Re: OT: Something to think about

2012-12-17 Thread keith_w
That's a great story, Paul. In case it wasn't a story, tho', and speaking purely from logic (not experience) get a roll of paper towels, a set of gloves and a bottle of Windex. While the cab is still in the garage, wipe down all possible places you might have touched the car. Put on the gloves

Re: PESO - Dennis

2012-11-18 Thread keith_w
What's a Spart (Sparc?) Select? keith == also wears shorts year 'round... On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 5:21 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Bruce! Dennis wears shorts all year 'round. Even when jt gets down below -20C if you can imagine that. He'll wear

Re: Totally OT - philosophical question (Was: Structural engineering question)

2012-10-23 Thread keith_w
Totally depends on the end use. How is the structure loaded? Would you put the fastener in shear or tension? Makes all the difference in the world, mechanically. In any case, a screw hammered in with a hammer is stupid. Works less efficiently then a nail would, and is pitiful in tension (pulling

Re: Linguistic peeve: minty

2009-02-28 Thread keith_w
Bill Owens wrote: My linguist peeve is preventative instead of preventive * Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 1 definition(s) found Preventative \Pre*venta*tive\, n. That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive. * :-D *** keith whaley

Re: Looking for d-SLR body

2009-02-24 Thread keith_w
Bruce Walker wrote: Nick David Wright wrote: I am definitely looking at the lower end cameras (I'm assuming that's what you mean by bridge). The upper end cameras are nice but really don't do anything for me that the less expensive models don't do too. The definition I'm used-to is that

Re: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor

2009-02-19 Thread keith_w
Thibouille wrote: Mmm Nikon is rumoured to introduce a medium format lineup (MX format) based on a sensor of 54x54 mm. If this is true, Pentax MF'd better be cheap enough, and Leica is screwed ;) Anyway, rumours ... :p A tiny bit smaller than the old time 2 1/4 square format. What would the

Re: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor

2009-02-19 Thread keith_w
JC OConnell wrote: Rectangle Definition : From Latin: rectus right + angle, A 4-sided polygon where all interior angles are 90° = JC O'Connell As far as you go, your statement is totally correct. keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor

2009-02-19 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: Oh, c'mon now. Next thing you'll be telling us that a square is a rhombus, or a trapezoid. While all 4 corners of both a square and a rectangle must be 90 degrees, the commonly accepted (preferred) definition states that a rectangle has adjacent sides of UNequal length. I

Re: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor

2009-02-19 Thread keith_w
JC OConnell wrote: A square is a special rectangle, but it IS a rectangle. I just googled it last night, nowhere in any of the definitions does it say that a rectangle has to have any requirements on side lengths. Its just has to have all 4 corners at 90 degreees. There is differentiation, the

Re: Amusing square-format dSLR rumor

2009-02-18 Thread keith_w
Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 09:50:16PM -0500, JC OConnell wrote: # Whiz? In what class?, remedial school? # # a square IS a rectangle. a square photo format is still a rectangular # format. # its just a rectangle with all four sides equal length. Oh, c'mon now. Next thing

Re: GESO Street Portraits

2009-02-17 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Hi Everyone: 1) The point of this exercise was to shoot closer engage with people more, which really doesn't come naturally to me. For the bit of street stuff I've done, I have used the

Re: GESO Street Portraits

2009-02-17 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: I've been there several times, and have never run across a GESO Steet! keith Very well done, Keith. You're a good boy for always stopping on the kerb, looking left, right and left again (or perhaps the other way where you live) and only when the street is clear walking

Re: Stop all email

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
AlunFoto wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0CDieb4yMhl=no Cheers, Jostein Outstanding! That led me to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9P26fvVpwfeature=related Fine guitar work! Ooops! I hope it's a Pentax Acoustic! :-D keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 11 years

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
Pedro Oliveira wrote: Hi. My first post was in November, 1997. My second post is this one... ;-) Pedro Oliveira Hah! I don't believe that! The earliest post I can find for myself is 2006, which I know is wrong! I was on much earlier than that, but...in the meanwhile I had changed my

