Re: B&H taking orders

2015-02-05 Thread John
According to one of the links that's been presented, the putative new FF body will have a "crop mode" for use with DA lenses. Didn't Nikon do that with their Full-Frame cameras. On 2/5/2015 12:46 PM, Jack Davis wrote: One can always crop 25.1X16.7 out of the center of a 24X36. Jack - Orig

Re: Photography, art, unintentional plagiarism, ...

2015-02-05 Thread John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M On 2/5/2015 1:08 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It's The Guardian what do you expect. Hack writing, thought admittedly better hack writing that the average US paper. On 2/4/2015 11:25 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Here is an article in The Guardian: http://www.

Re: "Accelerated maximum aperture"

2015-02-05 Thread John
Possibly it was translated by Google or Microsoft's Bing translator. They don't need another editor, they just need some proof-readers. Nowadays it seems like nobody proof-reads before publishing. At most, they run it through spell-check. On 2/5/2015 2:00 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I think they me

Re: New Zoom Lenses

2015-02-05 Thread John
On 2/4/2015 5:34 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/2/15, John, discombobulated, unleashed: If that day ever comes, I hope you'll bring it to Grandfather Mountain to hold the feast. You bring the maple syrup ;-) It's a deal. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for

Re: OT: PC diagnosis

2015-02-05 Thread John
On 2/5/2015 8:43 AM, CollinB wrote: Computer: Dell t3600 2g ram, 500g HD, 2.8Ghz CPU, firepro v2900 2gig video card Issue: extremely slow boot up & behaviot. Win menu is responsive. apps not loading or loading very slowly. Will not load altCtlDel options screen to run task mgr. Instead I get

Re: New Zoom Lenses

2015-02-05 Thread John
Then you have reason enough to buy two of them. On 2/4/2015 11:04 PM, Alan C wrote: What about those who want to need one? Alan C -Original Message- From: James King Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:27 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: New Zoom Lenses Malcolm Smith wrote on Tue,

Re: Model number of new FF DSLR Body

2015-02-05 Thread John
That would work. On 2/5/2015 3:46 PM, J C OConnell wrote: It's anyone's guess what the model number will be ( I doubt it will be a K1) but once they come out with a pro model with all the bells and whistles, "DLX" would be an obvious choice. jco On 2/5/2015 2:54 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: P.J. A

Re: K-3 users - how often do you use the AA simulator?

2015-02-05 Thread John
I"ve had no reason to use it so far. On 2/5/2015 9:17 PM, Mark C wrote: When the K-3 came out once feature that contributed to the press coverage was the Anti Alias filter simulator. So after more than a year with the K-3 I can say that I only turned the AA simulator on once, to see what it woul

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-06 Thread John
On 2/6/2015 4:02 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Malcolm Smith : I've just had an e-mail in from a dealer telling me about the new Canon EOS 5DS & EOS 5DS R, which both feature 50.6 MP sensors. At this rate, the DSLR will be taking on the medium format market as well.

Re: Test

2015-02-06 Thread John
On 2/6/2015 12:56 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Playing with some options of my Thunderbird now... Please at least one of you - reply if you see this message. Thanks. Boris In the immortal words of Sgt. Schultz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwcBaG-S7UA -- Science - Questions we may nev

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-06 Thread John
Old glass will have to suffice until new glass becomes available/affordable. On 2/6/2015 2:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Oops, I forgot to mention. I think that a lot of people who have been waiting for the 24x36 sensor to use their old glass will find when they start pixel peeping that the new le

Re: Your guess on the Pentax Full Frame specs?

2015-02-06 Thread John
On 2/6/2015 2:52 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Stretch prediction: Once people start noticing Pentax, and realize that the glass from all the old K1000s sitting in people's closets work on it, Pentax will become the darling of the hipsters who want to be cool by using retro gear but are tired of payin

Re: HCB Decisive Moment Arrived!

