Re: TIPA Awards - Pentad K-1 "Best Full-Frame DSLR Expert "

Panasonic got no lolly. ;) On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 4:55 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > I'm not sure if this has been posted. > > Anyway... > > http://www.tipa.com/awards-en/pentax-k-1 > > Not bad for a camera that hasn't been released yet. Mind you, everyone > seems to get a

Re: I am an idiot: Broke off the battery door on my K-3 II

get it sorted. :( On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: > it would probably be a really easy thing to repair. You would have to > make sure the weather sealing gasket for the bottom plate was clean > and correctly placed is all. parts a

Re: I am an idiot: Broke off the battery door on my K-3 II

it would probably be a really easy thing to repair. You would have to make sure the weather sealing gasket for the bottom plate was clean and correctly placed is all. parts are hard to come by. the first option would be to find a completely broken camera with a good bottom plate. that would be

Re: Pop-Up Flash Doesn't

Its probably just gummed up, or is there actual physical resistance? On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > It doesn't pop up at all when I press the button. > > If I slip a thin blade between the flash unit and the main body, I > can, with some

Re: Pop-Up Flash Doesn't

Your first clue is that you hardly ever use it. Hold the button down and gently pull on it. Maybe even run it under a bit of water. It is weather sealed after all. I'm willing to bet that it has just stuck together. If that button pushes down the release should be engaging. Even without a spring

Re: DFA 159-450

. Big lens though. I certainly doubt it would fit in my domke f-2. On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: > The eternal dilemma... > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > >> Unfortunately, I c

Re: DFA 159-450

The eternal dilemma... On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Unfortunately, I cannot afford to save $500 like that right now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Early FSF: HD 55-300 WR

Any takers on this? New and in the box.I did take it out to briefly test it. It seems ok. $200 net to me. Thanks for looking. Zos -- 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: Looking for a Film Lab

North Coast Photo Services. NCPS. They do an excellent job. There is also Richards of LA which is more expensive I think but considered the premier lab in the United States by many. On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:57 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > I stand corrected. Apparently Titan

Re: Where to send a Tamron 18-250 for repair?

LOL. Tamron would be the best place to send it. It looks like they farm out their repairs though so there is that, but at least if something goes awry you can bark at tamron and hope they will help you to solve your problem. On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >

Re: Where to send a Tamron 18-250 for repair?

Ouch. :( On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> It sounds like you are as bad at dropping gear as me! :) > > > I had the camera in the handlebar bag on the bike, on a kickstand. Someone > a

Re: Where to send a Tamron 18-250 for repair?

It sounds like you are as bad at dropping gear as me! :) Is it a lot of glass? I would be tempted to just ignore it if IQ is still fine otherwise. On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > My Tamron 18-250 had a close call this weekend, and while it wasn't damaged >

Re: OT: Is Windo2ws 10 worth it?

and they all received the offer. If you don't get the notification, your copy of windows might not be seen as genuine possibly. On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:31 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: It's probably a limited time offer to nudge people towards being early adopters. On 6/23/2015 8:39 PM, Zos

Re: I *must* have this lens...

The only manageable treatment for LBA is of course, more lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: Is Windo2ws 10 worth it?

You'll have a year to decide. My advice: let the early adopters shake out the release for a while before you decide to take the plunge. You can also image your drive and revert, but there is always the outside chance that something goes wrong. On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Bill

Re: Perhaps the reports of the K-50's demise are premature.

They are probably clearing old stock still. Just a guess. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:56 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It still seems to be possible to order custom color K-50 cameras from the Ricoh-Imaging web site, despite BH photo having listed it as being discontinued and

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

Look into sirui. Their tripods are prograde and cost much less than manfrotto's comparable products. 6 year warranty too. I have one of their travel tripods and its really superb. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: For lenses up to 150mm, my same manfrotto

Re: Some what OT as its Nikon related

List the gear plz! On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:52:57 -0400, David J Brooks wrote: So, i have spent about 3 months, off and on, trying to sell some of my older Nikon gear. I wanted to trim that brand down to one camera and

Re: Ailing Monitor...

