Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I think they show figure out the best star pattern for the flag and divide Canada accordingly. Preferably before the gold medal game. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: What the hell Ken.  Be generous.  Give them 3 states, 51st for the Frenchies, 52nd

Need advice on a picture (Warning: high cute kitty index)

2010-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'm submitting a picture for an SPCA charity event, i.e., if someone buys it the SPCA keeps the money. This will be a print. I'd like to hear some of your expert suggestions. http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ Please ignore the title on the webpage. I forgot to change it ;-) -- Steve

Re: Need advice on a picture (Warning: high cute kitty index)

2010-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice catch. I hadn't even noticed that. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:16 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins I'm submitting a picture for an SPCA charity event, i.e., if someone buys it the SPCA keeps the money.  This will be a print.  I'd like to hear some

Re: PESO - Bike Parking at Night

2010-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Really good. So, I guess the K-x guys are going to all be submitting shots taken in near darkness? I find this one of the most interesting developments for digital photography. Maybe you could push film this hard, but never this easily. In some ways this changes the kind of pictures you can

Re: PESO - Young Man Wearing a Hat

2010-02-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice hat and awesome brows ;-) On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:44 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: A street portrait: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/young-man-wearing-hat.html Hope you enjoy.  Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: Let's not bitch about Pentax... Let's bitch about Adobe.

2010-02-26 Thread Steven Desjardins
If you do punch him, tell him Steve says Hey On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: News flash: Besides the other installation nightmares, I just discovered that the CS4 suite installed itself on my C: drive even though the installation/setup process asked me

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-02-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
I hadn't looked at this thread in a while. Clearly the Pentax FF issue is far more complicated than I realized. On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:11 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/27/2010 12:50 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling On 2/26/2010 9:54 PM, John Sessoms

Re: Congratulations!

2010-03-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
I wonder when this will appear on Speed. I'm not a big fan of motocross and that's all we have now. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:14 -0800, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Congratulations Canada on

Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-03-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
If that's true then Cotty's hat is safe. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: It looks like it'll take an act of congress to get one. On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I hadn't looked at this thread in a while.  Clearly

Re: Metering - K7

2010-03-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
I wondered about this too. A good sensor can compensate for metering errors, at least in principle. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Your input is much appreciated.  I am somewhat surprised that you are seeing such a difference with center weighted

Re: Congratulations!

2010-03-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hmmm. I'm surprised I missed that. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Mat Maessen tomatoe...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder when this will appear on Speed.  I'm not a big fan of motocross and that's all we have now

Re: GESO My little stormtrooper

2010-03-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
All of Frank's subjects would see him coming from a mile away and hide were he to carry a white camera:-) Paul Not during the winter. It's a nice little camera. Must resist . . . -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: The ultimate photographic accessory

2010-03-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
It even matches the Stormtrooper Kx On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com wrote: Beats a tripod and a long lens to get close to your subject! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Boats-marine/Motorboats/auction-274 622678.htm Malcolm -- PDML

Re: Kx buffer size- nevermind

2010-03-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's OK. It's not a real Pentax until someone complains . . . ;-) On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:46 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I hate it when I shoot of my mouth (or fingers in this case) without double checking. I'm not sure why I was having troubles earlier, but they aren't

Re: GESO: Critter

2010-05-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
So you spend your weekend playing opossum? It was good to let it go. They are fairly harmless. They do make a nice stew, however, . . . On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I'm making some home repairs. Squirrels have got into the attic again I'm having

Re: Peso April showers bring.........

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice shot. You definitely need a K7 ;-) On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 6:28 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: ..May snow. Had a tiny bit of snow last night, not a whole lot, but enough to rest on the grass. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10994455 Had to crop this as i

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I think Cotty was the spurious character. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing I originated last night made it to the list or achives. Reply-to's got through but not e-mails I composed from scratch.  Maybe the file had a spurious character in it somewhere.  

Re: OT - They're Calling For Snow Tonight

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
You mean it stops snowing in Canada at some point? On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:53 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It's May! AAGGG!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
You did pretty well only getting five (well, six) responses to your please ignore this post post. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:19 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I tried to. I tried to, too. Desmond. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oops. Six. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: You did pretty well only getting five (well, six) responses to your please ignore this post post. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:19 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Cotty cotty...@mac.com

Re: PESO - Life Stages

2010-05-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yeah. Nice shot, and the background really frames it. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Love it. The background makes a nice break for the shot. Now as Paul says, kill it. Dave On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Bruce Dayton

Re: PESO: Blurry or Clear?