2015-02-07 Thread John
On 2/6/2015 7:31 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: The subject line by itself has my imagination soaring :-) ann In that case: Christine Aguila wrote: HCB Decisive Moment Arrived! Mark! On 2/6/2015 18:30, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All— My edition of HCB’s “The Decisive Moment” arrived just n

Re: DSLR Remote App

2015-02-07 Thread John
On 2/7/2015 10:28 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: On Feb 7, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Mark C wrote: I just tried the phone from about 20 feet away from the K3 and it worked - but Pentax brand remote I have also works from that range. really, I would have guessed less. I’ll have to do a quick test.

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-07 Thread John
*My* opinion (so take it for what it's worth) is it depends on the photographer more than on the camera. On 2/7/2015 2:26 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: In conversation with a neighbour today whilst I was out with my camera, I was asked if a 35mm DSLR produces better images than film does. I really w

Re: Hate to ask but... need your help

2015-02-07 Thread John
Ok, I had a look. I don't have a Cafe Press account, so I don't know if it will help or not. OTOH, I found a coffee mug I liked looking through your other stuff, so maybe *that* will help. On 2/6/2015 7:36 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Once again just because I have no "new' followers on cafepress

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/8/2015 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Which produces better photos and print quality, 35 mm film cameras or 35 mm DSLR cameras? I believe DSLR's produce better photos & print quality for the simple reason you know on site, via the histogram, whether you have obtained the optimum exposure for a

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/7/2015 11:56 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 1:17 pm, Paul Stenquist wrote: That was s promise made about a dozen years ago. Due to Pentax's indecision and pokey product planning, the statute of limitations has expired. And I think moths have beaten Cotty to the table and have

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
I can also see this replacing "Jump the shark" as a metaphor. On 2/8/2015 10:54 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I was Cotty because it would be very easy to turn this into a viral fundraiser that would PAY for most, if not

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought through the hassle of developing and scanning and filing the negs and the CD i thought again. I ke

Re: PESO: Out Back

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/8/2015 5:49 PM, David Mann wrote: Now we're getting away from civilisation. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/861/#peso Cheers, Dave Put a beat-up old windmill in there with a stock watering trough & it could be somewhere in southwest Texas. -- Science - Questions we may never find an

Re: PESO: Out Back

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/8/2015 11:20 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 9, 2015, at 2:29 pm, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting David Mann : Now we're getting away from civilisation. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/861/#peso That looks familiar. We travelled along the Stuart Highway in 2011 - the highway and the rai

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-09 Thread John
I've got plenty of 110 film in the fridge. What I need is somewhere nearby that can process it. On 2/8/2015 9:14 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Film was never difficult to get, around here, just the dirt common types and the really esoteric are hard to find, used to be just the latter for a long time, n

Re: Easy on Cotty, folks

2015-02-09 Thread John
If some corporate entity owning the rights to Pentax trade dress produces a DSLR having a sensor the same size as a 35mm film frame with "PENTAX" on the front of the penta-prism housing, Cotty eats the hat. ... unless he decides he ain't gonna' do it. In the meantime all the barracks house lawye

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/9/2015 9:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/9/2015 2:57 PM, John wrote: On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought through the hassle of

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/9/2015 9:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: Speaking of temptation ... ran across a Honeywell Pentax H3 at the flea market on Saturday. How much was it selling for? Sticker said $29. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
st time you saw an enlargement from a Polaroid? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR On 2/8/2015 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Which produces better photos and print quality, 35 mm

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
I have 1.5 boxes of Type 55 stashed away in my fridge & you *can* use a 545 holder with a Crown Graphic. On 2/10/2015 1:01 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Polaroid Type 55 film produces a positive and an enlargeable negative, I suppose he could have a stockpile of that, Production ended sometime before 2

Re: New K-S2 Officially Released

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/10/2015 4:57 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Malcolm Smith : Brian Walters wrote: This looks like a winner. The built-in wifi with remote operation from a phone or tablet is a first for Pentax - does this spell the end of the Flu card experiment? http://view.s6.exacttarget.com/?j=fec7

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

2015-02-10 Thread John
Some kind of Ibis I think. On 2/10/2015 11:45 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Last weekend we went to the Dallas Zoo. This was the second time I went to this zoo. They have several shows and "encounters with animals", where there is some action happening with the animals. What I like about those is t