I have a 2312 and it was the best purchase I've made in a long while. The newer ones are 100% (roughly) sRGB coverage. I find this good enough since I mostly export to sRGB anyways and its the profile my printer prefers. I don't think you can go wrong with the 23 or 24. Especially for the cost.

Re: SMC-K 24mm f3.5

Darren, I've been looking out for a 3.5. If you decide you don't want that lens for some reason, please let me know. ;) Thanks! On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sort of embarrassed to say that (3 days after saying I was not aware of the 24mm f3.5)

Re: Baffled by my 16-45/4

No need to mount the lens. If you toggle the aperture lever does the iris open? Smoothly? If not, the lens is at fault. Also check the lever to see if it has been bent or anything. It can be physically bent past the point of catching on the aperture lever the camera has built in. If the lever

Re: Baffled by my 16-45/4

KEH has quite a few of those lenses floating around most likely at this point. There's not a great demand for them. I'd just send it back in if it were me. On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: No need to mount the lens. If you toggle the aperture lever does

Re: Test 2

on the road again -- Forwarded message -- From: John Sessoms sesso...@earthlink.net Date: Thu, May 28, 2015 at 3:03 PM Subject: Test 2 To: pdml@pdml.net See if I can get my mobile signature in there -- On the road again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Kookaburra

Such a manly fairly... :) On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 1:39 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: A kookaburra in a gum tree. I was just a few moments too late to get the Manly ferry between the trees n the background. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/905/#peso Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: Lightroom 6 released, but there doesn't seem to be an upgrade discount.

its there but hard to find. check photorumors! On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:41 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I just got the notice that LR 6 has been released. $10/month for CC, or $150 for a standalone. They do not seem to have their standard half price upgrade for folks that have

Re: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR

How is performance? Is the switch between library and develop any faster now? On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Apr 22, 2015, at 14:31 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I just spent some time playing with LR6s new HDR feature. At first glance, I

Re: Lightroom 6 released, but there doesn't seem to be an upgrade discount.

there is also a deal for Photoshop + lightroom for 12 months for $99. Not a bad deal really. On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:48 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Zos Xavius wrote: its there but hard to find. check photorumors! Yeah, I finally found it. Click on buy, then on edit

Re: Anybody in Pittsburg?

Pittsburgh, PA or Pittsburg? As in Canada or several other states. I'm in da Burgh, as the yinzers love to call it. On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It looks like I've got a trip coming up in a couple of weeks probably about May 1-5. -- Larry Colen

Re: Help needed!

looks like hotspotting IMO On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Jens Bladt p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hi guys I sometimes get a blueish spot, when I use a macro lens. Please look at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/16900869850/in/photostream/ Any suggestions and help is very much appreciated

Re: D-FA 150-450mm

Want!!! I really have to start making some money here :) On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:02 AM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I had the chance to test the lens this easter (the guy who was supposed to do it was busy), and

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

I always thought it had a slightly wavy patternmaybe I was looking at a fingerprint myself lol. :) On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:30 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: I've seen the matte finish, but it doesn't look anything like a fingerprint. On 3/31/2015 3:50 PM, Zos Xavius wrote

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

If you catch the light just right you can see the matte finish that is etched onto the plastic. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:55 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: It might be a fingerprint on the focusing screen. The screen is removable. I just checked my K-3 and there's no such pattern

Re: No HDR with RAW

So lightroom exports as 3 images? Thanks. I will have to try this! On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: It doesn't actually work _within_ Lr -- only Lr code does that -- you send a stack of images to it via Export-to. That sends converted TIFFs so you get

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

That pattern is part of the screen. The screen is etched plastic and that is how it works. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying with it and

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

at 8:55 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: That pattern is part of the screen. The screen is etched plastic and that is how it works. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just

Re: Pentax Remote Control F

You can make a wired remote very easily by taking a 1/8 headphone jack and running the leads into a push button switch. You can also make a shorted jack and by inserting it into the remote port it will just fire continuously. This is actually a pretty decent idea for time lapses as it will give

Re: Wow. I think I nailed this one...

