Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

2023-04-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
I just did a quick search through my library for high-ISO photos to try it out. I was particularly impressed by this example, where the new algorithm preserved the colors in a sparkly birthday party tablecloth, which were completely obliterated by the old algorithm. (I didn't spend any time fine-tu

Re: Quick survey

2024-06-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
I shoot PEF, and convert to DNG on import with Lightroom ("Copy as DNG"). The reason I do this is that when Lightroom does the conversion, it embeds a checksum that can later be used with "Library > Validate DNG Files" to verify that no disk corruption has occurred. At least at the time I decided

Re: July PUG

2009-06-29 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > Thanks!  I'll be thinking of you guys while I'm riding my bike around > PA's Endless Mountains. Sounds like a long ride. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Opinion wanted on Pose

2009-06-29 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > I like her pose, but it doesn't work for her partner, at all. Agree. Also, they look stiff and, um, posed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

K-7 hasn't arrived

2009-07-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
...because I haven't ordered one. But the brown truck man dropped off a DA* 300mm f/4 today. -- 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: 19" or shorter monopod?

2009-07-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:21 AM, William Robb wrote: >>since I use my camera >> bag as my every day bag, > > There's something really unmanly about this. You must be the kind of guy who walks around with his monopod hanging out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mai

Re: Can you change aperture on K-7 while shooting video?

2009-07-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > My body needs a firmware update, for sure. 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 link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Bag Dilemma - solved

2009-07-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:41 AM, AlunFoto wrote: >> And frankly, nothing beats my Pelican 1600 series! > > I'd pay money to see you load that one full and haul it for a hike. :-) I just directed an intern at work to tear foam out of 10 Pelican 1600s, 8 Pelican 1610s, and a few smaller models. I

Re: Some observations on AF performance of K-7

2009-07-16 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM, AlunFoto wrote: > The K-7 locked focus on the gull and kept it there for > whole series at a time *fingers in ears* LA LA LA LA LA... I can't hear you... LA LA LA LA LA My DA*300 came last week. My wife was mad enough when I said I needed a new bag. -- PDML Pe

Re: Recovering files from a formatted card?

2009-07-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > All suggestions helped eliminating the problem. What, where am I? I thought I was reading PDML. -- 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

Re: [OT] Alpaca signs model release?

2009-07-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: > Anyone got alpaca pictures perchance? Not exactly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2819471076/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: July PUG?

2009-07-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, wrote: > What happened to the July PUG? I submitted a shot last month, first in many > years, and have been checking but all I find is June. It turned into a pun thread. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.n

Re: auto bracketing in shutter speed steps

2008-10-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM, PN Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to be able to auto bracket in shutter speed steps rather than > f-stops when shooting in manual exposure mode with the K20D. This is just a guess, because I don't have my camera here, and even if I did, it's

Re: Pentax Kids theme for the Pug

2008-10-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:18 PM, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are a number of folks on this list for whom such a topic might > be difficult, however. For myself, I'd love it! Speaking as somebody who is rarely around kids... I think it's a brilliant idea. I may not partici

OT: The Midnight Flasher

2008-11-03 Thread Matthew Hunt
The shirt-of-the-day at shirt.woot.com is called "The Midnight Flasher". http://shirt.woot.com/Friends.aspx?k=6994 $10 shipped if you buy it today (I think it's $15 thereafter). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: F1 season end...

2008-11-03 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:09 AM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use mutt on FreeBSD So there's two of us! (Actually, I use Gmail now. But for ~10 years I used mutt on FreeBSD. And SpamAssassin, which was the best spam-blocker I've ever seen, especially once I trained it on my own m

Re: OT: 8 PM PST

2008-11-05 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 6:58 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > McAllister managed to make three untruthful statements either directly or ... > for 20 to 30 years, but then I never thought I'd miss the Clinton > administration either, until today. Be sure to take some nice pictures of t

Re: what the list needs today

2008-11-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I took a picture today with my Pentax K10D camera. It wasn't a good picture > and I'm not going to show it to you. I just wanted to share the fact that I > took a picture with my Pentax camera and a Pentax lens. The act wa

Re: Lusty jumping

2008-11-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:08 PM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What were we talking about again? I can't remember anything today. > > They say memory is the second thing to go. Nonsense. I have a mind like a steel whatchamacallit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: problem solved: auto bracketing by shutter speed in manual mode

