Re: Mouldering film camera survey
Spotmatic K1000 MX LX --- Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Robb wrote: Here is a sad survery. How many Pentax film cameras do you have that you are rarely, if ever, using? List by model and number if you like. Reply in confidence to warobb at accesscomm.ca I'll tally them up and post numbers, but not names when I have something. William Robb 645n 67 LX - 7 my pick for my international travels. Occasionally I pick up one of my many screwmount cameras and put a roll through it. Cesar Panama City, Florida -- 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. -- 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.
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Re: soon to be enabled
I made a quick on-line search, and it looks like you can get 2 - good quality 32GB Class 10 SDHC cards for slightly less than the cost of a single 64GB SDXC Class 10 card of the same quality. I'm not sure where BH is located in relation to where Ann lives, but if I'm calculating it correctly it comes out to about a $2 savings getting 2x32GB Cl 10 over 1x64GB Cl 10. Might be worth the walk if you're going out to exercise anyway? Plus the benefit of not having all your eggs in one basket. On 7/10/2013 2:03 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: Realistically, I doubt that you need more than a 32G card, which was at the peak for storage/dollar the last time I checked. A year ago, I shot for a week at dance/music events and used less than 32G per day. As people know, I am not shy about taking extra shots with digital, just to make sure that one of them turns out. Twice on my Alaska trip I ran through a 32GB card in a single day, so if Ann's at all worried about storage, my strong advice would be to go for 64GB (I'm glad I took my primary's advice about getting a pair of 32GB cards in addition to the pair of 16GB I started with). This was very little video, very little continuous shooting, and a fair number of bracket shots. Per previous e-mail, this was DNG, no JPEG. Another option might be to go for the EyeFi, but that would be pretty spendy -- just mentioning it for the record. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Computer conundrum for those who care.
On 7/10/2013 2:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It's a enclosure from Gigaware, I checked the online reviews and it doesn't seem to be problematic, had a front panel activity light, (broke, it and it was my fault), and wonder of wonders a rocker switch for to turn it on and off. Still, seems like you've got two possible points of failure there - the enclosure or the drive and you won't really know which it is until you isolate the fault. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Rolling down the track
Who'd it belong to where was it going? On 7/10/2013 5:50 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 10/7/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Recently had an opportunity to photograph a genuine steam engine on the tracks. I took many pictures and will post some galleries when I get them up on flicker. Meantime for those who have no moral objections to Google plus please look at this link and let me know if the experience works for you. Thanks https://plus.google.com/u/0/100687245332697763729/posts/BbeeSxVWxD5 Interesting choice of composition! Personally I would lose the dead space left of the tree, but it loses nothing in your interpretation. I like it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: soon to be enabled
Maybe not the best comparison, since he got fired last month. ;-D On 7/10/2013 8:12 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Congratulations on getting the K-5. To paraphrase the Men's Wearhouse guy...You're gonna like the way it works...I guarantee it I still shoot PEFs and let Lightroom convert to DNG upon import as the Adobe conversion gives a slightly smaller file size. If I think I'll need a quick turnaround to put up a gallery, I'll shoot RAW+JPG with the JPG set to the smallest file size so they're web-ready. -p On 7/10/2013 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to hire me to shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief wedding ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) someone else is doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't up to that and especially after this recent battery episode, not high enough ISO, etc But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding photog in nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the mail and as soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, I already am doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to get it soon and practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... don't need to have a brand new one. IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage words about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in switching from the D... I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the raw files - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? any suggestions at all are welcome. boy, it is nice to be back! Regards, ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How do you photograph dark skinned people?
Incident metering for exposure and a 18% grey card or a Gretag Macbeth Color Checker for white balance. On 7/10/2013 10:31 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I have nothing to share except that a mix of skin colors is nothing compared to a black bride in a white dress. On 4/20/2013 12:15 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people. There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of mankind. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: soon to be enabled
On 7/11/2013 12:21 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Great news, Ann. You're going to enjoy your new camera. The only thing I can suggest is that you shoot extensively with K-5 before you do any serious work (such as your friend's wedding) with it. It has very different rhythm than *istD (or K10D for that matter, which is from where I transitioned to K-7). I do suggest that you set your K-5 to output DNGs. I don't even remember if it can do PEFs. It can. PEF or DNG. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Computer conundrum for those who care.
Well, that kind of sucks. I know you can still find IDE drives so you could get another one to use that enclosure with, but I wonder if it would be worth doing? On 7/11/2013 2:40 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well it was the drive, I plugged it into an external power supply and it doesn't spin up. The electronics are still recognized so it seems it motor was failing. I have a second near identical drive that has a live copy of my previous OS on it, that I was keeping, just in case, that I don't really need, as it's redundant, that I put into the enclosure to test it, and it seems to work fine. On 7/10/2013 10:29 PM, John wrote: On 7/10/2013 2:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It's a enclosure from Gigaware, I checked the online reviews and it doesn't seem to be problematic, had a front panel activity light, (broke, it and it was my fault), and wonder of wonders a rocker switch for to turn it on and off. Still, seems like you've got two possible points of failure there - the enclosure or the drive and you won't really know which it is until you isolate the fault. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: soon to be enabled
For the K5's raw file size, 16 GB cards might offer the best compromise between capacity, cost redundancy (eggs/baskets). On 7/11/2013 8:14 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Christine - wel think a lot alike on these things... I would be unlikely to shoot more than 200 either and would, like you probably rather have more 8 gb cards than one 32 normally. Though in the situation I'll be in, with not a lot of time to chimp - and being all thumbs .. what I might do though, is shoot the wedding on once card and tuck it away before the reception and then if I feel like grabbing a few at the reception that I can't resist on a second card. Boris - I certainly will be practicing a lot :-) ann On 7/10/2013 22:56, Christine Aguila wrote: On Jul 10, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: P.s. to my earlier response... Christine, your mention of the lowlight green thingy very useful - which reminded me I certainly will be shutting off any thing that makes noise, too! I'm thinking of only shooting in raw,as I always do - that would be faster, right? How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. A LOT!!! :-)) I only shoot on 8gig cards, so I don't know exactly how many frames fit on a 32 bigger. I think I get about 200 frames on an 8 gig card with RAW. I use 8 gigs because of the all eggs in one basket fear. Yep, you can turn off beeps on the K-5. You'll be amazed at how quiet the shutter is too. Can't wait to see your test/practice shots, Ann. You're going to have a lot of fun playing with the K-5 before your shoot. Cheers, Christine ann On 7/10/2013 13:29, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Ann: Wow! What fun! You'll love the K-5. AWB is pretty darn good. It's my go-to white balance and in Lightroom 4 any necessary tweakings are easy-peasy. High ISO settings are excellent like others have said. But if it is a bit dark, auto-focusing can be a little challenging. The K-5 does have an auto-assistant focus lamp, so in really low light a green light will stream to the subject, which can elicit some funny facial and body responses. You'll want to turn that off though during serious, solemn moments were there should be no distraction. Easy to do in the Menu Options. I shoot DNG--you have that option with K-5--, so no conversions are needed, and I hardly ever shoot jpegs--always RAW. I don't renumber any of my RAW files either. I just stick the memory card in my Lexar card reader, then import to my processing software, which is Lightroom. Very excited for you. Hope you enjoy what I think is a great camera. Big cheers, Christine On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to hire me to shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief wedding ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) someone else is doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't up to that and especially after this recent battery episode, not high enough ISO, etc But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding photog in nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the mail and as soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, I already am doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to get it soon and practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... don't need to have a brand new one. IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage words about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in switching from the D... I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the raw files - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? any suggestions at all are welcome. boy, it is nice to be back! Regards, ann -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: soon to be enabled
On 7/11/2013 8:20 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/11/2013 00:48, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. The Pentax K-5 II was getting 900 DNGs per 32GB card. I couldn't imagine taking more than 200-300 shots in a day before my Alaska cruise, I was wrong; do you really want to take a chance? Given what you've said about your discomfort with the small size of SD cards, IMO you really should get a 64GB card. I also recommend bringing a spare SD card reader, they're cheap. bring?? Aahz I'm not bringing a card reader to the wedding - its 30 minutes from my apartment by train, 10 by cab. :-) If I were going back to Alaska, you bet I'd bring lots of card - the smallness of the sd is an annoyance and I am klutzy, but I should have time to go to a second card if I need. I bet you think I have a laptop. hehe ann These are really good for carrying spare SD cards: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859448-REG/Think_Tank_211_SD_Pixel_Pocket_Rocket.html I have one each for my K10D another for my K20D. ... and I like these for SD card readers: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/811411-REG/Vivitar_VIV_CR_35_SD_Card_Reader.html That style card reader is small enough I keep one in the business card slot of each of the Pixel-Pockets. I also keep spares at each of my computers one in my laptop bag. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: soon to be enabled
On 7/11/2013 9:53 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Pentax created PEF is not as well compressed as Pentax created DNG which is not as well compressed as Adobe created DNG. So for best compression, create PEFs in camera then convert to DNG when importing into Lightroom or ACR. what is ACR? just curious. If all you are saying is that PEF takes up more room than a DNG it doesn't matter. I'm not a big volume shooter at this stage. ann ACR is Adobe Camera Raw. It's a program Adobe supplies with PhotoShop Lightroom that prepares your raw file to be opened by PhotoShop, Elements or Lightroom. ACR is periodically updated to add support for the raw file of newer cameras as they come out. Versions of ACR are specific to the version of PhotoShop, Elements or Lightroom you have, so when Adobe comes out with a new version of the program, the version of ACR that matches older versions are no longer updated. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4920 The Camera Raw 6.3 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop Elements earlier than Photoshop Elements 9.0, or versions of Premiere Elements earlier than 9.0. The latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in available for Photoshop Elements 5.0 (Windows) is Camera Raw 4.5. But I don't think it will be a problem for K5 DNG files. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Online Photography Certification Courses
Likely NOT. Looks like a meaningless certification from some no name diploma mill. The paper it's printed on would be far too coarse brittle to use for the only thing it would really be worth; not squeezably soft enough. Each course includes a full trial version of the software for each class. Right, 'cause you can't just download a free 30 day trial directly from Adobe give it a whirl to see how it works. On 7/11/2013 1:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I received this coupon offer today from Groupon. I have no ideal whether these programs have any value or not, but I thought someone might know a young photographer (or an ancient one like me) who might be interested in looking at such a course. http://www.groupon.com/deals/photo-art-studio-8?p=1utm_source=channel_occasions_ANT-dealsutm_medium=emailsid=3516b9b2-b8aa-463c-bcb0-eb689c4e7cdddivision=central-jerseyuser=f268fecdb41ff8166e9feb11f538fc1a5b55800c7528782cef1cf402348ac60edate=20130711s=bodyc=imaged=occasions_deal Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: 'Seney Sunrise'
I like the light the color. A bit of the foreground reflection could be cropped away without losing the effect. The implied reflection would work just as well for me as the actual one. That would move the horizon off of dead center. The bright patch behind the trees on the left appears a bit blown out. I'd want it toned down just enough that it doesn't appear paper white. Not saying you *should* do either of those things, only that's what I think I'd do if it were my image. On 7/11/2013 3:53 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Taken in Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan several summers ago. Your thoughts appreciated. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17459149 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Rolling down the track
A shortage of restorable USA built locomotives may be a factor as well. On 7/11/2013 9:19 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Brian, I believe the last steam engines manufactured in the USA were pre-1950. That's a 63+ year old rusting teapot to deal with. New is easier. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Recently had an opportunity to photograph a genuine steam engine on the tracks. I took many pictures and will post some galleries when I get them up on flicker. Meantime for those who have no moral objections to Google plus please look at this link and let me know if the experience works for you. Thanks https://plus.google.com/u/0/100687245332697763729/posts/BbeeSxVWxD5 Great action shot. A Chinese loco, eh? It seems odd that they would go to the expense of importing it rather than restoring a local engine, but perhaps it was a cheaper option. -- 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.