Re: Good News

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: And on-topic. My son Stefan has been accepted for some work experience in the photography dept. at our local paper, The Oxford Mail (and sister paper The Oxford Times) for a week in July :-) Not without a little brow- beating from yours truly of course, but nonetheless, here's the

Re: Good News

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 16/2/09, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh! Is that Stephan in the co-pilot seat? Great! Stefan. Yah. Ooops! Most humble apologies! Your Stefan is the only one I've ever known! I won't do that again! * * * * I damn near solo'd in '45 in a light plane (Piper Cub

Re: Good News

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 16/2/09, keith_w, undiscombobulated, lashed out: I damn near solo'd in '45 in a light plane (Piper Cub). Had a LOT of hours dual, and was close, but...just the way it went. I thought you flew with the USAF? -- Cheers, Cotty I flew when I was very young, out of a CAA

Re: Good News

2009-02-16 Thread keith_w
Scott Loveless wrote: On 2/16/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 16/2/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/video.html Out on a limb here, but you didn't let him pick the music, did you? Har. Royalty free music - choice is not magnificent.

Re: 4 years

2009-02-15 Thread keith_w
Scott Loveless wrote: I was sitting here drinking, wondering if I spouted off too much on the list tonight and reading through the quotes lists, when I realized I've been subscribed to the list for 4 years this month. Please accept my apologies. Uhhh, for stopping smoking, or for belonging

Re: A thought experiment involving acetone

2009-02-15 Thread keith_w
Rick Womer wrote: Acetone dissolves polycarbonate very nicely. One of =my= friends discovered this many years ago. Try this: Get some DEET-containing insect repellent. Immerse the camera in it. The DEET will dissolve the camera, and leave the superglue pellet behind. Remove the pellet.

Re: A thought experiment involving acetone

2009-02-15 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 15/2/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Obviously nobody would be so stupid as to do a thing like this, but let's just suppose that you had a friend - yea, let's say a friend, that's good - who was a complete dork and accidentally dripped cyanoacrylate superglue onto the OK

Re: PESO - Ralf's Field

2009-02-15 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: Actually I decided I don't like it but wtf... http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/landscapes/images/index.html R-D1 + 15/4.5 -- Cheers, Cotty I still like your Squall At Sunset! Lovely catch, well done. keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Holly Golightly

2009-02-15 Thread keith_w
Derby Chang wrote: Bob W wrote: http://www.web-options.com/HG1.jpg http://www.web-options.com/HG2.jpg Bob Very tasty, especially the 2nd. Her shoes don't look like much in the 1st, but really catch my eye in the 2nd. Minor thing, if only we could see all of the shoes. I like gamine. D

Re: Smokin'

2009-02-12 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 12/2/09, Monica, discombobulated, unleashed: ...hat I'd given up several times, included 2 separate periods of a year each. Each time I went back to it was because I thought I could enjoy the pleasure of a cigar in a park on a beautiful spring day, and not get instantly

Re: Smokin'

2009-02-12 Thread keith_w
Scott Loveless wrote: On 2/12/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: The biggest part of when i quit, was to keep my mind busy, But instead i just made toasted BTL sandwiches.:-) Yeah, I've put on a little weight. Don't let 'em tell you it's all psychological... Oh, it IS,

Re: short tele primes

2009-02-06 Thread keith_w
JC OConnell wrote: the K85/1.8, K105/2.8 and K120/2.8 are better lenses... JC O'Connell True! I have an SMC Pentax 85/1.8 I'd part with, but it will cost you. I bought it for $450 US, 6 years ago and will part with it for the same. Beautiful lens! Body 99% perfect, glass 100%. keith

Re: PESO - The Stare

2009-02-03 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Peter Alling webste...@mindspring.com wrote: At the resolution presented I can't tell it's a ring or some other artifact. Severely cropped, full resolution, oversharpened, it looks like it might be a ring but not a wedding band or

Re: just the faqs, man

2009-01-30 Thread keith_w
John Celio wrote: I can host it on my site. Is graywolf not able to host it anymore? John Did you get an answer to that, John? Haven't heard from him in a long time. keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT - website video test

2009-01-28 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: Hi gang, I'm testing some video on my website - if you'd like to try it on your computer and connection, please feel free. it's a 3 minute test and is currently too small, and judders a bit (have to republish with de-interlaced video and a bit bigger but it's getting there) - I