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
FWIW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpCOoNh6evE On 2/10/2015 2:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I extracted the polaroid negative (FP-100c film using a Polaroid Land 350 camera), scanned that, and printed it. I think that's 'real' film … :-) I'd been meaning try the process for a while. Basical

K-3 DNG files

2015-02-10 Thread John
I've been shooting DNG as my raw file with the K-3. Got to thinking the last day or two ... What are the pros/cons of running the Pentax DNG through the Adobe DNG converter? If you think it's a good idea, why is it a good idea? Conversely, if you think it is not a good idea, why? -- Science - Q

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-10 Thread John
Sounds like it was probably Type 55. I wish the Impossible Film Project would bring it back. On 2/10/2015 5:00 PM, Mark C wrote: Several yeas ago - 2002 or 3 as I recall - I took a workshop led by Mark Klett who used Polaroid negatives at that time for some of his landscape work. He gave an in

Re: dos PESOs: Birds in a show

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/10/2015 5:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Jack, Thank you! John, you are right, - it's an ibis. More exactly, it's a "hadada ibis" (or hadeda ibis) from Africa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadada_ibis I actually found a video record of the show (from a different da

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

2015-02-11 Thread John
te: They don't have the machinery for type 55 films. The plant they bought from Polaroid was designed to produce the integral film types: SX-70, 600, and Spectra. Pack type films take entirely different machinery to manufacture. G On Feb 10, 2015, at 7:08 PM, John wrote: Sounds like it

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-11 Thread John
On 2/11/2015 7:18 AM, Bill wrote: On 10/02/2015 9:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John : I've been shooting DNG as my raw file with the K-3. Got to thinking the last day or two ... What are the pros/cons of running the Pentax DNG through the Adobe DNG converter? If you think it

Re: Photo-Puzzler: Whose Eye It Is Anyway?

2015-02-11 Thread John
Since whatever it is is looking down on the car, I'll go with camel as well. On 2/11/2015 2:51 PM, Paul wrote: Looks like a camel. OTOH, do you know any of the girls I dated in college? ; >{ -p On 2/11/2015 1:07 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Well, I am not going to ask what make and model thi

Re: OT: hot news from the groves of Academe

2015-02-11 Thread John
On 2/11/2015 4:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob W-PDML : I don't post much these days, so when I do you know it must be important: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/pippa-middleton-backside-marxist Is Pippa Middleton someone I'm supposed to have heard of? Kardashia

Re: Photo-Puzzler -- Whose Eye Is It Anyway? #2 (corrected)

2015-02-12 Thread John
2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: John, I like your way of thinking. This idea prompted me to offer the second puzzle with the same idea: Whose Eye It Is Anyway? (And this time it is not a camel or Paul's highschool sweetheart.) http://42graphy.org/misc/2014-05-18-WhoseEye/_IR07551.html Cheers,

Re: PESO: Finke River

2015-02-12 Thread John
On 2/12/2015 2:20 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting David Mann : Australians have a pretty loose definition of "river" :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/863/#peso You should see it in flood! Doesn't happen often though. Also known as an arroyo or wash in the desert southwest of the U

Re: PESO: Urban Whale

2015-02-12 Thread John
How do you get two whales in a Volkswagon? On 2/12/2015 4:19 AM, Alan C wrote: It's smiling at you! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 1:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Urban Whale http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_

Re: K-3 DNG files

2015-02-12 Thread John
On 2/12/2015 10:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bill wrote: On 12/02/2015 2:51 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: CS2 can't open K3 DNG files, they need to be converted to Camera RAW v2.4using the Adobe DNG converter. Is that a CS2 only thing? It seems strange that one can go back a couple of generations in

Re: Full Frame Confused

2015-02-12 Thread John
On 2/12/2015 10:23 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: I think that my hat's going to give me indigestion. What a ghastly object! http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8579230519/cp-2015-up-close-and-personal-with-ricoh-full-frame-mockup And is it Ricoh or Pentax?? Looks to me like it has a lot of the K-3

