Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-10 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: Well Ann, you're going to get a huge increase in real resolution, and the files will tax your computer's capabilities. Now that you've got good eyes, you can enjoy it. You might want to check out buydig for a new K-5. They're selling for less than

Re: OT Computer conundrum for those who care.

2013-07-10 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: I've got one more utility to try on the drive before I take it out of it's enclosure, so I apparently have a new hobby and it's not photography. All digital photographers are by definition computer hobbyists. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-10 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. The Pentax K-5 II was getting 900 DNGs per 32GB card. I couldn't imagine taking more than 200-300 shots in a day before my Alaska cruise,

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/11/2013 00:48, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. The Pentax K-5 II was getting 900 DNGs per 32GB card. I

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Walt wrote: On 7/10/2013 11:48 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. The Pentax K-5 II was getting 900 DNGs per 32GB card. I

Re: soon to be enabled

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: so from a practical aspect, what is the difference if when I output from elements I'd be making are 300 ppi jpgs ? or pngs? That doesn't matter much. I have no experience at all with DNGS... anyone want to school me briefly? The difference is

Re: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Same thing's happened in other industries. Everyone wants you to buy their products exclusively, not mix-and-match. Everything's proprietary these days, by design. No, no, no, you misunderstand. Everything is standardized. It's just

Re: PESO: Raindrops keep falling on my head

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17445131 K-r with FA 100 F2.8 macro and monopod Weird, the EXIF on photo.net claims it's 115mm... Nice work! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/

Re: PESO -- Boxes

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: Which is what they are really. Two different aesthetics, 75 years and no improvement really. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20boxes.html Were you singing while you worked on that? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule

Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, steve harley wrote: long story short, i saved his bacon and got a sweet deal; 50-135 is fantastic lens, but a bit of a workout for my shoulder; i will probably resell the rest Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: PESO - The new tree

2013-07-11 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 01, 2013, George Sinos wrote: http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/6/27/how-big-is-my-front-yard I took a few pictures with different lenses to change the apparent size of my yard. I figure if I ever want to sell the house I'll use a photo like the one at the top of the post.

Re: Linux RAW editor/manager? (was Re: OT - Lightzone Open Source Photo Editor (Windows, Linux))

2013-07-12 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 01, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-07-01 14:33 Aahz Maruch wrote Well, I do have something very specific in mind. ;-) I'm highly keyboard-focused, and I have yet to figure out how to easily switch between multiple terminal windows spread across multiple virtual desktops. (E.g

Re: K-5 SD card capacity

2013-07-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: A 16 gig card in a k-5 holds 460 frames RAW. That closely matches my experience of ~900 shots on 32GB. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a

Re: K-5 SD card capacity

2013-07-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/14/2013 18:18, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: A 16 gig card in a k-5 holds 460 frames RAW. That closely matches my experience of ~900 shots on 32GB. Sounds good, and more than I'll need. IF I had to review 460

Re: Back From Italy!

2013-07-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Just returned from two weeks of exhausting and exhilarating hiking it Italy. Stories and photos to follow soon! Mark! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help

Not-OT: LBA in the news

2013-07-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
He does mention Pentax... http://www.f-stopeight.com/confessions-of-an-ex-gear-addict-how-buying-cameras-and-lenses-made-me-miserable-and-loose-thousands/ -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * I love dead.

Re: Fw: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)

2013-07-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, John wrote: It's also a menu choice under File Format. See page 202 in the K-5 manual (available as a free PDF file from Pentax). Just a reminder to Ann that the K-5 manual is *not* the same as the one for K-5 II, make sure you get the right one (makes little difference

Re: Wedding photographer with gag order clause in contract

2013-07-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, John wrote: On 7/15/2013 8:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: A wedding photog has a fine-print clause in his contract that prohibits customers from posting negative reviews of his services:

Re: Fw: K-5 Arrived! - now I have a question :-)

2013-07-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/15/2013 20:02, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, John wrote: It's also a menu choice under File Format. See page 202 in the K-5 manual (available as a free PDF file from Pentax). Just a reminder to Ann that the K-5 manual is *not* the same

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second most important reason to upgrade from the K-5 (the first one being of course the huge improvement in AF accuracy in odd light). 16MP is already more than I need and I'm happy to delay

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: -Messaggio originale- From: Aahz Maruch On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Dario Bonazza wrote: Funny, as I thought of the 16MP sensor in the K-5IIs as the second most important reason to upgrade from the K-5 (the first one being of course the huge