Re: FF Monday - Optio S4i

2009-01-26 Thread keith_w
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: FF means for free. I just got an Optio A40 (so maybe I can take a pic for the PUG now and then). Haven't used it yet, but it seems heavy enough that it won't be too hard to use (light PS's are a problem, move too much). That leaves me with the Optio S4i. It's too

Re: The Americans

2009-01-24 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 23/1/09, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: If you come to DC, a pdml group outing could be organized. Airfares are not bad from Chicago to DC right now... But the pound is. This time last year I would get 2 bucks for a pound. Now - $1.36 !!! Add to that I have

Re: Phone calls

2009-01-23 Thread keith_w
John Graves wrote: Since it seems rant time...My phone just rang again with an unknown caller! I am being killed by robo-calls. They don't seem to have to pay attention to anything. One call, for the tenth, (at least) time says this is the last time they will call me to reduce my

Re: PESO: Good Listeners

2009-01-18 Thread keith_w
Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Bruce, Marnie, Ken, Dave and all who had a look. Yes, I think I'm going to re-title it body language. The woman seems to be defensive and the man anxious to speak. They probably aren't good listeners. Paul I think it's a great catch! A few seconds either way

Re: PESO: Wh...Whe...Where Am I ???

2009-01-16 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 16/1/09, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Gee, Toto... I don't think we're in Philly anymore... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8507667size=lg Rick It looks like it, doesn't it! Look at all the chimley pots! Lovely! keith whaley That wouldn't be

Re: PESO: Sick Transit

2009-01-15 Thread keith_w
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: My idea of a christmas photo - taken on Dec. 25, 7:50 p.m.: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/15672899 Rejoyce! Ralf An exclamation under the photo's title says Frohlocket'. My translator says that is Glad-Lured! What?! Can you do

Re: PESO: Sick Transit

2009-01-15 Thread keith_w
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: keith_w keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: An exclamation under the photo's title says Frohlocket'. My translator says that is Glad-Lured! What?! Can you do better, please? Rejoyce! Ralf As you already posted in one message! :-D Thanks! keith -- PDML Pentax

Re: Arctic invasion

2009-01-15 Thread keith_w
John Francis wrote: Here's a picture of my back deck around lunchtime today: http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/Jan2009.jpg The temperatures are in the 70s for the fourth day running Maybe all that power running thru those overhead lines melted the snow? ...or maybe not... keith -- PDML

Re: Atctic invasion

2009-01-14 Thread keith_w
Joseph McAllister wrote: Jeeez Keith, that makes you older than me, by a bunch... Hell, I'm rapidly getting older than ANYone else, so...not much surprises me anymore! :-D keith On Jan 13, 2009, at 16:03 , keith_w wrote: Bill Owens wrote: Out local media is reminding me of Dave's

Re: Cotty's birthday

2009-01-14 Thread keith_w
Scott Loveless wrote: It's Cotty's birthday where Cotty is. Somebody call him, please, and pass on the birthday wishes. Where IS Cotty these days? keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: OT Do I go naked before my friends?

2009-01-14 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 14/1/09, m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Happy Birthday, Cot. New translation, sadly truncated. Enjoy. http://www.elwp.com/Joe%20Cocker.html Har!!! -- Cheers, Cotty Happy birthday, Cotty! Seriously I gotta say, Cocker is certifiably NUTS! I

Re: Atctic invasion

2009-01-13 Thread keith_w
Bill Owens wrote: Out local media is reminding me of Dave's recent post about the Toronto blizzard. We're expecting lows in the upper teens and highs in the mid to upper 30's and they call this an Arctic invasion. I remember living in the Chicago and Indiana area when this would be considered

Re: PESO - William Stone

2009-01-12 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic19.html Canon 1D mark II + Pentax A*85mm 1.4 wide open.

