Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/12/12 1:18, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of 2013, at least. Here's a list of

Re: MX mirror locks up at slow speeds

2012-11-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 11/6/12 16:24, Daniele Procida wrote: It's fine at other speeds, but at slow speeds, it doesn't come back down again after the shot. To get it to come down I have to advance the film, and take a shot at a fast speed. It's not sticking up. I can pull it down with a fingernail, but as soon

PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-07 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- 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

Re: PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-07 Thread Toralf Lund
work even better. J - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:44:26 AM Subject: PESO - Strekkode Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like

Re: PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-07 Thread Toralf Lund
On 07/07/14 20:50, Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb! Thanks! - Toralf On 7 Jul 2014, at 18:45, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-07 Thread Toralf Lund
kept) decide how much I could get rid of at the bottom. If you know what I mean... - Toralf ann On 7/7/2014 13:44, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http://se.toralf.net/post/91061723678/strekkode Hope you like it :-) - Toralf -- PDML

Re: For Ann-deer in color

2014-07-07 Thread Toralf Lund
On 07/07/14 21:51, Marco Alpert wrote: What Rick said. - Marco I rather like this in colour, too. I won't say it's better than the bw version, as I never noticed that and can't seem to find it now... But I like the colour :-) - T On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Richard Womer wrote: MUCH

Re: PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-08 Thread Toralf Lund
ideal especially about the people in the foreground. But they just happened to be passing by, I didn't put them there, honest. :-) Thanks, - Toralf Cheers, Rick On Jul 7, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here for ages. Here's one: http

Re: PESO - Strekkode

2014-07-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/8/14 18:31, Attila Boros wrote: Very modern architecture, where is it? It's a new development more or less in the harbour area in Oslo. I also like the cranes. Good :-) - Toralf On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net wrote: Hi, I haven't posted a photo here

PESO - Bored

2014-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Another holiday snapshot, you might perhaps say: http://se.toralf.net/post/93005601663/bored Nothing special, maybe - just a kind of picture one might take when being slightly bored and tired of waiting for a train that was supposed to have left some 40 minutes earlier. Featuring a couple of

Re: GESO - More July Insect Photos

2014-07-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 27/07/14 05:08, Mark C wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/more-july-insect-photos The only problem with these is that they made me start searching eBay for an A* 200 macro. As if I'd take equally nice insect photos if I only got the same lens. I most likely wouldn't,

Re: PESO - Bored

2014-07-28 Thread Toralf Lund
you are right. I'm not sure I've ever taken a decent photo on an airport as the potential scenes get too busy somehow. Although maybe I haven't tried very hard, either... - Toralf Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net

GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-01 Thread Toralf Lund
A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-01 Thread Toralf Lund
goats may work, too. - Toralf Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 01/08/14 22:38, Jack Davis wrote: Good sharp well exposed lot, Toralf! Thanks. - T J - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 1:08:04 PM Subject: GESO - Fjellet A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-01 Thread Toralf Lund
areas, but many of their locations have developed from rural areas to something more like towns, and the simple cabins have been replaced with what's more like houses with all modern facilities. This place is not like that. Thanks for looking. - T B On 1 Aug 2014, at 21:08, Toralf Lund tor

Re: PESO: Sunset Flight

2014-08-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On 02/08/14 13:23, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17825905 Comments are invited Not bad. Shots right into the sun like that are not the easiest to get right, but you did it. - T Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-16 Thread Toralf Lund
there? Anyhow - good set, beautiful valleys. On 8/1/2014 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: A handful of snapshots from up in the mountains (as we say): http://se.toralf.net/post/93422282973/fjellet Hope you like them. Comments welcome, as always. - Toralf --- This email is free from viruses

Re: GESO - Fjellet

2014-08-16 Thread Toralf Lund
(meaning cat's tail) in Norwegian, and they certainly grow wild in the general area. I think they are native (as opposed to having spread from gardens or whatever.) Anyhow - good set, beautiful valleys. Thanks. - Toralf On 8/1/2014 4:08 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: A handful of snapshots from

Re: PESO - Anticipation (in colour)

2014-08-21 Thread Toralf Lund
On 13/08/14 04:03, knarf wrote: Last week I posted a bw version of this. After some off-list discussion I decided to crop a bit tighter (to get rid of the menacing man at the right of the frame) and go colour - nicely saturated colour, at that:

Re: September PUG is up - Enjoy!!