They've been working on this for a while. It was rumored to come built in to the k-3, but I think they had some technical issues they had to sort first. First I heard of this was over a year ago FWIW. On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:43 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Hassleblad offered a

Re: Not too pleasant thought's on new Pentax lens releases...

The updated the firmware for the K-7, a now 7 year old DSLR. If you are using a K-20D, just upgrade if you need that functionality. Why would they even bother to support a user that refuses to upgrade over several generations of DSLRs? On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:44 PM, P.J. Alling

Re: which speedlight mounts for light stands

Following.. On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I recently picked up a YN560-IV speedlight, and it is awesome. I'm thinking of picking up a couple more to use as catch and/or fill lights in studio work. Does anyone have recommendations for good, but

Re: ONE FOR THE COMPUTER BOFFINS

Lens tagger? Interesting. Thanks! I need this!! On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Eric Featherstone eric.featherst...@gmail.com wrote: On 19 February 2015 at 08:40, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: I am doing this to try find a way of getting the HD 55-300 lens info into the EXIF. Surely the

Re: atRe: Pentax HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR Lens - recommended?

I have an HD version as well. I believe that they improved the optical formula or made some tweaks. Its mostly the same lens, but it does seem to outperform the older versions. On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Am 15.02.15 um 23:55 schrieb P.J. Alling:

Re: Full Frame Confused

Well the label says Pentax on the front and back of the camera, so its a Pentax! I think its beautiful. Also: never say never ;) On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: I think that my hat's going to give me indigestion. What a ghastly object!

Re: Hum, K-S2 is an upgrade to Popular K-S1

Its very possible the K-xx lines are gone and now we just have K-Sx. This looks very much like the K-50 replacement. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:21 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Well at least that's what his BH infotisment* says. http://preview.tinyurl.com/owbzpcs What

Re: 35mm film v 35mm DSLR

My K-7 has produced prints that were acceptable up to 30 wide. I've printed wider yet too from that camera and those prints were passable as well. On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I recently did a 24 X 36 triptych from an image taken by my K20D. The result

Re: OT: You *MUST* see Ida

Its worth watching just for the cinematography alone! Every shot is a well composed frame. On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Thanks for the reminder! Cheers, Christine On Feb 6, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Just

Re: Full-Framer Coming

I think its time to eat the hat! On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 8/2/15, james, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about pentax FF. Wasn't there something about

Re: Pentax owner satisfaction (JD Powers)

I've shot canon, nikon, panasonic, and fiddled with the A7 and a few fuji cameras in the past. The fujis are great photographic tools and I can see the appeal. The rest: not so much. I hate the canon and nikon gestalt really and find pentax to be perfect. The dual edials and iso and comp buttons

Re: Question - Pentax .AVI and Lightroom

Let me check Ok I imported a video just fine with LR5 and my K-5 IIs. Sounds like you are missing the codec lightroom needs. Are you on OS X? If so I probably wouldn't be much help, but lightroom is dependent upon whatever codecs you have installed on your machine for video. IIRC, it

Re: Lightroom 6 will require 64-bit operating systems

Lightroom really benefits from having over 2gb available to it in RAM. If you are on a 32-bit OS you are restricted to less than 4gb. Windows 7 eats up 1-2gb on a good day, so you do the math. Its also really slow on older processors. I don't know about you, but when I have to export a few hundred

Re: Lightroom 6 will require 64-bit operating systems

-with-windows-and-intel-cpus/ As far as I remember, when WinXP mainstream support ended, no more WinXP was available on the new computers. Igor Zos Xavius Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:53:18 -0800 wrote: Lightroom really benefits from having over 2gb available to it in RAM. If you are on a 32-bit OS

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

The 55-300 is good, but its not going to be fair to compare it to a prime at 300mm. I would imagine it is going to get crushed in a comparison. This is apparently one of the highest resolving MF 300mm lenses out there. On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:33 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Some

