Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread Toine
IPA isopropyl alcohol. On 30 May 2013 00:24, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Argh!.. Today, I pulled an old add-on x2 close-up lens (attaches as a filter), just to realize that the foam that came with it is all melted. After sitting for a few years in ambience, in the closet (in hot

Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Chris Mitchell
After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've rejoined with a different email address. Am I getting through? Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Alan C
Also refer to: http://www.mosphotos.com/PentaxLensesExplained.html Page down to the paragraph about non-SMC lenses. Alan C (Sorry, used wrong subject header) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
How do we know you are The Real Chris Mitchell? On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've rejoined with a different email

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Loud and clear -p Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2013, at 1:37 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've rejoined with a different email address. Am

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Read you loud and clear Chris. It's probably a new feature from Google. Something to give us back more time. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Eeuw, why would you want non-coated glass. Flare, internal reflections, veiling flare. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Refer to: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/zooms/_non-SMC/index.html Note there is no SMC prefix. They may be optically the

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Eeuw, why would you want non-coated glass. Flare, internal reflections, veiling flare. It would save some people the effort of adding those things in Photoshop. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Adobe acknowledges cool reception

2013-05-30 Thread Gerrit Visser
The I's have it. The Architect there taught me that accepting a comment is not the same as agreeing :-) Made writing my requirements and design documents so my less stressful. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Wednesday,

Re: PESO A little Pano from Vivid Sydney 2013

2013-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rob, Your photo brings back pleasant memories of a too short visit to Sidney and your world wind tour of the harbor. I think we went by that spot. And I'm still cutting myself on that Voightlander 125mm you introduced me to. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Rob Studdert

Re: PESO: Needs a Title

2013-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Frank! Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:45 PM Subject: RE: PESO: Needs a Title Can't help with a title but that's a wonderful photo! cheers, frank

Huston, Huston, we have a mirror...

2013-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
My k-5's mirror is acting up. When I take a shot, it seems like it flips twice and the second time over it returns only partially. That is, the upper part of the image in the viewfinder is soft as if I'm looking through tilted lens. Turning off/on the power switch helps this far. I wonder

PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In the waiting room, Penn Station, Newark, NJ http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17398639 Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Peso Jay # 4 and 5

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I also like the first image, but I got this for the second: Problem with Your Input We had a problem processing your entry: This photo doesn't exist. (The owner has probably deleted it.) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 5:56 PM, David J

Re: PAW177 - T

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Outstanding portrait, with lots of personality. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:58 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful portrait. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: DagT li...@thrane.name

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I see your post. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've

PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In the waiting room, Penn Station, Newark, NJ http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17398639 Comments are invited Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The sign, however, seems to contain a message from the 30 year old to the 42 year old. That doesn't make sense to me. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Otherwise known as an attempt to hit

Re: PAW177 - T

2013-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! love the tonality. On May 30, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Outstanding portrait, with lots of personality. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:58 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: PESO -- Country Christmas Tree

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Error (503) Something went wrong. Don't worry, your files are still safe and the Dropboxers have been notified. Check out our Help Center and forums for help, or head back to home. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:05 PM, P.J. Alling

Re: PESO - Food Truck Commander

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Strong portrait. The other woman appears to be looking at her with admiration. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I keep going back to this pic of a lady food truck boss. I don't know if

Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
It didn't melt because of the heat. The heat didn't help, but it melted because of chemical decomposition. That nice foam lining that was used in the 60's 70's and 80's just decomposes over time into some really nasty breakdown products. They're a bitch to clean, and really not good for

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
You were gone? On 5/30/2013 2:37 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've rejoined with a different email address. Am I getting through? Chris -- There are two kinds of

Re: PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I love the detail in the wood bench. It's interesting how transit station seating has evolved, but that rail company has kept this uncomfortable but solid furniture. It's in keeping with Dave's steam trains. On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: In the

Re: PESO fluorescent scarves

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
I was wondering who and or what you were planning to tie up with them... On 4/27/2013 7:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I was at Kohl's recently shopping for clothes, and noticed that they had fluorescent scarves on sale for $10 each, so I bought a bunch to play with under black light.

