Re: OT Speaking of racing cheats...

2013-11-16 Thread John
I believe it was Lee Petty who said If you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying hard enough! But it might have been Yogi Berra. On 11/16/2013 2:11 AM, Alan C wrote: Cheating? Debatable. Innovative? Certainly. This is how progress is made. Just compare today's F1 cars with those of the 60's. In

Re: PESO: Growing Forest reloaded

2013-11-17 Thread John
On 11/16/2013 8:16 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Here is the original for reference: http://500px.com/photo/52192954 There are noticeable jpeg artifacts around the edges of the clouds caused by recompression after I upload the image. AFAIK all sites do this and it rarely causes problems. After some

Re: PESO: Growing Forest reloaded

2013-11-17 Thread John
On 11/17/2013 8:23 AM, Attila Boros wrote: Bummer! No idea what's happening, I've uploaded the edited version to 500px: http://500px.com/photo/52402536 On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Attila, I'm gettin' Photo not found message. FWIW, I don't see

Re: PESO - Umbrella for Two

2013-11-17 Thread John
A silhouette might work, but as it is, it's just blocked up shadows bleeding into his partner into what appears to be a person just barely visible over his right shoulder in the background. On 11/16/2013 7:19 PM, knarf wrote: Oh dear me, no! If anything I'd silhouette him. I like that I

Re: PESO - French Pressed

2013-11-17 Thread John
I have that plastic Melitta single cup cone maker for my camping excursions. I use a 4-cup Mr Coffee at home. It's going on 37 years old now it's still chugging away. I did think to stock up on spare carafes when they changed the design several years ago. On 11/16/2013 6:19 PM, knarf wrote:

Re: OT: Volvo split

2013-11-18 Thread John
It's a really good stunt, but it's not really a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie unless somebody gets kicked in the face. 8-D On 11/18/2013 1:45 PM, Attila Boros wrote: ... a man in Brussels, he was six-foot-four and full of muscles ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FIvfx5J10 -- PDML

Re: PESO - Pick Up Your Toys

2013-11-18 Thread John
On 11/18/2013 3:07 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 11/18/2013 09:00, George Sinos wrote: One of our local businesses is expanding and some things need to be moved to make room. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/11/18/pick-up-your-toys Nicely captioned :-) You don't see these things every day.

Re: PESO - A Dog Ran Through It

2013-11-19 Thread John
On 11/19/2013 4:17 AM, Attila Boros wrote: On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 3:45 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was shooting this fellow doing gymnastics at a bench in Trinity-Bellwoods Park here in Toronto. I didn't notice the intruder at all during the shoot however as I went through

Re: K-3 launch non-report

2013-11-21 Thread John
On 11/20/2013 7:09 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 21/11/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Promotional models were discussing promoting. Ahh, that's okay then. I thought the model-on-the-left was playing with the model-on-the-

Re: OT - Cameramen Wear the Best Pants

2013-11-21 Thread John
It's nowhere near as funny as Atilla's Rhabarberbarbara video. YouTube is going down the tubes as far as I'm concerned. I can't make a comment anymore because it wants me to make my Google+ ID my YouTube ID, and if I wanted to do that I wouldn't have a YouTube ID in the first place. On

Re: K-3 launch non-report

2013-11-21 Thread John
War Stories? The one on the left is telling the other one, No Shit! This's a true story ... there I was ... On 11/20/2013 11:36 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/twilight/index.html If you would just like to explain what's going on in number 5, I would

Re: PESO - RIP Minnie 1992-2013

2013-11-21 Thread John
On 11/19/2013 4:48 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Sad cat news Our VERY old silver tabby, Minnie, passed away last night, peacefully and in no pain after an amazingly long life - seeing in both the berth of our son, Stefan, and his departure for university. Will be rifling the archives for the Mrs

Re: faceoff

2013-11-21 Thread John
Would make for some neat photos if they'd resolved it by butting heads like bull elk in rut. On 11/20/2013 11:09 AM, CollinB wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/10963509956/ Some dispatcher set two trains facing each other onto one track. Unfortunately our work are is bisected by

