Re: PESO: Serious Warning
On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:00 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I noted similar (ignored) signage at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2005/ireland/content/IMGP8552_large.html Warning: vertigo-inducing image. http://www.flickr.com/photos/viclucasphoto/455441210/in/photostream/ :) Dave -- 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: K5 play
On 12/04/2013 01:24, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Boy, this camera is quiet. Scary, isn't it? I thought mine was broken twice. When I first turned it on (ultrasonic, rather than jolly-good-shake sensor cleaning) and when I first pressed the shutter. Nearly as quiet as a leaf shutter. -- No fixed Adobe -- 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: Serious Warning
On Apr 12, 2013, at 7:10 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: The one at the top of Whitewater Falls in North Carolina shows how many people ignored the sign fell off. It gets updated periodically. What, X days since someone ignored this sign and died as a result? Cheers, Dave -- 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: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested
On 12 Apr 2013, at 01:16, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Everyone wants to blame someone, and everyone blames those they disagree with politically. I blame the scapegoats [1] Bob [1] joke shamelessly stolen from John O'Farrel -- 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: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested
The educational side of this thread has been most interesting. I thought the educational system in SA was very bad but it seems the problems are universal. We have private schools funded by the parents (no Govt. assistance) which have the best facilities and teachers. Costs are very high but results are outstanding. Then we have the Model C schools (the Govt. schools in the former white areas) which are funded partially by parents partially by Govt. The standards are still pretty good but discipline is becoming a problem. Lastly we have the so called township farm schools which are totally (but inadequately) funded by the Govt. The teachers are unionized, discipline is non-existent performance is terrible. There seems to be no political will to redress the situation apart from tampering with syllabi lowering standards to keep the pass rate up. Nevertheless, there have been remarkable results from some of these schools where there remains a nucleus of dedicated teachers (pity they are not all like that). The general demise has also spread to tertiary institutions. Apartheid has been gone for 20 years but still gets the blame. Unfortunately, there is a terrible lingering obsession with race in SA - now a type of reverse apartheid. In the old days, the Coloureds Indians were not white enough - now they are not black enough - eternally caught in the middle. Social tampering, quotas affirmative action are the order of the day. In the end, it really all comes down to politics and the securing of votes. Where do all the politician's children go the school? You guessed it! Alan C -- 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.
OT - Young Inspector Morse
Some might like to see... http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-04-11/inspector-morse-back- on-screen/ One I filmed back late last year - not the actual episode scenes but 'the making of' stuff and the interviews. Looks good, I shall be watching :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: OT - Young Inspector Morse
Very cool, Cotty. I'll wait for the torrents. :-) On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:09 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: Some might like to see... http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-04-11/inspector-morse-back- on-screen/ One I filmed back late last year - not the actual episode scenes but 'the making of' stuff and the interviews. Looks good, I shall be watching :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested
Alan, I appreciate your comments and insight from outside the USA. My daughter-in-law is a special education teacher in the public schools. This year she sees students who are 2 or 3 years behind in reading or math. But they are the good stories with involved parents. Before this, she taught 5+ years in a 'behavior disorders' classroom. The children, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders, were all damaged from birth, having been born to mothers addicted to one thing or another. These single parents barely can keep their own lives together, let alone be involved in their child's education. It's a sad situation I cannot imagine how to solve. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:50 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: The educational side of this thread has been most interesting. I thought the educational system in SA was very bad but it seems the problems are universal. We have private schools funded by the parents (no Govt. assistance) which have the best facilities and teachers. Costs are very high but results are outstanding. Then we have the Model C schools (the Govt. schools in the former white areas) which are funded partially by parents partially by Govt. The standards are still pretty good but discipline is becoming a problem. Lastly we have the so called township farm schools which are totally (but inadequately) funded by the Govt. The teachers are unionized, discipline is non-existent performance is terrible. There seems to be no political will to redress the situation apart from tampering with syllabi lowering standards to keep the pass rate up. Nevertheless, there have been remarkable results from some of these schools where there remains a nucleus of dedicated teachers (pity they are not all like that). The general demise has also spread to tertiary institutions. Apartheid has been gone for 20 years but still gets the blame. Unfortunately, there is a terrible lingering obsession with race in SA - now a type of reverse apartheid. In the old days, the Coloureds Indians were not white enough - now they are not black enough - eternally caught in the middle. Social tampering, quotas affirmative action are the order of the day. In the end, it really all comes down to politics and the securing of votes. Where do all the politician's children go the school? You guessed it! Alan C -- 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. -- 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: Abandoned factory panorama
Interesting, but I think I would rather see a closer shot, with more details of those textures on the walls. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:32 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/8641958744/ I went out exploring a local factory that has abandoned for a while. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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. -- 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: Danger -- Go Back