2008-11-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unless I'm mis-reading you, you are mistaken. The custom-function "Green > button in TAV and Manual" is on the K10D as well. I had proposed this function as a possible solution for Paul, but I later found that it did

Re: PUG themes

2008-11-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Opinions most welcome. The November PUG will be up in a couple hours. Looks like a fun year. Thanks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:44 PM, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could you restate that in less technical language? I'd appreciate it. > Also, how exactly does DoF "change somewhat"? What causes this change? A print of a certain size from APS-C is more enlarged than a print of the same

Re: PUG themes

2008-11-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 5:10 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a bad thing to do, since once you claim them they're yours, DNA > testing not withstanding... That's nothing a little trip to Nebraska can't solve... http://www.slate.com/id/2203780/entry/0/?from=rss -- PDML Penta

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:03 PM, JC OConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So with a fixed field of view using a shorter lens on a smaller format like > APS-C, > the image DOF is "Deeper" or greater with APS compared to FF 35mm film > format at the same shooting F-stop and angle of view. We're no

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM, JC OConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In that case, FF and aps format would be the SAME DOF, > neither one would have "deeper" dof. And print size is > not a factor either. You are incorrect. The DOF depends on the following factors: Lens focal length (f) Len

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:09 PM, JC OConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > dof HAS ZILCH to do with format, its all about > magnification which is object size vs image size. > object size vs image size ignores format. > That said, if you are using the same lens > focal length, and same distance of

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:26 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, it depends purely on the magnification ratio and alowable COC. > Focal length doesn't matter, nor does subject distance. Your statement is only an approximation, useful for close subject distances. See: http://

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:27 AM, JC OConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WRONG, FORMAT HAS NOTHING TO WITH DOF WHICH IS A FUNDAMENTAL IMAGE > PROPERTY. > DOF IS DETERMINED BY MAGNIFICATION AND F-STOP, FORMAT AND PRINT SIZE HAS > NOTHING TO DO WITH DOF WHICH IS RELATIVE SHARPNESS OF FOREGROUND AND

Re: FA 1.4/50mm tested by DPReview

2008-11-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:43 PM, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Matthew Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, all I have on my side is a couple of degrees in physics, >> experience teaching optics labs, refe

Re: So you think you can drive?

2008-11-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I recall correctly, he got into at least forth gear - probable somewhere > around 100mph - a heck of a lot faster than any gymkhana I ever ran or > witnessed, even with prepared race cars. The object was car control rathe

Re: PESO's - Paranoia Series 3 & 4

2008-11-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You Will Be Screened > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8278235 I quite like this. The door looks just like one on a house we rented in Lancaster, CA. The owner of the house represented it as "owner-occupied" to the mortgage

Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?

2008-11-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not that I expect them from our friendly Neighborhood Pentax marketing folks > (it is still plural, surely), but are there any deals out there for the > holidays? Amazon: Buy a Pentax K20D DSLR, Get a Free Optio A40 Digita

Re: # of PDML Subscribers?

2008-11-29 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:26 PM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Base 11 perhaps, but I couldn't find anyone who uses a Base 11 numbering > system. There's at least 1A of us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE fr

Re: PESO: The Arch

2008-12-04 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gateway to the West.(?) Location of the common assembling of a series of > wagon trains, beginning largely in the first half of the eighteen hundreds, > bound for points West or more specifically, Oregon. You have died of dys

Re: kenny boy question

2008-12-04 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Call the latest Nikon entry-level DSLR a camera for idiots and then > recommend it to all your friends and family There isn't necessarily a contradiction there. Especially if it's true that you can tell a man by the c

Re: PDML Annual, was - Blurb books

2008-12-05 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I meant cormoRANT 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 link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO - Long Wait in the Snow

2008-12-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Merlin Who <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't need to see the photo after this - I can extrapolate in my > head using your comment and Pentax camera and lens knowledge. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but apparently Frank's only need seventy. :-P

Re: PESO - Long Wait in the Snow - with a URL this time

2008-12-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
The lighted sign frames the guy perfectly. Really nice. On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:00 PM, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's been snowing here a bit - not much, but a bit. > > First snow of the season always gums up traffic. Every year it's the > same thing - first snow, and one wo

Re: PDML Book Project is go!