Re: OT GESO - Saturday light

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
Yea, they're kind of the transition between her feet and her legs... On 4/27/2013 7:24 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: She had ankles? -Original Message- From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT GESO - Saturday light On 27/04/2013 6:20 AM, Derby Chang wrote: As Mr Savage

Re: Peso Jay # 4 and 5

2013-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
Notice that the second URL is one digit longer than the first. Change the 335 to 35 and it works. From: Jack Davis Can only pull up the first image. Like a lot, David. Jack - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Petch Dianne

RE: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Igor Roshchin Argh!.. Today, I pulled an old add-on x2 close-up lens (attaches as a filter), just to realize that the foam that came with it is all melted. After sitting for a few years in ambience, in the closet (in hot Texas), a piece of foam that used to cushion and prop the lens inside

Re: Peso Jay # 4 and 5

2013-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17396533   - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:02 AM Subject: Re: Peso Jay # 4 and 5 Notice that the second URL is one digit longer than the first. Change the 335 to

Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Chris Mitchell After several days of PDML silence and lack of response from my ISP (I assume that they've got some sort of spam filter issue), I've rejoined with a different email address. Am I getting through? Chris I'm sure glad I don't have those kind of problems with RoadRu --

Amazon keeps sending me stuff about the K-5

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
Every time I do I poke around a bit. It just hit me. Amazon shows the list price of the K-5 as 1099.00 and the K-5II as, wait for it, 1099.00... That just seems wrong somehow. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. --

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-05-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Daniel J. Matyola The sign, however, seems to contain a message from the 30 year old to the 42 year old. That doesn't make sense to me. It's really a message from the fertility clinic wanting to sell egg freezing services to young Emma so she can give herself the gift of

Re: PESO: Riding High

2013-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
The higher you are the more it hurts when you fall. Looks like you Frank are vieing for panning king. I admire both of you with your skills in this style. I took a photo of bike rider the other day and got yelled at. He asked why I took the photo. I didn't figure he would know HCB so I said

Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Goo remover? Goo-Be-Gone is the name I think. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 18:24:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchins...@komkon.org To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: How to clean an add-on lens? Message-ID:201305292224.r4tmolb4061...@trantor.komkon.org Argh!..

How far behind am I

2013-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
P.J.'s Christmas tree begs the question How far behind processing photos do you get? I am constantly finding photos on my hard drive that have been copied and loaded into Aperture but never gotten beyond raw. I also find photos that I meant to post somewhere and flag for PDML that I never did

Re:PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
It is a keep your head down and stay connected world. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 09:52:11 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Waiting Message-ID:

Re: Amazon keeps sending me stuff about the K-5

2013-05-30 Thread Stan Halpin
On May 30, 2013, at 11:25 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Every time I do I poke around a bit. It just hit me. Amazon shows the list price of the K-5 as 1099.00 and the K-5II as, wait for it, 1099.00... That just seems wrong somehow. -- I think it is great that older models have held their

Re: PESO: Riding High

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A sad tale, on both accounts! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: The higher you are the more it hurts when you fall. Looks like you Frank are vieing for panning king. I admire both of you with

Peso blue jay 45 with correct link

2013-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
The missing linkl: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17396535 Blue jay 4 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17396533 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Peso Jay # 4 and 5

2013-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:02 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Notice that the second URL is one digit longer than the first. Change the 335 to 35 and it works. I posted a nother Peso with correct links now Dave From: Jack Davis Can only pull up the first image. Like a lot,

OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Well, a couple of weeks after my little financial windfall at work, I finally decided I should use some of the money to join the flash photography world. So, I went down to the local brick-and-mortar camera shop in town and picked up this:

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Oops. Not the right URL. This one's better: http://www.amazon.com/Promaster-7500EDF-Digital-Flash-Pentax/dp/B00125XY28/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top On 5/30/2013 12:53 PM, Walt wrote: Well, a couple of weeks after my little financial windfall at work, I finally decided I should use some of the

