Re: OT: Interesting collectors item

David Mann wrote: > > My local camera shop has had a Red Flag camera kit come in for sale. Going by > the number of zeroes in the price they must be quite collectible. > > https://www.photo.co.nz/2nd-hand/second-hand-products/collectables/red-flag-camera-kit-s-h-3p3wem/ Are collectors actually

Re: How good is old gear?

There are some older lenses which have more aperture blades than most modern ones, good for bokeh. Jupiter 9 85mm f2 (~1960s Russian copy of a ~1930s Zeiss design) has 15 & this m42 Pentax is the only lens I've ever heard of with 18. https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/Takumar-200mm-F3.5.html

New approach for lens design

May lead to lighter thinner lenses https://phys.org/news/2021-06-goodbye-camera-miniaturized-optics-counterpart.html -- %(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

No more Sony DSLRs

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Re: OT Naked Truth about Masks

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > An "art installation" in London features hundreds of people posing wearing > nothing but face masks. The New (Almost) Normal? > > NSFW > > https://www.cnn.com/style/article/naked-art-london-facemask-intl-scli-gbr/index.html > Also NSFW. Three masks forming a bikini &

Re: OT What's the L-mount?

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Leica AG invented the L-mount. ... > Along the way, the L-Mount Consortium comprised of Leica working with > Panasonic and Sigma was created and now all three manufacturers are producing > bodies and lenses utilizing this lens mount flange and control protocol. >

Re: OT What's the L-mount?

There are some adapters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_L-Mount#Lens_adapters On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 10:26 AM Sandy Harris wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 8:23 AM Bill wrote: > > > > Its a mount consortium ... Leica is involved, but I don't > > know who els

Re: OT What's the L-mount?

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 8:23 AM Bill wrote: > > Its a mount consortium ... Leica is involved, but I don't > know who else is. Sigma are part of the consortium. https://l-mount.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Pentax going back to film?

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 8:59 AM John wrote: > I think the DSLR/SLR camera market is dying ... Yes. > ... what product does Pentax (Ricoh) need to come up with to spark a NEW > industry? > > I don't think a new film camera is going to be that product. Agreed. > I don't think mirrorless is

K-S1?

Has anyone here owned this or played with it enough to comment on it? I'm not a remarkably dedicated or sophisticated photographer. I owned a K-X for some time & encountered no limitations that bothered me. Currently I have a K-01 which I mostly use with 21 Limited & 50/1.8. That's a pretty good

Re: photographing textile arts

Christine Aguila wrote: > I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts... My understanding is that moire can be a problem with fabrics, especially ones with fine-grained pattern like tweeds. I'd be interested in your comments on how well Pentax's AA filter alternative works.

Is KEH down?

I've been unable to access www.keh.com for over a week now. Can others still reach it? I'm in the Philippines & using Firefox on Linux. It seems possible the problem is on my end, but 90+% of sites I access work fine & KEH used to, so I'm baffled. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: help with making a PDF file from a doc file

On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > Thanks , II'll send it -- I don't have WORD.. that's the problem and > Open office doesnt give me the option of saving as a PDF. My version of O-O (Kubuntu Linux) does & earlier versions going back at least three years did as well. I do not

Re: OT: Well that was interesting.

John wrote: > I did receive an email the other day from a "Mr Ali Temel, ... the Executive > Human Resources of Garanti Bank of Turkey" who wanted me to assist him in > stealing [1] funds from an unclaimed account at his bank. > > *You can't cheat an honest man.* > [1] He didn't call it

Re: An interesting item -- rehoused lenses

wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintageLensesForVideo/permalink/130584433624 > 7835/?sale_post_id=1305844336247835 An alternative? http://leitax.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT, looking for some GB travel advice for a couple of friends

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:56 AM Larry Colen wrote: > > I've got a couple of friends from the Oregon coast heading to GB in a > short while. An online travel guide: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/United_Kingdom > In a FB Messenger discussion, Mark said: > We are staying a few days in the

Re: Tripods

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ... > ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. > Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite

Re: OT - Peregrine Falcon Webcam

John Coyle wrote: > Peregrine Falcons seem to like inner-city high-rise buildings, there was also > a pair nested on the > tallest tower in Brisbane for several years! Some years back there were several pair (I think peregrine, not certain) nesting on university buildings in Montreal. Some

Re: Bargain Pentax "People" zoom for crop sensors

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 5:32 PM J.C. O'Connell wrote: > are you talking about the smc pentax A 35-105 F3.5? Yes. > that lens is outstanding but its big and > heavy and built like a tank but has no AF. Yes. As I said: > > ... Heavier & a bit more expensive, but faster, a wider zoom > > range,

Re: Bargain Pentax "People" zoom for crop sensors

I have the 35-70 & like it, but later got the 35-105 F3.5 which is even better. Heavier & a bit more expensive, but faster, a wider zoom range, & really solid construction. I have a few other lenses but find I use almost exclusively the 21mm & the 35-105. On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 12:43 PM J.C.