Re: PESO - Bored Doorman

2013-11-21 Thread John
I'm also getting some bounces. Message says Mail server for pdml.net unreachable for too long At least it's not SpamCop blacklisting my email provider. On 11/20/2013 9:12 PM, Richard Womer wrote: Doubtlessly. Or, he's proofreading the manual for the K-3 FF. On Nov 20, 2013, at 6:23 PM,

Re: PENTAX (RICOH) BACK IN SA

2013-11-24 Thread John
On 11/21/2013 11:43 PM, Alan C wrote: Pentax products have always been available in SA through the efforts of a couple of maverick importers but at almost twice the US price. A K3 body will set you back the equiv. of $2000. Nevertheless, there are still buyers! Now, New Teltron, the franchisor

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-24 Thread John
On 11/22/2013 6:23 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Developed these for a 5 session class and thought to share them. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/115638976374047590388/albums/5949223542843422017 Regards, Bob S. I like them all except for the color balance (?) of the last one. The red/brown

Re: PESO - Down the Manhole

2013-11-24 Thread John
Naw! The giant rats ate 'em. On 11/22/2013 4:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: I thought it was gators they kept down there. Cool shot. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:16:59 -0800 From: Brucebkday...@daytonphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: PESO - Staying WarmIt

2013-11-25 Thread John
On 11/24/2013 6:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doh. Stay warm. I hate phones. Paul via phone On Nov 24, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: It was 16 degrees F this morning -- about -9 Celsius. This guy found a spot to try to stay warn.

Re: 14 image presentation from class

2013-11-25 Thread John
On 11/24/2013 8:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 08:56:21PM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: Ken, This was a master class on finding what inspires you to take photos. Sounds awesome. I wish I had the time to take classes and improve my photography. I'd be happy to start by having

Re: TA

2013-11-25 Thread John
I think Paul had a point though. If YOU think it's a problem, YOU are the one who should do something about supplying a solution. On 11/25/2013 12:32 AM, knarf wrote: I don't have a hang up on nudity at all. I'm not offended by seeing naked bodies, either male or female. I also disagree with

Re: TA

2013-11-25 Thread John
I had a little old lady bring in one of those disposable cameras when I was running the photo-lab. It was all male nudes. She told me she was a painter had just come back from a trip to Europe. I guess it was an opportunity to find models she couldn't find locally (Raleigh not being as

Re: TA

2013-11-25 Thread John
I'm pretty sure I remember someone posting uncensored photos of Michaelangelo's David from a trip to Europe. I know it's not the same as male live models, but you gotta' go with what you got. On 11/25/2013 3:34 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 24/11/13, knarf, discombobulated, unleashed: there

Re: OT - Congratulations, William!

2013-11-25 Thread John
On 11/25/2013 11:41 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: knarf wrote: The Grey Cup (I spelled it wrong earlier) was presented to the Canadian football champion as a challenge cup 101 years ago by Albert, fourth Earl of Grey Was it filled with tea? It's not a Dixie Cup, and you don't want to be

Re: TA

2013-11-25 Thread John
you, there are more interesting pictures ahead and behind it. A deep breath and and an occasional grin suffice. John G A hidden reader, most of the time. On 11/25/2013 3:41 PM, knarf wrote: And I'll say it again: I am not saying there needs to be equality. Just a bit of balance. I'm

Re: PESO - Jesse and Moto (nsfw)

2013-11-26 Thread John
Don't the Japanese have that communal bathing thing? That probably affects how they perceive public nudity. On 11/25/2013 10:42 PM, knarf wrote: Only happens occasionally. And for some reason Japanese messengers do it more than others. And Boston messengers too. Don't know why. I have one

Re: PESO: Bicycle racers from a couple of years ago

2013-11-26 Thread John
On 11/25/2013 9:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d905610sq.htm I DO like the rendering, but none of 'em appear to be nekkid. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-26 Thread John
French Quarter is de rigueur, but if you want to avoid touristy, perhaps concentrate on architectural detail go for abstraction. Examples (not my own, but conveys the kind of idea I'm thinking of: http://www.photoshelter.com/img-get/IXMOVDWFSdtw/s/400/600/French-Quarter-007.jpg