FS Friday: *ist-D - D-BG1 - FA J 18-35,
Feeling really ambivalent about this, but I have the K10D to back up my K20D and I don't think I'm ever going to use the *ist-D the way it should be used. It's currently relegated to the shelf in the closet only gets used I can remember to pull it down, put it together run a few frames to make sure it's still working. I have all of the original packaging with the inserts; manuals, literature software. I replaced the original flimsy translusent plastic push in body cap with a genuine Pentax body cap K (the kind that fits the bayonet snaps in like a lens). The only thing missing is the Hot shoe cover Fk, which I'm still looking for may yet turn up. I want $250 USD (+ shipping) for the lot I won't split it up. Whether it goes to someone on the list, someone on Craigslist (a week from today if no one here wants it) or goes back into my closet, it's all going together. The formalities: Pentax *ist-D, 6.1MP w/caps, strap, manual, software manual software CD Pentax Battery Grip D-BG1 w/manual Pentax FA J 18mmF4 - 35mmF5.6 AL Cash, Check or Money Order. I'm willing to do PayPal *if* I can figure out how. Check or Money Order have to clear before shipping. Tell me how you want it shipped I'll let you know what they're going to charge me. I apologize in advance for being so anal about that, but I've had problems before. Also let me know if you want the shipment insured. I've had it out this week it *IS* working right now. I have a set of 4 Energizer Lithium PHOTO CRV3 batteries I'll send along, along with some (3 I think) 4GB CF cards a 67mm Polarizing filter I won't be needing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Red Dawn
Looks like there's a city down there on the horizon. If you have an earlier shot while the most of lights were still on from overnight it might make a good composite. On 7/13/2013 3:08 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It was a boring sunrise as sunrises go. Dark clouds to the east but it was clearing up to the west and north. Never did see the sun but there was a bit of red coming through the clouds. Stuck it out for about a half an hour and was about to leave when I notice red creeping across the bottom of the clouds. Got quite pretty for only a few minutes, maybe two or three: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/red-dawn.html?m=1 Then it was gone. Pretty cool. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Backyard Sunset
Beautiful light, but how can it be late winter down there when it's only mid summer up here? A couple of weeks ago would have been early summer here? On 7/13/2013 5:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all A couple of weeks ago some late winter fog combined with the setting sun to produce a golden light that only lasted a matter of minutes. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP4708-K5-1peso.html Comments, of course, very welcome -- 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.
OT: Firefox - a follow up
I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I was using. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Firefox - a follow up
As I've mentioned before Google is already more intrusive into my life than I'm comfortable with. I don't care to give them any greater control of my online activities. On 7/14/2013 11:15 AM, Gerrit Visser wrote: I'm not sure why you are still punishing yourself, just move to Chrome. It's just a tool. Everything you do online is tracked regardless of which browser you use. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Firefox - a follow up I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I was using. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Help request, who knows a lens repair service that will even look at older third party lenses?
I expect that any third party lens good enough to be worth repairing is going to be nearly impossible to replace. On 7/14/2013 11:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Can it be that simply hunting down another sample on KEH/PentaxForums/used dept of BH and/or Adorama/etc would be a more optimal way to proceed? On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:18 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts took a fall of about 2 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Everything seems to be all right except the aperture lever is binding just ever so much which is keeping it from stopping down normally. I took it apart, as much as I felt comfortable doing, while still thinking I'd get it back together, and was unable to discover where the lever is binding, though it's just enough to keep it from moving freely through part of it's travel. Even at that I managed to lose one small screw. Any new Pentax equipment I'd send to C.R.I.S. Older stuff I'd send to Pentaxs.com, but I've never damaged an older non Pentax lens I thought was worth having repaired, so I'm at a loss. Any suggestions would be welcome, preferably within the continental U.S., but Canada probably isn't out of the question. Though I'm not sure what kind of hoops I'll have to jump through to get a used lens for repair through customs. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: SENIOR MOMENTS
Ritual helps. Since I can barely see WITH my glasses, when I take them off there are only a couple places I will put them, so I don't have to be able to see them to find them. I may forget *why* I always put them there, but muscle memory will find them. I really need to get an eye appointment, but it's likely the VA will send me a letter authorizing me to have my eyes examined by the doctor of my choice just like they did the last time. But the last time they did that, the VA wouldn't pay for the follow-up tests and I ended up with a $500 out of pocket cost. Plus, the VA will not pay for varifocal lenses so I had to pay for those out of pocket as well. On 7/14/2013 2:03 PM, Alan C wrote: Do others who have arrived at God's departure lounge find an increase in senior moments? Yesterday was a bummer - I sat on my glasses, breaking one lens and an arm. How could I do such a thing? They were 5 year old multi-focals, still serving me perfectly well, yet one could say I was due for a new pair anyway. The earliest eye test I could get is tomorrow and then I will have to wait another 2 weeks. And the cost - quite unbelievable. If you want to get rich quick, become an optometrist. So it has been back to my old bi-focals for the past 2 days. I can't believe how terrible they are - technology has certainly advanced! Alan 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.
Re: K-5 SD card capacity
On 7/14/2013 6:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 06:04:19PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: A 16 gig card in a k-5 holds 460 frames RAW. Many of my photos were of senseis teaching on solid colored blue mats. I suspect that my photos were more amenable to compression than many scenes. Note that I got about 550 frames per 16 GB which isn's hugem amounts more than 460 per. At a wedding, there will probably be a lot more details in the clothes and background that'll take more space per frame. My little bit of online research indicates the K5 PEF averages 31MB, which should give about 528 frames on a 16GB card. For planning purposes I think you'd be safe figuring 500-frames/16GB-card -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 SD card capacity
On 7/14/2013 11:51 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Just because I'm an engineer, and professionally paranoid about things going wrong. As the airline pilot said nothing can go wrong, go wrong, go wrong, go wrong. I thought it was Don't worry Mr. President, there's another parachute left. The world's smartest man just jumped out with my backpack. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SENIOR MOMENTS
The best way I have come up with to locate missing items is to buy a replacement. That almost absolutely guarantees you'll trip over the (formerly) missing item as soon as you get back to the house. On 7/15/2013 4:05 AM, John Coyle wrote: Still waiting to check in to the lounge, but I spent a very unproductive three hours last week looking for a key I'd been given a month ago - gave up in the end, having checked all the possible places and a good few impossible ones too! And I'm not even on any medication... John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Monday, 15 July 2013 4:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: SENIOR MOMENTS Do others who have arrived at God's departure lounge find an increase in senior moments? Yesterday was a bummer - I sat on my glasses, breaking one lens and an arm. How could I do such a thing? They were 5 year old multi-focals, still serving me perfectly well, yet one could say I was due for a new pair anyway. The earliest eye test I could get is tomorrow and then I will have to wait another 2 weeks. And the cost - quite unbelievable. If you want to get rich quick, become an optometrist. So it has been back to my old bi-focals for the past 2 days. I can't believe how terrible they are - technology has certainly advanced! Alan 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Bed Redux
If it ain't being sold at auction, I don't think I want to know. On 7/15/2013 8:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I love the expressions on the line of women! I don't understand why they are all around a bed; what's going on here? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Marco Alpert ma...@alpert.com wrote: Found this one from a few years ago while organizing some old files (I'd posted a couple of others in this series back in the day). Kind of sucky technically (*ist Ds in awfully low light), but I like it anyway. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo13/peso9.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- 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. -- 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.
This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
On 7/15/2013 1:03 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Did you try cleaning the contacts? There isn't an communication between the lens and the camera for an A lens. It just reads the contacts and determines aperture range. Try cleaning them. Yup. That was something I learned from Army radios. Don't know why it stopped working. Don't know why it started working again once I got home. Don't know when it's going to decide to crap out again. But the contacts are clean. I (gently) racked the aperture ring several times from 'A' to 2.8 back again to see if maybe some bit of grunge was keeping it from registering the 'A' position internally. I guess it's time to start looking for a backup/replacement before it fails for good. Looks like the only thing available is going to be either the 28-70 F2.8 SIGMA EX ASPHERICAL (77) or the 24-70 F2.8 SIGMA DG EX ASPHERICAL (82). Anyone have hands on experience comparing either of them with the Tokina ATX-Pro? On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)
I've gotten that on a few occasions. It's usually one of a few things. 1. If you've got an older multi-function card reader, it might not read larger capacity SD cards. I ran in to that when I switched from the *ist-D CF cards to the K10D SD cards. SDHC cards hadn't been invented when I bought the multi-function reader I used with the *ist-D. 2. The SD card isn't completely seated in the slot. The computer is seeing the card reader, but not the card inserted in the reader. 3. USB is acting flaky I can't tell you why. Or Adobe downloader may not be up to the task. On 7/15/2013 2:25 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Everything very user friendly... of course I've tried it out on Ashley... Have a few pics to load, put card in card reader, put card reader in USB port, clock adobe downloader. doesn't recognize card. I shot a couple of jpgs and a bunch of dngs... I get select device in the adobe window surely I'm missing something simple anyone?? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)
I've found these to be very reliable. They're OEM'd under a whole bunch of names http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B000Z9R2QQ I get them from Tiger Direct for $4 each, but I'm shopping at the local retail outlet. You can probably also find them at Target, Walgreens, Walmart, Big Lots or the like. BH has them OEM'd as Vivitar brand. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/811411-REG/Vivitar_VIV_CR_35_SD_Card_Reader.html I don't know how convenient BH is to where Ann lives. On 7/15/2013 3:18 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jul 15, 2013, at 13:35 , Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: o ... :-( guess not well will try first batch from camera then thanks, Gerrit - you saved me a lot of anghst Yah, just use the USB cable and plug the camera right into the computer and you'll be good for now. SDHC-compatible reader will set you back about $10 if you try hard. Probably less if you have something magical like a MicroCenter or such nearby. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fw: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)
It's also a menu choice under File Format. See page 202 in the K-5 manual (available as a free PDF file from Pentax). On 7/15/2013 4:01 PM, Jack Davis wrote: The RAW/jpg is a button on the camera marked RAW over Fx located just above the AF selector. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 12:39 PM Subject: Re: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-) Yeah I plugged the camera in... Only thing now is I don't seem to have software on my computer to see the DNG thumbnails come up without clicking on them. Can't find the thing on the camera that saves in both raw and jpg ann On 7/15/2013 15:18, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jul 15, 2013, at 13:35 , Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: o ... :-( guess not well will try first batch from camera then thanks, Gerrit - you saved me a lot of anghst Yah, just use the USB cable and plug the camera right into the computer and you'll be good for now. I did and it was sufficiently fast SDHC-compatible reader will set you back about $10 if you try hard. Probably less if you have something magical like a MicroCenter or such nearby. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org/ http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
Yeah. VERY VERY carefully, holding it over my head with the lens bayonet facing down so nothing could fall inside. I'm getting some kind of intermittent failure mode. I turn it on it prompts for a focal length. I select a focal length press Ok and I get the F-- on the display. I turn it off wiggle the lens in the mount; turn it off dismount remount the lens; turn it off dismount the lens, clean the contacts on the lens body and remount the lens ... When I turn it back on, maybe I'll get the focal length prompt again or maybe I'll get the last aperture I selected. If I *DO* get the aperture, it appears I'm going to get the F-- again after a few shots. It's definitely something going on with the lens. I've tried it with a bunch of other lenses that have the aperture ring an 'A' detent. They all work just fine. I've seen that F-- before with several different lenses and it's always been when I somehow got the lens unlocked from the 'A' detent. As soon as I get the lens back in the 'A' position the problem goes away. I think something inside this lens that has to do with whatever circuit detects whether the lens is mechanically locked into the 'A' position or not is wearing out. On 7/15/2013 4:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: And John, Did you clean the contacts on the camera as well? Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 7/15/2013 1:03 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Did you try cleaning the contacts? There isn't an communication between the lens and the camera for an A lens. It just reads the contacts and determines aperture range. Try cleaning them. Yup. That was something I learned from Army radios. Don't know why it stopped working. Don't know why it started working again once I got home. Don't know when it's going to decide to crap out again. But the contacts are clean. I (gently) racked the aperture ring several times from 'A' to 2.8 back again to see if maybe some bit of grunge was keeping it from registering the 'A' position internally. I guess it's time to start looking for a backup/replacement before it fails for good. Looks like the only thing available is going to be either the 28-70 F2.8 SIGMA EX ASPHERICAL (77) or the 24-70 F2.8 SIGMA DG EX ASPHERICAL (82). Anyone have hands on experience comparing either of them with the Tokina ATX-Pro? On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Ashley with the K-5
