Re: Long and OT - inkhorn terms ( was Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen

Like he said. Stan Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 10:01:35 AM, you wrote: Going OT here, but always wanted to be sure what the plural of ibis was. I've heard ibises, ibes, ibii, ibex or just plain ibis etc.. As such I've resorted to an-apple-two-apples, an-ibis-two-bird

Re: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax..

And he won that argument! Didn't he? stan Bob Blakely wrote: He also argued that "women" should be spelled "wimmen". Regards, Bob... From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It wasn't so much as his dictionary as his "American Spelling book" (late

Re: What DSLR Improvements I'd Like To See

Well, here I think you are going to far. You said: As long as there are processing machines that handle both film and digital it will remain viable, but eventually they will be replaced by digital only, or even disappear as it gets easier and cheaper for users to print their own digit

Lightroom & computer question

Background: my brother, who is the one who introduced me to Pentax 40+ years ago, is slowly failing. Later stages of Parkinson’s with all that implies. He was always an incredibly organized person. E.g., he scanned every slide he ever took, has them neatly filed and labeled in order in two filin

Old Shutterbug articles

My brother saved stuff. My sister-in-law is a decent photographer herself, but has minimal interest in the underlying principles and technologies related to composition, lighting, film characteristics, digital sensor characteristics, the innards of various cameras, etc. So I have taken on the ta

Re: LBA, GAS, happy black Friday to me

Once the knob is loosened, just push in on the knob, it releases a small hidden safety catch... > On Nov 30, 2022, at 3:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I mentioned the black Friday deals at KEH and B&H. I was able to resist the > K-3 III temptation, but succumbed to the DFA* 70-200/2.8 for $900

Re: How large is too large...

Using LR Classic, currently at v.12.0.1 My All Photographs catalog is at about 276k images. There are about 262k in a Missing Photographs catalog. I suspect those “missing” images are the ones on my external drives, which I keep turned off mostly. Some of the “missing” are due to a recent renam

Re: Hi kids!

Good to see you back aboard Mark. My condolences to both of you concerning Lisa’s Mom. I am not sure which would be more difficult: coping with a parent’s cancer as a lay person knowing nothing, or as a doctor totally aware of everything that was going on. In any case, not easy! Stan > On Mar

Re: Koot en Bie in the photo shop

Thank you! Well worth the view. Stan > On Apr 3, 2023, at 5:10 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > One of the most famous Dutch comedians ever - Wim de Bie - died last week. > Here a short funny video of some decades ago, in which he acted as a > customer in a photo shop, collecting the pictures of hi

Re: April PUG is up

Wow! A great collection of images this month. Stan > On Apr 6, 2023, at 9:00 AM, Brian W wrote: > > G'day all > > Enjoy the new gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). > > Note: The automated submission pro

One more one more tree

I have many trees in my catalog! I did chose one for the May PUG, this one linked below was tempting but ultimately not chosen… https://zenfolio.page.link/rbP3B Stan -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pd

Re: May PUG is up

Not just the numbers, but the flexibility of the software and, I am sure, consideration of convenience for user (Brian) and viewer (us slobs). What might have been with 19 images of Lone Tree: X X X X X X X

Re: May PUG is up

Hmmm. What I sent was not what showed up... > On May 4, 2023, at 3:24 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Not just the numbers, but the flexibility of the software and, I am sure, > consideration of convenience for user (Brian) and viewer (us slobs). > What might have been with

Re: RIP Dan Matyola

Thank you for sharing this sad news Bruce. He will be missed by his fellow photo enthusiasts here and elsewhere in the virtual meeting rooms. I always enjoyed his positive and thoughtful comments. I am sorry I never had the opportunity to meet him in person. Stan > On May 10, 2023, at 7:27 PM,

Re: Life Update:

Good news John! Moving can be a pain, but also a good forcing function to rethink what you own, to think about what you really need. In my early 40’s I was joining a group, the get-to-know-one-another topic was “how many places have you lived?” I came up with 37 different addresses where I ha