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

A flat field 300 is kind of rare. Given its 5.6 I'm surprised its not apochromatic as well. I would really love to acquire one of these as well as a pentax M 300/4 and compare. Either one would fit the bill for the relative limited use I would get out of the focal length. Especially with a good

Re: Enablement: Tamron SP 300mm f5.6 model 54B

By the way, a very good link with some very interesting ideas! On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: A flat field 300 is kind of rare. Given its 5.6 I'm surprised its not apochromatic as well. I would really love to acquire one of these as well as a pentax M

Re: Canned Air Debacle

The sticky pen AKA the Pentax O-ICK1 is manufactured by a company that recently introduced their product to the general market. Previously I think only certain factories (Leica, Pentax) used them in house and pentax sold it as their own solution. I forget the company's name or the name of their

Re: OT: Go Pro

You should just shoot progressive (30p or 60p) unless you really know what you are doing as converting 1080 60i to 30p can be kind of a pain in the rear. People shoot interlaced by choice still because they can render it out at 60p with a slight loss in vertical resolution. A lot of cameras (video

Re: PESO Gandalf the test victim

I like the beauty disk look. The catchlight is pleasing. Looks like you got yourself a nice set of strobes. Is it me or is your white balance kind of magenta cast? I know this monitor has a very slight color cast, but I know its not that bad. :) On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

Actually most lenses that aren't retrofocus put out a fairly flat field. Longer lenses are telecentric by design. The curved sensor approach doesn't work with telecentric lenses since the light rays are all parallel. You need a matched lens to get real benefit from it and the benefit comes in

Re: Pentax sighting

Yeah, its been a while since I've seen that chase sequence. All I can say is wow. They just don't make movies like that at all anymore and that is a real shame. Everything is just CGI. T2 and Total Recall were both completely done without any CGI at all except for the T-1000 in T2. They were two

Re: OT: screen calibrator for $70 or so?

See displaycalgui. It is the front end for argyll. There is an easy installation option on their downloads page. On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 12:25 AM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: And if you look at the earlier OT: X-Rite ColorMunki Display on sale thread, Zos mentioned an open source color

Re: Pentax sighting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgphD_ZO_jI#t=161 On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I watched T2 last week for the first time in about 5 years and it did look like the bystander was using a Pentax to photograph Arnie. jco On 12/24/2014 4:02 PM, Daniel J.

Re: Pentax HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR Lens - recommended?

Mind is currently the only lens that goes on my K-3 other than my 20-40. Its pretty good. Watch out for sample variation. Its not unusual to go through 2-3 copies before you find a good one and a good one is worth finding. On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:48 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org

Re: OT: X-Rite ColorMunki Display on sale @ BH

I'm actually using an original spyder at home. It seems to work ok in displaycalgui. Its really slow though. On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 2:39 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I use a Spyder 4 and have managed very good calibration on my 27 wide gamut monitors, the Spyder software

Re: PESO. Droplets.

Not my picture Ann. :) On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: that's lovely, Zos - Peso's don't HAVE to be Pentax, and since it is Ricoh almost the same now ann On 12/21/2014 11:28, Bulent Celasun wrote: A monochrome.

Re: PESO. Droplets.

Nice picture. Glad you like your gxr. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: X-Rite ColorMunki Display on sale @ BH

The colormunki is good but slow. The included software is not very accurate in profiling though. It just doesn't sample enough and runs very quickly. The i1 has better support with CMS software and seems to have a much more professional profiling software solution. The colormunki can be unlocked

Re: Notice from Ricoh

A quick google search revealed that it is an expedited shipping service with perks much like amazon prime. $80 a year seems a bit steep, but if you order online a lot, the savings in shipping might be worth it. On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:31 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: well, i

Re: K-3 AF-S Shutter Speed PROBLEM?

same settings? all corrections off? you need over 1/500 or so to get the full frame rate. i tried this with my k-3 and it worked fine no matter what I tried. On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Happening??? While out with the K-3 this PM, I decided the

Re: K-3 AF-S Shutter Speed PROBLEM?