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
This is a good place to staert:http://www.strobist.blogspot.ca/ After that just show up at Stenquest's place. Dave On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Oops. Not the right URL. This one's better:

Re: PESO: Riding High

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, only in my case, it was a young lady. I concluded that she was riding a bike because she must have lost her driver's license and was embarrassed about it, or she was just flat-out neurotic. It was a shame, because it was an interesting-looking bike

Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thu May 30 10:58:42 EDT 2013 John Sessoms wrote: From: Igor Roshchin Argh!.. Today, I pulled an old add-on x2 close-up lens (attaches as a filter), just to realize that the foam that came with it is all melted. After sitting for a few years in ambience, in the closet (in hot Texas),

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Thanks, Dave. Now that you mention it, I recall someone (maybe Bruce) pointing me to Lighting 101 at Strobist a while back as a place to start. In fact, I think I even starred the email for future reference. -- Walt On 5/30/2013 1:01 PM, David J Brooks wrote: This is a good place to

Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hydrofluoric acid might work. It will dissolve just about anything. 8-D ... including the glass and my bones. You won't be upset about the lens anymore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-05-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 30, 2013, at 09:15 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The sign, however, seems to contain a message from the 30 year old to the 42 year old. That doesn't make sense to me. Yes, that's correct. Here, old me. These are eggs from the young me. Enjoy -Charles --

Re: How far behind am I

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I don't think of it as falling behind, I just employ a lengthy cooling-off period. My initial enthusiasm for the results of a shoot often fades away soon after. I really only want to post my best -- an ever rising bar -- so I'm not too concerned if some good stuff fails to get seen immediately.

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is what it SHOULD say, but it does not. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 30, 2013, at 09:15 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The sign, however, seems to contain a

PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Eactivist
Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn off the IS and shot with bracketing. This is not HDR, because only two of the shots in my three brackets came out semi-okay. So only used one. This is 4 seconds (or 1/4 a second, unsure how LR notes

Re: PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Indeed. Thanks for looking, Don. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: It is a keep your head down and stay connected world. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 30 May 2013

Re: PESO: Riding High

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, BNruce. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: That can happen if you receive a kit without the instructions. I wonder if he put the seat on the downtube? Good panning, Dan. On Wed,

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Walter Hamler
I like it! Looks much better. Great shot. Walt On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn off the IS and shot with bracketing. This is not HDR, because only two of the shots in my

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Alan C
A really spectacular shot. And so sharp too. Alan C -Original Message- From: eactiv...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:44 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:53:24PM -0500, Walt wrote: When I got home, I spent the better part of the evening watching tutorials on flash photography. The problem is, they all essentially said, This is where you can use flash to get this lighting effect. There was no nitty-gritty technical

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
TTL doesn't work on the latest Pentax digital cameras. I think it went away after K10, but I'm not sure. PTTL is the later version of through the lens auto control, and it works to a certain extent. Combined with a flash compensation setting, which your flash probably has, it can work quite

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Marnie, Much better and very nice too. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn off the IS and shot with bracketing. This is not HDR, because only two of the shots in

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
I really like that one, Marnie. Gorgeous light; great results. On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn off the IS and shot with bracketing. This is not HDR, because only two of the

Re: PESO - Food Truck Commander

2013-05-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Like Dan says, good, strong portrait. Good eyes and good expression. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I keep going back to this pic of a lady food truck boss. I don't know if it's the twinkle in her eyes or the smile that

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
I think that there are fewer bad lenses than there are lenses used badly. On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Eeuw, why would you want non-coated glass. Flare, internal reflections, veiling flare. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Alan

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Advice #1: practice with it as much as you can, before you need it for real. Setup a test subject and try shooting it with the flash at different angles, heights and distances from the subject to see the effect. Try P-TTL to see how it behaves. It may work attached to the camera but not

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I think that there are fewer bad lenses than there are lenses used badly. MARK! Sadly, he's out of range. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent! The only thing I might recommend is a wee bit of counterclockwise rotation to straighten the midpoint vertical and flatten the horizon line. Paul On May 30, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I really like that one, Marnie. Gorgeous light; great results.