On 7/15/2013 4:26 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: at 6400 ISO. http://annsan.smugmug.com/The-KItty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/2526444_dnhbv8/1/2636664336_nF8DXsM/Medium The camera isn't quite plug and play but less fiddling to get a jump start than I thought. I'm in love. Do I need to load that CD that comes with it? will that install something that will allow me to view the DNGS as Thumbnails? Glad someone told me ELements 5 wouldn't read PEFS ann Adobe says the latest version of Camera Raw that will work with Elements 5 won't read K-5 PEFs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Someone in Italy is selling 21 pieces of Pentax-A* 300mm f4
Good thing they included the photos. I thought at first it might be a typo or mistranslation - a Pentax-A* 300mm f4 in 21 pieces. On 7/15/2013 6:43 PM, Darren Addy wrote: This is rather wild: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-equipment-sale/231479-sale-21-pieces-300-4-italy.html Shipping only to Europe for the equiv. of $525 (each). Includes original case and hood. If you have a friend in Europe that would ship to you (elsewhere), the DA* 300mm f4 is currently $1400. Fortunately, I'm not tempted (mainly because I'm tapped out. Just found an ultra rare PK mount Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm f4.5 Flat Field, so I'm out of the market for a while). : ) -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wedding photographer with gag order clause in contract
If you're only telling the truth, how can it be a negative review? On 7/15/2013 8:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: A wedding photog has a fine-print clause in his contract that prohibits customers from posting negative reviews of his services: http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/action-9-investigates-growing-threats-against-onli/nYrBw/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Avenue des Gobelins
Should'a ordered the Royale with Cheese ;-D On 7/15/2013 8:50 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Bruce! Actually, we scouted the menus along there, and they looked lousy. A lunch at a cafe nearby was lousy, too. Yes, it is possible to have bad food in Paris. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 12:07 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Avenue des Gobelins Much preferred stark, Rick. I could see it better. Great light and scene. Looks like a fine avenue to do some gobblin'. On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: A bit off the beaten path in Paris. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17461347size=lg Or, for a stark presentation but ad-free: http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17461347-lg.jpg Comments appreciated! Rick -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
Definitely sounds like the kind of headache I'd rather pay someone else to deal with. On 7/15/2013 9:13 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: The circuitry, such as it is which is basically tiny brass balls shorting or not shorting to the frame or one of the other balls, is directly below the rear mounting ring. If you take that off, do it slowly so that you can see which balls and springs go where. It could be something gunked up in there. There is no real circuitry inside the old A lenses AFAIK. (I have had several apart, and successfully reassembled them) Gerrit wiggle the lens in the mount; turn it off dismount remount the lens; turn it off dismount the lens, clean the contacts on the lens body and remount the lens ... When I turn it back on, maybe I'll get the focal length prompt again or maybe I'll get the last aperture I selected. If I *DO* get the aperture, it appears I'm going to get the F-- again after a few shots. It's definitely something going on with the lens. I've tried it with a bunch of other lenses that have the aperture ring an 'A' detent. They all work just fine. I've seen that F-- before with several different lenses and it's always been when I somehow got the lens unlocked from the 'A' detent. As soon as I get the lens back in the 'A' position the problem goes away. I think something inside this lens that has to do with whatever circuit detects whether the lens is mechanically locked into the 'A' position or not is wearing out. On 7/15/2013 4:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: And John, Did you clean the contacts on the camera as well? Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 7/15/2013 1:03 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Did you try cleaning the contacts? There isn't an communication between the lens and the camera for an A lens. It just reads the contacts and determines aperture range. Try cleaning them. Yup. That was something I learned from Army radios. Don't know why it stopped working. Don't know why it started working again once I got home. Don't know when it's going to decide to crap out again. But the contacts are clean. I (gently) racked the aperture ring several times from 'A' to 2.8 back again to see if maybe some bit of grunge was keeping it from registering the 'A' position internally. I guess it's time to start looking for a backup/replacement before it fails for good. Looks like the only thing available is going to be either the 28-70 F2.8 SIGMA EX ASPHERICAL (77) or the 24-70 F2.8 SIGMA DG EX ASPHERICAL (82). Anyone have hands on experience comparing either of them with the Tokina ATX-Pro? On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fw: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)
I like having both. When I'm sitting here at the computer, I don't have to get up go into the other room dig the manual out of my camera bag. But when I'm out somewhere, I don't have to dig out my laptop fire it up to get to the PDF version. On 7/15/2013 9:44 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: lol - I have a print copy - that's what _I_ consider handy:-) It fits in my camera bag. My phone dumb ann On 7/15/2013 21:35, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/15/2013 20:02, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, John wrote: It's also a menu choice under File Format. See page 202 in the K-5 manual (available as a free PDF file from Pentax). Just a reminder to Ann that the K-5 manual is *not* the same as the one for K-5 II, make sure you get the right one (makes little difference operationally, big difference for page numbers ;-). They sent me the right one with the camera... KEH rocks! Great! (And they do.) But you probably still want to download the manual just to have it handy. (I keep mine on my smartphone.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field
Those collapsible reflector/diffuser kits can be used as wind modifiers as well as light modifiers. On 7/15/2013 9:57 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, Advise I got from an Arboretum class with an old published 4x5 film pro was to forget about focus stacking if it was windy. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Hi Zos - Thanks for looking and commenting. I'm just working as fast as possible. My experience with frozen bugs is that they lack the pertness of live subjects - wings are not in the best positions, heads are down, etc. The biggest problem I've been facing with these stacked shots is the wind. This past weekend it was very hard to get even single exposures, and the possibility of stacking was out of the question. The shots in this post were taken on a somewhat breezy day - waiting for a still day... The flash is just set to fill - usually -2 on the flash unit itself and -1 to -2 on the camera body. Still can't get it cycle fast enough to do a 10 image burst. Maybe I should spring for high end batteries and stop using these Camelions I get at the thrift store! Mark On 7/10/2013 6:11 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: These are really, really good. Are you freezing the insects or just trying to work as fast as humanly possible? You know you can freeze them temporarily right? My metz 54 flash when it was in working order would throw out enough light for macro like this and recycle instantly. Its not a ring light though, and that's probably what you want. Honestly, if I was getting shutter speeds like that with 800, I would just keep working with the natural light. These look amazing. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:09 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Simply terrific first attempts Mark! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it yesterday with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go through. But here are the first: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field All taken with Pentax K-5 and A*200 f4. No flash since I needed to grab a fast bunch of images to stack, and no way could the flash keep up. All of these photos got flaws but maybe on a less windy day this will work out. CC appreciated. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Scratchy
I remember something similar if not that one. On 7/16/2013 11:03 AM, Jack Davis wrote: May have put this up in the past, but not certain. Rustling through some files this AM and it stopped me for a re- review. Shot this past spring in that tiny range of mountains (so they're termed) about 10 miles outside of town. In my case, it stirs an emotion of mild discomfort. Comments? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=698 K-5, DA 16~45 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
BIG brass ones I got, but no interest in messing around with little teeny tiny ones. On 7/16/2013 11:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: You need the brass balls. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:58 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Definitely sounds like the kind of headache I'd rather pay someone else to deal with. On 7/15/2013 9:13 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: The circuitry, such as it is which is basically tiny brass balls shorting or not shorting to the frame or one of the other balls, is directly below the rear mounting ring. If you take that off, do it slowly so that you can see which balls and springs go where. It could be something gunked up in there. There is no real circuitry inside the old A lenses AFAIK. (I have had several apart, and successfully reassembled them) Gerrit wiggle the lens in the mount; turn it off dismount remount the lens; turn it off dismount the lens, clean the contacts on the lens body and remount the lens ... When I turn it back on, maybe I'll get the focal length prompt again or maybe I'll get the last aperture I selected. If I *DO* get the aperture, it appears I'm going to get the F-- again after a few shots. It's definitely something going on with the lens. I've tried it with a bunch of other lenses that have the aperture ring an 'A' detent. They all work just fine. I've seen that F-- before with several different lenses and it's always been when I somehow got the lens unlocked from the 'A' detent. As soon as I get the lens back in the 'A' position the problem goes away. I think something inside this lens that has to do with whatever circuit detects whether the lens is mechanically locked into the 'A' position or not is wearing out. On 7/15/2013 4:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: And John, Did you clean the contacts on the camera as well? Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 7/15/2013 1:03 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Did you try cleaning the contacts? There isn't an communication between the lens and the camera for an A lens. It just reads the contacts and determines aperture range. Try cleaning them. Yup. That was something I learned from Army radios. Don't know why it stopped working. Don't know why it started working again once I got home. Don't know when it's going to decide to crap out again. But the contacts are clean. I (gently) racked the aperture ring several times from 'A' to 2.8 back again to see if maybe some bit of grunge was keeping it from registering the 'A' position internally. I guess it's time to start looking for a backup/replacement before it fails for good. Looks like the only thing available is going to be either the 28-70 F2.8 SIGMA EX ASPHERICAL (77) or the 24-70 F2.8 SIGMA DG EX ASPHERICAL (82). Anyone have hands on experience comparing either of them with the Tokina ATX-Pro? On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I finally dredge up enough motivation to actually go out and do some photography. Got on site my favorite lens takes a crap on me. My workhorse has been a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70mmf/2.8. I got two frames camera won't fire the shutter. Aperture shows F--. I do everything I can to make sure the lens is properly seated that the aperture ring is latched into the 'A' position ... NO JOY! Nothing I can do will make it show the aperture. I have one other 'A' lens (SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8 100mm) in my bag on site, when I switch to it the aperture works fine. I also try both lenses on my K10D (backup) and get the same results; Tokina F-- Pentax shows the aperture selected with the thumb-wheel. I'm back home I've got a couple of other Pentax auto-focus 'A' lenses to test with. They all show the aperture change with the thumb-wheel. And just to add insult to injury, I give the Tokina one last try now it's showing the aperture again. Meanwhile, every bit of motivation has drained away! -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO not daifuku (and enablement)
On 7/16/2013 3:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: After dinner last night, we stopped at a Japanese grocery store to get some mochi creams. I thought they were rather pretty and snapped a wee bit of food porn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9296461425/in/set-72157634663357464 I dunno. When the donuts turn that color at Dunkin, they're ready for the dumpster. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?
Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. On 7/16/2013 12:11 PM, John Celio wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the sensor that refuses to go away is one reason for this), but I'm not going to spend money for the same resolution. Lurking in hope of news, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT (maybe): For the Off Camera Flash Enthusiast (aka Strobist)
Also, it's available through a supplier I already know is trustworthy. No worries about the reliability of anyone's eBay feedback. On 7/16/2013 2:15 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: _Way_ better than adequate. This flash sounds like a manual flash enthusiast's dream. It has more power range (full - 1/128th in 1/3 stop steps), more flexible inputs, lots of horsepower, great ergonomics. Can be programmed to ignore pre-sync when slaved with x-TTL flashes. But in case anyone hoping for a cheaper Pentax flash is reading: *manual only*. No Pentax features like wireless or HSS. At $200, pricier than the Yongnuos, but most likely well worth it. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I got on these guy's email list when buying stuff from them at the PPNC convention trade show. They sent me a message about a new strobe from LumoPro. Looks like it might prove to be an adequate substitute for the legendary Vivitar 285-HV (which ain't so legendary in its most recent incarnation). http://mpex.com/lumopro-lp180-quad-sync-manual-flash.html# I checked Strobist, and lo behold: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/07/lumopro-lp180-speedlight-full-walk-thru.html -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: This week starting out with a great big load of SUX!