OT: wolf chases bike

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
Given that we have so many bicyclists here and given the second URL has some up-close-and-personal shots of the wolf, I figured I'd pass this along: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/11/landers-wolf-chases-sandpoint-cyclist-down-alaska/

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, John wrote: Rumor has it that *SOMEDAY* there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. No, no, no, someday there will be a rumor that there's going to be a FF Pentax DSLR. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ *

Re: OT: Another update - some things get better

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: The replacement for my smashed Leslie amplifier speaker arrived at the store today. They called I went down for the unpacking. Much more securely packed than the first one. Hooked it up and tested it out at the store to make sure everything was

Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the eyebrows are invariably a gaussian smear.

Re: Linux RAW editor/manager? (was Re: OT - Lightzone Open Source Photo Editor (Windows, Linux))

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 04, 2013, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Anyone have other suggestions for a Linux RAW editor/manager? Although I've looked through all the replies, I didn't see some of the Linux solutions out there. Thus I'll

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Mark C wrote: If you really want a challenge go for a gnat's eyebrows - Mark! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html

Re: Peso - Ashley with the K-5

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/17/2013 00:17, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: at the moment I'm shooting rawjpg in camera... and I rather like it.. what I've lost in the settings is while I extended the ISO to 51200 I don't see where I set it to

[meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
Remember, you have no privacy. More seriously, does anyone remember why this list is set for reply-to list? Very few other lists I'm on these days are set that way, precisely because the failure mode is worse with reply-to list (screw up with reply-to sender and you only send something private

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jul 17, 2013, at 09:25 , Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: More seriously, does anyone remember why this list is set for reply-to list? Very few other lists I'm on these days are set that way, precisely because the failure mode is worse

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: ok AAHZ, fess up - what did you send to list that you meant to be private? and just how much trouble did you get into? ;-) Not me! It was Zos! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ *

Re: Help request, who knows a lens repair service that will even look at older third party lenses?

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: [...] I'm not semi retired, I'm under employed, and I'd like to say I'm curmudgeonly from years of dealing with a--holes in software development racket, but actual, I was born that way. How many of us resemble that remark? raises hand -- Hugs and

Re: PESO - Swallow on a Cat Tail

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I first read the subject line as ... on a Cat's tail :-) ...and I read it as Swallowing a cat's tail... -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 7/17/2013 13:54, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: ok AAHZ, fess up - what did you send to list that you meant to be private? and just how much trouble did you get into? ;-) Not me! It was Zos! So does that mean you

OT: Japan's Internet Cafes

2013-07-17 Thread Aahz Maruch
Photo essay with weird CSS -- I'm curious what people think about the presentation (I know it's just CSS because I originally viewed this in a browser with JS off). http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-11/japans-internet-cafes-home-for-the-underemployed -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013, Bill wrote: On 17/07/2013 2:03 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Unlike many people of my birth culture (Jewish), I don't do guilt. Your mother must love you. She grew up on a kibbutz, she doesn't do guilt, either. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http

Re: PESO - Blue and Flowers

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 05, 2013, Rick Womer wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1794size=lg The window box and shadow definitely make it work. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a

Re: GESO - Stack Focusing Dragonflies in the Field

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, John wrote: Those collapsible reflector/diffuser kits can be used as wind modifiers as well as light modifiers. Amen -- in fact, that's mostly what I use mine for. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ *

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Bob Sullivan wrote: On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jul 17, 2013, at 09:25 , Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: More seriously, does anyone remember why this list is set for reply

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013, Bill wrote: On 18/07/2013 8:51 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: And your point is? FSM knows I'm *so* not a fan of change for change's sake, but I also think it's bizarre to excuse a state of affairs as that's the way we've always done it. If people actually do prefer reply

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-18 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013, Bob Sullivan wrote: This is a list. Posting has been this way for 10+ years. And your point is? FSM knows I'm *so* not a fan of change for change's sake, but I also think it's bizarre to excuse a state of affairs as that's the way we've always done it. If

Cat lounger (was: [meta] Reply-to list)

2013-07-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013, Gerrit Visser wrote: We came home from our cruise to find him a full blown diabetic. After 3 months, many $ and insulin injections later, he is now almost recovered (cats are unique that way). But as a result he gets even more spoiled than before. That used to be my

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Every email list I've ever been on has had reply-to-list as the default. Why would you participate in a mailing list and not want replies sent to the... list? Makes no sense. Interesting -- even before the various lists I've been started changing