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 1:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:53:24PM -0500, Walt wrote: When I got home, I spent the better part of the evening watching tutorials on flash photography. The problem is, they all essentially said, This is where you can use flash to get this lighting effect.

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Thanks, Paul. The flash is PTTL -- I just typed it incorrectly, and it does have flash compensation. The unit came with a diffuser and I picked up an Omnibounce while I was at the camera shop. As for practicing on-camera first, being a babe in the woods on this, that was the plan. I also

Re: PESO - Tree Swallow

2013-05-30 Thread kwaller
Nice capture, well composed. So knarF does birds. the kind with wings. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Tree Swallow Excuse the banal (if descriptive) title. Also excuse the fact

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Many thanks, Bruce. I haven't tinkered with it quite a bit, but have done a few bounce-flash shots just to see the effects and have been pleasantly surprised with the results. WRT to disabling the pop-up flash when using it wirelessly, I gather that means to set to fire as the controller

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, it is more successful. Obviously due to more of the structure being lit up. As had been mentioned, this is what appeared to be missing on the earlier shots. Assuming I saw them all.   Jack  From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:44 AM

Re: PESO - Tree Swallow

2013-05-30 Thread Darren Addy
That's very pretty and very sharp! On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:52 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice capture, well composed. So knarF does birds. the kind with wings. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From:

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Yeah, I'd be happy with that shot, Marnie. I'd say you have it down pretty well. :) -- Walt On 5/30/2013 1:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Went back and tried night shooting the oil refinery again. This time I remembered to turn off the IS and shot with bracketing. This is not HDR, because

Re: 70-200 F4-5.6 FA opinions?

2013-05-30 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 2:12 PM -0500 5/30/13, Darren Addy wrote: I think that there are fewer bad lenses than there are lenses used badly. Mark! Thanks for everyone's words of wisdom. When all is said and done, I've decided to forego the 70-200 and stick with my Vivitar Series 1 70-210, and to give my FA

Re: PESO: Waiting

2013-05-30 Thread Alan C
Bit of history there - The PRR decal on the side of the bench. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Waiting In the waiting room, Penn Station, Newark, NJ

Re: Car Show

2013-05-30 Thread kwaller
Nice collection, regardless of the camera issues! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Car Show There was a small car show down at the park today.

Re: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-30 Thread kwaller
Great capture! Location, location, location. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Custer County Supercell Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and

Re: How to clean an add-on lens?

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
Maybe some ethyl-based hand sanitizer? On 5/30/2013 10:58 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Goo remover? Goo-Be-Gone is the name I think. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 18:24:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchins...@komkon.org To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: How to clean an

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Walt, what's the setting for the upcoming portrait shoot expected to be? Indoors and outdoors generally call for different flash practices. Eg: indoors you can ignore the ambient light and use the flash to supply all, but outdoors you would usually mix the flash with the ambient; eg: backlit by

Re: Memorial Day Memories

2013-05-30 Thread kwaller
Walt and all other military vets, especially 'merican - thanks for your service, sacrifice dedication. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com Subject: OT: Memorial Day Memories I put this on

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 03:12:08PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Try bounced light too. Think pool or billiards. Point the flash upwards behind you to where the wall meets the ceiling. This will create a huge umbrella effect. It will also increase the distance from the flash to the subject(s),

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Many thanks, Bruce. WRT to disabling the pop-up flash when using it wirelessly, I gather that means to set to fire as the controller rather than the master in the custom settings? Yes, exactly: set camera flash as Controller.