2010-05-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Second. I also agree with Igor's crop suggestion. The first one doe shave it's charms but the second is just a stronger image. A K10D? How quaint. - a fellow tenner On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Right this second, I second that second. :-) For a

Re: The evolution of a photographer

2010-05-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like the HDR hole. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Some humor: http://www.f1point0.com/2010/04/19/the-evolution-of-a-photographer/ -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What Makes a Good Photograph?

2010-05-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
Yeah, let's talk about what makes good pornography. ;-) On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: I don't know if this is an original thought, but a good photograph is like pornography, I know it when I see it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

FS Friday

2010-05-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Bunch of stuff: Pentax 645 with A75 2.8 $250 Pentax *ist D with grip $250 Olympus Evolt 300 with 14-45 lens $250 Pentax k300 Lens f4 $250 K10D $300 -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Cleaning Sensors

2010-05-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
Lock the mirror open, lay the camera on the floor, and urinate on the sensor. I've never heard of a single instance where this failed. (Don't kill me Bill) I use canned air. It's pretty fast so unless your battery is nearly dead you should be able to pull it off before the mirror comes back.

Re: Leica M9

2010-05-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
I assume that you do have sufficient liquid assets to take care of the inevitable result? On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 2:31 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: I had the opportunity to play with one this morning. It and a little 35mm lens that reminded me somewhat of a Pentax Limited lens,

Re: Leica M9

2010-05-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
This would have been my only option anyway. ;-) On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Jeffery, Well thats a word or two to the wise... Saves me a lot of money. Regards,  Bob S. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Jeffery Smith jsmith...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Leica M9

2010-05-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
It should still bother him. A Leica should be a dream purchase. They charge top dollar and they are competing with some of the best pro cameras. The very idea that it just wouldn't work right is almost inconceivable. Maybe I'm just being naive here but why else would anyone buy a Leica if not

Re: Leica M9

2010-05-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
All that glass is pretty much worthless if the body doesn't work. On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/19/2010 2:33 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: It should still bother him.  A Leica should be a dream purchase. They charge top dollar

Re: Leica M9

2010-05-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I can get a Ducati under $10K ;-) It will be interesting to see how well Pentax does with their new dream camera, the 645D. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:33 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 19 May 2010 15:41, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins

Re: Returning defective goods : was RE: Leica M9

2010-05-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
I can't help but notice that this thread about customer dishonesty began as a thread about Leica foisting an imperfect product on someone. It doesn't surprise me that we have drifted into whatever you can get away with since that attitude in part of as many transactions between consumers and

Re: Returning defective goods : was RE: Leica M9

2010-05-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
position is that you do yourself more harm psychologically/spiritually than you gain in the material transaction. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: I can't help but notice that this thread about customer dishonesty began as a thread

Re: Didja miss me?

2010-05-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
We also all agreed to do a group buy of the 645D in hopes of getting a volume price of $9500. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Returning defective goods : was RE: Leica M9

2010-05-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
with breaking technology. On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 4:03 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/5/22 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: The way people do business reflects their own perception of the way they are treated. If you think that companies will do anything they can to cheat

Re: Returning defective goods : was RE: Leica M9

2010-05-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Stealing from big companies doesn't count either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qEG9EnHnw0 ;-) On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Besides, I'm surprised cameras don't have that little dot that turns red when it gets wet.  Cells phones all have them

Re: Pentax 110 SLR

2010-05-24 Thread Steven Desjardins
lots of problems here according to the local pundits. An EVIL DX camera might be easier,. especially if it could accept the D lenses. On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote: http://www.cameraquest.com/pentx110.htm As an alternative to FT and Olympus Pen,

Re: GESO - Quality Human Hair

2010-05-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I really like the Leaner, the dead umbrella, and the circular widow street scene. On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Most of these will not survive a more serious cull, but right now they don't make me spew. All taken over the too little time I had for

Re: OT: Eyeballing Fad

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow. I have no idea what went wrong. I mean, if it was deliberate I would have used a better line. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 27, 2010, at 21:34, Joseph McAllister wrote: I received three, Ken stepped in and smacked someone around, then

Re: OT: Eyeballing Fad

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
I checked around a bit. No sign of Gatling-Email on my end. I sent this from the BlackBerry and that's been fine before. It must be Obama's fault. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Wow.  I have no idea what went wrong.  I mean, if it was deliberate I

Re: OT: Eyeballing Fad

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Damn Brits. Probably sitting around pouring Vodka into their eyeballs. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 1:14 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: I checked around a bit.  No sign of Gatling-Email on my end.  I sent this from the BlackBerry and that's been fine before.  It must be Obama's fault.