PESO-Hydra Greece

Working my way through images from my recent trip to Italy and Greece. The photo linked below doesn’t have any particular merit, IMHO, except that it made me stop and think: How often does this place change their menu? Stan https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848 -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discu

Re: LrC and travel

I use a MacBook Pro, at home and when traveling. I use Lightroom Classic. I seldom need or intentionally use Adobe’s cloud synch features. On my upcoming trip I will try using LR Mobile on my iPad (and leave my laptop home) and so there are some aspects of that app that will not work if it is not

Re: LrC and travel

rting them into LR Mobile. I’ve never needed this > sort of belt & braces approach in Europe. > > The downside of the mobile version, to me, is that it doesn’t have some of > the useful functionality of the classic version, but it’s functionality I > don’t usually need when I’m

Re: LrC and travel

W PDML wrote: > > > >> On 26 Jul 2023, at 22:20, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> […] >> I do not want to synch my images to Adobe Cloud, I just want to manage my >> backing up and exporting/sharing on my own. > > Then you can’t use LR CC, simple as

Re: PANO: East & West Bankers

Alan - nice image! But, just idle curiosity… Since you merged the images for a pano, will this inspire the two herds to merge as well? Or are they determined to remain separate from one another?? Stan > On Sep 6, 2023, at 7:01 AM, Alan C wrote: > > As you may have gathered from previous post

Re: Photos from the latest trip

Nice! > On Sep 6, 2023, at 4:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > We got home two days ago and have almost overcome the jet lag. I've > managed to put up a gallery of photos from our bicycle trip across > Austria and the Czech Republic. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/albums/72177720311

Re: A big day for the official bird

Nice to see The Bird given such recognition! I actually prefer the runner-up Nuthatch, but they neglected to ask for my opinion. Note to others trying to see these images: After I followed the link in Bob’s note, I had to affirm several times that I am human and was connecting from a secure si

Re: November PUG is up

Ralf - thank you for asking about Henk’s graphic/verbal puzzle! I was pleased to learn something new from his reply. > On Nov 8, 2023, at 4:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 07.11.23 um 22:17 schrieb Brian W: >> G'day all >> >> A small gallery this month - see it here: >> >> http://pug.

Re: November PUG is up

Thanks again Brian! Several this month intrigued me. Ralf’s well seen signage, Henk’s fritillary courtship, Brian’s beautiful scene of a typical freighter… John’s nice shot of his re-purposed shipping container got me wondering about our local zoning restrictions and if/how I could sneak such

V39 scan samples

Second try - I first tried as a reply to the earlier thread OT: Print Scanner Msg rejected by the ldml system; too large. Because the chain of responses was too long? __ I scanned two photos with the Epson V39, default settings, no processing, straight to .jpg files. You can view th

Re: back again (I assume)

It is good to see you back! > On Dec 1, 2023, at 5:30 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Yesterday I was dumped from the list with a message: > "suppose we'll survive without you, but it will be difficult. Fare > thee well." > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe sen

Re: OT: Lightroom naming help

I won’t claim to be an expert on this. I use LR Classic, currently at ver 13.0.1. My current images and catalog are on my computers HD, and backed up on external HDs. I keep older images on external HDs. LR (not LR Classic) is web based. You can put images onto your computer HD, but the workin

GESO: Aviary in Colombia

Our recent trip to Cartagena included a half-day guided visit to the Colombian National Aviary. I have never been a big fan of taking pictures in zoos (or aviaries), it seems too easy and somewhat exploitive at the same time. But in situations like this, where the birds are comfortable and well

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

Like Godfrey, I have not seen this behavior in LR. I just looked, I right-clicked on some of my Folder and Drive names in the list, played a bit with the options such as Hide this Parent or Show Parent Folder… Those are possibly the settings that Godfrey suggested you might be looking for. Stan

Re: Amsterdam and Bruges!