2014-09-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/5/14 1:08, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I think this theme probably goes under the heading of it seemed like a good idea at the time. Well, it was hard to come up with something that fit one of the titles, and the gallery is quite small, but I reckon it got some rather nice photos in

Re: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...

2014-09-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/09/14 16:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tried to watch the video but it put me to sleep it's so boring. I can't imagine why anyone would waste their time and energy debating this stuff. Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? - Toralf Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...

2014-09-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/09/14 16:11, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 8:53 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: There, I boiled down his entire video into three sentences. This is why P.J. will never be a YouTube star. (Why use one word when thirty will do?) :) I think that a lot of what

Re: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...

2014-09-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/09/14 18:03, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 8, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: On 08/09/14 16:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I tried to watch the video but it put me to sleep it's so boring. I can't imagine why anyone would waste their time and energy debating

Re: OT? In case you are having some insomnia tonight...

2014-09-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 08/09/14 20:04, Ken Waller wrote: Is it OK to debate whether we ought to debate it? Thats debatable. :-) - Toralf Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net Subject: Re: OT? In case you are having

Re: 100% reliable rumor 46MP Sony FF Sensor

2014-09-14 Thread Toralf Lund
On 14/09/14 16:31, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Zos, I guess, you were asking about the reference to the effective resolution of the lenses combined with a sensor. Here is the link:

Re: 100% reliable rumor 46MP Sony FF Sensor

2014-09-14 Thread Toralf Lund
On 14/09/14 19:46, Larry Colen wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: On 14/09/14 16:31, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Zos, I guess, you were asking about the reference to the effective resolution of the lenses combined with a sensor. Here is the link: http://petapixel.com/2014/09/04/why-i-want-to-switch

Re: OT:Linux

2014-03-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/27/14 13:25, Mark C wrote: On 3/27/2014 2:48 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: This weekend I installed Ubuntu on my scanning PC - tonight I finally fired up the scanner running the linux version of VueScan and it is

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Larry Colen wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty rare in Central California. I find that people in most European/Western

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Toralf Lund wrote: Larry Colen wrote: We've got people from a wide range of cultures on this list, and there are a lot of folks with names that I can only guess at the pronunciation. Names which may be common in one culture are pretty rare in Central California. I find that people in most

Re: OT How do you pronounce your name?

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
Mat Maessen wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:22 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: My sen? ?[My rhymes with high]? Dan Matyola Nope. Mason ... rhymes with the jar you drink moonshine out of. Nope. Though since enough people pronounce it that way, I don't

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-21 Thread Toralf Lund
P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: [ ... ] NExt ... 50mm prime SMC Pentax FA 1.4 BLACK - this works on manual on the istD and kinda worked on auto focus but not properly ... apparently it works on later issues -- or some (a brief check on ebay) With

Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions..

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Today's score of things Pentax and questions.. P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/20/2011 5:56 PM, Ann Sanfedele

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Darren Addy wrote: We tend to assume terrorist immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it could have been a small meteorite/asteroid impact now, couldn't it? Or maybe Mr. Creosote just had a bit too much for lunch again? :-)

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
must be a part of such a terrible act for it to become terrorism.) - Toralf ann On 7/22/2011 14:50, Toralf Lund wrote: Darren Addy wrote: We tend to assume terrorist immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it could have been a small meteorite/asteroid impact

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
John Sessoms wrote: From: Darren Addy We tend to assume terrorist immediately these days, until proven otherwise, don't we? I mean... it could have been a small meteorite/asteroid impact now, couldn't it? Or maybe Mr. Creosote just had a bit too much for lunch again?

Re: Oslo blast

2011-07-22 Thread Toralf Lund
AlunFoto wrote: [ ... ] international terrorism for a couple of days at least. Nothing points in that direction at the moment. He may not be aware of the second incident here today. A shooting desperado with a machine gun and dressed as a policeman went bananas in a youth camp on a small island.