Re: Digital Camera Watch report from CP+ Yokohama

2015-02-12 Thread John
I think they just finessed some of the details on the mockup. There's a little bump on the back where the button for switching between cards is on the back of the K-3. I'm thinking that IF/when the product is finally available it will have a card select button there, and the built in pop-up flas

Re: Digital Camera Watch report from CP+ Yokohama

2015-02-12 Thread John
On 2/12/2015 12:59 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/12/2015 12:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/12/2015 12:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: It appears to be a crude wood or clay shape model. Looks like it was made on a 3D printer. I expect it was produced by t

Re: Need your opinion - "Square in Dresden from seafood perspective"

2015-02-12 Thread John
On 2/12/2015 1:57 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All! Time-to-time I am experimenting with the Korean 8mm fisheye lens. I've posted a few shots produced with that lens that I liked. But sometimes I am not sure if the photo works or not. Here is one of such shots: http://42graphy.org/misc/Dresden_

Re: PESO: Urban Whale

2015-02-13 Thread John
Take the M4 from London. On 2/12/2015 6:27 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well obviously one goes in the trunk and one goes in the glove compartment. On 2/12/2015 1:12 PM, John wrote: How do you get two whales in a Volkswagon? On 2/12/2015 4:19 AM, Alan C wrote: It's smiling at you! A

Re: PESO: 5 Palms Sunset

2015-02-13 Thread John
On 2/13/2015 2:52 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Taken from our dinner table this evening: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17965887&size=lg Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Beautiful cloud formations, but no palms? -- Science - Question

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-13 Thread John
I'm fairly confident that file formats like JPEG & TIFF will be readable in the future, for at least as long as "archival" prints can be expected to last. The media they're saved on might change, but the files will last as long as someone remembers to transfer them to newer forms of media when the

Re: OT: Carry out the Party's policies as exactly in all aspects as the Chonji Lubricating Oil Factory did!

2015-02-13 Thread John
On 2/13/2015 3:04 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Once again the People's Factory for the Production of Great Socialist Exclamation Marks has exceeded its quota, to the everlasting glory of Our Heroic Leader! http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31446387 B! I well know the mushroom slogan.

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-13 Thread John
I think you're confusing the media with the message (DATA). IF the DATA on those old disks was important you should/would have backed it up onto newer media & translated it into new formats. My old Quattro Pro spreadsheets are long gone, but before I left them behind, I moved the information the

Re: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.

2015-02-14 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 9:21 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Everyone is (understandably) excited and focused about the Pentax full frame offering and many may be saving their shekels for the body. But I would suggest that this is Prime Time to be focusing upon filling any holes in your lens inventory. You might b

Re: Need your opinion - "Square in Dresden from seafood perspective"

2015-02-14 Thread John
I haven't seen anyone questioning his right to take it. He asked for opinions. He got 'em. On 2/14/2015 10:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Rick, in case there's any confusion, Igor is the photographer of "Square in Dresden from seafood perspective". I was just supporting his right to take it. :) O

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-14 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 10:18 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Jostein Øksne wrote: You mean those Kodak PictureDisc things? I have a few of those, and found that ImageMagick can convert them to 16-bit TIFFs. In batches. :- ) Jostein I've not looked them out for years, but I'm certain that's what they were call

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 4:03 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I'm about to be heretical. I read the HGTTG when it was fairly recently published, and was deeply underwhelmed. I think it's badly written and unfunny. The basic idea is a good one, badly executed, and I've never understood the Douglas Adams worship. B

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 3:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 14/2/15, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed: For my English Literature 'O' Levels (or whatever the exams are called this week for those of around 16 years of age), I got a book of short stories. A few years later, my friend's brother, a few

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 3:08 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 14/2/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm about to be heretical. I read the HGTTG when it was fairly recently published, and was deeply underwhelmed. I think it's badly written and unfunny. The basic idea is a good one, badly executed, a

Re: Test

2015-02-14 Thread John
Came through to Raleigh, NC via Earthlink. On 2/14/2015 3:59 PM, mike wilson wrote: For plain text mode. Am I back in the world of the living again? I probably won't see my own post so a reply (even the usual abusive ones) would be appreciated. -- Science - Questions we may never find answe