Re: Attention Doug was Re: OT: Eyeballing Fad

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
My Butt uses a Nikon and subscribes to a different forum. On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Ken Waller wrote: Doug, there appears to be a problem here. At least 28 separate, identical emails, one every few minutes since about 3:31 PM today. looks like

Re: Attention Doug was Re: OT: Eyeballing Fad

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Damn Canadian phone built in Hungary. This message sent from the computer in my office. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: maybe gmail suppresses messages with identical content; they aren't literally identical, though, each has a unique message id and some

Re: OT: Conceptualising the bike as an object of human desire

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Do any of you wonder why I skip faculty meetings? On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8SNEtdvJgfeature=channel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

OT: Sorry

2010-05-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
I found the smoking gun of my email barrage. A whole set of PDML bounces and a an email that said the equivalent of I can't get through so I'll keep sending it. While I normally admire persistence, I'll try to avoid this in the future. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Abobe Woes

2010-06-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'll speak tio what I know, i.e., my personal preferences. I have a MacBook and a Dell laptop. The Mac is a nice computer but I'm not particularly attached to it. I also use my Blackberry/iPod Touch to access the Internet for email, weather, etc. since they are faster than the computer unless I

Re: OT: A follow-up to the hyperthermia article

2010-06-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
I've followed most of this thread but I could have missed a few given its length. It strikes me that much of this could be dealt with through education. Most new parents have some doctor/hospital/birthing classes contact these days. Making people aware that this is a real problem would help.

Re: 645D users moniker?

2010-06-03 Thread Steven Desjardins
Maybe The Divorced, given the price? On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote: The Brotherhood was taken by the 67. So, what will it be called? Because of my jealousy with those who will posses one I propose The Coven. And because they are evil,

Re: Mini GESO - If it has a ringtone it isnt a camera, right?

2010-06-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
This thread makes a nice counterpoint to the are cameras the new guns thread. What can you really do when everyone has a phone that has a camera? You are no longer picking on a minority. On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:57 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I love Dumpster Diva, Ann,

Re: equipment issues this week

2010-06-04 Thread Steven Desjardins
I did observe long ago however that I met a lot more cute women dancing than I did either at the race track or at Linux User's Group meetings. C'Mon, this has to be a Mark! On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I did observe long ago however that I met a lot more

Re: First the 645D now this

2010-06-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
It does makes the 645D look good at under $10K. (Although I do question the use of the wordsteal for any of these cameras.) On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Keith Whaley keit...@dslextreme.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote:

White Balance Lens Cap

2010-06-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
I hadn't heard of these. Has anyone tried them and, if so, do they work? -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 - Eilert Mehl in deep shit

2010-06-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Funny shot and, uh, well done, especially given the subject. The FA20-35 is still one of my favorite lenses. Light and sharp and just makes nice pictures. On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: The State of The List

2010-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Another forum I belong to (not photography ;-) has a voluntary subscription rate of $30 per year through PayPal. It automatically charges me every May unless I stop it. This takes care of memory issues. Some (and I emphasize some) might be willing to so something similar for the PDML.

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great shot. You must have used a very high shutter speed to freeze the wings that well. On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. She

K7 at BH

2010-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
The K7 body is down to $764 at BH. The Kx is $518 with the kit lens. This could be a tough decision. As tempting as I find the high iso goodness of Kx , the good metering/exposure of the K7 mihgt prove more useful in the end. Just venting to the only group of people who cares. ;-) -- Steve

Re: K7 at BH

2010-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
From Pentax no less. What is the world coming to? On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Sucks to have good choices... -- Bruce Monday, June 14, 2010, 10:48:57 AM, you wrote: SD The K7 body is down to $764  at BH.  The Kx is $518 with the kit SD

Re: The State of The List

2010-06-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
Remember that however pleasant it is now, for much of modern human existence Europe was a remote and impossible place for us to get to and to live in. That's how Americans view it now. On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 5:05 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: 2010/6/16 paul stenquist

Re: 645D on now on ebay fromJapan

2010-06-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
It started so well, and now it's a clash of the titems. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:55 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 6/17/2010 1:33 AM, Peter Loveday wrote: I prefer to buy my major equipmen titems from my ocla camera shop, who are  pretty good. That's how I get my

Re: PESO - cowboy

2010-06-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice. Visually strong. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/6/21 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/cowboy-215 enjoy I did, thanks. Great image Doug. So did I - nice geometry, well seen and taken at just the right