2008-12-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > The "committee" has been issue its allotment of 'black balls' They have medicine for that now. Or so I hear. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

Re: Lurker Letter of Introduction

2008-12-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: > Oh here we go. I will forever curse that movie for the grief it has > brought me. ;-) Inconceivable! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit th

Re: PDML Book Project is go!

2008-12-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:59 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Since Frank has some come computer concerns with PS etc, lately, i'm > sure Mark, Bill can help in any conversion. And they've already said they'll make them sharp! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: Wanted to buy: Optio - need advice

2008-12-14 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > I'm actually kinda surprised I'm getting so many disparate views... Mark! > OF course, I could always write Kenny boy and see what he thinks HAR! Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_

Re: Pentax Imaging - SPAMMERS!

2008-12-16 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Bob W wrote: > I would never, ever, ever write something just to get it on Mark!'s list. Really? That's why I joined the list. I still don't even know what these "Pentax" things are that you keep going on about. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: Been away ... what was the big announcement

2008-12-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:24 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > So what was the big announcement on the 16th? "So what?" was the big announcement on the 16th. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

Re: ... K10D etc. etc

2008-12-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:58 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > I'm used to bigger bodies. 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 link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 6:51 AM, wrote: > Interesting look. No lens hood, as I suppose that would spoil the effect > with its black flock inner. They'll announce white-flocked lens hoods just in time for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day shopping season. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: December PUG is up

2008-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
Excellent gallery. I particularly like Christine's and Dag's. -- 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: Pentax Photo Book Question

2008-12-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: > I'm refering to the photo book that Mark announced a couple of weeks ago. > > How are you guys and gals sharpening for this kind of output? Mark made this request in the call for photos: > * Please don't apply any sharpening to the image

Re: PESO 2008 - 178 - GDG

2008-12-21 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > Actually, he has one of the balls in his right hand. 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 link directly above and follow the

Re: OT Some winter observations

2008-12-21 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Bob W wrote: >> Instantly >> four guys got out of the, took a piss and crossed themselves. >> But not >> me. I'm not a Catholic! :-) > > Only Catholics pee? Does the Pope shit in the woods? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/

Re: rechargeable batteries - any wisdom?

2008-12-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Charles Robinson wrote: >> >> On Dec 22, 2008, at 19:31, JC OConnell wrote: >> >>> DID YOU READ MY EARLIER POST? >>> >> >> WE ALL DID. > > No. Not all of us... SPEAK UP, SONNY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.ne

Re: Bravo Mike.

2008-12-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Bob W wrote: > I'm not a pixel-peeper myself, but if people want to peep at pixels, where's > the harm? A bit like stamp-collecting or train-spotting. No harm, and a great deal of benefit. Everyone on this list has benefited from the work of pixel-peepers. Some

Re: PESO - The Attentive Driver

2008-12-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
It's common enough to see a dog sitting behind the wheel, but to get him looking dead ahead, and nail the framing like that is great. Wonderful shot. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:01 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Yesterday I opined that the most dangerous driver in the snow is a > middle aged white g

Re: Scotland-bound (was: Re: After Snowmageddon)

2008-12-23 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:07 AM, wrote: > Oh, great. I just got rid of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. How many more spirits are going to show up this week? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: DA*60-250 f/4

2008-12-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Why would the make them if we were not supposed to buy >> them.:-) > Ok if I use that logic on my wife? :-) Regarding lenses or women? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRI

Re: 50

2008-12-29 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > As of this morning we're up to 50 photos for the book. Well, 51 submitted, > but I'm enforcing a strict "one cormorant shot per participant" rule ;-) Minimum or maximum? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: Anyone know what's going on with Sandisk?

2008-12-29 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I've got about a dozen or more Sandisk Ultra II and Extreme III SD cards as > well as some PQI 1G and Transcend 150x 2G cards. I've never had an SD card > stick in the K10D, *ist DS, or L1. Or any other camera ... Not once! The SD+ cards

Re: Irony

2009-01-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: > Irony is a Scotsman cloning a sheep. > > Irony is naming an airport after the guy that fired the Air Traffic > Controllers. I thought "irony" was a synonym for "ferrous." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: Irony

2009-01-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Nah - irony is what I had two of installed to overcome the pain of > arthritis I thought those were made of ti-tay-knee-um. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

Re: GESO Flash Practice

2009-01-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
I love the one with the grinder and potato ricer. My late grandfather used a ricer just like that to make the mashed potatoes every holiday. (My grandmother made everything else... but mashing the potatoes was his job!) My grandmother still has the ricer, and it's the one thing in their househol

Re: Question -- best mail order film processing option?