Wild boar. They are very destructive to the native flora, and they pollute the streams. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: What on earth do they hunt up there? Alan C -- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Danger -- Go Back Another serious warning sign, from Hosmer Grove, on the Summit side of Haleakala National Park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17143037size=lg 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: Serious Warning
Nice shot of Moher, Charles. I found the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede, on the Causeway Coast, ever more dramatic. Thanks Marnie, Charles, John and David for looking and commenting.\ Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Apr 10, 2013, at 20:13 , Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: A sign on a hiking trail through the Ohe'o Gulch portion of Haleakala National Park: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17143042 Nice. I noted similar (ignored) signage at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2005/ireland/content/IMGP8552_large.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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: Silversword
Thanks, Bob and Alan! I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't find one in bloom, as they are quite dramatic, but this was a nice specimen, growing in an area where I could photograph it without stepping on the surface above the sensitive spreading roots. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:33 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: Stark beauty. A survivor in a harsh environment. Vaguely reminiscent of the Welwitschia which grows in the Karoo. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm Alan C -- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 5:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Silversword http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16999027size=lg Comments 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: April PUG - 'Precipitation' now on line
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Brian Walters wrote: I really like Matthew's 'Thunderstorm, Badlands National Park' and in a similar vein Darren's 'Sunset Through Rain Shaft'. Steve's 'Tracks In The Snow' has an appealing vintage feel to it - very nice. http://pug.komkon.org/ My favorite is Rain is Coming because of the lighting and the way the top two-thirds is nature and the bottom third is manmade. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
An excuse to do some more informal lens comparisons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/8643040116/in/set-7215763322447340 7/ Distance it iPhone is about 8 feet. Not the detail of the side switch on top and the bottom connector. #1 Sigma 70-300 DG APO zoom at 70mm. With that much extra length I would expect it to have more information. Still, it is also at one end of the range so images are often softer. Yes, this is dead-center in the image. But it's all there. #2 Pentax DA 18-55 WR at 55mm. Not as sharp as the Sigma, but not too bad. #3 Pentax-F 50/1.7. The best of the batch. Almost wish I'd not promised it to someone. But that's ok. #4 Pentax FA 50/1.4. The worst of the batch. I tried several shots to see if the results would be consistent. They were. I'm disappointed. It's not bad; it's just not as good as I'd hoped. #5 Pentax-A 50/2.8 Macro.Again, several shots to check to see if I'd done something wrong. As before, not as good as hoped for, though certainly acceptable. Ok -- resolution is not everything. Having done a bunch of LF I have a greater appreciation for image rendering than for resolving power. But since rendering options are not available concerns on miniature cameras, resolution is the only question available. I was pleasantly surprised by the Sigma. It's a good zoom, though certainly not a great one. Next I'll take it outside and check the corners at various lengths. -- 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.
FS Friday: SMC Pentax-K 135mm f2.5
I'm selling my Pentax 135mm f2.5 K-series (not the Takumar bayonet). Mint glass, almost no internal dust, very light cosmetic wear on barrel. Original rear cap, generic front cap, Hoya 58mm UV filter. $250 CAN. Cheers, Chris -- 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.
PESO: End of the Rainbow
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16998923 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Serious Warning
From: David Mann The one at the top of Whitewater Falls in North Carolina shows how many people ignored the sign fell off. It gets updated periodically. What, X days since someone ignored this sign and died as a result? Cheers, Dave It's been a few years, and I didn't think to photograph it at the time, so I'm going by memory, but it was something like: Danger! 'X' people have fallen to their deaths from the top of Whitewater Falls. The number 'X' was on a little tag held on to the sign with screws. I've gotten old fat, so I don't know if I'll ever be able to hike back up there to get a photograph. -- 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 Trampoline II
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That maple leaf must uncomfortable stuck there. B Only way to grow em in winter Dave On 11 Apr 2013, at 13:29, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Another from the series. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17145552 K-5, DFA 50 f2.8 adjusted in PSEL9 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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: OT - Young Inspector Morse
From: Steve Cottrell Some might like to see... http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-04-11/inspector-morse-back- on-screen/ One I filmed back late last year - not the actual episode scenes but 'the making of' stuff and the interviews. Looks good, I shall be watching :) Do you get to put it all together? Or do you have to hand it off to someone at ITV who gets to assemble the finished video from your work? -- 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: Serious Warning
On Apr 12, 2013, at 01:09 , David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:00 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: I noted similar (ignored) signage at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2005/ireland/content/IMGP8552_large.html Warning: vertigo-inducing image. http://www.flickr.com/photos/viclucasphoto/455441210/in/photostream/ Oh my. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: [PlainText] MoreScratch.txt
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: This and five other photos from Peel are available in a small set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157633203853634/ The Directions photo makes me want to Peel the Top. (Ignore if you don't get it -- couldn't resist.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