Re: I'm ok and Re: Oslo Blast

2011-07-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Joseph McAllister wrote: Those of you in Norway are surely in shock. I just watched the 9 am Norway time news conference by the police. The number of dead on Utoya island was raised to 84. In downtown Oslo it is still 7 deceased. Yes, it's pretty extreme ;-( They also warned that the

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/22/2011 17:00, Toralf Lund wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well CNN says the shooting at the youth camp about 30 minutes away was possibly connected to the one in the central city... While what you say is true, (re media can often be too quick) what's the definition

Re: I'm ok

2011-07-25 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/25/11 5:50, Anthony Farr wrote: On 25 July 2011 12:39, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: One thing that's disturbing me about all this is according to news reports I've seen, the maximum sentence he can get is 21 years. He should at least be locked up the rest of his life. They

Re: August PUG is up (I hope!)

2011-08-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/6/11 20:07, Bran Everseeking wrote: On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:16:28 +1000 Brian Walterssupera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: http://pug.komkon.org/ I really like Paul's IR Pond and Pier. Christine's Grandfather mountain is a bit of brilliant, Toralf what does Blå translate to? lovely? He, he.

Re: August PUG is up (I hope!)

2011-08-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/6/11 15:16, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Dropping in from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Tomorrow we start or journey back south. The August PUG is now up - I wasn't sure how easy it would be to get the Gallery up while on the road but internet access seems to be available in even

PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi, Oslo these past few weeks has been - well, what can you say without repeating all the clichés? Anyhow, I've seen a great many people trying to capture the situation with their cameras. Here are some of my attempts; trying as always to get shots that are different from everyone else's:

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/20/11 20:14, Jack Davis wrote: I my case, soft focus lenses would see very limited use. My lack of imagination I suspect. Well, it's not like I use mine a lot, either. These may have been the first shots with it for almost a year. I don't have a lot of imagination, either. Heck, I lack

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/20/11 20:22, SV Hovland wrote: I liked your 2011-15-26 picture :-) Thanks! That's the one I thought worked best, too. - Toralf Stig Vidar Hovland Fra: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Toralf Lund [tor...@toralf.net

Re: PESOs: Oslo, juli 2011

2011-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
/20/2011 13:18, Toralf Lund wrote: Hi, Oslo these past few weeks has been - well, what can you say without repeating all the clichés? Anyhow, I've seen a great many people trying to capture the situation with their cameras. Here are some of my attempts; trying as always to get shots

Re: Could you do an SDM adaptall?

2011-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/1/11 0:24, Larry Colen wrote: I think that part of the reason that the adaptall mount went out of favor is the difficulty and complexity of doing a screw-drive autofocus version. It's one thing to make a linkage that'll handle f-stops, but the tolerance you need for screwdrive would be

Re: Could you do an SDM adaptall?

2011-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/1/11 22:18, Toralf Lund wrote: On 9/1/11 0:24, Larry Colen wrote: I think that part of the reason that the adaptall mount went out of favor is the difficulty and complexity of doing a screw-drive autofocus version. It's one thing to make a linkage that'll handle f-stops

Re: October PUG - Synchronicity - is up!!

2014-10-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 05/10/14 00:19, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Twenty submissions this month - it seems the 'Synchronicity' theme was a popular one. Many and varied subjects, including a few by dedicated souls who took the theme to heart and pressed the shutter at the exact time of the equinox. Well

Re: October PUG - Synchronicity - is up!!

2014-10-05 Thread Toralf Lund
On 05/10/14 03:42, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Cotty - absolutely agree about Rick's wonderful shot and also favor John's (Herzog?? in North Carolina? - hmmm) Glad you liked mine, too And Toralf may think his shot is nothing special, but I could look at that all day. Well, thank you! - Toralf

Re: Would a BW ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/15/12 17:07, Darren Addy wrote: Before you answer: What if it was a Leica? http://www.petapixel.com/2012/03/15/leicas-upcoming-m-series-camera-may-have-a-bw-sensor/ Since everyone seems to say no, I'll try yes. I might not want this as my only or regular camera, but I still think the idea

Re: Would a BW ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-18 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/18/12 13:19, Steven Desjardins wrote: My question: where is the advantage? Is there any way Leica could develop a purely BW sensor that had advantages that it wouldn't have if it did color as well? The advantage would be collecting *all* the available light, where a colour sensor has

Re: Would a BW ONLY digital camera appeal to you?

