Re: PESO laser calligraphy

2012-09-09 Thread lrc
Thanks Frank frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Amazingly cool stuff!! cheers, frank On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: It was a nice clear night at the party last night, and I pulled out the O-GPS1 and my green laser, using the rig that Steve

Re: So... K-5II huh? But without a net work link, Do I want that?

2012-09-12 Thread lrc
I would rather have an ethernet port that could be plugged into an external wifi or phone modem. In theory USB 3 could do something similar. Or a bidirectional optical port with a pair if IREDs and detecters. Doug Franklin do...@nutdriver.org wrote: On 2012-09-12 19:12, Bruce Walker wrote:

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread lrc
Dave I dont remember if that is the tkina 80-200/2.8 I have. Mine is manusl focus and ehen I nail focus it is pretty sharp. My shots from last night were shot with it. Some eith a tsmron 2x. I dont have thr exact url but its the most recent set, of Kim Nalley at Http://flickr.com/ellarsee Look

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread lrc
Tokina At-x sd 80-200/2.8 Not the pro. It will take some time to learn how to get the most out of it, but it certainly has potential. l...@red4est.com wrote: Dave I dont remember if that is the tkina 80-200/2.8 I have. Mine is manusl focus and ehen I nail focus it is pretty sharp. My

Re: OT - L'Shanah Tovah

2012-09-16 Thread lrc
Happy New Year y'all. knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse

Re: Fixed lens digital cameras : Why not go larger than 24x36?

2012-09-19 Thread lrc
You mean like a 645D? J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - If your gonna put a fixed lens on a camera, why not have the sensor even bigger than 24x36? Quality could increase substantially -- Sent from my Android

RE: OT - Minor Cycling Incident

2012-09-22 Thread lrc
You are confusing the Pauli exclusion principle with the Paulie extortion principle. Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tom C Sorry you got injured Frank. Glad it wasn't worse. Without wishing to sound pedantic, may

Re: Geso The General Store

2012-09-25 Thread lrc
Despite them being very nice photographs, oddly enough nobody likes any of them. :-) Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: These photos are a little outside my usual comfort zone. I would like CC. Does anyone like some of them; does someone like any of them ? Thanks.

Re: GPS menu on RAW/Fx button (was: Annoying glitch)

2012-09-27 Thread lrc
Which firmware are you running? You are looking in the right place and i didnt have the gps turned on when I set it. Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I programmed it long ago to toggle from RAW to RAW so it simply can't damage anything. It's just too easy to hit by mistake. That's

Re: OT Free to a good home

2012-10-03 Thread lrc
Didnt someone just get a pri ter that only works with canin paper? P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: For postage only, a nearly full package, (it says it's 100 sheets, I'd estimate there's about 90 left), of Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101. It's full of scary warnings about

Re: GESO September favorites

2012-10-04 Thread lrc
Nope. I actually had to go in and use the adjustment tool to boost the exposure on the moons to make them visible. Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 4 October 2012 07:52, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Oct 3, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Nice moon, Thank you,

RE: PESO street photography in downtown Felton

2012-10-10 Thread lrc
Why do they raise cattle in Australia and sheep in New Zealand? On average, ozzies are taller. Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann I'd comment but I'm not allowed to mention sheep anymore.

Re: PESO street photography in downtown Felton

2012-10-10 Thread lrc
Not yet. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: I had some time to kill while my shears were being sharpened at the Farmer's market... Is getting my shears sharpened a new euphemism for something I ought to be aware of? ;-) -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9

Re: html photo album generator

2012-10-20 Thread lrc
There is the minor detail that I was the official event photographer. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: True to LC form. Three others have a number of images. 36, 3, and 2. Larry has a number of ALBUMS of images! 10 albums. Beating the competition down with massive weights. On

Re: Totally OT - philosophical question (Was: Structural engineering question)

2012-10-24 Thread lrc
British Leyland fine adjustment tool BFH-042. John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 06:04:29AM +1100, Peter McIntosh wrote: FWIW, My father (god bless him) used to describe a hammer as an American screwdriver... :-) Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne - back to practicing

Re: Poll: Your favorite composition structure

2012-11-02 Thread lrc
They are fibognocci. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Nov 2, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: that's just nuts! dough! I thought they were baguettes waiting to go in the oven. -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com

Re: LR4 question about images with unknown location

2012-11-28 Thread lrc
I don't remember how but I think there is a find missing photos feature. Possibly in one of the library menus. Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: You know how in LR, for offline images you get a little question mark which you can click on to find the current location for that particular