Wife Enablement: K-01
When I saw the Adorama deal earlier ths week for the K-01 body at $249 I couldn't resist ordering one for my wife. It will be interesting to see if she likes it and if she uses it. She's *not* a photographer and never has been. She's an iPhone snapper/videographer, but I hope to get her interested in what she can do with a 'real' camera. I plan on starting her out with the 16-45mm that I'm getting from Tom C and also giving her a Pentax F 35-70mm for when she wants a bit more reach or close focusing. I hope that once she sees the quality of photos and videos she can produce with it that she'll have a lot of fun capturing the grandchild and who knows what else. Maybe I'll create a monster. If nothing else, we can share lenses and perhaps it will provide me some cover. But honey, I bought that new lens for YOU. : ) -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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: Wife Enablement: K-01
Darren, I don't know if you got the small 40mm with the K-01, but any small prime would be advisable. the DA16-45/2.8 would be a monster on it and even the DA16-45/4 would be pretty big to manage. Give her something little to start. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: When I saw the Adorama deal earlier ths week for the K-01 body at $249 I couldn't resist ordering one for my wife. It will be interesting to see if she likes it and if she uses it. She's *not* a photographer and never has been. She's an iPhone snapper/videographer, but I hope to get her interested in what she can do with a 'real' camera. I plan on starting her out with the 16-45mm that I'm getting from Tom C and also giving her a Pentax F 35-70mm for when she wants a bit more reach or close focusing. I hope that once she sees the quality of photos and videos she can produce with it that she'll have a lot of fun capturing the grandchild and who knows what else. Maybe I'll create a monster. If nothing else, we can share lenses and perhaps it will provide me some cover. But honey, I bought that new lens for YOU. : ) -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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. -- 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.
FS Friday: Brand-new Pentax Q kit with 8.5mm lens (47mm equivalent)
Hi, everyone. We're selling our last few black Pentax Q kits (with 8.5mm lens) for $349.99 CAN. They're cute little cameras that remind me of the Auto 110 I used to own: http://pentax.ca/en/digital_slr/Q/ The small size and sensor make them useful cameras for macro work, and also a lot of fun to carry around and shoot. Let me know if you're interested in picking up one. Cheers, Chris Chris Brogden, Manager Don's Photo St. Vital 31 - 845 Dakota St. (Right across the street from St. Vital Centre) Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Ph: (204) 254-9075 Fax: (204) 253-7173 -- 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: An excuse to do some more informal lens comparisons
I wonder how the sigma stacks against the 55-300. My m50 1:4 is really sharp. Almost as sharp as the A50 1.7. I've heard the the FA is much weaker compared to the m/K 50 1.4s. I see that still holds true. Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001392@N08/8643040116/in/set-7215763322447340 7/ Distance it iPhone is about 8 feet. Not the detail of the side switch on top and the bottom connector. #1 Sigma 70-300 DG APO zoom at 70mm. With that much extra length I would expect it to have more information. Still, it is also at one end of the range so images are often softer. Yes, this is dead-center in the image. But it's all there. #2 Pentax DA 18-55 WR at 55mm. Not as sharp as the Sigma, but not too bad. #3 Pentax-F 50/1.7. The best of the batch. Almost wish I'd not promised it to someone. But that's ok. #4 Pentax FA 50/1.4. The worst of the batch. I tried several shots to see if the results would be consistent. They were. I'm disappointed. It's not bad; it's just not as good as I'd hoped. #5 Pentax-A 50/2.8 Macro.Again, several shots to check to see if I'd done something wrong. As before, not as good as hoped for, though certainly acceptable. Ok -- resolution is not everything. Having done a bunch of LF I have a greater appreciation for image rendering than for resolving power. But since rendering options are not available concerns on miniature cameras, resolution is the only question available. I was pleasantly surprised by the Sigma. It's a good zoom, though certainly not a great one. Next I'll take it outside and check the corners at various lengths. -- 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: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested
On 12/04/2013 1:50 AM, Alan C wrote: Apartheid has been gone for 20 years but still gets the blame. You can't fix what was a racial travesty in one generation. Until everyone who lived with Apartheid are dead and buried, Apartheid is going to resonate in your society. We had our own form of systematized racism in Canada towards the native population. Up until about 18 years ago, we had these entities called Residential Schools, whose it was to teach Indian kids to be white. The methods were simple: kidnap native children from their parents (it wasn't called that, but that was the reality), stick them into a large and unfamiliar institution and beat them for using their own language instead of English, and instill into them the core values of white society, which included sexual abuse along with the physical abuse, and then, the ones who were lucky enough to survive were kicked back into a society that didn't want them. They weren't Indians any more, and didn't fit into the native society, and they weren't white (and they were very screwed up people), so they didn't fit into the white society that they had supposedly been prepped for. And so, they became wards of the state, with multi generational welfare, rampant drug and alcohol abuse, and lots of criminal activity and violence. This went on for the better part of a century and a half, and our more conservative elements in Canadian society figure that the problems the natives are having is all the fault of the natives. bill -- 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: OT - Young Inspector Morse
On 12/4/13, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Do you get to put it all together? Or do you have to hand it off to someone at ITV who gets to assemble the finished video from your work? On this occasion I filmed the cast interviews and shots of them working on the filming locations in Oxford, then handed the footage to the reporter who later went into an edit suite at the studio and an editor put it together. The item (called a 'package' is then viewed by the news producer who okays it. The 'Endeavour' people won't see it til it's broadcast, but the ITV press and publicity dept prolly had a say. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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.