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

A million pesos is about $20,000 US so most of these are dirt cheap by Western standards. Lots of similar deals elsewhere in the Philippines or in other low-income countries: http://www.dumagueteproperties.com/properties/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Shocked that he was sued for stealing photography

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > Getty is in the business of selling images. Of course they should sue for > misuse of their property, ... Perhaps, but Getty have also been sued for misusing other people's images:

Re: Well this was annoying - re someone is offering for free PDF of my first book, Sign Language

Internet “entrepreneur” shocked that copyright owner sued him for stealing their work https://www.diyphotography.net/internet-entrepreneur-shocked-copyright-owner-sued-stealing-work/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT - "as if" physics question

On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 12:33 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > What is the difference in virtual weight of a pack (say, ten lbs) being > carried bys omeone walking on level ground and the same person carrying > the same pack up a flight of stairs? > > I'm sure I'm not using the

Re: WTB: long lens

Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Looking to get a long lens > Debating between 3: Tokina AT-X 400/5.6, ... I have one of those to spare. I got it for I think it was $5 (or maybe $20 with the extra shipping) thrown in with another lens, the A 35-105, that I was buying from a

Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone?

anotherdrunkensot wrote: > More memory is always preferable to swap. "Memory is like an orgasm. You can fake it, but it is much better when you don't have to." The quote is often attributed to Seymour Cray, but I'm not sure that is accurate. -- PDML

K-s2 vs K70?

I'm not a remarkably serious or advanced photographer. Mostly street shhoting while travelling, some landscapes, churches, etc. I had a K-X for some time & while my own limitations ruined quite a few shots, I cannot recall camera limitations ever posing a problem other than weight & low light

Re: PESO: Pointe du Hoc

Interesting photo. Thanks. Here's a tourist guide for the region: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/D-Day_beaches On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Looking down the cliff that the United States Army Ranger Assault Group > had to climb on D-Day,

Re: Fast Normal Zoom. (for APS-C)

I have the 16-45 Pentax DA F4 and am quite happy with it. It may not be fast enough for you, but for me it works well. On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > P.J. Alling wrote: > >> It doesn't look like a Full Frame camera is in my budget for quite some >>

Tiny camera for astro-photography

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Re: Pentax Multi Mount.

> http://adaptist.weebly.com/pentax-k-multi-mount-wr-version.html See also: http://leitax.com/ -- 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: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)

On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief > instructor book on Aikido was published, ... My old sensei has a series of essays on Aikido, online. http://www.secthoughts.com/aiki_menu.htm --

Re: OT - American Airlines Drops Photographer's $20,000 Camera Kit

The song "United Breaks Guitars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo -- 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: Not that anyone cares but Adorama confirms the K-70 by offering it for pre order.

I'm quite glad to see this. I'm saving toward a new body, wanted K-S2 was wondering if I could only afford K-S1 or maybe K-50. This both provides another alternative and may drive down prices on other models. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Mid-range teles?

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: > On a budget the 55-300 is what you want. Undoubtedly good advice, but not on /my/ budget. In the original post I wrote: " ... preferably a prime in the 135-200 range " I'll be looking at thrift stores & garage

Mid-range teles?

I have the Limited 21, DA 50/1.8 and A 35-105 which pretty much cover my needs. The 35-105 even has a macro mode, good enough for me. Camera is APS-C. I'd like a somewhat longer lens, preferably a prime in the 135-200 range but I'd take a zoom or a 300 if they turn up. I have almost no budget for

Re: Long macro lenses for K mount?

Voigtlander had a couple, no longer made, a 180 and a 125 2.3 that got very good reviews http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/36676784 On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > It seems that the longest macro currently produced for K-mount might be > about 100mm.

Flat lenseless camera?

Basically a sensor plus a sheet of plastic with many pinholes. Just a research project now, but perhaps on with potential http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/15/466272218/bulky-cameras-meet-the-lens-less-flatcam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Photographers' eye movements study

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Scooter for a wedding photographer?