. Jack - Original Message - From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 5:24:31 AM Subject: Re: K-3 AF-S Shutter Speed PROBLEM? same settings? all corrections off? you need over 1/500 or so to get the full frame

Re: K-3 AF-S Shutter Speed PROBLEM?

I've had a few user error moments myself, so I can totally relate. Like that set of pictures I recently took that were all in jpeg and black and white because I forgot to set my camera back to raw? Yeah. Sh*t happens. :) On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Waist level viewfinder question

you can buy small lcd screens that plug into the hotshoe and have hdmi input. then you just run an hdmi cable from your camera to the screen. go for something low res (480-720 max) because the output in live view isn't full HD anyways I don't think. I know the LCD on the back of the camera isn't

Re: Waist level viewfinder question

http://www.adorama.com/POMP7HD2.html That's one example. Its not exactly a cheap option, but for someone running video it is probably a good buy. On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: you can buy small lcd screens that plug into the hotshoe and have hdmi input

Re: Waist level viewfinder question

Here's a smaller one. http://www.photoxgear.com/2009/11/aputure-gigtube-dslr-live-view-finder/ That would be kind of perfect for waist level street shooting. Nobody thinks you are shooting from a DSLR if it isn't at your eye. On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com

Re: Difference M 2/35 mm, FA 2/35 mm, DA 2.4/35 mm

I don't think its ever a good time. Worst case they perform admirably on the A7. On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 8:15 PM, J C OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: with rumours of a FF Pentax dslr coming soon, doesnt seem like a good time to unload FF lenses. On 12/13/2014 6:01 PM, Henk Terhell wrote:

Re: Stolen Merchandise on Photobucket

Ugh. Being stolen from is no fun. Keep us updated please! On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: The pics have been published with my credit so it's quite clear that I'm the copyright holder. And one of those he has listed was scanned from a magazine!

Re: Stolen Merchandise on Photobucket

If he has that many, he is probably making money. Nail him hard. I would talk to a lawyer to see what your best course of action at this point is. Purchasing one would be an excellent idea to give yourself hard physical evidence. Good point about having a friend buy one. Best of luck! On Thu, Dec

Re: Technical question about Epson jet photo-printers

I would leave it on and let it self clean. You would likely use less ink over time than regular cleanings. If you do clean regularly, you can leave it sit for a week or two and it should be fine. I have a 9800 at my job that usually takes two attempts at a nozzle check (it self cleans if it

Re: Application to read the shutter count on a digital body

http://www.camerashuttercount.com/ On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/12/2014 6:29 PM, J C OConnell wrote: Does anybody have a suggestion for a simple application to read the information buried within a digital image file? I need to read the

Re: K3 shutter jammed

My much abused old K-7 sometimes develops a power fault and only takes half frames. A few power cycles clears it. That's not going to fix your problem though unfortunately. The only fix is likely to replace the shutter. Sounds like yours went bad. That camera is totally under warranty and you

Re: iOS test

Where's the like button here? On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I'm a frayed knot. On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: After reading Godders message I realized that I never initiate a pdml message from my

Re: Sigma service centers

CRIS sent all of their pentax repair gear to Precision. They likely are competent to fix the 16-45, but you should know that they are not officially pentax anymore. On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: Reflections on using the Pentax 645Z [Part 2]

Thanks for the writeup Stan. It only weights as much as 2 K-3s huh? I carry a K-5 IIs and a K-3 with grips all the time and I don't find it to be such a big deal really. I bet this would even fit in my domke f-2. You really need to stop making me want one. :) On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:57 AM,

Re: AC adapter for flash? peso included...