PESO: Music in the Dark
The K5 at ISO 6400 continues to please me. It's like I can shoot in utter darkness and still get usable results! Notice how the skyline outside is only a little dimmer than the lighting inside the club. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/Munson_Wilson_Koza/content/K5__7312_large.html Even when I push it and have to get some noise/grain in the image, I don't find the noise to be distracting. It's like the old-school film grain. Perfectly acceptable (to me). -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Pentax-Digital?s=1bc=40bcode=DPbco=499utm_source=Pentax+Email+April+2013utm_campaign=Pentax+Digital+April+2013utm_medium=email Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
on 2013-04-12 12:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - from the list there, bodies too, and flashes, but not under Pentax Digital, so many of them LN, KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver -- 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: Wife Enablement: K-01
When I saw the subject it reminded me of this... I got a camera for my wife yesterday. Really? How much did you have to give to boot? I hope you have better luck with encouraging the transition than I have. I got a decent PS for Marcia and she still prefers to use the iPhone. I think it's more a matter of convenience and the ability to send off pix to friends/family immediately than being that concerned with quality. -p On 4/12/2013 9:36 AM, Darren Addy wrote: When I saw the Adorama deal earlier ths week for the K-01 body at $249 I couldn't resist ordering one for my wife. It will be interesting to see if she likes it and if she uses it. She's *not* a photographer and never has been. She's an iPhone snapper/videographer, but I hope to get her interested in what she can do with a 'real' camera. I plan on starting her out with the 16-45mm that I'm getting from Tom C and also giving her a Pentax F 35-70mm for when she wants a bit more reach or close focusing. I hope that once she sees the quality of photos and videos she can produce with it that she'll have a lot of fun capturing the grandchild and who knows what else. Maybe I'll create a monster. If nothing else, we can share lenses and perhaps it will provide me some cover. But honey, I bought that new lens for YOU. : ) -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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: Music in the Dark
Impressive! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: PESO: Music in the Dark The K5 at ISO 6400 continues to please me. It's like I can shoot in utter darkness and still get usable results! Notice how the skyline outside is only a little dimmer than the lighting inside the club. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/Munson_Wilson_Koza/content/K5__7312_large.html Even when I push it and have to get some noise/grain in the image, I don't find the noise to be distracting. It's like the old-school film grain. Perfectly acceptable (to me). -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH on 2013-04-12 12:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - from the list there, bodies too, and flashes, but not under Pentax Digital, so many of them LN, KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver -- 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: Serious Warning
On 12 Apr 2013, at 14:53, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David Mann The one at the top of Whitewater Falls in North Carolina shows how many people ignored the sign fell off. It gets updated periodically. What, X days since someone ignored this sign and died as a result? Cheers, Dave It's been a few years, and I didn't think to photograph it at the time, so I'm going by memory, but it was something like: Danger! 'X' people have fallen to their deaths from the top of Whitewater Falls. The number 'X' was on a little tag held on to the sign with screws. I've gotten old fat, so I don't know if I'll ever be able to hike back up there to get a photograph. Parachute in! B -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
At 2:27 PM -0400 4/12/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. They seem to have added some 31 and 77 Limiteds, as well. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
on 2013-04-12 12:43 Steve Sharpe wrote At 2:27 PM -0400 4/12/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. They seem to have added some 31 and 77 Limiteds, as well. these were available at the Denver sale too -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
man...why must I be so broke right now! :( On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:12 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-04-12 12:43 Steve Sharpe wrote At 2:27 PM -0400 4/12/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. They seem to have added some 31 and 77 Limiteds, as well. these were available at the Denver sale too -- 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. -- 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.