Re: PESO - Dear Santa

2009-01-09 Thread keith_w
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/9/2009 1:30:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bkday...@daytonphoto.com writes: I thought you all might enjoy seeing what my little girl created for Christmas. On Christmas Eve she worked really hard all on her own to write a letter to Santa to

Re: PESO: Quite possibly the best photo I have ever taken

2009-01-07 Thread keith_w
Derby Chang wrote: I know I have had some copious amounts of wine tonight, but I may have inadvertently hit my peak I am ever likely to attain. Darnit http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_01/09_01_belly/01.htm Hah! I love it! However, just wait 'til he finds out he kissed a sister!

Re: WOWs

2009-01-07 Thread keith_w
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: [...] I had my modest shoulder bag, the G1 fitted with Olympus 25mm lens... The G1 being a micro 4/3 format, which Oly 25mm, please? Thanks, keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: GFM link

2009-01-06 Thread keith_w
David J Brooks wrote: Considering when the original elevation was run, 20' is not to bad. Then again another nail in the surveyor f***ked up, coffin If this was triangulated as apposed to hand run, that is. I have worked on level projects were the grade was extremely steep, and good closures

Re: sic transit optio w60

2009-01-05 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: You have to remember, PS cameras are not made to appeal to advanced photographers like us. They're made for lowest-common-denominator users, and as such have to be as simple and user friendly as possible. Alas, they are not in any way simple and user friendly Hear,

Re: Happy New Year and a recipe for you from my kitchen

2009-01-01 Thread keith_w
Christine Aguila wrote: Hey, that's a cool recipe--a bit like my beef stew but with out the wine mushrooms--I'll have to try that. Happy New Year, Ann. Cheers, Christine Christine, That 1/4 cup (2 oz.) of white wine will lose all its alcohol by heating, leaving only the subtle taste it

Re: sic transit optio w60

2008-12-31 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Celio Subject: Re: sic transit optio w60 Quoting Ann S. Whoever said I wouldn't be happy with a bitsy camera , you were right... I can't stand not having a viewfinder, and can't hold the damn thing steady. The lack of viewfinder

Re: SD memory card for *istDS

2008-12-15 Thread keith_w
John Francis wrote: On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 07:11:55PM -0800, keith_w wrote: Oh, and since the image numbers start with IMGP0001.JPG, I know they were the first images ever recorded with that camera. Not necessarily - the camera owner may well have had the camera set to restart numbering

Re: PESOS - I went, I bought, I shot a couple of frames

2008-12-15 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: [...] guess ya didn't like the cat :-) best, ann Hah! LOVED that independent ol' Cat! keith -- 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

Re: Never buy from Amazon

2008-12-15 Thread keith_w
Bob Blakely wrote: 1.I don't give a flying f about discussing who you, I, or anyone else will or will not do business with unless they are cheating customers regarding photography related items. This is because: 2.This forum is no place for this post. You should find or start another

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-14 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: Keith - Joe McAllister has recommended the z10... it sounds spectacular and within my budget... 7x optical zoom and up to 3200 ISO... The Pentax Optio Z10 is a small, compact digital camera http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_pentax_optio_z10.php# with a twist -

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-14 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: not sure I can afford it but it would certainly be good for me , since I drowned one of my cameras by accident. ann Must be a hair after 5 PM in your neck o' the woods, so...what'd you get? Share, please! keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

SD memory card for *istDS

2008-12-14 Thread keith_w
You won't believe this, but...I have a 512MB SD memory card, and it has 6 photos on it. The EXIF data says they were recorded on a *istDS, back on June 29th of 2006. I must have bought this card from eBay for my Optio S4, 'cause I don't own a DS, and none of the images mean anything to me.

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-13 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: I got a little bit of money for my birthday I very much liked the Optio Bill Robb had at GFM - I want a used one cheap... Beyond one of you selling it to me... Do any of these point and shoots shoot raw? The Optios won't. They record at 2304 X 1728 pixels at

Re: GESO 2008 - emergence - GDG

2008-12-13 Thread keith_w
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Some stuff I've been working on ... http://www.gdgphoto.com/emergence/ All at ISO 800-1600 using the Pentax M50/1.4 near wide open, fitted to the Olympus EC14. Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey Since I didn't recognize that

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-13 Thread keith_w
Dario Bonazza wrote: The Panasonic LX3/Leica Dlux4 approaches the quality of a SRL in most respects. Noise is better than that of Pentax PS, but cannot match that of a DLSR. Pros: Fast, excellent lens, Excellent dynamic range, 24mm shorter focal length, A meter hard to fool, RAW capture.