Long years in the Army convinced me that a pencil eraser is the best non-residue cleaner to use on these kind of external contacts. It's not the camera because I cannot reproduce the symptom with any other lens (i.e. F-- on the display when the lens is locked in the 'A' position. I'm more and more convinced it's some kind of mechanical wear problem in the lens. On 7/16/2013 3:30 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Try some contact cleaner. Be wary of how it interacts with the paint. That should be pretty easy to fix. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: This is the first, and possibly only, dirty joke my Dad ever told his boys: Q: how did orang utans get their name? A: because they've got big brass balls, and when they swing through the trees they go 'ora-a-a-ang! Uta-a-a-ang!' B On 16 Jul 2013, at 16:32, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: BIG brass ones I got, but no interest in messing around with little teeny tiny ones. On 7/16/2013 11:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: You need the brass balls. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:58 AM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Definitely sounds like the kind of headache I'd rather pay someone else to deal with. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: wolf chases bike
On 7/16/2013 3:40 PM, Bob W wrote: Fantastic story. Not something I've experienced commuting in London, but we do get chased by 18-wheelers from time to time. Dead is dead. When Dervla Murphy cycled from Ireland to India she had the good sense to take a revolver, so when she was attacked by wolves in Bulgaria, she shot them dead. B Works great if there's no more than 6 wolves in the pack. Or did she just use the revolver to shoot a riding companion in the knee, delaying the pack while she made her escape? On 16 Jul 2013, at 18:29, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Given that we have so many bicyclists here and given the second URL has some up-close-and-personal shots of the wolf, I figured I'd pass this along: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/11/landers-wolf-chases-sandpoint-cyclist-down-alaska/ http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/jul/14/motorist-has-photos-wolf-chased-sandpoint-cyclist/ -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ * * * I love dead. --FM -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)
On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the eyebrows are invariably a gaussian smear. You cannot do clean retouching of such images. I can show you a 100% crop of my model's eyebrows from the last beauty shots I took using a tripod with my K20D and DA* 50-135. Clear, sharp, detailed. I defy you to get that clarity handheld, no matter the shutter speed. Let's make sure we're testing the same thing. What percent of frame should the person's head be? Any other requirements? Unless you're shooting for CSI, you want the person to have all of their head. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)
Plus, the brick wall feels so good once you stop beating your head against it. On 7/16/2013 5:06 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: I think a brick wall would be a better subject. Objections? The subject shouldn't matter as long as it is sharp. A static object makes for the best test IMO. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:03 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the eyebrows are invariably a gaussian smear. You cannot do clean retouching of such images. I can show you a 100% crop of my model's eyebrows from the last beauty shots I took using a tripod with my K20D and DA* 50-135. Clear, sharp, detailed. I defy you to get that clarity handheld, no matter the shutter speed. Let's make sure we're testing the same thing. What percent of frame should the person's head be? Any other requirements? Unless you're shooting for CSI, you want the person to have all of their head. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT (maybe): For the Off Camera Flash Enthusiast (aka Strobist)
Right. That's why I put (aka Strobist) in the subject line. ;-D On 7/16/2013 5:16 PM, Darren Addy wrote: After reading this a little bit closer, I don't think that this flash could be used ON a Pentax camera (as I was originally thinking). It is designed for strobist-style off-camera use. Correct me if I'm wrong. But this is why when you order a Metz you need to buy one for your camera brand. This flash *has* no such differentiation (and needs none if being used as a slave off-camera). On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:48 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Also, it's available through a supplier I already know is trustworthy. No worries about the reliability of anyone's eBay feedback. On 7/16/2013 2:15 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: _Way_ better than adequate. This flash sounds like a manual flash enthusiast's dream. It has more power range (full - 1/128th in 1/3 stop steps), more flexible inputs, lots of horsepower, great ergonomics. Can be programmed to ignore pre-sync when slaved with x-TTL flashes. But in case anyone hoping for a cheaper Pentax flash is reading: *manual only*. No Pentax features like wireless or HSS. At $200, pricier than the Yongnuos, but most likely well worth it. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I got on these guy's email list when buying stuff from them at the PPNC convention trade show. They sent me a message about a new strobe from LumoPro. Looks like it might prove to be an adequate substitute for the legendary Vivitar 285-HV (which ain't so legendary in its most recent incarnation). http://mpex.com/lumopro-lp180-quad-sync-manual-flash.html# I checked Strobist, and lo behold: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/07/lumopro-lp180-speedlight-full-walk-thru.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PEso - Birthday girl
It's a nice image. Especially being able to get a cat to just sit still look at the camera. But, there's a lot of noise. Looks like some of the under-exposed images from when I first got my *ist-D tried to rescue them by pushing the exposure slider in Photoshop. It seems to leach the color out - to many noise pixels not enough cat pixels. I don't know if there's a noise reduction tool in Elements 5 that would help, but I think I'd reserve the high ISO for situations where it was absolutely demanded. I'm guessing the high ISO is to get a reasonable combination of aperture shutter speed. Might be able to do a manual dark slide to help with noise reduction in those cases. On 7/16/2013 6:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Warning - more cat Ashley turned 8 years today. Took this with the K-5 at ISO 25600 - I'm just getting such a kick out of being able to do it. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2639199018_GjQRDWV/Medium I'm struggling a bit with some settings... too many choices ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?
Sure there's a perfect camera. It's just no one is manufacturing it yet. On 7/16/2013 7:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 03:26:57PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: Well, no, Tom, the situations aren't at all parallel. I'm very, very happy to be using MRIs and PET/CTs. I'm also very happy to be using a K-5 instead of an istD or Super Program. The technology has its place, though. I don't get an MRI on every patient with a tummyache, just because it's available. I don't need a 24MP FF camera to do the kind of photography I do. Are you promoting the heretical view that not every photographer needs the ultimate performance in every category, for every photo that they take? Jeez, next thing you'll be saying is that one size does not fit all, and even worse, that there is no such thing as a perfect camera, because the things that would make it better for one application could make it worse for another application. I do hope however, that once pixel spacing gets below about 450nm the race for higher resolution will taper off. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT (maybe): For the Off Camera Flash Enthusiast (aka Strobist)
I'd be careful with that. There *are* flashes out there with trigger voltages high enough to fry the circuitry even on cameras with circuitry as robust as those Pentax makes. And, I know they make an adapter to allow you to use regular hot-shoe flashes on that weird Minolta/Sony abomination ... don't know if they make an adapter for Minolta/Sony flash to a regular hot shoe. Don't know why anyone would want to, but that's a whole different line of unreason. On 7/16/2013 7:55 PM, David Parsons wrote: Any hotshoe flash will work on your camera, Pentax or not (there are some weird Nissin models that use non-standard triggering). This will work on your camera, manual only. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: After reading this a little bit closer, I don't think that this flash could be used ON a Pentax camera (as I was originally thinking). It is designed for strobist-style off-camera use. Correct me if I'm wrong. But this is why when you order a Metz you need to buy one for your camera brand. This flash *has* no such differentiation (and needs none if being used as a slave off-camera). On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:48 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Also, it's available through a supplier I already know is trustworthy. No worries about the reliability of anyone's eBay feedback. On 7/16/2013 2:15 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: _Way_ better than adequate. This flash sounds like a manual flash enthusiast's dream. It has more power range (full - 1/128th in 1/3 stop steps), more flexible inputs, lots of horsepower, great ergonomics. Can be programmed to ignore pre-sync when slaved with x-TTL flashes. But in case anyone hoping for a cheaper Pentax flash is reading: *manual only*. No Pentax features like wireless or HSS. At $200, pricier than the Yongnuos, but most likely well worth it. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I got on these guy's email list when buying stuff from them at the PPNC convention trade show. They sent me a message about a new strobe from LumoPro. Looks like it might prove to be an adequate substitute for the legendary Vivitar 285-HV (which ain't so legendary in its most recent incarnation). http://mpex.com/lumopro-lp180-quad-sync-manual-flash.html# I checked Strobist, and lo behold: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/07/lumopro-lp180-speedlight-full-walk-thru.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?
Yeah, could be. I thought it was fairly settled (for now) that Ricoh does want to keep the Pentax brand name alive. On 7/16/2013 8:04 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. Shouldn't that be Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Ricoh DSLR. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors? Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. On 7/16/2013 12:11 PM, John Celio wrote: Anyone heard any recent rumors about a new flagship Pentax camera? It bothers me that all of their current models have 16MP sensors. I really want to upgrade my K-5 (the blob on the sensor that refuses to go away is one reason for this), but I'm not going to spend money for the same resolution. Lurking in hope of news, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Stained Glass and Stone
And perhaps the even tinier sliver along the left edge. On 7/16/2013 9:45 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: second presentation for me - I might lose the extra sliver of window top right Nice to be there with that certain slant of light ... too bad about the clutter under the window.. bet that wasn't there when the church was built :-) ann On 7/16/2013 21:23, Rick Womer wrote: From the Basilica in Dinan, a small, old Brittany town: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17464298 Or, without embellishment, http://gallery.photo.net/photo/17464298-lg.jpg Comments always appreciated! Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 6x7 Takumar 1:4 600mm, local estate sale
There's an 800/4 currently on offer down in South Carolina - $2700. Ad posted back in February. Don't know if it's still there or not, but if anyone is interested, contact me off list I'll send you the URL. Or just Google Pentax 800mm f4; that's how I found it. On 7/16/2013 11:32 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: You won't stumble across one every day but they are readily available on eBay if you really want one. It is a pretty primitive design and hugely heavy so it really is just a collectible nowadays. Its big brother the 800/4 is genuinely rare but again isn't that great photographically speaking. Paul On 17/07/2013, at 1:16 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: i have no desire to own this, but it definitely caught my eye; no idea how rare it is; it'll be sold in Evergreen (mountain town outside Denver) from the estate of a man who was a member of the local SAAB club with which i'm loosely affiliated http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?moid=3931 http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?moid=3932 sale info: http://treasures-ltd.com/gallery.aspx?aid=48 -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: wolf chases bike
Henry Repeating Arms sells the AR-7 through Canadian dealers. On 7/17/2013 2:14 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: They've relaxed their laws recently but I doubt they'd let a non Canadian carry a pistol suitable for self defense against wolves. A rifle if you had the proper hunting permit, but that seems like something most bicyclists would eschew. On 7/16/2013 6:17 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: FWIW transporting a gun thru Ca Na Da is illegal. -Original Message- From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Sent: Jul 16, 2013 5:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: wolf chases bike On 7/16/2013 3:40 PM, Bob W wrote: Fantastic story. Not something I've experienced commuting in London, but we do get chased by 18-wheelers from time to time. Dead is dead. When Dervla Murphy cycled from Ireland to India she had the good sense to take a revolver, so when she was attacked by wolves in Bulgaria, she shot them dead. B Works great if there's no more than 6 wolves in the pack. Or did she just use the revolver to shoot a riding companion in the knee, delaying the pack while she made her escape? On 16 Jul 2013, at 18:29, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Given that we have so many bicyclists here and given the second URL has some up-close-and-personal shots of the wolf, I figured I'd pass this along: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/11/landers-wolf-chases-sandpoint-cyclist-down-alaska/ http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/jul/14/motorist-has-photos-wolf-chased-sandpoint-cyclist/ -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ * * * I love dead. --FM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Loon
On 7/17/2013 3:46 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: I spent a few days up North on Lake Vermilion this past weekend. Near our cabin (really a house) was a loon who pretty much hung out near our dock - much more social than your common hermit-like bird. I only had to sit on the dock for 5 minutes before he did this for me: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/summer_lake_vermilion/content/K5__3991_large.html So that's what a loon looks like. Great shot but I think I prefer the previous one in the gallery - shows the plumage to great effect. That's what *some* loons look like, IYKWIM. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)