RE: Windows 8 Makes Me Consider a Mac

2012-11-28 Thread lrc
Are yo you brother's keeper? John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Aaargh - you mean I couldn't use my 1980's vintage Brother 1500 on a Mac? (Not that I could probably find ink ribbons for it now anyway) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML

Re: Batman's car for sale

2012-11-29 Thread lrc
I used to know Bob Solomon, who painted it. jn289 jn...@verizon.net wrote: http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/paralleluniverse-blog.aspx?feat=7981e65c-485c-43d0-ac87-9399b8953e56 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Batman's car for sale

2012-11-30 Thread lrc
George Harris made the batmobile. If he's selling it it's real. Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: If it's George Barris selling the car, who cares? He was the king of custom car creations in that era. :-) G On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:44 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I'd question

Re: B-Ball Frustration

2012-12-01 Thread lrc
Sounds like you need a 60-250. :-) Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Half-time at a basketball game: DA* 50-135 slow and fussy when focusing. Really struggling with equipment. Refs always in the way as well. Ugh! Hope 2nd half is better. Cheers, Christine -- Sent from my

Re: PESO - Multi-tasking (messenger photo)

2012-12-01 Thread lrc
Frank, you should put together a blurb book of messenger photos for your friends to buy for their parents as Xmas gifts. frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Har! Must be the noisy/grainy dark areas. Thanks, Steve, and Christine, too. cheers, frank On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:16

Re: PESO playing with lights

2012-12-03 Thread lrc
Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I wasn't around in the sixties to take or not to take all those drugs. My age didn't hit double digits until the last few months of the calendar sixties, bit I live in Santa Cruz where the sixties lasted web into the eighties. Funny thing though, I

Re: Advice on Selection of Macro Lens

2012-12-05 Thread lrc
Mark! steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2012-12-03 19:00 Bipin Gupta wrote And a WR lens is not at all necessary, for who would go flower or insect shooting in a drizzle?? some flowers are the merest things, missed by most until the clouds come over; then flatness of the contrast

Re: OT: Arsonists struck again.

2012-12-07 Thread lrc
Either that or if you have any neighbors you don't like, help them rake leaves. John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Heard another heavy truck about 15 minutes ago, and this time went outside as soon as I heard it. The arsonists had set another pile of leaves on fire. I don't know who saw

Re: PESO: Why I love a weather-resistant camera

2012-12-09 Thread lrc
Reasons to love a weather resistant camera. And living in California Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: Tons of snow coming down here in Minneapolis today. It's a wet/warm snow which is sticking to everything. I went for a walk with the K7 just slung around my neck..

Re: PESO blue piano player

2012-12-13 Thread lrc
That would explain some of your photos. :-) Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 13/12/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I think that my favorite shot of the evening is this one of the piano player: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8268403231/ Jesus Lar, give a guy some

Re:Samples from the DA55/1.4

2012-12-15 Thread lrc
A 55 has the same FOV as an 83mm on film. Very close to the 85 mm standard for portrait lenses. Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Bob Sullivan Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:39:49 -0800 wrote: Somebody over on the Pentax Google community asked for comments on this lens. I like how it handles and focuses

Re: I know I'll probably regret this...

2012-12-20 Thread lrc
It will probably prove to be the best mistake you make in 2012. mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax

Re: DxOMark doesn't much like the DA 40mm f2.8 XS

2012-12-23 Thread lrc
Tom I feel fairly safe in assuming that inside your mind is not a Euclidian space. Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: Rick Womer Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:23:54 -0800 Tangent?? It would only be a tangent if DXOMark and Pirates of Penzance intersected somewhere in Euclidean space. Huge leap? Now

Re: GESO: 2012

2012-12-23 Thread lrc
That will be a handy collectikn in case I ever have delusions of competency as a photographer. Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice work, I especially like the simplicity of most of your images! Merry Christmas ! -Original Message- From: Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no

Re: OT: Photo Thief

2013-01-04 Thread lrc
That is very similar to one I posted a few years back. But not the same one. John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Larry Colen On Jan 3, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: This person is stealing images watermarking them as his own and it appears artwork as well. You may want

Re: OT: Photo Thief

2013-01-04 Thread lrc
The way I did it was with a time exposure in the fog and put my hand in front of the lens flashing it up several times to get multiple exposures. Being a pro g he probably took multiple exposures and combined them in post processing. David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: I remember

Re: Enablement: I now have a gently used . . .