Re: TA

2013-11-26 Thread John
On 11/25/2013 2:22 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Mon, Nov 25, 2013, Walt wrote: The question seems to boil down to why women and men are treated differently as photographic subjects. Well, it's because they're different. ...and why do you think they're different? Vive la différence! -- PDML

Re: TA

2013-11-26 Thread John
On 11/25/2013 5:04 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/11/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: How this balance be achieved? Surely we can't ask people who have no interest in a particular kind of photography (male nudes) to take up that kind of photography? Selfies! NOT ON YOUR

Re: TA

2013-11-26 Thread John
I don't photograph nudes. Long ago I looked into a mirror and asked myself how *I* would react if I were an attractive woman and someone who looked like me asked me to pose in the nude. An honest answer included lots of screaming, pepper spray restraining orders, so I decided to pursue other

Re: PESO: Birthday Cake

2013-11-26 Thread John
On 11/26/2013 3:37 PM, David Mann wrote: I was up until 11:30 last night making this cake for my wife's birthday :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/710/#peso Here it is with candles lit... http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/711/#peso I'd like to have used more pieces but that would have

Re: Upcoming trip: NOLA

2013-11-27 Thread John
On 11/26/2013 10:27 PM, Walt wrote: On 11/26/2013 9:13 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Walt wrote: Thanks for the ideas, John. I've never been to New Orleans before, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. My only exposure to it has been via TV film, and we all know how

Re: Eye contact

2013-11-27 Thread John
On 11/27/2013 5:24 AM, Derby Chang wrote: I made a Blurb. There are probably a few more adjustments before I order, but this is essentially what it will look like. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/11/eyecontact/index.html Much regret missing the TA discussion. I had some thoughts along

Re: Happy Thanksgiving and Hannukah

2013-11-28 Thread John
I hope y'all have a happy Thanksgiving or Hannukah or whatever holiday pleases you or just an enjoyable day if none does. I'm going to spend mine with my family. On 11/28/2013 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Har. And a happy Thanksgiving to you all. We have ours in oct to avoid the bad

Re: PESO - SR9, Utah

2013-11-28 Thread John
On 11/28/2013 4:30 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/11/utah-sr-9.html Still from Zion, had 36 rather productive hours there. A four minutes’ exposure, just after sunset. Jostein I like that one. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: different by pentax

2013-11-28 Thread John
No, I just get an offer from Time-Warner to sell me the domain. On 11/28/2013 3:53 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Anyone get the old Different by Pentax by entering the following link? http://www.differentbypentax.com/#/video/4d111a34e243a Not surprised if it's been taken down. Thanks! Jack --

damn adobe

2013-11-28 Thread John
Went to update PhotoShop CS6 Extended that I paid $400 for the update, and they've forced a password change, and now I can't get into the update server. ASSHOLES! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO - Center City Doorstep

2013-11-29 Thread John
I'm still not seeing photo.net advertising around it. I did finally figure out that if I scroll down far enough below the image there's links to other photo.net content. Is that the advertising you're talking about? On 11/29/2013 10:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Very nice picture. Wish

Re: What if Pentax made a monochrome K-3?

2013-11-29 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 12:01 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Would you buy it? No. -- 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: Over the river 2013

2013-11-30 Thread John
We sang it when I was in grade school. I'm sure there must be a few schools left that haven't eliminated music education as an unnecessarily frivolous expense. From: Don Guthrie Do children even sing that little ditty anymore? Happy Thanksgiving and Good Day to the rest of the world. This is

Re: damn adobe

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 8:03 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-11-28 18:43 John wrote Went to update PhotoShop CS6 Extended that I paid $400 for the update, and they've forced a password change, and now I can't get into the update server. ASSHOLES! this is because Adobe was hacked and their password

Re: PESO - Center City Doorstep

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 11:18 PM, David Mann wrote: On Nov 30, 2013, at 8:14 am, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm still not seeing photo.net advertising around it. I did finally figure out that if I scroll down far enough below the image there's links to other photo.net content

Re: cheap batteries

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/30/2013 1:50 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-11-27 14:28 Igor Roshchin wrote Now, the lower capacity means that I would be caring around a battery that is as heavy but not as capable. well, they've arrived and are 75g (one gram lighter than my Pentax battery), but thanks for pointing