Ghent is also a nice place to visit in that region. > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:57 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 31.12.23 um 19:30 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> 3 days. We have time before and after in Amsterdam. > > You might want to spend one day in Bruges and then get down to Zeebrugge and >

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

this within LR? Stan > On Jan 2, 2024, at 1:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > >> On Jan 2, 2024, at 8:17 AM, Stanley Halpin >> wrote: >> >> Like Godfrey, I have not seen this behavior in LR. > > Do your files go directly to their final resting

Re: Pentax sighting

Thanks for the link Paul. That was a good read. I did try to click through his 17 images, after first 4-5 the next click caused a system restart on my Mac. But I saw enough to appreciate his work. Stan > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Why photographer Mike De Sisti s

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

Long ago and far away (specifically, Northern Italy, 2007) I took a drive from our B&B lodging around Lago Garda, a beautiful region favored as a vacation spot since the Middle Ages if not earlier. Several small fishing villages around the lake. I of course stopped at every village and took shot

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

> On Jan 22, 2024, at 4:36 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > On 1/22/2024 2:41 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to >>> fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. >>> >>>

January PUG comments

Two of the images in last month’s PUG are burned into my mind - I can’t stop seeing them! John’s Eclipse was just a masterwork in minimalism. All other things equal, I think I prefer eclipse images where the sun is just emerging out of the shadow, but still John’s image is just about as good as

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

I had 2-3 different Minox 35 GT 35mm cameras many years ago. Many. I don’t know if it was the proper technical term, but I always thought it had a zone focus system. Depending on amount of light available, I set f/ to /5.6, 8/, or 1/11, usually used an ISO64 film, sometimes ISO200. Auto exposure

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

records nor the memory to be able to verify. Stan > On Mar 4, 2024, at 12:25 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 04.03.24 um 16:06 schrieb Stanley Halpin: >> I had 2-3 different Minox 35 GT 35mm cameras many years ago. > > 2 to 3 because they kept failing? My 35GT has been

Re: PESO: Grey Heron

Very nice! I think Herons make great subjects because of their alertness and the way they pause (to look for prey) rather than being in continuous motion. It’s always nice to see images of these impressive birds, Stan > On Mar 18, 2024, at 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Forgot the link! > > http

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

I had beautiful clear skies. Went out about 10:00pm, quick iPhone snap to verify that the green glow was not my imagination. Set up tripod, did a series of long and long]ger exposures… Zip. Nada. Well, in one frame I can see the edge of the light show down low on the horizon, mostly covered by i

Re: Holiday photos

Very nice Mark! I’ve noted your posts on social media have focused on performing an assessment of as many distilleries as possible in a short time period. I am glad to see that you did have time for photography as well! We will be visiting several coastal towns in Scotland this July (in a small

Re: Another UK pano

Watching from afar, my impression was that recent governments in the UK had no Opinions. Rather, they had Positions, and said Positions might change daily or weekly depending on feedback from donors and/or polling organizations. (Not unlike a few other governments I can think of.) Stan > On J

Size Comparison of 17 and GRiii

I wanted a visual of the size of the new 17 vs. the GRiii as a way to think about the 17 and how I might carry/use it if I had one. I couldn’t find such a visual so I decided to do one myself… https://zenfolio.page.link/SYCjG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an

Re: August PUG is Up

A small but effective gallery this month! I particularly liked Henk’s mushrooms - that light is magical. Brian’s wine barrels… how could I possibly pass by a photo with that much wine! And Bill’s water stack, IMHO, is much nicer than any other shots I have seen in the genre of blurred running wa

GESO: Galapagos Fauna

The September PUG theme, Marine Life, first had me thinking about Marine Corps recruits sweating away doing their early morning calisthenics. But then I recalibrated and went into photos from our late-March 2018 visit to the Galapagos. That 2018 visit is very much on my mind as we shortly will b

