RE: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread John Sessoms
> > Interesting. The show was about USMC combat photographer. > > > A friend's wife just went through the Combat photog school(Army), they > were using Canon stuff there. > > But the US Navy and Marines has long used Nikon stuff (in fact they kept > the Nikon F3 in short run production for sever

Re: combat photography

2007-02-05 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > mike wilson > Oh, wimpy ideas! > Let's go big bang! > 7.62 NATO armour piercing incendiary round. Nikon will take it (no?) > > If NATO ever makes one. Armour piercing _and_ incendiary? NATO doesn't make one, but the U.S. Army does; not in 7.62 though - it's in .50cal for the M2 or B

Re: Anyone use 'The Gimp'?

2007-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
I tried it before I got Photoshop. Been thinking about looking at it again now that I understand Photoshop a little better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: combat photography

2007-02-07 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > "Kenneth Waller" >> On a related matter - >> One of my brothers was stationed on the battleship Iowa for several >> years. The Iowa had 3 turrets of 16" guns. The projectile fired >> weights approximately the same as a VW bug. Around 2000# IIRC. VW bug gets better gas mileage though.

Re: Kodak May Get Out of Film Sooner

2007-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > Adam Maas > K.Takeshita wrote: >> On 2/08/07 12:45 PM, "Adam Maas", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Kodak wants to sell its film line, not shut it down. I suspect that if >>> they sell it, the film unit will outlast Kodak proper. >> >> I understand that Fuji has been instigating "retu

Re: Tokina 28-70/2.8 ATX

2007-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
> Scott Loveless wrote: >> Hey gang. >> >> A friend of mine asked me about this lens. She's found one in Nikon >> mount that she's considering purchasing. It's the older model with >> 72mm filter threads. I couldn't find much about it via google. Most >> of the reviews are based on later models

RE: Remote Control F Operation

2007-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > Paul Stenquist > I just received a remote control F that I had purchased from B&H. The > box didn't include any instructions, but it seems obvious how it > works: it has just one button. But it doesn't work. Does it come with > a battery? I see screws on the back, but I haven't trie

Re: combat photography

2007-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
> > This one (for the ford Ka) runs it pretty close for bad taste: That one exceeds it by far in bad taste. The Polo commercial had the advantage of a slight, if twisted, humor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: War Photographer

2007-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
> On 2/7/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The look kinda like ammo cans, but they're very small. They fit 6 or >> 8 35mm cassettes side by side. Once the kids are in bed I'll grab a >> still from the movie so everyone can see what I'm trying to describe. >> > I couldn't get a scre

Re: Remote Control F Operation

2007-02-13 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > "John Whittingham" > I have it working now. Works great with the K10D. A test: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5572447 > > Paul > > > Hi Paul > > Was it the battery? Mine's not working and I wondered what battery it takes. > > John I don't believe the battery is sup

Re: Kodak May Get Out of Film Sooner

2007-02-14 Thread John Sessoms
My own observations based on a couple weeks getting an in store lab back up and running. This is an upscale big-box chain department store. The store I'm working in is one of the smaller stores in the chain and it's located in a revamped yuppified retail center catering to a clientèle with slig

RE: OT: Do you think...

2007-02-14 Thread John Sessoms
> > Do you think the ciaper-wearing astronatut killed Anna Nichol Smith? They > were both in Florida. Inquiring minds want to know. If it was anybody, it was ol' man Marshall's kids what done 'er in. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: November PUG is up

2022-11-09 Thread John Sessoms
I had a couple that I was considering, but neither just jumped out and obviously declared themselves to be "Close to Home" ... And the only two in the gallery that really spoke to me about the theme are yours & Dan's (tree munching deer) ... On 11/7/2022 8:55 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: such a s

Re: Lightroom & computer question

2022-11-14 Thread John Sessoms
Folders arranged in "MMDD_Topic" format? That should arrange the folders in chronological order whatever OS is used. You could have higher level folders for "" and put the "MMDD_Topic" as sub-folders ... maybe even "MM" as an intermediate level if he's likely to have a lot of i

Re: Local Colour

2022-11-18 Thread John Sessoms
I can tell by the "colour" that you're not from around here. 😕 On 11/16/2022 11:50 PM, John Francis wrote: The foliage on the trees in my neighbourhood is looking pretty spectacular at this time of year, so a few days ago I took a walk around with a camera. This is the view I liked best: <

Re: Halooooo.......?