Re: Selfie on the mountain

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 9:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Me and Dr. Lisa on the mountain cold-testing the camera gear. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/gr+lt.jpg Aren't you supposed to be doing the fish mouth thing in selfies? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Note to self: SDM doesn't work at -9°F

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 9:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: What temp range is the lens spec'd for? Good question. I seem to recall that the camera's rated down to -15°C, and we were well below that (about -23°C). The K-5 never missed a beat. Try the Sahara next to find

Re: TA

2013-11-30 Thread John
If it's something you want to do, you can do it. You just have to persevere repeat it until you finally get it right. It's only beyond your capability until you figure out how to get the image you want. On 11/29/2013 11:05 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: That is beautiful, Godfrey! Thanks for

Re: TA

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/30/2013 10:03 AM, Bill wrote: On 29/11/2013 10:01 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: I have no idea which gender I'd shoot as a nude. I don't have the skills to do the job well--I'd probably blunder about in all the cliches. That really is the learning process. We pretty much all start out

Re: Happy Thanksgiving and Hannukah

2013-11-30 Thread John
30C ain't all that bad. Especially if the humidity is low. It regularly gets up to 40C around here in high summer, often with 100% relative humidity. At the moment it's close to 0C around here. I'd rather have the 30C. 30C is a really nice late spring day. On 11/30/2013 11:36 AM, Boris

Re: What if Pentax made a monochrome K-3?

2013-11-30 Thread John
On 11/29/2013 2:55 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: On Nov 29, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 11/29/2013 12:01 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Would you buy it? No. Likewise. And likewise for me as well

Re: Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

2013-11-30 Thread John
My problem with it is my experience with Sony in general ... I've never had a Sony consumer electronics product that didn't fail within 24 hours of the warranty expiring. On 11/30/2013 11:54 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: I've watched several of their reviews having seen the links here. Well, if

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-11-30 Thread John
This will probably be of absolutely no help whatsoever, but ... I don't think now is a particularly good time to buy Windoze computers anyway. Looks like everything that's available comes preloaded with Windoze 8, which is not the best thing Micro$oft ever came up with. I've currently got 2

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-11-30 Thread John
in exploring Windoze as an alternative, Windoze 8 isn't the version to do it with. On 11/30/2013 10:25 PM, John Mullan wrote: If you want decent machines with Win 7 Pro, look at Enterprise class machines like HP's Elitebook and Probook laptops, or similar desktops aimed at the business user

Re: Sony A7 and A7r reviewed by DigitalRev

2013-11-30 Thread John
Given the manner in which Microsoft Google achieved their size and status, perhaps not the best comparisons possible. My experience with Sony may be exceptional, still it *is* my experience. On 11/30/2013 11:39 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Well, John, you ought to realize that if that was really

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-11-30 Thread John
the system to even tell them that I do not have access. Not just Catch-22, but Catch-22 squared. I'm not anti-Mac, I just prefer to build my own I can't really do that with a Mac. On 11/30/2013 10:31 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks John! I know you won't convert me, I won't convert you, but I

Re: GESO, something messier

2013-12-01 Thread John
photographed on Empire grade at the gate for Grey Whale ranch, with my Pentax K-5 II, using my O-GPS 1 in astrotracer mode. Some were shot with John Francis' 80-200/2.8 and some with my bigma. I learned that using a ballhead sucks for astrophotography. It is impossible to make fine adjustments in just one

Re: Japanese Knife (17 image focus stack)

2013-12-01 Thread John
$525 (plus tax, tags dealer prep fees) vs $49.95 for the manual rail from Adorama? I wonder what kind of lens I might find somewhere like KEH for the $475 difference? On 12/1/2013 8:18 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: With a focus rail, you still have to move focus by hand. I was

Re: Japanese Knife (17 image focus stack)

2013-12-01 Thread John
, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Ah, but that's argumentation to *avoid* the investment, John. :-) Jotein -Opprinnelig melding- From: John Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 3:37 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Japanese Knife (17 image focus stack) $525 (plus tax, tags dealer