2013-01-04 Thread lrc
That's where you went wrong. They want their aperture stimulated, not simulated. kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Enablement: I now have a gently

Re: Poll - Have You Done a Photo Book (Or Thinking About It)?

2013-01-06 Thread lrc
I have done 3. Two for giving away as gifts. One as an experiment. Go to blurb and look up lrc. I am about to start on a fourth. They are a great way to show off your work. I keep a copy in the laptop pocket of my camera bag. eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looking it seems doing a blurb book

Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach

2013-01-08 Thread lrc
Lo problemo. :-) Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Obviously I enjoyed lookING at these... /kicks himself on the head/ On 1/9/2013 6:53 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Two shots with the guy, the tripod and the bridge alike rock rock :-). Cliche or not, these are fine photographs and I

K30 kudos in todays paper

2013-01-14 Thread lrc
There's a column in the business section called sound advice blog. Today's column is dslr vs mirrorless. He says he usually uses u4/3 bbut lists the k30 as the best value of dslrs with a big picture of it. I'm using my phone so it isn't trivial to find an online link. -- Sent from my Android

Re: 2013(14) Corvette Reveal

2013-01-14 Thread lrc
Exactly. Compared to my other track cars I had driven at the time: cortina, 240 z, honda wagon, corolla etc. It just took me a while to figure out why it wasn't accelerating particularly well between turns 11 and 1. It is still a lot better than spinning I to a wall or suchlike. I had an

Re: QA with Pentax\'s John Carlson

2013-01-18 Thread lrc
I hope someone sends him some hamentashen. jamesk8...@mac.com wrote: P. J. Alliing wrote on Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:48:17 -0800: Cotty has to stock up on condiments before the official announcement. I hope that someone is present with a camera to document this long-awaited meal… Regards, Jim --

Re: Flash confusion

2013-01-23 Thread lrc
If your camera is in auto it will set exposure as if there were no flash. Except maybe in P mode. Then the flash will blow everythi g out. I have only had luck with the camera in manual exposure and my best luck with the flash also I manual mode. Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net

Re: Flash Confusion

2013-01-24 Thread lrc
How modest? I have two promasters and like them well enough. Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: The question of compatibility appears to be the issue. It seems this flash will work on the K10D its family but not on the K-x. Bummer. I could return it. But if anyone here wants it

RE: People like bright (saturated) colors

2013-01-25 Thread lrc
Frank, that's not true. You're the most egalitarian snob I know. knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I would comment on this but I would just sound like an elitist snob so I'll just shut up. ;-) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org

Re: Is it absurd to call a photograph that no one has ever heard of iconic?

2013-01-25 Thread lrc
I've got to admit that the Mac UI is iconic. AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: I liked the photographer's attitude. :-) But I agree with the thread title, it's quite absurd. Then again, the article is published to and for the mac cult, and it's not really surprising that anything

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread lrc
I quite like it! Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: On 25 January 2013 18:26, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Your BH critique is always sought after and appreciated. Thanks! Boris Nice one Boris.

Re: GESO Mannequins, when they're at home

2013-01-27 Thread lrc
That is an awesome set! Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: [* Possibly NSFW, See below ... *] You can blame Frank for this project. :-) http://www.behance.net/gallery/Mannequins-when-theyre-at-home/6868595 or http://goo.gl/P7nzw if the long one broke. Back in September Frank posted a

Re: Lens Profile Creator for Lightroom; Lr tips

2013-01-29 Thread lrc
Excellent timing. I was looking for how to do this with my new 8mm. Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: One of the tips in a Lightroom tutorial, Five handy tips for working with photos in Lightroom 4, contains a link to a free Adobe app that I bet a few of us can use: Adobe Lens Profile

Re: SD Card Survey

2013-01-30 Thread lrc
I think that tbe last time I bought sandisk extreme the best value were the 32GB cards. They have the advantage of not needing to swap them out often. Copy your raw files to external drives each day and keep a spare copy of the files on the cards until you get home. Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com

Re: SD Card Survey

2013-01-30 Thread lrc
However faster card s offload to the computer faster. Make sure you get a fast card reader though. Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 30, 2013, Rick Womer wrote: It's terrible that Larry has forced you into this. We'll try to be merciful (maybe!). What is this mercy of which you

Fwd: Power Outages in CT cause PUG downtime (delay for PUG submissions)