Well, hopefully no one's going to screw around and change the settings now that I've finally figured them out. On 7/17/2013 10:25 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Remember, you have no privacy. More seriously, does anyone remember why this list is set for reply-to list? Very few other lists I'm on these days are set that way, precisely because the failure mode is worse with reply-to list (screw up with reply-to sender and you only send something private you meant public). (I'm not at all pushing to change, just figured it might be worth revisiting, haven't seen any mention in the ~6 months I've been here.) On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Zos Xavius wrote: whoops. meant to be private. On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Still want to part with that nice looking K-7? ;) On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Joe J. Wilensky jj...@cornell.edu wrote: FS: Pentax K-7 body, low shutter count (2,295), EX- condition. Purchased from a list member (but I don't remember who!). Includes printed manual, original box, strap, new non-Pentax battery and non-Pentax charger. $225. Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR lens, EX+ condition. I had bought this lens new and sent it back to Pentax before the warranty was up because of sub-par performance. They calibrated it to factory specs and it now performs very, very well for this kit lens! A weather resistant lens, it's a great match on the weather-resistant K-7. $100. Tamron SP 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 macro AF aspherical (IF) lens, includes front and rear caps and Tamron soft zippered case, EX condition. This is a film-era lens and is therefore technically full frame. Balances well on the K-7 body though it isn't weatherproof. $125. It's this lens, for reference: http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tamron-sp-af-24-135mm-f-3-5-5-6-ad-aspherical-if.html Combine the K-7 with one or both lenses for a package deal and price. Photos available upon request. Joe Wilensky -- Joe Wilensky Managing editor, Ezra: Cornell's quarterly magazine The Cornell Chronicle Ezra: Cornell's quarterly magazine Ezra Update: Cornell's monthly newsletter for alumni friends Cornell Chronicle weekly digest 312 College Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 jj...@cornell.edu (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail (607) 255-5373 fax http://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/ http://www.news.cornell.edu/ -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: wolf chases bike
I don't know anything about that. It was just Bob's comment about the woman carrying the pistol shooting the wolf pack in Romania (was it Romania?). And the reply that guns are illegal in Canada with the response that rifles are NOT, but that you wouldn't want to carry a rifle on a bicycle. Which made me think about what kind of rifle could you carry on a bicycle, and I remembered that old Air Force folding survival rifle. Googling for it, I discovered they're now made by Henry Henry's web site says they have dealers in Canada where you can buy one. Basically all moot for me, because between cameras guitars I'll never have any money left over to buy guns anyway. On 7/17/2013 11:14 AM, Bill wrote: On 17/07/2013 8:38 AM, John wrote: Henry Repeating Arms sells the AR-7 through Canadian dealers. The AR-7 is classed as a restricted weapon in Canada due to it's barrel length. As such, it is of limited use to a sportsman, since it cannot be freely transported (you must notify the local police regarding your exact route and obtain a permit for transport from point A to point B with no stops in between, and the firearm must be transported unloaded in a locked case with a trigger lock applied), and you cannot have the thing out out public. Generally, restricted firearms can only be transported from a person's residence to a shooting range. A person caught carrying an AR-7 in Canada would probably do some jail time. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: wolf chases bike
On 7/17/2013 11:21 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: OK, so you have a hungry, (but stupid wolf, because obviously it mistook a man on a bicycle for a deer), chasing you, your survival rifle is disassembled stored in it's stock in your backpack. Do you a.) while riding as fast as you can, reach into your back pack, somehow extract the rifle kit, open the stock pull out the receiver, barrel, and magazine, screw the parts together pull back the bolt to chamber the round and then aim, like you see all the Indians do in those 1950's movies, two handed to shoot at the wolf? or do you stop the bicycle first and let the wolf catch you and try to assemble the rifle while under attack by the wolf. Sure, why not? Although if you're really going for Hollywood Indian style, I think you're required to hang off of one side of the bicycle shoot through the gap between the front forks the frame. A pistol can be extracted and shot one handed while you're on the bike, but you really should travel with a bullet in the chamber, if you plan to do that, and practice your trick shooting before hand, if, you don't want to shoot yourself, let alone want to hit the wolf following you. I don't even know where you could practice such a thing, maybe try to join a Wild West Show, (are there still Wild West Shows)? I think maybe Calgary still has one. Laurence of Arabia is reputed to have shot his own camel in the head with his service revolver during his first camel charge. Kind of embarrassing, but the British Army didn't train officers to shoot from charging camel back. My experience with handguns is somewhat limited. When I first joined the National Guard I was in an aviation unit the issue side arm was a SW .38 cal revolver. Revolvers don't eject spent brass that might lodge in a UH-1's rudder pedal linkages. By the time they had been handed down to our level the lands groves were pretty much shot out. Imagine a .40 SMOOTH-BORE chambered for .38 Special ammo. There was so much blow-by once the smoke cleared you could SEE the rounds going down range. I think you could have done more damage throwing the bullets at the target. That was early days implementing the Total Army concept the Pentagon hadn't quite got the message yet. I transferred out of the aviation unit when we got back from Desert Storm in order to get promoted. The side arm my new unit was equipped with was the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 [see How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot using COBOL]. I once hit a 50 meter target in competition with the M1911A1, which put me in second place. The guy who beat me out hit the 50 meter target twice. We got the Beretta M9 in the mid-90s. That's what I carried inside the FOB in Iraq. Outside the berm, I carried a M16A2 AND the M9. I'm a better shot with the M16, but the M9 is handier if you should find yourself in a situation where you need to retreat from a close confinement you want to discourage bad guys from following you. I don't own any guns here at home. I hope our society never deteriorates to the point where I think I need to own one. I've got the typical geek's appreciation for toys that make loud noises, but if I ever get the yearning to go shooting again, I know where to find the local dealer who has a range. No problem renting a lane for an hour or so. Actually, I know an indoor range down near Ft. Bragg that has slightly more exotic toys for rent. On 7/17/2013 10:38 AM, John wrote: Henry Repeating Arms sells the AR-7 through Canadian dealers. On 7/17/2013 2:14 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: They've relaxed their laws recently but I doubt they'd let a non Canadian carry a pistol suitable for self defense against wolves. A rifle if you had the proper hunting permit, but that seems like something most bicyclists would eschew. On 7/16/2013 6:17 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: FWIW transporting a gun thru Ca Na Da is illegal. -Original Message- From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Sent: Jul 16, 2013 5:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: wolf chases bike On 7/16/2013 3:40 PM, Bob W wrote: Fantastic story. Not something I've experienced commuting in London, but we do get chased by 18-wheelers from time to time. Dead is dead. When Dervla Murphy cycled from Ireland to India she had the good sense to take a revolver, so when she was attacked by wolves in Bulgaria, she shot them dead. B Works great if there's no more than 6 wolves in the pack. Or did she just use the revolver to shoot a riding companion in the knee, delaying the pack while she made her escape? On 16 Jul 2013, at 18:29, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Given that we have so many bicyclists here and given the second URL has some up-close-and-personal shots of the wolf, I figured I'd pass this along: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/11/landers-wolf-chases-sandpoint-cyclist-down-alaska/ http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/jul/14/motorist-has-photos-wolf-chased
Semi-OT: The true reasons for a full frame camera
I ran across this in a discussion thread in DPReview comparing the Nikon D600 to the Nikon D7100. I've mentioned here before that I've been looking closely at the Nikon D600 and consider its specifications to be a minimum starting point for what any Pentax FF must offer. Still, it has some shortcomings from my point of view (beyond Nikon having put their IS in the lenses). Someone mentioned the D7100 as an example of what a Pentax K5II follow-on camera would need to be, so I took a look at its specs on DPReview and it seems to have fixed every concern I had about the D600 (other than IS which I understand ain't gonna' happen). http://www.falklumo.com/lumolabs/articles/equivalence/ff.html Semi-OT because the author bases his design of a hypothetical compact FF Nikon D800c on scaling up the the Pentax K5 body to fit in a FF sensor mirror box. The rest of the article doesn't matter all that much, but I thought it was interesting for the suggestion that Nikon should be taking design cues from Pentax. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Help request, who knows a lens repair service that will even look at older third party lenses?
http://dangerousintersection.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/problem-solving-flow-chart.jpg On 7/17/2013 3:42 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Lens Repair Rates (per hour): If you watch us.. $55 If you give us advice$65 If you help or assist us$75 If you worked on it before...$150 Frankly, my first thought is that this can't be that pricey or hard to find of a lens and that replacement would be faster/cheaper (or at least close to the same cost) but then I saw you said it was an A lens. I think those may be a lot harder to find. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - 'Sharp-shinned Hawek
Very nice. On 7/17/2013 4:14 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Caught this guy on my deck looking for lunch http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17465095 K20D 300mm FA 800 ISO Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Help request, who knows a lens repair service that will even look at older third party lenses?
Let us know how that works out. If it's reasonably good news my Tokina AT-X Pro 28-70 will likely be following it. On 7/17/2013 12:04 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I'd like to thank every one who replied, and especially whoever suggested sending it to Erik Hendricson, I'd dealt with him before, but discounted using him since the equipment wasn't made by Pentax. After emailing him he's replied that he'll look at the lens so maybe it'll get fixed. I'm packing it up and now for shipping. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. On 7/14/2013 11:18 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts took a fall of about 2 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Everything seems to be all right except the aperture lever is binding just ever so much which is keeping it from stopping down normally. I took it apart, as much as I felt comfortable doing, while still thinking I'd get it back together, and was unable to discover where the lever is binding, though it's just enough to keep it from moving freely through part of it's travel. Even at that I managed to lose one small screw. Any new Pentax equipment I'd send to C.R.I.S. Older stuff I'd send to Pentaxs.com, but I've never damaged an older non Pentax lens I thought was worth having repaired, so I'm at a loss. Any suggestions would be welcome, preferably within the continental U.S., but Canada probably isn't out of the question. Though I'm not sure what kind of hoops I'll have to jump through to get a used lens for repair through customs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT: The true reasons for a full frame camera
I dunno. I was just kinda' impressed that the guy thought the K5 was the ideal Nikon should aspire to. On 7/17/2013 6:27 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I'm not sure how much scaling up would be required the hypothetical FF Pentax would require for a FF mirror box. If you compare a *ist-D and a *ist-Ds and an ZX/MZ-5n, you'll find that the *ist-D has the same size mirror box as the ZX/MZ camera and the *ist-Ds camera has a mirror box and mirror more in keeping with an APS-C sensor. Yet it isn't appreciably smaller for that, the volume just seems to be distributed differently. Now the shake reduction system might require a slightly different form factor, but then again it might not. On 7/17/2013 5:18 PM, John wrote: I ran across this in a discussion thread in DPReview comparing the Nikon D600 to the Nikon D7100. I've mentioned here before that I've been looking closely at the Nikon D600 and consider its specifications to be a minimum starting point for what any Pentax FF must offer. Still, it has some shortcomings from my point of view (beyond Nikon having put their IS in the lenses). Someone mentioned the D7100 as an example of what a Pentax K5II follow-on camera would need to be, so I took a look at its specs on DPReview and it seems to have fixed every concern I had about the D600 (other than IS which I understand ain't gonna' happen). http://www.falklumo.com/lumolabs/articles/equivalence/ff.html Semi-OT because the author bases his design of a hypothetical compact FF Nikon D800c on scaling up the the Pentax K5 body to fit in a FF sensor mirror box. The rest of the article doesn't matter all that much, but I thought it was interesting for the suggestion that Nikon should be taking design cues from Pentax. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT: The true reasons for a full frame camera