Re: Available model photography

2013-07-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 07, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: I started out from the premise of Photo sessions for the shy, and here is what I wrote on the subject of making people feel comfortable in front of the camera. I would greatly appreciate feedback, suggestions and further ideas for future iterations

Re: [meta] Reply-to list (was Re: FS: Low-mileage K-7 body, WR kit zoom, Tamron 24-135 lens)

2013-07-19 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Aahz Maruch wrote: On Fri, Jul 19, 2013, Mark Roberts wrote: Every email list I've ever been on has had reply-to-list as the default. Why would you participate in a mailing list and not want replies sent to the... list? Makes no sense. Interesting

Re: PESO (kind of) - Solving a Focus Problem

2013-07-20 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 08, 2013, George Sinos wrote: I was getting soft results with my 24-70mm lens on one body and excellent results on another. It pointed to either a problem or a need for fine-tuning the focus. I used the FocusTune software with good results. Here's is a short description of the

Re: PESO: A small set taken with the K85 f1.8 wide open

2013-07-20 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 08, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: This lens is capable of really shallow DOF (and on an APS-C sized sensor). I don't need no steenkin' full frame. These are just some quick grab shots taken over my afternoon break. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/sets/72157634554848922 The

Re: PESO - Leaf Eater

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 08, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Almost half way through and still going: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/leaf-eater.html?m=1 Nice! I would maybe put the focus point a half-inch farther back to get more of it in focus (and add some foreground bokeh). But you

Re: PESO - Aussi Power Run

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 08, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I don't often show misses, but this one's so close I had to share. Sadly, I missed the focus (see how the guys behind him are sharp?), but otherwise I think it would have been a fine shot:

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly see

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test

Re: Eyebrow clarity: handheld vs tripod (was Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?)

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
as well give it another go. On 7/21/2013 4:18 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue

Re: KEH in the bay area

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: I just got an email from KEH that they are going to be at the Hayward camera show next weekend, buying and selling gear. AFAICT, their e-mail only said that they're going to be buying, did I miss something? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: KEH in the bay area

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013, Kenneth Waller wrote: They don't charge admission when they are in Detroit! KEH isn't charging admission, they're attending a larger show: http://photocentral.org/HaywardCameraShow.html -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/

Re: PESO - Spider Rock

2013-07-21 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: In Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. We were there in the middle of the day so it's a bit harsh - you take the light you're given... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP1754-K5-1peso.html The light is no harsher than the

Re: Rolling down the track

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 10/7/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Recently had an opportunity to photograph a genuine steam engine on the tracks. I took many pictures and will post some galleries when I get them up on flicker. Meantime for those who have no

Re: Re: Rolling down the track

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013, Don Guthrie wrote: You can't have too much train for trainspotters. In the full gallery I had some more shots and angles. Send them to: http://donspix.smugmug.com/Trains/Steam-Train/30556104_RZr3Tm#!i=2636604737k=mMgbFTzlb=1s=A IMO, this is the best one, you did a good

Re: A shiny (almost) new K-7 arrived in the mail today!

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013, Zos Xavius wrote: Yay! No more sensor with dust trapped underneath the filter. No more unreliable shutter button. Thanks to Joe Wilensky for the timely delivery and reasonable price. It still amazes me that it was cheaper to just buy another k-7 than send my beat one

Re: PESO: 'Seney Sunrise'

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: That is publication worthy! Well since you mention it, its from a number of years ago and it recently made it into the finals for a local contest and I thought I'd repost it for some of the newbies oldies here, Congrats! Hope you win (or

Re: PESO Dogwood

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: http://flic.kr/p/f7BHhH Dogwood berries Tried my new 30 octa umbrella softbox for macro work; I like it. Reversed the flash to increase specularity and create more of a spotlight effect. What do you mean by reverse the flash? (Tried quacking but

Re: PESO: Yella Flahrs

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Walt wrote: Yeah, it's just flowers. But, I felt like I ought to contribute something more than questions. So, here's what I thought was the best of the few shots I took. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9264340601/ K-5, F501.7, ISO 80, f/8, 1/90 sec,

Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?