Re: GESO: Galapagos Fauna

g > seal. > With such series of the Galapagos I can imagine you have difficulties to > decide which picture to select for PUG :) > > Henk > > Op 2024-08-23 om 16:38 schreef Stanley Halpin: >> The September PUG theme, Marine Life, first had me thinking about Marine >>

Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon

Very nice photo! It reminds me why I don’t go to car shows - I would see something like this truck, and then spend the next few days fantasizing about maybe someday having one of those beasts parked in my garage… Stan > On Sep 2, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Bill wrote: > > I spotted this at the local

Re: OT: My mom.

Sorry to hear the news John, and grateful for her sake and yours that it was not a long painful demise. Hang in there. stan On Jul 2, 2014, at 7:04 PM, John wrote: > My mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer about two weeks ago. She > passed away this afternoon after a mercifully brief period

Re: Anyone remember Christian Skofteland?

Say hello for me. On Jul 3, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > I'm about to head off to Oxford for a pint with him! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) |Web Video Production > -- > _ > -- PD

Re: OT: Journey to the centre of the universe

Looking forward to your report. I had a mild curiosity when you first described your trip, wondering if you might cross paths with Le Tour while in France. Come to find out that Le Tour came to you! I’ll look for you in the crowds at the finish of today’s TDF Stage 3. stan On Jul 7, 2014,

Re: The Luminous Landscape previews 645Z

On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> >> Richard Womer wrote: >> >>> We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! >> >> I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under >> the title "Rave Revie

Re: OT - And YOU didn't like how photographers were treated?

Fortunately, back when I was traveling a lot for work I mostly managed to avoid SWA. But they had the contract for travel from KC to Orlando, a trip I did 3-4 times a year for several years. I hated that flight in particular. So there I am having gone on-line at the earliest possible moment to s

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

On Jul 25, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Bill wrote: > On 25/07/2014 2:52 PM, John Francis wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:07:44PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> Small minded hardly does this one justice. Wouldn't let the passenger >>> bring his *kids* on board with him on his early boarding statu

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:31 AM, John wrote: > On 7/25/2014 8:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) >> was separated into different cattle chutes, then the first one on >> board would “reserve” seats for

Re: PESO: Urlătoarea Waterfall [edit]

If you don’t mind an alternate suggestion… Next time include an attractive young lady in nice* clothing to sit on the wall in front of the falls. stan * Where “nice” would be formal dress, classy informal clothes, or bikini. But not grungy hiking clothes. In other words, I see this as an oppor

Re: Unusual garage sale find...

Truly a great find! Fun stuff. I am looking forward to seeing more, and I appreciate your sharing. stan On Jul 28, 2014, at 10:46 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > I'm not sure how soon I will get to inventory what I've got, let alone > get the scanning done but here is one to whet your appetite: > >

Re: GESO: Another PDMLer goes to Mackinaw Island

Thanks Ann, Cotty, Mark, Christine, Don and others who may have looked and/or commented. (Just returned home late last night and as always it will take a while before I make a full transition from work and threads in-process on my laptop to work and threads on my home computer.) stan On Aug 9

Re: GESO: Michigan - Upper Peninsula

Thanks again Christine, Mark. I had another good field session yesterday morning as the workshop closed out. I haven’t even downloaded those yet, while waiting to complete the transfer of the earlier photos from my laptop. But am very hopeful that I will have another 2-3 good shots. (But no mor

Re: OT?: I've made the final round. Help a PDMLer win?

Good luck. Yours is clearly the best but of course that has nothing to do with likely outcome. Interesting that they emphasize “Back to Basics” and then add: … Creative shooting techniques such as multiple exposures or filters [in-camera ] were encouraged... stan Read more at: http://www.pen

Re: Oh no, not again.