Sony does with their full-frame DSLRs. Pentax licenses the in-body stabilization technology from Sony. I figure Nikon Canon already have too much investment in their in-lens IS to ever change. I see that as a shortcoming on the part of CaNikon On 7/17/2013 6:44 PM, George Sinos wrote: Can you do in-body shake reduction with larger sensors? I doubt the N or C would put it in the body anyway. They make too much money on the lenses and have spent too much time telling everyone that it's better when it's in the lens. gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure how much scaling up would be required the hypothetical FF Pentax would require for a FF mirror box. If you compare a *ist-D and a *ist-Ds and an ZX/MZ-5n, you'll find that the *ist-D has the same size mirror box as the ZX/MZ camera and the *ist-Ds camera has a mirror box and mirror more in keeping with an APS-C sensor. Yet it isn't appreciably smaller for that, the volume just seems to be distributed differently. Now the shake reduction system might require a slightly different form factor, but then again it might not. On 7/17/2013 5:18 PM, John wrote: I ran across this in a discussion thread in DPReview comparing the Nikon D600 to the Nikon D7100. I've mentioned here before that I've been looking closely at the Nikon D600 and consider its specifications to be a minimum starting point for what any Pentax FF must offer. Still, it has some shortcomings from my point of view (beyond Nikon having put their IS in the lenses). Someone mentioned the D7100 as an example of what a Pentax K5II follow-on camera would need to be, so I took a look at its specs on DPReview and it seems to have fixed every concern I had about the D600 (other than IS which I understand ain't gonna' happen). http://www.falklumo.com/lumolabs/articles/equivalence/ff.html Semi-OT because the author bases his design of a hypothetical compact FF Nikon D800c on scaling up the the Pentax K5 body to fit in a FF sensor mirror box. The rest of the article doesn't matter all that much, but I thought it was interesting for the suggestion that Nikon should be taking design cues from Pentax. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: wolf chases bike
On 7/17/2013 7:11 PM, Bob W wrote: On 17 Jul 2013, at 18:48, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Basically all moot for me, because between cameras guitars I'll never have any money left over to buy guns anyway. Spend the money on guns, and take up mugging. That way you can have it all. B That's an idea, but guns are *SO* impersonal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEllHMWkXEU -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the foot enthusiasts
On 7/18/2013 1:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: One in a red shoe, one escaped ... http://flic.kr/p/fbCZ2z -- -bmw Took about 15 minutes to load? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO for the foot enthusiasts
On 7/18/2013 2:30 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:07 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 7/18/2013 1:09 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: One in a red shoe, one escaped ... http://flic.kr/p/fbCZ2z Took about 15 minutes to load? Try it again, John. Flickr has occasionally been acting up lately, but it loaded for me fine just now. -- -bmw Try this again. If it has already come through I apologize. It gave me an error resources unavailable - try again later. Anyway. It loaded. It just took a long, long time, which is unusual for Flickr. Of course, who knows if the problem was with Flickr, although the banners loaded quickly enough? It was just the image that didn't seem to want to make an appearance. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)
Cool kitty. You ought to submit that one to The Online Photographer. On 7/19/2013 5:41 AM, Gerrit Visser wrote: I'll oblige, anything to change the subject :-) http://photo.psgv.ca/chillin/ My wife took the photo with her K100D. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:13 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens) On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Can we get back to perverted jokes or derailing every serious conversation into absurdity or something? :) I think we need some cat photos to calm everyone down. Cheers, Dave -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: just got FA 50mm f 1.4 back
On 7/19/2013 4:32 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Murphy's Law of parts departments: If you have the part in stock you will never need it again. It will sit on the shelf until the end of time. Unless someone needs two of them. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hello PDML: Well, I sent in my FA 50mm f1.4 my DA* 50-135mm f2.8 in to CRIS. The FA returned pretty quick--just got it an hour ago, and looks to be ok. Here are two quickie test shots. Metadata is above the photo. http://www.caguila.com/darreltest/index.html I'm getting a replacement motor for the DA*. I purchased the lens 4th quarter of 2007, and this is the first repair I've had on the lens--so that makes nearly a 6 year run with absolutely no hiccups until this recent service. Not too bad I guess. Curious thing about the replacement motor though. The service guy at CRIS said they had to order the part, which seem well curious to me. Isn't replacing the motor a common repair? Wouldn't they have motors on hand? Anyway, the DA* repair takes about two-four weeks. I got the FA 50mm back 10 days after I called to give go-ahead on repairs after getting estimate via email. Well, so far, so good. Keep your fingers crossed for the DA*. Cheers, Christine P.S. Still keeping up with PAW but the last three shots are so boring I decided to spare the list the pain. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)
Well, I didn't expect it to just come off in my hand. ;-D On 7/19/2013 5:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Gerrit - you just got blind-sided!! I suggest you do NOT submit a kitty cat to the O P ann On 7/19/2013 13:12, Gerrit Visser wrote: thank you, I will check that out. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens) Cool kitty. You ought to submit that one to The Online Photographer. On 7/19/2013 5:41 AM, Gerrit Visser wrote: I'll oblige, anything to change the subject :-) http://photo.psgv.ca/chillin/ My wife took the photo with her K100D. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:13 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens) On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Can we get back to perverted jokes or derailing every serious conversation into absurdity or something? :) I think we need some cat photos to calm everyone down. Cheers, Dave -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about Tokina Zoom 28-210 vis a vis Pentax
On 7/19/2013 5:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: that won't be happening - (friend taking picture) I'll just have to wait to get it in person Intereasting, though - in the photos for the Pentax K there is no red dot. - all the lenses I have have them. ann Looks like it's an 'A' lens that's not locked in the 'A' position. The red dot is there on the side of the bayonet. If you follow the vertical side of the letter 'P', you can just barely see it (or its reflection) right under the edge of the flange. On 7/19/2013 17:12, Darren Addy wrote: Identification (if he can take a decent picture of the mount) http://www.kehblog.com/2011/12/lens-mount-guide-part-1.html http://www.kehblog.com/2011/12/lens-mount-guide-part-2.html http://www.kehblog.com/2011/12/lens-mount-guide-part-3.html On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks JOhn... that was what I wondered. I'd have no way to test it before selling unless I could put it on one of my bodies, or pay to have it tested at Photo-tech. ann On 7/19/2013 14:49, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 01:36:55PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: On 7/19/2013 12:59 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: the friend whose wedding I'm shooting ended up acquiring a Tokina 28-210 zoom which he intentds to give me... He knows nothing about such things , and is away from home now, but it is a bayonet mount and the rear element had a red dot on it. What I don't remember is if Pentax is the only SLR with clue to positioning the lens to body for mounting or are there several? I didn't see it, this was me asking questions over phone but I figured Bayonet mount, good zoom - worth checking out more anyway. ann Every K-mount Tokina lens I've had, the red dot on the rear flange was in the right place. That's not the question Ann had, though. My Olympus 4/3 lenses have a bayonet mount, and a red dot for positioning. I would not be at all surprised to find that there are other systems that also have red dots, so even though the Tokina 28-810 lens has a bayonet mount and a red dot there is no guarantee that it is, in fact, a K-mount. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
The one I've got is like a bake-lite box with a compartment the big roll goes in a smaller compartment the cartridge goes in. There's a slot in the loader with a felt wiper similar to the slot on the film cartridges, so all that gets exposed is the leader you attach to the cartridge the leader you leave out to attach to the take up in the camera. You get a little bit of waste film on each end of the cartridge, but how much you save depends on how much you're paying for the bulk film how hard it is to find that film in factory loaded cartridges. Half my refrigerator is taken up right now with bulk loaded cartridges, a bulk loader bulk rolls of film. And I didn't pay a penny for any of it. Someone who made the decision to go completely digital never shoot film again gave it to me. The other half is factory loaded cartridges, 120 film 4x5 sheet film ... plus several boxes of BW paper in various sizes. At the rate I'm using it, some of it will still be in there when I die. But that's still better than just chucking it into the landfill. On 7/19/2013 7:44 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: I'm curious. You can load the rolls in daylight without a changing bag? How much money do you think you are saving over regular rolls? On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: It has been a long time since I have done bulk loading. Bulk loaders are so cheap right now, that one could have several with a different kind of film in each (assuming one shoots more than one kind of film). No need to bulk load the entire roll in one session. To do that you would need a pretty big supply of reloadable canisters. Obviously, the more exposures you put in one canister the fewer you need (and the fewer frames lost to waste), but one of the advantages of bulk loading is that you can make 12 exposure rolls (if you like). Less time with film waiting in the camera for exposures to finish a roll (as often happens with longer rolls). Dust is your enemy. I'd suggest keeping the bulk loader in a gallon zip-lock baggie with a packet of silica gel. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - Mark -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
I have some of those carrying cases filled with old 2GB SD cards. On 7/20/2013 11:19 AM, George Sinos wrote: Darren - Your post on film canisters reminded me of this tongue-in-cheek blog post I wrote several years back. It followed a discussion of how to carry your SD cards. http://georgesweblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/nostalgic-sd-card-cases.html gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: If you have a lab in your area, see if they will give you some of the plastic film canisters (with lids) that they normally toss. There are probably a lot fewer of them these days, but a lab will still be the accumulator. Hopefully they haven't gotten precious enough to CHARGE for. But then you can put a piece of masking (or painter's) tape on the lid and label THAT. The canister provides other obvious protections, as well. I'd also add that if you are rolling different sizes that it is also important to put the number of FRAMES on your label. On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 7/19/2013 11:37 PM, John wrote: Half my refrigerator is taken up right now with bulk loaded cartridges, a bulk loader bulk rolls of film. And I didn't pay a penny for any of it. Someone who made the decision to go completely digital never shoot film again gave it to me. HOw do you label the bulk loaded cartridges? I was thinking of just writing the film type and speed on the leader with a sharpie. Mark -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso The annual plowing demo
Good lord! Fifty-five horse power? Must have taken you all day just to hitch 'em up. Heck, they only used 20 horse power (mule power?) for hauling Borax. 8-D On 7/20/2013 11:23 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Wow an old Massey! The farm I worked at a long time ago had an old 55hp Massey. It was a great, reliable tractor. We had a couple closed cab, modern 110hp Masseys too. They were amazing tractors. A couple of 55hp Kubotos (sp?) as well. Massy-Ferguson always made first rate tractors. Cool captures. Thanks for sharing. On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:14 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: All very good shots but The Old Boys is something special. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Sent: July 20, 2013 7/20/13 To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Petch Dianne dianne.pe...@yahoo.com, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Subject: Peso The annual plowing demo Friday was the annual plowing demo using horse and old tractor power. Pretty windy day, it ran from 1-3 ish then the thunder storms rolled in. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17467454 cutting the grain http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17467455 using the Massey http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17467456 The old boys, all local framers who started all this back in the mid 80's to keep the old ways alive. The guys 2nd and 3rd from the left are the farm owner who host the event. The ladies make pies and jams etc to sell for the local church upgrades. K-5 D FA 16-45 shot in DNG Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
I never had any trouble from using one like this. http://tinyurl.com/film-opener And in a long ago land before certain design refinements became widespread, the other end was just as useful. On 7/20/2013 6:12 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: If you use a certain film cassette opener, it won't crimp the end cap. I'm not sure how many times you can reuse it, though. Look here: http://www.adorama.com/KRCO.html Jeffery On Jul 20, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 7/20/2013 11:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I seem to have inherited the pack-rat gene as a dominant from both parents ... Then you are probably the right person to ask this question - can you re-use commercial film canisters? I am somewhat embarrassed to admit this in a public forum but I just developed 2 rolls of Pro-Max 100. Just for the fun of it I tried popping the end of each canister off with just my fingers, no can opener. They came off easily and after the film was spooled I put the canister, center spool and ends back together. Both of them look perfectly serviceable. Did you ever try re-using the actual canister? I don't think this would work with Kodak or Fuji canisters - the end caps on those seem to be held on tight and a can opener is needed to get them off - but who knows about other brands, like UltraFine and Adox etc... If I can reuse the canisters, which normally sell for about $1 each, then the $1.75 per roll I paid for the Pro Max was not a terribly bad deal. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
re: Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