2022-11-18 Thread John Sessoms
My "real world" has been kinda' unreal the last week or so. On 11/18/2022 6:33 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Where is everyone? Only sixteen posts in the past week, by my count. Only four of us have posted photos, and they’ve gotten very few comments. How about some pix and commentary, friends? Rick

Re: Local Colour

2022-11-19 Thread John Sessoms
Based on "there's a place named Fremont about 30 miles away from me", I'm guessing California ... and using one of those on-line tree identification sites, I think the red trees may be California Ash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_dipetala On 11/19/2022 2:27 AM, John Francis wrote:

Re: VESO 2022 ... "A Walk: Seeing Colors" - GDG

2022-11-19 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, I enjoyed both. On 11/19/2022 6:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Thanks Ann, Dan, and Rick! That's why I present access to the still album as well … I know that for some folks the preference is to see stills at their own pace. The 'multimedia' video presentation is a different way to loo

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

2022-11-25 Thread John Sessoms
The third photo would make a pretty cool abstract if you cropped ~ 1/8 off the top and 1/3 off the left leaving just the reflections in the glass. On 11/22/2022 8:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: p.s.  I like the 4th photo for reflections more than the third for the same reason I like the 2nd photo.

Re: experiment in posting BW's Erwiitt link

2022-11-25 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, I don't think Outlook is required for Hotmail ... at least it wasn't when I used a Hotmail account. On 11/25/2022 11:34 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Thanks. I suspect it’s not a question of stateside or elsewhere as I notice that Godfrey has a similar problem. iOS Mail wraps links in a preview.

Re: experiment in posting BW's Erwiitt link

2022-11-25 Thread John Sessoms
I'm pretty sure changing the font only affects what YOU see. When you send plain text it's displayed on the recipient's end in whatever font they've chosen. I wonder if Bob's iOS Mail is sending the link as an attachment? ... or automatically formatting as Rich Text? On 11/25/2022 12:48 PM,

Re: Old Shutterbug articles

2022-11-30 Thread John Sessoms
You could probably scan the pages & save them as image files. Later if you needed TEXT you could use an OCR program to convert them. On 11/28/2022 4:36 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: My brother saved stuff. My sister-in-law is a decent photographer herself, but has minimal interest in the underlyin

Re: Slice of Americana

2022-11-30 Thread John Sessoms
It was a while back if "3 HAMBURGERS & 3 HOTDOGS" were $5. Do you remember where the image of "4 TRACKS" was taken? On 11/27/2022 3:06 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: Hoo-bloody-ray, after several bounces it got through. So, as I was saying, this is a small gallery from a trip to NC in 1997, my first of

Re: Slice of Americana

2022-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
moved. On 12/1/2022 2:53 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Thanks, and thanks to every who looked. I think that was in Raleigh. On 1 Dec 2022, at 01:13, John Sessoms wrote: It was a while back if "3 HAMBURGERS & 3 HOTDOGS" were $5. Do you remember where the image of "4 TRACKS" w

Re: OT Mail

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I'm down to only 113 unread messages in PDML. On 1/6/2023 1:30 PM, Comcast wrote: Check incarceration records. Paul On Jan 6, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Bill wrote: On 1/6/2023 11:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: You had to mention Dobo and Mafud? I try to forget them, but I miss many of the old

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I'd have to get a FB account, so none here. On 1/6/2023 7:30 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Just as a matter of interest, is there any interest in a Pentax Discussion Facebook Group? I admin a FB group with over 800 members, it’s quite fun. Photos are posted daily and response is swift. Sure, you

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
What about starting a Pentax UseNet group? On 1/7/2023 12:24 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Thanks for the explanation Godders. Interesting! Cot On 7 Jan 2023, at 16:06, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: groups.io is email based … the groups.io server simply maintains the list of people to distribute the

Re: Donations to the cause

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
Has that always been the link to your paypal account? Paypal says I sent something. I tagged it for PDML. But I didn't see if it's the current email or not, so if there's an older account it probably went there. On 1/8/2023 2:18 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Gang, if you wish to help with keeping