Re: PESO - Parking Space for Rent

2010-06-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
The secret of the universe is in there somewhere, Frank. On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 3:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Not what I'd hoped it would be, but it turned out to be a one shot deal and I couldn't re-shoot in exactly the way I wanted:

Re: peso - bathing

2010-06-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
The crispness of the bird and the drops is really good. Or maybe I just like crispy duck ;-) On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Pretty cool how you have caught the water droplets - makes the shot. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, June 22, 2010,

Re: PESO: A Road Less Traveled

2010-06-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great shot. Just curious: what was the weather like after that? On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Strong image, Darren! Very well composed. Jack --- On Wed, 6/23/10, CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com wrote: From: CheekyGeek cheekyg...@gmail.com Subject:

Re: PESO -- Please find her.

2010-06-23 Thread Steven Desjardins
I agree it's a good albeit sad find. It's also a good photograph, composition and exposure wise. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 9:22 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: A mile stone of sorts, the 3000th shutter activation, well at least the image is _imgp3000.  Close enough for for me

Re: K20D

2010-06-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hey, let's not spill the beans. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:06 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/6/25  drd1...@gmail.com: Yeah, but Congress would still base national policy on it. OK let's give these figures to BP then... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

FS Friday- Lenses and bodies

2010-06-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I haven't listed these in a while: K10D $300 *istD with grip $250 Olympus evolt300 wiht 14-42 lens $250 K 300 f4 $250 -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: peso - young Pentxian

2010-06-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
It would make a nice ad shot. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: Nice shot, there.  It's good to start 'em young! -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, June 25, 2010, 6:34:56 AM, you wrote: SS http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4729565284/ SS

Re: K20D

2010-06-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's a slick idea. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:06 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Let's just spread oil on troubled waters... On 6/25/2010 8:11 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Hey, let's not spill the beans. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:06 AM, eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com

Re: PESO - tiny dancer's curtain call

2010-06-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
What a sweetie. Some little boy somewhere is doomed in about 12 years. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Since so many of you had a look at my tiny dancer pic, I thought you might like to see how she posed at the conclusion of her dance. She's

Re: Lets fan the flames of 645 lust

2010-06-30 Thread Steven Desjardins
You'd need a Kx for lowlight. Of course, the price of a Kx could be hidden on the 645D bill. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: Me want one, baad!!! Cool blog, gonna keep my eye on that one! Tan. :) -Original Message- From:

OT: Happy Canada Day

2010-07-01 Thread Steven Desjardins
to all our listers north of the (US) border. What goes on for Canada Day? (aside from the beer). -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: PESO: Tasty

2010-07-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
Or maybe she thinks you're cute. We get deer in the yard all the time. I think they've figured out that the hunters can't shoot them there. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: A fawn licking its lips after tasting a flower on my front lawn yesterday

PESO: Shadow Puppets

2010-07-12 Thread Steven Desjardins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40620...@n04/4787806690/ An odd and flawed photo, but I still thought I'd share it. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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

Re: Looks like I'm joining the Brotherhood

2010-07-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow, I didn't know they came in flavors. Sounds fun.It's a camera I always wanted have. I could get one now, but, at least for me, that time has passed. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: I just had a mint original 6x7 with a 105/2.4, left-hand grip and case put

Re: Hey

2009-12-21 Thread Steven Desjardins
I've actually been looking at the Lumix f 1.7 20mm . . .;-) Steve Desjardins On Dec 21, 2009, at 6:37 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 21/12/09, drd1...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed: I thought maybe everyone was mad that I've been using the E-P1. .. M. Not with the 17mm

Re: OT - Samsung NX10

2009-12-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
I will eventually buy one of these type cameras (that cheap thing again) but I wouldn't risk samsung for awhile yet. Steve Desjardins On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:48 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I wish people wouldn't abbreviate the Mini 4/3 cameras m43, I keep thing that

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Go Frank, Go Frank . . . What color is the important question. Nighttime black or snowy white? Or It's so cold it's turning blue. I won't even mention that other color. On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/03/2010, frank theriault

Re: KX Viewfinder

2010-03-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Go Frank, Go Frank . . . What color is the important question.  Nighttime black or snowy white?  Or It's so cold it's turning blue.  I won't even mention that other color. On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p

Re: PESO - Underwhelming

2010-03-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Makes me want to drive right up there with some American Waste. Really funny. OTOH, it catches your attention better than MegaTireMart. On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Marketing Wimps Love the small dumpster for Canadian Waste. Jack -- PDML