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-14 Thread John
Foodini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HX9tVCbm5g On 2/14/2015 3:05 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Except that's not currently how 3D printers work. However, who knows where 3D printer technology will be by the time the Pentax FF actually ships! I suggest the following alternative: http://www.instru

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 9:55 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well digital should be but isn't perfect, bad copies can be made due to equipment error and failing media, among other things. I've seen enough restores because backups were corrupted and not checked until needed when it was too late. I guess the moral

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 11:46 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Jostein Øksne wrote: I think I disagree with your blanket statement that obsolence of either makes them unrecoverable. If anything, it takes obsolence of both in my opinion, but in either case it's more a matter of how much you are willing to pay for

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 3:13 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: But even relatively modern formats are effectively dead these days. How many of us could read an 8 inch MDS-80 floppy? A 5.25" CP/M or MS- DOS floppy? Even finding a PC or Mac with a 3.5" 1.44M floppy on it is non-trivial lately. In

Re: OT Digital Dark Age and Digital Vellum

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 4:10 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: If I remember correctly from my days running the mini-lab, the Kodak CD that was available with your processed film & prints the images were standard, low-compression JPEGs that would allow you to print a 4x6 at 300ppi (1200x1800 pi

Re: Anyone tried the Tokina AT-X AF 28-70 F2.8 Lens?

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/14/2015 4:26 PM, J C OConnell wrote: I was thinking about picking up one of these lenses, they sell for around $200 used, I already have an excellent manual focus 35-70 F2.8 AT-X, but 35mm just isnt wide enough especially on aps format. I was wondering if anyone here had tried the 28-70 F2.8

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-15 Thread John
Especially the illustrated version. On 2/15/2015 8:22 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: At that age I would have preferred Lawrence's discussion of Lady Chatterly Sent from my iPad On Feb 14, 2015, at 10:56 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: For our sins, my year got a collection of short stories by D H Lawre

Re: Riverside

2015-02-15 Thread John
On 2/15/2015 5:08 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Today has been the first beautiful day of the year, I think. Anyway, there was warm sunshine and only one cloud in the sky. Here are some snaps from the river, taken with my phone: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=439D213A93634DD4!100942&authkey=!AE8W

Re: An artists rendition of what a finished FF Pentax may look like.

2015-02-16 Thread John
mplete collection of Heinlein's books including "Stranger in a Strange Land" and Asimov's then Foundation TRILOGY. A few years ago I ran across an omnibus volume of "The Hitchhiker's Guide ..." & replaced a bunch of badly worn paperbacks. On 2/15/2015 6:15 PM

Re: Anyone tried the Tokina AT-X AF 28-70 F2.8 Lens?

2015-02-16 Thread John
The front of mine looks like this one: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/36-sold-items/27203d1233538601-sale-sold-tokina-x-pro-28-70mm-f2-8-tokina-2.jpg http://preview.tinyurl.com/okgfyse Straight "AT-X PRO", no II, no SV, no 2.6. On the side it says "Tokina AT-X PRO 28-70mm" On

Re: OT: Question about laptop and screen calibration

2015-02-16 Thread John
My first calibration device was the original Spyder and it came with Pantone software that was not from X-Rite. Datacolor made their own deal with Pantone. It may be that the built in sensor came from X-Rite, but Lenovo made a separate deal with Pantone for their own software. On 2/16/2015 8:53

Re: It is healthy to laugh at one's self ...