Dave, Boy, Great pictures and it brought back a lot of memories. My Grandfather was born and raised on a farm in Sunderland, Vt. He wanted to go to College but his father said he he had to work one more year on the farm before he could go. It wasn't the horses, my grandfather was licensed? or able to drive steam tractors and he was needed until a replacement was found. His last job was as an engineer for the State of Pensylvania. No...he didn't drive stuff, He was a professional Engineer and was a mine inspector. He made sure that mines, especially coal mines met regulations and especially had put in settling ponds (important if you were mining coal.) When he retired, he, of course, bought a small farm in central Pennsylvania and raised sheep. As an aside, my Grandmother was raised in Connecticut and did not believe sheep did well in the rain. I think she thought they would shrink. I can still hear her telling my Grandfather that the sheep need to be brought to the barn because it was raining and he straining to read the paper. In order to keep the grass down in the pastures, he bought a Farmall Cub. Being from Vermont, he saved money, and bought one with a cracked block. He pulled the block himself and had it welded up and then put to service pulling a horse drawn sickle bar that he found at a Farm Auction and he cut down the draw bar so it be pulled by the Cub. I have more than a few hours driving that tractor (Drive it like a man, son) long before I had a license. This is the long way to say that I enjoyed the pictures and they did bring back memories Thanks, John Graves -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Best Buds
Oh yeah. I can see it all now, them starring in a whole new series of Road movies: The Road to Longwood; The Road to Arizona Sonora Desert; The Road to Keukenhof; The Road to Ryōan-ji ... On 7/22/2013 10:06 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468795 Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
Maybe that was the source of some company in China had bought all of the production machinery. On 7/22/2013 11:59 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I think that Kodak outsourced production to a firm in China... On 7/22/2013 11:06 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I wonder if there's any hope of Plus-X or the like ever making a comeback? I seem to remember that when Kodak was shutting down their BW film line there was a news item to the effect that some company in China had bought all of the production machinery. Which just spawned another thought - someone appears to be still manufacturing Kodak T-Max, but who is it? On 7/21/2013 9:05 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: Hi Mark, Been doing that a lot lately too; I have something like 10 canisters only so I don't load everything up and the rest sits inside the loader on my bookshelf. I have an extra 100' in the freezer though. Fuji just gave a press release that Neopan 400 is being phased out, but here is a not so well known alternative film: http://www.adorama.com/KE400100.html Its brought to you by the same guys who gave us Ilford. How why its cheaper is beyond me, but its quality almost the same as Ilford HP5+ (a bit grainier; I have yet to compare the Kentmere 100 with FP4). It takes longer to process it with the same chemistry; so far we have tried it with Ilford's ID-11 and homebrewed (pa)Rodinal. Bong On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I've been shooting a bit of 35mm BW these days and finally broke down and bought a daylight loader for bulk rolls and some reloadable canisters. I'm sure someone here has done or does do the bulk film loading thing... Question that I'm wondering about - is there any problem with just putting the 100 foot roll into the loader and then filling canisters as needed, or is there a reason why you should load up the whole bulk roll in one session? Although I do shoot a fair amount of film it would take a month or two to use up the approximately 20 rolls I'd get out of a 100 foot roll.. Is it OK to just load up a few canisters as needed, which means the bulk roll would be stored in the loader, or should I load it all up at once? TIA - Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bulk Film Loading
The Pentax K1000 *is* 1/2 inch from the lip of the cassette to the edge of the shutter window. I went out for a long time today and shot the roll of film that was loaded in it, and I am now able to measure it. And I found out Kodak did invent the pre-loaded 135 film cassette. It was, in fact, introduced for the Kodak Retina, invented by Dr. August Nagel of the Kodak AG Dr. The cassette was designed to fit in existing Leica Zeiss cameras I guess the Retina was designed around the cassette. Cool stuff, hunh? On 7/22/2013 12:51 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Kodak Retina folders had a somewhat shorter distance between the canister and the last frame, party due to their compact size. I don't remember how much less and I'm too lazy to look but it wasn't much. There was still plenty of room between the last usable film and the spool even if one were being sloppy attaching the film. On 7/22/2013 12:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: It's just a short stub - 1/4 to 3/8 inch sticking out of the cartridge. Taking as an example my K1000, the distance between where the film comes out of the cartridge the nearest edge of the shutter window is about 1/2 inch. I think that's about right. I was going to look, but I can't right now because I have film in the camera. Plus whatever slack there is from where you're winding the next frame and only get half a stroke know to rewind because if you force it you're either going to break the film off from the cartridge or you're going to get overlap on your last two frames. I don't know of any camera that would put an image on that last inch or so of the film. I'll bet not exposing that area is even part of the specification Kodak gave the camera manufacturers many years ago. ... or whoever invented the 35mm film cartridge. On 7/22/2013 9:16 AM, pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Interesting - wouldn't the minilab lose the last frame by cutting off the film? In the rolls I develop by hand I get pretty close to the end of the spoolm but maybe the cannister is smaller than I think. I once brought a roll of E-6 to a Walgreens and was upbrided by the machine operator who told me it would ruin his chemistry... brought it to the pro lab instead. Mark On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Be careful not to spoil the light-tightness of the end caps you're good to go. I've got several reusable cartridges that turned out to be old commercial cartridges with a plastic label applied to hide the original artwork. Actually, when I was running the mini-lab I kept several Chinese commercial C-41 cartridges that had plastic labels over the original Fuji film artwork (not just re-badged Fuji film because the underlying cartridges were originally Fujichrome E-6). So they can not only be reused for hand reloading, they were sometimes reused for commercial reloading. Also, the way we processed film at the mini-lab left a VERY short leader sticking out of the cartridge. If you're careful *NOT* to rewind that leader into the cartridge, you don't need to pop the ends off the cartridge. Just tape the end of your bulk film to the leader use it to pull the film into the cartridge. Once you've got a couple of turns on friction will help to keep it from slipping off if the tape doesn't hold. But, if you rewind it lose that leader inside the cartridge, it's not long enough to retrieve with a leader extractor. When I ran the mini-lab we had a big box to throw the old cartridges into. When it filled up it got taped up shipped back to Kodak for recycling. I bet, if you can still find a mini-lab where you are, you could ask and they'd let you take something like a gallon zip lock bag full of used cartridges away with you. Might even let you pick through the box to find the ones the stub leader hasn't been retracted yet. Probably won't even have to ask Pretty Please! One thing about mini-labs. You can take the occasional E-6 in and have it cross processed without hurting their chemistry and you get some really different negatives. But, NEVER, EVER take traditional BW films to a mini-lab. The average mini-lab operator drone won't know what it is they won't know any better than to send it through the C-41 processor. It can mess up their chemistry a little bit (they'll get over it if they even notice), and it will definitely EFF UP your film. On 7/20/2013 5:57 PM, Mark C wrote: On 7/20/2013 11:18 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I seem to have inherited the pack-rat gene as a dominant from both parents ... Then you are probably the right person to ask this question - can you re-use commercial film canisters? I am somewhat embarrassed to admit this in a public forum but I just developed 2 rolls of Pro-Max 100. Just for the fun of it I tried popping the end of each canister off with just my fingers, no can opener. They came off easily and after the film was spooled I put the canister, center spool and ends back together. Both of them look perfectly serviceable. Did you ever try re-using
Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8
Never cared for either Rolex or Timex. The former is too expensive the latter is too cheap (in all the various definitions of the word). I'll stick with the Swiss Army Watch (actual Victorinox) that I've worn for the last 30 years. And the days when I lusted after the A* 135mm f/1.8 are past as well. Now it had better be a FA* 135mm f/1.8 and it needs a FF 135 DSLR to go with it. On 7/22/2013 2:54 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Similar discussion for Rolex vs Timex. Mostly similar reasons for owning both the Rolex and the A* 135mm f1.8. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 22/07/2013 12:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Can it really be worth $2569 ? Save yourself $2400.00 and go for the f/2.8. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8
Beat off doesn't have quite the same meaning in the U.S. On 7/22/2013 4:25 PM, Bob W wrote: The difference between a Rolex and a Timex is that you can beat off potential muggers with a Rolex and you won't damage the watch, whereas with a Timex no-one wants to mug you. B On 22 Jul 2013, at 21:02, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: So its a status lens? I mean a Rolex still tells time like a Casio or Timex, so its mainly a status thing, but can the 1.8 be that much better than a 2.8? Reminds me of when I was searching for stereo components many moons ago for $ I could get a very good sounding system but for many times that amount I could get a highly recommended system that I honestly couldn't hear the difference in sound quality. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 Similar discussion for Rolex vs Timex. Mostly similar reasons for owning both the Rolex and the A* 135mm f1.8. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 22/07/2013 12:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Can it really be worth $2569 ? Save yourself $2400.00 and go for the f/2.8. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8
So you didn't care what it's worth, you just wanted to rub it in. On 7/22/2013 6:33 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Ah, but I can ask because I have one, bought around 15 years ago for $800usd. -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 If you have to ask you can't afford it. On the other hand you might want to ask Mark Cassio, (I hope I got your name right Mark). He had parts custom made to repair his A*200 4.0 IIRC. On 7/22/2013 3:55 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: An argument could probably be made for the fact that it isn't going to sell for LESS in the future, so from that standpoint could be looked at as an investment. So what does that make my 200mm f4.0 SMC A* Ed Macro worth? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 Agree with P.J. An argument could probably be made for the fact that it isn't going to sell for LESS in the future, so from that standpoint could be looked at as an investment. If and when Pentax ever offers a FF camera, the price will probably easily jump a grand (minimum). Frankly, I don't expect it to be available for long before somebody snags it. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:01 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: They're rare, and Pentax is unlikely to ever make another, so I guess that they're worth that much to someone. If I had an unlimited pot of money, I'd buy it. On 7/22/2013 2:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Can it really be worth $2569 ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 If anyone is interested. http://www.keh.com/camera/Pentax-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sku-PK06009016184N?r=FE -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Should I send my K-5 in for service?
It doesn't look like a damaged sensor to me (compared to what the damaged spot on my K20D looks like in my images). It might be a dust particle trapped under the anti-aliasing filter (the k5 still had the anti-aliasing filter?), or it might just be a particularly stubborn piece of dirt. Therefor C) Before I sent it off to CRIS, I'd try to find a camera cleaning guy like the one who comes to GFM Nature Photography. If it's just stubborn dirt that might turn out to be easily (and cheaply) fixed. OTOH, if having it cleaned professionally doesn't fix it, he still might be able to tell you exactly what it is (i.e dust under the AA filter or flaw in the sensor). On 7/23/2013 11:59 AM, John Celio wrote: If you take a look at the four pictures in the following gallery, you will see two little blobs on the right side that become clearer as the aperture is stopped down: http://imgur.com/a/IG40x (to see an image at full resolution, hover your mouse over the image, click the gear icon that appears and select view full resolution.) The blob closer to the center is probably regular old dust that would go away with a puff from a blower ball. The other blob (the darker one closer to the right side), however, is a problem. It won't go away with air or Sensor Swabs. I even took a risk and tried a compressed air blast once. No dice. I'm worried it may be some sort of actual damage to the sensor, even though I can't really think of anything that could have caused that. My question is, which of the following would you do: A) Send it to Pentax/CRIS and see what they say. I'm worried this will be very expensive (as in, replace-the-sensor expensive), and I don't have the money to spend on repairs right now. B) Deal with it in Photoshop until a replacement for the K-5 comes out, and then start saving to get that. (I'm nearly finished paying off the last of my recession-incurred debts, so saving will be much easier starting this fall) Other ideas would be welcome, too. Thanks, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2013 - Guggenheim - GDG
9356262623 is the most excellent abstract. What are the people lying on the floor looking at? On 7/24/2013 9:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Back home from my NY trip. Travel home was difficult. However, New York was fun ... On Sunday, my brother and I had a moment to get down to the Guggenheim for the James Turrell exhibit. Marvelous ... catch it if you can. Some photos from the excursion.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9356262623/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9359039256/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9356263871/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/9356267301/lightbox Thanks for looking, Comments appreciated. Godfrey -- a neglected photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.wordpress.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Just got an Amazon Deal alert!
You didn't even mention the Pentax K110D 6.1MP Digital SLR kit for $829.99 or the Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera for $829.99 On 7/24/2013 8:44 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I don't know what's more amazing, that they think that anyone would pay $600. for it or that they still have 5 brand new ones in stock. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028N7442/ref=pe_62860_31277760_email_1p_3_lm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: anyone familiar with UK copyright (for publishing in the U.S.)?