Re: PESO - Askance

2008-12-05 Thread keith_w
Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso9.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco Heh...got hooked and watched 'em all, Marco! You have a good eye. In most cases, you seem invisible to your 'audience'! With rare exception, nobody pays attention to the photographer.

Re: OT: Progress never stands still - is this the next sensor design?

2008-12-03 Thread keith_w
Sandy Harris wrote: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heineken, *probably* the best beer in the world... At one point, I hung around with some Belgian and Dutch people who kidded each other a lot, mostly in English so te rest of us could understand. One of the Beligians' better

Re: celebrity photo ?

2008-11-23 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: I have a book called BIS: Jonvelle - I think it is fairly well known (snicker snicker) [...] here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/557kwm not a big issue -- but I'm curious ann Hi Anne, In your URL, it was stated, Alas, on ebay we can no longer accept money

Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)?

2008-11-21 Thread keith_w
JC OConnell wrote: Huh? The whole point of a M42 DSLR is to get the convenience of the M42 automatic aperture function which WAS invented over 50 years ago. There is no M42 DSLR or DSLR adapter on the market that enables the M42 lenses to operate fully (yet). That's my point. This M42 DSLR would

Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)?

2008-11-21 Thread keith_w
Joseph McAllister wrote: John, I was in the Navy back in the 60s. When a new version of a lens or camera came out and was listed in the catalog of new gear, we bought it. It was my job, when the new stuff arrived, to sit on the loading dock at the rear of the photolab and use a hammer and a

Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)?

2008-11-21 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: Keith Whaley wrote: I've an opinion on this too. (Full of 'em tonight! :-D Does anyone believe Leica's bodies and lenses justify their obscene prices, from a manufacturing and assembly cost standpoint? Is there THAT much labor in either one? You're paying 80% of the money

Re: PESO: Emergency Strip

2008-11-20 Thread keith_w
PN Stenquist wrote: Well done. Nice model, nice photo. Paul On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:45 AM, Cotty wrote: On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church

Re: California fires

2008-11-17 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 17/11/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I believe Cotty's net worth is about £17-, and he still has more money than brains. You bastard! £18 I'll have you know. \ Hell, I'll gladly give him the extra two £ so he can be a £20-innaire! Good onya, lad! keith -- PDML

Re: California fires

2008-11-16 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: Some good photos of the fires in CA here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7731706.stm I particularly like #5, which confirms all our prejudices about Californians :o) Bob What's our? Use of a Segway confirms someone's prejudices? What might those be? keith whaley --

Re: California fires

2008-11-16 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: Some good photos of the fires in CA here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7731706.stm I particularly like #5, which confirms all our prejudices about Californians :o) Bob What's our? Use of a Segway confirms someone's prejudices? Everyone in Europe,

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-06 Thread keith_w
Derby Chang wrote: mike wilson wrote: From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/05 Wed PM Cotty wrote: On 4/11/08, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Ya know, I need a set of magnifying lenses that fit on my regular glasses. I think jewelers have them... I have

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-06 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 6/11/08, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: The requested URL /fishingkitsclothingandaccessories.php?id=1487 was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Hi Keith, Just tried

Re: OT: 8 PM PST

2008-11-06 Thread keith_w
DagT wrote: I´ve noticed that. Almost every US citicen I´ve met the past years has started by appologizing for George W. Bush :-) Anyway, one thing we Scandinavians though were funny was that the Republicans warned that the US would end up like Sweden if Obama won. Sweden is pretty much

Re: Message to Our American Friends

2008-11-05 Thread keith_w
ann sanfedele wrote: Well said, both Frank and Derby. It was amazing here (on my street) last night - or rather , this morning... I needed Ralf's skills in night photography to capture it - :-) Regardless of what you think of the outcome, and I'm unabashedly delighted, Why is that not a

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-05 Thread keith_w
mike wilson wrote: From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/04 Tue PM 07:25:46 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up Cotty wrote: On 4/11/08, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Ya know, I need a set of magnifying lenses that fit