2015-02-16 Thread John
I can laugh at myself. It's NiCanonistas mocking me that makes me angry. On 2/16/2015 2:55 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://newcameranews.com/2015/02/16/ricoh-shows-lump-of-plastic-pentaxicans-overjoyed/ :) -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never q

Re: Test

2015-02-16 Thread John
Seen in Raleigh, NC On 2/16/2015 2:48 PM, Knarf wrote: Anyone see this? Third test. Finally figured out to turn off html on K9. Phone crashed last week and just getting new one set up... Tx! frank -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never quest

Re: PESO: Queen Adelaide Restaurant

2015-02-16 Thread John
On 2/16/2015 3:06 PM, David Mann wrote: I originally decided not to post this, but then I thought a few people might be interested. This is a view of the restaurant car on the train. We must have been early risers that day as we were the first passengers to show up. Thank goodness for the "hig

Re: PESO - Coyote Beautiful

2015-02-16 Thread John
A coyote caught in a jaw trap will sometimes chew it's own leg off to escape. The least offensive explanation I can think of is a person drinks so much during a night on the town and wakes up the next morning next to someone so repellent that he/she would rather gnaw an arm off rather than wake t

Re: PESO - Coyote Beautiful

2015-02-17 Thread John
On 2/16/2015 7:28 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Around here many have lost their fear of humans because imbeciles are feeding them. We have had a few recent attacks where a couple of coyotes have attacked dogs being walked on leashes, killed them and made off with the bodies. In one case covered by loc

Re: PESO: Queen Adelaide Restaurant

2015-02-17 Thread John
On 2/17/2015 1:38 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting David Mann : I should have taken photos of the brunch and dinner menus but I think my wife may have done so. I recommend the peach parfait! I found the kangaroo a little tough (always have to try the native fauna at least once). I got the im

Re: PESO: Queen Adelaide Restaurant

2015-02-17 Thread John
On 2/17/2015 10:46 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: If you believe all the studies about food, you'd die of starvation as only food grade diatomaceous earth has no adverse effects, that I know of, so basically you'd be eating sand. (Now someone will point out a study that shows diatomaceous earth has adve

Re: OT - Unusual phenomenon: Three Suns on Earth -- photos

2015-02-17 Thread John
Sun dogs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dogs On 2/17/2015 12:49 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Three Suns have been seen today in Chelyabinsk. This is due to a relatively rare halo effect caused by ice crystals formed in the air as a result of a sharp temperature drop down to -23 -- -25 C (-9 --

Re: ONE FOR THE COMPUTER BOFFINS

2015-02-19 Thread John
On 2/19/2015 3:40 AM, Alan C wrote: That's exactly what I did. (Except I opened JPEG's). I tried MS Word & WordPad as the text editors & saved as a text. The files are correct as edited & saved as .xmp's but, no dice, I can't import & overwrite the original. I am doing this to try & find a way o

Re: PESO -- Let's do lunch.

2015-02-19 Thread John
The butterfly is cool. I'm not in that big a hurry for winter to end. For me, it just means I got to cut the "grass" again (over & over again). We got some "snow" around here this week. Monday we got about an inch before it turned into a mixture of sleet & freezing rain. Woke up Tuesday morning

Re: Silence?

2015-02-19 Thread John
I read all the messages I received yesterday by about 10pm EST last night. When I checked this afternoon, there were maybe a dozen messages. More than half were in reply to your query. So ... Pong! On 2/18/2015 10:38 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: This is just a test message to check if it is a lis

OT: Locals & Tourists

2015-02-19 Thread John
I ran across this and thought the list might find it interesting. Someone made maps using geotagging from photos posted on-line to show where people make photographs in various cities. The maps show where tourists take photos (in red) compared to where the locals take photos (in blue). Yellow po

Re: Locals & Tourists

2015-02-20 Thread John
It is interesting and since its on the internet it must be true. I wonder how tourists were identified? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: OT: Locals & Tourists I ran across this and thought the l

Re: peso - whatzit?

2015-02-21 Thread John
Someone or something is trying to take a nap, but the paparazzi won't leave 'em alone. On 2/20/2015 8:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: so... what do you guys think is going on here? http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/n-9xmXn/i-5KnfN6V/A :-) ann -- Science - Question

Re: peso - whatzit?