So the rumored East Coast repair facility is a replacement, not a supplement… stan On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > It also turns out that CRIS is no longer the official repair facility. > > We are no longer the Pentax Service Center as of August 1st, 2014. > > RICOH IMAGING

Photo batteries - 2CR5 and CR2?

I have been cleaning up & cleaning out some of my photo related stuff. (Watch this space for offers to sell lenses, cameras…) I have, for some purposes I do not recall, two unused 2CR5 batteries and 7 unused (?) CR2 batteries. The CR2 all test positive with my battery tester, I did not open the

Re: Photo batteries - 2CR5 and CR2?

Thanks John. That was my suspicion but I wasn’t at all sure. stan On Aug 12, 2014, at 4:00 PM, John wrote: > On 8/12/2014 12:55 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> I have been cleaning up & cleaning out some of my photo related stuff. >> (Watch this space for offers to sell lenses,

Re: Not a cat picture

Nice job. I haven’t seen a moon shot as good as that since high school. Oh wait, different context... stan On Aug 12, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Bill wrote: > But as cliched as a kitten in a bonnet laying in a sunbeam > > We had a rather large moon event on the weekend, so i decided to take out the >

Re: Geso Indiana Amish Country

Never saw an Amish camel before. Nice shots. stan On Aug 13, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Thanks for the look Mark. Those buggies go by faster than you would think and > the Amish are not too keen on being photographed so I thought this worked out > well. > > On 8/13/14, 11:00 AM,

Re: onOne Perfect Effects 8 Premium Edition (for free)

Note that Perfect Effects is one of 8 modules that make up Perfect Photo Suite. IIRC, their Perfect Resize module is based on the old Fractals (?) tool. The modules can be used stand-alone so if you want the Effects module, this is a good deal! The whole suite doesn’t cost very much. Check their

Re: For sale: A superb SMC K 135mm f2.5 (not "Bayonet")

15± years ago confusion about the 135mm lens lineup was the reason I went looking for information. And found what later became the PDML. And found a range of opinions and advice. I gathered and synopsized all of the opinions about all of the 135mm offerings and that was the beginning of my (now

Re: Thanks for the support PDML: I've WON Rd. 3 but...

Actually, I think the formula is not all that bad. If I were doing something like this (e.g., when allocating prizes in a bike race, allocating votes in a contest, etc.) I would probably use a .1 + .3 + .6 = 1.0 formula. Which translates loosely to their .117 + .294 + .588 = .99 (or .2 + .5 + 1.

GESO: Last batch from my UP workshop

I’ve added 10 more images to the gallery I started while in the U.P. taking the Gerlach Nature Photography workshop. Full gallery is at http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422 New additions start at #37 = http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422/h3e014a12#h22eccc61 Many of the m

Re: OT: stacking, again more help please

1. Usual recommended routine is to manual focus on nearest edge of the object, take a shot, advance the focus a skootch, take a shot, repeat until you get to the far edge. Continuous shooting while slowly advancing the focus might work (I think Mark C has done this) but seems like it would add e

Re: OT: stacking, again more help please

On Aug 17, 2014, at 4:05 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2014-08-17 12:41 Ann Sanfedele wrote >> what I want to use the technique for is photographing items I'm selling on >> ebay that are tiny. so I'm not looking to BLUR the background so much as >> getting every tiny detail of an object nice and

Re: Action Alert

On Aug 17, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 17 Aug 2014, at 14:55, "Jack Davis" wrote: >> >> >> >> Can hardly wait to post continuous "ACTION" shots of our neighborhood pride >> of large cats gorging on Cormorant. YES!!! >> >> Anonymous >> > > Cormorants use cats as toilet pap

Re: GESO: Last batch from my UP workshop

, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Alan C wrote: > Many fine images there, Stan. I would love to attend a workshop like that. > The damsel fly (20) seems to be talking to you! > > Alan C > > -Original Message----- From: Stanley Halpin > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:08 PM > To:

