PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-21 Thread Mark Roberts
I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they confounded me again... http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm It's the Conemaugh Dam, about an hour's drive from Pittsburgh, which I photographed while on a Sierra Club hike. Seems a bit Margaret Bourke-White influenced to me. -- PDML Pe

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Actually I'm not surprised - seems up their alley, based on what I have seen so far. -- Bruce Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 6:20:28 PM, you wrote: MR> I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they confounded me MR> again... MR> http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm MR> It's the Conemau

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not surprising. It's a strong, graphic image that demonstrates the capability of camera and lens. Good work. paul On Mar 21, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they > confounded me > again... > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > It

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
It's sharp, detailed with good tonal separation. It makes the lens camera combination look good even if you're not satisfied with it. Mark Roberts wrote: > I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they confounded me > again... > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > It's the Conem

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Tom C
USA). Give a free K10D to every American Idol finalist... or something... Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:03:09 -0400 &g

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread David J Brooks
tax-Discuss Mail List > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted > >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:03:09 -0400 > > > >Not surprising. It's a strong, graphic image that demonstrates the > >capability of camera and lens. Good work. >

RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Bob W
erican Idol and US prime time television. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom C > Sent: 22 March 2007 19:38 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted > > Does Pentax really thi

RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Tom C
t I enjoyed... maybe some would. American Idol's not international ;-) Tom C. >From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: PESO: One that got accepted &g

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread frank theriault
On 3/21/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they confounded me > again... > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > It's the Conemaugh Dam, about an hour's drive from Pittsburgh, which I > photographed while on a Sierra Club hike. Seems

RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Bob W
view. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom C > Sent: 22 March 2007 20:40 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > > I'm glad you wrote "(more or less) normal peopl

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
This pic doesn't need 4x5. But if you get a 4x5 body and add a roll film back, it's cheaper than getting a 6x7 with tilt/shift lens. Then add a 210mm and crop all you need. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://www.brendemuehl.net http://evangelicalperspective.blogspot.com http://philosophyforc

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted >> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:03:09 -0400 >> >> Not surprising. It's a strong, graphic image that demonstrates

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Tom C
cameras. Ads so that people walk into a retailer and say "I'd like to see the Pentax K-whatever". Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted &

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Eactivist
My lens buying decisions (Canon) have been affected by pictures I've seen that someone took with a particular lens. So the gallery doesn't seem totally off the mark to me. Although, sure, ads would help too. But I see it as a fairly smart move on their part. Remember there are still a lot o

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I think Pentax is selling most every unit they can produce. Pentax is almost certainly selling every lens, that can be shipped. Tom C wrote: >> From: "Tom C" >> Subject: Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted >> >> >>> So just now in 2007 a cam

Re: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Paul, I agree with you. No, Mark, I don't think you should be surprised. This is really good shot. Boris Paul Stenquist wrote: > Not surprising. It's a strong, graphic image that demonstrates the > capability of camera and lens. Good work. > paul > On Mar 21, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Mark Roberts wro

Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: >Not having something like this would say some very negative >things about the company which could contribute a lot to losing >sales, in my view. Sums it up nicely. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread Tom C
>From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:04:47 -0400 (EDT) > >Bob W wrote: > > >Not having something like this would sa

Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > > So just now in 2007 a camera/imaging company discovers this??? It's still > relying on the mountain to come to Mohammed. > Are you presuming that the gallery will b

Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-23 Thread Tom C
>From: "Tom C" >Subject: Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > > > > > So just now in 2007 a camera/imaging company discovers this??? It's >still > > relying on the mountain to come to Mohammed. > > > >Are you presuming that the galler

Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted

2007-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > > Yes. Becuase I'm trying to think of the last *big* memorable advertising > campaign for a Pentax SLR or DSLR and I'm not coming up with anything. > Also > -