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-04 Thread keith_w
keith_w wrote: I took the back off my lovely MX, to find out when it was assembled (Oct. 1980) and noticed a lot of black deposits on the light-seal ridges of the back, top and bottom. Thinking that was deteriorated foam seal stuff, I got out the denatured (isopropyl) alcohol and a bunch

Re: Pentax MX questions

2008-11-04 Thread keith_w
Derby Chang wrote: I've never replaced mirror box seals, but seals on the back are pretty easy to do. I got some foam from this fellow on eekbay http://myworld.ebay.com.au/interslice/ The little bamboo tool is good for cleaning out the old gunk, with a little alcohol help (naturally). The

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-04 Thread keith_w
Joseph McAllister wrote: On Nov 4, 2008, at 00:16 , keith_w wrote: Ya know, I need a set of magnifying lenses that fit on my regular glasses. I think jewelers have them... Your optometrist should have or be able to get you clip-on magnifiers like I use. They flip up, and clip to the frame

Re: Pentax MX questions - follow up

2008-11-04 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 4/11/08, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Ya know, I need a set of magnifying lenses that fit on my regular glasses. I think jewelers have them... I have one of these: http://www.anglersrendezvous.co.uk/f ishingkitsclothingandaccessories.php?id=1487 not cheap but mine

Re: Big day today

2008-11-04 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: One of my friends became a British citizen today: http://www.web-options.com/Citizenship/ Bob Some really outstanding shots there, Bob! Fifth from last, lower right, is filled with raw emotion! You can really feel it. Everybody is going thru their own strong feelings. Love the

Pentax MX questions

2008-11-03 Thread keith_w
I took the back off my lovely MX, to find out when it was assembled (Oct. 80) and noticed a lot of black deposits on the light-seal ridges of the back, top and bottom. Tbinking that was deteriorated foam seal stuff, I got out the denatured (isopropyl) alcohol and a bunch of swabs. Well, it

Re: Pentax MX questions

2008-11-03 Thread keith_w
Bob Sullivan wrote: It's the old light seals. Clean them off, clean out the groves, install new ones. Regards, Bob S. It was/is. Under magnification, they DO look pretty clean now! Wonder why!? I'll deliver it to my local repair guy, about a mile away. if he's still in business, that is!

Re: Garmin GPS Maps

2008-10-18 Thread keith_w
Doug Franklin wrote: Howdy, folks, If you have the urge to buy a Garmin product, STOP, DON'T DO IT. They're a worthless bunch of sackless wankers who are more than willing to steal your money and then try to silence you if you complain. Don't even try to post a negative review of their

Re: PESO: Covered Bridge

2008-10-18 Thread keith_w
Brian Walters wrote: Very nice, Jack. The covered bridge is an interesting design. I suppose they must have been constructed in other places but they seem (to me, anyway) to be a real American icon. I often wonder why they were covered. Was it just for shelter or was there some other reason?

Re: OT - Govt Agency doctors photograph to sanitize history

2008-10-12 Thread keith_w
John Celio wrote: It's just a stamp. I'd much rather have the government not portray smoking as cool than accurately reproduce a tiny version of an old photo. John Sorry, John. No, it's NOT just a stamp. Even a stamp should portray visual fact. Visual reality. Correcting history should be

Re: !!

2008-10-11 Thread keith_w
Norm Baugher wrote: Bullshitt. If he was shooting digital and he had the exposures on his computer no one would say a thing Norm Oh, I think some would, as it's not a matter of what media was used, at all... Seems to me, the entire object of recording an image is so you or others can

Re: Subject: Re: !!

2008-10-11 Thread keith_w
John Sessoms wrote: From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the _act_ of taking a photograph is all there is, why bother with film or a memory card? Keep your battery charged and go thru the motions, because capturing the image is not the end product ~ being in a place of your choosing

Re: !!

2008-10-11 Thread keith_w
Norm Baugher wrote: Bittte me Mark. You forgot to say bitte. keith Mark Roberts wrote: Norm Baugher wrote: Bullshitt. If he was shooting digital and he had the exposures on his computer no one would say a thing You misspelled Bullshit Norm. Try to get these things right in the

Re: !!