2015-02-21 Thread John
If you don't have a nearby station that carries it, you can listen to it off the internet: http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/ On 2/20/2015 11:46 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Steve, do you ever listen to "Wait, Wait Dont tell me?" You get points for the best story - even though I h

Re: OT more on Peter Lik

2015-02-22 Thread John
Sounds to me like he thinks he's Ken Rockwell. On 2/22/2015 4:56 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: That's an interesting article. He sounds like a photography version of Jack Vettriano. B On 22 Feb 2015, at 21:39, Bruce Walker wrote: So is Lik's work resellable for a lot of money? Apparently, not so

Re: OT more on Peter Lik

2015-02-22 Thread John
Took me a second to remember him, but I think he's that English "painter" who did the one about couple dancing in the rain on the beach at Brighton while their servants hold umbrella's for them. You often see reproductions of the painting in the kind of "art" gallery where they'll tell you that ph

Re: Sunday Lunch

2015-02-22 Thread John
Both links go to the same photo. ;-D On 2/22/2015 11:44 PM, Alan C wrote: Two catches in Kruger yesterday https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/16619478282/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/16619478282/ Both with the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED WR Alan C -- Science - Qu

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-23 Thread John
You're the one who quoted it. I was hoping you would know the origin. On 2/23/2015 2:04 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I give up. Enlighten me! Jack - Original Message - From: "John" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 10:45:40 AM Subjec

Re: OT more on Peter Lik

2015-02-23 Thread John
On 2/23/2015 2:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: On 2/23/2015 3:16 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Like Lik and Vettriano and others, you seem to misunderstand fundamentally what matters to the art world. Rhine II is not supposed to be representative of what was in front of the camera. I

Re: OT more on Peter Lik

2015-02-23 Thread John
t Peter Lik, He may also be shit, but that's not the issue. On 2/23/2015 2:42 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: The art world doesn't have a high opinion of Lik. They think he's shit. And he is. B On 23 Feb 2015, at 18:41, John wrote: On 2/23/2015 3:16 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Like Lik and

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-23 Thread John
slang truncation of "what is it." Jack - Original Message - From: "John" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 12:58:58 PM Subject: Re: "whatzit" revealed.. You're the one who quoted it. I was hoping you would know

Re: OT: Word Crimes

2015-02-24 Thread John
On 2/23/2015 11:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Has a nice beat & it's easy to dance to ... I gave it a 63. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we mus

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-24 Thread John
h of his not so lovable creation Garfield. On 2/23/2015 4:23 PM, John wrote: No, I meant the line "give me coffee and no one gets hurt!" Whose line was *that*? Google gives me lots of links to where I can buy T-shirts & mugs with it imprinted, but nothing about who originally said i

Re: OT more on Peter Lik

2015-02-24 Thread John
On 2/24/2015 8:55 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I once walked past a London gallery that had a building skip outside, ready for collection. An eyesore on the street, but if it had been placed as a main exhibit within the gallery, no doubt som

OT: 32 Reasons Why You Should Never Visit Yorkshire

2015-02-24 Thread John
A tip o' the hat to our PDML members in the UK. http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/the-muffins-taste-funny#.ylDapmabG -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: which speedlight mounts for light stands

2015-02-24 Thread John
On 2/24/2015 2:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I recently picked up a YN560-IV speedlight, and it is awesome. I'm thinking of picking up a couple more to use as catch and/or fill lights in studio work. Does anyone have recommendations for good, but inexpensive mounts for using speedlights on light st

Re: test

2015-02-24 Thread John
Seen here in Raleigh, NC On 2/24/2015 3:00 PM, Wendy Beard wrote: Seemingly unable to post for the last 3 month. Trying again --- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-24 Thread John
FWIW, the version I learned in kindergarten here in the south: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, Was he? If y'all want, I can dig out my 101 Elephant Jokes book. On 2/24/2015 3:11 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: yes I answered John with the MIdwe

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-24 Thread John
Probably so, but it scans just a tiny bit better if you give it a slightly longer pause after the comma. On 2/24/2015 4:35 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I think "very" could be superfluous. Jack - Original Message ----- From: "John" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List&quo

Re: "whatzit" revealed..

2015-02-24 Thread John
He leaves footprints in the Jello. On 2/24/2015 5:59 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How do you know the elephant has been in the ice box? ann On 2/24/2015 16:09, John wrote: FWIW, the version I learned in kindergarten here in the south: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair Fuzzy Wuzzy

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