spare time together in one place, so here is a PESO. I spent the day at the Chelsea Physic Garden, founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. It is open to the public for

Re: PESO - Snowdrop

2011-02-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
YMMV.  Pretty > flower.  Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "Eric Featherstone" > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 5:13 PM > >> Well, it's been a /long/ time since I posted a photo, but I've >> gathered together the necessary rou

Re: PESO - Snowdrop

2011-02-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
o clinical and the raindrop is nice too. > But really,  a very handsome group overall.  A couple of them look rather > like alien spaceships or creatures... > Certainly hope you do more of this sort > ann > > > > > Eric Featherstone wrote: > >> Well, it

Re: PESO - Snowdrop

2011-02-15 Thread Eric Featherstone
; > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Eric Featherstone" > Subject: PESO - Snowdrop > > >> Well, it's been a /long/ time since I posted a photo, but I've >> gathered together the ne

Re: Converting a lens to Pentax-A mount

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Featherstone
I'm fairly sure the conversion is missing the most important point of the difference between A lenses, and earlier lenses; which is that the stop-down coupler acts linearly rather than non-linearly! The electrical contact is merely a way for the lens to tell the camera that a linear-stop-down type

Re: video on supermacro by a Pentax K200D user

2011-03-04 Thread Eric Featherstone
Toine's suggestion of focus stacking I'd have thought. Eric. On 4 March 2011 20:13, Jos from Holland wrote: > Jostein, agree with you. > But some of the pictures in this clip have a much better than normal D.O.F. > for a K200 sensor, as if a much smaller sensor was used, what could be the > expl

Re: OT: LR database VERY-slow-loading question

2011-12-06 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 6 December 2011 19:48, Charles Robinson wrote: > When he exports images to separate catalogs by year (2001, 2002, 2003) and > opens each of those individually, they all open quickly and well. > > When he starts adding things together by combining catalogs, he eventually > hits a point where i

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 December 2011 21:38, Mark Roberts wrote: > Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? > http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ Yeah, but did they still miss the decisive moment? -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: A year in the life of a press photographer

2011-12-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 19 December 2011 16:29, Christine Aguila wrote: > Thanks for posting, Bob. Interesting work and commentary.  But I don't > understand this technique:   "By this time I'd called everyone over from > their desks and they stood and watched the incredible light show as I > frantically > > > *sna

Re: OT: Walking directions

2011-12-21 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 21 December 2011 16:22, P. J. Alling wrote: > On 12/20/2011 5:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> A friend found an amusing easter egg on google maps >> >> http://g.co/maps/gtqkf >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > I just asked it to give me directions, I'm pretty sure th

Re: My Photo Management Crossroads

2012-07-11 Thread Eric Featherstone
I believe there's a rather simpler solution. Your lightroom catalogue has stored within it the location each photo and these of course all point to a drive called "Lightroom 1". If your thrid drive reeally is an identical copy of "Lightroom 1" then name it identically too (i.e. Lightroom 1), then s

Re: FS: Tamron Adaptall teleconverters & ext. tube; WAS (Re: A nice little macro variation to have at hand)

2012-07-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 July 2012 22:40, Darren Addy wrote: > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:42 PM, John Francis wrote: >> The laws of physics suggest you are mistaken here; if you spread the >> light energy out over a larger area it's not going to be as bright, >> no matter how that spreading is done. You'll lose a l

Re: FS: Tamron Adaptall teleconverters & ext. tube; WAS (Re: A nice little macro variation to have at hand)

2012-07-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 July 2012 23:50, Darren Addy wrote: > Eric, > I think you misunderstand the table (or perhaps the table words it > inelegantly). > When the table says "1 focal length extension tube" you are thinking > the same focal length as the lens (50mm lens = 50mm extension tube). > However, what it *

Re: ioShutter (for iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch) supports Pentax

2012-07-20 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 21 July 2012 00:35, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Jul 20, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >>> I just heard about this, and I'm not quite sure what I think about it >>> yet (other than that it seems a bit pricey, at first glance). >>

Re: Slightly OT: lens2scope

2012-07-27 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 27 July 2012 19:06, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Does anyone know where I can obtain an adapter to hook a Pentax DSLR > to a telescope eyepiece? A 1.25" to T-mount adapter plus T-mount to K-mount adapter is the standard way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-mount -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: K-5 II and K-5 IIs leaked

2012-09-07 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 7 September 2012 14:32, Matthew Hunt wrote: > http://photorumors.com/2012/09/07/pentax-k-5-ii-and-k-5-iis-dslr-cameras/ > > I would expect them to get the video and AF upgrades of the K-30, at > least. So what makes the Super super? For what it's worth, the relevent sentence from: http://digic

PESO - seen outside the flat one morning

2005-03-22 Thread Eric Featherstone
Have finally got a couple of films finished, and back from developing. So here's one photo... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3218668 Any comments welcome. Eric.

Re: PESO - seen outside the flat one morning

2005-03-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
Thanks, Bruce. Cheers, Eric (trying to catch up with the list again) At 08:51 am 23/03/2005, Bruce wrote: For me what make this shot interesting is the strong green and red colors of the foliage. Usually pictures of ice are rather monotone and bleak looking. This is quite nice. -- Best regards, B

Re: PESO - seen outside the flat one morning

2005-03-29 Thread Eric Featherstone
Good photo. cheers, frank > > -Original Message- > > From: Eric Featherstone > > Have finally got a couple of films finished, and back from > > developing. So here's one photo... > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3218668 > > Any comments welcome.

PESO - salt & pepper

2005-03-31 Thread Eric Featherstone
Taken in late afternoon sun on a cafe terrace on top of the Austrian Alps... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3237523 Comments welcome. Cheers, Eric.

Re: PESO - salt & pepper

2005-04-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
At 04:45 am 01/04/2005, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mar 31, 2005 4:36 PM, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taken in late afternoon sun on a cafe terrace on top of the Austrian Alps... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3237523

Re: Pentax's sudden infatuation with ED glass.

2005-04-05 Thread Eric Featherstone
At 10:05 pm 05/04/2005, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Graywolf wrote: > The opposite. High (or Extra, or Extreme) dispersion glass requires less > curvature to obtain the same dioter. In a prism the colors would be > spread farther. Indeed. If it was Extra low dispersion, then the initial

Re: PESO - salt & pepper

2005-04-08 Thread Eric Featherstone
At 04:45 am 01/04/2005, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mar 31, 2005 4:36 PM, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taken in late afternoon sun on a cafe terrace on top of the Austrian Alps... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3237523

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