2012-03-18 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/17/12 17:18, Mark Roberts wrote: If the Leica rumor turns out to be real, perhaps they are implementing the BW-only limitation in software but using the kind of sensor Kodak announced a few years ago with a non-Bayer pattern that sacrifices some color sensitivity for greater luminance

Re: K-r successor coming soon?

2012-03-21 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/21/12 20:46, John Sessoms wrote: From: Mark Roberts Larry Colen wrote: I think that the single biggest thing Pentax could do to sell more cameras is to get them into stores where people can buy them. Well, yeah. But that's a little like saying the best way to become rich is to make

Re: Lens repair question

2012-05-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/2/12 14:45, Walt Gilbert wrote: Ah, I see. This is clearly a task best left to people who know what they're doing. I thought maybe, for once, it might be a reasonably simple fix. I don't think you ought to be too put off by the comments here. Yes, the ball bearing thing makes it all a

Re: Lens repair question

2012-05-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On 5/2/12 18:18, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 5/2/2012 11:11 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 5/2/12 14:45, Walt Gilbert wrote: Ah, I see. This is clearly a task best left to people who know what they're doing. I thought maybe, for once, it might be a reasonably simple fix. I don't think you ought

PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-09 Thread Toralf Lund
Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else, for that matter. Actually, I think I may have said that last time I sent something, too, but anyway, here is an image: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2011-1-11 An attempt to capture the coldness on a very cold

Re: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
- From: Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net Subject: PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really... Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else, for that matter. Actually, I think I may have said that last time I sent something, too, but anyway, here

Re: PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 09/03/2011 22:07, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Nice geometry and feel to it... b indeed. ann So I did manage to bring back some of the cold with me ;-) Thanks! - Toralf Toralf Lund wrote: Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else, for that matter

Re: PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 09/03/2011 22:51, Paul Stenquist wrote: Makes me shiver. Well done. Thanks! - Toralf Paul On Mar 9, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Nice geometry and feel to it... b indeed. ann Toralf Lund wrote: Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else

Re: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 09/03/2011 23:23, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 9, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Nice exposure light but the composition leaves domething to be desired - I'd try for a different shooting position to eliminate the stuff in the LRH corner.. That could be accomplished by cropping it,

Re: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/03/2011 19:08, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 10, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 09/03/2011 23:23, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 9, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Nice exposure light but the composition leaves domething to be desired - I'd try for a different shooting

Re: Sorry about that

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 11/03/2011 00:22, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Doug Brewerd...@alphoto.com wrote: My bad. I got things fouled up on my end, but we're back up and running again. I have no idea what you're talking about, but I accept your apology anyway. It wasn't possible to

Re: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/03/2011 19:43, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: On 09/03/2011 23:23, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 9, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Nice exposure light but the composition leaves domething to be desired - I'd try for a different shooting position to eliminate the stuff

Re: Sorry about that

2011-03-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 11/03/2011 00:39, frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net wrote: It wasn't possible to post to the list for a bit, I believe... I figured as much. Yeah, I suppose it was pretty obvious... - Toralf cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Brygga, no... well I can't remember, really...

2011-03-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 11/03/2011 00:44, frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net wrote: Hi. It's been way too long since I posted a picture here, or anything else, for that matter. Actually, I think I may have said that last time I sent something, too, but anyway, here

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 2/8/12 5:33, Bob Sullivan wrote: Where I've experienced problems with the A series plastic aperture ring is the A28/2.8 lens. The A50's have never caused me any problems, and they are so much more functional then the K's or M's. Well, the A50/1.7 is the only lens I have had such problems

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

2012-02-08 Thread Toralf Lund
On 2/8/12 4:51, William Robb wrote: On 07/02/2012 9:13 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I heard of the new lenses in an email from Pentax forums. I clicked on the link to take a look, and I saw this comment below the announcement: 560mm lens a bit much? 840mm eff? Good luck keeping that steady.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/10/12 16:44, JC O'Connell wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? Yes. Although it depends a bit on how you define regularly; I must admit I don't seem shoot much in

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/10/11 19:30, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen On Sep 10, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I see I was smart enough even back then not to participate :-) the latest one is worlds better, I think That's probably

Re: Pentax MZ-3: is it faster than MZ-5?