On 7/25/2013 6:14 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I have an interesting situation that I just bumped across. I've found a long out-of-print title (published in 1980) by a now deceased author (died 2009) who, in a 1997 USENET post, gave permission to reproduce (photo/ copy) his book if anyone found a copy. He also stated that he owned the copyright (therefore could give such permission). I have reason to believe that the title might be reasonably popular today, if again available. I guess my question is: Would his copyright have passed to his heirs? (Or what happens to one's copyright at death in the UK system)? Does his giving permission to reproduce mean that I could now republish it in the U.S. without treading on anyone's rights? Or if someone maintains rights, how might I go about finding out who and procuring them? Thanks for any insights. How many copies are you planning to publish? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Why Digital is Dead for me in Street Photography
On 7/26/2013 9:31 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Rob Studdert wrote: I nearly had to resort to a barf-bag on reading that article, he sounds like a reformed smoker or a born again... I didn't even look at it because I expected as much. I genuinely like a lot of street photography (Juan Buhler and Frank Theriault being amongst my favorite practitioners!) but I've noticed that the people who are good at it tend not to write about it and the people who write about it tend to give my dry heaves. I got as far as him teaching a street photography workshop in Tokyo where someone gave him a Leica M6. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?
On 7/26/2013 11:48 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: I'd bet that the parts for a lens come from many different sources that specialize in the part they are producing for such a lens, or even a camera body. Ricoh - Pentax may design a lens, but with some in-house exceptions, the parts, barrel, motors, circuit boards, flat cables, switches, and parts that require being machined, all are ordered out-sourced. Look at the Boeing 787, Almost all of it is manufactured around the world (at least it was originally, until they found out how shoddy some of the parts were). But everything comes together here in Everett and their back east (N. Carolina??) factory. Same with the automobile manufacturing process. It was big news when Apple announced they would be making the new Mac Pro in the US. Of course, I think they mean assembling a percentage of it. The same with the glasses you are wearing to read this. Think the frame designers have the machines to make the little tiny screws that hold them together? And you know the optics come from elsewhere, ground from blanks that come from somewhere else. Few companies qualify to be shown on How it's Made without showing you that some part of the product is delivered, except maybe the Swiss Army Knife and the LeatherMan. On Jul 25, 2013, at 16:14 , David Parsons wrote: I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I think Boeing has some kind of IT facility in Charleston, SC, but I don't think they manufacture aircraft there. I don't know of any aircraft manufacturing in the Carolinas, although there's a small aircraft graveyard a couple of major overhaul facilities. Bensen Aircraft used to manufacture autogyros at RDU airport, but they closed back in the late 80s. Lockheed Martin has a plant in Atlanta, but I believe it's used strictly for military aircraft since it's located on Dobbins AFB (Dobbins Joint Air Reserve Base). I'm pretty sure they still manufacture C-130s there. I did a quick Google search for the Boeing 787 it looks like final assembly might be done in Everett, WA. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57595794-235/boeing-shows-off-first-fully-painted-787-9-dreamliner/ The interesting thing about that page is that as you scroll down, a Pentax K-50 practically leaps off the page at you - lower right Special offer for new CNET members Learn how to do more with your DSLR. I don't think they're offering a K-50, just gonna' tell you what to do with yours. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Firefox - a follow up
I *do* understand exactly what ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE means. I chose those words deliberately and with malice aforethought ... There's nothing wrong with the computer, it's just old. I was using the older version of Firefox because I didn't want all the added overhead processing that comes with feature creep in the newer version. On 7/27/2013 12:01 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, John wrote: I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I was using. One order of magnitude would be ten times slower. Orders plural means at least two orders of magnitude or more than a hundred times slower. Unless you're being figurative, there's something seriously wrong with your computer that you need to diagnose. (Firefox has been roughly speed-stable for me since 2.0, maybe even a bit faster over time, but it's hard to separate out varying network effects.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)
The only two instances where I found the word Pentax on the page were for adapters to use Pentax lenses on non-Pentax cameras. On 7/27/2013 2:18 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, I suspect some people might know this source, but some - might not. So, I hope it might be useful for somebody. http://dx.com - sells a bunch of camera accessories, including extension tubes and reverse lense mount adaptors. They are not the best quality, but very affordable. (Just in case: I remember seeing that some reviewers say that thread on some of those was tight, but usable.) They also have various lens caps and hoods, color balance caps/cards, etc. http://dx.com/c/cameras-photo-video-1599/lenses-accessories-1523?pageSize=200page=1 Couple of funny cameras: 1. 5MP camera for IR! - for only $23.50: http://dx.com/p/cm-8-cmos-5-0mp-high-definition-ir-night-vision-aluminum-alloy-casing-mini-digital-camera-black-224243 (It has an optical viewfinder, and now screen! - for the purists! :-) ) and 2. $24 micro-sized camera: http://dx.com/p/hd-720p-12mp-mini-camera-photograph-video-voice-record-motion-detection-webcam-131040 Disclaimer: you may waste lots of time browsing through this store... :-) HTH, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?
No K-50 on that page though. On 7/27/2013 12:52 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I remember an issue a while back where the union/government was trying to prevent Boeing from moving some production out of Washington state to S Carolina. Apparently the company won. http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/charleston/ Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter? On 7/26/2013 11:48 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: I'd bet that the parts for a lens come from many different sources that specialize in the part they are producing for such a lens, or even a camera body. Ricoh - Pentax may design a lens, but with some in-house exceptions, the parts, barrel, motors, circuit boards, flat cables, switches, and parts that require being machined, all are ordered out-sourced. Look at the Boeing 787, Almost all of it is manufactured around the world (at least it was originally, until they found out how shoddy some of the parts were). But everything comes together here in Everett and their back east (N. Carolina??) factory. Same with the automobile manufacturing process. It was big news when Apple announced they would be making the new Mac Pro in the US. Of course, I think they mean assembling a percentage of it. The same with the glasses you are wearing to read this. Think the frame designers have the machines to make the little tiny screws that hold them together? And you know the optics come from elsewhere, ground from blanks that come from somewhere else. Few companies qualify to be shown on How it's Made without showing you that some part of the product is delivered, except maybe the Swiss Army Knife and the LeatherMan. On Jul 25, 2013, at 16:14 , David Parsons wrote: I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I think Boeing has some kind of IT facility in Charleston, SC, but I don't think they manufacture aircraft there. I don't know of any aircraft manufacturing in the Carolinas, although there's a small aircraft graveyard a couple of major overhaul facilities. Bensen Aircraft used to manufacture autogyros at RDU airport, but they closed back in the late 80s. Lockheed Martin has a plant in Atlanta, but I believe it's used strictly for military aircraft since it's located on Dobbins AFB (Dobbins Joint Air Reserve Base). I'm pretty sure they still manufacture C-130s there. I did a quick Google search for the Boeing 787 it looks like final assembly might be done in Everett, WA. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57595794-235/boeing-shows-off-first-fully-painted-787-9-dreamliner/ The interesting thing about that page is that as you scroll down, a Pentax K-50 practically leaps off the page at you - lower right Special offer for new CNET members Learn how to do more with your DSLR. I don't think they're offering a K-50, just gonna' tell you what to do with yours. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Fw: PESO: Tarky House
The main difference dry heat seems to make is you get dehydrated a lot faster, but you don't really notice it as soon because the sweat evaporates so fast. On 7/27/2013 3:52 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Shot this several year ago with an LX w/20mm A* lens. Thistles weren't there at that time, but I worked my way through near shoulder high dry grass and shot from near the front corner of the house. I was hoping to get an angle through the front arched iron gate, but found it completely obscured by very thick undergrowth. Had a critical case of cabin fever and a serious hankerin' to shoot something. It's been too hot this summer to get far from the A/C. Was 111 F recently...but it's dry heat..like that makes all the difference. Right! Shot this today, it isn't yet 100 F, but will make it this PM. Comments? Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=699 K20 (back-up), DA 16~45 at 20mm, f/22, 1/125, ISO 400 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Anyone here built a hackintosh?
On 7/27/2013 6:24 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sat, Jul 27, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I'm thinking about it. Only a mild intellectual curiosity at the moment, but if anyone has ideas I'd be interested in hearing them. Haven't done that (nor seen anyone who has), but I have seen someone using a Mac virtual machine under Windows, can try hunting that down if you're interested. My interest is in the actual building of a physical machine. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)
I only went down as far as the bottom of the first page. I hadn't seen enough Pentax content to justify clicking for the next page. On 7/27/2013 7:50 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: You didn't look enough they also had some non coupled extension tubes. The tubes were cheap, and I mean that in all senses of the word. On 7/27/2013 5:30 PM, John wrote: The only two instances where I found the word Pentax on the page were for adapters to use Pentax lenses on non-Pentax cameras. On 7/27/2013 2:18 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, I suspect some people might know this source, but some - might not. So, I hope it might be useful for somebody. http://dx.com - sells a bunch of camera accessories, including extension tubes and reverse lense mount adaptors. They are not the best quality, but very affordable. (Just in case: I remember seeing that some reviewers say that thread on some of those was tight, but usable.) They also have various lens caps and hoods, color balance caps/cards, etc. http://dx.com/c/cameras-photo-video-1599/lenses-accessories-1523?pageSize=200page=1 Couple of funny cameras: 1. 5MP camera for IR! - for only $23.50: http://dx.com/p/cm-8-cmos-5-0mp-high-definition-ir-night-vision-aluminum-alloy-casing-mini-digital-camera-black-224243 (It has an optical viewfinder, and now screen! - for the purists! :-) ) and 2. $24 micro-sized camera: http://dx.com/p/hd-720p-12mp-mini-camera-photograph-video-voice-record-motion-detection-webcam-131040 Disclaimer: you may waste lots of time browsing through this store... :-) HTH, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Weiner decay
Doesn't the Weiner part sort of imply some kind of a sausage; chicken fried hot-dogs? On 7/28/2013 8:10 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well you could say Chicken Fried steak is White trash schnitzel :-) ann On 7/28/2013 18:13, Larry Colen wrote: On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 04:15:39PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: Larry, I don't think schnitzel means chicken fried steak, rather it's a cutlet (as in a portion of sliced meat breaded and served either grilled or fried.) Often, it's a veal or other lighter meat. Schnitzel may not mean chicken fried steak, but I think that Chicken Fried steak qualifies as schnitzel, it's a thin, tenderized slice of meat that is breaded and grilled or fried. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - delightful details
It's more legible than my own handwriting. On 7/28/2013 8:55 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I like the patterns in the first one... I'm getting bad with cursive - I couldn't tell it said Caribbean ann On 7/28/2013 19:29, Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot the Concours d'Elégance of America today for The Times. Fabulous show, arguably among the world's top ten. A couple of details of one of my personal favorites: a rose and white 1956 Packard Caribbean. I'm a sucker for the fifties stuff. But just look at the typography on the Caribbean badging. Packard had style. (The Mercedes 540Kk, the 1935 Alfa 8C and the Talbot Lago 150C Roadster tugged at my heartstrings as well -- along with hundreds of others.) More pics after my piece is published. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17477946size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17477945size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: René Magritte, Postmaster General
There's probably a Jimmy Buffett song in there somewhere. On 7/28/2013 6:43 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I'd go crazy trying to maintain mine. On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I have no sanity to maintain ann On 7/28/2013 12:02, Gerrit Visser wrote: Put them up on a virtual dart board and choose one that way? Mine is already submitted, not looking for more to maintain my sanity. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 11:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: René Magritte, Postmaster General I think a few of us are squandering perfect August theme photos on PESO's this month... Reminder - August theme = Signs of the Times My problem is I have too many of them - what to do, what to do ann On 7/28/2013 08:28, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great find! Clever. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: http://abattoir5.com/picture.php?/350 -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Article on Leica cameras on BBC online
On 7/29/2013 8:58 AM, Walt wrote: On 7/29/2013 7:44 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2013-07-29 7:03, Walt wrote: I've never heard [much of a muchness] before. Is that a common British colloquialism? I've heard that one, but it's been years. I've only ever heard it from a Brit or in a book authored by a Brit. I don't know how common it is, though. The web site www.phrases.org.uk claims that it's never really been common (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/251550.html). Interesting, Doug. Thanks for the pointer. I'm going to have to incorporate it into my highfalutin banter oeuvre -- right after I learn to properly pronounce oeuvre. Can't make an omelette with braking some oeuvres! -- 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.