2008-10-10 Thread keith_w
Norm Baugher wrote: Winogrand. ann sanfedele wrote: One quite prominent BW film shooter with the first name of Gary last name starts with W And two R's in Garry. keith whaley (no R's) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: !!

2008-10-10 Thread keith_w
Rick Womer wrote: From the New York Times Magazine, March 13 1988: Stashed away in bureau drawers and plastic garbage bags in his Los Angeles home were more than 2,400 rolls of exposed but undeveloped film, as well as 6,500 rolls of developed film that had not been proofed. Contact sheets of

!!

2008-10-09 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: Philosophy Of course old is a relative term, isn't it? ;-) Well, the more I shoot (or older I become, or whatever else) the more reluctant I feel to sit down and process the photos right away. Though some

Re: PESO: Southeast 9, gusting 10

2008-10-07 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 7/10/08, Ralf R. Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: Last Friday in Dunkirk: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/14514788 Shot taken from under the tailgate. No way of doing anything without the shelter provided by the car, not even with the heavy 300

Re: OT - Guitars

2008-10-07 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 7/10/08, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Whichever guitar you end up with, this instructional video is sure to help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ThSi1wbqU LOL -- Cheers, Cotty That was a wonderful find, Mark! And thanks for passing it along, Cotty! g

Re: GFM sold

2008-09-29 Thread keith_w
AlunFoto wrote: Here's more meat to the bone: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/219105.html Jostein That sounds pretty clear to me! The historic owners are joining the buyers in making sure the land stays clean and clear of destructive practices. If it all happens as intended,

Re: OT - sad celebrity passing

2008-09-28 Thread keith_w
Bob Blakely wrote: Geez Paul, I didn't know I was flaming. I certainly didn't intend to. I'm all alone here, and I just wanted to be conversational. Nevertheless, I'm sorry. It won't happen again. Regards Bob... Don't worry about it, Bob. You've been around long enough so folks don't have

Re: Important: Orphan Works is being HOTLINED today - OUT OF BOUNDS!

2008-09-27 Thread keith_w
Rick Womer wrote: This list is, and should remain, a politics-free zone. Rick Not all subjects are so black and white. I'd think an exception could be made for notifying photographers about important laws being proposed that would affect copyright law! Those who publish their photographs

Re: All Good Things Update

2008-09-22 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: On 21/9/08, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: What Cotty wants is more like this... http://www.416-1100.com/gallery/4751616_7oJ2S#281667185_7JDgD-A-LB But that link was atrocious! This is much better: http://www.macvideo.tv/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=102409

Re: OT: Tough times

2008-09-22 Thread keith_w
Bob W wrote: Things are starting to get really bad. Even in the darkest days of the Irish Potato Famine, even in the worst of 14th-century plague years, even in the depths of the Great Depression I don't think ordinary people had to make sacrifices like this unfortunate woman:

Re: Photographer harassed by unidentified Ass. Producer.

2008-09-18 Thread keith_w
P. J. Alling wrote: Not entirely true, I have a friend who's the legal mind behind a local studio. His opinion is that releases are necessary. You never know when someone is going to be a b*d. If it's outside, in the open, I.E. exposed to the public, it's your legal friend who's

Re: Disturbing News

2008-09-14 Thread keith_w
Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Blakely wrote: I usually buy my gear from Samy's as they have a local store just down the road in Santa Ana. I stopped in to pick up another walking around bag and found that all the Pentax gear is now gone from their shelves. The have only left over stock. It's not

Re: For Sale Friday

2008-09-13 Thread keith_w
Cotty wrote: Last call for Pentax A20mm 2.8 really nice condition. Genuine front and rear caps, pouch, box. All mint minus. Before it goes on eekbay, make me an offer. Also exc + K 50mm 1.4 with trick LENS HOOD suitable for 1.5 crop sensor DSLR: 85 1.8 / 100 4 / 105 2.8 hood Going

Re: PESO - What About Me?

2008-09-05 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: Yet another hommage to Elliot Erwitt: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-about-me.html Comments always welcome. thanks, frank Absolutely *love* these, Frank, but the display app will not let me pause and spend some time looking at individual

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