2009-01-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
It's been a few years, but I used A&I (www.aandi.com). Mostly for E-6, but some C-41 process & print. Their machine prints were individually corrected, and were a big step up from Kodak/Walgreens/etc. I particularly liked Reala on their machines and paper. You can get discounted prepaid mailers

Re: FIlm transport in hand luggage

2009-01-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
Here is guidance from the TSA (the agency in charge of airport security): http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1035.shtm It sounds like you can still request a hand inspection, and in certain cases (ISO of 800 or higher, push processing, more than 5 screenings) they say you

Re: New guy, Introduction

2009-01-28 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I joined the list this afternoon Well, we all make mistakes now and then. Welcome. -- 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 ab

Re: Thunderbird (Win32) Client Problems

2009-02-05 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > Then I click on that folder to see the new PDML messages, and T-bird crashes > hard. It's taking a bullet for you. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: ebay question

2009-02-06 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sorry about that. I'm not quite sure why emails that I try to cancel > when on pdml get sent rather than aborted. So they can crash Doug's Thunderbird. It chokes on incomplete -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/ma

Re: February and January PUG

2009-02-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:18 PM, William Robb wrote: > She seems dead set on buying me home renovation materials. The buying is the easy part, in my experience. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visi

Re: February and January PUG

2009-02-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > The procrastination is even easier "Wife" must mean something different in Australian. -- 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 di

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Everyone gets a clean slate for the new year. I haven't got mine yet. Does it ship with the book? -- 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: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:55 AM, William Robb wrote: > We are on the same page, Bob. I haven't received my book yet, but I was under the impression that we all got our own page. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from th

Re: Peso: Warning - cat photo

2009-02-20 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I like cats, not in any sort of kinky way mind you. 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 link directly above and follow the direct

Re: Amazon ad

2009-02-21 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > No, I think it is a conspiracy. That's what they want you to think. -- 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

Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >   20-Feb-09 PDML Annual - Premium Paper ImageWrap    1 That's me... it was delivered today (along with three kinds of Bacon Salt from woot.com). Can't wait to get home from work and check it out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Can't blame you. Bacon salt is awesome. Yeah, I figured that if I find the book bland, the Bacon Salt will make it go down easier. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:59 PM, I wrote: > That's me... it was delivered today (along with three kinds of Bacon > Salt from woot.com).  Can't wait to get home from work and check it > out. I managed to sneak home a bit early, and it's here: http://flickr.com/gp/coneslayer/aG1j69 My immediate r

Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > # http://flickr.com/gp/coneslayer/aG1j69 > > __^^  Autocrosser? Yes, though lapsed since moving from the Los Angeles area back to western PA. Most of my "career" was in this del Sol: http://www.coneslayer.org/csc

Re: K20D shopping online

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM, J <27...@comcast.net> wrote: > What are the thoughts about ordering a K20D on line now that the prices came > down.I have seen the price as low as 599.00...Thoughts please, thanks Joe It's $709.95 at B&H (body only), and $690.20 at Amazon. I trust those two retai

Re: on paper (was: Re: Our Book and other book pictures)

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:32 PM, wrote: > (Though since that  is a brand name, maybe Mark can't mark it.) You're talking about a guy who just put together a book with "Pentax" all over it, and got Pentax to put out a press release about it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: My Unapologetic Review Of The PDML Photo Annual 2008-2009

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:48 PM, I wrote: > My immediate reaction is that all the nice things people have written > about it are true.  It's a beautiful volume of excellent and eclectic > photography.  I'm looking forward to a relaxed journey through it > tonight.  Many thanks to the editors for a

Re: Linguistic peeve: "minty"

2009-02-28 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:03 PM, William Robb wrote: > Mine is any word that should have had the letter "u" in it. Sourry. -- 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

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-02 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Bob W wrote: > There are only 117 Pentax owners in the world, so it's not going to happen. You didn't take into account the multiple personality disorders. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?