2013-07-22 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50? i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great, yet i rarely use it any more; that range is covered for me by a set of small primes that are excellent

Re: July Extra PUG - Open Gallery - is UP

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Wow, these are all great, thanks for the work! And yeah, if I had to pick one, it probably would be Looking for a Mate. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: PESO lesson hopefully learned

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: In the future, when I'm photographing a sunset, I'll try to remember to wait until after I see the color fading before I give up and quit shooting. ...or at least until your SD card fills up. (Which is what happened to me with that Endicott Sunset

Re: PESO lesson hopefully learned

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
Agreed! On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Boris Liberman wrote: You're welcome. It is now ever so slightly better ;-). On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 05:31:13PM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote: Larry it ever so slightly tilts to the left.

Re: PESO Dogwood

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: http://flic.kr/p/f7BHhH Dogwood berries Tried my new 30 octa umbrella softbox for macro work; I like it. Reversed the flash to increase

16-50/2.8 (was Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?)

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013, steve harley wrote: on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50? i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great

Re: the 16-45 to 17-70 range

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Igor Roshchin wrote: Here is what I wrote previously about my experience with Pentax 17-70/4: (2 years ago:) Also, albeit very subjectively (i.e. without quantitative and systematic tests), I found that 17-70/4 tends to produce somewhat sharper images of the dancers

Re: PESO - Bathurst Station

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Haven't done much street photography lately: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/07/bathurst-station.html?m=1 Street yoga! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ *

Re: PAW185 - UP

2013-07-23 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013, DagT wrote: I'm not sure if this works, but the PAW is moved to google+ this week, at least until I get home to update the website: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wSJFa08S9tE/Ue2RuaqO1_I/BGA/mzK5KmyLfW0/w811-h543-no/_DT36524-up.jpg Oh, I look up and see the

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-07-24 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: It would, however, be very tough to give up my in-body image stabilization. On the other hand, those 39 autofocus points seem very attractive. Does anyone actually use those multiple autofocus points for live handheld shooting? -- Hugs and backrubs

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-07-24 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Does anyone actually use those multiple autofocus points for live handheld shooting? I think it would be a big help for birds in flight. On Pentax bodies, it's easy for the bird

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-07-24 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 03:47:17PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: It would, however, be very tough to give up my in-body image stabilization. On the other hand, those 39 autofocus points seem very attractive

Re: reviews on the wirecutter.com

2013-07-24 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 05:25:40PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: I just can't even visualize the mechanics of manually selecting AF point for handheld shooting, so I figured I'd ask whether anyone does. If I have my camera set up on a tripod

Semi-OT: silent lens upgrades

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com talks about silent lens upgrades and makes a few snarky comments about the blogosphere along the way: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/07/silent-changes (Figured this was only semi-OT given the recent discussion about lens differences.) -- Hugs and backrubs

Semi-OT: never trust firmware upgrades...

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
...until they've been out a week or three or five: http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/fujifilm-x-pro1-firmware.html -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * I don't like country music, but I don't mean to

Re: 16-45 corner softness...(was re: 16-50 f2.8)

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
FYI, given your requirement for good wide performance, don't pine too badly for the 16-50, I noticed a fair amount of vignetting at 16/2.8 Honestly, given how much you care about the difference between 16 and 17, I think you might prefer something like the Tamron 10-24 or one of the Sigma 10-20.

Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: Here is an ingenious Kickstarter that has already raised 3x the number of $$$ they had as their goal and there is still most of the month left. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-petzval-portrait-lens Delivery of the first

Re: 16-45 corner softness...(was re: 16-50 f2.8)

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
?) is a complete non-issue. Even minor barrel distortion isn't worth worrying about, but especially vignetting. Unless you just want something to whinge about. In which case, carry on ... :-) On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: FYI, given your requirement

Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013, David Parsons wrote: I can't imagine that crowdsourcing is capable of raising enough money to shut down a production line, retool, and make new product. Might work if they're on the fence about a new lens they're already thinking of and need to ensure that they have a

Re: 16-45 corner softness...(was re: 16-50 f2.8)

2013-07-25 Thread Aahz Maruch
lengths. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 26/07/13 9:33 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: Havne't done any post-processing yet to get a closer look, but the 16-50's 16/2.8 vignetting was clearly visible on casual inspection (i.e. I wasn't looking for it and was mildly surprised

Re: K-5 malfuction... or is it moi? HELP!

2013-07-26 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've been shooting for several days no problem... suddenly instead of getting the nice friendly rear view that tells me what aperature, speed, etc and lots of choices i have to adjust things, when I firstturn on the camera the back lcd view

Re: What if Pentax did a Kickstarter?