OT: More Epson scanner questions
For the life of me, I cannot get the Epson Scanner software to stop auto-cropping images when scanning 35mm strips. I disable trimming and then the next time I do a preview scan, it's disabled again. WTF? This is on a Mac. Latest software installed. I'm sure there's just a trick I'm missing... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: OT: More Epson scanner questions
Turn off thumbnails. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: For the life of me, I cannot get the Epson Scanner software to stop auto-cropping images when scanning 35mm strips. I disable trimming and then the next time I do a preview scan, it's disabled again. WTF? This is on a Mac. Latest software installed. I'm sure there's just a trick I'm missing... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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. -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
At 3:22 PM -0400 4/12/13, Zos Xavius wrote: man...why must I be so broke right now! :( I share your pain... :-( On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:12 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-04-12 12:43 Steve Sharpe wrote At 2:27 PM -0400 4/12/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. They seem to have added some 31 and 77 Limiteds, as well. these were available at the Denver sale too -- 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. -- 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. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- 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.
PESO 2013 - soon gone - GDG
This old building soon to be razed for a new development. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8641854465/lightbox Soon Gone #1 - Douglas 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8642955740/lightbox Soon Gone #2 - Douglas 2013 Enjoy! Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com -- 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: Serious Warning
On 12 Apr 2013, at 14:53, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: David Mann The one at the top of Whitewater Falls in North Carolina shows how many people ignored the sign fell off. It gets updated periodically. What, X days since someone ignored this sign and died as a result? Cheers, Dave It's been a few years, and I didn't think to photograph it at the time, so I'm going by memory, but it was something like: Danger! 'X' people have fallen to their deaths from the top of Whitewater Falls. The number 'X' was on a little tag held on to the sign with screws. I've gotten old fat, so I don't know if I'll ever be able to hike back up there to get a photograph. Parachute in! B Right. Where am I supposed to borrow a C-130 find a rigger who knows how to do heavy drops? -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
From: Steve Sharpe At 2:27 PM -0400 4/12/13, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: KEH must be handling some or all of the leftovers from the big garage sale here in Denver Probably correct as the lenses are all DA, DA* or DAL. They seem to have added some 31 and 77 Limiteds, as well. KEH is showing those lenses under 35mmPentax Autofocus Fixed Focal Length Lenses. The link takes me to the Pentax Digital page. You have to go up to KEH home drill back down into 35mm to get to the FA Limited lenses. I guess it's also good news for whoever it was that was moaning with regret the other day because they gave up their 16-45 F4. Looks like they've got several of them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
Very dangerous. Particularly since a week after getting my tax return if I look att my bank account and not my bills I can pretend to afford some of those lenses. kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Pentax-Digital?s=1bc=40bcode=DPbco=499utm_source=Pentax+Email+April+2013utm_campaign=Pentax+Digital+April+2013utm_medium=email Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
Is it just me or have all the prices on MF primes nearly double? Like a 50 1.2 is now absurdly expensive. My 50 1.4 was only worth 70-80 when I bought it a year ago, now a good copy is 160 on keh. Too bad I need to replace the name plate and filter ring .. :( Anyone have a broken M50 1.4 with a good ring? ;) Seriously these prices are absurd. You could buy new lenses for what they want for some of these MF lenses. -- 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: Anyone got a trackball they'd part with cheap?
On 11/4/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: I need to shoot a photo of a trackball and the one I used to own has gone missing (probably lost during one of our moved in the past few years). Anyone have an unused one they'd like to dispose of cheap? So if I take a shot of a trackball, print it out and send that to you, right? Who's on first? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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: Video (VESO?) : Fine spring weather
On 11/4/13, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: Haven't shot any video with the K5 yet - this is the first time. Nice sunny spring morning... http://youtu.be/0OMDBCLWY8I Nice and steady there Charles, good job! Noticed the camera AF hunted a second or so - try and use manual focus with video. And remember that what you say will be recorded ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- 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.
PESO: Some spring flowers
Spring is exploding here with all the rain. I would kill for even a 50mm macro right about now. Shot with my 28mm 3.5, hence the somewhat busy bokeh. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435543859867367set=a.288331681255253.71444.108166875938402type=1theater -- 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.
FS Fryday
Got one of these that I don't need. http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/product/9486 Newish condition. $45 shipped (US) -- 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: Anyone got a trackball they'd part with cheap?