Since the battery pack puts out a known voltage, wouldn't it be rather trivial to take a DC adapter and just splice it onto a matching plug?? On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, Bruce, Bruce Paul! I was aware of the battery pack... and that

Re: K24mm f/2.8

$105? That's a very good bargain for a K24. :) On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/12/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: Are you sure you have a return ticket? Never a good idea to go to Switzerland on a one-way ticket... Managed to get back

Re: asking for a firend... diff /pref K-5 versus k-50

K-5 IIs! K-5 IIs! The best camera pentax has made so far IMO. The k-3 is better in certain ways, but man was the k-5 IIs a great, great camera. On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:11 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: That K-5IIS is now listed as discontinued at BH. They've been premature

Re: OT: Facepalm

Product becomes hot when heated. Well thanks for the clarification. On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:47 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: I saw this warning on a packet of tortillas about a week ago. This is dedicated to the lawyers out there... http://www.multi.net.nz/_IGP9403.jpg

Re: Sony a7ii puts the squeeze on a possible Pentax FF

The A7 has been disruptive and this will prove even more so. I know more than a few photographers that are buying them or are seriously considering it. Adding IBIS kind of seals the deal for many people. I'd be more interested if their were more affordable native lens options. Part of what has

Re: surge of inexpensive Tamron 16-50/2.8

Its tamron so sample variation is probably a consideration. If you can get a good copy its a no brainer for the price though! On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: I've noticed that there are a bunch of relatively inexpensive (compared to the cost @BH etc.)

Re: Any probs remaining with K-3? YES

So my *third* K-3 is arriving today! I will post a report after I test this one out. The third time should hopefully be the charm! On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:27 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2014, at 6:38 am, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: The battery life on the K-3

Re: Any probs remaining with K-3? YES

to Precision to see if they can fix the slight decentering. I've kind of become attached to this copy for some reason. The rendering is awesome. So I just need to get a grip! On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: So my *third* K-3 is arriving today! I will post

Re: OT: Old Cars.

I want them all! :) On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: And if you're up for a bit of Block in a 4wd Mustang burning around the streets of LA... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, ||

Re: Any probs remaining with K-3? YES

*bitch mode* Yeah, I'm waiting for my *THIRD* K-3 to come in the mail. The first one had a misaligned sensor/mount, the second one bricked when writing the latest firmware and the third one? WTF knows!? I also sent my horribly decentered 55-300 back in and my 20-40 is going to Precision for

Re: K3 questions.

A k-3 successor wouldn't likely be out until Spring of next year at the earliest. Its doubtful they will have a new sensor. I'd almost expect a K-3 mk2. I think with the recent price plunge now is the perfect time to get a K-3! On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Malcolm Smith

Re: Ping

Pong On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Testing my yet another cell phone... Sorry Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR

Only one way to find out! On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I wonder how big the image circle on it is. On October 30, 2014 7:47:24 AM PDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: My only comment is that Ricoh Pentax is now producing 7 zooms in the normal / long

Re: HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that only the limited series has been completely revamped with new markings and coatings. The HD 55-300 WR is the only other DA lens to receive the new treatment as far as I knew. I have one and asides from being decentered (its going back) the flare

Re: Lurk mode has commenced

I sure hope everything goes smoothly for you. Your absence will not go unnoticed. On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: Break a leg, kid! B On 30 Oct 2014, at 15:27, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: much household prep going on before next week's

Fuji users read this!

http://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Touit-Fujifilm-Series-Cameras/dp/B00I4UFU2G/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8qid=1414642223sr=8-16keywords=zeiss+50mm Zeiss Touit for $25 on amazon I doubt they will honor that price but its totally worth a shot. If my account wasn't currently drained I'd try for one just to

Pentax Blues

Does anyone have a contact with Ricoh America? Since they've changed their domain name I don't have any contacts with Ricoh. I bought a K-5 IIs before the summer to replace my K-5 that was, at the time, both lost and also had serious issues that CRIS never really fixed. Pentax said that they

Re: OT - External Hard Drives

Hitachi and western digital are the two highest rated for reliability. I have a few my passport 2.5 drives and they have been solid so far after a few years of use. On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: I have a 4 year old Hitachi LifeStudio, still working

Re: K-5/BG-4 Grip Repair

I wouldn't worry about precision too much. MY last experience with CRIS was awful, so I can only hope my next repair goes smoother. The people that are unhappy are usually the loudest... On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Kevin Thornsberry kevin_thornsbe...@compuserve.com wrote: Serendipity

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