2011-09-17 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/16/11 20:48, luiz felipe wrote: Thanks for the comments! I was hoping the MZ-3 would be somewhat quicker than the MZ-5, since the shutter lag and AF speed of said MZ-5 did not impress me when I used one, some time ago. At least the MZ-3 offers DOF preview. I've used an MZ-5n, which like

Re: PUG Themes for 2012

2011-10-03 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/3/11 1:01, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of 2012, at least. Here's a list of

Re: October PUG now available for your viewing pleasure

2011-10-09 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/8/11 1:21, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all The October PUG is now up. As usual, many and varied interpretations of the theme but Bran's interpretation takes the prize for the most innovative. I agree. I also like the thought of the Road to the Ice Cream Shop and the idea behind the Ant

Re: Fuji X100 / X10 with interchangeable lenses coming...

2011-10-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/10/11 21:49, Stan Halpin wrote: Mark! On Oct 10, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Sam L wrote: Seems like Fuji is on a roll. I actually have a few in my fridge. They're not more dead than they used to be, as far as I can tell. - T Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Kennyboy reviews Pentax full frame SLR

2011-10-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/11/11 9:01, Cotty wrote: On 11/10/11, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: Much of what Ken writes is OK. Don't be too harsh on him - use the good portions and reject the not so good of what he writes. I found most of it OK. Mark! Here's a few words I found that seemed okay: He,

Re: OT: scanners; Epson 600 vs. Epson 700 vs. used film scanner

2011-10-15 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/15/11 3:40, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Oct 14, 2011, at 9:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Get a used film scanner. No contest. I have a lot of medium format film to scan as well and even some 4x5, so a film scanner is pretty much out of the question. In any case, the Epson 700 with a d-max

PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
A couple of images (two different shots, same subject) I considered submitting for the June PUG - but eventually, I selected another one: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=sailing2 Comments? [ Edit: I tried to send essentially the same message,

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 18:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: If the mast and sheets aren't visible, how would one know it is taken from a sailboat? Actually cheating a bit, there (although I should not give that a way.) It's a slightly different kind of assembly on a motorised vessel... - T Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Gorgeous! The differences are minor. I like the second one a bit better because, on my monitor at least, the rays of light reflected on the surface of the water stand out just a bit stronger. OK, thanks :-) - Toralf Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:50, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I agree - Thank you :-) but it took me a long time to notice they were different shots... they needed to be side by side for me.. Well, they were shot from more or less the same spot only a minute or two apart, unless it was only a few seconds. I

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-06 Thread Toralf Lund
On 06/06/12 17:53, Jack Davis wrote: I kind of feel there should be an obvious reason for the cable and arm assembly in the foreground. Fair enough. Beautiful sky, but I agree it does need an anchor. That's what I was thinking. Even though the sky was nice, I think it would be sort of dull

Re: PESO: Kran i solnedgang

2012-06-07 Thread Toralf Lund
On 07/06/12 04:34, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: They look identical to me, but I like it (them) a lot. Beautiful sunrise/sunset in the background. Thank you! I believe it was sunset, although the picture is taken recently a place rather far north, so both events occur at identical time.

I also got a book today

2012-07-03 Thread Toralf Lund
Title, PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2012 :-) No, I'm not shouting, it's printed that way on the cover... But perhaps it deserves some loud words. I mean, did anyone mention what a great collection it is? Yeah, I suppose so... BTW, is it just me, or are there many more contributors this year than

Re: I also got a book today

2012-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
films... I did find one cormorant, by the way. The one Brian mentioned :-) - Toralf ann On 7/3/2012 15:56, Toralf Lund wrote: Title, PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2012 :-) No, I'm not shouting, it's printed that way on the cover... But perhaps it deserves some loud words. I mean, did anyone mention what

Re: I also got a book today

2012-07-04 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/4/2012 11:33, Toralf Lund wrote: On 7/4/12 0:36, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I haven't seen the hard copy yet, but yes, I think there are more photographers this year too... not as many photogs with two shots in the main section.. like you, one of mine turned up in an unexpected place. I tried hunting

Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has done it for me, or something... - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Another one of those tests...