http://www.freecycle.org/ ? On 12 April 2013 07:09, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: I need to shoot a photo of a trackball and the one I used to own has gone missing (probably lost during one of our moved in the past few years). Anyone have an unused one they'd like to dispose of cheap? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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: Yellow, Yellow
Thanks, Dan. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 2:45:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: That is a pleasing image! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In California we get fields of mustard (flowers) growing everywhere in the spring. Haven't done much photography lately (very rusty), but about 2 weeks ago I went into a field and took some quick shots. The part I liked was it was a large empty lot on the corner of a fairly busy street -- shopping center across the way and office buildings on all sides. Nature in the middle of suburban/urban. Nothing great, I just like the yellowness of it. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/yellowyellow.html I've playing a bit more with DOF lately. Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- 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. -- 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. -- 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: Music in the Dark
Nice interaction between the two singers. I find that purple spot on the window (probably reflection of a light) VERY distracting, so, if I was mine, I'd do something to remove it. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/12/2013 10:28:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, charl...@visi.com writes: The K5 at ISO 6400 continues to please me. It's like I can shoot in utter darkness and still get usable results! Notice how the skyline outside is only a little dimmer than the lighting inside the club. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/Munson_Wilson_Koza/content/K5__ 7312_large.html Even when I push it and have to get some noise/grain in the image, I don't find the noise to be distracting. It's like the old-school film grain. Perfectly acceptable (to me). -Charles -- 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: Silversword
Nice shot, the dark bark as a background really helps. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 8:20:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16999027size=lg Comments 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
I am stupidly tempted by the bargain condition DA35 macro. I don't care about appearance, just functionality How big of a risk would I be taking? Would it be worth the extra $80 to get the EX+ copy? On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 02:16:53PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: Very dangerous. Particularly since a week after getting my tax return if I look att my bank account and not my bills I can pretend to afford some of those lenses. kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Pentax-Digital?s=1bc=40bcode=DPbco=499utm_source=Pentax+Email+April+2013utm_campaign=Pentax+Digital+April+2013utm_medium=email Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Yellow, Yellow
Pleasing indeed! :) On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Thanks, Dan. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 2:45:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: That is a pleasing image! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In California we get fields of mustard (flowers) growing everywhere in the spring. Haven't done much photography lately (very rusty), but about 2 weeks ago I went into a field and took some quick shots. The part I liked was it was a large empty lot on the corner of a fairly busy street -- shopping center across the way and office buildings on all sides. Nature in the middle of suburban/urban. Nothing great, I just like the yellowness of it. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/yellowyellow.html I've playing a bit more with DOF lately. Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
PESO - Wicked Pickett
That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming off true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757size=lg When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum paneling that supports the body. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753size=lg Paul -- 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: Yellow, Yellow
Pretty pic. And a nice sight for those of us still lingering a bit short of the cusp of spring. Paul On Apr 12, 2013, at 7:44 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Thanks, Dan. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 2:45:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: That is a pleasing image! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In California we get fields of mustard (flowers) growing everywhere in the spring. Haven't done much photography lately (very rusty), but about 2 weeks ago I went into a field and took some quick shots. The part I liked was it was a large empty lot on the corner of a fairly busy street -- shopping center across the way and office buildings on all sides. Nature in the middle of suburban/urban. Nothing great, I just like the yellowness of it. http://mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/yellowyellow.html I've playing a bit more with DOF lately. Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
PESO Bored at work last night
Distracted by a racket outside in the huge fig tree I concocted a MacGyver like plan: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/IMGQ11212.jpg :) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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 - Wicked Pickett
Uh huh. You just said a bunch of stuff that went in one ear and out the other (being clueless about cars, but I do see some engine part flying out or something). That is a very interesting shot, I like the front car. One of its wheels isn't on the road implying it is going very fast. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/12/2013 4:54:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum paneling that supports the body. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753size=lg Paul -- 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: Some spring flowers
Like that, like the flowers -- really shows spring busting out. But I do find the background a tad busy. Hope you can get a macro as soon as you can. Heh. Or a telephoto. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/12/2013 3:47:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, zosxav...@gmail.com writes: Spring is exploding here with all the rain. I would kill for even a 50mm macro right about now. Shot with my 28mm 3.5, hence the somewhat busy bokeh. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435543859867367set=a.28833168125525 3.71444.108166875938402type=1theater -- 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. -- 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 Bored at work last night
LOL. Poor possum. (I assume it's a possum, the ones around here are just gray. If so, he's got very pretty coloring.) Marnie aka Doe ;-) Boy, photographers get sneaky sometimes. In a message dated 4/12/2013 5:18:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, distudio.p...@gmail.com writes: Distracted by a racket outside in the huge fig tree I concocted a MacGyver like plan: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/IMGQ11212.jpg :) -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
Seriously these prices are absurd. You could buy new lenses for what they want for some of these MF lenses I guess its supply demand. They aren't making MF lenses anymore. (As if with my eyesight I'd want a MF lens). Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH Is it just me or have all the prices on MF primes nearly double? Like a 50 1.2 is now absurdly expensive. My 50 1.4 was only worth 70-80 when I bought it a year ago, now a good copy is 160 on keh. Too bad I need to replace the name plate and filter ring .. :( Anyone have a broken M50 1.4 with a good ring? ;) Seriously these prices are absurd. You could buy new lenses for what they want for some of these MF lenses. . -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 08:28:10PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Seriously these prices are absurd. You could buy new lenses for what they want for some of these MF lenses I guess its supply demand. They aren't making MF lenses anymore. (As if with my eyesight I'd want a MF lens). I hear that using a manual focus lens is one of Knarf's secret techniques for getting those special Theriaultian effects. -- 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 Bored at work last night
On 13 April 2013 10:25, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: LOL. Poor possum. (I assume it's a possum, the ones around here are just gray. If so, he's got very pretty coloring.) Close but no cigar, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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 Bored at work last night
{{{Shudder}}} but, a, ugh, still sort of pretty.