"A Wedding Photographer on a Self-Balancing Scooter" http://petapixel.com/2015/11/02/a-wedding-photographer-on-a-self-balancing-scooter/ -- 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: OT - Free Music Downloads

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 31 Oct 2015, at 14:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 4:39 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> His version of Puff the Magic Dragon was shit though. >> >>

Re: OT - Free Music Downloads

Bob W-PDML wrote: > I hate Christmas songs. Every year I struggle with the choice between having > my auditory nerves severed, and going to live in Mecca. I listen to Kevin Bloody Wilson's irreverent Christmas album. Here's one of the more polite songs, still not safe for

Re: PESO - Perfect Petite Pentax Kit - GDG

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > It's all arrived and tested. After years of playing with so many Pentax > bodies and lenses, this is my favorite Pentax kit of all: > > https://flic.kr/p/AfvZpS > > Pentax K-01 Marc Newsom in Yellow > FA43mm f/1.9 Limited in Pewter with

Re: OT How did I miss this? Leica full frame mirrorless camera, (not an M)

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > This one? > http://petapixel.com/2015/10/20/leica-sl-a-new-24mp-full-frame-camera-to-compete-in-the-mirrorless-war/ Price is comparable to 654-Z http://www.adorama.com/IPX645Z.html >> -- >> I don't want to achieve

Re: OT - Elections and Politics and Guns and Religion

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Careful what you wish for or we'll send you some Tea Party idiots to > block everything up. Harper was basically a Canadian tea-anderthal. That is among the many reasons most of us are so glad to be rid of him, --

Re: The Perfect Bag.

P.J. Alling wrote: > There is no perfect bag, which is the problem. Sometimes you luck out > however. > > I often go out shooting with three small lenses and a single camera body. Usually for me, sometimes only one or two. I have 21 Limited, 50 1.8 and 35-105 3.5 A

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

David Mann wrote: > On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:04 am, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> If someone does steal an image outright, removal of the watermark >> works against them in court and can net you extra damages. > > If you can even get them to court,

Re: Sigma 170-500

Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > One can obtain a 500 mm lens for Pentax digital cameras for only $120 > > http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Mirror-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0022VFDZW/ref=sr_1_3?s=photo=UTF8=1443632940=1-3=pentax+500+mm+lens Ad claims it fits 645D too. -- PDML

Re: Sigma 170-500

Collin B wrote: > It's also a bit on the slow side, but at the price of a fast lens in this > length (is there one) I can live with that as well. There is at least one for some mounts, dunno about Pentax. At over $20K and 20 kg, it seems a bit much:

Re: K-S2 Review

Paul wrote: > The review, in Rangefinder Magazine, starts like this... > > *At about $700 (body only) or $750 (with the kit lens), the Pentax K-S2’s > features blow away the competition ... Amazon shows the body only at $449, via some vendor I've never heard of. B and

Re: Cool article: The magic of contact sheets

Possibly the best, certainly the sharpest, photo ever taken of me was a passport photo done as a black-and-white contact print. New Delhi in the 70s, & both photographer and equipment looked as though they might have been around since Victoria was Empress. He had an 8x10 view camera, but I think

Re: New Full-Frame Rumor

John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: Oh, and following one of the other links, the new super-resolution pixel/sensor shift technology that's supposed to debut with it may filter down to some current cameras via a firmware update. That would be cool. Doesn't the K3-II already have that? --

Nice work if you can get it

The Canadian government recently spent over $2.3 million to photograph cabinet ministers. http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/02/19/clement-defends-2-3-million-to-photograph-cabinet-ministers/ Am I right in thinking that most pros would be happy to do portraits for a few $hundred a subject and no-one,

Re: Camera purchase advice

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: I've suggested the Olympus Pen E-PL7 to several folks in similar situations so far. All who bought one have reported being very satisfied. Godfrey I'd say micro 4/3 is the obvious choice; Olympus and Panasonic each have

Re: New law: exposure as a legal tender

On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 1:37 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 12:26:15AM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: Read it: http://beezlystreet.com/2015/04/28/exposure-now-legal-tender-for-photographers/ Igor Thanks for the link, Igor! Although I prefer this one:

Re: OT: Engrish on Japanese shirts

From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com For those like Ann and I why love unusual signs, the t-shirt slogans are inexplicable and unintentionally funny. I lived in China a while, and saw local lasses wearing shirts with I'm looking for a memorable one-night stand (she was young very

K-S1?

Has anyone here tried this camera yet? Or seen a detailed review they can point me to? just looking at specs, it appears it might suit me. It is a good deal cheaper lighter than K-3, and I've used a K-X quite a bit without noticing any missing features that make me wish I'd bought a K5 instead

Re: Any comments on Sigma 10-20 f3.5 or Pentax 15mm?

Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: I have the Sigma 10-20/3.5 lens, it's pretty damned good, ... That all said it's neither particularly light or small so maybe not great for travel unless you really need the versatility that the zoom affords. Yes, and neither that lens nor the

Any comments on Sigma 10-20 f3.5 or Pentax 15mm?

I am trying to put together a lightweight kit for travel. Looking at web reviews, I'm inclined to think the Sigma 10-20 f3.5 is a lens I want. However, the Pentax 15mm is considerably lighter and reportedly very good. i am looking for comments on those two lenses or on alternatives. Background,

Re: I hate digital photography!

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 6:55 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: pardon me for a philosophical detour -- are stars a measure of goodness, or is it a 1-5 scale of really bad, somewhat bad, neutral, somewhat good, really good? Originally, a measure of quality. The first star ratings were

Re: Has anyone ...

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Has anyone ever built a mount adapter to use FD lenses on K bodies? Nope. because the FD Mount register distance is significantly shorter than for K Mount. A

Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario?

Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: In a couple of weeks we planned to go ... Probably spend two days between our first overnight in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the time we cross back at the Soo and head for the Traverse City area. Here's an overall guide to the province:

Re: OT - When a NASCAR champ meets Mt Panorama in a V8 Supercar

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:35 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like. A top-of-the-line touring car with airdams, etc., can manage a little over 1G in the turns and under braking. An F1 car at speed approaches 5G under those conditions, and

Famous Wildlife Photographer Busted For Using Stock Images

From Slashdot: http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/09/16/0236233/Famous-Wildlife-Photographer-Busted-For-Using-Stock-Images UPI: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/09/05/Wildlife-photographer-admits-faking-photos/UPI-87491315237363/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Another Mystery Car

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:22 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Fiats never started in the Chicago winters, Just like Lucas electrical parts are problematic. A common joke among Canadians with British bikes or cars: Why do the British drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators. -- PDML

Re: Is Ricoh Going to Buy Pentax????????

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: The sky isn't falling. This is the PDML.  The sky is _always_ falling. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Photo.net no more

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, compared to the Flickr interface, or the tectonic launch time of the Pentax Gallery, or the merely glacial launch time of Smugmug... it's an annoyance, but not a disabling one. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: Focus!!

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You do realize that you are essentially talking to yourself?  ;-) It could be worse. I've been known to argue with myself, and lose. Mark. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Research on what makes an image memorable

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(yet another) Ethics of photography discussion

I am a regular on a forum for foreigners in China. It had a long discussion of some of the odd English seen on T-shirts here. http://raoulschinasaloon.com/index.php?topic=5380.0 Many of the posts were illustrated with photos. Quite a few might have embarrassed the subjects. Many were

Re: Essential Kit

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: mike wilson I keep the cards in Pelican card cases similar to this: http://www.thepelicanstore.com/Pelican-0910-SD-Card-Case-1037.aspx They're expensive, but worth it. Except the words eggs and basket keep floating

Re: Essential Kit

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:16 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty days for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography suitable to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or

Re: Newspaper erases people from the iconic photo

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Re: A sensor question

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I suspect that part of it has to do with the fact that light isn't composed of R,G,B photons, it's just that our eyes are composed of RGB cones: Cone type       Name    Range   Peak wavelength[9][10] S       β       400–500

A sensor question

The usual sensor uses basically three types of element -- R, G and B -- in a particular layout. Why not X Y Z where X = R+G, Y = R+G+B, Z = G+B ? You can get RGB from XYZ easily enough: Y-X = R+G+B - R+G = B Y-Z = R+G+B - B+G = R X+Z-Y = R+G + B+G - R+G+B = R But the total light you are

Re: A sensor question

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: That's not like any XYZ colour space transform I've ever seen? I've never heard of an XYZ colour space transform. I just used XYZ as names for what the sensor elements might be sensitive to in a different sensor design.

Re: peso buy three

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing is quite as scary as seeing the red helmeted motorbike taxi taking a woman passenger home from the Carrfor (think Wal-Mart), riding side saddle with two shopping bags in Shanghi's bumper to bumper traffic. Four

Re: peso buy three

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Lately, I've been dreaming of a motorbike with a sidecar.  Cheers, Christine A friend of mine has an Ural, which is basically a prewar BMW with sidecar, where the

Re: peso buy three

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Lately, I've been dreaming of a motorbike with a sidecar.  Cheers, Christine A friend of mine has an Ural, which is basically a prewar BMW with sidecar, where the

Re: OT: TAKUMAR-A Camera Lens (7632035)

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Will it work with my K-R and is it worth bidding on seeing as it is only up to $7 thank goodness as most of the auctions I have been watching has gone why high on the prices.