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
For practicing your lighting, stuffed animals make great models. They have a lot of the same contours to their features as people, but don't mind sitting still for minutes, or even hours as you fiddle with the lights. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML

Re: VESO - Simon and Debs Wedding

2013-05-30 Thread kwaller
Nice work ! Sure seemed like a happy bunch or was it the bubbly? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: VESO - Simon and Debs Wedding At the risk of boring anyone to tears, Alma and I went

Re: PESO: Puzzling Sign

2013-05-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 30, 2013, at 13:43 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: That is what it SHOULD say, but it does not. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On May 30, 2013, at 09:15 ,

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Don Guthrie
Oh yeah now we're talking. I hope you feel great satisfaction in reaching a point we had no doubt you would achieve. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 14:44:07 -0400 (EDT) From:eactiv...@aol.com To:pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 3:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Yes, exactly: set camera flash as Controller. Thanks. The terminology is a little confusing to the uninitiated -- and that'd be me. Don't dismiss that cheap stand. Set to wireless and placed on top of a bookcase firing at the ceiling it can cover a

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 3:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: For practicing your lighting, stuffed animals make great models. They have a lot of the same contours to their features as people, but don't mind sitting still for minutes, or even hours as you fiddle with the lights. Thanks, Larry. I do have access to

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 3:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Here's an eg: with the flash mounted on-camera, have your assistant stand behind you a couple of feet, to one side of you, holding the silver reflector facing the subject's face, a little above her head height. Assistant might have to stand on a chair if

Re: PESO -- Country Christmas Tree

2013-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
I think your email client is breaking the URL into two pieces and passing only first part onto your browser. Try copying and pasting the two parts into the address bar... On 5/30/2013 10:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Error (503) Something went wrong. Don't worry, your files are still safe

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I watched one of his videos last night and it was a lot better than any of the others I saw. Obviously, being a Pentaxian has its downsides and this is one of those cases, since his tutorial was Canon/Nikon-centric (as were all

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 03:56:54PM -0500, Walt wrote: Thanks, Larry. I do have access to all manner of stuffed animals that are infinitely more cooperative than their young owners. I'll have to put them to use for something other than living room debris. The animals, the owners, or both? --

Get your rocks off

2013-05-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On topic as well! Camera porn ;-) http://fuckyeahcameraporn.tumblr.com/#15 -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 4:28 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I watched one of his videos last night and it was a lot better than any of the others I saw. Obviously, being a Pentaxian has its downsides and this is one of those cases, since his

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
On 5/30/2013 4:52 PM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 03:56:54PM -0500, Walt wrote: Thanks, Larry. I do have access to all manner of stuffed animals that are infinitely more cooperative than their young owners. I'll have to put them to use for something other than living room

Re: PESO - Food Truck Commander

2013-05-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 29/5/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Shit with K-5, DA* 60-250/4 and the 560 flash at -.5. Well dammit Paul try a K-7. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ --

Re: Get your rocks off

2013-05-30 Thread Walt
That was quite cool. Also, I'm tempted to start a tumblr account of my own. I kind of like the layout. -- walt On 5/30/2013 4:52 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On topic as well! Camera porn ;-) http://fuckyeahcameraporn.tumblr.com/#15 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: VESO - Simon and Debs Wedding

2013-05-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/5/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice work ! Sure seemed like a happy bunch or was it the bubbly? Just Brits mate ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: PESO: Nightshot - American Pie III

2013-05-30 Thread Eactivist
Thanks Walt, Alan, Bob, Walt, Bruce, and shark. Jack -- Think it's about the same number of lights as before (though I did stay 15 minutes later). Just a wider f stop and longer exposure. Made all the difference. Well, IS was off too, which also helped. Paul -- You've got a good eye.

Re: K5 focus screen - user changable?

2013-05-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:06:09AM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote: All top of the line models have interchangeable screens. As does the K100 and K-x (which use the same focusing screen). Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On May 29, 2013 7:55:14 AM J.C. O'Connell

Re: Testing, testing 1-2-3

2013-05-30 Thread Bob W
Throw him in the river. If he sinks, he's the real Chris Mitchell. If he floats, he's a witch and we burn him. B On 30 May 2013, at 10:18, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: How do we know you are The Real Chris Mitchell? On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Chris Mitchell

Re: OT: Flash enablement

2013-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: LinkDelight has a hot shoe extension cord for something like $10. That will reliably get the flash off your camera. I have ordered a few things from LinkDelight and the stuff is not to bad, the extension flash cord and a

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