It would be one of those weird-and-only-in-Australia type of animals.
M aka D ;-)
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Close but no cigar, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox
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Re: PESO : Happy Pup
(This didn't post, so trying again.) Nice -- he does look happy. I might clone out the ice behind his back so he's silhouetted against the water instead. Anyway, still hate all your trips to Alaska. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 12:48:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: More images from my Alaska trip last year. Young Seal on an ice flow near Sawyer Glacier in the Inside Passage of Alaska. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17147013 Comments/critiques appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
Would it be worth the extra $80 to get the EX+ copy? I would go for the BGN. My experience with KEH has been great. The items I've purchased have always been in better shape than their condition code and there's never been an optical or functional issue. The most I've seen is cosmetics and I've bought some BGN level lenses. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH I am stupidly tempted by the bargain condition DA35 macro. I don't care about appearance, just functionality How big of a risk would I be taking? Would it be worth the extra $80 to get the EX+ copy? On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 02:16:53PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: Very dangerous. Particularly since a week after getting my tax return if I look att my bank account and not my bills I can pretend to afford some of those lenses. kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: For those with a bad case of LBA - Received a KEH email on newly added Pentax Digital gear - http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Pentax-Digital?s=1bc=40bcode=DPbco=499utm_source=Pentax+Email+April+2013utm_campaign=Pentax+Digital+April+2013utm_medium=email Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Some spring flowers
I have some telephoto lenses. The 28mm is just what I happened to have with me. The best lens is the one that you have. It gets busy around 5.6. Wide open its fairly pleasing, but I wanted more dof eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Like that, like the flowers -- really shows spring busting out. But I do find the background a tad busy. Hope you can get a macro as soon as you can. Heh. Or a telephoto. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/12/2013 3:47:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, zosxav...@gmail.com writes: Spring is exploding here with all the rain. I would kill for even a 50mm macro right about now. Shot with my 28mm 3.5, hence the somewhat busy bokeh. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435543859867367set=a.28833168125525 3.71444.108166875938402type=1theater -- 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. -- 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: Newly added Pentax gear @ KEH
This may be true, however if pentax forums is any indication I thought people were selling pentax gear in droves. Should be a buyers market. Lots of MF glass is worthless, if there is demand that would indicate that the numbers of pentaxians are growing. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 08:28:10PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Seriously these prices are absurd. You could buy new lenses for what they want for some of these MF lenses I guess its supply demand. They aren't making MF lenses anymore. (As if with my eyesight I'd want a MF lens). I hear that using a manual focus lens is one of Knarf's secret techniques for getting those special Theriaultian effects. -- 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 - Wicked Pickett
Ah, so the Marines win! Is this the correct image for your verbage? I don't see the gilmer belt and the 'blue thingy leaving the building'. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Wicked Pickett That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming off true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757size=lg When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum paneling that supports the body. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753size=lg Paul -- 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. -- 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 Bored at work last night
Clever! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Subject: PESO Bored at work last night Distracted by a racket outside in the huge fig tree I concocted a MacGyver like plan: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9304908/temp/IMGQ11212.jpg :) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio . -- 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 : Happy Pup
Thanks Dan. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO : Happy Pup Very cute and well composed. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:47 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: More images from my Alaska trip last year. Young Seal on an ice flow near Sawyer Glacier in the Inside Passage of Alaska. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17147013 Comments/critiques appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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 : Happy Pup
Thanks Marnie. If I get the time I might trying getting rid of that ice. Anyway, still hate all your trips to Alaska. This particular trip produced the most keeper images of any of my previous trips there, although my last trip into Denali produced the most unique/memorable - the wolf kill. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 8:36 PM Subject: Re: PESO : Happy Pup (This didn't post, so trying again.) Nice -- he does look happy. I might clone out the ice behind his back so he's silhouetted against the water instead. Anyway, still hate all your trips to Alaska. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 12:48:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: More images from my Alaska trip last year. Young Seal on an ice flow near Sawyer Glacier in the Inside Passage of Alaska. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17147013 Comments/critiques appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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. -- 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 - Wicked Pickett