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-12-01 Thread John
I could, but I only build 'em so I can use 'em and all my applications run on windoze, so why build in another, unnecessary layer of frustration between me and the applications? On 12/1/2013 9:37 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Dec 01, 2013, John wrote: I'm not anti-Mac, I just prefer to build

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-12-01 Thread John
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Computer purchase dilemma The computer I built last year is adequate for my needs at this time. It screams with Photoshop CS6 and it doesn't look like there's going to be any

Re: New tilt-shift 24mm for Pentax

2013-12-02 Thread John
If you need (or WANT) a perspective control lens, that seems like a reasonable price. I expect Amazon/6ave are perfectly willing to take your money now whether they have it in stock or not while BH is a little more up front about not having it in stock yet. The full-frame vs APS-C just

Re: New tilt-shift 24mm for Pentax

2013-12-02 Thread John
Sometimes I get a value judgement from the list that says You can't have one because I don't want one. or You have to buy one because I think it's useful. or You can only want/need something is I say you can. I ignore 'em, even though it does irritate me a bit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: Adobe deals at Adorama

2013-12-02 Thread John
On 12/2/2013 2:01 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: If anyone wants/needs to upgrade... LR5 - $72.99 http://tinyurl.com/jvgywyg PSE12 - $49.99 http://tinyurl.com/mtwkb9p -p Will it upgrade from LR3? I might buy it if so (even though I don't use the Lightroom 3 I already have, I might want to use

Re: OT: Adobe deals at Adorama

2013-12-02 Thread John
Shit! Sale ended at 4:00 EST, and I just walked in the door from my piano lesson. On 12/2/2013 3:07 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Near as I can tell it's a full version, not just an upgrade. Here's a link to the full e-mail they sent. http://tinyurl.com/lsrrshx -p On 12/2/2013 1:36 PM, John

Re: OT: Adobe deals at Adorama

2013-12-02 Thread John
The computer I was thinking of putting it on is Windoze 7 64bit, but it's moot, the sale was over before I got home. On 12/2/2013 3:20 PM, David Parsons wrote: Is your OS Vista or higher (or the equivalent for Mac)? You'll need that first. On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 2:36 PM, John johnsess

Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

2013-12-03 Thread John
Economy sucks. Some people ain't got so much disposable income as they used to. On 12/2/2013 11:49 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere. I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one appears to be interested... What is wrong?

Re: FSF: K-5 (Canon ee-S, magnifying eye piece), DA 21, DFA 50 macro

2013-12-03 Thread John
On 12/3/2013 9:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Now I am starting to wonder too, just like Miserere. I seem to be offering sensible gear for sensible money and no one appears to be

Re: Sigma 18-35mm /1.8 -- have you used it?

2013-12-04 Thread John
Looks like it's only available for preorder in ALL mounts. If Pentax ever does come out with a Full Frame DSLR, it's going to vignette. On 12/3/2013 4:12 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I was wondering if anybody on the list has used Sigma AF 18-35MM F/1.8 DC HSM yet. It doesn't seem to be

Re: PESO - Valley Of Fire

2013-12-04 Thread John
On 12/4/2013 12:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I didn't scroll down... Jostein does show a canyon called slot Canyon... but there are lots of slot canyons, actually - the one I always think of is Antelope Canyon near PAGe, AZ as the most photographed - and beautiful.. I know Valley of Fire but

Re: PESO - Valley Of Fire

2013-12-04 Thread John
On 12/4/2013 5:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no: This place is more amazing than Zion, IMHO. http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/12/valley-of-fire.html No more, please!!! :-) I'm seeing all the places I missed on my USA trip :-( Great images -

Re: PESO - Night Flight

2013-12-04 Thread John
On 12/3/2013 7:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from my San Diego trip. I thought this bit of the Federal Courthouse was interesting, but had to wait a long time for the right person to happen by. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17616309 Comments? Rick Worth the wait I think. --

Re: Maybe they're running

2013-12-04 Thread John
If you want one, it looks like you can still find them used from a certain camera broker down in Atlanta Georgia (metro area). On 12/4/2013 10:47 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Been that way for the last couple of years now. I remember when the FA35mm was a real bargain, at $300.00 and being highly