2013-01-31 Thread lrc
Forwarded for nanoboy. Original Message From: Igor Roshchin igo...@gmail.com Sent: Thu Jan 31 10:08:09 PST 2013 To: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Fwd: Power Outages in CT cause PUG downtime (delay for PUG submissions) Hi Larry, Could you please forward the message

Re: SD Card Survey

2013-01-31 Thread lrc
I havent yet had a sandisk card fall apart. All of my patriot cards have. steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-01-31 10:11 Paul Stenquist wrote In truth, there are a number of web sites that have tested and rated cards, and the Sandisk Extreme is most frequently recommended. That is

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-05 Thread lrc
I think you would like the D600. Its bigger than the K5 but not huge. I thought it felt pretty nice. When they sort out the bugs it will be a sweet camera. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I would invite anyone who thinks FF is a good idea

Re: At least they didn't shoot me

2013-02-05 Thread lrc
Yeah. I had to bitch and moan to get him to pull my last name. He just didn't seem to understand that my new employer might not want the incident spread over a blog read by lots of people. Yes people can track it back to me with work but that would at least require being able to spell google.

Re: Boris #07 - Havarim wadi

2013-02-09 Thread lrc
What is wadi? And what does it have to do with friends? Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-07-havarim-wadi.html Note to self: whenever a PDMLer comes for a visit, take them there at night. It will be fantastic... BH comments will as

Re: _PESO_--_Major_Snow_EventR

2013-02-09 Thread lrc
You haven't yet gone to metric shitloads? The conversion factor by the way is 1.6 imperial shitloads to one metric. In the USA we use SAE shitloads, which are the smallest at 2.2 SAE per metric shitload. Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 9/2/13, Bob W, discombobulated,

Re: Android tablets for showing photos?

2013-02-14 Thread lrc
Flash! Mark and Godfrey are different people. Most of us consider this to be a good thing. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The iPad can be configured with

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread lrc
There is a big difference between not having both and not carrying both on a vacation when you are minimizing your kit. Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom

Re: YELQ - yet another lightroom question

2013-02-17 Thread lrc
By using jeff friedels lightroom tree exporter. It works wonderfully. Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, Say, I have a folder structure where I store my photos. Now I want to bulk export, but I want to preserve the structure like so: 1. I give LR a destination folder. 2. I will

Re: k-5 grip glitch grinds...

2013-02-19 Thread lrc
Vinum carum, coitus vilus. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Feb 19, 2013, at 9:50 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Bruce Walker On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Christine Nielsench...@inielsen.net wrote: On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Bob

Re: OT - Frequent Fracture Card

2013-02-20 Thread lrc
Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting knarftheria...@gmail.com: That's what they're giving me at St. Joe's Hospital here in Toronto. Third visit in two years, second since September. We had a flash freeze yesterday after a thaw that covered the gutters and bike lanes

Re: K-01 now on the official discontinued model page

2013-02-20 Thread lrc
Interesting point. I wonder how much I could get for my K-x? Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I have no regrets at all regarding purchase of the K-01. When it first was announced I contemplated getting one and replacing my K-7 with it. The K-7 is just a backup for my K-5, and sees virtually

Re: Pentax is known for small cameras, but this is ridiculous.

2013-02-27 Thread lrc
Put another hat on the barbie. Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 22/2/13, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: Let the cries of anguish for a full frame Pentax keychain camera begin! I'll eat my G I Joe's beret. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my

Re: Photo-shoot coming up

2013-02-27 Thread lrc
I picked up something like that. I never use it. I have had the best luck with the pocket sized grey cards. Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: - I always shoot a grey card to get a WB reference. If you don't have one, find something neutral in the

Re: RIP: Bran Everseeking

2013-02-28 Thread lrc
Damn. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Bran Everseeking of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, whose given name was Thomas Dunbar, passed away today from a heart attack. Bran hung around these parts from time to time. He was a man who embraced many causes and seemed to be genuinely kind and

Re: Total noob question...