Re: Donations to the cause

2023-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
I remember he did ... but I didn't. I've been having problems finding enough "round tuits" in the last year or so. On 1/8/2023 4:53 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 08.01.23 um 20:18 schrieb Doug Brewer: if you wish to help with keeping the hamsters who power the pdml in fine fettle, you ca

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-11 Thread John Sessoms
new what a UseNet was it might help ;-) The PDFG now has 25 members and is an extension of this list - not a replacement! I will try and drive traffic to the list where I can, and promote the PUG, but to be honest it’s mostly PDML members. Sent from my flu-ridden bed! Cot On 10 Jan 2023, at 21

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-11 Thread John Sessoms
Usenet is also pretty much *DEAD*. The discussion groups have all been long ago over-run by TROLLS. There's really no chance of discussing anything there. I was just goofing when I suggested it. 🙃 Facebook is fine, but I don't have an account, so I wouldn't see a PDML group there. Hopefully t

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
023, at 23:53, John Sessoms wrote: Facebook is fine, but I don't have an account -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vivere in aeternum a

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

2023-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
L wants to be :-) Cotty On 11 Jan 2023, at 23:53, John Sessoms wrote: so I wouldn't see a PDML group there -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

2023-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
I'd like to have a backup K-1 body. More than that I'd like more ability to actually get out and use my cameras. I've been kind of stuck inside (housebound) here for a while. On 1/14/2023 11:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear,

Something weird

2023-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
For some reason all of my scanned film images will only show up the thumbnails on this computer. The files are 4053x2680 DNG (TIFF?) files created with VueScan 9 64-bit using a Nikon CoolscanIV saved natively as DNG by Viewscan. I have them stored on my home-built file server. I have a second

Re: Something weird

2023-01-18 Thread John Sessoms
The full size images are still there on the file server. This computer just doesn't display them. If I go into the other room and pull them up on my Photoshop computer they display full size. Plus, I can't quite figure out why it's only the scanned film images? The DNGs from my Pentax cameras

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

2023-01-18 Thread John Sessoms
OTOH, if you already had a perpetual license version of either one of them, those still work. I've got CS6 Extended on my computer & that's what I use. On 1/18/2023 9:39 AM, Bill wrote: On 1/18/2023 7:36 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Larry Colen wrote: For the FA 43/1.8 ( I wish it were

Re: Something for Henk

2023-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
I've heard the same argument from "art" dealers. Fuck 'em! On 1/22/2023 12:59 AM, Alan C wrote: Well said, Godfrey. I well remember a heated argument I had with a fellow teacher along those lines many years ago. He was adamant that photography could never be art. One could even argue about th

Re: Test

2023-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
Looks like you may be having a problem where you can't see your own posts, which prompts you to hit send again. In the past, I dealt with that by having a second email account that receives PDML posts. If I can't see my own post and don't get an outright error message saying my post was reje

Re: Something for Henk

2023-01-23 Thread John Sessoms
Has anyone picked up the torch for the quotations list? On 1/22/2023 2:47 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: MARK! *sigh* On 22 Jan 2023, at 18:40, l...@red4est.com wrote: What an odd day! I agree with Godfrey. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdm

Re: Something for Henk

2023-01-25 Thread John Sessoms
It needs someone who is actually competent to do it. I would if I was. On 1/23/2023 10:31 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: are you volunteering? no one has said anything worth quoting until larry did yesterday ;-) ann On 1/23/2023 10:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Has anyone picked up the torch for the

Re: Something for Henk

2023-01-28 Thread John Sessoms
I guess you would need someplace to publish the annual list? On 1/26/2023 7:40 PM, Bruce Nagel wrote: Is there something more to it than maintaining the list of quotations that folks call out to be 'MARK'ed (and add the occasional side quotation of course)? If not, then I'm game to take it on. 