Re: PESO - Valley Of Fire

2013-12-04 Thread John
On 12/4/2013 5:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 12/4/2013 16:33, John wrote: On 12/4/2013 12:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I didn't scroll down... Jostein does show a canyon called slot Canyon... but there are lots of slot canyons, actually - the one I always think of is Antelope Canyon near PAGe

Re: PESO - Ken

2013-12-05 Thread John
On 12/5/2013 3:54 AM, Attila Boros wrote: On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:17 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Kenichi and Sho were at a huge disadvantage for last weekend's Shop 'til You Drop bike messenger race. Only here for a few months from Tokyo, they didn't know what many of the

Re: Pentax AF-500FTZ Flash on K100D

2013-12-06 Thread John
I think it's something in the P-TTL circuits of the camera. It's not something so simple as a contact that stays closed as long as the shutter is open. I think the same pin that was used to communicate with AF-500FTZ tell it how long the shutter curtain was open is used for something else on

Re: Pentax AF-500FTZ Flash on K100D

2013-12-06 Thread John
I'm pretty sure choosing the second curtain flash in the camera menus just affects the on-board pop-up flash. And it still gives off the pre-flash that P-TTL uses to determine how much output it's going to need. I think the P-TTL cameras use the hot shoe digital pin differently that's what

Re: PESO - Ken

2013-12-06 Thread John
On 12/5/2013 11:39 PM, David Mann wrote: On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:46 am, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Generally when I think of dehydrated milk I think of the powdered product. It has the most gawdawful flavor when reconstituted. I have never been able to find a way to mask or remove

Re: PESO - Valley Of Fire

2013-12-06 Thread John
On 12/5/2013 8:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John johnsess...@yahoo.com: On 12/4/2013 5:54 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no: This place is more amazing than Zion, IMHO. http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2013/12/valley-of-fire.html No more

K3

2013-12-06 Thread John
When I went to my monthly nature photography group meeting this week, they have the new members stand introduce themselves. Only had one this month, but when he stood up, he announced he was shooting with a K3. I didn't get any chance to talk to him after the meeting, but there's now two Pentax

Re: K3

2013-12-06 Thread John
On 12/6/2013 11:39 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Fri Dec 6 11:00:59 EST 2013 John wrote: When I went to my monthly nature photography group meeting this week, they have the new members stand introduce themselves. Only had one this month, but when he stood up, he announced he was shooting

Re: Today's snow

2013-12-07 Thread John
On 12/6/2013 3:33 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/11241574094/ I did lighten up the darkness just a tad and lowered the contrast just slightly. I don't think we're going to get any snow around here, but they are calling for the possibility of freezing

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

2013-12-07 Thread John
Might depend on which Sigma 10-20 you had. There are two versions. I think the f/4-f/5.6 version is supposed to be a (teeny-tiny) little bit sharper than the constant aperture f/3.5 version. On 12/7/2013 10:32 AM, Jos from Holland wrote: Hm, maybe I had a bad copy, but my Sigma 10-20 gave me so

Re: Put some of my Italy photos into a calendar

2013-12-08 Thread John
On 12/7/2013 7:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Most PDML members will make calendars with their own photos if they want a calendar! But this link to Lulu.com will let you preview mine and see a few of the shots I took in Italy this summer: http://tinyurl.com/lk99joe Just brings up a blank page.

Re: Today's snow

2013-12-08 Thread John
if the power goes out I dug my camp stove out just in case I need it to make coffee in the morning. On 12/7/2013 11:33 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Or frozen buds. -Original Message- From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Today's snow On 12/6/2013 3:33 PM, Collin Brendemuehl

Re: Put some of my Italy photos into a calendar

2013-12-08 Thread John
On 12/8/2013 8:05 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:28 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: On 12/7/2013 7:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Most PDML members will make calendars with their own photos if they want a calendar! But this link to Lulu.com will let you preview mine

Re: Decent telephoto for not an arm and a leg

2013-12-09 Thread John
Charles, If you find two of the 70-210 tele's. Let ME KNOW! I have been looking and it's either going to be that one or a replacement for my 30-135 (which is really old and a manual lens...Golly you have to focus and zoom it at the same time.) John G - WA1JG On 12/9/2013 5:56 PM

Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery

2013-12-09 Thread John
Two antivirus programs on the same computer don't play well together. When some programs update they have agreements with other companies and will install a new antivirus (among other things) unless you are paying real close attention and opt out. They'll also change your homepage and your

Re: OT: in case you wondered

2013-12-09 Thread John
On 12/9/2013 9:27 PM, CollinB wrote: http://up.craigslist.org/grp/4235383318.html I've never even seen a wolverine in North Carolina. -- 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

OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...