Re: GESO: Last batch from my UP workshop

or too little or wrong angle… The image shown is without flash, just minor adjustments in Lightroom, and I think it came out quite well. But if I had just spent another five minutes or so... stan > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: >> I’ve added 10

Re: OT: stacking, again more help please

Since you are stacking anyway, use f/8 for better quality than you’ll get with f/22. Lower ISO, faster shutter, less diffraction… On Aug 17, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > On 8/17/2014 17:32, Mark C wrote: >> Hi Ann - >> >> For what you are doing, I think that the ideal would

Re: GESO: Last batch from my UP workshop

Thanks Mark! stan On Aug 17, 2014, at 6:14 PM, Mark C wrote: > Excellent finale to a really great set of images, Stan. The tree frogs are > great as is the spider and the grasshopper in the coneflower. Strong images > across the board though. > > Mark > > On 8/17/

Re: OT: Happy

Selling stuff is good. Getting feedback like this showing that the buyers really appreciate your product is even better. Congratulations! stan On Aug 17, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Normally I don't share with the list on what customers have to say but this > one was a really

Re: GESO: Last batch from my UP workshop

in the kitchen… stan > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: >> I’ve added 10 more images to the gallery I started while in the U.P. taking >> the Gerlach Nature Photogr

Re: Images of fungi from Smokies hikes

On Aug 18, 2014, at 4:39 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 18, 2014, at 4:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Quite an interesting set. > > Thanks, Dan. I’m not new to hiking, but somehow I’d never noticed the fungi > before, certainly not in the quantity and variety I encountered on these

Re: OT Sigma 18-35/1.8

https://www.keh.com/241816/pentax-16-45mm-f-4-smc-da-ed-al-k-mount-autofocus-lens-for-aps-c-sensor-dslrs-67 On Aug 19, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 19, 2014, at 11:30 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> It's like a boat, if you have to ask, you can't afford it. > > I’ll keep that in

Re: Pentax K-S1

On Aug 20, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Darren Addy : > >> >> The thing that nobdy has really talked about is the interesting >> features seen on the BACK of the camera. It appears to have the first >> touchscreen LCD in Pentax history. The right side of the LCD looks >> li

Re: Last batch from my UP workshop

Thanks Ken. On Aug 21, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Nice images Stan, especially the bugs. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Halpin" > > Subject: GESO: Last batc

FS Friday: Cameras, lens, etc.

All items below are in used but good condition. All in original boxes with pretty much all original contents. All items have been valued members of my regular equipment mix, and all have been replaced by newer equivalents. Time to sweep out the old. All items sold will have an added shipping cost

Re: FS Friday: Cameras, lens, etc.

Update - the WG-2 is spoken for. On Aug 21, 2014, at 11:31 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > All items below are in used but good condition. All in original boxes with > pretty much all original contents. > All items have been valued members of my regular equipment mix, and all hav

Re: Redbilled Woodhoopoe

Nice shot, interesting bird. I like the lines of the bird shadowed by the lines in the leaf behind. Maybe add a touch of fill-flash if you get this opportunity again… something to add visibility & sparkle to the eye. stan On Aug 22, 2014, at 5:35 AM, Alan C wrote: > Flocks of these are freque

Price drop on 645D

http://www.shutterbug.com/content/medium-format-under-5k-pentax-sharply-drops-price-40mp-645d stan -- 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: Surgery day for Doug Brewer

Yes - surgery reported to have been successful with glowing prospects for full recovery. On Aug 26, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > I'm just back after a few days off-list, so I missed the original > announcement, but fingers crossed retrospectively. > > I've been in a delete-without-r

Re: Price drop on 645D

and three more like it and have enough for the > necessary computer upgrade as well... > > On 8/26/2014 5:52 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> Quoting Stanley Halpin : >> >>> http://www.shutterbug.com/content/medium-format-under-5k-pentax-sharply-drops-price-40mp-645d >>

Anything worth seeing in Ontario?