Re: OS 11 --> Weird problem

2023-01-30 Thread John Sessoms
[Try this again using the email account that is subscribed to PDML] I have experience with Micro$haft keeps trying to foist it off on me. On 1/29/2023 4:55 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Not knowing about your OS, I almost thought you gave me another reason not to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11! Conce

Re: OT: Fancy Camera Strap

2023-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
Looks like the target market is photographers who use sling straps that attach to the tripod socket on the bottom of a camera. One problem with those is you have to disconnect the strap to put the camera on a tripod. My Sun-Sniper strap clips on to the ring for a Manfrotto RC2 adapter, but I s

Re: OT Rabbit hole

2023-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
3375 - got within 1 year on 3 of 5, but was off by 18 years on one (I thought 1932 and it was 1950 and 6 years on the other 2005/2011). On 1/31/2023 2:02 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Well, I scored 3437.  What did you get?  😁😁 -p On 1/31/2023 12:23 AM, mike wilson wrote:   A game that shows you a

Re: OT Rabbit hole

2023-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
I wonder how they score them? Looks like it's 1000 if you get it right on the year & 900+ if you get within one year, ... but I wonder how much they deduct per year. But it IS a rabbit hole! On 2/1/2023 8:43 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 01.02.23 um 14:14 schrieb ann sanfedele: If it is p

Re: OT Rabbit hole

2023-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
... and another thing - when you get to the end of the game and receive the results it should have some kind of captions to tell you something about the photo besides how wrong you were about the year it was taken. Some of them are pretty obvious. I got one of the guy running with the Olympic

Re: OT: Fancy Camera Strap

2023-02-01 Thread John Sessoms
s well. I bought an Arco type tripod plate that includes a tripod socket adjacent. It remains on the camera full time. Paul On Feb 1, 2023, at 3:51 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Looks like the target market is photographers who use sling straps that attach to the tripod socket on the bottom of a ca

Re: GESO - Feb 1 late afternoon walk

2023-02-06 Thread John Sessoms
Cool, you got a picture of the balloon before they popped it. 🙃 On 2/4/2023 12:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: February 1 was a beautiful day, and my camera got restless. So, I took it for a walk in the late afternoon. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/February-2023/February-1-walk/ (K-5, DA 17-70)

Re: AI 'Art'

2023-02-06 Thread John Sessoms
They're nice, but not really to my taste. But that's how "art" works sometimes. On 2/5/2023 6:34 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Following our recent discussion on AI generated pictures of mushrooms on training shoes, my grandson has generated some more AI pictures from text (which they call prompts).

Re: AI 'Art'

2023-02-06 Thread John Sessoms
Paint, brushes, spatulas & easels will become obsolete! No they won't. It's just a new ART medium. Old media will survive. On 2/5/2023 7:09 AM, Alan C wrote: So, I suppose if you have access to unlimited AI generated images then anything can be created by combining them in the desired way? Pai

Re: Stupid RAID question

2023-02-06 Thread John Sessoms
See if it will do RAID 6. That gives you TWO stripes of redundancy and it allows for a second disk failure if one should occur while you're rebuilding the array after a first disk failure. That's what I did with my home-built file server. On 2/5/2023 4:07 PM, Bill wrote: OK guys and gals, h

IR camera conversion

2023-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
I'm thinking about having one of my older digital bodies (K20D) converted for Infra-Red photography. Has anyone here on the list done that? Any recommendations? -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_na

Why are snowflakes like this?

2023-02-08 Thread John Sessoms
Why are snowflakes like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNS

Re: Why are snowflakes like this?

2023-02-09 Thread John Sessoms
;* On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 6:44 PM John Sessoms wrote: Why are snowflakes like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: An orgy of HDR and computer-enhanced kitsch

2023-02-09 Thread John Sessoms
I would love to create images like that "Blue Tajinaste, La Palma, Canary Islands" ... HDR has its place. On 2/9/2023 10:48 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: The Guardian presents the winners of this year's international garden photographer of the year competition. "The waterfall is pictured su

OT: NON-Pentax cat photos

2023-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
I get bored and just wander around YouTube looking for interesting ideas. These came up on the periphery of my search for information on IR photography & camera conversions ... Developing 120-Year-Old Photos found in a Time Capsule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoDj4mXdqmc Colorization of a

Re: Flamingos in the Park

2023-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
Somebody explain the thing with the flamingos. I see them around sometimes, but ??? PS: https://flic.kr/p/2hBegeH On 2/11/2023 9:35 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: They wandered off from a suburban yard ann On 2/9/2023 4:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: It’s been an unusually warm winter in Philadelphia, b