2013-12-09 Thread John
If you put one of those LED replacement bulbs in a 4 cell Maglight, it will still light up really bright even if you do something stupid like putting the last battery in backwards. If you then leave it sitting for several months until you actually need it, the other three batteries will be

Re: My Pentax Photo Gallery

2013-12-11 Thread John
it. Uninstall the other crap. (This is coming from a guy who thinks that most Microsoft products are crap: Microsoft Security Essentials will protect you from viruses and spyware.) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:15 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Two antivirus programs on the same computer don't play

Re: OT: Another stupid thing I found out ...

2013-12-11 Thread John
More like I'm going to have to find a metals recycling discussion list, because that battery doesn't look like it will come out. On 12/10/2013 10:37 AM, Darren Addy wrote: You might wish to cross-post this on the Flashlight Discuss Mailing List. ;) On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM, John johnsess

Re: Southwest roadtrip

2013-12-11 Thread John
According to The Free Dictionary it's either a condition of utmost perfection or the most extreme degree. One thing to know about the Petrified Forest Painted Desert is they are only open sunrise to sunset, and the rangers are really uptight about running you out of there at closing time

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-11 Thread John
On 12/10/2013 12:31 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Okay, back again for a while. Because I finally have more photos to show. :-) But this is the time of year I do ONE calendar for ONE friend. Before I've done it in Word, which, frankly, is a bit of a pain. I recently upgraded to LR 4

Re: LR 4 for one photo calendar?

2013-12-11 Thread John
If it's a Lightroom template it should be OS independent. Zip file would just be the container. I'm pretty sure there's some application for Apple that will open zip files. On 12/11/2013 9:49 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Its a zip file, windows only then.??? Dave On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:54

Re: Download Pictures (URL)

2013-12-11 Thread John
On 12/11/2013 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Am unable to open any URL attachments. with Internet Explorer. Firefox is OK. Solutions? Jack Use what works? Probably not the answer you want, but I can't think of a better one. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Vintage Car

2013-12-11 Thread John
The backkie looks like it might once have been used as a fire truck. On 12/10/2013 11:11 PM, Alan C wrote: A Ford fan? I prefer the B/W versions. The bakkie actually looks in good shape apart from the (original) paintwork. Alan C -Original Message- From: Don Guthrie Sent: Tuesday,

Re: PESO - Kai

2013-12-12 Thread John
On Dec 12, 2013, at 3:27 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: We had an open mic at the courier holiday dinner. Kai played a couple oc tunes: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/12/kai.html?m=1 What are oc tunes? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Church and Shadow

2013-12-12 Thread John
Or you could feed it to the chicken. On 12/12/2013 1:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Jostein! The pumpkin-shaped object is, indeed, a pumpkin. Maybe I'll clone it out. Rick On Dec 12, 2013, at 03:34 , Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Your cropping, with the trunks on the sides

Re: Vintage Car

2013-12-12 Thread John
a small truck with an open body and low sides [from Afrikaans bak container] On 12/12/2013 3:17 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Message: 2 Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:48:51 -0500 From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vintage Car Message-ID: 52a8cfb3.7090

Re: Download Pictures (URL)

2013-12-12 Thread John
Don't know about a certain age, but I still have to access one government website that won't allow me to use anything else. On 12/12/2013 4:58 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Darren: Then, does one need it at a certain age again? Wed Dec 11 11:01:26 EST 2013 Darren Addy wrote: Use of Internet

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread John
I've seen mixed reviews indicating the panels are sometimes factory seconds that didn't pass Samsung's quality testing for their own use. On 12/12/2013 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever

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