2013-07-26 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013, Joseph McAllister wrote: Few companies qualify to be shown on How it's Made without showing you that some part of the product is delivered, except maybe the Swiss Army Knife and the LeatherMan. They mine their own iron ore? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: PESO: Butterfly Bush

2013-07-26 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17461377 Looks like a bee bush to me! More seriously, is that heavily cropped or out-of-focus or what? It seems a bit fuzzier than the pictures you usually post. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: OT: Firefox - a follow up

2013-07-26 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, John wrote: I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I was using. One order of magnitude would be ten times slower. Orders plural

Re: OT: Firefox - a follow up

2013-07-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013, John wrote: On 7/27/2013 12:01 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, John wrote: I finally gave in to the badgering installed the latest version of Firefox. Got rid of the nag tab, but it ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE slower to load anything than the previous version I

Re: OT: Firefox - a follow up

2013-07-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013, John Francis wrote: On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 09:20:05AM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: You still haven't answered the implied question: are you being literal or figurative? The only way you could be literally accurate is if there is something wrong, there's just no way

Re: OT: Anyone here built a hackintosh?

2013-07-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I'm thinking about it. Only a mild intellectual curiosity at the moment, but if anyone has ideas I'd be interested in hearing them. Haven't done that (nor seen anyone who has), but I have seen someone using a Mac virtual machine under Windows, can try

Re: PESO: Loon

2013-07-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013, Don Guthrie wrote: Love the loon. The K-5 just isn't fussy about iso. I often like the TAV setting where you set the shutter aperture and let the K-5 set iso wherever it falls. Seconded, although you can end up with a similar problem if you set the shutter speed to,

Re: PESO - Freedom

2013-07-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/bikes-free-people.html?m=1 ...one with every bike! -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a

Re: OT: Anyone here built a hackintosh?

2013-07-29 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:36 , John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Half the fun is rounding up the parts, putting them all together having the damn thing actually work when you finally shoot the power to it. Have you looked at this guide?

Re: PDML subscriber problem ... responses not getting to the list

2013-07-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The problem I was trying to solve is this: It seems that whenever I respond to PDML messages from the gmail.com browser interface using the subscriber address gdigio...@gmail.com, my responses are presented back to me as if the PDML server has

Re: Peso my retirement home in IR

2013-07-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
Panasonic G3? m4/3 crop factor is 2x. If Canon G3, it's supposed to have a 1/1.8 sensor; my Nikon P7100 has a crop factor of 4.67x with a 1/1.7 sensor, so about 4.94x for a Canon G3. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, David J Brooks wrote: Yes trespassing. This was the G3 so i'm not sure what the zoom

Semi-OT: The m4/3 Users are Nervous

2013-07-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
We were talking recently about what would happen if Pentax died, this answers that pretty well IMO (and his point about used equipment probably applies squared for Pentax): http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/the-m43-users-are-nervous.html -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Re: OT new tech OMG!

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
Also not responsible for accidentally posting best moments that you never wanted anyone else to see. On Wed, Jul 31, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: Autographer ensures that the best moments which may have otherwise been missed are completely captured. I can't wait to see the small print

Re: GESO - 3 with the K-5

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: I set my auto-ISO to 6400 and I'm happy to leave it there. 12800 is just a bit too rough. Yes and no. That is, 12800 is too rough for really good large prints; however, every time I ask myself, Would I rather the camera lock me out of that shot?

Re: GESO - 3 with the K-5

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013, Boris Liberman wrote: On 7/16/2013 12:19 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: And plenty of Photographers + Reviewers said the DA 8-55 Kit lens wasn't good. What rot, my 18-55 AL II purchased new from Buy com for $ 101.99 shipped was a darned good lens with plenty of sharpness, color and

Re: OT new tech OMG!

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I apologize if this turns out to be a duplicate Doesn't seem to be for me. On 7/31/2013 12:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 06:25:37PM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:

Re: New Smugmug site up

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013, George Sinos wrote: I bit the bullet and hit the go button on the new smugmug site. [...] Here it is http://www.georgesphotos.net Overall, looks pretty good and clean. I dislike the way text popups are handled with mouseovers, but I assume that can be changed. Do

Re: New Smugmug site up

2013-07-31 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013, George Sinos wrote: This gallery has full size images http://www.georgesphotos.net/Events/Sand-in-the-City-2013 Initially the gallery resizes for your screen. Click on the image to view it in the lightbox. Then you'll see a little symbol that looks like nested

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