Re: #**&%#& Wires

2023-02-13 Thread John Sessoms
There's a Photoshop trick that can eliminate those wires. Take two photos of the scene from a few feet apart. Stack them in Photoshop. Choose "Median" & "automatically align". It should make an image with the houses aligned and the power lines disappear. It works better if you're shooting fr

Re: hello, after a long time

2023-02-13 Thread John Sessoms
Posting has been down so much it wouldn't TAKE much time to catch up ... On 2/13/2023 3:40 AM, mike wilson wrote: Good to see you back. I wouldn't spend too much time trying to catch up... On 13/02/2023 06:02 Subash Jeyan wrote: hope everyone is safe and things are going on as usual in pd

OT: American life through the eyes of a color photography pioneer

2023-02-16 Thread John Sessoms
American life through the eyes of a color photography pioneer - https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/joel-meyerowitz-color-berlin/index.html Nothing in the article to suggest he used Pentax, but also nothing to suggest he didn't. But I find it interesting that "color" photography was conside

Re: GESO: Surfers at Ho'okipa

2023-02-18 Thread John Sessoms
Oh! Son of a gun, there ARE turtles in that image. On 2/18/2023 1:24 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I like the one of the girl carrying her board walking past the sea turtle   she gives scale to how big the turtle is and it has nice geometry (in the photos you took of the turtles earlier I couldn't te

Re: Enablement

2023-02-18 Thread John Sessoms
FWIW, IF anyone is interested, KEH currently has a Pentax 400mm F/2.8 SMC A* ED IF Manual Focus Lens on offer. I lusted after this lens many years ago. I wish Pentax could offer something similar in an AF lens for full-frame. I probably couldn't afford it if they did. On 2/18/2023 4:36 PM, B

Re: Enablement

2023-02-19 Thread John Sessoms
2023, at 8:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: FWIW, IF anyone is interested, KEH currently has a Pentax 400mm F/2.8 SMC A* ED IF Manual Focus Lens on offer. $3522.44 https://www.keh.com/shop/pentax-smc-p-a-400mm-f2-8-ed-if-telephoto-lens.html I lusted after this lens many years ago. I wish Pentax c

Re: OT: The Lost New Jersey Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson

2023-02-19 Thread John Sessoms
Cool. I wonder if Frank Theriault will see it? I hope he does. IIRC he really liked Cartier-Bresson. On 2/19/2023 5:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/the-lost-new-jersey-photographs-of-henri-cartier-bresson Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax

Re: Impatient for spring

2023-02-27 Thread John Sessoms
It never rains in California But girl don't they warn ya' It SNOWS Man it SNOWS! On 2/27/2023 1:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: The camellia in my yard is ready for spring: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/52711298977/in/album-72177720306293938/ Yet, in my backyard: https://www.flickr.com/

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
Autoplay with no warning can be a real pain - especially when it's done by some dolt who doesn't know any better than to run the gain to max and damn the distortion. I've lost more than one keyboard to coffee because of that. OTOH, if you are going to include a link to the sound, it should be

Re: PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
Thanks. I was getting ready to let you know it came up as "Page Not Found". On 3/5/2023 8:10 PM, Bill wrote: Larry just pointed out a glaring Photoshop error, don't bother trying to follow that link, it leads nowhere. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email

Re: Two PESOs: GM Diesels with sound

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
I have a 65 Martin D12-20 & 4 Rickenbacker 12-strings. Covid came along and CANCELED my weekly folk music circle, and now I've got BAD arthritis in my left hand and haven't been able to play for a while. On 3/5/2023 9:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I play a 12 string gitar. 😬 Dan Matyola *h

Re: OT Laptops and photo editing

2023-03-06 Thread John Sessoms
If your eyesight has done like mine as I've gotten older, you'll want the bigger screen of the 14". According to a quick Google the 14" MacBook Pro (14-inch 2023) has 3 "Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports" and a HDMI port. https://support.apple.com/guide/macbook-pro/use-an-external-display-apd8cdd74

Re: Welcome to the twenty effing first Century

2023-03-07 Thread John Sessoms
Amazon is great for when you can foresee you're going to need SD cards (or whatever form factor your non-Pentax camera uses if you have one) ... B&H is good too even if a bit pricier. But it seems like if I ever NEED more cards, then I need them RIGHT NOW! ... & hopefully there's a local camer