Re: OT: Photos of great street art

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:03 AM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2011-03-28 09:43 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=2014 until Qwest resolves some DSL problems, i'm foreswearing pages with dozens of large images -- they never finish loading Something is

Re: OT: Friends in high places

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Looking up a quote and its context for a film I'm studying, I found a beautiful leather-bound edition of the King James Bible earlier today. Along with 30,000-odd other books, Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org has a

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Huh??? Paypal were one of a number of companies which withdrew services to WikiLeaks, for debatable reasons. Quite a few people, including me, see this as despicable behaviour and deserving of retribution. Others see

Re: [CEL-O] How the human penis lost its spines

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 3:15 AM, Don Dale pr...@verizon.net wrote: -dd, spineless in Richmond ... I read a book a while back on the great Chinese navigator Zheng He, wandering about in 14-something. The trade goods included small glass balls which could be inserted under the skin of the penis.

Re: OT So, cyclists,....

Ken Waller wrote: I've done the Haleakala (around 10,000 feet @ the top) down hill on Maui several times ... Real cycle fanatics might consider the Karakorum Highway between China and Pakistan. It goes up near 5,000 m, 16,000 feet or so, at the top. One guy who did the trip wrote a book about

Re: This seems backwards

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It seems that the more serious photography I do, the lower the percentage of time I spend actually taking pictures. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

There are quite a few guide-to-the-net documents around, worth a web search if you are in doubt on such points. One is from the IETF, the people who designed and built the Interenet, and who set the standars for it. RFC 1885 - Netiquette Guidelines http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html On this

Re: Which Macro Lens?

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Glen Berry g...@glenvision.com wrote: Anyway, I'm currently shooting with a K100D, and I'm trying to decide between getting one of these new macro lenses: Pentax smc P-D FA 50mm f/2.8 Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 A friend has a K20D with the 35 macro as his main

Re: Semi-OT: Social Media Marketing

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:10 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I'd rather be trapped in a Bronx phone booth at 3:30am on Sunday morning, masturbating a rabid mountain lion with a handful of rusty barbed wire than to spend one minute on Facebook. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: shifting lenses

Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: Thoughts?? There are adapters about that turn medium format lenses into t/s on 35 mm or smaller. One example: http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/p-six-35mm-cameras-shift-adapter.htm I've no idea if these are actually a good idea, would be interested in

Re: K-5, ISO 12800 beer bottle to play guitar!

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Dario, Something about those photos is managing to crash both safari and chrome on my iMac. I just tested all three with Firefox and one with Chrome on my Linux box. No problem. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Anyone here able to read/translate Chinese?

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Seems that BaiJiu has a storied history in China.  The description of this beverage as smelling/tasting like 'a cross between rubbing alcohol and diesel fuel' is not far off. That's a pretty good description of the

Re: Darn techno advancements

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 1:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Staples has the Office dot mac for sale at $128 for the student and home version. Needs an intel processor and OS 10.5 Crap Open Office is free. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: new camera

Jeffery Smith jsmith...@bellsouth.net wrote: Boorish is putting it mildly. It DOES fall under hate crime (which includes insults and verbal abuse). I think hate crime is a clear line that we don't traverse on this list. Pompous gas bag is not a hate crime. Faggot is. ... Let's not go off the

Re: Choosing a Digital Camera

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I need some input. I have been asked to give a short presentation to a group of senior citizens on choosing and using a digital camera. There's an article on travel photography at Wikitravel:

Re: Large List of For Sale Items, some really good stuff

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:09 AM, John Mustarde jmusta...@suddenlink.net wrote: Albinar 2x Macro Focusing TC - no A contacts. Almost as good as the Vivitar version, turns any 50mm into a 100mm 1:1 Macro. Price? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Canon develops world's largest CMOS sensor

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 6:17 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Cool. Wonder how much for a 202mm x 254mm? They are using 12 inch wafers, so 8 by 8 with diagonal at 8*root2 which is about 8*1.4 = 11'2 is about as big as will fit. 8 by 10 gives 100 + 64 for squares, root 164 for the

Video camera, anyone?

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Re: Leica's done with film

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:16 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 27/8/10, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Accepted.  Let's be friends, but avoid this subject. Hang on mate - I didn't do anything wrong, I'm just apologising ;-) Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Absolute ZEN: Stones

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20100827103002 Great shot. TH\hanks. -- 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

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