2013-03-18 Thread lrc
FAQ: Facetiously Answered Questions. Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com: So I never caught on what the PAW and PESO acronyms stood for. Can someone enlighten me? All of your questions (and more) are answered in the unofficial PDML FAQ:

Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors

2013-04-01 Thread lrc
Note the date. Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Mar 31, 2013, at 13:22 , Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Outlook/Exchange is far and away the best email / calendar / task software I've ever used, I've just got to interject and say that, in all the years I've been in IT and as

Re: Well, erm blush alternate enablement

2013-04-03 Thread lrc
If that sigma needs a new home and is going cheap Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Had a little pleasant monetary surprise, and had trips scheduled to Tokyo and The Big Island in March, so on impulse got a Fujifilm X-E1 with the 35mmF1.4 and the 18-55 “kit” zoom. It’s interesting,

Re: PESO: Larry Bait

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
Walt, you are indeed very good at baiting. And not too bad with a camera either. Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all! I haven't done much photography in a while as it's been just too damned hot to get out with the camera for the past month. Saturday, though, was *relatively* nice

Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
If you aren't building them yourself, you aren't a car junkie. Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I bought my wife a new car; one year ago I bought one for me. I am like a kid in a toy store!! Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: England 2012: UK PDMLers

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
And Cotty too! I really like those storm cloud photos. Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone: Here's a quick collection of our wonderfully photogenic UK PDMLers. Hope you enjoy! Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/englandukpdmlers/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: the long, long wait for my k-5

2012-07-31 Thread lrc
Willow springs? That's practically our neighborhood. Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: John is right. Renting a camera is just a normal business expense, so it' a deduction from gross income, and I recoup only the percentage that goes on taxes. i still have about 16 days to go until

Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?

2012-08-01 Thread lrc
Both Pentax an MG are brands that hardly anyone knows today, but which pretty much defined the market for low cost performance 45 or 50 years ago. Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Sheesh! What is it about Pentaxians and MGs? I've got a 1979 MGB convertible under wraps in the garage,

Re: View camera and big wooden box

2012-08-02 Thread lrc
No lenses came with it. I've got no idea what one would cost. The people who expressed interest balked when faced with the weight of the rig. I also suspect that I need some sort of carrier for the film. Thn there is the whole processing the film to deal witj. William Robb

Cool flash hack

2012-08-08 Thread lrc
A friend posted this to my fb wall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSSyfrM6Qt4 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: Mini-GESO: Silhouettes (3 images)

2012-08-09 Thread lrc
I think it is a big improvement. Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Larry! How's this? http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7750427916/ On 8/9/2012 6:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Aug 9, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Thanks for the suggestions, Bruce. Here's

Re: OT: Nikon D3200 user reviews

2012-08-13 Thread lrc
Interesting. A friend of mine has one and is very happy. What dont people like about the D800? Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Those Nikon D800 reviews are absolute carnage. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis

Re: PESO: Flawlessly Flawed

2012-08-13 Thread lrc
Here is my silly question for today: Is anyone doing daytona/superbird body kits for the new clallenger? David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Good shot. I like thew angle here. One of the few Dodge products i liked Dave On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Paul Stenquist

RE: OT - Hipsters and Vintage Cameras

2012-08-16 Thread lrc
Ouch! Kudos on a terrible pun. Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf

Re: Semi-OT: Put yourself in my shoes for a moment . . .

2012-08-20 Thread lrc
Borrow something. Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: . . . and give me your thoughts. Say you're going to be leaving for the Black Hills of South Dakota in a little over a month and have an extremely limited budget. I'm quite literally saving up the quarters from my tips (along with

Re: Semi-OT: Put yourself in my shoes for a moment . . .

2012-08-21 Thread lrc
Just the Nikons. Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I do know one other Pentaxian who lives locally, though he's not a PDML'er. I'll see what he has and is willing to loan out for a few days. I'm not sure he's got much glass at all, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to ask. I do appreciate

OT canon 300D err 99

2012-08-22 Thread lrc
A friend has an old 300d that stopped workin while sitting in her closet. It just says err 99 which seems to just be a WTF error. I tried charging batteries and cleaning lens contacts. I also tried powering up while holding down various buttons o. The back. Occasionally holding the jump

RE: geso, after dinner on the wharf

2012-08-24 Thread lrc
I am pretty sure that not even I am crazy enough to try to cover a sea lion in post-it notes. Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Caption for this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7849497924/ Get your Post-it notes, Colen, you've pulled B -Original Message- From:

Re: Time Management - Actual Photography vs Reading PDML Mail

2012-08-28 Thread lrc
You in san mateo? Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: I have a very enthusiastic photographer friend who wished to form another Pentax Mail In Forum called iPentax. I wrote back telling him that there is already a very interesting one called PDML. He agreed, but said that he was once a member

Re: Time Management - Actual Photography vs Reading PDML Mail

2012-08-29 Thread lrc
It would be pdml threads if they flew into uncharted territory rather than falling into well worn ruts. P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Threads fly off into uncharted territory? I never would have guessed... On 8/28/2012 11:50 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Of course, subject