Re: OT Larry & Godfrey - flooding

2023-03-14 Thread John Sessoms
Hope everything STAYS good for y'all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH0-WXUFY2k On 3/13/2023 10:42 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: We're seeing a lot of reporting of the CA flooding on the news.  How is it affecting the two of you? -p -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has bee

Re: Mouse/trackball question

2023-03-15 Thread John Sessoms
Logitech ERGO M575 https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackball-Precision-Ergonomic-Bluetooth/dp/B0877DK2FL Sounds like what you describe except the ball isn't red anymore. On 3/14/2023 8:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I have been using a Logitech trackball for my photo computer for years, and it is w

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

2023-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
Indicates good quality or bad quality? On 3/18/2023 4:28 PM, Toine wrote: This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I had the opportunity to see them because they were just being counted. https://repiuk.nl/new/_1033255/ Lumix G9, Leica 12-60 Toine -- %(real_name)s

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

2023-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
Prompted me to look some stuff up ... I always thought "surfeit" meant "plenty", but apparently it means "excess" ... And since he died in Normandy, it could have been brook lampreys. They may be small, but so are sardines. Anyway, I learned something new. On 3/18/2023 4:41 PM, Bob W PDML

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

2023-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
Sucks to be a brook lamprey 😏 On 3/19/2023 10:03 AM, Toine wrote: Book lampreys can only suck, not bite. https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=_1033311.jpg On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 12:59, Alan C wrote: I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, larva, adult & then die immediately

Re: St. Patrick's Day in Berkeley

2023-03-23 Thread John Sessoms
A white balance adjustment would probably take out that green color cast too. On 3/23/2023 1:17 AM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 08:13:54AM +0200, Alan C wrote: When I see 'phone shots like that, I wonder why we bother with cameras. Quite. As I mentioned, I was interested to

Re: Bob, Dan, Godfrey, Bill, Collin and I are alive...

2023-03-28 Thread John Sessoms
Has something happened I should know about? On 3/28/2023 5:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Is anyone else? Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

OT: "Accidentally" Wes Anderson

2023-04-03 Thread John Sessoms
Maybe semi-OT, because it's not camera specific; it's a STYLE. I was just wandering around YouTube and ran across a short video on how to take photographs in the style of Wes Anderson (American Movie Maker). But I think it would be fun ... maybe as a PUG category next year? Anyway ... https:

Re: OT: "Accidentally" Wes Anderson

2023-04-03 Thread John Sessoms
rting point though. On 3 Apr 2023, at 17:51, John Sessoms wrote: Maybe semi-OT, because it's not camera specific; it's a STYLE. I was just wandering around YouTube and ran across a short video on how to take photographs in the style of Wes Anderson (American Movie Maker). But I thi

Re: OT: "Accidentally" Wes Anderson

2023-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 12:51 PM John Sessoms wrote: Maybe semi-OT, because it's not camera specific; it's a STYLE. I was just wandering around YouTube and ran across a short video on how to take

Re: April PUG is up

2023-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
On 4/7/2023 8:58 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian W wrote: On 07 April 2023 at 00:44 Mark Roberts wrote: And Dave Brooks even managed to get a typo into his own name! The finishing touch! Har! Mea Culpa - that typo is on me. Dave is innocent! I obviously hit an extra key during the copy/p

Re: PDML Gothic

2023-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
Someone could always Photoshop in a large serving fork. On 4/11/2023 9:35 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had one, but I sold it on ebay ann On 4/11/2023 7:43 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: Great shot. One of should have had a pitchfork in your hand! On 11 Apr 2023, at 12:33, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: 

Re: PDML Gothic

2023-04-11 Thread John Sessoms
On 4/11/2023 1:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 11, 2023, at 5:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm in NY for a short visit to deal with some family business and see a couple of friends ... And of course I visited Ann while I was here. :) PDML Gothic - Manhattan, New Yo

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-13 Thread John Sessoms
I hope they sell a ton of them. On 4/13/2023 5:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: https://www.dpreview.com/news/2780405465/ricoh-announces-pentax-k-3-iii-monochrome-dslr Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-15 Thread John Sessoms
One of the parks I used to frequent trying to photograph birds had a children's playground I had to walk past on my way down to the lakes. If I tried to photograph anything along the path I'd sometimes get "concerned parents" wanting to know what I was up to and was I photographing their kids?