Apologies for the slightly provocative Subject. In a couple of weeks we planned to go to the family cabin near Traverse City Michigan. Then I got a (late) notice that my high school class was celebrating our 53rd anniversary with a picnic. So, we will go east to central New York for the picnic

Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario?

r layover, then the southbound picks you up and > takes you back. > > http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/content/tours/canyontour/index.html > > -p > > On 8/26/2014 6:28 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> Apologies for the slightly provocative Subject. >> >> In

Re: Surgery day for Doug Brewer

On Aug 27, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > hi kids, yes, i'm now home Good! > with an exceedingly tender mid-section, > instructions not to operate heavy machinery, Good thing you use Pentax rather than Canon… > and a few unfairly itchy > incisions. My current plans include much slee

K-S1 details

>From Adorama: > ...the K-S1 incorporates a newly designed 20 megapixel image sensor, > super-high sensitivity ISO 51200. In addition this model contains in-body > shake reduction, an AA filter simulator, 100% field of view glass pentaprism > viewfinder, and 5.4 frames per second shooting at a

Re: K-S1 details

On Aug 28, 2014, at 10:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > If you go to B&H photo and do a search on Pentax K then sort the result by > price, after passing over the two top items which are long lenses, you can > get a pretty good idea of the actual prices of their camera bodies, and their > place in

Re: K-S1 details

On Aug 28, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Thanks for passing that along, Stan. > > This camera has the potential to be like that song that you just hate > on first listen and a couple of weeks later you can't stop singing it. > I think we can see where it is being placed in the line-up

Re: K-S1 details

ever be are already in >> existence, though a lot of them may still be in parts bins. the K-5 parts >> bins are probably empty except for spares. >> >> >> On 8/28/2014 10:43 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 10:26 AM, P.J. Alling

Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario?

> > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Stanley Halpin" > > Subject: Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario? > > > Thanks Paul, Sandy, Steve, Ann, Dve and Dave! > > Paul, the t

FS Friday: Camera bodies and accessories

I’ve decided to go ahead and sell off much of my APS-C K-Mount equipment and take the plunge with a 645 system. - K-5ii body. Approx 10,000 shutter activations. $450. - Battery Grip BG-4 for the K-5ii, K-5, or K-7 $50 (Includes alternate battery tray allowing use of AA batteries) - K-3 body.

FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses

I’ve decided to go ahead and sell off much of my APS-C K-Mount equipment and take the plunge with a 645 system. - DA 12-24/4.0 $430 - DA* 16-50/2.8 $450 - FA* 24/2.0$450 - K 30/2.8 $ 75 - DA 40/2.8 Limited $250 - A 50/2.8 Macro$150 - K 55/1.8

Re: FS Friday: Camera bodies and accessories - update

The BG-4, 360FGZ, and L-bracket have all been spoken for. >From this batch, the K-3 and K-5ii bodies are the only remaining items. stan On Aug 29, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > I’ve decided to go ahead and sell off much of my APS-C K-Mount equipment and > take the plun

Re: What can I expect from update of K5 firmware

Obviously you need to get a grip. On Aug 30, 2014, at 12:57 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > No matter how hard I try I can't seem to get it to hold the leash. > > On 8/30/2014 11:13 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> The upgraded firmware also allows the camera to take the dog out for a walk, >> bake bread, a

Re: FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses - update

probably make a fine portrait lesson an APS-C body. Like the DA 55/1.4 which is on the market for about $770 more. The M 135/3.5 is a gem. The relatively slow 3.5 max aperture doesn’t seem so slow when “film” speeds of 3200-6400 provide decent results. stan On Aug 29, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Stanley

Re: Glut of 28-35mm lenses

You are missing the FA20-35 and the newer DA20-40. And the 31 Limited. You might need to do some more shopping in order to give us a fair comparison. And IIRC there more than a few variations on the 28mm and 35mm lenses… stan On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Recently I said

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