Test

2010-03-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
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Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame

2010-03-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
Mark or not, it's true. On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:27 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: On FF but without intent to start a flame So we're on to sex now? As soon as Congress got mentioned, it was pretty evident that

Re: Test

2010-03-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Damn, I was afraid of that . . . On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:27 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: No. On 3/7/2010 8:59 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Is this getting through? -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New

Re: K-x at a concert

2010-03-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
And the legend grows. K-x sensor and K-7 metering, anyone? On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:29 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Larry Colen wrote: ran across this link on flickr: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-henson-corso/fergie-and-my-night-as-a_b_483710.html -- Larry Colen

Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon)

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'd take the weight if I had the money. Studio and Nature stuff, with a a Kx in your pocket for the occasional rock star. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: It'll be to big and heavy for most PDML'ers. On 10/03/2010, jtainter jtain...@mindspring.com wrote:

Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon)

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'll get right on it. Would you prefer quantum mechanics or relativity to be violated? On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:21 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Larry Colen Subject: Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon) I wonder, however, what it would take for

Re: 655D no kidding

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I love this line: ...unlike similar options from Hasselblad, this one won't actually destroy your hopes of sending four generations of offspring to college. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote:

Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon)

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
It would be funny if Pentax just hung there with the MF and DX sensors. Funny in the sense of PDML threads, that is. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 10/3/10, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a 1.3x crop factor, pretty much standard for MF Digital.

Re: FS Friday - *istD plus accessories

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I actually have an *istD with a grip. I also have a NiCad charger but I never use it. I usuaully prefered litthiums. I can throw in a 512 Mb CF card as well, if you are interested. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:11 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'll definitely give it a good hard

Re: FS Friday - *istD plus accessories

2010-03-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
And, in the dept. of damn, who knew I found the AC adaptor I thought might be useful long ago. Also the original box and manual. I really should check this drawer more often. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I actually have an *istD with a grip.  I

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-12 Thread Steven Desjardins
Not completely true. When I stayed at the Reuben Hotel in London they had something called American Muffins on the continental breakfast cart. They were the somewhat mushroom shaped baked goods that we simply call a muffin here in the US. I don't know how they tasted since they also has

Re: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sorry, but the government should never be given this authority. In the US, we have social services that will take away children if there is proof of abuse and that's as far as you can go. If people have to ask permission to have children, it is just way to easy to move to eugenics. People have

Re: Waiting for UPS

2010-03-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
I have no sympathy at all and thoroughly hate you. On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM, tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I am sitting here today waiting for UPS. Last year at Grandfather Mountain, several of you made fun of me because I was reluctant to fondle the K 7 while we were looking at it.

Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!

2010-03-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
Nice upgrade ;-) On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:30 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/3/15 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Somehow turning into an Android doest sound like something that merits congratulations... ann ( trying to finesse the Brits on this one) well we can call him

Re: Oh mama - 645D First Impressions and a Interview

2010-03-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
It will be really interesting to see how fast this thing depreciates. On the one hand, the technology will age quickly like all digital products. On the other hand, 40 MP may be on the digital plateau in terms of quality. Also, there will be far less of these made so the sued ones will be rare.

Re: Oh mama - 645D First Impressions and a Interview

2010-03-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
Since those FF cameras are also out of my range, I might as well be picky about things I can't have. 2010/3/17 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It will be really interesting to see how fast this thing depreciates. We'll be all old and grey

Re: Not THAT similar

2010-03-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's similar enough, given that they are wildly different kinds of cameras. An EVIL twin would be nice. 2010/3/18 Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee: Hi, you may take a look at the photos I uploaded to different server: http://nagi.ee/photos/haramount/sets/256079/?picture_type=tstart=0 Don't get

FS Friday- Lenses and bodies

2010-03-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
I have for sale: *ist Ds K10D FA100 2.8 macro k300 F4 Contact me with an offer. Thanks. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: question for the brits American to English translation

2010-03-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow, and I've been avoiding English Muffins all these years. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Mar 15, 2010, at 17:38 , Keith Whaley wrote: Bob W wrote: Here's a crumpet http://tinyurl.com/2pth3n THIS is crumpet

Manual Focus 28

2010-03-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
How do the M and A 28's compare? Is there a really good one or (more to the point) one to avoid? -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: Manual Focus 28

2010-03-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's an M, right? On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: How do the M and A 28's compare?  Is there a really good one or (more to the point) one to avoid? The 28mm f/3.5 lenses are the ones to get. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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