Re: Vacation suggestion

2023-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
Near the NORTH Rim of the Grand Canyon are the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Also the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. On 4/19/2023 9:59 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: In Sept we’re going to Yellowstone for 1 week followed by the Grand Canyon for another week. At least w

Fwd: K20D is back

2023-04-19 Thread John Sessoms
My K20D just arrived back from being converted to IR (Amplified Color). Things are kind of chaotic around here right now, so I don't know how soon I'm going to be able to start learning how to use it. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG a

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-25 Thread John Sessoms
On 4/22/2023 6:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 22, 2023, at 2:53 PM, Comcast wrote: Of course. But it’s also important to note that Adobe doesn’t hold one’s files for ransom. Just the ability to access the work that you’ve done, and make updates later. For people who use photoshop $10/m

OT: Life Changes

2023-04-25 Thread John Sessoms
I think I've sold my house. I've got a contract, but I won't be certain until I actually see the cash in my bank account. Don't know where I'm going. That's also awaiting the cash in the bank account. But I have to be out of here on May 10. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This ema

Re: OT: Life Changes

2023-04-26 Thread John Sessoms
where I'd register to vote being the biggest. And a bunch of other things I rely on are linked to having a fixed abode (like internet access & this email address). On 4/25/2023 10:01 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: That sound drastic!  have you considered a "Nomad land " existenc

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

2023-04-26 Thread John Sessoms
While packing up I ran across a Nikon "Film Camera" book. On 4/25/2023 4:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There's a thread on the RangeFinder Forum in which the topic of Nikon F and F2 cameras is being discussed. It made me nostalgic for my old Nikon F Photomic FTn, which I owned and lived with

Re: Nature Photo Weekend Details Announced for June 9-11 Event

2023-04-29 Thread John Sessoms
I think it's allowing fewer participants which suggests there are fewer seats in the auditorium after the remodel. ALL I know about it is the email I received & forwarded. On 4/28/2023 5:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks for the info John! I can’t do it this year but I thi

Re: RIP Dan Matyola

2023-05-11 Thread John Sessoms
I am so sorry to hear this. On 5/10/2023 7:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Facebook alerted me today of messages about the passing of Dan Matyola, May 2, 2023, at 81 years of age. I'm only a "FB friend" but we've chatted a bunch since I joined the list and I know he was a very long time PDML member.

Life Update:

2023-05-12 Thread John Sessoms
Things are looking up. I've found a house, made an offer & it has been accepted. My closing date for this house (the day I get the money from my buyer) is May 31. My closing date for the new house (the day I have to give THEM the money) is June 1. If I can get my buyer to agree I will stay

Re: Life Update:

2023-05-12 Thread John Sessoms
Have to move. Get out while the getting is good. On 5/12/2023 5:44 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Good luck John. Are you moving because you *want* to move? Moving is such a chore…. Cot On 12 May 2023, at 22:33, John Sessoms wrote: I think I may actually make my deadlines. Wish me luck

Re: Life Update:

2023-05-13 Thread John Sessoms
That sure beats my 48 years here. Wish I could have stayed, but ... There's a song that goes "You can't always get what you want, but ... sometimes you get what you need." I think this new situation might be that. I hope it will. That's what I'm gonna' try to do anyway. On 5/13/2023 8:10 AM

Re: OT Time machine

2023-05-13 Thread John Sessoms
Hard drives are relatively cheap. IF Time Machine is having a problem, get a new drive and start afresh. Save the old drive. On 5/13/2023 9:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 8:40 AM David J Brooks wrote: Have I screwed myself here? To free up some space in my time machine dr

Re: GFM 2023

2023-06-10 Thread John Sessoms
Wish I could be there, but 09 Jun was my deadline to be out of my old house. But I am now "moved in"; for values of "moved in" == most of the boxes are here & I'll be finding stuff as soon as I can open them ... I hope Also still have to move most of my furniture out of the POD. I'm just real

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
Ricoh does have the correct image on their site for a NEW lens: https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al/ It appears that just the refurbished lens has the wrong photo. Also, Juan Buhler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdbVcA5cTIs On 6/16/2023 2:38 PM, Mark Roberts wro

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