2009-03-05 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Allison Trueman wrote: > So I am shooting a wedding on March 21, and I am going to need to rent two > lenses: the 10-17 fisheye and the 50-135. I am going to rent from > cameralensrentals.com, but I am not sure on the damage waiver. Has anyone > used them before? A

Re: Damage Waiver for Lens Rental?

2009-03-06 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > But you lose FOV and image quality. When rectilinear super wide is what's > needed, a rectilinear lens is the best choice. On the third hand, her clients want fisheye shots of the church, so a fisheye lens is probably the best choice. -- P

Re: PDML Documentary

2009-03-06 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Cotty wrote: > Could be I've had too much wine tonight. But from small bottles do large > ideas come from. Right... but what comes from the large bottles? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Out Now - PDML Photo Annual 2008/9 REVIEW

2009-03-08 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Dario (still looking for the antiCotty) Just look for the goatee. -- 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 t

Re: Out Now - PDML Photo Annual 2008/9 REVIEW

2009-03-08 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 4:28 AM, mike wilson wrote: > BTW.  I have seen some of the pictures before, posted to the list.  All > appear _much_ better on the printed page.  Particularly Bill Robb's sunken > bicycle. I had the same thought... reluctantly, because I rarely print my own work these day

Re: Just call me "Speck"

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Went Googling for references to the PDML book and came across this one: > http://www.picstips.com/pentax/the-pdml-pentax-photo-book-camera-price-reductions-and-pma-rumors.html > > Looks as if it's been through a couple of computer translator

Re: Just call me "Speck"

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:31 AM, frank theriault wrote: > "The publication is idle in vogue feeble subsume with the addition of > hardcover editions, from $32.95 to $49.95." Next year's dust jacket should include this as "Praise for previous editions." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: PIFTS.exe

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > On 3/10/09, William Robb wrote: >> Anyone in the PC Geek world know what the deal is with this little pice of >> Nortondom? > > Not a clue, but it looks like Norton is actively trying to keep people > in the dark when it comes to PIFTS.exe

Re: Poor FEDEX service

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:44 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> > He was still a little cool on the idea until I came across his desk. >> > >> > That would get my attention, too. >> >> Thinkin' about it, it's been almost 20 years now. Can't do that kind of >> stuff anymore. > > I was thinking of the a

Re: Happy Sheep

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > Wow...maybe we should start using a new kind of mark for these great pictures: > > ANNUAL !! Seconded... it's an stunning landscape! The shape of the hills is unusual and captivating. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: Happy Sheep

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > "Background" hills are the Sutter Buttes. Ah, so Cotty is aroused by buttes. Or what's in front of them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Happy Sheep

2009-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM, wrote: > Well, what do you call individual  cattle? I'm sure "Bobby Joe" won't steer you wrong. -- 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

Re: Ethics of Manipulation (was: Re: Perspective control

2009-03-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: > BULL. Bovine nomenclature is the other discussion. Down the hall, second thread on the right. -- 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

Re: Happy Sheep

2009-03-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > I don't know from "snog", but I don't think I'd like it either. 8-( Speck! -- 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 fo

Re: Att: Christine

2009-03-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Christian wrote: >> >> Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 01:52:29PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 02:27:51PM +, Cotty wrote: >> >> On 11/3/09, AlunFoto,

Re: OT - Observation...

2009-03-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:51 AM, David Savage wrote: > Anywho, I spent about 3 hours, wandering around the track shooting my > workmates with the D700 & 70-200mm f2.8. > > Today, my forearms are killing me. My limited experience in karting suggests that you should not complain about your sore a

Re: Buying the best batteries

2009-03-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Probably shouldn't have said Eneloops. Yeah, they're right after apertureyay imulatorsay on the list. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please vi

Re: **

2009-03-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Jim Apilado wrote: >> I HAD A STROKE. >> Jim A. > > Arg, tyhats no good. > Hope your on the way of recovery. Jim, please accept my wishes for a complete recovery. Take comfort in the fact that you're alre

Re: PESO: Selling the green for the green

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:51 AM, frank theriault wrote: > cheers, > frank (ducking head, waiting for all the "he's just a dumb animal and > it doesn't hurt him" replies) Mr. Duckhead: You're just a dumb animal and... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: has anyone tried optibrite with a katzeye screen?

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > http://www.libraw.org/articles/zone-v-in-digital.html I've never seen this site before. An afternoon of sheer geekery awaits, and I have you to blame... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

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