Hi Ken, The URL for the supercharger follows the copy. Paul On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:47 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ah, so the Marines win! Is this the correct image for your verbage? I don't see the gilmer belt and the 'blue thingy leaving the building'. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Wicked Pickett That was the nickname of drag racer Bob Pickett. I shot him coming off true staring line at Englishtown in the summer of 1980. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151757size=lg When I scanned this today, I noticed that the car in the other lane had just suffered a starting-line intake manifold explosion, and the supercharger was coming off the front of the hood. I would guess he drove over it, and probably suffered a fire as the car must have dropped an intake valve or backfired into the manifold. Here's a 100% crop of the errant supercharger. It's beyond the DOF, so I sharpened the crap out of it. You can see the stout gilmer drive belt hanging from the front pulley. Something blue is leaving the building at upper left. Don't know what that is. Could be part of the aluminum paneling that supports the body. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17151753size=lg Paul -- 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. -- 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. -- 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 : Happy Pup
Sure looks like he's smiling. Nice capture. Paul On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:56 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Thanks Marnie. If I get the time I might trying getting rid of that ice. Anyway, still hate all your trips to Alaska. This particular trip produced the most keeper images of any of my previous trips there, although my last trip into Denali produced the most unique/memorable - the wolf kill. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 8:36 PM Subject: Re: PESO : Happy Pup (This didn't post, so trying again.) Nice -- he does look happy. I might clone out the ice behind his back so he's silhouetted against the water instead. Anyway, still hate all your trips to Alaska. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/11/2013 12:48:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: More images from my Alaska trip last year. Young Seal on an ice flow near Sawyer Glacier in the Inside Passage of Alaska. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17147013 Comments/critiques appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
OT: Oh Yeah. I just found the camera of my dreams.
I have written about my affliction before. I am sure this will end badly for my wallet. I have been thinking about things other than Pentax for a while. I had, from a specification POV, more or less settled on a Fuji X-Pro1. My pusher has them on sale at the moment. Today I called the Don, and yes, he said, he had one there. I'm doomed, think I. Anyway, I went over to my enabler's for a coffee and donuts, and discussed the situation as it sits with me. Please note, this is a guy who is in a wheelchair, and I expect the next time he leaves the confines of 4 walls and his deck he will be on a gurney. Anyway, Brian showed me his brand new Panasonic Gh3. I'm thinking that my wallet is going to feel rather taken advantage of for some reason. After coffee, I went to see the Don. He had a boxed X-Pro1 and 35/1.4 lens sitting on his desk. This guy is an incredibly good salesman. He engaged me in small talk until I was nearly peeing my pants to open the boxes. First impressions. Fuji does great packaging. The 35/1.4 is about the same size as the Pentax 35/2.8 macro. It is VERY nicely built. Similar construction to the LTD lenses in that it's all metal on the outside, but inside it feels like all butter construction. Definitely head and shoulders above the LTD lenses on feel, about the same on looks. The body is pretty utilitarian looking, actually, and it seems big for what it is. It does feel good in the hand, and it seemed easy enough to use. The images are sweet. Even wide open, the 35/1.4 is exceptionally sharp, and the bokeh is quite nice in my very cursory look. Between 5.6 and 8, it is scary sharp. I didn't buy it today but I did tell him that cleaning my nose prints off the screen wasn't necessary. I'll be back for it. bill -- 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.
Injuns of Canada - Posting photos of street art can get you arrested.
Bill how sad, that Canada treated the real owners of Canada so pathetically. Come to think of it, when I was in Boarding School - run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland - movies were screened every weekend in the School Theater cum Study Room cum Museum. Lots of them were Injuns vs Cowboys / US Army. And you bet the poor Injuns were masacared always lost the war, what with their bows arrows and tomahawks, and the whotes with guns. And we would clap and shout in glee, obviously supporting the white fellas. The poor Injuns were always shown as bad fellas in these films - as kids we were conditioned to think like this. Until I saw The Last Of The Mohicans Pocahontas. what a shame!? I believe these Injuns live a life of hell in the Reserves and Canada still does very little for these once proud people and owners of Canada. Simply put Genocide of a different kind. I have CD of Red Indian Music Dance, and it is so magical, thrilling, peaceful, calm. Well we Indians have not forgotten what the British did to us, my God upto 1947 - until we got our sweet Freedom - midnight of August 15, 1947. And that great speech by Nehru, when the world sleeps, India shall awaken ... Regards. Bipin - from the far away enchanting land. -- 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.
Music in the Dark
Charles, that club shot is truly music to our ears. What a marvelous capture. Certainly has a soul and a beautiful aura to it. Your K-5 and the 16-50 has produced magic at ISO 6400. I'll try and see if i can reproduce something similar at ISO 6400 with my K-5 and the Tamron 28-75 f2.8, which is a brutally sharp lens. Keep shootin, my friend. Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land PS: Lantern photo at ISO1600: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68838542/Lanterns/IMGP0500.jpg -- 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.