2012-07-29 Thread Toralf Lund
On 7/30/12 1:07, Toralf Lund wrote: So, it looks like I no longer get the PDML mails. Will my messages make it to the list? No wait. I do get them. My friend Google even organises them neatly in a place called Bin. How nice... - T No, I haven't unsubscribed. Unless my other personality has

Re: August PUG - Water - is up

2012-08-10 Thread Toralf Lund
On 09/08/12 15:01, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all 30 submissions this month - one of our bigger galleries and one of the most enjoyable. Well done all! Yes. Lots of nice shots, as usual. I think my honourable mention will have to go to Ann's because I've often tried to 1. Capture the

Re: OT: Nikon D3200 user reviews

2012-08-13 Thread Toralf Lund
On 13/08/12 17:16, Darren Addy wrote: I think that most of us already knew that megapixels is not everything, but if you were like me the Nikon D3200 had to make one pause when it was announced. I like to read real user reviews (who are not beholden to advertisers). I thought this was a

Re: OT: Nikon D3200 user reviews

2012-08-13 Thread Toralf Lund
On 13/08/12 23:50, Toralf Lund wrote: On 13/08/12 17:16, Darren Addy wrote: I think that most of us already knew that megapixels is not everything, but if you were like me the Nikon D3200 had to make one pause when it was announced. I like to read real user reviews (who are not beholden

PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-18 Thread Toralf Lund
Last week I did some walking around in my area, with a '90s camera and a bit of T-Max 100. Here is some of what I brought back: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-15 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-17 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-8-20

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 17:16, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 16:40, frank theriault wrote: Interesting shots, but they are extremely muddy looking to me. Maybe old out of date film but surely something could be done in PS after scanning? I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean by muddy. I did have

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 20:11, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 17:16, Toralf Lund wrote: On 8/19/12 16:40, frank theriault wrote: Interesting shots, but they are extremely muddy looking to me. Maybe old out of date film but surely something could be done in PS after scanning? I'm not sure I understand

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-19 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 17:21, Bruce Walker wrote: I feel that the low contrast adds to the mood in these: sombre, low-key, gritty industrial stuff. So, opinions are divided. Surely the first time on this list??? :-) Yes, the idea was to capture some of the not-so-neat looking stuff I see around me. And

Re: PESOs - Photowalking...

2012-08-20 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/19/12 17:29, David J Brooks wrote: Nice, i like the last one Thank you. - Toralf Dave On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net wrote: Last week I did some walking around in my area, with a '90s camera and a bit of T-Max 100. Here is some of what I brought back:

PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
Some more form walking around near my flat with various cameras, looking for ugly subjects: http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-1 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-7-27 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-6-11 http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=2012-10-18

Re: PESO: Only in Nebraska...

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 21:52, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7868432296/ The things I see on the way to work... Amused me, which is why I stopped to capture it. Hopefully, it amuses you as well. Yep. I like it. I take it that this is nicely parked in your garage now?? -

Re: PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 22:32, Bruce Walker wrote: Some of those are very ugly indeed (2012-7-27). A few aren't so ugly (2012-6-11). Entertaining series. Thanks. Try Tumblr for hosting small galleries, Toralf. I'm actually finding it suitable now after a protracted search where I previously rejected it.

Re: PESOs - More walking around

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 22:45, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Gritty with a feeling of realism. That's more more less what I aimed for, so thanks. Why the fascination with 'ugly' subjects? I don't know, really. One thing I've started noticing recently, is that there are actually quite many stately houses

Re: PESO: Only in Nebraska...

2012-08-27 Thread Toralf Lund
On 8/27/12 22:36, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Toralf Lundtor...@toralf.net wrote: I take it that this is nicely parked in your garage now?? No, but I guess I *could have* put the MGB inside it and made it all fit. That should be put on the you'll never know if it works

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