Re: Photo opportunities in Chicago this weekend

2012-08-31 Thread lrc
I wish I could be there. It is a huge party with lots of interesting folks. I think Christine woukd be the most interested of the Chicsgo folks but others may also enjoy it. Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Are you going, Larry, or are you trying to get Christine to go/ On Fri, Aug

Re: EXIF Mystery

2017-07-10 Thread lrc
Maybe just try Adobe's free raw converter On July 10, 2017 6:01:40 PM PDT, Matthew Hunt wrote: >On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Mark C wrote: > >> His data shows lens name and lens model, data which is missing from >images I've taken. > >Larry's version

Re: PESO a steller lunch

2017-07-17 Thread lrc
com> >wrote: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/35181319833/in/album- >>> 72157683920104661/ >>> >>> Full set >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157683920104661 >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen

Re: Peso-Bodie CA

2017-07-25 Thread lrc
Great shot, I like the sky just fine. I think the dark (cyber orange filter?) Dark sky is good. On July 25, 2017 7:35:39 AM PDT, Ken Waller wrote: >Nice capture Jack, but of course you know that I'd comment about the >blank sky and how I'd crop out most of the sky above

Re: Adobe DNG Converter

2017-07-26 Thread lrc
/download/audio-video-photo/raw- >> therapee-50-64-bit-3328476/ >> >> >> >> >> >>> Thanks, >>> Beth >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) >http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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 - portrait study 3

2017-06-29 Thread lrc
Very nice use of colour, shadow and boobies. On June 29, 2017 12:36:57 PM PDT, Bruce Walker wrote: >"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." --Franz >Kafka > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/35575224696/lightbox/ > >Rated G: General

Re: GESO Osprey

2017-07-01 Thread lrc
Thanks Jack and Mark. K3 and bigma On July 1, 2017 4:52:49 PM PDT, Jack Davis wrote: >What Mark said, Larry. >What camera and lens? > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 1, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Mark C wrote: >> >> That's a great set - some really good

Re: PESO: Bimbo and the Bear

2017-08-02 Thread lrc
On August 2, 2017 7:29:47 AM PDT, Chris Mitchell wrote: >Blimey Dan. You promise us balloons and we get a fairground ride, you >promise us bears and we get balloons. Please stop messing with our >heads :-) Chris, if it was the picture of a bear you were looking

Re: GESO - Coyles in the USA - Heading West

2017-08-06 Thread lrc
On August 6, 2017 11:51:31 AM PDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >I know where some of thsoe are taken :-) >The NY store is in Raton, NM near the rail station - for instance. > >I've taken the train that the Coyles took - in 1956, and in 1983 >get out an amtrak rail map, that will

Re: GESO a few of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread lrc
Thanks Cotty, and everyone else that commented. That shot is just a very tight crop, about 800x1300 pixels, cropped and proceeded to show the flares. On August 22, 2017 1:19:46 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 21/8/17, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>We've got

Re: GESO a few of the eclipse

2017-08-22 Thread lrc
99672=1=812295f043 >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) >http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to

Re: Eclipse Totality:... a different perspective

2017-08-22 Thread lrc
Excellent, there was so much to see and to shoot that it was hard to catch it all On August 22, 2017 10:04:59 AM PDT, Darren Addy wrote: >https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/36691600666/in/dateposted-public/ > >Totality: Eclipse viewing from Dunning Rd. just north

Time lapse

2017-08-17 Thread lrc
What is the fastest rate that a k3 can continuously take photos without overflowing the buffer? Once a second? -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Today's moment for feeling stupid

2017-06-23 Thread lrc
I was thinking about other photo opportunities on my upcoming eclipse trip, and I briefly wondered what the phase of the moon would be. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO bird ID check

2017-09-19 Thread lrc
t;> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157689222991475 >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) >http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml

Re: PESOS The Palo Alto and Moss Landing

2017-09-16 Thread lrc
> An HDR of the scene with the FA 50 >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/36449913553/in/album- >> 72157689137129185/ >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) >http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Still life with garlic.

2017-10-07 Thread lrc
On October 7, 2017 12:44:56 PM PDT, Paul Stenquist wrote: >Fun to look at this now because I just chopped some nice fresh Garlits, You chopped Garlits? That's a drag. :-) >and my hands and kitchen are rich with garlic aroma. Smell-a-vision! >Yum. > >Paul via phone > >> On

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